RULE OF ODDS
The human eye tends to accept
an odd number of elements more
readily than an even number as it
makes the composition look more
natural. The examples show this.
Note: More than an odd number.
If they are split into two groups,
one of three family members and
one on their own it works well
(last example). Although there are
then two groups, which is an even
number, the groups are not evenly
balanced so the rule of odds is still
at play.
“I took a photo of a pot of water-
colour pencils at 8:21 PM I had to On the roof I took this photo in my garden.
go on my tiptoes”. of my house, I placed the apples on a table. It
ev ening was taken at around 11:30 in the
Maria Mohammed ( 8 : 0 0 pm ) , morning. It was very sunny with
Clear sky/ just a few clouds in the sky. The
windy picture features three red apples.
Picture of 3 I washed them to give off a fresh
pieces of jew- look in the picture. The tables that
ellery, 2 brace- the apples are on has a glass base,
lets and a ring, which gives off the reflection. I
and I used a blurred out the background to
vignette filter make the apples the main subject
and sharp- of this picture.
ened the im- Khadijah Haq
age so the de-
tails were more apparent to the
person viewing it. I laid the objects This picture
on a stool Infront of the LED lights was taken
and placed the phone upside right under
down to capture the essence of the an electricity
Taya Yousef stool and this highlights some re- tower in the
flections of the lights and bright- desert. I drove
SYMMETRY ens up the image. my quad bike
Imaan Zuberi
In photography symmetry ap- under one and
pears when parts of your com- when I looked
up, I realized
position mirror other parts. It is Taken in my
created when two halves of your neighbourhood. it would make a good picture and
scene look the same and balance Around 18:00 it was also quite symmetrical. It
each other out. Symmetry de- There were a was taken at around 4 in the af-
fines something being clean, pro- few clouds in ternoon. It was quite windy and
portional, and balanced and will the sky, but it there were some beautiful clouds
make pictures appear neat, tidy was a sunny in the sky on this day.
and clinical. Symmetry tends to day. This photo is looking up at an
impress the human eye and it is The photo consists of a masjid,
constantly looking for it. trees, streetlights and water on electricity tower from the bottom
near the pavement. centre. Behind the symmetrical
tower is the sky with the Sun.
Ibrahim Cham
Khadijah Haq
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FRAME WITHIN A In Makkah city, in masjid al haram.
FRAME Around 7’o clock. It was during the
Use foreground objects to create night, so it was just the regular lighting
a window (or frame) that you can of the mosque. It’s a picture of The Clock
see the background through. In Tower with my fingers shaped as a heart
photography, a frame within a as the frame. The tower is extremely tall,
frame is when the photographer so I had put the camera to the very bot-
uses something within the scene tom on the ground to take the picture.
in front of them to frame the main Rameen Shakil
subject. Therefore, a second frame
is created within the image hence:
a frame within a frame.
I took this photo at the Jeddah
Corniche at 3:00 pm. The sky was
clear, and it was very sunny, how-
ever there was lots of wind and
there were strong waves at the
corniche. The second frame in the
picture is the lens from a pair of
sunglasses. Through the frame
you can see the ocean on the left
and bushes on the right. There is
a path in the centre with palm trees on both sides. A person is standing
in the middle of the path and looking towards the ocean. The picture is
tilted towards the right.
Khadijah Haq
I took a photo of an ornament af-
ter placing it on the dining table
through a tissue roll, I was on my Mr Raza’s commented “The pupils that have participated in the Home-
knee. work Tasks are taking something away with the that will serve them
Maria Mohammed for the rest of their lives. Young people are inundated with imagery all
day long, yet many are oblivious to the intention, symbolisms and effect
this has on humans. They are very susceptible and this helps them to be
more informed both a creators and consumers”.
I took the photo in my room at 6
pm under indoor lighting. The
picture shows a hanger acting as
a frame which displays a brightly
coloured blue RC heli-copter. I had
to sit down on the ground and flip
my camera in order to get the cor-
rect view for the photo.
Jad Hilal
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Library
The library has been changed and improved for pupils hard to keep the library in order. We had 16 junior librari-
this year with new design and activities. After arranging ans this year and all made a difference at the library.
the collection according to the Dewey system we designed
the library with posters and pictures. The reading corner Mrs Humeyra Ceylan Izhar
with a tree and fallen leaves became a cosy place to read Librarian
and the decoration around the library makes it more wel-
coming and peaceful.
