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ISSUE NO.1 6th SEPTEMBER 2018

AL MUNA ACADEMYNEWSLETTER

OUR WHOLE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

AL MUNA ACADEMY NEWSLETTERISSUE NO. 1 | SEPTEMBER 2018

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL, MRS. KATHRYN ALLEN

Dear Families,

What a superb first week back we have had!

This is my 25th time starting a school year, and it really has been the very best! All of the children have settled back so quickly, especially our many new Al Muna members. They have made lots of new friends, followed all the routines, and they come in every morning (and go home every afternoon) with a huge smile.

Our teachers are smiling too! They are so proud of their new classes and every one of them has told me that their class is the best!!

Children and staff have been working hard, getting to know each other and creating work for the classroom and shared areas- to make them feel more homely. They have also worked together on a project to celebrate ‘The Year of Zayed’ and we look forward to reading their articles and seeing their artwork.

Thank you also to you- our parents and families. You have settled back well too! There were lots of changes to get used to- with lots of new staff faces, building changes and some adaptations to routines. We also really appreciate the wonderful positive feedback we have received about the great start we have made to the year.

Fitness Thursdays

On Thursdays, if they wish, children may come to school in their PE kit, so that they are ready for fitness before assembly each morning. Mrs Allen will do aerobics some weeks, but some other staff may also lead the school in their fitness passion!

Staff will also come ready for fitness action and parents are strongly encouraged to join in!

Family Puzzler

When does Friday come before Thursday?

Year of Zayed

Question: In what year did Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan become president of the UAE?

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

Mrs Kathryn Allen (Principal)

School Visit: HH sheikh Ahmed Bin Nasser Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

On Monday we were honoured with a visit by HH sheikh Ahmed Bin Nasser Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. His Highness visited some of our Year 5 children and toured our Foundation Stage areas. Accompanied by Captain Ahmed Omaid Al Ketbi and Captain Khaled Al Kheili from the Abu Dhabi Police, our special guests were impressed by the enthusiasm of our children and the professionalism of our staff. Children in Year 5 received gifts from Abu Dhabi Police as part of an initiative to raise awareness of the role of the Police in keeping the people of Abu Dhabi safe.


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A Message from the Counsellor:

Dear Parents,

I would like to introduce myself as the new School Counsellor at Al Muna Academy. My name is Hannah Taylor and I am from England. This will be my second year living and working in Abu Dhabi.

As part of my role within the school I will be working in partnership with teachers, school leaders and parents to support children in their social and emotional development, whilst helping children reach their academic potential and goals. My aim is to support the safe and nurturing environment of the school, where children thrive and feel supported. Should you wish to get in contact with me regarding the Counselling Services please do not hesitate to contact me.

I am very excited to be part of the Al Muna community and look forward to the year ahead.

Kind Regards

Ms Taylor


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Family information meetings

Each year we like to carry out a short presentation to parents to share who is in each team as well as the expectations and curriculum that will be covered. We have been able to arrange these meetings so they are on separate days for each phase.

For FS2 they will be in their classrooms from 1:30 to 2 pm on Sunday 9th September.

For other Key Stages, the meetings will be in the hall from 1:30 to 2 pmKey Stage 1 (Year 1 and 2): Monday 10th SeptemberUpper Key Stage 2 (Year 5 and 6): Tuesday 11th September Lower Key Stage 2 (Year 3 and 4): Wednesday 12th September

We look forward to seeing you at these meetings.

Please note there will be a FS1 information meeting later in the term once our youngest children in the school have settled.


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Term 1 ClubsOur afternoon extra curricula clubs will commence Week 3, week beginning 16th September. Details for clubs available for Term 1 are included in this week’s newsletter and on the Parent Portal.

Sign up for clubs will open in the morning on Sunday 9th September and will close 2:30pm on Tuesday 11th September.

NOTE: Clubs this term are open for all children from Year 1 to Year 6.

Special Olympics World Games

Today we celebrated the success of one of our Year 3 students, Pierre-Matthieu, whose design for the Special Olympics World Games was one of seven selected from over 500 entries. Pierre-Matthieu received his award from Unified Sports. His winning design can be seen in our school reception area for a limited time. Well done, we are all very proud of you.


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Term 1 ECA’s 2018/19 Name Of Club Who is it for/Club

Capacity What will the children do at the club Start and end time Who is running it Where it is taking place

Sundays Mondays Construction Club Yr. 1/2 (16)

Children can come and work together to create a range of objects both working together and challenging each other. This will give children an opportunity to create a range of structures using their fine motor skills, collaboration and social skills.

