Unit of Inquiry

We are looking forward to beginning our first unit of inquiry in the week of September 1st. This unit will focus on The Peace Act and how the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) support peace. Students will explore how these global goals connect to their lives and communities, and how they can take meaningful action as young changemakers.

Central idea: The Peace Act supports fairness, safety, and respect in society.

Specified Concepts: Causation, Responsibility, Perspective

Lines of inquiry: 

• Conflict resolution

• How the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) support peace.

• Roles of organisations (e.g., the United Nations) in promoting peace

Learner Profile: Caring, Reflective, Principled

Mathematics

This week, students have been working on baseline assessments in mathematics. These assessments help us understand each child’s current level and give us a clear picture of their strengths and areas to grow. This will allow us to plan learning that is challenging, supportive, and purposeful for the year ahead.

Literacy

In literacy, students are also completing baseline assessments in reading, writing, and spelling. These assessments are not tests, but tools that guide us in tailoring our lessons to meet the needs of each learner. They will help us prepare for an exciting year of developing skills, strategies, and a love for language. We will continue these baseline assessments next week.

 Home Learning

Home learning will begin next week. Each Friday, activities will be shared via SeeSaw, including weekly spelling words. Students are expected to return their completed home learning by the following Friday. This can be submitted in one of three ways: directly on SeeSaw, as a physical copy, or in a home learning journal (which we can provide if preferred).

In addition, we highly recommend that students read every day at home. Daily reading builds fluency, strengthens comprehension, and nurtures a lifelong love of books.

Thank you for supporting your child in developing positive and consistent learning habits.

Arabic/ Islamic
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Important Announcements / Upcoming Events

Monday, 1st September - 7.50am to 9am Meet The Teacher morning in your child's classroom.

Monday, 8th September - House Assembly - Students can wear their house colour.

Swimming

Swimming starts in the week of September 1st. 

Please ensure your child brings:

• Swimming costumes (should be dark/navy/black in colour)

• Swimming cap (Dwight-branded preferred or dark colour)

• Swimming goggles

• Towel

• Water bottle

• Swimming footwear (crocs, sliders, or flip flops)

If your child is unable to swim, a doctor’s medical note is required.

4A Swimming Day: Thursday

4B Swimming Day: Monday

4C Swimming Day: Wednesday

House Update

Our first House Assembly this year will be on Monday the 8th of September. Please can your child wear their house colours on this day.  If you have not done so already, we recommend buying the house colour t shirt from Zachs, our school uniform supplier. 

IPads and headphones

A reminder that students should bring their iPads fully charged to school every day. If your child does not yet have an iPad, please ensure they have one as soon as possible, as we will be completing some baseline assessments on them next week.

If available, students may also bring a set of headphones that can be kept at school for regular use.

Thank you for your support in helping students be prepared for learning each day.

Lower School Hot Weather Procedure 

We are still experiencing high temperatures across the UAE and, as a school, we would like to share the measures we put in place to ensure the safety of our children.

We publish temperatures twice per day with school staff. Depending on the temperature there are a range of protocols and restrictions regarding outdoor play and physical activity. As a school we minimise students’ exposure to extreme heat and sun and take sensible precaution.

• Indoor play timetable: Lower school students revert to an indoor play timetable during break and lunchtimes during high temperature months of the year.

• Hats: There is a ‘no hat, no play’ policy in place for our Lower school students when playing outside - please ensure your child has a Dwight hat in school at all times

• Water bottles: All students in Lower School are encouraged to have a reusable water bottle in school. They take this out during playtimes and to specialist lessons. 

• Sunscreen: In Lower School we ask that you apply sunscreen to your child before coming to school.

• Outdoor Activity Adjustments: All PE sessions are held indoors at this time of year.

Weekly IB Achievers

Dear families,

We are delighted to share with you our “IB Achiever Of The Week” Certificates. Each week, one student from every Homeroom class (Pre K - Grade 5) will be recognized for excelling in one of the ten IB Learner Profile Attributes. These certificates celebrate each child’s individual ‘wow’ moments.

Awards will be presented during Monday’s weekly assemblies. For any questions, please contact your division's Dean of Students:

Pre K - KG 2: Megan Hughes (mhughes@dwight.ae) 

Grade 1 - 5: Roel Roberts (rroberts@dwight.ae) 

Exciting Music Opportunities – CMA Lessons & Guitar Ensemble 🎶🎸

We are delighted to share two wonderful musical opportunities available for our students this term:

1. Individual Music Lessons with the Center for Musical Arts (CMA)

We are pleased to continue our partnership with the Center for Musical Arts, which has been working with our school for the past four years. CMA offers individual music lessons during the school day on a rotation basis from G1 to G12 . These lessons are optional and parent-funded, providing students with the chance to learn an instrument with specialist teachers. Lessons begin next week, and registrations are still open. If you are interested please email the CMA  directly:  dwight@cmadubai.com. 

2. PYP Guitar Ensemble – Auditions Now Open!

We are excited to continue with  our PYP Guitar Ensemble for Grade 4 and Grade 5 students. Whether your child is a beginner or already plays guitar, this is a fantastic opportunity to make music together, explore different styles, and perform in school concerts.

• Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 7:30–8:10 am, PYP Music Room

• Auditions: Open to Grade 4 and Grade 5 students

• Deadline to sign up: Wednesday, 10 September 2025

• To register or learn more, please contact Mrs. Bertha Silot at bsilot@dwight.ae 

Both programmes enrich students’ musical growth and provide them with valuable opportunities to learn, perform, and express themselves creatively.