Issue 13
December 7, 2016
News and Events
Head of Primary,
Mrs. Catherine Readman
Winter Concert
A wonderful evening of entertainment. A huge thank you to the staff who spent
so much time and put so much effort into organizing a very successful evening.
Thank you to the students who performed and to all those who come and
enjoyed the evening.
Parent ID
The security of our students and teachers is paramount. All people entering the
school premises should be able to present their School ID or visitors badge.
Please do not be offended if you are asked to show this to any EIS-M staff
member or security should you wish to come into the school premises. This is the
measure we take to ensure only bonafide people are in our school. We
appreciate you cooperation with this.
Lost Property
As we come to the end of the Term, we ask that parents check the lost property
for items that may have been lost by your child/ren. Please ensure only items you
know below to your child are removed from the lost property.
Dropping of bags/lunch bags to reception
On occasions, we understand that you may have to drop off items for your
child/ren, i.e. lunch bags, swim bags, etc. Please appreciate the Reception staff,
Aileen and Marichu and Lorna, PS Secretary are very busy people and if you do
have something to drop off, we ask that you leave it with one of these capable
ladies. The item may not be delivered immediately, however, we can assure you,
it will be given to your child as soon as the Receptionist/Secretary is free to do so.
Farewell
We will be fare-welling two staff members at the end of this term, Ms. Kathryn
Lorenz, EY 2 and Ms. Nadine Rashad, Year 5. We thank them for their
commitment to our school and wish them well for the future.
School closed— December
11, 2016
In celebration of the Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday, the school will be closed on
Sunday, 11 December. School resumes as normal the following day, Monday,
12 December at 7:40 am.
Siblings Registration
2017/2018
Siblings registration for 2017/18 has started November 13th, 2016 and the
deadline is December 15th. Please address all enquiries to our registrar, Ms. Bana
at [email protected] or phone 04-362 9009 ext. 208.
Attitude of the Week
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its
own reason for existing.” Albert Einstein
Lost and Found Display
Please be informed that all Lost and Found items from Primary School will be
displayed in the tunnel till 14 December 2016. We advise parents to please have
a look and see if anything belongs to your child. Anything unclaimed after
14th December will be sent to Charity.
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Early Years 1
Ms. Charma Wilson
Ms. Frosoulla Anastisiades
Ms. Vynette Landsberg
Ms. Kamila Complak
Ms. Sally Ahmed
Dear Parents,
This is week 14. How time has flown by. A few notices:
Children can only come to school wearing school uniform jumpers and jackets. Please
label all items of clothing so they are not lost and we are more able to keep track of
them.
Please see the links from Ms. Rima for Arabic…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP5Ex1bCh-o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Y45y8siRw
Have a wonderful week ahead.
Early Years 2
Ms. Rebecca Oatley
Dear Parents,
Ms. Basma Khalaf
Children are enjoying learning about different types of transport and why it is used in
the Unit of Inquiry. It would be great if you could point out to your child the different
types of transport you see when you are travelling around Dubai. We would then love it
if they could share their experiences with their class.
Ms. Tala Al Shawa
Ms. Kathryn Lorenz
Ms. Michelle Ferguson
Reading Books
This is the last week for library books and Oxford readers. Next week we would like to
collect them all before the holidays.
Arabic
We have started learning letter ‫س‬s .
The words we are learning are:
‫سيارة‬sayyaara car
‫سقيتة‬safeena ship
‫سماء‬samaa sky
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 been going over our learning so far.
As this Unit comes to an end soon, we have been reviewing our Central Idea: ‘Foods go
through a process before they reach us’ and the Lines of Inquiry for this Unit:
Ms. Nobuhle Ngacu
Ms. Rohini Suri
Ms. Komal Patel
Food production
How foods are transported.
How different processes have different consequences.
Throughout lessons and whole class discussions, the children have been able to talk about
a variety of foods, where they come from, how they reach us, how they are made/
packaged, the process of how foods are transported to us and the positive and negative
impacts of these. In Mathematics, we have been reviewing our learning on whole-part
relationships of numbers, we have been using language to compare quantities, for
example, more, less, first, second and we have continued to identify, describe and
sequence events in our daily routine. In Language, we have been recapping the features of
a recount during our Shared Writing lesson when we wrote about our long weekend. We
remembered to use capital letters, finger spaces, full stops, sentence openers and
connectives. During Guided Reading we have been showing an understanding of how a
book works, for example, cover, beginning directional movement, end. We have also
started to answer comprehension questions based on the text we read.
Please help to consolidate your child’s learning by having discussions about this Unit at
home.
