Highlights from the Headmistress

 24 April 2015
Issue 12
HighlightsfromtheHeadmistress
Dear Parents, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our parents for their support and understanding during the water interrup ons that the school has unfortunately experienced this past week. As a school we are working very hard to be approachable and to ensure that as parents you are an important part of your children’s educa on. If you feel that something has been mishandled then please do come in to see us about it. We promise that we will take your concerns seriously. Please could I ask that you come in and discuss any problems with the appropriate member of staff and not to use Facebook or other digital media to air a grievance. The Reddam House Waterfall Parents Forum is not an officially recognized by Reddam House Water‐
fall Estate. It really is hugely discouraging for staff, has a poten ally massive au‐
dience and worst of all does not afford us with an opportunity to respond. Should you wish to follow Reddam House Waterfall Estate on Facebook you are welcome to like our official page. The Parents and Friends Forum is the official link between the parent body and the Headmistress. I would like to thank the number of parents who have al‐
ready offered their mo va on to represent their Grade at the Parents and Friends Forum. I would like to remind other parents who are interested in be‐
coming involved in a posi ve way that the closing date for submissions is Thurs‐
day 30 April 2015. Corner of
Excellence
CONGRATULATIONS! Tracey André has been cho‐
sen to dance in the Val Whyte Bursary Performance being held in May. Girls under 9 Netball (A team) were very happy a er their 14‐0 win over Mont‐
rose. Well done to them! Gabi Michlo has advanced through to the final round of the netball trials. Paige Fourie has just re‐
Past Examina on Papers are being made available in Student Café from Grade 7 – 11. Grade 5 and 6 papers will be made available via Parent Lounge. For Grade ceived her entry‐level grad‐
ing as an umpire. 12 students, revision material will be made available via subject teachers. A standardised photo pack have been sent home with your child. Please review the accompanying le er. I wish you all a happy and warm long week‐end with your children. Liséttè
CalendarataGlance
27 April: Freedom Day (public holiday) 1 May: Workers’ Day (public holiday) 8 May: JP Mother’s Day morning Deanne Morris received a Silver Medal for Dance: Hip Hop (Small Group) at the SA Champs of Performing Arts Nqubeko Mthabela ; Ora‐
le Modiba; Sebas en Staddon; Sepp Bakker; Thabo Masilela were select‐
ed for Far North West Area soccer team. TheStaffRoom
Ms Scherren Long, Captain of the Ladies Blue Bulls Team TheNoticeBoard
SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS Parents who did not request photos can s ll order them from the website. Go to www.eprints.co.za, click on start here. You will be prompted for an access code to en‐
ter the Reddam page, this access code is Reddam. Navigate to the appropriate sub‐
gallery to view and or to place their order. No cash will be accepted by the school and you will need to sort this out directly with eprints. If you have any queries with regards to these photos, please contact Shannon at Eprints School Pho‐
tography on 011 646 4387 or shannon@eprints.co.za / eprints@icon.co.za. WorldEarthDay
Reddam House Waterfall Estate celebrated World
Earth Day on 22 April 2015. We planted 23 Wild
Olive trees to commemorate the day. Each Junior
Preparatory class was given their own tree to plant
and care for. This will be a wonderful opportunity
for our children as they will get to see their tree
grow and flourish just as they will at Reddam House Waterfall Estate.
A special thank you to Mrs Candice James for arranging the trees for
us and to City Parks for donating the trees to Reddam House Waterfall Estate.
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it
from our children ~ Native American Proverb
JuniorPreparatoryStaroftheWeek
Star of the Week
1R Kiara Naidoo is my star for her beautiful listening ears!!! She is always such
a pleasure to teach
1E Georgia Otto for always being so helpful and cheerful and
trying her
1D Saesha Pillay for her positive attitude and beautifully presented work.
1M Ornella Osmond for being so friendly and always doing beautiful work.
1H Aaleyha Munthree for excellent reading and for producing lovely written
work.
1O Grace Scorgie for showing incredible kindness towards her friends and for
her positive attitude towards difficult tasks
2 R Angelo Dimitriadis for making a terrific start to Term 2 and for being a
considerate and helpful friend
2E Shiven Phlad for the outstanding effort he makes in everything he does at
school
2D Amy Nysschens for always producing work of a high standard and having a
positive approach to all situations
2M Simba Chidakwe for working beautifully in class and always having a kind
heart towards those around him
2H Sven Gaskell- improvement in handwriting and a positive approach to his
school work. Keep up the hard work
2O Jorja Morrison for having a positive attitude and for working extra hard in
Maths. Keep up the hard work Jorja!
3R Neo Ledwaba for her hard work and commitment to school and her beautiful
smile that she has everyday
3E Jinelle Bicker-Caarten for looking after our new girl so well
3D Ross Borley for the extra effort he is putting into the neatness of his work
3M Michaela De Rose for outstanding effort in all areas of work.
