YADAH

Heavenly Father, we pray for our children this week. Please help my child to love you with all his (her) heart and then to love his (her) friends in the same way you love us. May they act with kindness and care for the hearts of their friends. Fill our children with your joy and may their joy be contagious to their friends!
Give our children hearts of compassion. Help them to see situations from every perspective and to treat others as they would want to be treated. Give them a friendly and kind spirit. May they welcome friends with a smile.
Lord, help our children be wise when choosing friends. Give them discernment to find true friends, ones that sharpen their spirits. God, in all their interactions, give them the ability to say no when necessary and the bravery to stand up for what is right.
Heavenly Father, thank you for your friendship. The Bible says I am a friend of God, oh how wonderful is that! Lord, help our children to find true friends but also to be true friends who love and respect their peers. May they be there for their friends in times of need.

IMPORTANT  DATES

Click on the link below for the important dates.

ACADEMICS: EXAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS (GRADE 4 – 7) AND SCHOOL TIMES (GRADE 1 – 7)

We hope that the learners are already busy preparing for the upcoming exams. The school would like to wish each learner and parent well in their preparation for the exams. The teachers and learners are already working hard on revision work in class and we look forward to the academic successes our learners will achieve in this examination.

We would like to share the following arrangements regarding the exams with you.
We would like to give our grade 7 learners special permission to leave at 12:15 on Thursday 9 November to be better able to prepare for the two English papers that they will be writing on Friday. Please be assured that should your child be unable to go home at 12:15, studying opportunities with relevant supervision will be provided until 13:45.
 
On Friday, 10 November, the Grade 7 learners will start their examinations. The first session starts at 07:50 and will finish at 10:00. Break is from 10:00 – 10:30 and the second session is from 10:30 – 12:00. The Grade 7 learners may go home directly after the examination. If your child has to stay behind at school, they will go to a study class where they can prepare for the next exam paper.

Our Grade 4 to Grade 6 learners have a normal school day (on 10 November) until and including period 7 (11:15). After this, the learners will go to their respective examination venues, where they will receive instructions for the remainder of the exams.

From Friday, November 10, school will close at 12:00 p.m. This applies to both the foundation phase and the intersen phase.

During the exams, the exam session will run from 07:45 to 10:00. Thereafter only the intersen phase learners are allowed to go directly home to study at home. The foundation phase will have a normal school day until 12:00.

Please complete the online form, if your child must not go home and must be included in the study session from 10:30 to 12:00 (only for Grade 4 to 7) and also included in the waiting class from 12:00 to 13:45 (Grade 1 to 7). These two sessions are only available if the learners do not have supervision at home to study or cannot go home.

Please complete the Google form before Tuesday, 7 November if your child will be making use of the study session and/or waiting class.

PHOTO DAY: 1 NOVEMBER

The last photo day of the year will take place on 1 November.

Learners in the High School and Primary School's Brother / Sister photos will be taken at 07:00.
Learners, who are only in Primary School, will have their Brother / Sister photos taken during break.

Individual photographs of learners who were absent during the previous photo days, as well as sports and cultural photographs that have not yet been taken, will be taken on 1 November.

All arrangements made with their groups by the respective coaches remain as arranged. Any queries may be directed to elsophiv@midstreamcollege.co.za.

YADAH: KUNGWINI PROJECT – THANK YOU

We want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your generous donations for Kungwini last term. Your support in our outreach projects is invaluable and we want to thank you for being a part of our MCP journey to make a difference. Your kindness is a shining example of the positive change we as Midstreamers can create together.

HEADGEAR FOR RUGBY BOYS

We are excited to inform you about an opportunity to provide custom-made headgear for our rugby boys. After careful consideration, we have decided to partner with a company called Impact to design and produce headgear that meets our requirements.

This headgear is not only suitable for the primary school but can also be used by players in high school.

To order your headgear ahead of the 2024 rugby season, please follow the link provided below.

All orders must be placed before 13 November 2023.

Payment information will be sent to you directly from Impact, ensuring a smooth and secure transaction.

We look forward to the 2024 rugby season with a fresh new look thanks to this exciting addition. If you have any questions or need further information, please don't hesitate to contact  Conrad Steyn on conrads@midstreamcollege.co.za

THE UNIFORM SHOP

BOOKSHOP – BOOK ORDERS FOR 2024 ARE OPEN

MC Bookshop’s website, where orders for textbooks and stationery for 2024 can be placed, has already opened.

The bookshop is operated from Castle Walk Stationers, Suite 003, Midstream Ridge Sport Centre, Midstream Ridge Estate (opposite the gym).