January 26th

 

A great quote from a great man. baby steps forward are still steps forward.

Important dates - January 

• 8th -  26th - LA appraisals 
• 15th - 29th - School photos 
• 22nd - week 1 T2 Continuous Reporting
• 22nd - week JAM Year 1 Support students
• 22nd - week student goal settings and meeting
• 25th - Assembly: Betty 1.1 and Catherine 2.6
• 26th - Early Release 1:15 ⏰⏰⏰

Important docs

• Cover Document Template
• Cover Document Example
• School Photo Schedule 
• Sunday Morning Meeting Slides
• EMS Pulse
• Newsletter English
• Newsletter Arabic
• Break Duty Roster

Actions 

• LA Appraisals on Bluesky (Slides are here)  
• Schedule/ use your vouchers 
• Break Duty- please be on time and arrange cover if you are unable to do your duty or are absent. 

Please make sure that you contact Lewis this term, not Angela as Angela does not organise cover. Please send a message to Lewis before 6 am +974.6619.6236

Mr. Lewis would just like to make his appreciation known for the intern team so far in 2023. Their job is always varied and that comes with challenges as well as opportunities. They approach these challenges with positivity and flexibility, often jumping from one class to another across year groups at the drop of a hat. The newest member of the team is Miss Maricres who has fitted into the role quickly and efficiently. Many thanks to the intern team.

We all work hard - if you would like to send a "shout-out" like the one above, send the info etc to Lewis or Renee and we will post it here. 

The picture above links to an article on Edutopia about peer feedback. This can be used down as low as year 2, maybe even lower and as always with Edutopia, it is a quick and easy read.

Re-introduction of football and ball games into year 4, 5 and 6 playtimes seems to have gone well so far. We will look to roll that out to years 3 and then 2 in the next week or so.

Suggestion...

4,5 and 6 teachers: chat with your class about what's been good/not so good so far... can we solve any issues? Sharing? Boys dominating? 

Giving the students agency over this, class protocols and rules, may help to improve our playtimes further.

3 and 2 teachers: start the conversations... what do we need to do? Sharing etc? 

The Google Summit will be a fun, high-energy, two-day event where teachers and trainers who are Google for Education experts run sessions for educators on the best use of Google tools across schools.

If you would like to attend please sign up using this form as we have a limited number of spaces allotted to our school. 

If there is something Google-related you are doing in class and feel confident with sharing at a session at the Summit please submit a session proposal here.

If you enjoy the theatre...

I will be performing in Doha Players' latest musical theatre offering, "Blood Brothers" in February. Dates, plot synopsis and history of the show are below if you are interested, and the link to buy tickets is embedded on the poster pic below.

If you have any personal events that you would like to publicise in the future, share them with Renee or me and we will be happy to promote them via our Primary blog.

BLOOD BROTHERS by Willy Russell - tickets on sale now.

Show Dates - 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th, 9th, 11th and 17th February:

Regular Stalls qrs 80

Gold/Premium Stalls (middle front section), qrs 95

Special mega discount night Wednesday 8th February:

Regular Stalls - qrs 50

Gold/Premium Stalls - qrs 60

Introducing a new ticket category for those who would like to and are able to support the Arts.

Donation Tickets are Qrs 200. 

As a not-for-profit association, everything goes back into our funds to bring you even more spectacular shows in the future and helps to cover the cost of the venue, admin, costumes, set, props, lighting and sound equipment, etc.

This musical play is recommended for students and adults aged 12 and above.

Blood Brothers Synopsis:

A woman with numerous children to support secretly surrenders one of her newborn twins to the childless woman she cleans for. The boys grow up streets apart, never learning the truth but becoming firm friends. One prospers while the other falls on hard times. A narrator warns that a price has to be paid for separating twins: the lives of the Blood Brothers.

Blood Brothers won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical and its 1987 revival played over 10,000 consecutive performances during its 24-year West End and 2-year run on Broadway. Author Willy Russell continues to be one of the most celebrated writers of his generation.