WATERKLOOF PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 11 – 2012
30 March 2012
From the Headmaster’s Desk We have reached the end of a very busy first term of 2012. I have to commend all members of staff for their hard work and dedication to our school this past term, and always being prepared to walk the extra mile. In a term that saw the election of a new SGB and PTA, implementation of the new continuous assessment performance standards in the Foundation Phase, concert practices, the usual meetings and training sessions, a tremendous tempo in teaching was maintained. I can only thank and congratulate you on a very successful term. Thank you to the parents for your continuous support and involvement in so many aspects of our school. It is highly appreciated. Even though this holiday is very short, I wish you a successful time of rest and rejuvenation.
Staffing We say goodbye to Mr B. Erasmus who is relocating to England to play club cricket. We wish him well with this new venture. He will be sorely missed.
Charity
Mrs J. Shee
Please continue to send in old spectacles to support the Leap Frog Vision drive. The closing date has been extended to 8 June 2012. Thank you to all the children and parents for the R5122.77 collected for Child Welfare this term. A very generous contribution from the WPS community!
Discipline
Mrs J. Shee
Behaviour certificates for Grades 4 to 7 are no longer handed out at the end of each term. In place of the certificates we have introduced a ‘free civvies day’ for all children who did not receive a discipline slip during the term. The first free civvies day for good behaviour was enjoyed on Tuesday 27 March 2012. Well done children – we are proud of you!
Honours Board
Mrs J. Shee
Parents are reminded to send in proof of provincial colours for a school sport to Mrs J. de Beer if you would like your child’s name to be included on our Provincial Colours’ Honours Board.
Signing of Homework Diaries
Mrs J. Shee
Parents are requested to please sign their child’s homework diary daily.
Recycling
Mrs L. Eagle
We will recommence on the first Wednesday of Term 2, 11 April 2012.
Averages
Mrs J. Shee
The averages below are for the report averages for Term 1.
SUBJECT
GR 4
GR 5
GR 6
GR 7
English
62
60
60
57
Afrikaans
64
66
58
55
Life Orientation
60
62
68
58
Maths
68
61
57
60
Natural Science
68
57
59
60
Social Science
67
61
61
57
EMS
67
63
61
58
Art & Culture - Art
61
64
66
66
Art & Culture - Music
57
56
66
55
Technology
67
61
56
Grade 1, 2 & 3 CAPS Curriculum
57 Mrs I. Pereira
We are busy implementing the CAPS curriculum. Please note that reports in the Foundation Phase have changed according to departmental requirements. Promotional requirements are: English Home Language Afrikaans First Additional Language Mathematics
Rating Code 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Achievement Description Outstanding Achievement Meritorious Achievement Substantial Achievement Adequate Achievement Moderate Achievement Elementary Achievement Not Achieved
Extramural Activities
4 3 3
Marks % 80 – 100 70 – 79 60 – 69 50 – 59 40 – 49 30 – 39 0 - 29 Mrs J. de Beer
Please note that some of the extramural activities will only start after the concert. The schedule will be updated on the website, newsletter and the children will be informed of any changes.
Academic Awards
Mrs J. Shee
Grade 4, 5, 6 and 7 top academic winners from Term 1 – 2012 - congratulations.
Grade 4 Kaitlyn Albertyn Amery Badenhorst Jarrod Claassen Habibah Fakey Amisha Gama Gabriel Gibberd Craig Hawkins Nicole Housdon Jade Kühn Emma Learmont Ashleigh Manley Aidan-Luc Marryatt Dharshan Naidoo Jihan Ramphal Nicola Read Gabriella Rodrigues Angelique Teixeira Rachel-Ann van Biljon Keira van Zyl Daniel Wohlfahrt Grade 7 Ameerah Amod John Biccard Kenan Campbell Jennifer Cazalet Simona Coetzee Alexia Daniel Wynley Flanagan Megan Gerber
Grade 5 William Anderson Alessia Bellomo Savannah Carvalheiro Michelle Cazalet Ruan du Preez Samuel Eichhorn Keren Groenewald Liam Hind Brett Hinitt Simon Holliday Declan Humphries Alice Karato Klara Kific Monica Martins Sharna Moonsamy Melen Naidu Alexander Paulsen Grant Petzer Shani Smit Savanna Thomson Kendra Wilkinson Sascha Kacnik Stephen Kennealy Gillian Loffstadt Tamryn Logan Azhar Noor Mahomed Unoma Okonkwo Slavina Popov Stacey Sapsford
Grade 6 Jolaoluwa Adeoye Barbara Alusala Noa Anthony Afreen Ayob Kayla Badenhorst Nicolas Buys Lorenzo Carvalheiro Lauren Cooke James Davies Diego de Aveiro Caitlin de Wit Valentina Fiachetti Jessica Guimaraes Salma Haffejee Isabeau Joubert Kurhula Mbetse Caitlin Schröder-Beneke Charlotte Smit Daniel Su Elizabeth van Straten
Isabella Gioia DaniĂŠlle Judd Stationery
Cameron van den Berg Tristan van Schalkwyk Mrs J. Shee
Please ensure that your child has all the correct stationery at school every day of the term. Borrowing is not permitted as it causes too many disruptions to class time.