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16 JANUARY 2025
NEWSLETTER
- WELCOME TO THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2025!
On behalf of the SGB, management and staff of Midrand Primary School, it is our great privilege and honor to welcome you to the academic year of 2025! We hope that you have had an enjoyable festive season and that you are well rested too. A special word of welcome to all our new parents who have joined our family this year. We look forward to establishing strong and long-lasting relationships with you as we embark on the educational journey of developing, nurturing, and preparing your child for the challenging world ahead! To our existing parents, we look forward to continue working with you, as we add another exciting chapter to the life of our great institution. We implore our parent community to take ownership of their children’s education to ensure that they achieve great results. We are convinced that strong, healthy, and working partnerships with you will have a positive influence on your children’s education. We thank you for your support and we look forward to working with you. All the best for term one!
- STAFFING
We would like to extend a warm welcome to Ms. Morepane who has been appointed as a Grade 3 educator.
- ENTRANCE & EXIT FOR GRADE 1-3 & LSEN LEARNERS
Parents and guardians of Grade 1-3 & LSEN learners are reminded that they MUST make use of the Karee Street gate ONLY in the mornings and after school. We thank you for your co-operation.
- SCHOOL TIMES
Kindly take note of the school times below. Late coming disrupts learning and WILL NOT be tolerated.
PHASE / GRADES |
DAYS |
START TIME |
DISMISSAL TIMES |
Foundation Phase (Grades 1-3 & LSEN) |
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GRADE 1 |
Monday – Friday |
07:30 |
12:00 (UNTIL 24/01/2025) |
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Monday |
07:30 |
13:30 (FROM 27/01/2025) |
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Tuesday – Friday |
07:30 |
13:00 |
GRADE 2 |
Monday |
07:30 |
13:30 |
|
Tuesday – Friday |
07:30 |
13:00 |
GRADE 3 |
Monday |
07:30 |
14:00 |
|
Tuesday – Friday |
07:30 |
13:30 |
LSEN |
Monday – Friday |
07:30 |
13:00 |
Intermediate & Senior Phase (Intersen – Grade 4-7) |
Monday – Friday |
07:30 |
14:00 |
Grade 1 learners will be released at 12:00 daily until 24/01/2025. There will be compulsory waiting class for Foundation Phase learners where they will wait TO BE SIGNED OUT by parents/transport operators at the Karee Street gate only. The Karee Street gate closes at 07:30 daily and will be opened again from 13:00 – 14:30 after school.
- INCIDENTS OF REMOTE JAMMING REPORTED OUTSIDE MPS
Parents and guardians are advised to be vigilant in the parking lot as cases of remote jamming have been reported. We implore parents to check that their vehicles are securely locked.
- LTSM LOAN FORMS
Grade 4-7 learners received an LTSM loan form that must be completed by parents and returned to the class teacher by learners. Parents must thoroughly check learners’ textbooks to ensure that the correct information is recorded regarding the condition of the textbooks. Parents will be liable to pay a fee of R250 per textbook if textbooks are lost or damaged. Textbooks will be retrieved from learners on Monday if loan forms are not returned to school. Loan forms are due on Monday, 20 January 2025.
- COMPULSORY TEXTBOOK DEPOSIT FOR ALL GRADE 4 LEARNERS
Parents are reminded to pay a refundable textbook deposit of R500 for their children on or before 31 January 2025.
- STATIONERY ITEMS
Parents must ensure that learners attend school with the stationery items indicated on the stationery list. All stationery items must be labelled with learners’ details. Compulsory items to be submitted to GRADE 4-7 class teachers: Typek paper, boxes of tissue, rolls of toilet paper, hand sanitizer and liquid hand soap. Parents who did not submit stationery items have until the 24th of January 2025 to submit ALL outstanding stationery items.
- COMPULSORY SCHOOL DIARY
Grade 3-7 parents are reminded that learners must have the compulsory school diary. The school diary costs R75 and is available for purchase on the Karri App. Learners are expected to read the school code of conduct in the school diary. Homework must be recorded in the compulsory school diary daily.
- SCHOOL UNIFORM
Learners must be attired in the correct and full summer school uniform daily. We expect our learners to be neatly groomed and presentable at all times. Please consult the school diary for the summer uniform for boys and girls. Except for female prefects, girls are not allowed to wear white socks. All boys are expected to wear a black belt with their khaki school pants.
- SCHOOL FEES
We urge parents to take advantage of a massive 10% discount if fees are settled by 31 March 2025. 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:
BANK: NEDBANK BRANCH: MIDRAND ACC. NO: 1686 04 0075
CODE: 168642 TYPE: CURRENT REF: USE NAME, SURNAME & GRADE OF CHILD
Please use the correct references when making deposits.
Kind Regards,
______________
Mr. M. Mulaudzi
Principal
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK:
“If you don’t see a book you want on the shelf, write it.” – Beverly Cleary