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NEWSLETTER 6
19 February 2014
CONTENT
Upcoming Events
2
Headmaster’s Desk
3
Menu
6
Closing Times
6
Sport’s Desk
7
Pupil News
8
Grade 2 Forum
9
PPA News
9
Chess Results
9
Cycle Tests
10
Sports Results
11
Pridwin’s Rugby 7s
12
Treverton College Open Weekend
13
St David’s Social
13
Advertisements
14
CONTACT US
PRIDWIN PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Physical Address:
St Andrew Street
Melrose, 2196
Tel: 011 788 1116
email: admin@pridwin.co.za
web: www.pridwin.co.za
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UPCOMING EVENTS
WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY
14h00 Cricket fixtures
THURSDAY 20 FEBRUARY
06h00
team cricket vs St Charles
11h30 School Closes (Gr 0-3)
12h00 School closes (Gr 4-7)
1st
TUESDAY 25 FEBRUARY
07h30 School re-opens
WEDNESDAY 26 FEBRUARY
14h00 Cricket Fixtures
THURSDAY 27 FEBRUARY
14h00 Peaconwood Presentation to Gr 7s
17h10 St Benedict’s rugby festival
FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY
12h30 St Benedict’s rugby festival
08h30 Cycle tests (Gr 5 Afrik; Gr 6 SOCS;
Gr 7 Ex Eng/Zu/Fr)
14h00 Gala at Brescia House
13h10
14h00
07h00
08h30
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SATURDAY 1 MARCH
St Benedict’s rugby festival
Hilton 6s depart
Junior Primary cricket skills
Cricket vs KEPS
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FROM THE HEADMASTER’S DESK
A PARENT’S PERSPECTIVE:
Our role in our children’s education begins long before they enter school. When they do
go to school the importance of our input does not decrease. Research indicates that one
of the most important factors in a child’s success is their support from home. This
achievement does not only refer to academic success but to the importance of our
children’s emotional well-being. Our role in our children’s lives is both direct and
indirect. Direct in a sense of giving our children plenty of opportunity to explore and
learn and feel safe within their environment and indirect in playing a supportive role in
following our children’s relationships with teachers and peers. One of the areas that we
as parents can begin to support our children is in recognising, modelling and discussing
attitudes and behaviours around bullying and victimisation.
While we were growing up bullying was seen as an inevitable part of our school lives over
which we had little control. Contrary to past views children do not “just grow out of it”.
The current literature on bullying is that it can have long and short term psychological
effects on our children. By understanding the nature of bullying and its effects on our
children we can make a difference in supporting both our children who are being
victimized as well as those who are in engaged in bullying and harassment.
Ken Rigby, a researcher and criminologist, offers us a definition of bullying:
“It is the repeated oppression, psychological or physical of a less powerful person by a
more powerful individual or group of persons”
This definition draws our attention to the fact that being bullied, whether physically or
psychologically, exists in the mind of the victim, not only when he is being abused, but
also in anticipation of abusive treatment (and during the aftermath of that treatment).
So what does bullying look like? Bullying takes various forms:
- hitting and kicking
- verbal abuse (especially repeated name calling)
- cruel continued teasing
- removing and hiding belongings
- leaving people out of things on purpose
Bullying involves a power imbalance and is a form of aggression that is not accidental.
Bullying happens over and over again. There have been many recent studies of the
effects of this type of peer victimization on the well-being of children. These children are
more likely to have low self-esteem, suffer high levels of depression and have poor
general health. They are also likely to be socially isolated and more absent from school.
Research also tells us that the effects of bullying can persist into adult years, resulting in
lowered self-esteem and recurring bouts of depression. Persistent bullying may affect
the capacity of our children to concentrate at school and to acquire the knowledge
imparted as well as reaching their full potential.
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Any of our children can be a victim OR bully given a set of circumstances. For example, a
child who may be gentle in nature could become a bully as a means of expressing rage at
the fact that their parents fight all the time. Or a child, who up until now has been one of
the more popular kids in class, may be picked on or bullied by a child who resents them
for this very reason. From a parent’s point of view it becomes important not to judge the
children but to begin to be aware of the signs that our child may be a victim of bullying or
that our child may be engaging in bullying behaviour. Not only does the targeted child
need help, but so does the bully. We can begin to support the school and the staff by
becoming aware of the problem but also by opening our eyes to what is happening with
our own children at home.
