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Park House English School

1 09September2017

PRIMARY SCHOOL

HANDBOOK

2017 - 2018


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BACKGROUND

Park House English School is an independent co-educational, private day school situated in Doha,thecapitaloftheStateofQatar. Foundedin1994byMrsHeatherBrennanandwitha currentenrolmentofover1000pupils spanning60+nationalities, theschoolprovidesaneducation inEnglishwhichbroadlyfollowstheNationalCurriculumforEngland.

TheschoolisdividedintoFoundationStage(EarlyYears1and2),KeyStage1(Years1and 2),KeyStage2(Years3,4,5and6)andSecondary(Years7-13).

STAFF

All the teaching staff are qualified, experienced, kind, caring and good team workers. They all holduniversityqualifications,themajoritybeingfromtheU.K.

We are proud to be able to offer a sound English education to our children.We take great pleasurein welcoming you and your children to Park House English School, and feel sure that theywillquicklysettle down towork in the stimulating and carefully structured environment,which we endeavour toprovide. Theeducationofchildreninthewidestsenseisapartnershipbetween child,parentandteacher,eachneedingthehelpof theother.Weteacherscanonlydothevery best for your childrenwhenwehave your full cooperation. Should youhaveany furtherqueries orproblems,pleasedonothesitatetomakethemknown.


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LOCATION

The school is located in the AbuHamour area of Dohawhere several other schools are also located.Itisneartothewholesalemarkets.

ContactDetails

Telephone: +97444683800Facsimile: +97444583785Website: www.parkhouseschool.comEmail: [email protected]


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THEPRIMARYSCHOOL

ThePrimaryDepartmentisdivided intoEarlyYears(twoEY1andthreeEY2Classes), KeyStage1(threeYear1and2Classes)andKeyStage2(threeYear3,4,5,and6Classes).It provides an education in Englishwhich broadly follows the National Curriculum for England complementedbytheInternationalPrimaryCurriculum(I.P.C.).

In September 2005 the school relocated to a new and spacious site, with excellent purpose builtclassrooms.Thesportfacilitiesincludeanindoorsportshall,25mswimmingpool,afootballpitch and amulti-purpose court. There is also a large auditorium, libraries, modern ICT suites and a livelymusicdepartment.

Park House English School aims to provide anexcellentallroundeducationforeach child in akind and caring environment. A widerangeofacademic and extracurricular activities areoffered to the children to allow them todevelop fully, to build self confidenceandself-esteem and to respect others. The childrenenjoyavarietyofsportsthroughouttheyearandtherearemanymusicalanddramaticevents.

We aim to enable all our pupils to make themost of their abilities. Through excellentteachingandapositiveapproachtolearning, we encourage our pupils to aim high and also to enjoy their studies. Throughout the schoola high standard of discipline and dress is expected and there is great emphasis on the pupils’socialdevelopment.Weaimtoprovideahappy,healthyeducationalestablishment.

Mr.BrianAllen HeadofPrimary


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PRIMARYSTAFFLIST2017–2018

HeadofPrimary MrBrianAllen DeputyHead MissLisaAnderson SEN

Nursery Buttercup MrsRonelleJansevRensburg

Nursery Daisy MrsAnnerienDeWet HeadofEarlyYears

Reception Blue MrsNisQureshi Reception Green MrsHelenCoates Reception Red MsSarahDawson

Year1 P MrsPauletteLindsay HeadofYearYear1 H MsSophieOtten Year1 E MrsSandraPetrovic Year1 S MsKatieDavies NumeracyCoordinator

Year2 P ChloeWhitehead HeadofYearYear2 H Mrs.AoifeHallisey Year2 E MrPaulBakewell Year2 S MrJamesTurley

Year3 P MrsSaraAxon HeadofYearYear3 H MrsLarahO'Malley Year3 E Mr.SebastianBarlow Year3 S MsKeelinMurphy

Year4 P MrsMichelleMartin Year4 H MrsTheresaLeather HeadofYearYear4 E MrPaulColeman Year4 S MsZohraNicri

Year5 P MrsRuthO'Sullivan HeadofYearYear5 H MrAndrewSagar Year5 E MrAngusMilne Year5 S MsMichelleWhitehead IPC/ScienceCoordinator

Year6 P MsAlexPallini Year6 H MrSimonRooney LiteracyCoordinatorYear6 E MsAshleyHanson HeadofYearYear6 S MsRashaImam

