Interesting Facts:

• Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990)  was born to Norwegian parents and lived in England for most of his life. 

• He grew up in a town where there were two chocolate factories, and the school children often had the opportunity to taste new products.

• He was a fighter pilot in World War 2 and survived a crash landing in the Sahara desert.

• He kept “office hours” and wrote in a little shed at the bottom of his garden.

• He invented 393 new words, many of which can be found in the Oxford dictionary. Do you know what these words mean?

scrumdiddlyumptious; crodsquinkled; trogglehumper,
vermicious knids, gobblefunk

Reports will be released on Friday 18 September.

Parent-Teacher Report Feedback meetings are scheduled for Friday 18 September, Monday 21 September and Tuesday 22 September. If you would like to meet with your child’s class teacher, please arrange a meeting via the Google Calendar link shared by the class teachers. Appointments are usually 15 minutes long. We greatly value our parents’ and teachers’ time and urge parents to be on time in order to ensure that other parents are not kept waiting.  Please contact your child’s class teacher directly should you be unavailable to meet on the specific days and times scheduled.

Ed-admin MP Installation: 

This platform is also used to send important notifications and updates, and it will also provide access to children’s reports when they are released. Please enable notifications on the app so you can receive important push notifications from the school. 

To install the Ed-admin Multi Portal App, please follow the below instructions:

1.) Download the Ed-admin Multi Portal App by using the relevant link below:

● Apple App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ed-admin-multi-portal/id6469108569
●  Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edana.edadmin&hl=en&gl= US

2.) Enter 230034 (Parklands College Code) and your email address to log in.

3.) The next step will require you to enter the login code sent to you via email. 

4) Enable notifications on the app so that you receive notifications from the school timeously. 

Please ensure that you keep this App updated otherwise you will be logged out and will have to repeat the above process to regain access.

CLASSROOM HIGHLIGHTS

Our student teacher, Miss Mahlatsi, helping Mrs Naidoo's class make an Afrikaans alphabet book on Book Creator. 

Miss Sutton, our Grade 3A student teacher, did a fabulous practical Life Skills lesson on Road Safety, using our wonderful Robotics lab!

IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS

CAKE SALES

Cake sale money is used to support various outreach projects.

We request that items such as cupcakes, popcorn, crisps, muffins, etc. are sent in by the classes that are hosting the cake sale. Please ensure that items donated for cake sales do not contain nuts. We love healthy goodies, especially popcorn!

Please send R10 to school for your child to enjoy two treats from the cake sale.

If you are able to assist at your class cake sale from 09h40, please notify your child’s class teacher.

NEXT CAKE SALE:  Friday 30 October: Grade 1R & 1K Cake Sale

Quarter Three Dates: There has been an update!

Quarter Four Dates: Time to Book Your Calendars

Junior Prep Sport | Quarter 3 Wrap-Up 

Just like that… all our league matches have come to an end for Quarter 3!

What a wonderful Winter Sport season it has been. While we’ll continue with our Winter Sports programme until the end of the quarter, the competitive fixtures have officially wrapped up.

A massive thank you to all our learners, coaches, staff and parents for making this season so special. It has been amazing to watch the growth across Netball, Rugby and Hockey.

And honestly… , weren’t they amazing?! 🔥

To see where our learners started the season and where they finished is something we can all be incredibly proud of. The confidence, skills, teamwork and courage they have developed have been fantastic to watch. Most importantly, they kept turning up, kept learning and kept giving it their best.

🏏 On the Horizon | Open Day – 12 September

We’re already looking ahead to our Summer Sports Programme, and our U9 Cricketers will have the opportunity to get back onto the field with a special practice session tomorrow on Open Day.

📅 12 September
⏰ 09:30–10:30
🏏 U9 Cricket Practice @ Parklands College Junior Prep

Please sign up below to secure your learner’s place.

🏏 Cricket Clinic | 12 & 13 October

Looking even further ahead, we’re excited to announce our upcoming Cricket Clinic!

📅 12 & 13 October
⏰ 09:00–12:00
📍 Parklands College Junior Prep

A fantastic opportunity for our young cricketers to develop their skills, build confidence and get ready for another exciting season of cricket.

Please sign up below to secure your place.

Winter may be coming to an end, but there is plenty more sport on the horizon! Thank you again for an incredible Quarter 3 - we’re so proud of our Junior Prep learners.

Now… let’s get ready for Summer! 

Week That Was – Hockey

Another busy week on the Hockey Astro as our Junior Prep learners took on Rallim, with plenty of great performances, teamwork and determination on display!

Girls’ Hockey

• U8A Girls – Won 2–0 | ⭐ POTM: Olu

• U9A Girls – Won 2–0 | ⭐ POTM: Lillabet

Two fantastic results from our girls, with both teams keeping clean sheets and showing great composure throughout. Well done, girls!

Boys’ Hockey

• U9B Boys – Won 2–1 | ⭐ POTM: Kuyana

• U9A Boys – Lost 5–1 | ⭐ POTM: Omari

• U8B Boys – Drew 0–0 | ⭐ POTM: Lilo

• U8A Boys – Lost 1–0 | ⭐ POTM: Thando

A mixed bag of results, but plenty of positives to take away. From a hard-fought 2–1 victory to a goalless draw and some very close contests, our boys showed plenty of fight and determination.

A big well done to all our Hockey players for getting stuck in, supporting one another and continuing to grow each week. 🏑💪

Keep working, keep improving and keep enjoying your Hockey!

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