by Wayne Hampton | Jan 29, 2015 | Secondary Team Leader, Uncategorized
There are two big events to write about this week. One was last Thursday’s annual school Sports Day at Sohar Aluminium (SA)’s football ground. Several hundred students and parents attended the event, which has been held at SA for several years, due to the...
by Wayne Hampton | Jan 21, 2015 | Secondary Team Leader, Uncategorized
PE students witnessed a rather curious phenomenon on Tuesday: a ‘dust devil’ (sandy whirlwind) spun up over the top of the school. A Dust Devil is like a mini tornado that sucks up dust and in this case rises up into the air. As Grade 7 and 8 were...
by Wayne Hampton | Jan 15, 2015 | Secondary Team Leader
I am delighted to say that I have been given permission to return to work on Sunday. It will be flexitime at first but I hope to go full time within a few weeks. Thank you to everyone for your support and understanding and a special thank you to my able colleagues who...
by Wayne Hampton | Jan 8, 2015 | Secondary Team Leader
Secondary students have had an active week since they returned on Monday. We have a new student in Grade 7, Akram Aykour, and wish him well with his studies and hope that he finds his new school welcoming and enjoyable. Building work on the extension to the SLS has...
by Wayne Hampton | Dec 18, 2014 | Secondary Team Leader
All too soon we have reached the winter break; fifteen weeks of the school year have already gone. There have been lots of sporting successes, wonderful performing arts events, and many other student achievements filling the calendar. Importantly, our new teachers...
by Wayne Hampton | Dec 10, 2014 | Secondary Team Leader
There’s lots going on next week as we prepare for the Winter break. Though many students will be excited about the holidays and wanting to relax and play, teachers have been asked to be ‘spoilsports’ and keep students focused and learning until...