kcpe 2011
KCPE 2011 results for this centre can be accessed from our examinations page. We are happy to report that we have performed very well, with 20 candidates scoring above 400.
Change of School Colours 201211
The school has a magnificent look! In line with the new look, the blog will also adorn the same colours.
K.C.P.E 2011
Results for KCPE 2011 (for this centre only) will be available on this blog on Wednesday 28th December 2011 earliest 6pm. Happy holidays everyone.
NYALI PRIMARY SCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN
27th October 2011
Dear parents,
RE: END OCTOBER 2011 CIRCULAR
We are almost coming to the end of the year and on behalf of all the teaching and non-teaching staff members, I appreciate the co-operation and continued support you have continuously accorded us as we discharge these noble responsibilities given to us by the Almighty God. Thank you for your prayers, they have kept us going even when things became tough. We thank God this far we have reached. Kindly note the following important events:
1.2011 K.C.P.E. PRAYER DAY: We intent to present this year’s candidates before the Almighty God on Saturday 5th November 2011. The ceremony is scheduled to take place as from 9 o’clock in the morning. All parents are invited. Be seated by a quarter to eight. This is strictly prayer and we will endeavour to be as brief as possible – within a span of 2 hours the ceremony will be over. Let us all come together as a family and pray for the success of these God-given children that we love very much.
2.K.C.P.E. 2011: These very important National Exams in the lives of our children commence on 7th November, 2011 and will come to an end on 10th of the same month. Please let us remember these candidates in prayer and by wishing them God’s blessings that they pass with Flying Colours. During this week, the school shall not be in session and as such all the other children will not come to school until Monday 14th November 2011.
3.END OF YEAR EXAMS: These very important exams will be undertaken after K.C.P.E. and I am therefore requesting all parents to ensure that their children do thorough revision for the one week that the school will not be in session. Be available for your children during these exam season. Those pupils who will not do well, will not be promoted to the next class.
4.KG II GRADUATION CEREMONY: This event is scheduled to take place on the 19th day of November, 2011 as from 9 a.m. Be seated by 8.45a.m. Let us all come and witness this little ones graduate to the next class.
5.CLOSING DATE: The school closes immediately after the KG II Graduation Ceremony. We are closing slightly early due to the fact that we were the last school to close last term.
6.OPEN DAY: Our Open Day is scheduled to take place on 24th November, 2011. Please come and discuss with the teachers the progress of your child. The exercise will begin at 7 o’clock in the morning and end at 1p.m. It is important that all parents come and meet all the subject teachers that handle your child(ren) Once again thank you and let us all pray for our country.
John E. O.
Kombo
PRINCIPAL
Examination results 280911
We have posted Std 7 and 8 results on our Examinations page.
Tribute to a warrior of peace 190911b
Tribute to a warrior of peace
By Njoki Chege and Agencies
DEKHA IBRAHIM ABDI, who died in July this year aged 46, was one of the people responsible for preventing many civil wars in North Eastern Kenya
. She became a global peacemaker, helping resolve violent conflict in many of the world’s most divided countries
Last Saturday, Kenyans gathered at Karura Forest’s new Peace Garden for peacemakers to pay tribute to a distinguished peacemaker, Dekha Ibrahim Abdi, who tragically died recently from injuries sustained in a car accident.
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| The late Dheka Ibrahim |
Dekha was born in 1964 in Wajir, near the Somalia border, to a humble Somali pastoralist family. She enjoyed a good education, thanks to her father’s unending support.
She was born at a time and in a culture where women were only supposed to be seen and not heard. However, she did not let her situation define her and she chose a different path… that of being a trailblazer.
From a tender age, she emerged as a leader among young Somali women. She took her education seriously and began changing her world, one life at a time.
“My mother and I were born into a violent, unstable society. I wanted peace in the most basic sense of safety. I wanted my child to be able to count on civilian law to protect her,” said Dekha of her background.
She began her career in the mid 1980s as an untrained primary school teacher in Tarbaj Primary School, Wajir County.
The school children loved her.
“She was that teacher that you would always look forward to her lessons, not only because she loved what she did, but also because of her courage to tackle ‘taboo’ topics without fear or favour,” writes Buunkalax, a blogger who was one of her pupils.
