Fly with me

The Grade 2s had to create an aeroplane.... the specs were:
2 pieces of paper
A polystrene meat tray
Glue, sticky tape
(and whatever else you would like!)

And then of course it had to be able to fly more than 1 meter.

So on the 13th of November they all constructed their flying machines and then tested them out on the top field.

The winners all received a prize.  Well done to all who made a successful flight!

Go Carts

One of the assignments that the Grade 7s did this term was to design, build and race go carts... it all happened on the 13th of November.... looked like lots of fun!

Letterland

The Grade 0s learn their alphabet by following the Letterland principles.  And to reinforce what they've learnt over the past year, they had a dressup day on the 13th of November... here are the photos of the cute littlies...

Fireman Fred

Robber Red

Clever Cat

Zig-Zag Zebra

Quarrelsome Queen

Kicking King

Bouncing Ben

Lucy Lamp Lady

Jumping Jim

Poor Peter

Naughty Nick, Sammy Snake, Oscar Orange

Golden Girl

And some Pretty Princesses

And even the teachers dressed up... Kicking King & Golden Girl

Toy Run - in memory of Ally Stark

We were all shocked when Ally died on 25 October 2009.  The Hanekom family (in Grade 2N) are taking part in this year's Toy Run on 29 November 2009 and are doing it in memory of Ally... a very thoughtful gesture.  The whole idea behind the toy run is to donate toys for unprivileged children.

If you would like to help out, please donate a toy and bring it to school.  You can leave it in the office, or hand it directly to Debbie Hanekom or Cathy Sanders... by no later than Friday 27th November 2009.

(This is a total unofficial request, no obligation necessary)

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Please take note...

We are nearing the end of term already  (!) and here are some important dates to take note of:

EXAM TIMES
Exams start as follows:
Grade 4’s Monday 16th November
Grade 5 – 7’s Wednesday 18th November
School will finish at 12:00 for the whole school (Grassroots – Grd 7’s) from Monday 16th November.
There will be a waiting class from 12:00 – 13:30
After care will run as normal.
There will be no extra murals during exam time.

PRIZE GIVING
Prize giving will take place at Church Alive, Cnr Castle Hill Drive and Mountainview Drive, Northcliff on the following days:
Juniors (Grades 1 to 3) - Thursday 26th November 08:00 – 09:30
Seniors (Grades 4 to 7) - Thursday 3rd December 08:00 – 09:30

Learners may be dropped off at Church Alive from 07:30, alternatively they should be dropped off at school. Learners will then walk with their teachers to Church Alive. Once prize-giving is finished learners may go home with their parents, alternatively they will walk back to school with their teachers and remain at school until collected by parents. Waiting class and aftercare will run as normal.

Parents are most welcome to attend prize-giving. There will be refreshments after prize-giving.

Concert Photos/DVD

Should you wish to order a CD of the concert photos, costing R100 or a DVD of the concert, costing R100, please enclose payment in a sealed envelope clearly marked with your child’s name, class and order (CD / DVD).

Please note... these are NOT the "mommy" photos that were published on the blog under "concert photos" but rather ones taken by Thru The Lens.... So order them now!

Grade 0 and Grade 1 Welcome Party

Last week Wednesday saw us hosting the newest littlies coming to our school... the Grade 0s and Grade 1s of 2010. One of the moms kindly took photos and this is a sneak peak at the fun that was had...

We look forward to meeting each one of these children next year and wish them many happy years at our school.

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