Issue No.2 - March/April 2010

Contents:

Primary News

Spotlight on Year 2

Secondary News

Spotlight on English

Whole School News

Dates for your diary

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From the Principal’s desk...

www.sharjahenglishschool.org

Sharjah English School

Welcome to the new term.

As always summer term brings with it the prospect of examinations at all levels of the school. Whether the students are facing A levels or GCSEs, Key Stage tests or internal end of year tests, it will undoubtedly be a busy few months. Certainly it has been frantic for the older students, many of whom were working on coursework during the Easter vacation. It is important that students work hard, but they must also keep a balance in their lives with plenty of rest, exercise and recreation. They should maintain a positive attitude even when the going gets tough; teachers and examiners want to reward students for what they do well, not penalize them for every error.

This term will mark an important milestone in the school’s history, with our first cohort of A level students completing their schooling and aiming to gain places at university. For some it is the end of an association with SES that stretches right back to primary years.

Several sections of the school are already abuzz with preparations for end of year shows – if early preparations are anything to go by, these should be a wonderful addition to the school’s strong tradition in this area. Details will follow soon.

The recent E-Safety Evening provided parents with some very helpful insights and advice in dealing with the challenges of electronic media. Many thanks to Mr. Smithard for his work on this topic. There are handouts available at each reception with information about what was covered in the talk, plus plenty of links to helpful websites for those with concerns; please collect one at your convenience.

I must finish by thanking staff for enabling the school to run so smoothly during the disruption caused by the recent travel restrictions from Europe; it was a superb team effort from all.

SES Sports and Actvities Bulletin

Don’t forget to check out the: And to get your tickets

for for PSG Ball.

Further details can be

found on page 16.

I  said  in  the  last  newsletter  that  we  would  showcase  some  of  the  learning  and  events  that  take  place  in  the  Primary  School.  So  much  was  contributed  by  the  various  classes  that  we  have  had  to  leave  some  until  the  next  issue!  However  I  know  you  will  enjoy  reading  about  everything;  the  Foundation  outings  to  the  animal  farm,  the  Famous  People  presentations  and  display  work  in  Year  2,  our  Netball  and  Rounders  tournaments  in  KS2  (see  Sports  Bulletin),  and  Kinally,  last  but  not  least,  the  Year  6  Ski  Trip.  I  write  this  on  the  last  day  of  the  spring  term  and  I  hope  you  will  agree  that  after  all  their  efforts  the  children  and  staff  deserve  a  well  earned  break.  We  have  a  full  calendar  lined  up  for  the  Kinal  term  so  watch  this  space.

Miss  Jenefer  Race  -­  Primary  Headteacher

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News from the Primary School

Super  Furry  AnimalsJust  before  the  Easter  Break  the  children  in  Foundation  visited  the  petting  farm  and  animal  sanctuary.  This  was  a  fantastic  experience  for  the  children  as  they  were  able  to  both  feed  and  pet  the  animals.  There  was  a  wide  array  of  domestic  and  exotic  animals  and  the  children  were  able  to  learn  how  to  handle  the  animals  correctly  and  also  what  the  animals  liked  to  eat.  We  were  amazed  to  Kind  out  that  the  ducks  liked  to  eat  tomatoes!  Needless  to  say  on  the  return  journey  the  children  sang  ‘Old  MacDonald  had  a  farm’.  We  would  like  to  say  a  really  big  thank  you  to  all  those  who  helped  make  the  day  so  special  for  the  animals  and  for  the  children.      

Year  6  visit  to  AtlantisOn  Sunday  March  7th  the  pupils  in  Year  6,  who  had  not  joined  the  ski  trip,  visited  the  Dolphin  Education  Centre  at  Atlantis.  We  had  a  great  time  and  learned  a  great  deal  about  dolphins,  including  how  they  are  trained  using  positive  reinforcement  and  rewards.    We  learned  that  each  dolphin  can  be  identiKied  by  individual  characteristics  and  that  they  each  have  different  personalities.  

The  highlight  of  the  visit  was  our  meeting  with  two  of  the  dolphins,  Sol  and  Alice.  We  stood  in  the  shallow  water  at  the  edge  of  one  of  the  three  deep  water  pools,  close  enough  to  touch  them,  count  their  teeth,  or  even  kiss  them  if  we  wanted  to!  It  was  truly  memorable  and  we  left  promising  ourselves  that  we  would  return.!

