FAQ'S
School Hours for all Grades Monday – Thursday:
Grade R – 07h45 – 13h00
Grade 1 – 07h45 – 14h00
Grade 2 – 07h45 – 14h00
Grade 3 – 07h45 – 14h00
Grade 4 – 07h45 – 14h15
Grade 5 – 07h45 – 14h15
Grade 6 – 07h45 – 14h15
Grade 7 – 07h45 – 14h15
School Hours for all Grades on a Friday:
Grade R – 07h45 – 12h30
Grade 1 – 07h45 – 13h00
Grade 2 – 07h45 – 13h00
Grade 3 – 07h45 – 13h00
Grade 4 – 07h45 – 13h00
Grade 5 – 07h45 – 13h00
Grade 6 – 07h45 – 13h00
Grade 7 – 07h45 – 13h00
Please call the Front Office, alternatively you may email the class teacher and hello@sunvalleygroup.co.za.
Your daughter/son should be 5, turning 6 in her Grade R year unless her/his birthday is mid-November, December or January, in consultation with the Principal.
Class size varies from Grade R to Grade 7.
Grades R and 1 are up to 25 children per class. Grade 1 has 5 classes but the rest of the grades consist of 4 classes.
Grades 2 – 7 are up to 32 children in each class.
During drop off and pick up times please drive around the school in an anti-clockwise direction.
Extra-mural activities are conducted between 14h15 and 18h00 unless otherwise stated.
A sports brochure is issued termly with all the details regarding practices and match days and times.
Private extra murals have their own timetable.
There is no substitute for clearly naming the items and, more importantly, to speak to your child to take care of their possessions.
Every item of clothing must be MARKED with the learner’s NAME and SURNAME.
All items of clothing handed in at Student Reception will be recorded and returned to the learner should it be labelled. Any unlabelled clothing will be loaded onto the Lost Property Google Drive.
If you are looking for a specific item, please email lostproperty@sunvalleygroup.co.za.
Unmarked clothing is washed and sold at the SVPS Second Hand Store – some amazing, brand new bargains!
We use the d6 Connect App for most of our communication. You can download the app from the Google Play store or Apple App Store.
Each class has a class and grade rep to assist with communication.
Letters are sent out in the learner’s Take Home Diary.
Additionally parents can email the class teacher or hello@sunvalleygroup.co.za.
As of 2022, Sun Valley is to be 45 years old. Over this time, our school has grown to become one of the leading learning organisations in our country. We continue to pioneer new and exciting teaching and learning systems and programmes in order to achieve our Vision. Our children leave our school well equipped, goal-orientated and able to interact effectively with others.
We can guarantee that your child will receive an excellent education during their sojourn at our school. The teachers will always be well trained, highly competent and capable. We continually make use of our results to determine our effectiveness and these results are based on multiple indicators.
We are proud to offer the following first class facilities:
Swimming pool – 25m Olympic pool
Waterpolo pool
Library – 14,000 books available
Art Centre – mixed medium
Drama/Music – we produce musicals regularly, alternating between the Foundation Phase and the InterSen Phase
Sport fields – catering for hockey, soccer, netball, cricket, tennis and rugby
Walking Circuit – a unique 1km circuit with activity stops along the route for sit-ups, leg stretches, pull-ups, etc.
Digital Technology – we work predominantly with our 1:1 iPad programme in Grade 4 – 7. Our Grade 1 – 3 students use iPad banks in class
Assemblies take place almost every Friday at 08:00, alternating between Foundation Phase (Gr 1-3) and InterSen Phase (Gr 4-7).
Each grade has a turn to do a short presentation.
Sport announcements are made, and Sport and Cultural Awards are handed out.
Fees differ according to the various divisions in the school.
The field gate on Coracle Road (East Gate) is unlocked at 07:00. The gate on Corvette Road, on the Foundation Phase side (West Gate) is also unlocked at 07:00 and is controlled by a Security Guard, as well as a selected facilitator, who is on duty. Both gates are locked at 07:45 and the only access to Sun Valley Primary is through the Foyer in Brigantine Ave.
SVPS children who arrive after 07:45 will have their diaries marked in the “Late Comers” column. Please do not leave your children unattended before 07:00.
Each grade has a specific collection point at the end of the day. Teachers are on duty at these points for 15 minutes at the end of the school day.
Children who have not been collected at the end of the 15-minute period are taken to Home Base at a cost to the parents/guardians. Parents will need to collect them from there.
