fairmont focus 26: 20 august 2015

CIRCULAR NO. 26

20 August 2015

Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s)

“DON’T SAY ANYTHING ONLINE THAT YOU WOULDN’T“

WANT PLASTERED ON A BILLBOARD WITH YOUR FACE ON IT.”

Emma Sadleir

Mrs Gallie, Emma Sadleir, Mrs Schoeman, Mrs Lourens

Emma Sadleir addressed our learners yesterday on social media abuse and other relevant information. She also addressed the parents last night, leaving everyone with much food for

thought.

1) ACADEMICS

Thank you to our Grade 9 parents for your support at the Subject Choice meeting on Tuesday. We hope that the information was of value and that you are now able to finalise your decisions for subject choices for next year.

Matric Trial examinations commence in just over 2 weeks from today. We hope that our Grade 12’s are well into their preparations for the exam sessions ahead and that they are clearing up any academic issues that need attention.

Natural Beauty Awsum Competition

In our assembly last Friday, 14 August, Fairmont was presented with a cheque for R10,000-00 for winning the Natural Beauty Awsum Competition.

Ms Matthee is seen here with the “cheque” handed over to the school.

2) SCHOOL CLOSING EARLY ON THE FOLLOWING

DATES

Kindly note that the school will be closing early

(13h30) on the following days:

Friday, 4 September

Friday, 18 September due to a staff development programmes.

15 TEACHING DAYS TO FINAL EXAMS

School Holidays

Public

Holidays Matrics writing exams

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3) TEST DAYS TERM 3

AUGUST 2015 TESTS

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

21

Gr.10 Assembly 11-Maths (Ass.)

12-Geography

12-Eng P3 exam (in the afternoon)

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23

24 TEST

8-English 9-Maths

10-English

11-Geography/Mus. 12-IT Theory

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10-CAT Prac

27 TEST

8-History 9-Geography

10-Visual Art

11-English 12-Design

28

Gr.9 Assembly

10-IT Prac Test

29

30 31 TEST

8-Geography 9-History

10-Design

11-History

12-Exams start

SEPTEMBER 2015


1 2 3 TEST

8-Afrikaans

9-Creative Arts

10-Geography/Music 11-Design

4

10-Afr. (Ass)

5

6 7 TEST

8-Creative Arts 9-Maths

10-IT Theory

11-Visual Art

8 9 10 TEST

8-English 9-Natural Sciences

10-Maths/Maths Lit

11-IT Prac / Geo.

11

10-Cons. Studies Test

12

13 14 TEST

8-English

9-Afrikaans 10-Life Sciences

11-Business Studies

15

ANA – Gr. 8 Eng.

16

ANA – Gr. 9 Eng.

17 TEST

8-ANA Gr. 8 Maths

9-Maths 10-CAT Theory

11-CAT Theory

18

9-ANA Gr. 9 Maths

19

20 21 TEST

8-Maths 9-English

10-Consumer St. 11-Maths/Maths Lit

22

12-Final Design Prac

exam (8:00-17:00)

23

8-11-MARKS DUE

12- Design Final Prac

exam (8:00-17:00)

24 Heritage Day 25 School Holiday 26

27 28 TEST

8-Maths

9-Maths 10-History

11-Afrikaans

12-Vis Art Final Prac

exam (8:00-17:00)

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exam (8:00-17:00)

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exam (8:00-17:00)

OCTOBER 2015 TESTS


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SCHOOLS CLOSE

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PLEASE NOTE!

All pupils are required to be at school at the regular time - 07h55 - even if they are not writing a test. This time will be used for consolidation or tasks organized by various subject departments.

All parents are asked to please be aware that when your child misses a Monday or a Thursday test, a relevant chemist slip (the date on the slip must pertain to the pupil’s absenteeism and medication bought), a certificate from the clinic or a doctor’s certificate is required. A medical certificate from either the clinic or the doctor is applicable for missing any exam. A note from you excusing your child from school for the days missed is also required.

Grade 9 and Matric pupils must produce a doctor’s certificate for tests and exams missed as these are the two exit phases and their marks are externally moderated by the Education Department.

Learners are not allowed to go home immediately after a test if they are ill. They have to stay until first break. If they are ill, then they should not come to school. A doctor’s certificate will be required.

