Al Jazeera Academy / مية ال أكادي جزيرةA Ta’allum Group School Al Jazeera Academy Mesaimeer P.O. Box 22250 Doha, Qatar PHONE FAX WEBSITE 974 44693777 974 44682555 www.aja.edu.qa 1 To: All Parents of Secondary School Students in Year 9 RE: WEEK 5 – CURRICULUM NEWSLETTER 18 th March 2018 Dear Parent/Guardians Welcome to the Curriculum newsletter outlining what your child will be studying over the next fortnight at Al Jazeera Academy and also providing some information about the forthcoming Mid Term Assessment Tasks. We include in this letter each week some important reminders along with an update on some of the key Secondary School issues in learning and some of the achievements of our young people. Through hard work and dedication, we hope your child will have been as successful as possible in the January examinations. With the recent results we are very proud of what our students are achieving overall. We provide the following guidance for parents: Mid Term Assessment Tasks As we near the Spring Break holiday and the midpoint of Semester 2, we write to confirm that Mid Term Assessment Tasks take place during next week (March 25th – April 4th) for all AJA Students –Academic Leaders with Islamic Values Our Academy Core Priorities 1st Safeguarding 2nd Teaching and Learning Quality Our Key Tarbeya Theme A Culture of Respect – Integrating the Tarbeya Ethos Across the Academy. Current Value this Week – Self Discipline – Completion of homework
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Al Jazeera Academy / جزيرةأكاديمية ال
A Ta’allum Group School Al Jazeera Academy
Mesaimeer
P.O. Box 22250
Doha, Qatar
PHONE
FAX
WEBSITE
974 44693777
974 44682555
www.aja.edu.qa
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To: All Parents of Secondary School Students in Year 9
RE: WEEK 5 – CURRICULUM NEWSLETTER
18th March 2018
Dear Parent/Guardians Welcome to the Curriculum newsletter outlining what your child will be studying over the next fortnight at Al Jazeera Academy and also providing some information about the forthcoming Mid Term Assessment Tasks. We include in this letter each week some important reminders along with an update on some of the key Secondary School issues in learning and some of the achievements of our young people.
Through hard work and dedication, we hope your child will have been as successful as possible in the January examinations. With the recent results we are very proud of what our students are achieving overall.
We provide the following guidance for parents:
Mid Term Assessment Tasks
As we near the Spring Break holiday and the midpoint of Semester 2, we write to confirm that Mid Term Assessment Tasks take place during next week (March 25th – April 4th) for all
AJA Students –Academic Leaders with Islamic Values Our Academy Core Priorities 1st Safeguarding 2nd Teaching and Learning Quality Our Key Tarbeya Theme A Culture of Respect – Integrating the Tarbeya Ethos Across the Academy. Current Value this Week – Self Discipline – Completion of homework
Al Jazeera Academy / جزيرةأكاديمية ال
A Ta’allum Group School Al Jazeera Academy
Mesaimeer
P.O. Box 22250
Doha, Qatar
PHONE
FAX
WEBSITE
974 44693777
974 44682555
www.aja.edu.qa
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pupils in Years 7-10. The purpose is to provide an indication of students’ learning and current progress, identifying strengths and areas for development. This will enable teachers to devise suitable work for the individual student as we move towards the End of Year exams.
Unlike the formal End of Semester 1 and End of Year exams the Assessment tasks take place during the normal school week and within normal lessons. There will be no specific timetable though teachers will indicate to their pupils when the tasks are likely to take place. They are part of the regular learning process and we wish to avoid unnecessary disruption to the flow of teaching and learning.
We also confirm the following details:
The relevant Learning Objectives are published on the school website (under Secondary exams)
A proportion of the marks for the Semester (50%) are awarded for classwork, participation and homework to emphasise that learning and assessment happen every day in regular classroom practice and involve both teachers and learners in reflection and dialogue.
Mid Semester 2 tasks will be marked by the subject teacher in each case.
Mid semester 2 Assessment tasks are not standardised across the three Ta’allum schools.
Year 7 will do their assessment tasks online in Arabic, English and Science at the times indicated below. It is essential that all Year 7 students have a working tablet with them at these times.
Sunday, 1st April Period 3 (Y7) Science
Monday, 2nd April Period 3 (Y7) English
Tuesday, 3rd April Period 3 (Y7) Arabic
For Year 11 and 12 students there will be Mock Exams where required. This will enable students to be fully prepared for the actual exams ahead in May and June. Many students have already completed some of their external and IGCSE exams in January. Teachers will notify students where Mock exams are required.
The intended date of publication for the Mid Semester Report card will be
We thank you for your continued support and we wish your child well next week. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further clarification of the detail
There is an important Options Meeting for Year 9 Parents and students to find out about Options choices for Year 10 in September. The meeting is from 4 – 6pm on Wednesday this week, March 21st.
