The Secondary Update November 29th, 2012

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Living example of the IB Learner Profile

الشـــــيخ محــــــــمد بـــن راشــــــد آل مـــــكــتومالمح متعلم البكالوريا الدوليحي على مال لمثاال

Knowledgeable “The youth should be equipped with science and knowledge as they are the sole, constant, dominant weapons in this life.”

طلعم

والداام الحالل الوحيد الهبا فر يتاودوا بالعلم والمعرأ ابشما على“ ”الحياا وال وف أي لاو

Principled “Our principles are based on not interfering in the affairs of others, but supporting world peace and giving aid to poorer nations, so that peace and prosperity can prevail.”

او مبدفهنور وف بردى بالعدوار، ومبادابا عدم التدرل أي ،دول حالم اببا“

الررير وتوييد الحالم أي كل فرماا المعمورا ومحاعدا الهعو والدول ”.ممعاا البهري ليعم الرير واامر على الي يرا

Caring “The first responsibility of a leader is to make his people happy and then to pro-vide them with the required security, sta-bility, comfort, progress and develop-ment.”

مشتم

وتوأير ،هعبش احعاد لو للمحنول ااول الوام “ ،مش وت د ،ورأاليتش ،واحت رارو ،مبشف متطلبام ”.وتطورو

Open-minded “We guarantee the freedom of speech for all and give people the right to express their opinions objectively. However, we should behave responsibly and be aware of the social and cultural structures around us.”

مبيتحبدمر حري التعبير للمممميمع، وبمممبمحمشمم حمض اببا“

أملمبمتمصمرل ،التمعمبميمر عمر وراامشمم بهمكمل ممودموعمي ووعي بهكل يتماهى مع امطمار افممتممماعمي بمحنولي

”.بعي أيش والث اأي الاف

Risk-taker “Those who neglect the new will remain at the back of the line; those who wait for luck to make things happen will be disappointed. Our fear of falling should not pre-vent us from endeavoring to reach the summit.”

مماال

يليل لح عر المديد يتورر، ومر ف يداوم على الحعي للوصول مر“

أي الصيول الرليي ، ومر يترف للح فر يصبع الى الصل ااول حي بع ”.ح ش يوماو لش هياا حيبد

Thinker “Policies shaped by deep thought, wisdom, fairness and understanding; policies that encourage peace and dialogue, not capitulation; these are the guiding princi-ples that characterize the politics of the GCC.”

ريك م

أي دول مملت التعاور بعمل مبا يام دولبا على فر تكور مبط اببا“

” .وحالم فمر الرليج واح

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Living example of the IB Learner Profile

الشـــــيخ محــــــــمد بـــن راشــــــد آل مـــــكــتوم

المح متعلم البكالوريا الدوليحي على مال لمثاال

Communicator “The successful team is the one that makes 1 plus 1 equal 11”

متواصل

”. 11= 1+ 1حاصل ممموع البامح لو الاف يمعل مر اليريض“

Inquirer “I learn from the youngest and am still at the begin-ning of the road with no arrogance.”

تحاالم

هيا واللرور فبعد ،الطريض بداي فتعلم مر فصلر البات وماالم أي فبا“ ”.عبا

Reflective “We realize what we have achieved is ground-breaking by all standards; we also appreciate that we are still at the beginning of the journey and that the road is long.”

لم توم بدرف فر اببا ادنأ مضي مدن ..يعتبر ريادياو بكل الم اييت ماباورأ م

حالم طك نضق ايضان كلنن اط قير أا وفر ..أي بداي الطريض ماالبا . ”افتماو

Balanced “The relationship between the leaders and the people of the UAE is one of the secrets behind the nation's success.”

متواار

اأش ،ا شنش اش دشو ، يادا اممارام العال الملحمي اليريدا بير ار“ ”دولتبا فحرار كل البماحام التي تح م على فرأ مر ،تطكو

ATHLETICS CORNER

The Basketball teams of Mr. Housley and Mr. Spencer continue to enjoy success on the court. Most recently, Mr. Housley’s U.16 team won their last game. With only 7 seconds remaining, JBS won possession, moved down court and made the winning score right on the buzzer. The play that won the game was perfectly executed by the team who followed Mr. Housley’s instructions that were given in a time-out just before. Mr. Spencer’s U.18 team won again against Dubai British School by a score of 51-45. They take the winning momentum into their next game, the regional round of a national high school competition. On December 8th, JBS will play LGP at 12pm. The team would love to see as many students and parents there as possible to cheer them on. The PE department would also like to thank Mr. Guerin, father of Ralph, who gives his time freely to coach the U.14 development Basketball team within the ECA program. JBS hopes to announce fixtures for the team very soon. Mr. McMahon’s U.14 football team have played three games – winning, losing and drawing a game each, and currently sit second in their division. They had 2 games this week against JC and CIS. Their final league game will be against JESS on December 11th. The team will also travel to GCS on Saturday December 15th to take their place in the Taaleem Schools Football Tournament.

