al mamoura academy newsletter · 2018-02-04 · a week full of fun and learning. even the teachers...

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ISSUE NO.19 FEBRUARY 1st, 2018

ANNUAL CARTON REGATTA RACE TAKES TO THE WATERTomorrow (Friday the 2nd of February) will see our intrepid school sailors making a splash at Al Bandar Marina. The annual Carton Regatta event will feature all the academies racing against eachother in boats designed made of recycled materials by the students themselves. Let‘s hope we stay afloat!

Location: Al Bandar MarinaTime: 4pm onwards

NO ECAs NEXT WEEK

There are no ECAs running next week from 4th February due to Parents Evenings, apart from Jiu-Jitsu and Computer Explorers Minecraft & Robotics clubs which run as normal. There are also some sports matches taking place – the children involved in these matches will have received a letter from the PE team. All other ECA activities are cancelled for next week only.Please send any questions to the ECA Coordinator by email: [email protected]

ARABIC LANGUAGE WEEK IS OVER BUT OUR LOVE OF THE LANGUAGE NEVER STOPS!A week full of fun and learning. Even the teachers learned new things... myself included. A huge thank you to Mrs Noha and her team for an amazing Arabic Language Week!

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AL MAMOURA ACADEMY NEWSLETTERISSUE NO.19 | FEBRUARY 2018

Dear families,

As-salamu alaykum – I would like to extend Thanks to the whole of the Arabic department, pupils and parents involved in making Arabic language week such as success.

We would also like to express our gratitude to all who have completed the parental survey which is still open and can be found here. We appreciate all of the feedback so far, both the kind comments and areas of improvement. Excellence has no limit!Please also be aware that we are always striving to improve the facilities around the school. All pupils are reminded to flush toilets and wash hands after use, we are also having on-going discussions with our cleaning company. Additionally staff are monitoring the use of washrooms around the school so if the standard of use falls below the high levels expected it can be reported immediately.

MESSAGES

During this week all members of the Al Mamoura family took a very responsible attitude towards the lock-down practise that was undertaken. We hope that no school would ever have to be in a position to have to do this in reality but it is important that we can at least prepare for any unforeseen events.

Tuesday the 6th February will be Safer Internet day and next week I will look forward to visiting individual year groups to outline ways in which pupils (and adults) can stay safe online.

A Reminder we have our International Day coming up on Tuesday 13th February, please contact FOAM if you would like to set up a stall to represent a country. Wishing you all a relaxing weekend.

Parents of secondary students are reminded that jewellery, especially expensive jewellery is not permitted to be worn at school if it is outside the school policy.

From next week, students who wear non-compliant jewellery items will be sent to Ms Kerr to have it removed; signed for by the student and placed in a sealed envelope to be stored in the safe-room. A parent or other adult will then be required to come to school to collect it. Older students are influencing the younger students, who are taking valuable pieces of jewellery from home to ‘copy’ the older students. We are very concerned that these items may get lost or damaged and the school cannot be held responsible in this event. We thank you for your continued support in this matter.

Mr Michael Blakey Head of Primary

Mrs Margaret McArthur-Reid Head of Secondary

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TUESDAY13THFEBRUARY2018 INTERNATIONALDAY CelebratingDiversityatAlMamouraAcademy

Al Mamoura Academy’s 2nd Annual International Day

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InternationalDayislessthantwoweeksaway!Lastyear,FOAMhad21countriesparticipateinourfirstInternationalDayeventatAlMamouraAcademy.With54nationalitiesatAlMamouraAcademy,howmanyofthemwillberepresentedthisyear?ContactFOAMtoassistwithanycountrieslistedbelow.Ifyouwouldliketosetupacountrystallthatisn’tlisted,[email protected]. !Canada!, "India", #Indonesia#, $Jordan$, %Pakistan%, &Palestine&, 'Syria',

(UAE( and )Venezuela)

Thereareacoupleoftimeslotsleftinthisyear’sInternationalDayAssembly.Studentswhowishtorepresenttheircountrybyperformingatraditionaldance,songortraditionalpoemrecitalareencouragedtoparticipate.PleasecontactFOAMbySunday4thFebruaryifyourchildrenwouldliketotakepartonstage.

