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From The Director of Schools

The term started with the right ambience, as the children were excited to

resume for another academic year that is filled with different events. This

Monday, we had a whole school assembly to welcome back the children. It

was an awesome moment for everyone.

The teachers were at the top of the game because the class activities were

top notch. The new academic year has a lot to offer; and I am pleased to say

that FAMAKS British School is the right place to be now. Academic excel-

lence is our watchword while producing a total child is our goal.

Our weekly activities that will be published on our weekly newsletter will

reveal to you that we are ready to explore all facets of life that will bring out

the best in your child. We are ready to harness all potentials to the fullness

and train the leaders of tomorrow in the right ways.

Stay tuned and enjoy the endless piece that we have to offer.

FAMAKS BRITISH SCHOOLS

newsletter

Autumn Term Issue 01 2021/2022

IN THIS ISSUE

From The Director of Schools

Introducing new members of staff

New Early Years’ Library

Year 10 get-together party

Sports and Physical Development

Activities

Autumn Term Diary

From the School Business Manag-

er

MESSAGE FROM THE SCHOOL

BUSINESS MANAGER

The school has intro-

duced passbook and

withdrawal slip for

students (day and

boarders) in order to

develop their thrifti-

ness and banking skills.

We appreciate our new and existing

parents for their quick response in

paying their child or children’s fees

while we appeal to those who are yet

to pay to equally do so.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Pocket money for all boarders is fixed at

#30,000 only at the beginning of every term

but can be subsequently toppled when a

student has some monies left from the pre-

vious term.

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MR. JUSTIN UKWANDI has over fifteen years of teaching experience in multicultural and multinational school environment. He has worked with a range of year groups; from Early Years and Foundation Stage to Key Stage 3. At FAMAKS, he will be teaching Information and Communi-cation Technological Skills in the

secondary section. He holds a Postgraduate Degree in Education from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom in addition to a Bachelor of Sci-ence in Computer Science from the University of Benin. A very critical aspect of his work is to equip the students with the core skills required to enable them thrive in a rapidly changing world, and that, he is poised to achieve.

MS. LOVETH IDYONDUN ORVA, a graduate of Linguistics from Benue State University, has nine years of teaching across different age grades. Her last place of work was Ryukoku University Kyoto, in Japan where she taught Oral Communication to under-graduate students.

She has a Postgraduate Diploma in Education, a Certificate of Eng-lish Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) and a host of other re-lated certificates.

At FAMAKS, she will be teaching English and Communication to Year 5 and Year 6 pupils. She has assured us that

“My classroom will be an active classroom that will encourage learn-ers to be active. They will be engaged in several activities individu-ally and collaboratively.”

MS. OLUWABUKOLA RONALD holds a Bachelor‟s degree in Human Kinetics (Physical and Health Educa-tion) from the University of Ilorin, this is in addition to some certifica-tions from different bodies such as the British Council, Educare, etc. including Certificate on Safety for International Schools, Certificate on Child Sexual Exploitation for International Schools, Certificate on Mental Wellbeing in Children and Young people, Certificate on Under-standing Assessment for Learning, Certificate on Engaging with Assess-ment for Learning, Certificate on Engaging with Professional Develop-

ment- the Reflective Teacher, and Certificate on Engaging with CLIL- Supporting Learners for Primary.

She has a decade of teaching experiences, at Socrates College, Kwara State, Lordswill Academy Gwarinpa, Abuja and Springhall British School, Maitama.

Now, as the new class teacher for Year 2 pupils at FAMAKS, she has vouched to contribute her quota towards the development of a whole child (mentally, Physically, socially) and thus, make learn-ing fun-filled and impactful.

MR. PETER OWOEYE, a graduate of Industrial Physics from the Universi-ty of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue, holds a post graduate diploma in Edu-cation from National Teachers‟ Insti-tute, Kaduna. He has over seven years of teaching experience in science related sub-jects in college and over four years experience as an external supervisor

for national examination bodies such as WAEC and NECO. His previous work experience spans majorly Ogun

state and Abuja. It is noteworthy that he groomed students for the prestigious Cowbell Competition. Interestingly, he has joined the college section of the school where his rich knowledge in Technology, Technical Drawing and Further Mathematics would be put to good use. In his words, “I look forward to adding value to the students in every facet of their academics, moral and character. I am excited to team up with the other members of staff and management in order to achieve excellence.”

