from the desk of the principal · meps hosted their annual swim-ming fun day on the 12 april 2019...

Mount Edgecombe Private School

Thus far, 2019 has been a good year. We are proud to have accepted new learners into the MEPS family, in-creasing our school enrol-ment. We hope that our new learners have adjusted well. In addition to the new learners, we also welcome the new educators to our family. We hope that your tenure at MEPS is fulfilling. Remaining on the subject of staffing, our 10 year loyal service award was recently awarded to Mrs V Naidoo, Mrs K.T Moodley, Mrs A.Maharaj, Mrs R Motilall, Mrs V.Chettiar, Mr K Majozi, Mr J Magwaza, Mrs S Gov-ender and Mrs T Singh. In addition, Mrs KT Moodley has been appointed a Senior Educator. We wish her well and congratulate her on this appointment. Our Grade 11 and 12 Prefects for 2019 have been inducted and have taken their pledge. Our head boy, Keanan Pillai, and head girl, Tekayha Sukuram, are both Grade 12 learners. We sin-

cerely hope that our younger learners are inspired by these MEPS leaders and endeavour to follow in their foot-steps. Various talks have been held at school for our learners. The vocational talks for Grades 9 - 12 from Damelin, Varsity College and University of Pretoria talks were enlightening and were con-ducted in the hopes that our learners give more serious thought to their intended careers. Our Grade 5 and 6 female learners were also visited by a representative from “Always” who pro-vided our learners with health care information. Our learners in Grade 10, 11 and 12 have attended Holiday Intervention clas-ses during the 18 - 22 March. Weekday and Sat-urday Intervention classes for Grades 4 - 12 will once again commence from the 2nd term. Note that inter-

vention classes are spe-cifically designed to improve learner perfor-mance and we strongly urge all parents and learners to take ad-vantage of this oppor-tunity. We wish our learners every success for the remainder of the year and in preparing for their final exams at the end of the year.

School Fees

MEPS wishes to thank

parents for the timeous payment of school fees.

However, a small num-

ber of parents have not fully complied with

school fee payment re-

quirements.

Statements are issued

on a monthly basis. These will include after

care fees as well.

Kindly note that non-

payment of School Fees

will result in the appro-

priate action being

taken.

MEPS vegetable gar-

den

2

Grade RR to Grade 6

excursion

2– 3

Term two top achiev-

ers

4-5

2018 Grade 12

Awards

6

MEPS Easter Parade 7

MEPS World of

Sport

8-11

MEPS Team Build-

ing

12

Afrikaans screening 12

2019 Matricultants 12–

13

Discipline 14

Grade 3 projects 15

Staff Achievements 16-17

Dates to diarize 18

Brain Boosting

Smoothie

20

Inside this issue:

From The desk of the Principal

Second to None

We have, as part of the school pro-

gramme, launched our foundation phase vegetable garden programme.

The Grade RR and Grade R learners

have planted, watered and pruned their

vegetables and herbs. This initative is directed at teaching learners the im-

portance and responsibility of care to-wards our environment, plant structure

and how it functions as well health ben-

efits of plants.

Healthy eating promotes healthy minds. Ensure that your child has a balanced

diet.

The MEPS VEGETABLE GARDEN– Healthy eating promotes healthy minds

even greeted by the African Grey parrot at the zoo.

The day ended with a picnic in

the shade and fun in the sun.

The Grade RR learners had an amazing opportunity to venture out of the classroom, some for the first time without their parents.

They visited the Mitchell's Park Zoo, where they saw animals ranging from birds to monkeys and alpacas. They learnt about the various animals, their habitats and their diets. Learners were

Grade RR Excursion to Mitchells Park

MEPS ON THE GO

The Grade 1 learners enjoyed an edu-cational excursion to the Crocodile Creek on the 12th of March 2019.They learnt about the Nile crocodile and what they eat. They also got to walk with the crocodiles whilst they were being fed. Learners were educated about the dangers of getting too close to a crocodile. Learners watched in anticipation as the crocodile eggs hatched and baby crocodiles were born.

