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Brackenhurst Primary School

Newsletter 36/2019 11 November 2019

Dear Parents,

Quote for the week:

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

A reminder of the Annual General Meeting which will take place on TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2019 at

19:00 in the school hall.

Please make every effort to attend as the fees and budget for 2020 will be decided. Please make this

meeting a priority. We are committed to continue providing excellent education for your children and

finances are critical to meeting our objectives. It is

imperative that all our parents are aware of what our financial commitments are for the coming year and

undertake to meet their financial obligation in order to give our children the best possible education.

It would be advisable not to bring your children to the meeting. However, there will be a few educators

available to supervise learners who cannot stay at

home. The Agenda is attached to this newsletter.

The budget will be available for viewing from 23 October 2019 to 11 November 2019.

STATIONERY REQUIREMENTS

The stationery requirements for next year went out last week.

To all our Grade 1 and Grade 2 parents please note that the New Enrolments E-learning letter

was printed on the back of the stationery requirements in error. Please ignore this letter

as a E-learning letter will go out to all children

after the AGM.

SCHOOL UNIFORM (8 – 20 NOVEMBER 2019)

For the duration of the exams (8 – 20 November

2019), ALL learners must be dressed in FULL summer uniform. PE uniform can be worn if a

letter is provided and it is the FULL correct PE uniform.

If it is your child’s birthday during the exams he/she can wear civvies the day after the

exams are over, not during the exams.

Your co-operation in this regard will be appreciated.

SCHOOL TIMES (11 NOVEMBER – 3 DECEMBER)

Grade 1 – 2: 07:50 – 13:00 every day Grade 3 – 7: 07:50 – 13:10 every day

SCHOOL TERMS 2019

Term 4: 1 October – 4 December

PROPOSED SCHOOL TERMS 2020

Term 1: 15 January – 20 March

Term 2: 31 March – 12 June Term 3: 7 July – 18 September

Term 4: 29 September – 2 December

FORWARD NOTICE FOR 2020 OFFICE HOURS:

The office will be open from 7:30 am to 2:00 pm

daily for parents. Please note the time change.

ACADEMIC

CYCLE DAYS –TERM 4

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DAY DATE

EXAMS

Monday, 11 November

Tuesday, 12 November –

AGM @ 19:00 Wednesday, 13 November

Thursday, 14 November

Friday, 15 November

Monday, 18 November

Tuesday, 19 November

Wednesday, 20 November

- Thursday, 21 November

4 Friday, 22 November

EXAM TIMETABLE:

DATE SESSION 1 SESSION 2

Friday 08 November 2019

Grade 4 – 7 Creative Arts

Study

Monday 11 November 2019

Grade 4 – 7 Afrikaans

Study

Tuesday 12 November 2019

Grade 4 – 7 Mathematics 1

Study

Wednesday 13 November 2019

Grade 4 – 7 English 1

Grade 4 – 6 LS Grade 7 LO

Thursday 14 November 2019

Grade 4 – 7 History

Study

Friday 15 November 2019

Grade 4 – 6 NS & Tech 1

Grade 7 NS 1

Grade 7 Technology

Monday 18 November 2019

Grade 4 – 7 Geography

Study

Tuesday 19 November 2019

Grade 7 EMS

Grade 4 – 7 English 2

Wednesday 20 November 2019

Grade 4 – 7 Mathematics 2

Grade 4 – 6 NS & Tech 2

Grade 7 NS 2

HAMPERS

As we will be making up Christmas hampers for our groundstaff and selected charities, we are requesting

donations of the following items:

Grade 1: Pasta, rice, canned foods, eg. Baked beans,

bully beef, tinned fish, tinned fruit, etc. Grade 2: Sugar, flour, maize meal.

Grade 3 & Spec. Ed.: Tea, coffee, biscuits, soups.

Grade 4: Long-life milk, powdered milk, cooking oil, canned foods.

Grade 5: Condiments – salt, pepper, sauces, 2 minute noodles.

Grade 6: Jam. Peanut butter, Bovril, sandwich spread. (No butter or margarine)

Grade 7: Biscuits, cordials e.g. Oros.

We also welcome any pre-packed grocery hampers.

Please don’t bring open goods or anything perishable.

Items to be handed to the register teachers by

20 November 2019.

CULTURAL

Please note the practise times for the following cultural

activities:

Mondays: Marimba, 14:15 – 15:15 Tuesdays: Snr Choir, 14:15 – 15:45

Gumboot, 15:30 – 16:30 Wednesdays: Jnr Choir, 14:00 – 15:00

Drumming, 14:15 – 15:15

Thursdays: Gumboot, 15:30 – 16:30 Jnr African Dancers, 14:30 – 15:30

SPORTS

Please note that due to the exams there will be no sport practices.

Karate

Please see the new

advertisement at the end of this newsletter. The starting times of

the karate will be 13:30 for the

duration of THIS year.

PE Uniform

The shop will not be open during the exams.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Check the Dojo school story regularly for community

news and opportunities.

