4A this Year...
This year was an epic year for us all! We enjoyed dressing
up for International Day; parading for our parents. Our
educational trip to the Trio Ranch was astounding. We
had an opportunity to ride, groom and feed the horses.
Every Tuesday, we read a story to the Year 2 pupils and
they in turn, read to us. Science Lessons were exciting and
stimulating. The best part was when we experimented
and observed together with Year 4c; how a balloon was
inflated using vinegar and baking soda. Dressing up was
always entertaining. For our Winter Concert, we were
puppets on a string, dressed as Pinocchio.
I loved and enjoyed teaching you, this year. All the best
for next year!
Mrs Christien Rughbeer
Head of Year 4,
Year 4A Class Teacher
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4B
Class Teacher: Mr Tanveer Ahmed (R)
Assistant Teacher: Mrs Badia Al-Harabi
Front Row L-R: Matyn Zulkarnine, Yassen El-Wakeel, Muhammad Wissam, Laiba Butt, Abedalrazzak Hadla,
Layane Osman
Middle Row L-R: Sultan Al-Esayi, Maaz Mir, Karim El-Danab, Derin Anani, Minerva Hamze
Back Row L-R: Faris Al-Esayi, Talah Ostaz, Karen Halaby, Salaar Junaid, Hibba Mirza, Hassan Badran
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4B this Year...
As the anticipation of summer draws near, I am not yet
ready to end our school year (especially under these cir-
cumstances). As your year 4 teacher, I feel like I am just
beginning to get to know you. It feels only days since we
met in this, possibly the shortest school year of your lives.
In between all of the lessons, projects, tests, and home-
work assignments, I was also learning about you—who
you are and who you have the potential to become. I feel
blessed to be a part of all of your journeys.
“Education is your passport to the future, for tomorrow be-
longs to those who prepare for it today. “ Malcom X
Mr Tanveer Ahmed
Year 4B Class Teacher
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4C
Class Teacher: Mr Dylan Courtney (R)
Assistant Teacher: Ms Badia Al-Harabi
Front Row L-R: Malik Ezmirly, Muhammad Hamza Shamsi, Layla El Bayrouti, Hiba Aitamor, Taha Khurram
Middle Row L-R: Amani Alvi, Yousef Ostaz Ain Eltinah, Shaheer Ahmad, Mariyam Fatima Bukhari, Ali Awais,
Yassin Darwish
Back Row L-R: Yusuf Ahmed, Amaana Kulsoom Ashraf, Alanood Albaadani, Tasnime Khlouf, Sila Youssef,
Hamza Haider, Hamza Abbas
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4C this Year...
This year will be remembered by 4C as their shortest aca-
demic year to date. We have used the time wisely and en-
joyed every minute. From dressing up for Roman Day, to
having an obsession with Narnia, the lion the witch and
the wardrobe. We have expanded our knowledge and
learnt new concepts.
We have developed stronger relationships with our
friends and gained new ones. We have challenged our-
selves in every aspect of school life and have therefore be-
come stronger. Always remember, “things never happen
the same way twice”-C.S. Lewis (Narnia), so always keep
your head up and do your best.
Mr Dylan Courtney
4C Class Teacher
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5A
Class Teacher: Mr De Wet Hugo (R)
Assistant Teacher: Mrs Marilyn Cabalar
Front Row L-R: Mohammad Bitar, Saleh Binmahfouz, Ghena Alsafi, Roshan Kazi, Muhammad Kamran,
Noah Gamali
Middle Row L-R: Eyad Elsayed Abdelsalam, Elif Beyza Senol, Maria Ahmed, Abeer Shaikh, Rahma Chowdhury,
Salim Ebeid
Back Row L-R: Ayaan Zia, Ibraheem Alakhal, Yousuf Zahran, Rayyaan Abdulla, Lamar Sharbatly, Ebrahim
Shehzad, Lea Darian
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5A this Year...
In 5A we had loads of fun this year! We studied the An-
cient Greeks in History, learned about stories from differ-
ent cultures in English and discovered new ways to do
calculations in Maths.
Not only did we learn many more interesting things in ex-
citing and entertaining ways, but we also went on a school
trip to Voila Chocolate, participated in a sports day and
presented an assembly on Roald Dahl and his wonderful
novels for children.
Receiving virtual lessons during Term 2 was a first for us
all and we will also remember how special that made Year
5 for us!
Mr De Wet Hugo
Head of Year 5
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5B
Class Teacher: Mrs Victoria Lomas (R)
Assistant Teacher: Mrs Marilyn Cabalar
Front Row L-R: Joud Al Sayyat, Reina Zogheib, Marcus Santos, AyaBakry, NayaAzzam, Anaya Khan,
Joanna Parthipan, Ibrahim Zuberi
Middle Row L-R: Hana Shabaik, Ryan Alsini, MuhannedAlakhal, Abdullah Ashan, Marwan Memoni,
Mohammed Arab, Manha Mohammed
Back Row L-R: Ayma Kashif, Ahmad Arfan, Shazil Pervez, Berry Kenawi, Talya Fayez, Archie Britton,
Nashwa Chapra
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5B this Year...
Wow, what an amazing year, you will never forget being
in Year 5. We started the year getting to know each other
and had some fun along the way.
Our highlights definitely included our amazing Brazil
topic where we got to visit a yummy chocolate factory for
some delicious treats and present a wonderful class as-
sembly to our parents. You have all improved this year at
giving presentations.
You have been amazing adapting to the virtual school en-
vironment and although we all miss our classroom it is
great to see what independent learning you can achieve.