We also introduced a reading challenge for pupils to en-
courage them to read and to improve their comprehen-
sion. In this challenge, pupils read 10 books and they an-
swered questions about the book. Then they had a house
point for each book, a certificate and a gift voucher. A lot
of pupils achieved to read 10 books and they went to the
second level to complete 20 books in the summer term.
Pupils enjoyed challenging themselves and reading as lei-
sure.
The author spotlight section was set up to learn about au-
thors’ life stories and what made them great writers. In
this section, we could find authors’ biographies, a list of
their books and pictures. After reading the information
about the authors, pupils could borrow their books from
the library.
Information literacy activities took place at the prep li-
brary to learn about how to find information ethically and
efficiently. Pupils learned about the library arrangement,
Dewey Classification System, where to find information at
the library, book parts, types of books, fiction, nonfiction,
biographies and autobiographies, bibliographies, book re-
views and comprehension. We also celebrated Book Week
by making a cover page for a book that we read together,
designing a bookmark and discussing different libraries
around the world.
Junior librarians from the Grammar school have been in-
strumental in running the library and they worked very
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Physical Education
The word physical means different things to different peo- veloping every aspect of the body, mind, and emotions in
ple. Some people look at the term “physical” as simply order to produce and keep equilibrium in one’s life. Phys-
everything related to anatomy and physiology. Others be- ical Wellness can be defined as choosing and maintaining
lieve that the word “physical” has to do with health and healthy habits pertaining to the body.
fitness components related to the body. And still, others
believe that “physical” corresponds with wellness.
Although all of these
definitions fit the word
physical, the most pop-
ular view is that of well-
ness (Insel, Roth, Roll-
ins & Petersen, 1996).
In Health and Wellness
(1996), Edlin, Golanty &
Bum defined wellness
as the emphasis placed
on individual respon-
sibility for well-being The 2021/2022 School academic year for JPGS Sport sprung
through the practice of back into life. Over a year had passed since the last com-
health-promoting life- petitive sports fixture on site and it was fantastic to see so
style behaviours. Having many pupils involved in an array of activities and fixtures
good wellness involves being free of illness and disease both home and away throughout the year.
(as often as possible), having viability (being able to live
actively, energetically, and fully), and being in good spir- During the year athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket,
its most of the time. football, iGCSE PE, gymnastics, hockey, health related fit-
ness, netball, rugby, softball, and table tennis were taught
Human beings were designed for physical activity. Regu- in lessons. The annual RSAC and SAIKAC volleyball,
lar physical activity is a positive health habit and is vital to football, and basketball tournament fixtures were played
the overall wellness of the individual. The Physical Educa- alongside our comprehensive ECA programme.
tion Department at JPGS must guide the learners in how
to make intelligent decisions about lifetime health and Over a year of non-competitive sport had invigorated and
physical fitness including a plan for daily exercise. Well- energised the JPGS pupils as the teams performed bril-
ness is ongoing and needs to be a lifestyle a person choos- liantly across the activities and won many accolades.
es. It is not an end result, but rather a process by which an
individual takes control of the way they live through de- In Grammar Heba captained the U16 and U19 girls volley-
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ball and basketball teams to success in RSAC and
SAIKAC tournaments, with Abdullah captaining
the U16 and U19 football and basketball boys to suc-
cess in the RSAC and SAIKAC tournaments.
Aly Ebeid continued his swimming success with
standout victories throughout the year. Aly trains
at the JPGS pool and is a proud Piranha. He comes
to school, works with a tutor after school and then
attends swimming training for 2 hours in the late
evening, 6 days a week. He has a forceful work ethic
that grants him success.
JPGS Prep Pupils developed their knowledge and under-
standing of the components of fitness (health and skill related
) required for physical activities and sports and how each can
be measured, applied their knowledge of training principles
to personally exercise to improve fitness and were able to ex-
plain each component and able to apply a range of practical
examples from physical independent movements and activ-
ities in term 1.
Prep then bounced back into the school environment for term
2 and 3 and have never looked back. During this time they
have participated in athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket,
football, gymnastics, hockey, netball, rugby, rounders, table
tennis and swimming. This will allow for the next academic
year to be in a strong position for when we compete at BSME
and annual competitions.
