SES Newsletter June 2013

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Sharjah English SchoolVolume 4 : Issue No. 5 - June 2013

5 new photo albums with hundreds of photos

Packed with news and photos

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ContentsFrom The Principal’s Desk 3

Primary NewsPrimary NewsPrimary News & Inter House Swim Gala 4

Foundation 1 - Splash & Fun Day 5

Foundation 2 - Fun Swim Day 6

Year 2 Art & Topic 7

Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival 8

Year 3 Assembly 9

Year 5 - Assembly 10

Foundation Presents The Gruffalo 11-12

Key Stage 1 - Bake Sale 13

Alice In Wonderland 14-15

Primary Prize Day 16

Secondary NewsSecondary NewsYear 7 - Art 17

Year 8 - News Hounds 18

Bridge Building & Junior Mathematics Challenge 19

Business Studies Has A Break! 20

Heriot Watt University - Business Challenge 21

SES Dive Club 22

Year 10 - Work Experience 23-24

SES Art Exhibition 25-26

Battle Of The Bands 27-28

Arts Evening 29

International Award - Going For Gold! 30

Year 9 Transition Trip 31-32

Eggstreme Sports 33

Year 7 Trip To Al Tamimi Stables 34

Year 9 Science Diary 35

Flying High With Year 7 & Year 10 At The Boil 36

Science Fest 37

Year 13 Prom 38

Secondary Prize Day & Graduation 39

Key Stage 3 News 40

Sports Roundup 41-43

Whole School NewsWhole School NewsABRSM Music Examinations 44

Jim Dymock 45

A Note From Our Nurses 46

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From the Principal’s Desk...The end of the school year usually brings with it an opportunity to reflect and assess how things have gone over the past three terms, but school is still so busy and each day so eventful that it is still hard some days to catch breath. There are still musical and drama events to witness before end of term, the GCSE and GCE examinations are still to conclude, and we have adventurous international trips preparing to visits to Vietnam and the Maldives.

I must begin by congratulating our students and staff on a very good year. The achievements in terms of examination results, sports success, artistic and musical accomplishments have been varied and impressive. SES has gone from strength to strength in many areas and remains a gratifying and happy place to work, and we hope for the students it remains a happy place to learn. The recent parental questionnaires suggest continuing high levels of satisfaction with the school’s provision. I’d like to thank parents for participating in the surveys, and will provide more detailed feedback as soon as all the responses are collated. Our inspection results in March have also been one of the highlights of the year, marking the end of a phase of consolidation and development, and marking out clear goals for us for the coming years.

As at the end of any school year, we sadly have to say farewell to a number of current staff. Classroom assistants Mrs. Farheen Muhammad, Mrs. Somya Desgupta and Mrs. Afsheen Khan are leaving us; we thank them for their tremendous support in lessons.

After twenty years of sterling service to SES, Mrs Alison Stedman is leaving Primary and is moving to Portugal. Many of our graduates, senior students and current Primary children will be grateful to Mrs Stedman for providing their solid academic foundations, for their memories of the annual ski trip, and for her guidance in music and drama. Her theme days and assemblies were always spectacular. Her expectations in terms of behaviour, respect and hard work were hallmarks of all her students, as were the warm relationships she enjoyed with so many parents. We thank her for her loyalty and support to the school as it has grown and developed and we wish her and her husband well.

Primary also lose Miss Lorraine Stanley, who is moving on after three fabulous years of guiding music. Again there will be many memorable presentations and colourful assemblies that will stay with the children throughout their lives. Finally in Primary Mrs. Danae Zythoskee is leaving Learning Support.

From the Secondary we lose Mrs Siobhan O’Mahony (English Department) and Mrs Michelle McNulty (Business Studies) who are relocating to Sri Lanka and Doha respectively for family reasons. Miss Laura Burroughs (PE) is returning to the UK. Mrs Stephanie Berniers-Kawash (ICT/French) is also leaving. We thank them all for their varied and extensive contributions to Sharjah English School and hope that their new locations and jobs are rewarding and satisfying.

I hope that this final Newsletter of the year will revive some happy memories and bring you up to date on any of the key happenings which you may have missed. I thank all of you for your support and your confidence in our school. We wish all our school leavers well; they go onto new challenges as resourceful and well-prepared individuals of whom the school can be very proud.

On behalf of the staff and board of governors, I hope all our families and friends have a happy, safe and restful vacation.

John NolanPrincipal

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News from the Primary School

Dear Parents,

As we fast approach the end of the academic year, I would like to thank parents, pupils and staff for making me feel so welcome in my first year as Head of Primary.

I’m still not quite sure where the year has gone. It seems to have passed in a flash! Perhaps it’s due to the numerous events such as the International Picnic, bake sales and Festive Fair, plus the visits from famous authors and grand productions which have made the time pass so quickly. There are certainly never two days the same at SES. However, the one thing that does remain the same is the delight I have in seeing the children enjoy, flourish and learn on a daily basis. Visitors to school always mention how confident the children are, even at a very young age. The standards at SES continue to impress with our recent SAT scores indicating results will be at an all time high. A tremendous achievement by our pupils and one which is due to the commitment and hard work of the dedicated teaching staff.

I will be travelling to the UK to see my youngest son graduate from university in July and no doubt reminisce about all the landmarks in his education. Those crucial years which we seem to wish away, then wish we had again.

So as we break for the summer please do not forget to continue learning. Read, write, practise times tables, use every opportunity to explore and learn about the countries you may visit and after all that ……… spend time with your families enjoying your holiday!

I look forward to seeing you all in September for another exciting and amazing year at SES.

Nan McKeownHead of Primary

Inter-‐School House Swim Gala 2013

The 3 houses ba+led it out in the pool in 3 separate swim galas at SES. We saw some fantas;c swimming efforts and it was incredible to see the progress being

made by the students. Results are as follows:

Year 5 and 63RD PLACE: DOUGHTY 2702ND PLACE: LAWRENCE 2781ST PLACE: BURTON 297

SO Overall……3RD PLACE: BURTON 7022ND PLACE: DOUGHTY 8131ST PLACE: LAWRENCE 850

Year 1 and 23RD PLACE: BURTON 1982ND PLACE: LAWRENCE 2711ST PLACE: DOUGHTY 276

Year 3 and 43RD PLACE: BURTON 2072ND PLACE: DOUGHTY 2671ST PLACE: LAWRENCE 301

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Foundation 1 - Splash and Fun Day

Foundation 1‘s fun swimming was a splash! The children showed their parents all the new skills they learnt during swimming class. For the little ones buttoning up and getting dressed independently, taking care of your things and not losing anything, getting dry after swimming were all new skills.

