TIPS FOR SCHOOL RESUMPTION BASED COVID, 19

 Tips for Preparing and Managing the Reopening of Schools

As schools nationwide begin to prepare for school resumption in the middle of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases and with the debate of a second nationwide lockdown going on, it is important that schools take certain steps and make preparations towards resumption. Schools provide not just learning and social support for students but also, childcare, without which many parents cannot return to work. However, as we make plans to reopen schools, we should also consider the ability of school systems to create and consistently follow effective health and safety measures to mitigate the risk of infection. 

Schools need to adopt and enforce certain health and sanitation measures. 

Here are some factors to consider before and after school resumption: 

- Put in place adequate health and sanitary arrangement, like soaps, portable hand-sanitizing stations at entrances and common areas, and other standard covid-19 preventive procedures.

- Create a protocol for movements and contact within the school. You can also consider asking pupils to resume school in batches by giving different resumption time. 

- limit the number of children in the classroom and ensure proper physical distancing. You can utilize your empty spaces and buildings for this. 

- Consider alternating school days for different groups of students. 

- Designated entrances and exit for different student groups. 

- Floor markings to direct foot traffic flows can help students and staff maintain distance. 

- Anyone or personnel coming to visit your school must give you prior notice. You will need to ensure that the attendance of these individuals at your school does not place them, you, staff, pupils or the school building at risk.

- Training and frequent reinforcement can help staff, parents, students, and entire communities stay updated on important health and sanitation practices.

Monday Tips from your Friends at Rasmed Publications.

2021 DEPENDS ON YOU

 IT DEPENDS ON YOU

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A story is told of a very respected wiseman and a judge who once lived in Greece.

   One day he was to judge a very famous case between the king and other royals at a public square. The public square was full of people who has traveled from far and near to witness the judgement from the case as that particular case he was to judge was very important to the nation. 

As soon as he was about to climb to his seat and start the proceedings, A small boy aged about 14 shouted,

"Grandpa! Grandpa! look here! I have a butterfly in my hands tell me is the butterfly  dead or alive?''  The small boy asked.

Immediately all the crowd at the public square went mute and silence became the only sound! one could even heard the sound of a drop of grain at that moment. All eyes were now fixed on the wiseman and the little boy.

The wiseman stood there for about 2 minutes and smiled at the little boy.

"Little boy, either this butterfly is dead or alive, it depends on you!

If I say it is dead, perhaps you will open your palm and allow it to go unharmed. And if I say its alive,  perhaps you will squeeze it to death and show it to this public that it is dead. SO MY LITTLE BOY, IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU! ''.

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Immediately about 6 men stepped forward and knelt before the wiseman begging for forgiveness. They confessed that they plotted with the little boy to disgrace him in the sense that if he can't even judge a case presented by a  little kid, how come he could judge   the entire country's important case. 

The people were amazed and praised the man.

Moral lessons.

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Either 2021 will be good or bad, it depends on you!

Either you will succeed or fail, it all depends on you!

Just like the life of the butterfly depended on the little boy, so does your own greatness and success  depends on you.

It's time to plan and reflect on your life. Let go of the negative attitudes or behaviors holding you back from greatness. 

God have given to us the power to choose.

He will answer your prayers but you have to work hard to achieve it. 

You will have to make a good choice to achieve your goals this year. It depends on you to make the right choice! 

Sometimes as a man thinketh, so is he. Think positively and always speak positive words to yourself. 

Remember a lot depends on you!

I wish you a great start in this 2021.

LAGOS STATE APPROVED SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 2020/2021 SESSION

 The Lagos State Ministry of Education has released the approved resumption dates for all public and private primary, secondary schools in Lagos State for the year 2020/2021 session.

According to the approved and released Lagos State Schools Academic Calendar all public and private schools will resume for the 2020/2021 academic activities as follows: 

First Term - Monday, 21st September, 2020 to Friday, 18th December, 2020.Second Term - Monday, 18th January, 2021 (Tentative) to Friday, 16th April, 2021.Third Term - Tuesday, 4th May, 2021 to Friday, 6th August, 2021.

