St. Catherine’s
School – Newsletter
PRIMARY SCHOOL
8 June 2010
NEWSLETTER
11 / 2010
Dear
Parents,
Pre-school
news
It
seems like a very short term and a really long holiday to follow. Eye tests and hearing tests were carried out
in April at parents’ requests. The visit
by Umalusi went off very well with lovely people visiting our school.
H.O.D’s
did a Safety Officer Training Course which can only benefit the school as a
whole. Lovely to see our little ones
being very supportive of Bafana’s Days and really enjoying dressing up.
Well
done to Grade R’s for winning the
Junior
Primary news
Wow, what a short term! Our children were most productive this term
and very busy with all extra mural activities.
Soccer and netball went well, with the highlight of the season as usual,
our annual St Dunstan’s tournament. The children
thoroughly enjoyed the day (and the good weather).
Our
drama group showed off their talents and we all enjoyed it. Our children also attended the science
club. They will have their annual expo
in July. We wish them good luck.
We
had a visit from Steiner who gave the children a talk on hygiene. Our Grade 1 classes had a very successful
cake ‘n candy. Thank you to all the
parents who contributed to their success.
Please
make sure that your child has the correct stationery when we return. We wish you all a warm relaxing break.
Mrs. Kuhn, Mrs Higgins and Miss Busse
Senior
Primary news
St.
Catherine’s boys and girls are ready for the Soccer World cup 2010! Kitted out in their soccer gear, vuvezelo in
hand and dancing the diskie dance, Football Fridays were enjoyed by all.
Our
soccer boys played their matches with determination and lots of
enthusiasm. Our U10 team made it through
to the finals and won the league. We are
very proud of you boys! Well done to
coach Palmer.
Our
netball girls took part in the Private school league again this year and as
always our girls performed well. Thank
you to all the coaches for training and encouraging the girls. Our U10 team made it through to the playoffs
and played like stars. Well done U10
girls and Mrs Farry, You Rock!
This
year St. Catherine’s hosted the annual Bible Quiz. Our girls had spent weeks learning certain
Books from the Bible, and in the end all their hard work paid off. Our girls won the 2010 Bible Quiz. Thank you to Mrs. Cruz and Mrs Davies for
preparing them for this event. We are
extremely proud of you girls!
Our
budding Scientists took part in an internal Science Expo, held at school. These boys and girls have worked extremely
hard during the year and it was lovely to see how confident they were when
explaining their experiments to the judges.
The groups who received gold certificates will be representing the
school in the Science Expo held at Wits.
Thank you to Mrs van der Merwe for all her hard work in preparing these
children.
The
grade 7 learners attended the Grade 7 Mass held at St Patrick’s church, Benoni
on Friday. Six catholic schools from the
Diocese were invited to celebrate this Mass of Thanksgiving. Thank you to Sr. Bernadette for preparing the
learners for this special celebration.
The
grade 4 – 7 learners have spent the 2nd term learning their times
tables vigorously; as part of the ‘Time Table Challenge’, which was held this
week. Well done to all the boys and
girls who received medals and certificates.
Mrs Rodrigues and the S.P. teachers
Congratulations
to the following children who have been chosen as Altar Servers and Liturgists:
Altar
Servers : Jessica Teixeira, Karabo Motloung, Michael De
Gouveia, Thando Phenyane, Ethan Dominic,
Jarred Orfa’o, Fabio Macedo, Kgontse Pule, Diane Cilengi, Koketso Ramphore,
James Schmitz, Devon Rasteiro, Flora Moloi, Delano Ribeiro, Tsholofelo Mokotsi,
Ryan Higgins, Roger Muzawazi, James Yates and Njabulo Mwelaze.
Liturgists: Jessica Teixeira, Diane Cilengi, Fabio
Macedo, Kgontse Pule, Chandray Jones, Bongiwe Zondo, Mbali Ndimande, Karabo
Motloung, Allyssa Pires, Koketso Ramphore, Kabelo Mokgoro and Jarred Orfa’o.
School
Fees
We have sent statements out to all parents with a
balance on their account. If you have
not already managed to pay June fees, please pay directly into our account
during the holidays. By the time we
return to school on the 13th July, these fees will already be overdue and July fees due for payment! Please remember to put your child’s name as
reference on the deposit slip and fax or e-mail it through to the school. Thank you
Banking
Details: FNB Germiston – Branch Code
250142 – A/c No. 51120344745.
U.P.T
End of Term arrangements.
General
Thank you for your on-going support. Have a
wonderful holiday with your children. God Bless.
