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1 Thomas More College [email protected] www.thomasmore.co.za Weekly Scripture Our scripture for our Christian Arts Festival this week comes from Colossians 3:12 – 14 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, Holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone, forgive as the Lord forgave you, and over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Do you like to take walks? There are always interesting things to see along the way and it feels good to be outside. Sunshine is especially nice, but it’s fun to walk, even if it’s raining. Doctors tell us that walking is good for our health. It makes us strong and lifts our spirits if we feel discouraged. Likewise, the Bible teaches us to “walk in love” (3:14). Walking in love means: • being kind to one another. • helping each other. • forgiving one another. • being thankful for all God has given us. As your children learn more about this Scripture this week, we trust and pray that we will all see the fruits thereof as they choose to ‘brand themselves’ with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness and love. Have a blessed week remembering that wherever you go you can walk in God’s love. P.S. We look forward to seeing you at the Bonfire tonight – please see Facebook page and posters around the school for further details. Colette Jagles [email protected] NEWSLETTER 15 17 MAY 2018 An Inspired Education

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R e n a m i n g o f T h e N e w s l e t t e r M r G a r y G r e e n f r o m S e c t o r A p p a r e l w i l l b e a n n o u n c i n g t h e w i n n e r o f t h e N e w s l e t t e r

R e n a m i n g C o m p e t i t i o n i n t h e H i g h S c h o o l A s s e m b l y n e x t w e e k . M a n d e l a 2 7 C h a l l e n g e

T o b o o k y o u r 2 7 m i n u t e r e f l e c t i o n t i m e s l o t i n t h e r e p l i c a R o b b e n I s l a n d p r i s o n c e l l , p l e a s e b o o k H E R E .

G o l f D a y A v e r y s p e c i a l t h a n k s t o a l l w h o p l a y e d i n o u r G o l f D a y o r S p o n s o r e d P r i z e s . Y o u r s u p p o r t i s g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d .

T e r m 2 C l u b T M C D r a w T e r m 2 C l u b T MC D r a w ( P a r e n t s ’ C o u n c i l F u n d r a i s e r ) t o o k p l a c e a t t h e G o l f D a y P r i z e G i v i n g o n F r i d a y e v e n i n g .

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o An d r e w a n d K a r e e n S a i n t , p a r e n t s o f T a r a S a i n t i n G r a d e 3 , w h o a r e t h e l u c k y C l u b T MC d r a w w i n n e r s f o r T e r m 2 / 2 0 1 8 . M r & M r s S a i n t w i n a t e r m ’ s f r e e

s c h o o l c h a r g e s . W e t h a n k t h e m f o r t h e i r s u p p o r t . O n l i n e T u c k S h o p

W e h a v e r e l a u n c h e d o u r O n l i n e T u c k S h o p . P l e a s e v i s i t y o u r G o o g l e P l a y S t o r e o r A p p S t o r e o n yo u r m o b i l e p h o n e a n d d o w n l o a d t h e f o l l o w i n g A p p s : Q K R ! ( p r o n o u n c e d Q u i c k e r ) a n d M a s t e r p a s s ( A BS A ,

C a p i t e c , N e d b a n k , S t a n d a r d b a n k a l l h a v e Ma s t e r p a s s A p p s ) Y o u n e e d b o t h t h e a b o v e m e n t i o n e d A p p s f o r t h e O n l i n e T u c k S h o p t o w o r k .

O n c e y o u h a v e u p l o a d e d y o u r d e b i t / c r e d i t c a r d d e t a i l s t o t h e Ma s t e r p a s s A p p ( s a f e a n d s e c u r e m a n a g e d b y

M a s t e r c a r d ) , p l e a s e v i s i t t h e Q K R ! A p p t o u p l o a d y o u r c h i l d ’ s d e t a i l s . T h e A p p i s e x t r e m e l y e a s y t o n a v i g a t e , h o w e v e r i f y o u h a v e an y q u e r i e s , p l e a s e c o n t a c t C l a u d i a L e v a r e l l i o n 0 3 1 7 6 4 8 6 4 6 . F o r m o r e i n f o v i e w H E R E .

