NEWSLETTER
February2023
www.hamiltoninternationalschool.qa
What'snew?
TheHamiltonInternationalSchool,partof InternationalSchoolsPartnership(ISP),has beennamedanewIELTStestingcentrein DohabytheBritishCouncil Studentsfrom TheHamiltonInternationalSchoolwillhave accesstofreeIELTSpractisematerials, mocktestsand,moreimportantly,sitthe officialtestattheschoolcampus.
"Wearesohappytohavepartneredwiththe BritishCouncilandarethrilledtooffer IELTS,oneoftheworld’smostreputable Englishlanguagetests.AtTheHamilton InternationalSchool,wewanttoequipour studentswithalltherequiredtoolstheyneed toreachtheiruniversityofchoice.This partnershipprovidesoneofthosetools,”said TerrySenior,PrincipalofTheHamilton InternationalSchool
Alongwithcomputer-deliveredandpaperbasedtesting,thealliancewillalsoprovideThe HamiltonInternationalSchoolwithIELTS MockTestswithanswerkeys,overthirtyhours offreeonlinepracticeresources,IELTS orientationworkshops,andIELTSTeachers Trainingtostaffattheschool
Our Head of Secondary
DearParentsandGuardians
IthasbeenanotherbusymonthatHamiltonwitharealfocusonsporting opportunitiesforourstudentswhichhastiedinwiththeQatarNationalSports DayCelebrations Ourstudentshavetakenpartinanumberofcompetitionsas partofQUEPSAandQUESS,includingfootballtournaments,athletics competitions,cross-countryeventsandbasketballtournaments,someofwhich werehostedatHamilton.WehavehadsomegreatteamandIndividualsuccesses attheseeventsandwearestartingtoputHamiltonfirmlyonthemapintermsof oursportingprowess.
Inaddition,weenjoyedtwodayspackedfullofsportingopportunitiesand eventsforboththePrimaryandSecondarySchoolaspartofourownNational SportsDayCelebrations Arangeofathleticeventstookplaceinacarousel,and eachdayendedwithtug-of-warcompetitions Someofourteachersalsotookthe chancetoshowofftheirskillscompetinginahighjumpandsomeofthetrack events Agreatdaywashadbyall!
WithinthePrimarySchooltherehavebeenanumberofentryandexitpoints andtheTHISSkillsprogrammehascontinuedtotakeplaceeachThursday afternoonalongwithassemblies,centredaroundtheHamiltonvision,mission andcorevalues.Inaddition,ourKG2classeshaveenjoyedatriptotheKarama WaterAwarenessParkandGrade3studentshavehadtheopportunitytovisit Carluccio’sItalianrestaurant Thistriplinkedwithamathsunitofworkon fractions,andstudentsextendedtheirlearningbeyondtheclassroomwhilst makingpizzas
WithintheSecondarySchoolwehavebeenfortunatetohaveanumberof visitingspeakersthismonth.RepresentativesfromtheFacultyofMathematics attheUniversityofWaterlooinCanadahavedeliveredaworkshoptoourGrades 9and10students.Thisworkshopchallengedstudentstothinkcriticallyand creativelyastheystretchtheirmathematicsmusclesintheclassroom.In addition,arepresentativefromSimpleEDandthreeUSuniversitiesdelivereda "StudyintheUSA"workshoptoourHighSchoolStudents.Theuniversities spokeabouttheadmissionsprocessandrequirements,aswellaslifeinthe surroundingareaswhenlivingintheUS Followingapresentation,ourstudents hadtheopportunitytospeakwiththerepresentativesfromWichitaState, CarolinaCoastalandMaristUniversitiestoaskspecificquestionsintheformof aminiuniversityfair
Aswelookahead,weareexcitedattheprospectofcompetinginmoresporting competitions,aswellasincreasingtheopportunitiestolearnbeyondthe classroomasourschooltripscontinuetotakeplace.Nextmonthwewillalso hostournextNEASCAccreditationvisitandwearereallylookingforwardto welcomingourvisitorstoHamilton
RebeccaGough HeadofSecondary
KG1ExitPoint
OurKG1studentshadtheirExitPointforthetopic 'TheWorldAroundUs.'Throughoutthistopic,the childrendevelopedtheirunderstandingoftheir localenvironmentthroughplanting,birdwatching, protectingwildlife,andtheimportanceofreducing, reusing,andrecycling.Thechildrencametoschool dressedineithergreenorbluetocelebrateour beautifulplanetearth.Parentswereinvitedtothe BlackBoxTheatretowatchthechildrenactoutand performsomeofthethingstheyhadlearnedina shortplay.Tofinishoff,thechildrenthen performedasong,"TheTidyUpTeam,"alongwith thehelpoftheRecyclingBand!Itwasagreat afternoon,anditwaswonderfultohavesomany familiestheretocelebratethisoccasion.
