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Brackenhurst Primary School
Newsletter 2/2020 27 January 2020
Dear Parents,
Quote for the week:
SCHOOL FEES
Please make sure all final balances for 2019 school fees are paid up as 2020 fees are now due.
School fees 2020 = R14 300,00
School fees are payable as follows:
OPTION A: R12 155,00 (payable by 31 March
2020 – (15% discount)
OPTION B: (Debit Order) 11 equal monthly
payments – R1 300,00 per month, 1 February – 1 December 2020
OPTION C: Electronic transfer. Copy of proof
of any payment by electronic transfer must
be submitted to the bursar, Mrs Linda Joubert.
E-LEARNING LICENCING FEE
At the Annual General Meeting held on 12 November 2019, a resolution was passed regarding
the E-Learning Licencing Fee. The fees for 2020 are as follows:
E-Learning Licencing Fee for Grades 4 – 7 is
R350,00. Please try to pay this fee as soon as possible (but by end January 2020 latest) so that
learners can be allocated and be able to load
necessary software from the second week of school in 2020.
An annual licence fees of R250,00 per child for
learners Grade 1 – 3 should be paid before end January 2020. This will cover the cost of the trolley
solution with tablets we have purchased for our Foundation Phase learners.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
IF YOU PAY THE R350,00 (INTERSEN PHASE) OR R250,00 (FOUNDATION PHASE)
VIA EFT, REFERENCE TO BE USED IS YOUR CHILD’S NAME AND SURNAME AND E-LEVY.
DO NOT PAY THIS AMOUNT WITH YOUR SCHOOL FEES.
IT MUST BE A SEPARATE PAYMENT. IF YOU
PUT THE PAYMENT THROUGH WITH SCHOOL FEES IT WILL NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO E-
LEVY.
INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD FEE
A fee of R100,00 per child per year is payable for the maintenance of interactive whiteboards
during the course of 2020.
Please send the money as soon as possible in a
clearly marked envelope “WHITEBOARD FEE” and your child’s name and hand it in to your child’s
register teacher. PLEASE DO NOT DO AN EFT FOR THE WHITEBOARD FEE.
SCHOOL TIMES – PLEASE NOTE CHANGES:
Grade 1 – 2: 07:40 – 13:30 every day
Grade 3 – 7: 07:40 – 14:15 every day
OFFICE HOURS: The office will be open from 7:30 am to 2:15 pm
daily for parents.
SCHOOL TERMS 2020
Term 1: 15 January – 20 March Term 2: 31 March – 12 June
Term 3: 7 July – 18 September
Term 4: 29 September – 2 December
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School/Public Holidays:
21 March – Human Rights Day 10 April – Good Friday
13 April – Family Day 27 April – Freedom Day
1 May – Workers’ Day
16 June – Youth Day 9 August – National Women’s Day
10 August – Public Holiday 24 September – Heritage Day
16 December – Day of Reconciliation 25 December – Christmas Day
26 December – Day of Goodwill
NEWSLETTER
Please note: Should you wish to receive a hard
copy of the newsletter, please forward a note to your child’s register teacher. Hard copies will only
be made for parents who have requested them.
PLEASE MAKE USE OF THE SCHOOL
COMMUNICATOR
This software programme App will ensure reliable
and up to date communication with you, the
parent/guardian. This is a very simple and easy to use programme and can be installed on your home
and/or work computer/s. This will allow us to keep up to date on a daily basis as to what is happening
at school. This will include the newsletter, photos, sporting fixtures, contact details, etc. The
Communicator updates itself via your internet
connection.
To download, you can make use of one of the following options:
1. Download the software directly from the
Website using the following URL www.schoolcommunicator.com/downloads
OR 2. Download the App D6 Communicator and
follow the instructions.
3. The address is: http://mobi.d6communicator.com
Should you have any queries, please contact Mr
Fabel or Mrs Roets on (011) 900 1000.
