Message from The Head of Junior School presentations about sustainable wind energy, astronomy, and the adaptation of dolphins to their environment.
The term unfortunately started with enhanced
Covid-19 restrictions in place meaning no ECAs, PE or Swimming for the month of January. However, the Junior School has certainly made up for this since the beginning of February with the students being involved in a range of events and activities. Students had the opportunity to take part in STEM week and there was such a buzz of excitement across the school. Each grade chose a global issue to inquire into, discussing the impact they have on our planet. Some of the highlights included exploring different natural disasters in Pre-KG, Grade 2 inquired into the rising sea levels, Grade 3 researched viruses and Grade 5 completed an oil spill challenge. At the end of STEM week, students had the opportunity to design their own pavilion for Expo 2020. They thought about what would make their pavilion unique by considering what innovative features it would have, what technology there would be, and what world issues they would highlight and help to find a solution for. Our academic societies have resumed with the Science Society taking it in turns to research and present on scientific topics of their choice, including 04
The Reading Society planned, organised and delivered an assembly to Lower School to launch World Book Day. This was positively received and shared an important message about the benefits of reading regularly. World Book Day is always a highlight and this year the range of book characters was impressive including Harry Potter, Where’s Wally, Cat in the Hat, Dog Man and Mary Poppins. The staff also fully embraced the day dressing up as Pinocchio, Red Riding Hood, Grade 1 as characters from Peter Pan and KG staff as crayons from the wonderful story ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’. Students also enjoyed a range of activities including recommending their favourite books to their friends, buddy reading with students from younger grades and creating their own stories to share. House events have continued with Spelling Bee and the NLCS Talent show, which was an opportunity for students to display their talents through online auditions and live performances for selected finalists. Talents ranged from musical, drama, gymnastics, dancing, skating, motor cross and aerial gymnastics. A huge well done to all our finalists. Student Council welcomed their new Grade Council Representatives into their role for term 2 (GCRs) who have been busy preparing for launching the ‘Trashion Show’ House Competition, which will take place in Term 3. The GCR’s have focused on the NLCS DUBAI I ISSUE 2