Newsletter #14 2019

18 April 2019

Dear Parents,

„Sleep Matters‟, according to Jared Saletin (Brown University in Boston). Jared was one of the presenters at the conference I

attended in Dubai in the March Holidays.

The first point he made, is that sleep relies on the privilege of being able to do it. He reminded us of a previous speaker, a

10-year-old girl from Alleppo in Syria who had been trapped in the city while fighting had raged around her between rival

forces. She had her „privilege‟ of regular uninterrupted sleep taken from her by the constant noise and fear the fighting

created.

Sleep‟s value to us is in a number of areas. The first being good health. We need sleep to give our muscles a chance to

recover and for children, their bodies a chance to grow. Recent research also indicates that sleep is essential for learning. It

seems to be the time that we process our „memories‟ and bank the things we are trying to remember/learn, and discard the

memories we don‟t need to keep.

Now how much sleep does Jaryd recommend for teenagers? I am sure you will be as surprised as I was, to learn that he

recommends 9¼ hours. He did his research with 40 000 teenagers and concluded that most of them are not sleeping

enough. Teenagers naturally want to go to bed later and should be able to sleep later. However, our school system does not

allow for this and so they may miss a little sleep every night. This adds up to a weekly „deficit‟ which they then try and make

up over the weekend. This is possible by them sleeping later on the weekend mornings, but becomes counterproductive

when they sleep away half the day. This then leads to a secondary problem, namely the disruption of their normal sleep

pattern. What can be done about this? Well Jaryd did suggest that a short nap in the afternoon was found to be valuable.

However, the nap should be short and should not allow for deep sleep as this will again disrupt the normal sleep cycle of the

person.

So what were Jaryd‟s suggestions for teenagers? He said that parents can still help manage a teenager‟s sleep to ensure that

they get enough sleep. The way that they could do this is:

1. Have a regular bed time

2. Keeping the bedroom calm, clean and dark

3. Charge the cellphone outside their bedrooms

4. Switch off all „blue light‟ in their bedrooms

5. Manage children who are involved with late night gaming and put a stop to this on school nights

I am hoping these notes on sleep are helpful in how you assist your child to be well rested and ready for school each day.

Jan Van Riebeeck Derby

We enjoyed a wonderful morning at Jan van Riebeeck Hoërskool last Saturday. Jan van Riebeeck were excellent hosts and we

had a most enjoyable series of matches against them. We will definitely repeat this next year when we host them here at

home.

Well done to all our teams who took part in netball, rugby, hockey, chess and cross country. Congratulations to the

following teams who won their matches:

Under 19A Rugby - 24-20

Under 19C Netball - 14-6

Under 16A Netball - 26-6

Under 16B Netball - 18-5

Under 14B Netball - 8-5.

Well done to the following teams who drew their matches:

Under 19 Girls Hockey - 0-0

Under 16 Girls Hockey - 2-2

Cross Country - 1-1

Exam Times for Second Term

The exam timetable has been released and you will see that our exams start on 16th May 2019 (for Grades 10, 11 and 12)

and 20th May 2019 (for Grades 8 and 9). This is a few days earlier than other schools in Cape Town. The reason that we

need a few extra exam days is that our large subject choice and subject combinations mean we need to extend the exam

period to avoid clashes in the timetable. Please see the timetable attached. overleaf.

