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In the Middle “Roots to Grow - Wings to Fly.”
Qatar Academy Sidra Middle School 2014 - 15 May 2015
Qatar Academy Sidra An International Baccalaureate
Middle Years Programme (MYP) Candidate School
MS Principal Update by Dr. Timothy Chute I would like to thank all the parents who came out for the Three-way Conferences (Parent-Teacher – Student interviews) in April. We were a little overwhelmed with the response as we had more parents attend the April interviews than in November. We will continue find new ways to make it easier for parents to meet with teachers next year. It is really important that students attend these interviews with their parents so that they are included in the conversation. Mr. Massiah, the Director for QA Sidra, announced in his recent newsletter that Qatar Foundation has adopted a new school uniform for next year. A new supplier from England has been chosen and the new uniforms will be of better quality. The Primary School colours will be maroon on the bottom with white tops (similar to now); the students in Grades 6 – 10 will wear grey pants or skirts and a white shirt with the QA Sidra logo. Students in Grades 11 – 12 will wear black pants or skirts and a white shirt. More details will soon be announced from the Pre-university office. We are in the final stages for creating next year’s student and teachers’ schedules. We will have nine sections in the Secondary School (SS = Grades 6 – 10). New courses being offered to our students include Drama, Textiles and Spanish. We will not be offering Language Acquisition French next year.
Ten MS students represented QA Sidra at the Middle School Model United Nations MUN Conference recently held here in Doha, Qatar. The students were involved in their committee groups, learned a lot and represented our school well. Well done Nadia (Gr 6); Kareen, Leena, Sarah & Lucas(Gr 7); and Jewel, Suntus, Sapheya, Osama, and Olivia (Gr 8).
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3rd annual Student Art Show The 3rd annual Student Art Show is coming up on May 27th at 1pm and we are happy to announce that we will be making the addition of a talent show! This year the event will be raising money for the Red Crescent Nepalese earthquake relief fund. Those of you who have attended previous student art shows know that these are fun community events where students show their highest achievements in art and demonstrate their commitment to global citizenship by raising money for those who need it most. Last year we raised 10,000QR for Syrian Refugees, this year we hope to exceed that amount-‐ so please participate and help us show just how generous the QA Sidra community is! Thank you all for your support and participation, see you there! االلممححتتررمميينن االلاامموورر أأووللييااء االلأأععززااء ططييببةة٬، تتححييةة ببأأنن ييسسررنناا ووككمماا .االلظظههرر ببععدد االلووااححددةة ةعا سلاا ممااييوو 27 ببتتااررييخخ االلططللاابب للأأععمماالل ييوون سلاا االلففننيي االلممععررضض ييععققدد سسووفف ! ووأأننششططتتههمم االلططللاابب٬، للممووااههبب إإضضااففييةة ععررووضض ووججوودد ععنن ننععللنن .ننييبباالل ززللززاالل ممتتضضرررريي إإغغااثثةة ححممللةة للددععمم ووذذللكك االلأأححممرر؛ للههللاالل للصصااللحح ةن سلاا ههذذهه تتببررععااتت صصصخ ت سسووفف ككمماا ٬، للسم ااججتتممااععيي ططااببعع ذذااتت ععررووضضنناا ببأأنن ييععللمموونن ففإإننههمم االلسسااببققةة٬، ووممععااررضضنناا ععررووضضنناا٬، ببححضضوورر ققاامموواا للللذذيينن ا مأأ االلععااللممييةة؛ االلممووااططننةة ببممففههوومم االلتتززااممههمم ممددىى إإظظههااررههاا ععنن الضف ٬، االلططللاابب ححققققههاا االلتتيي االلممتتممييززةة للللإإننججااززااتت تتررججممةة تتأأتتيي أأننههاا .االلععااللمم أأننححااء ججممييعع ففيي االلممننككووببةة ووااللممننااططقق ٬،للوو ددلاا للصصااللحح االلتتببررععااتت ججممعع خخللاالل ممنن ووذذللكك ههذذهه ننتتججااووزز ببأأنن أأمملل ووككللنناا االلسسوورريييينن٬، ااججئئيينناالللل للصصااللحح ققددممتت ققططرريي رريياالل 10.000 ححوواالليي ججممععنناا االلسسااببقق االلععاامم أأككااددييممييةة ممججتتممعع ووسسخخااء االلتتززاامم٬، ممددىى ننظظههرر ححتتىى ووااللممسسااععددةة ننوواع تلاا ممننككمم ننررججوو ووللذذللكك رريياالل٬، آآللاافف االلععششررةة ححااججزز االلسسننةة . ةةرردد سلاا ققططرر .ممممككنن ووققتت ببأأققرربب ممففصصللةة ممععللووممااتت إإررسساالل ييتتمم سسووفف ! ابيیررق ببككمم للللققااء ووننتتططللعع تتععااووننككمم٬، ععللىى ننششككررككممVisual Arts in collaboration with Individuals & Societies and QA Sidra Helping Hands
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Students and teachers from Doha British School were invited to visit our G9 students. The aim was for our students to interview them and find out more about the IB Diploma, CAS and the Formula 1 project. The G9 students will be using the responses to the interview questions and their own research to create a mini-personal project about the IB Diploma. By Saif Banat We waited and waited untill the day that the 5 CAS Formula 1 team members would come from Doha British School, and that was on May 17th 2015. As the team
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alongside their two teachers came into the school we welcomed them and treated them with lunch in the staff lounge. They ate delightedly and we spoke a little with them. But then the time for the real talk came. For a few weeks now we have been coming up with questions to ask the Formula 1 team about. After the lovely lunch they ate, they were ready to answer our long awaited questions. Our ninth grade class was split into 5 groups. We would go to each of six classes were we sat together with an individual of the F1 team (or the teachers) and had a little chat. We went around to all five members and their teachers and asked them all we could ask from a-‐z. We finally wrapped up the event with a reflection in Mrs. Wendy's room and bid them farewell. Special thanks to Mrs. Wendy, Mr. Zephyr, and Mrs. Amanda for helping us set up this awesome event! And a very large thank you to the F1 team alongside their teachers who took a part out of their day to help us in our IB journey!
