EDUCATION IS SERIOUS

Perseverance is an integral part of success.  Parents must encourage their children to persevere even in difficult times.  Perseverance builds character.

SCHOOL CODE OF CONDUCT

All learners are to abide by the provisions of the Code of Conduct and it is the parents’ responsibility to ensure compliance.  Copies of the Code are available from the school secretary.

PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Parents must ensure that they provide the school upon request, with the original birth certificate of the child, particularly at the time of the initial enrolment into the school system.

SCHOOL RULES

Learners must never do anything to jeopardise the fine name of the school, by word or deed.

EDUCATOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Educators must ensure that they adhere to the Code of Conduct set out by the official educator registering body/authority, i.e. South African Council of Educators.

LEARNER RESPONSIBILITIES

Learners undertake to conform to normal, acceptable standards of personal cleanliness and neatness.

SCHOOL LEAVERS

Should your child be leaving the school at year end (grade 1 – 6), please forward a letter to this effect to the class teacher urgently.

40 YEARS

Rand Park Primary celebrated our 40th birthday on Saturday, 26 October 2013.  It was a huge success and great fun was had by all.  I would like to thank all the parents that contributed items as well as cash donations towards the day!  It was greatly appreciated.  To all the parents and staff members who assisted on the day, thank you for all your help and hard work.

SPECIAL thanks goes to Kevin and Angela Elliot as well as Natalie Franz who put in a tremendous amount of effort to make this day such a success.  It is greatly appreciated

COMPULSORY SCHOOL FEES – 2013

The school fee tariff is R5 900 per learner per year, and may be paid over 10 months.  Payment options are as follows:

Full payment at the beginning of the year; or Three pro-rata payments payable at the end of Term 1 2 and 3; or ten monthly instalments of R590 beginning January with the final (10th) instalment due end of October.

ALL PARENTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE PAID IN FULL BY THE END OF OCTOBER.  AN URGENT APPEAL IS MADE TO ALL PARENTS WHO ARE IN ARREARS TO PAY THE FEES BY THIS TIME.  ACCOUNTS IN ARREARS WILL BE HANDED OVER TO OUR DEBT-COLLECTION AGENCY FROM THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER.

OLD DEBTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN HANDED OVER.

Many thanks to the parents who have already paid in full.

EXTRA MURALS – TERM 4

ALL extra murals will finish this Friday, 1 November.  No detention will be held on 8 November.  Would parents please ensure that their children leave school immediately after school.

CLOSING TIMES DURING EXAMS

As from Friday, 8 November, the school will close at 12:00 daily.  Parents are requested to make transport arrangements in order for the learners to get home early and study.  Learners who are waiting for transport will not be allowed to loiter around outside the school; they will have to remain inside the school perimeter until their transport arrives.

CLEANER’S CHRISTMAS HAMPER

It is a tradition at our school that parents contribute towards a Christmas Hamper for our cleaning staff as a way of conveying to them our sincere thanks for the wonderful work they do during the course of the year.  It will be greatly appreciated if each learner could bring to school one or more non perishable items as a contribution.

EXPENSES

Capex R9 994, hardware & plumbing R4 306, kitchen R1 581, Media Centre R3 510, printing R1 756, sports R1 400.

DESK DIARIES/PADS

The staff would be most grateful for the donation of these items for next year.

DIWALI

Best wishes to all learners, parents and educators who are celebrating Diwali this Sunday, 3 November 2013.

CHRISTMAS PAGEANT

The Grade 3s are looking for a toy sheep or lamb to use in the Christmas play.  It must be large enough to be seen by the audience.  If you have a suitable toy sheep that we may borrow, please contact Mrs Michas.

SPORTS RESULTS

Swimming:

A-Team: 1st Trinity, 2nd Rivonia, 3rd Deutsche Schule, 4th Rand Park and 5th Bryneven.

B-Team: 1st Agape, 2nd IRG, 3rd Rand Park, 4th North West Christian School, 5th Unika and Sharonlea.

Cricket:

U10A vs Charterhouse and won by 8 wickets

U11A vs Charterhouse and won by 9 wickets

Open B vs Boskop and won by 3 wickets

We wish Mr Pienaar a speedy recovery after minor surgery on Wednesday

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JUST LABELS:  Need stationery, clothing and shoe labels?  Visit our website on www.justlabels.co.za.  For more information or an order form contact (031) 266-1738 or sales@justlabels.co.za

KIDS CLUB:  Every Friday night from 6pm – 7:30pm, at The Barn Christian Fellowship, cnr. Kelly Ave & Sylvan Road, Boskruin.  A fun and safe environment for your kids to come to!! This week’s theme:  Mythbusters!  See you there!  For more info contact 792-1340.

GARDENER/HANDYMAN:  Robert is looking for full or part time work as a gardener/handyman.  Please contact him on 074 112 0920 or alternatively his wife Emma on 073 726 7326.

REDLINE MUSIC:   Sign up for music lessons in drums, guitar, keyboard and vocals.  Weekly one on one lessons for only R700 per month.  Fun lessons * performance opportunities * low pressured learning environment.  Contact us for more info on (011) 791-0986 or time@redlinemusic.co.za we are at Shop 18, Appleton’s Village, Malibongwe Drive, Randburg.

KIP McGRATH AFTERCARE LEARNING CENTRE:  is opening in January 2014.  3 IN 1, ensuring homework is done, your child is taken care of and also using the Kip McGrath program to better the Maths, English and Afrikaans on a daily basis.  Each child will have a personally designed program for their specific needs.  Registration open for 2014, limited space.  Register now!  Contact Shereen on 071 685 5354.

MASTER MATHS:   Problems with Maths?  Master Maths (Grade 4 – Grade 12) can help!  Individualised tuition.  Enrol before the end of September for end of year exams. Parkside Centre, Ostrich Road, Bromhof.  Contact Brenda on (011) 791-3967.

TRULY MINE ART STUDIO: Is offering art workshops during the December holidays.  They run for a week at a time and focus on educational creativity, consisting of 2 art activities per day and includes lunch, from 8:00 – 13:00 and the costs is R1 500 for 5 days or R300 per day, all art material included.  Contact Nicole (BTech Honours in Visual Art) on 074 182 0203 for more information.

PLUMBER IN YOUR AREA:  For all your plumbing needs – geysers, blocked drains, maintenance and construction plumbing.  Please contact Steven at Steve’s Plumbing Worx on 072 141 1478.

DO YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:  Lower back pain or stiffness; aching between the shoulder blades; leg and/or foot cramps; indigestion or heartburn; headaches; “pins and needles” in the arms or hands; constipation or bed wetting; babies who cry for “no reason”; or youngsters  who have “growing pains” lack of concentration or “fidget” all the time?  If so, contact Dan, a Body Stress Release Practitioner on 076 381 4561.

SLEEPING BEAUTY ON ICE:  Tickets available for Sleeping Beauty on Ice on 10 and 15 December for R200, usual price is R350.

This is a Rand Park High School Debs Fundraiser, so please support this worthy cause.  For further information contact Jean on 083 785 6426 or jburkimsher@gmail.com

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