Year 2
Ms. Rebecca Howells
Ms. Akanksha Makhija
Ms. Suzanne Thomas
Ms. Elaine Reeves
Ms. Shereen Khawaja
Next week, children will continue to consolidate their learning about the Solar System by
creating their own non-fiction book. Children will continue writing reports on each of the
planets in our Solar System, before writing a glossary using their chosen space vocabulary.
In Mathematics, we will recap concepts already taught this Term. Children should continue
to consolidate their 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
Homework this week: Children should write a reflection on our Unit of Inquiry, Earth and
beyond. This will be sent by email on Thursday.
Important Diary Dates
Sunday 11th December 2016— Prophet’s birthday—school closed
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– Approved Year 2 trip to Dubai Mall Aquarium
(one class each day)
Monday 23rd January 2017 – Approved Year 2 Trip to Emirates Park Zoo
Thursday 16th March 2017 – Year 1 and 2 Music Performance at 8:30am
Monday 20th March 2017 – Approved Year 2 Trip to Fantastic Mr. Fox @ Ductac Theatre
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Year 3
Ms. Naomi Hunt
This week, Year 3 had their annual Sports Day. It was a fun-filled active day and it was
Ms. Nelle van Vreden
enjoyed by students and parents alike! It was great to see the students participating in all
Ms. Rola Asaf
Ms. Alanna O’Donnell
Ms. Tina Maye
activities and showing their team spirit within their houses.
We are coming to the end of our Unit of Inquiry about how people use organization as a
system to create order. Students have been taking action by organizing their own class
assembly and we have seen a significant improvement in students actively monitoring
their own organizational skills. We ask that parents continue to encourage this with your
children at home.
In Mathematics, students are continuing to learn about fractions/equivalent fractions. We
will be linking their knowledge of division with fractions next week.
Year 4
Ms. Samantha Hodges
Ma. Laleh Changizi
Ms. Gull Rafiq
Ms. Beryl Folio
Ms. Sumayya Shariff
In Year 4, we are inquiring about time. Students will learn how the 24 hour clock works and apply
this to their everyday life. We will be working with schedules and solving word problems
related to time. Talking about time at home can help consolidate learning. Students
might wish to discuss what they like and dislike about time, or how time works for and
against them. Using higher order thinking skills we are challenging our students to think
more critically.
In Language we are reviewing our grammar concepts and the targets set at the beginning
of the term. Students will also be creating comic strips for a chosen text.
In our third Unit of Inquiry our Central Idea is……..
Technology Evolves Communication
We will be inquiring into the following lines of inquiry:
Evolution of technical appliances
Social media acts as a platform for self-expression
Ethics of Cyberspace
Suggestion for a dinner discussion: The purpose of the 24 hour clock
Year 4 Team
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Year 5
Ms. Nadine Rashad
Dear Parents,
Ms. Julie Hyslop
Our students are concluding and illustrating their migration stories. They had the chance
Ms. Ayeisha Jiwa
to edit each others work and write a final draft, to ensure their best outcome.
Ms. Asma Needham
These stories serve as our Summative Assessment for the unit and we are looking for
Ms. Lubna Irshaid
cultural clues, push and pull factors as well as a well rounded plot with a cohesive story
line. We will also be reflecting on our Unit of Inquiry next week.
In Mathematics, the students have worked on collecting and displaying data in suitable
graphs. We are also interpreting data by relating to real life situations. Further we are
learning about multiplication, division and fractions. Please ensure daily practice on time
tables which are not yet memorized.
Please come and support your child on sports day, Wednesday 14.12. We encourage
parents to wear their child's house colour and hope for amazing weather on that highly
anticipated day.
Donya 5JH is starring in a short film called "Animal" directed by the Emirati
Nayla Al Khaja, which will be showing on December 11th & 13th at Vox cinema. We are
proud of her achievement and like to see our students engaged in various outside
activities. Well done Donya.
http://dubaifilmfest.com/en/7480/advanced.html
Have a wonderful weekend.
Year 5 team
Year 6
Mr. Daniel Tupua-Siliva
Mr. Ryan van Zyl
Ms. Sadia Husain
Ms. Rania Mahmoud
Ms. Lyndsey Hardey
Dear Parents,
Firstly, thank you for your trust and support in your child’s Learning Journey in Term 1.
It has been a busy term coming to grips with the independence and expectations of
Year 6. For this, we do not apologize as the Year 6 Teaching Team set the highest
expectations in not only their learning, but the way they carry themselves as proud,
respectful, caring and resilient lifelong learners. Many of the skills, strategies and
learning approaches have been.
