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From The Principal’s Desk Dear Parents, January is prone to be amalgamated with new ideas, adorned with ambitions, promises, and rejuvenated endeavours. While a fresh start may be the way forward for many, it remains true that experiences and choices we have made in our past, sculpt us into what we are in the present, and influence us onward the future trail. Learning from any atypical block in the path from the past, to the finest of our many feats, we are onward the road of enhancement. Gaining from our past reviews, whether supremely successful, or dreadfully disastrous, is the true trait of learning and the hallmark of sustainable improvement. Our students continue to thrive in all areas both academically and extracurricular, while our dedicated staff continue to work with fortitude, daily to make Oxford a noteworthy school. A few tips for you to support your children’s learning journey: Ensure that your child comes to school every day and on time. • Support them to make healthy choices in food and encourage them to exercise regularly. • Encourage them to sleep on time for minimum of eight hours. • Establish a routine for daily studying and homework. • Promote a reading habit in your child • Support the school by attending all school events and activities • Be firm and consistent with the rules at home and have regular conversations about their rights and responsibilities • Talk frequently about Cyber safety and ensure safe internet usage at home. • Celebrate the smallest of your child’s success and be supportive when things do not go well. We are committed to providing absorbing learning opportunities which engage all our students, ensuring that they are involved in developing their skills in the best possible manner. We encourage everyone to be tolerant, punctual, treat each other with respect and enjoy school. The support of the parent community is hugely appreciated.
Best regards,
Aisha Ansari Principal
CHARACTER PARADE Children in FS had the opportunity to dress up in their favorite story book/cartoon character. Activities and a parade were planned. Students from every class had an opportunity to come and showcase their costume and speak a few lines as well about the same as they paraded along with the class on the stage. Children showed great excitement as they entered the class, all dressed up in their fancy costumes. Among the girls, Elsa and Anna from Disney Frozen were the popular hits. The boys preferred characters from Marvel Comics like Spiderman, Batman, Superman, Iron Man etc. Also, all-time classics children’s story characters of Red Riding Hood, Thumbelina, Rapunzel, and Cinderella were seen. Children also spoke and shared with their peers about their characters. It was great fun for children and adults alike.
Dry-Cooking Activity Designing Our Own Caterpillar As a follow-up of our hungry caterpillar story, children brought in items and they decorated these into caterpillar shapes. They brought Marie biscuits and circle-shaped biscuits; some cereal like cheerios/coco pops for the eyes. Fruits like strawberry, grapes, etc. and vegetables like carrots, cucumber etc. all for the body of the caterpillar. Was an amazing and fun learning session. As a follow-up of our hungry caterpillar story, children brought in items and they decorated these into caterpillar shapes. They brought Marie biscuits and circle-shaped biscuits; some cereal like cheerios/coco pops for the eyes. Fruits like strawberry, grapes, etc. and vegetables like carrots, cucumber etc. all for the body of the caterpillar. Was an amazing and fun learning session.
FISH INVESTIGATION FS 2 children learnt all about different sea creatures during the month of January 2019. They had an amazing time exploring and investigating a real FISH. They observed the different body parts‌and had the opportunity to touch and feel the skin and scales‌they even had a go at descaling it. They observed and pointed out unique body parts like gills and fins; noticed also that fish have eyes and a mouth. They talked about the purpose of different body parts; fish breathe using gills and use their fins and tails to swim.
Floral garden Children see the world differently through their wonderful eyes and inspire us to do the same. Our little FS children have planted beautiful flowers in their floral garden. They have taken the initiative in preparing the soil‌planting‌and are now watering them daily... observing their growth. Children learn new skills, have fun, play and develop self-confidence by spending time in the garden.
Parent Teacher Partnership week We, at Oxford work with parents as partners; parents are children’s first and enduring educators. When parents and practitioners work together in early year’s settings, the results have a positive impact on children’s development and learning. The FS 2 teachers had extended an invitation to parents to come and view a lesson presentation in their child’s class during the 3rd week of January 2019. It was a very productive week whereby parents not only enjoyed the lesson presentations but also had the opportunity to work with their children during activity time.
