JPGS Newsletter, Issue no. 13, 2021-22

Jeddah Prep and Grammar School






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Founded in 1967 Thursday 16 December 2021
Issue no. 13
Wishing You All a Very Happy


and Healthy 2022
Contents

al Schools (COBIS) membership 2 Ongoing Success at JPGS
and accreditation requirements. 3 SAIKAC
This was scheduled to take place 4 United Nations Day
5 Racing into the New Year
almost two years’ ago. Unfortu- 6 Careers Lunches
nately, Covid-19 descended upon 8 Sabre Dance Conducting
the world; we are now hopeful, af- 10 Year 1s Desert Habitat Diorama
ter three postponements, that this 12 Business and Economics Workshop
will actually take place very soon. 14 Arabic and LCS Department
17 JPGS Library Continues to Grow
18 Anti Bullying week at JPGS
A brief reminder that JPGS End- 19 Bright Sparks
of-Term Reports are available for 20 Cancer Awareness Month
you on Firefly or these have been 21 African Masks
22 The Next Half Term Calendar
Over the past days pupils, fam- emailed to you. Most pupils, if not
ilies and friends of Jeddah Prep all, need to be congratulated on
and Grammar School have been their endeavours and persever-
treated to a formal JPGS Alumni ance over this term, particularly JPGS parents and your unwaver-
and Sixth Form Celebration din- the younger children who are still ing support overt the past years,
ner, assemblies and ‘Carols by not able to attend school in person. particularly during these, at times,
Candlelight’ presented by all year exceptionally challenging times
groups in the school. As always, I Some of our youngsters will need due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
am impressed by the confidence to review their performance and
of the children and their skills in application to studies with a view On behalf of all JPGS staff, I would
terms of presenting, performing to making some adjustments and like to wish you all a happy and
and singing; they are an absolute improvements. I am hopeful that peaceful winter break. I look for-
credit to our school. I shall also say those few individuals will return ward to seeing you refreshed in
a huge thank you to all the staff in- to school with a better sense of the New Year on Sunday 9 Jan-
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volved in organising and support- purpose and focus in the New uary 2022 for the commencement
ing these events alongside their Year. of Term 2.
teaching requirements in all the
subjects and activities we provide I would like to say a huge thank Mr Mark S. Bedford
here at JPGS. you to all the pupils, students, BA Hons (Wales), PGCE (Oxon), MPhil (Cam),
staff and governors for making NPQH
Headmaster
Please be informed that we shall this term so positive and enjoya-
be fully inspected on 20 , 21 and ble. Last but not least, I would also
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22 March 2022 as part of our like to take this opportunity to say
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Council of British Internation- a big thank you to each of you: the

A Celebration of Science Learning…




Jeddah Prep and Grammar School

Helping You Achieve
Primary Science
Competition BSME Primary Science Founded in 1967

Competition


Congratulations to
Daniel Zogheib


Jeddah Prep and Grammar School
for successfully gaining
3RD PLACE
3 rd 5 th 6 th 9 th
in the
BSME Primary Science Daniel Zogheib M. Hamza Shamsi Shaheer Ahmed Omar Ali
Competition 3A 6C 6B 5A
16 - 18 November 2021

Alex Burke
Chief Executive Officer



BSME Science Championship JPGS pupils did extremely well Karim Abuelsaoud, Moham-
was an exciting 3-day event in in this competition. Their tre- mad Hayyan Hussain and An-
partnership with Education mendous effort and engage- mar Alsobhi.
Perfect from 16 November ment was evident throughout
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to 18 November. During this the event. Our pupils answered Despite the competition be-
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event pupils answered ques- more than 73,000 questions and ing tough between schools, we
tions online covering a range of earned over 33,000 points in managed to retain our 3 posi-
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content exploring the themes of just 48 hours! tion on Global ranking and 1st
Innovation, Sustainability and on Category ranking (101-250
Technology. pupils). We will soon be receiv-
ing a winning digital badge for
Pupils gained points for every our school website. Well done,
question correctly answered, JPGS. You made us proud!
regardless of question difficul-
ty or topic. Their points were We would like to thank all our
automatically added to the live pupils, parents and teachers for
event scoreboard. making this competition a huge
success.
The competition theme was
‘The Next Frontier’ and it was One of our JPGS parents right-
aimed at pupils in upper Key fully remarked, ‘Science is our
Stage 2 (Years 5-6). Howev- Some of our most engaged Future!’ Wishing everyone a
er, we enrolled our lower Key and outstanding pupils during fabulous break.
Stage 2 pupils as well in order this competition were Daniel
to challenge and expose them Zogheib, Muhammad Hamza Mrs Nahid Hussain
to diverse areas of Science Shamsi, Shaheer Ahmad, Prep Science Coordinator
learning. Omar Ali, Samer Shouman, Year 3B Teacher

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SAIKAC



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Close and Not Too Far administration and traveling ar-
rangements were overseen by Mrs
During the weekend of 18 and Matthews and Mr Kitt.
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19 November, Jeddah Prep and
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Grammar School finally returned Great fun, great experience - and
to competitive sports at ISG Dhah- something I am sure we will all
ran in the Under 19 volleyball look back upon with great fond-
tournament. And what a fantastic ness.
return it was!
Mr David Kitt
Friday’s pool matches began well Head of PE
for the boys as they recorded a
comprehensive win over Ameri-
can International School Riyadh
and the day progressed thereafter
with a series of nail-biting final
set deciders. Meanwhile, the Girls
U19 team was made-up of nearly
all Year 10 and Year 11’s. The girls
played so well to compete and
hold their own against some very
formidable opponents.