We can:
- listen to our children and encourage them to talk about events at school
- we can talk about how they are being treated by their peers so they can identify
problems
- we can take claims of being bullied seriously and report this immediately to the
school
- we can be on the outlook for signs that our children are being bullied (see list
below)
- we can praise kindness towards others and teach tolerance
- we can have conversations about the effects of bullying
- we can take our children to a psychologist if we feel that they are engaging in
aggressive behaviour
If our child is acting out with bullying and aggression then we need to recognise that this
may have a long-term effect on their behaviour and social interactions. Bullies have not
internalised social ‘rules” for behaviour such as having positive interactions and solving
problems. Bullies need to be taught self-control, cooperating, and problem solving,
helping others, sharing and making less impulsive decisions. Children who are bullies
need our help and we can begin to recognise their behaviour when: “they blame others
or act out as though they have no control over their actions, problems or situations”.
If our child is being targeted by bullies we need to begin to protect them and to make
them feel safe. In some cases, targeted children exhibit some social problems of their
own which make them feel easily victimised.
Some signs and symptoms that your child is being victimised are:
- losing objects without reasonable explanation
- torn clothing
- needing extra treats in their lunch box
- starving after school
- reticent to go to school
- headaches, stomach aches, nervousness
- change in mood from normal – more angry, sad, fearful
- concerned about inviting friends over or accepting invitations from friends
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We cannot, as parents, begin from a place of ignorance and denial. Observational
research shows that bullying is a common phenomenon and that no school can claim to
have no bullying and victimisation. Also, many different types of children engage in
bullying, and many different types of children become victims. Bullying is very stressful
for victims, onlookers and eventually even for bullies. Bullying is kept hidden from adults
and teachers. What is most important to note is that our boys are VERY effective in
stopping bullying when they intervene. It is our role to support the school and our boys
by opening up the channels of communication about bullying behaviour and the
importance of standing up for a more positive interaction with their peers. We need to
encourage our boys to:
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talk to the bully and label the behaviour as bullying and tell the bully to stop
to reach out to victims in friendship and provide comfort and support and to be
an ally
to report the bullying to the staff or to ourselves
to remind our boys that TELLING is reporting to get someone OUT of trouble but
it’s not the same as ratting, which is to get someone into trouble
By opening the conversation up with our children we can empower those that are victims
and help those who are acting out and aggressing. We can also encourage those who
look on to take action and to support better relations. 48% of bullies say that they have
talked to their parents about bullying problems and 62% of victims indicate that they
have talked to their parents about being victimised. We need to encourage our children
to tell someone they trust how they are feeling and to avoid keeping such stress bottled
up inside. We need to send a message, as parents, to say that bullying behaviour is not
tolerated.
References
 Ericson, N. (2003) Addressing the problem of juvenile bullying.
 Mynard, H & Joseph, S. (1997). Bully/victim problems and their association with
Eysenck’s personality dimensions in 8-13 year olds.
 Olweus,D. (1992). Victimisation by peers: antecedents and long term outcomes.
 Rigby, K. (1998). Peer relations at school and the health of children.
 Rigby, K. (1999). What harm does bullying do?
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THIS WEEK’S MENU
WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY
Boerewors & Prego rolls
(sold by PPA moms)
THURSDAY 20 FEBRUARY
No Lunch
FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY
School Holiday
MONDAY 24 FEBRUARY
School Holiday
TUESDAY 25 FEBRUARY
Spaghetti bolognaise
Spinach & feta cannelloni
Savoury pancakes
Italian salad platter
Rolls/fruit/Juice
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CLOSING TIMES
Please note the following closing times for Thursday, 20 February:Grade 0 – 3 go home at 11h30. There will be no aftercare, lunch or private sport.
Grade 4 – 7 go home at 12h00. Boys in the Senior School may go home at 11h30 if they
have a sibling in the Junior School.
School re-opens on Tuesday, 25 February at 07h30.
