News & Events
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Annual Easter Hat Parade
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Inter-House Competition
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Christmas Exhibition and Christmas Party!
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Christmas Production
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Holy Communion
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Be Kind NGO in Trotters Stop
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Ministry of Education (Russia) in Trotters Stop
. This recent visit was an opportunity for us to showcase the amazing work the students and staff do at our school, which the delegation highly appreciated. Visit our page for more pictures!
Halloween & Kreol Festival
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Trip to Rochan Dam
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Teacher's Day
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Meet & Greet
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Peace Day Parade
Students engaged in a variety of activities both inside and outside the classroom.
We drew and painted as well as conducted craft activities to illustrate what peace means to each of us, both closer to home and globally.
Happy International Peace Day to you all!
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Year 6 Graduation - Batch of 2022-23
Wednesday was a joyful day filled with celebrations and happy faces. Around 2.30 pm, the Year 6 students arrived with their families, and they were pleasantly surprised to see the arrangements made by their teachers and other students.
The commencement ceremony kicked-off with a video highlighting their journey at Trotters Stop, followed by opening remarks by their class teacher. All students received their graduation sash and achievement certificates. There was entertainment presented by the Drama Club, followed by poetry recitals, a speech from a proud parent and a thank you note by a graduating student. We ended the day with a graduation song, group photo and some refreshments.
We couldn’t be prouder of each student, many of whom we have seen grow from nursery to Year 6 and we know they have the foundations to become leaders of tomorrow, in whichever field they enter.
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Nursery Graduation Day
Our nursery graduates make us so proud today. The hard work they have put In all year with the support of those around them has made it a year of incredible growth for them, all while having a lot of fun. Each pre-schooler is unique, yet each has experienced and overcome their own unique challenges of speaking, sharing, moving away from diapers, spoon feeding, listening and following instructions given by their teachers. It has been a privilege to watch each child grow throughout their preschool experience.
They also got the chance to say goodbye to their classrooms where they spent precious time with their classmates and teachers. It was a day of mixed emotions. We invited all our parents in small groups to enjoy the graduation ceremony and got a chance to mingle with others. Some parents had tears and some were overwhelmed when they went through their term work and watched the journey video for the year.
Let’s have a glimpse of their overflowing cuteness during the joyful celebration!
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Festival Zanfan Book Parade
Our beautiful mermaids and pirates braved the weather this weekend to participate in the Festival Zanfan Book Parade around Victoria. The students, parents and teachers had been preparing for the last week to get the float and costumes ready as well as practice for the parade, which was amongst the stand-out processions in the parade.
It was such a pleasure to have the First Lady, Mrs. Linda Ramkalawan visit our float and spend precious time with our students. Finally, and most importantly, this would not have been possible without the generous support from many parents and the passionate teachers. We would like to express our utmost gratitude to them!
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Financial Awareness Program
Trotters Stop Pre & Primary School, Seychelles was selected to participate at the launch event of the Financial Awareness Program, a new initiative in collaboration between NouvoBanq and UniSey. Three of our students from Year 6 represented our school along with Ms. Verona.
The students were ecstatic to have the opportunity to meet with senior financial experts and to receive a token of participation from the CEO of NouvoBanq, Mr. Christopher Edmond.
We believe that financial literacy should be a part of a child’s upbringing and education. We really appreciate NouvoBanq and UniSey for bringing this initiative to our country.
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National Day
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Sports Day
Trotters Stop has made this an annual event, and we are always thrilled to see so much zeal and vigour from our children, staff, and parents out on the field. It was encouraging to see the parents participating and that the EC kids had access to a variety of play stations.
Teams made up of children of different ages work together in the primary school as a whole with our “Houses”. Parents participated in all House events in the same manner as students and staff.
I’d like to thank Mr. Galen Bresson for holding the microphone for three hours at this time. Mr. David Fabien for helping us with PA system. We would like to thank Mr. Neddy Labiche for supervising kids’ favourite sport, football, Ms. Sonia Yeganegi for shooting photos, Ms. Nadine Gonthier, and all the amazing parents who assisted us. We would also like to express our gratitude to PTA members for their support.
Let’s sneak a glimpse into the day!
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Father's Day Celebration
“A father is someone we look up to no matter how tall we grow.”
Congratulations on being a wonderful dad. We thank all the fathers, grandfathers, and husbands for their role and influence in our children’s life. May the bond of love and affection between you and your child always be blessed.
Happy Father’s Day to all the loving fathers out there.
