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SPOTLIGHT – October 2016 Welcome to the ALS Library Our library media centre offers more than 24, 000 titles in English, Arabic and French. We aim to provide high- interest reading material that both supports our IB school curriculum and motivates our students to become life-long readers. Recent changes and developments to our library arrangement have created a more versatile environment where students can enjoy reading and exploring our extensive collection during both class sessions and on their breaks or free periods. We are delighted to help our students find a “just right book” and encourage them to renew or checkout new books every week! Please ask your child what book they are reading and have them share it with you. This month we have also started the ALS Book Care Challenge for Kindergarten through Grade 5. Classes returning all of their library books on time and in good condition will be eligible to checkout two books per student and win a prize at the end of the year! While there are no fines for late books, if a book is lost or severely damaged we ask students to please pay the cost of the book so we may replace it. Please come and visit us soon! Andrea & Vernie Date Event Time Location Mon 31st October Grade 2A and Grade 2B End of Unit Event 11.00am Classes Mon 31st October Grade 1A and Grade 1B End of Unit Event 12.45pm Classes Thurs 10th Nov Spirit Day All Day Thurs 10th Nov Last day of school 2.30pm Sun 20th Nov School reopens 7.30am Tues 22nd Nov PD day, early closure Important Information Main school - 011 2070926 Please remember you can always email a staff member if you have any concerns or queries. Their email will be their initial followed by their family name, then @alsschools.com For example: Neil Hugo - [email protected] Boys’ principal Gerry Steiert - [email protected] K-3 &Girls principal - Kathy Khayatt - [email protected] Drivers - K-3 I have been saddened recently by the number of drivers who ignore both our guards and me when trying to assist with the new parking arrangements at the K-3 entrance. The new procedures have been put in place to ensure the safety of ALL children (including yours) and so it is really important that drivers and fathers do not stop in the middle of the road to let out their children. Move along to one of the spaces and please follow the instructions of the guards. A letter came out from school last week in both Arabic and English and I am attaching the letter again today so please tell your driver about where they should stop the car in future. ADVANCED LEARNING SCHOOLS - RIYADH SPOTLIGHT – October 2016 From the superintendent - Neil Hugo The school year is well under way now and the classrooms are full of eager students trying hard to make this year their best one yet. We had a smooth start to the year as we warmly welcomed our new Boys’ Principal, Mr. Gerry Steiert. The children in K-3 were very excited to return to school and have their photos taken with the balloon displays at the entrance to the K-3 campus. Thank you Miss Hill for creating such a welcoming atmosphere for our students. IB Diploma Exam Results I am delighted to inform you that we had 100% success rate with the students who entered for the full IB Diploma, excellent results for ALS. Congratulations to Dalal Ghazal, Nouf AlDgaither, Monirah AlAiban, Lulwa Alamdar, Leen Hassan Al Saud, Haya AlQuraishi, Haifa AlBassam, lJohara Al Saud, AlAnoud AlAbdulhadi, Shaikhah Al Saud and Ahmed Al Madan. Also, I am delighted to report that of the 9 IB Diploma level Certificates entered, we had 100% success rate. Well done to all of the students who left us last year and good luck in your university careers wherever you are around the world. Administration & Maintenance Staff Lunch We had a particularly long summer break this year and many people enjoyed their holidays outside of the Kingdom. The school remained open throughout the summer with both the maintenance Team and Administration Team present. Schools are busy places, even in the summer: accepting new students, ensuring essential maintenance jobs are completed and someone dealing with ministry issues. As a thanks you to these staff, Mr. Hugo held a lunch of recognition for them at the beginning of August. We were lucky to have the Founding Board member, Mr. Feda Al Khatib join us for the occasion. Behaviour Management You will have read the school’s new Behavior Management Policy in the Handbook. We are excited to be taking a new approach to student behavior but we do need all of our children to know the expectations that there are for them and so please make sure that your child has read the Handbook and understands what all of the expectations mean. School Fees A few parents have still not paid the school fees for this year and we must ask that fees are paid as promptly as possible. If you have not yet paid the fees, please make arrangements to do so immediately.

