C e d a r w o o d P r e p a r a t o r y

From the Headmistress

1 5 J a n u a r y 2 0 1 4

W e e k l y N e w s l e t t e r

Dear Parents

Welcome back to what we know is going to be an awesome 2014! The year has started with us being the fullest we have ever been at this time of the year, so be glad that you are reading this letter as this means your child got a coveted place at this wonderful school! We have lots in store for this term, so please remember to read the updates on the term and weekly planner on the website which will give you all the information you need about events, sporting fixtures etc.

We welcome 31 new pupils, and seven staff members – we hope that your stay at Cedarwood is going to be a successful and rewarding time. We also warmly welcome Dr Phillip Kotze as the new Headmaster of the College.

Extra mural activities begin next week. You would have received the schedule at the orientation yesterday, so please be sure to discuss the options with your child and complete and return the reply form. We do encourage all children to participate in at least one school activity a week. The private extra murals are also varied and exciting. A number of them will be coming to school tomorrow to do demonstrations. Please contact the service providers directly in this regard.

The PA (Parent’s Association) is an integral and essential part of Cedarwood, and is loads of fun to boot! It is always good to have new faces on the committee, who can bring new offerings and ideas so please come along to the first PA meeting of the year which is to be held next Wednesday morning, 22 January, at 7.30am, in the staff room.

“If you plan for one year, plant rice. If you plan for ten years, plant trees. If you plan for 100 years, educate mankind.” - Chinese proverb

God Bless

Jayne Eurelle

Cedarwood Website

A reminder to visit the Cedarwood Website on www.cedarwoodschool.co.za for all the information

you may need, including an extremely comprehensive calendar (click on ‘View full

calendar’ on the top right of our page).

Please feel free to forward any comments or suggestions to dschmitz@cedarwoodschool.co.za

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From the Sports Desk

Somebody once said that change is the only thing that remains constant in our lives, and when I told my daughter, she thought that was very wise. I think so too. As I write this for you, I am apprehensive about starting a new year. At the end of last year, I was looking back on the year with a feeling of success and having achieved something. When I look forward to the coming year, I feel very apprehensive. I am thinking about the amount of work that needs to be done and wondering if I am up to the challenge. Why am I here then, you are probably wondering; well, there is fun to be had here and I am not about to let this opportunity pass me by. As much as there was work to be done last year, my foggy memory tells me there was twice as much fun. That is why I stay at Cedarwood. This term we start on a fresh page. We set new standards and we raise our eyes to new horizons.

Our extra murals start next week, except horse riding which starts from today, and the programme is in the packs you received at our Orientation yesterday. The extra murals will run pretty much in the usual way, except that we will introduce volleyball for our more senior pupils While we intend for this to become a competitive sport in the future, for now we will be keeping it as an internal sport. During the next three days, we will assist pupils in deciding on the sports they wish to be involved in this term. Please send their selections through to the class teacher by Friday, 17 January.

We are also fortunate to have obtained the services of Simphiwe Strumann, who will be assisting with the coaching of various sports within the school, and we are sure that he will add more fun to our activities on the field and in our lives at Cedarwood.

Oliver Ngwenya

School Fees

A reminder that you may still benefit from our annual discount until the 31st January as follows:

Grade R—6 R73 986.00 - R3 699.30 (discount) = R70 286.70 or R6 726.00 monthly

Grade 7—9 R78 353.00 - R3 917.65 (discount) = R74 435.35 or R7 123.00 per month

Grade 10—12 R86 581.00 - R4 329.05 (discount) = R82 251.95 or R7 871.00 per month

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Wednesday, 15 January School Opens