During the fun swim we showed our parents how to get in and out of the pool safely. We also showed them some other new skills we learnt during our swimming lessons. These were blowing bubbles under water, picking up rings from the bottom of the pool, floating on our backs and how to execute a perfect sitting dive.

The mums and dads were very happy with the children’s progress and took lots of photos. They cheered and clapped. After the fun swim the teachers gave the children some ice-lollies and a certificate to take home.

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Founda'on Two Fun Swim DayIt was a lovely day for Founda;on’s Fun Swim Day. We were supported by so many fantas;c parents and all children who took part had a great ;me.

We had a variety of swimming races to cater for the varying abili;es and everyone had a chance of success. First were the horse races using the noodle swim aids, followed by the driving race and then the diving race where children were encouraged to duck under the water to retrieve the rings. We then went onto the kick board race and the unaided swim race before finishing the day with a treasure hunt where everyone had a go at finding the treasure and helping their team! The children were rewarded at the end of the day with a cer;ficate to recognise their achievement in the pool and also a delicious ice-‐lolly to cool themselves down with aèr such a busy day.

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News from the Primary SchoolYear Two Art and TopicIn Year Two we have been combining our history topic with our art lessons. We have been looking at toys from the past and exploring the world of puppets. The students have made several different types of puppets from various materials and fabrics. All the puppets were designed and decorated by the students themselves. The old fashioned “Jumping Jack” dates from Victorian Times; we made them from card and paper fasteners, decorated with anything we could find. The more modern glove puppets are made from felt and again are decorated with anything we could find.

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Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

Children from the SES Future Famous Authors group (the FFA) spent the day at Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival on April 23rd. A great time was had by all, as the group was invited to watch some live drama, have a go at drumming and of course do their very favourite thing, read and buy books!!

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Year 3 AssemblyYear 3 wowed Primary with a wonderful assembly all about the UAE! They took the audience through the geography of the UAE, giving information about the seven Emirates, the desert climate and animal adaptations (using some interesting camels!).

They also explored the history of the country, through pearl diving, fishing and trading, up to the discovery of oil and the building of the modern UAE.

All of this was done through drama, dance and song, and was a truly fun-‐filled performance. Well done Year 3!!

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Year Five Assembly

Mrs. Gower and Miss. Cannon would like to say a huge well done to Year Five on their performance in our recent assembly on Space.

If you didn’t get chance to come and watch, here are some of the photos taken. ENJOY!

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News from the Primary SchoolOn the 13th June the children in the Foundation Stage staged ‘The Gruffalo’. The Gruffalo is a fabulous tale that tells the story of a mouse that goes on a stroll through a

deep dark wood, and on his way he meets three dangerous predators who invite him for lunch. As the tale unfolds there is an unexpected twist as the mouse comes face-‐to-‐face with the Gruffalo!

The children had been looking forward to their concert for weeks and had worked really hard to learn a wide range of songs and lines. On the day the children were really excited and they really did a wonderful story justice with their brilliant performance.

We would like to thank our ever supportive audience and all those that helped with costumes, art work and makeup.

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On June 5th the students of KS1 held their Annual Bake Sale. There was a mountain of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, pops and ice cream for sale and by the end of the day there was nothing left at all. Year One and Two had been very creative the previous day, decorating cupcakes and cookies and making cookie pops. The students had great fun advertising their wares and haggling over prices. The bake sale is an opportunity for the Year Two students to handle and deal with money Dirst hand, assisted by volunteers from Year Six. They had to calculate totals and Digure out how much change to give back. Everyone in Year Two got to participate in the selling and buying. Most of them had a go at eating as well! The bake sale was very well supported, as always, by students and by parents. We raised a total of 3,000dhs on the day. Thank you to everyone who participated in the sale, provided baked goods to sell or who spent their money on the day. We couldn’t have done it without you!

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Recently, the current Year 6 children of Sharjah English School put on a fantastic play based on the classical story of Alice in Wonderland.

The colourful and eye-catching costumes were made by Mrs Haynes and the amazing scenery was created by Mr Shinn and Mrs Dasgupta. Even though we only had three weeks to practise, we worked together and the final result was that everyone enjoyed it (even the actors!)It was lights, action and fun! Many thanks to Mrs Stedman, Mrs Baggaley and Ms Stanley for helping to make it such a success.

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More Prize Day photos can be found at: http://goo.gl/SaRbr Password:prize

The Primary Awards ceremony was held on Tuesday 25th June in a packed auditorium. In all, 56 awards were presented to pupils in years 3, 4, 5 and 6.

We celebrated a wealth of young talent. Prizes were awarded for academic excellence and also for effort. In addition, we presented prizes for a range of other achievements, recognising that children succeed in many different ways, subjects, and in citizenship. At Sharjah English School we pride ourselves in believing all our pupils have strengths to be nurtured, encouraged and celebrated.

We enjoyed musical presentations throughout the ceremony, with piano, Dlute and clarinet recitals. The junior choir also joined the year six leavers in singing the aptly titled “Where do we go from here”.

We were delighted to have guest speaker, Alison Lamb, Head of Primary at Latifa School for Girls, Dubai, give an truly inspirational speech on education, resilience and celebrating success. Quoting wise words from Winston Churchill, Alison reminded us, “Success is not Dinal, Failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts”.

We would like to thank all the parents who attended this special day, not only for joining us to applaud the pupils, but for their support throughout the year.

We wish all our year six pupils continued success in their secondary education. We know you will soar!

Primary Prize Day

Photographs courtesy of Sonja Van-Tooren

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Year 7 - Art

Year Seven have been working on their own designs for a painting, inspired by Aboriginal Art. This project was to help them develop a good understanding of colour composition and the techniques used by other artists.

