Dear Parents/Students , school will be closed Tomorrow Thursday September 21 as it is Islamic New Year holiday (AlHijri).

Dear Parent and Students, Welcome to 2017-2018 Academic Year, we hope it will be a year full of joy and success. To remind you all that our preferred communication channels is via Emails: Emails General Information contact@peps.ae Admission and Absence info@peps.ae Appointments & Bus Info admin@peps.ae Finance Department accountant@peps.ae Math Head teacher math@peps.ae English Head Teacher robert@peps.ae Arabic and Islamic Head Teacher arabic@peps.ae Science Head Teacher science@peps.ae Examinations and Cambridge inquiry haitham@peps.ae Website and Login Information it@peps.ae

Dear parents and students, the final term report cards will be collected from school timing 9:00am-1:00pm Saturday till Thursday.

Dear Parents and students, The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has announced that Sunday, 23rd of April, is an official holiday for Ministries and other Federal Authorities to mark the 'Israa and Miraj' holiday, with work resuming on Monday, 24th of April. So school will be closed on Sunday 23rd of April and resume on Monday April 24.

Dear Parents and Students, The School was awarded Fourth Place for TIMS International Examinations Achievement on the Category of Grade 4. The awards were distributed by H.H Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and in the presence of their Excellencies Minister of State for Public Education Jameelah Almuhairi, Dr Ahmad Belhoul Minister of State for Higher Education and Hussain Ibrahim Al Hammadi Minister of Education, at ceremony held at Higher College of Technology Academic City on Wednesday 19/04/2017. We would like to thank our UAE leader for their continuous support and appreciation for all the nation, thank you for our staff members and management team and last but not least a big congratulations for our students, parents and community.

In support of Reading Month, the school hosting a Book Fair in collaboration with Al Mutanabbi Bookshop from March 7-9. the fair includes fascinating educational and joyful books of all student ages.

As part of our new sports facilities, PEPS invested in TWO new Football fields, Designed and implemented to the standards of FIFA. A Juniors football Field at the Building 2 and another Grand Football Field at Building One. This has been part of PEPS new facility enhancement investment, School will be opening Two new Basket Ball courts and Two Volley Ball courts in addition to a running track, Badminton court and Handball Court. PEPS believes that physical activity is vital for the holistic development of young people, fostering their physical, social and emotional health.

Dear all, we would like to inform you that Admission at Providence English Private School is now Open. if you require any information on admission process please visit the Admission page on our website (http://peps.ae/admission.aspx) or email admin@peps.ae . Limited seats are available only.

Dear parent and students, We would like to inform you that Providence English Private School is now an approved center for the new Oxford International AQA Examinations, that in addition to our Cambridge International Examination Center. Curriculum of Oxford and Cambridge are very similar in all means, and follow same aspects for examinations in High School as I/GCSE - As - A level. The structure of examination is different. (this will be available for students in Academic year 2017/2018) Following is a brief by Oxford International AQA Examinations Website: Oxford International AQA Examinations reflect the latest UK standards for increased rigour. As a British curriculum school, naturally you want your results to be aligned with schools in the UK, now and in the future. That's why our international GCSEs are based on the forthcoming 9-1 grading structure that will be implemented in England from 2017, replacing the existing A*-G system. We have retained the flexible modular benefits of AS qualifications, whilst ensuring they meet the rigour and standards of the new linear UK A-levels. This all means students have the assurance that their qualifications are sufficiently flexible whilst also being relevant, opening opportunities wherever they decide to go in the future. https://www.oxfordaqaexams.org.uk/ Best Regards

Dear Parents and Students, school will be closed for First Term Holiday from December 16 and will resume back on Sunday January 8, 2017. we wish you all happy holidays. Administration

Sunday, December 11, will be a holiday for the public and private sector to mark the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), the Ministry of Human Resource and Emiratisation announced. School will resume on Monday 12 of December. We wish all citizens and residents in the UAE happiness and prosperity on this occasion and prayed for further progress and wealth to all Arab and Islamic nations.

