Issue 12
November 30, 2016
News and Events
Head of Primary,
Mrs. Catherine Readman
National Day and Commemoration Day
National Day celebrations took place on Monday and begun with a National Day
Assembly which brought together High School and Primary School students, staff, parents
and visitors.
The audience enjoyed a range of performances from High School and Primary School
students with our MC for the morning, Ms. Dalal, from the Primary School ensuring the
programme ran smoothly. Thank you to all those involved; we appreciate all the hours
and effort that goes into organizing this event and we were rewarded with a very
successful whole school National Day Assembly.
Attitude of the Week - Integrity According to Victoria Kindle Hodson, co-author of Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids,
the most effective way to teach children respectful behavior is to model it yourself. There
are also strategies you can use to teach the value of respect.
Expect good manners - acting in a polite way shows you acknowledge and value the other
person - greeting people, saying ‘excuse me’ and please and thank you can be taught from
a very young age.
Don’t tolerate rudeness - make it clear that no matter how angry or upset you may feel
reacting/speaking rudely is not acceptable. Talking about feelings is important; so is
teaching children when they make mistakes, they say sorry - this shows they care enough
about the person they’ve disrespected and take responsibility for their mistake.
Teach Listening Skills - giving the speaker attention, making eye contact, waiting for a turn
to talk, not interrupting, removing distractions (i.e. putting down the ipad or phone when
speaking with another person) are simple ways to teach children to become good
listeners.
Establish Rules - setting boundaries teaches children that the world doesn’t revolve
around them; they also have to consider others. Explain the rules/boundaries and more
importantly, ensure if these are broken there are consequences and these are followed up
on.
Encourage open-mindedness - we are not all the same, allowing opportunities for new
experiences, meeting new people and different perspectives are positive strategies to
encourage children to show respect.
School closed for Students
(Primary and High School) December 7, 2016
Wednesday will be used for Teachers Planning and Professional Development, the School
will be closed for Students on Wednesday, 7 December. School resumes as normal on
the following day, Thursday at 7:40am.
UAE National Day and
Commemoration Day
In connection with UAE National Day and Commemoration Day, The Federal Authority for
Government Human Resources announced that the public sector holiday will be from
December 1 to December 3.
We hope you enjoy Thursday, 1st December with your children and look forward to
welcoming them back on Sunday 4th December when classes resume.
Siblings Registration
2017/2018
Registration for siblings for 2017/18 has started November 13th, 2016. Please address all
enquiries to our registrar, Ms. Bana at [email protected] or phone 04-362 9009 ext. 208.
Thank you.
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Early Years 1
Ms. Charma Wilson
Ms. Frosoulla Anastisiades
Ms. Vynette Landsberg
Ms. Kamila Complak
Ms. Sally Ahmed
Dear Parents,
Happy 45th National Day!
We had a wonderful time celebrating yesterday with the school and in class. Thank you to all who
helped by providing food, decorations, and support during this day.
Please remember that Thursday 01st December is a public holiday and there will be no school
that day. Also Wednesday 07th December there will be no classes for students as we will be
having a professional development day for all teachers, and classes will resume on Thursday 08th
December.
We are enjoying our stories unit and children are loving exploring ways to hear and tell stories. If
you have a story that is important to your culture or your family then please we would love to
have you come and read to the children during class time.
During Arabic this week we have been reading a story about "Mother's lap", which helps us learn
words about love and our families as well as the UAE. We have been busy creating artwork for
National Day and celebrating the flag. This week there will be some homework for Arabic in the
blue books to help your child practice their sentences.
Have a happy and safe long weekend!
Early Years 2
Ms. Rebecca Oatley
Ms. Basma Khalaf
Ms. Tala Al Shawa
Ms. Kathryn Lorenz
Ms. Michelle Ferguson
Yesterday EY2 enjoyed celebrating UAE National day. In each of the EY2 classes students
participated in a variety of activities that related to the UAE. Students loved sampling
different Arabic food during the feats. Some students even got to try camels milk!
