Jeddah Prep and Grammar School
Helping You Achieve
04 Message from Mr Mark Bedford
Contents
09 Message from Mr Khalil Ahmed
11 Message from Mr Raymond Garnett
12 JPGS Head Team
13 JPGS Wellbeing Ambassadors
15 Message from Mrs Saira Ali
17 Message from Mrs Nargas Gulzar
18 Class Photos
23 Message from Mrs Fahmida Master
31 Message from Mr Yassar Hussain
39 Message from Mrs Gemma McDonagh
47 Message from Mr Eric Mason
48 Year 7 Activity Day
56 Year 8 Activity Day
60 Year 9 Activity Day
63 Message from Mr Munsoor Shahzad
64 Year 11 Activity Day
72 Message from Mr Steven Apsey
78 Year 13 Activity Day
80 Grammar School Subject Departments
96 Graduation Ceremony 2021
Message from Mr Mark S. Bedford
Message from the Headmaster
Mr Mark S. Bedford Headmaster
BA Hons (Wales), PGCE (Oxon), MPhil (Cam), NPQH
Dear Pupils, Parents and Colleagues, our society, such as their grandparents. I am certain that
we are all aware of the serious consequences – delaying
Once again, I proudly welcome you to the school’s annual children’s cognitive, emotional and social development.
Jeddonian Magazine 2020-21, celebrating another excep- For those in the most critical periods of adolescence, it
tionally active, exciting, yet challenging year of teaching may even increase the risk of mental illness.
and learning here at Jeddah Prep and Grammar School.
This year we have provided Centre Assessed Grades
The following pages reflect the very replete and active, al- (CAGs) to Cambridge Assessment International Educa-
beit virtual, school year for all pupils offered by our ded- tion (CAIE) for our Year 10, 11, 12 and 13 cohorts. As a
icated and professional staff. We are particularly proud staff body we have ensured the process is underpinned
of the resilience of our staff and our pupils, and manner by professionalism, rigour and parity. The results will be
in which they have risen to achieve so much despite the available to all candidates on Tuesday 11th August 2020.
significant difficulties imposed by the Covid-19 pandem-
ic e.g. virtual learning for almost 18 months; preventative At the important 2020 public examinations we excelled
measures to curb contagion and social distancing. once again.
We are awaiting announcements from the Ministry of Ed- · At A Level the grades were A*-A 74.5%, A*-B 89.4%, A*-C
ucation and the Ministry of Health in order for the school 100%
to open in August 2021. We are all hoping and praying for
good news! · At AS Level we achieved A 57.6%, A-B 75.5%, A-C 90.6%
Please note that we have plans in place for three scenarios: · At IGCSE level the results were A*-A 54.3%, A*-B 80.7%,
A*-C 92.9%
1. Normal Return – preventative measures will be en-
forced, including regular hand washing and sanitising; This is truly an outstanding set of results and testament to
social distancing, etc. the hard work of our pupils and the inspiration they draw
from their superb teachers. Our youngsters have achieved
2. Hybrid / Blended Return – on some days per week some excellence across many subject areas and, in many cases,
classes will be allowed to come to school also excelled on the sporting front, leadership initiatives
and charitable work for our community.
3. Virtual / Online Learning – a continuation of what we
have been delivering to our pupils since 9th March 2020 More significantly, of course, is that the vast majority of
Year 13 students, over 85%, were accepted into their first
It is just over 19 months since the novel coronavirus was choice university. They have gone on to study at some of
first reported in Wuhan, China. Despite strict precautions, these highly-regarded universities around the world:
intensive testing and a global vaccination programme,
we are still not quite seeing light at the end of the tunnel. University of Nottingham; University of Leeds; Kings
The whole world has been affected profoundly. School College, London; University of Bristol; University of Man-
closures in the kingdom, due to the pandemic, since 9th chester; McGill University; University of Toronto; Univer-
March 2020, is one of the most visible means by which sity College Dublin; University of Sheffield; Effat Univer-
Covid-19 is adversely affecting our young people. sity; University of Warwick; University of London
As a staff body, we are keenly aware of the need to be vac- The degree subjects chosen:
cinated as we start of the following academic year 2021-22.
As a school, we are fully aware that transmission is higher Accounting; Bio-Technology; Business Management;
in densely-packed, indoor spaces, although the danger to Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence; Dentistry;
children may not be as high as the risk to the adults teach- Economics; Economics and Psychology; Electrical and
ing them. Crucially, young children may become carriers Computer Engineering; Engineering; History and Ancient
who transmit the virus to the most vulnerable members of History; International Relations and Politics; Kinesiology;
Law; Law with Business; Life Sciences; Medicine; Manage- year:
ment; Mathematics; Mechanical Engineering; Physics
• Shortlisted for the International School Awards, 2021,
Examination results are extremely important, of course, ‘Safeguarding Initiative’
but they do pertain to only one aspect of the school. At
JPGS certainly our endeavour is to provide opportunities • Winners of the BSME App Design Challenge Compe-
for personal growth; we endeavour to broaden the hori- tition 2021
zons of our youngsters beyond the classroom.
