Dubai British Foundation, a Taaleem school, offers holistic learning and development requirements designed to address the specific needs of young children and to ensure readiness for entry into Year One of primary school. Learn more by visiting our website, www.dubaibritishfs.ae

1. Gr.1-5 Block 2
January-March 2014
Location/Day Sunday Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Gym 1a Table Tennis
Gr. 3-5
Fun Games
Gr.1-2
Mini Tennis
Gr. 1-2
Gym 1b Badminton
Gr. 3-5
Basketball
Gr.3-5
Volleyball
Gr. 3-5
Gym 2/Court 1 Hockey
Gr. 1-3
Field 2 Football
Gr. 1-2
Field 3 Football
Gr. 3-5
Field 4 Football Girls
Gr. 3-5
Studio room Relaxation and Dance
Gr. 1-3
Movement to Music-Zumba
Gr. 3-5
Class Rooms Mother Tongue Club
Gr. 3-5
Room: Library
Creative Writing
Gr. 3-5
Room:112
Home Work Club
Gr. 1-3
Room:119
Class Rooms Recipes to Make Paint and
Colors-Art Craft
Gr.1-2
Room: SEN
Drawing Cartoon Characters
Gr.1-5
Room:201
Reading Club
Gr. 1-3
Room:105
Origami
Gr. 3-5
Room:111
Scrabble Club
Gr. 1-3
Room:101
Math strategy games
Gr. 1-3
ICT lab
Art Craft
Gr.3-5
Room: 231
Educational Games
Gr.1-3
ICT lab
Fun Fiddle Tunes (Violin)
Gr. 3-5
Room:113
Creative Hand Made
Gr. 3-5
Room:133
Sewing- Embroidery
Gr. 3-5
Room:207
Cost: 50 AED/child
Cursive Writing
Gr. 1-3
Room: 114
Construction Club
Gr. 1-3
Room:131
Public Speaking
Gr. 3-5
Room:107
Quran Reciting
Gr. 1-5
7.15-7.45am
Room: 111
Quran Reciting
Gr. 1-5
7.15-7.45am
Room:111
Quran Reciting (Thursday)
Gr. 1-5
7.15-7.45am
Room: 111
Arabic A/
Islamic
Quran Tajweed
Gr. 4-5
Room:203
Quran reciting-Tajweed
Gr.1-3
Room:129
German Class German foreign language
beginner+ intermediate
Grade 1+2
Mrs. Kulike
Room: 206
German
foreign
language
intermediate
+ advanced
Grade 4+5
Mrs. Kulike
Room: 206
850 AED/10
weeks
Wednesday:
German mother tongue
Grade 4+5 Mrs. Kulike Room:
206;
850 AED/10 weeks
Thursday:
German mother tongue -
Alphabetisierung- Grade 1+2
Mrs. Kulike Room: 206;

2. ECA Description No of
places
allocated
Sunday
Table Tennis
Gr. 3-5
Table Tennis is a fantastic sport - improve your playing skills, get to grips with
the rules, uncover the facts or just have a fun time. Join us on Sunday at 2.30.
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Badminton
Gr. 3-5
This year there will be a badminton ECA at Uptown, everyone from grade 3 to
5 are welcome to join. During the ECA the student will learn more and enjoy
themselves at the same time, they will understand the rules of badminton and
will improve their skills.
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Football
Gr. 1-2
We’ll e o ki g o asi skills, passi g, shooti g, keepi g lose o t ol… a d
some fun games.
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Art Craft
Gr. 3-5
Students will have the opportunity to work with a variety of media including
oil pastels, clay, paint etc. We will be working on self-portraits, silhouettes and
other exciting pieces of work. It will be another opportunity for students to
showcase their creative talents.
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Football
Gr. 3-5
For students who enjoy football and would like to have fun while improving
their skills, knowledge and understanding of the game.
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Girls
Football
Gr. 4-5
Last yea p o ed to e a eally e o a le yea fo PYP gi ls’ foot all at
Uptown for so many reasons, most notably winning the Dubai Football
League Championship, as well as finished in finishing first and second
place at the Taaleem Indoor Football Tournament with our U10 and
U11 teams!
