FROM THE OFFICE

Dear Parents and Learners

That's all Folks!  We are signing off for the year and hope to see everyone happy and ready in January.

Watch our social media pages for the Matric Results announcement on 14 January 2025.

Last day ...

Staff Play: A Murder Mystery - Death at the Deanery!

2025 Parent and Learner Directory

Please find the 2025 Parent and Learner Directory below.  It will be saved under the Operational Info tab which can be found at the top of the Weekly Memo for easy reference throughout the year.

Grade Camps 2025

Please find all the information about the 2025 Grade Camps, scheduled for February 2025, by clicking on the links below.

We kindly request that you complete both indemnity forms by Friday 22 November 2024:

·      Parklands College Online Indemnity Form

·      Service Provider’s Hard Copy Indemnity Form

Return the hard copy form to the relevant Camp Leader at your earliest convenience.

Grade 7 2025:  https://sites.google.com/parklands.co.za/sec-2025-gr-7-camp-site?usp=sharing

Grade 8 2025: https://sites.google.com/parklands.co.za/sec-2025gr8camp-site?usp=sharing

Grade 9 2025: https://sites.google.com/parklands.co.za/sec-2025gr9camp-site?usp=sharing

Grade 10 2025: https://sites.google.com/parklands.co.za/sec-2025gr10camp-site?usp=sharing

Grade 11 2025: https://sites.google.com/parklands.co.za/sec-2025-gr11-camp-site?usp=sharing

Grade 12 2025: https://sites.google.com/parklands.co.za/2025gr12camp-site?usp=sharing

ACADEMICS

Academic Links

Note the section at the top dedicated specifically to academic links.  In this section you will find: 

🎓 Spring Quarter Timetables,  🎓Assessment Calendars, the  🎓 Tutorial Schedule 

🎓 Exam Timetables, the  🎓Exam Study Guidelines, the 🎓Exam Study Timetables.

🎓 Report Weightings,  🎓 Promotion Requirements 🎓 Regulation Absenteeism 

Final Academic Report Cards - 2024

We can only release the academic report cards on Friday morning after the promotion sign off meeting with WCED.  Parents will receive an email once report cards have been published and available for viewing.

Textbooks and stationery for 2025

Kindly read the letter with all the information about placing orders.

Textbooks for 2025

Stationery for 2025

Device requirements for 2025

Please see the information below in order to plan for 2025.

External Tutoring Services

Please note that the school is not affiliated with any specific external tutoring services. If you receive advertising that includes the school's name or related photographs, kindly consult with our educators first.

Academic Awards Criteria

FET (GRADE 10, 11 AND 12)

Academic Honours - 90% aggregate at the end of the academic year on the final report card

Academic Colours - 80% aggregate at the end of the academic year on the final report card

Academic Half Colours - 75% aggregate at the end of the academic year on the final report card

GET (GRADE 7, 8 & 9)

Academic Half Colours - 80% aggregate at the end of the academic year on the final report card

Ed-Admin Multi-Portal Installation

YOU WILL NEED THIS APP IN ORDER TO ACCESS REPORTS IN THE FUTURE.

We are pleased to inform you that the new Ed-admin Multi Portal App (Ed-admin MP) is now available on the Google and Apple App stores. The features include access to your child’s reports, calendar activities and daily attendance records to mention a few.

To install the App please follow the below instructions:

1.) Download the Ed-Admin Multi Portal App by using the relevant link below:

●  Apple App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ed-admin-multi-portal/id6469108569

OR

●  Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edana.edadmin&hl=en&gl= US

2.) Enter 230034 (Parklands College Code) and your email address to log in. For your convenience, please refer to the image below:
 

3.) The next step will require you to enter the login code sent to you via email. For your convenience, please refer to the image below:

Please ensure that you keep this App updated otherwise you will be logged out and will have to repeat the above process to regain access.

FEEDBACK

Thank you to everyone who attended the First Team Braai

Class of 2014 Reunion

It was wonderful to see our 2014 Matrics again after 10 years!

Executive Prefects at Senior Preparatory Awards Morning

Alexandra Bester and Reuben Rietoff were invited to hand over the Awards for the 'Boy who Cares' and 'Girl who Cares'.  Alexandra was the recipient of the award when she was in Grade 6.

House Captain Planning Session

The Captains are ready for 2025!

Space Camp

Our group of STAR learners and learners from the Cape Academy for Maths, Science and Technology are currently on SPACE Camp at the Denel Overberg Test Range in Arniston. They have each developed a payload to be used on by the UKZN ASRI programme.  There are four experimental slices, two from Parklands College, one from Trinity Preparatory and one from The Cape Academy for Mathematics, Science and Technology. 

The team toured the test range facility and launched their own pump rockets today. 

Many thanks to our partners, MaxIQ Space for arranging this incredible opportunity.

Parklands College Robotics Teams Shine in Türkiye

GRADE HEADS 2025

Grade 7

Grade 8

Grade 9

Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

2025 Sports Department

Farewell to Mr Pillay

DANCE

Signing up for Dance in 2025

Please complete the Google Form:  Secondary Dance Entry Form 2025

Please click on the link:  https://sites.google.com/parklands.co.za/parklandscollegedance/home

LEARNER SUPPORT 

Mrs Scott (C block):  sjscott@parklands.co.za

Mrs Kistan (Resource Centre):  skistan@parklands.co.za

Psychometric Assessments 

The learner support department offers psychometric assessments at the school for subject choice and career counselling. This process includes an initial interview with the learner, aptitude, personality and interest assessments, as well as a feedback session with an assessment report that is a useful guidance tool for informed decision making and clarity in one’s career or subject choice process. The assessments are done at school and during school time. 

Please contact Samantha Scott sjscott@parklands.co.za for more information or to make a booking. There are limited assessment slots each quarter so please enquire early in 2025 to avoid disappointment. (Please note assessments are a billable service). 

TERTIARY STUDIES

PARENT BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Parklands College and Christopher Robin Pre-Primary parents who are in business are able to list their businesses in our Parent Business Directory – www.parklands.co.za/parent-business-directory/

LISTINGS ARE FREE and include contact information as well as the opportunity to include a business logo or advert.  Listings are available 24/7 on the College website and will be updated each quarter.

Should you be interested in marketing your business to over 1000 families, email: marketing@parklands.co.za to get started.

All listings will be subject to the College’s final approval.

This week's feature business is...

CONCLUSION

At the end of this year I want to share this lovely message by Alex Molteno, Principal at Llandudno Primary:  “Think of this time as the final chapter of a remarkable book we’ve authored together - a chapter that brings resolution, joy and anticipation for the sequel.”

May you celebrate all you have accomplished and be excited about what is to come.  See you in 2025!

Kind regards

Sylvia Steyn

ssteyn@parklands.co.za

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