Micklefield School News

Weekly Update

May 24, 2024

27-31 May

WEEKLY UPDATES

WEEK AHEAD:

(Grade 6+7 exams continue)

  • Monday 27 May
    • Gr 0 outing to Rosen Castle
  • Tuesday 28 May
  • Wednesday 29 May
    • National Voting Day (Public Holiday)
  • Thursday 30 May
    • Second Hand uniform sale: 13:00-14:30
    • Hockey 
  • Friday, 31 May
    • Netball Festival at Herschel
      • U10A, U11A, U12A and U13A: 13:00/13.30 – 19:30
  • Saturday, 1 June
    • U9 Netball Festival at Reddam Constantia
      • 07:30 – 14:30
    • Hockey Festival at Herschel
      • U9A+B: 08.00 – 13.00
      • U11A: 14.00 – 20.45

Important note:

Ms Gray and Mrs Steffen are both away on an academic conference from Wednesday 29 May – 1 June.

For this time the management team will be running the school. Please feel free to contact Ms Damons (admin@micklefield.co.za) who can put you in touch with a member of our management team should you need anything.

  • Mrs Meredith
  • Ms Walker
  • Mrs Blackbread
  • Ms Riley
  • Ms B Smith

Calling all knitwits – the annual challenge is on!

We hope to continue our tradition of helping those less fortunate than ourselves to wrap up warmly this winter.

We encourage you to knit or crochet beanies and/or scarves this year. Send the completed items to school and we will deliver these to our ‘Knitting Fairies” who will distribute these items according to the needs of our community.

Ready, set, get knitting!!!

Prepare for an enchanting experience as STAGELY, the renowned production company, brings “The Whimsical Beanstalk” to the iconic ARTSCAPE in Cape Town. The captivating production is scheduled to run from June 20th to June 29th, 2024 in the Arena.

Ticket Price: R150

SPORT & EXTRA-MURALS

The updated 2024 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. All information with regards to the private extra-murals on offer is available on the Edana App under Documentation, Sport/Extra-murals.  Please liaise directly with the extra-mural providers.

NETBALL

Monday, 27 May

  • U9s practice at Micklefield from 13.30 – 14.30
  • U10s practice at Micklefield from 14.30 – 15.30
  • U11s practice at MICKLEFIELD (not RGJS): 14.30 – 15.45
  • U12s – no netball practice
  • U13s practice at MICKLEFIELD (not RGJS): 13.30 – 14.30

Wednesday, 29 May

Public Holiday

Friday, 31 May – Netball Festival at Herschel 

  • U10A, U11A, U12A and U13A: 13:00/13.30 – 19:30
    • Details posted in the WhatsApp sport groups

Saturday, 1 June

  • U9 Netball Festival at Reddam Constantia
    • 07:30 – 14:30
    • Details posted in the WhatsApp sport groups

HOCKEY

Tuesday, 28 May

  • U9s practice at Micklefield from 13.30 – 14.30
  • U10s practice at WPCC – bus takes them to WPCC, parents collect at WPCC at 14.45
  • U11 A and B matches vs Herschel during the practice time at WPCC
    • U11s travel on the bus to WPCC, parents collect at 14.45
    • U11 Parents are also welcome to watch the matches at WPCC.
    • Details posted in the WhatsApp sport groups
  • Open A and B teams – go home at 13.00
    • Open B vs Herschel at Herschel : be at Herschel at 14.15 (match at 14.40 – 15 mins a side)
    • Open A vs Herschel at Herschel : be at Herschel at 14.45 (match at 15.15 – 20 mins a side)
    • Details posted in the WhatsApp sport groups

Thursday, 30 May – practices and matches

  • U9 practice at Micklefield from 14.30 -16.00
  • U10 practice at Hartleyvale A astro: 14.45 – 16.00
  • U11 practice at Hartleyvale A Astro: 14.45 – 16.00
  • Open A and Open B vs Pinehurst at Hartleyvale A and B astros
    • Both teams to be there at 13.30.  Both matches will be played from 13.55 – 14.45
    • A on the A Astro and B on the B Astro

Saturday, 1 June – Hockey Festival at Herschel

  • U9A+B: 08.00 – 13.00
    • Details posted in the WhatsApp sport groups
  • U11A: 14.00 – 20.45 
    • Details posted in the WhatsApp sport groups

Well done to all the girls who participated in last Friday’s cross country race at the Gary Kirsten Oval.

U13s: Sophie Burchell and Issy Boers
U10s: Sophia McLoughlin and Scarlett Buys
Rosa Brotchie
U11s: Chloe Gove and Rosa Brotchie
U7s first race: Kate Hannington and Ella Maree

Congratulations to Elle Barr from Grade 3 who won the U9 cross country race, competing with approximately 50 other girls.

U9 Runners: Emma McCollum, Abi Sheard, Elle Barr, Grace Stein.

EVENTS

Grade 4-7

Come and join us for our Karaoke and Disco Night 

When: Tuesday 4 June
Time: 5 – 7pm
Where: Micklefield Hall
 
Price: R75
 
What do you get?
– Pizza
– Popcorn
– Chocolate

– Cooldrink

 
Pick a song
You can come prepared to sing karaoke or pick a song when you get there.
 
DRESS TO IMPRESS
Sign up and pay HERE

MADD (Music, Art, Drama, Dance)  10 – 13 June

We are very excited to announce our Theme Week for 2024 is MADD week. We will be hosting some amazing drama workshops, heading out to experience the world of art, creating music together and moving to the music with some dance.

A few items to keep an eye out for:

  • Monday 10 June:
    • Gr 1 – 3 Peter Clarke Outing
    • Gr 4 – 7 Beau Soleil Music experience
  • Tuesday 11 June:
    • Gr 4 – 7 Peter Clarke Outing
    • Gr 00 – 3 Music, Dance, Drama experience
    • Drama Evening
  • Wednesday 12June:
    • Gr 1 – 7 Drama Workshops
    • Gr 00 + 0 Art with Cheryl Bauer
  • Thursday 13 June:
    • Gr 00 – 7 Bounce (show)
    • Gr3 – 7 Inter-house Netball 
*This timetable is subject to change.

Fascinators

As part of our theatre experience, the girls are going to be creating head pieces (fascinators) out of recycled items to wear to the show on Thursday. In order to create these we need the girls to start collecting:

  • Onion bags (the mesh ones) – LOTS
  • Recycled items
  • Coffee filter paper
  • Paper cupcake cups
  • Feathers and metallic material
  • Foil

WEEKLY SNAPSHOT

Our junior musicians performed so beautifully in assembly. Well done to Cora Harbinson and Louise Brink for their lovely piano solos; and to Rania Mulder for her lovely recorder solo.
Congratulations to our two fine musicians: Catherine Davidge and Olivia Dunsby, on receiving their Trinity Grade 1 piano certificates.
Grade 00s learning about the different types of instruments: Saxophone with Mrs Wyngaard
INTERSEN PHASE ARTIST OF THE WEEK: Ella Titley (Grade 4)
Four Square in the rain with leaves as court markers.
Grade 00 having rainy day fun.

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