Micklefield School News

Weekly Update

January 16, 2026

19-23 January

weekly update

WEEK AHEAD:

Term 1 2026

  • Monday 19 January
    • Grades 00-3 + 5 Meet the Teacher
      • 18:00-19:30
  • Tuesday 20 January
    • Grades 4, 6 + 7 Meet the Teacher
      • 18:00-19:30
  • Wednesday 21 January
    • Grade 7 Leadership Camp
  • Thursday 22 January
    • Grade 7 Leadership Camp
  • Friday 23 January
    • Grade 7 Leadership Camp

Coming up

(More information under Events)

Term 1 2026

  • Wednesday 28 January
    • Class Reps Meeting (8am)
  • Friday 30 January
    • Grade 1 and 2 Camp Out, book your spot on KARRI 
  • Saturday 31 January
    • Grade 3 and 4 Camp Out, book your spot on KARRI 
  • Friday 6 February
    • Summer Picnic
      • 17:30-21:00 
      • All Grades 4-7 are performing
      • Grade 6+7 Marimba bands performing
      • Ticket sales on Quicket
  • Thursday 12 February
    • Cross Country
  • Friday 13 February
    • Valentines Bake Sale
      • Grade 1-7
  • Saturday 14 February
    • Sports Day
      • 07:00-12:00

Sports Day

🥓🍳 Help Needed: Bacon & Egg Stall 🍳🥓

We are looking for willing volunteers to help coordinate our much-loved bacon and egg stall.

There will be a roster for all those willing to cook and serve on the day, at a later stage, but for now, we are looking for coordinators.

If you can help out, please get in touch with the school (marketing@micklefield.co.za). 

Extra Mural Drama

Our popular extra-mural drama classes begin next week on Tuesday, 20 January at the following times:
  • Grades 3+4: 14:45-15:30 (fees = R750 per term)
  • Grades 5-7: 15:30 – 16:30 (fees = 790 per term
Please email: deborah@micklefield.co.za to sign up for 2026.

🎶 Music 🎶

Choir

All girls are warmly invited to join our school choirs – and best of all, it’s free for everyone to take part.

  • Junior Choir (Gr 2 and 3) rehearses on Mondays from 07:15–07:50, before school – no auditions needed.

    • Grade 1 can join the choir from term 2

  • Senior Choir (Grades 4-7) meets on Tuesdays from 07:50–08:20, during the school day – no auditions needed.

  • Imilonji is also free to join for Grades 4–7 and takes place during second break on Thursdays – no auditions needed.
  • Shocking Pink (Grade 6 and 7 only) – auditions will be held next week, starting on Monday 19 January.
    • For those selected, rehearsals will take place on Mondays during second break.

In addition, all Grade 4–7 girls will be part of the Mass Choir, which will be performing at the Summer Picnic on 6 February – a highlight on our school calendar.

We encourage all girls who love singing (or would like to try!) to get involved and be part of these joyful and enriching musical experiences.

Marimba

  • Grade 5 auditions will be held on Monday 19 January at 07:00 in the hall foyer

♻️ Schools Recycling Reminder ♻️

Thank you for your ongoing support of our Schools Recycling initiative. To help the process run smoothly and efficiently, please take note of the following guidelines when sending in recycling:

We accept

  • Glass
  • Plastic
  • Paper
  • Cardboard
  • Household items
    • These items include yoghurt containers, milk bottles and cereal boxes

Wherever possible, please ensure items are clean and free of food residue. All cardboard should be flattened before being dropped off.

Thank you for helping us make a difference. 🌍

📚 Donation Book Sales – Meet the Teacher Evenings 📚

A table of wonderful books that our library would love to add to its shelves will be on display at the Meet the Teacher evenings, opening approximately 30 minutes before the hall program starts.

Parents are invited to purchase a book on behalf of their daughter — no cash is needed, as the cost will be added to your school account.

Your daughter’s name will be placed on a special donation plaque inside the book, creating a lasting contribution to our school library.

We warmly encourage you to stop by and help grow our library collection with stories our girls will treasure. 📖✨

sports and extra-murals

The updated 2026 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.

NEW PRIVATE EXTRA-MURALS FOR 2026

Please see on the extra-mural schedule that Heart Matters for Grade 00, 1 and 2, Junior Medics for Grade 0, 1 ,2 and 3 and Craft Club for Grade 00 and 0 will now be on offer for 2026. Please see the relevant information under Documents, Sport/Extra-Murals.

Please see under Documents, Sport and Extra-Murals for all information pertaining to the new and present extra-murals for 2026.

