Tom Newby Private Pre-School
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Master Street, Airfield, Benoni. [email protected]
NEWSLETTER
06-2017
Freedom Day
The 27th April, 27commemorates the day, in 1994, when the first democratic
election was held in South Africa. Today, South Africa celebrates Freedom
Day to mark the liberation of our country and its people from a long period of
colonialism and discriminatory rule.
A non-racial constitution was agreed upon and adopted in 1993. On 27 April
1994, the nation cast its vote in the first democratic election in the country.
The ANC was then voted into power, and Nelson Mandela was inaugurated
as the President of South Africa on 10 May.
It is important to note that "freedom" should mean emancipation from poverty,
unemployment, racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination. We are 15
years into our new democracy and many of these issues are still rife in our
country. We are still a long way away from solving many of the challenges
that face our young democracy.
Freedom Day serves as a reminder that the guarantee of our freedom
requires us to remain permanently vigilant against corruption and the erosion
of the values of the Freedom Struggle and to build an active citizenry that will
work towards wiping out the legacy of racism, inequality and the promotion of
the rights embodied in our constitution.
Nelson Mandela
Inauguration Speech, 1994
Comrades and Friends:
Today, all of us do, by our presence here, and by our celebrations in other
parts of our country and the world, confer glory and hope to newborn liberty.
Out of the experience of an extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long,
must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud. Our daily deeds
as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that
will reinforce humanity’s belief in justice, strengthen its confidence in the
nobility of the human soul and sustain all our hopes for a glorious life for all…
The time for the healing of the wounds has come. The moment to
bridge the chasms that divide us has come. The time to build is upon
us…
We commit ourselves to the construction of a complete, just and lasting
peace… We enter into a covenant that we shall build the society in which all
South Africans, both black and white, will be able to walk tall, without any fear
in their hearts, assured of their inalienable right to human dignity – a rainbow
nation at peace with itself and the world…
We understand that there is no easy road to freedom. We know it well that
none of us acting alone can achieve success. We must therefore act
together as a united people, for national reconciliation, for nation building, for
the birth of a new world.
Let there be justice for all.
Let there be peace for all.
Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.
Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been
freed to fulfill themselves.
Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will
again experience the oppression of one by another and suffer the
indignity of being the skunk of the world.
Let freedom reign.
God bless Africa!
Thank you.
General notices
THEME CALENDAR (Week 5): 27 – 31 MARCH 2017
GRADE R THEMES
THEME:
SOUND:
NUMERACY:
CONCEPT:
NOW:
Farm Animals
y
Number 6
Positions in Space
WHAT’S
HAPPENING:
27 April – Freedom Day
28 April – School Holiday
COMING UP:
Farm Products
y
Number 7
Fruit and Vegetables
1 May – Workers Day
3 May – Wear two different
coloured shoes day.
NURSERY SCHOOL THEMES
NOW:
Farm Animals
THEME:
COMING UP:
Farm Animals
REMINDER:
Grade R – Tissues, hand soap, roller towel for term 2 please.
Nursery School – Two boxes of tissues and a hand soap per
child for term 2 please.
Note: Please continue to help your child with their shoelaces as it
is a Grade R requirement.
22nd April – Neriah
23rd April – MIscha
26th April – Anamika
NURSERY SCHOOL PHOTOS:
Boys cooking for the girls.
Reading to the baby.
Beauty Parlour.
GRADE R PHOTOS:
Our glasses beauties.
Enjoying the new blankets
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
A letter was sent out with each Grade R child regarding the
enrolment process for Grade 1 for 2018, which needs to be
completed on the GDE webpage first before application
forms are completed at the school. Please return the reply
slip attached to confirm this letter has been received.
_______________________________________________________________________
REPLY SLIP – GRADE 1 ENROLLMENTS FOR 2018
Learner’s name and surname
Parent’s name
Contact #
I have received the enrolment letter for 2018 applications.
I have NOT received the enrolment letter for 2018 applications.
Route: Register Teacher in Grade R
______________________________________________________________________________
Tom Newby School
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