Happy 42nd National Day

November 25

Well exams are coming up for the cycle 3 students. The grade 12 classes have their English exam this week. I hope they are reviewing the practice exam on the website.MOE Grade 12 Mock Exams for T1

The MOE has released the grade 12 mock exams for students to practice with. Here are the exams, and the answer keys. Good luck studying!

English	Answer Key
Arabic	Answer Key
Islamic	Answer Key
Math	Answer Key
Chemistry	Answer Key
Biology	Answer Key
Geology	Answer Key

The grade 11 classes should be coming in to finish up any assignments or ecarts they have not handed in for marks. Several students are failing this trimester simply because they did not hand in their assigned work or their ecarts.

If you want to know what your current mark is, come into the school and check on the wall in the class for your mark.

Remember, I cannot give you a mark if you have not done the work. PLEASE bring in your work, before it is too late and the markbook is closed by ADEC.

At the farm with Hamadan and Slayem. I had a great time.

October 28 CEPA Registration and Parent-Teacher Interviews

CEPA Update.  Althought there is still no published date in November or December for the CEPA exam, Registration has started for the March and May exams in 2014.

Here is the information with the link:
The 2014/2015 application cycle started on October 20, 2013. Please make sure to fill in the on-line application at www.mohesr.gov.ae/napo/2014 as soon as possible not to lose the chance to sit for the CEPA-English exam, which is one of the admission requirements.
 
 
Parent-Teacher interviews will take place on Wednesday in the afternoon and early evening. Please check the SMS the school sent out with the details. Bring your son to the interview so everyone hears the same information.

Grade 11 files for ecart. (Choose ones you do not have and fill out):
Vocabulary practice Week 5 - visuals
Vocabulary practice Week 6 - visuals
Vocabulary practice Week 7 - visuals
Vocabulary practice Week 5- text

Vocabulary Week 6- text

Vocabulary Week 7- text

Nutrition Labels reading for information

Grade 12

 Reading for information

Advice Process Writing
 

October 22

Many grade 12 students have been asking about when the CEPA test will be scheduled. It looks like they will only be sitting these exams in March and May of next year. The information we have received seems to indicate that there will not be one in November of this year. This gives all those who want to take this test, some extra time to practice on the MOCK Exams I have supplied you with.

Make sure you are keeping your eCart files in order and that your Title Page is up to date. In about 2-3 weeks I will be taking them in for marks. Soon we will be finished the ISTs and then the projects will be presented.

With the changes in the schedule and the switching of students in classes over EID it has been a challenge to stay on track, but most of you are managing. Remember to attend all your classes, and please be on time. When you are late, it disrupts the learning of the other students.

We are halfway through the first trimester. Keep doing your work, reading your assignments and soon we will have the Winter Break.

Remember that there will be Parent Teacher meetings on October 30th.
Here are the new files, if you need them.

Grade 11

Vocabulary practice Week 5 - visual
Vocabulary practice Week 5- text
Vocabulary practice Week 6 - visual
Vocabulary Week 6- text




Grade 12



IST 1 practice- Reading for Meaning IST

CEPA update

October 3
Although I do not have any dates for the CEPA registration or exam, I do have a sample exam on powerpoint.
If you are going to take the CEPA exam, please use this to practice. Here is the KEY for the test:
Powerpoint test practice KEY 2012 A

CEPA 2012 Practice Exam Version A from Daniel Stebbins

First ISTs due this week

October 1
Students should be building up their ecarts (file folders) so they will have evidence that they have been working and achieving in class.  The first ISTs are due by the end of this week. I have included the files we have worked on for the last 2 weeks. If you have missed any classes, be sure to print out any worksheets you might have missed.

All Al Quaa cycle 3 students, who are citizens of the UAE, are to be taking Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and that means they must wear their sports clothing. If they do not have the proper clothing, they are to join the other students in their English class.

There still has been no information as to when the CEPA exam is to take place. As soon as I find out, I will communicate the dates to the students

Here are the files from the last 2 weeks
Grade 11

Vocabulary practice Week 3 - visuals

Vocabulary Practice Week 3- text

Vocabulary practice Week 4 - visuals

Vocabulary practice Week 4- text

The Black Death Reading and questions

Writing- Health Book

Grade 12

high_school_resume_powerpoint

Articles worksheet for ecart

Careers- word search

term 1 MOE prctice test

September 22

Students are becoming more familiar with their new timetables, classmates, and moving from class to class. Attendance is improving, but remember you must go directly to your class; coming in late disturbs the students who made the effort to show up on time. It is best to be respectful of others.