The children and teachers would like to say a big thank you to all the parents who
brought in food for the Arabic feast.
Arabic
We are talking about transport in Arabic, the old transport and the new transport found
in Dubai. We learning the letter ‫ح‬ha.
Thursday, 1 December
Just a reminder that there is no school on Thursday, due to National Day.
Wednesday 7th December
Next Wednesday is a Staff Professional Development Day, school will be closed for
students.
From the EY2 Team
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Year 1
Ms. Aisha Mahmood
Dear Year One Parents,
Ms. Joannah Powell
This week during our Unit of Inquiry lessons, we have continued to learn about the process of how
foods are transported to us and the positive and negative impacts of these. In Mathematics this
week, we have continued to use language to compare quantities, for example, more, less, first,
second. In Language, we have been recapping the features of a recount during our Shared Writing
lesson when we wrote about our UAE National Day celebrations. We remembered to use time
connectives, capital letters, finger spaces, full stops, openers and connectives. During Guided
Reading we have been showing an understanding of how a book works, for example, cover,
beginning directional movement and end. We hope you enjoyed discussing your child’s writing book
with them last weekend and it helped inform you of their progress.
Ms. Nobuhle Ngacu
Ms. Rohini Suri
Ms. Komal Patel
Our UAE National Day celebrations at EISM were a great success. The children thoroughly
enjoyed the special whole school assembly along with the Arabic feast that they shared in
their classrooms. Thank you to all the parents who contributed to our Arabic feast.
Other Information:
* In connection with UAE National Day and Commemoration Day, the public sector
holiday will be from December 1st to December 3rd. We hope you enjoy Thursday,
1st December with your children and look forward to welcoming them back on Sunday,
4th December when classes resume.
Kind Regards,
Year One Team.
Year 2
Ms. Rebecca Howells
Ms. Akanksha Makhija
Ms. Suzanne Thomas
Ms. Elaine Reeves
Ms. Shereen Khawaja
Over the next two weeks, children will consolidate their learning about the Solar System
by creating their own non-fiction book. Children will write a report on each of the planets
in our Solar System, before writing a glossary using their chosen space vocabulary.
In Mathematics we will begin to look at the concept of money. We will start recapping
recognizing the different UAE dirhams before looking at simple addition and subtraction
number problems using the UAE dirham. Children should continue to consolidate their 2, 5
and 10 times tables.
This week there is no set homework. Children should consolidate their knowledge about
space and the Solar System to help them with their non-fiction report writing next week.
Some useful sites to use:
http://www.planetsforkids.org
http://www.spacekids.co.uk/learn
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
solar_system.htm
Useful videos about space and planets:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Qd6nLM2QlWw&list=PLXB5R79dmFB56R
tG4Q5lR7PjZ8ifnul_b
Please supervise your child when using the
internet.
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Important Diary Dates
Thursday 1st December 2016 – No school
(Commemoration Day and National Weekend)
Tuesday 13th December 2016 – Year 1 & 2
Sports Day
Thursday 15th December 2016 – Last Day of
Term, school closes at 12:10pm
Monday 2nd January 2017 – First day of Term 2
Sunday 15th to Thursday 19th January 2017–
Proposed Year 2 trip to Dubai Mall Aquarium
(one class each day)
Monday 23rd January 2017 – Approved Year 2
Trip to Emirates Park Zoo
Monday 20th March 2017 – Approved Year 2
Trip to Fantastic Mr. Fox @ Ductac Theatre
Year 3
Ms. Naomi Hunt
Ms. Nelle van Vreden
Ms. Rola Asaf
Ms. Alanna O’Donnell
Ms. Tina Maye
Year 3 have had a busy week. On Sunday, we visited the Habtoor Grand Hotel where students had
the opportunity to see the importance of organisation for a system to operate successfully.
Students learnt about the different areas within the hotel and how they are all linked
together. They spoke with the Manager of Development and also the Head Chef who gave them
valuable advice and information about the importance of being organized on a daily basis. We
would like to thank Mr. Khalaf Al Habtoor and all the staff of the Habtoor Grand Hotel for their time
and generous hospitality to our students.
