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DUNES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Volume 7 issue 4 ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-2020 26-30 january 2020 Sneak Peek Reminder Glimpse of this week  School ID Sports day:- India’s 71st Republic Day was marked with celebration and pa- card is man- rade organized by Dunes International School along with Sports day at the datory for all Armed Force Officers Club, Abu Dhabi. Glimpses of armed forces, achieve- students. ments of India, and cultures of various states were displayed through floats. Parent volunteers of Dunes also involved themselves in depicting the growth  Kindly submit and speciality of Dunes through a float. Each display by students and parents the acknowl- brought out the diversity and richness of the culture of India and the whole edgement show lend a festive air to the occasion. Formation of National flag brought a form en- patriotic feeling to the audience. The salute of the parade was taken by closed with Mr.Ismail Khouri (Owner of the School),Mr.Santosh Aggarwal (Government 200dhs to officer), Mr. Satish Kumar (Ex Petty officer in Indian Navy) and Dr.Pankaj your respec- Chawla the director operations at VPS health care and The school Principal tive class Mr. Paramjit Ahluwalia. Dunes choir cheered up the crowd and students with teacher by ‘let’s celebrate’ song. Parade was followed by track events by students of 3rd February. different grades. Novelty race by grade 1 and 2 showcased their co ordination among the students. Students of grade 3 to 5 was more privileged to perform  Access the the formations of Indian flag, Dunes and 2020.The sports day came to an end digital cam- with blue house taking the overall championship for the academic year 2019- pus on daily 20. basis.





Students presented their views about commitment through conversation. They learned the Val- ue of Commitment that underpin strongly and mutually beneficial relationships. They also learned how people can maintain strong relationships rank high in their emotional intelligence. Students presented a song on the theme commitment too. Through the song they gave a message of hope and to be committed in life. Commitment is the quality of doing our duty with dedication and re- sponsibility.



Ramprasad Param sar- Shabana ganesan— vaiya - 4B sahil sidda 4A –4C

Class 4A Nehan hood Class 4B Abhinand prajith Class 4C Hemansh sanjay tupe

Research about artificial satellites The satellites are launched into the space to do a spe- cific job, Similarly our students were given job to to ex- ploare about about the artificial satellites and chan- drayaan-2 launched in India. They came to know that sat- ellites help scientists study Earth and space. Satellites looking toward Earth provide information about clouds, oceans, land and ice. They also measure gases in the at- mosphere, such as ozone and carbon dioxide, and the amount of energy that Earth absorbs and emits.

Poetry is a type of literature based on the interplay of words and rhythm. In poetry, words are strung together to form sounds, images, and ideas that might be too complex or abstract to describe directly. It is a way to understand how language and symbol systems work. It is a wor- thy expression of emotion, or deep feelings, and a sense of what is beautiful about the world. Poetry can be a great way to build community in the classroom, as classmates read poetry together and share their own favorite poems. Stu- dents were explaining poem in a written form with help of classmates. They learnt how to find the difficult meaning and describe it.

Playing the tambourine requires skill and attention. Keeping the beat while playing is very important and requires a lot of concentration. Students learn to play the Conga, Tambourine & Cabasa while trying to keep beat, which keeps the mind alert and fresh. Learning musical instruments help in keeping a bal- ance between studies and school work.

Vincent van Gogh was a famous Dutch painter. He created masterpieces with a unique tech- nique of brush strokes. ‘Starry Night’ was one of his famous paintings. Let us learn to create a masterpiece jest like him. To depict a night science. Use different shades of blue and apply the brush stokes around the moon .

The Emirati Government has set a Counsellors’Desk national agenda whose aims cover What can you do to support child's positive so- many fields. The final and compre- cial and emotional development? hensive goal of this vision is to * Lead by example, by modelling positive give the United Arab Emirates the behaviours status of one of the best countries * Be affectionate in the world by 2021—the nation’s * Be considerate of feelings, wants and needs Golden Jubilee Year. More than * Express interest in daily activities 300 UAE officials, men and wom- * Respect their viewpoints en, from 90 local and federal gov- * Express pride in accomplishments ernmental institutions, have worked on developing the nation- * Provide encouragement and support during al agenda, which has been subdi- times of stress vided into six national axes repre- senting the main sectors, which What Next will be the main focus of the gov- ernment: Education, Health, Econ-  Prepare well for upcoming social studies omy, Police and Security, Housing, weekly test will be on 02.02.2020. and Infrastructure and Govern- ment Services. The goals in the  Class picnic for grade UAE vision 2021 could be com- 3 to 5 at Warner pared with other development brothers will be on plans in the Middle East. 06.02.2020.