the good times schools' newspaper, south africa march 2014

5/26/2018 The Good Times Schools' Newspaper, South Africa March 2014

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Things I Never Learned in High SchoolThings I Never Learned in High School:

How to do taxes

What taxes are

How to vote

Anything to do with banking

How to buy a car or a home

But I sure am glad I know the

Pythagorean Theorem.

I stumbled across this statement online

recently and as a pupil-teacher-parent I

had to laugh. In essence its true and has

been for as far back in education as I can

nd, but it does negate the brick by brick

approach to a full education.

It makes a strong point though, especiallyin South Africa where nding a job after

graduation is by no means a given. And this

is the part where Im always wondrously

led to where I need to be.

While researching an article for a blog, I

stumbled across the name Bruce Wade of

the Entrepreneur Incubator Academy, who

invited me to the Awaken the Giant in You

Breakfast Series, hosted at the Vineyard

Hotel by the SA Teen Entrepreneur

Foundation. The theme for the morning

was Big Dreams Start Young and the

keynote speaker was Simon Mantell of

Mantellis Biscuit Factory.

The intro speaker, Jonathan Jacobs, from

the Cape Chamber of Commerce and

Skylar Connects, whose personal mantra,

though made up of small words, together

packs a punch: If it is to be it is up to

me!spoke of the formation of a Youth

chapter in the Chamber of Commerce that

will include scholar representatives.

Founder of SA Teen Entrepreneur

Foundation, Lydia Zingoni spoke of

the importance of instilling a culture of

entrepreneurship in young people. She

stressed the need for the youth to become

active in start-ups. We want to be a part

of this, we want the youth to start things,

we want people with ideas. But it can only

be done by people with an entrepreneurial

background.

Based at the Cape Town Science Centre,

the foundation hosts workshops, offers

online resources and hosts an annual Teen

Entrepreneur Olympiad among other

events.

An engaging and condent Simon Mantell

shared his story and advice with budding

young entrepreneurs.

Find a gap in the market. You must have

a thick skin, put your pride in your pocket.

Start early and no job must be beneath

you.

Mantell believes that the future of South

Africa rests on the youth. He explained

that though his dream was to have a pasta

chainstore, he began by washing cars.

Each small step a move towards the bigger

dream. What you go through in life is

lled with opportunities. Youve got to

look and be aware. I believe South Africais pregnant with opportunity.

We need to bring the important idea of

entrepreneurship to the our schools. Just

as we encourage the Green Clubs veggie

gardening for food production, so too must

we encourage scholars to start afternoon

entrepreneurial clubs. The fundamentals

of starting/running a business can be learnt

in everyday situations. As Simon Mantell

said, for starters, have the children stock

and run their own tuckshops.

For more information visit teenentrepreneur.

co.za

South Africa is pregnant

with opportunity

ConstantiaPrimarySchool


Hangberg 50c Feeding Project: So Many Heroes!

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A Place to Call Home: Little Angels

brings hope to the children of Hangberg

By Kiara Worth

At ve in the afternoon, more than 100

children sit amongst the playground of

Little Angels, waiting to be fed. Within

minutes, bowls of steaming and nutritious

stew are delivered into their eager little

hands, accompanied with a slice of bread

and a cup of juice, and a feeding frenzy

begins. For many of the children, most of

whom are under the age of six years old,

this is their one guaranteed meal for the

day, and as the bowls are licked clean, their

tummies full and their faces smiling, they

run off to play with their friends.

This is the Hangberg 50c Feeding

Project, operated from the Little Angels

early childhood development centre for

underprivileged children in the township of

Hangberg, Hout Bay.

Operating out of three simple Wendyhouses on a small plot of land, Little Angels

was started in 2011 by community leader

and social worker Liezel Matthews, who

recognised the desperate need for childcare

in her community.

There are high levels of substance abuse,

criminality, domestic violence and HIV/

AIDS in Hangberg, says Liezel. Children

are always the most affected and here we

try to get them off the streets and give them

the love and education they deserve.

With a heart of gold and a spirit of conviction,

Liezel and her three volunteer teachers, all

of whom are reformed substance abusers,

now care for 60-80 children everyday,

providing them with basic childcare,

education, and hope in an otherwise

desperate situation. Working closely with

the Hout Bay Christian Social Upliftment

Organisation, Child Welfare, local police

departments, and the local Health Centre,

they both monitor and ensure that care is

given to children in the community. They

also run a youth leadership program for

young teenagers, who help the children

with their studies and provide a social

network that goes deep into the community.

As Little Angels began to take shape, Liezel

soon realised that even though they were

providing education and care, children

were suffering from malnutrition and

regularly did not have the food they needed

to survive. She appealed to the members of

the Hout Bay Organised Facebook page,and the response was overwhelming.

Lee Warren, Ellen Nortje, Annie Mercer,

Helen Hays, Kerry Shrimptom, and Margot

Martherus decided to champion the cause,

forming the Community Logistical and

Planning team. Together they made an

appeal to local restaurants and businesses

to start the Hangberg 50c Feeding Project.

They began by providing sandwiches and

fruit to children on a Saturday and to avoid

the creation of hand-out mentalities, they

asked the parents of the children to pay 50c,

hence the name of the Project. As support

from the community grew, it was only

three months before they began providing

healthy and nutritious meals to more than

150 children three times a week.

Hout Bay, we are in awe! says Lee. We

cannot thank you enough. Your support has

changed the lives of so many children and

we hope that this project will continue to

grow from strength to strength.

Thus far, the feeding project is supported

by local businesses Pakalolo, Posticinos,

Bugattis, Deli Delish, Spiros, Ragafellows,

Kitima, Caturra, Home Heros, and Luigis

and Pescarne who will soon be involved.

SuperSpar Hout Bay, has provided

freezers, gas cookers, storage space, rolls

and ingredients for soup made by Urban

Nosh; Shoprite Checkers is looking intocreating employment opportunities for the

community; and OK Mini Mart provides

consistent donations of bread. Numerous

individuals have volunteered their time to

make deliveries and help feed the children.

There has also been international support

from KLM Airlines and Sonepar Germany

who are helping to provide a fence.

While the support has been overwhelming,

the need is still great. Little Angels has

very limited infrastructure, and with no

electricity, no kitchen, no proper ablutions,

no outside shelter and very little land and

space, caring for the children whose

numbers grow on a daily basis - is still

challenging.

We are appealing to local business owners

and philanthropists to please support this

project, says Liezel. Our needs are great,

and only by working together can we work

to create a better society. This is a place

called home for a lot of children, and we

need help to keep this beautiful family of

ours going.

For more information about the program,

please visit: www.littleangelsincapetown.

wordpress.com and www.facebook.com/

groups/681298261920310/ or contact Lee

Warren directly at [email protected]

or 076 041 4974.

Hout Bay we are in awe!

Photo courtesy Deborah Saint


Intaka Island, the jewel in the crown of

Century City in Cape Town, is a 16ha

environmental wetlands conservation area

rich in birdlife and indigenous ora and

more recently home again to Grysbok.

Intaka which means bird in Xhosa is a

unique example of nature conservation

and property development co-existing in

harmony and for mutual benet.

When development of the Century City

site began in 1996 it was largely covered

by invasive alien vegetation and comprised

a number of degraded wetlands, formerly

known as the Blouvlei.

The environmental impact assessment

(EIA) which preceded development

recommended that a multi-purpose nature

reserve be created in the centre of Century

City. The developer decided to do this both

as a contribution to conservation and to

create an attractive and functional wetland

for the precinct. Intaka Island, which

received Voluntary Conservation Status

from Cape Nature in October 2006, is the

result.

It now covers 16ha, half of which comprise

some of the last remaining ephemeral

(seasonal) pans of their kind in the world.

These are highly protected and are not

open to the public but can be viewed from

a distance. The other 8ha are the working

wetlands consisting of four water ponds

which serve as a natural purication system

for the water in the 8km of canals which

link all aspects of Century City.

The working wetlands are teeming with

bird life about 120 bird species can be

seen at any one time - and indigenous

plant life. About 177 species of indigenous

plants occur within the wetlands including

extremely rare species which are on the

Red Data list.

