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September2022
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T E R Page 06Newsletter www.hamiltoninternationalschool.qa TheHamiltonInternationalSchool celebratedEuropeanLanguagesDay. OuramazingLanguagesteachers acrosstheschoolorganizedan engagingandfundaytopromote languageawareness,global citizenship,literacy,andcultural diversity. Staffandstudentscamedressedin theirhomecountryflag. Itwassoamazingtoseehowmany countriesourstudentsandstaffcome from
MESSAGE FROM THEHEADOFPRIMARY
DearHamiltoncommunity,
IthasbeenaveryexcitingandsuccessfulmonthatHamilton.Ourstudentsnow havetheirestablishedroutinesandthepositiveatmosphereacrosstheschoolis evident Smilingchildren,withalearningfocusedmindset,areseeninaevery classroom Wearetrulyhappytoseethis
TheISPreadingchallengeisunderwayandstudentsarecollaboratingaround manyofthebookstheyhaveread.Assembliesondetermination,readingand aboutourStudentCouncilhavegeneratedexcitementacrosstheschool
Arangeofassessmentshavetakenplace.Theseareessentialasitenables studentstoshowcasetheirknowledge,skillsandunderstandinginarangeof subjectssothatteachersareabletoplantheirlessonsinapersonalizedmanner. Thisinturncreatesmanyopportunitiesforstudentstocomfortablychallenge themselves FromengagingMathandEnglishlessonstoexcitingspecialist lessons,ourtimetableandlessonvariationshasreallycapturedtheinterestof eachstudent'sinterest.
Ihavehadtheprivilegetoobservemanylessonssofarthistermanditconfirms ourbeliefthatamazingteachingandlearningisattheheartofeverythingwedo
BuildingonfromourParent/Teachermeetings,CurriculumAfternoon,andour revisedparentcommunicationprotocols,wecontinuetogalvanizeourparent communityandtheresponsehasbeenfantastic.Wehavehadmayparentsonsite toseeourexciting,thematicExitPointsfirsthand,thiswasanopportunityfor studentstoshowcasesomeoftheiramazinglearningexperiences.Ourweekly ParentWorkshopshaveprovidedparentswithspecificoccasionstolearnmore aboutourcurriculum,andwehavefocusedonMaths,English,Assessmentand Inclusioninsomeofourmostrecentevents Wethankparentsforthecontinuous feedback Thisisimportanttousbecausewestrivetoalwaysgetbetter Wewant tothankourParentCouncilforalwaysbeingproactiveandsupportiveinhelping usonourjourney.Ourupdatedattendanceandpunctualityproceduresarebased onthenotionthat‘everyminutecounts’whenitcomestolearningandwellbeing andwealsothankparentsfortheirsupportwiththistoo
Wehavemanyexcitingeventsonthehorizon.HostingStreetChildUnitedisa onceinalifetimeopportunityforusasaschool,andweareproudtobetheschool inDohatoleadonthis.Newcurriculumtopics,ISPchallenges,sportseventsand InternationalStudentDayareseveralfunandengagingupcomingexperiences beforetheWorldCupcommences Likealways,itisaveryexcitingtimetobeat Hamilton.
IanRinaldi TheHeadofPrimary
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Page 08Newsletter PRE-KG ENTRYPOINT OurPre KGstudentsenjoyedcelebratingthe startoftheirnewtopic"We'regoingonaBear Hunt"barefoot. Theyenjoyedtakingofftheirshoesand experiencedifferenttypesofmaterialby engagingtheirsenseoftouch. Theystartedwithwater,movedtomud,then treeleaves,andfinallytheytouchedSNOW!! Ourstudentslovedthislessonthatallowed themtoreallyexperiencesensorylearningas theyjourneyedtofindthebear.
KG1 -EXIT POINT
OurPRE KGandKG1studentscelebratedtheendoftheir unit"ThisisMe!"byinvitingtheirparentstotheir classroomssothattheycouldpresentaboutthemselves. Parentshadthemostamazingtimewatchinghowtheir childrenhavesettledintothenewacademicyear,andalso heardallabouttheirchild,fromtheirchild
Followingthatsession,theparentsstayedfora“Stayand Play”morningfilledwithlotsoffunandexcitingactivities relatedtotheunit.
