1 Michael Oak Waldorf School

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER No. 27 31 August 2018 4 Marlow Road Kenilworth 7708 Tel. 021 797 9728 Fax 021 797 1207 [email protected] www.michaeloak.org.za

Keeping Steady

Dear Parents and Friends, As parents and teachers of adolescents, we live in interesting times… I found this extract in a book by Julian Sleigh, in which he gives us some guidance:

How, then, can parents prepare themselves for the growing freedom of their children in * SHAKESPEARE * adolescence? AS YOU LIKE IT There are no simple answers. The parents of teenagers are in for a turbulent time. But those who examine their own attitudes and emotional reactions make the first step towards coping. When The Class 9s have given their all to they have understood and come to terms with their fears, resentments, worries and indeed their bring to you this delightful dislikes, they can go further. production. Your support for them would assist them magically. You are There are more questions to be asked. What about love? The parents must ask: ‘Do I love my assured of a wonderful evening for teenage son or daughter unconditionally?’ Can you go on loving your teenage child when he or she the whole family. Enjoy an evening has transgressed the rules that you live by or the values that you hold dear, when it happens that of sheer delight in this excellent the teenager causes friends and acquaintances to be negative about your way of bringing up your production! children and your loss of control over them? In theory it is easy to think that your love is strong LAST TWO PERFORMANCES enough, but in practice, when things go wrong, will your love be able to withstand anger and Tonight, and Saturday hurt? 1 September at 7pm. The finest moments in life come through crises rightly handled, and indeed the greatest progress Tickets: R 30. comes about in this way: progress in relationships and in understanding life. The loving parent ------may find his viewpoint understood without words, and his connection to his child will be Lost Property strengthened as a result of what they share together. And with love goes trust. It is easy to trust the trustworthy: there is no great merit in doing this. Lost property will be on display in But to trust the person who could let you down makes trust real and turns it into a force that can the foyer on Thursday 13 bring a good influence to his intentions and deeds. Such trust reaches through to a depth that September, from early to 1pm. was not accessible to the person himself, and opens the way for him to get there on his own. Unclaimed items will be sold on Thursday 20 September from And so becoming a parent of a teenager means examining the force of love and the power of 12h30 to 13h00. trust in yourself. If you can understand yourself, you will understand the teenager in your family. ------Search for the unfinished business within you: your resentment, your sense of failure, your Special General wounds. See if you are able to talk with your son or daughter without barriers. If your responses are free Meeting of yes-buts and you can truly listen, then you will know that you are on the right path. The teenager does not expect her parents to be like God, but to be true and at peace with themselves. Please diarise: She will love you for being uncomplicated in the way you listen and speak; honest in facing your Thursday 13 Sep. own weaknesses and hers; disciplined in the way you handle your life, your tasks and your career; straight in the way you speak, so that those with whom you speak know where they are with you. ------She will look for your ability to change, and will be thrilled if she finds that you are not fixed. She Flowers for may not want to hear about your ideals, but they will speak to her when you live by them. She will be inspired by recognizing that you have a vision which gives direction and focus to your life and the Foyers are prepared to suffer in order to keep faith with it. She will be happy if she finds that there is no Monday 3 September cynicism in your attitude to your fellow-men… Slater and Smailovic families from Thirteen to Nineteen, by Julian Sleigh Monday 10 September Derina Wille Small and Smit families 2

With Spring just about upon us, and just 8 weeks until the Day of the Fair, the class 6s would like to thank everyone for their help in making this year’s fair a real community event. To this end, as in the past, everyone is asked to help, whichever way they can: SHARE THE FAIR  a Facebook event has been created, please share this and invite friends and family  a calendar invite and e-poster email was sent to you, to forward on Annual Fair Prize Drive -  A4 / A3 posters available from Lynn

A Treat for your Prizes! DONATE AND MAKE In an effort to ensure that our annual fair is a success and a  Unwanted glass jam jars sustainable venture, we are appealing to each class to collect for the Lemonade and items to go into our prizes pool that will be shared between all Deli stalls the games at the fair. For your efforts, the class that collects the  Scratch patch gemstones most prizes will win a treat at the end of the school term.  Gumtree items We are looking for items that resonate with our Waldorf ethos of  Next craft day Saturday being natural and wholesome. Example of items such as trinkets, September 15th bric a brac, candles, soaps, accessories, toys, games, marbles, balls, ornaments, jewels, crystals, dress up, puzzles and stationery STALL TIME will add to our tally.  Each class has a food, A prize collection box will be placed in each class from craft and activity stall to Monday 3 September 2018. man on the day We thank you for your assistance and sharing in our task of prize  Thanks you your time collection! From Class 6. Busy Hands – making prizes at the Craft Workshop