Students also participated in the UAE National Day celebrations held on Tuesday 28th. It was a
fun-filled day and it was great to see our students embrace the culture of our host country.
Next Monday, December 5th is Year 3 Sports Day which promises to be an active and enjoyable
event for all students and parents alike. Students must wear their house t-shirt and these can be
purchased from our Primary Secretary’s office, Ms. Lorna for AED25 .
Students must continue to revise fractions on a daily basis along with multiplication facts learnt to
date as we will be linking this to division.
** Please note that Wednesday, 7th December will be used by teachers for Planning and
Professional Development, therefore school will be closed for Primary Students on this day.
School resumes as normal on Thursday, 8th December at 7.40a.m.
Year 4
Ms. Samantha Hodges
Ma. Laleh Changizi
Ms. Gull Rafiq
Ms. Beryl Folio
Ms. Sumayya Shariff
In Year 4 we are comparing fractions. By cross multiplying the numerator and denominator we are
able to find out which fraction has the greater value. We are also reinforcing our understanding of
the greater than, less than and equal to symbols > < =
In Language we are completing our instructional writing. Students are writing their own sets of
instructions. Instructional texts usually show how to do/make something or explain how
something works. They also often include diagrams to assist the reader in understanding.
We are also continuing our weekly guided reading groups, decoding words, answering
comprehension questions, as well as making evaluations and inferences on the texts.
Next week we will begin our third Unit of Inquiry. As usual, we like to keep this a surprise for the
students until we have completed a provocation with them.
Suggestion for a dinner discussion: How to be a good listener
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Year 5
Ms. Nadine Rashad
Dear Parents,
Ms. Julie Hyslop
We had a fantastic National Day celebration and enjoyed the assembly with the whole school.
We asked the students what they liked about the UAE and here are some of their answers:
Ms. Ayeisha Jiwa
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Ms. Asma Needham
Ms. Lubna Irshaid
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beach
malls
water slides
the entertainment
chocolate cakes
safety and security
education
hospitals
food
nationalities
kids activities
IMG Hub0
my house
parks
weather
Friends
We are lucky living in such an amazing country and it was great to see everyone showing their
appreciation in celebrating this National Day.
In Mathematics, we are learning about different graphs and charts and how to create them. In
parallel, we revising times tables, as they are tested every week in the total recall.
Students are starting to write their own stories, capturing the migration between two cultures,
the challenges and opportunities involved and looking at different perspectives.
We wish you a wonderful festive National Holiday,
Your Y5 team
Year 6
Mr. Daniel Tupua-Siliva
Mr. Ryan van Zyl
Ms. Sadia Husain
Ms. Rania Mahmoud
Ms. Lyndsey Hardey
A huge well done and thank you to our students, parents and teaching community for their
contribution to the United Arab Emirates National Day Celebrations. It was amazing to see Year 6
students wearing traditional Middle Eastern attire. Year 6 students shared speeches,
performances and Arabic food with one another.
Always a highlight of the Emirates
International School Meadows Calendar. Let us celebrate and stand tall.
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AL (English as an Additional Language)
EAL team:
Dalal Mourad
EAL Coordinator & EAL teacher
for Y1&Y3
Rm. 127A
[email protected]
Juliet Kurien
EAL teacher for Y2&Y4.
Rm. 232B
[email protected]
Rafif Jafari
EAL teacher for Y5&Y6
Rm.232C
[email protected]
Some EAL lessons were interrupted by National Day Celebrations
& field trips.
Y1 EAL :
Students continued to discuss the Farm focusing on what food do we get from the
farm and how do we get it? (Link with UOI). They reviewed sounds of letters then
read and wrote CVC words (short vowel 3 letter words). They also continued with
oral activities sharing previous experiences to enhance vocabulary development.
