Braeburn Nanyuki Week 9 Term 3 Newsletter

Braeburn Nanyuki
Newsletter
TERM 3
WEEK 9
FRIDAY, 14TH JUNE 2013
EVENTS THIS WEEK
 Assessment week
 Pre-Crèche Family Assembly
 School and Class Photos
 Theme Learning: FACE DAY
Dear Parents and Guardians,
This has been one long week and I am glad that it has come to an end.
SAT exams are over; school photographs went as well as they can go; we had a
fantastic theme assembly today on celebrating faces and we have continued to
explore the Family Value: Trust.
Last Saturday, BNIS hosted Taekwondo championship. The children performed
really well. Children awarded the Gold medal were: Evie, Sam, Tessa, Ryan, William,
Oscar and Fred; Silver medal: Lorien, Lali, Archie and Clive and the Bronze medal:
Semmie, Ilhan, Paramvir, Alarik and Daniel. Out of the schools that took part in the
competition we came first. Well done to all Taekwondo students for a superb
performance.
I hope to see many of you these evening for a Sundowner! Just what we all need
after a very hectic week. I hope the clouds can hold for the moment.
For those taking part in LAMDA exams, these are next week Saturday, 22nd June
from 1:00. A schedule has been emailed to you and one put up on the school notice
board.
CONTENTS
Head Teacher’s
Note
Early Years News
Primary News
Stars of the Week
Special Mentions
Have yourselves a restful weekend.
With best wishes,
Eva Kioko
Head of School
EVENTS
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NEXT
WEEK
Thursday 20th June: EYFS & KS1 Tea Time Concert- 2:45
Friday 21st June: Year 3 Family Assembly
Healthylicious Friday - Year 1
CEDEC Fun Morning
Cottage Hospital Road
P.O. Box 1537-10400, Nanyuki, Kenya
Tel: +254(020) 2113624
Email: [email protected]
www. nanyuki.braeburn.com
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EAR LY YEARS NEWS
ANNE SEMENYE - PRE-CRÈCHE CLASS TEACHER
In Pre Crèche Class, we have
started a new topic about birds.
We have been talking about
owls and learnt that they feed
on mice, rats, moles, rabbits,
worms, spiders, lizards and small
birds. This week, we have been
learning about turkeys. We
found out that a turkey is a big
bird and the male is more
colourful than the female.
Turkeys make a ‘gobble gobble
sound’ and they like shaking
their feathers. A baby turkey is
called a pout and a mother
turkey is called a hen. A daddy
turkey is called tom.
Next week , we are looking
forward to a nature walk to the
end of the big play ground and
look out for the different kinds
of birds. We will then collect
dry grass and build some nests.
We will be feeding Mr. Feathers
(our school turkey).
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PRIMA RY NEW S
PRIMARY TEAM
FACE DAY
This week, we have been looking at different aspects of Faces.
In classes, the children have had a chance to express their ideas on the topic and
have discovered that the ‘face’ is a strong tool of expression. The children
appreciate that we belong to a diverse world consisting of different faces. Our
faces are our identity and they convey feelings and emotions.
Regardless of our nationalities, we are all unified by common features making us
one global family.
Enjoy reading the poem below:
Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face
Be glad your nose is on your face,
not pasted on some other place,
for if it were where it is not,
you might dislike your nose a lot.
Imagine if your precious nose
were sandwiched in between your toes,
that clearly would not be a treat,
for you'd be forced to smell your feet.
Your nose would be a source of dread
were it attached atop your head,
it soon would drive you to despair,
forever tickled by your hair.
Within your ear, your nose would be
an absolute catastrophe,
for when you were obliged to sneeze,
your brain would rattle from the breeze.
Your nose, instead, through thick and thin,
remains between your eyes and chin,
not pasted on some other place
be glad your nose is on your face!
-Jennifer Huynh
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PRIMA RY NEW S
PRIMARY TEAM
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 EYFS: Alice, Kline, Quinn, Rufous and Daniel
STARS
OF
THE
WEEK
and Emily
 Primary: Nicholas, Charlie, Jasper, Maya, Anthony
and Ryan
STARS
OF
THE
WEEK
SPECIAL MENTIONS
 Sikina is mentioned by Ms. Semenye for finishing all her lunch and tidying up after herself. Jed is
mentioned for playing enthusiastically with the other children.
 Ms. Kabata mentions Kline for participating in class discussions and playing enthusiastically with the other
children. Liam is mentioned for bringing in transport resources for the class theme.
 Emily is mentioned by Mrs. Bebbington for playing sensibly and acting like a real doctor in the Happy Land
Hospital.
 Ms. Ngugi mentions Asad for his enthusiasm in doing maths activities and for putting a lot of effort in
eating his lunch.
 Daniel, Tatiana, Elsa, Virginia and Daisy are mentioned by Mrs. Mathu for their active participation
during their Phonic lessons.
 Ms. Ogembo mentions Robin for working well this week and never giving up. Lois, Samantha, Olivia and
Lise are mentioned for bringing in costumes for the school production. Alarik is mentioned for sharing his
sandwich ingredients with Digby and Nicholas is mentioned for sharing his sandwich ingredients with Lise
during the English lesson. All BNIS children and staff are mentioned for making Ms. Ogembo’s two weeks
at the school a wonderful experience. Asante Sana!
 Semmie, Charlie, Olivia and Prashvi are mentioned by Ms. Kamau for taking care of the young bean plants
by watering them daily. Semmie, Sam and Ryan are mentioned for being good leaders during group work
sessions. Gerald and Etienne are mentioned for showing good comprehension skills in their reading this
week.
 Ms. Songoro mentions Miggy for her active participation and contribution during the Geography lesson.
 Evie, Semmie, Sam, Ilhan, Lorien, Paramvir, Oscar, Tessa, Lali, Ryan, Alarik, Frederick, Archie,
William, Clive and Daniel are mentioned by Mr. Voiya for their brilliant performance during the
Taekwondo champioinship on Saturday.
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