Aspen Draft Yearbook

Yearbook Yearbook 2019-20

Cover

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Welcome from the Principal

Welcome from the Head of Primary Welcome from the Head of Secondary Welcome from the Head of Arabic Welcome from the Head of Inclusion Administration Staff Arabic Staff

4 5 6 7 8 10 - 11 12 - 13

FSI Butterflies 14 - 17 FSI Geckoes 18 - 21 FS1 Hedgehogs 22 - 25 FS1 Mice 26 - 29

FS2 Bulbuls 30 - 33 FS2 Doves 34 - 37 FS2 Ducks 38 - 41 FS2 Pipits 42 - 45 FS2 Sparrows 46 - 49 Oasis Class 50 - 53 FS Arabic 54 - 55

Contents

Y1 Foxes Y1 Hares Y1 Jerboa Y1 Sandcats Y1 Arabic

56 - 59 60 - 63 64 - 67 68 - 71 72 - 73

Y2 Camels Y2 Leopards Y2 Oryx Y2 Arabic

74 - 77 78 - 81 82 - 85 86 - 87

Y3 Flamingos Y3 Kingfishers Y3 Ostrich Y3 Arabic

88 - 91 92 - 95 96 - 99 100 - 101

Y4 Falcons Y4 Houbara Y4 Arabic

102 - 105 106 - 109 110 - 111

Y5 Hawksbill Y5 Parrotfish Y5 Arabic

112 - 115 116 - 119 120 - 121

Y6 Dophins Y6 Seahorses Y6 Arabic

122 - 125 126 - 129 130 - 131

Year 7 Maryah Year 7 Saddiyat Year 7 Arabic

132 - 135 136 - 139 140 - 141

Year 8 Futaisi Year 8 Yas Year 8 Arabic

142 - 145 146 - 149 150 - 151

English Maths Science Art & Design Computing French Humanities

152 153 154 155 156 157 158

PE Music Library School Council Arabic Events Community Pink Day National Day International Day

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Welcome from the Principal Dear children, families and colleagues, It is hard to remember that this year has been far more than the past 15 weeks of distance learning.

When I think back to September 2019 when we opened our doors to children, staff and families old and new, it seems like another life! Everything we knew, and possibly took for granted has changed, but I feel that our community was built to withstand such turmoil, having been built on strong foundations of collaboration, mutual respect, high expectations and care.

When I reflect on the year, I think an acrostic poem can illustrate the skills and values we have developed and reinforced over the year!

Amazing Adaptability - we have changed the way we work and learn dynamically, with your support and feedback.

Strength - we have all had some really tough days- but we have an amazing community who support us when we need it.

Passionate people - our team never fails to amaze me at the creativity and drive they show in order to improve outcomes for your children.

Endless energy - your children give us the inspiration to dig deeper and go that extra mile to continue to improve their learning experience.

New!- we are always changing and adapting, and we are looking forward to welcoming you all back to a new year and new ways of working, keeping community, learning and fun at the centre of everything we do.

As a school we are so very fortunate that we have built a resilient and adaptable learning community; we have needed to draw on all our reserves of creativity and energy to adapt to the challenges we have faced this year.We are all immensely proud and thankful for your trust, support and feedback; we have tackled this together and have all come out braver, wiser and more thankful as a result.

We are excited about the plans for the coming academic year; our school continues to grow and go from strength to strength. We look forward to seeing you all again in September, when we also welcome new families into our positive, friendly and organised school. Have a wonderful summer and see you soon!

Emma Shanahan Principal

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Welcome from the Head of Primary

I can hardly believe it is the end of our third year at Aspen Heights already. I always enjoy writing my piece for the yearbook as it gives me the opportunity to reflect and reminisce about the year we have had. This year in particular has been a very different one by shifting our learning to distance learning. We pride ourselves at Aspen Heights on how collaborative and adaptable we are as a school community. This includes staff, children and parents. We have definitely all achieved great things together this year and have strived to make it another successful, fun and engaging year of learning.

I really enjoyed all of our community events and we were lucky to have had the opportunity to celebrate National Day and International Day together in school. I love seeing how enthusiastic the children are in relaying facts about their country and sharing the delicious food they have prepared. I am always overwhelmed with the support of our families as well as their participation in many family workshops and fun events, such as Family Fun Facts.

Our theme weeks were another highlight such as Virtual Visits Week and Drama Workshop Week. Both of which happened during our distance learning programme but we still achieved our goal of fun, meaningful and engaging learning.

We would not be able to achieve all of this without our wonderful teaching staff and support staff who go above and beyond for our children. I thank everybody for being part of our amazing Aspen community and wish you a lovely summer. I look forward to what next year will bring.

Laura Stevens Head of Primary

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Welcome from the Head of Secondary

As we come to the end of the first year of our secondary department at Aspen Heights British School I am very proud that we have had a successful year. It gives me great pleasure to say that we have achieved our initial goals. We have offered a hugely personalised learning experience for all of our students and have built a wonderful community within our Aspen family.

We offer a diverse range of activities both inside and outside the classroom to ensure each student experiences a holistic education to help them find their place in the world. We are committed to high standards of academic achievement, whilst providing excellent pastoral care underpinned by our 4C’s. We believe that working together we will ensure that our students will be happy and successful in all that they do.

My fondest memory of the year is from our Super Amazing Learning Day back in November. This was the day that we launched our Hydroponics greenhouse. We did this through a Mantle of the Expert approach around the real world problem of ‘How does food in the UAE get to the vegetable market?’. We had five amazing activities from planting our seeds, to creating promotional videos and designing menus. This day was just the start of our journey. All children planted many more seeds over the course of the year and tended to them each week through our golden time programme. This culminated in a huge harvest in February, where we harvested 58 lettuces, 16 cucumbers and 5 courgettes. Members of our Student Council helped to distribute our produce during a community event, where we received a charitable donation in return for the Red Crescent charity.

As with all that we do at Aspen Heights, we have embraced distance learning education and made it into a purposeful and academically demanding experience for our young people, whilst keeping their well-being at the forefront of our minds. Looking ahead to the next academic year I am excited to see what we can achieve next year!

