High School Newsletter

Mr. A. Williams - Head of High School williamsa@eischools.ae

Please find my weekly video message on Twitter @EIS_Meadows.

Ms. J. Branicki-Tolchard - DP Coordinator tolchardj@eischools.ae

All Year 13 early applications to the UK have now been completed and sent to the universities. Early applications for the US are now in the process of being sent. General applications must now be a priority for the students yet to apply to university. All students applying to the UK should have a UCAS account linked to EISM using the buzzword and all students applying to the USA should have a CommonApp account with Ms. Ellis as the named counselor. The deadline for all university applications to the UK and the USA is 1st December 2021. In light of this and my awareness that you may have questions about the application process for universities to many countries around the world, Ms. Ellis and I will be hosting a drop-in Zoom question and answer session the date and time to be confirmed. Year 12 Students should now be starting their research towards shortlisting their universities of choice by the end of this Academic Year. In order to assist them with this a number of different resources, events and opportunities have been posted on managebac for the students to take part. These include work experience opportunities in Business, Law and Politics with investin.org and a Journalism course for High School students with Elon University. Please encourage all of your sons and daughters to check Managebac regularly to ensure that they are making the most of the career experience opportunities that are available.

Ms. S. Robson - MYP Coordinator robsons@eischools.ae

Year 11

Thank you to all parents for the efficient process of registering for their MYP examinations. Students are now registered for their

examinations and preparation will begin for the Year 11 Mock Exams.

Please be aware that the Personal Project Criteria B is now overdue, if your child has not uploaded their work for review, please

encourage them to do so. There is a Personal Project support ASA every Wednesday, if you would like your child to access additional

help or support, please sign them up for the ASA.

I would like to wish you all a relaxing mid-term break, thank you for a successful half term.

Year 7 - Mr. T. Broderick – Year Leader

broderickt@eischools.ae

As we approach the Mid-Term Break, we need to look back and celebrate all the positives that have taken place in Year 7 so far this term. The House Points System has been working very well since its launch and it is great to see so many Year 7 Students awarded House Points in celebration of the amazing work that they are doing throughout the school. The Form Representatives have been doing amazing work behind the scenes to ensure that House Points are counted correctly at the end of each week. Attendance among the Year 7 Students has been strong this term and many students have been commended for their excellent attendance. A special congratulation goes to Year 7B for having 100% attendance for the month of September.

14/10/2021 News and Events Issue No. 07

Please be reminded that the Year 7 Zoom PTC is taking place on Monday 18th of October. You should have received a link to book appointments with your child’s teachers along with the Zoom codes needed for each Year 7 Teacher. If you experience any problems booking an appointment please email the High School Secretary, Ms. Adele; adelfa@eischools.ae and IT Support; eismitsupport@eischools.ae .

On Sunday, 17th October, we will celebrate Pink Day here at EISM. Students are encouraged to wear a pink top along with their regular school pants and shoes to show their support for Cancer Awareness Month. Please be reminded that all students will be working from home on Monday,18th October due to the Year 7 – 9 PTCs. Students should check Managebac or Classkick for the work that will be posted by their teachers. The Midterm Break is from Tuesday 19th – Saturday 23rd October.

Year 7 Students have had a busy end to Term 1 over the past few days, which saw many deadlines approaching. The vast

majority of students have submitted their first Service As Action project for their Form Tutors to check. Please check with your

child to ensure that they submitted this. We have also received all forms for the MYP assessments and e-portfolio registration

and I would like to thank you for getting these us before the deadline. Students are also currently working on Criteria C of

their Personal Project that is due on Sunday, 25th of October.

I would appreciate it if you could remind your child of the Covid-19 safety protocols that need to be adhered to at all times:

1. Whilst outside students must be 1m apart 2. There is no eating permitted outside 3. Students must remain in the correct zone at break and lunch time and where possible sit down 4. There must only be two people on a bench sat at opposite corners with no one standing within 2m of them 5. Toilet capacity is on the doors for students to read 6. Walking between lessons students must remain 1m apart Finally, I wish you all an enjoyable and relaxing Half-Term Break. I look forward to seeing the Year 11 Students back after the holidays refreshed and ready for the challenges ahead.

Year 8 - Ms. J. Kewley - Head of Year kewleyj@eischools.ae

Parent Teacher Conference Reminder

May I take the opportunity to remind you that Year 8 PTCs will take place on Monday, 18th October from 8.00am– 4.00pm.

Students will engage in online learning from home, lessons will be uploaded to the appropriate online platform of the subject ’s

choice.

No Zoom lessons will take place as staff will be attending PTC meetings. Please ensure you book your appointment on the

Parent Portal with your child’s current teacher.

Subject Leader email addresses

Below I have collated a table that includes all Subject Leads and their email address. If your child is having issues with a

particular subject, please direct your concerns to the Year Lead for that particular subject or subject teacher if their email

address is known.

