1. Al Yasmina School Primary Newsletter
7th June 2012
Issue 35 - 2011/12
Dear Parents,
Royal Celebration
The Primary students arrived at school today in a sea of colours for their non-uniform day!! The
Primary School Council asked if all children could come to school dressed either in red white and
blue to commemorate Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, or the colours of their own country to
celebrate royalty around the world. All children were invited to bring in a donation of AED 10 to
support the Make a Wish and Red Crescent Charities.
As you can see, a very colourful day was had by all!! We will let you know how much money was
raised in next week's newsletter.

2. Welcome to Mrs. Janette Hupalo
We would like to welcome Mrs. Janette Hupalo to Al Yasmina School. She has
been appointed as the PA of the Primary Principal, Mrs. Tait. Please contact
her in the same way as the previous PA, Mrs. Vivienne Dignum.
(primarypa@alyasmina.sch.ae).
From the Music Department
On Thursday 31st May, 27 students performed in a student recital. The performers ranged from Year 1
to Year 11 and instruments included Trumpets, Flute, Saxophone, Violin, Piano, Vocals and Guitar.
The standard of the performances was excellent and the recital was thoroughly enjoyed by an
audience of parents and friends.
The students who performed were: Noemie Queromain, Anna Rayner, Yasmin Gabi, Max Palmer,
Iman Husni, Yassin El Sharabassy, Isabella Palmer, Katrina Radin, Alex Rashed, Emmanuelle
Vuilleumier, Abdulla Al Armouti, Julia Baig, Amir Farah, Christine Simon.
Al Yasmina School Summer Music Concert
Al Yasmina School will be presenting its summer
music concert on Monday 25th June, at 6pm.
The concert will feature performances from the
Senior Orchestra, Al Yasmina Singers, the Senior,
Junior and Intermediate Choirs, the Junior String
Orchestra, Senior and Junior Brass Ensembles,
the Senior and Junior Flute Choirs and solo
pianists.
This will be a very special celebration of another
year‟s hugely successful music-making at Al
Yasmina School – so please come along and
support our hard-working and talented
musicians!!
SAVE THE DATE!!
From the School Nurses
Road safety
During this week and next one of the school nurses has been talking to
the pupils about road safety, focusing on how to stay safe while in a
car, as a pedestrian and on a bicycle.
Staying safe in the car:
• Always wear a seat-belt and put this on as soon as you
get into the car – you are twice as likely to die in a car
crash if you are not wearing a seat-belt!

3. • Infants and children should sit in an age / size
appropriate child seat, or booster seat (used until child is
12 years of age or 135cm tall)
• Driver should NOT use their mobile phone while driving
• It is safer for all children to sit on the back seat. It is law in the UAE that children under 10 years
of age should NOT sit on the front seat.
Staying safe as a pedestrian:
• Walk on the pavements and not on the road
• Always cross the road at a safe place, preferably at a
designated crossing place
• When crossing the road – STOP, LOOK & LISTEN before crossing
• Do not cross the road while you are using a phone, playing
with a toy or wearing headphones, as you will be
distracted and may not hear potential dangers
• Wear bright colours at night and preferably a reflector or light
Staying safe on a bicycle:
• Always wear a properly fitted bike helmet – it could save your life!
• Make sure that your bike is in good working order and the brakes work!
• Ride your bike safely. Abu Dhabi roads are very dangerous with many speeding cars on the
road.
It is not a good idea for children to ride their bikes here on the roads. Better to take your child to a
play-area for them to ride their bikes and have fun.
Watch this video-clip “Story of Daniel” who survived being hit by a car while riding his bike, because
he was wearing a helmet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u09HRDNf6M
Please note that Dr. Stiles will be visiting the school clinic on Tuesday, 12 June at about 08.00am. If
you wish to speak with Dr. Stiles, regarding any medical concerns you may have about your child,
please make an appointment with the school nurses on 02-5014722.
Message from Friends of Al Yasmina (FOY)
Primary End of Year Discos - CANCELLED
Due to the announcement that 17th June is now a school holiday, we have unfortunately had to
cancel this event as we have not been able to find an alternative date that does not coincide with
exams.
Next FOY Meeting - Monday 18th June
This meeting will be the last of this academic year. If you are interested in being involved with FOY in
the new academic year, or simply would like to find out what goes on behind the scenes, then
please come along - everyone is welcome. The meeting will be at 8am in Meeting Room 2.
Foundation Stage 1 (FS1)
FS1 have been roaring off to space this week. We played whizzing
rocket games, wrote our names on rockets, rolled dice and
moved around the space board to all the different planets. We
cut out shapes and made our own rockets with 2D shapes. Then
we found out interesting information from „Roaring Rockets‟ by
Tony Mitton and Ant Parker the story book of the week. FS1
discovered where the fuel tanks are on the rocket and why
astronauts need oxygen helmets in space.

