Dwight School Dubai

Charru (Grade 4) has a remarkable talent for performing a South Indian dance, Bharatanatyam. It is one of the oldest classical dance forms from India. She has been training for many years and has immersed herself in this expressive dance. She has clearly worked with so much discipline to achieve a high level of creative interpretation and her expressions are thoughtful and very well rehearsed. Being away from the culture makes it particularly hard to learn, so she has worked really hard to understand and relate to the intricacies of this dance form. 

Eda (Grade 6) completed another brilliant dance show weekend this year. With 5 professional fully booked shows, it was again a huge success. What made this year's event more special that the dancers continued to work hard during the distance learning period, showing a huge resilience and dedication. Another challenge for Eda was the fact that she had a toe fracture but didn't hesitate to attend the rehearsals with a wheel chair to keep track! We think this is a wonderful showcase about resilience, dedication and following your dreams. 

Lower School World Book Week - Shelfie Challenge

Students from across the Lower School showed great creativity and enthusiasm by sharing photos, celebrating their love of reading in unique and imaginative ways.

After all entries were counted, Scorpions emerged as the overall winners with 220 points, showing fantastic creativity and participation. They were closely followed by Leopards, Falcons then Vipers.

A huge congratulations to our winners from each house, who have each earned a 50 AED voucher:

Vipers – Kareem (G1) Scorpions – Emma (G3) Leopards – Hour (G4) Falcons – Maris (G1)

Well done to all participants for taking part and sharing your wonderful shelfies!

Jack Beere | PE Teacher & Lower School Head of House | jbeere@dwight.ae 

Dear Parents,

I would like to extend my sincere thanks to everyone for the calm, positive, and collaborative way in which we have transitioned back to distance learning this week. Students have shown great focus. The adaptability shown by teachers has helped to maintain high-quality learning.

At the time of writing this Parent Bulletin, we have not yet received confirmation from the authorities for the return to in-person learning. We are hopeful that this has been a short-term precautionary safety measure and that we will be back in school on Monday.

A reminder that the current model of simultaneous synchronous and in-person teaching will not be sustainable beyond today (Friday, 8th May). When the authorities permit the return to in-person learning, students who remain off-site will therefore move to an asynchronous learning model. Should you wish for your child to continue with asynchronous learning through to the end of term, we kindly ask that you contact Mrs Hornshaw, Vice Principal & Head of Lower School, or Ms Smyth, Vice Principal & Head of Upper School, if you have not already done so, to discuss the arrangements.

Extra-curricular activities (ECAs) and swimming lessons (for PreK to Grade 5) will resume next week. For swimming, children will need a black / navy blue swim costume or shorts / jammers, swim cap, swim goggles, flip flops, towel, PE kit for changing, and a refillable water bottle. To ensure the smooth running of lessons, the Physical & Health Education team recommends that children wear their swim kit to school, with PE kit over the top.

Please click here to read this week's Parent Bulletin

Warm regards,

David Hutson | Head of School