Important PE & Sport Information

Happy New Year and welcome back to DESS from the PE Department. We are all very excited about live PE lessons and ECAs commencing again and know that the children will be looking forward to getting back onto the courts and pitch this term!

PE Overview

Term 2 will see the children who are in school continue to focus on improving their fitness and ball skills during PE lessons with activities such as balls skills, football, basketball and athletics taking place. A full overview for each year group can be found below:

DESS@Home – PE

The DESS@Home learners will continue with their online PE lessons. The lessons will follow similar themes to the themes being covered in school. The weekly overview will update on specifics each week.

ECA Overview

Our ECA program also commences next week on Sunday the 17th January with a much wider range of sporting activities and the exciting new addition of a dance club run by our amazing performing Arts Department. An overview of which year groups are on each day can be found below:

Sporting Update

At this stage we are still in the same situation as Term 1 in regard to sporting fixtures, however, we are working closely with the Dubai Affiliated School Sports Association (DASSA) to try to find future opportunities for the children to take part in organized sporting events this term. As soon as we have any further information, we will pass this on to you.

Other PE and Sport reminders

• Please double check your child’s PE and ECA days to ensure they have their PE kit or DESS Sports Kit on for the full day.
• Ensure they have a water bottle and hat for all ECAs and PE lessons.
• Encourage your child to do 60 minutes of physical activity each day (including swimming once a week if possible)
• A great way to help your child achieve their 60 minutes a day is to join a local sports team/club, such as the ones below which take place at DESC each week!