March update - and soon end of term

Jambo Happy Day family.

We trust you are all fine. We are Happy Day Junior School are fine too and grateful to you all.  This is the last week of the first term 2026 in the school calendar.  Schools are closing by Friday 7/04/2026 for 3 weeks. We will open School on Monday 27/04/2026 for the second term of this year. 

This term hasn't been eventful. Learning went on well and we can report that the staff has done a good job.  Congratulations to all our teachers for all your efforts in making Happy Day Junior School the best and safe space for the kids. 

We were supposed to have taken the kids for a fun day outside of their neighborhood for exposure and exploration of a new place but due to funds limit we didn't.  We are informed by the organizers of the event that they have another one in second term. We hope when that time comes we will be able to take them there. 

The feeding program has gone on very well and we thank you all for the provision and for making it possible. This meals mean so much for the kids and they boost their school morale.  We provide two hot meals a day. Porridge during break time  ( from 10am - 11am). Rice and beans during lunch time. Sometimes we make green grams with rice, other times we make ugali with cabbage. The kids are a happy lot. Again we say Asante sana for the provision. Be blessed for making it happen.  

This term we also had enough stationaries and Learning and teaching went on smoothly.

Our premises are as good as new and it's very beautiful and clean. Thank very much to you all for the renovations.  We have also done repairs on the water piping. The water pipe had worn out and the gate valve too. 

This term we did two exams. Mid term and now end term exams.

Playgroup exams include:

1. Mathematics assessment. (classification and numbers)

2. Language assessment (listening and speaking)

3. Environmental assessment (social environment and health practices).

4. Christian religious education (God's creation and the Holy Bible)

5. Psychomotor and creative assessment (picture making,  colouring,  painting,  printing,  mosaic, collage, modeling,  weaving,  locomotive skills,  non locomotive skills and music (reciting poems, performing and singing games. )

PRE PRIMARY 1:

1. Mathematics activities 

2. Language activities 

3. My family (listening and speaking).

4. Environmental activities 

5. Creative activities 

6. C. R. E 

PRE PRIMARY 2: 

1. Mathematics activities 

2. English assessment 

3. Environmental assessment 

4. Creative assessment 

5. C. R. E

For pp1 and pp2 the thematic areas are very detailed and broken into strands.

For us to fully achieve the above learning areas, we have been improvising where possible, asking the parents to provide a few items and of course you all have been very instrumental in providing for the needs. 

C. B E System of education is very interactive and also very very expensive (most of the learning is through touching , seeing and identifying  items). 

For the mathematics activities,  we should have play objects: brick games, block games, counters, abacus,  bean bags, bottle tops, sticks, etc.

For language activities we should have: story books, charts, cards, plain papers,  colors, water colors, crayons, toys, outside activities (like visiting the market)

For environmental activities we should have charts, cleaning items, and outside activities, toothpaste,  toothbrush,  soap. 

For creative activities we should have pictures of plants, colors and crayons, modeling clay,  mosaic materials,  swings (for gross motor development). 

For CRE we should have charts, plain papers, pencils, crayons,  modelling clay, soap, Bibles.

Every term we write a summative report for every child. A sample is attached herein.  

The results are graded as. 

EE4 - Exceeding expectation

ME3 - meeting expectation

AE2 - approaching expectation

BE1 - below expectation

We will write another report a week before opening day . 

Again we say Asante sana for your continued support.