THE BETHANY PRE AND PRIMARY SCHOOL

ACADEMIC MID-TERM REPORT MARCH 2023

I have great pleasure in presenting to you the mid –term report. This report is comprised of the achievements made
during the mid-term gone by and at the same time set the path for greater accomplishments in the mid-term to come.

The quality of Teaching and Learning

To begin with preschool, there is a fun and friendly co-educational community of young learners. Pupils are learning in a
safe, warm and stimulating environment where quality care is the Centre’s highest priority, which places the natural
development of children, as well as the close relationships they share with their environment.

In primary school (class 1 to 7), teachers are working very hard to meet the individual needs of all of the pupils as one of
our school target and pupils are always making positive progress. This is obviously in our mid –term results which show a
continuation of the rising academic performance at school. For instance most of our pupils achieved grades A to C and
few scored grade D to E as shown in the graph below;

Termly pupils' grades (Reception class to std 7

150
130
110
Number of pupils

90
70
50
30
10
Grade A Grade B Grade C Grade D Grade E
Number of pupils 55 144 45 4 1

Also, the subject averages from January to March are good as shown below;

Subjects performance (January - March 2023)

45
35
Subjects averages

25
15
5
English Kiswahili Religion Civic Social stud- Science Math Sports
ies
Subject average 38.7 35.06 33.5 32.06 32.13 33.03 26.9 35.66
Percentage 0.774 0.7012 0.67 0.6412 0.6426 0.6606 0.538 0.7132

Extra-Curricular activities
The School has enjoyed a rich history of co-curricular success. Numerous intraschool competitions, tournaments and
clubs, along with up-to-date facilities, provide the pupils with plenty of opportunities to extend their learning and
discover talents and abilities beyond the classrooms, regardless of experience or performance levels, and to be part of
the School’s inclusive culture. The School offers sporting, intellectual, performing arts and game activities - both team
and individual, competitive and non-competitive - to meet the diverse interests of our vibrant pupils. These activities
teach pupils to compete, make new friends, develop School spirit and value the ideals of cooperation.
 Academic challenges at school
THE BETHANY PRE AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
 Time management and taking responsibilities seriously to some teachers is still a problem. Some teachers
need to be told their responsibilities
ACADEMIC frequently.
MID-TERM For REPORT
instance SEPTEMBER
Mathematics champion
2021 and spelling
competition programs have not started up to now although the instructions of launching these programs
were given to the leaders of the departmentsTEACHER:
ACADEMIC since last year and they were
MATHIAS reminded
THOMAS this year.
SAMSON
 Learning of mathematics in upper classes ( std 6 & 7) is very difficult to the pupils. This is because they were
not taught some important topics (competences) last year. Now they are learning competences of the last
year and of this year at once, this is very difficult for them and it is not suggested to be like that, because
there is no connectivity of knowledge. Hence, most of pupils are not motivated to learn mathematics and the
subject performance has dropped from 31 average December last year to 25.1 average March this year.
 To some extent pupils are not actively involved in the teaching and learning of mathemat ics, teachers are
using a lot of time and energy to talk and solve questions themselves on the board and pupils remain as the
None of the above would be possible without the help and commitment of the
observers.
 whole
Lack schoolprinted
of frequent community
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for the examination and
classes the4pupils.
(class &7). This is due to the shortage of
ink hence it is affecting the preparation for the final exams of the standard four and seven pupils.

Suggestions
 To build pupils’ engagement, competence and confidence in Mathematics, teachers should be facilitator
of the learning and not solvers of each and everything, pupils should be engaged actively in teaching and
learning of Mathematic subject.
 To add two teachers (one for social studies and Civic and Moral Education, another for science and
Mathematics subjects so as to balance the distribution of subjects among teachers, this will make all
subject teachers to work efficiently, also it will enables all competences especially of mathematics to be
covered and mastered by the pupils very well in the respective class before shifting to another class.
 Teachers to have a sense of responsibilities, this will help teachers to be self-motivated to do their
duties without being forced by anyone else.
 Teachers who are volunteering to teach extra time in examination classes (early in the morning from
6:00am – 7:00am and at night from 7:30pm – 10:00pm) if possible they can be going home at 4:00pm so
as to make preparations for their night sessions. This will make them to work well and easily at night.
Also, it will motivate these teachers to meet the needs of their lessons and to enjoy teaching that time.

Lastly, I am so grateful to both Tanzanians and non-Tanzanians who are supporting the learning and
teaching activities at The Bethany Pre and Primary school in different ways like financially, morally and
materially and their time. May our Father in Heaven LORD bless them in advance.

Thank you very much

Yours in Christ,
Mathias Thomas Samson
The Academic Teacher