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ON THE FRONT FOOT...

The Rutgers School of Business in America awarded Mr Arendse with the

International Leadership Excellence award.

“In bestowing this award, we

express our appreciation and

recognize your passionate leader-

ship of Kalksteenfontein Primary

School and your dedication in de-

veloping and sustaining the relation-

ship with Julie Ruth, Cal Maradonna

and Rutgers University, now in its

eleventh year.

PARENT AND GOVERNING BODY MEETING:

Parents, a meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow evening, Wednesday,

22 April. Important matters relating to governance and other issues will be

discussed. Our chairperson, Mr Ward, will be leading and guiding the meet-

ing. A special guest, Clayton, will also be present at the start of the meeting.

He will be sharing some ideas on how to enhance the concentration span of

our learners. It is important that all our parents attend.

PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK

Tue 21 Gr 1V, 1W, 2G Parent Meetings

Wed 22 Gr 2B, Gr 3, Gr 2G Parent meetings

Parent and Gov Body feedback meeting 18:30 in school hall

Thu 23 Gr 1W, Gr1V Parent meetings

SCHOOL SHOP CLOSED ON THURSDAY

Fri 24 TUCKSHOP CLOSED. Chicken Burgers for sale (see below)

Mon 27 Freedom Day (No School)

Mrs Austen’s birthday

TUCKSHOP CLOSED FRIDAY 24 APRIL

CHICKEN BURGERS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY 24 APRIL: R10/BURGER Pls order on the reply slip below. Orders and money to the office by Thursday morning. Burgers will be available from the kitchen during 1

st break on Friday.

CHICKEN BURGER ORDER: R10 PER BURGER

Child’s name: _________________________________ Grade_______How many burgers: _________

Total included ___________________________

SEND IN A MARKED ENVELOPE TO THE OFFICE PLEASE.

CHARIOT OF FIRE—TRANSPORT TRANSPORT FOR STUDENTS, LECTURERS, AND STAFF MEMBERS

SOUTHERN SUBURBS (PLUMSTEAD; RONDEBOSCH; ROSMEAD AVENUE; WYNBERG; GRASSY PARK; WETTON; LANSDOWNE AND FAIRWAYS

7 SEATER LUXURY VAN C FORTUIN CELL NO : 0812464969/0817264905 ALTERNATIVE CELL NO : 0614028490 E-MAIL ADDRESS : chariotoffire77@gmail.com BUSINESS FAX NO : 0862053619

Groote Schuur Primary School Grade 7’s presents: –

“A Night Of Spectacular Entertainment” Come and have an enjoyable evening featuring 8 of Cape Town’s Top En-tertainers.

Date: Friday 29th May 2015 Doors open: 19:15 show starts 8pm

Venue: School Hall Tickets: R100 (selling fast - available from the Grade 7’s & to be purchased before 30 April 2015) Please support the Grade 7 Fundraiser.

PS: Babysitting service will be available (ages Gr R to Gr 7) – further details to follow.

MUMPS We have a few cases of mumps at school. Please refer to the back page for more information, or consult a doctor. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL IF HE OR SHE HAS MUMPS.

LOST PROPERTY UNMARKED: Jersey 76, Dress 76 in Woollies bag, sportsbra, jersey, grey pants 9-10.

WINTER UNIFORM

As from Monday 4 May, all learners must wear the full winter uniform. Ties and tracksuits are avail-

able from the school shop.

TENNIS: We all had great fun! It was a good experience for the boys. Yazeed and Luke played in

Bloemfontein for WP A U13 in the SA Interpro tournament which was WP A against 15 other regions. Gauteng North won the tournament. WP A finished 5th in this tournament. Luke also played Nationals in Bloemfontein. In the singles he reached the quarter finals, in the normal doubles they reached the semi-finals and in the mixed doubles they won the Junior Nationals. And then at the same time we had a WP A team in Kimberley playing in the South Interpro tournament against Boland, Northern Cape and SWD – these were the southern regions compet-ing. Mikaeel and Leo played in this tournament. Mikaeel won all his matches in the U12 group. His WP team came 1

st out of 5 teams…winning gold. Leo played for the

U11 WP team. WP came second – winning silver. Leo also played the Nationals in Kimberley and won 4 of his singles. WELL DONE TO ALL OUR WP TENNISPLAYERS.

GSPS Majorettes does great at first Large Drill competition! Congratulations and very well done to our GSPS Majorettes team on making a clean sweep 3rd position for Squad, Display elements and Subbies, as well as 2nd place for leader (Justine Meyer)!!! This is a truly phenomenal achievement on the part of Coach Nadia O’Reilly. 30% of the team are brand new drummies and she has sin-glehandedly turned them into a force to be reckoned with, in less than a month. Next up: 2nd Small Drill and 2nd Groups competition. Coach Nadia O’Reilly|0847724000|gspsdrummies@gmail.com

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

MORE ABOUT MUMPS….. Mumps symptoms Mumps is most contagious usually before symptoms are noticed. Mumps has an incubation period

of 7-18 days, but on average is around 10 days after exposure. As well as the tell-tale neck swelling,

symptoms may include pain and discomfort from the swelling, fever, headache, feeling sick, dry

mouth, joint aches and a general malaise. Ear pain may be felt, especially when chewing. A sour

taste in the mouth may be experienced and swallowing may be difficult. Mumps can result in

complications like meningitis and painful swelling of the testicles (orchitis) or ovaries (oophoritis).

In children and adults with mumps and no complications, most get better and have no further side

effects. However, in rare cases neurological damage, hearing loss, pancreatitis and even death can

occur. Mumps in pregnancy can be dangerous, with an increased risk of miscarriage in the first 12-

16 weeks.

Diagnosis of mumps A doctor will diagnose mumps from the symptoms a patient has, especially the swollen glands.

Blood, urine or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tests may be taken to confirm the diagnosis.

Preventing mumps To help prevent spreading the virus, anyone with mumps should be kept away from school,

university or work until five days after symptoms begin. The same precautions used in cold and flu

prevention help stop mumps from spreading: proper hand washing and using a tissue to catch

sneezes, then putting it in a bin straight afterwards. If someone has already had mumps as a child,

they usually have lifelong immunity, although second infections have been known.

Treatment for mumps There is no treatment for mumps itself, but age-appropriate painkillers, such as paracetamol or

ibuprofen may help relieve some of the symptoms. A cold compress such as a moist flannel may

help relieve some of the pain from the swollen glands. Resting and drinking plenty of fluids may be

advised, as well as having food such as soup that doesn't need to be chewed. Always seek medical

advice if you suspect mumps. GPs need to know about cases of mumps so that public health

authorities can help stop the infection spreading.

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”

Albert Camus

MR J.P. ARENDSE HEADMASTER