Mrs Victoria Lomas
Year 5 Classteacher
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5C
Class Teacher: Mr Raymond Garnett and Mr Philip Langdon
Assistant Teacher: Mrs Marilyn Cabalar
Front Row L-R: Ayesha Soorty, Rayyan Master, Omar Siddiqui, Camila Calles, Lina Selim, Miryam Gandeel,
Victor Jr Rancho, Ibaad Raquim, Leah Accaoui
Middle Row L-R: Saisha Laichandani, Samir Moienuddin, Leyana Hamdan, Souha Baassiri, Nishant Chawla,
Dany Abou Rafeh, Kuzey Urkmeyen, Lotfi El Haddouchi
Back Row L-R: Gia El Sayegh, Serene Sharbatly
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5C this Year...
In term 2 Year 5 looked at ‘What is was like for Children
Living in Victorian Times’ ie between 1987 and 1901. We
learnt that many poor children had to work in jobs such as
chimney sweeps, street sellers, factory workers, farm la-
bourers and even working down the mines. It was a very
dangerous time for children. Class 5C portrayed the life of
rich and poor children through an assembly. It was a won-
derful opportunity for the students to develop stage skills
and confidence. Term 3 saw a dramatic turn of events with
the pandemic that resulted in the school closure and im-
mediate switch to the children of Class 5C learning online.
Mr Garnett and I were amazed at how quickly the chil-
dren adapted, learnt new skills and saw the opportunity
of virtual learning as a positive step towards independent
learning. Mr Garnet and I were extremely proud of Class
5C during this challenging time.
Mr Philip Langdon
Support for Learning / Year 5 Class Teacher
Mr Raymond Garnett
Head of Prep School
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6A
Class Teacher: Mrs Rehanna Etheridge (L)
Assistant Teacher: Mrs Shahd Abuzeid
Front Row L-R: Sirsa Youssef, Dawoud Bokhari, Rayyan Razi, Ilham Memon, Mariya Maassarani, Husna Kassim
Middle Row L-R: Ubaid Gani, Adam Al Attar, Alya Moumena, Zoraiz Khan, Yara Shouman, Ibrahim Zogheib,
Zeyad Ahmed
Back Row L-R: Adam Zeidan, Abdur-Rahman Butt, Zohair Mirza, Hala AlGhamdi, Fatimah Ali, Hamza Al
Rasheed, Emil Elias
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6A this Year...
In our Year 6 Science unit, we have been researching how
human activities have negatively impacted different habi-
tats, and what can be done to stop their destruction.
As a result, young leading conservationists of Class 6A
took to the stage and were articulate in presenting their
facts and offering solutions to global problems, during
our KS2 Assembly.
Their message complemented the recent GO2 Green cam-
paign in JPGS, encouraging fellow pupils to be young
stewards of their environment.
Mrs Rehanna Etheridge
Head of Year 6
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6B
Class Teacher: Mrs Gemma McDonagh (L)
Assistant Teacher: Mrs Shahd Abuzeid
Front Row L-R: Laith Malaika, Ammar Moumena, Sari Bachaalani, Hassan Rihan, Mohammad Hazeeq Abdul
Talib, Abdulelah Shesha
Middle Row L-R: Haya Al Tamimi, Zeina Musallam, Maimuna Keita, Araav Rajesh Mishra, Hamza Moazzam
Awan, Omar Heiba
Back Row L-R: Yara El Rousstom, Iraj Usman, Hayam Memon, Nai Hassan, Hamza Salem, Ghalib Ezmirly
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6B this Year...
In Year 6 we have been studying the Shang dynasty so it
only felt appropriate that we celebrate the Chinese New
Year. The students came dressed in Chinese clothing or
the colour red and took part in a variety of activities such
as lantern making and Chinese writing. The children all
shared Chinese food together at the end of the day. Some
children participated in a chopsticks challenge which they
all were very enthusiastic about.
All classes in prep have been meeting weekly with their
reading buddies. The children have been listening to each
other read and sharing books together. year 6 have been
reading to the Nursery children as well as helping them
fix puzzles and practise drawing and writing.
Mrs Gemma McDonagh
Year 6 Class Teacher
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6C
Class Teacher: Mr David Millar (L)
Assistant Teacher: Mrs Shahd Abuzeid
Front Row L-R: : Muhammad Rehan Saqlain, Faris Malaika, Amani Abdul Karim, Caylen Padayachee,
Maha Ishaq, Muhammad Ehsan Aminuddin
Middle Row L-R: Ziad Shobokshi, Zaida Anadil, Fatima Farrukh, Maryam Muzaffar, Mazen Burhan, Numbhan
Nazruddin, Hiba Alakraa, Zidan Fahmy
Back Row L-R: Ibrahim Shah, Raahil Ashraf, Ayzah Jafri, Shaza Saad, Adam El Batal, Elliot Bedford,
Abdurahman Khan
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6C this Year...
In year 6C this year, we had a great time exploring around
the world, we visited the Ancient Shang Dynasty of China
in our Assembly, the Congolese Rainforest, Antarctic, The
Great Barrier Reef, The Rub Al Khali, the African Savan-
nah and the Himalayas as we researched different habi-
tats, food chains and environmental problems around the
world, and invited our parents in to see our hard work.
One of the most important things we learned most of all
this year though, is to be kind. We talked lots about how
we should respect and treat others, whoever they may
be. We practiced this by visiting the Nursery each week
to read (and sometimes play) with them. We learned to
believe in ourselves, take risks and try new things, talk,
explain and reason with our thoughts and ideas to help us
become life-long learners.
