MYP Newsletter 2 The MYP newsletter provides a snapshot of the life of MYP students at Amman Academy.

2nd Edition

December 20, 2018

In This Issue

• News from around the School

• MYP Events

• Sports Activities

• News from the MYP Departments

News from around the School

Body-Mind Connections Session

A session encompassing a theoretical and practical approach to delivering the basic yet awe inspiring

science behind mental health, stress management and human performance was given to grade 9

students by Human Energy Management. Dr. Hani Akasheh explained the science and art of

imagining our mental health and explained more about the relationship between our mind and body.

Teacher Professional Development

Mrs Helena Sayegh, a counselor and consultant with over 25 years of experience, was invited to the

school to provide a seminar for our MYP teachers about the roadmap to the teenage mind.

Seminar on Impact of Technology on Child Development

AA MYP parents had a lecture on Monday 3/12 that introduced the impact of technology on

children’s overall development. The lecture provided an overview of the implication regarding the

use of technology. The lecture was presented by Ms Sirsa Qursha, a Child/Adolescent Development and Parents Education Specialist.

UCMAS Wiz!

We are proud to announce that our own 6th Grader, Hala Moussa, stood out during the 23rd

UCMAS International competition held in Malaysia, in the visual category, level 10. Way to go Hala!

Technology Hour at Amman Academy

Our student have showcased their creativity and ability to master new technology science skills, as

they had the chance to learn more about robotics and mobile apps coding.

We are so proud of our students and we will work with them to further develop their skills and be ready for their future.

National Robotics Tournament

Amman Academy participated in the 14th National Robotics Tournament organized by the Jubilee

Center for Educational Excellence with the participation of 55 teams from government and private

schools and other institutions.

Amman Academy won third place in the Line Tracking competition and third place in the Ball Collector competition.

Our team is now qualified to compete with other Arab countries in the Arab Robotics Championship which will be held in Kuwait.

Congratulations to our dear students for their outstanding achievement!

Technology Hour Grade 8 Achievements

Amman Academy grade 8 students underwent a competition in which they built their own mobile

applications using their creativity, teamwork and organization skills. Winning students received a

certificate to appreciate and recognize their hard work and innovation.

Technology Hour Grade 6 and 7 Achievements

Grade 6 and 7 students were awarded certificates in celebration of their achievements in the technology classes.

MYP Events

School-Wide Treasure Hunt

Our first ever school-wide treasure hunt was an exciting clue solving activity that involved different

stations that were spread around the school. Escape the Room was also available with us as a bonus

station! The students were divided into teams, where each team was given a different map with

different tracks to discover the treasure! Our students used teamwork and critical thinking to complete as many stations in the limited time allotted!

Mawlid Al Nabawi

In celebration of Mawlid Al Nabawi, chocolates were distributed to students in their classrooms.

Adopt an Angel Campaign

A student committee organized this year’s charity campaign under the name of Adopt an Angel.

Children in need wrote their wish lists, and members of the AA community were given the chance to

“adopt an angel” by getting the items on the child’s wish list.

Christmas Celebratory Event

The Student Life Office were pleased to invite AA students and their families to spend some jolly

Christmas time with us! Different food and beverage stations were available from Treats and Beans

and Gerard, to Mr. Lollies and Frisco.

Students were given the chance to blow off some post-finals steam by thinking outside the box with the Escape the Room Carnival which also included Virtual Reality machines.

Adopt an Angel Event

The Student Life Office organized an event for the angels as part of the adopt an angel campaign.

The children in need were invited to Amman Academy for a Christmas celebration to enjoy some

activities, watch a Christmas parade, eat yummy meals and treats, and receive their gifts.

AAMUN

Thanks to our dedicated student organizers and staff, the first ever national AAMUN was a success.

His excellency Mr Nasser Judeh honored us with a speech at our opening ceremony. Throughout the

conference student delegates lobbied and merged, created resolutions, voted on them, and even

participated in a crisis simulation. It isn’t difficult imagining our young students at the United Nations

in a decade or two.

Sports Activities

Swimming Achievements

We are very proud of our swimming team! Our students’ effort during Jordan’s Open swimming competition was remarkable!

Congratulations to our swimming champion Yazan Mutaw’, grade 6, for his outstanding achievement

at the Jordan Open swimming competition. Yazan came in second place in the 100m freestyle and third place in the 200m freestyle. Way to go Yazan!

We are proud of our swimmer Adam Al Soufi, grade 8, for his outstanding achievement at the Jordan

Open swimming competition. Adam won 5 gold medals and 1 silver medal. Adam is expected to join

the national team soon. Well done Adam!