TIMETABLE JUNE 2019

SESSION 1: 08:00 – 12:45 SESSION 2: 13:15

DATE SES GRADE 8 TIME GRADE 9 TIME GRADE 10 TIME GRADE 11 TIME GRADE 12 TIME

THURS 16 May

1 Life Sciences 2½hr History 3 hr English P2 Lit 2½hr

2 Consumer Prac Dance Prac

FRI 17 May 1 CAT Prac Consumer Prac

2½hr 3 hr

Business St P1 2 hr Maths P1 Math Lit

3 hr 3 hr

2 Dance Prac Visual Art Prac 4 hr

MON 20 May

1 EMS 1 hr Natural Science (Science)

1½hr Math Math Lit

2 hr 2 hr

Business St P2 2 hr Math P2 Math Lit

3 hr 3 hr

2 English P3 Writing

1½hr Dance Prac

TUE 21 May 1 English P2 Comp / Lang / Lit

2 hr English P2 Comp / Lang

2 hr Afrikaans P1 Xhosa P1

2 hr 2 hr

CAT Theory Accounting P1

2½hr 2 hr

Geography P1 CAT P2 Prac Drama Theory Consumer St

3 hr 3 hr 3 hr 3 hr

2 English P3 Writing

1½hr Dance Prac Geography P2 Consumer Prac

1½hr 3 hr

WED 22 May 1 Natural Science Life Science

1½hr Afrikaans P2 Xhosa P2

2 hr 2 hr

Economics P1 Visual Art Music Gen P1

1½hr 2 hr 2 hr

Life Sciences 2½hr History P1 2½hr

2 Afrikaans P4 Xhosa P4

1½hr 1½hr

Music Lit P2 1½hr Life Orientation 1½hr

THUR 23 May

1 Tech Prac Set 3 & 4

SS Geography 1hr History 2½hr Dramatic Arts Consumer Prac

2½hr 3 hr

Afrikaans P1 Xhosa P1

2 hr 2 hr

2 Dance Prac Creative Arts 1 hr

FRI 24 May 1 Natural Science Science

1½hr Tech Prac Set 1 & 2 Drama Prac Set 4 & 5

Economics P2 Visual Art Prac

1½hr 3 hr

Math P1 Math Lit P1

2 hr 1½hr

Physical Sc P2 Dance P1

2 hr 3 hr

2 Dance Prac Consumer Prac

MON 27 May

1 Life Orientation

1 hr Natural Science (Life Science)

1½hr Business P1 2 hr Math P2 Math Lit

2 hr 1½hr

Physical Sc P1 3 hr

2

TUE 28 May 1 Afrikaans P2 Xhosa P2

2 hr 2 hr

Math 2 hr English P2 2 hr Afrikaans P2 Xhosa P2

2 hr 2 hr

Economics P1 Visual Arts Music Gen P1

2 hr 3 hr 3 hr

2 English P1 2 hr Music Lit 1½hr

WED 29 May 1 SS Geography SS History

1 hr 1½hr

English P4 Literature

1½hr Business P2 2 hr Economics P1 Visual Arts Music Gen

2 hr 2 hr 3 hr

History P2 2½hr

2 Music Lit P2 1½hr

THUR 30 May

1 Tech Prac Set 5 & 6

Life Orientation 1 hr Afrikaans P2 Xhosa P2

2 hr 2 hr

English P2 2½hr Drama Prac CAT Theory Accounting Consumer Prac

3 hr 3 hr 3 hr 3 hr

2 English P1 2 hr

FRI 31 May 1 Tech Prac Set 1 & 2

Technology 1½hr Drama Prac CAT Theory Accounting P1 Consumer Prac

3 hr 2 hr 2 hr

Economics P2 Visual Art Prac

2 hr 3 hr

Life Sc P1 2½hr

2 Life Orientation 2 hr

MON 3 June 1 Math 2 hr Tech Prac Set 5 & 6

Dramatic Arts Consumers St Geography P1

3 hr 3 hr 2 hr

Physical Sc Dance P1

3 hr 2 hr

Life Sc P2 2½hr

2 Geography P2 1½hr

TUES 4 June 1 Drama Prac EMS 1 hr Consumer Prac 3 hr Consumer St Geography P1 CAT Prac Accounting P2

3 hr 2½hr 2½hr 2 hr

Afrikaans P2 Xhosa P2

2hr 2hr

2 Geography P2 1½hr Business St 3 hr

WED 5 June 1

2

THUR 6 June 1 Creative Arts 1 hr Tech Prac Set 3 & 4

Physical Sc Dance Theory

2½hr 3 hr

Drama Prac Consumer Prac

3 hr 3 hr

Economics P2 2 hr

2 Drama Prac 3 hr

FRI 7 June 1 Technology 1 hr SS History 1½hr Life Orientation 1½hr

Afrikaans P1 Xhosa P1

2 hr 2 hr

English P1 Lang 2hr

2

World Book Day, Tuesday 23 April 2019

On Tuesday, 23 April 2019 (the day we return to school next week), we are celebrating World Book Day at Camps Bay

High School. On this day pupils are invited to dress up as their favorite book or comic character (Marvel and DC included).