H i g h S c h o o l P l a y : U r i n e t o w n “ A s i d e s p l i t t i n g s e n d - u p o f g r e e d , l o v e , r e v o l u t i o n ( a n d

m u s i c a l s ! ) , i n a t i m e w h e n w a t e r i s w o r t h i t s we i g h t i n g o l d . U r i n e t o w n i s a h i l a r i o u s m u s i c a l s a t i r e o f t h e l e g a l s y s t e m , c a p i t a l i s m , s o c i a l i r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y , p o p u l i s m ,

b u r e a u c r a c y , c o r p o r a t e m i s m a n a g e m e n t , m u n i c i p a l p o l i t i c s

a n d m u s i c a l t h e a t r e i t s e l f ! I n a G o t h a m - l i k e c i t y , a t e r r i b l e w a t e r s h o r t a g e , c a u s e d b y a 2 0 - y e a r d r o u g h t , h a s l e d t o a g o v e r n m e n t - e n f o r c e d b a n o n p r i v a t e t o i l e t s . T h e c i t i z e n s

m u s t u s e p u b l i c a m e n i t i e s , r e g u l a t e d b y a s i n g l e m a l e v o l e n t c o m p a n y t h a t p r o f i t s b y c h a r g i n g a d m i s s i o n f o r o n e o f h u m a n i t y ' s m o s t b a s i c n e e d s . A m i d t h e p e o p l e , a h e r o d e c i d e s t h a t h e ' s h a d e n o u g h a n d p l an s a r e v o l u t i o n

t o l e a d t h e m a l l t o f r e e d o m ! ” - MT I S h o w s D a t e s : W e d n e s d a y 3 0 Ma y – F r i d a y 1 J u n e V e n u e : H a b b e r t o n H a l l T i m e : 6 p m

T i c k e t P r i c e : R 8 5 p p T i c k e t s c a n b e p u r c h a s e d v i a t h e Q K R ! A p p ( a s p e r O n l i n e

T u c k S h o p ) . P l e a s e f e e l f r e e t o c o n t a c t C l a u d i a L e v a r e l l i i f y o u n e e d a s s i s t a n c e d o w n l o a d i n g Q K R ! & Ma s t e r p a s s f r o m t h e A p p S t o r e o r G o o g l e P l a y .

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O u r C h r i s t i a n A r t s F e s t i v a l we e k s t a r t e d o f f

w i t h a n e n e r g i s e d , w h o l e - s c h o o l a s s e m b l y . T h e f o c u s f o r t h e w e e k i s “ W h a t ’ s y o u r B r a n d ? ” a n d , a s s u c h , w e

a r e e xp l o r i n g t h e J e s u s - i n s p i r e d v a l u e s s u c h a s p a t i e n c e , k i n dn e s s , l o v e ,

g e n t l e n e s s a n d f o r g i v e n e s s . I t h i n k i t i s w o n d e r f u l t h a t w e a r e e n g a g i n g t h e s e

i n v a l u a b l e v a l u e s i n a w o r l d t h a t s e e m s i n c r e a s i n g l y o c c u p i e d w i t h t r i b a l i s m , d i v i s i v e n e s s a n d t h r e a t e n i n g , v i o l e n t r h e t o r i c .

A n d s o , I s e e t h e r e l e v a n t i n t e r w e a v i n g o f J e s u s ’ co r e m e s s a g e a n d c o m m a n d m e n t o f L o v e b e i n g c e l e b r a t e d c o n s c i o u s l y a m o n g s t o u r s t a f f a n d y o u n g p e o p l e . I f o u r

y o u n g p e o p l e c a n e n t e r t h e w o r l d c l o t h e d i n t h e s e s i m p l e , b u t w o r l d - m o v i n g v a l u e s a n d d i s p o s i t i o n s a s e s p o u s e d i n t h e g o s p e l o f J e s u s C h r i s t , t h u s b r a n d i n g t h e m s e l v e s a s a m b a s s a d o r s f o r t h a t w h i c h i s n o b l e a n d g o o d a n d G o d l y ,

t h e n w e a r e e x t e n d i n g e v e n f u r t h e r o u r p u r p o s e o f n u r t u r i n g T o m o r r o w ’ s I n s p i r e d L e a d e r s T o d a y .

