| Weekly Rainbow 440 - Monday 23rd January 2012 |
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Cheese and Wine Thank you to all ground staff who helped set up for cheese and wine and for tidying up so quickly. We would also like to thank the Headgirl and Headboy and their prefects team who prepared snacks and served during the intermission. A special thank you goes to Mr. Ssagala baking delicious waffles. Mrs. Bisasso & Ms Imalingat.
Science Fair The science department will be launching a science week starting Monday 13th February with a whole week of activities culminating in the science fair on Friday 17th February 2012. There will be many exciting and fun activities and displays throughout the week and at the science fair including a reptile display, volcanic eruptions, fruit batteries, a forensic area and lot, lots more. How can you become involved? - If you are Year 7, 8 or 9 you could work on a science project of your choice and if your project gets selected then you could display it at the science fair and get a prize. - You could be selected to take on teams from other schools in a science challenge. Five other schools have been invited who will bring along their best scientific brains in Year 7, 8 and 9 to come and tussle it out with Rainbow students. - If you are not in Key Stage 3 do not despair! You could enter the Science poetry competition or the science art competition which are open on any scientific theme. The winning entries will receive prizes. Look out for more information on how to enter. - Come and be part of the science week activities. - We will of course need lots of volunteers to help manage the event. We are counting on your participation and support to make the day a memorable one. Ms Geria Head of Science KS4 and 5 Talent Show The Talent Show 2011/2012 will be on 17th March at Wonder World. This will again involve other international schools. On 24th February we are going to hold an internal one in school to identify the Acts that will represent Rainbow. Next week, 24th / 25th / 26th January there will be pre-auditions at 12:50p.m. lunchtime in the performing arts hall. We would like to see many talented and committed Rainbow students performing their musical and dancing pieces. A form will be up on Monday morning at the Music and Drama room to register. Things to note: i) Quality acts only; vocal instrumental and dance acts ii) Song lyrics should suit the age group of the performer iii) No swear words and / or explicit language iv) If backing track is necessary, vocal track should be faded and performers need to bring CD to the audition. v) If performers use personal instruments for the acts they need to bring them to the auditions. Performing Arts.
Class photos Please be aware that the class photos are now available to order from Lydia in reception. Myf, PRO PSA Car Boot and Table Top Sale Saturday 4th February 9a.m. – 1p.m. Car boot vendors in the car park, table top sale in Rainbow Club. Visitors free. 15,000/= fee for vendors please. Mr. Edwards PSA Chairman
Primary School Plant a Flower Competition This week, Years 3 and 4 will be taking part in the plant a flower competition. This activity is held by the environmental prefects and the purpose of this is to teach the primary students the importance of conservation and sustainable management. The students will also plant flowers around the school, beautifying our environment. Joshua Wamanga
Mildred Gamba and her road to the London Olympics 2012 Mildred Gamba our secondary PE teacher is a Ugandan elite athlete in the 100m. At present she is training to qualify to represent Uganda at the London Olympics 2012. Rainbow would like to thank the Midland Group of Companies who have agreed to sponsor Mildred in the run up to the games to ease the financial burden that she has to carry. We all wish Mildred well in her training for the Olympics. Mr. Edwards
Secondary School Club News 1. Note that clubs start this week; you should have made your choices of clubs by now and should stick to these throughout the term. Make sure you enter your name in the club register 2. Mrs. Mukwaba will run her club – “Reading club” on Tuesdays in room 16 but not badminton as earlier communicated. 3. Mr. Jasansky’s club (German for intermediate level) will take place on Wednesdays but not on Tuesdays as previously communicated. Mr. Kalanzi Clubs Coordinator Inter-house swimming gala Friday 27th January will be action-packed for Key Stage 2, as it will be the inter house swimming gala. A letter will go home today (Monday) informing parents about the programme. Thursday will be a public holiday (NRM day), and school will be closed so please make sure you remember to come to school wearing your PE kit and swim kit the following day.