THE PARAGON GENERARION
Dear Grade 4 – 7 Parents, a pamphlet (attached at
the end of this newsletter) has gone home with children today. If parents are interested, please
complete the return slip and send back to school by
Wednesday 29 January. Please note that this is a private initiative, not the school. The company
will contact the parents after receipt of the return
slip.
ACADEMIC
CYCLE DAYS –TERM 1
DAY DATE
1 Monday, 27 January
2 Tuesday, 28 January
3 Wednesday, 29 January
4 Thursday, 30 January
5 Friday, 31 January
6 Monday, 3 February
7 Tuesday, 4 February
1 Wednesday, 5 February
2 Thursday, 6 February
3 Friday, 7 February
CULTURAL
Brackenhurst Academy of Music
If your child would like to play an instrument, please
see the advertisement at the end of this newsletter.
SPORTS
Athletics training
Sprints:
Monday and Wednesday: U/7 & U/8 1:30 – 2:30 U/9 – U/13 2:30 – 3:30
Long Distance:
Tuesday and Thursday: U/9 – U/13 2:30 – 3:30
Netball
Netball practice U/12 and 13 only:
U/13 Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30 – 3:30 U/12 Mondays and Wednesdays 2:30 – 3:30
Karate
Karate has started again.
Contact details: Sensei Laurent 082 494 2704
Chess
Trials for chess will take place this
week:
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Gr 5, 6 & 7: Monday 27 January @ 2:30 –
3:30 in the Multipurpose room Gr 1 & 2: Tuesday 28 January @ 1:45 –
2:30 in G17 Gr 3 & 4: Wednesday 29 January @ 2:30 –
3:30 in the Multipurpose room
Ms Morin and Ms Falconer will be selecting players.
Practice will then start next week:
Gr 3 – 7: Mondays @ 2:30 – 3:30 in the Multipurpose Room
Gr 1 – 2: Tuesdays @ 1:45 – 2:30 in G17
PE Uniform
Brackenhurst Primary PE Uniforms are on sale at the
Sports Office every Monday and Wednesday
morning from 07:00 – 07:30. Learners may also to buy the uniform any day
during their breaks. Please see the advertisement at the end of this newsletter.
House Shirts
Please contact Alice Lombard on 083 397
5705 for any orders/queries regarding House T-Shirts.
PLEASE NOTE: Only the house T-shirt with the school PE short/skort may be worn on Fridays. NO
OTHER SHIRTS WILL BE ALLOWED.
The cost of the shirts is as follows:
Children’s Shirts: R75,00 Adult’s Shirts: R90,00
The division for the houses is according to the
month in which you were born: MARS (Red): January, February, March, April
JUPITER (Yellow): May, June, July, August VENUS (Blue): September, October,
November, December
FUNDRAISING FOR TERM 1 2020
Party Packers For all your party pack needs contact Mrs Kirsten
Capell ([email protected]) or Mrs
Samantha Lawrenz ([email protected]). Party packs are
R25 each and may be collected from one of our classes the day before they are required.
Valentine's Day Badges Badges will be available in Mrs S. Lawrenz class
(G9) for R5 each from the 3rd of February 2020.
Valentine's Day Civvies Day 14th February
2020 Learners are to pay R10 to their register teacher to
participate in Valentine's Day Civvies Day. Learners are to come dressed in red, pink and white.
Kaskar Derby – 18 March 2020 Save this date! More information will be going out
soon.
SAVE THE DATE – 28 & 29 FEBRUARY 2020
The Travelling Bookshop will be visiting our school again next month. See the advertisement at the
end of this newsletter.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Check the Dojo school story regularly for
community news and opportunities.
Are your soccer boots too
small for you but still usable?
Do you have a pair of
trainers/tekkies that could be
used again?
Brackenhurst Primary School
is collecting soccer boots and tekkies/trainers that
are still in a good condition for the aspiring young
soccer and netball stars in the Jackson’s Drift
Squatter Camp.
