fairmont focus 17&18: 29 may 2015

CIRCULAR NO. 17/18

29 May 2015

Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s)

“READING IS TO THE MIND

WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY.”

Sir Richard Steele

On Tuesday morning we had a brief respite from the rainy conditions this week. While conditions have been cold, we are grateful for the rain we have

received.

1) ACADEMICS

From Monday, our entire school will be involved in the mid-year examinations. We wish our grade 8 and 9 learners all the best as they commence their exam sessions on Monday.

FAIRMONT FOCUS - TWO-IN-ONE

Please note that we have included FAIRMONT FOCUS NO. 17 and this week’s FAIRMONT FOCUS NO. 18 in this single edition. Last week was an extremely busy week and we simply ran out of time. Our apologies to our readers for any inconvenience or confusion this might have caused.

FAIRMONT LEARNERS JAYWALKING

A number of our learners have been seen jaywalking across Durban Road. Please refrain from doing this. Besides it being against the law, you are putting your life in danger as the traffic moves very quickly in this area. Please use the robot crossing to cross the road.

MATRIC FOCUS

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2) IMPORTANT NOTICE: TEST CALENDAR FOR 2ND TERM

JUNE 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 – 9 Exams start

14 15 School Holiday 16 Youth Day 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 SCHOOLS CLOSE

27 EXAMS END 9 - Aptitude tests 10 - Community Serv.

10 - Community Serv. 11 - Job Shadow

11 - Job Shadow

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3) IMPORTANT NOTICE : GENERAL CALENDAR : 2ND TERM

Mon, 8 June Gr. 8 – 10 Exams start

Mon, 15 June School holiday

Tue, 16 June Youth Day

Sat, 20 June WP Drill Championships

Wed, 24 June Exams End

Thu, 25 June Gr. 9 Aptitude Assessment

Gr. 10 Community Service

Gr. 11 Job Shadow

Fri, 26 June Schools Close

Gr. 10 Community Service

Gr. 11 Job Shadow

Westering Sport Tour leaves

Sat, 27 June U19 Boys’ Soccer Team depart for East London

4) FAIRMONT FESTIVAL – BATTLE OF THE BANDS

Fairmont High School Parent Forum

Private Bag X11, Durbanville, 7551 Medway,

Durbell, Durbanville, 7550 Tel: (021) 976-1147 Fax:

(021) 976-8735

Website: www.fairmont.co.za

Fairmont Festival 4 June 2015

Dear Sir/Madam,

The Fairmont High School Parent Forum is planning a ‘Fairmont Festival’ Food and Fun Day hosting a ‘Battle of the Bands’ event on the 31 October 2015.

This is an open invitation to School Bands (Learners who have a band or want to perform as a band) to participate in the competition which will culminate in a playoff during the course of the days’ events. It is planned that school bands from other high schools in the greater Durbanville area and the Boland will be participating. We anticipate that 10 bands will be performing and competing during the course of the day.

The Festival event will take place from 10h00 through to 21h00 on the Saturday and will be held outside in a food market and entertainment area on the school grounds. The event is expected to attract more than 2,000 people, given the line of entertainment we have in stall.

Rules for the band competition include:

Each Band will be given a slot of 30 minutes to perform and are expected to perform at least 3 musical items. They will be judged by a panel of judges and together with audience feedback, a short list of 3 bands will enter into the final play off.

A Band should consist of at least 3 members. If a group of two members or a prospective one-man band be considered to compete, then this would be permitted on merit during auditions.

The event is to be held outside on a stage surrounded by food and fun stall activities.

The bands are expected to be available from the start of the event (one hour before the beginning of the event) and throughout the day until the finals are held.

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Each band is to bring their own musical instruments and amplifiers including power and audio hook up cables.

An entrance fee of R300 per band is payable upfront upon acceptance of the application before auditions are performed. Should the band not be accepted after the audition process is complete, the money will be refunded.

The applicants are required to provide a recorded demo of at least three songs they wish to enter into the competition.

Auditions will be held one month before the festival to assess the band’s eligibility to perform. The date(s) of the auditions will be communicated once applications are received and processed.

The Band and crew are to be on site one hour before the beginning of the event and remain on site until the final is complete.

Judges decisions are final and no debate will be considered. Judging will be based on musical ability, performance as a team, originality and stage presence. Crowd feedback will be considered.

