Go Makassed Clovers,Go!

CARROT WREATH

2012-02-01T18:58:00.001+02:00

FOLLOW THE STEPS AND MAKE YOUR OWN....

لائحة الشرف

2012-01-31T12:31:00.002+02:00

بعد توزيع الشهادات قدمت مربية الصّف الثاني الأساسي السيدة عبير الكوش هدايا تقديرية للمتفوّقين على لائحة الشرف المرتبة الأولى: محمد عيتاني المرتبة الثانية: غنى رشواني المرتبة الثالثة: محموديموت ألف مبروك وإلى مزيد من التقدم

بركة العطاء في مولد سّيد العطاء...

2012-01-30T11:48:00.007+02:00

ولد الهدى فالكائنات ضياء ------------------------ بدت الفرحة على وجوه الأطفال وهم يساهمون في يوم العطاء...نتشكر وحدة المتطوعين المقاصديين على مجهودهم كل عام و أنتم بخير

زيارة دار الايتام الاسلامية بمناسبة المولد النبوي الشريف

2012-01-28T11:39:00.001+02:00

حملوا هداياهم ........يشدهم الشوق للقاء أحبتهم في دار الايتام الاسلامية...هناك كان الترحيب عابقا بالمحبة . فجالوا على أقسام الدار وتعرفوا على دار الطفولة ،دار الأخوة ، دار الفتاة ، دار السعادة ، والتقوا في نهاية المطاف برفاقهم اليتامى وقدموا لهم الهدايا بمناسبة المولد النبوي الشريف وكان بينهم تعارف وقد أنشدوا معا اناشيد من وحي المناسبة.

الأرنوب الرياضي

2012-01-26T19:23:00.002+02:00

أطفال الروضة في مدرسة عثمان ذي النّورين يلعبون الجمباز بمشاركة أرنوبهم السعيد ويظهرون بطولاتهم

الساحر ميكي في عثمان ذي النورين

2012-01-26T12:42:00.003+02:00

زار تلامذة خليل شهاب مدرسة عثمان ذي النورين لمشاهدة ألعاب الخفة التي قام بها الساحر ميكي شاركت المعلمات في بعض الألعاب وأكثر ما حاز على اعجابهم أخراج الساحر حمامة بيضاء وأرنبا صغيرا من فبعته وكان لوجود الأرنب (هابي)رونقا أدخل البهجة الى قلوب التلاميذ فصفقوا له تصفيقا حارا

الساحر ميكي والأرنوب السعيد

2012-01-25T14:08:00.019+02:00

في إطار النشاطات الترفيهية التي تقيمها مدرسة عثمان ذي النورين ترحيباً بالأرنوب السعيد ، تم دعوة الساحر ميكي ليلعب مع الأطفال ألعاب خفّة .وقد رحّب الأطفال به وأحبوه وأحبوا ألعابه المبهرة. ولم ينس الساحر ميكي الأرنوب السعيد الذي لعب معه أيضاً لعبة خفّة فأخرج أرنباً حقيقياً ثم ضرب الأرنوب بيده الصغيرة بنياتا على شكل جزرة فتساقطت السكاكر والحلوى على التلاميذ كالمطر المنهمر على الأرض

"Happy" drawing

2012-01-25T07:36:00.001+02:00

Grade 2 students enjoyed drawing Happy bunny's family with the help of Happy.

"Happy" Vocabulary

2012-01-23T08:27:00.000+02:00

Happy enjoyed his time with 3rd graders where he played the vocabulary game. He popped balloons to read clues accompanied with pictures on the board to guess the correct vocabulary word.

Happy Bunny at Othman Thinnourain School

2012-01-22T09:00:00.006+02:00

Welcome Bunny :) We're going to have a hoppy week :::)

ساعة في المكتبة مع كتاب

2012-01-21T13:20:00.001+02:00

ما أجمل هذا المكان الجليل الذي يصلنا بعقول ونفوس وتجارب أناس كثيرين في مختلف البقاع والأزمان ، والجمل منه أن يدرك المرء قيمته فيحرص على أن ينهل من المفيد فيه ما استطاع ، أيها الكتاب العزيز : لله ما أجمل ألفاظك على مسامعي ، وما أقوى تأثيرك على قلبي وعواطفي وما أسعدني حين أتصفحك ، وما أشقاني عندما أبتعد عن قراءتك ، عن شوقي إلى فيض علمك لهو شوق عظيم ، نغماتك عندي أسمى من هديل الحمام ، وأطرب من تغريد البلابل ، وألطف من خفيف الأشجار ، وأرق من نسائم الأسحار ، وأنعم من خرير الماء ، وأحسن من مناجاة الأطفال ، وأسرع امتزاجاً بالنفوس واستيلاءً على العقول ، وأخذا بمجامع القلوب ، فلو امتد وصفى لك لعجزت الكلمات فيك مدحاً فدمتا لي من رفيق .

فوز في كرة السلة

2012-01-21T08:01:00.002+02:00

مع بدء بطولة المقاصد المصغّرة أُقيم أمس مباراة في كرة السّلةعلى ملعب كلّية خالد بن الوليد بين فريق مدرستنا وفريق مدرسة أبي بكر الصّديق وكان الفوز حليفنا 48-12 ألف مبروك لفريق مدرسة خليل شهاب... خليل بتلعب بتهزالملعب

Happy Math with Happy Bunny

2012-01-21T01:56:00.000+02:00

I've introduced to my grade three students the real rabbit that is found in nature. I've also added some videos and songs related to the happy bunny. The students have felt in love with the Happy Bunny. Then, I've introduced to them our special guest '' the happy bunny ''. They were all thrilled to learn knew about multiplication and word problem. Our math session was filled with fun and interactive activities.

