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Week Six - October 7th 2022
Dear PYP Parents,
Welcome to October!
A huge thank-you to our PYP teachers for the care and dedication given to parent teacher conferences. Thank-you to all the parents for partnering with us to ensure we provide the best education for our young learners.
This was a short week for students and we now head into a short midterm break. We trust that everyone will find a way to recharge after a busy start to the year. We will see you back to school on Wednesday October 12th.
The Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Mawlid Al-Nabi) will be October 8th. Our Islamic department provided treats at the school entrances this past Tuesday for parents and students to enjoy. Please see below for some of the celebrations taking place in Islamic classes.
Enjoy the long weekend and mid term break.
Ms Kim Conlin
Head of Primary
Newsletter at a Glance
Newsletter at a Glance
In this edition you will find:
Announcements / Reminders / Upcoming dates
Prophet Mohammed's Birthday
Swim Festival
Peek Into Learning: Islamic in the PYP
In Case you missed it: Understanding Discipline at GIS
Primary Pages - link to Grade and Class pages
PYP reminders and resources
Absence Procedure
Whole School Calendar
Upcoming Dates
Upcoming Dates
October 10th-11th: Mid Term Break (no school)
October 12th - ConnectEd - Understanding the PYP
Oct 20th- Women's Health
Oct 28th - Dubai 30x30 starts
October 31st - Costume dress up
Announcements and Reminders:
Announcements and Reminders:
Prophet Mohammed's Birthday (PBUH)
Prophet Mohammed's Birthday (PBUH)
On October 4th we celebrated Prophet Mohammed's (PBUH) Birth across GIS. The Islamic Team collaborated to create a special morning. PYP students worked with their islamic teachers to create videos about the Prophet Mohammed and to support our community in learning more about Islam.
PYP Swim Festival
PYP Swim Festival
Last week we had our First PYP Swim Festival in GIS. Thank-you to Ms Hadeel for organizing this event and for all the parent support.
Outcomes:
-43 swimmers From Gr.2-5 have participated in the event.
- 34 swimmers came in the first place.
-Swimmers competed in four different strokes (Freestyle- Backstroke- Breaststroke and Butterfly)
-Swimmers who won medals by placing first:
In 25m Freestyle ( Amelia- Ranbir- Omar Awad- Tim-Vivien- Emma- Anistasia- Amir- Sarp)
In 25m Backstroke (Varvara- Ranbir- Tim- Amireza- Aliyah- Scarlet- Panagiota- Leo- Sarp)
In 25m Breststroke (Amelia- Saeid- Karim- Noha- Vivein- Scarlet- Dawood – Amir- Jouri)
In 25m Butterfly (Yava- Saeid- Karim- Vivien- Emma- Sarp)
A Peek into Learning: Islamic in the PYP
A Peek into Learning: Islamic in the PYP
Over the past few weeks, our Islamic team and students have worked hard to prepare for Prophet Muhammad's celebration (PBUH).
A few PYP students began the celebration with a competition, "BIL- ELMI WA-AL-QIYAMI NARTAQI" بالعلم والقيم نرتقي (With knowledge and values we grow), over the weekend at GEMS Modern Academy. Our students placed 2nd in the Quran competition and 3rd in an Islamic project competition.
As a school community, we were pleased to have this year's celebration on Tuesday, October 4, at GIS. We celebrated by wearing white, eating dates, enjoying Arabic coffee, listening to verses from the Quran, and hearing a song about the Prophet from our choir.
In Islamic classes, students watched and read a biography about Prophet Muhammad PBUH. Afterward, they had a Kahoot competition to check their understanding. Please check out this video if you want to learn more about Prophet Muhammad PBUH from our knowledgeable PYP students. For more information about the Islamic programme in your child's grade, please visit the Islamic Pages linked to the right.
to check your child's class page
to check your child's class page
Primary Class Pages
Primary Class Pages
Check out for weekly class updates
Curriculum Overview Site
Curriculum Overview Site
Information for new/starting families
Information for new/starting families
Overview of communication platforms (PYP)
Overview of communication platforms (PYP)
GIS Primary Handbook 2022_23.docx.pdfPrimary Handbook 2022-2023
Primary Handbook 2022-2023
Drop off and Pick up
Drop off and Pick up
Parents PK-G1 drop/pick up in classroom (through gate 4,6,8)
Grade 2-5 drop/pick up either gate 4 or gate 8
Late/Tardy: any student arriving after the national anthem must get a late slip at front reception/gate 4
My child will be absent
My child will be absent
Email your child's homeroom teacher before 8am so that he / she can mark their absence as excused.
Complete an absence form for an absence of more than 2 days and submit to PYP office or homeroom teacher on the child's first day back.
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)
Email the gis_primaryleaverequest@gemsedu.com and your child's homeroom teacher 24 hours in advance to ensure your child and their leave slip are prepared in advance.
At the time of collection, please come to the Primary Reception at Gate 4.
Keeping our community safe with Covid-19 Protocols: if your child is a close contact or receives a positive test result please inform: gis_medicalalert@gemsedu.com
Key Contacts
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