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AGM & PARENTS DAY

AGM & Parents Day – Saturday, 7 November 2026

Our Annual General Meeting will be taking place on Saturday, 7 November 2026. We would appreciate it if all parents make every effort to attend this important meeting, where we have to have a quorum to approve the 2027 budget and various other school matters.
The Notice and Agenda was sent out with Newsletter No. 16 dated 22 September 2026.
The AGM Annual Report was sent out on 8 October 2026.

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PARKING

Parking for Parents – Saturday, 7 November 2026

Parking in New Forest Road is reserved for staff. Parents are requested to please park in Cowie, Birnam and Rannoch Road where security guards will be placed.

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AGM LUCKY DRAW

Lucky Draw

At the AGM there will be a lucky draw for 4 prizes. When you register for the AGM, you will receive a free lucky draw ticket. The draw will take place at the closing of the AGM. If your ticket is drawn and you are not present, we will need to draw another winning ticket.

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SCHOOL FINANCES

Payment of School Fees

Forest Town School is a Section 21 school which implies that we are a school fee-paying school. All parents are obligated to pay school fees to enable the smooth running of the school.
School fee statements will be sent out monthly and parents will have to sign for receipt of the school fee statement in their child’s message book.

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CAMPS

Camp Dates

06

END-OF-YEAR EVENTS

Prize-Giving Ceremonies

07

LEARNER INFORMATION

Code of Conduct for Learners

Our Code of Conduct for Learners can be read on the school’s website. Please familiarize yourself with the content of this code of conduct. Should you need a hard copy, you may request it from the Administration Office.

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SCHOOL INFORMATION

School Policies

School policies available in the Administration Office for parents’ perusal.

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IMPORTANT PAYMENT INFORMATION

Forest Town School Is Cashless

Forest Town School will not accept cash payments anymore. Please do not send cash with a learner or driver anymore.
Please use one of the following methods:
• FNB ATM deposit – make sure to send proof of payment to the school immediately.
• EFT – make sure to send proof of payment to the school immediately.
• Speed point facility is available at the school for card payments.
• Pay Fast is also available on the school’s website.

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SCHOOL FEES

School Fees

Please see that all School Fee payments are kept up to date, to avoid being handed over. Please contact the Finance Office (Lorraine) at accounts@fts.org.za should you have any queries with regard to your School Fee Statement.

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PAYMENTS & PROOF OF PAYMENT

Payments for School and Transport Fees & Proof of Payments

When Parents are making payments towards School Fees or Transport Fees, kindly use the name and surname of the learner and state School Fees/Transport Fees as reference. It becomes very difficult if we have no clear reference. Once the Fees are identified, it makes it easier to generate the correct invoice.
Banking details for Forest Town School:
Bank: First National Bank
Branch Number: 253305
Account Name: Forest Town School
Account Number: 50371715200
Reference: Name and Surname of child and state if school or Transport fees.
When making EFT payment, please send proof of payment IMMEDIATELY to:
accounts@fts.org.za

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CONTACT

Debt Collecting Enquiries

Kindly direct any debt enquiries to Lerato at leratom@fts.org.za.

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TERM 4 CALENDAR

Important Dates for Term 4 – 2026

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LOOKING AHEAD

School Terms for 2027

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FUNDRAISING

2026 Fundraising

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THANK YOU TO OUR ISP & FIBRE PARTNERS

Our Preferred ISP and Fibre Providers

Forest Town School’s preferred internet service provider and fibre provider are Cool Ideas and VumaTel. We thank them for allowing our school to be part of their school initiative programme and for supporting our connectivity.

Kind regards,
Mrs. Ronalda Lucas
Principal

FOREST TOWN SCHOOL

Nurture • Support • Empower

NEWSLETTER NO. 19 • 3 NOVEMBER 2026

Lethu the Phoenix

SCHOOL

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