Prep School news - 16 September 2016

WE ARE FAMILY - SP Choir Tour to Kwa-Zulu-Natal
Dear Parents, Staff and Students
This week, Mrs Blackhurst and I
enjoyed the privilege of attending the
annual South African Heads of
Independent
Schools
(SAHISA)
conference in Cape Town. The
conference was full of engaging and thought-provoking presentations and
discussions. We thoroughly enjoyed listening to presentations from such highly
-esteemed speakers as Dr Max Price and Professor Adam Habib and the
Dean of the Education Faculty at Rhodes University, Professor Di Wilmot. Not
only did they make us proud of our nation and its institutions but they instilled a
renewed sense of passion and pride in our school, Dainfern College. Dr Price
and Professors Habib and Wilmot demonstrated tenacity, empathy and insight
into our country’s varying yet current challenges, which they saw as powerful
platforms of learning in a global context. They also provided evidence that
South African universities are keeping pace with the world and are actually
raising their standards of research and output each year.
The time was affirming in that all our schools remain confident of their mission
and capacity to produce principled, empathetic and competent citizens of the
world. The complexities of this vision are real but not unique to the South
African context. Student voices are challenging us as they grapple to articulate
a way forward and communicate their discontent with the present frameworks
upon which we base our assumptions and expectations. The profession, as a
collective, is listening and remains selflessly determined to stay committed to
our students and their future in our country and in the world.
The collegiality experienced by exchanging ideas with colleagues was not only
affirming but indeed encouraging and invigorating. We both enjoyed the
opportunities of sharing various initiatives, hopes and dreams through healthy
debate and laughter each day.
Monday 19 Sep
JP Readathon
All day
Tuesday 20 Sep
JP Readathon
All day
SP Assembly - Gr 6G
07h25-08h05
Auditorium
SP Choir Festival
16h00-20h00
Cornwall Hill
Wednesday 21 Sep
JP Readathon
All day
Thursday 22 Sep
JP Readathon
All day
Friday 23 Sep
JP Readathon
All day
SP House meetings
07h25-07h35
JP Music Assembly
07h30-08h05
Auditorium
Saturday 24 Sep
Heritage Day - Public Holiday
Mrs Blackhurst and I are excited to be back with renewed levels of energy,
excitement and hope. We endeavour, as always, to bring back and contribute
our newly-acquired insights to our incredible school.
Have a wonderful weekend.
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JP Readathon
The JP Readathon starts on Monday next week. This is an annual focus on
the joys and benefits of reading. So why read? Celebrated children’s author
Roald Dahl wrote the following in ‘Matilda’:
All the reading she had done had given her a view of life she had never seen.
The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing
people who lived exciting lives. She went on olden-day sailing ships with
Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingway and to India with
Rudyard Kipling. She travelled around the world while sitting in her little room
in an English village. So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow,
nurtured by all those strong authors who had sent their books out into the
world like ships on the sea. The books gave Matilda a strong message. You
are not alone.
Reading does change lives! Enjoy the opportunity to focus on reading!
Photographs: Friday 23 September 2016
Sports and cultural photographs will be taken in the Multipurpose Hall during
the school day on Friday 23 September. This year we are taking U9-Open
sports and cultural team photographs in normal school uniform. Therefore, no
specific sports kit is required for sports team photographs this year. In Grades
1 and 2 only the Junior Choir has a formal photograph – photos of all other
activities taking place during the integrated day are taken throughout the year
during the activities.
Individual photographs of pupils who have joined Dainfern College since
February will also be taken.
The College Shop: Lost Property sale
The College shop will be holding a Lost Property sale on Wednesday, 28
September, between 13h00 and 14h00.
All items that are not marked or where the markings are illegible will be going
into the sale. Please take the time to check Lost Property before the sale to
claim any lost belongings. Some of the missing items are pictured on the right.
Leila Venter & Rhona Blecher
Blood Drive – Change of date
The Blood Drive for senior students, staff and parents scheduled for next week
has had to be moved. It will now take place on Monday, 10 October 2016,
from 08h30 to 16h30. It will take place in Mrs Coetzee’s classroom, on the first
floor of the High School classroom block. Please do support this Drive – it
literally saves lives.
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Values Award
This week’s Values Award goes to Theo da Silva for Accountability: Theo
always gives of his best. He has an outstanding work ethic and is able to
produce work of a high quality even if circumstances are sometimes difficult.
Kidi’s Korner
Last week’s question: The members of a school club attend a movie.
They pay a total of R100 for 15 movie tickets. Two members are adults and
pay R11 each. The other members are all pupils. What is the price of a pupil
ticket?
Last week’s answer: R6,00
This week’s question: David pays 20% income tax on his R215 000 salary.
How much money does he have left after paying the tax?
Kidi Ramollo
Head of Mathematics
What an amazing musical week we
have had since coming back from
holiday.