The Tooth Tally Project

2012-01-19T10:35:00.002+02:00

Are you counting? The Tooth Fairy Project has just started! Tooth Tally students are located all around the world. We plotted our school location on the collaborative map and see where other children come from.

What does the Tooth Fairy look like? Students observed the toothfairy pictures , drew her portrait from the descriptive text then the class listened to the tooth fairy song.

Happy Bunny at computer lab..

2012-01-18T23:03:00.002+02:00

Welcome Bunny.......

2012-01-16T17:54:00.001+02:00

Happy Bunny at KSPS

2012-01-15T23:10:00.001+02:00

Happy Bunny at KSPS

2012-01-15T19:05:00.000+02:00

We are elated to welcome Happy Bunny at our school. “Happy” will stay at KSPS for 2 consecutive weeks, and several activities will be held in KG and cycle 1 classes. Last Thursday, we welcomed “Happy” and took it in a tour around the school.
Several activities are awaiting “Happy”. It will have the chance to attend “Carrots Day”, Science, Math, Art, and Sport activities. Moreover, a field trip to an animal zoo will be held with “Happy”.
Finally, KSPS students will Skype with their friends at “Omar Ben Khattab” school to share with them their experience with “Happy”.

Voice By Mounir Shmaissani, grade 6 Student

الأرنب السّعيد

2012-01-14T13:40:00.000+02:00

هاقد حلّ علينا ضيف جديد إستقبلته براعم خليل شهاب بالفرحة والسّرور. منذ وصوله شارك الأرنب السّعيد بنشاطات مدرستنا الهادفة ومنها نشاط بيع المأكولات الذي يتمّ كلّ خميس لجمع تبرّعات لمرضى سرطان الأطفال في مستشفى المقاصد الخيريـّة الإسلاميـّة .
فأهلاً بك يا أرنوب في ربوع خليل شهاب آملين أن تزداد فرحة وسعادة معنا .

Stars in Math

2012-01-14T06:53:00.000+02:00

In our old days, the Math Sessions were limited for the" genius students" only.

Now, our sessions have extended to involve all students of different background abilities, and interests. Here are some of our students that revealed their creativity through power point presentations, flipcharts, exciting math games, and real life examples.

Thus, higher grades were achieved among our students.

:From grade three

Hiba Rammal – Yousof Al Halabi- Nour Al Moughrabi- Ziad Itani –Rayan Shatila- Riwa Al Khatib – Ahmad ghanem – Reem Afra-Jana Kibbe- Jana Shehab – Amar Al Zein – Shaymaa Dinnawi –Jad Ghrayzi – Samar Lawand.

:From grade four

Ruba Ani – Ahmad Al Melhem – Sana Itani – Jamal Yamout-Marwa kahaf – Malak Shehab - Ghinwa Shehab - Ezz Al deen Shehab - Lama Akl – Anas Al Moughrabi – Mustafa Quasmieh – Bayan Shehab.

Here I am

2012-01-13T09:57:00.006+02:00

Nursery children executed different activities related to " My Body" unit. They learned about their body parts and the use of the five senses. Most important of all, they had lots of fun. Thank you God for giving us a healthy body.

Thank you Mrs. Rawya for the links you gave us.

Math And Science Stars!

2012-01-12T08:44:00.000+02:00

At the end of the first term, we shall bow to our young scientists and mathematicians. They proved to be so intelligent and determined to achieve their goal as being the best achievers in both Math and Science.

Grade 1: Abed Al-Rahim Al-Hani, Ahmad Msahel
Grade 2: Mohammad Itani, Ghina Rashwani
Grade 3: Amar Zein, Youssef Halabi
Grade 4: Ruba Ani, Ahmad Melhem, Jamal Yamout
Grade 5: Muhideen Al-Tabesh, Bilal Fakhoury
Grade 6 Mohammad Shatila, Omar Wazzan

Keep it up!

Mathematics Group at Promethean Planet Website

2012-01-11T09:04:00.001+02:00

A brand new group with mathematics in mind has just been started on Promethean Planet! Mathematics educators can join and take part in discussions related directly to the application of digital technologies and your subject.
The purpose of this group is to enhance the teaching and learning of Mathematics through the use of ActivInspire and other technologies. You can share your thoughts, your knowledge, your musings, and your questions.
Click Join Today! to start contributing in this group.

كلّ سنة وأنت بخير يا محمود

2012-01-07T17:44:00.000+02:00

أقام التـّلميذ محمود يموت في الصّفّ الثـّاني الابتدائي عيد ميلاده مع رفاقه في المدرسة حيث غنـّوا ورقصوا في جوّ من المتعة والفرح.
الشّكر لمديرتنا السّيدة رنا صبيدين و للآنستين رشا صالح ونعمت خليل ولكلّ المعلـّمات والمعلـّمين في خليل شهاب .

إبداع للحياة

2012-01-07T17:36:00.000+02:00

أطفالنا هم فلذات أكبادنا وحمايتهم ورعايتهم وعلاجهم واجب علينا .....

إنّ سلامة الطفل وصحّته أمانة بين أيدينا نسعى جاهدين لنحافظ عليهما راجين الله تعالى أن يقدّرنا على ذلك ويحميهم من كلّ سوء أو مرض .

نظراً لأهميّة مرحلة الطفولة في حياة كلّ فرد تسعى مدرستنا إلى جمع تبرّعات عبر نشاط بيع للمأكولات في المدرسة كلّ نهار خميس للحصول على وحدات علاجيّة ( CFU:CANCER FUND UNIT )لأطفال حرموا من طفولتهم ولازموا الأسرّة بدل أن يلعبوا كأترابهم ويجلسوا في مقاعدهم الدّراسيّة .

