Inter-house Athletics

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Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s)

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS DAY: Friday 13 February
The school is gearing up for the Inter-house Athletics event that will be held on Friday 13 February 2009 at the Camps Bay High School fields starting promptly at 07:30 and finishing at 13:00. You should have received details in a specific Athletics Day letter that was sent home on Tuesday. A reminder to please ensure your child has a cap, water and applies sunscreen before leaving home in the morning. The weather forecast is favourable as it is predicted to be a cloudy day but hot reaching a temperature of 26۫C. Food will be on sale and water will be made available and we have arranged for a number of gazebos to be erected for shade and protection. All aftercare children will be transported back to the primary school by the high school bus after events are over. Please NO PARKING ON THE FIELD at the high school is permitted. We need to use the car-park or the ‘stop-and-drop’ parking below the school.

URGENT: The High School gazebos were damaged on their Athletics Day on Wednesday in the howling south-easter. Camps Bay Primary has purchased one gazebo of their own but we urgently require gazebos for use on the Inter-house Athletics Day. If you are able to assist with the loan of a gazebo for the day, please contact Mrs Pat Readman.

NO STEELBAND OR EXTRA-MURAL SWIMMING THIS FRIDAY: Due to the Inter-house Athletics Day on Friday there will be no Steelband or Extra-mural Swimming taking place as the children are being dismissed directly from the high school field at 13h00.

‘FAMILY TIME’ PROJECT and ASSEMBLY PRESENTATION: The ‘Family Time’ initiative that was meant to be launched on Friday 6 February 2009 in the Assembly has been postponed to after the Inter-House Athletics Day and the Valentine’s Week, however, in the Assembly slot we had the most wonderful presentation by Ms Roxanne Kemp, an Occupational Therapist, who last year went to the USA to achieve ‘her dream to swim with dolphins’ and in her professional capacity to assist physically and mentally impaired children to swim with dolphins as part of their therapy. It was an excellent presentation which the pupils thoroughly enjoyed.

MERITS / DEMERITS: Teachers issue many more merits than demerits. The demerit system is an effective line of communication to keep you informed. In most cases a demerit is issued after repeated warnings and I rely on the professionalism of the teachers with respect to the issuing of demerits and they have my support. I cannot entertain a discussion meeting on every demerit that is handed out in the school. The suggested approach would perhaps be, after 3 demerits, to speak to the Class Teacher. Three demerits will result in the child been placed in a detention. Perhaps after the second detention, you may want to engage with me on the way forward with respect to your child’s behaviour. I appreciate your support.

REMEDIAL TEACHER
We are fortunate to have a Remedial Teacher, namely, Mrs Wendy Hammond at our school to assist our pupils, however, the procedure for parents is to:
Firstly, draw the attention of the Class Teacher who will attempt to address the problem.
If the Class Teacher is unable to rectify the situation, THE CLASS TEACHER WILL REFER the child to the Academic Head or Remedial Teacher.
Please could you not make referrals directly to Mrs Hammond.

PROUDLY CAMPS BAY PRIMARY ART and WRITING COMPETITION – LAST CHANCE TO ENTER!!!
Thank you to those parents who have donated prizes, however, we still need more prizes. Some suggestions: CD voucher, movie tickets, Exclusive Books voucher, a slab of chocolate or packets of sweets. We need your child to be ‘Proudly Camps Bay Primary’! Closing date for submission of entries has been extended to Friday 20 February 2009.

NOTICE TO ALL GRADE 7s: All Grade 7 Parent (s) / Guardian(s) are invited to contact the Camps Bay High School Secretary, Mrs Sheryll Cosslett on 021 438 1507, should they wish to enquire about enrolling their child at Camps Bay High School in 2010. Please note there will be an Open Day on Thursday 26 February 2009 from 12:00 to 14:00.