Yours sincerely,
V.A.
JOHNSON (MRS)
Proposed dates 2011
|
TERM 1 Start: Wednesday 12 January Close: Friday 8 April Half Term: 12h00 Thursday 24 February Return: Tuesday 1 March. Public Monday 21 March Holidays: (Human Rights Day) |
TERM 2 Start: Tuesday 3 May Close: Friday 5 August Half Term: Return: Monday 11 July Public Sunday 1 May Holidays: (Workers’ Day) Mon.2 May Public H Thurs.16 June(Youth Day) |
TERM 3 Start: Tuesday 6 September Close: Friday 2 December Half Term: 12h00 Thursday 20 October Return: Tuesday 25 October Public Saturday 24 September 2012 – Start Wed. 11 January |
Thank you for your on-going support,
God Bless.
Yours sincerely,
V.A. JOHNSON (MRS)
PRINCIPAL
TERM PLAN AND CYCLE TESTS
- TERM 2 - 2010
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APRIL |
MAY |
JUNE |
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13 Start of
Term 2 14 Eye Tests UPT Meeting 15 Eye Tests 16 UMALUSI P/S Mass 20 Golf Day Hearing Tests 22 Hearing Tests Safety Officer Training 23 Word Service Football Friday – Bafana Day 26 School 27 Freedom Day 29 St. Catherine’s Day 30 P/S Mass Yellow Civies Grade 5 Cake ‘n Candy |
04 History Cycle Test Spur Evening 07 Word Service Football Friday - Supporters’ Day 11 Geography Cycle Test 12 Board Meeting 13 Ascension Day – Mass 14 Football Friday – Bafana Day 15 Mothers’ Breakfast 18 Afrikaans Cycle Test 21 Word Service S/P Bible Quiz 25 Science
Cycle Test 28 P/S Mass Football Friday – Bafana Day Grade 1 Cake ‘n Candy |
01 English Cycle Test 04 Word Service 05 Inter-Dominican Netball 08 Maths Cycle Test Football Friday - Supporters’ Day School closes |
Tuckshop Menu
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Monday |
Cheese and Tomato Hamburger – R9.00 |
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Tuesday |
Cheese Burger Roll – R12.00 Chicken Burger – R11.50 |
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Wednesday |
Chicken Mayo Mince Roll – R9.00 |
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Thursday |
Egg Mayo Cheese, Ham & Tomato – R8.50 Hot Dog Roll – R9.50 |
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Friday |
Boerewors Roll – R11.50 Toasted Bacon & Cheese – R10.00 |
HIGH SCHOOL
28 April 2010
Dear Parents
LOOKING BACK
Umalusi Inspection:
This term started with a visit from
UMALUSI which is the statutory organisation setting and monitoring the standards
for general and further education and training in
Suggestions for improvement were made
but no problems were identified. It is always reassuring to be told that the
service that is being offered to both parents and learners is of a suitably
high standard.
Golf Day:
The UPT had their annual Golf Day on
Tuesday 20th April. This was a great success with an amount of
R26 000 having been raised. Thank you
to all those who supported the UPT in this fundraising venture.
ACADEMIC ISSUES
With the World Cup only 42 days away,
this term is very short. Assessment will again take the form of continuous
assessment. Examinations are scheduled to be written in July. Reports will
be issued to learners on the last day of the term.
We are considering drawing up a
revision programme for the learners to follow during the holidays to ensure
that they do not leave all their studying until they return to school in July.
Please let me have feedback on this issue, by emailing me at the above email
address or sending a letter with your child.
EXTRA MURAL ISSUES
Boys’ soccer:
The boys’ soccer team started their
season with matches again
On Wednesday 28 April both the Open
and U15 teams won their matches against The Kings School West Rand with scores
of 3-1 and 6-3 respectively.
Girls’ netball:
The girls’ netball season started
with matches against Saheti on the 14 April. The results were as follows:
U14 lost 0-15; U15 won
10-8; U1 lost 2-21 and the Open team lost 8-35
In their match against Sacred Heart
on Wednesday 21 April, the U14 team won 6-4, the U15 team
lost 9-12, the U17 team lost 3-11 and the U18
team won 16-15
On Wednesday 28 April the girls
played against Bishop Bavin and the scores were as follows. The U15 team won
15-9 with the other teams unfortunately losing.
The following girls were selected to
play in the Netball trials: Kedirile, Nomfundo, Zinhle, Reitimetse and
Tshegofatso. Nomfundo and Tshegofatso were eliminated in the second round.