The construction of an Environmental

Education Centre was completed in 2010

and an Energy Classroom was added in

2013 to help meet growing demand for the

facilities.

Intaka Island plays host to a range of

visitors from pensioners to corporate

training functions and birthday parties. It

has become a rm favourite with school

groups, with educational programmes,

which complement the curriculum, on offer

for all ages from Grade R to Matric.

To more info or to book contact Melissa at

[email protected] / 021 552 6889.

Intaka Island a Must-Do Destination for Schools

What is it and how does it work?

The Battle of the Books, which has run for the past 6 years, is an inter-schools literaturequiz (currently only for high schools), held in April on World Book Day.

It is run purely on the passion of encouraging literacy and a love of reading amongst youth

by its founder, Patsy Geach,the current librarian at Bergvliet High School.

It is a unique event that provides a platform for teens who love reading to get together and

pool their knowledge in a vibrant, competitive and fun environment

A school enters a team of 5 pupils, from lower and higher grades. (Entry fee: R 100)

There are 10 categories with 10 questions in each category. Each question is read aloud to

the teams and the audience by the quiz master for 2014, John Maytham.

The teams have the opportunity to discuss the question amongst themselves and decide

and collaborate on an answer,which they then write down.

The answers are supplied by the quiz master at the end of each category. It is wonderful

for the audience to be able to watch the teams huddling together debating heatedly in

whispers!

Does the audience participate?No, it is strictly for the ofcial teams to discuss and submit their written answers, but

throughout the evening the quiz is opened to the audience and questions and spot prizesare given out .

What are the prizes?First prize: R 5 000 for the library of the winning school plus a R 100 Readers Warehouse

voucher for each pupil on the winning team. Prizes are also awarded to second through

to fth placed teams.

When and where does it take place?23rd April 2014 (World Book Day), 7pm, Bergvliet High School, Firgrove Way, Bergvliet

For more information contact Patsy Geach on [email protected] or 021 712 0284.

Get ready

to battle in

2014


Edward Fox, Constantia Waldorf School.

Henriette Griebenow, AISCT.

Rob de Villiers, Westcott Primary School.

Sjaene Van Wyk, Bergvliet High School . Jacqueline de Kock, Bergvliet Primary School.

Kelsey Brynne Hendry,Kirstenhof Primary School

Edward O`Sullivan, Sweet Valley Primary School

Stella Lazarus, Herzlia Constantia Primary School.

Where were you born?

Cape Town

Where did you study?

CPUT

What was your favourite subject?

Phys Ed & Mowbray

Who was your favourite teacher?

Me. Voges (Woodwork)

Which is your favourite day?

Wednesday. I have no extra murals on that day and its

halfway through the week and a nice gentle downhill run

until the weekend.

A special moment while teaching?

Westcott Primary was recognised for outstanding ANA

results, my class out performed all my friends classes at

neighbouring schools.


Bredasdorp


Ms De Wet, (History). My mom,

(Art),Mrs Van Der Spuy, (Afrikaans)


In 2000, Nelson Mandela visitedour school to ask our principal if

he could enroll his grandchild in gr8 the following year.

As the school photographer I was also at the meeting, and

therefore heard our principal say to him: Of course, Mr

Mandela, here are the forms you need to ll in. But I must

warn you that we do a thorough background check, to ensure

no-one in the family has ever been to prison! Mr. Mandela

laughed until tears ran down his face. He donned our school

supporters hat and went to address the staff and pupils.

What an incredible honour for all of us!


Port Elizabeth


UWC

What was your favorite subject?

Geography & English


Mr Brown (English)Which is your favourite day of the

week?

Friday: It has the promise of two whole days of doing fun

things.

What star sign are you?Leo.


I received a e-mail from an ex-learner who thanked me for

impacting on her life. She has become very successful in her

studies.

Where were you born?Pretoria, South Africa


Normal Teachers Training College, Pretoria

What was your favourite subject at school? German

Who was your favourite teacher (including what they

taught)?

My German teacher, Mrs De KlerkWhat is your favourite day of the week and why?

Saturdays, I can laze about

What star sign are you?

Sagittarius

Describe (briefy) a special teaching moment?

I orchestrated an Easter egg hunt with my Kindergarten class

and organized that the class puppet, Vern (a vulture) was

waiting for them in a nearby tree: They were super excited

when they saw him in the tree shouting: Vern in for real!!


Cape Town


Johannesburg College of EducationWhat was your favourite subject

at school?

Maths & Home Economics

Your favourite teacher?Mr. Maree

What star sign are you?Sagittarius


A breakthrough moment with a child is a special moment! If

I have to choose a special time it was 9 years ago when my

Grade 3 class spent very free moment making craft jewelry,

serviette holders and placemats. We then had a huge market

day and donated the money to the Chaeli Campaign which

was at the beginning of its development. Today its a thriving

organization and my class were part of its initiation!


Harrow, Hampshire, England

Where did you study?Loughborough College of

Education


Physics & Sailing


Ron Jarman (Maths)

Which is your favourite day of the week and why?

Everyday is new and exciting.

What star sign are you?Scorpio elevated to eagle.


During a lesson on colour, one girl said that magenta is the

colour that she feels when she blushes.

Where were you born?Pretoria

Where did you study?UCT &

Cape Town Teachers College

What was your favourite subject?Literature & History

Your favourite teacher?Ms Yorke-

Mitchell (Lit) & Ms Diamond (Hist)

What star sign are you?Leo

Your favourite day of the week?

Each day is different and each day has good and bad in it.

There is no special day. I do, however,like weekends as I can

read undisturbed.


I dont think that I can single out any one particular moment

in my teaching career as there have been many in the 31 years

that I have been teaching. Each class you teach forms a bond

with you and you have special moments with them all.

Where were you born?Cape Town


Cape Technikon


GeographyYour favourite teacher?

Mr Batt (Afrikaans)

What star sign are you?Leo

Your favourite day of the week?

Thursday, because its before Friday.


Coaching at a smaller school we are often the underdogs.

Matches take on a David vs. Goliath scenario.. In this although

we had practiced hard and team spirit was high, I had given

the team very little chance. The boys shared none of my fears

and won their game It was an amazing achievement against

all odds and I was taught valuable life lessons. That dayreminded me not to underestimate young people.


Six aliens and their quirky robot visit Earth

from Alieon.

They do scientic research, get into

trouble, generally muck about and drink a

lot of tea...

SO WHAT IS ALIEONS?

A Sci- adventure following a team of

alien explorers visiting Earth.

Each episode is a blend of story, humour

and surreptitious learning.

The educational element of each show

is bit-sized and integral to the storyline

without feeling teachy or repetitive.

ALIEONS is very much about relationships;

the ensemble cast each have a rich history

and their stories and characters grow

throughout the episodes.

Our goal is to inspire a love and respect for

all Sciences, for music and for all forms of

life.

In every episode, the Alieons (named after

their planet Alieon in the constellation of

Orion) face overwhelming dangers and

challenges with courage, intelligence,

humour, MacGyver style tricks and of

course marvellous ships and gadgets.

(All sets and ships are physically made and

props and characters - handmade)

WHO IS IT FOR?

This is a show for the whole family.

Its not frenetic or violent, we have aimed

to create something cool, exciting and rich

in detail.

Made for both girls and boys to enjoy,

ALIEONS has strong, smart and friendly

female and male lead characters. The

educational element mainly suits early

scholars, 6-8 years old, but the show really

is made to be enjoyed by all ages because

we know how it feels when they ask you to

sit and watch with them: hence no squeaky

voices, repetition or annoying music, but

rather appealing characters residing in a

beautifully crafted world living out original

story lines .

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Alieons The Series Hasnt Been Made Yet.

As of March 2014, we are nishing up

nearly three years of pre-production.

The trailers we are releasing indicate what

the show will look and sound like.

Although we originally intended the series

for release via a traditional television

network, the growing potential of crowd

funding presents us with the opportunity to

develop ALIEONS independently, which

appeals to us as we will be enabled to create

the show we would like to share with you

instead of following a corporate agenda.

