For Sale

One of our past pupils families has plenty of school tracksuits and uniforms for sale... mainly Grade 1 and Grade 5 sizes.  Please contact Hardus  van der Merwe for more details on 083-266-0880

Beware Cyber Bullying

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech be always with grace, 

seasoned with salt, that you may 

know how you ought to answer 

every man.

Mr Norel's report back

In the April school holidays Mr Norel got to go to the International Christian Educators’ Conference, held at the Black Forest Academy in Germany. You can see his full report here.

Watch TV on Sunday morning

Please wake up extra early on Sunday the 24th of March and turn on the telly to watch Hosanna on SABC2.

A film crew came to our school last week and will be doing an insert about Christian education.  They filmed some of our learners and teachers..... so watch to see if your child is on TV.

We're on Facebook

Are you on Facebook? The please join our school page.  We are using this page to post events and to keep everyone up to  date with the happenings in the school.  It is a closed group so you have to ask to join.  Find us here.

Welcome back

The new school year has started.  We hope that all the pupils are settled into their new classes and have made lots of friends.  Just in case you get lost or need to know where to find the classrooms now that everyone has been shuffled around, herewith the new school layout.

2012 School Year

Remember school opens on

18 January 2012

Recipe Book

Please please please support our recipe book.... submit your recipe to Kimberley or drop it in at the office..... anything from starters, mains, desserts..... a quick an easy favourite.... Granny's secret recipe that she is willing to divulge..... or even a three ingredient idea for a meal.... whatever it is we want to include it in the book.  Remember to include your child's name and class on the submission so that they can be recognised too.

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)

Important things to note:

PARKING OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL
Parents are reminded to use the designated parking bays when dropping and fetching children and not to block the flow of traffic by stopping in the road. Please also exercise extreme caution when reversing out. Please also take note of the Scholar Patrol lines as that is where all children should cross the road.

MESSAGES
As we do not have an intercom system, it is difficult to get late messages to the children before they go home in the afternoon. Could parents please ensure that, before leaving your child at school, they know where and who will be collecting them after school. Please also ensure that your child has a phone card. These are available from the office for R25.

HOME TIME
It is requested that parents do not wait outside their children’s classroom at home time as this disturbs the classes. Please meet your child at a pre-arranged place on the school grounds. The gates will only be opened at 12:50.

WAITING CLASS
All grade 1 – 3 learners are to go to waiting class if they are not fetched at 13:00. Waiting class runs from 13:00 to 13:30. No children will be allowed to wait at the gate during this time.

CLOTHING
Learners are requested not to share or lend out uniform items especially costumes. All children are to have their own PE clothes, costumes, swimming caps, towels and caps/hats.

Please ensure that all your child’s school clothing is marked. Lost property can be found in the two bins behind the Junior bathrooms or in the aftercare room. 

NOTE: there are LOTS of items that are marked in the lost property bins.... please go check if your child's stuff is there.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
All learners will be allowed to wear the correct PE uniform to school instead of their school uniform ONLY on the day they have PE. This is to reduce the time spent on getting dressed and to minimize the opportunity for clothing to go missing.

MONIES SENT TO SCHOOL
The office unfortunately does not keep change. All monies sent to school must be sent in a sealed envelope, clearly marked with your child’s name, class, what it is for and the amount.

MEDICATION
Parents are requested to please keep teachers and office staff informed about your child’s allergies or relevant medication that may be need. Children with severe allergies should keep medication in class or in their bags, eg epipens and asthma pumps. Alternatively your child’s medication can be kept in the office. It should be clearly marked with your child’s name and instructions on dosage. This could make a huge difference when a problem arises.

Welcome to the New Year

School starts again..... welcome back to all our return pupils and a warm welcome to all the new ones and especially to all the new staff.  Let's make this an extra special year... study hard and have fun.

CHRISTMAS COLLECTION

We are truly blessed to have our 7 very capable and caring maintenance staff members. We would like to make up a Christmas hamper for each of them and would appreciate a donation of un-opened non-perishable food items or any Christmas fare. All items can be brought to the office.

