NEWSLETTER FOR FIRST TERM 2025/2026 ACADEMIC SESSION
Dear Parent/Guardians
1. INTRODUCTION
We give thanks and glory to God Almighty for seeing us through the first term 2025/2026 academic session which started and ended successfully on 15th September and 12th December 2025 respectively. I wish to extend my sincere appreciation to all Parents/Guardians for your unflinching support and timely response towards the resumption of our students as well as payment of school fees.
The School celebrated her 30th year anniversary with a week long programme featuring Anniversary Lecture, Alumni Day, Literary and Cultural Day, Inter house Sports and a Thanksgiving Service. We thank all parents and guardians for your financial and moral support through out a week long programme. However, we implore our esteemed Parents/Guardians to carefully read this newsletter to get acquainted with useful information contained therein, especially on the issues concerning academics, administration, welfare and discipline of your children and wards.
2. RESUMPTION FOR SECOND TERM
The Second Term 2025/2026 academic session will commerce on Monday 5th January 2026. All students are expected to resume back to school not later them 7:30am. Please note that late comers would be punished accordingly. However, all boarders are expected to be within the school premises not later than 6pm on Sunday 4th January, 2026. Any student late due to ill health is to inform the school ahead. Any student that need special attention or is on medication should inform the school management. Such medications for those in the hostel must be submitted to the house master/mistress for proper monitoring. Note that teaching and learning activities start immediately and welcome test will be conducted for students in the first week of resumption starting from the first day.
3. SCHOOL FEES
Parents/Guardians are enjoined to pay the school fees before resumption of school. This is necessary as defaulting students will not be allowed into the school. The school fees are to be paid into WEMA BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER 0121559829 for JSS 1 to JSS 3 while SSS1 to SSS 3 students are to pay their school fees into UBA ACCOUNT NUMBER 1013183854. No cash would be accepted as means of payment. You are to present your evidence of payment at the school account office and collect school receipt.
Parents/Guardians with outstanding financial obligation to the school should endeavor to clear same before resumption. Otherwise their children/wards will not be allowed to enter the school.
4. MEDICAL CASES
Cases of medical or illness in the school had reduced as a result of Parents/Guardians consciousness to taking medical precaution before bringing their wards/children to school.
Parents/Guardians are therefore, requested to ensure that their children/wards come back to the school healthy and also to inform the school of any medical history of their children/wards that might require special attention. Those with prescriptions should submit their drugs to the school sickbay on resumption for proper administration of the drugs. It is an offence for any student to keep drugs in his/her possession.
5. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, WELFARE AND DISCIPLINE OF THE STUDENT
The general administration, welfare and discipline of students will be discussed among others. Starting with the dress code.
(a) DRESS CODE: The dress code for the students is the customized school uniform and tie without belt, brown school sandal or Cortina, the socks should be customized school socks or pure white socks. These will be worn on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
(b) SPORTSWEAR: Only customized school sportswear is allowed on every Wednesday with white canvas and white socks. Please note that any other clothes, shoe, sandal or coloured canvas and socks are no longer allowed on Wednesdays. Defaulters will be dealt with and the material(s) confiscated.
(c) ADIRE CLOTHING: This cloth should be worn only on Friday with black trouser for boys and skirt for girls. The girls skirt are to be below the knee. Short skirts no longer be tolerated.
(d) HANDLING OF SCHOOL PROPERTY: The rate at which some students are damaging school property especially tables and chairs is alarming, to this end, any student who by omission or commission destroy school properties will be surcharged for the damages.
(e) BAN ON USE OF MOBILE PHONE, AND OTHER UNAUTHORIZED ELECTRONIC GADGETS: It has been observed that some parents still allow their children to come to school with mobile phones and other unauthorized electronic gadgets. The possession of these gadgets by students leads to lack of concentration during classes and are also source of distraction to them while in their hostels. In view of this, Parents/Guardians are once again reminded that the ban on use of these gadgets in the school is still in force. Parents/Guardian are advised to counsel their children/wards on the need to obey school’s rules and regulations as any defaulter or offender shall not be spared from appropriate disciplinary action.
(f) VISITING DAY: Parents are advised to keep strictly to visiting day which is 3rd Saturday of every month. Incessant and indiscriminate visit to the hostel will no longer be tolerated.
6. CONCLUSION
The first Term 2025/2026 academic session of Patterson memorial Baptist Grammar School Abeokuta ended successfully. The Newsletter to Parents/Guardians highlights some of the activities and expectations from our dear Parents/Guardians. The Principal and the entire staff of the school sincerely appreciate your cooperation and eminence support during the term. We wish you and your children/wards a happy holiday and please accept the assurances of Principal’s highest regards.
Wishing you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Advance.
ALL TO THE GLORY OF GOD!
Yours faithfully,
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Dr Babalola, A. O.
Principal
