MLS Loss duu. Jumeira Baccalaureate Schead The Secondary Update October 30th, 2014 Dear Parents, ry [thas been anather busy month in secanda ents. "We had for our students, teachers and MYP, OP and 1GCC info aseestment and we are pleased that so many af you Join vs regularly, Especinlly the MYP sessions are wall attended, MYP Coordinator — Mr. Daniel Baker First Report Card of this Academic Year - Pleste cantinue ta follaw yaur chil’s progeess on ManageBac or contact the Homeroom teacher in case you have & The first report card of this academic year will be published an Managedac on December 3% followed by Three Way Cenferences on December 8 and9 2 tdaleemtS Ip du jac Jumeira Baccalaureate School SPORTS GAMES Several compatitive spart events took place in October and for those ef you whe were present al the basketball games, football matches and/or swim gala’s thank you for your support. The students are always happy when they have a ‘fan club’ cheering them an, BASKETBALL paTE OPPONENT score Manday 13th Get EIS ~ Meadows 36-28 Win 18 Boys (oassa} Basketball Results OPPONENT SCORE Wednesday 15th Oct BIS - Jumeirah 0-62 Loss U6 Boys {Oassa} Barketball eke Wednesday 29th Oct Dubai British School 10-95 Lass (Dass) U6 Girls Basketball oan Male Tuesday 28th Get cs (DASA) inspiring young mindsWQS. Dues dw jau0 Jumeira Baccalaureate School FOOTBALL PEC “oare OPPONENT Seare ena Mandy 230, Oct HS - Meadows 63 Win [DASA] Mondsy 200. Det GEMS WELLINGTON-SILICON 4.2 Win oasis IDASSA) pare OPPONENT Score UIEBOYE — Tyesday 14m Oct uprown 0-2 Loss en [DASSAy Results Tuesday 21th Oct Eis — sUMEIRAH 27 Loss (oassal Tueselay 28th Get ees O- A toss [oassaj tdaleem inspiring young mindsbyqttS21) Dyes au yao Jumeira Baccalaureate School SWIMMING DATE HosT SCHOOL OPPONENTS: SCORE Thisrscay 26°" Oct TAALEEM GALA uFTOWN oad ees. Gala tae Results ice AaM Sunday 19 Get Jas. EIS — MEADOWS, (QASSA) ENGLISH COLLEGE REPETON WELLINGTON — SILICON oasisGS.) Dyess Guu jac Jumeira Baccalaureate School HEALTHY EATING WEEK ‘At the stert of the schaol year, not anly pareats had expressed thelr cancern about our cafeteria menu 2 graup of Grade 10 students Informed us that they alia Were nat too happy. In Grade 10 Biology classes, students loarned mare about nutritian and healthy food choices. After speaking to the cafeteria manager, we have been able to change our menu drastically Burg ‘healthy eating week’ students were asked to fill in an online questicnnaire to assess their satisfaction ‘with the cafeteria menu, A group of Grade 10 students organwed and bed = healthy life style assembly Unfortunately, the dats of the question ef this assembly sa the students eaule not share it with their peers. However, they in one-of aur upcoming assemblies The feedback we received telly us that 61% of those students who buy cafeteria fod are satisfied with the quality while 23% have no opinion. Only 16% af the students stated that they never buy in the cafeteria but ‘prefer food fram home. 30% af the students cansider the faod on offer healthy while 54% stated that sare of it is healthy. Studer (30%) aba felt that the food is healthier new thar last schao! in anether online questionnaire wo asked students to answer questions about their understanding of their own culture, that of the hest cauntry as well 2s that of their peers,gS ost au jac Jumeira Baccalaureate School INTERCULTURAL AWARNENESS WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS The cultural awareness get-together for parents an October 28 generated much mare interest than we had anticipated and we are pleased that 55 parents attended, The sims of the | workshop were to get to know each other, understand what culture ts and learn abaut the visible and invisible aspeets of culture. IB LEARNER PROFILE OF THE MONTH - “RISK TAKER” The attributes of the /d Learner Prafile farm the foundation of the secondary scheat's culture. In arder to make the IB Learner Prafile mare prominent in the school, we post each month the names and phates of those students who have been nominated by their teachers on the ‘hanor board’, The student who has been heminated the mast it his! her grade will then feevive In assembly the Learner Profile ef the Manth ce September we celebrated the students who displayed most ‘caring’. In October we focused on being 2 ‘risk taker and in the month of Movember the focus is on being an ‘inquirer eatenNyQII So Doss cu Jumeira Baccalaureate MURDOCH BUSINESS CUP CHALLENGE, Gil CAMP & ACADEMIC TUTORING DAY lenge the day before they left for camp and are expected to hursday the homeroom teachers jents to reflect on their strengths and areas for jelopment. The reflection exercise will then help Several Grade 11 students leamed mare about the Murdoch Business Cup ¢ thelr Grade 11 camp in Dibba, While writing this ne stustents are sti retum later today. A few Grade il during the Academic Tutoring Bay, This day is for all MY¥P si fmprovement regarding their academics and personal} sock them te set goals accordingly taaleemQS Laos aw a0 Jumeira Baccalaureate School CLOTHES FOR COMPASSION A number of Grade 11 students are collecting clothes far Syrian Refugees ta support this UAE Red Crescent initiative. f you have amy clathes, which are in gaod reper, clean and ne longer of use to you, please drag them off m the S-building's lobby, The Grade 11 students will make sure that all clothes collected at 185 will be delivered to the Red Crescent, This clothes drive at 485 will last until Novernber 13, CLOTHES FOR COMPASSION Where a jtie help brings hope msec me tdaleem og young minds.IVS Des aja. Jumeira Baccalaureate Scho > YoU May have noticed that our visual Arts department has turned the schoal Into an art gallery again. However, there ate also seme VISUAL ARTS ART GALLERY plays, which may loak rather dull, Please dawnload an app ealled Aurasma on your phene ‘and hold yaur phone against the student’s name, Of caurse you can ask yaur child as well what the display is allLygtlSU Les dui jac Jumeira Baccalaureate School ANNUAL VISIT by DSIB You may have heard rumors that JB5 expects its annual visit by the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau in Nowember. The dates have been confirmed for November 24-27, We hove that this year you widl fill in the online KHOAJ DSI6 questionnaire as soon ax you receive your password. We will have some computers set up in school a5 well as you may have a few minutes ta spare when wou walt for your child at the end of the school day. Finally | would fike to thank our Grade 11 student Hesss Al Gaxsim for the format of this Newsletter, which now Inclades photos and student work, As part af Hessa’s Creativity, Action and Service requirement of the FB Diplome, she has volunteered tp be the Secondary Newsletter's editor. She is alsa the Grade 11 student who is driving the clothes collection for the Syrian refugees. We are looking farward te having mare student initiatives in secandary school. All best wishes, Erike Etkadly Head of Secondary School LjQM1SiU Ipnesa au j10 Jumeira Baccalaureate School taaleem inspiring young minds