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Mesaieed International

School

Our Mission: To inspire and empower our students for a great

future, through an innovative and globally relevant

education.

MIS as One

New special verse

and chorus

Verse:

We’re here with

friends and

colleagues,

We’ve come to

celebrate,

This decade of our

opening through

the MIS school

gates.

Our vision for

success is clear,

It rings throughout

the school.

So let’s all sing,

loud and proud,

for MIS this day.

Chorus:

Ten years on, and

we’re still learning.

How to be the

best the we can

be.

Making friends

along our journey.

Happy Birthday

MIS is ten.

Issue #4

25th October

2018

From the Head Teacher’s Desk

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Primary

Mr. T. SpringhamPrimary HeadteacherMesaieed InternationalSchool

Primary

Bi-Weekly Newsletter

www.mis.qp.qa

Dear Parents,

Welcome to our 10th Anniversary special edition ofthe MIS Primary Newsletter.

We hope that this edition provides you with anidea of the wide variety of activities that thechildren have taken part in over the past week tocelebrate our special school birthday.

On Wednesday we enjoyed our 10th BirthdayAssembly where we celebrated 10 years of learningwith our new verse and chorus of MIS as One,shared some memories of special moments withour oldest students and blew out the candles ofour special birthday cake.

Mesaieed International School

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PrimaryOur Mission: To inspire and empower our students for a great

future, through an innovative and globally relevant education.

Year 5



Something very

special happened

in 2008 – Hmmmm,

what was it?

The pages that

follow will give you

some hints. In the

meantime, year

five have

prepared some

predictions of

2028. We also

present ‘other’

things that

happened in

2008…

• Lamborghini Alar isFirst Produced

• Makoto Kobayashi,ToshihideMaskawa, andYoichiro NambuWin the NobelPrize in Physics

• Cyprus And MaltaAdopt The Euro

• The Price OfPetroleum Hits$100 A Barrel

• Aretha Franklin isHonored asMusiCares "Personof the Year"

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FORECASTING

GUESSING

SURMISING

CONJECTING


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Year 1



Year 1 celebrated

the school's 10th

birthday by using

only 10 pieces or

blocks to make a

construction.

Look at some of

the amazing things

that they created,

while having lots of

fun along the way

CELEBRATING

BUILDING

THINKING

CREATING

CELE

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ATI

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BU

ILDIN

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CR

EA

TING


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Year 1



Can you count to

10? Year 1 can!

Year 1 had an

exciting day on

Thursday

celebrating our

school's 10th

anniversary.

We decided to do

lots of activities

based around the

number 10.

We made 'pop up'

cards, wonderful

hats, wrote 10

things that we liked

about our school

and we even

discussed what we

would look like in

10 years time.

Mr. Holden thought

about this and

began to cry!

We then ended

the day with a

fabulous party and

lots of dancing.

The teachers even

had a go too!

CELEBRATINGOU

NTIN

G

CELE

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ATIN

G

COUNTIN


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Year 1



MIS is 10 years old

–WOW!

That’s older than

any of the children

in year one. To

mark this special

event, the children

had a variety of

activities. They

were challenged

to construct out of

10 blocks only.

They also thought

about what they

would look like

and where they

would be when

they are 10 years

older, they

created great

drawings and

writing pieces for

this. They got

creative and

made anniversary

cards and party

hats. The children

also enjoyed

writing and

drawing 10 things

they liked about

MIS!

We ended our day

with a joyful party.

CELEBRATING

COMMEMORATING CO

NSTR

UC

TING

WR

ITING


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Year 6



Year 6 enjoyed an

action packed

exciting day to

mark the school’s

tenth birthday.

The children took

part in a carousel

of activities. They

tested their powers

of perception in a

quiz where they

had to identify

various areas of

the school from

photographs taken

at unusual angles.

The children also

wrote sonnets

about our

wonderful school;

a sonnet is a 14 line

poem with each

line consisting of

ten syllables.

They also explored

Zentangle patterns

by splitting their

work into ten

sections, creating

wonderful pieces

of original art using

a variety of

designs.