Go to: www.facebook.com/ events/238699733654670/ Remember to Share and Invite! 3 Entrepreneurship at a Waldorf School Nicola Rijsdijk

When the subject of teaching our children entrepreneurial skills Many of the skills that are commonly understood to be inherent came up at a recent Links meeting, I admit I baulked. I to entrepreneurs are already closely linked to the aims of a immediately thought of my family’s failed attempt a few years . According to the South African Federation of ago at introducing pocket money to our then-five year old. What Waldorf Schools, life-long learning is a key competency of a we’d thought would be an empowering act quickly created a Waldorf Education. They quote : sense of constantly wanting “more”, an obsessive planning of The important thing is learning to learn, so that, however old future Lego purchases and an inability to be happy in the one is, one can remain, up to the very year of one’s death, a moment. When every newspaper that crossed our threshold was student of life … .It is important that we discover an being mined for the Toys R Us catalogue, we realised we’d educational method where people can learn how to learn, to created a monster. We soon phased out pocket money and go on learning from life their whole life long. consciously avoided money talk in favour of gratitude for what we had – much for the better. (Ref lecture 18 May 1919: A Social Basis for Education)

While it was the financial element of the entrepreneurship Storytelling, too, lies at the very heart of Waldorf education, discussion that caused my initial discomfort, in researching the which has long understood and harnessed its transformative topic I have discovered that much of entrepreneurship has little power, and curiosity about the world is an ideal that is closely to do with money, and much to do with a holistic process of nurtured from Play Group to Class 12. Gillis also emphasised the learning. In a recent interview on Cape Talk, Glenn Gillis, CEO at importance of games as being “fundamentally about failing and animation company Sea Monster, said: learning and trying again” and developing “the ability to live and learn and fail in a safe way”, which speaks both to the vital work … the common characteristics of entrepreneurs – things like life-long of play for children and the “safe space” the school provides. learning, curiosity, resilience – these are the characteristics that … Similarly, notions of resilience and action/doing is built in the very can be learnt. I believe in the power of story, I believe in how story practical, problem-solving approach to work in a Waldorf school. and narrative can actually change people’s minds and get them to look at the world in a different way. So, what is resilience? Resilience While lists of entrepreneurship skills vary between sources, they is nothing more than an ability to pick yourself up when the going tend to broadly include creative thinking, adaptability, focus, gets tough and throw yourself at the problem again and again and emotional intelligence, self-knowledge, social responsiveness and again ... whether it’s for the sake of entrepreneurship per se, or sustainability. Many of these skills are developed as an integral whether it’s a characteristic of our country more generally … part of what is taught and learned at a Waldorf School. In the context of our school and education system, the key is to I think that bias for action is absolutely one of the character traits of maintain a child-centric approach in the unfolding of these an entrepreneur. They say that learning isn’t about what you know; positive attributes, and to realise that, as with so much else, it’s the ability to do something that you couldn’t do before. earlier is not always better – appropriate timing is essential. (Cape Talk, Breakfast with Keino Kammies, In Class Three, as the children turn nine, they start to awaken to https://omny.fm/shows/the-kieno-kammies- show/entrepreneurship-nature-or-nurture) the knowledge of themselves as individuals separate from the world. In this context, a more conscious but gentle working with Class 2 Celebrate Raksha Bandhan

