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Miss a meal if you have to,
but don’t miss a book. It’s
Book-o- ween again!
Oct .30th-Nov. 3rd.
Rahul Mittal
Josette Kadji
Rodrigo Lopez-Lax Rivera
Sandy Ngema
Non-Voting Members:
Sital Liane Chakrawarti, U.S.
Embassy representative to the
board.
Marieme Nana, PTA representa-
tive to the board.
The board of governor’s first
meeting will be held on October
17, at 7pm.
Introducing the 2017-18 Board of Governors
On Wednesday evening, ASD
elected its new board. Two new
members joined the team and
three others were selected to
return for two-year terms.
We welcome Mr. Francois
Menenteau and Mr. Rahul Mittal
to the ASD Board of Governors.
We also welcome the Principal
Officer of the U.S. Embassy
Branch Office, Sita Liane
Chakrawarti, to Cameroon and
to ASD. She will be joining the
board of governors as a non-
voting member.
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The full roster for this year’s
board is:
Leslie Chebienka, Board Chair
Francois Menenteau, First Chair
Catherine Flottes de Pouzols,
Second Chair
Christiane Minlo Kamanou, Sec-
retary
Jacqueline Patcha, Treasurer
Members at Large:
From the Director’s Desk by Edward Langlais
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Director’s Desk 1
Lower school
Principal
2
Orphanage visit 2
Counselor’s
Corner
3
Book of the week
3
Teacher feature 4
Happy World Teacher’s Day October 4th
American School of Douala
TALKING DRUMS O C T O B E R 6 , 2 0 1 7
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Mark Your Calendar
Oct. 7 SAT Grade 12
Oct. 10 PTA Meeting
Oct. 11 PSAT Gr 10 & 11
Oct. 14 Orphanage Visit
Oct. 16 Minimum Day/PD
Oct. 20 End of 1st Quarter
Oct. 23-27 FALL BREAK
Oct. 30 Quarter 2 begins
Oct. 30 Start of Book-o-ween
Nov. 3 REPORT CARDS
Nov.8-10 Parent Teacher confer
ences. Minimum day
Editor: Belinda Nyong
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVI-TIES ENDING FOR FIRST QUARTER
After school activities for the first quarter will end on Friday, October 30th.
There will be no activities the week of October 30th - November 3rd when signups for second quar-ter activities will occur. After school activities will resume for the second quarter on November 6, 2017.
Please remember that all students must be signed up for an activity prior to their attending the activi-ty .
P A G E 2
T A L K I N G D R U M S
Lower School Principal by Michael Breece
New Destiny Orphanage Visit: October 14th
Thank you again to everyone for your generous donations for the New Destiny Orphanage last month. We will visiting the orphanage again on October 14th. Below is a list of donations by class. Please bring them in next week:
PreK3/4: Powdered Milk or Baby Milk (1, 2, 3)
K5: Diapers
Grade 1: Sugar & Salt
Grade 2: Tomato sauce
Grade 3: Rice
Grade 4: Toothpaste & Toothbrushes
Grade 5: Cooking oil
Grade 6: Flour
Grade 7: Chocolate Paste or Chocolate Powder
Grade 8: Powdered Milk or Baby Milk (1, 2, 3)
Over the past several weeks, students in Grade 1 have been learn-
ing about their home countries. Students researched their respec-
tive home countries and then presented what they learned to their
classmates and parents. Students presented posters that provided
information about their home countries, greeted the class in their
native languages and performed dances. Students also
shared traditional foods and drinks. This was a great oppor-
tunity for Grade 1 students to learn about their home coun-
tries and the countries of their classmates, as well as cele-
Please bring in your donations! There is a large wooden box on the ground floor hallway where donations can be left. Otherwise, students can leave them with a teacher.
The visit will be Saturday, October 14 from 2:00-5:00pm. Students or parents wishing to partici-pate in a monthly visit are asked to sign-up with Kehmia in the front office by the Wednesday pri-or to the visit date. This allows the necessary ar-rangements for transportation to be made.
If you have any further questions about New Des-
tiny Orphanage, you may contact Ms. Veronique
Bokaie, a parent of an ASD student who coordi-
nates the donations and visits at 697378990.
Counselor’s Corner by Nika Bowens
P A G E 3 E D I T I O N 1 7 - 1 8 , I S S U E 8
Don’t second guess yourself by changing your first answers
unless you are 100% certain.
Use all of your time wisely.
Pay attention to time passing in relation to the time
allotment.
Don’t get distracted by other students in the room.
If you have time, go back over as many problems as you can to make sure
that the answers are correct. When finished, look closely to make sure that
you have answered everything and that you haven’t overlooked any
questions.
Nika Bowens
With the first SAT exam of the 2017-2018 school year taking place
on Saturday, October 7, and the PSAT taking place next
Wednesday, October 11, I have spent a lot of time discussing test
taking strategies with students. While students should always be
well prepared for exams, standardized exams often feel more
overwhelming for students than a regular class exam. To help
students prepare for exams like the SAT and PSAT, Here are the
top 5 strategies to keep in mind:
Read the instructions carefully. Skipping reading the
instructions can lead to errors.
Read each question carefully. After reading the problem
carefully and paying attention to the details, underline
the key words to help understand the question. Seek the
information needed and narrow down the important
information.
Read each answer carefully on multiple choice
questions before you make a selection.
Eliminate all answers that are not correct.
Don’t fall into the trap of looking for patterns in
the answers. There really can be four “B”
answers in a row.
Select a strategy.
Book of the Week by Ferol Ntuba
Every child can be a writer, and this
book shows them how. Daniel Kirk
brings to life the wonderful story of
Sam, the library mouse, who loves
to read a wide range of books. Sam
lives in a hole, in the wall of the
children’s reference book area of
the library.
Every child can be a writer, and
this book shows them how.
Daniel Kirk brings to life the
wonderful story of Sam, the li-
brary mouse, who loves to read
a wide range of books. Sam
lives in a hole, in the wall of the
children’s reference book area
of the library.
Each week,
ASD Librarian
Mrs. Ntuba
will feature a
new book.
Teacher Feature: Mr . Jacob Schreiner
Hello ASD community! My name is Mr.
Jacob Schreiner and I have joined the ASD
staff this year as an upper school social stud-
ies teacher.
My classes currently include AP Economics,
Psychology, 10th grade World History, 11th
grade U.S. History, and Current
Events. Many of these subjects are new to
the school and the students which provides
a unique opportunity for students to expand
their knowledge on concepts not previously
understood.
I am originally from Wisconsin, United
States, and spent the last two years working
as a teacher and dorm parent at a boarding
school in Taichung, Taiwan. I enjoy running
and have ran two half-marathons. I also
enjoy catching up on recent movies and TV
shows as well as spending summers at my
home in the woods of Northern Wiscon-
sin. I am finding Cameroon to be an exciting
and unique experience and am excited for
what the future holds!
Class Highlight
This week in Psychology, 11th and 12th
grade students are studying the parts and
regions of the human brain.
After studying the locations and functions of
each part, students were assigned a specific
part and had to argue why it was the most
important organ for human survival.
After many rounds of debate, the Medulla
was voted the most important. (It is in
charge of heartbeat and breathing)
Students then began working on a restau-
rant menu for a specific group of creatures:
zombies! Of course the menu is comprised
of nothing but brains!
Before the end of the first quarter, students
will also study sleep, dreams, and other
states of consciousness. The students seem
more fascinated by psychology every day!
Photo: Students debating on which part of the brain is most important
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