Dear Parents, It was wonderful to see our fantas2c community at the Interna2onal Day celebra2ons on Sat 5 th Dec. Our students represent such a diverse range of backgrounds; however through the common connec2on of QAS we celebrated our cultural diversity through sharing facts about our countries, eye catching tradi2onal clothing and of course the outstanding cuisine. What a great aEernoon! We welcome our parents to come and celebrate Na2onal Day on Wednesday 16 th Dec. We will begin in the school gym with an assembly that will include a number of presenta2ons. This will be followed by some fun sta2ons in the school playground. As we arrive at our winter vaca2on, we wish our families a resKul 2me. We look forward to welcoming you back to school on Sunday 3 rd January Best, Mr. Harish Kanabar Primary School Principal Qatar Academy Sidra Tel: 445 42322 Email: [email protected]www.qasidra.com.qa Upcoming Events 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, nonprofit, coeduca?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. 10 th December 2015 16 th Dec National Day Celebrations 12:15pm-2:00pm Gym and playground 17 th Dec 11am Winter vacation begins! 3 rd Jan School resumes 24 th Jan - 25 th Jan No School Teacher Training Days (Lynn Erickson-Concept based learning) 31 st Jan - 4 th Feb School Holiday https://sites.google.com/a/qasidra.org/qasidra-ps-portal/home
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Dear Parents,
It was wonderful to see our fantas2c community at the Interna2onal Day celebra2ons on Sat 5th Dec. Our students represent such a diverse range of backgrounds; however through the common connec2on of QAS we celebrated our cultural diversity through sharing facts about our countries, eye catching tradi2onal clothing and of course the outstanding cuisine. What a great aEernoon!
We welcome our parents to come and celebrate Na2onal Day on Wednesday 16th Dec. We will begin in the school gym with an assembly that will include a number of presenta2ons. This will be followed by some fun sta2ons in the school playground.
As we arrive at our winter vaca2on, we wish our families a resKul 2me. We look forward to welcoming you back to school on Sunday 3rd January
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.
10th December 2015
20th-24th Sept Eid-Al-Adha
16th Dec National Day Celebrations
12:15pm-2:00pm Gym and playground
17th Dec 11am Winter vacation begins!
3rd Jan School resumes
24th Jan - 25th Jan No School
Teacher Training Days (Lynn Erickson-Concept based
VISIT FROM ALAN DURANT! Last week we had a very special guest visit our school. Alan Durant, an author of fictional books, came to QAS to read to us. Alan Durant, born in Sutton, Surrey writes books for all ages including titles such as Kicking Off, Noah’s Shark, Little Troll, Big Fish, Little Fish and many, many more.
It was very exciting to have an author here reading one of his exciting tales, Burger Boy. Student Council also got an exclusive interview with Alan. He spoke of his journey from a writer to a well-known author across the world. In the interview, Alan discussed what inspired him to write and where his ideas came from. Alan left us with great advice, reminding us never to give up and with hard work comes success.
We would like to thank Mr. Durant for taking the time to come and see us. You can find out more about Alan and the many books he has written by visiting his website at http://www.alandurant.co.uk/.
Our first non-uniform day of the year was a complete success! Students, staff and teachers alike dressed up as their dream career. There were doctors, athletes, police officers, and much more. We raised an amazing 1705 QR! To help contribute to our food drive, half of the money raised was donated to Eid Charity to help in purchasing non-perishable food items. Thank you for your donations and school spirit.
FOOD DRIVE Qatar Academy Sidra held a food drive during the month of November. Donations of sugar, oil, flour, and rice were collected for Eid Charity. Eid Charity is a charitable organization that provides a wide range of services to people in need in Qatar and elsewhere in the Middle East from food collection and distribution to the poor to supporting drug awareness and rehabilitation programmes. On Thursday, representatives from Eid Charity came to thank us for our hospitable donation and to educate us on what they do and how we could help. QAS also donated half of the proceeds raised from our non-uniform day. On behalf of Eid Charity and QAS, we would like to thank everyone for their donations.