The dates for the first CEPA exam sitting have not been published, but as soon as they are, I will post the information here.

Several students have missed the first couple of weeks of school, therefore I am setting up links to some worksheets that other students have already completed. These sheets are to be completed and put into your ecart file.

If you miss a day of school. remember we will be working on English that day. To catch up, please check to see if any worksheets or assignments were given that day.

You are responsible for any work you have missed.

Grade 11 Week 1 and 2

Table of Contents

Term 1 Focus

Vocabulary chart Healthy Society

Vocabulary practice Week 1 visual hints

Diagram Healthy Unhealthy- class contributions included

Vocabulary practice Week 1 with visuals

Vocabulary Practice Week 1- no visuals

Vocabulary practice Week 2 with visuals

Vocabulary Practice Week 2- no visuals

Grade 12 Week 1 and 2

Table of Contents

Term 1 Focus

Words trimester 1

Welcome Back to School 2013-2014

Welcome back to Al Qua'a Boy's School for the 2013- 2014 school year. This website has been set up to facilitate communication between Mr Kim and his students and the parents of his students.

I will be including infromation about school events and what the boys are doing in class.

I will also include files of the handouts and worksheets the boys are given in class. This will allow them to be sure to have a complete ecart to hand in.

If a student or parent has a question, please post it on the site and I will answer it as soon as possible.

This week we are beginning the new semester. The grade 11 students are studying :"A Healthy Society" and the grade 12 students are studying "Careers and Future Choices"

June 25- Last Post for this School Year

Well classes are over and school is done (unless you are resitting an exam). I hope everyone has a great summer. I will be returning in September and will again be teaching the Grade 11 classes.

I have had an interesting and exciting 6 months in Al Qua'a and I hope next year is even better.

If you have a friend or family member in grade 10, please let them know about this website so they know where to go for information about my classes next year.

June 18th
Exams are now finished and I hope everyone did well on them. However, if you did not do as well as you had hoped, please make arrangements to attend the "RESIT" exam for English.

Resits are scheduled from June 23 to the 27th in Al Ain.

Please see the school to make arrangements to register for the exam. These exams are administered in Al Ain.

Last Week of Classes until Exams Begin

June 2 We are into the final week before the exams begin. This is a short week as June 6th is a holiday. There are still a few students who have not handed in their assignments or eCart.

Please have that completed before I must submit my marks to ADEC.

A reminder that the work submitted should be your own, not photocopied or copied from someone else. Simply handing in the sheets that you were assigned, with no attempt made to complete the assignments, will not give you a mark. The work must be completed. This is the same work we did together in class.

Remember to come to class this week as it is a regular week of school. (Except shorter)

Please Study for Exam on June 10

May 29 If you have not picked up the old exams to study for the final exam, please use the files I am including here. These are copies of the old 2012 Term 3 exams so you can use them to study. Please review your vocabulary from term 3 as well.
Grade 11 2012 Writing test
ER11 Reading Sheet
ER11 Answer Sheet 2012

Remember to hand in any work that you have not submitted. If it is not handed in you will receive a mark of 0% for that assignment. PLEASE hand the work in before your mark is submitted to ADEC.

Preparing for Final Exam and Handing in Missing or Incomplete Work

May 26
Ecart folders should now be handed in and your speech about your LIFEPLAN should now have been completed. If you missed last week I will include the file for the speech template here:Lifeplan template for speech

The final English Exam is on June 10th Please study and prepare for this important exam.

 

Time to Hand in eCart folder and deliver Lifeplan Speech

May 19
It is that time in the term when you need to hand in your folder/file for your mark. Make sure you have all your pages and that they are completed. Your Table of Contents also needs to be completed. Do not photocopy someone else's work and hand it in as your own.

You will be preparing your Lifeplan speech on Monday and it is to be presented in front of the class on Wednesday.

We will begin working on Test taking skills and tricks to help you get ready for your English Exam. The exam is scheduled for Monday, June 10th.

Remember if you are missing pages for your file, they can be downloaded from this website.
 

May 12  We have started our LIFE PLAN Project which will be presented next week. We will be doing the second IST this week and students will need a gluestick and scissors. They can finish the project at home and hand it in  by Thursday. 