Monday, 20 January Assembly: Mrs Eurelle - PBIS

Foyer: 4L

Wednesday, 22 January PA Meeting @ 7:30 in the Staff

Room

Cedarwood welcomes the following children who have joined the Cedarwood

Family this year: Holly Brent—Grade R

Cooper Greene—Grade R Tumo Madiseng—Grade R Alexander Maree—Grade R

Joshua Mbele—Grade R Shemaya Musau—Grade R Jaden Radford—Grade R

Luc Skews—Grade R Nhyira Amankwah—1F

Reatlegile Ditshoene—1F Baraka Mudavanhu—1F Doburn Mudziviri—1F

Wade Myburgh—1F Donatella Picone—1F

Daksh Pillai—1F Amy Vorster—1F

Sindisiwe Bhiya—1W Mufaro Gwirai—1W Husain Ismail—1W

Tebello Ramaisa—1W Shane Weng—1W

Mia du Plessis—2A Takara McGee—4R

Connor Stephenson—5B Simile Buthelezi—5D

Katherine Turner—5D Nicolaas Loubser—6A

Rhulani Mathe—6A Jonathan Stainforth—6A

David Stainforth—6J

We know you will love it here.

Cedarwood welcomes the following staff members who have joined the Cedarwood

Family this year:

Caitlin Venter—Grade 3 Megan de Bruyn—Grade 5 Sean Cullen—IT assistant

Tarryn Brown and Samantha Kauffman – Psychology interns

Margaret Wood—front office and Operations Manager

Simphiwe Strumann—Assistant Coach

We know you will love it here.

“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they

attempt the impossible—and achieve it, generation after

generation.” Pearl S Buck

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Cedarwood Business Directory—A Leaf from the Cedarwood Tree

Cedarwood has our very own Business Directory which is issued once a month and posted to our website. This is your opportunity to find what you are looking for, sell what you don’t need or get the name of our company ’out there’. We invite you to place your personal and business adverts for our next publication, to be issued 1 February. Advertising details are as follows:

Classifieds—free

Small adverts (business card size) - R100

Quarter Page (A6 portrait adverts) - R200

Kindly forward your advert, with proof of payment, to dschmitz@cedarwoodschool.co.za (no adverts will be published without a proof of payment).

All advertising costs need to be paid directly into the PA account:

Account Name: Cedarwood PTA

Bank: Nedbank

Branch: Epsom Downs

Account Number: 1522116737

Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Schmitz on the e-mail address above.

The Art Department is all about recycling this term...

And we need your assistance in sourcing the following items for our fun art lessons. We are looking for...

Any small boxes: Shoe boxes

Tissue boxes Cereal boxes

Small, plastic coldrink bottles

Coloured plastic bottle tops/lids

Should you be able to assist, please drop your items off at reception.

Cedarwood PA Second Hand Uniform Shop

Tired of your child always growing out of their uniform and having to spend a fortune on new clothing for school? We have

the solution!

The Cedarwood PA as the solution—our Second Hand Uniform Shop!

We are situated next to the hall, opposite the bathrooms, and will be open every Thursday morning during drop-off time from

7:15—8:00, or by appointment.

Please note that we are currently CASH ONLY.

Contact Lara Weissenberger on 072-122-6049

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Donate your old stationery…

Now that you have prepared your child for 2014, with all their stationery requirements, why not donate your old

stationery for those that cannot help themselves.

Please donate your old stationery into the box in the foyer and we will distribute it to those in need. This drive closes

on Friday, 24 January.

Thank you in advance for your support!

REMINDERS

Toiletries

Monthly toiletries are now due: 2 x toilet rolls, 2 x boxes tissues and 2 x hand soap or ‘pump’ hand soap. Please hand in to your class teacher.

Cedarwood Beach Towels

Cedarwood Beach Towels for our swimming season have arrived—only R160

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TEXTBOOK COSTS

As mentioned during Orientation yesterday, textbooks are ready to be given to your child. Below, please find the cost breakdowns required per grade. Kindly place the required amount into a sealed envelope stating your child’s name, grade and ‘Text books’ and hand to your class teacher.

Grade 1: R100

Grade 2: R40

Grade 3: R30

Grade 4: R175

Grade 5: R180

Grade 6: R210

Love Boxes Recipients…. Well done Cedarwood—you made a difference in

someone’s life!

Our Love Box Recipients