الشّكر للسّيدتين رندة العنزاوي وندى بشاشي ولكلّ من يساهم في هذا النـّشاط لنعيد بسمة الأمل والفرحة والبهجة إلى قلوب الأطفال المرضى .

Technology Rocks!

2012-01-04T21:30:00.000+02:00

The era of technology brought advanced technologies that had a significant effect on the way we live. New and emerging technologies challenge the traditional process of teaching and learning, and the way education is managed. Several technological inventions invaded our classrooms, and had a major impact across all curriculum areas and enhanced the teaching skills and learning abilities.
The “ActivBoard” is providing instant access to a vast array of data, challenging assimilation and assessment skills. Collaborative learning is accomplished while using “Mouse Mischief”. Moreover, we are using the “ActivSlate” in our classrooms. It is a wireless, notebook-sized graphics tablet, which brings control of the “ActivBoard” to every corner of the classroom. Using “ActivSlate” teachers can instruct directly from inside group discussions or pass to students for input. It encourages students to interact with their peers and communicate ideas.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2011-12-29T21:29:00.001+02:00

Haramain Salaat Recordings: 4th Safar 1433 ~ 29th December 2011

2011-12-29T06:23:00.000+02:00

Haramain Salaat Recordings: 4th Safar 1433 ~ 29th December 2011: Makkah Fajr (Surahs Ale 'Imran 134-148 and Nahl 120-128) Sheikh Juhany Download Audio Watch Video in Media Player Windows Media (11...

Secret Letters for " 2012"

2011-12-27T18:49:00.000+02:00

The countdown for “New Year 2012” is around the corner, so grade 6 students made their “New Year Wishes” in a unique way. They designed cards and wrote their dreams they hope to fulfill during 2012. They will reopen these letters at the end of 2012 to check if they worked hard to achieve their dreams.

May this new 2012 get better and better each passing day!

Happy New Year from Grade 6 Clovers!

A Statistical Project

2011-12-27T06:49:00.001+02:00

Over the last month, grade four students were performing an extraordinary Project .The theme of the "Project Based Learning" was about "Statistics ".

They conducted various indoor and outdoor activities to discover by themselves what does "Statistics" mean and how to calculate "Mean, Median, and Mode".

This Project started with an outdoor activity where students visited the "Makassed Association" to pick data about the total numbers of students in every Makassed Primary School in Beirut.

Students used this data to draw bar graphs that illustrated the differences in students ' numbers among Makassed Association.

Moreover, students browsed the net to identify the Mean, Median,and Mode .Every student presented the result of his/ her research through a classroom discussion.

New Years Cards Exchange

2011-12-20T20:00:00.004+02:00

As an international school, our international students in KSPS grade three, participated in a card exchange project, whereby, they drew, colored and wrote greeting cards for 30 different schools all around the world.

about the "Holiday Card Exchange Project":

Classrooms were teamed with 29 other classrooms from different countries around the world to exchange holiday cards.

Each class received an excel document with all names and addresses of the classrooms in their group. Each class created enough cards and sent 'one' card to mail to each class on their list.

you can visit "Holiday Card Exchange" website to know more about our project

Our Cards to the World!

2011-12-19T23:33:00.002+02:00

العربية...لغتي

2011-12-19T00:31:00.003+02:00

إنها لغة
الضاد..….
لغتي العربية….
من لألئ الفاظك أبعث إليك السلام…ومن بحار معانيك أبدأ الكلام….
لغتي…
كفاني فخرا أن أنطق بكلماتك…وحسبي شرفا أن أكون من
أبنائك

2011-12-17T16:37:00.002+02:00

في اطار النّشاطات التّي يقوم بها تلامذة الصّف الثّاني الاساسي لتبيان أهميّة التّغذية السّليمة ،قاموا بدعوة بعض الأمهات لمشاركتهم وجبة صحيّة. .تضمّنت الحليب، ومشتقاته بالاضافة الى الزّيتون، والبيض، وبعض أصناف الخضار.كالبندورة، والخيار ،..... فتأملوا روعة هذا الّلقاء من خلال هذه الصّور .

الكتاب صديقي

2011-12-14T18:08:00.003+02:00

معرض الكتاب 2011

2011-12-13T05:32:00.000+02:00

ما أجمل السّاعات التي نمضيها في قراءة الكتب والقصص حيث نطـّلع على ذخائر العقل وكنوز المعرفة فهذه الكتب هي نافذة نطلّ من خلالها على بحر واسع من الفنون والعلوم والثّقافات فلنتزوّد منها حتـّى تتـّسع آفاقـنا ومداركنا .

في إطار النـّشاطات المدرسيّة الهادفة ، قام تلامذة الحلقة الثـّانية بزيارة إلى معرض الكتاب في البيال حيث جالوا فيه وراحوا يتهافتون إلى تصفّح القصص وشرائها في جوّ من الفرح والمتعة .

الشّكر لكلّ من ساهم في هذا النـّشاط المثمر .

