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INDIAN SCHOOL SOHAR

SULTANATE OF OMAN

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PARENT ORIENTATION PROGRAMME

CLASSES: VI-VIII

(2026-2027)

DATE: 8ᵗʰ APRIL 2026

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STUDENT DIARY

• Parents should go through the school diary to familiarize themselves with all the rules, regulations and guidelines.

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INFORMATION SHEET

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All the entries must be complete.

Affix a recent photograph in grey school

uniform.

Fill in and submit the information sheet

to the class teacher.

2026-2027

Tips to Pack School Bag

Students must bring the text book/notebook/activity book etc. as per the instructions given by the subject teacher.

PDF of NCERT text books are uploaded in smart boards.

Library Rules

• Strict silence must be maintained in the library.
• Library period is strictly meant for reading books.
• No one can take a book from the library without having it duly entered.
• A student may borrow a maximum of one book at a time.
• A book is issued for a period of 7 days starting from the date of issue.
• The book must be returned on the due date. If the due date happens to be a holiday the book must be returned on the next working day.

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Library Rules

• Books can be re-issued once again if no one else requires them.

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• Reference books, reserved books, new arrivals and periodicals will not be issued to anybody and should not be taken out of the library.

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• In case a reader loses a book he/she should replace the book. In case the book cannot be replaced; the current price of the book will be paid by the borrower.

First Aid Room

• The school provides a first aid facility to the students and staff members which is located in block A ground floor.

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• Students should get permission from the respective teacher to visit the first aid room. They should go with proper out pass.

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• Do not take a classmate for help and support if not required.

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• Any student feeling unwell will be sent to the medical room. If the nurse is not in the medical room, proceed to the reception.

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• If a child is found to be very sick, he/she will be sent home .
• For any emergency, children will be sent to the hospital and parents will be informed.
• Students are not allowed to leave the school premises without proper permissions.

Leave Rules

• Students must be regular to school.

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• Leave of absence is granted only for valid reasons and with the prior written application/ e-mail of the parents.

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• In case of long leave, an e-mail should be addressed to the class teacher, with CC to the AVP.

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• 75% attendance is mandatory in an academic session for promotion, as per the CBSE rules.

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• If a student is absent from school even for a day or two, the parent must send a leave note in the school diary to the class teacher on the very next day, which will be noted for future reference.

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Leave Rules

• Except for duly approved reasons, the extension of vacation is not permitted under normal circumstances. Perennial latecomers who have not intimated school authorities may run the risk of having their names struck off from the school roll.
• During periodical examination, tests and other days, students must remain present in the school for the entire day. They are not allowed to go home.

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• Applications for medical leave must always be accompanied by a medical certificate on the first day of attendance after the leave.

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• A student who, for some unexplained reason, has been absent for a month or more, is liable to have his or her name struck off without advance notice. If readmitted, he or she will have to pay all outstanding fees.

• Parents are requested to label (name, class & section) all the items like sweaters, lunch boxes, and any other personal possessions.

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• Do not bring items that are not needed in the school, especially valuable ones.

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• If any item is missing, kindly contact the school reception at the earliest.

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• Any item that is not being claimed will be donated

after a month.

Discipline

Attitude and Behaviour

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• Students are required to uphold exemplary standards in their conduct and manner of speaking. The use of inappropriate language is strictly prohibited.

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• As English serves as the primary language of instruction, students are encouraged to maintain proficiency in English. Students must communicate in English at all times except during classes or activities conducted in other languages.

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• Students are expected to demonstrate good behavior, show respect towards their elders, and uphold honesty and integrity. They are accountable to the school authorities for their behaviour both within and outside the school premises.
• Students should exhibit a strong commitment to their studies, displaying attentiveness in class and completing homework and assignments punctually.
• Students are required to bring their student diaries to school daily.

