Newsletter – 26 April 2019

Dear Parents, Friends and Staff

The holiday disruptions have given us another short week. Its always a concern, when we miss school but there is little we can do about this. I suggest that you make the effort to enjoy the time with your children and encourage them to get rest and focus on the coming examinations

Brian

MUSIC EVENING FUND RAISER

Academic

MEMORY MNEMONICS

https://za.elevateeducation.com/programs/juniorMemory Mnemonics – 9:00 – 10:30 on 11 May 2019. R160.00 per student at Thorntree. This excellent study program has been used at all the leading schools in South Africa and they are finally coming to Limpopo. Parents there will be a course provided for you to learn how to support your child’s studying routine. This course is open to advertise – please send on to any prospective candidates. Follow the link to learn more about the program! Contact Thorntree for more details.

Creativity blooms at Foundation Phase

April 22nd is the day set aside to celebrate the Earth and learn more about the environment. It’s a yearly commemoration dating back to 1970. This year the Grade R’s of MEPS learnt all about the devastating effects of pollution and has made a commitment to recycle.
Plastic bottles were recycled into bird feeders and hung up around the school’s garden.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtfully committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead

Sport

u/10 Netball match took place at Krugerpark: Meps Won 7- 2 against MDA

Culture

Please be reminded that there is a Movie night and Cake sale next Friday, 3 May 2019.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Little things can have huge impacts on the bigger things.

This is beautifully illustrated in a story originally told by American Pastor, Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick. It goes something like this…

On the slopes of Long’s Peak in Colorado lies the ruin of a gigantic tree. Scientists confirm that it stood for some four hundred years. It was a seedling when Columbus landed at San Salvador, and was only half-grown when the Pilgrims settled at Plymouth. During the course of its long life, it was struck by lightning numerous times and battered by avalanches and violent storms. Yet still, the tree stood firm. In the end, however, it was an army of tiny beetles that attacked the tree and leveled it to the ground. The insects ate their way through the bark and gradually destroyed the inner strength of the tree.

A forest giant which age had not withered, nor lightning blasted, nor storms subdued, succumbed to beetles so small that you could crush them between your fingers. Here’s the thing – most of us can survive times of crisis in our personal and professional lives. We have the ability to summons reserves of strengths and resolve to fight any battle or overcome almost any obstacle.  However, despite our strength just like the giant tree we too can be undone by the small things in life. It is the “small things” like jealousy, anger, resentment, pettiness, and negativity that eat us from the inside, which have the power to bring about our downfall. The good news is that you have an advantage that the giant tree did not – you can identify those moral “beetles” and fight against them. Do this by fostering great relationships with the people around you. Encourage positive emotions, effective communication, and other soft skills that many people take for granted or often disregard. 

Can you do this? I think you can. Do you?

Have a good weekend

Brian

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