• Three pupils, two from Grammar and one Prep pupil,
On that note, I have especially enjoyed working closely received the COBIS Student Achievement Award 2021
with the Head Team – Haadiya, Head Girl, Saif, Head Boy,
Farah, Deputy Head Girl, and Ammar, Deputy Head Boy. • Eco-School initiative – Eco-School Council
I wish them all the very best with their studies (and lives)
beyond JPGS. • Wellbeing Ambassadors appointed in both Grammar
and Prep
Some notable highlights over the course of this academic
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• Peer Listening Scheme initiated It is, of course, our pupils both young and old, past and,
particularly, present that make what we do all worth-
• Arabic Teaching and Learning provision, online plat- while. And here at JPGS they really do. The vital ingre-
form ‘I Read Arabic’ dient here at school is the joy and energy that the pupils
bring. It is hugely satisfying to harness that energy and
• Participation in a wide range of extra-curricular activ- to watch pupils growing, maturing, learning, and know-
ities e.g. BSME and SAIKAC – competitions e.g. Com- ing that we are making a difference. Each school day is
puting, English, Art, etc. punctuated by encounters with pupils and students from
3 to 18 years old reminding us all why what we do matters
• COBIS Accreditation – originally in April 2020, now so much: encounters that are filled with enthusiasm, hope
rescheduled for 2021-22 and optimism, love and laughter, pride and joy.
• CIS Accreditation Finally, parents and families have a vital role in the ed-
ucation of their children; we actively encourage close
• Cambridge Primary Programme, including Progres- cooperation between home and school. You are our best
sions and Checkpoints externally validated assess- ambassadors. I shall look forward to even greater sharing,
ments support and collaboration for the benefit of Jeddah Prep
and Grammar School and, as always, our pupils.
• Newly installed site-wide CCTV
My thanks are extended to all who contributed to this ex-
• TES Development platform – All Staff Continuing ceptional year at JPGS. My particular thanks to Mrs Asra
Professional Development Yaldaram, JPGS Editor, for her tireless dedication to this
mammoth endeavour.
• Online subscriptions: Zoom Education, Pear Deck,
Oxford Owl I hope you enjoy reading this year’s JPGS Year Book as it
offers an overview of life at our busy and successful school.
• Model United Nations (MUN) involvement I am already looking forward to what exciting things are
in store for us all in 2021-22.
• JPGS Library – improvements and considerations for
a new Learning Resource Centre I hope you and your families remain safe and healthy.
• Staff accommodation renovations We shall look forward to seeing you on Sunday 29 Au-
th
gust 2021.
• School fence and improved car park
Enjoy your summer holidays!
• Policies and school procedures – reviewed and updat-
ed Mr Mark S. Bedford
BA Hons (Wales), PGCE (Oxon), MPhil (Cam), NPQH
• Compliance and legal issues – MoE Headmaster
• Regular newsletters, improved website and social me-
dia, including YouTube
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Mr Khalil Ahmed
BA(QTS), MA, NPQH, FRAS, FCCT
Deputy Head / Head of Grammar
I cannot believe that we have completed an-
other year, albeit a virtual one with all our
pupils, teachers and a whole host of virtual
experiences. This year has been about adapt-
ing to change. We have learnt to be more re-
silient, independent and appreciative .
2020-21 marks a very unique period in histo-
ry. A period where the world has been going
through a global pandemic and our school
community remained steadfast in their
quest for academic excellence even through
our virtual school learning. There have been
many opportunities to celebrate our pupils
achievements, through the various events,
celebration assemblies, Poetry events,
When I take time to reflect on this year and
our achievements, starting with our BEST
exam results in the history of the school. I
would like to thank our inspiring and ded-
icated staff, for their enthusiasm through
what has been very difficult circumstances
and for providing their expertise, help and
consistently high-quality teaching through-
out this unique academic year. I would like
to thank our pupils for embracing all the
virtual opportunities that have been made
available with such motivation and open
minds and finally, I would like to thank our
parents for their unstinting help and sup-
port they have provided the school and their
own children during this exceptional virtual
school year.
I wish you all a wonderful summer and I
hope you enjoy this walkthrough of our vir-
tual school during academic year 2020-2021.
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Mr Raymond Garnett
BEd, QTS
Head of Prep
The academic year 2020-21 will certainly
go down in history as being very unique.
Virtual education has certainly had its
challenges, however the resolve from
the school, pupils, and families has been
a truly amazing, always ensuring that
the learning and wellbeing of the pupils
has been a priority. This has resulted in a
very successful year during these trying
times.
A complete year of virtual schooling has
brought about disruption to classical
teaching models. The school implement-
ed various additional online toolkits for
teachers to utilise, ensuring JPGS main-
tains our high standards of delivering
and leading education in Saudi Arabia.
Pupil adaptability to an innovative vir-
tual learning environment was astound-
ing, as young children naturally learn
better from being in a group learning
physically together.
The maturity in our pupils has been
phenomenal. The support received from
parents certainly with our younger pu-
pils has been highly appreciated by
guiding children through lesson tasks.
Some of the older pupils had the confi-
dence to work independently through-
out the day.
As is evident in this year’s Jeddonian
our pupils have had a remarkable and
memorable year. The learning experi-
ences have been vast, over a broad range
of subjects with many wonderful events
and lessons to celebrate. We are certain
that you will take pride in reflecting on
all the wonderful contributions to fol-
low.
