The School Governing Body of Aston Manor Primary is proud to announce that Mr W. Botha has been appointed as the new principal as from 01 September 2017.

Mr Botha was the Deputy Principal at Rynfield Primary School in Benoni for nearly seven years and decided to make Aston Manor his new home. Mr Botha is passionate about education and only wants the best for the teaching staff and the children. Parents can rest assured that a high academic standard will be the order of the day at this beautiful school.

Mr Botha is also very passionate about sport and cultural activities and wants to see Aston Manor children perform at the highest level. He would also like to thank Mr L.J. Steenkamp for being so committed to the school and leaving behind an institution that a newly appointed principal can be very proud of. Mr Botha has an “open-door” policy and parents are invited to meet with him about any issues or concerns.

Parents can set up appointments with Mr Botha by contacting the school office.

There was a circular regarding Mr Botha’s appointment and welcome, you can download it here. Please welcome Mr Botha and support his future endeavours as he continues to improve the school following a long history of successful principals here at AMPS! Welcome Mr. Botha we wish you all the best!

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.