Congratulations to the following Year 6 students for making the final of the School
Spelling Bee to take part in Term 2.
6RVZ Ali and Nyla
6RM Kumkum and Maha
6SH Jibreel and Marc
6DTS Maarya and Marios
6LH Arvin and Youssef
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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]
A gentle reminder: Stream 1 EAL students are responsible for the EAL
language homework. Please don’t force your stream 1 child to do
mainstream Language homework. This will have a negative effect on
his/her confidence and motivation.
Reading Eggs homework will be assigned by class teachers. Due to
technical issues EAL teachers will not be able to do so.
Y1 EAL :
This week students used reading books and picture dictionary to make and label a
poster of a Farm including food we get from farm animals and plants as well as
transportation we need to get it. (Link with language & UOI). They continued
reading and writing short vowel sounds focusing on words with (-ig, -at, -ap).They
also continued with oral activities sharing previous experiences to enhance
vocabulary development.
Y2 EAL :
Stream 1:
Students discussed curiosity in learning about the planets. They practiced writing
sentences and listened to some fiction stories. They used reading books to explore
short and long vowel words.
Stream 2:
Students discussed curiosity in knowing about the planets. They read books on the
solar system and wrote a non-chorological report.
Y3 EAL:
Students continued discussing the features of Non-chronological reports. They
shared more examples on each feature to extend understanding of these features
and be able to use them when writing their report about Habtoor Grand Hotel.
They also continued with sharing previous experiences to further enhance
vocabulary development.
Y4 EAL:
Stream 1:
Students watched videos on curiosity and discussed them. They created simple
objects to write instructions and practised their dictionary skills.
Stream 2:
Students watched videos on curiosity and discussed them. They identified and
highlighted speech marks in sentences and practised reading comprehension.
Y5 EAL:
Stream 1:
This week students continued to practise using present tense to talk about facts,
daily routines and habits. Students also got some support with writing their
Migration story.
Stream 2:
Students learned synonyms for commonly used words and proof read their stories
to develop their ideas and vocabulary.
Y6 EAL:
This week students learned how to describe their immediate and extended family
and used the present simple tense.
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Creative Arts
Jonathan Thomas
Primary Drama Years 3 to 6
Dima Hasoon
Winter Concert
It was a musical extravaganza that everyone enjoyed. Students from all ages performed
songs and items of a very high standard. Thank you to Miss Joanne for all of her hard work
in preparing the students for this event.
Joanne Doherty
Year 3
Students have been taking part in “Hot Seating” activities where they have been learning
how to portray a character from “Jack and The Beanstalk” by paying attention to voice,
gesture, facial expression and movement. It was a joy to see students portray such
animated and realistic characters.
Year 4
Year 4 students have been busy staging “Columbus’s Mistake” by paying special attention
to characterization and portraying a realistic character. They have shared the parts equally
in their groups and many are playing two or more roles.
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Creative Arts
Jonathan Thomas
Dima Hasoon
Joanne Doherty
Year 5
Students have been devising their own refugee character. They have been taking part in
hot seating activities in order to find out more about their character and keep building the
character by thinking of different parts of their history and personality.
Year 6
Year 6 students have been performing “Gulliver’s Travels” by Swift. They have been
looking at how the era the play was written and how it is applicable to the modern age.
Drama Trophy Winners for November 2016
Huge congratulations to the following classes on achieving the Drama Trophy for the
month of November.