سلطة خضراء

2011-12-10T10:34:00.007+02:00

تعرّف أطفال الحضانة على اللون الأخضر بطريقة ممتعة وشهية ، فقاموا بتحضير طبق السلطة من الخضار الخضراء،كالفليفلة،النعنع ، الخيار ،الخس والبقدونس ما أشهى الخضارالخضراء

Lebanese Virtual Museum

2011-12-07T07:54:00.006+02:00

Realizing the importance of learning about different cultures, more importantly about one’s own culture, the third grade students at Makassed Khalil Shehab Elementary School took part of a project based learning activity under the title of " Virtual Museum” in the following wikispaces http://a-virtual-museum.wikispaces.com/.The project aims at infusing recent skills, particularly research and presentation skills, into traditional learning. Moreover; it encourages cross-curricular integration by allowing students to link their ideas through comparing their culture to other cultures as such enhancing their critical thinking. All this shall be achieved through creating a Lebanese virtual museum.The following videos depict how the teacher introduced the project to the students, whereby she initiated the learning process by explaining to students what a virtual museum is. Next, her explanation was supported by showing them the wiki page dedicated for virtual museums. Through this page students had the chance to take a look at museums all over the world while a discussion of the places took place simultaneously. Some students were asked to present their observations in front of the class; others had to share their knowledge about the introduced places. This activity was intended to prepare students for their presentation and the ability to speak in front of audience and for their visit to the museum. In addition, the third graders were allowed to watch samples of other students’ work, some of the posted videos included comparing museums at their home country to museums at other parts of the world, while other videos were limited to comparing the students’ current culture to their ancient one. Finally, students were told that they are to prepare similar videos in order to create their own Lebanese Virtual Museum after they visit their museum.

Visiting the Lebanese Museum. The guide narrated historical stories about each piece in the museum.

Lebanese Virtual Museum

الإستقلال...رسومات المقاصد

2011-12-04T14:03:00.000+02:00

عيد الاستقلال

2011-11-27T03:42:00.001+02:00

يوم الخميس في ٢٤ تشرين الثاني أقامت مدرستنا نشاطاً مميّزاعن عيد الاستقلال استضفنا فيه مدرسة كامد اللوز البقاعية

قدّم التلامذة فيه باقة جميلة من الأغاني والقصائد و عرضاً مسرحيـّا طريفاً بعنوان ( ٢٢ تشرين الثاني في رأي الشعب ) واختتم بمبارة ودية جمعت تلامذة من المدرستين وختاماً تم حضور مسرحية صيف ٨٤٠

الشّكر للسيّدة عبير على تنظيم هذا النشاط وللأستاذين المبدعين يحيى المعوش وبسام حيدر ، والشّكر لأساتذة مدرسة كامد اللوز ولجميع الهيئة التعليمية في مدرسة خليل شهاب فردا فردا .

أعجوبة لبنان جعيتا

2011-11-27T01:23:00.001+02:00

سبحان الله القادر على خلق كلّ شيء

قام تلامذة الحلقة الثـانية نهار الخميس في 17 تشرين الثاني 2011 بزيارة إلى منطقة نهر الكلب حيث شاهدوا اللوحات الجدارية الأثريـّة الكبيرة التي تذكّرنا بحقبات سابقة مرّت على لبنان

بعد ذلك توجـّهنا متشوّقين لولوج مغارة جعيتا وكم كانت دهشة التلامذة كبيرة وتساؤلاتهم عديدة منذ اللحظة الأولى

أكـّد التـّلامذة بعد هذه الرّحلة أنّ مغارة جعيتا تستحقّ لقب

أعجوبة وهي أعجوبة بنظرنا جميعا.

الشّكر لإدارة المدرسة وللمعلمات فردا ً فردا ً في نجاح هذه الرّحلة .

كما أخصّ بالشّكر السّيدة هدى شعبان على الصّور الرّائعة التي التقطتها داخل المغارة

السنة اهجرية 1432

2011-11-25T17:11:00.003+02:00

كل عام وأنتم بخير

2011-11-24T19:03:00.002+02:00

براعم الآمال ..تتهيء لإستقبال ..عيد الإستقلال

2011-11-23T10:09:00.016+02:00

بعيد الإستقلال.. كيف حضر الأطفال؟ الصورة تتكلم... نتمنى لكم مشاهدة ممتعة~

تعرف الأطفال على ألوان العلم اللبناني و شكلوا لوحة من ألوانه...

تشكيل علم لبنان من السبيرال..

لبنة من لبنان.. وحصريا" في عثمان ذي النورين.. قام الأطفال بتحضير وجبة الفطور مشكلين العلم اللبناني من اللبنة-البندورة-الخيار بالإضافة الى التعرف الى شكل المربع الألوان:أحمر -أبيض-أخضر حاسة التذوق و الشم واللمس صحتين:)

مع تحيات صف الروضة الأولى... كل عام و أنتم بخير...

Happy Independence Day

2011-11-23T09:30:00.007+02:00

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY FROM NURSERY AND KG2 CHILDREN

عيد الإستقلال....رسومات المقاصد

2011-11-22T14:28:00.002+02:00

عيد الاستقلال

2011-11-21T19:41:00.006+02:00

الى القاعدة البحرية توجه تلامذه الحلقة الأولى بمناسبة عيد الاستقلال وكلهم حماسة وشوق للتعرف على واقع الجيش اللبناني وجملة الأعمال التي يقوم بها ....هناك رفعو الأعلام اللبنانية وأنشدوا النشيد الوطني اللبناني أمام رمز شهداء الوطن ..شهداء الجيش ....كما كانت لهم جولة موسعة في أنحاء القاعدة حيث زودهم الرائد بمعلومات مستفيضة عن الابحار في البواخر ،وجالا في الركن المخصص لتصليح الزوارق والبواخر ....وغمرت قلوبهم الفرحة عندما ركبوا باخرة حربية كانت ترسو على الشاطىء.