Dekha talked about menstruation in girls and how they could manage it; she introduced the concept of sanitary pads to young girls who would have otherwise stayed at home, ashamed of their condition.
“She coached the girls to hold their heads up for there was nothing to be ashamed about,” writes Buunkalax.
Her cheery voice
In spite of the fact that she was untrained and inexperienced, Dekha gracefully and tactfully went on with her duties, but also doing the things others thought were impossible.
To talk about women’s affairs in public at a public school was unheard of, but to Dekha, it mattered less.
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| Dekha Abdi when she received the Hessen 2009 Peace Award in Germany. |
“Another first by a female teacher, which has stuck to my mind to this day, is Dekha teaching the lower primary children how to enjoy themselves at break time,” writes the blogger.
“Dekha’s cheery voice could be heard as she encouraged them to dance to Mr Elephant’s antiques — a lilting nursery rhyme. This, again, was something that was simply not done by women. They were seen but not heard for most of the time,” Buunkalax narrates.
To Dekha, producing all rounded pupils was her joy, besides teaching them the value of hard work and courage by using her own life as a testimony.
This quickly propelled her to the top; from an untrained teacher to the headmistress of a primary school.
Not the type to settle in a comfort zone, Dekha chose to extend her boundaries and got herself extensively involved in grassroots activism.
In the early 1990s, a conflict between clans over water and livestock claimed 1,500 lives in Wajir. To this end, Dekha started a peace initiative with women from other clans. The initiative received negative perception and opposition from traditional leaders but this uplifted Dekha’s spirit even more. She organised mediation talks between the warring clans.
Peace building
Dekha always gave dialogue a chance during her conflict resolution activities, by first listening to both parties without interruption. To her, humiliation was one of the main drivers of violence. The best antidote to humiliation was respect. Once everyone felt their point of view was understood, Dekha would work to restore relations between the victim and the offender.
Her efforts saw two warring Somali clans agree to sign a peace agreement under the Al-Fatah Declaration, thereby calming the volatile situation.
In 1998, when the Christian community in Wajir was suffering violent attacks, Dekha was on the ground assisting in the formation of a disaster committee of Muslim women to assist and reconcile with the Christian community.
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| The late Dekha Ibrahim signs a peace agreement in Germany |
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| She stresses a point during a conference. Photos: courtesy |
To follow up the implementation of these peace agreements, she helped set up Wajir Peace and Development to bring together clans, Government security officers, parliamentarians, civil servants and religious leaders.
Around the same time, Dekha joined the staff of Responding to Conflict, an international non-governmental organisation based at Woodbrooke (Quaker) College in Birmingham, UK.
From then on, Dekha worked as a consultant trainer on peace building and pastoralists’ development with many local and international agencies in various countries, including Cambodia, Jordan, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Africa, Netherlands, Israel, Palestine, Zimbabwe, the UK, Uganda and Kenya.
Her peace efforts did not go undetected, for in 2005 she was named Kenyan ‘Peace Builder of the Year’. In 2007, Dekha was awarded the alternative Nobel Prize — the Right Livelihood Award from the Stockholm-based foundation of the same name, “for showing in diverse ethnic and cultural situations, how religious and other differences can be reconciled, even after violent conflict, and knitted together through a cooperative process that leads to peace and development…”
It is notable to recognise that she gave her prize money to help start a Peace University in Wajir.
Dekha is also the holder of the Hessen 2009 Peace Award in presented Germany.
Cut short
During the post-election violence in 2007/2008, Dekha’s expertise in peace building came into play as she was part of the peace negotiating team.
The Guardian, in her obituary, reports that one of the methods employed by her and her team was to ask the 60,000 members of a women’s organisation who had mobile phones to look out of their windows and report what they saw. The information was used to plot not only the ‘hot spots’ of the violence but also the ‘cold spots’. It was important to know where people were running to so they could be protected.
Unfortunately, Dekha’s life was cut short by a road accident on July 14, an accident that also claimed the life of her second husband Abdi Nuur. She is survived by four children from her first husband.
An appeal has been made for Dekha to be posthumously awarded the Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (MBS) in honour of her life and work fighting fearlessly for peace, for which she was much beloved and admired, in Kenya and around the world.
Std 8 2011 examinations 190911a
Results for two examinations done in August and September by our candidates are available on our Examinations page.
end of Term 2 exams 090811a
The end of Term 2 Examination Results have been posted on our examinations page.
