Year 10

Despite the disruptions and the challenges we have all faced; I have to say how impressed I have been with Year 10; who have certainly started their GCSE years with much gusto; whether in or out of the classroom they have certainly been making their mark in our community.

The year group have started their GCSE years really well; I am a great believer in the adage if you look after your effort grades; the attainment grades will look after themselves.

I have detailed the top performers in the year group,

they should be very pleased with their achievements, they have set the bar for everyone.

Ryan Taoutaou 8.00

Lamia Bajric 7.83 Maisie Butcher 7.70

Hanlei Gao 7.55

Deena Jasim 7.50 Zaara Mohyuddin 7.50

Annabel Green 7.82 Shahd Abou El Nasr 7.64 Lora Sharara 7.55 Jennifer Najjar 7.50 Kishan Sharma 7.50

49TH NATIONAL DAY

CELEBRATIONS

National Day celebrations

were very different to previous years, but I was so pleased that Year 10 entered into the spirit of the day.

CONGRATULATIONS & CO-CURRICULAR

It has been extremely difficult for everyone with such limited Co-curricular activities taking place.

For anyone to have made their mark, they have had to be very determined to ensure they keep a balance with their academic endeavors.

Congrats to Sreya Gupta for winning an overall Gold Award and Shahd Abou El Nasr who won the Year 10 Top Speaker Award at the UN

Global Goals Public Speaking Competition

earlier in the term.

Shahd was also was nominated by The Ministry of Tolerance to co-host two Tolerance and Coexistence sessions to celebrate the National festival of Tolerance and Coexistence. These sessions involved listening to and asking questions to celebrated authors who were talking about their work to children from many different backgrounds to learn more about Emarati culture.

I would like to also thank Lujain Alali, the Year Group Representative and the School Voice Committee for their work making pupils aware of the support available for Mental Health.

To look at the other end of the

spectrum; Adham Mohamad Foud has continued to race go karts in the Senior Category for the UAE Rotax MAX Challenge Championship. He joined the CRG driving academy 2 years ago.

CRG is renowned in the Motorsport world for nurturing and developing the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and many other Formula 1 Drivers.

ADHAM’S DEBUT IN THE 2019 GCSE OPTIONS EVENING POSTER

A hugely successful and busy first term, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a restful and enjoyable winter break.