Kranskop Primary School

Final November Assessment

November 2026 Assessment plan is available under Assessments menu.

Grade 4 and Grade 5 will write the national papers in NS Tech and Mathematics on 19 and 20 November 2026 respectively.

Parents of learners in Grade 4 and Grade 5 are requested to ensure your child is present for these papers as the marks for these subjects will be used for the final term promotion. Learners who are not present, risk repeating the Grade – as per promotion and progression requirements.

The final assessments for Grades R to Grade 3 commence from 12 October and are expected to be completed by 6 November 2026. Kindly ensure that all learners are at school during this crucial period.

The internal written examinations / tests, including papers set at district, province and national level commences on 28 October 2026. The time table is common for Umzinyathi District schools and is available through circular 16/26. All classes were issued with the timetable and posted on the School’s WhatsApp announcement group.

Parents to are to note that on some days, all grades do not write papers. However, it is imperative that the learners attend school so as not to cause any confusion regarding days writing or not writing. All learners will be dismissed at 13:30 during the period from 28 October to 20 November 2026. Kindly make necessary arrangements for transport to be on time to fetch your child/ward.

The AGM / Budget meeting is scheduled for 12 November 2026 at 11:00. Please attend to so we have a quorum. We need at least 85 parents to be present.

At this meeting we will arrange for parents to view our SMART CLASS as well. The smart class will be fully operational in 2027.

Photographs will be taken 2027. 2 packages will be on offer: R60 for the normal package and R120 for the mug package. Funds will be collected from January 2027 onwards.

Circulars 1/27 will contain more information on the financial collections.

WhatsApp messaging still remains our main form of communication after issuing circulars. We are also moving towards emailing information to you and would like to have your details updated, including WhatsApp (data) number as well as email address, besides other information which requires updating. Parents are requested to kindly update their contact details to ensure that messages are received timeously. To update your details, kindly click on this link which will take you to a form to complete.

Parents are advised that in terms of POPI act, personal information is safeguarded at our school. However, should you find that there has been a breach of this information, kindly contact the principal directly.

Parents/guardians are reminded that if learners lose textbooks that are issued to them during the year, we have to recover the cost to replace the book or you as the parent/guardian have to purchase the exact book and return it to the school. We have cases of parents not replacing or paying for the lost books. You are reminded that lost books mean we have to replace it at the cost of the school which affects the budget and other payments that have been earmarked. (paragraph updated: 24 November 2024)

In the same way, damages to the school property by your child is unacceptable and we will be forced to recover (as per our policy) the cost of repairs for the damaged items. (paragraph updated: 24 November 2024)

Parents are there for encouraged to ensure that children are taught to respect the property of the school, as they respect the personal property at home. The school doesn’t work in isolation, we are a team – parent/teacher/learner and have to ensure that all rights and responsibilities are adhered to at home and at school, including the community.

The Grade R to Grade 3 learners will be tested on a continuous basis during the year.

Kindly ensure that all learners are present at school every day, not only for the tests/assessments, but all school days. Normal teaching continues after the class tests are administered, and learners who are absent, will be placed at a disadvantage.

Learners absent for more than 20 school days without a valid reason will be placed at a disadvantage as high absenteeism can result in retention of learners irrespective of performance in the tests.

IMPORTANT DATES / ACTIVITIES TO NOTE.

Intervention classes take place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 14:20 to 14:55 for terms 1 to 3. In term 4, Thursdays are included, however, learners will be dismissed at 14:30 on Thursdays.