22 October 2013 - Northlands Primary School

from the desk of theprincipalHalfway through October already which means that there are35 school days left until the end of this academic term, whichreally means that we have just over a month left of 2013 toenjoy!BUDGET AGMI acknowledge and genuinely appreciate the attendanceand support of the parents who were present at themeeting held last Thursday. Your input and involvementis warmly received. My deepest gratitude is also extendedto the Finance Committee members, directed by Mrs AvrilStevens, for the thorough planning and attention to detailnoted in the preparation and presentation of the financialbudget. You will have received a formal letter from the Boardmembers to inform you of the fee structure for 2014 which,I may add, was unanimously accepted by all present. We arecommitted to ensuring that Northlands is a leading schooland your continued support and involvement each year willensure that we maintain our high levels of excellence.ENTREPRENEURS’ DAYCongratulations must go to our Grade 7 staff and learnersfor presenting a market day of the highest standards. Thespotlight must also fall on Mr Tom Brown (Grade 7) for histhorough planning and co-ordinating of this educationalexperience. He has ensured that the learners have linkedtheir efforts to the subject (EMS) so that learning has takenplace. Thank you to all our learners and families for yourpositive response and interest shown in the planning andsetting up of the stalls on the day. 2013 Entrepreneurs’ Dayhas been a most valuable and enjoyable learning experience.SPEECH & DRAMA FESTIVALIt has really warmed my heart to note the active participationof each Senior Primary class in presenting their class choralverse and individual items. The JP section has always held aSpeech & Drama week for all classes and this has now beenextended through into the SP phase as well. This means thatour entire main school will be enriched with the benefits ofSpeech & Drama on an annual basis so that the learners inthe various grades can participate, excel and become moreactively involved. I highlight the individual efforts of our coordinatorsof the SP Speech & Drama - Mrs Knott, the SP staffand the learners - in this initial year of presentation. Pleasediscuss this programme with your child as support for his/her involvement this week. Invite your child to present his/her item to the family at home. I am sure that you too willsuitably impressed. Thank you, Mrs Knott, the adjudicator,and all partners for focusing on this learning experience.AMASHOVACongratulations to all the Northlands “family” members whoparticipated in the above-mentioned race held last weekend.I am aware that parents and learners have been traininghard for this endurance event but I do also acknowledgethe talents and spirit of our staff members, namely Mrs Lock,Miss Wilmans, Miss C and Mr Rust, who kept our “ProudlyNorthlands” banner flying high as they participated andfinished their respective distances. Well done to all - we areso proud of you.EXTRA MURALSWell done to all our coaches, learners and parents for yourinvolvement and support noted so far in the sport andcultural activities on offer. It has been most pleasing to notethe active participation and achievements in all areas. Thecricket, swimming and chess results each week have beenmost encouraging. The large numbers of children showinginterest in water polo on Friday afternoons deserves mentionas we have only introduced the activity this term.CONGRATULATIONSWe as a school are extremely proud to announce that twoof our current 1 st XI cricketers, namely Kandrin Naidoo andJoshua Lambert, who have both been selected at the recentfinal trials to the KZN U13B team to represent our provinceat the inter provincial festival to be held in Springs. This isindeed a great honour for both boys and for our school asthey were selected from trialists and district teams acrossthe province. We know that both Kandrin and Joshua willbe great ambassadors for the province, our school and theirfamilies when they represent KZN at this tournament -another proudly Northlands achievement.FORTHCOMING EVENTSFriday 18 th October Pre Primary family picnic @ 17h30This weekCricket vs Crawford La LuciaTuesday 22 nd JP Art Auction in the hall @ 18h30.This is an evening for adults onlyWednesday 23 rd Grade 4 Treats SaleFriday 25 thGrade 7 Treats SaleNPS NEWSLETTER I No. 32/13 I 16 October 2013 PAGE 2

sportsfixturesCRICKETNPS vs DPHSDATE DAY TEAM OPPOSITION VENUE TIME COACH26TH October Saturday 1st XI DPHS 1ST XI NPS 08.30AM Mr Carroll24TH October Thursday 2ND XI DPHS 3RD NPS 14.30PM Mr Wolstenholm22ND October Tuesday 3RD XI DPHS 8TH NPS 14.30PM Mr Fouche’26TH October Saturday U/11 A DPHS U/11B NPS 08.30AM Mr Edgar25TH October Friday U/11 B DPHS U/11D NPS 14.30PM Mr Rust23RD October Wednesday U/10 A DPHS U/10B NPS 14.30PM Mr Cox24TH October Thursday U/10 B DPHS U/10D NPS 14.30PM Mr Gow23RD October Wednesday U/10 C DPHS U/10E NPS 14.30PM Mr Fouche’CRICKETNPS vs CRAWFORD LA LUCIADATE DAY TEAM OPPOSITION VENUE TIME COACH17TH October Thursday 1st XICrawford L/L1STNPS 14.30PM Mr Carroll17TH October Thursday 2ND XI16TH October Wednesday 3RD XI16TH October Wednesday U/11 A15TH October Tuesday U/11 B16TH October Wednesday U/10 A16TH October Wednesday U/10 B15TH October Tuesday U/10 CGood luck!Mr S CarrollSPORTS DIRECTORCrawford L/L2ndCrawford L/L3rdCrawford L/LU/11ACrawford L/LU/11BCrawford L/LU/1OACrawford L/LU/10BCrawford L/LU/10CNPS 14.30PM Mr WolstenholmCLL 14.30PM Mr Fouche’CLL 14.30PM Mr EdgarNPS 14.30PM Mr RustNPS 14.30PM Mr CoxCLL 14.30PM Mr GowNPS 14.30PM Mr Fouche’NPS NEWSLETTER I No. 32/13 I 16 October 2013 PAGE 10

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