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Page 1: Important Information - Advanced Learning Schoolsalsschools.com/spotlight/13-October-2016.pdfWelcome to the ALS Library The school year is well ... Hassan Al Saud, ... Also, I am delighted

SPOTLIGHT – October 2016

Welcome to the ALS Library Our library media centre offers more than 24, 000 titles in English, Arabic and French. We aim to provide high-interest reading material that both supports our IB school curriculum and motivates our students to become life-long readers. Recent changes and developments to our library arrangement have created a more versatile environment where students can enjoy reading and exploring our extensive collection during both class sessions and on their breaks or free periods. We are delighted to help our students find a “just right book” and encourage them to renew or checkout new books every week! Please ask your child what book they are reading and have them share it with you. This month we have also started the ALS Book Care Challenge for Kindergarten through Grade 5. Classes returning all of their library books on time and in good

condition will be eligible to checkout two books per student and win a prize at the end of the year! While there are no fines for late books, if a book is lost or severely damaged we ask

students to please pay the cost of the book so we may replace it. Please come and visit us soon! Andrea & Vernie

Date Event Time Location

Mon 31st October Grade 2A and Grade 2B End of Unit Event 11.00am Classes

Mon 31st October Grade 1A and Grade 1B End of Unit Event 12.45pm Classes

Thurs 10th Nov Spirit Day All Day

Thurs 10th Nov Last day of school 2.30pm

Sun 20th Nov School reopens 7.30am

Tues 22nd Nov PD day, early closure

Important Information

Main school - 011 2070926

Please remember you can always email a staff member if you have any

concerns or queries.

Their email will be their initial followed by their family name, then

@alsschools.com

For example:

Neil Hugo - [email protected]

Boys’ principal Gerry Steiert -

[email protected]

K-3 &Girls principal - Kathy Khayatt -

[email protected]

Drivers - K-3 I have been saddened recently by the number of drivers who ignore both our guards and me when trying to assist with the new parking arrangements at the K-3 entrance. The new procedures have been put in place to ensure the safety of ALL children (including yours) and so it is really important that drivers and fathers do not stop in the middle of the road to let out their children. Move along to one of the spaces and please follow the instructions of the guards. A letter came out from school last week in both Arabic and English and I am attaching the letter again today so please tell your driver about where they should stop the car in future.

ADVANCED LEARNING SCHOOLS - RIYADH

SPOTLIGHT – October 2016

From the superintendent - Neil

Hugo

The school year is well under way

now and the classrooms are full of

eager students trying

hard to make this year

their best one yet. We

had a smooth start to the year as we warmly

welcomed our new Boys’ Principal, Mr. Gerry

Steiert. The children in K-3 were very excited

to return to school

and have their

photos taken with

the balloon

displays at the

entrance to the K-3

campus. Thank

you Miss Hill for

creating such a

welcoming

atmosphere for our

students.

IB Diploma Exam Results

I am delighted to inform you that we had 100% success

rate with the students who entered for the full IB Diploma,

excellent results for ALS. Congratulations to Dalal Ghazal,

Nouf AlDgaither, Monirah AlAiban, Lulwa Alamdar, Leen

Hassan Al Saud, Haya AlQuraishi, Haifa AlBassam,

lJohara Al Saud, AlAnoud AlAbdulhadi, Shaikhah Al Saud

and Ahmed Al Madan.

Also, I am delighted to report that of the 9 IB Diploma level

Certificates entered, we had 100% success rate. Well done

to all of the students who left us last year and good luck in

your university careers wherever you are around the world.

Administration & Maintenance Staff Lunch

We had a particularly long summer break this year and

many people enjoyed their holidays outside of the

Kingdom. The school remained open throughout the

summer with both the maintenance Team and

Administration Team present. Schools are busy places,

even in the summer: accepting new students, ensuring

essential maintenance jobs are completed and someone

dealing with ministry issues. As a thanks you to these staff,

Mr. Hugo held a lunch of recognition for them at the

beginning of

August. We were

lucky to have the

Founding Board

member, Mr.

Feda Al Khatib

join us for the

occasion.

Behaviour

Management

You will have read the school’s new Behavior Management

Policy in the Handbook. We are excited to be taking a new

approach to student behavior but we do need all of our

children to know the expectations that there are for them

and so please make sure that your child has read the

Handbook and understands what all of the expectations

mean.

School Fees A few parents have still not paid the school fees for this year and we must ask that fees are paid as promptly as possible. If you have not yet paid the fees, please make arrangements to do so immediately.

Page 2: Important Information - Advanced Learning Schoolsalsschools.com/spotlight/13-October-2016.pdfWelcome to the ALS Library The school year is well ... Hassan Al Saud, ... Also, I am delighted

SPOTLIGHT – October 2016

ALS Boys’ School

First School 2016-17 school year

SPOTLIGHT – October 2016