September 23rd, 2019

Kg Back to School!

Kg Academic Administration

Principal Cristina Machuca Secretary Amal Hassan Assaad

Vice Principal Will Human Counselor Pre-K-Grade 2 Hedaya Sager

Nurse Hana Abdulaziz KG Arabic Coordinator Amna Sager

Music Coordinator Marius Ciuari Pre-K Year Leader Ula Mohammed

Kg1 Year Leader Ula Mohammed Kg2 Year Leader Rachelle Gross

Arabic Staff

Pre- Kindergarten Team

Maha Hassan Suleiman Alexandra Medinschi

Red Green

Dareeen Nafez Nour Omar

Red Assistant Green Assistant

Monira Al Qudaibi

Blue

Salma Mousa

Blue Assistant

Kg1 Team

Ula Mohammed Asmaa Refaat Mahmoud Shouq Alyounes Rania Ahmad Hamdan

Lana Ahmed Awayes Nermeen Michelle Londi Hala Ahmed Hwato Laila Assaad Gholoum

Lime Orange Purple Red

Tahani Naser Rabeah Eman Sami Al-Suwaiti Alaa Hameed Al Masri

Shiren Safar RobatHeba Abdullah

MohammedJehan Jamal Qaldas

Pink Blue Green

Kg2 Team

Tala Saleem Ismaeil Noha Ibrahim Mohammed Manal Jaber Shayma Mazen Qato

Dina Saleh Bakeer Wafa Ahmad MostafaEman Sabry Abdulfattah

Elham Abdullah Helal

Blue Orange Lime Red

Malak Dayem Suha Hasan Abu Shaqra Rachelle Dayrit Gross Naltia Tesita Crossfield

Rowaida Zaidan Layal Esam AssaadHajar MohammedMajdi

AlsamGhadah Mohammed Jamal

Purple Pink Green Aqua

Specialists

Building the Whole Child

Mission & Vision

MISSION STATEMENT

DBS offers a variety of educational programs to equip our students with 21st century skills, knowledge and values required to become global citizens.

VISION STATEMENT

DBS aims for authentic learning and character development in a safe, positive and nurturing learning environment.

STRATEGIC VALUES

ENGAGE INNOVATE EMPOWER

We at Dasman embrace the UN Declaration of Human Rights and The Convention of Rights of the Child.

KG DIVISION MISSION STATEMENT

Inspire active and creative minds using a play-based approach in a child-centered environment

OUR MONTHLY VALUES ARE:

Semester 1 Respect and Responsibility

Semester 2 Empathy and Honesty

SCHOOL HOURS

In the interest of safety, students should not be dropped off at school before 7:00am. In

addition, students should be collected from school no later than 1:30pm. Staff members

are not on duty to supervise students after this time. The school is not responsible for

students before or after the designated school hours.

From time to time, Dasman will have Early Release days. Parents will be advised of the

school schedule for those days in advance

ATTENDANCE

Student attendance to school is of paramount importance for them to reap the maximum benefits of Dasman’s academic, social and sporting programs. We appeal to all parents to cooperate with the school to ensure that your child gets the quality and quantity of our various programs. Parents are advised to make all medical and social appointments after school hours. Permissions to leave school early will only be granted at the discretion of the school management and medical personnel.

All below ministry regulations regarding attendance will be applied effectively; 1. If students are absent for more than 15 days, they will be expelled and would have to

repeat the year. 2. Students in school for less than 5 hours in the day will be deemed absent for the day.

This includes skipping classes. 3. No permissions for leave will be granted on a Thursday. 4. Permissions after 12:30pm are not allowed on ANY day

Attendance is taken each day at 7:45 a.m. Students arriving after this time will be marked late. Any work missed due to the student being late to school will be marked as ‘zero’. The only exception to this rule is when a student has an excused absence. The only exceptions are if a child is ill or needs medical treatment that cannot be scheduled at another time, if there is a death in the family or when observing a religious day or holiday.

ACADEMIC REPORTS

The school year is divided into two semesters and four quarters. Report cards go out at the end of each semester. Progress reports will be provided at the end of Quarter 1 and 3. At the Kindergarten level, assessment includes fine and gross motor skills, language development, reading skills, math skills, writing readiness, physical development, creativity, and social development. Ongoing assessments will be given in English, Mathematics, and Science.

Parent conferences are held three times a year in order to allow direct contact between parents and teachers to discuss academic matters or disciplinary problems as they arise.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Kg Dasman teachers will use Class Dojo. The system is a closed group only

accessible to the parents in the class.