If your child is absent please email Ms Adele (adelfa@eischools.ae) and copy myself (kewleyj@eischools.ae) and your child’s

tutor into the email.

Thank you for your continued support, have a lovely weekend.

Subject: Email: Maths osheac@eischools.ae Science vazquezc@eischools.ae Arabic NagiF@eischools.ae Islamic ahmadk@eischools.ae PHE clementsa@eischools.ae Design kokatnura@eischools.ae Moral Education hughess@eischools.ae English hayesj@eischools.ae Language Acquisition smitho@eischools.ae Art smyrniotise@eischools.ae Drama hedivanc@eischools.ae History/ Geography sidarossc@eischools.ae Music brandj@eischools.ae

Year 9 - Ms. S. Albert - Head of Year alberts@eischools.ae

House Points Launch

Our House Captains have been collaborating on an inspirational video to launch the house points competition for this year.

Now that new students have received their houses, they will be able to acquire house points for demonstrating the IB Learner

profile qualities. Students may receive (at most) 2 house points per task, for exhibiting the following IB qualities in their

classroom work and ASAs: Caring, reflective, risk taker, principled, thinker, reflective, open- minded, balanced, knowledgeable, inquirer, communicator.

Form Time Activities

This week for ‘Moral Monday’ Year 9 have looked at discerning biases in the presentation of documentaries on Netflix, focused

on the trailer for ‘The Game Changers’; a show which promotes a vegetable only diet. For Topical Tuesday, we are looking at

ways to challenge biases in documentaries; students have looked at discrepancies in the facts used by the documentary, to

challenge the media in its presentation of the truth.

Mental Health Week on Sunday, 10th October gave students a chance to reflect upon their self- perception. Thank you to our

Year 12 Students offered advice and tips for maintaining a good level of psychological wellbeing.

Year 9 PTCS

Information regarding the Year 9 PTCs has been sent out to all parents. You may now log onto the parent portal to select your

appointment time. The PTC will take place on Zoom on the 18th October from 8am – 4pm. log onto the parent portal to select

your appointment time.

Please note that all students will complete work at home on the 18th October.

Student Absence Emails

Please email Ms. Adeel, the High School Secretary, if your child is unwell or cannot attend school for any reason:

adelfa@eischools.ae

Year 10 – Ms N Hamdoui – Head of Year saidn@eischools.ae

Year 10 PTCs

I would like to thank those of you that attended the Zoom Year 10 PTCs last week. I hope that you had the opportunity to speak

with all of your child’s subject teachers and that you found this time useful. If you were unable to get an appointment but

would like to meet with a teacher, then please contact the relevant teacher to set up a meeting.

Updated Year 10 Form Tutor Team

Year 10 Maestra Nabila Hamdaoui

10 A Ms. Ghada Ghanem

10B Mr. Gilles Ballandier

10C Mr. Murray McCulloch

10D Mme. Ophelie Dumont-Smith

F1 in School

Some of our Year 10 Students took part in the high-profile, exciting, and international competition that is F1 in Schools. The competition is huge. To get a feel of what the students will be up to, check out this highlights video from 2019 of the World Finals competition that was hosted in Abu Dhabi for that particular year: https://youtu.be/UeT0bK2AudE. As it will be the first time many of our EISM Students will be participating, our students attended EISJ on Wednesday morning for a Welcome and Ice-Breaker event. Our Year 10 participants are as follows:

Attendance September

Huge congratulations to 10D who are the best attended Year 10 Form for September. Monday, 18th October Please note that all students will stay at home on Monday, 18th October. Teachers will upload work for each subject that scheduled for this day. Students need to complete this work from home.

Student Absence Emails Please email Ms. Adele, the High School Secretary, if your child is unwell or cannot attend school for any reason: adelfa@eischools.ae

Finally, I wish you all an enjoyable and relaxing Half-Term Break. I look forward to seeing the Year 10 Students back after the

holidays refreshed and ready for the challenges ahead.

Year 11 - Ms. T. Irvine – Year Leader irvinet@eischools.ae

House Points Launch

Our House Captains have been collaborating on an inspirational video to launch the house points competition for this year.

Now that new students have received their houses, they will be able to acquire house points for demonstrating the IB learner

profile qualities. Students may receive (at most) 2 house points per task, for exhibiting the following IB qualities in their

classroom work, PHE and ASAs: Caring, reflective, risk taker, principled, thinker, reflective, open- minded, balanced, knowledgeable, inquirer, communicator.

Congratulations to the follow House Captains and Deputies who have been selected to lead and support their houses this year.