KG1EntryPoint
OurKG1studentshadtheirEntryPointfortheir newtopic,'AnimalRescuers' Thechildrencamein dressedupasdifferentanimals.Wehadcats,bears, tigers,cows,crocodilesandeverythinginbetween! Thechildrenlovedpretendingtobethatanimal evenwentonaparadefortheotherclasses.They hadanamazingtimeinouranimaldanceparty, becausetheyhadtoshowofftheiranimalmoves.
KG2ExitPoi
AspartoftheIPCcurriculum,eachunitofwork isbasedaroundspecifictargetsderivedfromthe learninggoalsforoneormoresubjects.The purposeoftheExitPoint'Water'wastoraise people’sawarenessoftheimportanceofwater–andthechallengesfacedbymanycommunities worldwidethatdonotalwayshaveeasyaccessto clean,safewater.Withthechildren’shelp,we decidedontheworktheywantedtodisplayfor ourWaterDay.
Studentsevencreatedavideothatsharedtheir learningandworkedtowardsraisingfundsfor WaterAid
WaterAidisaninternationalnon-governmental organization,focusedonwater,sanitationand hygiene
KahramaaTrip
OurKG2studentslearnthowwateris importanttoalllivinglivings–withoutwater; therewouldbenolifeonEarth.They understoodhowweusewatereverydayand howwedependonwatertostaycleanand healthy,justlikethemanyplantsandanimals weshareourworldwith
Forthisunit,thechildrenembarkedonan educationaltriptoQatar'sveryown KahramaaWaterAwarenessPark.Thepark aimstoraiseawarenessandencourage sustainablehabits.Ourstudentsenjoyedthe interactiveexhibitsandattractionsfor educationalexploration.
G1ExitPoint
OurGrade1studentscompletedtheirExitPoint ‘Buildings ’Thechildrenworkedextremelyhardto createvarioushousesfromaroundtheworld.They showcasedthemaspartofour‘WorldVillages’ activity.Theparentshadtheopportunitytowalk aroundeachclassroomtoseeouramazinghouses, allmadewithrecycledmaterials.Whenthe childrenandparentsarrivedbacktotheirown classes,theyparticipatedinaquiz Pairingupwith theirparents,theyhadtotesttheirknowledgeof famousbuildingsfromaroundtheworld.Finally, thestudentsandparentsweregiventhetaskof teaminguponcemoretouse5piecesofpaperand cellotapetocreatethetalleststructure Itwasa greatmorningtofinishoffwhatwasbeenavery productivetopic!
Grade4ExitPoint
OurGrade4studentshavelearntmanynew thingsabout‘EarthasanIsland’ Throughoutthis areaofstudy,thechildrenhavelearnthowto maketheearthabetterplacebyrecycling,reusing andreducing.Theyhavedesignedtheirown Islands,T-Shirts.postersandprojectswhich couldhelpourplanet.
Grade5ExitPoint
WilllivingonMarsbecomeareality?OurGrade5 studentsshowcasedtheiramazinglearningon theirMissiontoMarstopicbyproducingfactual videosansweringthisquestion.Studentsshared theirknowledgeonclimate,hydroponics,energy sourcesandusededitingskillstocreate informativeshortmovies.
Parentswereinvitedtowatchtheirchildren's presentationsandprojects.
