I want to reiterate a few “housekeeping” issues to ensure the school’s smooth running.

COMMUNICATIONS
Please do read the newsletter every week. It contains the most up-to-date information for the week ahead. It gives the latest sports fixtures, practice times, dates and venues; activities and events; information about any changes or areas where we need assistance, as well as reporting on school life to keep you aware and part of what our pupils are doing.

Contact with the teacher should be via email unless the teacher has set up a WhatsApp group for a team, etc. As regards email, please note that we have a 24-hour response policy, so if you need to communicate something urgently, please phone the office. There is no guarantee that a teacher will have time to check emails during the school day.

If your son is absent during the school day, please email the office kkerven@bishops.org.za (as well as your son’s Housemaster and Form teacher) before 08h00. Please state the reason. This is necessary procedurally and, not only helps our pastoral system, but also improves security.

If your son arrives at school after assembly (i.e. 08h05), please ensure that he reports to the office.

PARKING
Closing the Rossall campus for drop off and collection has worked extremely well. It has improved traffic flow in Duke Road and made the parking area outside the classrooms a much safer place for the Grade 3s (and Grade 6s).

SPORTS PRACTICES
We encourage you to attend your son’s matches, but we do not want parents to watch practices. It is a teaching situation and, as such, between team and coach; parents observing often leads to a discussion afterwards about what your son could have done better, etc, and we want him to have the freedom and independence as he has in the classroom. Please do support us in this.

Enjoy your weekend.

Charlton Grade 4 & 7 Mentorship Hike and Picnic

Venue: Kirstenbosch Gardens

Time: 09h30 to 13h00

Grade 6 Parent Meeting

Venue: Grade 6 Classrooms

Time: 18h00 to 19h00

Grade 7 Parent Meeting

Venue: Jagger Hall

Time: 18h00 to 19h00

Class Rep Meeting

Time: 07h30

Please see details under TAKE Note

Civvies Day

Please see details under TAKE Note

Brooke Grade 4 & 7 Mentorship Function

Time: 16h30 to 18h30

Brooke Braai

Venue: Prep Pool

Time: 18h00 to 20h00

VDB Grade 4 & 7 Mentorship Function

Venue: Skeeles Pavilion

Time: 16h30 to 17h30:

VDB Family Braai

Venue: Skeeles Pavilion

Time: 17h30 to 20h00

Bramley Grade 4 & 7 Mentorship Function

Time: 17h00 to 18h00

Bramley Family Picnic

Venue: Stanmore Field

Time: 18h00 to 20h00

Sandwich Roster

Please diarise the dates above. We would love to take a bumper crop of sandwiches to Athwood Primary every week!

Carnival

There’s always a first time! This year, we’ve made some changes to our carnival format:

• We have ten stalls up for grabs. For just R1000, we will provide two chairs, a 2.4m trestle table with a white table cloth AND an advert in our online business edition of Bishops Blue Pages. The stalls will be in the tent, so you will be sheltered from the elements. You need to provide lighting, cash float (if required) and décor.
• You can brand a carnival ride. R5000 entitles you to an A3 sized poster AND an advert in our online business edition of Bishops Blue Pages. You may bring additional branding, subject to approval.

Please click HERE for more information and direct queries to Sharki Ressell (sharki.ressell@tiscali.co.za)

Our thanks to those who have taken up the challenge of ‘Every Swipe Counts’!

As this is a painless way to fundraise, we again appeal to you to please apply for your MySchool card and use it as much as possible at any Woolworths or partner store. Regular feedback on the progress of this initiative will be made available.

The funds raised from this project will be used to upgrade the present libraries, which are used by all the Bishops boys from Pre-Prep to College.

Our aim is to change these facilities into 21st Century Resource Centres which will equip our boys with the skills needed for the future!

So all that is left for you to do is apply for your card and use it!

Please download the MySchool Application HERE.

Please direct your queries to Rosemary Wilke at rwilke@bishops.org.za

Many thanks for your support.