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Message from our PYP Coordinator,

Ms. Tiffany Pulci

What is a PYP School? Part 3

Approaches to Learning

A PYP School seeks not only to create knowledgeable students but students who can adapt to the changing world because they have a set of skills that are essential for any situation. A PYP curriculum doesn’t just think about what we want students to know, but what we want students to be able to do. The 5 Approaches to Learning (Skills) that we intentionally develop with students are: Thinking skills, Social Skills, Self-Management Skills and Research Skills. Each of these skills is broken down into subcategories that are focused on during different units of the year.

Focusing on these approaches to learning sets a PYP school apart from schools that focus solely on content. Instead of producing students who have memorized facts and procedures, PYP schools produce graduates who are capable of analyzing issues from multiple perspectives, setting their own goals, communicate effectively in a variety of settings and with a variety of tools, work efficiently with groups of people, as well as, being able to work alone. PYP schools prepare students for an ever changing world.

Watch this video for more information:

News from Grade 1D

Ms. Jaymee Hanger

Grade 1D has been busy being mathematicians and inquiring into all things shapes! We are beginning our new math module where students are learning all about 2D and 3D shapes. Students are beginning to use and understand important vocabulary when describing shapes and their attributes, such as ‘vertex’ and ‘similar’. We are finding different ways to use shapes to compose pictures, buildings, and many other wonderful things using our imaginations. Shapes are an important concept because they are directly tied to the foundation of spatial reasoning so try exploring shapes at home with your student!

News from Grade 4F

Ms. Molly Holmes

Grade 4 recently launched a new unit called How the World Works. This unit is focused on an inquiry into the natural world. Students will learn more about how the characteristics of living things help them survive in their environment. We recently learned about biomimicry and the important role plants and animals play in solving human problems. The students were asked to think about an invention they could create based on ideas from plants and animals. These are a few of their designs.

News from Lower Elementary Arabic

Ms. Samah Zeidan

اللغة العربيّة :

انطلاقاً من رؤية قسم اللّغة العربيّة الّتي تقوم على أنّ لكلّ تلميذٍ الحق أن يتعلّمَ ويتقدمَ ضمن قدراته من خلال استخدام استراتيجيّات حديثة ومُمتعة تُفعّل دوره وتُنمّي مهاراته اللّغوية والحياتيّة، حرصَ قسم اللّغة العربيّة في المرحلة الابتدائيّة على استخدام استراتيجيّات ووسائل حديثة لتطبيق المناهج التّعليميّة بطريقةٍ مُحفّزة، ولبناء جسور تواصل بين المناهج التّعليميّة والواقع الّذي نعيشه، بالإضافة إلى خلق دافع وجداني لدى الطّلاب لحثهم على تعلُّم هذه اللّغة واستخدامها بشكلٍ صحيح ٍ ومُعبّرٍ بالرغم من كلّ التّحديات والصّعوبات.

الرّابط في الأسفل يحوي صورًا لبعض الأنشطة لتلاميذ الصّف الأوّل والصّف الثّاني .

Arabic Language :

Working on the vision of Arabic department “Each Student has the right to learn and improve within his abilities through new and interesting strategies that activate his role and develop his language and life skills”.

The elementary Arabic department worked hard to use modern strategies and techniques to improve the Arabic language for our students, and to build bridges between the curriculum in the classroom and their social life which will motivate them to learn the Arabic language and use it in their day-to-day life despite all the challenges and difficulties.

Here is the link for some pictures for grade 1 and grade 2.

Grade 1 and 2 Pictures

IMPORTANT:

COVID-19 PROCEDURES

What if my child feels unwell at school?

Non-COVID-related: If your child develops any symptoms during school hours:

The student will be flagged by the teacher and will be referred to the school clinic for triage. If child does not have fever or any other COVID-19 symptoms, Nurse will contact the parent to investigate any possible illness at home by family member. Depending on the condition of the child, parent may be asked to collect from school.
If student is sent home, parent must provide doctor's medical certificate for return to campus.

COVID-related: Your child will be considered as a suspected case of Covid-19, if displaying any signs and symptoms such as cough, fever or breathlessness and:

Child will be moved to Quarantine Room, where they will be monitored by a School Nurse.
Nurse will contact the parents immediately to retrieve the child from the school.
The school shall not administer any medicines to the child.
The school will inform the parents about the nearest hospital and COVID-19 testing center.
If the child tests positive for COVID-19, parents are mandated to inform the school so that they can take measures to secure the health of other students and staff who may have been exposed to the virus.
If child has siblings at GAA attending in-campus, they must be quarantined at home as well.
Student(s) will be able to return to school after 2 consecutive negative COVID tests and doctor's medical certificate.

COVID-19 Reporting Procedures at GAA

We remind parents of our safety protocols with regards to COVID-19:

What if my child or a household member tests positive?

Notify school immediately by calling GAA's COVID-19 Hotline at 052 1048099 to enable us to activate appropriate response. Or email: pre_gaa@gemsedu.com
Keep your child and other GAA siblings isolated at home for at least 10 days and follow the instructions of Health Authorities.
Distance Learning will be enabled for your child.
Child will be cleared to return to school once they have 2 consecutive negative test results, submitting doctor's note and results to the school nurse.

What's the Return to School protocol?

Positive case: They must show a Clearance Report from SEHA or their Health Care Provider confirming they are clear to return to school. This report shows the high-level history of the case including date confirmed positive, the 2 negative results and that the patient has completed the isolation period.

Contacts of the positive case: contacts must continue their 10 day home quarantine, even if they test negative, and are only allowed back in school after receiving 2 consecutive negative test results (approximately day 1 and day 8 testing).

We thank you for your continuous support.