There will be prizes awarded in cultural slot for the best dressed or most authentic character. Last year I dressed up as

Captain Haddock from the Tintin Series and the year before as Indiana Jones from Raiders of the lost Ark. Sadly my outfits

did not attract any of the big prizes (or small). The focus of the day is to promote reading and we believe this is a fun way of

doing it. Pupils who do not wish to dress up must come in normal school uniform.

French Exchange Video

Our French Exchange Group has produced this fun clip of their time overseas. Thanks to Mrs. Sehnke and Mr. Nyathi for all

they did to make this trip happen. https://youtu.be/Yqy_j97x2Sw

Mrs. Sehnke would like to thank Hannah Fowler and Kayla Kohn for this video, as well as everyone who supplied pics and

videos.

Girls Rugby

Our Rugby Girls played their

first match ever last Friday.

This was a historic moment

for sport at Camps Bay High

School. They played at City

Park vs Spine Road High who

are a big school known for

their sports. Well done to

the Girls for drawing their

match 10-10. Special

mention to Aalia Dramat who

scored 2 tries.

Life Science Experiment

Our Grade 12 Life Science students are hoping to hatch some chickens in this experiment - due date 6 May! Watch this

space!-

ACTA "Cutest Pet" Competition

Congratulations to our first week winners in ACTA: Cutest Pet Competition - Ameer Bull and Ms. Drew. The competition

runs for the next three weeks and is open to current staff and students who can enter by sending a DM (Direct Message) to

Camps Bay High School's Facebook or Instagram Page.

Qlicked Online Learning

Camps Bay High School‟s 2008 and 2009 Head Prefects, Michael Hagglund and Russel Daries, have joined forces to

create QLICKED online learning. They will be offering Maths (Grade 8 - 12) and Physical Science (Grade 10 and 11)

Workshops to help prepare for the upcoming exams. Follow them on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube and encourage your

children to as they offer online lessons on difficult topics. Please see their advert at the end of this newsletter.

First XV Rugby Team Make Top 100

This week, Camps Bay High School had the wonderful honour of making it onto the week‟s top 100 performing Rugby 1st

teams in the country. The top 100 rankings on 16 April 2019 saw Paarl Roos Gym first, Grey College second and Paarl Gym

Third. Selbourne College was 18th on the list and our local Bishops made 24th place. Rondebosch was in 33rd place while

other Cape Town boy‟s schools like Wynberg was on 48th position, above Pretoria Boys in 55th position. Another top Cape

Town Rugby school is SACS who was in 66th position. It was quite a moment to have Camps Bay High Schools first rugby

team make 100th spot on this list. A quick glance down the 100 schools would seem to make us the only co-ed school in

Cape Town on the list. Well done to our boys who have started the season with 4 wins in a row. We know that our

sporting ethos is not one where winning is everything but it is nice when we find ourselves in this position for a moment, to

stop and enjoy it. See the link below for the top 100 ranking list.

http://www.saschoolsports.co.za/rugby/national/first-xv-rugby-this-weeks-top-100-rankings-16-04-2019.html

Consumer Studies Students Visit Institute of Culinary Arts

Our Grade 11 Consumer Studies students visited the Institute of Culinary Arts in Stellenbosch where they learned plating techniques.

New Chairperson for CBHS Past Pupils Union

We are delighted to announce that Past Pupil (Class of 1993) and Current Parent, Cara Kahn (nee Bjergfelt) has come on

board as Chairperson of the Camps Bay Past Pupils Union, and is a newly co-opted member of the Camps Bay High School

SGB.

Cara and her family are well connected and have been

part of the Camps Bay community for many

generations.

We are currently looking for Year Convenors for each

Matric Class from 1956 to 2018. If you are a past pupil,

and are interested in being the appointed

representative for your year, please e-

mail pastpupils@campsbayhigh.co.za

Obviously, we are looking for Convenors who still

have contact with the majority of their Class and

would be willing to assist with communication and

organising reunions, sports days and other events.

