Summer Term 2012 Newsletter

The Roman Ridge School
Issue 3—
Summer Term 2012—Newsletter
THANKSGIVING SERVICE &
GRADUATION CEREMONY
MESSAGE FROM
THE PRINCIPAL
Summer Term 2012 brought
with it an array of emotions,
ranging from excitement,
exhilaration, jubilation, pride,
reflection and deep gratitude
for our countless blessings!
Through this newsletter, we
invite you to share in our
experiences and achievements. We thank you for
your continued interest and
tremendous support for our
programmes. On behalf of
all of us at The Roman Ridge
School, we wish you a safe
holiday and look forward to
welcoming you back on 3
September 2012.
Valerie Mainoo
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Class Visits & Excursions 2
Our school year came to a close in grand style, with a lavish ceremony celebrating
the Graduating Class of 2012 . The event began with a Thanksgiving Service in
commemoration of The Roman Ridge School’s 10th Anniversary. See photo gallery —pg. 10 , for complete coverage of this very special occasion.
UK EXAM RESULTS ARE IN!
Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 & Common Entrance examinations are a direct comparison of
student academic performance with those in the UK state and independent system, at
ages 7, 11 and 13, respectively. We are proud to announce that this year’s results are
truly outstanding; and surpass the academic standards set by our British counterparts.
At Key Stage 1 in Maths we achieved a 94% pass rate with 58% of pupils achieving
ABOVE the age-expected level set for 7 year olds in the UK. In English Reading we had a
97% pass rate, with 67% of pupils scoring ABOVE age-expected level. In Writing 89% of
pupils passed and 11% achieved ABOVE age-expected level. At Key Stage 2 we secured
a100% pass rate in both Maths and English, with an impressive 54% and 66% of pupils
achieving ABOVE the age-expected level for 11 year olds in UK, in Maths and English,
respectively. At Common Entrance our pupils achieved the STRONGEST RESULTS IN
OUR SCHOOL’S HISTORY! 94% of all papers written, across 7 different subjects received
a grade of C or above, 57% of which earned a grade of A! Congratulations to all of our
pupils and their Teachers on achieving these truly impressive results!
Music & Dance Festival
4
Middle School Science
Exhibition
5
Curriculum Carnival
6
Class 2—AU Day
7
Teacher of the Year
F3 Work Placement
8
Sr Sch Debates
Model UN
Speech & Prize Giving
9
Thanksgiving &
10
Graduation Ceremony
Reminders
14
CLASS TRIPS AND EXCURSIONS
Reception Class visited the Planetarium as part of their lessons
Knowledge and Understanding of the World.
Class 4 visited the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, as an
extension of their lessons in History.
As part of their IT lessons, Form 1 visit the Meteorological Agency.
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Class 1 visit to Bojo Beach and Jamestown Beach, as part of their study of Beaches Old and New in History & Geography.
Class 3 pupils visit Metro TV Newsdesk
Building on their study of the Great Fire of London in
History, Class 2 pupils paid a visit to the Ghana National
Fire Service.
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MUSIC & DANCE FESTIVAL
TRRS Students and Teachers
put on quite a show for an
enthusiastic audience of parents and friends, performing a
number of musical and dance
numbers that got us on our
feet! This event marked the
debut of our new School Band,
which also performed at our
Speech & Prize Giving Day and
our Thanksgiving Service and
Graduation Ceremony. Thank
you to our Teachers and students who helped make this
such a success!
Middle School dance performance
The debut performance of our new School Band
TRRS Teachers show off their singing voices.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE EXHIBITION
After exams had finally come to an end, our Middle
School students and teachers proudly hosted an exhibition of a variety of project work and scientific demonstrations. Exhibits on display included: Wind Energy,
How to Make Electricity from a Lemon, Circuits, Solar
System and Planets, Making Foam, Volcanic Eruptions,
and much more! Thank you to our Science Department
for organising this event!
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JUNIOR SCHOOL CURRICULUM CARNIVAL
At the end of term, pupils in the Junior School hosted a Curriculum Carnival for their parents and friends. Each class provided a unique and exciting presentation based on one of the topics they studied this academic year. The morning’s festivities began with a beautiful rendition of ‘We Are the World,’ sung by all pupils, followed by impressive and informative
demonstrations from each year group. An exciting morning of learning and fun—Congratulations, Junior School!
Class 1: Solar System
Class 3: Healthy Eating
Class 2: Passport to
the World
Class 4: An Indian Village
Reception: Children
Around the World
‘We Are The World’
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CLASS 2 CELEBRATES AFRICA UNITY DAY
To mark Africa Unity Day, Class 2 pupils
worked with their Teachers to create a
memorable performance for their friends
and parents at Junior School Assembly on
Thursday 24 May 2012. They sang and
displayed traditional African dress and
jewellery, to commemorate this very special occasion. Well done, Class 2!