Mon 6:45am-7:30am Ms. Sarah Lewis Year 1 and 2 Shared Area

Homework Club Yr. 1/2/3 (12) A place which provides a quiet, structured, safe environment for students to complete their homework with the help of a teacher.

Mon 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Elly Whitfield Yr. 2 Falcons Classroom

Homework Club Yr. 4/5/6 (12) A place which provides a quiet, structured, safe environment for students to complete their homework with the help of a teacher.

Mon 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Julie Khasha Yr. 5 Kingfishers Classroom

Slime Club Yr. 2/3 (12) Join the slime club where you will make different kinds of slime each week. You will be given the ingredients and you will need to follow the instructions to make the slime to take home with you. Please note should you want to take part in this club. There is a cost of 150 dirhams towards the ingredients. This is to be paid on the first session

Mon 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Sarah Coetzee Yr. 1 Camels Classroom

Spanish Club Yr. 4/5/6 (12) Hola, learn some basic words and phrases in Spanish. Mon 2:30pm-3:15pm Mr. Eoin Mc Ardle Yr. 4 Tahrs Classroom Writing Club Yr. 3/4/5 (15) Each week this club will look at different genres of

writing through a fun stimulus. Mon 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Shauni Moore Yr. 3 Gazelles

Classroom Basic Sign Language Yr. 1/2/3 (12) Have the opportunity to learn some basic signs to

further enhance language and communication. Each week we will focus on a different themes from greetings to animals. Giving the children a different language to add to their repertoire.

Mon 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Vikki Sarpong Yr. 1 Foxes Classroom

Story Writing in Arabic (Native)

Yr. 4/5/6 (12) Write Arabic stories by watching the interconnected picture

Mon 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Omama Wafi Red Room

Mindfulness Club Yr. 3/4/5/6 (12) A place for children to come and learn how to be more aware of their feelings and environment. Activities will include meditation, breathing activities, colouring and yoga.

Mon 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Hannah Taylor Yr. 3 Leopards Classroom

Ukulele Club Yr. 4/5/6 (12) Inviting anyone who wishes to learn the basics of playing the ukulele. We will be learning basic chords, strumming patterns and songs. Come along and let’s play! Please note, should you wish to bring a school ukulele home to practice on, a deposit of 100 dirhams will be required.

Mon 2:30pm-3:15pm Mr. Peter McNevin Music Room

Term 1 ECA’s 2018/19 Qur’an and Tajweed (Native)

Yr. 1/2/3 (12) Children will learn how to read the Qur’an and Tajweed.

Mon 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Afnan Dadoush White Room

Sketching Club Yr. 4/5/6 (16) Learn handy techniques for drawing and develop your sketching skills.

Mon 2:30pm-3:15pm Mr. Daniel Hall Yr. 4 Caracals Classroom

Public Speaking Yr. 6 (6) Confidence for life. The children will be a. Comfortable speaking in front of an audience b. An informed and interesting speaker c. Love giving speeches

Mon 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Michelle Farrell with Natasha Parikh

Yr. 6 Dolphins Classroom

Acting and drama for (Native)

Yr. 4/5/6 (15) Let your imagination run wild! A selection of workshops each week. Who knows, we might have a future Oscar winner at Al Muna!

Mon 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Tharaa Kanaan Green Room

Badminton Club Yr. 4/5/6 (12) Develop your badminton skills through a range of fun games, shot drills and healthy competition.

Mon 2:30pm-3:15pm Mr. Dan Thomas Sports Hall

Tuesdays Doodling / Art Club Yr. 2/3/4 (20) Want to start Doodling but confused about the styles

of doodling and what the differences are? Well in this club I'll take a look at the different styles of doodling and discuss what makes each of them unique.

Tue 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Wejdan Kassem Red Room

Playdough Club Yr. 1/2/3 (12) Making and using playdough as a stimulus to learn, have fun and develop skills, such as fine motor skills, storytelling, learning about the world, number practise etc.

Tue 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Elysia Agius Yr. 1 Hares Classroom

Craft Club Yr. 1/2/3 (12) This club will encourage children to design and make different things using a variety of resources that they will be able to take home with them.

Tues 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Lois Jeremy FS1 Hedgehogs Classroom

Reading Club (Native) Yr. 5/6 (15) Children will enjoy they reading club by reading different genre of books and by learning new skills

Tues 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Iman Toukabri Blue Room

Reading Club (Non-Native) Yr. 3/4/5 (15) This club will read useful and varied stories for children, through which they will learn reading skills.

