Page 6 - JPGS Newsletter, Issue no. 2, 2018-19

Remembrance Day
at JPGS
Remembrance Day at JPGS was a
day of unity, respect and
recollection. The School had been
gearing up for the day with
rehearsals, artwork and history
lessons reinforcing the message
behind Remembrance Day.
The JPGS Remembrance Day
Assembly started at 10.30 AM on
the 11 day of the 11 Month, 100
th
th
years after the end of World War
1. Mr Bedford started off with an
introduction to the origins of
Remembrance Day and how it is
still remembered today with a
talk on the events of WW1 by Mr
Mahmood and by Mr Mason.
Sarah Al Saleh played some
compelling pieces on the piano
throughout the course of the
Assembly.
Pupils participated from both
Grammar and Prep School
further reinforcing the message
of unity and cooperation
encompassed by Remembrance
Day. Prep School had several
performances from readings by
Year 2 through to Poems by Year
3 and a truly inspirational song
by the whole of Prep at the end of
Assembly.
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Isra Attari and Manal Ahmed Special thanks to pupils for their
gave readings with a poem and great contributions leading up to
WW1 letter from the trenches and throughout the day:
respectively. Overall, a truly
inspiring, dutiful and busy day GRAMMAR
for the staff and pupils of JPGS Manal Ahmed
starting from early in the Abdulrahman Moumena
morning with the Head Boy Isra Attari
Abdulrahman Moumena, Head Mohammad Nedjadi
Girl, Manal Ahmed and the Evangeline Bedford
Headmaster heading off to Daniela Langdon
perform a reading of a WW1 Haniyya Siddiqi
letter in front of diplomatic Hadi Faisal
officials from Germany, Italy, Rema Khuddro
France and Britain followed by Ahmed Awais
the JPGS Remembrance Day
Assembly. PREP (Year 6 pupils)
Yasmine Usher
A big thank you to all involved: Ayla Iqbal
Mrs Neate, Mr Garnett, Lejane Khuddro
Mrs Hamer, Mrs Master, Soona Osman
Mr Shea, Mrs Sumner, Mrs
Etheridge, Mr Mahmood, Mr
Shahzad, Mrs Sharifi, Ms
Langley, Mrs Ayaad, Mr Eric Mason
Mr Junaid and Ms Layali. Teacher of History
Key Stage 3 Coordinator
Enrichment Coordinator