Potch Girls' Newsletter 1 2015

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Tel: 018 294 3228

Fax: 018 293 1052

[email protected]

www.potchgirlshigh.co.za

Dear Parents We are immensely sad, but incredibly proud, to announce that Mrs Zinnette de Wet has beenappointed as Headmistress of Eunice High School in Bloemfontein. This is an incrediblehonour and our heartiest congratulations go with her. Eunice has gained a true gem, but ohwe will miss her!Mrs de Wet has been Deputy at Potch Girls for 5 years and we thank her for everything thatshe has done in that period. She introduced so many initiatives to our school and touched somany lives, not only through her teaching, but also her leadership.Mrs de Wet will take up her new post in Bloemfontein on 1 February. May God's blessings gowith her and her family!

SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY ELECTIONS 2015

VOTERS ROLL

Thank you to the parents who completed and returned Schedule B: The Registration formthat was sent home last year. The form is being used to compile the Voters roll which willbe available at the school for viewing from February. Only those parents whose namesappear on the schools voter s roll will be allowed to vote.

NOMINATION MEETING Monday 16 th February 18h30Attached please find the Nomination Form Schedule G. Please nominate a parent as apossible SGB candidate. A parent may be nominated by another parent. The proposer anda seconder MUST sign the document, should the parent nominated accept the nomination.In order for the nomination to be valid, the nominated parent MUST also sign the form.Complete the nomination form and return by fax or email to Mrs Grater by the 16 th

February.

VOTING DATE: SATURDAY 7 MARCH 2015Voting Time: 11:30-12:00Venue: The SchoolA new School Governing Body will be elected on 7 th March 2015.

Newsletter No. 1 30 January 2015

Theme 2015

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Prestige Inter-High Athletics AcademicMatric results 2014

Congratulations to the Matric class of 2014. We are extremelyproud of their results.

Our university entrance, which reflects the quality ofteaching , was 92.8%. The 2 nd highest in North West.

We achieved a 100% pass rate .

Our 111 matriculants achieved a total of 188 distinctions. The total overall average of the grade 12s was 68.5% Our top learners were:

Anu Ogunrombi an average of 87.7% &8 distinctions.

Alexia Hattingh Average of 86.4% & 5distinctions

Rendani Modau Average of 85.4% & 6distinctions

Mathibe Marumo Average of 85.4% & 7distinctions

Babalwa Dzakwa Average of 84.6% &7 distinctions

Well done! GHS is very proud of all of you.

Academic Top Achievers for 2014

Grade 8 Karin Schutte, Salma Dambha, Tahiya Latif,Aimee Piketh, Molemo Molefe, RosslynHornsby, Kitso Masemola

Grade 9 Firdous Hoosen, Faydene Fourie, TshepehoSeobi, Jade Craigen, Ayo Ogunrombi, AlannahTheron, Anike Steiner

Grade 10 Tshepahalo Seobi, Paige van der Poll, Micaela

Ponte, Meighan Matras, Linda van der Sandt,Alexandra Correia, Bongiwe Zenani

Grade 11 Anglea Strydom, Michelle Lategan, MilenaWeldemichael, Banabohle Mahlatsi, Raquel DosSantos, Eleni Kalpakiotis, Kensane Langa,Keamogetswe Mongake

New Girls 2015

Heads of Hostels & Day Girls 2015Eleni Kalpakiotis, Tayton Nell, Keamogetswe Mongake, Raquel dos Santos, Jennifer Coelho

You are cordially invited to attend the

PRESTIGE INTER-HIGH ATHLETICS

DATE: 14 FEBRUARY 2015

VENUE: PUK Mc ARTHUR STADIUM

TIME: 07:00 17:00Parents come and support Girls High!

After the Athletics, there will be a Camp Out atGirls High details are included.


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LaptopsLenovo Idea pads Flex 10 can be ordered for delivery inJanuary 2015. The price for such devices will be R4 500.Please refer to the Finance document entitled Letter ofIntent for school and hostel fees and note that the schoolis entitled to appropriate any payment made tooutstanding school fees first.

Proof of payment for new Lenovo Idea Pads can be sentto 018 293 1052 for attention Finance office.

Dates to diarise for the nexttwo weeksSwimming

Thursday 5 February: Gala Brescia House,

Johannesburg: The girls will leave school at 13:00 andreturn to school at 19:00.Thursday 12 February : Gala St Andrews, Johannesburg The girls will leave school at 13:00 and return to school at19:00.Friday 13/ 14 February: NW Swimming Champs inRustenburg

Athletics Meetings

Tuesday 3 February : TUKS / Uitsig relay Pretoria. Thegirls will leave school at 12:00 and return to school at

19:00.Friday 6 February: Volkies meeting (PUK) McArthurStadium Potch. The meeting starts at 14:30 and end at 22:00.

Saturday 14 February: Prestige Athletics

Thursday 19 February: Athletics Tlokwe Area

Chess Tournament

Saturday 7 February at GHS

Biathlon

Monday 2 / 9 / 16 / 23 February: GHS 14:00-17:30

FINANCEDonations Pavilion Bricks

Any parent wishing to make a donation to the school can doso by buying a brick. The minimum cost of a brick is R700. Aspecial wall in the Pavilion has been set aside for this purpose.Please complete the reply slip if you are interested. Alldonations 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 thatshe will be able to draw money on Wednesdays (for busbookings 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 onhand.

