Brackenhurst Primary School

Newsletter 29/2017

22 September 2017

Dear Parents

Quote for the Week:

This is an advance notice for the Annual General Meeting to be held on:

Wednesday, 25 October 2017 at 19:00 in the school hall.

Parents are to please make every effort to attend as the proposed school fees for 2018 will be

discussed.

The Agenda is attached to the newsletter.

Please note that school closes at 10:00 on 29 September 2017 and re-opens on 9 October

2017. Please make the necessary transport

arrangements.

Reports will be issued on Thursday, 28 September 2017.

PLEASE NOTE reports will be issued to learners and MAY NOT be collected from the front office.

If your child is absent when reports are issued,

they wil be given to them next term.

Learners may now wear their house shirts on Fridays.

Learners may now start wearing their summer

school uniform.

The winter school uniform will still be allowed

until the end of this term.

Please note that the correct summer/winter uniform MUST be worn.

PLEASE NOTE: Learners may only wear their CORRECT P E or sports uniform on the days they

have P.E. or are playing sport after school.

Some learners have been taking chances and

wearing their P.E. uniform on days where they don’t have P.E. Should this practice continue, we

HOUSE SHIRT FRIDAYS

SUMMER SCHOOL UNIFORM

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

P E / SPORTS UNIFORM SCHOOL CLOSING

REPORTS

OFFICE HOURS

COBRAS SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB

will stop allowing children wearing their

P.E./sports uniforms to school and they will then have to change during the day.

EXCITING NEWS: Please note, that due to

many parent requests, Brackenhurst Primary P.E.

uniform will be undergoing a colour transformation. We are changing from our white

and red P.E. golf shirts to the red and black P.E. golf shirts. These will be available from Term 4.

It is not compulsory as yet to have these shirts and will be phased in from 2018, starting with

Grade 1. However, if you wish to purchase for

your child you are welcome to change as from Term 4.

Prices:

New red and black P E Golf shirt:

R140,00 Old white and red P.E. golf shirts:

R100,00 (limited stock available)

AFFILIATED TO THE SOUTH

AFRICAN SHOTOKAN KARATE ACADEMY & THE WORLD

UNITED KARATE FEDERATION

Karate Instructor Sensie Laurent Gaston Bellegarde – currently

qualified 6th Dan and registered with the

SHOTOKAN INTERNATIONAL SHOTOKAN RYU KARATE ORGANISATION will be giving classes at

Brackenhurst Primary School to teach students the art of Karate.

Sensei Laurent has witnessed in the past 21

years of teaching Karate, the following positive

results in the students training the art of Karate.

Improved balance and co-ordination, self discipline, self motivated, increase in

achievements, self confidence, respect toward

others, assertiveness and career orientated.

Details of the classes: Venue: Brackenhurst Primary School Hall

Training Days: Monday – Grade 1-4: 15:00 – 16:00

Wednesday – Grade 5-7:

15:00 – 16:00 Duration: 1 hour per week

Fees: R300,00 per month

For further information contact Sensei Laurent on 082 494 2704

Email: brackencobras @absamail.co.za Website: www.albertonkarate.co.za

**PLEASE NOTE PAYMENTS FOR KARATE LESSONS ARE TO BE MADE DIRECTLY TO

SENSEI LAURENT AND NOT TO THE SCHOOL**

The office is open from 07:30 – 16:00, Monday

to Thursday and Friday, 07:30 – 14:30.

The hours for enrolments will be: 07:30 – 14:30,

Monday to Friday.

Payments via the card machine can be made between 08:00 and 14:00.

PLEASE MAKE USE OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNICATOR

This software programme App will ensure reliable and up to date communication with you, the

parent/guardian. This is a very simple and easy to use programme and can be installed on your

home and/or work computer/s. This will allow us

to keep up to date on a daily basis as to what is happening at school. This will include the

newsletter, photos, sporting fixtures, contact details, etc. The Communicator updates itself via

your internet connection.

To download, you can make use of one of the

following options: 1. Download the software directly from the

Website using the following URL www.schoolcommunicator.com/downloads

OR 2. Download the App D6 Communicator and

follow the instructions.