2ND ANNUAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR - MR. PETER OFORI-ATTA
Our annual Teacher of the Year Award is a programme introduced by our Board of Directors and Academic Board of
Governors, to recognise excellence in teaching and learning, and everything it is to be an educator at The Roman Ridge
School! This year, candidates participated in a rigorous selection process, chaired by Nana Osim Kwatia II (Academic
Board of Governors). After a very tight race, the Selection Committee announced this year’s winner, Mr. Peter OforiAtta, at our Speech & Prize Giving Ceremony and awarded prizes to our finalists and runners-up. From an original list of
21 candidates, our finalists for this year’s award are Ms. Gloria Awuku-Boateng (Class 2 Teacher) & Mrs. Viviane Sowah
(Reception Teacher). Mr. Charles B. Akotua (English Teacher) was named Second Runner-Up and Mr. Thomas SarfoManu (Class 6 Teacher) our First Runner-Up. Our Teacher of the Year, Mr. Peter Ofori-Atta, receives a 3 week, all- expenses paid, working holiday to the UK and will visit a selection of UK independent and state schools in October 2012.
Congratulations to all of our Teachers!
Mr. Peter Ofori-Atta accepting the award from
Mrs. Valerie Mainoo (Principal), on Speech &
Prize Giving Day, 25 June 2012.
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(L-R) Mr. Thomas Sarfo-Manu, Mr. Charles Bredu Akotua, Mr. Peter OforiAtta, Mrs. Viviane Sowah, Ms. Gloria Awuku-Boateng.
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FORM 3 WORK PLACEMENT DAY
On 19 June, our Form 3 students went to work! As part of our
Guidance & Careers Counselling programme, students chose
from a list of host organisations and spent the day observing
and experiencing what a typical day in their chosen field is like.
This programme seeks to expose students to the academic and
practical requirements of their desired profession, as well as
assist them to better understand the link between the subjects
they study in school and their possible future careers. Many
thanks to our host institutions for their kind participation: The
African Regent Hotel, Vodafone Ghana, Citadel Clinic, Bethel
Dental Clinic, Databank, GT Bank, Insel Communications, CharterHouse Productions, Labadi Beach Hotel, Lithur & Co.,Nature
Conservation Research Centre, and GTG Energy.
SENIOR SCHOOL DEBATES & ENGLISH QUIZ
On 20-21 June 2012, our English Department hosted
a series of activities and debates for our Senior School
students. Form 3 East faced off against Form 3 West
in a quiz competition. This was followed by exciting
debates between Form 4 students (Motion: Ghana
has achieved middle income status) and Lower Six
students (Motion: Africa alone must be blamed for
her food insufficiency). We eagerly await the rematch, which is set to take place next term!
MODEL UNITED NATIONS
Model UN is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current
events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and
the United Nations agenda. It helps to sharpen skills
such as: public speaking, group communication, research, policy analysis, active listening, negotiating, conflict resolution, note taking, and technical writing. The
Roman Ridge School was recently featured on the Best
Delegate website, covering our experiences and successes with Model UN last year. To see the full article,
please visit http://bestdelegate.com/shaping-leadersabroad-how-a-college-student-brought-model-unitednations-to-ghana/
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SPEECH & PRIZE GIVING DAY
On 25 June 2012, our school community gathered to honour and recognise the talents, gifts, abilities and character of our pupils. Over the
course of the year, pupils worked closely with their Teachers to learn
new things, develop skills and build the confidence they need to
grow, achieve and pursue excellence in all that they do. Together, we
celebrated their achievements and their journey, not only with awards
and prizes, but also through various performances that showcased our
children’s tremendous gifts and talents. Members of our Academic
Board of Governors distributed prizes to pupils and we were honoured to have Mr. Geoffrey Allen (Founding Principal) close our programme with his inspirational words of wisdom. Speech & Prize Giving
Day was all about fun, learning, and all things Roman Ridge School!
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THANKSGIVING SERVICE & GRADUATION CEREMONY
Class of 2012: (Back Row, L-R) Abishek Raghavan, Daniel Quartey, Odotso Oddoye, Matilda Adobea Williams, Latifatu
Seini, Zuzu Sene,. (Front Row, L-R) Anjola Akindele, Yasmeen Amarteifio, Jimmy Aschkar, Murvi Babalola, Eugene
Browne, Kevin Chinbuah, Suzanne Diamond, Andre Gopaldas, Afia Gyan, Funbi Makinde, Gareth Morgan.
UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES & AWARDS FOR CLASS OF 2012
USA: Appalachian State University, Augustana College, Bucknell University, Clark Atlanta University, Drexel University, Guilford College, Lafayette College, Tufts University, University of Delaware, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota,
University of Tampa; Canada: University of Waterloo, University of Windsor; UK: University of Reading, University of Sussex, University of Leeds, University of Essex, Teeside University, De Montford, University, Oxford Brookes University, University of Portsmouth,
University of Bedfordshire, University of Northampton, Middlesex University, Greenwich University; Europe: University of Debrecen
(Hungary) **Top 4 awards given by emboldened institutions, representing 50%-100% of tuition costs, books, room & board.
