ASSUMPTION DAY 2018

Please contact Mrs Dunn on 011 616 5053 or admin@assumptionconvent.co.za to RSVP.

RELIGION

The fruits of the Spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  These fruits are wonderful to have and the Spirit wants to give them to us. God wants us to try to be good and have the fruits of the spirit in us.  We can try to have love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self- control but the Spirit will give us the gifts he wants us to have.  It's hard to do it on our own and so we need the Spirit to help us with each of these things.

GRADE 4 FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT ART

     
 FIRST HOLY COMMUNION DATES

• First Confession – Date to be confirmed with Father Tony
• Saturday 6th October - First Holy Communion Practice
• Sunday 7th October – First Holy Communion

Mrs Bondonno

ACADEMICS

TERM 2 PRIMARY SCHOOL REPORTS

Grade 4 -Grade 7 mid-year reports will be distributed on Monday 9 July 2018. The Foundation Phase girls (Grade 00 to Grade 3) will take their second term report home on Friday 3 August 2018.

GRADE 00 TO GRADE 7 PARENT POP-IN DAY

This term we look forward to Parent Pop-In Day on Thursday 12 July 2018.
This is opportunity for your daughter to present her classwork and activities to you and for you to informally meet with her class teacher or with a specific subject teacher. No appointments are necessary and all Grade 00 to Grade 7 parents are encouraged to ‘pop in’ in the morning between 07H00 and 08H30 or later in the day between 14h00 and 16h00. All teachers will be available during these times and refreshments will be served in the canteen.
The Parent Pop-In Day is not an opportunity to formally discuss your daughter’s progress and so where necessary an invitation will be sent to arrange a meeting with a teacher or team of teachers to meet parents at a specific time. These more formal meetings will take place over the next two weeks. 

Mrs Zambon

ROBOTICS

Ms Faulha, myself, Haleigh and Ashleigh Knipe attended a robotics and coding workshop in Midrand during the midterm break. We used MakerBlock mBot robots.
The girls learnt how to write blockley code on a computer and then used the code to program the mBot robot. We all learnt a lot about robotics as well as having fun using the tablet apps. We were introduced to new robotic products that were coming into the country for schools to use.

LEGO

Katie Hyde also attended a robotics workshop called Youth Engineering where they used LEGO with special motors and engines to build cars and other robotic items. She enjoyed learning about the different pieces available and how they are used in the robotics field.

Mrs Knipe

GENERAL

FROZEN TUESDAY

ART CLUB

St Benedict’s Art Eisteddfod 17 to 19 July 2018. Our grade 4-7 art will be displayed on these dates, please visit St Benedict's to view the artwork.

Mrs Comaroff and Mrs De Rijk

NEW GUITAR TEACHER

I am delighted to welcome Mr Nick Horsten to our excellent Music staff as our new guitar teacher. Nick was a pupil of St Benedict’s College until 2014 where he completed Music as a Matric subject and passed RockSchool Grade 8. Nick also performed in the St Benedict’s production of Grease in 2013. Nick is currently in his final year studying music at WITS where he has developed his guitar playing to include Classical and Jazz styles. Nick is able to teach the RockSchool electric or acoustic guitar syllabi, as well as the Trinity College syllabus, all of which are fully accredited by the IEB. 
Nick will be our second WITS student on our Music staff alongside Miss Mbeya who has been very successful in her Voice lessons and teaching our Primary School choirs.
Please contact me at rstewardson@assumptionconvent.co.za if you are interested in guitar lessons for your daughter. Lessons will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Please note that the price for all music lessons are R160 per weekly 30 minute lesson.

Mr Stewardson 

SHAKESPEARE ROCKS PRODUCTION

St Benedict’s have  received the filmed version of the Shakespeare Rocks production.  They have placed it onto their website for parents to download for free!  
Please use the following link to download the video:
https://www.stbenedicts.co.za/preparatory/News/PrepSchoolNews/ViewNewsItems/tabid/160/ArticleId/3413/Shakespeare-Rocks-Concert-Video.aspx
Or go to their website, https://www.stbenedicts.co.za, on the main page under latest news you will find the link to the video. 

ANNUAL SCHOOL MAGAZINE

Please e-mail your daughter’s individual achievements photo/s and a caption to marketing@assumptionconvent.co.za these will be printed in the school magazine. Deadline date 20 July 2018.

