A visit to Tarangire

During term 1 Leboy and the standard 4 class went to Tarangire National Park on a field trip. Although I don't know much about the trip himself, I did receive some pictures of it.

Time has passed, and kids grow up fast. In the first picture, just FYI, Leboy is the one standing on the left. Look how much he's grown! Too serious, though... In the second picture you can clearly recognize Leboy in front of the teacher with that familiar smile. Great to know you had fun, Leboy!

Happy Birthday Leboy!

I had the chance to exchange some correspondence with Leboy's father the other day, and he sent me some pictures of Leboy's birthday party in school.

If you've been reading this blog for a while you'll notice a slight discrepancy. For a year or two I have been living under the illusion that his birthday was in August. According to Laizer, though, that is not the case. Leboy's birthday is actually on the 20th of June!

More: If you look closely at the cake you'll see the candles make the number 11. This is again a subject of debate that is almost as old as Leboy himself. When I first met Leboy he maintained he was 7 but all his friends tried to haggle him down to 6. I was quietly of the six-team myself. Still, looks as though Leboy got his own way in the end. I hear he had a great time celebrating it with his colleagues. Happy (belated) birthday, Leboy!

Great start to standard 4

The fourth grade was a very important year for me. It was my first year in London, and the international experience I was exposed to is probably the reason behind me even meeting Leboy in the first place.

Meanwhile, Leboy has started his own 4th grade experience with the same impetus with which he finished.

This time he clawed his way up one more position, ranking third. As usual, vocational skills and French seem to not be his forte, but he really is excelling at everything else. As always, with great pride, I encourage Leboy to continue working hard for that number 1 position. Let's go Leboy!

Fantastic end of school year for Leboy

I have recently received Leboy's third term report. Leboy has finished standard 3 fantastically well.

Have a look at the report yourself! As you can see, his final exam marks were nothing short of outstanding (except for computer skills, despite the master class I gave him last year). For some reason that I am still confirming with the school and/or his father, he missed some of the midterm examinations, which on the whole brought his average down. Despite this, he still managed to rank a whopping fourth. Imagine where he would be if he had sat those exams!

Leboy is now back in his home village enjoying a well-earned break. However, he will not forget to do some of the homework he has been assigned. Let us wish him all the best in 2012 as a new Standard 4 student. Well done, Leboy!

Leboy on a camel

Here are some fun pictures of Leboy riding a camel during his summer holidays this past September

Some pictures of Leboy in school

Courtesy of Laurence Laban. Asante sana, Laurence!

Staying strong

A new term has passed and the grades are in.

He ranked 6th this term, which is exactly what he ranked this time last year. However, the difference is that this year he only got one B instead of three. This suggests that many of his classmates are also hard workers, so Leboy has a big challenge ahead of him before he can reach number one.

On a different note, it is good to see that even though he got a B in computer class, computer classes are being held. I remember from my visit last year that there was a very well-supplied computer lab, but I know from my experiences teaching in the area that electricity is not always there. I commend the headmaster for all his efforts in this regard.

As always, we should be proud of Leboy, and if we can, encourage him to keep working hard and get that number 1!