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Model United Nations
On Wednesday 16th February, a delegation of 19 pu-
pils from JPGS travelled to KAUST to take part in the
first in-person MUN Conference in two years. Pupils
from Y10 to Y13 travelled to KAUST, armed with the
depth of their research and knowledge representing
countries ranging from Finland to the Democratic Re-
public of Congo, and Cambodia to Russia (controver-
sial, much?).
Pupils debated and strategized over the course of
three days with a number of other delegates from
schools across the Kingdom, including Saudi Aramco
Expatriates Schools Dhahran and Udhailiya, the Brit-
ish School Dhahran, American International School
Riyadh and the British International School Riyadh.
It was an excellent conference with out very own Ah-
mad Awais and Ayat Rana receiving honourable men-
tions as part of the UN Security Council; Bessma Ab-
duljawad being awarded Distinguished Delegate for
the UNHCR and Amna Saqlain being awarded Best
Delegate for the UNHCR.
Mr Chowdhury would like to thank all of the dele-
gates for their fantastic work, as well as Ms C Windle,
Mr D Matthews and Ms F Jabeen for taking the time to
accompany the pupils during the Conference.
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JPGS Safeguarding Team
Keeping You Safe
Mr Khalil Ahmed FCCT Mrs Ayah Malkawi Mr Munsoor Shahzad Mr Raymond Garnett Mrs Mirasol Cepe
Interim Headmaster/ School Nurse Designated Safeguarding Deputy Designated School Nurse
Head of Grammar Lead Safeguarding Lead
Talk to us...
If you feel upset or worried about anything The Safeguarding Team is here to listen,
to support and help you at any time
(even if you think it is not important) of the school day.
If someone has hurt you physically or emotionally
If you are being threatened or forced to do things
Jeddah Prep and Grammar School is committed to safe- We will ensure that concerns about our children are dis-
guarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children cussed with their parents/carers, unless we have reason to
regardless of age, gender, religion or beliefs, ethnicity, believe that such a move would be contrary to the child’s
disability or socio-economic background. The school pro- welfare. Confidential, detailed and accurate records of
vides a caring, positive safe and stimulating environment all safeguarding concerns are maintained and securely
that promotes spiritual, moral, social and cultural devel- stored.
opment. We nurture remarkable learning environments,
where everyone works together enthusiastically to create Our PSHE curriculum helps children stay safe, recognise
a positive, creative and caring culture. when they don’t feel safe and identify who they might/can
talk to. Suitable support and guidance is provided so that
We recognise that all adults in school have a full and ac- learners know they have a range of appropriate adults to
tive part to play in protecting our children from harm, and approach if they feel in need of assistance.
that the child or young person’s welfare is our paramount
concern. We ensure that everyone understands their roles
and responsibilities in respect of safeguarding and is pro-
vided with appropriate training to recognise, identify and
respond to safeguarding concerns relating to young peo-
ple. All necessary steps are taken to ensure that adults in
school are working in a safe way.
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Enrichment Clubs
Extra-Curricular Activities are an outlet for our
young learners to engage in topics and activities
that are not necessarily related to academia. With
over 70 different ECAs on offer and between 300
and 400 pupils signed up, the JPGS ECA pro-
gramme is flourishing.
An example of our pupils delving out of daily
school routine and learning important life skills
can be observed in ECAs such as:
• Debate Club
• Gardening
• Model United Nations
• Duke of Edinburgh, Internation
-al Award
• Volleyball Club
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Green Fingers- Green Fingers ECA promotes love amongst
pupils towards their environment by grow-
Growing ing and nurturing plants in a sustainable
way. Pupils indulged in lots of practical
gardening activities where they sowed
seeds and nurtured them until they grew
Sustainably! into plants. The first glimpse of the beauti-
ful purple and yellow flowers on eggplants
and tomatoes was simply fascinating! Soon,
there were eggplants, spinach and tomatoes
ready to be harvested.
It’s a proven fact that coming in contact with
soil bacteria can stimulate the release of ser-
otonin, which is a natural anti-depressant
and makes you feel better overall. Growing
up in a greener urban environment boosts
children’s intelligence and lowers levels of
difficult behaviour. Green spaces improve
various aspects of children’s cognitive de-
velopment.