GRADE 4 SOCIAL: The Grade 4 Social is due to take place on Friday 20 February at Maidens Cove from 5pm. Full details will follow! All Grade 4 parents to please book this date in your diaries now.
VALENTINE’S WEEK: MONDAY 16 TO FRIDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2009
There are a number of exciting events taking place during Valentine’s week such as:
Roses are available and learners can order these from their teachers at a cost of R5.00.
‘Guess how many sweets in the jar?’ raffle in Ms Sobey’s classroom, each entry costs R1.
Writing competition – pupils are invited to enter the writing competition and write a love poem and/or a story of no more than 250 words, the entries must be decorated and will be displayed around the school, each entry costs R1.
Letters – each morning the Grade 7 committee members will come around with a box and collect any letters that learners may want to send to one another, these will be handed out on Friday 20 February.
‘Red and White’ Civvies Day - on Friday 20 February 2009 there will be a “Red and White” civvies day. To participate in this day, learners must wear red and white clothing to school and pay R5 directly to their class teacher. Half of the civvies day money raised will be donated to the SPCA.
Valentine’s Dance - the week culminates with the Valentines Dance which takes place in the school hall from 18:30 – 22:00. All Grade 6, 7 and Grade 8 pupils from Camps Bay High are invited to attend the dance. Please note that the tickets cost R10 for a single ticket (No double tickets) and these are available from the Bursar’s office. Dress is CASUAL.

COLIN SUNKEL INDIVIDUAL PHOTOGRAPHS: Our school photographer, Mr Colin Sunkel will be visiting us on Tuesday 24 February 2009 to photograph our girls and boys. Please note we will be sending home the envelopes with the children today, these need to be returned to school by Friday 20 February 2009 together with the R50 should you wish your child to be photographed on the 24 February 2009.

DONATE-A-TREE PROJECT
If you recall from the previous newsletter, this was a project to line the Netball quad with trees and benches on either side of the court. Good news – Mrs Noleen Knott has sourced cheaper trees (2 metres) at R395 per tree. At present we have three trees donated and are now looking for a further three trees to be donated! The holes for the trees have been dug – we are now waiting for the trees! Please contact Noleen Knott on 021-438 3112 or 082 924 7030 if you are willing to donate a tree.


MAKRO: In January we received R1900 back from the Makro programme. A big thank you to all those families who have supported this initiative by swiping their cards each time they visit a Makro store!
RECYCLING: We are looking for someone with a bakkie or kombi to collect bagged plastic and tins from Bayside Café twice a week. Should you be able to assist us please contact Pat on 021 4381503.

Should you need to dispose of Electrical or Electronic waste, but are looking for a solution that is both socially and environmentally responsible. Call: Recover E Alliance on 0861115863 or visit http://www.ewastealliance.co.za/ or email recyclingit@ewastealliance.co.za for more information.
In the month of January we received R2600 from Mondi for all of our paper recycling. Thank you to all of you who support our recycling facility!

COLLECT-A-CAN 2009 COMPETITION: Please note we have once again entered our school in the Collect-a-Can competition which runs from 1 February – 31 October 2009. All children are encouraged to bring in cans and drop them at recycling. Our school can win up to R1000 per month!! We CAN do it!

LOST: The following item has been lost should you find it please hand it in at the secretary’s office:
Cassidy Nicholson’s Tupperware lunchbox -it is clearly marked with a heart and her name in big black letters.

PHONE CARDS / OFFICE PHONE USAGE: We appeal to all parent(s) / guardian(s) to please ensure that your child(ren) are in possession of a phone card. These are available from the Bursar, Mrs Caldis for a cost of R20. NO telephone calls, unless it is an emergency will be made from the office. Also please remember that NO CELL PHONES are to be brought to school.

PROVISIONAL DATES TO DIARISE:

DATES TO DIARISE – 1st TERM 2009

February 2009
Fri, 13
Inter-house Athletics 07.30 am at Camps Bay High School
Grade 3 Social
Mon, 16
Valentine’s Week
Fri, 20
‘Red and White’ Civvies Day
Grade 4 Social
Grade 6, 7 & 8 Valentine’s Dance
Mon, 23
Inter-Schools Athletics
Tues, 24
Colin Sunkel photographs
Individual
Thurs, 26
Grade 7 Open Day at CBHS 12:00 – 14:00.
Fri, 27
Inter-house Gala 08.30 am.
Grade 5 Social
March 2009
Thurs, 5
Birthday – Mrs Linda Anders
Fri, 6
Inter-Schools Gala
Grade 6 Social
Fri, 13
Grade 7 Social
Tues, 17
General Knowledge Round 1
Wed, 18
Notes4Notes Concert
Tues, 24
Grade 7’s go to camp.
Fri, 27
Grade 7’s return from camp.
Fri, 27
Parent (Adult) Social
Tues, 31
Inter-house General
Knowledge Quiz

April 2009
Wed, 1
Reports issued to Parents
Fri, 3
1st Term ends at 11:00

I look forward to seeing you at the Inter-House Athletics Day at Camps Bay High School on Friday.

Proudly Camps Bay Primary

S.P. COLLIER
PRINCIPAL

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