25 July 2018

YIPPEE !! IT’S TERM THREE! Term Three is here and with it come a host of congratulations :

We wish the class of 2018 a most joyous and memorable Matric

Farewell evening.

Thank you to our Grade 11s and the staff involved for ensuring that the evening will

befit such a meaningful occasion.

The following pupils were selected for various EASTERN PROVINCE

teams :

BOYS’ HOCKEY U18B Team Joshua Branch Joshua Damons (non-travelling reserve)

U/16 Squad Yushaa Astrie Kayriaan Le Minnie Joshua Gie

U/14 A Team Gerhard Rockman

U/14 B Team Unathi Titima Sachin Padayachee Mikyle Thom

RUGBY EP U19 John Paul

GIRLS’ HOCKEY u/18 A Team Kiara Meyer Gabrielle Rockman

u/18 B Team Gabriela Jordaan Bulelwa Vinjiwe

u/16 B Team Aaminah Ajam Halle Schrieff

u/14 C Team Lihlumelo Tsotsobe Kiara Meyer has been selected for the South African u17 High Performance Squad. Chad Muller and Joshua Branch have been selected for the EP u21 men’s hockey side.

CHADLEIGH OWNHOUSE took part in the 2018 Life Sciences Olympiad in

Pretoria during the holidays. He came 6th overall out of more than 33 000 learners.

Well done, Chadleigh!!!

The Businesswomen’s Association held its annual matric empowerment workshop on 20 April at Linkside High School. Ms Mtshake was the programme director. Ten Alex matric girls formed part of the 100 schoolgirl ambassadors from across the city. A variety of topics was covered: interview skills and compiling a CV; safety; starting up a business; responsible use of social media; and an inspirational talk from a student member of the Beyond the Classroom leadership programme of the Nelson Mandela University.

ATTENTION ATTENTION ALL RESPONSIBLE GRADE 11 PARENTS

YOU AND YOUR CHILD(REN) ARE REQUESTED TO ATTEND A

VERY IMPORTANT MEETING AT THE SCHOOL ON

MONDAY 13 AUGUST 2018

@ 17H30—18H30

ALL GRADE 11 PARENTS AND PUPILS ARE

EXPECTED TO ATTEND.

YOU WILL BE GIVEN VITAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE :

STUDENT LEADER PROGRAMME

GRADE 12 YEAR

ALSO INCLUDED IS A PRESENTATION BY

MR DAVE GARDNER

FROM GUARDMED AMBULANCE SERVICE

and SPECIAL GUEST

MR BARTHO DE VRIES

T H I S M E E T I N G I S A M U S T

PUPILS NEED NOT WEAR SCHOOL UNIFORM

ALEXANDER ROAD HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER TEAMS UNVEIL NEW SPONSORS

The Alexander Road boys’ and girls’ 1st soccer teams recently unveiled their new soccer uniform. Representatives from Kutama Tyres, who sponsors the girls' 1st soccer team were present to hand over the new shirts to the Alex girls. Both teams were to embark on their trip to East London where they would compete in the annual SA Sports Tours Soccer tournament. It was the first time that the girls’ 1st team would compete in this tour-nament. It was also the first time that they were acquiring a 1st team uniform. mSecure were unveiled as the team sponsors of the boys’ 1st soccer team. Marjorie Du Pisani, the Business Development Manager at MSecure said they were proud to be associated as a sponsor of the Alexander Road HS boys 1st soccer team and wished the team well before they departed for EL. SA Sports Tours Soccer Tournament – East London The Alexander Road High boys’ and girls’ 1st soccer teams embarked on the SA Sports Tours Soccer tournament held in East London from 25 – 27 June 2018. It was the first time that an Alex girls’ team competed in a tournament of this nature. Many of them are Grade 8 and Grade 9 learners who made it into the 1st team. They faced some tough completion from Kimberley Girls’ High, St Dominic’s Priory, Milnerton High (Cape Town) and Academy High (East London). Both teams finished in second position after the league stage to advance to the semi-finals of the tournament. A penalty save against St Dominic’s cost the girls’ 1st team a spot in the final, while the boys’ 1st team narrowly lost 1 – 0 to St Stithian’s in their semi-final match. The boys’ team in particular, played well, even suffering injuries to secure 3rd place in the tournament. The Girls’ team were hard pressed to secure 3rd place in a thrilling 1 – 0 win against a spirited Milnerton side. The coaches were well pleased with the teams’ successes and the Alexander Road students were praised for their courtesy during the tournament. Further to this success, Amber Botha was voted player of the tournament in the girls’ division; Camden van Rensburg was the top goal scorer in the boys’ under 19 division. It was particularly encouraging for the girls’ team to achieve 3rd place in their first outing. This bodes well for the future of a young team who have now had a taste of good things to come.

