IN THIS ISSUE GENERAL Awards Uniform 2014 Newspaper for the Art Room Finances My School Card Toys for Joy Facebook Aftercare PRIMARY SCHOOL Duet Concert Junior School Christmas Concert Awards Evening Year 4 in the Classroom HIGH SCHOOL Matrics finish today! HS Cape Town Tour HS Indoor Sports Tournament CALENDAR TERM 4 NEWSLETTER / NUMBER 35 / 29 November 2013 FROM THE HEAD Dear Parents, Another week has literally blown past and the Festive Season is almost upon us. It was a wonderful evening of Christmas Carols and performances by our Junior School students last night and I would like to thank all of the parents for enjoying it with us. A big thank you to Miss Beauchamp for her hard work with the choir, Orff and class performances. Miss Muscat, thank you for the music, the songs you re singing, thanks for all the... accompaniment on the piano as well. Class teachers and assistants for individual class/group performances and all the work and preparation that entails. Roxy and the gymnasts and ballerinas and last but not least (Got it right this time!) Mrs Louw for pulling it all together into a wonderful event. Well done to all the students and we are really proud of you guys and girls. We welcomed some of our new students, who will be joining the Junior School in 2014, on Wednesday morning where they met their teachers and spent some time with their new classmates. I really enjoyed chatting to our new parents and I am certain that they will be very happy here and eager to join our Coffee Club next year. Please take some time over the holiday period to think about either volunteering to be a class representative or nominating somebody to represent you on the Parents Association/Coffee Club. It is crucial for a school to receive input from their parent body, if the aim truly is to improve the school and to develop the relationship between the school and the broader school community. Next week we are looking forward to a trip to Cape Town for the High School students as well as another indoor action sports competition. It promises to be very exciting. All High School parents should have received these letters via email, so if you have missed it please contact the office as closing dates for reply slips are coming soon and late replies will unfortunately mean students will miss the events. Congratulations to our Year 12 s that finished their exams today and we are all holding thumbs that the results will be excellent. Have a well deserved rest and for those travelling to the numerous post exam celebrations please be careful and look after yourselves. You will all be missed and hopefully we will see you soon. Have a lovely weekend. Mr Henk Weyers Principal Tel: 021 851 6290 - Fax: 086 565 5154 - E-ail: admission.helderberg@iesedu.com www.helderberg.iesedu.com
GENERAL Awards Congratulations to our Award winners for the week! Gabriel received a Karate certificate. Silver Sword awards went to Tim, Prince, Luke and Fiona in Year 4 and Samantha and Ellen in Year 5. Uniform 2014 Please note that all uniform orders for 2014 need to be placed and collected before the end of the Term. There will be a uniform increase at the begining of January 2014. No cash payments for uniforms will be accepted. Payments need to be done via eft or credit card before the uniform order will be issued. Newspaper for the Art room Please send in any old newspapers. They are always needing them in the art room. Thank you Finances As the 4 th Term rushes by the admin team would like remind our parents that all outstanding 2013 school fees must be settled by no later than1 st Dec 2013. My School Card The school received R577-22 this month from the MySchool Project. Thank you to each and everyone of you who remembered to swipe your card when making purchases at Woolwoths. Please remember to swipe your cards every time you shop at Woolies. Should you not have a My School Supporter card yet please call at the office to get the necessary forms and get yourself signed up without delay. Remember every swipe counts. We really need your support.