Thank you to everyone for your support in making our inaugural year in secondary a happy and successful one.

Wishing you all a well deserved restful summer.

Kate Plumb

Head of Secondary

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‫‪Welcome from the Head of Arabic‬‬

‫‪We have had another fantastic year with many things to celebrate and recognise. I have many remarkable‬‬ ‫‪highlights such as: Arabic week, National Day, the Quran competition, Family fun with facts and much more.‬‬ ‫‪This year, I have really enjoyed seeing the amazing learning that happened across the MOE lessons in FS primary‬‬ ‫‪and secondary during school learning or distance learning.‬‬ ‫‪We have achieved all of the success, thanks to the tremendous efforts of our wonderful teachers who worked hard‬‬ ‫‪to develop the different skills to make sure that all children are involved, engaged and motivated throughout their‬‬ ‫‪learning by the high quality of teaching.‬‬ ‫‪I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the teachers as well as our support staff who built up Aspen to be‬‬ ‫‪the most successful place of amazing learning.‬‬ ‫!‪Have a safe and enjoyable summer holiday‬‬

‫لقد كان عاما دراسيا آخر مذهال و مكلال بالنجاح و التميز يحمل في طياته العديد من االنجازات و الفعاليات المميزة التي ُحفرت في الذاكرة‪ ,‬ولن تنسى أبدا منها أسبوع اللغة العربية الذي كان‬ ‫فرصة رائعة لكل الطالب والموظفين وأولياء األمور لقضاء أوقات ممتعة في القراءة و الزخرفة العربية و الرسم و التعرف على أركان مدينة آسبن المدهشة…‬ ‫إلى جانب ذلك‪ ،‬اليوم الوطني و الذي كان مهرجانا ممزوجا باأللوان و األعالم و المالبس التقليدية المزخرفة بألوان علم اإلمارات كما كان حفال بهيجا يتضمن العروض و الفنون بمختلف أشكالها‪.‬‬ ‫ال أنسى أيضا مسابقة القرآن الكريم التي نُظمت مباشرة فكانت أفضل ما نختم به شهر رمضان المبارك‪ ،‬كما أنها كانت فرصة مميزة احتفت بها مدرسة آسبن بصفوة أبنائها الذين وفقهم الله تعالى‬ ‫في حفظ بعض السور من كتابه الكريم‪.‬‬ ‫لقد استمتعت كثيرا هذا العام بمشاهدة و متابعة التعلم المدهش الذي حققه فريق قسم اللغة العربية في المواد الثالث‪ :‬لغة عربية‪ ،‬تربية إسالمية و تربية وطنية بالمرحلة التمهيدية واالبتدائية‬ ‫والثانوية سوى خالل فترة التعلم بالمدرسة أو في فترة التعلم عن بعد‪.‬‬ ‫ولم يكن هذا النجاح ليتحقق إال بفضل المجهودات المذهلة التي قام بها كل المعلمين المتميزين الذين عملوا بإخالص و تفان من أجل تطوير مهارات كل طالب و طالبة كما حرصوا كل الحرص‬ ‫على ضمان الجودة العالية في التعليم حتى يكون الطالب دائما هو محور العملية التعليمية فيندمج في تعلمه و ينخرط بشكل فعال و مفيد و ممتع‪.‬‬ ‫وختاما‪ ،‬أغتنم هذه الفرصة ألشكر كل فريق قسم اللغة العربية من معلمين و مساعدات على مساهمتهم الفعالة في جعل آسبن الوجهة األمثل للتعلم المذهل و المميز على الدوام‪.‬‬ ‫أتمنى للجميع الصحة والعافية و إجازة صيفية سعيدة و ممتعة‪.‬‬ ‫‪Ouassila Knani‬‬ ‫‪Head of Arabic‬‬

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Welcome from the Head of Inclusion 2019-20 will be remembered as a year of two halves; in school learning and e-learning.

As Head of Inclusion, I am very proud of how the children and the Inclusion team have handled both. The team has grown in size with the school and we have added an individual class, Oasis Class, for children with additional educational needs.

The Inclusion department has had fantastic support from our parents; their dedication to their children’s learning has enabled us to carry on our individual and group support sessions throughout the e-learning period. For this, I thank them very much.

Our Oasis Class opened in September 2019. The class was established for children with additional educational needs who are not yet ready for the mainstream classroom. It is the first such class to be set up in an international school in Abu Dhabi and we hope that it’s success will encourage many other schools to follow suit. Several of our Oasis children had just started attending mainstream classes when we had to enter the e-learning phase, however I am confident that these children will very quickly progress to the mainstream once they return to school.

All in all, a very good year for the Inclusion department.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us.

Helena Francis Head of Inclusion

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We joined the Inclusion team in Aspen Heights this year and it has brought us to a new feeling of learning and fulfilled experiences.

Our team has been very active throughout the year, working from FS to KS3, full of determination to achieve its goal of supporting the children’s learning. We are very grateful to parents and teachers for their support. When our sessions shifted online, we did not allow it to affect the fun-filled lessons that we prepared for every child. The 4C’s of Aspen Heights British School helped solve the roller coaster experience of our planning and strategies. Overall, this year has been a successful one with great experiences and wonderful memories.

Joanne Salvamante, Precious Palaganas and Claudette Genova Inclusion TAs

Administration Team I am so proud to be involved with Aspen Heights since day 1 and seeing the opening of our Secondary school in 2019.

The amazing learning keeps multiplying.

Adriaan Nieman, Finance Manager It’s fantastic to see Aspen grow from strength to strength, both in numbers but also as a community. Highlights for me this year have been the introduction of the Hydroponics Greenhouse, our vibrant International Day and delivering the childrens artwork for the COVID-19 wards to key workers at Cleveland Clinic.

Ange Sakapaji, Admissions and Communications Manager After another colourful year at Aspen Heights British school I’m so proud to say it’s an amazing and wonderful team work, looking forward to seeing more students in the next academic year and I continue wishing Aspen Heights further success for following years.