Arabic MrsAzahirIbrahim

MrsNaremanHameed MrJean-MarcAyssi MrsMymoonaTaleeb MsDina

French MrJean-MarcAyssi


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QHandIT MrsVickyKyosovska

Music MrsGabrielaNunez MrRigelGomez

Support MrsMarieFroud

P.EPrimary MrsNarelleBrook Headofdepartment MrsStefaniaPavlidou

MrsIvethIrving

Assistants

Nursery ButtercupCarmenElsamadouny

CorrineWardCatherineBekker

Nursery DaisyChaneFraser/SimonaBuresova

CharlotteBowersChathurikaDeAlwis

Reception Blue JenniferCowley Reception Green SharonDarlington Reception Red ThesnaFismer

Year1 P SamLeighton Year1 H KarenBeveridge Year1 E MinaGlock Year1 S MelissaPurohit/InnelizeDuPreez

Year2 P AishlingLeung/RachealSiekel Year2 H EdelLane Year2 E SuzanneMannion Year2 S TiinaSytela

Year3 ClairePanesNadicaStojkova

Year4 AomSmith

SamanthaVandenHondel/FionaMurray

Year5 MarizelleBerendtMarliBoucherRuthSmith

Year6 DebbieBain

Library MrsHelenLowe

Nurses MrsLissaSkinner

MrsAlisonLaws


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TheEarlyYearsDepartment

TheEarlyYearsDepartmentishousedinaseparateblock,whichisbrightandairy.Thereare two Nurseryclasses and three Reception classes - all staffed by qualified and experienced teachers.

Nursery seeks to providea structured,balanced,interestingandstimulating environment in whichyoung children may learn through their ownexperience, guided by sympathetic and caringadults. Formal 3 Rs work will not take place inNursery,butall the "ground work" necessary toprepare the child for entry to the EY2 class willbe covered. At this stage of development, it isimportant that children are neither bored byrepetitive tasks nor pushed beyond their mentalandphysicalabilities.

Reception(EY2)

ChildrenareintroducedtotheNationalCurriculumsubjectsEnglish,MathematicsandScience andtopicsoftheInternationalPrimaryCurriculum,whichembraceallothersubjectareas.Here theyallstarttolearntoreadandtoswim.Neverthelessthereisstilltimeforlearningthroughplay.

KeyStages1&2-Years1to6

Throughout the school there is a 4-form entry. Again all the members of staff are fully qualified andexperienced.Theaimistomakechildrenfeelateaseandsettledintheirsurroundings,so thattheycanmakeprogressanddeveloptheirskillsthoroughlyinreading,writingandarithmetic.

The school follows the National Curriculum for England andWales in the teaching of English, Mathsand Science. The International PrimaryCurriculum has been adopted to cover History, Geography,ArtandDesignTechnology. The curriculum is completedbyMusic, IT,PHSEand PE,providingthechildrenwithabroadeducation.

There is a systemof internalassessment and reporting so that each child's progress and developmentcanbenoted. Parents receiveawritten reportat theendofeach term.Thereare Parents'EveningsintheAutumnandSpringtermswhenthere isanopportunitytospeaktothe teacher about your child'sprogress.Teachers arehappyto speak toparentsatother times to discusschildren'sprogress.


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GENERALSCHEMEOFWORKFORTHEPRIMARYSCHOOL

TheschoolismainlystructuredintoyeargroupstocomplywiththeEnglishNationalCurriculum, whichistaughtthroughouttheschool. Somechildrenmayworkwithanotheryeargroup if it is thoughttobeofbenefittothechild.

English

In the Early Yearsbasic reading and writing is taught. Children are encouraged to take care withpresentation from an early age, and to express themselves clearly. The younger childrenreadfromawidevarietyof codedreadingschemes. Theyalsohaveweeklystructured lessons inspelling,grammar,comprehension,poetryanddrama. Emphasis is laidon imaginative writing which is accurate and wellexpressed. Thechildren’swork isdisplayedin theirclassroomsandthroughouttheschool. Handwritingis taught formallytoall classesand thereareopportunitiesforreadingtoanaudience.UseismadeoftheCambridgeSchemeforEnglish

Mathematics

TheCambridgeMaths Scheme is used throughout the PrimaryDepartment. This offers excellent basicmathematical skills as well as extension for more able students and reinforcementforthosewhorequireit.

Science

CambridgeScienceisusedthroughouttheschool.Thesubjectistaughtthroughtopicsand thechildrenareencouragedtodoinvestigationsandrecordaccurately.

French

FrenchistaughttoYear3-6topupilswhoarenotrequiredtostudyArabic.Theemphasisisonspeakingandlistening,intunewithI.G.C.S.E. requirements.