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P l e a s e n o t e t h e f o l l o w i n g :

A r e m i n d e r o f o u r C A F C o m m u n i t y B o n f i r e c e l e b r a t i o n t o n i g h t a t s c h o o l – a l l s t a f f , p a r e n t s , f r i e n d s o f T M C a n d o u r y o u n g p e o p l e a r e w e l c o m e t o e n j o y t h e b o n f i r e s , m a r s h m a l l o w s , a n d j o y o u s m u s i c a l p e r f o r m a n c e s a s w e

c e l e b r a t e o u r C A F t h e m e t o g e t h e r . P l e a s e b r i n g y o u r c a m p i n g c h a i r s a n d p i c n i c b a s k e t s . T h e r e w i l l a l s o be a T u c k S h o p ;

F R I D A Y E A R L Y C L O S E F O R T H E H S : t o a c c o m m o d a t e o u r P r i m a r y S c h o o l ’ s h o s t i n g o f a n i n t e r - s c h o o l s ’ X - C o u n t r y e v e n t , t h e h i g h s c h o o l i s c l o s i n g a t 1 2 : 1 5 t h i s F r i da y .

P l e a s e f e t c h y o u r c h i l d r e n t i m e o u s l y a s I w o u l d h a t e f o r a n y o f y o u t o g e t c a u g h t u p i n t h e m u l t i t u d e o f f o o t t r a f f i c t h a t w i l l b e p r e v a l e n t o n c a m p u s o n F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n .

I w i s h a l l o f o u r h i g h s c h o o l f a m i l i e s a b l e s s e d w e e k , a n d m a y w e a l l b e m o v e d t o r e f l e c t d e e p l y o n o u r o w n p e r s on a l b r a n d s .

D a v e W i g g e t t d w i g g e t t @ t h o m a s m o r e . c o . z a

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A v e r y b i g t h a n k y o u t o M r S h e r w i n G a n a s e n , M r s R o b e r t a R a m a s a m y a n d M r G a r y B a l a r i n o n a l l t h e e f f o r t t h a t w e n t i n t o a v e r y s u c c e s s f u l a n d m o s t

e n j o y a b l e R h y t h m s o f A f r i c a o n T h u r s d a y l a s t w e e k . I w as a l s o v e r y

p r o u d o f a l l o f o u r p e r f o r m e r s f o r t h e i r

e n t h u s i a s m , p a s s i o n an d g o o d b e h a v i o u r . T h e y m a d e u s a l l s o p r o u d ! W e a l s o t h a n k a l l t h o s e s t a f f a n d p a r e n t s i n v o l v e d i n r u n n i n g t h e t u c k s h o p s e r v i c e f o r t h i s h u g e e v e n t .

S i n c e r e c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e P a r e n t s ’ C o u n c i l a n d e s p e c i a l l y t o R a e G r i e s e l a n d h e r h a r d w o r k i n g g r o u p o f

p a r e n t s , f o r t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e an n u a l G o l f D a y t h i s pa s t F r i d a y . W e r e a l l y v a l u e t h e s t e r l i n g w o r k T C C h e t t y ( P a r e n t s ’ C o u n c i l c h a i r m a n ) a n d a l l o f h i s t e a m d o t o e n c o u r a g e e s p r i t d e c o r p a n d r a i s e f u n d s f o r p r o j e c t s

w h i c h b e n e f i t a l l o f o u r p u p i l s . T h a n k y o u t o a l l t h o s e w h o p l a y e d , s u p p o r t e d , w o r k e d a t t h e e v e n t o r b r o u g h t i n p r i z e s !

W e l l d o n e t o b o t h o u r n e t ba l l a n d r u g b y t e a m s a n d t h e i r c o a c h e s o n s u p e r b s p o r t a n d s p o r t s m a n s h i p o n S a t u r d a y - a n d f l y i n g t h e T MC f l a g h i g h ! T h a n k y o u t o o t o t h e H i g h

S c h o o l b o y s w h o s o m a g n a n i m o u s l y s u p p o r t e d o u r f i r s t t e a m r u g b y g a m e , s h o w i n g s o l i d a r i t y w i t h t h e P r i m a r y s c h o o l . O u r b o y s w e r e m o s t a p p r e c i a t i v e .