END OF SECOND TERM (2011) CIRCULAR
3rd August, 2011
To: All Parents/Guardians,
Nyali Primary School,
P.O. Box 80150,
MOMBASA
Dear parents/ guardians,
RE: END OF SECOND TERM (2011) CIRCULAR
We have come to the end of the term and I sincerely appreciate the support and co-operation we have enjoyed time and again from all the club members. It was quite an eventful term and we thank God for protecting our pupils and giving us peace throughout the term. We do pray that the Almighty God will continue showering His blessings upon our dear children, staff, the Management Committee and to all our esteemed parents.
- CLOSING DATE: We are officially closing the school on the 4th day of August, 2011. This late closing of the school is as a result of a big team that was a way for a whole week in Nakuru taking part in the National Music Festival. It was not possible for the rest of the school to start end of term exams without them. The whole school will be closing by 12.30p.m. Kindly pick your child in good time.
- OPEN DAY: Our Open Day is scheduled to take place on Saturday, the 13th day of August 2011. Time 7.00 am to 1.00 p.m You are requested not just to take the report and leave but ensure you discuss with individual subject teachers the progress of your child. You are entitled to good results, demand this from your child. In the course of the term, we have exposed your children to very challenging exams for purposes of preparing them thoroughly for whatever eventualities that they may face in future.
We have a noble duty of teaching our children to cherish hard work as they grow up.
- HOME WORK: We have given out homework to be done at home and positively occupy the children during these August holidays. Kindly ensure that this work is given the seriousness it deserves and that it is not hurriedly done in one day.
- HOLIDAY TUITION FOR STD. 6, 7, AND 8: This very important exercise will begin on 9th of August, 2011. The lessons will commence at 8.00a.m and end at 4.00p.m for all 3 classes. We shall wind up the holiday classes on Thursday, the 25th day of August, 2011. The children should be seated in class by 7.45a.m. so that by the time learning begins, they are already settled. The timetable has been prepared in such away that the teaching will be practical/project oriented so as to enhance learning interest among the pupils. It will also give room to organize games/swimming to shield our pupils from boredom. This entire exercise is compulsory and parents are expected to co-operate. This exercise will run for only 15 teaching days (2 weeks). There will be adequate time for pupils to rest because the school opens officially on the 6th day of September, 2011.
- SCHOOL OPENING DATE: The school officially opens for 3rd Term on Tuesday 6th September, 2011 at the usual time. All pupils are expected to be in school without fail. 3rd term is usually short and very busy – full of activities. We all must focus on ending the year on a very high note. Pray for our candidate class.
- NATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL: Our school represented the Province in the ongoing National Music Festival and came back on Friday evening after a sterling performance. Our lovely children came back shoulders high after winning 2 trophies and a number of certificates. We appreciate the work done by the teachers who prepared these children and accompanied them to Nakuru.
- SCHOOL FEES: I appreciate all the parents who have made effort and cleared their fees. I know the times are hard but let us make the payment of our children’s fees a priority. Those who have not cleared payment should do so before the Open Day.
- DISCIPLINE: We are living in a society whose moral decay is abnormally very high and the only noble thing to do is to shield our children against all this vices that surround us all the time. I humbly request all parents not to allow Television, Computer (Internet) and mobile phones to bring up children on your behalf. Of particular concern is the so called FACEBOOK. Do not allow primary school children to get exposed to this gadgets they will corrupt their character. Control what children watch and do with this facility.
As an institution, we will endeavour at all times to have a firm hand on the general discipline of our children. Do not hesitate to discuss with the school administration your observations on the behavior of your child so that we can work together in shaping their character.
9. SPORTS DAY:
This event was held on the 16th day of July, 2011 and was both interesting and good for the entire Mombasa Parents Club community. We enjoyed the participation of our children in various activities as well those of the parents. I am going to organize a games day where parents and teachers will have to participate in various ball games as we do bit of bonding for the common good of Mombasa Parents Club.
10. KG PLAY GROUP:
As you may have seen, we are busy improving this sections’ play ground equipment for our little children. We intend to have state of art facilities in this wing that will enhance proper mental and physical development of our lovely children.
11. ADMISSIONS: Kindly note that there are no vacancies in ALL classes except PG where we still have a few vacancies but only for the members. Any old member whose child will be 3 years old by January should contact the accounts office for forms.
