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School Newsletter Autumn/Winter Term 2017

KFA Upper School Newsletter

Dear Parents, Carers and Friends of the KFA welcome to the first edition of the Upper

School Newsletter for this academic year. We are truly delighted to welcome our new

Director Abdulghani Alharbi who clearly outlines his hopes and vision for the future of

the Academy in his first interview for the newsletter.

1) What are your first impressions of the Academy?

I was made very welcome by all members of the Academy

community from my first day in London. I was im-

pressed by the hard work and professionalism of those

who work at the academy and by the dedication to study

exhibited by the students and pupils.

2) What is your vision for the Academy?

My vision is to accelerate our progress to become one of

the leading international academic institutions in the

UK; to empower our students to fulfil their academic and

professional passions in higher education, and to increase the lifelong learning oppor-

tunities not only for our students but for our community at large. I would also like to

strengthen support for a dynamic faculty dedicated to quality teaching.

3) What do you like about the IB Programme?

The IB programme provides the opportunity for all pupils to develop both knowledge

and skills which will prove to be a foundation for all their future study and other expe-

riences. We live in an age when those seeking to work in the professions and those in-

dustries at the front of national and international development will need skills which

go beyond the purely academic. The IB programme encourages inquisitive minds and

caring young people who will help to create a better and more peaceful world through

intercultural understanding and respect.

4) Why do you think a good education is important?

A good education is important because it promotes excellence in learning, individuali-

ty and independence. It equips learners with proper tools to overcome most of the

challenges faced in life. The knowledge that is attained through good education helps

open doors to a lot of opportunities in a very competitive world. As Nelson Mandela

said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

5) What's your advice to KFA students?

Our pupils and students are at the heart of all that we do at the KFA. Everything we

do at the KFA is so that they may succeed in their lives now and in future. My advice to

them is to embrace fully every aspect of their learning and study so that they will be

able to fulfil their future dreams. We all want a better, more prosperous and more

peaceful world and it is their skills and efforts which will become the world's agents of

change to the benefit of themselves and others. They should also never forget that that

each and every one of them is an ambassador and a representative of the KFA both

now and wherever they go on the next stage of their journey. I wish them all success.

KFA Upper School Newsletter Page 2

His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz Al

Saud, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Chairman of

the Board of Trustees of the King Fahad Academy Visits the Academy.

On the 20th of November 2017 there was great ex-

citement at the KFA as His Royal Highness Prince

Mohammed bin Nawaf visited the Academy.

His Royal Highness spent the day talking to stu-

dents, teachers and staff; as well as visiting class-

rooms and watching the Upper Girls assembly. We

are so grateful for his visit and his continued sup-

port and dedication in ensuring the best for our

school.

Page 3 KFA Upper School Newsletter

The Arab Reading Challenge (ARC) by Abdelgayed Behairy

Head of Arabic

The Arab Reading Challenge (ARC) is the largest-ever literacy initiative

in the Arab world. ARC‟s goal is to challenge more than a million Arab

students to read over 50 million books in one academic year.

The King Fahad Academy values the teaching of Arabic and implements

a variety of activities which aim to support and develop the programme.

The Arabic language department plays an integral part in supporting

Muslim communities living in the United Kingdom as well as diplomats

and students of higher education.

Therefore, the Academy is now collaborating with the Arab Reading

Challenge in Dubai and has fulfilled its duties as a general supervising

body in the United Kingdom as well as participating in this year‟s compe-

tition.

The King Fahad Academy hosted the finals on the 23rd of October 2017,

where twenty one Arabic and Islamic schools in the United Kingdom took

part in the competition.

We would like to congratulate His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed Bin

Nawaf Al Saud as the King Fahad Academy received First Place in the

competition by our grade 10 student Ahmad Ziad Almethqal.

We would also like to congratulate Dr. Abdulghani Alharbi, the Director

General of the King Fahad Academy in London for this exceptional

achievement.

We extend our congratulations to the competition general supervisor Mr.

