The WellSpring Private School

Dear Parents,

With the reduced hours for Ramadan and a pause in all our extra-curricular activities, there is still great learning going on throughout our school as students and teachers continue to grow and reach high expectations.

This month we are celebrating Green Month, and as we spread awareness, students and staff are challenged to make good and sustainable decisions in their daily lives. “Change is important, and it begins with ME!”

Reading Month is also around the corner, let’s all make the effort to read – whether it’s actual books, kindle or online!

Enjoy the week’s highlights using the link at the end of the newsletter.

LifePlus Quality of the Month:

Discernment

Discernment is thinking carefully and applying truth to our daily decisions.

There’s more to learning than gaining knowledge. To bring transformation from the inside out, we stay true to our values and invite our students, families and community to do the same. This month as we focus on Discernment:

We will ask, "What is the right thing to do?", we will make wise choices, we will not exaggerate the facts, we will tell the truth.

Announcement from Emirates Health Services:

Food allergies

Please read this helpful guide from the Public Health Services Department on how to recognize and deal with food allergies and allergens.

Health Topic for March:

Balancing School and Home Life

Tips from the Nurse:

Sleep is one of the most important factors that help us to stay healthy. A three year old may need 12 or 13 hours of sleep a night. As children age, their need for sleep decreases. A 13 year old may only need 10 hours of sleep.
Get your rest, stay healthy and learn well!
Take a step to screen time balancing.

Reading Month
Reading month will be celebrated from April 15th - May 10th for all EC to Secondary students. We will have some exciting reading activities throughout the four weeks, to be shared at a later date.
To prepare, make sure your child is reading every day at home. We have a wide range of accessible books: library books at school and an online reading platform called myON.

Read, read, read.

Important notice from the Registrar

Emirates IDs

Please make sure to send your child’s Emirates ID to school to hand to their teacher, or Ms. Samah for Secondary students. These are needed to update our students’ profiles on the MOE system, and will be returned promptly.

Ramadan reduced hours

Just a reminder of our school hours for Ramadan:

Monday – Thursday: 9am - 1:30pm (1:40pm for Secondary)
Friday: 9am - 12pm. Fridays are in person, not online.

Drop off will begin at 8:30am and classes will start at 9am.

Spring Break dates
A reminder that Friday, March 29th is the last day of school before we close for Spring Break. School will resume on Monday, April 15th.

Looking ahead:

Last day of school

The last day of the 2023-24 school year will be Wednesday, June 26. Final exam week for Secondary will be from June 20 – 21 and June 24 – 26. Please note that exams may not be taken earlier than this. Please refer to Canvas and the calendar for all exam related information.

First day of new school year

The first day of school after the summer vacation, for the new 2024-25 school year, will be Monday, August 26. More details to follow.

Have a look at the highlights of the week here.

Enjoy your weekend!

WellSpring Administration

WellSpring Weekly