Principal Newsletter

ACTIVE ZONE ACTION!

2June2017

DearParent

Wehavehadaverycalmbutproductiveweekafterthesecondaryschoolreturnedfromtheir‘ActiveZone’three-dayperiodofadventuresindifferentpartsof‘wildMalaysia’.Allthetripswereagreatsuccessandthephotosincludedheregivesomeideaofhowthestudentsnotonlyenjoyedthemselves,butshowsthedifferentchallengesthatthestudentsfacedandovercame!

Providingstudentswithhighqualitylearningactivitiesinrelevantsituationsbeyondthewallsofourclassroomsisvitalforhelpingstudentsappreciatetheirfirsthandexperiencesfromavarietyofdifferentperspectives.Experiencesoutsidetheclassroomalsoenhanceslearningbyprovidingstudentswithopportunitiestopracticeskillsofenquiry,valuesanalysis,clarificationandproblemsolving,teamwork,independence,risktakinginavarietyofdemandingoutdoorsituationsituations.ItisallpartofourGEMSCoreValues.AbigthankyoutoparentsforyoursupportoftheActiveZoneprogramme!

GIPstudentsbeingchallenged!

NewS

Year10IGCSEOptionsThisweek(Wednesday)weheldourIGCSEoptionsinformationmorningforYear9.ThankyoutoalltheparentswhocametolearnindetailabouttheIGCSEsubjectsandcoreandoptionprogrammesweoffer.EverysubjectwaspresentedbyateacherandwewelcomedMrAjesh(orMrAJ)whocameupfromKLtotalkaboutournewsubject–drama!MrAJwillalsobeteachingArt&Designaspartofourcreativeartscurriculumnextacademicyear.PleasenotethatifanyparentsmissedthiseventpleaseconsultourIGCSEoptionsbookletsenttoyouviayourchild.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasedonothesitatetocontactMrsGortheYear9homeroomteachers.

GPSGRound-up

TheFood&FunCharityFairwasahugesuccesswithagreatturnoutfromallourschoolcommunityandfriends.Lastweek,MrMundyhintedatthegreattotalthatwehaveraisedbutthePSGCommitteewillbemeetingnextweektofinaliseaccounts,reviewthefairandtomakedecisionsregardingtheproceeds.ThePSGwillreportbacktoallparentsinnextweek’snewsletter

GEMS Network

TeacherProfile-TeacheroftheWeekintheGEMSnetwork:CharleneCarrett,GEMSFoundersSchool,Dubai,(Educationaljournalme.com).Charlenestates:“Ialwaysaskthechildrenwhattheywouldliketolearnabout,especiallywhenstartinganewtopic.Iplanmylessonsaroundthechildren'sinterestsandthinkaboutallofthedifferentlearnersneedsinmyclass.TomakelearningenjoyableIalwayscreateexamplesthatlinktoreallifeconcepts,whichenablethechildrentomakeconnectionstotheworldaroundthem.”

REMINDERS

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• NUZULAL’QURANPUBLICHOLIDAYONMONDAY12JUNE• SECONDARYASSESSMENTWEEK13–16JUNE• INFORMATIONWEEKFORPROSPECTIVEPARENTS19-23

JUNE• HARIRAYAPUASAPUBLICHOLIDAYMONDAY26–TUESDAY

27JUNE• PARENTCONFERENCESWEDNESDAY28–THURSDAY29

JUNE• SPORTSDAYSATURDAY01JULY

Thankyou,andhaveagreatweekend!

GlenMundyPrincipal