ASSEMBLY RESILIENCE Students of Year 3 D presented Assembly on ‘Resilience ‘on 16thJanuary, 2019 . The assembly was commenced with the recitation of Surah Ikhlas done by student of year 3D Iman Rehmat which was further translated in English by Hudain Multipurpose Hall. The audiences included students from Year 3-4. Teachers, Section Head and Principal. Assembly begin with theme of the month “Resilience.” Students presented a role play: One student was reading TOS news about the upcoming Sports day event and theme was Resilience. Different situations were shown that explains the meaning of resilience. The assembly was concluded by Bounce back song sung by the students.
ASSEMBLY ENTREPRENEURSHIP Students of Year 4D presented Assembly on ‘Entrepreneurship ‘on 23rd January, 2019. The assembly was commenced with the recitation of Quran done by Fatima which was further translated in English by Farah in the Multipurpose Hall. The audiences included students from Year 3-4. Teachers and Section Head. Assembly begin with theme of the month “Entrepreneurship.” Students presented Question Answer session on Entrepreneurship. Different situations were shown that explains the meaning of entrepreneurship. All successful entrepreneur of the world including UAE was displayed in the assembly. The assembly was concluded by posing questions to the audience.
ASSEMBLY RESILIENCE For the students to understand, learn and practice Resilience the Primary School Year 5and6 conducted a meaningful assembly on 08.01.2019, hosted by 6B3 Class. The basic purpose of this assembly was to signify the importance of Resilience and its virtues as the month November is dedicated for Resilience. The assembly began with wishing the School for the New Year 2019. Quranic recitation, translation, the UAE National Anthem was followed by this. To encourage reading of news papers, the student read out News Headlines from General News and Sports and announced to the school that 2019 is declared as Year of Tolerance by the Govt of UAE. Students could clearly convey the message through a small skit where an efficient teacher convinces a failed student to be resilient and to work hard for progress in future exams. The school was enlightened on Resilience by the 6B3 students. Further, The Oxford School Principal, Ms Aisha Ansari and Vice Principal Ms Deepa Vinod shared their knowledge on Resilience and motivated the students to abide by the school rules and to perform well in their academic career.
“Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and responsibility to pick yourself up. To fight for the change tomorrow we need to build resilience today!!�
CIRCLE TIME ACTIVITY Students watched a video clip about Resilience. Some students shared their own definition of resilience and had cited real life examples.
Students watched a video clip of a school situation and will answer the question “How can we be resilient in our school?’’
YEAR 3-4 SPORTS DAY "Bounce back-ability: If you cant change it, change the way you think about it". This is the theme of this year’s Sports Day (which is in line with the month’s theme on resilience) which the year 3 and year 4 students of The Oxford School Dubai enthusiastically and actively participated on Thursday, January 17, 2019. The activity started with the March Past of the different houses lead by their respective House Captains. It was followed by the Quran Recitation and Translation and singing of the UAE National Anthem. Miss Aisha Ansari, the school’s Honourable Principal also gave her inspiring remarks and explained the main objectives of the event. Before the different games officially started, all the students from year 3 and 4 showcased their dancing skills and coordination through the Mass Drill which the crowd consisting of teachers and parents really enjoyed. The faces of the students were filled with excitement after the announcement of the official start of the different games. Year 3 students were very eager and competitive in their fun races namely: Hurdle Race, Circle the Ball to the Balloon Race, Transferring the Ball Race, Passing through the Hula Hoop Race, and Rolling the Ball Race. Of course, the year 4 students didn’t miss any opportunity to win in their different races namely: Shattle Race, Sack Race, Fill the Bottle Race, Pulling the Sack Race, Picking the Balls Race, and Hurdle Race. Sprint race was also played by selected students from both year levels. Since it was intended to be a fun day for everyone, the parents and teachers were also challenged to do participate and compete among themselves through fun games. The different winners for the respective events received a medallion conferred by Year 3 and 4 section head, Ms. Priti Shenoy and the Principal, Ms. Aisha Ansari. Among the guests who conferred the medallions also was Ms. Preeti Manoj, the Head of Science Department. The event was hosted by Devachinmayi Manohara Varma Raja of year 4B and Joumanah Moutasim Salah Eldin Abu Elgasim from year 3C.