MR. JACOB TERSEER IORTYER, a product of Ahmadu Bello University. Before joining FAMAKS, he has worked some five years at both cam-puses of Funtaj International before joining Loyola Jesuit where he worked as the head librarian from 2005 to 2019. As a professional librarian and guid-ance counselor and with the wealth of his several years of working with children, he has written a book, Sor-rows of Her Choice and co-authored

a life experience book, The Sosoliso Plane Crash: Our Story. Here at FAMAKS, he is one of the librarians of the school, and will also take the pupils in literary as well as literacy studies. He as-sured us of helping the pupils develop sound reading and writing skills as well as acquire some degree of „professionalism‟ in the use of library.

Introducing new members of staff

MS. UNAH VIVIAN, a practic-ing professional artist. bagged a Bachelor „s Degree in Fine and Applied Art from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka majoring in Ceramics. Amidst other profes-sional certificates from the Brit-ish Council Partner Schools Global Network (PSGN) and Open Learn University, she has garnered wealth of experience in the aca-demic field and practice from the Early Years Foundation Stage, to the Key Stages 1, 2 and 3.

Having worked as a trainer and a teacher of art in various capacities for five years, it is imperative to note that she is equipped with knowledge of the British and the Nigerian cur-ricula and has worked with Tender Years Preparatory School Abuja and Oxford Manor College, Abuja.

She is passionate towards helping others, especially children, in unlocking, inspiring and maximizing creative mindsets.

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Sports and Physical Development (PD) Activities

Children engage in sand play that helps to develop

their sense of touch, pressure and detection of vi-

brations. It also helps to develop motor skills,

strengthening muscles through handling of shovel.

Furthermore, it improves creativity and imagination

by building different moulds of sand castles.

Senior Nursery children having a PD activity of cut-

ting papers using age appropriate scissors. This prac-

tice helps with their pencil grip and develop a very

good hand-eye coordination. It also fosters sense of

focus on activities.

Babies in Creche having their free play

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Writing Task

Being the first week of resumption, Year 9 stu-

dents are delighted to share their fun holiday ex-

perience in writing

Still Painting

Year 4 pupils in an art practical class of still

painting. Pupils draw the shapes placed be-

fore them and paint it with their choice of

colour.

Look out for the Curriculum Jigsaw for Autumn

term which will be shared early next week.

Autumn Term Curriculum Jigsaw

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Contact Us

Plot 8, Adekunle Fajuyi Close, Off Ajayi Crowther Street, Asokoro Abuja.

Tel: 08109884780, 08156715555

Email: Abuja@famaks.sch.ng

Website: www.famaks.sch.ng

AUTUMN TERM DIARY

6 Sept Welcome/General Assembly

9 Sept Clubfest

23 Sept Parents’ cocktail

30 Sept National Day Celebration

5 Oct World Teachers’ Day

11 Oct Mid-Term Assessment Begins

27 Oct Parents’ Conference

5 Nov Lower KS2 quiz competition

12 Nov Upper KS2 quiz competition

19 Nov KS1 Spelling Bee/ Revision Begins

23 Nov Revision Ends

24 Nov Examination Starts

3 Dec Examination Ends

6 Dec Class Parties

9 Dec End of the Year 2021 Concert

10 Dec Collection of Results/End of Session

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New Early Years’ Library

Our Early Years’ Library has been re-equipped with stimulating

and mind development books. The aim is to create an intrinsic

thirst for knowledge as well as develop our young learner’s liter-

ary and communication skills through the use of library.

Year 10 Get-together

Newly promoted Year 10 students celebrated a great feat of go-

ing through the rigor and challenge of BECE and NECO which

are mandatory external examinations written in the final year of

junior secondary school. The event was fun-filled with lots of

food and drinks. They also shared their personal experience on

some challenges faced and how to avoid or best manage such

situations in their new class.

Pupils in Year 6 have set

their goals for the term