"It is essential that the foundations of Geo-graphical knowledge

shall be laid in the field. No amount of reading from books can make up for a practical knowledge gained by looking at the earth which the child is studying.”

Prof. E. F. Macnee.

Grade 1 visits Crocodile Creek

The Intermediate Phase learners visited

Sugar Rush Park on the 20/02/2019. Learners were exposed to a variety of

activities such as an educational conser-

vation talk on reptiles, laser tag and team building activities. Learners were

able to interact with a snake.

The grade 3 learner’s embarked on an educational environment excur-sion to Treasure Beach on the Bluff. Learners were involved in various activities relating to sea life. The learners were very interested as these activities were hands-on activities. The learners found crabs, sea ur-chins, snails, eel, fish and mussels. Learners recorded their scavenger hunt. Each learner was presented with Enviro Kids Activity Book.

Grade 4 to 6 visit to Sugar Rush Park

Did you know that there are 33 endan-

gered fresh water fish

species in South Afri-ca?

On Tuesday 12 March 2019, the

grade 2 learners went on an ex-cursion to Ushaka Marine World.

The day started with the viewing

of the penguins followed by the

tour around the aquarium where they viewed the huge turtle, the

famous S.A fish and clown fish. Thereafter they were given the

opportunity to watch the dolphin

show.

Grade 2 visit to Ushaka Marine World

Grade 3 visit to Treasure Beach Grade R B

FOUNDATION PHASE

GRADE RA

SHIVEERA HIRAMAN, TAYTUM REA NICKER, DELICIA HOPE PILLAY

GRADE RB

EMILY JOY MOONSAMY, SIMRITI RAMGOBEEN, CALEB THEO SOOBRAMONEY.