Tues 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Abeer Yassin Green Room

Tailoring Club Yr. 4/5/6 (12) Children will learn how to sew on cloth Tues 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Fatema Ali White Room Chess Club Yr. 5/6 (12) Learn what each piece is called and how they move on

the board. A fantastic game of strategy and expands your thinking skills

Tues 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Joanne Bouendjar FS1 Geckoes Classroom

Health and Environment Club

Yr. 3/4/5/6 (15) Find out more about our beautiful planet and how to take care of it - and ourselves - for the future. Do research, design posters and take action that will keep us healthy and protect our most valuable resource.

Tues 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Susan Evans Yr. 6 Shared Area

Circuit Training Yr. 5/6 (20) Different circuit stations to have different exercises to be complete within a time limit - similar to interval training. Increase your heart rate and get fit.

Tues 2:30pm-3:15pm Mr. Peter De Souza Sports Hall

Sewing Club Yr. 4/5/6 (15) Come and learn how to sew. We will learn different stitches and make something of our very own.

Tues 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Aisha Chaudry FS1 Butterflies Classroom

Wednesday


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Term 1 ECA’s 2018/19

Gardening Club Yr. 3/4/5/6 (20) From plants to plate - an opportunity for children to investigate what is required to make a garden grow.

Wed 2:30pm-3:15pm Mr. Mark Pearce Front Garden

Mindfulness Club Yr. 1/2 (12) A place for children to come and learn how to be more aware of their feelings and environment. Activities will include meditation, breathing activities, colouring and yoga

Wed 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Tiffany Lydon FS2 Owls Classroom

K’nex / Lego Club Yr. 4/5/6 (12) Travel the world and discover the most famous buildings in the world. Find out interesting facts about a new building each week and build it with your friends!

Wed 2:30pm-3:15pm Mr. Kevin Tormey Yr. 5 Hawksbills Classroom

Stories of the Prophets Yr. 3/4/5/6 (15) This club will study stories of the prophets and they will discuss the morals imbedded in each of them.

Wed 2:30pm-3:15pm Mr. Reda Elghanam Green Room

School Painting Club Yr. 4/5/6 (12) Children will design their art ideas on various given topics then this work will be painted on the walls of Al Muna School in designated areas. NB. This club uses water based paints therefore children will be required to wear latex gloves and bring old clothing and shoes to wear whilst painting. Parental help is also welcome on this project

Wed 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Sallianne Smales Yr. 2 Oryx Classroom

Arabic Dancing Yr. 4/5/6 (12) Children will be learning some Arabic dance moves and practice their Arabic dance routine for the UAE National Day Celebration

Wed 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Najwa Hassan ICT Room

Gymnastics Yr. 1/2 (12) Introduction to basic gymnastics

Wed 2:30pm-3:15pm Paula Watkins Sports Hall

Arabic Conversation (Non-Native)

Yr. 4 (12) Join our club and improve your Arabic communication skills

Wed 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Adila Jafar Red Room

Arabic Handwriting Club (Native)

Yr. 4/5/6 (12) To support the development of handwriting in Arabic. Wed 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Zein Alrayes Blue Room

Lego Club Yr. 1/2/3 (12) Come and build some amazing Lego creations while you while you build upon your creativity, teamwork and concentration skills!

Wed 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Rachel Collins FS2 Doves Classroom

Science Club Yr. 3/4 (10) The children will practice and learn new experience and will know different words in Arabic.

Wed 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Mies Dagag Brown Room

Al Muna Magazine Yr. 5/6 (10) For pupils who would like to produce a school magazine to be sold in school.

Wed 2:30pm-3:15pm Ms. Kathryn Allen Mrs. Allen’s Office

Cricket Club Yr. 4/5/6 (18) Want to hit sixes like Virat Kohli? Take catches like AB De Villiers? Bowl like Jimmy Anderson? Then come along and hone your cricketing skills with Mr. Dyke

Wed 2:30pm-3:15pm Mr. James Dyke Astroturf

Thursday


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A FUTURE SHAPEDBY OUR CHILDREN

INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS

ALDAR ACADEMIES AL AIN ACADEMY AL BATEEN ACADEMY AL MAMOURA ACADEMY AL MUNA ACADEMY AL YASMINA ACADEMY THE PEARL ACADEMY WEST YAS ACADEMY

THE ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE

A gentle reminder that applications will be closed at 3:00pm on14th September.