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INTERNATIONAL DAY BASIC GUIDELINES Basic Requirements:

o NATIONAL FLAG: bring your own in or create one on poster paper o SIGN: official name in English and in your own official language/alphabet o QUESTIONS FOR STUDENTS: to make this an educationally interactive activity for the children, please provide one or two questions for the children to answer about your country. They should be able to find the answer for the question on your display.

o Examples: § What colours make up the national flag? § What is the capital city of your country? § Etc.

o STAMPS/STICKERS: the students will be carrying an Al Mamoura Academy International Day passport. After they visit your display and answer one of your questions, they will receive a stamp/sticker (of your flag or anything representing your country) to be placed in the passport. o TRADITIONAL COSTUME/DRESS IN NATIONAL COLOURS: ideally we would love for the students to come in on this day dressed in a traditional costume. Another option is to come in wearing national colours or a national sports team jersey. Students may choose to represent any country of their choice.

Suggestions and Ideas to get you started:

o Map o Fact sheet: capital city, population, official languages, climate, native animals, food, etc. o Posters/Photos from your country o Traditional objects/crafts/souvenirs of monuments (actual or printed) o Finger food for sampling (can decorate even further by placing toothpicks with your flag on it) o National Sports memorabilia o Traditional music/instruments (bring in your iPod & portable speaker/portable CD player o Traditional dance o Activity for the students (example: how to say hello in your official language)

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Can you think of an emoji to represent each of our Mamoura Manners?

Entries should be on a piece of paper the size of a post-it note with your name and the name of the Mamoura Manner on the back!

The winners will have their emoji published on posters and displayed around the school!!!

Please hand your entries to Mr Booth or Miss Adshead by next Thursday 8th February.

Good luck!

COMPETITION

MONTHLY ART COMPETITIONThis month we want you to produce a piece of art inspired by the UAE. Take a look at these examples by Jennifer Simon for some ideas. There are more examples of her work on the website below for inspiration.

http://www.jennifersimon.co.uk/cityscapes.html

Children from years 1-6 can enter by posting their entry in the art competition box in reception and there will be one winner per year group. Please ensure your entry is no bigger than a piece of A4 paper/card with your name and class written clearly on the back. The closing date for entries is the 26th February and the winner will be announced on the 1st March in the newsletter. Winning entries will be on display in the school and winners will receive a certificate and a prize! Good luck!

January winners:

Year 1 – Sophie Maeroum

Year 2 – Molly Morgan

Year 3 – Sama Nakhleh

Year 4 – Shamma Al Ali

Year 5 – Parthivi Anuqonda

Year 6 – Julia Maeroum



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My Middle East Art Competition

For further information please email [email protected]

To honour our host schools, we are launching an art competition exclusively for BSME schools in Abu Dhabi. All primary aged students (3-11 years) are welcome to enter. One winning entry per school will be displayed at The Annual Conference, be used in the eDirectory in 2018 - 2019 and be displayed at the BSME offices.

Theme: My Middle EastMedium: Any medium on paper or canvas (no photos)

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BSME is a not-for-profit organisation

One winning submission per School to Al Rabeeh School or Al Rabeeh Academy on Thursday 1 March 2018.

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5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Blast Off!!!!FS1 are really enjoying their space topic and this week we have been reading the story ‘Teatime in Space’ by Caroline Castle. It is about a boy who helps an alien get back to his planet.

In Maths we have been making our own aliens out of 2D shapes. We thought carefully about the shapes we wanted to use and we are beginning to find the sides and corners of 2D shapes. Come and have a look at them in our classrooms. I

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n Phonics we have been exploring the different sounds we can make with beaters. We had great fun making our own music.

Next week we are looking forward to meeting the author Laura Wells. Don’t forget to bring your money for the book fair.

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Ahoy there me hearties! It has been a week filled with adventure in FS2. Our most exciting adventure was our trip to Little World where the children got to create their very own toothpaste to stop the pirates rotting their teeth. They also got to make potions to help mermaids swim faster, it was marvellous! The children have even been talking and writing about pirates! We thought about what pirates will need on adventure and wrote them a list so they wouldn’t forget anything. There were lots of great ideas such as parrots, treasure maps and eyepatches. We’ve also shown how sensible and brave

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we can be in FS2 when we practiced the lockdown. All the children followed instructions and kept quiet. Well done FS2!

