The activities that they are engaged in are athletics, football for both girls and boys, netball, volleyball among others. During the first term, Rubaga zone organized athletics, which were held on the 18th March 2010. Many different schools within Rubaga always practice for that Sports day to come. After that completion, a team, which will be selected will proceed to the next level (division level) and thereby a final team to represent the division will also be chosen.

This term, we participated in athletics, throws, discuss and javelin. However, during the second term we engage in football, netball and volleyball. So the children are practiced daily to look fit for at the competition. The best students are awarded in form of certificates, sponsorships and scholarships as well as trophies.

Athletics competitions held on 18th March 2010 at Nabagereka Primary School

The competitions comprised of only five schools of which our school was among. This was a low attendance and it was assumed that some schools were under fear due to the then saga of the Kasubi tombs fire, which affected the arrangements.

We engaged in activities like athletics, which comprised of several different distances and also field events like short put. However, some events were not carried out such as javelin, discuss, throwing due to lack of equipments as well as the limited funds to facilitate the competition.

Rubaga Community School emerged the first in short put for both the girls and boys, 400 races, 100 m races and therefore some of our students were selected to represent Rubaga zone to the next level competitions which took place on 23rd March 2010 at Wankuluku stadium.

Allow me to take this opportunity to inform you about the situation at the school, and what we have gone through the last three days here in Kampala and the suburbs. Some of you have seen the news about the situation in central Uganda on BBC or CCN and others may not have.

Well, it started as a small thing but ended up in chaos, which has left 14 people dead and more than a hundred in hospitals. The whole issue was that our King, the King of Buganda was not allowed to visit his people in Bugerere to celebrate with them the youth day. The whole issue again is a political issue, which I will not go deep in, in this mail but I guess most of you know a bit about the Ugandan politics.

These riots have affected our school as well, as two people were killed at Nalukolong, a small shopping center after you turn off to our school. A bus was also stopped there and burnt, and a police station in our area of Natete was also burnt down. It was very bad. Police were shooting everywhere in an attempt to keep people away and we were very worried for the children who were attending secondary school in the city but thanks God they all came back home safely.

I should inform you that thugs took advantage of the happenings and entered the office and stole the safe with some money as well as two computers; one of them a new one which had been bought by Rubaga Friends to replace the one which broke down. They took some books, blankets, which belong to the children and other items. Nobody was injured but most children and staff members were shocked so counseling was provided by some of the teachers.

Well, Rubaga community lives on, there are always good times and bad times as part of life. We are not resuming classes next week as planned until we are sure that the situation in Kampala is under control.

On behalf of Rubaga Community School I would like to thank you once more for all the help towards Rubaga Community School.

I should also inform you that I finished my studies at the university in May, I am waiting for graduation. At the moment I am assisting in the office at school I have been teaching computer during my studies.

Thanks for all the assistance towards the school, you have made us what we are today.

Regards Wamala