3. The address is:

http://mobi.d6communicator.com Should you have any queries, please contact Mr Fabel or Mrs Bombardella on (011) 900 1000.

SCHOOL TERMS - 2018

SCHOOL TIMES

Please note the following school times:

Grade 1-2: 07:45 – 13:30 every day

Grade 3-7: 07:45 – 14:00 every day

1st Term 17 January – 28 March

2nd Term 10 April – 22 June

3rd Term 17 July – 28 September 4th Term 9 October – 12 December

SCHOOL TERMS 2017

Term 1: 11 January – 31 March Term 2: 18 April – 30 June

Term 3: 24 July – 29 September Term 4: 9 October – 6 December.

School/Public Holidays: 24 September – Heritage Day

25 September – Public Holiday 16 December – Day of Reconciliation

25 December – Christmas Day 26 December – Day of Goodwill

E-LEARNING LEVY

A Resolution was passed at the Annual General

Meeting in October and agreed to by parents that an annual levy of R350,00 per child for E-

Pubs (publications loaded onto the tablet), will be paid by end December 2016. This levy is for

Grades 4 – 7. If we do not receive this levy, we

will not be able to load the software onto your child’s tablet and they will continue working from

hard copy text books.

In addition a further Resolution was passed that

an annual levy of R200,00 per child for learners Grade 1 – 3 will be paid before end January

2017. This will cover the cost of the trolley solution with tablets we have purchased for our

Foundation Phase learners.

INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD LEVY

As we now have interactive whiteboards in all

classrooms, a Resolution was passed at the Annual General Meeting in October where a

whiteboard levy of R100,00 per child per year

will be charged for the maintenance of interactive whiteboards during the course of

2017.

Please send the money as soon as possible in a clearly marked envelope “WHITEBOARD

LEVY” and your child’s name and hand it in to

your child’s register teacher. PLEASE DO NOT DO AN EFT FOR THE WHITEBOARD LEVY.

ACADEMIC

EXTRA LESSONS will resume next term

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES House Shirts:

Please contact Alice Lombard on 083 397

5705 for any orders/queries regarding House T-Shirts.

The cost of the shirts is as follows:

Children’s Shirts: R70,00 Adult’s Shirts: R 85,00

The division for the houses is according to the

month in which you were born:

MARS (Red): January, February, March April JUPITER (Yellow): May, June, July, August

VENUS (Blue): September, October, November,

December

IMPORTANT NOTICE: IF YOU PAY THE R350,00 (INTERSEN PHASE) OR R200,00 (FOUNDATION PHASE) VIA EFT, REFERENCE TO BE USED IS YOUR CHILD’S NAME AND E-LEVY. DO NOT PAY THIS AMOUNT WITH YOUR SCHOOL FEES. IT MUST BE A SEPARATE PAYMENT. IF YOU PUT THE PAYMENT THROUGH WITH SCHOOL FEES IT WILL NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO E-LEVY.

PE UNIFORM:

P.E. Shirts: R140,00 (Red and black) P.E. Shirts: R100,00 (White and Red)

Shorts: R120,00 Tracksuits: R360,00-R380,00

Hats: R 50,00

Beanies: R 60,00

Brackenhurst Primary sport kit also on sale at the Sports Office

Every Wednesday morning 07:00-07:45 Learners are welcome to buy the uniform any

day during their breaks.

TRACKSUITS AVAILABLE FROM THE

SPORTS OFFICE: Size 20 – 30: R 360,00

Size 32 – 38: R 380,00

CHESS: Chess practice:

Monday: 14:15-15:00 in G29

(Gr 3-7; Mrs Downs)

Tuesday: Gr 1-2; 13:45-14:30 – Ms

Tamsen Gr 3-7;

14:30-15:30

– Mr Bailie Wednesday: Gr1-2; 14:15-15:00 – Mrs Jawahar

Thursday: Gr3-7: 14:15-15:00 – Mrs Robinson/Ms Park

East Rand League: The league commenced on 5 May and will run

during the 2nd and 3rd Terms, ie. 5 May – 9 June. Then from 4 August to 22 September.

GIRLS’ SOCCER

Girls soccer has come to an end.

Congratulations to the girls who made it through

to 3rd and 4th play offs. They were placed 4th overall and had a great season.

