From the Upper Elementary principal's Desk

Dear Upper Elementary School Parents,

From our Upper Elementary Family to yours, we wish you the best winter vacation with your family and friends. As we wrap up this year, we look forward to the upcoming year with hope, positivity, and a renewed energy to continue serving our students here at ASD.

Here in the Upper Elementary School, we have been working diligently to teach students our school expected behaviors. This has been challenging at times, since students have been away from school for so long. When we are teaching these expectations, students are learning what it means to be Dragon Ready, throughout the building. Dragon Ready is what we use, when kids demonstrate our expectations. This could mean they are playing fairly, following directions the first time, or holding the door for a classmate. Throughout the month of January, we’ll continue this work, as we teach kids our expectations for the classroom, hallways, recess, lunchroom, and restrooms.

Another area, related to school expectations, is our student dress code. In Grade 5, our counselors have been working with boys and girls on appropriate dress for school. These suggestions are around safety, such as not wearing flip-flops to PE, or around modesty, such as wearing shorts that are past fingertip length. We appreciate your partnership with the school to ensure students come dressed according to our ASD standards.

Please see the What’s on on the right hand side of this page (or below depending on your device) for our upcoming UES calendar into the New Year.

Have a restful break, and we’ll see you next year!

In partnership,

Mr. Toby Tebo

Upper Elementary School Principal

American School of Doha