Saudi Arabian International School - Bedouin Yearbook (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

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The colorful decorotions pur up by students ond teochers from kindergorten right on up through the ninth grode mode it seem very Christmosy even though mony were o long way from home ond family. A door decorating contest wos held in the junior high thor brought out the imaginative skills of the mony homerooms. Everything from electricolly lit trees to Rudolph in o snowstorm (o red dot on o white door) graced the clossroom entrances. Student Council rreored the faculty to o holidoy buffet which consisted of indescribable sweets mode ond served by council members. The student council also brought cheer to the younger students os they corolled through the holls occomponied by Sonto ond his elves. • WE NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS'' sing the third groders during their concert. From preschool through third grode oil students ore involved in their Christmas presentations (upper left) pa MRS. VAN CUTSEM puts the finishing touches on this Christmas gift just before the ECE Chrlstmos show.

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The Christmos season at SAISR is probably rhe mosr evenrful of rhe whole year. As rhe long owoired holiday break approaches, a new mood sers in rhor con be felr by anyone jusr walking rhrough rhe halls. Everyone seems ro be in good spirirs os rhe holiday season unfolds. MERRY CHRISTMAS' Is the rronstorton for this Aroblc note. This was one of the mony beautiful displays put up by the preschool staff. cp GIRLS' CHOIR joyfully entertains the lorge oudience ot the Junior High concert. This yeor's concerts broke oil ortendonce records INTERNATIONAL COSTUMES helped moke Mrs Gonow's spedol 4rh grade choir presentation o highlight of the elemenrory concert. With diologue. musk ond costumes. Christmos troditlons from oround the world were presented cp FRENCH HEN. Sonjo Morthies helps bring to life the Twelve Doys of Christmos performed by 76 second groders Unfortunotely there were only two hens available os one wos home with chicken pox . 64

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 MSdlgiy Probobly the most enjoyed events of the holidoy seoson ore rhe concerts held in the gymnosium. Porenrs come to see their children perform the songs, donees ond skits which they hove reheorsed for mony weeks. Every grode level gets in the oct. In the lower grades oil children ore Involved ond in the upper grode levels choir groups consisting of hord working volunteers ore in rhe spotlight. A Christmos donee wos sponsored by the Student Council in rhe gym. There wos o bosketboll ond sofiboll tournament going on or rhe time so students from Jeddoh ond Dhohron were let in on the fun. Red ond Green were worn by mony of the students to give the donee the holidoy touch. Council members spent o lor of rime decorating rhe stage for rhe donee. A PACKAGE FROM SANTA tt obour to be opened by thu preschooler Just otter her performance In her holidoy show. After the presentation porents were Invited to the clossrooms to enjoy sweets ond odmlre the decorations. c IMITATING SANTA CLAUS, these third groders hold their siomochs ond let out o HO HO HO during their rendition of BE A SANTA. Art teochers odded to the concerts by displaying holidoy decorations on either side of the sroge oreo 66