So, let’s Live green, Breathe Green, and
Go green!
Mrs Nahid Hussain
Prep Science Coordinator
Year 3 Teacher
In my opinion, Green Fingers is the most
exciting club. I joined Green Fingers for my
I joined Green Fingers to learn more about dad because I thought planting was fascinat-
plants. I have had so much fun and have ing and I wanted my Dad to feel proud of me.
learned so many new things. Now, I know how Growing plants is my passion and it makes
to grow tomatoes, eggplants, spinach, sun- me feel relaxed to see lots of greenery and
flowers and much more. I have spotted insects fresh air. I love Green Fingers in a way that I
like caterpillars, butterflies and grasshoppers, cannot explain in words. I don’t like it when I
which are normally rare to be seen. I even took miss the club, but all I can say is Green Fin-
one caterpillar home and I’m feeding it lots of gers is awesome!
fresh leaves. Lea Otaibi- 5C
Malak Gadelhak- 5A
I believe, Green Fingers is my I joined Green Fingers because I wanted to learn
favourite club where we have lots how to plant trees. Now I know how to take care of
of fun. I learned many things plants. I was so happy when I saw the seeds grow-
like growing plants and recy- ing into plants.
cling. We sowed seeds of many Sultan Kranoh- 3B
different plants such as spin-
ach, beans, tomatoes and egg-
plants. Hopefully, there will be
another club like this one.
Haneen Hamid- 5A
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Annual Sports Day
Hustle and Heart set us Apart
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After a long break our JPGS Grammar Sports Day re-
turned.
I’d like to thank our Grammar School pupils in their he-
roic displays on the track and in the field events. Rac-
ing, jumping, throwing, focused, winning, competing,
attempting, collaborating, respecting, empathetic, coura-
geous, concentrated… are only just a few of the words
our outstanding pupils displayed.
A big thank you to the parents and guardians that came
to watch the sporting activities at school. It was great to
see so many of you and the pupils were very excited to
have family and family friends attend their special day.
As always, these events could not be held without direc-
tion from teachers, staff and our community. A big thank
you to those that worked tirelessly throughout the day
and the ones that worked to the small hours to prepare
everything.
A special mention to the PE Department in orchestrat-
ing term 2A athletics teaching activities and schemes of
work to align with Sports Day being held. Many JPGS
athletes shone because of their tireless effort in lessons
but also from the skill and technical information that
has been given to the pupils throughout term 2A within
those lessons.
Congratulations to House Imperial for gaining the Gram-
mar School Sports Day Trophy.
Well-deserved in a very tight Sports Day House Compe-
tition 2022.
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Saudi National Day
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Saudi national day is a day we commemorate every year,
to acknowledge when King Abdelaziz unified the king-
dom, in 1932. it first became a public holiday in 2007,
when King Abdullah announced that it would be cele-
brated annually from the 75th national day. Every year,
Saudi national day is celebrated with dances, songs and
traditional food, and it signifies how far Saudi has come
as a nation, while honouring its vast historical culture,
and long-lasting traditions. Every year in JPGS we cele-
brate this day at the school with special events and treats
for all pupils and teachers.
The school was decorated with the flags and the slogan
of this year (Hayya lana daar) it’s a home for us. During
the Art lessons with KS3 pupils drew their names in Ar-
abic. The Music teacher trained some of Year 9 pupils to
play with Arabian instruments with a Saudi song. The
Prep school celebrated with a virtual assembly at the end
of the day and some pupils participated in the presenta-
tion. Pupils attended the assembly wearing the colours
of the flag or the traditional clothes.
We started the week with celebrating the Arabic week
with many activities pupils participated in. During the
Arabic lessons our children read stories with the Arabic
teachers and participated in different fun activities. Some
pupils recorded their reading and shared their video or
audio while reading their favourite Arabic book on Pad-
let. A new programme was shared with our children on
firefly to help them to write their name in Arabic when
it’s needed, then they were asked to design a bookmark
that has their Arabic name.
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W inter Concert
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On Wednesday the 15 of December our school choir
th
had their winter concert, conducted by Miss Kane. The
pupils put in a lot of effort and sang so beautifully on the
day. It was the first time in two years that we were able
to put on such a show and perform for parents, pupils
and teachers.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the
teachers and parents for all their support, and a mas-
sive congratulations to the pupils who made the whole
school proud with their mesmerising performance.
