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June 2021
Dear Parents, Staff Members & Learners
“It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday
is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.”
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COVID-19
We would like to take this opportunity to share our deepest condolences with all our families that have
been both directly and indirectly affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
A reminder to parents to please ensure that your children adhere to strict COVID-19 Protocols outside of
school as well especially during the school holiday period.
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EXAMS, EXAMS, EXAMS!!!
The past three weeks seem to have flown past and we can hardly believe that we have already come to
the end of our mid-year exams.
Our learners have continued to put their best foot forward this term and we are holding our breath for a
wonderful set of results from them all.
Life Science Practical – Testing for Protein
SANBS BLOOD DRIVE
Our second blood drive for 2021 will take place on Wednesday 11 August from 09:00 – 14:30, please
diarise this date and invite your friends.
Anyone over the age of 16, and who weighs more than 50kgs, is
eligible to donate. COVID-19 recovered individuals may donate and
anyone else who is in good health. The SANBS blood reserves are
VERY low and we are appealing to all our parents, friends and
family members to take part in this incredibly worthy cause. All
COVID-19 protocols apply.
FIRST FOOD DRIVE 2021
Thanks to the generous donations from all our BESA Families, we were able to pack a total of 36 food
parcels. These parcels will be distributed by Mr Jacobs to those who are less fortunate within the
community.
1. Melanie is from Brackendowns. She just had her second baby and is currently on maternity
leave. Her husband lost his job and she's not sure if her employer will still keep her in their
employment as she struggles to get in on time. She says thank you to everyone at BESA for the
help received.
2. Vincent from Katlehong. One of he first recipients of our food parcels is well known, he even calls
Mr J "father" and is extremely grateful. He's married and has 2 kids, they are really struggling.
3. Riaan is a familiar face at the Pick n Pay traffic lights in Brackenhurst. He remembers the bucket
he got from BESA last year. He used to stay across from the Hardware store, but recently moved
to Alrode. He is extremely grateful for the gift he received from BESA.
4. Christo from Alberton North, has a wife and two sons (one who is disabled) to support. He works
as a car guard at a church on Sundays. He is very grateful for the gift received from BESA.
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Melanie Vincent Riaan Christo
BESA BEAR CHALLENGE
FATHERS DAY RAFFLE
“Fathering is not something perfect men do,
but something that perfects the man.”
~ Frank Pittman
We trust that all of our dads had the most wonderful Father’s Day
filled with special family time. Thank you to all the families who
participated and contributed to our Father’s Day Raffle, this
Fundraiser was again a terrific success. We look forward to
sharing our upcoming projects with you all.
Congratulations to the Botha family, who won the beautiful
hamper. A massive thank you to Mrs C Preddy for putting it
together for us.
PILANESBERG TOUR
A reminder of our upcoming tour to the Pilanesberg National Park, the tour is scheduled to take place
from the 16-19 of September and will include activities such as a visit to the Hartbeespoort Elephant
Sanctuary, Sun City’s Valley of the Waves and a guided game drive.
Limited space is still available. If you would like to join the tour, please contact the admin office, or Mr
Lawrenz directly at dlawrenz@besacademy.co.za, to arrange payment.
We have investigated the COVID-19 Protocols of all companies involved, and will ensure that the safety
of our learners is a top priority. Should lockdown rules prohibit the facilitation of our tour, any monies
paid will be allocated to school fees.
Please be sure to use your child’s initial and surname, as well as ‘Pilanesberg’ as the reference when
making an electronic payment.
