The Secondary Update January 10th, 2013

A MESSAGE FROM MRS. ELKADY

Happy New Year to you all. We hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday and are ready for a busy month ahead. On Tuesday, our G11 students will meet a representative from Oxford Study Courses who will speak about the Extended Essay, a 4,000 word investigation paper all Diploma students are required to write. In the morning, Ms Muhtaseb will give a presentation to interested primary school parents about MYP. You may also be aware that our annual DSIB inspection will be taking place next week. The week of January 20, our teacher led ECAs for trimester two will start. For secondary these are on Managebac where your child can enroll for his/ her ECA. The week of January 27 will also be a busy week. 18 students from Grades 8-11 will be participating in the Model United Nations Conference in Qatar from January 29th until Febru-ary 2nd. Grades 6 and 7 will be on camp from Sunday to Tuesday, while Grades 9-11 have their Assessment Week. All G9-10 students have received their revision booklets and examination schedules, which are also posted on Managebac. Please make sure to sign the permission slip so your child is allowed to leave campus earlier during the assessment week. This was sent home with them this week along with the Assessment schedule. We will not allow students to leave campus without this permission slip. Finally, we would like to congratulate a few of our students who have made some outstanding achievements, for themselves and JBS: Abdulla Salem, Abhinav Das, Alia Ibrahem and Amina Abdel Bari. You can read more about their accomplishments in this update.

The Grades 9, 10 and 11 students have received the revision booklet for the assessment week, which will take place from January 27th to 31st. This booklet has the revision topics for each subject and provides valuable tips on how to revise. Students have also been provided with the exam schedule. All of this information has been posted on Managebac.

Students are not allowed to leave campus until all their exams of the day have been completed. Students are al-lowed to leave school once they complete their exams. However, this will only be allowed with written consent from parents. Students who do not submit their parent's written approval will be required to stay in school until 3:15pm.

Please note that all permission slips need to be handed in to the secondary school office by Tuesday Jan. 22nd. We will not accept permission slips or phone call requests during assessment week.

If you have any questions regarding this assessment week, please contact Ms. Muhtaseb at zmuhtaseb@jbschool.ae

ASSESSMENT WEEK FOR GRADES 9 TO 11

“The IB Career-related Certificate (IBCC) is a new qualification that increases access to an IB education and is de-signed to provide a flexible learning framework tailored by the school to meet the needs of students. It incorpo-rates the educational principles, vision and learner profile of the IB into a unique offering that addresses the needs of students who wish to engage in career-related education. The IBCC encourages these students to benefit from elements of an IB education, through a selection of two or more Diploma Programme courses in addition to a unique IBCC core, comprised of an approaches to learning course, a reflective project, language development and community and service.” (http://www.ibo.org/ibcc/) .

Greenfield Community School (GCS), one of the Taaleem Schools, offers the IBCC Programme. The IBCC Coordinator of GCS will come to JBS on Tuesday February 12th to do a presentation on this programme from 8am-9am. Parents are invited to attend this session, particularly those of grade 9 and 10 students. A session about IBCC will also be given on the same day to our grade 10 students.

IBCC INFORMATION SESSION FOR PARENTS

The Grade 7-11 students have a unique opportunity to see ‘Shakespeare’s Globe to bring Globe Education’s produc-tion of Romeo and Juliet,’ at the Madinat Theatre in Jumeira on February 27thth. We will leave JBS at 8.15 hours and expect to be back by 11.30 hours. The students need to wear correct, tidy school uniform and should bring a healthy snack with them. In English, all students will study drama and Shakespeare, so an opportunity to watch a live production of a Shake-spearean play will greatly enhance their understanding of what we will learn in class. Students will be asked to re-flect on their understanding and impressions of the play after the trip. The cost to go on this trip is 130AED. The deadline to submit the signed permission form and the money is on Sun-day January 13th. Permission forms have been handed out to the students. If you have any questions about this trip, please contact Ms. Rogland at mrogland@jbschool.ae.

ROMEO AND JULIET PRODUCTION

MYP INFORMATION SESSION FOR PARENTS OF PRIMARY STUDENTS

If, as a primary parent, you would like to learn more about school life in secondary and in the MYP, an information session will take place on Tuesday January 15th from 8:00 am – 9:00 am. It will take place on the 1st floor of the S Building, next to the IT lab. It will be particularly useful for parents of children in Grade 5. If you have any questions, please contact Zena Muhtaseb at zmuhtaseb@jbschool.ae.

