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NEWSLETTER STAFF
FOUNDER & CEO
Engr. Azza Al Ismaily

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Ms. Kawthar Al-Harthi
CONSULTANTS
Mr. Nigel Melen
Mrs. Hanan Maraqa
EDITORS
Ms. Hadiya Al-Amor
Ms. Jackie Noel
CONTRIBUTORS
Ms. Kawthar Al-Harthi
Mrs. Hanan Maraqa
Mr. Ghassan Samoor
Ms. Amal Al-Abri
Ms. Shabina Ansari
Ms. Hafsa Al Tamimi
Mr. Mabrook Ramadhan
Mr. Duncan Stewart

CONTENTS
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MESSAGES
04 - CEO/Chairmans Message

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ARTICLES (English)
05 - Our Teaching Methods
05 - Teach Me How to Swim

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EVENTS
06 - Inshad Festival organised by UPS
08 - United Private Schools partner with

Aysha Al Rasbiyah School
09 - Earth Day Celebration
10 - Celebrating Mathematics
10 - Active Kids
11 - Arabic Language Week
11 - Mothers Day
12 - Science Fest
13 - Fine Arts Exhibition
14 - Islamic Education and Quran Recitation

Department - Final Report
15 - Our Achievements
15 - Social Studies Department Event

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GALLERY
16 - Inshad Festival
17 - Mothers Day
18 - Fine Arts Exhibition
19 - Social Studies
20 - Math Genius - Genius 2013
21 - Sports Gallery
22 - Graduation Nights

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TRANSLATOR
Ms. Kawthar Al-Harthi

DESIGN & LAYOUT

Mr. Miko Garcia

CONTACT ADDRESS
UNITED PRIVATE SCHOOLS
P.O. Box 471 PC 130
Website: www.myeduzone.org
E-mail: info@myeduzone.org
Tel #: +968 2455 1288

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

United Private Schools Curriculum

If you look closely at United Private Schools
curriculum; you will notice that it has selected
a different approach for its starting point, compared to other schools where they start with
KG and lower classes then expand toward upper classes.

Azza Al-Ismaili
Chairman and CEO

Instead we started with the Math Genius

programme which concentrates on building
programmes concentrating on creating the
scientific, thinking and creative character of
the individual child, since this will enable the
individuals to address all issues logically and
reach the most practical and wisest judgments
possible.
In addition UPS has concentrated on promoting ethics and science because Omanis are
known for their distinguished ethics, and their
warm hearted and friendly disposition based
on our Prophet Mohammads teaching: I was
sent a messenger to complete the good ethics.
The role and importance of science is understood and recognised. It can be achieved easily
through resources which stem from advanced
communication technologies and globalisation. Excellence will be achieved if we manage
to align science and ethics.

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We manage to align science, ethics, Omani

traditions, and heritage throughout all our
programmes. This is put into practice by our
qualified and professional teachers. Teachers
are the cornerstone in building a creative generation as confirmed by various studies. One of
the most important studies was conducted by
Barber; who found that the teacher has a big
impact on the students performance and attainment.
UPS is recognised for its modern educational
system which promotes the national spirit of
the students. It is also recognised for its Islamic
and Omani values.
This will be observed once you enter our premises where you will be greeted by the Omani
flag and welcomed by Omani traditions and
culture.
Azza Al-Ismaili

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Our Teaching Method

United Private Schools education is a journey of continuous success based on

planning and the hard work
of experienced and professional educators, who work
tirelessly to improve the students talents, skills and proficiencies.
United Private Schools teachers have researched the latest teaching strategies
including learning by play, co-operative
learning, mind maps, and a range of related topics.
The outcomes were presented by the relevant teachers to their colleagues during
two workshops held on Thursday the 18th

of April and Monday the 27th of May

2013.
These research findings are used widely in
the classroom. For example, social studies teachers are using the mind maps in
their day to day teaching, while learning
by doing is a strategy being used by Mr.
Saad in his math lesson, where, he has

simulated the retail market place whilst

delivering a practical lesson on percentages.
In future other useful strategies will be
delivered by our professional educators
and you should notice a difference in your
childs learning.

