Al Sedra Newsletter 15

20th December 2018

Enjoy Your Break YOUR WEEKLY UPDATE ON ALL THAT’S GOING ON AT THE GULF ENGLISH SCHOOL

20th December 2018

BIN OMRAN We are indeed grateful to the almighty God as we come to the end of Term 1. We thank you for your continued and never ending support throughout the term. The great milestones that we have attained as a new establishment are indebted to your unwavering commitment to the growth of the school. We look forward to the same co-operation in the coming term.

It has been an exciting first term for staff and students at Bin Omran. The school has grown during the past few months and the students and staff are now well settled and have really enjoyed good teaching and learning experiences this term.

The pictures below reflect some of the fun and joyful memories we have shared with our staff and students.

We hope that over the past term, you have enjoyed the opportunities we have provided for you to come into school and share in your child’s learning and experiences.

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS The school will close for the December Holidays on Thursday 20th December, 2018 and re-open on Sunday 6th January, 2019.

We would like to wish all of the school community a happy holiday from GES Bin Omran and we hope to see you again in 2019.

20th December 2018

INFANTS Dear Parents, I can hardly believe that the first term at GES is almost done. What an eventful time we have had.

From Spooky Carnival, to Book Week, to our engaging IPC topics and our newly revamped ICT room; the children have thrived with all the new fun learning opportunities.

As we end this term, I would like to celebrate the amazing Maths results we have seen in Term 1.

Our students have far exceeded our initial targets and so, as we plan ahead, we are excited to see what they can do during the rest of the year.

I would also like to remind parents about our upcoming Spring Carnival in February and our GES PTA. These are both excellent opportunities for parents to get involved in the life of our school and we welcome all parental involvement as this strengthens our GES community.

Finally, it would not be right to end any term without a big thank you to all of our GES community. Thank you to the Staff who have worked tirelessly to deliver high quality learning opportunities that stretch and inspire our students each day, thank you to the parents for supporting us, believing in us and trusting us with your child’s education and lastly, thank you to the students; their enthusiasm for learning and excitement about life inspires me every day and encourages us all to be the best that we can be.

I would like to wish each and every family a wonderful holiday. I trust that you will all have a time of rest and blessings as you spend time together as a family.

Thank you for your continued support for myself and my staff and we look forward to an exciting Term 2 in January 2019.

To keep up to date with all that is happening at Infants please follow us on Twitter: Carol DeJongh @GESdoha_InHead

20th December 2018

JUNIORS Nearing the end of a busy first term, the Junior School decided to celebrate learning by hosting a second Book Week this year. Throughout the week, students participated in a range of exciting activities, as well as several trips out of school.

We started our week with a delightful visit from the author Stephen Davies, who shared some of his wonderful writing skills and ideas, encouraging students to be imaginative thinkers and writers.

Many children bought his books and were able to take home a signed copy of one of his classics. As the week progressed, students from Years 3 to 6 visited the new state of the art National Library, where they enjoyed learning about the library and its wonderful facilities through a fun and active quiz. They worked co-operatively in small groups to find out a range of interesting facts. Students in Years 5 and 6 also visited the Infant School, where they buddied up with the younger children to share their love of reading. They had a fantastic time.

As the week came to an end, students were asked to bring in a book of their choice to participate in an activity called ‘Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover’.

They had to cover a book in paper and only write the blurb on the back. Students were then able to swap books based on what interested them.

Finally, students were invited to visit the Junior Reading Restaurant where they were given taster tables of books in order to sample a range of different genres. All students thoroughly enjoyed this activity and were inspired to consider choosing different genres from the school library on their next visit.

All in all, Book Week, was a wonderful way to complete Term 1. Well done, everyone!

20th December 2018

SECONDARY The secondary school has been a vibrant and fast-paced place this term. Students and staff have been busy both in and out of the classroom. The Art Department have showcased lots of our student’s work around the school and really brightened up the corridors with the excellent efforts from all year groups. There have been MUN conferences and Science projects started, visiting authors and Fitness at the Farm, swimming Galas, National Day celebrations, and a host of after school activities that the students have been involved with.

With so much going on it is time for the students and staff to have a well-earned rest.

I would like to wish everyone well for the holiday and, to those people travelling around the globe, that they are safe and return refreshed to start the new term on the 6th of January.

20th December 2018

CONTACT The Gulf English School PO Box 2440, Doha, Qatar Main School: Tel: +974 44578777 Main School: Fax: +974 44861256 Infant Unit: Tel: +974 44886791/90 +974 44886201/93 Infant Unit: Fax: +974 44876821

Email: info@gulfenglishschool.com

Website: www.gulfenglishschool.com