Aquiles Busilac, Facilities Coordinator I have just completed one year at Aspen, it was a year full of challenges but proved how much we are supporting each other as a community. Looking forward to welcoming back all staff and children back to school next academic year.

Diana Rayyan, Administrator I am grateful to be a part of Aspen Heights British School, surrounded with awesome people, collaborative, professional, fun, creative and supportive leaders who have amazing values and principles that allow people to learn and grow.

Glenn Tantug, IT Administrator I am extemely happy to see how much Aspen has grown and very grateful to be a part of an amazing team and school.

Each day I learn something new and look forward to seeing everyone in school.

Hibba Amin, Marketing and Events Coordinator

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Administration Team Working at Aspen this year there have been wonderful moments, colleagues and the super amazing students. Year by year we learn more from experiencing working with the team. We are looking forward to seeing even more students next academic year 2020-21.

Prashantha Suvarna, Facilities Another exciting year for me at Aspen Heights community , welcoming new families into our lovely school. I feel so proud to be part of the admissions team, helping our little community grow as we enroll new children and provide assistance to prospective parents.

Rasha Sandouka, Admissions and Marketing Assistant This Academic year was an eventful one, and every event confirmed that I had made the right decision to be part of the amazing Aspen Heights Community. I am looking forward to an exciting academic year 2020/2021.

Rouba El-Katib, Finance Assistant I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my year at Aspen Heights, welcoming our families every morning and helping them wth any enquiries that they have. I love being part of the friendly administration team. In these tough times just now, believe in yourself, life is up and down we will get through it together.

Ruba Asa’d, Receptionist I was so proud at the beginning of Term 3 this year when I saw all of Aspen Community: students, families, and staff working hand to hand to make this period count as another success to our Amazing School. Well done everyone!

Sandy Saadeh, Registrar My first year in Aspen was absolutely enjoyable with wonderful children and supportive colleagues. It was so wonderful to see how students loved our hydroponics greenhouse, planting seeds and growing them apart from their regular theory and practical lessons. I am proud to be a part of this great school, in providing extraordinary and amazing learning experiences which would brighten the future of our students.

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‫‪Arabic Team‬‬ ‫إقترب العام الدراسي على االنتهاء‪ ،‬ونستعد لعام جديد مع طالبنا ‪-‬طالب مدرسة آسبن البريطانية‪ ،-‬إنها من أ ْروع المدارس التي‬ ‫إلتحقت بها خالل تجربتي المهنية‪ ،‬أنا فخورة ج ًدا ألنني أنتمي لهذا الفريق الرائع‪ ،‬فريق مدرستنا الذي يتَّسم بالتعاون والعطاء‬ ‫والسلوكي‪ ،‬أتطلع‬ ‫والشفافية والمساواة‪ ،‬أشعر بالسعادة لما تم انجازه خالل هذا العام من نجاح في مستوى طالبنا األكاديمي ُّ‬ ‫إلى المزيد من التقدم والتَّطوير مع هذا الفريق الرائع‬

‫‪AlShaima Samir Mohamed, Arabic teacher‬‬

‫تتوالى األعوام عاماً بعد عام ومازالت انجازات مدرستنا سباقة مزدهرة في مسيرتها التعليمية‪ ،‬بالتأكيد إننا فخورون اليوم بما‬ ‫حصدناه من ثمار الجهد والعمل الدؤوب في جميع المجاالت طوال هذا العام‪ ،‬وها نحن اليوم مع نهاية عام دراسي وبداية‬ ‫قريبة مشرقة نفتخر بكوننا جز ًءا من هذا الصرح العظيم لذلك نعاهدكم على استمرارية ومواصلة مسيرة النجاح والتميز التي‬ ‫حققناها حتى يومنا هذا‪.‬‬

‫‪Basma Ahmed, Social Studies teacher‬‬

‫لقد انقضى العام الدراسي ومر كسرعة البرق‪ ،‬فأنا فخور ج ًدا بكل ما حققته مع طالبي األعزاء من تعزيز لمهاراتهم األساسية‬ ‫والمجتمعية‪ ،‬فقد اطلقت لهم ّ العنان في التفكير والتعبير عن حبهم للعلم‪ ،‬وتعزيز مهاراتهم في التعلم عن بعد‪ ،‬والذي كان‬ ‫السماء‪ .‬فأنا أتطلع لمواصلة العمل كفرد ضمن عائلة آسبن‪.‬‬ ‫الساطعة تنشر نورها ألفاق ّ‬ ‫كالشمس ّ‬

‫‪Eldesouki Elsayed Mostafa, Arabic and Islamic Teacher‬‬

‫أهنئ طالبي وكل العاملين في مدرستنا الغالية بهذا العام الدراسي المميز‪ ،‬فكما تعودنا من اجتها ٍد ومرون ٍة ومواكب ٍة للظروف‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ذكريات جميلة ال تنسى‪.‬‬ ‫والتحديات بنجا ٍح حاملين‬ ‫الصعوبات‬ ‫من طالبنا وزمالئنا اجتزنا كل‬ ‫‪Hanan Kabil, Arabic and Islamic Teacher‬‬

‫أيام مضت‪ ،‬ومضت بكل ما فيها من جد وتعب واجتهاد تاركاً وراءه‬ ‫ها هو العام الدراسي يرحل‪ ،‬ويستعد إلغالق األبواب ورا َء ٍ‬ ‫والتعليمية التي تحققت في مدرسة آسبن هايتس البريطانية‪ .‬وهذا إن‬ ‫كل الذكريات الجميلة واإلنجازات والنجاحات التربوية‬ ‫دل فإنه يدل على فريق عمل متعاون ومتشارك ومنظم ومسؤول‪ ،‬وأنا سعيدة أن أكون ضمن هذا الفريق الناجح‪.‬‬