House Captain Deputy Camels Nardine Saleeb Naima Keligova Dhows Haya Gardner Hussain Lali Falcons Basim Ali Ameerah Nazir Khanjars Jinane Abchir Saul Narokobi

Form Time Activities

Year 11 in the run up to Mental Health day on Sunday, 10th October looked at the power of positive affirmations, the

importance of resilience and how to overcome barriers to confidence from presentations produced by Year 12 Students. On

Sunday the School Counsellor provided a very informative presentation that explained what Mental Health is and how

students can care for their Mental Health and Wellbeing. Ask you son or daughter what they are going to do to improve, and promote their mental health and well-being today?

Year 11 PTCS: Sunday, 31st October – Thursday, 4th November

Please save the date of Sunday, 31st October to Thursday, 4th November as this is the week where the Year 11 Parent

Teacher Conferences will take place. The format is the same as we used when students were in Year 10 where subject teachers will get in touch and provide a selection of days and times to meet with parents via zoom.

Personal Projects

Mrs Robson has been taking short videos and sharing a range of students Personal Projects via the schools Twitter. Take the

time to watch them as they really do showcase student inquiry and creativity. She will take new videos each week. The

Personal Project Drop Down Day was very successful and there are only a handful of students who are yet to submit Criterion

B. Mr Higgins also used the day to launch Criterion C of the Personal Project.

Year 12 – Year 13 - Ms. S. Murphy – Year Leader murphys@eischools.ae

Form Time Focus

The week has been an exciting one in terms of raising awareness of many important aspects globally. On Sunday 10th October it was World Mental Health Day, and Alisha in Year 12 created a presentation to raise awareness of how to look after our mental health giving useful strategies. Rathin in Year 13 complemented this by sharing a short TED Talk video highlighting the importance of taking a break which we know in the DP programme is important.

On Monday, the students had a presentation by Ms Huet, EISM SENCO, to raise awareness and provide an insight into the experiences of a learner with dyslexia. The information was very thought-provoking with students considering various

scenarios drawing out comparisons between learners.

Sunday, 17th October, as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, all students and staff are encouraged to wear a pink top along with their school trousers and black shoes. Year 12 Students who have the MYP Awards ceremony will need to change their pink top for their white shirt and tie. Monday, 18th October 7-9 PTCs will take place therefore high school students are not in school. Their work will be posted on Managebac for them to complete asynchronously through the day.

Year 12 PTCS

Information regarding the Year 12 PTCs has been sent out to all parents. The PTCs will take place week beginning Sunday 24th October. Similar to last year, individual teachers will contact you with their availability to discuss academic progress with you. If you are unable to attend the Zoom call on the day, please contact the class teacher to make arrangements at another mutually convenient time.

Year 13

In preparation for exam registration all students need to have completed their plans on Managebac. Here students state the 6 subjects they are taking in the DP along with whether they are higher or standard level. Most students have completed this.

Extended Essay

Students are requested to continue working on their first draft according to their supervisor's feedback and are encouraged to arrange to meet their supervisor if guidance is needed. Students who are yet to submit their first draft are encouraged to do it before mid-term break in order to allow their supervisors to check it. Next step : To ensure the first two interim reflections are complete,

English – Mr. J. Hayes - Subject Leader hayesj@eischools.ae

Each week we are delighted to celebrate our Meadow’s Marvels in English. These are students who work very hard at the

subject in English and are nominated by their teacher. Please keep an eye on our Twitter page every Thursday for our English

Meadow’s Marvels.

Year 7 have been continuing to look at ‘The Bad Beginning’ by completing a group project based on Service As Action.

Year 8 Students continue to explore horror by looking at the building of tension within their writing.

Year 9 Students are reading 'Of Mice and Men', their focus this week has been the character of Curley’s Wife and the role of

women with the novella. Students have been developing their understanding of various themes throughout their approach.

Year 10 Students have been finishing their play, ‘An Inspector Calls’ with a look at responsibility and individual vs. collective

responsibility within our society.

Year 11 Students continue to refine key skills for the E-Assessment, Question 1. Students have been focusing on several

strands within the Global Context to cover a range of text types.

Year 12 Students are well underway with the course. Language and Literature students have been looking at various text types

in preparation for Paper 1, whilst Mr. Hayes’ Literature class have just completed the novel ‘The Stranger’ by Albert Camus.

Year 13 Students are now preparing for their Paper 1 responses and Individual Oral Commentary. Mr. Broderick’s class has

been analyzing Sylvia Plath’s poetry and Mr. Hayes’ have been discussing W.B Yeats and his poetry.

Mathematics - Mr. C. O’Shea - Subject Leader osheac@eischools.ae

We have completed another fantastic week exploring mathematical concepts here at EISM. By now all students have had their

first summative assessment and some will have received feedback on this already.

Feedback is paramount in getting students where they need to be. Each student has the responsibility to take action and

engage in the feedback process with their teacher. Here are some tips and information to maximise the effectiveness of

feedback given by the Mathematics Department.