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School Uniform

• Personal neatness and cleanliness is appreciated at all times.
• Nails should be clipped short and clean. Growing long nails and using nail polish are not permitted in the school.
• NO MAKEUP & NO JEWELLERY is allowed in school.
• Short, neat haircut for boys with no fancy cuts or styles is permitted.
• Beard or stubble is not permitted. Girls must tie up / plait long hair.
• Both boys and girls must refrain from using unusual hair colours.
• Caps to be worn only in the sun.
• Follow school uniform as given in the school diary.
• Students should wear HPE uniform on the respective days as per the timetable.
• Sports T-shirt in House Colour with the school logo.
• Sports Track pant
• Sports Shoes (Black)

Forging parent’s signature and changing marks

or entries in diary/ report cards or elsewhere may warrant disciplinary action.

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Social Media

• To keep parents informed, the school regularly uploads photos and videos on its official website and social media platforms, including Facebook.

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• The school shares updates, photos and videos only through its official website and verified social media pages. Parents are encouraged to follow them for authentic information.

Social Media

• Students are advised to engage in responsible behaviour in cyberspace.
• Students engaging in irresponsible behaviour/ activity pertaining to the above would be penalised.
• Parents/ guardians should monitor their ward’s

social media activities.

Homework

Please allow children to do their homework/ assignments/ projects independently.

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BENEFITS:

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• It helps children to develop their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. By working through their homework on their own, children have the opportunity to develop these skills without relying on others.

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• It promotes a sense of responsibility and independence in children. When parents allow their children to complete their homework on their own, they are sending a message that they trust their child's abilities and believe in their capacity to succeed.

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Birthday Celebration

• Children are not allowed to elaborately celebrate their birthdays in the school.
• Wear a sober, simple Indian dress.
• Only small toffees are allowed.
• Do not go to other classes.
• Do not go to staff rooms/ other classes during library, or other co-curricular periods.

Identity Card

• Every student is required to wear an ID card every day.
• All entries must be complete with a recent photo affixed on the I card.
• Each student will be responsible for the use of his/her Identity Card, which is not transferable to any other student.
• Alteration, falsification, or misuse of the identity card will be a violation of the code of conduct and will be subjected to disciplinary action.
• The fee for the replacement of the Identity Card due to loss or damage will be .400 baiza. A new Identity Card can be obtained from the bookstore.

Examination Rules

Guidelines For Students:

• Students are required to bring their own pen, pencil, and ink. Only blue, black or royal blue ink/ ballpoint pen is to be used. Stationery must be brought in a transparent pouch only.

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• No student shall leave his/her seat or the examination hall until the end of the examination without the permission of the invigilator.

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• No student shall speak without the permission of the invigilator. If it is necessary for the candidate to communicate, he/she shall stand up in his/her place and the invigilator will see to his/her requirement.

Examination Rules

• Answers shall be written on both sides of the answer book. No student shall tear out any leaf from the answer book.
• On the expiry of time, the answer book must be handed over to the invigilator irrespective of whether the student has answered the paper in full or in part, or not at all.
• Students can be physically searched by the invigilators before or during the examination at any time.
• The students shall not ask for a supplementary answer sheet till the main answer book/ the earlier supplementary answer book is filled.

UFM

If during examination, a student is found indulging in any of the following, he/she shall be deemed to have used unfair means at the examinations:

• Having in possession papers, books, notes, chits, notebooks, or any other material relevant to the examination.
• Anything written on writing pads, geometry box, hand, or elsewhere.
• Possession of any electronic gadgets like mobile, smart watches etc.
• Contacting or communicating or trying to do so with any student during the examination, exchange of answer sheets by the students, writing answers on the question paper etc.
• Tearing off any page of the answer book or supplementary answer book etc.

• Passing signals to others during the examination.
• Taking away the answer sheets out of the examination room.
• Breaching examination rules or any direction issued by the school from time to time.
• Using or attempting to use any other undesirable method or means in connection with the examination.
• Uploading/sharing any examination-related material, correct or wrong, on social media.
• Providing wrong information on the answer sheet.

