JPS Weekly
April 23rd 2015
Jumeirah Primary School,
Dubai
Issue No. 27 - 14/15
NOTICE BOARD
DATE
SUN 26 APR
EVENTS
CAT TESTS YEAR 5
YEAR 5 & 6 BASKETBALL MATCH AT WELLINGTON INTERNATIONAL
MON 27 APR
CAT TESTS YEAR 5
CAT PARENT INFORMATION EVENING—YEAR 4
TUE 28 APR
CAT TESTS YEAR 5
WED 29 APR
CAT TESTS YEAR 5
FS2 TRIP TO DUCTAC TO WATCH ‘THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA’
THU 30 APR
CAT TESTS YEAR 5
QURAN AWARD CELEBRATION —PARENTS WELCOME
GIRLS’ ROUNDERS YEAR 5 & 6 AT REPTON
SWIM GALA YEARS 3 –6 AT EMIRATES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
MOVIE NIGHT—6PM—RIO 2
A message from the Principal
Dear Parents
This week has seen the start of this term’s extensive ‘After School Activities’ programme. As always, the
sports clubs have proved to be particularly popular, including the new Gymnastics club. Cookery club has also
been added to the list of activities this term and there are menu plans in place for some super healthy dishes
in the coming weeks.
The Year 1 children have enjoyed their ‘circus day’ this week, to enhance their learning in their current topic
about the circus. They learnt many new tricks including juggling and hula hooping.
I look forward to another busy week in school next week as we prepare for the Year 5 CAT tests and our exciting ‘Movie Night’ screening of ‘Rio’ on Thursday, to end the week.
Enjoy your weekend.
Warm regards,
Catherine
Catherine McKeever—CEO/Principal
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JPS NEWS
SCIENCE DAY 2015— EVERY CHILD A SCIENTIST !
What a fantastic event last Thursday’s Science Day was at JPS! The children arrived kitted out as Scientists, Paleontologists and
Older People.
The day was a buzz of excitement and in every room of school there was a plethora of activity while children took part in a
series of explosive experiments.
The children that took part in the Maker’s Fair were exceptional. Each group had prepared a new invention that they felt was
significant for the environment ,or would make the most money, or would improve the lives of others. The winners for each
category have been decided and these will be announced in assemblies next week. Look out for their inventions in the reception area.
We set out to develop the idea that everyone can be a Scientist and this was achieved across school from our youngest children in FS1 to our Y6 Investigators.
Thank you for all your support and I hope you enjoy your little scientists.
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JPS NEWS
CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN
Year 1 had an absolute ball on Wedne sday, celebrating their new topic 'The
cir cus'. The children enjoyed a range of activitie s throughout the day. They
started of with some cir cus arts and crafts in class and then spent some time
in the hall becoming cir cus performers themselve s. They practiced skills
such as balancing, skipping, juggling and hula hooping amongst other things.
We then tried some cir cus food; apple s with toffee sauce and later on we
had our very own popcorn machine with fre sh popcorn- the corridor smelt delicious!!! The children were able to watch some of the film Dumbo which depicts a cir cus and finally they visited some of the other classrooms to have
a go at some other cir cus crafts!!
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JPS ARABIC & ISLAMIC NEWS
Assalamu Alaikum Parents,
Jumeirah Primary School will be hosting its Annual Quran Award Celebration at
8am on Thursday 30th April in the Main Hall.
Students will give a small presentation and be awarded for their participation in
the Quran Competition.
Please save this date on your calendars! It will be a special morning as we
celebrate our children's Quranic accomplishments
You are most welcome if you would like to volunteer and help in the preparation of the celebration. (Email Mr Hazem Kemal.)
