Fathers’ Day Well-known South African author on parenting

topics Nikki Bush, writes that fathers have to

strike the balance between being both tough

and tender. How dads 'are' with their children

has a massive influence on how they will value

and respect themselves down the line. When

children are able to trust both their dads'

toughness and tenderness, these are just some

of the benefits: raised confidence levels, a

sense of security, self-respect, assertiveness,

how to be male (in boys), how to allow yourself

to be treated by men (in girls), how to express

emotions in a healthy way.

I've used the term Pappa as an acronym below

for effective fathering:

P.........Present: This means emotional and

physical presence and being really 'in the

moment' when you are with your kids. Actually,

many dads do this better than mums because

dads are not quite so good at multitasking.

A.........Available: Don't be so busy that your

kids think you don't care. Remember the heart-

wrenching story of the boy who found out how

much his dad's time was worth per hour at

work, and saved up enough to buy an hour of his

dad's time.

P.........Proud: Teach kids to value themselves

by valuing and believing in them. Show pride in

both their achievements and their journey in

getting there, even it if is a place in the D

team! Don’t live vicariously through your

children. It is an unfair burden to expect them

to perform so that you feel good about

yourself. Your children are not you and may

never become a clone of you. Love them for who

they are, not what you expect them to be.

P..........Protective: Dads are a symbol of

physical and emotional security and they are

often less easy to manipulate than mums when it

comes to implementing boundaries. While you

may be the family 'fixer' on many levels, your

role is also to teach your children to become

resourceful and resilient in themselves. These

are the tools they will use to create their own

happiness and success one day.

A.........Attentive: Pay attention. Listen. Talk

and share. Do things together and always, and

in every moment, strive to be a celebration and

example of positive human connection. Dads,

here's wishing you a very happy Father's Day.

May you be celebrated, honoured and adored

and keep aiming to strike the balance between

being tough and tender.

Dear Parents, Staff, Boys and Girls ------------------------------------------------------------

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL

------------------------------------------------------------

Dates to Remember 17/18/19 June – Gr 6 DARE Drug Awareness

Workshop

17 June – MPA Meeting

18 June Gr 6 Mathematics Common Exam

19 June Extra Murals end

22 June – Grade 5 Tour to Blyde River Canyon

Departs 6h00am

23 & 24 June - Music Soiree

Diarise: 25 June – Parents’ Evening from 17h30 – 18h30

Reports will be handed out.

Birthdays 19 June Mrs Rix – HOD Life Orientation

Condolences Our heartfelt condolences to Mrs Rix and her

family on the sudden death of Mrs Rix’s mother.

Our thoughts are with them.

Diarise 23 and 24 June - Creative Arts Soiree. The tickets

for this Gr 1 – 4 Soiree are on sale from the school

office at R 30 each. First come, first served.

23 June Matinee 14h00 – 16h00

24 June Soiree 17h00 – 19h00

Ramadhaan Ramadhaan Mubarak to all our Muslim families.

WhatsApp Groups New technologies are often received with great

enthusiasm, and only after they have been used for

some time do disadvantages become apparent. So it

is with our WhatsApp groups. It is easy to see the

usefulness of a Class or Grade Group but, as in any

other forms of interaction, certain etiquette must

be adhered to.

Some obvious proprieties:

- If an issue or problem arises from an action of a

member of school staff, academic or otherwise,

please address this directly, and only, with that

staff member. Phone the office for an appointment.

-Please use the proper names of persons discussed

on the platform, especially where it involves

teachers, as each and every one of our staff

members is a professional employee of our school

and deserve this recognition.

-If the name of the person under discussion on the

WhatsApp needs to be concealed please understand

that the issue at hand should not be under

discussion at all on a social platform.

------------------------------------------------------------

GENERAL MONTROSE NEWS ------------------------------------------------------------

-Please note: The warnings we give our children about

cyber bullying, liabilities, legal repercussions etc. also

applies to adults.

-Schools, generally, have always had to contend

problems arising from unfounded “car-park rumours”.

We all know how damaging a rumour can be. We

request all parents to assist us by not amplifying this

problem by broadcasting “what-I-have-heard” on

social platforms.

We would like to emphasize that the WhatsApp

groups are not initiated by the school, as we use SMS

and emails to communicate urgent messages. Hence

any news discussed on WhatsApp does not originate

from our office.

Please use the WhatsApp for information pertaining

to the entire group and please keep it positive. Use

the teachers’ interview times to discuss your personal

concerns.

-----------------------------------------------------------

ACADEMIC NEWS

-------------------------------------

Scholarships Murray Hiscock (Gr 7B) has been awarded a

scholarship to Treverton College for 2016. Well done.

Sticky Gremlin Intersen Phase Spelling Bee: Bantu Mangcu was left

of the list of Top Ten achievers in the Intersen

Phase Spelling Bee. Well done and apologies to Bantu.

Late Comers Too many children are arriving late for school. Please

note school starts at 7h20 with the first lesson of

the day.

