This week our students have demonstrated their leadership by joining the international movement making their voices heard on Earth Day to promote sustainability and protection of the environment. We are proud of students for taking a stand and making a difference at both a local and international level.

We have celebrated the joy of reading and our love for books this week as we have prepared for World Book Day today! We want all our students to develop a reading culture and appreciate how enriching it is to travel through the world of literature encountering different characters and visiting exciting places. Reading is also central to the development of empathy, our value for this month.

We are reminded that the first revelation in the holy Quran was of course ‘Read.’ The contributions from students to our Ministry of Education challenges and in our Qur’an Competition have been truly inspiring and the perfect preparation for the start of the holy month of Ramadan.

We hope that our revised Ramadan Timetables provide flexibility for students and families while at the same time ensuring that students are able to maintain the continuity of their learning and progress. I pray that we are all able to benefit from the blessings of the special month ahead.

Ramadan Mubarak.

Dear Parents,

I want to extend my greetings at the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. As Ramadan coincides with Remote learning. It is important that we support our students during this holy month. In today’s assembly Dr. Abdullah shared his advice to engage our students with Ramadan’s prayers and practices.

From an academic perspective, we ask our students every morning to take 15 minutes to write a realistic to-do list and thoroughly plan each hour of your day around Ramadan rituals. Yet still find the time for school work, we ask them to assign their hours wisely. It’s important that our boys feel comfortable both inside and out during the day, to ensure minimal stress. In addition to Iftar’s delicious food, just remember to also include lots of fibrous fruit and veg (berries, beans, broccoli etc). The key is to hydrate cells properly. Remind your child to sip water throughout the night and eat high-water content fruit (e.g. watermelon) for proper hydration. It is important to keep oxygen pumping to the brain by studying in an aired space and taking breaks between your school work.

On the occasion of World Book Day we encourage our students to keep up with reading. The Accelerated Reader programme allows students to read a range of engaging non-fiction material and practise their reading skills from home. We remind students to dedicate twenty minutes daily to reading. Reading is not only essential for academic study, but has a significant impact on mental well-being and character development.

This week during Humanities lessons, secondary students were engaged in activities to celebrate Earth Day. Next Thursday Camps International will host an assembly to celebrate the occasion as well.

We are extremely proud of our six year 9 students who this week joined the Big Brother Programme. The programme provides peer mentoring opportunities between primary and secondary students.

Finally, I want to thank our year 7 House Captains who are currently planning, along with the secondary and primary leadership teams, transition activities for our year 6 students who will join the secondary school in September.