29 October 2018 FROM THE DESK of Mrs N Thwaits not just an education… an excellent education. Term 4 NEWSLETTER 29 Dear Parents. Our children continue doing great things in and out the Classroom space On a serious note… Whilst walking round the school and catching up with our children, I am disturbed and worried about the freedom of choice our children have when watching tv, gaming and when interacting on social media sites. Parents are in many cases unaware of the content being viewed at home or when children have playdates. "If you're not taking an active role in your child's online life, you may be missing important opportunities to ensure they are on the path toward "digital citizenship," and protected from inappropriate content and people."Humza Khan) Children need parental guidance and input to ensure they’re prepared to make intelligent online choices. www.activekids.com has some very practical parent tips. Please read the article with your child and make Social Media, TV and Gaming, a Colourful Conversation this week. Dates to remember: A quieter week of consolidation lies ahead. Saturday 3 November Grade 1 2019 Orientation Morning from 11:00 to 12:00 Congratulations: Congratulations to Caitlyn Allen and Amy Theron who have been selected to be our 2019 Johannesburg Mini Councilors, we wish both of you the best of luck.
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29 October 2018
FROM THE DESK of Mrs N Thwaits
not just an education…
an excellent education.
Term 4 NEWSLETTER 29
Dear Parents. Our children continue doing great things in and out the Classroom space On a serious note… Whilst walking round the school and catching up with our children, I am disturbed and worried about the freedom of choice our children have when watching tv, gaming and when interacting on social media sites.
Parents are in many cases unaware of the content being viewed at home or when children have playdates. "If you're not taking an active role in your child's online life, you may be missing important opportunities to ensure they are on the path toward "digital citizenship," and protected from inappropriate content and people."Humza Khan) Children need parental guidance and input to ensure they’re prepared to make intelligent online choices. www.activekids.com has some very practical parent tips. Please read the article with your child and make Social Media, TV and Gaming, a Colourful Conversation this week.
Dates to remember: A quieter week of consolidation lies ahead. Saturday 3 November Grade 1 2019 Orientation Morning from 11:00 to 12:00
Congratulations:
Congratulations to Caitlyn Allen and Amy Theron who have been selected to be our 2019 Johannesburg Mini Councilors, we wish both of you the best of luck.
GOLAB SPACE:
As we come to the end of Research week, students are enjoying the final moments of getting their projects together. All GO Lab resources are being used.
3D Printers – creating and building designs Laptops – for PowerPoint presentations Storage boxes for flexible seating and puppet shows
BUT the best part so far…. We were always told not to draw on walls when we were growing up but now… The new whiteboard walls are ready to be used. OUR CLASSROOM SPACES:
Grade 3 H practising Peer Teaching and Math Subtraction skills hands on Spelling
Some comments shared by our children trying to solve
the mystery:
“He was definitely an old man, look at his clothes”
“If he was time travelling without his clothes, what is
he wearing now?”
“How did this get here?”
“Where is the body?”
“The mirror must be a portal to another time.”
“Is this real?”
Parents Please Note the following for 2019: SCHOOL FEES:
The 2019 School Fee Structure has been posted on the d6. A family will be unable to begin the 2019 academic school year with any outstanding school fees. All outstanding school fees must be settled in full by 6 December 2018.
Stationery: 2019 lists have been posted on the d6.
Parents will be able to source the required stationery from any preferred store e.g. Makro, Pick ‘n Pay, CNA, Checkers, Hyperama etc.
Please note that your child will be required to start the 2019 academic school year with all the items listed.
If you have any queries please contact the school on 011 475 6809 or email [email protected].
Textbooks: All 2019 textbooks, have arrived at PNA Featherbrooke ready for you to purchase. Textbook lists have been posted on the d6.
Please note the following information with regard to purchasing textbooks next year. PNA Featherbrooke (at the Featherbrooke Village Shopping Centre) is our 2019 preferred Textbook Supplier. Please take note of the following information pertaining to the ordering process.
Monday – Friday: 09:00-18:00 Saturday : 09:00-16:00 Sunday : 09:00-13:00 It is a requirement that all children start the academic year with all the textbooks listed. PNA is our preferred Textbook Supplier. Be cautious if purchasing second hand books or
books through another source as often the editions and ISBN numbers are not consistent with those ordered through PNA.
If you have any queries please contact the office on 011 475 6809 or email Mrs. Charmaine Burroughs on [email protected].
PNA Contact Details PNA Featherbrooke Featherbrooke Village Shopping Centre Shop 10 Corner of Hendrik Potgieter & Peter Road Ruimsig Roodepoort Tel: 011 958 0499
Lost Property: Lost property will be sorted out tomorrow. Labelled items will be collected personally from Mrs Thwaits. Unlabelled items of clothing are sent to the uniform shop or to our charity outreaches. Uniform: School uniform is available from the Charterhouse School Shop. Please contact Vicki directly 0791999389 Alternatively uniform can be purchased from School and Leisure at Blackheath Centre Cnr Beyers Naude Drive and Castle Hill Drive. They can be contacted on 0114310406. The latest price list has been posted on the d6. Go to Resources then Uniform.
GRADE 0 NEWS
Getting to know you…
Please remember to pop into Aftercare to meet our aftercare staff.
