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I have an older brother and a young one. My father is a tailor, my mother is a housewife. When my grandfather died, life became difficult. My parents had problem paying schools fees, as a result I had been missing some of my studies. I am a hardworking girl particularly in studies. I want to be a lawyer. I know the road is hard but I have always told myself that with determination I can achieve. When I saw my form 4 national exam results were good, I knew my hard work had paid off. The day I saw my name among the few chosen for advanced education, that was the happiest moment in my life. Two years from now I want to be in university so I can fulfill my lifelong dream. I always say you may not be perfect but you are good enough for something.

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Karen
Sun, January 15, 2017 at 9:00 pm GMT
Dear Students,

Happy New Year 2017, congratulations on preparing for your exams and welcome back to school !

Here is a thought to begin the year on;

"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives".

Henry David Thoreau

be well,
Karen
Jonathan
Sat, January 7, 2017 at 10:25 pm GMT
Dear Students,

As the New Year begins, I make a habit of collecting new wisdom from different sources to guide my life for the New Year. Below are a few of my favorite things I found that I would like to share with you:

1) Experience The Joy Of Learning

Each time you learn something new you gain more knowledge and with more knowledge come more confidence. Learning helps us become more adaptable and flexible to new situations. Learning encourages us to be more creative and innovative in our thinking and we are therefore more comfortable with the unknown.
Reading books is a great way for us to learn. To fully embrace the joy of learning, never stop reading and searching for more knowledge.

2) Touch someone’s soul with your kindness

Random Acts of Kindness. It’s the little things in life that matter most. Hold a door, smile at people. Kindness does not cost much and it touches the soul of another person.

3) When you master your emotions, you master your life

Anger. This is one emotion that is sure to pop up sometime during the day. How you deal with your anger says a lot about who you are as a person. How well do you manage your emotions? Do you have a harsh reaction if someone says something insulting to you? Anger can be a destructive emotion if not managed properly.

4) Respect other people’s opinions even when they differ from your own.

Conflict. It’s rare that two people agree on most topics. Conflict is everywhere. It happens at work, home, with family and friends. Disagreeing isn’t the problem (although most people think it is). The problem is not giving value to the opinions of others.

5) Speech is a powerful tool.

Your words. Watch your words carefully. They can be daggers or building blocks. You can crush the spirit of someone or make them feel like they can conquer the world. Taste your words before you spit them out. Words are your thoughts coming to life. It’s your choice.

What are your favorite quotes and wisdom to live by? I’d love to hear your thought on that.

Cheers,
Jonathan Gilbert
Judy
Tue, November 29, 2016 at 6:04 pm GMT
My dear student,
This school year went by so quickly. I just like to say hello to every one. Wish you have great break and wonderful holidays. Remember read your favor books during the break too. Think what is you would like to accomplish for you next school year? How are going to get there? Use this break to prepare yourself. I wish all of you had great future ahead of you. You have to work hard to get there.
In US we had Thanksgiving, now every body prepare for Christmas then will be New Year.
It is the most busy and happy time for every body. Wish see you all next August or September. Best regards,
Judy
Jonathan
Thu, October 27, 2016 at 6:33 am GMT
Hello everyone,

How are you? How was your summer? What did you do during that time?

As for me, during my break, I went with my family to visit a very special country in the Arctic Circle called Greenland. It has so many interesting facts that I thought you might enjoy hearing about its uniqueness. Greenland is a massive island located between the North Atlantic and Arctic Circle.

In Viking legend, Greenland was described as a lush, green, fertile land. Today however, ‘Whiteland’ would be a more accurate term since approximately 85 per cent of the country is covered in ice and snow. Greenland is the world's largest island with over 2 million square kilometers but it is the least densely populated territory in the world with a population of only 57,000 people.

Much of its land surface is covered in ice (imagine that!). Most of its small population lives along the ice-free, fjord-lined coast, particularly in the southwest. Its northerly position, largely above the Arctic Circle, results in natural phenomena such as summer’s midnight sun and winter’s Northern Lights.

In Greenland, the Sun does not set from May 25th to July 25th. A major part of Greenland is covered by fjords, which prevent the construction of roads. There are no roads and no railway system. All travel between towns is done by plane, boat, helicopter, snowmobile or dogsled (yes, really!).

You can learn more about Greenland by using RACHEL PI searching for it in Wikipedia.

I love Geography and I hope you enjoy learning about new countries as much I as do.

Please let me know what you will be learning next. I look forward to hearing from you.

Best,
Jonathan Gilbert
Judy
Wed, October 12, 2016 at 12:02 am GMT
Hi, How are you? Time has passed so quickly this past semester! Less two months the school will end for the year. I know some of you will take the National exam and some of you will take the Final exam. I wish you the best of luck to prepare yourself for the tests.
Please study hard and keep your goals in mind, the time will pass before you know it.
I would like you to write a journal to describe your biggest accomplished for this school year; or the things witch you are most proud. Do you have any goals in mind that you would like to achieve during your summer break?
For myself, I have been busy the past couple months selecting the new A-level and O-level students with Mr. Amos and Mr. Paulo. I welcome all of you to the school fund big family.
I hope you enjoy your final weeks, As always please speak Mr. Amos and Mr. Paulo any major issues you want bring it to my attention.
I am very proud of all of you and I am happy to help you achieve your dreams. I am very excited to plan a visit Tanzania next year around August or September. See all of your soon.
Jonathan
Wed, September 21, 2016 at 3:53 am GMT
Hello Everyone,

Welcome to the new school year! I am glad that all of you are now back to school and doing well. I am looking forward to hearing what you will be learning.

