Manor Gardens Primary School

“If you desire an hour’s happiness, take a nap. If you desire a day’s happiness, go fishing. If you desire a month’s happiness, get married. If you desire a year’s happiness, inherit a fortune. If you desire a lifetime’s happiness, help someone else.” – Chinese proverb

DATES TO DIARISE
DATE EVENT
2 December Inter House General Knowledge Quiz
2 – 3 December Waltons Stationery Handout and Collection
3 December Grade 1s – Lilliput Learners Concert
3 December General Knowledge Quiz – Glenmore PS (19h00)
4 December Inter House Relay Gala
5 December Ensemble Performance
5 December U13 Cricket Team vs. Parents
7 December Carols Evening
8 December Delivery of Gift Boxes to Malvern Children’s Home
9 December General Assistants Assembly
9 December Grade 7 Market Day
10 December Grade 7 Prize Giving
11 December Break Up Day

General News
CONGRATULATIONS
Rosa Ballantine (Grade 5S) has been awarded KwaZulu-Natal Colours for both Rhythmic Gymnastics and Figure Skating. Rosa participated at the SA Gymnastics Games held in Johannesburg, where she received a silver medal for her group hoop routine and was placed 11th overall in Level 5 U11. She also came 11th in the SA Nationals for Figure Skating held in Pretoria during October.

INTERHOUSE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ – Mrs Sibson
Date : Wednesday 2 December
Time : 10h30 – 12h00
Venue : School Hall

The Grade 7 house captains and vice-captains for the general knowledge quiz are:
CAPTAINS VICE-CAPTAINS
TUGELA Jade Story Kiren Rutsch Darius Pillay Akshay Bugwandeen
IFAFA Fiona Watt Ella Alcock Callin Klopper Rachel Birch
UMGENI Rubina Valodia Viveshen Govender Lavania Rajah Tahne Bush

Parents are invited to attend this exciting event.

WALTONS STATIONERY
Please note that collection and payment of the Back2School stationery packs will take place in the Reading Room on Wednesday, 2 December from 12h30 to 14h30 and on Thursday, 3 December from 08h00 to 09h00.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ – Mrs Sibson
Date : Thursday 3 December
Time : 19h00
Venue : Glenmore Primary School
Fiona Watt and Rubina Valodia (Grade 7) and Tebogo Makhubu (Grade 6) will be representing MGPS at the above-mentioned general knowledge quiz.
GENERAL ASSISTANTS AND SECURITY GUARD APPRECIATION ASSEMBLY
Thank you to those families who have contributed towards the General Assistants and Security Guard end of year assembly. Should you wish to contribute but have not yet done so, please send a cash donation or items of non-perishable food stuffs before the 7 December.

MALVERN CHILDREN’S HOME: DELIVERY OF GIFT BOXES – Mrs Labuschagne
It has been confirmed that we are expected at 17h30 on Tuesday, 8 December at the Malvern Children’s Home. We will meet at MGPS at 16h45 and depart shortly thereafter. We will visit for 30 minutes at the various houses. Parents are more than welcome to join the children responsible for delivering the gift boxes. Please note that only children who have made boxes and who are accompanied by their parents will be allowed to join us. Children have to be in full school uniform, as they are representing the school.
If you need more information please email me at Afrikaans@mgps.org.za.

GRADE 7 MARKET DAY – Mrs Sibson
Date : Wednesday 9 December
Time : 10h00 – 12h00
The Grade 7s have been hard at work preparing for their Market Day. Children from Grade 1 to Grade 7 will be given a chance to view, spend and enjoy. There will be food, games and much more! Bring your pocket money and support these young entrepreneurs.

16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM – Mrs Labuschagne
The graffiti board was covered with slogans and messages within the first day! Photographs can be viewed on the school website at www.mgps.org.za. The pupils shared stories in their classrooms and many have pledged to purposefully avoid any violence e.g. newspapers, television, playstation games, etc for 16 days. White ribbons are sold at R1.00 each during second break. The profit will be donated to a house for abused women in Pinetown. Parents are invited to join the drumming circle every morning (weather permitting) in the quad from 07h15 to 07h30. The campaign will run until 10 December.

Cultural News
MUSIC MATTERS – Mrs Roselt
Ensemble Performance: Saturday 5 December
Our ensemble has been invited to perform to Senior Citizens at Bill Buchanan and Eden Crescent Retirement Homes. The bus company that took us on tour to Howick has offered us a free bus to compensate for the one that broke down, so we are availing ourselves of this opportunity! Since there will be plenty of space available, any parents wishing to accompany us on the bus are welcome. We will leave MGPS at 13h00, perform at Bill Buchanan at 14h00, perform at Eden Crescent at 15h30 and return to school at 17h00.
Carols Evening: Monday 7 December at 18h30
Both choirs, the ensemble, percussion band, all recorder groups, guitar groups, the Grade 1 and Grade 4 children will present a fun programme of Christmas music. Tickets at R10.00 each will be sold at the door from 18h00. Proceeds will go towards gifts for the guest musicians and instruments for the music department.
Guitars Needed
As an outreach into the community, Mrs Roselt will be teaching guitar at Durban Children’s Home next year one evening a week. Any one prepared to donate a guitar, please contact Mrs Roselt. The guitars will become the property of Durban Children’s Home and the children will use them to practise on. When a child turns 18 years old and leaves the home, it will be decided whether the child showed sufficient interest and talent to warrant the guitar been given to him/her.

Sports News
 Swimming:
There will be a fun senior primary inter-house relay gala on Friday 4 December from 08h00 to 10h00. Parents are welcome to attend.
 Cricket:
U13 Cricket Team vs. parents on Saturday, 5 December (Notices will be given to players)
 Please note that the extra-mural activities programme has finished, with the exception of touch rugby and music, which will continue until Friday 4 December.

CAROL LOTTERING
PRINCIPAL