Mr David Millar
Year 6 Class Teacher
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Message from the House Coordinator
Mr Leo Cox
ever we look forward to next year where there are plans
for many more competitions.
This year Jeddah Prep and Grammar School students The overall House winners for this academic year couldn’t
have participated in a number of competitive and thrill- have gone any closer. After adding up results from house
ing house events. Sports Day Athletics which was well points (Prep School), achievements points (Grammar
organized by Mr. Lowe was a great success with many School) and results from all house competitions the even-
students showcasing their talents with some record break tual winners went to Newton. Imperial had dominated
times especially in the sprint events. It was a close fought the previous year and were looking set for their reign
battle between all house and it could have gone either to continue but Newton had other ideas. They showed
way but Victoria ran out overall victors closely followed great resilience and character to come back. Victory were
by Newton and Imperial. always in the running with their notable success in sports
day athletics and some high house points scored in prep
Prep School enjoyed house events which took place every school but there was no denying Newton who are the
break time. The 5 a side Football tournament proved to be new House Champions.
very popular. In the Prep School Boys Year 5 and 6 com-
petition the Year 6 Imperial team dominated proceeding
remaining undefeated in their match becoming the first
champions.
In the Girls Year 5 and 6 competition Year 6 Newton were
the winners closely followed by Year 6 Victoria. It could
have gone either way but golden boot winner Maimuna
Keita goals proved the edge. Victoria Year 4 Boys won
their respective competition with Hasan Badran as the
standout playing netting ten goals and performing very
well. Unfortunately due to events out of our control the
other year groups missed out on their tournaments. How-
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Sports Day this year was close as ever with all house hav-
ing a great chance of winning the title. Imperial were de-
fending their crown and needed to be on top form to see
off the challenges from Newton and Victoria. However
after all the scores were added together from Prep and
Grammar School Sports Day there could only be one win-
ner and it undoubtable went to Victoria who dominated
both track and field events in Grammar School. They also
shone with a number of superb performances in Prep
School. Congratulations to Victoria who are the new 2020
Sports Day Winners.
Sports Captains thoughts :
Abdullah Nasser (Volleyball and Football)
‘Strong chemistry is the key to success, and we are
confident that even if we don’t win, our team spirit will
put us in a place we are proud of’
Salman Arab (Football and Volleyball)
‘I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder the team
works the more we have of it’
Haya Abdulla (Volleyball)
‘The key to success is to be supportive and kind to your
team mates. If they make a mistake you must pick them up
and encourage them even when under extreme pressure’.
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to take Saikac gold in U14 Football / volleyball for boys
PE at JPGS and girls, U16 volleyball boys and girls as well as many
others at varying ages and gender. We also successfully
The curriculum in both Prep and Grammar has been de- hosted numerous RSAC tournaments throughout the
veloped to complement one another. Key fundamental year which would not run smoothly without the support
movements and techniques are implemented into the of the amazing PE team, maintenance staff, teaching staff
curriculum so that students from Nursery all the way and our IGCSE PE students; who keep the JPGS Wolves
through to Sixth form have a broad, balanced and varied and games spirit alive. Our determination, sportsmanship
experience of sport and swimming. Students experience and courage shone through at every event and the JPGS
progression throughout their lifetime at JPGS and the Wolves displayed exemplary sporting talent throughout.
teaching in Prep school becomes evident in their develop-
ment into competition in the Grammar school. Lifelong
learning plays a huge role in what we do in the PE depart-
ment here at JPGS. We instill a will in our global citizens
to pursue knowledge of physical education and prepare
themselves to be active, healthy and happy in their mind
body and soul. One of the major developments within the
swimming this year has seen the introduction of a differ-
entiated curriculum that not only covers the four major
strokes of swimming but; Rookie lifeguard, water polo,
adapted water games and competitive swimming which
has been well received from both students and parents.
Progression at JPGS
Expectation at JPGS has grown and grown due to the
commitment of the staff, students and parents to sport
at the school. Every team had bulging numbers in antici- RSAC U14 Boys Football Team 1
pation of selection to represent JPGS at Red Sea, Saikac
and BSME events. The teams plunged into all their events
brimming with optimism, enthusiasm, team spirit and
confidence. JPGS continued to show their new lease of life
to the rest of the kingdom’s schools with impressive traits:
- hard work, organisation, teamwork, concentration and
tactical awareness on show and in abundance. Again we
showed from the results table year to year that we have
progressed in nearly every area becoming not only a suc-
cessful sports school but one that is now feared and seen
as favourites whenever we arrive at a tournament. It has
been a wonderful year here @JPGS wolves, we have had
some fantastic results in all competitions continuing our
impressive rebuild of JPGS sport. As well as all the local
tournaments next year we are very keen to participate in RSAC U14 Boys Football Team 2
the U11/15 BSME as oppose to the U13 this year we have
chosen to enter the U15 if organization time permits this,
Med cup (Italy) and a return Ski trip (Switzerland) after
our very successful first ski trip.
Red Sea
The Red Sea competition is in some ways a warm up for
the Saikac tournaments and a chance for the teams to both
be ‘match fit’ and get a first-hand look at their competi-
tion in each sport respectively. This competition also al-
lows schools to take more than one team with its aim to
increase participation and allow young sportspersons to
experience competitive play. This worked really well for RSAC U14 Boys Football Team 3
JPGS Wolves this year as we have had more participation
and interest in sport than in any year I can remember.