- The student will be provided with feedback from their assessment through “What Went Well” (WWW), “Even Better

If” (EBI) and “Next Steps” statements.

- Students will also be asked to construct a brief action plan on how they can improve their work going forward. This

will be referred to as “Action”.

- All students should use Dr.Frost Maths, MyiMaths and Corbett Maths websites to practice key skills, fill knowledge

gaps and rectify any misconceptions highlighted by their teachers from their formative & summative assessments.

Meadows Mathematics Marvels

A massive congratulations is extended to our “Meadows Mathematics Marvels” this week:

Mohamed Maged - 7A

Sina Aral - 8B

Areeb Kangroo - 9B

Webinars & Courses

Eedi are running a free webinar for parents on helping your “Maths-anxious” child. If you are interested in the above webinar,

please follow the link to register. The webinar takes place on the 3rd of November.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RaZtoO11RlGk7HzuDRVYMA

Eedi have also created a free online course for students who may have “Maths Anxiety” the link to the course is here.

https://eedi.typeform.com/MACourse?typeform-source=www.google.com

Science - Mr. C. Vazquez - Subject Leader vazquezc@eischools.ae

As a quick overview of what our students have been learning in Science this week:

Year What have they been doing this week?

7 Students are exploring how salt concentration effects the Boiling Point of water and completing a Criterion C assessment on this.

8

Students are continuing their work on the Periodic Table; they are working through an Interdisciplinary Unit with Art: they are working towards constructing their own artistic expressions of the chemical characteristics of chemical elements.

9 Students are exploring how Metals react with Acids; they are exploring how the Squeaky Pop Test serves as a chemical test for the production of Hydrogen Gas when Metals react with Acids.

10 Biology Students have completed a Criterion A assessment on Cells. Chemistry Students have completed Criterion A assessments on Atomic Structure and Ionic

Bonding; they have been studying Metallic Bonding. Physics Students are learning about the Terminal Velocity of a Parachute and Stopping

Distance. 11 Biology Students are completing a Criterion D assessment on the subject of infertility

treatment. Chemistry Students are learning about the concept of the Homologous Group; students are

learning about the various Functional Groups found in Organic Chemistry. Physics Students are completing a Criteria B and C assessment on Magnetic Force on

Assess Prep.

12 Biology Students have completed a test on Chapter 1: Cell Biology. Chemistry Students are learning about Stoichiometry and Gas Laws.

Physics Students are exploring Newton’s Laws. 13 Biology Students are completing a chapter on Physiology: they have been learning

about the lungs, gas exchange and lung disease. Chemistry Students are learning about the calculations related to Weak Acids and

Bases, and Lewis Acids and Bases. Physics Students are learning about Thermal energy transfer, Thermal

conductivity, Emissivity, Boltzmann’s law and Wien’s displacement law. NOS Students are looking at how the discoveries of Michael Faraday led to the

invention of motors and electrical induction. They then researched the conflicting work of Edison vs Tesla on Direct current and Alternating current and why Alternating current was eventually chosen as the method of Electrical production for large scale distribution.

Individuals and Societies – Miss C. Sidaross- Subject Leader sidarossc@eischools.ae

Please read on for an update on each subject area and respective Year Groups across the Individuals and Societies Department. History

Year 7 Students this week have been learning about the causes, events, and consequences of the trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. As part of their study of empires, the focus this week has been to assess the impact of slavery on the British Empire and how significant individuals brought about change. Historians in Year 8 are developing their communication and investigation skills by preparing a group presentation which

focuses of the development of medicine during the Middle Ages. Students have been encouraged to be creative in the format, and we look forward to seeing a wide array of presentations later this week.

Students in Year 9 have moved onto their second enquiry which is looking at how different people experienced the First World War. Recruitment into the army and trench warfare is the focus for this week.

Year 10 Historians have successfully completed their first summative assessment on Indian nationalism. Feedback will be

provided later this week and students will have the opportunity to reflect on their results and identify ways in which they can

improve their answers. Year 10 PTCs will also take place this week, we look forward to speaking to parents and sharing progress to date.

Historians in Year 11 are now studying the Industrial Revolution in Japan in the 19th century. Students are developing their

conceptual understanding of the collapse of the feudal system in Japan, and the causes of rapid industrialisation from the late

1800’s.

Year 12 Historians were successful in their first summative assessment and have had the opportunity to reflect on what went

well and to understand further what needs to be improved. Furthermore, having read the mark scheme students have been able to rewrite aspects of their paper taking on board the feedback provided.

Year 13 Historians are investigating the extent to which propaganda was used to consolidate Stalin’s position in the USSR in

the 1930s, combined with an evaluation of social policies in education, health and religion. Feedback on Internal Assessments will also take place this week.

Geography

This week Year 7 Geography have completed their Assessment to finish the "Where Is My Place in Geography?" Unit. Results of

this and a full review/reflection will follow the midterm break. Our next unit of work will be "Settlements".

