NPO Registration Number 123-132

Headmaster J J v Rensburg

Board of Governors: Mr L Mwale (Chairperson), Mrs C Mambwe (Vice-Chairperson), Mr A Gardiner (Chairperson FinCom),

Sr Marianne Tieber (FIC), Fr L Zwane ( Catholic Church), Sr Louise Gufler (FIC), Mr J Ngobeni (Fundraising),

Dr G Maleni(Parent Representative), Mr A Clarke (Owner’s Representative).

Birthdays for the week: 10 Sept: Tlangelani Mashaba Gr 1HH

11 Sept: *Ropa Sithole Gr 2FM

12 Sept: Tsepo Mgwenya Gr 2FM

Tumelo Skhosana Gr 2LS

13 Sept Prince Thwala Gr 4JB

Teacher: 14 Sept: Mrs v d Merwe

Art Exhibition & Spring Braai And so, with us celebrating Heritage month and a very successful Art Exhibition it is fitting for me to thank the St Peter’s family, staff and sponsors for a wonderful evening. It was exciting to see the parents get very passionate while bidding for their children’s art.

Culture is the process by which a person becomes all that they were created and capable of being. The arts and crafts displayed, proved that the pupils of St Peter’s Mbombela have so much talent, and the holistic approach in our education allows for every individual pupil to explore and develop their talents.

Miss Diedericks thanking parents

Formal Assessments Please be reminded that the Formal Assessments are currently underway. Please ensure that your child is present the whole week. During this time, the children will be excused from all afternoon activities and must go home straight after school at 13:30 and study. All children must be collected by 13:30, there will be no homework room. All children are to attend compulsory sport between 12:30 - 13:30

(Swimming, Athletics, Mini-Tennis, etc.)

I will be away; attending the Heads Conference in Port Elizabeth next week (Monday 15 – Friday 19 September). Conferences are essential in that they offer us an opportunity to reflect, gather new ideas and network with other people. In my absence, Mrs Gilday (our Deputy Head) will shoulder the overall responsibility and she will be ably assisted by the different Heads of Department. I know that you will give Mrs Gilday and the other members of our Exco your full support throughout the week.

Mr Jacques Janse van Rensburg

St Peter’s School Mbombela

Telephone +27 13 741 1021 1 Neethling Street

Fax +27 13 741 2031 Sonheuwel

. E-mail: receptionstpeters@lantic.net P.O. Box 618, Mbombela, 1200

. www.stpetersnelspruit.co.za MPUMALANGA . . .

. Twitter: @SPSNelspruit Laying the Foundation for a Brighter Future

Get to know the Sister’s

From left to right: Sr. Bernadette, Mr Janse van Rensburg, Sr. Anna from Austria,

Sr. Petra from Austria and Sr. Marianne.

Spring 2014, Newsletter Thirty, 10 September 2014

PRE SCHOOL

Mrs Janet Bennett

SPORT NEWS Sport Results: On Tuesday, 2 September our U/11 Girls played Hockey against Kings at St Peter’s Mbombela and won their game. On Tuesday, 2 September our Open Team played Cricket against Uplands. On Wednesday, 3 September our Open Team played Cricket against Summerhill. On Thursday, 4 September our U/11 Cricket Team played against Uplands. On Friday, 5 September our U/7 and U/8’s played Cricket against other schools at the Mini Cricket @ St Peter’s Mbombela. On Friday, 5 September our U/9 Boys played Cricket against Penryn Player of the week: Girls Hockey: *Sarah Gardiner Grade 5EM Boys Cricket player of the day: Tuesday: Sanele Hlaka Grade 5EM Wednesday: Sandile Duba Grade 6CK Thursday: Prince Thwala Grade 4JB Friday: Muzzi Ncube Grade 3BS

Mini Cricket Festival @ St Peter’s Mbombela – Friday 5 September

Mr Ratau van Rensburg

Sport fixtures for the rest of the week: Saturday, 13 September U/7, U/8 & U/9 Boys/Girls Mini Hockey @ Riverview. Saturday, 13 September U/7, U/8 & U/9 Mini Tennis @ Nelspruit Primary Saturday, 13 September Open Teams 7’s Rugby at Curro

Early morning swimming onTuesday’s and Thursday’s from 06:30 – 07:30

EISTEDDFOD More results for category Speech & Drama

Lesego Malope A+

Rodriques Muebe A+

Mixo Makhongele A

Siyabulela Mokgetwa Tlou A

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Just a reminder to please pay school

fees. The school’s bank account

details are as follows:

First National Bank

Account No. 531 315 17626

Branch Code: 270 352

Please fax your proof of payment to

the school on Fax No. 013 741 2031.

