www.nairobiacademy.or.ke Secondary Bulletin Vol. 4 Term 3, 2017 British/International, IGCSE, GCE A - Level, BTEC Level 3, Day and Boarding Headteacher’s Remarks It has been five weeks of school with many successes, challenges and opportunities. We have children making progress in different aspects of their school life from academic progress to extra skills in sports and other co-curricular activities. Our focus this term continues to be Academic Achievement. Next week, students will sit their half term tests and proceed for mid term break there after. We have shared the Minimum Target Grades [MTGs] with each child, and we do encourage you to monitor and track how your child performs against the MTGs. Booster lessons continue in the morning for Sciences, and on Monday to Wednesday for Mathematics and English. We encourage your child to attend these on their own volition so as to consult with the teachers and help bridge any conceptual gaps that they might have. Year 9 students have started their IGCSE subjects as we wait for Checkpoint results. This will help teachers plan to cover the syllabus ahead of Year 11 Mock Examinations once they reach that level and help realize better IGCSE attainment. Your input, that of the teachers and your child's effort will go a long way in helping us realize our goal in Aca- demic Achievement. Before midterm break, we shall send you The Code of Conduct for your feedback and views in our effort to making behaviour management clearer as well as our Clubs and Societies booklet for an easier selection of co-curricular activities for your child. When you receive these, kindly give us your feedback. Lastly, we have been having student baraza meetings to get students’ views on the school and the areas we need to improve on and would appreciate your candid feedback, opinion and suggestions as well. Have a great weekend and feel free to pop in anytime for a chat. J. Karanja TheNairobiAcademy @nairobiacademy
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www.nairobiacademy.or.ke
Secondary Bulletin Vol. 4 Term 3, 2017
British/International, IGCSE, GCE A-Level, BTEC Level 3, Day and Boarding
Headteacher’s Remarks
It has been five weeks of school with many successes, challenges and opportunities. We
have children making progress in different aspects of their school life from academic
progress to extra skills in sports and other co-curricular activities.
Our focus this term continues to be Academic Achievement. Next week, students will sit
their half term tests and proceed for mid term break there after. We have shared the
Minimum Target Grades [MTGs] with each child, and we do encourage you to monitor
and track how your child performs against the MTGs.
Booster lessons continue in the morning for Sciences, and on Monday to Wednesday for
Mathematics and English. We encourage your child to attend these on their own volition
so as to consult with the teachers and help bridge any conceptual gaps that they might
have.
Year 9 students have started their IGCSE subjects as we wait for Checkpoint results. This
will help teachers plan to cover the syllabus ahead of Year 11 Mock Examinations once
they reach that level and help realize better IGCSE attainment. Your input, that of the
teachers and your child's effort will go a long way in helping us realize our goal in Aca-
demic Achievement.
Before midterm break, we shall send you The Code of Conduct for your feedback and
views in our effort to making behaviour management clearer as well as our Clubs and
Societies booklet for an easier selection of co-curricular activities for your child. When
you receive these, kindly give us your feedback. Lastly, we have been having student
baraza meetings to get students’ views on the school and the areas we need to improve
on and would appreciate your candid feedback, opinion and suggestions as well.
Have a great weekend and feel free to pop in anytime for a chat. J. Karanja
TheNairobiAcademy @nairobiacademy
It was a really good experience and we learnt a
lot. We went to The Kenya High School in
Kileleshwa. We met Her Excellency Jutta Frasch, the German am-
bassador to Kenya and she talked to us about how German has
become one of the greatest Modern Languages in Kenya. The
Director of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) al-
so talked to us about studying in Germany. He mentioned that
Education in German Universities is free even for foreign students.
The Director of the Goethe Institute told us how learning German
can benefit us in our future. After that, everyone sang the Ger-
man cultural festival anthem.
Thereafter, we put on our costumes and went to our stations. We
first started with year 8 then we went to the 7’s then the 9’s then
finale the 10’s. Even though some of the groups didn’t do it well,
we got Position 1 in the Year 7 and 8 cate-
gories and not only that, one of the con-
testants Zoie Ndonye won the Best Perform-
er and was given a scholarship by Goethe
Insitut. All in all, we enjoyed the event and
we thank Miss Zipporah Muli and the school
for giving us the opportunity to learn and
go for a German event.
John Mbii Musee
GERMAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Creativity is advancing not only in the creative writing aspect but is actively being en-
joyed in the media world. Why not create your own blog and share your interests with
your friends? On the 27th May, 2017, 8 Students and 2 teachers went out to Sagana Sav-
age Wilderness to experience the beauty of creative writing, blogging and film produc-
tion. This was a great learning experience. We left school at 7.30am and arrived at
around 10.00 am. As we waited for the other schools to arrive, we enjoyed nature and
the fresh air and space around. We also bonded with each other and most importantly
we shared an interactive time with would be host; Mr. Kinyanjui Kombani, an author of
The Last Villains of Molo among many other books he has written. He shared his passion
for writing and used the environment to explain how he started writing. This was narrated
in the story of ants. After the Rusinga School and Nova Academy arrived, we started the
workshop with ice breakers which led us into being divided in three groups. We were
mixed up which made the session more interactive as we learnt from each other. At the
end of the day, the myth that writing is hard was demystified, we learnt how to create
our own blogs and produced a film which we all enjoyed watching. We treasure this ex-
perience and urge more students to sign up next year! Hellen Achola 8B
Creative Writing Workshop
Once again Nairobi Academy was able to host a successful Coffee with the Counselor
event, this time with an expert panel. Parents had an opportunity to ask questions,
share their stories, insights and learn lots from the panel and each other. It was definitely
loud and clear, that parenting has to be intentional, we need to be involved in our
child's life, we need to communicate, it is okay to make mistakes and that we learn
with every passing day. Thank you for being deliberately involved in your child's life.
Don't hesitate to get in touch with questions/concerns/recommendations/comments. Shazma Mukri - School Counselor
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Nairobi Stock Exchange Economics, Business Studies Trip
On Tuesday 30th May 2017, a group of 50 students made a trip to the Nairobi Securities
Exchange (NSE) in Westlands. The students were introduced to the Training and Develop-
ment Manager who provided them with a detailed history of the NSE in Kenya. The stu-
dents were given a 3hour training session on various stock exchange topics which fo-
cused on the stock exchange terminology, regulation of stock exchanges and broker-
dealers. It was interesting to know that Nairobi Securities exchange currently operates
solely through electronic trading even though it NSE has maintained a human compo-
nent. The students were so impressed by the serene, busy and exciting atmosphere with-
in the NSE environs and of the trading floor. It was also a good
opportunity for them to combine what they have learn from
class with what they saw in practice, which helps them better
understand how stock markets work.
The competitive swimming season came to a close during the KSF Nairobi Age Group
swimming Championship last weekend which saw six of our students post very good re-
sults. Amani Chege was finalist in 50M freestyle while Crystal Loyd was finalist in 50M
Breast stroke. Sherrly Agingu was 4th place in 100M Backstroke. Adil Ombati got a silver
medal in 50M Back and 3 bronze medals in 50m free,50M Breast stroke and 100 I.M re-
spectively. Stanley Ndezwa got 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals and one bronze medal.
He emerged first position in 14-15 years and he was awarded Victor Ludorum trophy.
The Under 15 Netball teams are training for the annual Netball tournament that will be
held next week. It will be a huge tournament that has attracted 20 teams. We are wish-
ing the teams all the best. The Under 15 Rugby team is also preparing for the St. Andrews