Abdelgayed Behairy and Mr. Mohamed Eldessouki, Mrs. Sahar Hussein

and Mr. Walid Zaki, for their efforts throughout the competition.


بسم ميحرلا نمحرلا هللا

الحمد هلل الذي بنعمته تتم الصالحات .

شسع ) رحد امساءح اؼسث( أوجس شسع لسائ ثمبف ف اؼب اؼسث ار ٠دف إ لساءح خع١ ١ وزبة خالي اؼب

ادزاظ ار ٠شبزن ف١ أوثس ١ طبت ػسث ػ عز اؼب

٠خ ؼب رمد أوبد١٠خ اه فد ف د ، اؼد٠د أشطخ رؼ١ اغخ اؼسث١خ ، مد أذ األوبد١٠خ ثسبج رؼ١ اغخ اؼسث١خ ا

اإلزب ، از ردف األوبد١٠خ إ دػ رط٠س دائب ، مد وب مع اغخ اؼسث١خ ثبألوبد١٠خ ػظ١ األثس ف رج١خ

احز١بجبد اجب١بد اعخ ام١خ ف اىخ ازحدح ا١ئبد ادثبظ١خ طجخ ازؼ١ اؼب ، ذه حبجز ابظخ زؼ

اغخ اؼسث١خ ، ح١ث وبذ الرصاي األوبد١٠خ االذ ألثبئ ف رؼ اظز١ؼبة اغخ اؼسث١خ ،

را اطك لبذ أوبد١٠خ اه فد ثد ثبزؼب غ شسع) رحد امساءح اؼسث ثدث (, ذه ب ألوبد١٠خ دز

ز٠بد ف را اجبي ,

لبذ األوبد١٠خ ثبدز اط ثب وشسف ػب ػ ج١غ ادازض داخ اىخ ازحدح , لد شبزوذ األوبد١٠خ ف اعبثمخ

را اؼب .

ف ٠ اجؼخ اثبث اؼشس اوزثس ظخ أف١ ظجؼخ ػشس ١الد٠خ , اثبث اؼشس حس ظخ أف أزثؼبئخ

رعغ ثالث جس٠خ ,

أل١ذ ازصف١بد ابئ١خ ػ عز اىخ ازحدح ث١ ج١غ ادازض اؼسث١خ اإلظال١خ اشبزوخ ف ازصف١بد ابئ١خ

شسع رحد امساءح اؼسث ثدث .

األوبد١٠خ اشسف اؼب ػ اشسع ف اىخ ازحدح ,

ثبءا ػ رج١بد صبحت اع اى األ١س دمحم ث اف آي ظؼد ظف١س خبد احس١ اشس٠ف١ ثبىخ ازحدح ,

لبذ األوبد١٠خ ثبظزضبفخ ازصف١بد ث١ أوثس احد ػشس٠ دزظخ ج١غ أحبء اىخ ازحدح ,

ثفض هللا ثؼد اجساء ازصف١بد لبذ جخ ازم١١ اؼبخ از حضسد دث ثزم١١ اطالة

اشبزو١ لد حصذ األوبد١٠خ ثفض هللا ػ اسوص األي , طبت أحد اثمبي .

ح اذ ء صبحت اع اى اال١س دمحم ث اف آي ظؼد ظف١س خبد احس١ اشس٠ف١ ثبىخ ازحدح .

وره ء ظؼبدح ادوزز ػجداغ احسث د٠س ػب أوبد١٠خ اه فد ثد

وره األظزبذح ث١ب حد د٠س ادزظخ اؼ١ب وره ئ اشسف اؼب ػ اعبثمخ ثد زئ١ط لع اغخ اؼسث١خ األظزبذ

ػجداج١د ثح١س

األظزبذ دمحم ادظل األظزبذح ظحس حع١ أػضبء جخ ازحى١ األ١خ . اشىس صي ألظزبذ ١د شو . جد اجري

خالي سحخ ازصف١بد .

