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Merrifield’s Very Own Bi-Weekly Newspaper 23 June 2017

From the Executive Head, Dr Guy Hartley

Next term will see the highpoint of our twentieth year celebrations. We have a number of events lined up to

commemorate two decades of excellence at Merrifield. We encourage you to save the dates and invite you to join in

the fun as we celebrate our twentieth year in style.

Activities kick off with a College bring ‘n braai on Friday evening 4 August at the main lapa. We have a live band

booked and the dance floor will certainly be open. Then on 23 and 24 August the school will be staging the musical

showcase, “Unstoppable”, in the Guild Theatre. The production showcases Merrifield’s rich cultural diversity through

singing, dance, acting, marimba bands and musical instruments – all connected in a heart-warming story. The cast

includes all learners from grades 1 to 9 with a handful of FET students and even some staff members making an

appearance.

That weekend on 25-26 August, the Prep will host St George’s Primary from Port Elizabeth in our feature derby

festival of the year. There promises to be a great deal of cheer and good Merrifield spirit as we support our teams in

this annual derby. On the Friday night there will be a prep disco for the students and a bring ‘n braai for Intermediate

Phase families. The following week we will hold our annual Founders’ week activities: starting with the parents

versus students’ hockey matches on Thursday evening 31 August; followed by our Founders’ Day Assembly in the hall

and Alumni Reunion at Table 58 on Friday 1 September, and finally bringing to an end our celebrations with the Music

Picnic and Country Fair on Saturday 2 September.

As we reflect on our twenty years of existence, we can indeed appreciate all that has been achieved by our founders

and early families. There is no doubt that Merrifield continues to be a dynamic and innovative force in education in

our region with some exciting and substantial capital developments about to be rolled out. The school’s momentum

and march forward is indeed “Unstoppable”. Astra Petentes - Reach for the Stars!

GENEROUS: The Grade 1s collected food, clothes, books and puzzles to give to the children of Rising Sun Daycare

in Duncan Village. The crèche has been adopted by the grade as part of their outreach effort for the year.

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Foundation Phase Citizens of the Week

9 June:

Jack Wheatley (1TH): For his diligence in class and being kind and helpful.

Daniel Trow (2L): For being a special, considerate friend and always working hard in class.

Borys Karbowy (2R): For his hard working approach to his work and always being polite and a good

friend.

13 June:

Skylar Ganda (3P): For always being willing to help and giving of his best.

Sarah Dhoda (3B): For a great improvement in work ethic and her fun, kind, friendly disposition.

Vela Mntonintshi (1H): For being such a kind and caring girl and always trying hard.

Nhalo Nogela (1TH): For a great sense of humour and always doing his best.

Iyanda Zwane (2L): For her diligence, enthusiasm to learn and fantastic work ethic.

Emily Evers (2R): For her quiet, gentle ways and her diligent approach to her work.

The Grade 5 students have been busy putting together eats and treats to sell during school break on

Friday, 23 June. Today was the turn of 5J to learn the art of selling.

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BUY&SELL BAZAAR @ Merrifield: Thanks to generous donation of items and non-profit commitment by Grade

3P parents added to the overwhelming support by Merrifield Staff, our first Merrifield Buy and Sell Bazaar

achieved R600 for the Grade 3P class kitty! The Grade 3’s are delighted to discuss and find a charity project

together which will benefit from this amount. BUY&SELL BAZAAR: Parents can contact Claudia (0835415726) if

your class would like to host the next Bazaar. Please parents, support the Bazaar by contributing items. You

could look through your house together with your children, discuss money, being responsible for one’s own

goods and recycling…Come and browse at the Bazaar and purchase good quality pre-loved items! 10% of the

money raised on the Bazaar day will go to the hosting class!

BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR MERRIFIELD PREPARATORY SCHOOL AND COLLEGE 2017/2018

Title First Name Surname Portfolio

Mrs Elize Beltrame Marketing

Mrs Di Bosse Staff Rep

Mrs Bridget Fielding College Deputy Head

Dr. Guy Hartley Executive Head

Mrs Gill Howard Staff

Mr Peter King Staff Rep

Ms Debbie Lacey Prep Head

Mr William Martinson Campus Development

Mr Peter Miles Education/HR

Mrs Ntsiki Pakade HR

Mr John Petzer Campus Development

Mr Chris Rance HR

Mr Thabo Shenxane Finance

Mrs Vuyo Sikwebu Education

Mr Mike Simms Board Chairman

Adv. Gulshan Singh Legal

Mr Craig Tyzack Trustee Rep

Mrs Adele Waechter Business Manager

Adv. Charles Wood Legal

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SOCCER 7 June: Merrifield u11 vs St Annes, Merrifield won 4-2. U13 vs St Anne’s, Merrifield lost 7-1. 5 June: U9 vs Kings College, Merrifield lost 7-0. 12 June: U9 soccer lost 8-0 to Faith Revival Christian School yesterday. 19 June: U9 soccer VS Kidds Beach, Merrifield lost 5-0.