Thank you to all of the parents who attended the two recent FS family workshops on phonics and on-line educational games, it is always lovely to welcome you into our school. Please note that the next FS workshop will be on Tuesday 27th February at 8am in the cafeteria, this time we will be looking at Phase 3 phonics. This is aimed particularly at FS2 families but FS1 and Year 1 families will be more than welcome to attend too.

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We have really enjoyed Arabic Language Week and we even helped Mrs Forbes learn to write her name in Arabic!

This week we read The Smartest Giant in Town. The children had lots of fun acting out the different scenes from the book and creating freeze frames in their groups. We found lots of different examples of rhyming pairs in the story and took part in a range of rhyming activities during our guided reading sessions.

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We have been talking about the importance of hygiene especially using the bathrooms and washing our hands. The school nurse visited our classes and we learned how to wash our hands properly.In Maths we have started multiplication, the children have really impressed their teachers with their clever counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. Next week we will be practising division by sharing.

As part of our Grow, Grow, Grow topic we have planted some cress seeds and are all very excited to observe them growing over the coming weeks. We are investigating where the seeds will grow best. We placed one pot inside a dark cupboard, one beside a window and covered one with cling film so that it will not have any air. Which do you think will grow the best?Next week we will be learning about staying safe online as part of Internet Safety Week. We are also looking forward to our visiting author Laura Wall. Not forgetting that each class will also visit the book fair in the cafeteria.


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Another fantastic week in Year 2 has come to an end!

In Maths, we have been learning all about Multiplication. We have already been using multiplication for our F1 Times table challenge so hopefully after this week we will all be moving to a new country on the F1 grid! Next week, we will be learning about Money, recognising the different notes and coins and using them to make different amounts.


In English, we have been researching lots of different countries that Flat Stanley can visit. We learned some very interesting facts about these countries…. Did you know that the Philippines is made up of more than 7000 islands!

In Science, we learned all about the different types of food in the food pyramid and how it is important to eat more of certain types of foods than others. This knowledge will help us to grow and be healthy.

We are all looking forward to our Boat trip next week! Sunday – Leopards , Monday – Wolves Tuesday – Oryx and Camels, Wednesday – Tahrs and Thursday - Sandcats. Children may wear their PE kit and bring their healthy snack and water bottle with them on the trip.

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What a week we’ve had in Year 3.

In Maths we have continued our study of fractions. We’ve been learning about Equivalent fractions and have even begun our study of decimals. Next week we will be comparing and adding fractions.

In English we have been creating and planning a chronological report. The children have been working hard to remember all the features of a report and we are looking forward to our final “Hot-write” next week.


This week in Science, the children have been looking at how fossils were formed. We encountered some interesting new vocabulary and everyone was amazed to learn about the fossilization process.

Next week is sure to be an exciting week as the author Julia Johnson will be visiting Year Three. The children have really enjoyed reading her book “The Pearl Diver” and everyone is excited for her visit. The teachers of Year Three look forward to meeting all the parents during Parents Evening next week.

Next week, Year 3 are delighted to welcome awarding winning author Julia Johnson to the school. Julia has lived in the U.A.E for many years and has written many stories based on the countries heritage and culture such as “The Pearl Diver” and “One Humpy Grumpy Camel”. As well as sharing her knowledge and expertise with our children, Julia will also be selling and signing her books in the main reception from 2pm – 3pm on Tuesday 6th February. The books range in price from 30 to 80 AED. If you are interested in purchasing a boo please bring suitable change.

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The children have thoroughly enjoyed creating their dream jars this week!

This week the children have planned and written their own instructions for ‘How to Catch Dreams’, using as many of the features as they can which have been taught over the last two weeks. Next week The children will move onto focusing on Poetry. In Math this week, the children have begun to look at fractions by finding fractions of amounts using a variety of


strategies. Next week we will continue to focus on fractions. Science will again be blocked next week and the week after in order to write up their investigation for our theme of the Water Cycle.

Reminders: QaD is now up and running for this term. Any problems with logins please contact your child’s teacher. NO ECA clubs next week due to Parent’s Consultations.

