Lynx MS News
AIS West - December 2020
Dear students and parents,
We hope this newsletter finds you well. Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to the AIS West Gives Back project. Your generosity will help our less fortunate neighbors stay warm this winter.
Please carefully read the Important Dates listed below. You will notice that we will have our third independent learning day on Sunday, December 6. This will give students an opportunity to catch up on their studies from home. They will also be able to join Zoom office hours throughout the day to get individual support from teachers.
Your partners in education,
Mark Tennant
Secondary School Principal
Chelsea Armstrong
Middle School Vice Principal
Reham Sherif
Middle School Administrative Assistant
Important Dates
November 29 - December 2 - Cohort B on Campus
Cohort A at home independent learning
December 3 - Teacher Professional Development Day - No Students on Campus
December 6 - Independent Online Learning Day - No Students on Campus
December 7 - December 10 - Cohort A on Campus - Arts Week!
Cohort B at home independent learning
December 10- Middle School Parent Workshop
10:00am on Zoom
December 13 - December 17 - Cohort B on Campus - Arts Week!
Cohort A at home independent learning
December 20 - December 22 - Cohort A on Campus
Cohort B at home independent learning
December 23 - January 9 - Winter Break
January 10 - Cohort B Returns to School
Counselor's Corner
Angela Fushtey - Middle School Counselor afushtey@aiswest.com
Student of the Month
One teacher wrote: Hesham is hardworking, kind, curious and responsible. He is truly balanced!
Teacher of the Month
One teacher wrote: Lina contributes to our school in so many different ways. She is truly balanced. Lina has enhanced the dance room and curriculum. She has had a great impact on the students and teachers since her arrival at AIS.
Library News!
The Secondary School Library team is very excited to see you. We have made several changes recently and we would love to show them to you. Come check the Biography section to find out more about famous people who have impacted our world and lives.
Our current display racks feature Egyptian and Middle East/North Africa (MENA) themed books. Come see our wonderful selection of books and choose some for the upcoming holiday.
It is that time of the year where we cuddle up at home with a hot drink and a book that will take us far away. Check our display table of winter and Christmas themed books and be transported to another world.
Craving christmas goodies? Why not do them yourself? We have cooking books on how to bake and decorate christmas cookies, biscuits and cakes. Additionally, we have also printed a "Christmas Cookies Easy Recipe," ready for you to take home and try out. Yum :)
What's Happening in Grade 6?
English 6 - Michaela Lucey - mlucey@aiswest.com - Gail Heard - gheard@aiswest.com
Geography 6 - John Lawrence - jlawrence@aiswest.com - Abdelkader Chabi - achabi@aiswest.com
Math 6 - Vince Yung - vyung@aiswest.com - Michael Heard - mheard@aiswest.com
Science 6 - Amanda Bailey - abailey@aiswest.com - Andrea Clark - aclark@aiswest.com
Arabic 6 - Ahmed Khattab - akhattab@aiswest.com - Ali Mansour - amansour@aiswest.com
AFL 6 - Mohamed Hassan - mhassan@aiswest.com
Arabic SS 6 -Mohamed Ahmed - mahmed@aiswest.com
French 6 - Edwina Nordquist - enordquist@aiswest.com
Spanish 6 - Dolores Rodriguez - drodriguez@aiswest.com
Drama 6 - Ilonka Meier - imeier@aiswest.com
Dance 6 - Lina Rodriguez - lrodriguez@aiswest.com
Technology 6 - Alejandro Corredor - acorredor@aiswest.com
Physical Education 6 - Marty Perry, Katrina Wards, and Ron Thomson mperry@aiswest.com kwards@aiswest.com, and rthomson@aiswest.com
Art 6 - Hannah Wilson - hwilson@aiswest.com
Band 6 - Patricia Granter - pgranter@aiswest.com
What's Happening in Grade 7?
English 7 - Gail heard and Amira Nabhan - gheard@aiswest.com, anabhan@aiswest.com
Math 7 - Michael Heard and Amira Elsherif mheard@aiswest.com, aelsherif@aiswest.com
Science 7 - Andrea Clark & Yara Elshorafa aclark@aiswest.com, yelshorafa@aiswest.com
History 7 - Abdelkader Chabi and Daniel McCarville - achabi@aiswest.com, dmccarville@aiswest.com
Arabic 7 - Sahar Mahmoud - smahmoud@aiswest.com
Drama 7 - Ilonka Meier - imeier@aiswest.com
French 7 -Edwina Nordquist- enordquist@aiswest.com
Spanish 7 - Dolores Rodriguez - drodriguez@aiswest.com
AFL 7 - Mohamed Hassan - mhassan@aiswest.com
Technology 7 - Alejandro Corredor - acorredor@aiswest.com
Art 7 - Hannah Wilson - hwilson@aiswest.com
Band - Patricia Granter - pgranter@aiswest.com
Intermediate Band 7/8 : We are preparing for our upcoming concert to be held in front of the auditorium during lunch on December 7th.
Dance 7 - Lina Rodriguez - lrodriguez@aiswest.com
Arabic Social Studies 7 - Mohamed Ahmed - mahmed@aiswest.com
التاريخ: عصر الدولة الوسطى وعصر الدولة الحديثة
Physical Education 7 - Anders Nordquist - anordquist@aiswest.com
What's Happening in Grade 8?
English 8 - Hadear Hassan & Amira Nabhan - hhassan@aiswest.com, anabhan@aiswest.com
Math 8 - Amira Elsherif & Laila Elfakharany -aelsherif@aiswest.com, lelfakharany@aiswest.com
History 8 - Daniel MacCarville - dmaccarville@aiswest.com - Hadear Hassan - hhassan@aiswest.com
Science 8 - Yara Elshorafa & Dina Sonbol - yelshorafa@aiswest.com, dsonbol@aiswest.com
Spanish 8 - Dolores Rodriguez - drodriguez@aiswest.com
French 8 - Edwina Nordquist - enordquist@aiswest.com
Technology 8 - Alejandro Corredor - acorredor@aiswest.com
AFL 8 - Mohamed Hassan - mhassan@aiswest.com
Arabic 8 - Salah Moaty & Aly Mansour - smoaty@aiswest.com, amansour@aiswest.com
Art 8 - Hannah Wilson - hwilson@aiswest.com
Dance 8 - Lina Rodriguez - lrodriguez@aiswest.com
Drama 8 - Ilonka Meier - imeier@aiswest.com
Physical Education 8 - Marty Perry, Katrina Wards, and Anders Nordquist mperry@aiswest.com, kwards@aiswest.com, and anordquist@aiswest.com
Band - Patricia Granter - pgranter@aiswest.com
Intermediate Band 7/8: We are preparing for our upcoming concert to be held in front of the auditorium during lunch on December 7th.
AIS West Middle School
Email: carmstrong@aiswest.com
Website: aiswest.com
Location: Al Shabab Road, Al Sheikh Zayed, Giza Governorate, Egypt