We are planning to launch a

KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN

We have brilliant Rewards to share!

The Goal: ~ Make the rst 6 episodes of

Alieons and see where it goes from there.

~IF YOUD LIKE TO SEE ALIEONS

MADE, PLEASE SUPPORT THIS

PROJECT ~

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter,

subscribe to our website:

www.alieons.com

If you like this, please tell your friends and

family.

Well let you know when the

KICKSTARTER campaign begins, so

youll be able to back the project and

get hold of the special edition series and

releases as well as unique ALIEONS

objects and art.

If you wish to contact us via email:

[email protected]

Six Aliens and a Quirky Robot Need Your Help

Out & About


Gabi Vaughn Grade 7, Sweet Valley Primary.

Hannah Bam, Grade 2, Westcott Primary.

Romy Southey, Grade 12, AISCT Tarryn Phillips, Grade 10, Bergvliet High. Mask by Michaela, Grade 7, Bergvliet Primary.

Matric Art, Constantia Waldorf. Tess Attwood, Grade 7, Kirstenhof Primary. Loren van der Merwe, Grade 12, South Peninsula High


International with a Worldwide View!

Article by Luciana Paz and Yann PicquetEveryone at the American International

School of Cape Town is considered

international; we are able to interact with

people from different places around the

world and build friendships that can last

forever. Although this may sound cheesy,

its completely true.

International students travel and develop

a more cultural background. We also

experience customs and traditions from

different countries. We have friends from

all over the world, and some from countries

most people have never heard of. Being

an international student gives us many

advantages for overcoming obstacles. For

instance, many students become adaptable

to change from moving from country to

country.

In addition, these experiences allow us

to be more open minded concerning

other cultures. International schools give

students a worldwide view. When students

arrive at an international school, they enter

with a narrow way of thinking and leave

with a more open view. South African

students are also considered international

due to their interaction with students from

other countries. International schools

are wonderful to be a part of as everyone

receives each other kindly and does things to

make each others lives more comfortable.

Article by Luciana Paz, Juan Cavagna,

Juan Picquet and Laura Jacke

The American International School of

Cape Town is proudly being represented

by three national athletic champions. Bruce

Lee plays golf while James Wallinder and

Nastassja Krampe lead their karate teams.

Bruce Lee (pictured right) will represent

South Africa in the Callaway International

Golf Competition in Illinois. Bruce is inGrade 8 and has been playing golf for ten

years. He has a handicap of 7. He learned to

play golf in South Africa when his parents

moved here from China. Bruce joined the

South African golf team and was already

doing competitions by the age of seven. Last

year, Bruce went to America and won the

Callaway International Tournament. Bruce

obtained a green card to attend all future US

tournaments, thus no longer needing to do

the qualications in South Africa.

James Wallinder (pictured left)looks like

a normal student, but after school he is a

karate master. At only 14 years old, he

competed in two national, regional and

world championship tournaments. Withall these trophies, one can say James is an

experienced, dedicated and awless athlete.

Since he was four years old, James has

been practicing the art of Karate. When

he got his blue belt, he specialized in the

Kimura style of karate and continued until

he earned his black belt. To date, he has

achieved 2nd place in the 12-13 year old

division nationally. This trophy allowed

him to get to the World Karate Competition

the following year when he competed for

four days and won 2nd place. In 2013 he

competed again in the National Karate

Competition and achieved 3rd place. This

year he went to the regional competition for

the rst time and was crowned the Karate

Ki in the 13-14 division of the Western

Cape. James has plans to compete in theOlympics one day.

Nastassja Krampe (centre) has been elected

to go to Shukokai World Championships

in Sun City this upcoming year. This

exceptional student and athlete won the

nationals and came 2nd in the previous

World Championship, making her condent

to aim for 1st place in her upcoming

competition. Although she says she is

somewhat nervous, she knows that with her

two hours a day six days a week of training

she will be more than prepared. Nastassja

is currently competing in the 16-17 age

division and is in the process of mastering

the karate styles of all styles and traditional

karate. Last year she went to Dubai for theInternational Open Event and participated

in national and regional competitions for all

styles and Shukokai. At this pace she too

may be looking at a shot at the Olympics.

These three AISCT students love what they

do and are really passionate about it. We

wish them all the best in their upcoming

competitions!

National Athletic Champions

Article by Nezar El Kaissi

At the American International School of

Cape Town (AISCT) students participate

in the Presidents Award, also known as

the Duke of Edinburgh Award. This is a

program designed for high school students

to participate in activities that will push

them out of their comfort zones. This

award contains four components: giving

community service time, learning a newskill, participating in a sport and taking

an adventurous journey. In the month of

November seven AISCT students and two

teachers went on 24 kilometre hike from

Cape Point to a campsite and camped

overnight to complete the adventurous

journey component. On the journey

students were expected to cook food and be

responsible for maintaining enough uids

throughout the two days. The time it took to

complete the hike was eight hours, starting

at 8:00 a.m. and nishing at 5:00 p.m.,

taking longer than originally expected. All

the students enjoyed the hike; many of them

describing some of the scenery as stunning

and found the mountain climbing part of the

trail the most fun.

At the end of the hike, all the students were

relieved to get back to using their technologyagain, but all thoroughly enjoyed it and

all look forward to doing it again if they

choose to advance to the next level of the

Presidents Award after completing the

other three components. This was the rst

hike for the Award that AISCT has ever

planned and was denitely a success. They

are already planning and looking forward to

another hike in the future.

Hiking for the Presidents Award


American International School Print Run Sponsored By HOUT BAY MANOR:

Article by Agnes Ezekwesili

On Saturday, March 1, a group of high school

students from the American International

School of Cape Town participated in a

service learning project at the Wynberg

Haven Shelter, one of the many Haven

Shelters all over Cape Town which houses

homeless men and women. People from all

walks of life, who have found themselves

in unfortunate circumstances, turn to these

shelters for a helping hand. Pious, the

manager of the Wynberg Shelter, and other

volunteers help these people get work and

ultimately back on their feet while giving

them the means for survival.

We went to the shelter for the rst time a

few months back and brainstormed some

ways to improve and help the shelter. On

March 1, we returned prepared to full our

plans of painting and making the residents

lunch. We started with painting four stoops

that Pious showed us needed to be touched

up, but we enjoyed painting so much that

we ended up painting the two gate posts

and even the mailbox! Many of us had

never done such large scale painting before,

but we caught on quickly. When there was

nothing left to paint, we washed up and

headed to the kitchen.

We had brought some sandwich ingredients

and made tuna mayo, polony and cheese,

peanut butter and jelly, and Nutella

sandwiches. We all had a really great time

serving the people of our community and

are looking forward to our next visit to the

Wynberg Haven Shelter.

Visiting the shelter was a privilege for all of

us. We all have a duty to aid our community

and by giving the little that we do, we get

much more in return. I know that I for

example, learned a lot from this trip.

Not only did I nd out how to paint on an

industrial scale, which will denitely help

me in the future, but I also learned that

small things can make a big difference.

We honestly did not paint much, but the

little we did in the few hours we had really

brightened up the place. A fresh coat of

paint lifted the ambiance of the shelter. If

everyone in the community gave something

small, imagine the huge change that we as a

community could make.

Fulflling Promises at the Wynberg Haven Shelter!

Writing piece by AISCT Senior Girl

The other day, I caught myself thinking

something that forced me to put my life

into perspective. During my TA (teachers

assistant) elective, the toddlers I teach (who

are usually incredibly cute) were somehow

extra-adorable that day. They kept giggling

and being silly, and I couldnt help but think,

Wow, this would make a great Instagram

post! As soon as I thought it, I realized that

I had fallen into an addictive pool of social

media. Instead of appreciating the beautiful

moment, I was thinking about how many

likes I could get from taking a video of it.

I had become subjected to the rein of social

media.

