Daily Activities

SCHOOL TIMES

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1st, 2nd & 3rd Terms
School gates open at 7am and the first lesson starts at 7.30am. At 1:00pm the morning session ends for the Standards 3 to 7.
Reception, Standard 1 and 2 classes end at 12:30PM.

No child should be in the School after 4pm

If students are required to attend in the afternoons ad/or they have sporting activities or studying, parents are contacted through a letter which they mus sign and return to school, giving permission.

Before and After School Care Programme
The school offers a before and after school programme, at a fee, at the following times: 6:30am - 7.00am Every weekday 4.00pm - 5.00pm Every weekday

Holiday Lessons
At no extra cost, the School provides additional teaching and coaching in the school holidays for those children who need it.

If students are required to attend holiday lessons, they will be given a letter which parents must sign and return to school, giving permission.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

DATE	WEEK	EVENT	TIME
TERM ONE
Thursday 03 January 2019		Administration Offices Open	7.30am
Wednesday 09 January 2019	0	Staff Report for Duty, General Staff Meeting, Cambridge Training	11.00am
09 to 11 January 2018	0	Subject Meetings, Specialists Meetings, Committee Meetings Planning, Scheming and Forecasting, Cambridge Training
Friday 11 January 2019	0	Submission of minutes, schemes, plans and forecast electronically	Deadline 3.00pm

Monday 14 January 2019	1	Orientation of New Students	9.00am
Tuesday 15 January 2019	1	Beginning of Term 1, Staff Meeting	2.30pm
Friday 18 January 2019	1	Welcome Assembly- Principal	8.00am

Tuesday 22 January 2019	2	Parents Meet the Teacher	4.00pm to 6.00pm
Friday 25 January 2019	2	Prefects Assembly

Monday 28 January 2019	3	Remediation and Afternoon Programme starts	1.30pm
Tuesday 29 January 2019	3	Staff Meeting	2.30pm
Friday 01 February 2019	3	STD 7 Assembly	8.00am

Monday 04 February 2019	4	News Letter
	4	Essay Competition Starts for STD 5,6,7
Tuesday 05 February 2019	4	Staff Meeting	1.30pm
Friday 08 February 2019	4	STD 7 Assembly, Chinese New Year: Year of the Pig	8.00am

Thursday 14 February 2019	5	Valentine’s Day
Friday 15 February 2019	5	2017 Standard 7 Graduation	6.00pm

18 February to 22 February 2019	6 & 7	Monthly Test 1
28 February to 01 March 2019	6&7	Half Term Break

Friday 01 March 2019	7	Standard 6 and House Captains Assembly, World Wildlife Day (03/03/19)	8.00am

Monday 04 March 2019	8	World Wildlife Day
Tuesday 05 March 2019	8	Shrove Tuesday- Pancake Day Staff Meeting	2.30pm
Wednesday 06 March 2019	8	Parents Consultation: Reports to Parents	4.00pm to 6.00pm
Thursday 07 March 2019	8	Parents Consultation: Reports to Parents (appointments only)	4.00pm to 6.00pm
Friday 08 March 2019	8	Stand 6 Assembly, Top Achievers Assembly	8.00am
Saturday 09 March 2019	8	Sponsored Walk	6.00am

11 March to 15 March 2019	9	ELEVATE WEEK
Monday 11 March 2019	9	Commonwealth Day
Friday 15 March 2019	9	Standard 6 Assembly, St Patricks Day (17/03/18)	8.00am
Saturday 16 March 2019	9	HORSE SHOW, Pangolin Stables, Notwane

Monday 18- Friday 22 March 2019	10	BOOK WEEK
Tuesday 19 March 2019	10	Staff Meeting	2.30pm
Wednesday 20 March 2019	10	International Day of Happiness
Thursday 21 March 2019	10	World Poetry Day
Thursday 21 March 2019	10	LEMS Spelling Bee
Friday 22 March 2019	10	Standard 6 Assembly, Afternoon Programme Ends	8.00am

Tuesday 26 March 2018	11	Staff Meeting	2.30pm

01 April to 05 April 2019	12	Monthly Test 2 Week
Friday 05 April 2019	12	Standard 6 Assembly, World Health Day Commemorations, Book Worm Awards Term 1

Monday 08 April 2019	13	Standardised Tests
Tuesday 09 April 2019	13	End of Term Staff Meeting	2.30pm
Wednesday 10 April 2019	13	LEMS Inter House Debate
Thursday 11 April 2019	13	End of Term 1 Assembly	9.00am

15 April to 18 April 2019	14	Holiday Lessons

TERM TWO
Wednesday 08 May 2019	0	Teachers Report for Duty

Tuesday 14 May 2019	1	Beginning of Term 2, Staff Meeting	1.30pm
14 May to 17 May 2019	1	Fitness and Wellness Week
Wednesday 15 May 2019	1	Parents Consultation: Reports to Parents	4.00pm to 6.00pm
Thursday 16 May 2019	1	Parents Consultation: Reports to Parents	4.00pm to 6.00pm
Friday 17 May 2019	1	Top Achievers Assembly, William Shakespeare Day	8.00am