T h i s w e e k , a s y o u a r e a w a r e , i s o u r C h r i s t i a n A r t s F e s t i v a l w e e k w h i c h s t a r t e d w i t h a s p e c i a l p u p i l s ’ a s s e m b l y f i r s t t h i n g o n Mo n d a y m o r n i n g . A l l o u r P h y s . E d l e s s o n s a n d

a s s e m b l i e s h a v e b e e n t a k e n b y v a r i o u s C h r i s t i a n y o u t h

g r o u p s a n d t h e r e i s a w h o l e f a m i l y e v e n t , o u r B o n f i r e E v e n i n g , t h i s e v e n i n g i n t h e P r i m a r y S c h o o l c a r p a r k f r o m

1 8 : 0 0 t o 2 0 : 0 0 . ( W e a s H e ad s w i l l e n d e a v o r t o p o p i n , b u t w e h a v e a d a t e s e t l a s t y e a r , s o w e a r e a l s o i n a B oa r d m e e t i n g ) . A l l o f o u r C u l t u r a l t e a m s w i l l b e p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h i s an d o u r s p e c i a l g u e s t s , L I V w i l l b e p e r f o r m i n g a l s o .

W e c e r t a i n l y h o w e v e r o f f e r o u r f u l l s u p p o r t f o r t h i s w o n d e r f u l p a r t o f o u r s c h o o l p r o g r a m m e a n d e t h o s . E s p e c i a l t h a n k s t o G a r y B a l a r i n w h o h e a d s t h i s p o r t f o l i o i n

t h e S P a n d t o a l l t h o s e i n t h e S p i r i t u a l t e a m a c r o s s t h e p h a s e s . O n T u e s d a y w e h a d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m U m a l u s i p r e s e n t

a t o u r s c h o o l v e r i f y i n g da t a s u b m i t t e d f o r o u r a n n u a l

r e p o r t t o t h a t a c c r e d i t a t i o n b o d y . E v e n t h o u g h w e h a v e f u l l a n d p e r m a n e n t a c c r e d i t a t i o n , t h e y n e e d e d t o e n s u r e w e a r e m a i n t a i n i n g t h e q u a l i t y f o r w h i c h w e w e r e a c c r e d i t e d . Th i s

i s t o i n f o r m y o u a s t o w h y t h e c h i l d r e n m a y h a v e c o m m e n t e d t o y o u t h a t t h e r e w e r e c l a s s v i s i t o r s i n a d d i t i o n t o t h o s e p r e s e n t f o r t h e C AF w e e k .

W i t h t h e f i r s t o n s e t o f c o o l e r w e a t h e r w e t h a n k y o u f o r s u p p o r t i n g u s i n o u r W i n t e r W o o l l i e s d r i v e . T h e i t e m s d o n o t n e e d t o b e n e w , b u t s h o u l d b e c l e a n a n d i n g o o d

c o n d i t i o n . L e t u s i n a s p i r i t o f c a r i n g a n d n u r t u r i n g t r y t o h e l p t h o s e l e s s f o r t u n a t e t h a n w e a r e t o k e e p t h e c o l d a t b a y . I t e m s s h o u l d b e g i v e n t o y o u r c h i l d ’ s c l a s s t e a c h e r .

T h i s c o m i n g F r i d a y T M C w i l l b e h o s t i n g t h e 4 t h I n t e r -S c h o o l s C r o s s c o u n t r y e v e n t . T h i s i n v o l v e s n u m e ro u s s c h o o l s a n d a b o u t 4 0 0 c h i l d r e n d e s c e n d i n g o n T MC . A

r e m i n d e r t h e r e f o r e t h a t t h e H S w i l l b e c l o s i n g e a r l y a t 1 2 : 1 5 a n d t h e S P a t 1 3 :0 0 t o f a c i l i t a t e t r a f f i c m o v e m e n t a n d p r e v e n t c o n g e s t i o n . W e t h a n k y o u f o r yo u r u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d s u p p o r t i n t h i s . A f t e r c a r e w i l l , h o w e ve r ,

o p e r a t e a s u s u a l . O u r a n n u a l s c r e e n i n g o f p r o s p e c t i v e p u p i l s f o r 2 0 1 9 h a s

m o v e d f r o m S a t u r d a y 2 J u n e t o S a t u r d a y 2 6 M a y s h o u l d y o u k n o w o f a n y p a r e n t s i n t e n d i n g t o a p p l y a n d h a v e t h e i r c h i l d r e n s c r e e n e d .