InformationTechnology

All the children have access to a computer, and spend some time each week on educationalprogrammes.As the children progress through the school they will increase their range of computerskills.

TheInternationalPrimaryCurriculum(IPC)

The IPC isa thematicmethodofdeliveringtheobjectivesoftheNational Curriculum. Stimulating topicsorunits lasting for severalweeks integrateGeography,History, Art andDesign Technology.Manyunitsalso incorporate learning targets in other curriculum areas, such as Science,ICT,MusicandP.E.,butdonotreplacetheexistingprogrammesinthosesubjects.

WiththeIPC,childrenfocusononetopicforaperiodofdaysratherthanchangingfromsubject tosubjecteachday.Theymay,forexample,concentrateonHistoryfortwoweeks,thenArtfor oneweek,dependingontheparticulartopic. AnadvantageoftheIPCmethodisthatthechildren are able tomaintain theirenthusiasmforasubjectastheybuildonactivitiesdaybydayrather thanhavingtoputthingsasideuntilnextweek’slesson.


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Whyisitan“International”Curriculum? Itaimstopreparechildrenforthemodernworldinwhich theywill experiencedifferent cultures, mixwith many nationalitiesand quitepossibly seek employment invarious countries during their lifetime. All the IPC Units of work contain tasks specificallydesignedtofosteraninternationaloutlookwhileretaininganawarenessofone’sown culturalroots.

Music

Musicplaysan importantpart in the lifeof theschool. Childrenenjoymusic fromanearlyage andweaimtofosterthatpleasurebyencouragingthemtotakepartinmusicalactivities.We alsohaveexcellentschoolchoirs.

ArabicandKoran

These subjects are taught byArabic specialists. There aredailyArabic lessons for first language Arabicspeakers. OurMuslim pupilshaveKoranlessons.

PEandSwimming

Allschoolchildrenhaveweekly PEandSwimminglessons,whicharepartoftheschool curriculumandarecompulsory. Adoctor’scertificateisrequiredifforanyreasonyourchildmust beexcused.

PEkit,swimmingcostumesandtowelsmustbeclearlymarkedandcarriedinaPEbag(available fromtheUniformShop).

AfternoonActivities

Years 3 to 6 are offered a wide range of both p a i d a n d u n p a i d a c t i v i t i e s c o v e r i n g b o t h indoor and outdoor activities in the afternoon normallybetween1.45pm-2.45pm.

Theactivitiescurrentlybeingprovidedinclude:

• Netball ● BSMEGames• Football ● Basketball• ScienceMadeFun ● Drama• NewspaperClub ● Art&Craft• BookClub ● BounceBack• Drawing ● BoardGames• FrenchSongs&Games ● Chess&Draughts• Swimming ● PublicSpeaking


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GENERALINFORMATION

SchoolWeek

SundaytoThursdayinclusive–FridayandSaturdayweekend.

SchoolHours

EarlyYears 7.40am-1.15pmYears1to6 7.40am-1.45pm

DeliveryandCollectionTimes

Childrenshouldarriveatschoolpunctually.Valuableinstructionswillbemissedifchildrenarrive late. AllEY1and EY2 childrenmust be delivered to the classroom – not set down in the streetandallowedtomake their ownwayto the classroom. In the samewaythese childrenmust be collected from theirclassroom at 1.15pm by parents or drivers. No child is allowed to leave the school premises unlessaccompanied by an adult, or by an older sibling in the Secondary Department.Forparentsunabletocollectat1.15pmchildrenwillbesupervisedwithintheEYdepartmentwhentheywillbetakentothelatestepatthefrontoftheprimaryschool.

TelephoneNumbers

It is necessary for us to have up-to-date telephone numbers for each child. If your number changes,pleaseinformusofthenewoneimmediately.Itismostimportantthatwehavecontact numbers incaseofaccidentsorillness. It isalsoagreathelpifchildrenknowtheirtelephone numbersandtheiraddress.

Breaks

Therearebreaksduringthemorningwhenchildrencaneatasnackandplayoutdoors.TheseareflexiblewithintheEarlyYears,fortherestoftheprimaryschoolthesetimesare:Years1and2 - playtimeis10.00-10.30am

- Snacktimesare10.30-11.00amand12.30–12.45pmYear3–5 - Playandsnacktimes:10.30–11.00amand12.30–12.45pm

TermDatesandHolidays

TheschoolyearisbasedontheUKpattern–i.e.threetermsperyear. Thetermsare approximatelyasfollows:

AutumnTerm SeptembertoDecemberSpringTerm JanuarytoearlyAprilSummerTerm lateApriltoJune

Exact dates are published at thebeginningof each school year.Local religious holidays are taken–thedatesoftheseholidaysvaryandit isnot alwayspossibleto informparentsuntiladay orsobeforetheholiday.

