Pep Talk 30 June 2020

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The chil dren and I wanted to use this issue to say Go odbye an d

to our wonderful teachers who are sadly leaving us this term

Goodbye Monday Morning Assembly Mrs. Cairncross and Miss.

Neky Michelle I have loved being your co lleague - an friend - both d at GEMS an d Peponi.

Thank you fo r always bein g so positive an arranging th d e social even ts, such as S Santa and ecret the bowling ni ghts! I will you and the miss boys. Good lu ck in Australia and please sta y in touch!

Kind regards Angie

Dear Miss Cairncross, forget how you nurtured Matt in year I guess the time has come for you to leave Peponi - I will never 3 - you will truly be missed - you and the boys!

Love and hugs

Betty ( Matthew Thuo’s mum)

Our Peponi Scouts LENNOX AND JACK SCOUT CAMPING Lennox and Jack set up a camp and did a one night camping on one of the weekends during this lock down.They chose a site, prepared it, and pitched the tent.

They chose what to eat, prepared the food and organised supplies for the night.

They relaxed in the text and played cards, and slept a bit too late!

The next morning they helped clear up and put everything away.

Chef Ali’s

Recipe of the Week

CHOCOLATE BROWNIES Ingredients: 10 Tbs unsalted butter Dark cooking chocolate 1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence Pinch salt 2 eggs ½ cup all purpose flour

Directions: 1. Preheat oven and line baking sheet with greaseproof paper.

2. Melt butter and chocolate in the microwave stirring until it melts and becomes smooth.

3. Combine sugar with the melted chocolate and butter stir and eggs and vanilla plus salt and stir.

4. Add flour and fold in until it incorporates pour batter into the baking tray and bake for 20 min.

5. Cool and dust with caster sugar serve.

OU CHEF! pes THANK Y delicious reci t d all of your ex n ye k jo ac en b e e av m h We t wait to co n’ ca e e w th d f d and all o this term an hef Ali’ foo ‘C al re to term tchenstaff! wonderful ki

Goodbye

Ms. Barker and Miss. McDowell Anne Thank you so much for being a great colleague and friend over the last few years. You have been an amazing tutor and made my job so much easier because of the mutua l love and respect you share with your tutees. I wish you all the best in your next adventure - wherever that may take you! I hope that we can stay in touch!

Kind regards

Angie Dear Ms. Barker,

very sad to hear that This is aanya from 5R. I am I’m really going to you’re leaving the school and ing stuff. Our miss you teaching me all the amaz and I always lessons were always so much fun will continue to use used to look forward to them. I st to achieve great harde my try will lingoscope and I results.

amazing teacher and Thank you for being such an 3, 4 and 5. years the t ghou helping me throu will be missed You best. very the I want to wish you dearly.

visit the school and I really hope you come back to soon. can teach us again All the best Aanya

Dea r Ms . Bar ker, Tha nk you for being the bes t Fre nch and tut or teache r and always guiding me to the righ t track. We wil l mis s you.

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From Raheel

Dear M iss Barke r, It has be en lovely knowing you and getting to learn my first bits of French with you.

Good luck with your travels.

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by Year 6

In science the Year 6 children finished their Space topic by making Top Trump cards for the different planets. (This was before the new topic of Plants and Photosynthesis started as you may have seen in my previous email) I asked the children to send me photos if they could and here are Japjot, Aariyana and Jake’s from 6G.

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Aria Taylor from 6G, did a little home experiment as suggested in the lesson. She left celery in inky water to then see if the water would go up through the xylem tubes of the stem.

It worked!

Arwa wanted to do a small experiment on pollination.

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IAPS Swimming Results The final swimming results were released by IAPS Sport (UK) on 16th June 2020.

The results of the IAPS Kenya Swimming Championships were sent to IAPS Sport (UK) to be included in the overall results.

The top 20 children from each individual race and top 20 relay teams would have qualified for the finals which were to be held at the London Aquatics Centre on Saturday 6th June 2020.

Seven swimmers from Peponi House qualified for the IAPS National Swimming Championships (UK).

Yannick Kamphius

U11 Butterfly finalist

1st

Julian Smith

U13 Butterfly finalist

19th

Karl Senanu

U11 Backstroke finalist

8th

Kario Karani

U13 Freestyle finalist

11th

Samuel Kibogo

U13 Backstroke finalist

8th

Harnek Singh

U12 Breaststroke finalist

13th

Maisha Done

U13 Breaststroke finalist

10th

Runners Up 2020

The UK Swimming Championships sees 40 qualifying galas organised throughout the spring term with more than 400 schools entering the competition. The fastest 1500 swimmers are invited to the National finals at the London Aquatics Centre in June.

Highlighted in gold are swimmers who qualified in the top three positions in their age group – an absolutely unbelievable achievement. You will notice Yannick, actually qualified as the fastest swimmer in his event and age group.

Highlighted in light blue are swimmers who qualified in the top 10. Maintaining this position in the UK championships would have meant they qualified for a ‘potential’ final.

