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FROM THE OFFICE

We would like to share the following three quotations with our learners while they are writing exams and completing assessments:

“If we did all the things we were capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” - Thomas Edison

“Some people dream of success… while others wake up and work hard at it.” - Unknown

“There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.” - Anonymous

FAREWELL

Mrs Madia will be leaving us at the end of the year and we would like to wish her everything of the best for her future plans. We welcome Ms Tumelo Molala, who will be joining us in January.

MIDSTREAM COLLEGE TRUST CONCERT

The three Midstream schools will host a concert in the Midstream Ridge theatre on Friday, 12 November at 19:00, in lieu of the Midstream College Trust. Ivan Roux and Ruhan du Toit are the performing artists. Tickets are now available. Please click on the link below to book tables of 10 seats at R180, R200 and R250 per seat. Platters can be ordered online beforehand when you book your tickets. These platters will be available at the show for your convenience. More information regarding the platters and prices will be available as soon as possible. You are also welcome to bring along your own refreshments and enjoy the evening with us.

AFRIKAANS ORATORS

Please take note of the following themes with regard to the ATKV Afrikaans Oratorical Competition for 2022.
 
Grade 4 – 5 Afrikaans Additional Language: BOEKE, PATRONE, GROEN
Grade 6 – 7 Afrikaans Additional Language: HUMOR, DIGITAAL, APPLOUS

All further information will be given in 2022, but feel free to contact Nicoline Wildenboer with enquiries: nicolinew@midstreamcollege.co.za

IMPORTANT DATES

Click on the link below for important dates.

THE SECOND HAND CLOTHING SHOP

The second hand clothing shop has good quality clothing and books available at very reasonable prices. Please hand in clothing and books that can be reused as soon as possible. Contact Hestha on 082 520 0478.

GOLF

Congratulations to Christian Kind and Lian Strauss who were selected for the Gauteng North Primary Schools Golf team. They will represent their province proudly at the Interprovincial Tournament on 13 and 14 December.

CRICKET

Congratulations to the following boys who have been included in the Titans U3 Regional Team.:

• Christian Kind
• JP Botha
• James Peattie
• Thobani Matunda
• Rikus Cilliers

We are very proud of all of you!

We also wish to congratulate Mr Hermann van Aswegen who has been selected as a coach for the
U13 Regional Team.

TENNIS

Congratulations to our newly chosen Tiger Teams – we are going to take 2022 by storm!

TEXTBOOK AND STATIONERY ORDERS FOR 2022

You can now place your textbook and stationery orders for 2022.
The bookshop is located at Castle Walk Stationers@Ridge, Shop 21, Shopping on Ridgeway.

ENGLISH – GRADE 4 TO 7 LEARNERS

Save money! Save paper! Please save your English file, plastic sleeves, coloured dividers and black dictionary for next year so that you don’t have to order new ones.

SINGING LESSONS

Would your child like to participate in singing lessons next year? Adri Mocke has coached numerous world champions, as well as South African champions since 2007. In 2021, 6 of her students made it through to the top 10 in one of the largest national singing competitions. If your child would like to start solo singing lessons in 2022, please take note of the following information for singing auditions:

Singing audition date: 18 November 2021
Time: From 10:00
Venue: Music Room 6

Please mail adri@dmusicstudio.co.za

REVERSE ADVENT CALENDER

THE JOY OF GIVING LASTS MUCH LONGER THAN THE JOY OF RECEIVING.
“Nothing else in all life is such a maker of joy and cheer as the privilege of doing good.”
– James Russell Miller

A school tradition is to dedicate our last outreach project of each year to our amazing Ground Staff. Our Midstream families donate certain items and thereafter, we put lovely ‘Goodie Bags’ together for our workers as a Christmas gift.

Everyone loves advent calendars and children adore receiving one at the beginning of December because it gets them excited for Santa coming, and every surprise that they open on the way is a promise of what’s to come.

Inspired by this idea of receiving a little bit of joy each day, we are reversing the advent calendar to rather GIVE a little bit of joy!

The weeks in November have been divided into certain categories and each day has its own product / item. You can either send the item on each relevant day, or as a family collect them during the week and bring the week’s items to school on the Friday. In fact, whenever it suits you! The idea is to have fun together as a family and to use this calendar to teach your children about giving and bringing joy to others.

We hope you enjoy this project!

Click on the link below for Midstream’s Reverse Advent Calendar.

GRACE ENSEMBLE (ACAPELLA GROUP) AUDITIONS 2022

• Auditions will be held on Wednesday, 17 November in Music Class No. 6.
    Grade 4 and 5: 10:15 – 11:15
    Grade 6: 11:15 – 12:00
    Grade 3: 12:00
• Parents are not permitted to sit in the venue during the auditions.
• Once your child has auditioned, they are welcome to go home.
• Results will be sent via email to parents.
• Children who wish to audition, need to prepare an acapella (no accompaniment allowed) song of no  
   longer than one minute.

MEDIA CENTRE

All outstanding library books must be returned to the Media Centre as soon as possible. Please encourage your child to try and find lost/missing books as this will cultivate a culture of responsibility and caring towards the Media Centre’s books. No library books may be borrowed for the December holidays.