RAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

A quarterly newsletter brought to you by Rowad Al Khaleej International Schools

VOL. 1, ISSUE 2

Top stories in this newsletter

Announcements from Mr. Beinke What’s New & Special Events Student Achievements

Welcome to RAIS Boys School

Dear Parents and Students,

We are now halfway through

the 2018-2019 school year.

Midterm exams have finished

and we are eagerly anticipating

an equally successful 3rd quar-

ter. The following pages will

give you a glimpse of what has

taken place both in and out of

the classroom from the past

nine weeks.

Like the first semester, we continue to involve health professionals from out-

side hospitals and clinics to educate students on healthy lifestyle choices.

We had our most ambitious Sports Day yet with a trip to a Sports Complex

in Khobar to participate in a variety of athletic events. Arabic Day gave the

students the opportunity to see how their culture has influenced the society

of the world that is still surrounding us today with its contributions in the Arts

and Sciences. With the AC Milan Center as its backdrop, the RAIS-Boys

hosted a football tournament last month with several local schools participat-

ing in which the two RAIS teams took both 1st and 2nd place trophies.

Inside the classroom we continue to involve interactive activities and pro-

jects in all subjects. Parent/Teacher conferences gave the chance for Par-

ents and Teachers to meet and discuss the progress of their child in their

classes, and how they can continue to grow both academically and socially.

The Middle School RAIS Honor Roll recognized its high performing students

that achieved grades of all A’s and B’s (pictures and names included). This

was the highest number of students on our Honor Roll we have ever had!

Finally, we believe that parent/school communication is fundamental in a

student’s success and growth, and our Administration is eager to work with

you. Please email your respective Head of Section for any questions or con-

cerns you may have, and even to drop a message to say hello. We enjoy

hearing from you! treye.beinke@rais.edu.sa

The school year is going quickly and I am very excited to begin the 3rd quar-

ter, and look forward to hearing from you. Please note the last page of this

Newsletter as there are important dates listed for the 3rd and 4th quarter.

Have a great holiday!

Best Regards,

Mr. Treye Beinke

Middle School Quarter 2 Events

Diabetes Awareness Day

Middle School students listened to a presen-tation from Doctors and Nurses about the Diabetes epidemic that is becoming a serious health risk in Saudi Arabia, and other nations around the world. They heard from profes-sionals about the damage Diabetes does to a person’s body, its symptoms and treatment, and most importantly how to prevent diabetes by knowing its warning signs and making healthy lifestyles choices re-garding diet and exercise. Students also had their blood sugar tested.

This event was organized by the RAIS Student Council.

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Mid-Term Examinations The 2017-2018 RAIS Mid-Term Examinations began the 31st of December and ended on the 11th of January. Grades 6-12 were tested in various core subjects, over a period of two weeks. The

two week Final Examinations, which will follow the same process will begin the 6th of May, 2018. Middle School students are shown below studying in the morning before their exams begin, and later taking their exams.

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Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/Teacher Conferences took place on the 23rd of November for all grades. Sign-ups were done online, and parents were able to visit all of their children's teachers. RAIS believes that communication between parents and teachers is fundamental in the academic achievement and growth of every child. It is also instru-mental in educating the whole-person and preparing them to become a productive member of society. We will have another conference day on the 8th of April.

Middle School Quarter 2 Events Sports Day

The Middle School boys took a trip to Khobar for their semester Sports Day. The boys spent the day participating in and learning about different sports. This took place at a sports complex in Khobar.

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Arabic Day RAIS Middle Schoolers’ Arabic Day cele-brated contributions made by Arabic peo-ple and culture to history in the fields of Mathematics, Science, Literature, and other areas. Classes took turns going throughout the building being presented with the historical contributions by Arabic culture to the world. An assembly was also held.

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AC Milan The AC Milan afterschool club continues into its second Semester. For more information on joining the club, please con-tact the club management at 013-830-7890 or email at ACM.DMM@rais.edu.sa , on Facebook and on Instagram.

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Academic Events, and Classroom Activities

Bright Up! Middle School students went on a field trip to Rashid Mall where they worked together as a group to plan, engineer, and finally construct a functioning machine.

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Science Experiment 7th grader, Ammar, has his pic-ture taken conducting an experi-ment in Science class. The ex-periment attempted to show how energy is released during Cellu-lar Respiration when Glucose and Oxygen are converted to Carbon Dioxide and Water.