N.B: If you second any new member to join the club, it must be somebody well known to you. This is important because should one fail to pay fees you will take liability.
KEY UPCOMING EVENTS
- Opening Day - 6th September, 2011
- KCPE Prayer Day - 5th November, 2011
- 3. KCPE DATES:
a) Rehearsal: -7th November, 2011
b) Day One: -8th November, 2011 Mathematics, English Language
and Composition
c) Day Two: -9th November, 2011 Science, Kiswahili Lugha & Insha
d) Day Three: -10th November, 2011 Social Studies, CRE & IRE
- KGII GRADUATION CEREMONY: 19TH NOVEMBER, 2011
- CLOSING DATE: Immediately after KG Graduation on the 19th November, 2011.
Once again, thank you very much for your continued support and wonderful involvement in the activities of our school. Remember, we need each other, as we mould our children into responsible citizens. I wish all our Muslim Parents a blessed Ramadhan as they go through this holly month. Ramadhan Kareem to all of you. I wish all parents well in your endeavours.
Yours faithfully,
John E. O. Kombo
PRINCIPAL
In memory of Dekha Ibrahim 280711a
By Lillian Aluanga and Felix Olick
At 11.45am, on July 14, the lights went out for a symbol of peace in the arid north.
To many, Dekha Ibrahim Abdi was not just a Right Livelihood Award Laureate, (also referred to as the “Alternative Nobel Prize”), but a global peacemaker on a path many dared not tread.
According to the citation that came with her award in 2007, Dekha was recognised for “showing in diverse ethnic and cultural situations how religious and other differences can be reconciled, even after violent conflict, and knitted together through a co-operative process that leads to peace and development.”
Dekha Ibrahim Abdi
To those who knew her, she was simply “Dekha”, a woman who chose peacemaking at a time and in a region where such roles were entrusted to men.
It was in 1993, when the drums of war sounded between the Degodia and Ajuran clans in North Eastern Province as preparation for the then Wajir West constituency, now Wajir South, by-election climaxed.
Big dreams
Disturbed by the incessant rattle of gunfire and clan divisions, Dekha, then an employee of the Nomadic Primary Healthcare Programme, vowed to make a change.
That decision would lead the 1964 born Dekha across the world, earning her accolades, including the PWAG (1,000 Peace Women Across the Globe), the Distinguished Medal for Service by the District Commissioner for Wajir (1999), and Kenyan Peace Builder of the Year (2005).
In 2009, she was awarded the Hessian Peace Prize, joining the likes of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and US Senator Sam Nunn, for fighting nuclear terrorism, former Finnish president Martti Atisaari for helping end the Kosovo war, and John Hume for mediating between the IRA and British Government.
For a life snuffed at its prime, Dekha lived true to the meaning of her name, “Gift from God”, building bridges across ethnic, religious and racial barriers.
Although she was Muslim, most of her friends in school were Christian and came from different ethnic backgrounds.
It was this revolutionary streak that saw Dekha take on grassroots peace initiatives despite initial opposition from clan elders. Like subjects of her favourite biographies, Mahatma Ghandi and Nelson Mandela, Dekha devised a mobilisation plan that involved women, whom she believed were key actors in the peace process, in her strategies.
These efforts birthed the Wajir Peace Development Committee with representatives from clans, the Provincial Administration, MPs, Christian and Muslim leaders. The peace model would later be used to resolve conflicts in Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, and South Africa.
Dekha’s search for peace and conflict resolution also took her to Somalia, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Philippines, Jordan, Israel, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and the UK.
It came as no surprise when Dekha was called to chair the Concerned Citizens For Peace initiative when chaos broke out after the disputed presidential poll in 2007. Earlier, the mother of four, was part of the National Steering Committee for Peace, and held various positions including team leader for the Community Development Training Programme of the Arid Lands Resource Management Project.
Always on the go, Dekha naturally worried about leaving her family but was often reassured by her husband, Abdinoor’s presence. An ophthalmologist, and a great companion and pillar of Dekha’s career, he, too, died in the fatal crash near Garissa town, alongside the couple’s driver.
Dekha with Jakob Von Uexkull, founder of the Right Livelihood Award, when she received her award. Photo Courtesy
Dekha survived and was later transferred to the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi where she died. Months before her death Dekha was on what she called “a spiritual journey” and had started writing poetry in Somali and English. None had been published but that was one of her dreams.