News from the Secondary School

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News HoundYear 8 are learning how to become News Reporters! They are finding out how to research a story, how to write a story and how the other behind the scenes people fit into repor;ng.

This week they took part in a G+ lesson, where they were able to talk to Bransby Macdonald-‐Williams, a BBC Archivist, live from the UK.

He gave some informa;on about his role in the BBC and how it fi+ed with what he did, providing images and video for news reports and Newsnight. They then pummelled him with ques;ons that they had thought up.

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News from the Secondary SchoolYear 9 -‐ Design and Technology

On Sunday 9th June the Year 9 engineers took over the Design and Technology department working in teams to build bridges. They all had material constraints and budgets to consider.Some teams were less vocal than others, but all seemed to be enjoying the challenge.

By lunchtime the designs were taking shape and it looked like there would be a lot of competition to produce the best design of a good solid bridge to span the gap set by Mr. Egan. There were to be prizes for the bridge that stayed structurally sound when tested with weights and also the bridge that was made using the most accurate measurements and manufacturing techniques.

There were moments of frustration, collaboration, humour and hard work to produce some interesting bridges.

Junior Mathematics ChallengeCongratulations to the following pupils who participated in the annual competition organised by the United Kingdom Mathematical Trust.

Seyee Kim (Gold)

Lukas Bley (Gold)

Mathew Bates

Elyas Faiq (Bronze)

Jeongwon Kwon

Lavina Motamedi

Shauna Noordeen (Bronze)

Sakina Surury

Well done, particularly to the high scorers who were awarded the certificates.

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Business Studies Has a Break!Year 10 students have completed their Dirst year of their GCSE course, and as a well-‐deserved treat Mrs McNulty and Miss Liston took them to the Dirst and largest Kit Kat factory in the Middle East.

Here the students learnt about mass production in an industrial context and applied the theory from their course to ask the Kit Kat education guides all about the factory. The factory manager, who has the unusual distinction of having a PhD in chocolate (who fancies that as a qualiDication?!) explained about the Gulf market, product development and costs and the human resources of such a large enterprise.

Real experiences like this and exposure to the local business community always bring a subject like business to life for the students and gives them a meaningful context for their theory.

We thank Nestle for hosting us.

Some student quotes:

‘It has been such an informative experience. We had a good view of the factory in operation and the use of technology and the way they implement quality to give customers the best chocolate experience.’ Jesse 10PJ

It was a great trip which allowed us to apply our business knowledge into a real world situation.’ David 10PJ

I didn’t realise that the things we actually learnt about really happened in a factory, such as the concern for quality assurance everywhere and motivating staff with incentives… it was cool!’ Imran 10 PJ

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Heriot Watt University -‐ Business ChallengeOnce again SES took part in the annual Business Challenge run by Heriot Watt University in Dubai. This year, four teams took part from Years 10 to 12. The challenge consisted of speakers, tests, problem solving and presentations performed before a panel of judges. This year the competition was even more difDicult than in previous years with a total of 64 teams taking part from across the Emirates. However, one of SES teams did brilliantly and came third, winning PSPs and nice crystal trophies. The winning team consisted of Sanil Chopra from Year 11, Magzhen Kabduakhitov and Jonathan Vaughan, both from Year 12.

Student Comments:I’ve really enjoyed doing the business competitions for the last two years. We attended 3 or 4 lectures in which we listen, learn and take notes. After this we had to take two quizzes, one general knowledge and one mathematical. Then we had our lunch break during which our team of three used to prepare our presentations before judges on a given scenario, and we had to take part in a debate as well.

Though we had very little time to prepare for the presentations I’ve attained 2nd and 3rd place two years running. It was a pleasure to take part in such an activity. Jonathan Vaughan Year 12

I found the overall experience very valuable and enjoyable. All of us learnt a lot from it. The competition was challenging and deDinitely took us out of our comfort zones. It was interesting to see the take of other students on the same task we were set. Everyone did their best to try and impress the judges. I enjoyed the challenges we faced in presenting our ideas to other people and I'm sure everyone else did too. Shruthi Manivannan Year 11

Jia Bokang – A Day in the Life of a Business Studies Student…Today I woke up frantically as it was the 13th April, the day of the Annual University Challenge at Heriot Watt University. My team (Ross and Fatima) had just arrived; we waited for a few more people from other teams and then crammed into the minibus. We were all anxious to get to the event.

When we arrived at the campus in Academic City, we entered a huge lecture room Dilled with about 80+ teams, and in that instant I knew that it was going to be tough. We walked past a table with some prestigious prizes including 3 laptops, 3 iPod touches, 3 PSPs and an assortment of trophies for the lucky winners. Then we took a seat and the brieDing began. We were told about the background of the university, and had lectures for two and a half hours on the 2020 Dubai Expo, the strengths and weakness of Dubai, The Euro Zone and whether the GCC countries should unify and the beneDits and risks with such a decision. In the proceeding hour we did a general knowledge quiz, and a maths quiz. There was no time to sit and have lunch; instead, we ate while we got our presentations together on the following topic: ‘Should Dubai host the 2020 EXPO?’ and ‘Should the GCC countries have a uniDied currency and should they be pegged to the dollar?’

We were led into this (smaller) lecture room with a projector and 5 judges. We tried to run through our presentation in our heads while we were waiting to be called. The competitors varied from barely prepared to expert. Anxiety built up and in about 30 minutes our names were announced and the time was here! We apprehensively moved centre stage and I opened the slides. Miraculously, we did not stumble and we went through the Powerpoint without much trouble. It wasn't outstanding and next year I have learnt a few things I would do differently.

In a Dlash everything was over; we walked into the room and the prize-‐winnerswere announced. One team from our school managed to win a prize; a great job amongst thenumber of competitors! Unfortunately, our team did not win anything, butnevertheless it was an unforgettable experience….. and I cannot wait for next year!

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SES DIVE CLUBThis past term has been another success for the SES Dive Club! Mr. Mosley and the second group of students were successful in achieving their Open Water Padi certiDications. Congratulations to all of them on their achievements!

The big picture for the SES Dive Club is not only to certify students with an Open Water Padi certiDication but to keep students diving. Now that we have about twenty newly qualiDied divers, the plans for next year are to offer more diving opportunities for students, including pleasure dives, courses and trips. The courses on offer include the Advanced Open Water and Master Scuba Diver CertiDicates.

