Camps Bay Schools' Soiree

Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s)

This week is another ‘big’ week for Camps Bay Primary with two exciting events on the programme. Firstly, you are invited to attend our Founder’s Day assembly on Friday 22 May at 09h00. All guests, past pupils and parents are also invited for tea and refreshments which will be served after the high school assembly in the seminar room at the high school at 11h00. Secondly, you and your children are invited to attend the Camps Bay Schools’ Soiree (Variety Show) on Friday 22 May or Saturday 23 May which includes pupil performances and staff participation, including the three principals! The Camps Bay Primary staff item is a well-polished item and is a ‘hit’ on the programme – please come and see the teachers ‘voulez-vous-ing! It promises to be a lot of fun but tickets are being sold fast – don’t be disappointed! Tickets can be purchased from Mrs Belinda Caldis or Mrs Vivienne Ashcroft. Please see full details on the above-mentioned events below.

ASCENSION DAY: THURSDAY 21 MAY 2009: As stated in previous newsletters, the principals of the three schools took a joint decision to close on this day as in the past it has been difficult to manage the academic programme as teachers and pupils stay away for religious reasons. It was decided that all three schools should make a collective decision to prevent further absenteeism and confusion, however, I would like pupils to utilise this day to complete assignments and do some revision and studying for the Assessment Week which takes place from 1 June to 12 June 2009.

Ms Bührmann and I attended a conference organised by the South African Principal’s Association (SAPA) held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) last week Friday afternoon and Saturday. There were a number of international speakers and presenters. Ms Bührmann thoroughly enjoyed the presentation by a lady from the USA who uses song and CDs to story-tell in foundation phase. I personally was quite fascinated with the presentation by Dr Amaya, an educational professor from Mexico, whose focus was on ‘brain gender differences’ and the differences required in one’s approach to educating boys as opposed to girls. Another interesting point gleaned from the conference was from a DVD presentation on Creativity in Schools by Sir Ken Robinson, an internationally recognised leader in the development of innovation and human resources. He claims creativity in schools is as important as literacy! He encouraged educators to be like children: to be creative and be prepared to be wrong, making quite a profound point that as adults, educators and principals, if we are not prepared to experiment and be wrong by introducing new ideas – we can never be original!

STAFFING: Ms Adams (grade 4A) resigned with short notice but fortunately we were able to appoint Ms Hayley Afrika in her place until the end of the term. Ms Afrika is an experienced teacher with 14 years teaching experience and she has taught at Mandalay Primary, Pinelands North and Greenfields Primary. Ms Afrika has also been a substitute teacher at Camps Bay Primary this year and so she is familiar with the systems in operation at our school.

GRADE 5 SOS CAMP: The excited grade 5s left on their annual SOS Camp this morning and will return on Friday. For many of the grade 5s this is their first camp away from home! We wish them well and I am sure they will have a wonderful adventure camp. Hopefully they will have a rain free camp. Mrs De Wit, Mrs Weldon and Ms Ferreira will be accompanying the Grade 5s on this exciting adventure. Don’t get too home-sick, grade 5s and Moms don’t miss your son or daughter too much! We look forward to seeing you come back safe and sound on Friday. We will sms grade 5 parents on the arrival at the camp site as well as keep you informed by sms of the expected time of arrival of the bus back at school on Friday afternoon.

SENÕR CHEF FUNDRAISER: Please remember to send in your cash and order forms as soon as you have them. Additional order forms are available from the office. The last orders are due by next Thursday 28th May so do your best to sell as many products as you can for this final week. Keep in mind the great prizes to be won for the top 3 ‘sellers’ in the school as well as the class with the most orders. Happy selling.

SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY ELECTION: Nomination forms can be collected from Pat Readman. Camps Bay Primary’s SGB election will take place on Wednesday 27 May 2009 at 17h30 in the Bernie Segal Memorial Hall. Please diarise this date and make an effort to attend – it is an important election for the future of our school and we have to have a quorum of 15% of the parent body present for the election to take place.

FOUNDERS’ DAY: Founders’ Day is taking place on Friday 22 May 2009. Each school will be hosting a special Founders’ Day assembly. We would like to extend an invitation to all parent(s) and guardian(s) to join us in celebrating this special day in the history of our school. The times for the assemblies at each of the schools are indicated below.
· Camps Bay Prep Assembly – 08:15
· Camps Bay Primary Assembly – 09:00
· Camps Bay High Assembly – 10:00

MERIT AWARDS: Congratulations to the following pupils, each of whom was presented with a merit award at our assembly last week. We are proud of each one of you and would like to encourage you all to continue doing your best at all times.

