Qatar Academy Sidra

Tel: 445 42322

Email: qasidra@qf.org.qa

www.qasidra.com.qa

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Dear  Parents,  

We   had   excellent   a1endance   for   the   Parent   Teacher  Mee6ngs  with  around  90%  of  our  parent  community  coming  into  the  school  to  find  out  how  their  child  is  progressing.    We  con6nue  to  encourage  you  to  keep  an  open  dialogue  with  your  child’s  teachers  so  that  together  we  can   offer   the   best   opportunity   for   your   child   to   succeed   with   their  educa6onal  experiences  at  QAS.  

This   is  a  busy  6me  of   the  year  with  students  now  firmly  se1led   into  rou6nes  and   this   is   the  6me  of  year   that  we  begin   to   see  academic  growth.    You  will  also  no6ce  that   there   is  a  strong  emphasis,  within  our   school,   in   the   development   of   student   self   control   and  appropriate  decision  making.    As  we  develop  our  sense  of  community  and   take   ownership   of   our   school   environment,   these   are   two   core  approaches   that   help   us   think   and   func6on   as   a   united   school.    Students  thinking  about  the  impact  of  the  choices  they  make  and  the  way   they   want   to   be   viewed   by   others,   helps   them   to   develop   an  understanding  about  the  kind  of  community  they  want  to  be  a  part  of.        

I   look   forward   to   seeing   you   and   our   lovely   children   at   the   PTA  Interna6onal  Day  on  the  5th  Dec.  

Best,  

Mr.  Harish  Kanabar  

Primary  School  Principal  

Vision  Qatar  Academy  Sidra  prepares  students  to  contribute  to  a  more  peaceful,  sustainable  and  equitable  world.    Through  the  development  of  cri?cal  thinking  skills,  reflec?on  and  service  learning  we  will  nurture  student  crea?vity  and  develop  

inquiring,  compassionate  world  ci?zens.  

Mission  Qatar  Academy  Sidra  is  a  private,  non-­‐profit,  co-­‐educa?onal,  interna?onal  school  aligned  with  Qatari  values  and  the  IB  philosophy.    Our  school  serves  the  children  of  Sidra  Medical  and  Research  Center  and  Qatar  Academy  Sidra  overseas  staff  

members.

26th November 2015

20th-24th Sept Eid-Al-Adha

26th Nov End of Term 1

2nd Dec Grade 1 and 2 Literacy Night

5pm-6pm QAS EC campus

2nd-3rd Dec Alan Durant Author Visit

3rd Dec Term 1 Report Cards

sent home

5th Dec PTA Sponsored International

Day

9th Dec IB Information session Details to be confirmed

17th Dec National Day Celebrations

11am Dismissal

17th Dec 11am Winter vacation begins!

3rd Jan School resumes

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TheQASPTAinvitesallparents,teachers,students,andfriendsto

International Day!

Saturday,December5th1:00-4:00pm

BaniHajerAtrium

Come celebrate the many countries, regions, and cultures in the Qatar Academy Sidra family!

• Food from around the world • International music • Parade of Countries • Games and crafts

Allstudents,parents,andteachersareencouragedtocomedressedintheirtraditionalornationaldressandrepresenttheircountryduringtheParadeofCountriesontheBaniHajerplaygroundat1:30pm!

In compliance with Prophet Muhammed peace upon him, Grade 1&2 students did the prayers request for rain, asking Allah for this blessing, May Allah accept all our prayers.

Pre4 want to find out who is in their community and what they do? As they examine the community surrounding them at school and at home they will

also be building an understanding of where they fit in their community, the roles they play, and their own responsibilities.

Be prepared for some independent 4 year olds, as they learn about the systems that help organise their communities and start to take over!

Grade 5 become scientists.

Grade 5 will light up our school in their next unit. As they explore how to make electrons flow, they will also experiment with the different forms of energy we use to make electricity.Join them as they debate the best source of energy for different countries. Town planners are relying on them to propose a source of energy to meet their electricity needs!!! What information do they need to know to choose a sustainable source that will match the environment of the town? How will they persuade the town planners that this is the best energy source for their town?

Grade 2’s next unit of inquiry takes them on an investigation into how public and virtual spaces can be used to establish a sense of community.What communities do our children belong to? What

makes us join these communities? How do we use public and virtual spaces to create a sense of belonging and connect with others? What public spaces and resources do you use?

Join Grade 2 as they create a virtual community!

What to expect!

Image from https://newmediastudies401.wordpress.com/

PRE 4 INVESTIGATE HOW WE ORGANISE OURSELVES. image from grattan.edu.au

Image from bell-farm.co.uk

agerrand@qf.org.qa

Can you help

with resources for any of these inquiries? Let your classroom teacher know- field trip ideas and guest speakers always needed!

STARTING SOON IN A CLASSROOM NEAR YOU...

