Thank you to all the parents who came out today to support Sport's Day. We had the best time! It was amazing to see you cheer on your child and even participate in some of the activities. KG1 KM rocks! On Wednesday, March 1, all of Elementary will be holding their yearly Student-Led Conferences. This is your child’s opportunity to lead you through their learning journey up until now. The students will be going through their learning experiences with you to model, explain, and share what they have been learning and exploring throughout this year. This experience is your child’s day and it is not meant for parent-teacher interviews or conferences. Showing their learning journey can be done in their home language and gives students opportunities show their evidence of learning through many different ways. It also involves your child bringing you to their different learning spaces around the school. Please sign up here
https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/GEMS_World_Academy_Dubai_Elementary). Students will only be at school for their conference, after which they will return back home. Students are also expected to wear their school uniform and any or all family members are invited to share in their conference. There will be no bus service for Elementary students on that day. Wednesday, February 22nd is KG1 Sports Day from 8:15 - 9:45 am. You are all invited to come and cheer on your little ones. Students should wear their house color to school on this day. The children also need to wear a hat, bring a water bottle and apply sunscreen before coming to school.
If you are planning on coming to support Sport’s Day please let me know. I am looking for 1 parent volunteer for each of the 4 house colors and a class photographer for the event. The role of the parent helper for each house color will be to support the children when they need help, remind the children of what they need to do at each event in case they forget, carry the water bottles for that house, and anything else that may arise. House Colors A massive thank you to all the parents who could join us on the field trip. We had a wonderful day at the park looking for minibeasts. We found We found… Ants (black and red) Bees Beetles Flies Pill Bugs Red bugs Slugs Sow Bugs Worms A bug with scissor claws A bug with big teeth and An egg
The students will begin learning about bugs as part of our PYP Unit of Inquiry “Sharing the Planet - Minibeasts”. To support this unit, KG1 will be taking a trip to Al Barsha Park to find minibeasts around the park. This field trip will take place on Tuesday, February 7th, 2017. The cost of the trip (transportation on the bus and entrance to the park) will be covered by GWA. Children participating should wear their P.E. uniform, a hat and sunscreen on this day. Please send your child to school with a snack and lunch as usual; however, we will be eating our lunch at the park. If you would like your child to participate, please complete the bottom portion of the form and return it to school by Thursday, February 2nd, 2017. This field trip is a wonderful opportunity for parents to be involved and volunteer. We encourage all parents to join us on this field trip. If you will be joining us, please complete the appropriate section below. Parents will meet us at the park entrance at 10:00am and leave the park at 12:30pm. You are welcome to take your child home from the park at 12:30. Please bring your lunch and a blanket to sit on.
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