عأي هللا ف ػال أ ٠د٠ ػ١ب ؼخ ازفق از١ص ,

ظال هللا ػ١ى زحز ثسوبر .

ػجداج١د ثح١س

زئ١ط لع اغخ اؼسث١خ

اشسف اؼب ػ عبثمخ رحد امساءح اؼسث ثبىخ ازحدح

On Tuesday 7th November 2017 the KFA hosted Lance King, one

the world‟s foremost expert on ATL skills. MYP teachers were en-

thused and impressed by the tips and hints on mapping the ATL

skills and integrating them sequentially in our planning and

teaching.

„What is ATL and what is its place in the IB programmes‟, en-

quired several parents of MYP students, in the footsteps of the

students: always asking, always knowing?

ATL transform and support teaching and learning as expressed

by the Chinese proverb below:

Hence Approaches To learning have the capacity to transform

students‟ learning by enabling them to acquire the thinking and

learning skills that can transform their studies more efficiently

and equipping them with skills for lifelong learning and oppor-

tunity to excel in everyday life.

The five ATL skill categories are: Communication, Social, Self-

management, Research, and thinking skills.


Approaches to Learning (ATL) Supremo at The KFA!

by Mohammed Baba IB/MYP Coordinator

Poetry Week by Khizra Ahmad Head of English


Monday 25th-Friday 29th September 2017

„Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has

found words‟, Robert Frost.

The English department at The King Fahad Academy celebrated Poetry

Week in the last week of September. Freedom was selected as a theme to

celebrate the National Poetry Day in the UK, Thursday 28th September

2017. Teachers in the English department designed various activities to

promote diversity and international mindedness through the medium of

poetry. Students read poems from different cultures and were exposed

to other perspectives and ways of life. Following is the list of activities

conducted by the English teachers:

Read poetry of famous poets from across the globe on the theme of

Freedom

Learn by heart and recite (language & Literature and phases 4&5

language acquisition)

Learn short rhymes and recite (phases 1-2 language acquisition)

Students write their own Poems

Inter class poetry recitation competition

Teachers select three best reciters from each grade to participate in

the competition from grades 6-9 and IBDP year 1

Boys‟ section Vs. Girls‟ section

Teachers judge their own class against the criteria

Certificates will be awarded to the winners in the English Depart-

ment Assembly later in the year

A Thing Called Freedom - a poem by Hadi Al Naher IB1


Amongst the crowds, like a grain of sand on a beach

Confined, freedom hovering just out of reach

Teasing and taunting, chortling with glee

But not enough to truly dishearten me

The fact of the matter is that we all do

He does, she does, even you

Animals, regardless of whether they are tame or wild

Every human; every adult, every teenager, every child

It may be a different matter if you have committed a

crime

But still a valid one if you have served your time

We should not clench onto bitterness forever

Instead rejoicing our freedom together

The skirmish for freedom can be lifelong fight

Do not surrender if you know you are right

Chemistry in Action - University College London 6th of November, 2017

Attendees': IB1: Saja Assiri, Walid Eleid, Maha Al Hassan, Hadi Al Nahar, Yaasir Mahmuud, IB2:

Asma Hassan, Zahra Inabi, Aya Nahhas

The talks in the event were very informative and interesting as they provided us with an insight

into the applications of chemistry outside the classroom, such as the processes of creating and us-

ing makeup throughout history. It was quite remarkable to note the immense applications of

chemistry in a variety of different fields. The event truly further fuelled my fascination with

chemistry as it has provided me with a different outlook on it as a subject. By Aya Nahhas (IB2)

The Chemistry in Action lecture was a truly intriguing experience, in which new doors were

opened up to me. I learnt about various new things such as the jaw-dropping and inhumane forms

of beauty discovered by science (new and old). I was left in awe when I found out that humans

were basically using poison in order to be more beautiful, whether it be using lead to look whiter

or poisonous berries to have wider pupils, humans were basically killing themselves. From the

conference I also found out about that witches were just normal humans who would have halluci-

nations due to poison berries that they would eat, they were basically taken what we now know to

be drugs, this lead to people thinking they were evil or mad so they killed them in fear.

