Grade 9-12 weekly news letter

DUNES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Volume 4- Issue– 1 ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-2020 Sneak Peek 1st Sep—5 th Sep 2019 Gentle Reminders Glimpse Of This Week:  CBSE registration(9-12) Back to School- a home away from home!!! is underway. Furnish all After a long and relaxing summer vacations, required information to students were back to their second home-their very own Dunes International School. The stu- your Class Teacher at dents were in for a pleasant surprise as they the earliest.  Students are requested were given a red carpet welcome by their to be on time to school teachers and Principal Sir. Their joy knew no as the school gates will bounds when they found their favorite cartoon characters beckoning them be closed by 7.45 am. gleefully at the school entrance. The first day post the summer break turned  In case of leave a mail out to be quite a fulfilling and fun filled day for the students as several warm up should be sent to the and rapport building exercises were conducted for them. The entire Dunes class teacher with the premises resounded with the happy sounds and laughter of its students. Cc to Supervisor.  Access the digital cam- COPY THE LINK BE- pus on a regular basis LOW AND WATCH for assignments and no- THE DUNES FAMILY tices RE-BONDING POST SUMMER HOLI-  Registration process be- gins for 2020-2021 DAYS. session . https://www.facebook.com/DunesInternationalSchoolAbu Dhabi/videos/2604628089596541/?t=0

REJUVENATION POST SUMMER BREAK The students were welcomed by their loving teachers with motiva- tional and inspiring messages written exclusively for them.The teach- ers conducted a special assembly to mark the much awaited return of their students and to rejuvenate them with energy and vigour for the upcoming session.

EARNING LAURELS FOR DUNES Sai Rohan Raju Sai Rohan of Grade 10 added yet another feather to his cap when he got featured in Roots and Shoots Newsletter, UAE.He has undertaken Happy Planet Initiative which earned him this exclusive mention in the reputed publication. Kudos to him and his initiatives!!!

GRAND TEACHER’S DAY CELEBRATIONS AT DUNES !!! 5th of September marks an important day in the calendar of a teacher as well as a student because this day is the birth anniversary of Dr.S.Radhakrishnan and is observed as Teacher’s Day among the entire Indian diaspora in UAE as well as in India in order to honour and pay respect to our teachers and educators who dedicate their life to the noble mission of teach- ing-learning. DUNES students also paid respects to their educators on Teachers’ Day in a grand cele- bration conceptualized and put together by them for their ‘gurus’. The Teacher’s day program was an extremely interactive and interesting one which was thoroughly enjoyed by one and all.The students paid their respects to the teachers who have been their friend, philosopher and guide. Also, senior students donned the role of student -teacher for a day and taught middle school students to give a day off to their mentors and to get a better perspective into their teacher’s lives. The teacher who is in- deed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. —KHALIL GIBRAN PROUD TO BE A TEACHER!! I TOUCH LIVES…...I TEACH!! QUIZ TIME- KNOW THY TEACHERS!! TORCH BEARERS OF KNOWLEDGE LIVE VISUAL HARVESTING OOF IMITATION IS THE BEST FORM OF FLATTERY

GRAND TEACHER’S DAY CELEBRATIONS AT DUNES !!! GRADE 10 STUDENT TEACHING GRADE 11 STUDENT-TEACHER WHEN THE STUDENT IS READY,THE TEACHER APPEARS. –Ancient Zen proverb LET’S BE A TEACHER!!! THE FINAL FOUR STUDENT TEACHERS

ACTIVITIES GALORE @ DUNES PREMISES DESIGN THINKING - A NEW AGE CONCEPT Design thinking refers to the cognitive, strategic and practical processes by which design concepts are developed by designers. Students of Grade 10 ap- plied their knowledge of air resistance and aerospace engineering as they im- agined, planned, created, tested and set their own parachutes afloat!!!

ACTIVITIES GALORE @ DUNES PREMISES DIALOGUE WRITING a la FRENCH ,MONSIEUR!!! Dialogue is a conversation between two or more people in a narrative work. As a liter- ary technique, dialogue serves several purposes. It can advance the plot, reveal a char- acter's thoughts or feelings, or show how characters react in the moment. This activity enhances the vocabulary skill of the learner along with their creativity. In this activity ,Grade 9 students imagined a dialogue between a customer and a shop- keeper, where the customer buys milk product (Chocolate) from the Confectionery in French. The students enjoyed learning new dialogues imagining themselvesnto be the customer thereby learning various new words for the products sold.

THE INTERVIEW-LET’S FACE IT!!!! The Interview’ by Christopher Silveste is an excellent depic- tion of the ordeals one faces while giving an interview. It al- so touches upon the metaphysical and theological aspects of an interview. Grade 12 students practically demonstrated the theme of the ‘The Interview’ lesson by conducting peer interviews and hence helped them not only boost their communication skills but also internalize intensive under- standing of the text.

IN DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS UNDERWAY!!!! It is always amazing to learn how chemical reactions make our day. An investi- gatory project is basically any science experiment where you start with an is- sue and conduct research or an investigation to decide what you the outcome will be. Grade 12 students investigated the rate of fermentation of following materials: rice flour, wheat flour, gram flour, potato juice, carrot juice, etc. And concluded rice flour takes maximum time for fermentation and wheat flour takes minimum time for fermentation. CHEMISTRY

ACTIVITY ENCLAVE @ DUNES INTERNATIONAL ROLE PLAY-CITIZEN’S FORUM THE PROBLEM OF TRAFFIC JAMS IN YOUR CITY/TOWN The students of grade 9 undertook role play on the problem of traffic jams in their cities and towns. The teacher asked the class to form groups and each group got a set of cue cards. Based on their cue cards ,they were allotted their respective roles. The students came up with new ideas to solve the problem of traffic in their cities and towns. The activity enabled in sensitizing students to local issues and in generating ideas and using language functions appropriate to stating of problems, giving sugges- tions, concluding and summarizing.

ACTIVITY ENCLAVE @ DUNES INTERNATIONAL I HEAR AND I FORGET, I SEE AND I REMEMBER, I DO AND I UNDERSTAND. This piece of ancient wisdom as propounded by Confucius was explicitly illus- trated by biology students who observed binary fission in Amoeba and budding in Yeat through Microscope by using permanent slides. Microscopic observations helped students to analyze and comprehend various properties of a cell and ana- tomical features in them. Students compared the types of reproduction strate- gies adopted by the organisms.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed From the Counsellor’s Desk bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice- Giving kids happy, healthy childhoods could President and Prime Minister of set them up for success in life. Raising happy the UAE and Ruler of Dubai had kids isn’t about giving them momentary announced the Ghaf tree as the pleasure or immediate gratification. In fact, theme for the Year of Tolerance it’s quite the opposite. Happy kids have a skill 2019. set that allows them to enjoy long-term hap- piness in life. They’re able to pass up instant The ghaf tree was chosen as a gratification in an effort to reach their goals. major component of the logo Help your kids develop these skills by due to its great significance as adopting healthy, lifelong habits. one of the authentic national Regards trees in the country. The ghaf Sadhna \"represents a great cultural value in the UAE and is associated with Coming up Next…. the identity and heritage of the country.\" 08. 09.2019- Grand Parents day 12.09.2019- Literary Fest Preliminary UAE natives, their ancestors and tribes used to gather under the Round shadows of the ghaf tree to dis- 19.09.2019- Literary Fest Finals cuss their daily matters. Also, a 15.09.2019- Weekly Test. number of UAE rulers used to meet their citizens and listen to their demands directly under the shadows of these trees. For UAE this year, it has been established as the global logo for YEAR OF TOLERANCE 2019