Hillcrest Preparatory School NewsletterHillcrest Preparatory School, Term 3, 2014 - Volume 4 From the Head’s Desk Issue 11 Dear Parents and Guardians National Education. You may email, The year 2014 has been very productive write to us or attend a curriculum Simba Mate under the prevailing circumstances. review session. TEL: +263 20 63120 EXAMINATION RESULTS I have been very impressed with the +263 772 100 746 (Head) range of learning opportunities that [email protected] What would school be without +263 772 249 009(Secretary) examinations? The media has caused a lot the pupils have been involved in and [email protected] of anxiety among our grade 7 pupils and the success that they have had P O Box 1010, Mutare parents alike. Nerve racking moments! We throughout the year. All pupils deserve The Rydings School Interpretive hope you still have some nails left. Now for to be congratulated for doing their best Centre under reconstruction. the release: We have maintained a 100% Once again we would Contents in academics, sport, culture, behavior, pass rate based on units. The pass rate per like to welcome Mr. J. From the Head’s Desk 1 you name it. subject fell down from 96.6% to 86.2%. Our Mutangadura who assumed duty on 01 Accounts Corner 2 Achilles heel subject Shona had an 86.2% Prep Office Holiday Hours: October 2011 and was SDC News 2 pass rate, almost the same as last year’s of 5 - 19 Dec 2014 8.00 to 1300 officially introduced to E.C.D. 2 86.4%. In the Chisz Shona examinations, we 5 – 12 Jan 2015 8.00 to 1600 the parents by the garnered a 100% pass rate, with a record Cultural Vibes 2 Management Board on 20 distinctions. All pupils acquitted Magazine 2014 2 Accounts Office Holiday Hours: Saturday 8 October 2011. themselves well in CHISZ Computers and Enrolment places still 5 - 19 Dec 2014 8.00 to 1600 only 10 distinctions were attained. The available in all grades. We th 5 – 12 Jan 2015 8.00 to 1600 appreciate your support as we school was ranked 5 in Computers among always receive referrals from 30 Association of Trust Schools who sat for the parents’. the exam. We congratulate our students for Please note that the offices will be th their untiring effort and wish them all the closed from the 20 of December th 1st Term Highlights(2015) best at their high schools. 2014 to 4 January 2015, inclusive. Schools open: 13/01/2015 Infant Classes – Meet the END OF YEAR INTERNAL EXAMINATIONS Teacher: 16/01/2015 Lastly, I would like to thank all parents These have come and gone. After taking a Grade 3-7 Meet the for providing for their children. Thank Teacher: 23/01/2015 breather, an objective and calm analysis at you to the Governing Body, SDC, Staff Tennis & Cricket at home is quite imperative. This is an Springvale House: 23/01/15 and pupils for making this year a Grade 7s @ Outward Bound: opportunity for self introspection by the success! 24-30 Jan 2015 learners and to jointly chart the way Fixture Free Weekend: 31 Jan – 1 Feb 2015 forward as a family unit basing on a SDC Meeting: 03/02/2015 number of variables including comments by I wish you all a brighter and better Inter House Cross Country: the teachers and Head. 2015. Season greetings! 05/02/2015 Swimming Relays Gala: 06/02/2015 CURRICULUM REVIEW Sincerely, Inter Schools Cross Country: This milestone exercise can be equated to a 07/02/2015 Cricket & Tennis triangular: legacy that you bequeath the coming 07/02/2015 generations. Have your say about your Kidzcan – Orange Day views and aspirations pertaining to our Josh Mutangadura Civvies: 19/02/2015 Hillcrest Preparatory School Page 2 of 2 Newsletter Page 2 of 2 Accounts Office:school School Fees Payment The charges are as published by CABS Cultural Vibes and are subject to change without Scintillating performances by the School fees should be deposited into the notice. Infants at their Prize giving Day and following Hillcrest Schools bank ‘A Christmas Story’ musical accounts: CABS will offer a loan of 1.5 times the (produced and directed by Mr. CABS Mutare Branch, Account school fees for the particular term Nyakudzuka and Mrs. Torrie.) It Number: 1003786189 which should be repaid in four (4) defined how talent is nurtured in the Bank ABC – Mutare Branch, months. No deposit is required at the young to appreciate performing Arts. Account Number : 11797965602018 point of accessing the loan. Groceries and clothes were donated to Application forms can be collected Due to the challenges that Afrasia Bank Strickland and Zororai at a from any CABS branch country wide. is experiencing, we encourage parents scrumptious tea after the infants play. Harare parents are encouraged to not to deposit any money into the collect from CABS Head office as all school account with Afrasia. We will ‘Our School, Our books, Our Property’ school fees loans are processed from advise otherwise when the situation We are proud to have managed to the Head Office. improves. inculcate in our learners, a spirit of SDC News ownership of anything provided by CABS SCHOOL CARD Implementation of ICTs in Learning the school. Library, text book etc are We are pleased to inform that the CABS The committee is set to outlay funds being returned to the school and School Card Facility is now operational towards the acquisition of devices to those lost books are being replaced and we would like to encourage all improve the learning process. Research without a fuss. This is uncommon in a parents to make use of the convenient is at an advanced stage and we are on world full of ‘mine, mine, mine.’ facility. Parents should start the the verge of making an unveiling with Parents have a huge contribution application process early in the regards to the purchase. Watch this here. Salute! holidays to ensure availability of the space for more! card when schools open. Parents will Outward Bound: Grade 7 2015: Junior need to clear all the outstanding fees at Lost and found and lost again Leadership and Team Building Course end of third term to allow the schools to To prevent the above happening to your In preparation for their leadership give recommendations to the bank. roles for 2015, next years Grade 7s child’s property, please invest in INTEREST AND FEES SCHEDULE embroidered name tapes. They have will be inducted to appreciate their CABS charges for services in relation to been known to outlive generations if new roles as leaders of the school the Account are: siblings went to the same school. student body. Application Fee – US$100 Early Childhood Development Annualized Interest of 17% Magazine 2014 Work to set up the purpose built Service Fee – 1.1% of monthly balance We are putting the final touches to apparatus for this latest member of our Payment Reversal Application Fee – this memorable edition. Current family will begin in earnest when we US$10 Grade 7 pupils without siblings in the close at the end of this term. When we Late Payment charge is calculated as school are to pay $20 at the front return in January, everything will be in the greater of $5 or 3% of the Account office for their copy. Prospective page balance in the month in which the full place in the current Yellow block. sponsors at $50 to contact Mr. and final payment is due. Enquiries at the Front Office. Nyakudzuka or Miss Murray. .