Thank you, once again, for your continued generosity.

FOR SALE

BLOW UP MATRESSES AND SLEEPING BAGS

The school has 13 (only) high quality blow up mattresses for sale at a cost of R200 each and a few sleeping bags at a cost of R150. These were used for the World Cup visitors. The sleeping bags have all been washed.

Contact the office for more details.

LAUNCHING THIS YEAR!

THE NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2010

Exciting news! We are launching an annual, full-colour yearbook for Northwest Christian School, a high-quality glossy book that will feature every child in the school, as well as all the other events and activities that made 2010 a memorable year for NWCS.

With 80 full-colour pages produced by a professional editor and graphic designer, the Yearbook 2010 will be a high-quality reminder of each child’s school year.

We would like to invite parents who have small, medium and corporate businesses to make their businesses a part of the Northwest Christian community, by advertising within the publication.

As a family, you can also take a message for just R100 which will appear on a page in the yearbook.
But act soon because spaces are going fast. With limited ad spaces on offer, we are giving NWCS parents first priority, giving you first option on ad space until the end of August.

AD OPPORTUNITIES

• Sponsor the Learners section, or the Extra murals and Sport section (a full-page ad plus branding within the yearbook, including on the cover).
• Sponsor the “Signatures” page, on the inside back cover.
• Take a full-page ad on the inside front cover, and outside back cover.
• There are a limited number of half-page ads around the yearbook, with places still available with the class photos of Grades R, 1, 2, 6 and 7.
• Place your full-colour business card in the “Marketplace” section.

Contact Madelein Foreman-Campbell on 082-786-3801, or at madmad @ icon {dot} co {dot} za before the end of August 2010 to book your ad, request a ratecard or view the yearbook’s flatplan.

Advert

Calling all MOMS  and  TOTS

Come and join us on a Thursday morning – 10 to 12 noon for


coffee
cake
baby bible time
bible study
&
friendship


at  1 Sambreel Ave, Randparkridge
Phone Karin @ 083 267 7466


NOTE: This is not a school related event, just and idea of something to do if you are are Mom with tots looking for a bible study.

We're in the paper

The Star did a whole feature on private schools... focussing on Christian eduction.  You can read the article from Friday 26th February 2010's edition... it's up on the noticeboard.

Scholar Patrol

We strive to keep our children safe so please OBEY the rules of the road and use the zebra crossing to cross the road in front of the school.  Please also obey the scholar patrol - they are here to keep you safe.

The scholar patrol operates each afternoon at 1:30 for about 10 minutes.

Parents Information Evening

Please remember that tonight is the night to meet your child's teacher and find out what his/her grade involves.


Grade 0 18h00 - 19h00 in own classrooms
This meeting is COMPULSORY for all parents to attend

Juniors
Grade 1 & 3 18h00 - 19h00 in own classrooms
Grade 2 18h00 - 19h00 in the library

Seniors
Grade 4-7 19h15 - 20h15 in the library
All new Grade 5-7 parents and ALL Grade 4 parents are encouraged to attend

Please complete our survey

We are ever trying to improve our school and thus are needing your feedback.  Please click on the link and complete this survey.

Your feedback will be treated in the utmost confidentiallity.  If there are any questions to which you can't answer yes/no, please complete the comments box.

Ally Stark

It's hard to say goodbye and especially to such a dear sweet child.

Alexandra Stark, known to us all as Ally.  These are just a few of the pics I've taken of her over the last two years that I've gotten to know her.

Grade 1S Easter Hat Parade

At some of the birthday parties we went to

And of course at the school concert this year.

Ally's funeral will be held at 2pm on Thursday 29 October at Liberty Church, Cnr West & Hill Street in Ferndale.

Our heartfelt condolences, thoughts and prayers got to her whole family.  This is not an easy time and thank you for allowing me to say goodbye in this way.

If you would also like to leave your message for the family, please just click on "comments" and write it on this post.  We will forward them on to the family.