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UFM

UFM

ACTION & PENALTY: -

• The answer sheet will be taken by the invigilator along with the confiscated / used material.
• Parents will be intimated to come and meet the disciplinary committee.
• Students involved in the use of unfair means will stay back after the examination and will go home along with their parents only.
• Students adopting unfair means in an examination will be disqualified in that subject. He/she will be awarded zero in that examination.
• Students might be disqualified from the examination in that year. (i.e., his/her examination for that year may be cancelled).
• In serious cases, the student may permanently be debarred by the School from taking any school-based examination.

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If confiscated, would not be returned.

Quick Bites

• The school has made available a canteen facility for the students.
• Students are allowed to avail the facilities during the recess.
• They should consume the food in the canteen premises allotted to them and are not allowed to carry the food to the class.
• Plates and leftovers should be properly disposed of in the dustbins provided in the canteen area.

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INDIAN SCHOOL SOHAR

SULTANATE OF OMAN

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EVALUATION SCHEME

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CLASSES:VI-VIII

(2026-2027)

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• Comprises the syllabus covered before the periodic test.

PORTFOLIO (5 MARKS)

• Experiential learning, self-assessment, achievements of students in the subject, reflections, narrations, journals, notebooks etc.

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PERIODIC TEST (5 MARKS)

MULTIPLE ASSESSMENT (5 MARKS)

• Quizzes, MCQs ,case based questions, visual

expression etc.(various strategies to be used)

SCIENCE

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Art Integrated activity/Lab activity

SOCIAL SCIENCE

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Project Work

SUBJECT ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY

ENGLISH

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Speaking & Listening Activity

HINDI

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Speaking & Listening Activity

ARABIC / MALAYALAM/

SANSKRIT / TAMIL

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Speaking & Listening Activity

MATHEMATICS

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Art Integrated activity/Lab activity

• Term I and Term II examinations for classes VI to VIII will be held for 3 hours, assessing students out of 80 marks in subjects including English, Hindi, Mathematics, Social Science, and Science.

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• If a student fails to achieve a minimum of 33% in any subject during Term II of the academic session, they may be required to take the Improvement of Performance (IOP) examination.

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• The success of the IOP results (VI-VIII) leads to a decrease in the number of failures in higher classes.

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• Students undertaking the IOP may receive a separate Final report card .

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Most Improved Student Award

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• To encourage academic growth, students who show the greatest overall improvement compared to their previous class performance will receive the Most Improved Student Award.

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• Students of Classes VII, VIII, and IX will be evaluated based on their performance in the previous academic session.

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• After analysis, the student showing the greatest improvement will be identified and recognized with the Most Improved Student Award.

Each student will be graded on:

• Work Education
• Art Education
• Health and Physical Education

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Co-scholastic areas will be assessed on a three point scale

ranging from A-C as per the CBSE norms in Term I and Term II.

(A- Outstanding, B- Very Good & C- Fair)

WORK EXPERIENCE ( COMPUTER SCIENCE)

• Computer Science performance will be evaluated for work experience.
• Grades will be awarded by the Computer Science Teacher.

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ART EDUCATION

• Grades will be awarded by the Art Teacher

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HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• Grades will be awarded by the Physical Education Teacher

Grading will be

done on a

3 point scale

(A, B, C)

LIFE SKILLS, KAUSHAL BODH & FL �

• CBSE has introduced life skills , Kaushal Bodh and Financial Literacy for children of VI to VIII to help them develop important abilities like problem-solving, decision-making, communication, and managing emotions.
• This will be done with a prescribed syllabus and book.
• Parents are encouraged to go through the book and also monitor the work done by the students in their workbook.