TENNIS: Tennis has come to an end for this term and will

begin again in Term 4. Any queries contact coach Rudolph on 082 898 7593.

FREE TENNIS is on Mondays. If you are

interested in learning to play please sign up at

the tennis courts with Coach Rudolph on Monday before your practice time:

Grade 1&2: 13:40 – 14:05

Grade 3&4: 14:30 – 15:00 Grade 5-7: 14:30 - 15:00

ZUMBA:

Zumba has come to an

end for this term and will begin again in Term 4.

More information will follow next term.

GOLF: Golf has come to an end for this

term and will begin again in Term 4.

More information will follow next term.

HOCKEY:

Hockey season has now come to an end. Congratulations to all the teams for an amazing

hockey season.

CRICKET: Cricket has now come to an end. Congratulations to all our

teams. We had a great season:

u/9 had a great season u/10 won all their matches and

went through to the finals. They lost the finals

and ended up 2nd overall. u/11 made the semi finals and will be playing the

finals this week. 2nd team made semi finals and ended in 2nd place

overall

1st team made semi finals and ended in 2nd place overall.

T20 cricket boys: What a phenomenal performance this season

boys!! Congratulations on the performance of the T20 cricket boys as well as the hard work put in

by coach David and coach Gareth.

Mini Cricket – Grade 1,2 and 3:

Trials have come to an end. Players selected for the teams will receive a letter. Please return the

indemnity form as soon as possible. Names will be posted on DOJO.

Mini cricket league will begin in the fourth term. This is for girls and boys to compete in a mini

cricket league.

Grade 1,2 and 3 will only have 2 teams per grade (A and B team of 8 players)

Practice days: Grade 1’s: Mondays and Wednesdays:

13:30 – 14:30 Grade 2’s: Mondays and Wednesdays:

13:30 – 14:30

Grade 3’s: Tuesdays and Thursdays: 14:00 – 15:00

u/9 cricket team will be playing Mini Cricket as

well. Practices will be on Mondays and Wednesdays:

14:00 – 15:00

Touch Rugby:

Congratulations to the players who were selected for the high school league. Please note teams

are subject to change throughout the season.

1st team boys: RyanBailey; Parfait Bulela; Vuyo Masha;

Siyabonga Nxumalo; Matthew Jamison;

Keatlegile Ledwaba; Ricardo de Oliveira; Kgosi Thokoane; Warona Choabi; Ewan Kenny;

Cristiano Tavares; Oratile Moitsheki.

2nd team boys: Amogelang Makwetlane; Dale Lawrence; Blaine

Oliphant; Glen Masuka; Allan Sebothoma;

Cameron Barr; Akhona Nkabinde; Alec Woodland; Andrew Jones; Sean-Paul Eloff;

Astin Page; Likhona Mtyu; Brandon Sneyd.

1st Team girls:

Phelokazi Dubulekwele; Mbewukazi Ngqukuvana; Phathutshedzo Manyatshe; Mbali

Madi; Simphiwe Zulu; Khanyisile Ntuli; Anele Tunzi; Naledi Mboweni; Tshegofatso Khatle;

Nothile Madlala; Leah Bullick; Jamie Petrova.

2nd team girls:

Baphiwe Makhanya; Erin Reed; Kirsten Faulconer; Rebecca Martin; Matilda Phiri;

Vaneshree Naidoo; Mmadikgosi Rakumakoe;

Ayana Sambo; Kgothatso Khanye; Mikayla

Losper; Caneel Arthur; Rofhiwa Muambadzi.

League will run every Friday from 15 September for the remainder of term 3 and the beginning of

term 4.

Practice times:

1st team girls: Mon. & Wed. 14:30 – 16:00 2nd team girls: Mon. & Wed. 14:30 – 16:00

1st team boys: Mon. & Wed. 14:30 – 16:00

2nd team boys: Mon. & Wed. 14:30 – 16:00

Results of matches played:

1st team boys WON 2nd team boys WON

1st team girls LOST

2nd team girls WON

MINI TOUCH will be available in the fourth term for our Grade 1,2 and 3 learners. This will only

be for development and not league.