GIRL Fly Camp report (1-7 July 2018)

Skyla Ah Shene, Yolanda Pondo, Onesimo Ntsoeu, Nicole Palmer, Jaylene Jansen, Genevieve Hemmings and Gené Groenewald were selected to attend the Girl Fly Programme Africa Class of 2018 Aerospace and STEM camp in July, in the Magaliesburg. Girl had to apply and were selected as part of a group of 80 girls from across South Africa. The focus of the camp was to expose girls to different careers in Aviation. They were given different talks by mathematicians and pilots, and learned about flying drones, ‘flying’ in a flight simulator, doing robotics, programming and getting to know people from from different spheres of life in aviation.

Alex SALT Tour During the first week of the June holidays, the Alexander Road High School science club students, accompanied by Mr Oosthuizen, his family and Mr Austin, went on tour to Sutherland via Mossel Bay, Cape Agulhas and Cape Town. The first stop was at the Cango Caves where they were guided through the beautiful cave chambers. The natural limestone formations with varying colours are a spectacular marvel of nature. The next stop was at the Dias Museum where they spent that night sleeping in rondavels in Hartenbos. The next day was spent at the Southernmost Tip of Africa and at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens in Cape Town. Then the group visited the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station and the Cape Town Science Centre, where they participated in fun and educational games. The highlight of the day was the trip up Table Mountain. The following day they were ferried to Robben Island and were given a meaningful tour by a former inmate. A stop was made at Two Oceans Aquarium and the night was spent wandering around Canal Walk. Early Friday morning they journeyed to Sutherland to view the SALT telescope, which is the largest optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere. The tour ended with a night of star gazing, which was by far a most calming and worthwhile experience. Collectively, all had a fantastic week away from home learning many new and interesting things at each of the stops. The tour was definitely worth the time and money, building friendships that will last and gaining experiences to always remember. by Dillon Classen and Bianca de Beer

ACADEMIC AWARDS

ASSEMBLY

Monday 03 August 2018 Time : 08h010

Parents and guardians of award winners are

invited to attend this annual event. (Recipients to be announced)

Absenteeism By law, a pupil may only miss school for reasons such as illness, a death in the family or other special circumstances communicated to the principal. Please try to make medical appointments outside of school hours wherever possible. Driving test appointments should be made during the holidays. A pupil who is ab-sent must return with a letter from his/her parents giv-ing the reason for such absence. Should your child need to leave school during school hours for any reason a note regarding this must be handed in at the office first thing in the

Alexander Road High School

Matric Farewell Concert

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You are cordially invited to join us in this special evening which promises to be very memorable.

 

Tuesday, 31 July 2018 @ 18:00 ♫ Percy Walker Hall Entrance is FREE !

We look forward to sharing this evening with you.   

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OLD ALEXAN REUNION WEEKEND

(see Facebook Alexander Road High School) GOLIGHTLYKEVIN@hotmail.com

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The official reunion weekend is scheduled for 31August to 01 September 2018

Dates for Term 3 & 4: 2018 (subject to change)

JULY

Thursday 26 SA Maths Olympiad round 3 Parents Club meeting Saturday 28 Sport against Westering MATRIC FAREWELL Monday 30 Matric fashion show Tuesday 31 Civvies day Matric farewell concert

AUGUST Wednesday 1 Toastmasters 1 Windband evening Thursday 2 Dancesport Friday 3 Academic awards assembly @ 08h10 Clarendon Park band festival Maths relay round 5 Voice evening Fri—Sun 3-5 Dancesport tests Saturday 4 Sport against Lawson Brown IsiXhosa cultural celebration Tuesday 7 Beat Wednesday 8 Toastmasters 2 Thursday 9 NATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Friday 10 SCHOOL HOLIDAY Monday 13 Gr11 pupils and parents meeting Tuesday 14 Gr 10 & 11 career evening Parents’ Club meeting Wednesday 15 Concert MTH Pearson NMU touch tutor Maths comp Round1 Toastmasters 3 Thursday 16 Photographs Dancesport Games evening Friday 17 40 DAYS Maths relay round 6 Saturday 18 Sport against Port Alfred Monday 20 Alex Choir concert/festival Wednesday 22 Toastmasters 4 Thursday 23 Civvies Day (charity) Dancesport Friday 24 Cultural awards Fri—Sat 24-25 Schools bands festival @ Alex Sport against VP Sunday 26 Golf Day Monday 27 NSC exams begin Wednesday 29 Toastmasters 5 Thursday 30 Dancesport Friday 31 Founders’ Assembly Founders’ BEAT SASMT music competition Maths Fair Fri—Sat 31-1 Old Alexan reunions