The Pavillion Dive Centre is offering special prices for any students who wish to dive during the summer; dives off the beach will be 135dhs (instead of 200dhs) and special rates for courses are available. For more information please call 04-‐4068828.

I will not be here next year, but I hand over the reigns of the SES Dive Club into Mr. Mosley’s capable hands. It has been my absolute pleasure running the club this year. It has given me so much joy to see the members of the club persevering with the PADI online theory and rising to the physical challenges of this demanding course. Case in point, 10 minutes of treading water -‐ it’s a lot harder than you think! I am sure to see some of you in the waters of the UAE in the future. Be happy and keep diving!

My best regards,

Mrs. Bernier-‐Kawash

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Year 10 -‐ Work Experience

At the end of April the Year 10s went on work experience. There was a wide choice of placements this year and the students made the most of them. One such student was Ellie Vander Byl in 10PJ – here is her account of the week.

For my work experience I became a temporary staff member at Ski Dubai, aiding several key departments of the Ski Dubai operation. Throughout most of the week I took the metro from Rashidiya to Mall of Emirates. My hours, 9-‐5, were at the rush hours so it was often rather crowded. On my Dirst day I was immediately welcomed as a member of staff and there were a lot of friendly faces around, all willing to help me out and guide me around the place.

On the Dirst day, I was set to work at the Customer Service Department. This is because at Ski Dubai this is the Dirst part of 'the story', the Dirst place you visit in Ski Dubai. Initially, this was extremely out of my comfort zone, as I am a very shy person, especially with strangers and I stayed quiet during my Dirst few hours. However, I gained conDidence over time and towards the end of the day, rather than shadowing one of the customer service staff, they allowed me to sell tickets and help people.

During the second day, I was placed in the Snow Park because it focuses on what Ski Dubai was Dirst created for, to let people experience snow and the cold, an opportunity lots of people would never experience if Ski Dubai was not here. At Dirst, I was shown how to work and supervise all the rides. This was easy but got difDicult at times because it was so cold! My favourite was the toboggan duty because you got to slide people down the slope and swing them round. The staff were also very generous and let me have a Zorb Ball Ride because they said that there was no point in stafDing a ride if you didn’t experience it for yourself. A great work principle!

Over the course of my third day, I worked with the Ski School. At the beginning of the day, I was given a snowboarding lesson to improve my skills and to understand the structure of a Ski Dubai lesson. I then watched a ski lesson for a beginner and then shadowed a ski instructor. After this day, I was given the privilege of unlimited slope access to enjoy in my free time.

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On my fourth day, it was planned that I worked with rental, but last minute changes led to me having a brilliant day I will never forget. I was presented with the opportunity to work with the penguins of Ski Dubai! First of all, I was taken to the store room where I watched and learnt about the penguins’ diets and vitamins. The Dish they eat are Dlown in from America because that’s what the penguins like to eat. Then I got to go see how they weigh all the penguins and give them their morning Dish. They weigh the penguins by training them to get on and off the scales and then go into their day time pool area. Penguins have a very high metabolism and they poo every 10 minutes! Some of the Gentoo penguins were malting so they didn't want to swim much. I almost immediately found a friend in Mona Lisa, the drama queen of the female penguins. She’s a King Penguin and she let me stroke her constantly. After feeding, I was allowed to spend about half an hour sitting with the penguins in their pool area. Quite a few of the penguins are married too -‐ they become married when the male Dinds what he thinks is the perfect pebble and presents it to the female. If she likes him and the pebble, she takes it and accepts the marriage. Apparently, one male took 14 pebbles to his prospective beau before she accepted! I also got given the chance to feed one of the penguins named Mcfatty, which was amazing. The trainers at Ski Dubai have a world reputation. In Ski Dubai there are 20 Penguins, 10 Gentoos, which is the 3rd biggest penguin in the world, and 10 King Penguins, the second largest in the world. All have great names like Squeaky, Pebbles and Lolliop!

My Dinal day was on the chair lift and it was rather unexciting compared to the previous day. But I recognised that someone has to do it and you have to do it safely and with a friendly manner so people in Ski Dubai enjoy every moment.

My work experience was a truly unique and enjoyable experience -‐ I loved it!

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Art ExhibitionThis year’s Art Exhibition was a chance to showcase some of the GCSE and A Level work produced by Year 11 and 13 over the last two years.

It also included works of art from Year 10 who are at the start of their GCSE Art course, and Year 12 who are embarked on AS Level work.

There were some very proud students and parents at the exhibition as some of the work was excellent. Our visiting examination moderator paid tribute to the variety of work being produced, and pointed out that the collection showcased some outstanding individual pieces as well as being a very strong exhibition collectively. Well done to all the artists involved!

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Battle of the BandsThis year’s Battle of the Bands was entirely student driven, which initially led to debates on whether the standards would be as high as previous years. There was also a problem with the uneven distribution of musical students in the house teams, which had to be rectified by putting bands together through the process of audition and picking names out of a hat. In the end, however, the process produced four extremely strong bands. Each band had a variety of students of different age groups and personalities, which encouraged more communication between year groups and it gave students the opportunity to feed off each other’s ideas and creativity.

I feel absolutely privileged to have been given the opportunity to direct the event, and the pride I felt when watching the bands improve week by week was immense. Watching the growth of confidence, especially amongst the younger students, really gave me satisfaction and assurance that the show would be the start of something new. The band ,‘Teaspoon’, won the competition but, to me, everybody won. I don’t know how the judges decided on which band were the winners as every individual and band performed to equally amazing standards.

There were hiccups throughout the rehearsals such as last minute song changes and decisions about the stage design. However, this was unnoticeable on the day of the show. Siddhant Sharma returned for his final stint as MC. He has been a real attribute to the show over the past couple of years; the jokes that only he found funny kept the audience entertained (probably for reasons other than the jokes themselves!) and his surprise rap at the end of the show that he directed and put together himself was a perfect end to the performance.

Thanks to the sound and lights crew who put everything together to ensure the professional quality of the show; also, to our backstage crew, designers and artists and everyone else involved.

