WATERKLOOF PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 7 – 2016
17 November 2016
Mrs S.C. Monyai Thank you to all the parents, learners, teachers and administrative staff for the hard work done in preparation for our end of year examinations.
Recycling The school has won a prize of R 5000 for recycling in 2016 and a special thank you goes to Mrs Eagle, the recycling monitors, teachers, parents and learners who recycle. We aim to win a better place, and prize, in 2017! Let’s all recycle!
Mrs Lubbe It will be Mrs Lubbe’s last day at Waterkloof Primary School on 30 November 2016. We thank her and wish her well in the future. School closes for the December holiday on 7 December 2016. Reports will be issued at 10:00. No reports will be issued before or after 10:00. All reports not collected at 10:00 will be posted.
Box Car Derby Shee
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Congratulations and thank you to the PTA for a wonderful Box Car Derby. It was a fantastic, fun-filled day that was enjoyed enormously by all who attended. Our parents and teachers who arranged the day worked incredibly hard to raise funds for our school. The RCL were absolutely amazing - we are proud of you all. Thank you to all parents who sent donations. Once the PTA have tallied all income and expenditure they will report to you what was raised on the day.
Spruit Cleanup Thank you to all the parents and children who arrived bright and early on Saturday, 15 October to clean the spruit - “many hands make light work” was shown to be factual. We started at 08:30 and were done by 10:00! The spruit was transformed by our efforts and many birds at the Austin Roberts Bird Park will have been saved thanks to this project - well done.
Children leaving WPS 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 2017.
Media Centre terrace grass
Mrs J. Shee
Thanks to the generosity of our parents we have artificial grass covering the dust bowl that had developed outside the Media Centre. This area has been transformed through this project. Please feel free to come along and see the difference you, through your support of fundraising projects, have made to our grounds. THANK YOU!
Carol Evening
Mrs J. Shee
All children and parents are invited to our annual Carol Evening. Date:
Tuesday
29 November 2016
Time:
18:00 to 20:00
Venue:
WPS Hall, followed by a picnic on the Foundation Phase lawns.
Dress: children.
Choir - according to the letter given to the choir
Picnic:
Please bring along camping chairs, picnic blankets and a picnic basket filled with special treats, to enjoy after the service.
Programme:
Nine lessons and carols in the hall 18:00 to 19:00. Our choir will entertain us with light Christmas songs during the picnic.
All other children - civvies.
Entrance fee: Free of charge - come, enjoy the spirit of Christmas.
If you would like to bring a Christmas gift for an underprivileged child to place under the tree in the hall, you are most welcome to do so! Please label it BOY or GIRL and the age of the child for which the gift is appropriate. Please be generous - you have the power to brighten up a child’s festive season. NB: If you are unable to attend the Carol Evening and would like to still give a gift, please send it, marked as above, to Mrs Shee. Thank you!
Congratulations Congratulations to our Grade 7 learners who took part in the EMS Quiz at Sunnyside Primary on 18 October 2016. They obtained fourth position out of eight schools that participated in our circuit. We are proud of you Kaleigh Adamson, Olerato Kgotle and Megan Logan.
SPCA Collection
Mrs A. Stobbart
We collected R2820.00 in change during Term 3. Our entire collection this year is R8025.00 so far! Thank you. Waterkloof Primary also took part in the Anti-Animal Cruelty League Art competition. 158 of our children participated, and we won the grand prize of a colour printer, fax, scanner for the school. Well done children!
From the Sports Desk
Mrs J. de Beer
We have come to the end of a very busy sports year with many highs.
Interhouse Gala: - Unfortunately the Interhouse gala was rained out, but we were able to swim all the individual events which was indeed a blessing as all the children that had trained in the year for this event were recognised by means of a ribbon and/or trophy. We will not be swimming the relays this year and will award the Interhouse trophy according to the results at the end of the Individual events. The results of the gala are: 1st Saturn 185 points 2nd Jupiter 125 points 3rd Neptune 94 points 4th Mercury 63 points. Well done Saturn. The Interhouse cricket will take place after the exams.
We have a few individual results: Jarryd Camacho, Christian Stern, Uba Okonkwo, Andre Duvenhage and Rader Ketterman, our u 11 boys tennis team were the winners of the first term U/11 D1 League. Congratulations to these boys. Jarryd Camacho was U/10 boys’ runner-up at the Gauteng North Primary School’s Tennis Championships held during the October holidays. Georgia Kennealy received an honorary award from the Gauteng North Primary Schools’ Tennis Association as a member of the Primary Schools’ A-Team. Ontiretse Magadzi was acknowledged at the Jacaranda Children’s’ Choir Prizegiving as the “NEWBY OF THE YEAR” Zizi Qubu and Owami Kumalo both received distinctons in their Cecchetti Classical Ballet Exams and Kuhle Qubu passed her Intermediate Cecchetti Classical Ballet Exams. Kuhle also played a piano solo at the ARTS@SUSSEX music festival. Well done girls! The following Grade 7 pupils excelled in their sport of choice - Megan Roux received her provincial colours for Acrobatic Dancing; Linsday Gurnell received her colours for Rhythmic Gymnastics; Samantha Horn received colours for drama; Alessandro Montalto received his colours for swimming and Anaerobi Okonkwo and Ayakha Qhomfo both received SA colours for Karate. Well done to these talented and dedicated Grade 7s.
Lost Property For the last two weeks of term lost property is placed in the hall foyer for collection. Please remember all lost property that has not been collected by 08:00 on the last day of the term is sent to charity. Children are strongly encouraged to retrieve their belongings. Exam Timetable
Term 4
15 November
Life Skills
Grade 4 - 6
16 November
Geography Technology Social Sciences Natural Science/Technology
Grade Grade Grade Grade
7 7 4&5 6
17 November
EMS Art & Culture Natural Science/Technology Social Sciences
Grade Grade Grade Grade
7 7 4&5 6
18 November
English - Paper 2 Maths History
Grade 4, 5 & 7 Grade 6 (Common Task) Grade 7
21 November
Maths English - Paper 2 Afrikaans
Grade 4, 5 & 7 Grade 6 Grade 7
22 November
Afrikaans Life Orientation NS
Grade 4 - 6 Grade 7 Grade 7
(Common Task)