JUNIOR PHASE

Please do homework with your child. Check

your child’s homework and sign it. It is important to

do homework with your child so you can see what

they are busy with in class and whether they

understand the work. Maybe you are able to give

them extra help.

Stories under the stars –22 September 2014

Keep it up the term is almost over. Mrs Jeanine Erasmus

LEARNING SUPPORT

Breakfast:

Your child’s concentration and focus can be dramatically

enhanced by giving him or her a proper breakfast. A

proper breakfast should consist of protein such as eggs,

meat, or even leftover stew. Fruit and or yoghurt are also

good. With all the assessments around the corner, give

your child the maximum benefit by ensuring they have a

good, healthy breakfast. Cereals DO NOT fuel the brain

as it contains too much sugar. Sugar reduces

concentration.

After all, not only cars need fuel to function properly – brains need fuel too! Mrs Kim de Beer

SENIOR PHASE We are close to the end of yet another term and therefore time to spend some time with our children. Sometimes we notice that something does not feel right with a child but we get distracted. We are all very busy, it’s true. We have great pressures and responsibilities pulling us in too many directions. The child who seems a little ‘off’, not himself, snappy or more quiet than usual is trying to tell us something. But it is easy to tuck this information away in a back pocket and only realize that something is wrong when a crisis occurs. We then think back and recognize that the signs were there, we were just too preoccupied to pay attention. Don’t allow problems with your child to fester and grow. Open your eyes and observe if a child seems sad, withdrawn, distant, more moody than usual, or angry. Recognize if there seems to be greater confrontation between this child and siblings, if friends stop calling or coming over, or if the child can’t seem to find his place in school. Because before you know it, half the year can go by and what could have been a small problem has now become a ‘situation’ that requires major time and investment and causes terrible aggravation. I urge all parents to make use of our open door policy and to approach the teachers if you feel that your child needs support at school. Mrs Michéle Gilday

Stars of St Peter’s for the week

Grade 1CK

Warona Thyssen – Persistent hard worker. Grade 1HH

*Thoriso Mashale – Well prepared show and tell. Grade 1LS

*Sethu Zothe – 100% in Spelling Test. Grade 2MM

Andiswa Mhaule – Great improvement in handwriting. Grade 2LS

Tsepo Mgwenya – Excellent Project. Grade 2FM

*Phumi Maseko – For working hard and good behaviour. Grade 3BS

Abande Ngomane – Generous donation for Children’s Fund. Grade 3LS

Rich Ngobeni – Understanding his Maths. Grade 3JE

*Unathi Maleni – Doing well in Maths Assessment. Grade 4JB

*Thando Ngomane – Excellent Spelling Test. Grade 4SW

*Bupe Mambwe - Diligence. Grade 4LS

*Samu Mashile – Beautiful Art Work. Grade 5EM

*Sarah Gardiner – Excellent spelling results. Grade 5JW

*Marvelous Aderibigbe – Great example & enthusiasm. Grade 6CK

*Anathi Nkosi – 95% at Eisteddfod. Gr 7ED

Chibeka Mambwe – For improving a lot in English.

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The children are required

to wear their summer uniform from

Monday, 15 September. Please ensure that your child wears the correct (labelled) uniform at all

times and they look smart for school.

Mass

Mass for the Feast of St Francis of

Assisi will take place on Tuesday, 23 September and will be in the school hall at

07:30. Parents are invited to join us.

Extra Siswati classes! Mrs Shilubane is prepared to give extra Siswati classes here at St Peter’s School, Monday to Thursday from 13:45 – 14:30 and 14:30 – 15:15 at a cost of R300 per month per child. If you are interested you can

call her on 078 369 4855

COOKING CLUB The Chef’s will be making a tasty sweet treat. So hurry to the Cooking club on

Monday, 15 September. DON’T FORGET YOUR APRONS,

ST PETER’S CHEFS!!!!

PARENT DETAILS

Please update your details with the school and provide us with your correct email address and telephone/cell phone numbers.

SUMMER! SUMMER! WANT TO GET FIT!!!

BOOT CAMP!!

@

St Peter’s Mbombela

on the school field on a Monday – Thursday morning from 06:30 – 07:30 and again 16:00 – 17:00.

For further information please contact Greg Badenhorst 071 939 8355

LIBRARY DONATION

A special thank you to *Lethumuzi Linda

Grade 1HH and Ethan Mtimkhulu Grade

2MM who donated books to the library.

BEST DECORATED TABLE @ SPRING BRAAI

Congratulation to Mrs Van Aardt Mother of Leandra Grade 5EM and Keana Grade 00.