Attendance

Morning Tardiness:

Please ensure your sons/daughters are arriving with plenty of time to prepare for the learning day. This will help them feel ready and be able to connect with teachers and friends in the morning.

Punctuality shows respect for their fellow classmates and their teachers. Tardiness affects not only the student who is late, but disrupts the entire classroom as well. If your child is late to school in the morning these are being recorded as an unexcused tardy. Students arriving after 8:30 a.m. are considered tardy and will be issued a tardy slip.

Tardiness is recorded and appears on the student's academic report card.

If students are habitually tardy for first period, consequences in accordance with the Student Handbook will be followed.

Joe Murphy - Director of Student and Community Wellbeing

Self-Regulation: An Important Life Skill

Self-regulation is the ability to manage your emotions and behavior in a given situation. This includes the ability to avoid highly emotional reactions to situations, the ability to calm oneself down when upset, to handle change in expectations or frustration without losing your cool. As parents we all sometimes struggle with self-regulation...I know I do. Self-regulation skills help children direct their own behavior/feelings and control their reactions in the midst of an unpredictable world.

Self-regulation takes on a whole new meaning as our kids move into middle and high school. New self-regulation situations present themselves at a time when we are experiences changes in the nature of relationships, changes in our physical being and changes as our brain rewires itself for adulthood.

Some other self-regulation tips that may work for your kids include:

• Rest, Nutrition & Hydration is a proactive way to reduce the risk of emotional meltdowns. We all know what “hangery” means!
• Visualize a difficult situation (poor grade, friendship/sibling conflict) and the emotional response it usually causes. Breaking down the emotions & the problem helps build the skill of self-regulation.
• Read about it! There are lots of good resources connected to self-regulation. Ask your counselor
• Provide opportunities for quiet family time. Kids who get away from screens and interact with others in unstructured environments teach themselves self-regulation skills.
• Communicate….even when it seems like our teenagers are not interested in talking back.

“Self-Regulation is the core emotional intelligence skill that we can call upon in any situation that causes discomfort to reduce our level of anxiety and re-establish equilibrium.” Jan Johnson

Social/Emotional:

The Negative Effects of Spoiling Children

BY MADISYN TAYLOR

When children are spoiled we do them a great disservice because they are not being allowed to earn and learn.

Parents are moved by instinct to love, nurture, and provide for their offspring. Because our children are so much a part of us, we want to see them blissfully happy. Also, our own desire to be liked, materialist pressures, and a fervent wish that our children have everything we lacked as youngsters can prompt us to spoil them. However, while it might seem that buying your child expensive gifts will give them fond memories of childhood or that you can heal your emotional wounds by doting on your sons and daughters, you may be unconsciously interfering with your children's evolutional development. One of the most precious gifts you can grant your children is the true independence they gain when they learn to earn what they covet and become stewards of their own happiness. Try allowing your children to experience life to the fullest. Let them work and earn what they want. When the time comes for them to go to college and enter the workforce, you will have the confidence that you have raised a child that can both enter and contribute to society confidently.

When children are not afforded the opportunity to explore self-reliance, to understand that with possession comes price, and to fulfill their own needs, they develop a sense of entitlement that blinds them to the necessity of hard work and the needs of others. We may spoil children because giving them gifts is pleasurable. Or we may want to avoid conflict out of fear that our children won't love us. Yet children who are given acceptance, love, and affection in abundance are often kinder, more charitable, and more responsible than those whose parents accede to their every material demand. They develop a strong sense of self that stretches beyond possessions and the approval of their peers, and as adults they understand that each individual is responsible for building the life they desire. If you find yourself giving in to your child's every whim, ask yourself why. You may discover that you are trying to answer for what you feel is lacking in your own life.

Rearing your children to respect the value of money and self-sufficiency as they grow from infants to young adults is a challenging but rewarding process. It can be difficult to watch a child struggle to meet a personal goal yet wonderful to be by their side as they achieve it. Your choice not to spoil your children will bless you with more opportunities to show them understanding and compassion and to be fully present with them as they journey toward adulthood.

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Our Secondary students academic achievements will be celebrated on Tuesday February 18th. High school presentations will begin at 10:30am and Middle school presentations will begin at 11:00am. Students will be honored based on their Semester I GPA:

• Honors: GPA of 3.60-3.79
• High Honors: GPA of 3.80-3.99
• Highest Honors with Distinction: GPA of 4.0 and above

International Day was a huge success! Thank you to everyone for taking time out of their weekend to support our community. The booths represented many of the different cultures here at GUS and it was such a treat to sample so many different foods. Families were able to enjoy the day eating, socializing, and having a relaxing time with their loved ones.

Study Abroad Expo Event details:

Dubai: JW Mariott Marquis – Dubai Ballroom

Friday, 28^th February 2020

3:00pm to 9:00pm

Register: Click here

Key Benefits of the Event:

• Pre- counselling guidance
• Advice on the course options, entry requirements, campus details, career opportunities, scholarships & other queries
• Over 107 top institutions from UK, Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Ireland.
• 13 Russell Group UK universities and 5 “Group of 8” Australian universities
• No registration and attendance cost
• On the day - Application Assistance
• Appointment booking with an IDP qualified counsellor for next steps
• Concurrent Sessions:

o IELTS Master class sessions: 11:00am - 1:00pm & 7:00pm - 9:00pm

o Everything you need to know about:

Study in United Kingdom 1:15pm - 2:00pm

Study in Ireland 2:10pm - 2:45pm

Study in United States 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Study in Canada 4:15pm - 5:00pm

Study in Australia 5:15pm - 6:00pm

Study in New Zealand 6:00pm - 6:30pm

• Post event guidance on next steps for university admissions

Key contact person:

Sabina Kosuri – Business Unit Manager

Email ID: sabina.kosuri@idp.com

Tel: +97143446814/+971507869061

We look forward to seeing you and your students.