Teach Me How to Swim

n line with UPS management and the

Sport Education Departments desire to
build an educated generation that is physically fit, various extra-curricular sport
activities were introduced. One such ac-

tivity
organised,
in
collaboration
with the Dolphin
Swim Centre, was
for students from
KG 2 and upwards
to have swimming
lessons.
Teaching children
to swim at an early
age increases their
intelligence. Studies show that four is
the best age at which to start learning to
swim. Despite the fact that some parents
fear that their children may drown and
that swimming is hazardous, this type of
sport holds many advantages such as:

1- It gives children confidence and a sense

of independence.
2- It improves their fitness.
3- Has a positive role for children suffering from lack of attention and hyperactivity.
4- Strengthens the body muscles especially the heart muscle and improves blood
circulation.
5-
Swimming helps children to relax.

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Inshad Festival
organised by UPS

On 14th April 2013 our school organised a religious singing festival for charity. The evening was
presented by our students. The religious songs focused on Islamic values such as expressing our
love of the Prophet (PBUH), the love of Oman and the wearing of the Islamic hijab. In addition to
these issues the festival also tackled traffic safety; an urgent issue due to the increasing number of
traffic accidents in Oman.
It is worth noting that our students underwent extensive training courses in the discipline of religious singing and were privileged to be trained by professionals in this
field. The poems and songs presented
were written by a group of Omani writers
and were recorded in special studios. Each
song took a period of one to two weeks to

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record and our students put in a great deal

of effort and many late nights in order to
produce a master piece of Islamic singing.
Note that this is the first time such a religious singing festival has been organised
in the Sultanate and was an initiative of
the CEO, staff and students of United Private Schools.

This festival was organized to raise funds

in order to support those with special
needs, especially blind women. We aim to
conduct several training courses for blind
women and organise the printing of special books for their use.

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The preparation phases for the festival were as follows:

Audition & Recording

Final Practice

Note: Inshad Night photos are in the Gallery Section on page 18

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United Private
Schools partner with
Aysha Al Rasbiyah
School

ut of our concern for continued co-operation between our educational institution and the government institutions of
the Ministry of Education, a meeting was
held between the Director of Public Relations and Society Support from United
Private Schools and the Social Studies
teachers in Aysha Al Rasbiyah School.
During the meeting the importance of cooperation and exchange of experiences in
the different fields was agreed, since the
support of local society and the different
educational institutions constitute the
prime goal, which our school strives to
achieve for the benefit of others.

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Guided by this goal, we actively participated in the activities of their Social Studies Week at Aysha Al Rasbiyah School in
Al Khoudh. One of our students Shahd Al
Nabhaniyah presented a religious chant
on the school stage in the presence of the
Guest of Honour Rodaina Al Hadri, all
the students joined in the chorus.
The guests were then given a presentation providing information on United
Private Schools and its Summer Program
by Ihlam Al Busaidiyah and our Director of Public Relations & Society Support Kawther Al Harthi. There was also
a display featuring the Dept. of Technical
Education which included an Art display
by some of our students. Mr. Abdullah

Al Dhahri presented a Mad Science lesson with special focus on astronomy and
geography in line with the theme of the
Study Week aiming to encourage and motivate students to pay attention to this fascinating subject.
The day ended with an inter-active workshop on Educational Strategies presented
by Mrs Hanan Maraqa. This was much
enjoyed by the audience which included
a delegation from the Ministry of Education, staff and students.
It is hoped that our school and Aysha Al
Rasbiyah School will continue with this
initiative in the future.

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Earth Day Celebration

n line with the global concern of protecting

our environment, the idea of celebrating International Earth Day on Monday 22nd of April
became a reality. United Private Schools organised its activities on this day at the Grand Mall
Commercial Centre under the supervision of
Mr Abdullah Al Dhahri and Mrs Khoula Al
Mazroui.
The event started with a student pantomime
where all the students stood still for five minutes to convey an awareness of messages such
as No more pollution, Together we work for
a clean environment, No to sabotage and several other messages drawing attention to the
need for the preservation of the environment
and elimination of contamination. In addition
to these messages the aim was to inform students of their huge responsibilities towards the
Earth.

This was followed

by the Youla dance
and
fascinating
presentations such
as Math Genius and
Mad Science delivered by Mrs Azza
Al Rahbiyah. These
activities were highly welcomed by attendees and visitors
to the Mall, and they
were encouraged to
ask questions about
Earth Day, its importance and their
responsibilities towards the Earth.
In conclusion, the
parents of our students from all the
branches of our
schools appreciated
the educational activities and shows
presented by their
sons and daughters.