For any inquiries please do not hesitate to email me on the following email:
[email protected]
Sincerely,
Hazem Kamel
Head of Islamic
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JPS GIFTED & TALENTED NEWS
Council of British International Schools Art competition
Lots of artists in KS2 produced some fantastic Art for the recent ‘Council of British
International Schools’ Art competition; it was a really tricky decision for the
teachers to choose the best 3 pieces from JPS. The three talented artists chosen for
submission to the finals were from Years 4, 5 and 6 ; Amolika (5B), Erin (4A) and
Sanyukta (6A) produced art work to depict the title “I live in this Beautiful Place.” I
am sure you will agree that their artwork wonderfully depicts Dubai in three very
different styles. Well done girls, we eagerly await the results of the final round of
judging. To see all commended entries, please visit the Gifted and Talented section
on the Weebly.
Helen Green
Gifted and Talented
Leader
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JPS NEWS
SUMMER HOLIDAY PLANS
Dear Parents
Do you have something unusual or exciting planned
for the summer holiday? If so, we would love to hear
from you. We are looking to feature such stories in
our summer issue of the GEMS Family Magazine. Please come and chat to me or email me at
[email protected]
Thank you
Elaine Burrell
Parent Relations Executive
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JPS NEWS
Second hand uniform shop
Special thanks should go to Evelien Van Slingelandt and Judy Hill
for all their hard work in the second hand uniform shop - sorting
through donations, organizing supplies to be sent to the RAEY
Foundation in Ethiopia and keeping JPS children supplied with
second hand uniform.
The uniform shop is open on a Monday at 2pm and we are currently looking for more volunteers to open the shop, either at
drop off or pick up time - please email
[email protected] if you are able to spare some time.
As we approach the end of the school year, please do remember
that the shop will gratefully receive your quality, second hand
uniform.
With thanks
Elaine Burrell
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PTA ELECTION TIME
Having a child at JPS, you automatically become a member of the Parents & Teachers Association (PTA). Our
wonderful PTA organise a wealth of social and charitable events during the course of the school year – including
Pink Day, Movie Night, Father’s Day and, of course, our annual Spring Fair. Being an active part of the PTA is a
great way to meet people, get involved with the school, help raise funds for charity and the school - and have fun
along the way too.
At our forthcoming PTA Annual General Meeting in June, we will be electing our new board of parents who will
represent the JPS Parent Community. The positions available for election are as follows:
CHAIR
- Liaises between the PTA and school and chairs all the meetings
- Supports the sub committees and volunteers
- Plans for events with the support of the PTA and the school
- Sits on the treasury board and decides on the allocation of funds.
VICE CHAIR
- Supports the Chair with all their responsibilities
- Steps in when the Chair is not available
- Supports the Treasurer.
SECRETARY
- Responsible for all administration, logistics, newsletter updates
- Maintains records of events
- Works closely with the Chair to keep all members informed.
TREASURER
- Manages all finances for the PTA
- Keeps accurate records of money received and money allocated
- Prepares a financial plan for the year, providing termly reports to the board.
LEAD CLASS REP
- Works with the school at the beginning of term to get a class rep in place for each class
- Maintains a register of all class reps
- Regular communication of events and activities with class reps.
SPRING FAIR LEAD CO-ORDINATOR
- Responsible for organising a Spring Fair Committee and allocating areas of responsibility
- Chairs regular Spring Fair meetings
- Regular communication with Spring Fair committee members and sponsors
- Liaises between the PTA and school on this high profile event
- Decides on allocation of funds.
Deadline for nominations is Thursday 14th May 2015.
If you are enthusiastic, a team player and can dedicate some of your time to taking on one of the PTA board roles
for the next academic year, you can nominate yourself or a friend for one of the above positions.
To discuss these roles and responsibilities in more detail, please do come and chat to me. Any nominations
should be emailed to me at [email protected]
With kindest regards,
Elaine Burrell — Parent Relations Executive
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JPS NEWS
COLLECTION OF CHILDREN AFTER THE AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITY CLUBS
We would like to remind all parents that children must be collected from
their after school clubs at 3.15pm / 3.30pm by an ADULT and / or students
from Jumeirah College who wear the black uniform
CHILDREN’S SAFETY AT SCHOOL
Parents have full responsibility for their children until delivered to class. Similarly,
on collection of children at the end of the day, it is the parents’ responsibility to fully
supervise their children.
