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Jeddah Prep and Grammar School

Newsletter

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Founded in 1967 Thursday 16 December 2021
Issue no. 13
Wishing You All a Very Happy

and Healthy 2022
Contents

al Schools (COBIS) membership 2 Ongoing Success at JPGS
and accreditation requirements. 3 SAIKAC
This was scheduled to take place 4 United Nations Day
5 Racing into the New Year
almost two years’ ago. Unfortu- 6 Careers Lunches
nately, Covid-19 descended upon 8 Sabre Dance Conducting
the world; we are now hopeful, af- 10 Year 1s Desert Habitat Diorama
ter three postponements, that this 12 Business and Economics Workshop
will actually take place very soon. 14 Arabic and LCS Department
17 JPGS Library Continues to Grow
18 Anti Bullying week at JPGS
A brief reminder that JPGS End- 19 Bright Sparks
of-Term Reports are available for 20 Cancer Awareness Month
you on Firefly or these have been 21 African Masks
22 The Next Half Term Calendar
Over the past days pupils, fam- emailed to you. Most pupils, if not
ilies and friends of Jeddah Prep all, need to be congratulated on
and Grammar School have been their endeavours and persever-
treated to a formal JPGS Alumni ance over this term, particularly JPGS parents and your unwaver-
and Sixth Form Celebration din- the younger children who are still ing support overt the past years,
ner, assemblies and ‘Carols by not able to attend school in person. particularly during these, at times,
Candlelight’ presented by all year exceptionally challenging times
groups in the school. As always, I Some of our youngsters will need due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
am impressed by the confidence to review their performance and
of the children and their skills in application to studies with a view On behalf of all JPGS staff, I would
terms of presenting, performing to making some adjustments and like to wish you all a happy and
and singing; they are an absolute improvements. I am hopeful that peaceful winter break. I look for-
credit to our school. I shall also say those few individuals will return ward to seeing you refreshed in
a huge thank you to all the staff in- to school with a better sense of the New Year on Sunday 9 Jan-
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volved in organising and support- purpose and focus in the New uary 2022 for the commencement
ing these events alongside their Year. of Term 2.
teaching requirements in all the
subjects and activities we provide I would like to say a huge thank Mr Mark S. Bedford
here at JPGS. you to all the pupils, students, BA Hons (Wales), PGCE (Oxon), MPhil (Cam),
staff and governors for making NPQH
Headmaster
Please be informed that we shall this term so positive and enjoya-
be fully inspected on 20 , 21 and ble. Last but not least, I would also
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22 March 2022 as part of our like to take this opportunity to say
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Council of British Internation- a big thank you to each of you: the