SummaRISe - Issue 150

Thursday 21 May 2015 Issue 89 Thursday, 28th March 2019 Issue 150 GENERAL GENERAL

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RIS International Day

PARIS SCHOOL CLINIC

Dear Parents, As the Spring Term draws to a close, I hope you enjoy this edition of SummaRISe as a reminder of a very busy and successful 12 weeks. The photos here only scratch the surface of the many events that have taken place at the school and serve to show how important the development of our children inside and outside of the classrooms remains.

As well as our successes within the Innovents programme, including wins or commendations in Robotics, Academic Olympiad, Athletics, Arabic Writing and Qura’n Recitation, we have had an extremely successful sporting term including our Under 16 volleyball team winning the DASSA Champions League for the very first time!

It has been a treat to see our Year 9 and Year 11 Options Evenings so well attended and a privilege to be involved in preparing the very personal pathways through subject choices for our Secondary students. A huge ‘THANK YOU’ to the Secondary leadership team for your commitment to meeting with every family individually to provide coounseling and advice to inform these very important decisions.

The Spring Term review would not be complete without mention of the RIS International Day – this year we saw an even greater emphasis on inquiry and investigation. Of course, the social element of International Day is important but to neglect the learning opportunities the day presents would be a great shame. Thank you to the Primary staff and PaRIS for coordinating the student passports and country ‘stamps’ for the day.

My final thanks for the term go to all parents who have supported events and activities during the term, from Reading Dads to parents sewing costumes for Roman Day – your involvement in the school is such a vital and positive force, we simply could not fill the pages of this publication without your help.

I wish all parents and our incredible staff a safe and happy holiday and look forward to seeing you back at school on Sunday 14 April.

Sincerely, Tim Richardson Principal

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Monday, 1 - Saturday, 13 April Sunday, 14 April Monday, 15 April Tuesday, 16 - Thursday, 18 April Thursday, 18 April Sunday, 21 April Monday 22 - Thursday, 25 April Tuesday, 23 April Tuesday, 23 April Wednesday, 24 April Thursday, 25 April Wednesday, 24 - Thursday, 25 April

APRIL 2019 Spring Break Student and Staff return Open House from 10:30 - 11:30 am Years 7 - 9 Dibba Trip Year 3 Field Trip to Green Planet School Holiday Year 1 Science Week World Book Day Celebrations Years 4 Science Fair Year 5 Science Fair Year 6 Science Fair Nursery Field Trip

Monday, 22 - Wednesday, 24 April Thursday, 25 April

Secondary School Drama Rehearsals Showcase Secondary School Drama

Sunday, 28 April - Thursday, 2 May Sunday, 28 April - Thursday, 2 May

FS Science Week Year 2 Science Week MAY 2019 Year 5 Field Trip to Sharjah Planetarium Arabic A - Year 1 and Year 2 Field Trip Trip for Competition Winners First Day of Ramadan * tbc RIS Iftar

Wednesday, 1 May Thursday, 2 May Thursday, 2 May Sunday, 5 May Thursday, 23 May

Recent Happenings Congratulations to our Academic Olympiad teams who took part in the IVEI Academic Olympiad Competition. Our Junior (Year 7 - 9) team came FIRST out of all the Innoventures schools, and our Senior team (Year 10 - 12) put up an excellent fight right up to the end.

Parent Association Spring Market - Crafts, games, presents and Good food!

IVEI Science Fair

Quran Recitation Competition

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Recent Happenings in the Nursery United Nations International Day of Happiness The RIS Nursery dressed in clothes that make us happy! Thank you parents for donating 10AED to share happiness with those less fortunate through our GIVE foundation.

Our children made smiley faces at craft-time

Happy Mother's Day - Thank you Mummies for coming to our little 'concert.'

Recycled Hat Day parade - Watch out everyone...Our show stoppers have claimed the red carpet

Recycling Planting Project - Creating Responsible Citizens The children painted their recycled containers and planted their periwinkles.

Planting periwinkles with the help of our parent volunteers.

Art Exhibition The smiles on our proud children’s faces is priceless.

A week of fun and artistic expression

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Recent Happenings in the Primary Pyjama Day in Year 1 - The children had a cosy day writing about how they would miss their families if there was a storm and they had to sleep at school.

Year 2 students making their own switches in science. Working together to test materials and make the circuit work. Well done!

Happy Mother’s Day! Year 3 making Digital Photo stories

Year 4 Roman Day and TechnoRISe: Great costumes and Stop Motion projects!

Year 5 students focused on completing their project on 'The Solar System'

Year 6 visited Alliance Française de Dubaï

Year 6 Camping Trip - Amazing time at the camp and a great opportunity for outdoor learning.

Technorise 2019 - Primary ICT exhibition of IT skills

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Recent Happenings in the Secondary Year 12 students spending a few minutes helping the WFP Free Rice programme

Secondary School Arts - With deadlines and exams on the horizon students attend school on weekends - Now that's dedication!

Our Drama pupils have had an amazing two days performing at GESS Education Conference

Mathematics: Students Preparing for the Middle East Maths Challenge

Sports: Inter-House Basketball Tournament