XYZ International School, Port Harcourt

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XYZ princesses and Princes celebrating Nigeria @63... Our prayer today is "oh Lord, give us good government and make Nigeria a better place".

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Let us have music for Christmas…
Sound the trumpet of joy and rebirth;
Let each of us try, with a song in our hearts,
To bring peace to men on earth.
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WORDS FREQUENTLY USED IN NIGERIA NOT FOUND IN THE DICTIONARY

1. *Installmentally:*
This “word” is a favourite of many Nigerians, but, sadly, it simply does not exist. You won’t find it any reputable dictionary. The correct thing to say when “installmentally” comes to your mind is in _"instalments"_ or _"by instalments"_.

*2. Plumpy:*
Nigerians use _“plumpy”_ when they want to say that someone is chubby or slightly fat. The correct expression is _plump_.

3. *Disvirgin:*
This particular “word” is used severally on a daily basis, especially by Nigerian men when they intend saying that a woman has lost her virginity to a guy. The correct word to use, however, is _"deflower"_, because “disvirgin” is not a word.

4. *Crosscarpeting:*
This is a favourite of Nigerian politicians and political analysts alike. They use it when they want to say that a politician has dumped his political party for another party, usually a rival party. The right terms to use when describing this scenario are _"party switching"_, _"defection"_ and _"crossing the floor"_ and not “cross-carpeting” or “crosscarpeting.”

5. *Go-Slow :*
The word go-slow exists, but not in the way Nigerians use it. A “go-slow,” in the peculiarly Nigerian context, is a situation in which road traffic is very sluggish due to vehicle queues. However, go-slow in the English language actually means _"an industrial tactic used by employees whereby they intentionally reduce activity, productivity and efficiency in order to press home some demands"_. When this happens, you say that work in the office, factory or organization is at a go-slow. The correct terms to use when road traffic is very sluggish due to vehicle queues are _"traffic jam"_, _"traffic congestion"_, _"gridlock"_, and (less technically) _"hold-up"_, not “go-slow.”

6. *C***y:*
“C***y” is not found in authoritative dictionaries, but it can be found in some slang dictionaries. Over there, it is a slang used to refer to a woman’s private part. The correct term to use is _"cunning"_ (which is used to describe someone that is being deceitful or crafty) and not “cunny.”

7. *Opportuned:*
There is nothing like “opportuned” anywhere in the English language, but that has not stopped its blatant use by all and sundry in Nigeria, including journalists and writers. The correct word is _"opportune"_. The word opportune is an adjective; therefore it has no past tense. An adjective has no past tense. However, some verbs can function as adjectives or adverbs in a sentence. These verbs are called participles and they do have past tenses. They are not pure adjectives. Examples of participles are fattened, amused, disgusted, mystified, overwhelmed, upset and bored. Be that as it may, opportune is a pure adjective and not a participle, therefore it has no past tense. Opportune means appropriate or well-timed.

8. *Alright:*
“Alright” is a misspelling of the term _"all right"_. All right is used when you want to say that something is adequate, acceptable, agreeable or suitable. To hardcore English language linguists, “alright” is not a word. However, its usage is gaining traction and it’s increasingly becoming acceptable. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary – which is considered the gold standard among American English speakers – has recently drawn a lot of criticisms for its permissiveness when it began indexing some otherwise colloquial and street language terms, including “alright.” Most linguists disagree with the gradual acceptance of “alright” as a word by the public and even the media, while those in the minority are “alright” with it. 😁

9. *Wake-Keeping:*
“Wake-keeping” exists only in the imagination of a few English speakers. As a matter of fact, there is no such thing as “wake-keeping.” The correct word is _"wake"_ and not even “wake-keep.” Both “wake-keeping” and “wake-keep” are ungrammatical.