Dekha dreamt big and in that dream she envisioned a peaceful world.
Thus, she grabbed every opportunity to further this vision. In 1997, she was among founders of the regional Coalition of Peace in Africa (COPA), and later the Global Peace Practitioners Network ACTION.
She also worked as trainer and co-ordinator of Responding to Conflict, was patron of London-based Peace Direct and sat on several boards, including Co-Existence International, and the International Advisory Board of the University of Ulster, North Ireland. As she was buried at the Langata Cemetery in Nairobi, many recalled her dream to set up the first university in North Eastern Province.
The number of dignitaries and ordinary folk who gathered in solidarity with her family to pay their last respects was testimony that Dekha was a woman of the people.
Mandera Central MP, Abdikadir Mohammed, said the loss not only affected the Muslim community and North Eastern Province, but the entire country.
University sponsor
“Dekha and her husband were great people. Her roles in charity work, peace initiatives and education were noble,” said Abdikadir.
Her brother, Mohammed Ibrahim, said Dekha accepted to use part of the money from awards to sponsor the university project. According to Mohammed, plans were under way to set up the institution.
Mohammed, who is also a member of the board of the proposed institution, remains optimistic that Dekha’s vision would not die. As the Muslim cleric made his last prayers for the departed, the words of Chinua Achebe in his novel Things Fall Apart rang true. “That when death knocks at your door and you say there is no seat he replies that he has his.”
Dekha Ibrahim was a member of the Mombasa Parents Club and a parent of a candidate.
Article from The Standard, Monday 28th July 2011 retrieved from http://m.standardmedia.co.ke/headlines.php?id=2000039511
end of June Exams 120711a
The end of June Examinations have been posted on our examinations page.
Reply from KNEC on adjectival root -ingine
I have received a response from the questions raised in the letter to the Director, Quality Assurance and Standards (QAS-MoE) and copied to the Secretary of the National Examinations Council (KNEC).
The issues raised were:
- Whether to use jingine or lingine
- Whether to use zingine or nyingine
- Whether variants like mwengine are acceptable.
The response attached clarifies as below:
- That the difference (lingine/jingine, zingine/nyingine) is due to two approaches which are both acceptable in standard Swahili
- That lingine and jingine can be used interchangeably (free variation)
- That zingine and nyingine can be used interchangeably (free variation)
- That candidates should not be penalized for using the variants (lingine/jingine and nyingine/zingine)
- That mwengine is a non-standard form and should not be used in standard Swahili (Kiswahii Sanifu)
- That learners should note that literary works (such as novels/story books) deviate from grammatical rules since they have a register of their own
- That teachers should point out exceptions eg why it is wrong to say jote (all) or jile (that).
- That teachers should also make clear allomorphic instances (morphemes with more than one morph) and regional variations.
- That teachers should take cognizance of grammatical constructions are used in standard Swahili and those that are used in regional or social varieties in order to guard against using non-standard constructions in formal writing e.g. Kiti chengine is a regional variant for the Mvita dialect.
- That further research needs to be undertaken in historical linguistics to determine how the variation occurred and work towards uniformity.
Your views are welcome.
Simon Wanda
Computer Studies Examination Syllabus Term 2 2011 300611a
NYALI PRIMARY SCHOOL
COMPUTER STUDIES DEPARTMENT
EXAMINATION SYLLABUS
STD 6 TERM 2 2011
Skills: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application and Synthesis
Content
Terms and concepts : multitasking, booting, software, operating system, GUI
Software types – system and application
System software – example operating system
Application software – examples Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publishers etc
Example of Operating Systems for Computers – Ms DOS, Windows, Linux, Mac OS
Examples of operating system for mobile phones – Windows Mobile, Android, Symbian, Blackberry, iPhone OS
Versions of Windows Operating system – 95,98, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Features of Windows Os – Graphic User Interface, icons, buttons, menus, tools
Using Ms Publisher – learners to create a publication of their choice in Ms Publisher.
Examination structure
20 open ended short questions (written) and practical.
Examination Dates
July 18th 2011 11.05 am to 12.20 noon for the written examination
between 25th June and 20th July 2011 for the practical (learners to do at their own time and submit)
Wanda S.