The criteria of assessment for acceptance are as follows:

No blasphemy or swearing

No inappropriate lyrics

No political or racist lyrics

Dress code to be assessed and no provocative attire will be accepted

Originality will be considered as a draw card

A wide repertoire will be seen as an advantage

Good musical ability

Acceptable repertoire to fit into a community function fun day

Preliminary times for the event

Note – these will change in due course once entries are finalised. Updated times will be communicated before the event.

Timeslot Band

11h00 - 11h30 1

10h45 - 11h15 2

11h30 - 12h00 3

12h15 - 12h45 4

13h00 - 13h30 5

13h45 - 14h15 6

14h30 - 15h00 7

15h15 - 15h45 8

16h00 - 16h30 9

16h45 - 17h15 playoff

18h30 - 19h00 final

Should you require more information please contact: Peter Gdanis 083 3900041 [email protected], or Ian Dunleavy 082 9902679 [email protected].

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5) MATRIC THEME DAY

6) SPORT RESULTS

RUGBY

1st Team vs Fairbairn College

This week has been particularly tough with preparations being hampered by injuries. The team spirit was much better at practice during the week. This very young side showed the first signs of playing as a unit and it resulted in a well-deserved win over Somerset College last week.

Keeping our feet on the ground, we took more confidence in to preparation for which we knew was going to be a big onslaught from a strong Fairbairn side. Strategies were laid out at the weekly team meeting and it was executed quite well on game day. The first half was a bit sloppy with too many silly errors. In the second half, the Bears came back with more urgency and didn’t allow the opposition any continuity. This resulted in frustration from the opposition and some off-the-ball incidents started to creep in to the game.

Although the weather was awesome for rugby, the boys took a while to get their momentum going. Both teams were trying their best to get the upper hand and with some good patience, it was Fairmont who was going to be first over the try line.

This just gave the boys more belief in themselves and they started playing some good enterprising rugby. Mistakes were always going to happen, but the Fairmont Bears just kept grinding away.

The game, played mainly by a more determined Bears team, allowed them to finally convert more points and went on to be 22 : 13 victors. The junior players definitely showed that there are good things to come in the future. The forwards played really well and laid the foundation for the backline to play on the front foot. A very good effort from the squad as each one had to dig deep and believe in his fellow team mate.

Still room for lots of improvement, but it’s about progress … not perfection.

Liaan Scriven

Having a light lunch at the

conclusion of the Sport Day.

1st Team vs Parel Vallei

The boys had a pretty good workout this week and preparations went according to schedule.

Focusing on hands and protecting the ball, we needed to execute, and most of the structures run in the week where done over and over again. A few niggles and injuries from the previous week allowed for a few new faces to showcase their ability.

One of the most emotional starts to a school encounter I have ever attended. We unfortunately lost a dear father to our lock Caydenn Schneider. This unfortunate situation brought the boys close together with the whole team wearing black arm bands in his honour. The stage was set as each team walked onto the field and observed a minute’s silence.

The game was played in rather wet conditions, although the rain stayed away. The tempo of the game was huge and each team was ready to give their all. What a tremendous exhibition of good structured rugby with Fairmont maintaining good possession throughout the first 15 minutes. This unfortunately never resulted in points as the ball was either lost in the final play or not protecting the ball well enough. The defense lines held well when required and this made scoring opportunities on both sides very difficult. It was Fairmont who managed to cross the white wash first for an unconverted try. Parel Vallei came back and ran some really hard lines and eventually managed to score a well worked try with a difficult conversion taken really well by their no 12. This put the visitors in the lead for the first time and this lead to some good rugby being played by both teams. Parel Vallei applied some good pressure for a period of time. A few penalty opportunities where missed by both sides before Joshua Julies slotted a long range kick to put Fairmont ahead which eventually sealed the game.

Fairmont struggled to name a Man of the Match as there were some good contributions within the team. It deservedly went to Austin Macaskill for his relentless efforts in the lineouts and around the fringes, making some telling tackles. Overall it was again an improvement from last week as Fairmont gained good lineout balls and scrummed really well with the backs enjoying some good front foot ball and looking attackingly dangerous at times.

It would only be fair to congratulate both teams on their discipline and spirit in which the game was played.

Final score: Fairmont 8 : 7 Parel Vallei

Try Scorer: Jordan Kroll

Penalty: Joshua Julies

U14 Team vs Somerset College

Mikey and Aiden led out the Trojans on a beautiful winter morning against Somerset College.

