By Lower Primary School,

January 2019 marked the Lower Primary School’s “Fun, Run and More” activity where all children participated in an enthusiastic morning race. This activity was a great opportunity to introduce our students to the joys and benefits of physical fitness and team spirit. All the Lower Primary School family which included both the children and the staff displayed fantastic energy throughout the 3-day event. It was a super way to have fun and stay fit and healthy.

Source Link: March Newsletter (2018-2019)

By Donna Linga (8-G)

International Day at T.I.S was a complete and utter success! For weeks on end, the girls of the Middle School practised and worked nonstop on wonderful performances to represent their given countries. For this year’s International Day mothers of Grade 4 to 8 were invited to enjoy the show. It meant that the event had to be perfect and according to my secret sources, the mothers were very impressed.

By Rima Rabie Adib (12-D)

The Senior School of Thamer International Schools hosted its annual International Day, with a beautiful kaleidoscope of colours, music and cultures, last Thursday. The purpose of the event is to broaden students’ horizons and afford opportunities for them to learn more about their contemporaries’ cultures, food, and languages, while forming a greater understanding of their own place in the wider community. The auditorium was transformed into an airport, our hosts turned into flight attendants, and the SLC turned into cabin staff, all led by our pilot mentors into a smooth flight across the globe.

By Upper Primary School,

During the month of February, students of the UPS along with the staff sattogether to relish their food and enjoy the ambience of eating together. It was a fantastic opportunity for students to have fun in the open playground, for a delicious meal and create wonderful memories in a joyful spirit.

Source Link: March Newsletter (2018-2019)

By Upper Primary School,

The students of UPSwill enjoy doing the Super Bell Competitionduring the Science Class.

The Super Bell presenter will enter the class ringing the Super Bell which tells the teacher to stop explaining the lesson and the students to close their books and start the super bell activity procedure.

She will choose a student randomly and will ask him/her a question which will be related to the same week’s material.

Source Link: April Newsletter (2018-2019)

Thamer International School proudly announces the beginning of the T.I.S. Science and Engineering Fair.

Clearly, any school project assigned to a student should be useful. Surprising to some, a science fair project is one of the best learning experiences a student can undertake.

By Fatima Hossam (8-I),

On Wednesday, 6th of March, the Annual Science Fair was held in our school, and we certainly learnt new and interesting facts that we never knew we could experience learning.

The students from middle and high school were divided into groups, and each chose a different topic to demonstrate by doing live and practical experiments. Furthermore, they competed and presented their results in the form of a report, display board, and/or models that they had created.

Dear Parents/Students,

Bearing in mind the paramount importance of our students’ career and future prospects, we at T. I. S. would like to inform you about The Higher Education and Career Fair 2017 which will be held in Jeddah on October 27, 2017 at the Movenpick Hotel.

Leaders from universities across the world will help you explore opportunities, answer your questions, and help navigate the system.

You will be getting the required information from the delegates of top-of-range institutes; thus exploring a wide spectrum of career opportunities from international colleges and universities.

By Manal Saleem and Suha Mirza (11-E)

As seniors and juniors, students have a large responsibility in mapping out their future; this is primarily focused upon by choosing fitting universities that will boost them to full potential.

To help them with this never-ending process, the school organizes multiple university visits from around the globe. One such visit occurred recently due to a collaboration with the British Council, bringing forth guests from all over the UK.

In anticipation, the student body rushed to the auditorium to be oriented with the ten universities that flew in. Other visits that arose were of a university from Switzerland as well as several from Lebanon. These institutions bring a wide variety of options from diverse cultures and make it easier for the students’ selection process.

Source Link: January Newsletter (2018-2019)

Dear Parents and Students,

Welcome back to school! We hope you had a joyful and refreshing summer vacation. We have gotten off to a great start, with students quickly getting back into the school routine. During the 2017-2018 school year, we will continue to build upon and refine our proven foundation of good work, honored traditions, and continued excellence in education. We would even like to welcome Grade 4 students in the Middle School, hoping that this year will be a fun- filled and a fruitful year for them.

Each day we work very hard to provide a safe, engaging and rewarding educational environment for all students equally.

Thamer International School extends a very warm welcome to all its patrons, parents and students to the new academic year, 2017-2018. We look forward to an eventful year filled with new highs and greater benchmarks to attain. This academic year, T. I. S. would like to collaborate with parents just as much to realize its motto of, “Students First”. Let this academic year be an innovative learning experience where the school staff and parents join forces collectively to achieve our primary vision of delivering a unique learning experience to our students. The school envisions application of new teaching and learning techniques with renewed enthusiasm to strive towards this goal.

Welcome to T. I. S. Upper Primary School. We are proud of our dedicated, experienced staff and enthusiastic learners!

As demands and complexities of teaching children increase, it becomes more evident that we all need to work together to ensure that our children reach their potential. We believe that all of us – the school and the community – must work together in an extended family environment to ensure success for all our students. We believe it is everyone’s responsibility to empower children with the creative, intellectual, and decision-making skills necessary for them to become academically, socially, physically, and emotionally successful and responsible.