3AOD
4BF
5AJ
6RVZ
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Creative Arts
♪ ♪ ♪ Monday Meadows Mash-Ups ♪ ♪ ♪
Schedule for Performances
Term 1
Jonathan Thomas
Dima Hasoon
Joanne Doherty
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
11.50 – 12.10
4-5
2.50 – 3.05
4-6
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
9
Singing group
Voice
Singing group
‫‪ARABIC‬‬
‫‪Information‬‬
‫‪Years‬‬
‫في األسبوع القادم‪:‬‬
‫التعرّف على صوت حرف الـالم ( ل ) و تـميـيـز الـكـلـمـات الجديدة بصريــاً‪* .‬‬
‫* تعزيز الـمحادثة باللغة العربية والتعبير والوصف‪.‬‬
‫*إحضار مجسمات أو صور ألشياء فيها حرف (ل) للتحدّث عنها أمام األصدقاء لتنمية مهارة التحدّث بلغة عربية صحيحة و أسلوب‬
‫جميل مع األنشطة الصفيّة الهادفة‪.‬‬
‫‪Y1‬‬
‫)‪Arabic (A‬‬
‫في األسبوع القادم‪:‬‬
‫سنقوم بتعلم الخطوات األولى لكتابة فقرة تعبيرية بسيطة ‪ ،‬حيث سيرتب المتعلم الصور ‪ ،‬ويعبر عنها بجمل تامة ‪ ،‬ثم يجمعها في قفرة‬
‫بسيطة ‪ .‬مقترحا ً عنوانا ً مناسبا ً لها ومستخدما ً عالمات الترقيم ( الفاصلة والنقطة )‪.‬‬
‫‪Y2‬‬
‫)‪Arabic (A‬‬
‫في األسبوع القادم‪:‬‬
‫وسنقوم بتذكير التالميذ بالمفرد والمثنى والجمع ‪ ،‬وإعطاء األسماء الموصولة وهمزة القطع وسنقوم بحل بعض التدريبات الصفية‬
‫كتعزيز لهذه المهارات‪.‬‬
‫‪Y3‬‬
‫)‪Arabic (A‬‬
‫في األسبوع القادم‪*:‬‬
‫يعين الطالب الجملة الفعلية ويحدد أركانها من خالل نصوص خارجية – تفاعل الطالب مع مجموعات العمل الجماعي ‪.‬‬
‫‪Y4‬‬
‫)‪Arabic (A‬‬
‫في األسبوع القادم‪*:‬‬
‫التعرف على قواعد رسم الهمزة المتوسطة على واو وكتابتها كتابة صحيحة ‪ ،‬قراءة النص المسرحي قراءة معبرة عن االنفعاالت‬
‫والمشاعر‪ ،‬و التعرف على خصائص النص المسرحي‪.‬‬
‫‪Y5‬‬
‫)‪Arabic (A‬‬
‫في األسبوع القادم‪* :‬‬
‫التعرف على مفهوم السيرة ‪ ،‬وتحديد خصائص السيرة الذاتية والسيرة الغيرية ‪ ،‬تفسير األسماء واألفعال بأضدادها ومرادفاتها ‪.‬‬
‫‪Y6‬‬
‫)‪Arabic (A‬‬
‫‪with the short and long vowels and‬ر) ‪*Next week the students are going to learn the letter (R -‬‬
‫‪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 some‬‬
‫‪like some dining room tools like‬غرفة الطعام ) – ‪vocabulary about the new lesson (Dining room‬‬
‫‪(fork – spoon – plate – cup – knife) and some actions or verbs like ( eat – drink – sit ).‬‬
‫‪.‬‬
‫‪*Next week the students are going to learn some kind of fruits and vegetables and the some‬‬
‫‪actions when they go to the shop and buy fruits and vegetables in (past tense) then use them‬‬
‫‪in sentences .‬‬
‫‪10‬‬
‫‪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
Introduction for Mr Bland (Head of PE)
As we all begin to look forward to the holidays, the Primary PE department continues to be
incredibly busy with fixtures and events which will run all the way through until the end of term.
Our drive to increase swimming provision in this first term has shown real evidence of success
and we hope that this will continue in the swim galas and Aquathlons that take place in term 2.
I hope that you enjoy reading all of the information below and that you feel up to date with
everything that is happening, both in lessons and in our extra curricular sport. Please also be
aware of any notices contained in our newsletter and do not hesitate to contact myself or a
member of the Primary PE team if you have any questions.
SPORTS DAYS
This week saw the first of our two sports days for Years 3 and 4 and also Year 6. All the children
had lots of fun rotating around the different events and showing off their skills that have been
practised in lessons. We had a great turn out from the parents who were there to support and
cheer on their children and many even got involved in our tug of war at the end. Our games
captains were outstanding, they helped the teachers to run the events smoothly and also worked
hard to do a quick clear up.
These days are not possible without the help of many people involved so a big thanks to all the
games captains, teachers, PE team, maintenance, cleaners, IT dept as well as the children and
parents for making the days such a success.
Still to come next week.
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:

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 - Years 3 - 6
Swim squad training has now finished for the year and will recommence again in January. The
squad has worked amazingly hard this term and produced some fantastic results. A big thank you
to Coach Nathan, Mr. Ram, Mr. Kenny and Ms. Natalie and all the parents for their constant hard
work, support and help during the term. It is massively appreciated. Have a fantastic Winter
break and look forward to a happy and productive Term 2.
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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
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
EISM REPRESENTATIVE FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL - BOYS YR5
The U10 Boys Football team travelled out to Rashid School for Boys for the finals tournament.
Meadows made it through the season undefeated in their league and were placed into the tier 1
group for the finals against the other four league-leading schools. This means that the team were
1 of the top 5 U10 teams here in Dubai within the DASSA Primary School Sports Association. A
fantastic achievement for a group of boys who did not play together before this season.
