Pep Talk_September Half Term Edition

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What a fantastic start to the year!

HOUSE MATCHES

& CROSS COUNTRY

were the highlight this half-term with Year 8 on the pitch supporting the Year 1 & 2 cross-country run.

Thank you Year 8!

OCTOBER 2021 5M AY 2020

A letterMorning from Mr.Assembly Price Monday Dear Peponi House Parents, An exciting week ends and with it a successful first half term of the school year.

Inter House Cross Country is always special and it was fantastic to see everyone trying so hard with their running this week. The children were tested, and it was inspiring to see them applying themselves with such determination. There was also great support for each other’s efforts and genuine enthusiasm and encouragement for those who found the whole thing a bit of a struggle. Well done! Everyone should take satisfaction from a tough yet positive experience.

House Football matches were also keenly contested this week. Again, great determination was on display. It has been pleasing to see the progress both boys and girls have made with their football this term. We look forward to playing cricket after half term and the new cricket nets will allow players to further hone their skills. With this in mind there will be extra after school cricket net sessions led by Kennedy Obuya, for various Year Groups, alongside the normal after school sports sessions:

Monday U13 Hockey and Rugby, Year 5 Cricket Nets

Tuesday U11 Hockey and Rugby, Year 8 Cricket Nets

Wednesday U13 Hockey and Rugby, Year 6 Cricket Nets

Thursday U9 Hockey and Rugby, Year 7 Cricket Nets

Preparation for the Standard Chartered Marathon also continues during the week beginning Monday 25th October.

It was good to meet so many parents here at school last weekend and we hope that you all have a restful Half Term. The children and the staff here at Peponi have worked hard since September and I am sure they are all looking forward to a rest. I hope you also get the chance to relax and to spend some peaceful family time together.

With very best wishes,

Mr Price

Chef Ali’s

Half Term Recipe MOZZARELLA BITES Ingredients: Mozzarella (cut into bite size pieces) 1 ½ cups bread crumbs ½ cup all-purpose flour 2 cloves garlic Directions: 1 small piece ginger 1. In a blender mix the garlic, ginger, stock cube, pepper, 1 tsp black pepper coriander and mustard and blend to a smooth marinade. ½ cup mustard 2. In a bowl dry the mozzarella and marinate for 20 min.

1 egg 3. In separate bowls coat each piece of mozzarella with 3 chicken stock cubes the flour, egg, then breadcrumbs.

Oil for frying 4. In a separate pan heat the oil and fry till golden brown and crispy.

1 bunch of parsley 5. Serve with marinara or a dip of your choice.

1 bunch of coriander

Year 1

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In Science, we have been learning about The Brain and we m ade a model of the brain using Playdoh. That was a lot of fun! We also foun d out how important our Lungs are and we made ou r own lungs out of Br own paper bags and straw s.

We learnt all about Our Senses this term and we made some Ooblek, so that we could use our fingers to ‘touch’ and ‘feel’ its amazing texture.

Many of us found it difficult to use a knife and fork properly, so in PSHE we have been practicing how to hold and use a knife and fork properly.

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Dinosaur Verb Nests

2R found a dinosaur egg and made nests for it.

They learnt so many new verbs while making their nests...

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ask

run

protect decorate

arrange

gatherpile

break

Year 3 Taye in 3H decided to make an Ancient Greek Parthenon in Golden Time. Well done Taye!

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Olivia in 4F planted some flower seeds... or so she thought. When children from 3P were watering the Garden Club seedlings, they had a bit of a surprise!

Even though they had read the Frog Prince recently, none of them were willing to kiss it! And, as they pointed out... it was actually a toad so we set it free in the school garden.

4D

Investigators

4D used the base 10 blocks to understand place value of numbers, made their own string telephones to explore how sound travels through solids in Science and have been exploring musical instruments to produce high and low pitch sounds.

They also investigated sound travel through gases

4D

get creative...

Year 5

Scratch Art Designs

Buddy Time The Year 8s finally manged to spend some socially-distanced time with their Year 2 buddies. The Year 2s drew some lovely pictures with the help of their buddies and they all enjoyed their time together.

