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Saving the Rhino project

Rhinos are killed in South Africa at an alarming rate and the Aston Manor community is encouraged to make a difference. Learners can enter a competition where they draw a picture of a rhino or write a short story about a rhino. Attached to the art work or story the learners have to place an envelope with R30-00 as an entry fee. Learners are reminded to write their name, surname and grade on the artwork / story and envelope and post their entry in the post box that is situated in the front office of the school.

• The competition end date is 19 July 2018. Winners will be announced on 22 July 2018.
• Monies raised will be donated to the Pilanesberg Wildlife Trust and used to combat the poaching of rhinos.

Pilansberg Wildlife Trust

The Grade 6 Learners went to the school hall to learn more about the South African Guide Dog Association. The Guide Dogs help hundreds if not thousands of visually impaired people every year and rely heavily on funding and donations from the public.

As a non profit organisation the Guide Dog Association is run extremely well and it is important for the learners at AMPS to understand the difficulties visually impaired people face on a day to day basis. Thank you to the Grade 6 teachers for organizing this demonstration and thank you to the South African Guide Dogs Association for coming to the school to demonstrate their magnificent animals.

For more information and how you can help them visit their webpage

http://www.guidedog.org.za/

A Morning in Tembisa

by Miss Crichton

On Wednesday (24 July 2013) I spent a very interesting morning in the company of Leona Scheepers of the Community Outreach Program.  We went into Tembisa, into some of

the poorest areas and the squatter camps, to deliver vegetables, fruit and other items needed by a few of the many nursery schools and day-care centers.

These little schools can be found everywhere, some within read more

The Staff, Children and Parents of Aston Manor Primary School celebrated Mandela’s 95^th birthday today! We salute you Mr Mandela and wish you all the best! AMPS spent 67 minutes of celebration for Madiba’s service by collecting R5 coins and donating all the proceeds to the less fortunate. All the learners came downstairs and put their coins in the shape of “Madiba” We all stood together and sang Happy Birthday as a school!

Last Friday we had a disco to raise funds to buy blankets for the needy. This Kidshaven Orphanage enjoyed recieving their blankets – Just look at the smiles!

Special thanks to Mrs Hatton and her daughter Casandra who dropped off blankets for the up and coming chilly winter. These will hopefully be used to keep some little hands and feet just that little bit warmer during the colder days.