10. *Screentouch:*
This bad grammatical expression gained currency in Nigeria and neighbouring West African countries with the influx of made-in-China stylus pen touchscreen not-so-smart phones in the mid 2000s. It was a novelty then; many in Nigeria had not seen it – or even thought such advanced technology was possible – before. So, they looked for a name to call it and “screentouch” came to mind, after all you just touch the screen and it starts working. In case you’ve still not figured it out yet, the correct thing to say is _"touchscreen"_ and not screentouch.

11. *Trafficator*

There is no word like this. Nigerians use it when driving and want to alert other road users that the driver wants to turn to either left or right. The correct term is _"indicator"_ as a sign to indicate that the driver is either turning right or left.

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Do have a great week of less grammatical blunders.

Our life practical exercise...XYZ Instructor teaching the Opal kids on how to clean after using the toilet.

We have neat and spacious classrooms in XYZ International School.

1.The vowels are A, E, I, O, U, and Y can be both a consonant and a vowel.

2.There is a vowel contained in every word.
Vowels can be "long" or "short". How to determine whether a vowel is long or short?
In words that contain only 1 vowel, that vowel is usually short. (dog, cat, stick)
In words that contain 2 vowels, the first vowel is usually long and the second is silent. (silent "E" - bike, broke, made)
In words where the 2 vowels are together, the first vowel is usually long, and the second is silent. (coat, rain, beam)

3. Every syllable must have a vowel.
When a syllable ends in a vowel, that vowel is usually long. (me, he, be, no)

4. Double consonants make one sound. (pass, happy, daddy, hammer)
Soft sounds:

5. Consonants C & G followed with either "E", "I", or "Y" usually become "soft" sounds.
Soft C makes the /s/ sound (center, civil, cycle)
Soft G makes the /j/ sound (giant, gender, gym)

6. Q and U are always paired together - with some rare exceptions where Q appears by itself in certain names.

7. Combining 2 consonants to form 1 sound is known as consonant digraphs. (ch, sh, ph)

Rules do not work 100% of the time, and there are always exceptions!
This last rule is probably the most important:

You do NOT need to teach phonics rules to help a child learn to read!
So there you have it. The above lists some of the rules of phonics. Although important, I must reiterate again here that you do NOT need to teach these rules to teach a young child (or anyone) to read. Common sense would dictate that if you tried to teach these to a child, the poor child would probably become more confused instead.

Some food for thought:

Does knowing what a short or long vowel is really help a child read better? Or does it make more sense to teach children how or why vowels sound the way they do? It's probably not far fetched to say that many adults do not even know what a long or a short vowel is!
It's much easier to teach the sounds of digraphs, than to try to teach the rule of what makes a digraph, a digraph... Do you really need to know what makes a digraph to be able to read? Of course not! Try explaining that to a 3 year old. =)
The point I'm trying to make here is that there's no need to get fixated on teaching the proper phonics rules to children. It's not necessary, it can cause confusion, and the rules do not apply 100% of the time!

The proper process of learning to read phonetically is through the teaching of synthetic phonics instructions along with phonemic awareness development. This amazing combination is proven in its amazing effectiveness in teaching anyone to read. Through a unique combination of these techniques, our reading program will easily teach anyone to read.

You're going to have a heck of a tough time trying to teach a 3 or 4 year old to read - or even older children and adults for that matter - by teaching them the many rules listed. It just doesn't work. Instead, you need to focus on what works - synthetic phonics and phonemic awareness, which is the ability to distinguish, work with, and manipulate phonemes, and developing a fluent and automatic ability to decode and read on the fly.

XYZ International School wishes Nigeria Happy 59th Birthday 🎉 🎂 🎈.
We Love you Nigeria🇳🇬...We Pray that Our Future be secured in you.

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Tuesday uniform... We are the best, give us a trial.

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THE SCHOOL ANTHEM
XYZ is a place for every child
Where the fun for learning begins
XYZ where kings and queens are made in discipline

Exceptional teachers
Extraordinary pupils
Brilliant management and staff
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XYZ where talents are moulded
Doctors, lawyers, bankers and sailors
Every profession you need
You will find in our noble school
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