Micklefield School News

Weekly Update

February 28, 2025

3-7 March

WEEKLY UPDATE

WEEK AHEAD:

Term 1 2025

  • Monday 3 March
  • Tuesday 4 March
  • Wednesday 5 March
    • Second Hand Uniform Sale
      • 13:00 – 14:30
  • Thursday 6 March
    • Interschools Tennis
  • Friday 7 March

Coming up

(More information under Events)

  • Thursday 13 March
    • Individual & Class photos
    • AGM
      • 18:00 – 19:00 
      • School Hall
  • Wednesday 19 March
    • Civvies Day
      • Pay R30 via SnapScan HERE
  • Thursday 20 March
    • Term 1 Ends
    • Knysna Hockey Tour starts

Snack Pack Term 2 orders

ORDER HERE

Snack Pack Orders for Term 2 are now OPEN and will close on 14th March 2025. Please note that no orders or changes will be accepted after this deadline date.

We DO NOT roll the First Term order over; you must place a new order for your daughter/s.   
You can read the letter HERE

The Snack Pack offering for 2025 is as follows: 

Hot Dog (Normal, Halaal, Chicken or Vegetarian)

R30.00

per week

Chicken Strips 

R40.00

per week

Pizza (Debonairs Margherita – small)

R45.00

per week

Chocolate Biscuit

R22.00

per week

Frozo

R15.00

per week

Juice

R18.00

per week

Steri-Stumpie

R25.00

per week

Thank you to everyone involved in preparing the girls for writing the Conquests Challenge. 

Congratulations to all the girls on their wonderful results.

Hijab/Headscarf

As per our uniform policy school hijab/headscarves will be available for sale at Reception from Monday 3 March at a cost of R160. This will be billed to your school account. Only school hijab/headscarves may be worn with the school uniform during the month of Ramadan.

events

SPORTS DAY

A big thank you to everyone for contributing to make our Sports Day such a success. The weather played along, the girls started the day with fantastic marches and then gave it their all in their races, showing great spirit and competition.  Well done to the Moms and Dads too, on showing their competitive side during the relays!

The winners were as follows:

  • Cross Country Trophy: (Grade 3-7): Robins
  • Spirit Trophy: Swallows
  • Overall Sports Day Trophy: Kingfishers
Cross Country Trophy: (Grade 3-7): Robins
Spirit Trophy: Swallows
Overall Sports Day Trophy: Kingfishers

SPORT & 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, 28 February: Wynberg Girls’ Junior School
  • Friday, 7 March: St Cyprians

HOCKEY GUM GUARDS

If anyone still wants to order a gum-guard, please send the order from and POP to Sandi Blackbeard by Monday, 3 March.

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. 

HOCKEY: 

Please see the various hockey clinics on offer as well as game time for our girls’ pre-season.  These are all run by JHS  (Jill is one of our senior coaches) so they come highly recommended.  These were also sent out on the Sport Whatsapp groups for Grade 3-7. 

JHS HOCKEY holiday Clinic #1 – April 2025

JHS HOCKEY holiday Clinic #2 – JUNE/JULY 2025

JHS GAME TIME -Girls U12/U13 – March 2025

JHS GAME TIME – u10 and u11s – March 2025

 

weekly snapshot

Junior Assembly: working on team work
Well done to Leah and Georgia-Mae for performing their Piano items so beautifully in assembly.
Well done to our three musicians: Ava, Dani and Georgia, who performed their Piano solos so beautifully in assembly.
Well done to Azra and Joanna who took part in the Herschel Summer Festival Tennis Tournament last Friday at Herschel Prep.  They played 4 doubles matches and finished 5th overall.
Early morning Swimming Gala Training
Jennifer (Grade 7) and her dad, Tom on their last Sports day at Micklefield.  Sophia, Tom and Kathryn’s elder daughter, who is now 21, was also a pupil at Micklefield. The family have had a 17 year stint at our school.

Grade 4

In preparation for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the Grade 4s explore monster creatures in Drama to arrive at what an Oompa Loompa might possibly be
Grade 4s having great fun playing a doubling and halving game.

Grade 5

Khwa Ttu San Culture and Education Centre outing

Grade 00: Music for Minis
Grade 0: creative learning

Grade 5 PSW with Ms gray

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