Ms Catherine Kane
Music Teacher
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Remembrance Day Lest we Forget
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This year at JPGS we were very fortunate to have our
Grammar School pupils at school and visitors were able
to attend our special assembly. This allowed us to com-
memorate 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 communi-
ty and therefore we had many items from various voic-
es. We had many speeches from staff and pupils and a
very special guest – Lt. Col. John Russell from the British
Army who was able to share his thoughts and experi-
ences.
Poppies were decorated by our wonderful pupils and
displayed around our school. Furthermore, within our
PSHE lessons our pupils learned the signifi-cance of Re-
membrance Day and why it is an occasion to reflect and
wear the poppies with pride.
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United Nations Day
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Red Nose Charity/ Bake Sale
Annual Sports Day
Hustle and Heart set us Apart
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Cancer Awareness Month
The months of October and November have been desig-
nated as Global Cancer Awareness months: Breast Cancer
and Prostate Cancer. In acknowledgement of their signifi-
cance 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 person suffering from cancer on
pink and blue posted notes. A pink and blue heart display
was made with the posted notes. Pupils and staff also had
the opportunity to donate to the Breast Cancer Research
Facility at Al Zahraa Hospital.
Mr Munsoor Shahzad
Assistant Head / DSL /
Head of Key Stage 4
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Annual Sports Day
Colour Run Hustle and Heart set us Apart
The Colour Run was a delightful event that called
on all pupils to celebrate those who make the world
a brighter, healthier, and happier place. Pupils who
dare to dream, believe in unity, and enjoy making
magic were involved in a 200m dash around the
track. They were greeted with coloured powder at
every turn until they turned into the colours of the
rainbow.
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Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
JPGS proudly celebrated the Platinum Jubilee of HM
Queen Elizabeth II with a day of learning, a whole school
assembly and a street party. Teachers and pupils (and
even some parents!) dressed in 1950s fashion and parents
shared their culinary delights in our Bake Off Showstop-
per competition.
Prep School pupils spent the morning learning about the
different decades of the Queen’s reign and shared their
learning with other classes. The whole school joined to-
gether in an assembly commemorating the Queen’s life
and the importance of The Duke of Edinburgh award.
Parents then joined us at the street party with performanc-
es from each year group and our staff band. We marvelled
at the wonderful showstoppers prepared by families and
HE Seif Usher was lucky enough to taste each one and
declare a winner.
A wonderful day filled with community spirit, music and
dancing mirroring the celebrations in the UK. The entire
JPGS community were able to make precious memories
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Book Week
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This year, we had an exciting book week where we be-
gan to delve into picture books, looking at how stories
can be told in many different ways, and how authors
and artists often use pictures to hide meaning. This
helped us look more at inference - how the writer used
the picture to suggest or imply details about the charac-
ters and events.
We had an exciting door decoration day where pu-
pils were asked to design and create a classroom door
connected to their picture book in one day. Doors were
judged based upon how well connected their doors
were to their books, how well they had used recycled
materials and how independently they had worked.
We had lots of parents in to read to us, and teachers
moved around the school to read to different classes
also. We finished the week with World Book Day where
many of the children had come dressed as characters
and items from their picture books - we even had a
boat!. It was wonderful to see all the creativity and the
excitement for books generated by this week and look
forward to seeing this continue throughout the rest of
the school year.
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Blood Brothers School Production 2022
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On Wednesday the 30th of April, Jeddah Prep and
Grammar celebrated the closing night of their produc-
tion of Blood Brothers. The production which ran for
three nights, under the direction of Catherine Kane and
Darryl Matthews, was the first school production to
take place since the start of the pandemic.
Pupils -from year 7 to 13 - in the cast gave up their
weekends to rehearse in the prep hall, while the crew
-pupils in sixth form- spent their weekends studying
how to work lights and sound. Because of all their hard
work, the pupils put on a wonderful show for the whole
school and parents, selling over 200 tickets across the
three nights.
Ms Cane and Mr Darryl could not have done this with-
out the support of the wider school community - par-
ents, staff and SLT. We would like to especially thank
the teachers who gave up their time to help backstage
and offered props for the production.