LibraryBooks

Childrenareallowedtotakelibrarybookshome.Theymustbetreatedwithrespectandcarried toandfromschoolinalibrarybag.


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MorningproceduresandcollectionofStudents intheafternoon

Theschooldaybeginsat07:40.

Maingateopensat06:30

Nurserygateopensfrom07:20to07:50

ChildrenbroughtintoEarlyYears(EY1&EY2)mustbeaccompaniedbyaparent, recognizeddriverornanny,orbyasiblingofsecondaryage,untiltheteacheropensthe classroomdoorat07:40.

KeyStage1(Years1&2)childrenshouldwaitintheprimaryplaygrounduntilthebellringsat 07:40,atwhichtimetheyshouldproceedtotheoutsidedooroftheirclassroom.

KeyStage2(Years3to6)childrenshouldwaitintheplaygrounduntilthebellisrungat07:40,at whichtimetheyshouldlineupintheplayground.

Secondarystudentsshouldwaitintheplaygrounduntil07:40atwhichtimetheyshouldgo directlytotheirFormroom.

CollectionofStudentsattheendoftheday

Theschooldayendsat1:45pm

Nurserygateopensfrom1:00pmto2.00pm

Maingateopensat1:30pm

ChildreninEarlyYearsmustbecollectedfromtheclassroombyaparent,recognizeddriveror nanny,orbyasiblingofsecondaryage.

KeyStage1pupilsshouldbecollectedfromtheclassroombyaparent,recognizeddriveror nanny,orbyanoldersibling. However,iftheyarenotcollectedpromptly,theywillbetakento the‘LateDuty’teacheronthestepsinfrontoftheprimaryentrance.

KeyStage2childrenshouldwaitforcollectioneitheronthestepsinfrontoftheprimaryentrance, orinsidetheNurserygateuntilitclosesat1:45pmatwhichtimetheyshouldcometothestepsin frontoftheprimaryentrancewheretheywillwaitunderthesupervisionofthe‘LateDuty’teacher.

Secondarystudentsshouldleavetheschoolimmediatelyat1:45pmunlesstheyareattendingan afterschoolactivity. If,foranyreason,studentsareunabletoleaveat1:25pm,theymustreport tothesupervisedhomeworkstudyroom. Studentsattendingalateactivity(2:25pm–3:25pm) mustalsoreporttothesupervisedhomeworkstudyroom.


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CollectionofPrimaryStudentsduringtheschoolday

Ifachildhastoleaveschoolbeforetheendoftheschoolday,thepersoncollectingthechild should:

1. ProvideIDtosecurityatthemaingateandreceiveavisitor’spass.2. Reporttotheschoolofficethereasonforearlycollection.3. Gototheclassroomtocollectthechild.4. Returntotheschoolofficesothatofficestaffcansignthechildoutandprovidean early

leaver’spass.5. Gotosecurityatmaingate,handintheearlyleaver’spassandvisitor’spass,receive IDand

exitwithchild.

CollectionofSecondaryStudentsduringtheschoolday

1. StudentsshouldgivealettertotheFormTutor.TheFormTutorwillsignandreturn theletter.2. Studentshowsthelettertotheclassteacherpriortoleavingandreportstotheschool office.3. Letterisgiventotheschoolofficeandtheofficewillprovideanearlyleaver’spass.4. Theadultcollectingthestudentmustsignthestudentoutattheoffice.

TransporttoandfromSchool

TheSchooldoesnotprovideanytransporttoorfromschool. Itisthesoleresponsibility oftheparentstoorganizetransportandtoensurethattheyaresatisfiedwiththehealth andsafetyproceduresofanyprovider. Theschooldoesnotacceptanyliabilityfor studentsbeforetheyenter,oroncetheyhaveleft,theschoolpremises.


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SchoolUniform

Theuniformiscompulsoryforallchildren.Allitemsofuniformshouldbeclearlymarkedwiththe student’sname. We encourage children to keep themselves clean and tidy. All articles can be purchasedfromSaracenwearthroughtheirwebsite(www.saracenwear.com).

