NEWSLETTER #3 Friday 26 January 2018

Dear Parents SAFETY FIRST! It’s time for a reminder of our morning drop-off instructions: we urge you to adhere to these, and let’s work together to ensure a safe zone for children in our parking lot and avoid any accidents. Please study the map attached. The most important points to note are: - ∗ Stick to the direction of flow arrows. ∗ Keep it to a short 10 second drop-off time. ∗ Please drive very slowly, especially on the way out. ∗ Don’t park near the blue arrows, or in front of the staff car parking area. ∗ Parking in the central parking areas, between the green arrows, where there is not a pedestrian crossing, is at your

own risk. From these areas, children should be accompanied through the moving traffic. In addition, the Brooklyn police have warned parents to be vigilant when dropping off and picking up their children at school. There have been incidents of remote jamming and theft of valuables from cars in numerous school carparks. We have not been immune to this, in spite of our security cameras and vigilant staff. Please assist by ensuring that your car is locked and keeping hand bags, laptops and other valuables out of sight. Don’t think that it will be fine to leave your car unlocked, even for one minute, while walking your child to the gate. Your safety and that of your child really matters to us. EDUCATIONAL FUND Thank you for your wonderful attendance at our Parents Meeting on Monday night. Following on from that is the matter of the Educational Fund. We would be most grateful if you would consider being part of this mutually beneficial arrangement. The electronic version of the form goes out with the newsletter today. A hard copy went out on Tuesday. Please complete the form and return it by Wed 31 Jan, even if you chose not to participate. Lauren Smith from our Finance Office (lsmith@hatfieldcs.co.za) will willingly answer any questions that you may have. THIS WEEKEND We have rather a busy Saturday with: • Child Dev Seminar: Thank you for your overwhelming responses. A final reminder of details:

∗ 08:30 – 15:30- ish ∗ Registration takes place at the door at 08:15 ∗ Functions Hall (HCC) ∗ A light lunch will be provided

• PS Choir Day (see choir letter for full details)

∗ 08:30-14:00 ∗ Children wear civvies (White shirts for choir are only needed by Open day.) ∗ Own lunch and water bottle ∗ Parents join us at 13:30

• And a number of our staff will be on Level 2 First Aid training.

WEEK STARTING MONDAY 29 JAN Mon 29 Jan

Parents Association Meeting ∗ 19:00 ∗ Staffroom ∗ All parents willing to join are welcome

Mon 29 Jan

Choir ∗ First Senior Primary Choir practice after school in the music class.

∗ No High School Vocal Ensemble. (First practice will be announced.)

Tues 30 Jan

Gr 9 & 10 Have Elevate Educate during the school day

∗ An amount of R128 is added to Gr 9 accounts ∗ And R136 to Gr 10s

Wed 31 Jan

Education fund forms to be returned

Thurs 1 Feb

Gr 9 IQ testing the school day

Thurs 1 Feb

HS Gala @ HCS

Fri 2 Feb PS Gala @ HCS Fri 2 Feb HS Worship Evening ∗ 18:30 to 20:30

∗ Staffroom ∗ All HS pupils are most welcome

Sat 3 Feb Mini Cricket @ St Paulus Sat 3 Feb Staff attend IEB National Conferences HOT CHOCOLATE CIRCLES These are three-hour interactive Life skills workshops specially designed with the Senior Primary school child in mind. There is one workshop per term per grade in SP. Topics for this term: Self-image, Friendship and Choices. ∗ Gr 4: Fri 2 Feb from 14:15-17:15 OR Sat 3 Feb from 9:00-12:00 ∗ Gr 5: Fri 9 Feb from 14:15-17:15 OR Sat 10 Feb from 9:00-12:00 ∗ Gr 6: Sat 10 Feb from 16:00-19:15 (topics tbc) Forms will be handed out to the children in the week prior to the workshop and reservations and queries go to Alison on 082 5433 555. PS CAMP OUT WITH DADS!

A REQUEST TO PARENTS AT JACOB’S LADDER Please remember that children may not be dropped off earlier than 07:00 in the mornings. You may well find staff there earlier but this is their very necessary time to prepare for your children. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MATHS AND SCIENCE BOFS! ∗ Three HCS girls represented South Africa this past December at the PAMA Global Abacus and Mental Arithmetic

Championships. The South African team comprised 195 students and our girls did so well against strong international competition in their age groups: - Champion: Nesia Chetty (Gr 6) – Gold - 2nd Winner: Carmen de Clerck (Gr 6) – Silver - 3rd Winner : Madison Jenkings (Gr 5) – Bronze

∗ Chloë van Niekerk attended the South African Youth Engineering and Science Symposium. She represented Gauteng

and was awarded a Gold for her Cave Exploration Robot. She has been invited to improve her robot and take it to the United States and Europe in the near future.

∗ Kalsee Nadasen (Gr 10) will be participating at the Taiwan International Science Fair this week. This is as a result of

her amazing achievement in the Science Expo. We wish her well! Here’s hoping that you have a wonderful week. Kind regards Debbie Holloway (on behalf of Graeme) HEAD OF ADMINISTRATION

Educational Fund – Hatfield Christian School - 2018 What is the Educational Fund?

