Dear Students,

75% of the year has gone and we now have 3 weeks to the beginning of final

examinations.

Key thing now is revision,

revision and more revision.

A lot of activities have taken place this term but it is now time to reflect on the year and focus on the main goal -

passing the final exams.

We bid farewell to the ma-tric class who will be parting with us and we wish them luck for their final examina-

tions.

We do hope you enjoy your short vacation and come back fully refreshed for the fourth and final

term.

Editorial

From the Principal’s Desk

It has been 9 months of the year and the year is coming to a quick

end.

I can not stress the importance of reading your books, revision,

studying.

The Grade 12 will be starting with their revision camp on the beginning of October. We hope this will be fruitful to them and we wish to get the desired 100% pass rate coupled with majority

bachelor passes.

We hope you will enjoy the short vacation and come refreshed for

the final leg of the year.

Richard Varha

High School

Term 3,

September 2014

Volume 3, Issue 3

Staff News 2

English Olympiad 3

Writing Camp 3

Science Expo 4

Matric Dance 5

Sports 6

Exam Timetable 7

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Dates to Diarise

3 Oct 2013 - School Closes

5 Oct 2014 - Grade 12

Ilima Study Camp begins

13 Oct 2014 - School Re-

opens (Term 4 begins)

27 Oct 2014 - Final Exam-

inations Begin

29 Nov 2014 - End of

Examinations

4 Dec 2014 - Issuing of

Reports

6 Dec 2014 - School Closes

(Term 4 Ends)

S. Mqalo

Mr Z.H. Sinuka

Principal: Mr Z.H. Sinuka Deputy Principals : Mr S.J. Adonis, Mrs K Mgijima

E-mail: richardvarha@gmail.com website: www.richardvarhahighschool.com Telephone: +27(0) 40 656 3750

Congratulations to Miss Tola who gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Yana,

on 12 July 2014

New Baby

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Staff News

New Staff

We welcome Miss Gqomfa who will substitute Miss Tola in the Science and

Maths classes. We hope she has a pleasant stay.

We bid farewell to Mrs Mpendu who leaves Richard Varha after 10 years of service. Mrs Mpen-

du has taken up a post at Cintsa Primary School. She will be dearly missed.

Farewell

Mrs Roji leaves Richard Varha to take up a teaching post at West Bank Secondary School in

King William’s Town. We wish her well in all her endevours.

We also welcome Miss Gola who is appointed as the school’s full time Science Lab Assistant.

We hope she enjoys being part of the Richard Varha family.

VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3

20 of our learners entered the South African English Olympiad which was run by De Beers and the Grahamstown Foundation. The theme for this year’s Olympiad was “Life is a Laugh” and was based on texts such as Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Romeo and Juliet” and other South African texts.The Standard was very high as the Olympiad was meant mostly for English Home Language students. Our learners did very well and their results were as

follows:

South African English Olympiad

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On 1-3 August and 12-14 September 2014 Sifunda Kunye Literacy Project hosted 2 suc-cessful writing camps at Richard Varha. The camp was for 50 Grade 8 and 9 learners from each of Richard Varha, Toise, Xolani, St Matthews and ZK Matthews High Schools. Both camps were very intense with the theme of the 1st camp being “What Women’s Month means to us as young people” and the 2nd being “Preserving our Heritage” Thank you to

the Sifunda Kunye team who made the camp possible.

Sifunda Kunye Writing Camp

Lubabalo Mbango - Grade 11 (Bronze)

Ziyathandwa Goduka - Grade 11 (Merit)

Sinomtha Madonono - Grade 11 (Merit)

Phelokazi Nguqu - Grade 11 (Merit)

Asemahle Yam - Grade 11 (Participation)

Andisiwe Ngcana - Grade 12 (Merit)

Themba Malusi - Grade 12 (Participation)

Zanele Bottoman - Grade 12 (Merit)

Simamkele Madolo - Grade 12 (Merit)

Akhona Ngoma - Grade 12 (Merit)

Luyolo Magwebu - Grade 12 (Merit)

Sandisiwe Tshona - Grade 12 (Merit)

Siyabulela Titimani - Grade 12 (Merit)

Anathi Noda - Grade 12 (Participation)

Somila Dingiswayo - Grade 12 (Participation)

Aphelele Rana - Grade 11 (Merit)

Elihle Ngoyi - Grade 11 (Participation)

Asenakho Mnxeba - Grade 11 (Merit)

Sisanda Xaba - Grade 10 (Merit)

Nomphelo Monyombo - Grade 10 (Merit)

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National Science Week

National Science Week was held from 4 to 8 August 2014 at the University of Fort Hare’s Bhisho campus. Science learners from Grade 8 to Grade 12 participated in different activities from Projects, Posters, Beading, bridge-building and Mathematics

and Physical Science quizzes.

The following achievements were achieved:

Sinomtha Madonono (Grade 11) and Xolisa Makinana (Grade 11) came 1st in the FET Projects

Themba Malusi, Agcobile Madikane and Luyolo Magwebu (Grade 12) came first in the Mathematics Quiz.

Our beading team came second in the Science of Beading.

Mr Adonis came first in the “How I teach it” competition

Mr L Rwai-rwai, our Maths and Physics teacher, came second in the “How I teach it” competition

Richard Varha High School won the overall prize of the Science week

The students and staff were then treated to a trip to Port Elizabeth and Addo as a celebration of their victory.

Miss Gola with Hlumelo, Solomzi and Somila Science Expo

17 of our learners entered the Border Region Eskom Expo for Young Scientists which

was held on Friday 15 August 2014 at Hudson Park High School in East London.