THE DIWALI WORKSHOP

On the evening of Thursday November 22, JBS children, parents and their teachers had the opportunity to find

out more about the festival of Diwali, which is popularly celebrated throughout Dubai. Visitors were greeted in

traditional fashion by a number of our families and then the children were given an opportunity to participate in a

variety of activities, the highlight of which was learning how to make Rangoli patterns from highly coloured

powder. Meanwhile the adults not only learned about the cultural background to Diwali, they were also treated

to some delicious savouries and sweets! It was lovely to see the library decorated with the lights traditionally

associated with the Festival of Lights, and I would like to thank the families who helped, particularly Rajiv &

Kanchan. Vora, Preeti Bhatia, Zahabia Bengali, Pooja Kalla, Ms Shazia, Mr. Irshad and his team, who did so much

to make the evening such a success.

GRADE 6 DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

'The Soma Cube' How can I design and create a challenging Soma Cube puzzle?

ABSENCES

Student Absence Parents are required to notify the school of a student’s absence on the first morning of absence. If a parent has not notified the school on the first morning of absence by 08.45, the receptionist will telephone home to ask the reason. A student returning to school after any absence must bring a note from their parent/guardian. In the case of absence due to serious illness or injury for a period of two days or more, a doctor’s note is required. All notifications regarding absences and illness can be emailed to secondary@jbschool.ae Permission to leave the campus Students can be given permission to leave the campus, ONLY upon the written request of their parents or guardian OR following a referral from the school nurse. These children must “sign out” with the Secondary Office Manager, and leave the note with her. Application for Absence during term time Parents are expected to inform the school in advance if they anticipate a period of absence known in advance. A form for this purpose can be downloaded from the website (http://www.jbschool.ae/jbs-forms) and returned to school. When parents take their children out of school during semester time, we ask that they do everything possible to ensure that this does not conflict with examination/testing weeks. Whilst we make every effort to support the learning needs of students who miss school due to illness or a family emergency, we will not normally make arrangements to set work for students who miss school because of planned holidays.

SECONDARY WINTER CONCERT AND ART EXHIBITION

Parents, family and friends are invited to attend the Secondary Winter Concert and the Art Exhibition which will take place on December 18th at 6:30 p.m. in the primary gym. The concert will last around 90 minutes. All secondary students, who take Performing Arts, will be given a grade for their performance with the class, so their attendance is required. There will also be small group performances and solos as well. Student art from the first semester will be displayed. We have talent at JBS so we hope to see you there!

Unit: ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM /A CTION PAINTING In Abstract Expressionism, the artist creates work using purely colour and form.

It is non-representational and no objects are actually illustrated.

How can colour be used to express emotions and feelings? Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity

GRADE 7 VISUAL ARTS

OLA OYENUGA AND YASMINA FORSCH ALEXANDER FRENCHAM

KIM DE CLERCQ

EMMA CORLEY

HASSAN KHALIL

GRADE 7 VISUAL ARTS

ARABIC DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Arabic A/B and Islamic Studies Department would like to inform parents that various contests for Arabic and Non-Arabic speaking students are currently taking place. These contests are arranged by the Taaleem Organization for all students from KG1 through Grade 11, starting. Please see below the three competitions in which your child can participate in. Keep in mind that the choice of more than one competition is acceptable. Students have been notified about these competitions in their Arabic and Islamic classes. The competitions are as follows:

Memorization of the Holy Quran Memorization of the Prophetic Traditional Hadith Arabic Poetry

For further questions about the above competitions, please contact Ms. Yasin (ryasin@jbschool.ae) or Ms. Yousef (iyousef@jbschool.ae).

ر للييود حم اللل العربي أي مدرح مميرا للبكالوريا اعالمكم ب يامش بطرل عدا محاب ام أي ممافم مرتلي للطلب الباط ير بالعربي ول ى كالباط ير بشا، ولي المحاب ام التي تب مشا منحح "تعليم" اببااشا الطلب بداا مر مرحل الرود الى الصل الحادف عهر، ولاا على محتو

م، بدعشا بير فيديكم وبرمو مر حدرتكم ، كتاب احم المحاب التي يرغ اببكم/اببتكم بافهتراف بشا2/11/8118مدارحشا، ابتداا مر تاريخ )مع مالح امكابي افهتراف بوكثر مر محاب (:

فوف: محاب حي ال رور الكريم.

