3RD TERM NEWSLETTER 2016

THIRD TERM NEWSLETTER

• RIO OLYMPICS

With the Rio Olympics having come and gone, the excitement is still rife in South Africa. With our sporting heroCaster Semenya winning her gold medal and new iconic star Wayde Van Niekerk not only bringing home anothergold medal but also breaking a new world record, 2 of the 10 medals won by our strong and talented individuals,South Africa couldn’t be more proud. We, at SAIS, fully supported our South African teams and the incredible workthey have showcased as ambassadors of our country. You are an inspiration to us all and have brought suchhonour to our nation! GO TEAM!!!

• NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK

From August 6-12th, Space Age Independent School was awarded the privilege of being the host to the National

Science Week, an annual exhibition created and put together by SAASTA, South African Agency for Science andTechnology Advancement. This year’s theme was sustainable living. Our many vendors showcased some reallyinteresting and exciting experiments including a mind blowing robot!! If you unfortunately missed this year’s eventyou can view the videos on our Facebook page.

To all of our parents and visitors a hearty thank you for all your support during that week. Your attendance washighly appreciated and we hope that you and your family have taken some valuable information home with you.

• PREPARATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING EXAMS

Now that we are full swing into the third term, we would like to bring to attention the upcoming fourth termexaminations. We encourage all parents to get involved with homework and studies to encourage your childrento do the best they possibly can. At Space Age Independent School we promote Excellency and we hope to seethat form of Excellency in our learner’s results. So parents please don’t only rely on teacher’s assistance inyour child’s work. Please sit with them for a few minutes daily to supervise and give them that gentle nudge ofencouragement our budding learners need to persevere.

There is a saying and strong belief that to be successful in anything one must have a detailed fail-proof plan inplace. Success is in the planning. Good luck!

• PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THIS TERM AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN OUR COUNTRY:

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of August, National Women's Day, is a South African public holiday celebrated annually. The daycommemorates the 1956 march of approximately 20 000 women to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to petitionagainst the country's pass laws that required South Africans defined as "black" under The Population RegistrationAct to carry an internal passport, known as a pass, that served to maintain population segregation, controlurbanisation, and manage migrant labour during the apartheid era. The first National Women's Day was celebratedon 9 August 1994. In 2006, a reenactment of the march was staged for its 50th anniversary, with many of the 1956march veterans.

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24 September, Heritage Day, the intention of this holiday is for all South Africans to celebrate their heritage, thediversity of their beliefs and traditions and to remember their struggles against Apartheid.

Various events are staged throughout the country to commemorate this day. "This day is one of our newly createdpublic holidays and its significance rests in recognising aspects of South African culture which are both tangibleand difficult to pin down: creative expression, our historical inheritance, language, the food we eat as well as theland on which we live.

Within a broader social and political context, the day's event are a powerful agent for promulgating a South Africanidentity, fostering reconciliation and promoting the notion that variety is a national asset as opposed to ignitingconflict.

Heritage has been defined as "that which we inherit: the sum total of wild life and scenic parks, sites of scientific orhistorical importance, national monuments, historic buildings, works of art, literature and music, oral traditions andmuseum collections together with their documentation."

(Statement issued by the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology, 17 September 1996)Extracted from: www.officeholidays.com

• BIRTHDAYS

To all our budding learners, teachers and parents who celebrate their birthdays between July and September, avery happy birthday to you from all of us at SAIS. May your year and days ahead be blessed with abundance of allthings enriching.

• REMINDER ON OUTSTANDING SCHOOL FEES AND METHODS IN WHICH THEY CAN BE PAIDOFF

The school fees for 2016 appear in the admission/re-admission document and you would have noticed that ithas remained the same for the past three (3) years. You will also agree our fees were low and even lowerthan many public schools.

This year the Board of Directors decided to increase the school fees (2016) but this new fee structure will remainthe same for the next 3 years (2016-2018). Although the school fees have increased it is still affordable.

Please ensure that your child’s school fees are paid off or is up to date. As from this year the school will use aspeed point and debit order system. You will be informed shortly when it will be in use.

All parents who have not paid their 2013 to 2015 school fees and have not made arrangements with the financeofficer (Mrs. J. Rangi Singh) will be referred to the debt collector for blacklisting, if not already done so.

Kindly note that “No reports will be issued if school fees are outstanding”!

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• ABSENCE, LATE COMING AND DETENTION:In this regard we have decided to lock our school gates at 8:00. Learners will have to go home and return with aparent/guardian. We will not engage in discussions with any other person. Regular defaulters will be detained afterschool hours. Transport is not the problem of the school. Consideration will be given if learners are late as a resultof the delay by the taxi/ transport.

Learners who are absent must produce a note signed by the parent/guardian. Please ensure that you provide acontact number so that we can contact you if necessary. Learners who are absent for long periods (20 days andmore continuously) and without a valid reason may be excluded.

Please ensure that you provide contact details that are valid so that we may contact you in an emergency. If wecannot contact you we will take the necessary steps to ensure that your child is taken care of, however we will notbe responsible for tracing parents/guardians.

• FACEBOOK

A reminder to all parents to please like and share our Facebook page. Help us bring as much possible awareness

to our school and values. We post a lot of updates, pictures and events on Facebook so please check it regularly

or weekly. If you find a picture posted, on our Facebook wall, of your child please tag yourself in the picture and

going forward we can tag you in it for all of your friends and family to see.

https://www.facebook.com/spaceageindependentschool/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

• CONCLUSION

We have made positive progress thus far with the school and curriculum and we work towards achieving more in

next terms exams. We want to highlight the importance of the next term and how it impacts all elements involved.

We urge parents to get involved in every way possible and help our learners be the very best they can be. Their

future depends on it.

“IT’S NOT WHAT YOU DO FOR YOUR CHILDREN, BUT WHAT YOUHAVE TAUGHT THEM TO DO FOR THEMSELVES, THAT WILL MAKE

THEM SUCCESSFUL HUMAN BEINGS.” – ANN LAUNDERS