Athletics:

Please note run offs are compulsory for all to participate. A letter must be sent to your child’s

register teacher should they not be able to participate in the run offs.

The FINAL school team for 2018 will be selected at the INTER-HOUSE event.

Letters have been issued to those participating in

the inter house athletics.

Interhouse will take place on the 26 September

2017. It is compulsory that all athletes that have been chosen to run are at Interhouse or they will

not be given a chance to be a part of the athletics team.

Any outside extra curricular awards achieved will be considered for colours through our colours

honours committee. Please note we

need an official letter stating the achievement or a certificate to be

handed in to the sports office. If we do not receive these, we will not be

able to consider your child’s achievements for honours.

The 30 OCTOBER is the FINAL CUT OFF for all outside extra mural information.

HONOURS

Marimba Band practice (Grade 6-7): Mondays 14:30 – 15:30 commencing 6 February.

Drumming Group (Grade 5-7) Tuesdays 14:30 – 15:30 starting in March.

Junior Choir (Grade 2-3):

Wednesdays: 14:00 – 15:00

Senior Choir (Grade 4-7):

Thursdays 14:30 – 15:45

Our Aims are:

1. To provide accessible, rewarding opportunities for Brackenhurst Primary

School learners to have formal music training with qualified specialist music

tutors.

2. To train learners to play a music instrument effectively and with

enjoyment.

Music Lessons: 1. Instruments offered in 2017:

Piano; keyboard; recorder (flute);

guitar; cello; double bass; trumpet; trombone; drum-kit.

2. It is necessary to have an instrument in

order to learn and practice. You are

welcome to contact music stores and obtain prices of new instruments. It is

advisable to speak to Mrs Morrick before purchasing or hiring a music instrument,

3. as the correct size and make is important. The school has guitars for

hire at R150/term with a R100

refundable deposit.

4. Students have one individual lesson per week. There will be 9 practical lessons

per term.

5. Lessons are offered from Monday –

Friday from 13:45 – 16:45.

6. Fees are:

R1125 per term per student (grades 1-3) for 30 minutes per week.

R1685 per term per student

(grades 4-9) and are payable one term in

advance.

If you would like an enrolment form, please collect one from the

music room or email Mrs Morrick on

irenem@brackenprim.co.za

COLLECTIONS Term 3:

Please send spare change or donations this term for the “Sticky Hands” outreach for abandoned

babies.

SPCA:

Please send pet food, blankets and newspapers to Mrs Bombardella (C27).

Hidden Treasures: Please send any second hand items to Ms

Pheiffer. Major needs: Cutlery, Blankets, Sheets, Baby

Clothes, Shoes, Kiddies’ Books, Baby bottles and

dummies.

All the money raised goes to support 324 orphaned children. (Please see their website and

Facebook Page)

TLC Orphanage/Alberton Tuiste vir

Bejaardes: We are appealing to you to please send nappies

and hand towels. We will be folding the towels into teddy-bears and other animals and gifting

them along with toiletry packs to TLC Orphanage

and Alberton Tuiste vir Bejaardes.

Bread Tags and Bottle Tops:

We are collecting bread tags and bottle tops for wheelchairs. These must be taken to Mrs

Wheeler’s class (LSEN).

We have already managed to donate 14

wheelchairs and are in the process of arranging for another wheelchair.

‘Help-U’ Advertiser:

The ‘Help-U’ advertiser is published once a

month at the end of the month. The cost of an

ad is R50,00 per month. Adverts must be business card size. If you want to advertise in

GENERAL

MUSIC EXTRA MURALS

MUSIC ACADEMY

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

the ‘Help-U’ Advertiser, please forward details

together with the money to Lynn Voordecker at the school office. No pictures – just wording.

The September advertiser is attached to this newsletter.

SOME GREAT ADVICE:

1. Take risks in your life, if you win, you

can lead, if you lose, you can guide.

2. People are not what they say but what they do, so judge them not from their

words but from their actions. 3. When someone hurts you, don’t feel bad

because it’s a law of nature that the tree

that bears the sweetest fruits gets maximum number of stones.

4. Take whatever you can from your life because when life starts taking from you,

it takes even your last breath. 5. In this world, people will always throw

stones on the path of your success. It

depends on what you make from them – a wall or a bridge.

