2018 | Gulf British Academy

22nd December 2018EYFS, KS1, KS2, Special Days by GBA

Sports Day 2018-2019

Last academic year, our annual Sports Day took place in February, but this year we decided to hold it this month. Iqra’a Bilingual School (IBS) once again allowed us to use their facilities and it all kicked off on the 18th for KS2, followed by KS1 and Reception on the 19th. Pre-KG and KG also took part and headed out on the 19th for […]

Staff Pantomime 2018 - Gulf British Academy

17th December 2018KS1, KS2, Productions, Reception by GBA

Staff tread the boards in Snow White pantomime

In true Gulf British Academy tradition, today saw staff take to the stage to perform this year’s winter pantomime to a packed school hall. The tale was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and the children loved it! Key Stage heads, teachers and teaching assistants formed the cast and everyone dressed up in splendid costumes to put on a truly […]

11th December 2018Announcements, KS1, KS2 by GBA

Collins Big Cat Writing Competition 2018 begins!

The Big Cat Writing Competition 2018 is organised by Collins Learning (a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd) to get children excited about writing and to inspire them to write for pleasure. Pupils from all over the world will be entering, including GBA! This year’s theme is about bravery and courage, which ties in nicely with our anti-bullying week from a few weeks […]

29th November 2018KS1, KS2, Special Days by GBA

Bake Sale 2018 – a delicious day!

Today, Gulf British Academy held its bake sale and it was the most successful one yet, raising a total of 400KD that will go towards our library. It was a fantastic day with such a variety of delicious treats available – it’s actually difficult to describe them all in words. There were savoury, sweet, warm and cold dishes using all […]

Anti-Bullying Orange Day - Gulf British Academy

24th November 2018EYFS, KS1, KS2, Special Days by GBA

Anti-Bullying Week and Orange Day 2018

The recent wet weather may have shifted our Anti-Bullying Week schedule but not our focus. We are committed to a strong stand against bullying and to raise awareness of its negative effects on child development as well as to highlight its prevention and how to respond to it. To do this, we joined thousands of schools in the UK and around […]

11th November 2018Community, School Trips, Year 6 by GBA

Remembrance Day 2018: Year 6 visit British Embassy

Despite the very British weather recently, it didn’t deter our Year 6 pupils from visiting the British Embassy, Kuwait, to learn more about Remembrance Day and the Poppy Appeal we’ve been running all week. Upon arrival, we were welcomed by Assistant Defence Attaché, Chief Petty Officer Richard Vesey CPOWTR (SM), then led through the lovely gardens of the embassy to the […]

21st October 2018EYFS, KS1, KS2, Special Days, Special Weeks by GBA

Dress Up Day 2018 – one of our best yet!

The culmination of our Book Week saw everyone wear costumes for our annual Dress Up Day. Our pupils and staff looked amazing in their outfits, which depicted characters and people from the books and topics they have been reading, researching and discussing about all week. We witnessed all sorts too! To highlight just some, there were costumes inspired by Peter […]

15th October 2018Reception, Special Days by GBA

Splash Day 2018 – a wet success for Reception!

For the past week, the whole of Reception has been enjoying Splash Day 2018. Dressed in their very finest swimwear, all the children had loads of fun playing at each water station. These featured waterwheels and pumps alongside buckets, squeezy squirters and a much-used hose. There were sandpits and spades, too, plus tricycles and tyres filled with bowls of water. […]

8th October 2018KS2, School Trips by GBA

KS2 investigate heritage and archaeology at National Museum

For the last couple of weeks, Key Stage 2 (KS2) has been visiting the Kuwait National Museum complex, namely the Heritage Museum and the Archaeology Exhibition, which are located inside the complex (currently undergoing a splendid refurbishment). Archaeology Exhibition Children from all KS2 classes began their tour at the archaeology exhibition, where they enjoyed observing and reading about the artefacts […]

3rd October 2018Announcements by GBA

GBA conducts first fire drill of the year

Today we carried out our first fire drill of the year – an essential fire safety procedure conducted by all schools to practise the safe and effective response to a fire. At GBA, we perform and time a fire drill regularly to continually self-assess and optimise the critical sequence of events that will ensure everyone is evacuated quickly from the […]

Yearly Archives: 2018

Sports Day 2018-2019

Staff tread the boards in Snow White pantomime

Collins Big Cat Writing Competition 2018 begins!

Bake Sale 2018 – a delicious day!

Anti-Bullying Week and Orange Day 2018

Remembrance Day 2018: Year 6 visit British Embassy

Dress Up Day 2018 – one of our best yet!

Splash Day 2018 – a wet success for Reception!

KS2 investigate heritage and archaeology at National Museum

GBA conducts first fire drill of the year

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