Day 2 began fantastically! Both
teams secured wins to progress
through to the semi-final stages of
SAIKAC Plate Competition. Sad-
ly, in both games, the final extra
points tipped against our valiant
teams - despite the best display of
team spirit and camaraderie.

The teams were coached by Mr
Santos and Mr Eldridge and the


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United Nations Day



Jeddah Prep and Grammar School
celebrated United Nations Day /
International Day on Thursday
21 October 2021. The campus dis-
st
played the flags of the world.
The pupils and staff came to
school dressed in their national
attire. The day started with a spe-
cial assembly hosted by our Mod-
el United Nations pupils to raise
awareness of the work of the UN.
The highlight of the day was the
International Exhibition hosted at
break time. The Sixth Form pupils
ran stalls with artefacts, food and
music from different countries.
The day reinforced our values of
tolerance and diversity and pro-
moted multiculturism.

Mr Munsoor Shahzad
BA Hons, PGCE, QTS
Assistant Head / DSL /
Head of Key Stage 4






Year 9s Courtroom Drama


After studying our modern play a great show and thank you to all
and after a great deal of persua- those that took part.
sion, Year 9s put together a ten-
sion filled dramatic courtroom Mr Darryl Matthews
drama in front of the rest of Year Head of English
9s. With the jury sworn in, the trail
of the Birling family and Gerald
Croft began. It was down to the
prosecution to deliver its opening
speech to the court followed by an
impassioned plea by the defence.
Witnesses were questioned and
cross examined and a fierce battle
for justice ensued. Both prosecu-
tion and defence ended their cases
with persuasive case summaries
and then it was down to the jury
to deliver its verdict. In the end the
Birling family and Gerald Croft
were found guilty of the murder
of Eva Smith. Sentencing will be
held after the winter break. It was


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Racing into the New Year



Term 1 has gone by in the blink of
an eye. The 2021-22 school year has
been fast paced with many victo-
ries over the last 13 weeks. Learn-
ing experiences have been filled
with many highlights, includ-
ing engaging with pupils during
our assessment weeks. The Key
Stage 2 pupils can be particularly
proud of there accomplishment
both individually and as a school
achieving a final position on the
podium amongst BSME schools
in the BSME Science Competition.
Pupils also displayed their artist through the curriculum subject
skills in the BSME Art Competi- areas. The winter break has come
tion, and we are looking forward at the right time, allowing us all to
to receiving the final results. enjoy the pitstop, by relaxing and
Involving the pupils in various refueling for 2022.
assessments weeks from EYFS to
Year 6 has been a welcoming expe- Mr Ray Garnett
rience. It has allowed the teachers Head of Prep School
and pupils to identify progress





ness and Economics in a private that will enable them to become
British school in Dubai. conscientiously and equipped for
the future. Business and Econom-
It has been an absolute honour ics offer such a rich content, in one
and true privilege to have worked day it is typical to cover Opera-
with young people as a teacher of tions in an A level, analysing Te-
Business and Economics for the sla’s Total Quality Management
best part of a decade. The bulk before evaluating the effective of
of my teaching was in UK state Apple’s marketing strategy in a
schools before making the exciting GCSE class.
switch to the international scene.
Whilst in Economics pupils could
I strive to instil confidence and be debating the strategies behind
work ethic in young people. I be- China’s exponential growth in a
Mr. Zakaria Mohamed lieve deliberate practice coupled Y13 class whereas pupils in Y11
BA Hons, MA, PGCE, QTS with persistency in pursuit of per- could be embarking on analysing
Business and Economics Teacher fection is the secret to success. the impact of currency manipula-
tion and trade disagreements in
Mr Mohamed has taught Busi- I am extremely passionate about the EU.
ness and Economics in the state Business and Economics as it
and private sectors in the UK and gives pupils the opportunity My passion for pupils well-be-
UAE. He was Head of Year and to develop their entrepreneuri- ing means I enjoy running vari-
Director of Learning for Business al spirit, explore and solve real ous sporting activities including,
and Economics for several years world Business Economics issues. Futsal and athletics. I am looking
in London schools before taking Most importantly it allows pupils forward to running Young Enter-
up a position as Teacher of Busi- to develop leadership qualities prise Club and Reading the Game,

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football inspired reading club. fusion they may have about their Layla Accaoui, Year 13
potential profession. They raised
Business and Economics and the many questions about Miss Am-
desire for entrepreneurship is aras struggles, and how she coped
more relative and exciting than being in a male dominated field.
ever. I am really looking forward
to working with the staff at JPGS Our second lunch was held on the
to give pupils the opportunity to 3 of October by a patent examin-
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be inspired and develop both aca- er, Patrick Lucas. He works for the
demically and socially. UK Govern-
ment’s Intel-
lectual Prop-
erty Office.
Career In his role, he
assesses pat-