GRADE 1A

MRINALI MAHARAJ, SHILOH REID MUNSAMY, LETALYA KIMARA RAMLALL

GRADE 1B

SINOKUHLE AYATHABA DLAMINI, KASHIV MAHARAJ, TAYLOR SONNY

GRADE 2A

CHLOE ESTER MOODLEY, ZOE ISABEL THINGADU, MEGAN HAYLEE VENKATAS

GRADE 2B

KIARA TAMIKA NAIDOO, TEHILLA CHLOE PILLAY, LEVI TRISTYN PILLAY

GRADE 3A

KYLE MADANJIT, NKOKHELI MHLONGO, ABIGAIL PAIGE NAICKER

GRADE 3B

SHAKIRA RAGHOONANAN, RAMZAN MOHAMMED ZAKEER, RASEN KUMARASEN PATHMASEELAN

INTERMEDIATE PHASE

GRADE 4A

KIRTANA SAHDEO, ANDRIKA RAMJATTAN, ELIZABETH MOONSAMY

GRADE 4B

DHEYA MAHARAJ, LAEKIN CHETTY, GABRIELLE CHINNIAN

GRADE 5A

YOKAISHA PILLAY, EMILIANA NARAIN, KIRUVAN GOUDEN

GRADE 5B

KELITA SINGH, KIMESHNI KAILA PILLAY, CHLOE MADANJIT

GRADE 6

TASHRIYA SUDHU, ALIKA ALLI, DESHREE PILLAY

MEPS TERM 2 TOP ACHIEVERS

MEPS ON THE GO

GRADE 6B

LEONI GOVENDER, ANUSHRI MOODLEY, ALEXIA JAIDEN VEERA

GRADE 7

ISABELLA VALAYATHUM, YASHMIKA NAIDOO, ELISHA ANNE VARADEN

SENIOR PHASE

GRADE 8A-

GOSAI REHA, RAMDARIE KIAAV, DAWOOD MASEEHA

GRADE 8B

VIASHAN PILLAY, KAYURI PILLAY

GRADE 9A

AMEEN DAWOOD, DEVESH NAIDOO, REVATI BHOOLA

GRADE 9B

THILESHNEE MOODLEY, DANIELLE RAMIAH, RAMSEWAK YASHMIKA

FET PHASE

GRADE 10

NIL

GRADE 11

GOVENDER ZINEDINE, YUSHEEL HARINARIAN, TEVIN SINGH

GRADE 12

SUKURAM TEKAYHA, PILLAI KEANAN

* - Learners in Grade 10 did not obtain an average of 80% in all subjects; therefore, there are no entries for the Top 3. * - Only 2 learners obtained full house distinctions in Grade 8B and in Grade 12.

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your diet. Nut consumption aids in weight

management, combats type 2 diabetes and re-

duces your risk of stroke, explains the Linus

Pauling Institute. Nuts also support brain func-

tion, and nuts rich in a few key nutrients help

you concentrate.

Check out our delicious brain boosting smooth-

ie on Page 18

Lets get ready for the final run……- Interesting facts about Nuts in your diet

MEPS held its Matric Awards Cere-

mony on Wednesday, 23 January 2019 at the School Hall.

It was a prestigious ceremony where

our 2018 Grade 12 learners received

awards for their achievements in the NSC 2018 examinations.

Our guest of honour was Ms .A. Ma-

haraj (Audit and Risk Committee of MEPS). She inspired learners with

her motivational talk on how to attain

optimum success post matric.

Of the 13 candidates that en-

tered the NSC Examination, 1 learner did not meet the re-

quirements. However, Kyle

Luckan obtained 5 A’s and the school received a full

house distinctions in Life Ori-

entation.

Kyle also received the Princi-

pal’s Award. The Good Fel-

lowship Award was awarded to Mbuso Mkhize.

Matric Awards– Class of 2018

MEPS ON THE GO

Kyle Luckan

Awardees -

2018

Matriculants

Intermediate Phase Quiz Competition

The learners from the Intermediate Phase competed in a Quiz Competition at Trenance Park Primary on the 24th April 2019. The learners that represented our school did ex-ceptionally well. Israel Moonsamy from Grade 4 was placed 3rd in his category and will now proceed to the finals at PEC. We wish him all the best.

An Easter Program was held on Thursday the 18 April 2019 at our school. Learners and staff were enter-tained by musical items and enlight-ened on the significance of Easter. A hat parade together with an Easter Egg Hunt added elements of fun and games for our younger learners. A poetry and poster competition was held for the other grades. The Easter Program was a great success and paved the way for the highly antici-pated Easter Weekend.

MEPS Young Archievers

MEPS Easter Parade

MEPS hosted their Annual Swim-

ming Fun Day on the 12 April 2019 at the Rainham Pool. It was an exciting

event which showcased the true

meaning of teamwork. Learners dis-played their team work by participat-

ing in many races and novelty races.

Each participant was declared a win-ner received a medal.

MEPS world of Sports– Swimming Fun Day

MEPS ON THE GO

MARTIAL ARTS

MEPS is proud to notify you that

Asheena Moodley, Grade 2B learner has obtained her KZN colours which

was endorsed by the Department of

Sports and Recreation under FCMA (Full Contact Martial Arts – A Na-

tional Body which governs Martial

Arts in South Africa) recently

MARTIAL ARTS

MEPS is proud to notify you that

Sashlin Naidoo , Grade 5A learner has obtained his KZN colours which

was endorsed by the Department of

Sports and Recreation under FCMA (Full Contact Martial Arts – A Na-

tional Body which governs Martial

Arts in South Africa) recently

KZN TENNIS ASSOCIATION SELECTS BATUL SEEDAT - A GRADE 10 LEARN-ER AT MEPS

Batul Seedat (15), a grade 10 learner, has

been selected as an under 19 reserve player for the KZN Tennis Association. Batul won 5

of her 7 matches during the round –robin tour-

nament on the 1st of March 2019. She has been playing for 3 years and is extremely ex-

cited about this new opportunity.

