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01 AUGUST 2024

 

NEWSLETTER

1. WAITING AREAS TO BE USED FROM TERM 4

Parents/guardians are hereby informed of the following: Grade 1-3 & LSEN learners must be fetched from the compulsory waiting area at the Karee Steet entrance until 14:00. Learners who are not fetched by 14:00 must wait at the Poplar Street waiting area at the bottom gate. The previous Foundation Phase gate will no longer be used to exit the school in the afternoons. Grade 4-7 learners must be fetched from the compulsory waiting area at the bottom gate on Poplar Street after school. We emphasize that learners must be fetched IMMEDIATELY after school. Loitering after school will not be tolerated.

 

2. MARKET DAY AND CIVVIES DAY

Parents/guardians and learners are hereby informed of the Market Day and Civvies Day to be held on the 30^th of August 2024. Learners are encouraged to bring pocket money to support our Grade 7 young entrepreneurs who will be selling various goodies/products. Grade 1-6 learners can wear their Civvies at a cost of R20 payable on the Karri app.

 

3. COMMEMORATION OF MANDELA DAY AT MPS

In commemoration of Mandela Day, we will be running our annual Mandela Day Book Drive which was initiated in 2022. With this in mind and our need to improve literacy and reading skills in our country, we encourage parents to support our school by donating pre-loved story books / novels (in good condition) or purchasing at least one (or more) children’s story books / novels in contribution to our MANDELA DAY BOOK DRIVE.  Companies are also welcome to donate books. These books will be used to furnish our Media Centre for our learners to enjoy. The Book Drive will start immediately and will run until the end of Term 4. The class that collects the most books by the end of Term 3 will get to have a FREE CIVVIES DAY. The same will apply at the end of Term 4. Let us join hands in enriching the lives of our future leaders.

 

4. LTSM SUPPLIERS

Midrand Primary is requesting companies that supply stationery, classroom resources, library materials and library books to please submit their business profiles to mandy@midrandprimary.co.za on or before the 6^th of August 2024. 

 

5. TUCKSHOP ORDERS

To avoid learners not receiving food on time, all tuckshop orders must please be placed on the Karri app before 7:30am each morning. Orders placed after 7:30am will unfortunately not be accepted.

 

6. GRADE 1 AND GRADE 8 ONLINE APPLICATIONS FOR 2025

Applications for Grade 1 and Grade 8 admissions are done online and are not conducted internally at schools. Online applications opened on the 11^th of July 2024 at 08:00 and will close on the 12^th of August 2024 at midnight. Parents can visit www.gdeadmissions.gov.za to apply.

 

7. DUE DATE APPROACHING – GRADE 2-7 NEW APPLICATIONS FOR 2025

Applications for new admissions in Grades 2-7 for 2025 commenced on the 15^th of April 2024 and will conclude on the 16^th of August 2024. Parents are welcome to apply at school between 09:00 and 13:00. Kindly ensure that the compulsory certified documents (not older than three months) are brought to school as listed below. No late applications will be accepted. Required documents: Certified copy of birth certificate, certified copy of parent’s ID’s, recent/latest school report, and municipality account/lease agreement. Please bring a black pen to complete the application form.

 

 

8. GRADE 7 OVERNIGHT CAMP

Parents and guardians are reminded about the Grade 7 overnight camp. Please note that in order for Grade 7 learners to attend camp, their school fees account must be up to date. All payments must be made on the Karri App. Kindly note that there are only 120 places, so the first 120 parents to pay the camp deposit fee will reserve their child’s space for the camp. The cut-off date for the full payment is the 31^st of August 2024 after which NO PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED! Parents are encouraged to pay in three instalments (June, July and August). Please take note of the Grade 7 overnight camp details below:

Grade	Venue	Deposit	Total Amount	Depart Date	Return Date
7	Jubaweni camp, Limpopo	R1500	R2400	09/09/2024 @ 08:00	12/09/2024 @ 14:00

 

9. SPORTS & EXTRA-MURAL RESULTS

Chess: Rorisang Mongwana was the sole representative for Midrand Primary School at the Chess Individual District competition. She played a total of five rounds and won two of them. Although she did not qualify for Provincials, we are extremely proud of her outstanding representation of Midrand Primary School. Our heartfelt gratitude goes to her coach, Ms. De Jong.

Gymnastics: Fifty of our gymnastic learners participated in the Central Gauteng District Gymnastics Competition on the 20^th and 21^st of July 2024. The team achieved remarkable results, bringing home 33 gold, 13 silver, and 4 bronze medals. Impressively, 48 of our gymnasts qualified for Central Colors and will advance to Provincials. We thank their coach, Mrs. Stokes-Thubakgale.

WAG Gymnastics: Several of our WAG gymnasts competed in the WAG District competition. We are proud to announce that Phatsimo Moumakwe and Orifha Lukoto have advanced to the Provincial rounds. We thank their coach, Mrs. Stokes-Thubakgale for her guidance and support.

WITS Mathematics Competition: In term 2, the grade 4-7 learners participated in the WITS Mathematics Competition. We are proud to announce that three of the learners have qualified to represent the school in the final national round. We wish them all the best!

Gauteng Arts for Public Schools Competition: Gauteng arts for public schools hosted their first round of the Drama festival. Learners participated in poetry, public speaking and mime. The learners received best in mime and position one in Foundation Phase poetry, and position one in Foundation Phase public speaking. Overall, our learners performed exceptionally well, and we are proud of them. We thank their coaches, Ms. T. Mavundla and Ms. Mfundisi.

Science Olympiad: We would like to congratulate Bokang Galane (Grade 5) and Khanya Mahlumba (Grade 7) who obtained position one at the Science Olympiad Cluster level. We are proud of their achievement, and we wish them all the best for the next round. We thank their Science teachers for their support.

 

10. SCHOOL FEES

All parents are requested to ensure that their school fees account is up to date. School fees can be paid at the school’s finance office using debit or credit card or by direct deposit into the school’s bank account. No cash will be accepted.

BANK DETAILS: Please use the correct references when making deposits.

BANK: NEDBANK          BRANCH: MIDRAND                 ACC. NO: 1686 04 0075

CODE: 168642               TYPE: CURRENT                        REF: USE NAME, SURNAME & GRADE OF THE CHILD

 

 

Kind Regards,

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 Mr. M. Mulaudzi

      Principal

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK:

“Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.” – Kobe Bryant