WATERKLOOF PRIMARY SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER 8 – 2014
28 March 2014
From the Headmaster’s Desk End of Term We have reached the end of a very busy first term for 2014. Thank you to all members of staff for your hard work this term. All members of staff are now au fait in the implementation of CAPS and deadlines were met with work that needed to be covered this term. The high standard of work delivered speaks for itself when looking at our academic, sport and cultural results overall. Thank you to all members of the SGB, PTA and parents for your ongoing support of the school. I wish you well for a well-deserved rest and hope that we all will return safely at the beginning of next term, revived and well rested. We unfortunately say goodbye to Mrs Jane Anderson who is retiring, and who has manned the front office for six years. We thank her for the years of dedication to the school and children of WPS and wish her well for the future.
May/November Exam Dates - 2014 Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr
7 4,5,7 6 7 4,5,6 4-7 4-7 4-7 4,5,7 6
MAY EMS SS NS LO PSW English Afrikaans Maths NS SS
21 22 22 23 23 26 27 28 29 29
May May May May May May May May May May
Mrs J. Shee Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr
7 7 7 7 4-7 4,5,6 7 4-7 4,5,6 7 4-7 4,5,6 7
NOVEMBER Geog 6 Nov EMS 6 Nov NS 7 Nov A&C 7 Nov Maths 10 Nov NS 10 Nov Tech 10 Nov English 11 Nov SS 11 Nov History 11 Nov Afrikaans 12 Nov LS 12 Nov LO 12 Nov
Detention/Maintenance
Mrs J. Shee
ATTENTION PARENTS - If your child is required to stay at school for detention or maintenance the onus is on you to inform your child’s aftercare centre or care giver. We have many aftercare teachers looking for children on a Friday after school because parents have not informed them about their child’s whereabouts.
Charity Blankets
Mrs J. Shee
Winter is coming and this term we ask if you can please send a blanket to school to make somebody’s winter more tolerable.
Parents’ Day 15 April 2014 18:00 - 19:00 The evening is a similar format to the Information Evening in Term 1. Parents, please meet the teachers in the following venues. Grade 4 Hall Grade 5 Media Centre Grade 6 Miss Williams’ Art class - Room 27 Grade 7 Mrs Monyai’s classroom - Room 39
Mrs J. Shee
Averages
Mrs J. Shee
The averages below are for the report averages for Term 1. SUBJECT Social Science English Afrikaans Maths Life Skills/Life Orientation Natural Science EMS Art & Culture Art Music Technology
GR 4 68 67 59 70 75 66
GR 5 70 60 69 68 74 60
GR 6 66 66 66 66 71 65
GR 7 63 60 53 69 69 59 57 69 57 53
School Fees
Mrs P. Engelbrecht
As we have reached the end of the first term, a quarter of your annual school fees should be paid. That is R3725.00 per child for Grades 1 to 7 and R5875.00 per child for Grade R. If you have not made these payments, please do so immediately.
Academic Awards
Mrs J. Shee
Grade 4, 5, 6 and 7 top academic winners from Term 1 – 2014 - congratulations.
Grade 4 Iloke Alusala Dylan Bosch Jazirah Fakey Raphael Gibberd Raechel Gouws Reneev Govender Isabella Grobler Terence Jenkings Lamine Jeppie Kareena Jivan Julia Karato Ontiretse Magadzi Crystal Magezi Tina Modiba Ashinyanah Mottiar Lukhanyiso Ngongoma Tiisetso Nyakale Rayna Ramrabbie Lihle Sgudla Abigail Williams
Grade 5 Kayleigh Adamson Remi Beukes Cameron Burgess Tala Elhussiny Kayla Erasmus Lindsay Gurnell Suzanne Holliday Olerato Kgotle Megan Logan Yanila Makhudu Alessandro Montalto Joshua Okonkwo Onthatile Pooe Callan Pretorius Aren Repko Megan Roux Ntando Sgudla Shival Sookay Aloise Wepener Bianca Windt
Grade 6 Kaitlyn Albertyn Amery Badenhorst Jarrod Claassen Cameron de Klerk Habibah Fakey Amisha Gama Gabriel Gibberd Craig Hawkins Khyal Kara Kgoebane Kgolagano Luke Klopper Jade KĂźhn Emma Learmont Ashleigh Manley Bonolo Mokatse Kimberley Mpofu Caitlyn Reddy Angelique Teixeira Rachel-Ann van Biljon Daniel Wohlfahrt
Grade 7 William Anderson Alessia Bellomo Michael Booysen Jayde Britton Savannah Carvalheiro Michelle Cazalet Ruan du Preez
Samuel Eichhorn Simon Holliday Keaton Howes Hui-Lin Hsu Declan Humphries Alice Karato Monica Martins
Sharna Moonsamy Alexander Paulsen Logan Repko Shani Smit Kendra Wilkinson Daniel Williams
Consultation Times - Term 2
Mrs J. Shee
Consultation times for teacher/parent meeting in Term 2 are as follows. Grade 4 Mondays 14:00 - 15:00 Grade 5 Thursdays 14:00 - 15:00 Grade 6 Thursdays 14:00 - 15:00 Grade 7 Tuesdays 14:00 - 15:00 Meetings are 15 minutes long and by appointment only. Please make appoint-ments in advance via your child’s homework diary.
