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Dear
Parents and Guardians,
We are now at the end of
the first week in school. Clubs and activities will begin on Monday.
Secondary school students have received their clubs lists and the
majority have decided their choices. New clubs this year in the
secondary include Cross-country Running, Kenpo, Joyland Art and
Gym/weight training.
The majority of items ordered from overseas
have now arrived, including our new computers and data projector
which we are now integrating into the school. The library is having
new shelves made to accommodate the new books. Equipment has been
purchased for all areas of the school.
We are still having a few problems with uniform.
We have been assured that this will be sorted out by Monday of next
week. We apologise for any inconvenience that this has caused.
Extra security measures will be reintroduced
on the gate from next week. All cars entering the school compound
must have a Braeburn car sticker. These are available from the school
office free of charge.
Car parking in the evenings after school
is becoming a safety issue. We would request parents not to park
in front of the banda as this obstructs the students view when crossing
the car park. All buses will now load from the roundabout. Please
also observe the speed limit inside the school of 10km/hr.
This term I will be continuing to offer
the opportunity for parents, students and friends to play hockey
socially. On Friday 15th September the game will begin at 3.30pm.
However, if there is a great deal of interest from the people that
would prefer a later start time (people working in town), this can
be arranged for future games. Please sign on the sports board (next
to the tennis courts) by Thursday before each game so that I can
make the appropriate arrangements for facilities. Thank you. Age
range 7 - 100 years.
During the first week of the holidays, nine
students and two teachers carried out an expedition to Mt. Kenya.
Below is a report by Natalie Schwarz about this trip.
After four days on Mt Kenya I have never
appreciated my bath or bed more! We spent the first night at Braeburn
College in Nairobi and the second night in Nanyuki. On the third
day we arrived at Sirimon gate to start our climb. We walked uphill
for about 3 ½ hours with everyone still in good spirits before
reaching our first night stop, Old Moses, 3300m
The second day on the mountain was a
gruelling one with an 8 hour hike up and down valleys and crossing
rivers and the effects of altitude sickness and exhaustion starting
to kick in. We kept each other going with many dextrose tablets
and lots of singing. We eventually reached our second night stop,
Shipton's camp, 4200m.
We started our third day with one goal in
mind, to reach the summit, Pt Lenana, at 4895m. It was a very difficult
three hours with steep uphill climb on loose grounding and some
suffering severely from the effects of altitude and aching muscles.
Our guides were excellent and helped to keep us going with a huge
amount of determination and team work seven out of the nine students
and Mr Hill reached the summit. The views were amazing when the
clouds cleared and we had a snow ball fight.
I would like to thank Mr Hill, Saima and all my friends who went
for making it such a wonderful and memorable trip.
Have a good weekend.
Andy
Hill
Headteacher
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