Waad Academy Weekly Newsletter- AY 25-26- Week 9

waad week 9

REMINDER

Registration Open for the National
Program for Gifted Identification

We would like to remind you that registration for the National Program for Gifted Identification is open!

Registration Period: October 1, 2025 – December 23, 2025

Important Information: Eligible for students from Grade 3 to Grade 10 (1st year of high school). Registration is through the Qiyas website.

Each student can take the test only once per level:
📚 Grades 3–5
📚 Grades 6–8
📚 Grades 9–10

Please check the attached flyer for complete details here.

To register directly, click here: Qiyas Test

We encourage all eligible students to register early and take this important step toward discovering and developing their talents!

🏀⚽ Last Chance to Join Our Sports Teams! 🎉

Attention to all Grades 7-12 Girls students!

Next week will be the final opportunity to register for the Girls’ Basketball Team and Girls’ Football Team at Waad Academy. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the action, teamwork, and school spirit!

✨ New Announcement! We’re excited to open registration for our Cheer Team! 

Led by our amazing captains Ahad and Banah from Grade 9 Green, this team is ready to bring energy, enthusiasm, and pride to every school event! Sign up now and show your Waad Academy spirit! 🩷

🎗️ Breast Cancer Awareness Bake Sale

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the students took part in a meaningful initiative by organizing a Bake Sale.

All proceeds from the event were donated to a charity supporting breast cancer treatment, reflecting their compassion and commitment to making a positive difference.

Emotional Intelligence

Know yourself. Understand others. Lead well.

Our Emotional Intelligence programme is woven into school life across all year groups. Students develop self-awareness, empathy, emotional regulation, and the interpersonal skills that underpin every healthy relationship and every effective team. These are not soft skills — they are the foundations of leadership, resilience, and lifelong wellbeing.
Tarbiyah

Rooted in values. Ready for the world.

Tarbiyah is Waad Academy’s programme of moral and character education, grounded in Islamic values and the principles of the Saudi national identity. It cultivates in students a strong ethical foundation, a sense of civic responsibility, and a clear connection to their heritage — ensuring that academic excellence is always accompanied by personal integrity.

بفخر واعتزاز: طلاب أكاديمية وعد يتألقون في بطولة المملكة للتايكوندو​

تتقدم مدارس أكاديمية وعد بخالص التهنئة الى الطالب / يزن الحازمي من الصف السادس الابتدائي،بمناسبة حصوله على الميدالية البرونزية 🥉في بطولة المملكة التأهيلية للبراعم للتايكوندوللموسم الرياضي 2025 – 2026م 

كما حصل اللاعب / غسان الحازمي من الصف الرابع الإبتدائي على المركز الخامس بنفس البطولة ✨ نتمنى لهم مزيدًا من التميز

✨ والتفوق في مسيرتهم الرياضية والتعليمية

Bebras International Informatics Competition 2025-Reminder

As part of the Ministry of Education’s efforts to develop students’ logical thinking skills and enhance their problem-solving abilities through innovative and structured methods, the Bebras International Informatics Competition 2025 has officially launched!

This global scientific competition promotes computational thinking and computer science skills.

🔹Eligible Grades: From Grade 3 (Elementary) to Grade 12 (High School), open to both Saudi and non-Saudi students in public, private, and international schools.
🔹Registration Link: Register Now
Bebras Library & Sample Questions: View Bebras Library & Sample Questions

🗓️ Important Dates:

Registration Opens: Monday, October 6, 2025 (14/4/1447H)

Registration Closes: Monday, December 1, 2025

Trial Test: October 6 – December 8, 2025

Official Competition: Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.

Gymnastics winner!

Congratulations to our KG3 student, Kyla Faris Abdulsalam, for earning second place in a recent gymnastics competition.

Her focus, discipline, and graceful performance impressed the judges and inspired her classmates. We are proud of her commitment to training and her positive sportsmanship throughout the event. Thank you to her family and teachers for their encouragement and support.

Well done, Kyla, you have made our school proud.

🧮🔬 Math Meets Life — A Walk Through Numbers and Nature!

At Waad Academy, learning comes alive as students stroll through the corridors of knowledge! Our “Walk and Read” initiative turns hallways into interactive learning zones — where math meets biology and curiosity meets creativity.

Students explored fun facts about how numbers shape our living world — proving that learning can happen anywhere, even while walking!

-Mrs Warisha Ashraf
Mathematics Teacher

From Concept to Experiment: Celebrating Student-Centered Science Learning

Today’s science lesson was a true celebration of student-centered learning in action. My students were challenged to design their own experiments to test the effect of temperature on solubility—an opportunity that pushed them to think like real scientists. Click here for more pictures.

From brainstorming ideas to selecting materials and designing fair tests, every step was driven by their curiosity and initiative. The winning group took the lead in the lab, conducting the experiment and teaching their peers with confidence and clarity.

Watching students take full ownership of their learning, collaborate, and bring scientific concepts to life was truly inspiring. This is what science education is all about—active exploration, discovery, and empowering learners to live the science they study.

-Mr. Georges Ibrahim
Science Teacher