Mr Lowe and Mr Gilbert had over 50 students compet-
ing for a place in the U14 boy’s football team as-well as
Mrs Warren and Mr Leo having 30 plus students for the
U14 girls basketball team. The wolves recorded some fan-
tastic results at RSAC this year and were placed favorites
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RSAC U14 Boys Football Team 4 RSAC U14 Girls Football Team A
RSAC U14 Girls Football Team B U14 Boys Volleyball Squad
U14 Girls Volleyball Squad RSAC U16 Boys Basketball
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Highlights
SAIKAC
RSAC U16 Girls Basketball Team A
The Saudi Arabian Inter-Kingdom Activities Conference
comprising of the different schools AISR, AISJ, BISJ, TWA
and JPGS from our region respectfully. It has a tremen-
dous impact on the aptitude of the athletes here at JPGS. It
has taught us how to be resilient; it has programmed us to
be better and has molded us into champions. Our school
teams greatly improved in our standings this year win-
ning and competing with different sporting events; taking
silver in the U14 Boys volleyball, RSAC champions in the
football for both boys and girls, favorites in basketball for
both boys and girls, gold in U16 boys volleyball, Silver
in the U16 boys basketball, as well as high ranking posi-
RSAC U16 Girls Basketball Team B tions in other sports. The biggest achievement this year
saw the progression of the girls volleyball in which they
dominated the tournament and at last became champions
taking home the gold as-well as the 2nd team claiming the
bronze. Our players sacrificed their weekends for training
and everything was worth it in the end. The “Wolves” will
continue to strive for excellence next year. Mabrook to all
the players, to the PE department, parents, and everyone
who supported our athletes.
RSAC U19 Girls Football
SAIKAC
U14 Girls Volleyball Champions
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SAIKAC SAIKAC
U14 Boys Volleyball Silver U16 Girls Volleyball Bronze medalists
SAIKAC U19 Girls Volleyball team
U14 Boys Volleyball MVP
SAIKAC Beach
U16 Boys Football
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U16 Boys football Team huddle U16 Boys Volleyball MVP Players
BSME
Our Under 11/13 trips to Dubai this year were a great
success, it is a pleasure to travel away on an internation-
al level with these students and compete. Our Captains
SAIKAC Beach were great ambassadors for our school. The students gave
U16 Boys Football their best at all times and were very popular with the
other schools. The dedication of months of training paid
off with some excellent results in the different disciplines.
As ever our student’s behaviour was exemplary and the
staff were proud of their efforts both on and off the fields,
courts and swimming pool. BSME trips provide lot’s of
memories to take forward and experiences we can learn
from both in sports and in life. We are looking at enter-
ing teams into the tournaments next year for U11 & U15
(Time permitting) if not the U13 respectively.
SAIKAC Beach
U16 Boys Volleyball Winners
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Staff Football
BSME Boys
JPGS Staff football team became the Jeddah 6 a side cham-
pions this year. The tournament was held at BISJ for char-
SWIMMING ity in which 12 teams entered. The stars of the tournament
were Mr Leo and Mr Wilkinson whom both scored vital
goals in the final. Mr Lowe volunteered to go in net in the
semi-final penalty shoot-out and saved a sudden death
penalty to proceed to the final.
Thoughts from the
PE Teachers
Mr Daniel Lowe
Head of PE Department
The Piranhas had a very large team for the first few ‘This year I have been delighted to see
meets of the season held at JPGS and BISJ with our cap- how the department has developed
tain Marinella Trompetter leading by example showing and progressed in both PE lessons
her squad the way to victory. Mrs Eman was welcomed and sports teams. There has been an
to swimming dept at JPGS to aid the PE staff whom have increase in consistency due to the cur-
supported the swimming tirelessly at JPGS for a fare few rent teachers becoming more established, consolidating
years now and will continue to do so next year with the relationships with students and improving teaching. Ad-
introduction of a new head of swimming at the school. ditionally new staff members have settled in quickly and
are a great addition to the team. There is a real unity in the
We are in an era of rebuilding when it comes to swim- department and students are enjoying classes and looking
ming and the future looks bright when it comes to the forward to sporting fixtures. Working at JPGS with these
development squad we have 28 swimmers training 3 outstanding young students has been both a privilege and
times a week with Mr Lowe, Mrs Eman and Mrs Camara. an honor. It was never about the winning or the accolades
They were some fantastic results this year with lots of that came with winning but more about the journey and
PB’s in varying strokes for our athletes. The Jeddah Clas- the passion I got to instill in these extraordinary pupils,
sic saw some very impressive results for our elite swim- the passion for sport, the passion for learning and the pas-
mers such as Ali Ebeid, Selim Ebeid, Haya Abdulla, Ella sion for team mates. Looking back at my career here I ask
Trompetter and the Ishaq sisters which would have seen myself, could I have done more? Sure, could we all do
them in with a fantastic chance of placing at the nation- more? Absolutely, but I have impacted people’s lives in a
als. positive way and that I am extremely proud of. It’s been
everything I thought it would be working as an Interna-
A particular well done and thanks to the staff and par- tional teacher and I have been lucky enough to meet my
ents whom have supported Mrs Eman and the PE dept in wife here in Jeddah and share the birth of my son whilst
hosting the swim meets this year. still experiencing the wonderful day to day that is Jed-
dah Prep and Grammar School. I would like to thank all
the staff (especially PE) for consistently going above and
beyond for me and the students, giving up their week-
ends, evenings and sleep to create sporting excellence and
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lifelong memories here at JPGS. Good luck to you all and ness to represent the school in sporting competitions. In
enjoy every moment you have left here as they really are PE lessons, students have shown the same eagerness to
the best days of our lives. GO WOLVES!’ learn and develop their sporting skills. Overall, it has been
a pleasure teaching PE at JPGS and I look forward to see-
ing the student’s progress further’.
