Inter-House Athletics

Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s)

We had a wonderful talk in the Assembly on Friday by Mr Achmat Hassiem on his encounter with a shark in 2006 as a lifeguard on Muizenberg beach. He lost his leg in the shark attack but he relates his setback into an event that has changed his life in a positive way. The children were completely engrossed in his story for an hour. He represented the South African swimming team in the Para-Olympics in Beijing in 2008 and he is now a public speaker in demand. Please ask your child about this amazing talk?

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS:

THE INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO MONDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2010 and will still be held on the Camps Bay High School field. The weather forecast for tomorrow is the same as today with a howling south-easterIy wind which makes it an extremely unpleasant day for all concerned. I personally went up to the high school today to do an inspection of the conditions and the wind will make it impossible to run an Inter-House Athletics Day. We will also not be able to put up gazebos for protection for the children from the sun. The weather forecast for Monday 1 February is cloudy with a moderate south-westerly wind which will make for a pleasant and enjoyable day. Keep your fingers crossed!

Tomorrow, Friday 29 February 2010 will be a normal academic school day closing at the normal school time on Friday at 13h00. Children must come to school in school uniform and bring books to school.

Enclosed with this newsletter is a letter and a programme from Mrs Hamber explaining the arrangements for the Inter-House Athletics. A reminder to please ensure that your child has a cap, water and applies sunscreen before leaving home in the morning. Food (hot-dogs) will be on sale and water will be available. We have arranged for a number of gazebos to be erected for shade and protection. Please a request from the high school: NO PARKING ON THE FIELD at the high school is permitted. Please could you use the car-park or ‘stop-and-drop’ parking area below the school

HIGH JUMP and LONG JUMP FINALS:
The Finals for these events in the U10, U11 and U12 boys and girls age-groups scheduled for this afternoon (Thursday) have unfortunately also been postponed to next week due to the wind. It is not safe to run high jump events in this level of wind as the mats lift off the ground. Further information on these events will follow next week.

RELAY PRACTICE:
We will run relay practices tomorrow, Friday 29 January 2010 on the Symmonds Field from 13h00 to 14h00 for those children that have been selected to run in the relay events.

AFTERCARE-INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS: Kindly note that arrangements have been made to transport the aftercare children back to the primary school. Should your child not be attending aftercare on Monday afternoon, please notify Elaine beforehand by calling her on 082 720 7705.

GRADES 1 and 2: Circle Sports Day and School Picnic
Our Grade 1’s and 2’s will not be participating in the Inter-House Athletics but will be joining the Preparatory School for the exciting Circle Sports and Picnic on Friday 5 March 2010. Please diarise this date as this IS A MUST EVENT for our Grade 1’s and 2’s. Thank you to Mrs Roussopoulos and the Preparatory School for including us in this exciting event. Further information will follow at a later date.

WELL DONE: Gadi Friedman (Grade 4) who competed in the Jack Currie Championships this past weekend and swam in the U12 age division even though he is only 9 years old! He did extremely well and won a Silver medal in the 400m freestyle, a Gold medal in the 200m freestyle and another Silver medal for the 100m freestyle. He also swam his personal best time of 1 minute 13 seconds for 100m freestyle! Well done, Gadi - we are proud of you!

EXTRA-MURALS:
Teachers in charge of the extra-mural meet the children at a set venue (like their classroom or outside the school entrance nearest the kitchen) where they take the register before leaving together for the main venue.

For all extra-murals that take place on the Symmonds Field the children will be walked to and from the fields by the teacher-in-charge of the practice. PLEASE DO NOT LIFT YOUR CHILD TO AND FROM THE FIELDS. This creates a lot of confusion for the child and the teacher who takes the register before they leave for the field. We would also prefer you not to collect your child from the Symmonds Field because in the event you are late, we cannot leave any child alone waiting for you to arrive and we cannot delay the rest of the team who are going to be collected back at school.

Camps Bay Primary has a policy of ‘no cancellation’ of sport or matches unless rain or extremely strong wind. Mrs Hamber and I make a decision at second break and in the event of any cancellations or changes of venue we always try to notify parents via the sms service at second break 12h30 – 13h00. However, sometimes opposing schools cancel matches at the last minute and we can only inform you as soon as we are notified which sometimes is towards the end of the day.

An appeal to you to please ensure that your child wears the school cap and applies sunscreen at each practice.

CULTURAL:
RAD BALLET AND CLASSICAL GREEK: Lessons have commenced. Just a reminder that a full term’s notice or a term’s fee in lieu thereof is required when terminating lessons – as per contract reminders in last term’s newsletter. We look forward to seeing you all on Wednesdays or Fridays. Mrs G and Lisl.

STEELBAND: Please note there will be Steelband tomorrow as per normal.

GENERAL:
LIBRARY NEWS: The library has been completely refurbished. It has been repainted, has a soft wall-to-wall carpet, new shelving and couches, cushions, beanbags, ottomans and a warm rug in greens, yellows and oranges. It is now a very welcoming space and the children love it. We invite parents to pop in and see it for themselves. The final order of books from the 2009 Read-a-thon has arrived. This brings the total of new books bought last year to 350. A list of the latest books is attached to this newsletter – children will be able to take them out from next week.