‫‪Heba Elashmawiy Elsayed, Arabic and Islamic Teacher‬‬

‫ٍ‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫ونشاطات رائعة كان الهدف األساسي منها طالبنا وهم المحور‬ ‫نجاحات أكاديمية وتربوية‪،‬‬ ‫مضى عام دراسي بكل ما فيه من‬ ‫األساسي في العملية التعليمية‪ .‬فنحن نتطلع دائماً في مدرسة آسبن هايتس في هذا الصرح التعليمي الذي أفتخر دائماً‬ ‫كنت سعيدا ً بالعمل مع فريق أكاديمي‬ ‫أنني جزء منه إلى مواصلة هذا النجاح‪ ،‬عازمين على تحقيق المزيد من أهدافنا‪ .‬وكم ُ‬ ‫رب‬ ‫يا‬ ‫الخير‬ ‫لنا‬ ‫فاكتب‬ ‫قادم‪،‬‬ ‫عام‬ ‫على‬ ‫مميز يسوده روح التعاون والعمل الجماعي‪ .‬اللهم إنا نستودعك عاماً مضى ونستأمنك‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫َّ‬ ‫العالمين‪.‬‬ ‫‪Mohammed Kader, Islamic Studies teacher‬‬ ‫‪12 | Aspen Heights British School | Yearbook 2019-20‬‬

‫‪Arabic Team‬‬ ‫في نهاية العام نتذكر كل اللحظات التي مضت بكل ما فيها من أحداث سعيدة وأنجازات وتميّز‪ ,‬وبهذا النجاح الذي أنتم أهالً له‬ ‫دليل على روح الفريق المتعاون والطاقة اإليجابية التي تبثها مدرسة آسبن هايتس البريطانية للجميع وشكرا ً لكم‬ ‫عام قادم‪ ،‬فاكتب لنا الخير فيه‬ ‫واللهم إنا نستودعك عاماً دراسيّاً مضى‪ ،‬و استأمنك على ٍ‬ ‫‪Mona Aljunaibi, Arabic TA‬‬

‫ها نحن قد وصلنا إلى نهاية العام الدراسي‪ ،‬نحمل معنا أجمل الذكريات‪ ،‬كان عاماً مفعماً بالعطاء والعمل الدؤوب لخدمة‬ ‫مسيرتنا التعليمية وقطفنا ثمرة النجاح وجعلنا مدرستنا آسبن هايتس خلية نحل عسلها العلم والمعرفة وشهدها نشاط وانجاز‪..‬‬

‫‪Randa Youssef, FS Arabic Teacher‬‬

‫“فـي سـباق التميـز ليس هنـاك خـط للنهاية” فقـد سعت مدرسة آسبن‪ ،‬ومنذ انطالقتها األولى إلـى تجذيـر ثقافـة اإلبـداع‬ ‫واالبتكار و التميـز بمختلف وسائل التحفيز والتقدير لحلقـات العملية التعليمية كافة‪ ،‬بدءا بالمدرسة وانطالقاً إلى المعلـم‪،‬‬ ‫وتتويجاً بالطالب‪ .‬هانحن نوشك على نهاية عام دراسي قد مضى ورحل بما فيه من منعطفات وتحدي وعزم وإصرار لنبلغ‬ ‫المجد الذي نطمح إليه‪ .‬واليوم أنا فخورة وسعيدة بوجودي ضمن هذه الكوكبة من المتميزين من أفراد عائلة آسبن‪ .‬اللهم إنا‬ ‫نستودعك عاماً دراسياً مضي‪ ،‬ونستأمنك على عام قادم‪ ،‬فاكتب لنا الخير فيه في كل خطوة‪.‬‬ ‫‪Rasha Shawki, Arabic TA‬‬ ‫لقد انقضى العام الدراسي‪ ،‬وم َّر علينا كسرعة البرق‪ ،‬وانتهى التحصيل العلمي لطالبنا األعزاء‪ .‬فقد اجتهدنا و ثابرنا فقطفنا ثمرة‬ ‫النجاح والتفوق فنحن فريق مدرسة آسبن المتعاون والمتشارك‪ ،‬ومن تقدم إلى تقدم ونحن معاً كاليد الواحدة‪.‬‬ ‫‪Rawa Ali Karim, Arabic Teacher‬‬

‫بدأ العام الدراسي مل ّوحا بال ّرحيل تاركا وراءه ذكريات جميلة مفعمة بالمحبة والتعاون واالجتهاد‪ ,‬وقد م ّرت األيام سريعة رغم‬ ‫بانتمائي لعائلة آسبن الكبيرة‬ ‫التح ّديات والصعوبات التي واجهناها ج ّراء الجائحة بكل حزم وقوة‪ ,‬وأنا اليوم سعيدة جدا وفخورة‬ ‫ونجاحنا معا‪ ,‬وأقول دائما من أراد أن يضع للعام الدراسي معنى عليه باالجتهاد وأن يمنحه‬ ‫وفريق اللغة العربية وبتقدم طالبي‬ ‫حقه‪...‬ومعا نرتقي وفي القريب نلتقي‪.‬‬ ‫‪Sondos Braham, Arabic Teacher‬‬

‫اسي كان مليئًا بالبذل والعطاء أكتب هذه الكلمات‪ ،‬وكلي فخر واعتزاز بانتمائي إلى مدرسة‬ ‫ونحن على وشك انتهاء عام‬ ‫والتميز در ّ‬ ‫والعمل بروح الفريق الواحد تاركين أجمل الذكريات التي تحمل أسمى معاني الحب والوفاء‬ ‫آسبن عنوان االرتقاء‬ ‫منتظرين حلول العام الدراسي الجديد بكل شوق الستقبال طالبنا المتميزين دائ ًما‪.‬‬

‫‪Walaa Badawi, Arabic and Islamic Teacher‬‬

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Nursery - Butterflies This year has been a most unusual year for all. It started off well in September with the children quickly settling into their new routines and building new relationships in the class. As Ms Donna and I got to know the children we were better able to plan fun activities that we knew they would enjoy.

These activities included planting seeds to watch them grow, making porridge for the three bears and building aeroplanes with big construction materials.

The children made amazing progress in all areas and Ms Donna and I are very proud of them. My favourite day this year has been International day. I was so pleased at how the teachers and parents worked together to provide such a fun and educational day for all the families.

