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M r . R o b L a k i n - P r i n c i p a l / C E O

Dear Parent / Guardian,It has been yet another successful week of online learning.Thank you all for the support rendered to us and thestudents during this time.  Please note, if you have anyqueries about online learning or need extra support, kindlylet us know so we can forge best ways forward. This week, we had the first whole school challenge – ‘Dancelike no one is watching’. It was exciting to see our teachers,students and parents participate in such a fun activity.  Thankyou all for the positive response – we’ll share a compilation ofall the videos on our online channels. Also, feel free to re-share to your online communities too. More challenges ofthis nature will be done to keep the students more engaged,as such next week’s challenge is the ‘Bake Off’ challenge. Seeposter in this week’s newsletter for details. School closed yesterday, Thursday 30th as today is theInternational Labour Day. Thanks, and have a restful and safeweekend. 

NEWSLETTER

Welcome Remarks

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Jade & FS1 Garnet: Nshemeire Gissele

Year 4 Emerald: Tyrone Baguma

FS2 Obsidian: Fadlallah Karim

Year 3 Amber: Jayden Kirungi

Year 2 Peridot: Mathew Affaine

Year 3 Sapphire: Ammarah Sennah

Year 4 Diamond: Ali Salim

Year 2 Tanzanite: Ssesanga Karen

Year 5 Topaz: Strotra Nichanametla

Year 5 Zircon: Lyna Itungo

Year 1 Amethyst: Ihoza Casey

Year 6 Ruby: Muhoza Kwizera

Year 6 Opal: Maria Valentino

LEARNING GEMS OF THE WEEKLEARNING GEMS OF THE WEEKEvery week, we focus on one of the GEMS Learning Powers. This week, we focused onRESPECT/Ruby(GEM). The week's Learning GEMS are:

Dear Parents/Guardians, I trust that the week 2 of remote learning is going well, with live sessions in place and the studentsenjoy interacting with their Class Teachers during classes. Please remember that Friday 1st May isa Public holiday and the CIK virtual school will be closed that day.  As our virtual classrooms continue with more learning, more challenges, Learning Powers to focuson, GEMS of the week, assemblies and more, we would like to highlight some of the virtual eventsthat will be happening @CIK this Term:

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Message from Head of Primary

DATE

Friday 15th May 2020

Friday 1st May 2020

Problem Solving Afternoon (Virtual)

Public Holiday

EVENT

Friday 29th May 2020 (TBC)

Friday 22nd May 2020

Friday 5th May 2020

Wednesday 3rd June 2020

Thursday 18th June 2020 

Tuesday 9th June 2020

Thursday 25th June 2020 

w/c 22nd June 2020

Primary Music Assembly (Virtual)

Public Holiday

CIK Olympic Games (Virtual)

Public Holiday

Science Day (Virtual)

Sports Day (Virtual)

Parent Teacher Conferences PTCs

Final Reports to go out

*Please, note that more information will follow prior to each of these virtual events.

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M r . K r i s t i a n - H e a d o f P r i m a r y

Primary Problem Solving afternoon on Friday

On Friday 15th May, from 1:30pm, CIK Primary will be solving mathematical problems, puzzles andinvestigations. Class Teachers will manage this event through their own virtual classrooms onSeesaw, where they will post instructions, guidance and rewarding the 1st, 2nd and 3rd studentswho manage to solve ALL mathematical problems with house points!

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Primary Music Assembly on Friday 22nd May

This is to inform you that we shall be having our primary music assembly on Friday 22nd May 2020online. Students will perform solo and group performances while singing, playing instruments andsome amazing dance moves based on what we have been learning during this virtual experience. Itis going to be so exciting being the first of its kind. I encourage all the parents to be part of thechildren’s practice and rehearsal to make this Assembly a success. We thus look forward to a memorable assembly.

Reports on Thursday 18th June

Due to COVID-19 and the subsequent closure of the school, we were unable to finalize yourchildren’s final reports and  conduct Parent Teacher Conferences (PTCs) as planned. Please, notethat your child’s annual Report will go out on Thursday 18th June. You will be able to discuss anyaspects within this report with your child’s Class Teacher during PTCs in the week commencing of22nd June.

Parent Teacher Conferences (PTCs) in thew/c 22nd June:Please, note that in the w/c of 22nd June 2020, we will be inviting you for our PTC meetings whereyou will have time to discuss your child’s Annual Report, their strengths and areas fordevelopment. Each Parent who wishes to discuss their child’s report, will be allocated a 20-minutesession with their Class Teacher in the w/c 22nd June according to their preference.

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Dear Parents/Guardians, Another busy and productive week of engaging online learning throughout the Secondary School. Well done, your children have showcased their resilience and determination to succeed, throughthe intermittent power and internet issues we have faced this week. They have continued tosubmit the online tasks for feedback and marking and thank you for your partnership in thisimportant process. As always, if you are experiencing any difficulties with online learning, pleasecontact me through the usual channels. This week, we have been focusing on well-being in general and at this unusual time; it is soimportant.  Following on from the well-being advice in last week’s newsletter, in my weeklyassembly I highlighted a number of ways your sons/daughters can increase their sense of well-being whilst continuing to be ‘model’ students and family members. Following the assembly,students were asked to create a poster about what they find helpful to keep up their spirits andwell-being at home; we will share some with you through this newsletter next week. As you know, Friday 1st May is Labour Day, so let us all be mindful of the origins of Labour Day andensure we share a magic moment or two advocated within the recommended eight hours forrecreation within the Labour Day celebrations. School is closed for the day and we hope a longweekend away from screens is restful for us all. From all of the CIK Secondary, have a wonderfulLabour Day. There will be a number of fun events you will hear more about in the coming weeks in Secondarythis term including:

Message from Head of Secondary

DATE

Monday 25th May 2020

Monday 11th May 2020

Science Week

Problem Solving Week

EVENT

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To be communicated

To be communicated

Virtual Sports Day

International Day

To be communicated Virtual School Concert

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