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As we approach the end of term and, I hope for all of us, some time with our friends and families, I reflect on another successful and exciting term. I would like to thank all of you that have committed to helping our growing need to be mindful and thoughtful of how we travel to school.The new drop off outside the school has worked well.....
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National Day
National Day this year celebrated the 48th year of the United Arab Emirates and we, at NLCS, explored the amazing food, traditions, history and costume of the wonderful country that we now all call home.
Outside, students and teachers were met with a collection of falcons, all of whom were happy to take part in photo shoots and sit patiently in Budge Square. It was lovely to see one of our own Emirati students from Grade 8 bring in his own falcon this year.....Read more.
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The Chevron Readers’ Cup
The English Department at NLCS Dubai is a great supporter of the Emirates Literature Festival; every year the festival brings authors from around the world to Dubai and celebrates the wonderful world of reading. Since opening, we have hosted the first round of the Chevron Readers’ Cup at our school, welcoming hundreds of keen readers from schools all across Dubai to test our their knowledge of some of the books from this year’s festival’s authors. This year was another success and we were proud to field four teams of our own, answering questions on books such as ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’, by Onjali Q.Rauf, a heartfelt and moving book aimed for ages 9 to 12, and ‘Our Castle by the Sea’ by Lucy Strange. This book is highly recommended for 11 to 14 year olds.
Reading is central to students’ success at school and it is vital that all students are reading every day, so if you haven’t read either of these books, then perhaps they can feature on a holiday reading list.
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House Competition
As per usual, a new academic year at NLCS Dubai means an expansion of the School as we welcome many new students into our learning community. One of the ways in which we ensure they feel part of NLCS Dubai as quickly as possible is via the House system. In the Senior School, we added an additional form to each House this year meaning many existing students moved within their Houses but more importantly, we were able to place our new North Londoners into forms where they could assimilate and form relationships.....Read More.
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ThiMUN 2019
In November, seventeen of our students travelled with Mrs. Tayfour, Mr. May and Miss Shah to Singapore to take part in the ThiMUN 2019 conference. Model United Nations is a popular ECA at School in which students are asked to represent certain nations whilst creating propositions, amendments and debates on a variety of contemporary issues. Before conference commenced the students (and their teachers) has lots of fun exploring the exciting rides at Universal Studios Singapore.....Read more.
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The Head of Junior School
As we come to the end of term, on behalf of all the Junior Team, I just want to say a huge thank you to all for your support.
It has been a pleasure getting to know all of our new families and students this term as our community continues to grow and thrive.
It has been a very busy term with so many highlights, some of which are mentioned in this newsletter. Our National Day celebration was a wonderful day, bringing our community together.....Read More.
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First School
A highlight this term has been First School’s Winter production, Santa’s on Strike! They put on a spectacular performance, leaving us in awe of just how confident they are on stage. This show not only provided the children with an opportunity to develop their drama, dance and singing skills, but introduce them to the Arts in the hope that it sparks an interest in this area of school life. We clearly have some very talented singers, actors and actresses amongst the First School.....Read more.
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Lower School
There have been so many particular achievements this term. The ‘Peace Child’ production, in which G2 and G3 took to the stage, saw them deliver the story with confidence and humour. The singing and acting were amazing, and the way the stage was brought to life through our team of talented parents was incredible.....Read more.
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