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Revised Policy Feb. 2018

Academy of Excellence Application Process To apply for a place a student must:

Complete the Academy of Excellence application form Submit a covering letter, in English, from the child explaining why he/she should be

awarded a place. Maximum one side of A4 and hand-written by the child Send school reports/transcripts for the past three academic terms of school

education (if a student is not currently attending an Aldar Academies School) Submit the application form, with relevant documentation, by 14th September (3:00

pm Abu Dhabi time) to the PA to the Principal Stage 1 Self-Evaluation (Parent and Child)

Academy of Excellence - Academic

Academy of Excellence Art & Design

Academy of Excellence - Music

Academy of Excellence - Sport

- Is your child

grade student or consistently

in school reports? - one or more academic subjects?

academically achieving significantly ahead of defined curriculum standards. - Does your child work hard with his/her academic studies within and outside school?

- Is your child

grade Art student or consistently

in school reports? - Has your child won any Art & Design awards or competitions? - Is your child involved in Art & Design outside of school? - Has your child exhibited artwork inside or outside the school? - Has your child excelled in art events within the school?

- Is your child

grade Music student or consistently

in school reports? - Has your child won any Music awards or competitions? - Is your child learning to play an instrument and regularly attending instrumental music lessons? - Does your child regularly perform inside and outside school? - Does your child contribute to a musical ensemble on a regular basis? - Has your child achieved any music board examinations?

- Is your child

grade PE student or consistently

in school reports? - Has your child won any Sport awards or competitions? - Does your child regularly play sport inside and outside school? - Has your child represented their school or city at a regional or national sports event?

Yes = Proceed to Stage 2 No = Need to improve and re-apply next year The answer does not necessarily have to be yes to every question but there needs to be a degree of honest and realistic self-evaluation. Any new/growing school may initially decide to not offer all of the options, listed above, due to limited student numbers and resources.


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EXCELLENCECADEMY OF

Current School:

School Address/Country: (if not Aldar Academies)

Last name of student: First name of student:

First and last name of father Mobile Number

ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE APPLICATION FORM

Academic

1. Covering letter, in English, from your child explaining why he/she should be awarded a place. Maximum one side of A4 and hand-written by the child

2. School reports/transcripts for the past three academic terms of school education (if not currently attending an Aldar Academies school)

Art & Design Music Sport

Date of Birth: ( / / )

Documents attached with application form:

Academy of Excellence(Tick or highlight the category for which you are applying)

Current Year Group/ Grade: ( )D M Y

( + | | )

Email address( )

Email address( )

First and last name of Mother Mobile Number( + | | )

I certify that details on this application form, and all attached documentation, are true and accurate. I accept that the Principal’s and Aldar Academies decision is final and that there is no right of appeal during the application and selection process.Signed (Father):_________________________________ Date: _________________

Signed (Mother):_________________________________ Date: _________________

(Both parent signatures are required)

The completed application form and documents must be submitted to the Principal’s PA by the 14th September (3:00pm Abu Dhabi time).Any application received by the school after this date and time will not be considered.Academy of Excellence applications, for Year 7, will need to be sent to the Principal’s PA at the secondary / high school.

Date & Time Application Received

Required documents attached?

Letter hand-written by child?

Progress to Stage 4 – Interview?

Date ( / / )Time ( : )

Y/N

Y/N

Y/N


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Performing Arts

On Wednesday afternoon we were delighted to welcome performing artists from MusicArt and the International Music Institute who provided a taste of the wonderful programmes offered to support our aspiring performing artists. Please see the flyer attached to this week’s newsletter for further contact information.


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Updated 3.09.2018 MP

Healthy Eating Policy: Packed lunches, snacks and birthday treats in school.

The main aims of this document are to provide guidelines to ensure packed lunches, snacks and birthday treats in school support a healthy diet.

- To ensure children have enough healthy food for snack and lunch - To ensure children receive a balanced nutritious diet that supports their physical growth and

development - To ensure children receive a balanced nutritious diet that supports their mental growth and

development

Children bring a packed lunch containing a fruit snack and lunch.

Juice, water and milk are permitted. All fizzy sugar based drinks are prohibited.

We are a NO NUTS school. To ensure the safety of students who have sensitivity to nuts and nut based products, we discourage all nuts from packed lunches and birthday treats.

In the morning children eat their snack in class. Children do not take food onto the playground.

At lunch time children in Years 1 to 6 eat at tables in the assembly hall. Children in FS 1 and FS 2 eat in their classrooms.

