#WeRGIS Weekly
#WeRGIS Weekly
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Week Eighteen - January 26th, 2024
From the Head of School's Desk
From the Head of School's Desk
Dear Parents,
Our students have been so impressive this week, not only in the classroom. I was fortunate to be able to present two ‘Principal’s Commendations’. Firstly, to Sanaa F in Grade 2, who produced a superb and clear video on Arabic language learning, from daily routine to clothing choices! Well done Sanaa and thank you to Ms Sara Hamdi for showing me this. Secondly, I witnessed a lovely act of kindness in our school playground when Kainaat P (KG1C) invited a classmate to join in and sit next to her on the airplane, even though she was enjoying a solo flight! Kindness starts young and this was an example of our values displayed at their best.
WhatsApp Video 2024-01-26 at 12.21.21.mp4
‘Music Mornings’ is a lovely event created by the student Arts Committee, welcoming students and parents with music on Friday morning. This will take place every Friday morning, allowing our student singers and musicians to perform in front of a small audience, and more importantly to brighten our day, as Ms Romien does from Monday to Thursday! In today’s performance, Ananya T sang a beautiful rendition of ‘Viva la Vida’ by Coldplay, Jeet M showcased ‘Until I found you’ on the guitar accompanied by vocals, and Sanjna T concluded the performances with a piano piece titled ‘Gallop Final’ by Alfredo Casella.
WhatsApp Video 2024-01-26 at 12.25.06 (1).mp4On the subject of events, we have the amazing GIS International Day taking place on the afternoon of Friday 23rd February. My thanks in advance to our GISPA Executive and all they are doing, which includes seeking your help and input. We have 99 nationalities in our school, so let’s see how many countries will be represented! Please do try to volunteer if at all possible.
Providing amazing pathways and opportunities for our students is a real passion of GIS educators. We were commended for this by Schools Compared and our KHDA colleagues, so this week I was absolutely delighted to meet the team from SUMAS (Sustainable Management School). With campuses on Lake Geneva and in Milan, and as an IB authorized provider of the Career-related Programme, SUMAS is a forward-thinking organization which would like to link to GIS. Our students will benefit hugely! Sustainable management is absolutely at the cutting-edge, and we shall be one of the only schools in the UAE to have such a partnership.
My thanks to Mr Ged, CP Coordinator, for setting up the meeting and being so committed to the partnership. Here is a photo of the meeting between SUMAS reps and the GIS team.
On the subject of careers and opportunities, our University Guidance Counsellor, Ms Meena, has been busy again, but this time on television! Ms Meena, a natural in front of camera, appeared on Dubai One on Wednesday evening, to talk about career guidance, GAP years and overall student direction. Well done Ms Meena for representing GIS and GEMS so well – we are very proud of you!
Our Eco-environment and Sustainability Coordinator, Ms Anrie, has asked for your support with plastic bottles. Please see the poster. Ms Anrie says ‘We have collected 4160kg of recycled materials since July and we can definitely push it to at least double!’
Kind regards and have a good weekend,
School Photography 📸
Will commence on Monday 29th Januray. As well as being available for families to purchase, these photos will feature in the yearbook. Students are expected to wear full GIS uniform, as usual. Students who have PHE on the day that is scheduled for them to have their photo taken should wear their uniform to school and pack their PHE kit to change into.
Please view photo schedules below;
To reserve a place for your child(ren) at GIS next academic year, please use The GEMS Parent Portal or GEMS Connect App and follow the below steps;
- Click communication
- Click service request
- Click on re-enrollment
A note from GISPA...
A note from GISPA...
We would like to extend our thanks to all parents who joined us at the big chill cafe for breakfast this morning, hope you enjoyed.
We're excited to announce that International Day 2024 will be on Friday, 23 February from 5PM-8PM🌏
With more than 99 nationalities in our school, we look forward seeing how everyone will showcase their culture, traditions, clothing, cuisines music and more.
Please sign-up through the link ⬇
We are looking forward to this exciting day.
For more queries please join the what’s app group for international day
https://chat.whatsapp.com/IenPrLg60Z79b7OUoitgcd
Parents Activities Calendar
Friday 9/2
Quilling workshop
Friday 23/2
International Day
Friday 1/3
Meditative Art workshop
Friday 8/3
Last breakfast before Ramadan commences, place to be confirmed
Jaguars Corner
Jaguars Corner
Untitled presentation.pdf
Please see below the current Slices menu. This will be updated in the newseltter every 4 weeks.
There is also information regarding PYP Classroom Delivery Service. For any queries on Slices, please call or WhatsApp Kervin from Slices on 050 504 5908
Kind reminder to ensure students accounts have enough credit loaded so they do not face issues purchasing food.
GIS - CLASSROOM DELIVERY DETAILS.pdfLIVE STATION MENU.pdfSlices are introducing themed menus on the following dates:
February 6th (Tuesday): Indian Menu
February 27th (Tuesday): Chinese Menu
March 19th (Tuesday): Italian Menu
Please click on the slide to view full menu. Kindly note that on these days, there will be no regular hot meals; instead, we'll be serving delicious options from the themed menu.
GIS THEME MENU 2024.pdfGIS Community Calendar 23/24
GIS Community Calendar 23/24
This calendar will be continually updated to reflect key dates and events.
This calendar will be continually updated to reflect key dates and events.
GIS School Calendar 23-24 - Parent version 23-24 calendar.pdfPage updated
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