The boys had 4 games in a row, with the first match against a strong Horizon International Team.
The team played a very tight first half, which finished 0 - 0. The second half saw a lot of pressure
applied by Horizon in our defensive half. With that pressure, they slowly unlocked our defense
and were rewarded with 2 goals. The boys were disappointed as this was their first loss of the
season.
The second game was against another strong opponent in the Nord Anglia School team. Meadows
dominated the possession stats and took many shots on goal. The Nord Anglia keeper kept them
in the match with many quality saves. The second half was very similar to the first, however, the
constant pressure applied by our midfield and strikers was finally rewarded with a last minute
goal. It was a hard fought win and showed the attacking qualities and exciting game that
Meadows prides itself on. A special mention to Hassan Hneini, whose number was taken down
by the organizers as a key player in the match. Players were being noted within each match to be
used to identify.
The third match was against the competition favorites in GEMS Wellington Silicon Oasis. The first
half showed just how ferocious GEMS was in their midfield and attack. However, Meadows fought
very hard as a team to keep out the attack and go into the half 0 - 0. Meadows came out firing in
the second half to get a couple of opportunities in the GEMS half. However, the crisp passing,
constant pressure and midfield dominance shown from GEMS again unlocked our defense and
Meadows ended up losing the match. The team should hold their heads up high for their brave
performance. The goal difference that they had versus GEMS was far lower than any of the
matches that they had during the league season.
The fourth and final game was against Kings Al Barsha. After a comprehensive loss in the last
match, the Meadows team picked themselves off the floor in emphatic fashion. They dominated
possession and took a lot of shots in the first half. Again, the keeper kept many quality shots out
of the goal and held Meadows to a 0 - 0 halftime score. Meadows again dominated the second
half and scored an early goal through some great teamwork! The end score was 1 - 0 towards
Meadows. A good finish to an otherwise tough finals tournament. With 2 wins and 2 losses the
team can count themselves to be well-deserved top 5 team in Dubai. Well done to them for the
hard work and commitment shown during training and during games. Thank you for the parents
and home support that has helped our team with fantastic cheering and support during the
season. It means a lot to the boys and creates a very positive environment that drives Meadows
school sport. See you all next year for another season…….. Kenny Lim
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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
GIRLS YR5 & YR6 FOOTBALL
After the excellent result of finishing first in their league our Year 6 team attended the finals this
Monday at Kings Nad Al Sheba. They were placed with the other 5 schools that came first in their
leagues to play a round robin of short 8 minute games. We were up against some very tough
competition including DESS, WIZ, Nord Anglia, Repton and First Point.
The girls showed some great teamwork and determination and ended up with some very close
matches with 2 draws and 3 small losses. Nord Anglia took the top spot for the tournament and
went home with the trophy.
It was a great event and atmosphere with also league play offs going on for schools who finished
2nd, 3rd and 4th in their leagues. The girls really enjoyed it and it gave the experience to play
many more schools around Dubai.
This concludes the Year 6 football for this school year. Well done to to all girls for the tremendous
effort they have put in they really developed as a team. Also thanks to the parents for all their
support many who came out to all the matches.
Our Year 5 team still have one final friendly match away against GEMS Wellington Silicon Oasis
next Monday 12th December so we wish them luck for that.
GIRLS YR5 & YR6 NETBALL
Our Year 6 Netball team had a pre-season warm up tournament last Tuesday at Kings Al Barsha.
It was a great event with around 25 schools attending playing in groups over 7 courts.
We were grouped with 3 other schools including Horizon International, Victory Heights Primary
School and Safa British School and played a total of 4 short matches including a round robin
playing each team and then play offs for 1st and 2nd place and 3rd and 4th place.
Our first match against Victory Heights saw the girls take their first win 3-0, our second match
against Horizon was a little tougher for the girls and evenly matched ending in 0-0 draw, Our third
match in the round robin was against Safa and the girls managed to take another victory of 3-1.
This meant we then played off for 1st and 2nd position in our group against Horizon again. The
girls raised their game and came back confident for a 5-0 win and thus taking 1st place in our
group a fantastic result for their first outing as a team this year.
Our Year 5 development team attended a similar tournament this Tuesday more details to follow
next week on this.
Our final training for 2016 will be next Tuesday 13th December and then will recommence after
the holidays on Sundays starting on Tuesday 10th January.
Natalie Paisley
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December 8, 2016
Year 6 Sports Day
December 11, 2016
Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday, School closed
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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