Lunches ent applica-
tions relating
to new in-
ventions and determines whether
The Business and Economics So- these inventions can be patented.
ciety have paved a way for pupils This helps inventors and compa-
to enhance their knowledge and nies protect their new ideas and
guidance on the profession they encourages innovation.
wish to choose in the future. The
society has successfully conducted This lunch had turned out as well
career lunches to allow pupils to as our first one with around 25 pu-
gather insight as the guest speak- pils attending the meeting. This
ers open up about their experienc- allowed the pupils to dive deep- Mrs Salma Mulla
es, struggles, steps and successes. er into the working world and be BSc, QTS
aware of the aspects that may be Mathematics Teacher
Our first lunch overlooked. allowed clarity to be
was hosted on shed on each facets of what it is Ms Salma Mulla has a teach-
the 12 th Sep- like to interact and socialise with ing experience of 19 years in a
tember by people of different backgrounds diverse range of schools main-
Amara Sharif, and upbringing. ly in United Kingdom. She has
who works at also taught in Saudi Arabia in
KPMG as an Our career lunches act as a medi- two different IB schools before
IT consultant. um for pupils to use as avenues moving to JPGS.
Previously, to success. It allows all their ques-
she worked at a tier-one invest- tions to be answered and provides Because I teach Mathematics, I
ment bank for over a decade as an comprehension to those needed. strongly believe that the quality
Information Technology Project These lectures combine intellec-
Manager where she also spear- tual lucidity and passion for those of what I teach is more impor-
headed the Global Muslim Net- who have a developed and keen tant than the quantity. To some
work. Aside from her day job, interest for their future. degree we use math everyday
she is writing a children’s book in life and therefore need to
which she hopes to publish this The Business and Economics Soci- know it well to use it! I love
year. Amara attended King’s Col- ety encourages each pupil to show travelling and I moved to Saudi
lege London university where she avidity in these lunches as it al- Arabia beacause of it’s peace,
studied for her bachelors and mas- lows you to gain awareness from safe and welcoming culture.
ter’s in computer science. those who have the expertise, to
transform their mistakes and steps I feel blessed to be a teacher
This lunch was extremely success- into knowledge for the prosperity and to be working with the pu-
ful with an impressive turnout of of your future.
38 pupils showing up to feed their pils at JPGS.
curiosity and help ease any con- Written by Manaal Hassan and


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BES Lunchtime Workshops



should you need any further ex economics. Teachers will review
the topic suggested by a student
and will give past paper questions
for the student to answer. Teach-
ers will happily guide the student
through the correct way of an-
swering a question related to the
topic too.

The BES are looking forward to
seeing you in these weekly lunch-
time workshops held on Mon-
day’s from 12.55 to 1.35pm and
For the past two weeks the Busi- business or economics. The stu- we look forward to helping many
ness and Economic Society have dents come to the workshop and pupils struggling with business
been holding weekly lunchtime sit with the teacher discussing or economics. Finally, we hope to
workshops for years 10 to 13. This the problems they’re facing in make feel more confident in either
workshop is monitored by two dif- this subject and our teachers do subject and allow you to feel more
ferent members of the BES every everything in their power to help assured and certain in future les-
week making sure COVID-19 pre- the pupils understand and feel sons.
cautions are taking places and all more confident in either subject.
students and teachers present are Students can even bring in ques- Written by:
safe. tions they’re struggling to answer Layla Accaoui, Year 13
on their own or questions they
Every Monday a workshop is held don’t understand and the teach-
in GU15 (Mrs Nassr’s classroom) ers will happily assist them. We Mr Abdul Aziz Qayum
where our humanities teachers are hoping pupils turn up to the Head of Humanities and Social
support students from Year 10 to workshop weekly with questions Science
13 who need help with either and queries about business and




in the state education system and future is through the Duke of Ed-
has taught pupils from Key Stage inburgh programme which I have
3 through to A Level. been involved for several years.
With a subject so broad and in-
As an English teacher, I believe terconnected with the real world,
that education not only is the we’re lucky that we can relate
transfer of knowledge to pupils, everything we teach to real life sit-
but to build on the potential of uations and also pass the knowl-
pupils through knowledge, expe- edge through an open environ-
riences and good relationships. ment based on the pupil’s ideas
and participation; this philosophy
I strive to inspire the pupils I teach is always incorporated into the
to develop a greater understand- lessons I deliver.
ing of the world around them and
to have a sense of awe and wonder So far it has been a wonderful ex-
Ms Karen-Ann Lynch in the world we live in. I also be- perience knowing the pupils and
BA Hons, PGCE, QTS lieve that school is not just about staff at Jeddah Prep and Grammar
English Teacher exam success and aim to see each School.
of my pupils as an individual with
Ms Lynch arrived in Jeddah in their own unique skills and chal-
August from the United Kingdom lenges. One pathway that I believe
where she worked for over 20 years can help develop a pupil for their

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Sabre Dance Conducting



























































In our unit on ‘Beat in Two’,
our younger pupils have
been observing the well-
known conductor Simon
Rattle conduct the ‘Sabre
Dance’, composed by the
famous composer Aram
Khachaturian. We have then
been trying out our own conduct-
ing skills. In addition to practising
how to conduct a simple ‘Beat in
Two’, we have also explored how
we can use our gestures and fa-
cial expressions to communicate
simple instructions such as ‘soft’
and ‘loud’, ‘heavenly’ and ‘trium-
phant’.