ذكرى الإستقلال لنيل كأس الرئيس صائب سلام

2011-11-20T22:58:00.005+02:00

أُقيم اليوم إحتفال بمناسبة ذكرى الإستقلال لنيل كأس المغفور له صائب سلام شاركت مدرستنا بمجموعة من الأنشطة التي أُقيمت. ومن هذه الأنشطة سباق الجري ومسابقة الرسم وإلقاء كلمات بالمناسبة وقد فازت التلميذتين صفاء الرمّال وجمال يموت بميداليتين كما وُزع شهادات مشاركة لجميع التلامذة المشاركين بالرسم وميداليات للفائزين في سباق الجري

وكل إستقلال وأنتم بخير

يوم الطفولة

2011-11-20T22:35:00.002+02:00

Wishing you all the best!

2011-11-18T08:09:00.001+02:00

Multiplying Connect Four

2011-11-15T19:18:00.000+02:00

“Multiplying Connect Four” is a collaborative learning project that allows students to establish a network to find the answers of the multiplication expressions.
This activity is designed to help children learn through talking and active learning in small groups. Moreover, this activity support differentiation among students by placing a high value on what children can offer to each other on a particular topic. It helps them to think about ideas and abstract concepts, discuss, paraphrase, and develop thinking skills.
HOW TO PLAY MULTIPLYING CONNECT FOUR:
You need to divide students in groups of 5 members each. Each group takes one baseboard (multiplication expressions) and two sets of cards (products).
Shuffle the cards and place them in a pile facing down.
Take it in turn to turn over your top card and decide where to put it on the board.

Microsoft Mentor School Award

2011-11-13T20:34:00.000+02:00

A Couple of days ago, Anthony Salcito, the Microsoft vice president of education awarded us The Microsoft Mentor School Award in Washington DC. Only 18 schools around the world had this honor, and only two schools of these 18 were from the Arab World. This could not have happened without the relentless efforts of KSPS team who did amazing activities that showed innovative ways of teachin...g. Each and ever member participated in executing these activities and I thank them ALL. I also thank the leadership team- Dounia Bader,Reine M. Hably,Rola Ayoubi, and Rawaa Chehab who compiled the case studies about teachers' activities, and tell them I had great honor in serving as the principal of KSPS for six years. I deeply thank all Makassed directors and specifically Miss Adla who gave us an opportunity to join this program, helped us in all ICT needed project, and supported us along the way. And to Mr Amine Daouk, i say there is simply no one like you! Let's all pin on our chests what you taught us: "TO LOVE & TO GIVE."

Jeitta Grotto

2011-11-13T15:06:00.002+02:00

الرابع أساسي...ورسومات العيد

2011-11-13T07:19:00.001+02:00

الثالث أساسي...وفرحة الأضحى

2011-11-12T16:05:00.002+02:00

Launching the Professional Development Program at KSPS

2011-11-11T20:17:00.000+02:00

On Thursday November 10th, the professional development program was launched at KSPS. Teachers- to- teachers workshops will be held every Thursday in KSPS Computer Lab. Teachers will be trained on different skills and programs such as Blogging, Wikis, Mouse Mischief, hot Potatoes, Web Quests…
The peer coaching and mentoring initiative was designed in order to provide technical support and foster the capacity building opportunities. These professional development programs will be applied directly in classrooms. They enable teachers to enhance their teaching practices, participate more in decision-making, and increase teachers’ interaction with each others.

Happy Happy Adha Day

2011-11-05T09:28:00.015+02:00

Adha day is coming near Celebrate it with me dear Happy happy adha day It is time for us to play Adha day is coming near Celebrate it with me dear And they did :) Othman Thinnourain children celebrated Adha day in their own way and they had lots of fun. Happy Happy Adha Day

عيدكم مبارك

2011-11-03T21:57:00.002+02:00

بأجواء مليئة بالفرح والسرور احتفل طلاب ابتدائية خليل شهاب باقتراب عيد الأضحى المبارك، افتتحت الحفل الطالبة ميرفت شهاب وهي تتلو آيات الحج ومن ثم كان هناك كلمات لبعض الطالبات تعرفنا من خلالها على معنى الحج والأضحية وأهميتهما في الاسلام، وكانت كلمة الختام للسيدة رنا صبيدين مديرة المدرسة ومن ثم أنشدنا ولبينا وكبرنا وأكلنا المعمول كل عام وانتم بخير

بكل شعرة من الصوف حسنة

2011-11-03T21:00:00.008+02:00

عن أبي داود عن زيد بن أرقم قال، قال أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يا رسول الله ما هذه الأضاحي قال سنة أبيكم إبراهيم قالوا فما لنا فيها يا رسول الله قال بكل شعرة حسنة قالوا فالصوف يا رسول الله قال بكل شعرة من الصوف حسنة.صدق رسول الله عملاً بهذا الحديث الشريف ولغرس روح المبادرة وحب عمل الخير في نفوس أولادنا قامت إبتدائية خليل شهاب بمشروع أضحية العيد وذلك لإدخال السرور الى قلب المسلمين، فقد أعدت خليتنا المتواضعة عدداً من الأنشطة اللاصفية الداعمة لهذا المشروع وكانت ثمرتها أننا تمكنا بعون الله تعالى من تقديم خروف العيد لمؤسسة الرعابة الإجتماعية، كما وقدمنا ثمن خروف لجمعية الإرشاد والإصلاح في بيروت ليقدموه بحسب خبرتهم الى من هم بحاجة اليه، وأتقدم بجزيل الشكر لطلابنا الأعزاء والأهل الكرام لما قدموه من مساعدة وما أظهروه من تعاون لإنجاح العمل كما وأخص بالشكر المربية الفاضلة زينب مكي صاحبة الأيادي البيضاء التي عملت معنا يداً بيد، كما وأشكر المربية هدى شعبان على ما بذلته من جهد ولن أنسى أن أشكر المربية ندى بشاشة وكل من شارك وساهم بإنجاح هذا النشاط الخيري، تقبل الله منا أعمالنا وكل عام وأنتم بخير