ثابيا: محاب حي الحديث الهريل.

.ثالثا:محاب المباراا الهعري

PP Deadline Item

December 13th, 2012 Student submits final outcome/ product to supervisor before homeroom.

January 13th, 2013

Meeting 5: Rough draft of report Evaluate the outcome/product against your own specifications for success

February 18th, 2013 Meeting 6: Hand in final report (2 copies) and process journal to your su-pervisor. One copy will be assessed and one copy will be for the school li-brary.

March 19th (18.00 hr) Personal Project Exhibition

PERSONAL PROJECT

The deadline of the product / outcome is approaching fast. Students should have determined the design specifications of their final product and outcome. The next step is for students to meet with their supervisor before the winter break to evaluate the quality of the outcome / product. For further information about the PP, please contact Zena Muhtaseb at zmuhtaseb@jbschool.ae.

All students need to complete their semester two Community & Service activities and written reflections by Jan-uary 13th. All of this information must be uploaded onto Managebac. Requirement for MYP Community and Service according to Grade Level is as follows: Grades 6- Have to complete two short projects per semester Grade 7 – Have to complete three short projects per semester Grade 8 – Have to complete four short projects per semester Grade 9 – Have to complete one long project per year and two short projects per semester OR one long pro-ject per semester Grade 10 – Have to complete one long project per semester AND two short projects per semester. If you have any further questions about the above requirements, please contact Ms. McCabe at jmcca-be@jbschool.ae.

COMMUNITY AND SERVICE

The Grades 9—11 students will receive before the winter break a revision booklet regarding the assessment week which will take place from January 27th until January 31st. This booklet will have the revision topics per subject listed and will provide some tips on how to revise. It will also be posted on Managebac.

GRADES 9—11 ASSESSMENT WEEK

The school has hired, Absolute Adventure, an experienced adventure sports and activities operator to organize and run the MYP camp. The programme has a different focus for each grade and has a progressive nature spanning over the five grade groups. JBS teachers will accompany the students on camp. Students will be involved in a variety of outdoor adventure activities along with team building exercises and problem solving challenges. Activities include kayaking, trekking, archery, rock climbing, snorkeling, survival skills, canyoning and much more. This opportunity will allow students to acquire and to develop skills such as leadership, teamwork, initiative, self-reliance, responsibility, perseverance and commitment. Not only will they develop practical skills from Absolute Adventure’s professional instructors, but will also learn more about themselves, others and the environment. Both camps will take place in a private campground in Dibba, Oman. All students will be housed according to their grade level. The overall aims are to learn how to overcome adversity; enhance personal and social development; and to develop a deeper relationship with nature. The camp is part of our MYP curriculum, so we expect all students to attend. Should your child not be able to participate, please contact the school to discuss the matter. The Grade 6-7 camp will be from January 27th to 29th. The Grade 8-10 camp will be from February 17th to 19th. Information about the cost of the trip, along with the forms, has been provided to the students. If you have not received any information about camp, please contact Ms. Muhtaseb at zmuhtaseb@jbschool.ae

MYP CAMP

At JBS, homework must only be assigned as an integral part of the learning process, either complementary or supplementary to class work. Students are expected to record their homework in their diary. Students are not expected to exceed the following maxima of time allocation per school night completing out-of-class work: Students in grades 6 to 8 have been provided with a copy of the homework timetable to help them manage their time for all subjects. The homework timetables have also been posted on Managebac for each grade. Homeroom teachers are expected to monitor homework allocation for their students to ensure that the daily maxima are not being exceeded, and a balance between subject areas is being maintained. If your child is spending more than the required amount of time on homework each night, please contain his/her Homeroom Teacher via email.

HOMEWORK POLICY

Homeroom Teacher Email

6J Ms. Boyer mboyer@jbschool.ae

6B Ms. Godel cgodel@jbschool.ae

6S Ms. Rogland mrogland@jbschool.ae

7J Ms. Buhl ubuhl@jbschool.ae

7B Ms. Kiernan hkiernan@jbschool.ae

7S Ms. Yousef iyousef@jbschool.ae

8J Ms. McCabe jmccabe@jbschool.ae

8B Ms. Crowe lcrowe@jbschool.ae

8S Ms. Consul cconsul@jbschool.ae

9J Ms. Jones cjones@jbschool.ae

9B Mr. Housley dhousley@jbschool.ae

9S Ms. Asad masad@jbschool.ae

10J Ms. Muhtaseb zmuhtaseb@jbschool.ae

10B Mr. Spencer kspencer@jbschool.ae

Grade Time (hours)

6-7 1½

8 2

9-10 3