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Physical Educationeam 2020-21
JPGS Head T
Saif Al Banna Haadiya Usman Ammar Vora Farah Bakhsh
Head boy Head Girl Deputy Head Boy Deputy Head Girl
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Physical Education
JPGS Wellbeing Ambassadors
Yusuf Ahmed Tasnime Khlouf Leyana Hamdan Lina Selim Saisha Lalchandan Camila Calles
5C 5C 6A 6B 6B 6B
Saad Bokhari Mira Hussein Zina Hashish Veronica Bekhit Lubna Al Salloum Ahmad Awais
11X 11Y 11Y 11Y 12X 11Y
Amna Saqlain Hattie Britton Ammar Vora Tamara Sarawak
11Y 11Z 13X 13X
The Jeddah Prep and Grammar School Wellbeing Am- how such a culture spread. Support was even provided
bassadors are the designated student body in charge through the formation of personal sessions, where pupils
of maintaining the student satisfaction throughout the can approach ambassadors, for which formal training ses-
school year. The role of the ambassadors is to focus on the sions and courses were made compulsory for them. These
mental and physical health of the pupils in both the Prep meetings not only assist pupils with bullying but any oth-
and Grammar School. They focus on a variety of topics, er concerns that may be troubling them.
ranging from Anti-Bullying campaigns, Internet Safety to
a healthy Ramadan lifestyle. The ambassadors for Well Be- Since, majority of this academic year restricted pupils to
ing are pupils who hold a significant amount of responsi- their screens due to COVID-19 pandemic, the ambassadors
bility; thus, they are very carefully selected by the Head of were fit that an assembly should be hosted that shall voice
the Ambassadors, Mr. Munsoor Shahzad, through a series their concerns regarding Internet Safety. The assembly not
of interviews. only suggested means to overcome cyber bullying but also
shed light on the recent increase in catfishing, online theft
The Ambassadors started their year with an informative and the excessive use of electronic devices. Following the
and serious yet memorable assembly tackling the grave compliments received for their previous assemblies the
concern that was bullying. Bullying is a common issue no- am-bassadors hosted their final assembly guiding pupils
ticed in all schools around the globe and is usually what on how one must lead a healthy lifestyle both mentally
leads to physical and mental ill-health. JPGS and the am- and physically during the Holy month of Ramadan. Addi-
bassadors made sure that such disobedient and harmful tionally, after-school enrichment clubs were held through-
behaviour doesn’t affect the members of our institution. out the year to promote activities that allow pupils a space
The assembly focused on all aspects of bullying, they ad- where they can focus on their overall well-being.”
dressed the root of the problem and further elaborated on
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Mrs Saira Ali
BA, PGCE, QTS
Assistant Head of Prep
What a year to begin my new role as
Assistant Head of Prep at Jeddah Prep
and Grammar School. It has been such a
pleasure to support teachers, parents and
pupils this year. I certainly have missed
seeing our school community and sharing
our learning but I have been incredibly
pleased to see so many positives from this
unusual year. I would like to share some
of these with you.
As Assistant Head of Prep, I have had the
opportunity to drop in to observe many
of our online classes across the different
year groups. I have seen strong relation-
ships built between teachers and pupils
despite only meeting through a computer
screen. I have been delighted to see many
different mediums being used: Kahoot!,
Pear Deck and Padlet are just some of the
many ways our pupils have interacted
during lessons. From our youngest pu-
pils in Nursery knowing how to mute
and unmute and our oldest pupils in Year
6 solving technical issues for their teach-
ers, every pupil has improved their skills
in online learning and you should be ex-
tremely proud!
As we look on to next year, we hope we
can be together as a school once again. We
long to have our pupils back with us and
to help them adjust back to school life. I
am sure we have all learned to appreciate
the benefits of being in school, being able
to learn face to face and to see our friends.
We look forward to having the Jeddah
Prep community back where it belongs.
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Mrs Nargas Gulzar
BA, QTS
EYFS Coordinator
I never expected to start the post of Early
Years Coordinator in this way, but here
we are at the end of an incredible year
and what a year this has been! We have
all been through a rollercoaster of events
completely beyond anything we could
have predicted, imagined or have had
any control over. Initially, I was incred-
ibly anxious, and worried about the im-
mediate impact of us teaching remotely
would have, especially, on our youngest
learners.
With the best will in the world, they
have found it a real challenge to watch
and learn via a screen. This has meant
more hands-on parental support to com-
plete tasks. Some of the parents had
never used Zoom and Firefly before and
had to learn through trial and error how
to support and teach our children and,
keep them happy and entertained.
However, no matter the challenges of
teaching 3-5-year olds in a remote set-
ting, WE DID IT!! We have completed
the year, and ALL the children in the
EYFS have made amazing progress!
It has been wonderful to see how en-
gaged and happy the children have been
throughout their remote learning jour-
ney. There were some very inventive
ideas that showed that the children were
using what they had at home to pursue
their fascinations and interests.
While this crisis is awful, I’ve person-
ally never felt so grateful for my team
and parents for their tireless efforts to
find a way through this. On behalf of
the EYFS team, I would like to whole-
heartedly thank the parents for all their
support and hard work through this un-
precedented time. We would never have
reached this far without you!!
I hope you have a wonderful summer
holiday and look forward to meeting
with you in person soon!
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FS1A
Mrs Nargas Gulzar
Nursery Teacher / EYFS Coordinator
I think you’re all very special,
And I just wanted you to know,
This year has been a little unusual,
Online learning and activities was the
way to go!
Despite this, we’ve achieved so much
together,
Hala Salam Kenzy Kenawi Liyana Musa Ahmed
Elwakeel Karanouh
We’ve laughed and smiled and learned,
After such an exciting journey,
Enjoy the summer break you’ve
earned.
As I look back in future,
I’ll think of you and smile; Nameera Piper Cara Seif Alesayi Lulwah
Ahmed Colwell Alsherebi
The kids who showed resilience
And the parents that went the extra
mile!
Remember to come and visit,
I would love to see you grow,
You have a lot to learn ahead, Eleina Abou Fatimah Umar
Darwiche
But there is one thing you should
know:
The thing that makes you wonderful,
And will shine through all you do,
Is just to be yourself,
And be proud that you are you!
