Head of Primary Dear Parents, We had a lovely start to the second half term going straight into Maths week. There were so many activities happening in all the year groups. The teachers and students had such fun with the „Problem of the Day‟ and all the other Maths challenges last week. A special thank you goes out to our Maths week committee who planned it so well. I would also like to extend my thanks to all parents, students and teachers for a wonderful and successful School Fair. Again it is always lovely to meet parents whom I never get a chance to see. Our Year 5 students will be tested by the SEC in English, Mathematics and Science. This is compulsory for all schools in Qatar. The results will be published in a public document. All year 5 students will be doing more preparation in these subjects over the next month. I would appreciate your support and cooperation with their teachers at home and in school. You will be informed about the dates these tests will be conducted in school. All students and teachers are
currently busy with continuous assessments this half term. There will be no exam week at the end of term. A Parent Interview Meeting will take place on 30th March and beginning of April. You will receive a letter to book your time with the class teacher. I would like to encourage all parents to take the time and meet with the teacher. This is a very valuable time, as parents will be informed of their child‟s progress and what is required to advance their development further in term 3. I look forward to your continuous commitment in your child‟s education. Nadia January Head of Primary
EYFS Welcome back to the second half of Term two. We have come to the end of our topics on Growing and Under the Sea. Last week the Early Years Department had Maths Week, during which the children were encouraged to take part in some fun mathematics work and games, in particular guessing the amount of sweets in the jar. To end the week Reception children made Maths Hats and paraded them around the building, showing them off to each class. Great work boys and girls! This week Reception and Preschool have started their new topics for this half term. For the next few weeks Preschool will be learning all about Planets and Astronauts. Some great work is already on display, well done Preschool. Reception will be learning about different animals, habitats and how to look after them in our Animals topic. We would like to remind parents there will be no reports given out this term but there will be Parent/ Teacher interviews on the 30th of March. Times are to be confirmed and a letter will be issued soon.
classes to win this game were 1 Red for Year 1 and 2 Red for Year 2. A big well done to all the children for the efforts and hard work for Math Week and a big thank you to our „Maths Gang‟ who prepared it all for us to enjoy! We have also just hosted our School Fair which was a great success and everyone seemed to have a fun day! KS 1 Department
All Early Years teachers would also like to ask parents to have a go with our „Big Cook, Little Cook‟ and Reading scheme. It is great fun for the children and we would like to invite parents to come in and listen to children reading stories and have a go too. So if you would like to come in and make something with the children, listen to them read or even support them with some art activities, please don‟t hesitate to talk to your child‟s class teacher to arrange a time. This past Friday, 4th March, we had our School Fair and it was great fun! The Early Years department would like to say a big „Thank you‟ for all that you have donated towards the Fair and for supporting us on the day. From the EYFS Team
Sports Day by Movin Seneviratne
KS 1 Well once again it has been a very busy two weeks with lots going on in Key Stage 1. Last week we celebrated Maths Week. All week long the children were answering different maths questions. There was a problem of the day, an estimation question and „What Time is it Mr Ben‟? All the children gave these a go and we had some great Mathematicians who got all the answers correct. Then on Thursday we finished the week by hosting a „Who Wants to be A Millionaire‟ math challenge for each year group. This was fantastic and it just showed how the children were able to use their thinking skills and work as a team in their classes. The two lucky classes to win
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During the weekend I went to the School Fair. I played on the bouncy castle. And then I went to the haunted house. I had fun. I also went to do face painting. Everybody likes to see my face painted. I felt happy. By Darrshana 1Purple The Sponge Game was the best game in all of the School Fair but there was one other game, it was basketball but I did not get a prize. Then I went home and slept in my nice bed. It was a good day. By Ahmed J, 2 Green
Sports day finally arrived after all the excitement and curiosity. We were totally unaware of the challenges that awaited us so we had to depend on our confidence. There were events that everyone could participate in. Everyone was very cheerful and excited and simply couldn‟t conceal it. Not half of the sports events would have been as memorable, if it weren‟t for the very kind parents who helped make our sports day perfect. We had some very fun games like beat the keeper or handball as well as the traditional sports games like races or long jump. Finally after all the hard work from the teachers and PTA, we managed to have a really great sports day! Above all, the best game probably would have been the rubbish collecting game, where we learned how to really work in a team and protect the environment! The house teachers were continuously making up slogans for us to cheer and it was simply wonderful. By Movin Seneviratne Year 6 Orange