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Sad News – Fabian Mwansa

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On Thursday September 4th we received the news that Fabian Mwansa (grade two) was killed in a car accident. Fabian had only been at Sakeji for a short time but has left a hole in our Sakeji family. He is missed in the dorm by his dorm brothers and in class by his fellow classmates. Fabian was known for his trademark smile and laugh often heard across the playground.

Fabian Mwansa

Fabian (back) seen here with a fellow classmate, covered with evidence of that mornings handwork class,  displaying his trademark smile. (Photo Term 2 2014)

Although some time has passed since news reached us our thoughts and prayers are still with the family in their loss during this hard time.

Copperbelt Tour 2014

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On Thursday oct 2nd, grades 7, 8 and 9 students travelled to Chingola for a sports tour with some of the schools in the Copperbelt.  A great time was had by all and very big thanks to our hosts for the various events.

Scores:

Boys Football – Friday October 3rd @ Lechwe
Lechwe 1 Sakeji 0
Simba 2 Sakeji 1
Girls Netball – Friday October 3rd @ Lechwe
Lechwe 3 Sakeji 15
Simba 7 Sakeji 13
Boys Basketball – Saturday October 4th @ Amano
Amano 4 Sakeji 12
Girls Basketball – Saturday October 4th @ Amano
Amano 4 Sakeji 14
Boys Football – Saturday October 4th @ Amano
Amano 0 Sakeji 6
Girls Netball – Saturday October 4th @ Amano
Amano 11 Sakeji 9
Tag Rugby – Saturday October 4th @ Amano
Amano Boys 20 Sakeji Boys 35
Amano Girls 20 Sakeji Boys 45
Amano Girls 15 Sakeji Girls 35
Amano Boys 25 Sakeji Girls 25

End Of Term Fun Day

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Well it is back by popular demand. We are going to do a second annual Fun Day at the end of this term. We are inviting all parents to come up and join in some fun alongside the kids in competing, seeing a little more of Sakeji in the Great Sakeji Adventure Race. See below for the proposed schedule. If you are planning on coming as always let us know in advance so that we can reserve accommodation.

 

End-of-Term Programme

·      13:30-15:30 – interviews, clothing sale, handwork display, slide show (assembly hall)

·      15:45 – The Great Sakeji Adventure Race

·      17:00 – Supper for Students

·      17:30 – Supper for Parents

·      18:15 – AGM in assembly hall for parents

·      18:15 – 19:30 – bonfire, snack and good night

A Glimpse Into the Students Mind

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Here are some creative writing from the grade 4/5 class.

Premise: – What if you woke up in another country one day and no one could understand you?  What would you do?

…If I woke up in another country and no one could understand my language, I would freak out.  I would try in every possible way to get them to understand me.  But if they still wouldn’t understand me, I would try to learn their language.  If I failed to learn their language I guess I would be all by myself.  I would have to play all by myself.  I would have no one to teach me, I would have to try and teach myself, do each and every single thing by myself.  But if I woke the next morning and found that I was dreaming I would pray!                    Kangwa

…If I were to wake up one morning and be in a different country and no one spoke English… I would learn sign language and find someone deaf who knew sign language and how to write.  Then they could teach me their language.  If that didn’t work I would teach people sign language and then I would be able to communicate with them.  If that didn’t work I would get a plane back here and continue on with my wonderful fun-filled math life here?                            Melissa

Term 2 – 2014 Headmaster Update

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Excerpts from the update sent to parents for term two 2014:

Dear Parents,

Greetings from Sakeji Mission School. We do pray you are well. I know that some of you pray for us here on a regular basis, and for that I am very thankful. Here is a little mediation and update that I wish to pass along to you.

I was just thinking about God’s Word. 1 Peter 2 says the Word of God is imperishable – it does not fade, it does not pass away, it remains forever. If we are Christians, 1 Peter 3 tells us that we should be desiring the Word of God, just like a new born baby desires milk to grow, so that we may grow and mature in the things of the Lord. Grow in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3v18. To all of us, it should remind us that God will do what He has said. Everything else that we know might fail or end, but not God’s Word.

We are encouraged to learn of several students coming to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour this past term. We leave the results with the Lord and pray that others will respond to the gospel message. The students are exposed to the Word of God in dorm devotions, school assemblies, Sunday schools, and Scripture classes.

