@TheRegentCollege Vol 4 Issue 4

@TheRegentCollege VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4 FRIDAY, 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2020 EDITORIAL It’s another beautiful weekend of happy tidings at The Regent Col- lege Abuja. Normal academic ac- tivities rolled during the week as teachers and students engaged in pedagogy smoothly. It has also been a great week for our country Nigeria as she clocked 60 years of independence. From TRC we say 60 hearty Cheers to Nigeria! The school was not left out in the mood of celebration as we hosted a successful virtual event to that effect. We commend our students’ presentations that made it a colourful and memora- ble outing online. As you flip through @TheRegentCollege, you have the Principal’s message and HODs reports to fill your weekend and make it worthwhile. Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Thank you. Aondo-Aver Ajio Editor IN THIS ISSUE: From The Principal……...………...……….2 HOD’s Report……………………....……..3-5 National Day……………….………..…..6-12 TRC Ace Competition…………………….13 Medical corner …………………………….14 Covid-19 Safety Reminder…………….15 Respect Responsibility Resilience

Page 2 FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK Dear Parents/Guardians, Greetings from The Regent College. We hope this meets you well? We sent you a short question- naire on Saturday 27th September, 2020 on your preferences and thoughts for the imminent re-opening of schools and we are anxiously looking forward to your responses. Please oblige us by filling and returning the questionnaires. Any day now, we hope to hear from the authorities in charge regarding a date for the physical return to school, and we have been getting our- selves ready to ensure every compliance that will make our col- lege a safe place for our students. During our parents’ webinar on Friday the 11th of September, we informed parents to please help talk to our students about obedience to school rules and regulations. We would like to ap- peal once again that you help ensure that the students keep their videos on during classes, tests and ex- ams. Academic integrity is a shared responsibility which parents need to help ascertain since they are home. At school we take total responsibility for checks and measures of detection. On Wednesday 30th September 2020 we held our annual Independence Day Seminars/Debates online. All college staff turned pout in traditional attires of their states of origin and the students carried the day with the submissions they had researched. Unfortunately at the end of it we could not take the whole school photograph we usually end the day with. We hope to resume this tradition next year. I wish you all a memorable Independence celebration as we stay safe. Yours Sincerely, C.I. Ebiai (Principal) Respect Responsibility Resilience

Page 3 HEAD OF DEPARTMENTS REPORT Advanced Level & Advanced Subsidiary Programme Report The online class lessons for the Advanced subsidiary and Advanced level pro- gramme has towered over any obstacles the current COVID-19 pandemic has caused on education in the country. At The Regent College, Abuja our rich, engaging and Cambridge Assessment International curriculum class lessons have been encouraging. All AS/A Level students gave feedback on their classes including suggestions on improve- ment. Find below some comments made by students. “My class lessons overall have been very productive. In that one hour, we are most times able to finish everything we set out to finish on that day.” – Saleh Ruqayyah Nadeen “So far it has been very organized and not a lot of time being wasted on setting up. My teachers have been very helpful as they answer all of our questions and organizes means such as the WhatsApp for group discussions on topics. Overall, there has been a lot of learning and understanding of how A lev- els work and how to adapt to A level type questions. I would suggest that textbooks be given to us from the school physically.” – Yobana Dornubari Nathan “I have had a good experience so far. I think the 30 min breaks are a bit unnecessary. We could rather finish earlier and use the extra time to study.” – Shreya Jindal “Learning has been unchallenging and straightforward as all my subject teachers took their time to ex- plain bit by bit and upload notes and slides on google classroom.” - Kashim- Imam Halima Saddiya Week 3 Assessment Report Last week the College started the weekly assessment to monitor our students’ progress. The assessment questions are drawn from CAIE past examination questions and based on the topics students were taught. The year 1 Advanced subsidiary (AS) students started fairly well with a 49% A-C grade. We believe they will improve in the subsequent formative assessments as they are just adjusting to the system. The year 2 Advanced Level (A2) students showed a brilliant performance with 81% A* - C grade. As we continue to monitor the students' progress we will not relent in ensuring all students receive the right support needed for them to achieve their goals. We solicit the support of our esteem parent as we together guide the students towards their goals. Awonusi Babatunde David. HOD Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level Programme. Respect Responsibility Resilience

Page 4 ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA (OSSD) PROGRAMME What Our Students Are Saying As we move further into the term, the OSSD programme has continued to advance into more weeks of teaching and learning. This has not only afforded our students the opportunity to settle into the pro- gramme, but also gain an awareness of how teachers deliver learning. In the following excerpts, some of the students have shared their thoughts on their lessons. Taboka Thandi Madori “I like how the teacher is interac- tive with the students, ensuring that every student understands and that no one is left confused. This creates a comfortable learning environment that l personally find productive. Ibrahim Umar Sani “The lessons are interactive and I am learning from the examples we do in class”. to be involved just as much. Fahd Mohammed Gebi says “I like the engagement in the class and how we are encouraged to talk”, and would en- courage everyone to be involved just as much. Timothy Hyua, English and Lit. in English Teacher HOD, OSSD Programme, Respect Responsibility Resilience

