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Week Thirty One - April 15th 2022
Newsletter at a Glance
Newsletter at a Glance
In this edition you will find:
Save the date
Student initiated action and service
Peek Into Learning: Islamic Studies
Parent ConnectEd Recording: Islamic Education in the PYP
Primary Pages - link to Grade and Class pages
PYP reminders and resources
Upcoming Dates
Upcoming Dates
April 11th-29th- Clothing and Shoes Donation Drive
April 18th- Blood Drive (above 18 years only)
April 20th - PYP Parent Focus Group: Report Card & Portfolio
April 25th- 29th- School Photos (specific date per class will be shared by homeroom teacher)
April 25th- Community School Iftar
May 2nd-4th- Potential Eid Holiday (to be confirmed)
May 19th - Student Led Conferences (no school for students this day- more details to be shared)
*Fridays- wear your house color shirt*
Save the date
Save the date
Support our student initiated action and service
Support our student initiated action and service
A Peek into Learning: Islamic Studies
A Peek into Learning: Islamic Studies
Ramadan is the most sacred month of the year for Muslims. It is a time for Muslims to grow spiritually and morally as they practice self-restraint (with negative behavior), forgiveness, gratitude, and compassion for those less fortunate. We started our celebration for Ramadan at GIS on April, l1th. Students participated in a variety of events: reciting Quran, distributing flyers / badges and sharing some facts about this Holy month. During the month of Ramadan, the students in Islamic classes will have a variety of topic choices from the Islamic curriculum. Teachers organzied and shared these resources in an new electronic library. Islamic Studies students will be able to choose a topic of interest to learn more about, and complete a reflection each day. We are very excited about the reflective learning taking place during this month in our classrooms!
Please ask your child about their Ramadan experiences each week!
Reflection
Reflection
A time to grow spiritually and morally
Activities
Activities
Distributing flyers, badges, reciting Quran, and sharing facts
Resources
Resources
Electronic library to inspire studies
Parent ConnectEd (workshops)
Parent ConnectEd (workshops)
Join as part of the parent focus group to share your perspective on student reporting.
In case you missed it:
In case you missed it:
Islamic Education in the PYP
Islamic Education in the PYP
ConnectEd Archive:
ConnectEd Archive:
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
PYP Reminders and Resources
PYP Reminders and Resources
Check out Coordinator's Corner!
Check out Coordinator's Corner!
More info about the curriculum
More info about the curriculum
Information for new/starting families
Information for new/starting families
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
Not your typical day?
Not your typical day?
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 48 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.
Key Contacts
Key Contacts
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