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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
DATE FUNCTION TIMES PEOPLE INVOLVED
Term 2 Reports
Tuesday 6 July 8:00 – 10:00 All
to be issued
Tuesday 13 July Start of Term 3 7:45 – 14:30 All Learners
By invitation
Saturday 17 July Parents Morning 8:00 – 10:00
(All parents welcome)
Sunday 18 July Mandela Day (67 Minutes)
Mandela Day
Monday 19 July TBA All Learners & Staff
BESA Celebration
Monday 9 August Women’s Day Public Holiday All
All parents and learners
Wednesday 11 August SANBS Blood Drive 9:00 – 14:30 over the age of 16 and
weighing more than 50kgs
Grade 9 parents
Grade 9 Subject
Saturday 21 August 8:00 – 10:00 and learners
Selection Meeting
(Dependent on Covid-19
(Grade 10 2022)
gathering restrictions)
Start of
Monday 30 August Varied Grade 12 learners
Matric Prelims
Wednesday 1 September Spring Fun Day All day All
Thursday 23 September Last Day of Term 3 7:55 to 12:00 All learners
REPORTS & PARENTS’ MORNING
Reports will be emailed to parents on Tuesday 6 July. If your contact details have changed recently,
please advise the admin office (admin@besacademy.co.za).
Understanding report effort levels:
It is important for parents to know how much effort a learner has put into each subject. Often this kind
of mark serves as a better reflection on a learner’s performance than a grade average does,
especially where group sizes are small, like ours.
An effort grade (on the 7 point scale) will be fairly subjective as it will be an individual teacher’s
opinion. When arriving at an effort grade for a learner, the learner’s approach over the entire term is
considered. Taken into consideration are things like: homework completed, work presentation,
meeting deadlines, overall time management, perseverance, conscientiousness, general work ethic,
general results etc.
Please remember that the Effort Grade does not have to equate to the Term Mark. A learner
might have a Term mark of 45% but he has worked exceptionally hard to achieve that mark and as a
result might score a 6 (70-79%) for effort.
Parents Morning will be held on Saturday 17 July from 08:00 to 10:00. All possible precautions will be
taken and all safety measures adhered to.
It will indicate on the reports where teachers would like to meet with specific parents, however, all
parents are welcome to attend.
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GRADE 8 APPLICATIONS FOR 2022
Parents who intend enrolling children for 2022 must please ensure that you apply with us as soon as
possible. While preference will be given to current families, the normal enrolment procedure applies to all
applicants. Application forms can be obtained from the school office or by email request
(admin@besacademy.co.za). Please do not delay!
Please help us in sharing the following date for upcoming entrance exams, any families who may be
interested in joining us should please contact the admin office for more information.
Saturday 7 August 08:00 – 11:30.
GRADE 12 WINTER SCHOOL PROGRAMME
We have decided to postpone our Winter School Programme to September as a result of the latest wave
of Covid infections. Online school is not an option as it is not effective when trying to do practicals or
portfolio work. We encourage our Matrics to make use of these holidays to rejuvenate and prepare for
their upcoming preliminary examinations in August.
OUR SCHOOL ROAD
It is important that drivers adhere to the speed limit of 30 km/h on our school road. We have had reports
of vehicles ‘zooming’ up and down which is potentially dangerous to other drivers.
The imposing of the speed limit is three-fold:
1. It ensures the safety of other road users and pedestrians on the road.
2. It reduces damage to the road.
3. It reduces the amount of dust thrown up by vehicles.
Please adhere to the speed limit for the wellbeing of all road users. Should you identify a vehicles
speeding or driving recklessly, please forward the license plate number to the admin office.
BESA OUTREACH
BESA Bear Annual Challenge Continues in 2021
The lasting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic means that this initiative will be even
more important in 2021. We look forward to trying to beat the record set last year and
thank our parents in advance for your continued
support.
While we will not disregard store-bought items, we would like each of our learners to
commit themselves and their time to the making of these scarves and blankets, and
to remain personally involved in the project. Only knitted and crocheted items will be
considered for community service hours.
Watch our BESA BEAR CHALLENGE BAROMETER grow at the tuck shop.
BLANKETS – Crocheted / Knitted
This year we would like to make our blanket drive two-fold - in the past we have supported the children’s
homes, TLC and Door of Hope, which we would like to continue to do. The sizes of blankets needed for
this drive would be small/baby blankets measuring roughly 100cm x 120cm.
BLANKETS – Matthew Downs Blanket Drive
Many of our families are aware of this incredibly special drive and have participated in it over the last 4
years, this year is no different. Please see the letter attached for more information.