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Students will be assessed for discipline based on the following factors :

• Attendance
• Behaviour
• Values
• Tidiness
• Sincerity
• Attitude towards society
• Respectfulness for rules and regulations

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It will be done on a 3-point grading scale in Term I and Term II

(A- Outstanding, B- Very Good & C- Fair)

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2026-27

• All the students must join their respective subject Google Classrooms with the code given for syllabus details, submission of assignments and other class-related activities. Worksheets will be uploaded to help students who were on leave due to genuine reasons and also for parents to know the content.

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• PDFs of new NCERT books will be made available in the respective subject Google Classroom.

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IMPORTANT NOTE

• WhatsApp groups are created for the new session. It is mandatory to join the group with active mobile numbers to receive updates from the school.
• Parents must have Indian School Sohar mobile App. Details regarding the same is available in school website.

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• Students must never share their official email ID and password. Official mail IDs should not be used for any other purposes such as social media sites.

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• Be a good digital Citizen and follow netiquette while using digital media.

IMPORTANT NOTE

• Parents can plan NO SCREEN TIME for the students at home.

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• Students must develop the habit of reading textbooks. They must carefully note down the tips to make their reading time more effective.

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• From time to time various Co-curricular activities will be organized and parents will be informed through circulars. They can find the list of various activities and their tentative dates in the school diary.

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IMPORTANT NOTE

• Students should arrive on time at school.

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• Parents must ensure prompt pickup of their child after school.

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• In case the transport is delayed for any reason, children should wait in the school reception (Block D).

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• Students should carry the diary to school every day.

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• Personal hygiene and neatness are of utmost importance.

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• Emphasize textbook reading and self-study.

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IMPORTANT NOTE

• The annual school fee is to be paid regularly as per the fee chart issued by the school.

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• Fees must be paid by the 15th of each month or for several months in advance.

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• If the school fees remain unpaid for more than two months, the name of the student will be deleted from the school rolls.

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• For details regarding fee payment, visit the school website.

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TRANSFER CERTIFICATE

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• Parents will not be able to access the ERP after taking TC of their ward.

SCHOOL FEES

• Details regarding complete assessment plan for VI to VIII subject wise and class wise will be available shortly on our school website. www.indianschoolsohar.com

• Guidelines provided for the examination must be followed strictly.

• Using Parents’ login ID, parents will be able to check their wards’ profile, attendance, results etc.

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• Kindly visit the school website for the procedure/steps to be followed for parents login in ERP.

Mobile App

• A mobile application has been introduced to enhance communication and provide convenience.

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• Parents can utilize the app for tasks such as fee payments, accessing circulars, and viewing report cards.

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• For promoting an educational climate that is conducive to learning.

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• To maintain a healthy rapport between parents and teachers.

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• To provide an occasion to discuss your hopes, concerns and problems.

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• To keep the parents in touch with the curriculum, evaluation and the activities.

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• We look forward to building a healthy and harmonious relationship with you to provide your child with the best education that we are capable of giving.

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• Please feel free to contact us between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. if you have any questions or would like to discuss any concerns.

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• To have additional communication, kindly contact through diary, PTMs etc.

PARENT TEACHER MEET

• Attend PTMs regularly to know your ward’s progress.

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• Principal, Vice-Principal, Asst. Vice-Principal, Class teacher & Subject teachers can be contacted via mail.

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1. TEACHING RELATED QUERIES

Respective Class teachers and subject teachers

They will share their mail ID in the class.

2. ANY ISSUES

Ms.Indira Sukumaran (Asst. Vice Principal) : avp@indianschoolsohar.com

Mr.Yashvir Singh (Vice-Principal): vp_ysingh@indianschoolsohar.com

Ms.Sanchita Verma (Principal ): principal@indianschoolsohar.com

CONTACT PERSONS

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3. COUNSELOR

counselor@indianschoolsohar.com

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4. TC/ ADMISSION

admission@indianschoolsohar.com

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5. FEE

accounts@indianschoolsohar.com

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CONTACT PERSONS

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• Please check the School website www.indianschoolsohar.com for circulars, activities, photos and other updates.

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FOR UPDATES

Thank You!