Children are supervised when eating to ensure staff monitor healthy diets and good manners when at the table.

At all times we encourage healthy eating. We take a sensible view – if the lunch is balanced and varied – children are allowed a small treat, e.g. a mini chocolate bar, or small cake.

If the food in a child’s packed lunch is not well balanced, and there are numerous unhealthy items, children will be asked to put these unhealthy items back into their lunchboxes, uneaten. A reminder listing alternative healthy options will be placed in the child’s lunchbox. See NOTE page 3.

Families of children who repeatedly bring in unhealthy packed lunches will be contacted by their child’s Phase Leader.

At all times staff will promote and encourage healthy eating habits in line with positive lifestyle habits, Ministry of Education School Inspection Framework https://www.moe.gov.ae/Ar/ImportantLinks/Inspection/PublishingImages/frameworkbooken.pdf and British National curriculum outcomes.

Food understanding is mainly taught through:

Design and technology: Cooking and nutrition Science Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE).

Physical education also plays an important part in pupil health and wellbeing.


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Birthday treats: We want children to enjoy their birthdays and, if they wish, share celebrations with their friends while continuing to promote healthy eating.

1. There is no expectation that a child should bring in anything for their friends on their birthday.

2. If a family does want to bring in a treat to be shared with the class this will occur at the end of the day before the last bell. Food items can be brought into class in the morning for distribution at the end of the day ONLY.

3. Any other large items of food or gift bags are discouraged. 4. Large cakes that require adult supervision to cut and distribute are discouraged, and will be

sent home. 5. ONLY small snacks and items similar to the list below will be permitted. 6. Any family who does not wish their child to eat food brought in by others should inform the

class teacher.

***REMEMBER WE ARE A NO NUTS SCHOOL***

Some fresh fruit e.g. edible arrangements

Small donuts

Small cupcakes

A small treat size chocolate bar


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Dear Family,

At Al Muna Academy we encourage healthy packed lunches. Please use the information below when providing snacks and lunch for your child.

أعزائنا أولياء األمور الكرام,

الصحية التي يمنكم إعطائها لطفلكم. األطعمةالمنشور أدناه للتأكد من أنواع اسب ولذلك نرجوا منكم اإلطالع علىنفضل أن يتناول أطفالنا طعام صحي ومن نحن

حسن تعاونكم ودعمكم الدائم لنا. نشكركم على

Please DO NOT include You may like to include

Crisps/chips بطاطا

Breadsticks/ Crackers البسكويت

Nuts (as we have children with nut allergies)

لديهمألن هناك طالب )المكسرات (ةيحساس

Fruit فواكه

Sweets حلوى

Vegetables خضروات

Fizzy drinks مشروبات غازية

Water ماء

Fries /Pizza/Chicken Nuggets بطاطا مقلية ، بيتزا ، دجاج مقلي

Yoghurt لبن ، يوغرت

Large amounts of cake and sweet biscuits

كميات كبيرة من الكعك والبسكويت الحلو

Sandwiches شطيرة

Highly processed food items

مواد غذائية مصنعة للغاية

Rice / Pasta Salad سلطة األرز


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Message from madamme Janet Lynne Sutton

Bonjour tout le monde! C’est La Rentrée!This week the children will be introducing themselves in French and practising using the French alphabet.

NEWS FROM THE FRENCH DEPARTMENT:NEWSMAKERS

LIBRARY NEWS:

We welcome you back from the holidays. It’s a fresh academic year and we hope you all have had an amazing summer. It has been very busy at the library as we have been working on initial set up of the library systems for the new academic year for the students as well as the parents.

There have been changes for betterment starting from this term and we invite parents to be an active part of the library this year as we plan to start book reading clubs and mystery reader plans. The details will be communicated to you in the coming weeks. All classes will have a mini library that will be updated every term to promote active reading. Also this library is being put together by the students themselves as they will be choosing books themselves instead of their teachers.

There have been no issuance of books this week as the students data was being imported and new browser cards being prepared so they have been choosing books for the class library. All book borrowings for students as well as parents will start from the next week.

We will be starting the Star Reading Test from Year 6-4 from Sunday. They will be issued their AR folders and can start with their AR tests soon after. Following the same please ensure that the students have their AR folders and books with them when they come for an AR test. No student will be allowed to take a test if they do not bring their log sheets folders and books. Also please keep in mind that the library timings for students is until the end of school day so they have to finish talking their tests and borrowing their book by then.