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News from the Primary School

Year  4  trip  to  Mushrif  Park

The  29th  March  was  the  day  Year  4  had  been  wai5ng  for…..it  was  our  trip  to  Mushrif  World  Village  Park!We  were  studying  about  some  of  the  house  styles  around  the  world  and  in  this  park  we  could  go  inside  different  houses,  even  though  they  were  quite  small.  The  English  house  was  in  a  Tudor  design,  with  wooden  beams  suppor5ng  the  roof.  The  Norwegian  house  was  made  of  wooden  logs  and  was  well  insulated.  When  we  sat  under  the  wind  tower  in  the  Arabic  house  it  felt  cool  and  comfortable.  The  Indonesian  house  was  shaped  like  a  boat  and  had  lovely  carvings.

One  of  the  houses  was  called  a  Thai  Water  house  and  it  was  built  on  a  sparkling  pond.  The  water  rippled  gently  around  the  house  and  it  had  a  peaceful  feeling  to  it.  We  learned  a  lot  about  house  styles.Later,  aNer  a  delicious  lunch,  we  played  in  an  amazing  play  park.  There  were  monkey  bars,  slides,  climbing  walls  and  so  many  things  to  do.Finally  we  had  to  pack  up  and  go  back  to  school.  It  was  a  wonderful  day  and  here  is  a  comment  from  Year  4…”It  was  GREAT!”Wri3en  by  4AS

Year  5The  Year  5  children  have  been  learning  about  India  and  its  geographical,  historical  and  cultural  diversity.  In  our  Art  &  DT  lessons  we  have  been  learning  how  to  use  the  tradi5onal  wax  Ba5k  methods.  We  first  created  a  simple  design  for  a  piece  of  material,  then  a  border  to  complement  the  design.  We  then  transfered  the  design  on  to  a  piece  of  material  and  drew  over  the  outline  with  hot  wax.  The  material  was  then  dyed  and  the  wax  was  removed.  This  leN  us  a  beau5ful  design  on  our  fabric,  which  the  teachers  helped  us  sew  in  to  small  cushions.  

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News from the Primary School

Year  6  Taster  Day

Towards  end  of  term,  Year  6  students  had  a  chance  to  experience  a  day  in  the  life  of  the  Secondary  School  in  a  ‘Taster  Day’.    The  day  saw  them  a^end  lessons  in  a  variety  of  subjects  where  they  were  able  to  meet  some  of  the  staff  who  will  be  teaching  them  next  year  and  familiarize  themselves  with  the  Secondary  School.    The  visit,  which  is  part  of  ongoing  links  between  the  primary  and  secondary  school,  should  make  the  Year  6  transi5on  to  Secondary  in  September  easier.    All  students  appear  to  have  had  an  enjoyable  5me.

On  the  24th  of  March,  Wednesday,  we  entered  Secondary  for  the  first  5me.  It  was  an  extremely  enjoyable  day.  We  experienced  lessons  like  never  before  and  a  taste  of  how  to  carry  our  bags  from  class  to  class.  We  also  experienced  different  teachers  who  taught  us  subjects  that  we  had  never  really  had  before.  My  class  encountered  Geography,  History,  English  and  Maths  lessons.  It  was  amazing!  I  would  like  to  thank  the  secondary  teachers  for  making  such  a  wonderful  day  possible.

By:  Sakshi,  6KS

On  Wednesday,  24th  March  the  Year  6  went  over  to  Secondary  for  a  taste  of  reality.  We  did  4  lessons  which  the  secondary  would  do  every  day.  First  we  had  Geography.  In  Geography  we  played  a  game  of  World  Development.  Each  table  was  a  country.  We  had  to  make  things  out  of  paper  to  get  money.  Next  we  had  Maths  with  Mr.  Dawoodbai  and  Mr.  Hartridge.  We  learnt  about  angles  and  triangles.  First  we  did  number  puzzles  to  warm  our  brains  up,  then  we  folded  paper  and  inves5gated  the  internal  angles  of  triangles.  When  we  came  in  from  break,  we  had  English  with  Ms.  Sinclair.  We  read  a  poem  called  “By  Gum”  by  Spike  Milligan,  before  wri5ng  our  own.  Almost  the  whole  class  dedicated  theirs  to  Mr.  Smithard.  Finally,  we  had  history  with  Mrs.  Simpson.  She  had  planned  that  a  student  would  come  in  with  a  bag  that  had  been  leN  in  the  corridor.  We  had  to  use  the  clues  to  guess  whose  it  was  –  it  turned  out  to  be  David  Beckham’s.  We  all  really  enjoyed  the  day  and  had  a  wonderful  experience.

