Newsflash 29/9/21

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Gweru Parents’ Engagement Meeting 

We invite all of our Gweru based parents to a time of engagement with the Headmaster on Thursday 30 September in the school hall at 5pm. The session will be preceded by tea from 4:30pm. Please let us know on admin@mcc.ac.zw if you will be attending to assist with catering numbers.

 

Thank you to all of the parents who met with us in Harare! We value your sacrifice and input!

Assessment 5 Results and Reports

Please log in to your account on the Senatical platform to view the latest update on your child’s results linked to the Mid-Year / Mock Examinations. The link on our website takes you to the log in page: https://41.220.17.209:5742

Note that Forms 1s, 2s, 3s & L6s have Assessment Reports, and Forms 4s & U6s have full academic reports. 

October – November Examination Session 

Starts on Friday 1 October. See attached timetable. 

Please take note of the following:

  • SWOT Leave for all Form 4s, L6s & U6s starts on Monday 4 October. 
  • Boarders will be doing SWOT from school.
  • Day Scholars do not have to come to school during SWOT Leave. However, should they be coming to school to get assistance from their teachers, they are to be at school by 7:20am – reporting to their form teacher for register taking. A day scholar may then only go home between 1-2pm, or at 3:30pm, or at 5pm. Any movements outside of this time will require a written request from a parent. 
  • Examination Days – Day scholars should be at school by 7:20am on the day that they have a morning examination, and at 1pm on a day that they have an afternoon examination.
  • Internal revision and SWOT programmes are in place for Form 2 and 3 pupils for their public examinations. 
  • Form 4, L6 & U6 boarders may only be signed out to go home after their last examination is concluded.
  • Lower 6 lessons resume on Monday 8 November (but ALL boarders need to be in hostel from Friday 5 November due to a compulsory function on Saturday 6 November)
  • All Form 4 and Upper 6 pupils need to complete and submit their Clearance Form within 48 hours after completion of their last examination. Clearance involves teachers confirming return of all school textbooks, equipment, Earn a Brick forms, Library book submissions etc. Missing items may be charged to your account. 

Formal & Colours Assembly

Note that this event will take place on Friday 1 October between 11:30am – 1pm, and will include recognition of top achievers from the Mock Examinations. For those parents who may like to join us, please join using Zoom :

Meeting ID: 837 112 0796

Passcode: 2021

Partnerships and Standards

As a school, we are members of the Association of Christian Schools in Zimbabwe – (ACSI Zimbabwe), which is a subsidiary of the global
organisation of the Association of Christian Schools which we are currently accredited by. ACSI is focused on excellence in Christian schools by enhancing the professional and personal development of Christian educators and providing support functions for Christian schools worldwide. Whilst we are certainly not perfect, we are grateful for this partnership that aids us in staying ‘true to our core’ and challenges us to develop and grow. 

Reflection 

“The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.” Psalm 46:11 (NIV)

Newsflash 22/9/21

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Engagement Meetings with the Head:

We invite all Harare-based parents to an engagement meeting with the Headmaster on Saturday 25 September 9am – 10am at Zimbali Gardens (26 Cecil Road, Greendale, Harare). Please let us know if you plan to attend to assist with catering numbers for tea. 

We also extend the invitation to all prospective Harare-based parents to meet with the Head and learn more about our school starting with tea at 10am on Saturday 25 September. Please see the attached flyer for this and circulate to colleagues and friends. 

We invite all Gweru-based parents to an engagement meeting with the Headmaster on Thursday 30 September at 5pm in the school hall. 

We strongly believe in an ‘open door policy’ and remind our parents to engage with us on an ongoing basis, not just at meetings. Please contact us should you wish to discuss issues pertaining to your child or our institution. We are in partnership. 

Spirit of Partnership:

We thank the Parents Assembly Committee for their ongoing role in challenging us to high levels of service delivery. Our goal is to indeed offer a quality service which is of value to money. 

We too thank the Parents Assembly Committee for the Resource Centre Initiative and you as parents for your ongoing support through payment of the PAC Levy towards this much needed infrastructural development. We, however, ask for your assistance in ensuring that all outstanding “Earn a Brick” forms are returned to the school. Some pupils appear to have forgotten their forms at home. For the integrity of the exercise, ALL forms must be returned, and the penalty for lost forms will need to be paid. 

We also ask for your support in the Library Book collection drive. Every pupil was asked to return to school with a donation of at least two books to put towards the school library. These may be new or second hand books. We only ask that the books not be at odds with our Christian beliefs, although they do not have to be religious Christian books. Examples of books that would not be welcome are books on other religions, horoscopes, excessive violence or material inappropriate for teenage readers. 

Congratulations:

To our pupils who took part in the first part of the National Institute of the Allied Arts Speech and Drama Virtual Festival. We look forward to the group performances which are still ‘to air’. Results so far are as follows:

Third Grades:

  • Nokutenda Munyanduki – Solo Poetry, Form 3 & 4
  • Tawonga Silubonde – Solo Poetry, Form 3 & 4
  • Moirah Chiwara – Monologue, Intermediate

Second Grades:

  • Rufaro Chanakira – Solo Poetry, Senior
  • Theodore Masi – Solo Poetry, Senior
  • Melissa Ngwenya / Diya Keshav – Duo Poetry, Senior
  • Kudzai Chikwari – Monologue, Senior
  • Natasha Jones – Monologue, Senior
  • Genalyn Gazi – Monologue, Senior
  • Theodore Masi – Monologue, Senior
  • Sharon Marangwanda – Shakespearean Sonnet, Senior
  • Tanatswa Mlauzi/Kudzai Chikwari – Duologue, Senior
  • Karl Makahamadze / Tanatswa Mlauzi – Duo Prepared TV News Reading
  • Kundai-Karl Mpame – Shakespearean Monologue

First Grades:

  • Kudzaishe Mumba / Sharon Marangwanda – Duo Poetry, Senior
  • Zandile Sibanda – Solo Poetry, Senior
  • Lostancia Mudzengerere / Mufarowashe Dhitima – Duo Poetry, Senior
  • Nadine Mutangara / Blessing Madhiri – Duo Poetry, Senior
  • Vanessa Mncube / Sharon Marangwanda – Duologue, Senior
  • Karl Makahamadze – Shakespearean Sonnet, Senior
  • Anotidaishe Ndoro – Shakespearean Monologue
  • Kundai Mpame / Diya Keshav – Duo Prepared TV News Reading

First Grade Plus:

  • Natasha Jones / Panashe Magadza – Duo Poetry, Senior

Honours: 

  • Tinovimba Manjengwa – Monologue, Intermediate

  • Blessing Madhiri / Nadine Mutangara – Duologue, Senior

  • Kaylee Ncube / Mufarowashe Dhitima – Duologue, Senior

  • Vanessa Mncube – Solo Poetry, Senior

  

Congratulations!