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FROM THE SPORT’S DESK
CRICKET FIXTURES
Wednesday 26 February 2014
TEAM
U10A
U10B
U11A
U11B
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
OPPOSITION
St Dunstan’s
Sacred Heart
St John’s
KEPS
St John’s
St Dunstan
KEPS
Sacred Heart
VENUE
St Vincent
Melville
St John’s
Janion
Venus 1
St Dunstan’s
KEPS
Sacred Heart
TIME
14h15
14h15
14h15
14h15
14h15
14h15
14h15
14h15
CRICKET VS KEPS
Saturday 1 March 2014
TEAM
U9A
U10A
U10B
U11A
U11B
2ND
3RD
4TH
VENUE
KEPS
St Vincent
St Vincent
Janion
Janion
KEPS
Venus 1
Venus 2
TIME
08h30
08h30
13h30
08h30
13h30
08h30
08h30
08h30
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ST BENEDICT’S RUGBY FESTIVAL
Pridwin’s 1st team will play in the annual Rugby Festival at St Benedict’s from Thursday,
27 February to Saturday, 1 March 2014.
FIXTURES:Thursday 27 February:
Friday 28 February:
Saturday 1 March:
Saturday 1 March:
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17h20 – 18h10
14h00 – 14h50
13h50 – 14h40
16h20 – 17h10
Pridwin vs L/S President Steyn
Pridwin vs Bedfordview Primary
Pridwin vs L/S Menlopark
Pridwin vs Golden Lions 2
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PUPIL NEWS
CLASS HONOURS
GRADE 1E
Olethinala Mgeyane
James Yuill
GRADE 2J
Botaki Mofana
Christian Thackwray
GRADE 1K
Oscar Mueller
Tom Munro
GRADE 2N
Josh Oberholzer
Lucien Baldry
GRADE 1S
Matthew Liss
Oliver Spencer
Abdullah Mahomed
Oliver Frost
GRADE 3L
Joshua Chilango
Nicholas Vickers
Matthew Gouws
GRADE 2G
Sam Wingfield
Guy Glossoti
GRADE 3N
Faizaan Doola
Connor ‘O Flaherty
Ndamulelo Mufamadi
GRADE 4M
Ben Walther
Liam Kirchmann
Hlanga Radebe
Tiest Samuel
GRADE 4O
Michael Chiimba
Adam Shames
Joshua Parkin
Christopher Petersen
GRADE 7G
James Hund
Jason Raman
GRADE 7S
Jacob Chadwick
Gregory Jacobs
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KNIGHT OF THE WEEK
Anthony Smith – for putting the needs of a visiting cricket team boy before his own by
giving him his ice pack for an injury even though he needed it himself.
MIDMAR MILE
Angus Herridge and Peter Woodland – congratulations for taking part in the Midmar
Mile.
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GRADE 0-2 FORUM
On Monday evening 3 March 2014 from 18h00-19h00 there will be an open meeting for
any Grade 0-2 parents who may have any issues that they would like to discuss with the
school. These may be issues needing to be clarified or they might be ideas that you wish
to discuss with the school. The agenda for the evening’s discussion will be open and will
be agreed upon by all those present at the start of the meeting. Please note matters of a
personal nature cannot be discuss at this meeting.
Grade 3-4 forum will take place on Monday, 17 March and Grade 5-7 on Monday, 24
March from 18h00 – 19h00.
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PPA NEWS
If you have any rugby 7s jerseys in good condition from last year that your son has grown
out of, please bring it to the school shop for a credit.
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CHESS RESULTS
Pridwin chess team played against Grayston Prep on Monday, 17 February.
The score was:Pridwin
49
Grayston
15
Well done to all the boys who participated.
