Welcome to the Casablanca American School Lower School Webpage!

Our Lower School is comprised of two sections, a Preschool for Nursery (3 year olds) and Kindergarten (4 year olds) and a Lower School building for Pre-First (5 year olds) to grade 5. We follow a Standards-based curriculum with benchmarks identified for each subject. Our staff continues to write units based on the Understanding by Design model using Atlas Rubicon.

Our Preschool program follows the High Scope Program from Michigan and creates an enriching environment where children learn through play and social interaction. Children also follow a Plan Do Review process which allows them to make choices and reflect upon the choices they have made.

Our staff provides an enriching and challenging school environment which creates a rigorous educational learning experience but also focuses on developing the child as a whole through a differentiated program. Our support programs include ELL teachers for students new to speaking English, a Reading Specialist who coaches teachers and students in Reading, a PACE (Program of Ability Centered Education) teacher who addresses students’ learning needs, a FIT (Focused Instructional Time) teacher who addresses the specific reading needs of children and a Counselor who works with students’ emotional and social needs.

Our Lower School has two sections of each grade with a maximum class size of 22 students (18 for Preschool). 3 hours of French and Arabic classes each week begin at grade 2 and are mandated by the Government of Morocco until grade 10.

We use MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) as a standardized test to collect data on students and to evaluate the effectiveness of our programs. The MAP test is administered three times a year with a report going home to parents each time it is administered.

Our LSSC (Lower School Student Council), comprised of executive members and class representatives, fashion a welcoming social atmosphere within the school. Theme Days, special community support projects, fundraisers for needy organizations within the community, and Food drives help our Lower School focus on our duty as responsible citizens within a community.

Our After School Activities focus on sports, crafts, dance, choirs, playing musical instruments and other activities that our talented staff may provide. Our Lower School sports provide opportunities to compete in soccer, basketball, volleyball, badminton and track and field with schools inside and outside the city.

To access the Edline Parent Portal, please click on this link www.edline.net

Contact me directly with any questions you may have about our Lower School.

Sincerely,

Dr. Nada Collins, Lower School Principal

For your convenience, please find the 2012-2013 Supplies lists for all Grades in LS including Specialists as follows:

1 packet wet wipes

1 box Kleenex

1 bottle of germ gel

1 plastic folder with elastic for homework

1 pack of dry-erase board markers

1 old T-Shirt or smock for art

 

1 package of 24 pencils

1 package of erasers

2 plastic folders with elastic bands (chemise en plastique)  

1 art shirt, if desired

1 package of colored pencils

1 pencil sharpener with a cover

1 pencil case

1 package of baby wipes

1 Casablanca American School horizontally lined notebooks (30dhs each) – Available from reception

 

1 pencil case that will hold all the following supplies:

• At least 2 white board markers
• An enclosed pencil sharpener (one that has a cover to collect shavings)
• At least 4 erasers
• 1 box of writing pencils
• 1 set of colored pencils
• At least 2 different colored highlighter pens

Also:

1 rubber band plastic folder for homework and letters (any colour)

3 x Casablanca American School horizontally lined notebooks (30dhs each) Available from reception

1 smaller notebook for spelling tests (must have at least 20 horizontal lines)

1 small whiteboard

1 pack of wipes to clean the whiteboard

1 box of tissues

 

1 pack of markers

1 pack of baby wipes

8 glue sticks

1 small white board with eraser

1 clipboard

2 spiraled CAS notebooks – NO GRAPH PAPER

1 of each color of folders: red (homework), orange (social studies), green (math), blue (science), yellow (language arts), purple (writing)

40 sharpened pencils

10 extra erasers

1 pencil case which holds the following supplies:
2 white board markers

Pencil sharpener with cap to collect shavings

2 erasers

3 pencils

1 set of colored pencils

2 pens

A highlighter

Student scissors

 

1 binder 1 ½ inch

1 package dividers

3 lined CAS notebooks (8 ½ by 11 inches)

1 pocket folder for homework

1 pencil case

1 pencil sharpener

24 pencils

5 colored pens (2 red, 2 blue, 1 black)

5 white board markers (3 black, 1 blue, 1 red)

1 pack of colored pencils

3 erasers

2 glue sticks

1 package of index cards

1 pack of wet/baby wipes  

 

Two boxes of pencils – these will be kept in the room and distributed to the student as the need arises.

Pencil Sharpener

Scissors

2 bound, lined notebooks

2 CAS issued spiral notebooks (lined paper)

Colored pencils, NOT markers

Highlight Markers

Erasers (3)

Ruler

Pencil Case

White dry erase board

4 dry erase markers

3 boxes of tissue

protractor

Grade 2 :

1 grand cahier  à grands carreaux A4, Claire Fontaine, 200 pages (pas de spirales)

1 protège cahier rose grand format

1 petit cahier grands carreaux 150 pages ( pas de spirale)

1 protège cahier rose petit format

1 trousse (vieille) à laisser dans la classe de français avec :

-          Crayons à papier

-          Gomme

-          Règle

-          Stylos, rouge, vert, rouge

-          1 petite boîte de crayons de couleurs

-          1 bâton de colle

Grade 3 :

1 grand cahier  à grands carreaux A4, Claire Fontaine, 200 pages (pas de spirales)

1 protège cahier jaune grand format

1 petit cahier grands carreaux 150 pages ( pas de spirale)

1 protège cahier jaune petit format

1 trousse (vieille) à laisser dans la classe de français avec :

-          Crayons à papier

-          Gomme

-          Règle

-          Stylos, rouge, vert, rouge

-          1 petite boîte de crayons de couleurs

-          1 bâton de colle

 

Grade 4 :

1 grand cahier  à grands carreaux A4, Claire Fontaine, 200 pages (pas de spirales)

1 protège cahier bleu grand format

1 petit cahier grands carreaux 150 pages ( pas de spirale)

1 protège cahier bleu petit format

1 trousse (vieille) à laisser dans la classe de français avec :

-          Crayons à papier

-          Gomme

-          Règle

-          Stylos, rouge, vert, rouge

-          1 petite boîte de crayons de couleurs

-          1 bâton de colle

-          1 dictionnaire à utiliser à la maison

 

Grade 5 :

1 grand cahier  à grands carreaux A4, Claire Fontaine, 200 pages (pas de spirales)

1 protège cahier rouge grand format

1 petit cahier grands carreaux 150 pages ( pas de spirale)

1 protège cahier rouge petit format

1 trousse (vieille) à laisser dans la classe de français avec :

-          Crayons à papier

-          Gomme

-          Règle

-          Stylos, rouge, vert, rouge

-          1 petite boîte de crayons de couleurs

-          1 bâton de colle

-          1 dictionnaire à utiliser à la maison

 

 

 

 

• 1 portfolio folder (for class documents and photocopied activities)
• Pencil case –( crayons , coloring pencils, erasers, ruler, sharpener)  

Please note that all the above items should be labeled, and will be kept in class.