SAIntS Family Newsletter 22

Friday, 10th March 2023

Dear SAIntS Family

Just one week to go until our school production, Hadestown. The show tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, whilst giving a stunning display of musical theatre. Tickets are selling quickly, so please buy soon to avoid being disappointed.
As anticipation of Cyclone Freddy hitting Malawi on Saturday mounts, please stay safe. We are praying that its effects will be minimal.

School Show 16th - 18th March - Tickets on sale now

International Women's Day

On Wednesday 8th March, we celebrated International Women's Day. Female members of staff received a card from the Peace Garden Club as together we embraced equity. #embraceequity

ALAMAU Trip

The SAIntS Delegates are working hard to prepare their opening speeches for the upcoming Model African Union conference in South Africa. They will depart next week for the 5-day conference. In Johannesburg, delegates will work with students from around the world to draft resolutions aimed at solving some of Africa's most pressing problems. Be sure to read next week's Newsletter for an update from South Africa!

SAIntS in Lilongwe

As you read this newsletter, we will already be on our way to Lilongwe. We are excited to meet potential families, please keep spreading the word.

Year 11 into 12 Subject Choices

Following a very busy and productive Options Evening this week, present Year 11 students are reminded to complete the form using the link below students indicating their initial FOUR options.
Deadline: Friday 17^th March.

Click here

Global School Leaders

Some of our Social Responsibility Prefects had their 'Ask the Expert' interactive on Tuesday where they had the opportunity to learn, engage with and be inspired by changemakers that are creating change through the power of social action across the world. There was an array of topics that were discussed associated to the Global Goals and team related areas.

Final submission of their Global Goals projects will be 1^st May 2023.

MAU Swimming Nationals

Our students did SAIntS proud at the Nationals last weekend. Congratulations to all our wonderful swimmers and huge thanks to their Liyani coaches, Mrs Melrose and Mrs Behan.

NAME	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	RELAY
Tasunje Mkavea	12	1		2 gold
Amy Donald	8	1	3	2 gold
Jeremiah Makwenda	5	5	1	2 gold
Charlotte Staines	3	6	1	2 gold
Kara Windell	3	1	1	1 gold
Jessica Makwenda	2	2	1	2 gold
Sharon Melrose	2
Mia Staines	1	4	3	2 gold
Tujaliwe Mkavea	1	1	1
Victoria Otto		1	1	1 bronze
Gemma Windell		1
Lytton Mabeti		1	1
Amelie Wilknson Zaza		3	1	1 bronze
Kieran Behan			2	2 bronze
Natalia Saunders				2 gold
Takomerwa Katandula				2 gold
Ricko Burger			1	2 bronze
Marceau Loiseau		1	2
Sophia Behan			1

UKMT Mathematics Competition

Last month, many Years 9 and 10 students participated in the Intermediate Mathematical Challenge organized by The UKMT. The Intermediate Mathematical Challenge is a 60-minute, multiple-choice Challenge. It encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solve interesting problems.

To recognize the highest performers in the Challenge, the top-scoring 50% of participants are awarded a Bronze, Silver or Gold certificate. Out of 209,725 participants, at SAIntS, 7 Year 10 Students were awarded a Bronze or Silver certificate. Huge congratulations to all the participants especially the award winners! Well done!

Yusuf - Bronze

Erin - Bronze

Uzoma Bronze

Yu-Shin - Bronze
James - Bronze

Aamilah - Silver

Wulunji - Silver; Best in School

International Day of Mathematics

International Day of Mathematics and Numeracy Week

Students and staff at SAIntS will be celebrating International Day of Maths on 14^th March 2023. The theme for the 2023 International Day of Mathematics is 'Mathematics for Everyone' and we are proud to celebrate this theme as a Saints community.

We are delighted to put together some exciting events and activities for students:

All students will be solving Mathematical problems and puzzles during tutor time to win prizes and earn house points.
On Wednesday 15th March, Maths Ambassadors will be raising money for the charity during breaktime by offering student to solve various Mathematical puzzles in a jar.
Our Year 10 students and Maths team will launch the International Day of Mathematics with three of primary schools (Phoenix, Hillview, and Saint Andrew's) on 15th March.
Students will make a design of a circle and a pi on the school field. Look out for the drone photo next week.

HOUSE

Junior Rounders
Well done to our Juniors who displayed great spirit and sportsmanship during ther rounders competition. Here are the results;

Position	House
1^st	Ndirande
2^nd	Chiradzulu
3^rd	Soche
4^th	Michiru

Co-curricular Clubs

A new challenge for the Saints Mountain Club

On Monday the Mountain Club scaled a new peak never before done by the school. Mpachika mountain is near to the St Joseph Mission Hospital in Nguludi. The students are pictured below at the 1142m summit enjoying the views of the surrounding area. The lack of a path to follow and the humid weather made this a challenging climb, but there was a real sense of achievement knowing they were the first SAIntS group to reach the top.

Student Leadership in Clubs

Rugby Club

In our series of celebrating student leadership in clubs, this week we recognise Martin, 6M1, who helps run the rugby club. Martin has been volunteering this term with the Junior Boys, Girls and Intermediate Boys rugby. Well done, Martin!

Knitting Club
This term the knitting club has been learning new stitches to make scarfs.

Photography Club
Last week photography club took some great portraits and nature photos, which were used this week to create some layered multiple exposure edits on photoshop. We had such a good selection this week showing lots of new skills learnt and some great creativity. Skills just keep on getting better, the next few weeks we will be stepping up the skill level to create even more complicated and high skill edits.

Peace Garden Club
This week the students surprised our female staff with a card and uplifting words to celebrate International Women's Day. They also decorated the Peace Garden with purple ribbons and inspirational quotes to support this year's theme #embrace equity.

Snippets from the Classroom

Modern Foreign Languages
In the MFL department we were lucky to have a Spanish visitor today. Students in Year 10,11 and 12 got the chance to practise their Spanish conversation skills in a Q and A session with Pedro De Castro, who is visiting from Galicia in Spain. Pedro praised their linguistic skills and the students really enjoyed and benefitted from the experience. The Y11 students are now looking forward to their speaking exams at the end of April.

Business Studies

In the business studies department BTEc Business is reaching that important time of year when the process of external moderation is getting underway. To that end the department has been preparing students with individual interviews on the last assignment students need to be fully accredited. Teachers and students are fully focused on achievement and the department is well on target for all students to pass as the last sample is prepared for the external verifier. Well done to students and staff!

In the Year 11 Business Studies class, students were so engrossed in their lesson with Miss Gondwa. They discussed the elements of the external social environment using Malawian examples. The students were able to apply real life examples to the exam questions that Ms Gondwa gave them. In the evening, the students attended the Year 11 Options evening where they found out more about A Level Business and BTEC Business.

Dates for your diary

	Next week - Week B
Friday 10 -11^th March	SAIntS goes to Lilongwe
Tuesday 15^th March	International Day of Mathematics
Thurs 16–18^th March	School Production
Week of 20^th March	Ndirande House Charity Week
Tuesday 21^st March	Sixth Form Parents’ Evening
Thursday 23^rd March	Life Skills Day 3
Friday 24 - 26^th March	PE Trip to BMIS
Friday 7^th April	School closes for Easter Holiday

Kind regards

Mrs Sarah Samanyika
Headteacher

SAIntS Malawi

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