Robyn Boulton Director

My confidence grew as Robyn and my peers told me to connect with the audience whilst performing. I learnt that having enthusiasm and confidence on stage by dancing and using actions made the audience smile and enjoy the show more. I felt wild, happy and crazy whilst I was performing and it really was a dream come true to perform. It was the happiest day of my life and I will never forget it, as it was the experience that revealed my confidence and true self. Aleen Anderias, Year 7

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Report on Arts Evening MusicThe music section of the recent Arts Evening comprised a mixture of solo, duet, and ensemble items. The first half opened with two numbers from the Guitar Group. There then followed a series of fantastic solo performances from Mrs Lis's vocal and piano students. Two of the numbers also featured some dance - as befits an all-round 'Arts' Evening! The first half concluded with three ensemble items from Mrs Lis's singing students, 'Misty', 'Lullaby of Birdland' and ' Poor Wandering One'... sending the audience off to view the art displays with a spring in their step!

The second half of the concert opened with several more solo items, including some solos on the clarinet and flute. The secondary orchestra then took the stage, for the world premier of a new piece! The orchestra's principal flute, Adam Bates, had written a 'Prelude for School Orchestra' as part of his music GCSE composition portfolio. It was conducted by the composer himself – members of the audience were very impressed. For the finale of the concert, the secondary orchestra joined forces with the Advanced Singing Group. They performed four famous songs from the musical, 'Les Miserables,' arranged for the performance by Mr. Powell. The numbers they tackled were 'At the End of The Day,' 'Master of the House', 'I Dreamed a Dream' and - concluding the evening - a rousing 'Do you Hear the People Sing?.' The Arts Evening also marked the final performance by a number of students who are graduating from the school: Faisal Hamza, Warren McClane, Jenny Macdonald, Megan Lambert, Genna Rahman, Rae Chase, Roy Faddul - and we shouldn't forget Kamran Khan and Lakwin Kannagara on the lights/ sound desk. All of these students have contributed greatly to our shows over the years, and we wish them all the best for the future in everything they do. We hope they leave us with many happy memories of music-making at SES. For everyone else, however, - see you for more music in September!

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Duke Of Edinburgh Gold Students Head To The Maldives

A FIRST FOR SHARJAH ENGLISH SCHOOL

The Duke of Edinburgh (International Award) is an enriching program inviting young people, aged 14-25, to participate in a number of activities over a set length of time. Participants design their own unique programme centred upon their interests and passions. Young people are empowered to explore their potential and achieve success through access and participation in the awards programme.

The 14 extraordinary students that comprise the Gold Team are multi-talented, multicultural and multinational; in other words, very representative of SES!. This diversity is not all that makes them extraordinary. In the four years I have known them they have racked up an astonishing number of GCSEs between them. They have completed their Bronze and Silver Awards, which is no mean feat, and have taken active roles in school productions, sports and a host of other long term commitments. The Gold Award requires them to do a minimum of one hour of service a week for a period of one year. The level of sustained commitment that these guys are prepared to make at such a young age is inspiring. They are also obliged to make a year long commitment to learning a new skill and to keeping physically fit.

Their expedition to the Maldives also forms part of the Award. The students will work and live in a community, staying with local families and undertaking service in a variety of areas including the coral gardens, the medical centre, the local school and the sports centre. They will also undertake an exploration to a deserted island, requiring them to put all their camping and survival skills to good use in unfamiliar terrain.Be Inspired!Marie Byrne

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News from the Secondary SchoolYear 9 Transition Trip

This term saw the first Year 9 Transition Trip. This was three days of activities, designed and delivered by Spirit of Adventure, to prepare our students for the demands of GSCEs. Day one was based at SES, with the two following days and nights at Wadi Adventure in Al Ain. (www.wadiadventure.ae) The foundation of the three days was the ‘The Four Cs’ – Challenge, Commitment, Control, and Confidence. All tasks and activities fed into these principles. We put the students in teams, asked them to work as individuals, put them under stress and had them relax.

The highlight activities included a high ropes course and zip line that really tested the students’ nerves and many conquered their fears to complete the course. Friends supported each other and there was a great deal of success. In groups of five, pupils and teachers tackled three world class whitewater rafting runs with a combined length of 1,133m! To ride these rapids effectively required quality communication, confidence and, above all, excellent team work. This wasn’t always a smooth ride, with a few occasions of the rafts flipping over, much to the enjoyment of the students. Another great activity was body boarding in a surf pool capable of making a 3.3 metre high wave every 90 seconds. Students reflected regularly with the instructors and each other to improve their rate of success, as well as have a lot of fun.

Throughout all the activities we continually referred back to the challenges ahead at GCSE. There were several classroom based sessions to give students opportunity to set goals, evaluate performance and practise new skills such as anxiety control and stress management.

The Year 9 students conducted themselves excellently and proved that they are a talented group who have the potential to achieve their goals. Hopefully, this trip has given them a few more tools to tackle the demands of Year 10 and GSCEs.

Well done, Year 9! It has been a pleasure!

Mr Ed Mosley

To watch a video of the Year 9 Transition Trip, please scan the QR Code or follow the link: http://goo.gl/6zk83

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Eggstreme SportsIn Science this week Year 7 has been learning about forces, a topic that culminated in the classes making an Egg Lander.

The idea was for the students to demonstrate t h e i r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f f o r c e s b y constructing a vehicle that would safely transport their Egg-stronaut from the art balcony to the floor without it breaking.

The Egg-stronauts looked nervous after one of their team cracked up during training.

Fortunately, there were few casualties. A Year 7 said, “We are not sure what went wrong. Maybe the instructions we sent got scrambled.”

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Year 7 Trip to Al Tamimi Stables

Al Tamimi Stables is a relatively new venue that we were visiting for the first time with Year 7. The aim was to have a fun day, but also to learn and think about environmental issues. We had a tour of the farm, including the stables, greenhouses and animal enclosures. They have a number of species, including several breeds of goat, cows, camels and ostrich. The greenhouses are used to grow a range of salad crops but the big difference is that they keep the air cooler inside than out by using a very clever system of evaporating water and fans.

Everyone had the chance to get close to a number of animals in the petting area and the stables – feeding the goats, camels and cows and grooming the horses. They have some beautiful Arabian horses but it was the Shetland pony that got most of the attention with the brush.