Mr Shane Porter
Prep School Music Teacher

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Ongoing Success at JPGS



Mock Examinations children the importance of arriv-
Mock examinations will take place ing punctually each morning. It
from Sunday 30 January 2022 to would also help if you check that
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Tuesday 15 February 2022. Pu- your child has their timetable in
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pils will be issued with a mock ex- their planner and know what les-
amination timetable. In between son they have each day.
the exams pupils will work in their
normal classrooms. These will be As the term comes to an end, and
quiet learning environments and we take stock on what has been
ALL pupils should come equipped achieved, we are now looking for-
with materials to allow them to ward to a new term where school
revise. It is important that pupils improvement will continue. We
As we reach the end of this au- take these exams seriously, as this look forward to welcoming par-
tumn term, it has been a pleasure will be a chance to practice being ents to events in the Spring Term
to reflect on the positive and pro- in full exam conditions. We have including our Year 9 Options
ductive term we have had at JPGS. found that the more comfortable Evening, Sixth Form Parents
The number of events since 2019 pupils are with the procedures the meeting, preparation for universi-
has never been higher. From the better they perform on the day. In ty meetings, School production. It
UK Math’s Challenge, Art Com- addition to preparing for exams really has never been a better time
petiton’s, Auditions for the up- by completing revision, pupils to be attending JPGs with all the
coming school play, Year 12 and need to make sure that they have exciting events planned.
13 Team Building at Bounce and all the necessary equipment for
the U19 Volleyball tournament in each examination. This includes Mr Khalil Ahmed
Dammam, including our school the following: 2 black pens, pencil, MA, NPQH, FRAS, FCCT
Charity Football Tournaments ruler, calculator (for maths/science Deputy Head / Head of Gram-
and House competitions, pupils examinations), coloured pencils mar
have had some memorable oppor- (may not be essential) and a clear
tunities. pencil case/bag to house the above
equipment. Not having the correct Farewell to
equipment can disadvantage a pu-
pil and lead to them missing one Miss Basheer
or two vital marks.

Please note that possession of a
mobile phone or other unauthor-
ised equipment, such as Smart
Watches, iPods, earphones etc., or
any unauthorised written material
in the examination venue is a se-
These events have been, as always, rious breach of the examination
complimented by good teaching regulations .
delivered each day by our com-
mitted teachers. From first hand Attendance and Punctuality
lesson observations and learning The vast majority of our pupils ar-
walks, I can confidently say that rive at school on time each morn-
the school continues to go from ing, in perfect uniform, ready for We sadly said goodbye to Ms Has-
strength to strength. Such is the the day. We do still have a small na Basheer, our SIMS Coordina-
ongoing success of our work at number of pupils arriving after tor last week and we celebrated
JPGS , and the fantastic progress 7.40am which is considered late. her time with us. Ms Basheer was
pupils are making we are look- This means they are missing an es- overwhelmed with all the kind
ing forward to another successful sential part of the school day, and messages from pupils and staff.
2023. do not benefit from a calm start to We wish her the very best for the
school. Please discuss with your future.


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Year 1s Desert Habitat Diorama



The Year 1 pupils have been learn-
ing about deserts in their Geogra-
phy lessons. The new mid-term
theme is also entitled “Desert”.
The children have learnt some
amazing facts about hot and cold
deserts. They have been set very
inspiring computer-based pro-
jects, which included a Power-
Point presentation and a You Tube
video. We have been blown away
by the children’s creativity and
the tremendous effort that has
been put into this learning project.




It’s Diorama Time!


The children were also asked to design a diorama! A diorama is a
three-dimensional exhibit. The objective of this project was to allow the
pupils to demonstrate their creativity and knowledge about a specific
animal or plant in the desert. The pupils did a stupendous job of pre-
senting their desert dioramas!

Here are some pictures of their projects!









We had a wonderful day in school
with the children. They worked
very hard on their projects which
they presented to one another.


I would like to applaud all the
pupils for their efforts. The pupils
were very confident in delivering
their presentations and they re-
sponded well to questions.

We look forward to the next Year 1
visit to the school.


Ms Ayesha Riaz
Year 1 Teacher











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than just a job. It is having the Barvember
ability to transform the life of
another by helping them shape Challenge
should you need any further ex their future goals and aspira-
tions.


I look forward to developing
strong relationships with the
children in this school.

In Key Stage 2 this November
the children have been set an
Sociology extra maths task, Barvember.


Ms Nuhya Nauman Competition Barvember is a mix of Bar, a
Maths strategy used for solv-
BA Hons, PGCE, QTS ing maths calculations and
Year 1 Teacher
November because, of course,
The Sociology department is it happens during November.
My philosophy of education proud to announce the entry Each day a new set of maths
has shaped who I am as a of Amna Saqlain in the BSA Bar related problems have
teacher. I believe every child is Young Sociologist of the Year been set along with a challenge
unique and has the potential to Competition sponsored by The question. The Barvember ques-
reach their goals. As a primary British Sociological Association tions cover a variety of areas as
teacher, I am passionate about (BSA). The BSA are a leading maths. Addition, subtraction,
fostering creative forms of ped- body for Sociological research- multiplication and division are
agogy and planting the seeds ers who have ‘published lead- of course integral to this but the
of enthusiasm for learning in ing academic journals for over children have also used the bar
children. I am a caring and ded- 40 years which have shaped the method to solve problems in-
icated individual with a unique discipline into what it is today.’ volving ratio, percentages and
understanding of children’s fractions to name but a few.
learning needs. This year the
competition The Bar method is a useful
Having previously taught in question is way of representing a maths
the United Kingdom and Saudi ‘How can problem in picture form. It is
Arabia I have had the opportu- Sociology help an easy way to change a word
nity to work with children from us understand problem into something that
diverse backgrounds. Teaching the causes and/ Amna Saqlain can be more simple to find a
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is about instilling a love for or consequences of the global solution to.
learning in children. pandemic?’
Despite having a full day of
I am passionate about creating The winner will receive an Ap- lessons, some children have
stimulating environments and ple iPad Mini as well as £500 for managed to complete the Bar-
giving children ownership over their school. The BSA will also vember challenges nearly every
their learning. I am a teacher hold the rights to publish the day! A huge well done to those
who makes every child in the material from the research pro- children.
classroom feel happy, confi- ject. This is a great opportunity
dent, and optimistic to learn in for Amna who will be a force to Mr Alastair Taylor
a safe environment. be reckoned with in this com- Year 6 Teacher
petition. Maths Coordinator
I create a classroom culture of
respect, tolerance, and democ- Mr Mudasir Mahmood
racy. Being a teacher is more Acting Head of Sixth Form