Toys for Joy Thank you for all the wonderful toys books etc that have filled up the box in the foyer there are going to be some very happy little children this Christmas. Please do continue to send in any unwanted good quality toys or books. Thank you in advance for supporting this worthy cause. Facebook Please go and like our page and share with your family and friends! It is regularly being updated with lots of photographs from outings, happenings in the classrooms and all sorts on interesting things! Aftercare Please be advised the following dates for Aftercare during the school holidays. The last day this year will be on the 13 th December 2013 and Aftercare will re-open on Wednesday the 8 th January 2014. PRIMARY SCHOOL Duet Concert Thank you for coming along last week and supporting our very talented students. Please have a look at the video link below sincere thanks to Mr Dean Finnie for this great video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw83n10fs5m&feature=youtu.be Junior School Christmas Celebrations Thank you for attending our picnic Christmas Celebration last night, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. It was wonderful to see so many of you there and we enjoyed sharing this evening with you. Thank you to all the teachers and students for putting on such a fantastic concert for us. Have a look at the photographs on facebook. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.622324311148596.107374193 4.254782781236086&type=1 www.helderberg.iesedu.com
Awards Evenings in the Primary School Thank you to all the parents for joining us in celebrating your children s successes this year. Again congratulation to ALL our Award Winners you have done yourselves proud. Congratulations to our 2014 student leaders, Matthias Innerhofer, Ellen Neven, Katherine Lott and Michael Carrihill and our two Head Students, Emily-Anne Broekhuysen and Stuart Christie. We wish you all the very best for next year in your leadership roles. Special mention goes to our Trophy Winners for 2013 Well Done! TROPHIES 2013 Junior Principals Award Madison Broekhuysen Senior Principals Award Luca Ferreira Junior Sportsman of the Year Luca Ferreira Sportsmanship Boaz Torsen Alexandra Nieuwoudt Junior Soccer player of the Year Calvin Haas Have a look at all the photos that will shortly be loaded on facebook. In the Year 4 Classroom The Year 4's are inquiring into how to make things move forward. The children worked in pairs. They tied one end of a piece of string to a chair and put the other end of the string through a straw. Then they pulled the string tight and connected it to another chair. Balloons were blown up and stuck onto the straw with tape. They let go of the balloon... and watched the rocket go! The children learnt that as the air rushed out of the balloon, it created a forward motion called thrust. Thrust is a pushing force created by energy. Written By: Ms H Beauchamp, Year 4 Teacher
HIGH SCHOOL Exams over for our Matrics! Our Matrics finished writing their exams today! We eagerly await their results that will be released towards the end of January. We encourage them to stay safe while they celebrate and wish them all the very best! Cape Town Tour: 9 December 2013 On Monday 9 December the High School are organising a trip to various places of historical and cultural interest in Cape Town city. We will be visiting the old Slave Lodge, which is now the South African Cultural History Museum. We will also go to the Bo-Kaap Museum, which showcases local Islamic culture and heritage, and the historic area called Bo-Kaap. If time allows, Mrs Leibbrandt will also take those who are interested to the Art Gallery. They will be travelling to Cape Town by train, and have booked their own coach together with a Metrorail chaperone. High School parents should have received an email with all the details and a reply slip that needs to be returned to the office by Tuesday the 3 rd of December. Bookings need to be made and if we do not receive the reply slip by the 3 rd of December, unfortunately your child will not be able to attend the outing. High School Indoor Sports Tournament: 6 December 2013 Due to popular demand we have been asked to organise another indoor sports competition for the high school students. This will take place on Friday the 6 th December for high school students (Year 7-12). The venue will remain the Somerset West Action Sports Centre. Unfortunately there will again be a cost involved, which is why participation is voluntary, but attendance is compulsory. Parents are of course welcome to support and watch. The students will compete in 6, randomly selected (by drawing names out of a hat, at the venue, on the day.), mixed teams. Teams will compete in soccer and netball throughout the day. All High School parents should have received an email with all the details yesterday. Reply-slips, along with the cash payment, will need to reach the school office by Wednesday the 4 th of December to finalise the booking. www.helderberg.iesedu.com
2013 CALENDAR - TERM 4 DECEMBER 4 December High School Exams end 5 December High School Concert in the Quad 6 December Junior School Sports Day Year 2-6 High School Indoor Sport Tournament 9 December Fun Sports Day EC1-Year 1 High School Awards Ceremony High School Cape Town Tour 10 December School Closes at 11am