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“Wi thou t mus i c l i fe wou ld be a m i s take .” - F r i ed r i ch N ie t z sche .

T h o m a s M o r e C o l l e g e i s

p r i v i l e g e d t o h a v e i t s o w n Mu s i c S c h o o l o n c a m p u s a n d b e l i e v e s i n t h e e d u c a t i o n a l v a l u e o f t e a c h i n g m u s i c . T o

a c h i e v e t h a t w e o f f e r : d r u m s , g u i t a r , p i a n o , v i o l i n , v o i c e , s a x o p h o n e a n d g r o u p m u s i c a p p r e c i a t i o n c l a s s e s ; w h i ch i s

u s u a l l y f o r o u r y o u n g e r F o u n d a t i o n P h a s e s t u d e n t s .

O u r s k i l l e d s t a f f t e a c h a w i d e r a n g e o f s t u d e n t s – a d u l t s a n d c h i l d r e n f r o m t h e T h o m a s Mo r e f a m i l y , a s we l l a s t h e H i g h w a y

C o m m u n i t y . O u r c u r r i c u l u m s p e c i f i c a l l y f o l l o w s t h e T r i n i t y S c h o o l o f Mu s i c a n d R o c k a n d

P o p , b u t w e a l s o d e l i g h t i n t e a c h i n g s t u d e n t s w h o s i m p l y w a n t t o l e a r n f o r p u r e e n j o y m e n t .

D u r i n g t h e f i r s t t h r e e t e rm s w e o f f e r t w o p u b l i c e v e n i n g r e c i t a l s p e r t e rm

t o d e v e l o p s t u d e n t c o n f i d e n c e b y p e r f o r m i n g t o a n a p p r e c i a t i v e a u d i e n c e . W e a l s o w o r k i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h o u r s c h o o l ’ s t h r e e C u l t u r a l D e p a r t m e n t s e a c h o f w h i c h o f f e r n u m e r o u s o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o p e r f o r m i n t h e i r

r e s p e c t i v e c u l t u r a l p r o g r a m m e s .

F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n p l e a s e f e e l f r e e t o e m a i l m e o n :

m u s i c s c h o o l @ t h o m a s m o r e . c o . z a

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M u s i c S c h o o l : D i r e c t o r

P r i m a r y S c h o o l W e e k l y A c h i e v e r s

1 B T a y l e n H u n t – f o r s u p e r s e n t e n c e s a n d g o o d u s e o f a d j e c t i v e s .

1 R S a m a n t h a Th o m p s o n – f o r h e r w o n d e r f u l s e n t e n c e s a n d f o r t h e e f f o r t s h e p u t s i n t o h e r s c h o o l w o r k .

1 S A l e x i s B o w e r – f o r w o r k i n g s o h a r d t o l e a r n h e r t r e a s u r e b o x w o r d s a n d f o r i m p r o v i n g h e r

s e n t e n c e b u i l d i n g . W e l l d on e A l e x i s .

2 D K a y l a C o n l o n – f o r a l o v e l y s h o w a n d t e l l p r e s e n t a t i on , e xp r e s s i v e r e a d i n g a n d

p e r s e v e r a n c e w h e n w o r k i n g .

2 R S i m i s i w e Mb o n a m b i – f o r t h e e n c o u r a g e m e n t a n d c a r e s h e s h o w s h e r ‘ t a s k p a r t n e r s ’ w h e n

w o r k i n g i n a g r o u p .

2 K D y l a n J e s s o p – f o r t h e c r e a t i v e c r a f t t h a t h e m a d e f o r h i s s h o w a n d t e l l , a n d h i s e n t h u s i a s t i c

p r e s e n t a t i o n o f i t t o t h e c l a s s .

3 B S o p h i e M o f f a t – f o r h e r d e t e r m i n a t i o n a n d p e r s e v e r a n c e i n c o m p l e t i n g h e r d a i l y t a s k s . K e e p

i t u p S o p h i e .