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In Mathematics this week we have been looking at Algebra and solving very tricky problems relating to missing numbers. Next week we will be looking at Number which will include writing word problems and understanding place value and positioning of the decimal point.

In English, we began our second narrative block based on either a book or film clip. We will break down the elements of plot and character development along with a grammar focus so that we that children can improve their writing of a narrative.


In Science we have been learning about the lifecycles of some animals of the UAE. We studied the lifecycle of a camel and did our own research about falcons’ lifecycles. Next week, we will begin to examine similarities and differences between the lifecycles of different animals.

Reminder- Don’t forget your money for the book fair next week. Reem will attend on Wednesday. Lulu, Nareel and Butinah on Thursday

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This week lots of interesting transition activities have been going on for Year 6. The girls have been over in Al Mamoura secondary for the day, working in DT, Computing and Science. They had the opportunity to move around the classrooms and use the facilities in the same way the secondary girls do every day. Al Bateen also did a question and answer session for the children, answering any queries they may have about their transition to high school, next year!


We have also been doing lots of learning in class this week. The children are full underway writing and editing their adventure stories and will move on to writing newspaper reports about natural disasters next week. The children will be looking at example newspapers and studying their features and the reasons behind them.

In Maths, we have been studying the formation of algebraic equations and solving problems using algebra. Next week, the children will be using these skills to find missing angles and lengths of shapes, as well as using reflection and translation to move shapes using coordinates on a quadrant grid.

The Year 6 team are looking forward to seeing all the families next week during parents evening to discuss all the children’s hard work this term!

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VISITING AUTHOR Pre-orders are now closed for Laura Wall’s books. Laura Wall will be available for book signing on Monday 5th February in the Reception Foyer from 2:20pm to 3:00pm. Goose, her plush toy will be on sale for 40AED. We have limited stock, make sure to visit her stand early.

BOOK FAIR

Monday 5th Feb 12noon – 3:30pm Tuesday 6th Feb 7:30am – 3:30pm Wednesday 7th Feb 7:30am – 3:30pmThursday 8th Feb 7:30am - 3:30pm

Students have been scheduled to visit the Book Fair with their classes during the school day. Remember to send your child back with the money sealed in the Book Fair envelope provided to hand in to their class teacher.

N.B. Families are welcome to visit the fair at drop-off and pick-up times. Venue: Cafeteria

Monthly Competitions

Thank you for all the amazing postcards we have received to date.

Remember to enter our creative Postcard Challenge and stand a chance to win AMAZING PRIZES!! Entries should be dropped in the red mail box located outside the library by Sunday 18th of February 2018.

LIBRARY NEWSPOSTCARD CHALLENGE Closing date for entries – Sun 18th of February 2018

HOW TO ENTER:1. Design a small postcard – (14cm x 8cm)2. Decorate the front with drawings, colours, glitter, magazine cutouts etc. Get your family involved and Be Creative!3. Address your postcard to: A friend or teacher in school4. Write a letter to them pretending to be your favourite book character writing about your recent adventure in the book. 5. Remember to write your name and class. 6. Post it in the red post box right outside the library.

MUSICIANS OF THE WEEK

FS1: Alexandria Abbo - CoralFS2: Leah Wen Pham - Seahorses

Y1: Fatima Al Zaabi - GazellesY2: Naila Al Shamsi - Leopards

Y3: Fatema Al Zaabi - SandpipersY4: Hamda Al Hameli - Falcons

Y5: Eshaal Rasul - ButinahY6: Zubia Sultan - SaadiyatY7: Joud Hasan - PrimroseY8: Aayh Thabit - Jasmine

Y9: Sara Al Marar - Saffron

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ARABIC AND ISLAMIC NEWSأسبوع اللغة العربية