On Wednesday in Class 2 we celebrated Raksha Bandhan. This is a Hindu festival where sisters give to their brothers a bracelet for protection. We decided that we would change that slightly and all the children made bracelets. After hearing the traditional story of Raksha Bandhan each girl then drew a boy's name from a basket and they made each other bracelets to exchange. Before tying the bracelet around each others wrists the children said a special verse of protection. Once all bracelets were secured around wrists we shared some traditional treats. 4 the concept of money is introduced as part of a Measurement Would it be wise to harness something like the school fair as a Main Lesson and as an early placing of emergent Maths skills into platform for budding business owners? Here again we can the real world. recognise the deep gifts of a Waldorf education – in their By Class Six, the children are hungry to understand the world on participation in the fair, the children could learn entrepreneurial a deeper level and start grappling with finding their place in it via skills while working for the greater good of the school, rather their own talents, ideas and understanding. The curriculum than for personal gain. The skills are the same, but the intent very addresses this by encouraging an exploration of the social and different. economic spheres of people’s interaction. This leads to much Of course, that is not to dismiss the value of thriving through discussion and, very often, the creation of a market run by the one’s own effort and intent: it is reassuring that in our school, the children. gift of persuasiveness in a child with a knack for making a sale In Class Nine, these concepts are deepened with further does indeed find expression in a log covered in bark-chip intellectual understanding as students learn the theory and necklaces “paid” for with autumn leaves. But in light of the rich background to solid business practices, and the potential later human-centred skills that are being developed in school, the emerges for many a Class Twelve project to grow into a business actual business/profit-making element of entrepreneurship may that could even support a future family. be of relatively minor importance at this stage. Even so, opportunities in the community are available: young children Indeed, self-knowledge, cooperation, emotional intelligence, wanting to flex their money-making muscle may enjoy the local responsibility and creative expression are the golden threads that Pocket Money Market (https://pocketmoneymarket.com/), high run seamlessly through the entire Waldorf experience, the goal school learners may want to participate in the Allan Gray Orbis being the development of competencies that will allow Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Challenge individuals to thrive in a changing world. Social entrepreneurship (http://entrepreneurshipchallenge.co.za/), and there are likely to opens up the realm of ethically addressing present and future be ever-increasing avenues as South African society recognises social and environmental concerns for all, a notion that might be the importance of entrepreneurship in growing a sustainable and particularly aligned with Waldorf-educated children. resilient local job economy. Within the context of Waldorf education, competence is Perhaps it is in the distinction between the development of those regarded as the ability to understand and do … One might golden entrepreneurial skills and the development of a profit- add, to understand and do out of insight in freedom. orientated entrepreneur that we appropriately protect our (http://www.waldorf.org.za/waldorf-education/key-principles/) younger children from the stress and concerns of the adult world into which they will all too soon emerge. So, if we accept that our children are already developing age- appropriate entrepreneurship skills in the classroom, is there a need to create further entrepreneurial opportunities at school? Nicola Rijsdijk is a parent with a child in Class 1.

Asanda Ngoasheng is an educational and parental activist who speaks very strongly in favour of proactively raising these issues with our children, from a young age. I personally struggle with this and feel a strong need to protect and keep things ‘pure’, but I also see her reasoning and that our society will not heal itself. She was recently interviewed on eNCA and introduces the clip: “I highlighted the danger of teaching children to be colourblind. I also spoke about how children are racially aware long before they have the words required to have the conversation - they live in a Once again has been rocked by a racist incident. racialised society that constantly sends the message black = servant #AdamKatzevelos has demonstrated that prejudice and and servitude, white = boss, power, smart and when we don't ingrained attitudes of supremacy are still unfortunately part of engage kids and fill in the gaps they begin to speak and react to the our South African social fabric and these have not magically reading of society that their lived experiences of encountering disappeared over the past 24 years of the free South Africa. black nannies and black people in service everywhere tells that blacks are inferior and not equal to whites.” How did Adam talk about race or people of other races to his children or in front of them? We can only imagine! How will this You can watch the clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch? country leave it’s painful past behind if parents aren’t conscious v=aZb4IMUhnPM&feature=youtu.be of their own bias, are not socially aware and committed to What do you think? What is a better approach? Would you like to change, and aren’t actively working against the messages that write an article for the Diversity Corner with an alternative way? Let society communicates and building an alternative awareness in us know at [email protected] their kids? Rob Broster It’s a difficult question. We need to honour each child as an individual and it is tempting to not talk about difference and To our growing consciousness. Love – the Diversity Group race. However we also need to be aware that society is teaching Send us your thoughts, to [email protected] our children about race without our influence so we have to play This is an opinion column. a counteracting role to that. Views expressed here are of the individual/s who wrote the article 5 Class 10 Fundraising

Night Market: Call For Second-Hand Join us for a Michael Oak Community evening at our Night Market. We invite anyone who would like a Clothing Donations market stand to book through Caroline at [email protected] Class 10 would like your second-hand clothing and spring cleaning items, old attic trunks of vintage clothes and dress-up box pieces (including Buskers welcome. Bring your picnic blankets and accessories) for their Stall at the Night Market. Please send all donations baskets. Food for sale, a Bonfire to sing and dance to the Class 10 Classroom. All clothes not sold at the market will be around. Student Musical presentations. Second Hand donated to a worthy charity. clothing, crafts and car-boot items.