3 M S a r a h R e e d – f o r w o r k i n g h a r d i n t h e c l a s s r o o m a n d o n t h e s p o r t s f i e l d

3 R S a r a h C l a r k – f o r a l w a y s l i s t e n i n g c a r e f u l l y a n d w o r k i n g s o h a r d , a n d f o r s u c h n e a t t a s k p r e s e n t a t i o n .

4 P D a n i e l E v a n s – f o r h i s g o o d m a n n e r s , f o c u s a n d d i l i g e n c e .

4 D T h o m a s B u c h a n – f o r h i s e x c e l l e n t r u n n i n g a t c r o s s c o u n t r y .

4 C M e r r i c k B e e t g e – f o r t r y i n g s o h a r d i n a l l h i s

s u b j e c t s , e s p e c i a l l y M a t h s .

5 M c G D h r u v K a l i c h a r a n – f o r h i s c o n t i n u e d e f f o r t a n d p o s i t i v e a t t i t u d e i n t h e c l a s s r o o m .

5 M H o l l y d u B u i s s o n – f o r h e r c o n t i n u e d h a r d w o r k a n d p o s i t i v e a t t i t u d e t o w a r d s h e r s c h o o l d a y .

5 v L T r i s t a n W h i t e – f o r h i s c h e e r f u l , f r i e n d l y n a t u r e a n d h i s p o s i t i v e a t t i t u d e t o h i s s c h o o l d a y .

6 F J a s o n R e e d – f o r h i s h e l p f u l s p i r i t a n d b e a u t i f u l

n a t u r e .

6 L N a o m i S m i t h – f o r h e r e n t h u s i a s t i c a p p r o a c h t o h e r s c h o o l d a y a n d h e r e x c e l l e n t M a t h s t e s t

r e s u l t .

6 M c C M a t t h e w B o n s o r – f o r h i s l o v e l y m a n n e r s a n d k i n d n a t u r e a n d h i s p o s i t i v e a t t i t u d e a n d

i m p r o v e d w o r k e t h i c .

7 M J a s o n S t a p l e s – f o r t h e m a t u r e , c o n f i d e n t m a n n e r h e d i s p l a y s i n t h e s c h o o l d a y .

7 H L i a m T h e u n i s s e n – f o r h i s c o n t i n u e d h a r d w o r k , p l e a s a n t m a n n e r a n d e x c e l l e n t s p o r t r e s u l t s .

7 C A m a n d a F e n n e r – f o r h e r c o n t i n u e d e f f o r t

t o w a r d s h e r a c a d e m i c s .

7 C H J a y d e n S m i t h – f o r h i s h e l p f u l s p i r i t a n d b e a u t i f u l m a n n e r s .

H S D e b a t i n g T h e G r a d e 8 s ( C o n n o r H a r r i s , C o n a l l S t e e n k a m p a n d S h i v y

S e e r a r a m ) w o n t h e i r d e b a t e a g a i n s t H i l l c r e s t H i g h a n d C o n n o r w a s a w a r d e d B e s t S p e a k e r . T h i s w a s C o n n o r ’ s f i r s t d e b a t e s o h e d e s e r v e s a n e x t r a s p e c i a l c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s !

S P O R T & C U L T U R E R E S U L T S

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T h e J u n i o r s ( A f i k a M b a t h a , J u s t i n K e e p a n d J e s s i c a M i l l s ) u n f o r t u n a t e l y l o s t t o C u r r o .

K Z N H o c k e y C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e f o l l o w i n g p u p i l s w h o h a v e b e e n s e l e c t e d f o r t h e K Z N H o c k e y T e a m s i n t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e a g e

g r o u p s : U 1 4 A - B u h l a l i M h a n z i U 1 4 B - T a p u w a S i b i s i

U 1 8 B - K e a g a n O l i v i e r , L i g u d u M a s h i g e U 1 8 C - J o r d a n M e i k l e , K o n k e S i b i s i , A k u s e M h l a n z i , B r a n d o n

D a v i e s U 1 8 A - C a r m e n V i c e n t , T a t u m O l i v i e r

U 1 8 B - C o u r t n e y S i m

U 1 6 A - G e m m a W e e d e r , S t e p h a n i e T s h u m a U 1 6 B - N i c o l e P h i p p s , L o l a L e e N o n - t r a v e l l i n g - C h e l s e a L a y d e n