All public and private schools in Lagos State to adhere strictly to the approved above resumption dates and as well have qualitative health and safety plans that will help protect students, teachers and workers as schools reopen. 

All schools must make efforts to comply with all the outlined COVID-19 requirements for resumption of schools, not just for the improvement of the overall school operations but for the safe reopening of academic activities to support the Lagos State Government's quest for a full return.

Schools should also have flexible teaching and learning plans, where students and teachers who feel sick can teach or learn from home via available online platforms, schools must strive to avoid any COVID-19 infection among all students and staff. 

Teachers, students and visitors must wear facemasks at all times, observe physical distancing, embrace regularly handwashing with soap under running water and maintain a high standard of personal hygiene within the school premises.

Schools must have an isolation/holding bay to care for medical emergencies should anyone come up with symptoms such as cough, headache, catarrh, difficulty in breathing, sneezing and fever.

The Lagos State Government has also rolled out measures which include online registration of public and private schools in Lagos State with the OEQA, taking a School Self-Risk Assessment as well as undergoing an online training course in order to obtain the reopening clearance for academic activities on the OEQA website: www.oeqalagos.com.

The registration exercise will help the Office to determine the level of preparedness as well as guide schools on conditions for a safe reopening, school leaders are advised to embrace new learning styles like outdoor classes, staggered attendance, platooning or alternative attendance, among others, in collaboration with parents to foster a safe and secure environment.

