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AIS West Weekly Newsletter

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(Please take note that most communications between school and parents this year will utilize the website portal).

January 2015

Public Holiday

January 25

Have a wonderful vacation

www.aiswest.com Issue 12, Volume 3 January 15 , 2015 Prepared By: Eman Elkomy

Inside

• Ministry Exam (Page 1)

• Week without walls (Page 3)

• Important Technology update

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Principal News

By: Ms. Bonnie Lindgren, HS Principal

Happy New Year! I hope that 2015 finds your family happy and healthy, and well fortified to withstand the cold that has suddenly descended upon Sheikh Zayed. The Secondary is off to a busy start to the new year.

Ministry of Education Arabic exams

This week, grade 6 students have completed their battery of Ministry tests. The 9th grade begins their Ministry exams on Thursday, following the schedule below:

• Thursday, January 15 – Arabic Language & Writing, 9:00-11:30

• Saturday, January 17 – Social Studies, 9:00-11:00 • Sunday, January 18 – Religion, 11:30-1:00

All exams are administered by the Ministry of Education at the Sheikh Zayed Experimental School.

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End of Semester 1

Classes are finalizing the term and the semester. They are finishing the projects and presentations of Term 2, and reviewing material in preparation for semester exams. Semester exams for students in IB classes will serve a dual purpose, both as an assessment of student achievement in the course to this point, as well as providing valuable practice for the IBO exams they will sit at the end of the two-year course. For students in IB courses, most of their exams will consist of two papers, with the first paper being done in block classes January 19-22. During Semester exam week, January 25-29, all students grades 6-12 will sit exams on the following schedule. A more detailed schedule is included as a separate attachment.

Monday, Jan 26

Tuesday, Jan 27 Wednesday, Jan 28 Thursday, Jan 29

Exam 1 8:00 – 9:45

English

Math

Arabic

(Group 2 for IB)

Make-ups

Exam 2 10:00 –11:40

Science

Social Sciences

French & Spanish

(Group 6 & Psychology for

IB, Make-ups for grade 6 & 7)

Make-ups

Note that students are finished with exams at 11:40. The school day ends at 11:40 AM for SECONDARY STUDENTS during Semester Exams week. Students will be dismissed after the second exam, and must leave campus. Secondary students who normally ride the bus must be on the bus by 11:50 AM. Secondary students who do not ride the bus must be picked up by 12:00 PM. Students should not be on campus if they do not have an exam. Note that cellphones will not be in student possession from 8:00-11:40, thus it will not be possible to contact your child directly. Critical messages must be delivered via the Secondary Office. Students who miss an exam may take it in a make-up session. A medical excuse is required in order for a student to make up a missed exam.

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Week Without Walls

Trips are in the final stages of planning. Deadlines for payment or cancellation of trip reservations have passed. Trip chaperones are arranging for Pre-Travel meetings with parents, dealing with unforeseen changes, and drawing up packing lists. Parents, if your child is traveling with WWW, please ensure that the chaperones are aware of any medical or dietary concerns. Be sure that your child packs whatever medicines, including over-the-counter medications that might be needed. When helping your child pack, check the weather forecast for that region.

Not every student or family chooses to participate in WWW international travel. Students are expected to participate in the WWW Campus program. Students who remain on campus will be able to select from a variety of activities. Activities range from supervised study relating to the class WWW trip to mini-courses, service activities, service day trips, crafts, or other specialized learning opportunities. There may be a fee for specialized materials used in these activities. Currently, the following activities are planned:

Grades 6 & 7 - Virtual Tour & Activities Packet, with on-campus check-ins

Grades 8-10 – Selection of one of these supervised activities

• Arabic Calligraphy • Sports Sampler • Painting a Mural • Photography • Talent Show Preparations • Teacher’s Assistants • Pinata Building

There will be more detailed information and updates to planned activities in the next few days.

Student Absences

We are almost halfway through the academic year. This is a good time to remind parents and students of the requirement for attendance. For students in grades 6-12, an absence limit for credit has been set. Any student who exceeds the limit of 15 days/classes for high school and 20 days/classes for middle school, in any class will not be eligible for credit in that class, unless he or she meets certain academic requirements. Please help your child keep track o absences so as to avoid problems with receiving credit for their classes. A loss of credit places graduation in jeopardy, as 26 credits are required to receive a diploma from AIS.

