Let it snow! But what if it doesn't snow till now in our country and we still want to enjoy making a snowman...Is there a way to make one and bring the snowman in class?

......... and it looked like snowing in our classroom and we hurried up to build as many snowmen as we could. We shared what we would say and do if we were snowmen. We found out that snowmen are so sad cause of the climate change and they are missing their friends. We promised to learn more about how to take care of our environment to make sure we get enough snow.

For your hard work

And distinguished efforts

Has greatly paid off

Smile brilliant clovers

For your great achievement is shining bright

Our honor list students

Another reason for happiness and pride

We are elated to announce the names of the students that had marvellous achievement in Term One.

Grade One: Nisray Theologo

Grade Two: Ahmad Melhem, Jamal Yamout, and Sana Itani

Grade Three: Muheiddine Al Tabosh, Mohammad Darwiche, Dana Shehab, and Mohammad Al Hussein

Grade Four: Mohammad Shatila, Mounir Shmeissany, Omar Wazzan, Hadi Nasser, and Inas Kanakri

Grade Five: Nour Itani and Iman Shehab

Grade Six: Fatima Abu Akila, Maha Abadi,Fatima Shatila, Carol Kebrit, and Salem Shatila

Congratulations! Keep up the great work!

There are lots of creative ways to make math fun for your class.In fact,humor can serve as a motivation that leads to retention of material.Here are some ideas that I have used with my students during the first term.

1-Quadrilaterals:To summarize a lesson about quadrilaterals,I hold the shoebox in front of the class and say:"If you bend a rectangle, what quadrilateral do you get?"(Parallelogram). And so on to demonstrate square and rhombus.

2-Geometric Tools: Students made their own geometric tools (compass, protractor, setsquare,ruler) using clay.Then,they used sticks to show the relationship between lines (parallel, perpendicular, intersecting).Also,they used straws to form acute,obtuse and right angles.

3-The Decimal Dance:When teaching students to multiply decimals,I often find that they forget to place the decimal point.To help them remember to mark the decimal point,I use the decimal dance.I simply exaggerate the motion of counting decimal places.I make a large white arc under each digit until I have accounted for the correct number of decimal places.By calling this The Decimal Dance,students remember to account for decimal place value after multiplying decimals.

4-The class work wave: I motivate students to do their class work with the Class work Wave.If every student has completed his assignment,they take out their assignment sheets and wave them.Students enjoy this activity.

5-Memorizing the multiplication table: Students memorized the multiplication table by listening to multiplication songs. http://www.songsforteaching.com/math/twotimestable.htm

6-Hats for angles: When teaching students to name angles, I found that they forget to place the symbol for angles ^,so I told students that angles can't exist without wearing hats!!

"I extend

My Best Wishes and Greatest Hopes for good Health and Success

To all Principals of Schools, Teachers, students, Staff and

To Makassed Hospital Doctors, Nurses and Staff, and

To Makassed Volunteers and To Makassed Scouts, and

To all Administrative Staff and Social Workers, and

To the Directors of Makassed, and

To all PROUD MAKASSIDIYYIN.

May this year be as great as all the years past... and may you build for the Golden Era of your Association"

Mr. Amine Daouk

Happy New Year to you, too.

Thank you so much!

Best wishes to you and everyone at Bromstone Primary School

Here is a video of the children's visit to Appu Ghar on Children's Day. They organised several competitions for senior students and excursions for junior classes' students. Special thanks to Ms. Namita Verma... We're so glad to collaborate with you and looking forward for more to come.