Studentsthoroughlyenjoyedhavingtheopportunityto exploretheseactivitieswiththeirparents.
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KG2
EXIT POINT
Theyperf
Page 05Newsletter "ThisisME!" OurKG2hadanincredibleExitpoint withthepresenceoftheirparents.
SimilartoourPre KGandKG1,each studentinKG2preparedaprojectthat presentedhis/herpersonalityand displayeditintheBlackBoxTheatre.
GRADE
EXIT POINT
OurGrade1studentsrecentlycelebrated
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theirexitpointfortheIPCunit Brainwave Thestudentsmemorizedandpracticeda dancetodemonstratehowthebrainlearns bestthroughpractice. Theyalsoshowcasedtheirworkwhich included:opticalillusions.brainposters, healthyplates,andknowledgeharvest. WelldoneGrade1! Page 04Newsletter
AtTheHamiltonInternationalSchool, learningisengagingandfun!
OurGrade2studentstookpartinavery excitingEntryPointfortheirnewIPCunit "FootprintsfromThePast".
Theyplayedtheroleofarchaeologistsasthey followedfootprintstoseewheretheytook them.
Studentsfoundsomethingthatwasburiedin arockandtheyusedtoolstohelpthem carefullyretrieveit Theydiscoveredsomethingthathadbeen buriedformillionsofyears! TheyfoundDinosaurs!
ItwasaveryinterestingEntryPointandour studentsenjoyeditthoroughly
GRADE 2
ENTRY POINT
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Page 08Newsletter Grade4 ExitPoint OurGrade4studentscelebratedtheExit Pointoftheirtopic-Brainwave. Therewasagreatdisplayofactivities: teachingskillstoothers,testingsenses, quickthinking,andtestingbrainpuzzles Studentsworkedingroupstoproducea shortvideoteachingothersaboutthe differentpartsofthebrainandits function.
OurGrade4studentshadanincredible EntryPointabout“Forces”
Studentsdesignedpaperairplanesand triedtomakePlay Dohfloat.
Theybeganbytestingoutthreedifferent sizesofairplanesandseeingwhichone flewthefurthest
AsforthePlay Doh,itkeptsinkinginthe wateruntiltheyfiguredoutthebestshape tocreatetokeepitfloating.
Studentsenjoyedthelessonandhadso muchfunallinthenameofscience.
GRADE 4 ENTRY POINT
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Grade5
ToconcludetheBrainwavetopic, ourGrade5studentscreatedtheir veryownbrainspa.Theyshared theirimpressiveknowledgeofthe brain,tipsonhowwecankeepour brainshealthy,andpreparedsome brainchallengesfortheirparents.
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Page 08Newsletter ﻲﺘﻳﻮﻫﻢﺳﺮﺗﻲﻤﻴﻗ ﻞﻴﻌﻔﺗﲆﻋﺔﻴﻟوﺪﻟانﻮﺘﻠﻣﺎﻫﺔﺳرﺪﻣﻦﻣﺎﺻﺮﺣ ﺔﻴﺑﺮﺘﻟاةرازﻮﻟﻊﺑﺎﺘﻟا"ﻲﺘﻳﻮﻫﻢﺳﺮﺗﻲﻤﻴﻗ"ﺞﻣﺎﻧﺮﺑ ﺖﻤﻈﻧ،ﻲﻟﺎﻌﻟاﻢﻴﻠﻌﺘﻟاوﻢﻴﻠﻌﺘﻟاو ﺔﻴﻟوﺆﺴﻤﻟاﺔﻤﻴﻗلﻮﺣﺔﻳﻮﻋﻮﺗةﺮﺿﺎﺤﻣﺔﺳرﺪﻤﻟا بﻼﻄﻠﻟةﻼﺼﻟاﺔﺣاﺮﺘﺳاﺖﻗولﻼﺧﻚﻟذو يوﺎﻋﺮﺒﻟانﺎﻴﺑ/ةذﺎﺘﺳﻷاﺖﻣﺎﻗ.ﻦﻴﻤﻠﺴﻤﻟا سﺎﻜﻌﻧاوﺔﻤﻴﻘﻟاﺔﻴﻤﻫأﻦﻋبﻼﻄﻟﺎﻌﻣثﺪﺤﺘﻟﺎﺑ .بﻼﻄﻟاكﻮﻠﺳﻲﻓﺎﻫﺮﺛأ
Inclusion Workshop
EveryWednesday,our inclusionDepartmentrunsa coffeemorningandworkshops forourparents. Theseeventsallowthemto sharetraining,and information,butalsoallows themtobringtogether,and buildasupportivecaring communityatourschool.