Head of Computer Studies and IT Department
NYALI PRIMARY SCHOOL
COMPUTER STUDIES DEPARTMENT
EXAMINATION SYLLABUS
STD 5 TERM 2 2011
Skills: Knowledge – recall previously learnt facts e.g input parts
Comprehension – Demonstrative understanding of facts eg compare a peer-to-peer network and server-client network
Content
Terms and concepts: virus, network, router, scan, Trojan, worm, keys, character, input, peer, client, server, network port, network cable, LAN, WAN
Functions of keys– shift, control, spacebar, backspace, tab, enter, caps lock, Windows key, application key
Touch typing – fingers that type the various keys on the home row
What harms the computer – viruses, Trojans, malware, worms
Ways in which viruses spread
Protection against viruses – antivirus, firewall
Types of networks – cable, wireless
Wireless networks- Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
Cable network – LAN, WAN
Examination structure
20 multiple choice questions.
Examination Dates
July 14th 2011
Wanda S.
NYALI PRIMARY SCHOOL
COMPUTER STUDIES DEPARTMENT
EXAMINATION SYLLABUS
STD 4 TERM 2 2011
Skills: Knowledge and application
Content
Terms and concepts: word processor, cursor, cut, copy, paste, input parts, delete, clipboard, zoom, font, bold, italics and underline
How to delete characters using backspace and delete keys
How to copy, cut, paste
Examination structure
10 multiple choice questions
Examination Dates
July 14th 2011
Wanda S.
NYALI PRIMARY SCHOOL
COMPUTER STUDIES DEPARTMENT
EXAMINATION SYLLABUS
STD 3 TERM 2 2011
Skills: Knowledge, comprehension, analysis, synthesis and application
Content
Terms and concepts: desktop computer, laptops/notebook computer, tablet computer, storage, save, memory, software, hardware, menu, bar, cursor
Different types of personal computers – desktops, laptops, tablet
Storage parts of a computer – CD, DVD, flash disk, memory cards
Examples of hardware – CPU, monitor, printer, scanner, mouse, keyboard
Examples of software – Ms Paint, Antivirus, Ms Word
Parts of a window – menu bar, tool bar, task bar, cursor
Examination structure
10 open ended questions
Examination Dates
July 19th 2011
Wanda S.
NYALI PRIMARY SCHOOL
COMPUTER STUDIES DEPARTMENT
EXAMINATION SYLLABUS
STD 2 TERM 2 2011
Skills: Knowledge, comprehension, analysis and application
Content
Terms and concepts: input part, output part, wallpaper, screensaver
Input – keyboard, mouse, joystick, digital camera, scanner, bar code readers, microphone
Output- monitor, printer, speaker
Examination structure
10 open ended questions
Examination Dates
July 19th 2011
NYALI PRIMARY SCHOOL
COMPUTER STUDIES DEPARTMENT
EXAMINATION SYLLABUS
STD 1 TERM 2 2011
Skills: Knowledge and application
Content
Terms and concepts: process, type, click, select, pointer, desktop, scroll, right click
Functions of computer parts – CPU, monitor, keyboard, mouse
Elements on the desktop
Examination structure
10 open ended questions
Examination Dates
July 19th 2011
TERM 2 MID-TERM CIRCULAR 150611e
NYALI PRIMARY SCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN
Dear Parents/Guardians,
We have come to the mid of our second term and we thank God for His care and
faithfulness. This is the longest term of the year and one where proper teaching takes
place. We intend to complete the syllabus within the term in most classes and have a
very thorough revision programme. Our programme is designed in such a way that in
term 3, we are going to introduce the next class work.
E-mail Address: We kindly request parents to provide the school with their e-
mail addresses for effective communication. Let this be written in the Children’s
diaries before mid-term starts.
Mid-Term: The school will not be in session between Friday, 17th to Monday
20th June, 2011 because pupils will be on half term break. For this reason
therefore, pupils (upper primary) will break for the same at 4.00pm on Thursday,
16th June, 2011 as the rest of the school break at the normal time. All pupils are
expected to report back to school on Tuesday – 21st June, 2011 without fail. All
parents ensure this is adhered to without fail. Some adequate homework will be
given to the children to ensure they are not idle and destructive.
