Shakespeare Festival 2012

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Published on Monday, 07 May 2012 04:49

This year's Shakespeare festival, which took place on Monday 2nd April, was a resounding success.

In the morning, students in Years 7, 8 and 9 performed a variety of extracts from their set texts. First off were Year 7 who scared the living daylights out of everyone with their very spooky witch scenes from Macbeth. Year 8 made us all laugh with their versions of Twelfth Night with a special mention to Saeed Al Ameri for a very convincing performance. Year 9 presented scenes from Romeo and Juliet with the unfortunate Mercutio getting killed at least four times – poor man. 9A added rap music, techno dance and other Americana to their version which was very popular with the masses. Once again, Mohammed Al Hareb wowed the audience with his razor-sharp body-popping.

In the afternoon, the students competed against each other in their teams in a variety of activities. These included: internet-based language games and research in the LRC; making Elizabethan ruffs and theatres; and various fun, text-based activities.

A big thank you to everyone who helped make the day such a success.

Drop Everything And Read Day

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Published on Monday, 07 May 2012 04:40

Monday 30 April was Drop Everything And Read Day at Rashid School. The focus of the day was to celebrate reading and began with an assembly, led by headmaster, Mr. Kilsby and was then followed by a few minutes of silent reading by all students and staff. Mr Kilsby introduced the day by talking about the different technologies available that now enable us all to read, from using hand held devices such as e-readers and tablets, to more traditional printed books. Teachers then dedicated part of their lessons throughout the day to a variety of activities to encourage students to read to support their learning.

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Borneo Trip 2012

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Published on Sunday, 01 April 2012 10:56

Year 12 students are travelling to Borneo in April where they will experience trekking through tropical rainforest, wildlife river safaris, white water rafting and will climb to the top of Mount Kinabalu which is a height of 4100m above sea level.

The boys will spend time in a jungle village and experience the food, hospitality and culture of these welcoming people. A true once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Read about their adventures on twitter here https://twitter.com/#!/rsbexpedition

Matt Roberts Visits RSB

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Published on Monday, 12 March 2012 08:37

Fitness trainer, Matt Roberts, came to Rashid School for Boys on Thursday 8 March to give a motivational and interactive talk on health and fitness to students across the secondary school. Matt was in Dubai to take part in the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature but took time out to visit RSB.

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Year 12's Learn App Programming

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Published on Sunday, 26 February 2012 07:04

Year 12 High School Diploma students are learning how to program Apps for Android mobile phones and web browsers. This is part of the new "Computer Programming" course offered by the ICT department.

Recently there is renewed interest among educators in many countries for schools to return to teaching the principles of computer science so that we can enable a new generation of young people to create applications and content for the web.

Here is an example of what they have been doing. More examples will follow as they are completed

Click "read more" to play the game online (requires up to date version of Internet Explorer, Safari or Firefox)

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Year 6 students reveal why National Day is important to them

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Published on Thursday, 24 November 2011 10:31

Calling all students! What are you doing to celebrate the UAE's 40th National Day? What are the views of our younger generation about National Day? How do they feel about the changes in Dubai? And why are they so proud to be an Emirati? Today five AS Level English students went over to the Primary School to ask 18 students ages 10 and 11 exactly these questions.

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Yr 11 & 12 Students Compete in 'Debate Dubai 2011'

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Published on Monday, 21 November 2011 05:40

RSB debate teams got through to the third round of the annual schools' Debate Dubai. Rashid School sent two teams to the competition. Team A was Abdulla Khoory, Sowaidan Al Qamzi and Ahmad Al Tunaiji and Team B included Hamad Baker, Sheehab Zayed and Mansoor Al Harbi and they were supported by Mansoor Al Ali.

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Yr12 Business Studies Students' Refreshing take on Business in Action.

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Published on Sunday, 20 November 2011 08:34

Four students in Year 12 will learn what it's like to run a business as they spend a week selling fresh juices in the dining hall during lunch break. Rashid Ali, Hamad Al Rumaithi, Ahmed Bin Demaithan and Ali Al Marri will manage the operation and sales. The enterprise forms part of their studies for the High School Diploma "Business in Action" course.

TROPICAL JUICES

Tropical Juices will be on sale in the dining hall on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from12.20 – 1pm.Freshly made juices for 15dhs per cup: fruit cocktail, orange, pomegranate.

Come and buy a lovely beverage while having lunch.

$$$REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR MONEY!!!$$$

Year 12 HSD Visit to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi

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Published on Sunday, 20 November 2011 06:41

In October, Year 12 HSD English students visited Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. A national icon, this marvellous memorial to UAE visionary Sheikh Zayed is widely considered one of the wonders of the modern world. Rashid School students were given a highly informative tour of the mosque, learning some of the amazing facts about its design and construction.

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RSB Senior Football Hat trick

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Published on Sunday, 20 November 2011 05:42

The Senior football team remains unbeaten after Wednesday's win against EIS Meadows 6-0. RSB put pressure on the opposition from the start and kept the ball by playing simple passes. Rashid Al Mazrooie scored the opening goal 8 minutes into the match. The game was level before the end of the first half. Both teams had some good opportunities.

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Senior Football Success

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Published on Tuesday, 15 November 2011 04:06

Yesterday, 16th November, saw an outstanding performance by our Senior football team.  The game was 6 - 0 win for RSB against a very good team from EIS Meadows.  However, it was not the score that most pleased the staff who watched the game, but the skill, good humour and team work that were most impressive.

Deputy Head, Mark Shahparaki, said that in 20 years of watching school football, it was the most impressive display he has seen.   Congratulations to all the team, and to their coach, Kevin Scorah.

RSB Dive Trip to the Maldives, 2011

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Published on Monday, 14 November 2011 10:08

Mr Boyle and Mr Dowswell took 8 students in November on the 7th annual dive trip to Bandos Island in The Maldives. The students completed up to 15 dives in 6 days in a number of locations around the North Atoll region and came face to face with a huge variety of sea life, including huge 6 metre wide manta rays, giant moray eels, scorpion fish, lionfish and loggerhead turtles. The students developed their diving techniques and became more confident and responsible divers as they completed shore dives, boat dives and drift dives in warm water offering superb visibility. Everybody involved cannot wait to return to the Maldives for Bandos 2012!

NASA timelapse photography of our planet

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Published on Monday, 14 November 2011 07:46

Taken from the International Space Station between August and October this year, this video gives us a stunning look at the planet that we live on. It is often useful to see something from a different perspective in order to gain a better understanding of it.

Senior Boys V Staff: 3-0 Glory After 5 Years!

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Published on Sunday, 13 November 2011 12:05

Rashid School seniors managed to defeat the staff 3-0 after 5 years of suffering. Both teams started well and the seniors kept possession and played some accurate passes however, the staff managed to keep their defence in shape and did not allow the attackers to get in the box.

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Secondary Team Competition 2011-12

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Published on Monday, 10 October 2011 07:45