WATERKLOOF PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 17 – 2015
18 September 2015
Heritage Day Celebration
Mrs S.C. Monyai
We will be having our Heritage Day special assembly on Wednesday, 23 September 2015 for both the Junior and Senior school. The children may wear their blue jeans and a T-shirt any colour of the rainbow, i.e. red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo or violet. The cost to wear civvies will be R5.00. We will also be having a picnic on the field. Parents, please help your children pack a snack plus a braaied (or cooked) piece of meat that they can enjoy during the picnic. Picnic packs can be ordered from the tuck shop at R25.00 per pack. The pack will include “pap, boerewors and sous”. Orders, with payment, must be placed with Mrs Neser at the tuck shop by 08:00 on Tuesday 22 September.
Grade 3 GDE Physical Education Participation
Mrs S.C. Monyai
Congratulations to the following Grade 3 learners who participated in a district PE celebration on Wednesday 9 August 2015: Kagiso Kganyago, Freddy Molekwa, Anathi Bubu, Lilitha Pase, Damita Angelides, Nomthi Matsoso and Jenny MacDonald. As experienced by Jenny MacDonald - It was an honour
to dance on stage with all my friends. The grade 3s were performing in a PE presentation. We were saying goodbye to Mrs Gibson. It was practise, practise, practise! But it was more than I imagined! It was a dream come true! It was the best experience I have ever had in my life. It does not matter how long it took, it was fun and that is what counts. Thank you very much Mrs Monyai. ANA Exams
Mrs J. Shee
Please take note that the 2015 Annual National Assessments schedules for September 2015, have been postponed until further notice.
Scholar Patrol
Mrs S.C. Monyai
All parents are reminded to obey our scholar patrol and cross at the correct crossing points. Stopping in the middle of the road to drop off or collect children is prohibited as it blocks the traffic and is a danger to the children. Please park your vehicles in the parking spaces on the pavement.
Read-a-Thon
Mrs J. Shee
Thank you to all our children, parents and staff for the hugely successful Read-a-Thon. It was a great day and our school was filled with spiders, pigs, sheep, horses and little farm boys and girls! Hooked on Books gave the children an excellent show to encourage and promote reading. Five copies of each story they enacted have been purchased by the school and are available from the Media Centre. We raised R47 061.00 which will, together with this year’s Big Walk money, go towards the staffroom upgrade. Thank you for your generosity.
Staffroom Upgrade
Mrs J. Shee
Any parent who is able to assist us with the building of the extension of the staffroom, please contact us. We have already received architectural assistance with the plans and an offer of all the electrical work. THANK YOU!
From the Sportsdesk
Mrs J. de Beer
Congratulations to the athletics team on achieving 5th place out of eight schools at the A-League Interschools’ Athletics meeting on Friday 11 September 2015. The athletes performed superbly and we are very proud of them. The final results were as follows: First La Montagne Primary 326 Second Brooklyn Primary 297 Third Gen Jacques Pienaar 297 Fourth Woodhill College 293 Fifth Waterkloof Primary 204 Sixth Rietondale Primary 191 Seventh Laerskool Oost Eind 189 Eighth Springvale Primary 187 The following children won medals: Gold Middle Distance Georgia Kennealy Hurdles Mari Paz Ebang High Jump Kamohelo Namoli, Tendai Mangena and Abigail Williams Long Jump Tshowa Katumba, Kamohelo Namoli and Mari Paz Ebang Sprints Marion Moto, Tshowa Katumba, Gino Sapalo and Mari Paz Ebang Shotput Luke Klopper and Tshowa Katumba Relays U/13 Girls - Tshowa Katumba, Kim Shandu, Sihle Msongweni and Chelsey Adams U/11 Girls - Sibahle Skosana, Zoe Nelson, Abigail Williams and Deborah Yemek Silver Middle Distance Nkisu Mungongi and Bianca Windt High Jump Gino Sapalo and Tsiamo Modise Sprints Deborah Yemek Shotput Georgia Visser and Hentsi Pitsi Relays U/13 Boys - Gino Sapalo, Nkisu Mungongi, Elshammah Kandoro and Luke Klopper Bronze Middle Distance Nandi Kalegga Sprints Kamohelo Namoli and Riley Wearne Relays U/14 Girls - Mari Paz Ebang, Maria Lourenco, Michelle Ntaka and Tendai Mangena
Some of the medal winners from the Interschools’ Athletics
Gymnastics - Congratulations to Charice Barnes in Grade 2 on her gymnastics achievements.
School Fees
Mrs P. Engelbrecht
All school fees and Language Adaptation classes must be paid in full by 31 October 2015, as well as the R2000.00 re-registration fee. Any outstanding amount on your account after 31 October 2015 is arrears, and parents will be blacklisted for this outstanding amount, and legal action will be taken.
Waterkloof”s Got Talent
Mrs K. King On Tuesday 29 September 2015 come and be wowed by the most talented performers at WPS! The acts that you can expect include dancers, singers and musicians. Tickets will be sold for R20.00 from Mrs de Jong in the Media Centre during reading period - we will let you know when they are available. Get ready for the hottest show in town!
Lost Property
Mrs S.C. Monyai
All lost property is hanging outside Mrs Shee’s class-room and Mr Snyman’s office. Children must please collect their belongings. All uniform items must be marked with the child’s full name and surname please.