We have introduced a weekly update which is now emailed to parents every Thursday. This update is an ‘at-a-glance’ summary of everything that JESS parents need to know for the fortnight ahead. It is school specific (i.e. Arabian Ranches Primary, Secondary, Sixth Form or Jumeirah) so if you have children in different JESS schools, you will receive more than one summary, each relevant to that school.

For all events listed on the weekly update, further information and reply slips (if applicable) can be found on the website so in order to access this, parents will need to click through to the website every week. As our website has changed substantially over the past year, we have prepared a guide to the website (attached below), including a detailed explanation of how to navigate around it to fully understand the new weekly update. 

Website and Weekly Update Guide (right-click to open in a new window)

Lots of useful information can now be found on our website. To help you navigate around the site and find things more easily, below is a listing of some of the areas that you may wish to refer to the website for.
(Please note that the links printed here show the full path so that you can see where, within the site these pages are. This list is also included in the above download should you wish to print it off).

JESS Parents’ Group (JPG)
Jumeirah JPG http://www.jess.sch.ae/jumeirahprimary/JESSParentsgroup.aspx
Upcoming Events http://www.jess.sch.ae/jumeirahprimary/JESSParentsgroup/JESSParentsgroupupcomingevents.aspx
Arabian Ranches JPG   http://www.jess.sch.ae/arabianranchesprimary/jessparentsgroup.aspx
Upcoming Events http://www.jess.sch.ae/arabianranchesprimary/jessparentsgroup/jpgupcomingevents.aspx
Clubs (extra-curricular activities)
Jumeirah http://www.jess.sch.ae/jumeirahprimary/cas.aspx
Arabian Ranches Primary http://www.jess.sch.ae/arabianranchesprimary/home.aspx
Secondary http://www.jess.sch.ae/arabianranchessec/creativityactionandservice.aspx
Sixth Form http://www.jess.sch.ae/sixform/creativityactionservice.aspx
Community Activities (Brownies, football, ballet etc provided outside school hours by outside companies)
Jumeirah http://www.jess.sch.ae/Introducingjess/communityactivities/communityactivitiesjumeirah.aspx
Arabian Ranches http://www.jess.sch.ae/Introducingjess/communityactivities/communityactivitiesarabianranches.aspx
Health Office Fact Sheets http://www.jess.sch.ae/Introducingjess/jesshealthoffice/jesshealthofficefactsheets.aspx
Bus Service http://www.jess.sch.ae/Introducingjess/schoolbus.aspx
Calendar & Timings http://www.jess.sch.ae/Introducingjess/Calendarandtimings.aspx
Uniform http://www.jess.sch.ae/Introducingjess/Uniform.aspx
School Fees  http://www.jess.sch.ae/Introducingjess/schoolfees/entranceandschoolfees.aspx
Information for Parents (bus, calendar, uniform, fees & other info)
Jumeirah http://www.jess.sch.ae/jumeirahprimary/inforforparents.aspx
Arabian Ranches Primary http://www.jess.sch.ae/arabianranchesprimary/infoforparents.aspx
Secondary http://www.jess.sch.ae/arabianranchessec/informationforparents.aspx
Sixth Form http://www.jess.sch.ae/sixform/informationforparents.aspx
Transfers within JESS (prior to Yr 6)
Jumeirah to Ranches http://www.jess.sch.ae/jumeirahprimary/inforforparents/internaltransfersjjtoar.aspx
Ranches to Jumeirah http://www.jess.sch.ae/arabianranchesprimary/infoforparents/internaltransfersartojj.aspx
At the end of Year 6 (Primary to Secondary)
Jumeirah http://www.jess.sch.ae/jumeirahprimary/inforforparents/transitionjjtoar.aspx
Arabian Ranches http://www.jess.sch.ae/arabianranchesprimary/infoforparents/attheendofyear6.aspx
Curriculum Summaries
Jumeirah http://www.jess.sch.ae/jumeirahprimary/curriculumdownloads.aspx
Arabian Ranches Primary http://www.jess.sch.ae/arabianranchesprimary/curriculumsummaries.aspx
Secondary http://www.jess.sch.ae/arabianranchessec/curriculumsummaries.aspx
JESS Downloads http://www.jess.sch.ae/Introducingjess/jessdownloads.aspx

Initial parental feedback on our new website and our revised parent communication procedure has been positive, however we would still welcome your comments. Please email websitefeedback@jess.sch.ae with your comments.