Grade 5's entertain the Grade R's

Every year the Grade 5's are given the opportunity to dress up and read to the Grade R's. The Grade 5's love the challenge and the Grade R's love to see the characters of the books come to life. What Grade R child would pass up the opportunity to have a story read to them?

Our school in 2014

As you may have noticed we now have our new building in full use for this new school year.  We are all very excited about the new facilities and look forward to many happy years of use.  To help you find your way around a bit, this post will show you the school layout as well as all our staff and teachers for each grade.

Our new school building

ADMIN

Mr Bastiaen Norel (Principal)

Mrs Bev Smith, Mrs Anne Olivier

FINANCE

Mrs Laura Payne,  Mrs Debbie van der Linde, Mrs Norma Voogt

GRADE R

Mrs Michelle Bodnarchuk, Mrs Natalie Rundle, Mrs Megan Van Wyk (HOD)

GRADE 1

Mrs Michelle Eyre, Mrs Jeanette Hattingh, Mrs Glynis McBirnie

GRADE 2

Mrs Danielle Lewis, Mrs Laurette Ostrom, Mrs Mary Swanepoel

GRADE 3

Mrs Liz Bowen (HOD), Ms Diane McCormack, Mrs Jennifer Renwick

GRADE 4

Mrs Felicity Howell, Mrs Celeste Poulsen, Mrs Kathy Raath

GRADE 5

Mrs Elaine Mansfield, Mrs Lisa Shipster, Mrs Diane Walker

GRADE 6

Mr Gary Blackstock, Mr Warwick Mansfield (Deputy Principal), Mrs Heike Seeger

GRADE 7

Ms Maryke Bam, Mrs Natalie Brokensha, Mrs Ezette Olivier (Deputy Principal & HOD)

SUBJECT TEACHERS

Mr Gary McNab (Gr 3-7 PE), Mrs Joy McPherson (Gr 7 English)

Mr Robert Ndweni (Gr5-7 Zulu), Mrs Ursula Norel (Music), Mrs Tracy Tschol (IT & Library)

With all these changes happening, we now have a dedicated school hall... how exciting... no more shuffling of desks and pupils.  It's still a bit cramped but for now it works.

So welcome to the new school year and let's all work hard together.

Book Packs for 2014

The Books and Stationery lists will be available soon.

The compulsory  fees are payable before 18 November 2013.

Book Pack Fee for Grade 1 for 2014 is R850,00

Book Levy Fee for Grade 2 - 7 for 2014 is R400,00

Payments may be paid by either cash / card or direct deposit.
Please reference any EFTs correctly: child's surname, Bk Pack / Bk Levy 2014.

Exams are starting soon

Yes that dreaded time of the year is creeping up very fast... to help your child be prepared, you can download the exam timetables here.

Grade 4

Grade 5 - 7

Good luck to everyone. Remember, Exams start on 12 November 2013.

Bridging the Digital Divide

Compulsory Talk for Grade 4-7 Parents 

 Nikki Bush will be talking about “Bridging the Digital Divide” 

addressing issues concerning Internet safety for our children. 

 Reports will be handed out after the talk. 

 Please note that it is imperative for all parents to attend. 

WHERE: At Church Alive, Castle Hill Drive, Northcliff. 

WHEN: 16th September at 5.30 for 6.00pm.

Go Karting - action shots

Want to see more pics from our Go Karting?  Well you're at the right post.

The floating trophy lap winning classes

Some of the prize winners

Grade Rs and Grade 4s having fun

Watch them go.... round and round

Go Australia aka Grade 6

Did you know our teachers were such good sports?

Some of the amazing parents having a turn around the track

The brave (and crazy!) Grade 7s

The final racers - Grade 3s

Food stalls from each grade

Thanks goes to Liz Manchest Photography for these awesome shots.

GoKarting - class pics and winners

Wow I'm sure all feel the same... our Go Karting day was a huge SUCCESS and LOADS of FUN!!!!  Just look at all our fantastic classes ready to race.

Floating Trophies are awarded to the Lap Winners in each grade.  This year's winners are:

Grade RR

Grade 1E

Grade 2W

Grade 3B

Grade 4L

Grade 5M

Grade 6M and 6S

Grade 7B

There was lots of excitement too for the Parents vs Teachers race... just look at them all waiting to start.

