“Doing your best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment” Oprah Winfrey

EDUCATION – EXAMS

The above quote is self-explanatory. Simply put, learners need to be encouraged by their parents to deliver their best at all times. Please encourage them to study hard for the exams and to try and do well. Encouragement and positive reinforcement is the recipe for success.

AGM – PLEASE DIARISE!!

The AGM has been rescheduled to Tuesday 10 November 2015 at 19:00 in the school hall. Please see the letter that was distributed on 28^th October.

EXPENSES

Capex R1 312, computer related expenses R171, Fund Raising R1 900, gardens and fields R10 993, printing R1 938, hardware/maintenance/plumbing R3 561, kitchen supplies R2 912, medical supplies R426, Metro Services R21 432, office stationery R4 468, sports R9 801, toilets R2 042, transport R4 793 and trips and shows R6 500.

IMPORTANT DATES

• 2016 Grade 1 Party: Friday 13 November (By Invitation Only)

THANK YOU

A big thank you to ALL the Grade 7 parents who made contributions and donations towards the Grade 7 Barn Dance and to Erik from Probooth for supplying the photo booth for the night.

FUND RAISING

A sincere thanks to all parents, learners, family members and dogs who attended our Fun Walk on Saturday. Thank you to all the parents, sponsors, donors and teachers who worked very hard in order to make this day a HUGE success. The money raised, R96 805, will either go towards the pool or the Grade 3 walkway. Thanks once again for your support and participation.

COMPULSORY SCHOOL FEES – 2015

The school fee tariff is R7 400 per learner .

Please ensure that a minimum of R7 400.00 (R740 x 10 months) has been paid by end of October in order to avoid being handed over to our debt collectors.

Payments may be made in cash, by cheque or via electronic banking. The school’s banking details are as follows: Standard Bank, Northcliff, Current Account Number 002954494, Branch Code 006305. Please use your child’s full name as reference.

MY SCHOOL CARD

Please remember to support our business partners on a regular basis. We have received R55 877.75 to date.

COMPULSORY SCHOOL FEES – 2015

The school fee tariff is R7 400 per learner .

Please ensure that a minimum of R7 400.00 (R740 x 10 months) has been paid by end of October in order to avoid being handed over to our debt collectors.

Payments may be made in cash, by cheque or via electronic banking. The school’s banking details are as follows: Standard Bank, Northcliff, Current Account Number 002954494, Branch Code 006305. Please use your child’s full name as reference.

SPONSORSHIP

Would those of you wishing to make a cash sponsorship donation (to assist indigent parents/learners to pay a portion of the 2015 school fees), please ensure that you indicate clearly on the cheque, deposit slip, Internet banking or envelope, that the amount is for SPONSORSHIP.

We thank the following parents/businesses for their sponsorship:

• Mrs Linstrom and Mrs Hill for their generous cash donations/sponsorship.

CLOSING TIME FOR EXAMS

On Monday 9^th November the Grade 7 learners along with Grade 4 – 6 will go home at 13:00. All learners may go home at 12:00 from Tuesday 10^th November for the remainder of the year. Wednesday 11 November and Thursday 12 November are normal school days (Diwali) with the exception that all learners may go home at 12:00.

CONGRATULATIONS

To the following learners who received Certificates: Music Room Monitors 2015: Camaryn Moussa, Jade Martins, Daisy Ndebele, Oliver Day, Jonathan Chisenga, Siddhi Singh, Ciara Lee and Kiara Hutton. Hall Monitors 2015: Monique Nieuwenhuizen, Patrick Hoban, Michael Sassen, Terrence Broomberg, John Carroll and Bailey Garland. Sound Monitors 2015: Dylan Van Dyk, Slade Labuschagne, Alex Bottin and Bohlale Ntlhola. Hall Computer Monitors 2015: Kimeshan Naidoo and Chad Elliot.

EXAM TIMETABLE – NOVEMBER 2015

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