As the weather got warmer, we moved inside for an art session, making models from rubbish and recycling. Some very impressive farmyard scenes resulted. I know everyone had a great day and we look forward to visiting again.

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Science Diary Entry…By Amaani Master 9CEOn Monday 15th April, we went on a trip to the Sharjah Archaeological Museum and Sharjah Science Museum. Our trip had to be cut short, unfortunately, so we did not get to visit Sharjah Islamic Museum. But, needless to say, we had lots of fun.

We started at the Archaeological Museum, where our guide took us around the museum, telling us about different artefacts in different periods of ;me, from the Bronze Age to modern ;mes. There were lots of different artefacts and models. We saw weaponry, jewellery, po+ery, coins, lifestyles, animals and skulls.

Aèr we had been through the museum, we went back to the artefact that we enjoyed the most and we had to draw/take a picture of, and write about it. We also had to make a poster aèrwards about our chosen artefact.

The next part of the trip was to the Science Museum. We had lots of fun here. There were lots of ac;vi;es related to science and we tried them all out, ;cking them off our checklist. There was a device that meant that you could whisper into something and the other person on the other side of the room could hear you. It was very impressive! There was a mirror that was shaped in such a way that if you put your hand inside, a reflec;on of your hand came out and it looked as if you were shaking your own hand!

Aèr we had tried out all of the ac;vi;es, we were taken into a dark room which was the planetarium. Our guide showed us what the sky looked at night and she showed us the planets that could be seen from the sky in Sharjah. Planets such as Jupiter and Venus can be seen from Sharjah. The instructor showed us star constella;ons and the way that they resembled animals. All of it looked amazing.

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Flying High with Year 7Year 7 opened their minds to investigate what could slow down a space shuttle landing. They found that their minds were just like parachutes,- “if it doesn’t open it doesn’t work”. Fortunately they all worked J.

Year 10 at the Boil!Year 10 were investigating food in Chemistry. Their task was to design a practical experiment and to carry it out – with the intention of identifying the advantages of cooking in oil as opposed to cooking in water.

“Oil” of us had so much fun!!

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Science Fest 2013By great popular demand, Years 12 and 13 organised Science Fest, a team building and study skills camp.The camp kicked off with team building activities. Students were divided into teams and competed against each other to be crowned winners of Science Fest!After such activities as the Helium Stick, The Hat Game and The Spider,s Web the students kicked back with a barbecue prepared and cooked by Lakwin.After a late night dodgeball session everyone turned in.The morning brought breakfast and study skills and, of course, the results.Congratulations to the Green Team who emerged triumphant!

Thanks to all involved in planning, organising and running the camp!


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News from the Secondary SchoolYear 13 Prom

The graduating class of 2013 followed up their Prize Day and Graduation Ceremony with a spectacular evening soiree at the RafTles Hotel Dubai. The masquerade theme added glamour and a sense of mystery to the evening and everybody scrubbed up really nicely! Well done to the committee for all the hard work and to the parents who helped out in the background.

A big thanks especially to Mr. Whiffen for his tremendous support.

Photographs courtesy of Ophelie Sistac More Prom photos can be found at: http://goo.gl/4muXi Password:prom

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Secondary Prize Day and Graduation The beginning of May saw parents and students gather in the auditorium for the annual Secondary Prize Day. It was an opportunity for the school to celebrate academic achievement and effort throughout Years 7 to 13. A separate section of the ceremony saw the Year 12 students receive their GCSE certiDicates.The awards were punctuated by some impressive musical performances by Michelle Delves and the Advanced Singing Group.Guest of honour was Mr. Glyn Kilsby, Headmaster of Rashid School for Boys in Dubai. Mr. Kilsby spoke to the students about using their talents and skills to the fullest and how they needed to be prepared for an ever-‐changing world. He pointed out that when the graduating students were born the internet didn’t even exist!The Dinal section of the event saw the school say farewell to our graduating students, with a few moments of nostalgia and some tears… It was the Dinal whole school event for these students as the day also marked the ofDicial beginning of study leave.

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Key Stage Three NewsHello parents and students.

I would like to start off Key Stage 3 news by congratulating all the students in Years 7 to 9. They have achieved so much throughout this academic year. Hopefully, I can briefly summarise some of those achievements.

In September, we launched a new awards system specifically for Key Stage Three. This was aimed at creating competition between form groups and increasing identity in the Key Stage. The feedback from staff and students has been positive and the rewards students have earned in the classroom have been impressive. Throughout the academic year, students have collectively been awarded 4873 merits, with a range of 30 to 63 merits per pupil. Each term we reward a trophy to ‘Form of the Term’ and for this final term 8SB have landed the prize for the second time this year. Well done!

There is also the grand prize of ‘Form of the Year’. This award is given to the form that has been consistently outstanding throughout the year, both on merits and form competitions. I can reveal that 8SB are the first deserving winners. These students have been a consistently excellent example to all others in the school and Mr Brain is a proud tutor indeed.! Well done to 8SB from all the staff and students at SES.

This year has also seen our students participate in more extra-curricular activities than ever before. With the extended break times, all departments have been able to offer more clubs. Our students have attended clubs in sport, music, drama and core subjects, as well as alternatives such as Formula 1. This year has seen our first group of students go through the PADI Open Water Scuba Diving qualification at the Pavillion Dive Centre in Jumeirah Beach Hotel. Several students from Year 7 to 11 completed the course successfully and are already looking forward to completing their Advanced Open Water qualification in the winter. Hopefully, we can put more students through the course next year so they can take advantage of this worthwhile and rewarding qualification.

Years 7, 8 and 9 have all been on overnight camping trips to various areas of the UAE. These have involved plenty of team building, problem-solving and taking on new challenges. The students represented the school really well at all times. Activity staff regularly commented on the brilliant behaviour of our students. Thanks to Spirit of Adventure for accommodating our school on all of these trips.