PP Deadline Item

January 13th, 2013

Meeting 5: Rough draft of report Evaluate the outcome/product against your own specifications for success

February 18th, 2013 Meeting 6: Hand in final report (2 copies) and process journal to your su-pervisor. One copy will be assessed and one copy will be for the school li-brary.

March 19th (18.00 hr) Personal Project Exhibition

PERSONAL PROJECT

At this stage, the Grade 10 Students have met with their supervisor to evaluate their product / outcome against the design specifications that they have set at the start of the project. They have discussed the

initial goal and have reflected on the extent at which they have achieved that goal. In the MYP lessons, students have started to work on their Personal Project Report. The workbook given at the start of the year includes a section on how to write the PP report, along

with a checklist that outlines the components that must be present. If you have any questions regarding the Personal Project, please contact Ms. Muhtaseb at zmuhtaseb@jbschool.ae.

DIPLOMA SESSION FOR STUDENTS

On the 15th of January from 1.30pm-3.15pm, the DP students will be attending a training session run by Oxford Study Courses Ltd. The course is designed to support students in a variety of aspects of their study for the Diploma Programme. It will focus particularly on preparations for the Extended Essay as well as looking at essential study skills required to be successful in their Diploma subjects.

On the 19th of December, we all were herded into the gym at the start of period 8. It didn’t take much persuasion, because we were all excited to watch the staff play basketball against the students. I was eager, coming from the ACC area in the US and missing our tournament season, but everyone wanted to see their friends score against their teachers. Of course, in the beginning most of us weren’t optimistic about the chances of our peers coming out victorious. Sure, most of the students were good players, but what chance did they have against Mr. Spencer who was scoring during warm-ups from 50 ft. away, or Ms. Asad, who was scoring multiple layups in a row?

The game was entertaining to watch, with the score first leading on one side then the other. Our 9th grade score keepers, Bridghid and Maha, had to be attentive to keep track of who to give points; and our amazing referee Mr. Housley managed to be unbiased, despite being a teacher himself.

There were strong players on both sides. Mr. Smith and Ms. McCabe were the giants on the teachers’ field, constantly stealing the ball from their opponents. On the students’ side I want to acknowledge Kimberlee and Saria, the only girls brave enough to be on the team.

The Students’ had a great defense with Adam and Abdulla (aka the really tall people) man to man, and their offense made up of Kareem, Ghaith, and Ben. The teachers’ defense was made up of Mr. Spencer and Ms. McBrierty who were able to grab quick rebounds. Also no one can forget how Mr. McMahon managed to throw a free-throw backwards and score!

Ms. Elkady ended the game with the final score 19 on both sides. The audience demanded a tie breaker, but we will have to wait for another time. Who will come out the victor…we will just have to wait and see.

By Rawdha Al Qassim - 9B

THE STAFF VS. STUDENT BASKETBALL GAME

STUDENTS CORNER

Two grade 6 students demonstrated their entrepreneurial skills, whilst fulfilling their C&S requirements. Alia Ibrahem and Amina Abdel Bari raised 240 AED for the Palestinian’s Children Relief Fund by selling their wares at the JBS Winter Market. Their handmade bracelets and bookmarks were popular with the festive crowds, and now, thanks to their efforts, our friends at PCRF have benefited from extra funds to begin the New Year. Well done to Alia and Amina! Perhaps this will encourage other students to be creative when it comes to fulfilling their C&S, whilst also helping a good cause!

Alia Ibrahem Amina Abdel Bari

JBS congratulates Abhinav Das of Grade 10, whose personal project has been selected by Reed Exhibitions to be showcased in the upcoming World Future Energy and International Water Summits in Abu Dhabi on January 15th. These summits are organized by Masdar and aim to encourage students to showcase their environmental

sustainability solutions. The goal of Abhinav’s project was to investigate the feasibility of using solar panels in

residential areas within the UAE. He did a lot of background research and interviewed people from DEWA and representatives from companies that design/product technologies used for alternate energy. He presented his findings in a report that reflects a lot of in-depth analysis and research. JBS congratulates Abdulla Salem for addressing the G6-8 students in an assembly to raise awareness for Multiple Sclerosis as part of his personal project. He also invited Dr. Suzan Noori, a Neurologist at Rashid Hospital and a leader of the first UAE National MS Campaign-Task Force Committee to present to our students about this unrecognized disease.

