Please note that from Monday, 25 July, the hall doors will close at 07.55 when Grade 1-7 classes start. The Grade 00s and Grade 0s who arrive after that can still use the stop and drop, but the girls must enter through the main gate in Wood Road where Theo is on duty. Just a reminder that Grade 1-7 classes start at 07.55 so all pupils should be at school before this time as it is very disruptive when pupils arrive late and interrupt the first lesson of the day. Only the Grade 00 and Grade 0 classes start at 08.15.
In order to keep the stop and go moving, please treat it like a ‘stop and go’ otherwise a traffic jam is caused. If you need to sort anything for your daughter, please park and then walk them to the entrance.
As of Monday, 25 July, the Senior Choir practice will revert to being held before school and not at break time on Mondays. The Senior Choir will therefore practice every Monday in the hall from 07.45 – 08.25. While the choir is practising, the rest of the pupils in Grade 4-7 will do General Knowledge in their classrooms (07.55-08.25).
As of Monday, 25 July, girls from Grade 1-7 may either wear their correct sports uniform or their correct formal uniform. On Fridays, all girls from Grade 3-7 must wear their formal uniform. During the week, if your daughter has Phys Ed or a sport practice or match, she must wear her sport uniform, but if she does not, she must wear her formal uniform. We will no longer be mixing the sport uniform with the formal uniform. Our girls need to wear either uniform with pride, smartly and correctly. The same goes for their hair which needs to be neatly tied back if it is shoulder length. Only hair colour, pink, grey or white alice-bands may be worn and clips must be hair colour/neutral. Only stud earrings must be worn as this is a safety issue. No make-up may be worn to school.
Sports uniform:
Formal uniform:
Please support us in ensuring that your daughter is neatly and correctly dressed. We are aware of the cold days in winter and are looking into the option of grey trousers for the girls. Once this is finalised, information will be sent out.
Thank you to Alison Hayes for running these termly sales so efficiently. In an effort to accommodate working parents, we are going to adjust the sales times to 13:00-14:30 and 16:00-17:00. The fantastic amount of R3267 was raised, all proceeds go towards the Bursary Fund. There will be one more sale towards the end of the term, the date to be confirmed.
We are trying to raise the level of our sport at Micklefield in order to compete competitively against our opposition schools, but in order to do this, we need all the girls at practice unless they are genuinely ill. If this is the case, Sandi Blackbeard must be informed. Over the past term, there has been a lack of commitment and that some of our girls are offering the bare minimum, but still want results. Unfortunately, we need ‘buy-in’ from both the players and parents so that we can achieve to the best of our ability.
There is a mound of unmarked lost property from Term 2. It will be put out under the big tree from Monday 25 July – Thursday 28 July for parents to have a look through. All unclaimed items will be donated at the end of next week. Please ensure that your uniform items are marked as marked lost property is returned to their owners.
The winter sport/extra-mural programme is available on the Edana App under Documentation, Sport/Extra-murals. Fixture lists for both hockey and netball for the third term are available on the Adana App under Documents, Sport/Extra-Murals. Please note that each week all the information and team lists for that particular week will be sent out after the practices for the matches taking place that week. Please also be aware that cross country races are now returning on Fridays in the 3rd term. These fixtures are also available under Documents.
The first lesson for Grade 1 extra-mural hockey in the third term will be on Monday, 25 July and the first lesson for Grade 2s will be on Wednesday, 27 July and Thursday, 28 July respectively.
Tuesday, 26 July: Practices
Thursday, 28 July: Matches vs RGJS
NETBALL
Monday, 25 July: Practices
Wednesday, 27 July: Matches vs St Cyprians
Our Grade 3-7 girls practice Cross Country every Wednesday during second break and the Grade 1 and Grade 2 classes practice during the school day on Wednesdays. This term we will be organizing to run the Grade 1 and Grade 2 girls outside of the school – details with regards to that will follow.
This term there will be Cross Country races taking place every Friday organized by different schools at different venues. Details for each week will be made available as soon as they are received from the organizing school.
The first race is on Friday, 29 July, hosted by Bishops at Keurboom Park. Whilst this is voluntary, the girls in Grade 4-7 who run in the ‘fast group’ every Wednesday, must participate in at least 2 of the races as they are Micklefield’s Inter-Schools Team and will be participating in the Inter-Schools Competition later in September. Any girls, from Grade 1-7 may participate.
Those girls who choose to participate will need to meet Ms Blackbeard at the venue each Friday at 14.30. The race times are staggered, starting at 15.00 with the U7s. Parents of Grade 1 and 2 girls who wish to participate must give their names to Sandi Blackbeard via email or whatsapp by the Thursday of each week. Girls in Grade 3 – 7 will need to give their names to Ms Blackbeard by the Thursday of each week as name tags need to be prepared.
Please see the information on the Adana App, under Documents, Sport.
Term 3 has begun! A very warm welcome to our new Headmistress, Audrey Gray. We wish her much happiness and success as she joins the Micklefield family.
Thank you to our lovely senior musicians for their most enjoyable performances to end our Term 2 on a happy note!
Flute and Recorder Duet: Charlotte Dornonville de la Cour and Heidi Nolte (Top left). Here is a video link to their performance: Charlotte and Heidi’s Duet
Leilah Joseph played a beautiful Recorder Solo and a Piano solo, well done! Here is a link to her video of the Recorder piece “Legend”: Leilah’s Legend
This week the Grade 6s have been learning all about trade and bartering. The girls were given money and they were expected to trade and barter some of their goods and services and decide on the value of each item.
The Grade 00s have had a great first week back and have had such fun learning about the 5 Senses!