So far, we have studied 3 character qualities in school assemblies; attentiveness, obedience, and gratefulness. These character quality assemblies serve as a great basis for discussing how attentiveness, obedience, and gratefulness can be demonstrated in a practical way in the classroom, on the playground and in the dorm.

Classes are going well. It is good to see students making progress in different areas. The grade 3 and 4 students have been focusing on times table memorization. Some of the most advanced swimmers have done a 1 mile swim recently. Most of them did this (64 lengths of our swimming pool) in 45 minutes or less. The Grade 6 and 7 students have had opportunities in recent evenings to view the moon and stars through the school’s telescope. This has hopefully helped to reinforce what they have been learning in Science. The Grade 8 and 9 students visited the Ikelenge District Agricultural Fair this past Saturday. Everyone has been busy!

Students are looking forward to several key events still to come this term. Sport’s Day, cookouts and campouts, Birthday Party, another half-term, and then the end of term programme. Check your calendar for dates, or have look at the website : www.sakeji.com for more information.

Sincerely,

Mark Ronald

Headmaster, Sakeji Mission School

New Book About Sakeji

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Linda Burklin has written a book about her days and memories of Sakeji. The book is available as both a paperback and as a Kindle book. See full link sets below.

I have not read the book, but am sure that it will be a walk down memory lane for any MK or ex-pupil of Sakeji. You can follow Linda’s blog or contact her at: http://lindaburklin.wordpress.com/

Kindle version: http://www.amazon.com/This-Wondrous-Earth-Linda-Burklin-ebook/dp/B00HFHL4ME/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1388194259&sr=1-1&keywords=this+rich+and+wondrous+earth

Paperback: http://www.lulu.com/shop/linda-burklin/this-rich-wondrous-earth/paperback/product-20566208.html

Headmaster Update

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Grade Two and Three students have been working hard since half-term. One class we used to conduct a Science Olympics. Student groups were given 20 mini-marshmallows and 20 toothpicks. They had to construct a tower. The winning group made a tower just over 10 centimeters tall. Another activity was bridge building. Groups received 6 pieces of paper, some cello tape and scissors. They had to try to build a bridge that would span the longest distance. One group’s bridge spanned nearly 50 centimeters! We are looking forward to Birthday Party next week with a Jungle theme.2014-02-17 14.57.32 (1)

 

 

Grade 2 & 3 Update

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If you receive a letter from one of the Grade 2 + 3 students, don’t be surprised if it mentions something about penguins.  These strange ‘birds’ are found all over the world, but mostly in cold climates.  We’ve been reading a funny book about a funny man; Mr. Popper and Mr. Popper’s Penguins.

Also, there have been many fun facts we’ve discovered as well, such as penguins are birds, but really can’t fly, female penguins lay a single egg at a time, and the largest penguins are the emperor penguins!  What fun facts do you know about penguins?

New School Year – 2014

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New Year’s greetings to all the parents, friends, alumni and supporters of Sakeji School.  We are a couple of days into term and are thankful that all the students have arrived back safely for the beginning of a new school year.  There are ten new students joining us this year bringing us up to 80 students in total.  We pray that all will settle in quickly as they all learn the new ropes.

There are a number of new faces here at Sakeji for a term or two.  They include Mr. Ken Thompson, (Ontario-Canada) teaching a variety of subjects in Grades Three to Nine, Miss Jeannie Loudon (US) on a student-teaching experience from Emmaus Bible College, and Miss Sharese Weber (Ontario-Canada) helping out in various classes and small groups. We are thankful they are here and welcome them to Sakeji.

Mr. Jim Smith (England) will be at Sakeji this term to help begin a renovation of the school’s main sitting room.  A number of other visitors will be coming for a week or two here and there.  We are deeply indebted to those who give of their time and resources in so many ways.

This year, first term will be a shorter term of about 10 weeks, so no doubt time will go by quickly with all of the activities planned. Our Birthday Party theme will be Jungle, so keep a an eye on the website for pictures of that and other events to come.

Mr Ronald – Headmaster

Grade One Update

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The grade ones are beginning to settle into the classroom routines and expectations. We are working on learning the alphabet and numbers one to twenty. Additionally we are learning about our fives senses.

Ms Sheach. – Grade One Teacher