G4EntryPoint
OurGrade4studentscompletedtheirentrypointfor thenewIPCtopic'ExtremeSurvivors'.Thechildren wereimmersedinpolarhabitatswhilesnowfellon theirheads.Theymovedaroundthecarouselstations, whichincludedpolarbiomeart,aMathsandScience measuringstation,anewsbroadcastingstation,anda postcardwritingstation.Thechildrenhadafantastic timelearningaboutthepolarregionandusingtheir skillsandknowledgetocompletethetasksputinfront ofthem
PIZZATRIP
OurGrade3studentsvisitedCarluccio’s restaurant.Overtheweekofvisits,students weregivenanamazingpizzamaking masterclasswhichlinkedtotheworkthey haddoneonfractions,THISskillsand writinginstructions.Whenfirstarriving, studentslearnthowtomaketheperfect Italianpizzadough,shapeitwiththeirhands andaddthesecretItaliansauceand toppings.Thepizzaswerethencookedinan authenticpizzaovenandeveryonewasable toenjoywhattheyhadcreated
Afterreturningtoschool,studentsapplied theirexperiencetowritinginstructionsfor howtocreatetheperfectpizza,aswellas reflectingontheskillstheyhadlearntand experiencedduringtheday.
Secondary
TheFacultyofMathematicsfromtheUniversityof WaterlooinCanadarecentlydeliveredaworkshopto ourGrade9and10students.Thisworkshop challengedstudentstothinkcriticallyandcreatively astheystretchtheirmathematicsmusclesinthe classroom.Inagroupsetting,ProfessorJeffAnderson tookthestudentsthroughavarietyofmathproblems withtipsandtricksforhowbesttoapproachthem.He describedfreeresourcesforstudentstoenrichtheir mathknowledgeandexplainwhylearningmathisso importantintoday’sglobaleconomy Theseresources canbefoundoncemc.uwaterloo.ca.
Didyouknow?
AtHamilton,weaimtoignitepassion, identifypurpose,andrealizethe potentialofalllearners.Learningisa contextualprocessandiscentered aroundthemindsetofgettingbetter. Ourexpertteachingandlearning principlessupportalllearnersto experiencethegoodstrugglezone, enablingoptimumlearningtotake place.
AtTheHamiltonInternationalSchool, ContinuedProfessionalDevelopmentis veryimportant!
MsDalia,ouramazingEAL(Englishasan additionalLanguage)teacherdelivereda CPDsessiontoourSecondarySchoolstaff recently.
Thisworkshopequippedourstaffwitha rangeofstrategiestosupportourEnglish languagelearnersandalsofocusedonhow touseeffectiveassessmenttoolsto monitorlanguagelevels.
KaylaDiamond
AspartofHamilton InternationalSchool'sBook Weekcelebrationstoencourage readingforpleasure,Ms.
Yasmin,ourlibrarian,had organizedanamazingand excitingAuthorvisitbythe wonderfulchildren'sauthor, KaylaDiamond.
KaylaDiamondisafantasticauthorknownfor herinspirationalmessagestoberesilient,brave, andunique.
Thechildrenhadalovelyreadingsessionthat includeddancing,competitions,andprizes!
KaylaiswellknownforherbooksGlow,TheJellyfishJiggleandLittleKite'sMagicFlight.
EALCPD
EALTeacher D A L I A A L J A I B A T
Y A S M I N S E L M I
Librarian
QPPSSA OUTDOORATHLETICS
AhugecongratulationstoourUnder8&9(Grade2&3)andUnder10&11(Grade4&5)AthleticsTeam! OurstudentstookpartinthePrimaryQPPSSAAthleticsCompetitions.
Theteamscompetedagainst11schoolinQatar,winningacombinedtotalof9GoldMedals,11SilvesMedals, and7BronzeMedals.
The Under 8 & 9 Hamilton Girls and Boys Athletics Team placed 4th overall all winning a total of 3 Gold Medals,4SilverMedals,and4BronzeMedals
TheHamiltonInternationalSchoolranked4thplacewith313pointsintheoverallresults.
Our Under 10 & 11 Hamilton Girls and Boys Athletics Team placed 2nd overall all winning a total of 6 Gold Medals,7SilverMedals,and3BronzeMedals.
Ourschoolranked2ndplacewith345pointsintheoverallresults.
A big thank you to all those involved in make the event possible. Congratulations to all our students who participated.Wearesoproudofyou.
QUESS
In February, the Secondary Under 12-19 Boys and Girls Cross-country Team took part in the QUESS Cross CountryRaceheldinDukhanWaterSportsPark
FourteenschoolinQatartookpartwithover400studentsparticipatingintheevent. WelldonetoFahadwhotookBronzeMedal(3rdPlace)intheUnder13Boyscategory.