INVITATION Charterhouse School invites all our new Grade 1 children and
OrientationOrientationOrientationOrientation Programme of events
Charterhouse invites you to join us in celebrating Christmas in the true spirit of “Where every child matters,” by filling an Nkholi Box of Love After chatting to a few parents who have put boxes together, they have assured us they are not expensive at all, approximately R200 to fill a box. Below are a few of the boxes that have been packed and handed in.
Mathletics Star of the Week Well done to the following children who were awarded Mathletics Star of the Week badges last week :
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Christo De Wet Asher Muyendesi Aydin Kara Saanvi Sudan Daniel Lipp Lindokuhle Nkomo
Alexander Pitsiladis Kyla Parsons Rehan Maharaj
Charteronians doing fabulous things: Angie visits the Hague to attend the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health Angelina and I were invited to meet Her Imperial Highness Princess Akishino of Japan, as well as Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of The Netherlands! Angie spoke with both of them and gave Princess Akishino a copy of the book. It was a phenomenal experience!
Photo News The photograph order envelopes have been handed out. D-day for ordering photos is
Wednesday 31 October. Please expect the following costs: Option A: A4 Panel of Individual Photos various sizes = R60.00
Option B: A4 Panel of Individual Photos various sizes + A4 = R80.00
Option C: Group photos = R35.00
SPORT AND EXTRA – MURALS.
Last week was yet another busy week in the Charterhouse calendar. Our Cricket Premier league had its first round of
fixtures, with some very close and exciting matches taking place. Our Softball girls played their last match of the year,
unfortunately the results didn’t go our way but it was still an amazing season by the girls. Our Swimming team took a
very close 2nd place in their gala at Rivonia Primary on Friday.
The week was rounded off with our TOM teams participating in the Tournament of Minds event. Well done to all our
boys and girls who participated. Team 3 were awarded Honours for their challenge. Our children really made us proud.
Swimming
Our last galas of the year take place this week. We wish all the boys’ and girls’ good luck and want to thank them for
the dedication and commitment they have all shown this season. The competition was extremely tough, but the grit
shown by our swimmers was commendable.
Junior Swimming (Gr 1-3) will continue for the next 2 weeks, however our Senior swimmers can have a break next
week.
The week ahead
Monday 29 October CPL Dragons vs Warriors @Charterhouse
Tuesday 30 October CPL Knights vs Titans @Charterhouse
Wednesday 31 October CPL Lions vs Cobras @Charterhouse
Thursday 01 November CPL Strikers vs Dolphins @Charterhouse
Mini Cricket Matches @ Randburg Sports Arena
Friday 2 November Swimming Gala @ Weltevreden Primary
Cricket:
The second round of fixtures will be played this week. There are a few places available if any boys or girls would like to
still register. Please see Mr Hansen.
The matches will be 15 overs, each player on the team must bowl at least 1 over except for the wicket keeper, then 5
other players can bowl an extra over each. If a batsman makes 50 runs they will be retired. Only spin can be bowled at a
younger or girl batsman. We wish all the teams the best of luck.
Charterhouse Premier League Fixtures for the season:
Monday 29 Oct Warriors Vs Dragons
Tuesday 30 Oct Titans Vs Knights
Wednesday 31 Oct Cobras Vs Lions
Thursday 1 Nov Dolphins Vs Stikers
Monday 5 Nov Dragons Vs Cobras
Tuesday 6 Nov Knights Vs Dolphins
Wednesday 7 Nov Lions Vs Warriors
Thursday 8 Nov Titans Vs Strikers
Children’s Achievements: Little Charteronians
Gordan Yang
Gordon had participated 2018 LINRAND MINI'LYMPICS Gala last week.
He achieved the following results:.
Boys 8 years old 25 Meter Backstroke - First Place
Boys 8 years old 25 Meter Butterfly - First Place
Boys 8 years old 25 Meter Breaststroke - First Place
Boys 8 years old 25 Meter Freestyle - First Place
Overall, he won the Junior 7 and 8 years Victor Ludorum.
We are extremely proud of this super swimmer.
Gys Joubert
Gys Joubert Grade 4 attended the Gauteng West Awards Evening of the National Eistedfodd last week. He won his
overall item for Fine Art, Painting. Well done Gys you are a true artist who does our Charterhouse name proud.
Private Sports Academies:
If you have any sport queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me: [email protected]
Kind regards Prosperare Mrs N Thwaits PRINCIPAL
Charter Café: The tuckshop menu and accompanying pricelist is available for perusal on the d6. The Lunchcard system implemented last year is up and running and working well. The children are able to use cash. Please direct any queries you may have to Franca Jardim personally on 0826713944 or alternatively Charmaine Burroughs our school front of desk receptionist will assist you on the school number 011 475-6809.
Lost Property: Labelled items are returned to the children daily, where possible. After one week all unclaimed uniform items will be sent to the School Shop to be sold as Seconds. Other items will be donated or recycled. Visit Bengani Hall if you need assistance with Lost Property.
School uniform is available here on the Charterhouse premises – the shop is open every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 07:00 – 09:00 and 12:30 – 14:30. Please contact Vicki directly on 0791999389. Please see Resources then Uniform requirements on the d6. Alternatively uniform can be purchased from School and Leisure at Blackheath Centre on Beyers Naude contact 0114310406.
From Aftercare: Aftercare facilities are available for Charterhouse children only. The first Aftercare newsletter can be viewed by clicking on Resources then scroll down to Primary Aftercare. Contact our Aftercare Manager, Mrs Ada Venter on: Cell number: 0840821434 Landline: 0873521970 Email: af [email protected]
