We are back to school. We thank all our friends and
partners for their great support.
Last term was very tough for us due to the high cost of living that has been
experienced all over the world. Food prices tripled and was almost
unaffordable. We had to reduce the ratio of food in our feeding programme so
that we could be able to feed the children.
This not only happened to us but to most of the
learning institutions that have feeding programme. The parents were not able to
buy all the food that a child needs even at home.
Most
parents really depended on the porridge that we offer at break time and the
lunch that we give the children. Unfortunately we had to do away with the
porridge thus the children had to wait until lunch time so that they could get
their first food everyday.
This
had a negative effect on their learning because of hunger. Flour for the
porridge was initially selling at 100/= per 1kg, then it went upto 200/= per
1kg; the sugar was retailing at 100/= Per kg, went upto 300/= per kg thus;
making it impossible for us to buy.
Lunch
was very expensive but we had to give the children lunch to keep them in
school. We had requested for some assistance from the government through the
World Food Programme but to date we have not received any feedback.
The
children are never-the -less learning and enjoying it due to the many learning
materials that we get from our friends in Norway. The teachers also improvise
their own teaching aids thus making leaning enjoyable.
Due to the high cost of living all the school staff
including the teachers, care-taker and the cook have requested that they be
given a salary increase. We hope that this will be possible as from January
2012.
The
government has prolonged the school terms from 13 weeks to 16 weeks per term.
This means lots of learning.
The school curriculum and the syllabus are also
changing due to the constitutional changes that have been done.
This
has had an effect on the learning because we have to buy new text books all
over again and also change the time-table. We are taking our teachers for
refresher courses so that they can learn more about the changes in the constitution
and also the educational system. This will enable us to teach the children
according to standards. The courses are not very expensive and they are good
sources of giving some moral to the teachers.
Our kindergarten is growing and the parents whose children
are in class 3 have requested that we construct another class for class 4. We
are hoping that this would be possible by the end of January.
We
have started 2012 on a higher note and the staff are all back and ready to
start work. Some children are not yet back but it is due to travelling which is
expensive since they had gone up country for the festive season. We are looking
forward to their come back.
We
hope that 2012 will prove to be a good year for the children and for everybody
who is a partner of
Happy Day Junior School.
We
printed out 60 calenders with the school name on them, we hope you appreciated
them. We distributed them to our parents, family and friends. We were not able
to print school pictures on them because it was next year.
All the monetary assistance that we get from Norway
goes into staff salaries and the remainder helps us a lot in the running of the
school. Thanks very much for the assistance.
The money that is paid by the parents goes into the feeding programme.
Thanks also for the crayons, papers, ingredients for
the modelling clay (it makes very good clay) and also thanks for the clothes.
All the girls got one or more clothes from Norway and the parents and the
children say "Thank You Very Much."
As
the administrator I would like to ask if the kids can get some small school
bags because most of them
carry their books in paper bags, this will enable them to take care of their
books and pencils this will really be appreciated.
We are a school with a difference due to our friends
and we thank everyone of you for all that you do for us. Thank you very much.
FINANCIAL REPORT.
External. Internal.
September-
30,000 10,000
October-
25,000 8,000
November-26,000 7,500
December-30,000 0
Total-137,100
EXPENDITURE.
Sept
-salaries=25,000
salaries=5,000
food=10,000
Oct
-salaries=25,000
food=10,000
stationery=3,200
Nov -salaries=25,000
food=12,500
stationery=4,000
Dec
-salaries=25,000
Expenditure 144,700-137,100=7,600
BUDGET.
Jan -licence=12,400
salaries=25,000
food=14,000
stationery=5,400
Total=56,800
Feb
-salaries=25,000
food=15,000
stationery=4,000
Total=44,000
March
-salaries=25,000
food=15,000
stationery=5,000
Total=45,000
April
-salaries=25,000
food=7,500
stationery=2,500
Total=35,000
TOTAL =180,800
