TheBritishInternationalSchool MadinatyYear Book 2013-2014

Welcome.

Dear Students,As I write this introduction to our Yearbook for 2013 – 2014, I am astonished at how fast this school year is coming to an end. You have come so far in one year and I would like to personally congratulate you on the successful completion of your studies. Your promotion is a major step in your education and we are very proud of you.

It has been our major purpose to help you grow into intelligent, compassionate and responsible students. Our emphasis has always been to develop in you the necessary skills that you will need for a sound educational foundation. Each of your teachers has had so much to offer you. They have contributed to and influenced your intellectual, social and emotional growth. Remember that honesty, hard work, friendship, sensitivity and respect for yourselves and others are not just words but rather personal goals for a lifetime as productive students and citizens. I have no doubt that you will continue to carry on to be productive students and citizens.

Thanks to our wonderful staff, we have enjoyed a flurry of culminating activities and some truly memorable moments with you and your families. Back in October last year we had a super Halloween Day celebration with some amazing costumes made by your Mums and Dads. One of the highlights for me was our Christmas Concert with the beautiful blue backdrop covered in snowflakes made by all of you. Our teachers topped that even further with the International Day in Term 2. We had Italy, Hawaii, India, Japan and Scotland amongst the nations represented. It was a wonderful opportunity for the children to learn about the culture and food of completely different countries. Sports Day was truly memorable. I know you all thought throwing wet sponges at the teachers was hilarious and we actually had to hold it in the school hall in case it rained – unbelievable!

An unexpected consequence was the introduction of the dreaded ZUMBA, run by Mrs. Jo, to help our Mums get back in shape - lucky ladies! For Mother's Day our Reception children held a formal ball and got all dressed up for the day. In Term 3, we introduced Extra Curricular Activities (ECAs) and these have been a big hit with the children. We also installed our new ICT suite and started a computer club for ECA which is always busy. Another sell-out success with the children is Mr. Moe's Drum Club! It is great to see the children taking part with such enthusiasm. We held our Spring Concert just a short time ago followed by Book Week where the highlight was the parade of costumes for favourite book characters.

We can look back with smiles on a great year and you can read all about it right here in our Yearbook created by the enormous efforts of Mrs. Sandra Husain and Mr. Moe Asem to whom go my deepest thanks and appreciation.

I echo our staff when I say we wish you all the best next year and continued success in achieving your goals. I. HarrisonPrincipal

Mrs. Sandra

Teacher by day,

bodybuilder

by night. Mr. LoweNo comment.

Ms. Dee"There's no cure

like a manicure."

Mr. MoeCurrent world record holder for most high 5's given to children.

Mrs. JoeFuelled by

a mysterious

energy source.

Mr. DobieAmazing at

assembling

awesome

alliterations.

Ms. StaceyWorks hard,

plays harder.

Mrs. AnastasiaResponds wellto "thank you."

Mrs. NicolaGrows hair at

superhuman

speeds.

Mrs. SarahLoves sandals.Hates shoes.

Mrs. AbbySometimespregnant.

Mr. HarrisonFluent in Englishand Teddy Bear.

Ms. Nesreen"Egypt, oh Egypt. Where for art thou, Egypt."

Mrs. Harrison

Famous for

smiling at you.

Mrs. SaharReminds

children that

they live in

Egypt.

Ms. Morris"Click, clack, click, clack," says her heels.

The Team

Mr. Ian DobieHead of Primary

Mr. Ian HarrisonDirector of Schools

Mr. Ahmed MamdouhHR Manager

Mr. Mohamed GalalDirector of Finance & Administration

Mrs. Gill HarrisonPA to the Principal

Senior Management

Our Staff

Adham Helal

Farida MohamedMina Shehata

Vivian MahmoudAnas Shehata

Hazem Zahran

Findlay MacDonald

Nour El Deen Hassan

Mohammed MohammedMrs. Sarah MacDonald

Haya Soliman

Omar Al Mosallamy

Mariam El Hout

Alia Shaat

Ziyi Shen

Cristiano Botros

- Miss Sarah

Ms. Rasha El GendyMrs. Shaimaa Salah

I will miss each and every one of my children but wish them luck on their next big adventure!

Not pictured: Mahmoud Yasser Ragab

Pre-School

Adham making some yummy cookies.

All the children like playing with the Beebot.

Farida and Haya have learned alphabet letters this year.

Cristiano is an excellent chef!