PEPS students proudly raises the #UAE flag and stands in a minute of silence for the fallen heroes #martyrsday

We congratulate our president HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Their Highnesses the rulers and members of the Supreme Council, the UAE nationals and all UAE residents on the occasion of the UAE National Day and thank them for their vision and guidance.

Dear Students and Parents, The school has published the new Student/Parent Handbook. We encourage you all to read it and go through it. It can be found on school website under the students/parents portal or simply follow the link http://peps.ae/rules.aspx

Dear parents and students, the school will be closed on Sunday 2-10-2016 for the Islamic new Hijri Year, our school doors will reopen on Monday 3-10-2016. on this occasion we would like to wish you a New Year full of peace, happiness and abundance of all. Regards, Administration

Dear Parent, School will be closed from Sunday 11th September through to Thursday 15th September to mark Eid Al Adha. School will resume on Sunday 18th September 2016. We wish all of you a wonderful celebration with family and friends and happy holidays. Administration

Dreaming of converting Lena and Farah twins talent stories to cartoons movies watched by cartoon world. Dr Marwa Diaa says in interview to Albayan TV that the first step is taken to highlight the talent in my direction to the media. Hoping to shed light on their art so as not confined in a closed books eliminates the time and buries their talent. More info http://www.albayan.ae/five-senses/east-and-west/2016-06-05-1.2654179

PEPS Junior Team won the Best Performance Team at the Sharjah Aviation Schools Championship of 2015-2016. And our student Izat Mohamad Yaser won the Best Player Trophy. Congratulations to our students and sports department. PEPS

Annual Literary Competition at Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2016 Promotes Year of Reading Dubai, 21 March, 2016: The fifth edition of the Chevron Readers’ Cup came to a decisive finale at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2016. The closely contested competition featured 317 teams from 90 schools in the Gulf during the preliminary rounds, with 16 teams in each category proceeding to the finals. The competition is held in Arabic and English in two age groups – Primary and Secondary. Teams compete by answering questions relating to books selected by the Festival. The winning teams received trophies and tokens from Bookworm and Buzoor. 2016’s Chevron Readers’ Cup was another step by the Festival to promote the Year of Reading, declared by UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. For the last four years, Chevron’s team have been active supporters of the competition. Christopher Bradley, Chevron’s Country Chairman for UAE, said: ‘The Chevron Readers’ Cup has been gaining greater interest with each passing year, and it’s the enthusiasm that makes us come back every time. One of our company’s aims, which align with the goals of the Festival, has been to increase students’ love for reading and literature, and this competition proves that we are heading in the right direction.’ The winners in the Arabic Primary category were: Mawakeb School – Garhoud – Team A Mawakeb School – Barsha – Team A (Girls) Providence English Private School – Sharjah http://www.emirateslitfest.com/news/chevron-readers-cup-champions-announced/ PEPS Team: Sultan Alshamaa, Dana Alshmaa, Salma Khaled and Israa Tarek. PEPS

Ahmad Mohamed Alshamaa wins The Hamdan Bin Rashid Award for distinguished academic performance for the second time. Ahmad is a very bright and dedicated student, always involving in so many school activities along side many competitions to always enhance his performance. Ahmad, Mohamad and Dana Alshamaa are three siblings that won the The Hamdan Bin Rashid Award for distinguished academic performance before and Ahmad strikes again for winning the second time after he won in 2012-2013. We would like to thank the parents for their dedication, the teachers for the guidance and PEPS management for their continuations support.

The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has declared on Thursday, 5th of May, an official holiday for the public sector to mark the 'Al Israa Wal Miraaj' holiday, School will resume on Sunday, May 8th. Note: Students who have IGCSE, AS Exams on Thursday and Friday must attend school. The Israa and Miraj refer to, two parts of an miraculous journey that Prophet Muhammad took in one night from Makka to Jerusalem and then an ascension to the heavens.

Due to tomorrow’s expected weather conditions and to ensure the safety of students the school has announced that school timing for Thursday 10th of March will be from 7:30 am to 10:00 am for students who have exams. Students that do not have exams can remain at home. Exam schedule and timings from Sunday 13th March will remain as announced.