Cooperative Learning Cards

2011-11-02T20:28:00.000+02:00

Cooperative Learning Cards requires collaboration among students. This method is designed for groups to explore science concepts and real-life science problems. This method was implemented in grade 6 in the last science session. Students were divided into 8 groups, 4 members each. Students were required to solve problems, research, discuss, and write as they practice science process skills. Each group practiced different science process skills.
Group 1: comparing
Group 2: inferring
Group 3: Classifying
Group 4: Organizing
Group 5: Predicting
Group 6: Collecting Data
Group 7: Experimenting
Group 8: Making models
Finally, each group selected a report to discuss his group’s results infront of the whole class.

ميلولكن ميولة..منطعميكن تبولة....

2011-10-29T09:47:00.007+02:00

قام أطفال الروضة الأولى بتحضير التبولة و ذلك لما تتضمنه من أحرف تبدأ بحرف الباء...(بندورة-بصل-برغل- بقدونس).. حيث تعرفوا على فوائد الخضار وسموا الألوان والأشكال و تعرفوا أيضا" على المذاق المالح و الحامض. لقد استمتعوا كثيرا" في هذا النشاط و تناولوا أشهى تبولة في صف الروضة الأولى.... صحتين..:)

مقتطفات من أعمال الروضة الأولى...

2011-10-29T09:01:00.012+02:00

مع هبوب النسيم الخفيف ..تتطاير أوراق الخريف..

خرافي مشكلة من اطرافي..

ماذا يمكنني ان أصنع من ورقة خريف؟؟

مواء مواء ...وقطط سوداء

مهرجون سعداء ..

Wear Red Day

2011-10-26T19:08:00.008+02:00

Nursery children had a red day. They wore red clothes,brought red objects from home and had lots of fun with red color. They executed different activities : made a red collage, red apple print, red hearts print .... and had a red snack, apples and Jell-O, in addition to red games and face paint... Most important of all, they enjoyed their day :)

KSPS Open House

2011-10-23T20:37:00.002+02:00

On Saturday October 22^nd an “Open House” was held at Makassed KSPS. Parents were very happy to meet KSPS new principal, Mrs. Rana Sabbidine, and KSPS staff. Mrs. Rana started the meeting by introducing herself and summarizing the school’s activities and special events for this year. She emphasized on the importance of implementing the reward-punishment system while dealing with students. Then, the coordinators presented a power point presentation that gives an overview of the curriculum, strategies, behavior policies, and new technologies used while teaching. Many great ideas were shared and this open house provided opportunities for teachers to gain parents' support - opening doors for a good first impression. This meeting created a personal connection with parents and set the stage for continued communication throughout the school year.

Open House

2011-10-21T12:50:00.011+02:00

A parent meeting was held on Thursday 20/10/2011 at Othman Thinnourain School. The meeting focused on our school's procedures,strategies,plans and the importance of cooperation between parents and school for better results. Teachers talked about each class program and discussed different activities and approaches followed to develop the child's different skills.

أحبّك مدرستي

2011-10-17T12:21:00.017+02:00

شاهد أطفال عثمان ذي النورين مسرحية دمى بعنوان " أحبّك مدرستي" . تعرّف الأولاد من خلالها على النشاطات المسليةالتي تطبق في المدرسة وأهمية اللعب والتعاون مع الرفاق

Developing ICT skills to develop Effective E-learning courses

2011-10-13T18:51:00.000+02:00

The British Council has organized a training course from 13 to 15 October at “Crown Plaza Hotel”. The presenter is Dr. Baldev Singh from “Imagine Education”. More than 40 teachers from different schools were present today in the training. Makassed KSPS and Makassed ABAT were presented by Mrs. Ghina Al Badawi, Mrs. Rana Sabbidine, Ms. Dounia Baderdine, and Mrs. Rawaa Shehab.
The objectives of the training:
• Develop a good understanding of steps and structure to develop an effective e-learning course.
• Develop e-learning courses using open source systems such as MoodIe to support collaboration, assessment and tracking of progress.
• Use additional applications to create E-Learning objects which can be embedded into the E-Learning environment.

متعة التعلم باللعب

2011-10-12T19:14:00.003+02:00

Makassed-Davidson ICT Dialogue

2011-10-12T17:37:00.001+02:00

When Dr. Mohamed Naffi was visiting his daughter Nadia who is studying for an M.A. in Educational Technology at Concordia University in Canada, he met her thesis supervisor Dr. Ann-Louise Davidson. What was at first a personal familial visit turned out to be the kernel for a stimulating discussion for Dr. Naffi. Indeed, Dr. Naffi thought that Dr. Davidson’s expertise in the use of technology in education, especially special education, could be useful to Makassed Philanthropic Islamic Association in Beirut because they have always been at the avant-garde of educational ideas and have always known how to seize a good opportunity. The acquaintance between the two academics culminated in an academic meeting wherein educationists from Makassed Philanthropic Islamic Association as well as other institutions interacted with Dr. Davidson to share knowlege and common concerns about ICT.

If you would like to read more about their interesting dialogue, please visit:

http://makassed-davidson-dialogue.blogspot.com/

One heart and One team...Clovers of Khalil Shehab

2011-10-11T17:52:00.004+02:00

New KSPS Students Ebook

2011-09-24T15:58:00.002+02:00

براعم عثمان في يومهم الأول

2011-09-23T20:24:00.002+02:00

Clovers are Back!!