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Inter-Hous

Year 1 MIXED

Year 2 Girls

Year 3 Girls

Year 4 Girls

1st TANA 2nd MARA 3rd CHANIA 4th TSAVO

1st MARA 2nd TSAVO 3rd CHANIA 4th TANA

1st MARA 2nd TSAVO 3rd TANA 4th CHANIA

1st CHANIA 2nd TANA 3rd TSAVO 4th MARA

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Year 3 Boys

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Year 5 MIXED

Year 6 GIRLS

Year 7 GIRLS

Year 8 GIRLS

1st MARA 2nd CHANIA 3rd TSAVO 4th TANA

1st MARA 2nd CHANIA 3rd TSAVO 4th TANA

1st MARA 2nd TANA 3rd CHANIA 4th TSAVO

1st MARA 2nd TSAVO 3rd TANA 4th CHANIA

Year 6 BOYS

Year 7 BOYS

Year 8 BOYS

1st CHANIA 2nd TSAVO 3rd MARA 4th TANA

1st MARA 2nd TANA 3rd TSAVO 4th CHANIA

1st CHANIA 2nd TANA 3rd MARA 4th TSAVO

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YEAR 3&4

1st CHANIA 2nd MARA 3rd TANA 4th TSAVO

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

MARA TANA CHANIA TSAVO

Cross Country YEAR 5&6

YEAR 7&8

1st TANA 2nd MARA 3rd CHANIA 4th TSAVO

1st TANA 2nd MARA & TSAVO (TIE) 3rd CHANIA

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We kicked off our school edible gardens this term! Students from Year 1 to Year 6 have been busy sowing seeds; watching their seedlings grow and learning how to work together to take care of their young plants. We’re growing carrots, lettuce, sugar snaps, beans, lettuce, sunflowers, edible flowers like nasturtiums and a selection of fragrant herbs to name a few! The students even made their own watering cans out of used milk bottles which gave us the opportunity to discuss the importance of reducing waste!

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Mukiri, Dhruv, Aanya, Japjot, Baraka, Jimmy, Diva, Akram, Andre, Andy, Reyan, Lisa, Kioko, Mara, Rohini, Wambui, Rafael, Charlie, Alessia, Layla, Sarah, Nana Opoku, Lian, John, Aarin, Nicoletta, Ronji, Akosua, Krish, Zac, Anania, Kayaan, Hermione, Martha, Dario, Dhyaan, Coco, Theo, Sylvia, Cian, TT, Maheru, Aaron,Natalie, Genevieve, Ada, Amara, Zayn, Sianna, Ishaan, George, Siphokazi, Anveer, Ella

Our Peponi

Golfers SHASHWAT HARISH 7D Shahswat participated in three competitions in August 2021 1. Kenya Juniors Amateur Runner-up in his age group at Muthaiga Golf Club 2. Limuru Juniors Competition Winner in his age group at Limuru Golf Club 3. US Kids Golf Competition by NCBA Winner in his age group and overall lowest gross score across all ages until age 18 at Karen Country Club Based on his score merit Shashwat received an invitation from US Kids Golf to participate in the following tournaments: The Rome Classic Tournament in Italy October 9th-10th 2021

PAREN REEL 2C Paren entered his first golf competition and won his age category! Well done Paren!

Big 5 South Africa Open Tournament scheduled for April 2022

THE ROME CLASSIC TOURNAMENT

WAMAITHA WAITHAKA 5T Wami came 3rd in the NCBA Junior Golf Series held at Karen Country club from the 23rd to the 24th August.

Brilliant Wami!

Shashwat is back from an enriching experience in Rome. They faced challenging wind conditions and these young golfers had a lot of factors to compete against. The average wind speed was between 25-30 kms and it continued throughout the practice sessions and the competition.

Shashwat had an 81 gross both days on two rounds of 18 holes on each day. He finished 8 strokes short of the winner.

What an amazing experience Shashwat. Congratulations!

Our Kenya

Tennis Champions AMANI GIKUNDA 7D & REYAN BULSARA 7O Amani and Reyan were selected by the Kenyan Tennis Federation for the boys and girls U12 Kenya Tennis team and competed in Uganda at the ITF/CAT East African Junior Teams Championships.

The trio of Nancy Kawira, Seline Ahoya and Amani Gikunda retained the Junior Title and also advanced to the 2021 Africa 12 & Under Championships slated for December this year at a venue yet-to-be announced.

Kenya settled for bronze medal in the boys’ category although Jeff Okuku, Ayush Bhandari and Reyan Bulsara beat Tanzania 3-0 on Tuesday.

Both Kenyan Teams played extremely well, coached by former professional tennis player Veronica Osogo.

A great effort to the Kenyan teams - we are proud of you both Amani and Reyan!

What have you been up to?

Nathan has been discovering how Vikings lived and in vaded Ger many.