By  Georgina,  6KS

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News from the Primary School

Year  6  Trip  To  MorginsAt  the  end  of  February,  twenty  six  excited  members  of  Year  6  gathered  at  Sharjah  English  School  at  9.30  in  the  evening,  in  order  to  leave  for  the  long  awaited  ski  trip  to  Switzerland!  The  flight  on  E5had  Airline  was  comfortable  and  the  group  landed  in  Geneva  at  the  crack  of  dawn  ready  for  a  full  day  of  ac5vi5es.During  the  week  in  Morgins,  a  small  village  in  the  Porte  du  Soleil,  everyone  learned  to  ski  proficiently  and  the  group  was  lucky  to  experience  perfect  snow  and  weather  condi5ons.  There  were  many  other  “firsts”  for  the  children:  snow  sculpture  designs,  massive  snowball  fights,  making  their  own  packed  lunches  and  even  5dying  their  rooms!!The  group  was  impeccably  behaved  at  all  5mes  and  the  children  were  a  credit  to  both  their  parents  and  the  school.The  week  was  a  huge  success  and  much  fun  was  had  by  all  involved.

SES Primary

Ski Trip

Morgins 2010

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Spotlight on Year 2 at SES

Year  2  LearningYear  2  have  been  extremely  busy  this  term  and  have  displayed  a  lot  of  their  work  in  and  around  the  school  We  started  off  literally  with  a  bang  as  the  fireworks  exploded  round  the  Burj  Khalifa  and  we  saw  "History  in  the  Making  "......the  facts  and  figures  of  this  huge  structure  certainly  helped  us  with  our  hundreds,  tens  and  units  maths  lessons.  

We  had  Chinese  New  Year  and  learned  how  to  say  "Happy  New  Year  "in  Chinese.  We  liked  making  collage  Tiger  Faces!  Mrs.  Hutchison  made  sure  we  knew  who  Robert  Burns  was,  read  us  some  of  his  poems  and  even  threatened  to  make  us  taste  haggis  which  she  assured  us  was  a  delicacy!  We  se^led  for  shortbread  instead  and  painted  thistles  using  watercolours!

 In  Science  we  learned  how  to  keep  ourselves  healthy  and  it  is  definitely  working  as  we  have  grown  up  so  much.  We  also  Pushed,  Pulled,  Twisted  and  Stretched  in  our  Forces  topic  and    were  amazed  at  the  awesome  natural  forces  of  wind  and  water.

St.  Patrick's  Day  saw  us  in  the  I.C.T.  suite  using  our  skill  to  design  shamrock  wallpaper.  We  also  made  moving  leprechauns  to  help  us  find  pots  of  gold  at  the  end  of  rainbows  but  Mrs.Buali  didn't  reckon  that  was  such  a  success  as  she  can't  re5re  yet!  

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We  also  made  Easter  Bunny  holders  and  coloured  huge  eggs  with  different  pa^erns.  We're  just  off  on  our  Easter  Egg  Hunt  so  we'll  let  you  know  how  that  goes  in  the  next  issue!  Byeeeeeeee!

Suddenly  it  was  SPRING  and  prin5ng  spring  flowers  with  various  objects  was  incredibly  messy  but  great  fun.  One  of  the  most  interes5ng  parts  of  term  2  is  when  we  have  to  collate  and  present  our  Famous  People  Projects.  You  wouldn't  believe  the  amount  of  work  we  did  (thanks  Mum  and  Dad!)  on  them  and  how  much  we  enjoyed  telling  our  classmates  all  about  the  people  we  had  chosen.  

Spotlight on Year 2 at SES

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News from the Secondary School

The answer will appear in the next issue of the newsletter.

Maths Problem Of The MonthConsider the nine-digit numbers formed using each of the digits 1 to 9 once and only once (for example, 145736928 or 938267145).

How many of those numbers are Prime?

Did you know? Prime numbers are the building blocks of all numbers and in modern society have an impact on your security.

Answer to last month’s problem Well done if got the answer 0.Since (n-n) =0Any product with a zero equals 0.

Ski  Trip  2010The  Secondary  School  Ski  trip  was  very  successful  this  year.    Everyone  involved  had  a  great  time.    The  snow  conditions  were  great  and  our  pupils  were  commended  on  their  behaviour  and  enthusiasm  on  many  occasions.    Thank  you  to  everyone  who  came  and  to  all  those  who  helped  make  this  such  a  successful  trip.    We  look  forward  to  seeing  you  next  year!      