Fund established by school to benefit the parents and the school The donations are used to fund specific capital projects Parents are issued with a tax certificate which can be used as a deduction when submitted

with their IT12 – Date of issue is 30 April 2017 for submission with 2015 IT12 Who can contribute?

All parents can contribute but the tax benefit is reserved for those who are registered for income tax (ie submit an IT 12)

Why should I contribute? A Tax benefit is received potentially resulting in a refund from SARS when submitting your

IT12 (dependent on individual circumstances) We strongly urge you to make use of the opportunity. These funds go towards the annual capital expenditure of the school. Please complete the form below and return to the school no later than 31 January 2018. …………………………………………………………………………………………… TO: LAUREN SMITH – ACCOUNTS DEPT I, ____________________________, parent of _______________________________ , in grade ___, choose the following school fee option for my FIRST child. (Please circle the option chosen and delete the others.) - Should you not wish to utilize this educational fund option you will automatically be an “A” please do send the form back -You may select this for more than one child, please indicate this clearly. -Please send this form even if you contributed in previous years. Option Monthly contribution amounts: January to December 2018 A School fee + Building fund + No contribution to Ed fund B School fee + Building fund + Ed fund R50 per month ie R600 pa

With this option you will receive R150 discount on the school fees which, with your permission (by selecting this option) will be donated to the educational fund. A tax certificate will be issued of R2400 for the 2018 tax year.

C School fee + Building fund + Ed fund R100 per month ie R1200 pa

With this option you will receive R300 discount on the school fees which, with your permission (by selecting this option) will be donated to the educational fund. A tax certificate will be issued of R4800 for the 2018 tax year.

Name in which tax certificate is to be issued:__________________________________________ Signed:______________________________ Date:_______________________________

Corobay str.

Parking / Drop off

PEDESTRIAN CROSSING

AHEAD

RIGHT TURN ONLY

NO STOPPING

SLOW CHILDREN

AHEAD

DROP OFF

PARKING

NO STOPPING

10 sec drop off & Go – to left side of vehicle

One way Ianes

Route to staff parking NO entry to parents

One Way NO Entry

NO Parking

Sign Legend

Results 22 – 26 January

Interhouse Galas

High School: Eagles 807

Buffaloes 592

Spirit: Buffaloes

Jnr Victrix Lodorum: Manuela Marggraff Snr Victrix Lodorum: Amy Stanford

Jnr Victor Lodorum: Aidan Paveley Snr Victor Lodorum: Josh Coetzee

Primary School: Buffaloes 633

Eagles 576

Spirit: Eagles

Victrix Lodorum: Georgia Carstens

Victror Lodorum: Bastian Nel

Swimming Teams:

Both the High School and Primary School swimming teams will be announced today. We kindly

request that anyone selected please prioritize swimming practises as this is the sport of the term.

Sport Practises:

Anyone not at attending a sports practise needs to excuse themselves with their managers and not

the sport office. This includes parents who email in. Unfortunately, it is impossible to handle all

requests to the sports office. All sports manager’s names are reflected on the Co-curricular schedule

and the emails for these teachers are found at the back of the school diary. Where possible pupils

should excuse themselves.

Dancing

Jessica Williams took part in her Grade 7 Contemporary exam late last year and was awarded

Honours with Distinction for her exam.

Grade 7 was the highest exam level offered at her Dance School last year.

Date Day Time of departure

Start of Game

Time of return/ Finish

Staff involved Sport/Team/Age Venue

29-Jan MON

13h20 14h20 17h30 Mrs Dicks, Coach Sam 1st Jnr Cricket vs Crawford College Crawford

14h20 17h15 Ps Thomas, Coach Graham 2nd Jnr Cricket vs WHPS HCS

13h20 14h20 17h30 Mr Boyes, Coach Haydn 1st Snr Cricket vs HS Akasia HS Akasia

13h00 14h30 16h30 Ms van der Merwe HS Girls Tennis vs HS Erasmus HS Erasmus

13h20 14h20 17h30 Mrs Hofmeyer, Coach Luke u11A Cricket vs Crawford College Crawford

14h20 17h15 Mr Goodwin, Coach Chris B u10A Cricket vs Crawford College HCS

14h30 16h30 Mr Dollenberg, Mrs Hurley, Mrs Adam, Coach Hendrick HS Swimming Gala HCS Pool

14h20 17h00 Ms Joubert, Coach Ona u10B Cricket vs WHPS HCS

13h20 14h20 17h30 Mrs Fast, Coach Tristan u9A vs Crawford College Crawford

13h20 14h20 17h30 Mr Rokitta, Coach Jacques u15 Cricket vs HS Zwartkop HS Zwartkop

02-Feb FRI 14h30 16h30Mrs Donachie, Mrs van Schalkwyk, Mrs

Atkins, Mrs Smit, Coach Hendrick, Coach Laetitia, Coach Ash

PS Swimming Gala HCS Pool

03-Feb SAT 07h00 09h00 Mr Joynt, Mrs Stokker, Ms Vallar, Ms Swart Mini Cricket Festival STP

TUE

THU01-Feb

WEEKLY EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES LIST (v1.0) **WECAL correct at time of printing. WECAL updates available on website and sports notice board.**

**Times of return are estimations to the best of our knowledge** 29 January - 4 February

30-Jan

31-Jan WED