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PRE-PRIMARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL Newsletter Date: 6 June 2018
Dear Pre-Primary and Primary School Parents
General for all parents and guardians Condolences Our condolences go to Laila Richmond (Grade 1P) and her family on the death of her grandfather last week, and to Mrs Menal Pooran and her family on the death of her father-in-law today. We are thinking of and praying for your families.
Parenting Festival Report We had a fun morning in the winter sun with many activities to keep us busy. From our parents listening to interesting speakers, to playing soccer, going on tractor rides and much more, everyone had a great time spending time with friends. We welcomed visitors and some parents even played games with other parents. The high school jazz band entertained us while we sat in the gardens or enjoyed a game of soccer or fun on the jumping castles. Please see our Facebook site for photographs. Visiting During School Hours All visitors, including parents visiting the school during school hours, are to please report to the section office. This is for security reasons and no parents are permitted to go straight their child’s classroom. Please support us in this regard by ensuring that your au pair/driver is aware of this safety rule.
Primary School Is your child’s school bag too heavy? Is your child’s school bag almost as heavy as him/ her? Do you often worry about the load your child carries on his shoulders every day to school? Carrying heavy school bags day after day is one of the most distressing experiences for a school-going child. The school bag is filled with text books, note books, pencils, crayons and other stationery required almost every day. Added to this, are the lunch boxes and water bottles. Long school hours and early morning school often requires the child to carry 1