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DUNES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Volume 8 Issue 1 ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-2020 02 to 06 February 2020  Register your ward to the Lokate I can and I will— 4th February World Cancer app for tracking them to and Day from school. Never let Cancer take over you. You are one in a bil-  Refer the circular to participate lion and make the best use of your life with your will- power. Be aware and stand tall against this disease. in the 14th cycle of Annual The primary goal of the World Cancer Day is to signifi- cantly reduce illness and death caused by cancer. Environmental Drawing To raise awareness and to encourage the prevention, Competition 2020. detection and treatment of Cancer, students of Grade 4C presented a fact file in the form of a speech .To  Kindly refer the portal for the reduce the risk factors of the disease students high- Schedule and portions for the lighted the importance of avoiding junk food. The pro- Final examination. gram was informative and enlightening. So be healthy and inspire others to be healthy to have a cancer-free life.

‘A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievements ‘. Dunes International School is extremely proud to fe- licitate the winners of the Ken-Ken exam conducted in the academic year 2018- 2019, who put in sincere efforts to achieve their set target with complete dedica- tion and persistence . Shivani Mohan of grade 3C secured gold medal and Bhavya Manigandan of grade 4C. high –achiever with silver medal were honored in the special assembly. Students who secured silver and bronze medals were also fe- licitated on the occasion. Excitement and applause were at an all-time high for the students cheering and supporting the inspiring geniuses on stage. The win- ning students were awarded with medals and certificates by our Head Primary– Madam Manjeet to encourage and further motivate them. Special mention for Samiya Suresh who secured second place in light music .

An awareness of the deadly spreading epidemic of ‘Coronavirus’ was con- ducted on 4th of February 2020 by Dr. Sajeev Nair, a prominent physician at LLH hospital. The session threw light on the different aspects from the intial symptoms, origin, curing steps to the essential precautionary measures to be taken leading to the spread of this virulent disease. Stu- dents were made aware of the precautionary measures to prevent from being affected and how to keep themselves clean especially when they come in contact with others. The session was informative and students were given opportunity to clear their doubts. A short Power point Presentation was displayed in every class which highlighted the im- portance of personal hygiene as a measure to prevent the spread of the epidemic.

Role plays are important in teaching language because it allows the students to practice speaking in a con- versational situation, build confidence and fluen- cy, assess progress, and put learning into ac- tion. Students have done a role play on the topic “I help my mother. ” Each group created a conver- sational situation and spoke well in Arabic.

As we all know healthy mind lives in healthy body and teeth is also paramount part of our system. To take care of our teeth is very important, how to keep them clean as well. Stu- dents were presenting a mind map on teeth how teeth will help us in various way. To speak correctly, to smile, to eat food and they are helpful for our personality too. They spoke in different ways and told the whole class we should not eat sugary food and drinks which is harmful for our teeth. They also learnt how to brush your teeth properly. Thus, they under- stood the value of the lesson ‘CARE’. .

Temperature is the measure of how hot or cold things are . Students were aware of weather conditions in the UAE and their home countries. They know that thermometer is used to measure tempera- ture. The main objective of the activity was to read tem- perature using a thermometer in celsius and Fahrenheit scale . By learning to read a thermometer, students un- derstand temperature and how it changes and they can check the temperature every day by themselves. Students have used Celsius scale thermometer and iden- tified the object is hot or cold by measuring it. They have learned the concept of measuring temperature mathematically. They have differentiated the two scales of measuring temperature. They enjoyed measuring and reading temperature of various things.

Design Thinking strategy also known as Reverse brainstorming is a good technique to try when it is difficult to identify solutions to the problem di- rectly. It helps to solve problems by combin- ing brainstorming and reversal techniques. By combining these, you can extend your use of brain- storming to draw out even more creative ideas.to use this technique Students of grade 5 used design thinking strategy to brainstorm and write how they can make water dirty. Later these point were reversed to get solution for how we can pre- vent water pollution. Students evaluated their ideas even by representing it diagram- matically.

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 & Djembe while trying to keep beat, which keeps the mind alert and fresh. Learning mu- sical instruments help in keeping a balance between studies and school work.

Arts experiences boost critical thinking, teach- ing students to take the time to be more care- ful and thorough in how they observe the world. To boost the creativity in kids, they were given an activity to create an African mask. Traditional African masks are one of the elements of great African art . This activity helped students to understand about the tradi- tional African culture and elements of African art & designing ideas and to learn how to develop a designs by using bright colors and different color gradients, tones and textures They were eager to experiment with colors, beads and other decorative items and showcase their work at its best.

5A– EVYN ANTONY ABHILASH 5G– KEERTHANA .M . NAIR 5G1– KRISHA HEMAL AYA

5A MAGNIFICIENT– MOHAMED SHEZIN 5G1 5G SINCERE - SHRUTHI SMART– SYEDA RUMAYSA SOMASUNDARAM

2020: Towards the next 50- Strategy for the COUNSELLOR’S DESK Future in education Parental support is crucial during His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al exam season. It not only affects the Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and performance of the child but their overall Ruler of Dubai, said that the expectations and well-being during the examination. It is un- goals contained in the UAE’s development plans derstandable that as a parent we expect chil- and strategies can only be achieved through the dren to set the bar higher than they previ- minds and efforts of the country’s children. ously did. However, it’s the constant urge for perfection which creates stress. This requires ongoing investment to develop One of the most important things that we the Emirati citizen and prepare new generations can do for our children is to develop a sense capable of carrying out their duties to their of self-esteem in them. Positive self-esteem homeland and nation, to help them realize their will be far more fruitful for them than any aspirations to achieve the highest levels of significant numbers on the mark sheet. overall excellence, he added. Child might already be stressed about it. Don’t add to that stress because children at He highlighted the importance of education as a this age have far less experience in handling pillar of the UAE's development, stating, stressful situation \"Education will enable us to reach the desired outcomes for the homeland and its glory and advancement can only be realized by our youth who have the knowledge. Scientists, experts and specialists who are competent and skillful can achieve what we desire for our country, with the highest levels of sophistication and ex- cellence.\"  Progressive Achievement Scales for the Middle East (PASME) assessment will be con- ducted on 11th 12th , and 13th February for Science , Reading and Mathematics respec- tively.  Sunday 09.02.2020 -Arabic Weekly Test  Tuesday 11.02.2020—Math Wizard