They started out very slow. Somerset College were soon ahead with an unconverted try. We fought back and Mikey shot a great skip pass to Caleb who ran straight and hard for a good try. They hit back with a penalty and by half time they were ahead 8 : 5.

The coaches were not happy as the boys were not implementing what had been taught at practice.

In the second half, we scored another try with exactly the same skip pass and straight running by Caleb. This time, Mikey converted and we were up 12 : 8. Five minutes before the end, Somerset College hit back with a converted try taking it to 12 – 15. Then … for the last 3 minutes … these boys played the best rugby of the game and a last minute decision went against them.

However they did not deserve to win and will hopefully learn from this.

Caleb 2 tries, 10 points

Mikey 1 Conversion 2 points

Well done to Cian and Sean. They did a great job preparing the boys. This team has great potential, and I’m very excited to watch them grow and develop.

U14 Team vs Fairbairn College

Mikey led out the Trojans on a beautiful chilly winter morning for their second home game against Fairburn.

They started out with a bang where the ball was kicked through and both Mikey and Caleb dived on the ball to score their first ever communal try which Caleb converted. Fairburn hit straight back and was ahead until the last quarter leading 28 – 19.

Our boys never gave up and kept on fighting back. Our defence was not as good as it can be, but the boys ran hard, especially Aiden who was rewarded with 2 tries, and Caleb who converted Michael’s try from the corner.

Final score 29 – 28 for Fairmont. We’ll take it.

U14 Team vs Parel Vallei

Mikey and Zack led out the Trojans on a beautiful chilly winter morning for their third home game against Parel Vallei.

They really had a strong pack of forwards, and although our boys tried hard we struggled to get our hands on the ball. When we did get the ball we looked good, but we spent most of our time defending leading to some injuries. Halftime saw us trailing 14 - 0

Even with a reshuffled team, our boys never gave up and kept on fighting back. Caleb scored two beautiful tries and converted them.

Final score 24 Parel Valley - 14 Caleb.

U15 Team vs Somerset College

The Monty Tigers travelled to Somerset College on Saturday to take on the challenge having experienced lots of rain on Friday. We were really blessed to be greeted with a lovely sunny winters day, with a very heavy field under foot.

The Monty Tigers have a New Coaching Staff for 2015. The Team are already showing much improvement with the focus being on team work, and increasing the intensity of play.

Coach AJ is still playing with a few combinations, rotating players in different positions - trying to get a feel for the Best 15 players to start with.

The first half was very evenly balanced with The Tigers enjoying a territorial advantage, coming close to scoring on a few occasions.

6 minutes remaining in the second half, Inam Mbobosi playing right wing ran through a number of players, passing the ball to Kerwyn Julies who stormed over to score a try. Score 5 – 0 Monties lead.

Somerset College kicked off and bounced back with a last minute converted try. Half time score 5 : 7 to Somerset College.

The 2nd half was still a very evenly fought match by both teams considering we lost a few players to injury who did not take the field after half time. The reserve players can be proud of themselves.

10 minutes left on the clock in the 2nd half and The Monty Tigers have a 5 meter scrum from Somerset College try line. Dylan Cloete made a run and passed to Gregory Hierse who crashed over for a bruising try after a big shove over the line by his forwards. Monty flyhalf, Keegan Smith, converted the points: Score 14 : 12 Monty’s trail with 10 minutes left to play. Back and forth the two teams play with huge tackles by both teams with neither teams wanting to give an inch. 3 minutes to go on the score board and Somerset College get awarded a penalty and take it quickly to score a try close to the posts.

Final Score 21 – 12 in Somerset College favour

The Monty Tigers showed huge heart and determination with the final score not a true reflection of how close the game actually was.

Scorers

Kerwyn Julies (6mins 1st half)

Gregory Hierse (25mins 2nd half)

Keagan Smith – 1 x Conversion

Monty Tigers Man of The Match : Dylan Cloete

Other Rugby Results

U14 Lost 14 : 24

U15 Won 50 : 0

U16 Lost 21 : 59

U19B Won 38 : 12

U19A Won 8 : 7

HOCKEY

BOYS’ HOCKEY

1st Team Boys’ Hockey Results (vs Bergvliet High School)