If you are a past pupil and haven't done so yet, please

join the Official Camps Bay High School Past Pupils

Union Group on Facebook to keep in touch and, if you

are not yet on the Past Pupils database, drop a mail

to pastpupils@campsbayhigh.co.za

Help The Environment Club Win The iNaturalist Challenge

The Environment Club is taking part in a city challenge to identify and record flora and fauna in our area. Follow the

instructions below to get involved.

Camps Bay Pupils Feature on

Front Page of People's Post

for Their Fundraising Efforts

Camps Bay High School students, Drew

Goldie and Sebastian Byrnes, who are the

Emoya Youth Ambassadors, feature

on news24.com and on the front page of

the People's Post for the work they do

fundraising for big cats.

https://m.news24.com/SouthAfrica/

Local/Peoples-Post/a-stitch-in-time-

saves-big-cats-20190415

Founders Day Celebration Please see the invitation.

IsiXhosa Play: "Inzala Yamrhamba" - Thursday, 25 April 2019

Camps Bay High School has partnered with Malibu High School to produce a play based on this year's IsiXhosa First

Additional Language Matric setwork book, "Inzala Yamarhamba".

The play is produced by The Inkcubeko Society and directed by Matric students, Nwabisa Mbisholo and Asemahle Kutu. Those

who don't understand isiXhosa will also enjoy this play as the setting is in English and the significance of the story is clear.

The book's author, Madoda Mlokoti, will be attending the performance at 18h00 on Thursday, 25 April 2019.

Tickets are available from Camps Bay High School at R30-00 each.

"What Lies Beneath" - Camps Bay High School Dance Showcase - 2 - 3 May 2019

Camps Bay High School Dance Department presents “What Lies Beneath” featuring the talented Camps Bay High School

dancers, produced and directed by Teva Scarborough. Tickets are R50-00 each, available at school.

The Week Ahead:

Friday 19 April – Saturday 22 April 2019: Easter, Long weekend (School Holidays)

Tuesday 23 April 2019: Normal school day

World Book Day: Dress up as your favorite book character.

Wednesday 24 April 2019: General Knowledge Exam in Tutor

Thursday 25 April 2019: Xhosa Play at 18h00 p.m.

Friday 26 April 2019: Founders Day Assembly @ 11h00 a.m.

Parents and past pupils welcome.

We wish you well for the long weekend and trust you enjoy this break together as a family. For the Christians and Jewish

families who are celebrating religious holidays at this time, we hope that this is a meaningful time for you as well.

Yours sincerely,

David de Korte

PRINCIPAL

Fur Get Me Knot

We are looking for balls of wool, squares that have been knitted or volunteers to knit squares (see pattern below) to make

up Dog Blankets for Fur Get Me Knot. (https://furgetmeknot.org/ )

Julie Marzio, Josie Hon and their team are embarking on a kennel revamp project in Westlake which the blankets will go to

keep the Westlake animals warm.

Learners and parents may drop off the wool or squares at reception and if you would like to volunteer, please e-mail Michele

Harvey michele@tictac.co.za .

Is your child struggling to study?

Upon browsing the net and analysing articles on this exact topic, it becomes apparent that there are many

different forms of improving our memory and ability to soak up information. Here is a quick list of a few that I

quite liked:

1. Speak Out Loud Instead of Simply Reading

2. Reward Yourself with A Treat

3. Teach What You Have Learned

4. Draw Diagrams

5. Times New Roman is the Fastest Font to Read

6. Use Apps to Block Distracting Sites

7. Watch a Documentary on the Topic

8. Create Flashcards for Quick Memory Buzz

It is never easy to find what works for us right away, this takes time. My personal favourites are numbers 3 and 7.

Not only does it resonate with what we do here at Qlicked, it's also a key component to allowing our learners to

properly understand. Teaching a concept back to the person who taught us allows us to understand the why and

not just know the how.

Have a great first week back at school with your children. For any help with Maths and Science, tell your children

to subscribe and let the questions fly!

SUBSCRIBE NOW AND JOIN QLICKED ON YouTube

Yours in Maths and Science,

Team QLICKED

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