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Dear Parents,

Welcome: Welcome back and Happy New Year 2022. I hope that you are all keeping safe and well. We are off to an exciting second term, in continuation of our journey of learning. With the cold weather season, please have your child dressed appropriately in their winter uniform everyday.

Health and Safety:

As we welcome students back into the classrooms from a well-deserved break, our highest priority continues to be the health and safety of our students, families, and staff. To this end, we will continue to enforce our health and safety measures in place to ensure students and staff are safe and that our schools can remain open.

Second Term dates for your diary: (Second Term: January 04, 2022 – March 31, 2022)

Here is a list of events for Term II to help you and your children plan ahead:

Date                                                             Event

4^th January 2022                     Start of Second Term

6^th January 2022                      End of First Term Reports to Parents

17^th – 19^th January 2022         Parental Meetings (online)

27^th January 2022                      Science Fair & Quizzes

2^nd & 3^rd February 2022          UK Maths Challenge (Y10, 11 & 12)

7^th February 2022                      IGCSE Year 9 Option Meeting

20^th – 24^th February 2022        National Day Holiday

February 2022                            Overseas Educational Trip to Switzerland

February 2022                            Junior Achievement Award (INJAZ)

05^th March 2022                        GUST High School Maths Competition

10^th March 2022                      English Quizzes

20^th March 2022                      Summer Uniform

20^th – 31^st March 2022            Second Term Exams

30^th March 2022                      Start of External Exams from the UK

31^st March 2022                     End of Second Term

IGCSE (Cambridge) & IAS (Edexcel/Pearson) – May/June 2022 session:

Dates:                   External Examination from the UK: Start March 30, 2022 – End June10, 2022

Registration:         Deadline for external examinations: January 04, 2022 – January 20, 2022

Contingency date: June 29, 2022

Mathematics Challenges:

2^nd & 3^rd February 2022       UK Maths Challenge (Year 10, 11 & 12) 

05^th March 2022                     GUST High School Maths Competition {Students in the Secondary}

27^th & 28^th April 2022            UK Maths Challenge (Year  7, 8 & 9)

(More details are provided on our school portal, in the school newsletter, On the school’s website (www.knes.edu.kw) and Instagram page.)

Thank you for your continued support and understanding over these challenging times.  

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Raouf Khodabocus, BSc, MSc, PhD, FCIC (Canada)

Assistant General Director

Kuwait National English School