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VOLUME 4:12 9th

December 2009

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Newsletter

I hope you all had a good break last week.

We have started back as though we had never stopped. In Primary the Christmas Production has being going full steam

ahead and yesterday’s performance in the shamal was fantastic. Just keeping fingers crossed for a little less wind, less sand

and no rain this evening ( Wednesday).

The carol concerts, carol singing and Foundation concert are to be looked forward to next week. I hope to see many of you

there.

Please note the Atlantis Carol Singing is now on Tuesday, not

Wednesday.

We currently finish next week on Thursday at mid-day but there is some talk that this might be brought forward to

Wednesday due to the start of the Islamic New Year being a day earlier. I will let you know if this is the case but until then

please continue to assume the school closes for the winter break on Thursday.

When we return in January, senior students are straight into mock examinations and GCE external examinations. I trust that

proper revision and preparation will be taking place.

Primary reports and Secondary monitoring reports are due to be sent home on Monday next week.

College Board Number/Registration.

I am pleased to report to you that SES has now received its College Board Number and is approved to administer the SAT

admission tests. The se are not the same SAT tests used in the National Curriculum but the most widely used admissions

tests consulted by colleges in America. Our GCSE and A level courses were the foundation for our application for this status

and this means that there should be no barriers to SES students applying for admissions to American colleges or universities.

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

I am writing to thank you for all your help in collecting donations for the British Royal Legion 2009 Poppy Appeal. I am sure

you will be pleased to learn that Sharjah English Speaking School raised Dhs.956.50.

If I do not manage a Chronicle next week, I take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy Christmas, winter break and

New Year, and thank you all for the support you have given the school this term.

David Throp, Principal

Principal’s Message – Mr. David Throp

Christmas Cards – a few left.

The school has completed its Christmas Cards with

original art work from the winners of the Christmas card

competition. They are in packs of 15 and cost Dhs 50

per pack. They are on sale at the secondary reception.

Student Environmental Group Calendar - a few left.

The Year 11 Environmental Group has produced a 2010

calendar using the photographs from the winners of the

photographic competition. They will cost Dhs 40 and the

proceeds will help to make SES greener. They are on

sale at the secondary reception.

Swim Team

Training has finished for this term. It will start again on

Saturday 16th

January 2010.

Learn Spanish!

There is a meeting for all those who have submitted

interest forms, and anyone else who might be

interested, in the Secondary Design Room on Monday

14th

December at 3.00pm. The club will be open to both

Primary and Secondary students.

H1N1

Although this has gone very quiet of late, as promised I

am keeping you up to date. We have had one

“suspected” case this week and this has been addressed

according to the procedures outlined in earlier

Chronicles.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Mon 14th

Dec. Foundation concert for F1

parents 12:00 noon

Reports Home Primary and

Secondary

Carol Concert (Secondary &

Years 5 & 6) 7:00pm

Tues 15th

Dec. Foundation Concert for F2

Parents 12.00 noon

Carol Singing at the Atlantis

Hotel 7:00pm

Thurs 17th

Dec. Last Day of term - 12:00

finish

Sun 3rd

Jan 2010 School re-opens, normal

time.

Notices

SES SPORTS & ACTIVITIES BULLETIN

No. 2

Welcome to our very own SES Sports & Activities page. Every week the

PE Department will keep you posted on the latest Primary and Secondary

sports events, fixtures and activities. We will also give you regular

updates on the progress of the Senior Sports Leaders and Primary Play

Ground Leaders as their experiences and responsibilities progress

throughout the year.

U12 Netball Tournament @SES

Sunday 22nd November

Girls from years 5-7 represented the school in an Under 12’s

netball tournament, which took place at S.E.S, on Sunday. The

girls thoroughly enjoyed the tournament and, although the

competition was fairly tough, they all worked well and truly

tried their best. Our B team came in 7th place and our A team

came 2nd – congratulations girls! A big thank you to all the girls

for participating in the tournament and showing great team

spirit! I’d also like to thank all the parents who came along to

support the teams – it was greatly appreciated. A big thank you

also goes out to the Y10 and Y11 Sports Leaders who set up and

ran the event, umpired many of the games and took on the role

of Team Manager to one of the SES teams. Well done to all

those involved.

