WGO - MS Archive: Feb 19

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Issue #25: February 19, 2026

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From the Principal

Mr. Billy Thomas

We are looking forward to welcoming you back to campus for our upcoming Parent-Teacher Conferences on March 19th. These meetings are a vital opportunity for us to partner together, celebrate your child’s progress, and discuss specific goals for the remainder of the school year. We believe that the strongest support system for a Middle Schooler is a unified bridge between home and school, and these conversations are the foundation of that connection.

On the academic planning front, our course selection process for the 2026-27 school year is moving into an exciting phase. Our students are currently in the process of completing their 1:1 meetings with our school counselor to review their choices and discuss their personal learning goals. These individualized sessions ensure that every student feels heard and is placed in a program that both challenges and inspires them. It has been wonderful to see our Middle Schoolers taking such thoughtful ownership of their future academic paths!

MS Celebrations

Seventh-grade scientists are putting their knowledge of exothermic reactions to a practical test! As a culminating project, students are designing a device that uses chemical reactions to heat up a container of soup.

By testing different chemical combinations and precise ratios, students have been working to identify the "optimum" formula to reach the perfect temperature. It’s a fantastic example of the Engineering Design Process in motion - prototyping, testing, and refining for a real-world result.

MS Updates

RAMADAN HOURS

School hours during Ramadan

Classes 8:30am - 2:30pm
ASA 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Please note students can not be on campus before 8:10am as there is no supervision available.

MS CONFERENCES

Middle School Spring Conferences

Date Thursday, March 19
Time 8:30am - 3:30pm
Venue Stingzone (1st floor, Pool building)

ATTENDANCE

We are asking all MS families to input absences directly in PowerSchool - PowerSchool parent portal.

This video shows you how to report a student's absence.

Should you have any issues regarding PowerSchool, please contact powerschool@acsamman.edu.jo.

From the Athletics Office

AFTER SCHOOL EXPLORE PROGRAM

Dear Parents,

Looking Ahead: Session III

We are excited to launch our third and final AEP session of the school year. Please mark your calendars for the following key dates:

Tuesday, Feb 10: PowerSchool opens for student and parent registrations.

Tuesday, Feb 17: Registration closes on PowerSchool.

Thursday, Feb 26: Confirmation emails sent to parents and students.

Sunday, March 8: Session III officially begins!

For more details, please feel free to reach out to Mo Hourani or Rawand.

Go Scorpions!

From the Learning Centre

ACS BOOK TALKS

From the Tech Office

MS ARTICLES OF THE MONTH

Common Sense Carpool Conversations - A podcast series that invites adults and kids to talk about the issues that matter most in kids' digital lives.

You don't have to be a tech expert to give your kid life lessons about digital well-being. The purpose of the podcast is to start discussions in fun, authentic ways and to encourage sharing (including for the adults).

The questions might lead to deeper discussions—or not! Either way, the goal is to nurture empathy, lead with curiosity, and have ongoing conversations that acknowledge we're all in this together.