We are celebrating the 50th UAE National Day! We are excited to bring the community together to celebrate this historic event and pay homage to the spirit of unity of the amazing country we all call home.
Parents’ Registration We are delighted to be able to welcome Parents and Guardians to attend our celebrations in school. For safety reasons, prior registration is mandatory: please register HERE before 12.00 on Sunday 28th November.
What to Wear Pupils, staff and parents are invited to wear traditional Emirati dress, UAE themed clothing, or colours of the UAE flag. As per school regulations, culturally sensitive clothing is required to enter the school campus.
Food Due to Covid restrictions, it will not be possible to bring in food items to school. Normal lunch arrangments will therefore apply on this day. Optional refreshements will also be on sale from external vendors.
Wristbands Pupils will be given wristbands to help identify food allergies, photo permissions and parent sign out.
RED YELLOW BLUE
for pupils with food allergies for pupils who do not have photo permission for pupils who have been signed out by parents. Security guards will only allow pupils to leave before 15.00 PM if they are wearing this
SCHEDULE Time 07.20 – 07.55 08.30 – 10.00 10.00 – 11.30
11.30 – 13.00 13.00 – 15.00 15.00
Lower Primary
Upper Primary
Secondary
Pupils arrive at school and go to class as normal Celebrations at the field Timetabled lessons Timetabled lessons UAE class-based Celebrations at the field Timetabled lessons activities UAE class-based UAE class-based activities Celebrations at the field activities UAE class-based UAE class-based activities Timetabled lessons activities End of school day. No CCAs
CEREMONY SCHEDULE 08.30 10.00 11.30
Ceremony 1: Lower Primary Ceremony 2: Upper Primary Ceremony 3: Secondary
CEREMONY PROGRAMME
National Anthem (Primary and Secondary Choir) Principal’s Address Welcome and speeches by students in Arabic and English Quran Reading for Primary Girls Dance performance (Arabic) Yollah Performance (Social Studies) Hamad Alkatheeri -Y5 Girls Dance Performance (Islamic) Emirates Loyalty Oath (Year 6 Boys) Performance (Year 3) (Arabic) Drama performance
2 min 2 min 1 min 2 min 3 min 4 min 2 min 4 min 2 min 3 min 5 min
Sign Out Procedures You may sign your children out during the activities at the field by inform the class teacher/ tutor at the times and locations below: Celebration Time
Sign-out time
Lower Primary (FS - Year 2)
08.30 – 10.00
08.20 at the main stage
Upper Primary (Years 3 – 6)
10.00 – 11.30
10.00 at the main stage
Secondary (Years 7 – 12)
11.30 – 13.00
11.30 at the main stage
Year Groups
Important notes:
Once signed out, pupils cannot be signed back in, and they will be marked as OUT on our registers.
Pupils who have been signed out will be given a BLUE wristband.
Those pupils who have not been signed out will remain in class until the end of the day at 15.00 pm.
Important Mandatory COVID-19 Precautions We are doing our best to keep the community safe and the school open. Please bear with our safety procedures on this day:
Registration is mandatoryto access the school campus to attend the celebrations. Please ensure you register HERE before 12.00 on Sunday 28th November. Access will not be allowed without pprior registration.
Up to 2 parents/guardians are permitted to attend the celebrations at the time you child/ children are involved in the activities at the field (see schedule above).
A 96-hour valid, negative PCR test and a Green Pass on Al Hosn App are required to enter the school campus.
Only adults and Amity registered children can attend the event.
A mask must be worn at all times.
A minimum physical distance of 2m must be maintained at all times.
Parents/guardians are not permitted to enter indoor spaces; all activities will take place outside.
Gates 1 and 2 will be open on the day.
HAPPY NATIONAL DAY!