After all the fun, we got down to business and drew all the raffle winners.

Prize	Form	Grade	Number	Winner
2 x DVD set	Ethan Govender	1E	7	Cheryl
2 x DVD set	Unathi Masondo	1M	5	Unathi
2 x DVD set	James Logan	1M	8	Debby
2 x DVD set	Livaren Rajoo	2W	1	Thanesha
2 x DVD set	Damien Breckenridge	4H	3	A Breckenridge
2 x DVD set	Nathan Beyer	6M	8	Tracy
2 x DVD set	Tymon Minaar	6T	5	Tymon
2 x DVD set	Alex Stuart	7B	2	Alex
Africa Shirt	Cassidy Poulsen	4	9	Wayne
Berri Beetle Jewellery	Benji Shipster	6T	7	J Willets
Bucky Balls	Yuvan Jagan	3B	8	Yuvan
Bucky Balls	Ofentse	3R	2	Mpho
Bucky Balls	Jaxmyn Shanmugan	4H	3	Sheryll
Bucky Balls	Thomas Beyer	5S	3	Thomas Beyer
Bucky Balls	Reese Lewis	RR	4	Charles
Bucky Balls	Hannah Rundle	RV	5	Matthew
Casa do Sol weekend away	Michael Rens	1E	3	Eileen Rens
Charity Hamper	Jayden Camacho	1E	7	Josephine
Cricket Bat	Talia Dayani	RH	6	Talia
Double Movie Tickets	Shahin Khazdoz	2W	4	Marges
Double Movie Tickets	Thomas Beyer	5S	3	Thomas Beyer
Electric Robot	Kevin Smith	3M	2	Rob
Facial voucher	Xavier Saunderson	5B	7	Suria
Flea Market Gift	Joshua Frerk	1H	5	Helen Cloete
Flying Saucer	Dayna	4L	6	Mike
Glasses case by Heather	Jordan Skolmen	5M	8	Brett S
Marys Voucher	Dayna	4L	4	Mike
Nail Voucher	Anu	20	5	Joyce
NWCS Flash Drive	Shylo Lothian	1M	6	Jan v Niekerk
Plaka Voucher	Nishcol Mahadeo	6T	4	Sunita
Weekend in the bush for 8	Mbasa Singanzo	1M	2	Noma

Congrats to all the kids for selling sooooooooooooo many raffle forms. The pupils who raised the most money in each grade were also acknowledged.
The prizes received were:
1st - iPod Shuffle and Headphones
2nd - Double Movie tickets

Grade R 1st: Aiden McKeever 2nd: Reese Lewis
Grade 1 1st: Peter Beyer 2nd: Ethan Govender
Grade 2 1st: Ethan Blythe 2nd: Johan Prior
Grade 3 1st: Yuvan Jagan 2nd: Jordan Trollope
Grade 4 1st: Gabi van Staaden 2nd: Chichi Anugo
Grade 5 1st: Thomas Beyer 2nd: Michael Shi
Grade 6 1st: Nathan Beyer 2nd: Kirsten Beyer
Grade 7 1st: Jordan Crowder 2nd: Dylan Roux-Kruger

 At last count we had raised over R60 000 towards our school bus fund.

Grade 5s reading to our Grade Rs

What better way to instill a love of reading than getting one grade to read to another... just look at the fun and enthusiasm in these photos.

Grade 5 - 7 tour information

The Grade 5 to 7 pupils will be going on tour at the end of April.... please download the relevant information here:

Grade 5 - Camp Discovery
Initial letter
Final letter
What to pack

Grade 6 - Upendi
Initial letter
Final letter
What to pack

Grade 7 - Konka
Initial letter
Final letter
What to pack

New teachers for 2013

Welcome to the new school year. We hope that all the pupils will be happy and settle in to the routine quickly. Good luck with the homework that will be coming your way.

This year we are lucky enough to have three new teachers join our staff

Mrs Husted (Gr R), Mr McNab (PE), Mrs Bodnarchuk (Gr 5)

and just in case you get lost wandering around the school, here is the latest classroom layouts.

 

Grade 5 Camp Discovery

Thankful for a fun week, where we could experience the nature of our King.

Grade 5 Camp