Mrs  Simpson  &  Mr  Rees

This  year’s  ski  trip  was  the  best!  We  got  to  do  so  many  activities  and  games,  like  ice-­‐football  and  sledging.  The  instructors  were  great  fun  and  we  learnt  a  lot.  The  chalet  had  a  games  room  to  play  pool  and  football  so  we  were  never  bored.  The  food  at  the  chalet  was  5  star  and  delicious.  We  got  taken  to  the  town  almost  every  day  to  buy  presents  and  CHOCOLATE!!!  You  were  crazy  if  you  missed  it!  

Samantha  Menzies  8SH

Hola  Amigos!!This  is  a  reminder  that  Spanish  Club  for  the  Secondary  School  will  continue  in  the  Summer  Term,  on  Mondays  after  school  (3:00pm  until  4.30pm).  We  would    welcome  any  new  members  so  don’t  feel  shy  about  starting!  We  had  a  great  time  during  the  Spring  Term  and  hope  to  see  some  familiar  faces  again,  as  well  as  any  newcomers.

The  fees  are:  Dhs  700  per  term.Please  call  me  on  (050)  7696813    if  you  have  any  queries.

Hasta  Pronto!!Silvia

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News from the Secondary School

Geography & Football Score big time!Year  7SO  have  just  completed  their  unit  on  how  geography  and  football  are  linked,  from  where  the  footballs  are  made  in  Pakistan  to  global  fans  for  their  favourite  teams.  To  end  the  unit  a  competition  was  held  where  teams  could  make  the  best  football,  based  on  how  Ugandan  village  boys  make  their  footballs  from  newspaper,  old  plastic  shopping  bags  and  string.  Being  an  excellent  ball  kicker,  we  asked  Mr.  Garrett  to  judge  the  Kinal  footballs  on  quality  and  durability.  And  the  winners  were…..Johanna,  Katya  and  Charis  in  Kirst  place,  Chaica    and  Mrs  Oakley  in  second  place  and  in  third,  Gabriela,  Alana  and  Lily.  Well  done  everybody!

Young  Enterprise  CompetitionA  trip  to  Dubai  Mall  for  Years  9,  10  and  11  Business  Studies  students  present  and  future  was  in  order  on  the  penultimate  day  of  term  to  visit  a  four  day  Young  Enterprise  Competition.  This  is  an  annual  competition  sponsored  by  His  Highness  Mohammed  bin  Rashid  Al  Maktoum,  where  up  to  500  enterprises  aim  to  win  converted  prizes  such  as  Best  Product,  Best  Environmental  Enterprise  and  Most  ProKitable.The  businesses  are  planned,  set  up  and  operated  by  students  from  across  the  UAE  ageing  from  Year  9  up  to  University  level.  As  well  as  the  usual  range  of  custom  designed  T-­‐shirts,  recycled  bags  and  hand-­‐made  jewellery  there  was  also  a  few  unique  stalls  which  included  venders  of  tropical  Kish,  ‘sponsor  a  tree’  and  a  mini  Harrods.  Sharjah  English  School  was  represented  by  Bayan  Abu  Saad,  Linda  Walker  and  Max  Wilkinson,  whose  business  was  selling  re-­‐usable  nappies  and  hand  painted  baby  wear.  The  team  made  quite  an  impact  with  their  original  concept  and  saw  a  healthy  stream  of  sales  over  the  duration  of  the  event.

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News from the Secondary School

InternaFonal  Award  -­‐  March  2010

In  soaring  temperatures  and  hos5le  terrain  the  intrepid  Duke  of  Edinburgh  students  completed  their  prac5ce  and  their  assessed  expedi5ons  in  the  Masafi  region  during  March  month.  They  excelled  in  team  work,  naviga5on,  cooking  and  camping,  remaining  cheerful  and  enterprising  throughout.    We  are  delighted  to  announce  that  the  following  students  have  completed  the  expedi5on  sec5on  of  their  Bronze  Award:  Caitlin  Ashill,  Anna  Kerler-­‐Tipping,  Sarah-­‐Jayne  Hill,  Ayah  Ballout,  Genna  Rahman,  Sonam  Chopra    and  Olivia  Bailey.

