PFS 2021/22 EASTER TERM NEWSLETTER

PFS 2021/22 EASTER TERM NEWSLETTER

We thank God for His mercies and protection throughout the Easter Term. Our ability to weather the storms and challenges of the term has indeed been by the help and grace of God.  In spite of Covid-19, alongside other attendant issues including security and spiraling inflation in the country, we are glad to report that we have made progress both academically and spiritually. Likewise, we do appreciate you all for keeping faith with us throughout the Term.

This Easter term has been a wonderful term with academic, social, and cultural performances. The programs have impacted positively on the pupils. We pray that our children will continue to improve academically so as to become the best among their contemporaries both within and without our immediate environment.

SCHOOL PROGRAMMES:

COMMUNITY DAY: The Community Day was observed on the 22nd of March 2022. The Area E Police Command Festac Town represented by SP Olanrewaju Oladele gave the lecture. He spoke on SECURITY AWARENESS. He also fielded various questions from the pupils. The children benefited from the talk as they were enlightened on how to be safe and secure in our challenging environment.

PRACTICAL: The Upper Primary Department had practicals in various fields e.g.  Popcorn and fruit juice preparation, clay molding, and planting of crops. These activities exposed them to know how to be creative.  The Nursery Department carried out fruit day practicals. We appreciate parents for their support in helping the children with items for these practicals.

FRUITY DAYS: The introduction of fruit days has been a success. We want to appreciate our parents for complying with the requirements for Tuesdays and Thursdays when fruits are added to the meal for our children. We implore all parents who are yet to do so to kindly comply as the health benefits are enormous.

COLOUR DAY: Our Colour day was observed on February 14th, 2022. All Pupils and Staff wore red and blue attires. It was a very colorful and exciting day for all participants. Pupils and staff exchanged gifts. The activities of the day were to portray that Pupils should love Christ as Christ Loves us.

CULTURAL DAY: The School also observed her Cultural day on the 7th, of April 2022. Pupils were dressed in different cultural attires. There were also various displays of traditional dishes, cultural songs, and other cultural presentations. Prayers were said in the various indigenous languages. A talk titled “Our Cultural Values “was also delivered. We appreciate the facilitators who came to grace the occasion.  To our wonderful parents who took out time to prepare various Nigerian and African delicacies, we say a big Thank You.

PTA: The Parents Teachers Association meeting was held on March 26th, 2022.

Highlights include:

SCHOOL DEBT: The house encouraged parents to pay up all outstanding debts in order for the affected children not to be hindered from writing subsequent exams.

  • School Homework Organizer: It was further stressed that parents should always go through their Child’s School Homework Organizer.  This is very essential and becomes an additional medium for necessary information.
  • Hygiene and Cleanliness:  Parents are to keep up with high hygienic standards, ensuring cleanliness at all levels. In the same vein, pupils should be properly dressed in the recommended school uniform and attire for each day.
  • Sick Pupils: In as much as the school is working relentlessly to ensure that the pupils are in a conducive learning environment, it was resolved that parents should as well partner with the school as they take proper care of sick pupils; making sure they are well and healthy before coming to school.
  • PTA Levy & Account: The PTA account is operational.  Parents are to pay a stipulated PTA fee of ₦5000. This falls due to payment on the resumption of every second term.

FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE: The First School Leaving Certificate Registration ends on 30th April 2021. Parents should please note that any child who does not meet up with both the financial obligations and academic requirements will not be registered by the school. Parents should endeavor to pay up to avoid a late registration penalty.

FEDERAL COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION: This is to bring to your notice that the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for the 2021/2022 Academic Session comes up on 23rd April 2022. Examination Centre: Festac Senior College, 24 Road, Festac Town. Time: 8.00am

POTASFIELD COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION: Potasfield College Entrance Examination holds on 7th May 2022. All Basic VI pupils are to participate. Basic 5 pupils are also encouraged to participate so as to expose them to an external exam. Registration is still in progress and the entrance fee is ₦10, 000.00.