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AMSA Medical Centre
The AMSA Medical Centre provided free health screenings to Trotters Stop students as part of activities honoring National Children’s Day, which is observed on June 1st in honoring Seychelles. The screenings included a GP examination, weight and height measurements with BML calculations, an oral hygiene check-up, and an eye test (by Optic Seychelles).
We would like to express our gratitude to the entire kind staff of the AMSA Medical team for their hard work and efficiency.
Parents are recommended to conduct more research if necessary, as we have already sent the AMSA evaluation form following the examination. Have a pleasant Mid-Term break. See you all on Monday!
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Happy Children's Day
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Visit to Pet Haven Society
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Happy Earth Day
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Club Activities
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Womens Day Celebration
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School Excursions
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Mental Health Workshop
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Cleanliness & Me!
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Everyone!
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First Holy Communion
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Christmas Celebrations
Amazing musical production and Christmas performances!
The lovely tale “You Are Special” serves as a reminder that kids are priceless just the way they are. Everyone enjoyed watching it because it was such a terrific motivating narrative. When it comes to conveying to kids a message of love, kindness, respect, and acceptance of who they are, it doesn’t get any better.
Additionally, our kids gave wonderful performances, and we sang Christmas songs, which have always been a special part of school children’s life. Our staff surprised everyone with a performance, which was the icing on the cake.
At ICCS Hall, we had a special morning that we will never forget. The illustrious visitors from the Ministry of Education, our beloved Minister Mr. Justin Valentin, parents, and PTA members deserve our gratitude. Let’s take in the images!
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Halloween Party
Too cute to spook!
Halloween was so much fun and we celebrated the Creole festival to boot! Trick or Treating and the Halloween spirit is always such a memorable time for all our students. Our parents even showed off their creative flair and the outfits were a sight indeed!
Thank you PTA members and our lovely parents for all the candies and snacks.
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Australian Maths Competition
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Confirmation Ceremony
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Meet And Greet
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Welcome to Trotters Stop Pre and Primary School.
30th August 2022
Welcome to another incredible and productive school year. We are delighted that you are part of our amazing learning community. Our skilled and devoted staff is prepared for your child(ren). We are gearing up to welcome families & excited for new events and programs. We are indeed a joyous and caring community with the common goals of nurturing responsible, caring students and promoting high-level learning.
Click below to see the letter for more information, Happy reading.
Primary Graduation Ceremony
Primary 6 First Graduation Ceremony!
We are thrilled for our students as they embark on their new endeavors, we couldn’t believe this special journey from P1 to P6 was already over. We are extremely proud of their accomplishments throughout the year.
All our students and their parents were warmly welcomed to the vibrant event. A power slide presentation highlighting our student’s lovely voyage and precious recollections was created by our staff.
It was a happy day, especially for the graduates and their families. We wish well to all of our students for their Year 7, the first year of Secondary Education!
Enjoy your summer vacation. On September 5th, we will see you all again in fresh spirits as we begin a new academic year!
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Pre Primary Graduation Ceremony
Welcome to the Pre Primary Graduation Ceremony for your children! We really appreciate you entrusting us with the care of your children and sharing them with us. During this period, they have developed and learned a great deal.
Let’s celebrate a few of their accomplishments.
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Sports Day
Sports can have lots of positive impacts on children. Early Childhood and Primary Children enjoyed separate sports days. Our parents took part enthusiastically with similar fervor.
We had a mixed schedule of traditional sports, alternative games, breathing exercises, laughing yoga, aerobics, and dance in which all our children, parents, and staff took part. “Many hands make light work”.
A big thanks to Mr & Mrs. Fabien (Zayn’s parents) for sponsoring the sound system and music. We appreciate Mrs. Zehrah Lafortune ( Manager of Marine FC) for supplying us with sports day gear and bibs.
Thanks to our parents who supported, cheered, and made a special effort to bring children and became part of a fun day.
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Happy Children's Day!
Children’s day is to celebrate “Childhood”. We always plan something special and unique each year for Children’s day.
Teachers put up different programs and entertaining performances for the children. We would like to thank all our parents for their contributions and support as always.
Our special thanks to Mrs. Esther Boniface (Ellie’s mom) who helped Ms. Michel to decorate the school. We truly appreciate the preparations, arrangements, and hardwork done by our lovely teachers.
It was a day full of fun and excitement. Let’s cherish those moments!
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History Exhibition
In collaboration with Seychelles National Museums, and Seychelles National Archives & Library, we’ve organized a mobile exhibition at Trotters Stop.
It was an educational & informative event that allowed students to understand the history & legacy of Slavery in Seychelles and the wider issues of freedom and injustice.