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Globalization Grade 8 Individuals and Societies Writing an artic le : choosing a picture of interest that resembles Globalization in Qatar and doing a See-Think-feel-Wonder exerc ise to start up your research.
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Retell-Relate-Reflect by Jewel Dsouza 8A In this assignment I first found a picture related to the topic I wanted to research about. The topic that interested me the most was the treatment of construction workers in Qatar. After I choose the picture I conducted a See-Think-Wonder. This helped me further formulate my research questions and narrow down my topic. The next thing I had to do was create a bunch of factual questions for my topic. The answers to that question will either lead to further research or more questions. It also helped me come up with my conceptual question. In order to get answers to my factual questions I had to find reliable sources. I went on a hunt
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online and found about 5 really good sources. The sources I chose had a lot of good information. All through the process, I made sure I filled in the Big 6 steps along the way and the KWHL chart. I gathered all my notes and began writing my article. I also made sure I cited my sources in MLA style. When I was done with the article I ended it with a debatable question. I made sure to include two perspectives and two sides of the story. The ending questions could be answered by peoples comments or even by a debate. In my opinion, I think that it would be a very interesting topic to discuss or debate about. This topic reminded me of my 7th grade project of the Human Rights documentary. I believe every human being deserves to be treated equally and right. This assignment made me think globally about other countries such as Brazil. I wonder if any workers were harmed building the stadiums in Brazil? I could only answer this question if I had done my research. I could relate this topic to the case studies I learned about in the Globalization book. I truly enjoyed this unit and I am very satisfied with my work. I am also very proud with it because at first I was hesitant about writing an actual article. This unit gave me lots of research skills which I can use in the future. This made me get excited for 10th grade and my personal project. I think when you care about a certain topic you will try your best for finding out whatever you can. This was definitely one of those times. I’m really looking forward to the next project and setting up goals. Avery 8B My article is about the impact workers have on Qatar, and how it relates to globalization. In my article I talk about how everything is connected. I also mention a few of the different parts of making a country globalize. I am specifically speaking about a man named Ruhal and the impact he had on globalization in Qatar.
Have you registered for your Qatar National Library Membership? Who: Parents, students over age 18 What: You can access a variety of online books/magazines/resources in both Arabic and English. Where: HBKU Student Center (Education City) When: Sunday –Thursday; 10-6pm *Bring your Qatar !D or RP for scanning For further information: https://library.qnl.qa/selfreg~S1
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MS Parent Information Session Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 2:30pm
Learn more about the Diploma Programme (DP)
Sapheya Elhadi 8A I chose to write my article on issues regarding air pollution in Qatar, and how it relates to globalization. Pollution is a matter that has bothered me for years, leading to earlier research on this topic, and various science experiments to calculate my family’s carbon footprint and also my school’s. However, this time I researched a country that mattered to me because I lived in it: Qatar; because what’s the point of learning about the air pollution and effects of it of a different country, that means nothing to you? The environment should be important to us, especially the air, since without, all people would be dead. In my article, I discussed the causes of air pollution in Qatar, the diseases that can merge because of the pollution, the connection between the factories and oil fields to this topic, and future issues that can rise because of air pollution. I’ve learned throughout this process how much damage air pollution can cause to the environment, as well as to the health of humans, but also that people can reverse this, by doing simple things, like stop smoking, and walking more. The government can also do so much to benefit the country, and to be honest, Qatar has the money, and with money, the possibilities are endless. If you would like to know what all students have written, then please visit the following page: http://grade8iands.blogspot.com/2015/04/globalization-projects-grade-8-blogsites.html If you want to receive e-mails regularly from this site, then please sign up and make sure to verify your sign up by clicking on the link from feedburner sent to you to your e-mail address.
QA Sidra MS Field Trip to the Al Fanar Center
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By Nikola Mery On Tuesday, April 28th, the 7th graders had an opportunity to develop
their leadership skills through a collaborative effort in working with the 5th graders. The 7th graders assisted the 5th graders with developing better preparation, organization and problem solving skills, while also strengthening their comprehension of the approaches to learning. The overall experience was very successful for both grade levels academically as well as on a personal social level. The 5th graders were able to reflect on how the experience strengthened their understanding of math concepts such as subtraction of like-‐terms. The 7th graders were able to reflect on how the experience strengthened the development of active listening, communication skills and overall knowledge of math concepts.
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