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SECRET SCARVES
These homemade scarves, created with love, will be donated to those people who are desperately in
need of warm items of clothing to combat the winter months. The scarves will distributed throughout the
community. On average, each should be about 150cm long and 20cm wide.
BESA FOOD PROGRAMME
FLOUR POWER - Gemma West
Every Friday morning sandwiches are prepared for learners in need at Aloe Ridge Primary School.
We would love for more learners to get involved in this initiative and in the preparation process of these
sandwiches. Donations are also welcome in the form of peanut butter, margarine, jams, spreads, bread,
fruits and individual juices.
We thank you for your generous hearts! We look forward to all the wonderful things Community
Outreach as a whole plans to achieve this year and hope for the continued support from our BESA
family.
Any queries can be directed to Mrs B Kirchner.
MUSIC LESSONS
Piano and Violin lessons take place at BESA every Monday afternoon.
We would love for more learners to join in and either learn to play a
new instrument or brush up on skills already learnt. For more
information please contact Mrs Büser.
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CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION FOR 2021
Please use admin@besacademy.co.za for any general emails and enquiries. Please contact Mrs S
Preddy in the office on 087 654 BESA (2372).
Parents are requested to please contact the Grade Heads for any queries or matters relating to your
child unless the query is specific to a certain subject, then please feel free to contact the teacher
concerned directly via ClassDojo. This system enables us to provide you with feedback as soon as
possible.
Grade 8: Mr Lawrenz / Mrs Büser
Grade 9: Mr Fourie
Grade 10: Mr Jacobs
Grade 11: Mrs Botten
Grade 12: Mrs T Botha / Mr Khan
Staff school email addresses are as follows:
Mrs André – randre@besacademy.co.za Ms Archery – rarchery@besacademy.co.za
Ms Berriman – kberriman@besacademy.co.za Mrs L Botha – lbotha@besacademy.co.za
Mrs T Botha – tbotha@besacademy.co.za Mrs Botten – jbotten@besacademy.co.za
Mrs Büser – lbuser@besacademy.co.za Mrs Coetzee – dcoetzee@besacademy.co.za
Mr Fourie – hfourie@besacademy.co.za Mr Jacobs – mjacobs@besacademy.co.za
Mr Khan – jkhan@besacademy.co.za Mrs Kirchner – bkirchner@besacademy.co.za
Mr Lawrenz – dlawrenz@besacademy.co.za Ms Wilkins – twilkins@besacademy.co.za
Mr C Preddy – cpreddy@besacademy.co.za Mr D Preddy – dpreddy@besacademy.co.za
Mrs C Preddy (finance) –
Mrs S Preddy (admin) – admin@besacademy.co.za
finance@besacademy.co.za
Mr Rufus – vrufus@besacademy.co.za Miss Sarkis (admin) – asarkis@besacademy.co.za
CLASS DOJO APP
The ClassDojo App must be downloaded and activated by at least one
parent per family, please. This is platform enables subject teachers and
parents to communicate more efficiently and effectively via text,
photographs and videos.
TERM DATES FOR 2021
Term 2: Tuesday 13 April to Friday 25 June
Term 3: Tuesday 13 July to Thursday 23 September
Term 4: Tuesday 5 October to Friday 8 December
Please note that dates are subject to change depending on instruction from Government due to the
Covid-19 pandemic.
SCHOOL TIMES FOR TERM 2
All learners are expected to report for assembly and roll call by 07:45 every day.
Monday to Thursday 07:45 – 14:30
Friday 07:45 – 13:30
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LEARNERS WHO DRIVE THEMSELVES TO SCHOOL
It is school policy that a certified copy of your driver’s licence is
kept on our records. This is required in order to put our minds
at ease and to cover our legal obligations. Please give this
document to Mrs Preddy in the office. Learners who fail to do
so will not be allowed to park their car on the school premises.
MYSCHOOL
MySchool, MyVillage, My Planet supports schools, environmental
initiatives and communities by giving a percentage of your spend at
Woolworths and other partners back to your beneficiary of choice, at no
additional cost to you. We would like to request that you please add
BESA as a beneficiary along with other fundraising initiatives that may
appeal to you. Your contributions will be greatly appreciated!
