General News – applies to all three phases
Welcome Back
School reopens for Term 2 on Monday 9 April. We welcome all our families back after the Autumn holiday and look forward to an exciting and productive term ahead.
We also extend a warm welcome to the new families who will join the Courtney family this term.
Long Weekend Coming up
Please note that the school will close at the normal time on Thursday 26 April and will reopen on Wednesday 2 May to accommodate all the public holidays (bank holidays) during that period.
Term Dates for 2018
Term 1 17 January – 20 March 2018
Term 2 9 April – 22 June 2018
Term 3 16 July – 14 September 2018
Term 4 1 October – 7 December 2018
The Courtney House Stage Production at the Atterbury Theatre to be staged on 7th and 8th December 2018.
Courtney Kids News – applies to children in Tiny Tots, Grades 000 and 00
Progress Reports
Term 1 progress reports will be handed out on Monday 16 April.
Courtney House News – applies to children in Reception Year to Year 6
Charity Drive
Thank you to all the children who donated charity items of non-perishable foodstuff for the poor families. A generous total of 10 large boxes was collected and handed over to Sam Catulichi who represents the Knights of Da Gama, a charity organisation assisting the poor.
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra at The Brooklyn Theatre
What a wonderful experience this was! Thank you to the parents who made it possible for their children to experience this interesting event, which was attended by 47 of the Courtney House children. Thank you to Elliot and Thomas for providing the transport to and from the theatre as well as to the following teachers who accompanied the children: Anthea; Chanél; Danielle; Demi; Deirdré; Marlize and Natasha. The children were exposed to a lot of valuable learning about the orchestra and they thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
The Sound of Music
One of our own Grade 4 students, Rebecca Wallick, shall be performing a lead role in the popular musical ‘The Sound of Music’ at Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre. We have organised a block booking of limited seats for Friday 20th April. There has already been a great response and we are looking forward to this wonderful event. We are so proud of little Rebecca and congratulate her parents and brother, Austin, on her successful achievements.
First Cycle Progress Reports
First Cycle Academic Reports for children in Reception Year to Grade 6 will be available for collection from the school office on Thursday 26 April 2018, just before the long weekend. There are three reporting cycles in the year: April; August and December.
Teachers
We are thrilled to welcome Teacher Cherize back after her maternity leave and the birth of her son, Timothy, in January. Teacher Cherize shall be taking over Teacher Melanie’s Grade 1 Class. We wish Teacher Melanie well for her future happiness. Teacher Cherize is looking forward to her ‘Jungle’ themed Grade 1 group and cannot wait to get back into teaching.
We are excited to announce that Teacher Glenda will take over the Reception Year Class from Teacher Heather. We wish Teacher Heather well for her future happiness. Teacher Glenda is overjoyed to start with her new class of ‘Spectacular Sailors’, as she already knows the children well and is excited to be their teacher.
Extra Murals
Children will receive the new extra mural schedules for Term 2 this week. Extra mural activities will commence the week of 16 April.
Courtney College News – applies to students in Year 7 to A/AS-Level
Table Tennis Tournament
Courtney College played their first match against Laudium Secondary School on 14 March. Congratulations to our team who played exceptionally well, beating our opponents by far! The boys’ league will continue after the April holidays. We wish our team the very best.