WHATSAPP

Teachers are not allowed to distribute class lists, create or join WhatsApp

groups. Please use Portal Plus and email to contact your child’s teacher. You may

also make appointments to meet and discuss your child.

BIRTHDAY

We do not have birthday parties at school. However, for Kindergarten,

birthdays can be held on Thursday. It is the teacher’s responsibility to inform

the Principal of the birthday. Parents may celebrate their child’s birthday by

sending only cupcakes to share with the whole class during second break only.

Please do not bring in cakes, balloons, clowns or other party accessories. Only

cupcakes and a juice box are allowed. The teacher must inform the principal.

Siblings in other grade levels or classes are not permitted to attend classroom

celebrations. Students are not permitted to visit other classes to share food or

drinks.

LUNCH /CANTEEN

• Parents are encouraged to provide a balanced packed lunch, each day, for their children.

• Candy and soda are not accepted as part of a student’s lunch or snack. • Students are not allowed to take lunch to siblings in other divisions, nor are students

from other divisions (e.g. Middle School, High School, etc.) allowed to bring food to Kindergarten division students.

• Milk, water or juice are preferred lunch beverages.

• Please put your child's name inside the lunch box or mark the paper bag so a lost lunch or lunch box can be returned to the owner.

KG students are NOT allowed to use the canteen. Bottles, fizzy drinks, candy & sweets

(e.g. Pepsi, Coca Cola, 7Up) are not allowed at school. Foods with strong smells such as

tuna, meat, eggs are not allowed as they create a bad odor that affects other students.

Chewing gum is strictly prohibited on school premises.

The Teaching staff at DBS-Kg Division welcomes you to our school. Please take the time to fill out the information listed and return it to your child’s homeroom teacher immediately.

Child/Family Information (Please return to your Child’s teacher as soon as possible)

Kg Information Page

Student Name Grade Level Class Color Date of Birth

Father’s Name Father’s Number Address

Mother’s Name Mother’s Number Address

School History/Information Family Background

Kg Student Information

SCHOOL NURSE:

The school nurse is on duty the entire school day. The Kindergarten Division Nurse

is located in the D1 Building. If a student needs to go to the nurse during the day

the assistant will take the student to the nurse. The nurse will decide what action

should be taken. Students are not to leave the school campus without the nurse’s

permission. All sick students must be collected from the nurse’s office. The nurse

does not give excuses for P.E.

Students who are given a medical order by a physician to stay home and rest

because of sickness or injury must NOT attend school. Students with nits and hair

lice are NOT permitted to attend school and will require clearance from the nurse

for re-entry. The student will be sent home by the Principal, for his or her own

health, and the safety of others.

Medicine must be given to the nurse by an adult, not sent to school with a student,

or given to the teacher.

HOMEWORK

Homework is a necessary part of our educational program. It is a part of the overall student evaluation. Kg1 and Kg2 students will have homework assigned.

Homework is sent home in a folder. Please help your child complete and return his/her homework. Please do not do -or have someone else do- your child’s homework!

Some homework might be issued on weekends and holidays.

What’s New this year

Nut Free Campus

▪ In response to students who have severe food allergies, we will now be a “nut free” campus.

▪ Please do not send any type of nut as a part of your child’s lunch or snacks.

▪ Foods that contain peanuts, tree nuts (almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, chestnuts, hazelnuts, etc.) or sesame seeds are the cause of severe allergic reactions.

▪ The Kg division currently serves students in need of epipens so we kindly remind parents not to send food or snacks that contain these foods.

Dismissal procedures▪ Parents with Kg students who remain on campus until Elementary

dismissal will need to wait with their child in one of the reception areas. We are working on creating a new reception area in the D5 building. Parents are kindly asked to wait in either the newly built D5 reception area or the current D1 reception area once you collect your child from the class.

▪ Maids and nannies picking up children will need to wait in the Kg PE area located behind the Kg2 Blue, Aqua and Pink classes. Access to the Kg Play areas (between D1 and D5) after 1:00pm will no longer be allowed as the noise disrupts Elementary student classes that are still taking place up to 2:05pm.

▪ Gate Timings-

▪ All Gates- Gates will close in the morning at 7:50am

▪ Gates 1 and 2-

▪ Gates will open for Kg dismissal from 1:00pm-1:30pm

▪ Gates will reopen for Elementary dismissal from 2:05pm-2:45pm

Dismissal Procedures

▪ Please note that food is not allowed in the Kg PE area. We ask that if you send a maid and/or driver to collect your child that they stay with the child at all times.