4) IMPORTANT NOTICE : GENERAL CALENDAR : 3RD TERM

Tue, 25 Aug Cultural Awards

Fri, 28 Aug Gr. 12 Exams start

Sat, 5 Sep Past Pupils’ & family Sport Day

Mon, 21 Sep Girls’ Choir Festival

Mon, 28 Sep Winter Sport Awards

Thu, 1 Oct Matric Dance

Fri, 2 Oct Schools Close

5) ACCOUNTING : ANNUAL OLYMPIAD

Four of our accounting Matrics who participated in the Annual Olympiad at Spine Road High School last Saturday, finished in 7th place out of 35 schools. They were very disappointed not to finish in the top 3 positions, but it was still a great achievement to have reached this position amongst the top schools.

The highlight for the learners was the fact that Premier Mrs Helen Zille attended and opened the prestigious event. The learners were: Willan Adonis, Jade Rautenbach, Kayla Heinrich and Laura Putter.

6) FAIRMONT HIGH SCHOOL : GOLF DAY

15 August 2015

Entry Form

Fairmont Golf Day - Friday, 30 October 2015

@ Durbanville Golf Course

Please indicate clearly the contact person and how many players are joining us.

Players Name Handicap e-mail Are you attending prize giving

Sponsorship Tee/Green

Sponsorship Prizes

Contact Name

Preferred approximate T-0ff Time:(11h30 to 13h00) ______________________

(This will be on a first-come-first-served basis, and we can only do our best to accommodate.)

Fairmont Golf Day: Sponsorship

In addition to the option of playing in the golf day, the opportunity exists to sponsor a hole/green or to donate prizes. All funds raised go toward the school’s sport facilities.

Hole/Green sponsors will be allocated a hole/green on which to display their banners as well as recognized at the prize-giving and in the Fairmont Circular, which goes to the parents of 1,600 students of the school.

Single Player ............................. R500

4 Ball ....................................... R2000

Hole Sponsorship .................... R2000

Hole Sponsorship and 4 Ball .. R3000

If you would like to enter, participate via sponsorship, or would like further information, please contact Greg La Cock on 021 557 5277 or email [email protected]

Please return this priority booking together with your proof of payment to Greg La Cock at: [email protected] or fax: 021 557 5277

Thank you in advance for getting involved and supporting the school!

Kind regards

Mr R.H. Dingley PRINCIPAL

7) MATRIC 2015 – PAST PUPILS OF KENRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL

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1) SCHOOL PRODUCTION

Annual Production 2015: Devious Domestication

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

evening some of Fairmont’s greatest

talent was showcased in this year’s

annual production. The following

learners were involved in this years

production:

At the gala evening, guests were

treated with a delectable

variety of canapés made by

Janno Viljoen from Janno.

Susan Hampshire Miss B. Claassen

Peter Knoxville Liam Cockcroft

John Brandon Ryan Hodgson

Judy Young Josie Burness

Mr Chauvinist Jonathan Nel

Miss Feminist Micah Ilett

The Temptress Lisakhanya Matya

The Starlet Sunny Yoon

Miss Nouveaux Riche Jordan Day

Domestics: Sandisiwe Rululu

Savannah Nicolay

Detective Clueless J.P. van Zyl

Dancers:

Tiffany Honeywill

Danielle Kotzee

Amy Heine

Tyla Maggs

Rebecca Maggott

Teegan Alberts

Charné le Grange

Caitlin Sithole

Dayna Green-Thompson

Rabia Soobader

Rebecca Dreyer

Ashleigh Isaacs

The Sound & Lighting Society members were

responsible for the sound and the lighting design.

Special mention should be made of Paolo van der

Merwe and Matthew Kirby. Other members who

worked were:

Joshua Griffin Justin Waddy

Brandon Solomon Malcolm Barendse

Matthew Jennings Jared Langeveldt

2) FAIRMONT DRUMMIES

The drummies marched on Sunday, 16 August, at the One-to-One day for the mentally handicapped. This was a fun day arranged by many charity organisations. The drummies have been part of this wonderful day since 1990.

One to One is a community initiative, a fair arranged exclusively for the intellectually disabled (the mentally handicapped).

3) HPCA PRESENTS : HIDDEN LIVES, HIDDEN TALENTS

4) CELEBRATING ARBOR DAY : FAMILY TREE

Please support this very worthy cause.

