Pep Talk End of Term December 2021

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DECEMBER 2021

A letterMorning from Mr.Assembly Price Monday Dear Peponi House Parents, It was lovely to watch the Nativity productions with parents earlier this week. The performances were sparkling. We very much hope this is a sign of things to come, and that we will be able to welcome parents in to school more often in the new year. Of course, much will depend upon how the covid situation develops in the weeks and months ahead, but we are hoping for the best.

Whenever I watch a Nativity event I am struck by how the children’s characters are already evident. There are those who are natural performers and those who are reticent, those who are loud and those who are quiet. They are all young people finding their way and for us it is wonderful to be part of that.

Final Assemblies too were an opportunity to reflect upon all the progress that everyone has made this term. Everywhere you look the children have become more skilled and they have learned new knowledge. They have probably had some ups and downs, but the essential trajectory is upwards and features much positive development. Not everyone gets prizes, but everyone can be recognised for their endeavours. Well done one and all.

This has been a very long term. The Peponi staff have applied themselves with great dedication, and thank you for working so helpfully with us to make this these months since September as positive as they could be.

With very best wishes for an enjoyable holiday and a healthy and prosperous new year, Yours sincerely,

Neil Price

Chef Ali’s

Christmas Chocolate Log Ingredients: Butter for greasing 5 eggs 140g brown sugar 100g self-rising flour 25gm cocoa powder Caster sugar for dusting

For the icing and filling: 285ml double cream 450g dark cooking choc Icing sugar for dusting

Directions: 1. Heat oven to 190c. Butter and line the base with grease proof paper on a baking sheet 2. Separate the eggs, putting them into 2 large mixing bowls. Add the sugar and 2 tbsp water to the egg yolks. Using an electric whisk, whisk the sugar and yolks for 5 mins or until the mixture is light in colour and thick enough. sift in the flour and cocoa, then fold in lightly, Using a wire whisk or a meta serving spoon.

3. Beat the egg whites until they are they are stiff the fold into the cake mixture in three batches.

4. Pour the mixture evenly over the prepared tin then carefully spread to the edges. Bake for 10-12 mins, or until the cake feels firm to the touch. Put a large sheet of baking paper on the work surface and sprinkle lightly with caster sugar, Turn the cake out onto the paper and peel off the lining paper. Cover with a clean tea towel, then leave to cool completely, trim a little cake from all the edges, then score along the edge of one of the long sides of the cake and roll up from there.

5. To make the icing and filling, bring cream to the boil in a pan, remove from heat then break in 400g of the chocolate, stir until it is melted and smooth, leave to cool, then chill until it is spreadable, about 1 hour, great the remaining chocolate, spoon a third of the icing sugar into a bowl then stir together to make the filling.

6. Carefully unroll the cake, then spread all the filling over to within 2cm of the edges. Roll up the cake again then set on a board.

7. Cut a thick diagonal slice off one end of the cake. Transfer the large piece of cake to a board. Spread a little icing over cut side of the small piece of cake and fix to the large roll to make a stump .Spred remaining icing over the cake, then dust with icing sugar to serve.

Years 1 & 2 Years 1 & 2 have been gardening, learning about the world and some dinosaur adjectives!

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3H Skeletons

Year 3

Gardening & Maps 3P harvested their first crop of chard leaves, ready for Chef Ali to make into something delicious!

Year 3 also made these amazing 3D maps of Kenya. They look great Year 3!

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Year 4 had a great time learning about the digestion processes through modelling their own digestive systems using playdough and then labelling with the right vocabulary. Science and Art linked in a fun manner.

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We had an amazing first-time experience in the Science lab. They tested different foods like bread, orange juice, egg whites and potatoes for starch, fats and proteins as part of our topic on nutrition.

We also modelled human teeth using playdough. Then labelled and also wrote the functions of the different teeth.

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Mini COP2 The children identified the following areas of concern: • energy • food and farming • the oceans • the forests • health and happiness

Year 5 had a mini COP26 summit to dis today. They identified 5 major areas of delegations to come up with solutions. came up with a suggested solution that t doing their part to save the planet.

ENERGY Strict laws for companies who are in the business of producing energy through fossil fuels to stop this and instead put their money into research and development of renewable energy like solar, wind and hydroelectric.

The children themselves: To switch off lights when you are not in the room and unplug electronics when they are finished charging.

FOOD AND FARMING Governments to encourage local farming and markets to cut down on transportation.

Grow local, buy local.

To reuse existing farming land rather than cutting down forest areas. More sustainable farming.

The children themselves: To try to cultivate their own vegetable patch at home using chemical free fertilizers from their kitchen waste like 5P have been doing with their garden patch outside their classroom.

THE OCEANS More patrol boats to monitor fishing quantities and that the nets have large enough holes so that young fish do not get caught and have a chance to breed.

Governments to have strict rules regarding disposal of rubbish so that it does not end up in the seas.

