The Ridge Primary School Harvest Gifts Update

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The Ridge Primary SchoolHarvest Gifts Update

• June August 2008

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• The pupils at The Ridge Primary School donated
  200 from their Harvest Collection last
  October.This is how it was spent.

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St Johns Senior Secondary School is in the
village of Nandere which is about 30km North of
the capital city of Kampala.
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It is a rural area which is comparatively poor.
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The facilities at the school are very limited.
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The pupils at St Johns Senior Secondary School
come from two primary schools in Nandere.

• St Theresas Boys
• St Theresas Girls
• Both schools are mixed boys and girls!

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St Theresas Boys Primary School

• Boys and Girls from Nandere village go to this
  school. Some will have an hours walk to get to
  school.
• The headmasters name is Jimmy.

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• The pupils enjoy their classes and work very
  hard and make the best use of their education.
• The reception classroom has an iron sheet roof
  and no sides. So there is no protection from the
  wind and the rain.

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• The classes are large and are set out in a
  formal way with rows of benches.
• They are arranged by ability, not age. You
  dont move up to the next class until you pass
  the exams!

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• The pupils have a simple diet of posho for lunch
  every day, provided by the school PTA.

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The pupils also grow fruit and vegetables on the
school farm for special occasions.
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• The headmaster bought bricks and cement with the
  money that you donated. He was able to finish
  the walls of the teachers house. Now he is
  looking for ways to build a roof!

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St Theresas Girls Primary School

• Boys and Girls from Nandere village also go to
  this school. Some pupils stay overnight in the
  dormitory.
• The headmasters name is John Baptiste.

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• The classes are large and the teaching is more
  formal than we have in the UK.

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• The standard of work is surprisingly high.

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• Safety is a key issue. This is really important
  as
• some pupils sleep at school in the dormitories.

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• The headmaster bought some wire netting so that
  a fence can be constructed around the school. He
  will add to the fence as more money becomes
  available.

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• You also gave some laptops which are now being
  used by the teachers in the secondary school.

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Laptop Computers

• They also provided 5 laptop computers for staff
  at St Johns

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There is another primary school which feeds
pupils into St Johns Senior Secondary School.

• This is Bbaale Primary School.
• They too would like a link with a primary school
  in the UK.

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It is in an isolated area and the conditions are
poor.
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• This is their reception class.
• Over 150 pupils are taught in this one classroom!

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The community in Stourbridge has helped the
people in Nandere in many ways

• Old Swinford Hospital raised money during an
  Africa Day to refurbish a dormitory at St Johns
• St Peters Church in Pedmore sent money so that
  a remote church could start to build a roof.

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• The staff and pupils at
• St Theresas Boys, St Theresas Girls and St
  Johns Senior Secondary School
• wish to thank the community at
• The Ridge Primary School for caring about their
  situation.

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Your work is greatly appreciated.
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• You have really made a difference.