Easter Egg Collection

The School Outreach team are collecting marshmallow Easter eggs for 14 000 children supported by Africa Food for Thought.  If you want to support, please give your Easter eggs to your class teacher.

Rhino Fund Raising

Rooting for Rhinos is the organisation which put out the School Route Challenge. In conjunction with the Travelling Rhinos we chose to support them by creating a human rhino to raise funds for rhino conservation. You can see their beneficiaries who will be receiving the R1780 we raised at NWCS. Here is our rhino which Mr Blackstock risked his life to photograph.

Christmas Shoe Box

We are now collecting for our Christmas Shoe Boxes. They will go out this year to 80 Nursery School children. We will be collecting different things each week for these boxes

28th Oct –1st Nov : Bar of Soap (Children)
4th Nov—8th Nov : Face Cloth
11th Nov—15th Nov : Toothbrush (Children )
18th Nov –22nd Nov : Toothpaste (Children)
25th Nov—29th Nov : Jar of Vaseline.
Any Time: New Tennis balls (good quality) soft toys (if second hand they must please be washed and brushed) They need to fit into a shoe box.

Please leave items with Mrs Mc Birnie, Mrs Norel or Karen Castle at Aftercare.

Rhino Conservation

We are delighted to be taking part in the international travelling Rhino Project to raise awareness of the plight of the rhino.

Please follow our blog nwcsrhino.blogspot.com and the Travelling Rhino wiki on saveourrhinos.wikispaces.com.

Thank you for your support.

Outreach Sale

On Friday 26 October 2012 there will be a R5 sale.... bring your pocket money and come and help the Outreach team raise money to help some underprivileged children in Limpopo.

There will be all sorts on sale... yummy things to eat and cool things to make.  All it takes is R5.

Visit to Limpopo

Mrs McBirnie went to visit two schools in Limpopo with MAF to see where we could possibly help out.

The Outreach team will be doing some projects to help these schools.

Outreach team visits Maffy

The Outreach team has been busy all year long.... they have made parcels for old age homes, cleaned babies toys, played with little kids, made posters for nursery schools and also visited the MAF pilots at Lanseria Airport.  This was a truly fun and informative day.  The children learnt about the work of Mission Aviation Fellowship as well as exploring the actual plane.

To find out more about the work of Mission Aviation Fellowship, you can visit their website or the website for Flying for Life.

Helping others

On Friday 26th at 1st break we will be selling maize baked crisps at a cost of R2 per packet in aid of the
children of the Thandanani House Refuge in Zandspruit. Some of these children attend Kingsways School
which we as a school support.

Soul 2 Soul

The Grade 6 & 7’s in the After Care are collecting shoes for the Arise Ministry in Natal. Their aim is 600 pairs of shoes. It would be appreciated if you would drop off your donation of gently worn shoes to the After Care by 20 May 2011.

Casual Day Photos

Did you wear your sticker on Friday 3 September?  Well the children of our school certainly did.

Thanks to all who dressed in civvies and bought their tickets.  We have been able to send Casa da Sol School an amount of R3 500.

Mandela Day 2010 - Report Back

I'm sure there were lots of families that tried to do something in honour of Mandela Day earlier this year....

Here is what one family did.... Mom & Dad Beyer (Frances & Aldrin) took part in a spin-a-thon at Constantia Kloof Virgin Active for a child Jed with cancer.  Well done!

So don't forget to keep sending your photos in so that we can all see what you did to help others.

Are you ready for Friday 3 September?

Casual Day 2010 is on Friday 3 September! So, laugh a little, give a little! Wear your frown upside down, give everyone a reason to smile and support persons with disabilities!  Get your sticker from Mrs Bowen for just R10, and wear civvies to school.  All proceeds will be given to Casa da Sol School for disabled children.

Remember: No Sticker = No Civvies!!!

HARVEST AID: FEED A FRIEND BOTTLE PROJECT

NWCS will be doing a fundraiser this term to raise money for Harvest Aid.  This organization supports child-led and granny-led households.  Learners were each given two information leaflets with more information on this Christian Organization as well as a plastic bottle.

Learners are encouraged to fill their bottles with as many coins as they can in the next three weeks and hand it back to their teachers by Wednesday 15th September.

For more information you may contact Mrs Brokensha.

Knit one Purl one

Mrs Renwick, who teachers Grade 3, is a very busy lady.  She helps out with knitting for some very needy children.... you can read more about it in this article published in the Northcliff Times a few weeks back:

If you have any spare wool that you would like to donate to these knitters, please drop it off at the office, or contact Mrs Renwick directly.

Recycle and help break a record

Help us to fill a giant soccer ball with 750kg of used aluminium foil to create a new record and help the Tsepo Aftercare Centre in Windsor. 

No new aluminium foil products, they must be USED products.  PLEASE MAKE SURE EVERYTHING HAS BEEN WASHED CLEAN BEFORE PLACING IT IN THE BIN.

Examples of what to collect:
Household and kitchen foil
Foil containers (pie, foods, roasting trays, take aways, baking trays, bun trays, pre-baked frozen trays)
Foil lids (jam, coffee, milo, dehydrated foods)
Pull rings (from coke tins)
Chocolate wrappers
Any aluminium foil packaging

Examples of what NOT to bring:
No cans – cold drink or other cans
Chip packets.

There will be a box placed outside the tuckshop for the above items.

This record attempt will raise awareness and funds for the Tsepo Aftercare Centre in Windsor which cares for vulnerable children in the community.

PLEASE SUPPORT THIS WORTHY CAUSE.

We care

We've all read about and seen TV reports on the Haiti earthquake.  Well even our children were touched by this tragedy.  On Friday 29th January the children held a prayer service for the victims of the earthquake.

We might not be able to do much, but PRAYER is a mighty tool.  What a great example our children set for us each day.  Let us as parents not forget to prayer too!

Liberia - reportback in photos

These are photos that were taken by Megan van Wyk during the mission trip to Liberia.

Sure looks like it was an interesting trip.  For more details speak to either Mr or Mrs Norel, Mrs van Wyk or Miss Anastassopoulos

Reaching into Liberia

In the beginning of October Mr and Mrs Norel, Mrs van Wyk and Miss Anastassopoulos will embark on a trip to Liberia, West Africa where they will assist a war torn country to rebuild schools and train teachers.

The PTA is very excited about this venture and wanted to share some of the vision and plans with all the parents.

Plans for the schools in Liberia in the future:

• Sustainable educational material – biblically integrated lessons and reading.
• Basic teaching practices - flash card approach
• Work with 3 schools who will pass on information to 3 more schools. (If this is repeated 4 times - more than 100 schools will be reached.)
• The ultimate goal: teacher’s association in Liberia to help each other and link with international organisations.

How is NWCS involved?

• Creating an awareness of world missions - in the children and in the local community
• Releasing 4 staff members from NWCS to go to Liberia for one week in October 2009
• Creating a platform for community involvement

As parents how can you be involved?

• Prayer – for the safety and protection of Mr Norel and the staff as well as Wisdom and Strength for all that God has in store for them
• The PTA are making up packs of pencils and crayons to send up with the teachers. If you have some unused crayons and pencils at home please send them to school in a clear “glad” bag. Please leave them at the school office.
• If you would like to assist financially we would ask you to speak directly with Jacky Stonley
• The learners have been challenged to take part of their pocket money and put it towards the purchasing of the “Challenge” newspaper.

If you would like to know more, there is a board up by the school noticeboard with ALL the details. Please pop in sometime and have a look.

Our Prayers are with all the teachers as they head up to West Africa. May God’s peace and Wisdom be with you.