EDITION NO.

35

TEACHING TOMORROW, TODAY

30 OCTOBER 2012

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

DIARY TERM 4, 2015

EXAMS

NOVEMBER

It is time to focus on the Exams. Please ensure that you have received all relevant
communication from the school. Return the reply slip (see page 3) and confirm
whether your child will be able to leave school at 11H00 during the exam period.
Only those learners will be allowed to leave.
Teachers will be at school as per regular hours. Refer to the sports section for extra
mural activities during this period. We wish all our learners the very best for their
Exams.
DATE

EXAM SESSION

SUBJECT

GRADE

12 NOVEMBER
13 NOVEMBER
16 NOVEMBER

SESSION 2
SESSION 1
SESSION 2
SESSION 1
SESSION 2
SESSION 2
SESSION 2
SESSION 2

4-7
4 -7
4-7
7
4-7
4-7
4-7

17 NOVEMBER

SESSION 2

18 NOVEMBER
19 NOVEMBER
20 NOVEMBER

SESSION 2
SESSION 2
SESSION 2

HISTORY
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER
ENGLISH ESSAY AND CREATIVE WRITING
EMS
PSWB
NATURAL SCIENCE
MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
MATHEMATICS PAPER 2 5 - 7
ARTS AND CULTURE
(MUSIC AND ART)
TECHNOLOGY 7
AFRIKAANS
GEOGRAPHY

9 NOVEMBER
10 NOVEMBER
11 NOVEMBER

4-7
4-7
4-7

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Unfortunately, quorum was not reached at the meeting on 28 October and therefore, as per legislation, the meeting was postponed. The new date will be confirmed
soon. We encourage all parents to attend this very important meeting, as school
fees for 2016 will be proposed.

GRADE SEVEN TICKEY RESULTS

We would like to thank the parents and learners for a yet another very successful
year for Tickey. Learners have raised an astronomical amount of R138 000!

MOST AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED AS PER INDIVIDUAL IN A GROUP:

First: Group 16
Second: Group 1
Third: Group 19

9
7
10
11
11
12
13
13
16
17
18
19
20
20-21
24
25
26
27
27

History Exam
Grade 1 Introductory Party
English Exam
EMS Exam (Grade 7 only)
PSWB Exam
Natural Sciences Exam
Grade 1 Outing
Math Paper 1 (Grade 4-7)
Math Paper 2 (Grade 5-7)
Arts & Culture Exam
Technology Exam
Afrikaans Exam
Geography Exam
Grade 6 Leadership Camp
Sports Awards
Grade 7, Scholar Patrol and Media Outing
Grade 3 Prizegiving
Grade 1 and 2 Prizegiving
Grade 7 Final Assembly

1
2
3
4
9

intersen Phase Prizegiving

Gold Kids party
Valedictory
Carols by candlelight
School Closes

DECEMBER

SCHOOL TIMES
GRADES 1 & 2
GRADES 3 TO 7

MONDAYS

TUES-FRI

07h25 13h25
07h25 13h55

07h25 13h10
07h25 13h40

SCHOOL SHOP HOURS

DAY

MON, WED
TUES, THURS
FRIDAY

TIME

12h30 to 15h00
07h00 to 11h30
12h30 to 14h30

Email address: bpsschoolshop@gmail.com

Phone: (011) 706-0524 / Kim: 083 462 5430

THE BEST ORGANISED STALL:

Group 4

LOST PROPERTY HOURS

BEST DECORATED STALL:

Group 7

MONDAY - FRIDAY

TICKEY POSTER WINNERS:

07h0008h00
13h3014h30

DIRECT PHONE NUMBERS

Sohail Badul and Johnathan Pienaar

MRS L. FYFE
MRS M. BRITZ
MS C. DEVLIN
MRS L. BAARD

CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Luke Hawkswood in Grade 4!
Luke came first at the District Level Natural Science Olympiad in August. Last weekend, he represented our District
at the Provincial NS Olympiad and came 5th. Well done
Luke, you have done the school proud!