Day Girl Fund

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

School Magazine

The 2014 Magazine The Pearl, with lovely articles and

photos capturing the school year of 2014, is still available fromthe finance office. The cost of the magazine is R150.00.

Matric Farewell 2015

All grade 12 parents are reminded that the Matric Farewelltakes place on 17 April 2015. All grade 12s are required to payR350 towards the funding of this event as soon as possible.The matric dance costs more than this and the additional costfor each learner is sponsored by the school. All matric dancefees must be paid by 6 March.

Bus tickets

Please note that the bus tickets are no longer sold by theschool . No money may be deposited into the school accountfor 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

First Teams selected forAll Girls Festival

InBloemfontein

Parents are reminded that the R1 000 deposit for theFestival is payable on or before 6 February 2015.Internet payments can be made into the School account

but proof of payment must be sent through to thefinance office. Please use All Girls 2015 and your

daughters name as a reference when paying for the AllGirls Festival.

Grade 8 Concert


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HOSTELS

Requests for weekends out

1. On weekends when matches are played or otherschool activities take place, girls may only go homeafter the scheduled activity.

2. On closed weekends there will only be a return buson the Sunday evening but no bus on the Friday. The

ticket for the return journey must be bought in thenormal way during the week prior to that weekend.

3. You will have noticed that there are compulsoryweekends out scheduled for the first term. While it isimportant that learners maintain regular contact withhome by going home for these weekends, I wouldstrongly advise that your daughter stay in for the otherweekends. The grade 8s are kept very busy during thefirst term and staying in helps them to adjust toboarding school and to make friends.

4. Grade 8s may only be weekly boarders from the 2 nd term onwards.

5. If it is not the parents doing the signing out, the persontransporting your daughter must please have proof ofidentification.

Weekends Home

A boarding school is a home away from home but it is notmeant to be HOME. Girls MUST go home at least every 3 rd weekend to bond with their own families. It is not ideal tokeep your daughter in the hostel every weekend, neitheris it ideal to allow her to keep visiting friends. The girls arewith their friends all week and need a break. She needs tosee her family.

Medical Information

A reminder to p lease ensure that your daughters medicalinformation is correct. It is important that you open anaccount at the Medicross Facility in James Moroka Streetwhere you will be issued with a file number. This makes iteasier to arrange an appointment for your daughtershould she fall ill. An account at the adjoining pharmacy

is also necessary to obtain the medication after seeing thedoctor. Without a file number or a pharmacy account,your daughter cannot be treated. Neither the school norhostel can pay mo ney on loan to get your ill daughtertreated.

Contact with the Senior Housemistress

The Senior House Mistress of every hostel will be available totake phone calls between 20:00 and 21:00 from Mondays toThursdays. Please remember that, as a full time teacher at theschool, she will not be available during the mornings andafternoons.

Dietary needs

It has become impossible to accommodate all the dietaryrequirements of the girls. The hostel can only prepare specialfood for girls who are diabetic or those with religious reasons.So no other special needs will be catered for. All girls claimingto be a vegetarian will have to eat from the same menu aseveryone else. This issue has been debated and discussed atlength and keeping in mind that we cater for four hundredpeople we just cannot continue to cook for all the girls withspecial needs. Every meal is balanced and whatever is servedin the dining room must be accepted.

Cell Phone Policy at Hostel

Cell phones are to be switched off during study, at meal times,during rest and after lights out. Cell phones MAY NOT betaken to church. Problems in this regard will result in yourdaughter losing the privilege of having a cell phone at hostel.It will be confiscated until she goes home for a weekend whenshe will be required to take it home and leave it there.1. Grade 8 learners are NOT allowed to bring cell phones to

hostel until the SHM decides otherwise. This is usuallyduring term 2 or at the start of term 3.

2. The grade 8s may not phone home during the first threeweeks of the first term.

3. Grade 8 phoning times are governed by school, extra-mural activities, study etc. and so are generally between 05:45 and 06:15 in the mornings, in the afternoons andbetween 19:00 20:00 in the evenings. If you have aserious problem concerning phoning times, pleaseensure that your daughter knows when you will beavailable.

HEAD LAMPSIt seems that load shedding is going to be a way of life. Wehave to accept it and make the necessary plans on how to dealwith it.

We have found that a headlamp works best for boarders aswell as for the day girls. A headlamp allows them to study anddo homework with the light focussed on the school work. It isthe safest option and is also convenient to walk about in thehostels as well as to go to the bathroom.

Please buy a headlamp as soon as possible for your daughter.

Tests and exams cannot be postponed because there was nolight to study. Please also buy a spare set of batteries for thelamp.

New Girls Tea


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The following documents have been sent home with your daughter. Use this as a checklist to ensure that you have receivedall the documents. It will not be necessary to return this slip as it serves only as a checklist for you.

CHECK LIST: NEWSLETTER 1 OF 2015I have received:

Newsletter 1 of 2015

SGB Nomination form 2015

For the Girls letter re camp out

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REPLY SLIP: DONATIONS PAVILION BRICKS

LEARNERS NAME: _______________________________________ (Ple ase 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 - 2014

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