Dear Parents and Students,

Welcome back to school! Upper primary school staff is glad to welcome you to the 2019-2020 school year! We are looking forward to a productive partnership with you to ensure our children can achieve their highest potential. We recognize that in order to be successful in school, our children need support from both the home and school. We know a strong partnership with you will make a great difference in your child’s education. As partners, we share the responsibility for our children’s success and want you to know that we will do our very best to carry out our responsibilities.

By Jana Ahmed El-Sayed Nabawy (9-H),

The sun is bright

And the birds are flying

As they gently chirp

A woman notices

By Lamees Shady (11-H),

Women’s Empowerment Day was one of the many events hosted by the Senior School of Thamer International Schools.The beloved students and teachers were given the opportunity to express their solicitude regarding this remarkable day by an entertaining and delightful activity.

During this event, the paramount role of women has been magnified by painting motivating phrases on banners that were hung on the walls of T.I.S. The ambiance was full of positivity.

بقلم: ياسين عبدالرؤوف محمد / العاشر (ب)

الزمان هو أحد أيام الألفية الثالثة، المكان في إحدى المختبرات العلمية المدرسية، فجأة دخل الحسين بن الحسن ابن علي بن سينا، نظر إلي، وتوجه إلي مباشرة، كنت في غاية الاضطراب والسعادة! نعم إنه هو الشيخ الرئيس ابن سينا أعظم أطباء عصره والعصور اللاحقة، اقترب مني وابتسم ابتسامة تدل على مزيج من الفخر والفرح والتواضع.

- أهلاً وسهلاً بعالمنا الجليل، كيف حالك يا سيدي؟

- بخير، في أحسن حال والحمد لله، ولكن كيف عرفتني؟

بقلم : الطالب خالد بندر الزغبي/ الثامن (د)

اعتادت مدارس ثـــامــر العالمية أن تحتفل كل سنة باليوم العالمي؛ وهو يوم يتعرّف فيه الطلبة على بعض بلدان العالم وعاداتهم وتقاليدهم، وتراثهم الشعبي. وفعلاً فقد تقرر هذه السنة الاحتفال بهذا اليوم، وتمّ وضع خطة شاملة من قبل الإدارة؛ للعمل على إنجاح هذا الحفل، حيث قام كل معلم بتدريب فصل من فصول المرحلة الابتدائية والمتوسطة على تمثيل بلدٍ يختاره الطلبة.

بدأنا نتدرب وعشنا جوّاً رائعاً امتاز بالتعاون والسعادة والانضباط، وبعد جهد واجتهاد أصبحنا جاهزين للعروض على مسرح المدرسة أمام والدينا وأساتذتنا وزملائنا الطلبة من المراحل المختلفة.

قُمنا بعرض فقرات مختلفة عن بلدان عربية وعالمية، ارتدينا زيّها الرسمي وعرّفنا بها ثم قدّمنا عروضاً مسرحية ورقصات شعبية تخصّها.

كان يوماً مميزاً بالفعل، شعر الحضور بالفرح والسعادة والفخر بما قدمناه من عروض. أشكر مدرستنا، وأشكر كل من ساهم في إنجاح هذا اليوم الجميل. أفتخر بعروبتي وانتمائي.

المصدر: مجلة شهد الكلمة - العدد الثاني - أبريل 2018-2019

بقلم: محمد طارق رجب / الحادي عشر (ب)

ليس من دمي ولحمي ولكن قرابتنا أعظم بكثير

الذي يفتح باب قلبي ويدخل إليه النور

من أضحكني حينما كانت الهموم تغرقني

من شاركني ألمي وقاسمني فرحتي

ليس أخي بالدم ولكنه أخي بالروح

أرواحنا متصلة ولو زالت أجسادنا

بقلم: ثائر راضي / السادس (ب)

إنّ معاني القرآن تُخاطب الناس جميعاً على اختلاف أزمانهم ومداركهم، ومن الأمثلة على ذلك قوله تعالى: “تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ بُرُوجًا وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا سِرَاجًا وَقَمَرًا مُّنِيرًا” سورة الفرقان 61.

فالعامّي الذي لا علم له سيعلم أنّ هذه الآيات تتحدّث عن وصف الشمس والقمر، وأنّ كليهما مصدرٌ لإضاءة الأرض، أمّا العالم باللغة العربية، فسيدرك عند تأويل هذه الآية أنّ الشمس

بقلم: منّة الله عماد محمود / الثامن (ز)

لم يكن أبداً لما يُكتَب أهمية كما في عالمنا المعاصر: فيس بوك، واتس آب، تويتر، إنستيجرام. يُسمع الخبر فيبدأ الناس بتداوله دون تفكير ويبدأ البعض بالتعليق عليه. عالم افتراضي تملؤه أخبارٌ معظمها لايمتُّ للحقيقة بصلة، وتعليقات بعضها لا يليق بإنسانيتنا. والكل يختفي وراء لوحات معدنية ولا يعبأ بما قد تتركه هذه الأمور من أثر في حياتنا.

معظمنا يتورط بالشائعات فهي قادرة على التسلل بيننا ودفعنا بعيداً عن بعضنا بعضاً وتفريقنا. وحتى المؤتمرات العلمية العالمية مثلاً، التي ينظر إليها على أنها من التجمعات الأكثر رقياً، لا تخلو من الإشاعات. لكن هل يظن الذي يسبب الإشاعات أنه غير مرئي أو أن ملائكته لا يسطرون؟