NEWSLETTER TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS

SECOND TERM 2021/22 ACADEMIC SESSION 8TH MARCH, 2022

We thank the Almighty for the grace to conclude this second term successfully. We also appreciate our parents/guardians for their continuous support and pray God continue to bless them.

End-of-Term Package
a. Newsletter to parents/guardians
b. Marked script(s) of each student
c. Second term result

The School Promotion Criteria
Parents/Guardians are advised to continuously charge their children/wards to strive towards meeting up with the school promotion criteria so as to earn promotion to the next class. New students are particularly advised to take note of the promotion criteria:
• SS Arts students: 5 credits including English Language, Mathematics and any three of the following subjects: Lit-in-Eng; Government; History; IRS/CRS; Visual Art/Music/French; Yoruba; Igbo; Hausa; Biology; Geography and Economics.
• SS Commercial students: 5 credits including English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two of the following subjects: Financial Account; Commerce; Government; Geography; Biology and Visual Art.
• SS Science students: 5 credits including English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and any of the following subjects: Biology; Geography; Economics; Further Maths; Technical Drawing; Agricultural Science; Food and Nutrition and Visual Art.
• JS students: 7 credits including English Language and Mathematics.
The minimum credit pass is 50% and the school has a standard policy on this. Parents/Guardians are advised to take note of these requirements and encourage their children/wards to study to achieve academic excellence.
JSS1 Students
Parents/Guardians of this category of students, particularly day students, are advised to create time for their children/wards and ensure their notebooks are thoroughly checked each day when they return from school. The students also need to be guided in doing their assignments, and turning in same on time. The JSS1 students, not too long ago, were admitted into the secondary school and still need a lot of supervision to excel in their academics. This task should not be left to the School alone. Therefore, the home needs to be alive to this duty/responsibility, to complement the effort of the school in the developmental progress of the students.

Holiday Extension Classes for JSS3 and SSS3 Students
All JSS3 and SSS3 students are expected to resume for extension classes on Tuesday, 19th April, 2022. Classes shall hold from Tuesday, 19th April, 2022 till Saturday, 30th April, 2022. Boarders are expected to resume into the hostel on Monday, 18th April, 2022. Any day student who desires to be in the hostel during this period is free to do so. Boarding house fee for this period is #29,000.00 only. This should be paid into First Bank Boarding House Account No. 2002142106.

Payment of School Fees
Parents/Guardians are to note the following:
a. School fees for the third term (2021/22 session) are as follows:
JS1, JS2, SS1 and SS2: Staff: ₦56,000.00 Non-Staff: ₦76,000.00
These are to be paid into First Bank Account No. 2005514731.
b. Boarding Fee: ₦188,000.00 to be paid into First Bank Account No. 2002142106 or Zenith Bank Boarding House Account No. 1214084745
c. Boarding Supervision Fee: ₦2,500.00 to be paid into First Bank Account No. 2017593645.
d. Boarders Lesson Fee: JSS (₦10,200.00); SSS (₦12,700.00) to be paid into First Bank Account No. 2017593645.
e. ICT Fee: ₦8,000.00 to be paid into First Bank Account No. 2017816821. This fee is optional and is meant to be paid by parents who want their children to be part of the extra tuition (tutorials) in programmes like Microsoft Word, Adobe, Dreamweaver, CorelDraw and so on.
f. Important Information on Payments:
i. All duplicate bank tellers showing appropriate cash lodgement are to be brought to the School for the issuance of receipts. Scanned copies or photocopies are not acceptable.
ii. Printed teller slips are to be photocopied and both original and photocopy must be brought to the School for the issuance of receipts.
iii. Parents/Guardians interested in online payment can do so by using their bank mobile app or internet banking platform. For such payments, please ensure that the narration of payment includes the name and class of your child/ward and the purpose of the lodgement (e.g. Agaba Christy, JSS 2A; School fees; Adamu Saul, JSS 2B, Boarding Fees).
iv. Kindly note that we do not accept payments by USSD codes.

