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Week Two - September 6th, 2024
Sarah McLean
Head of Primary
Dear GIS Primary Families,
We've had a great second week of school full of connection-building and fun! The primary leadership team hosted the first assembly of the year for G4-5 students, and will visit all of the first assemblies for other grade levels in coming weeks. This assembly was designed to set a positive tone for the year ahead and highlight our school's values. During the assembly, Mr. Javier launched student leadership opportunities for students in G4-5 students; G2-3 will be launched next week. We are expanding student leadership opportunities, with elections and nominations for various roles starting soon. This is a wonderful chance for students to develop their leadership skills and contribute to our school community.
A reminder that we will host Part 1 of our Back to School event virtually from 4:00 - 4:30 on September 12th; your child's homeroom teacher shared a zoom link to this event in their week 2 email this week. If you have not received this, please reach out to your teacher. This session will be recorded and shared with you after the session, in case you are not able to attend live. Part 2 of Back to School is all about connections, where we are inviting parents to see what important aspects of community building and learning look like during the day. Please see the details below for each grade level and note the date your child(rens) grades will be participating: either on September 18, 19, or 20th.
We are also excited for the beginning of ECAs in PYP next week! We can't wait to see what fun things our students engage with during their sessions. Please make sure you mark your calendars for the ECAs your child is registered for and email pypeca_gis@gemsedu.com if you have any questions! Ms. Rasha, the primary ECA coordinator, will be happy to assist.
Our external assessment window will begin on September 16th for all students in G1-5 where they will complete the NGRT Reading assessment and the MAP Math, Language (G2-5 only), and Science (G3-5 only) assessments. These assessments will help us understand each child's next steps in learning and support us in personalizing their learning engagements.
Don't forget to read about some of the exciting learning that happened this week in the PYP. Below you will find our Peek Into Learning, all about setting class agreements, our Wellbeing page all about Calm Corners and Student Life page which is all about the election process for student leadership.
Lastly, please mark your calendar for the upcoming Transition to Dubai parent ConnectEd (details below), on September 11th at 2pm in the Conference Room.
We are looking forward to a successful and engaging term ahead. Thank you for your continued support in making this school year a positive and rewarding experience for all students.
Warm Regards,
Sarah McLean
Back to School Event
Back to School Event
Term 1 dates at a glance
Class information and schedules
Class information and schedules
Keep up to date with what is happening in your child's class!
Keep up to date with what is happening in your child's class!
Parents have all received a notification to sign up for the Toddle platform. This is an exciting enhancement to our parent communication, and this year you will receive weekly updates through the Toddle platform.
This IB affiliated platform will offer opportunities for parents to remain up to date with their child's academic progress.
The below class pages will host resources for parents and will no longer have weekly messages. All information will be sent through Toddle, so please inform your class teacher if you have any trouble registering.
My child will be absent
My child will be absent
Any absence (whether it is planned or unplanned ) must be communicated via email to the homeroom teacher and gis_primaryleaverequest@gemsedu.com by 8:00 AM. STS/bus users must also copy the STS manger on the email. vijesh.kumar@sts-group.com
A planned or extended absence beyond 2 days requires the completion of an absence request form.
Absence for more than 3 days requires prior approval if planned or a doctors clearance for illness related leave (in some cases a medical certificate is requested )
My child will leave during the school day (exceptional/unavoidable cases only)
My child will leave during the school day (exceptional/unavoidable cases only)
Parents are urged to schedule medical, dental and other appointments after school hours or during vacations.
A request must be submitted before a child can be released once in school for health and safety and reasons.
Filling in the form 24hrs in advance is expected where possible.
At the time of collection, please come to the Primary Reception at Gate 4.
Key Contacts
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