SATURDAY LESSON: The Saturday lesson continues on 15th May 2022. This will enable our pupils to continue adequate preparation for the FSLC.

DAYCARE/CRÈCHE: We wish to inform our parents that the Daycare Department will be open from 8th – 15th April 2022, and re-open on 19th -25th April 2022.

Time: 8:00am – 3:00pm.Interested Parents should contact the office.

TRANSPORTATION: We wish to inform our dear parents whose children and wards use School Bus Services that due to the runaway inflation, the management has reviewed transportation fares slightly upward.  Parents and guardians are reminded about the NO PAYMENT, NO TRANSPORTATION POLICY OF THE SCHOOL. For further clarification please contact the office.

GRADUATION: We want to use this medium to notify our parents as regards the End of Session Activities/Graduation Ceremony that normally comes up at the end of Pentecost Term (3rd Term) of each academic calendar.

Please as per our normal tradition for this program, our pupils are to pay as follows:

GRADUATING CLASSES: Nursery II: ₦17, 500.00, Basic VI:  ₦22, 500.00 Other Classes ₦6,000.00

Graduands are expected to dress in a black suit, sky blue shirt, and black bow tie for the boys, while the girls are to put on sky blue ball gowns.

FEES: We appreciate our Parents who have diligently endeavored to pay up the fees despite the harsh economic condition. God bless you real good. Please, we wish to inform our parents that due to the prevailing high rate of inflation (18%) officially in the country, the cost of running the school has increased substantially. In order to stay afloat and maintain our services, the school fees have been reviewed upward by 10%. We appeal that you bear with us and we assure you that we do not take your patronage for granted in these trying times. We really count on your goodwill.

The third term fees can be paid into any branch of GT Bank. Attached is a GT Bank Slip.

NAME OF ACCOUNT:       POTASFIELD FOUNDATION SCHOOL

Bank:                                       GTBank

ACCOUNT NO.:                    0130702536

The account name and number have been printed on them. School Fees are to be paid first week of resumption directly to the bank. Please parents should endeavor to pay with the child’s name as the depositor. After payment has been made, the teller should be presented to the office for proper documentation.

SCHOOL RESUMPTION: The school resumes on April 25th, 2022 for the Pentecost (Third) Term.

We thank you for your continuous patronage. Remain blessed and have a wonderful Easter celebration.

Sited By

 Adebisi O. E. (PFSchools HeadTeacher)

PFC 2021/22 EASTER TERM NEWSLETTER

GRATITUDE

We give God all the glory as of the Easter term which took off on the 10th of January 2022 and ended well on the 7th of April, 2022.

To the glory of God, students were exposed to academic as well as co-curricular activities within the school environment despite all the security challenges all over the environment compounded with the spiraling inflation pressures.

PROGRESS: The Easter Term Examinations were conducted between 25th March and 4th April 2022. We are glad to report that all went well and our children are increasing in knowledge academically, socially, spiritually, and morally.

COMMUNITY DAY: The College observed three Community Days this term. Each of which a resource person was invited to give a talk on the following;

  • ADOLESCENT CHALLENGES – PUBERTY
  • LIVING A LIFE WORTHY OF EMULATION (For Junior Students) & CAMPUS LIFE (For Out-Going SSS3 and other senior students)
  • SECURITY AWARENESS: Senior Officers of the Nigerian Police Force Area ’E Command’ Festac sensitized the students on the security challenges in society, the need to be sensible and conscious of the security issues as per their immediate environment and location. Students were equally taught some safety tips and how to protect themselves when facing security challenges.

CULTURAL DAY: Our Cultural Day was observed on Wednesday, 6th of April, 2022. The sports houses of the school to which students belong were translated into geographical zones of the country. It was indeed a great day for the students. Parents prepared the cultural food and dressed the children in the cultural attire of the Geopolitical Zone they found themselves in. It helped the students to acquire additional knowledge of the culture of other geopolitical zones they have been hearing about.

