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From The Principal’s Desk







                                                                                                                                   PTC DAY                                                    make the list and the accolades are highly

                                                              lessons  specifically  targeted  at  them  before                                                                               prized. It is an opportunity for the school to
                                                                                                                                   Thank you to all the parents who came in for the
                                                              the school day even began. As from next week,                                                                                   celebrate and reward the hard work of our
                                                                                                                                   PTC Day. I hope that you found the sessions with
                                                              we will be doing the same for the Year 9 stu-                                                                                   students.
                                                                                                                                   the teachers useful and insightful. It is very im-
                                                              dents of concern to help them with the content
                                                                                                                                   portant that the school/home partnership  re-
                                                              of the Checkpoint examinations coming up in                                                                                     LOOKING AHEAD
                                                                                                                                   mains strong and constructive so that your chil-
                                                              April. The Year 11 Mock Examinations began on
                                                                                                                                   dren can reach their full potential.                       Looking ahead we have several events com-
                                                              15th January. This is a very important stepping
                                                                                                                                                                                              ing up. This weekend is Crazy Weekend, where
                                                              stone on the journey to the actual IGCSE Exam-
                                                                                                                                   INTER-HOUSE FOOTBALL                                       children from the Primary School spend the
                                                              inations. Teachers use the mock examinations
                                                                                                                                   COMPETITION                                                weekend in our Boarding facilities. There are
                                                              to target the revision sessions to areas where                       On  Saturday  13th  January  the  Student  Council         many activities and fun events lined up for
                                                              students need reinforcement.                                         organised the Inter-House Football Competition.            the children and the weekend allows them

                                                                                                                                   It was fiercely contested with some very strong            to experience what it is like to be a board-

                                                               GEOGRAPHY FIELD TRIP                                                teams  taking  part.  In  the  end,  Benue  House          ing student at The Regent Secondary School.
                                                                                                                                   emerged as the overall winner.                             Also, this weekend we have the Inter-House
                      Robert Franklin                          On Saturday 6th January, the IGCSE students
                         Principal                                                                                                                                                            Chess  Competition.  Next  Friday  there  is  a
                                                               went on a Geography and Environmental Sci-
                                                                                                                                   INTER-HOUSE FOOTBALL                                       parent coffee morning to which all parents
                                                               ence field trip to the Botanical Garden in Abu-
                                                                                                                                   COMPETITION                                                are very cordially invited. On Saturday 27th
      Dear Parents,                                            ja  to  study  the  geographical  features  there.

                                                               Many of the features found in the garden are                        On Wednesday of this week, children and par-               January, we will be holding our first Entrance
                 e have had a very busy and pro-                                                                                   ents from The Regent Primary School and Abuja              Examination for Primary School applicants
                                                               studied as part of the IGCSE syllabus.
                 ductive start to the second term                                                                                                                                             applying for a place in Year 7 next academic
                                                                                                                                   Prep School came to TRSS for our Open Day. Par-
    W  and as well as a full academic pro-                                                                                                                                                    year and also that weekend there is a DofE
                                                                                                                                   ents and children were shown round the school
     gramme, there have also been a lot of events             ARMED FORCES REMEMBRANCE
                                                                                                                                   by our students and were able to see the facili-           Adventurous Journey.
     and activities in the first three weeks.                 DAY ASSEMBLY
                                                                                                                                   ties that the school has to offer as well as seeing
                                                              Last Friday we held the Armed Forces Remem-                                                                                     Finally, coming up on Saturday 3rd February
                                                                                                                                   the school in operation.
      ACADEMICS                                               brance Day Assembly. The Houses collected do-
                                                                                                                                                                                              we have the Fun Fair. The FoRSS have been
      The term started productively with business             nations for the Nigerian Veteran Affairs Division                    THE ACCOLADES ASSEMBLY                                     working hard to ensure that this year’s Fun

      as usual from the very beginning. From the              and as usual, a cheque was given to two wid-                                                                                    Fair is a huge success. Please reserve this
                                                                                                                                   The Accolades Assembly took  place this  Fri-
      very first day, we ran the Year 11 Breakfast Club       ows selected by the Veterans Division. This year                                                                                day in your calendar as it promises to be an
                                                                                                                                   day to celebrate the academic achievements
      to help students of concern consolidate their           the donations were very generous and we raised                                                                                  event that you cannot afford to miss.
                                                                                                                                   of  our  students.  There  is  fierce  competition  to
      knowledge and understanding by providing                over  3,000,000  Naira.  Thank  you  to  all  parents

                                                              and staff who gave so generously.



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