With the Under-11 league season not beginning again until January
(and a league title to defend!) this ECA provides an opportunity for any
girls in Grades 4 and 5 to attend training ahead of squad selection in
January.
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Mother
Tongue
Reading
Buddies
3-5
The MT Readi g Buddies a ti ity ai s at p o oti g eadi g i ou stude t’s
Mother Tongue language. Focus languages this term will be Arabic, French,
German, Dutch, Urdu and English. PYP students will be part of a small group
where they will be read to and read with their buddies. Each language group
will have 1 reading mentor (MYP student) and 3 PYP students max for each
language to start with. Mention what language are you interested in.
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Reading
Club
At book club, you will get the chance to relax and read some of your favourite
books. I will be there to help you if you get stuck on tricky words. When you
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850 AED/10 weeks 850 AED/10 weeks

3. Gr. 1-3 finish a book, we can talk about your favourite part, character etc. It's going to
be a lot of fun!
Math
Strategy
Gr.1-3
This fun Maths club will encourage children to use their thinking skills while
engaging in recreational Mathematics. Maths isn't only about numbers - math
skills are found in puzzles and games too. Playing these strategy games will
help develop children's logical thinking skills. Some games take some serious
planning, thinking and figuring.
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Hockey
Gr. 1-3
Co e out a d lea a out o e of the o ld’s g eat i te spo ts – hockey!
Students will go out on the field and learn some of the rules, skills and
strategies of the game, as well as engage in some friendly competitions.
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Fun Fiddle
Tunes
(Violin)
Gr. 3-5
An ECA for students who have already taken Grade 3 violin lessons and are
interested in learning some fun tunes and improving their technique at the
same time. They will also be listening and responding to various fiddle music
from traditions around the Globe, including Chinese, Celtic and Bluegrass
fiddle. This is a yearlong ECA- a little progress can be made in 10 weeks. A lot
of progress can be made in a year. Students must bring a violin with them to
this ECA. Violins can be loaned from the school on a contract basis, similar to
Grade 3 arrangement.
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Cursive
Writing
Gr. 1-3
Handwriting is an important part of the visual side of communication. This ECA
is a fun way to support students with the formation of letters with guided
instructions. The aim is to help students develop a handwriting style that is
legile, fluent and quick.
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Tuesday
Origami
Gr. 3-5
Spreading joy one fold at a time! Your child will have the opportunity to
develop many skills while exploring the traditional Japanese art of paper
folding. Transforming a piece of plain paper into something else is an
experience that children can truly appreciate.
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Fun Games
Gr. 1-2
In fun games we will play a variety of different games such as capture the flag,
octopus, tag, dodge ball and many others. Be prepared to be active and a
cooperative team player. Please remember to bring a water bottle.
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Recipes to
Make Paint
and Colors
Gr. 1-2
Have great fun with paint using all kinds of ingredients! Pudding, Corn Syrup,
Kool-Aid, Yogurt, Soap, Powdered Milk, Shaving Cream, and more!
What to expect: learn about 20 different recipes to make paint and colors.
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Relaxation
and Dance
Gr. 1-3
To improve physical and mental health, come and join me for some breathing
and stretching exercises that will help you relax and increase strength and
flexibility. After that, we will have fun dancing at the rhythm of the music!!!
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Creative
Writing
Gr. 3-5
Do you love writing? Do you like writing imaginative stories?
In the Creative Writing Club we will develop our writing skills using different
writing prompts and writing styles featuring all kinds of characters and
settings and then celebrate our stories with our class.
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Construction
Club
Gr. 1-3
Creativity, friendship, fun and a whole lot of building blocks are the
ingredients needed for Uptown School's Construction Club. We will use Lego,
Knex, Polydron shapes and a wide array of materials to create fantastic
models and interesting designs. The multicolored Lego plastic bricks give the
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4. students a nearly limitless opportunity to express their creativity as they build
people, vehicles, houses and buildings, animals and even entire scenes.
