Update from the Principal – 15th June

Posted June 15, 2023 by Monique Driemeyer in Nadeen News 8891

Update from the Principal.

Dear Parents

WOW. We have had such a fantastic end to the year with our production of the Environment Show!

Well done to all students and staff involved in this excellent final performance that we will have in the Brit Club. The students were a real credit to the school, we are all very proud of them and they deserve a huge amount of praise for such an energetic and impressive performance. It is always a pleasure to see all students involved and taking part in performances as we continue to provide opportunities for all at Nadeen School. Thank you to all parents for supporting this event and for your encouragement. Although it is a time for celebration, it fills me with excitement to think about how our students will enjoy using our new Performance Theatre in our new campus in Dilmunia. With better facilities, more space for everyone and more seating, we will finally have a platform to showcase these student events.

Each day I see the students learn, perform, celebrate successes in their English and Maths progress and it has been the best way to finish the school year. Seeing the students happy with their learning, enjoying playing with friends and having strong relationships with their teachers is a joy to see.

My sincere thanks to parents for sending such lovely emails to our teachers over the last few weeks, it really does make such a difference. Our staff are fantastic, and I am lucky to have such a dedicated and committed team of professionals to work with. Thank you for showing your gratitude and I very much appreciate it when parents can give positive feedback to the teachers. They go above and beyond every day!

Thank you to everyone who attended the Early Years Open Morning, another great event from our team to invite parents into the classroom and learning areas.

Last week, we celebrated the fabulous PIRA and PUMA results showing the progress by our students in Literacy and Numeracy. To see the progress by our individual students from a variety of different starting points is very pleasing. They have had a marvelous year with their levels in Literacy and Numeracy and we have seen these increase in comparison to international and UK standards. Thank you to all staff and parents for your encouragement and support.

Thank you to all parents who have already volunteered to join the new school boards and the Nadeen Community Association, we have had over 20 applicants in the first week which is great news. The Nadeen Community Association will be a group of parents, volunteers, members of the community and others representing businesses that come together to support the school through events, school projects and supporting one another. If you are interested in joining our Nadeen Community Association, please register your interest here.

For those of you around in Bahrain during the summer, I will be organizing a series of optional/informal coffee mornings in the new building to meet parents and then for parents to visit the areas of the school.

These were moved from this month (Coffee with the Principal) to August and also increased from 1 event to 4 morning events! So that’s a lot of coffee and it will allow everyone to get a sneak preview of the building before the start of the year, if you are available.

More information will be sent out (Please note that these do not replace the formal start of year events that are scheduled for the first week and included below). The normal Coffee with the Principal will return in August for everyone.

As a reminder, this was shared out in the last 2 weeks of updates, we have confirmed the first events for the upcoming school year as included below:

Thursday 24 August 2023 (Orientation Day + Family social event)

Sunday 27 August 2023 (First Day of School for all students Term 1)

Monday 28 August 2023 (Presentation – Meet the teacher)

Tuesday 29 August 2023 (Presentation – ECA’s/Sport at Nadeen/International Trips)

Wednesday 30 August 2023 (Presentation – Inclusion Department)

Please save the dates above as these are days when we welcome the community back into the school for the new Academic Year.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Dr Paul Walton

Principal

p.walton@nadeenschool.com

Nadeen’s Got Talent

How to Create a Parent-Child Relationship After School

School Year 2023/24

Please contact admissions or our school office, if you would like to register interest for any siblings of current Nadeen School students. Our enrolment for 2023/24 has started. If you have any further questions, please contact: +973 17 728886 or email info@nadeenschool.com

Drop Off Point

Please can parents use the Drop Off Point, if possible, in the mornings.

Drop Off – Parents on site

This option of walking students on site remains open for parents of children in Nursery, Reception and Year 1, as normal.
Also, we have the option for any new parents to drop off their children to the class for the first 2 weeks.
After this, Year 2 to Year 7 students must be dropped off at the front of the school.
Only parents of Nursery, Reception and Year 1 should be accompanying students to their classrooms.
Parents of students in Year 2 to 7 must make an appointment to see the teacher (to avoid disrupting learning, lessons, target time), an email to the teacher or to contact the reception if this is an emergency.

Thank you in advance for your understanding and support.

General Updates

7 main areas for Communication: There will be an update from the Principal each Thursday from school to the whole community, latest news on the website for all articles, a school newsletter every half term, first Thursday of each month for coffee with the principal, weekly email from teachers, Social Media (Instagram/Facebook) and many exciting school events coming up on our events page on the website.
Uniform Shop – now available at https://besportbh.com/nadeen-school/
Calendars – now available at https://www.nadeenschool.com/our-calendar/
Morning Drop off – The gates open each morning at 7.35am, if parents would like to drop students off earlier in school, please email Miss Karen about the breakfast club from 7.00am.
School Newsletter – click here to read all about it!.
Social Media updates – Please follow our Facebook and Instagram pages to see the latest photos, posts and updates about our new school campus in Dilmunia. It looks incredible and it is great to see the progress each week of everything coming together.

