Hamilton Newsletter October 2022

OCTOBER 2022 NEWSLETTER

STREET CHILD UNITED

AT HAMILTON

Asmanyas280StreetChildUnitedmembers from25countries,wereinDohafortheStreet ChildWorldCup(SCWC),andtheyengagedin activitiesandperformancesatTheHamilton InternationalSchool.

MESSAGE

FROM THEHEADOFSECONDARY

Dearparentsandguardians, OctoberhasbeenabusyandmemorablemonthatHamilton,whichhasseenushostarangeofevents forourstudents,parentsandinternationalvisitors

ThemonthkickedoffwithWorldTeachersDay,providingourentirecommunitywiththeopportunity tothankourwonderfulHamiltonteachersfortheirhardworkanddedication Ourteacherswere gratefultobetreatedtosomedeliciousdrinksfromthecoffeestallinreception,aswellasthekind wishestheyreceivedfromchildrenandparents.

WealsohadthehonorofhostingtheStreetChildUnitedWorldCupteams,consistingofover250 streetchildrenfromaroundtheworld,andover200volunteersandstaff Thestreetchildrenjoined ourSecondarySchoolstudentsfortheday,experiencinglessonsinarangeofsubjects.Forsomeof thesechildren,thismaywellhavebeentheirfirstexperienceinaschoolsetting Laterintheday,our ParentCouncilorganizedafeastforallofourvisitors ThiswasfollowedbytheLateShow,where variousteamsperformedonstage,includingourownPrimarySchoolChoir,infrontofapacked audienceinthetheatre.Manyofourfamilies,thenwentontosupporttheteamsastheyplayedinthe StreetChildWorldCupinOxygenParkthefollowingweekend.

DuringOctober,Hamiltonhasalsoundergonetwoimportantexternalauditsandinspections ThefirstwastheISPsafeguardingAudit,whichwasa2 dayvisitfocusingonourpracticesand proceduresrelatingtokeepingourchildrensafeinschool.Weweredelightedwiththepositive feedbackthatwereceived Weareproudtosaythatinspeakingtotheauditorourstudentsdescribed theschoolasahappy,safe,respectfulandcaringplace Theauditorcommentedusforourlearning environmentanddescribedhervisitasapleasure! Thisvisitwasthenfollowedbya3 dayMandatory VisitbytheMoEHEwhichisnowcompulsoryforallnewschools.Thevisitwasarealsuccess.We receivedpositivecommentsrelatingtoourmissionandvision,teachingandlearning,ourcurriculum, studentwelfare,communitypartnerships,andleadership Wenowawaittheofficialwrittenfeedback

WecelebratedWorldMentalHealthDaythismonth,raisingawarenessviaaParentCoffeeMorning, wearinggreen,andthroughactivitieswithinhomeroomclassesandassemblies

InourSecondarySchool,wealsohostedourfirstISPUniversityFair ThisgaveourGrade9and10 studentsandtheirparents,theopportunitytolearnaboutuniversitycoursesandentryrequirements, aswellaspotentialcareerpathways,astheymetwithrepresentativesfromsomeofthebest universitiesinthecountry

Asthemonthdrewtoaclose,someofourPrimarystudentshadtheopportunitytotakepartinfootball matchesagainstanumberofschoolsaspartofthePrimarySchoolsFootballFestival.Wearereally excitedtoseeoursportingopportunitiesopenupagaininQatarandhopethatthiswillbethefirstof many

WehavealsocelebratedScienceWeekinourupperPrimaryandSecondarySchool,withstudents enjoyingsomespectacularscienceexperiments,adressasa‘madscientist’dayandasciencequiz

Toroundoffthemonth,October31stwerecognizedCancerAwarenessDay Thisissomethingthatis deartomanypeople’shearts,andwehelpedtoraiseawarenesswithourpinkribbons,non uniform dayandin schoolactivities

AsIconcludethisletter,Iamconsciousofsomanyotheramazingthingsthathavehappenedacross ourschoolthismonth.Iamsurethattheimagesthatfollowwillhelptocapturemanyofthese.

Kindregards

RebeccaGough

TheHeadofSecondary

TheHamiltonInternationalSchoolcelebrated WorldTeachers'Daywithmanyamazing initiativesleadbyourschoolteamandparents.

Ms.Alansari,aparentinourschoolexpressed hergratitudeforouramazingteacherby sendingacoffeestationandflowers

OurLeadershipteamandadminteamswent aroundtheschoolanddistributedcupcakesand thankyoucardstoallstaffmembers.

