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WEEKLY NEWS
Issue 5 WB 6th June 2010
Dear Parents,
FOUNDATION STAGE PERFORMANCES
Congratulations to all of the Foundation children who took part in their performances recently.
This year is the first time we have performed two separate performances in the Foundation stage and the standard of them was simply outstanding. FS1 delighted us with their version of the story ‘Walking through the Jungle'.
FS2 then very ambitiously but very successfully produced their version of the classic tale of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk'. Well done and thank you to all who supported with costumes.
BEST WISHES TO STAFF
Sadly we will be saying goodbye to some of our members of staff at the end of the year. As always with expatriate life we see people move on and this year is without exception. We wish the following staff all the best as they move on with their careers and lives.
Lisa Bennett -Year 2 teacher: Congratulations to Mrs Bennett who will be returning to the UK and is expecting her first baby in the Autumn
Mark Wood -ICT Teacher: Is returning to secondary education where his passion lies and will be teaching at Dubai British School.
Jen Foote - Year 3 Teacher: A founder member of the Kings' Dubai staff will be developing her career at Jebel Ali Primary School.
Lynsey Newcombe - Year 5 Teacher & Chris Henrys- Year 3 Teacher: After two years both are returning to the UK to continue their careers.
Vanessa Fallon - Year 3 Teacher: Is returning to the UK to the school that she left a year ago, taking up the position of Assistant Headteacher.
Monica Degiovanni - Librarian: Is leaving to concentrate on family.
Debbie Mansell - Receptionist :After 4 years on the front desk is travelling home to Australia.
Debbie Flexney Briscoe - Teaching Assistant FS1: Is returning to the UK.
Jeremy Davies - Registrar, is returning to the UK.
All staff will be greatly missed and they leave with the best wishes from everyone at Kings'. Thanks go to them for their hard work and commitment.
YEAR 4, 5, 6 PRODUCTION: RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET.
Rehearsals are underway for the end of year performances from our Y4, 5 and 6 children. Thankyou in advance to parents for their efforts with costumes and props.
The original concert dates unfortunately clash with one of the England Football matches in the World Cup on the 23rd June. By popular demand from pupils, parents and teachers we have altered the performance times to accommodate this. Please note the new performance times are as follows:
Tuesday 22nd June: Performances at 8.30 am and 6.00 pm.
Tickets for the two performances are available from Reception. Unfortunately tickets will be limited initially to two per family with names added to a waitlist which will be allocated if available.
CASH PAYMENTS
If you need to make a payment in school for trips, music tuition, events etc for AED 50 and above, please ensure you wait to collect a receipt. Mrs Mansell and Mrs Dale will issue a receipt as proof of money received.
CALENDAR FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2010 2011
The calendar has now been approved by the Ministry of Education for the forthcoming year. The approved calendar is available on the website. Please note there is a slight change to the start date after the Spring holidays.
SCHOOL FEES
We are now collecting payments for School Fees for the Winter Term 2010. Payments can be made to the accounts office at any time. We accept cash, cheque or credit card payments but please note that credit cards do carry an administration charge. If you are paying by bank transfer please ensure the transaction is referenced with the family name so it can be tracked.
SPORTS
Congratulations to the girls who have represented Kings' Dubai at Netball this year. Kings' entered the Year 6 and the Year 5 inter- school netball league this year. Congratulations to Corynn Foote who won Player of the Year across all schools. Also, very well done to the Year 5 girls who won their league. We are proud of the achievements and look forward to their continued success next year. The Year 6 girls have done exceptionally well in a very tough field and have shown excellent commitment and team spirit.
AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS
Please see the website for details of the after school activities for the remainder of the term.
UNIFORM
On 27th June there will be a fashion show to present the new girls uniform to parents and children.
To save time visiting the store, ZAK's the school uniform providers will be in school on that day at 1.30 pm with a full range of uniform available to purchase for both boys and girls.
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