Love, Mrs Gulzar
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FS2A
Mrs Ammara Ilyas
Reception Teacher
Great expectations
It’s time to say goodbye
Our year has come to an end
We’ve made some cherished memories
With our reception friends
Salma Abed Almas Al Maya Al Chantal Bekhit We’ve watched each other learn and
Ghamdi Mitwalli grow
And change from day today
We hope that all the things we’ve done
Will help us along the way
So it’s with happy memories
Sulaiman Anaya Naeem Eshaal Khan Taha Naser We all move on with great expecta-
Binmahfouz Dhada tions
Or what next year hold in school
Zoom was so much fun together we
learnt so much!
Good luck to all of you!
lots of love from Mrs Ammara
Abdullah Zeineldin Shivaansh
Raheel Moustafa Shankar
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FS2B
Mrs Ola Lotfi
Reception Teacher
What a lovely bunch you are!
We met in September and I couldn’t
believe my eyes.
You were so small and so cute with
eyes open to explore!
We learnt so much together,
how to stay healthy and how to make
rockets
Faizaan Javed Maisha Maryam Saim Sehreem
Khokhar Khan Chohan
Remember our little parties and when
we made fruit salads?
We dreamed of having pets and of
going to the zoo
We learnt about many animals, that
was fun for me and you!
We dove under seas and traveled to Selim Ahmed Subhan Ahmed Uthman Khota Yahya Memon
the moon
All the singing, all the dancing, and
endless stories we shared
I loved all your drawings and paint-
ings, they showed how much you
cared
Forever I will cherish these times in Yousuf Ziad Ghobara
my heart. Shahzad
Now you’ve grown taller and smarter,
look at you!
You learnt your shapes and numbers
and more than I expected you to.
So fly with all that you’ve learnt and
never give up, stay as you are
The lovely, most amazing children,
believe me it’s true
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FS2C
Mrs Huda Altahhan
Reception Teacher
Reception Class C has had a wonderful
year, packed with fun activities!
We enjoyed all our super topics, espe-
cially learning about ‘Healthy Food’
during our first term, and enjoying de-
licious fruit snacks in our Zoom party.
During our second term, we learned all
about ‘Animals’ who are our pets, live
Aairah Arhaam Iqbal Hossam Khalil Joumana on farms, in the zoo and in the oceans.
Siddiqui Khlouf We had so much fun painting, making
masks and models of them.
We discovered amazing facts about ‘Di-
nosaurs’ and had a great time stomping
around like these prehistoric creatures!
In our Phonics sessions, we learned
new sounds and how to blend and
read. We can apply this knowledge to
Miriam Al- Noha Aljehani Omer Shaikh Rommel our writing, which our teacher thinks
Dalali Bachaalani is so impressive!
We’ve had a wonderful year in Recep-
tion Class C and have made lots of new
friends over Zoom!
Yousef Sarhan Youssef Aly
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Mrs Fahmida Master
BA Hons, QTS
Key Stage 1 Coordinator
I would like to begin by saying a huge
‘Thank you’ to all the parents/carers
for the care and commitment you have
shown in what has proved to be yet an-
other challenging year for all. You have
guided and supported your child to en-
sure learning continues during these ex-
traordinary circumstances.
I am so proud of all our pupils in Key
Stage 1 with the way they have respond-
ed, adapted and have shown resilience
to virtual learning. We have used vari-
ous distance learning techniques which
require learning something new and you
have surpassed your teacher’s expecta-
tions to achieve this and continued to
learn and grow.
As we approach the end of a very strange
school year, I would like to take a mo-
ment to acknowledge all the KS1 staff for
their efforts and commitment in provid-
ing exciting learning experiences for our
pupils, albeit virtually!
Pupils, staff and parents have continued
to work together and I commend you all
for the contributions you have made. As
a School community, we eagerly antici-
pate the reopening of our classrooms for
the next academic year and hope we can
resume face-to-face teaching once again.
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Year 1A
Mrs Saira Ali
Year 1 Teacher / Assistant Head of Prep
Superhero Pupils of 1A Taha Jabal Parivash
Ayesha
A fantastic class of real-life superhe-
roes. Caring, kind, inquisitive and so
resilient! We started the year hoping
we could meet as a class soon, but in-
stead we continued excelling whilst
learning virtually.
We learnt to read and write confidently
in the most unique way, but we nev- Abubakr Patel Adam Bou Eiman Fatima Inaya Ahmad
er gave up! We made our own Maths Ezzeddine
manipulatives to help us succeed and
together we solved every problem we
encountered.
We started the year as pirates, then
learnt all about the desert and then our
imaginations took us to London to see
all the sights. We made our own Pud-
ding Lane and even our own Fire of
JPGS! Klara El Halabi Larissa Hamze Issa Khaled Leia Samer Abou
Darwiche
As we learnt about superheroes, we
had to become superheroes ourselves
and our teacher is so proud of just how
much we’ve learnt!
Mohammad Mohammed Muhammad
Kinan Abba Kassim Hafi Shamsi
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Year 1B
Ms Ayesha Riaz
Year 1 Teacher
Salman Turki Talia Al Banna It has been a memorable experience
teaching you this year 1B! I would
have loved to have seen you in the
classroom, the virtual lessons drum
home how special that would have
been. Nonetheless, I have cherished so
many memories and my heart lights
up because I was lucky enough to see
you grow and become more and more
independent. What a remarkable class
Abdulhakim Bissan Hadla Habib Kenda you are! You all have left such a huge
Nawaf Alsharif Choudhry Mahmoud impact on me.