ALANA GERRAND: PYP COORDINATOR:

On   Thursday,   November   19th,   2015,  the   Grade   4’s   went   on   their   >irst  music   >ield   trip   to   Katara   Opera  House  to  see  a  performance  of    “The  Young   Person’s   Guide   to   the  Orchestra,  “  by  Benjamin  Britten.  This   >ield   trip  was  part  of   their  unit  on   “How   We   Organize   Ourselves.”  They  had  a  wonderful  time  learning  about   the   instruments   of   the  orchestra  and  were  fully  entertained  b y   o u r   w o r l d   c l a s s ,   Q a t a r  Philharmonic   Orchestra   and   the  conductor,   Bob   Ross,   aka   “Bob   the  Builder.”   A   special   thank   you   goes  out   to   all   the   staff   at   QA   Sidra   for  their   support   in   making   this   >ield  trip  a  successful  learning  experience  for   our   Grade   4  students.    Ms.  Laura  

من منطلق تفعيل مشروع (القراءة متعة وتفكر) الذي يتبناه قسم اللغة العربية مت انشاء مكتبة الفصل للصف الثاني االبتدائي من إعداد الطالب ومبشاركة أولياء األمور حيث قام الطالب بكتابة قصص بعد نهاية الوحدة، وعرضها أمام الفصل لتنمية قدرات الطالب

���الكتابية واالبتداعية وتنمية مهارة البحث واالستقصاء عند الطلبة وهذا تطبيقا لبرنامج السنوات االبتدائية . بإشراف معلمة الفصل وفاء عبد اجلواد!

In  order  to  encourage  students  to  read   in  Arabic,   the  Arabic  department  launched  an  Arabic  reading  fun  programme.  As  part  of  a  PYP  Grade  2  unit,  students  started  an  ac6vity  by  researching  about  different  stories  they   liked.  The  Grade  2  students  then  wrote  their  own  simple  stories.    Each  student  shared  their  story  with  parents  and  then  they  presented  their  story  in  class  .    

Join%the%Reading%Club%at%QA%Sidra%BH%!

Sunday!(Arabic):!Pre4!&!KG!at!1:30:2:00pm!Monday:!Pre3!at!12:00:12:30pm;!Pre4!&!KG!at!1:30:2:00pm!!Thursday:!6:30:6:55am!!

Choose!a!book,!sit!down!and!spend!some!time!reading!with!your!son/daughter.!You!can!also!help!your!child!choose!some!of!their!favourite!books!to!take!home!for!the!week!!!We%look%forward%to%seeing%you%in%the%Library!%!

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!يمكنكم!،!التعلم!مركز!في!اآلن!األستعاره

In!the!LH!of!QAS,!You!can!Borrow!

، هي مجموعة قصص كتبها مذكرات طالب جيف كيني وترجمت الى العربيه .

لقد كان فرانك هيفلي (األب) يظن أنه يستطيع جعل ابنه أكثر قوة وشجاعة، ولهذا

أراد أن يَسجل (غريغ) في برامج رياضية منظمة ونشاطات أخرى تتطلب ”الشجاعة".

طبعjاً، يستطيع غريغ بسهولة تجنب جهود والده لتغييره.

لكن، عندما يهدده والده بإرساله إلى أكاديمية عسكرية تحدث أمور أخرى..

تسلط كتب سلسلة هي عظماء علماء عالم كل طفولة على الضوء

آخر طفل كأي الطفوله فترة قضو وكيف طلبآ العمل في واملثابره االستكشاف حب

مختلفة علوم في علماء منهم جعل للعلم . السلسة وترجمت جوزيف ماري أصاغتها

العربية إلى، الفريد، باستور لويس، رايت األخوان

، أنشتاين ألبرت، أديسون توماس، نوبل، بل غراهام أكساندر، ماركوني غوليلمو

كوري ماري.

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House Teams have once again started up amongst the grade 4 and 5 classes! This was a great success last year and we hope to build on that enthusiasm this year.  The House Teams promote community among students from different classes and teach them the skills of healthy competition and sportsmanship.  The students are really excited and are currently meeting once a week to work on their banner design and cheer! 

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Class  Student   Demonstrating the following  Learner Profile attribute 

Pre3B  Devin Mccary  Caring Pre4A  Kai McCallum  Thinker Pre4A  Aisha Mohammed  Principled Pre4A  Shahzain Khan  Risk­taker Pre4A  Aseel  Communicator Pre4C  Yousef Al Jaber  Caring Pre4C  Layan Hussein  Communicator KGA  Tahous  Principled KGA  Hind Hashi  Reflective KGB  Kaelia Walker  Risk taker KGB  Maryam Barwa  Knowledgeable KGC  Mohammad Alqawasmi  Caring KGC  Hana Magdy  Risk Taker & Communicator KGC  Jana Hussein  Balanced KGD  Mohammad  Thinker KGD  Ethar  Balanced KGD  Yousef Elsadany  Thinker 1A  Al Mayassa Al Bakri  Principled 1A  TJ Waldron  Caring 1B  Alwaleed Ibrahim  Principled 1C  Mohamed Makki  Caring 2A  Olivia Daniel  Thinker 2A  Mohamed Agamy  Risk­taker 2B  Hassan Rahim  Principled 2B  Maleka Sallam  Inquirer 2B  Mohammed El­Ashhab  Principled 2B  IIria Menand  Risk­taker 2C  Alaa Abu Farha  Risk­taker 2C  Jacob Maughan  Principled 2D  Helen Al­Faleh  Caring 2D  Mohammed Al­Khatim El­Hag  Balanced 3A  Mohammed Al­Banihusain  Thinker 3A  Sara Al­Enazi  Risk­taker 3A  Fatma Bousselham  Communicator 3B  Ilyas Ahmed  Inquirer 4A  Ewan McInnis  Balanced 4A  Fahad  Reflective 4B  Reem Mahmoud  Reflective 4B  Hamzah Abu Farha  Thinker 4C  Mahadi Mohamed  Principled 4C  Brenda Gicale  Thinker 5A  Ethan Menand  Reflective and Knowledgeable (Arabic) 5B  Hala Elgizouli  Caring