Many congratulations to our Year 11 &12 students on a superb set of results in the January external IGCSE and AS examinations. Special mention to some of our successful students:
Al Jazeera Academy / جزيرةأكاديمية ال
A Ta’allum Group School Al Jazeera Academy
Mesaimeer
P.O. Box 22250
Doha, Qatar
PHONE
FAX
WEBSITE
974 44693777
974 44682555
www.aja.edu.qa
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Y11 IGCSE – For the girls
Al Dana Khalaf with 2 A* and 2 A grades
Myas Murad A* A B
Wadad Muftah A* A,
Alanoud Jolo A* B,
Razan Reneh A* in English,
Shahad Ibrahim A* A B,
Sara Sabbagh A* Maths,
Zeinab Ghasoub A* A A
Y12 AS
Ilhaam Waja A for Psychology
Year 11 IGCSE -For the boys
Ali Mohsin – A B B,
Zeed Samhadaneh A* B,
Khalifa Al Baker A C D
Y12 AS
Saoud Al Khater A in Business. There were A grades in Maths for Muhammad Haggag,
Khalifa Abdulla, Hassan Al Ansari.
The curriculum for the next fortnight is as follows:
Subject
Week Commencing 18th and 25th March 2018 Maths Your child will:
be able to rotate different using different angles of rotation as well as differentiating between clockwise and anti-clockwise rotations.·
know the relationship between 180 clockwise rotations and 180 anti-clockwise
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A Ta’allum Group School Al Jazeera Academy
Mesaimeer
P.O. Box 22250
Doha, Qatar
PHONE
FAX
WEBSITE
974 44693777
974 44682555
www.aja.edu.qa
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rotations, Enlargements, Pythagoras' Theorem and Trigonometric
ratios
English
Your child will understand how to write a story opening using features of the dystopian genre.
In their Mid Semester Test, they will need to answer questions about a Dystopian Comprehension Text, identify the use of various parts of a sentence as well as write a text with dystopian features.
Biology
Feeding relationships
• Explain the names given to different trophic levels to include producers, primary, secondary and tertiary consumers and decomposers
• Understand the concepts of food chains, food webs, pyramids of number, pyramids of biomass and pyramids of energy transfer
• Understand the transfer of substances and of energy along a food chain
• Explain why only about 10% of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next.
Revise content covered so far for mid-semester assessments
Chemistry
Metallic bonding
• know how to represent a metallic lattice by a 2-D diagram
• understand metallic bonding in terms of electrostatic attractions
• explain typical physical properties of metals, including electrical conductivity and malleability
Revise content covered so far for mid-semester assessments
Physics Kinetic and Gravitational potential energy
• Know and use the relationship between gravitational potential energy, mass, gravitational field strength and height:
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A Ta’allum Group School Al Jazeera Academy
Mesaimeer
P.O. Box 22250
Doha, Qatar
PHONE
FAX
WEBSITE
974 44693777
974 44682555
www.aja.edu.qa
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gravitational potential energy = mass × gravitational field strength × height (GPE = m × g × h)
• Know and use the relationship: kinetic energy = ½ × mass × speed2 (KE = ½ × m × v2)
Revise content covered so far for mid-semester assessments
ICT
Your child will further explore Graphics and Desktop Publishing applications. They will investigate layout methods in Microsoft Publisher, including page orientation, margins, use of columns and guides. Your child will also explore the full range of tools in Microsoft Paint, including fill, colour picker and the different types of selection. They will be using this to prepare for their mid-term assessments.
History Your child will be learning about the early life of Hitler
They will also take the mid-semester test
Geography Your child will be learning about More and Less Economically Developed Countries through a Day in life of Malawi and Singapore children
They will also take the mid-semester test
Art Your child will be studying monoprints and Van Gogh
Qatar History for Foreigners
Year 9 will be learning about The role of Qatar in the spread of Islam
They will also take the mid-semester mock examination
Islamic Studies for Foreigners
Your child will be learning 2 separate units about Forgiveness and Anti-Social Behaviour
They will also take the mid-semester mock examination
Arabic الّشرط غير الجازمة واقتران جواب الّشرط بالفاءأدوات
85 - 80صفحة
Islamic 48صفحة / درس: أحكام الّزواج
Qatar History 50 - 46درس: تابع ــ النّهضة االجتماعية في دولة قطر / صفحة
Holy Quran 13وتسميع سورة محّمد من حفظ : 15
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A Ta’allum Group School Al Jazeera Academy
Mesaimeer
P.O. Box 22250
Doha, Qatar
PHONE
FAX
WEBSITE
974 44693777
974 44682555
www.aja.edu.qa
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Information on your child’s learning:
1. Some Key Reminders
Students must bring their tablets to all lessons. Please ensure that your child has
their tablet with them fully charged at all times.
Mobile phones are not allowed to be used by pupils in school at any time. If pupils bring them they must be handed in at the start of the day and collected at the end of the day. Phones will be confiscated if pupils are caught with them.