A more modern form of beauty I learnt more about was Botox. It was to my surprise that Botox is

the most toxic substance on earth, in fact just one bucket of it can kill everyone on earth. It‟s actu-

ally quite funny to find out that we are basically putting something that can eradicate mankind in

our body in order to look better. However, it does have its advantages, for example in medicine it

is used to help blood flow easier in certain parts of the body, hence it could save some one‟s life

essentially. The conference informed me about these interesting facts and many more, it is an ex-

perience filled with mesmerising discoveries that will leave you surprised and eager to know

more. It is definitely an experience I would love to go through again and I‟m looking forward to

next year‟s conference. By Walid Eleid (IB1 )

Spectroscopy in a Suitcase – The King Fahad Academy 29th November 2017

Spectroscopy in a Suitcase by the Royal Society of Chemistry/Imperial College London, gave the

IB1 and IB2 Chemistry students the chance to learn about spectroscopy through hands-on experi-

ence. As well as covering the principles of spectroscopic techniques, the activities used real-life

contexts to demonstrate the applications of the techniques. They also spoke about their journey in

the field of Science and student‟s career choices. It was amazing to see our students engage with

the scientists and they thought our students were very interactive compared to other schools they

had visited. By Dr Veraitch (Head of Science/Chemistry Teacher)

IB1 and IB2 students were given a workshop on spectroscopy, in particular NMR and IR from Am-

bassadors carrying out research in Imperial College, London. Through this we were able to see

first-hand how the machines work as well as carry out tasks that enhanced our knowledge on the

two concepts. Personally I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop as it helped me re-establish my exist-

ing knowledge on the NMR. Furthermore the experiments and activities will enable me to answer

similar questions in an examination. By Zahra Inabi (IB2)

Chemistry in Action by Science Teachers & IB Students


Our IB1 and IB2 chemistry students have participated in a great learning experience. The

KFA hosted two chemists from Imperial College who conducted a brilliant session with

hands on activities to allow our young chemists to use NMR spectroscopy and IR Spectros-

copy to identify the structure and composition of unknown chemical samples. The students

had a great interdisciplinary experience! Prior to the activities, students learned about sim-

ple harmonic motion in their chemistry and physics classes appreciating that we live in a

world of vibrations that includes the micro world of molecules. Yesterday, students actually

observed absorption and the emission spectra of unknown samples with the NMR and IR

apparatus.

This is Asma (IB2) analysing the IR graph of a chosen sample and discussing the peaks (IR

frequency) to predict what is the functional group of the molecule, comparing it to the sam-

ple's NMR and the molecular formula calculations was an exceptional student led learning

activity. By Ms Hiba Albuhaisi (IB/MYP Physics & Chemistry Teacher)

Two research scientists, Aileen and Haris, from Imperial College London shared the real

world of science with our IB Chemistry students. They came to the KFA campus with a trol-

ley of cases. To our surprise these cases held Infrared (IR) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

(NMR) spectrometers. Just 1 generation ago such devices would take up the space of a small

lab! Our students got to experience and use the cutting-edge technology of spectrometers in

a meaningful way to take measurements that allowed a variety of unknown chemical com-

pounds to be identified. Students fully embraced the opportunity to develop their experi-

mental and investigative scientific skills with the use of current technologies. Many IB aims

were achieved with this unique learning experience. Looking forward for the next great

school-university experience at the KFA!

By Dr Alan Bates IB/MYP Physics & Integrated Science Teacher

Zahra Inabi had made aspirin, while Asma made bromoethane and bromopropane as a part

of their Chemistry Extended Essay and Internal Assessment, respectively. They had the op-

portunity to carry out further analysis of their samples using NMR spectroscopy, at the De-

partment of Chemistry, University College London. The data generated confirmed the puri-

ty of their samples they had made in the laboratory at KFA.

