| |
|
|
|
Tujatane Tales
Term 1
January - March 2006
Volume 10.13 |
| |
BACK
TO SCHOOL!
(Click on all images to enlarge.)
The start of 2006 was a new and exciting year for Tujatane Trust
School, as not only were the pupils going back to school for
learning but also the teachers!
After the hugely successful trip to the UK for the Tujatane teachers
in November 2005, it was time for them to put into practice what
they had learned. The teachers had been inspired by many innovative
teaching methods and were eager to introduce these methods into the
classroom. Our teachers meet on Friday afternoons to share new ideas
and to discuss their successes in class. Read below about their new
teaching methods.
Bond, our Grade 4 teacher writes, 'My teaching is more learner
centred. I do not act as the knowledge giver, but guide the children
through the process of learning. They have an active role in their
learning. I use a variety of teaching styles, employing activities
that are visual, auditory and kinaesthetic. It is not only theory, but
full of other fun activities - role play, drawing, modelling... The
group work method of teaching I use now is helping slow learners
learn from their peers.'
 Gibson, our head teacher, writes, ‘Children are now guided to
explore for themselves, and it is amazing to see how much knowledge
they have in their daily lesson interaction. Children find out facts
on their own and have become very interested in school. With
continued used of our new teaching methods, I have no doubt that the
good results the school has in the past shall be sustained, and the
children will find learning fun.'
Lee, our Grade 1 teacher, says, 'The most important aspect of my
trip's training was on the brain friendly learning which I saw in
action and I am really making full use of it back here at Tujatane.
The children can choose to work using their preferred learning
style.'
"All the teachers who went to the UK have a different handwriting
and they also got ideas in maths and also how to solve puzzles in
English. (By Kabeza & picture.) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
BA
PILOT WHO FLEW OUR
TEACHERS
VISITS
(Click on all images to enlarge.)
 The Tujatane students
were thrilled to welcome Captain Jonathan Beckley and his
family to their school. Captain Jonathan Beckley not only
flew their teachers to England, but also very generously
donated a laptop computer. The children were so excited to
receive such an important and wonderful learning gift.
Following this, our children are very keen to visit
Livingstone Airport to see the planes and learn about air
travel. We are thrilled that we were able to set up a
'school outings fund' using a donation and so we hope to organise
this visit soon. If you are interested in making a donation,
please contact us.
ELAINE & PETER
COOPER VISIT WITH
THEIR BROTHER RANDY
 In February, Elaine,
Peter and Randy came to see the latest developments
at Tujatane. They all sponsor and support the secondary
school programme enabling our students to continue their
education to secondary level. This is a fantastic
opportunity for our kids and we cannot express our thanks
enough!
Phinias Mweetwa writes:
"We were very happy to see them at our
lovely school. We presented a poem and a dance to them, they
were very happy to see the way we dance."
INVITATION TO
 LIVINGSTONE
After learning about our
special visitors who came to our country, grade 4 decided to
do a project inviting tourists to visit our district. Pupils
drew and advertised the tourist attractions in short
articles. All the children drew pictures of wild animals.
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
DESIGN A PATTERN
Design a pattern
through shapes, numbers or letters. Grade One had
fun getting creative with crazy patterns cleverly
forming repetitive letters. The girls proved to be
particularly inventive. Illustrations from three up-and-coming artists: Vanessa, Anna & Antoinette
above, below and decorating the border.
 |
A POEM
(Click to enlarge.)
 |
|
|
WHEN
I GROW UP...
When I grow up I want to
be ...a teacher,
a nurse,
a chef, a driver...
The children in Grade 3
did a project on what they wanted to do when they grow up.
Almost all the children decided they wanted to be a teacher
or a nurse! There were just 2 exceptions, one girl wanted to
be a chef like her father and one boy wanted to be a driver.
|
|
|
Page
3 |
Tongabezi Trust
School |
|
|
|
|
New School Uniforms!
 Smart, blue, white and grey uniforms were donated by Cuddington and
Haddenham schools. The uniforms were distributed to the most
vulnerable children who cannot afford uniforms. Many thanks to both
schools, and to Mrs Schram de Jong who organised this.
If you know of any schools with second-hand blue, white or grey
uniforms they no longer need and would be willing to donate to
Tujatane, please let us know!
Running for Tujatane
Tujatane would like to express their huge appreciation for the
astounding amount raised and generously donated by Nigel Stubbley
and his supporters. These funds are providing food for our lunch
programme. Nigel's triathlon newsletter is attached -
click here to read
it!
(Adobe PDF document.)
|
OUR CLASSES
|
NO. & AGES |
US SUPPORTERS can send their
contributions through Cogitare Foundation, in New York.
www.cogitarefoundation.org. They are a tax exempt
foundation which allows your total contribution to be sent through
to Tujatane, avoiding any charges. |
|
Preschool & Reception
Grade 1
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 6 |
43 children, 3-7 years
23 children, 6-8 years
20 children, 7-9 years
24 children, 8-15 years
22 children, 11-15 years |
Please note: Barclays Bank
charges us $US30 to process each cheque we receive. To avoid
this and ensure that your entire donation benefits the children,
please send any donations by bank transfer to the school account or
direct to the UK school charity. If you wish to make a
contribution, please contact
vanessa@tongabezi.com
for details. Many thanks for your help.
UK Charity Status "The
Charitable Trust for The Tongabezi Trust School"
Registration number 1096710. Email:
jessopprice@hotmail.co.uk.
Click here
for details on making a donation through the UK charity.
US Charity Donations
"The Cogitare Foundation"
Comments/feedback welcomed.
CLICK HERE
to
go back
to main
newsletter
page |
|
|
|
|
Page
4 |
Tongabezi Trust
School |
|
|
|
|
|