Saturday 15 September 4.00 - 8.30pm Thank You! Thank you to the "Shakespeare Audiences" who have supported our Soup and Pasta Suppers at the Pancakes on Sale: performances. Every Wednesday and Friday the Class 10's will be selling Pancakes in the foyer. Bring your small The Class 10's would also like to thank their parents change and enjoy fresh warm pancakes. This is a who have provided hot food for the suppers and the fund raising effort for the Class 10 Orange River Trip. panckaes for the pancake sales.

VISION TESTING WITH A DIFFERENCE

BEHAVIOURAL / DEVELOPMENTAL TESTING OF THE VISUAL SYSTEM.

A behavioural/developmental visual screening will be done at Michael Oak on 11 and 12 September by optometrist Wayne Hodgkinson .

Behavioural optometrists are regular optometrists who have specialized in testing how the eyes are functioning in all classroom related activities, and where necessary recommend visual therapy to correct any problems that are there. Children who have been tested "clear" by a regular optometrist as not requiring glasses may nevertheless be struggling with visual systems that are hampering them. Some of the symptoms that can alert us to this struggle, are: tiring easily with tasks, frequent blinking and rubbing of eyes, headaches and stomach aches while reading. Visual memory problems, speed in copying from the board, not holding the picture of words learned for spelling, are all signs of a visual system under strain. All remedial work is greatly strengthened if the visual system is functioning well. For this reason College requests that ANY child in the primary or high school who has ongoing learning difficulties/behavioural problems, struggles with reading or copying from the board, works very slowly, or is poorly motivated, has a FULL visual examination The College of Teachers requires that ALL final year Kindergarten children, Class 2, Class 5 and Class 8 children are screened. The functioning of the visual system is a constantly changing one, affected by shocks, traumas, stress and illness. If you have any questions, please speak the remedial teacher, one of the therapists, or your child’s Class Teacher, or visit www.visualcare.co.za.Visual screening is a highly specialized area and the teacher, remedial teacher or therapist may not necessarily be aware of a problem. The names of 2 other practitioners in the field of behavioural optometry are available on request from the school office. The charge for the screening is a nominal R70 and will be added to your school fee account. Please note that should your child require a full screening, or visual therapy, Wayne has a practice at Steenberg Village, G4 Reddam Ave, Tokai Tel. 021 701 3577.

VISUAL SCREENING REPLY SLIP MUST BE RETURNED BY FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER SEE SLIP ON PAGE 12 6 Our Matrics Write for Us Books for FRANCES VAN ZYL the Fair I have been a learner at Michael Oak from the age of three, living in fairytales and felt, until now, burdened with files and textbooks, "What waits me on the shelves? nearly all of my life so far! This warm school has been the safest I cannot guess, and most supportive space to learn, create, explore and discover But feel the sure foreboding; there will cry through the past 16 years of my life. A voice of human laughter and distress, A word that no one needs as much as I." I think what makes this school’s environment so embracing is each Christopher Morley one of the the teachers, and their dedication to each lesson and student. This could be from a magnificent birthday card or a story, to a word of advice or a chat. I often feel overwhelmed by the sheer commitment of each teacher and the extra effort they put into their work. For this I am tremendously grateful. Because of this, I have always loved school, and have always been inspired to learn new things.The variety and vitality of the work we have done has given me such a large skillset - I feel so proud to say I can build a shelf, follow a clothes pattern, identify liverworts and name all the Greek Gods.

But most importantly at this school I have learned that it doesn't matter what you are doing, And when those voices have spoken to whether it is something you BELIEVE you enjoy or not, or whether you think you are skilled you, please pass on the book: perhaps at it or not. What really matters is HOW you do it. If you complete a task with openness, care someone else also needs them... and positivity, it changes your whole experience, from one of hesitance to one of discovery. Your attitude can control every experience, and going into something with an open heart Thank you for the lovely donations that can make it magical. have appeared lately! Our bookstall at the Fair will be well-stocked. Even though it is daunting to be leaving this warm and safe space that I have spent the majority of my life nestled in, I am equally excited to explore and experience the world, but Derina now glad and proud that I will be a past pupil of Michael Oak.