NurserytoYear6UniformGirls - Whiteblousewithschoollogo GreySkirtortrousers

BottlegreencardiganorV-neckpullover PolarFleece(optional)GreyorWhitesocksGreyorwhitetightsinwinter

Boys - Whiteshirtwithschoollogo Greyshortsortrousers

BottlegreenV-neckpullover PolarFleece(optional)Greysocks

PEclothes- Green/WhiteSportsKitBlackLeggings(optional) WhitesocksTrainingshoeswithnon-markingsoles

Swimming- Swimmingcap

Onepieceblackswimmingcostume/trunks FlipflopsTowel

Accessories-GreenSchoolbag

Librarybag(year1–year6)PEbagGreenCap

NB–Vestswornundershirtsshouldbeplainwhite


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Footwear

Girlsandboysshouldwearplainblackleather(orleatherstyle)shoes.N.B. Notrainingshoes,gymshoesorflip-flops.

Pleaseensurethatallclothingandfootwearisclearlymarkedwithyourchild’sname.

ParkHouseschoolbags(compulsory),P.E.bagsandLibrarybagsareavailablefromtheuniformshop.

Jewellery

Jewelleryisunsuitableforchildreninschool. Onlystudearringsmaybeworn.

DrinksandSnacks

Do please ensure that your child has two drinks – carried in a non-breakable container. Glass bottlesand cans are not suitable. Sensible food should be provided – no chocolate or sweets. Wesuggestasandwichandapieceoffruit. Alllunchboxesshouldbeclearlymarked.

SchoolRules

Wekeepourschoolrulestoaminimumbutsomearenecessaryforthehealthandsafetyofyour children.Themainrule,whichcoversmosteventualities,isBEKIND.

Absence

Ifitisknowninadvancethatastudentwillbeabsentitisimportantthattheschoolbeinformedby letteror telephone. In the case of illness a letter from a recognised medical practitioner is requiredforabsenceofmorethan3daysduration.

Studentswhohavenotnotifiedtheschoolofthereasonfortheirabsenceshouldsubmitaletter onthedayoftheirreturnexplainingtheabsence. Failuretodosowillresult inanunauthorised absencebeingrecorded.

LeaveofabsencemayberequestedandisatthediscretionoftheHeadofPrimary.

TheschoolweekrunsfromSundaytoThursday,theweekendbeingFridayandSaturday.

Rewards

We believe that it is important to look for the strengths that each student brings to our school. Weencourageeveryoneinourcommunitytocelebratethesestrengths.Rewardsmaytakeavariety offormsincluding:verbalpraise,“smiley”faces,writtencomments,certificatesortrophies.

FromYear3weoperateaHousesystem.EachpupilisassignedtooneoffourHouses.House points canbe earned by individuals for: effort, conduct, achievement and for participation in sporting events.Totals are announced each week and, at the end of the academic year, the winningHouseisawardedatrophy.

Attheendofeachterm,class teachersselecttheBestAllRoundPupiland theMost Improved Pupilintheirclassandthosepupilsareawardedcertificates.


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Prefects

The most responsible pupils in Year 6 are selected to be Primary School Prefects, House CaptainsandHeadBoyandHeadGirl. Theyhavevariousdutiestoperform.

ParentTeacherAssociation

The schoolhas anactive Parent/Teacher Association. An enthusiastic group of parents and teachersmeetsregularlytoarrangesocialandfund-raisingevents.Eventshaveincluded:GardenParties,FunDays,Family Festival, and trips for children. Each class/form aims to have a parent contact (classmother/father)actingasa linkbetweentheclassteacher,PTAandtheparents. Newmembersaremostwelcome.

Assemblies

Assembliesandotherperformancesareheldatregularintervals.Parentswillbeadvisedastowhensuchassembliesarescheduledtotakeplace.

Home/SchoolLinks

Parentsareencouragedtovisittheschoolatanytimeshouldtheyhaveaconcernorqueryabout theirchild’s progress at school.Whilst it may not be possible to see a teacher without an appointmenttherewill usuallybe someoneavailable tohelp. Appointments canbemadewith ClassTeachers,HeadofPrimaryortheHeadmaster.Teacherscanbecontacteddirectlythroughtheirschoolemailaddresswhichissimplytheirnamefollowedbytheschooladdress,forexampleFredSmithwouldbecontactedatfred.smith@parkhouseschool.com

Whenitisnotpossibletovisittheschoolaletterortelephonecallmaypreventaproblemfrom arising.Staffpersonalemailsandtelephonenumberswillnotbereleasedandtheschoolactivelydiscouragestheuseofsocialmediatocontactstaff.TheschoolhasaFacebookpagewhichisaccessibletoall.

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