We are pleased to welcome Mr McCulloch to the Geography team who will be teaching 7C and 7D Geography following the

midterm break.

Year 8 Students have come to the end of our first topic on Floods and Flood Management and are now preparing to complete

their first assessment. They have been creating summary sheets to help them revise and consolidate their learning.

Year 9 have completed their first assessment on Population Management, this week has been focused on giving the students

feedback and identifying areas for improvement. As a class collectively, we have been working on improving report writing skills and use of citations and referencing.

In Year 10 we are looking at Mumbai and the urban issues facing the city. Students will then begin planning for their ‘design a city’ task.

At the start of the week Year 11 Students received feedback on their Antarctica reports. They have now begun their next topic: Globalization. We have started by looking at the history of Globalization and how we can define it.

Year 12 Geographers are looking at how countries have benefitted from a demographic dividend and the necessary environment needed to access it.

Year 13 Geographers are working on their methodologies for their Internal Assessments.

Integrated Humanities

Year 11 Students in Integrated Humanities this week in class we are going to be completing group projects on the Japanese

revolution and the Japanese Empire. This will provide students the opportunity to explore the history of another superpower from the past.

Year 10 Students in Integrated Humanities we are firstly going to be exploring the works of Louis Pasteur and the impact on

which he has made on science. We will then be expanding our knowledge on Research Questions and why they are so significant in the IB Curriculum.

Business and Economics - Mr. D. Smith - Subject Leader smithd@eischools.ae

The Year 13 Economics Students will be preparing themselves to begin a Paper 2 examination after the October break. This is

a case study paper worth 40 marks and covers all aspects of the economics syllabus. This is the first time they have attempted

this paper so we will be spending several lessons looking at the requirements. The Year 13 Business Students have now

completed their Marketing unit and will have assessments and the final aspects the week back after the October break. We

have now started the finance unit which makes up a considerable proportion of both paper 1 and paper 2.

The Year 12 Economics Students have completed the elasticity unit and will be looking at taxation, subsidies and government intervention before moving on to externalities. The Year 12 Business Students are currently considering the importance of

Corporate Social Responsibility and the role of different stakeholders with business organisations. Assessments will take place at the end of October. This will be updated closer to the time.

Language Acquisition - Ms. O. Dumont-Smith - Subject Leader smitho@eischools.ae

This week, the Language Acquisition department celebrated ‘el Día de la Hispanidad’

(Spanish National Day). Students and staff took part in a Spanish cultural quiz, please

check our school Twitter account for videos and pictures of the celebration.

Please note the topics that will be covered after half-term:

-Year 7: Friends and Family

-Year 8: French and Spanish culture (Cinema, TV, Internet and Reading)

-Year 9: Healthy Living

-Year 10: School Systems Around the World

-Year 11: Preparation for the Mock Examinations

Should you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact the Language

Acquisition team. We wish everyone a pleasant and restful half term.

Design ICT - Mr. A. Kokatnur - Subject Leader kokatnura@eischools.ae

This week Year 7 Students have developed the design ideas of their brochure layout and presented the chosen design. They

will now start outlining the tasks in their action plan and follow the plan when creating the brochure in Criterion C.

Year 8 Students have finished their criterion B and started their Criterion C. The students have developed sketches of their 3D

product design ideas and presented the chosen design. This week, they will start to plan the tasks in their action plan and start

creating the product in Criterion C.

Year 9 Students have developed sketches of feasible design ideas that can be used when creating the scratch program. They

have also evaluated their sketch and chosen a final sketch Idea. This week, they will be outlining the tasks to be completed

when creating the product and follow the plan to start creating the product.

Year 10 Students continue to work on various functions and features of Excel. They have completed Criterion B where they

have developed sketches of their design ideas. This week, they will start Criterion C where they outline the task in their

production plan and follow their plan when creating their product.

Year 11 Students have completed their Criterion B, where they have outlined the design specification and drawn a range of

ideas for their product. This week, they will outline their tasks in the production plan which they will follow when creating the

product in Criterion C.

This week Year 12 Students are learning to draw flowcharts. They will also be learning about the representation of data using

binary and hexadecimal systems.

Year 13 Students will learn how ISBN numbers are validated using the modulus 11 algorithm. HL Students are learning to add,

delete and search data using binary trees.

Creative Arts - Mr. J. Brand - Head of Creative Arts Subject Leader - Music

brandj@eischools.ae

Our Year 7 Students continued exploring music technology this week by looking at new inventions and platforms to create their own compositions. They have now looked at Synthesizers, Samplers, and other Digital Audio Workstations. They have now completed writing their artistic intention to create a composition. Year 8 Students continued to look at the different elements of music, including structure, melody, harmony, timbre, texture, and rhythm. They have now analysed each element and how to use and improve them in forthcoming compositions. They have also completed writing their artistic intention to create a composition.