Class 11 Visit to Art Gallery

Thank you for the wonderful number of pledges this year. Please note that all packed Santa Shoeboxes must be delivered to school (you can drop these off in the library or with your class guardian) by Wednesday 19 September. Are you a “first-timer” ? Not sure what to include in the box, (or what to leave out!) ? Class 11s visited the Barnard Gallery in Newlands yesterday to view Tom See page 7 Cullberg’s exhibition (he is a parent in the class). Tom was on hand to speak or download it from the school’s to the class about his work. An inspiring visit! website (see Latest Posts) 7

Handy Guide to What to Put In the Shoebox 8 Manenberg Food Programme

Crate schedule for this term:

Class 3 (Mon 3rd Sept - Fri 7th) Class 2 (Mon 10th - Fri 14th) Class 1 (Mon 17th - Fri 21st) Thank you, dear parents, for your ongoing support

Community Notices Please send all adverts to [email protected]

EVENTS BICYCLE FOR SALE Silverback Eclipse child’s mountain bike for sale. Age 5-8years. Made in LISTING Germany and R2500 new. Asking R1200 for this second hand bike. Please contact Jane 083 6588778. Full details in the e-Leaflet

SPRING FAIRS KAROO COTTAGE AVAILABLE Imhoff Waldorf School, Karoo Cottage available for holiday rent from the 1st of October. Sleeps 4, 10am to 3pm, Saturday 1 Sep. with additional camp site for another family to join. Regret no pets. Situated off the R62 between Barrydale and Ladismith in private nature Gaia Waldorf School, reserve. 10% off for all Michael Oak families. See www.menck.co.za for Saturday 1 Sep. details. Stellenbosch Waldorf School. Sisonke Social Circus 11h00 HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION: GREAT BRAK RIVER and 14h00. Saturday 1 Sep. Holiday house in front row spot on The Island, with full view of river, sea and lagoon. Enjoy long shoreline walks, Christian Community swimming, canoeing, and the abundant bird and sea life. The cottage has a wide viewing deck, large enclosed Family Fair stoep, three bedrooms and can sleep ten. 2018 rates: Off-peak season: R750 p/night plus R120 p/psn/p/night. Peak season (Dec/Jan holidays): R1650 p/night plus R120 p/psn/p/night (min 4 people). For e-brochure contact: Saturday 8 September , Liz Mackenzie at [email protected] or (021) 761 8811 10am to 3pm AROMATHERAPY MASSAGES Khanyisa Waldorf School Aromatherapy massages offered in Kenilworth. Qualified aromatherapist offering deeply stress relieving Saturday 8 September, 10am. massages. Call or Whatsapp Serai on 0846052022. Vouchers available LIFT REQUIRED Ayanda Raubenheimer (Class 11) needs a lift daily from Kommetjie/ Fish Hoek surrounds to Michael Oak and back to Muizenberg/ Fish Hoek where we can collect- Please contact Nan 0786191275 or Daniel 0790350954 if you can offer assistance. Thank you !

Opinions in this newsletter belong to the contributors, and are not necessarily those of the school. ALL advertisements must be sent to [email protected] Editor Charles Abbott. To receive the email edition of the Leaflet please e-mail to [email protected]

9 Michael Oak Calendar 2018 NB: Class Parents’ Meetings are usually at 7.30pm ::: PG Playgroup ::: KG Kindergarten ::: PS Primary School ::: HS High School Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 31 AUGUST 1 SEPTEMBER 2 Shakespeare Week Janmashtami Shakespeare Week FINAL PERFORMANCE 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Class 4 Play 6pm Links meet PG Parents Meet TCF Meeting Parzival Camp Parzival Camp Parzival Camp Parzival Camp Parzival Camp Parzival Camp Coming of Age Student Feedback 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 VISION TESTING VISION TESTING SPECIAL GENERAL Craft Workshops KG Biggies, Cl. 2, 5, 8 KG Biggies, Cl. 2, 5, 8 MEETING Rosh Hashana Ganesh Chaturthi Class 10 Night Market (and Tuesday) Class 7 Parents Meet Muharram Jungle Theatre and Music Evening Class 8 Parents Meet 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 KG Festival & Term End Primary Festival Term ends for HS & PS Class 12 Presentations Yom Kippur Coming of Age Student Feedback Class 12 Presentations Class 12 Presentations 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Language Week Language Week Language Week Language Week Sukkot Sukkot

