WATERKLOOF PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 21 – 2015
23 November 2015
Rose Avenue
Mrs S.C. Monyai
We have received notification from the SAPS to be aware of unfriendly strangers in a white car around the Pretoria East area. Children MUST be collected when school closes so that they are not left unattended after official school hours. It is the parent’s responsibility to make sure that their children are collected on time and safe after official school hours.
School Fees - 2016
School Governing Body
At the SGB Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday 10 November 2015 the following school fees for 2016 were proposed and accepted by the parents.
Grade R Grade 1 - 7
R26 250 per annum, per child. R18 000 per annum, per child.
Children leaving WPS Parents of children leaving the school at the end of the year who are in arrears will be listed (or remain listed) until payment is received in full. Summons will be issued against defaulting parents. Parents of children not returning to WPS in 2016 must please notify the school in writing as soon as their decision not to return is final. Not returning the Re-registration Form is not sufficient notification that your child is not coming back in 2016.
Train-your-Brain
Mrs J. Shee
Well done to all the Grade R to 7 children! Our Train-your-Brain was a big success and the children did extremely well, answering general knowledge questions. Congratulations to our winners in each grade who received a chocolate during assembly. Children we are proud of you. R27619.40 was raised for school funds - thank you!
Past Pupils
Mrs J. Shee
Last year’s Head Girl, Savannah Carvalheiro, was also invited to go on the PHSG Academic Achievers’ Tour in 2016. We are extremely proud of the fact that so many of the girls on the 2016 list at PHSG are exWaterkloof pupils. Congratulations.
RCL
Dr P. Biccard
Congratulations to Jade Kühn and Cameron de Klerk on being elected as the Head Girl and Head Boy of Waterkloof Primary School for 2015.
Lost Property
Mrs J. Shee
Lost property is already building up on the passages outside Mrs Shee and Mr Snyman’s rooms. Children, please fetch your belongings.
Charity
Mrs J. Shee
New Christmas Gifts for Children in Need
Please support this term’s charity project to provide a new gift for a child between the ages of 1 to 18. Many children do not have a Christmas filled with cheer due to their home circumstances. We ask you to please be generous and light up someone else’s life with a special gift. Your kindness always makes a difference in many children’s lives.
SPCA Collection
Mrs A. Stobbart
A reminder to parents and children that SPCA collection tins are placed in each register class.We are very grateful to our parents, learners and staff who open their hearts to such a needy cause.
Recycling
Mrs L. Eagle
A huge thank you to everyone, especially the children who are bringing recycling to the school each week. We have had some hiccups with our recycling companies, but this has not deterred your consistent supply of recyclable items. We are very grateful to our team of recycling monitors who allocate points to each person who brings. They are there early and work hard. Thank you parents for getting them to school extra early! Here are some comments they have made:
“The reason that I love recycling is because I can help others to save our planet. One thing that sometimes irritates me and my recycling monitor friends is that people do not wash out their recycling, like milk bottles, etc. but we still thank the parents who do help their children to bring recycling and it is our BIG pleasure to help them. We also ask more parents who can, to bring recycling and to support one of the best schools in Pretoria - Waterkloof Primary School!” Abigail Vermeulen - Gr 6 “Hello, my name is Lethabo and I am part of the recycling monitors. Every Wednesday I am excited to help the environment, but lately we have a problem - people are not cleaning their stuff, and it puts Mrs Eagle, adult helpers and the recycling monitors in danger. We can become very sick. You can help by taking off lids, caps and covers of appliances and washing them inside CLEAN!! Thank you for all your help. “Recycling is fun, but some people don’t think about the children unpacking the recycled objects. I found leftover sour milk from a milk carton! It is very disgusting but I am happy to know that there are people trying to save our planet!” Entle Motaung - Gr 6 “Hello, I’m Semra Oral. The best think about recycling is that each paper that you recycle can save a lot of labour. One Wednesdays we receive a lot of paper, plastic and glass. It is hard work for us recycling monitors, but we love it. So thanks for recycling with us.” “At first when I got my letter for recycling I was over the moon. I am so excited that I can do something to help save the earth. It is very awesome to help others also. Last time I was shocked because apparently I saw onions. I was very disappointed by this matter. I am very happy to help do recycling.” “Hello, my name is Yasser Noor Mahomed and I’m a recycling monitor. It is so fun seeing people helping out and recycling. It is so joyful seeing all the people bringing recycling to help stop pollution and keep the earth healthy and clean for the future. In the beginning I thought only people from the school come but now I see that many people bring to our school. I really hope more people are going to recycle. The one thing that I find sad is that not many Grades 6s come to help sort out and take points. Remember the saying: ‘Reuse, Reduce and Recycle to make the earth a better place.’ Hope to see you next Wednesday from 07:00 to 07:30.” “Sometimes you feel like you are cruel to nature but when I recycle I feel like I am one with nature. Being a recycling monitor or even just a helper is amazing. Some-times the stuff could be dirty and disgusting and could give you goosebumps but for me its worth it. Join the recycling monitors to be one with nature!”
From the Sportsdesk
Mrs J. de Beer
Soccer - Arithon and Kaemon Wolson play soccer for Hellenic Club. Arithon’s team won the U/11 Blue League and Kaemon’s U/9 team won a Centurion Blues Tournament.
Dancing - A group of talented girls danced in a production of The Lion King at the Breytenbach Theatre. They are Zoe Nelson, Thembelihle Sgudla, Sara Fiachetti, Ntando Sgudla, Aileen White, Chloe Hawkins and Mikailah Evangelou.
Dancing - These Grade 1 Waterkloof Primary learners danced in the Sleeping Beauty Ballet Production at The Pretoria State Theatre on the 10th and 11th October 2015. This was their first ballet production. The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Production was a huge success. From right to left the Grade 1 learners are Georgia Alexis Martin, Gioia Benade, Sade Jacobsz, Nina Karam ,and on the far left is Ciaran McConnell
Inter-house Gala - Congratulations to Neptune on winning the Inter-house gala. The results were as follows. Neptune – 291 Saturn - 251 Jupiter – 230 Mercury - 170 EVENT Individual Medlay Freestyle
Breaststroke
Backstroke
Butterfly
AGE GROUP Junior Senior u/8 u/9 u/10 u/11 u/12 u/13 u/8 u/9 u/10 u/11 u/12 u/13 u/8 u/9 u/10 u/11 u/12 u/13 u/10 u/11 u/12 u/13
BOYS Fedor Litvinov Cameron de Klerk Cameron Hartzenberg Aiden Engelbrecht Ethan Gillesen Iloke Alusala Connor de Clerk Cameron de Klerk Cameron Hartzenberg Ricardo Adamson Sebastian Windt Raphael Gibberd Luca Breebaart Cameron de Klerk Michael Netto Patrick Dewandeler Liam Housdon Iloke Alusala Aren Repko Gabriel Gibberd Jethro Jammine Raphael Gibberd Gabriel Gibberd Matthew Neser
GIRLS Cheyenne Barnard Rachel-Ann van Biljon Chanika Dudley Cheyenne Barnard Jesse van der Linde Abigail Williams Kayleigh Adamson Rachel-Ann van Biljon Zeina Abdelmaguid Hannah Breebaart Daniella Bernardo Abigail Williams Bianca Windt Rachel-Ann van Biljon Mekayla Raath Jenny Macdonald Jessica de Wit Christine Siebert Jenna Grobler Aime Wilson Kaitlyn Albertyn Megan Grobler