We are thankful to the organizers for putting up the exhibition and raising awareness.
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Easter Hat Parade & Craft Exhibition
The grand week before the Easter holidays was a week full of Easter Craft activities in each class. We did not celebrate for the last two years because of the Covid-19 and this year children were so excited and looking forward to this event.
Children from each class paraded around the playground to the applause of the parents, though it was quite a bright sunny day, children were full of energy & enjoyed showing off their craftwork. They were very proud of their homemade hats, and we are sure that parents did enjoy making the hats as they did with love to create some beautiful memories of their childhood.
A big thanks to all our staff, parents, and students to make the school & event spectacular on this special day.
Happy Easter to you all!
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Year 3 trip
Year 3 trip to Le Jardin Du Roi Spice Garden. Children enjoyed climbing hills, viewing giant tortoises, hiking in the woods, and collecting different plants and fruits!
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Year 2 day out!
A perfect ‘End of the term trip’ to North East Point rocky Beach followed by a short trip to Sandy Beach of Beau Vallone. North East Point is known for its incredible rock formation, drifted wood, and crashing active tides. Children were out in nature and enjoyed every bit of it. Thanks to all those mums who helped us to make this trip memorable for our lovely kids.
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Visit to Museum
Year 1 visited the museum this week. Children learned a lot about how things were done, what life looked like, and even what people wore and did in the past.
A visit to a museum adds much to our knowledge of the past.
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Welcome to our gardening club
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow”
At Trotters Stop the children enjoy planting, looking after and harvesting their own vegetables. Last year we grew tomatoes, green chilies, pumpkin, lady finger, cucumber, beans, and hope to do just as well this year!
Each year every class is allotted their own raised bed to look after. We are firm believers that the school garden is an amazing outdoor classroom tool with endless benefits for students that will extend beyond the classroom and long into their adult lives.
Lots of activities can be taught in the garden, and we don’t necessarily need fancy tools to carry out lessons. But we do need your help and support with seeds, small plants, black plastic small pots for seedling, small tools and whatever you think can be recycled and useful for our gardening club. Let’s see our children’s and their teachers hard work and soon our garden will be blooming!
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School Trip
Our Year 2 students recently took a wonderful trip to Round and Long Island.
Children were so excited when they heard that their teachers have planned an ‘Island Hopping’ adventure as they were learning about ‘islands’ as part of their curriculum.
The trip began in a Glass Bottom Boat and took us from the Marine Charter to Long Island. On our way we fed so many colorful fish, bright corals and even swam.
A highlight was a unique walk along the sand bank connecting Long Island to Round Island.
We would like to thank our staff, parents and moms who helped us to make this a memorable day for all!
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Happy Mid-Term holidays (21st-25th Feb)
Children are always engaged and active throughout their school days because know that by keeping them active we have such a positive impact on their health and wellbeing.
Here are some of their activities during the first half of Term 2.
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Week 2 Activities
Week 2 activities! We hope that all our kids continue to have fun-filled holidays.
See you all on the 11th of January 2022.
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GIS Map Drawing Competition
Picnic at a Botanical Garden
Here’s a glimpse of the first week of our Kid’s club activities, where fun and learning came together. We always strive to make their stay happy, productive and safe.
Activities ranged from messy play, treasure hunts, a picnic at the botanical garden, walking through the jungle.
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Education Minister Visited Trotters Stop
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Christmas Celebration
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Map Drawing Competition
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Diwali Celebration
First Holy Communion
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Creole festival and Halloween is here!
It’s fun for students to see their teachers not to take every single day so seriously! Our children got the opportunity to experience the different aspects of Creole culture.
Wishing you a Spook-tacular Halloween!
Eat as much candies and sweets as you want at home.
Merry Halloween and Happy Howl-adays!
See you all on Tuesday, 2nd of November.
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"Shaping Our Future"
We are very proud to have the opportunity to participate in the Tourism festival art competition to share our vision of how we would like to see the tourism industry in 10 years time!
Children were so happy to receive a certificate of participation, little goodie bag and some lovely books for our library.
Thank you Ms.Ingride Laurencine and Ms.Verona for taking the initiative and executed the art work.
International Peace Day Celebration
Happy International Peace Day!
Term Starts: Week 1
Teachers Award Event
Great teachers deserve great rewards, and we’re pleased to share the awards they’ve received for the amazing work they do.
The Best Teacher Award was won by Miss Louicia for her dedication and passion for teaching, and her love for children.
The Star of the Year Award went to Miss Abi for her outstanding performance.
