Caring and Sharing
Early Childhood Conversations with Ms. Crystal
Welcome to Dunecrest American School!
It is with great pleasure that I welcome all returning and new parents to Dunecrest American School for the start of the 2021-22 school year.
I hope everyone had a wonderful safe summer holiday, and whether you traveled abroad or stayed in Dubai you were able to make some wonderful memories with family and friends! I personally was thrilled to travel back to Canada and reconnect with my family and close friends.
The Early Childhood Team are returning from their summer holiday and will be busy getting our environment organized and comfortable for your child to feel safe, secure and engaged in learning as they start the new school year. We are all looking forward to welcoming all of our new EC families. We are counting down the days until we have our Dunecrest children back in our hallways, seeing their smiling face and hearing about all the exciting things they did during their summer holiday!
Temperature checks upon entering Dunecrest
Mask for parents and staff must be worn correctly at all times
COVID Protocols
Please find a list of regulations that we will be enforcing to ensure our Dunecrest community remains safe and healthy:
- Only 1 parent allowed for drop off and pick up
- Temperature checks at both of the school entrances
- All parents need a negative PCR test (within 48 hours) of coming on campus on the 29th
All pupils aged 16 and above, as well as all staff, visitors, and parents must be fully vaccinated with a UAE-approved vaccine to access the school premises, whether within or outside school hours. The vaccinations must be verified on the Al Hosn app prior to returning to school at the start of the academic year.
- Book bags and shoes disinfected by parents daily before entering school as per MOE regulations
- Parents will stand on dots in their designated area while waiting to pick their child at dismissal time
- PreK and KG1CC parents will drop off and pick up their child up at Pod 1 doors
- KG1SH, KG2RH and KG2KA parents will drop off their child at the classroom door and pick up their child at the glass doors in the EC hallway
Sanitizier available for regular washing & sanitizing of hands
Fogging of classrooms and common areas regularly throughout the day
2 meter distance between parents is the protocol
Travel and Health Declaration
Please use the following email in the form: nurse@dunecrest.ae
School Start Schedule
As we are receiving some new students, class list will be finalized on Monday, Aug. 23rd and parents will receive an email on Tuesday, Aug. 24th, letting them know who their child's classroom teachers are.
The first day of school, August 29th will be a time that parents are allowed to enter their child's classroom and see where their child will be learning. They will also get a chance to talk with their child's teacher, fill out the home language survey and complete 2 stars and a wish with regards to your child's education journey for the 2021-22 school year.
Please read carefully the schedule below in order that we comply with the number of people on campus and the social distance protocol.
As per DHA regulations:
All parents will need a negative PCR test within 48 hours of the 29th to come on campus.
All parents need to fill out the travel document for each child they have at Dunecrest.
Children who travelled intentionally will need to quarantine 10 days or have a negative PCR test to come to school on the 29th.
Staggered School Start
Kristina Arthurs
Besty Austin
Rozy Khouzam
LOOK WHO HAS A BIRTHDAY
Ava Tricou - August 2nd
Erik Holtzhausen - August 16th
Elie Tricou - August 20th
Zaviyar Khanzada - August 24th
Armineh Mouganie - August 30th
Gigi Pellerin - August 31st
Important Dates
August
29th - drop-in sessions for all students and parents
30th - Only students with last names from A to L come to school for a full day. Tomorrow this group of students stay home.
31st - Only students with last names from M to Z come to school for a full day.
September
- 1st- All students come to school for a full day from today onward
- 12th - Language Extension Program begins
- 6th - Virtual BACK TO SCHOOL information night
5:00-5:30pm PreK zoom
5:30-6:00pm KG1 zoom
6:00-6:30pm KG2 zoom
- 14th - 12:45pm Early Dismissal for all Dunecrest students, Teachers have PD
- 16th - Dunecrest House kick off event
Contact Crystal Hanna
The seeds for success have been planted and I look forward with great excitement to watching our Early Childhood blossom!
Dunecrest American School
Email: info@dunecrest.ae
Website: https://www.dunecrest.ae/
Location: https://www.google.com/maps?daddr=Wadi+Al+Safa+3+-+Dubai&hl=en
Phone: 97145087444
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DunecrestDubai
Twitter: @dunecrestDubai