JPS Weekly

March 6th 2014 Jumeirah Primary School, Dubai Issue No. 24 - 13/14

JPS SPRING FAIR!

The PTA Spring Fair Committee Wow! What can we say? Thanks to you, this years Spring Fair was bigger than ever with even more visitors, stalls, action and excitement!

WELL DONE!

Best decorated stall Sweetie Jar Tombola Most Amazing posters - Hoopla, Rugby Target and Lollipop Tree Most popular stall from number of coupons spent Lollipop Tree, followed by Hook a Duck! Amazing sponsorship by Hey Sugar and Dana Jallad for Cookie Decorating stall - 4G and 5G Most exciting JPS Performances Year 6 Power Girls, The Korean Team and Manan Gupta (6E) on Drums

POWER GIRLS!

(Savanna, Ashleigh, Sara, Sofia, Makayla and Rehana)

DATE Sun 9 March Mon 10 March Tue 11 March

EVENTS YEAR 5 ABCF leave for Dibba Year 2C Trip to Museum Year 5/6 Girls Football v Kings @ JPS 3.30 to 4pm YEAR 5 DEG Leave for Dibba Year 2 SATS Talk for Parents 7.45am Main Hall Year 2A Trip to Museum Year 6 AB Netball v Repton @ Repton 2.30 to 4pm YEAR 5 ABCF return from Dibba FS2 Trip to DUCTAC to see What the Ladybird Heard YEAR 5 DEG return from Dibba

Wed 12 March Thurs 13 March

PUNCTUALITY
We have noticed a number of children arriving late at school, which is a significant issue for us. When children arrive late, they are missing out on their learning and it is also disruptive for the other children and teachers. We all know that Dubai traffic is very unpredictable, so please set off in plenty of time to ensure your children are at school by 7.30am in time for lessons to start promptly at 7.40am. If children do arrive late, for a good reason, please ensure they walk through reception so they can be marked on the register. This is very important in case of an emergency at school. There is also an issue with children who are brought into school much later in the day for various reasons such as wanting to miss a particular subject or because they overslept or began the day feeling unwell. 1. No child should miss any curriculum subject, including swimming, unless they have a medical note from a medical practitioner to this effect. The general rule is that if they are well enough for school then they are well enough for all activities. However, children should not be in school if they are in danger of spreading disease. In terms of the school as an organisation, the nurses and our newly appointed doctor are the people who are qualified to decide about such issues. 2. It is not acceptable for children to appear part-way through the day other than for a reason which is legitimate, such as an appointment. Should you need to make an appointment for your child that is impossible to organise after school hours, please email your teacher to advise, and also copy info_JPS@gemsedu.com on the email. It is vital that you email both in case your teacher is ill or misses the email. Your child will need to report to reception on arrival at school. As always, I thank you for your support and understanding in these matters. It is much appreciated. Best wishes,

Chris McDermott Principal/CEO

JPS Sports Day Group Winners 2014

Year 4
Boy Girl Erin Peile Boy Alexander Danishmand

Year 5
Girl Aba Agbemebiese Boy Dhru Dattani

Year 6
Girl Lianne Bradbury/Aanya Tashfeen

DUBAI

Aaron Warrington

Sorry Aanya .. There was an omission in the newsletter last week In year 6 (Dubai Group) there were joint winners in the girls category. Aanya Tashfeen was joint winner with Lianne Bradbury Aanya did receive her certificate and congratulations on the day but was missed on the announcements last week. Well done Aanya!

