Senior Preparatory Weekly Memo
13 November 2026
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Dear Parents
Please take note of the following
Please do not allow your children to cross the road without an adult. We request that children are dropped on the correct side of the road for the campus which they attend and not left to cross the road on their own. Our security team are assisting in the parking lots.
Our formal assessments concluded today and school returns to a 14:30 end from next week. Co-curricular activities will follow the normal Spring Timetable from Monday. Please note that we will still continue with informal assessments and structured academic work to complete the required curriculum for the year.
Please take note of the textbook, device and stationery requirements for 2027. Note that the free shipping discount (Code PM01304) for Caxtons expires at midnight tonight.
We invite all Grade 4 & 5 boys who are interested in joining the Rugga Roots free demonstration to come on Friday 20th November at 07:30 in their PE kit on the SP fields.
We will be hosting an online presentation for anyone still interested in finding out more about the possible tour to Egypt in September 2027 for current grade 5s and 6s. If you are interested please register to receive the google meet link: Online Tour Information Form
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SAVE THE DATE
SAVE THE DATE
All learners will receive a Growing Minds Certificate at this end of year event. We will also recognise Grade 6 academic achievement and Special Awards at this celebration.
Learners are welcome to leave with their parents after the event.
GRADE 6 NEWS
GRADE 6 NEWS
Grade 7 2027 TEXTBOOK AND STATIONERY LISTS
Grade 7 2027 TEXTBOOK AND STATIONERY LISTS
Please see the Secondary Memo for all requirements for Grade 7: https://secblog.parklands.co.za/
Grade 6: The Final Countdown! 🌟
Grade 6: The Final Countdown! 🌟
The finish line is getting closer and our Grade 6 superstars have been giving it their all! This week, our classrooms have been filled with focus, determination and plenty of brainpower as our learners tackled their final assessments for 2026! From last-minute revision to putting their knowledge to the test, our Grade 6s have shown incredible perseverance and dedication. But who says assessment season has to be all work and no play? In between the studying, revision and assessments, we still managed to squeeze in some fun in the pool, laughter and special moments together — because a little bit of joy is just as important as all that brainpower! 💗
We are incredibly proud of the effort our learners have put into finishing their final academic year in the Senior Preparatory on a high note. With just a little more to go before the celebrations begin, we encourage our Grade 6s to keep smiling, stay positive and finish strong! ✨
Save the Date: Grade 6 Farewell! 🎉✨
Save the Date: Grade 6 Farewell! 🎉✨
Something special is on the horizon! 🥹💕 As our Grade 6 learners prepare to say goodbye to their Senior Preparatory journey, we are looking forward to celebrating this wonderful milestone with a Grade 6 Farewell!
Our learners can look forward to a fun-filled evening of pizza, delicious snacks, music, dancing and plenty of laughter! 🍕🎶🪩 It is the perfect opportunity to let their hair down, make a few more unforgettable memories and celebrate this special milestone with their friends.
Keep an eye out — more information will be shared soon!🪩💗
GRADE 5 NEWS
GRADE 5 NEWS
This week was all about heads down and hard work as we tackled our assessments with great determination! We still found time for fun in between, with Robotics, Art and PE keeping our energy high. In our down time, we worked on our PBL Heritage recipes and put the finishing touches on our Coats of Arms, so there is plenty of creativity to be proud of. We also had lively class chats about our upcoming camp and our Heritage picnic, and tummies were rumbling as we imagined all the fun foods we can expect. The excitement is already building for all the adventures and tasty treats still to come!
Grade Five Art
Grade Five Art
This quarter, our Grade 5 learners dove into exploring and strengthening their brain's default and executive function modes! To bring this inquiry to life, we studied the incredible work of Thomas Deininger, a contemporary sculptor famous for recycling and upcycling old toys and everyday objects into mind-bending illusions.
Inspired by his clever approach, our students created vibrant animal collages using recycled magazine paper, concealing hidden objects within their compositions for viewers to discover. Along the way, they honed their fine motor skills through precise tearing and cutting, while demonstrating how to thoughtfully brainstorm, formulate, and execute their own original creative ideas.
Grade 5 Camp
Our Grade 5 learners are heading to High Africa Adventures on the Breede River in Worcester for their upcoming school camp from Monday, 23rd November to Wednesday, 25th November.
Any required medication must be handed directly to the class teacher on departure morning in a labelled ziplock bag with clear instructions and a printed medical consent form.
GRADE 4 NEWS
GRADE 4 NEWS
Keeping Our Minds and Bodies Active During Assessment Time!
Keeping Our Minds and Bodies Active During Assessment Time!
This week, our Grade 4 learners have been working hard on their assessments, but we also know how important it is to take a break, move our bodies and have some fun!