Tuesday 21 May 2019	2	Staff Meeting	1.30pm
Friday 24 May 2019	2	Standard 5 Assembly, Africa Day (25/05/19)	8.00am

Monday 27 May 2019	3	News Letter, Afternoon Programme Starts
Tuesday 28 May 2019	3	Staff Meeting 2.00pm, Legae Parents Day. Parents Forum Seminar 6.00pm
Thursday 30 May 2019		Ascension Day
Friday 31 May 2019	3	Standard 5 Assembly	8.00am

Tuesday 04 June 2019	4	LEMS Art Festival, EID
Wednesday 05 June 2019		World Environment Day
Friday 07 June 2019	4	Standard 5 Assembly, World Oceans Day (08/06/19)	8.00am

Monday 10 June- Thursday 13 June	5	ELEVATE WEEK
Tuesday 11 June 2019	5	Staff Meeting	1.30pm
Friday 14 June 2019	5	Standard 4 Assembly, Day of the African Child (16/06/19)	8.00am
Saturday 15 June 2019	5	HORSE SHOW, Pangolin Stables, Notwane

17 June to 21 June 2019	6	Monthly Test 3 Week
Friday 21 June 2019	6	Legae Pets Day

Tuesday 25 June 2019	7	Staff Meeting	1.30pm
Thursday 27 June 2019	7	LEMS Inter House Debate
Friday 28 June 2019	7	Mid Term Break

Monday 01 July 2019	8	Sir Seretse Khama Day Holiday
Wednesday 03 July 2019	8	Parents Consultation: Reports to Parents	4.00pm to 6.00pm
Thursday 04 July 2019	8	Parents Consultation: Reports to Parents	4.00pm to 6.00pm
Friday 05 July 2019	8	Standard 4 Assembly, Top Achievers Assembly	8.00am

Tuesday 09 July 2019	9	Staff Meeting	2.30pm
Friday 12 July 2019	9	Standard 3 Assembly, President Days Commemoration

15 July to 16 July 2019	10	Presidents Day Holidays
Friday 19 July 2019	10	Standard 3 Assembly, Production 2000, Afternoon Programme Ends

Tuesday 23 July 2019	11	Staff Meeting	2.30pm
Friday 26 July 2019	11	Standard 3 Assembly, Book Worm Awards Term 2

29 July to 02 August 2019	12	Mid-Year Examinations Week
Tuesday 06 August 2019	13	End of Term Staff Meeting	2.30pm
Friday 09 August 2019	13	Standard 3 Assembly, End of Term Assembly	11.00am

12 August to 16 August 2019	14	Holiday Lessons.

TERM THREE
Tuesday 10 September 2019	1	Beginning of Term 3-Staff Meeting	1.30pm
Wednesday 11 September 2019	1	Parents Consultation: Reports to Parents	4.00pm to 6.00pm
Thursday 12 September 2019	1	Parents Consultation: Reports to Parents	4.00pm to 6.00pm
		World Literacy Day
Friday 13 September 2019	1	Top Achievers Assembly, Standard 2 Assembly, Cancer Awareness Day	8.00am

Tuesday 17 September 2019	2	Staff Meeting	2.30pm
Friday 20 September 2019	2	Standard 2 Assembly, International Day of Peace (21/09/19)	8.00am

Monday 23-Thursday 26 September	3	ELEVATE WEEK
Tuesday 24 September 2019	3	Staff Meeting	2.30pm
Friday 27 September 2019	3	Standard 2 Assembly, Botswana Day Commemorations (30/09/19), Rosh Hashanah

30 September to 01 October 2019	4	Botswana Day Holidays
Tuesday 02 October 2019	4	Essay Competition Ends STD 5,6,7
Saturday 05 October	4	HORSE SHOW, Pangolin Stable, Notwane

03 October to 11 October 2019	4&5	Primary School Leaving Examinations Week, Mid Term Test 4 Week

14 October to 18 October 2019	6	Standardised tests Week

Tuesday 22 October 2019	7	Staff Meeting	2.30pm
Wednesday 23 October 2019	7	Parents Consultation: Reports to Parents	4.00pm to 6.00pm
Thursday 24 October 2019	7	Parents Consultation: Reports to Parents	4.00pm to 6.00pm
Friday 25 October 2019	7	Top Achievers Assembly, Movie Afternoon, Diwali (27/10/19)

Tuesday 29 October 2019	8	Staff Meeting	1.30pm
Thursday 31 October 2019	8	Halloween
	8	LEMS Orchestra Recital	6.00pm
Friday 01 November 2019	8	Half Term Holiday