4. FS1 children are just so excited about our work on rockets that they decided they want to be
astronauts and visit the planets when they grow up!
White Class had a Jubilee
special snack time on
Sunday and there was lots
of flag waving as well!
Photos of Thursday‟s
Fundraising Day will be in
next week‟s Newsletter.
Please remember sunhats
and water bottles as it is
now getting very hot
indeed and we need to
keep all the fluid levels high!
The fantastic Stars of the Week are
Joseph Sassine - Green Class, Youssef Mikhail – Blue Class , Elijah Youlten - Red Class ,
Mark Hart –Yellow Class, James Chacksfield-White Class.
Foundation Stage 2 (FS2)
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it‟s FS2 and their flying machines! This week, FS2 have been busy learning
about the different transport that will take you up, up and away! From aeroplanes and hot air
balloons, to rockets and parachutes. The sky has been the limit! Keep your eyes peeled for some of
our fantastic paper mache hot air balloons that you may see floating through the sky. The children
have been busy layering and sticking, pasting and painting to make their balloons.
As well as taking to the sky in our flying machines, we
have also found time to produce some „super
subtraction‟ sums. Take a look at the work from some of
the „Matha-Magicians‟ in Ruby class.
A big round of applause for last week‟s „Stars of the
Week‟. Well done!

5. Year 1
Another super busy week in Year 1! Our last topic „Toys‟ is great fun but its keeping us
working very hard.
In Literacy this week we have been making our own timetables and sending
postcards from the Scary Farm. Don‟t worry the monsters, crocodiles, spiders, snakes, sharks and lions
really are friendly. We planned some funny jobs for them. Just check out some pictures of our work.
Taking the shark to swimming lessons really made us giggle.
In Numeracy all five classes are working extremely hard as we try and prepare our
brains for Year Two work. It‟s a very exciting challenge!
In Science this week we got to make ramps and had a challenge to make a ramp
which would stop a car moving. The children did a fantastic job and stopped many of
the cars zooming away by creating excellent ramps.
In Art we created our own teddy bears, this made us super excited for our trip to the „Build a Bear‟
factory soon where we will get to make a real teddy. We are very excited!
The WHOLE school said a massive congratulations to
our ELS children who have been working very hard for
the past 16 weeks with the Year 1 classroom assistants.
They have now finished all their work and received
certificates this week in assembly from Mrs. Tait.
Congratulations!
Well done to our stars of the week who have really
impressed their teachers with wonderful work and fantastic
manners. In Sparrows class Dana Busaibe, in Larks class
Zoey Groen, in Doves class Fares Al Hashmi, Pippa Kelly in
Cuckoo‟s class and in Robins class Federico La Cava. Keep
up your super work.