We make a living by what we get, but we make life by what we give. - Winston Churchill
Who: Jo Demmer, an author from Australia living in Doha, Qatar
For more informa2on about the author, check hSp://www.jodemmer.com/
What: The author will share her book, “Sam and the Golden Camel” with students and parents. The blurb on the back of the book says, "On vaca2on in Qatar, Sam and his family explore the Doha sights. They go for a drive in the desert and enjoy playing in the sea and sand. The adventure becomes more dangerous when their car plunges down a dune and gets stuck. How will they get out?" It is a delighKul rhyming story with illustra2ons of places all our children will recognize..Souq Waqif, West Bay skyline, etc.
When: Students will par2cipate in the Booktalk and meet the Author during class 2me. Parent Session: 12:45-‐1:30pm,
Sunday 13th December Where: BH Library
Books may be purchased for 35QR in advance, on the day of the author visit as well as on the days leading up to Qatar NaGonal Day.
For any queries, please contact: Natalie Belch ([email protected]) Head Teacher/Librarian at QA Sidra BH
With Jo Demmer at the BH Library!
Sam and the Golden Camelby Jo Demmer
illustrated by Whitney Van Nuis
Sam and the Golden Camel is a rhyming children’s picture book suitable for 4 to 8-year-olds. With illustrations including Souq Waqif and the city skyline, it is a great souvenir of Doha for any age group and a fun gift to take home for nieces, nephews, grandkids and friends.
Author Visit with Alan Durant In our Pre3-‐KG Library classes, students are learning about authors, illustrators as well as the parts of a book. On December 2nd, there was a special buzz of excitement at the BH campus… Alan Durant, an Author from the UK stopped by our Library to meet with parents and students! During the Parent Session, Alan Durant shared some of his experiences as a writer and what has inspired him to write 99 books! He captivated the Pre-‐3 audience, when the students sang together a new made up version of the song, “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star.” Pre4 students and teachers were happily startled when Alan acted out part of his book called “Billy Monster's Daymare,” in which the main character wakes up twice after horrible daymares about boys and girls. KG students requested that the author read aloud one of their new favourite stories, “Burger Boy!” Pre3 to KG students were able to have the author sign their books. Throughout the sessions, students, parents and teachers alike were all inspired to share their creative ideas and experiences through their own writing!
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Dear Parents, At QA Sidra Primary School, we are growing and have 360 students, represen2ng over 27 different countries and 17 languages! We have students from North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania!
We are wri2ng to request your assistance in building a MulG-‐lingual Library! This collec2on will contain books in languages other than English and Arabic, so that we have quality literature to offer our students in their mother tongue. Over the winter holiday, please consider shopping for a book in your home country that you could DONATE to the ‘Mother Tongue’ collec2on. The Library is also happy to accept lightly used good quality books (hardcover preferred). The books should be appropriate for students aged 3-‐ 16 years old.
In January 2016, you can drop off your ‘Mother Tongue’ book dona2on to one of our two school Libraries:
EC campus: The Learning Hub Bani Hajer: Pre3-‐KG Library
Thank you very much in advance for your support to the QA Sidra Library! If you have any ques2ons, please don’t hesitate to contact Ms. Natalie ([email protected]), Ms. Asma ([email protected]) or Ms. Chan ([email protected])
During this last month, the Grade 4/5 Boys Football team have had much success in the QF Football League.
When QAS played our first games in October, we suffered three losses including a 8 - 0 defeat to QA Doha. Last Wednesday, QAS finished off the season with a round robin tournament in which we placed second place with a 2 & 2 record, playing high quality competitive games, never losing by more than a goal. This shows how much QA Sidra has improved. Well done lads!!! The team would really like to thank Coach Allen McInnis and Coach John Dugan for supporting them this season.