Mia Neethling
Alice Piller
Megan Jones
Nicol Black
Matthew Burman
Daniel Amann
Dakota Scott
Christian Byrnes
Samantha Fitzpatrick
Amanda Bjorklund
Jenna Glover
Kate Harvey
Sima Tan
Calah Couzens
Aaliyah Abrahams
Oscar Liss
Alexandra Phillips
Joshua Hodgkinson-Bains
Lucas Aggouras
Bongani Baba
Daniel Sandeman
Alice Thesen
Devlin Trafford
Rachel Volkel

GRADE 4 CAKE SALE: Please note that due to the 21 May being a school holiday the Grade 4 Cake Sale has been postponed until Friday, 29 May 2009.

LOST: The following items have been lost. Should you find them please hand it in at the secretary’s office.
Thank you.
L Oliver Schubert has lost his fleece top. It is clearly marked, please check to see if you have taken his ‘fleece’ in error.
L A grey plastic bag with a green and black goalie outfit inside for U9’s has gone missing. Should you find it please contact Mariella Hulme on 072 538 9571.

CULTURAL:
CAMPS BAY SCHOOLS’ SOIREE – PERFORMANCE EVENING:
The Camps Bay Preparatory, Primary and High Schools will be combining their talent to stage a variety show to be held in the Camps Bay High school hall on Friday 22 May and Saturday 23 May. The cost for tickets on Friday will be R20 for children and R30 for adults. There will be a cash bar and tuck-shop available. On Saturday 23 May the ticket prices are R60 each and this includes platters of snacks and a cash bar will also be available. Both nights will start at 19:00 and should be over by 21:30 at the latest. Make sure you book in time to avoid disappointment. All bookings may be done through Vivienne Ashcroft or at our school office. Tickets are now available from Mrs Caldis. Come and support your school and see your teachers on stage!
MUSIC EVENING: We have found that with our increased number of music pupils the yearly recital has become long and cumbersome. We are experimenting this year with termly concerts. Our first concert will be on 27 May 2009 at 18:30 in the Bernard F. Segal Memorial Hall at the Primary School.

NOTES4NOTES BARN DANCE: Notes4Notes looks forward to hosting a Barn Dance on the second last night of term Thursday, 25 June 2009. This is a real family event where the whole family can dance together and socially we can all get to know the school family. Diarise this date and watch out for details.

VODACOM FUNNY FESTIVAL: The Grade 7 parent body have secured a block booking for the Vodacom Funny Festival on Saturday, 20 June at 5pm at the Baxter Theatre. They will be selling the tickets at a cost of R110 each (normally R120). These tickets are being sold to raise funds for the Grade 7 Farewell. Tickets are available from Mrs Caldis, the Bursar. Please support.

BALLET: R.A.D. Ballet examination enrolment forms will be handed out at Ballet on Wednesday. Please note the closing date is 12 June 2009. Thank you, Mrs G and Lisl.

GENERAL:
RECYCLING – greenOFFICE FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE: Please remember to support the greenOFFICE fundraising recycling initiative by bringing your empty ink and laser cartridges and putting them into the greenOFFICE recycling bins. One bin is located in the printing room and the other one outside the kitchen. We hope you will all support this initiative. Thank you.

SATURDAY SOCCER: All parent(s) / guardian(s) and children are invited to partake in Saturday morning soccer at 9am on the promenade opposite Winchester Mansions. This is a fun morning activity for parents and kids alike. Please call Tracey Rushmere for more information or for a weather call on 082 376 3383.

PROVISIONAL DATES TO DIARISE:

DATES TO DIARISE – 2nd TERM 2009
May 2009
Thurs, 21 - Ascension Day – School Holiday
Fri, 22 - Grade 5’s return from SOS Camp
- 3 School’s Concert at CBHS
Sat, 23 - 3 School’s Concert at CBHS
Wed, 27 - CBPS Music Evening
Wed, 27 - CBPS SGB Elections
Fri, 29 - Shavout
- Grade 4 Cake Sale
- Grade 6 & 7’s to the Baxter
June 2009
Mon, 1 - Assessment week starts.
Wed, 10 - Notes4Notes
Fri, 12 - Assessment week ends.
Mon, 15 - School holiday
Tues, 16 - Public holiday – Youth Day
Wed, 17 - SGB Meeting
Sat, 20 - Vodacom Funny Festival at the Baxter in aid of Gr7 Farewell.
Wed, 24 - Grade 5 Cake Sale
Thurs, 25 - Notes4Notes Barn Dance
Fri, 26 - Term 2 Ends at 11h00.



Proudly Camps Bay Primary

Stuart Collier
PRINCIPAL




S E L L I N G B E E

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SEEKING EMPLOYMENT: Family relocating to Switzerland is looking for a placement for their Xhosa nanny / domestic worker of 13 years for 1 – 4 days per week. She is kind, reliable and excellent with children. For Christine please call 082 504 1840 or 021 422 3789.

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