We will collect these during Term 1 and Term 2
Juniors – drop off by Mrs Downs (G41)
Seniors – drop off by the Sports Office
Be a star and share your sole
Collections Term 1 & 2 – Easter Eggs and Chocolates, Toiletries, Babies Behind Bars
SPCA Please send pet food, blankets and newspapers to
Mrs Robinson.
Coins
Please collect lots in your class daily and send on Fridays to:
Seniors – Miss Palm and Juniors – Miss Tambellini
This donation is for:
Term 1 – TLC Term 2 – Council of the Blind
Term 3 – TEARS Foundation Term 4 – St. Mary’s Orphanage
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Care Packages – Civvies Day – 13 March
We are putting together items for BPS pupils in need:
Grade 1 – Soap Grade 2 & 3 – Bath sponges / face cloths
Grade 4 – Toothpaste
Grade 5 – Toothbrushes Grade 6 – Girls’ deodorant
Grade 7 – Boys’ deodorant Please hand to your class teacher.
Children can dress up as their favourite book character on this day.
Bread Tags and Bottle Tops
Please take these to Mrs Robinson for wheelchairs. We have already collected for and donated 17
wheelchairs!
Hidden Treasures
All second-hand items: Clothes, appliances, shoes, stationery, bedding, toys, etc. All sold to support
270 orphans. Shop: 15 Voortrekker Rd, Alberton Please send to Mrs Premdutt.
GRADE 7 LEARNERS (And all gr 1 – 6 if
interested)
Dear Parents,
Grade 7s have always left a legacy behind by
helping the less-fortunate and reaching out to the
community in their final year. It is not necessary to be part of the small group which goes on 2 outings
in the year. ALL BPS learners can help in the areas they are passionate about. It's important to note
that giving and serving should be done cheerfully
and selflessly and not just for a reward. God loves a cheerful giver!
(If, by being active in the community along with
sport and cultural activities, your child is promoted to silver or gold learner rep status.....that is a
bonus! Our reward is the feeling we get when we
change the life of another human being, whether it is a small impact or a great one.)
Please download the document sent about
community outreaches.
These are some of the things kids can do:
1) Pollution Solution. (Bring a black bag and clean up the stairs and field and buildings.
2) Donate coins or notes to the orphanage in the class money box.
3) Donate Easter eggs closer to the time.
4) Donate second-hand items to Hidden Treasures. The charity shop sells them and
feeds nearly 300 orphans. Eg. Books, CDs,
DVDs, ornaments, toys, clothing, bedding,
stationery, games, appliances, etc. One man's trash is another man's treasure :)
5) Collect newspapers, blankets and pet food for the SPCA.
6) Collect plastic bread tags and bottle tops
towards a wheelchair for a handicapped or elderly person.
7) Donate old BPS uniforms for the 2nd-hand shop.
8) Knit squares and make a blanket for Babies Behind Bars. Collect clothing, nappies and
baby toiletries towards this cause. Pls tell
your kids that the babies didn't get arrested and locked up LOL! Some juniors were very
distressed by the name of the out reach. Too cute! Female prisoners may keep
babies they give birth to in prison for 2
years. 9) Anything else helpful. If it's for Scouts,
church, Girl Guides, mini-councillor, missionary trip, etc. then pls bring a letter
from the organisation to say what your child did. It can be shown to the Gr 7
mentor teacher. This goes for outside sport
too.
Posters are in the windows of each classroom to say which teacher is collecting a particular item.
Thank you for your continued kindness, generosity and compassion.
GENERAL
Tuck Shop
Attached to the newsletter is the full Tuckshop Menu.
PARENTS’ CORNER
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PE UNIFORM
PE shirts R170
Skort R170
Shorts R150
Caps R55
Beanies R60
Soccer Socks R45
Tracksuits:
Size 20 – 22 R380
Size 24 – 26 R390
Size 28 – 30 R400
Size 32 – 34 R410
Size 36 – 40 R420
on sale at the sports office every
Monday and Wednesday morning 07h00 – 07h30
LEARNERS: are welcome to buy anytime during the school day (breaks)
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GRADE 4 – 7 PARENTS
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