Her advice to other budding athletes: “Focus

on yourself, and practise really hard. Don’t use others success as a benchmark –

everything happens in your own time. Create

your own success and have fun while doing it.¨

“

MEPS world of Sports

World Cup Soccer

Our school hosted our annual World Cup Soccer at the Shekaya Grounds in Otta-wa. It was a resounding success were our learners showcased their talents and soc-cer skills. Learners looked stunning in their sports kits of their respective coun-tries. One of the highlights was the soc-cer match between the ladies of our staff vs the parents. The winning teams in the junior division were Males: Wales

Females: Italy.

The winning teams for the senior division were Males:

Russia and Females: Belgium

MEPS held our school sports at the

Kings Park Athletic Stadium on Satur-day 04/05/2019. We thank our parents

for their continued support. Our learners

were very excited to participate in their various events on the track. This was

definitely a highlight in our school cal-

endar. Leo house emerged as victors with leading points of 339. Congratula-

tions! Keep it up. Taurus was placed 2nd with 313 points and Scorpio in 3rd place

with 248 points. Well done to all our

athletes and their hardworking house masters and mistresses. The Sports Boy

for 2019 was Ayush Rajkoomar Grade 10. The Sports Girl

was Revati Bhoola Grade 9A. Well done to both these ath-letes.

MEPS world of Sports– Athletics Day 2019

MEPS ON THE GO

SPORT HOUSE : LEO—WAR SONG

Who are, who are, who are we? We are LEO can’t you see!

How we take it? Easy!

What’s your colours? Yellow!!!!!

SPORT HOUSE : TAURUS—WAR SONG

Red house red house, Show ém what you got

Cause we’re going for the top

Move over yellow, Edge out blue

Watch out Leo house

Cause red is

coming through!

SPORT HOUSE : SCORPIO—WAR SONG

Blue house blue house

Show them what we got?

We won’t stop

Cause we going for the top

MEPS world of Sports- Athletics Day 2019

The MEPS Master Chef Cook off 2019 was the

first team building exercise for the new year held on the 15 February 2019. This was a great

way for learners and educators to start the new

year. It gave new learners and educators the op-portunity and the forum to get to know each

other including the rest of the MEPS family and

for the returning educators and learners, it is always a great opportunity of having fun to-

gether. Furthermore team building exercise will assist mums and dads to prepare simple, nutri-

tious and tasty meals, requiring quick prepara-

tion time at home. This makes healthy lunches as well. These recipes will be published in the

MEPS cook-book.

Rocking future is an established career expo that has been interacting with SA schools for 15 years, bringing fun edu-entertainment to Matric Learners in more than 250 schools in South Africa. This expo provided an interactive and informative session to our Grade 11/12 learners on Wednesday, 22 May 2019. This creative expo encouraged our learners to attend private tertiary institutions and provided learners with the information they need to make cru-cial decisions about their future, after they leave school. The Rocking Future Roadshow inspired and motivated our learners

Team Building– MEPS MASTER CHEF COOK OFF 2019

Career Workshop

Mt.Edgecombe Private School co-ordinated the

film screening of the Grade 12 Afrikaans (FAL) Literature Set work. The two movies were Lien die

Langstaanskoene and Paljas. This initiative was a

resounding success, Over 1200 learners from the Pinetown District attended the screening. This initi-

ative was supported by the Department of Educa-

tion. MEPS received many complimentary reviews from the schools that attended as well as from Ster

Kinekor. The subject advisor Ms.H.Ortmann visit-ed the school after the performance and as a kind

gesture provided gifts for the staff as a token of her

appreciation for this sterling effort.