By Dr Veraitch (Head of Science/Chemistry Teacher )

Pictures were taken by Mr Shajan Ahmad (IT Department)


Inquiry Stage

As part of the Girl‟s Maths club this term, led by Ms Sidra and Mr Hoque, the group decided to apply

their maths skills to the global theme and campaign of „Standing up to Cancer‟. In line with the MYP

programme, the emphasis was on applying mathematics in solving real life problems. After a thought

provoking video about the sufferers of cancer, it was agreed that the objective would be to raise aware-

ness and money for the campaign. The group was split into two groups, one led by Marwa Almourad

and the other by Leena Alssaka both from 9G. A number of ideas for activities were shared and dis-

cussed until the following was agreed:

1)An assembly involving a presentation of the facts and figures related to cancer alongside a poem to

be recited.

2)Various items would be sold to raise money.

3) Workshops delivered to grade 5 on mathematical topics

For the presentation, a group of students were asked to independently investigate the statistics of can-

cer sufferers and present the data. In terms of raising money, students were encouraged to think about

costs and expenses of making items and reasonable prices to charge in order to optimise profit for the

charity. As for the workshop, students were asked to independently plan and design two workshops for

delivery to grade 5 students on a maths topic which would benefit them.

Girls Maths Club

By

Aicha Inabi 7G1


Planning & Action

On Monday 20th of November we were honoured to present our assembly to His Royal Highness

Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and

the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the King Fahad Academy, The Director of The King Fahad

Academy Dr Abdulghani Alharbi and The Head of Upper School Ms. Bayan Mahmood among other

members of staff and students.

Haneen Bali 7G2 started the assembly with a beautiful recitation of the Holy Qur‟an, followed by the

main presentation which was led by Saara Dergoul 8G and Aicha Inabi 7G.1. This was followed by an

eloquent and heartfelt recitation of a poem written and recited by Joud Algazlan 6G2. Finally, Rawnaa

Fahad 9G, who is part of the community and action service (CAS) group led by Ms. Hanan, discussed

the amazing work that they had been doing to raise a sum of £2000 for the same cause.

In the following week, the Girls delivered their workshops to the grade 5 students. A lesson and card

game activity on „Place Value‟ was led by Saara Dergoul, followed by a ‟Mental Arithmetic‟ game led by

Marwa Almourad. The grade 5 students were invited to the Manqour hall to participate and donated

£1 towards the charity. All students received a free wrist band.

Thereafter, the Girl‟s sold their items during the break to raise money. Layan Albugmi 6G2 and Norah

Assiri 7G1 had made ribbons, Lama Alkadi 6G2 had made canvases and Aicha Inabi brought home-

made cookies for sale. All items were very popular and their quality really reflected the hard work

and time that the girls had invested in making them. Moreover, some delicious Kushari was generous-

ly donated by Ms. Hoda Saleh to help with the sales.


Reflection

The outcome of raising money and awareness was achieved successfully. Everything went

smoothly and according to plan and it was much appreciated by all the students involved. Grade 5

students and teachers particularly enjoyed the workshop and expressed their appreciation.

Damia for example stated “I enjoyed the quick questions and think it‟s great that they`re raising

money for charity”. Mohammed Dergoul thought “The girls Maths club put a lot of effort and hard

work into the presentation to help people with Cancer”.

In the end, the activities helped raise £168.00 as well as awareness about Cancer. Most important-

ly our mathematical skills had been put to good use for an important cause.

6G2: Joud Ali Algazlan, Lama Nabeel Alkadi, Lamar Alenazi, Layan Ahmed Albugmi.

7G: Aicha Inabi, Norah Yaala Assiri & Jouri Almohaya

8G: Saara Dergoul, Sadeem Alharbi, Wiam Ahmed Alateeq

9G: Leena Alssaka, Marwa Al-mourad

The Learning Resource Centre (LRC) is very much at the heart of the Academy as

it‟s primary role is to provide an information service for all KFA students and staff.