The Star Performance Award was won by Miss Nancy Otieno.
Miss Harini also won the Best Teacher Award. She is leaving the country soon and we are all going to miss her immensely. We wish her the best.
There were many more surprises for several other teachers for their remarkable performances.
Looking forward to seeing our students back on Monday!
A Bok choy has been planted
Raphael planted Bukchoy during our lockdown session for gardening lessons. Thank you so much for your wonderful gesture.
We all can read our names on each plant!
A Day In Nature
We took our children out in the Sun to teach them the hard work and dedication that goes into plantations. They also learned about the seeding, germination, and growth cycle of a plant. This activity helps stimulate curiosity and interest in the foods that they can grow and hopefully get them to eat their vegetables with excitement!
National Day
Happy Independence Day!
“Our Independence Day is a date that unites us all and is a powerful symbol of our national unity.” – President Danny Faure
To celebrate the occasion, our enthusiastic children created their own flags and chose to take a picture at their favourite spots in our school.
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
Happy Father’s Day!
Congratulations on being a wonderful dad. We thank all the fathers, grandfathers, and husbands for their role and influence in our children’s life. May the bond of love and affection between you and your child always be blessed.
Happy Father’s Day to all the loving fathers out there.
HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY
May the innocence in their smiles and the purity of their hearts stay forever unfaded.
Being the future of our generation and a beacon of hope gives us plenty of reason to celebrate them! So let us honor this day with joy, happiness, and the gift of childhood.
Ocean in a bottle
We had our children create their own little versions of the ocean inside a plastic bottle.
This crafts experiment opened our children’s eyes to life under the vast oceans. They learned about the creatures and plants that inhabit underwater.
Seashells Crafts - By Reception 1
It was a fun outdoor activity to have the children pick their favorite seashells and turning them into beautiful, timely, art pieces.
This helped them understand the atmospheric difference between land creatures and sea creatures.
Teachers Parents Conference
Dear Parents & Guardians,
As always, it was great to meet you all during our recent parent-teacher conferences, which help build the foundation for our partnership.
Our goals for the conferences have always been to inform you of your child’s growth and progress, learn important information regarding your child from you, plan for their future success and build a trusting relationship with you.
Thank you for the great response to the children’s work the teachers had on display and we’re glad you enjoyed touring the classrooms. We appreciate your positive feedback and very encouraging comments to staff for their hard work during and after the lockdown.
Regards
Mrs. Verma
Amazing Christmas Show!
Dear Parents & Guardians,
We had every reason to spread some extra cheer this unprecedented year and that is exactly what we did.
We wanted to give you a magical experience and memories that would help us all look back at 2020 with a little more hope and happiness. This year, we put on a beautiful musical play entitled “Repunzel” and brought you brand new Christmas songs to take you through the holiday season.
We would like to thank all our parents who helped us in preparing and organising such a wonderful and perfect musical day. My staff also put in an incredible effort which was evident in the result.
I hope that these pictures bring as big a smile on your faces as they have for us here at Trotters Stop.
Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy Holidays once again!
Regards
Mrs. Verma
upcoming Christmas Production 2020
13th November 2020
As we approach the end of the first term at our new school, it gives me great pleasure to write this letter to you. There have been a lot of exciting activities going on at the school and the children have certainly been busy. I am sure they have been reporting back to you everything they are doing here daily.
Children are practicing songs for our Christmas Concert and here we are with our Musical Play!
Click below to see the letter regards to the Christmas production addressed to the Parents / Guardians. Happy reading.
Halloween & Creole Festival
Duo celebration of ‘Scoopy Halloween’ and ‘Creole Festival’. Let us unleash our Halloween inspiration to celebrate the day in a safe, fun, unexpected way!
We have loads of tricks in our bag of treats! We played games, read scary stories, had costume contests, goodie bags, candies, and scavenger hunt houses. Mr. Valentin and Mr. Vincent did on came all the way to show us how to make straw hats and baskets with palm leaves.
How witches and ghosts make merry and can have so much fun! Thank you to all the lovely parents for their generous contributions to make the event even more memorable.
Have a lovely midterm break! See you on the 3rd of November!
Tippi Toes
From Cartwheels to Confidence!
Children grow up so quickly and their bodies need to be able to take the rapid growth in their eager years. These gym classes enable them to channel all that raw energy and reach their developmental milestones.
At this age, they’re ready to make a huge leap and to participate in classes without Mum and Dad. Having discovered the joys of independence, they’re eager to do “what the big children do.” But they still learn best in a structured environment where gymnastics, other physical activities, and all aspects of learning are combined with a healthy dose of fun.