Back: Ross Gherwood, Laurens Kenyon-Slade, Rutger

La Cock, Michael Laros, Kyle Friester, Christopher Jacobs

Middle: Tarquinn Williams, Mzaula Malunga, Jason

Vermaak, Alisdair Cairns, Samuel Pieters, Antonio van

der Merwe Front: Devon Keys, Luke Jervis

(VC), Mrs Chemaly (Manager), Erin Lombard (C ) Jarryd

Venter Absent: Mr Dreyer (Coach)

vs Bergvliet High School vs Parel Vallei

1st Team Lost 2 : 3 (Kyle Friester, Erin Lombard) Won 3 : 2

2nd Team Lost 0 : 1 Lost 0 : 1

U16A Won 5 : 0 Lost 1 : 2

U16B Lost 0 : 3 Won 1 : 0

U16C Lost 0 : 1 Lost 1 : 2

U14A Won 2 : 0 Drew 2 : 2

U14B Won 5 : 0 Drew 2 : 2

GIRLS’ HOCKEY

Girls’ 2nd Team vs Fairbairn College

Our girls enjoyed a good weekend with excellent team work. They first beat Bellville on Friday night; 3 : 0, and then went on to beat Fairbairn College 4 : 0 on Saturday.

Well done, ladies!

Girls 2nd Team Match Report versus Hercules (Herschel Girls’ School)

Even the rain

Couldn’t numb the pain

We will still remain the same

With a whole lot of game

And a proud name

We were the best

With a very wet vest

Herschel can say their goodbyes

Because time flies

And frustration lies

And therefore we don’t have to see their eyes.

Although we lost terribly

We came back merrily

We fought till the end

Although we wish it was pretend

But we will have to mend

For the next bend.

Girls’ Hockey Results vs Herschel Girls’ School

U/14A Lost 2 : 1 U/16A Lost 6 : 0 U/19A Lost 4 : 0

U/14B Lost 9 : 0 U/16B Lost 4 : 0 U/19B Lost 10 : 0

U/16C Lost 4 : 0

Back: Jenna Stuart, Caitlyn Browne, Lynda Portelli, Daniel Burton, Liam Ward, Courtney Clother-Sinclair, Julia Hoal, Daniel Rajh, Jessica Rossouw, Ryan Byrne, Ancel Miller

Middle: Cayley Jones, Samuel Peters, Candice Earley, Luke Jervis, Julia Masureik, Devon Keys, Teagan Crament

Front: Cameron Clother-Sinclair, David Myburgh, Jack Mantell, Jordan New, Pierre De Wit, Grant Rousseau, Dylan Rauch, Keenan Opperman

Absent: Michael Laros, Siphosethu Dunga, Brigeet Benadie, Gabriela Jordaan, Erin Lombard, Kyle Friester, Rutger la Cock

We are very proud of all 33 players who have been chosen to represent WP and WP Zonal teams during

the June/July School Holiday. We wish you all the very best for your tournaments and we hope you

make the Green Machine proud.

The following players have been selected for the following teams:

BOYS’

WP U14 Zebras WP U16 A Team

Jordan New Liam Ward

David Myburgh Ryan Byrne

Pierre De Wit

Grant Rousseau WP U18 Zebras

Dylan Rauch Michael Laros

Jack Mantell Rutger La Cock

WP U16 Zebras

Daniel Rajh WP U18 B Team

Siphosethu Dunga Erin Lombard

Cameron Clother-Sinclair Devon Keys

WP U16 B Team Kyle Friester

Daniel Burton Luke Jervis

Ancel Miller Samuel Peters

Keenan Opperman

GIRLS’

WP U14 North Zone WP U18 North Zone

Jenna Stuart Cayley Jones

Caitlyn Browne Courtney Clother-Sinclair

Lynda Portelli Brigeet Benadie

Julia Hoal

WP U18 B Team

WP U16 North Zone Candice Earley

Jessica Rossouw

Gabriela Jordaan WP U18 A Team

Teagan Crament

Julia Masureik

FHS Hockey Mission Statement

I will be the best I can be by:

Continually challenging myself to go beyond my comfort zone.

Making the necessary sacrifices.

Believing in my ability and the strength of my purpose.

Valuing excellence, determination and dedication in both training and match play.

Having faith and confidence in, and being supportive of, my team-mates.

Not making excuses but taking responsibility for my development, performance and for my lifestyle.

Being tolerant of differences in others and respecting them for who they are and what they have to offer.

Accepting disappointments and frustrations and overcoming them by working together and hard.