Year 9 Students continued this week with their "Music and the media". During this unit they are exploring how music has been used in the media. This week, students finished a PowerPoint on comparing and contrasting the music from 2 different scenes within 2 different movies. They have analysed structure, tempo, melody, and harmony, timbre and texture. This week they added the final elements which were dynamics, rhythm and metre. Year 10 Students continued with their ePortfolio unit "Arts speak out". For this unit, students are looking at certain issues that relate to globalisation and sustainability. This week they continued creating a proposal for task 2. This proposal is for their individual composition, and at the moment students are focusing on the genre of their composition, as well as the instruments they want to include. Year 11 Students continued with their mini ePortfolio. The unit they are currently working on is "Emotions in art". Students are currently working on task 2 which is the proposal of their own composition. I have now finished the list of performers of the Celebration Concert in December. It is displayed outside the music room (202). Group rehearsals have now started, and I will arrange instrumental rehearsals with students individually.

Ms. E. Smyrniotis - Subject Leader - Arts smyrniotise@eischools.ae

Students in Year 7 are working on their final project of the term "Take a Walk in my Shoes". All students should be finalizing

their designs and colouring them at home. Please help students by asking about their work and taking a look to provide your

"artistic" opinion of their work. Use the break to finish this amazing artwork.

Year 8: Students are creating their final design for the Collaborative Periodic Table. All students have had a chance to research

and design their ideas and are finalizing their artwork. This piece will be due when we return from the mid term break. We

will have our presentation of our work the week we return from the break.

Year 9: Students will start their new unit looking at Photography. We will begin by looking at Street Photographers. We would

like it if all students can download the app Snapseed which we will be using for photo editing this term.

Year 10: Students will be working on the colour wheel in watercolour and ensuring understanding of colour theory. Please

watch this video for support: https://youtu.be/E8exms3olso

Year 11: Students will be breaking down the Criteria to better understand the ePortfolio starting November 1st.

Year 12: Students have created 5 Art Journal pages of refining their skills. Students have had feedback on their work and are

expected to have all their annotations and pages done for the midterm break. We will be looking over the Art History timeline

for connections to past pages.

Year 13: Students will be working on Exhibition pieces. Any work that is still at home, should be brought in. A reminder that

the final draft of the Comparative Study will be due on Oct 31st.

Attachments area

Preview YouTube video Foundation Skills: Colour Wheel Watercolour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8exms3olso&authuser=0

Mr. C. Hedivan - Subject Leader - Drama hedivanc@eischools.ae

Year 7: Students have begun the second phase of our Identities and Relationships unit, beginning to look at how relationships can bring about changes in who we are. Students are working towards a solo performance, in which they will play a variety of different characters. Year 8: Students are completing a unit focusing on different performance genres. This week, students chose a "wild card" genre and will complete research, and create a unique scene showcasing their knowledge of the form.

Year 9: Students have begun the year with a process drama, using the context of a worldwide natural disaster that disrupts the lives of families and friends. Our focus in the coming weeks is on developing characters and character relationships within the context of a disaster. Year 10: Students have almost completed their study of the ancient Italian form of physical comedy, called Commedia Del' Artej, having performed devised scenes using the Commedia stock characters. This week we will look at how these characters have influenced characters in well-known modern shows and movies. Year 11: Students have begun work on a mock eportfolio. Students have now performed their devised creations and will now focus on completing the written and video components. Year 12: Students will have an opportunity to explore their own ideas for how to direct a production, thinking of everything from staging concept to lighting, costumes, sound, and more.

PHE - Mrs. A Clements - Subject Leader clementsa@eischools.ae

This week Year 7 Students completed their health and fitness components assessments, Year 8 have been working on their sports specific circuit workouts assessments and Year 9 were continuing with the different training methods to put together their fitness plans. After the half term all boys in Years 7 – 9 will be on their Net Sports unit.

All girls in Years 7 – 9 will be in the pool for their Swim/Water Survival unit.

As swimming is part of our PE Curriculum, any student who is unable to swim will need to provide a medical certificate to

explain why they are unable to participate. If a you do provide a medical certificate you will be given a student coaching role,

which means you should still come to school in PE kit and be prepared to stand poolside. Students with long hair should

ensure that it is tied back, and we would advise the use of a rubber swim cap to keep their hair dry and bring pair of goggles as

we are unable to provide these in school.

Please ensure you get the school swim kit from Right Fit.

With our teams and sports ASAs back in action, we are now looking forward to DASSA. At the moment matches for this term should start at the beginning of November. Once we have confirmation, teams will be informed and the teams board in the Sports Hall will be updated. The PHE Department are aware of the issues regarding PHE kit. You are expected to come to PHE lessons in the appropriate school kit. If you do not have this as of yet, please wear black shorts and a black shirt to lessons until you have the school kit.