The Library is suitably resourced to support the MYP and Diploma programmes by

providing access to a range of textbooks, journals and online databases such as Bri-

tannica. The fiction collection comprises of a sound selection of popular classic and

contemporary literature from around the world. The Arabic stock covers the

breadth of the curriculum and is continually being developed much like the rest of

the collection.

Why is Reading Important?

One of the main objectives of the Library is to encourage our students to cultivate a

lifelong love of reading and books. It has been scientifically proven that reading reg-

ularly has numerous benefits. Reading helps to stimulate the brain and improves

writing and develops vocabulary. More than anything reading is very good for one‟s

mental well-being and even strengthens memory muscles in the brain. So do keep

reading!

To ensure our students foster a habit of independent reading we have the Acceler-

ated Reader programme which monitors reading progress in our students from Pri-

mary to Secondary. The Library has a good selection of Accelerated Reader books

which students take out every week , they then do an online quiz for assessment

purposes.

Library News by Nadera Latif-Shaikh IB/MYP Librarian


The Library has a number of re-

sources to help our students

with their work and general

knowledge.

The Library subscribes to

First News which is a weekly

newspaper especially for young

people. This is a fantastic way

for students to become engaged

with current affairs and be

aware of important global is-

sues.


A Poet Visits the KFA - Celebrating National

Poetry Day

To commemorate National Poetry Day the Library

hosted an event by inviting the celebrated perfor-

mance poet Paul Lyalls. Paul was resident poet at

the Roald Dahl Museum and has published many of

his poems.

He performed and recited his humorous poems to

our students and definitely made them laugh! He

certainly made poetry seem fun and entertaining.

What is Computer Science?

Computer Science is the study of comput-

ers and computer systems. In computer

science students learn about computer

applications, how new software is de-

signed and even get the chance to create

their own software.

They learn something called computa-

tional thinking. This means looking at an

everyday problem and work out how they can solve it using computers.

Even though our students learn the skills and concepts in computer science

lessons, they are able to apply these in all their other subjects too.

Computer Science at The KFA by Monir El Moudden Teacher of Computer

Science


Why do we need to study Computer Science?

Learning computer science is important and

helps our students prepare for the modern world.

Technology is used everyday in the modern

world.

From tablet devices for work or leisure to every-

day household appliances like a thermostat that

controls the heating in homes.

One of the core parts of computer science is pro-

gramming. Programmers design and make computer programs. They think

of different ways of solving problems and use logic to find the most suitable

solution.

How have Computer Science lessons been delivered?

Students at the KFA have Computer Science every week and are taught by

subject specialists. Our students use the school‟s Google Suite to access all

classwork, homework, and assessments. Students are given regular feedback

and work in collaboration to work through their ePortfolio projects.


What have we been learning this

term?

This term our students have been

learning how to program using Py-

thon. They have been learning why

computers are important and the

influence some of the early mathe-

maticians such as Al-Khwarizmi

and Ptolemy have had on today‟s

modern technology. They have learnt a range of programming tech-

niques and have been working on a project this term to create a digital

calculator. Our IB students have been learning an introduction to com-

puter science, logic gates, and number conversions. As part of the IB

programme, students learn programming skills as a critical element of

developing higher-level skills applicable to virtually all fields of study.

All our students develop their digital literacy skills required in order to

carry out the eAssessment tasks.

Computer Science award

All our students have been working very well in

computer science lesson and have made excellent

progress this term.

However, there have been a number of students

who have excelled and have consistently been working

at an MYP grade 7 in the subject.

Congratulations to the following students for Outstanding Work. They

have each received 2 Merits for demonstrating exceptional progress

throughout term 1 in Computer Science.

Girls Upper:

Tasnim Maher Alnouri - 10G

Leila Driss Inabi - 10G

Alya Khaled Alsabah - 10G

Dania Mustapha Mehar - 8G

Dana Bander Albusairi - 6G

Boys Upper:

Najem Saleh Alsulami - 10B

Saud Bander Albusairi - 9B

Mohammad Zakhiullah

Zahgam - 7B

Sohaib Mustapha Mehar - 7B

In Drama we are working on creative work and thinking for ourselves, rather than

ready made scripts. Our first unit was Mime. In this unit we worked on techniques in

mime and creativity. We worked with partners or in groups so that we could give

feedback on each others mimes. This allowed us to make improvements in areas we

ourselves could not necessarily see. This would help us when it came to our formal

assessment. We then had to work solo and choose an occupation to base our mime on.