H S H o c k e y

Girls U16A vs Curro Hillcrest Won 1 – 0

Girls U16B vs Curro Hillcrest Won 1 – 0

Girls U14A vs Curro Hillcrest Drew 0 – 0

HS 1st Boys XI vs St Henry’s Won 8 – 0

Boys U16A vs St Henry’s Won 10 – 1

Boys U14A vs St Henry’s Won 4 – 0

HS 1st Boys XI vs Grantleigh Won 7 – 0

Boys U16A vs Grantleigh Won 4 – 1

Boys U14A vs Grantleigh Won 5 – 0

HS 1st Girls XI vs DGHS Won 2 – 0

HS 2nd Girls XI vs DGHS Won 3 – 0

Girls U16A vs DGHS Won 1 – 0

Girls U16B vs DGHS Won 2 – 1

Girls U14A vs DGHS Won 1 – 0

H S R u g b y

U 1 4 A v s C u r r o H i l l c r e s t W o n 1 7 – 5

U 1 6 A v s C u r r o H i l l c r e s t W o n 3 6 – 1 4

H S T e n n i s

U 1 8 A H i l l c r e s t H i g h L o s t 1 8 – 1 5

R o c k C l i m b i n g T h e R o c k c l i m b i n g s e a s o n h a s c o m e t o a c l o s e w i t h t h e f i n a l s o f t h e L e a d D i s c i p l i n e a t K l o o f H i g h S c h o o l o n S u n d a y t h e

1 3 t h M a y 2 0 1 8 . T h o m a s M o r e C o l l e g e w a s a g a i n w e l l r e p r e s e n t e d i n t h e p o d i u m s p o t s . T h e w i n n e r s w e r e a l s o

b a c k e d b y g o o d s u p p o r t f r o m c l i m b e r s w h o , w h i l e n o t a c h i e v i n g t o p s p o t s , d i d T M C p r o u d w i t h t h e i r e f f o r t s .

T h e P r i m a r y S c h o o l w a s d o n e p r o u d b y B e t h a n y a n d B e n , a n d w e h o p e t o s e e g r e a t e r i n v o l v e m e n t f r o m t h e P r i m a r y S c h o o l i n a J u n i o r L e a g u e .

A L e a g u e U 1 3 F : B e t h a n y S t e e n k a m p – 2 n d U 1 3 M : B e n C o t t o n – 1 s t U 1 5 M : C h r i s t o p h e r J o l l y – 2 n d

U 1 7 M : F a r a n S t e e n k a m p – 2 n d ; B r e n d a n K u h n e r t – 5 t h U 1 9 F : J e n n a B e n t l e y – 3 r d U 1 9 M : J o s h M u n s t e r m a n n – 1 s t ; B e n e d i c t R o b b i n s – 4 t h

B L e a g u e U 1 5 M : C a l e b S m i t h – 3 r d

U 1 7 M : Q w i n t o n K n o c k l e i n – 1 s t ; K u r t S c h w i m m b a c h e r – 2 n d ; S e t h H e n d r i k s – 3 r d U 1 9 M : B r a y d o n H e n w o o d : 1 s t T h e K Z N t e a m s f o r b o t h B o u l d e r a n d L e a d w i l l b e a n n o u n c e d

b y 2 1 s t M a y 2 0 1 8 . N a t i o n a l s a r e 2 9 t h J u n e t h r o u g h 1 s t J u l y 2 0 1 8 i n J o h a n n e s b u r g .

H i g h l a n d D a n c i n g R u t h S a u n d e r s o n a n d R a c h a e l E a s s o n t o o k p a r t i n t h e S o u t h C o a s t H i g h l a n d G a t h e r i n g o n 2 8 A p r i l w h e r e R u t h p l a c e d 2 n d f o r h e r R e e l , a n d 3 r d f o r h e r F l i n g , S w o r d D a n c e a n d L i l t .

