Astro gives pupils of two Sabah schools new books, stationery

Pupils and Astro volunteers posing after the event.

KOTA KINABALU: Pupils from two schools here - SK Magandai in Kota Marudu and SK Malinsau in Ranau - have received revision books, thanks to Astro.

The primary school pupils received over 700 books and items of stationery to motivate them to study harder and to prepare for their upcoming exams, including the UPSR.

All the students were participants in Astro Kasih's Bengkel UPSR programme held in the Ranau district.

Zarina Ginti of SK Magandai said she feels motivated to study even harder with the new books.

"I am so excited and I love my new stationery set too, " said the 12-year-old in the July 15 event.

Another Year Six student, Lemrry Jumin of SK Malinsau, said that he is happy to get new books, especially Science revision books.

"I hope to be able to get good grades with it, " he said.

SK Malinsau principal Jamain Abdul Halim said it was heartwarming to see happy faces at the event.

"It is great to see how motivated and excited the children are with their new books. It makes a big difference not only for the children, but us teachers too when we receive support like this, " he said.

Astro has been working with SK Magandai since 2010 and SK Malinsau since 2012 through its foundation, Yayasan Astro Kasih.

Aside from this, Astro has also organised Bengkel UPSR for Year Six pupils where they are guided on how to answer UPSR papers.

Since the partnership began, SK Magandai has shown continued progress in their UPSR passing rate and SK Malinsau has produced three straight A students for UPSR 2018 - which is a first for the school.

The schools are also provided with "Kampus Astro Program" with 17 learning channels made available for free.

Astro has also assisted in the building of hostels for these two schools that can house 100 teachers and children at any one time.