Senior Sports Leaders

Y6 Netball Tournament @DESS

Thursday 10th December The Y6 Netball Squad will be in action again this coming

Thursday as they take on the Dubai teams in the DESS Festive

Netball Tournament from approx. 1pm– 5pm. Good Luck girls

and we will see some shots of the action in the next PE bulletin.

SWIMMING

Congratulations to all the staff, students and parents who

participated in the Burj Swim two weeks ago. A tremendous

amount of money was raised for charity.

In an effort to avoid clashing with the primary performance

and some unfavorable weather forecasts for this week we

decided to re-schedule the Senior Swimming Gala until April

next year. We will announce a new date early in the new year.

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITY CLUBS A new activities timetable will be announced in the PE Bulletin

next week. Clubs will begin on Sunday 10th January 2010.

Senior students will be able to sign up to clubs in the first

week back after the holidays.

STUFF THAT IS HAPPENING SOON…..

DECEMBER

Thursday 10thDec – Y6 Netball Tournament at DESS 1.00pm – 5.00pm

- Senior Basketball Match at Uptown 1.00pm – 2.00pm

Sunday 13thDec – Y10 Netball League Match at home to JC 3.30pm –

4.30pm

Tuesday 15thDec – Senior Boys football Tournament at JESS Ranches

(time to be announced)

GENTLE REMINDERS

PE Kit – Please make every effort to ensure that you pack all of your PE

kit, including white socks for every lesson. Bring a small towel, water

bottle and roll-on deodorant. No spray cans please. We do have a small

selection of ‘unattractive and totally un-cool’ spare kit that we will issue

to anyone who forgets to bring kit. You have been warned!

Water Bottles – Please remember to bring a water bottle to PE Lessons

and after school clubs.

Injury and/or sickness – We encourage all students to be involved in

every PE lesson, therefore if for whatever reason your son/daughter is

unable to participate in PE we would expect a note of explanation to be

handed to the teacher before the start of the lesson. Any student

unable to participate in the practical aspect of the lesson should still

bring PE kit as they will be expected to take on a less physically

demanding role such as referee or coach.

Lost Property – If you leave something in the PE Dept then there is a

good chance it will end up in the lost property basket. This is emptied at

the beginning of every week and taken to the nurses’ room in the Primary

school. Please do not bring anything of value into school.

If you need to contact the PE Dept staff for any reason here’s how:

Miss Welsh (HOD/Senior Girls PE) jwelsh@seschool.ae

Mrs Garrett (Primary PE Co-ordinator) Lgarrett@seschool.ae

Mrs Southworth (Primary PE/Dance) kswouthworth@seschool.ae

Mr Garrett (Senior Boys PE/GCSE PE) lgarrett@seschool.ae

Mr Rees (Senior PE) erees@seschool.ae

OR Leave a message at reception and we will call you back when we have a minute.

SES Tel: 06 5589304

AND FINALLY…… Occasionally we hear about sporting events taking place in the

local community. On Tuesday 22nd December Sharjah FC are

playing football against Al Dhafra at the Sharjah FC ground.

There will be a number of fun events for all the family before

the match begins. See attached flyer for all the details.

Sharjah FC UFL ProLeague Family Match Events

“Our club is your club”

SHARJAH FC

Vs

Al Dhafra

Date: Tuesday 22nd

December

Time: Gates will open at 3.00pm – match kicks off at 4.50pm

Tickets: Family tickets will be priced at AED 10 and can be purchased on the

day at the stadium.

Location: Sharjah FC is next to the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, near to Sharjah

fruit and vegetable market and opposite the Sharjah Wanderers.

Activities

• Dubai Drums

• Kanga jumps/face-painting/henna/juggling

• Fun football/PlayBall/Rugby/SAQ relays/SNAG golf

• Stalls

For further information please do not hesitate to contact Tim March (06 5421555

– ext 112 or 050 5498207) – tim.march@yahoo.com