Despite the busy assessment schedule, our learners have continued to enjoy a variety of extramural activities, including softball, cricket, Design Society and many other exciting sporting, creative and enrichment opportunities. These activities give learners a chance to step away from their books, explore their interests and develop new skills.
Staying physically active and engaging in creative activities during assessment time is incredibly beneficial. It helps reduce stress, improves concentration, encourages teamwork and allows learners to return to the classroom feeling refreshed, focused and ready for their next challenge.
After all, assessment time is not just about exercising our brains, but also about keeping our bodies moving, our creativity flowing and our spirits high!
Grade Four Art
Grade Four Art
Our learners did an incredible job creating Yayoi Kusama-inspired dot art pieces as a heartfelt memorial to Yaya, who passed away earlier this year.
This project also marked a wonderful milestone: it was the very first time our Grade 4s learned how to draw a still life. Through this unit, they explored key artistic techniques—focusing on thoughtful composition, shape formation, and spatial awareness (understanding what sits in front versus behind). Alongside their drawing skills, they solidified their colour-mixing abilities, experimenting to create rich new tones, values, and hues.
We are so proud of the creativity, focus, and care they poured into honouring Yaya through their art!
Stationery and Text book requirements
Stationery and Text book requirements
Please see the Textbook Requirements and Stationery for Grade 4 - 6, 2027.
Learners are required to take either Afrikaans FAL or isiXhosa FAL as subjects. Please ensure that you only order either Afrikaans or isiXhosa FAL books.
NOTE: Grade 4 - 6 Afrikaans FAL learners will receive an Afrikaans FAL workbook at the beginning of the year which will be billed to the account.
Note - our current grade 6 parents can access the grade 7 Textbook and Stationery lists in the Secondary Faculty Memo: https://secblog.parklands.co.za
Please take note of the letters from each of the suppliers with specifics of how to order. Note that you are either able to order the set boxes per grade or use the BackToSchool site to create a custom order with discount code provided in the letter.
Waltons Back to School Discount Voucher Code: PAR 2027
Caxton Books Letter and Discount Code: PM01304 (by midnight 13 Nov for free shipping)
CULTURE
CULTURE
Ms Becker will be hosting three Art Holiday Clubs on the first three days of the holidays. Please email colourfulkids.fmd.sa@gmail.com
to sign up.
Egypt Enrichment Tour September 2027
Egypt Enrichment Tour September 2027
We will be hosting an online presentation for anyone still interested in finding out more about the possible tour to Egypt in September 2027 for current grade 5s and 6s. If you are interested please register to receive the google meet link: Online Tour Information Form
The tour is exclusive to Parklands College Learners, and we will be accompanied by some of our own teaching staff and a dedicated guide provided by the tour organiser, Travel and Sport.
If you would like to join this tour please see the information and reply slip below. Tour deposit is payable at the end of October.
Parklands College SP - 2026.10.21.pdfEgypt Tour Reply Slip.pdf
LIBRARY
LIBRARY
LIBRARY CLOSING FOR STOCKTAKING
And just like that, another year draws to a close, and our libraries enter a period of stocktaking. We request that all books be returned next week, please. Library lessons will still continue and we will share reading and book-related activities.
OUTREACH
OUTREACH
Last Friday, our learners helped spread a little Christmas magic by delivering 50 Santa Shoeboxes to Canal Walk! 🎄🎁
A huge thank you to all our wonderful preparatory families who generously donated items and contributed towards making this outreach project such a success. It is remarkable what we can achieve when we work together. Well done to each of the JP and SP classes!
Your kindness and generosity will help bring smiles, excitement and a little extra Christmas joy to children this festive season. ❤️
Toy Run 2026
Toy Run 2026
Every year the Charity Toy Run Trust collect toys to distribute them to vulnerable and economically challenged children up to the age of 18 years.
If you have any new or gently used toys to donate to this worthy cause please drop them at the SP reception by Friday 27th November.
SPORT
SPORT
We return to our normal sport and match programme from Monday 16 November.
GRADES 4 – 6 SUMMER QUARTER CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMME 2026
Please ensure that learners participating in outdoor activities have sunblock in their bags for application. ALL learners MUST wear their school caps when outdoors. NO HAT, NO PLAY!
Where practices and matches are affected by inclement weather, learners will be involved in indoor training sessions from 14h45 – 15h45.
Parents must collect learners after their session. If a parent is late and unable to collect on time, learners will be sent to aftercare and parents billed.
Reminder that the campus buildings are locked at 16:45.
Sessions will start in February 2027.
Note: this is in addition to the normal SP Sports programme
The West Coast Cricket Academy is back with a fun holiday clinic.
This is available for all Grade 1 to Grade 6 learners.
To sign your child up, please fill in this form.
