Thursday 28th

Term 1 done and dusted! On behalf of PLT, we would like to thank each and everyone for the work that has gone into making this term so successful. Term 1 is normally our busiest term, we have done it and now our sights are on December break. As always, we are here for you. Thank you again, enjoy early 1.15pm release and your weekend. See you Sunday morning 6.30am for our last f2f of 2024. 

Back to basics 

Group work teaches students skills beyond the task in front of them. Effective group work takes time and patience from teachers and students. Consider how group work is happening in your class, how do you know its effective? What changes do you make if you think it's not going well. Please see the reflective article attached. 

End of unit events 

There have been some amazing end of unit events across year levels over the last week. We also some exciting ones coming up. Thank you to all teams for such amazing and fun events that the students are LOVING. 

TEChy Thursdays

Tired of getting sidetracked by endless recommendations and ads on YouTube? There's a simple trick to watch videos uninterrupted:

1. Find the video you want to watch.

2. Edit the URL in your browser's address bar.

3. Insert a hyphen (-) after the letter "t" in "YouTube".

4. Press Enter.

This little tweak will load the video in full-screen mode, eliminating the sidebar and suggested videos. Enjoy your distraction-free viewing!

Altercations between students during school hours

We have had some physical altercations between students over the last few days. Please see the follow up steps below. Remember, we want to deal with each physical altercation calmly whilst keeping in line with our behavior guidelines and policy.

This is referring to any L3 and above incidents but please remember admin and clinic staff are here to support all issues that may arise. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out.

• Incidents physical/verbal are reported to admin by the teacher wither homeroom, specialist, break duty teacher, intern, LA and any other member of staff.
• Incidents can be reported verbally, email, Whatsapp, Google Chat.
• Admin will inform necessary teachers of incidents brought to them so all parties are aware and next steps are put in place.
• Communication home will be decided on a case by case basis.
• If there is an injury the clinic will contact home only to report the injury only after conformation from admin
• Details of altercations will only be endorsed by the admin/teacher side

If you are unsure please reach out to any member of Admin for guidance.

We are very proud to of the amazing work our Arabic department have done to prepare for the SOAR event next week. 

This will unfortunately mean there will be some disruptions to some timetables next Sunday and Monday. We are working on a cover plan to support Homeroom over these days and we will have it shared by end of day tomorrow. Thank you for your patience and understanding during these days. 

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE READ MS CATHERINE'S EMAIL REGARDING COVER.

MAT message

Next week students will change classes in the MAT department. Year 1 and 2 will go to music with Mr. Wael

Year 3 and 4 will go to DT with Ms. Ronel. Year 5 and 6 will go to Art with Ms. Innelize.

MAT field trip 1st and 2nd has been rescheduled. Affected teachers will be contacted. Thank you MAT team for your flexibility.

Teaching & Learning coordinator 25/26 

If you are interested in the position for Teaching and Learning coordinator please email with your expression of interest and updated CV to Mr Lewis. Application will be closed 19th of December. Short listing will take place the first week we are back in January with interviews the second week we are back in January. 

Important dates

KG2 School Trips - Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday

Breakfast with Principals - Monday 25th Tuesday 26th

Y1 Trip - Wednesday 27th

Flag-raising - Monday LP 25th, Tuesday UP 26th 

Arabic read with colours competition - Thursday 28th

Year Healthy Picnic - Thursday 28th

Year 3 Wild One Breakfast - Thursday 28th

Senior v Teachers Football - L6+7 Thursday - primary classes welcome to attend to watch

Dress Down Day - Thursday 28th

Reports to Parents - Thursday 28th