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CIRCULAR NO 12                                                                                                     2012-04-11

 

WELCOME BACK:

The recent school break was very short, but much needed in order for both the pupils and educators to rest.   I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and I trust that parents had time to do some bonding with their little ones.   Welcome to all the new parents who have just joined the school.

BUSH PIGS:

Our Grade 6 learners and their teachers left yesterday morning for Bush Pigs.   This is a great opportunity for them to develop many of the life skills they will need in the future.   Parents are reminded to collect their children at 15:30 on Friday (13 April).   Please be prompt.   Your children will be eager to see you and the teachers need to get home to their families.

READING:

Please be aware that the school has launched a reading campaign.   We urge parents to encourage their children to participate.

WELCOME:

We welcome our new music teacher Mr A Lottering to our wonderful Music Centre and hope that he will be very happy teaching at our school.  

PARENTS’ EVENING:  (Wednesday 18 April from 16:00)

Our teachers are looking forward to meeting parents of the learners they teach (from Grade R to Grade 7) on Wednesday 18 April from 16:00 to discuss their children’s progress.   Please show your children your concern for their education by coming to see their teachers, as this is an open Parents’ Evening.   Take this opportunity to have a look at your own children’s exercise books (if they are in the Foundation Phase) and speak to the teacher for a few minutes.   Matters requiring further discussion should be dealt with at a second more private meeting.   Please leave your children at home: Parents’ Evening is only for parents!

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS:

Please note that the school will be closed on the following days:

            Friday 27 April 2012                        Public Holiday – Freedom Day

            Monday 30 April 2012                     School Holiday                    

            Tuesday 01 May 2012                     Public Holiday – Workers’ Day     

PROGRAMME FOR THE SECOND TERM – DATES TO DIARISE:

Wednesday               18 April          16:00              Parents’ Evening for Grades R to 7 until 19:00

Tuesday                     24 April          18:30              Music Centre PTA Meeting

Thursday                   26 April          08:00              Grade 3 Excursion to the Planetarium  

Thursday                   03 May           10:00              Eats and Treats Sale – Grade 5

Friday                         11 May                                   Disco (Grades 1 to 3 from 14:00 until 16:00;

                                                                                    Grades 4 to 7 from 18:00 to 21:00)

Wednesday               16 May           18:00              Poetry Evening (Grades R to 3)

Thursday                   17 May                                   Open Day – Grades R to 7

                                                                                    (Tours at 09:00 and 10:30)

Monday                      21 May           18:30              SGB Meeting

Tuesday                     22 May           18:30              Music Centre PTA Meeting

Thursday                   31 May           10:00              Eats and Treats Sale – Grade 4

Thursday                   07 June                                 Open Day – Grades R to 7

                                                                                    (Tours at 09:00 and 10:30)

Friday                         08 June                                 Soccer Tour to Konka until Sunday

Friday                         15 June                                 Montrose Primary Night Challenge Soccer

Monday                      18 June                                 On Cue Theatre – Grades 1 to 7

                                                                                    (Swan Princess)

Wednesday               20 June                                 Inter House Sports

Friday                                     22 June         11:15              Assembly

                                                            12:00              School Closes

Term 3

Monday                      16 July           07:40              School Commences

EXTRA-MURALS:

Extra-Murals commence next Monday (16 April).   A varied programme, which was sent home at the end of last term, has been prepared to offer something for every child.   Please encourage your children to participate in at least one of the activities.   Please reinforce good traits such as commitment, loyalty, sportsmanship and punctuality.   Correct dress at practices and matches is expected of all children.   We look forward to a successful and enjoyable season.

NEWS FROM THE CLASSROOM:

If your child is in Grade 4, the Grade 4 educators welcome all learners and parents to Term 2.   Remember, our children start writing cycle tests from next week.   Timetables have been issued.   Cycle tests are important for promotional purposes and must be treated as a mini examination.   Setting the tone from now attaches value and importance to the testing programme.   Books will be timeously sent home with focus areas for studying.   Please follow through regarding this.   Cycle tests will be sent home for parental viewing.   Should children not pass, a separate form has to be signed and returned by parents.

NEWS FROM THE MEDIA CENTRE:

There are still a number of children who have not yet returned library books from last term.

Please be aware that a fine will be imposed and those learners will not be able to take out books from now on.   Parents are urged to please encourage their children to buy a media bag in which to keep their books, as many books are returned to our Media Centre in a state of disrepair.

Donation of Books

We thank Nuhaad Osman (Grade 2 Blacker) for his kind donation of lovely, new books to our Media Centre.

MAKE YOUR CHILD A SUPERSTAR:

Spend quality time with your child every day.   The following inexpensive ways can add quality to your family:

·                     Share homework time.

·                     Play games together: scrabble, chess.

