NEWSLETTER TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS
MID-SECOND TERM 2021/22 ACADEMIC SESSION
17TH FEBRUARY, 2022
Appreciation
We thank the Almighty God for the grace to conclude this half term successfully. We also appreciate our parents/guardians for their continuous support and pray God will continue to bless them.
End-of-Term Package
a. Newsletter to Parents/Guardians
b. Stint Report Sheet for each student
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.
Need for Academic Awareness
We remain committed to ensuring the success of our students. To that effect, we enjoin our esteemed parents to monitor the academic progress of our students. It is our sincere desire that our students perform excellently well in their examinations.
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.
Early Morning and Afternoon Classes for Senior School Students
Extension classes for senior school students will continue upon resumption from the mid-term break. In view of this, all senior school students are expected to resume for early morning classes in school at 7AM. Afternoon classes shall commence at 3PM. Parents/Guardians are to note that these classes are a part of regular classes. Students who fail to attend may be at a disadvantage, since topics treated in these classes will not be repeated, except during revision classes. Hence, parents/guardians should please support this arrangement and ensure their children/wards attend.
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 N25,000.00 into First Bank IGR account number 2017816821. The photocopies of receipts obtained from the School’s office should be taken to the Counsellor’s office latest Monday, 9 May, 2022. Late registration after this date will attract an extra fee of N10,000.00 for each candidate.
Please be informed that 2022 WAEC registration has closed.
Important Information to JSS3 Students and their Parents/Guardians
2022 BECE registration is in progress there should be full payment of 1st, 2nd and 3rd term fees and payment of the sum of 10,000.00 into First Bank Account number 2017816821. The receipts obtained from the School accounts office should be taken to the counselling office latest Monday, 28th February, 2022. Any student who fails to register before the given date will not be registered.
2022/2023 Entrance Examination Admission
The International School, University of Ibadan entrance admission forms into JSS1 are available for eligible candidates. The examination date at the three venues (Lagos, Abuja and Ibadan) is Saturday, 23 April, 2022. More information on the admission and method of application are on the school admission portal (www.admissions.isi.ui.edu.ng). Deadline for application is Friday, 22 April, 2022. For more information, contact 08060226663 or 08038542670.
Mathematics Clinic
As a result of the Academic assembly held at the beginning of this term to discuss the students performance in the previous examination, it was concluded that students who got below 50% in Mathematics be registered for extramural class in Mathematics tagged “Mathematics Clinic”. This is aimed at improving their performance in Mathematics at a cost of #5,000.00 only to be paid into ISI IGR account no. 2017816821 at First Bank. For more details, please contact Mr Ogunwande on 08029845177.
School Fees Drive
Please be informed that any student owing the school fees for this term or any term would not be allowed into the class upon resumption from the mid-term break. We therefore urge school fee defaulters to do the needful before the resumption.
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 that the School will not return any confiscated gadget. The confiscated items will be donated during charity programme to 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 after the mid-term break. Interested students in SSS2 should plan to register for the forthcoming May/June 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 for SAT has commenced and classes are ongoing. Interested parents are to contact Mr. Akinsooto, D. on 08034817088 or Mr. Ogunfowokan, O.O. on 08065913752.
ISI Annual Charity Walk
The annual charity walk was held on 5 February, 2022 with a massive turnout. It is an annual event aimed at promoting giving back to the society and identifying with the less privileged. We must appreciate our students for their unparalleled altruism. We also appreciate the parents/guardians for encouraging their children/wards to cultivate the habit of giving to the less privileged.
Community Development Service
The SS1 students of this great school demonstrated a high level of responsibility as they, under the guidance of their Civic Education teacher, Mrs Jegede, and the school community service committee carried out a community service project by repainting parts of the walkways. The exercise is a practical show of lessons learnt in Civic Education.
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 will be held on Saturday, 5th March, 2022.
Competition
An ISI student, Adetunji Victor (SS2G), is representing the school in an ongoing Mathematics reality competition organised by Cruxlearning Mathematics Contest Africa being held for Africans in Lagos. Already, he has qualified for the second stage of the competition and he stands a chance of winning 5,000.00 dollars.
Donations
i. The Rotary Club of Ibadan, Jericho Metro donated over 130 copies of different academic books, valued at over N250,000.00, to the school to propagate the reading culture in our students.
ii. Omolara Olaogun donated two copies of the literature text, My Womb, to the school.
iii. Dr Jimoh donated yet another copy of her book, Basic History for Junior School, to the School.
iv. The Southwest Law Students Association of Nigeria, Oyo State Directorate donated five (5) copies of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended in 2018 and another five (5) copies of the Child Right Act, 2013 to the school.
The School appreciates these donations.
Important Dates
Mid-Term break – Friday, 18th and Monday, 21st February, 2022.
International Soiree – Saturday, 5th March, 2022
SS3 Mock Examination – Monday, 14th March – Friday, 1st April, 2022
Second Term Examination – Monday, 21st March – Friday, 1st April, 2022
Vacation – Friday, 8th April, 2022
Entrance Examination – Saturday, 23rd April, 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
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Phebean O. Olowe
Principal