Well done to all the sports teams for
the manner in which they compete.
Arts Alive:
The Grade 11 learners are organising
the Arts Alive evening to be held on 2 June. It seems as if this is going to be
the event of the year and tickets are bound to be sold out soon after booking
opens.
Learners not involved in netball or
soccer are encouraged to play tennis or join Ms Moll for Zumba on a
Wednesday afternoon.
LEARNER ISSUES
Support for the World Cup:
In preparation for the World Cup,
learners have been given permission to wear an official Bafana Bafana T-shirt
(yellow, green or white) with blue jeans and takkies on Friday the 14th
May and Friday 28th May.
On Friday 7th May
and Wednesday 9th June learner may support any team participating
in the World Cup e.g. England, Brazil, South Africa etc by wearing an
appropriate T-shirt with their blue jeans and takkies.
Should the cold weather persist, a
warm jersey may be worn UNDER the supporter’s shirt. Although there was a
shortage of these shirts last week, many shops have new stock. Please do NOT
feel obliged to spend over R100 on a shirt. Please note that these are
‘supporter’ days and not ‘civvies’ days. For this reason learners may not have
fancy hairstyles, shoes, makeup, jewellery etc.
Winter Uniform:
All learners are to wear their full
winter uniform with effect from Monday next week. This implies that:
·
Blazers are compulsory for all learners
·
Black scarves and gloves may be worn
·
Beanies may NOT be worn
·
Tracksuit tops and other hooded tops may NOT be worn
·
Girls must wear white shirts and ties with either black
tunics or trousers
·
Girls may wear either black school socks or opaque black
tights with their tunics – thin pantyhose are not permitted.
Grade 9 Aptitude Tests:
The Grade 9 learners will be writing
an aptitude test on Monday 7th June for 9-1 and 8th
June for 9-2 to assist them in choosing subjects for the FET phase of their
schooling. The results of these tests will be sent to parents after the
holidays.
ETHOS ISSUES
Masses:
Thursday 29th April is St Catherine’s
day. We will be celebrating a Mass on Friday 30th April at
9:30 should parents wish to join us. Please note that school will finish at
13:45 on this day.
The Grade 10 mass will take place on the 4th
May at 8:00 for those parents wishing to attend.
Parents are also welcome to attend the Ascension Day
Mass on Thursday 13th May at 9:30.
The Grade 11s will be participating in a mass at the
cathedral in
Inter Catholic Schools Bible
Quiz:
On Saturday 22nd
May, St Catherine’s will be hosting the Inter Catholic Schools’ Bible quiz.
Parents and learners are encouraged to support this event.
Retreat:
Grade 10 will be going on a retreat
on Monday 7th June and the Grade 11 and 12 learners on the 8th
June. Pupils may wear blue jeans and a casual top for the day. We will be
leaving after homeroom and walking to the Mazenod Centre nearby.
COPs:
The COPs are currently supporting the
New Beginnings Care Centre in Boksburg, a place for destitute adults and a
crèche and nursery school. In addition they have recently opened an aftercare
for the high school and primary school children. At present the centre provides
a home for 850 adults and the nursery school provides an education to about 80
children. The centre relies entirely on donations. Any donations of the
following items will be appreciated: baby formula, nappies, baby cereal, baby
clothes; any stationery (72-page exercise books, erasers, pens, pencils etc);
boys’ clothes etc.
Knitted squares:
We are also appealing to all
‘knitters’ to participate in the Inter-house square knitting competition. The
squares are used to make blankets for those in need.
Please help us to have a
positive impact on the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.
PARENTAL ISSUES
School fees:
Please ensure that you pay your
child’s school fees on time, ie before the 7th day of each month, to
avoid them being suspended. All fees for April must be paid by Monday 10th
May. Learners whose fees have not been paid in FULL will be removed from
class and suspended from school until their fees have been paid in full. If you
make use of electronic transfers or deposit money into the school’s bank
account, please ensure that you include your child’s name and class as a
reference. In addition, please ensure that you send proof of payment to school.
Spur Evening:
Please support the UPT fundraising by
taking your family to the Spur in Lambton for an evening meal on Tuesday 4th
May. A portion of money collected on the night is donated to St Catherine’s.
Mothers’ Day Breakfast:
Moms are requested to support the
Mothers’ Day breakfast hosted by the UPT on Saturday 15th May.
Tickets can be obtained from reception at a cost of R100 per person.
Yours sincerely
J Crosby (Mrs)
PRINCIPAL