Tuesday 05 November 2019	9	Staff Meeting	2.30pm
Friday 08 November 2019	9	Standard 1 Assembly, Remembrance Day (10/11/19, End of Afternoon Programme

11 November to 15 November 2019	10	End of Year Examinations Week

Tuesday 19 November 2019	11	Staff Meeting	1.30pm
Wednesday 20 November 2019	11	International Children’s Day
Friday 22 November 2019	11	Standard 1 Assembly ,Book Worm Awards Term 3	8.00am

Monday 25 November 2019	12	LEMS Prize Giving Ceremony	8.00am
Tuesday 26 November 2019	12	Standard 1 and 2 Concert	6.00pm
Wednesday 27 November 2019	12	Standard 3 and 4 Concert	6.00pm
Thursday 28 November 2019	12	Standard 5 and 6 Concert Thanksgiving Day	6.00pm
Friday 29 November 2019	12	World AIDS Day Hanukkah Standard 1 Final Assembly	10.00am

AFTERNOON PROGRAMME

The School offers and extensive afternoon programme in addition to the full teaching morning.

Legae English Medium School offers the following fully inclusive of the Termly Fees:

Remediation for all Lower School Students in Standards One, Two, Three and Four.
Remediation for Upper School Students in Standards five and Six.
Afternoon Study for students in Standards five and Six and Seven.

Activities Include:

Drama

  Lower School Choir

  Upper School Choir

  Lower School Marimba

  Upper School Marimba

  Junior Orchestra

  ICT Club

  Dance (Modern, Salsa, Ballroom)

  Counselling Club

  Championship Karate

Art and Craft Club

  Home Economics

  Knitting

  Beading

  Book Club

  Library Club

  French Club

  Green Club

  Swimming

Trinity Music Examinations

  Needlework

  Traditional Dance

  Rock Band

  Dressmaking

  Debate Club

  Public Speaking

  Spelling Bee

  Legae Ambassadors

  Horse Riding


Activities Supplied by External Experts:

Dance (Modern, Salsa, ballroom)

  Chess

  Karate

  Taekwondo

  Fencing

  Young Entrepreneurs Club

  Komatsu Tennis

Home Enonomics

  Simply Science

  Football Coaching

  Violin

  Yoga

  Exercise Dance

Championship Karate

Spanish

SPORTS

Legae English Medium School has a comprehensive sporting programme. Each sport is taught during its sporting season. The School has the following Sports Teams:(U= Under, e.g. U9 is Under 9 years old)

Basketball U11(Boys and Girls)
Cricket
Football: U9, U11
Hockey
Softball: U11 (Boys and Girls)
Swimming: U8, U9, U10, U11

Athletics
Fencing
Gymnastics
Netball: U9, U11
Table Tennis
Tennis

Team/Sporting Programme	Name of bird	Motto
Athletics	AFRICAN SWIFT	Fortis et velox (Strong and swift)
Basketball	WEAVER	Together Everyone Achieves More
Chess	OWL	Sapientia et doctrina (wisdom and learning
Cricket	WOODPECKER	Non plus ultra (nothing further beyond
Fencing	KINGFISHER	Prise de Fer (taking the blade
Football	FALCON	Best in the Field
Horse Riding	OXPECKER	Semper anticus (Always forward)
Netball	HUMMINGBIRD	One spirit, one team, one win
Softball	AFRICAN CROW	Teamwork makes the Dream work
Swimming	AFRICAN DARTER	Fulminis instar ( like lightning)
Table Tennis	MOUSEBIRD	Ever to Excel
Tennis	BLUE WAXBILL	Take it to the Net

Horse Riding Therapy

Since 2015 the School has offered the unique programme of Horse Riding Therapy for selected students. The healing power of horses is used to assist children to overcome, when needed, lack of confidence, low self-esteem, low academic achievement, learning difficulties and various disabilities and challenges.

COLLECTION OF CHILDREN

Please note that children should be collected from school not later than 15 minutes after the morning session ends or by 4.30pm if your child has attended afternoon activities. The school is not responsible for children left on the school grounds after these times. Children who are not participating in afternoon activities may not be left at school all day. Regretfully children who are continually left at school until late will be requested to be withdrawn as the school cannot be held liable.

HOMEWORK

Homework is considered an integral part of the child’s learning process and therefore it is important that parents ensure their children carry out the homework set by their teachers. Homework is given to all children from Standard 1 upwards. Each student is given a Homework Diary in which to record their homework on a daily basis.

DISCIPLINE

A high standard of behavior is upheld at the school, with students being considerate to their teachers, other staff, peers and visitors. There is a clear discipline procedure in the school for teachers to follow which includes counseling for children and, if necessary, calling in their parents to discuss the problem.

Parents are always welcome at the school, but please make an appointment with the Head Teacher’s secretary in advance so that teaching is not interrupted.