Secondary Faculty Weekly Memo

8 July 2024

Reaching outwards.  Growing Minds.  Building Futures.

Welcome Back


Dear Parents and Learners

Welcome back for the start of the Winter Quarter.  Our campus has been a hive of activity throughout the break; we are ready to dazzle you from the very start.  

We are sharing the blog in a new format in order to make it easier to read on mobile devices and to reduce the length by adding header tabs at the top.  Static information like uniform requirements and directories, as well as access to previous blogs can be found by clicking on the headers.  For your convenience we also added the Calendar as a heading.


The purpose of this blog is to provide you with information for the start of the quarter.  Feedback about last quarter and events during the school holiday will be included in the blog to be published on Friday.  Please mail ssteyn@parklands.co.za or secondary@parklands.co.za with any feedback about our learners’ achievements.


Wednesday, 10 July 2024


Learners need to arrive perfectly dressed and groomed, as inspections will take place during the Grade Meetings.


Week A


07:50  Learners line up for Assembly

08:00  Academic Assembly

09:00  Grade Meetings:

Grade 12 - Curie Hall

Grade 11 - Minor Hall

Grade 10 - Collab 1

Grade  9  - Collab 2

Grade  8  - Collab 3

        Grade  7  - Rec room

10:00 Break

10:30 Homerooms  (Class Rep/ LEC & BITS rep nominations) 

11:15 - 11:50 Session 5

11:55 - 12:30 Session 6 (Gr 8&9 Break)

12:35 - 13:10 Session 7 (FET & Gr 7 Break)

13:15 - 13:50 Session 8

13:55 - 14:30 Session 9

14:30 - Dismissal

Academics


Winter Quarter


10 July - 12 July: Week A

15 July -18 July: Week B

22 July - 26 July: Week A

29 July - 2 August: Week B

5 August - 9 August: Week A

12 August - 16 August: Week B

19 August - 23 August: Week A

26 August - 30 August: Week B

2 September - 6 September: Week A

9 September - 13 September: Week B


Winter Quarter Timetables


7P, 7A, 7R, 8P, 8A, 8R, 8K, 8L, 9P, 9A, 9R, 9K, 9L, 10, 11, 12


Parent Educator Meetings


Our educators have made online meeting slots available should you wish to connect with them on Wednesday 10th, Thursday 11th and Friday 12th July.  To book a meeting, please open the APPOINTMENT BOOKING SHEET and click on the link next to the educator’s details.  Here is an explanatory guide on how to make a booking:  Parent Educator Meetings: Parent How To


Should you be unable to book a meeting, please email the educator with your concerns or arrange for another time to meet online or in person.

SPORT

external_sports_news@parklands.co.za


Head of Sport: tpillay@parklands.co.za

Rugby and Girls Soccer Coordinator: dviljoen@parklands.co.za

Chess, Boys Soccer & Cross Country Coordinator: mviljoen@parklands.co.za

Netball and Hockey Coordinator: sbloem@parklands.co.za

From the Secondary Head of Sport

Welcome back for the second half of the Winter Season.  Due to our educators being involved in Parent Educator meetings this week, formal sport practices will only commence on Monday, 15 July 2024.   We will however have Rugby and Girls Hockey this week as we need to prepare for matches this weekend and early next week.

Our Derby Day against Somerset College will take place this quarter and this is where our focus will be.  We will share more information on the Derby weekend once the full programme is confirmed.

CULTURE

We look forward to an exciting Winter Quarter.  Please make sure you have secured your tickets for The Wizard of Oz and watch out for news about other performances over the next 9 weeks.

Interested in starting an instrument in Quarter 3?

Discover the magic that music can bring to your life this year – a journey filled with skill-building, meeting interesting people, and exploring new places. Seize the opportunity! 

Secure your spot by clicking this link:  https://forms.gle/nkGrpiAWeSUFkk

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.

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Conclusion

Wishing everyone a successful and productive Winter Quarter.

Kind regards

Sylvia Steyn

ssteyn@parklands.co.za


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