لقد كان هذا األسبوع رائًعا زاخرًا بالعديد من

الفعاليات واملسابقات الّتي عّبت عن االنتامء

.الّشديد للغتنا األم

قام التاّلميذ خالل األسبوع بزيارات متعّددة

ملعرض الكتاب الذي كان غنيًّا بكتب وقصص

متنّوعة ماّم وفّر الفرصة للتاّلميذ القتناء أروع

الكتب واالستمتاع بها. كام قّدم قسم اللّغة

العربيّة ورشة القراءة التّي سلّطت الّضوء عىل

أهميّة تنميّة مهارة القراءة لدى تالميذنا األعزّاء،

وتناولت الورشة منّصة ) أقرا بالعربيّة( الّتي تّم

إطالقها مؤّخرًا يف القسم. وكان نشاط القبعات

مبثابة إلهام فنّي لتالميذنا، فأبدعت أناملهم بتزيني

قبّعاتهم بعبارات جميلة تنّم عن حبّهم واعتزازهم

بلغتهم األّم. كام قّدم قسم اللّغة العربيّة عروضا

شائقة ملرسح الّدمى والحكوايت، واختتمت

فعاليّات األسبوع بالتّجمع الّصباحّي الّذي اشتمل

عىل العديد من الفعاليّات املمتعة

لقد كان حًقا أسبوعا متميّزًا تَوجت فيه أكادميية

املعمورة حبَّ أبنائها للّغة األم »اللغة العربية«،

وكشفت فيه املسابقات عن مواهب عديدة

ألبنائنا أظهرت قدراتهم العالية يف التمكن من

مهارات اللّغة العربية، كمسابقة القراءة بدون

تنقيط ومسابقة اإلمالء الّتي أبدع فيها التاّلميذ

بإظهار قدراتهم اإلمالئية املميّزة، والّتي حصدوا

فيها العديد من الجوائز تقديرًا لجهودهم الرّائعة

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SPORTS NEWSFOOTBALL

U11B Boys: On Monday , Cranleigh came to Al Mamoura for the third league game of the season.Al Mamoura started the game brightly with some good passing moves and lots of solid defending by Cathal Boyle and Mohamed Al Ali. It then started to become a game with lots of tackles and neither team keeping possession of the ball. We then came into the 2nd half which was a similar story to the 1st half, elements of passing and lots of effort from our boys but unfortunately the ball just didn’t find the net. The first goal then came 3 minutes before the end of the game where astonishingly found its way into the Mamoura net off one of our players. 1-0 down with 3 minutes to go. The boys fought on and tried to score an equaliser but it just didn’t come. The game finished 1-0 to Cranleigh. This was a much improved performance and the boys are getting better week by week!

Controversial goal denies Al Mamoura a draw!

Al Mamoura U11A boys team were denied a draw with Cranleigh A this week. The ball did not appear to fully cross the line, before the referee signalled for a goal. Despite this unfortunate incident which can happen in football, our Al Mamoura students accepted the decision and continued to battle hard and give all their effort to playing some excellent football. The game was a very close game and had been very even, with Al Mamoura having the slightly better chances to score. Although the result is an unfair reflection of the game, it is fantastic to see our students making fantastic progress in their own footballing ability and continually developing as a team.

NETBALL The U11C Netball team played against Cranleigh School At Al Mamoura on Monday. They had two matches against two different Cranleigh teams. The girls improved as the games progressed. Aysha created some great spaces on court, Mariam made some great interceptions in the shooting circle and Evelyn scored two great goals. Unfortunately, the girls lost both games. Well done to everyone that played.

On Monday afternoon the U11B Netball team faced tough opposition in the form of Cranleigh school. Al Mamoura

defended really well in both games, always remembering to stick with their player and make it as difficult as possible for them to receive the ball. Although we did not win this week the team is improving all of the time, showing that they understand the game much better. Moza played extremely well this week and was always available on the edge of the circle to help the defenders get the ball away from our goal. I look forward to seeing the whole team at training on Wendesday for more practice together.

The U11A girls played their third match of the season against Cranleigh. The girls started the game very well ensuring that they stuck to their players however Cranleigh were very good at dodging and getting in front of our girls that they were able to make some brilliant interceptions, which allowed the Cranleigh to get the ball into their attacking D straight to the GA who was able to score from any point around the D. Both teams played well but unfortunately the Mamoura girls were called up for a number of obstructions inside the D which allowed the Cranleigh team to take the lead by being able to have a few penalty passes. In the fourth quarter of the game the girls listened to the feedback at half time and began to make space and offer options to each other, the ball travelled well up the court and in the hands of Hind who scored the first goal, which was then repeated two minutes later and the

final score was 7-2 to Cranleigh. Well done to the girls who played and to Zubia who was identified as being player of the match with her amazing interceptions.

