Manor Gardens Primary School

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The Intermediate and Senior Phase Gala took place on the evening of 16 February. Unfortunately, it was interupted with bad weather and had to be continued the following morning. Thanks to Mr Petzer's hard work, the gala ran smoothly and successfully with everyone present enjoying the atmosphere. Congratulations to the overall winner, Umgeni.

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RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS CLUB
Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
Francis of Assisi

ACTIVITIES & OUTREACH PROJECTS
TERM 1 2010

MONDAYS: 14:00—15:15
1 February: Kindness quotes, Valentines messages and collection tins for 5c and 10c coins.
Weekend 5—7 February: Bake heart-shaped biscuits
8 February: Packaging of biscuits for MOTHWA HAVEN
15 February: Outreach at MOTHWA HAVEN—Valentines surprise
22 February: Outreach at Ithemba Lethu in Archer Crescent

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The White Ribbon is a symbol to "never commit or condone violence against women and children, and to always speak out about violence where you see it."

You can participate in the campaign by:
- Blogging about any issues on gender based violence
- Wear a white ribbon and syupply white ribbons to staff members
- Add the logo to your website and stationary for the duration of the campaign
- Volunteer at a shelter, or a service organization and create space and time for your staff to volunteer too. Find an organization near you.

We are a small school with about 350 children from Grade 1 to 7.  There are two classes for each grade with class sizes between 20 and 30. We embrace all races, religions and cultures in an atmosphere of respect, tolerance and understanding. Our teaching methods reinforce the belief that each child is an unique individual with a variety of strengths of weaknesses and must be allowed to develop at their own pace.

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The Foundation Phase Gala was held on Thursday 4th March. This funfilled event was enjoyed by all. Well done to all those children who swam and participated in the gala. Congradulations to Ifafa who were the overall winners.

Best Under 7 Girl: Emma-Daisy Ballantine

Best Under 7 Boy: Matthew Van Vuuran

Best Under 8 Girl: Tessa Simons

Best Under 8 Boy: Siya Larcombe and Noah Laurenz

Best Under 9 Girl: Kiara Curry and Leah Mari

Best Under 9 Boy: Andrew Watt

Parents Spirit Trophy: Ifafa Parents

Winning House: Ifafa

Manor Gardens Primary has been awarded top school in the Horizon Maths challenge for the fifth time. This interschool mathematics challenge, run by Star College, has been running for seven years. Manor Gardens’ pupils have once again excelled in the Horizon Mathematics Competition. More than 4000 children from forty state schools participated in the first round of the competition. The second round was written by approximately 1000 pupils at Star College. Manor Gardens Primary was awarded 14 places in the final top 50 and received 5 of the top 10 places.

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We have a vibrant music programme at Manor Gardens which runs both within class music and in our extra-mural programme.

Class Music - Our children look at many genres of music, learn a wide variety of songs, study basic music theory, play xylophones, drums and other percussion instruments, compose music based on various themes, listen to music and respond with art, movement or by answering questions. On the completion of a theme, classes sometimes perform in an assembly or in our quarterly music evenings. From Grade 4-7, music books are kept to record the various concepts, composers and genres studied.

Extra-Mural Music - This exciting programme takes place either for 30 minutes before school, or during breaks.