Y2 EAL :
Stream 1:
Students talked about healthy and unhealthy food. Students identified and wrote
names of fruits and vegetables. They practiced rhyming words and CVC words
through board games. They watched alpha blocks and practiced letters and
sounds.
Stream 2:
Listened to poems read and wrote an acrostic poem. Read aloud nonfiction books
to analyse and comprehend. Practiced reading and writing rhyming words.
Y3 EAL:
Students discussed the features of a Non-chronological report and shared
examples on each feature. Then students used a check-list to evaluate the Ancient
Egyptian report they organized. They also continued with sharing previous
experiences to further enhance vocabulary development.
Y4 EAL:
Stream 1:
Students watched videos and talked about respect for oneself and others. They
practiced present simple tense and paragraph writing. Created posters to celebrate
UAE National day.
Stream 2:
Students watched videos and talked about respect for oneself and others. Looked
at powerful verbs used in advertisements. Created posters to celebrate UAE
National day.
Y5 EAL:
Stream 1:
This week students learned how to form sentences using present simple tense.
Present simple verbs are used to talk about facts, daily routines and habits.
Stream 2:
After discussions, Stream 2 learners developed their own reading fluency checklist
and have used this checklist to assess each other’s reading and give constructive
feedback.
Y6 EAL:
This week students learned how to form sentences using present simple tense.
Present simple verbs are used to talk about facts, daily routines and habits.
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Creative Arts
Jonathan Thomas
Dima Hasoon
Joanne Doherty
Drama Newsletter Years 3 – 6
It has been yet another busy week in the Arts Department with students preparing for the
upcoming Winter Concert and Meadows Mashups. Students have also been showing off their
performances during National Day where we saw several items taking to the stage and making the
Primary School proud. Thank you to all of you who helped us organize such a successful event., it
was definitely a memorable day.
Year 3
Students have been familiarizing themselves with Play scripts by reading and staging a version of
“Jack and The Beanstalk” by Lisa Blau. It has been interesting to watch how engaged and creative
they have been in portraying characters and adding actions and movements.
Year 4
Learners have been busy reading “Columbus’s Mistake.” They have enjoyed staging the play and
getting into character by using different acting techniques e.g. characterization through voice,
gesture, facial expression and movement.
Year 5
Students have been busy devising their own refugee character by referring to what they have
learnt about various refugee situations to help devise a realistic character. They have been
preparing questions and answers to ask one another for hot seating activities. It has been great to
watch them respond maturely with empathy to the theme.
Year 6
Students have been reading and learning about the story of “Gulliver’s Travel” by Jonathan Swift.
They have been discovering the importance of Georgian Theatre. They have been concentrating on
the part of the story where Gulliver decides to help the Lilliputians against their enemy.
Primary Music, Years 3 – 6
♪ Winter Concert ♪
Our winter concert will be taking place on Tuesday, 6th December 2016 at
6.30pm (doors open at 6pm). This concert will feature a variety of solo and
ensemble acts from both High School and Primary school students, including
performances by the Primary School Choir ASA and soloists. Thank you to Advesh
(6RM) and Ananya (5JH) who have kindly volunteered to be our hosts on the
evening. We look forward to seeing you on what we hope to be a wonderful evening,
celebrating the musical talents of students at EIS-Meadows.
Monday Meadows Mash-Ups
 We had our fourth Monday Meadows Mash-Up’s started on Monday of this week. Well done
to the students for their fantastic performances. Thank you also to parents and staff who
attended. We appreciate your support.
 I have put up a timetable for the rest of the term for Monday Meadows Mash-Ups outside
room B9 (music room). Students will receive a letter to remind them the week before they are
due to perform.
 Year 3 performances are cancelled for next week due to Sports Day taking place.
***Please meet Ms. Joanne in the music room (Room B9) 10 minutes before you perform.
UAE National Day Celebration
 Congratulations to Nadia from 6DTS who performed ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ on the
violin at our UAE National Day Celebration. I think we were all moved by her performance.
 Well done to students in years 3 – 6 who performed ‘Spirt of the Union’ at the National Day
Celebration.