Much like heroin or cocaine,

websites such as Facebook

and Instagram are incrediblyaddictive especially for the

youth of today. With teenagers who cant

go a day without checking their Facebook

or an hour without checking their cell

phone, it is safe to say that there is a swarm

of young addicts in our society. Because

social media is so widely accepted unlike

cocaine - teens and pre-teens are even

more susceptible to addiction. Parents

buy their children iPhones; they dont buy

their children drugs. Even worse, there

appears to be an unspoken rule that if it

isnt on Facebook, it didnt happen. This

leaves the youth with the constant need for

gratication of their normal lives, because

if nobody posted a photo of you at the party,

were you even there? Thus, lives revolve

around social media as opposed to just

being lived.If youre feeling like you should delete your

Facebook account and throw your laptop in

the ocean, thats not what Im getting at.

Social media can be wonderful. It can link

people together from all over the world. It

can maintain relationships. It can even be

the cause of great success.

However, I do believe that the amount of

time a person spends using social media

should be limited and that checking

Facebook should never be a necessity. Just

make sure that if you ever nd yourself

thinking, This needs to go on Instagram

rather than simply enjoying a moment, re-

evaluate what you want to get out of life and

dont let social media limit your happiness.

Instaddiction!


Class of 2013 Achieve Excellent Matric Exam Results

Bergvliet High achieved an excellent

99% pass rate in the 2013 National Senior

Certicate exams. 190 pupils passed

the exams with 80% of them achieving

bachelors passes. This being the best

result in terms of bachelors passes for 7

years up by 10%.

Jason Arnold achieved rst place in the

grade with 8 distinctions at an 88.4%

average. He was closely followed by

Malcolm Hillebrand, Caryn Vorster and

Douglas Newton with 6 distinctions. Chloe

Pells, Carl Staniet, Emily Pells, Kiara

Michalos and Christina Pretorius achieved

5 distinctions each.

Bergvliet Highs Music and Visual

Art programmes once again produced

outstanding results rmly cementing their

place as the top subject departments in the

District. Visual Art achieved 10 distinctions

(out of 25) with Music achieving 7 out of

a possible 15 pupils. Consumer Studies,

Afrikaans, Business Studies, Life Sciences

Maths and Physical Science all produced

signicant numbers of distinctions.

90% of the Class of 2013 achieved an

average over 50% which represents 171

pupils. This means that pupils across the

spectrum of academic ability have achieved

at the potential.

This is testament to the role of Bergvliet

High School as a community school that

not only consistently delivers excellence

but also looks after those pupils who may

struggle academically by helping them to

achieve excellent results too. A fact too

often overlooked in the fanfare about the

top achievers.

The staff worked long and hard and should

be commended for producing another set

of outstanding matric results that compare

with the best in the country.

Stephen Price,

Principal

Welcoming the New Grade 8s

In February 2014, Bergvliet High student

Leah Michaels in Grade 11, attended

the Honeywell Leaderships Challenge

Academy at the US Space & Rocket Centre

in Huntsville Alabama, USA.Full report: I was part of a prestigious

group of students from 30 countries and 26

US states and territories. I completed a 45

hour training course involving principles

of space exploration, science and maths

as applied to the US Space Program

to learn Leadership Skills in science,

technology, engineering and math. The

core competencies of the

program consisted of the

following ve categories:

Purposeful Leadership

Effective

Communication &

Presentation Skills

Critical Thinking

Integrated Planning

Team Trust & Cohesion

We participated in the

following activities to

recognize the ve concepts

as tools and to utilize these

tools to affect change and

achieve a desired end,

by participating in the

following challenges.

1. High Rope Challenge

to push ones personal

boundaries by facing our fear of

heights, and to motivate our individual

team members.

2. Low Rope Challenge to testleadership and communication skills

as well as efcacy.

3. Aviation Challenge we used

simulators to y the F-18 Hornet

ghter jet and the Space Shuttle that

tested skill, self-condence, focus,

courage, self-control and co-operation.

4. Space Challenge I was part of Mission

Control as an EVA (Extravehicular

Activities Ofcer) that ew the Space

shuttle to deliver a satellite into orbit.

5. Engineering Design Challenge we

had to build a thermal protection

system and a model rocket to assist

with critical thinking and integrated

planning with engineering concepts.

6. Public speaking to communicate

with diplomacy and tact and to beassertive when communicating.

We received lectures from NASA Scientist,

Astronauts and Engineers.

As a graduate of the US Space Camp I am

now, in the words of author, speaker and

pastor John C. Maxwell:

A Leader that knows the way,goes the way,

and shows the way.

My participation was made possible by thekind and generous sponsorship of Lwandle

Technologies. Article by Leah Michaels.

Leah Michaels Attends Honeywell Leaderships Challenge Academy in USA


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Inter-Schools Athletics: 20 Gold; 11 Silver; 7 Bronze

Bergvliet High School took part in the Inter-Schools Athletics event in Bellville.

Joshua Rhodewon the U15 Long Jump, 1st in 100m Hurdle, 1st in 100m.

Nathan Botes 1st place in 100m, Boys U15 1st place in Shot Put

Juanito Manuel1st place in 200m, 1st place 100m

Stefan Hoffmeister1st in 100m, 1st in 200m, 1st in the Boys U14 : 100m

Nathan BothaBoys U19 1st place High Jump, 1st place 400m

Timia September1st Place 100m, 1st place 200m

Ammaarah Tregonning1st place Long Jump

Junaid Baker1st place 200m, 1st place 800m

Craig Hunt1st place 400m

Mikhail Naylor1st place 400m

Denique Meyer1st place Long Jump

Kristin Clarke1st place Shot Put


Short on words: Huge on Implementation

Bergvliet Primary School has a motto

which is short on words, but huge in its

implementation SERVIMUS- We

Serve.

Throughout the decades of our 64 years

of existence, the schools learners have

been actively involved in the life of the

community of which it forms an important

part.

During the course of the last, and

extremely busy, term of 2013, BPS children

participated enthusiastically and generouslyin a number of upliftment projects.

As part of our HIV/Aids Day awareness

campaign, which the BPS community

commemorated on Thursday, 21 November

2013 by encouraging learners to wear

red clothing or a red ribbon, and also on

Friday, 22 November when we handed

over a large collection of toiletries and

other everyday necessities collected by our

school for Beautiful Gate South Africa.

A representative of this organisation

visited our Friday Assembly to receive the

gifts. Beautiful Gate is situated in Lower

Crossroads where they provide crucialfamily support to the community, working

in conjunction with other NGOs and

Government to address the impact of HIV/

AIDS on the lives of people faced with the

daily struggle of ill-health and poverty. We

were overwhelmed by the generosity and

spirit of loving concern exhibited by our

school families in their huge response to

this appeal.

As a last outreach project for their primary

school careers, our 2013 Grade Seven

learners decided to prepare individual

love boxes for the residents at the Douglas

Murray Home for the Aged in Retreat. The

beautifully decorated boxes lled with

toiletries, sweets and other treats, were takento the home by our Grade Seven Educators,

where these special gifts were received

with great pleasure and appreciation.

On the last day of school for 2013,

Wednesday, 04 December, large numbers

of Bergvliet Primary School learners left

school without their shoes! This was due to

our response to an appeal for donations of

school shoes from the Cape Town Refugee

Centre. It was fun to go home barefooted

(with permission, of course), but it also

provided insight for our learners into the

reality of life lived without shoes NOT

always fun.

At the end of each term we hold a Lost

Property Sale where unclaimed, unmarkedlost items of uniform, sports equipment and

lunch containers are sold very cheaply. The

proceeds of these termly sales are given to

the Animal Rescue Organisation (ARO)

who do wonderful work for neglected and

abused animals in the townships of Cape

Town. This organisation also receives

donations of petfood from Bergvliet

Primary School when learners are found to

be using their cellphones during the course

of the school day (which is in contravention

of school rules) they are required to provide

two large tins of petfood as a forfeit for the

return of the phone. This is a very positive

way of ensuring that rules are observed. At

the end of Term 4 - 2013 BPS was able todonate R835.00 to ARO.

During the Fourth Term of 2013 Bergvliet

Primary School supported St Michaels

Childrens Home in Plumstead and the

Cape of Good Hope SPCA by holding a

Civvies Day on Friday, 25 October 2013.

