Tel: 018 294 3228

Fax: 018 293 1052

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Dear Parents

I would like to take this opportunity to thank parents for the participation in the election of our

new Governing Body. Thank you for your positive attitude towards the Inter-house Gala,

Schools Birthday and the lengthy SGB Elections.

To the outgoing SGB Committee, under the leadership of Mr Kobus van Zyl, thank you for your loyalty and support. You were a board of governors that managed our school with commitment and integrity and brought to life our motto that hard work brings true joy.

Congratulations to the following parents who have been elected as members of the SGB! Thank you for your willingness and positive input during the elections. Mr Fritz Bezuidenhout, Mrs Jenny du Preez, Mr Kagiso Sedumedi, Dr John Chibase, Mr David Fisher, Mrs Paula Craigen and Mrs Ren Theron. We look forward to a successful working relationship with you and the rest of the team during your term of office!

Newsletter No. 2 25 March 2015

The Hockey Astro Turf is a dream come true.

Jordan Durand who is Miss Petite

Teen with Miss South Africa

Ziphozake Zokufa

Happy Birthday / Kea and Raquel

celebrating the 110th Birthday at

Girls High

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PARENTS DAY

Saturday 9 MAY: 08.00 to 13.00

We invite all parents to join us on Parents Day to discuss your

daughters first term academic results. This is your

opportunity to meet with the subject teachers as well as the

ideal opportunity to raise any possible areas of concern. All

Subject teachers will be in the Hall.

We have two days per year for you to meet with the

teachers, so please try not to miss this opportunity.

Refreshments will be on sale.

Procedures for making appointments:

1. Your daughter will make 5 minute appointments on your behalf with her subject teachers.

2. On arrival on Saturday your daughter will hand you the appointment list indicating the times. To ensure that all appointments are met, please arrive on time and do not exceed the 5 minute time allocation.

Appointments may also be made with Miss Scholtz for advice on subject choices and with Mrs van Sittert, the Counsellor for any other areas of concern.

Parent Meetings in the Pavilion on the same day: 9 May

There will also be meetings for the different grades in the Pavilion with Mrs Meyer. The information shared at these meetings is specific for a grade and each meeting is different.

PROGRAMME FOR MEETINGS with Mrs Meyer

09:00 09:55 Grade 8 Parents Meeting 10:00 10:55 Grade 10 & 11 Parents meeting 11:00 11:55 Grade 9 Parents meeting: Subject Choice Planning for 2016

WOOLWORTHS MY SCHOOL PROJECT

Woolworths has a project called My School. It entails

registering at Woollies (no cost) and every time you make a

purchase, an amount of money, based on your purchase, is

given to the school of your choice. Please register &

nominate Potchefstroom Girls High as your school of choice.

See attached form and follow the easy steps to link your card

to the My School Card. Alternatively you can link your card

by calling 0860 100 445 during office hours OR Email:

cs@myschool.co.za with your ID, & name of school.

NATIONAL ALL GIRLS FESTIVAL

Congratulations to the girls chosen to represent the school

at the National All Girls Schools Festival. The festival will be

hosted by Oranje Meisieskool in Bloemfontein from 24-27

April 2015. Parents please note that the final payment for the

festival must be made by 3 April.

TEXT BOOKS

All learners must hand in their textbook lists on the first day of Term 2 to their homeroom teacher.

AN ACIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!

Yes, an accident waiting to happen if drivers continue to ignore

basic traffic rules when collecting or dropping the learners off

at school. Please parents and girls who use taxis need to speak

to the drivers to help to prevent the congestions in Kock Street

at the school hall.

Parents may not drive into the school grounds to drop off or

fetch learners. Taxis and large cars are requested NOT to park

near the gates as it limits the visibility for educators leaving the

premises. We all are responsible to ensure the safety of our

learners.

WINTER SCHOOL Grade 12

All grade 12s will be having winter school during the July

holidays. The winter school is compulsory for all matrics and no-

one can be excused. This is not for revision but to continue with

the prescribed curriculum. Please do not make any other plans

during this time. Final arrangements will be available later in 2nd

term but to assist with your holiday plans, please set aside the

following days starting with the arrival at hostel on Tuesday 14

July at 17h00. Winter school starts on Wednesday 15 July till

Saturday 18 July from 8h00 to 18h00 every day. All subjects,

except for English and Afrikaans, will be included. These subjects

will be accommodated during the 2nd & 3rd terms.

MATRIC FORMAL DANCE

Good luck to the organisers and all

grade 12s with the preparation of the

Matric Formal Dance which takes place

on Friday 17 April 2015.

All grade 12s are reminded to pay their

contribution to the dance by Monday

13 April.

MATRIC FASHION SHOW

We invite all parents, especially the Matric parents to attend the

fashion show. This is always a wonderful opportunity to

appreciate the Matric Dance gowns and to view the latest

fashions.

Date: 20 April 2015 @ 18h30 Cost: R10 p.p. Learners R20 p.p. Adults To ensure your seat please buy your tickets before the show. Tickets will also be on sale at school on the evening.

NEWSLETTER (visit our Website)

Parents, please remember that Newsletters or GHS Link, will be

sent home on all hostel weekends out The GHS Link will be

emailed every two or three weeks with all our activity dates and

times for your information. Look out for these.

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TOUR to London Paris

High School for Girls Potchefstroom together with Travel & Sport is planning an Academic Tour to London and Paris. The tour date is 2-13 October 2015. If you wish your daughter to attend this tour please return your reply slip to Mrs Grater via email: office@girlshigh.co.za. or fax 018 293 1052. A copy of the full tour program can be obtained from Mrs Grater. Only once the deposit is paid will your place be secured. On receipt of your reply slip further information regarding the tour and costs will be forwarded to you.