We then all had to quickly adapt to e-learning and all of the new challenges that came with that. We are very grateful to all of the parents who have worked so hard to make sure the children are still on track and progressing. Thank you for an amazing year Butterflies you all make me so proud!

Miss McCluskey - Nursery Butterflies Teacher

I can’t believe how fast this school year has gone by. It may be an unusual year for all of us, and yet we have had an amazing year full of fun and learning. Miss McCluskey and I enjoyed watching you grow, play and learn. I hope you will continue to enjoy school with the same excitement and love for learning that you have now. Keep making good choices. Thank you Butterflies for an amazing year. We are so proud of you and good luck for next school year. Fly high Butterflies!

Miss Donna - Nursery Butterflies TA

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Nursery - Butterflies

Adam

Ali

Almaha

Amna

Eisa

Fayrouz

Hamad

Hareb

Hessa

IIsa

Jackson

Mahra

Maitha

Mariam

Mayed

Mohammed

Noura

Pilar

Rashed

Shahad

Shamma

Zayed

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Building a house for Goldilocks

Making friends

Measuring in maths

Playing outside

Butterflies Classroom Activities Talk 4 Writing Activities

Making patterns Popping bubbles

Making moon sand

National Day activities

Teddy bears picnic

Maths Day

Sports Day

National Day activities

National Day activities

Butterflies Special Days Environmental Week National Day

International Day PJ Day

Nursery - Geckoes It has been my pleasure to be the class teacher of Geckoes class this year. It has been a very unusual year for everyone. From everything that has happened in recent times I believe it demonstrates just how adaptable and resilient young children are today.

The children have all made beautiful memories during their time in school and I am so grateful to have been a part of their journey. Some of my favourite memories include, making porridge together, playing hide and seek in the playground and reading different stories each day.

Each child has worked hard this year and in return have developed their self-confidence and self-esteem whilst making some lovely friendships along the way. They have each shown kindness and patience to one another other whilst having fun and learning.

Geckoes class, from your time in the classroom to engaging with our e-learning, you all have been truly amazing. Myself and Ms Heba wish you all the very best moving forward on your next steps.

Miss Kim - Nursery Geckoes Teacher

I am glad I was your teacher, I can’t believe the end is here.It has been a joy and a pleasure teaching all of you, we have watched you work, learn, and say ‘I CAN’.

Remember to make good choices in life, and you will have good consequences. The world is yours and you are a special person.

Good luck next year.

Miss Heba - Nursery Geckoes TA

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Nursery - Geckoes

Abdul Malik

Ahmed

Eliza

Fahad

Fawzeya

Ghaith

Ghaya

Hamad

Hamda

Juana

Khaled

Latifa

Maitha

Maryam A

Maryam H

Basil

Noora

Saif

Sayah

Theyab

Younes

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Library time

Younes, Fahad and Ghaith enjoying the sand area

Geckoes Classroom Activities

Sayah and Maitha interested in an insect drawing activity

Outdoor buidling activity

Eliza and Maryam enjoy playing with the babies

Fawzeya and Maitha in the playground Yummy fruit tasting

Mariam and Juana having fun in the kitchen Maitha and Ghaya in their space rocket Noora and Younes playing the shopping game

Eliza and Juana having fun with the outdoor water play

Representing Canada for International Day

Bring your bear to school

International Day Teddy Bears picnic

Geckoes Special Days Khaled, Theyab and Younes enjoying their Teddy Bears Picnic

National Day celebrations

National Day activities National Day

Theyab, Ghaya and Mariam on our ‘Number and shapes’ day

Ghaya, Noora and Eliza loved having their bears in school

Pyjama Day

Nursery - Hedgehogs I have absolutely loved being the Hedgehog Class teacher this year, both in class and online. The class is made up of amazing personalities who all look out for each other every day. Every day was different in the Hedgehog Class, learning new things and experimenting with our learning.

The Hedgehog’s had such curiosity and a love for learning which made every day interesting and exciting. We had so many fun and exciting days together such as the Teddy Bear’s picnic, International day, National day, sports day and so much more. Everybody has made so much progress throughout the year and I am so proud of each and every member of the class.

The class was particularly creative and loved to sing, dance and create pictures to share with their friends. The Hedgehogs made a huge effort to transition to e-learning and with their help we made it a success. I am going to miss the amazing Hedgehog class but I want to thank them for working so hard all year and I wish them all the best for FS2.

Miss Morris - Nursery Headgehogs Teacher

It has been an amazing year watching you Hedgehog’s grow. The year has come and gone so quickly. I am so excited for your future and I want nothing but the very best for you in years to come.

I know each and every one of you will succeed in anything you put your mind to. Remember to work hard and never give up. Goodluck in FS2.

Miss Merrygie - Nursery Hedgehogs TA

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Nursery - Hedgehogs

Ahmed

Alanoud

Ali

Amna

Farida

Fatima

Hala

Hamad

Hamdan

Khalid

Khalifa

Mansour

Mayed

Mohamed

Mona

Noora

Rashid

Shamma

Sultan

Talya

Zaina

Zayed Alm

Zayed Alh

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Building a house for Goldilocks out of blue bricks

Cutting some shapes

Using props to retell the story of ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’

Talk partners for learning our sounds

Farida, Mohamed, Hamad and Noora exploring

Learning about the school chicken

Hedgehogs

Classroom Activities

Time to see if our rockets will fly!

Ready to make some porridge together

Rashid, Mayed, Zaina, Farida and Hamad proud of their planting

Zoom maths circle time

Building a house for Goldilocks out of bricks

Teddy Bear’s Picnic

Teddy Bear’s Picnic

Sports Day running relay races

Teddy Bear’s Picnic

Alanoud, Mona & Zaina making camels

Hedgehogs

Special Days

Sports Day - playing with the parachute

National Day - drawing pictures of Zayoodi

Number Day

National Day - making camels

International Day - Noora, Shamma & Fatima

Nursery - Mice What a fantastic year it has been for the Mice Class. Miss Carmela and myself were given the most incredible Nursery class, full of enthusiastic, energetic and amazing children. We had so much fun learning and creating the best memories. On the playground, on stage as well as in the classroom, we explored and investigated together. I loved the morning smiles and hugs I would get and the progress that was made in such a short time. Our Learning journey folders showed how enthusiastic our class were, proud of the pieces of work they produced. Singing, dancing and moving was a big part of our daily routine.