All payments are to be made to the following Fairmont High School account:

Bank: Absa

Account Name: Fairmont High School

Branch: Business Santyger

Branch Code: 632 356

Type of Account: Cheque Account

Account No.: 407 223 5037

Reference: “Name” + Family Tree

5) INTERACT & HOSPITALITY

Interact & Hospitality prepare soup for Soup Kitchen

20 litres of soup was prepared at Fairmont and sent to the soup kitchen situated near the Durbanville Taxi rank on 4 August 2015. Over 100 cups of warm nutritious soup was served to the homeless and hungry.

The Interact Society would like to thank Jyoti Satsang Prayer Association for their generous donation of food items for the preparation of soup.

6) LIBRARIAN’S CHOICE

THE LIGHT BEHIND THE WINDOW

by Lucinda Riley

THE PRESENT

Emilie de la Martinières as always fought against her aristocratic background but, after the death of her glamourous, distant mother, she finds herself alone in the world and sole inheritor of her grand childhood home in the south of France. An old notebook of poems leads her in search of the mysterious and beautiful Sophia, whose tragic love affair changed the course of her family history. As Emilie unravels the story, she too embarks on her own journey of discovery, realising that the château may provide clues to her own difficult past and finally unlock the future.

THE PAST

London 1943. A young office clerk, Constance Carruthers, is drafted into the SOE, arriving in occupied Paris during the climax of the conflict. Separated from her contact in her very first hours in France, she stumbles into the heart of a wealthy family who are caught up in a deadly game of secrets and lies. Forced to surrender her identity and all ties to her homeland and her beloved husband, Constance finds herself drawn into a complex web of deception , the repercussions of which will affect generations to come.

7) SPORT RESULTS

SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT RESULTS

Badminton (Boys') Thu 13-Aug 1st The Settlers "A" (A) Lost 0 : 8

2nd South Peninsula "B" (A) Lost 0 : 8

3rd South Peninsula (Friendly) Won 6 : 2

Chess Sat 15 Aug Edgemead HS (A) Won 6 : 0

Golf (Boys') Mon 17-Aug 1st Stellenberg HS (A) Won 4 : 2

SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT RESULTS

Hockey (Boys') Fri/Sat 14/15 Aug U19A Edgemead HS (A) Won 3 : 0

U19B Edgemead HS (A) Won 5 : 0

U16A Edgemead HS (A) Won 7 : 0

U16B Bye Won 3 : 0

U16C Edgemead HS (A) BYE



Hockey (Girls') Fri/Sat 14/15 Aug U19A Edgemead HS (A) Won 3 : 0






Netball Sat 15-Aug U19A Edgemead HS (A) Cancelled

U19B Edgemead HS (A) Cancelled

U16A Edgemead HS (A) Cancelled


U16C Edgemead HS (A) Cancelled

U16D Edgemead HS (A) Cancelled

U14A Edgemead HS (A) Cancelled


Rugby Sat 15-Aug U19A Edgemead HS (A) Won 13 : 3

U19B Edgemead HS (A) Lost 5 : 28

U16 Edgemead HS (A) Won 10 : 0

U15 Edgemead HS (A) Lost 12 : 13

U14 Edgemead HS (A) Lost 12 : 17

Soccer (Boys') Thu 13-Aug U16 Bye -

Sat 15 Aug 1st Edgemead HS (A) Won 2 : 1

2nd Edgemead HS (A) Lost 2 : 4

U16A Edgemead HS (A) Lost 0 : 2

14A Edgemead HS (A) Lost 0 : 10


Wed 19-Aug U19A CBC (A) Won 3 : 2

U19B Bye -

Soccer (Girls’) Sat 15 Aug 1st Edgemead "B" (A) Won 10 : 0

2nd Edgemead "B" (A) Lost 0 : 1

U15A Edgemead "B" (A) Drew 1 : 1

U15B Edgemead "B" (A) Won 3 : 0

Tue 18-Aug U19A St Cyprians (H) Won 6 : 0

U19B Milnerton HS (A) Cancelled

Wed 19-Aug U15A Edgemead "B" (A) Cancelled

U15B Parklands (H) Cancelled

Squash (Boys') Fri 14-Aug U19A Paarl Boys HS (H) Lost

U19B Paarl Boys HS (H) Lost

U15 Parel Vallei HS "B" (H) Cancelled

Table Tennis (Boys') Tue 18-Aug U19 Tournament@Edgemead HS Won 5 : 1

U16 Tournament@Edgemead HS Lost 2 : 4

8) FAIRMONT FOUNDERS DAY 2015

To all fellow Monties, past and present, on Saturday, 5 September 2015 we will be celebrating Fairmont Founders Day 2015 with a full programme of Sport Events and family friendly activities.