Important Dates

January 15-17 Grade 9 Ministry exams of Arabic January 25 Holiday January 26-29 Semester exams grades 6-12 February 1-5 WWW grades 6-10 February 8-18 MAP Testing grades 6-10 February 19 No classes, Professional Development day for Faculty

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Elementary Assistant Principal

By: Ms. Linda Morrison, ES Assistant Principal

Congratulations to the November 3R winners. The students will be receiving their certificates this week and they will be recognised at the next 3R assembly for Quarter 2 on February 8th. They can dress out of uniform on that day. We are proud of your hard work to be RESPONSIBLE, RESPECTFUL and READY TO LEARN

KG2

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Sports

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected in our school basketball teams You should get selection notes this week from your coaches or Coach Ric The Under 12 Boys team have a CISSA West Tournament this Saturday at BSE school. - Please return your selection notes and payment so you can play. Training is as follows U12 Girls - Mondays - 3.00pm to 4.20pm in the GYM U12 and U16 Boys - Tuesdays - 3.00pm to 4.20pm in the GYM U12 Boys have an extra training session on Wednesday 14th to help prepare for the CISSA West Tournament

By: Coach Ric Floyd, Athletic Director

U12 Boys - Basketball Team Abdelrahman Kalaaoui Ali Abdelbaki Ahmed Eltouny (Elsayed) Ahmed Halaby Mohamed Saba Aly El Enany Mohamed Anis Ali El Zein Ali Badran Ali Omar Mohamed Al Lahham Ahmed Ibrahim U16 Boys - Basketball Team Yussuf Johar Youssef Omar Ayman Ali Ahmed Labana Faisal Johar Zeyad Elorabi Mostafa Labana Nour El Din Kamel Mohamed Ismail Hussein Bakr

U12 Girls - Basketball Team

Aisha El Helw Janna El Shahrawy Josefina Gayan Fatma Khattab Mariam El Gharbawi Haya Sultan Haya El Ezaby

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ATHLETICS PROGRAM – U14 BOYS & GIRLS FOOTBALL MAY 2015 ITALY TRIP CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW OR PASTE INTO YOUR BROWSER TO REGISTER FOR THESE FOOTBALL TEAM TRIALS - NO OTHER EXPRESSION OF INTEREST WILL BE ACCEPTED THAN USING THIS LINK If you have trouble viewing or submitting this form, you can fill it out online: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15tn4HpjtgX3CTFo2cZP4yWpPx0lI3IZdg-Te1peokAk/viewform?usp=send_form Any student athlete wishing to trial for a position in the MEDITERRANEAN CUP 2015 TEAMS IN VERONA ITALY must complete the expression of interest form below with all correct details and return the following forms OR THEY WILL NOT TRIAL.

! COPY OF THEIR PASSPORT ! AIS WEST ATHLETICS MEDICAL RELEASE FORM ! AIS WEST ATHLETE CODE of EXCELLENCE PARTICIPATION CONTRACT ! AIS WEST ATHLETICS PARENT - STUDENT CONSENT FORM

Selection Criteria & Age Limit Rule The following 4 points will be used to select players - 1. School behavior record - YELLOW CARDS/RED CARDS 2. Skill level/playing ability 3. Attitude for training and playing - commitment/organisational skills 4. Academic record C- average maintained PLAYERS MUST BE BORN ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST 2000 - NO EXCEPTIONS - MUST BE VERIFIED BY PASSPORT COPY The two coaches and the Athletics Director will decide on final selections and then the Principal will approve them. FINAL SELECTION does not occur until Payment is made and Permission/Contract forms are returned. NO PLAYER CAN TRIAL/TRAIN OR PLAY UNTIL PAYMENT AND FORMS ARE HANDED IN Coaches - BOYS - Coach Ric and Coach Daniel GIRLS - Coach Autum and Coach Simone Approximate Costs IF SELECTED - the costs will be finalised after teams are selected and we know exact numbers 5500 to 6000 LE approx - covers flights, uniforms, equipment etc 400 to 550 EURO approx - cover food, hotel, tournament levy, excursion etc Other costs - spending money - each family decides about this

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On Monday Ms. Cindy’s Pre-K B class went on a field trip to the Juhayna Factory.

Trial Dates and Times - 3.00pm to 4.15pm on the AIS West Field BOYS - Monday 19th and Wednesday 21st January 2015 GIRLS - Sunday 18th and Tuesday 20th January 2015 VERY IMPORTANT - EQUIPMENT - Long Socks, Shin Guards, PE Shorts, AIS West PE T-Shirt - COMPULSORY - you do not trial / train or play if you are missing any of these. Training Days - Boys - Mondays and Wednesdays Training Days - Girls - Sundays and Tuesdays Event Dates - May 1st, May 2nd and May 3rd 2015 Travel Dates - April 29th and May 4th 2015 Excursion Date - April 30th 2015 - possible trip to Venice for sight seeing PASSPORT / VISA Requirements - players must have a suitable passport to enter Italy or have or are able to get a Schengen Visa to enter Italy PASSPORT COPY - ALL PLAYERS WHO ATTEND THE TRIALS MUST HAVE A COPY OF THEIR PASSPORT GIVEN TO THE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR OFFICE OR THEY WILL NOT TRIAL.

Pre-Kindergarten