School
calendar
jANUARY 2024
1 January, Monday
New Year’s Day
Public Holiday
2 January, Tuesday
First day of Term 2 for
Learners and Teachers
5 January, Friday
New Parents Meet the mentors
9 January, Tuesday
New Parents Kinteract Session (Priya & Mark) & Meet up
10 January, Wednesday
Year 4 Trip – TBC
12 January, Friday
Learner’s Day (Y1 – 7 (prospective parents) (8:30 – 10:00)
Ask the Expert (8:15 – 9:00)
Art Class Group 1 (08:00 – 09:00)
13 January, Saturday
FS Stay & Play (prospective parents)(10:00 – 12:00)
15 January, Monday
Start of Term 2 CCAs
17 January, Wednesday
Preparation phase Reading competition for Arabic A learners
18 January, Thursday
Preparation phase for Spelling Bee for Arabic B learners
Parents Arabic Class (2:45 – 3:30)
19 January, Friday
Citizens Reading Festival Day
Art Class Group 2 (08:00 – 09:00)
23 January, Tuesday
Year 3 Trip – TBC
25 January, Thursday
Parents Arabic Class (2:45 – 3:30)
26 January, Friday
Football Game for parents
Art Class Group 3 (08:00 – 09:00)
28 January, Sunday
International Lego Day
31 January, Wednesday
PAG Meeting
December 2023
1 December, Friday
UAE Commemoration Day and National Day
Public Holiday (TBC)
2 December, Saturday
UAE Commemoration Day and National Day
Public Holiday (TBC)
UAE National Day
3 December, Sunday
UAE Commemoration Day and National Day
Public Holiday (TBC)
Uploading gears & setting up (cancelled)
4 December, Monday
Winter Jumper Day
PBL Showcase EYFS week
H2 Productions Show + Citizens Rehearsals (cancelled)
5 December, Tuesday
Student Christmas Lunch (Swiss)
Practice followed by a Dress Rehearsal (cancelled)
6 December, Wednesday
Winter Performances (cancelled)
7 December, Thursday
Staff Christmas Party (cancelled)
8 December, Friday
Last day of the Term
Party Day – Santa (cancelled)
11 December, Monday
Winter holidays start for
Learners and Teachers
12 December, Tuesday
Last day of COP 28
18 December, Monday
Arabic Language Day
24 December, Sunday
Christmas Eve
25 December, Monday
Christmas Day
School off for all staff
November 2023
1 November, Wednesday
National Stress Awareness Day
Football Fixture
Citizens vs Clarion (3:30 – 4:30)
2 November, Thursday
EYFS Outdoor Classroom Day
FS2 Trip – TBC
3 November, Friday
UAE Flag Day
6 November, Monday
Children’s Book Week
Parents Art classes Group 1
7 November, Tuesday
Curriculum Coffee Morning
PE and Sports 8:30 – 9:30
8 November, Wednesday
Football Fixture
Citizens vs Cedar
(3:00 – 4:00)
10 November, Friday
Learner’s Day (1-7) (prospective parent)
Ask the Expert
11 November, Saturday
Remembrance Day (cancelled)
FS Stay & Play (prospective parents)
12 November, Sunday
Diwali (cancelled)
13 November, Monday
World Kindness Day
Anti – Bullying Week
Year 5 Trip – TBC
Parents Art classes Group 2
14 November, Tuesday
World Diabetes Day
Climate Fresk workshop (8:00 – 10:00)
ASA Open Week
15 November, Wednesday
Football Fixture
Citizens vs SES
(3:00) @SES
16 November, Thursday
ASA Open Week
Quiz Night For Parents (postponed)
18 November, Saturday
Ripe Market (prospective parents)
19 November, Sanday
Ripe Market (prospective parents)
20 November, Monday
Last Week of ECA & ICA for Term 1
Result for spelling competition
Parents Art classes Group 3
22 November, Wednesday
Curriculum Coffee Morning
23 November, Thursday
Football Fixture
Citizens vs Dove Green
(3:00) @Dove Green
FS2 Trip
24 November, Friday
Learner’s LED Conference
FS1/FS2 (PSED)
26 November, Sunday
End of Dubai 30×30
27 November, Monday
Parents Art classes Group 4
28 November, Tuesday
School National Day Celebration
Australian ladies rugby team training
(3:00 – 4:30)
29 November, Wednesday
PAG Meeting
Australian ladies rugby team training
(3:30 – 5:30
30 November, Thursday
Commemoration Day
Briars Women’s Rugby team from Australia training
(09:00 – 11:00 )
First day of COP28
CNCF Training
(3:30 – 5:30)
