Communication

EVERSDAL COMMUNICATION

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We strongly encourage our parents to ‘sign up for communication’ on the home page of our website.

This will ensure that you will receive the latest news via email.

You will receive an email to confirm you subscription.
If you do not receive a confirmation message, please inquire at Mrs Elana la Grange elanalg@eversdal.org.za

INFORMATION REGARDING COMMUNICATION

The following can be found on our website under communication:

INFO

To find any other relevant information such as school background, vision & mission, policies, staff, library, “Ever Aksie”, Everjas, application, Aftercare, school fees, Headmaster, Governing Body and Trust be sure to consult the info page.

Sport coaches will communicate via email through specific groups (sport code and age group). It is important to check emails regularly and respond to sporting events that your child should attend.

All sport programs will be available on our website under communication. http://www.eversdal.org.za/communication /sport/

The weekly Ever Focus will be sent to all parents via email (on Tuesdays). The Ever Focus will also be available on our website under communication. http://www.eversdal.org.za/communication/everfokus/

Every parent is registered on our emailing system. You have to contact Elana la Grange if you do not receive our global email posts.

SMS

SMS-messages will only be sent out if critical information must reach our parents immediately. We do not use texts as the primary means of communication.

EMAIL

Please consult our ‘contact’ page on the website to find all the important email addresses as requested. Parents and teachers communicate via email (primarily).

OPTIONAL COMMUNICATION – SOCIAL MEDIA (Administered by the SCHOOL)

( You do not have to belong to these platforms – this is your own choice.)

FACEBOOK – LAERSKOOL EVERSDAL PRIMARY: (Administered by the School) https://www.facebook.com/pages/Laerskool-Eversdal-Primary/1477218555864176
(General “happenings” and photos are posted on these pages. Urgent news feeds will also be linked to these pages. You can “see and feel” most of what is happening at the school on these pages.) Parents that repeatatly make negative comments will be removed and blocked.

TWITTER – EVERSDALNEWS (Administered by the School) https://twitter.com/EVERSDALNEWS
(The EVERSDAL Twitter feed and the Eversdal FACEBOOK feed are automatically duplications of each other.)

TWITTER – EVERSDAL TWEETS (Administered by the school) https://twitter.com/EVERSDALPRIMARY
(General TWEETS on educational issues and things happening in the world of education. NO school information will be TWEETED on this twitter account.)
Eversdal Primary only uses FREE platforms to communicate with our parents.

OTHER OFFICIAL SCHOOL FACEBOOK PAGES

EVERJAS EVERSDAL PRIMARY (Administered by EVERJAS) https://www.facebook.com/pages/Everjas-Eversdal-Primary/685382781555488?fref=ts

THE ABOVEMENTIONED SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS BELONG TO AND ARE ADMINISTERED BY EVERSDAL PRIMARY SCHOOL.

PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING IN MIND:

We do not use WHATSAPP as a communication strategy. There are some parents who use this as a communication tool.
Some of the class representatives also use it to communicate during EVERAKSIE events – often very successful.
We (as a school) cannot take any responsibility for communication in any WHATSAPPforum.
There are other Eversdal Primary groups floating around – we cannot take responsibility for the content on them.
THESE PLATFORMS MAY NOT BE USED BY PARENTS AS A PLATFORM TO COMPLAIN OR DO BUSINESS. Positive remarks are always welcome. We will have to block those users who do not comply. (Some parents have tried to do so already – mostly looking for business opportunities.)
We understand that many of our parents might not be comfortable in using all these new communication tools – we would like to get involved and arrange some training sessions in this regard.
Please do not place your personal information on ANY SOCIAL platforms (not just Eversdal Primary) – it is not a safe practice.

Henk Arangies
Headmaster