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Creative Arts
♪ ♪ ♪ Monday Meadows Mash-Ups ♪ ♪ ♪
Schedule for Performances
Term 1
Jonathan Thomas
Dima Hasoon
Joanne Doherty
Monday, 28 November 2016
Time
Year
Students
11.20 – 11.40
3
Ismael 3AOD
Mohamed 3AOD
Joury 3AOD
Iman 3AOD
Sultan 3RA
Elisa 3AOD
Niya 3RA
Janah S. 3RA
Ali 3RA
Nadia 3TM
Piano
Piano
Piano
Tabla
Tabla
Piano
Piano
Piano
Guitar
Piano
11.50 – 12.10
Y4 – 6
Aaliya 4SS
Vedant 4SS
Bana 4SS
Benjamin 4SS
Singing group 4SS
Wahib 4SS
Omar 4GR
Zidan 5LI
Sami 5LI
Joseph 5AN
Adam A. 5AN
Rosalinda 5AN
Janani 5AN
Risa 5AN
Adrian 5AN
Voice
Drums
Piano
Tabla
Voices
2.50 – 3.05
4–6
Ahmad 6SH
Anya+Hannah 6SH
Maya 6SH
Jahanvi 6SH
Ava 6LH
Maya+Naima+ Malak
Instruments
Voice
Piano
Voice
Piano
Piano
Piano
Piano
Voice
Piano
Guitar
Guitar
Voices
Guitar+voice
Veena
Piano
Voices
Monday, 5 December 2016
Time
11.20 – 11.40
Year
3
Students
Marowan 3RA
Martin 3RA
Gloria 3NH
Lili 3NH
Jelena 3TM
Tala 3NVV
Zeyna 3NVV
Aman 3NVV
Aymen 3NVV
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Instruments
Guitar
Drums
Piano
Piano
Piano
Piano
Piano
Piano
Piano
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Creative Arts
Jonathan Thomas
Dima Hasoon
Joanne Doherty
Monday, 5 December 2016
Time
Year
Students
Instruments
11.50 – 12.10
4–6
Maria 4SH
Khadija 4SH
Teya 4SH
Daniel 4SH
Asma 4SH
Prince 4SH
Hamza 4SH
Lara 5AN
Lara+Talia 5AN
Ghaida 5AJ
Enar 5AJ
Raniya 5AJ
Anoushka 5AJ
Nitya 5AJ
Selin 5AJ
Piano
Voice
Voice
Piano
Voice
Voice
Piano
Voice
Voices
Voice
Piano
Voice+piano
Voice
Piano
Voice
2.50 – 3.05
4–6
Aaliyah 6DTS
Ivana 6DTS
Mario 6DTS
Noor Z. 6DTS
Aarash+Manuel 6RM
Kumkum 6RM
Hayoung 6RM
Voice
Piano
Guitar
Piano
Singing Group
Guitar
Piano
Monday, 12 December 2016
Time
Year
Students
Instruments
11.20 – 11.40
3
Ismael 3AOD
Mohamed 3AOD
Joury 3AOD
Iman 3AOD
Elisa 3AOD
Sultan 3RA
Niya 3RA
Janah S. 3RA
Ali 3RA
Nadia 3TM
Piano
Piano
Piano
Tabla
Piano
Tabla
Piano
Piano
Guitar
Piano
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Creative Arts
Jonathan Thomas
Dima Hasoon
Joanne Doherty
Monday, 12 December 2016
Time
Year
11.50 – 12.10
2.50 – 3.05
4-6
Students
Instruments
Faissal 4GR
Hamza 4BF
Emir 4BF
Annsh 4BF
Anika 4BF
Marta 4BF
Zahra 4BF
Yeonwoo 5AJ
Rana 5JH
Ruqaya 5JH
Talya 5JH
Ines 5AJ
Jad 5AJ
Mailen 5AJ
Donya 5AJ
Joshua 6DTS
Nada 6DTS
Rama 4SS
Areesha 4SS
Elahe 4SS
Abdullah + Adham 6RM
Abdullah 6RM
Zein 6RVZ + Noaf 8A (sisters)
Guitar
Piano
Piano
Piano
Piano
Voice
Voice
Piano
Voice
Voice
Piano
Voice
Piano
Piano
Piano
Guitar
Violin
Singing group
Singing group
Voice
Singing group
FRENCH
Ms. Roudine Eid
Year 4 – French
We continued to learn about body parts through several activities: songs, group work and
games.