Our classes focus on:
- - Greater strength, flexibility and co-ordination through gymnastics and early sports skills
- - Establishing awareness of spatial and perceptual concepts
- - Increasing confidence and integrating into groups
- - Willingness to try new things and initiate play
- - Feeling comfortable being away from parents
- - Feeling pride in abilities
- - Recognizing colors and numbers
- - Feeling ready and excited to learn
- - Preparing for school
- - Listening and adapting to new skills
Classes are conducted throughout the new year. Please contact the school office for more details.
Past events
The Tooth’s Dental Education initiative.
Our special thanks to Dr. Maria (Adriana’s Mum) for educating children about the importance of maintaining proper dental health and a beautiful smile.
Dr. Maria showed us how to practice strong oral hygiene habits at an early age and how it is so important for us to eat fruits and vegetables every day.
It’s nice to see our children’s curiosity and their interest in the things displayed at the museum. We really appreciate the enthusiastic and passionate team for their efforts in explaining the history of Seychelles to our future historians!
Thank you everyone.
Teaching is not service, profession or a job, it is a pillar of society.
Thank you Miss Deepa (Reyon’s Mum) for baking the cake for us and all the parents for their beautiful flowers, cards and gifts for the staff
Have a blessed weekend!
Lets raise our children to live in harmony, without fear, without prejudice and without violence. we must contribute to building a culture of peace. Let us all celebrate Peace Day everyday. Have a look at our Peace Day Parade.
Fun, active holiday activities at the Trotters Stop!
Kids club enriching activities that gave children the opportunity to socialize with others and promote their well-being. New Children in Nursery got a chance to settle down in the environment during the kids club. Children are happy and very excited with their day-to-day routine in a Covid-secure way.
To show our gratitude and appreciation for our teachers, for their hard work, patience, commitment, and passion, we presented them with awards of achievement.
Our ‘Star Performer of the Year Awards’ go to Miss Michel and Miss Bhakti. However, so many more of our teachers were appreciated with gift vouchers for their continued commitment to our students.
I have always said that teaching is a calling and I would like to say a big ‘thank you to my entire team for all the wonderful work they have done this year.
Please join me in wishing them every success and giving them the support they need to help every child reach their full learning potential.
Wishing you all a wonderful and safe holiday.
The Year is Over!
Let’s celebrate our children’s successes! I can hardly believe that this is it! there has been pride, amazement, astonishment, and yet more pride. Children were thrilled to receive their achievement awards as much as we did! As a team, we wish you all a fantastic summer break and we pray for a continuation of this glorious weather.
With best wishes,
Trotters Stop Family.
Children’s Day at Trotters stop!
We celebrated our children today; their achievements and how special they truly are to us all. it is our mission to help them to grow into happy, loving, healthy, and caring adults. The games and goodies are of course an added bonus!
A big thank you to our wonderful parents who helped make this day a success and a beautiful memory for us all.
It was such a treat to watch our students entering school again with big smiles on their faces. Some of them just ran to their classrooms without even saying goodbye to their parents!
Clearly, we all needed to see our friends!
We have spared no effort to prepare for this new norm – cleaned all surfaces, washed all indoor and outdoor toys, disinfected the playgrounds and the entire school building.
Each classroom has been cleaned and rearranged according to the department of health guidelines. Our teachers are educating children about social distancing and the importance of hygiene on a daily basis. We need to be patient as everyone gradually gets back into the swing of things.
Please be advised that we have received approval from the Commissioner of Health for the school to re-open on 11th May 2020 for reception, nursery, and primary classes as well.
We hope you and your families are well and keeping safe. Given recent developments and in the best interest of the health of our students, staff, and community, we are extending the closure of the school from 30 March to 3 April 2020. Please note that school will now reopen after the end of term and Easter holidays on 20 April 2020. We are here to support you and will continue to provide homeschooling resources as needed. A ‘home learning study pack’ for students in Primary 1 to 5 classes has been prepared and will be sent shortly. Meanwhile, some online resources are available on the Parents page which is particularly useful if your child is in Nursery to Reception 2 classes.
A Mock Fire And Evacuation Drill was conducted at the Trotters Stop to create awareness among students to respond swiftly in times of emergency. The fire alarm rang out loud and alerted everyone. The students immediately evacuated their classrooms, led by their teachers and assistants. They exited from various points to assemble in the playground. It was an essential life skills workshop and hand-on-experience for all of us, keeping in mind our children’s safety and security.
Well done Students and Teachers!
Year 1 trip to the Museum