3H Tristan Meyer for always helping others and working diligently in class
TheJPClassroom
Wishes
As we were doing the ‘sh’ sound in phonics,
we asked the children to write down one wish
in a star template for homework in order to
consolidate what they had learnt.
While marking their homework I thoroughly enjoyed reading their wishes. I decided to ask
them to rewrite their wishes so that they could
be displayed in the classroom. They all came
up with such different and wonderful ideas.
This was such a lovely activity to get to know
the children in my class a little bit more.
TheSPClassroom
TheCollegeClassroom
COLLEGE PHYSICAL SCIENCE CLASSROOM
In Physical Science we strive to give students a diversity of experiential learning interspersed with the essential theory that is
required to excel in matric. As far as is safely possible, experiments are conducted and students are given the opportunity to
study complex concepts through analogy and in some sort of
physical way.
The Grade 10s have been exploring chemical reactivity. They
have had to understand about 60
different chemical reactions. The
skill of balancing equations and observation are tested in this section.
A number of the experiments were
done in class. The group were then
able to make their observations first
hand and document trends in the
type of reactions that specific elements undergo.
Tebi ices carefully while Sefa just smiles The Grade 11 group is studying chemical reactions and mole ratios. This week the class
were introduced to the challenging concept of limiting reagents. We made Marie biscuit men
in order for the concept to be more concrete. Ratio is often a challenging mathematical concept to apply to chemistry. However, by first applying the ratio skills to food, students are
better able to transfer the methodology to more complicated chemical equations. Students
were also able to understand the concept of excess reagents from this activity. They were
only allowed to eat the products and they were not allowed to eat the excess reactants.
The Grade 12 class have just finished learning about conservation of momentum. They were
expected to analyse a number of ‘direct measurement’ videos of real life collisions, to establish if linear momentum is indeed conserved in a closed system. The videos are filmed at 240
frames per second, which allows for very accurate time
and distance measurements. Consolidating concepts in
this way ensures that students are able to see how the
theoretical equations that they have been taught can
be applied in reality.
TheDanceStudio
Dance in Grade 5 This term, Dance Studies began with excitement as the dancers started with rehearsals for the Produc on next term. The produc on that will be taking place is Seussical JR. Seussical is a musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty based on the books of Dr. Seuss (mainly "Horton Hears a Who!", "Horton Hatches the Egg" and "Miss Gertrude McFuzz") Opportuni es of developing crea ve expression, aesthe c percep on, teamwork and self‐
esteem are experienced when learning choreography. When performing a dance it allows ownership of space, enjoyment, presenta on and interpreta on of the music. A er being taught a varia on of steps and pu ng them together in a sequence, it challenges the danc‐
ers to memorise the steps and not rely on their peers for help. It was deligh ul to see their eagerness and concentra on while learning their dance rou nes. The dancers are excited to portray the characters from the popular Dr. Seuss books. This musical provides wonderful crea ve opportuni es. The dance rou nes will incorporate what they have learnt throughout the year thus far and they will be challenged with new steps and styles of dance. I look forward to seeing the dancers grow this term and am excit‐
ed to see everything unfold. TheMusicNote
SportsPage
Weekly arrangements: 27 April ‐ 1 May Wednesday 29 April: College netball at Midrand High School. Corner of First and Third Road, Halfway Gardens, Midrand, 011 315 0676. Bus departs at 14h00 Prep soccer v Crawford Fourways. U9 A&B; U10 A&B and U 11A at Reddam. U 11B to be confirmed by Crawford. 1st & 2nds at Crawford Fourways. 16 Campbell Road, Craigavon 011 465 4418. Buses depart at 14h00 Results Tuesday 21 April: Prep netball v Montrose Primary. U 9 A Won 13‐0 U 9 B Won 10‐0 U 10 A Draw 1‐1 U 10 B Lost 2‐3 U 11 A Lost 2‐7 U 11 B Lost 0‐6 U 12 A Won 14‐13 U 12 B Lost 1‐6 U 13 A Lost 3‐12 U 13 B Lost 4‐8 U 10 A Lost 6‐16 U 10 B Lost 0‐5 U 11 A Lost 3‐27 U 11 B Lost 0‐13 U 12 A Lost 21‐3 U 12 B Lost 0‐9 U 13 A Lost 3‐13 U 13 B Lost 3‐16 U13 C Won 12‐4 Thursday 23 April: Prep netball v Bryandale Primary. U 9 A Won 5‐1 U 9 B Won 2‐1 Well done and thank you to all the students and players who help host at the home netball fixtures. There have been many posi ve comments about how well‐mannered and considerate you all are, especially to: Nandhini Ramsamy, Sahana Govender, Sharon‐Rose Maja, Tumi Dayimani and Mackenzie Rimmell. Inter House soccer and netball results: Preparatory School soccer: 1st Shetland 2nd Falabella 3rd Dartmoor 2nd Falabella 3rd Dartmoor 2nd Lipizzaner 3rd Connemara Preparatory netball results: 1st Shetland College soccer results: 1st Palomino College netball results: 1st Lipizzaner 2nd Connemara 3rd Palomino