THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

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Family Day

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Saturday was a fantastic day at school as we held Family Day at the RGS! The event was an opportunity to bring the school and wider community together and raise money for good causes.

There were lots of great games to play, a wide range of shops and stalls, tasty food and some fabulous prizes to be won. The Bouncy Castles were very popular, as was Splat the Teacher!!! Lots of pupils wanted to splat Mr Woodhouse and me! Budding entrepreneurs in Key Stage 2 ran their own stalls and I would like to congratulate them all for their hard work. Well done also to all our raffle winners who walked away with some great prizes! If you were not present when the raffle was drawn, then please contact the office to find out if you were one of the lucky winners!

Thank you to everyone who came along to share the day with our whole community and support the school. It was wonderful to see so many parents and pupils socialising and enjoying themselves. I do feel that we have a wonderful community at the RGS which will only get stronger as the school grows.

Sunday 18th March – Friday 23rd March:

Year 5/6 Residential to Sri Lanka

Thursday 22nd March: Reception Turtles Class

Assembly and Term 2 Reports sent

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Sunday 25th March – Thursday 29th March:

Parents Meetings

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Money raised from the Family Day will be split between the charitable organization Qatar Red Crescent and the Parents’ Association Fund which is used to host further events to strength our community and provide additional opportunities for pupils at the RGS.

To put on an event like this takes an incredible amount of hard work. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to making the day such a positive experience for all who attended. Special thank you to Janine (Noah’s Mum), Christina (Leo’s Mum) and Mahdiyya (Ayah and Basheera’s Mum) for their exceptional hard work which ensured the day was such a great success.

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Year 1 Meerkats AssemblyYear 1 Meerkats performed a wonderful assembly on Thursday focused on the topic of animals. They focused on carnivores, herbivores and omnivores and shared lots of great information. They also sang a great song called ‘animals in action’, complete with actions and dancing!

Well done to the pupils and thank you to Miss Wheeler and Miss Laroza for their continued hard work.

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Recycling

You might remember that a few months ago the School Council started a recycling initiative in school. This involved paper recycling bins being placed around school and a large collection cage being located in the car park. Last week the recycling company came to empty the recycling cage as it had become very full. Thank you to everyone for supporting the School Council by bringing their paper and cardboard from home to place in the recycling cage.

Quran Competition

A number of our pupils recently took place in the annual Quran Competition between different schools. Well done to everyone who took part, many of who received grades of ‘excellent.’ Special congratulations to Zaid (Year 6) who was announced as the winner for his age group.

Year 5 and 6 Residential

I will be out of school next week as I accompany the Year 5 and 6 pupils on their residential to Sri Lanka. Each morning there will be information and photos showing the activities they taken part in on display in the atrium so please take a look to see what the pupils are dong.

Have a great weekend.

Mr. Downs

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Year 5 and 6 Football Tournament

Well done to the year 5 and 6 boys who took part in a football tournament this week at Qatar Finland International School against five other schools. The team were consistently strong throughout the tournament but faced some fierce competition against the other schools. Our top goal scorer was Turki who scored a great goal against AWIS school.

We would like to thank hosts Qatar Finland school for having us and for welcoming us to their school. We hope to host some tournaments at the RGS in the future.

Mr. McCullagh

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Community Events

Below is a list of upcoming events in Doha that our parent community have shared:

Qatar International Food Festival: 15th – 25th March at Hotel Park (www.qifoodfestival.qa)

2018 Moto Grand Prix: 18th March at Lusail International Circuit (www.qatar-moto-gp.com)

Artistic Gymnastics World Cup: 23rd March Aspire Zone

Aspire Park Lake Light Acrobatic Show: 23rd and 24th March at Aspire Park

Souq Waqif Spring Festival: Until 25th April (www.souqwaqiffestival.qa/)

If you know of any events planned for the future, please let the School know so we can pass this information to our school community.

Weekly Awards

RGS Superstars

Each week RGS Superstar certificates are awarded to pupils from each class who have excelled in an area of school life during the week. Pupils receive these awards for demonstrating one of the RGS Learning Habits and becoming a member of our RGS Super Squad!

This week the following pupils received one of these special awards:

Nursery Seahorses: Nader Nursery Starfish: Saad Reception Dolphins: Nawaf Reception Turtles: Amirah Year 1 Meerkats: Ceylin Year 1 Giraffes: Abdulla Year 2 Lions: Rayyan Year 3/4: Aljazy Year 5/6: Saif

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Class of the Week

Maintaining high levels of attendance and punctuality at school are essential for pupils to ensure they maximise their learning time in school and reach their full potential; academically, socially and emotionally. Each week Class of the Week trophies are awarded to the classes who achieve the highest weekly attendance and who achieve the highest percentage of punctual pupils arriving by 7.45am. This week saw Nursery Starfish, Year 1 Giraffes, Year 2 Lions and Year 3/4 shared the trophy for on time arrival, while Year 3/4 got the trophy for the highest weekly attendance.

Thank you very much for ensuring your children arrive at school on time each day and do not miss school unnecessarily.

Top Table

To promote healthy eating and good table manners, pupils who demonstrate excellent behaviour, eating habits and manners during snack time and lunch time throughout the week are invited to eat lunch on the ‘Top Table’ at the end of the week.

On Thursday I enjoyed eating lunch with Ameera (Reception Dolphins), Maryam (Reception Turtles), Meyran (Year 1 Meerkats), Wali (Year 1 Giraffes), Rhiley (Year 2), Zein (Year 3/4) and Hessah (Year 5/6).

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RGS Diary Dates

Sunday 18th March – Friday 23rd March: Year 5/6 Residential to Sri Lanka

Thursday 22nd March: Reception Turtles Class Assembly

Thursday 22nd March: Term 2 Reports sent home

Sunday 25th March – Thursday 29th March: Parents Meetings

Tuesday 27th March: Nursery Trip to Al Khor Park

Thursday 29th March: Last day of Term 2 (school closes at 12pm)