Announcement of the newly appointed Board of Governors

Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s)

I am pleased to inform you of the members of the newly elected Camps Bay Primary School Governing Body:
Parents:
· Mrs Kenau Allan
· Mr Edmund Bysshe
· Ms Susie Joubert
· Mr Neil Phillips
· Mr Charles Thesen
Educators:
· Mrs Liesel Visagie
· Ms Caroline Attwell
Non-educators:
· Mrs Pat Readman

The first meeting of the SGB is scheduled for Wednesday 17 June at 17h00 in which a chairman, a treasurer and a secretary will be elected as well as various sub-committees will be formed. I will keep you informed of the above nominations after the first meeting. Thank you to all those parents that made the effort to attend the election meeting to achieve a quorum to facilitate the election of the new School Governing Body.

On behalf of the Camps Bay School, community and family, I would like to extend a sincere thanks to the parents who as governors of the outgoing School Governing Body served the school over the last three years with hours of time and effort. Thank you to Trudi Hartzenberg, Nike Romano, Alten Hulme and Michelle Hambly-Grobler. A special thanks to the outgoing Chairman, Carol Paton, for giving so tirelessly of her time as well as for her commitment and dedication in steering the school over the last three years. Carol, your efforts, guidance and advice in my short time as principal is also greatly appreciated.

ACADEMICS: Assessment Week 1 is in full swing and is running smoothly. We will be issuing the term 2 reports on Thursday afternoon 24 June 2009 from 14h30 – 15h30.
GRADE 7s: The grade 7s are writing their exams in the Science Lab and are writing two exams per day. The school day finishes at 13h00 for the grade 7s only but if they have sport, they will be allowed to study in the exam venue or in the library from 13h00 to the end of the day, after which they can attend sports practices during the normal times.

GRADES 1 and 3 to 6: The rest of the grades are doing formal assessments according to the assessment schedules handed out by the various grade teachers which you should have received. The school day ends as per normal times and the sporting programme continues as per normal. Please make sure your child attends sports practices during the assessment weeks.

JUNGLE GYM: A further update – the jungle gym has been erected and the company installing the base surface will be doing this on Monday 8 June 2009. So until then the jungle gym is out of bounds.

UPGRADE OF BATHROOMS and TOILETS: This project is well under way, led by Mariella Brocchetto and Jo Springthorpe, and they have exciting plans in the pipeline (excuse the pun!). Mariella and Jo are making an appeal to any parents who can assist with contacts for the purchasing of paint, brushes and rollers. If you can assist, please contact Mariella on 072 538 9571 or Jo on 082 774 5777.

PTA FUNDRAISER: SENÕR CHEF: The fundraiser completes its run at the end of this week and ALL forms and orders with money must be handed in to Belinda Caldis on Monday 8 June by 14h00. No late orders will be accepted as we have already extended this fundraiser by a week. Thank you for your support with this fundraiser. A reminder of the prizes organised by the PTA:
Top selling children:
1st prize: a year’s subscription to National Geographic Kids magazine
2nd prize: R100 Tinka Tonka voucher
3rd prize: R50 Tinka Tonka voucher
(Thank you to Julie Friedman for donation of Tinka Tonka vouchers)
Top selling class: SURPRISE PRIZE!
At present 4J is leading the sales, closely followed by 3G!

DONATE-A-BENCH: We have had three of the four benches required donated by parents. Thank you to the Hambly-Grobler and Phoplonker families for their donation as well as Wendy and the Way family for their donation of bench number 3, which will be located close to the pool. Your generous sponsorship of a bench is greatly appreciated.

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.

Matthew Burman
Sima Tan
Sasha Meek
Connor Jackson
Samantha Fitzpatrick
Naomi Tshuka
Ryan Coetzee
Ben Tilley
Ori Jarzin
Ben Heather-Clarke
Havivah Jarzin
Laylah Sujee
Mpho Meti
Demitra Caldis
Jadon Pelman
Cassidy Nicholson
Jessica O’Dowd


CULTURAL:
NOTES4NOTES WILD WEST BARN DANCE: Notes4Notes looks forward to hosting a Wild West Barn Dance on the second last night of term Thursday, 25 June 2009 18:30 for 19:00. Tickets cost R50 for Adults and R10 for Scholars. We are running a Family Special ticket offer of 4 – 5 tickets for a cost of R100. 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 further details.

GRADE 7 FAREWELL FUNDRAISER - 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 AND CLASSICAL GREEK: Just a reminder of “Watching Day” this Saturday, 6 June at the Camps Bay Primary School, Dunkeld Road.
Times: 14:30 – 15:15 Grade III
15:15 – 16:00 Grade IV
16:00 – 16:45 Grade V
Looking forward to seeing you. Mrs G and Lisl.

LOST: The following items are missing. Should you find them please hand in at the secretary’s office.

Dominique van der Veen has mislaid her bathing costume – please check your child’s as it is clearly marked.

Jemma Cook has lost her fleece it has a burn mark on the right sleeve at the elbow.

Sima Tan has lost his school bag. It is a Camps Bay Primary School bag and was lost yesterday in the hall. It is clearly labelled with his name on the top and the bottom of the bag.