20 17 June 2015

June Soup Month for Grade 2 During June the Grade 2 classes are collecting dry

soup ingredients to distribute to those in need of a

hot plate of nourishing soup to get through the

winter. Last year nearly a truckload of ingredients

was collected and distributed. If every child brings

one or two of the following items we can do the

same this year: packets of soup mix, dried beans

and pulses, lentils, barley, chick peas, stock cubes,

etc.

Go-Kart Derby – From the MPA

Thank you to everyone for contributing your time

and influence to support the Montrose Go Kart day

on 29th May.

We had a busy assembly on Wednesday, 10 June,

and unfortunately our Go Kart news had to share

time with the rest of the school news as well as the

Cricket boys leaving for the UK. As a result, not all

the Go-Kart announcements were made.

On Friday, 19 June, during morning assembly, we

would like to recognise our sponsors for sponsoring

a pit stop or making a donation to our Go Kart day.

We had such a successful fundraiser, and it would

not have been possible without your generous

support and parent assistance.

Thank you to the following families:

Family Ward-Smith-Faustino for Caltex/Ferruccio

Pit stop, Family Ravjee for Mr Sweet,

Family Heidstra for Parkmore Spar, Family

Rix for Cleanquip and DKD, Family Dias for Ster

Kinekor and Family Nupen for Amici’s Pizza.

Although we are still calculating the final figures,

the MPA estimates to make a profit of

approximately R 97 000.00, which the school will

use to help improve the educational environment and

add benefits to our children.

Mini Council Blanket Drive The Mini- council is still collecting blankets.

Please help our councillors and donate new or old,

clean blankets. These may be given to the teacher

or dropped off at the school office.

Holiday Club – July Holidays at Montrose Aftercare The holiday club will be running during the upcoming

holidays. Full day or half day options are available as

usual. The contact person is Ryan Carbarns

(0714648735) All details and application forms are

available at Montrose Aftercare Centre. Full day –

10 hours or part thereof is R 150. Half day – 5

hours or part thereof is R 75. Breakfast, lunch,

snacks, juice and fruit is available every day.

Montrose Aftercare Mrs Carbarns will be away for the period 17 June to

25 June 2015. To contact aftercare during that

period please call or send a text message to Ryan

Carbarns on 071 464 8735 or 082 888 0397 (Mrs

Carbarns’ mobile will be with Ryan Carbarns.)

NB: All extra-murals for Term 2 will end on 19

June 2015

Soccer Fixtures 17 June 2015 U9 – Open v Dainfern: U9/10/11

@ HOME U12 & open AWAY

Girls’ soccer Matches 18 June 2015:

The girls soccer matches which were scheduled

to be played against KDVP on 19 June will now be

played on Thursday 18 June, away at King David

Victory Park.

Soccer Congratulations to the U7/8/9 boys and the

Open girls for doing so well in the Wendywood

tournament. Montrose came second overall.

Thank you to all the coaches who gave up their

Saturday and coached these teams.

Netball Friday 19 June – Mini Netball teams playing at

Knights School.

Judo Congratulations Ethan Swartbooi was selected to represent

Joburg Judo at the South African Open

Championships 2015, which will be taking place

in Stellenbosch from the 28 June 2015 – 4 July

2015. Well done Ethan!

Swimming Congratulations Christy-Anne Peers attended the Whahoo Gala

on Saturday afternoon, 5 June 2015. She

received Ribbons for:

First in Breaststroke Time 52.01

Second in Backstroke Time 42.52

First in Senior Medley Race.

Well done Christy-Anne. We are proud of you.

-----------------------------------------------------------

EXTRA MURAL PROGRAMME

-----------------------------------------------------------

Uniformity Information Uniformity is our in-house uniform shop. Shop

trading hours are 7H00 – 7H30 Mon-Friday.

For help or assistance out of shop hours: Please

call Mrs Alexis Scott at:

Uniformity School & Sportswear | uniformity@outlook.com:

082 453 7875 (M) Mrs Scott will be available during holidays by appointment.

Sandton Community Police Forum Sector 3 residents and role-players are invited to

attend the Sandton Community Police Forum, Sector

3 Subforum Elective AGM.

Date : 18th June 2015

Time : 18h00

Venue : The Boardroom, 2nd Floor Sandton SAPS, 2

Summit Road, Morningside.

Holiday Yoga Camp for girls & boys! 29 June - 3 July 2015 Montrose School Hall

R750 for the week

Ages 5-13: 2 groups according to age!

9am - 3:30pm 7:30 drop off available

Daily programme: 2 yoga classes, 1 craft activity, 1

movie, free play, lunch break,

hot chocolate,cookies & fruit will be

available throughout the day.

Please pack lunch & juice.

Days will be themed & children are welcome to

dress up accordingly!

The Lorax - Planet Earth!

Ice Age - Winter wonderland!

Kang Fu Panda - Inner Peace!

The Incredibles - Super héros!

Wall-E - Recycling!

Confirm your spot asap!

Sarah 0720656506!