We have conducted today a testing Fire Evacuation with organizing With Sharjah Fire Department at our two buildings of the school. The Evacuation of all students and staff was less than 2 minutes and the Fire Fighters arrived on seen in less than Five Minutes. This successful and prompt evacuation was due to heavy training throughout the year to our staff and students. We also briefed all students about the importance of evacuation at any place when fire alarm is heard and how to follow signs and instructions. There will be First Aid training for upper grades next term. PEPS managements would like to thank the Shrajah Fire Department and Police for their cooperation and continuous support to the residents of UAE.

School today hosted Business Day for boys sections after the successful girls Business Day last week. Business day aims to develop the trading and business skills for students, where they will learn techniques of sales, loss and profit, advertising and other business aspects all done in a fun way. This year business day was well organised and many creative ideas were presented and products sold. We always looking to develop the skills of our students and show them how thinking should be out of the box, we enjoy seeing them sharing their thoughts and working to achieve their dreams. Administration

Dear Parents and Students, The school will be closed for First Term Holiday starting on Friday 18/12/2015 and Back to school on Sunday 10/01/2016. Administration will open on Saturday 09/01/2016. We would like to take this opportunity to extend our warm wishes for a happy holiday season and a prosperous New Year! Administration

The UAE Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has confirmed that all ministries and federal institutions in the UAE will remain closed from December 1 and classes will resume December 4 on the occasion of Martyr's Day and National Day.

Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education and Chairman of the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, issued a circular to all Federal Ministries and institutions regarding the Islamic New Year, 1437 Hijri, which may fall on Wednesday October 14, to be transposed, or compensated, to Thursday October 15. So school will be closed on Thursday Ocyober 15. PEPS greets and wishes well for the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Their Highnesses Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates. PEPS also congratulates all students, parents and satff in addition to the UAE citizens, Arabs, and Muslim nations around the world.

Dear parents and students, for the Eid al Adha Holiday the school will be closed from Tuesday 22/09/2015 and reopens on Sunday 27/09/2015. Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed Eid al Adha! Administration

Council of International Schools Membership Certificate

Dear parents and students, I would like to welcome you all to the 2015-2016 school academic year. Hope you all had great summer break. As we have promised you all last year that new facilities will be added to school, we have built a whole new campus at our school for KG1 up to Grade 4. The new campus was built with safety and state of art technologies for better and safer environment of our young ones. We have also opened Grade 12 this academic year. Student achievements has always been our main focus, and proudly 2014-2015 International Examinations Results for Primary, Secondary and High School has proven that our students meet the highest requirements of international standards and are well prepared to move on to their next stage with full confidence and knowledge. We always urge the parents to be active at PEPS. Communicate with your child, monitor your child’s grades, attend all scheduled parent conferences, attend all scheduled grade level parent meetings, and visit the school’s website regularly as most announcements will be on the school news. Just a reminder to all parents to go through the school rules and regulations, a copy will be attached in your child’s diary and soft copy can be found on the school website. Students fail to obey rules will face detention. The faculty and staff here at PEPS are looking forward to an upbeat, positive school year. We are committed to providing your child with the quality education that he/she deserves. We ask that you ensure that your child is at school daily, on time, and remain at school until the end of the school day, is properly dressed, have their required supplies, is focused, and works to his/her full potential. With us working as a team, watch your child soar. As always, our doors are open, and you are welcome. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let us know. Always email the school during working hours to receive reply on same day contact@peps.ae. Sincerely, Principal Marwa Diaa

Dear Parents and Students, We are looking forward to welcoming you all soon. Below are the exact starting dates for each class: August 30: Grades 5-6-7 August 31: Grades 8-9-10; September 1: Grades 11-12; September 6: Grades 1-2; September 7: Grades 3-4; September 8: KG 2; September 10: KG 1. All students should be at school by 7:15 am and school day will end by 1:45 p.m

PEPS Sports team participated in 8th SASS Football Championship 2015 and won the trophy for the best performance.

