S T E TWE MRS. A.’S CORNER
TAKING BIGGER LEAPS
Can you believe that the first month of the year has already passed? These few weeks back in school have gone so fast. Apart from the usual classes, our students in Elementary School just finished the second MAP testing. We had our first lessons in the new swimming pool. Kindergarten students were the pioneers and lessons will soon start for students in Grades 1-3. Please buy their swimming costumes in our Accounts office. Our Junior and High School students have been practicing for auditions for roles in our end of year drama: The Lion King. The auditions take place tomorrow (Saturday). Please encourage your children to participate in this great event, which will be held on 30 and 31 May. In line with current advice on the Corona and Lassa outbreaks, Nurse Flora sensitized all students and staff on how to prevent the diseases and sanitizers are being placed in all class rooms and offices. Further information on prevention will be placed on the notice boards around the school. Mrs. O. is doing very well and getting stronger every day. She is missing us and has sent her greetings to us all. Very sadly we had to say goodbye to Mrs. Dorcas, one of our longestserving cleaners who passed earlier today. May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace and we pray that our Lord will comfort and strengthen her family and also our colleagues who have known her for so long. She will be missed by all of us.
Hooray! This week, our precious Kindergarteners became the first class to use the ICS swimming pool as part of their curriculum in Physical Education (P.E) The Swimming Pool project has been a dream come true. Thanks to the PTA. Swimming, in its multi-functions for children, enhances mental development, develops confidence, and boosts social skills. This life skill is also enjoyable as it clears the mind and relieves it of stress. On the first day of this class, before the children lined up with their swimming costumes, getting ready to move to the ICS Swimming Pool side, each Kindergarten Class had a discussion on swimming and the need to be careful and obedient to the rules at the pool area. We could see happiness and excitement in their bright eyes as they giggled and laughed at the thought of going to swim; and could not wait to have a feel of the water. My students were awed with excitement at the sight of the pool, as some of them had no idea that such a place existed in the school environment. Continued on Page 2
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2020 International Community School P.O. Box 3972, Plot No. 75, Off Citec Rd. Dakibiyu Abuja-Nigeria. 0803 349 8741 0815 705 8707 www.icsabuja.com info@icsabuja.com
UPCOMING EVENTS 3rd Quarter Jan. 13– Mar.19, 2020 ISA TEST– Feb. 10, 11 & 13 21st Feb– Sports Day
“The job of an educator is to teach students to see the vitality in themselves.” Joseph Campbell
LEARNING SCIENCE GRADE 3 BLUE
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THE CHANGING CABBAGE
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BIRTHDAYS NEXT WEEK
G4 WHITE Feb 1 In preparation for the Science fair, Grade 3 Prince Cleaner Feb. 1 was in the Science lab this week to work on Mr. Joshua G6 BLUE Feb 2 our experiment. The title is - The Changing Ishaku Driver Feb. 2 Mr. Jonathan Cabbage. G2 WHITE Feb 2 Materials used were: Ebubechukwu K WHITE Feb 2 1. Red cabbage Timilehin 2. Lemon G8 BLUE Feb 3 Goziem 3. Baking soda G8 WHITE Feb 3 Isioma 4. Two bowls G4 BLUE Feb 4 Bella 5. Three tubs G3 WHITE Feb 4 Ekanem 6. Hot water G1 BLUE Feb 5 Brian Get hot water, cut the purple cabbage in it. G10 BLUE Feb 6 Aadil Leave it for 15 minutes. While you are waitG7 WHITE Feb 6 ing for that, cut the lemon and squeeze the Olubiyi Accounts. Head Feb. 6 juice out. Pour the lemon juice into one of Mrs. Wede Gr 5 White Teacher Feb. 7 the tubs, put half teaspoon of baking soda in Ms. Isibor G12 WHITE Feb 7 the second tub. Separate the water from the Ebube G4 BLUE Feb 7 cabbage then pour a little in the first tub, a Adrian PG BLUE Feb 7 little in the second tub and the third. The Lea purple cabbage has a chemical called an indiLIBRARY NEWSLETTER cator, meaning it changes color when in conA reader is a traveler; he travels around the tact with either an acid or a base. Watch out world on the pages of books. Anonymous for our stand at the Science fair to see the We are so glad to announce to you the arrival of outcome of the experiment. new books from the last scholastic orders we Grade 3 Blue Students did. Interesting books like Electrical Engineer-
FRENCH COLUMN N’importe quoi! For all those who tend to have a dissenting opinion, this casual French phrase is a must. It simply means “whatever,” and is commonly used in French when someone is exasperated and wishes to openly display their disagreement in a simple, informal way. For example: “Je te jure! Je n’ai rien fait! (I swear, I didn’t do anything!) N’importe quoi… (Whatever…) Similarly, in some other contexts, n’importe quoi can mean “anything,” like in this example: J’aurais donné tout et n’importe quoi ! (I
ing Learn It, Try It by Builders Science, Guts by Raina Telgemeire, Stephen Hawking’ s Biography, The Battle of Perfect by Helena Duggan, Guinness World Records 2020, The Lightening Girl Series, Daisy and the trouble with School trips, Tom Gates: Make and do stories too, Thea Stilton and the phantom of the orchestra , Geronimo Stilton Series, Game On 2020, Tom Gates: Spectacular School Trip, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball, Dork Diaries: Spectacular Superstar and lots more. Finally, we are have enrolled some new students for e-library services, but if you are a new student and you are not enrolled kindly come to the library to get enrolled. Thank you By: Prince Ezeaka, Librarian
would have given anything and everything!)
TAKING BIGGER LEAPS Continued from Page 1
By: Mr. Jeff French Teacher
They felt safe in the hands of the Swimming Instructors who are kids-friendly and handled the students with a high level of professionalism, giving individual attention to them. It was a fun day learning to swim. By:Miss.Grace, Kindergarten Blue Teacher
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The Children of Literature There once was a mother, With three fluent daughters Born of the creativity of man.
The first was Prose, Beautiful and informal, Her words free, her structure breezy Her movement is fluid, flowing and elegant, Her every action Her audience hold their breath, In anticipation of what is to happen next. Her prestige lies in her grammatical structure, Her ambiance in her diction. The second daughter is a little more emotional Expressive with her tongue Yet composed in her form, Poetry is her name, Obedience and structure are her ways Intense, bold, and brave is she, Unafraid of reproach Willing to break her rules Occasionally For greater expression. The youngest is Drama As her name suggests, She is melodramatic in her ways, And cynical in her thoughts Her life is a tragedy But comical once a week, Her power is drawn from the stage, Her thoughts scribed into scripts. When she comes alive Her audience is in awe She holds the heart of man in her palm Like puppets, she pulls the strings of their souls. They feel what she wants them to feel Laugh when she wants them to laugh And weep when she commands. All three are the purest forms of human expression, From the bosom of man they emerge To paint new worlds and memories To remain in the heart of man. By Ekene, 12W
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REDUCE YOUR RISK TO CORONAVIRUS INFECTION ·
Clean hands with soap and water or alcoholbased hand rub
· Cover nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing with tissue or flexed elbow · Avoid close contact with anyone cold or flulike symptoms · Thoroughly cook meat and eggs · No unprotected contact with live or farm animals · Use different chopping boards and knives for raw meat and other foods · Wash your hands in between handling raw and cooked food, after coughing and sneezing, when caring for the sick, before, during after you prepare food, after toilet use and after handling animals or animal waste. · Wash your hands with soap and running water when hands are visibly dirty ·
If your hands are not visibly dirty , wash them with soap and water or use an alcohol based hand cleanser.
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