Children need to have an understanding about the country they live in, at times it doesn’t come to them naturally. The message has to be conveyed and they need to understand. In order to create local awareness students of Grade 7 and 8 prepared a Special Assembly for the students of Grade 2 – 8. 

The topics that were spoken about were Pillars of Islam, Ramadan, National Symbols of UAE and Leaders of UAE. This was followed by a Quiz for all the students assembled in the auditorium, all of them were enthusiastic to give away the answers. Then the Social Studies teacher addressed the gathering and spoke to them about the UAE and also the environmental activities the school was involved in. On the whole it was a fruitful and informative assembly that focused on the importance of UAE.

Credence High hosted our ‘Character Dress Up Day’ event for Kindergarten and Grade 1 children on 28 September 2017. Students were encouraged to dress up as their favourite story book character. Students came dressed as different characters of their favourite story book they enjoy reading. Most of them carried the story book along with them to their classes and also spoke about the character they were dressed in.

It was a fun activity as students in their classrooms heard a lot of stories of the characters their friends were dressed is. They also listened to one another about each character. All the students joined in the costume fun and the celebration of their favorite book characters. It was a day full of learning experiences, story book characters had indeed come alive. 

The Holy Quran is Allah’s message to human beings. In the Quran, Allah talks to us, and tells us how to live our lives, so that we are successful in this world as well as hereafter. The Quran is the most important book for a Muslim. The holy Prophet(s) says, the best remembrance is the [recitation of] Quran. He also says the best of speech is the Book of Allah. A believer should try to spend some time each day reciting the Quran, and understanding the message that Allah has given him. 

To make our students memorize the Qur’an Suwar with correct Tajweed and Mukharij, The Islamic Education Department organized the Quran Recitation Competition on 24 September 2017 for Grade 2 to 8 students. All students were given a fair chance to qualify, performance being rated on the number of correct Tajweed. Students participated with great enthusiasm. It was a wonderful learning experience for our children.

Parents came together with teachers and participated in a joint venture titled ‘Learning Walls’, creating magic on the school boards. Parents and teachers assembled in the auditorium, Ms. Vrushali Nadkerni an experienced educationist and artist guided and supported them in this project. First she gave them a talk in which she mentioned how important child’s work is and she also stressed on the importance of reuse and how one should make use of the resources that are already available.

Then teachers and parents moved to designated areas and used their imagination and creativity to do the boards guided by Ms. Vrushali. They reused material already available to give the boards a new look. The outcome was splendid. Parents and teachers came together for this fun yet educative event. 

‘Awareness is the ability to directly know and perceive, to feel, or to be cognizant of events’. It is the state of being conscious of something. Students of Class IV-B, III-A & III-B, presented a thought provoking assembly on the topic- ‘Awareness’ on 20 September 2017. It began with the recitation of Holy Quran and a soul - stirring thought that made all realize the importance of awareness.

Students came forward and asked their friends if they were aware about our school – motto, logo, vision and the importance of the UAE National Agenda.  Two students spoke about Islamic Values and the importance of it. They also conducted a quiz based on the topic at the end. A short informative speech was delivered by Ms. Namrata on the theme, ‘Awareness’ and appreciated the efforts of the students.  The assembly came to an end with the children singing the school song followed by the National Anthems of UAE and India.

Fire drills are an important part of our fire safety procedures for many reasons. Not only do they ensure that all students, staff and visitors to your premises understand what they need to do if there is a fire, but they also help you to test how effective your fire evacuation plan is. At Credence High School we care about the safety of our students and staff, hence a mock drill was conducted with the help of Dubai Police and Civil Defence. It is an initiative to help our students not to panic, but do the right thing as taught in times of emergencies. We had a mock fire drill with instructions, step to step procedures to be followed and safety guidelines. 

An alarm was rung. On hearing the fire alarm, students were instructed to leave the building in a single line and in a calm, orderly manner. Exit route was indicated by teachers and students were lead to a predetermined assembly point. Everyone descended by the stairs, lifts were not used. Children who were not in class were directed to the assembly point. An area outside the school premises is designated as an assembly point. Teachers took a roll call of their individual classes and one teacher – chief marshal was nominated to take the overall responsibility and see to it that all students are safe outside. The count at the assembly point was checked by our Principal with the attendance registers and visitors book to verify that everyone was out of the building.

One of our students volunteered to be the child who needed to be attended to incase he is trapped inside the building. He was rescued by the fire men and taken in an ambulance as part of the demo. By the end of the drill our students were well aware of what to do and what not to incase they face a fire emergency. Students and faculty learnt important life saving tips from the demo.

The safety and security of our students is of prime importance. Hence, we try and reinforce this is different ways that interests our students. We planned a workshop on First Aid, Healthy Living and Anti-Tobacco on 19 September 2017 for Grade 2 to 8 students. Our school Doctor and Nurse Dr. Jolly Thomas and Tintumol VS wanted to spread awareness and promote a healthy lifestyle at Credence.

First Aid – The nurse’s talk included First Aid tips that is initial intervention in a serious condition prior to professional medical help being available. First aid generally consists of some simple, often life-saving techniques that most people can be trained to perform with minimal equipment, our students were briefed about it.

Healthy Living - A healthy life style is one, which helps to keep and improve people’s health and well-being. The doctor spoke about eating good healthy food, participating in regular exercise and having enough sleep.

Anti-Tobacco – Hazards of Tobacco were explained and also the illness that come with it. The mantra was that all should say no to tobacco.  

The workshop came to an end with a video shown to students on ‘Healthy Food Habits’. Children at the end of the session knew the dos and don’ts for a healthy lifestyle.