بطولة الشارقة لخدمات الطيران المصدر: الشارقة - البيان الرياضي التاريخ: 08 فبراير 2015 أعلن مجلس الشارقة الرياضي مشاركة 45 مدرسة في النسخة الثامنة من بطولة مجلس الشارقة الرياضي المدرسية لكرة القدم، والتي تحمل اسم بطولة الشارقة لخدمات الطيران، في إطار دورها الكبير في الرعاية المميزة للبطولة، إلى جانب أجاكس للرياضة وجمعية الشارقة التعاونية، وتستمر البطولة حتى مايو المقبل، وتقام مباريات مدارس الشارقة في ملاعب نادي الشعب، ويستضيف نادي الخليج مباريات المنطقة الشرقية، وتستقبل ملاعب نادي الذيد مباريات مدارس المنطقة الوسطى. قرعة أسفرت قرعة البطولة عن لعب مدرسة العناية الإنجليزية مع الهندية النموذجية في ضربة البداية، وتليها مباريات العلا مع الرشد الأميركية وسلمان الفارسي مع ابن خلدون الخاصة، والشعلة الخاصة مع سلطان بن صقر، والكمال الأميركية مع الزهور الخاصة، والأهلية الخيرية مع الرسالة العلمية. وتم الإعلان عن تفاصيل البطولة خلال المؤتمر الصحافي الذي عقدته اللجنة المنظمة في مقر نادي الشارقة للشطرنج، بحضور الشيخ سعود المعلا رئيس نادي الشارقة للشطرنج، وعمران عبد الله النعيمي عضو مجلس إدارة النادي. وترأس المؤتمر الصحافي سعيد العاجل نائب مدير البطولة في الشارقة ومدير البطولة في المنطقة الشرقية، ومحمد خميس الظنين مدير البطولة بالإنابة في المنطقة الشرقية، وأحمد سالم السلمان رئيس قسم الإعلام العلاقات العامة، ومحمد حجازي سكرتير البطولة والمنسق الإعلامي. ترتيبات وأكد سعيد العاجل نائب مدير البطولة في الشارقة ومدير البطولة في المنطقة الشرقية في المؤتمر الصحافي للبطولة، اكتمال ترتيبات انطلاق البطولة بعد غد، وأوضح أن اللجنة المنظمة أقرت مشاركة المدارس الحكومية والخاصة بجميع مناطق الشارقة، وأن تقتصر المشاركة على طلاب الحلقة الثانية من التعليم الأساسي ممن لا تزيد أعمارهم على 14 عاماً. لجان أوضح العاجل أنه تم اختيار عبد الله بوخاطر لرئاسة اللجنة الفنية، وعلي مال الله للجنة الحكام، وطارق الخيال للجنة التسويق والإعلان والمالية، ومحمد حجازي للجنة السكرتارية والإعلام. ووجه العاجل الشكر إلى الجهات الراعية، وأكد أن البطولة تعتبر منجماً لاكتشاف المواهب، وقال: نشكر أندية الشارقة على مشاركتها في خطط مجلس الشارقة الرياضي. إشادة أشاد الشيخ سعود المعلا رئيس نادي الشارقة للشطرنج، بفكرة البطولة ، وقال :إتاحة الفرصة للمدارس الحكومية والخاصة للمشاركة تعتبر مكسباً كبيراً . وأكد أحمد سالم السلمان رئيس قسم العلاقات العامة والإعلام في جمعية الشارقة التعاونية، أن الجمعية تحرص على المشاركة في الأنشطة المجتمعية والثقافية والرياضية.

Dear parents and students, PEPS's Girls Athlete Team has participated in the UAE Schools Athletes Championship Sponsored by Dubai Police in January, 29 2015. Our student Alyazya Obeid won the Golden Medal for the 600 MeterMarathon, and Silver Medal for the 200 meter sprint. Francisca won the silver medal for Metal Ball Throw. Shamma Jamal won the Bronze Medal in the High Jump. Those wins led PEPS school to achieve 3rd place in the whole championship against the participated schools from UAE. A cheque of $5000 from UAE Athletes Federation was given to School for achieving this position. Alyazya Obeid was chosen to represent the UAE on behalf of the UAE Athetes Federation for schools. We congratulate our students, parents and our Sports teachers who helped in training and leading our Athlete team. Thank you