They also made healthy kebabs from

apples, bananas, melons, oranges

and grapes. To finish off the activity

they tasted a, not so healthy,

marshmallow dripping in chocolate.

To round off the day, in Numeracy

they converted the numbers in bases

2, 3 and 4 into base ten.

The highlight for the children was

tasting the truly wonderful food on

offer. So, the Year 6 team would like

to take this opportunity to thank our

valued parents from the bottom of

our hearts for the wonderful dishes all

the families prepared to make this

occasion.

TESTING

PERCEIVING

IDENTIFYING EXPLORING


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Year 6



A Super Shakespearian Sonnet

MIS is the best school this is true

We really like spending time in this school

We are happy for new children to come

Countless activities are coming up

We have been taught a lot of vocabulary

We spend most of our time at MIS

Asking questions help us to learn new things

We enjoy learning and playing outside

We’re one school because we care, share and learn

The playground is where we spend lots of time

We are here to make new friends and have fun

We’re a very strong team in athletics

Cotton candy stand at the winter fair

Please remember MIS is the best

6AS

Definition of Sonnet

The word sonnet is

derived from the

Italian word

“sonetto,” which

means a “little

song” or small lyric.

In poetry, a sonnet

has 14 lines, and is

written in iambic

pentameter.

Each line has 10

syllables.

It has a specific

rhyme scheme,

and a volta, or a

specific turn.

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Year 6



A 10-net

MIS is old, old, old; very old

MIS is mine and your creation

We really like MIS; it’s the best

We really like being in MIS

Our teacher really likes poems and maths

During maths we’re always excited

One of our favourite topics is fractions

We also enjoy learning Arts and Crafts

We’re always excited to go to school

We like MIS because it is cool

MIS is best, better than the rest

It’s a fact that we like MIS school

Happy Birthday MIS – you are ten

This school is ten today – Happy Birthday

6JH

Generally, sonnets

are divided into

different groups

based on the

rhyme scheme

they follow.

The rhymes of a

sonnet are

arranged

according to a

certain rhyme

scheme.

The rhyme scheme

in English is usually

abab–cdcd–efef–

gg, and in Italian

abba–abba–cde–

cde.

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Year 6



Sonnet X

The Mesaieed International School

The weather today is very stormy

It is a thundery weather outside

Today we had a fun day together

We like to run at indoor athletics

Mr. Cleary has so much fun with us

Our class likes to play a game called

‘chutney’

We are kind and helpful to each other

We are leaders of all schools in Qatar

We never leave a single child alone

We’re the most well behaved school in

Qatar

Everybody comes from different countries

Today we had a great happy birthday

MIS’s tenth anniversary

6MC

Types of Sonnet

Sonnets can be

categorized into

six major types:

1.Italian Sonnet

2.Shakespearean

Sonnet

3.Spenserian

Sonnet

4.Miltonic Sonnet

5.Terza Rima

Sonnet

6.Curtal Sonnet

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Year 6



‘Son’X

It’s 2018, MIS is ten

Today’s the tenth birthday of MIS

Happy birthday to MIS – it’s ten

To learn a lot more, come to MIS

We’re always excited because of Art

Arts and crafts are one of the best lessons

We also love learning when it’s music

Your imagination will create peace

We really like MIS, it’s the best

Teachers are supportive and so are friends

MIS is the school we grew up at!

We came as strangers but we leave as

friends

From 2008 to 2018

Happy birthday for MIS is ten

6RM

Example Sonnet

(By William

Shakespeare)

A Shakespearean

sonnet is generally

written in iambic

pentameter, in

which there are 10

syllables in each

line. The rhythm of

the lines must be as

below:

“When forty winters

shall besiege thy

brow,

And dig deep

trenches in thy

beauty’s field,

Thy youth’s proud

livery so gazed on

now,

Will be a totter’d

weed of small

worth held:

Then being asked,

where all thy

beauty lies,

Where all the

treasure of thy lusty

days;

To say, within thine

own deep sunken

eyes,

Were an all-eating

shame, and

thriftless praise.


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Year 6



Shall I Compare Thee To A Super Sonnet?

