Weekly Newsletter. From the Headmistress. Cedarwood Preparatory 15 October 2014 ASSEMBLY NEWS

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1 Cedarwood Preparatory 15 October 2014 Weekly Newsletter From the Headmistress Dear Parents This term is running away with us at a rapid rate can you believe it is half term already? The children will celebrate with a Civvies day tomorrow, for which they must pay R10, which will be donated to charity. School will close at 11.30am/12 noon, and we hope you enjoy this little minibreak with your family. As you will see from the sports report below, the Cedarwood children have been very busy! Staff who have been at Cedarwood for eight years or more can still remember the days when Cedarwood lost just about every single match/event, and the sports facilities were pretty much non-existent. How many of you remember when the car park used to be a bumpy field and the extra mural programme was very limited? Look at us now! Congratulations must go to Oliver Ngwenya and his team who have brought sport to life for so many children at Cedarwood. Our ethos of participation and enjoyment ensures that every child gets an opportunity to represent the school and wear the sports kit with pride. Our College matric students begin their final examinations next week. It is very exciting to be part of this first ever matric cohort and we wish them all the best of luck. On certain days, the tuckshop will operate from the prep campus as we would like the noise levels to be as quiet as possible for the students. God Bless Jayne Eurelle Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work - Aristotle ASSEMBLY NEWS Thank you to Grade 2A for their lovely assembly on Manners. Our next assembly, on the 27th October, will be presented by Grade 1W. All parents and visitors are welcome to attend. Assembly begins at 07h30. We look forward to seeing you there.

2 Mini-Cricket Cedarwood Preparatory Weekly Newsletter 15 October 2014 Cedarwood congratulates our MERIT recipients Grade R Tshegofatso Ngakane Grade 1F Baraka Mudavanhu PRINCIPAL AWARDS Congratulations to Ethan Damon on receiving the Principal s Courtesy Award and Amy Vorster receiving the Principal s Appearance Award. Amy Vorster Grade 1W Robbie van Heerden Hussain Ismail Grade 2A Jaiden Schmid Kamohelo Makgatho The Whole Class Grade 2B Wian Venter Lesedi Mazibuko Grade 3H Ethan Damon Sasha Roberts Grade 3P Nyleti Mondlane Cameron de Lange Grade 4L Grade 4R Grade 5B The Whole Class The Whole Class Connor Stephenson Basil Emekwuru Grade 5D Grade 6A The Whole Class Jade Steyn Kelebogile Rammopo Grade 6J The Whole Class Mrs Alexander would like all the 2013 trophies to be returned as soon as possible. Cedarwood congratulates the LIONS on winning this weeks House Cup. Thank you Leopards 26 Lions 40 Tigers 32

3 Mini-Cricket Cedarwood Preparatory Weekly Newsletter 15 October 2014 Thursday, 16 October Close for Half 11:30am/12 noon Civvies Day - R10 - Denim and blue Tuesday, 21 October Return from Half Term Wednesday, 22 October Grade R visit to the Bird Park From the Sports Desk As we approach the mid term break, there are a few reminders to share with you. After the break, we commence swimming both during school as well as an extra mural. For swimming during sports lessons, kindly note that there will be specific days in which swimming will be done and others in which the class will be doing general sports. This varies from class to class. Kindly communicate with your child's class teacher. The extra mural swimming is divided into two, there is team swimming and non team swimming. Please note that while we may like our children to participate in team swimming, selection to participate in a gala will not necessarily be guaranteed as there will be many children participating in the sport and this term we have only three meets to participate in. Kindly bear with the swimming coaches. As far as the non team swimming extra mural is concerned, please note that only water safe children will be accepted as there is not enough personnel to monitor swimmers individually. May I also take this opportunity to remind you that all children will participate in a swimming gala on the 20th of November when we have our annual inter-house swimming gala. Another reminder is that we will be having our Sports Awards Assembly on Monday the 17th of November when we will be rewarding our sports people for a good sporting year. Please find time to attend. It will be worth it. The following is a report of the sporting events from last week. On Monday, we travelled to Northsands for a softball match. Even though the match ended in a draw, our players played well and their behaviour was good. On Wednesday, the cricket team returned to Northsands for a senior boys match. We did not start the match well with our top order batsmen falling for a low score. However, our middle order batsman helped us recover and we won the match by six wickets. Thursday saw the athletics team travel to Orion College for the last meet of the year. They ran beautifully, as always, resulting in our team winning by a margin of more than 150 points. The mini cricket team played at Northsands on Friday. They all played well and won their match convincingly by 51 points against Northsands' 43. Please note that there are no matches this week as we are on a bye. We resume matches after the mid term break when we will start on swimming. Oliver Ngwenya