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Business and Economics

Workshop




















Mr Isa Amoura
BSc, MSc, QTS
Mathematics Teacher


The Business and Economics has kept them fully involved in Mr Isa Amoura is an articulate
workshop, which was established the game as they strive to win the communicator and able to inter-
as a part of the Business and Eco- main prize and earn house points. act well with international pu-
nomics society and is held every pils, having taught in Saudi Ara-
Monday in GU15, is designed to We are proud to say that we have bia for the past twenty years his
provide support and assistance to created good learning environ- understanding of the culture and
pupils taking IGCSE and A Level ment for our pupils, as seen by teaching and learning is quite pro-
Business and Economics courses. their rolled eyes, their enthusiasm, found.
With the support of BES pupils, their apathy, their big smiles, and
we conduct the support workshop lastly their being highly engaged, My teaching is pupil centered and
effectively. reflective, and creative learners on built on rapport with the pupils to
this day. We revised two econom- encourage effective communica-
Since we are nearing the end of a ic topics, while enjoying our time tion and learning, also I encourage
very busy first term, we have de- together and the pleasant weather. co-operative and communicative
signed an entertaining and useful learning to promote Mathematics
way for year 10 pupils to review We would like to express our grat- proficiency through inter-active
their lessons in preparation for itude to Hadiah Al Hadad from lessons.
their next assessment. As George year 12 for her assistance and sup-
Bernard Shaw said, what we want port in organizing the activity and I am a self-motivated, dedicated
is to see the child in pursuit of guiding the pupils during the day. educator and always endeavour to
knowledge, and not knowledge in conduct myself in a collegial and
pursuit of the Child. Finally, we wish you all a hap- professional manner. I work well
py and pleasant holiday, and we in a team, as well as on my own,
Therefore, we organised a scav- look forward to our forthcoming being a responsible, approacha-
enger hunt in which we split the activities, which we hope will re- ble, polite, dependable and trust-
pupils into three groups and pro- duce our pupils’ stress while also worthy person willing to share my
vided each group opportunities to enabling them to have a bit of fun knowledge, skills and experience.
find many things through a quest- while being safe and following all
based format. essential precautions and guide- I am enjoying working closely
lines. with pupils and seeing them de-
Our pupils have enjoyed running velop.
around the football pitch, basket- Mrs Norhan Nasr
ball court, and below Ping-Pong Business and Economics Teacher
tables in search of the next ques-
tion to answer before moving on
to the next task. The intense com-
petition among the three groups

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Remembrance Day



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This year at JPGS we were very
fortunate to have our Grammar
School pupils at school and visi-
tors were able to attend our spe-
cial assembly. This allowed us to
commemorate the occasion with
respect to remember those fallen
heroes who fought hard to help
shape the future. It was a morning
where we all came to-gether as a
school and community.

Our Remembrance Day Assembly
took place in the Sports Hall and a
link was also shared with the Prep
School pupils and families to join
from home.


This occasion means a lot to our
school and community and there- All monies raised from the pur-
fore we had many items from vari- chase of a poppy were then sent to
ous voices. We had many speeches the British Legion Charity.
from staff and pupils and a very
special guest – Lt. Col. John Rus- Mr Yassar Hussain
sell from the British Army who Year 4 Teacher
was able to share his thoughts and Lower Key Stage 2 Coordinator
experiences.

Poppies were decorated by our
wonderful pupils and displayed
around our school. Furthermore,
within our PSHE lessons our pu-
pils learned the signifi-cance of
Remembrance Day and why it is
an occasion to reflect and wear the
poppies with pride.

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Arabic and LCS Department



should you need any further ex Arabic Department at JPGS
adopt a highly motivational
and individualized teaching
style that makes the language
interesting and relevant to the
students using modern mythol-
ogies with the latest resources.
Our development and progress
cannot continue without the
enthusiasm of the pupils and

Mr Matthew Hunt parent’s invaluable support
BSc, PGCE, QTS and cooperation.
PE Teacher

Following a six year teaching ca-
reer in mainstream and special ed-
ucational needs secondary schools
within the UK, including most re-
cently the role of head of Physical Our own culture shapes our
Education, I am extremely excit- points of view and that is the
ed to be joining Jeddah Prep and
Grammar school as a Physical Ed- lens through which we see, nav-
ucation teacher in my first interna- igate and interpret the world.
tional teaching role. Therefore, local culture stud-
ies classes are a journey that
My educational ethos is that every Laiba Shazam we take across the Kingdom to
child matter and it is our job as Year 6 (Set 2) learn about different things in
educators to remove any barriers it, including culture, history,
to learning that pupils may have, geography, customs and tradi-
whilst inspiring and enabling tions, and the amasing devel-
them to reach their full potential. opments that the Kingdom is
As a Physical Education teacher, I
am a firm believer in the positive witnessing now.
impact that sport can have on pu-
pils, not just physically but also
through the development of key
social and life skills that are vital
for a successful future. Muhammad Azlaan
Year 5
After being inspired to become a
teacher because of the impact that
my own PE teachers had on me
throughout my own education,
my aim has always been to inspire
my pupils in the same way and
have the same significant impact
on their educational journeys. I am
looking forward to doing the same
here at Jeddah Prep and Grammar Khaled El Sayegh Mrs Rehab Mohamed
school and continuing the on-go- Year 5 (Set 2) Head of Arabic
ing success of the pupils in the PE
department.


