Wendywood Primary School

(Gauteng Department of Education)

Roosevelt Avenue, Wendywood, Sandton Tel 011-804-1804

Box 76024, Wendywood, 2144 Fax 011-804-1806
Email morarjeeadmin@wendyweb.co.za
Website www.wendywoodprimary.co.za

Cell No: 083-267-9502

Accounts: (011) 802-5099

CIRCULAR NO. 9 2021-05-03

WELCOME BACK :
The recent school break was a short one, but much needed in order for both the pupils and
educators to rest. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and I trust that parents had time to do
some bonding with their little ones. Welcome to all the new parents and learners who have just
joined the school.

MOTHER’S DAY :
We would like to wish all our Wendywood mums a happy Mother’s Day for this Sunday, 9th May.
On sale at school we have a candy bar and a small gift tag for a personalised message for R15.

BOOK CHARACTER DRESS UP DAY

A big Thank You to all the learners, parents and teachers who made the effort to dress up on
this day. Great fun was had by all.

ACADEMIC TOP TEN (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) :

We congratulate the following Grade 6 and 7 academic top ten learners for Term One:

Grade 6
Praise Emeruh, Lenikka Govender, Tristan Govender, Jerusha Kannigan, Dayitaa Naidoo,
Tselane Ntshudisane, Christian Nyathi, Bontle Sebaeng, Sanam Singh and Navisthi Sooklall

Grade 7
Amahle Buthelezi, Nasiha Gopie, Aarav Komall, Lulama Mgiba, Sibabalwe Mtukushe, Evan
Natasen, Hannah Pillay, Kiashen Reddy, Siddhartha Totawar and Amani Varachia,

APPLICATIONS FOR GRADE R 2022 :

Applications for Grade R for 2022 are now available. This is for children who were born
in 2016 and are turning six in 2022. Grade R is run privately by the School Governing Body.
Kindly contact Mrs Lipson on lipsonadmin@wendyweb.co.za for further details.

WINTER UNIFORM
It is now very cold in the early morning. Children are lining up outdoors as we are still following
Covid 19 protocols. Please ensure that your children are warmly dressed according to our
winter uniform dress code.

LOST TEXTBOOKS :
Please be advised that a new textbook will only be issued if the lost textbook is paid for. The
cost to replace a lost textbook is R200.00.
PROPOSED GAUTENG SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 2022 :
Term 1
School Starts Wednesday, 19th January Term Ends Friday, 25th March
Term 2
School Starts Tuesday, 5th April Term Ends Friday, 24th June
Term 3
School Starts Tuesday, 19th July Term Ends Friday, 30th September
Term 4
School Starts Tuesday, 11th October School Ends Wednesday, 14th December

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING LEARNERS WHO DO NOT LIVE WITH THEIR

PARENTS :
In future, all non-legal guardians will need to visit the Civil Section of the Johannesburg
Magistrate’s Court at 41 Fox Street, Johannesburg City Centre to validate guardianship of
children in their care.

FUNDRAISING :
We still require prizes for various fundraising events, such as raffles, etc. Therefore, we request
parents to kindly donate prizes to our school. We would also like to extend our grateful thanks to
all those parents who have, in the past, already donated items to our school for fundraising.
Your generosity and kindness are greatly appreciated.

MAKE YOUR CHILD A SUPERSTAR :

Spend quality time with your child every day. The following inexpensive ways can add quality to
your family:
 Share homework time.
 Play games together: scrabble, chess.
 Prepare meals together.
 Pray together.
 Go out together to places of learning: zoo, museums, parks and libraries
 Share mealtimes together.

COPIES OF CIRCULARS :
Generally speaking, circulars are issued on Mondays. Parents are requested to check that their
children bring them home. We number the circulars, in order to enable parents to keep track of
them. Spare copies are always available from the School Office, as are copies of our extra-
mural timetable. Please read them through with your family. A good suggestion is to highlight all
activities or information pertinent to your family as a reminder. This is a good life skill and
teaches organisational skills. Circulars may also be found on the d6 Communicator.

EASTER EGG COLLECTION :

A big Thank You to our school families for the wonderful collection of Easter Eggs. The class
which brought in the most Easter Eggs was Grade 7 Trask class and the child who brought in
the most eggs was Obinna Umeala in Grade 7 Conley. We definitely made a difference to a lot
of children and are extremely grateful for the wonderful response to our request.

MESSAGE FOR THE WEEK :

“Winners never quit and quitters never win.” Vince Lombardi

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