September 30, 2021
From the Office of The Director Steve Razidlo
Dear ASD Community,
Extra desks and chairs, extra sets of materials have been moved around the school building today. Teachers have been thinking through and planning for the changes coming Sunday to the delivery of their lessons, to the classroom communities they have built, to the daily lives of children at our school. Leaders have been busy anticipating the finer points of living under a new set of rules, and the ‘buzz’ around our community has been active all week. We are thrilled to welcome students back full time and to make this transition successful for all of our learners!
Sahifa this week includes slides from and a recording of the Zoom call offered to parents today; we hope the information supports your understanding of what today’s decision means to you and your family. At the heart of the matter for me is the powerful shift we will see in learning as students engage with more time, with greater focus, and with a fuller ‘presence’ inside a classroom community. Please see the slideshow below from the Community Meeting. The Zoom recording of the meeting is available HERE.
REUNITED Parent Zoom Presentation Sep_2021.pdfOur attention to community health must remain strong as we double our daily attendance. We are excited to act on today’s good news, and to inspire and empower our students as they return to the rhythms and the pulse of daily school!
Busing
Current bus schedules will continue until we return from Fall Break on Sunday, Oct 17. This means A day students will take the bus on A days, and B days students will take the bus on B days. Sunday, Oct 3, is an A Day.
Child Protection Handbook
At ASD we share our Child Protection Handbook annually with parents to create awareness of the standards and the expectations we hold for the care and protection of our ASD students. In every division at each level of schooling counselors and teachers deliver important lessons and information which helps in the overall effort to safeguard our students.
Please click HERE to access the Child Protection Handbook.
Sincerely,
Steve Razidlo
Director of the American School of Doha
What's On ASD
Sun, Oct 3
All Students on Campus!
MS/HS Day 1
ES Book Fair, ES Presentation Room
UES Fall MAP Test
Mon, Oct 4
MS/HS Day 2
ES Book Fair, ES Presentation Room
UES Fall MAP Test
Tue, Oct 5
MS/HS Day 3
PACT Tuesday, school dismissal at 12:30 pm
ES Book Fair, ES Presentation Room
UES Fall MAP Test
Wed, Oct 6
MS/HS Day 4
ES Book Fair, ES Presentation Room
UES Fall MAP Test
Thu, Oct 7
Check out our section on Teaching and Learning
Message from the Leadership Team
A message from ASD Nursing
Greetings From ASD Nursing,
We are very pleased that we have received so many responses to our COVID-19 vaccination form. We are now able to more readily and quickly see who is vaccinated against COVID-19 and plan accordingly. If you have not yet filled out this form and you have a fully vaccinated student at home please click here to access it. Make sure you have the vaccination certificate or card accessible because a picture of it will need to be uploaded. Please also ensure that the documentation has the dates of both shots notated on it. According to the form responses, approximately 39% of our Middle School students and about 66% of our High School students are vaccinated against COVID-19. (Please be mindful that our MS population as a whole also includes students who are not yet eligible for vaccination based on age and the lower percentage reflects this.)
In addition, we also ask parents to be mindful in regards to student illness. If your student is out sick and they receive medical clearance but are still symptomatic and not well please keep them home until their symptoms resolve or are minimal. We have noticed that often if students are out for a longer period of time they will be reassessed by a doctor before giving final clearance to return to school.
Kind Regards,
ASD Nursing
A message from the HS Student tutoring Org
Hello ASD!
STO is an organization that can help you succeed in school – it is the opportunity for all students to be tutored in classes they're struggling in by our very own High School students (for free)! If this sounds interesting, sign up as a tutor and/or a learner by using this linked form (which will be available all year round on the STO Teneen page under the “Extras” tab). After signing up, students will be matched with a tutor who will reach out to them to discuss a convenient time.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Gauri Sharma (24gsharma@asd.edu.qa), Prakrithi Jayanth (24pjayanth@asd.edu.qa), or our sponsor Mrs. Cice (kcice@asd.edu.qa).
Thank you!
The STO Executive Team
Gauri Sharma, Prakrithi Jayanth, Olivia Zanolari, Mrs. Cice
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
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.
The Junior/Senior Committee held the first Senior Surprise for the class of 2022 last week. Our Seniors were treated with delicious sugar cookies from Caramel. More surprises to come!
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