Kranskop Primary School

SGB Bi elections / Parent meeting

A vacancy exists from this month (January 2025), due to Mr K Cele no longer having any children at our school. The tentative date for the elections is 19 February 2025. Circular notice 3 /25 will provide more information as we will need to update our parents’ voter’s roll. In this regard, we request parents to please provide us with the correct details – as per Identity Document (ID). Also note that the ID is required on the day of elections, and only parents / guardians of learners at our school will be allowed into the hall.

We completed a successful AGM / Budget meeting on 13 November 2024. Thank you to all parents/guardians who attended. Your valuable input has been noted, and we will endeavour to continue providing the quality education you expect from us. The Budget was approved without changes with the exception that we must calculate the expected collections for the year including the voluntary fees and offer parents a monthly payment plan over 6 to 8 months. This is so that we don’t have to collect at one time funds for photographs, excursion, voluntary fees etc. The voluntary fees for 2025 are R200 for the year. This is to offset personnel stipends employed by the school. Without this contribution, we will be forced to have classes in excess of 65, which will compromise the quality of teaching and learning at school.

Photographs will be taken during on 12 March 2025. 2 packages will be on offer: R60 for the normal package and R120 for the mug package. Funds will be collected from February 2025 onwards.

Circulars 1/25 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.