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NEWSLETTER 18th April 2019
Dear Parents,
Welcome back to the final term of this academic year. The children have made a great start once again with their new themes. With Ramadan coming up, this will be a quieter term event-wise and we will focus on ensuring that students complete the coverage of the curriculum and are ready to move up to the next year group.
Having said that, we are holding Open English lessons for all classes during the week beginning 28th April. These are an opportunity for you to see how English is taught in your child’s class. The lessons are at the start of the day to make it as convenient as possible, although you may need to just wait outside the classroom until the register has been taken. This year we have already held open Maths, Science and PE lessons and we hope that you will find the English lessons just as informative and enjoyable.
This week you should have received a Ramadan letter alongside this newsletter. Please read this very carefully and particularly be aware that we will close at 1.00pm during Ramadan and there will be no After-Care available. Thank you to those of you who have already completed the questionnaire regarding a School Iftar. I will collate the information on Sunday and then confirm arrangements early next week. Thank you very much to everyone who has volunteered to help. I will contact you over the course of next week to make arrangements. Some people indicated that they could help but did not put their name or number. If you are interested in helping and have not heard from me by the end of next week, please let the admin team know either by email or calling in and then I will get in touch with you. I am very keen for anybody who wishes to help to be involved. We will also be supporting a Ramadan initiative through ‘Education Above All’, further information to follow.
As the weather heats up, please can I remind you that children should bring their hats to school every day
and wear these when they are outside. If they do not have their hats their play will be limited to shaded areas only. You may also wish to apply sun cream to your child before school. Please also ensure that your child has a water bottle in school at all times as it is very important for them to stay hydrated, with the exception of older pupils who may choose to fast during Ramadan.
Have a great weekend enjoying this gorgeous weather before it gets too hot!!
Regards,
Marie Sibley
Head of School Upcoming Events Upcoming Events Timetable
Date Time Activity
Wednesday 24th April
7.15am - 7.30am
Wake ‘n’ Shake.
Wednesday 24th April
4.00pm Informal concert (selected instrumentalists).
Thursday 25th April
1.30pm Year 1 & 2 performance. Parents invited.
Sunday 28th April
All week (to 2nd May)
Open English lessons take place all week.
Tuesday 30th May
8.00am Reception performance. Parents invited.
Wednesday 1st May
11.00am Pre-School performance. Parents invited.
Wednesday 1st May
12.00pm U8-U11 Boys swimming gala QPPSSA (Years 3 - 6) at AWSAJ.
Sunday 5th May
8.00am - 1pm
Ramadan hours begin.
Open English Lessons We are delighted to be able to invite parents from Pre-School to Year 6 to school to join in your children’s English lessons. This is great opportunity to experience how we teach English in class. We would love you to join us if you can.
Dates are shown below, all lessons start at 7.30am.
Open English Lessons Timetable
Class Date Time
PSA Monday 29th April ?
All lessons start at 7.30am
PSB Sunday 28th April
PSC Monday 29th April
PSD Sunday 28th April
RA Wednesday 1st May
RB Wednesday 1st May
RC Wednesday 1st May
RD Wednesday 1st May
1A Thursday 2nd May
1B Sunday 28th April
1C Monday 29th April
1D Monday 29th April
2A Wednesday 1st May
2B Wednesday 1st May
2C Sunday 28th April
2D Sunday 28th April
3A Monday 29th April
3B Monday 29th April
4A Monday 29th April
4B Monday 29th April
5A Tuesday 30th April
5B Sunday 28th April
6A Wednesday 1st May
Highlights
Tri-series Basketball Fixture Very well done to all Year 5 and 6 basketball competitors, who played a brilliant friendly game this week here at King's, against RGS Guildford Qatar. The event was part of the tri-series fixtures – an initiative set-up at the start of the year between King's College, Royal Guildford School & Sherborne Qatar, to increase participation and friendly competitiveness through games. 🤾 ♂ ⛹ ♀
The King’s Online Community As we see our online community increase each month, we would like to thank each and every one of you who has engaged with us and helped us grow. We have seen this area of our school build organically by over 465 members since September, an average of around 58 new members per month. It brings us a great amount of pleasure that you have taken the time to like our public pages and share in the success of our school.
All your loves, likes, shares and comments really help bring our school community alive. We often display your comments on our notice boards for the children who are so pleased to see you love their work!
It is also a great delight to see the recommendations and reviews we receive through Facebook. This show of affection helps us enormously as we continue to grow and develop on our mission to give the children the best possible start on their educational journeys.
