NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
March-April 2015
Issue 6/14-15
Quotes of the Month!!
Inside this issue:
Quotes
Quran Compt.
Anti Bullying
Anti-Racism
Road Safety
Earth Day
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More News
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Upcoming Events:
MAY 2015
 Science Week
 Art Exhibition
NAIS Qur’an Competition (5th March 2015)
AspartoftheIslamiccurriculum,aQur’anRecitationCompetitionwasheldatschool,with
thehelpofoneoftheparents,forallgrades.TheSurahsthathadtobememorizedbyeach
gradeweredistributedtothestudentsacoupleofweekspriortothecompetitiontogive
themenoughtimetomemorize.Ajudgecamefortheboys’sectionfromtheMinistryof
Endowmentsandtwojudgescametothegirls’sectionfromDubaiWomen’sAssociation
onthedayofthecompetition.Theprizestothewinnerswereawardedduringaprize
distributionceremony.Allthecontestants,eventheoneswhodidnotwin,received
prizes.
Thenamesofthewinnersareonthefollowingpage:
Anti-Racism Event by SCORP (16th April, 2015)
Winners of the
Quran Competition
From KG 1: KG 1A - YOUSEF
REFAAT YOUSEF ALASHI
From KG2: KG 2A - SARAH
MOHAMMED YOUSUF
MOHAMMED ALSHAMSI
From GR1: GR 1A - LAYAN
ABDURRAHMAN YOUSEF
RAHHAL
From GR2: GR 2B - AYFAA
NOMAN
From GR3: GR 3A - SHAHAD
FOUAD ABDELWAHAB
From GR4: GR 4B - UWAIS
BHEEKOO
From GR5: GR 5A - FATMA
ADNAN ABDUL RAHMAN AQEEL
From GR6: GR 6A - SARA NADER
ABED ALHASAN
From GR7: GR 7A - FATMA
MOHAMMAD HAIDAR A J
ASHKANANI
From GR8: GR 8B - KHALED
AHMED ABDULLAH AL JABRI
The United Nations’ (UN) International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is
observed with a series of events and activities worldwide on March 21 each year. The day aims
to remind people of racial discrimination’s negative consequences. It also encourages people to
remember their obligation and determination to combat racial discrimination.
Variousactivitiesandeventsarearrangedinmanycountriesworldwideonthisday.
NAIShostedtheAnti‐RacismCampaigninassociationwiththeEmiratesMedicalStudents
Society,onThursday16thApril2015.NAIShasstudentsfrom35nationalities!Everyone
pledgednottodiscriminateagainstanyindividual.
Anti-Bullying Campaign (April, 2015)
NAISobservedtheAnti‐BullyingMonth.PeopleProhavesupportedasisterNGO,LIVE
JAM,toconducttheBreakFreeTour(www.breakfreetour.org)inschoolsincitiesacross
theworld,forhighschoolstudents.Studentsthesedaysarestormedandconfrontedwith
strugglesofvarioussortsincludingaddictions,peerpressure,highpressuretoperform,
extremecompetitiveenvironments,strugglesofbrokenhomebackgrounds,andthe
struggletobebraveand‘cool’beforefriendsandparents.ThroughtheBreakFreeTour,
weaddressissuesandproblemsthatteensfaceinanon‐threateningmannerandthrough
afewpositivesongsandatalk.
Theprogramconsistedofmusicfollowedbyashortmotivationaltalk(creative
interaction)andthethemefocusedon“Identity‐Arealizationofone’suniquenessand
potential.”
From GR9: GR 9A - MASA EYAD
AL ZHORI
From GR10: GR 10A - RANEEM
ALSEBEI
From GR10: GR 10B MUHAMMAD ANAS AKBAR
From GR11: GR 11B MUHAMMAD SAFYAN AKBAR
From GR11: GR 12A - RAMEEZ M
KH A AL DAOUR
From GR12: GR 12B - ATIF
HUSSAIN
Road Safety Week (19-22 April, 2015)
19th–22thAprilNAISobservedRoadSafetyWeek.
