CHP Weekly Notices

31st  July – 8th August 2023

 

Dates to Diarise:

Tuesday 8th August Gr R – 7 Pyjama Day. Details will be emailed
Tuesday 8th August School closes for end of Term 2 at 11:00am
Wednesday 6th September School re-opens for Term 3 at 7:00am

 

This week’s class assembly: Ake Sikhule (Grade 6 and 7) Assembly

 

This week’s Cycle Tests: Thursday 3rd August

  • Grade 4, 5, 6 – Maths
  • Grade 7 – Afrikaans and IsiZulu

 

 

TAKE NOTE

End of Winter Term Celebration

We will be hosting a Pyjama Day on the 8th of August to celebrate the end of the Winter term and to welcome the August holidays.  Children will be allowed to wear their pyjamas and slippers to school. The cost will be R20 per child and they will receive a cup of hot chocolate and a cup cake. Please give the class teacher the money by Monday 7th August.

 

End of Term 2

School closes on Tuesday 8th August at 11:00am.  Please make the necessary transport arrangements to fetch your child between 11:00am and 12:00pm.  Aftercare will start at 12:00pm as usual on that afternoon.

Note: There is NO holiday care during the August holidays

 

Start of Term 3

School re-opens for Term 3 on Wednesday 6th September at 7:00am.

 

Summer Uniform

Summer uniform is to be worn when the children return to school on the 6th September. Please ensure that they are dressed in the correct uniform and that their hair is neat and correct.

 

School Fees

Your statement for August 2023 has been emailed.  Please check your email inboxes as well as your spam and junk mail.  Please ensure all fees are paid on or before the 7th of the month. Please contact Karen Visser if you have any queries: fees@carlswaldhouse.co.za

Please ensure Debit Order permission forms have been completed.

 

One Term Notice

Grade R – 7: If your child is not returning in 2024, please note we require a full term’s notice.  If we do not receive a term’s notice, you will be billed a term’s fees.  The Term Notice must be given in writing on or before the 6th  September 2023.

 

Lost Property

The amount of lost property found lying around the school by the end of each day is concerning. Piles of unmarked clothing, shoes, stationary, lunch bags etc. collected during this term have all been placed in the lost property corridor next to the Aftercare class. Please make sure that your child’s clothing is clearly labelled. There will be an opportunity for parents to sift through/collect their children’s lost items every Friday from 13h30 to 14h00. Thereafter, all unclaimed or unmarked items will be donated to the 2nd hand uniform shop.

 

Winter Term

The cold winter mornings continue .  Please ensure your child is dressed warmly.  If your child is sick, please do not send them to school.

 

Swimming

If you would like to enrol your child for swimming at 345 swim school, please contact Karen Visser at fees@carlswaldhouse.co.za

 

Hair 

  • Boys: Hair needs to be short, neat, clean and tidy. No fashion hairstyles such as Mohawks, comb-overs, shave lines etc are permitted.

 

  • Girls: Hair needs to be tied back, neat, clean and tidy. Hair accessories need to be Black, White, Red or Blue.

 

Lunch

If you would like your child to be a part of the school lunch programme for an additional fee, please contact Karen Visser at fees@carlswaldhouse.co.za

If you pack lunch for your child, please ensure that it is healthy and that there is enough food for a morning snack and lunch.  We are NUT Free school.  Please do not pack any food that contains any nuts.

 

School Times

School gates open at 06:30

School starts at 07:30

School ends at 13:30

Aftercare 14:00 – 17:30

 

Weekly Reminders

  • Emails sent from Ed Admin are system generated. Please DO NOT reply to these and rather direct all your emails to admin@carlswaldhouse.co.za
  • The school gate opens at 6:30am. No child may be dropped off before this time.
  • We require a months’ notice to cancel school services, aftercare, swimming and the lunch programme
  • Tuckshop is every Friday. Children may bring money
  • Please ensure all uniform items are labelled and the correct uniform is worn
  • Lost property is located next to the Aftercare class
  • No Smart watches or cell phones may be brought to school