Gemma McGregor has lost her brand new Green Cross school shoes size 3.

CHANGE OF DETAILS: If your contact details or address have changed since January 2009. Please advise the office. Thank you.

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.

RECYCLING FACILITY CLOSED DURING JUNE/JULY HOLIDAYS: Please note the recycling facility will be closed during the June/July holidays and will reopen on 20 July. Thank you.

OLD TELEPHONE BOOKS: A reminder that we do recycle old telephone books –they must be kept separate and placed in the plaswood structure at the recycling facility along with all the cardboard. 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.

CAPE TOWN BOOK FAIR: The Cape Town book fair is taking place on the 13 – 16 June 2009 at the Cape Town Convention Centre. This promises to be a very exciting fair with over 250 exhibitors, for more information and a detailed programme of events, please visit http://www.capetownbookfair.com/.

MY SCHOOL AMBASSADOR: Does your child want to become a MySchool Ambassador? We are seeking 5 special kids to help promote the MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet programme. The chosen children will participate in a once-off professional photo shoot. These photos will be used on their website, newsletter and during partner promotions. If your child is between 6 and 15 years old, photogenic, spontaneous, friendly, co-operative and not too shy, willing to volunteer for a photo shoot and located close to Cape Town and you will give MySchool permission to use your child’s photos for their and their partner’s marketing purposes and you are willing to bring your child to the professional photo studio on a Friday afternoon. If you are interested please contact Helene van Dyk on 021 526 2231 or by email hvandyk@vmp.co.za.

CAMPS BAY SWIMMING CLUB: The Camps Bay Swimming Club will be swimming during the winter. If you are interested in joining please contact Lynne on 021438 9438. Come and learn the fun way!

PROVISIONAL DATES TO DIARISE:

DATES TO DIARISE – 2nd TERM 2009
June 2009
Mon, 1
Assessment week starts.
Fri, 12
Assessment week ends.
Mon, 15
School holiday
Tues, 16
Public holiday – Youth Day

June 2009 continued
Wed, 17
SGB Meeting
Sat, 20
Vodacom Funny Festival at the Baxter in aid of Gr 7 Farewell.
Wed, 24
Grade 5 Cake Sale
Thurs, 25
Collection of Reports 14:30 – 15:30
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

GUITAR LESSONS: All ages. General style, professional musician and tutor. 20 years experience in the business. Contact Otis 021 790 1433.

BLINKWATER SELF-CATERING ACCOMMODATION: Spacious self-catering accommodation with breath-taking views available until 20 December 2009 at R5000 per month. Suitable for a quiet single person. For more information please visit www.capestay.co.za/blinkwater/ or call Barry on 083 297 3863.

KARATE FOR SCHOLARS, BOYS AND GIRLS: Daily classes in Greenpoint taught by Shihah Bas van Stenis. Discipline, self-esteem and confidence are hallmarks of our teaching, with girls specifically being empowered. Recommended by child guidance councillors. Phone 021 439 4635 or 083 538 5643.

SEEKING EMPLOYMENT: Blossom Siphumle’s mom in Grade 3 is looking for a char job 2 days a week. Reference is available, working for the same family for 20 years. Please contact me on 083 522 7333.

SEEKING ACCOMMODATION: Our General Assistant, Happymore is seeking alternative accommodation - he is able to pay R400 per month. If you are able to assist him please call him directly on 078 408 7610.

TUTOR AVAILABLE: Seven years experience teaching English as a second language. Can tutor in English, Piano and Natural Science. Please call Matthew on 083 574 9450.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Photographer available. Please call Barry on 021 438 9177 or 083 297 3863 or visit http://www.barrypix.com/ for more information.

NAILS IN NO TIME- SPECIAL OFFER!!!! Full set of Gel or Acrylic Nails for only R200.00. Special offer for Matric Dance as well. Call Lee Stodel on 021 4392060 or 0832707060

WORK WANTED: Beulah Dlova is seeking employment. She is currently living in the area and is available for any work Monday to Friday. Please call her on 083 585 2436.

M.A.M.E.T. (MARTIAL ART MOVEMENT & EXERCISE)BODY CONTOURING FLOOR WORKOUT: For Women Systematic training system which shapes, defines and tones the body and improves fitness I would like to ascertain your interest in attending abovementioned classes in the Camps Bay area. In the event that you are interested kindly advise what days and times classes would be most suitable to you. Email Tanya on: lilac.sky@hotmail.com Cell: 083 379 1807 / 021 438 5662

SEEKING EMPLOYMENT: Etheline Dlulane is seeking work as a general domestic or char. Please call her on 084 284 6284.

I DO FUNCTIONS : Event Management Consultancy for all private, social & corporate functions. Allow us to plan & execute your event on your behalf. Special Winter rates for private functions & Early Bird specials for any year end functions booked before September ! For more information contact Lesley Scott : 083 302 4737 / lesley@idofunctions.co.za / http://www.idofunctions.co.za/.

GORDON’S GYMNASTICS: A rope skipping display and demo lesson took place at Camps Bay Primary on 20 March. For more information on rope skipping and a movie made at the school please visit their website http://www.gordonsct.co.za/.