The children loved participating in Squiggle while we wiggle and Marvellous Maths lessons.

Independence was quickly learnt, from washing their hands to choosing their own resources in the classroom. Every child knew where each resource belong and tidied up accordingly. Our classroom was full of happy chatter, friendships and a buzzing atmosphere. Photographs filled the walls of all the happy experiences that were created through the year. Most of the children loved the Home Corner and dressing up too. A great highlight for me was when every child was able to plant some flowers at the entrance to our school, playing games in the morning like Bug in a Rug and the enjoyment of our ‘Class Den’. Developing our Theatre outside was so much fun and all children embraced this area.

Unfortunately, something that no one had ever experienced before happened, lockdown. This meant our amazing children could not learn alongside their friends and teachers, however, these amazing little children did not stop learning. They embraced e-learning, circle times and have progressed well at home. Mice Class this year have really creeped into my heart and I wish we were able to spend more time at school together. I can not wait to see you progress even further in FS2. I will miss you, but I will always be ready to hear about the amazing learning you are doing next year.

Thank you Mice class for being so awesome!

Miss Manica - Nursery Mice Teacher

This year with Mice class has been so enjoyable. Miss Manica and myself work as a great team to ensure amazing progress is being made by every child. We both feel a happy, safe and fun classroom is the best environment for children to learn in. We have laughed and learnt and discovered a great love of stories together. I would like to wish all of the children in Mice class.

Good luck in FS2.

Miss Carmela - Nursery Mice TA

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Nursery - Mice

Amna

Ayaah

Butti

Emma

Eshana

Hasna

Isaac

Jassim

Lulwa

Mahra

Maitha

Meera

Mohamed

Musab

Nafez

Reem

Saqer

Shaikha

Shamma

Sultan

Thandi

Ziva

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Celebrating Miss Manica’s birthday with the class and awesome Class Mum Irene

Mice Classroom Activities Playing in the home corner

Learning about the UAE

Playdough fun with Miss Carmela

Year 2 sharing stories

Singing the UAE national anthem

Musab and Mahra enjoying our books Story telling in the library with Ms Sonia

Circle time with Ziva, Emma, Meera, Thandi, Isaac and Sultan

We have really developed a love of books

Making our moon

Exploring with sand

Mice class enjoying a special story during Arabic week

Flying our rockets outside

Shaikha thandi and Amna ready to go to the moon

Meera, Thandi, Shaikha, Emma and Amna enjoying their lunch

Independent children ready for home time

Mahra enjoying water play

Musab and Sultan learning to share

Shamma displaying her work for her learning journey

Mice Special Days

All of Nursery Pink Day Fun! Hasna drawing shapes on the white board

Flying rockets outside

Isaac and Eshana enjoying their healthy snacks

Butti counting to 10

Saqer, Isaac, Shamma and Thandi making a lava lamp

FS2 Bulbuls This has been an amazing and interesting year for Bulbuls class. Ms Racquel and I have been privileged to teach all of these incredible children, watching you grow in ability and confidence and supporting you to become independent people. We have all laughed together and developed a love of learning through a variety of indoor and outdoor activities. With the children, we have created a welcoming learning environment where all the children were flourishing. We have had so much fun making playdough, trying different foods, building, making and playing in our outdoor areas.

National Day and our trip to Saadiyat Beach were huge highlights where we all got to experience new things together.

It was such a shame that our year in school was cut short but it has been inspiring to see how our class have pulled together and enjoyed showing each other what we are learning in our own homes. Our weekly circle times have brought real joy to everybody’s week and it has been fantastic to see all of you showing each other what you have been doing.

Even with all of this year’s difficulties, I am so proud of what you have accomplished. You have all improved your maths, reading, writing and physical skills but just as importantly you are kind children who can act independently and be caring for all your loved ones.

Miss Riley- FS2 Bulbuls Teacher It has been an usual year for all of us and yet we had an amazing year watching each and everyone of you grow. The year has come and gone so quickly. I can not believe the end is already here. Miss Riley and I are so proud and impressed with your amazing learning. Thank you Bulbuls for your hard work and good luck for the next school year. And to Miss Riley thank you for your support and sharing your knowledge to me.

Miss Racquel - FS2 Bulbuls TA

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FS2 Bulbuls

Abdulla

Abdulrahman

Adrean

Ahmed

Alessandra

Algoori

Amna

Antonio

Bakhita

Hamad

Hamed

Hazza

Liliana

Madhav

Maha

Mohammed

Nasser

Obaid

Salama

Salamah

Zaina

Zayed

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Hamed and Nasser plant seeds independently

Madhav and Maha experimented with making bubbles

We investigated which objects sink and float

We love playng on the outdoor equipment

We prepared and tasted a variety of fruits

Antonio and Hamad help each other to use their phonics

Bulbuls Classroom Activities The class decided to make their own musical instruments.

Mohammed and Salama made monster splotches Obaid and Abdulrahman learn new skills and prepare a fruit snack.

We explored all corners of Umm Al Emarat Park

We did a great job collecting plastics to help the marine life

We enjoyed the nature and beauty of Um Al Emarat Park Hazza and Salama play together at Umm Al Emarat Park

Collecting plastic nuggets on the beach to protect sea turtles

Salamah enjoyed dressing up for International Day

Bulbuls Special Days We enjoyed taking part in some yoga on pyjama day

FS2 Doves This has been my first year teaching at Aspen Heights and what an amazing year it has been with FS2 Doves class. I am so proud of each and everyone of you for the tremendous progress you have all made. It has been lovely to watch you all grow and learn so much. I have especially enjoyed watching the wonderful friendships flourish with one another.

