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A - N E W I T E M S 1. RELIGIOUS GREETING A blessed Eid Mubarak to our Muslim learners and parents who celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr yesterday. 2. EARLY SCHOOL CLOSURE – FRIDAY, 30 JUNE 2017 School closes at 12:00 on Friday, 30 June 2017. Please make arrangements for your child to be fetched at 12 noon

sharp. Notify your child’s taxi driver about this closing time. Do not switch off your cellphones on Friday, 30 June 2017, as we

need to contact both you and the taxi driver should there be prob-lems.

Please also write in your child’s message book the cell number of the taxi driver.

Update all contact numbers and please send the information to school before the last day of term.

On break-up day, your child should come to school with his/her school bag containing all contact details and ensure that your child’s taxi driver’s cellphone is switched on.

Medication will be handed out at 08:00 and not at the end of the day.

B—R E P E AT E D I T E M S

1. ANNUAL GOLF DAY – TUESDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2017 Forest Town Schools’ annual Golf Day is taking place on Tuesday, 21 November 2017. Parents please support our golf day. See attached flyer for all details. You can contact Brigid Jaucot for more details. RSVP to brigid@wcholdings.co.za 2. FOREST TOWN’S GOT TALENT 2017 FINALS

The Forest Town’s Got Talent Finals will be held on 29 June during school in the hall. Congratulations to all the finalists! An entrance fee of R5 will be charged for learners to attend and will be put towards school fundraising. Please send your child’s entrance fee to their teacher.

The finalists:

Department / Class Items

ADMIN Curtains, table, couch, chairs, linen, crockery, carpet,kettle,

microwave (Should be in good condition to use please.)

(Contact Ursula)

Medication

All medication to be dispensed by the school nurse. In her absence a designate will be appointed. Medication can be delivered to the school nurse by parents/guardians or via the school bus driver.

No medication is to be sent to the school in the learner’s school bag. All children must line up in an orderly manner outside the nurse’s rooms. Medication will be administered between 07:30 – 08:00 and 11:40 – 12:00. As from Grade 1, it is the child’s responsibility to see that he/she takes the prescribed medication

daily. Failure to do so will hinder the child to perform to the best of his/her potential and/or may have an impact on his/her behaviour in class.

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T: 011 646 0131

E: info@fts.org.za

3. PAYMENT OF SCHOOL FEES All parents are obliged to pay school fees in terms of Section 40 of the SA Schools Act, unless they have been granted exemption from the payment of school fees. The criteria for the total, partial or conditional exemption of parents, who are unable to pay compulsory school fees, will be determined in accordance with the criteria set out in the exemption of parents from school fees regulations (as amended in Government Gazette 39392 of 17 November 2006). 4. PRIVATELY RUN BUS TRANSPORT SERVICE AT SCHOOL If transport fees do not reflect on the schools’ books by the 7th of each month, you will be notified and your child will not be able to use the bus until payment has been received. Please keep in mind that EFT payments takes 3 days to reflect, therefore your payment must be done by the 3rd of each month in order for it to reflect by the 7

th. Once you have received the notification,

please do not take your child to the pickup point, as the bus driver has been instructed not to pick up any non-paying child until the amount outstanding has been settled. Please note proof of payment request below. 5. PROOF OF PAYMENTS When you are doing EFT payments to the school, please send proof of payment IMMEDIATELY to leratom@fts.org.za or fax to 011 6460134. Please use your child’s name & surname as reference and add what the payment is for.

6. IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2nd TERM

School closes for winter holiday @ 12:00 Friday, 30 June 2017

7. LEARNERS COMING LATE AND BEING FETCHED LATE Week 19 - 23 June 2017 – See attachment to newsletter. LOUISE LOVELL PRINCIPAL

This newsletter is available from our website www.foresttownschool.co.za

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ENTRANCE FEE: 29th June

LEARNERS ARRIVING LATE AT SCHOOL

(Week 19th to 23rd June 2017)

EARNERS FETCHED LATE FROM SCHOOL

MONDAY 19/06/17

TUESDAY 20/06/17

WEDNESDAY 21/06/17

THURSDAY 22/06/17

FRIDAY 23/06/17

Kabe Amo Sibanda Sbusiso Motsepe Neo Feinberg Erin Skosana Lesley Mothobi Veron Lecheko Kekeletso

Duze Nqobile Mothobi Veron Magubane Sphumeleli Skosana Lesley Kabe Amo Lecheko Kekeletso Moloi Musa Dube Nozipho Nkosi Thando Maleka Hlogo-nolo Selo Gabriel Mangena Kgomo Marema Ofentse Ngwenya Mfana-futhi Radingwana Kabelo Kgosi Pule Lawrence Brian Gule Zweli

Motsepe Neo Duze Nqobile Mongwe Mpo Kabe Amo Magubane Sphumeleli Lawrence Brian

Gule Zweli Raphiri Hlono Shezi Sithabiso Magubane Sphumeleli Tladi Seremi Soyana Thabang Kabe Amo Adam Zeru

Bennett Cavan Mangena Lethabo Kabe Amo Njenje Usiphile Kalonji Mervedy Motsepe Neo Skosana Lesley

MONDAY 19/06/17

TUESDAY 20/06/17

WEDNESDAY 21/06/17

THURSDAY 22/06/17

FRIDAY 23/06/17

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