Braeside High Week 9 Newsletter

Dear Parent/Guardian,

This has been yet another great week of physical teaching and learning. As we get to the 10th week, we would like to applaud everyone; the students, parents and teachers for your commitment and effort. A special thanks to our students for adjusting well to the routines of sanitizing, wearing masks, social distancing and generally observing the school covid protocols. Here are some weekly updates:

Online Parents Consultations

The above meetings kicked off on Tuesday, 2nd March 2021 and will end on Tuesday, 9th March 2021. The virtual meetings held on whereby.com have proved to be a great success. A big thank you to all those who have made appointments with respective subject teachers. Please note that you can still book an appointment for Monday or Tuesday this coming week.

Retracing to our Roots: Proverbs in Folkfore

This past week, Year 8 Drama students explored the world of folklore by researching and presenting on their respective culture's proverbs. Parents, grandparents, neighbours, uncles, aunts and even distant relatives were consulted as resource persons for this home learning task. Below are but some of the findings:

Kamuti ka kwikuna ke woo (Kamba) by Olive K. Year 8C

A stick you use to hit yourself is not painful.

Ciakorire wacu mugunda (Kikuyu) by Olive K. Year 8C

A fortune can find you anywhere.

Quem vê cara não vê coração (Portuguese) by Julio D. S. Year 8C

Don’t judge by face value.

Jakinda e makeyo (Luo) by William O. Year 8C

A hardworking person always succeeds.

Mos mos e wouth (Luo) by William O. Year 8C

Slow but steady wins the race.

Rume rimwe harikombi churu (Shona) by Takudzwa M. Year 8N

Regardless of your strength or intelligence, you cannot accomplish everything on your own or no man is an island

It was an amazing experience having the students read out their work in mother-tongue. A lot of learning did happen and curiosity was triggered. I have no doubt that our parents too did learn (or remind themselves) of the wealth of wisdom hidden in our various cultures.

Year 12 Tree Planting Initiative

Deforestation remains one of the greatest wildlife concerns in Kenya. It is estimated that since Kenya’s independence in 1963, the forest cover of the nation has dropped from 10% to 6%, showing a loss of approximately 12,000 hectares annually. These levels of deforestation have impacted Kenya as people rely on the forest for storage of rainwater, prevention of flooding, the fertility of the soil and the regulation of climate conditions.

Year 12 has taken inspiration from the theme of this year's International Day of Forests which is 'Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being', and created an initiative to plant as many trees as possible for the benefit of our community.

We have been collecting money throughout this week but could still use an extra helping hand to achieve our goal. We would highly appreciate it if our parents could also support our cause by donating Kshs. 200 to plant a tree. The Mpesa Paybill is 910627 and the account name is 'Tree Planting'.

‘‘Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven't done a thing. You are just talking’’. Wangari Maathai

By Nicole M. Year 12A

From the Sports Desk

This week we held our Inter-House Sports Competition which comprised various events like athletics, swimming and ball games. The events were organized differently and were done during games lessons with strict adherence to the Covid protocols. The competition was stiff throughout with houses displaying high levels of skill. The final results are as follows:

Chui house emerged overall winners of Annual Inter-House Competition.

Congratulations to all students who took part in this event.

Have a great weekend.

Regards,

Ms. Irene Ngahu

Year 8 Group Coordinator