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Saudi national day is a day we commemorate every year,
to acknowledge when King Abdelaziz unified the king-
dom, in 1932. it first became a public holiday in 2007,
when King Abdullah announced that it would be cele-
brated annually from the 75th national day. Every year,
Saudi national day is celebrated with dances, songs and
traditional food, and it signifies how far Saudi has come
as a nation, while honouring its vast historical culture,
and long-lasting traditions. Every year in JPGS we cele-
brate this day at the school with special events and treats
for all pupils and teachers.

The school was decorated with the flags and the slogan
of this year (Hayya lana daar) it’s a home for us. During
the Art lessons with KS3 pupils drew their names in Ar-
abic. The Music teacher trained some of Year 9 pupils to
play with Arabian instruments with a Saudi song. The
Prep school celebrated with a virtual assembly at the end
of the day and some pupils participated in the presenta-
tion. Pupils attended the assembly wearing the colours
of the flag or the traditional clothes.

We started the week with celebrating the Arabic week
with many activities pupils participated in. During the
Arabic lessons our children read stories with the Arabic
teachers and participated in different fun activities. Some
pupils recorded their reading and shared their video or
audio while reading their favourite Arabic book on Pad-
let. A new programme was shared with our children on
firefly to help them to write their name in Arabic when
it’s needed, then they were asked to design a bookmark
that has their Arabic name.

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