HEALTHY DIET AND EATING HABITS Dr Rinda conducted a session on HEALTHY DIET AND EATING HABITS to the students of year 1 to ensure children eat a healthy and well balanced diet thus promoting healthy lifestyles. By encouraging healthy eating patterns, we educate for their later life. The children were very receptive, enthusiastic and interactive during the presentation.
Entrepreneurship Activity Year 1 and 2 The young entrepreneurs did their best as it was their first time to take part in such activity. The event went well, and they made a good sale. The sale was contributed for charity drive. During the Winter break students of year 1 and 2 had the task of growing healthy plant using recyclable innovative pots. The students brought the plants on 8th Jan,19 to sell it to the parents and other adults. They were all excited to sell their plants and be the young Entrepreneurs.
ASSEMBLY Benefits of healthy food and exercise Assembly All year 1s gathered in the girls’ basketball area. Assembly was started with Qur’anic recitation and translation followed by National Anthem. Our talented speakers explained everyone about the benefits followed with other students carrying pictures of different points to be explained. All Year 1s performed Zumba to showcase the importance of exercise.
Flea Market As a part of the Enterprise activity, council members and students of Year 6 along with the guidance of Section Heads have put up “Flea Market� on 30.1.2019 The council members campaigned for the old, used toys and books in good condition and sorted them for the sale. Students of Year 3-4 made posters/paintings/projects on Saving the Earth. Students in large numbers participated in contribution of Flea Market. Students showed enthusiasm in the Flea Market and bought everything they could lay their hands on.
SPORTS ASSEMBLY On Sunday 27TH of January the P.E department conducted an assembly for year 9 to 13 boys and girls. The assembly was well attended by both teachers and students. The main purpose of the assembly was to make the students aware about the benefits of sports and exercise in their day to day life. The description on the main activity was on Emirati game called al karabi which involves pushing one another while standing on one leg. The outcome of the activity was to encourage each other to maintain a healthy lifestyle. . This game shows us that one needs to be physically fit and have endurance for him or her to withstand the challenge and be able to win in these types of physical activity. The only challenge we faced was the wi-fi in the MP hall was very slow for us to play our intended video.
POEM ON SPORTS 5:30AM Waking up in the morning, how I wish it’s 7 o’clock Maintaining a routine is too much of a task I've been living my life in a very odd way Wasting all my time on online games Every night I get a good rest Always ready to do my best Wake up early, rise and shine Check the clock, half past five 7:35AM In school, we have instructions to follow My heads in the clouds I always forget to do so My teachers are worried because I’m so off track But all I am thinking about is sleeping at the back Ready to learn, I go to school A healthy breakfast is my fuel Active in class, I raise my hand This is what I do to better understand 2:30PM Reaching home by 3 or 4 I always want to stay indoors Repeating this cycle for over 195 days Over and over, each and every day. After class, I run and jump Working out, not being a lump Later on, I’ll spend my time at the park Exercise as I dream to be Tony Stark. By Dabeer and Diyab 9B2
CIRCLE TIME ACTIVITY PROBLEM SOLVING HOW DUBAI WILL BECOME THE WORLD’S MOST SUSTAINABLE CITY?
Over the past century, Dubai has experienced a dramatic transformation. Dubai currently has a population of over 2.1 million people and receives between 8-10 million visitors per year. Today, Dubai is regarded as one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. As we approach Expo 2020, Emiratis will discover what makes a sustainable city, and in particular, how Dubai will become the world’s most sustainable city. Three main pillars of sustainability: •Environmental, •Economic and •Social sustainability. Ultimately, the key goal of any sustainable city should be to provide residents and workers with the highest quality of life together with the lowest environmental footprint. QUESTIONS TO PONDER • How can Dubai meet its sustainability (Environment, Economic and social) ambitions? Share your suggestions. • Make a poster to show the road to future sustainable Dubai.
Dubai, also recently announced plans for additional sustainable projects such as the Desert Rose, a 14,000-hectare smart city expected to accommodate 20,000 plots for Emiratis and will cost 20 billion AED to build. This pattern became increasingly apparent, after Dubai recently set targets for itself to become one of the most sustainable cities by 2020. Dubai has built a remarkably resilient economic diversity in a short period of time. The growing development boom is clearly going to set a challenge for Dubai to achieve its sustainability ambitions by 2020. Therefore for the UAE, the need to start developing more sustainable cities at various scales is no longer a choice if they are going to provide a future with a higher quality of life for their citizens and to protect their environment.