Ms Nicola Warren
Netball
Mr Leo Cox
’This is my second year here at JPGS Basketball
and I have absolutely loved it. I feel
well and truly part of the JPGS fam- ‘There is a real unity in the PE depart-
ily and the students and staff have ment, students are enjoying their les-
continued to make me feel part of the sons and succeeding in all they do. I
community. It has been an amazing year in PE for our stu- am extremely proud of the progres-
dents who have continued to excel and dominate within sion all teams have made. The U16
the kingdom and are a true pleasure to teach. One of the Girls basketball team placed 2nd at RSAC and went on to
highlights of the year has been the rise and success of the Saikac in expectancy of a medal. The U14 Girls and Boys
U14 Girls teams across all sports. These girls absolutely basketball teams trained extremely hard and were clear
dominated both the RSAC and SAIKAC volleyball in favorites to clinch gold; however it was not to be due to
particular bringing home their first gold medal in many circumstances out of our control. Mr Lowe has endeav-
years. It has been a privilege to be their coach along with ored to improve participation and this shone through at
Mr Santos and Mr Leo at the tournament. We are extreme- RSAC when 50 students represented JPGS (5 x teams) a
ly proud of the girls; they deserve all the recognition and first for JPGS. Overall this year has been a real success and
accolade. I am looking forward to seeing all the students I am delighted to be part of it. I look forward to seeing
succeed in the next academic year’. further successes in the next academic year’.
Mr Theo Grayer Ms Jennifer Camara
Health and Fitness BSME and RSAC
‘Throughout my first year at JPGS I ‘This is my 3rd and final year here at
have very much enjoyed teaching all JPGS and again this academic year
of the fantastic students and working the students, parents and staff who
with the PE team; who have given me support our wolves and piranhas
a really warm welcome into the wolf have excelled and triumphed again
pack. It has been rewarding to see enthusiastic individu- and again. I have never been so proud
als whom have a real passion for learning and making of the young people that represent
progress during PE lessons. Additionally, the students themselves and school at each sports event, and give their
are delightful to teach as they hold so many positive val- best no matter the outcome or result. I’m a very lucky
ues and kindness, respect and integrity. When coaching teacher who has been able to guide, support and witness
students in competitions I have observed superb athleti- how amazing the students at JPGS are. Good Luck, al-
cism, sportsmanship and a desire to succeed. I am looking ways be awesome!’ #Gowolves!
forward to helping student’s unleash their full potential in
PE lessons and tournaments in the future’.
Ms Eman Al-Shamiri
Swimming
Mr Nelson Santos
Volleyball I had the great opportunity of teach-
ing and coaching swimming to the
‘Like a phoenix coming out of the students of our school this year. I
ashes we have trained our teams from have always perceived the learning
volleyball, football, basketball and process as a two-way channel. This
swimming to hone their skills and means that I learn as much as the students do through
improve weekly. We have won back this exhilarating process. The feedback, that I gather after
to back championships at the U16 level which seemed im- each training session, helps me to develop and enhance
possible; we have broken all boundaries this year and will the skills and techniques used in my following coaching
continue to do so. I myself and the PE dept would like to sessions.
give our heartfelt gratitude to the whole school commu-
nity that supported our endeavors. Let’s go Wolves!’ A swimming coach work could be challenging due to the
Mr McDonagh (Athletics) – ‘Since starting at JPGS in arduous requirements to ensure the safety of all our stu-
August, I have been made to feel very welcomed by the dents, which is, of course our main priority here at JPGS.
students. I have been impressed with the commitment to Having to apply to apply maximum safety measures dur-
sport that JPGS students have displayed and their eager- ing the training and teaching sessions is definitely at the
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top of that list. These various processes run much smooth-
er with the great amount of support from the PI team as
well as their coordination.
Coaching demands more cooperation and passion from
the students since it is an optional choice for them. This
means a swimmer chooses to be part of our school swim-
ming team(piranhas), and thus, in turn, implies that their
love for this sport is real and strong. Competing in the
regional and national tournaments demands more than
passion. It needs devotion and self-discipline to comply
to the professional standards that qualifies the competi-
tive swimmers to be efficient and to represent their school
with honour and pride. While being objective, I can’t help
noticing some very distinguished swimmers that I can
imagine having a very bright future in this sport.
My work with students is my contribution to our future,
and I really enjoy observing my positive effect on them.
My role is to make students believe in themselves and
delivering the best results that they can achieve by hard
work, knowledge and persistence. When I meet that tar-
get, I will feel that my mission has succeeded.
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Saudi National Day 2019-20
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was once known as the
kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz. On September 23rd, 1932, by
virtue of a royal decree from king Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud,
the name – change took place. It makes the unification of
the modern-day kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia
National Day only became a public holiday in 2007. In
2005, Saudi Arabia’s late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz
announced that from the 75th National Day, the occasion
will become an annual national holiday. The Kingdom
marks National Day with folk dances, songs and tradi-
tional festivals. The roads and buildings are decorated
with Saudi flags.
Every year in JPGS we celebrate this day at the school
with special events and treats for all pupils and teachers.