Afrikaans Screening

MEPS ON THE GO

Our 2019 Matriculants

The Grade 12 learners had a most informative team building and goal setting session at KPMG’S prestigious offices in Umhlanga. Ms Anoshee Maharaj from ADD Educare joined by renowned psy-chologist Dr. Anand Chetty facilitated this programme addressing Brand Awareness and Goal Set-ting. Mr Yugen Moodley, the Managing Partner of KPMG-KZN gave an informative talk on Ac-counting as a career. Heartfelt gratitude to Ms A Maharaj for co-ordinating this inspiring and motiva-tional experience. This programme surely will assist our learners to make informed decisions in their career paths, enabling them to strive towards optimum potential. The programme also focused on the EQ of learners and how to cope during this Matric Year.

A corporate visit and goal setting programme at KPMG

The Grade 12 class of 2019 were presented

with their Matric Blazers that was sponsored by the Board of Directors. The learners

looked stunning in their distinguished blaz-

ers. Learners expressed their gratitude for this kind gesture. They will wear these blaz-

ers with immense pride and uphold the

MEPS brand.

Learner Discipline

MEPS ON THE GO

1. Kids do better in school when parents are involved in their academic lives.

2. Attending parent-teacher conference is another way of staying informed.

3. Meeting with the teachers also lets your child know that what goes on in school will be shared at

home.

4. Keep in mind that parents or guardians can request meetings with teachers, H.O.D’S and the Prin-cipal’s through the administration office with prior arrangement.

5. Help by creating an effective study environment. Any well-lit, comfortable and quiet workspace

with the necessary facilities will do. Avoiding distractions (like a TV in the background) set-

ting up a start and end time can also help.

6. While your child does homework, be available to interpret assignment instructions, offer guidance, answer questions, and review the completed work. However, resist the urge to provide the correct

answers or complete the assignments yourself. Learning from mistakes is part of the process and

you don’t want to take this away from your child.

7. It's important to have a consistent bedtime routine, especially on school nights. Be sure to leave enough time before bed to allow your child to unwind before lights out and limit stimulating di-versions like TV, video games, and Internet access.

8. Talk to your child about keeping his or her school desk orderly so papers that need to come home don't get lost. Teach your child how to use a calendar or personal planner to help stay or-ganized.

9. Be sure to know when a test is scheduled so you can help your child study ahead of time rather than just the night before. You also might need to remind your child to bring home the right study materials, such as notes, study guides, or books.

10. Currently schools are featuring in the news for major discipline problems eg fighting, use of weapons, drug abuse etc.

11. We at MEPS aim to ensure that your child/ward is in a safe discipline environment. We will strive to ensure that our campus is drug free, weapon free and free of any form of prohibited ac-tivities.

12. If any learner breaks the school rules then the appropriate process will be followed and action implemented. Please refer to our school rules.

13. MEPS has 24 hr Security in order to promote a safe conducive learning environment. 14. We at MEPS are in the process of constructing a fence to further safeguard our children at

school. 15. Role of parents in learner discipline - Parents also need to play a vital role in the discipline of

their children. If any learner contravenes the rules in the Code of Conduct, the school reserves the right to issue the necessary sanctions and parents will need to sign a letter of commitment. Repeated offenders and those who commit serious offences could face non-readmission to the school.

16. Parents should monitor and ensure that learners comply with all MEPS Information Booklets as updated from time to time.

It's important for your child to know what's expected at school. Parents must support the school when disciplinary expectations aren't met. It's easiest for students when school expectations match

the ones at home, so kids see both environments as safe and caring places that work together as a

team.

NB – MEPS Information Booklet is on our website.

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/tv-habits.html

Grade 3 - A Day in a Life of an Insect Our Grade 3 learners enjoys an educational assessment on A

Day in a Life of an Insect. Learners had to choose an insect and

share facts about their chosen insect

handle their final NSC exami-

nations. Stop procrastinating and en-

sure you have a study time-

table which you are following. Don’t leave studying for the

last minute. It does not work!

Planning in advance is the key

to success. Remember proper

planning prevents poor perfor-mance

Follow a balanced lifestyle

Part of pressure of being a matricu-lant is being told by everyone how

important your matric exams are,

while at the same time having to make major decisions around your

future education and career.