Blooming Blue Bells of KG1 B celebrated a special assembly. Their theme was ‘don’t be greedy’. Children put up a great show, highlighting the importance of healthy eating in everyday life through their class special assembly.

The assembly began with the school prayer followed by a National Anthem of UAE and India. A special song and dance performance enthralled every parent. Children were ecstatic performing live for their parents. Parents were proud of their little ones. The auditorium was filled with enthusiasm. At the end of the assembly kids who gave away lovely souvenirs to their parents. It was a happy and healthy morning assembly, which focused on not to be greedy.

We believe strongly that it is only through education that change can happen. To conserve and preserve the treasures of our Earth, Department of Social Science celebrated ‘No Plastic Day’ on 18 September 2017. No plastic day is a worldwide event intended to create awareness about the over consumption of disposable plastic.

Realizing well the damage that plastic bags causes to the environment, the little green crusaders of Grade 1 took out a ‘Say No to Plastic’ rally. This was followed by an array of Green Activities for our students’ school. Paper bag making- Grade 2 and 3 students made paper bags out of newspapers· T-shirt Tote (bag) - Grade 4 and 5 students were taught how to recycle their old t-shirts into a bag.  Go Green Day PPT - Students of Grade 6 made a presentation on Plastic and Recycling Awareness. Poster making- Grade 7 and 8 students made a poster on ‘Say No to Plastics’ and were the torch bearers of the campaign.

On 18 September 2017, the little Charming Calendulas of KG1 C took over the stage to showcase their talent and confidence by speaking in front of parents and friends. Each one of them spoke about colours and danced joyfully to the tune of the song ‘Rainbow ’. Children were very happy as everyone got a chance to be up on stage and perform. It was a proud and joyous moment for the parents who attended the assembly. Children were overwhelmed by the whole experience.

‘Deal Today with Ozone for Better Tomorrow’ keeping this in mind, Credence High School planned to reduce the depletion of ozone layer by encouraging students to contribute to the greenery around by creating a ‘Herbal Garden’ through a plantation drive on 17 September 2017 in the school compound. This activity is planned in respect to ‘International Ozone Layer Day’ on 16 September 2017.

Parents were requested to voluntarily contribute saplings or send AED 5 through their child. The staff too contributed voluntarily. Students of Grade 6 to 8 assisted by the teachers helped in planting saplings for the school herbal garden. This activity induced optimism in our students, they felt responsible for their environment. Students have decided to take care of the saplings. They showed great enthusiasm in planting them and they knew their hard work would recharge ground water, prevent soil erosion and yield more benefits.

Young children have an ocean of hidden talent, to tab their potential and also to encourage parent-child bonding Credence High organized the ‘Terrific Talent’ Event for the students and parents of Kindergarten and Grade 1. At Credence, performing arts is an important part of curriculum. Performing arts helps in development of skills like self-presentation, self-esteem and self-confidence, developing poise, also learning to overcome anxieties.

Hence, Terrific Talent was planned to inspire different forms of art. This event had a twist to it, to put up a show the child had to team up with a parent. The performances were duet and consisted of vocal music, dance and enactment. We have more than 30 parents and children participating. Everyone witnessed breathtaking dance performances, mesmerizing enactments and mind-blowing singing. The stage was set to reveal undiscovered talent. Children with their parents were confident and enthusiastic. Each performance was exceptional and scintillating. In the end, the Dance Teacher performed and children were excited and overjoyed to see her on stage.

The students of Kindergarten hosted their own sing-a-thon as they sang joyfully in groups. Each class sang as one team, in unity by hitting the right notes.

The recitals were from a playlist of joyful songs – Boogie Woogie, Shake and Move, Five Little Monkeys, Listen to the water, We got the whole world, Ants go marching - to mention a few. Over the course of days each class has their own song to rehearse, perfect and perform in front of the rest of the children of Kindergarten.

The event was held to promote singing in a group. Singing is the favourite activity of a lot of children. This event was an opportunity for our children to sing and to develop good musical skills and understanding. Children of each section sang a song with zest and delight. 

“Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.”

Our language is the most important part of our being. It is important to learn other languages besides our own because it helps us to learn about other people and cultures. This fusion of languages was showcased by Grade 2 students through a Special Assembly ‘Mazeesh – Importance of languages’. The students exhibit the amalgamation of different languages which is Hindi, French, English and Arabic through poem recitation and performing a dance on Arabic song. Students enthusiastically presented the assembly in the languages being offered at Credence High School.

It is always a pleasure when the experiences of an adult is shared with students. We were happy to have Ms. Sarika Sharma; parent of a Grade 2 student who spoke about importance of languages and how UAE has provided exposure to different languages to grow and flourish. The assembly was indeed a wonderful synthesis of different languages.

Children are back to school and what better way to welcome them than kick start the second term with some fun. Teachers and staff members of Credence High welcomed children today with joy, laughter and fun in collaboration with SUNO 1024 FM radio. 

A team from SUNO 1024 FM radio entertained children of from Kindergarten to Grade 8 from 9.30 am to 11.30 am in the school auditorium. Two hours were packed with lots of showbiz and performances. There were fun games and activities for children. Children won gift vouchers from Antics Land, Sketchers and Transformers Dance Studio. They also received juices and goody bags from FOCO juices. There was a magic show performance by ‘The 6th Sense’ group and lots of dance performances by ‘Transformers Dance Studio’. As it was Teacher’s Day there was some fun activity planned for all the teachers as well.

Overall, it was an enjoyable day and a memorable one for all the children and teachers. Everyone welcomed the second term with fun and frolic, happy to be a part of the Credence family again.