▪ Eventually Maids and drivers with Kg students will no longer be allowed to stay and wait inside the school as this creates a security and safety issue.

▪ For parents who have students in Kg and other divisions that let out at 2:05pm, we have the Creche service as well as buses available to take children home.

Kg Activities▪ We have a plan of activities starting in October. Some of these

activities will be only for the children, for others, we look forward to inviting parents.

Month Activities

September Fresh Fruit Company Visit

October

Kg Division Field Trips

Book Fair

Class Photographs

Community Helpers Day (Fire Truck and Ambulance)

November UN Children’s Day (Open Day)

December Kg2 Phonics Concert

Dining with Dad

Pre-K Pajama Day

Kg Activities

Month Activities

JanuaryKG Storyteller (Library)

Kg1 Little Talent Program (Arabic)

Superhero Day

February100 Days of School

National & Liberation Week (Dress in ND clothes)

March

Kg Sports Day

Tea time with Mom

Four Seasons Assembly (Kg 2 Arabic)

Going on a Holiday “Pack your Bags”

April Pre-K & Kg1 International Day

International Day

May Crazy Hat Day

Teacher Play “Bad Kitty Goes to Grade 1”

June Kg2 Graduation

WELCOME TO The DBS LIBRARY

Did you know?• There is a well-

resourced Library for KG students use.

• Students visit the library twice a month for English and Arabic reading and activities

Please HELP MAKE READING

FUN

▪ Our goals as DBS librarians are to:

▪ inspire joyful, lifelong reading and learning

▪ collaborate with KG teachers to integrate information literacy skills.

▪ Librarians teach library skills to help students grow to know and love the library.

▪ Students are welcomed and encouraged to visit the library.

▪ The library hosts reading and book events

Together we can achieve!

Teacher Parents

Students

What we will do as a

school?

• Creating Independent Learners

• Developing students as a whole

• Learning through exploring and investigating

• Hands on activities and centers

• Classrooms where students will take risks, learn to share, take turns

• Students will be in charge of their own learning

• Teachers will become facilitators

• Provide students with 21st Century skills, in order to get them ready for their school journey.

Learn through play.

Art will be incorporated across

all subjects.

Reading for pleasure

Reading for purpose

I can develop my fine motor -skills and this will

help me to hold my pencil better.

What we are working towards.

Learn with water and exploring,

using our senses.

Design and technology.

Explore our surroundings.

Creating math centers for students to learn

independently within a lesson.

Learning through play.

Ordering numbers and making patens

using colors and shapes.

Teaching phonics and reinforcing

the learning through centers.

Welcome to our Dasman Family.

Join us on our learning journey.

Together we achieve.

CIS Parent/ Staff Survey

▪ As part of the Accreditation Process, parents are requested to fill out a survey to get feedback on important issues related to our school.

▪ Please note that the parent survey link will be sent out via social media from October 1-23

▪ We encourage you to take part in this important part of our school’s accreditation process!

D5 Building D1 Building

Pre-K Red (Creche) D5/GF/11 Kg2 Red D1/GF/53

Pre-K Green (Parent Meeting with All Pre-K Teachers)

D5/GF/10 Kg2 Orange D1/GF/52

Pre-K Blue

(Pre-K &Kg1 Arabic Teachers)

D5/GF/18 Kg2 Lime D1/GF/48

Kg1 Green D5/GF/08 Kg2 Green D1/GF/47

Kg1 Orange D5/GF/06 Kg2 Purple D1/GF/45

Kg1 Purple D5/GF/05 Kg2 Pink D1/GF/44

Kg1 Blue D5/GF/14 Kg2 Aqua D1/GF/43

Kg1 Pink D5/GF/15 Kg2 Blue D1/GF/42

Kg1 Lime D5/GF/17 Music Room

(Kg2 Arabic Teachers)

D1/GF/41

Kg1 Red D5/GF/12 Music

(Mr. Marius & Ms. Cristina)

D1/GF/70

IT (Mrs. Doaa & Mrs. Zainab) D5/FF/23 IT (Kg2 Creche) D1/GF/67

Sensory Room (Kg1 Creche) D5/FF/09

Class Presentations

• 2:00pm-2:15pm Class presentation Homeroom Class

• 2:15pm-2:30pm Class Presentation Homeroom Class

Thank you! We look forward to having a

wonderful year with you!