Heritage Day / Sukkot Sukkot Matric Final Drama Prac Exam Sukkot 1 OCTOBER 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 TERM 4 STARTS Class 1 Parents Meet Valedictory Assembly Craft Workshops All classes Craft Pricing 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Links Meeting Fincom Class 5 Language Sharing Craft Workshop at Stellenbosch 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Matric Visual Arts MICHAEL OAK Moderation 2018 FAIR 29 30 31 1 NOVEMBER 2 3 4 Trustees Greek Play Greek Play Greek Play Class 1 Sharing Greek Play Primary Sch Camp Week Primary Sch Camp Week Primary Sch Camp Week Primary Sch Camp Week Primary Sch Camp Week 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 HS Parents Forum Class 2 Sharing Class 10 Orange Divali KG Biggies Campout River Trip Parents Intro Talk 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Fincom Class 4 Parents Meet Parents Introductory Talk HS Camps HS Camps HS Camps 10h00 to 12h00 HS Camps HS Camps Cl. 10 Orange R Trip Cl. 10 Orange R Trip Cl. 10 Orange R Trip Cl. 10 Orange R Trip Cl. 10 Orange R Trip Class 3 Sharing 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Sharing at CWS Trustees Class 5 Sharing Nursery Sunset Picnic 26 27 28 29 30 1 DECEMBER 2 Eurythmy Project Eurythmy Project The Prince and the The Prince and the KG Festival Dress Rehearsal Performance Pauper Play Pauper Play 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Shepherd's Play HS Soiree Playgroup Advent Spiral Biggies Farewell Star Tree Festival TERM 4 ENDS 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 JANUARY 2019 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 TERM 1 STARTS (HS&PS) TERM 1 STARTS (KG & PG) 10 Two Music Events This Weekend

EVENT 1 : An evening of song with world-class tenor, Christopher Eaglin, accompanied by Ingrid Salzmann, Saturday 1 September at 18.30, at the Cape Town School of Philosophy, 20 Talana Rd, Claremont Adults R120, Children under sixteen, R60; a light meal and a glass of wine are included American CHRISTOPHER EAGLIN, a winner of the Metropolitan International Festival of Music and finalist in the Joy in Singing competition, is known in the USA for his evocative and emotive singing. He is accompanied by Ingrid Salzmann, who studied voice (with Prof. George van der Spuy) and piano at Stellenbosch University and with singers such as Emma Renzi, Joyce Barker and Sarita Stern. The program ranges through Brahms, Wagner, Tosti, Puccini and Faure, and includes some spirituals.  Chris supports a charity, EVEN GROUND. (check it out at www.evenground.org)  EG supports community-based educational initiatives in RSA aimed at breaking the poverty cycle.  They currently have 2000 children being educated in 5 different programs.  Chris and Ingrid are performing pro bono.  Their fees will go straight to EVEN GROUND  Any surplus of ticket income over catering costs will also go straight to EVEN GROUND CAUTION: Payment cash at the door. We are not able to reserve seats. Best come early. Please park considerately. The neighbourhood is pretty safe.

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Puppet shows! Crafts for kids: copper beating, candle dipping, and circus skills workshops, clay modelling. Tea Garden & Lunches plus puddings. Stalls filled with deli foods, homemade breads, biscuits and cakes, plants, wooden toys, soft toys, books and nearly new items. Delicious foot massage and live piano music. Entrance Free! 10am-3pm. At , 39 Timour Hall Road, Plumstead (Off Gabriel Rd) Enquiries 021 – 762-0450 or [email protected] See you there!

MORE TO LIFE WEEKEND Cape Town The More To Life Weekend is an immersive course that provides a series of reality-based, pragmatic tools that can be put into practice immediately. The course is designed to help you become aware of your unconscious inner dialogue, which offers non-stop commentary on everything that happens and everything you do. Together we examine the relationship between mind, body and spirit, and the way habitual beliefs and unconscious fears conspire to stop us from becoming our most authentic and creative selves. Venue: Schoenstatt Retreat & Conference Centre, Constantia Dates: 14th-16th September 2018 To register email: [email protected] Find out more visit www.moretolife.org 12

September Market Sunday 2nd September, 10am – 2pm DIRECTIONS & CONTACT DETAILS Directions: From the N1 take the N7 towards Malmesbury, travel approx 35km. At the sign “R304 Camphill Village / Atlantis” turn left, drive another 4,5km and we are on the left. Email [email protected] or visit www.camphill.org.za/market Contact 021 571 8600 & 8641 on market day

VISION TESTING REPLY SLIP

I …………...... ………………. hereby grant permission for my child …………………………………

in class ……………. to be tested and agree that a fee of R70 may be added to my school fees account.

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