Important Information to SSS3 Students and their Parents/Guardians
2022 NECO SSCE registration is in progress. There should be full payment of 1st, 2nd and 3rd term fees and payment of the sum of ₦25,000.00 into First Bank IGR account number 2017816821. The photocopies of receipts obtained from the School Account office should be taken to the Counsellor’s office

latest Monday, 9th May, 2022. Late registration after this date will attract an extra fee of ₦10,000.00 for each candidate.
WASSCE timetable will be given to the students as soon as WAEC releases it. All SSS3 students are to note that they are required to put on a pair of black or brown sandals for their external examinations. Socks are not to be worn. Also, slippers and flip-flops are not allowed. Females are not allowed to add any form of attachment to their hair.

Student Disciplinary Investigation Committee (SDIC) Recommendations
At the SDIC meeting held on Wednesday, 6th April, 2022, the following decisions and recommendations were taken:

S/N NAME CLASS ALLEGATION DECISION RECOMMENDATION
1 Okeke Confidence Nzubechukwu SS 2H Examination Misconduct (Brought in incriminating materials to the exam hall and used them during the 2nd term exam) Guilty To repeat SS2 in 2022/23 session.
2 Atilola Hikmat Omobolanle SS 2D Examination Misconduct (Brought in incriminating materials to the exam hall and used them during the 2nd term exam) Guilty To be withdrawn from the school because she is repeating the class for the second session and cannot be in a class for three sessions in the school.
Note: SDIC: Student Disciplinary Investigation Committee

Important Information for JSS3 Students and their Parents/Guardians
2022 BECE examination starts on Monday, 9th May, 2022 till Monday, 23rd May, 2022. Parents should endeavour to encourage and prepare their wards to perform excellently well in the examination. A copy of the timetable will be given to each student during the extension class. In the course of the examination, students are required to wear black or brown sandals. Slippers and flip-flops are not allowed.

Important Information for JSS3 Boarder students and their Parents/Guardians
Owing to the fact that our JSS3 boarder students would not stay in school till the end of the term, students in this category are to take note of the requisite boarders’ fees:
i. Boarding house fee: ₦43,000.00 to be paid into First Bank Account No. 2002142106 or Zenith Bank Boarding House Account No. 1214084745
ii. Boarding House Supervision fee: ₦2,500.00 to be paid into First Bank Account No. 2017593645. Boarders are to resume in the dormitory for third term on Sunday, 8th May, 2022 and to leave the dormitory latest Friday, 27th May, 2022. This is for the purpose of writing their external examination and attending the counselling session for their placement into their respective classes in SSS1 for 2022/23 academic session.

2022/23 Entrance Examination Admission
The International School, University of Ibadan entrance admission forms into JSS1 (for 2022/23 academic session) are available for eligible candidates. The examination date at the three venues (Lagos, Abuja and Ibadan) is Saturday, 23rd April, 2022. More information on the admission and method of application are on the school admissions portal (www.admissions.isi.ui.edu.ng). Deadline for application is Friday, 22nd April, 2022. For more information, contact 08060226663 or 08038542670.

Disclaimer
It has come to the notice of the school management that some ISI students are accommodated in a hostel at Agbowo area, Ibadan. Parents are strongly notified that the school has no arrangement for any hostel facility outside the premises of the school. Any parent involved in such arrangement for their child(ren) is entirely liable for whatever consequences that come out of this arrangement.

Early Morning and Afternoon Classes for Senior School Students
Extension classes for senior school students will continue on the first week of the third term. We appeal to parents/guardians to support this arrangement by ensuring their children/wards attend these classes as they are a part of regular classes and topics treated will not be repeated, except during revision classes. Parents and students are enjoined not to relent because outstanding success is our collective target.

