CHP – Weekly Notices  26th – 30th  January

 

🗓 Dates to Remember

  • Friday 13th February – Friendship day celebrations- more details will be emailed
  • Thursday 19th February- Special Persons Day Gr R-3 Only- more details will be emailed
  • Thursday 19th February- Mid Term Breaks- School closes at 11:00 am
  • Tuesday 24th February- School re-opens at 7:00 am after Mid Term Break

 

This week’s Assembly:  Grade 7T

Next week’s Cycle Tests: Thursday 5th February

  • Grade 5, 6, 7 – English

 

📌 Important Updates

 

School Identification Car Stickers

Parents please ensure your car and the car of whoever is fetching your child has the school identification car sticker stuck on the corner of the car windscreen.  Please collect a sticker from the security guard.

 

Cycle Tests Gr 4 – 7

Information regarding cycle tests was emailed to all Gr 4-7 parents.  Please take some time, read the information and ensure your child is prepared.

 

Valentine’s (Friendship) Civvies Day

CHP will be celebrating Friendship Day on Friday 13th February.  Children may wear something colourful. They can go all out to show that they share love and friendship. As part of the celebrations, please send R10 with your child for the privilege of wearing civvies on that day.

 

Diaries 2026

Only Gr R3-7.  Your child received their CHP homework diary. These diaries are very important and your child must bring them to school every day. Please take some time and look at your child’s diary, it has very important information about the school and the yearly planner with all the events and holidays for 2026. You must check the diary on a daily basis and sign it. You can write any communication to the teacher in the homework diary. If your child loses the diary, R100-00 will be charged to your account to replace the diary.

 

Very Important: Please take note of the following:  Parents when you receive emails from the ED-Admin email, please Do Not reply to this email.  Mails sent from Ed Admin are system generated emails.  Please direct all your emails to admin@carlswaldhouse.co.za , admin@345.co.za , and fees@carlswaldhouse.co.za

🚗 Car Park & Safety No drop-offs before 6:30am

  • Please enter cautiously (manual boom) and drive slowly and carefully
  • Car stickers must be visible – collect from security

 

 Co-Curricular

All co-curricular activities started on Monday 19 January 2026.  All queries regarding the co-curricular programme as well as the Grade 1 and 2 Integrated Day, must be directed to our Head of Sport, Mr Anthony Lord: lord.a@carlswaldhouse.co.za

 

Swimming

345 Swim School: If you would like to enrol your child for swimming please email Karen Visser: fees@carlswaldhouse.co.za

 

Lunch Programme 

The children are enjoying the snack and lunch that they are receiving daily.  Lunch is optional for all Grade 1-7 learners.  You can choose the lunch programme at an extra charge of R1 500 per month or you may pack your child’s own lunch.  Please email Karen Visser: fees@carlswaldhouse.co.za if you would like your child to be fed at school.

Gr 1-7: If your child is not on the school lunch programme and you are packing their own lunch, please ensure that you pack enough lunch for your child.  They will require a morning snack, lunch and an afternoon snack. NO sweets/ takeaways or fizzy drinks are allowed.

*WE ARE A NUT FREE SCHOOL – PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN ANY PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN NUTS

 

Aftercare

School finishes every day at 1:30pm.  Aftercare runs from 2:00pm until 5:30pm and includes an additional snack.  Aftercare costs R1900 per month.  Adhoc aftercare is R180 per day.  A penalty fee of R200-00 will apply for late collection of children after 17h30 and R350 for collection after 18h00. If you would like to enrol your child into aftercare, please email Karen Visser: fees@carlswaldhouse.co.za

 

Tuckshop

A highlight for all our children “Tuckshop Friday” is back!!  Every Friday we will be having tuckshop for our children from Gr R-7.  A variety of goodies will be sold.  Please send money with your child on Friday.  Tuckshop is from 1:30 -2:00 pm.

 

💳 Fees

Fees are due by the 7th of the month. Late payments incur a R500 penalty fee.

Questions? Contact Karen Visser at fees@carlswaldhouse.co.za

♻️ Recycling

Only Paper, Cardboard and Glass please. No tins or plastic.

 

💇‍♂️ Hair Guidelines

Boys – Short and neat with no fashion styles

Girls – Tied back, plain accessories (Black/White/Red/Blue)

🛍 Uniform Shop

Open Monday – Friday, 7:30am – 12:00pm. Wednesdays until 2:00pm

 

🔁 Weekly Reminders

  • No smartwatches or cell phones
  • We are a nut-free school
  • Please label all clothing
  • Tuckshop every Friday
  • 1-month notice for cancellations of any services – food, swimming, aftercare.  etc
  • Lost property can be found next to the library