Islamic Studies - Mr. N. Khan - Subject Leader

ahmadk@eischools.ae

12th of Rabiul- Awal The birthday of Prophet Muhammad PBUH

Students have completed their October assessment successfully and now students from Year 7 to Year 13 will memorize surah mentioned in the table below, record it and post on managebac drop box the voice or video recording as per schedule mentioned in the table below.

Year Surah and verses Due on

Year 7 1-10 Verses of Surah As-Sajdah Tuesday, 26th October 2021

Year 8 1-10 Verses of Surah Qaf Monday, 25th October 2021

Year 9 1-10 Verses of Surah Yasin Tuesday, 26th October 2021

Year 10 1-6 Verses of Surah Al Hujurat Wednesday, 27th October 2021

Year 11 1-8 Verses of Surah Al Kahf Sunday, 24th October 2021

Year 12 1-8 Verses of Surah Al Ahzab Monday, 25th October 2021

Year 13 1-8 Verses of Surah An Noor Thursday, 28th October 2021

Students will offer during the lessons assalaat wassalam (Darood wa Salam) for peace and tolerance in the whole world. All students from Year 7 to Year 13 will complete their book review and upload on managebac drop box according to the dates mentioned in the following table.

Year Book Review with Due on

Year 7 500 words Tuesday 2nd

November 2021

Year 8 600 words Monday 1st November 2021

Year 9 700 words Tuesday 2nd

November 2021

Year 10 800 words Wednesday 3rd

November 2021

Year 11 900 words Sunday 31st October 2021

Year 12 1000 words Monday 1st November 2021

Year 13 1100 words Thursday 4th

November 2021

Arabic A - Mr. R. Toraby - Subject Leader

torabyr@eischools.ae

د إجابة أعزائ أولاء األمور الكرام لقد كان من اللطف لقاكم وتبادل الحوارات الهادفة فما تعلق بؤبنائكم طالب الصف العاشر، كانت الردو

قدمتموه فما تعلق بمتابعة اللغة العربة داخل المنزل.وداعمة من جمع أولاء األمور، شكرا لهذا الدعم الذي

الت تظهر تقدم وقد أتممنا هذا األسبوع اختبارات منتصف الفصل األول، وأظهر الطالب تقدما جدا والتزاما بالعمل، وسنطلعكم على نتائج الطالب والنقاط

ر والدعم بعد أن شاركها المعلم مع طالبه.الطالب، وسقوم القسم بالوقوف على النقاط الت تحتاج إلى التطو

ئكم وأفكاركم البناءة، وستم ف األسبوع المقبل وم اإلثنن لدنا اجتماع أولاء أمور طالب الصف السابع والثامن والتاسع، نسعد بالتواصل معكم ونرحب دائما بآرا

دقائق. نرجو التقد بالموعد إلتاحة الفرصة للمعلمن بمقابلة جمع األولاء. 5مدة المتاحة لكل لقاء إرسال رابط المواعد ورابط الزووم من قبل المدرسة، حث ستكون ال

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لغة العربة .ابنته لدى معلم ال

طالب( وستم منحهم ساعة 4الجدر بالذكر أن الجولة األولى تتكون من اختبار كتاب )اختبار من كل قصة( وسطلب من الطالب اإلجابة كفرق واحد) كل فرق من

للمسابقة حدد فما بعد. لإلجابة على جمع األسئلة و ف حال التؤهل للمرحلة النهائة تم إضافة قصتن و تم تحدد موعد نهائ

سعدنا مشاركتكم بعض التفاصل على النحو التال:

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24 097 4302مع مكتبة المجرودي على الرقم التال:

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Arabic B - Ms. F. Nagi - Subject Leader nagif@eischools.ae

We are now moving into Week 7. Our students are excited to learn Arabic as a second language. We will start the student’s assessment after Midterm break. Our students Year 7-11 are studying the following unit;

Year 7 Students are working on reading lesson (Birthday) and they are designing birthday cards and they will have their

assessment (reading and listening) after midterm (28/10).

Year 8 Students are working on the types of TV programs and they will have their assessment (reading and listening) after

midterm (25/10).

Year 9 Students are working on new lesson (Sport Day) discussing and answering questions about sport activities. They will have their assessment (reading and listening) after midterm (25/10).

Year 10 Students are learning about jobs and family jobs and discus the most needed job in Covid-19 (e.g. Doctors). They will

have their assessment (reading and listening) after midterm (26/10).

Year 11 Students are learning about Dubai Food Festival. They will have their Mock exam (speaking) on 14th Nov and reading,

listening and writing will be on 15th of November.

Our Year 12 Students are working on the first theme of IB program (Identities). We focused on speaking practice with

pictures related to their Theme. Also they learned about the names of some sicknesses. They will have their assessment after Midterm.