Full results can be viewed on the IAPS Sport website Although it was disappointing that the national finals couldn’t go ahead this year, we hope that the qualifiers are proud of what they achieved! We are certainly proud of you all!

R TO OU WIMMERS IS PEPON

Goodbye

Mr. Haynes and Mr. Heanley Chris, It’s been great having someone with such similar tastes and a

love and appreciation of classic

literature and movies to chat to. I

will definitely miss our chats in the staffroom - I hope that we can still

continue to have them, even if it’s over whattsapp! Good luck in your next job - i wish you and your family all the best.

Kind regards, Angie

aynes, ER Dear Mr. H ST TEACH r being the BE fo well ry Thank you ve hope you do ibly have. I ss mi I could poss ll wi I broke. ching at Pem r ICT and enjoy tea he ot an be r ve there will ne you alot and . me sa lesson the Best Wishes, Rian.

Dear Mr Haynes,

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such an a through m mazing IC y years a T teacher t Peponi H me tricks ou se. You ha in ICT th ve taught at I would ot herwise. have neve It has been r learned a pleasu friends wit re to meet h you. I w you and be ill hope to you good see you so luck in yo on. I wish ur ne xt sc hool, Roha n Shah.

Dear M r Heanl ey, You were a great d eputy hea good ad d we sha vice and ll miss y your am our long jum azing m usic. You p challen r ge keeps m a king me All the go further Best from .

Raheel S hah.

Heanley, hy Dear Mr. me Geograp for teaching u yo k uch! m Than so it ve I lo anks to you this year, th ever you er wh st be ry u all the ve Wishing yo iss you m ll wi I . may go Regards, Rian

Dear Mr Heanley

, for being

Thank You for the super fun

ICT lessons. I have had a lot

fun in the lessons, and I have a

learnt a lot about computers and

other technology things. Wishing you all the bast in your next

school. We will miss you and

hope to see you when you come for matches!

Thank You, Raheel Shah.

Dear Mr Haynes g with you.

I will miss my day startin d information on ng with good energy n goo LESSONS. U always come in morni y ll miss your ver fun ICT wi n r che tea d kin v a r teams.You ure.

Best of luck for your fut RAYAN

Dear Mr. Hean ley, Than k you for being the best Depu ty headmaster. I will miss you a lot. All the best.

From Dhya n

acher, English te idance , r e h , c y a t class te our positive gu r. Heanle Dear M for being a grea .Y calm uty head u ! Keep Thank yo teacher and dep od luck in Rome hy Go being geograp s stay with me. ank you for y James, Th a . lw h a tive a or h will nS t and supp such a grea on, Roha k c you o ng r vi ha d an loved colleague. I

I am very sad to learn today that you shall be leaving Peponi I want

to take this opportunity to thank you for all you have done for Matthew including getting him to love Geography and english

I wish you all the very best in your endeavours you shall surely be missed!

Asante - Barikiwa tele!, Betty Mwangi (Matthew Thuo’s mother - year 7T)

m for e Year 6 tea as part of th and u d luck to yo a year. Goo y. al It to ur move Gina on yo ie s, Ang Kind regard

Goodbye Mr. Kimotho

so much thank you I o th o im y athletics.

To Mr K me with m h Geller g in g a r u for enco uch. Isaia ou very m will miss y Ladorum tor - 2019 Vic Dear Mr Kimotho

you I was shocked when I knew sad. I wish were leaving and was so ni. You you could stay here at Pepo school are my best teacher in the me in my and always encouraged and pace my set ys alwa run. You nk you helped me become better. Tha fun lessons a lot. You always have y them. in sport and I really enjo a lot!! I I am going to miss you to Turi would have never made it and your or anywhere without you come training sessions. Hope you never forget back to say hello. I will

Dear Mr Kimotho, You were such an amazing sports teacher and have helped me through my javelin and other sports. You have always encouraged me to keep going and never give up. Thank you for your guidance as a tutor and good luck. We will miss you, Rohan Shah

you. BYE!!!!!

Dear Mr Kimotho, Games lessons will not be the same without you. Thank you for your encouragement always and helping me get stronger. Keep on runningđ&#x;˜Š!!

Good Luck, Raheel Shah.

Dear Mr. Kimo tho, Than k you for being the best sport s teach er and always push ing me to do my best. We will miss you.

From Dhya n

All the best

Reyan Bulsara

Dear Mr Kimotho, Wishing y ou all the best for y Hope you our futur do very w e ell and i you will miss Regards, Rian.

el rts. I fe tho, in Spo r. Kimo so much n e Dear M ca m d g n in ouse a r teach will you fo eponi H ce you ving P Thank to repla are lea g u o in y m t been. er co ve ch a a sad tha h te t the s you ope tha ding a ou only h derstan s that y and un technic d in k T m. he . g ea be as n T ti � ci the “C rly ex rticula being in the were pa re that I loved nning Am su ru . u in o e y m l h il it w w g to n taught g ble bei re goin enjoya t you a John K It was ool tha the sch f . o u ts s yo studen ill mis gs. w I have thoroughly enjoyed being in I ss t. le your colleague a lo od’s b benefit and G and wish you and your famil of luck t y all the best as es b you h is w you move on to the next stage of I you journey. i Kimath Javan Kind regards, Angie

P RT eP PE AR T

Congratulations to Pas ha who came 3rd in the Olympic Dream Ar t Competition.