TENNIS 2026:

Early morning tennis practices will start from Monday, 19 January, with the first fixtures being on Thursday, 29 January.

Exact lists of early morning players will only be sent out after the trials on Saturday, 17 January.

HOCKEY TOUR DATES FOR 2026

Hockey trials for the Knysna Hockey Tour will take place this term as the tour is from Thursday, 19 March – Sunday, 22 March. Any girls who play hockey in Grade 6 and Grade 7 are eligible to attend the trials. 

Trials for the tour will be held on Saturday, 7 February at the Bishops Astro from 08.15 – 11.30.  Details to follow.

SWIMMING 2026:

  • Tuesday and Thursday mornings for U11, U12 and U13 at the RBHS pool from 06.45 – 07.30 – first swimming training on Tuesday, 20 January
  • Tuesday afternoons at the RGHS pool for U8, U9 and U10 from 16.30 – 17.30 – first swimming training on Tuesday, 20 January

Anyone who would like to try out for the gala squad must attend the first practice for the respective age groups.

All U8s (Grade 2s) who are able to swim 25m in any of the strokes are welcome to attend the trials on Tuesday, 20 January.

Team lists will be sent out every Wednesday via the Sport WhatsApp group with all information pertaining to that week’s gala.

  • The first gala will be on Friday, 30 January.

COMPULSORY SPORTS HOUR 2026:

Please note the information for the compulsory Sports Hour:

  • Monday
    • 14.30 – 15.30
      • Grade 5 – starting on Monday, 19 January
  • Tuesday
    • 13.20 – 14.20
      • Grade 3 – starting on Tuesday, 21 January
    • 14.30 – 15.30
      • Grade 7 – starting on Tuesday, 21 January
  • Wednesday
    • 14.30 – 15.30
      • Grade 6 – starting on Wednesday, 22 January
  • Thursday
    • 14.20 – 15.20
      • Grade 4 – starting on Thursday, 23 January

External Extra Mural offering Term 1 2026

Junior Medics – First Aid Fun!

We’re really looking forward to starting our Junior Medics classes at Micklefield next week.

A few quick notes for Term 1:

  • Term runs for 8 classes starting from the week commencing 19 January

  • We require a minimum of 6 learners per class (maximum of 12)

  • The first class is a free trial and open to all learners who’d like to try it

https://www.juniormedics.co.za/

INFORMATION from THE DAPHNE JUBBER STUDIO OF DANCE

Our studio provides classes for a range of ages and stages and styles of dancers so do try out the various times till you find where you belong.  Some classes consist of people of roughly the same age but most are a fun mixture of ages—dance is dance!   

Please feel free to speak to me about any concerns or suggestions you may have—the studio is a large one but I want to assure you that each and every pupil has my care and attention at all times.  

Contact me on 082 770 4877 or jubberdaphne@gmail.com  

Check out my web page on www.daphnejubberstudio.com

events

🌙✨ Camp Out Time ✨🌙

Our much-loved Camp Out is happening soon, and the girls are in for a fun-filled evening at school.

📅 Dates:
• Grade 1 & 2: Friday, 30 January
• Grade 3 & 4: Saturday, 31 January

The campout is always a highlight — filled with games, laughter and special memories shared with friends.

Please make payment via KARRI by Monday, 26 January at 12:00.

More information has been emailed out to Grade 1-4 parents.

We can’t wait to host our girls for this exciting event! 🌟🏕️

🌞🎶 Annual Micklefield Summer Picnic 🎶🌞
Friday, 6 February | 17:30–21:00

Join us for the much-loved Micklefield Summer Picnic, a relaxed evening of music, food and community under the summer sky. Bring along your picnic blanket and settle in for a wonderful musical feast.

The evening will feature the vibrant sounds of our Micklefield Marimbas and Summer Picnic Choir, followed by our main act of the night — the incredibly talented Ruskin Road Band. 

🍔 Food options on the night:

  • Bring your own picnic or

  • Enjoy a variety of food trucks, including:

    • Yummies Burgers

    • Butlers Pizza

    • Chip ‘n Dip

    • Oomps Loompa Treats (waffles & ice cream)

    • Soft drinks 

    • Coffee from Bertie’s

We look forward to sharing a joyful summer evening together as a school community. Don’t miss it! 🌅✨

Tickets on sale on Quicket

Save the dates, 2026

weekly snapshot

Welcome back to 2026

We are so pleased to welcome our new Grade 00 girls who kicked off Friday with a great session of PE.

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