Having faith in the course of action chosen for the team and being committed to it knowing it may not always be my preference.

We choose to do this thing NOT because it is easy, but because it is HARD!

Congratulations to the hockey players who have been selected for the Zonal and WP team. You have all done Fairmont proud.

One of our players had an unfortunate injury this Saturday. The ball hit his mouth and three of his front teeth were knocked out.

In the light of the accident, it will be compulsory for all player to always wear the following hockey safety gear at any practice or match:

Shin pads

Mouth guard

Short corners mask for all the players running out.

Good luck to all the boys’ and girls’ hockey teams for this weekend’s fixtures. The boys will be

playing Bishops on Friday, and the girls’ take on Pinelands at Fairmont.

Remember to follow Fairmont Hockey on twitter ‘@FairmontHockey’ for all the latest news

surrounding Fairmont Hockey.

Thank you to all the hockey parents and players for our dedication to hockey during the examinations

SPORT RESULTS

SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT RESULTS

Chess (Boys') Fri 22-May 1st HTS Bellville (H) Won 5 : 1

2nd HTS Bellville (H) Won 6 : 0

Sat 23-May 1st Fairbairn Lost 0 : 4

Fri 29-May 1st Curro Meridian, Pinehurst

Won 5.5 : .5

Golf (Boys') Mon 25-May 1st Durbanville HS (A)

Hockey (Boys') Fri/Sat 22/23-May U19A Fairbairn College(H) See report

U19B Fairbairn College(H) See report

U16A Fairbairn College(H) See report

U16B Fairbairn College(H) See report

U16C Fairbairn College(H) See report

U14A Fairbairn College(H) Won 13 : 0

U14B Fairbairn College(H) Won 3 : 0

Hockey (Girls') Fri 22-May U19A Bellville High School Lost 0 : 1

U19B Bellville High School Won 3 : 0

U16A Bellville High School Won 6 : 0


U16C Bellville High School Won 5 : 0

U14A Bellville High School Won 7 : 0


Hockey (Girls') Sat 23-May U19A Fairbairn College (H) Won 2 : 1

U19B Fairbairn College (H) Won 4 : 0

U16A Fairbairn College (H) Won 2 : 0


U16C Fairbairn College (H) Won 5 : 2



Netball Thurs 21-May U19A Bellville HTS (A) Won 38 : 8

U16A Bellville HTS (A) Won 29 : 5

U14A Bellville HTS (A) Won 20 : 9

Sat 23-May U19A Fairbairn College (H) Lost 26 : 30

U19B Fairbairn College (H) Lost 8 : 12







Rugby Sat 23-May U19A Fairbairn College (H) Won 22 : 13

U19B Fairbairn College (H) Lost 17 : 22

U16 Fairbairn College (H) Won 20 : 15

U15 Fairbairn College (H) Lost 12 : 23

U14 Fairbairn College (H) Won 29 : 28

Soccer (Boys') Thurs 21-May U16 Buren HS (H) Won 2 : 1

Squash (Boys') Fri 29-May U19A Stellenbosch (H) Lost 6 : 11

U19B Huegenote HS (A) Postponed

U15 Paul Roos HS (H) Lost 7 : 10

Table Tennis (Boys')

Thurs 21-May U16 Buren HS (H) Lost 2 : 5

Weekend sport in action

7) GRADE 12 DESIGN PROJECT : THEME - TIME TRAVEL

The Gr.12’s theme for their Design project this term was “TIME TRAVEL”. They first had to explore and delve into the all the possible theories, mysteries and their own imagination to find inspiration. After playing and writing a story about how they got stuck in time…

Stephanie de Villiers crafted a miniature traveling doll house, Kurt Botes built a time machine that actually works! Carly Cameron designed a logo for her future coffee shop, Noremac, since she wants to become a chef, Luca Santovito designed a logo Peng for his own skateboarding brand - he already has orders coming in! And Gemma Santovito designed a label for a new cooldrink on the market called TimeWarp that can take you to any destination of your choice, instantly.

Jessica Wesson Megan Esterhuizen Luca Santovito

Kayla Tait Kayla Rossouw Jordan Luppnow

8) SPONSORSHIP FOR ANNUAL PRODUCTION

Rehearsals for Fairmont’s Annual Production are underway and our actors, singers and dancers are gearing up to put on another original and entertaining musical of which we can all be proud.

