The proceeds of this Civvies Day will be accumulated to buy a shopping voucher and gift for our fantastic support staff, presented at the end of the school year. The amount is R20 per pupil which can be paid via snapscan, but as this is our final collection for this year, please donate generously!
An information letter has been e-mailed to parents. Please note that 2022 Snack Pack orders to not roll over and we therefore request you to place your order by Friday 25 November for the New Year by clicking on the link: 2023 SNACK PACK ORDER FORM. Orders can be changed in the last week of every term for the following term.
Back to School Stationery Collection is on Tuesday 22 November in the Multifunction room from 09:00 – 16:00.
Gr 4-7 parents: Please click on the link to give your consent for your daughter to collect her stationery pack on the day: Micklefield Stationery Collection Consent Form
Please note that textbooks from Caxton will not be delivered to Micklefield this year as per their new order system. Textbooks can either be delivered to your home address or collected directly from Caxton, as selected in your online order. It is crucial that parents order textbooks promptly as there are less and less bookshops stocking schoolbooks in Cape Town and anyone looking for books in January is going to struggle.
The final sale of the year will be on 1 December from 12:30 – 14:30. The shop is needing a stock boost and would appreciate your donations!
The School Shop currently has no stock of Micklefield wheelie bags at present. If you would like to order one please contact the shop on Tel: 021 689 5708 and they will contact you when the bags arrive in mid-December. Alternatively, a plain black school bag can be purchased.
We will be having two special assemblies for the handing out of Music, Art and Sport trophies at which the choirs will be singing. Parents of girls who are receiving trophies will be invited to the respective assemblies. The Junior and Senior choir members have been given letters with reply slips to be returned to school to Barbara Warner-Smith by Friday 18 November (Junior Choir) and Friday, 25 November (Senior Choir) if parents of those pupils would like to attend.
2023 Music application forms and information letters have been e-mailed to all Grade 0-6 parents, and are also available on the Edana App under Documentation. Please note the deadline for forms to be given to Barbara Warner-Smith is 30 November 2022
We are collecting good quality gently used / new stationery for Outliers which will be used at their 2023 After-School Programmes. Thank you for your support!
Please support our collection for the Red Cross Children’s Hospital of good quality second-hand or new toys, games or books The Children’s Hospital Trust has asked us this year for the gifts not to be wrapped please. Thank you!
The 2023 sport and extra-mural programme is available 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 a number of changes to times and days of certain extra-murals, especially school run extra-murals in order to accommodate sport, choirs and marimbas.
Please note that during Terms 1 and 4 there is a compulsory Sport Hour for all Grade 3 – 7 pupils. The Grade 3 lesson takes place during the school day, but the Grade 4 -7 takes place from 14.30 – 15.30.
This falls away in Terms 2 and 3 in order to accommodate the winter sports.
It is compulsory for all girls from Grade 3-7 to do at least one winter sport, but both hockey and netball is encouraged as we enter 2 teams into the leagues and must have enough players to fill these teams.
Cross-country training is compulsory for all Grade 3-7 pupils and this takes place during second break on Wednesdays. We will be asking for parents to volunteer to be marshals at this time to keep our girls safe on the road. Further info will go out nearer the time.
There will be a hired bus to take the Grade 4-7 hockey players to practice on Tuesdays at WPCC. This is during the school day. Parents then collect directly from WPCC at 14.45.
There will also be a hired bus to take the Grade 5 -7 girls to netball practice on Monday afternoons at RGHS. Parents then collect directly from RGHS at 16.00.
All information with regards to the private extra-murals on offer are available on the Edana App under Documentation. Please liaise directly with the extra-mural providers.
For Grade 00, Grade 0 and Grade 1 and Grade 2, many of the private extra-mural providers do a demo lesson during the school day at the start of the term so the girls will get the chance to experience what is on offer.
We are very excited to introduce a new extra-mural, Sport Hub which offers a multi-sport programme aimed at ensuring competence in our pupils. They run a structured programme starting with Grade 00s and Grade 0s and then Grade 1, 2 and 3s. It is a build on from Playball and will be an excellent extra-mural especially for our Grade 0, 1 and 2 pupils.
We have also added yoga and the Christian Club to our extra-mural programme.
Although league matches have finished, the early morning practices will continue and finish on Monday, 28 November, Tuesday, 29 November and Wednesday 30 November for the respective groups.
As trials/challenge matches will only be held in the first week and first Saturday of the first term 2023, tentative lists will be emailed to parents before the end of this term stating the day of your daughter’s early morning practice for 2023, however this could change once the trials are complete.
The last gala for this term will be on Friday, 25 November at Oakhurst. This will mark the end of the swimming season for 2022. Trials will be held again at the start of next year for the gala squad. We will need any Grade 2s who are able to swim a length of a 25m pool in any stroke to attend these trials as we have to have an U8 team!
Sandi Blackbeard and Emma Bergstedt will once again be running ‘The Great Summer Holiday Club’ from Thursday, 8 December until Tuesday, 13 December with outings to the Rollercade at Battery Park in the Waterfront, the Muizenberg Water Slides and The Clay Café. Flyers with all the information were handed out this week with reply slips attached. These are also available on the App – Documentation. Closing date is Monday, 28 November. Places are limited. We look forward to entertaining your daughters for a few days!
Rebecca Zizi and Andisa Hlanza will once again be running their Junior Holiday Club at Micklefield from Thursday, 8 December until Thursday, 14 December. Flyers with all the information were handed out this week with reply slips attached. These are also available on the App – Documentation. Closing date is Monday, 28 November. Places are limited. They look forward to entertaining your daughters!
Grade 6s have a new take on triangles and as part of their Mindful Minis course enjoy “Beditation”, a much-needed session that came at a good time during their exam period.
Micklefield families were treated to a sparkling performance by our Grade 00s and 0s in their end-of-year concert. They performed like stars! Well done to all the teachers and everyone involved.