Grade 7 Promotion Requirements
Dr P. Biccard
Please be aware that the promotion mark for most Grade 7 subjects is calculated on a 40% (Term 1 - 4 marks) and 60% (end of year exam) split.
Assessment Plans
Mrs J. Shee
The Term 2 Assessment Plans for Grades 4 to 7 are available for viewing at the front office.
Recycling
Mrs L. Eagle
Reycling is going well and I am so grateful to all who take the effort to collect and bring their waste to school each Wednesday. A big thanks to the Grade 6s, who have braved some rather wet days to work, and retained their cheerful, helpful disposition. Thank you also to those moms who just pitch up and pitch in! Your hard labour is greatly appreciated. We are gearing up for a slight change next term in that the Polystyrene Packaging Council (PSPC) has introduced the opportunity of getting involved in two charities. Did you know that polystyrene can be recycled up to 20 times? Project 1 will help provide wheelchairs for people who are unable to afford their own wheelchairs. It is known as the Breadtags for Wheelchairs Project, and is a wonderful collaborative effort with PSPC, QuadPara and WastePlan Recyclers. Project 2 helps to provide desks for schools for children to work on. Known as the TUTUdesk Campaign, and under patronage of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, high impact polystyrene is recycled and modeled into a simple, hard lap desk, that allows the pupils to work neatly and carefully. Both projects require polystyrene and that is where we come in. PSPC has kindly provided us with two large, dark green wheelie bins which we will use for polystyrene collection. The bins are clearly marked as to what must be placed in each container. Bin 1/Project 1: This requires the collection of breadtags only. These are the little clips that are used to keep the plastic bags around bread closed, and sometimes are also used for fruit and vegetables. I suggest that you keep a small container, 2 liter ice cream container, especially for bread tags. I have stickers for labeling so send the container home, and we will label it. If every family fills a 2 liter ice cream container, we will have enough for one wheelchair. Bin 2/Project 2: This is for high density polystyrene used in plastic cutlery, small yoghurt containers, packaging covers (like lids for takeaway drinks), Bic pen shafts, etc. In fact, anything with a 6 in the middle of the recycling triangle. We are also still collecting the soft, spongy type, known as expandable polystyrene, used in packaging. Please place this in the large bag marked “Polystyrene” that hangs on the fence. PSPC emphasised the importance of bringing clean items for recycling, so please make sure you rinse out your packaging, dry them and bring to school. Please carry on collecting the tags and ‘bakkies’ during the holidays.
From the Sportsdesk
Mrs J. de Beer
Extra-murals as per Extra-mural Timetable, see pg 7, will start on the first day of Term 2, i.e. Monday 7 April 2014.
Netball - Congratulations to Habiba Fakey, Tshowa Katumba and Sharna Moonsamy on reaching the first round of the District Netball Trials.
Hockey - Logan Repko took part in the Gauteng North High Schools U/14 Hockey Trials at St
Albans College on 14 March, and has been selected for the Gauteng North squad. From this squad the Gauteng North tem will be selected to take part in Nationals later this year. For all your Human Resources needs, Employee relations needs and Legislative compliance needs
Scholar Patrol
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Mrs R. Lee Fon
Due to the fact that only two children use the gate in Crown Avenue, the gate will be closed with effect from Term 2. This will be reviewed on a term to term basis. We appreciate your support.
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NEW PARENT AND KIDS BRAAI Please diarise Thursday 24 April 2014 - 18:00 for the new parent and kids braai. Entertainment will be provided by the School Choir. Bring your own meat or order a braaipack from the tuckshop. Braaipack: For Family of 4 containing 4 Pieces of Boerewors 4 Chicken Sosaties 4 Chops 500 gm Potato Salad 4 Rolls @ R150.00 per pack