All Was Done

 ```READ AND GIVE ME YOUR ANSWER:

A widow mom leaves her house and goes to fetch water, leaving her only child asleep. On her return, she found a large crowd around her burning house. 

On the inside, her son is about to die in the fire. Throwing her bowl of water on the floor, and crying, she wants to get into the burning house to look for her son. Everyone keeps saying, "You're going to die too, fire is very great." Escaping from their hands, she enters the fire and wrapped her son in a blanket. 

The child, tight against her breast, is not touched by the fire. Mummy comes out severely burnt and is only narrowly saved; thanks to the care of the hospital, but she lives with scars and unrecognizable. 

Many years passed. The child, under the guidance of his mother, completed his studies and was appointed minister. He organized a party at his villa on his appointment, and invited all the dignitaries of the city and his friends. 

While they were in full party, noises were heard at the door of the entrance to the villa. The son was forced to go and resolve the situation. He found that the security officers were preventing his mother from joining the party. He had not invited her but she also wanted to join the party. Faced with this situation in front of his guests, he said tenderly to his mother: "Please, Mom, I would be ashamed to have you appear before my friends. We can discuss later. " And in secret, he ordered the security services to throw out his mother because of her scars ...❕ 

What inspires you in this story? This woman represents *Jesus Christ* who sacrificed himself for you and I. 

Today, what place do you give him in your life❓ It is He who has received the scars because of you and me. If you are ashamed of Him, keep this message and don't  send it to anyone. If you are not ashamed of the scars of Jesus Christ, if you have received Him as your  Lord and Savior in your heart, convey this message to twelve persons. ✉ 

Jesus Christ tells us in Mark 8, 38: "... For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the Holy angels. "✨ 👏 You still have time to tell at least 12 people that Jesus loves them. As for me, I started this mission with you.

Psalm 126. God asked me to tell you: That everything will be alright from now on... You're to be victorious and will achieve all your goals. Today, Jesus  Christ visited your home. On his way out, he took all your problems with him. Do me a favor. Trust God and share this message with twelve friends of yours , do not ignore and watch in 4 minutes, you will receive a very nice news. It cost nothing to share.```

achievement Achievement of Lateef JaKa n d e

 *BABA LATEEF JAKANDE*

*This is What They Call Legacy Projects.*

*Lagos 1979- 1983*

*Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande was born in the Epetedo area of Lagos State 29 July 1929 Both parents are from Omun Aran Kwara.* 

*He was the govenor of Lagos State for 4years and 3 months before the Military Government led by Buhari treasonous act truncated the civilian  administration.*

*In just 4 year and 3 months.* 

*His government built the current Lagos State Secretariat which houses all the state ministries as well as the popular round house hitherto occupied by all subsequent governors of the state.*

*His government built the Lagos State House of Assembly complex.*

*His government built the Lagos State Television*

*His government built the Radio Lagos*

*His government built Lagos State University*

*His government established General Hospital in zones all over the state with assurance of free health care.*

*His government established Teacher Training College and the College of Education.*

*His government built low cost houses in Ijaiye, Dolphin, Oke-Afa, Ije, Abesan, Iponri, Ipaja, Abule Nla, Epe, Amuwo-Odofin, Anikantamo, Surulere, Iba, Ikorodu, Badagry, Isheri/Olowu, Orisigun etc.*

*His government established the Water Management Board and Waste Disposal Board on the 18th of August, 1980.*

*His government constructed the Adiyan Water Works to increase water supply in the state to 18.16 million litres per day.*

*His government modernized and expanded the Iju Water Works which was first commissioned in 1915. This increased daily capacity from 159 million to 204 million litres per day.*

*His government purchased and commissioned the giant car crusher equipment. The equipment was designed specifically to crush derelict vehicles in Lagos State. It had the capacity to crush 45 vehicles per day.*

*His government constructed, rehabilitated and resurfaced Epe/Ijebu-Ode Road, Oba Akran Avenue, Toyin Street, Town Planning Way, Alimosho-Idimu-Egbe Road, Idimu-Iba-LASU Road, the new secretariat road and several others.*

*His government constructed Victoria Island/Epe Road and thereby creating an ‘oil rig’ for Lagos State.*

*His government established Asphalt Plant for the Department of Public Works.*

*His government established Electricity Board for Rural Electrification with provision of street lights.*

*His government modernized, expanded and commissioned Onikan Stadium in 1982.*

*His government established a singular school system and ensured genuine free education in Lagos State and the beneficiaries of this policy are in different positions of eminence in the country and around the world.*