And  these  students  have  completed  the  expedi5on  sec5on  of  their  Silver  Award:  Ben  Menzies,  Alasdair  Dymock,  Kamran  Khan,  Imad  Chinoy,  Vere  Longmore  Emily  Ashill,  Yiota  Cornelisse  and  Savva  Pronine.  

Well  done,  guys!

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News from the Secondary School

The Prom

The  SES  Prom  this  year  was  held  in  the  Marbella  Resort  on  the  Buheirah,  Sharjah  with  an  Oscars  theme.  Invitees  were  from  years  11,  12  and  13  and  everyone  could  bring  their  own  partner.  

While  all  the  girls  looked  exquisite  in  their  dresses,  the  boys  looked  even  more  superb  with  their  tuxes.  A  special  mention  goes  to  Marco  Ferrari  with  his  all  gold  suit  and  shoes.  Prom  King  and  Queen  were  awarded  to  each  year  group.  Year  11’s  King  and  Queen  were  Tom  Smith  and  Olivia  Bailey,  year  12’s  were  Max  Wilkinson  and  Mintaka  Angell  and  last  but  not  least  year  13  winners  were  Alex  Tadros  and  Michaela  Longmore.  Special  thanks  to  the  DJ,  photographer,  event  organiser,  the  fabulous  Lucy  Grayston,  and  the  Marbella  for  a  memorable  evening.  

Written  by  Bayan  Abu-­‐Saad  &  Jack  Sparkes  

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News from the Secondary School

Battle of the BandsTerm 2 came to an enjoyable (if somewhat noisy!) end with the third annual Battle of the Bands, hosted at SWSC. All the houses presented three songs – including an original song penned by Emily Ashill, Tom Smith and Stephen Hennessy of Burton.

All agreed that the standard of music this year was the best so far, and the visiting judges had a hard time selecting a winner. Everyone who participated did superbly, especially those trying out new instruments or performing in public for the first time; the level of confidence and musicianship was very impressive. The audience was very appreciative, not only of the competitors but also of the Sweet Young Things, who entertained them while the judges deliberated.

Many thanks to parents for attending and supporting the event. Also thanks to Mr. Hartridge and Mr. Powell for all their efforts, and to Mr. Albasri for guiding the bands through several weeks of intense rehearsals.

The winning house, narrowly but deservedly, was BURTON!

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Dubai Literature FestivalA level English students had the chance in March to visit the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. They spent an afternoon with some top crimewriters, including Jeffrey Deaver, in a panel discussion that tackled hard-boiled issues such as the differences between British and American traditions of crime writing. It’s always helpful to humanize writers and understand that for some it is very much a nine to five job. It was interesting too to hear successful writers discuss the parts of their craft they struggled with. Also encouraging for potential young writers to hear of a successful author having two dozen novels rejected by publishers before achieving success; maybe now they won’t feel so disheartened by all the red ink on their coursework essays!

Two Accomplished PoetsMintaka Angell, Yr 12, who last year won a prestigious poetry competition, participated in the Festival of Literature as a contributor. She accompanied established poet Imtiaz Dharkar on a school visit to Dubai British School, where both writers read their poetry and talked about the process of writing for an audience of high school students. Mintaka has had several poems published in addition to her prize-winning work. “Working with such a well-known poet has been really rewarding,” Mintaka reported. “And though I was nervous, the students were really interested in what I had to say.”

My Inheritance

That's a worry stone, my father saidwhen I slipped out of the seething surf,white rock clutched victoriously in hand.A lucky find.Rub the small crack enough and it will smoothaway, become finer than glass.

I knew better.It was a gift, straight from the fickle handsof Poseidon and Calypso themselvesbestowed upon their violently dreaming daughterwho spent her days chasing salt sprayand envisioned the world bending its kneeto her alone.

I imagined my adoptive, rippling parents watching mefrom the churn and boil of waves slapping my calves,through the spindly crawl of crabs against the wind.

The sea wore down everything in the end,crashed and battered rebellious headlands into rubblecarving out its own place in the world – glossing and caressing my stone until only one flaw remained.

If I could remove that blemish...In my mind's eyeI saw the sea snaking through my veinsknew that if I could wipe away that one small nickI would become the ocean itselffree to change the world in the way I saw fit.

So I kept my gift, which doubled as my challenge,dragged it from house to housefrom country through endless countryfingers working at the stone until my thumbs were rawand somewhere deep inside, something ached in protest.

Kept it even when ocean was replacedby the harsh sting of sandby ghostly desert wind.