Construction Club provides the students with the opportunity to design and
construct models in a collaborative manner with plenty of interaction. It is
great fun and all students from grade 1, 2 & 3 are welcome.
Creative
Hand Made
Gr. 3-5
Make a different shapes and sculpting by clay, plaster and cardboard. Use
water colors and Arts tools. Paint a picture of human, some animals and
plants. Make decoration at home with simple and available materials. Learn
the methods of calligraphy writing and its relationship with the Arab
civilizations in Arab world through the old Islamic centuries; so they can
understand the forms of mosques and homes in the United Arab Emirates and
all Arab countries.
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Quran
Tajweed
Gr. 4-5
This Activity aims to teach students G 4-5 the correct way (Tajweed) part 30 of
the Quran and give them the chance to memorize some surahs (optional)
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Basketball
Gr. 3-5
In the Club will be the development of special skills of basketball and the
ability to control the ball and work on the development of children's fitness.
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Wednesday
Home Work
Club
Gr. 1-3
After a tiring day at school, homework can be a stressful time for both parents
and children. In this ECA, students are provided with a structured time, within
a school setting, in which to complete their assigned tasks with teacher
support.
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Movement to
Music
Zumba
Gr. 3-5
Zumba is a dance fitness program involves dance and aerobic elements. It
combines a lot of fun elements, like music and those energetic movements
with exercising. Zumba combats boredom by making exercise upbeat and fun.
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Sewing/
Embroidery
Gr. 3-5
This activity is an opportunity to give your children enough experience to learn
the Embroidery. Embroidery is the handicraft of decorating fabric or other
materials with needle and thread or yarn. It is the art of sophisticated features
with patience and precision. The idea of embroidery is very simple and
amusing, especially for girls, in order to occupy their free time with something
useful and practical. Cost: 50 AED/ child
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Public
Speaking
Gr. 3-5
Be a Risk Taker, Be Open Minded, Be a Communicator! Do the research.
Share your opinion. Listen to other's perspective. What do you think?
Do you want change? Learn how to be convincing!!
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Scrabble Club
Gr. 1-3
Come and join my Scrabble Club. It's a great way to make new friends and
learn new words at the same time.
Playing Scrabble will give you all an opportunity to sharpen your skills
including spellings, vocabulary, math and even your social and personal skills.
It will also strengthen your curiosity, strategic thinking, time management and
attention span. It is loads of fun!!
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Educational
Games
Gr.1-3
Educational Games is a ten-week after school program designed to foster a
love of math and language. Through the use of ICT, learning is exciting
and engaging. The games we will play will reinforce skills and facilitate the
understanding of various concepts. Students will have the opportunity to
develop and strengthen their problem solving skills while playing and having
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5. fun.
Mini Tennis
Gr. 1-2
Tennis for Grades 1 and 2 will concentrate on the following basic aspects
throughout the course of the year; hand-eye coordination, ball skills, the game
of te is a d it’s ules, a d slo ly egi o ki g o te h i ue. All a ility
groups welcome. Practice make perfect.
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Cartooning
Gr. 1-5
Bring your favorite cartoon characters to life! Using well known cartoon
movies, learn the art of cartooning and bring your own cartoon book home at
the end of the term.
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Volleyball
Gr. 3-5
This term we will be learning all the basic skills of Volleyball. You will learn
how to pass, set up, smash, block, dive and roll and more. We will be playing
against each other to learn the rules of the game and you will learn the basics
of being a referee. Fun is the main ingredient of this activity. Even though
olley all is a tea spo t it’s a o - o ta t ga e hi h ea s you do ’t need
to push or tackle anyone and this makes it all the more fun for both boys and
gi ls to joi . I’ looki g fo a d to seei g you soo .
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Quran
Reciting-
Tajweed
Gr. 1-3
This Activity aims to teach students G 1-3 the correct way (recite). Part 30 of
the Quran and give them the chance to memorize small surahs. (optional)
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