End of the school term

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

End of the school term

It was Friday morning. Every pupil was excited, waiting for the end of the school term. The pupils were not in their classrooms because their teachers were having a staff meeting in the staffroom. The pupils gathered in small groups; some were playing while others were discussing how they would spend their holidays. Zuhura was telling her friends, Nandi and Davis, how she would be enjoying the holiday in Mtwara. Zuhura said that her mother had promised her to visit her aunt, Mariam, who lives in Mtwara, if she passed her examinations. Davis then told his friends that he and his sister would be going to the national museum with their father, who was working there. Nandi told her friends that she was happy because she would be visiting Ngorongoro National Park with her parents. When the bell rang, they all cheered as they ran towards the assembly ground. The teachers came from the staffroom and stood in front of the pupils. Everyone was quiet, waiting eagerly to hear who would be top in the examinations. The academic teacher announced the names of the pupils who came fi rst, second and third in each class. Nandi came fi rst in Standard Six, while Davis came second. Zuhura came second in Standard Five. The pupils who came fi rst, second and third were given prizes and they were all happy. Then, the sports teacher announced the names of the best pupils in sports and games. They were also given prizes. Likewise, the names of the smartest, most punctual, and most disciplined pupils were announced, and they were given prizes. Finally, the head teacher stood up to make some announcements. He said that the class teachers had prepared letters for parents or guardians showing each pupil’s performance in academics, sports and other activities. The letters instructed parents or guardians to buy exercise books, text books, school uniforms, school bags, pens, pencils, and sports jerseys. Each pupil was expected to come with all the requirements at the beginning of the term. The head teacher announced that the school was closed. Then, the pupils departed happily for home.

Questions

1. What were the pupils doing outside the classrooms?
2. Why did all the pupils cheer?
3. Who announced the results?
4. Who came first in Standard Six?
5. What did the head teacher announce?
6. What do you think were the feelings of the pupils who had not performed well?

Recite the following poem.

I want to write a letter, I think I will do it later, I don’t know the parts of the letter, So I will have to find them later. Now I am writing a letter, With all parts of the letter, Sender’s address and date, Won’t forget the receiver’s address. Salutation and the heading, Then follows the body of the letter, The ending concludes the letter, Name and signature you close.

Answer the following questions orally.

1. What is the poem about?
2. Why does the writer think of writing a letter later?
3. Does the writer mention the parts of the letter?
4. What are the parts of the letter mentioned in the poem?
5. How do we close the letter?

Re-arrange the jumbled parts of the following letter to form a well written formal letter.

Yours faithfully, RKitufe Rachel Kitufe English Teacher 4 th October, 2020. Kindly allow us to visit your radio station on the 27th of November, 2020 to see how a radio station operates. There are 55 pupils in Class Six who would like to visit your radio station. They would like to see the announcers and recording rooms. They would also like to participate in children’s discussion. The pupils have been practising their speaking and listening skills in English. So, they want to learn more through radio programmes. We hope that our request will be considered. Thank you, Aman Radio Station P. O. Box 333 Kijiweni. u. f. s. The Head teacher Mbela Primary School P. O. Box 457 Kijiweni. Mbela Primary School P. O. Box 457 Kijiweni. Dear Sir/Madam, RE: VISITING YOUR RADIO STATION

Use the words in the table below to fill in the blanks in the letter that follows.

HEAD TEACHER Dear December SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS Please K.Lunango Yours faithfully January 6th December, 2020

Nzurini Primary School P. O. Box 222 Kibaoni.

(i) ……. Parent/Guardian P.O.Box 224 Urafiki.

(ii) …….. Parent/Guardian,

RE: (iii) ……......................................

(iv) …... be informed that the school is closed for (v) ……holiday. It will re-open on 7 th (vi)……...

The school administration takes this opportunity to thank all parents guardians for their cooperation in the academic and moral improvement of their children during this year. We expect the same cooperation in thecoming academic year. In order to improve the pupils’ academic performance, the school plans to administer monthly tests for each subject. Parents/guardians will be receiving progress reports for their children before the end of the term. We think this will allow both teachers and parents to assist the pupils closely. Please, encourage your child to be responsible for his/her own success. Furthermore, make sure that you buy all school requirements, such as school uniforms, shoes, exercise and text books, a school bag, a pen, a pencil, a ruler and sports jersey.

Please, feel free to come at any time during school hours if you have any concerns regarding your child.

(vii)……,

Kazinda Lunango

(viii)…….