All the learners performed very well in their projects and the following projects were

noted:

Solomzi Gladile (Grade 9) got recognition for his project “Bionic-Powered

Elevating Power Station.

Hlumelo Maki (Grade 10) achieved a Bronze medal for his project

“Heat/Cooler Vest)

Solomzi Gladile and Somila Mangqu (Grade 9) were awarded with University of Fort

Hare bursaries for 2018, for most developing projects.

Hlumelo Maki thus qualified to compete in the International Science Fair which will be

held at Johannesburg from 07-08 October 2014. Congratulations to him. Hlumelo Maki receives his award from the principal

Matric Dance

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The matric farewell dance was held on Friday 8 August 2013 at King Club in King William’s Town.

The following learners received awards as voted for by the Grade 12s:

Blue was definitely the colour of the day for 12D girls

Sesona Mvoto and Sandisiwe Tshona dining Grade 12B with class teachers Miss Kolo

Most Disciplined Student: Sesonasipho Mvoto

Neatest Student: Zuqhame Maboza & Siyabulela Titimani

Student of the year (Top Achievers): Themba Malusi & Agcobile

Madikane

Sports

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On 16 August 2014, Richard Varha netball and soccer teams participated in the Sifunda Kunye sports tournament. We played against Xolani, St Matthews and ZK Matthews. Richard Varha ended up coming second in soccer and

third in the netball.

Richard Varha Soccer Team

Sifunda Kunye Sports Tournament

On 30 August 2014 we played matches against Zanempucuko SSS in Ilitha. The matches were very tight but we

managed to get results as follows:

Rugby:

2nd team won

1st team Lost

Soccer:

2nd team drew

1st team lost

Netball won

Sports Matches vs Zanempucuko SSS

Final Examination Timetable

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Grade 9 Grade 11 Grade 12

Monday 27 October English P1

Tuesday 28 October Accounting

IsiXhosa P1

Thursday 30 October Geography P1

Geography P2

Friday 31 October Mathematics P1

Mathematical Literacy P1

Monday 3 November IsiXhosa P3 Mathematics P2

Mathematical Literacy P2

Tuesday 4 November Tourism Economics P1

Wednesday 5 November Mathematics P1

Mathematical Literacy P1

History P1

EGD P1

Thursday 6 November English P3 English P2

Friday 7 November Economics P1

Mechanical Technology

Physical Sciences P1

Monday 10 November Agricultural Sciences P1 Physical Sciences P2

EGD P2

Tuesday 11 November Mathematics P2

Mathematical Literacy P2

Economics P2

Wednesday 12 November History P1

Thursday 13 November English P3 Business Studies

EGD P1

Friday 14 November Xhosa P3 Physical Sciences P1 Agricultural Sciences P1

Tourism

Monday 17 November Mathematics Physical Sciences P2 Agricultural Sciences P2

History P2

Tuesday 18 November Life Orientation Geography P1

Geography P2

IsiXhosa P2

Electrical Technology

Wednesday 19 November Economic Management

Sciences Life Sciences P1 Business Studies

Thursday 20 November Xhosa P2 Electrical Technology

Economics P2

Friday 21 November Technology History P2

EGD P2

Life Sciences P1

Monday 24 November Natural Sciences Life Sciences P2

Tuesday 25 November English P2 English P3

Wednesday 26 November Social Sciences IsiXhosa P3

Thursday 27 November Creative Arts Mechanical Technology

VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3

Department of Home Affairs postpones the implementation of two immigration regulations on travelling minors (children under the age of 18 years)

What is new?

On 16 September 2014, the Minister of Home Affairs announced a postponement of the implementation of two immigration regulations concerning travelling chil-dren. The two requirements that have been postponed are:

• a parent, or a guardian, or a person travelling with non-biological children, has to produce the Unabridged

Birth Certificate of the minor; and

• where applicable, written permission or an affidavit from one or both parents is needed, in order to travel

with a minor.

The provision for an Unabridged Birth Certificate was set to come into effect on 1 October 2014, for the safety and protection of children from child trafficking, ab-duction and kidnapping. The Department says that it has experienced challenges relating to the implementation of these two regulations.

1. New implementation date

The Department has decided to delay the implementation of these two regula-tions until 1 June 2015 and this amounts to a reprieve of approximately 8 months. It is only the implementation that has been delayed. The provisions in respect of the two regulations will still be implemented from 01 June 2015. The Department intends utilising the extension period to enhance its processes with regard to the practical implementation of the Unabridged Birth Certificate require-ment in particular.

2. Implications of this postponement

In terms of the announcement, a parent, guardian or a person travelling with a non-biological child before 1 June 2015 will not be required to produce an Una-bridged Birth Certificate or written permission when travelling with a child (minor). The Minister says that the postponement is inter alia aimed at encouraging citi-zens to apply well in advance and obtain the required Unabridged Birth Certifi-cates for the minors they intend travelling with in the near future. The Department concedes that parents or guardians did not have much time to acquire the re-quired documents before planned travels for the festive season.

3. Interim measures to protect minors

The Department has committed itself to rigorous processes at the country’s ports of entry, to ensure that the security of children is not adversely affected during the extension period. It intends using measures such as additional screening, vetting and interviews, where necessary, to ensure that people travelling with children are authorised to do so.

Where necessary, the Department encourages citizens to apply for Unabridged Birth Certificates together with passports. The Minister has clarified that while the requirements will be the same for South Africans and citizens of other countries, for foreigners’ purposes, an Unabridged Birth Certificate is merely a birth certifi-cate from the responsible authority in their country which lists the particulars of the child’s parents. In the instance where this information is contained on the child’s passport, this too shall be acceptable.

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