Numberwise

Our school has registered each pupil to use Numberwise to help improve mental maths skills.  The program is free and can be used at home.  If you need help with downloading and installing, please speak to Mrs Tschohl.

The maths computer programme is running well, with the children taking a keen interest in competing against both themselves and each other. The hope of a prize is also very inspiring. There has already been an improvement in the children’s mental maths.

The one thing we are missing is sponsorship. This is needed at two different levels.

The Championship Prize at school level: A child enters for this prize by doing 1 or more Numeracy Olympiad drills. The winner is the student with the fastest time during the year. We are looking for a sponsor who would be prepared to donate a cell phone, ipod, laptop, software or some such item for this prize to be awarded at the end of the year.

The Grand Prize at school level is to reward the consistent use of Numberwise. A child is entered if he or she does 100 or more calculations in a day. The daily winner is chosen randomly from the pool of entries. Sponsorship at this level could be air time, stationery, etc.

If you or your company is interested in sponsoring our students in their endeavour to improve their
mental maths, please would you contact Tracy Tschohl on 084 408 0169 or the school office.

COINS FOR RHINOS

A couple of learners at the school have been very concerned about the plight of Rhinos in the country. We are going to make Friday 25th March a civvies day and all pupils are asked to bring coins to help towards this worthy cause.

The coins will be laid out in the shape of a giant Rhino marked off in the parking lot.  Let's see how much we can raise.

For even more information, visit Stop Rhino Poaching or on facebook

REMINDER - AGM 18 April 2011

The Annual General Meeting will take place on Monday 18 April in the school hall at 19:00. Should you wish to address a certain topic, please submit written notification to the School Office by Thursday 24th March 2011.

Please support our boys

Congratulations to Alexander (grd 4) and Arnoux (grd R) van der Merwe. Alexander has been selected to represent SA for the 6th time in the European Golf Championships and US Kids Golf World Championships in April.

Arnoux has been selected to represent SA for the 1st time in the US Kids Golf World Championships in
April. Well done and we wish you both success.

Brown envelopes where handed out to each child, should you wish to contribute please do so and return the envelope to school tomorrow, Friday 25th March. Thank you.

Grade R Grandparents Tea

The Grandparents Tea went off beautifully on Friday 11th of March.  The children sang and performed wonderfully for their Grandparents and made everyone feel very proud.  Here are some snapshots from the day.

One Way Around the School

It has been requested by parents parking on the Pre-school side to use Albert Drive as a one way. We would like to give this a try.

As of tomorrow, Friday 11 March 2011, we would ask that parents treat Albert Drive as a one way road and that you park diagonally, this will also give more room for everyone wishing to use this entrance.

We would also like to request that parents take care of their children when they get out of their cars and please respect each other and our neighbours. Please also note that this is not official so you need to be aware of other drivers who may not treat this as a one way. Remember normal traffic rules apply.
This should alleviate the traffic problems in the morning and afternoon.

Please follow the arrows (as set out on the map)

School Photos

Order your child/children's individual school photos NOW from the website www.thruthelens.co.za.

Please use the following password to view and order your child’s photo.

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For sibling photos there are two categories... be sure to check under both.

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THE CLOSING DATE IS 14 APRIL 2011 AND NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Saturday Sports Event coming soon

The PTA and Saturday Sports Team have decided to end off the term with a fun-filled Saturday morning of sports.  Come and join us on 19 March from 08:30 to 12:00 at NWCS.  Enter your Parent/Child team and participate in the sporting events we've prepared for you.

Moms and Dads are welcome, so why don't you and your child/children enter a team.  Remember you don't need to be sporty to participate, you just need to be prepared to have some fun.  There will be food on sale as well as a tuck shop.

Please return the tear-off reply slip received early this week to the school office so that we can get an idea of who will be attending as well as for catering purposes.

Please contact Paul on 082 460 6557 if you have any further queries.