Excursion trip to American corners Nigeria Bauchi state

 On the 20th of february 2014, the pupils of primary 6 and the staffs of sunshine international school Bauchi went on an excursion trip to the Bauchi branch of the American Corners Nigeria. On arrival, the pupils and staffs were warmly welcomed by the staff of the organization and were shown how to use a library and the importance of reading.

            Pupils listening attentively to the coordinator of American Corners Nigeria(mal. Nasir .u. Lawal)

Excursion trip to Bauchi state recycling plant

On thursday 20th february 2014, pupils of primary 4 and staffs of sunshine international primary school went on an excursion trip to the Bauchi state recycling plant along the Bauchi- jos highway. The pupils and staffs were taken on a 2 hours tour of the facility where they saw how waste is turned into wealth. The pupils were told the meaning of recycling and shown how the used sachet water wrappers are converted into another useful raw material.

FOUR things you cannot recover!!!!!!

A young lady was waiting for her flight in the boarding room of a big airport. As she would need to wait many hours, she decided to buy a book to spend her time. she also bought a packet of cookies. She sat down in an arm chair in the VIP room of the airport to rest and read in peace. Beside the armchair where the cookies lay, a man sat down in the next seat, opened his magazine and started reading. When she took out the first cookies, the man took one also, she felt irritated but said nothing. She just thought; what a nerve! if i was in the mood i would have punched him for daring.!!
For each cookie she took, the man took one too. This was infuriating her but she didn't want to cause a scene. When only one cookie remained, she thought: ah...... what is this abusive man going to do now?
Then the man taking the last cookie, divided it into half giving one half to her. Ah!!!! this is too much, she said. she was very angry now and in a huff, she took her book, her things and stormed to the boarding place.
When she sat down in her seat inside the plane, she looked into her purse to take her eyeglasses and to her surprise, her packet of cookies was there, untouched, unopened!. She felt so ashamed. she realized that she was wrong.... She had forgotten that her cookies were kept in her purse. The man had divided his cookies with her, without feeling angered or bitter. While she had been very angry thinking that she was dividing her cookies with him. And now there was no chance to explain herself...nor apologize.

                                   MORAL OF THE STORY.......
There are four things you cannot recover.......
1.The stone after the throw
2. The word after it's said
3. The occasion after the loss
4.The time after it's gone

10 reasons why you should encourage them to READ!

1. Kids who read often and widely get better at it. This is pretty much just common sense. After all, practice makes perfect in almost everything we humans do and reading is no different. 2. Reading exercises our brains. Reading is a much more complex task for the human brain than, say, watching TV is. Reading strengthens brain connections and actually builds new connections. 3. Reading improves concentration. Again, this is a bit of a no-brainer. Children have to sit still and quietly so they can focus on the story when they’re reading. If they read regularly as they grow up, they develop the ability to do this for longer and longer periods. 4. Reading teaches children about the world around them. Through reading, they learn about people, places and events outside their own experience. They are exposed to ways of life, ideas and beliefs about the world which may be different from those which surround them. This learning is important for its own sake however it also builds a store of background knowledge which helps younger children learn to read confidently and well. 5. Reading improves a child’s vocabulary, leads to more highly-developed language skills and improves the child's ability to write well. This is because children learn new words as they read but also because they unconsciously absorb information as they read about things like how to structure sentences and how to use words and language effectively. 6. Reading develops a child’s imagination. This is because when we read our brains translate the descriptions we read of people, places and things into pictures. When we’re engaged in a story, we’re also imagining how the characters are feeling. We use our own experiences to imagine how we would feel in the same situation. 7. Reading helps kids develop empathy. This is something I’ve only recently realised but it makes sense. As my fifteen-year-old son said to me when we were discussing it, ‘Of course it does because you’re identifying with the character in the story so you’re feeling what he’s feeling.’ 8. Because reading does all the things I’ve mentioned above, children who read do better at school. And they don’t just do better at subjects like reading, English and history. They do better at all subjects and they do better all the way through school. 9. Reading is a great form of entertainment! A paperback book doesn’t take up much space so you can take it anywhere and you’ll never be lonely or bored if you have a book in your bag. You can read while waiting in a queue, while waiting for a friend who’s running late or during a flight delay at an airport. 10. Reading relaxes the body and calms the mind. This is an important point because these days we seem to have forgotten how to relax and especially how to be silent. The constant movement, flashing lights and noise which bombard our senses when we’re watching TV, looking at a computer or playing an electronic game are actually quite stressful for our brains. When we read, we read in silence and the black print on a white page is much less stressful for our eyes and brains.-via everydayadventure.blogspot.com