The R5.00 donation per child wearing

civvies amounts to a very useful sum of

money, which was shared between these

two organisations. Our learners also lled

a box with donations of pet toys, especially

balls, collected for the SPCA.

Thursdays are Sandwich Days at Bergvliet

Primary School. For many years we

have sent sandwiches to the learners at

Zeekoeivlei Primary School on Thursdays this outreach project is consistently and

enthusiastically supported by our school

family some families prepare a whole

loafs worth of sandwiches each week.

At Easter time each year the learners at

Bergvliet Primary School collect Easter

eggs on behalf of the Lions Club of

Bergvliets Easter Egg Drive. This is

also a long-standing project at our school,

which always receives tremendous support

from all our learners notwithstanding the

differing religious faiths represented at

BPS.

We are so very fortunate to have parents,

families, learners and friends of Bergvliet

Primary who never let us down when weappeal for assistance of one sort or another

we are true to our motto a school with

hearts overowing with generosity and

concern for others.


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Camp Out Fundraiser as Popular as Ever

A highlight of the Term 1 at BPS each year is the ever-popular fund-raiser Camp Out.

There are always disappointed learners as we are simply not able to ft the entire school

family in their tents on the South Field of the school! The weather accommodated us

very kindly on Friday, 07 February as parents pitched tents, expertly and not-so-expertly,

and children splashed about in the school pool, skate-boarded and roller-bladed on the

asphalt, watched movies and danced to vibey music. The healthy, outdoor experience was

an ideal time to bond with new classmates and for parents to make friendships too. A

Potjiekos Challenge on Friday had competitive parents cooking, and a hearty breakfast in

with fellow campers on Saturday, wrapped up the week in the best way possible. We raised

an incredible R 28 007.50, ensuring the success of next years Camp Out adventure.

Green Club Prepare for the Fun Run Fund-RaiserBPS Garden Club members preparing

for their stall for the Fun Run with Food,

Games & More Fun Fund-raiser held on

Saturday, 15 March 2014.

Members of the Garden Club have

developed sustainable habits for life as well

as the ability to nourish and nurture plants

with confdence a great asset, once learnt,

never forgotten.

The Garden Club have been planting

water-wise succulents around the school

premises, as well as extending the protea

planting drive, in an effort to make the

school gardens sustainable.

These green-fngered youngsters sold herbs

and succulents that were grown at school,

as well as other donated plants, from their

stall at the Fun Run.

We would like to thank the Garden Club for

beautifying our school, and all those parents,

children and teachers who supported them

and other stalls on the day.


A Brief History in Pictures!

In 2010, Constantia Primary celebrated its centenary in high style with assorted special events. Seen here at the Centennial Dance is the schools management team from left: Mr. S

FRANS (Principal), Mrs. B Sias (HOD), Mrs. C Rooi (Treasurer), Ms. S Bruce (Ass.Treasurer) Mr. CJ Cloete (HOD). Below right is our school secretary, Mrs. G Muller.


This term we say a sad farewell to our wonderful principal, Mr. Sam Frans (pictured left). Thank you for all your hard work and

enthusiasm, we will miss your presence here. You have played a vital role in the lives of so many of our children. We wish you well for

the future. Above, the staff can be seen enjoying a lovely breakfast in honour of Mr Frans birthday on 10 March this year.

Above and right are pictured the children having fun at the Intermediate Phase SOS Camp

held last year. Pictured below are the winners of our Inter-House Sports Day held at

Buitenverwachting Farm on 7 February 2014. Go Blue House!

Left and above are photographs from our Valentines Day Programme. Above, shows

Zintle reciting a beautiful Valentines poem.


Constantia Waldorf PrimarySchoolPrimary education in our Waldorf school focuses on preparation for life in the

broadest sense and creating a love for life-long learning. The teacher seeks to

integrate intellectual and artistic work, so that the childs head, heart and hands

are addressed. This is done by using all the senses through feeling, thinking and

experiencing. This is further supported by a three to four week main lesson of

two hours that occur at the start of every day. Children are at their most attentive

this time of the day and therefore an in-depth exploration of a topic can occur.

The childrens enthusiasm can be seen in the quality of their self-made books.

The primary school class teacher stays with the same class from Class 1-7, thus

allowing a deep bond to form between teacher and child as well as intimateknowledge of an individuals learning processes.

The teachers are interested in the children as individuals and seek to answer

the questions of how to establish within each child his or her own high level of

academic excellence as well as how to call forth enthusiasm for fellow human

beings and respect and reverence for the world.

Practical subjects such as handwork, woodwork and music are viewed as

essential and are covered in a rhythmical pattern together with other subjects

such as Mathematics, English and second languages.

By Sonya le Roux, Primary School Teacher

Constantia Waldorf HighSchoolIn the midst of current global difculties pertaining to climate change, the

economic crisis, fraud at the highest levels, the rising crime rate and the

erosion of the sense of outrage, the negative effects of technology and the loss

of traditional norms and values in society, how can we bring to the idealistic

adolescent a sense of hope and the trust that Goodness, Beauty and Truth will

prevail?The broadest of the great themes indicated by Dr Rudolf Steiner are: the world is

Good (for the 3 7 year old child), the world is Beautiful (7 13) and the world

is True (13 18). Thus the focus is on allowing the child of 3 7 years to develop

physically in a healthy way, without neglecting the intellectual and emotional

spheres. During the Primary School years, the emphasis is on the affective or

feeling sphere, again without neglecting the physical and intellectual. During

the High School years, the rich curriculum and innovative teaching methods

address the whole human being, working to develop clarity in thought, balance

in feeling and conscience and initiative in action.

The High School curriculum was developed according to age and meets the

adolescent at the deepest level. It reects the various themes explored during

the PS years, so that there is a deep recognition of the feeling engendered in

Grade 6, say, with the History taught in Grade 10. Every year has a particular

emphasis. As an example, in Grade 11 the story of a young man during the

Middle Ages going on a journey to nd himself an epic and archetypal tale

is studied in book form (Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach ). During thistime the Grade 11s spend a week hiking following a special secret route

discussing the story and its meaning in the evenings. The extra Mathematics in

this year, for example, is Projective Geometry (exploring innity). The Grade

11 year also brings the Social Practical experience a full two weeks working

at an institution where people less fortunate are being cared for (a retirement

centre, a shelter, a paediatric hospital, a sheltered employment workshop, etc.)

Subjects studied throughout the High School by all pupils are English and

Drama, Art and Music, Leatherwork, Woodwork, Metalwork and Technology,

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Afrikaans/Xhosa (or another language), and the other subjects History, Mathematics,

Life Science, Natural Science, Physics and Chemistry. Most of these subjects are taught as

a Main Lesson for two hours each morning for three to four weeks so that the topics can

be explored in depth. This rotation of many subjects brings about a sense of anticipation

in the pupils What is our next Main Lesson? They create their own books which are

usually works of art, with illustrations and their own handwritten, individual notes.

A unique form of movement, Eurythmy, which expresses music and the spoken word

through specic exercises, is taught throughout, in addition to the usual Games/Sports

lesson.

In Grade 9 the entire class performs a Shakespeare play which has already been studied in

a Main Lesson. In Grade 12 two or three plays are performed by the entire class.

The Waldorf Curriculum culminates in an extensively researched project by each pupil,

which is documented and presented to the public at a gala evening. Specialisation in

subjects for the NCAPS nal examinations is left until Grade 11 and the nal examinations

are written at the end of the extra year, Class 13. Results at the Constantia Waldorf

School are always very good indeed following a rigorous testing schedule which more

than compensates for times spent on examinations in previous years at other schools.

Our task at Constantia Waldorf School is not to produce adults who emulate us in the way

they think, view the world and plan for the future. Rather we must allow the children in

our care to develop as fully as possible - uniquely so that each can bring to the world

not a repetition of todays scenario but a new response to the problems of our world and

the courage to follow his or her own unique destiny.