The Under 11 girls also played in their first Netball tournament of the season. The BSAK 7s, where teams come to play from all over the Emirates. The girls played against teams they usually play in the ADISSA league and also others from as far away as Dubai. Some of the team were injured prior to the tournament, meaning that the girls had to play in positions they were not used to. But they adapted very quickly during their first game against Raha, which ended in a 1-0 score to Raha. The girls entered every game with their heads held high and fought through every game with some brilliant interceptions from Zubia and brilliant movement around the court from Malak. We were just unfortunate that some of the other girls were so much taller than us, so were able to get their hands on the ball very easily. However, all of the games were low scoring because of our strong defence. Our girls last game of the evening was the playoff for 5th place where they met Raha again and really stepped up, winning all the center passes and moving the ball up the court to our attacking D where Hind was in prime place to receive the ball and shoot. This resulted in our final score being 3-0 to Al Mamaoura and 5th position in the tournament. Well done girls.


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SPORTS NEWSSWIMMINGAL MAMOURA THIRD IN SWIMMING GALA!

Al Mamoura swim squad took part in the first swimming event of the term 2, on Sunday 28th January. Al Mamoura Academy hosted the event with the other schools commenting on what a fantastic event it was. We competed against four other schools; West Yas Academy, Repton School, Amity International School and Brighton College.

Al Mamoura students competed fantastically and demonstrated excellent teamwork, as they cheered and pushed each other in every race. We are very proud of all our swim squad and look forward to the next swimming gala on the; 25th February 2018, at West Yas Academy. Congratulations to all of our swim squad; Year 3: Taj Ajjouie, Qais Abu-Hantash, Liliana Stickells, Laila Di Laus, Mohamed Habib, Ban Orabi, Sama Orabi and Yousef Bamadhaf. Year 4: Thomas Park, Karam Al Rayyan, Dana Fahad, Layan Hashim, Alia Al Shamsi and Muhammad Taha Merchant and Hani Elias. Year 5: Toby Coulthard, Jeet Bhatia, Juliette Stickells, Salma Kalidy, Evelyn Tramunto, Ahmed Bamadhaf, Heidi Cheah, Malak El Asheri, Mariah Al Yafei and Abdulla Rashed. Year 6: Khalfan Al Ghaferi, Rashed Al Mansoori, and Lorenzo Romano.

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5 FEBGirls U11 NetballAMA A vs Brighton College A.@ZSC, 4pm

5 FEBGirls U11 NetballAMA Blue vs Brighton B@ZSC, 4pm

5 FEBGirls U11 NetballAMA Red vs Brighton B@ZSC, 4:30pm.

7 FEBBoys U9 FootballAMA A vs Cranleigh A@Cranleigh City, 4pm

5 FEBGirls U11 NetballAMA Red vs Brighton C@ZSC, 4pm

5 FEBBoys U11 FootballAMA B vs Brighton B@ZSC, 4pm

4 FEBGirls U12 Football Al Mamoura vs Al Bateen@Al Mamoura, 3:15pm.

5 FEBGirls U11 NetballAMA Blue vs Brighton C@ZSC, 4:30pm

5 FEBBoys U11 FootballAMA A vs Brighton A@ZSC, 4pm

7 FEBBoys U9 FootballAMA A vs Repton A@Cranleigh City, 4:30pm

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ARTIST OF THE WEEK

GEOGRAPHY

In Geography this week, the Year 7 students created their own climate graphs of Antarctica. The graphs showed temperature and precipitation changes over a 30year period. The students interpreted the data and explained any anomalies that they found. Next week the students will collaborate in small groups to evaluate who owns Antarctica and whether it should be used or protected. Please ensure all class and home learning tasks are up to date and completed, as I will be conducting a Book check next week.

Year 8 students annotated a series of diagrams to explain Iceland’s formation. They used the video clips, research material to complete a storyboard on Iceland’s formation, and presented their work at the end. Next week, the students will evaluate the impact of human processes on the natural landscape of Iceland. Please ensure all class and home learning tasks are up to date and completed, as I will be conducting a Book check next week.

Year 9 students assessed the accuracy of the Brandt Line in current times. They researched NIC’s including India, China and Brazil and based on the data they found; they redrew a new Brandt Line and explained its relevance linked to socio-economic development. Next week, the students will explain the causes and consequences of Globalization. Please ensure all class and home learning tasks are up to date and completed, as I will be conducting a Book check next week.

