About Us

School Motto

Our school motto is

Facta Non Verba

which translated from the latin means

Deeds Not Words

School Song

Timour Hall, you are our joy and our pride;
We’ll love and revere you whatever betide,
Here in this beautiful part of our land,
Rich in history, proudly you stand.
With love we will serve you, your honour our aim,
With deeds and not words we’ll preserve your good name.
Certainly, you can compare with the best,
May our Alma Mater for ever be blest!

Sportsmanship, honour and truth we are taught,
The will to succeed at our work and our sport,
Always a credit we’ll be to our school –
Doing our best to obey every rule.
We’ll work with a will and with only one aim:
To give of our best and to play the game,
Proving our school to be one of the best,
Timour Hall, may you for ever be blest!

Mission Statement

Our Mission is to provide a nurturing and enriching environment dedicated to developing responsible citizens through effective teaching and learning.

Inspire positive self-esteem and independence
Inculcate tolerance, caring and respect for others
Develop the full potential of each child
Continue to promote professional growth and child-centred education
Encourage active family participation in the educational process

Our History

In the early 1900’s land was set aside by the owners at Timour Hall Estate for the establishment of a school. The first structure was a wood and iron building consisting of two classrooms. On April 11 1904, the first pupil was enrolled.
By February 1918 the enrolment had increased from 295 in 1916 to 386. The staff then consisted of three male teachers, inclusive of the Principal and Vice-Principal, and eight female teachers. In May 1922, the ‘bucket’ sewerage system was installed much to the obvious delight of staff and pupils.
The first principal, Mr McCormick retired at the end of 1935 after 31 years service to the school. Mr Jack Midgeley assumed duty in January 1937, holding office as principal until 1961, a period of 24 years. A central library was established during this year and many new books were purchased for £13.
In February 1941, a hard-of-hearing class was established by Mrs Mary Kihn who was to play a major role in this field of education. All efforts to trace records of the school from 1942 to 1971 have proved in vain.
The W J Botha Hall was opened in June 1972 by Raymond Ackerman (Founder of Pick ‘n Pay Group) whose father was a pupil at this school.
During the late 60’s the enrolment increased and building extensions were again requested. Sadly much of the gracious architecture was destroyed when they virtually rebuilt the entire school.
In 1973 the Deputy-Principal, Mr Errol Punt was appointed Acting Principal prior to Mr Botha’s retirement. In March of the same year, prefects were introduced for the first time.
In 1974, Mr Roy Maggs was appointed and the first formally constituted Parent Teacher Association was elected. After much discussion, application was made to the Department to alter the name of the school from Plumstead Primary to Timour Hall Primary which became effective in January 1977. Mr Maggs retired at the end of 1996 after nearly 23 years of service to the school.
He was suceeded by Mr B E Bosworth was officially appointed on 1 January 1997 and retired in 2014. The school was run by the Deputy, Mr W Pietersen, for the most part of 2014 and the new Principal Mr W Boonzaier, was official appointed as from 1 January 2015.

Bullying Policy

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A. Statement of Intent

We are committed to providing a caring, friendly and safe environment for all our pupils so they can learn in a relaxed and secure atmosphere. Bullying of ANY kind is unacceptable in our school. WE HAVE A ZERO TOLERANCE FOR BULLYING! (Timour Hall Primary School Code of Conduct Section 2.10.6.2 Level two offence, which implies immediate detention). If bullying does occur, all pupils should be able to tell and know that incidents will be dealt with promptly and effectively. We are a TELLING school. This means that ANYONE who knows that bullying is happening is expected to tell the staff.

B. What is Bullying?

Bullying is deliberate hurtful behaviour that is repeated over a period of time, where it is difficult for the person being bullied to defend him/herself. Bullying results in pain and distress for the victim. There are a number of different kinds of bullying :

Emotional – being unfriendly, excluding, tormenting (hiding books, threatening gestures)
Physical – pushing, kicking, hitting, punching or any use of violence
Verbal – name-calling, sarcasm, spreading rumours, teasing, racist remarks, laughing at a child who makes mistakes.

C. Signs and Symptoms

A child may indicate by signs or behaviours that he or she is being bullied. Adults (parents and teachers/staff) should be aware of these possible signs, and should investigate if a child:

Is frightened of walking to or from school;
Doesn’t want to go on the school/public bus;
Changes their usual routine;
Refuses school (school phobic), and begins to truant;
Becomes withdrawn, anxious and lacking in confidence;
Starts stammering;
Attempts or threatens suicide or runs away;
Cries themselves to sleep at night or starts having nightmares;
Feels ill in the mornings (especially with tummy or head aches);
Change in toilet routine (needs the toilet more often than usual);
Drops in performance at school;
Comes home with torn clothes or damaged school books, or possessions constantly going missing;
Asks for money (or steals it) to pay the bully off
Constantly loses their lunch or lunch money
Has unexplained cuts or bruises;
Comes home starving (lunch or lunch money has been stolen);
Is bullying other children or siblings;
Has any changes in appetite
Is afraid to say what is wrong
Gives improbable explanations for any of the above. Remember that these signs may point to a number of other problems too. But they also could be a sign of bullying, and should be explored further with the child.

D. Procedure

A Bully Box will be placed outside the Social Worker’s office where any incidents of bullying can be written down and posted anonymously. This can be done by the child who is being bullied as well as ANYONE who has witnessed incidents of bullying. The full name and grade of the bully and victim must be provided. The person reporting the incident can remain anonymous.
This box will be regularly checked by the social worker, who will hand any reports over to a staff member, who will enter these into the Incident Register. Where children have spoken directly to a staff member on break duty, that teacher must deal with the incident and then write a report to be placed in the box. When a class teacher is finding that a particular learner is displaying repetitive bullying behaviour in class, this should also be written up and placed in the Bully Box.
Once a week on a Friday, identified bullies will be informed by the Deputy Principal that they have been named. They will be watched for the next two weeks. In this period, any further incidents involving these children will be investigated. If there is no improvement in their behaviour, they will be expected to attend Anti-Bully Sessions.
Both the identified bully and the victim will be called in to a “bullying assessment session” with an appropriately skilled teacher, where the situation will be looked at in detail.
The bully will then be expected to have 4 sessions with this teacher, so that he/she can work on the unacceptable behaviour. This also provides an opportunity for the underlying reason for the bullying to be explored and worked on. The victim can also be seen, should he/she request this. This teacher will provide the social worker with reports on all the sessions conducted.
Where necessary, a further referral can be made to the school social worker, should it be found that the child needs in-depth counselling.
In all severe cases, and for repeat offenders who are not rehabilitating through the above mentioned interventions, the parents of both the bully and the victim will be called in to separate meetings with management, to discuss the problem and to reach solutions.