Abdulla Salem Abhinav Das

COMMUNITY AND SERVICE AT JBS

Some of my friends and I helped Mr. Were in the art room. Our aim was to clean and organize the art room. We had to stay after school on Monday. Some of us cleaned the sink and the brushes and some of us organized the

student’s art work. I enjoyed helping out Mr. Were. By Nahal Mohammad Hossei—8J

All students need to complete their semester two Community & Service activities and written reflections by January 13th. All of this information must be uploaded onto Managebac. Requirement for MYP Community and Service according to Grade Level is as follows: Grades 6- Have to complete two short projects per semester Grade 7 – Have to complete three short projects per semester Grade 8 – Have to complete four short projects per semester Grade 9 – Have to complete one long project per year and two short projects per semester OR one long project per semester Grade 10 – Have to complete one long project per semester AND two short projects per semester. If you have any further questions about the above requirements, please contact Ms. McCabe at jmccabe@jbschool.ae.

COMMUNITY AND SERVICE

SECOND TRIMESTER ECAS

The second trimester ECAs will start on Monday 20th January . Sign up is done through Managebac. Deadline for signing up is on Wednesday 16th January. If you have any questions please an email Mr. Cannon at jcannon@jbschool.ae

TEACHER ECA DAY VENUE

Hazel Kiernan

Lynn Crowe Environment club Monday Science Lab

Abed Shaheed Chess Club Monday Library

Collette Jones Table Tennis Monday Dance room

Ulrike Buhl Homework Club G6 and 7 Monday B209

Maude Boyer French Club Monday French Classroom

Sue Alder DT Club Monday DT Lab

Michelle Estekanchi Zena Muhtaseb Spoken Word Poetry

Monday during lunch Biology Lab

Cecile Godel Choir Monday Secondary Music Room

Jamie Cannon Netball U16 girls Monday Primary Gym

Nicola McBrierty Swim Squad (Secondary) Monday Pool

Keith Spencer Basketball U 14 Tuesday Secondary Gym

Andrew McMahon Football U 14 Tuesday Pitch

Ben Smith Drama Club Tuesday S101

Jen McCabe Desert Dance Rehearsal Tuesday Dance room

Jamie Cannon Girls Basketball - team from the last ECA Tuesday Primary Gym

Jecton Were Art Exploration Club Tuesday S103

Dan Housley MUN Wednesday Library

Malin Rogland Swim for Fun Wednesday Pool

Jen McCabe Dance ECA Wednesday Dance room

Nicola McBrierty Gymnastics Wednesday Gym

Iman Yousef Homework Club Wednesday Arabic Classroom

Raeda Yasin Creative Writing – Arabic A and Arabic B Wednesday Arabic Classroom

Dean Thomson Girls' Volleyball Wednesday Secondary Gym

Ailsa Davidson Gymnastics Wednesday Gym

Rob Godel MUN Wednesday Library

THE DESERT CLEANUP

A group of 20 JBS students participated in the Desert Clean-up, which was organized by the 'Emirates Environmental Group'. This is an issue of global importance because the desert is an ecosystem and part of the UAE environment, which has to be clean and free from anything that may harm the local animals and plants. Before hand, we were given T-shirts and gloves for the event. When we got there, the desert was pretty clean, so it took us some time to find anything to pick up, but a few plastic bottles. However, in the end, we made up for it by finding a discarded pipe that needed a large group to carry! We worked together to achieve that task. Everyone was amazed by the size of the 'monster pipe' and were taking pictures of us. We received a lot of congratulations and applause. All in all, I enjoyed this activity and was happy to have a positive impact on our environment. By Ali Ibrahem—8J

On 12th of December, I volunteered to clean up the desert at the Emirates Environmental Group event, which was unnecessary because there was nothing to clean! When we reached the desert, we were so excited with our plastic bags and awesome big, gloves and then went to clean but realized that there was nothing for us to clean. So my classmates and I decided to go far to see if there is something that we can clean. Two of our classmates went somewhere close by and found a huge orange pipe. All seven of us were thrilled to help carry the pipe. We saw the “paparazzi” taking pictures of us and expected to see ourselves on the newspapers but… nothing! Finding and moving that pipe used up a lot of our energy. It was time to leave so we ate some apples, drank some water, and got on the bus back to JBS. I have to say that day was awesome, we definitely didn’t fill up our bags, but we found the biggest piece of junk and that was important. I will never forget this trip ever and hopefully next time we visit, there will be something more to clean up! By Carmel Mahdi - 8J