Business Manager
Admissions/Principals PA
Bookkeeper/ Suppliers
School Fee Office/Debtors

(011) 244-0903
(011) 244-0905
(011) 244-0918
(011) 244-0904

SCHOOL BANKING DETAILS

Bank: Standard Bank Fourways Crossing

Code: 009953 Account Number: 023385103

CONTACT US

Telephone: (011) 706-1263/706-0524 | Web: www.bryanstonprimary.co.za | Electronic newsletter: register on www.bryanstonprimary.co.za

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (CONT.)

A BIG THANK YOU

FROM MRS GANDINI!

FROM THE MEDIA CENTRE

Please ensure that your child has all the textbooks issued to him/her in the beginning of the year.
R120 is payable at the finance office for missing textbooks. Additional textbooks
will only be issued with proof of payment

TEXTBOOKS FOR GRADE 4 6

Afrikaans sonder grense

Lees sonder grense
Platinum English (text book)
Platinum English (reader)
Platinum Life Skills
Platinum Mathematics
Viva Social Sciences
Spot on Natural Sciences and Technology

Mrs Gandini would like to send a very big heartfelt

thank you to all the parents and learners that have
send in plastic bottle tops and plastic bread tags whether it was 1 or 100 handed in every bit helps!
Help us collect and recycle bread tags and plastic bottle tops. In exchange, well pass on wheelchairs (supplied by our recycling partners) to the disadvantaged.

TEXTBOOKS FOR GRADE 7

Afrikaans Sonder grense

Lees Sonder Grense
Spot On Natural Scinces
Life Orientation Today
English for life (textbook)
Clever: keeping Maths Simple
Economic and Management Sciences
Spot on Technology
Spot on Natural Sciences
Platinum Social Sciences

100% VOLUNTEER ORGANISATION

GIVE
SOMEOME

LIBRARY BOOKS
No books will be issued after Friday 13 November. All books have to be returned by
Friday 27 November. R150 is payable for missing/ damaged library books.
Pleas ensure that all books are returned. Overdue book lists are sent to register
teachers every week to remind learners of overdue books.

THE GIFT OF
MOVEMENT
Help us collect and recycle bread tags and plastic bottle
tops. In exchange well pass on wheelchairs (supplied by
our recycling partners) to the disadvantaged.

LOST PROPERTY
JUMBLE SALES
Jumble sales for all unmarked and unclaimed lost property will be held on the following dates: 26-27 November, 07:00-09:00 and 13:30-14:30

15 KG BREAD TAGS
OR

MYSCHOOL CHOCTOBER
Thanks to everyone for their overwhelming support for our MySchool Choctober
campaign. We have received loads of completed forms and our chocolate stock
has reached its end even though October isnt even over yet!
However, if you have them, please dont stop bringing in your completed MySchool
card application forms because MySchool makes money for Bryanston Primary all
year round.

150 KG PLASTIC
BOTTLE TOPS
Numbers vary for specialised wheelchairs

Sweethearts Foundation

sweetheartsfoundation.org

@wheelchairs4love sweethearts@sweetheartsfoundation.org

SPORTS CAF
Pictured here is the Founders board of handprints which is almost
ready to go up in the sports caf. Thanks to all those who sponsored their childs handprints.
There are approximately four more hands that can fit on the first
board so quickly send in your sponsorship of R200 and let your
childs hand also be on the founders board!

PAYMENT OPTIONS:
In an envelope to the class teacher - clearly indicating it is for handprints and your childs name.
Or via EFT: Bryanston Primary School, Standard Bank, Fourways
Crossing branch - code 009953, Account: 023385103, REFERENCE:
Surname, grade, class, handprint.

AWESOME SPORTS PHOTOS WANTED!