Students, you can go to YouTube and listen to: ”Mon corps-Alain le lait”, to familiarize yourselves
with French vocabulary through song.
Year 5- French
We continued to learn about the new theme, Family. For this theme we did several activities:
power point, group work and games.
They started to read small texts and answering questions about the theme.
Students, you can go to YouTube and listen to: “Ma famille-Alain le lait”, to familiarize yourselves
with French vocabulary through song.
Year 6- French
We continued to learn about the new theme: body parts. For this theme, we have several
activities: power point, group work, songs and games. And they started writing small sentences
and reading texts related to the theme.
Students, you can go to YouTube and listen to: ”Mon corps-Alain le lait”, to familiarize yourselves
with French vocabulary through song.
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‫‪ARABIC‬‬
‫‪Information‬‬
‫فً األسبوع القادم‪:‬‬
‫ً‬
‫التعرّف على صوت حرف الـجٌـم ( ج ) و تـمٌـٌـز الـكـلـمـات الجدٌدة بصرٌــا‪*.‬‬
‫* تعزٌز الـمحادثة باللغة العربٌة والتعبٌر والوصف‪.‬‬
‫*إحضار مجسمات أو صور ألشٌاء فٌها حرف (ج) للتح ّدث عنها أمام األصدقاء لتنمٌة مهارة التح ّدث‬
‫بلغة عربٌة صحٌحة و أسلوب جمٌل مع األنشطة الصفٌّة الهادفة‪.‬‬
‫‪Years‬‬
‫‪Y1‬‬
‫‪Arabic‬‬
‫)‪(A‬‬
‫فً األسبوع القادم‪:‬‬
‫قراءة درس الٌوم الوطنً‪- .‬‬
‫استخرج بعض المهارات اإلمالئٌة والنحوٌة واإلعرابٌة من النص‪-‬‬
‫استخدام األسماء الموصولة ( الذي – التً ) استخداما ً صحٌحا ً ‪- .‬‬
‫‪Y2‬‬
‫‪Arabic‬‬
‫)‪(A‬‬
‫فً األسبوع القادم‪:‬‬
‫سٌتم خالل األسبوع القادم إكمال جملة كان‪.‬وسنقوم بتذكٌر التالمٌذ بأسلوب النداء والجملة الفعلٌة باإلضافة‬
‫للفعل الماضً والمفرد والمثنى والجمع وسنقوم بحل بعض التدرٌبات الصفٌة كتعزٌز لهذه المهارات‪.‬‬
‫فً األسبوع القادم‪*:‬‬
‫ٌعٌن الطالب أركان الجملة الفعلٌة – ٌمٌز المتعلم النصوص األدبٌة (الشعر والنثر ) وفقا لخصائصها الفنٌة‬
‫المختلفة وٌالحظ اإلٌقاع اللفظً فً جملة أو عدة جمل ‪.‬‬
‫‪Y3‬‬
‫‪Arabic‬‬
‫)‪(A‬‬
‫‪Y4‬‬
‫‪Arabic‬‬
‫)‪(A‬‬
‫فً األسبوع القادم‪*:‬‬
‫شعر (إماراتً الحبٌبة )‬
‫ٌفسر المتعلم كلمات النص الشعري – ٌمٌز المتعلم الغرض البالغً ألسلوب االستفهام ‪.‬‬
‫‪Y5‬‬
‫‪Arabic‬‬
‫)‪(A‬‬
‫فً األسبوع القادم‪* :‬‬
‫مجد اإلمارات ‪+‬عالمات اإلعراب األصلٌة‪.‬‬
‫مفهوم التجانس اللفظً بٌن الكلمات ‪،‬وعالمات اإلعراب األصلٌة فً الجملة االسمٌة ‪.‬‬
‫‪Y6‬‬
‫‪Arabic‬‬
‫)‪(A‬‬
‫‪with the short and long‬ر) ‪*Next week the students are going to learn the letter (R -‬‬
‫‪vowels and some vocabulary about UAE's heritage and environment.‬‬
‫‪* Next week the students are going to continue learning the name of farm animals and‬‬
‫‪use it in sentences.‬‬
‫‪*Next week the students are going to learn the name of the family members and‬‬
‫‪like some kind of‬غرفة الطعام ) – ‪some vocabulary about the new lesson (Dining room‬‬
