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IN THIS ISSUE: PTA Elections, After School Activities, Book-O-Ween, Lower School Students of the Month, Library Corner, US Science News.

American School of Douala

Edition 2016-2017 Issue 9 October 14th, 2016

After school activities for the first quarter

will end on Friday, October 21st .

There will be no activities the week of

October 31 – November 4 when signups for

second quarter activities will occur. After

school activities will resume for the second

quarter on November 8, 2016.

Please remember that all students must be

signed up for an activity prior to their

attending the activity.

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Dear Parents and Friends of ASD:

This past week the PTA held their first meeting of the school year. Thanks to all the parents and teachers who attended that meeting. This year’s executive members were elected. They are:

-Colette Le Gall – President -Madhumita Sengupta – Vice President -Ferol Ntuba –Secretary -David Fuller – Treasurer -Mildred Tanwi – Vice treasurer -Thérèse Vandenbon - Events Chairperson -Khadidiatou Tandiang – Events Chairperson

Congratulations to everyone. I look forward to working with you this school year. The parent teacher association is a vital part of a school. The PTA not only contributes to school events but it also acts as an important liaison between the parent community and the school. Without an open line of communication, it is difficult for us to know what exactly are the concerns and issues of importance for the parent community. To better promote communication with the family community and the school, the PTA will be sponsoring its first morning coffee with me during the second week of November. It will be a chance for us to chat informally about things that are meaningful to you. I also want to thank the mothers who spent this morning preparing the Hallowe’en decorations. They look fantastic! The reaction of the kindergarten and pre-k students when they came out of their classroom for break was priceless! Edward LANGLAIS Director High School Principal ASD

FROM THE DIRECTOR

The first Tadpole group gets certificates for completing their swimming course!!

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

ENDING FOR FIRST QUARTER

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This week’s column focuses on College Planning for this year’s 10th graders.

Our current 10th graders are the class of 2019 which means you are less than 3 short years away from graduation. This list will get you focused on the college planning process:

Take the PSAT 10 in February or March. It provides valuable feedback on your college readiness and a free, personalized plan to help you start getting ready for the SAT and for college.

Be in attendance and listen carefully when Mrs. Fuller presents information to the class (which will be in October). She will be discussing course schedules and any prerequisites for Advanced Placement (A.P) classes offered in your Junior and Senior year.

Go on-line and begin researching colleges. Think about what field of study you are interested in and check out the colleges that may fit you best.

Participate in school activities or volunteer efforts. Extracurricular activities can help you develop time-management skills and enrich your high school experience.

Mrs. Fuller will be meeting with the 10th grade class in October to begin a discussion about their high school career and beyond.

THE NEXT SAT DATE IS NOVEMBER 5TH.

FINAL DEADLINE: OCTOBER 7th.

COLLEGE COUNSELOR’S CORNER

Mark your Calendars!

Nov. 4th

REPORT CARDS

Nov. 9th -11th

Parent Teacher Conferences –

Dec. 2nd

Half Day Accreditation

Oct. 21st

Quarter 1 ends

Oct. 24th -28th

FALL BREAK

Oct. 31st Quarter 2 begins

Nov. 24th -25th

American Thanksgiving – NO

SCHOOL

A fall tradition at ASD is quickly approaching.

Book-O-Ween week starts on Monday,

October 17 and ends Friday, October 21. The

week is filled with fun reading related

activities.

The highlight of the week is Friday

afternoon beginning at 13:30 with the

costume parade and finishing with Trunk

or Treat. Students of all ages dress up as

their favorite book characters and parade

around the gym. Afterward, all the students

are released one grade at a time to go

downstairs where cars are decorated and

students collect candy in the fall tradition of

Halloween.

The PTA requests your support! Please

have your student bring a bag of candy to

school and give it to Ms. Fomba in the

office by next Wednesday, October 19. The

PTA will then use it for the Trunk or Treat

activity Friday afternoon.

Students look forward this event each

year, and the PTA and Book-O-Ween

committee thank you for your support!

Dec. 1st

Progress Reports

Oct. 17th– 21st

BOOK-O-WEEN

BOOK-O-WEEN IS COMING!!