The BFC are urgently seeking great action shots of BPS sports to be used in the Sports Cafe. If parents have any pics please send them
through for review to bfc@bryanstonprimary.co.za by 6th November.
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Exam times and structures for the final exam

After 11h00 we would like to give a choice to parents to pick up the learners, this would give them extra time at home to study and to be in a more conducive
environment to learn. Parents will also have better control and time management of their childrens study preparation. When parents pick up their children at
11h00, a special concession will be made that they pick up their siblings at the same time so that it is not an inconvenience to the parents.
However we do understand that there are many parents who will not be able to make use of this opportunity and their children will have to remain at school,
the following procedure has been set up for these learners.

After exam procedure

1)

At 10h50, all learners will be sent back to their register classes where learners with permission slips will be sent to the gate at 11h00 and the other
learners will be kept in class. Please return permission slip By Wednesday 4 November.

2)

At 11h20, all learners that have not yet been collected from the gate will be sent back to their register classes.

3)

At 11h30, learners will have second break.

4)

At 12h00, all learners will be divided into exam study sessions. Depending on numbers we will try to put no more than 15 learners into a class so that
the learners are focused on studying. For various reasons, many of the learners are tired at this point and find it difficult to concentrate, therefore in
the first 45 minutes of the session, if the learners do not want to study we will allow them to read a book or rest but the last hour of the day will be
devoted to studying.

5)

The study session, will be an individual study session and learners will not be permitted to group study during this time learners will be encouraged to
make notes, mind maps and revise work. This study session will on its own not be enough study time to prepare the learners for the next day and
parents will still have to help their children study in the afternoon at home.

6)

All parents will be asked to pick up their children promptly before 14h00 to ensure that the learners get enough time to prepare at home for the next
day.

Teaching hours will not be changed and teachers are still committed to looking after the students and will remain at school till 14h30. The concession for
learners to leave at 11h00 will only be during the exam period from 9 November to 20 November, and from the 23 November regular school times will
continue and the learners will return to classes as per normal.

Exam procedure
1)

School will start normal time and learners will report to their register class teacher so that absentees can be recorded, doctors notes can be
collected and money books can be completed. Learners will then move to exam venues.

Sick notes Absenteeism for exams

Please note that learners who are absent for an exam have to provide the school with a doctors certificate on the day that they arrive back to school in order
for them to write the exam. Teachers will then arrange a time for the learners who were absent, to write the paper on the day that they return.
L. Botha
Headmaster

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Exam early leaving permission slip

I_______________________________ the Parent/ Guardian of /Name of learner ______________________________ Grade _______
Will / Will not be collecting my child at 11h00 during the exam period.
NB Parent/Guardian Contact telephone number ___________________________Signature___________________________________

SPORTS NEWS
CRICKET
Montrose Night series cricket for U11s has began! Come and support our boys at Montrose Primary every Friday from 3pm-8pm for an exciting family night out. There is food and drinks on sale and jumping castles for the Children to play on.
Please note that all Grade 2 Cricket boys will need to join U9 practices in preparation for hard ball cricket. They will in addition have to start
slowly getting the correct kit i.e.: Pads, Helmet, Gloves, Private part protection gear (Ball Box) Bat.

SWIMMING
SA SCHOOL TRIALS
Katelyn Fletcher and Megan Shepherd competed in the SA School Trials Katelyn placed third for 50m freestyle. She also completed in the NTS Inter Provincial gala before the end of last term and placed second for 100 & 200 freestyle
and second and third for two relays. Megan received one Gold Medal, one
Silver Medal and two Bronze Medals.
Katelyn Fletcher and Megan Shepherd have made the Gauteng Swimming
team for this years SA Schools Gala in December.

OPEN WATER SWIMMING

The following learners competed in the Dischem Sun City Swim this weekend:

Megan
Sheph
Katelyn erd (left) and
Fletche
r

600m Emma Agar, Rhys Agar, Cullen Holland, Amber van Alphen, Jarred
van Alphen
1500m (Ages 13 and Under and 31 and over) Rhys Agar (Time: 33m57s).

From le
ft
Alphen : Rhys Agar,
, Jarred
Em
van Alp ma Agar, A
m
hen, a
nd Cull ber van
en Holl
and

SOCCER
Congratulations to Christos Krokos who represented Bryanston Primary at the Liverpool academy, he won the WAY award and came first
in penalty shootouts.