This was the 1 part of our assessment. The assessment had to be mimed to exactly 90

seconds with a range of 5 seconds up or down. This assessment focussed on assessing

the students creativity of their mime and their mime techniques.

We also had another assessment. The other part of the end of unit assessment was to

chose 2 mime artists in our assessment guidelines given by Miss Belinda, and to per-

form a 2 minute report to camera about what is mime, a brief history of mime, how

these mime artists performed and what techniques did they use. We had to identify

aspects such as; the lighting they used, costumes, sound, movement, set, music, and

audience. A lot of students found it hard to get their report to camera to exactly 2

minutes, but we are all improving step by step in drama, gaining more confidence

and skills each lesson.

Our newest unit that we started a few lessons ago is Devising. This unit is about mak-

ing things up yourself, much like our last unit. We were put into groups of three and

we had to come up with an idea of a 2 - 4 minute act. We are still working on our ide-

as and changing them up as we go along. This unit seems really fun and everyone is

excited to see what everyone has come up with and how they act out their creations.

What are we doing in Drama in Grade 9?

By: Hannaa Jean Delvarr Grade 9



Grade 10 & IBDP Years 1 & 2 English Trip By Aya Nahhas IB2

Phenomenal!! Every aspect of the play was beyond remarka-

ble. The shimmering bejewelled outfits, lively Arabian setting,

flying carpet and sound effects, all played a pivotal role in

evoking nostalgic memories of our childhood. Not only was it

an unforgettable experience, it also provided an academic di-

mension to our understanding of the genre and plays studied

in English Literature class.

During the interval students were having lively discussions,

comparing Aladdin to the play Hamlet. While it may seem ab-

surd that a Disney play can have literary connection to the re-

nowned tragic play by Shakespeare, upon closer analysis we

realise that many characters in Aladdin parallel to Hamlet.

This can be seen through Jafaar, who desires to take the

throne by marrying Jasmine, similarly Claudius married

Hamlet‟s mother, Gertude to rule Denmark. Therefore it can

be rightly said that it was not only a heart-warming experi-

ence but also one of literary significance. I highly recommend

peers to watch it!

Laptops for KFA MYP Pioneers By Mohammed Baba IB/MYP

Coordinator


The Laptops are here to stay! A well-timed milestone and worthy supporting tool

for our pioneer MYP students (grade 10), as the countdown to 2018 MYP on-screen

examination begins.

It is with immense pleasure to observe the determined

efforts and mastery demonstrated by the students in

using the Laptops for in-class research, note taking ,

data checking and right down to the skill that really

matters: mastery of key board skills, essential for suc-

cess at the MYP on-screen examinations. In the lessons

observed in Chemistry, Biology and PHE, the use of

these Laptops has transformed inquiry teaching and

learning into vibrant, active and thoroughly engaging activities with huge credits

to the teachers and students. Thank you.

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On behalf of parents, students and teachers, special thanks to Dr Alharbi and Mrs

Mahmood for making this possible. We also extend our gratitude to MYP teachers,

to Mr Yusuf and his team at the IT department, and to Mr Abdullah and his team at

the maintenance department.

First Aid Training at The KFA by Dr Samia Morsy

It‟s important that parents feel confident that the school

will provide effective support for their children in an emer-

gency as well as for children with ongoing medical condi-

tions. Therefore, on 22nd November 2017, 12 of our staff at-

tended a First Aid course run by St John Ambulance. At

the end of the training day, they were assessed and quali-

fied as First Aiders at Work. The King Fahad Academy en-

sures that we have the appropriate number of qualified

First Aiders to offer the help if and when required.

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