What-Z-Up Glenstantia Named by Adam Vorster 2013 (Age: 10) PO Box 33383, Glenstantia, 0010 Tel: 012 998 6116 Fax: 086 562 0254 www.glenstantia.co.za or [email protected] 4 September 2014 Term 3, Issue 29 Glenstantia Primary School Quote for the week “Show goodness onto the world and the world will show goodness onto you.” ― Joshua Teya Inside this issue: Dear Parents and Guardians, Principal’s Desk... 1 General... 2 Entertainment... 5 Classifieds... 6 Congratulations to all the Science and Technology Expo learners who participated and won in their different categories. We are very proud of you. We hope to see many more entries at next year’s Expo. Thank you very much to each parent and learner who sold tickets for the lucky draw. All booklets must be returned even if no tickets were sold. The booklets are needed for auditing purposes. The XBOX Lucky Draw will take place on Friday, 5 September 2014 at the PA Golf Day Gala Dinner. We are, however, very disappointed with the poor support we received during this fundraising event. The PA tried their best to keep the tickets as affordable as possible to enable each child or family to sell at least one booklet. It is sad that some did not manage to sell even one ticket. This fundraiser is for the betterment of the school facilities for your children and our learners. Special points of interest:  Casual Day “Bling” R10 Fri, 5 Sep  Spring Civvies and Funky Hat Day R5 Mon, 8 Sep  Inter-school Athletics at LC de Villiers (Tuks) Thurs, 11 Sep Our senior choir will be performing at the Golf Day Gala Dinner on Friday and also together with the Pretoria Youth Philharmonic Orchestra in our school hall on Saturday, 6 September. We wish them well. Our best wishes also accompany our Athletes who will be participating in the Pretoria English Medium Primary Schools Athletics on Thursday, 11 September. They have 1 week left for preparations! We know they will give their best and make us proud. BE HELPFUL We have also moved on to our next value which is “Helpfulness”. Children have been encouraged to help with chores at home, school and help their friends. Please encourage them to display this value. 1 GENERAL NEWS CASUAL DAY – 5 SEPTEMBER BRING OUT THE BLING Casual Day on Friday, 5 September is a fundraiser for persons with disabilities. Get your sticker from the Finance Office at R10 each and wear your “Bling” on casual day. SPRING CIVVIES AND FUNKY HAT DAY 8 SEPTEMBER R5 Dress for spring in bright colours and wear a funky hat Prizes to be won “SPRING CLEANING” GARDENS As spring is fast approaching many people will start cleaning out their gardens, removing plants they no longer want or splitting plants that have grown too big (Clivias). We would like to appeal to all the gardeners out there to please donate any plants or flowers you are throwing out. Our gardens are looking a bit worn and anything would be welcome. ADMISSIONS – NEW LEARNERS FOR 2015 NEW PHONE SYSTEM We have installed a new phone system. All calls will be recorded for quality and monitoring purposes. When phoning the school, please give feedback about the new system. We can only improve if we are aware of the difficulties experienced. Please bear with us while we perfect the system. XBOX LUCKY DRAW All ticket books MUST be returned immediately. A penalty of R150 is payable for each lost book. First Prize If you are not sure if your child’s ticket book is outstanding please contact the Finance Department on 012 998 6116 extension 121. The XBOX Lucky Draw will take place on Friday, 5 September Second Prize 2014 at the PA Golf Day Gala Dinner. If you would like to participate in the Golf Day please contact Mrs Candice Beukes on 082 896 2823 or 082 346 9897. Prizes are not exchangeable for cash. PRAYER GROUP The application period for 2015 learners has closed. Late submission period opened