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Week Thirty Two - April 22th 2022
Head of Primary
Head of Primary
Kimberly Conlin
Dear Parents,
It has been such a wonderful time in the PYP with a focus on caring for one another and the environment. We continue to practice gratitude for all we have and send blessings to our school and global community moving forward. Thank-you to community members for taking part in the blood drive, and for all the clothing and food donations.
We are looking forward to our community Iftar Monday evening for all those community members that have signed up. Thank-you to our Islamic Department for organizing this event for our community. Next week, we enter the final week of Ramadan, followed by the Eid break. Monday May 2nd and Tuesday May 3rd are confirmed holidays with Wed May 4th to be confirmed based on moon sighting.
We are always so proud of the growth we see in our 5th grade students, the final year of the PYO. These students are working toward transition to MYP. Following a successful PYP exhibition, the learning objectives in term 3 support the successful transition. A big thank-you to our PYP coordinator Mr K and MYP Coordinator Ms Sandy for their support to students throughout this term.
Finally, I invite all parents next Thursday April 28th to learn about a series of parent sessions to support positive relationship building at home with your own children. This approach will strengthen home to school connections and lead to a more peaceful approach to parents.
Have a fantastic weekend.
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 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*
Support our student initiated action and service
Support our student initiated action and service
Our PYP Student Council joined the initiatives from the Secondary Service Committee this month to fundraise money and collect donations for Dar Al Ber Society, an organization that provides for orphans around the world. Our student leaders have been hard at work each morning, counting and sorting clothes and presenting to homeroom classes.
You may have seen them handing out flyers and encouraging our GIS parents to donate! Stop by and have a chat with our students - they are passionate about the cause, and are eager to reach our goal of 1000 pieces of clothing and shoes by the end of Ramadan.
A Peek into Learning: Library in the PYP
A Peek into Learning: Library in the PYP
A big thank you for all the book donations received from students during GIS Lit Fest! We are busy sorting, listing, and packing all the books to send to the organization “Old Books for new Eyes”, a project which started in May 2019 in Jumeirah Primary School by Khushi Gadhia as part of a Ramadan kindness project by collecting used storybooks in her school. She initially collected 500 books which were then transported to Kenya by air through friends and family. These books were used to start the 1st library in Loresho Primary School in Nairobi. This program has expanded significantly due to the support of donor schools in the UAE and logistics support for transport from the UAE. Books are transported to Kenya/Uganda/Tanzania to create libraries in underprivileged schools across the 3 countries. The target for 2022 is 100 libraries. Follow their progress on Facebook (@ Old Books for New Eyes page) or Instagram @oldbooks4neweyes.
This is an ongoing project at GIS, so please feel free to donate suitable books up to a reader age of 16 years, which are still in a good state of repair, to the library.
Books ready to be packed and shipped
Oligei Secondary School
An impressive effort by our GIS Community
NorthGate School - Githurai
Parent ConnectEd (workshops)
Parent ConnectEd (workshops)
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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