Dear GAA Students and Parents,

We have just finished our 8th week of school, which means that next week marks the end of our first term of school. Due to in-person restrictions, we will move our Parent Conferences to a digital platform, schoolbookings.net

On Monday, 26 October, parents will receive a link, which will allow them to make appointments with their student’s teachers. We encourage you to book early in order to have your choice of times. Please follow these procedures for best experience:

• Review your student’s progress report with your child; ask questions; have them explain the data

• Review your student’s classes and teachers from the Back to School site

• Arrive to the Zoom meeting on time (Meetings are in 10 minute chunks)

• Ask questions and share concerns with your student’s teachers

• If the 10 minute time period is not enough, make arrangements to meet at another time

• Maintain a dialogue with your student’s teachers throughout the year

If you have a need for meetings with the secondary leadership or student support teams, please email the appropriate person (please look at the Back to School site for a directory).

On another topic, please know that we will share any updated information we receive from ADEK as soon as we receive it. We have a number of inquiries about student Covid testing. We will communicate that information with you as soon as we have it.

Sincerely,

Kain Klinkhammer

Secondary Principal

Dear Students and Parents,

In order to limit the movement within the school, students will remain in classrooms for lunch, beginning Sunday, October 11^th. Students will eat lunch in the dedicated areas and will not be permitted to go to Ground floor, until further notice.

We have requested Slices Cafeteria to set up the food distribution location near Planetarium on the 2^nd floor to provide lunches for students who would like to purchase food.

The lunch must be ordered online 72 hours before via Slices website https://app.slices.ae/login and will be collected by students in the above mentioned distribution location. It is recommended to place orders on a Thursday for upcoming week.

Students may continue to bring lunch from home with their own utensils.

Please check out Slices Catering Section of the newsletter for useful documents:

• Slices Sign Up Guide

• Breakfast Snacks Menu for October

• Lunch Menu for October

We have implemented all reopening policies and we strictly follow all guidelines to maintain compliance at school to safeguard the return of students. This responsibility isn’t ours alone and as students of GAA, you must all be dutiful and commit to doing your part in keeping our school safe. This Code of Conduct is designed to create a community of care around all our students; by reading and signing the code and then acting accordingly, you set the example for your friends and fellow students.

Please feel out either one of the below forms and submit to Secondary Secretary at secsecretary_gaa@gemsedu.com:

• Student Code of Conduct (in English)

• Student Code of Conduct (in Arabic)

Covid Testing for Students Returning in Person

All students must present negative Covid test results prior to arriving on campus. Please upload the test results through this link: High School Student Covid Test Results

Dear GAA Families,

In case you travel outside UAE during half-term long weekend, please remember to complete The Health and Travel Declaration form (online form). The paper form (English and Arabic) may be emailed to: communication_gaa@gemsedu.com.

After several weeks of preparation, GEMS American Academy has submitted our student representatives for the upcoming SCOPE 2020 climate change conference! Firstly, we want to thank everyone who took action and submitted their applications. It just goes to show that GAA’s mission to develop global citizens who have the confidence and conviction to pursue their dreams and impact the world is truly being achieved!

Congratulations to the following students who are listed here in their respective categories! We know they are going to represent the spirit of GAA in a positive way.

Easels of Earth (Art) Group 1

• Eshal Siddiqui

• Minju Shin

• Sherina Alnuaimi

Easels of Earth (Art) Group 2

• Raja Nursarah Mohar

The Story of Us (Creative Writing)

• Ejemen Idemudia

There is No Planet B! (Public Speaking)

• Annika Van Thiel

SCOPE 2020 Delegation (Debate)

• Nabel Rodriguez Feo

• Minseok Oh

• Rania Fayruza Aziz

• Aleezah Ahmad

• Dalal Al Mukhtar

Welcome to GAA Secondary Library website! Your access to the library collection, research databases, learning resources and more!

SECONDARY LIBRARY WEBSITE

Library Newsletter 28th of October, 2020

ESM and DELTA is offering a range of online Sport and Enrichment activities for TERM 1. You can contact academies directly using the information in this brochure.

For general information referring all ESM Academies, please contact:

Faizel Simon

ESM Relationship Manager

Email: faizel@esm.ae

Abu Dhabi Sailing Academy is organizing Beginners and Intermediate courses for this coming weekend:

Beginners:

Friday, October 23rd, 2020 and Saturday, October 24th, 2020: 7:30h to 12:30h

Intermediate:

Friday, October 23rd, 2020 and Saturday, October 24th, 2020: 14:00h to 19:00h

NOTE: The Course may need to cancel due to unstable weather condition.

ADSA is also organizing courses on weekdays after 3 pm. Please contact for more information.

Contact Team ADSA:

Hristo Hristov, General Manager / Principal

Mobile: 050 614 1689

Abu Dhabi Sailing Academy, operated by Fairwind Sailing Sports Club

Mobile: 0504047688

ADNOC STEM @ HOME Fall 2020: Energy for Curiosity!

The challenges in this season's ADNOC STEM @ HOME line-up give families an opportunity to practice getting curious about STEM. Experience the power of curiosity first-hand, and fall in love with learning as a family.

How ADNOC STEM @ HOME works

1. Register here.

2. Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/adnocstem.

3. Pick a challenge.

4. Submit your child’s projects via our online submission form: Click here.

5. Students who submit a challenge solution through the google form will get a program certificate at the end of the program.

Spread the word

We would love your support in sharing the program with your network.

• ADNOC STEM @ HOME Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/adnocstem

• ADNOC STEM @ HOME flyer: See attached

• ADNOC STEM @ HOME email: adnocstem@adnoc.ae

You can get started now with our first challenge of the fall, Outer Space Mobile! The challenge guide is attached below.

Sincerely,

Danna

ADNOC STEM @ HOME Team

• October 24-25: SCOPE 2020. Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/gemseducation

• October 28: Secondary Dress Down Day. Theme: Wear Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness. Donations to go to the Red Crescent.

• October 29: Public Holiday

• November 2-3: National Flag Day celebrations

• November 3-7: Grade 6 Virtual Art Showcase

• November 4-5: Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences (no school day for students).

• November 8-9: World Kindness Day Celebration: wear orange!