Another achievement for our swimming star who just joined the national team, Rashed Abbasi,

grade 6, who did an excellent job during the Jordan Open swimming competition. Rashed won one gold medal and four silver medals. Great job Champ!

Football Achievement

Another sports achievement - congratulations to our girls’ football team. They did a great job and achieved excellent results during the AAC football tournament last weekend. Way to go champs!

Our Football midfielder and promising football star, Yousef Hijazi, helped his team win first place in

the Jordan U15 Football Championship. A great future is waiting for you champ!

News from Different Departments

The Arts Department

Music

Grade 6 students have learnt about the development of the xylophone and how it was used across

cultures. They also learnt the differences between melody and harmony, and the importance of playing different parts at the same time.

Grade 6 students learnt how to play the main theme of Mozart’s Dodici variazioni per pianoforte su

"Ah, vous dirais-je, Maman" (Twinkle Twinkle) originally composed for piano. Each student played

different parts, but when played together, rich music was performed.

Grade 7 students learnt how to play Tableh, and perform some of the most famous beats. They were able to express their personalities by creating their own beat variations.

Grade 8 students performed a two hand piece that they composed, inspired by musical eras they

were introduced to. Students learnt about the characteristics of Baroque, Class ical and Romantic music, and the most famous composers of each era.

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The English Department

Grade 9

Grade 9 students wrote poetry as part of a campaign for their action to encourage other students to

be more comfortable being themselves, and expressing their own “vital truth.”

Grade 10

Grade 10 students used organic chalk paint outside, writing quotes from Nineteen Eighty-Four, and practicing embedding their quotations in sentences.

The Design Department

Product Design

After evaluating their ideas against product design specifications and choosing the best solution that

meets the users’ needs Grade 9, 8 and 7 students started manufacturing their chosen solution in the

workshop to create a final prototype for further evaluation and development.

Grade 6

Grade 6 students visited the school’s media center to inquire about proper ways of paraphrasing and summarizing information to help them acknowledge their research in Digital Design classes.

IBLP: Inquirers.

Grade 10

MYP grade 10 students used their creative thinking skills to create their digital outputs (websites,

mobile applications, videos... etc.) to solve real life problems within their community by enhancing users’ experience.

ICT Integration with I&S

MYP grade 6 students created a map using www.draw.io where they learnt how to insert shapes,

and format them. Moreover, students mastered adding compass, map key, text and images.

The Arabic Department

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The Science Department

Grade 6

Students used their communication skills to model the phospholipid structure and to structure information in summaries, essays and reports.

IB learner profile attribute enhanced : Communicator and open minded

Grade 7

Students used their critical thinking skills to determine the way viruses reproduce [Analyze complex concepts and projects into their constituent parts and synthesize them to create new understanding]

IB learner profile attribute enhanced: Communicator

Grade 8

Students demonstrated their reflective skills, as they thoughtfully considered the world and explored

theirs ideas. They worked to understand their strengths and weaknesses in order to support their

learning and personal development. They have also inquired about the reproductive system and muscular system, in order to develop skills for inquiry and research.

Grade 9

Students used their critical thinking skills to investigate the effect of changing the concentration of

an acid on the volume of gas produced from the reaction of this acid with a metal. Students then

used their transfer skills to apply the steps of the experiment they have designed. Further, students

used their transfer skills to analyze the data they collected in the lab. Students compl eted their work

using their communication skills to work collaboratively in order to follow the steps of a procedure.

IBLP: communicator, principled, reflective, thinker

Grade 10

Students used their critical thinking skills to investigate the effect of changing the concentration of

an acid on the volume of gas produced from the reaction of this acid with a metal. Students then

used their transfer skills to apply the steps of the experiment they have designed. Finally, students used their transfer skills to analyze the data they collected in the lab.

IBLP: Communicator, thinker, reflective

The Physical and Health Education Department

Grade 6

Grade 6 students created their own movement sequence and performed it at the end of the unit concentrating on exhibiting high levels of energy.

Grade 7

Grade 7 students planned for a fitness program that consisted of five fitness components. Students practiced these components in circuit training.

Grade 8

Grade 8 students practiced track and field, learning how high and low altitudes can affect the human

body.

Grade 9

Grade 9 students refined their basketball skills using technology that helped them identify their weaknesses in basketball.

Grade 10

Every student in grade 10 practiced being a coach and executed an offence plan in a soccer game

that he/she planned.