Anxiety and stress levels are likely to be higher during this year and if it

is not managed properly, it might be a recipe for disaster.

A few strategies to help reduce stress

and anxiety that may help learners manage and be better equipped to

Engage yourself in physical exer-

cise, recreation and relaxation activities. Eat healthy and reduce

the amount of sugary foods which

may cause fatigue.Lastly moti-vate yourself daily .It begins with

you! Always be optimistic. Re-

member you are the maker of your own destiny.

Foundation Phase

Words of encouragement to our matric learners from Mrs T Naidu

their talents designing a gift out

of recycled material

Grade 3 – Create a Gift The importance of recycling is forecast

below as our Grade 3 learners showed

MEPS TOP ACHIEVERS– LONG SERVICE AWARDS

MEPS ON THE GO

Chairperson of the Board of MEPS obtains his Doctorate

The chairperson of the Board of Directors of MEPS completed his doctorate of Philosophy in Ac-

counting Sciences at UNISA this May 2019. The staff of the school hosted a function to congratu-late Dr Moodley on the outstanding achievement. We value his expert knowledge in the manage-

ment of the school.

Congratulations Dr Moodley!!

Kom ons leer Afrikaans

MEPS ON THE GO

What's happening in the Third Term– Diarize!!!!

Hi There All MEPS Alumni

We have embarked on our Alumni Programme for 2019. Please

assist management in updating our records with all your details

so that you can be part of this grand launch and programme

LAUNCH OF OUR NEW ALUMNI

PROGRAMME

Forthcom-

ing Events

Date Event Venue

08 August 2019 Disney Prom DLI Hall

17 August 2019 Open Day Mount Edgecombe Private

School

17 Siphosethu Road

MT Edgecombe

4300

PO Box 654

Access to the school is monitored and

controlled by access cards to ensure

learners safety. Security has report-

ed numerous instances of fraudulent

production of access cards by par-

ents. We urge you to refrain from

such activities as this will compro-

mise the security of the school. Ap-

propriate action will be taken by the

School against such defaulters.

Please do not hesitate to contact the

school to:

Report lost access cards;

Request replacement access

cards

Phone: (031) 539 7296/8

Fax: (031) 539 7297

Email: [email protected]

Take Note

Mount Edgecombe Private School was offi-

cially opened in 1996. The school provides to

its community a combined co-educational

school comprising of Foundation Phase com-

mencing from Grade RR, to Grade 3; Inter-

mediate Phase (Grade 4 to Grade 6), Senior

Phase (Grade 7 to Grade 9) and FET Phase

(Grade 10 to grade 12).

We are fully CAPS Compliant and UMALUSI Accredited. Our

subject offerings are as follows:

English (HL)

Afrikaans (FAL)

Life Orientation

Mathematics

Physical Sciences

Life Sciences

Accounting

Geography

Business Studies

Information

Technology

Our Co –Curricular Activities includes swimming, fun run,

world cup soccer

You’ll need:

1/2 c. unsweetened vanilla almond milk

1/2 c. cold coffee 1 tsp. coconut extract 1 c. ice 2 scoops non-dairy/vegan

vanilla protein powder or your favourite brand

1 tsp. instant coffee granules 2 tbsp. cocoa powder 1/2 c. shredded sweetened

coconut 2 tbsp. sugar whipped cream for garnish

(optional, of course)

How to do it:

Combine all ingredients in a blender, and pulse until smooth. Serve immediately!

ALMOND COCONUT MOCHA PROTEIN

SMOOTHIE

Contact us on :

Oh yes, we are redesigning, and restructuring our

aftercare programme for our Grade RR to Grade 6

learners. Don’t forget to enquire about this new

and improved programme including healthy meal

AFTERCARE PROGRAMME

Brain Teaser A gardener laying out a rose bed found that she could plant 10 rose trees in such a way that they formed 5 straight lines with 4 rose trees in each line. How is this possible?

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