Congratulations to the Grade 7 group of 2014 as well as the Grade 7 Educators and Mrs Luppnow for organising a successful EMS Business Day on the 5th of September. The learners were in charge of their own shops and had to draw up business plans and manage their money correctly as part of an EMS exercise. They then put their knowledge to the test as they setup their shops, making sure to have enough products for the day, making sure their shops would be attractive to other learners passing buy and creating a product other people wanted to purchase or invest in.

Unfortunately we didn’t have a nice wide angle lens on the day but we did manage to capture one or two images for you to have a look at – Congratulations to all the children and thank you to the parents who assisted the learners in making sure the day was a success.

To the parents, friends and grandparents who attended the Cultural Evening on Thursday 4th September thank you very much for supporting the children and our school. The learners who participated were very talented and rehearsed the acts well. Congratulations to these children.

Special thanks to all the staff who worked hard behind the scene to make the event a success. For those of you who don’t know the drama group participated in the Eisteddfod and performed “The Grinch Who stole Christmas” the play received great recognition from the Eisteddfod judges and the school was awarded a Prestige Certificate.

Cultural activities shouldn’t be overlooked as it helps the children improve their vocabulary, boost their confidence and enables them to experience a different side to the school other than just academics and sport.

Thank you to Mrs Van Dijk for all her organising and patience.

Aston Manor will see one or two staff changes as we say farewell to Mr Deon Badenhorst, Miss Cheryl Crichton and Mrs Jenny Wilkinson. These staff members have been at AMPS for a number of years and we’re sad to see them go.

Mr Badenhorst has been the school bus driver, teacher and coach at AMPS successfully for more than 10 years, Miss Crichton has been the school Librarian also for in excess of 10 years. Both these members of staff have many many years of teaching experience at other schools as well and are at retirement age. We know the learners, staff and parents at AMPS wish these staff members all the best for the future

Mrs Wilkinson has been at the school tuckshop and swap shop for more than 20 years – she has always been actively involved in assisting fun days and events and is a lovable sole who will be missed.

Fortunately as we go through staff changes, we have rock solid upper management, parental support and excellent staff who ensure no area is left unattended or disrupted. All our best wishes and support go to Miss Crichton, Mr Badenhorst and Mrs Wilkinson – good luck 🙂