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ENJOYTHEHOLIDAYS

FromtheEditor,MrsFazelaAmod

AsSalaamuAlaikum,

Asweallslowdowntotakeabreatherandmostprobablyalsotakingthetimetodosomereflectiononthepastyear,mostofuswillsay“Wow!AlhamdullilahWhatayear!Fastpaced,foreverupanddown,gettingItfromeverywhereandsometimesyoumighthavejustfeltswampedbythingstotallyoutofyourcontrolthusimpactingonyourlives.MywishandDuaforyouall,asweexitthisyearisthatwhenyoudotakethatquiettimetoreflect,donotponderonthebad,theuglyandthenegative,buttomakeapositivechoiceandtodecidetokeepontrackandtogetyourselftoaplacewhereyoucanlookbackandsay:Iamontherighttrack,becauseIamreallynotinterestedinlookingbackatthenegatives”.Seizeeverymomentofeveryday.Makesurethatyourdaysandactionsareaccountedforbysharing,loving,giving,laughterandreachingout.Iwouldliketothankeachandeveryoneofyou,parents,learners,aspecialthankstoourprincipalNadiaMotara,deputyprincipalandmyesteemedcolleaguesforyoursupportthroughouttheyear.

FormanyofustheDecemberholidaysmeanstimespentonasunnybeach,forsomeitisdiscoveringnewculturesandexploringdistantandexoticlands.FortunatearethosewhowillbeundertakingthejourneyofUmrah.MayAllahprotectyouallonyourtravels.Ameen.Wasalaam

“Traveling-itleavesyouspeechless,thenturnsyouintoastoryteller"-IbnBattuta”

HAVEASAFEANDENJOYABLEHOLIDAY.WELOOKFORWARDTOSEEINGYOUALL

BACKSAFE,SOUNDANDREJUVINATED!INSHAALLAH

“CHARACTERLIVESINMYBEHAVIOUR”

FromthePrincipal’sDesk…

AsSalaamuAlaikumparentsAstheyeardrawstoacloseIwouldliketothankallstaff,parentsandlearnersformaking2015amemorableyearforAPAX!Somuchhasbeenachievedandsomanyvaluablelessonslearnt!Thisyear,weworkedhardatbuildingandimprovinghome-schoolrelationships.Alhamdulillah,withthesupportoftheBoardofManagersandthePTA,wehavesuccessfullymanagedtoachievethis.OursuccessatAPAXislargelyduetothefantasticteamworkamongstallstakeholders.Sharingacommonvisioniswhatitisallabout!AswemoveclosertotheNewYear,Itrustthatallofyouwillcontinuetoassistusinhelpingourschoolreachanewlevelnextyear.Ourfocusfor2016willbeoncharacterbuilding.Oursloganis:

“CHARACTERLIVESINMYBEHAVIOUR”

JazakallahforagreatyearandmaytheAlmightycontinuetoblesseachandeveryoneofyou!Haveawell-deservedrestandapeacefulholiday!

MualimahNadia

NadiaMotaraAWARDSEVENING

OurAnnualAwardsCeremonywasheldon2ndDecemberattheLinderAuditorium.Congratulationstoallthelearnerswhoreapedthebenefitsoftheirconsistenthardworkandeffortthroughouttheyear.Thefollowinglearnersreceivedprincipal’sawards:

DUXAWARDYasmeenKolaSERVICETOOTHERSAneesaRanderee/HamzahPatelHONOURTOAPAXAneesaRanderee/HamzahPatelESPRITDECORPSNaafiaAmodOursincerethankstothePTAfortheirgenerouscontributiontowardsthesuccessoftheAwardsCeremony.PTAOurcurrentPTA,undertheleadershipofMrEbrahimPateliaspentthepasttwoyearstirelesslyservingAPAX.Thishappybunchofparentsspentmanyhoursplanningandexcecutingeventsinanexemplarymanner.OnbehalfoftheBoardofManagersandstaff,wewouldliketothankalltheclassrepresentativesandPTAExcoforeverythingtheyhavedonein2014-2015.WelookforwardtotheelectionofournewPTAinFebruary2016.