‫‪food and some tools like (fork – spoon – plate – cup – knife).‬‬
‫‪.‬‬
‫‪*Next week the students are going to learn some kind of fruits and vegetables and‬‬
‫‪use them in sentences in the new lesson ( The fruits and vegetables shop ).‬‬
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‫‪Y1‬‬
‫‪Arabic‬‬
‫)‪(B‬‬
‫‪Y2‬‬
‫‪Arabic‬‬
‫)‪(B‬‬
‫‪Y3‬‬
‫‪Arabic‬‬
‫)‪(B‬‬
‫‪Y4‬‬
‫‪Arabic‬‬
‫)‪(B‬‬
All the news and results from Primary School
PE and Sport
Mr. Jonathan Bland— HOD
Mr. Kenny Lim
Ms. Natalie Paisley
Ms. Maggie Mansour
Ms. Aine Morrisey
SPORTS DAYS
YEAR 3 & 4 - Monday 5th December - 8.30am - 11.30am
YEAR 6 - Thursday 8th December - 8.30am - 11.30am
YEAR 1 & 2 - Tuesday 13th December - 8.00 - 11.30am
YEAR 5 - Wednesday 14th December - 8.30am - 11.30am
We invite you to attend a morning of athletic activity and fun during our sports days in 2016.
Children should be wearing house t shirts for sports day.
The students need:
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A hat, water bottle and be wearing a high factor sunscreen.
No watches, bracelets, necklaces, face or body paints are allowed.
Refreshments will be available throughout the morning.
Please do not forget your cameras to capture those magical moments.
We ask that parents watch the activities from the walkway areas that will be marked out for
safety reasons and also to avoid interference with the activity taking place.
We do hope that you can join us to support your son/daughter and very much look forward to
seeing you there.
The PE Team
EISM REPRESENTATIVE SPORT
EISM REPRESENTATIVE SWIM SQUAD YEAR 3-6
This week sees the end of swim squad training for both Term 1 and 2016. We have had both a
busy but exciting Term 1, with the squad having earned a fantastic overall placing of 3rd in the
Top 4 Gala that was held at Sharjah. This term saw the squad under take a whole range of both
racing strategies and some great stroke techniques. Under the guidance of Coach Nathan,
Mr. Kenny, Ms. Natalie and myself the squad has put a huge effort into their sessions and the
improvements that have been made are immense. The squad can now look forward to a well
earned time off over the holidays.
A big thank you must go to our ever present lifeguard, Mr. Ram who is always on hand to throw a
watchful eye over the whole proceedings, without whom we would not be able to train. Also to
the parents who are ever-present, you are invaluable to us and we appreciate your help.
The swim squad will return in Term 2, on the following dates:
TERM 2 - Training begins:
Year 3 & 4 - Tuesday 10th January 2017
Year 5 & 6 - Sunday 8th January 2017
*Please note that the late buses do not begin until a later date in Term 2
Keep working hard swim squad and look forward to seeing you all in the New Year.
