December 2017

3B STUDENTS DRESSED AND READY FOR QATAR NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS KEY DATES

The First term of this academic year, has been filled with moments of celebrations and excitement for many of our returning and also new students.

We have grown in comparison to the first year, from a modest 150 students to an impressive 450 students.

When we look over the first term of this academic year the first thought is the sheer volume of activity and our gratitude to the staff, students and parents for their support in ensuring such levels of provision in so many activities.

A look back at the different activities and achievements demonstrates this in abundance and as an example of the depth and variety Spectra Global School offers.

The Qatar National Day Celebrations was a truly memorable occasion, such an apt way to end this term and testament to the commitment of all students, parents and staff involved.

Our many visitors to the school continue to comment on the impressive politeness of our pupils, their smart dress and generous smiles. Again, another positive step in the

right direction as we are a community as well as a school and are concerned with ensuring that your child makes as much progress in all aspects of their character.

Looking ahead, we do have so much to look forward to in the New Year. We will continue to provide the best education possible for our students and endeavour to make their experience as positive as we can.

Finally, please note we will continue to remind you and keep you informed of what we are doing so that none of what takes place in school should be a surprise. So please continue to check the usual places: website, Facebook, and the Class Dojo app.

In this newsletter you will find articles from each year group, giving an overview of this Term.

We look forward to welcoming you all back in the New Year on Sunday 7th January 2018.

Forthcoming dates for your diary

7th January 2018 - Start of Term 2

28th January – 1st February 2018 – Half Term Break

13th February 2018 - National Sports Day

14th – 22nd March 2018- Term 2 Assessments

28th March 2018 - Academic Review Day

29th March 2018 – Last day of Term 2

End of Term 1 Newsletter by Sameer Aziz

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Year 1 has had an enjoyable and successful term 1 at Spectra Global School. They are well settled and have made fantastic progress academically.

They have become more independent and have matured daily throughout their transition from foundation stage to Primary. We have had various themed events throughout this term.

We dressed like teachers, wore odd socks, planted seeds, displayed healthy eating posters and made some crazy math hats. All the students participated and showed great enthusiasm, expressing their artistic flair. Students were rewarded for their hard work with a trip to the zoo.

They had a fantastic time exploring and learning about the different animals. We look forward to an action packed term 2 full of learning and new experiences. We wish you all a relaxing mid-term break and look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

Year 1 Ms Sairah, Ms Anne, Ms Nashina, Ms Niamh

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Year 2 have had a fantastic term. They have all settled in well and are developing into well rounded individuals. We have had a lot of fun this term in class as well as outside the classroom.

We have visited Al Khor Zoo and went on a Doha bus tour around the city. Students loved exploring Doha and seeing all the landmarks. The Year 2 team wants to thank you for your continued support.

Enjoy the holidays and see you in 2018!

Year 2 Ms Mary, Ms Jennifer, Ms Chloe

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We would like to thank all parents for your support and cooperation in making Term 1 a great success. We have had are bits of fun along with academics. Dress-up as Teacher Day: Children dressed up as any teacher of their choice.

Fruit Salad making activity: Students brought fruit precut from home and mixed it together in class and enjoyed a delicious healthy bowl of fruit.

Healthy Sandwich making activity was a part of literacy, students followed instructions and made their own healthy sandwich with fresh ingredients.

Anti-bullying Week: Students cared for each other and learned the importance of support and acceptance. They learnt that All different All Equal!

Aqua Park Trip: We went on a fun trip in October and the students and staff all enjoyed a day cooling themselves off in the water.

Qatar National Day: It was a grand celebration at Spectra Global School with students performing the sword dance, reciting poems in praise of Qatar, bouncy slides, henna, face painting, mask making and more.

All these events and activities would not have never been successful without your kind support. We are looking forward to a renewed support and cooperation in the next term.

Year 3 Ms Yasmeen, Ms Sangeeta, Ms Mersiha

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It has been a busy and very productive first term for year 4 students at Spectra Global School. Students have settled well into our daily routine and have gotten extremely involved in their academic work.

Academic highlights for students over the term include taking part in Science experiments, producing and editing their own non-chronological reports in the ICT lab and conquering new and challenging Math concepts.

Extra-curricular highlights for students would definitely have to be the reward trip to Aqua Park and the movie day after exams.

We look forward to seeing all students after the mid-term break for another action packed term

Year 4 Ms Emina and Ms Stephanie

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We have had quite a busy start to the year at Spectra Global School. You have all settled in very well inside and outside the classroom. I have seen some brilliant friendship form and as a year group we have shared many exciting and funny moments with you all. We are very impressed with the hard work and effort you have put into your first term.

You have shown you can work individually when needed but also more collaboratively, either with a partner or in a group. We enjoyed creating and reading your stories from another culture, discussing and experimenting what a seed needs to germinate and why it flowers.

We have seen many of you display other skills through scratch, art and design, basketball, kahoot and various other activities. We have also enjoyed dressing for many occasions, teacher day, odd sock day, Qatar national day. But most of all we enjoyed having fun on our reward trip at Aquapark.

Well done year 5 you have had a brilliant start to the year and we look forward to seeing how you can progress next term.

Year 5 Mr Johannes & Ms Abigail

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WOW what an amazing term!!!

So far term 1 has been jam packed full of hard-work and lots of FUN! Year 6 have enjoyed themselves and thrown themselves into a range of activities related to their studies and development.

In the first term children took part in numerous science experiments related to the human body, and learning about separating materials which they thoroughly enjoyed.

Within our literacy sessions children learned how to improve their writing immensely and created some amazing narrative stories related to the story of Pandora’s Box. Children also developed a passion and appreciation for poetry and created some deeply emotional poems that were really thought provoking and emotional. Children also created some poems for Qatar National Day and recited them in front of the whole school and did an amazing job!

The highlights of the term for the children had to be the Year 6 Assembly based on the environment in which some of our more dramatic students took to the stage and performed a role play in conjunction with some stuffed toy animals.

And of course the Year 6 teachers and students enjoyed a much needed action packed trip to the Aqua Park where both teacher and students alike, enjoyed the sun, and slides and splashed carefree in the warm waters.

It’s been a fun filled term and we have enjoyed every minute of it, Well done on the all the hard work guys!! Enjoy your holidays and we look forward to another fun filled term next year!

Year 6 Mr Yousaf