Covid has changed all our lives, but I
have certainly looked forward to wak-
ing up each morning knowing I will
be teaching you. I know how hard and
exhausting virtual learning can be, but
together we went on so many adven-
tures; we were pirates, we explored
London, became scientists, readers,
Maryam Mayar Hamad Qasim Revan writers, artists and expert mathemati-
Shehzad Azzam Mohammed AlMutairi cians. I have high expectations for this
spectacular class for the coming year!
As I always say, “Life moves on and so
should we.”
Tia Kurdi Yahya Hasan
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Year 1C
Mrs Naba Asad
Year 1 Teacher
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Year 2A
Mrs Fahmida Master
Year 2 Teacher / KS1 Coordinator
Abdulrahman Hussein Mostafa The world is not well at the moment,
Alnemarie Raouf
We need to help it recover,
By learning lessons at home and keep-
ing our distance from each other;
Teachers may teach online and family
members will become substitute teach-
ers until this all ends.
Jana Berjawi Julia Dos Reis Kyle Padayachee Lynn El Batal
We are so proud of you and you
should be proud too in this situation,
Keep practicing reading and writing,
times tables, spelling, grammar, com-
prehension and punctuation;
When the world gets better, you will
be back in the school playground play-
ing with your friends.
Manha Naveed Mohammed Mohib Ullah Muhammad
Eltahir Khan Arham Shazad
Omar Darwish Sahar Faisal Saleh Aljehani Salim Estaitieh
Sultan Kranoh Ziad
Abouelamayem
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Year 2B
Mrs Maryam Nauman
Year 2 Teacher
This year has been a strange one, but Daniel Zogheib Muhammad
we still managed to make it amazing. Dawood
You are all heroes in my eyes and have
made this year a truly memorable one
so here is a little poem from me to you
all.
I’m glad I was your teacher.
I’ve come to love you so.
Abdulrahman Aisha Fatty Elias Al Eshal Arsalan
I can’t believe the end is here.
Baarma Mutairi
I hate to see you go.
I’ve watched you learn and grow
and change from day to day.
I hope that all the things we’ve done
have helped in some small way. Faroug Hooriya Awan Ibrahim Arfan Idris Mejai
Haythem
So, it’s with happy memories that I
send you out the door
with great hope and expectations
for what next year holds in store.
Remember all the fun we had
Joury Soliman Layan Meral Bugshan Nazar Abdelwahab
in all the things we did, Baghdadi Abdelhalim
but most of all remember...
you’re all very special kids.
Omar Sarhan Salma Seif Al Zubaidi Stephy Bou
Shaheen Chakra
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Year 2C
Ms Anne Courtney
Year 2 Teacher
Ahmed Ragab Ayoub Khlouf
You have been a super team.
Eager to learn new things.
Aware of others and their needs.
Reading well and understanding the
text
Totally up for a challenge and all the
Danya Farooq Imaad Bin Karim Maryam new ideas it brings
Majid Mneimneh Bugshan
What a year we have had
Oh, an experience never to be
forgotten
Celebrating all that we have
achieved
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Mr Yassar Hussain
BA Hons (Hudds), PGCE (Hudds), MA (Notts)
Lower Key Stage 2 Coordinator
This year, as most of us will appreci-
ate has been challenging for all pupils,
parents and teachers. I am proud of all
our pupils in Year’s 3 and 4 as they have
worked tremendously hard throughout
this year. I have been able to observe
pupils who were in Year 3 last year and
they have developed and matured this
year whilst continuing their learning
journey in Year 4. Well done to you all
of you in your achievements and mile-
stones that you may have reached dur-
ing this difficult year.
The internet and technology have both
been key factors this year for all of us
and we have learnt that if used correctly
can be powerful tools to shape the way
we go about our daily lives. We have
been able to stay in touch, reach out to
one another and complete some fun Ka-
hoot quizzes whilst enhancing our I.C.T
skills during our online virtual school-
ing environment.
I would like to take this opportunity to
thank all parents who have supported
their child throughout these difficult
times and who may have had to juggle in
between computer screens and lessons.
Together, we have been able to ensure
the best possible learning experience for
your child.
I wish you all a well-deserved rest and
fantastic Summer holiday with your
families. Please stay safe and continue
to follow the Government guidelines to
enable us all to hopefully return to JPGS
in September 2021.
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Year 3A
Mr Yassar Hussain
Year 3 Teacher / Lower KS2 Coordinator
This Year has been like no other for Abdulhaadi Essa Abdul
Class 3A. As a School we have had to Arfan Karim
resort to a virtual classroom via Zoom.
All pupils have had to adapt their way
of learning and learning styles.
As Teachers we also have had to think
of various different ways to deliver en-
gaging lessons for our pupils. Howev-
er, class 3A pupils this year showed re-
silience, patience and were all eager to Fatima Soorty Hayat Abdi Jules Gamali Julie Azzam
learn thus adapted their learning styles
and soon got used to the virtual envi-
ronment.
Pupils in 3A have produced excellent
pieces of work. Pupils were also lucky
enough to visit School for a themed Vi-
king Day and had lots of fun taking part
in all the activities that had been set up
for them. They have been a pleasure to
teach albeit virtually. Luqman Majed Al Malak Khawlie Muhammad
Janneh Mitwalli Raed Jeddy
I wish them all the success in the fu-
ture and pray and hope things return
to normal so that we can all return back
to the classrooms.