*His government raised the primary schools in Lagos State to 812 with 533,001 pupils (against 605 primary schools with 434,545 pupils he met in 1979) and secondary schools to 223 with 167,629 students (against 105 schools with 107,835 students in 1979).*

*His government constructed 11, 729 classrooms with the maximum of 40 children per class between March and August 1980, by 1983, he had constructed over 22,000 classrooms.* 

*In July 1983, two commercial passenger boats christened "Baba Kekere and Itafaji" to run the Mile 2 - Marina (CMS) route via the lagoons were inaugurated by his government to mark the official launch of the Lagos State ferry services.*

*His government took over the ownership and financing of Lagos State Printing Corporation in July 1980.*

*His government established the first State Traffic Management Authority (Road Marshals).*

*His government established small scale Industries Credit Scheme which preceded the EKO bank.*

*His government established LASACO Insurance.*

*His government expanded existing market and built new ones.*

*His government established Traditional Medicine Board.*

*All, within 4 years and 3 months, with limited resources, these are the type of people I celebate.*

*GOD BLESS HIM AND HIS GENERATION, AMEN!, AMEN!!, AMEN!!!.*🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

The Importance Of Keeping Your Legs Strong

 *KEEP YOUR LEGS STRONG* 

The Importance of keeping our legs strong. 

When we are old, our feet must always remain strong. 

When an old man ages, he is less afraid of his hair turning white or that his skin is sagging or wrinkled.

Among the signs of longevity summarized by the US magazine "Prevention", "strong leg muscles" are listed in the top order.

Do not move for two weeks, and your leg strength decreases by 40 years.

A study from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark found that in both old and young, during the two weeks of inactivity, leg muscle strength weakened by a third, which is equivalent to 40-50 years of age.

As the leg muscles weaken, it will take a long time to recover, even if you do rehabilitation later.

Therefore, regular exercise is very important.

The whole body pressure is on the legs.

1. The foot is the pillar of the burden of the human body.  

50% of a person's bones and 50% of the muscles are in the two legs, the largest and strongest joints and bones of the human body are also in it.

Strong bones, strong muscles, and flexible joints form the iron triangle that carries the most important load on the human body."

70% of the activity and expenditure of energy in one's life is done with both feet.

Did you know that when a person is young, his thighs can support a car?

2. The foot is the center of body transport.

Both legs have 

50% of the nerves of the human body, 

50% of the blood vessels, and 

50% of the blood flowing through them.

It is this large circulatory network that connects the body.

Only with healthy feet does the conduction channel run smoothly.

Hence people who have strong leg muscles will definitely have a strong heart.

 3. Ageing starts from the feet.

As a person gets older, the accuracy and speed of instruction transmission between the legs and the brain decreases, unlike when they were young.

In addition, the so-called "bone-fertilizing" calcium in the bones will sooner or later be lost, making the elderly more prone to fractures.

Fractures in the elderly easily trigger a series of diseases, especially fatal diseases such as brain thrombosis.

Do you know 15% patients even die within a year of a fracture ?

Exercise your legs everyday. 

It's never too late. Though our feet will gradually age, exercising our feet is a lifelong task. It's only by strengthening the legs, can one prevent further ageing. To do this, walk! Stroll around town rather than ride your car or bike as often as it's possible; and in safe areas.

Forwarded as received with great concern and safety for all, especially the ageing people.

SOCIAL WAYS OF COMMUNICATION

 *CIVIL WAYS TO COMMUNICATE* 

1. Instead of saying you are lying, say *THIS IS NOT TRUE* 

2. Instead of saying, this post is fake say *ARE YOU SURE OF THIS?* 

3. Instead of saying, you are wrong say *THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE* 

4. Instead of saying, you will be punished say *THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES TO THIS* 

5. Instead of saying, I am talking and you are not paying attention say *I WILL LIKE TO GET YOUR ATTENTION* 

6. Instead of saying I don't have your time say *I WILL LIKE TO END THE CONVERSATION NOW* 

7. Instead of saying what you are saying does not make sense say *IS THERE ANY OTHER OPTION THAN THIS?* 

8. Instead of saying what you are doing is bad say *THIS BEHAVIOR IS INAPPROPRIATE* 

9.Instead of saying this child is a slow learner say *THIS CHILD IS AN UPCOMING LEARNER* 

10. Instead of saying " get out from here" say *PLEASE IT WILL BE APPRECIATED YOU LEAVE THIS PLACE.* 

 *SOME SOCIAL RULES THAT MAY HELP YOU:* 

1. Don’t call someone more than twice continuously. If they don’t pick up your call, presume they have something important to attend to;

2. Return money that you have borrowed even before the other person remembers lending it to you. It shows your integrity and character. Same goes with umbrellas, pens and lunch boxes;

3. Never order the expensive dish on the menu when someone is giving you a lunch/dinner. If possible ask them to order their choice of food for you;

