Lower Elementary

November 4, 2021

From the Lower Elementary Principal’s Desk

Dear Parents,




Halloween was at center stage in the Lower Elementary School this week. On Sunday, October 31, students came to school dressed up in costumes. Once again, we had numerous superheroes and an abundance of royalty amongst us in Lower Elementary! We also had many students dress up as community helpers, astronauts, and animals, in addition to other very creative costumes. Students took part in grade level costume parades and enjoyed class parties. It was great to see our students so excited about dressing up and enjoying Halloween celebrations. We would like to extend a special thanks to our homeroom parents and volunteer parents for all their efforts in organizing these parties.


Parent / Teacher Conferences

Yesterday and today, we held our parent/teacher conferences. Parent/teacher conferences are most definitely a time to celebrate the growth our students have made, as well as to discuss areas of potential growth and improvement. A solid partnership between home and school assists us all to work together towards our common goal of helping all students experience success at school. I would like to thank you for attending these conferences via Zoom and engaging in student centered learning conversations with our faculty. This engagement is truly a reflection of the high level of commitment our parents have in partnering with us in their children’s education. We continue to be greatly appreciative of the tremendous parent support we have in the Lower Elementary School.



MSA and World Language Update

Starting on Sunday, November 7, we will be reinstating our full scheduling of on-site world language lessons. Students will attend MSA and World Language (Spanish and Arabic as a Foreign Language AFL) lessons in mixed grouping across half a grade level at a time as we used to do in the past. MSA will be offered to KG students twice a week. In Grades 1 and 2, MSA, Spanish and AFL will be offered on an alternating basis with students attending these subjects twice a week on one week and three times a week on the following week. Students will remain with their same assigned MSA and World Language teachers.




Upcoming Virtual Parent Session

We will be holding a parent session on Monday, November 22 at 10:00 am focused on digital resources. Ms. Jenn McEwan, our LES Technology Integrator, will be presenting information about digital resources that can be used on the homefront to assist students to consolidate and extend their school learning. This Zoom meeting can be accessed on the day by following THIS LINK.


Meeting ID: 963 9570 3403

Passcode: 714374


This session will be recorded and posted on the LES What’s On Teneen page.


We will also be holding a Parent Forum during the second part of this Parent Session. If you have topics, feedback, or questions that you would like to put forth for agenda consideration, please send them to us at LESParentForum@asd.edu.qa by 9:00 am on Sunday, November 21.



Sincerely,


Dr. Lana Al-Aghbar

Lower Elementary Principal

American School of Doha

What's On LES


Sun, Nov 7

  • ES Season 1 Sports start this week

  • ES Season 1 ASA’s start this week

  • Used Book Sale, 7:30am - 4:00pm, MS/HS Library


Mon, Nov 8

  • Used Book Sale, 7:30am - 4:00pm, MS/HS Library


Tue, Nov 9

  • Used Book Sale, 7:30am - 4:00pm, MS/HS Library

  • PACT Tuesday, 12:30pm dismissal

  • MESAC Swimming Competition, 4:30pm - 6:00pm, HS Pool


Wed, Nov 10

  • Used Book Sale, 7:30am - 4:00pm, MS/HS Library

  • MESAC Swimming Competition, 4:30pm - 6:00pm, HS Pool


Thu, Nov 11

  • Used Book Sale, 7:30am - 4:00pm, MS/HS Library

  • MESAC Swimming Competition, 4:30pm - 6:00pm, HS Pool

Be sure to visit our What's On LES Teneen page, for more information on divisional ASD events. Updated every FRIDAY!

Check out our section on Teaching and Learning

MESAC Swimming Championship!

Update November 4, 2021

The ASD Dragons swim team is participating in their MESAC Championships from Tuesday, November 9 through Thursday, November 11. This year the event is virtual with racing being held at the six schools around the region and results being reported at the end of each day. The results will be combined and scored each evening and by the end of Thursday, we will know the individual and team champions for MESAC swimming.

There are more than 30 members of the swim team who have been training four sessions a week since the beginning of the year. The team is quite strong and should be in the running for the overall team title. There will be some excellent individual results, all contributing to the team's point tally.

The swim team would love the support of the ASD community. Racing will take place each afternoon starting at 4:30 pm and running until just after 6:00 pm. We are hoping to live stream the events but watching in person and providing some loud cheers would be awesome.

We hope to see you out on the pool balcony next week. If you want a front row seat we are always looking for help on deck with timing the events. Please send Jeff Slater (jeff.slater@asd.edu.qa) an email if you are available any day to help out.

The team appreciates your support and we look forward to seeing you next week. Go Dragons!

From our School Community

PTA Culture: November Happenings in Qatar

Qatar is full of exciting events year round. November highlights include exhibition openings, events, programs and such in the art/culture/tourism sector. For more information on events, please click here or contact Roqueya at ptaculture@asd.edu.qa

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!

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.