Year 10 students assessed four different types of plate boundaries and identified their locations and the landforms associated with them. On Wednesday, they completed an assessment relating to this topic. Next week, the students will analyse the relationship between convection currents and tectonic plate movement. Please ensure all class and home learning tasks are up to date and completed, as I will be conducting a book check next week.

RIMAS FOR HER FANTASTIC MICROSCOPIC ART RESEARCH


SECONDARY NEWS

ART

Year 7 – Using recycled materials to sculpt Aboriginal Tutini posts. Home Learning: Ensure designs are all coloured in ready for painting.

Year 8 – Finishing touches to their Scarab beetle chalk studies. Home Learning: Research Angie Lewin images ready for collage work next week.

Year 9 – Using Microscopic Images to inform their canvas designs.Home Learning: Finish all Artist research relating to Microscopic Art

Year 10 – Investigating positive and negative space. Students studied geometric shapes in African masks and attempted a chalk study on black paper.

Home Learning: Presentation board on “ My First trip to Louvre.” Additionally any outstanding Mask project work must be completed.

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SCIENCEMr Abiodun

Year 7 Students are studying a Chemistry based topic investigating atoms, elements and the periodic table. Students have been data analyssi and graph drasweing pupils have been producing graphs from varying data set. Student have been given revision material for the assessment next week.Home Learning: Quiz with answers and revision material on Edmodo

Year 8: Students are studying a physics based topic investigating light. Students have been carrying out practical experiments looking at how light is can be manipulated with different lenses. Students have been investigating refraction through different materials. Students investigated how different states of matter can change the speed of light. Home Learning: Assignment online

Year 9: Students are studying a Biology based topic investigating plant and photosynthesis. Students have been looking at the how humans have genetically manipulated plants to improve crop yields or produce crops with specific genetic characteristics.Home Learning: Revision material on Edmodo.

Year 10 Biology: Students have been investigating mechanical co-ordination. Students have been investigating voluntary and involuntary reflexes. Student have carried out practical’s to investigate how we can speed up our voluntary reaction time and can show the neurone pathway of an involuntary reflex arc.Home Learning: Online Assignment

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Year 7 students have been using Bunsen burners this week. They have been oxidizing magnesium to form magnesium oxide, a compound with very different properties than the elements that make it. They have been working safely in the lab to demonstrate chemical reactions. They have also been distinguishing the difference between fact and opinions in science reporting.Home Learning: To write a newspaper report that is biased towards one side of a story.

Year 8 students have been learning about bacteria and yeast! They can recall their structure and compare them to plant and animal cells. They have even looked at the ideal conditions for their growth and how we can prevent their growth on food products, which linked nicely to their cooking lessons last term.Home Learning: To research the structure of a protocista.

Year 9 students have finished the forces topic and they will sit the end of topic test for it on Sunday 4th February. They have worked hard to understand the key concepts of this difficult topic.Home Learning: To revise forces using the revision guide they made in class, their notebooks and the bbc bitesize ks3 website on forces and movement.

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Science Club

The Chemical Sisters have started planning for the house competition. They have to construct a working volcano! They are currently testing how they want to erupt their volcanoes and this week they tried out the Elephant’s Toothpaste experiment. They will be building their volcanoes from next week and they will be trying out different even more experiments in order to decide which gives the biggest and best eruption!

AL MAMOURA ACADEMY NEWSLETTERISSUE NO.1 | DECEMBER 2018

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MATHEMATICIANS OF THE WEEKYear 10 - Fatima Al MhairiYear 9 - Mahra Al NuaimiYear 8 - Mahra Al QubaisiYear 7 - Ceyda Kara

MATHEMATICS

Year 7 Set 2 To use the language of probabilityTo use and understand the probability scale form 0 and 1 To calculate probability To calculate more complex probabilities

Year 8 Set 1 To recognise when values are in direct proportionTo plot graphs and read values to solve problems To draw and interpret distance time graphsTo interpret real life graphs and graphs that are curved

Year 9 To solve equations including brackets, powers and fractionsTo solve linear inequalitiesTo represent solutions to inequalities on a number line

Year 10 Set 2To solve linear equations including brackets, powers and fractionsTo solve linear inequalitiesTo represent solutions to inequalities on a number line

COMPUTER SCIENCE

This week in computing, Year 7 have been continuing their learning of spreadsheets. Students have been learning about formatting and how this is used within spreadsheets. Year 7 have been collecting data to include in their own spreadsheets and formatting the appearance so that it is professional and consistent. Students have also been using an advanced formatting feature, called conditional formatting.

