MIDSTREAM COLLEGE PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 01/2014

16 January 2014

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless. (Mother Teresa) Dear Parents

IMPORTANT DATES IN JANUARY EVENT

DATE

GRADE / PLACE

ATHLETICS MEETING (DAY/NIGHT)

17 January

In case of rain, athletics will take place on 18/01

PARENT INFORMATION EVENING

20 January

PARENTS – GRADE 1 TO GRADE 3

REVUE AUDITIONS

21 January

GRADE 4 AND GRADE 5 SCHOOL HALL

KUIMBA AUDITIONS

21 January

GRADE 2

SCHOOL HALL

JUNIOR TALENT GALA

22 January

GRADE 1–3

09:00–11:00

REVUE AUDITIONS

22 January

GRADE 6 AND GRADE 7

SENIOR TALENT GALA

23 January

GRADE 4–7

18:00

10:00–12:00

PRESTIGE SWIMMING GALA

24 January

In case of rain, this gala will take place on 25/01

PARENT INFORMATION EVENING

27 January

PARENTS – GRADE 4 TO GRADE 7

ATHLETICS MEETING

28 January

VS LOUIS LEIPOLDT @ H/S ELDORAIGNE

KUIMBA AUDITIONS

28 January

GRADE 3

GRADE 1 PHOTO DAY

29 January

GRADE 1

READING WORKSHOP

29 January

ENGLISH GR 1-LEARNERS (AUDITORIUM)

GRADE 7 MONITOR INAUGURATION

29 January

GRADE 7 (HALL)

READING WORKSHOP

30 January

AFRIKAANS GR 1-LEARNERS (AUDITORIUM) 18:00

ATHLETICS

30 January

ATHLETICS @ L/S ROOIHUISKRAAL

ATHLETICS

04 February

HOME MEETING

ATHLETICS

07 February

CLUSTER-MEETING AT H/S ZWARTKOP

(HALL) 18:30

SCHOOL HALL

18:00 18:30

OUT OF THE OFFICE We would like to take this opportunity to wish our parents, learners and staff a very warm welcome back after a wonderful long holiday!! A special word of welcome to all our Grade 1 learners and their parents, all the new learners and their parents as well as all the new staff members that have joined us. If at any time you feel uncertain about events, please feel free to contact us. The following “new” staff members have joined us: ‘ Marinus du Plessis ‘

Ankia Greyling

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Nicola Hartzenberg

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Terri Janse van Rensburg

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Burnice Langenhoven

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Erin McGee

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Vicky Piekaar

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Dirk Smith

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Jaclyn Steinmann

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Trudy Ströbel

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Elzabé van den Heever

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Zanté van Wyk

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Chanelle van Zyl

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Tania West

Congratulations to Mrs Minette Bornman and Mr Wikus Erasmus with the birth of their daughter and son respectively. Mrs Karna Fourie will be teaching in Mrs Bornman’s place while she is on maternity leave.

INTER-HOUSE SPORT – FRIDAY, 17 JANUARY 2014 Friday is a normal school day, school closes at 13:45 at which time the learners will attend the hous sport. Please bring books for all periods. (discus and javelin starts at 13:00 – please see attached program) We will be GOING ALL OUT with SPIRIT this year, and there will be a HUGE trophy up for grabs! It is therefore compulsory for all our Grade 2 to 7 learners to attend the athletics meeting. The meeting takes place from 13:00 to 20:00. The spirit session will continue until 18:00 the grade 2 and 3-learners have permission to go home then, unless they would like to stay and support the athletes who are still competing. DRESS CODE: Non-athletes can attend the meeting wearing their PE clothing with a shirt representing the colour of their house. If learners do not have a shirt in this colour, they will attend in full PE uniform. Athletes must wear their full PE uniform. The white golf shirt may still be worn as the maroon golf shirt is being phased in. Please take note that learners must attend school on Friday in their full summer uniform with blazers (for assembly). Please find attached the program for Inter-House sport.