It is also mandatory that the students bring their library bags on their respective library days as we are unable to issue any new books unless student have their library bags.

Parents are also welcome have free membership of our library and borrow books

For any further information please feel free to share your feedback with us at [email protected] or visit us at the library after school. We are open for parents from 14.20 until 14.45 from Sunday through Wednesdays.


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MUSIC NEWS:

It has been a fun and exciting return to music for the children of Al Muna this week. As well as having lots of new faces in our music classes, we also have a new music room! We are now located in a newly renovated and spacious room upstairs off the Year 6 area. We have been settling in well into our new surroundings, discussing the rules and routines that are important in music class. The children revisited the fundamental concepts of beat and rhythm with fun new games, activities and songs.

FS2 practiced ‘feeling the beat’ to Bhangra music, a style originating in India and Pakistan. Key stage One children learned the names of new percussion instruments and practiced playing them steadily as I accompanied on the guitar. They also learned a new song which helped them to internalise words in their heads as they sang. Key Stage Two children revisited both beat and rhythm, reinforcing the difference between the two. They explored beat interestingly through the use of

basketballs! They used their bodies and boomwhackers to practice rhythm patterns as a whole class.

Mr. McNevin


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NEWS IN YEAR GROUPS

FS1 & FS2

FS2:

A big warm Al Muna welcome to all our new FS1 children! Mrs Chaudry, Mrs Beata, Miss Jeremy and Mrs Joanne couldn’t have asked for a better start to the new school year and have all enjoyed visiting their children at home and meeting all of the families. All of the children were brave on their very first week at Al Muna – there were very few tears and lots of fun was had. The children who have not been to pre-school or nursery before have

FS1:also settled quickly – well done! We are looking forward to seeing all of the Hedgehogs, Butterflies, Geckoes and Mice excited for another busy week when we will be continuing to settle and get used to our new classroom routines

We have had a lot of fun during our first week of FS2, although, there were naturally some tears (from the teachers)! The children really enjoyed getting to know their new environment, friends and teachers. We have had a chance to share exciting stories about what we did over the holidays. The children are becoming familiar with our new routines and discovering new areas of interest. We are looking forward to starting our new topic ‘Up, up and away’ in the coming weeks once we have gotten to know each other.


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What a busy and productive first week we have all had in Year 1!The children have been able to understand the Year 1 routines and procedures that we have introduced so far. They have a lot to learn and there are many new skills they will be introduced to and will practise. We have worked in small groups and have learned to collaborate and share ideas. We have practised communicating with one another and sharing our feelings – both positive and negative – in a productive and positive way. We are all learning to work as part of a team and to support one another so that we can all be our best.

NEWS IN YEAR GROUPS

YEAR 1 AND YEAR 2

YEAR 1:We have learned about our learning environment and how it works. The children are beginning to understand how to use the shared area too. We have discussed our classroom rules and we have spoken about why it is important to have these rules. We are practicing our counting in 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s and we are learning more about numbers between 1 and 10. The children are learning to use mathematical vocabulary to describe numbers.

Well done Year 1 for a great start to the new school year. We are all very proud

YEAR 2:What a fantastic and busy first week of learning we have all been enjoying in Year 2! Everyone (even me!) has been working really hard to get back into the routine of school life and getting to know new teachers in Year 2. They have been looking at their new learning environment shared with Year -1 within Key Stage One and exploring these areas of learning.

The children have looked at the classroom rules and have discussed why it is important to have them- I was

of you and what you have achieved so far. We look forward to getting to know you all even more as the year progresses. If you would like to be a class representative or a helping hand during our Guided Reading lessons, please contact your child’s class teacher.

Please also remember to send a water bottle and school hat to school every day. The bottle, hat and all school clothing should be clearly labelled.

amazed by their mature ideas. We have also been busy writing about our own `Scoop of the Summer`, explaining what we have done within the summer break. It was fun looking at different values of numbers and counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. Our artistic talents shone this week…but we can’t tell you because it’s a surprise!Well done Year 2 for a great start to the new school year. The teachers are all proud of you and what you have achieved this week.

If you would like to be a class rep or a helping hand within Guided Reading then please contact your class teacher.

Please remember to bring in a water bottle and school hat every day. Please label the bottle, hat and clothing.