Mintaka Angell (Yr12)

Spotlight on English at SES

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Spotlight on English at SES

War  Poetry.As  part  of  their  study  of  War  poetry,  Year  9  students  were  set  an  extended  task  of  researching  their  favourite  war  poet  and  producing  a  written  report  that  included  a  short  biography,  analysis  of  chosen  poems,  and  a  personal  response  from  the  students.    The  quality  of  the  work  produced  was  outstanding,  as  you  can  see  in  the  examples  of  students  work  below.

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Spotlight on English at SES

Year  8  

Year  8  students  have  been  studying  the  novel  ‘Holes’  by  Louis  Sachar  and  produced  some  interesting  newspaper  front  pages.

The  Year  9  students  had  the  opportunity  to  see  a  live  performance  of  Shakespeare’s  ‘Macbeth’  earlier  this  month,  performed  by  the  critically  acclaimed  ‘Shakespeare  4  Kids’  theatre  company.  It  was  a  lively  performance,  incorporating  humour,  song  and  dance.  The  students  particularly  enjoyed  the  Porter’s  ‘Knock,  Knock’  jokes  and  the  Witches  

Year  10What  a  Song  and  Dance!In  an  effort  to  make  the  Speaking  and  Listening  element  of  the  English  GCSE  a  little  more  relevant  and  exciting,  Year  10  students  were  issued  a  challenge:  Organize  a  whole  class  dance  routine,  to  be  performed  to  fellow  students.      For  a  week,  the  English  classrooms  were  abuzz  with  intense  discussion  of  what  to  do,  with  much  argument  and  persuasion  to  get  the  task  completed  with  involvement  from  every  student.  The  performances  were  fantastic!

The  performance  certainly  gave  the  students  a  good  understanding  of  plot  and  character.  It  will  give  them  conKidence  in  approaching  a  text  which  they  will  encounter  as  part  of  their  GCSE  studies.

Shakespeare  4  Kids

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Whole School News and Information

Places for the next academic yearA reminder to all parents who have not yet returned the form regarding a place (places) for next year.  Please return the completed form to the school office this week.If you have indicated that you are uncertain, please inform the school office as soon as you have come to a decision. We are in the process of allocating places to newcomers and would appreciate your cooperation.

Tickets are on sale now for this year's PSG May Ball priced 300 dhs only.

It will be held at Al Badia Golf Club (Festival City) and the ticket price includes a sumptuous buffet by the Intercontinental, some beverages and much entertainment.

Raffle and auction prizes up for grabs this year include: A week's stay in a town house at Hampton Court (UK), Family Portraits by a well-known professional photographer, a whole round of Stilton (kindly donated by Greenhouse) vouchers, dinners, the much sought after 'front row seats' at various SES performances and more!

Buy your tickets now at the Secondary reception.

See you there!

Mina  Mile  Open  SwimOn  Friday,  19th  March,  the  SES  Swim  Team  together  with  several  parents  and  teachers  took  part  in  the  Mina  Mile  Open  Water  Swim  at  Mina  Seyahi.

Once  again,  the  SES  team  swam  some  excellent  races  and  did  the  school  proud.A  special  men5oning  goes  to  Mrs.  Baggaley  who  swam  ‘with  child’  literally.  We  also  had  3  genera5ons  of  the  Mullen/Wilkie  family  par5cipa5ng:  John  Wilkie  (8CS)  with  his  mum  and  grandmother!

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Dates For Your Diary

Friday  14th  May         ABRSM  Examina5ons

Thursday  20th  May       Secondary  Prize  Day

Thursday  20th  May       Gradua5on  Dinner

Thursday  20th  May       Examina5on  Study  Leave

Monday  24th  -­‐  27th  May     Years  7  -­‐  10  Examina5on  Week

Sunday  30th  -­‐  31st  May       Half-­‐term

Sunday  6th  -­‐  10th  June     Key  Stage  Three  SAT’s  

Tuesday  8th  June       Founda5on  Concert  

Wednesday  9th  June     Founda5on  Concert  

Sunday  13th  June       A2  Courses  Commence

Tuesday  22nd  June       Year  6  Play  -­‐  Cats  (day5me)

Wednesday  23rd  June     Year  6  Play  -­‐  Cats  (evening)

Tuesday  29th  June       Reports  Issued

Tuesday  29th  June       Summer  Concert

Wednesday  30th  June     Last  Day  Of  Term

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