Sports Day: This very important day is scheduled to take place on the 16th July,
2011. We are going to have more events even for the parents and I am
requesting that adequate practice be done to avoid cases of muscle cramps.
Our pupils and teachers have started their practice programme.
Class Meetings: We have rolled out our programme for class meetings now
that a good portion of the syllabus has been covered. We are starting with Std 8
parents meeting on Saturday – 25th June, 2011 at exactly 10.00a.m. However, I
want to emphasize that parents must book appointments with their children’s
teachers either at lunch break or at 4.10p.m or even on Saturdays and have a
one to one discussion over the progress of their children. These type of
meetings in my view are more fruitful and the results almost instant than mass
meetings. Again let me remind parents that we operate on open door policy and
they are free to visit our offices and seek clarification over any school matter and
freely share your views with us for the betterment of this school and the welfare
of our children.
School Fees: I appreciate the members who have cleared their school fees and
humbly request those who have not to do so expeditiously for the smooth
running of this school. Our work as teachers is made very difficult when children
are taken home for lack of school fees completion. Please clear the arrears. I
know the times are hard but please make this a priority.
Discipline: We thank God for the level of discipline of our children in this
school. As Teachers and parents, we have a responsibility to ensure that our
children are self disciplined. The level of moral decay in our society is
abnormally very high and we must do whatever it takes to shield our children
from such evil acts in our society. Be there for the children and freely discuss
issues that affect society without fear. Remember NO FACE BOOK for children
of this age and also in my view, they do not need to own mobile phones. This
very important gadget in life can be very destructive. Children should not leave
home for visits and sleep overs without your consent.
Swimming and Chess: The swimming season is coming to an end. Our school
having participated and won many trophies and huge number of medals. I must
thank the parents who have been there for the children even when the weather
has been harsh. I also thank all the coaches who have prepared these children.
We have also taken part in Chess Competitions and on Madaraka Day we took
the National Trophy for the Junior Chess players.
There has also been a free Golf training in the school for the last Four Weeks.
This is testimony that we are committed in holistic education of all our pupils.
Culture: We have started working on our Culture Day activities and we
welcome ideas, observations and recommendations so that we can have one
very classic event that is very captivating. We want to have an excellent family
fun day.
Upcoming Events:
Ø Closing date
Ø Open Day
Ø Std 6 – 8 Holiday Classes
Ø 3rd Term begins on 6th September, 2011
We appreciate all our parents for your continued support and co-operation. It is our
prayer as teachers that God will give you good health and abundantly bless the work of
your hands.
God Bless you all mightily.
JOHN KOMBO
PRINCIPAL
Examination results 150611c
Examination results have been posted on our examinations page (Recent first)
Chess tournament 150611d
NURTURING VARIED TALENTS IN THE SCHOOL
THE GAME OF CHESS
Mombasa Chess Club Donates Chess Sets to Nyali Primary
On 7th March the Mombasa Chess Club donated 5 chess sets to the school. The Club has continued to support the school through training the learners to improve their chess playing skills and exposing them to highly competitive tournaments.
Dr. Philip Mwashe, a committee member of the Club, was at hand to hand over the sets on behalf of the club assisted by the Chess Kenya chairman Eng. Andolo Ambasi.
Chess Training at Nyali Primary
Mombasa Chess Club started the first of its kind chess training in the School.
The Nyali Primary Invitational Tournament of 2nd April 2011
The event was held at the school cafeteria from 9am to 2pm. The tournament was a 5 round Swiss style tournament with 60 min. to finish each game. The event was well attended with representatives from the hosts, Nyali Primary, Aga Khan Primary and Aga Khan Academy.Nyali Primary held 7 out of the top ten spots and took the trophy of the best overall team.
The best three boys and the best three girls were all awarded medals kindly donated for the event by the Principal Mr. Kombo.
The Mombasa Chess Club Invitational Tournament of 1st June 2011
The event was held at the school cafeteria from 9am to 2pm. The tournament was a 4 round computer generated pairing and tallying.
It was well attended with representatives from the hosts, Nyali Primary, Aga Khan schools, Oshwal school Mombasa and representatives from Oshwal school, Nairobi.
Nyali Primary the trophy for the best overall team. Neema Matende was the best girl overall.
Below are snapshots of the tournament.
