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Week Thirty Three - April 29th 2022
Head of Primary
Head of Primary
Kimberly Conlin
Dear Parents,
We would like to thank-you for your support during the Spirit of Ramadan activities. It has been such a special time at GIS to highlight acts of kindness throughout the month. We are approaching the Eid holiday and this year a whole week has been dedicated to celebrations. During this time, Muslims not only celebrate the end of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting but also thank Allah for the Quran, which was first revealed towards the end of Ramadan. We will all show respect and join in Eid celebration by wearing colourful clothing on our first day back to school, Monday May 9th.
Please take note of the return to regular school timings (posted below) following the Eid holiday.
ECA's will also return after Eid break. Please mark your calendar to sign up as the sign up for ECA's will be open starting Monday May 2nd at 4pm.
Finally, we ask for your support and 10 min of your time to support GIS with our Council of International Schools Accreditation. This only takes place once every 5 years. We must have more than half of our parent population take part in this survey to move forward with accreditation. The re-accreditation is important as whole school community to maintain the quality of an internationally accredited school. As you know, the parent voice is very important to us at GIS and in our view, the education of our children is done in partnership with parents.
Please click the link to this important Survey below:
https://survey.cois.org/s3/Parent-Guardian-2021-2022-GEMS-International-School
Newsletter at a Glance
Newsletter at a Glance
In this edition you will find:
Announcements / Reminders / Upcoming dates
Peek Into Learning: Arabic
Islamic Hadeeth Competition Winners
Parent ConnectEd : Technology in the PYP
Primary Pages - link to Grade and Class pages
PYP reminders and resources
Upcoming Dates
Upcoming Dates
May 2nd-6th- Eid Holiday (no school)
May 2nd- Term 3 ECA sign up at 4:00pm
May 9th- dress is colorful clothing (see flyer below) and Term 3 ECAs begin
May 19th - Student Led Conferences (no school for students this day- more details to be shared)
May 24th-26th- School Musical
*Fridays- wear your house color shirt*
Announcements and Reminders:
Announcements and Reminders:
A Peek into Learning: Arabic in Kindergarten
A Peek into Learning: Arabic in Kindergarten
The Arabic department have been celebrating achievements and watching our students flourish in their Arabic classes.
Through hands-on learning, students in our Kindergarten classes are enjoying exploring letters and sounds, while singing and dancing motivates them to learn new words and practice them with friends.
Through a robust Arabic curriculum, students are thriving and this is clear in the enthusiasm they show in their classes. Students are given the space to collaborate through conversation, written work and sharing texts together and through this focused approach, we are seeing positive results.
Primary Islamic Quran and Hadith Competition Winners
Primary Islamic Quran and Hadith Competition Winners
Congratulations to our winners in the Quran & Hadith competition this year during the Holy month of Ramadan. We appreciate the efforts of all students who participated, and wish to see further participation in the future.
Congratulations to our winners in the Quran & Hadith competition this year during the Holy month of Ramadan. We appreciate the efforts of all students who participated, and wish to see further participation in the future.
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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
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