This workshop is for all parents of children in Year 2 as they partake in their end of KS1 assessments. The presentation will outline the purpose of the assessments and how they will take place, offer practical advice on how you may support your child at home and give you a better idea of the nature and routines of the tests. I look forward to seeing you there!
Daniel Smith
Head of Year 2

HOW TO PREPARE YOUR CHILD FOR END OF KEY STAGE 1 ASSESSMENTS (SATs) th Tuesday 11 March 7.45am in the Main Hall

MESSAGE FROM THE PE DEPARTMENT

The PE department will be operating swim try-outs for new children and children who consider their swimming performance to have considerably improved since the start of the year. There will also be the opportunity for identified Year 2 children to try out (these will be invited by their PE teacher if it is appropriate). The format of the try-outs will be that every child will swim their desired stroke/s and their performance will be compared to a qualification time. Any child who matches or betters the qualification time will be invited to swim squad training sessions; times will be displayed prior to the try outs starting. The sessions will run on the following dates:

Thursday March 13th 2014 Thursday March 27th 2014

Year 2 identified children AND new starters to JPS since September; Any children who feel that they have improved significantly Sign up sheet will be available in the swim corridor

Please be advised that, for health and safety reasons, parents are not allowed on pool side during swim try outs or during swim squad training

The PE Department is currently conducting a survey about physical education at JPS, and would very much appreciate it if parents took part it will only take a few minutes! The link to the survey is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JPS-Parent-survey-PE Thank you

MUSIC CELEBRATION CONCERTS

The children all enjoyed participating in their Music Celebration Concerts and performing for family and friends. The singing was lively and joyous and the children performed with great confidence on the chime bars and untuned percussion instruments, sharing the experiences from their Music classes with the audience.

DEBATE COMPETITION
A team of five Year 6 students competed in a debate competition, the "War of Words", at Safa School on Thursday afternoon. They were debating the motion "Technology is an asset in the Classroom" and JPS was the opposition team. After some fantastic debating, Repton School was declared the winner. Dhru Dattani (6B) from the JPS team won the best Speaker for the Opposition award. Well done Dhru and the rest of the team - a great debate!
Helen Green Gifted and Talented Leader

PIRATE DAY IN FS1A!

CONGRATULATIONS LEYTH!
Leyth Elmani (6B) has done it again! He recently won First Prize for his Accolay Concerto performance on the violin, and can be seen here with Mr Mohammad Abdullah, Managing Director TECOM Investments Media Cluster, and Mr. Riad Kudsi, Conductor of the Emirates Youth Symphony Orchestra (EYSO). Well Done Leyth!

Grass Roots Golf recently held their 3rd golf tournament on the Par 3 course at Emirates Golf Club. The winning school was Jumeirah Primary School, followed by Wellington Primary, DESS, Raffles, ASD, Jebel Ali Primary, Repton, Kings, Wellington International, Horizon, Safa and JESS. Winners for JPS, with an amazing combined score of 36, were GAVIN INGRAM (3A), SEAN COOPER (2A) and JUSTIN POTGIETER (6E) WELL DONE! Sean was also the winner of Best Individual scores, followed closely by runner up Gavin! Hassan Zaman (3D) received a Most Improved Award.

NEWS FROM THE LIBRARY

How amazing it was see so many books in our corridor! The Magrudys Book Fair was a great success and I hope you all are well stocked up! Thank you to all the children and parents who bought books.
Roald Dahl, Matilda

All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that she had never seen.

Reefat Mohamed Lead Librarian

Year 1B Market Place

We started to grow our own vegetables in November and thought it would be a great idea, when they were ready to pick, to hold a Market Place where parents would come in and buy the vegetables off the children. The children had a float of Dh330 in coins and had to give the right change to the parents. Each vegetable was Dh1 and the parents could only pay with Dh5, Dh10 or Dh20 notes. We made a profit of Dh550! This money will go to a charity of our choice. What a fun afternoon!

Stu Williamson will be at JPS on SATURDAY 29th MARCH to take family Portraits.

Please contact Stu Williamson direct to book an appointment 04 348 8527

schools@stuwilliamson.com

Come and see the EXPI SHOW Ideal for 4 to 7 year olds. Free Entry. Our very own Mr McDermott will be playing Expis Head Teacher, Mr Hippo-Bottom! Good luck Nishi, our talented JPS Mum, on the launch of Expi Elephant Travels to Dubai!