Throughout the year we have been very lucky to have experienced so many fun activities and trips together; my favourite being our trip to Saadiyat beach to learn about the damage that ‘nurdles’ can do to sea creatures. It was amazing to learn something new with you all.

More recently I have felt incredibly proud with how much enthusiasm you have shown towards e-learning. Our virtual trip to the moon was very exciting and I was so impressed with how you were all able to imagine what it would be like on the moon.

I hope you all have wonderful memories from your year in FS2 and I wish you all the best for Year One. Mrs Harris - FS2 Doves Teacher

I am so grateful to have been a part of the Aspen Heights family and Dove class this year. Over the year the FS2 Doves have worked extremely hard to become independent thinkers. Seeing their progress in all subjects has made me feel very proud. I wish FS2 Doves lots of luck for the next year.

Miss Jeneril - FS2 Doves TA

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FS2 Doves

Aamena

Abdul Kareem

Farida

Giselle

Hamed

Hind

Hisham

Jouri

Mahra Al O

Mahra Alz

Mansour

Mohamed

Mohammed

Noah

Rashed

Saif

Salama

Sayah

Thani

Thayab

Wadeema

Zayed

Zaynah

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Farida painting independently in the creative area

Jouri acting out The Gruffalo story with characters

Doves Classroom Activities

Abdul Kareem trying out the obstacle course that he helped to build

Hamed, Rashed, Zayed and Saif drawing a road for the cars in the construction area

Rashed counting camels at the maths table

Salama, Mansour, Sayah, Thayab, Mahra drawing characters from The Gruffalo

Mansour, Mahra, Hamed, Noah and Zaynah making Gruffalo crumble

Zaynah, Mahra, Giselle, Hind and Mohamed making surveys in the outside area

Mohammed and Mohamed building a tower in the construction area

Hind, Aamena and Hamed are punching holes in leaves to build their fine motor skills

Fun run on Pink Day

Mahra and Salama made pink paint to celebrate Pink Day

Sayah painting with the pink paint he made to celebrate Pink Day

Dove class taking part in the fun run on Pink Day

Collecting nurdles on the beach

Doves Special Days Dove class happy to be on the trip to Umm Al Emarat Park We wore our pyjamas to school to celebrate reading bedtime stories

During our trip to Saadiyat Beach, the children learned about nurdles and the damage they can do to sea creatures

Some children from Dove class saying hello to the pony on our trip to Umm Al Emarat Park

The boys from Dove class playing in the fountains at Umm Al Emarat Park

FS2 Ducks I have had the most amazing year with FS2 Ducks. We have achieved so much in such a short space of time and had so much fun. I loved our outdoor learning this year, including our trips to Saadiyaat Beach and Umm al Emirat Park. This is where I have seen our learning come to life and watched you show off your skills and knowledge that we have learnt back in school. I have also loved watching you all perform in our school shows on the big stage where you were huge performers and showed off your talent for singing and dancing!

Each and every child in Ducks has their very own unique personality that together has made our classroom an amazing place to be. Since the beginning of the year to now, I have watched you all grow and learn and I have loved being a part of your journey. You are all now such independant and resilient learners with such enthusiasm to try new experiences and find out about the world. We have explored, challenged, learnt and laughed our way through the year and I have enjoyed every minute as your teacher.

I know the children have made amazing friends and built relationships that will continue to grow, they have learnt skills and memories that will last a lifetime.

Miss Ribbens - FS2 Ducks Teacher FS2 Ducks is the most amazing class, for the few months that I was with you I’ve seen you grow and learn and be independent, we are so proud of you. I hope you dont forget everything we’ve taught you and congratulations to all of you going to year 1 next year. We will miss you all!

Miss Mary Chris - FS2 Ducks TA

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FS2 Ducks

Ahmed

Ayaan

Bruno

Haifa

Hareb

Hazza

Hessa

Joseph

Khalifa

Khulood

Latifa

Lina

Maryam

Masa

Meera

Mubarak

Rashid

Shaikha

Sultan Al H

Sultan Alm

Zainab

Zayed

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Getting messy Hareb and Shaikha

Hazza and Joe writing their story map

Ducks Classroom Activities

Having fun at the art table

Rashid, Khulood and Mubarak making friends with Taylor

Hessa, Ayaan, Khalifa with The Magic Porridge Pot

Latifa practicing writing her name

Safia and Hessa measuring length

Making play dough - Masa, Hazza and Maryam

Porridge testing - Bruno, Ahmed, Khalifa and Mubarak

Meera taking Cafe orders

Ahmed and Sultan trying different fruits

The girls on National Day

Khalifa and Masa cuting vegetables for soup

Hazza and Sultan on National Day Having fun at Umm Al Emarat Park

Meeting some new friends at Umm Al Emirat Park

Sustainability week planting

With Ms Chris on National Day

Ducks Special Days Khalifa at Sports Day

Ducks in pink for Pink Day

FS2 Pipits It has been a great pleasure to be the teacher of FS2 Pipits this year. The children have impressed me with their amazing progress, great attitude towards learning and resiliance to change. The children of Pipit Class have super personalities and our year has been full of fun, laughter and excitement.

We have particularly enjoyed growing our own plants, creating elaborate role play games and being active outside. The children have shown a sense of wonder in everything new we have explored.

I am very proud of the Pipits Class and I wish them all the best as they move on to Year One.

Miss Quick - FS2 Pipits Teacher

This is my first year working at Aspen Heights and I am beyond grateful for the amazing experience especially with the fun filled class of FS2 Pipits. I am so happy to see how the children are always engaged in learning and showing their progress everyday. They have made us so proud of how they work independently and try their best during all tasks.

I will always treasure this school year with them and I am sure that they are ready for Year One. Soar high Pipits!