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CYCLE TESTS
Friday 28 February 2014
GRADE 5 – AFRIKAANS
 Stel jouself voor
 My liggaam (Know the body parts)
 My liggaam woordeskat (Vocabulary)
 Lettergrepe (Syllables)
 Hoeveel? ( How many)
 Vraagwoorde (Question words)
 Sinne (Sentences)
GRADE 6 - SOCS
Map work
 Latitude and Longitude
 Hemispheres
 Co-ordinates
History
 Changes in society in the Limpopo Valley
 Settlement in the Limpopo valley before Mapungubwe
 Mapungubwe
GRADE 7 – Ex English
 Comprehension
 Parts of speech
 Figures of speech
 Punctuation
GRADE 7 – French
 Days/Months
 Ask for and give the date
 Greetings for special days
 Clothes
 Colours
 Numbers 0-100
Grammar
 To have, to be in the present tense
 to wear in the present tense and regular-er verbs in the present
 Adjective agreements
GRADE 7 - Zulu
 Siyakhuluma
 Izihlanganiso
 Ubuningi / Ubunye
 Sanibonani (Indaba)
 Izibuzi
 Umniningwane wakho
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SPORTS RESULTS
CRICKET RESULTS
Wednesday 12 February 2014
TEAM
BATTED 1ST
U10A
Pridwin 189/6
U11A
Pridwin 119/4
U11B
PERFORMANCE
C. Petersen 49
T. Davis 65
N. Kruger 36*
BATTED 2ND
PERFORMANCE
St Peter’s 115/4
RESULTS
Won
Maragon 75 All out
M. Campbell 3/7
Won
The Ridge 81/7
Pridwin 82/1
C. Houston 33*
Won
3RD
Pridwin 79 All out
The Ridge 61 All out
H. Nicolaou 4/8
Won
2nd
St Peter’s 125/8
K.Delate 4/26
Pridwin 95/9
1st
Pridwin 177/6
Z.Essop 73
N.Halstead-Cleak 36
Maragon 73/8
Lost
S. Hlahla 3/9
Won
CRICKET VS CBC
Saturday 15 February 2014
TEAM
BATTED 1ST
PERFORMANCE
BATTED 2ND
T. Archer 3/3
PERFORMANCE
RESULTS
U9A
CBC 22 All out
U10A
CBC 170/4
U10B
CBC 35 All out
A Shames 3/1
Pridwin 36/2
Won
U11A
Pridwin 155 All out
K. Rayment 42
CBC 98/7
Drew
U11B
CBC 64 All out
M. Sher 3/2
Pridwin 65/3
Won
1ST
CBC 152 All out
N.Rogan 3/40
Pridwin 154/6
2ND
CBC 59 All out
M. Moosajee 5/16
K. Delate 3/18
Pridwin 60/1
Won
3RD
CBC 63 All out
Pridwin 64/3
Won
4TH
CBC 59 All out
Pridwin 60/2
Won
Pridwin 174/4
T. Kana 3/7
Pridwin 23/1
Won
C. Petersen 74*
Won
N. Rogan 48
SWIMMING RESULTS – 14 FEBRUARY
1st St Peter’s
2nd KEPS
3rd Pridwin
4th St Andrew’s
5th St Peters Girls
6th St Mary's
7th St Katherine’s
8th Kingsmead
9th St Stithian’s
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THE 2014 PRIDWIN RUGBY 7s
SUPPORTERS JERSEY &
MINI RUGBY BALL ARE HERE !
Stocks are limited, so please complete the order form below and hand it
to Joe or Simmy at the school office together with your cash or proof of
payment.
These high quality, slim line, Barbarians rugby jerseys, are made by the
same people who make our first team jerseys. If you would like a fitted
shirt, order your regular size, if you would like a more comfortable fit,
select one size bigger.
You can try on a sample jersey in the school shop or next to the
Hot Dog Sales gazebo.
I would like to order ____________ Pridwin 7s supporters jersey/s.
Child’s Name: _________________ Class: ______________________
Parents Name: ________________ Signed:_____________________
Payment Option : School Account _______ Cash _______ EFT _______
Banking Details :
Pridwin Parents Association, Nedbank,
Branch Code 197 705, Acc. No. 1958 231 525,
Ref : R7 + Surname + Grade
SHOW YOUR COLOURS! ORDER NOW!
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TREVERTON COLLEGE OPEN WEEKEND
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ST DAVID’S GRADE 6 & 7 SOCIAL
Date: 20 February 2014
Venue: St David’s Champagnat Hall
Times: 7pm – 10pm
Entry Fee: R100
Parental Supervision until 10pm only - Tuckshop will be available
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