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Welcome to our JPGS 50 Anniversary Yearbook!
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Ɛ / ǁƌŝƚĞ ƚŚŝƐ ůĞƩĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ WƌĞƉ ^ĐŚŽŽů͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŶ ŝƐ ŽƵƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐŬLJ ŝƐ
blue and students and teachers are preparing for the Prep School’s
ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ dŚĞ :ƵŶŐůĞ ŽŽŬ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ƚƌĞŵĞŶĚŽƵƐůLJ ĞŶũŽLJ-
ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ĞdžĐŝƚĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞLJĞƐ ŽĨ Ăůů ϴϵ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ
ĂĐƟǀĞůLJ ĞŶŐĂŐĞĚ ŝŶ ĂƉƉůLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂů ƉŽůŝƐŚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ͕
before the dress rehearsal tomorrow. The year has been full of
ŚĂƌĚ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘ tĞ
ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ĂŶĚ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ŵĂŶLJ ĨƵŶ ĂŶĚ
ĞdžĐŝƟŶŐ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘
Ɛ / Ɛŝƚ ŚĞƌĞ͕ / Ăŵ ƌĞŇĞĐƟŶŐ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƚƌƵůLJ ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ƐĐŚŽŽů
year and before opening the pages of the Yearbook
tured moments, a rush of memories comes
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ŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬ͗ ƚŚĞ tŝŶƚĞƌ ŽŶĐĞƌƚ ŝŶ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ͕
Y6 Remembrance Day assembly, JPGS award for
player of the BSME tournament, Ballet, Spring
Bonnet Parade, to name a few.
curriculum and to the school as a whole and we
are truly fortunate to have such a wonderful group
of children at JPGS. Snapshots of their inquiring
ŵŝŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŐĞƐ͘
dŚĞLJ ŬĞĞƉ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌŝĐƵůƵŵ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ
certainly keep Teachers on their toes!
To our Year 6 students who are coming to the end of
their Prep Phase and who are preparing to embark on
a new journey into the Grammar School and adoles-
cence, I want to share with you a quote from
Malcolm X:
ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƐƉŽƌƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕ ĨŽƌ
tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it
today.
^Ž ŬĞĞƉ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĂĐƟǀĞ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ
learning, your choices and therefore shaping your
ŽǁŶ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ / Ăŵ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ ƉƌŽƵĚ ŽĨ zĞĂƌ ϲ ǁŚŽ͕
through their focus have made great advances in
ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ͘ ŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƉƌŝĚĞ ŝŶ
your school and seize every opportunity, as this
yearbook demonstrates.
To all the Teachers past and present, we thank
LJŽƵ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌ LJĞĂƌŬ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ͘ zŽƵƌ ŚĂƌĚ
work is truly recognised and evident, as we
ĞŶũŽLJ ƚŚŝƐ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ĨŽŽƚƉƌŝŶƚ ŽĨ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ
events this year.
WĂƌĞŶƚƐ͕ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŵLJ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ͕
not only your children but you as well. Having your
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ŽƉĞŶ ůŝŶĞƐ ŽĨ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů
part of any successful school year. Enjoy the success
through these pages.
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƌĚ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ƉƵƫŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ
LJĞĂƌŬ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘ dŚĞLJ͛ǀĞ ĚŽŶĞ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ũŽď ĂŶĚ ŽŶ ďĞŚĂůĨ ŽĨ
ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͕ ǁĞ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ŚŽǁ ƉƌŽƵĚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ ĂƌƟĐůĞ͘ tĞ
really hope you enjoy it for years to come.
dŚĂŶŬ LJŽƵ Ăůů ĨŽƌ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ ƐŽ ĨƵůĮůůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŵĞŵŽƌĂďůĞ͘
Best wishes
HR The students bring such joy and curiosity to the
HR
Marei Al Amri Rawan Al Jabai
Fatima Al Bar

Layali Altheka Junaid Farooqui Hasna Basheer