Upper Elementary
October 7, 2021
From the Upper Elementary principal's Desk
Dear Upper Elementary School Parents,
What an amazing week! Having your children 100% on campus this week made this school feel alive once again. I appreciate your support as we have had some growing pains surrounding arrival, dismissal, and getting accustomed to kids being here full time. I’m impressed with the kindness students are demonstrating, and their embracing of our school health and safety guidelines.
The safety of our students is the foundation of our work here in the UES. Part of our plan is to ensure our students know about personal safety. Our Counselors will soon be presenting to each student about this topic. Here is a letter describing the lessons. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Sara or Mike. Their contact information is in the letter.
A huge thank you goes out to our ASD PTA for their efforts at our recent ES Book Fair. Over this past week, this community event was a huge hit. The students loved perusing the books. I visited the book fair numerous times and never left without seeing multiple kids excited about new books and reading.
Our report cards and parent conferences are coming up near the end of this month and the beginning of November. Report cards will be available to view in PowerSchool on October 28 and parent conferences will be on Nov 3 (in the evening) and Nov 4 (before noon). Please be aware that there will be no school for students on Thursday, Nov 4. Additional details for these conferences will be coming out on Sunday, Oct 17 after the Fall break.
I hope you get a chance to enjoy this weekend and the upcoming October Break with your family and friends. Our family is planning an adventure, and we are excited to get out there and explore Qatar. As always, please reach out to our UES Office (4459-1550) if you have any questions during office hours (7:30 am - 3:30 pm Sunday - Thursday).
Regards,
Mr. Toby Tebo
UES Principal
American School of Doha
What's On UES
Tue, Oct 12 - Sat, Oct 16
FALL BREAK, No School for Students
Be sure to visit our What' On UES Teneen Page, for more information on divisional ASD events. Updated every FRIDAY!
Save the Date UES
October 27: End of the Quarter
October 28: Report Cards available through PowerSchool
November 3/4: Parent Conferences
Check out our section on Teaching and Learning
Information for Parents
UES Grade 3 & 4 World Language Selection Form
UES Grade 5 World Language Selection Form
2021-2022 ES Program of Studies
2021-2022 Supply Lists
AstroCon21
Date: October 8 & 9
Location: Al Thuraya Planetarium at Katara
Social media: @USEmbassyDoha, @YearsofCulture
The astronomy convention “AstroCon21” returns to the Al Thuraya Planetarium in the Katara Cultural Village October 8 and 9, 2021. It is the only convention in Qatar that focuses on astronomy and space discovery. AstroCon21 brings together international and local scientists and experts in this field creating a space of discourse and networking for specialists, academicians, students, and space enthusiasts.
AstroCon21 invites people of all ages to attend this fifth edition, which promises to be the best one yet. Each day will commence with a speech by a keynote speaker, followed by space and astronomy workshops. The audience will have the opportunity to participate in workshops as well as different interactive activities, among them, space-themed performances. AstroCon21 is organized by the Astronomy Club at Qatar University and the Astronomy branch of the Qatar University Alumni Association. It is held in strategic partnership with Al Thuraya Planetarium in Katara and is sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Qatar as a gold sponsor, and Qatar Youth Hostels as a tourism partner.
To register to the events, please visit: https://quastrocon.com/registration/
A message from the ES Library
**This schedule will begin on Sunday, October 17, 2021
We are pleased to announce the reopening of the Elementary School Library after school for adults. We will be open from 3:00pm – 4:00pm Sunday through Thursday with the exception of PACT Tuesdays (closing at 12:30pm).
Parents can come in to check books out, return books, and have a quiet place to read with your child.
If you do not yet have a parent account to check out extra books for your student(s), we can take care of that when you come in.
**Students are only allowed in the library after school with a parent or MS/HS sibling.
A message from Aquatics
Dear ASD Community,
My name is Amanda Allen and I wanted to introduce myself to the community as the Aquatics Director. I am very pleased to inform you that ASD's Aquatics facilities are now permitted to operate with full programming! You will notice in the upcoming weeks that you will find information from your child's Physical Education teacher regarding swimming embedded within the curriculum. In addition, we will also be communicating after school opportunities from the ASD Athletics Department in the near future. The entire ASD Aquatics team is very excited to welcome back students and support your child's continual progress within the Aquatics curriculum.
Kind Regards,
Amanda Allen
Aquatics Director
American School of Doha
A Message from Admissions
Dear Parents,
Is your son or daughter turning three or four years of age by August 31, 2022? Are you interested in applying for our Pre-K 3 or Pre-K 4 programs for the 2022-2023 academic year? If so, please complete our online application as soon as possible!
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact the Office of Admissions at admissions@asd.edu.qa or by phone at +974 4459 1511.
We look forward to receiving your child’s application soon!
Sincerely,
Scott Barnwell
Director of Admissions
From our School Community
CAST is BACK and we need YOU! Are you a parent that would like to volunteer for CAST (Creative Arts Support Team)? Do you have a love for the Arts? Costuming? Front Of House? Design? Or Hospitality? Would you like to join a fun and creative team? If so, please fill in the google form or reach out to Jennifer Bendriss jbendriss@asd.edu.qa for information. We cannot wait to work with YOU!
Our PTA Book Fair was a huge success! Thank you to all the parent volunteers, teachers, and staff who helped get many books into the hands of our kids!
Booster Club Parent Volunteers Needed!
The Booster Club consists of parent volunteers whose primary goal is to support the Athletics and Activities program across all the divisions at the American School of Doha. Booster Club's main goal is to promote the school spirit within the ASD community and beyond. Please let us know if you can spare any of your time to help our community and join us by filling out the form HERE. We have specific areas of need or you can just sign up to receive any of our community emails.
Booster Club Online Store
Our ASD Booster Store Online Catalog includes the store's most popular items so be ready to show your dragon spirit. The Booster Club provides positive support and assistance to the American School of Doha Athletics and Activities Program for all school divisions.
Shop Online by clicking on the link below; pick up your purchased items at school! The orders will be delivered on a weekly basis to each student and ASD staff.
Please fill out THIS form to purchase your items after you have explored the Catalog below!
Click HERE for the Booster Club catalog.
AMA welcomes back the ASD community and wishes you all a wonderful year ahead.
Please visit our page to see all the activities AMA is involved in.
If you would like to be added to the AMA registry to find out more about what we do, please join here
If you would like to contact us, have ideas to share or would like to volunteer on the committee please email ama@asd.edu.qa