Wethankallourteachers,whoalwaysstriveto makethefuturebrighterandbetter!

MENTAL HEALTH DAY

#AREYOUOKAY?

To mark World Mental Health Day, The Hamilton International School went all green to spread awareness and promote the importance of mental health and well being within our community.

Our Student Council distributed green ribbons and stickers to everyone Also, our School Counselor and the clinical psychologist Dr Mansha hosted a Parent's stress management workshop in our Black Box Theatre to mark the day.

UNIVERSITY FAIR

TheHamiltonInternationalSchool,ispartofInternationalSchoolPartnership,andthis meansthatourstudentsandtheirlearningiscentraltoallwedo.Tosupportourstudents inmakinginformedabouttheirfuturepathways,werecentlyhostedthefirstISP UniversityFairinQatar.

HeldexclusivelyforfamiliesofThe HamiltonInternationalSchoolandPark HouseEnglishSchool,inourschool ExamHall,theISPUniversityFairhad someofthecountry’sbestuniversitieson handtospeaktostudentsandparents.

MR. CATHAL PERFORMANCE

Mr.Cathal,oneofourGrade1teachers, organizedanamazinginitiativeforbreaktime. Hewantedtogivethestudentsapositivefun vibewhiletheyarehavingtheirsnack,sohe startedplayingguitarandperformingthebest Disneysongsforthestudentstoenjoy. Ourstudentshadsomuchfunsingingwith him.

PINK OCTOBER

AspartofthePinkOctobercampaign, TheHamiltonInternationalSchool hostedaCancerAwarenessCoffee Morning. Weweresoexcitedtowelcomeour HamiltonparentsDr.Suzy,Dr.Lubna, andMs.Karentodeliveradedicated presentationandsharetheirexpertiseon cancerawareness.

Meanwhile,ourstudentsandstaffstood uponthefootballpitchwearingpinkand redtoshowtheirsupportfortheglobal campaign

#CANCERAWARENESS

OurPre KGclassescelebratedtheendoftheirthematic unit,TheWorldAroundUs!Thestudentskickedoffthe eventwithaparadetoshowofftheirfantasticcostumesof creaturesandanimalsfromaroundtheworld Hamilton's youngeststudentssharedtheirlearningwiththeirparents throughhands on,play basedactivitieswhichreplicated theonestheytookpartinduringtheirunitofstudy They sharedwhattheyhadlearnedfromanintroductionto recycling;theirexplorationofthemuch lovedstoryThe Gruffaloandmanychildrenshowedtheirparentshow shavingfoamcanbecomeicecream,souporeventea! To finish,thechildrenfromPre KGtooktothestagefora secondtimetoperformwordsandactionstothestory We'reGoingonaBearHunt!Thechildrenwereincredibly braveandperformedwonderfully especially rememberingtoscreamwhentheyfinallyfoundthebear! WelldonetoourPre KGsuperstars!Abig'thankyou'to ourPre KGparentsfortheirsupport,notonlytothose whowereabletocomealongbuttoalloftheparentswho helpedthechildrenlearnthewordsandactionsandfor alsosupplyinggreatcostumes

OurKG1studentshadtheirExitPointfortheunit"Going Places".Theydressedupasexplorersorassomeonewho worksinthetransportindustry.Parentswereinvitedtothe BlackBoxTheatre,wherethechildrenpreformedthestory "We'reGoingonaBearHunt"andsangthesong"The WheelsonTheBus". .Aftertheperformance,thechildrenandtheirparents engagedinarangeofactivitiesthatthechildrenexplored duringtheunit Forexample,theycreateddifferentmodes oftransportusingrecyclablematerial,theycreatedpaper airplanes,andtheypackedasuitcaseandplayedinthe airportroleplayarea Itwasabrilliantday,anditwas wonderfultohaveallthefamiliestheretocelebratethe occasion

KG2

GOAL!!! ⚽

OurKG2studentshadsuperfunintheirentry pointfor‘TheEarthOurHome’.Theearthis hometoover195countriesandlotsofthese countrieswillbejoinedtogetherintheWorld Cup . Theyhadtheirownpenaltyshootoutinour outdoorarea,astheymadeguessesastowho maywintheWorldCupinDecember!

FACT:

Grade1

Duringtheirrecentthematicexitpoint,our Grade1studentsshowcasedtheirlatesttopic "It'sShocking".