The children themselves: Whenever they are at the beach, they will pick up 5 pieces of rubbish off the beach.

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scuss the major issues facing their planet f concern and then worked in small For each area of concern, they also they themselves can be responsible for

TIONS THE FORESTS Government to set aside more areas of greenbelt land like Karura Forest so that no building can happen on that land.

Where roads and railways lines need to be built, try to avoid cutting down or destroying forests and natural habitats along the planned route by building on stilts above ground or underground tunnels.

The children themselves: To plant trees wherever they can. And if their families need to cut down trees to build a house, for example, they plant 3 more trees to replace 1 that they cut down.

HEALTH AND HAPPINESS Governments need to preserve green spaces for people who do not have gardens to have some space in which to enjoy nature.

Governments need to make sure that there are strict rules against littering so people have clean drinking water and home environments.

The children themselves: Take time to enjoy the nature that surrounds them, parks, national parks and forests.

Year 5

River Dances In Year 5 Humanities, we have rounded off our topic learning about rivers by expressing our understanding of river features through dance and movement. 5R and 5P paired this with a famous classical piece of music, The Moldau by the Czech composer Smetana which was specifically intended to evoke the sounds of one of Bohemia’s great rivers – the Vltava River. And 5T paired their dance with Johann Strauss’s more commonly recognisable piece, The Blue Danube.

As you can see, there are some budding dance artists in Year 5. And kudos to the children for getting so enthusiastically involved.

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Happy Diwali

from 3H, Veera, Diya and Diveet

World Kindness Week

and celebrating that we are all different on Odd Socks Day.

Halloween

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We collected a hair-raising KShs. 58,000/- for the Harambee Charity on Halloween Mufti Day, and more at the end of term Mufti Day.

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Thank you Peponi!

Mufti Day

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Remembrance Day At 11am on November 11th, we held a two minute silence to remember all the brave men and women who have given their lives in wars around the world.

Our Peponi Scouts Year 6 Ngong Hills hike

Year 6 Scouts warming up before the Ngong Hills hike.

Year 6 scouts enjoy their day at Ngong Hills.

The hike continues... and the weather did not disappoint.

Year 6 Investiture Ceremony

Year 6 scouts were ready for their day…

Yes, ready to become scouts.

Troop leaders Milo Brown and Yannick Kampius presented the scouts to the Nairobi County Commissioner,

Mr. Odhiambo for investiture after completing their preinvestiture training.

Afterwards, parents helped put the scarf on their scouts and received a promise of commitment from them.

The Scouts after being invested and the scout leaders: Mr. Mutonye, Ms. Owino and Ms. Njuguna together with the Commissioner.

Year 7 & 8 Camping

Year 7 and 8 scouts setting up tents ready for their night camp.

Dhyan and Patrick helping prepare dinner as they work for their cooking badge.

Some of the scouts taking their swimming badge assessment.

Ready to go home!

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Yuv, Yuv, Charlotte, Charlotte, Jake, Jake, Raahi, Raahi, Ari Ari ,, Norma, Norma, Arjun, Arjun, Siana, Siana, Nderitu, Nderitu, Ahset, Ahset, Paula, Paula, Veer, Veer, Amani, Amani, Ephraim, Ephraim, Tizita, Tizita, Lennox, Lennox, Jiya, Jiya, Sonia, Sonia, Zuri, Zuri, Maia, Maia, Aditya-Vikram, Aditya-Vikram, Veera, Veera, Pooja, Pooja, Raahi, Raahi, Theuri, Theuri, Keisha, Keisha, Ruby, Ruby, Christrine, Christrine, Flynn, Flynn, Kavishan, Kavishan, Nicola, Nicola, Tyler, Tyler, Yasmin, Yasmin, Milo, Milo, Samarth, Samarth, Stephanie, Stephanie, Liya, Liya, Krish, Krish, Chloe, Chloe, Wamaitha, Wamaitha, Marlene Marlene Mbaire, Mbaire, Njeri, Njeri, Elsa, Elsa, Wambui, Wambui, Ollie, Ollie, Syna, Syna, Adithi, Adithi, Sana, Sana, Pallisa, Pallisa, Alisha, Alisha, Gerrard, Gerrard, Joven, Joven, Jeremy, Jeremy, Christopher, Christopher, Kianna, Kianna, Ariste, Ariste, Michael, Michael, Olivia, Olivia, Phaedra, Phaedra, Anika, Anika, Oviyan, Oviyan, Kenera, Kenera, Ayaan, Ayaan, Christopher, Christopher, Emmanuel, Emmanuel, Charles, Charles, Noella, Noella, Thalia, Thalia, Liyana, Liyana, Sara, Sara, Bruce, Bruce, Cory, Cory, Rajveer, Rajveer, Dayyan, Dayyan, Berry, Berry, Amaya, Amaya, Kiara, Kiara, Vivyana, Vivyana, Florien, Florien, Rishaan, Rishaan, Nyan-bor, Nyan-bor, Ayden, Ayden, Temiola, Temiola, Vaani, Vaani, Viara, Viara, Elias, Elias, Laszlo, Laszlo, Silas, Silas, Mara, Mara, Michaela, Michaela, Tassia, Tassia, Sarah, Sarah, Anay Anay

Congratulations to our new Prefects!