EXTERNAL ACHIEVEMENTS
EXTERNAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Please find a link to the form to notify the College of a learner's external achievements at Area/Regional/Provincial level. We request that you upload an image to the form where possible.
Any queries to our Head of Sport, Coach Jared - jmargetts@parklands.co.za
Sport Quick Links
Sport Quick Links
GENERAL
GENERAL
MEDICATION
MEDICATION
Please be reminded of the following guidelines in our Parent Learner Directory:
30.1. All prescribed medication must display the child’s name, the date and name of the doctor prescribing the medication. Prescribed medication will only be administered by the Preparatory Secretary or Principal.
30.2. Parents must sign a consent form for each dose of prescribed medication.
30.3. Before medication is given, the child’s name and dosage must be checked.
30.4. All medication must remain in Reception and not sent to the classroom or be put in learners’ bags.
30.5. Staff must be familiar with how to administer certain medications e.g., Nebulisers and inhalers for asthma. Parents will be asked to give a demonstration.
30.6. Non-prescribed medication e.g., homeopathic will not be administered without the child’s doctor’s consent.
30.7. NO medication/substances of any sort (i.e., Panado, creams) will be administered by the school unless the situation is life threatening.
30.8. Medication can unfortunately not be administered based on telephonic permission.
All parents and learners are required and obligated to follow the regulations of the South African Government with requirements to infectious disease, virus' and other infections.
CALENDAR AND EVENTS
CALENDAR AND EVENTS
Please bookmark the following calendars and add them to your personal calendar by using the + at the bottom of each calendar. They can also be accessed through the EdAdmin App (more information under the general tab)
MY DIFFERENCE SCHOOL LOYALTY PROGRAMME
Woolworths has recently introduced its new MyDifference loyalty programme, replacing the previous MySchool system.
To support Parklands College & Christopher Robin Pre-Primary through your Woolworths shopping, please follow the steps below to select us as your beneficiary in the Woolworths app.
Thank you for your continued support and for helping us make a difference
Download or update the Woolworths App on iOS (Apple App Store) or Android (Google Play Store).
Log in or register for a Woolworths account and activate your MyDifference profile.Tap the "Loyalty" tab located at the bottom menu of the app.
Select "Causes" or "My Causes" to manage your chosen beneficiaries.
Choose "Choose My Own" and search for your specific school by name.
Select your school from the search results and choose Parklands College as your active cause.
PARENT LEARNER DIRECTORY
PARENT LEARNER DIRECTORY
Our Parent Learner Directory contains all the information you will need. You can find this important document under the General Tab
Please be reminded of the Learner Attendance Policy
20260112 SENIOR PREP P&L Information Directory.pdfPARENT BUSINESS DIRECTORY
PARENT BUSINESS DIRECTORY
College parents are able to list their businesses in our Parent Business Directory for free – www.parklands.co.za/parent-business-directory/.
Should you be interested in marketing your business to over 1000 families, email: marketing@parklands.co.za to get started.
All listings will be subject to the College’s final approval.
This week's feature business is...
2026 Dates
2026 Dates
Spring Quarter: 14 October - 4 December
Proposed 2027 Parklands College Dates
Summer Quarter: 19 Jan 2027 - 17 March 2027
Autumn Quarter: 7 April 2027 - 23 June 2027
Winter Quarter: 21 July 2027 - 22 Sept 2027
Spring Quarter: 6 Oct 2027 - 3 Dec 2027
Wednesday 18 November:
Happy Birthday Mckaylan Daniels
Friday 20 November:
Happy Birthday Courtney Busi
Rugga Roots Demo @ 07:30
Monday 23 November:
Grade 5 Camp
Tuesday 24 November:
Grade 5 Camp
Wednesday 25 November:
Grade 5 Camp
Friday 27 November:
SP Growing Minds Ceremony @ 09:00
Monday 30 November:
Domino Day
Mathletics Celebration - 10:30-11:30 (Grade 4&5)
Tuesday 1 December:
SP FAL Day
Wednesday 2 December:
Happy Birthday Candice Holder
SP Takeover Day
Thursday 3 December:
Happy Birthday Austyn Delport
Grade 6 Fashion Show @ 11:30
Grade 6 Farewell @ 18:00
Friday 4 December:
Last day of the Quarter. School closes at 11:00
Monday 14 December:
Happy Birthday Emma Oxley-Simpson
Monday 17 December:
Happy Birthday Louise Wells
Monday 11 January:
Happy Birthday Lauren Drawbridge
CONCLUDING COMMENTS
CONCLUDING COMMENTS
We wish Mckaylan Daniels a happy birthday for Wednesday 18 November and Coach Courtney happy birthday for 20 November.
Reminder that the academic school day will end at the normal time @ 14:30 from next week and the full Spring quarter sports and co-curricular programme will resume.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Paul Mayers
Senior Preparatory Principal
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