7TH April 2016
Dear Parents/Guardians
I hope this newsletter finds all our families refreshed after the break and that all our Christian families
had a blessed Easter. The Second Term runs from the 5th of April 2016 until the 24th June 2016.
I wish to draw your attention to the following.
TOP TEN LEARNERS :FIRST TERM 2016
Congratulations to the following learners who achieved a place in the top ten in their grade, well done
we are very proud of you!
| GRADE FOUR | GRADE FIVE | GRADE SIX | GRADE SEVEN |
| Realeboha Makhetha
Rufaro Tsatsire Eunietta Odendaal Carmen Colemen Tatum Jeffery Jayda v.d. Westhuizen Dominique Araujo Charlene Louw Mbali Malekela |
Courtney Mooi
Ashish Sookdew Busisiwe Malope Rebecca Postma Ompha Makhomu Diego Balado-Lozano Keelyn Abrahams Kelly Jarvis Cristina Da Cunha |
Jarrod Theunissen
Esther Nawej Connor MacNaughton Luca De Abreu Rodrigues Margaret Hale Berlin Sapire Aaliyah Iqbal Kaelyn Basson Simeon D’Mello |
Nikita Azevedo
Taylor Viljoen Bohlale Mahlare Tayla Jarvis Nikwa Ceza Tshiamo Mokoena Casey Jarvis Khanyisile Dingiswayo Giovanni Bock |
STAFF
A warm welcome is extended to Mrs Stewart who has taken the place of Mrs Naidoo and Mrs Groenewald who has been appointed in Mrs Botha’s place. Mrs Masuku has been appointed as foyer receptionist. We hope their sojourn at Parkrand Primary will be fruitful and blessed.
WINTER UNIFORM
Winter uniform is optional as from this week but will be compulsory as from the 3rd May 2016. Please make sure that your child is correctly attired.
EXTRA MURAL PROGRAMME AND EVENTS PROGRAMME – SECOND TERM
Please find attached the Events Programme as well as the Extra Mural Programme for Term Two 2016. Extra Murals will commence on the 11th April 2016.
ENROLMENTS 2017
Enrolments for 2017 will open on the 19th April 2016 between 08h00 and 13h00. Application forms will be available from reception. Please speak to Mrs Willemse regarding further information. Kindly find attached documentation regarding Online applications for Grade One and Grade 8 only. This new method of Online application has been introduced by the Gauteng Department of Education. Parents who have children in the current Grade R Centre must apply Online and must bring supporting documentation as mentioned in the attached Annexure B to the front office. I urge and would like to stress that parents must enrol their children as soon as possible.
Online applications open on the 11th of April 2016 and manual applications open on the 19th April 2016.
RE-ENROLMENT 2017
Please complete the attached tear-off slip pertaining to re-enrolment 2017. This must be returned to your child’s homeroom educator by Monday the 11th April 2017. Should this not be returned the school will accept that your child will not be returning in 2017.
EXAMINATION SCRIPTS – FIRST TERM 2016
Examination scripts will only be handed to parents on request, a tear-off slip is attached which must be completed and returned to the class educator. The examination scripts will be handed to learners on the 12th April 2016 and must be returned to school by the 15th April 2016.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Please take note of the following public holidays
27th April 2016 – Freedom Day
16th and 17th June 2016 – Youth Day and school holiday
2nd May 2016 – Workers Day
FAMILY WALK – 28TH MAY 2016
Our Annual Family Walk will be taking place on the 28th May 2016, please support us with this annual fundraiser.
PTA MEETINGS – TERM TWO
PTA meetings will be held on the following dates 21st April, 12th and 26th of May 2016.
I call upon all parents to kindly volunteer their assistance for the up and coming Family Walk on the 28th May 2016.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Please note that photographs will be handed out to those learners who have paid for such on Monday the
11th April 2016.
CIVVIES DAY
We will be having a Civvies Day on Friday the 8th April 2016, at a cost of R5-00. Please support.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND CHAT GROUPS
It has been brought to my attention, as well as the SGB that some parents are writing derogatory comments about educators on Facebook and general social media chat groups. I urge parents to refrain from such behaviour and rather deal with issues in a professional manner. The SGB has stated that this will not be tolerated and that should any educator be brought into disrepute, the necessary legal channels will be followed.
May I take this opportunity to wish everyone associated with Parkrand Primary a very fruitful and blessed term.
Kind Regards
B SCHUNKE
HEADMASTER