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South Peninsula High School Inter-House
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
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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
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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
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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.
Where were you born?
Bredasdorp
Who was your favourite teacher?
Ms De Wet, (History). My mom,
(Art),Mrs Van Der Spuy, (Afrikaans)
A special moment while teaching?
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!
Where were you born?
Port Elizabeth
Where did you study?
UWC
What was your favorite subject?
Geography & English
Who was your favourite teacher?
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.
A special moment while teaching?
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
Where did you study?
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!!
Where were you born?
Cape Town
Where did you study?
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 special moment while teaching?
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!
Where were you born?
Harrow, Hampshire, England
Where did you study?Loughborough College of
Education
What was your favourite subject?
Physics & Sailing
Who was your favourite teacher?
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.
A special moment while teaching?
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.
A special moment while teaching?
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
Where did you study?
Cape Technikon
What was your favourite subject?
GeographyYour favourite teacher?
Mr Batt (Afrikaans)
What star sign are you?Leo
Your favourite day of the week?
Thursday, because its before Friday.
A special moment while teaching?
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.
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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:
Six Aliens and a Quirky Robot Need Your Help
Out & About
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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
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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
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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!
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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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Bergvliet High School Print Run Sponsored By SA GOLF INSTITUTE:
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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Herzlia Constantia Primary School Print Run Sponsored By STAR DOT TOYS:
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
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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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Kirstenhof Primary School Run Sponsored By FULLCIRCLE WELLNESS:
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.
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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
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Inter-House Athletics a Huge Success
South Peninsula High School Print Run Sponsored By MIND PRINT:
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
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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).
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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
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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.
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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.
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