R a c h a e l p l a c e d 2 n d f o r h e r S w o r d D a n c e , S e a n T r i u b h a s , L i l t

a n d F l o r a , a n d 4 t h f o r h e r F l i n g , p l a c i n g h e r a s r u n n e r u p f o r b o t h t h e B e g i n n e r C h a m p i o n s h i p T r o p h y a n d t h e B e g i n n e r N a t i o n a l T r o p h y . W e l l d o n e g i r l s !

E q u e s t r i a n W e l l d o n e t o t h e f o l l o w i n g T M C p u p i l s w h o t o o k p a r t i n t h e

S A N E S A s h o w a t G a l l o p i n g W i n d s o n t h e w e e k e n d o f 5 / 6 M a y : R e i n e M a r s h a l l , A r a b e l l a B a l i d i s , S h a n n o n W i l h e l m , E m i l y M a s s o n , R a c h a e l a n d N a o m i E a s s o n .

I n t h e i r v a r i o u s c l a s s e s , E m i l y p l a c e d 1 s t i n P e r f o r m a n c e R i d i n g , 2 n d i n E q u i t a t i o n , 3 r d i n W o r k i n g R i d i n g , 4 t h i n D r e s s a g e a n d p l a c e d i n S h o w J u m p i n g .

N a o m i p l a c e d 1 s t f o r h e r I d e a l t i m e S h o w J u m p i n g a n d W o r k i n g R i d i n g , 3 r d i n E q u i t a t i o n a n d o n e D r e s s a g e t e s t , 4 t h i n h e r

o t h e r D r e s s a g e t e s t a n d p l a c e d i n h e r s p e e d c l a s s S h o w J u m p i n g .

R a c h a e l p l a c e d 1 s t i n h e r P r i x C a p r i l l i a n d 3 r d i n h e r W o r k i n g

R i d i n g .

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S h o w J u m p i n g a n d 2 n d i n W o r k i n g R i d i n g . W e w o u l d l i k e t o

c o n g r a t u l a t e a l l o u r r i d e r s ( p i c t u r e d r i g h t ) w h o t o o k p a r t

i n t h e I n t e r - S c h o o l s E q u e s t r i a n e v e n t a t t h e S h o n g w e n i C l u b t h i s p a s t

w e e k e n d . T h a n k y o u a l s o t o t h e s t a f f a n d p a r e n t s

f o r y o u r s u p p o r t d u r i n g t h e w e e k e n d . D a n c i n g

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o I s a b e l l e G a r d w h o c o m p e t e d i n t h e D o l p h i n C h a l l e n g e D a n c e c o m p e t i t i o n o v e r t h e w e e k e n d . S h e w a s p l a c e d 2 n d f o r t h e C h a C h a , S a m b a , R u m b a a n d J i v e . W e l l d o n e I s a b e l l e .

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S P R u g b y U 1 0 A v s K l o o f – W o n 4 5 – 1 0

U 1 0 B v s K l o o f – L o s t 3 0 – 1 5 U 1 1 A v s K l o o f – W o n 1 2 – 5 2 n d T e a m v s K l o o f – L o s t 1 0 – 0 1 s t T e a m v s K l o o f – D r e w 5 – 5

C r o s s C o u n t r y C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o a l l o u r r u n n e r s w h o t o o k p a r t i n t h e C r o s s

C o u n t r y e v e n t h e l d a t C u r r o l a s t w e e k F r i d a y : U 9 S a r a h R e e d – 3 r d J o r d a n P r e t o r i u s – 7 t h

U 1 0 – 2 k m r u n

K e i r a B r o w n i n g – 1 4 t h U 1 1 - 3 k m r u n M a c k e n z y L a y d e n – 4 t h

S t e l l a R e i n e c k e – 5 t h S n q o b i l e N d a w o – 1 5 t h E m i l y M o r g a n – 1 9 t h

U 1 2 – 3 k m r u n D a y n a D e e b l e – 1 s t R y a n B r o w n i n g – 6 t h D a m i a n W a t s o n – 1 3 t h

J o r d a n T r o t t e r – 1 7 t h O p e n G i r l s U 1 3 - 3 k m r u n T a y l o r M u i r – 1 9 t h

O p e n B o y s – 4 k m r u n L i a m T h e u n i s s e n – 1 s t E z r a H a u g – 7 t h J a r r o d C h r i s t i e – 8 t h

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