4. Don’t ask awkward questions like ‘Oh so you aren’t married yet?’ Or ‘Don’t you have kids’ or ‘Why didn’t you buy a house?’ Or why don't you buy a car? For God’s sake it isn’t your problem;

5. Always open the door for the person coming behind you. It doesn’t matter if it is a guy or a girl, senior or junior.  You don’t grow small by treating someone well in public;

6. If you take a taxi with a friend and he/she pays now, try paying next time;

7. Respect different shades of opinions. Remember what's 6 to you will appear 9 to someone facing you. Besides, second opinion is good for an alternative;

8. Never interrupt people talking. Allow them to pour it out. As they say, hear them all and filter them all;

9. If you tease someone, and they don’t seem to enjoy it, stop it and never do it again. It encourages one to do more and it shows how appreciative you're;

10. Say “thank you” when someone is helping you.

11. Praise publicly. Criticize privately;

12. There’s almost never a reason to comment on someone’s weight. Just say, “You look fantastic.” If they want to talk about losing weight, they will;

13. When someone shows you a photo on their phone, don’t swipe left or right. You never know what’s next;

14. If a colleague tells you they have a doctors' appointment, don’t ask what it’s for, just say "I hope you’re okay". Don’t put them in the uncomfortable position of having to tell you their personal illness. If they want you to know, they'll do so without your inquisitiveness;

15. Treat the cleaner with the same respect as the CEO. Nobody is impressed at how rude you can treat someone below you but people will notice if you treat them with respect;

16. If a person is speaking directly to you, staring at your phone is rude;

17. Never give advice until you’re asked;

18. When meeting someone after a long time, unless they want to talk about it, don’t ask them their age and salary;

19. Mind your  business unless anything involves you directly - just stay out of it; 

20. Remove your sunglasses if you are talking to anyone in the street. It is a sign of respect. Moreso, eye contact is as important as your speech; and

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Nigeian Pidgin Proverbs

 NIGERIA PIDGIN PROVERBS

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craze no hard to form, na the trekking be wahala.*

English translation: Easier said than done.

*No matter how hot your temper be, e no fit boil beans.*

 English translation: Calm down, your temper won’t solve the problem

*Chicken wey run from Borno go Ibadan go still end up inside pot of soup*

. English translation: You can’t run away from your destiny

*Today’s newspaper na tomorrow Suya wrapper.* English translation: Keep calm! Nothing lasts forever

*Cow wey dey in a hurry to go America go come back as corn beef.* English translation: Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don’t rush!

*Akara and moin moin get the same parent, na wetin dem pass through make dem different.* English translation: How you start doesn’t matter, what matters is how you finish.

*Leave matter for Mathias and Sabi for Sabinus.* 

English translation: Give everyone what they deserve.

*The difference between ipekere and plantain chips na packaging*. English translation: Don’t judge based on appearance alone

*Escort me, Escort me, na im slave trade take start.*

 English translation: Serious things sometimes start like a joke

*The water wey dem use take make eba can never be recovered back*. English translation: Don’t cry over spilled milk.

Keep it rolling...

   Sweet dreams🥰🥰

WORDS ON A MARBLE

 *WORDS ON MARBLE*

 *"I tasted all that is sweet, but I found nothing sweeter than good health. And I tasted all that was bitter, but nothing was more bitter than being in need of good people. And I carried both, iron, and rocks, but nothing was heavier than debt. I discovered therefore that life is comprised only of two days: A day for you and a day against you! So when it is for you, be not reckless;  and when it is against you,  be patient.  Because both days will expire!!*

*If you can't be a bridge  to connect people, then don't be a wall to separate them. If you can't be a light to brighten people's good deeds then don't be darkness covering their efforts. If you can't be the water to help people's crops sprout, then don't be a pest destroying their crops. If you can't be a vaccine to give life, don't be a virus to terminate it. If you can't be a pencil to write anyone's happiness, then try to be a nice eraser to remove their sadness.* *We can only be each others keeper*.

 *TOGETHER WE ARE GREAT*

President Promised To Nigerian Teachers

 FULL DETAILS OF THE NEW NATIONAL TEACHING POLICY AS SIGNED AND APPROVED TODAY BY PRESIDENT BUHARI.

1. Establishment of a Special Salary Scale.

2. Retirement by age is now 65.

3. Retirement by service is now 40.

4. Rural allowance to be provided.

5. Increase in science allowance.

6. Peculiar allowance.

7. Automatic admission and tuition free for kids of Teachers at their place of work.

8. Automatic recruitments of B.Ed graduating students.

9. Bachelor of Education students are to enjoy stipends or education special allowance.  

10. Education students in colleges and universities  are to enjoy special bursary awards.

11. TETFund will now be used to fund Teaching Practices.

12. Enhanced entry for graduating students into service.

13. Special Teachers Pension Scheme to be established.