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Dear parents,

16th September 2013

I have already had an opportunity to meet some of you and look forward to welcoming everybody to my Primary Years Programme (PYP) information presentations during Back to School night. For those of you wondering where we are on our PYP journey: We are a Candidate Status School, starting our third year of implementation. We delivered the six required Units of Inquiry last year (four Inquiries for KG3 & KG4). This year we shall further consolidate a full Programme of Inquiry based on the following Transdisciplinary Themes: Who we are Where we are in place and time How we express ourselves How the world works How we organize ourselves Sharing the planet

Our IB Verification visit is planned for the Spring of 2014. Regular contact with our PYP Consultant Lynne Horrobin ensures that we are on the right track with our implementation. We received constructive and positive feedback after her visit last March. All KG2-5 to grade 5 students have started exploring their first theme. KG1 and KG2-4 students will start their first inquiry in a few weeks, classroom teachers will keep you informed. All our teachers need to be IB PYP trained and most of our new teachers (and some returning teachers) participated in our in-school workshop delivered on 2nd & 3rd September which was led by Dan Keller and me. (We are both experienced IB PYP Workshop Leaders). I meet regularly with all classroom and specialist teachers to plan and review our work. The enthusiasm of our teachers is tangible and we are all excited to be part of this globallysignificant journey. Please feel free to join us during our Community Sharing on Thursday mornings. We start with the UAE National Anthem at 7.45 and each session lasts approximately 30 minutes. These informal moments of shared learning are mostly student-led.

Community Sharing Dates Sept.-Dec.2013: Thursday - Date 12th September 19th September 26th September 3rd October 10th October 17th October 24th October 31st October 7th November 14th November 21st November 28th November 5th December 12th December Grade levels 4-5 1-3 4-5 1-3 4-5 Eid al Adha 1-3 4-5 1-3 4-5 1-3 4-5 1-3 4-5 Responsible person Josh & Mariette Ben & Mariette Jennifer Keenan Laura Haig Kenny Haig Arabic team Arabic team Inge Strange Scott MacDonald David Stevens Jay Sprague Arts specialists Arts specialists

I shall communicate and share experiences with you regularly. Kind regards, Mariette Williams, IB PYP/Curriculum Coordinator

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