Class 9th Parents Orientation Programme
The orientation program for the parents of Class IX was held on Wednesday, 28th of February,2018 in the Auditorium of Senior Secondary wing of DPS, Srinagar. Ms. Farida John,the academic Incharge started the program with a welcome speech.She detailed parents about the upcoming session, academics and the mandatory requisitions for the year. She drew the attention of parents on concerns like punctuality, dress code, proper haircut, getting cell phones to school, homework, attendance, importance of reading books and newspapers.
Ms. Farida’s presentation was followed by the presentation of Ms. Nowsheen Bashir (Academic Incharge 3rd to 10th). She discussed the examination pattern, new scheme of evaluation, internal and external assessments along with their weightage. She also talked about the importance of maintaining notebooks and on what parameters the child will be assessed in the coming session. She also detailed parents about the new changes that have been made to the curriculum such as introduction of a sixth subject (I.T), Kashmiri as second language and regular counseling.
The next presentation was delivered by Ms.Syed Sumaira .She detailed about the Co Scholastic activities and various Exchange Programmes that the children can avail of during or after Class XII. The parents were very enthusiastic to know more about the exchange programmes. The presentation was followed by Anfaz,a class XII student who recently had been to Japan after spending a year there.He shared his valuable experiences and memories during his stay in Japan.
This was followed by a session with Ms Fatima, the counselor for secondary wing. She briefed the parents on various issues pertaining to the students and steps taken by the counseling cell to tackle them. She also highlighted various measures by which the parents can reach out to their wards and rectify any problem areas with the cooperation of the teachers.
The Orientation programme concluded by queries raised by parents that were duly answered by the academic heads.