The full programme will be sent out closer to the Event, but in summary the following games have been scheduled:

3 past pupil’s Men’s Hockey on Astro, starting at 08h30.

1 past pupil’s Ladies Hockey on Astro

1 past pupil’s Men’s Soccer

1 past pupil’s Ladies Soccer

1 past pupil’s Ladies Netball

2 or 3 past pupil’s Rugby

There will be a jumping castle for the kids with adult supervision and assistance from current Fairmont pupils.

Food and beverages will be available (complimentary toasted sandwiches), and Cafe Monty will be open for the event.

No alcohol may be sold on the premises, but you are welcome to bring your own beverages in a cooler box.

Mr & Mrs Wigg will be attending the function.

Mr Dingley, Fairmont’s Principal, is hoping to showcase the Aquatic Centre (still under construction) on an informal basis as it is currently a Construction Site and may not be safe to arrange a viewing of the Complex.

If the weather is inclement, the jumping castle will be moved indoors and the sport will go ahead as planned.

There are no costs involved in the abovementioned Founders Day Event.

Many thanks

Barry Chedburn Member of Fairmont Past Pupils’ Association

9) GIRLS’ 1ST SOCCER TEAM

On the 6 August, the 1st Girls’ soccer team participated in the S.L.I.M cup held at Deutsche Schule Kapstadt (German International School). A total of 6 matches were played and a total of 25 goals were scored. Our top goal scorers for this tournament were:

Shannon Mills 7 goals

Naemi Frenzel 6 goals

Nina Dunleavy 5 goals

The girls played very intense games with great discipline, commitment and teamwork allowing them to advance to the semi–finals where we met Buren.

Buren played well, but the Fairmont ladies demonstrated some great skills to advance to the finals where we met Herzlia.

Thank you to Eskom, the final was played in the dark but Fairmont didn’t let that interfere or affect their game. Fairmont scored three quick goals and didn’t allow Herzlia any chances.

Fairmont won the final 3 : 0.

Well done Ladies with yet another excellent achievement!! We are really proud of you.

10) 3RD TERM SPORT FIXTURES

SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT

Hockey (Boys') Fri/Sat 28/29 Aug U19A Westerford HS (H)

U19B Westerford HS (H)

U16A Westerford HS (H)


U16C Westerford HS (H)

U14A Westerford HS (H)


Hockey (Girls') Fri/Sat 21/22 Aug U19A St Cyprians (H)

U19B St Cyprians (H)

U16A St Cyprians (H)

U16B Bye

U16C St Cyprians (H)

U14A St Cyprians (H)

U14B St Cyprians (H)

Squash (Boys') Fri 21-Aug U19A Somerset College (H)

U19B Hugenote HS (H)

U15 Bye

11) WELL DONE

Hishaam Essop

We are extremely proud to advise that Hishaam has been selected to represent South Africa at the 2015 Africa Schools Individual Chess Championships to be held in Gaborone, Botswana, from the 21 - 30 August 2015 in the U17 Open category.

It is a remarkable achievement and an exceptional honour for him to have been selected.

Well done, Hishaam!

Haydn Matthee

It is with great excitement and delight that Haydn is off to Japan with the SA Baseball Squad.

He will be leaving on Wednesday, 26 August, and we wish Haydn everything of the very best as he represents South Africa.

Congratulations, Haydn!

Kelly Vroon

Kelly has represented the South African team for Biathle (2013, 2014 & 2015) and the South African Triathle team in 2014 and 2015.

Kelly will be leaving for Georgia on 13 September to participate at the world championship in both these sports.

Well done on all your previous successes, Kelly.

We wish you well with your training up to your next competition.

12) PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Tonight we celebrate and acknowledge the top academic achievers in Grades 11 and 12 at the annual Academic Honours Dinner.

We are proud of the time and effort that these pupils put into their studies and we thank them for holding the academic flag high.

Yours sincerely

Mr R Dingley PRINCIPAL

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