Ourstudentswereabletoexplainarangeof activitiesthattheytookpartinthroughoutthe term.Theyshowcasedhowaflashlightworks, thehistoryofelectricitythroughtheuseofa timeline,andlookedathowhumanslivedinthe pastwithoutelectricity Ourstudents showcasedhowtheirelectricaltoysoperateand observedhowstaticelectricitycanbeseen throughtheuseofballoonsandtissuepaper

Itwasawonderfuldisplayofstudentprojects, anditwasamazingtoseesomanyparents involvedinthisevent.

Grade4

OurGrade4studentshavejustcompletedtheir uniton"FantasticForces".

TheExitPointwasaveryinteractiveeventwhere parentscouldbuild,designandmakethings,as thechildrenshowedofftheirworkandtheirown designs.

Forhomework,thestudentscreatedRube Goldbergmachines,andtheyhadgreatfun showingthemoffandgettingotherstointeract withtheirdesigns.WithintheBlackBoxTheatre, wealsohadpaperairplanemaking,boatcreating andgenerallyshowingoffanyandallwork completed.

Aparticularhighlightwasthearm-wrestling competitionshowingNewton's3rdlaw Itwas Mr.O'Neillwhowonthisquieteasily.

Thenasafinalactivitytheentiregroupwent outsideandhadatug of warcompetition.

ThisExitPointwasbrilliant,andthestudentsdid agreatjob

OurGrade4studentshadtheirentrypointfor theirnewtopicofTheGreat,TheBold,andThe Brave.Thistopicfocusesmainlyonhistory,sothe children’sjobwastoactasahistorianwould–creatingstoriesfromtheevidenceprovided They weregiven5bags,inwhichwere5artifacts.These artifactswerelinkedtoeachoftheteachersinthe yeargroup.Thestudentsbeganbydoingthemost importantjobahistorianhastodo;putongloves. Oncethegloveswereon,theycouldopenthebags andinvestigate.TheArtifactsweren’tjust presentedtothem;someweredeliberatelyput insideobjects.Gradually,bylookingthrougheach bagthechildrenwereabletoworkoutwhichbag belongedtowhichteacher.However,intheend, therewasatwist…alloftheobjectsbelongedto onepersonandwerenot,assaid,fromeach teacher.Thisalsoreplicatesthejobofahistorian, whowilloftenhavetochangetheirideasbasedon newfindsordiscoveries.Thechildrenlovedthe activityandwereblownawaybythefactthatall theartifactscamefromonlyoneperson.Theydid agreatjobashistoriansforthedayandforsome thiscouldbeajobtheyheadtowards. Welldoneoneandall.

HAMILTON VS PARK HOUSE

Hamiltonschoolwelcomedourneighbors,ParkHouse EnglishSchoolforsomefootball friendlymatches.

Itwasfantasticforourstudentstoexperiencecompetitive sportsagain,aftersuchalongbreakduetoCovid 19 restrictions.ThankstoParkHouseforthegames.

HeadofPE

PETeacher

D E V O N

B R I T T L E

SCIENCE PRESENTATION

Ourgrade6studentshadtheopportunitytoshow casetheir knowledgeaboutcellsandwhattheyhavelearntthistermduring theirsciencelessons.

Eachstudentmadeacelloftheirchoiceusingawiderangeof differentmaterials Theythenpresentedittotheclassandtoldus abouttheirprojects.

ScienceTeacher

K A Y L E I G H F O U C H E

SCIENCE WEEK

Ourscienceteaminthesecondaryschoolorganizedascienceweek forourGrade4 10students.

Studentsgottoexperiencesciencedemosandreal lifedissections duringtheirscienceclasses.

Studentsalsohadtosolvescienceriddlesallweeklong,tooksome quizzes,andevendressedupasscientistsforaday.

INCLUSION

AAC

OurInclusionDepartmenthadan amazingdayraisingawarenessabout Augmentativeandalternative Communication(AAC). Thismeanscelebratingthemanyother methodsofcommunicationthat someonecanuseotherthanspeech. AACcanopendoorsandbuildbridges forpeoplewhomayotherwisestruggle tounderstandspokencommunication.

Studentsarejoinedbytheirparentsforawhole InterventionClassStayandPlayactivities. StudentsintheInterventionclassoftenstrugglewith socialandplayskillsandthisisanareaofdevelopment foralotofourstudents.

WehaveputtogetherasessionduringeachSemester wherewebringparentsandtheirchildrentogetherto teachthemarangeofgamesthattheycanplayathome withoutanyresources.

Duringthissession,weworkedonMusicalChairs,Fold thePaper,Sharks,Gradetheobject,Tag,andlotsof actionsongs.

Wehadgreatfunwhilstworkingonplayskills,turn taking,patience,andcompetitiveness.