Pupils wear Saudi National Dress. Boys wear: a thobe and
a ghutrah and girls wear: a traditional jalabiya. Saudi Na-
tional cuisine is served in the cafeteria and the school is
decorated with Saudi flags.
This year we celebrated with a whole school assembly,
beginning by singing the Saudi national anthem, Badr
Baglain, a pupil in Year 10 explained the history of the
Saudi flag, Sarah Alakhal read an Arabic poem and Mrs
Alaa performed a Saudi song. The hall was decorated
with pupil’s work. There was a special performance by
a local folk band, they sang traditional Saudi songs and
performed dances from different regions in the country.
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United Nations Day
Jeddah Prep and Grammar school celebrated its rich cul-
tural diversity through our UN/ International Day. This
year the school included a number of parades and cele-
bration events. The festivities celebrated the diversity of
our community that boasts more than 45 nationalities.
The whole school assembly epitomised the very best of
Jeddah Prep and Grammar school and its multicultural-
ism. Over the years, UN/ International Day has offered
the pupils an opportunity to dress in their national dress
and share food, hear about each other’s culture and learn
about why the United Nations was founded and what
role it plays in today’s world.
The day allowed pupils to express and share their cultural
diversity through flags, music, colourful costumes, and to
spread information about their country, language and cul-
ture. The event also reinforces the school’s philosophy of
offering a stimulating, multi-cultural environment, whilst
promoting tolerance and respect towards one another.
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Winter Concert 2019
Our Prep School Winter Concerts took place in December
this year and our students were given the opportunity to
demonstrate their musical talents by performing songs
celebrating the festive season. There were three concerts
in all with each Year Group performing songs on their
own and then coming together to sing in larger groups.
Our Reception students reminded us of the many na-
tionalities represented in the JPGS community with their
rendition of ‘Hello to Children of the World’ before join-
ing with the Nursery students who were able to show off
their familiarity with the drums, claves and woodblocks
as they performed the well-known ‘Mr Macarella’. This
was followed by ‘Jingle Bells’ on sleigh bells.
Years One and Two reminded us of winters somewhat
colder than here in Jeddah as they sang ‘Snowflakes’ and
‘Let it Snow’ before warming up the proceedings with the
‘Christmas Conga’ and ‘Reindeer Dance’.
The Key Stage 2 concert was opened by the Year Sixes,
performing a number from the Nutcracker Suite on a va-
riety of instruments, followed by the ‘Super Mario’ theme
performed by The Keyboard Club. Years Three, Four and
Five then each presented two songs based on the themes
of flying, puppets and books. This concert ended with a
whole School rendition of ‘Morningtown Ride’ and the
now obligatory ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’.
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Cambridge Outstanding Achievers
Jeddah Prep and Grammar School was delighted to Many congratulations to the JPGS pupils who achieved
host the Cambridge Assessment International Educa- notable distinctions. These include:
tion (CAIE) Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards on
Wednesday 27th November 2019. Jeddah Prep and Gram- · Top in the World
mar School is very proud of our accreditation as a Cam- Mohamed Ahmed H. Abdelaziz IGCSE Mathematics
bridge Pathway School.
· Top in Saudi Arabia
Over twenty schools, including awardees, members of the Roha Mansoor IGCSE French
royal family, diplomats, heads of schools, principals, par-
ents, families and friends, participated in the event to cele- · Top in Saudi Arabia
brate the achievements of those esteemed candidates who Omar Ayman A. Hashem AS Economics
achieved outstanding results in their Cambridge IGCSEs
and Cambridge International AS and A Levels. The for- · Top in Western Province
mat of this year’s event was different from the way it has Nafisah Mohammed Ayub IGCSE Add Mathematics
been done elsewhere in previous years, with the proceed-
ings led very ably by Mohammed Khalifa, JPGS Head Boy · Best Across 4
and Maryam _________?, Head Girl. Asad Irfan Ghaffar AS Levels
Mr Raed Omar B. Senior Manager at Cambridge Assess- · High Achiever
ment International Education took the occasion to con- Shahdia Elizabeth Sharifi A Level English Literature
gratulate all recipients, their parents and, of course, their
teachers on the exceptional hard work, dedication and ef- As a graduate of both Oxford and Cambridge universities,
fort gone into each award and prize. He was very proud I fully appreciate the hard work and dedication shown by
to congratulate learners across Saudi Arabia on their out- the young people listed above. I am certain that they will
standing results with the Cambridge examinations. go far and achieve even further heights in their futures.
There were many specific references by guest speaker, We shall look forward to equally impressive results from
HM British Consul General, Seif Usher, to the intrinsic our pupils in forthcoming examinations and assessments.
esteem and value of UK qualifications in order to secure
further and higher qualifications, allow greater future Mr Mark S. Bedford
employment opportunities and provide a springboard for JPGS Headmaster
success. BA Hons (Wales), PGCE (Oxon), MPhil (Cam), NPQH
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Cancer Awareness
The months of October and November have
been designated as global Cancer aware-
ness months. The School Council organised
a Cancer Awareness Day on Tuesday 5th
November 2019. A special assembly was de-
livered by School Council Representatives to
promote awareness within the school com-
munity. After the assembly pupils in both
Prep and Grammar wrote short messages on
a pink posted note to a person suffering from
cancer. The posted notes were all collected
and made into pink hearts. Pupils and staff
were encouraged to wear pink or blue acces-
sories and donated 10 SR for the pleasure.
