FROM THE OFFICE

“Children are our greatest treasure. They are our future.” – Nelson Mandela.
Our children are our future and they represent our beautiful rainbow nation. The South African national flag is the only six-coloured national flag in the world. The design and colours are intended to represent all the diverse segments of the population by uniting them as one. Therefore, to celebrate Heritage Day, we would like the children to dress in casual clothes representing one of the colours of our national flag on Thursday, 23 September. As the weather is so delightful, we will also have a picnic during the morning. Please pack some picnic food, a picnic blanket, sunblock and a hat. We look forward to ending off the term on a well-deserved high note by celebrating with our beautiful rainbow nation’s children.

“There are words in the soul of a new-born baby, waiting and wanting to be written.” Our hearty congratulations go out to Mr and Mrs Ronald Brameld on the birth of their precious baby boy; and to Mr and Mrs Marinus du Plessis on the birth of their precious baby girl.

SCHOOL CLOSES - THURSDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER

Herewith the times that school will close for the different grades on 23 September:
11:15 – Grade 1s & 2s
11:30 – Grade 3s, 4s & 5s
11:40 – Grade 6s & 7s

THE UNIFORM SHOP

HOLIDAY TRADING  HOURS:                

FINAL PHOTO DAY 12 OCTOBER

Our final Photo Day for individual photos and sibling photos will take place on Tuesday, 12 October. Only individual photos of learners who were not able to attend our first two photo days, will be taken. The photos will be taken in full summer uniform with a blazer – no winter uniform. Please send your child’s register teacher a reminder if your child’s photo should be taken on 12 October. The same arrangement will apply for the sibling photos.

CROSS-COUNTRY

Our cross-country runners who had a very successful 2021 season. To qualify for the South African championships, an athlete needs to achieve a top 6 position at the Gauteng North championships.

Six Midstream College learners were awarded Gauteng North colours and qualified to participate in the South African championships. The championships will be held on 17 September in Amanzimtoti.

Congratulations and all the best to Klara Ballot, Marcel van der Leek, Banie Claasen, Rupert Groenewald, Emil Els and Waldo Breytenbach. We are very proud of you. Enjoy every moment and do your best.

TENNIS

Our First Tennis Teams took part in the Gauteng Final Round of the Tennis SA BNP Paribas Rising Star School Team Championships, held at Groenkloof Tennis Club over the weekend. Our boys won and our girls ended in 6th place! The boys’ team will continue to compete in the National Final Round in October. Congratulations to these excellent tennis players and Midstream ambassadors!

The two teams are:
Girls – Elmay Breet, Anouk Viljoen, Jeanné van der Merwe and Louise Pieterse.
Boys – Jayden Summers, Malan van den Berg, Pierre de la Port and Beyers Pretorius.

TENNIS PRACTICE – 20 SEPTEMBER
Due to tennis league matches being played on all six of our courts on Monday, 20 September, there will be no tennis school practice from 14:00 to 16:00 – only for 20 September. The Grade 1 practice from 13:30 to 14:00 on Monday will continue. The Grade 2 to 7 practices on Wednesday from 14:00 to 15:00 will also continue. Thank you for your understanding in this regard!

INTER AFRIKA TRUIDA KESTELL U13 TENNIS TOURNAMENT

13 Open Team tennis players (9 boys and 4 girls) are departing to Bethlehem from 22 to 25 September to compete in the Inter Afrika Truida Kestell U13 Tennis Tournament. Strong teams from across the country will be represented there.

Good luck to the following players:
Girls – Elmay Breet, Anouk Viljoen, Lara Conradie and Louise Pieterse.
Boys – Jayden Summers, Malan van den Berg, Pierre de la Port, Beyers Pretorius, Christoff Pieterse, Rikus Cilliers, Lincoln Boshoff, Ruben de Lange and Nicholas Beukes.

SWIMMING TRIALS (U8 – U13) - TERM 4

Friendly relay galas, for the U8 – U13 swimmers, will take place during Term 4. Swimming trials will take place on Monday, 11 October and Tuesday, 12 October. Swimmers must please choose one afternoon and attend the full hour-long session.

 Monday, 11 October    School’s swimming pool   14:00 – 15:00
Tuesday, 12 October    School’s swimming pool   14:00 – 15:00

STUDY METHOD COURSE

Please click on the link below for more information regarding a study method course for Grade 4 to 7 English speaking learners.

FUN AND CREATIVE HOLIDAY CLUB

The Fun and Creative holiday club will take place from 27 September to 1 October at school.
Please book before 20 September with Louise on 083 412 6834.