Miss Leslie - FS2 Pipits TA

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FS2 Pipits

Abdulla

Ahmed

Algala

Ali

Faris

Ghaya

Hamad

Hamdan

Khaled

Liam

Mahra

Meera

Meriam

Mohamed

Mohammed

Mzoun

Noora

Noura

Rashed

Saeed

Salem

Sara

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Investigating the pattern on turtle shells

Experimenting with weight

Ahmed cutting an apple

Algala writing her shopping list

Pipits Classroom Activities

Faris ordering numbers Junk modelling

Mzoun and her guitar Noura making playdough

Reading words together

Sharing stories

Meera printing Writing about monsters

Working the pulley

Planting the flower beds

International Day

Our very first day

Bedtime story workshop

First swimming lesson

International Day

Salem made a rocket

Trip to the park

Feeding the goats at the park

Pipits Special Days

FS2 Sparrows It has been a fantastic year for the Sparrows class. It was my first year teaching in the UAE and at Aspen Heights, and I was so happy to be placed with the most special class I have ever had.

We all started off as shy and quiet individuals, which have grown into a group of confident friends.

Every day we spent time getting to know each other through our circle time, we did some singing and dancing too! Miss Juliet is always there to help us with whatever we need, she is just amazing!

Our favourite time of the day is free flow where we get to play outside and explore the world around us, with all of our Nursery and FS2 friends. Our favourite theme and story this year was The Gruffalo!

We spent weeks pretending to be big, scary Gruffalo’s, and learning how to make Gruffalo crumble.

We’ve learnt to experience school in a new way with our E-Learning, and have all adapted so well. It has been so much fun doing activities at home with the family, and then sending videos for our teacher to see. What a whirlwind year it has been, and wow, has it been fun!

Miss Buckley - FS2 Sparrows Teacher

The year is almost over, I can’t believe how fast this school year has gone by. I have enjoyed watching you play, learn and grow. I am so proud to have been a part of your learning this school year. I hope that you will continue to enjoy school with excitement, and love for learning that you have now. Miss Buckley and I are so proud of all our confident Sparrows, you will always remain in our hearts. Good luck for next year to all of you. Thank you so much for this year, Miss Buckley.

Miss Juliet - FS2 Sparrows TA

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FS2 Sparrows

Abdulaziz Al S

Abdulaziz Alh

Afra

Ali A

Ali B

Dhabia

Farid

Faris

Habiba

Hind

Khalifa Al A

Khalifa Alb

Mahra

Meera

Mohammed

Najla

Noah

Rao

Saif

Shahad

Suhail

Theyab

Wedad

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Abdulaziz, Ali, Mohammed and Faris painting vegetables

Shahad, Suhail, Khalifa and Habiba making a UAE flag

Ali and Mohammed in the Gruffalo cave

Afra, Noah, Shahad and Meera doing some reading

Sparrows Classroom Activities

Khalifa, Ali, Suhail, Saif and Abdulaziz on International Day

Afra, Habiba, Shahad, Mahra, Dhabia and Meera on National Day

Khalifa and Ali building blocks

Wedad, Dhabia, Hind and Najla planting seeds

The girls and Theyab painting animal footprints

Hamdan, Farid, Abdulaziz and Noah playing outside

FS2 Trip to Saadiyat Island turtle conservation project

The whole school planted seeds at the entrance to Aspen Heights

Our trip to Umm Al Emirat Park We all wore pink for Pink Day

We choose to represent Singapore for International Day What a fun pyjama day!

We made flower masks for our story The Tiny Seed

We dressed in beautiful traditional wear for National Day

We each brought flags for Flag Day

Sparrows Special Days

We performed The Gruffalo in assembly

Oasis Class Oasis Class opened in September with Ms Lorna as Class Teacher and Ms Ruth as TA. What a busy term that was, settling in, getting to know each other, meeting Priya and Tammy from Kids First, National Day celebrations and so much more.

Sadly, Ms Lorna had to return to the UK but I had the pleasure of replacing her. I thoroughly enjoyed working with the children of Oasis Class and have so many memories! My favourite time of the day was when we were outside in the FS playground and had the whole area to ourselves. It was wonderful watching the freedom of movement, how each child would enjoy their favourite thing/ toy/area. Mohammed, Obaid and Johan loved playing in the sand, but most of all the water… oh my, there was so much laughter and smiles when we put bubbles in it!!! Alisia loved playing with the pompoms, Erik and Adbulla raced around the track on the bikes and tricycles, as did Mido – who also loved climbing in, out, over and through the big red tunnel!

We had lots of fun in class too. We sang, painted, counted, learnt new sounds and stretched our maths brains, as well as having lots of other fun experiences!

Then we moved into our E-learning day and something we all thought would be temporary has, however, taken us to here, the end of the year. Online learning took a bit of getting used to for everybody, but I have to say it has been a pleasure to watch the children’s knowledge grow in such unnatural circumstances. Ms Ruth and I have shared some wonderful learning experiences with Oasis Class which I am both proud and privileged to have been a part of!

Miss Tammy Marsh - Oasis Teacher The best moments of my career started when I joined Aspen Heights school to work with the children in Oasis Class. The children have shown remarkable progress and notable improvements, making their parents, Ms Lorna, Ms Tammy and myself very grateful. I love working with you all. I’m looking forward to gaining even more experience and improving my skills as we move forward.

Miss Ruth - Oasis TA

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Oasis Class

Abdulla

Alisia

Erik

Johan

Muayyad

Obaid

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Oasis Classroom Activities

Oasis Special Days

‫‪Arabic - Nursery‬‬ ‫قام طالب الروضة األولى باإلستمتاع باألنشطة التعليمية من خالل التعلم‬ ‫الجماعي والتعلم الفردي فتعرفوا على الحروف واألشكال واألعداد وتصميم‬ ‫مجسمات على الحروف فخلق جو من الحماس والتعاون وتنمية المهارات‬ ‫لدى الطالب‪.‬‬

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‫‪Arabic - FS2‬‬

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‫قام طالب الروضة األولى باإلستمتاع باألنشطة التعليمية من خالل التعلم الجماعي‬ ‫والتعلم الفردي فتعرفوا على الحروف واألشكال واألعداد وتصميم مجسمات على‬ ‫الحروف فخلق جو من الحماس والتعاون وتنمية المهارات لدى الطالب‪.‬‬