Welcome Newsletter 01-2025

January 27, 2025

 

Respected Parents/Guardians, We extend a warm welcome to all our learners to the new academic year.

 

Kindly note the following:

 

1.        School Calendar:

 

TERM

START

END

1

15-01-2025

20-03-2025

2

01-04-2025

27-06-2025

3

22-07-2025

03-10-2025

4

13-10-2025

10-12-2025

 

·        School will close a week earlier in the first term to accommodate the last 10 days of Ramadaan. However, school will open a
week earlier in the second term to compensate for the days lost in the first term.

·        Week of 28th April 2025 to 02nd May 2025: school closed for special school holidays.

 

Please plan your holidays according to the school calendar.  Many parents at the school make arrangements at inappropriate times to take children on holiday, causing them to miss out on important school work and this is detrimental to the proper functioning of the school. No learner will be given permission for any length of time to go on holiday during official school days.  Failure to comply with this requirement will result in the learner being de-registered from the school and will require the learner to reapply to the school for the following year. 

Please do not approach the school for permission to take your child on holiday during school time as PERMISSION WILL NOT BE GRANTED!

 

2.       School Times:

 

Grade

Start

Dismissal

 

Mon-Thurs

Friday

Grade R

07h30

12h45

11h30

Grade 1-2

07h30

13h45

11h45

Grade 3

07h30

14h15

11h45

Grade 4-6

07h30

14h55

12h00

Grade 7-12

07h30

14h55

12h45

 

*NB: On Fridays, school starts at 07h20 for ALL grades.

 

Please ensure that learners are punctual.  The gates will close 5 minutes after the starting time. Regular latecomers will have to stay in for detention. *Grade 7-12 learners will be dismissed at 12h45 (after jummah) on Fridays.

 

3.       Cell Phones:

Cell phones and smart watches are not allowed in school and will be confiscated if found on the learner.  They will only be returned to the parents on the last day of the school term.  No exceptions will be made.

 

4.       Smoking/Vaping:

Smoking and vaping on school premises are totally prohibited. Any learner found in possession of    cigarettes or vapes will be summarily suspended. Repeat offenders may be expelled.

 

5.       Physical Education:

The school believes in the holistic development of the child; hence no child will be exempted from participating in the physical education lessons. A doctor’s letter must be provided explaining the injury preventing a child from participating in PE lessons.

 

6.       School visits by parents:

Prior appointments must be made to see the principal or any educator. No parent is allowed to go directly to the classroom to leave or fetch children.  Due to the Islamic ethos of our school, a humble request is made for parents to be appropriately dressed when visiting the school.

  

7.       Dress code:

Learners must be appropriately attired in the correct school uniform and school shoes. Boys must have a neat, one length haircut. Girls are not allowed to wear jewellery other than a watch and burkas must be plain black.  Learners’ nails must be short and clean. No nail polish is allowed. Only, grey, black or white socks and black tekkies (for PE) will be allowed. 

 

8.       Textbooks:

Kindly ensure that all textbooks are neatly covered in plastic cover only. Learners will not receive any textbooks if there are books owing from last year. Please ensure that you receive the books in good condition. If not, please notify the office to receive a replacement as you will be held responsible at the end of the year for the condition of the textbook.

 

9.       Pedestrian gate:

All visitors must park outside and enter through the pedestrian gate.  

10.     Absenteeism and early leave:

Learners must produce a letter when returning to school if absent the previous day.  A doctor’s letter is required for more than one day of absenteeism. No early leave will be granted except in an emergency. Please schedule doctors’ appointments for after school hours.

 

11.    Birthdays

The school does not encourage celebrating birthdays at school.  Kindly refrain from sending cakes and party packs to school.

 

12.    Lunch delivery:

Please pack lunch for your children when they come to school in the morning. Do not send lunch during the course of the day for it to be sent to the children in class.

 

13.    School fees:

Kindly ensure that all school fees are paid timeously to avoid litigation. When making eft payments for school fees, kindly use the correct reference number as indicated on the school fee statement.  Incorrect referencing will result in non-allocation of fees.

 

14.    New Appointments:

We welcome to our school the following educators as from January 2025:

 

·        
Harish Karsan

·        
Umme Hameeza Kader

·        
Sabeeha Bhamjee

·        
Fatima Janoo

 

·        
Najeebah Patel

·        
Azka Laraib Ehsan Ullah

·        
Rafeea Banu Shaikh

·        
Shamila Karriem

 

15.    Induction Meeting:

Induction meetings were held for parents of learners in the following grades: 

 

Grade

Date

Time

FP

14/01/2025

08h00

4

14/01/2025

09h30

12

14/01/2025

11h00

 

The Grade 7 induction meeting will be held on Tuesday 21/01/2025 after Asr (18h00) in the School Hall.

 

16.    Annual Athletics Meeting:

 

 

Date

Day

Foundation
Phase

22/02/2025

Saturday

Grade
4-12 Girls

24/02/2025

Monday

Grade
4-12 Boys

25/02/2025

Tuesday

 

Your kind co-operation in ensuring that we continue to reap success in 2025 will be much appreciated.