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Talk for Writing



should you need any further ex Imitation their own writing, using the mod-
This is the biggest el text, the boxed up planning and
and most impor- the toolkit to guide them.
tant stage. At the
start of each unit, This is done step at a time, allow-
teachers introduce ing feedback to be given by peers
the learners to a and by the teacher throughout this
model text through process; children are then expect-
a text or story ed to edit and improve their writ-
map. Before they ing before moving onto the next
even see the text, section.
children are intro-
duced to it orally Independent Application
and learn this us- At the end of the innovation stage,
ing images and ac- children should be given ‘next
tions, embedding steps’ to help them as they move
the language and into the final stage where they are
sentence patterns expected to write a new story in-
needed to succeed. dependently.
Children deepen
their understand- This is an opportunity for them
ing through dis- to show what they have learned
cussion, drama, throughout the unit and apply
and games in order it without the support given in
to know the text re- the innovation stage. We call this
ally well. a ‘HOT WRITE’. The Hot write
gives us a chance to look at the
In the Prep School, teachers have Once the children progress made throughout the
been training for some time now, know their text, they see it and an- unit by comparing the cold with
to teach writing using the Talk for alyse it, looking for features, iden- the hot, giving clear comparable
Writing approach, a current, pop- tifying new and interesting vocab- evidence for assessment.
ular and successful approach to ulary and ‘boxing up’ the text to
the teaching of writing from the see how it is structured. The teach- The process is partnered with ex-
UK. The process uses lots of dis- er will also help build a toolkit for posing learners to a wide range of
cussion and looking at real texts to different types of writing, that quality children’s literature and
build understanding, improving children can refer back to later. helps them to build a bank of tools
skills in reading and writing along that they can refer back to year af-
with speaking and listening. Innovation ter year.
The innovation stage takes what
The Talk for Writing process be- the children have learned through As we continue throughout the
gins with a baseline assessment, imitation. Together as a class, they year, we do encourage you to pro-
a COLD WRITE, which helps work on a ‘shared write’ where vide your children with a wide
us see what each child can do at they use the boxed up planning selection of great literature to en-
the start of a unit. This helps the and the toolkit they made together able them to build the language
teachers identify areas of strength to write a class story or text. and ideas necessary to make them
and weakness in order to provide great writers.
the best support as they plan their The teacher uses this time as an
lessons. After this, the process is opportunity to teach specific skills Mr David Millar
divided into three stages: and address the targets they iden- Year 6 Teacher
tified in the cold write. As the class
• Imitation work on this, the children have a
• Innovation chance to take what they have
• Independent Application learned and put it into practice in


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Our Restless Planet



Mrs Windle’s Year 9 Geography
classes, 9X and 9Z recently com-
pleted some fantastic projects on
a volcanic eruption or earthquake
of their choice as part of the ‘Our
Restless Planet’ topic. There was
a range of volcanic eruptions and
earthquakes studied, with the
current eruption on the Spanish
Canary Island, La Palma, featur-
ing quite frequently. A special
mention to Hamza in 9Z for his
brilliant project on the La Palma
volcano and Abdulaziz in 9Z for
his outstanding project on Anak
Krakatoa.

Well done Year 9!


Mrs Carlene Windle
Teacher of Geography





Last year, she began an MBA pro- can’t walk, then crawl. But by all
gram “Masters of Business Ad- means, keep moving. Therefore, I
ministration” at the University of will constantly urge my pupils to
Essex, UK, completed all modules achieve their full potential since
and currently working on her final the goal isn’t to be better than oth-
dissertation. ers, but to be better than you were
yesterday.
In the past three years, four of my
pupils have been recognised by the I will always encourage my pupils
Outstanding Cambridge Learners to look for new possibilities and
Award as Top in Saudi Arabia and not to be intimidated by the ob-
Western region for both Econom- stacles they encounter, as effective
ics IGCSE and A levels, as well as people are not problem-minded;
IGCSE Business Studies for June they’re opportunity-minded. They
2019 and Nov 2020 Exam Series. feed opportunities and starve
Mrs Norhan Nasr My goal is to empower all pu- problems (Stephen Covey, the 7
BA pils to become successful lifelong habits of highly effective people).
Economics and Business Teacher learners by boosting their self-es-
teem and establishing a produc- Joining JPGS is an opportunity to
For the last nine years, Mrs tive, collaborative classroom com- acquire new skills and improve
Norhan Nasr has been teaching munity. I praise my students not my pedagogy, and I’m looking
IGCSE and A level Business Stud- only for the mastery of materials forward to fostering the success
ies and Economics in Jeddah. She but also for their critical thinking and confidence of JPGS pupils,
has been an examiner in Cam- and creativity. ready to go on to the next stage
bridge Assessment International of their lives and tackle new chal-
Education and has been marking Dr. Martin Luther King once said lenges.
IGCSE Business Studies and Eco- in 1967, if you can’t fly, then run.
nomics external exams since 2017. If you can’t run, then walk. If you


