by hilton.palanyandi@deltaprimary.org.za | Aug 1, 2024 | General Notices |
SCHOOL CONCERT TICKETS
We have provisionally diarised our school concert for the following dates:
5 September 2024 @ 6pm – Foundation phase group (yellow ticket), 12 September 2024 @ 6pm – Intersen phase group(blue ticket). Tickets will be sold @ R50 for adults (from age 14 upwards) and R25 for children (between ages 6-13). Delta learners who are involved in the concert will not be required to pay for tickets.All families are required to purchase tickets and this is one of the school`s major fundraising events in order to maintain the school`s financial obligations. The learner who collects the most tickets will be awarded a music box, which was so kindly donated by one of our service providers.
MANDELA DAY CELEBRATIONS
We are in the final week of our Mandela Day collection period and we are once again reminding and encouraging all learners and their parents to support this noteworthy community project. Donations have been divided as follows:
Grade R-1 (baked beans and pilchards)
Grade 2-3 (peas and spaghetti)
Grade 4-5 (sugar and flour)
Grade 6-7 (pasta,soup,tea and coffee)
Should you feel a desire to offer any item which could benefit a senior please forward it to the school.
GRADE R PROJECTS
Below are the wonderful pictures of the projects completed by parents and learners of the Grade R cohort.
LEARNER ATTENDANCE
It is extremely important that all our learners accept that regular school attendance is vital in order to consistently improve academically. We wish to highlight that all learners must be at school for the 5 days as required by the SASA. We are also aware that certain actions must be followed in order to enhance the process of learning throughout the child’s school career.
- Regular checking and signing of books and completion of homework and assignments.
- Ensuring that learners get to bed on time.
- Ensuring that learners arrive at school on time.
- Ensuring positive communication between parent and teacher.
- Interacting with the teacher on academic matters.
- Ensuring that learners are well groomed on a daily basis.
- Reminding our children that school and learning is an important part of developing into a citizen that can contribute positively to our society.
LEARNER ATTENDANCE
We are in the heart of Winter with chills on a daily basis. We make the following appeal and recommendations
- Learners who are displaying flu symptoms in the morning, vomiting or have upset stomachs must be retained at home and taken to the doctor. Learners must then return after they are healthy again. Teachers are not allowed to administer medication to learners. Learners are often sent to school only to be collected an hour later due to their illness, please assist in this regard.
- Many learners walk to school and arrive soaked due to the rain. Let’s consider having some extra clothes so that learners can change into dry clothes when they arrive at school.
- All learners need a raincoat to keep their clothes dry.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up. – Les Brown
by hilton.palanyandi@deltaprimary.org.za | Jul 25, 2024 | General Notices |
SPELLING BEE COMPETITIONS
Congratulations to all our boys and girls who eagerly participated in the class spelling bee over the past few weeks. Pictured below are our top performers in grade 2,3,5,7 respectively.
SCHOOL CONCERT TICKETS
Parents are advised that the school concert tickets go on sale as of Friday 2 August 2024. I wish to encourage parents to purchase their tickets as a matter of urgency as we will only have a limited number of tickets available. We have provisionally diarised our school concert for the following dates:
5 September 2024 @ 6pm – Foundation phase group
12 September 2024 @ 6pm – Intersen phase group
The learner who sells the most tickets out of both the foundation and Intersen phase will be gifted with a music box.
NEW STAFF MEMBERS
We welcome Mrs. Francis and Mr. Baderoen who respectively have taken charge of the grade 4 and 5 class. We wish these teachers well in their new role.
MANDELA DAY CELEBRATIONS
Dear parents, we celebrated Mandela Day on the 18 July 2024. As part of our celebration, we have resolved to reach out to two senior citizen homes in our community. Namely, Dougla Murray and Montagu Senior home. As a school community we intend to make a collection of non-perishable items by Friday 2 August 2024. In order to manage this process we have divided the class groups as follows.
Donations per grade
Grade R-1 (baked beans and pilchards)
Grade 2-3 (peas and spaghetti)
Grade 4-5 (sugar and flour)
Grade 6-7 (pasta, soup, tea and coffee)
The intrinsic lesson behind this initiative is to instill in our learners that community outreach is an important part of our social responsibility. Coupled to this is the teaching of caring for seniors in our community. It is our sincere desire that as a school community, all stakeholders support this initiative. Donated items may be forwarded to the respective teachers over the next 2 weeks. Should you feel a desire to offer any item which could benefit a senior please forward it to the school.
EARLY DISMISSAL
Our learners will be dismissed @ 13.30 on Wednesday the 31 July 2024 in order for the staff to formally bid Mrs J Solomon, the grade 3 teacher farewell after 8 years of service to the school. We wish her well on this new journey she has embarked on.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
“Every day, stand guard at the door of your mind.” – Jim Rohn
by hilton.palanyandi@deltaprimary.org.za | Jul 18, 2024 | General Notices |
WELCOME BACK
Our return to school on the 9 July 2024 has been marked by extraordinary weather patterns which disrupted the natural flow of week 1. It is regrettable that so much devastation has occurred across the Western Cape. It is moments like these that we take the opportunity if it is applicable and express gratitude for the positive position, we find ourselves in. In this vein I welcome all our learners to term 3 and wish all parents, learners and the staff a term which overflows with positivity as we enter term 3. I wish to encourage all our learners to be at school on a daily basis and not to be slack concerning the sacrifices which they need to make in order to have a successful academic term 3.
GRADE 6 SPELLING BEE
Our grade 6 learners engaged in a spelling bee on Wednesday 17/07/2024. The aim of the spelling bee is to improve the vocabulary of learners. It also exposes our learners to a cold-call where they are required to spell words out loud. This process also develops a strong character and resilience within our learners.