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Math Project Projects are a great way to apply what you have learned in a way that can also educate other peo-ple. The 8th graders in Mr. Bertholet’s class did just that with their recent pro-ject on Sierpenski Triangle models and reports.

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Middle School Honor Students

Term 1 All A’s and B’s

Honor Students

Term 1 All A’s and B’s

6th Grade Yammen Ali Hazeim Ali Hussain Al Yaqub Ridha Bander Al-Haize Meshal Nebras Al-Holaily Hassan Hani Alabdi Abdullah Mohammed Al-bayat Faris Haidar Aldajani Mirza Fouad Alkaram Hasan Abduljaleel Alkhalifa Ali Salah Almosa Elyas Saeed Almuhaimeed Mohammed Feras Alrowaie Wesam Aqeel Alsadah Rakan Hussain Alsafwani Abdul Aziz Mustafa Al-saihati Ali Mohammed Alsalem Kadem Fareed Althabet Ahmed Amin Alubaidi Mohamed Osman Ali Hussain Sharrofna Saif Wael Shehata Mohammed Basel Sunbul Mohammed Abdulelah Abu Aziz Mohammed Salah Al Kha-lifa Hussain Ali Al Shihab Hassan Murtadha Al-Salim Eyad Ala Al-Sinan Haider Mohammad Al-Sultan Abbas Ali Alabdul Mohammad Essa Alessa Khaled Mohammed Alfreihi Ali Sami Alhawaj Abdullah Mohammad Al-madan Ameer Mohammed Almat-tar Mahdi Muneer Alnasser Hussain Abdullah Alqudaihi Zain Bassam Alzayer Zaid Bassam Alzayer Ahmed Mustafa Osman

7th Grade Ali Hussain Aldushaish Ali Abbas Alfaraj Mohammed Mirza Almay-yad Hadi Fouzy Almisbaa Abdulhadi Ali Almomen Mohammad Adel Almutawa Abdullah Ameen Al-Momtan Mohammad Osama Al-nahash Ahmed Zaher Alnashmi Esknder Mohammed Alqudihi Ali Muneer Alsannaa Mohammed Ghazi Altarrah Shaik Rayhan Anwar Abdulaziz Anas Brighesh Jawad Hassan Al Nemer Ahmed Rashad Shaikhnaser

Ammar Zuhair Al Taha Faisal Salah Al-Ghumgham Faris Ahmed Alabbad Ahmed Mohammed Alabdulazim Adam Raed Alali Adnan Hashim Alawami Hussain Ali Albustani Ali Jamal Aldamari Abdulaziz Zaki Alfaraj Ali Hussain Aljarrash Naser Taha Alkhalifah Yousef Yagoub Almohsin Yousef Basil Almustafa Hassan Abdullah Alsaghir Abdullah Ayman Alshoaibi Mohammed Zaki Alshoula Ahmad Malek Alzaki Meras Jehad Alzayer Ali Jamal Khawaher Ali Abdul Manem Marhoon Mohamedelamin Ahmed Ramadan 8th Grade Elias Saleh Bensaleh Faris Bassam Al Habib Ali Al-Bati Ahmed Hussain Al-Dawood Mohammed Yousef Al-Dbyan Elias Naif Al-Dubais Ali Hassan Al-Radhi Hashim Mowafaq Alismail Ahmed Zohair Aljaroudi Hassan Ahmed Aljumah Yousif Loay Alkhunaizi Ali Mortada Alsadah Ali Fouad Alyousef Asaad Mohd Nakhleh Abdullah Raid Abu Aziz Hassan Ali Al Ibrahim Hussain Hani Al Saif Ridha Mahdi Al-Marouhen Mohammed Anwar Alkofair Mohammed Hussein Al-moallem Abdullah Mohammed Alqassab Yusuf Khalid Alrumaihi Hussain Sadek Alsinan Elyas Fadi Shaaban

Student Extra-Curricular Activities

Ali from 7C from the Summer Mawhiba

Program

RAIS student, Faris in 6C, wins 3rd place in Kingdom Clubs’ Cham-pionship - Champions of regions in Taekwondo

Ziyad from 6E during the Aramco Summer Program. He is shown here with his abstract interpretation of a fa-mous piece of art.

Important Dates for Second Semester

21st January - School Resumes 8th April - Parent/Teacher Conferences 15th March - End of 3rd Quarter 15th April - Book Fair 3rd May - Last Regular Instructional Day Grades 6-12 6th thru 17th May - Final Exams