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As the year comes to a close, we hope you are all well and looking forward to reaching the end of what’s been a challenging, yet memorable academic year. The students have been incredibly resourceful and adaptive and we are sure you will agree, as have the staff at school.
With us already in the final weeks, we would like to share a small update on how we normally bring our school to a close from the parents’ perspective. While we have been unable to run our usual snack shops and second-hand uniform sales, allowing us to support student-led projects and other school initiatives. We have been able to, with the funds we accrued pre-pandemic, gift our Year 6 transition students with a keepsake mug in celebration of completing Primary School, and moving into Secondary School. The legacy hoodie that has grown to be anticipated by our Year 13 graduates was gifted this year in collaboration with school, allowing them to take a piece of BIS Abu Dhabi wherever their next adventure takes them.
We would like to show our appreciation to our own "Frontline workers” at school for their hard work and ‘above and beyond’ efforts once again, enabling our children to attend school safely. Therefore, using the parent funds we will offer a small token of appreciation to the Cleaning staff, Security team, Bus Drivers and of course the Fortune Properties maintenance team who have all worked diligently and with dedication, taking care of the BIS Abu Dhabi community.
If you are a Class Rep or purely a passionate parent, organising collections to say thank you in some way to your teachers, may we kindly ask you to be mindful of the TAs/SAs who are also working within your classes. This of course is a voluntary activity, done at each class/year groups discretion and we thank you for your participation.
Wishing you all a safe and healthy summer. Looking forward to the next academic year, hopefully with more parent-led activities within the school calendar. May we take this opportunity to also wish our graduates and any school leavers all the very best of everything in the future.
The PTA
A few weeks ago, as part of our IB DP Language programme, Year 12 students in the French Ab Initio and French B classes united to celebrate Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday). Originally a catholic event welcoming the ritual fasting of Lent, Mardi Gras is celebrated in France with festive parades and sumptuous public celebrations.
At BIS Abu Dhabi, students came together to not only recognize the festivity but rejoice at the opportunity to share and learn about the international traditions fostered within our community. With the help of Monsieur Depose and Mademoiselle Merchadier, the French DP classes baked tasty treats, including crepes, waffles, brownies, and traditional beignets!
As a teacher at BIS Abu Dhabi, I have the privilege of watching students grow — not just academically, but as young people finding their path in a complex world. One thing I’ve learned time and again is this: success doesn’t come from rare moments of brilliance — it comes from the quiet power of habits.
Research tells us that up to 40% of what we do each day is driven by habit, not active decision-making. That means the routines our students form — the way they begin their morning, how they handle a setback, whether they choose to read or scroll — are shaping who they become.
I was really touched by Áine’s newsletter piece last week, posing the question: ‘What would I tell my younger self?’
I spent some time afterwards thinking about my own parenting journey, and what it’s all been about, now that my two are adults and have ‘flown the nest’. Parenting isn’t easy for any of us, and that’s true even if you’re an experienced school leader – at home, I’m just Dad.
You might have seen the trend going around - “If I could tell my younger self one thing…” - a moment to reflect, to offer advice we wish we’d heard earlier, or to remind ourselves of what truly matters.
As students prepare to cross some of the biggest milestones in school life, it feels like the perfect time to pause and join in that conversation. But it’s not just our students who are preparing — so are we, as parents. These milestones don’t just belong to them. We’re living every part of it too: the anticipation, the pride, the nerves, and the quiet hopes. Sometimes, it’s the hardest thing in the world — to watch them take these big steps, to stay strong when they wobble, to let go just a little more. It’s a milestone for us as much as it is for them — and we’re walking it together.
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