·                     Prepare meals together.

·                     Pray together.

·                     Go out together to places of learning: zoo, museums, parks, libraries, funfares.

·                     Share mealtimes together.

SCHOOL GATES:

A number of parents do not seem to be aware of the time at which our school gates are closed in the mornings.   They are closed at 07:38 and the bell rings at 07:40.   Once the gates are closed, Bassie (our security guard), moves to the Admin gate in Dahlia Street to tick the names of all the children who arrive late at school.   The time is taken from the school clock.   It would be appreciated if parents, who have arrived late, do not vent their frustrations on people at school who are doing their duty.

JUDO CLUB:  (Tuesdays and Fridays 13:45 – 14:45.   All stages in the School Hall.)

Judo, which is an Olympic sport, commenced yesterday for boys and girls.   Arrangements may be made with Ms Brigitte Hupkes (082-863-9831).

ACADEMIC TOP TEN (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER):

We congratulate the following Grade 6 and 7 learners who were awarded Academic Top Ten badges at last term’s final assembly:

Grade 6

Yaseera Adamjee, Asmaa Alli, James Bloem, Miguel Burn, Shareefah Gathoo, Fatima Khan, Aakifah Laher, Muhammad Laher, Samihah Loonat, Malakhiwe Mahlulo, Atiyah Mohamed

There are 11 learners this term as two attained the same average.

Grade 7

Sahithi Angara, Aqueelah Bramdeo, Jada-Mari Chetty, Tamara Chinganya, Tasneem Dindar, Mbali Dlamini, Muhammad Seedat, Naafiaah Seedat, Zaheer Seedat, Aishah Sheik Ebrahim

DRESS UP DAY COMPETITION:

We congratulate the winners of our Dress Up Day Competition which was held on Thursday 29 March:

Grade 1

1st Place        Tyra John                              Mrs Thomas’ Class

2^nd Place        Muhammad Moosa              Mrs Thomas’ Class

3^rd Place        Ntelezi Mchunu                   Mrs Thomas’ Class

Grade 2

1^st Place         Assante Quqe                      Ms Blacker’s Class

2^nd Place        Marisa Sauer                       Ms Blacker’s Class

3^rd Place        Mohammed Sherally            Ms Mazibuko’s Class

Grade 3

1^st Place         Imaan Habib                         Ms Mpuru’s Class

2^nd Place        Raul Singh                           Mrs O’Brien’s Class

3^rd Place        Adithya Singh                       Ms Hill’s Class

Grade 4

1^st Place         Yusuf Matwadia                   Mrs Hill’s Class

2^nd Place        Gundo Makhuvha               Mrs Hill’s Class

3^rd Place        Destiny Odior                      Mrs Singh’s Class

Grade 5

1^st Place         Mahlatsi Kgomo                   Ms Bezuidenhout’s Class

2^nd Place        Hamzah Motala                    Mrs Rupnarain’s Class

3^rd Place        Ilham Habib                          Mrs Rupnarain’s Class

Grade 6

1^st Place         Luthfia Saib                          Mr Chinyanganya’s Class

2^nd Place        Dylan Storbeck                     Mr Kok’s Class

3^rd Place        Atiyah Mohamed                  Mr Govender’s Class

Grade 7

1^st Place         Letho Mbatha                       Mr Naik’s Class

2^nd Place        Ellysee Langeveld                Ms Friend’s Class

3^rd Place        Amir Maharaj                        Ms Friend’s Class

COPIES OF CIRCULARS:

Generally speaking, circulars are issued on Mondays.   Parents are requested to check that their children bring them home.   We number the circulars, in order to enable parents to keep track of them.   Spare copies are always available from the School Office, as are copies of our extra-mural timetable.   Please read them through with your family.   A good suggestion is to highlight all activities or information pertinent to your family as a reminder.   This is a good life skill and teaches organisational skills.   Circulars may also be found on our website (please log in to see them). 

PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS:

So many of our pupils have worked well and/or behaved well and have been awarded  Principal’s Awards.     Children are congratulated and recognised for these in a school assembly.   We are very proud of these children, as they are clearly displaying qualities and traits that will stand them in good stead for life.   Please encourage your children regarding these awards.  

KNITTED SQUARES:

Our Mini City Councillors (Tamara Chinganya and Mbali Dlamini) again appeal to mums, aunts and neighbours (who are keen on knitting) to knit 20 cm squares which can be sewn into blankets.   The squares should be knitted in double knit wool.   Casting on 51 or 52 stitches will do the trick!   We appeal to all school families to support this campaign.   If every family hands in six squares, the school would be able to donate almost 50 blankets!

MESSAGE FOR THE WEEK:

‘To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the inner music the words make.”   Truman Capote

 

K W M Driver

PRINCIPAL

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