Micklefield School News

Weekly Update

February 14, 2025

17-21 February

Weekly update

WEEK AHEAD:

Term 1 2025

  • Monday 17 February
  • Tuesday 18 February
  • Wednesday 19 February
    • Learning Support meeting for those invited
      • 18:00
  • Thursday 20 February
  • Friday 21 February
    • Interhouse Cross Country
    • Fancy Hat Parade: Grade 3-7Friday 21 February
  • Saturday 22 February
    • Sports Day

All information regarding Sports Day, Cross Country and the Fancy Hat Parade can be found HERE

Coming up

(More information under Events)

  • Tuesday 25 February
    • Grade 7 run event TBC
  • Thursday 13 March
    • Individual & Class photos
    • AGM
  • Wednesday 19 March
    • Civvies Day
  • Thursday 20 March
    • Term 1 Ends
    • Knysna Hockey Tour starts

Join Our Fundraising Committee – Make a Lasting Impact!

We are excited to invite parents and guardians to be part of our Pool and Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centre Fundraising Committee! This is a wonderful opportunity to contribute to a project that will enhance our school’s facilities and provide outstanding learning opportunities for generations of Micklefield girls.

We are looking for passionate volunteers with skills in fundraising, project management, event planning, marketing, finance, and community networking. Your level of involvement is flexible, and every contribution—big or small—will make a difference.

📅 First Committee Meeting: Wednesday, 26 February at 08:00
📍 Venue: Multi-function Room

🔗 RSVP Here: https://forms.gle/pgiSYfVbQqTbXXqc9

If you are interested, please email marketing@micklefield.co.za with the subject line “Fundraising Committee Volunteer” and let us know how you’d like to be involved.

Join us in shaping the future of our school—together, we can make these exciting developments a reality!

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Sports Day 2025 – Get Ready for a Fun-Filled Day!

Excitement is building for our annual Sports Day, where our girls will showcase their team spirit, determination, and athleticism! Join us for a morning of friendly competition, laughter, and community fun.

To make the day a success, we need parent volunteers to help run our refreshment stalls. If you’re able to lend a hand at the Egg & Bacon, Halaal Boerewors Roll, or the Cooldrink stall, please sign up on the volunteer roster [Sports Day Roster]. Your support ensures that everyone stays fueled and refreshed throughout the event!

There are still the following spaces:

Bacon and Egg Rolls: 09:00-10:00

Halaal Boerewors: 09:00-10:00

Cooldrinks: last spot 11:00-11:30

We look forward to seeing you there—cheering on the girls and enjoying a wonderful day together.

Thank You for Making Our Padel Tournament a Smash! 🎾💙

A huge thank you to everyone who came out to support and take part in our fun padel tournament! Whether you were on the court showcasing your skills or cheering from the sidelines, your energy and enthusiasm made the event a fantastic success. We loved seeing the friendly competition, team spirit, and community camaraderie in action.

We can’t wait to do it again! Until then—keep swinging, keep smiling, and see you on the court!

A Magical Evening at the Summer Picnic! ☀️🎶

What a fantastic evening we had at our Summer Picnic on Friday, 7 February! The atmosphere was alive with music, laughter, and a wonderful sense of community. Our talented Grade 4-7 Mass Choir and Senior Marimba Band set the perfect tone for the night, leading up to the spectacular main event—the Ruskin Road Band, who had everyone tapping their feet and dancing along.

The delicious offerings from the food trucks kept everyone well-fed and happy, while the warm spirit of our school community made the evening truly special. Thank you to all who joined us—we can’t wait to do it again next year!

Sports & Extra-Murals

The updated 2025 sport and extra-mural programme is available on the Ed-Admin Multi Portal App, under Documentation.  Please check both the Term 1 and 4 (Summer) and the Term 2 and 3 (Winter) schedules when doing your planning for the new year. All information with regards to the private extra-murals on offer is available on the Ed-Admin Multi Portal App under Documentation, Sport/Extra-Murals.  Please liaise directly with the extra-mural providers.

TENNIS

The tennis fixture lists are available on the Ed-Admin Multi Portal App under Documents, Sport.  A reminder that the teams and venues for each week will be posted on the Sport Whatsapp group on a Monday.  Venues might differ from the fixture list due to the availability of courts.

SWIMMING

Swimming gala lists will be sent out every Wednesday on the class Sport Whatsapp group for those swimming in that Friday’s gala. 

  • Friday, 21 February:  No gala
  • Friday, 28 February: Wynberg Girls’ Junior School
  • Friday, 7 March: St Cyprians

HOCKEY GUM GUARDS

Jeanne-Marie Engelbrecht has been doing our customized gum guards for many years.  These are more suited to the older girls.  A normal shop bought gum guard is absolutely fine, but if you are wanting a customized one for your daughter, please see the info under Documents, Sport.  Hard copies have been given to all interested girls from Grade 3-7.  These forms and POP must be returned to Sandi Blackbeard by Friday, 21 February.

HOCKEY TOUR 2025

We are holding pre-tour hockey clinics at Micklefield on Saturday, 25 January, 1 February and 8 February for any Grade 6 and 7 girls who would like to hone their skillsPlease see the information in the Whatsapp group.  The flyer can also be found on the Ed-Admin Multi Portal App under Documentation, Sport/Extra-Murals.

The annual hockey tour to Knysna is from Thursday, 20 March to Sunday, 23 March. The squad will consist of 14 players from Grade 6 and Grade 7 girls.  Interested girls have been given a letter with tour information and a copy is on the Grade 6 and 7 Sport Whatsapp groups.

  • DATE: Saturday, 15 February 2025
  • VENUE: Bishops Senior School Astro
  • TIME: 08.15 – 11.30
  • DRESS: Micklefield sport uniform or any other appropriate kit
    (ball, stick, gum guard, water bottle, snack)

Weekly Snapshot

happy valentines day

Friday 7 February: Our U8 swimmers were in their first-ever gala. They were AMAZING!

Drama Corner

And so the excitement and early preparation begins: sweets, shops and all things chocolate for our play: Charlotte and the Chocolate Factory.

Green-fingered Grade 4’s are observing and recording the growth and changes in their bean plants.
Grade 4’s working hard to crack the mathematical language to unlock the code!
We are very proud of the values that our girls showed while representing Micklefield during tennis matches.
Congratulations to our talented young musicians for all receiving their certificates for their Trinity College London practical music examinations. Left to right: Dani O'Ryan (Grade 2 Violin), Joanna Twycross (Grade 4 Violin), and Olivia Goldschmidt (Initial Piano)
What a lovely performance of: "Perhaps Love" by the new Shocking Pink vocal ensemble on a very happy Valentine's Day.

sporty staff out and about

Congratulations to Mrs Steffen who completed her 100th parkrun at Greenpoint parkrun on Saturday.
Well done to Ms Smith on finishing the Milkwood 21 KM. She also met Dani doing one of the Milkwood races. So cool to see our girls doing races.
Mrs Farger also took part in the Milkwood races, 10km, and also found Dani.
Mrs Berry finished a 95km road cycle in the back country between Durbanville and Malmesbury.

shocking pink perform in assembly for valentines day

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