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From the Headmistress

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W e e k l y N e w s l e t t e r

Dear Parents

We are very proud to be announcing our 2014 student leadership team at assembly next Monday 17th February. Grade 6 pupils are selected by the staff body on various criteria, ranging from positive role modelling, enthusiastic participation and commitment in all aspects of the school arena, good organisational skills and obviously being a safe, responsible and respectful ambassador for Cedarwood Prep. The chosen group, comprising a Captain, Vice-Captain and three monitors per house, will take responsibility for their house, both on the sports field and generally within the ambit of the school day. Indira Gandhi once said “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people”. The leadership team will be mentored by the Heads of House, (Mrs Pat Bowden—Leopards; Mrs Ann Alexander—Tigers and Mrs Carlie Grobler—Lions) the Grade 6 class teachers (Mrs Mel Artingsall and Mr Justin Barry / Mrs Shannon Jacobs), as well as Coach Oliver.

This Friday is Valentine’s Day, and we will be celebrating this lovely event with a Civvies day. Pupils may come to school dressed in Valentines colours and we request that they pay R10 for this privilege – the proceeds of which will be donated to the SPCA.

We are targeting a new behaviour this week in our PBIS journey. “No name calling” is the focussed behaviour and we encourage you to follow up with this at home. Try and “catch” your child saying something positive and reward them for this, rather than being negative.

“Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life’s deepest joy; true fulfilment” - Tony Robbins

God Bless Jayne Eurelle

ASSEMBLY NEWS Thank you to 6A for their lovely assembly on ‘Teachers’, please see their beautiful poems on page 3. Our next assembly, on the 17th February, will be presented by Grade 5B. All

parents and visitors are welcome to attend. Assembly begins at 07h30. We look forward to seeing you there.

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From the Sports Desk

I am sure that most of us have forgo en all about the holidays already. In other words, we have moved back into the swing of things at Cedarwood. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, may I request that, as parents, you speak to your children about the importance of commitment as well as taking their responsibili es seriously? The majority of pupils have not mastered the fact that they have to excuse themselves if they will not be a ending prac ce sessions of any ac vity on the extra murals curricular. In addi on, and more importantly, when a child is selected to represent the school in a par cular sport, we request that the le er advising of their selec on be sent back regardless of whether they are par cipa ng or not. This is important as it helps the coaches to ‘make a plan’ and advise those on standby. Furthermore, kindly advise the children to return the replies slips meously for the same reasons. Now to the more interes ng part of my job! Last week was busy on the spor ng side of things at Cedarwood. The so ball match that had been scheduled to be played against Orion College at Cedarwood, had to be cancelled as the whole field was under water. On Wednesday, the cricket match went ahead as planned and we beat Orion College convincingly. We would like to pay tribute to all our senior cricket players for playing their hearts out! On Friday, we had two fixtures, both of which were hosted at Cedarwood. Firstly, the young cricketers had a date with Orion College and what a match it was! A er a hotly contested match, we played the good hosts and let the visitors win the match with a slight margin. Bearing in mind that the majority of our players were playing for the first me. The swimming gala which was scheduled to start at 2 pm was delayed due to the third school par cipa ng in the gala got lost on the way to Cedarwood (and never managed to arrive). In the end, we swam only our team and Orion College. If Orion College expected the mercy that they had been shown by the mini cricket team, they were in for a big surprise as we cruised through to a well‐deserved victory. On Monday, we travelled to Northsands to face off with that school in a so ball match. Despite the fact that most of our players last year were in Grade six and have since moved on to high school, we played extremely well and dominated the match from the start, cruising to an easy victory of 15‐9. Well done to everyone!

Oliver Ngwenya

PRINCIPAL AWARDS

Congratulations to Nomalizo Motlhabani on receiving the Principal’s Courtesy Award and Joshua Richardson on receiving

the Principal’s Appearance Award.

Cedarwood congratulates our MERIT recipients

Grade R Tshegofatso Ngakane

Grade 1F Amy Vorster

Cameron de Vries

Grade 1W Nathan Charumbira

Divine Tsubella

Grade 2A Jaiden Schmid

Frank Singer

Grade 2B Keagan Smit

Liu-Liu Bai-Zhou

Grade 3H Sasha Roberts

Tano Cavina

Grade 3V Lemo Mogodi

Taine Smith

Grade 4L Anoushka Kutenha

Shayne Windrum

Grade 4R Bradley Perrins

Sloane Mew

Grade 5B Delta Ralph

Faith Zevgolis

Grade 5D Tokelo Ramogase

Maxine van

Grade 6A The Whole Class

Grade 6J David Stainforth

Keean Vermaak

Leopards 46

Lions 34

Tigers 53

Cedarwood congratulates the TIGERS on winning this weeks

House Cup

Got a spare stove at home? We are desperately looking for a second hand stove/

oven for our ground staff. Should you be able to

donate / sell at a reasonable price, please contact

Margaret Wood on the main school contact number.