Key Dates – (Whole School Days in bold)

Nadeen School – All Events for 2022_23 for a printable PDF click here

Whole School Dates
Awareness Days
PTA Events

Click here to see Nadeen School PDF and Google calendars for 2022/23 and 2023/24

Urgent Communication

All urgent updates continue to be sent via email or SMS for emergencies (School Closure).

Please monitor your emails for future updates as this continues to be the best way to send out clear and consistent communication to all parents. Check that you are receiving emails, have enough space in your email folder, that they do not go to your ‘junk’ folder and if you are unsure, please contact info@nadeenschool.com, see reception or phone on +97317728886 to personally check your contact email and phone number on record.

If you change any contact details, please inform the school immediately.

Health and Safety

All urgent Health and Safety announcements will be sent directly to parents via email.

We will continue to work together to follow all health and precautionary measures to prevent the spread of diseases as recommended by the Ministry of Health specialists. Together with your constant cooperation and taking responsibility by keeping your children at home when feeling ill, will also have a significant impact in limiting the spread of diseases. Thank you to all members of the community in advance for this.

Please keep your child at home if he/she is ill, has flu or cold symptoms

Previous Updates

Please find all of the previous updates below.

All updates are sent out at the end of the week and published in the ‘Latest News’ section of the website.

8th June – Update from the Principal (Nadeen’s Got Talent)

31st May – Update from the Principal (Speech Day)

25 May – Update from the Principal (Open Day)

18 May – Update from the Principal (High Performance Learning Conference)

11 May – Update from the Principal (Staff Appreciation Day)

4 May – Update from the Principal (COBIS Eco Film Award)

27th April – Update from the Principal (Planet Protectors)

20th April – Update from the Principal (Earth Day)

13th April – Update from the Principal (English Roundup)

30th March – Update from the Principal (Ramadan)

23rd March – Update from the Principal (Science Fair)

16th March – Update from the Principal (Welcome back Ecoventure)

9th March – Update from the Principal (Ecoventure)

2nd March – Update from the Principal (Literacy Activities)

23rd February – Update from the Principal (International Week)

9th February – Update from the Principal (Turkey & Syria support)

2nd February – Update from the Principal (Building Visit)

26th January – Update from the Principal (PSL Athletics Meet)

19th January – Update from the Principal (Parent Appreciation Day)

12th January – Update from the Principal (Happy Birthday Nadeen School!)

14th December – Update from the Principal (Festive Singing!)

8th December – Update from the Principal (Last week of Term!)

1st December – Update from the Principal (Festive Singing)

24th November – Update from the Principal (Sports Fixtures)

17th November – Update from the Principal (Remembrance Day)

10th November – Update from the Principal (Sports Events)

3rd November – Update from the Principal (Mount Everest)

20th October – Update from the Principal (Halloween)

13th October – Update from the Principal (Buddy Classes)

6th October – Update from the Principal (Cystic Fibrosis)

29th September – Update from the Principal (Dyslexia Awareness Week)

22nd September – Update from the Principal (Nadeen School is an Outstanding School)

15th September – Update from the Principal (We pay our respect to Queen Elizabeth II)

8th September – Update from the Principal (eSafety and Inclusion Presentations)

1st September – Update from the Principal (First Week Back)

25th August – Update from the Principal (Orientation Day!)

18^th August – Update from the Principal (Final Preparation for the Orientation Day)

11^th August – Update from the Principal (Planning for INSET training)

4^th August – Update from the Principal (Summer update)

14^th June – Looking forward to the new school year

Virtual Learning

As you might have seen, this summer it was announced that it is no longer mandatory for schools to provide Virtual Learning for students, shared by the Ministry of Education on Tuesday 2nd August 2022.

The Ministry of Education has announced that the syllabus system for the coming academic year 2022/23 in all kindergartens, schools, universities, government and private educational institutions at all stages will be mandatory attendance for all students. The ministry clarified that there would be no choice for parents to attend their children to receive in-person or remotely learning, assuring its keenness to provide for all the requirements for a successful back to school.

At Nadeen School, following the announcement from the Ministry above, our provision for learning will be on site.

For students unable to attend or overseas, we will offer an extra provision to help support with Year 3 and above, including:

Students will be included in Google classrooms to have the same access as those onsite.
A link to a curriculum plan for all year groups.
A weekly class email from the teacher.
An appointment to discuss your child/their progress over email or an online meeting when required.
Access to our book list covered in school.
The resources from the online subscriptions used on site will be available.
An opportunity for a teacher/student conference if needed, as directed by the class teacher.

We hope all students have the opportunity to be back on site. We look forward to the new academic year and following the Ministry guidance above for our students at school.