29 August 2011

Welcome

Welcome to the many new local and international families who have recently joined Courtney House. We wish them a joyous time with us.

Arbor Day Celebration

All children are asked to contribute R5 towards the Arbor Day Celebration which shall take place on Friday 2 September. The “Plant-a-Tree” ceremony shall take place at both the Dey street and Main street campuses. Children at the Junior Campus (Pre-R – Grade 3) are asked to dress up as plants, flowers or garden creatures. Children in Grade 4 to 7 may wear civvies.

Spring Day Activity

On Thursday 1^st September, a special activity has been planned for the children at the Junior Campus (Pre-R – Grade 3) to celebrate Spring Day. For this activity, children must bring an old T-Shirt to school. The T-Shirt must be such that should it be ruined with paint, this is not a problem!

Cycle Tests

A reminder to parents that many cycle tests shall be written over the next few weeks, so please ensure that your child is getting to bed early, having a wholesome breakfast and spending sufficient time studying and preparing adequately for these tests. Parents are urged to be aware of when and what their children are writing as far as tests are concerned.

Senior Phase Garden Route Tour

The Tour Group departs from the Senior Campus (Giovanetti Street) on Wednesday 14 September. Please make arrangements to get students to school by 06:45 am as the bus departs at 07:15. This is a nine day tour and students return on the evening of 22 September at approximately 20:00. For further information, please contact Teacher Demi.

Senior Ball

The Senior Ball for IGCSE and A-Level students shall take place on 7 October at Shelanti in Centurion.

Entrepreneur’s Day

The Grade 1 class shall have their Entrepreneur’s Day on 20^th September at the Junior Campus at 10:00am. Parents are encouraged to assist their children with the preparations. For more information, please contact Teacher Jana.

Progress Reports

Second Cycle Academic Progress Reports for the Junior Phase (Pre-R – Grade 3) shall be available for collection from the school office on Wednesday 14 September.

Spring Holiday

The third term draws to a close on 23 September for the Spring Break. All students return to school on 10^th October.

22 August 2011

Arbor Day Celebration

All children are asked to contribute R5 towards the Arbor Day Celebration which shall take place on Friday 2 September. The “Plant-a-Tree” ceremony shall take place at both the Dey street and Main street campuses. Children at the Junior Campus are asked to dress up as garden creatures. Children in Grade 4 to 7 may wear civvies.

Science Fair

The Science Fair was a successful and marvellous event. Congratulations to all the children in Grade 4 to 7 who displayed their science experiments. A sincere word of thanks to all the parents who attended the fair, your support is much appreciated.

Well done to Teachers Amy and Nicolette for their superb effort in making the event so successful.

Cycle Tests

A reminder to parents that many cycle tests shall be written over the next few weeks, so please ensure that your child is getting to bed early, having a wholesome breakfast and spending sufficient time studying and preparing adequately for these tests. Parents are urged to be aware of when and what their children are writing as far as tests are concerned.

Senior Garden Route Tour

Please note that students in Grade 7 and 8 who are not attending the tour are requested to stay at home, however, IGCSE students shall have regular classes during this period.

Senior Ball

The Senior Ball for IGCSE and A-Level students shall take place on 7 October at Shelanti in Centurion. Invitations shall be handed out during the week.

Entrepreneur’s Day

The Grade 1 class shall have their Entrepreneur’s Day on 20^th September at the Junior Campus. Parents are encouraged to assist their children with the preparations. For more information, please contact Teacher Jana.

Lunch Boxes

Please ensure that healthy, nutritious snacks are sent to school for lunch breaks. Parents are asked to refrain from sending large packets of crisps and boxes of biscuits.

Afternoon Supervision

Although, there is an aftercare facility until 17:00 every day, parents are requested to collect children as soon as possible after their school day or extra mural activity has ended. Children and students are being left at school until well after the aftercare teachers have ended for the day. This means that management are required to wait until such children are collected.

End of Term

The third term draws to a close on 23 September.

15 August 2011

Courtney House International Science Fair

A reminder that this event takes place on 17^th August and that all science fair projects (Grade 4-7) should have been completed by 11^th August.

Fun Aerobics and Junior French

We are delighted to inform you that Teacher Sandra has returned from Gabon.

Uniform Items

Parents are requested to ensure that all uniform items are clearly marked with the child’s name so that in the event that items are left behind at school, they can easily be returned to their rightful owners.

Congratulations

Congratulations to all IGCSE and A-Level students on their exceptional results from the May-June Cambridge International Examination sitting. Well done and once again, diligence and consistent work has paid off.

Baby News

Congratulations to Adri, our uniform supplier, on the birth of her set of twins, a little boy and girl.

Hair

We request that children (Pre-R to Grade 7) with hair longer than the neck-line have their hair tied up in pony-tails, plaits and buns and that long fringes are clipped back out of their face. Flicking hair out of the eyes and working with hair in the face is not conducive to effective concentration and learning at school. Furthermore, it may cause habitual eye-sight problems. Senior Phase students (Checkpoint to A/AS-Level) are encouraged to maintain neat and presentable hairstyles too!

Senior Tour

The senior students who have signed up for the tour to the Eastern Cape, Knysna and Garden Route shall receive a confirmation of tour itinerary and reservations during the week. Teachers Cara, Martha and Demi shall be accompanying the tour group from 14 till 22 September.

Please note that students in Grade 7 and 8 who are not attending the tour are requested to stay at home, however, IGCSE students shall have regular classes during this period.

Senior Ball

The Senior Ball for IGCSE and A-Level students shall take place during the September-October Spring break. More details and information shall be handed to students in the next few weeks.

End of Term

The third term draws to a close on 23 September.