Notice is given of the Annual General Meeting of the Micklefield School Association.
Date: Tuesday 15 March 2022
Time: 19:00
Venue: Micklefield hall
Steve Porter’s three-year term of office comes to an end at this AGM. We would like to thank him for his service to Micklefield during this time. Steve has been very involved in our IT programme and is a member of our IT Committee. He has also been very involved in our maintenance projects, overseeing many of these. Steve was a Board rep on the Media Centre renovation project. We thank him for the many hours he has given to our little school.
Steve is willing to stand for re-election for 1 more year (His daughter, Tabitha, leaves Micklefield at the end of the year) in order to ensure consistency during the change-over period of Headship and to be able to support the new Head.
Should there be any other parent who would like to stand for election to the Board at this time please send a short bio to Jeannette Welgemoed jwelgmoed@micklefield.co.za by Thursday 10 March.
We have advertised an interviewed for the position of IT teacher and co-ordinator but, unfortunately, have not found a teacher who fulfills all our criteria. We will advertise again later in the year. In the meantime we have appointed a substitute teacher to run the IT Curriculum. Mrs Wendy Ginsberg, a retired Computer teacher with many years of experience, will be joining us until a new appointment has been made. We would like to welcome Wendy to Micklefield and we hope that she has a happy and fulfilling period of time with us.
Following government regulations stating that children under the age of 6 years old do not have to wear masks, it is not compulsory for Grade 00 and 0s to wear masks at school. This includes entering and leaving school.
We are Hanna McDavid, Daniella Barow and Sophie Schelhase (Voices of the Earth) in support of Green Connection. Green Connection is an organisation that supports all aspects of the earth and was formed by Liz McDaid who is the woman who led the court case against South Africa’s nuclear project and stopped it. Green Connection is also one of the lead organisations litigating against Shell’s gas exploration off our beautiful Wild Coast. Please support us in ordering some of our beautiful indoor plants. by clicking on the link below. They will be available for collection at the Micklefield Market on 12th March. Pre-orders close on the 7th March. Thank you for supporting us in this endeavour.
The BVTS Micklefield Tennis Academy offers private coaching at Micklefield and at WPCC. Please click here BTVS Academy Info & Sign up for all the information. We are encouraging anyone who wants to improve their tennis skills to sign up.
Please take note of the gala venue change for the gala on Friday, 11 March. The venue has changed from Herschel Senior School pool to Pinehurst Primary in Pinelands.
The Inter-Schools gala for U10 – Open age girls will be on Monday, 14 March at the Herschel Senior School pool from 16.00 – 18.00. Swimmers may only arrive from 15.15 – 15.30. The teams and all the details will be sent out next week.
The last day for gala training for U8, U9 and U10 will be Wednesday, 9 March.
The last day for gala training for U11, U12 and Open will be Thursday, 10 March.
A reminder that Sports Day is on Saturday, 5 March and is compulsory for all the girls in the school. The morning starts at 07.00 and ends at approximately 11.30. All pupils must be at school by 06.45. The Grade 00 and Grade 0 pupils are able to leave at the tea-break which is normally between 09.15 and 09.30. Pupils must wear their Phys Ed uniform with their house colour t-shirt. Please make sure that all hats are clearly marked. All the information with regards to Sports Day as well as the programme can be found on the Edana App under Documentation.
Programmes will be displayed around the school on the day.
The grade 3 girls have been learning to identify common water birds found in the Western Cape. They put this knowledge into action on their visit to the Strandfontein Bird Sanctuary on Thursday. They were amazed at the abundance and variety of birds, impressing their parents and their teacher with their knowledge
Congratulations to the Micklefield teams who participated in the Lit Quiz competition at Grove on Wednesday 2 March. Micklefield Team 1 were runners up to Grove Team 1, who won the competition. What a great start to the Lit Quiz year!
Grade 7s work on their toys for their little girls in Technology.
There was a fine selection of Fancy Hats on parade on Friday, in preparation for the Fancy Hat competition and parade on Sports Day!
There was a splash of red, green and blue in the Micklefield neighbourhood on Friday 4 March, as the Grade 4-7s competed in the Inter-house Cross Country.
