Dear GAA Families,

I hope this message finds you all well. November is a very busy month at GAA, with a full lineup of activities, fostering community and creating special moments for us all.

Our JV Volleyball teams, and our Academic Games teams are currently representing GAA at the NESAC tournaments in Bahrain and Kuwait – we send them our best wishes for a rewarding experience during their trips.

Book Fair (11-15 November): Our Book Fair is underway, offering a fantastic opportunity for students and families to explore new books and encourage a love of reading. We hope you’ll stop by and take a look.

Kindness week (11-15 November): This week is all about kindness, with our focus on spreading support and positivity throughout our school. The highlight will be our Kindness Dance on Wednesday, November 13th, from 7:50 -8:30 AM on the GAA field. Parents are welcome to join us. Come dance and start the day with us as we celebrate together.

Fall Festival by GAAPA (November 16): Don’t miss the fun-filled day organized by the GAA Parent Association GAAPA. There is something for everyone.

• Food Trucks

• Specialty Coffee

• Old School Festival and Games

• Magic Show

• Slippery Football

• Bouncy Castles and more

We are also beginning preparations for the UAE National Day – one of our most meaningful celebrations. If you would like to contribute ideas or help in any way, please reach out to our Deputy Head of School, Ms. Samah Awad.

Thank you for being an important part of the GAA family. Together, we can create an engaged and supportive community. 

Warm regards,

Robert Rinaldo

Dear Community,

🍁 *GAAPA* excited to announce our upcoming *Fall Festival 2024*!

📆 Date: *November 16* 

🕛 Time: *4 - 7 pm* 

📍 Location: *GAA* *Soccer Field* 

The Fall Festival will offer family-friendly fun with bouncy castles, face painting, games, food trucks, a bake sale, a magic show, and pie contest competition.

Enjoy activities like a cake walk, mini soccer match, toss games, fall photo booth and raffle baskets, making it a memorable community event for all!

Here’s how you can participate👇

Homemade Pie Contest - Showcase your baking talent by entering your favorite pie! Participate for a chance to win exciting prizes.🥧 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdE7-_w-llXaYXeaxpFVl5BpS-0bK36cubuFCVWmdcPYGKe_g/viewform

Bake Sale Contributions - We’re looking for a variety of *nut-free* baked goods  to sell at our bake sale. Cookies, brownies, muffins—anything delicious is welcome! 🧁

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLK-eKm2OB4x_9ZugONoBH7QSnrWNov2pNWeTuU1i9gMnH0A/viewform

Dear Parents / Guardians, 

We are delighted to inform you that GEMS Titanium Card has been upgraded to World Tier (GEMS World Card) which is a premium card now and all the Card holders can benefit from existing features, namely:

• discount on School fee 4.25%,

• Free EPP (Easy payment plan) on the school fee,

• 10% Cashback on School transport, Uniform purchase and on School canteen

• & more (see below for more details)!

FAB School Assigned Staff:​​​​​​​

• Amjad Nazir

• Mobile: +971564010406 Email: Amjad.nazir@bankfab.com

This week we hosted semi finals of Emirates NBD Poetry for All competition, an annual competition run by the Emirates Literature Foundation to celebrate poetry performance and recital.

Students learn poetry by heart and give an emotional response to the language and ideas of the poet. It honours the strong oral tradition which exists in the Arab world.

GAA Students Helena Welp, Amnah Alnuaimi and Sonia Rajkumar also participated to the competition. 

The system for signing children up to join Activities & Clubs in Session 2 is now open!

Session 2: 11th November - 17th January

Here is the information for how to sign your children up for any activities & clubs for Session 2 at GAA.

For all activities you will use https://esm.ae/login   

This system is used to allow you to sign your children up to join any of the activities & clubs that are offered at GAA – it includes both free activities (GAA Provided) and paid activities (ESM provided).  

Please note that for this week, the system will open for until Sunday 10th November at 12:00 noon.  

If you miss signing your child up this week, please note that the bookings will open every week on Thursdays and close on Saturdays at 12 noon for the week ahead. If your child has not been signed up for the activity, they will not be able to attend – this is for health & safety reasons.

Please make sure that you follow the instructions carefully to ensure that you can book the activities for your children.  Please note that it is best to use a laptop/computer to complete the sign up.  Here are the links to help you sign up:

• ESM Setup & Booking Guide (New User)

• دليل إعدادت وحجز ESM 

• ESM Setup & Booking Guide (Existing Users)

• دليل تسجيل المستخدمين الموجودين في برنامج ESM 

Please remember to select Session 2: Activities & Clubs for the term.  

For the Sports teams:

*A separate email will be sent with information for the various school sports programs that we will be offering – this will be sent based on the grade levels*.

If you already have an account with ESM, you may need to update your child’s Grade & Section to allow you to see the activities on offer, also please ensure that if your transport requirements have changed you need to also update that. 

All of the information for all of the activities is available on the website. For any questions, please contact Claire Davies c.davies_gaa@gemsedu.com or Rodrigo De Marco r.demarco_gaa@gemsedu.com   

FORMS NEEDED

This is a friendly reminder that all families, especially our new families, need to return the following forms to our Clinic:

Should you have any questions, please contact our Nurses at nurse_gaa@gemsedu.com. 

PARENT ID AND LANYARDS

Gentle reminder to wear your Parent IDs with yellow lanyards when entering school premises.

• If you have ordered new IDs and received confirmation that they are ready, please remember to collect from Main Reception.

• If you have not received your Parent ID yet, please email your photo to pre_gaa@gemsedu.com  as soon as possible.

While on campus parents and guardians are to wear the new GAA yellow lanyard. If lanyard is not worn, we kindly request you to register as a guest before entering the campus. This is to ensure that every adult in school is identified clearly for the safety and security of everyone on campus. 

• November 11-15 - Book Fair

• November 11-15 - Kindness Week

• November 13 - Kindness Dance and Dress Down Day

• November 15 - Dubai Fitness Challenge

• November 16 - Fall Festival

• November 19 - Dubai Fitness Challenge

• November 21-22 - Elementary Art Festival

• November 27 - Grade 11 Official School Photoshoot(RESCHEDULED)

• November 28-29 - UAE National Day Celebration