Our Year 13 Students are working on (Theme 4) entitled the Social organizations. We completed the lesson (Walid works in satellite channel) for working experience. Also practice with picture related to the school.

We have the second week of our afterschool Arabic Reading Club; please encourage your children to participate.

As usual, we always ask for parents support and encouragement of their children to do their assignments and download them

on Mangebac on time.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me (nagif@eischools.ae)

SENCO – Ms. B. Huet huetb@eischools.ae

On the 11th of October, we celebrated Dyslexia Awareness at school. During form time all students were presented with an interview of one of our High School Students with Dyslexia. Our student has given us an insight of what Dyslexia is and its impact on life as a student. As Dyslexia is not well understood yet, there are many myths about Dyslexia. Find below some responses from our student to help shed light on some of the truths and myths.

1. An individual with dyslexia may find reading difficult and therefore does not like to read!

How do you feel about reading?

I like reading Science Fiction! Fiction allows you to imagine, you can add whatever you want.

What’s your favorite book?

You’re not going to see me holding a book, but if you do, it means that this book is great. One of my favorite books is Girl on a Plane by Miriam Moss. It is a fictionalized account of true hijackings.

2. An individual with dyslexia does not write.

How do you feel about writing?

When I write on paper I get to highlight and underline but it takes a lot of time, so sometimes I prefer to type. Yes, I even have a diary!

3. Learners with Dyslexia have co-occurring or associated difficulties, such as finding organisation challenging or

memorizing information difficult.

Are you an organised person?

I try my hardest to stay organised. Sometimes it’s really difficult depending on the number of tasks I have to complete. I have a schedule that I have to work with and I keep reminders to help me with time management. Sometimes they don’t work: I put the wrong timing and forget about them! I try to be organized as much as I can.

4. Individuals with Dyslexia have strong spatial awareness and process information in 3D. Many individuals with

Dyslexia excel in areas such as Art, Architecture, Athletics, Music, Engineering among others.

What are your favorite subjects at school?

Drama and Music, because it’s fun and I get to show my artistic side; which I cannot really show in the other subjects.

What does Dyslexia bring to you?

My creative side. It’s much higher (more developed)! I think creatively. As a kid, I liked to invent things. I would always invent stuff that would sometimes be helpful. I have a different point of view. When there’s a problem, I’ll have a different way to solve it.

School Counsellor - Ms. S. Sahnee sahnis@eischools.ae

Access Consciousness is a set of tools that allow you to have more consciousness in your life. This is a hands on energy healing process, available in a few centres in Dubai, that uses energy centers or bars located on the head, and unlock them using gentle touch. Research shows that people improved their mental health and created a new way of dealing with conditions like anxiety, stress and overwhelm. Access Bars are 32 points on the head that are connected to every aspect of your life, your health and your being. A gentle soothing touch that releases the electromagnetic charge of all thoughts, patterns, and beliefs that limit individuals and hold them back from achieving what they truly can. Access Bars can help you to be in a state of mindfulness which brings ease in daily decisions, choices, and empowers you. Access Bars can help children to increase distress management capacity, improve concentration, improve interpersonal relationships, and decrease/eliminate nightmares and anxiety. If you have any questions, contact me.

Careers and Guidance Counsellor - Ms. R. Ellis ellisr@eischools.ae

Year 13 - Early applications for UCAS and Common App have been sent off this week. All Year 13 Students should ensure they have selected and asked 3 teachers to write subject references. This must be done before the break so that everything can be completed on time. Year 12 and Year 13 - IELTS meeting with the British Council will be rearranged for after the break for those students who will need to take this English proficiency exam. Please come back knowing whether you need to do this or not to satisfy your university entry requirements or for a visa to that country. The provisional date is 18th December for the test which will be exclusively for EISM students. The school is facilitating this only but all payments will need to be made directly online by parents once students have registered at school. By the time we break up, I will have met all secondary classes and all students will have had their first Careers lesson. In lower secondary students have explored topics such as - What makes a good employee? and we have looked at how students can

build up their Competencies towards building a fantastic application later on. Students have created desktop folders with a list of 11 subtitles such as Aiming High/Leadership/Speaking which they should build up over the next few years with activities and events they have participated in. When you send off a university application, admissions officers will read about your achievements and determine what kind of a person you are. For example, under Aiming High - you may have set a goal for yourself and then worked towards achieving it or maybe you have overcome a fear by pushing yourself to do something - this tells a university that you are a motivated person who is able to set a challenge and push through difficulties in order to be successful. They want students with these personal characteristics. Good grades alone are just not enough anymore. In the higher secondary years students have completed the UCAS Buzz Quiz which have generated profiles and careers which may suit their personality and interests. The main point here is that students need to be open minded about what they may want to do for a career and whilst they still have time they should explore everything in order to come to a clear informed decision, by the beginning of Year 13, about which courses they wish to apply for at university.