DPS MODERN INDIAN SCHOOL DOHA QATAR

CLASSES VI-VIII - JANUARY TO MARCH- 2017-18

The successful completion of the academic year 2017-18, gave immense pride and strength for the entire DPS family

to work together with more enthusiasm and audacity. It marked the completion of the effort taken from the

students, teachers and parents to strive more for further excellence. DPS-MIS has added yet another glory to its

throne by becoming the centre for Board Examinations for classes X and XII, where it became the platform for

around 840 children from Birla Public School, Shantiniketan Indian School and Noble International School to put

forward their entire effort for the amalgamation of their academics.The entire DPS family wishes everyone an

evocative and fruitful year ahead!

In the 30th CBSE Gulf Principals’Conference, under

the aegis of Council of CBSE Affiliated Schools in the

Gulf region, Principal Ms.Asna Nafees received the

award for her school which topped in the Qatar

chapter by bagging the Toppers’ award in the Science

stream in the CBSE class 12 Board exams. MS Asna

Nafees was being honoured for the fifth consecutive

year and that was her crowning achievement!

PRINCIPAL MS.ASNA NAFEES HONOURED AT

THE 30TH CBSE GULF CONFERENCE

ACADEMIC CORNER

DPS -MIS STUDENT TEAM RECOGNISED AS

YOUNG SCIENTISTS

Five teams of budding scientists from DPS-Modern Indian

School bagged 5 positions out of 6 in the Shastrapradarshan

Competition organized by Science India Forum recently.

Harikrishnan,the team leader has been adjudged the

Special Jury Award for his presentation and research

work on the project “Finding a correlation between

sleep and academic performance.”

bagging the Toppers’ award in the

Science stream in the CBSE class 12

Board exams. MS Asna Nafees was

being honoured for the fifth

consecutive year and that was her

crowning achievement!

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela

All sections of Grade VI presented the assemblies based on the theme ‘The power to

adapt is the key to a happy life’. Each assembly began with the prayer, followed by a

wonderful thought on “happiness’’ and its true value. The DPS mission & vision

statement were read and the Indian pledge was taken and then came the news readers

who updated us with latest happenings around the globe. Each assembly was graced

by our Academic Coordinator, Ms. Rachel Alwyn &Activity Coordinator Ms. Deepa

Chakraborty a Special Guest who was invited individually for the assembly.

CLASS VI ASSEMBLY

DPS-MIS CONDUCTED A WORKSHOP TO HONE THE LIFE-SKILLS OF ITS STUDENTS 2017-18

Believing that abilities for positive and adaptive behavior, enable students to deal

effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life, DPS-Modern Indian

School conducted a workshop for its students on the topic 'Life through the corridors

of Happiness' to highlight the importance of life skills in pursuit of academic and

personal excellence. The resource person, Mr. Adil Abdul Aziz, Chief Finance Officer,

Dyarco International Company, in his awe-inspiring speech highlighted the

parameters of happiness and guided them to adopt a constructive approach to

calibrate success.

DPS-MIS WINS FIRST RUNNER UP IN BRAIN BATTLE QUIZ

DPS-MIS whiz kids bagged the 1st Runner- up Trophy in

Brain Battle inter-school Quiz contest organized by

Association of NSS Engineering College Ex Students (Annex)

2018 at Birla Public School on January 5, 2018. The quiz show

was conducted by a celebrated quizmaster, Mr. G. S Pradeep,

a renowned anchor of television quiz shows in India.

DPS WINS ACCOLADES IN “NATIONAL CREATIVITY BY SMALL HANDS OF 2017.”

DPS-Modern Indian School participated in the art

competition, organized by The Girls Innovation Centre of

The Ministry of Culture and Sports, Doha to celebrate the

Qatar National Day.Siddhi Prasad from grade 8th won the

second place and Siddhika Shaw from grade 7th achieved

third place on 05th December 2017 at the exhibition and

conference Hall in Girl's Innovation Centre at the Second

Qatar Youth Forum, Al Booth.

REVISION EXAMINATION FOR VI TO VIII Revision examination was conducted for Grade VI to VIII in the month of January to prepare students for the Annual Examination.

REMEDIAL CLASSES CONDUCTED FOR CLASSES VI TO VIII

Remedial classes for all subjects were conducted for classes VI to VIII for the Annual Examinations in the month of March from 7.15 am to 1.45 pm during the preparatory holidays.

Annual examination for the academic year, 2017-18 for classes VI to VIII was conducted from 01 March to 14

March. Answer scripts, after evaluation were distributed to children on 18 March, 2018.Result declaration along

with Report card distribution was done on 25 March, 2018. Children maintained consistency in the number of

Proficiency, Scholar Badge and 100% Attendance.

ANNUAL EXAMINATION

DPS-MIS students have emerged champions in the

Mathemagic Competition, the Inter-School Quiz Contest

organised by Qatar Gas & Ras Gas and hosted by the Al

Khor International School.This noteworthy contest, held

since 2003, yet again proved its ability to give a tough

competition and bring out the best mathematicians from

Grade VIII and IX.

DPS students have proven their might in the battle of words once again in QSDL league 2 which took place at Hassan Bin Thabit Secondary School for Boys on the 10th of February 2018. 138 debaters, 27 schools and 46 teams across different schools in Qatar gave a tough fight to qualify in the National Championship in the coming month.

DPS –MIS TOPS QATAR DEBATE LEAGUE -II

ACTIVITY CORNER

The 69th Republic Day of India was celebrated in all its solemnity and

grandeur at DPS-Modern Indian School on 26th January, 2018. The school

premises adorned a vibrant look and reflected the colors of patriotism

through tricolor embellishment. The inspirational words of Principal, Ms.Asna

Nafees evoked the feeling of allegiance and commitment in the young hearts.