Year 8 students have been continuing their knowledge on the use of photo editing in society. They have been analysing the impact photo edits has on society. Students have been writing newsletter articles and letters discussing the advantages and disadvantages of using photo editing, they have been identifying different industries that use this type of software and the impact it can have on teenagers. .

This week, our Year 9 students have been continuing their learning on algorithms. They have been able to identify different shapes that represent different actions in an algorithm. They have also been producing their own and ensuring it includes suitable actions and decisions. Students have started to learn some basic programming skills.

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IGCSE ICT

Our Year 10 IGCSE ICT Students have been developing their knowledge and skills in graphics. Students have been using Photoshop to create their own logos and experiment with the different software tools. Year 10 students have got to create their own logo to promote their own music festival events. Students have also been looking at other software to create logos and analysing the pros and cons of each. Students will be able to use any software in their practical exam to create a logo.

IGCSE Business

Year 10 business students have this week been presenting in groups to discuss globalisation and multinational businesses. Students have been investigating the pros and cons to a business and country of globalisation and being international. Students have also been learning about international trade and the impact of exchange rates on a business. Students have been learning about currency conversion.

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ENGLISH

Year 7 English: This week students used imperative verbs to design their own posters and leaflets giving instructions about how something they know about works or is made; this was anything from using Instagram to making a favourite recipe.H/L: Spellings

Year 8 English: This week students designed a poster for the Louvre using the advertising persuasive techniques learned in class. They have also learned about jingles and have been coming up with some interesting catch phrases for the Louvre!H/L: Spellings + 500 story due in Sunday 4th

Year 9 English: This week students looked at travel writing. They discussed the purpose of travel writing and looked at extracts from Bryson’s books to see how the senses are used to help the reader imagine where he is writing about. They then applied these techniques to their own writing.H/L: Spellings + 500 word story due in Monday 5th

KS3 Spellings

Year 7: Monday 5th – list 3 Year 8: Sunday 4th - list 4Year 9: Monday 5th – list 4

Year 10 English: This week students completed an assessment on the writing section of the English as a Second Language paper. This assessed them in their skills to writing informally, formally

and summerise a report in their own words.H/L: Revise the mark-scheme for the writing part of the paper, ready to annotate assessments next week

Year 10 First Language: We have continued our study of the short story form and this week, Year 10 girls explored the gothic short story with a focus on an extract from Susan Hill’s Woman in Black. Students researched the genre and found examples of gothic features in the text. We also concentrated on identifying themes which is a key focus for the examination.

H/L: How does ‘Whistle and I’ll Come to You’ create an atmosphere of fear and suspense? Due Thursday 8th February.

Year 10 Literature: This week we studied Carol Anne Duffy’s poem War Photographer and Vernon Scannell’s Hide and Seek, looking closely at language and structure to annotate the themes of the poems.

LIBRARY

Students in both Key Stage 3 and 4 have received their AR reading ages and are now aware of what books to target in the library based on their reading capability. Students are encouraged to read as widely and frequently as possible. There are lots of quizzes available on the AR website for pupils to complete once they have read their books. Hopefully we will see students improve and progress to the next reading level over the coming weeks and months.

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DRAMA

Year 7 Drama: This week students thought about the Shakespeare plays we have looked at so far this term and staged freeze frames to depict scenes and characters from each one.Year 8 Drama: This week week students looked more closely at the opening and scece of Romeo and Juliet and created back stories to explain what caused the anciet grudge between the Montagues and Capulets.Year 9 Drama: This week we looked at how pace and tone can affect the meaning of scene and then applied these techniques to an extract from the play, ‘The Stone’.

HOLD THE DATE!Our secondary girls are planning to hold dress down day for Y10-7 and a bake sale next week on Thursday 8th February.Further details will follow…

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