Effects of smoking on health The one reason that SMOKING and chewing TOBACCO are major health hazards is because they contain the chemical NICOTINE. The nicotine in tobacco can be as addictive as cocaine or heroin. It can harm every body system and lead to health problems such as heart disease, stroke, emphysema and many types of cancer including lung, throat, stomach and bladder cancer, also have an increased risk of bronchitis and pneumonia.
Health Session-Conducted by school doctor with Year 9B1
Importance of Vitamin D VITAMIN-D, also known as the sunshine vitamin is produced in the body on sun exposure and can also be consumed in food or supplements. A sensible sun exposure on bare skin for about 5 to 10mins, 2-3 times a week allow most people to get sufficient Vitamin-D. Vitamin-D is important for maintaining healthy bones, muscle function, immune system and reduces the risk of cancer, Influenza-A infection, diabetes and multiple sclerosis. Health Session-Conducted by school doctor with Year 10G1
Obesity-Causes and its impact on our health OBESITY is a global epidemic. It is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to an extent that it may have a negative effect on health. People are generally considered obese when the BMI is above 30kg/mt2, the range 25 -30kg/mt2 is defined as over- weight. Obesity increases the likelihood of various diseases like heart disease , diabetes ,cancers etc.
Health Session-Conducted by school doctor with Year 11G2
ZERO PERIOD ACTIVITY
Reading/Literacy Program in the class rooms (Using E-books)-Zero Period Activity
Breakfast Day
Bus Conductors / Assistants It is always our assistants, our so-called ‘Aunty’ that is always there for us starting from the early morning pick up from our home, to the dropping back after each educational day from school. They are our ‘caretakers’, who works tirelessly and wholeheartedly in different areas like maintaining each corner of the school clean, helping our teachers and countless ways in supporting us. As a way to give back to all their support, Year 8-13 all joined together in collecting food and organizing a healthy breakfast for them. It is also a good chance for the students to experience working for them and it is was such a fulfilling morning to see how happy all of them. The students also prepared cards to each express their gratitude along with a bag of food items.
Breakfast Day Bus Drivers It is now our chance to thank our bus drivers to their contribution to the school. Every day, all the students and teachers entrust our lives safety when going to school. And it is a difficult challenge that all drivers do perfectly every day, making sure that everyone reaches home safe. Students from Year 3, 4 and 5 have contributed foods from their own home and gladly gave it the drivers. Several student volunteers from the following sections mentioned also took time to serve them breakfast. While going, they gave them bags of foods and a card to express their gratitude
Breakfast Day Male Support Staff
Last Monday, 10th December 2018, all students all over Year 5,6 and 7 gave a share of food from their home to give back to our hardworking support staff. It is our way to thank their over-whelming support in all of our needs in school. We invited all our support staff to join us in the breakfast prepared by the volunteers from Year 5,6 and 7. Along with the breakfast, our students also prepared some cards and gave it to each of them to show gratitude
UAE NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION The Oxford school has celebrated the 47th UAE National Day on Wednesday 28th November 2018 in the Presence of the School principal Mrs. Aisha Ansari and the vice principal Mrs. Deepa Vinod students from different sections participated in the event , which started with the Holy Quran and Hadith , then the National Anthem. The event included a skit about unity and success, words from sheikh Zayed and sheikh Mohammad in Rashid , a dance and the UAE wedding celebration , Arabic Coffee and dates were offered to parents
JSS International Islamic Festival 2018-19 The Oxford School was invited by “JSS International School” for the 2nd Islamic Festival 2018-19. 38 schools from all over UAE participated in this big event. 10 students from “The Oxford School” were selected for the three different categories. Dr. Waseem, Islamic Professor in American University the chief guest. Manaal Imran, Rabiya Raheel, Shazray Yousuf, Omer Farooqi, Maaher Farooqi and Zaafir Farooqi were selected for Quranic recitation, Ahmed Zubair and Juwariyyah Shah were selected for Elocution and Kawthar and Joumanah were selected for Nasheed competition. The festival was very well organized by the school. Our students performed well, however the competition was too tough and it was difficult for the judges to finalize the winners. Omer Muhammad Faroorqi from Year 11 won 3rd prize in Quranic recitation.