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ARABIC DEPARTMENT WORKSHOP Page 05Newsletter ﺔﻴﺒﻳرﺪﺗ ﺔﺷرو ﺔﻴﻟوﺪﻟا نﻮﺘﻠﻣﺎﻫ ﺔﺳرﺪﻣ ﺖﻤﻈﻧ ٢٨ءﺎﻌﺑرﻷامﻮﻳﺔﻴﺑدﻷاتﺎﺳارﺪﻟاﻢﺴﻗتﺎﻤﻠﻌﻤﻟ أﺮﻗأ ﺔﺼﻨﻣ ﻞﻴﻌﻔﺗ ﺔﻴﻔﻴﻛ لﻮﺣ ، ٢٠٢٢ ﺮﺒﻤﺘﺒﺳ .ﺔﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟﺎﺑ فﺪﻬﻳﻞﻣﺎﻜﺘﻣﺞﻣﺎﻧﺮﺑةرﺎﺒﻋﺔﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟﺎﺑأﺮﻗأﺔﺼﻨﻣ ةءاﺮﻘﻟا)ﺔﺻﺎﺧوﺔﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟاﺔﻐﻠﻟاتارﺎﻬﻣﺮﻳﻮﻄﺗﱃإ .(عﺎﻤﺘﺳﻻاوﺔﺑﺎﺘﻜﻟاو ﻞﺜﻣﺮﻴﻓﻮﺗﲆﻋنﻮﺘﻠﻣﺎﻫﺔﺳرﺪﻣﺖﺻﺮﺣﺪﻗو ﻲﻓﺪﻋﺎﺴﺗنأﺎﻬﻧﺄﺷﻦﻣﻲﺘﻟاﺎﻬﺑﻼﻄﻟﺞﻣاﺮﺒﻟاهﺬﻫ بﻼﻄﻟاىﻮﺘﺴﻣﺮﻳﻮﻄﺗ.
SECONDARY CURRICULUM INFORMATION
EVENING
Oursecondarydepartmenthostedacurriculum informationeveningforallourparents.OurHeadof Secondaryandteachershadtheopportunitytotalk totheparentsandexplainhowtheyteachin classrooms,theupcomingprojectsstudentwillbe involvedin,andmostimportantlytheHamilton approachtolearning.
differentlearningmaterialsusedsuchasbooks, Ipads,musicinstruments,DTtools,etc
Therewassomuchlearninggoingonfortheparents
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Everysubjecthaditsownstallshowcasingthe
Welovetohaveourcommunityengagedinthe learningthathappensinourclassrooms.
MP JIHAD DIB IN HAMILTON
Page 05Newsletter TheHamiltonInternationalSchool welcomedtheAustralianMinisterof Parliament.DuringhisvisitMr.Jihad Dib,andourPrincipalMr TerrySenior, touredtheschool.Weweresohappyto showhimthehigh qualityteachingand learningthathappensatHamilton.
October2022 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday World's Teacher's Day Secondary Mid Semester1 Datedue OpenHouse Secondary Stopthe ClockDay StreetChild UnitedDay EveningTour University Fair Secondary Parent Meetings Page.15Newsletter 568 12 13 Upcoming Calendarof Events 18 19 26