A Teacher for All Seasons

A teacher is like Spring, Who nurtures new green sprouts, Encourages and leads them, Whenever they have doubts.

A teacher is like Summer, Whose sunny temperament Makes studying a pleasure, Preventing discontent.

A teacher is like Fall, With methods crisp and clear, Lessons of bright colours And a happy atmosphere.

A teacher is like Winter, While it’s snowing hard outside, Keeping students comfortable, As a warm and helpful guide.

Teacher, you do all these things, With a pleasant attitude; You’re a teacher for all seasons And you have my gratitude!

Joanna Fuchs

Teachers

Teachers are dedicated, to our education. This is their passion, and our liberation.

Their sincere kindness, warm feelings, it brings. They guide and protect us, under their wings.

They show us patience, and readily spread. Their helpful advice, fills us like bread.

They don’t just instruct, but encourage and believe, That there’s nothing out there, we cannot achieve.

They think about, our future all the time. Work tirelessly to direct us, away from conflicts and crime.

At the end of the day, teachers do understand, it takes both tools and love, for our young minds to expand.


Dear Parents, It is Valentine’s day on the 14th of

February. Please send R10 to school for your child to wear civvies. All money collected will go to the SPCA.

Please dress your child in white and red/pink according to the Valentines day theme.

Cedarwood Beach Towels

Cedarwood Swimming towels for sale at the front office. They are a fantastic quality and are excellent value for money at only R160. This fantastic towel not only has the school name clearly embroidered on it, it also has a convenient zipper pouch to ensure a safe place to keep your Cedarwood cap and goggles.


Reminders

School Fees

ANNUAL DISCOUNTED

PAYMENTS

Our original deadline was 20th January, and was extended to 31 January. This option will not be afforded to payments made in

February.

Monthly payers

There are a substantial amount of school fees overdue for

the months of January and February.

A gentle reminder that fees are payable on the 1st of each month.

Interest will be levied on all overdue accounts.

Lost Property

Lost property is a growing concern. Please mark clothes

and stationery. A reminder that a R5 ’fine’ will be charged

to retrieve lost items (donated to the SPCA) Visit website www.labelpal.co.za or

email [email protected] to place your label orders.

Wednesday, 12 February Cricket Match vs Northsands @

Northsands

Thursday, 13 February Swimming Gala @ Northsands

Friday, 14 February Valentines Day Civvies Day - R10

Mini-Cricket Match vs Northsands @ Northsands

Swimming Gala @ Cedarwood

Monday, 17 February Assembly: 5B

Foyer: 5B

Wednesday, 19 February Prep PA Meeting @ 07h30 - Prep Staff

Room

Thursday, 20 February Cedarwood Amazing Race

Close for Half Term @ 12h00

Saturday, 22 February Equestrian Inter-School Qualifier 1

(Prep)

Sunday, 23 February Equestrian Inter-School

Qualifier 1 (High)

Tuesday, 25 February Open after Half Term

Mrs Sturgeon, Mrs Bale, Mrs Artinstall and Mr Barry are having fun learning about Thinking Skills

in Grade 6. The new course focus is designed to stretch creativity and prepare our Intermediate students for our Study Skills

Course later in the year.


PBIS—PLAYGROUNDGAMESAs part of our school drive of ‘Posi ve Behavioural Interven on and Support’, it has come to our

a en on that many children do not know how to play tradi onal playground games. As parents,

you can help at home, and we will feature various ideas for the next few weeks for your

convenience.

Drawing with chalk will work

just as well...

One set of blocks from 1—10 is all

you need...

Don’t need to be quite so precise, foot size is fine...

Cedarwood has our own Business Directory which is issued once a month.

In addition - Your ads will also be displayed on the Cedarwood website under Cedarwood Classifieds

Categories as follows:

Classifieds – Free of Charge (For sale/To swop, lifts required etc.)