(left) C
hristos
Krokos

SPORTS RESULTS - TERM 4 - WEEK 2

DATE

SPORT

MONDAY 19 OCTOBER

CRICKET

TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER

CRICKET

WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER

CRICKET

THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER

CRICKET

FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER

TEAM

OPPONENT

RESULT

MAN OF THE MATCH

Mini Cricket
Mini Cricket
Under 10 A
Under 10 B
Under 11 A
Open A
Open B
Open C
Under 9 A
Under 9 B

Bryneven
Bryneven
Rivonia
Rivonia
Montrose
St Stitihians
St Stitihians
Rivonia
Bryneven
Bryneven
Bryyneven, Curro Aurora, Fontainbleau,
St Catherines, Cliffview

BPS won by 6 runs

BPS lost by 4 runs
BPS won by 10 wickets
BPS lost by 3 wickets
BPS lost by 1 wicket
Rained out
Rained out
BPS won by 5 wickets
BPS lost by 5 wickets
BPS lost by 21 runs

Oliver Samuel

SWIMMING

BPS A Team

BPS WON

Nicholas Rieth

Devlin Smith

Megan Shepherd who

won all her races for U13 girls

SPORTS FIXTURES - TERM 4 - WEEK 4 DATE

MONDAY 2
NOVEMBER
TUESDAY 3
NOVEMBER
WEDNESDAY 4
NOVEMBER
THURSDAY 5
NOVEMBER
FRIDAY 6
NOVEMBER

EVENT

BPS TEAMS

OPPOSITION

VENUE

TIME

Mini Cricket

Mini Cricket

Grayston

St Davids

13h30

Cricket

U10 A
U10 B
U11 A
U11 B
1st Team
2nd Team
U9 A
U9 B
U13 C

St Peters

Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
Home

13h30
14h00
13h30
14h00
13h30
14h00
14h00
13h30
14h00

Cricket
Cricket
Cricket

Swimming

BPS A team

Rivonia
Rivonia
Bryandale
Redhill
Curro Aurora,
Deutsche Schule,
Blairgowrie, Louw
Geldenhuys,
Trinity Randpark

Curro
Aurora

13h30

EDUCATORS
Ms McGillivray, Mrs Haskel
Mrs Kia, Mrs Hannington, Ms Emerton
Mr. Maseko & Coach
Ms Roberts, coach
Mr. Marx and Mr Mbatha
Mr. Bradley & Coach
Mr. Marx and Mr Mbatha
Mrs. Penney, Mrs. Chetty,Mrs. Steinman,
Ms. Pepperell, Ms. Keating, Ms. Emeric,
Ms. Midlane, Mrs. Phyfer, Mrs. Greyling,
Mrs. Soden

BUS DEPARTS

BUS RETURNS

13h30

16h30/17h00

13h30
13h30
13h30
13h30
-

16h30/17h00
16h30/17h00
16h30/17h00
16h30/17h00
-

13h30

16h30/17h00

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EDUCATION IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME OR AT AN ARRANGED
CENTRE
We offer the following by arrangement:

Remedial exercises for children Grade R-Grade 7 facing challenges in learning. (emphasis in Maths and English)
Getting ready for Grade 1 Course for children leaving Grade R for Grade 1
Extension work for gifted children to make them real geniuses.
Guided homework after school and weekends Gr R-Gr 7 at your convenient
times.
Examination tips, revision, preparation and coaching.
School holiday lessons for Grade R-Gr 7
Computer Aided Learning for all children
General English Lessons even to adults
High school Mathematics, English, History and Scince

Offered by qualified and experienced Teachers and Tutors.

Please call: Mr Petros Lyson-0785006587 for more details and information.
Email: lysonpetros@gmail.com
Address:59 East Hertford Road Bryanston
SCHOOL TRANSPORT
We offer reliable and safe transport from school to your home at affordable rates.
For more information please call: 076 842-4097 or 083 862-8859