Information on ISI School Lesson
The school lesson remains committed to the overall excellence of our students. It is heart-warming to note that the school lesson has yielded positive impact on the performance of our students. Classes continue in third term and the lesson fee is ₦12,000.00 only which is payable to First Bank Account No. 2017816821. For more information on the school lesson, contact Olanihun, A.P. on 08030738405.

Student’s Dress Code
Few of our students still come to school in uniforms and house wears they have outgrown. We have been sending such students home (day students) while boarders are not allowed in classes until parents/guardians make replacements. Girls’ gowns should not be tight-fitting and should cover their knees while boys’ shorts should be in the range of the knee cap. Senior boys are not permitted to come to school in jeans or tightly- sewn trousers otherwise known as ‘pencil’. The recommended colour of shoes is black; no other colour is allowed. The sole of shoes should be black as well. Only white or black pairs of socks are allowed. Ankle socks are not allowed. Shoes should be flat and not high-heeled. Boots are not allowed. Shoes and socks that do not conform to the school rules and regulations will be confiscated. Boys’ haircut should be very low and even and girls on afro must have their haircut even. Other styles of haircut apart from this are not allowed in the School.

Electronic Gadgets in School
In spite of repeated warnings to our students to desist from bringing electronic gadgets such as phones, tablets, laptop computers and so on to school, a handful of our students still bring them. This is a reminder to parents/guardians that the School will not return any confiscated gadget. The confiscated items will be donated during the Charity programme organised for the less privileged.

Cambridge ‘A’ Level Programme
The Cambridge ‘A’ Level programme is on course. Admission is available for candidates with a minimum of five combinable ‘O’ Level credits (including English Language and Mathematics) and a minimum of C6 in each of the candidate’s combinable subjects. For more details, contact F. O. Oluwatope on 08069280164 or 08055060216.

International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
The IGCSE classes will continue upon resumption from the holiday. Interested students in SSS2 should plan to register for the forthcoming October/November diet. Parents who desire to avail their wards of this opportunity are to call Mr E. T. Ayodele on 08055471527 or Mr Ogunwande on 08038560040 for further enquiries.

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
Registration and classes for SAT will continue after the second term holiday. Interested parents are to contact Mr. Akinsooto, D. on 08034817088 or Mr. Ogunfowokan, O. O. on 08065913752.

Academic Excursion to Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research
SSS2 Geography students in SSS2 went on an academic excursion on Wednesday, 16th February, 2022 to the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, Victoria Island, Lagos State. This was to ensure that our students have a practical experience of what they were taught in the classroom and also get exposed to career opportunities in Geography.

ISI International Soiree
The International Soiree is a biennial programme that takes place on the school premises. It involves display and appreciation of different cultures, and opportunity to buy and sell. It was held on Saturday, 5th March, 2022. We appreciate our students for their rich display of culture and for their unparalleled camaraderie. We also appreciate parents/guardians for encouraging their children/wards to ensure the success of the programme.

Competition/Award
An ISI student, Adetunji Victor (SS2G), represented the school in a Mathematics reality competition organised by Cruxlearning Mathematics Contest Africa held for secondary students across Africa in Lagos state. Of all students who came from many African countries, our student was the overall winner and the cash prize he would be awarded is 5,000.00 dollars. The competition is currently being relayed on TVC, AIT, AFMAG and BCOS. The award ceremony will come up at a date to be announced. Parents and students will be informed when due.

Donations
Dr Aisha Shuaib donated medications worth thousands of naira to the school clinic. The School appreciates this valuable donation.

Important Dates
Vacation – Friday, 8th April, 2022 Resumption for Third Term – Monday, 9th May, 2022 Boarders Resume – Sunday, 8th May, 2022
Day Students Resume – Monday, 9th May, 2022

Conclusion
The principal and the school management wish to reassure all parents/guardians that we are fully committed to the realisation of the mission and vision of ISI.

Thank you and God bless.

Signed
Phebean O. Olowe
Principal