ASSUMPTION SHUTTLE SERVICE 

ACS has formed a partnership with Beetle Shuttle Services, to provide school transport to girls from Edenvale, Greenstone, Bedfordview and Kensington. 
This shuttle service that will transport your daughters’ from home to school and back. The dedicated team will work with you to establish a specific timeline for complete deployment and will support you throughout the transportation process. We are hoping to expand to other suburbs in the near future.
Please contact Michael Passos on 082 900 4871 or info@beetleshuttles.co.za for more information.

Mrs Sousa

CHRISTMAS IN JULY HIGH TEA

Please consider supporting the Christmas in July High Tea function. Both Lambano (who is hosting the fundraiser and SPCA will benefit). They are both our charities of choice for Assumption Convent Primary School Outreach.

Mrs Ritky

SPORT

INTER-HOUSE NETBALL

On Thursday 12th July we will be having our Inter-house Netball. It will take place from 08h00 until about 09h30. Only the girls that played netball during the netball season will be playing, everyone else will be supporting their houses.

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS

The Inter-House Athletics for Grade 4 -12 will take place on Saturday 8 September. In order to add some new events to the programme it will be taking place at the Germiston Stadium from 08h30 – 12h00.  Please remember that this is a compulsory school event and all girls are expected to attend. More information will be sent out closer to the event.

Ms McAlpine

ROWING OPEN DAY

CONGRATULATIONS

• To Araviana Lamothe who was awarded an International One Dance Test certificate for Hip Hop - Level 2 dancing from the South African Dance Teachers Association

• Over the mid-term break Luciana, Aliandra and Domenica Gomes danced in the traditional folk dances called the Ranchos Folclóricos at The Caravela - Portuguese Festival held at Montecasino. 

• Congratulations to Mikayla Pon who competed at the Level 3 gala held at the Hillcrest swimming Pool and swam three personal bests at the event.

ALUMNI

Alumni, we want to hear from you..

We will be running a profile post and testimonial of a past pupil every week in our newsletter as well as Facebook and Twitter so please send us your info.
Our alumni serve a very important role within our community and our school.
We would like to know what our former pupils go on to do after they leave Assumption Convent School. Where our Alumni are, what they are doing, who they’ve become, and how Assumption Convent School helped prepare them for university, work and life.
The Alumni community is a fantastic network group where memories are shared and where you can reconnect with old friends.
Please share a few memories of what Assumption Convent meant to you (200 words or less). Please also e-mail a recent photo of yourself.
This year we will have a section dedicated to our Alumni in our annual school magazine. 
Please send photos and share your news with us via email. Please send us updated contact details, especially email addresses, name changes etc.
Please send all correspondence to: marketing@assumptionconvent.co.za
Hoping to hear from you soon.

Our Alumna this week is  Kirsten Whitlock

KIRSTEN WHITLOCK  - MATRIC 2013

Reflecting on my 5 years at Assumption Convent, I am struck by the compassion and care of my teachers, fellow students and staff members. Assumption Convent nurtured those qualities in me. I can say with confidence that this contributed to my decision to study Medicine, a profession that requires compassion and care, especially in South Africa’s resource-constrained health care institutions. I am now a 5th year medical student at WITS. I enjoyed a balance of friendship, sport and academics while at Assumption.  
 

MDC FUNDRAISER

DEBUTANTES' FUNDRAISER

HANDMADE BOOK BAGS

Handmade book-bags at R50 each. Please contact Sam 082 859 6880 or Daniella Jesus. 

Daniella Jesus

QUIZ NIGHT

Lisa Godwin, Daniella Jesus and Kate Moore

AFRICA CHEESE BOARDS

Courtney Gotte (Grade 10 Debutante) is selling beautiful weathered oak Africa Cheese Boards sourced directly from the manufacturer. The same boards from the same company are R659 from Yuppie Chef. 
Courtney is selling them for R495. R150 deposit secures your order. They will be ready for collection approx 2 -3 wks from order date and can be engraved at a small extra cost. 
These will add a touch of class to your kitchen, they are a wonderful wedding gift and perfect as a gift to take overseas.  To place an order please email Courtney gottecourtney@gmail.com or WhatsApp 0847648173.

COURTNEY GOTTE

ACS BLANKETS

Winter fleese branded blankets have arrived. Limited stock only. Should you wish to purchase one (R280) please see Mrs Nienaber.

Mrs Sousa

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