NEWSLETTER(24th July, 2008)

It is the Lord’s doing for bringing us to the end of second session in Albesta Academy. We thank God for granting us wisdom, understanding and enablement to face the challenges of a growing school. We also appreciate all our loving parents for their supports, cooperation and prayers without which we cannot achieve any of the programmes of the school. May the Lord reward you abundantly.

2007/2008 SESSION: OUR MAJOR SUCCESS STORIES

1.            Formal opening of Albesta Academy by Governor Babatunde Fashola.

2.            Presentation of JSS 3 students for NECO JSCE Examination with 100% pass in distinction and lot of credits for the first external exam of the school.

3.            Presentation of JSS 3 students for LAGOS STATE Aptitude Test and SSS qualifying examination.

4.            Participation in 2008 National Cowbell Mathematics Competition with one of our JSS 3 students obtaining  74% to make the 20^th position out of about 930 schools in Lagos State.

5.            Won Award of Excellence in Introductory Technology by Lagos State Examination Board

6.            Ogechi Okereke won the second best award in 2008 Introductory Technology project in Lagos State.

7.            Participation in 2008 First Bank Plc National Quiz Competition

8.            The School acquired a new coaster bus for official and students’ use

9.            Registration of SSS 2 students for 2008 WAEC GCE.

10.          Official visit of Prof. Peter Okebukola, former NUC Executive Secretary; Pro-Chancellor – Osun State University and Grand Patron of Albesta Academy to the school.

11.          Teachers and Students participation in one-day conference organized by Active Learners’ Society at University of Lagos – Topic: - Removing the Causes of Examination Failure.

 
It is our believe that greater feats would be achieved next session as we compete with other schools within and outside the country.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:

The school had presented the JSS 3 students for NECO and Lagos State Junior Secondary School examination. This is the first external examination that the school took part in. The students were fully prepared and have obtained 100%, all the students passed with distinctions and lots of credits. The result analysis is hereby attached. Each JSS 3 students NECO statements of results is also included in their enveloped package. The SSS 2 students have also been registered for 2008 WAEC GCE. The school did not compromise quality teaching/learning processes through supervisory teaching and inculcating reading culture in the students. The excellent results of the promotion examination and NECO JSCE were clear evidence. In order to maintain our standard, the SSS 1 & SSS 2 students whose weighted average score in Mathematics or English is not up to 50% depending on whether he/she is Science, Commercial or Arts were not promoted to the next classes. Few JSS students whose overall average score is below 50% were not also promoted.

SPEECH AND PRIZE GIVING DAY CEREMONY

The school’s first speech and prize giving day ceremony will come up on Friday the 26^th of September 2008 at 12noon. Invitation cards will be ready by the resumption time.

PAYMENT OF 2008/09 SESSION FIRST TERM FEE

The table below show the analysis of first term fees.

BOOK DEPOSIT

JSS 1 & 2 -     N20,000.00

SSS 1 & 2 Science – N25,000.00

SSS 1 & 2 Arts & Commercial – N20,000.00

SSS 3 – N20,000.00

* JSS 3 Students’ fee include addition of half third term fee, NECO & STATE JSCE registration and book deposit to 1^st term fee.

** SSS 3 students’ fee includes NECO & WAEC SSCE registration, books and half of third term fee.

No student will be checked into the hostels (boarders) or allowed to attend classes (day) except the required fees are fully paid on resumption.

JSS 3 AND SSS 3 EXTENSION CLASSES

JSS 3 and SSS 3 students will have extension classes for the first and second terms of 2008/09 session. Extra two teaching hours will be spent Mondays to Fridays every week, and two full weeks of coaching during the 2009 Easter break. The school charges N40, 000.00 for JSS 3 and N50,000.00 for SSS 3 students.

HOSTEL MATERIALS

Parents are reminded to comply with the list of hostel items to be brought to school by the students. Tinned milk or food (Sardine, Corn beef, Indomie or spaghetti). Sweet, chocolates, butter mints, chewing gum, cartons of biscuits, minerals or fruit juices are not allowed.

Provision for half term: 2-450g tin powder milk; 2 – 450g tin beverage; 2 – packets packaged cereals e.g. Corn flakes, Golden morn, wheatbix; 2 packets of sugar or honey. Unsweetened biscuits; cabin, cracker, digestive, short bread- maximum of 2 dozens. Check the hostel requirement list attached in order to bring the materials.

TAGGING OF STUDENTS’ MATERIALS

The school is still battling with the problem of unidentified and misplaced uniform, house wears, raincoats, church wears, bed sheets/pillow cases etc. This is because the students failed to stitch the printed identification tags on these materials. In view of this, the school enjoins each student to embroider three- lettered initials of their names (e.g. O.J.A.; TGB) under their clothing materials. Parents should also help the students to write name on each book to be purchased for them. No student will be allowed into the hostel unless every material is embroidered with his/her name initials.

REPLACEMENT OF STUDENTS’ MATERIALS

The materials of the students that have been used up or misplaced such as uniforms, housewears, cardigans, sport wears, shoes etc. should be replaced. They are available in the school’s store and minimart for purchase at tokens. Parents should make arrangement to purchase these items on resumption for 1^st term. (See also attached price list).

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Our students have been taken through the rudiments of music and the next stage is the use of musical instruments. Each of them will be trained in the use of musical instruments like piano, organ, violin, recorder, trombone, clarinet, flute, trumpet and viola. Parents are encouraged to buy any of the musical instruments for their wards as assigned to them by their music instructor.

RESUMPTION AND SCHOOL CALENDAR

The school resumes for the first term 2008/2009 session on Monday, 15^th September, 2008. Resumption of boarding students is on Saturday, 13^th September, 2008 when the office is open and not on Sundays. Students would not be accepted into the hostels on Sundays. The first term school calendar is attached. We implore the parents to observe the time table to the letter in order to sustain academic concentrations of the students. Visiting and open days should be observed and PTA meeting is to be attended on the date scheduled.

Thank you and God bless.

Mrs. M.E. Abe

Principal