Stay&Play PiratesPicnic SENTeacher A M Y W E S T SENTeacher C U I S L E M U R P H Y SENTeacher L I Z A D E J A G E R
school,sothattheycouldlearnaboutsomeofthe socialskillsandplay-basedactivitiesweusein schoolforlearning Thiswasdonesothatparents
learningathome. SENTeacher D E A B H L A M C E R L E A N SENTeacher A L I E S H A H A R O L D SENTeacher L I Z A D E J A G E R SENTeacher H A R S A N A G A N E S H K U M A R SENTeacher C U I S L E M U R P H Y SENTeacher H A R R I E T K I N G Tocelebratetheendoftheirtopic'Treasure Island',theHamiltonHubhadapiratedressup dayanda'PiratePicnic'.
Stay&Playisback!! Parentsjoinedtheirchildrenandourteachersat
canusethesamethingstosupporttheirchildren's
HotChocolateThursday
ThursdayisourfavoritedayoftheweekatThe HamiltonInternationalSchool. Ourstarsoftheweekstudentsgetinvitedtothe principal'sofficetohaveacupofwarmhot chocolatewithMr.Seniorasarewardforbeing outstanding
WORLD'S SCHOLARSCUP
Lastweek,HamiltonhostedtheWorld Scholar'sCupregionalround.Global academiccompetitionforsecondaryschoolagedstudents.
Studentsaroundthecountryparticipatedin thetwodaysprogramthatincluded collaborativewriting,ascholar'schallenge,a teamdebate,adebateshowcase,anda scholar'sshow.
Wearesoproudofourstudentswhojoined theprogramandwhovolunteeredtomake theeventhappens.
PARENTSVOICE
THISGRADELEVEL WHATSAPPGROUPSLINKS
Thesegroupsareintendedtofacilitateone-waycommunicationbytheParents’Councilwith schoolparentsandguardiansregardingschool/classmatters,e.g.,schoolnewsandevents,parent workshopsandcoffeemornings,remindersetc.
PleaseusethelinksorQRcodebelowtojointheWhatsAppgroup.Choosethegroupsthat correlatewithyourchild/children'sgradelevel.
Onlyadminsofthegroupcansendmessages Ifyouhaveanenquiryregardingamessageplease sendamessagetoyourclassteacheroryourPrimary/SecondaryPrincipal.Ifyourenquiryis regardingaParent'sCouncilinitiativeoreventpleasereachouttoparentcouncil@this qa
GRADELEVELWHATSAPGROUPLINKS&QRCODES
GradeLevelorClass Link QRCode Pre-KG KG1 EarlyIntervention Pre-KGEI&KG1EI KG2&KG2Intevrenion HUBKG2& HubGrades1,2,3,4,5,6
PARENTSVOICE
Grade1&Grade1Intervention
Grade2&Grade2Intervention
Grade3&Grade3Intervention
Grade4&Grade4Intervention
Grade5&Grade5Intervention
Grade6&Grade6Intervention
Grade7&Grade7Intervention
Grade8&Grade8Intervention
Grade9&Grade9Intervention
GradeLevelorClass Link QRCode
SecondaryInterventionin Grades6,7,8,9,10
ADDITIONALNOTES
IfyouhaveanyenquiriesrelatedtotheWhatsappgroupspleaseemailparentcouncil@this.qa
GradeLevelorClass Link QRCode
Grade10
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
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DearParents,
WearepleasedtoannouncethatISPSpellingBee isbackinitssecondeditiontoallISPMiddleEast schools.TheHamiltonInternationalSchool invitesallArabicnativeandnon-nativestudents toparticipateandshowcasetheirArabiclanguage skills.
Thewordlistsforeachgradelevelareuploadedin thefollowinglinksoyourchildcanlearnthe wordsandbepreparedtoenterround1on Monday,27thFebruary.
ISPSpellingBeewordslist-NativeG1-G6
ISPSpellingBeewordslist–Non-NativeG1-G6 Studentswhosuccessfullywritethewords correctlyinRound1willqualifyforRound2, wheretheywillspellwordsorallyinschool. StudentswhoqualifyforRound3willrepresent TheHamiltonInternationalSchoolinthefinal competitionthatwilltakeplaceonlineviaZoom theweekstartingMonday,20thMarch
Ifyouwishtoregisteryourchildinthe competition,kindlymessageyourchild’sArabic teacherviaclassdojo(forprimarystudents)or emailMsZainabatzmohammad@this qa(for Grade6).