SEPTEMBER Fri—Sat 31-1 Old Alexan reunions Saturday 1 Family Day YAP fun run SASMT music competition Sunday 2 SASMT music competition Wednesday 5 Toastmasters 6 Thursday 6 Dancesport Friday 7 Student leaders are announced Fri—Sat 7-8 Pearson festival Fri-Mon 8-10 Student leader camp Wednesday 12 SBA STARTS Toastmasters 7 Thursday 13 Dancesport Parents’ Club meeting Wednesday 19 Toastmasters 8 Thursday 20 SBA ENDS Dancesport Saturday 22 Sport against VP Monday 24 HERITAGE DAY Tuesday 25 NSC exams end Houseplays tech Wednesday 26 Winter sports awards Houseplays Touch tutor maths competition Thursday 27 Blood donations Toastmasters dinner Dancesport Friday 28 TERM 3 ENDS Final Matric and house assembly Fri—Sat 28-29 Sterrenberg U15 waterpolo Youth cricket festival Fri—Sun 28-30 President’s award bronze hike

OCTOBER Tuesday 09 TERM 4 BEGINS Wednesday 10 Junior Celebration of Excellence Thursday 11 Senior Celebration of Excellence Dancesport Friday 12 Valedictory Saturday 13 Sport against Muir Dancesport ball Monday 15 New Grade 8s and parents meeting Wednesday 17 Gr 10 & 11 careers evening Thursday 18 Civvies day Friday 19 Remembrance Day Grade 10 & 11 last day Maths relay prizegiving & Fair Fri—Sat 19-20 Pearson Stayers Polo Peter Cuff U14 polo boys Monday 22 NSC exams begin Gr 10 & 11 not at school Tuesday 23 Gr 10 & 11 exams begin Parents’ club planning meeting Monday 29 Budget meeting for parents

NOVEMBER Friday 09 Grade 8 & 9 exams begin Friday 16 Parents’ Club braai Friday 30 Exams end

DECEMBER

Wednesday 12 END TERM 4

The various family day food stalls require your support and assistance. Please could you send the follow-ing items to the Bursar’s office asap or the latest by Wednesday 29 August 2018 GRADE 8 Steers Hamburger Sauce OR Eggs OR Flour OR Sugar OR Oil OR Mayonnaise GRADE 9 Flour OR oil OR Steers Hamburger Sauce OR Eggs OR Sugar OR Mayonnaise GRADE 10 Flour OR Popcorn Kernels OR Sugar OR Eggs OR Oil OR Tomato Sauce OR Tea GRADE 11 Long life milk OR Steers Hamburger Sauce OR Eggs OR Coffee OR Tomato Sauce GRADE 12 Sugar OR Eggs OR Tea OR Coffee OR Oil OR Mayonnaise

Any queries please contact Diann Labuschagne at school

041-3651270 Cash Donations are welcome.

01 September 2018

Alexander Road High School

WINDBAND & Friends

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You are invited to bring your picnic basket & refreshments and join us for a

music filled evening for the whole family.

 

Wednesday, 1 August 2018 @ 18:00 ♫ Percy Walker Hall Entrance is FREE !

SPECIAL PLEA!!! To all Parents and Guardians

TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN ALEXANDER ROAD

‘DROP ‘N GO’ PLAN

You are reminded of our ‘Drop ‘n Go’ Plan when dropping your children off at school in the mornings and to obey traffic rules at all times.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ADHERE TO OUR DROP ‘N GO PLAN (DIAGRAM ATTACHED)

DROP ‘N GO RULES - 07H00 – 08H00

PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT ANGLE PARK DO NOT MAKE U TURNS DROP OFF AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE DO NOT STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TO DROP OFF YOUR CHILD BE AWARE OF PEDESTRIANS PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN FRONT OF DRIVEWAY OF ASSET INSURANCE BROKERS

IN ALEXANDER ROAD BE COURTEOUS TO ALL ROAD-USERS AT ALL TIMES

THE DROP ‘N GO PLAN DIAGRAM EXPLAINS THE DROP ‘N GO PROCESS.

You are reminded that there is a walkway between King Edward Street and Alexander Road. Please use King Edward Street as another alternative but be security conscious please!

Your child’s safety is our concern!!!!!