6. Challenges make life interesting, overcoming them makes life meaningful.

7. There is no joy in victory without running

the risk of defeat. 8. A path without obstacles leads nowhere.

9. Past is a nice place to visit but certainly not a good place to stay.

10. You can’t have a better tomorrow if you

are thinking about yesterday all the time. 11. If what you did yesterday still looks big

to you, then you haven’t done much today.

12. If you don’t build your dreams, someone else will hire you to build theirs.

13. If you don’t climb the mountain, you

can’t view the plain. 14. Don’t leave it idle – use your brain.

15. You are not paid for having a brain, you are only rewarded for using it

intelligently.

16. It is not what you don’t have that limits you, it is what you have but don’t know

how to use. 17. What you fail to learn might teach you a

lesson. 18. The difference between a corrupt person

and an honest person is: the corrupt

person has a price while the honest person has a value.

19. If you succeed in cheating someone,

don’t think that the person is a fool…Realise that the person trusted you

much more than you deserved. 20. Honesty is an expensive gift, don’t

expect it from cheap people.

And finally

Six great confusions still unresolved

😄😂

1. At a movie theatre, which arm rest is yours?

2. In the word scent, is "S" silent or "C"?

3. If people evolve from monkeys, why are monkeys still around?

4. Why is there a 'D' in fridge, but not in refrigerator?

5. Who knew what time it was when the first clock was made?

And now sixer ....

If pro and con are opposites, wouldn't the opposite of progress be...congress? Vagaries of English Language!

Enjoy!!!😀😀😀

- Wonder why the word funeral starts with FUN?

-Why isn't a Fireman called a Water-man?

- How come Lipstick doesn't do what it says?

- If money doesn't grow on trees, how come Banks have Branches?

- If a Vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a Humanitarian eat?

- How do you get off a non-stop Flight?

- Why are goods sent by ship called CARGO and those sent by truck SHIPMENT?

PARENT’S CORNER

- Why do we put cups in the dishwasher and the dishes in the Cupboard?

- Why do doctors 'practice' medicine? Are they having practice at the cost of the patients?

- Why is it called 'Rush Hour' when traffic moves at its slowest then?

- How come Noses run and Feet smell?

- Why do they call it a TV 'set' when there is only one?

- What are you vacating when you go on a vacation?

We can never find the answers, can we?

So just enjoy the pun and fun of the English language!!

Regards

ANNE BURGER

September 2017

HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE:

Speeches Babies to Gr R

Assignments

Help-U Advertiser

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EDU START – Nursery School

Babies to Gr R

After Care Centre – Gr1 to Gr 7 AFFORDABLE QUALITY CARE 22 McBride, Cnr. AG Visser, Brackenhurst E-Mail: edustart@telkomsa.net Contact: (011) 867 2080/7590 MARIA: 072 084 8528

GIVING CHILDREN WINGS READING & CONCENTRATION CENTRE A one-on-one programme improving reading, comprehension and concentration by making use of frequency brainwave training. Contact Karen Enslin: 076 196 5524 or 079 754 2839

STICKY FINGER BIRTHDAYS Moms & Tots We specialise in: Themed party packs; Birthday cakes Guest platters Contact details: Phone: 071 261 9218

E Mail: stickybirthdays@gmail.com Facebook: @stickyfingerbirthdays

Do you want to help your child succeed in Maths but feel helpless to do so?

Kids love playing computer games. Getting them to practise Maths is almost impossible,

especially if they are struggling with the subject. Kungfu Maths is an online portal

with practice activities and games that reward

kids for completing the activities. Give your child the opportunity to learn and have fun at

the same time. Play for free for 1 MONTH by going to this link:

http://kungfumaths.co.za/try-now-form/ or call

Bev on 083 626 1967.

Brackenhurst Primary School

NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN THE SCHOOL HALL ON 25 OCTOBER 2017

AT 19:00

A G E N D A

1. WELCOME

2. APOLOGIES

3. PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

4. CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

5. FINANCIAL REPORT

6. PASSING OF RESOLUTIONS INCLUDING

SCHOOL FEES: 2018

7. STRATEGY

8. GENERAL