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Art with Mr Raza



ing fruit. Both pupils chose the un-
familiar area of study of Fashion
Design. Aribah’s theme of Emo-
tion in Fashion has culminated in
a dress inspired by emotions and
developed to focussing on anger.
She referred to and studied bro-
ken glass and incorporated bro-
ken headlight pieces from a real
car crash that Mr Raza had picked
up. drawing ability, as well the many
purposes of drawing. For ex-
The work in progress includes an ample; record what we observe,
accompanying crown. I am sure visualise what we Imagine, makes
you will agree is simply smash- sense and connect ideas, think
ing. Hadiah’s portfolio meanwhile and develop to problem solve,
is literally blooming with butter- improve memory, relax and heal,
flies. Experimenting with colours, express ourselves and have fun.
shapes, and line, and paper and Pupils have been using a number
wire the end outcome will be de- techniques; step by step, sym-
signed to give you butterflies. Af- metrical, dived and conquer and
ter the winter break both pupils grids, followed by a variety of
will move on to their exam com- media handling; pencil, biro pen,
ponent. pen and ink, charcoal, watercol-
our, and gouache. The results - we
Year 9 pupils have been working hope speak for themselves.
on a unit that promotes drawing
Year 12 level pupils Aribah’s and skills. Themed on wildlife, pupils Mr Khalid Raza
Hadiah’s efforts for their AS level are introduced to artists, artwork Art Teacher
Art and Design portfolio are bear- and techniques to improve their



JPGS Library Continues to Grow




support literacy achievement and The library has a wide range of
learning goals.Collection develop- topics to read for learning or for
ment includes selection, catalogu- leisure.
ing and weeding.
The library is growing and it is
There are many new books cat- open to all school community who
alogued at the library now and are welcome to make use of the
included into the collection. New collection for learning, discoveries
books are displayed at the New and simply for joy.
School library collections are de- Arrivals section to notify our
veloped to support teaching and readers to borrow or to read at Mrs Humeyra Ceylan Izhar
learning at schools. It is important the library. The collection includes Librarian
to build a relevant and high inter- fiction from detective mystery to
est collection across curriculum, adventure, science – fiction, hor-
levels, and formats which would ror and fantasy with non - fiction
interest pupils, teachers and the from dinosaurs, space, graphic
whole school community. Hav- novels to football, comics, joke
ing an up to date collection will books and cooking.

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Anti Bullying Week at JPGS



Anti-bullying week is a great The aims of the week was to teach
way to get involved, take a stand pupils the following:
against bullying and raise aware-
ness in our school, this took place · What is bullying.
between Sunday 14th November
and Thursday 18th November · How it feels to experience bully-
2021. The school hosted a whole ing.
range of activities throughout the
week, classes from Nursery to · Why people engage in bullying.
Year 13 engaged in a variety of ac-
tivities to learn more about bully- · Bullying is unacceptable behav-
ing behaviour. iour and should not be tolerated.

The theme of this year’s anti-bul- · How to keep safe and get help if
lying week is ‘one kind word’, the they experience bullying
pupils were encouraged to wear
odd socks on Tuesday 16th No- Mr Munsoor Shahzad
vember. It gave them an oppor- Assistant Head / DSL /
tunity to express themselves and Head of Key Stage 4
celebrate their individuality and
what makes them unique.





It also helps me to refine and de- that learning is an active process
velop instructional methods from in which all pupils have equal po-
which I can create learning-rich tential to learn and therefore, it is
classrooms. my duty to facilitate their learning
through interactive techniques
Since I embarked on my teach- that engage, encourage and sup-
ing career in 2020, I have always port my pupils.
aspired to be a transformative
teacher that empowers pupils to I believe that the pupil-teacher re-
take ownership of their learning lationship can help enhance pupil
through responsive teaching that learning by fostering an environ-
lasts a lifetime. ment where pupils can make, and
learn from, their mistakes within
I believe that my current teach- an ethos of fairness, integrity and
er self is one that inspires pupils mutual respect.
Ms Iram Munaf with enthusiasm for English and
BSc Hons, PGCE, QTS puts pupil’s learning at the heart Overall, I believe that the purpose
English Teacher of my lessons. Thus, I continue to of my teaching is to provide pu-
develop further my pedagogical pils with the opportunity for a ho-
Although I am still very early on in strategies that help pupils become listic education that enables them
my teaching journey, I have estab- autonomous and self-determined to flourish in their lives both with-
lished a solid ethos of the kind of in their learning. in and outside of the classroom.
teacher I want to be. I believe that
my background in Psychology is In order to inspire, empower and
an essential component of educa- engage pupils in their learning, it
tion as I have a solid understand- is vital that I must earn their re-
ing of the principles of human spect by enthusiasm, integrity,
behavior that can shape learning. and fairness. Moreover, I believe


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Bright Sparks



should you need any further ex For science we have been explor-
ing circuits. When Year 2’s came
to visit they had the challenge of
making a bulb light. They worked
as a team to complete the chal-
lenge. Here are some opinions of
the students:

“I was surprised I could actually
make the bulb light!”
Maryam Shehzad, 2C


“I was excited because the circuit
was working.”
Qasim Mohammed, 2C

“I felt happy because I just made
a circuit!”
Yahya Hassan, 2C


Mrs Victoria Lomas
Year 2 Teacher









Flavours of the World



The cooking club embarked on
a “Theme of Flavours of the
world- Unity in Diversity”. Mrs
Matthew and Mrs Rehab start-
ed the ball rolling by bringing in
the flavours of Mexico into the
kitchen. Then the talented Mr
Mason shared his expertise as a
Thai chef, teaching us all about
Papaya salad and Thai Green
curry.


