Going for Green!

"Let's Go Green".... this is an initiative started yesterday to give our playground a "green facelift!"

It is our aim to have artificial grass laid during the September holidays BUT we still need to fill 120m2 at a cost of R100/m2.   Together with King of Kings and our fundraising drives of Market Day & Spellathon we are already well on our way!

How can you help?  By pledging R100.00 per m2. For every R100 we fill a square on our wall so that we can see how far we are.

There will be lots of prizes for the children who bring in the funds:

• 10 great spot prizes in a lucky draw when the squares are filled
• Fun prizes every time you bring in a pledge
• A yummy prize as well if you raise more than R500!

What do you need to do?
All you need to do is to bring in your R100 (or more) to buy a piece/s of grass which will then be stuck onto the 120 block chart and receive your prize.

Our children are already very keen and we congratulate Hannah G (R1000), Amy B (R300) and Michaela G (R200) for their contributions already.

Prizes will be handed out every morning during line-up.  If anyone is able to donate prizes for the lucky draw, please contact the School directly or via our website.

If you, (dear reader), whether you are a parent, grandparent, godparent, aunt, uncle or just someone wanting to donate, that you do just that!  You can donate via our website or hand it in at school.

Well done and let's see how quickly we can

"Get it Green!"

Submarine Outing

The Grade 3's embarked on a magical outing last week. Their theme for the term has been boats and their Teacher took them through to the Docks where they had a tour of a real submarine.

They had been issued with strict instructions of what they could / could not touch, and they were very well behaved. They had fun climbing down the ladder, looking through the periscope, typing on their navigational equipment and chatting to their tour guide.

Listening to our instructions.

About to board!

Down the ladder!

It's very snug in there.

The girls having a look around

Looking through the periscope

Looking very official.

So many gadgets and instruments!

The boys looking around

Ringing the bell.

 
It was a wonderful outing for our Grade 3's.

They also had to make their own boat that could move on its own. Below is a short clip of the excitement that this added to our day!

SA Museum Outing!

The Grade 3's went to the S.A Museum to learn more about our heritage. We learnt some very interesting facts about the San and Khoisan people.

We had a lovely picnic in the shade of a huge, old Yellowwood tree! What better way is there to end a lesson on "heritage", than to climb one of our National Symbols!

For all the pics, pop over to our Facebook page in the Grade 3 - 2103 album! Enjoy!

Magical Mystery Men

Last night we had an absolutely wonderful time at our Intermediate Phase Production of The Magical Mystery Men.

Mrs Brink and the Grade 4-8's put on an enthusiastic production of two children who were dissatisfied with life as they knew it and who thought that it would have been better to be around at another time.  The Magical Mystery Men and their team grant their wishes to live in different times and countries, until one day, they realise that "Home is Best!'.

The audience participated in getting Reeve and Melanie (the two children) to their next destinations by standing up and doing various actions, while the younger Grades lent their voices to the choir.

It really was a MAGICAL time enjoyed by everyone who was there!  Below are a couple of the photo's but please see our Facebook Page for lots more!

Arboretum Outing

On Wednesday 24 October, the Grade 1,2 and 3's donned their civvies and headed off to the Tokai Arboretum for an educational walk in the forest.

Some of the Grade 1's decided to dress for the occasion and we had woodland fairies and bright little bunnies bouncing along the way.  The weather was just perfect, and everyone had a great time! 

To see more photo's - please visit our Facebook page!

eMzantsi Assembly

Our final assembly for the term we were treated to a wonderful musical show presented by the children from Rock and their partner School in Masi. For months now they have been getting together, creating their own instruments, props and costumes, as well as learning dance sequences and scripts. This all came together on Friday morning where parents were invited to come and watch what they had been doing. Here is a cast photo and a clip of their production.

Psalty & The Rock Kids

This term there has been a lot of singing heard in the school. 

It has been the term of our Musical: "Psalty & The Rock Kids".  We had a matinee and two evening performances that were well attended.  The show was bright, cheerful and filled with colour and catchy tunes that many children (and parents!) may have found themselves singing along to!

It was a fun evening and we thank Mrs Brink for putting it all together for us, and for the team who supported her in every way.  We do have a DVD available of the complete show! Contact the school for a copy.

Don't forget that in November we have the Senior Musical: The Magical Mystery Men - A Story about Family Values.

BookWeek!

We have recently had BookWeek which is always such a treat for everyone!

Mystery Readers, cosy corner reading, paired reading, poetry recitals and dress-up!

We hope that you will enjoy these photo's!

eMzantsi Carnival Workshops

At the first eMzantsi Workshop we spoke about our family and who was in it. It was interesting to see how different children's family units look! If your child is attending the Workshops I am sure that also know the words of "Ntombi had a ball" and "Hey Marlaina!" ~ catchiest song and coolest moves ever!

 ~Michelle Gatley-Dewing~





Cyber Safety

As we begin 2012, all the children have had to sign an Acceptable User Policy for using the ICT Lab.

Grades 1-3 only use the Internet for Educational Games, generally reading, alphabet, word recognition and such like.  From Grade 4 up the children use various Web Tools which require a Gmail address and a User Name, the AUP document allows the school to create a Gmail account and issue a User Name for each child. This info gets sent home and the parents are encouraged to "keep an eye" on these accounts.

I gave the Grade 4+ up a short talk about Cyber Safety and Being a Responsible Digital Citizen in order to arm them with what they can do to ensure their safety online. 

If your child uses the Internet regularly, or use Facebook, Mxit, Twitter, IM, etc. PLEASE monitor them, ensure that you set their privacy settings, check the sites that they are visitng and monitor their accounts.

Here is the Presentation that I did with them. Look for the "Play" arrow on a couple of the slides to view the clip.

Cyber Safety

View more presentations from MrsLG.

Enjoy this fun clip - A Social Media "Improv Everywhere Flashmob!"

Sharing using Social Media platforms are part of life. It's great to share - but we must do it responsibly!

Grandparents Day!

Grandparents Day is always a special event on the Calendar. The classes and some individuals prepared an item to perform, tea was laid on and excitement was evident among the learners.

We have a book table where books can be bought and donated to the school. We so appreciate these donations that give hours of reading pleasure, made possible by the Grannies and Grandpa's.

After the performances the Grandparents were taken upstairs to the classrooms where they perused the books and work of their grandchildren. It's always wonderful to see the interaction at this event and some precious moments are witnessed.