Secondary School Newsletter
News & events 25th February - 2nd March
Deputy Principal’s message
Please take time to browse our latest newsletter which is another way for you to know about recent events taking place in our secondary school. Our school focus remains on students enjoying their learning opportunities, both inside and out of the classroom, and you will see from this newsletter how well involved our students are in their learning.
I also look forward to meeting as many of you as possible during our Parent, Student, Teacher conferences taking place on Thursday 2 March.
International Benchmarking Tests (IBT) in English, Maths and Science
In line with our focus on assessments all of our students recently sat for IBTs in the subjects of English, mathematics and science. A number of our secondary school students received high distinction and distinction award certificates and these were received during an assembly held on Wednesday 1 March.
Please join us as we congratulate the following students:
High Distinction awards for English
Alana Pannell Year 7
Aamna Nasir Year 9
Khadija Kalla Year 9
Ayesha Kalla Year 11
Noyan Bilgutay Year 7
Omar Ismail Year 7
Hussain Alhamad Year 8
Abdulrahman Abu Fanes Year 11
High Distinction awards for mathematics
Ahmad Alshamsi Year 7
Joshua Pollitt Year 8
High Distinction awards for science
Danah Aldoori Year 7
Imtishal Mughal Year 7
Siam Liton Year 10
Distinction awards for English
Noor Alsari Year 7
Charlie Coghill Year 7
Imtishal Mughal Year 7
Scott Campbell Year 7
Shaikha Aleghfeli Year 8
Osama Tariq Year 11
Distinction awards for mathematics
Shaikha Aleghfeli Year 8
Omar Qazi Ismail Year 7
Niall Ateia Year 7
Osama Tariq Year 11
We are incredibly proud of our students’ success and extend our congratulations to each of you. What a great way to end this week.
News from the production team of “The Horrible Headmaster”
Each year our secondary school students combine to stage a major production and this year is no different - with our production of “The Horrible Headmaster”. Rehearsals are moving at a cracking pace and the cast are working hard to ensure this year’s performance is another must-see event to showcase the talents of our young artists on the big stage!
We will stage two matinee shows for the school and the evening community performance will be held on Wednesday 15 March.
AJAC swimmers excel in the pool!
On 17 and 18 February, two of our students, Noyan and Emre Bilgutay took part in the Hamilton Dubai International Swimming Championship held in Dubai representing their home country of Turkey. Our talented Olympic swimming coach, Mr Irakli Revishvili also represented the Republic of Georgia. All excelled in the pool taking home a combined 11 medals consisting of 9 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze.
Under the coaching and training of our star coaches, Mr Burak Bilgutay, Mr Irakli and Ms Luiza, our students are fast building an enviable reputation as the ones to watch in the water!
Swimming is a disciplined sport that combines team commitment, individual focus and friendship. Our training programme is the best in Ajman and the sky is the limit! We wish all competitors good luck in the upcoming BSME, EISSA and MEUC swimming champs.
IGCSE Options
Our Year 9 students will shortly be making their IGCSE subject choices. This next step in the learning journey is an exciting one for our students. Students are encouraged to make the most of their individual strengths and with parent and teacher support and guidance, they will select four option subjects from a comprehensive selection that includes:
Art and design; business studies; drama; economics; environmental management; geography; travel and tourism; history; ICT; music; PE; biology; chemistry; physics; food and nutrition; Arabic A / B and Islamic studies (in English).
Year Group Leaders appointed
The following teachers have recently been appointed to the following leadership roles:
Leader of Assessment and Learning school wide: Mr. Ben Barry
Heads of Year;
- Mr. Basil Curlewis - Year 7
- Ms. Carolina Fuentes - Year 8
- Ms. Becky Barry - Year 9
- Ms. Samina Qadir - Year 10 and 11
University of Huddersfield has an excellent reputation for supporting graduates into employment. It is a friendly and student-centered university with a strong vocational emphasis. The University maintains and has developed strong links with commerce and industry.
Huddersfield is one of the top ten UK universities for integrating paid work placements (internships) into its courses and we have a higher than average graduate employability rate (around 92%) as the courses have been developed in conjunction with employers and industry needs.
Many courses allow students to choose a modern language as an additional module in their course of study and most courses hold professional accreditation including RIBA, ACCA and IET.
Some of subjects that attract student to Huddersfield are:
- Biomedical Sciences
- Exercise Science
- Nursing
- Art & Design courses
- Humanities and Social sciences
- Film & Media
- Engineering courses
- Accounts and Finance
Dr Ioanni Delsante, from the School of Art, Design & Architecture presented a session called Designing the Future
Dr Radi Haloub from the Management School presented a session called Business as Unusual
قسم اللغة العربية في المرحلة الثانوية :
- لقد قامت طالبات السنة السابعة بتركيب قطع puzzles لتكوين نص القصيدة الجديد بعنوان (مكارم الأخلاق) وبعد الانتهاء من التركيب بحثت كل مجموعة عن كلمة السر خلف القطع والتي تعبر عن قيمة من القيم الأخلاقية المتضمنة في القصيدة، ومن ثَمّ البحث عن البيت الذي يتحدث عن هذه القيمة والتدرب على إلقائه بمساعدة وتوجيه المعلم.
قسم التربية الإسلامية
Misplaced and lost property items
During Thursday’s Parent Student Teacher conferences we will have a table with all lost and misplaced items available for you to take a look through. Our most popular misplaced items are drink bottles and school jumpers! If you are missing one of these, please do check our tables out on Thursday.
Year 7 - 11 Parent, Student and Teacher Meetings
Thursday, Mar 2, 2017, 09:30 AM
Ajman Academy - Ajman - United Arab Emirates
Afternoon Tea for Secondary Parents
Thursday, Mar 2, 2017, 11:30 AM
Ajman Academy - Ajman - United Arab Emirates
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