NEWSLETTER (3RD TERM) 2023/2024 SESSION
We cannot but thank God Almighty for seeing us through all the odds of this 3rd term and session. Thank you Highly Esteemed Sapphire Stones Parents for being a major part of it! We most importantly are appreciative and grateful for the healing and return of students and parents who were hospitalised for one reason or another this session, it is the Lord’s doing and it’s marvelous in our eyes (Psalm 118:23). Here are highlights of events that occurred during the term and those that will take place subsequently.
HOW THIS TERM WENT…
PRESS CLUB WEEK: The Club had a Week-Long Program on
Games and quizzes, personality interview, request program, riddles
and jokes majorly anchored by members of the club. It was an avenue
for the students to display their eloquence, deduction and analytical
reasoning skills before all. There were lots of goodies to eat and drink
during and after the program.
HOME MAKERS CLUB WEEK: The club had a memorable program
this term beginning with a talk on “Personal Hygiene” with practical teaching on how students are to fold and arrange their clothes ending with a “gele tying” competition. The 2nd day was a cooking practical class with members doing the cooking themselves. Food such as Jollof rice with assorted meat and chicken coupled with coleslaw making. Pastries were also available! The week-long programme ended with a quiz on familiar Home Economics topics with a general sharing of goodies after the competition.
EXTERNAL COMPETITION: Our students and pupils participated in as many external competition as they could, this term. Interswitch SPAK, JETS, AWOKOYA CHEMISTRY COMPETITION, etc. Our student, Olusakin Deborah has qualified for the 2nd stage of the JETS Senior Competition. We keep working on improving on their performances on a gradual basis.
JAMB, WAEC & NECO: Our students sat for the UTME Examination and performed credibly well. They have also concluded their WASSCE with WAEC this term and currently sitting for SSCE with NECO. Our pupils will be sitting for the Lagos state common entrance examination (Placement) this week Saturday. We trust they will come out successful in these examinations.
BECE: JS3 students sat for the Junior School Certificate Examination organised by Basic Education Council Examinations Board. We anticipate good results.
PRACTICAL MUSIC CLASSES: Students who desire to discover and build up their musical talents continued with their training this term and in preparation for the Valedictory/Graduation Ceremony. More students are welcome to join the classes at a very affordable fee. We use this medium to continually ask our parents to endeavour to get personal instruments for these children to expedite their learning and give them more practice time at home.
At the primary section, more emphasis was laid on theoretical and practical music. The children were trained on playing the recorder and keyboard.
SAFETY FIRE DRILL/SECURITY: The school created awareness on how students and staff should respond during emergencies at the beginning of the term with some drills on fire and violence emergencies. Safety and Security are prerequisites in schools of learning in the country today hence the school has also installed CCTV Cameras in key areas of the school environment to help boost security and safety of the students and staff. Our Safety/Security Policy has also been explained to all stakeholders for proper understanding and implementation.
CODING PROJECT: We encourage parents to support the children to take advantage of this. It is the way to go now. Project Work done by our students will be uploaded on Coding Parents watsapp page.
PRIZE GIVING/ RECOGNITION OF GREAT EFFORTS DAY: The school held its prize-giving ceremony to recognize and award prize gifts to students who performed remarkably well academically and in co-curricular activities during the session. There was no party to this effect as management holistically gave consideration to the financial situation of the country and the financial burden it will have on both parents and the school. We use this opportunity to appreciate the resilience and dedication of all our tutors towards tutoring the children and also to appreciate you our dear parents, for your usual support and understanding.
SS1 STUDENTS: take note that SS1 students for next session will be taking subjects from the science, art and commercial departments in the first term of next session in order to have a feel of all Senior Secondary Subjects but will be distributed to their respective departments of specialization from 2nd Term of the session. As a result, only general subjects textbooks will be available for sale to them for 1st term and all departmental textbooks will be made available to them from 2nd term.
UP COMING…..
JS2 & SS2 STUDENT: JSS2 and SS2 students promoted to JS3 and SS3 classes respectively need to know that preparation for their external examinations begins in earnest. From next term and session, SS3 students will be having early morning tutorials on week days at 6:45a.m and Saturday tutorials from 9a.m till 3:30p.m. Their bills will reflect all their fees for next session (summarized into two (2) terms) including registration fees for BECE, WAEC & NECO.
For the sake of emphasis, SS3 class is a terminal class with 3 External examinations in view (UTME, WAEC & NECO) hence it is going to be really competitive, meaning any student that does not perform to expectation by the end of this promotional examination, will not be promoted. No undertaking letter is allowed as waiver for promotion to SS3. Students are to score at least, 60% in all compulsory and core subjects before being promoted into SS3.
JS3 & SS3 BILLS: kindly take note; that the bills given for both JS3 & SS3 classes are the bills for 1st, 2nd and 3rd term but have been divided into 2 Terms only as it is traditionally done.
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION: We have had 3 batches of students for entrance examination into our college for 2024/2025 session. More will come up Mondays –Thursdays, this summer holiday during summer classes. We implore parents to inform their neighbors about this.
SUMMER COACHING: Summer coaching classes for this year Starts on Monday 29th July and ends on to Thursday 29th August, 2024.
VALEDICTORY/PRIZEGIVING CEREMONY: This year’s Valedictory, Graduation and Prize-giving Ceremony for KG, PRY 6, JS3 & SS3 pupils and students will take place on Saturday 27th July, 2024 after the completion of NECO WASSCE Examination.
LIST OF BOOKS: The school approved list of books for next session will be available both at the Primary and Secondary sections during the holiday. Parents can come to school to purchase books for their children during the last week of August.
SCHOOL BILL: Kindly be informed that at the end of each term, next term’s bill is always attached to each pupil & student’s examination dossier.
3rdTERM RESULT: School closes for the term today for pupils and students. Parents are to log unto their children’s portal on the school’s website from Monday 5th August, to check their children’s results. We use this medium to remind you that both mid-term and end of term results are always on your child(ren)’s login page.
RESUMPTION:The School resumes for 1st term 2024/2025session on Monday September 16th, 2024.
We thank you for your love and support all through the session and wish you all the best in your endeavours.
Olusakin O.(Mrs) Elegbede O. (Mrs) Signed: For Sapphire Stones Mgt