As a part of school's safety awareness program, DPS-Modern Indian

School organized the 'School Safety Day' on January 18, 2017. An

array of activities were conducted with an aim to sensitize the

students to some of the major safety concerns and reinforce the safety

rules.

DPS-MIS SRISHTI Garnered Huge Appreciation from the Visitors

As part of the commitment to teaching of Qatar History, the exhibition had a Qatar History Corner. Models

showcasing the rich heritage of Qatar-its archeological sites, supertall skyline, ecofriendly stadiums for FIFA

World Cup 2022, Hamad International Airport, Qatar's dream project Metro Rail, Public services at Qatar and

other innovative projects highlighting Qatar's Vision 2030, transfixed the visitors and garnered a huge

appreciation.

DPS-MIS marks the 69th Republic Day of India-2018

SCHOOL SAFETY DAY AT DPS-MIS

DPS BAGGED THE MATHEMAGIC TROPHY FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR

DPS-MIS has once again taken the initiative and

risen to the possible occasion of an emergency by

making sure the staff is trained in the basic

emergency procedures and are aware of the safety

equipment available at hand. The workshop

conducted for Fire Warden. Training stressed the

importance of safety and security in case of a fire

emergency in the school premises. The basic

knowledge of the emergency evacuation was

fortified by the training program as it provided a

practical approach to an emergency situation.

DPS CONDUCTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR ITS TEACHERS

DPS-MIS conducted its fourth series of workshop on professional development programme on STRESS MANAGEMENT & SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS IN CHILDREN, for the academic year, 2017-18 on 18 January, 2018. All teachers from Nursery to XII attended it to nourish and enhance their teaching skills. The resource persons for the event were Mr. Jose Thomas, CBSE Coordinator, Ms. Amanda Dias, Special Educator and Ms. Sumati Ramachandran, Senior School Counsellor.

WORKSHOP ON CORE SKILLS

An orientation programme for the faculty members of English, Science and Social Studies of Grade I to

VIII, was conducted in two sessions on 26 March, 2018, at DPS-MIS. Ms. Sapna Sukul, in her

enlightening session, emphasized on the basic core skills such as critical thinking, creativity and

imagination, communication and collaboration to enhance teaching learning process.

FIRE WARDEN TRAINING FOR THE FACULTIES OF DPS-MIS

With the onset of pleasant weather in Qatar, the DPS-Modern Indian School organized recreational trips for classes

VI to VIII. The students were taken to explore the beauty of Alkhor Park located in the outskirts of Doha. Songs,

snacks and excitement made the journey a befitting and fun-filled day.

ANNUAL TRIP

HEARTFULNESS MEDITATION

Teaching is an on-going learning process and to become a successful teacher one has to go beyond textbooks and be equipped with the latest teaching methods and technologies. Keeping this in mind, DPS staff geared up to attend a two-day session on Heartfulness-Learn to meditate.The Heartfulness facilitator, Ms. Padmini Sundar, trained the teachers on stress management and emphasized on developing intuition, compassion, kindness and love to create a healthy and happy atmosphere around.

DPS FELICITATED AND APPRECIATED SUPPORT STAFF

DPS-Modern Indian School organized the Support

Staff Felicitation Function on the 1st February, 2018

to acknowledge and appreciate the immense

contribution of the support staff, comprising

members of the Housekeeping, Transport and

Security departments, in the smooth functioning of

the school.

In an effort to popularize the beautiful ancient language, Sanskrit, Samanvayam, affiliated to Indian Embassy's,

ICC celebrated Samskritam Dinam on February 15, 2018. 56 DPS-MIS students participated in the competitions

and 20 of them won the first, second and third positions in Sub Junior ( upto grade 2) Junior ( grade 3-5), Senior 1

( grade 6-8)& Senior 2 (9&10) categories. Winners were awarded during Samskritam Day celebration, graced by

eminent personalities, Sanskrit scholars and other dignitaries from India and Qatar.

DPS-MIS STIDENTS WON ACCOLADES IN SAMSKRITAM DINAM COMPETITION

SPORTS CORNER

Rendezvous Sports was conducted for the middle school in the month of February. Students displayed their

sportsman skills with enough competitive spirit and Lily house emerged as winners in the sports category.

Category Group Results

Boys

Level one Team gold

Level Two individual Gold

EDUCATIONAL TRIP TO AUSTRIA & CZECH REPUBLIC 2018-19

DPS-Modern Indian School organized its annual overseas educational trip to Austria and Czech Republic to explore the beauty of their medieval cities and get a hands-on experience. It was indeed a thrilling,amazing and memorable experience that enabled the students to be more active and effective learners and inculcated the values of punctuality,endurance and team -spirit in them.

LIST OF TABLE - TENNIS BOYS - Participated

S.NO NAME CLASS Adm No. D.O.B. Age Category

1 Krishna Ravi Shankar VIII - C 8739 07-08-04

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2 Pratheek Chidambaram Bandigedi VIII - K 5605 04-10-04

3 Austyn Lobo IX - H 8662 29/06/03

4 Mohammed Hamza VI - E 10933 24/12/05

Category Group Results

Girls

Primary Team gold

Primary individual Gold and Bronze

Secondary Team Silver

Secondary individual Bronze

LIST OF TABLE - TENNIS BOYS

S.NO NAME CLASS Adm No. D.O.B. Age Category

1 Dhany Kumar Adapa (Gold individual ) VI - D 6200 19/05/06

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2 Mehull Girdhar V - B 7152 26/04/07

3 Wajahat Ali Syed VI - B 6488 03-11-06

4 Mohammed Ayaan Naimuddin VI - H 5969 22/10/2006

5 Ali Irfan Ansari IV - A 7181 31/10/07