Dear Parents,
It's a delight to communicate with all of you at the end of a very successful first term. The month of June especially was very promising for GIIS Dubai and I am very proud of the student achievements through the month.
While we have many moments to treasure, one unique to GIIS Dubai and my personal favourite is - The Break-Time Show, here we saw students performing songs, dances, playing instruments, poetry and other activities showcasing the skills they have learnt in school. The flavour this added to the school corridors was unparalleled.
I am also happy to share some other activities conducted section-wise,
Kindergarten
Pre-Kg celebrated Green day with the little ones getting dressed up in their favorite Green dress and speaking about their favorite Green toy.
Kindergarten students had “Show & Tell” activity on various topics which enhanced the child's confidence to speak in front of everyone and developed their personality and vocabulary.
The Kinder Kitchen activity had our students explore basic ingredients and a cooking recipe.
KG I and II had a Splash pool day that was a real treat. Students used different resources to explore the properties of water
Under the Balad-i activities, a visual presentation of the Baladi Vet Police Station was given to the KG I students. They were informed of the basic procedures and Contact Numbers in case of an emergency. Our little students felt a sense of pride, responsibility and motivation towards the dynamic policemen.
Students created their own First Aid Kit and identified their names and its purpose. They understood the importance of nursing facilities and life-saving equipment as per their knowledge.
The Kinder Kitchen activity had our KG I students explore basic ingredients and a cooking recipe to bake a Mug Cake. ‘i-serve’ activity was marked to promote the importance of Save Water in our day to day living using visual presentations, interactive discussions and sorting activity of pictures reinforcing ways to save water.
KG I Students also celebrated Father’s Day by making a handmade card for their fathers.
KG II Students blew and conducted experiments with bubbles on the Bubble fun day .Students played with purpose, allowing the fun and excitement to guide their curiosity and learning.
Primary Section
Grades 1-3 celebrated their first “Story Book Character Parade”. They came dressed as their favorite storybook character. Students read a story, dressed up in a costume and paraded in the school corridor.
Grade 1-2 came to school with the wackiest hairstyles on the “Crazy Hair-do Day”.
Middle and Secondary
Grade 6 students participated in the Interschool Elocution Competition with great zeal and enthusiasm and it was a treat to hear them. They also prepared a Triorama model in their social studies class on the roles and responsibilities of the different levels of government.
Grade 8 students explored the African traditional art and prepared masks used by some of the tribal communities of Africa while the grade 9 students wrote short stories for an impromptu storytelling activity which empowered students to predispose themselves towards writing and literature.
Arabic Handwriting competition was conducted for Grade 1-9.
Co-Curricular Activities were conducted as per the time table. Paper challenge activities for body strength and agility were conducted for all grades during the PE period.
Grade 1 to 5 attempted Fusion Dance which is a freestyle dance movement that encourages students to listen to a piece of music and fit dance motion to it. Grade 6-10 students attempted thematic fusion dance using Kathak and Contemporary dance as the base.
Grade 1 & 2 learnt the basics of a keyboard and grades 3, 4 and 5 learnt to sing and play the song 500 miles on a keyboard. Grades 6 to 8 students explored the importance of chords in a song and students of grades 9 and 10 explored world music which encompassed many different styles of music from around the world.
In their art classes, grade 1 students drew animals and birds using their palm and fingers. The students of grade 2 explored the art of doodles. Grades 3-5 students explored the different techniques and styles of artist Joan Miro who was a well-known abstract artist. Students drew family portraits and garden scenes in the artist's style. The students of grades 6 and 7 explored the art of texture with Aluminum foil. The students of grades 8, 9 and 10 explored the art of split self-portrait.
Highlights of the Month
Mission Math: Math department conducted the exciting real-world Math activities in all the grades during the Mission Math week. Students created an art and craft project using 2 D shapes and participated in Tidy -O-Mania day where they used data handling to challenge their thinking skills, develop their math’s problem-solving abilities. They developed an understanding of the importance of time and time management with help of different activities. Students constructed altitudes of a triangle using Paper folding activities.
World Environmental Day was celebrated from KG to Grade 10 with children engaging in various activities like Paper bag making, best out of waste, sorting the trash, paper bowl making, planting seeds, creating beautiful artwork, recycling old tee shirts with “Save Environment “message, creating bags out of old clothes and newspapers, making a ppt/video/Minecraft model on sustainable classroom/school, /City and held discussions on preserving the environment. All in all, the day was a great success, and has certainly made a difference to the way we view our environment.
International Yoga Day was celebrated with pupils performing yoga batch-wise during a weeklong schedule.
World Migratory Bird Day 2021 was celebrated as a part of the global celebration of birds and nature on 8 May 2021! A myriad of activities were conducted. Students made bird feeders / water feeders to help birds in the locality during the summer. They wrote on the topic “Stop plastic pollution!” Students hung bird houses, bird feeders on tree branches and kept seeds to attract birds at school and at home.
Celebrating our Students
It was a matter of great pride as our student Hania Burmawala of Grade 8A secured the first position in the Inter-School Elocution Competition conducted by Gulf Model School. Raghav of Grade 2 B has earned the maximum points and Reading Enthusiast in RAZ PLUS programme and a medal.
As we all head on for the Summer vacation, few of our students would be engaged in the Logicology and the Astro-physics Camps to exercise their inquisitive minds while many others are involved with the Confluence, Heartfulness Summer Camp. Few of our Pre-kg to Grade 2 may be heading for a surprise virtual camp by the school.
Our teachers are currently involved in Staff Enrichment workshops and training programmes after which many will engage our Grade 9 and 10 students for Extra classes during the summer vacation.
I thank all parents for the support extended to us during this term. On behalf of the entire GIIS Dubai family, I extend warm wishes for an enjoyable, rejuvenating and safe vacation to all our students and parents!
Stay safe, stay healthy!
Regards,
Antony Koshy
Principal
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