Loads of children are from different countries

One of our favourite class lessons is Maths

We play games that make us learn a lot more

Teachers rule school trips and yes that’s a fact

Lessons are so much fun when teachers joke

We like our school because it’s really fun

Our favourite teacher is Mrs. Salisbury

Use your imagination all the time

We came far away to come here today

Remember to listen to your teacher

This school lets you have trips to fun places

PE is always fun for everyone

Non-uniform days are so amazing

We also enjoy learning ICT

6MS

How much more

praise deserv’d thy

beauty’s use,

If thou couldst

answer ‘This fair

child of mine

Shall sum my

count, and make

my old excuse,’

Proving his beauty

by succession

thine!

This were to be

new made when

thou art old,

And see thy blood

warm when thou

feel’st it cold.”

The rhyme scheme

of the

Shakespearian

sonnet is abab–

cdcd–efef–gg,

which is difficult to

follow. Hence, only

Shakespeare is

known to have

done it.

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Year 2



Last Thursday we

celebrated the

10th anniversary of

MIS with great

enthusiasm in the

Year 2 POD.

We had four

different activities

based on the

number 10.

Activity 1:

We had a fantastic

time dancing to 10

super fit Zumba

songs!

Activity 2:

We had a fantastic

time using 10

different art

mediums including

paint, pastels and

charcoal.

CELEBRATING

DANCINGSINGING

LAUGHING

DANCINGSINGING

LAUGHING


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Year 2



Activity 3:

Did you know

there are 10 parts

of the body that

only have 3 letters?

In Year 2 we

celebrated the

school’s 10th

Anniversary by

trying to find these

10 body parts.

It’s much harder

than you think!

First we drew

around a body

and then we

labeled the body

parts we could

think of. It turned

out to be a bit of a

phonics lesson too

as we discussed

the differences

between a word

having 3 letters

(e.g. leg – L-E-G)

and a word having

3 sounds e.g. neck

– N- E- CK.

The best score we

got was 9.

EXPLORING

LABELLING

IDENTIFYING

DISCUSSING

ENJOYING

SPELLING

COUNTING


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Mountain of

Hope



HOPINGTwo weeks ago we

decided we wanted

to build a Mountain

of Hope.

Nobody was quite

sure what the

response would be.

Nobody was quite

sure how big our

mountain would be.

Nobody was entirely

sure how our

community would

respond.

But we had hope…

Two weeks have

passed.

The response has

been far bigger

than we had

hoped.

The mountain is now

much bigger than

we had hoped.

The community

response has been

so much bigger

than we had

hoped.

Together we have

built a Mountain of

Hope.

Thank you all for

giving Hope to our

Indonesian friends in

their time of need.


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Mountain of

Hope



HOPINGThe situation in

Palu, Indonesia is

still dire but to

know that we

have so many

around us that

have contributed

clothes, food,

prayers, time and

effort has certainly

made our hearts

swell with pride!

And we are sure it

will all be received

with joy.

Community spirit

doesn't stop in

Mesaieed.

We are all part of

a larger

community, a

larger family.

So if our family is

sad, in need of

assistance, it is

wonderful to see

that we respond,

selflessly and

willingly.


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Problem

Solving



Here’s another

task aimed at

promoting

‘Problem Solving’

in maths. This

activity can be

found on line

here…

https://nrich.maths

.org/5648

This problem is

aimed primarily at

our lower primary

children.

Other, age

appropriate

challenges can be

found on line, thus:

Search ‘KS1

Problem Solving’

for tasks suitable

for children from

Y1 to Y3.

Search ‘KS2

Problem Solving’

for tasks aimed at

children from Y4 to

Y6 and beyond.

Happy Problem

Solving readers! SOLVINGSOLVING

OLVINGSOLVIN

SOLVINGSOLVING

OLVINGSOLVIN

SOLVINGSOLVING

OLVINGSOLVIN

SOLVINGSOLVING

OLVINGSOLVIN

SOLVINGSOLVING

OLVINGSOLVIN

https://nrich.maths.org/5648

https://nrich.maths.org/5648

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