HOUSE AND COLOURS: ‘ ‘ ‘

HUTTON OLD KENT WINDSOR

WHITE = MAROON = TEAL =

Surnames A to G Surnames H to O Surnames P to Z

Because scores will be announced during the course of the meeting, learners must please be present and not go home. There will be enough breaks during the course of the day between events for learners. We would also like to request that parents attend and support our BIG Inter-House meeting. Bring your Gazebo, picnic basket or gas braai if you would like to and come enjoy this exciting event with us! The day will conclude with a teacher/parent relay.

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ATHLETICS 1.

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DIVISION OF COACHES AFTER INTER-HOUSE

Sprints Juniors:

Mondays:

Terri J v Rensburg Cornel Erasmus Wednesdays: Susan Small Zante van Wyk

Sprints Seniors:

Inke van Wyk Janine Brummer Chanelle van Zyl Tania West

Hurdles:

Chane Bezuidenhout Elsabe van den Heever

Long distance:

Boeta van Emmenis Dirk Smith

Shotput:

Jaco Kruger Ronald Brameld

Long jump:

Pieter Lourens, Burnice Langenhoven Adel van der Spuy, Janettie Kirkpatrick

High jump:

Corne Wiechers Hanlie Kotze Elsabe van den Heever

Discus:

Elsophi Van der Merwe Marinus Du Plessis

Javelin:

Hannes Lessing

Relay Juniors:

Tania West, Cornel Erasmus, Zante van Wyk, Chane Bezuidenhout

Relay Seniors:

Inke van Wyk, Janine Brummer, Pieter Lourens, Dirk Smith

PRACTICE TIMETABLE Day

Age group

Monday & Wednesday

u/7 - u/9

u/10– u/13

13:30 to 14:30

14:00 to 15:00

14:30 to 15:30

Hurdles Discus High jump

Long jump Javelin Long distance

15:00 to 16:00

Sprints Sprints Shotput

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ARRANGEMENTS REGARDING PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS ‘ The top four athletes in each event from the Inter-house meeting will participate in the first meeting on 28 January. ‘ Learners who do not qualify can challenge another learner, in order to make the team. This will only happen after the meeting at Laerskool Louis Leipoldt. ‘ Learners’ attendance at practice sessions and meetings will determine who will take part in the next athletics meeting. ‘ Only two learners per event may participate in the District Championships.

REVUE Grade 4 and 5 learners’ auditions takes place on Tuesday, 21 January 2014. Grade 6 and 7 learners’ auditions takes place on Wednesday, 22 January 2014. Any grade 6 and 7 learners interested in taking part in revue must please give their names to the registration teacher before Monday, 20 January.

AFTERCARE FEES Aftercare fees for 2014 will be as follows: ‘ Aftercare fees: R1 340 per month for ELEVEN months. ‘ Learners who attend aftercare on an adhoc basis: R134 per day. ‘ If a child attends aftercare for more than ten days on an adhoc basis, the full monthly fee of R1340 applies.

EQUESTRIAN MEETING: There will be a meeting on Thursday 23 January at 6 p.m. for all the parents of children wanting to compete in the inter-schools Equestrian events this year. Remember, in order to compete, you have to be a member of a riding school or have your own pony/horse. The meeting will be held in Mrs Brooks’ classroom, Room 21, Block 1. CONTACT DETAILS: If your contact details or email address has changed, please inform the school as soon as possible. Please provide your child/children’s name, surname and grade along with the updated details in order to keep our system up to date. You can e-mail the changes to: [email protected]. HOMEWORK WEB Parents will receive a registration e-mail for Midstream's homework web. The e-mail address on which you received the e-mail, is the address you will use to register for the Homework Module. Learners must re-register for 2014. For enquiries please contact: [email protected]

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TENNIS Mondays: League tennis matches. Practice times: Development groups: Monday: 14:00- 15:00 – Grd 1- 3 Monday: 15:00- 16:00 – Grd 4 – 7 Team practices: Thursday: 6:00 – 7:00 – School teams Friday: 14:00- 15:00 – U/11 Friday: 15:00- 16:00 – U/13 Team players have to practise in their allocated time slots but if they would like to put in more than an hour’s practice they are welcome to do so.