By Louise Elliot, High School Teacher


Combined Annual Fund-Raiser: Bay City Cycle Tour

Charlie Hempes Surprise 60th Birthday Celebration

We hosted our combined annual fund-

raiser with Hebrew Order of David (HOD)

on Sunday 23 February. The Bay Cycle

Tour 2014 was a huge success There were

close to 2 000 cyclists and the reports are

positive in terms of our management of the

race. There is no doubt that when parents

work together with teachers on a school

project it builds a sense of community.Some of the marshal points were really

challenging however the parents loved their

involvement and enjoyed the challenge of

guiding and hydrating the cyclists. Thank

you to all our dedicated Herzlia Constantia

Primary maintenance staff, parents and

our amazing teachers who woke up before

sunrise on the morning and came to make

the Bay City Cycle Tour a huge success.

It was hard work and we appreciate yourcommitment to our school.

Charlie Hempe is Herzlia Constantias School Driver and Caretaker. Charlie celebrated

his 60th birthday at school and was surprised to enter the hall and see the entire school

including all the pre-primary children and Charlies wife and family. Geena Joffe baked

a cake for Charlie.


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Grade 6 Market Day

We had the most brilliant Market day initiated and planned by the Grade 6 children. It isevident that our new Grade 6 teacher, Ms Haller, is of exceptional calibre by the manner

in which these children were supported and guided in their projects.

The stalls were original, the plans were thorough, the products were high quality, the

presentations were exciting and the sales were protable for all the children and their

outreach/charity (as 10% of prots go to a cause they choose).

Talented Steelband!

Every Thursday late afternoon our school comes alive with the wonderful musical sounds

of the Steelband taught by Mr David Wickham. The core focus of the project is to provide

quality music education and to develop the discipline and listening skills required for

playing in a band. Our musicians play with passion and skill and we are so proud of them

when they give l ive performances at the Waterfront Amphitheatre.

Athletics day for both the foundation and intermediate phase took place on Friday 28

February. We separate athletics day as the younger children have fun athletics and team

building relays and the older children participate in more competitive races. To make this

work we have the two athletics meetings back to back and it is a highlight for our children.

The success is evident as nearly all the children participate in many of the races.

The house spirit was electric and the children sang house songs all morning led by their

newly elected grade six house captains. Undoubtedly the highlights of the day are the tug-

of-war when the whole school participates and the parents-teacher relay which includes

our eld staff and security ofcers.

We had a really successful Inter-house weekend at Herzlia Constantia for the grade 6

children from all three primary schools. The programme is developed and run by the

Jewish Life and Learning team in conjunction with the Grade 11 pupils who serve as thecamp counsellors. Well done to the team who masterminded the event and kept the grade

6 children on a tight constructive programme. The team spirit and excitement that ltered

through to the children is the real stuff that makes for positive lifetime memories.

Inter-House Weekend Inter-House Athletics


PTA Hosts Welcome Back to School Picnic

Baden Powells Birthday

Scouts, Girl Guides and Brownies wore their uniforms to school in commemoration of

Lord Baden Powells birthday.

Back row: David Noble; Marc Noble; Jemma Morris; Erica Schrick; Connor Winter.

Middle row: Ethan Williams; Kyla Aird; Chloe Aird; Cameron Tromp; Keagan Stotesbury;

Kiara Winter. Front Row: Emily Riseborough; Luke Shadford; Luke Giliomee; Rowan

Carberry; Gabriella Willemse; Shannon Burridge.

Valentines Day Sharing

Kirstenhof Primary pupils chose to share their love on Valentines Day by wearing red

and bringing soup or two minute noodles for those less fortunate than themselves.

On Friday, 31 January 2014, the Kirstenhof Primary PTA hosted this years Welcome Back To School Picnic. The evening was well-attended with an estimated 1 200 children and

parents enjoying themselves on a warm, still evening under the new sportseld oodlights. Parents and children socialised and played games while sharing a snack or three under the

stars. It was a great evening.

Western Province Trials

Five of our chess players played in the Western Province, Southern District Trials, on

the weekend of 7 and 8 February. Four of our players have been selected to play in the

Western Province closed trials. They are Andrew Schrnen, David Person, Idris Smith

and Hasan Smith. We wish them well in the forthcoming trials being held in March.

WESSA - Eco-Schools Award

Last year Kirstenhof Primary registered for Eco-Schools (run by WESSA) and started

a very successful paper recycling project, for which well soon receive our rst Eco-

Schools Award. We started the project because we realized that the school wasted great

quantities of paper every day. Most of the schools waste is generated by paper off cuts,

old worksheets, cardboard and used exercise books. Now instead of dumping the paper

in the bin, a box is placed in each class for the waste paper. Once a week our Eco-Club

learners weigh the boxes to see which class recycled the most waste. They sort the paper

which is then collected by Oasis, a non-prot organization that use the funds generated by

recycling to earn income for people with intellectual disabilities. Talk about killing two

birds with one stone! We are wasting less paper and helping those in need. The learners

also benet greatly - they love being involved and it teaches them valuable life skills.


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Representing South AfricaLeft, Ronin Fairfull and right, Jarod

Fairfull were invited to the judo trials in

Pretoria on 7 February. A South African

team, who are to participate in the Ippon

Trophy in Antwerp in May this year, was

chosen. Both Jarod and Ronin made the

team. Jarod achieved 1st position and

Ronin, 2nd.

The twins also participated in the National

Ranking Event which places the playerson the ranking list for the South African

Championships in Port Elizabeth in June

this year. Jarod took gold and Ronin, silver.

Western Province CricketCameron Fraser was selected for the U11

Western Province Cricket Team (Cameron

was U10 when selected) to take part in

the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament

held in Worcester during the December

holidays.

Cameron did extremely well, scoring

119 against Gauteng. He followed that

by taking 6 wickets for 11 runs in the

next game against Boland. He wassubsequently chosen as the best batsman at

the tournament.

All the Different Plant Parts

The Grade 2 children have been learning about plants this term. One of the things we

learnt was that we can eat different parts of plants. We already knew that plants have

roots, stems, leaves and owers and we wanted to know which part of the plant we were

eating when we ate certain foods.

The children were divided into groups and given various vegetables such as carrots,

radishes, celery, cabbage, lettuce, broccoli and cauliower. They had to sort the veg into

the correct groups and record which part of the plant gets eaten. Once this was complete,

they tasted each raw vegetable and recorded what they thought of the taste. Many were

surprised to nd that they actually preferred the taste of the raw vegetable to the cooked

version. This was a lovely interactive lesson and the children thoroughly enjoyed it.

The Inter-House Gala was held on 28

January. All houses were in high spirits.

The swimmers swam very well and Cullan

Larkin, from Blue House, broke three

records. Green House was awarded the

Swimming Trophy and Blue House the

Spirit Cup. Red and Yellow House will

have to put on their ns next year. Four

brave parents participated in the parents

race cheered on by their children on the

other side of the pool. The nal and much-

anticipated event was the teachers race.

Our adventurous teachers swam a relay

against the top Grade 7 swimmers. The

teams were equally matched and it ended

in a draw. The second race was a fun race

with pool noodles. The male teachers came

out tops, with the boys not far behind. The

girls swam away from the female teachers

who came a sinking last.

Kirstenhof Inter-House Gala

Grade 5 Camp

Fun at Grade 5, 6 & 7 Camps

The Grade 6s had a fantastic time in

Stellenbosch. They took advantage of the

wonderful sunny weather and completed

many water tasks. Some of the group

tasks that they were involved in were crab

hunting, a muddy obstacle course, cleaning

polluted river ponds, hiking and an animal

show, where some learners got to hold and

show off the animals.

The Grade 7s spent four fun-lled days

at Wortelgat, Stanford. They experienced

different activities and types ofaccommodation at the Stables, Gecko Bush

Camp and the Outdoor Camp. Activities

included archery, kayaking, rock climbing,

balancing, the drum with water relay in

the mud and others where your skills and

logic were tested. Highlights of the camp

were the lifeline hike in the dark, making

a group potjie with their own special

ingredient, the singing and acting around

the campre and not forgetting, sleeping

on the uneven ground under the stars. The

children were exhausted after such a happy

and memorable camp. According to manyof the pupils, it was the best camp ever!

