Unsubscribe l Contact (011) 367 6631 1 Weekly Newsletter of St Peter’s Girls School FROM THE HEADMISTRESS St Peter’s Girls School hosted the Independent Schools Association of South Africa (ISASA) Heads’ Curriculum Breakfast this morning. After proceedings, many Heads joined me on a tour of the new Junior Prep facility. The excitement and awe reaffirmed, for me, how grateful and fortunate we are to have such a creative and innovative space in which our young girls learn. There was great excitement over the various areas and many photographs were taken. Some Heads even tried out the slide! REMINDER OF TIMES NO SPORT FROM MONDAY 23, NOVEMBER Monday, 23 November: Girls finish at 14:00 Tuesday, 24 November: Girls finish at 14:00 (Choir practice 13:00 – 15:00) Wednesday, 25 November: Pantomime – girls get back after 14:00 Thursday, 26 November: Girls finish at 13:30 Friday, 27 November: Girls finish at 13:00 Mon, 30 Nov – Thurs, 3 Dec: Girls finish at 13:00 The hectic pre-Christmas season is upon us and members of staff and pupils are busy with end-of-year activities as well as exam preparations for the older girls. Please help your daughters to remain calm and maintain a balance. They need fresh air and exercise between study sessions! Trish Attlee (Headmistress) FROM THE HEAD OF THE JUNIOR PREP NEW PARENTS’ EVENSONG A wonderful evening was had by all as we welcomed new parents for 2016 to the St Peter’s family. The Choir delighted us and set the tone for the start of this relationship. The Cocktail evening was proudly hosted at the new Girls JP, where we also welcomed new 2016 staff including: Darrel Webb, our Headmaster designate, Sheena Steyn who will teach Grade 1 and Bronwyn Peake who will teach in Grade 2. We wish them all a happy and successful time at St Peter’s. Thank you to the PA for hosting the function and to Remember Rabali for organising the event so efficiently. ST PETER’S GIRLS SCHOOL Edition: 389 5 November 2015
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Weekly Newsletter of St Peter’s Girls School
FROM THE HEADMISTRESS St Peter’s Girls School hosted the Independent Schools Association of South Africa (ISASA) Heads’ Curriculum Breakfast this morning. After proceedings, many Heads joined me on a tour of the new Junior Prep facility. The excitement and awe reaffirmed, for me, how grateful and fortunate we are to have such a creative and innovative space in which our young girls learn. There was great excitement over the various areas and many photographs were taken. Some Heads even tried out the slide! REMINDER OF TIMES
NO SPORT FROM MONDAY 23, NOVEMBER
Monday, 23 November: Girls finish at 14:00
Tuesday, 24 November: Girls finish at 14:00 (Choir practice 13:00 – 15:00)
Wednesday, 25 November: Pantomime – girls get back after 14:00
Thursday, 26 November: Girls finish at 13:30
Friday, 27 November: Girls finish at 13:00
Mon, 30 Nov – Thurs, 3 Dec: Girls finish at 13:00
The hectic pre-Christmas season is upon us and members of staff and pupils are busy with end-of-year activities as well as exam preparations for the older girls. Please help your daughters to remain calm and maintain a balance. They need fresh air and exercise between study sessions! Trish Attlee (Headmistress)
FROM THE HEAD OF THE JUNIOR PREP NEW PARENTS’ EVENSONG A wonderful evening was had by all as we welcomed new parents for 2016 to the St Peter’s family. The Choir delighted us and set the tone for the start of this relationship. The Cocktail evening was proudly hosted at the new Girls JP, where we also welcomed new 2016 staff including: Darrel Webb, our Headmaster designate, Sheena Steyn who will teach Grade 1 and Bronwyn Peake who will teach in Grade 2. We wish them all a happy and successful time at St Peter’s. Thank you to the PA for hosting the function and to Remember Rabali for organising the event so efficiently.
