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

NEWSLETTERNEWSLETTER1 3 t h - 1 7 t h J a n u a r y 2 0 2 0

Welcome Remarks

Dear GEMS CIK Family, I hope you had a lovely week! As you may have noticed, this past week I was away on official dutyattending the Tes Recruitment Fair in London. Teachers form an integral part of the teaching -learning process and as such, we always take care to select the very best.  It is our goal to makeeach and every student succeed and we’ll do all it takes as a school to achieve this. The next few weeks  will be  busy and important.  We have the COBIS accreditation exercise and Cambridge Assessment Training for teachers coming up in February. All these measures and moreare in place to improve the overall quality of provision and ensure our children get  the bestpossible opportunities to become confident, thoughtful young people, who are prepared for anyfuture challenges, in an increasingly global world. Please  read on  for important announcements for the past week and weeks ahead.  As always,please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any issues of concern. I look forward to a great rest of the year.

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

Jade & FS1 Garnet: Gissele Nshemeire

Year 4 Emerald: Cheryl Tettey

FS2 Obsidian: Khian Patel

Year 3 Amber: Madeleine Onduu

Year 2 Peridot: Lucian Baker

Year 3 Sapphire: Sarah Cook

Year 4 Diamond: Ephraim Jehu

Year 2 Tanzanite: Karen Ssesanga

Year 5 Topaz: Maria Keza

Year 5 Zircon: Harsh Paraq

Year 6 Opal: Nelson Kenyi

Year 6 Ruby: Liwalam Gangi

Year 1 Amethyst: Farisha Bazibu

A note from the Head of SecondaryDear Parents / Guardians, I would like to welcome you and your children back after the Christmas holiday and wish you all aHappy New Year.   I am delighted to be the Headteacher of such a forward-thinking school as CIK Secondary School.  As you are aware, CIK is going from strength to strength and I am excited to be part of this journeyalongside such a dedicated team of educators.  I am committed to providing a high-quality education for all of our students, which will reflect thedemands of the 21st century.  I am looking forward to meeting you all in the near future.  Please do not hesitate to contact me ifyou wish to discuss any Secondary School matters.

K a t h e r i n e L a w - H e a d o f S e c o n d a r y

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On Wednesday, our Year 7, 8 and 9 students gave presentations on the completion of their GlobalPerspectives Extended Projects. It was a fantastic market place of knowledge with all studentspresenting their projects incredibly well, with confidence, skill and flair.  All teachers, Year 10 and12 students listening, questioning and assessing the excellent projects reported how impressedthey were with the level of maturity that our Year 7, 8 and 9 students demonstrated on Wednesday afternoon. Topics ranged from gang violence in London, to the origins of the first Gulf War, to theimpact of the Western diet on Japan. It truly was an impressive array of projects. Back in October,students identified what their projects would be, based on a range of topics from the GlobalPerspectives course. With guidance from their teachers, they researched independently on thematerial and data needed to compile a structured report and to give their presentations.  Along theway, they recorded their progress and plans for completing their work and will next week reflect ontheir learning throughout this project-based learning unit.

Global Perspectives extended projectsM r s . A l i s o n W e e k s a n d M r . M i c h a e l W r i g h t

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Mock WeekWell done to all our Year 11, 12 and 13 students for completing their mock exams last week. Thisis an important time for our students and a good indicator of progress so far. Students will needto consider their grades and the teacher feedback in preparation for revision as they approachthe May/June exam series.

School MusicalsThis week we launched the two school musicals for 2020. The Primary School will be performing'Moana' and the Secondary School will be performing 'High School Musical'. Primary auditionswere on Wednesday afternoon and Secondary auditions were on Thursday afternoon. The 'callback' auditions will be next Wednesday with the final cast lists for both shows, published at theend of next week. Best of luck to all students who are auditioning.