on 28 May 2014. Admission packs are available from Reception and may only be returned, completed with all the supporting documentation. Please join Renu Heeralal at 13:00 every Friday. The Prayer meeting takes place on the School grounds in front of the School Hall. PICK ‘N PAY WATERGLEN SCHOOLS PROMOTION Pick ‘n Pay in the Waterglen Shopping Centre will be running a schools promotion from 1 October 2014 to 1 October 2015. Parents who shop at Pick ‘n Pay Waterglen must please throw their till slips in the labelled Glenstantia box. The top 3 schools whose parents spend the most money by October 2015 will win cash prizes. 2 SENIOR CHOIR PERFORMANCE WITH PRETORIA YOUTH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA On Saturday, 6 September at 18:30 our choir will be performing with the Pretoria Youth Philharmonic Orchestra in the Glenstantia School Hall. This is a special performance and we would like to invite all our parents to enjoy a lovely evening of music. Dinner will also be served. Tickets are available at R150 pp from the Finance Office. Please book ASAP. SPORTS PHOTOS FRIDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER Sports Photos will take place on Tuesday, 23 September. Remember to bring your sports uniforms and/or kits with. P.A.’S BUILDING FUND Glenstantia is bursting at the seams! We plan to start building new classrooms by the end of the year. Proceeds from the Lucky Draw and the Golf Day will go towards the PA’s building fund. R400 000 Parents’ Association Goal Funds raised so far… R101 550 3 WINNERS OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXPO – 2014 Congratulations to the following winners who took part in the Science and Technology Expo: Grade 4 1st Skandh Bhatt Christina He Ethan Moodley Junior Mwim nd 2 Jessica Gunebe Kionee Fulcher rd 3 Kamo Mathabathe Rene Kgosietsile Grade 5: 1st Kezia van Rensburg 2nd Leigh-Ann Pentz 3rd Justin Hulley 4S Centripetal Force 4S Testing smell 4C Balloon Fun 5C Light on plants 5R Water time 5O Colour blind Grade 6: 1st Lwazi Gumbi 2nd Ogodiseng Mothudi 3rd Azra Khan Grade 7: 1st Slade O’Neill/ Morgan Buntmann 2nd Angie Holtzhauzen 3rd Evan Wilson 6H 6H 6V 7V 7P 7G 7N Acid boiling Electricity Amazing backpack Hover craft Ferrofluid Magnets The following companies support Glenstantia Primary School through loyalty programmes: MAKRO SILVER LAKES Please link your Makro card to Glenstantia. MYSCHOOL Thank you to all our supporters who use their MySchool card. Forms are available from Reception. DITABA CMS CCTV and generous sponsorship. VCX CLOUD SERVICE VOIP telephone system and generous sponsorship 4 ENTERTAINMENT (Subject to change) Fri 5 Happy birthday wishes go to the following staff members who are celebrating their birthdays on the following dates: Mon 8 Thurs 11 8 September: Ms Maboko (General Assistant) Tues 16 Wed Thurs 17 18 9 September: Mrs Oosthuizen (Grade 3 Teacher) Fri Tues Wed Mon Mon – Tue September 2014 PA Golf Day Casual Day Spring Civvies and Funky Hat Day Summer Uniform Compulsory Toastmasters 5 Inter-school Athletics at LC de Villiers (Tuks) ANA Language Paper (Gr 3 and 6) Toastmaster practise ANA Language Paper (Gr 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7) ANA Maths Paper (Gr 3 and 6) Toastmasters Banquet ANA Maths Paper (Gr 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7) Prestige Athletics Meeting Heritage Day (Public Holiday) School Governing Body Meeting 19 23 24 29 29 – Travelling Bookshop 30 October 2014 Wed 1 - 8 Netball UK Tour Wed Fri 3 Term 3 Ends at 12:00 School Holidays: 4 – 12 October 2014 Mon 13 Term 4 Starts Tues 14 Parent Budget Meeting Thurs 16 Bosses Day Fri – 17 – Prefect Camp Sun 19 5 CLASSIFIEDS 6 Yours faithfully, HPJ PRETORIUS PRINCIPAL Pretoria Weather: 4 - 11 September 2014 Source: The Weather Channel - Weather Underground - AccuWeather 7