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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

2018 to 2019 has been an extremely eventful academic have learned so many more techniques. Next year I am
year in the English Department at JPGS. We have really looking forward to learning about the IGCSE Carol
welcomed two new staff members, Mrs Louise Ayaad Ann Duffy poetry and inshallah I will continue to be
as Head of English and Mrs Choudhury as Teacher successful in English”.
of English, both of whom have greatly enjoyed this Aribah Farrukh
year at the School. This year has been very successful Year 9. Imperial 5.
for the Department. We took great pleasure in the
excitement of the World Book Day celebrations in March, “This year has been amazing in English. I have learned
organised by our superb Year 9 English committee – to open up more because it has been a comfortable
Bessma Abduljawad, Sofia Burhan, Sary Fagiha, Hamza environment in which to learn. I used to be very quiet
Shekhani and Athar Siddiqui. We were amazed at the but now I feel confident to speak up because I have been
professionalism of our students in the Grammar School so successful. I even presented a whole school assembly
performance of ‘The Addams Family’ supported by Miss during World Book Day! I was scared at first but after a
Siddique and Mrs Sharifi, with outstanding management while when I started to speak I got straight into the flow
by our Year 13 production director, Shahdia Sharifi. Mr and really enjoyed the experience of leading the whole
Gilbert, Miss Siddique, Mrs Choudhury and Mrs Ayaad Grammar School. I am also looking forward to learning
are looking forward immensely to next year at JPGS. about the poetry we will study for our Year 11 exams
because poetry is one of my favourite areas in English”.
Our most important contributors to the English Sofia Burhan
Department are, of course, our students. Here are some of Year 9. Newton 1.
their comments below:
“In English this year I found it difficult at the start of
“This year in English I have improved so much. My the year but as the year progressed I found my rhythm
grades are higher because my teacher has motivated and in English and I overcame the challenges I encountered
inspired me to continue to do my best. I enjoy completing within my work. At first my English work was not
the work in English because every day I improve. I am so focused but now I have improved so much, particularly
much more confident now and know I will just get better with my focus within my essays. I can interpret more
and better in English”. skilfully and I am more selective in analysing the
Faisal Daaboul important pieces of information. I will sit my English
Year 8. Victoria 5. Literature IGCSE at the end of this year and am actually
looking forward to the examinations! I am so excited to
“In my old school, English was taught in a completely study creative writing next year as I enjoy reading and
different way and last year in Year 7 at JPGS I really am looking forward to learning many new techniques”.
struggled in English. As soon as I started Year 8 my Jana Al Fassi
marks began to fly up high because my teacher takes care Year 10. Victoria 5.
of her students and I feel much more confident to give
answers in class. I know that I will continue to improve “At the start of this year there were lots of new things to
every year in English and it is now my favourite subject”. learn in English Language IGCSE study, such as writer’s
Gibran Chouman effect and directed writing and I was clueless! As the year
Year 8. Newton 2. has gone on, practice has made perfect. I now understand
the methodology of how to ace these IGCSE examinations
“I have learned so much more than last year because in English and I feel confident about my future study
I have enjoyed my time with my English teachers. I within this subject”.
understand much more and have become much more Mohamed Nedjadi
confident. My story writing has significantly improved Year 10. Newton 5.
because my vocabulary has expanded and this year I
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Head of English