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22 September 2017

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Term 3 is coming to an end very fast and I believe a long weekend is exactly what we all need right about now.

We hope to see many of you at our very first Colour Splash and Sleepover tonight. The weather is also changing

now and it is turning into an absolutely perfect day. If you are unable to spend the night, you may even just come

and have fun with us for the evening.

Please note that all Primary School pupils should please wear their WINTER SCHOOL UNIFORMS on Tuesday, 26

September for the annual photo day, and the SUMMER SPORT UNIFORM on

Wednesday, 27 September 2017.

I do not normally mention birthdays in my letter, but I do believe this one deserves

a special mention. Our receptionist, Mrs Keating, turned 75 on Thursday. I also

know that it is very impolite to mention a lady’s age, but Carol is such an inspiration

to all of us at school, and has more energy than most people I know, so Carol,

thank you for everything you do for us as St Patrick’s family. You have a special

place in our hearts. Wishing you a year of amazing moments and reasons to smile.

Please remember to register on our Edupac Parents’ Portal. This allows you access

to your child’s marks on a secure internet based platform. Please allow for one

week from date of assessment for marks to reflect. The step-by-step Login Help

Guide is available at the end of this WIS.

I will once again be available to chat over a cup of coffee on Wednesday, 27 September 2017 from 06h30 –

08h00. The mobile coffee shop, Coffee Café for any Occasion, will be selling freshly brewed coffee in Cornwall

Street (opposite the Admin building). Hope to see you there!

Happy New Year to our Board of Governors Chairman, Mr Horwitz, as well as all the other Jewish families related

to our school.

The 2018 text books and stationery lists will be made available by the end of next week.

Best wishes to our Grade 12 drama pupils who will be doing their practical IEB exam next week Thursday.

There will be NO extra murals on Thursday, 28 September 2017.

There will not be a PTA meeting for the remainder of the school term.

Yours sincerely,

Jacques Tredoux

St Patrick’s CBC: Executive Head

St Patrick’s CBC

Weekly Information Sheet 33 - Term 3 2017

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THIS WEEK’S MEMORY VERSE IS:

Galatians 5:22-23 - The fruit of the

Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,

kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

gentleness, and self-control.

PS PHOTO DAY ON 26 AND 27 SEPTEMBER 2017

The annual school Primary School photos will be taken on Tuesday, 26

(Academics and Cultural) and Wednesday, 27 September (Sport).

Uniform requirements for Tuesday (Winter uniform):

Girls may wear either the grey school tunic or grey school trousers. The

dress/trousers should be worn with a long-sleeved white shirt, school tie,

blazer, official grey-striped calf-length socks and black school shoes.

Dresses may not be more than a 4-finger space above the knee.

Boys wear long grey school trousers with a long-sleeved white shirt and

school tie. Black school shoes with official calf-length grey socks.

Girls’ hair must be neat and tidy and tied back away from the face. Only

bottle green or black hair accessories may be worn. No jewellery except

for one plain gold or silver stud in each ear lobe may be worn. Boys’ hair must be a standard short cut with no

step or cut-away designs. Boys may not wear any jewellery.

Please ensure that shoes are polished and that the blazers have all its buttons.

Uniform requirements for Wednesday (Summer uniform):

Navy blue PT shorts

White CBC golf shirt

Sport takkies

CBC Sport socks

FESTIVE SEASON CHARITY DRIVE

All pupils are requested to bring as many items of non-perishable

foods as they can. Pupils should give the items to their class

teachers. House points are given for every item donated.

The food will be donated to various charity organisations. Your

generosity enables various community soup kitchens and feeding

schemes to function.

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Our school raised a phenomenal R4 680.00 for people with disabilities on Casual Day.

Thank you once again!

FAMILY FUN COLOUR SPLASH

You and your family are invited to join us for a FAMILY FUN COLOUR SPLASH AND SLEEPOVER on Back Field from

Friday afternoon, 22 September at 16h00 to Saturday morning, 23 September at 08h30.

It only costs R50 per person (pay for four, 5th person enters for free), which includes 3 packets of non-toxic colour

powder at the entrance. Please note that all children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a responsible

adult (21+).

If needed, vehicle access onto Back Field will be allowed between 15h30 and 17h30 on Friday and 08h00 – 10h00

on Saturday. For security reasons, please note that all access gates will be locked between 20h00 and 07h00 the

next morning.

Come prepared – please bring the following:

*For 18 hours we are going without the luxury of electricity and showers.

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Tent/Camper/Caravan or enjoy the beautiful night sky

Camping chairs

Sleeping bags/duvets and pillows

Toiletries

Pyjamas, something warm and a change of clothing for the next day

Picnic food/snacks/drinks (PLEASE NO ALCOHOL!) – boerewors rolls, colddrink, tea, coffee, water, and glow

sticks will be for sale

Cash for refreshments

Please bring torches, battery-operated lamps, solar powered lights and power bank chargers, if required.

