Hamilton - September 2023 Issue 4

NEWSLETTER www.hamiltoninternationalschool.qa

What's new?

Music Performance We had an unforgettable music recital when our remarkable grade 10 and 11 students graced the stage in the music room.

They poured their hearts and souls into their performances, each note resonating with passion and dedication, from Greek traditional music to lively rock songs and everything in between.

We were truly inspired by the depth of their talents and can't wait to see where their musical journeys take them next.

September 21, 2023 Issue 4

What's happening in the upcoming week Tuesday, 26th September Primary Coffee Morning - Arabic, Islamic Studies, and Qatar History (in Arabic) - Black Box Theatre - 7:30 am Wednesday, 27th September KG1 Exit Point “This is Me”- Black Box Theatre - 01:00 pm - 01:30 pm Thursday, 28th September Student Council Voting Hot Chocolate Thursday KG2 Exit Point “People from the Past” - Multi-purpose Hall - 01:00 pm - 01:30 pm

Upcoming Events World Teachers’ Day - 5th of October QPPSSA - U10 - 9th of October QPPSSA - U11 - 11th of October QPPSSA - U9 - 18th of October QPPSSA - U9 - 19th of October

What happened in Hamilton G6 - Social Studies Our Grade 6 students are learning about the three main areas of geography in their social studies lessons.

Students have created and presented their landscape in a box; designed to be an engaging and ceeative way to solidify their understanding of physical, human, and environmental geography, G4 Parent Panel Our Grade 4 has set off their new English genre, ‘Stories From Other Cultures’ by inviting a panel of special guests to share a story with the students.

They had 3 parents volunteer to come and tell stories of trust, hope, adventure, friendship, and determination. We also had Mr. Senior, the principal of the school who joined them to tell a fascinating story about his family connection, a survivor from the Titanic!

Our students are looking forward to engaging and immersing themselves more in the genre over the next week.

We sincerely thank and appreciate our volunteers for their time and effort, The students and staff alike thoroughly enjoyed it!

Secondary Assembly Our Grade 8 students have been developing their English skills by analysing and explaining the Hamilton school logo and our school vision of Igniting Passion, Purpose, and Potential.

Students developed their ideas in class and for homework and presented this in our whole school assembly. They took it in turns to share their ideas whilst explaining the different aspects of the school logo and vision and analysing the English elements to each part.

What happened in Hamilton Grade 1 - Parent Panel Today, our Grade 1 students had a Parent Panel event in the main theatre, parents were invited to come and share their stories about their jobs and careers.

It was an opportunity for our students to learn more about different opportunities in their current IPC unit “Who Am I”.

The aim of the event was to help the students to research more ideas of what career they could have in the future.

Hot Chocolate Thursday

Primary Student Council Dear Primary Parents, It is with great pleasure to announce the launch of Hamilton’s Primary School Council for 2023-2024. It will consist of one representative per class from Grades One to Five. The School Council will have a unique insight into the impact of whole school decision making and be given the opportunity to make real, authentic changes, here at Hamilton International School.

If your child is interested in applying for the role of school councilor for his/her class, please see below for an outline of the task.

Create A Speech!

-Outline why you are the best candidate for the job.

-What are your strengths?

-Why would you make a good student council member?

-45-60 seconds long.

-You must be able to recite the speech from memory.

-You will present your speech in class on Voting Day – Thursday, 28th September. Your peers will then vote for who they feel will be the most suitable person for the role.

-No gifts to be brought into school.

Please read through the student council job description to support you with your speech.

The winning representatives will be announced in assembly on Thursday 5th October.

Kind regards, Mr. Ward Head of School Council

Primary Student Council

Student Council Job Description Students Leadership Role:

School Council Member

Number of positions available:

1 per class

Applications welcome form:

Grade 1-5

Responsible to:

Mr. Ward - Head of Student Council

Selection Process:

Class Election

Overview The student council serves as the students’ representative body. It initiates and directs student activities, helps share students’ ideas, interests and concerns. The main goal of the student council is to promote the development of the school and the welfare of its students Duties: Acting as a role model to all students within the school, promoting the school values to ignite passion, pursue purpose, and chase potential.