ThestudentsfromthePrimary,GirlsandBoyssectionsrespectivelyshowcasedthree
differentassembliesonthetopicRoadSafetyintheformofaskit.Theyshowedvarious
RoadSafetysignsandcreatedanawarenesstofollowthesame.Someofthescenarios
highlightedwere‐avoidspeeddriving,donotusemobilephoneswhiledriving,followthe
traf icsignals,followzebracrossingandmanymore.
ThestudentsnotonlyperformedtheskitonRoadsafetybutalsogaveamessagetoevery‐
one.Theyeducatedeveryonetofollowthe3magicalwordswhenevercrossingtheroads.
The3wordswereSTOP!LOOK!andLISTEN!
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Earth Day (22nd April. 2015)
TalkonHealthyLiving
wasgiventhroughout
theschoolbythe
SchoolNurse,inthe
monthofApril2015.
Special Health Care
Day at NAIS:
Exclusively for
parents, was observed
on PTA on Saturday,
April 25th, 2015, from
8am until 1pm. Free
BMI (Body Mass
Index, i.e. Height &
Weight) and BP (Blood
Pressure) check up by
our School Nurse, was
conducted, assisted by
the Emirates Medical
Student Society. A Free
Glucose Test for the
first 25 parents also
was also done. The day
was a hit amongst the
parent community!
EarthDaywascelebratedthroughouttheschool.Specialassemblieswereconductedbyall
thesectionsoftheschool.Aspecialsessionwasconductedtoconservewater.
WATER BANK – Save Water
PeopleProhaspartneredwithNahtamSocialResponsibility,asocialorganizationworking
intheareasofEducation,EnvironmentandHumanity.
LastmonththeylaunchedBANKALMIYAH–TheWaterBankcampaigninthe
InternationalWaterSummittoinculcatewatersavinghabitsamongthepeopleandnow
theyarebringingthiscampaignindifferentschoolsacrossUAEtoencouragestudentsto
saveourwaterintheirdaytodaylife.WeatNAIShaveundertakenthisSocial
ResponsibilityCampaign.
More News!!
 GETEXTrip:GETEXExhibitionstartedonWednesday15thApriluntilFriday17th
April2015.GETEXoffersthe inalyearstudentsahugeselectionofacademicandoc‐
cupationalcourseoptionsfromaround350regionalandinternationaluniversities
andcollegesacross40countries.StudentsofGrade11and12visitedtheexhibition
onThursday16thApril,2015.
 WETEXTrip: TheNAISstudentsfromtheDepartmentofEnvironmentalStudies
visitedtheWETEXExhibitionon22ndofApril2015.Itisaninternational event and is
a great platform to display the latest Water, Energy and Environment technologies.
 ArepresentativefromCastleHillUniversitiesgaveaCareerTalktoGRS9–12on
26thApril2015.
We are on the Portal:
Portal.naischool.ae
 Drawingsbyme:DrawingsByMeisanart‐basedprogramspecializinginpersonal‐
izedprintingofyourchild’sartwork.Itreproducesthesetreasuredmasterpiecesonto
greetingcards,calendars,coffeemugs,notebooksandmore.Eachproductfeaturesa
fullcolourprintofyourchild’sartworkandincludestheirnameandage.Aninspira‐
tionalcon idence‐boosterforkids–whogettoexpresstheircreativityandsharewith
pridetheirveryownmasterpieces.Adelightformumsanddads–whowillbe
thrilledwiththeiruniquegiftsthatarebeautifulandmeaningfulaswellasbeingtop
qualityandgreatvalue.
North American
Al Mizhar 1,
Phone: +971 4 288 4844
Fax: +971 4 288 2377
We are on the
Therefore,To create an everlasting memento/a memorable masterpiece the school has initiated ‘Drawings by Me for the KGs, this year.
 MUN:TheUniversal American School is pleased to host this exciting MUN conference,
which will completely follow the UN protocol and provide your child with the opportunity
to develop their leadership skills through discussion and negotiation. NAIS has enrolled for
the same. The conference will take place 17th & 18th May 2015.
 GKQUIZ:23rdApril2015‐The GK Quiz was held in the auditorium for GRS 1-3 from 1012noon.
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