Dear Students and Parents,

Let me start by wishing families a happy Thanksgiving! It’s that time of the year when families come together to share good food and give thanks for our blessings. We have much to give thanks for, and I’d like to personally thank all our families for their engagement and support this year!

This past week we also held our monthly Parent-Advisory Forum. Thank you to all those parents who were able to join us for conversations around student wellbeing and how we help to support students through our child-study process. Please find here a link to our presentation as well as recordings (Part 1–Part 2) of this meeting. Don’t forget, if you have a “burning question” that you would like to ask about, be sure to submit it via this online PAF form and we will do our best to answer it during our next PAF meeting.

Next week we begin the month of December, and there will be some excitement in the air as we get closer to our Winter Break (starting December 17). We hope to also hold a few fun events and assemblies as we gear up for the break, so stay tuned!

We’ve also begun to receive a few notifications from families regarding pre-arranged absences as we approach our Winter Break. I would ask that if you are planning on traveling this break to let our MS Office know (msattendance@asd.edu.qa) as soon as possible. We will share with you a “pre-arranged absence form” and ask that you complete it as soon as possible. Please be aware that many teachers will likely have an assessment of some kind prior to the Winter Break, so if planning on leaving early, students are asked to coordinate with their teachers to determine a time to take the assessment (or submit their work) prior to their leave.

Have a great week everyone!

Rob Gohr

Middle School Principal

American School of Doha

Booster Club Hot Dog lunch!

We are excited to offer Hot Dog Lunch again on Thursday, December 2! Please use this link:

https://forms.gle/qXTuK4jCfu2yAmsg7 to pre-order your Hot Dog Lunch. Hot Dog Lunches will be served in your grade-level designated lunch locations (organized by dragon House).

After School: Where can students be?

We are quite excited to be able to once again host after-school clubs and activities on our campus! While we encourage our students to participate in our after-school sports and activities, we do not allow students to hang out with friends after school on campus. We also have some students that work in our library until 4:00 pm or who seek help from their teachers after school. Students who are not engaged in clubs, sports, activities, or after-school support, are asked to make their way home.

Students needing to wait after school for a sibling or who have a late pick up from school, are asked to wait is in the reception area in front of our MS/HS Offices. Students are not allowed to remain in our Dining Hall & Beanery, gymnasium/fields, or common areas. We thank you for your support in this.

DragonCards: Needed to Access Campus

All students who attend ASD have been issued a school photo ID called a DragonCard, which contains a Smart-chip that provides them access to campus, allows them to make purchases on campus, borrow library books, and use photocopiers as needed.

We need students to carry their DragonCard with them to school to help reduce these issues. In an effort to help, we will run a weekly report of students who have 3 consecutive days of missing ID cards. We will then notify parents to let them know that if their child reaches 5 consecutive days without their ID, we will automatically re-issue the student a DragonCard and deactivate their old card. The cost of the replacement card is QR50 and will be deducted from the family account. Our hope is that by the first reminder, families can help us to find ID cards and use them to access our campus. We appreciate your support with this.

Yearbook Pre-orders

Pre-orders of the 2021-22 Yearbook are starting up, only 120 QR!

How to order:

1. Ensure you have 120 QR on your DragonCard (no cash purchases)

2. Visit room the MS Office to place your order.

If you would like to order a Yearbook from last year (2020-2021), there are a few still left. These are available for a reduced price (100 QR). Please visit the MS Office if interested.

Hot Dog Lunch Sign Up

A link will be sent directly to students and staff to pre-order hot dogs; hot dogs can also be ordered by scanning the barcode in the flyer.