Siana Shah HEAD GIRL

Milo Brown HEAD BOY

Ndiritu Kamwere Nahla Jeilan TSAVO HOUSE CAPTAIN

MARA HOUSE CAPTAIN

Veer Sikand Raahi Shah CHANIA HOUSE CAPTAIN

TANA HOUSE CAPTAIN

Well done to you all!

In the April term, pupils from another Year 8 class will take over as Head Boy and Head Girl and will have the opporunity to be House Captains, become Prefects and take on positions of responsibility.

PEPONI SCHOOL WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE FOLLOWING TOP PUPILS FOR THEIR EXCELLENT RESULTS ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-2021 IGCSE RESULTS

NEHA SNEHAR SHAH

INAAYA AISHA KHAWAJA

SAMAR NADEEM AHMED

NAIYA DEEP GOSRANI

TANAYA PRIYESH PATEL

RONAV ROHIN VORA

DERON JOHN MOSES KAJUBI

MAANAV CHETAN SHAH

10A*

9A*, 1A

9A*

9A*

8A*, 2A

8A*, 2A

7A*, 3A

7A*, 2A, 1B

AARNA NILAY MALDE 7A*, 2A

ADIKINYI ZENZELE OLUOCH-OLUNYA 7A*, 2B

JAY BEJUL SHAH 6A*, 4A

ROHAAN KANWLE MAINI 6A*, 3A, 1B

TANA AMANI SIMKIN 6A*, 3A, 1B

JIYA SONALI CHIARA RUGHANI 5A*, 5A

LOUISE GATHONI NESBITT 5A*, 3A, 2B

KAYLEIGH ANN FERNANDES 5A*, 3A, 1B, 1C

TRISHA AGNOM NABIFO SAKWA 5A*, 3A, 1B

VIRAJ BHAVESHU SHAH 4A*, 5A, 1B

PRISHA BEJU HARIA-SHAH 4A*, 3A, 2B, 1C

JOY AFRIKA MUMBI NJOROGE 4A*, 3A, 2B

NGINA MUHOHO KENYATTA 3A*, 5A, 1B

CARLTON GAKUYA KAHINGA 3A*, 3A, 3B

A-LEVEL RESULTS

SEAN KOOME MERUH 3A*

SAVANNAH MARIA TAWK 3A*

SOHAIL IBRAHIM AHMED 3A*

SIMRAN RAIKUNDALIA 3A*

DILAN ALPESH SHAH 3A*

REYAN ROHIN VORA 3A*

MEER BIRAN GUDKA 3A*

RHEA SNEHAR SHAH 3A*

STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY, KENYA Financial Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL UNITED KINGDOM Economics

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM Land Economy

BOSTON UNIVERSITY, USA Biochemistry

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, UNITED KINGDOM Economics and Industrial Organisation

UNIVERSITY OF BATH, UNITED KINGDOM Chemical Engineering

IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM Materials Science and Engineering

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM Medicine

3A* SAVAN RAJESH THAKAR 3A* UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM International Business Management with Study Abroad

NYAMU KARANI 2A*, 1A

ANYA MEEHIR SHAH 2A*, 1A

SHAY ANJESH SHAH 2A*, 1A

KHUSHI MITESH BID 2A*, 1A

MAANSI RAJAN SHAH 2A*, 1A

AAEED ALEEM FAZAL 1A*, 2A

KISAKYE NAKAJUBI KAJUBI 1A*, 1A, 1B

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, UNITED KINGDOM Philosophy, Politics and Economics

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM Pharmacology

IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM Civil Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM Management

QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM Medicine

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM Economics and Management

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA, UNITED KINGDOM International Business Management

ASHLEY CHEMTAI KOGO 1A*, 1A

TRACEY AKER MADUT 1A*, 1A

PRANAV SACHIN SUMARIA 1A*, 1B

JAHZARA MULIRA 3A

CANDY NISHIMWE NDAYIZEYE 2A, 1B

CARLA GEORGINA INEZA BYARUGABA 2A, 1B

NATALYA MBURIA 2A, 1C

RIANI NIRAJ SHAH

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM Sociology and Criminology

UNIVERSITY OF SURREY, UNITED KINGDOM Law

UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER, UNITED KINGDOM Aerospace Engineering

YORK UNIVERSITY, CANADA Environmental Studies

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, KENYA Medicine and Surgery

TUFTS UNIVERSITY, USA Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, CANADA Astrophysics

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO, USA Cellular and Molecular Biology

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