Muhammad Muhammad Yaqin Talia Karanouh Yazan Hamze
Wasiq Aminuddin
Zayan Khan Yehia Ghobara Zunairah Muhammad Maryam
Mohammed Mansur Noibi Haroon
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Year 3B
Mrs Nahid Hussain
Year 3 Teacher / Science Coordinator
Abdulelah Alma Hashish It’s time to say goodbye to another in-
Zahran credibly strange virtual school year
that seems to have passed in the blink
of an eye. It wasn’t long ago when we
first met on Zoom. I have vivid mem-
ories of your bright and eager faces,
beaming with excitement at the pros-
pect of a new school year; new friends;
new books and a new teacher.
Faisal Wishah Faris ALSahsah Humaira Khulud Yimam Despite the challenges of a global pan-
demic, we managed to accomplish a
Kareema Abrar
lot. We had a great year together with
lots of fun learning activities; creat-
ing our own myths; planting seeds
and seeing them grow; making teddy
passports; having fun with shapes and
numbers; making sculptures and cele-
brating diversity through Art. Meeting
you physically for the first time on the
Viking Day was the most memorable
Lama Qudus Layal Abou Muhammad Rameen Pervez and spectacular moment of the year.
Rafeh Abdullah
I am proud of your tremendous effort,
growth and progress that each one of
you has made this year. My heartfelt
gratitude goes to all the parents for
their relentless support that they pro-
vided at every step of this virtual jour-
ney of shared learning.
Reetal Hatem Rohaan Khan Rose Al Ryan Ahmed I wish you all a wonderful holiday and
Yousuf Ghamdi Elsebaay a fantastic Year 4!
Talat Siddharth Sara Bitar
Alnemarie Chawla
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Year 3C
Ms Melanie Jade Widocks
Year 3 Teacher
This year 3C have been on a wonder- Adam Mustafa Ahmad Darian
fully strange and challenging journey.
Online learning presented many trials
and unexpected hurdles but they met
them all with enthusiasm, determina-
tion and great resilience. Throughout
the year they have continually dazzled
me with their fantastic attitudes and
their unbelievable capability to adapt
to new and ever-changing circum-
stances.
Ahmed El- Aly Bakry Areen Fayez AlSharif
Sayed Chowdhury
Academically, 3C have developed their
understanding across the curriculum
and they have also shown their ever-in-
creasing ability to work independent-
ly. They have written fabulous myths
which were so exciting, they that had
me sitting on the end of my chair. I
was awed by the poems they wrote us-
ing beautiful description. Although I
wasn’t too keen on being fed to a chee- Ghina Alzagha Hafsa Farrukh Hamza Salam Layan Hanoun
tah! Al Wakeel
Judging by the quality of the science
work 3C have produced this year, I am
certain that we must have at least ten
budding Noble Prize winners in the
class. Every lesson they demonstrated
their curiosity about the world they
live in and they wanted to learn more
about how their world works. Lina Khanani Mustafa Sultan Viraaj
Shoaib AlSherebi Lalchandani
It has been an honour and a privilege
to teach 3C this year and I predict great
things for their futures!
Muhammad Juhaina
Zeeshan Saqlain Aljafari
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Year 4A
Taha Syed Adam Zogheib
Bukhari
Mrs Christine Rughbeer
Year 4 Teacher
This year has been a prodigious year
Ahmet Tarik Amnah Ali for us all. Through all the challenges,
Senol we have worked together to persevere
in order to meet our targets. English
lessons helped to develop pupil’s im-
aginative skills and encouraged them
to read and retell stories in their own
words.
Pupils developed their cognitive skills
whilst working on word problems and
number sequences, in Mathematics.
Asiya Elias Kurdi Elsy Hamdan Hafsa Sajaa They also worked on their researching
Karimuddin Malik skills as a result presented and con-
structed outstanding models of differ-
ent animal habitats.
Geography lessons gave pupils a fla-
vour of the world we live in and gave
them an opportunity to compare the
physical environment to the human
world. Pupils enjoyed exploring the
Hala Kenawi Hala Roshdy Hamza Ibrahim lifestyle of the Maya civilisation and
Mohammad Ahmed extended their knowledge of the Ro-
man Empire.
This has truly been a year to be remem-
bered and I enjoyed teaching you.
I wish you all the best in Year 5!
Karim Kenzy Ahmed Layan Al Rawaan
Abuelsaoud Yaqoub Memon
Saad Zaman Samer Sara Umar Muham- Youssef Salem Zachariah
Shouman Binmahfouz mad Farooq Ahmed
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Year 4B
Mishaal Shakil
Mr Tanveer Ahmed
Year 4 Teacher
It’s hard to believe that another school
year has come to an end. Through good Adam Shakeel Anmar Alsobhi
times and bad times, we found new
ways to show our love and support in
our virtual classroom. We found pock-
ets of joy and overcame challenges
with our pupils to cross the finish line
together.
In between all the lessons, projects,
tests, and homework assignments, I
was also learning about you—who you Celena Faris Sherkoh Haneen Hamid Hayyan
are and who you have the potential to Berjaoui Hussain
become.
I have talked to some of you often.
Some of you have avoided talking
to me at all costs. Some of you have
shared your joys with me and made me
laugh. Some of you have discovered
yourselves this year. Some of you have
become leaders. Some of you have
excelled at helping others. All of you Kabir Deb Paul Kenda Elesily Lamar Al Leen Seifeldin
made progress in some way and that is Sayyaf Usher
what matters most.
Lila Yolacan Lilly Selim Mahmoud Nabil Bou
Youssef Ezzeddine
Yaqeen Idris Taymiyyah El Sulaiman Seif Fahmy Retal El Sayed Omar Aly
Haddouchi Baarma
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Year 4C
Zoya Shakeel Mohamed
Youssef
Mrs Doreen Miller
Year 4 Teacher
Despite teaching 4C virtually and nev-
Muhammad Sheharyar er having the privilege of getting to
Butt Muhammad grow with them this academic year
2020-2021, we still had many fun high-
lights.