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Celebrating Mathematics
full of interesting inter-class
and in-class competitions. The
students enjoyed smiley face
competitions, crossword puzzles, memory games and Sudoku competitions. Every day,
during the assembly, the students shared information about
maths for real life use.

he Mathematics Department at AlHail Upper celebrated maths from the

13th April to the 17th April. It was a week

The school walls were decorated

with charts and posters made by
the students during their maths
lessons and an interesting quiz based on
the displayed charts was organised during
one of the assemblies where students and

teachers
participated enthusiastically.
F i n a l l y,
all
des e r v ing participants were rewarded. Thus,
the week ended on a high note and gave
maths a very new dimension by making
everyone realise that MATHS is RELEVANT AND FUN.

Active Kids, Pilot

Date; 13th April to 29th May 2013
Location; Athaiba Branch
Organiser; D. Stewart (Mr Duncan)
No. of Sessions; 14

he children completed a
7 week physical activity programme. The sessions were after
school from 2.10pm to 3.10pm.
They were taught the importance of being physically active
whilist having fun. The children
experienced a range of different
activities including parachute
and multi skills games, skipping and hooping tricks. The
children really enjoyed hooping with 2 hoops (see picture).
24 children have already signed
up for Active Kids, September
2013. They are looking forward
to hooping with three hoops.

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For further information please contact Duncan Stewart, PE teacher,

Atheiba Branch, United Private
Schools, email; duncan@myeduzone.org

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Arabic Language Week
A language, once heard, and felt deeply inside;
is a means of communication uniting all speakers.

he Arabic language
was the focus of United
Private Schools during
the week from 2-6 March
2013. Several activities
involving literature, poems and the arts were presented during this week
aiming to develop the linguistic abilities and selfcapabilities of students.
More than 500 students
participated in this festival which highlighted the
importance of Arabic language.

Mothers Day
Raisi, Member of the Municipal Council
in the Wilayat of Bowshar. Poets such as
Adel AL-Awadi, Ahmed AL-Briki and
Turky AL-Habsi delivered their poems
about mothers. During the event, the
schools teachers participated in a play on
the issue of ingratitude to mothers. The
play was well received by the female audience. This contributed to make the event
successful leaving the audience with a
feeling of admiration and satisfaction.

PS branches of Al-Khuwair and

Atheiba celebrated Mothers Day on 25th

of March 2013. At the Al-Kuwair branch,

a womens poetry evening was organized
under the auspices of Ms. Shaima AL-

Likewise, Atheiba branch celebrated

the occasion under the auspices of Mr.
Ahmed AL-Ismaili, Deputy CEO of the
United Private Schools. The celebration
was organized by kindergarten and the
basic education teachers. The students
presented songs about mothers and other
activities both in Arabic and English. At
the end, the students dedicated gifts to
the mothers in recognition for the role
they play in making their children upright students.

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Science Fest
T

he Science Fair is an annual event

that the school organises so every participant gets an exciting experience in presenting their project.
Whats amazing is that each participant
shares his or her own creative idea whether theyre young or old. The main purpose
is that all get to enjoy and learn something
new, to present and share the experience
of interested students and encourage others to venture into Science.

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This year our Science Fair was a great success in developing interest. The Science
Fair isnt just about fun its about how to
have fun with Science and learn in a fun
way.
This year there were amazing science experiments such as the tornado in a bottle, robots, active volcanoes, how to make
crystals and dry ice bubbles .
Once more we had a great time at this

please see other photos in gallery section

years Science Fair with all the science projects. Every year we hope that the science
fair becomes more and more exciting with
different projects in a many areas of Science. The Science Fair is a valuable event
because its a fun way of learning Science.
We will be expecting more amusing projects in the forthcoming years.
Ruwaifa Al-Riyami G8

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Fine Arts Exhibition

n exhibition of Fine Arts for UPS

students was arranged for the current
academic year 2012-2013 at the Scientific College of Design under the auspices
of Mr. Abduaziz AL Rawahi the Assistant Director-General for Administrative
and Financial Affairs. Students from all
branches participated in the exhibition.
The exhibition showcased the art work of
our students. The students used a variety
of materials in their work, many being environmentally friendly materials such as
clay and glass. The Exhibition displayed
drawings, glass art work and clay sculp-

tures from UPS students of different ages.

