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Issue No. 8 | 27th October 2016
Issue No. 16 | 5th January 2017
From the Headmistress
A very Happy New Year to you all!
Welcome back to the new term after what I hope was a thoroughly enjoyable and well deserved holiday. The
teachers have arrived back full of enthusiasm and the joys of Spring and it has been lovely seeing the children
bouncing in to school, excited to see their friends and catching up on the latest news.
We start the term focusing on our next priorities; a continuing emphasis on the importance of e-safety, the
refinement of our communication channels between school and home by using our website as more of a outlet for
news as well as making the Foremarke Flyer more inventive and innovative and monitoring the build and
completion date of the Phase 3 site which is starting to take shape. On the academic side we are exploring the option
of peripatetic music lessons during the school day to entice more of the children to pick up and learn an instrument;
we also want to encourage the children to have more of a focus on challenge, choice and independence and really
start to hone these explicit learning skills as well as their ability to grow their skills of mastery (i.e. a very high level
of understanding) in every subject.
Over the next two terms, there will be some in depth market research undertaken by an external consultancy as to
the viability of opening Years 7 and 8. Therefore by June, at the end of this academic year, together with the Board of
Governors, I will have made a firm decision whether to withdraw the plans for Years 7 and 8 completely or to start
with immediate effect the strategy for implementation.
I started the term by asking all the teachers and support staff to define a Foremarke child. I wanted them to think
about the type of child we strive to educate and they type of child that will leave our school. Without any hesitation,
my team described your children as; resilient, resourceful, independent, reflective, empathetic, humble, gracious,
proud, polite, risk takers, culturally aware, creative, critical thinkers, respectful, knowledgeable, academic,
ambitious and high achieving. How proud you must be to have children who are thought of as having these
qualities. This is the vision of Foremarke; to have the two strong pillars of academic excellence and pastoral care so
tightly interwoven and supported by the perpetual reminder of the traditional core values of respect, courtesy and
tolerance. This is how to create a true Foremarkian.
As I mentioned at the end of the Autumn term, the KHDA inspection will be for four days starting on the 23rd
January. That week will be business as usual; we are not going to put on a show for the inspection, we are simply
going to show case our strengths and I am looking forward to the recognition of progress made since March 2016
that my team well deserve. I do however, ask for your consideration and understanding for them. No matter how
good anybody is at their job, Inspection is a stressful time. As professionals, I know my team will deliver, but I am
also aware that any reduction of pressure on them over minor issues would be much appreciated.
Issue No. 16 | 5th January 2017
SPRING TERM WEEK 2 – School Led and Paid Activities start. Interhouse X-Country
Sunday 8th January
08:45
House Assembly
Monday 9 January
08:45
Nursery Phonics Meeting – Foundation School
th
Hall
Tuesday 10 January
th
09:00 – 09:30
Year 5 Parent Camp Presentation – Prep Hall
Lower
09:30 – 10:00
Year 6 Parent Camp Presentation – Prep Hall
Lower
Thursday 12th January
Foundation School Achievements Assemblies
Year 3 Roman Dress Up Day
Year 2 Traditional Tales Dress Up Day
Parents are invited to attend events in bold purple.
POLITE REMINDERS:
A number of very lucky children have returned from the holidays proudly wearing new iWatches, Fitbits and
other transportable devices. Whilst we support the advances of technology and encourage the children’s safe
and purposeful use of it, we must insist that any personal devices brought to school are not used interactively.
For the safety and personal security of all pupils, all devices must be used in flight mode and silenced and
must not be used to send or receive any form of messages, record sounds or videos or capture images from
within school. Any device that creates an unnecessary distraction and/or is used inappropriately will be
confiscated. Furthermore, the school will not take responsibility for the loss of or damage to highly valuable
personal items.
Week 2 - School led and paid activities start.
We kindly ask all parents to PLEASE
complete the KHDA inspection
questionnaire:
Calendar for academic year 2017/18 for
Foremarke is yet to be confirmed. The
calendar released by the Ministry of
Education earlier this week is a guide
only. We will advise all parents as soon
as it is approved.
https://khda.gov.ae/Parents
Issue No. 16 | 5th January 2017
News from Foundation
Reception kicked off the new term with the topic ‘Pirates’. Caterpillars kindly invited us into their class to
have a look at their fantastic work, painting pirates, colouring parrots and making swords and hooks. Within
all this play they have been learning to use colour for a purpose, to discuss and paint facial form and increase
brush control to help with handwriting. When asked what his favourite moment this week had been, Aashvik
Patney said, “making hooks with all the kids”.
Nursery have started the term with Transport as their topic. The corridor will soon be awash with pictures of
planes, trains and trucks. The Jellyfish class has enjoyed their observational painting task. This is
demonstrated by a one to one interaction where they discuss what they see, place a scene where they want and
draw it.
We visited Jellyfish to see what they had to say, when we asked Amelia Millar-Hau what her favourite part had
been, she said, “coffee bean role play with my friends, Anaya, Macy, Sophie, Saahiba, Leyla……” She went on
to list the whole class!
Issue No. 16 | 5th January 2017
FOREMARKE SPORT
Kibson’s DASSA Cross-Country League Results 2016
Overall Standings
Position
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
School
JAPS
NAS
Foremarke
GEMS JPS
Kings Dubai
JESS Ranches
DESS
DIA
Horizon English Primary
GEMS Al Khail
GEMS WSO
Victory Heights
Horizon Int. School
SAFA Community
Greenfields
Raffles World Academy
Ranches Primary School
GEMS Royal Dubai School
Kent College
Sunmarke
Hartland Int. School
CAS
DBS Jumeirah
Points
35
49
55
58
69
70
85
93
103
136
148
165
175
180
184
214
230
231
255
257
261
273
296
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Fixtures week 2
Sunday 8th January
Year 2 Inter-House cross-country 9.15am in the Quad
Under 9s netball A v Wellington International School (H) 3.30pm
Under 9s netball B v Wellington International School (H) 3.30pm
Monday 9th January
Year 3 Inter-House cross-country, 8.45am in the Quad
Tuesday 10th January
Year 5 & 6 Inter-House cross-country, 8.40am in the Quad
Wednesday 11th January
Year 4 Inter-House cross-country, 8.45am in the Quad
DASSA Aquathlon at Rashid School for Boys, 3.40pm
Thursday 12th January
Under 8s Champions football finals at Nord Anglia, 1pm
Inter-House Cross-County Kit
House shirt
Black PE shorts
White socks
Trainers
Weekend Fixtures coming up….
Saturday 4th February
Under 10s netball at Dubai College
Friday 3rd March
Under 11s rugby 10s at Dubai College
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