The Production will run from 12 August, ending with a glamorous Gala evening on Friday 14 August. The costs of staging a slick production are significant and we are appealing to Fairmont families for help in specific areas to enable us to make this important event on our School Cultural Calendar a great success.

We would be very grateful if anyone has contacts in the beverage industry and is in a position to offer to sponsor juice or flavoured water for the Gala evening. We expect to be catering for 100/120 people.

We are also still looking for pieces of antique furniture similar to those shown below. If any Fairmont families have any which they would be willing to sell, donate or lend to the school, we would be grateful if you would contact us. Alternatively if you have contacts in the antique furniture business, perhaps you could help us?

Tanya Burness 082 6587587 [email protected]


9) PARENT FORUM

The Matric Experience Expo The Matric Experience Expo took place last week at Tygervalley Shopping Centre, and was a great success. Exhibitors included dress designers, vehicle hire, suit hire, cosmetic jewellery, hair and make-up, colleges, gap year programs and driving schools.

The Grade 11 MADCO team proudly represented Fairmont while selling raffle tickets to raise funds for the matric dance this year. There was also a dropoff point for unwanted eveningwear, shoes, jewellery and so on for the Princess Project. We collected 2 car boots full of items, and these will be donated to underprivileged matric learners who would otherwise not be able to afford a matric dance.

We would like to say a big thank you to a number of people, without whom this project would not have been as successful:

Barbara Sithole, Di Pretorius and Anna Conradie for assisting Colleen and Liza with calling and e-mailing prospective exhibitors, over and over and over again.

Christa Vermeulen for the loan of the clothes rail, and Heidi Sparks for the loan of the coat hangers for use at the Princess Project stand.

Tygervalley Centre for the opportunity to host the event on their premises.

All the Fairmont pupils, parents and staff who supported the event.

Cream Events Library, particularly Carlyn Conradie and Ariska Treverrow, for organizing and facilitating the entire event for us.

We managed to raise just short of R40 000 from the event, and look forward to hosting an even bigger and better ME-X next year along with these dedicated and hard-working ladies.

Ariska

Treverrow

and

Carlyn

Conradie

from

Cream

Event

Library

10) MYSCHOOL NEWS

We raised R7,654.42 this month, against R8,492.33 last month. There were 704 supporters who raised funds for our school this month, whilst 709 supporters used their MySchool card to support us last month. Thank you Fairmont family and friends. If you would like to get a MySchool card then please get all the necessary details from our web page.

11) LIBRARIAN’S CHOICE

If you don’t like studying very

much, but would like to obtain

good marks, then this book was

written especially for you! Many

learners achieve poor results,

because they don’t like to

study. They usually don’t like

studying because they don’t

know how to study and have

used incorrect study methods for

years. SURVIVE YOUR

STUDIES is a book crammed

with helpful hints, to ensure that

your studies are not only a

pleasant experience, but to

assist you in studying

successfully!

SURVIVE YOUR

STUDIES was written

to explain how your

brain absorbs,

processes, stores and

relates information.

The ability to study is

not a talent, but a skill

which can be acquired.

SURVIVE YOUR

STUDIES supplies you

with the researched

facts in order to master

this skill.

12) SPORT FIXTURES

SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT

Hockey (Boys') Fri/Sat 5/6 June U19A Bishops (A)

U19B Bishops (A)

U16A Bishops (A)

U16B Bishops (A)

U16C Bishops (A)

U14A Bishops (A)

U14B Bishops (A)

Hockey (Girls') Fri/Sat 5/6 Jun U19A Pinelands (H)

U19B Pinelands (H)

U19C BYE

U16A Pinelands (H)

U16B Pinelands (H)

U16C Pinelands (H)

U14A Pinelands (H)

U14B Pinelands (H)

13) WELL DONE

Marisa du Preez Gr. 12

Congratulations to Marisa who has been chosen for the U19 Western Cape Netball Team.

14) PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

On Monday this week I was sitting with my grade 9 class as they were revising a section of their work. When the lesson ended, on my way out, I was handed this caricature from one of the girls I teach. Any resemblance?

The remaining 4 weeks of school is a busy time for our staff as they prepare examination papers and work their way through marking over 10,000 examination scripts. We wish them well during this focused time knowing that the mid-year break is only 16 school days away.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Yours sincerely

Mr R Dingley PRINCIPAL

Disclaimer: Fairmont High School does not necessarily endorse the products/services advertised in this circular.

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