FINANCE Pavilion Bricks The Pavilion was built in the year 2000 and every time we have functions at school, the Pavilion is used and time & time again has proven to be a wonderful facility that is appreciated by all. The Pavilion has a wall dedicated to girls and parents that attended Potch Girls High. To have your name recorded on the wall with a brass plaque costs only R700-00. By contributing, your donation helps with the upkeep of the pavilion. To buy a brick, please complete the attached reply slip. All donations can be made directly to the finance office for the attention of Mrs Jacobsz.

Pocket Money

It is advisable to let your daughter have an ATM card so that she will be able to draw money on Wednesdays (for bus bookings only) and during official Town Leave on Saturdays. The ATMs closest to the hostels are FNB (First National Bank) and ABSA machines. This is a safer option than having cash on hand.

Day Girl Fund Every day girl is expected to contribute R120 per year to the Day Girl Fund. This will be used for the Christmas party and for another fun event with the aim of promoting unity amongst the Day girls.

School Magazine

The 2014 Magazine The Pearl, with lovely articles and photos capturing the school year of 2014, is still available from the finance office. The cost of the magazine is R150.00.

Bus tickets Please note that bus tickets are no longer sold by the school. No money may be deposited into the school account for bus tickets and any such money will not be refunded. Contacts for purchasing bus tickets are as follows: Mr Leon Pieters 076 766 2916 Mrs Madaleen Pieters 072 224 4947

LEARNER RESULTS NW Athletics

The following learners have been selected to represent NW Secondary Schools Championships to be held in the Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg from 25-28 March 2015. Storm Barkas and Marcia Tandy. Well done girls we are proud of you!

Debating Senior Team Neo Mahlatsi, Patience Mucheka and Lorato Sedumedi won their debate against Ferdinand Postma.

Hockey Best of the West 1st Team played 4 matches drew 1 and lost 3 U/15s Played 5 matches won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 Megan Rowland got selected for the Irish International side. Karabelo Dial got awarded the best U15 goalkeeper The following players qualified to take part in the NW Championships: Storm Barkas - 1st 800m+1500m, Tokelo Mosala - 2nd 100m, Angela Strydom 1st 400m and Marcia Tandy 1st 200m, 2nd long jump, 3rd Triple jump.

Mountain Biking Congratulations to Andrea de Waal participated in USN#2 30 km 1st sub Junior Girl and 4th Lady overall. She also participated in the Gauteng Provincial XCO race No 2 and was the 1st Sub Junior Girl also qualifying for Provincial colours.

Underwater Hockey Nicole Smit came 2nd in the FINN Swimming. Nicole Smit and Amelia le Roux both won GOLD medals.

NW Karate Monica and Alexandra Correira were selected to represent the NW squad to participate at the SA National Championships.

HOSTELS Requests for weekends out 1. On weekends when matches are played or other school

activities take place, girls may only go home after the scheduled activity.

2. On closed weekends there will only be a return bus on the Sunday evening but no bus on the Friday. The ticket for the return journey must be bought in the normal way during the week prior to that weekend.

5. If it is not the parents physically signing out, the person transporting your daughter must please have proof of identification.

Weekends Home

A boarding school is a home away from home but it is not meant to be HOME. Girls MUST go home at least every 3rd weekend to bond with their own families. It is not ideal to keep your daughter in the hostel every weekend, neither is it ideal to allow her to keep visiting friends. The girls are with their friends all week and need a break. She needs to see her family. Dietary needs It has become impossible to accommodate all the dietary requirements of the girls. The hostels cater for four hundred people every day and we cannot continue to cook for all the girls with varied requests. Every meal served in the dining room must be accepted. It is difficult to cater for all the different vegetarian types. Girls will have to eat from the same menu as everyone else and will have to adjust their personal preferences. Girls will need to provide protein supplements for themselves if they choose not to eat our nutritionally balanced menu.

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The following documents have been sent home with your daughter. Use this as a checklist to ensure that you have received

all the documents. It will not be necessary to return this slip as it serves only as a checklist for you.

CHECK LIST: NEWSLETTER 2 OF 2015 I have received:

Newsletter 2 of 2015

Matric Dance Grade 12 letter

Grade 11 letter

Statements

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REPLY SLIP: DONATIONS PAVILION BRICKS

LEARNERS NAME: _______________________________________ (Please print) Gr: ____________________

I would like to buy a brick. Please tick appropriate block. Enclosed find cash for R700 for a brick Enclosed find cheque for R700 for a brick Enclosed find proof of internet payment of R700 for a brick Example of wording to be engraved on the brass plaque that will be mounted on a brick in the Pavilion. Example:

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REPY SLIP: SCHOOL MAGAZINE 2014

LEARNERS NAME:___________________________________GRADE:___________________

PARENTS NAME: __________________________________________________________________________

I would like to place an order for the Magazine (cost R150)

I have included my payment

Miller Family

Grade 11 - 2015

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REPLY SLIP:

Enrichment Tour to London and Paris

The school has the opportunity to go on this tour. The date is 2-13 October 2015. If you wish your daughter

to attend this tour please return your reply slip to Mrs Grater via email: office@girlshigh.co.za. or fax

018 293 1052.

A copy of the full tour program can be obtained from Ms Grater. Twenty or Twenty Three students will be

going on tour. It will be on a first come basis when the deposit is paid. Once we have received your reply

slip that your daughter wishes to attend, further information regarding the tour and costs will be

forwarded to you.

I would like my daughter to go on the above tour:

Only learners who have paid all school & / or hostel fees will be allowed to go

Daughters Name: ................................................................ Grade: .................................

Parents Name (Mother) : ..............................................................

Mothers Cell Number : ..

Parents Name (Father) : ..............................................................

Fathers Cell Number : ..

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