AGMTheBoardofManagerswillholdtheAGMon4thMarch2016.

UNIFORMWewoldliketoremindparentsthatonlyplainblacktakkiesareallowedtobewornwiththeschooltracksuit.QuraanbagswillbesoldinJanuaryandwillbeavailablefromtheofficeatCampus2.Uniformsaleswillcontinueon11thJanuary2016SCHOOLDIARIESItiscompulsoryforalllearnersfromGrade4-11tohavetheAPAXschooldiary.ThesewillbeonsalefromtheCampus2officeatR50on11thJanuary2016

OLYMPIADSOurlearnersfaredverywellinboththeConquestaandAMESAOlympiads.SpecialcongratulationsgotoourFoundationPhaseteachersandlearnerswhoachievedoutstandingresultsinbothMathematicsandEnglish

ANNUALNATIONALASSESSMENTSTheANAtestswillbewritteninthefirstweekofthenewtermbyalllearnersfromGrade2-10–teacherswillusethisasabaselineassessment.Pleasenotethatthesemarkswillnotformpartofthelearnersterm1results.

LEARNERPLACEMENTSINTONEWCLASSESParentsarerequestedtorespecttheschoolspolicyinthisregard!Kindlynotethatnorequeststohavelearnersplacedwithfriendsorspecificteacherswillbeentertained.BoysandgirlswillbeseparatedfromGrades7-9.

CLASSTEACHERSFOR2016FOUNDATIONPHASE INTERMEDIATEPHASE SENIORPHASE

GR TEACHER GR TEACHER GR TEACHER

1A AHaffejee 4A L.Yunus 7A AKola

1B N.Jeewa 4B AMia 7B ADawood

2A ACoovadia 5A Z.Dalvi 8A AAli

2B Z.Hassen 5B E.Mentoor 8B F.Nanabhay

3A M.Hansrod 6A F.Patel 9A J.Naicker

3B F.Patel 6B AGani 9B F.Essop

FETPHASE

GR TEACHER

10 S.Saib

11 R.Zardad

MOVEMENTTOCAMPUS3

OurIntermediatePhaselearnerswillbemovingtocampus3inJanuary.PleasenotethatlearnersmuststillcontinuetobedroppedoffandfetchedonRichmondAvenue.

TEAWITHTHEPRINCIPAL

CongratulationstoallthelearnersintheFoundationPhasewhoachieved30merits.

GRADE7-10CAMPOurboyshadanextraordinarytimeatImpactAdventureCamp.Activitiesfocussedonteambuilding,leadershipandproblemsolving.

SCHOOLFEES

Kindlyrefertoour2016feescheduleincludedinlearnersreportenvelopeandalsoemailedtoall.Re-registrationanddepositspaidwillbeallocatedtoDecember2016fees.Wehumblyrequestthatyoureferenceyourfeepaymentscorrectlyforeaseofallocationtothecorrectaccount.Wewillpreferindividualpaymentsperlearner.Kindlyreferenceyourpaymentwithyourchild'sinitial,surnameandtheirgrade,Eg:AMoosa-Gr2A.Wealsowishtoremindyouthatfeesarepayableinadvanceonorbeforethe7thofeachmonth.

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LaylaaWhyte-grade1-startedhorseridingattheageof2.ShewantedtokeepupwithherolderbrotherwhowantedtorideasitisaSunnaofNabeeSAW.Shehasriddenmanydifferentponies/horsesasshehasprogressedfrombeingledbythetrainertonowbeingabletotrotandcanteronherown.Laylaacanjumpheightsofupto70cm.Laylaaridesonaweeklybasisforanhourwithinagroup.Shealsopartakesinjumpingshowsandcompetitions.HorseridingisoneofLaylaa'spassions.Sheconstantlylooksforwardtoitonadailybasis.MashaAllahLaylakeepitup

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