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Farewell
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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 🙂

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Safety Show & End of Term
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As we near the end of term 2 we’d like to thank the parents, children and staff for their hard work throughout the term. We hope the children enjoy their winter holiday. If you or your children are travelling please travel safely and stay warm during the winter months. We’d also like to thank Mr Holloway from the SAPS for arranging a Safety Demonstration for the school. Note: Children are required to collect their report cards tomorrow morning at the start of school, then they may go home.

The Children all went to the field and watched a safety briefing. Firearms, drugs, police dogs, first aid and medical services were discussed as well as what to do in certain situations. The SAPS then demonstrated how they work and gave us all a great show. Apart from a fun filled hour we hope the children all learned something and will remember how to handle themselves should a difficult situation arise.

For some photos you can view our gallery on our Google+ page

Safety Demonstration Gallery

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Uniform
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Changing of Seasons-

Children may wear their winter uniform as soon as they find it too cold to wear their summer clothes, however children may not mix and match their summer and winter uniforms. AMPS Beanies (R60) and Scarves (R60) if you buy both the Scarf and Beanie together (Combo R115) These are available from the school office.

Please note that AMPS Beanies may only be worn on extremely cold days and must be removed indoors, when worn they must be placed correctly on the child’s head. Children must be neatly dressed at all times, especially out in public, remember the image of the school is carried by the image of our children,parents and staff portray. Teach your child to appreciate values such as being respectful and polite to everybody they deal with at all times.

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AMPS comes 2nd at Interschool
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We competed against some of the other schools in the area in athletics. Out of the seven schools AMPS came second overall. We are very proud of the athletes who participated and would like to congratulate not only them but the staff, coaches and parents of AMPS. The weather was good, nice and hot!

[icon icon=”picture”]You can have a look at the full gallery on our Google+ page. Alternatively the photos are also posted on our facebook page.

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Practice makes Perfect
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Good luck to the athletes and coaches as they prepare for their athletics meetings this term!

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AMPS funded Geebee Polar Bear Dies at 29
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Those parents at AMPS will know that we have supported and funded one of two Polar Bears at the Johannesburg Zoo for some time now. Early today it was announced on the radio and brought to our attention that GeeBee (the Polar Bear) died on the 12th of January, Sunday at the age of 29 due to natural causes. At 29 years of age this is considered old for a polar bear so all in all she did pretty well for such an old bear. More information below (sourced from enca.com )

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Geebee passed away on Sunday evening at the age of 29.

In a statement issued by the zoo, manager of veterinary services Doctor Katja Koeppel said Geebee began medical treatment for diarrhoea last week and she responded well to the treatment but after a few days rejected further medication.

“Early on Monday morning during routine checks we discovered that she had passed away. It is suspected this is due to natural causes relative to age.  At 29-years-old, polar bears are considered old for their species,” said Koeppel.

Geebee and Wang arrived at the Joburg Zoo in 1986. Geebee came from Canada and Wang is from Japan. The pair developed a strong bond over the last 30 years.

The zoo said Wang displays unusual behaviour and has been, to some extent, destructive and restless.

“Anticipated loss of appetite and constant pacing in his enclosure is expected as well.  Veterinary staff has assured the general public that he will be closely monitored to ensure his continued wellbeing due to his failing health as well,” read a statement from the zoo.

Joburg Zoo said it will not be replace Geebee, a decision influenced by Johannesburg’s weather conditions.

“Despite polar bears being highly adaptive, Johannesburg’s climatic conditions are not ideal for breeding purposes. Polar bears adapt really well to different conditions, however, will not breed in warmer climates as they require low temperatures to ovulate, so from a conservation perspective, replacing Geebee with another polar bear does not make sense,” said the zoo.

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AMPS funded “Joshua” a baby chimpanzee from Johannesburg zoo as well a few years back. Sadly Joshua also passed away. Animals are a gift and we should cherish them. If you have the means to support a charity you must do so. The people who care for these animals need your help.

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Welcome Back
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Welcome back to School. We trust you and your family had a great festive season and we wish you all the very best for 2014. Please continue to support your children and the staff as we’re sure you have in the past.

We’ve just started and already the year is full of meetings, dates and items to complete! Today as I walked from the office I saw Grade 1 children having photos taken, heard Grade 4 children counting in Afrikaans and heard Gr 2 children spelling words aloud. The Grade 6’s we’re already starting in their books and busy with textbooks. The Grade 7 prefects and monitors were already on duty bright and early and the Grade 3 children were working hard trying to get used to their new surroundings.

So it looks like we’re all back to working hard!

Thank you to the supportive staff, parents and of course the children of Aston Manor Primary School – let’s have a productive, fun and happy 2014!

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SPCA Collection
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Every year AMPS with the drive of Mrs v Dijk (music / arts & culture teacher) get together to collect “presents” for the SPCA. With the help of children parents and staff the school collects money, food, blankets, toys etc which is then handed over to the SPCA in the hopes that it’ll make the animals a little less lonely over the December holidays.

Aston Manor Primary School had their annual Christmas SPCA collection and beat their previous best from last year. We collected more than 1,2 tonnes of dog and cat food as well as animal toys, blankets and money. Jenna Naude, Caeran Henricks, Nathan Short, Cameron Viles, Lucian Voster and Karina Mazari collected the most for the SPCA.

 

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Interhouse Athletics
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Thank you to all the parents that came to watch our Interhouse Athletics – unfortunately our pavilion hasn’t been completed yet so it was a little difficult to keep everyone is one place. Despite this we saw parents assisting and helping the staff keep children off the track and generally being good sports! To the parents thank you very much for this. We’ve put some of the photos up you can get them here

Google+ Athletics 2013

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Community Outreach Program
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A Morning in Tembisa

by Miss Crichton

tembisa (18 of 32)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

Term Dates

2025
  • Term 1: 15 January – 28 March
  • Term 2: 8 April – 27 June
  • Term 3: 22 July – 3 October
  • Term 4: 13 October – 12 December

Contact Info

Eland Road, Nimrod Park
Kempton Park
1619
South Africa

P.O. Box 10617
Aston Manor
1630

+27 11 970 2171

About

Aston Manor Primary School
(AMPS)

A public primary school in Kempton Park
South Africa near Oliver Tambo International
Airport (formally Johannesburg International
Airport).

AMPS has been educating children from the
ages of 5-14 for 54 years.

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