Aine Morrissey
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EISM REPRESENTATIVE FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL - BOYS YR5
The School of Research and Science (SRS) came to Meadows with an unbeaten record and a large
goal difference. The mood in the camp showed that our U10 boy's football team were confident
that they had the game to take on this strong team. From the whistle, Meadows’ teamwork put
them in front with a goal in the first minute. By halftime, the score was 3 - 0 towards Meadows
and the team was riding high with confidence. However, their lack of concentration allowed SRS
to knock in 2 quick goals to make it a single goal difference. It was good to see the team pull
themselves together with some good communication and football skill to score a goal to take the
win at 4 - 2.
Congratulations to the U10 football team for a fantastic season. 5 wins and 1 draw means an
undefeated season for them. They finished top of their league for the 2016 season. A formidable
feat considering this is the first time they have represented the school together. The team should
make the finals out at Rashid School for Boys. This means that they will be running into other top
teams from the different DASSA leagues around Dubai. Good luck and keep training hard.
FOOTBALL - BOYS YR6
The U11 boy's football team worked hard during the first half of their match versus The School of
Research and Science (SRS). They were rewarded with a very nice team goal that was headed in
by our influential striker. During the second half, the SRS boys began to string together some very
good passes and movements. Unfortunately, their players came to play some good football,
which saw them work 2 very good shots/headers into our goals.
It’s been a difficult season for our U11 boys. They have put in a lot of hard work during training
sessions and games. The opposition has often been behind, however their second half efforts and
perhaps our fitness have allowed them back into the match. Unluckily for our team, 2 losses have
come from last minute goals. A heart breaking experience for boys so young. Each time they have
picked themselves up off the ground and come back to training with more intensity. As a coach, I
am proud of their effort and also how much they have grown at a team. We did not get the
results that they wanted, however, the boys can hold their heads up high and be proud of their
efforts and contribution this season.
Kenny Lim
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Mr. Jonathan Bland— HOD
Mr. Kenny Lim
Ms. Natalie Paisley
Ms. Maggie Mansour
Ms. Aine Morrisey
GIRLS YR5 & YR6 FOOTBALL
A big congratulations to our Year 6 girls football team who have finished first in their league. They
have developed so much as a team and it’s a well deserved win. They will now play in the finals
on Monday, 5th December at Kings Nad Al Sheba against the other schools that have finished in
the top 2 in their sub leagues. I’m sure you will join me in wishing them luck as they move into the
next stage.
Our Year 5 development squad had their second friendly match this Sunday at home against
GEMS Wellington International. The girls have shown good improvement since their last match
and are working better together as a team. It was a really close match between both teams and at
halftime the score was 0-0. GEMS attack came back strong and they managed to sneak a goal past
our keeper to take the final score 0-1. Despite this our girls kept on fighting showing some
excellent defense and a couple of close shots at goal by our attackers.
The girls have one more friendly match on Monday 12th December against GEMS Wellington
Silicon Oasis.
The last training session after school for both teams will be Monday 4th December.
GIRLS YR5 & YR6 NETBALL
Over the last couple of weeks I have been holding trials and selecting a team for our Year 5 development team and our Year 6 representative team for netball.
We have now started our training and the Year 6 team attended a preseason warm up
tournament at Kings Al Barsha on Tuesday. This was an excellent opportunity for the girls to get
some valuable match experience in preparation for the start of the league in January. The girls
were grouped with 4 other schools to play 4 short matches. More details to follow next week.
Year 5 will attend a similar tournament next week on Tuesday 6th December.
The last training session this term after school for both teams will be Tuesday, 13th December.
Training will then resume on Sunday’s in Term 2 starting 8th December.
Natalie Paisley
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December 1-3, 2016
UAE National Day and Commemoration Day, School closed
December 5, 2016
Year 3-4 Sports Day
December 7, 2016
Staff Only Day, School closed for Students only
December 8, 2016
Year 6 Sports Day
December 13, 2016
Year 1 & 2 Sports Day
December 14, 2016
Year 5 Sports Day
December 15, 2016
End of Term 1, School closes at 12:10PM and Buses leave at 12:30PM
January 2, 2017
Students return, 7:40am
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