What a lovely monkey Omar!

Mohammed likes using our 'noisy' board.

Working together to make a troll.

Nour and Mina hiding in the tunnel. Alia made a picture using straws.

Hazem likes to play the drum.

Vivian loves to paint!

Abdul Rahman and Mariam having fun on the slide.

Mahmoud and Mariam retelling the story 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'.

Anas and Vivian making tea in the sand area.

Enjoying the sunshine in our ball pool.

ECA

Maryam El Gendy

Judy Al Mosallamy

Habiba Mostafa

Yassin AlyAdham El Kholy

Haya Abdul Nasser

Mira El Shorbaji

Fatma Saad

Mohamed ShehataNour Salem

Aliah AssalAdam Moussa

Ms. Suha Khatab

Ms. Salma HeshamMs. Dee Smith

Soufiane Eqab

Karim Farid

- Miss Dee

Leilah Abd El Rahim

Hana Hassan

Sara Mahmoud

We have had a fun filled year in KGA. It has been a pleasure to be part of your learning journey!

Not pictured: Youssef El Nabrawy, Zain Al Din Ali

KGA

Fun at the Rehab Club playground. Painting Koala Bears!

Valentine's Day heart painting with handprints.

Birthday Party fun!

Taking a rest under the elephant at Mon Zoo. Having fun playing together in class.

Miss Dee and the KGA girls at the spring concert.

Building towers together during free play. Face painting fun at Mon Zoo. ICT lessons are fun in KG!

Sports Day

Hongyu Mao

Mariam Salem

Sherif Ahmed

Mrs. Nicola Davies

Sirine El Hout

Ms. Menna Ghonaim

Arsalane Mohamed

Kenzy Abdel Baqi

Yassin Hefila

Seif Maklad

Zainab Mohamed

Mariam Wassef

Farida Tolba

Sofian Khalifa

Habiba Nour El Deen

- Miss Nicola

Aisha MohamedSaged Ayad

Omar El Hout

Sereen Ayad

Sharing this journey with KGB was an honour. Our favourite class phrase was 'Absolutely Fabulous' and all of you were.

Not pictured: Naya Sultan, Sourya Gazzaz

KGB

Practising letter formation with chalks.

Celebrating the birthday of Dr. Seuss.

Counting groups of objects. Addition and subtraction.

Learning about capacity using beans. Matching patterns to animals.

Working with colours.

Learning to tell the time.

Christmas Concert

Ibrahim El Yamani

Alya Abd El Hafez

Engy El SayedJenna Abdul Hameed Malik Abdel Ghaffar

Ahmed Abd Al Rahim

Yassin Ahmed

Khadiga SalemMs. Rehab Yehia

Hayfaa El Bittar

Mariam Mohamed

Malika Abu El Ella

Judy Badr El Din

Malak Zaki

Ziad Zidan

Mrs. Sandra Husain

- Miss Sandra

Maher Hanifa

My most rewarding teaching year! KGD, the class that taught me that nothing is above its reach.

KGD

Learning more about technology using Bee-bot.

Taking turns being the teacher and learning numbers.

Learning about animals and their habitats.

Their first of many art pieces.

Ahmed and Maher created a zoo together.

Fun time!

Assembling puzzles in Free Play.

Alya enjoying role play.

Phonics with playdough. Engy and Maher solving puzzles together. Spelling with playdough.

Learning numbers in group activities.

Playing house in Free Play.

Hayfaa always eating healthy.Learning to use the mouse in ICT.

Spring Concert

Zoheyr Mohamed

Mariam Morcos

Shady Hannah

Mrs. Samar Ahmad Mohamed El Fokairy

Ms. Stacey InnesYousef Rahman Jannah Eid

Mohamed GhafarNora Barakat

Not pictured: Rayah Al Muneim, Mohamed Sayed El Ahl

Sama Shawky

Ahmed Gawish

Yassin SharabiyaOmar Abdel KhalekKareem Moharam

Reception A are ‘One Team’! We have had lots of fun learning and laughing together.

- Miss Stacey

Reception A

A festive holiday. At the dentist.

Friendships made in our class we hope will last always.

Cooking, cooking, cooking!

Outside play with water and sand.

We loved to paint and make our own models.

Prepare for battle with the Madinaty Knights!

Yousef, Zoheyr & Kareem making our famous recipes.

Mohamed explains about his Dinosaur in 'Show & Tell'.

