27 OCTOBER 2011

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PRIMARY COLLEGE

DEAR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS,

It is downhill all the way now, as exams begin in two weeks time!

NB: 14 NOVEMBER —30 NOVEMBER:
The whole College from Gr.000-Grade 7 will close at 13:00

GRADE 7 SHARED ASSESSMENT PAPERS:
These exam papers are set by joint schools in the area and give a standard to the core subjects to model ourselves on. All ISASA schools who choose to write these papers, write them on the same day and are marked from the same memos.

The marks from these papers are taken as their exam mark for Term 3.

These exams must be taken seriously.

MONDAY 31 0CTOBER Afrikaans: Papers 1 and 2

FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER English

TUESDAY 8 NOVEMBER Maths: Paper 1

WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER Maths: Paper 2

THURSDAY: 10 NOVEMBER: EXAMS BEGIN FROM GRADE 4-7.
DRESS CODE: PT KIT.

TIME: Exams will begin promptly at 8:00.

At 10:00 Exams will be finished and pupils may be collected thereafter.

All subject teachers will be on duty in their classrooms from 10:30 until 12:00 to give assistance on anything that may need to be remedied before the exams of the next day.

MIDDLE COLLEGE HONOURS EVENING
All PRIZEWINNERS will be required to remain at the College until 13:00 to ready themselves for the evenings proceedings.

23 NOVEMBER: Last exam.

CHOIR: All choir members will be required to remain at the College during exam time on the following days for practices for Honours Evening and for CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT:

WEDNESDAYS 16 November 10:00-11:00

FRIDAY 18 November 10:00-11-00

HEAT WAVE: Please ensure that your child wears his College cap or hat and has sunscreen on.

WATER BOTTLES: We request that a bottle of water is a standard part of your child’s lunch!

OUTREACH PROGRAMME:
Thank you for your donations for abused woman. These have been handed over to a home where they will be well received and give these women a touch of feminity back

SUPPORT STAFF: We are presently collecting silver coins for our support staff this year in lieu of groceries and would like to present them with a food voucher for Christmas.

BAPSFONTEIN: As usual we consider our outreach school and collect all forms of stationery for the pupils to kick start 2012. Possible items to consider: crayons, wax or pencil, kokis, pencils sharpener, erasers, colouring in books, paper, scissors etc

PA MEETING: 7 NOVEMBER - 18:30 in the staffroom. Everyone is welcome.

RAFFLE: We have had a marvelous response so far – please remember to return your Raffle Sheets to your homeroom teachers.

FISHING OUTING: The fishing outing has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

EISTEDDFOD: SUPER DUPER, FANTASTIC,AMAZING, TERRIFIC RESULTS:

RESULTS - OWN CHOICE POETRY

Gr 1 Honours Kayleigh Miller; Marcus Cordeiro.

Gr 2 Prestige Milla Mandic

Gr 3 Prestige Shae-Lynn Henderson; Honours Tamia Gounden.
Gr 4 Prestige Michael Adams; Jeri Mendes; Trystan Mills; Wayne Rickson.

Honours Kreolin Adams; Liam Kedian; Angelica Gunko; Lushan Goossens; Courtney Walker; Keaton Tillie.

Gr 5 Prestige Jason De Bruyn; Tayla Partington; Nondumiso Nhlopo; Tyla Theophilus; Andrea Proudfoot;
Lethobo Mohale; Dante Montalbano.

Honours Savanna Bradford; Ethan Basterfield; Matthew Weeks; Braden Wood; Guga Kuta.

Gr 6 Honours D’xien Purchase; Siphelele Veti; Emma Mandic.
Gr 7 Prestige Janilna Purchase. Honours Luke Naude; Kamogelo Rakitla; Keagan Sutherland; Jason Vos.

OWN POETRY WRITING (GROUP)

Gr 6 Honours Gr 7 Prestige

SMALL GROUP POETRY
Gr 4 Honours Michael Adams; Thato Daza Xavier Walker; Jeri Mendes; Lushano Goossens; Angelica Gunko;
Courtney Walker; Laura Wheadon.
Gr 5 Prestige Group One Kayla McKay; Tyla Theophilus; Heather Hughes; Reese Widdop.
Honours Group Two Nathan Dwinger; Dante Montalbano; Jason de Bruyn; Ethan Basterfield; Savanna
Bradford; Nondumiso Nhlapo; Tayla Partington; Matthew Weeks.
Gr 6 Prestige
Gr 7 Prestige

GROUP IMPROVISATION
Gr 5 Gold Gr 6 Honours Gr 7 Prestige.

PREPARED SPEECH

Gr 4 Prestige Lushano Goossens; Courtney Walker. Honours Melody Jones.

Gr 5 Honours Jason De Bruyn

Gr 6 Prestige Raquel Cordeiro. Honours Allison Jones.

DUOLOGUES

Gr 4 Honours Courtney Walker & Melody Jones.

Gr 5 Honours Nondumiso Nhlapo & Tayla Partington.

Silver Jason De Bruyn & Theresa Redford.

Gr 7 Prestige Kayla Griffin & Megan Naicker; Candice Blackbeard & Janilna Purchase; Keagan

Sutherland & Justin Jansen van Vuuren.

Honours Lisa Du Toit & Kayla Griffin; Stacey Brits & Lisa Du Toit; Kamogelo Rakitla & Mbali

Zwane; Stacey Brits & Kayla Griffin.

UNPREPARED READING

Gr 1 Prestige Claire Downing

Gr 2 Prestige Imani Ndali: Khaolane Makhema
Honours Ntokoza Mhkize.

Gr 3 Prestige Mikayla Esteves; Nazeerah Hassim; Viasha Govender; Daniella Dos Santos; Shae-Lynn

Henderson; Lesoko Monepao; Jade Belsten; Tamia Gounden.

Honours Tristan Dos Remendos; Anastasia Argyrou; Emma Thompson; Monnette van den Venter.

Gr 5 Prestige Vuyelwa Mvemve
Honours Jason De Bruyn; Tyla Theophilus.

PROSE

Gr 6 Honours Tshepiso Lobelo
Gr 7 Prestige Skyle Campbell
Honours Kyle Pretorius.

PUBLIC SPEAKING
Gr 5 Honours Jason de Bruyn
Gr 6 Prestige Raquel Cordeiro Honours: Allison Jones

Gr 7 Prestige Owen Harrison; Justin van Vuuren; Lisa du Toit.

SOLO SINGING

Gr 3 Prestige Mikayla Esteves; Tayla Kemp.

MODERN DANCING Gr 3 B+ Tayla Kemp

MARIMBA
Gr 3 Prestige Tayla Kemp; Cailin Mason; Claudia Kruger.

SPORT

CRICKET PRACTICES: Tuesday and Thursdays: 14:30 - 15:30

ATHLETIC PRACTICES: Monday and Wednesday.

T-BALL: Congratulations to Grade 1 who WON against Ashton 16 – 10 and Grade 2 who WON against Norkem park 14 – 6.

DATES TO DIARISE:

9 November / End of Extra Murals: Middle College only.
12 November / T-Ball Tournament
10 – 23 November / Exams – see times above
5 November / Orientation PP / Grade 1
24 November / Grade 7 Farewell

E. MIDDLEWICK (MRS)

Primary College Principal