THE DESERT CLEAN UP ON DEC. 12, 2012

The day of the Desert Clean Up was exciting because we were doing something new on a school day. Everyone involved was wearing the same thing, so we don’t differentiate between people and schools. I liked how the hats where distributed, so we didn't have to worry about bringing one. When we reached the desert we had to be good representatives for our school, since the majority of the people involved were from the wider community. We each got given a black plastic bag. We used phones to communicate with one another which I thought was really smart, since the desert didn't have much in it, and we could have easily gotten lost. We also gave ourselves a specified area and checked up on one another every 20-30 minutes to make sure everyone was okay. We had breaks which allowed us to have some bananas, apples and croissants. We decided it would be mature of us to leave the desert a bit earlier than expected. This was because there was not that much pollution in the desert itself, and with all the people we actually managed to clean up a lot. I really did enjoy this event. It maked me realize how most of the people there were committed to keeping Dubai clean. By Natalia Boustani - 8B

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م ويستمر حتى نهاية الفصل الثاني ، وتشمل الشريحة التي يطبق 2102- 2102هو مشروع تطلقه مدرسة الجميرا للبكالوريا في بداية الفصل الدراسي األول للعام

عليها المشروع صفوف اللغة العربية أ )السادس، السابع ،الثامن، التاسع،العاشر( ،وذلك وفق معايير معينة وضعت له من البداية.

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ماجعل فكرة هو قدام الطلبة على بداية طريق الكتابة والتأليف ومن ثم اكتشاف جماليات اللغة وبالغتها وأسرارها، علّنا نعيد للغتنا شيئا من مجدها، ألعل رغبتنا في وضع

في ثقافتهم وفكرهم ، هدف لك المشروع تتبلور لدينا وتنضج أهدافه ، فإضافة إلى زرع حب الكتابة في اللغة العربية في نفوس الطالب ، واألثر العظيم المترتب على ذ

ى تنمية قدرة الطالب على إل المشروع إلى تنمية مواهب الطلبة وتعليمهم مبادئ الكتابة باللغة العربية وتطبيق ذلك في نصوص إبداعية تتفق وميولهم ورغباتهم، إضافة

ها حتى يخرج للوجود إبداعا افرالتعبير عن أحاسيسهم ومشاعرهم من خالل فنون األدب المختلفة ، مع إدراك تام لنوع هذا الفن األدبي وقواعد كتابته والعناصر الواجب تو

أسماءهم على بقية الطلبة لتكون مل فنيا كتابيا ، إضافة إلى تقوية شخصية الطلبة وتعزيز ثقتهم بأنفسهم؛ فهم قادرون على الكتابة والتأليف بلغتهم ونشر كتاباتهم التي تح

مصدر إلهام لآلخرين .

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ة والمسرحية والسيرة صيريشمل المشروع طالب الصفوف ) السادس والسابع الثامن والتاسع والعاشر( بحيث ندّرس هؤالء فنونا أدبية هي الرسالة والمقال والقصة الق

فق معايير خاصة، ثم نختار ع والذاتية، ونعلمهم قواعد كتابة كل من هذه الفنون ، ثم نعطيهم جميعا عناوين موحدة لمواضيع بعينها ونطلب منهم الكتابة في هذه المواضي

ل خالأفضل موضوع من كل صف، ونري الطالب ، صاحب الموضوع، نقاط قوته ونقاط ضعفه ، مقترحين عليه بعض التعديالت حتى يصبح موضوعه أفضل ، من

سة فنون أدبية ، يقوم بكتابتها لخمالنقد البنّاء الذي يهدف إلى تعليم هؤالء الطلبة مبادئ الكتابة وأسس التعبير، إلى أن يتجمع لدينا مجموعة من أفضل المواضيع شاملة

يب صغير ، وتوزيعه على كت طالب الصفوف المشار إليها سابقا، وبعد تنقيح المواضيع وتدقيقها، نكلف الطلبة بطباعتها ، وإخراجها اإلخراج الالئق أمال بطباعتها في

با عنهم فيكون أجدر بأن يقلدوه .غريطلبة هذه الصفوف جميعا ليكون منارة يهتدون بها في كتاباتهم التعبيرية ونتاجا إبداعيا يحتذون حذوه، لكنه نتاج أصدقائهم وليس نتاجا

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تعلمه الطالب من مبادئ الكتابة ما نتوقع أن يحقق المشروع نجاحا، و نتائج رائعة تتجاوز التوقعات، ومن هذه النتائج ترسيخ حب الكتابة باللغة العربية، إضافة إلى ترسيخ

يعا وكأنهم كتاب جم وعناصر فنون األدب المختلفة ، األمر الذي يجعل الفائزين يشعرون بالفخر جّراء كتابة أسمائهم وأسماء صفوفهم في كتيب يوزع على الطالب

مشهورون ، و من النتائج المتوقعة للمشروع تنمية الذوق النقدي لدى الطالب.