I wish you a great year full of accomplishments and happiness.
Study hard and your dream will come true!

All the best,

Jonathan Gilbert
Said Mohamed
Fri, September 16, 2016 at 12:31 pm GMT
Hello Marina,
I don't much but just wishing you best of luck on the exams that are around the corner I would just like to wish best of luck to your final exams

Have a nice week-end
Marina
Sat, August 20, 2016 at 11:03 am GMT
Hello everyone,
Hoping that all of you are doing well and that everything is fine and your doing alright.Back to me thanks to God am doing well.To me this week i am doing better because last week my granddad passed away and it has been a blow to my family but i thank god as i know that he is in a better place and watching over us.With school everything is going well as we are all preparing for our final exams.this is all i can write for now hope to hear from you all soon.Have a good day or night and i wish you all the best.
Judy
Fri, August 12, 2016 at 9:17 pm GMT
Hello,
Thank you for writing back to me! I am happy to hear about your breaks. Sounds like a lot of you had a good time of rest and reunion with your families. I also love hearing about what you are learning at school and what interests you. Having a passion for something is very important, because it will lead you to success. Remember to take advantage of Rachel Pi and continue to work hard so you can do better than last semester! Let us know what we can do to help you in your studies and achieve your goals.
Marina
Sat, August 6, 2016 at 10:19 am GMT
Hello Judy,
Hope that your doing okay and thank you for your support and kind words to all of us.We are all excited and scared about the national exams probably because it has the most effect in our lives in-fact this is our time to make our future and with one small mistake we will not only ruin our lives but also discourage all your hard work and support which you have been providing to all of us.
For all the kindness you have showed us and given to us its something that a mere thank you can prove our sincerity with.We may not be able to tell you but we all love you very much and wish you to have a happy everlasting life and we will all work hard to achieve all of our dreams as you want us to.
Wish a nice time and thank you once again.
Judy
Thu, August 4, 2016 at 8:23 pm GMT
Hello,
Time has gone by so quickly! This is your last semester of O-level school and you will be taking the national exam very soon. I wish that you all could pass the national exam with scores in division I or division II, so that you can continue your education at the A-level and achieve your dreams. You still have two to three months before the exam so please work hard, try your best, and never give up. Your success means a lot to me and has given me strength and courage to continue to support students like you.
Jonathan
Sat, July 30, 2016 at 11:50 pm GMT
Hello,

How have you been? As another school year comes to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on another successful academic year.
For fun, I’d like to share with you some interesting facts about a country that I visited with my family recently and liked it very much.
This nation is a mountainous island called Iceland located in the North-Atlantic ocean close by the Arctic Ocean. The name Iceland may not be all that appropriate because although 10% of Iceland is covered by glaciers, it has a surprisingly mild climate and countless geothermal hot-spots and hot springs. It was one of the last places on earth to be settled my humans. There are some fun facts about this country that I thought you might find amusing:
1) Iceland’s revenue from whale watching from tourists exceeds any income from whaling.
2) Mosquitoes do not exist in Iceland. For this reason alone, I love this country :)
3) The Icelandic police don’t carry guns. Crime in Iceland is very low and violent crime is practically nonexistent.
4) Because the country is so safe, they have not had to build more jails in years. As a result there is a waiting list up to 3 months to be admit to jail :)
5) Around 85% of Iceland's electricity and heating comes from hydroelectric power and geothermal water.
6) They are very proud to be the “greenest” country in the world with virtually no pollution.

I hope you will use Rachel-Pi to check out this country and their images.
Have a wonderful summer!

Jonathan Gilbert
Marina
Sat, July 30, 2016 at 10:30 am GMT
Hello everyone,
Hoping that all of you are doing okay and that everything is well and as for me thank god that everything is back on track again.Iam really sorry that last semester i wasn't journaling much its all because i had some family problems but everything is back on track and i think that this semester will be much better than the last one.Once again i am really sorry but i hope we'll hear from eachother soon.
Wish you all the best,
with lots of love hope to hear from you all.
Judy
Tue, July 19, 2016 at 9:38 pm GMT
Hello All,

Welcome back! Hope you had great winter break. If you had any exciting and special experience during your break, write to us. We would love to hear from you.
Mean while I wish you have a great semester. Do you best. I would like to see you make better grade this semester then last semester.
Judy
Sat, May 14, 2016 at 4:41 am GMT
Hello, How are you. It has been a while since last I wrote to you.
Time goes by quickly, couple weeks from now this semester will be end. I think you all busy with your final exam. Please let me know how are you doing this semester.
I have been very busy myself.I attended couple conferences. It will help me to operate TSF more effectively.
I know writing is a key to be successful. I would like encourage you to write during your coming winter break. I am very interested to know what you will do during your break. When you back to school. I would like your to write that in your journal or write to me, so I will know each of you better.
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