SQUASH 5 June: Merrifield College B vs Clarendon B: Merrifield B won 21-3. TENNIS 9 June: Merrifield vs Stutterheim: Merrifield won 4-2.

HOCKEY 13 June: U9 hockey boys played in a festival at Lilyfontein. Results: Merrifield A vs Hudson A, Merrifield lost 2-0; vs Stirling A, Merrifield lost 2-1; vs Dale A, Merrifield beat 1-0; vs Lilyfontein A, Merrifield won 2-0. Merrifield B vs Dale A, Merrifield lost 1-0; vs Dale B, the teams drew 0-0; vs Stirling B, Merrifield won 1-0. 14 June: The U9 girls played in a hockey festival. Results: Merrifield B vs Lilyfontein B, Merrifield lost 1-2; Merrifield B vs Hudson B, Merrifield won 1-0; Merrifield C vs Crewe C, Merrifield won 6-0; Merrifield C vs Hudson C, Merrifield won 4-1; Merrifield B vs Crewe C, Merrifield won 5-0; Merrifield C vs Hudson B, Merrifield won 3-2; Merrifield B vs Lilyfontein A, Merrifield lost 0-5. 21 June: The U11 girls hockey team lost 2-0 to Clarendon A, and lost 2-0 to Stirling A. 20 June: U10 boys hockey festival: Merrifield lost 1-0 to Selborne B; won 1-0 vs Selborne A; drew 1-1 vs Hudson; and won 1-0 vs Selborne C. 21 June: U10 girls hockey festival: Merrifield lost 5-0 to Stirling A; won 2-0 vs Hope Alive; and won 2-0 vs Berlin A.

NETBALL 20 June: U11 netball lost 6-0 to Clarendon. Congratulations to Merrifield Prep sports administrator

Jayde Grimmer, on the right, who successfully

completed the gruelling Ironman 70.3 in Durban last

weekend. This consisted of a 1.9km swim, 90km cycle

and a 21.1km run. Congratulations!!

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Happy birthday to the following Merrifield staff and students, from 17 June to 23 July:

Students: Riley Links, Aliziwe Madasa, Anton Molema, Simonique Rose, Amahle Vellem, Cole

Heyns, Leon Kaffka Genaamd Dengler, Hannah Rosenstrauch, Pablo Battiss, Luke de Coning,

Snamava Mahamba, Imani Ngcebetsha, Milisa Booi, Joshua Crawford, Taylor Crawford, Danielle

Heathcote, Jordan Ketteringham, Kazimla Tinga, Alison Wheatley, Jakob Barden, Mila Jadezweni,

Kristen Kaiser, Sophie Phillips, Noel Bendisch, Matthew Wood, Ben Huber, Matthew Sparg, Mi-

chael Williams-Jones, Hlomla Henna, Thomas Lindhorst, Tristin Bury, Saskia Giese, Mikael Isaacs,

Reid Tebbutt, Kwanda Mxunyelwa, Kwandisiwe Mxunyelwa, Lauren Petzer, Alexa Talbot, Athen-

kosi Tungata, Gia Ferrucci, Vida Mbewana, Afikile Piliso, Hannah Evers, Natalie Taylor, Camille

Beau, Caleb Xantho, Dane Flanegan, Eden Morgan, Azzo Tshiki, Luhle Nqabeni, Riley Broughton-

Clarke, Pippa Sparg, Emma Bezuidenhout, Imivuyo Mbewana, Gemma Kieck, Jonathan Love,

Grace Kingwill, Buhle Ngweba, Senay Telahun, Yannik Zinser, Inathi Nabo, Ruqaiyah Peer,

Lithabe Shweni, Yhovaan Mansingh, Nirvaan Naidoo and ZhiHeng Chen.

Staff: Nomaxhosa Duna (27/6), Eileen Miles (27/6), Chiara Ronchetti (27/6), Komani Nonzamo

(28/6), Danielle Tennant (30/6), Di Prior (1/7), Jolandie Fielden (2/7), Llewellyn King (5/7), Non-

kuthalo Ndamane (9/7), Julie Xantho (9/7) and Anne McLaren (15/7).

Grade 10 college students Cameron Wicks, Justin Osner and Coleen Grobler celebrated their birthdays

in the usual tradition in the science labs. Happy birthday!

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School closes on

Friday, 30 June, and

reopens for students on Tuesday,

25 July. Staff return Monday,

24 July. Have a good break!

Merrifield celebrates its 20th birthday this year. Here’s a look

back at where it all started, with a photo of the whole school

in the founding year, 1997. My, how we have grown!