Many visitors expressed their admiration and commented on the original and
creative work produced. The exhibition
proved to be very popular and as a result,
the college kindly extended the time allocated for our display.
After the exhibition our students were left
with a feeling of pride for the recognition
they received, making them even more
determined to work and produce creative
art in the future.

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Islamic Education and Quran Recitation Department
Final Report for the Current Year 2012/2013

PS spares no effort in keeping

abreast with modern technology and
adopting an international educational
curriculum. It has never neglected The
Quran and praying on time, abiding by
the teachings and values of our religion
which is upheld by the Omani people. The
Islamic Education Department has shown
remarkable interest in working hard to
achieve their goals, thanks to the efforts
made by the finely selected teachers.
In keeping with our excellent performance
and ranking in various competitions
last year, the UPS Islamic Education
Departments teachers have continued to

achieve excellent results:

UPS recruited two of the best six
teachers in the Sultanate of Oman
UPS students achieved 8 ranks in
the Ministry of Educations Quran
Competition

UPS
students got
38 ranks in
the private
and public
s c h o o l
competition
Six of the
teachers
super vising

the competition were honoured

UPS achieved 30 % of the total ranks
compared to other schools in the Muscat
Governorate

Prizes and Certificate of Appreciation

during this year:
79 certificates for the school,
students and teachers
8 shields for the school,
students and teachers
Laptops for students
Six talking Quran
3 I pads
1730 RO for high achievers

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29 smart games from

Abdullah Al-Aisari Center
33 perfumes for students
Various gifts for the
supervisors
To conclude, we would
like to thank each and

every individual who has

contributed to making this
project a success. We are
looking forward to achieving
even greater successes in the
coming year.

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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS THIS YEAR
- Ali AL- Yahyai, a student from
grade 7 in Al-Hail UPS Branch,
achieved 1st place in the Fine Arts
National Competition titled My
School Environment is Drug Free.
- More than thirty students won in
the Holy Quran Competition at national level. Younis Salah Al-Yahyai
achieved the first place.
- Haitham Al-Rawahi obtained first
place in the Ministry of Education
competition titled Read and Progress.
- In the competition The Pioneer
for Classical Arabic Speakers, our
students won six out of ten places.
Well-done to Rufaida Al-Hashmi
and Aysha Al-Habsi who came first

in their respective sections.

- The wife of the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohammad visited our school.
- The first student Religious Song
Festival was organized to instill
moral values.
- Kindergarten students scored fifty-five words in less than a minute
and a half.
- A UPS student exhibition of Fine
Arts was organized at The Scientific
College of Design.
- The students celebrated Global
Earth Day by organizing various
events to mark this occasion at the
Muscat Grand Mall.
- UPS participated in the Youla

dance which was organized as part

of the opening ceremony for GCC
Sport Festival and the Omani cultural night at the Ministry of Education Theatre.
- UPS students participated in the
Math Genius competition and
achieved remarkable results.
- UPS students participated in the
Al-Atta United Project by establishing an educational and recreational
room at the Child Tumour Department and also visited the Handicapped Society and Autism Department.
- Congratulations go to nine of our
students who won prizes in the Kumar Design Competition.

Social Studies Department Event

der the supervision of the Social Studies
Department teachers and a documentary
movie was shown to highlight the most
important achievements in the student
social studies projects during the year.
In order to make the studying experience
easier, students managed to compute the
curriculum. Social Studies teachers designed mind maps to assist students in
understanding the lessons and organizing
their ideas while studying. Lessons were
also presented in story form by the students. Shaima AL-Farsi, a student in grade
7, won the best story.

he Department of Social Studies organised their 2012/2013 closing ceremony

under the title, When Hands Interlock,
Minds are Shaped, at the Scientific College of Design. The ceremony was held

under the auspices of Mr. Abdullaziz ALRawahi, Assistant Director-General for

Administrative and Financial Affairs and
was attended by a group of educational
supervisors.
A number of sketches were performed un-

A student Exhibition depicting social life

in Oman was organized. Students wore
traditional Omani costumes and gave
brief demonstrations on the governorate
which they represented. UPS teachers
participated in the event by demonstrating their courses and research.
At the end of the ceremony, students who
excelled in Social Studies and the top scorers were given certificates of appreciation
in recognition of their hard work.

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