Here’s a snippet from Facebook, please keep them coming!:-) Thank you so much! KCD Staff
How you can show your support online and in school:
Leave a review : We’d love to hear your experiences or the reasons you chose King’s College Doha on Facebook: Leave a review here.
Join us: From fun and sporting events to parent sessions, assemblies, workshops and open lessons. Check the calendar and pop along if you can:-)
Become a ‘Friend’: Join our wonderful ‘Friends of King’s’ group of parents who help out at so many events throughout the year.
Share your expertise with us: If you or your organisation would like to connect with us to explore future opportunities for the benefit of our students or our wider community, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us via email: [email protected] or phone: +974 4496 5888
KEEPING UP-TO-DATE
The King’s App:
The King’s App is updated regularly, please log in for information related to your child’s class: You can download the App from Apple or Google Play. Search for ‘King’s College’.
The App contains: Alerts, Events Calendar, Newsletters, Homework, Galleries (featuring classroom highlights!), Newsletters, House Points, Catering Menu, Forms, Contact
Details and much more.
PLEASE NOTE: You will need to register with a school code after downloading the App. If you have any problems please contact us for access details: [email protected].
House Points!
Log in to your King’s College App or visit the website to find out how the teams are doing as the children work hard to help their House Points mount up each week!
To find out more about our house points system please visit the House System on the school website.
Stars of the week Find out who has achieved a special merit each week via the App or Parent Zone of the website (your login was sent via email but if you can’t locate it, please contact us: [email protected]).
Social Media: For regular updates from within school please connect with us on social media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KingsDoha Facebook: www.facebook.com/KingsCollegeDoha/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/king's-college-doha
Instagram: www.instagram.com/kingscollegedoha
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Job opportunity at King’s: We have a fantastic opportunity for a UK qualified British-curriculum Class Teacher to join our growing prep-school team here at King's. Details about the position and the school are on our website if you know someone who may be interested: www.kingscollegedoha.com/current-vacancies/. **Closing date is Tuesday 30th April 2019**
Iftar at King’s: We would like to once again host a School Iftar for all of our families to come together during Ramadan. Last year was made incredibly special thanks to YOU:-) We would really appreciate your input to help us plan another successful event this year. Please click here to complete the Google form. ** Responses by 8.00am, Sunday 21st April please**
WHAT’S ON IN OUR COMMUNITY If you have an event coming up, please share it with us by email [email protected] or direct message us through Facebook Messenger, Instagram or Twitter before Thursday each week and we will feature them here for the benefit of
our whole school community. _________________________________________________________________________________
25th April until 4th May CIRQUE DU SOLEIL The Ritz-Carlton Doha Island, West Bay Lagoon The spectacular and internationally acclaimed show is taking its hit production BAZZAR to the exclusive Ritz-Carlton Doha Island grounds, under the iconic Big Top Tent. Performers will use props such as ropes, the trapeze, fire and the Indian Pole to dazzle audiences with showstopping stunts.
Tickets start from QR295 and go up to QR1,295. Tickets have to be purchased exclusively via www.tixbox.com.
19th April to 20th April | 6pm to 10pm FUN-FILLED EVENING Markhiya Street, Opposite Dahl-Al-Hamam
Enjoy a fun-filled evening at Tawar Mall with engaging activities like Colorful parade, Flowers dance, Jugglers & Dinosaurs.
20th April | 11:30 am - 1:00 pm SPACE DRAWING LESSON The Artist Cafe, The Pearl Fun space drawing lessons for children. Tickets are 120 QR each Reservations: +974 66942577
__________________________________________________________________ The following online sites are good sources of local event information:
Doha Family | I Love Qatar | Time Out Doha | Marhaba Weekend Guide |Katara | Qatar Living
THE KING’S MISSION
The Mission of King’s College Doha is to provide an outstanding British-based education within an international context. To help prepare students in Qatar to be responsible global citizens of value and success through instilling key attributes of academic focus,
curiosity, care for others, respect, endeavour, teamwork and enterprise. To develop confidence in our students through a nurturing yet challenging environment, equipping them with the skills needed for higher education and a passion for lifelong learning.
OUR VISION
The Vision of King’s College Doha is to empower, nurture and inspire students to achieve their full potential in a dynamic international learning community to become internationally minded leaders of the future.
King’s College Doha Building 14, Umm Al Shawil Street | Zone 47, Al Thumama | P.O.Box: 23288, Doha – Qatar
Main: +974 4496 5888 | [email protected] | www.kingscollegedoha.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/KingsCollegeDoha/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KingsDoha