Grade 5 Camp

Grade 6 Camp Grade 6 Camp

Grade 7 Camp Grade 7 Camp

Mathew Brougham Cook & Amber Sneddon holding

the Swimming Trophy with principal, Mr C Barham.

Brent Hendricks holding the Spirit Trophy and Jodi

Beckman with principal, Mr C Barham.


South Peninsula matriculants of 2013

obtained a 100% pass rate in the NSC

examinations, with 199 students writing

the examination and 85% obtaining a

bachelor pass. Eight students obtained an

A pass and there was a total of 163 subject

distinctions with four candidates getting

six distinctions.

The school achieved the highest ranking

in the District South for its pass rate and

bachelor pass rate. SP was placed 6th in the

province for schools who obtained 100%

passes and having the highest number of

candidates, and 19th for schools who have

100% passes and the highest bachelor rate.

SPs top achiever in 2013 was Aqeelah

Adams, with six subject distinctions. She

was honoured by the WCED as a top 40

provincial achiever. At least10 of the top

achievers at SP have accepted the R35

000 scholarship offer from Stellenbosch

University.

Our Top 20 Matric Achievers for 2013

Aqeelah Adams, SPs top student 2013

Two of SPs grade 12 Dance Studies

students, Jordan Vandayer and Adrienne

Du Plooy, have been chosen by the

New World Dance Theatre (based atUCT School of Dance) to be part of its

Contemporary Dance Youth Training

Programme. Auditions for this programme

were held on 8 February and involved a

group of 75 dance hopefuls from across the

Peninsula. The group will be working with

professional dancers Celeste Botha and

Marlin Zoutman every Saturday until July,

culminating in a showcase of their work on

25 July.

Three other dance students, Crystal Fink,

Michaela Loots and Zoe Jurgens, have alsobeen chosen to work with student teachers

and other professional dancers at the UCT

School of Dance Training Programme.

The Grade 12 Choreography Evening will

be held on 7 March in the SP school hall.

The choreography pieces of matric Dance

Studies students will be showcased at this

event.

Exciting UCT Dance Project

A group of three teachers and eight students

from Mahanyaneng Junior Secondary

School in the Mount Fletcher District

(Eastern Cape) spent a week at SP during

February.

This was part of a new exchange

programme established last year when a

group of SP teachers and students visited

Mahanyaneng in August.

The schools hope to maintain contact and

strengthen ties in the years to come. Both

schools agreed that there was much to learn

from each other and that the visits were

mutually enriching.

The group spent time at the school, visiting

classes and interacting with peers. They

also visited places of interest in Cape Town

during their short stay.

Eastern Cape Exchange

Jordan Vandayer and Crystal Fink.

Jordan Vandayer. Michaela Loots and Adrienne Du Plooy.

New grade eights at SP were treated

to an exciting display of experiments,

explosions, and chemical wonders by a

dynamic member of the Mobile Science

Centre at their Orientation Day earlier this

year.

Grade 8 Orientation 2014


Inter-House Athletics a Huge Success

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Inter-house athletics revealed a host of new sportsmen and women who put their

talents on display during the annual inter-house athletics competition which was

held at the school on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 9th and 10th February.

The two days proved to be a huge success as many new stars made their appearance.

The event was won by Kendal House who held the lead from the very rst points-

to-date.

South Peninsula High School plays in the

midweek league of Western Province Youth

Cricket. Many of the boys play for clubs on

a Saturday. Our team generally performs

very well in the midweek games, and this

year, thus far, has been no exception.

To date, we have played three games,

winning all of them handsomely. The

games are played according to the 20/20

format. We have beaten Wynberg Boys,

Bergvliet and Portlands High Schools. The

match against Wynberg Boys was played at

SP, while the other two were played away.

In the rst match SP batted rst, scoring

132/7 in their 20 overs, and then bowled

Wynberg Boys out for 105, thereby winning

by 27 runs. The victory against Bergvliet

was even more convincing. Once again, SPbatted rst, this time scoring 178/6 in their

20 overs. They restricted Bergvliet to 94/8,

winning by the huge margin of 82 runs.

The Portlands match proved to be another

one dominated by SP. Batting rst once

more, SP scored 178/9, and again bowled

and elded well, restricting Portlands to

111/4. SP therefore won by 67 runs.

As far as individual performances go, one

name stands out that of Raaeq Isaacs.

Raaeq was the top scorer in all three

matches, scoring 24 against WBHS, 74

against Portlands, and, against Bergvliet, an

incredible 110 not out, scored in a mere 61

balls. His innings included eight 6s and nine

4s. Raaeq, a Grade 11 pupil and captain of

the side, is also a very good fast bowler. He

has performed consistently for the school

from Grade 8, and has represented Western

Province at U/15 level. There is a very good

chance that he could be selected this year

again. Against Portlands, he and number

3 batsman Mujtabaa Hartley (31) had a

partnership of 116 runs. Of the bowlers,

Uthmaan Gassiep and Tyler Ridder have

both taken three wickets in a match.

On the whole, the entire squad has impressed

with its discipline and commitment, both

on and off the eld, and there is every

indication that South Peninsulas U/19

cricketers will go from strength to strength.

By B Saunders.

Raaeq Isaacs, Man of the Match.

U19 Cricketers Going from Strength to Strength


Sweet Valley Primary Builds a New Chapter

Sweet Valley Primary School has a proud

history of producing outstanding art, music

and drama students, all of whom receive

a rm artistic or cultural grounding from

their teachers, during their years at this

school.

With our staff turning any hint of talent

into master performers and our students

ready to become all that they can be, our

art, drama and music departments have

grown from strength to strength. This has

led to our offering many more musical

instruments than before and producing

more budding performers and artists than

had been previously show cased.

With this explosion of new talent, it was

often found that these future professionals

were sometimes learning in venues that

werent the best classrooms. Because there

were so few music rooms, some children

had to be taught in garden sheds or under

the stairs.

The drama children had to practise from

time to time on the eld in the middle of Mr

OSullivans rugby practice if there wasnt

an available venue.

And so without any convincing at all

the plans for a brand new Arts and Culture

Centre were drawn up and given the

golden stamp of approval by Mr Ryan, the

Headmaster, to be built without delay.

The new building is a double storey: on the

upper level there are 9 small classrooms

where children may learn to play nearly

any musical instrument of their choice, a

spacious music classroom where children

experience classroom music and a

waiting area, for those awaiting a lesson.Downstairs includes an art room, 2 drama

rooms (that can be opened into one large

space, with a stage), a kitchenette and

ablution facilities for boys and girls.

The music teachers moved out of their

old music classrooms on the 16th October

2012 so that building of the new Arts and

Culture Centre could commence.

The Grade 7s of 2012 were only too happy

to assist in demolishing the old music

classrooms.

The rst music lessons that took place,

inside the new building commenced on

Friday, 15 November 2013.

Our Music Staff consists of 4 full time and

6 part time staff. Mrs Debbie Parkinson isHead of Music ( top left). Mrs Horn- Botha

(absent), is Head of Arts and Culture.

Holly Marsden, Greg Orpen-Lyall, Mrs Senogles (Librarian), Reece Mc Minn, Gryfn Newlands.

On Friday, 14 February, Sweet Valley entered the Cape Town Literature Quiz which is

part of the Kids Lit World Championships.

35 teams took part. Our 1st team won the Cape Town Finals. The team members Holly

Marsden, Greg Orpen-Lyall, Reece Mc Minn and Gryfn Newlands went through to

represent Cape Town in the SA Finals. The winning teams from all over SA, gathered on

Saturday, 15 February, at Grove Primary for the SA nals. Our team was placed 5th in

the SA nals. Well done to the team. Mrs Senogles, librarian at Sweet Valley Primary was

very excited with the teams achievement.

Well Done Literature Quiz Teams

Headmaster, Ian Ryan, spoilt the staff for Valentines day on 14th February. When the

staff ended the school day on Friday, 14th February the staffroom was decorated in Red

and White and the table was arranged with delicious cup cakes and sparkling red grape

juice. All the staff wore either red/pink and white to school that day.