I would like to give a special mention to some of our students individually. Although we are a small school we have some very high achievers, not only within Sharjah but on a national scale. Chiara Haynes, in Year 9, has competed in several figure skating competitions across the country and won medals. Oliver Cottam, in Year 9, continues to compete nationally and internationally in swimming and should be commended for his commitment to both his sport and studies. Rayhaan Guerni, in Year 7, a new addition to school, has proven to be a talented sportsman. He has broken school records in numerous athletic events, competed against students four years older than himself, and entered highly competitive competitions in football, swimming and triathlon. Michelle Delves, Year 7, has achieved Grade 7 in her piano as well as getting into the quarter finals of the Young Musicians of the Gulf. In Maths, Joseph Babu, Year 7, came third in the Middle East Maths Challenge, an excellent achievement. This is just a glimpse of some of the successes our pupils have had this year. We hope there are many more to come.

We look forward to welcoming our new Year 7s in September and wish our Year 9s all the best in Key Stage 4! Enjoy the summer break, Key Stage Three!

Mr Ed Mosley and the Key Stage Three Team

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Under 14s NetballThe Under 14s have done tremendously well this year, winning the league for the second year running. This resulted in them being promoted for a second year in a row. Since September, the girls have been training and devoting substantial amounts of time to their netball. They have won every single game this year and should be congratulated for all their efforts. It has been a pleasure to watch their skill level and game play improve and go from strength to strength. Well done to all the girls for a brilliant year of netball and I will look forward to watching their success in the year to come.

Under 16a Netball

Congratulations to the under 16a Netball team for an excellent year. Although the team only got promoted last year to the higher league, they relished the cha l l enges tha t b rought ano ther l eague championship again this year – a result we would not have thought possible at the beginning of the campaign. Since September, the team has been training very hard at break time, lunch time, after school and even on some Saturdays. Their attitude and dedication has contributed to the success they have achieved. There may have been a few close games, but even then the girls showed great mental strength and they have been unbeaten in the Dubai league. Well done to all the girls, especially Sam Menzies for leading her team through a superb memorable year of netball.

Netball Under 16b

This is the Dirst year Sharjah English School has entered a ‘B’ team into the Dubai Netball league. The team was made up of mainly Year 10s with a couple of Year 11s. The girls had a bit of a rocky start losing their Dirst game against DC. However, after that, they started to work as a team and went on to win all the rest of their games. They won their league and were promoted. Of all our teams they are probably the most improved this year; they should be extremely proud of the results they have achieved! Very well done!

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U12 Rounders teamThe U12 Rounders team arrived at Dubai College having previously won their matches against DESC and JESS to make it through to the semi-‐Dinal. The Dirst match at DC was against Wellington and at the end of the Dirst set of innings it was 7-‐7. The girls gave it all they had and eventually Dinished with a win of 10-‐9.5!

They faced Dubai College in the Division 1 U12 Dinal and scored 9 rounders, but DC pulled ahead with 1 more rounder.

The girls have worked so hard in the past 5 weeks, giving up their own time to work on their weaknesses and achieving a very commendable result.

Well done girls.

Under 14 RoundersThis year the under 14 rounders team have done the school proud winning all their games and making it through to the semiDinal and Dinals at Dubai College. Up to this point the girls were training virtually every single waking moment. The effort and dedication were outstanding.

On the Dinals night, the Dirst team our girls had to play was JESS, winning with ease and putting themselves in a good position for the Dinal. In the Dinal the girls were against DC. The Dirst innings was extremely close with both teams scoring 6 and a half, making it extremely close. In the second innings our girls came to life, catching out the Dirst 5 batters. A special mention has to be made to Kapano who has never caught a ball before and did a dive catch to get their best batter out. From here the girls went on to win the Dinal and do the school proud yet again. Well done to all the girls, especially Hennie, the team captain who led her team to victory. From the beginning she was a role model to her peers and the dedication she put in was inspirational.

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Girls swimming Over the year the girls have taken part in a number of galas, competing against lots of different schools. The girls have had an extremely successful year, winning all events held and performing to a very high standard. The last gala, held at VISS, saw the girls winning the majority of races and ending the event with over 180 points. Each girl that has participated has done extremely well and they should be proud of the result achieved as a team.

Girls’ Wild Wadi Reward TripThis year the girls throughout the school have worked extremely hard on their sport and have achieved great success, especially in Netball, Rounders and Athletics. As a reward the girls were invited on a trip to Wild Wadi to say well done and thank you for all the hours of hard work that have been put in since September.

In total 30 girls went and had a fantastic night, even getting Miss Burroughs to go on the Jumeriah Screamer. Everyone enjoyed the rides and only brieDly stopped for dinner.

On the way back at to Sharjah, the minibus was silent and full of sleeping girls – an unusual occurrence!

Taya from Year 11 said: ‘It was really nice to Dinish the girls’ sporting season of in such a positive way and it highlights all the success we have achieved. Well done to all the girls for their sporting achievements and now we must make sure that it continues!’

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SES 3rd Annual Golf Afternoon – April 2013

SES 3rd Annual Golf Afternoon was held on Thursday 18 April at the Golf and Shooting

Club in Sharjah. We had 25 golfers - both juniors and adults - taking part and

scoreboard reflected a competitive tournament. As we were given free use of the pool during that afternoon, 10 more friends and family used the pool and said that they

had a very relaxing afternoon. Although the weather was beginning to get warm, it was reasonable for this time of year and after the 9 holes of golf, everyone gathered

on the terrace, besides the Sensi Restaurant, for a buffet and the presentation.

Keith Smithard did the honours with Adrian Manning (Halcrow) handing out the

prizes. Everyone said that they had a very enjoyable afternoon and that they would be

recommending it to others next year.

SES had two winners – Best Junior was won by Omar Karim (Y6) and Best Lady by

Sakshi Dasgupta (Y9). Our thanks to Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club for enabling us to have this golf afternoon and to Halcrow for sponsoring the event.

2013 SHARJAH ENGLISH SCHOOL GOLF DAY

WINNERS/PRIZES

CATEGORY NAMEBest Junior Trophy Omar Karim (SES)

Runner Up (Junior) prize

Max Hibbert (Royal Dubai School)

Nearest the pin Trophy

(No one -‐ by card draw) Dominic Manning

Longest Drive Trophy

Alex Beisenwenger (RAK English School)

Straightest Drive Prize

Dylan Parekh (Repton)

Nearest the Pin in 2 shots (Hole 1) Prize

Keith Smithard (SES Teacher)

Best Lady Trophy Sakshi Dasgupta (SES)

Best Gentleman Trophy

Adrian Manning (Halcrow)

Runner Up Prize Peter Kavanagh (SES Parent)

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Whole School News and InformationABRSM

Congratulations to all students who recently sat and passed the ABRSM practical music exams which were conducted at school from June 6th to 10th. A mark of 100-‐119 denotes a pass, 120-‐129 a merit and 130-‐150 a distinction.

