Qatar Academy Sidra Middle School 2014 - 15
October 2014
In the Middle
“Roots to Grow - Wings to Fly”
I am very happy to inform you that in November we will be sending home
a progress report for each of our Middle School students. This one page (or
two) will give parents a quick update as to how their children are
progressing this year.
The After-School Activities have begun. Thank you everyone who has
volunteered to lead an activity. I know that some students were not able to
sign-up for the activity they wanted because of the high demand.
Fortunately, there will be more opportunities to sign-up for more activities
after the winter break.
Dr. Timothy Chute, Middle School Principal
QA Sidra
Parent-‐Teacher Interviews Tuesday, November 18 (Regular Dismissal Time) Parent – Teacher interviews from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm Wednesday, November 19 (Early Dismissal Time of 11:00 am) Parent – Teacher interviews from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm
Qatar Academy Sidra
An International Baccalaureate
Middle Years Programme (MYP)
Candidate School
Qatar Academy Sidra
Bell Schedule 2014-2015
Time
7:00-7:55am
8:00-8:55am
8:55-9:10am
9:10-10:05am
10:10-11:05am
11:05-11:35am
11:35-12:05pm
12:05-1:00pm
1:05-2:00pm
Class / Break
Period 1
Period 2
Break
Period 3
Period 4
Gr 1-4 Lunch / Gr 5-9 Play
Gr 5-9 Lunch / Gr 1-4 Play
Period 5
Period 6
Please try to drop your children off
at the school by 6:55am so that
they are ready to start their classes
at 7:00 a.m.
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QA Sidra – In the Middle
QA Sidra 2014 – 15
Middle School Teachers
Dr. Timothy Chute
Middle School Principal
Dr. Justin Walker
Student Services Coordinator
Maria Pereira
MS Secretary
Mr. Abdul Khan
Maths and Sciences Coordinator
Mr. Allen McInnis
Curriculum Coordinator
Mrs. Amanda Shepherd MYP Coordinator
Ms. Brianne Gonzales
Design Teacher
Mr. David McCallum
PHE Teacher
Ms. Daniela Silva
IT
Mr. Deon Vosloo
Design – ICT Teacher
Mr. Gabriel Deerman
Art Teacher
Mr. George Mandaly
PHE Teacher
Mr. Josh Bloom
IT
Mr. Keegan Vance
Mathematics Teacher
Mr. Kevin Workman
Individuals and Societies Teacher
Mrs. Krista McInnis
English Language Learner
Specialist
Ms. Lauren Marcos
Language and Literature Teacher
Ms. Manal El Feky
Language Acquisition - Arabic
Ms. May Al Zard
Islamic Studies Teacher
Mr. Mahmoud Husni
Language Acquisition - Arabic
Mr. Mohammed Farah
Sciences Teacher
Ms. Nikola Mery
Mathematics Teacher
Mr. Robert Pendlebury
Middle School Teacher
Ms. Sabah Akram
IT
Ms. Sarah Walker
Language and Literature Teacher
Mr. Steve Gonzales
Language and Literature Teacher
Mrs. Suzie Azizi
Language Acquisition – French
Ms. Wendy Bekkenk
Individuals and Societies Teacher
October 2014
Understanding the MYP By Amanda Shepherd, MYP Coordinator What do you know about the Learner Profile? Can you remember the 10 attributes of IB learners? The Learner Profile is the IB’s mission in action. It requires IB learners to strive to become inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-‐minded, caring, risk-‐takers, balanced and reflective. These aspects of internationally minded people present a broad range of human capacities and responsibilities that go beyond concern for intellectual development and academic content. They imply a commitment to implement standards and practices that help all members of the school community learn to respect themselves, others and the world around them. Have a look at the board outside Dr Tim’s office and add your comments about the Nobel Peace Prize winners for 2014. How much do you know about these remarkable people and what they want to do for children’s education? What could you do? Watch the board outside the Coordinators Office (B207) for a notice about a competition for designing posters for each of the learner profile attributes that will be printed and placed around the school. Ms Amanda, MYP Coordinator 2
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QA Sidra – In the Middle
October 2014
Here are some pictures from the 7B
Language & Literature class. Students
performed skits of various fairy tales to
show how readers can find empathy in
literature. This empathy can help people
understand other perspectives better.
Mrs. Sarah Walker
The Islamic Department of Qatar
Academy Sidra taught the
students about the importance of
Hajj.
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QA Sidra – In the Middle
October 2014
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