Please do not allow children to play on any playground equipment before or after school.
One of the issues we are facing is where families do not vacate the premises when
school has finished for the day and this is a concern for us all. Please ensure you
pick up your children promptly and supervise them when they are on school
premises.
MESSAGE FROM THE NURSES
Temperatures are on the increase again. Please can you continue to stress to your
children the importance of keeping hydrated – water, water, water! We have already
noticed an increase in sore tummies and headaches, usually caused by dehydration.
Also, don’t forget to apply sun cream in the mornings before school … and remember,
NO HAT, NO PLAY.
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JPS NEWS
Mini-Masterchef Courses
As part of the Enrichment 365 program of additional enrichment opportunities, GEMS would like
to give our students an opportunity to access some further skills that they may not necessarily get
a chance to develop within our regular school curricula. We are working with partner organisations to make this possible. One such organisation is SCAFA, the School for Culinary & Finishing
Arts, who are offering cooking classes to our students as part of their Mini-Masterchef program.
These classes would take place on a Saturday at SCAFA in JLT and would prepare students in
basics of food preparation, cooking techniques and etiquette. Courses run for 8 weeks and cost
1500aed. The courses will be offered in two age groups: 7-11 and 12-15. If you would be
interested in finding out more about this exciting opportunity, then please email Grant Smith
([email protected]),
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JPS NEWS
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JPS SUMMER NEWS
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JPS NEWS
STS Promotional Offer for JPS Non-Bus Users
School Transport Services LLC, in partnership with Jumeirah Primary School, would like to reach out to all students
and let them experience the bus ride to school.
Has your child ever ridden to school in an STS School
Bus?
If not, we would like to invite all the JPS non-bus users to try out the
bus ride (2way) FREE OF CHARGE from ‘Sunday, 3rd May – Thursday,
14th May’.
This offer is limited to first-time bus users who reside in the below areas:
Clock Tower Deira
Al Safa 1 Festival City
Al Safa 2 Al Manara Al Garhoud
Mirdif
You can register for this service by sending your contact details, area of residence
and children’s details to [email protected] . (Last date to register is 23rd April 2015)
We would like to encourage all students to use the school bus and help contribute towards a greener environment and reduce traffic.
Learn more about STS, visit our website: www.stss.ae
Watch the STS Safety Video: http://schooltransportservices.com/corporatevideo.php
Terms and Conditions:
This offer is subject to availability of seats.
This offer is not valid for current STS customers. Valid for first-time bus users only.
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CHILDREN’S BIRTHDAYS BEING
CELEBRATED WITHIN THE SCHOOL DAY
We want to ensure that all children feel happy and
special, especially on their birthday. We do however
encourage a healthy eating policy within the school.
Therefore, we feel it would be more appropriate that,
should you wish to bring something in for your child to
share with all his/her class mates, then a non-edible gift may be brought
in. This can be something like a pencil, stickers, homemade personalized
bookmark, etc. These items can again be left at Reception where they
will be sent up to the class. We hope you agree this is a much more suitable and fun way to help a child celebrate their birthday with the whole
class.
RECEPTION AREA
We would like to remind all parents that once they have collected their
children at 2.15pm, it is important for health & safety reasons, for everyone to vacate the premises, unless you have a meeting with a member of
staff. It is not possible for parents to wait in the Reception area, which is
a working area until 4pm. We would appreciate all parents working with
us to ensure that the school is a safe environment at all times.
LOST PROPERTY
Please ensure that you check the Lost Property bins, situated near to the
Quiet Garden, if your child misplaces anything. At the end of each month,
we will donate any unclaimed items to charity. Please always ensure that
all clothing is named so that it can be returned to the rightful owner if lost.
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