We would also like to pass on a huge congratulations to
the pupils who not only made us proud but made them-
selves and Jeddah Prep and Grammar proud. Their
talent and work ethic were the talk of the school!
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Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award
Adventurous Journey
Pupils Completing the to complete the adventurous jour- immensely proud of our pupils
Adventurous Journey: ney here in Jeddah. The journey who worked as a team, encourag-
started when we left the school at ing and supporting one another.
7.40 am on Thursday 17th March The terrain was not easy and it
• Faisal Daaboul
• Yousef Alghrabi amidst a sand storm. We arrived was a great achievement that all of
• Fatima Awais at the Deeratna Complex and de- the teams arrived at campsite un-
• Amina Nedjadi layed the hike, hoping the weather scathed and in good spirits.
• Waniya Saqib would clear up.
• Mahnoor Mosharaf
• Raed Kayani
• Ziad Kandiel
• Hussain Malji
• Yasmeen Bittar
• Sanya Saqib
• Adam Mejai At the campsite the pupils set up
• Ahana Mishra their tents and then they cooked
• Afaf Alsowagh A huge thank you to the staff at their evening meal on a portable
• Anaya Al Haddouchi Deeratna for the hospitality they stove. It was great to see the pupils
• Salaar Mansoor gave during this period. The demonstrating the skills they had
• Rayan Din weather cleared up after lunch- learnt in the lead up the trip.
• Inaya Pervez time and the pupils set off for their
• Hasan Malji hike at 1.00 pm.
• Bilal Khan
• Ashaz Mohammed
• Adam Mjaii
• Abdul Raheem Master
A huge congratulations to our 23
year 10 and 11 pupils who com- The evening finished with all the
pleted the adventurous Journey groups sat by a campfire telling
on the mountains of Daghan, The journey was not an easy one each other scary stories. The pu-
Jeddah. We as a school are very and required a great deal of de- pils were in the tents for 9.00 pm
proud that our pupils are the first termination and resilience. I was and were woken at 5.30 am for
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dawn prayers. They then cooked
their own breakfast and packed
away all their equipment and
hiked back to the Deeratna Com-
plex.
A big thank you to Mr Mason, Ms
Lynch, Mr Kit, Nurse Mirasol and
Coach Oula that helped support
me with the Adventurous Journey
and well done again to all the pu-
pils.
Mr Munsoor Shahzad
Assistant Head / DSL /
Head of Key Stage 4
Alumni and Sixth Form Dinner
The words glamourous, extravagant, and luxurious come turn to relive a special moment with their peers which was
to mind when describing the Alumni and Sixth Form Din- the first of its kind. The Alumni and Sixth Form Dinner
ner. This event encapsulated the very essence of our school marked the end of a busy term and continuation of special
and the Sixth Form. The occasion was led by our Head events at Jeddah Prep and Grammar School.
Team who decorated The Crowne Plaza’s Ball Room and
organised the presents for Secret Santa. Our senior Prefect Mr Mudasir Mahmood
Amani Shah gave a remarkable speech with Abdulelah Head of Sixth Form
Khalifa adding light-hearted humour. Our Deputy Head Teacher of Sociology and Humanities
Boy Abdullah Zahran spoke with wisdom and maturity,
and the Sixth Formers came dressed to impress. The night
was filled with music, wonderful food, and a showcase of
dance from the likes of Abdalla Abdi, Yousef Elias, Abdul-
lah Usman, and Nawaf Shakeel. We also had graduates re-
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Spelling Bee
Most people read words more accurately than pupils gaining competency over vocabulary and
they spell them. This commonly occurs amongst this allows them to excel at reading and writing.
younger pupils. the ability to understand more words will allow
the pupils to become more literate and enjoy
With guidance given by the national curricu- reading an extensive range of material.
lum, our pupils should understand, through be-
ing shown, the skills and processes essential for The brain activity and excitement that goes with
writing. This consists of; thinking aloud to gen- a spelling bee is just as stimulating as a phys-
erate ideas, drafting and re-reading to check that ical competition. We did the Prep competition
the meaning is clear. in one stage. Classes 1+2, 3+4 and 5+6 all took
part in differing spellings that were allocated by
On Tuesday 30 November 2021, each class the KS coordinator. In Grammar, each individu-
th
(Prep) and each form (Grammar) participated in al in each form competed against each other to
a Spelling Bee! enhance to a 2 round. All pupils with the max-
nd
imum 10 out 10 gained access to the Final that
Spelling Bee not only provides a valuable edu- was taken place in the final week of school term.
cational experience for our wonderful children
but also allows them to engage in healthy com- After a tense, thrilling and climatic finale, we
petition. are pleased to announce that Sanya Year 10 and
Preparation is a comprehensive learning process Saad Year 9 were the overall winners of Spelling
that allows children to learn the definition, pro- Bee 2021. Congratulations to the both of them.
nunciation and roots of the word.