Page 5 HEAD OF DEPARTMENTS REPORT Foundation Programme Report As students and teachers of the department continue to strive to get better on daily basis, I would like to share with you some of the thoughts of some of our students. Please find them below: “After one week of lessons, I have no complaints. The teachers have been friendly and professional. They are always willing to ex- plain the topic thoroughly which makes the lessons run smoothly. I look forward to the rest of the term.” - Aizeyosabo Bazuaye “My experience has been good so far” - Habiba Sambo “My experiences have been amazing so far, and I am loving the clas- ses. Thank you” - Anas Atiku Lawal “My lessons have all been good so far, I have no complains and I am grateful with help and support from the teachers.” - Ibrahim Bukar Abba “It has been great.” - Mukhtar ishaq yahaya “I have found the lessons to be easily understandable and also fun.” - Ibrahim Khaleel Dasuki This is just a tip of the iceberg. Rather than relax, these inspiring comments is certainly a call for more hard work, dedication, commitment, and creative delivery. These comments also attests to the fact that we have surmounted the hindrances posed by the prevailing educational situation created by the COVID- 19 pandemic As promised earlier, we would continue to strive to deliver quality teaching and supervision in the Univer- sity Foundation department, regardless of the mode of delivery. Once more, we thank our very supportive parents. We also humbly appeal that you join us in our quest for academic excellence, particularly in the areas of internet connection, attendance and punctuality to classes and complying with basic rules such as turning on of videos in the classroom. This will be highly appreciated. Thank you. Michael Monday Business Teacher/Head, University Foundation Programmes. Respect Responsibility Resilience

NATIONAL DAY

Page 7 NATIONAL DAY CONTD. Thursday 1st October, 2020 marks the 60th anniversary of in- dependence from British colonial rule in Nigeria. In honour of this unique occasion, The Regent College, Abuja on Wednes- day packaged virtual Independence Day Celebration activities that speak to the aspirations, achievements, and problems as- sociated with Nigeria since her independence in 1960. Our stu- dents through different presentations had opportunity to re- flect on the role of regional, ethnic, religious, gender, and cul- tural diversity in the making of modern Nigeria. Despite the fact that Nigeria went into war only six years after her inde- pendence, we are excited that Nigeria is able put all her differ- ences aside to stay together for another 54 years. A big con- gratulations to all Nigerians both home and abroad! We have received different entries from our students seeking to become 2020/2021 Mr. and Ms Nigeria at the Regent Col- lege. We shall be making official announcement of the winners during the leadership period on Friday. The winners shall be decorated in our usual way as slated in the programme for this week. We wish all contestants good luck! Respect Responsibility Resilience

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Page 10 CELEBRATING NATIONAL DAY IN NIGERIAN TRADITIONAL ATTIRE Mr Ayadi Olusoji Head of Department, Activities Respect Responsibility Resilience

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Page 14 MEDICAL CORNER The Dangers of Tight and Sagging trousers Tight or “skinny” jeans may be fashionable for some guys, but could they be affecting your health? Ac- cording to a survey of 2,000 teenage boys, tight-fitting jeans can cause urinary tract infections, twisted testicles, bladder weakness and long-term health consequences. Boys who wear tight or ill-fitting trousers or underwear which is restrictive around the groin area could be damaging their health. Wearing tight-fitting clothing over a prolonged period of time can lead to urinary tract infections leading to over-activity of the bladder- a type of bladder weakness and many others. My advice would be to make sure you leave plenty of room around the groin area and that your pants and trousers feel comfortable so you’re not being restricted in any way. Please don’t put style before health.” Some guys say, that is why they sag their jeans, but sagging your pants isn’t any better either. “In our study we discovered that sagging pants wearers… “75-82% of the men who wear saggy pants have some sort of dysfunction which can be traced back to the constant mis-aligning of their hips and lower torso from the gait that’s symptomatic of sagging pants.” As with any body part, a lack of blood flow means little to no oxygen from blood, no nutrients, and no cleansing of toxins. Long-term reduced blood circulation can result in bodily harm. This means impaired urine flow. This situation can also lead to problems with the bladder, kidneys and prostate. It could even eventually have the effect of the organs. And that’s not all… Sagging jeans can compress the lateral femoral cutaneous (LFC) nerve, which runs down your thigh. The constant pressure on the LFC nerve might cause it to go into overdrive and start registering pain prema- turely, a medical condition called meralgia paresthetica. This serious neurological disorder can cause numbness of the leg, stinging pain, oversensitivity to heat and even atrophied leg tissue, in some cases. Moral of this story: Pull. Your trousers up! Respect Responsibility Resilience