2. School Events
Holy Quran Competition
There were 209 AJA Students as winners in the annual competition. Our academy has
made remarkable progress. This is in line with the school's mission and vision.
Visit to the Melting Pot - Year 11 & 10 Business Studies Trip
On Thursday 15th March, some of our IGCSE Business Studies students visited "The Melting Pot". The students met with the manager of the branch who explained his reasoning behind starting up a franchise and his choice for choosing this particular one. Students were very engaged and extremely articulate in their choice of questioning to the franchisee. They also had the opportunity to tour the kitchen and see how the food is prepared; which included Abdulla Kareem (11BY) preparing a cheese fondue meal for his peers.
Al Jazeera Academy / جزيرةأكاديمية ال
A Ta’allum Group School Al Jazeera Academy
Mesaimeer
P.O. Box 22250
Doha, Qatar
PHONE
FAX
WEBSITE
974 44693777
974 44682555
www.aja.edu.qa
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Al Jazeera Academy / جزيرةأكاديمية ال
A Ta’allum Group School Al Jazeera Academy
Mesaimeer
P.O. Box 22250
Doha, Qatar
PHONE
FAX
WEBSITE
974 44693777
974 44682555
www.aja.edu.qa
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Football Success continues for Al Jazeera Academy
Successful day for AJA Boys in the QUESS Football League with both teams securing convincing wins.
Year 9s vs Park House English School (2-0 Win)
Goal Scorers: Abdullah Babikr (Man on the Match) Badr Al-Badr
Year 7s vs International School of London Qatar (7-0 Win)
Goal Scorers:
Ali Shahabi x2 Salman Sulaiti Abdulaziz Rasheed Mohammad Al Hashmi Mohammad Selim Hamad Abdulghani
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A Ta’allum Group School Al Jazeera Academy
Mesaimeer
P.O. Box 22250
Doha, Qatar
PHONE
FAX
WEBSITE
974 44693777
974 44682555
www.aja.edu.qa
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Year 9
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A Ta’allum Group School Al Jazeera Academy
Mesaimeer
P.O. Box 22250
Doha, Qatar
PHONE
FAX
WEBSITE
974 44693777
974 44682555
www.aja.edu.qa
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Year 7
3 Coming Events for the Secondary School
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A Ta’allum Group School Al Jazeera Academy
Mesaimeer
P.O. Box 22250
Doha, Qatar
PHONE
FAX
WEBSITE
974 44693777
974 44682555
www.aja.edu.qa
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19th March QUESS U12s Boys Football Y7s vs ISLQ (Away)
20th March YR 8 Boys v Dukhan school (A) QUESS football league
KR ICT & Business Mini Review AJA
Provisional Y9/10 and Y11/12 Options Evenings (tbc)
English QNL visit girls
QUESS U14s Girls Football Y9s vs ISLQ (Away)
21st March Student training course: Anger Management (Tarbeya)
Careers Fair at Gulf English School
Y9 (Boys and Girls and their Parents) -21st March 4-6pm
QUESS U12s Boys Football Y7s vs Messaieed (Home)
QUESS U13s Boys Football Y8s vs Messaieed (Home)
22nd March Qada Fetyan /10 (Tarbeya)
23rd March Student training course: Anger Management (Tarbeya)
24th March Ertkaa. (Tarbeya)
25th March – 4th April
Year 11/12 Mocks
Mid Semester 2 Tests Y7-10
English QNL visit -boys
27th March Pi Day Competitions held at AMAG
29th March Yr 10 Global trip to Msherib museums
Qada Ashbal / 11 (Tarbeya)
31st March Ertkaa(Tarbeya)
1st April Book Fair
Al Jazeera Academy / جزيرةأكاديمية ال
A Ta’allum Group School Al Jazeera Academy
Mesaimeer
P.O. Box 22250
Doha, Qatar
PHONE
FAX
WEBSITE
974 44693777
974 44682555
www.aja.edu.qa
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Autism month from 1st April
14th March – 11th April
Monshed Tarbeya
April (tbc) The Small Moathen
‘Meet the Parents Events’ Inspiring QA for Y7, 8 and 9 students
Y6 and 7 ‘Learning about Experience’ (linked to the Monthly value.)
From April 5th Jordan trip (Tarbeya)
8th – 12th April Spring Break
April 13th-14th Middle School MUN (MISMUN) (Friday-Saturday)
April 20th AKIS MUN
Year 10 Qatar National Library Visit for girls (Ms Janelle)
May 8th Year 10 Qatar National Library Visit for the boys
May 13th GCSE/GCE External Art Moderation – John Heaton
June 21st 5pm - Y12 Graduation at Katara
We hope you have found this this weekly Newsletter to be useful. Please feed back to us if there is anything else you would like to see in the weekly newsletter. Yours sincerely,
