NEWSLETTER 07/2018 1 MARCH 2018

Dear Parents

“There are two types of gifts that we need to give our children: deep-rooted values and the wings to fly.” (Anonymous)

Important dates is my sport, the swimming pool is my home and water is my trusted Website friend. Next week we will reach the highlight of our swimming season. All the

Parent’s forum best to our A and B team swimmers, with our A team as the defending Gra de 8 Admissions 2019 champions.

Sports results I would like to highlight the following athletes who will be competing in the

Lost and found Athletics Championships:  Odelia Kleynhans – 1 200m  Renate Maré – High jump  Brigitte Beukes – 1 200m  Jahred Smit – High jump  Grant van der Walt – 200m Hurdles. All the best to these athletes. We are proud of you.

One of the most wonderful gifts we can give our learners is the ability to address people with confidence. Our learners once again exceeded our expectations with their prepared speeches.

EVENT DATE GRADE/PLACE GOLF 1 March @ MIDFIELDS GOLF COURSE (14:00) A TEAM @ MIDSTREAM COLLEGE SWIMMING LEAGUE 2 March B TEAM @ RIETONDALE PRIMARY C TEAM @ MIDSTREAM COLLEGE SENIOR REVUE WEEKEND PRACTICE 2 March HALL (14:00 – 20:00) SENIOR REVUE WEEKEND PRACTICE 3 March HALL (8:00 – 12:00) HOT CHOCOLATE CIRCLE 2 March GRADE 4 ENGLISH SPEAKING LEARNERS SWIMMING LEAGUE: B TEAM 6 March @ MIDSTREAM RIDGE PRIMARY EVENING 6 March GUEST SPEAKER (AUDITORIUM 18:00) SWIMMING LEAGUE: A TEAM 7 March @ HILLCREST GOLF 8 March @ MIDFIELDS GOLF COURSE (14:00) RUGBY MATCHES (NETBALL CANCELLED) 8 March VS STEPHANUS ROOS @ MSC NO NETBALL PRACTICE 8 March U7 – U13 SENIOR REVUE WEEKEND PRACTICE 9 March 14:00 – 19:00 JUNIOR REVUE WEEKEND PRACTICE 9 March 14:00 – 16:00 (HALL) NETBALL TOUR: U11 + U12 (A TO C TEAMS) 9 – 11 March @ CAMP DISCOVERY OPEN DAY 14 March GRADE 1 TO 12 (15:30 – 18:00) GOLF 15 March @ MIDFIELDS GOLF COURSE (14:00) NETBALL AND RUGBY MATCHES 15 March @ LAERSKOOL SWARTKOP 2 NUUSBRIEF/NEWSLETTER

Our website has been relaunched and we are very proud and excited about the new look. We encourage all our parents to visit our website at: www.midstream-primary.co.za to be in tune with all the current happenings at the school.

The following parent’s forum will take place on Thursday, 15 March at 19:00 in the Auditorium. Pro- active Education Group will discuss the following topic: Cyber tech – exposure to routers, hardware and cyber safety and cyber bullying.

They will also address our grade 5 to 7 learners about the above topic during the morning (15 March) between 9:00 and 10:00.

Grade 8 Admissions for 2019 will be open from Monday, 26 February 2018 to Monday, 7 May 2018. It is compulsory for all grade 7 learners to apply and write the standard admission tests.

Please consult the Midstream College website for the relevant instructions and online form. http://www.midstreamcollege.co.za - Admissions

For any admission queries, please contact Ms Carine Cronje. ([email protected])

DISTRICT ATHLETICS Here are the results of the athletics meeting which took place on 22 February.

AGE NAME EVENT PLACE U13 Grant van der Walt 200m Hurdles 2 U12 Jahred Smit High Jump 1 Danielle Rossouw 1 200m 5 U11 Renate Maré High Jump 2 70m Hurdles 4 Long Jump 4 Cristi van der Walt 70 m Hurdles 3 Brigitte Beukes 1 200m 2 U10 Odelia Kleynhans 1 200m 1 Miné Kriel Shoptput 3

TENNIS Here are the results of the matches played on 26 February:

TEAM OPPONENT RESULTS Boys Open A Team Hennopspark Won 44 – 11 Boys Open B Team BYE Boys Open C Team Swartkop Won 47 – 8 Girls Open A Team Wierdapark Won 39 – 16 Girls Open B Team Southdowns College Lost 29 – 26 Boys u/11A Monumentpark Won 43 – 12 Boys u/11B Monumentpark Lost 29 – 26 Girls u/11A Elarduspark Won 34 – 9

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SWIMMING Here are the results of the galas held on Friday, 23 February:

TEAM FIRST PLACE SECOND PLACE THIRD PLACE FOURTH PLACE Southdowns Midstream Constantiapark Garsfontein (A) A Team College (A) College (A) (A) Midstream Ridge Midstream Garsfontein (B) Curro Roodeplaat B Team Primary (A) College (B)

GOLF Congratulations to William Reyneke who won the Gauteng North U13 tournament at Irene on Sunday. He has been invited to play in the Tshwane Open in the Pro-Am tournament on Tuesday, 28 February. It is an unbelievable opportunity for him and Midstream is proud of William.

Tehya Naidoo lost her marked school blazer. Should you find it, kindly send it to the office.

Midstream greetings

Ms. H. HILL PRINCIPAL