GRADE SOCIALS: For the past few years every grade has organised a family ‘get-together’ in the first term, usually in the form of a picnic at a public place (Clifton is very popular). In the past, the PTA assigned specific dates, but as this is such a busy term it was felt best to leave it to parents to organise their own grade event and time, should they wish to organise a grade social. The teachers would be happy to assist by allowing notices to be stuck in homework diaries.

OPEN DAY AT CBHS for GRADE 7’s: Please diarise this date: Camps Bay High School's Open Day will be held on Wednesday, 17 February 2010, from 12h00 to 14h00. Parents are most welcome to attend.

ICE LOLLIES FOR SALE: Icel lollies will be on sale every Friday at break at a cost of R2.00 to raise funds for the Grade 7 Farewell.

CAMPS BAY PARENTS (CBP): Reminder CBP's - Thank you to everyone who came to our 1st CBP meeting. We look forward to seeing everyone at the athletics on Monday, we need you to come and help, lots of hotdogs/tuckshop/drinks to sell! We would also like to say thank you to all parents who have already handed in their R200. All parents who need to still do so, kindly send to school in an envelope marked “FAO: Bursar’’. Many thanks, Carol and Julie CBP’S

LIFTING ARRANGEMENTS / PRIVATE MESSAGES: We would like to remind parents that pupils may purchase phone cards for their private phone calls as these cannot be made on the school telephones. Parents, please also remember that it is not convenient for the secretary’s office to convey lifting arrangement messages and private messages to pupils which could have been made before arriving at school, we will of course make an exception in cases of emergency.

WEBSITE: We are in the process of redesigning our website. Should you not wish to have pictures of your children published on the website, kindly notify the office by email at office@campsbayprimary.co.za.

CHEST FREEZER: Does anyone have a chest freezer that they can donate to the school? Please check your garage! Carol 0722002691

UCT RAG: 4th February UCT RAG presents Cape Town’s most notorious magazine. The SAX Appeal will be sold all over the streets of Cape Town. Please support this 77 year old tradition with a R20 donation for the magazine, all in the name of raising funds for SHAWCO, a dynamic and innovative student-run NGO.

Proudly Camps Bay Primary

S.P. COLLIER
PRINCIPAL

PROVISIONAL DATES TO DIARISE:
DATES TO DIARISE – 1st TERM 2010
February 2010
Mon, 1
Inter-house Athletics @ CBHS Fields Gr 3 – 7.

Wed, 3
Birthday Mrs Elaine Allen

Thurs, 4
Financial Assistance Meeting

Sat, 6
Inter-schools Athletics @ CBHS Fields Gr. 2 – 7

Fri, 12
Valentine’s Dance Gr. 6, 7 & 8
SPCA Civvies Day

Tues, 16
Colin Sunkel Individual Photos

Wed, 17
CBHS Open Day 12:00 – 14:00

Fri, 19
Inter-house Gala

March 2010

Fri, 5
Mrs Linda Anders Birthday

Tues, 9
General Knowledge Round 1

Fri, 12
Inter-schools Gala Gr. 3 – 7
Easter Egg Drive Begins

Tues, 16
Gr. 7’s Depart for Camp

Fri, 19
Gr. 7’s Return from Camp.

Mon, 22
Public Holiday

Tues, 23
Inter-house General Knowledge Quiz

Thurs, 25
Reports issued at 2:30pm in hall
Notes4Notes Concert

Fri, 26
School ends at 11am.
Handover of Easter Eggs

S E L L I N G B E E

REMEDIAL TEACHING/TUTORING: Shelley Kahn 082 429 2137.

JEWISH STUDIES: Learning Hebrew, having fun learning Jewish religion. To anyone who is interested please call Shelley Kahn 082 429 2137.

ELITE LANGUAGE ACADEMY: We provide support in the comfort of your home or at school. Learning areas: English, Afrikaans, Maths and Study methods call Wendy 083 292 8886.

BACHELOR PAD / FLAT / STUDIO / GRANNY FLAT WANTED: Furnished and self contained anywhere along the Atlantic Seaboard or City Bowl on a monthly basis until May 2010. Could be small one bedroom flat. Willing to share. Please contact Edwina on 083 701 8430.

KARATE FOR SCHOLARS: Boys and girls. Daily classes in Greenpoint taught by Shihan 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. Visit www.karatekyokushin.za.org cost R400-00 per school term. We prefer teaching children at our club, as the environment is more conducive to install the necessary discipline essential in learning martial arts.

CRICKET GEAR FOR SALE: Cricket pads, helmet and gloves @ R350, including the bag R450. Please contact Cathy on 0736767561

ITALIAN SCHOOL OF CAPE TOWN: Learn Italian and bring Italy closer to you. Classes are held at the Camps Bay Prep School. 13:30 – 14:30 – Grade R to Grade 2. 14:45 – 15:45 – Grade 3 – Grade 7. Advanced payment for the whole year R950. Single term payment R250. Minimum of 6 students per class required. To book please contact 021 465 8261 or email info@scuolaitalianadelcapo.co.za