Singing PianoMaryam Omar Muhammad Grade 2 (124) Maryam Omar Muhammad Grade 1 (139)Eissa Liwo Grade 8 (103) Patrick O'Connell Grade 5 (123)Josephine Dougan Grade 5 (124) Alex Ichiro Fujiwara Grade 1 (134)Veronica O’Connell Grade 7 (109) Naomi Healing Grade 6 (102)Megan Parsons Grade 3 (123) Anna Lis Grade 5 (123)Saro Pourhertoun Grade 5 (100) Sara Delves Grade 3 (115)Anna Lis Grade 6 (118) Jennifer Collom Grade 4 (100)Johanna Heidenreich Grade 5 (109) Michelle Delves Grade 7 (130)Michelle Delves Grade 6 (130) Vea Bley Grade 2 (113)Sarah Tadros Grade 7 (101) Hayat Jan Grade 4 (112)Joshua Johnson Grade 4 (118) Aziz Chassebi Grade 2 (109)Hayat Jan Grade 4 (128) Anneketrien van Wassenhove Grade 2 (114)Nickey van Tooren Grade 4 (114) Anna Szumska Grade 3 (120)Robyn Boulton Grade 8 (116) Jade Silliere Grade 4 (109)Samantha Menzies Grade 5 (104) Joshua Vaughan Grade 3 (117)Megan Lambert Grade 5 (122) Nina Storey Grade 1 (124)George Grayston Grade 5 (109) Ananya Kandoth Grade 3 (116)Anna Szumska Grade 5 (122) Matthew Bates Grade 3 (122)Charis Vaughan Grade 5 (112) James Passey Grade 1 (118)Bianca Dragan Grade 1 (126) Sakshi Das Gupta Grade 4 (124) Sara Poonnen Grade 3 (132)ViolinMichelle Delves Grade 4 (140) FluteArief ZulkiDli Grade 5 (109) Amy Storey Grade 4 (127)Jessica Passey Grade 2 (126) Alana Raven Grade 6 (116)

Guitar CelloSaro Pourhertoun Grade 5 (123) Warren McClane Grade 8 (120)James Passey Grade 1 (125)Sam Peeters Grade 4 (118)Lukas Bley Grade 4 (115)Sebastian Froning Grade 1 (126)Heshan Costa Grade 2 (117)

Special mention must go to Michelle Delves for achieving a Distinction for her Grade 4 Violin, Grade 7 Piano and Grade 6 Singing exams, and attaining 21/21 for violin sight-‐reading, only the third time the examiner has ever awarded full marks for sight-‐reading. Also to Maryam Omar Muhammad for gaining 30/30 for one of her grade 1 piano pieces. CertiDicates will be available after the summer holidays but mark forms may be collected from your instrumental teacher this week.

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Whole School News and InformationMr Jim Dymock

Mr Jim Dymock, who has served more than ten years as a member of the SES Board of Governors, attended his final meeting in June, where he was presented with a gift and card by Mr Khalid Al Amiri, the Chairman. Jim has resigned as a governor because of work pressures.

Jim recalled joining the board originally as parent representative. He outlined some of the many challenges and changes which he has seen in his time guiding the school. Other governors praised Jim for his input over the years, and commented especially on how he could be relied on to always have something insightful and thought-‐provoking to contribute. His assistance in the building developments at SES was a notable contribution.

You may have noticed that we have been providing links to additional photos from various events.We are using a hosting service provided by SmugMug. This allows us to upload photos and make them available to you as originals with no reduction in filesize or quality. We password protect the albums and make them unlisted so they are not available to the public.When you visit the link provided you will need to enter the password to access the album. You can then customise your view, view photos, play slideshows and download photos.

To download an original high resolution photo:

1 - select a thumbnail photo and click to select it2 - move your mouse over the photo andclick on 'Save Photo'

To download a low resolution photo:

1 - select thumbnail or photo and drag to desktop

If you have any questions regarding SmugMugplease feel free to contact Mr Rob [email protected]

The Principal and staff join the other governors and parents in thanking Jim for his time and dedication to the work of the board and his interest in and commitment to the school.

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Whole School News and Information

GUIDELINES FOR KEEPING SICK CHILDREN HOME FROM SCHOOL

The following guidelines may be helpful for you when making the decision to send your child to school or to keep him/her at home.

Please keep your child at home from school if he or she:• Has been vomiting or had diarrhoea during the night. Your child should not

return to school until 24 hours since their last episode of vomiting/diarrhoea.• Has a cold with fever, sneezing or coughing and a persistent runny nose• Has an oral temp of 38 degrees or higher. Your child should be fever free for

at least 24 hours before returning to school. (Without taking fever reducing medicine).

• Has a severe sore throat.• Has a pink bloodshot eye with yellow or green discharge.• Has just begun antibiotics. Any child with a contagious condition such as

strep throat must be taking the medication for 24 hours before returning to school

• Have lice or nits, until treated and free of nits.• Has a rash all over his/her body. A child with a suspicious rash should only

return to school after a diagnosis has been made.

Keeping a sick child home prevents the spread of illness in the school and allows your child to rest and recover.

A Note from our Nurses

Please do not send your child to school if they are showing any signs of sickness. Please help the medical team keep Sharjah English School as germ free as possible by following these guidelines.

Kind Regards,

Mary Smythe and Rita DatinguinooSchool Nurses

Nut free school

There are students in school who have severe, life threatening nut allergies. In an effort to make the school environment as safe as possible for them we would like to remind parents that Sharjah English School is a nut free zone.

Please ensure that no nuts or nut products are put into your child’s lunch box. Always read the labels on pre-‐packaged snacks as they sometimes have hidden nut products in them. Many health and cereal bars contain nuts, so please check before putting them into the lunch box. In some homes the lunch boxes are prepared by maids/helpers so please share this information with them.

SES Newsletter June 2013

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