Assemblies There was no KS2 assembly this week as we were all busy in house meetings choosing races to compete in for the gala. The infants wore their thinking caps to solve a series of puzzles from Mrs. Lwande in their assembly on Thursday. She certainly got us all wracking our brains. Happily, she only had to tell us the solution to one of the puzzles while both children and teachers managed to work out the rest. Thank you Miss Lwande. This week we had section assemblies in secondary school Key Stage 3 – as another taster for the forthcoming International Talent Show a group of Key Stage 3 students treated us to a series of performances. There were instrumental solos, dance routines and songs performed by some very talented students. We look forward to seeing them again at Talent Show auditions. In the Key Stage 4 assembly a group of IGCSE students gave a stimulating presentation on how a healthy diet can promote learning. Year 11 students were presented with certificates to recognise their work experience last term. The Sixth-Form assembly consisted of a debate on the controversial issue of abortion. Strong arguments.were put forward by both sides and supported by some good contributions from the floor. Despite the emotive nature of the subject, the debate was conducted in a proper and orderly manner. Reminder - Thursday 26th January is a public holiday and school will be closed for NRM Day
Student Board representatives A big thank you goes to the previous Student Board which worked hard last term. A new set of representatives has been elected to the board and they are as follows: Kaaya Kavuma 7GK, Lise Barendse 7MS, Manraj Daffu 7ZM, Mark Talisuna 8GM, Abdul Sekatawa 8MH, Celine Komuhangi 8SN, Roy Esiku 9MG, Tonderai Kachale 9NO, Egbert Ngabirano 9WN, Denis Nyangezi 10IM, Michelle Seimo 10MJ, Gerry Ngabirano10MW, Yashwanth Suresh 11CL, Edith Nagginda 11JN, Mirembe Mutesa 11TK, Joy Zizinga 12GU and Kritika Anand 12AU. Linda and Maxine continue being the social secretaries working with Gayathry (headgirl) and Jawdat (headboy) who represent Year 13. We look forward to working together as a team. Thank you. Ms Imalingat.
Biology Trip to UWEC and Botanical Gardens The Year 12 and 13 Biology classes had a trip to UWEC and Botanical Gardens on Tuesday, the 17th January. For the Year 13s the conservation programme at Uganda Wildlife Education Centre was directly relevant to the biodiversity topic whereas the Year 12s learnt a lot about several ecosystems that were artificially created. We discovered lots about every species kept in captivity. What we found most intriguing was that the temperature of the soil surrounding reptilian eggs determined the gender of the offspring, and that chimpanzees have 99.5% of human DNA. After the tour, we assembled in the conference room to ask the management a few questions. We were also lucky to learn about Japanese conservation programmes. At the botanical gardens we had a chance to visit the gene bank used to store the gene pools for several plants and we learnt about the entire process. Overall, it was an educative but fun trip. Dancing Competitions for Key Stage 1 Come ‘shake a leg’ with Mrs. Njoki and Ms Grace every Tuesday at 12:30p.m. in room 4. Our first competition (held on Tuesday 17th January for Year 1 students) was great fun with all participants getting house points and our overall winner was Alvin of 1LP who received stickers as well. Well done Alvin. Our programme is follows: Tuesday 24th Jan – Year 1s, Tuesday 31st Jan - Year 2s, Tuesday 7th Feb – Year 2s. If you and your friends have dance routines you would like to perform, please see us before any of the Tuesdays. Thank you. Saturday Soccer Coaching Clinic Starts on the 28th January for primary, Year 7 and 8 children from 9:00a.m. to 11:30a.m. 40,000/= for each student per term. Registration forms can be obtained from Coach Paul. Words of Wisdom - the first and most important social skill is to greet others. Mr. Matovu
Basketball fixtures Tuesday 24th January 2012 Senior girls away vs KISU Senior boys away vs KISU See noticeboard for team sheets.
Inter-house Basketball Congratulations to Impala who narrowly won the Year 9 inter-house basketball on points difference. This week is the Year 8 tournament. Match schedule is as follows: Tues 24th January - Rwenzori vs Impala 12:40 - 12:55 Ssesse vs Kyoga 1:00 - 1:15 Wed 25th January - Rwenzori vs Ssesse 12:40 - 12:55 Impala vs Kyoga 1:00 - 1:15 Thurs 26th Janaury - Rwenzori vs Kyoga 12:40 - 12:55 Impala vs Ssesse 1:00 - 1:15 The match schedule for the Key Stage 3 inter-house basketball is as follows: Week beginning Mon 23rd Jan - Year 8 Basketball Mon 30th Jan - Year 7 Basketball Rules are as follows: - 6 a side - substitutes are allowed - teams must be mixed sex (e.g. 5girls, 1boy, 2girls, 4boys etc)
House Captains Students must vote for their house captains this Monday during registration. Good luck to all who have applied. Voting forms must be given to the PE department by the end of the day for collating. Students only vote for their key stage and house. Make sure you put your name and house on the voting slip. Child of the week Abigail Rec B, Kin Rec L, Brandon 1LP, Jodie 1MO, Scarlet 1N, David 2CK, Enyanja 2M, Keith 2SK.
Student of the week Kunal 7GK, Smit 7MS, Jonathan 7ZM, Milly 8SN, Elizabeth 8MH, Shumaila 8GM, Aula 9NO, Timothy 9MG, Kristoffer 9WN, Jonathan 10IM, Ruth 10MW, Kemi 10MJ, Edith 11JN, Margaret 11TK, Cheikh 11CL, Raymond 12AU, Joy 12GU, Samantha 13BM and Tiny 13KM.
House points Rwenzori 5423 points Impala 5047 points Ssesse 5603 points Kyoga 6385 points Quote of the Week Monday 16th January was Martin Luther King Day and he provides our quote this week. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.”
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