The School Council also held a bake sale dur-
ing both Prep and Grammar lunchtimes and
they sold pink and blue ribbons. As a com-
munity we raised over 5,000 SR and this will
be donated to the cancer facility at Al Zahra
Hospital in Jeddah.
Mr Shahzad, the teacher supporting the Can-
cer Awareness Day said, “It was great to see
everyone wearing pink and blue accessories!
I really enjoyed the bake sale and the pupils
and staff were very generous. Congratula-
tions to the School Council for a truly memo
rable day!”
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Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day and the week leading
up to it was a time of reflection, respect and
deep thought on the past wars and countless
casualties ensuing each conflict. The JPGS
Assembly Commemorating Remembrance
Day on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the
11th month in 1918 was led by Mr Bedford
and consisted of performances, talks, songs
and dances from the whole school.
Prep and Grammar Choirs performed songs
of peace. Grammar had a reading of the fa-
mous ‘In Flanders Fields’, while Year 13 His-
tory students evoked deeper thought when
talking about whether we, as the population
of the world, had learnt from our lessons of
past wars and conflicts.
The school also got to experience a visit from
some special guests, Rifleman Dan Grahan
and Lt Col John Russel. Rifleman Grahan
played, ‘The Last Post’ on the bugle in the
moments leading up to the minute silence
while Lt Col John Russel spoke about his ex-
periences of being called to war along with
the messages left behind from the many
wars this globe has endured.
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SAIKAC Music Festival
From Thursday 30th January to Saturday 1st
February, JPGS hosted the SAIKAC Middle
School Music Festival. This involved students
and staff from SAES Dhahran, Abqaiq and
Ras Tanura, The KAUST School, American
International School Jeddah and ISG Jubail
joining pupils from JPGS in a weekend of
music-making. It was the first time JPGS has
hosted the event and it was an incredibly re-
warding experience for the pupils involved.
Participants joined either Band or Choir and
spent a busy weekend rehearsing, culminat-
ing in a Concert on the Saturday afternoon.
The standard of musicianship was extremely
high and rehearsals were intensive, but there
was chance for pupils to unwind on the Fri-
day night with a trip to the Aquarium. The
festival celebrated music, cooperation and
encourages pupils to form new friendships.
JPGS was represented by...
Joud Bahamdaine (7X), Jaannani Sethura-
man (7Y), Aiyla Iqbal (7Y), Yasmine Usher
(7Z), Maha Shehzad (7Z), Alia Zagzoug (7Z),
Selena Elias (8X), Habibah Ishaq (8Y), Haya
Abdalla (9X), Sakifa Khurram (9X)
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Ski Trip to Switzerland
JPGS held its first Ski trip in many years and
was lead by Mr Lowe, Mrs Warren, Mr Hus-
sain and Mrs Trencher. It took place in one of
the most popular resorts in Switzerland, In
the heart of one of the most attractive regions
of the Swiss Alps located at 1500m with lifts
up to the Mont-Fort glacier (3300m).The ski
trip was an extremely valuable experience
for a variety of different reasons. It offered
students a chance to learn and improve their
skiing or snowboarding with expert instruc-
tors. It was also an opportunity to develop
interpersonal and independence skills in a
safe and secure environment with skilled
staff that they trust and know well. The stu-
dents were exemplary and JPGS are invited
back and reserved a place for the forthcom-
ing year. I would just like to say a huge thank
you to all the administration staff, parents
and the 38 students who took part in this trip
it was truly magical.
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E-Safety Day
In this age of technology- the internet offers
us many positive opportunities to learn,
create and keep in touch with family and
friends. On the other hand, the internet also
opens up certain risks to its users – especially
the most vulnerable ones, such as children:
privacy concerns, cyberbullying, disinfor-
mation and exposure to potentially harmful
content. Year 1 and 2 pupils learnt through
Smartie the Penguin that they should think-
before they post, “Before you tap and click…
You need to stop and think…And TELL
someone!”. Year 3-6 pupils learnt about pri-
vate and public information. They were re-
minded that they should never give out in-
formation to strangers.
In the Grammar school, an assembly was
conducted where pupils were addressed
about the dangers of cyberbullying followed
by a video. During first and second breaks
pupils in Grammar were encouraged to
make a pledge to keep safe on the internet.
The day ended with a workshop for parents
to discuss concerns on using technology and
alerting them to potentially inappropriate
apps for the young.
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International Women’s Day
On the 8th March, JPGS celebrated and sup-
ported International Women’s Day. Pupils
from KS2 upwards were invited to a celebra-
tion assembly to raise awareness of what In-
ternational Women’s Day. The aim of the as-
sembly was to celebrate the social, economic,
cultural and political achievements of wom-
en and promote how to accelerate women’s
equality. We were honoured to have four
female prominent guest speakers from Jed-
dah who shared their journey to success and
discuss the barriers they had to overcome to
get where they are today. These guests in-
cluded Raha Mohrrak (the first Saudi wom-
an and youngest Arab to climb Mount Ever-
est), Mariam Polding (Business entrepreneur
and founder of the first tennis academy in
Saudi for children), Rawan Fayez (Owner of
Sweat Army Gym in Jeddah and parent) and
Rozana AlBawani (entrepreneur who spe-
cialises in Professional Training & Coaching
and public speaking). It was a delight to have
these guests talk to our students and inspire
them to aim high. The underlying message
was to understand “an equal world is an
enabled world” and we all have our part to
play in the journey towards equality. Thank
you to our guests, staff and students who
helped to organise IWD 2019.