The project incorporates several elements the boys can expect to see on their final exam in June (editing, sequence, visual, summary and writing)

Here are the files for the Editing IST

G11 editing activity student instruction

G11 editing activity student template

G11 editing activity for cutting

Here is the vocabulary for this week:

Trimester 3 Vocab 4 with pictures

Trimester 3 Vocab 4 text only

Cinco de Mayo... Welcome to May

 

Welcome to the first full week in May. Today is a National Holiday in Mexico; "Cinco de Mayo", it means "The Fifth of May". We have finished our Comparison / Contrast Essay on the subject of Good and Bad Citizens. If you have missed the assignment see Mr Hoar, or download the Compare/Contrast file and complete the assignment and hand it in to Mr Kim.

We have 5 new vocabulary words we are learning this week, as well as beginning work on the end of term project "A Life Plan". This is to be presented to the class at the end of the term, before exams start.

Here are some files that have been handed out for students to work on and insert into their files:

Welcome to the first full week in May. Today is a National Holiday in Mexico; "Cinco de Mayo", It means "The Fifth of May".

We have finished our Comparison / Contrast Essay on the subject of Good and Bad Citizens. If you have missed the assignment see Mr Kim, or download the Compare/Contrast file and complete the assignment and hand it in as soon as possible.

We have 5 new vocabulary words we are learning this week, as well as beginning work on the end of term project "A Life Plan". This is to be presented to the class at the end of the term, before exams start.

Here are some files that have been handed out for students to work on and insert into their files:

The late Sheikh Zayed Citizenship Quotes

Trimester 3 Vocab 3 visuals

Trimester 3 Vocab 3 text

Life Plan

Rain in Al Qua'a

April 29  It has been raining and many students have been enjoying the wonderful weather. However if school has been missed it is important to get the work done. I have included some more files for students to work on. These include vocabulary, connectives, and the planning for the first IST, which is a Compare/Contrast essay.

We have also completed our first vocabulary quiz. (first 5 vocabulary words)  Please see Mr Kim to do the test.

On Tuesday we are working on our first IST (Compare/Contrast Essay) If you missed class on Tuesday, please download the assignment, complete it and hand it in to Mr Kim as soon as possible.

Compare/Contrast IST1.docx 

Please download and complete each sheet and add to your folder.
Trimester 3 Vocab 2 pictures
Trimester 3 Vocab 2 text

Connectives worksheet 

Sequential paragraphs ecart 

Qualities of a good bad / citizen, planning for essay

Week 2 Citizenship and Civic Responsibility

We are starting the Unit on Citizenship and Responsibility.

Students will be starting to build their files for the ecart and learning the new vocabulary words. 

I will be including the worksheets here in case they have missed a class and need to add the assignments to their file.

Table of Contents

Term 3 Focus

good bad Citizens diagram.docx

Trimester 3 Vocab 1 Visual Version

Trimester 3 Vocab 1 Text

Grade 11 Vocabulary Trimester 3, 2013

Welcome back to the start of Trimester 3

Welcome back for the final trimester this school year. We will be starting a new unit focussed on Citizenship and Civic Responsibility.
 

We have a new list of vocabulary words each student is expected to know by the end of the term. I am including it as an attachment and if you would like to see how your son is doing, feel free to use it to help them review the words with you.Grade 11 Vocabulary Trimester 3, 2013
 

Unfortunately I do not have the Arabic translations, but that is also something your son could work on at home. We also review the words in class, but if he has already translated the words at home, then it becomes simply a review in the class.

 

I will be adding other files as we continue on in the class. Please check on the website and if you have questions, please contact me or come to the school. I would be happy to meet you.

Welcome to my English Class Blog

I am just setting this up. I hope it allows my students and their parents to see what is going on in class. I will try to update it weekly and will include files for any handouts needed for your ecart folders.

There is also a place for you to comment or ask questions if you need clarification on anything.

I hope this works :-)

Remember Monday  March 25 is your EMSA test. Please review the sample questions and if you want some extra practice readings to work on, let me know in the Comments section, and then come into the school to pick up the practice test.

The english teachers at AL Qua'a School have set up a website so students and parents can keep up to date with what is happening at Al Qua'a School and can contact teachers, if needed. Please use the link below to go to the site.
Al Qua'a School English Teachers' Website