Africa Student Education Fair 2020 - 3rd-4th FebruaryWe are proud to be hosting the Africa Student Education Fair 2020 here at GEMS CIK on the 3rdand 4th of February. Over 50 delegates are coming to our school, representing InternationalUniversities and associated companies. Students will take part in targeted workshop sessions,listen to talks and have the opportunity to meet with delegates and discuss university options,pathways, careers and the application process itself. Parents are also invited and there will be atalk on Monday 3rd at 10:15am for parents of Yr10-11 students and at 1:15pm for parents ofYr12-13 students. After the talks, there will be an opportunity to walk around the fair and meet allthe delegates.

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We are off to a great ECA term 2.

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

Skating

Football

Gymnastics

Swimming

Taekwondo

Spanish

Master Chef

Art

Fashion, Design & Jewellery making Tennis

THURSDAY

Skating

Taekwondo

Art Specialist

Lego

Ballet

Spanish

Knitting and Crochet

Badminton

Tennis

Fashion, Design & Jewellery making

Tag Rugby

Cricket

Music Theatre

Girl Guides (KS2)

Swimming

Beading Club

Swimming

Dance and Zumba

French

Fencing

Super Science (Lunchtime) Lego

Cricket

Volleyball

Yoga

Master Chef

Music Theatre

Girl Guides (KS3)

Swimming

Tag Rugby

Fencing

Model United Nations (MUN)

Duke of Edinburg

Chess Kiswahili

Duke of Edinburg

EYFS

PRIMARY

SECONDARY

M s B e r n a d d e t t e N a k a s a g a l a

Term 2 ECAs Option

When Where

Boys Primary: U9 & U11  Boys Secondary: U20 Boys v RISU,  

U13 Boys v AIS

All Boys games at KISU

All Girls games at HISGirls Primary: U9 & U11   

Girls Secondary: U20 Girls v RISU,  U13 v AIS

Boys (Away) at RISU Girls (Home) at GEMS

18th January 2020

ISSAK Secondary Cross- country

20th January 2020

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ISSAK Secondary Basketball match with GISUIts season 2 of the ISSAK secondary basketball! This term we intend to defend our basketballtitle.   The boys and girls have been training so hard to be ready for the games and everyone isready to go. This week we had 2 friendly games against Galaxy International School, our girls U13 and U 15boys were in action. Both teams managed to come home with 2 victories.  On Thursday 16th January 2020, the U20 teams will start their games against HeritageInternational School. We wish them good luck in the games and the in the season.

Upcoming events in sportWhat

ISSAK Weekend Matches

U20 Boys v RISU U20 Girls v RISU

U15 Boys v AIS U15 Girls v AIS

U13 Boys v KISU U13 Girls v KISU

21st January 2020 Botanical Gardens Entebbe

22nd January 2020

24th January 2020

Both Boys & Girls (Home)at GEMS

Boys (Home) at GEMS Girls (Away) at KISU

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Term 2 Important Dates

Maths

6th MARCH

Primary Open Classrooms

Primary Music Assembly

27th - 28th FEBRUARY

12th - 14th FEBRUARY

3rd MARCH

Half Term Break

Year 4 Jinja Residential Trip

10th - 14th FEBRUARY

Year 5 Lakeside Residential Trip

KS1 and KS2 SATs Mock Week

6th FEBRUARY

21st - 24th JANUARY

17th - 21st FEBRUARY

Year 6 Muchison Falls Residential Trip

Year 9 Options Day

Pupil Progress Meetings

16th - 20th MARCH

9th - 13th MARCH

26th and 27th MARCH End of Term 2

24th MARCH

Mock Week 2.0

Whole School Book Week

27th MARCH Key Stage 3 Play

26th MARCH Key Stage 2 Play

FRIDAY 3rd APRIL End of Term 2

Candidate Dedication Breakfast2nd MARCH

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Practice CIE ExaminationsYear 11 have just completed practice CIE examination papers in their iGCSE subjects and willreceive valuable feedback, which will inform their next steps in preparation for the summerexamination session.