TOTAL AMOUNT AWARDED TO CLASS OF 2012 TO DATE:
Mrs Amy Fafa Awoonor (Former Principal)
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$ 252, 590 .00
Mr. Geoffrey Allen (Founding Principal)
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Dignitaries and Special Guests
Mr. Frank B. Adu, Jnr (Board of Directors, Chairman)
On 26 June, we gathered together to celebrate the Graduating
Class of 2012. The programme, entitled: Dream it. Believe it.
Achieve it., began with a Thanksgiving Service in commemoration
of our 10th Anniversary; giving thanks to God for our many and
continued blessings. We were honoured to welcome our Board of
Directors, Academic Board of Governors & Shareholders to the
event and recognised their support and contributions to The Roman Ridge School over the last ten years. We also welcomed Rev.
Father Ignatius (St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Aflao), a former
member of TRRS staff, who led our Thanksgiving Service. Our Special Guests, Mr. Geoffrey Allen (Founding Principal) & Mrs. Amy
Fafa Awoonor (Former Principal) each addressed the Graduating
Class and shared inspiring words of wisdom and messages of encouragement, before finally presenting them with their certificates.
It was a truly joyous and memorable occasion and we congratulate
our new graduates on their fine achievements!
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Thanksgiving Service led by Rev. Father
Ignatius
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Chairman unveils our new School Cloth
Nana Osim Kwatia II (Academic
Board of Governors)
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Mrs. Josiane Chammas (Head of Senior School) and
Class 2012
Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee (Academic Board
of Governors, Chair) leads our Closing
Prayer
Mr. William Coker (PTA
Chair) outlines PTA pro-
jects commemorating
10th Anniversary.
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REMINDERS! REMINDERS!
Please take note of our School Uniform requirements. All regulation attire is
readily available at the Uniform Shop. Attire purchased elsewhere or sewn
must match the shades, fit and style of the endorsed attire. Students will
not be permitted to wear attire that does not conform to our standards
and will be asked to go home until the correct items are procured.
SCHOOL UNIFORM
Reception – Class 6
Light blue, button-up, collared short-sleeved shirt
Navy blue shorts or skort
Navy cardigan (button-up)
Navy blue ankle socks
Forms 1 – 5
Light blue, button-up, collared short-sleeved shirt
Navy blue trousers or straight skirt (just above the knee)
Navy cardigan (button-up)
Navy blue ankle socks
Sixth Form College
White short sleeved, button-up collared shirt (Boys) or
blouse (Girls)
Dark grey trousers or skirt (just above the knee)
Dark grey cardigan
Black ankle socks
PE Kit
Navy shorts
Plain pique polo-neck shirt in House colour
Trainers
All School Shoes
Plain, black leather dress shoes (no suede or patent leather,
no trainers, no heels)
Dark sole
No embellishments (i.e. hardware, jewels, sequins, coloured
stitching, designs)
All Belts
Plain, black leather only, with small buckle
No embellishments (i.e. hardware, jewels, sequins, coloured
stitching, designs)
All items must be free of any logos or insignias
SUMMER SCHOOL
COMING UP NEXT TERM...
TRRS is hosting a Summer School programme that will run between
9 July – 3 August 2012. A wide range of sports, art and academic
activities will be available for a range of age groups, including Poetry, Reading Club, French Club, IT & Graphic Design, Sports, Art &
Crafts, and much more! Please visit the Main Office for more information or to enrol your child. If you have any questions, kindly contact Mr. Kwamena Burah (Head of Middle School) through the Main
Office or by email at [email protected].
New Pupils & Parents Orientation—29 Aug
Reception Pupil & Parents Orientation—30 Aug
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL—3 Sept
Parent-Teacher Meetings—6 & 7 Sept
Term Begins for Lower 6—10 Sept
PTA New Parent Welcome—20 Sept
PTA General Meeting—27 Sept
CONTACT US
ISSAG Soccer & Table Tennis Competition—6 Oct
THE ROMAN RIDGE SCHOOL
HALF TERM BREAK—13-21 Oct
No. 8 Onyasia Crescent, Roman Ridge Accra
PO Box GP 21057, Accra—Ghana
Tel: +233 302 780 456/ 780457
Fax: +233 302 780 458
Website: www.theromanridgeschool.com
Parent—Teacher Meetings - 25 Oct
Volleyball & Swimming Competition (TIS) - 10 Nov
EXAM PERIOD— 19 Nov—5 Dec
Sports Day—El-Wak Stadium—6 Dec
Christmas Production—11 Dec
Enquiries: [email protected]
Feedback: [email protected]
...AND
MUCH MORE!