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End of First Term Message from the Secondary Department of Kuwait National English School
Dear Secondary Parents
and Carers,
I am amazed and astounded at all that has
happened at Kuwait National English School in the past four months. KNES is
fortunate to have such great support from our families and we want to thank you
for your contributions to our successful first term. The last month of this
term is always busy with the secondary students taking part in their First Term
Examination/Mock examinations (December 04 - 14, 2023). School closes for
pupils on Thursday December 14, 2023 at 2:00 pm.
A
quick recap of the First Term activities: (September
03, 2023 – December 14, 2023) |
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Key
dates for the Second Term: (January
2024 – April 2024): |
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September 2023 Start of First Term (2023/2024) 11th
September 2023 – Assembly on Mission Statement 13th
September 2023 – Election of Head Boy & Head Girl 19th September 2023 - Assembly –
Announcement of Student Council 20th
September 2023 – Guest speaker, Secretary General of the Arab Scout
Organisation and Arab Director of Scouting. 25th
September 2023 - GUST University visit to KNES. 4th
October 2023 – Unifrog Assembly (Y9 – 12) 5th
October 2023 – Celebration of Teachers day (Student Council) 8th
October 2023 – Standard First Aid Assembly (Ministry of Health) 11th
October 2023 – Field Trip to the National Geography 10th
& 11th October 2023 Parental
Meetings 11th October 2023 – Start of
Cambridge External examinations (Nov. 2023) 15th October 2023 – Year 9
students register for UNIFROG 16th
October 2023 – Assembly on Racism and anti-bullying 19th
October 2023 – CPD for teachers 22nd – 26th October
2023 – Mid Term Holiday 5th Nov. 2023 – Remembrance day
at the British Embassy 13th November 2023 – Assembly on
Remembrance Day at KNES 15th November 2023 – End of
Cambridge External Examinations (Nov. 2023) 27th Nov. 2023 – High Tea at the
British Embassy 27th Nov. 2023 – Yea 9 IGCSE
Evening (6:30 pm – 8:30 pm) 4th – 14th
December 2023 First Term Examinations 14th
December 2023 End of First Term (2023/2024) 17th December 2023 – 4th
January 2024 Holiday
We have accomplished a lot during the first term of this academic year
2023/2024. It has been wonderful to see the young learners engaging in such
a broad range of events. |
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January 2024 - Start of Second Term (2023/2024) 8th January 2024 – Start of
AS/IAS examination (Jan. 2024 session) Edexcel, UK 11th January 2024 - First Term
Reports to Parents 16th & 17th
January 2024 - Parental Meetings (6:30 pm – 8:30 pm) 31st January 2024 - Science Fair
& Quizzes 31st January 2024 – UK
Mathematics Challenges (Intermediate) 25th
– 29th February 2024 - National Day Holiday 25th
– 29th February 2024 - Overseas Educational Trip 6th March 2024 - English Quizzes 8th March 2024 - International
Women Day 17th March 2024 – Summer Uniform 30th March 2024 – Start of
External Examination (June 2024 session) from the UK 31st March 2024 – 4th
April 2024 KNES Second Term Exams March 2024 – GUST High School Maths
Competition* 11th April 2024 - End of
Second Term (2023/2024) 14th April 2024 – 18th
April 2024 Spring Holiday
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Third
Term Key dates: (April
21, 2024 – June 13, 2024) |
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21st
April 2024 Start of Third Term (2023/2024) 25th
April 2024 - UK Mathematics Challenges (Junior) (Y7, 8 & 9) 25th
April 2024 Second Term Reports to Parent 29th April 2024 – 1st
May 2024 parental Meetings 10th of April 2024 Eid Al Fitr* 30th May 2024 - Secondary
Graduation 2nd
June 2024 – 6th June 2024 Third Term Exams 10th
June 2024 End of Third Term for students (2023/2024)
12th June 2024 Third Term Report
to parents. 28th June 2024 – End of External
Examination from the UK (please note that the school calendar is on the website) |
Thank you for your continued
support, understanding, and communication throughout this First term. We look
forward to another amazing second and third terms after our winter holiday
break.
With 2023 soon behind us, and the holiday
season fast approaching, I want to extend my warmest wishes for the New Year 2024 to
our entire KNES community. Happy New Year
to all of you. I look forward to
welcoming all our students back to school on Sunday January 07, 2024 at 7:00 am.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Raouf Khodabocus, BSc, MSc, PhD, FCIC
(Canada)
Assistant General Director, Kuwait
National English School