Represent your year group at school council meetings with commitment and full attendance.

Showing initiative an leadership to support the growth of the Primary School.

Working closely with the member of staff who is the Head of House.

Listening to your peers and come up with ideas to improve the school, thinking about who can help you and what you will need to organize.

Planning special events that include all year groups in the primary school and encourage year groups to collaborate.

Person Specification: Organized Good listener Able to give and receive positive, constructive feedback Reliable and responsible Determined Has a growth mindset when things do not go right first time Willingness to work with other students from different grades

Parent Council Hamilton International will be hosting International Student's Day on November 2, 2023. We are so happy to be able to have parents on site along with the students to celebrate the amazing diversity of The Hamilton International School. We have 90 nationalities that make up our student body, which is incredible!

How can you get involved?

We are looking for parents who would be interested in hosting or helping out at their home Country's Stall. Our goal is to be able to have almost all 90 countries represented. You can work as a team with other parents from your home country to help organize, cook, set up, etc. It would be helpful if each country had a Country leader to help take the lead. You can also team up with another country and share a table.

You can provide food, games, activities, and/or trivia questions at your table. Come dressed in your country's cultural dress or flag colors to get into the spirit. Each table should be decorated to show off your country's identity. We want the students and parents visiting each table to leave with a bit of knowledge about each country.

We know that some of you may be traveling home during the October break or will need time to purchase items for International Student's Day and we wanted to ensure that we give all parents time to do that. We thank you in advance for the time, energy, and resources it will take for this event to be successful. Many hands make light work!

We do not have the schedule for the day yet but it will follow closely last year's timings. The parade will start somewhere near 9:00 AM, followed by the students/parents visiting the Country Stalls (you will have time to setup your stalls before the parade), we will have some time to take down our Stalls and tidy up before we end the day with some performances in the theatre before pickup time.

Please check out the link below to see a video from last year's International Student's Day to give you an idea of what the Country Stalls look like and what the event is all about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHJNFTqUdg8 We have divided the countries into 4 WhatsApp groups to help with the flow of communication. Please join the WhatsApp group that correlates with your Country.

Any countries in...North America, South America, and Oceania https://chat.whatsapp.com/HDZ6LuEh5NXJ2xl1V4LKrH Any countries in Africa https://chat.whatsapp.com/D4wrKf3hWedEsHTA1DRMKp Any countries in Asia https://chat.whatsapp.com/F4mPRgl1eHnK3ftoALyDWQ Any countries in Europe https://chat.whatsapp.com/EmAXeqa2MFzFUxWBN8ejSU

Sign up here

Parent Privilege Program

We are happy to announce that you can use your parent lanyard to avail a range of benefits such as discounts, promotions & special offers from partner companies.

Parent Privilege Program

ECA & ASA Booklet We are happy to add the ballet ASA program to our ECAs & ASas booklet, you can find all the information in the booklet below.

ECAs & ASAs Booklet September - December 2023

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR FRIENDS and reward them at the same time!

Refer a friend to join The Hamilton International School for the 2023-2024 academic year and receive 1500 QAR credit towards your school fees for every child that enrolls! By joining our community through your referral, your friend will also receive 1500 QAR credit towards their tuition fees.

How to refer a friend? it's as easy as 1,2,3 Click on the button below to enter your friend's details and submit the form.

Our admissions team will contact your friends and arrange next steps.

LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE PRE-KG TO GRADE 11

Your friend enrolls for the 2023-2024 academic year and you receive a referral benefit of 1500 QAR per child. This will be credited to your school account. Your friend will also receive 1500 QAR off their tuition fees, for joining our community.

Terms & Conditions Apply

Ourrney Jou - 2 0 2 3 AY 2

022

y r e Ouurn 0 2 3 Jo 2 2 - 2 AY

20

Yearbook

is available now at school!

ASA Flyers