{"id":4556,"date":"2025-05-30T12:16:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/victoriaprimary.co.za\/?p=4556"},"modified":"2025-05-30T12:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:16:37","slug":"vp-newsletter-30-june-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriaprimary.co.za\/?p=4556","title":{"rendered":"VP Newsletter 30 June 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Message from the office<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the only primary school that was invited to sing at the DSG\/St Andrew\u2019s Music Festival\u2019s final gala event on\"\" Thursday night last week, our Chamber Choir made us so proud.\u00a0 The talent that was on display at the concert was phenomenal and certainly showcased what amazing work is happening at all the schools in Makhanda. We were so proud to be part of it. Well done to all our music girls and choirs who participated in the festival. Many of our old VP girls were part of numerous final shows from the various schools both playing instruments and singing. This is a testament to our dedicated music teachers who nurture our girls\u2019 talents with much passion and enthusiasm. I noted a number of our VP parents at the various evenings, and we thank them for their support.<\/p>\n

Our cultural and arts programme, whether it be Music, Dance or Drama, driven by incredibly talented teachers, is certainly a strength at VP. Events as small as our class assemblies, our Grade 7 LSPA practicals to our Mulan production, to mention a few, continue to amaze me. The confidence that these activities instill in our girls and the talent that it cultivates is exceptional. I am looking forward to VP\u2019s Got Talent at the end of the term and to the Victoria in Concert early next term – I am sure these will be further showcases of our girls’ talents and the wonderful work that has been done at VP.<\/p>\n

\"\"Worker of the Week<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well done to Olibango Ngabaza for coming to see me twice this week – for English and isiXhosa. Well done! Keep up the good work!!<\/p>\n

Teddies<\/strong><\/p>\n

We only have 11 VP teddies left who are looking for loving homes and warm cuddles at night. Adoption fee is R100.\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

Exams<\/strong><\/p>\n

We move into our second week of exams and we encourage continued focus and discipline \u2013 keep at it girls! You can do it! \"\"
\nExam Timetable<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, 2 June:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • Maths Paper 2 (Grade 4-7)<\/li>\n
  • EMS (Grade 7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong>Tuesday, 3 June: <\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    • Natural Sciences (Grade 4-7)<\/li>\n
    • Art (Grade 7)<\/li>\n
    • LSPA Theory (Grade 7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \u00a0<\/strong>Wednesday, 4 June: <\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      • LSPA Practical (Grade 7)<\/li>\n
      • SS History (Grade 4-7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Thursday, 5 June:<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        • Life Skills (Grade 4-6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
          \n

          School Times<\/strong><\/p>\n

          School will continue with exam times from Monday, 2 June until Friday, 6 June ie. the academic school day will end at 13:00 and the extramural programme will run from 13:00-14:00<\/strong>, to accommodate the writing of\u00a0examinations by Grade 4-7 and to ensure that girls still remain active.<\/p>\n

          Please ensure that arrangements have been made for your daughter to go home promptly at 14:00 (or 13:00 if she is not doing extramurals) every day to prepare\u00a0<\/u>for her next exam.<\/u><\/p>\n

          Please note this change is only for Grade 4-7. Grade 1-3 will continue with\u00a0<\/strong>extramurals until 14:00, as usual -except for interventions which end at 14:30. <\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n

          Visit to Amazwi <\/strong><\/p>\n

          The Grade 3s and the Grade 5s enjoyed an Interactive Reading of “Popcorn” by Naomi Holdt on Wednesday at Amazwi. The girls enjoyed discussing the story and answering questions. The story reminded them to always remain hopeful.<\/p>\n

          \n

          \"\"<\/strong>Interhouse Cross Country<\/strong><\/p>\n

          On Friday, 13 June we will have our annual Interhouse Cross Country event. Parents are welcome to attend.<\/p>\n

          The Pre-Primary, Grade 1&2s will be running on Fergusson Field from 12:00- 12:45.<\/p>\n

          Pre-Primary<\/strong>\u00a0– 12:00-12:15<\/p>\n

          Grade 1<\/strong>\u00a0– 12:15-12:30<\/p>\n

          Grade 2<\/strong>\u00a0– 12:30-12:45<\/p>\n

          We kindly request that all PP&FP parents\u00a0<\/u>enter through the Beaufort Street office entrance as the Huntley Street entrance will be locked and will not be opened.<\/u><\/p>\n

          The\u00a0Grade 3-7\u00a0<\/strong>girls will walk to the Botanical Gardens and start running at\u00a010:30. First off will be the Grade 3s, followed by Grade 4&5s and finally Grade 6&7s. Girls can be collected from school at 13:00 as usual.\u00a0Pre-Primary girls must wear a shirt in their house colour and black shorts, socks and takkies.\u00a0The Grade 1-7 girls must come to school dressed in their house shirt, black shorts, white socks, and takkies.\u00a0Please also send a bottle of water, sunscreen and her VP hat\/peak.\u00a0House shirts can be bought from Extreme Embroidery or Heinen Embroidery. Only official house shirts may be worn.<\/p>\n

