#WeRGIS Weekly
#WeRGIS Weekly
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Week Twenty One - January 21st 2022
From the Head of School's Desk
From the Head of School's Desk
Dear Parents,
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكاتُهُ
Assalamu alaikum.
Today I have written my opening message to you in Arabic, as GIS participated in ‘Arabic Language Day’ across the school on Thursday 20th January. The range of learning activities was extraordinary and our students also enjoyed videos from staff and parents (my thanks to all who contributed). Language games such as ‘word and spoon races’, charades and a ‘wordsearch wall’ were particularly popular. Both our primary and secondary Arabic teams, led by Mr. Magid and Ms. Amineh, deserve huge thanks for their preparations
May I take this opportunity to wish our Grade 12s the best for their trial (‘mock’) examinations next week. It seems incredible that it is that time of year already and I praise our Grade 12s for adapting to the latest challenges and to their teachers for preparing them so well during this crucial year for our oldest student
It is not only our oldest students who have academic prowess in mind. I was delighted to offer a Head’s Commendation to Atharv S (3E). Atharv gained first place in both levels of a national competition organized by Abacus, for mental arithmetic. He competed against children from twenty-two centers across India and finished top. We are very proud of Atharv, who was invited to my office and accepted his Commendation modestly.
To continue the academic theme, two teams from the Primary School have made it past the initial round of the GEMS Global Innovation Challenge 2022 for the juniors division. They will be presenting their ideas via Zoom this Saturday on a closed link. One team, from Grade 5, consisting of Lucia G (5B) and Nazah F (5C), are presenting their O.T.C. (Ocean Trash Collector). This is a wonderful idea that incentivizes cargo ships to collect ocean garbage using green energy. Our second team, from Grade 3, consists of Halle M (3D), Naya E (3D), Serena M (3E) and Atharv S (3E). They will be presenting their idea for an app called Food Gems which will allow users to engage in their health in a more meaningful and social way. My thanks to Ms. Aranyani, Mr Javier and Ms Leigh-Anne for coaching these students so effectively.
For the benefit of those who are confused and think that the absence of PE classes is a GIS decision; it is not. KHDA has decided that PE classes cannot go ahead in schools right now. We wait to hear updates. However, please do view the poster below as you scroll down, which Mr. Barry has shared.
Finally, despite the current challenges, I am pleased to say that our students are again proving themselves resourceful and adaptable, positive and dynamic.
Kind regards, thank you for your support, and have a good weekend,
Simon Herbert
Updated 2021-2022 School Calendar
The school calendar has now been updated to reflect the new school week. Kindly note the slight adjustments to the Parent/Teacher Conferences (PTC) and the last day of the academic year.
Greetings from the GIS clinic.
A gentle reminder that the DHA and KHDA Covid-19 regulations for the staff/students who have tested positive for Covid-19 are as below:
Isolation period is 10 days.
For close contacts:
Quarantine period 7 days from the day last exposed to a Covid-19 positive case.
As per DHA after completing the isolation period either a negative PCR or an auto generated clearance letter (De-isolation certificate) is required to re-join school.
For the students who are showing symptoms or are sick they should stay home as long as they are completely asymptomatic.
For all queries relating to the above, please contact the GIS Clinic on clinic_gis@gemsedu.com.
Community News
Community News
We are pleased to share with you all, our GIS Country Ambassadors. A big thank you to our parent volunteers for all of their support with the programme so far.
Please click HERE to see contact details and bio's on each of our wonderful parent volunteers.
If you would like to stand up and represent your country, please do get in touch with GISAP - gispa@gemsisak.com
Slices
Although canteens will be closed to fall in line with the KHDA protocols, they will still be offering families the opportunity to place orders in advance and avail class room delivery of these orders.
IMPORTANT - if you would like your child to receive meal delivery on Monday 24th January, the order needs to be placed via the link before 9am on Saturday 22nd January .
If you would like to take part in the parent leagues, do please sign-up!
Basketball (adult males) 5v5 – Thursday 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Football (adult males) 7v7 – Wednesday 8:30 – 10:00pm
Registration for the leagues is open via www.esm.ae using the ESMactive Families tab (parents will need to register on the system first before booking sessions)
ECA Announcement
ECA Announcement
GIS Community Calendar 21/22
GIS Community Calendar 21/22
If you would like to subscribe to the the GIS Community Calendar, please click HERE for the link.
If you would like to subscribe to the the GIS Community Calendar, please click HERE for the link.
This calendar will be continually updated to reflect key dates and events.
This calendar will be continually updated to reflect key dates and events.
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