Play time with Mr Monkey.

Dr Suess Day.

We are all special!

Getting ready for summer.

Building together is so much fun!

Building with construction toys.

International Day

Nour Nada

Abd El Hamid Sayed

Sadeen Mokhtar

Hlla Wahab

Mrs. Abby Asem

Mariam AbdullahOmar Mohamed

Hamza Abbas

Yusuf El KilanyYousef Agha Ahmed ShabanaOmar Abdullah

Zhekai DU

Eman ZakiAbdul Rahman Bin Shahna

Mr. Sameh Al Kholy

Omar Abo El Ella

Knoz Ismail

Mohamed Morgan

This year has been a great adventure for me, teaching a class full of such great and varying personalities.

- Miss Abby

Reception B

A palm tree made using fruit art.

Exploring shadows and positional language outdoors.

Working hard at washing dishes in the role play area.

Painting fruit from 'Handa's Surprise' by dabbing.

Learning about number sequencing through puzzles.

Testing out model sailboats in the water tray.

Spelling words is so much fun with magnetic letters!

One of the many birthday celebrations we had this year!

Girls doing a rain dance after making their own rainsticks.

Summer Concert

Ali AttiaYehia Ashour

Ali Gaafar

Ali Sultan

Abdullah Al Terkawi

Saif Moharam

Fatema SayedMr. Chris Lowe

Karim EzzoNouh ZakiMostafa El Fokairy

Mariam Shalabi Mazen IbrahimRashed BarhoomAhmed Dawood

- Mr. Lowe

Ms. Ragia Abdel Fatah

This year has been one of learning and excitement, laughing and adventure. I will miss the children greatly.

Adham Ahmed

Not pictured: Abd Al Kareem Bacher Al Muneim

Year 1

Mazen is watering the class sunflowers.Mazen, Yehia, Ali and Nouh are painting their musical instruments.

Mariam demonstrating how to water her plant.

Ali using puppets to retell 'Little Red Riding Hood'.

Mariam acting as 'Little Red Riding Hood'.

Ali is helping Saif after learning about being a doctor. Abdullah is working hard in Mathematics.

Year One practising dribbling in football.

Mostafa is helping with a science experiment.

Yehia playing the xylophone.Year One learnt about money in Mathematics.

Year One dressed up for their jobs presentations.

Year One showing their guitars.

Wackadoo Zoo

Ahmed Mostafa

Ms. Rachel Morris

Omar Ayad

Youssef El Kabany Yassin AKhalek

Seif Tolba

Mohamed Hadad

Abdel Rahman Katifa Taha El Hout

- Miss Morris

Ms. Fatma Dessouky

We haven’t looked back only kept moving forward together, opening up new doors and learning new things. Good luck on your next new adventure boys!

Year 2

Abdel Rahman making Halloween biscuits.

Seif made an electrical circuit.

Youssef made Lilly's dress.

Sequencing a story.

Acting out the story 'Where The Wild Things Are'.

Mohamed finding how objects can change their shape in science.

The boys are on a mission.

Omar having fun at playtime.

Policemen at work on our KidZania trip. Olympic torch lighting.

Adding and subtracting with a hundred square.

Art day!

Wedding celebrations!

Book Week

Book Week

Book Week

STAY PREPARED OVER THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS

Reading over the summer is critical to your child’s success and makes a difference upon their return to the new school year. We strongly encourage all children to read at least six books over the summer, two of them non-fiction. For Reception, KG and Pre-School, a review of letter sounds is critical to retaining the knowledge your child has attained throughout the year. Read to them at least 15 minutes a day and have your child talk about what they remember from the story.

The research is very clear that the books read at home should be easy. If your child wants a harder book, read it aloud to him or her. Reading aloud to kids of all ages is a great tradition that builds vocabulary, comprehension and is just plain fun. Talking with your child about books also improves your child’s reading comprehension. Taking turns reading or listening to a parent read aloud develops vocabulary as well as a love of reading. In fact, the more you engage your children in meaningful conversation in general the more they will improve their thinking and speaking.

Some possible questions you can ask your child after reading: What has happened so far in the book? What do you think the character will do next? Why?What are you wondering about the book/story now?What is the problem in the story and how is it getting solved?Can you re-tell the basic story/facts about the book?How does it begin, end? What happens in the middle?

If your child is not an eager reader, encourage any reading such as comic books, sports, series books, joke books, magazines, online stories read aloud.

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