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Issue 1. Term 3 2013NAIROBI JAFFERY ACADEMYKINDERGARTEN NEWS…Dear Parents,Warm greetings to you all.7th July 2013We have come to the end of an eventful and successful academic term.I take this opportunity to thank you all for the support, co-operationand encouragement you have given to us during this term.Learning in Jaffery revolves around activities which children enjoyand can comfortably grasp what they are taught by very well trainedand experienced teachers.Mothers’ DayMother’s day is celebrated every 2nd week ofMay all over the world. Here in Jaffery we celebratedmother’s day on the 10th of May. Ourlittle angels were able to express their feelingsto their mothers when they presented poemsand songs. They also made flowers and frameswith their teachers and presented them to theparents. Thank you parents for your participationand attendance.www.jaffery.ac.keHIGHLIGHTS: Mother’s day Trips Tsavo overnight trip Football tournament Concert and graduation

Kindergarten tripsPlaygroup classThis term the playgroup children were learningabout pets. They discovered that a gold fishcan turn white when left in the dark for a longperiod of time. They visited a local store onNgong road for their class trip where they hada chance to see different pets and later theywent to children's world for fun and lunch.Playgroup tripNursery classDo u know how the leopards got its spots? Askthe Nursery class children, because this termthey were learning about the big five. The childrenlearnt that the spots on a leopard arecalled ‘rossets’. They visited the animal orphanageand discovered many interesting factson the big five.Nursery class trip to the Animal OrphanageNursery trip to Metrological DepartmentThey also had a chance to visit the Metrologicaldepartment to learn about different typesof weather and the instruments related toweather. Twiga class projectKindergarten classKindergarten Class tripThe kindergarten class project this termwas on space. The children got to learn aboutthe heavenly bodies and all the nine planets.They enjoyed doing different activities relatedto space e.g.” an imaginary trip on arocket” to wind up the project they visitedReception Class at Cake Citythe children’s World for a fun trip.

Reception classThis term the reception class learnt about the Kitchenand everything found in it. They discovered differentmethods of baking and visited cake city for their classtrip. There they saw different kinds of pastries andcakes, they also got a chance to taste and carry somecakes home, there after they went to children’sworld for fun.Tsavo tripReception Class at Children’s world.The kindergarten and Reception class children had a wonderful breathtaking adventure when they went for an overnight trip to Tsavo. TheyFootball tournamentThis term some of our young Kindergarteners had the opportunity ofparticipating in a friendly football match and a tournament as well. Thefriendly match was played against Nairobi Academy where they won thegame by 4 (four) goals to 3 (three). The tournament was held at theschool of Nations on the 12 th June 2013.There were 4 schools participatingin the tournament and our school managed to make it to the finalswhere we were the first runners up.Graduation and concertFootball tournamentThe annual graduation ceremony and concert was held on 5 th July2013.We thank all the parents for supporting the event.

CommunicationIt is essential to have a means of communication between the teachersand parents. We do have the diaries; please check your child’s diarydaily to avoid delay in relaying messages. Dear parents please avoidmeeting your child’s teacher during school hours make an appointmentvia the diary or feel free to conctact the office.Closing RemarksParents are reminded that all school fees have been revised upwardswith effect from September, 2013 and a letter to that effect was issuedthe 20 th of June, 2013. The new fees will be reflected in the feenotes.To enjoy the 5% early bird discount, all fees must be paid on or before30th August, 2013. Please note that the deadline for payment ofall fees is 17th September, 2013, outstanding fees after this date willattract a 5% late payment charge and students will not be allowed inschool. Parents are advised to pay up in good time to avoid any inconveniences.On behalf of the school management and staff, I extend our heartiest gratitudeto you all for your continued support.Your Sincerely,Ms Sukaina JafferJaffery Kindergarten HeadmistressNEXT TERM BEGINS ON:MONDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER 2013NAIROBI JAFFERY ACADEMYThe Quest for ExcellenceP.O Box 25342-00603,Lavington, Kenyainfo@jaffery.ac.kePhone: 4349208Phone: 0727 441 218, 0736 441 218Fax: 4349293www.jaffery.ac.keA School With a purpose:Nairobi Jaffery Academy was established in September 1998 to provide aconducive learning environment to the girl child from all backgrounds,within an Islamic environment and has since grown to provide qualityholistic education to both girls and boys via instruction in the British NationalCurriculum across the board from Kindergarten, to Primary School(BNC Key stage 1 and 2), and Secondary School (CIE Checkpoint, IGCSE‘O’ Level and ‘A’-Level).