PTA: The PTA meeting was held on Wednesday 23rd February 2022 being the Open Day of the School as agreed by parents previously. The meeting started at 10:10 am and ended at 12:45 pm. The turnout was quite impressive as we recorded an attendance of 152 people.

 The highlights include;

  • PARENTAL INFLUENCE ON CAREER CHOICE: Parents were encouraged to allow their children to choose their career path under their guidance and that of the Lord God Almighty.
  • BUS DELAY: Bus will not stay more than two (2) minutes in each house.
  • LATE FOOD TO SCHOOL: Parents were encouraged to wake up early for adequate preparation to avoid bringing food to the school at odd times.
  • SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT: It was agreed during the PTA meeting that each student should pay ₦10,000.00 for the Solar Project to assist the school as requested. Those yet to comply were urged to do so.
  • SSS3 AND JSS3 EXTERNAL EXAMS CLASSES FEES PATTERN: Parents were reminded about the payment pattern of fees for students in external exam classes. External exams classes pay school fees twice as follows:
  • SSS 3 – FIRST TERM: First-term fees +books+ WAEC exams+50% of third term fees.

SECOND TERM: Second term fees +50% of third term fees

THIRD TERM: No school fees are to be paid except the graduation fee of ₦30,000.00 only.

  • JSS 3 – FIRST TERM: First-term fees +books +BECE (junior WAEC fee) +50% of third term fees

SECOND TERM: Second term fees +50% of third term fees

THIRD TERM: No school fees are to be paid except ₦20,000.00 for graduation is to be paid.

  • PTA ACCOUNT FUND: Deliberations and suggestions on how the PTA Account should be funded and how much should be paid by each parent were referred to the PTA Chairman and Executives to discuss and revert to the PTA.
  • UPLOADING NOTES ON-LINE: After much deliberations on the right time to upload notes online, for students to copy, it was agreed that notes will now be uploaded Friday mornings to enable parents to monitor properly what the children are doing during the weekend. Parents were equally advised to buy desktop rather than giving the children phones or laptops that aids them to visit unauthorized sites easily.

The next PTA comes up next term on the 8th of June, 2022 being the Open Day of the College.

END OF SESSION/GRADUATION CEREMONY: Please in keeping with our normal tradition, the payment for this year’s End of Session /Graduation activities that comes up on 21st July 2022 is as follows:

Graduating Students:     SS 3   –   ₦30,000.00        JSS 3 – ₦20,000.00          Non graduating students  – ₦7,000.00

2022/2023 COLLEGE ENTRANCE: The College Entrance Examination into JSSI-III & SSI-III for the 2022/2023 Academic Session comes up on Saturday, 7th of May 2022. The cost of the Entrance Form is Ten Thousand Naira only (₦10,000.00).

Time:    9.00 am prompt.

Venue:  Potasfield College Hall.

Parents should please note that the agreed discount on tuition for the introduction of a new Parent/Student into the College is still on. Please we rely on you for the publicity of the College.

For enquires, contact the Admission Office, Potasfield Organization.

FEES: We appreciate our Parents who have diligently endeavored to pay up the fees despite the harsh economic condition. God bless you real good. Please, we wish to inform our parents that due to the prevailing high rate of inflation (18% officially) in the country, the cost of running the school has increased substantially. To stay afloat and maintain our services, the school fees have been reviewed upwards by 10%. We appeal that you bear with us in these trying times. We count on your goodwill and assure you that we do not take your patronage for granted.

ACCOUNT NAME:       Potasfield College

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 1013483345

BANK:                           Zenith Bank

We urge that you go through the Pentecost Term Programme taking note of important dates and events for the term as this will enable your full participation (View Download Below).

On behalf of the Proprietor, Management, Staff, and Students of the School, we wish you a Happy Easter Celebration.

DOWNLOAD THE PENTECOST TERM ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2022

Remain blessed by the Lord.

Sited By

 Igbokwe T.C (Pfschools Principal)

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