Mosquito repellent

You are most welcome to bring card or board games, but please do not bring toys which can break easily.

GRADE R SCHOOL READINESS ASSESSMENTS

All the current Grade R pupils will undergo a compulsory screening to ascertain their

preparedness before advancing to Grade 1.

We would like to ensure that your little one is able to cope with the demands they will

encounter in Grade 1. These demands are not only intellectual in nature but also

emotional, conceptual and perceptual. The screening will encompass various

aspects of school preparedness and will take place during school hours at a cost

of R150 per child. Mrs Melissa Parkin will administer the screenings.

The screening will take place during the course of the 4th term. Kindly pay this amount at

the Finance Office before Wednesday, 11 October 2017.

Biathlon

The following children participated in the 1st league biathlon meeting and obtain

the following results.

Gordon-Riley Ford finished in 8th place

Darian Booysen finished in 2nd place

Jayden Kriel finished in 4th place

Kayleigh Birch finished in 9th place

Congratulations to Gordon, Darian and Jayden who have qualified to represent the Northern Cape at the

Southern Free State Inter Provincial Biathlon Meeting on the 7th of October.

Cricket

Congratulation to our U/15 cricket boys who won their friendly cricket match against DHS on Thursday by two

wickets. Please take note that there will be NO extra murals on Thursday, 28 September 2017.

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T H E W E E K I N P I C T U R E S Grade R and PR Fashion Show

Colour Splash preparations

Heritage Day in Teacher Rochelle’s class

The Crèche’s new sports equipment

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PROGRAMME OF THE WEEK

Saturday: 23 September 2017

09h00 Gr 12 marks captured and schedule printing

16h00 Family Colour Splash - Back Field

Sunday, 24 September 2017

Birthday: K Damons 2-3 MC; K Mokwena OOIS

HERITAGE DAY

Monday, 25 September 2017

Birthday: R Sesenyamotse I BH

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

12h00 – 16h00 HS New prefects’ workshop

Tuesday, 26 September 2017

Birthday: K Gaborone OO IS; E Raymond R FG; K Seleke 5T

HS Day 2

PS Photo day - Academic & Cultural (Winter school uniform)

PS English HL Assessments

15h30 Co-ordinators meeting - Cenotaph

14h15 Gr 12 HS Academic meeting

St Patrick’s U15 Cricket Festival

Wednesday, 27 September 2017

Birthday: M Stamper 6S

HS Day 3

PS Photo day - Sport (Summer sport uniform)

PS Mathematics Assessments

07h30 HS Liturgical Singing

LO Cookery Course - Butler’s

St Patrick’s U15 Cricket Festival

Thursday, 28 September 2017

Birthday: N Bartlett 6S

HS Day 4

NO EXTRAMURALS

PS Afrikaans FAL Assessments

Grade 12 IEB Drama Practical - McManus hall

14h30 Staff vs High School Netball

Christmas Tinned-food collection for charity to be handed in

St Patrick’s U15 Cricket Festival

Friday, 29 September 2017

Birthday: F Yalala 2-3 MC

07h30 HS End of Term assessments

07h30 PS End of Term Mass - Chapel

09h30 HS End of term Mass - Chapel

11h00 School Closes

18h30 Matric Dance - Kimberley Club

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EDUPAC GUARDIAN PORTAL LOGIN HELP GUIDE:

St Patrick’s CBC has launched a Parents’ Portal Module and Mobile Application Guide for Guardians. This means

that you will be able to access your child’s marks on a secure internet based platform. Please allow for one week

from date of assessment for marks to reflect. Below please find the step-by-step Login Help Guide:

1. Open your web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer) and type the following web address into the

address bar at the top of the screen:

portal.edupac.co.za

2. You will then see the following screen. Please click on “Register” in order to create your account:

3. You will be redirected to the Create Account page. Please complete all of the information fields required:

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If you have successfully created your account, the following will be displayed:

4. You will receive an activation email similar to the example below. Please click the “Activate Now” link to

finalise the registration process:

5. After clicking the “Activate Now” link, you will be sent back to the EduPac guardian portal to choose which

school your learner is enrolled in. Simply type “St Patricks” into the search bar, select the match which is

displayed (St Patrick’s Christian Brothers), then click “Next”:

6. Then select only the “Guardian” role and click “Next” as below:

(Example)

(Example) (Example)

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7. Then finally click “Done”

8. Your account will be reviewed as a security measure by our IT Department after which you will be able to log

in and access your learner’s information. Please allow 48 business hours for the confirmation process.

If you experience any difficulty with downloading this portal, please contact our IT department on

KBegley@stpatricks.co.za.