#WeRGIS Weekly
#WeRGIS Weekly
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Week Thirty One - May 23rd, 2025
From the Head of School's Desk
From the Head of School's Desk
Dear Parents,
We are delighted that our coding teams represented UAE in the ‘Codeavour AI & Coding International Showcase’ in Qatar on May 15-17. Our teams competed in the Senior Section against 500+ teams from around the world and demonstrated outstanding skills and creativity. One of our teams received the ‘Judges’ Appreciation Award’! Very well done to Sanchita B (G7), Anannya R (G8) and Bhadra A (G10) on this feat. My thanks to Ms Sheeba and Mr Anaswer for their encouragement and guidance.
This week at school we have been assessed for our inclusivity, by Inclusivity Quality Mark. Ms Sarah Linari and Ms Elisabeth Pope, both highly experienced assessors from the UK, spent time with students, parents and staff, and engaged in lesson observation and learning walks. They truly analysed the culture of the school and how well embedded our ethos is. KHDA is focusing on inclusivity so we were delighted to welcome this expert team. I shall be sending parents the full report as soon as it arrives. Initial feedback has been extremely positive and I thank Ms Hannah for the preparation, and all members of our community for making GIS so special.
On Thursday evening, I was honoured to represent GIS at the MENA School Excellence Awards. I am so pleased to say that our school was nominated and then shortlisted for Most Innovative School in the UAE.
Finally, on Thursday we enjoyed the final walk through school by our Grade 12 graduates. This is a meaningful and symbolic event, known as the ‘Senior Walk’ and is a way for all students and staff at GIS to say goodbye to a wonderful cohort of young people. They have made us very proud through their school careers. Their support for each other and dynamic approach was evident in their final assembly. For the next stage, it is they have been received an extraordinary 678 admissions offers, along with 34 million dollars in scholarships. I shall be celebrating their achievements at their Graduation Ceremony on Friday and will report on that next week.
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Kind regards and have a good weekend,
We’re excited to announce a special blood donation event in celebration of World Blood Donor Day!
Blood Donation Drive:
📅 Date: Tuesday, May 27th
🕘 Time: 9 am - 2 pm
📍 Location: Parking inside Gates 2, 3, and 4 (in the donation bus)
We invite you all to also attend our awareness session in collaboration with Dubai blood donation center. We would love for you to come and participate in this meanginfull session.
Awareness Session:
🕘Time: 8:30 am - 9:30 am
📍Location: First Floor, PYP Conference Room.
Every donation counts, and your support can make a real difference in our community!
Thank you for being a part of this important cause.
GIS_WhatsApp_Channels_Parent_Letter.pdf
Exciting News! Ice Lollies Sale Extended!
Due to high demand and popular requests, we're thrilled to announce that the Ice Lollies Sale has been extended!
Even better—every extra bit raised will go towards making Support Staff Day even more special. So treat yourself and know you're also contributing to a great cause!
Purchase yours while they last!
The Country Ambassador program was launched in 2021 with the intention of helping connect families with their motherland tongue and country. Small community sub groups have been created to help integrate new families from these specific countries as they enroll at GIS. We encourage you to join your country group via the QR code.
Although as a whole, we are one big family, it’s always nice to connect with those from our country. Ultimately, the goal is to have at least ONE representative for each country.
If you see that your country or ambassador is not listed and you are interested in representing your country, please reach out to us via email at gispa@gemsisak.com
Our Iranian, Egyptian and Latino parents have already started to welcome returning and new parents on a nice breakfast gathering.
We encourage all GIS communities to get together and keep us posted.
GIS Country Ambassadors .pdfGIS house color t-shirts and swim wear will be available to purchase from threads.
Visit the Jaguar website to learn about activities and sports in Term 1
Visit the Jaguar website to learn about activities and sports in Term 1
Please see below the current Slices menu.
For any queries on Slices, please call or WhatsApp Andrea from Slices on 050 504 5908
Kind reminder to ensure students accounts have enough credit loaded so they do not face issues purchasing food.
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GIS Community Calendar 24/25
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 - Parent Version 24-25.pdfParent School Calendar 25 - 26.pdfPage updated
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