Enhancing vocabulary through this valuable
learning outcome of spelling bee results in our
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Pupil Support Service
The SEND Department and Pupil Support Service A group intervention has also been put in place to
have undergone some big developments this year. support pupils in their social and emotional devel-
opment, and area particularly affected by lockdown.
Differences in learning and thinking have been iden- These groups - the ‘Talkabout’ groups - have had a
tified in pupils across the school and teachers have fantastic start and pupils have made some amazing
begun to adapt their teaching to ensure these pu- contributions to discussions.
pils understand and improve their performance in
lessons to reach their potential. Conversations with The Pupil Support Room in Grammar underwent a
parents have been, and continue to be, a very impor- huge change to make it a more welcoming, nurturing
tant part of this process. Training has taken place for environment and we have had many positive com-
teaching staff to bring them up to date with current ments from pupils and parents alike. We aim to con-
thinking and practice around SEND. This is ongoing. tinue to work on the Pupil Support Room in Prep to
bring it up to the standard of the Grammar Support
It has been a priority of this department to speak to Room, which is high!
pupils that learn differently about their experiences
in the classroom. They have been open and honest Initiatives are beginning to be put in place to involve
with these experiences which has been key in getting the wider community again. Parents know their
them the support that they have needed, in order to children best and it is essential that there is a con-
begin to remove their barriers to learning and ex- stant and continuous dialogue with them if we want
plore their strengths within their differences. to continue to have the pupils best interests at the
centre of our practice. A parent’s evening workshop
The well-being of pupils has been paramount this on the importance of supporting pupils’ well being
year in terms of supporting them after the big dis- after COVID took place in May. Some productive
ruption to their education and development caused conversations happened that evening and it has be-
by COVID. The school has aimed to be proactive in come very clear, in various events, that parents are
light of research findings from eg UNICEF, amongst extremely keen to begin to contribute to school life
other organisations, and our own observations of the again, which is a fantastic resource to have and is of
impact that this disruption has had. There is data course going to benefit our pupils.
coming to light of the effects of lockdown period on
the general well being of children and young people. In summary, it has been a busy year for the depart-
At JPGS we have a solid pastoral system to support ment! We have enjoyed getting to know the pupils
with this. The Pupil Support Department has also and their families and look forward to developing
been developed as part of this provision to work with the work we are doing to make sure JPGS continues
pupils in a more personalised way, with the objective to be an inclusive learning environment for all.
of providing more targeted interventions to meet the
needs of those who have been referred by teachers or Ms Caroline Calleja
self-referred themselves. This has included, but not Inclusion Lead and SENDCo
limited to: support with friendships, exam anxiety
and better management of overwhelming emotions.
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JPGS Graduates 2021-22
Muhammad Hussain Abdullah Zahran Nawaf Shakeel Abdul Rahman Shesha Abdalla Abdi
Sadeel Al Banna Muhammad Azam Uzair Khota Hashim Raffa Mohammad Binmahfouz
Ahmad Awais Umar Oozeer Ayberk Dalak Dana Binladin Maria El Tawah
Jorjoh Nasir Cham Amna Saqlain Amani Shah Mostafa Albolad Abdulelah Khalifa
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Lucrezia Antonaci Fatima Rabbani Ayat Rana Nada Afandi Mohamed Abdulahi
Ikhlas Memon Sameer Kaukab Marinella Trompetter Abdullah Toonsi Abdur-Rahman Khan
Abdullah Usman Fatmah Bugshan Lubna Al Salloum Louai Abdalla
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Graduation Ceremony 2022
Graduation Ceremony 2022
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Assemblies
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Jeddah Prep and Grammar School
[email protected]
+966 12 654 23 54
http://jpgs.org
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