Micklefield School News

The new 2024 sport and extra-mural programme is on the Edana App, under Documentation.  Please check both the Term 1 and 4 (Summer) and the Term 2 and 3 (Winter) schedules when doing your planning. There have been some changes.  All information with regards to the private extra-murals on offer are available on the Edana App under Documentation, Sport/Extra-murals.  Please liaise directly with the extra-mural providers.

TENNIS

Challenge matches will be played on the first Thursday afternoon of the first term as well as the first Saturday to finalise the early morning Monday and Wednesday groups for the Open section. The Open section Parents and the U11 Parents have been emailed all the information with regards to early morning team practices and start dates for 2024. 

Please see the information for our Micklefield Tennis Academy in the flyer below. Click here for the sign up form: BVTS Tennis Clinic Sign-up Form

SWIMMING

The first practice in 2024 will be on Tuesday, 23 January 2024 as below. These first practices will serve as trials so anyone who would like to join the gala squad must please attend.

In the case of the U8s (Grade 2), anyone who can swim 25m in any stroke must please attend as we need an U8 team.

• U11, U12 and U13 at Rondebosch Boys High School from 06.45 – 07.30
• U8, U9 and U10 at Rustenburg High School from 16.30 – 17.30

COMPULSORY SPORTS HOUR:

The compulsory Sports Hour will start again in the second week of term in 2024.  Please note when your daughter will have her Sports Hour in the 1^st and 4^th terms of 2024. Sport Hour is from 14.30 – 15.30

• Mondays: Grade 5 – starts Mon, 22 Jan
• Tuesdays: Grade 7 – starts Tues, 23 Jan
• Wednesdays: Grade 6 – starts Wed, 24 Jan
• Thursdays: Grade 4 – starts Thurs, 25 Jan
• The Grade 3 Sport Hour is during the school day from 13.30 – 14.30 and will start on Tuesday, 23 January.

Spotlight Extra-Mural Drama with Mrs G

If your girls have a real love for drama and particular passion to be on the stage, then extra-mural drama on a Tuesday afternoon is for them. There they have an opportunity to take their drama to the next level, perform more on stage and from Term 3 also enter Trinity College drama Exams if they so wish.

Tuesday times:

• Group 1: Grades 3-5: 2:45 – 3:30 pm (3:00-3:45)
• Group 2: Grades 6-7: 3;30 – 4:30pm (3:45pm-4:45pm)

(In terms 2 and 3 classes start and end 15 minutes later to allow for hockey practices).

Classes start next week on Tuesday 23 January. There are 8 lessons per term.

• Group 1: R660 per term
• Group 2: R690 per term

Please email Mrs G, Deborah Gildenhuys: deborah@micklefied.co.za if you would like to register your daughter as spaces are limited.