PleaseEncourageyourchildtoparticipateinthis greatopportunitytodevelophisspellingskills.
Goodlucktoall!
ZainabMohammad
HeadofArabicDepartment
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ISP Spelling Bee words list - Native G1-G6
ISP Spelling Bee words list – Non-Native G1-G6 ﱃوﻷاﺔﻟﻮﺠﻟااوزﺎﺘﺟاﻦﻳﺬﻟابﻼﻄﻟاﺔﻴﻔﺼﺗﻢﺘﻴﺳﺔﺻﺎﺨﻟاوﺔﺜﻟﺎﺜﻟاﺔﻟﻮﺠﻟارﻮﻀﺤﻟحﺎﺠﻨﺑتﺎﻤﻠﻜﻟاﺔﺑﺎﺘﻜﺑ ﺔﻤﻠﻌﻣﻊﻣﺔﺳرﺪﻤﻟﺎﺑﻚﻟذو،ﺎ ﻴﻬﻔﺷتﺎﻤﻠﻜﻟاﺔﺌﺠﻬﺘﺑ ﺔﻴﺳارﺪﻟاﺺﺼﺤﻟالﻼﺧﺔﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟاﺔﻐﻠﻟاةدﺎﻣ ﻞﺜﻤﻴﻟﺔﻠﺣﺮﻣﻞﻛﻦﻣﺢﺷﺮﺘﻣﺪﺣاوﺐﻟﺎﻃةﻮﻋدﻢﺘﻴﺳموﺰﻟاﺮﺒﻋمﺎﻘﺘﺳﻲﺘﻟاوﺔﻴﺋﺎﻬﻨﻟاﺔﻘﺑﺎﺴﻤﻟﺎﺑﻪﺘﺳرﺪﻣ .20/3/2023 ﻖﻓاﻮﻤﻟاﻦﻴﻨﺛﻹامﻮﻳﻦﻣﺔﻳاﺪﺑ ﺔﺌﺠﻬﺘﻠﻟﺔﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟاﺔﻐﻠﻟاﺔﻘﺑﺎﺴﻣنﺄﺑﻢﻠﻌﻟاﻰﺟﺮﻳﺎﻤﻛ ﺔﻐﻠﻟﺎﺑﻦﻴﻘﻃﺎﻨﻟاﺮﻴﻏوﻦﻴﻘﻃﺎﻨﻟابﻼﻄﻟاﻊﻴﻤﺠﻟحﺎﺘﺘﺳ ﻒﺼﻟاﻰﺘﺣوﺔﻴﻧﺎﺜﻟاﺔﻨﺴﻟا /لوﻷاﻒﺼﻟاﻦﻣﺔﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟا .ﺔﻌﺑﺎﺴﻟاﺔﻨﺴﻟا /سدﺎﺴﻟا ﲆﻋﺔﻴﺼﻧﺔﻟﺎﺳرﻞﺳﺮﻳﻪﺘﻨﺑاوأﻪﻨﺑاﺔﻛرﺎﺸﻤﺑﺐﻏﺮﻳﻦﻣ ﺔﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟاﺔﻐﻠﻟاﺔﻤﻠﻌﻤﻟ ﻪﻔﺻوﺐﻟﺎﻄﻟاﻢﺳﺎﺑﻮﺟودسﻼﻛ .
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What's happening in the upcoming week
Sunday, March 5
KG1 Exit Point - Animal Rescuers, Black Box Theatre at 1 pm
Grade 5 Transition, MPH at 2pm
Tuesday, March 7
Primary Coffee Morning - THIS skills , BBT at 07.30am
Wednesday, March 8
Wednesday Women's Day (refer to the flyer for details)
Grade 1 Exit Point - Our World, Main Theatre at 07.45 am
Grade 2 Exit Point - Active Planet, Black Box Theatre at 09 am
Grade 3 Exit Point - Paintings, Photographs and Portraits, Grade 3 corridor at 12.50pm
Thursday, March 9
Grade 4 Exit Point - Extreme Survivors, MPH at 09 am
Sunday, March 12 - Thursday, March 16
School Break