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Go Green JPGS
The recently concluded, ambitious initiative
at Jeddah Prep and Grammar School known
as the GO2 Green JPGS was a two week long
whole school campaign to make our school
green and eco-friendly.
Hundreds of plants were donated gener-
ously by pupils and staff from both Prep and
Grammar School to help improve our envi-
ronment. As a result, trees are now every-
where on the campus and the air is cleaner
than before. This will not only have a posi-
tive impact on our children’s health and
wellbeing, it will also facilitate teaching and
learning of the Science Curriculum in school.
Tree planting is the cheapest and the most
effective way to tackle the climate crisis.
We would like to thank every member of
our JPGS family who contributed a plant or
plants to make this campaign a huge suc-
cess. Hopefully, the ambient feeling of being
surrounded by plants will make us healthy,
happy and more productive.
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Model United Nations
Model United Nations conferences occur pe-
riodically around schools in Saudi Arabia.
They provide opportunities for teenage pu-
pils to emerge from the chrysalis of a com-
paratively secluded childhood into some-
thing approximating to the refined and well
ordered rough and tumble of international
politics and diplomacy.
It shows the pupils the wider and indeed
synthetic applicability of what they study
with us here at school. And in our case, this
process came to good fruition. Of the nine
committees, JPGS pupils were nominated
as the best delegates for six and outstanding
delegates for several others! That is from a
cohort of nineteen pupils amongst 250 others
from seven different schools which shows
that the school possesses a sizeable num-
ber who are more than ready to step up, be
aware and be a vital and active part of their
societies. Essentially, they are well on in the
process of becoming educated and wide
thinking men and women.
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Message from the Assistant Headteacher
Mr Munsoor Shahzad
Designated Safeguarding Lead, pupils have taken charge of these assemblies. The assem-
KS4 Coordinator blies have been very engaging and well planned. In PSHE
the Year 10 pupils have studied modules on Personal Fi-
nance, Enterprise and Careers. At the end of the Careers
As Pastoral and Wellbeing, I have been very proud of the module pupils completed a week of Work Experience.
continued growth of student leadership at JPGS this year. This was an invaluable experience for the pupils, as they
The School Council has extended into the Prep School. experienced the world of work. The feedback from both
There has been a great buzz in School Council Meetings the pupils and the host company has been very positive.
and it has been wonderful to see Prep and Grammar pu- We will certainly look to extend this further next year.
pils coming together to present their ideas to the School One of the highlights of KS4 has to be the Movie Night,
Leadership and Management. Many of these ideas have which was organised by KS4 School Council Reps. This
now been implemented. Pupil voice is very important at was a lovely evening enjoyed by all.
JPGS. Wellbeing Ambassadors have also been appointed.
The role of the Wellbeing Ambassadors, are to act as a Lastly I would like to add we are currently in unprece-
support for pupils in addition to teachers, tutors, Key dented times with COVID-19 and I would like to congrat-
Stage Coordinators and the School Counsellor. Through- ulate the pupils in their adaptation to the virtual school.
out the year our pupils have been involved in activities I wish the Year 11 pupils the very best with their IGCSEs.
for Remembrance Day, Cancer Awareness, JPGS Go They have worked tirelessly and I am certainly expecting
Green and UN Day. A JPGS pupil is Socially, Morally, some amazing results in the summer.
Spiritually and Culturally aware.
As KS4 Coordinator, I was very proud of the fantastic
IGCSE results of last years Year 11 pupils. Our year 10
and 11 pupils have certainly been inspired by these re-
sults and their tracking reports indicate that they are cer-
tainly on track to achieve similar or even better results.
This year we introduced a weekly KS4 Assembly. The
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Message from the Assistant Head of Grammar School
Mr Eric Mason submitting the tasks required and have been continuing
KS3 Coordinator, their learning by adapting to the new situation and taking
in the use of technology for distance learning with open
Teacher of Humanities arms.
Dear Parents / Guardians, Staff, Pupils and Students of I commend all of us for working together, especially the
JPGS, young learners and anticipate excitingly, the reopening of
the school along with the induction of Year 7 and warm-
With the experience of COVID-19, the closing of schools, est regards to our Year 9 moving into Key Stage 4.
the lock down of whole nations, the bravery of parents,
front-line staff, teaching staff, ourselves, pupils and all
members of our great society. I could begin this extract
with the words I am sure you have all heard before, that
these are indeed unprecedented times. However, our re-
sponse, our bravery, our adaptation, innovation and per-
severance is not any unprecedented at all. We adapt, we
adopt new techniques and we push forward. As has the
school, our parents and our staff.
We have implemented our virtual schooling via our Vir-
tual Learning Environment (Firefly) with collaboration
with many innovative distance learning platforms such
as Zoom or Peardeck. All of these require learning some-
thing new, to which I must say I am thankful to all for
persevering and adopting these new techniques. Not least
our young learners who never fail to astonish me with
how they have taken to their devices, laptops and phones
and have been attending the lessons provided, have been
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Front Row L-R: Joud Bahamdaine, Imaan Zuberi, Maria Mohammed, Muhammad Ilham Aminuddin,
Ezaan Qureshi, Al Hasan Sillah
Middle Row L-R: Lejane Khuddro. Beril Atay, Afia Jawad Shaikh, Faris Al Saheal, Waleed Memoni,
Adam El Bayrouti,
Back Row L-R: Soona Usman, Karma Ali, Khadija Soorty, Laya Hammouda, Reem Haze, Saif Hamouda,
Immad Parwez, Abdullah Badeeb
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