Writing has been a huge focus in Year
4; the children made great progress
writing their own stories, poems, cre-
ating a non-chronological report and
a play script! I love to share my pas-
sion for reading stories to the children,
Khaled El Lea Maleeha Enaq Idris dramatizing the actions and asking
Sayegh Bahamdaine Ahmed thought provoking questions. 4c love
discussing stories, reading about other
cultures and exploring what happened
in the past.
Although maths and science have
many practical elements to the learn-
ing, it was fun using everyday day
objects from home to help understand
Hamna Faye Al Saheal Lama Yaqoub Miranda Calles new concepts. The children got mag-
Shekhani Castelo nets and tested them on the hidden
golden treasures. Do you know wheth-
er gold and silver is magnetic?
Art was awesome, the children made
Anderson shelters, huge Roman
Shields, Divali lamps, Rangoli patterns
and a vessel with an image on it, in-
spired by Picasso. It truly has been a
Muhammadu Lea El Nour Elsayed Jana Hamze year like no other
Ceesay Rousstom
Faiz Hasan Yazdan Nawera Dareen Ragab Yassine Ragab Umar Saad
Moienuddin Qureshi
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Mrs Gemma McDonagh
BA, PGCE, QTS
Upper Key Stage 2 Coordinator
This school year will definitely be one to
remember for the pupils in Years 5 and
6. I can honestly say that they have kept
in high spirits, embraced Virtual school
with both hands and been absolutely
fantastic throughout. Their commitment
to their learning has reflected within
their progress and I am extremely proud
of the independent learners they have
become. This is a skill that we would
expect from much older pupils so this is
something which will see them well as
they make their way towards Grammar
school.
Throughout this school year both pupils
and teachers have had to learn how to
use multiple online forums for perform-
ing their lessons. As a teacher, I have
also had to do this so understand the
challenges. The pupils have persevered
when connection has been bad and have
been resilient in finding alternative ways
to access their lessons. I congratulate
them on their ability to adapt when diffi-
culties have presented themselves.
In addition to this, I would like to say a
final thank you to adults and older sib-
lings at home who have supported the
Year 5 and 6 pupils throughout this year.
Without your support, the success of the
year would not have been possible. I vir-
tual handshake to you all.
This is a farewell to our Year 6 pupils
who are making their way over to Gram-
mar school and a see you next year for
the pupils heading into their final year
in Prep. I hope you all have a wonderful
and relaxing holiday and stay safe.
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Year 5A
Mr De Wet Hugo
Year 5 Teacher
Despite all the challenges that a year Ali Awais Ata Sayar
of virtual learning brought about for
our class, the 5A pupils still had a
wonderful year and an amazing time.
Even though we stayed home, through
our learning, we travelled to Ancient
Greece, Brazil, Victorian England and
Early Arabia. We also learned about
our solar system and how plants repro-
duce and grow.
Hamza Bokhari Hibba Mirza Karen Halaby Karim El
In English we learned to write differ- Danab
ent types of recounts and we have
journeyed through a different culture.
Maths lessons were a highlight and
once we all got used to Peardeck and
Kahoot, we loved it.
Mr. Hugo would like to dedicated the
following two quotes to his class:
“The more that you read, the more Laiba Butt Layla El Maaz Bin Maryam Imran
things you will know. The more that Bayrouti Majid
you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
Dr. Seuss
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself
says ‘I’m possible’!”
Audrey Hepburn
Milia El Omar Al Taha Khurram Derin Anani
Hartany Akhras
Hassan Badran Minerva Sara Iqbal Yousef Ostaz
Hamze
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Year 5B
Mrs Victoria Lomas
Year 5 Teacher
Ahmed El Eesa Mahmood It has been a highly unusual year and I
Ghoraby Khokhar can not wait to meet you all in person.
You should all be proud of the learning
that you have completed this year in
the most unusual ways.
It was a pleasure seeing you become
competitive at a kahoot, watch a pres-
entation or listen to an explanation of
how you answered a question.
Hamza Abbas Maaz Mir Mariyam Mustafa Idris We explored how to use Peardeck to-
Fatima Bukhari
gether and you were always polite and
considerate to each other. It was great
for us to explore different ways of
learning and realise that we don’t have
to be in a classroom for that to happen.
Remember to always try your best be-
cause ‘Believe you can…and you are
halfway there’ Theodore Roosevelt.
Omar El Danab Shaheer Sila Youssef Tala Aljehani
Ahmad
Yassin Darwish Ayah Afandi Alanood Amani Alvi
Albaadani
Rayan Nedjadi Aly Mohamed
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Year 5C
Mr Philip Langdon
Year 5 Teacher
I meet my class physically for just a few Abed Al Raz- Faris Alesayi
hours this academic year when they zak Hadla
came to school to participate in assess-
ments! They were just as I imagined :
a group of students eager to do their
very best, cheerful and happy to see
me and one another. They were full of
character and positivity.
I have really enjoyed teaching class 5C
virtually and I believe the pupils and Lamar Yaqoub Lolwa Majman Matyn Bin Decky Maymunah
I have overcome challenges and done Zulkarnine Ikram-Ul-Haq
the very best we could in difficult cir-
cumstances. We have certainly learned
new skills!
Now is the time to look to the future
and believe that there are brighter
more hopeful times ahead where the
physical class will soon return and we
can all start to appreciate our time to-
gether again. Muhammad Muhammad Tasnime Khouf Yassen Salam
Hamza Shamsi Wissam Khalid Elwakeel
I wish them the very best for next year
and look forward to seing them in
school when it is safe for us to return.