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بة فن السيرة ، وبعد تصحيح كتالقد كلفنا طالب الصفَين السادس والسابع، بعد انتهائهما من وحدة فن السيرة، أن يكتبوا ِسيَراً ذاتية عن أنفسهم ، مع مراعاة قواعد

ماكتبوا وتدقيقه تم اختيار أ فضل خمس سير ذاتية لخمسة طالب هذه أسماؤهم:

ابصفشابسادس:ش

ندين نسيم.

آمنة عبدالباري.

ابصفشابسالع:

جودي الكيالي

مشاري الناصر

ياسمينا فورستش

ابمعح شابثان :

، بعد دراستهم لفن المسرح ، أن يكتبوا مسرحية بعنوان " الملك العادل" أو " الملك الظالم" ، مع مراعاة قواعد كتابة فن المسرحية ، ابصفشابااسعلقد كلفنا طالب

وبعد تصحيح ماكتبوا وتدقيقه تم اختيار أفضل خمس مسرحيات لخمسة طالب هذه أسماؤهم:

راشد الحاج

زياد عباسي

طارق عباسي

سارة عبدالجليل

زياد السيد

Absolute Adventure have designed an outdoor education programme which has a different focus for each grade and has a progressive na-ture spanning over the five grade groups. Students will be involved in a variety of outdoor adventure activities along with team building exercises and problem solving challenges. The students will participate in activities such as Kayaking, Rock Climbing, Archery and Hiking. During this time the students will acquire and develop skills such as leadership, teamwork, initiative, self-reliance, responsibility, persever-ance and commitment. Not only will the students develop practical skills from Absolute Adventure’s professional instructors, but will also learn more about themselves, others and the environment. This programme will provide students with an insight into outdoor adventure in a safe and fun environment, whilst exploring educational theories and philosophies. Students will stay at the Absolute Adventure Campground in Dibba, Oman. G6-7 Students are required to hand in their passports to the Secondary Office on Sunday January 20th. They will be stored in a safe and se-cure place. Please make sure that you have submitted all the required camp forms. This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity for all involved and the Absolute Adventure team are looking forward to providing this. Gr. 6-7 Camp January 27th – 29th Supervisors: Ms. Godel, Ms. Buhl, Ms. McBrierty, Mr. Shadeed, Mr. Smith, Mr. McMahon and Mr. Morrisroe Gr. 8-10 Camp February 17th – 19th Supervisors: To be announced at a later date Students, who are unable to attend camp, are required to come to school during these days to take part in various activities. If you have any questions, please contact Zena Muhtaseb at zmuhtaseb@jbschool.ae.

MYP CAMP UPDATE

ABSOLUTE ADVENTURE KIT LIST

Students do not need new or expensive clothes that will only get wet and dirty. Students should have several changes of clothes and footwear available to them. All gear should be packed in a soft sided sports bag. Students should bring the following... Packed lunch for the bus drive from JBS to Oman Trainers/walking shoes or boots with good grip on sole (Flip-flops not allowed) Underwear Socks Shorts (loose-cut and knee-length) Tracksuit bottoms/sports trousers (NOT DENIM) Base layers, one for every day (e.g. T-shirts or long sleeved shirts) Sweat tops/fleeces Lightweight, waterproof raincoat Hat Sunglasses Sun-cream Water bottle Personal medication (eg. Antihistamines, inhaler, tablets etc.) to be given to teachers Flashlight Small rucksack Insect repellent Old trainers (to get wet) Old shorts/swim shorts Rash vest/t-shirt (to get wet) Swimming costume Towel Plastic bag (for wet kit) Bedding (sleeping bag, bottom sheet, pillow and pillow case) Sleepwear Toiletries (tooth brush, etc...) Insect repellent Camera (optional) Students are not allowed to bring the following: Mobile phones and/or electronics (I-pads, I-pods, etc...) Aerosol deodorants Jewellery