Small Business Adverts (Business Card Size) – R100 Quarter Page (A6 Portrait Ads) – R200

Forward your advert to [email protected]. Adverts will not be published without proof of payment

Advertising payments needs to be paid directly into PA account: Account Name: Cedarwood PTA

Bank: Nedbank Branch: Epsom Downs

Account Number: 1522-116-737


FREE CLASSIFIED LISTINGS!

CEDARWOOD BUSINESS ADVERTISING

Tutors @ Your Service

For assistance in all school subjects Homework supervision Our tutors come to you. For top class tuition

Contact: Mandy 082 217 2077 Theresa 083 453 4792 www.tutorsatyourservice.co.za

Baby Grand Piano Required for Cedarwood School

Our Music Department is in urgent need of a Baby Grand Piano. Should you know of anyone who could assist with donating or would like to sell a Baby Grand Piano,

please contact Elmarie on 083-229-4886.


Congratulations to Robbie van Heerden who

received a medal and new stripe for his belt in

Judo. Well Done!

Congratulations to Sean Herron achieved 2

clear rounds in horse jumping at Fourways

Riding Centre. Well Done!

Congratulations to Chelsea Munn who

competed in a Graded show jumping show at

Canterbrooke Equestrian Estate.

Chelsea won all her classes, coming 1st on

Silver Star in the Competition Class and 1st in

2‐Phase show jumping at 80cm.

She achieved the same again on her other

pony, Mr Baggins in the 90cm show jumping

classes. Well Done!

Congratulations go to Megan Hunt who took

part in the Central Gauteng Biathlete event on

Sunday 26th January at Saheti School.

Megan did very well for her first ever event

consisting of a 400m run, 50m swim, followed

by a 400m run. Well Done!


Cedarwood PA Uniform Shop

Be the Best Dressed You Can Be!

Please Donate Last Year’s Uniforms for This Year’s Cedarwood Stars

All Proceeds Go To Our School!

We are situated between the main office and the hall, and are open every Thursday morning during

drop-off from 7:15—8:00, or by appointment.

Please note that we are currently CASH ONLY. Contact Sharon Simpson on 078-800-5880 or [email protected]

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” - Benjamin Franklin

Lifts Required

1. I'm living in the Fourways area and looking for transport for my son , he is currently traveling with Kidz Express, however it's not working , they collect him at 06:00 and he only gets home at 16:00. Should anyone be able to assist with transportation to and from school, please contact me, Clayton Damon, on 082 933 1077.

2. I am looking for a lift TO Cedarwood in the mornings from Beverley, Lonehill for my daughter Kaylin in Grade 8. Please contact Roy on 082 800 4248 or Mary on 079 883 7222.

Possible Bryanston Lift-Club?

Are there any parents who travel from Bryanston to Cedarwood School everyday?

Mornings

We leave the vicinity of William Nicol / Ballyclare in Bryanston at approximately 06:20 every morning. Traveling down William Nicol & Main to Cedarwood School, with a drop off at Bryanston Primary (Mount Street, Bryanston) en-route. We get to Cedarwood School at about 6:40 / 6:45.

Afternoons

We usually collect Holly (Grade R) from Cedarwood School at 13:30 or 14:00 depending on extra-mural activities.

We would be interested in hearing from other parents who live in the vicinity or en-route, who would be open to forming a lift club.

Please contact Jim on 082 900 7157 or Karen on 079 468 1317 or on email [email protected]

Save the Date!

14 March 2014

Come and join the fun

Cedarwood PA Evening Obstacle Walk

No way! An obstacle course at night!

The obstacles will glow in the dark. The children will be wearing glos cks ‐ what fun!

When: Friday 14th March 2014 from 5pm‐8pm How: Pupils are sponsored for each lap they walk around a designated track, doing fun obstacles along the way.

Please diarise the date as this is a compulsory school event (Jewish children may be excused for religious reasons)

Entry Card Fee – R10.00 per child. Non‐Cedarwood siblings may also par cipate at R15.00 per child.

Entry cards include a glos ck.

Please dress your child in their house colours (as well as par cipa ng siblings).

Wors rolls, chicken prego’s, popcorn and snacks will be on sale.

Cash bar available.

Raffles and Prizes to be won! We look forward to seeing you there!


Name of Fame…

Child’s Name: __________________________ Class: __________

My awesome name for the PA Evening Obstacle Walk is:

________________________________________________________

R5 enclosed.

Winner will be awarded a small prize and 20 house points

Attach your R5 here

Cedarwood Gala—7 February 2014

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