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YEAR 3 AND YEAR 4

NEWS IN YEAR GROUPS

YEAR 3:

We’ve had a great start to the year in Year Three! As well as getting to know each other we’ve been starting our amazing self-portraits! We’ve chosen some wacky colours so don’t get worried when you see you son or daughter with green hair!! We have also been preparing our Year Three banner commemorating the Year of Zayed which we will be finishing next week. In each class we are creating

YEAR 4:

our own Code of Conducts. These are a set of rules, generated by the children, to help us to get the best out of the year!Our new students and new teachers are settling in very well and we are all taking time to get to know each other. We have been learning about everyone’s holidays and what we all got up to! Here are some photos from our week….

This week year 4 have had a fantastic first week back. We have been working very hard creating `Figure Me out` maths challenges and designing `What’s Inside my Head` artwork. The children have settled in very well and have been leading by example in the key stage. Well done! We are looking forward to another fantastic week next week … have a great weekend and enjoy your well-deserved rest.


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Welcome back! We hope that you all have a very enjoyable summer break and are ready for the new school year. This week we have all gotten to know each other and started our `Year of Zayed` project! Year 5 have settled in brilliantly and have already written a recount of their summer holidays in English. They have planned out their recount and presented it in a neat and tidy manner. In maths, we have been playing multiplication, addition, subtraction and division games. Mr. Dyke and Ms. Khasha started a murder mystery maths task and Mr. Tormey started a maths mission based around the summer holidays. We have completed some excellent pieces of art based around our first, enquiry question. They were out of this world!

Next week, in English we will be covering work around persuasive arguments. In maths, they will be using place value and rounding off numbers. We will be looking at numbers up to tens of thousands and even a million! We will be getting the children to find real life examples of where they see these numbers in their everyday lives. In science, we will be learning about the planets

NEWS IN YEAR GROUPS

YEAR 5 AND YEAR 6

YEAR 5:and whether they are round or not. In SPAG, we will be covering a lot of work around adverbs and learning a new spelling rule (I before e except after c). Guided reading will be taking place 4 times a week and please encourage your child to read as much as possible at home. Please note that we have a new online platform for homework and it will all be explained to the children and parents ASAP! A very busy week lies in store for Year 5 but we are up for the challenge!


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Wow, what a wonderful start to the year we have had this week. In true Al Muna fashion, Year 6 have had an amazing start to the year! We spent this week getting settled into daily routines, meeting new friends, catching up on all the summer adventures and adapting to our role as the oldest children in the school. The children have demonstrated a real maturity that comes with being in Year 6 and are committed to hard work, becoming role models to the rest of the school.

This week Mr. Pearce spoke to us about the Year 6 leadership programme. The children showed great interest in this, something which will require commitment, trust and reliability. Let’s hope we can meet this challenge!Year 6 has started in a very positive way, long may this continue!

YEAR 6:


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نشاط قسم اللغة العربية هذا األسبوع

الروضة الثانية:

بدأ طالب الروضة الثانية السنة الدراسية بحامس ونشاط وحيوية ، تعرف الطالب عىل أسامء باقي الزمالء

وأسامء املعلامت . كام قاموا بالتعبري عن أنفسهم وعن العطلة الصيفية وكيف قضوها .

كام قاموا مبراجعة األلوان األساسية عن طريق وصف ألوان علم اإلمارات ، وتعرفوا عىل اسم الحاكم )الشيخ

خليفة بن سلطان آل نهيان ) حفظه الله (

وسيكمل الطالب يف األسبوع املقبل التحدث عن عام زايد وعن االمارات بشكل عام .

الصف األول:

استقبلت معلامت الصف األول طالبهم بشوق عارم ، وتعرف غالبية الطالب والطالبات عىل معلامتهم وغرفهم ، ثم بدأ كل طالب يعرف عن

نفسه باللغة العربية ولعب الطالب لعبة من أنا ؟

الصف الثاين:

تعرف الطالب يف هذا األسبوع عىل قوانني الصف ، كام تحدث كل طالب باللغة العربية عن نفسه، وتم مراجعة ألهم املهارات السابقة ، كام قاموا

بتصميم بطاقة مبناسبة العودة إىل املدرسة كتبوا فيها جمل عن وصفوا فيها مدرستهم .

الصف الثالث :

استقبل طالب الصف الثالث عامهم الدرايس الجديد بنشاط ،حيث تحدث كل طالب معرفا عن نفسه ، وكيف قىض عطلته الصيفية أمام زمالئه ،

ثم متت مراجعة بسيطة لبعض املهارات السابقة ، وكتابة بطاقات تعريفية كتبوا فيها بعض العبارات الشخصيةبخط واضح وجميل.