6. Year 2
Last week we enjoyed a great trip to Children‟s City in Dubai. We explored all the different
exhibitions and learning stations to find out about; countries around the world, technology, wildlife
and the U.A.E. A great day was had by all… the photos tell all!
Date for your diary! On Tuesday 26th June you are warmly invited to attend your child‟s class country
performance at 8.20am. Each class will perform within their own classroom followed by a short,
whole year group get together in our shared area, where all the Year 2 children will sing to you. More
details to follow nearer the time.
Spoonbills Update:
Spoonbills are learning all about Hawaii as part of our Around the World topic but we are aware that
this is not a country in its own right. Spoonbills have already been doing lots of research about this
and know that Hawaii is in fact one of the States of the United States of America – even though it
may seem like a separate country due to its uniqueness. Don‟t be surprised if a Spoonbill greets you
with „Aloha‟ sometime soon!
Congratulations and jubilations to our Stars of the Week! Boodi Al Riyami, Zayed Al Khaili, Libby
O‟Sullivan, Kaitlyn Strika, Joshua Richardson
Year 3
In literacy this week, the children have been looking at features of different play scripts. We have
also had lots of fun writing and acting out our own plays.
We have been practising our addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts this week and
looking how we can use the inverse to solve problems.
In Science we were busy investigating about light and shadows. We used torches to test different
materials to see which were more transparent or opaque and how their shadows differed.

7. In Topic (All the World‟s a Stage) we looked at the design of different theatres and stages and
designed and labeled our own. Reminder: Please remember to discuss with your child how they
might make a stage, with moving parts, in school. They can start to gather things they might need for
their stage eg. a box, cotton reels, old material for curtains etc.
Well done to the Year 3 Stars of the Week –
Matthew, Shannaya, Hashem, Mihin and Emily
Year 4
What a busy week we have had in Year 4. The children have been
mastering the skill of persuasion, through designing and evaluating a
variety of different types of advertisements. Starting with magazine and
newspaper adverts, and moving onto radio and television ads it has
been a flurry of slogans and alliteration and jingles! I am sure we have
some budding employees for Saatchi and Saatchi!!
The children have been completing their news reports for the
Amazon rainforests with many using their drama skills to „mock‟
interview logging companies and tribesmen as a piece of gritty
journalism before moving onto the weather report and reporting
on the climatic conditions of the forest.

8. Congratulations goes to the following children who once again have shown that impeccable
behavior and manners, and a wonderful approach to work will indeed get you in the running to
become our star of the week. And again, well done to Sandgrouse, class who won the Teaching
Assistant award (yes, twice in a row!) for demonstrating all the 4 C‟s in and around the school. Come
on the rest of Year 4…. Let‟s not make it 3 in a row!
Thomas Jelliman, Ali Al Mula, Iman Mohd Husni, Eve
Miragliotta, Tom Clifton, and Miss Gaywood!
Year 5
Year 5 Olympic Bids
This week we are starting our Olympic bids in earnest. The children have been put
into groups and each group drew a country name out of a hat – it was all very
nerve wracking! WE have a wide range of countries being presented.
At the moment the children are busy researching their country and creating an
advert to represent their initial bid. They are allocating roles within the group, from
C.E.O to Designer, Accountant and Marketing.
Everyone is very excited about the challenge ahead. Please encourage your child
to research facts about their country at home as well.
We will be sending an invitation home next week, but please put Monday 18th June
into your diaries as we would like you to come in and view the final bids on that
morning, from 8am.
These are our Stars of The week – well done to you.

9. Year 6
Year 6 SATs are over but the Year 6 Production is in
motion! All the children have been actively working
hard in their allocated roles: creating props for the
stage using mixed media, editing the scenes already
recorded (Hollywood has nothing on us!) and
practicing the amazing dance routines under the
careful watch of Miss. Wood! Busy bees would be an
understatement! We are all looking forward to our Year
6 Production, keep up the fantastic effort children, it is
going to be brilliant!
Dates for your Diary
Monday 11th June - Presentation to Year 5 parents on proposed Year 6 camp
at 6pm
Thursday 14th June - Year 6 Leavers’ Party – 12pm – 2.15pm
Sunday 17th June - School closed – Public holiday
Sunday 17th June - CANCELLED - Primary End of Year Disco
Monday 18th June - FOY Meeting at 8am
Monday 18th June - Year 5 Olympic bid presentation at 8am
Thursday 21st June - FS1 Performance at 1pm
Monday 25th June - Thank you coffee morning for parents at 8am
Monday 25th June - Summer Music Concert at 6pm
Tuesday 26th June - Year 2 Year end Production
Thursday 28th June - Last day of Year – school closes at 12pm
Al Yasmina School
Tel: 02 5014888
email: primarypa@alyasmina.sch.ae