2011-09-21T16:17:00.002+02:00

Back to School Transitions: Tips for Parents

2011-09-18T21:00:00.000+02:00

Health Routines:
-Plan to re-establish the bedtime and mealtime routines at least 1 week before school starts. Prepare your child for this change by talking with your child about the benefits of school routines in terms of not becoming over tired or overwhelmed by school work and activities.
-Encourage your child to play quiet games, do puzzles, flash cards, color, or read instead of watching television. This will help ease your child into the learning process and school routine. If possible, maintain this practice throughout the school year. Television is distracting for many children, and your child will arrive at school better prepared to learn each morning if he or she has engaged in less passive activities.

Developing good studying habits:
-Create an environment that is conducive to doing homework. Children need a permanent work space in their bedroom or another part of the home that offers privacy.
-Schedule ample time for homework.
-Establish a household rule that the TV stays off during homework time.
-Supervise computer and internet use.
-Be available to answer questions and offer assistance, but don’t do your child's homework.
-If your child is struggling with a particular subject, and you aren't able to help him/ her yourself, a tutor can be a good solution. Talk it over with your child's teacher.

Making the first day easier:
-Remind your child that he/she is not the only student who is a bit uneasy about the first day of school. Teachers know that students are anxious and will make an extra effort to make sure everyone feels as comfortable as possible.
-Point out the positive aspects of starting school: It will be fun. You’ll see old friends and meet new ones. Refresh your child positive memories about previous years.
-Drive your child to school and pick him/ her up on the first day.

School supplies:
-Try to get your child’s school supplies as early as possible and fill the backpacks before school starts.

Welcome back

2011-09-17T10:03:00.008+02:00

Welcome children, I'm glad you'll be here.

We're all going to have a wonderful year!

Reduce your Carbon Footprint

2011-09-14T09:25:00.005+02:00

We must have the carbon sense to help restore and strengthen to cope with climate change. The intensive usage of fossil fuel leverages the emissions of Carbon in the biosphere and may contribute to global warming. Tree planting can not only offset environmental threats and global warming. By reducing our emissions and energy use, living habitats can benefit from different aspects: (1)- Trees absorption of CO2 helps mitigate climate change (2)- Trees slow the rate of heavy rainfall which reduces the flood risk (3)- Linking habitats helps species move and breed protecting biodiversity (4)-Cleaned air and natural landscapes provides health benefits We should REDUCE our energy use and RESTORE natural habitats Sherwood Forest, the home of the legend Robin Hood , is one of the most beautiful ancient woodland. Nowadays, Sherwood Forest trust supports this natural UK country side. They collect funds and encourage citizens to be Sherwood Supporter. For more information on carbon offsetting visit: www.defra.gov.uk/environment

KSPS is announced a Microsoft Mentor School

2011-08-20T23:46:00.002+02:00

Ramadan Mubarak!

2011-08-14T04:54:00.002+02:00

Ramadan Drag and Drop Puzzle

Ramadan Coloring Pages

Send Ramadan Cards to your friends!

A time of prayer…A time of devotion…A time of remembrance
Wishing you a blessed Ramadan!

Peace Forest: An Online Book by ENO Students

2011-07-18T00:56:00.000+02:00

"Peace Forest" is an online book about environment and peace. This new book will be online and available for everybody interested. It will be published 16^th of September 2011, in the ENO Conference in

Finland . "Peace Forest" will be also given to world leaders in the UN General Summit, 21st of September, also known as The International Day For Peace.

Second Graders were so excited to share their "Peace Forest" story with their ENO friends.

365 stories or tales by ENO kids around the world...

The idea is that each day a new story appear on the main page of the site.
http://thedropsoflife.blogspot.com/2010/12/peace-forest-by-eno-students-in-2011.html

We Are The World

2011-07-15T21:22:00.003+02:00

Mr. Yahya Moache, the music teacher,
who shares his love of music and songs

School Chorus

We are all a part of
God's great big family
And the truth, you know love is all we need!

ENO Climate Change Song

2011-07-12T06:15:00.001+02:00

Greetings From The World

2011-07-11T17:12:00.001+02:00

We have created our "Glogs" about our city and shared them on "Greetings From The World" wiki. This gave us the chance to travel around the world with creative glogs.

Mrs. Blazik, it's a pleasure to share our glogs with friends from the 5 continents...no wonder this wiki was the best educational wiki in 2010! Congratulations!

Here is our page on the wiki: Glogs about Lebanon

Happy Graduation!

2011-06-24T16:51:00.000+02:00

photos by Mr. Mohamad Machnouk

What I Like About Second Grade

2011-06-23T16:11:00.003+02:00

Swimming Day

2011-06-18T09:09:00.010+02:00

Goodbye my friends Goodbye my school I can't wait to see you again We had a wet day Have a nice summer vacation Nursery Class

ENO Tree Planting Day 2011: Interactive Video on Youtube

2011-06-17T19:53:00.006+02:00

click on the pictures and watch the videos...click on the home icon to return to the main video page

a 3D view of ENO Tree Planting Day at Makassed Al-Marj School in Bekaa

Join Hands Project Song: Colorado, USA

2011-06-17T15:05:00.003+02:00

our Colorado friends with Mr. John Farrel

'IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT WE DO'

http://secondgradejoy.posterous.com/its-the-little-things-no-matter-where-you-liv

تحية الوداع الى الحبيبة سحـــــر

2011-06-16T23:31:00.001+02:00

تحية الوداع الى الحبيبة سحـــــر

تلميذة المقـــــاصد في مدرسة الصويري

انطفأ نور عيونها بأمر من الله تعالى تبارك اسمه

بعد احتفالات الفرح التي شاركت بها الحبيبة سحر

بأجمل ابتساماتها ودقتها بالأداء

اسكنك الله فسيح جناته يا سحر

ستبقي في قلوب رفاقك والأسرة المقاصدية

عظّم الله تعالى أجر أهلك ومحبيك ومقاصدك

رئيس جمعية المقاصد الأستاذ أمين الداعوق

RAINBOW DAY

2011-06-16T19:17:00.014+02:00

Nursery children celebrated "Rainbow Day" with their parents. The day included lots of songs, games and activities related to Rainbow colors. Barney shared our children their joy. They danced and sang with Barney, it was really a colorful day full of joy and excitement.