Spoiling the Staff: Valentines Day

Janey Cogan(Art Teacher), Candice Williams (Drama Teacher), Jane Foster (Head of Drama).


Sweet Valley Primary School Print Run Sponsored By DELISH RESTAURANT:

Inter-House Sports Day: Protea Triumphant

Inter-House Gala Trophy WinnersSweet Valley heldtheir annual galaon Friday, 21February.Disa House won.The JuniorVictor andVictrix winnerswere Roanvan Heerden(Protea House)and HannahCromhout (EricaHouse).The Senior Victorand Victrix

winners wereNathan Haskins (Protea House) and Francesca Guy (Disa House).

The 52nd annual Inter-house Sports day

took place on 25 January. On this day

the three school houses, Erica (yellow),

Protea (green) and Disa (blue) competed

in a number of track and eld events. The

morning kicked off with the traditional Big

Brag where the three houses strut their stuff

in the special morning assembly to create

some gees.

The competition kicked off with the eld

events where the Grade 4-7s competed in

High Jump, Long Jump and Shot Put. Sweet

Valley has produced outstanding athletes in

High Jump and Long Jump over the years

and this year new records were set again.

Ruby Behrens jumped an incredible 1,44m

in the Girls U12 High Jump beating the old

record by a massive 7cm. Protea Housetook the early lead after the eld events.

The track events took place in the afternoon.

In the end, Protea House took the honours.

It was their rst victory since 2006. Erica

took second place followed by Disa. Erica

was awarded the Spirit Cup. Katie-Rose

Powell and Gary Allen were awarded

the Victrix and Victor Ludorum trophies

respectively. It was a day lled outstanding

achievements and erce competitionenjoyed by all the athletes, parents and

staff of the school.

Sweet Valley

participated at the

Western Cape Athletics

Championships which

took place at the Dal

Josaphat Stadium in

Paarl on 8th March.

Katie- Rose Powell

(left in pic), won the

gold medal for the u13

Girls High Jump and

Ruby Behrens (right in

pic), won the bronze

medal for U12 Girls

Long Jump.

Western Cape Athletics Championships


A Wonderful Week of Valentines Wishes

Westcott Primary School in Diep River was

abuzz in the week leading up to Valentines

Day and on the day itself.

The Grade 7s raided their toy cupboards,

as well as their treat cupboards, and

made crackers which they sold from their

classroom windows at break time to raise

funds for their end of year present to the

school.

The Grade 2s made cards for their moms.

It was awesome to see their ne-motor co-

ordination while paper tearing to ll a heart

on their card.

The Grade 4s learnt how to write a set of

instructions in recipe format in Afrikaans,

how to make icing sugar and decorate

heart shaped biscuits. On Friday the 14th,

they were given the opportunity to ice and

decorate biscuits.The school librarian, Mrs Rona Souter, got

the pupils to ll in their favourite novel

and the author on a heart-shaped piece

of card. She spent hours cutting them out

and displaying them in a heart shape on

the wall, with the help of Mrs Bergstedt,

a parent. Mrs Souter wanted to nd out

what the children loved reading and now,

using funds which the Governing Body

has provided, she will source any books

that are not in the library. She also sourced

books that are currently in the library about

love and displayed them for the pupils.

Classes visiting the library during the

week, were read some pages of the novels

displayed to entice the children to take

them out and read the rest of the story.

In assembly on Friday the 14th of February,

Riaan Gous in Grade 7 read from the Bible:

1 Corinthians Chapter 13 verse 4-8. Loveis patient and kind. Love is not jealous

or boastful or proud or rude. It does not

demand its own way. It is not irritable and

it keeps no record of being wronged. It

does not rejoice whenever the truth wins

out. Love never gives up, never loses faith,

is always hopeful and endures through

every circumstance.

These verses tie in beautifully with

Westcotts value hand, where pupils are

encouraged to be responsible, loyal, honest,

compassionate and show respect.

The children as well as the staff wereshown a short video clip about the history

of Valentines Day. A song was sung by

a group of Grade 7s while others moved

hearts on a whiteboard into 2D shapes,

much to the delight of the teachers, as

a quick Mathematics lesson was given

during assembly.

All the children were encouraged to wear

red and white. Even some staff members

joined in the festivities. At the end of the day

staff members were treated to a Valentines

Day lunch to celebrate a job well done for

the week. All in all a beautiful celebrationof Valentines Day.

On Friday the 24th of January, Westcott

Primary School in Diep River announced

their house captains for the year.

Jupiter House: Zoe Bedasie and Joshua

Diedericks.

Venus House: Nicole Druchen and Karl de

Kock.

Mars House: Gabriella Ferreira and Todd

Fortune.

Their duties include organising netball,

volleyball, soccer and cricket matches

amongst the houses as well as running their

house on Sports Day. Westcott wishes

them well for the year ahead.

Our House Captains for 2014

Back row: Karl de Kock, Joshua Diedericks, Todd Fortune.Front row: Nicole Druchen, Zoe Bedasie, Gabriella Ferreira.

Westcott Primary School in Diep River is

delighted to welcome their new librarian to

their family. Mrs Rona Souter has already

become popular with the children as she

is actively engaging the children and

encouraging them to love books.

Mrs Souter has spoken to many teachers

asking them what their themes are for the

term then sourced and displayed books

in the library as well as sending books to

their classrooms. When each class arrives

she shows them the available books

and encourages them to broaden their

knowledge.

A New Librarian for Westcott

Chloe Taylor and Grace Drew listening attentively to a South African novel read to the class duringtheir library time.

Daniel Bergstedt, Jaimie Bergstedt, Hannah Przygonski and Gemma Liberty.

Grade 2s showing off their beautiful cards.

Miss Tatum Smith, Grade 2, and Mrs VivienneKeet, Grade 3, in a Circle of Love.


Westcott Primary School Print Run Sponsored By THE ZEE GROUP:

On Friday the 31st of January, Westcott Primary School announced their peer helpers

for the year. These children were specically chosen for their compassion and for their

ability to sort out minor playground issues. They will wear bibs at break time for easy

identication. Learners have been encouraged to nd children to sort out minor issues

before running to the teacher on duty. Congratulations to these leaners.

Our Compassionate Peer Helpers

Erin van Wyk, Timothy Roux (co-ordinator and leader) and Rejane Rasool.

The 31st of January was Anti-Bullying Day

in South Africa. Westcott Primary School in

Diep River spoke about and acknowledged

anti-bullying in their assembly.

The Grade 4A class had spent the week in

groups preparing to perform an Afrikaans

liedjie in class.

This activity developed new friendships

and taught us a better understanding of and

tolerance for each other.

Tolerance on Anti-Bullying Day

Cayden May, Taryn Ah-Shene, Gemma Liberty, Emily Borez, Hannah Przygonski, Gisele Davids

Westcott Primary School in Diep River has started the year off with a surng team. Miss

Chelcie Edie (a learnership teacher at Westcott) is helping to coach these learners to

become surfers on a Saturday morning at the Roxy Surf School in Muizenberg. Westcottwishes them luck and hopes when the surf tournaments start that their team will be ready

to compete!

Left to Right : Megan Nicholson, Alyssa Bento, Erin Van Wyk, Jenna Peterson, Hannah Kruger,Maghjabeen Allie, and Demi Bento. (Dominic Coetzee not in picture) Chelcie Eadie

Surfing: A New Extra-Mural

The Grade 3s at Westcott Primary School

in Diep River have been learning about

pirates as part of their English theme. The

school librarian took Walt Disneys quote:

There is more treasure in books than in

all the pirates loot on Treasure Island, to

heart by setting up a treasure chest lled

with books about pirates for the pupils to

enjoy. On Friday the 21st of February, the

Grade 3s as well as their teachers, dressed

up as pirates. During the day, their teachers

were kidnapped and the children had to

nd and rescue their teachers.

Grade 3s Learn About Pirates

Timothy Luiz in Grade 3 not only dressed up,but brought his own loot to school.

The Grade 3Bs with Mrs Vivienne Keet, their class teacher.

the good times schools' newspaper, south africa march 2014

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