A BIG THANK YOU TO THE PTA FOR ALL THE

WONDERFUL BOOK-O-WEEN DECORATIONS !!!



October 14th, 2016

MALAK - GRADE ONE D WINNER

T'nisha adjusted nicely in her new school environment. She is a hard worker who adheres to class rules, respects others, and takes responsibility for her actions. She helps others whenever she feels that her help is needed. She is well-liked by all her classmates and is always willing to learn.

Malak is always on task and being a leader. She completes homework every night and is always challenging herself to become a better learner by never giving up, even when things are hard ---> Great Effort!

RAJVEER – GRADE ONE K WINNER

He has shown tremendous growth in his interest toward learning for the past weeks. He works hard to stay on task, and finishes his work. Rajveer never gives up on difficult tasks. We are very proud of his growth, and urge him to keep it up.

T’NISHA – GRADE TWO WINNER



October 14th, 2016

CLARA - GRADE 5 WINNER

She loves to think about numbers and solve problems. She is choosing more and more just-right books for herself and really enjoying them. She is responsible and trustworthy. She is also a helpful neighbor.

Clara is a hardworking, determined and self-motivated student who puts in her best in everything she does. She is well behaved, kind, polite, respectful and promptly obeys all class and school rules. She knows what is expected of her and performs the task at the right time. She is a role model to her mates.

DIVINA – GRADE THREE WINNER

Craig is a respectful and responsible student. He has a good rapport with his classmates, and is kind and gentle. I really like his earnest approach towards his work, and his conduct in the class.

CRAIG – GRADE FOUR A WINNER

She is a very conscious student who pays attention in class and is always ready to lend a helping hand. Abitha completes and turns in her homework in a timely manner, and accepts responsibility for her actions. She is honest, kind hearted and usually seen giving advice to her friends or trying to help them out. She puts in lots of effort in her studies and it is totally paying off.

ABITHA – GRADE FOUR F WINNER



October 14th, 2016

COLLEGE COUNSELOR’S CORNER

on sleep on weekends. Ideally, teens should try to go to bed at the same time every night and wake up at the same time every morning. You can help by reminding your teen before bedtime to turn off their phones and limit video games and TV.

Take Attendance Seriously

Teens should take a sick day if they have a fever, are nauseated, vomiting, or

have diarrhea. Otherwise, it’s important that they arrive at school on time

every day, because having to catch up with class work, projects, test, and

homework can be stressful and interfere with learning.

Check out KidsHealth.org for some great information about children’s health and development.

Fragility is a solid piece of work, who gets easily hurt, when any one tries to compliment her. When the real bully Rudy, comes in sight, fragility realizes that she doesn’t always have to cry, and things changed for better for everybody.

Such a great lesson on self-esteem.

BOOK OF THE WEEK



October 14th, 2016

In 8th Grade science, students worked with electronic components, measuring devices, discovered how to create complete circuits and how to identify series, parallel, and short circuits. They observed the momentary flow of electrons -“Electric current”. Students acquired knowledge of electricity as an energy source that can be controlled and understood using components such as lamps, resistors, capacitors, diodes, light emitting diodes and measuring devices such as voltmeter, ammeter & ohmmeter. They are now able to draw schematic diagrams of circuits with different components and can build their own circuit and measure voltage drop between the components. The subject matter is universally interesting and fascinating along with the joy and satisfaction of discovering new circuits were shared by everyone in the class.

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Mrs. Amitha Raj



October 14th, 2016

In 7th Grade Science, students have learned about elements and discussed about the periodic table. They are now able to identify some of the elements composed in a substance by analyzing the chemical formula. Students did a couple of investigations and understood that any chemical reaction will change initial substance into a new substance. In a recent investigation, students explored and concluded that gas is a matter that has mass and occupies space and gas can be compressed and expanded. Students also explored expansion and contraction of solids, liquids and gases. They are now able to explain the phenomenon in terms of kinetic energy – ‘the motion of particles’. We are getting prepared to go into the law of conservation of energy that says “Energy can neither be created nor destroyed”.

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