EDUCATION IS SERIOUS
Embrace the concepts of praise and blame with regard to your child; both are developmental.
SPONSORSHIP
Would those of you wishing to make a cash sponsorship donation (to assist indigent parents / learners to pay a portion of the 2012 school fees), please ensure that you indicate clearly on the cheque, deposit slip, Internet banking or envelope, that the amount is for SPONSORSHIP (SCHOOL FEES).
AGM
On Wednesday 14 November we had the Annual General Meeting. We needed a quorum of 230 parents in order to approve a number of resolutions including the budget for 2013. We did not manage to achieve the number required for the quorum with the result that we have to return on 29 November where NO quorum is needed. Please attend on 29 November at 19:00. Thank you to those parents who attended on 14 November.
EXPENSES
Carols by Candlelight R 184, computer related expenses R2 000, Foundation Phase stock & stationery R15 874, kitchen supplies R149, sports R 7 848, hardware/maintenance/plumbing R1 067, machinery maintenance R333,
Metro services R37 324, office stationery R259, printing R1 642, Senior Primary books R18 202 and transport R4 341.
BARGAIN BIN
Sale!! All school jerseys now selling for R10 each.
IMPORTANT DATES
Grade 7 Barn Dance: Monday 26 November (By invitation only).
Christmas Pageant: Tuesday 27th & Wednesday 28th November.
MY SCHOOL CARD
Please remember to support our business partners on a regular basis. We had raised R32,997.08 by the end of October.
Learner Responsibilities
Learners undertake to attend all classes daily and on time.
SCHOOL FEES – 2012
ALL SCHOOL FEES SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAID IN FULL BY NOW.
The compulsory school fees for this year were R4 950 per learner per year.
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 and fax proof of payment to (011) 793-2030 or 0865230073.
Many thanks to those parents who have already made their contribution towards the school fees. It is greatly appreciated. Parents may, if they so wish, continue to contribute towards the School Development initiatives.
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.
DESK PADS/DIARIES
The staff would be most grateful for the donation of these items for next year.
CLOSING TIMES
As from Wednesday 14 November the school will close at 12:30 daily. Parents are required 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.
CONGRATULATIONS
To the following learners who received Media Centre Certificates:
20 – 30 Hours: J Stanley, S Houston, K Govender, M Paulie, M Rambaran, K Sivalingam and T Wilson.
Over 30 Hours: C Hamilton, M Mathysen, J Thackeray, E v.d. Merwe, C Goodwin, T Te Brake, N Moepya and N Riley.
Over 40 Hours: O Ayere and T Serobe. Over 50 Hours: N Naidoo.
Over 60 Hours: O Ayere, K Malotana, T Serobe and K Walker
The Marilyn Schott Trophy for 2012 goes to Kirsty-Lee Walker.
SCHOOL COMMUNICATOR
Please download from the Internet or collect a disc of the above programme from the office. This will keep you up to date on everything at the school. It is proving to be a very successful and immediate way of getting information to parents.
GRADE 7 BARN DANCE
Many thanks to the Grade 7 parents for their generous donations towards the Barn Dance.
We will be meeting in the Hall at 8:30 on Saturday 24 November to start decorating and your help would be much appreciated.
CLEANERS CHRISTMAS HAMPER
It’s 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.
URGENT!!
The school urgently requires the services of a parent to assist us with shelves and some welding for the new Computer Centre. Please contact Mr Pienaar at the school on (011) 793-7434. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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.
Educator Responsibilities
Educators must ensure that they conform to normal, acceptable standards of personal cleanliness and neatness.
School Rules
The three sets of jungle gym equipment are strictly out of bounds before and after school hours. They may only be used during school time under adult supervision.
Parental Responsibilities
Parents must ensure that they Discourage abusive language or inflammatory behaviour.
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