Join Hands Project Song

2011-06-16T17:53:00.002+02:00

Join Hands Project Song with Colorado, New York, Australia, New Hampshire, Scotland, South Africa, Zambia, and Serbia....it's not only "Join Hands" project, it's "JOIN HANDS AND HEARTS"

"It's the Little Things" song by Mr. John Farrel

Grandparents are Special Gifts

2011-06-12T01:36:00.002+02:00

Oh Grandma, Grandpa...I LOVE YOU!

Why I Love My Grandma :)

We smile at the most beautiful childhood memories of our grandparents...moments that we never want to forget!!!

"Grandparents make the world ... a little softer, a little kinder, a little warmer."

Frog and Toad Together : Promethean Planet

2011-06-11T13:17:00.002+02:00

"Frog and Toad Together" Flipchart

Top 10 Downloads on Promethean Planet Website

Here is the link to the Flipchart:
Frog and Toad Together : Promethean Planet

Why I Love Makassed

2011-06-07T22:56:00.002+02:00

Our Makassed Association Logo

Today we had an interesting activity in our class! We had brilliant ideas through brainstorming our "Makassed Logo" because the concept was so intimate to us. Then we used the words that we came up with to discuss what our Makassed Association means to us and the details of the motto especially the Quran verse:

وقل ربي زدني علماً

which means "Lord, increase me in knowledge" and this increase should continue forever...so we have to cherish more and more learning.

After that we we drew the logo and each one of us gave his own caption.

We wish our Makassed another great and fulfilling year ahead!

Spring Whispers Kindergarten Art fair

2011-06-06T12:29:00.009+02:00

Allowing children to express themselves with crayons, markers and paints isn't just one way to make a big mess; it is essential to the development of our children. The visual arts expand how children view the world and teach them to express themselves. Our young artists fascinated their family members with their arts and crafts. Their parents were really proud of them.Spring whispered in our school on Saturday 4/6/2011

World Environment Day: A Shared Story With Hatton Vale State School, Australia

2011-06-05T23:15:00.002+02:00

June 5 is "World Environment Day." This day was instituted by the United Nations to stimulated worldwide awareness of the environment. A day to promote caring for our planet, Earth. World Environment Day is celebrated around the world with street rallies, bicycle parades, green concerts, essay and poster competitions in schools, tree planting, recycling efforts, clean-up campaigns and much more.

We, second graders, have celebrated this day through a collaborative project with our friends at Hatton Vale State School in Queensland, Australia. We decided to write a story together, so we took turns with each class writing a part alternate weeks. It was a new experience and the excitement grew as we eagerly awaited the moment that we could all read our Aussie friends' parts.

Special Thank You to Ms. Amanda!

“Although individual decisions may seem small in the face of global threats and trends, when billions of people join forces in common purpose, we can make a tremendous difference.”

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon

بياض الثلج

2011-06-03T19:39:00.004+02:00

قام تلاميذ الحلقة الثانية برحلة إلى فاريا حيث استمتعوا بجمال الثلج وبياضه

Makassed Science Fair

2011-06-02T20:37:00.000+02:00

On Wednesday June 1st, the annual “Makassed Science Fair” was held. KSPS students participated in this fair in six projects. Each student waited near his/her project to demonstrate for the judges their work and results.
On Thursday June 2nd, the fair was open for public. President Amine Daouk and Professor Wafik Sinno and his family visited the fair.
KSPS Projects:
“Plants and light” presented by Riwa Al Khateeb (grade 2)
“Reflection of Laser Light” presented by Jamal Yamout (grade 3)
“Plants and Vitamins” presented by Muhideen Al Tabesh (grade 4)
“Wooden Electric Generator” presented by Mounir Shmaissani (grade 5)
“Factors that Influence Plants’ Growth” presented by Nour Helou (grade 6)
“Vitamin C in Orange Juice” presented by Omar Ghawi (grade 6)
Special thanks to KSPS students for their amazing performance in the fair.

The Lucky Envelope

2011-06-01T21:42:00.002+02:00

A golden envelope fell through the letter box. On the front it said. "YOU'VE WON!" But what have we won??? Watch the video to find out and then take our online quiz that we have created on "Quibblo". After that submit your answers and click for result

Welcoming Nottingham City Council Representatives: PPT

2011-05-26T20:49:00.003+02:00

It was a pleasure to welcome you to our school! Thank You!

مباراة القرآن الكريم

2011-05-26T20:00:00.002+02:00

بجو مليءبالحماسة وبحضور رئيس جمعية المقاصد الاسلامية السيد أمين الداعوق ومدراء المدارس الكرام واولياء الامور الأفاضل جرت مباراة تلاوة القرآن الكريم المخصصة للصف السادس الأساسي وقد فازت الطالبة إيمان يوسف شهاب بالمرتبة الثالثة،بارك الله جهودهاوسدد خطاها