| GENERAL NEWSLETTER NO. 7/2010 14 July 2010
LIVING VALUE:FREEDOM & UNITY
Dear Parents / Caregivers
The Soccer World Cup has shown South Africans the true power and value of "Unity" in our nation. Our focus for this term is to use the experience of the World Cup and continue strengthening the unity of the family. If our families are united and strong our children will be able to achieve whatever they set their minds to.
Welcome back for the third term! It gives me great pleasure to welcome Mrs Hester Appollis onto our staff. Mrs Appollis will be the class teacher for Grade 5 and she will be teaching a variety of subjects to Grades 5, 6 and 7.
Important dates for the term:
16 July End of 2nd assessment
29 July Parent - Teacher interviews by appointment 14H30 to 17H00
Launch of the "Saxonwold Communicator", a tool to enhance communication between school and home.
Parents' workshop - presented by Carol Bailie on "The Five Love Languages of Children" - a presentation not to be missed! 17H30 to 18H30
Reports will be handed out after the workshop
4 August Grade 4 Cake 'n Candy
9 August Public Holiday
12 August to 10 September Ramadaan
1 September Spring Day
1 September Grade 3 Cake 'n Candy
10 September EID-ul-Fitr
21 & 22 September Foundation Phase Concert
Achievements:
Congratulations to our Media Monitoring team!They attended two exciting workshops at the end of last term. Khumo Baduza, Furqaan Ahmed, Zahraa Moolla and Jead Stehr have been identified as outstanding young reporters and have been interviewed on our Radio and Television stations. Furqaan and Khumo have also been invited to meet and interact with Government officials and N.G.O's. Many International journalists were astounded at the level of confidence and knowledge our youngsters have.
Congratulations:
To our top spellers in Grade 4,5,6 who participated in the Inter-schools "Spelling Competition". Sharon Osei-Sekyere achieved 1st place in the Grade 4 English category with 97%.
Zidaan Habib achieved 2nd place in the Grade 5 English Category with 99%.
Lizo Khuzwayo achieved 6th place in the Grade 4 Zulu Category with 69%.
Chloe Pillay achieved 96% in the Grade 6 English Category.
Imaan Kassiem achieved 84% in the Afrikaans Category.
We look forward to the Mathematics Challenge this term.
School Fees:
Please note that the school fees for the 1st and 2nd terms should be paid up by now as we invoice in advance.There are many accounts that have fallen behind because of non-payment. To those parents who have not paid or have not got a debit order in place at the school, kindly bring the account up to date before the 7 August to avoid handover to our debt collections agency. Your assistance in this regard will be appreciated.
Condolences:
It was with great sadness that we heard of the passing away of Doris Mosana due to cancer. Doris served as our receptionist for the past 18 months.Although her time at Saxonwold Primary was cut short, she will be remembered for her sunny disposition, commitment to her job and her friendliness to all. Our deepest sympathy go to her husband, Herbert, and their family. The funeral service will take place on Saturday 17th at 09H30 at Doves Chapel in Braamfontein.
Yours sincerely
M.E. WHEATER
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