OLPC XO LAPTOP USAGE IN CLASS

The OLPC XO laptops are used in various lessons in the school, especially the Sciences.

Below are some pictures of our Chemistry teacher, Walter, working with the students using the computers in measurement of pressure in a chemistry class.

On Tuesday, Walter traveled to Ngare Ndare Secondary School to introduce how the Vernier USB sensor apparatus works with the XO's. Ngare Ndare is a new secondary school in the area and is one of the participants in the Ntugi Groups' OLPC initiative.

Apart from using the XO laptops in the school, we made an agreement with the Computer Club, after consultation with their leaders who include Jackline, that the members of the Club should be allowed to be carrying computers home during week days in order to increase their contact hours with the OLPC laptop.

The club has been very busy working out a simple Memorize activity which the Form Ones (who are reporting on Monday 30th, January) will use in order to know the science equipments faster.

THE YEAR 2012

School Reopens

Following the long holiday which followed the end year exams, the school re-opened on 5th January with about 95% of the students reporting on the first day and with all teachers present.

The principal (Phineas) welcomed the students back and challenged them to work extra hard in order to achieve their objectives. Alice (deputy Principal) asked the students to be disciplined as usual as discipline goes hand-in-hand with success in academics.

Classes Resume

After the normal opener exams- which are meant to test what the students have been doing over the holiday period- were done the same opening week and currently normal class routine has resumed. Below are some of form three Geography class students doing some research on the types of vegetation found in Kenya.

Science Congress

This term we are going to have science congress competitions, and with that in mind, Simon (our intern working with pilot program at Leparua, Ngarendare, Lewa and Subuiga schools) has come up with a science club in which is Motto, Vision and Mission are:

Motto:

• A man can fail very many times, but he is not a failure until he gives up

Vision:

• To make Ntugi Secondary a centre that produces the best scholars of science in the District.

Mission:

• To use the knowledge learnt in class in improving the world we live in.
• To make learning of science more interesting
• To encourage inventiveness and innovation
• To create positive attitude in science
• To present ideas at Ntugi to the rest of the country through the Kenyan Science Congress targeted to reach at National level.

HOLIDAY TUITION

Following the closure of the school on Wednesday last week, Upper classes (form four and three) students reported back for the tuition on Monday 1st August. Most of the students are seen so busyt in search of a better future. Form four Agriculture students are seen mostly looking at their project crops as they target to reep good marks from the project. Other classes are also running well.

Below is a photo of a student working on her piece of land

Richard Walker(Jim Walker's son) bought the school a basketball which will be used in with the new basket court(Funded by Jim Walker). the school games captain vowed to lead the school qualify for the Provincial competition come next competition. Below is the Principal handing over the ball to the games captain