Senior Preparatory Weekly Memo

Dear Parents

We are preparing for our formal assessments, which begin next week. Please read through the academic information tab on assessment regulations. It is important that learners arrive on time (07:45) to start their assessments calmly and on time.

We are also looking forward to hosting our growing Minds Celebrations in December. Please remember to RSVP to Mrs. Kotze. 

Academic Information

Please refer to the academic tab for important information.

2025 Requirements

Please refer to the 2025 requirements tab for important information.

Class Placements

It is impossible for the school to accommodate all class requests, approximately 50 different requests in each grade, and it would be unfair to allow some parents to make requests and not others. An example of these requests would be:

Johnny's mom has asked for him to be with his best friend Mark, however, Mark's mom has asked that they are not placed together. Mark's mom would like him with Peter and Paul, however, Paul's mom would like him to be with Johnny and not Mark. Peter wrote on his friendship slip he would like to be with Johnny, however, Peter's mother does not want him with Johnny or Mark. All with an added request that we don’t tell the other parents.

Should a parent make a request for placement as shown in the above example, we will need to share the request with the other parent in order to avoid unfair parent conflict with the teacher. Unfortunately, parents can sometimes be aggressive and rude to teachers when their requests are not met even though this could be due to many conflicting requests.

With this in mind, we ask that you trust the teachers’ ability to place your child in the most suitable class. Class placements are a mammoth task and many hours are spent deliberating over the most suitable combinations for the learners.

We trust that you will support our decision, as it is based on our professional evaluation of each learner within their learning environment. We promise to do our very best to ensure each child is placed in a class in which they will thrive.

Extra Mural News

SP Individual Music sign up 

We invite parents of all current individual music learners as well as those wishing to commence individual lessons in 2025 to please complete the following enrollment form: SP Individual Music 

We require a new form to be completed annually. A form for Ensembles, including Marimba, Choir, and Orchestra, will be shared at the start of 2025.

We will endeavour to ensure that your child is placed with the same teacher as in 2024, but we can only finalise a time slot at the start of 2025.

Grade 6 Fashion Show

The fabric is cut, the t-shirts are painted, papier-mâché is drying and scripts are being written - Fashion Show Fever is filling the Culture rooms.

Sports Announcements

Notes and Reminders:

• Please contact the Sports Department should you wish to sign your children up for Quarter 4 sport.
  Liam Maharage
  Nadine Marais-Swart
  Jared Margetts

• Physical Education

Swimming is back! Please pack in Parklands swimming costumes / swimming Cap / towel and sunblock. Whilst we are still playing it by      

ear, we’ll make a decision on the day regarding swimming for PE. 

• SAVE THE DATE
  Parklands Inter Schools Gala: 8 Nov ‘24
  Venue: Parklands Senior Preparatory 

Sport Practices and Matches in the week of 11-15 November 2024

Please see below for sport practices and matches in the week of 11-15 November:

No Gr 4-6 Softball practices or matches in the week of 11 - 15 November

No Gr 4-6 Cricket practices or matches in the week of 11 - 15 November

No Gr 4 - 6 tennis practices or matches in the week of 11 - 15 November

No Gr 4-6 Water Polo practices or matches in the week of 11 - 15 November

No Squad Swimming practices or galas in the week of 11 - 15 November

Dance, Junior Chefs, Drama Society, Design Society, Chess and Golf will continue during the week of 11 - 15 November.

Marimba, Choir and Orchestra lessons will continue, however, will end slightly earlier in the morning during the week of 11 - 15 November.

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