Yusuf Ahmed Sultan Al Esayi Malak Angelina Bou
Al Rasheed Chakra
Malik Ezmirly Talah Ostaz
Ain Eltinah
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Year 6A
Maria Ahmed
Mr Alastair Taylor
Year 6 Teacher
This year will be one that we all re-
Abeer Shaikh Ahmad Arfan member and for year 6 carries extra
significance as they finish their Prep
School experiences. 6A have faced this
challenge with a brilliant attitude and
have thrown themselves into all of our
learning this year.
We have tried a range of different on-
line learning techniques and all be-
come proficient users of Peardeck, Fire-
fly and Padlets. It has been great to get
Anaya Khan Ayesha Soorty Dany Abou Hana Shabaik to know 6A and their inquisitiveness,
Rafeh creativity and often abstract thoughts
and ideas.
We have particularly enjoyed our dif-
ferent topics, creating some wonderful
pieces of artwork and online creations.
We have immersed ourselves in a va-
riety of engrossing texts this year with
the class favourite being The Girl of Ink
Ibraheem Ismail Darwish Leyana M Abdullah and Stars which provided some great
Alakhal Hamdan Ahsan discussions about how we feel about
characters in literature.
The Grammar School is lucky to be
receiving this great group of young
learners.
Marcus Abram Omar Siddiqui Saleh Souha Baassiri
Binmahfouz
Selim Ebeid Talya Fayez Yusuf Khan Serene Mohammad Yousuf Zahran
Sharbatly Bilal Tariq
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Year 6B
Reina Zogheib
Mrs Gemma McDonagh
Year 6 Teacher / Upper KS2 Coordinator
Last term in year 6, we learnt about Abia Jeddy Aya Bakry
the different countries of the Ameri-
cas. We looked at both the physical and
human georgraphy of different coun-
tries, comparing how they are similar
or different. Whilst doing so we learnt
about natural and man-made wonders
that can be found here. The children
then created a travel guide for a coun-
try within the Americas, highlighting
what you can see and do in these places Ayaan Zia Camila Calles Ebrahim Elif Beyza
as well as describing the lanugage and Castelo Shazhad Senol
culture.
We had some outstanding travel vid-
eos, persuading people to visit along
with some wondefuly powerpoint
presnentations and posters. The chil-
dren really enoyed learning about the
different places and what they could
see there if they were to visit.
Ghena Alsafi Joud Al Sayyff Lea Darian Lina Selim
Lotfi El Marwan Mohammad Nishant
Haddouchi Memoni Bitar Chawla
Sadeem Saisha Shazil Pervez Victor Racho Joud Al Sayyaf Saad Nasser
Khanday Lalchandani Jnr
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Year 6C
Mohammad Ali Kuzey
Urkmeyen
Mr David Millar
Year 6 Teacher / English Coordinator
6C have enjoyed exploring some great
Archie Britton Berry Kenawi stories this year, from discovering a
man with wings in the old garage, to
exploring the legends of the monster
lurking beneath the island of Joya, we
have loved delving into these amazing
worlds and learning more about how
good stories are written at the same
time.
It has been a challenging year for
everyone, but through it all, we have
Eyad Gia El Sayegh Ibaad Raquim Ibrahim Zuberi had fun and bonded together as a class,
Abdelsalam enjoying quizzes and working together
on projects in Science and Humanities.
While it might not have been the year
we wanted for our last year of Prep
School, working together as a team has
made it all the better.
Now we’re geared up and ready to face
Lamar Leah Accaoui Muhannad Naya Hamad Year 7 and all the challenges we will
Sharbatly Alakhal Azzam meet as we enter Grammar School!
Noah Gamali Rahma Rayyan Master Roshan Kazi
Chowdhury
Samir Yasmeen Ali Zain Din Manha Fatima Joanna Thamary Ashalina
Moienuddin Mohammed Parthipan Rattani
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Mr Eric Mason
BA Hons, QTS
Head of Key Stage 3
Perseverance
Perseverance, determination and resil-
ience. All words that go hand in hand in
describing the attitudes of all human be-
ings in this unprecedented time we find
ourselves, but more so in explaining how
our Key Stage 3 pupils have remained
on course, engaged and learning. This is
exemplified in their willingness to come
into school for Activity Days, their con-
stant submission of homework and tasks
via our VLE, Firefly and quite simply the
outstanding Attendance to the virtual
lessons so far. These various aspects,
that so often go unnoticed, are to be
commended of our Key Stage 3 pupils.
The previous half term has been jam-
packed with fun-filled themes of the
week such as International Women’s,
Wildlife and Poetry days. Highlights
of the term (and possibly this unprece-
dented academic year) were the Activity
Days where pupils came into school (un-
der strict social distancing Guidelines) to
experience staff supervised activities that
tested and engaged their critical thinking
skills. It was a welcomed change for all
involved, though a glimpse of what we
hope will be a return to normal school.
We hope that all the school community
remain safe and healthy.
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Activity Day
Year
7
Year 7X
Mr Nikos Demetriou
English Teacher
Hiba Alakraa Fatimah Ali Linea Baghdadi Dawoud
Bokhari
Mazen Burhan Emil Elias Zidan Fahmy Zoraiz Ahmad
Faris Malaika Ammar Zeina Maryam
Moumena Musallam Muzaffar
Shaza Saad Hamza Salem Rayyan Ahmad Abdulelah Sirsa Youssef Adam Zeidan
Shesha
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