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 2011-2012 Supplies lists for all Grades in LS including Specialists as follows:
Pre First Supply list
Plastic folder with elastic bands to hold papers for homework. Please do not purchase ring binders or folders that hold plastic sleeves.
I box of wet wipes
I box of Kleenex
4 dry board markers (different colors)
1st Grade supply list
1 package of 24 pencils
1 package of erasers
2 plastic folders with elastic bands (chemise en plastique)
1 art shirt
1 package of colored pencils
1 pencil sharpener with a cover
1 pencil case
15 dirham to pay for student portfolio
2 packages of baby wipes
2nd Grade Supply List
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 color)
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
3rd Grade supply List
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 two erasers
3 pencils
1 set of colored pencils
At least 2 pens
A highlighter
A red editing pen
A set of assorted markers
1 clipboard
Additional 40 sharpened pencils
1 small white board with an eraser
Student scissors with pointed ends
4 Glue sticks
6 folders (1 folder of each color)
Red: Homework Orange: Social Studies Blue: Science
Yellow: Language Arts Green: Math Purple: Writing
4 spiraled CAS notebooks (or similar sized) with ruled line paper – no graph paper please.
1 large package baby wipes
**Please have students mark all their materials with their names or initials. **
4th Grade Supply List
- · 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 white board markers (3 black, 1 blue, 1 red)
- · 1 pack of colored pencils
- · 3 erasers
- · 1 glue stick
- · 1 package of index cards
- · 1 pack of wet/baby wipes
5th Grade Supply List
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
Liste des fournitures pour la rentrée 2011-2012 Français A et B
Grade 2
- 2 porte documents 50 vues
- 50 feuilles blanches grands carreaux grand format
- Une trousse
- 2 crayons à papier
- Une petite boite de crayons de couleurs
- Une gomme
- Un taille crayon
- Une règle 20cm
- Un tube de colle
Grade 3
- 5 porte documents 50 vues chacun
- 50 feuilles blanches grands carreaux grand format
- Un petit cahier 100 pages, sans spirales, à grands carreaux
- Une trousse
- 2 crayons à papier
- Une petite boite de crayons de couleurs
- Une gomme
- Un taille crayon
- Un stylo vert, un rouge et un bleu
- Une règle 20cm
- Un tube de colle
Grade 4
- 4 porte documents 30 vues
- 50 feuilles blanches grands carreaux grand format
- Un petit cahier 100 pages, sans spirales, à grands carreaux
- Une trousse
- 2 crayons à papier
- Une petite boite de crayons de couleurs
- Une gomme
- Un taille crayon
- Un stylo vert, un rouge et un bleu
- Une règle 20cm
- Un tube de colle
- Un dictionnaire pour la maison
- Un Bescherelle conjugaison pour la maison
Grade 5
- 4 porte documents 30 vues
- 50 feuilles blanches grands carreaux grand format
- Un petit cahier 100 pages, sans spirales, à grands carreaux
- Une trousse
- 2 crayons à papier
- Une petite boite de crayons de couleurs
- Une gomme
- Un taille crayon
- Un stylo vert, un rouge et un bleu
- Une règle 20cm
- Un tube de colle
- Un dictionnaire pour la maison
- Un Bescherelle conjugaison pour la maison
Supplies for Arabic class:
- 1 portfolio folder (for Class documents and photocopied activities)
- Pencil case –( Pencils , coloring pencils, eraser, ruler, sharpener)
Please note that all the above items should be labeled, and will be kept in class.