SWIMMING Gala’s The Junior Gala (u/7-0/9) will take place on Wednesday, 22nd January, 2014 at 9:00 at the school swimming pool. Letters will be handed out and must be returned to the class teacher on / or before 21st January, 2014. Participation is voluntary. The Senior Gala (u/10-Open) will take place on Thursday, 23rd January, 2014 at 10:00 at the school swimming pool. Participation is voluntary and no letter for this gala is handed out. The Prestige Gala will take place on Friday, 24th January, 2014 at 14:00 and the best eight times recorded are invited to participate.

WHEELCHAIR PARKING Please avoid parking in the reserved disabled parking. SA SHOWDANCE Carmen Piater participated in the World Championships in Germany at the end of last year. She was part of the SA Showdance team where she won the junior formation section. Well done Carmen, we are so very proud of you! LOCKERS Reply slips will be handed out to learners on Monday in order to book a locker.

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MEDICAL CONDITION If your child suffers from a serious medical condition, please complete the reply slip below and return it to your child’s registration teacher. If your child does not suffer from any serious medical conditions, please indicate this on the form and return it to your child’s registration teacher.

NAME OF CHILD: GRADE: CONDITION: PARENT CELLPHONE NUMBER: DESCRIPTION OF CONDITION: APPROPRIATE/PREVENTITIVE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY THE SCHOOL: PARENT SIGNATURE: DATE: SECOND HAND CLOTHING / BOOK SHOP If you would like to visit our second hand shop to purchase clothing or books, you are more than welcome to contact Carlou to make an appointment: 072 237 3746 Shop times:

Monday and Wednesday mornings from 7-8. Parents must contact Carlou should they wish to make afternoon appointments, as she is only available at certain times in the afternoons.

TINA COWLEY MIDSTREAM At Tina Cowley Midstream we believe that Readers are achievers! When you can read you can do anything! If you want to read very well, you have to train your brain and eyes on a regular basis. We do a scientific evaluation of your reading ability and skill before enrolment in the programme. The programme encourages a love for reading and aims at improving reading skills, reading speed and comprehension. We also do eye kinetics to strengthen the eye muscles for improved reading. This time of year, we also enrol our Grade R students. We do not teach them to read yet, but we do all the preparation for reading in Grade 1. We also practice all the basic reading skills in order to prepare these students for Grade 1. We can help! If you are interested please contact: Estari 084 580 7755 [email protected]

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SPELLING TEST DATES – 2014 First Term / Eerste Kwartaal 29 January English 05 February Afrikaans 1 12 February English 19 February Afrikaans 2 26 February English 06 March Afrikaans 3 (Thursday test due to outings on 5 March) 12 March English 19 March Afrikaans 4 * Tuesday 25 March: I can spell / Dinsdag 25 Maart: Ek kan spel Tweede kwartaal / Second Term 16 April English 23 April Afrikaans 5 14 May English 21 May Afrikaans 6 28 May English 4 June Afrikaans 7 11 June English 18 June Afrikaans 8 19 June English * Dinsdag 24 Junie: Ek kan spel / Tuesday 24 June: I can spell Derde Kwartaal / Third Term 30 July 06 August 13 August 20 August 27 Aug - 17 Sep

English Afrikaans 9 English Afrikaans 10 No spelling tests due to the Cultural Festival Geen speltoets a.g.v die Kultuurfees * Tuesday 23 September: I can spell / Dinsdag 25 September: Ek kan spel Vierde Kwartaal / Fourth Term 22 October 29 October

English Afrikaans 11

Midstream greetings!! H HILL (MRS) ACTING PRINCIPAL

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