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Week Thirty - May 16th, 2025
Dear Primary Families,
It’s been a fantastic week in the PYP and across GIS!
Our Town Hall on May 12th was a great success—it was wonderful to see so many of you there, engaging with our vision and celebrating and asking excellent questions. Your engagement truly makes a difference.
A big thank you as well for joining us for the Student-Led Conferences and the Family First Picnic. These moments of connection and celebration are such an important part of your children's learning journey.
Looking ahead, we’re excited to share details about PYP Arts Week, happening from May 26–30! The primary school will be transformed with vibrant art installations, and students will take part in a variety of creative workshops. One of the highlights of the week will be our PYP Musical: Finding Nemo Jr., with performances on May 28 and 29—we hope to see you there cheering on our young performers! Please reserve your seat through GEMS Connect.
Please also note the upcoming Midterm Break from June 2–4. Additionally, Eid Al Adha may be called on June 5 and 6. As always, confirmation of Eid holidays will be announced by the UAE government closer to the date. If Eid is not officially called, school will be in session as normal on those days.
Finally thank you for your continued support of our external assessments, these tests are important benchmarks to monitor learning and progress. They are ongoing with reading tests taking place this week and make up / re-tests taking place in the coming weeks.
Have a wonderful weekend ahead!
Warm regards,
Sarah McLean
Student Spotlight
Celebrating Gymnastics Success!
We are incredibly proud to share that Suleyman Sadikhov achieved outstanding results at the International Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Competition held in Dubai on May 3rd. Competing against top athletes, Suleyman secured multiple medals across events, including:
🥇 Gold – Floor Exercise
🥈 Silver – Pommel Horse
🥇 Gold – Rings
🥉 Bronze – Vault
🥈 Silver – Parallel Bars
🥇 Gold – High Bar
Congratulations, Suleyman! Your classmates and the entire GIS community celebrate your remarkable achievement.
Events and Updates
External Assessments Letter to Parents .pdf
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 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.
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 )
Key Contacts
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