SCHOOL UNIFORM SALES
A reminder of the items on sale from the uniform
shop:
School uniform will be on sale on
Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 1st
break when learners can try on the
items of clothing.
Please ensure that your child’s
name is written on each item of
clothing, especially jackets which
are often removed and forgotten. A
name written on the tag will allow us
to easily locate the owner should
the item be misplaced.
FINANCIAL MATTERS
A very BIG THANK YOU to all of our parents who pay their school fees in terms of their agreement with
the school. We really do appreciate your timeous payments.
Parents are reminded that school fee payments are to be made by the 5th of each month, so the
payment for July 2021 is currently due. If you are unsure of your required payment amount, please email
finance@besacademy.co.za or contact Tracey Sampson directly on 079 580 4356. We will happily
assist.
Our banking information is as follows:
BESA Leadership Academy
First National Bank Bracken City
Branch code: 252242
Account number: 62249103251 (Current/Cheque account)
Please use your child’s name & surname as a reference on your payments.
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FAREWELL
Mr Loukakis, what a blessing you have been to our BESA
family. Your passion for teaching and love for your students
will leave big shoes to fill, both literally and figuratively.
Thank you for filling our school with laughter daily, you are
most definitely going to be missed.
Thank you for your vision of the AP Maths Programme which
you have spearheaded and will continue to assist with for the
remainder of the year. This vision has added so much value
to our school and we will be forever grateful.
We would like to wish you everything of the best for your
new adventure. We know that you will give the same energy
and enthusiasm to your family business and we pray for
blessings and continued success. – BESA Management
“Mr Loukakis, we met at hello, we’re about to be apart with farewell, but life is about cherishing the past,
facing the present and moving ahead towards new milestones with your family business. Best wishes for
your future. In my heart you will always be. - Mrs Coetzee
IN MEMORIAM
BESA’s oldest and longest resident pupil has unfortunately crossed
over the rainbow bridge. Our dear and faithful dog, our BESA
mascot and unofficial therapy pup, passed away on Wednesday 23
June, aged 11.
Our “Miss Lady” was very much part of the ‘BESA Family’ and
touched so many souls with her companionship and emotional
support. She will no doubt be remembered lovingly by all who have
had the privilege of being part of BESA.
A heartfelt thank you goes out to Mr
Fourie, for your unconditional love for our
beautiful girl. You have been her constant
over the years and she knew how loved
she was by you!
And to Miss Archery for opening your home to our special pup, without
hesitation during her final months. You have such an amazing soul ma’am and
we know that you and Ruth made Lady’s final months so very special. Thank
you for being by her side in her last moments, we know she felt your love for
her and crossed over the rainbow bridge in peace.
Lady…
Driving to school every day with Lady commanding the front
seat, made the day seem a little brighter. When we got onto the
dusty road, she knew BESA was her domain, her home. We
could never open the doors fast enough for her to jump out and
she would excitedly leap towards her familiar places to check if
they were the same as she had left them.
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Learners would smile with delight when Lady chose to greet them by leaning her head against their legs.
Gentle hands would caress her head, and they too would know that they could conquer the challenges of
the day.
Unknowingly, instinctively, Lady became the comforter, seeking out the
ones who needed extra loving in the morning, during the day and when
they went home. Lady knew who was silently hurting, she quietly touched
those aching hearts and made everything better.
She was not a noisy, barking dog, she found different ways to
communicate. Just by lifting her snout other dogs knew their limits with
her! She would nudge her head under your hands when she needed a
cuddle. She would stand by the door when she wanted it open and even
knew how to bang on the door with her paw to get a more urgent
response. Her beautiful wide eyes spoke volumes and the best would be
when she leapt about excitedly. WHAT AN INCREDIBLY INTELLIGENT
DOG!
Thankyou Lady for touching our hearts.
Thank you Lady for making our lives shine brighter.
Thank you for letting us share our days with you.
You have left a large impact on BESA, Lovely Lady, and you live on in our hearts!
~ Mrs Archery
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