Important Dates
- April - Autism awareness month
- 3rd of April Continuous Reporting week 1
- 12th-14th April MoEHE accreditation visit - Qatar National Identity Implementation
Autism Awareness Month - Thursday dress down
This month is Autism Awareness month. Blue is the organisation's primary color, and is associated with a calm feeling and acceptance in an otherwise loud and busy world for people on the spectrum.
This Thursday will be dress down/dress in the colour blue to support Autism Awareness. Please remember to dress appropriately and respectfully as it is the Holy month of Ramadan.
Please let your students know they are also able to wear the colour blue on Thursday or their school uniform.
Resource folder
During the month of April we will focus on sharing stories and providing opportunities to increase understanding and acceptance of people with autism, fostering worldwide support is encouraged. Nicole has now shared a resource folder with you that includes activities that can be incorporated into lessons to bring awareness to Autism.
To access the folder then please click here.
Primary Yearbook (15th April deadline)
The Primary Yearbook is due to be completed by the 15th April, so please enter the information you desire onto your page at your earliest opportunity. Here is where you can access the Yearbook.
Maker space schedule
Now is your opportunity to book the Maker Space in Block D. If you would like to book the space to use with Sara, with your team, with your class or with small groups of students then just let Sara know the day and time and she will add your booking to the document
here.
World Cup tickets
After Friday's World Cup draw we now know who is playing whom in the group stages and potentially beyond. It is all very exciting stuff! Tickets have gone back on sale again today as the second phase of sales has begun. This phase will have a ballot and a first come first serve period just like the previous one.
From today until the 28th April you will have the ability to apply for tickets so why not put your name in the hat and see if on the 31st May you are lucky enough to get some tickets?
Here is the link if you wish to do so. Good luck!
Ramadan Break Duties- 1 Break
Please note that duties on Sunday-Wednesday will be on a Week 1 & 3 and a Week 2 & 4 rotation. Thursdays will be weekly.
Ramadan around school
Ramadan Kareem to all of our school community.
Lusail Circuit Sports Club - Training Days
General training days are back at Lusail Circuit this April, gather your colleagues, friends and family and register.
NEASC Internal Reflection Teams
This serves as a reminder to complete the NEASC Internal Reflection Teams survey, it is important that we all participate in this survey for the success of our accreditation. We currently have 68 responses that complete this for our campus which means that we have many outstanding participants. Thank you to the ones that already completed the survey.
Being an effective teacher is about more than just improving test scores—it’s also about making a difference in students’ lives. When we asked our readers to describe the traits of a life-changing teacher, they said that great teachers make their students feel safe and loved, possess a contagious passion for learning, believe their students can succeed—and always know when to be tough to help students reach their full potential.
Qatar National Identity Accreditation Visit
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) will be visiting us on Tuesday 12th April, Wednesday 13th April and Thursday 14th April to conduct an accreditation visit.
In a relatively uneconomically entitled process - vis. Evaluation of the Quality of Qatar National Identity Implementation in Internationally Accredited Schools in Qatar - three representatives will be visiting campus and speaking with students, teachers, and parents, accessing our teaching and learning materials, and observing our teaching and learning. The visit will not be restricted to Arabic, Islamic, and Arabic History classes. All classes will be potentially observed. Details of the visit and its format are not yet available, but it will, at this stage, be a face-to-face visit.
The visit is an important part of our accreditation process, but it is also a key indicator that the pall of COVID is receding and we are moving towards our post-COVID future.
Take part in the EMS Ramadan Photo Challenge, where you capture an image every day of Ramadan. You will find daily prompts that tell you what to look for and shoot. Students, parents and friends are welcome to take part in this Challenge.
Rules to participate:
1. Use your phone, tablet, or camera to take your photo.
2. Follow the theme for each day.
3. Post on Instagram and mention @ems.qa to be featured. (profile pages need to be public in order to re-post) 4. Only post original photos. ( Do not post screenshots or paste images you have found on Google/sites.)
Don't forget to have fun!
Ramadan Kareem
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