Examination Results End Term 1 2011
We are pleased to release the results of End Term 1 on our examinations results page. This being the open day, parents will have a chance to interact with the teachers of their children for the sake of coming up with pragmatic approaches towards the child’s success.
END OF TERM 1 2011 CIRCULAR
30th March, 2011
To: Parents/Guardian,
Nyali Primary School,
P. O. Box 81050, MOMBASA.
Dear Parents/Guardian,
RE: END OF TERM 1 2011 CIRCULAR
We have come to the end of our first term and we thank the Almighty God for seeing us through the term successfully. We are grateful to all our parents for the support and co-operation you have accorded us throughout the term.
1. CLOSING DAY: The school closes officially on Friday 1st of April, 2011 and Opens on Tuesday 3rd May 2011. KG and Lower Primary will leave at 12.30p.m to start their Easter Holiday and Upper Primary pupils will leave the school at 4.00p.m the same day. ALL the pupils are under very strict instructions to report to school on the opening day at the usual time without fail.
2. OPEN DAY: Open day will be on Saturday 9th April, 2011 as from 7.00a.m upto 1.00p.m It is important that you come so that you can discuss the performance and behaviour of your child with the teachers and collect the report book. This is your day and you should not be in a hurry to leave
3. REPORT BOOKS: When you get this important document, look at it keenly and discuss the performance with your child. Please, demand good performance in every subject from your child.
4. HOLIDAY TUITION: STD. 6 – 8 will resume classes on Monday 4th, April 2011. These holiday classes are compulsory and all parents are expected to co-operate and ensure all children attend classes without fail. Std. 6 will operate on ½ (half) day programme. Their lessons will end at 12.30p.m while std. 7 and 8 lessons will end at 4 o’clock. Remember children must be seated by 7.45 a.m. All children in these classes must without exception attend holiday classes. I will not entertain any excuse from anybody over this matter.
5. SCHOOL FEES: We are grateful to all parents that have made effort to clear their school fees in the course of the term. We request all those parents who still owe the school money being school fees arrears to make arrangement and clear it on or before the Open Day. Make the paying of school fees of your child learning in this institution a priority please.
6. DISCIPLINE: The level of moral decay in our society and especially Mombasa today is very high and therefore we have to put a close eye on what goes on around our children. I humbly request parents however busy you are to create time and be there for these children. Check on what kind of friends they have, the type of books they read and what programme they watch on T.V. control what they can watch. Let them not get addicted to the T.V.s
7. INTERNET / FACE BOOK: Of late there are reports of pupils world over who have gone into depression because of getting hooked up on the face book. The issue is so bad that even parents are falling victims to this. Let us shield our pupils from this very deadly vice by controlling their computers – what they do with the Internet. For heavens sake, why do we buy mobile phones for Primary School children? This very important gadget is destroying if not killing our children. Please parents; it is time we urgently act before we regret. Kumbuka majuto ni mjukuu huja baadaye. Let children spent most of their time reading and playing games that exercise their muscles.
8. HOME WORK: In this institution, it is a tradition that adequate homework is given to children at all levels to reinforce what is taught in class. We are requesting parents to ensure that our lovely children are given conducive home environment so as to do this work with the required focus. Failure to do and finish work given as homework is such a serious offence in this school. Please let us teach our children to appreciate and cherish hard work. Laziness will not be entertained here. Sign and communicate through the diaries.
9. TEACHERS VS PARENTS SOCCER MATCH: There will be a very important soccer match between teachers and parents on Saturday 2nd April, 2011 as from 3.p.m The teachers team is daring to go but I have only 3 parents that have indicated they will play on Saturday. Kindly come to the Principal’s office and register with the Secretaries. We invite and welcome all parents to come and witness this wonderful game.
10. AGM: The Management Committee has scheduled to have our usual AGM on Saturday 21st May, 2011. Kindly attend so that we can review what we have achieved in the recent past and also discuss the way forward for the institution. This meeting is so important that as club Members, you cannot afford to miss. The meeting will start at 2.00p.m. A formal notice on this will be issued later by the Secretary to the board. Finally, I thank all parents for being very supportive and co-operative. I also must thank you all for attending our Prize giving ceremony and the Swimming gala in large numbers. God bless you so much. I wish you all a blessed Easter Holiday and God’s blessings in everything that you do.
Yours faithfully,
JOHN KOMBO P R I N C I P A L