Term 4 collection: Considering the state of our nation, we are raising

money for the TEARS FOUNDATION. They assist child and adult victims of rape, sexual assault, domestic

violence, etc. Please go and look at their website.

Please send spare change and if possible, try to send

a total of R10 during the term. Thank you! It all adds up!

Juniors to please send to Miss Tambellini and seniors to Miss Palm. Grade 6P, 4P and Gr 7s may help Miss

Palm to separate coins on Mondays after school for half an hour. Thank you to all learners and teachers

and Aunty Sheena for counting all the coins!

Babies Behind Bars

Please send items for our little ones for the Christmas period.

Stationery and uniforms for the underprivileged

All Grade 4 – 7 learners (especially grade 7’s going to

high school) please could we ask when you replace all your school stationery for next year and we've finished

exams, that you donate all categories of stationery for a rural pre-school we are collecting for.

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Pens, pencils, kokis, rulers, scissors, colouring pencils and crayons, sharpeners, erasers, etc.

Also, please donate your uniform to the second-hand Brackenhurst Primary School collection for our less-

fortunate or financially challenged families.

This will be very much appreciated.

Pls send stationery to Ms Pheiffer C38 and uniforms to

Mrs Jawahar C42.

Bottle tops and Bread tags! We have reached 180 kilograms. Wow! We need 450

kg for a wheelchair. Please keep sending! Every bit

makes a difference! Thank you for all the donations.

Hidden Treasures Please send all and any second-hand donations to Mr

Mostert e.g. Toys, clothes, appliances, books,

gadgets, bedding, cutlery, crockery, CDs, DVDs, etc. All the proceeds go towards feeding orphans.

SPCA

Please assist us with collecting newspapers, blankets, pet food (wet or dry), soft leads and collars (no chains

please), pet toys, food and water bowls. These items

are to go to Mrs. Robinson (G31). These donations will then be dropped off at the Alberton SPCA.

Your contributions will go a long way and is so appreciated.

CHRISTMAS SHOEBOXES: This was such a success last year and we blessed

hundreds of elderly people. Please make up a shoebox if you feel you’d like to.

Basic Items:

Magazine; Soft sweets; Tissues; Face cloth; Toothpaste; Toothbrush; Soap

Any other treats are welcome. If you’d like to make one for a Diabetic, please put a sticker on the lid to

say so. Thank you in advance! Last year we brought joy to

just under 700 of the aged.

BPS…Making a difference!

GENERAL

Tuck Shop

Attached to the newsletter is the full Tuckshop Menu.

PARENTS’ CORNER

A Story to bear in Mind when raising your child

The Story of the Pencil

A boy was watching his grandmother write a letter. At one point, he asked:

‘Are you writing a story about what we’ve done? Is it a story about me?’

His grandmother stopped writing her letter and said to

her grandson:

‘I am writing about you, actually, but more important

than the words is the pencil I’m using. I hope you will be like this pencil when you grow up.’

Intrigued, the boy looked at the pencil. It didn’t seem

very special.

‘But it’s just like any other pencil I’ve ever seen!’

‘That depends on how you look at things. It has four qualities which, if you manage to hang on to them, will

make you a person who is always at peace with the world.

‘First quality: now and then, I have to stop writing

and use a sharpener. That makes the pencil suffer a little, but afterwards, he’s much sharper. So you, too,

must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person.

‘Second quality: the pencil always allows us to use an

eraser to rub out any mistakes. This means that correcting something we did is not necessarily a bad

thing; it helps to keep us on the road to justice.

‘Third quality: what really matters in a pencil is not its

wooden exterior, but the graphite inside. So always pay attention to what is happening inside you.

‘Finally, the pencil’s fourth quality: it always leaves a

mark. In just the same way, you should know that everything you do in life will leave a mark, so try to be

conscious of that in your every action.’

(Like the Flowing River – Paulo Coelho).

And FINALLY…

Regards,

MRS C SING

PRINCIPAL

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Brackenhurst Primary School

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN THE SCHOOL HALL ON TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2019

AT 19H00

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: 2020

7. GENERAL

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Parents may purchase stationery on www.schoolmall.co.za using our school’s unique code 43671 when registering online. Stationery will be delivered directly to your homes.

Karate instructor Sensei Laurent Gaston

Bellegarde currently qualified 6th Dan is

an experienced instructor who has being

teaching Karate for the past 25 years.

Karate has been proven to improve

balance, coordination and self-discipline.

It has also been proven that Karate helps

Children to be assertive and self-

motivated.

Karate teaches people to be Faithfull, to seek perfection of character, to respect others

and to refrain from violent behaviour but be able to defend themselves should a

situation arise.

Venue: Bracken Primary School Hall

Training days: Mondays beginner class and Wednesdays advance class

Training duration: 1 hour per week

Time 15.00 to 16.00

Fees: R330.00 per month

Contact details

Sensei Laurent 082 494 2704

Email : Brackencobras@absamail.co.za

Web site : www.albertonkarate.co.za