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Dear [NAME]
ACADEMIC PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Dear Parents
We begin out academic year with a most auspicious occasion .The annual prizegiving and welcome evening for our new families.
The day begins with the Certificate Awards in the morning and culminates in the evening with the Academic Prizegiving and Welcome to Grantley ceremony.
It is a day of signifying joy and pride as we celebrate the achievements of our children. This year the evening event will be catered for by our matric families (a brand new tradition for Grantley College!) as a gift to welcome all the new families to our College.
I am pleased to say that we had a very good response from our seniors and wish to thank all those parents who have so far respondeding such a positive and generous manner.
Prizegiving this year is on Thursday 28 January 2010, and the invitations to our prizewinners will be issued today. Parents must please take note that due to the size of our hall, attendance at the prizegiving is by invitation only.
I look forward to seeing all our recipients and their parents next Thursday.
G.C. McQUEEN
ACADEMIC PRINCIPAL
DATES TO DIARISE FIRST TERM
28 January
Prizegiving
Certificates Morning
Academic / New students Evening
12 February
Valentines Day Celebration - fundraiser -
Matric Dance Commitee
24 February
Restaurant Evening - Grade 12
26 February - 1 March
Mid Term Break (Return on 2 March)
11 March
Restaurant Evening - Grade 11
22 March
Public Holiday
26 March
Grantley Sports Day
College closes 12 noon for the holidays
12 April
Students return
Second Term begins
E-MAIL
The College would in future like to send statements electronically. Please provide us with a preferred e-mail address. A hard copy will be handed out to your child this month.
Please inform the College if you are NOT receiving the newsletter via e-mail by e-mailing Ms van Heerden an e-mail and in the subject line: Correct e-mail (Childs Name & Grade)
TIMETABLES
Please check the website for extra-lessons & co-curricular actvities
GRADE 9 & 12 INFORMATION EVENING
The information evening presentations will be available on the website for your perusal, should you want to check them.
FROM THE PSYCHOLOGY DESK OF DR KRUGER
Welcome back to all our learners, parents and staff. The Edu-support Team would also like to welcome all our new learners and parents to the Grantley College family!
A word of encouragement for the new school year:
Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes to us. Let`s not be afraid to receive each day`s surprise, whether it comes to us as sorrow or as joy. It will open a new place in our hearts, a place where we can welcome new friends and celebrate more fully our shared humanity. Often we want to be able to see into the future. But the art of living is to enjoy what we can and not complain. Look for the good in someone else, accept others, and love unconditionally. You only have one life to live, so live it well for this day will never come again! Good luck for the new year!
Some advice to live by:
1. Dream big, take calculated risks and live life boldly to the fullest
2. Make a habit of early to bed, and early to rise
3.Love deeply and passionately
4.Stay connected to God, every minute, every day
5.Be quick to praise and slow to criticize
6. Go the extra mile. Cheerfully give people more than expected
7. Live life with an eternal perspective
8. Give generously without expecting anything in return
9. Write notes of appreciation daily
10 Read more books and watch less TV
11.For every recent book, read one from a previous century
12. Be quick to admit mistakes and ask for forgiveness
13.Every day you laugh is a good day
14. Make failure a stepping stone for success
15.Tell your husband; wife; children you love them every day
16. Look people in the eye
17. Be enthusiastic
18.Find a quiet place to retreat, pray and reflect
19. Always have someone who you are mentoring and who mentors you
20. Give thanks in all circumstances
21. Think outside the box and be creative
22. Never pay back wrong for wrong or seek revenge
23. Smile and enjoy life. Stop to smell the roses because life is short
24.Be happy, people are as happy as they make up their minds to be
25. Do not go through life as a tourist, participate
26.Make your home a place of joy and peace
27. Keep friends for life
28.Don`t worry about what others are thinking of you, they are not thinking of you
29. Your attitude and character is more important than your looks
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