          \n

          Results<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Tennis<\/u><\/p>\n

          Our team tennis girls played in the Rising Stars Tennis tournament at DSG on the 25th of May. The competition was tough, the games were fun and the learning experience was epic. Well done to all of you!<\/p>\n

          Netball<\/u><\/p>\n

          On Monday, 26 May, the U12 (at VP) and 13A (at PJ) played in the last round of Makana Round Robbin and the results were as follows:<\/p>\n

          U12A:\u00a0VP vs Tantyi Lower won 7-1;\u00a0VP vs Oatlands won 5-2<\/p>\n

          U13A:\u00a0VP vs PJ won 3-2;\u00a0VP vs Oatlands lost 1-5<\/p>\n

          On Wednesday, 28 May, we played a mini netball home match against St Andrew\u2019s Prep at VP. The scores were as follows:<\/p>\n

          U8A lost 3-0;\u00a0U9A won 7-5;\u00a0U9B won 6-1<\/p>\n

          Thank you so much to everyone for the continued support. Well done to our players and coaches!<\/p>\n

          \n

          Upcoming fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Hockey vs Gill<\/u><\/p>\n

          Friday, 6 June the U13A and B hockey teams will be playing a hockey match vs Gill at Victoria Primary School.<\/p>\n

          The U13B match will start at 12:30 and U13A match will start at 13:15.\u00a0Good luck, girls!<\/p>\n

          Netball vs Westering Saturday, 7 June @VP<\/u><\/p>\n

          Girls participating have received a letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          <\/td>\nNetball<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          <\/td>\nCourt A<\/strong><\/td>\nCourt B<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          09:00<\/td>\nU13A<\/td>\nU12A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          09:30<\/td>\nU13B<\/td>\nU12B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          10:00<\/td>\nU11A<\/td>\nU10A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

          Hockey vs Westering Saturday, 7 June @VP<\/u><\/p>\n

          Girls participating have received a letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          Top field A<\/strong><\/td>\nTop field B<\/strong><\/td>\nTop field C<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          09:00<\/td>\nU10B<\/td>\n09:00<\/td>\nU9B<\/td>\n09:00<\/td>\nU8B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          09:30<\/td>\nU10A<\/td>\n09:30<\/td>\n\u00a0U9A<\/td>\n09:30<\/td>\nU8A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Fergusson field: bottom field<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          10:00-10:45<\/td>\nU13B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          10:50-11:35<\/td>\nU13A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
          \n

          PTA 75th VP Recipe Book<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Don\u2019t forget to order your recipe book before the 6th<\/sup> of June. The cost is R150 and you can order via your daughter\u2019s teacher.<\/p>\n

          \n

          Birthday wishes\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

          We wish the following staff and girls who celebrated their birthdays this week a very happy birthday: Mr Majiba, Alwaba Ndawuni, Leah Doyle, Lihle Balintulo, Chloe de Beer, Azizipho Ngindana, Kelly Doyle, Chanelle Musarurwa, Emily Doyle and Olubanzi Zabo.<\/p>\n

          Regards<\/p>\n

          Mrs Rafferty<\/p>\n

          PRINCIPAL<\/p>\n

          \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          Monday<\/p>\n

          02\/06<\/td>\n

          		Exams:<\/p>\n

          \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Maths Paper 2<\/p>\n

          (Grade 4-7)<\/p>\n

          \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EMS (Grade 7)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

          Tuesday<\/p>\n

          03\/06<\/td>\n

          		Exams:<\/p>\n

          \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Natural Sciences<\/p>\n

          (Grade 4-7)<\/p>\n

          \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Art (Grade 7)<\/p>\n

          \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LSPA Theory (Grade 7)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

          Wednesday<\/p>\n

          04\/06<\/td>\n

          		Exams:<\/p>\n

          \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LSPA Practical (Grade 7)<\/p>\n

          \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SS History (Grade 4-7)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

          Thursday<\/p>\n

          05\/06<\/td>\n

          		Exam: \u00a0Life Skills (Grade 4-6)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Friday<\/p>\n

          06\/06<\/td>\n

          		U13A&B Hockey vs Gill @VP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Saturday<\/p>\n

          07\/06<\/td>\n

          		Hockey & Netball vs Westering @VP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Message from the office As the only primary school that was invited to sing at the DSG\/St Andrew\u2019s Music Festival\u2019s final gala event on Thursday night last week, our Chamber Choir made us so proud.\u00a0 The talent that was on display at the concert was phenomenal and certainly showcased what amazing work is happening at… Continue reading VP Newsletter 30 June 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/victoriaprimary.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4556"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/victoriaprimary.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/victoriaprimary.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victoriaprimary.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victoriaprimary.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4556"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/victoriaprimary.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4561,"href":"https:\/\/victoriaprimary.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4556\/revisions\/4561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/victoriaprimary.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victoriaprimary.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victoriaprimary.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}