GRADE 3 – BOOK DAY
Gilly Southwood is storyteller, author, educator and facilitator. Gilly loves telling stories. Our grade 3`s had the opportunity to listen to her on Tuesday 1/07/2024. She took the learners on a journey through her storytelling evoking their mental picture.
KELLOGGS – MANDELA DAY INITIATIVE
Thanks, and appreciation to Kellogg’s who gifted all our learners some pasta on Wed 17/07/2024.
WYNBERG BOYS – MANDELA DAY OUTREACH
Thanks, and appreciation to Wynberg Boys High, the students dropped a few loaves of bread this morning which we handed over to a limited number of learners.
MANDELA DAY CELEBRATIONS
Dear parents, we celebrated Mandela Day on the 18 July 2024. As part of our celebration, we have resolved to reach out to two senior citizen homes in our community. Namely, Dougla Murray and Montagu Senior home. As a school community we intend to make a collection of non-perishable items by Friday 2 August 2024. In order to manage this process, we have divided the class groups as follows.
Donations per grade
Grade R-1 (baked beans and pilchards)
Grade 2-3 (peas and spaghetti)
Grade 4-5 (sugar and flour)
Grade 6-7 (pasta,soup,tea and coffee)
The intrinsic lesson behind this initiative is to instill in our learners that community outreach is an important part of our social responsibility. Coupled to this is the teaching of caring for seniors in our community. It is our sincere desire that as a school community, all stakeholders support this initiative. Donated items may be forwarded to the respective teachers over the next 2 weeks. Should you feel a desire to offer any item which could benefit a senior please forward it to the school.
SCHOOL CONCERT
We have provisionally diarised our school concert for the following dates:
5 September 2024 @ 6pm – Foundation phase group
12 September 2024 @ 6pm – Intersen phase group
Ticket prices and logistical arrangements will be communicated in subsequent newsletters as well as individual class groups.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
`It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it` – Nelson Mandela
by hilton.palanyandi@deltaprimary.org.za | Jun 13, 2024 | General Notices |
END OF TERM 2 REFLECTION
Under extremely challenging economic forces the school has maintained a positive financial net balance, due prudent and well managed financial systems. Beautiful spaces have been created and maintained by our current ground staff. Bettie Daniels, our food gardener with the help of volunteers, has kept the food garden in absolute pristine shape . The learners display healthy interaction , regrettably there will always be a percentage of learners who display challenging behavior and such is the nature of working within a school environment. But as the previous generation has done for us, we do the same for the current generation but using firm mentorship to lead and guide the learners at school. Two of the current platforms being the the learner prefect body as well as the Dare to Dream project undertaken by Mr. C De Waal every Friday afternoon from 13:00 – 15:00. Teachers have worked tirelessly to ensure that all our learners do their best academically.
The following areas do require our vigilant attention:
The quality of the educational experience is affected internally as well as externally. Mediating social and psychological welfare amongst learners so that each learner can reach their full potential. Addressing chronic absenteeism amongst learners. Ensuring a healthy school ethos is present amongst all stakeholders.
CARMEN STEVENS FOUNDATION CONTINUED FOOD DONATION TO LEARNERS
The management extends deep appreciation and gratitude to the Carmen Stevens Foundation. Since 2020, the foundation has supplied the school with regular food supplies over and above what the Feeding Scheme (NSNP) has provided the school. This enables the school to prepare breakfast and lunch to a larger portion of the learner body. On regular occasions since 2020 the foundation has also supplied identified learners with a food hamper.
FAREWELL
We bid farewell to Mr. R Solomon the class teacher of the grade 5 class who takes leave of Delta at the end of the term. We extend our gratitude and thanks for his unselfish dedication to the learners in his care. We wish him well in his future professional endeavors.
Mr B Asia the department head and class teacher of grade 4a has been promoted as deputy principal at one of our neighbouring schools. We wish him well in this new endeavour.
ISSUING OF END OF TERM REPORTS
All learners at school will receive their reports on Friday 14 June 2024 @ 11:00. Parents may collect reports via the deputy office from 11:00 am.
RETURN TO SCHOOL
Learner returned to school on 9 July 2024. Learners will be dismissed at 13:00 pm for the week and at 12.20 as per Friday dismissal.
LEARNER SAFETY OVER THE VACATION
Given the constant threat of crime we wish to make a special appeal to all our parents and learners to ensure that our boys and girls remain safe during the vacation. Learners must inform their parents as to their whereabouts at all times. It may also be that many learners are home while parents go to work. Please speak to our learners about safety at home. Please take special care that no evil, harm or danger overcomes our children during the vacation period. Monitor their movements strictly and ensure that you, at all times, know where your child is.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Every difficulty in life provides us with the opportunity to turn inward and invoke our own inner resources.
by hilton.palanyandi@deltaprimary.org.za | May 31, 2024 | General Notices |
FINAL FUNDRAISER FOR TERM 2
Parents, we will have our final fundraiser for the term on 7 June 2024 (Friday). This will take the form of a combo day and civvies.
RETURN OF LIBRARY BOOKS AND TEXTBOOKS
We are encouraging all our learners to ensure that all library books and classroom textbooks are returned during next week as the school engages in the textbook retrieval process. Parents, we appeal to you, in particular our grade 4-7 learners that school textbooks are returned before the commencement of the school vacation.
GRADE 5 OUTING TO KIRSTENBOSCH
Our grade 5 learners were afforded the opportunity to experience the beauty of Kirstenbosch Garden on Tuesday the 28 May 2024. Reports are that the learners really enjoyed themselves.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
“ We create our lives one thought at a time. And sometimes, it comes down to changing a thought such as `Why did this happen to me?` into “There is a divine plan and there is a reason for this, and my choice is to create the most powerful reaction I can“ – Dee Wallace Stone.