Arabic teacher Mrs Hanan
taught the pupils all about Kab-
sa and its origins. We had nurse
Ayah sharing her culinary ex-
pertise about Italian cooking
and the benefits thereof. It’s
been a journey of exotic spices,
East meeting West and such a
flavoursome experience for the Mrs Syrie Matthew
pupils. Head of Science


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Cancer Awareness Month



The months of October and No- Jeddah Prep and Grammar School
vember have been designated as Helping You Achieve
Global Cancer Awareness months: It’s all about Pink
Breast Cancer and Prostate Can- Founded in 1967
cer. In acknowledgement of their Cancer Awareness Month
significance we hosted a Cancer
Awareness Day on Tuesday 19 th
October 2021. The pupils wore
pink and blue accessories to show
their support. The Head Team
delivered an assembly to raise
awareness. After the assembly
pupils were given an opportunity
to write a short message to a per-
son suffering from cancer on pink
and blue posted notes. A pink and Early Detection is the Best Protection
blue heart display was made with
the posted notes. Pupils and staff
also had the opportunity to do-
nate to the Breast Cancer Research
Facility at Al Zahraa Hospital.

Mr Munsoor Shahzad
Assistant Head / DSL /
Head of Key Stage 4






Handa’s Surprise!!



the biggest surprise. As the story
is set in Africa, we talked about
different cultures and about the
variety of animals and fruits. We
had great fun retelling the story
using story maps that we created
at home and in class.


In school, we tasted the seven
fruits that Handa placed in her
Throughout the second half of the basket; we chopped the fruit to
Autumn Term, EYFS have been make a healthy fruit salad. It was
focussing on the story Handa’s delicious! We focussed on how
Surprise by Eileen Browne. It is Handa described the fruit in the
a story set in Africa about a little story. Indeed, the purple passion
girl called Handa who puts seven fruit was very tangy and the pine-
delicious fruits in a basket to take apple had lots of spiky leaves!
to her friend, Akeyo. But as she Which fruit would you like from
walks, carrying the basket on her the story?
head, various animals steal her
fruits. When she shares her basket Nargas Gulzar
with Akeyo, it is Handa who gets EYFS Coordinator

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come from, dreams rarely come lucky enough to play at elite levels
true, but the tools we need to bring of both football an athletics, play-
those dreams to reality are right in ing for Premier League side Wat-
front of us. ford FC (Academy U16-U19) and
some of the top teams in the non-
My job is to not only be a PE Teach- league semi-professional football
er, but to be a Mentor, a Guardian tiers (2017-Present). I have also
and a Role Model for these young represented my local borough of
people. Through teaching, I am Wandsworth South London, in re-
able to use my achievements, ex- gional and national Athletics com-
periences and struggles to guide petitions, earning silverware in
young leaners into being better the 200m, 1500m, High Jump and
versions of themselves. 200m Relay events.

Sport is an outlet that can provide My goal is to create lifelong par-
Mr Keshaun McCalla life changing benefits to those ticipants of Physical Education,
BA, QTS that are dedicated and choose to helping young people to reach
PE Teacher pursue it. The life skills sport pro- their full potential in life and in
vides, along with the discipline the sporting world. My journey
A wise man once said ‘Education and hard work that it demands at JPGS has just begun, but I can
is the passport to the future, for from an individual can only serve sense good things ahead.
tomorrow belongs to those who to elevate one’s true potential.
prepare for it today’. Where I Sport saved my life. I have been


African Masks



The pupils in year 8 Art and Design stud-
ied African art this term. They started
their lesson by learning about the differ-
ent African painters like Jimoh Bumairah
and Wole Lagunju. The pupils made their
own African paintings as a result of inspi-
ration from African painters.

As a challenge, pupils needed to create
an African mask design out of materials
such as cardboard, bottle caps, and other
recycled items. Patterns, warm and cool
colors, and textures were used in their ex-
ercise, which summarized their lesson.


The pupils’ African Mask project was a
great success and they were successful in
creating their own unique design.



Mrs Fatima Jabeen
Art Teacher












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The next Half Term at JPGS…





January 2022



Sunday 9 Term 2 Commences
Friday 14 RSAC U19 Girls Football Tournament held at AISJ
Saturday 15 RSAC U19 Boys Football Tournament held at AISJ
Sunday 16 Extra Curricular Activities Commence
Tuesday 18 Year 9 Options Assembly / Years 7 and 10 Parent Teacher Conference
Wednesday 19 Year 9 Options Evening
Friday 21 RSAC U14 Boys Football Tournament held at TKS
Saturday 22 RSAC U16 Boys Football Tournament Held at TKS / RSAC U16 Girls Football
Tournament Held at JPGS
Sunday 30 Year 13-11 Mock Exams ( 30 January to 15 February 2022)
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February 2022



Tuesday 1 New School Council Elections
Thursday 3 Deadline for Year 9 Options Choices
Sunday 6 Year 11-13 Mock Exams
Tuesday 8 School New Council Announced
Thursday 10 Safer Internet Day
Sunday 13 Year 11 A Level Options Choices – Final
Tuesday 15 Prep Sports Day EYFS-KS1/ Year 11-13 Mock Exams – End / Year 8 and 9 Parent
Teacher Conference
Wednesday 16 Grammar School Sports Day
Thursday 17 Prep Sports Day KS2 / Years 11, 12 and 13 Full Reports out to Parents
Sunday 20 Half Term Holiday








End of Term








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