General

We have unfortunately seen  an increase of requests for learners to leave on early holidays or miss assessments for personal reasons.  Kindly note that the only valid reasons endorsed by the Education Department are as follows:

Learners may only miss an assessment (examination) supported by documentary evidence, for the following reasons:

1. Illness (a valid medical doctor’s certificate required)

2. Family bereavement (letter required)

3. Representing the country or province in a sporting or cultural event (official letter required)

Each learner has been allocated a locker on campus. Please ensure that your child has put a lock on their locker. Combination locks are available from reception at R85 per lock, which will be billed to your account.  Bags, with iPads should be kept safe and locked away. 

• For sport practice, bags are kept in the learner's locker and collected after the session. 

• For away games bags must remain on the bus which is locked, the team manager will let learners know if there is a different arrangement. 

There are also lockers installed in the Senior Prep changing rooms. These lockers are not allocated to any learner and can be used by anyone. Learners must purchase a lock from reception to use in the changing room lockers. No bags may be stored on the changing room benches and no bags may be stored in the changing room lockers without locks. These lockers are to be used by learners in the afternoon for matches at school. The team manager will let learners know if there is a different arrangement, however this should still be in a safe place which is locked.

Sports bags are stored in Club 7 and 11.  For security purposes learners may add a lock to their zips to secure the content particularly when using the bag outside for matches. 

Any bags found in the passages or left unaccompanied will be taken to the office and learners will receive a demerit upon collection. 

We kindly request that parents are courteous and respectful towards others during drop off and collection times.  Please remember that extra time is needed when dropping off and collecting due to the traffic congestion during this time.  Parents who are exiting the Senior Preparatory campus are reminded that they may ONLY TURN LEFT as indicated by the traffic sign. 

We ask that parents please update their contact details as well as the person they have nominated as an alternative contact. Parents can email mkotze@parklands.co.za or lmillar@parklands.co.za and they will update it for you.

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Links to Blogs for Pre-Primary, Junior Preparatory and Secondary Faculty

Christopher Robin Pre-Primary Weekly Memo

Junior Preparatory Weekly Memo 

Senior Preparatory Weekly Memo

Secondary Weekly Memo

We kindly request that parents not send delivery drivers i.e. Uber eats to deliver food to their child/children. Unfortunately, some delivery services are not happy to bring items into the building, and our security guard is not able to walk up and down as a delivery service. Reception is also not able to walk around finding learners if they don't collect at break time. 

Should a learner forget their lunch at home, they must come to reception, and we will give you a call. If you are unable to drop something off, we will make a plan.