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