Mr. Fisher’s Marathon Dear Peponi House Family, Many thanks to all of you who generously sponsored my ‘Virtual Lewa’ half marathon on Saturday.

The race was a success, and I managed to finish in a time of 02.06, which was an improvement of 20 minutes on my personal best.

A large part of this success was due to a pupil in my class, Milo Cooney, who joined us during the Karura Forest leg of the race. As many of you know, Milo is an incredible athlete. Trying to keep up with him inspired me to push myself to the absolute limit!

WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THIS RUN? To raise money for Ghetto Classics.

During Term 2 last academic year, Mikayla Wissanji, a student in Year 8, organised the amazing ‘Breathe’ fund raising concert. I was lucky enough to perform in the school staff band. This was my first exposure to the amazing work done by Ghetto Classics in the Korogocho community.

With encouragement from the ‘hardest working man in showbusiness’, Mr Wataka, Mr Heanley and I were lucky enough to visit Ghetto Classics in Korogocho and share some guitar lessons this year.

Jamming, trading songs and learning to play popular Kenyan tunes was hugely inspiring. However, these talented musicians would really benefit from having more musical equipment practice and perform with.

My goal is to help form a band from within the Ghetto Classics community to perform around Nairobi. This would provide valuable experience, inspiration and an ongoing revenue stream for these musicians. With help from the Peponi Community, I am confident that we can make it happen!

Once again. Many thanks to all my sponsors. If you missed out, it is not too late!

There is still time to make a payment if you wish to contribute. Please do so if you can!

To make a payment, please send Mpesa to the following number: 0713 909271 Thank you once more for your generosity and support. I would also like to thank the Aldridge family for organising our race.

Watch this space for updates!

Mr Fisher

Book ‘n’ Lemon My sister Adithi and I decided we wanted to help raise money for those in need. We made and wrote our business plan and poster for Book ‘n’ Lemon on the eve of 26th June and set up shop on the 27th June morning outside our grandparents home due to COVID-19 restraints.

We made lemonade and bookmarks and sold it to all residence of the two neighbouring compounds. My sister and I were able to raise 4000 KES for charity. Our cousin Yaashi was delighted to help us on the stand and our cousin Vivaan was our lucky first customer.

We would like to thank all the customers (Family & Friends) who supported us by buying our homemade lemonade and bookmarks and those that donated towards our initiative. We warmly thank our Grandmother, Vimu dadi for her guidance in making lemonade and cousin Yaashi for helping us on our stand.

My sister and I decided would like to donate the money that we have raised to the great initiative ‘Children for Children’ - Sukuma Twende Trust & Charity Connect. We are so happy that our proceeds will help to buy 16 blankets that will be given to street children and the most vulnerable. ‘#SUKUMAONEANOTHER’

Goodbye

Mr. and Mrs. Blake De ar M rs. Bla ke , Th an k yo u for he lpi ng us wi th all ou r pro ble ms .

I wi ll mi ss yo u a lot . All th e be st.

From Dh ya n

years Thank you for a wonderful 7 ng duri lot a eved achi I ni. at Pepo good my time at Peponi. I had a ke when Bla Mrs with n sessio g selin coun I became I was in year 3 and after that I faced. very positive towards everything future I wish you all the best in your both. you t forge not will and avors ende Yours Heema

Dear Mr and Mrs Blake,

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This is Reyan and I am super sad you are leaving the school. You have always been in tournaments and encouraging me and the team. I will really miss you. You have been a really fun headmaster and headmistress. You are always supporting charities. You always have a smile on your face and always happy. I will never forget that about you. Mr Blake, you used to read stories to the class in year 2 and they were always fun. You and Mrs Blake created the super fun and amazing family challenge.

Hope you come back soon to the school to say hi. I would be so happy if you did. I love the round hat you both where.

Mr Blake I will always remember you in the suit you wear for the Christmas concert and I will also remember you as a funny head master.

Mrs Blake I will always remember you as an encouraging headmistress and also the smile on your face.

LOTS OF LOVE Reyan Bulsara

Robert, thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to teach at Peponi House -twice! I have loved every minute of being a part of the Peponi Family - you and me Melanie made me feel so welco all when I started. I wish you both next the best as you embark on your adventure.

Kind regards, Angie

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Dear Mr and Mrs Blake, It feels very sad to know, that you will not be around, when school starts.

I would like to say a massive thank you to both of you, for always cheering and supporting us in all our matches and tournaments . For motivating us, to always try our hardest, in everything that we do.

I will miss your funny jokes and expressions during assembly and speech days.

I will miss the stories you read to us to inspire us.

I will always remember and try my best to be, what you have always taught us, “To always be kind and respectful.�

You will be missed.

Kind Regards, Anya

War of the Worlds

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The Power of a Smile from Year 6

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