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written test on Wednesday, May 2nd and an oral<br />
interview on Friday, May 4th.<br />
All grade 8 students earned a “Pass” on <strong>the</strong> DELF<br />
and will be awarded <strong>the</strong>ir Level 1 Certificates in<br />
coming weeks! Congratuations to Asma Rekhif,<br />
Hammad Sarwar and Aadam Samiullah for scoring<br />
better than 90% on this exam! Congratualtions<br />
also to for scoring better than 80%.<br />
This shows solid achievement and <strong>the</strong> examiners<br />
expressed <strong>the</strong>ir appreciation again and again for<br />
<strong>the</strong> courteous behavior of LAS students. They<br />
noted that <strong>the</strong>y do not find such well-behaved<br />
students in o<strong>the</strong>r schools in town. Congratulations<br />
to Ms Jafar for her work and for <strong>the</strong> achievement<br />
of her students.<br />
Grade 8 Semester Exams – May 2012<br />
Student and Parent Information<br />
Excerpt from <strong>the</strong> MS Student Parent Handbook,<br />
p 15<br />
• Given that one of <strong>the</strong> purposes of <strong>the</strong> middle<br />
school experience is to prepare students for<br />
<strong>the</strong> rigors of high school, grade 8 students will<br />
take semester exams in each of <strong>the</strong> five core<br />
subjects at <strong>the</strong> end of semester two (math,<br />
science, social studies, language arts, and<br />
ei<strong>the</strong>r French or Urdu).<br />
• The exams will be cumulative, covering<br />
knowledge and skills taught throughout <strong>the</strong><br />
semester.<br />
• The weighting for <strong>the</strong> exams shall be <strong>the</strong> same<br />
as one unit test and will count as part of <strong>the</strong><br />
fourth quarter grades.<br />
• Students who are absent on <strong>the</strong> day of <strong>the</strong><br />
page 4<br />
exam are subject to a 10 percent grade<br />
reduction.<br />
General<br />
• Exams will be held from Thursday, May 24th,<br />
Friday, May 25th and Monday, May 28th.<br />
Makeup exams will be made up in <strong>the</strong> afternoon<br />
on Monday, May 28th. Examinations must be<br />
taken at <strong>the</strong> prescribed times.<br />
• Exams will be held in <strong>the</strong> MS Language Arts<br />
and Social Studies classrooms.<br />
• Examinations are scheduled so that students<br />
take no more than two exams per day.<br />
• The exam periods fall during <strong>the</strong> regular first<br />
and second period timings of 7.40 to 9.10 am<br />
and 9.25 to 10.55 am.<br />
• Students will be assigned to an exam room<br />
and be seated randomly.<br />
• Students are expected to arrive by 7.30 am at<br />
<strong>the</strong> latest. The exams will start on time and<br />
students who are late will not be allowed sit<br />
that exam.<br />
• Mobile phones will be collected before <strong>the</strong><br />
exams, as usual.<br />
• Students are to bring <strong>the</strong>ir own water bottles,<br />
pens and any o<strong>the</strong>r equipment required for<br />
<strong>the</strong> exams.<br />
Guidelines<br />
• Respect <strong>the</strong> examination times and be early.<br />
You are expected to report for attendance<br />
outside <strong>the</strong> exam rooms at 7.30 and 9.20 am.<br />
• No talking, whispering or any action that might<br />
be considered by <strong>the</strong> proctors as inappropriate.<br />
There is zero tolerance for such behavior. Any<br />
talking will result in a zero for <strong>the</strong> exam.<br />
• Oversleeping, traffic and such do NOT<br />
Volume 34 : 18th May, 2012
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