4 Mini-Cricket Cedarwood Preparatory Weekly Newsletter 15 October 2014 Congratulations to Joshua Richardson who participated in a Reader Olympics and received a medal for being a top speller & reader. Joshua also participated in a holiday cricket clinic and scored 85% for his all round cricket skills Well Done! Love Boxes We currently have 384 love boxes. We are in need of 22 more. Should you be interested in making up a love box making a difference in someone s life over Christmas please send back the letter attached to this newsletter, and we will issue you with your Christmas Person. Many Thanks The Charity Committee

5 Mini-Cricket Cedarwood Preparatory Weekly Newsletter 15 October 2014 National Bandana Day Thank you, Cedarwood, you have made a difference in somebody s life. Please keep Friday, 28th November open for the Foundation Phase Christmas Market. Please could all the Cedarwood Horse Riding Numnahs from the Equestrian Inter-Schools shows be returned to Mrs Schmitz for cleaning. Cedarwood Classifieds Tired of the clutter in your house those things that may be worth something to someone else and you could use the extra cash? Looking for something, but can t find it? Perhaps a short piece about your small (or larger) business might get you that extra clientele. Why not advertise in the Cedarwood Classifieds! It s cheap, easy and well distributed on a monthly basis. Simply contact Mrs Schmitz on dschmitz@cedarwoodschool.co.za for more information. Our next issue will be distributed on 1 November, so don t delay, get your info through today!

6 Mini-Cricket Cedarwood Preparatory Weekly Newsletter 15 October 2014 Our 2014 Intermediate Phase Concert is sure to be a blast, But what would you expect, with such a fantastic cast! So book the date, and find out Cinderella s fate, Will she thrive? Will she survive? So keep an eye on this spot Make sure you don t miss the lot Bookings are now open Have you made your mark yet? Page sponsorships are now open for the 2014 Cedarwood Year Book. Make your mark and sponsor a page today! Kindly complete the tear off slip below, place it into an envelope with your R100, clearly marked for the attention of Mrs Schmitz Magazine Sponsorship and hand it in to your class teacher Cedarwood Year Book Yes please, I would love to sponsor a page in the 2014 Cedarwood Year Book for only R100. Child s Name: Class: This page is proudly sponsored by Signature: Date:

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10 113 Dunmaglass Road, Glenferness P O Box 812, Witkoppen, 2068 Telephone: (011) / (011) Fax: / principal@cedarwoodschool.co.za admin@cedarwoodschool.co.za Dear Parents 15 September 2014 It is almost the end of the year and a time to think of the children and the elderly that will spend the December holidays with very little. This is where we can help by making up Love Boxes that will be distributed to Sumsaren Children s home and Old Age home. Please refer to the Cedarwood website for examples of the items that the Love Box(es) must contain, this will help gauge the cost of each box. You will receive a specific check list as well as some details about the person you will be making the Love box for, when you return this tear off slip. The Love Boxes need to be brought to school by the 19 th November. Please ensure that the items are new and not used or second hand. Gift tag/s and a checklist will only be issued once your tear off slip is returned to Miss Kim Bristow. We greatly appreciate all your support. Many Thanks The Charity Committee Childs Name: Grade: I am willing to complete a Love Box Yes No I am willing to complete (number) Love Boxes. Please return this by Wednesday 29 September, so we can issue gift tags for the Love Boxes.