Miss a meal if you have to,

but don’t miss a book. It’s

Book-o- ween again!

Oct .30th-Nov. 3rd.

Rahul Mittal

Josette Kadji

Rodrigo Lopez-Lax Rivera

Sandy Ngema

Non-Voting Members:

Sital Liane Chakrawarti, U.S.

Embassy representative to the

board.

Marieme Nana, PTA representa-

tive to the board.

The board of governor’s first

meeting will be held on October

17, at 7pm.

Introducing the 2017-18 Board of Governors

On Wednesday evening, ASD

elected its new board. Two new

members joined the team and

three others were selected to

return for two-year terms.

We welcome Mr. Francois

Menenteau and Mr. Rahul Mittal

to the ASD Board of Governors.

We also welcome the Principal

Officer of the U.S. Embassy

Branch Office, Sita Liane

Chakrawarti, to Cameroon and

to ASD. She will be joining the

board of governors as a non-

voting member.

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The full roster for this year’s

board is:

Leslie Chebienka, Board Chair

Francois Menenteau, First Chair

Catherine Flottes de Pouzols,

Second Chair

Christiane Minlo Kamanou, Sec-

retary

Jacqueline Patcha, Treasurer

Members at Large:

From the Director’s Desk by Edward Langlais

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Director’s Desk 1

Lower school

Principal

2

Orphanage visit 2

Counselor’s

Corner

3

Book of the week

3

Teacher feature 4

Happy World Teacher’s Day October 4th

American School of Douala

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Mark Your Calendar

Oct. 7 SAT Grade 12

Oct. 10 PTA Meeting

Oct. 11 PSAT Gr 10 & 11

Oct. 14 Orphanage Visit

Oct. 16 Minimum Day/PD

Oct. 20 End of 1st Quarter

Oct. 23-27 FALL BREAK

Oct. 30 Quarter 2 begins

Oct. 30 Start of Book-o-ween

Nov. 3 REPORT CARDS

Nov.8-10 Parent Teacher confer

ences. Minimum day

Editor: Belinda Nyong

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVI-TIES ENDING FOR FIRST QUARTER

After school activities for the first quarter will end on Friday, October 30th.

There will be no activities the week of October 30th - November 3rd when signups for second quar-ter activities will occur. After school activities will resume for the second quarter on November 6, 2017.

Please remember that all students must be signed up for an activity prior to their attending the activi-ty .

P A G E 2

T A L K I N G D R U M S

Lower School Principal by Michael Breece

New Destiny Orphanage Visit: October 14th

Thank you again to everyone for your generous donations for the New Destiny Orphanage last month. We will visiting the orphanage again on October 14th. Below is a list of donations by class. Please bring them in next week:

PreK3/4: Powdered Milk or Baby Milk (1, 2, 3)

K5: Diapers

Grade 1: Sugar & Salt

Grade 2: Tomato sauce

Grade 3: Rice

Grade 4: Toothpaste & Toothbrushes

Grade 5: Cooking oil

Grade 6: Flour

Grade 7: Chocolate Paste or Chocolate Powder

Grade 8: Powdered Milk or Baby Milk (1, 2, 3)

Over the past several weeks, students in Grade 1 have been learn-

ing about their home countries. Students researched their respec-

tive home countries and then presented what they learned to their

classmates and parents. Students presented posters that provided

information about their home countries, greeted the class in their

native languages and performed dances. Students also

shared traditional foods and drinks. This was a great oppor-

tunity for Grade 1 students to learn about their home coun-

tries and the countries of their classmates, as well as cele-

Please bring in your donations! There is a large wooden box on the ground floor hallway where donations can be left. Otherwise, students can leave them with a teacher.

The visit will be Saturday, October 14 from 2:00-5:00pm. Students or parents wishing to partici-pate in a monthly visit are asked to sign-up with Kehmia in the front office by the Wednesday pri-or to the visit date. This allows the necessary ar-rangements for transportation to be made.

If you have any further questions about New Des-

tiny Orphanage, you may contact Ms. Veronique

Bokaie, a parent of an ASD student who coordi-

nates the donations and visits at 697378990.

Counselor’s Corner by Nika Bowens

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Don’t second guess yourself by changing your first answers

unless you are 100% certain.

Use all of your time wisely.

Pay attention to time passing in relation to the time

allotment.

Don’t get distracted by other students in the room.

If you have time, go back over as many problems as you can to make sure

that the answers are correct. When finished, look closely to make sure that

you have answered everything and that you haven’t overlooked any

questions.

Nika Bowens

NBowens@asddouala.com

With the first SAT exam of the 2017-2018 school year taking place

on Saturday, October 7, and the PSAT taking place next

Wednesday, October 11, I have spent a lot of time discussing test

taking strategies with students. While students should always be

well prepared for exams, standardized exams often feel more

overwhelming for students than a regular class exam. To help

students prepare for exams like the SAT and PSAT, Here are the

top 5 strategies to keep in mind:

Read the instructions carefully. Skipping reading the

instructions can lead to errors.

Read each question carefully. After reading the problem

carefully and paying attention to the details, underline

the key words to help understand the question. Seek the

information needed and narrow down the important

information.

Read each answer carefully on multiple choice

questions before you make a selection.

Eliminate all answers that are not correct.

Don’t fall into the trap of looking for patterns in

the answers. There really can be four “B”

answers in a row.

Select a strategy.

Book of the Week by Ferol Ntuba

Every child can be a writer, and this

book shows them how. Daniel Kirk

brings to life the wonderful story of

Sam, the library mouse, who loves

to read a wide range of books. Sam

lives in a hole, in the wall of the

children’s reference book area of

the library.

Every child can be a writer, and

this book shows them how.

Daniel Kirk brings to life the

wonderful story of Sam, the li-

brary mouse, who loves to read

a wide range of books. Sam

lives in a hole, in the wall of the

children’s reference book area

of the library.

Each week,

ASD Librarian

Mrs. Ntuba

will feature a

new book.

Teacher Feature: Mr . Jacob Schreiner

Hello ASD community! My name is Mr.

Jacob Schreiner and I have joined the ASD

staff this year as an upper school social stud-

ies teacher.

My classes currently include AP Economics,

Psychology, 10th grade World History, 11th

grade U.S. History, and Current

Events. Many of these subjects are new to

the school and the students which provides

a unique opportunity for students to expand

their knowledge on concepts not previously

understood.

I am originally from Wisconsin, United

States, and spent the last two years working

as a teacher and dorm parent at a boarding

school in Taichung, Taiwan. I enjoy running

and have ran two half-marathons. I also

enjoy catching up on recent movies and TV

shows as well as spending summers at my

home in the woods of Northern Wiscon-

sin. I am finding Cameroon to be an exciting

and unique experience and am excited for

what the future holds!

Class Highlight

This week in Psychology, 11th and 12th

grade students are studying the parts and

regions of the human brain.

After studying the locations and functions of

each part, students were assigned a specific

part and had to argue why it was the most

important organ for human survival.

After many rounds of debate, the Medulla

was voted the most important. (It is in

charge of heartbeat and breathing)

Students then began working on a restau-

rant menu for a specific group of creatures:

zombies! Of course the menu is comprised

of nothing but brains!

Before the end of the first quarter, students

will also study sleep, dreams, and other

states of consciousness. The students seem

more fascinated by psychology every day!

Photo: Students debating on which part of the brain is most important

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