الصف الرابع:

بروح من البهجة والفرح عاد طالب الصف الرابع إىل مقاعد الدراسة ،واستقبلوه بروح من التعاون والنشاط ، حيث قام التالميذ بنشاط تعرفوا من

خالله عىل الطالب الجدد وعربوا جميعهم عن عملهم هذا ببطاقات ورقية جميلة أعطت روح من التعاون بني التالميذ جميعا.


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الصف الخامس :

عاد طالب الصف الخامس هذا األسبوع إىل مقاعدهم الدراسية لبدأ سنة دراسية جديدة مليئة باألمل و العمل مفعمة بالنشاط و العمل .

فتعرفوا يف البداية عىل قوانني الصف واملدرسة ثم تحدثوا عىل اإلجازة الصيفية و أجمل اللحظات فيها، وسطروا كتاباتهم عىل دفاترهم ثم بيضوها عىل

لوحة الحائط.

الصف السادس :

رسرت كثريا برؤية طاليب الصغار يكربون وينتقلون إىل املرحلة العليا.

يف هذا األسبوع تعرفنا عىل الطالب الجدد من خالل لعبة من أنت، ووقع الطالب عىل الئحة القوانني الصفية بعدما اطلعوا عليها ومتت مناقشتها، ثم

تحدث الطالب عن أجمل األوقات التي قضوها يف اإلجازة، ثم سطروها ذكرياتهم عىل دفاترهم .

- S S : الرتبية الوطنية

تعلم جميع طالب املدرسة يف حصص الرتبية الوطنية هذا األسبوع عن قواعد الصف والقوانيني املدرسية التي يجب إتباعها يف املدرسة وعن بعض

املوضوعات التي يتعلمها قي خالل العام الدرايس وأيضا تعلموا عن أهمية تدريس مادة الرتبية الوطنية يف غرس الوالء للوطن وحب الوطن .

وتفاعل طالب الصف األول بنشاط وحامس يف داخل الصف .


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Our Non-Native children have been busy learning about…

FS2:The FS2 students returned to their school again to start a year filled with hope, activity and work.

Where students introduced themselves using the phrase `my name` and then talked about the summer vacation and the most beautiful moments in it.

They also did a number of different activities that helped them review some of the previous skills.

Year 1:

This week Non-Native students in Year1 started their academic year with hope and happiness. They learnt rules of school and classrooms. They began to introduce themselves in Arabic using these phrases. Then I revised with them the Arabic alphabet.

Hello (Ahlan): أهال Hi (Marhan): مرحبا Good morning (Sabahu Elkhair): صباح الخري

My name is( Ismee …. ) اسمي ....... Next week Non-Native will learn about: (The colours).

Use this link for practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_4_F8EunRI

Year 2:

This week Year2 Non Native stared their new years with lots of fun and joy.

They have learnt in Arabic the greeting and the names .

And by Tuesday we have played a game `tell me ….`

My name is..... أنا اسمي

My age... عمري

I am at class أنا يف الصف....

I`m from a country أنا من بلد.....

I love أنا أحب..........

I went to......ذهبت إىل


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Year 3: This week Non-Native students in year 3 started their academic year with hope and happiness. They learnt rules of school and classrooms. They began to introduce themselves in Arabic using these phrases. Then I revised with them the Arabic alphabet.

Hello (Ahlan wshln): أهال وسهال Hi (Marhan): مرحبا Good morning (Sabahu Elkhair): صباح الخري

My name is(Ana Ismee …. ) أنا اسمي ....... my age is )Ana Omree…) . أنا عمري...

I live in Abu Dhabi) Ana Askon fee Abu Dhabi( . أنا أسكن يف أبوظبي

Next week Non-Native will learn about: (who are we).

Use this link for practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydnfb2eS02Y

Year 4:

This week students were reminded of the rules of the classroom and each student spoke about himself in Arabic

My name is..... أنا اسمي

My age... عمري

I am at class أنا يف الصف....

I›m from a country أنا من بلد.....

I love أنا أحب..........

I went to......ذهبت إىل

Use this link for practice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcg_x5IYIrU

Year 5:

The Year 5 students received their new academic year actively. Each student spoke about himself and how he spent his summer vacation in front of his colleagues.

Next week: Children will learn about `who are we من نحن

Year 6:

This week Non-Native students in Year 6 started their academic year with love and hope. They learnt rules of school and classrooms. They began to introduce themselves in Arabic. Then I revised with them the Arabic alphabet and some verbs in Arabic.

Next week: Children will learn about `who are we` من نحن