ST PETER’S GIRLS SCHOOL Edition: 389 5 November 2015
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NATIVITY PLAY We are excited to present the 2015 Nativity Play. There will be three shows: Friday, 6 November at 08:30: Grandparents and special people. Monday, 9 November at 18:00: Parents and siblings with surnames from A-M Tuesday, 10 November at 18:00: Parents and siblings with surnames from N-Z Please read previous letters for relevant information. Most folk will have reserved seats, but please note that we have ample space for those who did not make the booking times and all parents will be accommodated. This is a time to celebrate! RAFFLE TICKETS The Intern programme is gaining momentum and has been a successful addition to the school. The interns are selling raffle tickets at the Nativity Play. Please support this initiative. TRIP TO SCIENZA The Grade 2 girls visited Scienza, in Pretoria, today and explored and investigated mysteries that rely on a scientific understanding of our world. The girls loved the day and learned a great deal. SWIMMING GALA AT APPS Grade 1 and 2 girls will participate in their first formal Gala at APPS next Wednesday, 11 November. More information will be communicated to those girls. They will, no doubt, have lots of fun. GRADE 0 SWIMMING DEMONSTRATIONS AND GRADE 1 and 2 GALA On Friday, 13 November, at 10:00, we will hold the Grade 0 Swimming Demonstrations, which showcase the skills and talents of our youngest members. The girls may go home after this event. There will be supervision at school for those who are unable to go home. On Saturday, 14 November the Grade 1 and 2 Gala will be held at 08:00. Heather Kissack (Head Jnr. Prep)
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
The following girls represented St Peter’s at the final General Knowledge Quiz of 2015, held at Brescia, on Tuesday, 3 November: Akrithi Bhimma, Daniella Dawkins, Sarah Garrett and Inia Natarajan The girls enjoyed answering the questions, while having loads of fun. Jenny Hugo (Librarian)
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SPORTS DEPARTMENT
Congratulations to our athletics team, who were placed fourth at the Prestige Meeting held at St Stithians last week. This meant that the season ended on a successful note. Well done to all those girls. We also had all our girls participating in Sports Day last Saturday. The spirit was amazing and, although it was very hot, the standard was very high. Well done to all the girls, particularly Oliver House - who won overall. This week, we commenced with swimming and we will participate in galas for three weeks. Some of the girls seem to be battling with some skin irritation from the pool water – we would suggest that they apply some Aqueous cream before and after swimming to keep their skin moist and to prevent that irritation from occurring. The pool is tested regularly and is of the recommended pH levels for safe swimming. We wish our Grade 1, 2 and 3 swimmers well at the APPS gala next Wednesday and look forward to the Gr 0 swimming demonstration and JP gala later next week. See the School Communicator under the Resources tab for sports notifications. Liz Ashmore (Director of Sport) [email protected]
DIRECT TELEPHONE LINES There are some issues with re-directing telephone calls. For direct lines to the various school divisions, please see below: GIRLS SENIOR PREP: 011 367 6631 GIRLS JUNIOR PREP: 010 492 4421 BOYS SENIOR PREP: 011 705 3423 BOYS JUNIOR PREP: 011 367 6617 ACCOUNTS DEPT: 011 367 6632 Jean Macleod (Marketer: Girls School)
LIBRARY A reminder that The Book People will be holding their annual book sale in Keys Pavilion from 10 – 13 November: Tuesday 10 November 07:30 – 15:00 Wednesday 11 November 07:30 – 15:00 Thursday 12 November 07:30 – 15:00 Friday 13 November 07:30 – 15:00
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HOT DOG DAY The last Hot Dog Day for 2015 will be on Friday, 13 November. If you are available and would like to help, please add your name to the list which will be up on the front door of Reception (Senior Prep) and on the notice board – next to the Grade 0 sign-out sheets (Junior Prep) from Monday, 9 November. Five volunteers per grade are required and are to please meet us, at 09:30 (for Grade 0 – 2) and 09:45 (for Grade 3 – 7), at the Keys Pavilion. The cost is R20. Jen, Marcia & Nicky (Hot Dog Day Co-ordinators)
CARTRIDGE COLLECTION ON HOT DOG DAY FRIDAY, 13 NOVEMBER
Please remember to bring in your cartridges. There will be a collection point (big green and white cardboard boxes) throughout the day for empty ink cartridges in the Chapel carpark. There are permanent collection points at both the Boys Senior and Junior Prep and Girls School reception areas. Thank you for your continuing support this year! Monica Sloane (St Peter’s Foundation and Community Partnership Coordinator)
The Foundation’s annual Sunset Carols is being held on Saturday, 28 November 2015 on the Mvukuzane Field at St Peter’s Prep School. Last year, a corporate hired out the Pavilion for some of their clients, friends and family. The pavilion will be decorated and set with a Christmas theme and will accommodate in the region of 30 to 50 people and provides a wonderful environment in which to relax and enjoy a magnificent view of the stage. We would, again, like to make this facility available, so we have decided to auction off the pavilion to the highest bidder. Should you be interested in bidding, please submit your bid via e-mail to [email protected]. Bids will cover the cost of the pavilion only i.e. you will still be required to add in the cost of tickets as well as any catering that you may wish to include on the night. All bids will be treated as confidential (a reserve will apply). All funds raised, will be allocated to the Isematholeni Intern Programme.
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SUNSET CAROLS BROCHURE To further support the fundraising efforts for the St Peter's Foundation a glossy A4 Carols brochure will be distributed on the evening of the Sunset Carols. The brochure will not only include the events and carols of the evening, but also double spread photos of the boys and girls choirs from Grade 2 - 7. This concert usually draws in excess of 2500 spectators and the five St Peter's Choirs will be joined by professional vocalists. Should you or your company wish to place an advertisement in this brochure, or find out more information, please contact Dalene Paton ([email protected]).
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PA NEWS
LOOKING FOR A ‘ST PETER’S CLASSIFIEDS’ MANAGER The Classifieds is a great service to the parents as a source of suppliers and contacts, as well as a potential advertising vehicle for your own business, reaching over 1 000 St Peter's families every week. It is also a good source of revenue for the PA. In addition, the person running it earns a commission on the sales made. The Classifieds Manager will be required to contact potential suppliers, receive adverts and proof of payments from suppliers, insert into Classified in correct format and design and submit for proof reading. If you are interested in applying for the position please contact Robyn Doak at [email protected].
FLOWER ORDERS Please note we are taking flower orders for next week! Orders need to be in by Tuesday evening for convenient delivery to the school on Friday. R200 for a beautiful big bunch of gorgeous flowers! Please send us a mail: Celeste: [email protected] Chanelle: [email protected] If you have any other flower requirements, please contact us as well. Special arrangements can be made for delivery on any day of the week! Please support this Grade 7 fundraiser!!