JP Sportswoman of the Week:
Emma Watson - for her improved skills and dedication in Hockey.
JP Sportsman of the Week:
Max Turner-Wach - for his enthusiasm and participation in Hockey.
SP Sportswoman of the Week:
Farah Shokouhbin - for a superb effort in her Long Jump at the
interschools’ League meeting.
SP Sportsman of the Week:
Kamogelo Zitha - for excellence in all his track events at the
interschools’ League meeting.
Golf
Our Prep School Golf Challenge takes place next Tuesday, 27 September, at
Dainfern Golf Club. We wish all our players the best of luck with playing in this
prestigious event.
House Captains
Congratulations to the following Grade 7s on their selection as House
Captains for Term 3:
Griffin: Tiara de Robillard & Okuhle Mndebele
Kraken: Arissa Smitherim & Quency Hipondoka
Phoenix: Ntokozo Mgobo & Alex Langrish Smith
Athletics: League Meeting 1
High fives to our athletes who participated in their first League meeting at
Beaulieu on Saturday. You really did us proud! The overall results as well as
all first places are in the results table on the right.
1st places
 Under 9:
Amber Fairon: 600m
Ruby Tarantino: High Jump
Liam Duvenage: High Jump
Emily Kruger: Long Jump
 Under 10:
Kerryn Leonard: 100m
Kylie van der Westhuizen: 150m, Long Jump
Kamogelo Zitha: 100m, 150m
Nicola Harcus: 1200m
Monde Mgobo: High Jump
Ryan Fowler: Shot Put
 Under 11:
Luke Carter: 100m, 150m, Long Jump,
Julia Satram: Long Jump, High Jump
Rowen King: High Jump
Nicholas Ford: Shot Put
 Under 12:
Brandon Johnson-Williams: 100m, 200m
Real Agu: Hurdles, Long Jump
Farah Shokouhbin: Long Jump
Jeff du Toit: Shot Put
We received notice that we were the
top South African school in the first
session of international Rock School
examinations held in June: what an
accolade! Congratulations to our
pupils and their teachers.
Last week our SP Choir went on a
performance tour of schools in
KwaZulu-Natal. We performed at
Umhlanga College, Cowen House
and Clifton in Durban as well as at
an old age home. We had rave
revues everywhere we performed
and the pupils and teachers had a
wonderful tour.
We started the term running and the
pace continues! On Saturday
morning the High School A Cappella
choir and Marimba Band will be
performing in the St Peter’s College
Sports & Music Festival and a
number of our pupils will also be
performing at Brooklyn Theatre in
Pretoria.
Next week, on 20 September, our
SP Choir will be performing at
Cornwall Hill in their annual Spring
Concert. This is a first for us and we
are looking forward to a new
challenge.
Thank you to all the pupils and
teachers who are working so hard
towards the music exams and the
National Eisteddfod, which all take
place this term.
Patti van der Ploeg
Director of Music
 Open:
Quency Hipondoka: 200m
Gaby Gait-Smith: 1 200m
Holly McDonald: High Jump
Christian Chemaly: Shot Put
Cross Country
Congratulations to Jamie Piquet, Michaela Swinburn and Gaby Gait-Smith on
being selected for the Northern Cluster Team. Both Michaela and Gaby were
then selected for the district D10 Team who participated in the Gauteng trials.
Huge congratulations to Gaby, who earned her spot in the Gauteng team and
who will be competing in South African Champs at the end of the month. We
wish her the best of luck and have every confidence that her performance will
be top class!
“The strongest people aren't always the people who win, but the people
who don't give up when they lose.” Anon
Tessa Shellard
Deputy Principal: Sport & Extramurals
Sport
Team
Opposition
Result
ATHLETICS
School Team
Dainfern College
Beaulieu
Pecanwood
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635
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Thursday 22 September
Fixtures at home with touring side
from Winston Park
14h00
Open Netball
14h00
Open Cricket
15h00
Open Girls’ Hockey
Website links
Grade 3-7 Extramural Timetable
High Performance Centre
Hockey Coaching
“Be anxious for nothing, but in
everything
by
prayer
and
supplication, with thanksgiving, let
your requests be made known to
God; and the peace of God, which
surpasses all understanding, will
guard your hearts and your minds in
Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6 - 7
Our children are significantly shaped
and moulded by their experiences at
school.
One
of
the
great
contributions you, as a parent, can
make over these years is to PRAY –
not only for your own children, but
also for other students at Dainfern
College, the staff, and all aspects
relating to the school.
We have a Parent Prayer group that
meets weekly to pray over the
needs of our school community.
Everyone is welcome. The prayer
meetings take place every Friday at
07h30 in the meeting room behind
the Main Reception. If you would
like more information please email
me
at
ccoetzee@dainferncollege.co.za.
Cheryl Coetzee
High School Deputy Principal:
Pastoral Care, Leadership &
Outreach
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