fairmont focus: 23

CIRCULAR NO. 23

30 July 2015

Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s)

“THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY -

IF YOU’RE COMMITTED.”

Anthony Robbins

Fairmont rugby team warming up before their game

on Saturday against The Settlers High School.

1) ACADEMICS

Thank you to all parents who attended the Academic Consultative evenings on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Support plans for those pupils experiencing academic difficulties will be put in place to assist them this term.

Please be aware of the total number of teaching days remaining before the Trial and Final exams.

Thank you to all our parents who supported Fairmont this past Saturday at the Fairmont/The Settlers Contact Sports day. I was truly proud of the way our school presented itself.

MATRIC FOCUS

30 TEACHING DAYS TO FINAL EXAMS

School Holidays

Public Holidays

Matrics writing exams

July (1 Days)

August (19 Days)

September (3 Days)

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2) TEST DAYS TERM 3

AUGUST 2015 TESTS

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8-Natural Sciences

9-Maths

10-Maths

11-Accounting

12-English

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8-Maths

9-EMS

10-Business Studies

11-Consumer St.

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8-Technology 9-English

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11-Life Sciences 12-Visual Art

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8-Maths 9-Natural Sciences

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8-EMS 9-Technology

10-History

11-IT Theory 12-Life Sciences

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Gr.10 Assembly 11-Maths (Ass.)

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AUGUST 2015 TESTS


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8-English 9-Maths

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11-Geography/Mus. 12-IT Theory

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10-CAT Prac

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8-History 9-Geography

10-Visual Art

11-English 12-Design

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8-Geography 9-History

10-Design

11-History

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SEPTEMBER 2015


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8-Afrikaans

9-Creative Arts

10-Geography/Music 11-Design

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8-Creative Arts 9-Maths

10-IT Theory

11-Visual Art

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8-English 9-Natural Sciences

10-Maths/Maths Lit

11-IT Prac

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8-English

9-Afrikaans 10-Life Sciences

11-Business Studies

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8-ANA Gr. 8 Maths

9-Maths 10-CAT Theory

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8-Maths 9-English

10-Consumer St.

11-Maths/Maths Lit

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12-Final Design Prac

exam (8:00-17:00)

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8-11-MARKS DUE

12- Design Final Prac

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9-Maths 10-History

11-Afrikaans

12-Vis Art Final Prac

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OCTOBER 2015 TESTS


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SCHOOLS CLOSE

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PLEASE NOTE!

All pupils are required to be at school at the regular time - 07h55 - even if they are not writing a test. This time will be used for consolidation or tasks organized by various subject departments.

All parents are asked to please be aware that when your child misses a Monday or a Thursday test, a relevant chemist slip (the date on the slip must pertain to the pupil’s absenteeism and medication bought), a certificate from the clinic or a doctor’s certificate is required. A medical certificate from either the clinic or the doctor is applicable for missing any exam. A note from you excusing your child from school for the days missed is also required.

Grade 9 and Matric pupils must produce a doctor’s certificate for tests and exams missed as these are the two exit phases and their marks are externally moderated by the Education Department.

Learners are not allowed to go home immediately after a test if they are ill. They have to stay until first break. If they are ill, then they should not come to school. A doctor’s certificate will be required.

3) IMPORTANT NOTICE : GENERAL CALENDAR : 3RD TERM

Mon, 3 Aug Blundell’s (UK) Tour

Thu, 6 Aug Four schools’ music evening (Stellenbosch)

Wed, 12 Aug Annual Production

Thu, 13 Aug Annual Production

Fri, 14 Aug Annual Production Gala Evening

Edgemead Derby (A)

Sat, 15 Aug Edgemead Derby (A)

Mon, 17 Aug Gr. 9 Subject Choices

Wed, 19 Aug Winter Sport photos

Thu, 20 Aug Academic Honours Dinner

Blood Clinic

Tue, 25 Aug Cultural Awards

Fri, 28 Aug Gr. 12 Exams start

Sat, 5 Sep Past Pupils’ Sport Day

Mon, 21 Sep Girls’ Choir Festival

Mon, 28 Sep Winter Sport Awards

Thu, 1 Oct Matric Dance

Fri, 2 Oct Schools Close

4) GRADE 9 SUBJECT CHOICE MEETING

On Monday, 17 August at 7pm the grade 9s of 2015 will be gathering in the Student Centre for a subject choice meeting where they will learn about their options for the future. If you have a career that you are passionate about and are willing to share your experiences, please contact the school office so that you can be available to share a little bit about your career before or after the meeting with learners and parents who wish to ask questions. Let us help our youth to make informed decisions about their future. We would love to hear from doctors, geologists, lawyers, engineers, designers to name but a few.

Please e-mail your details to [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

5) MADCO FUNDRAISER : BARNYARD : ROCK ROYALTY

As part of our annual fundraising initiative in benefit for the Matric Dance, the Matric Dance Committee has been actively selling tickets for a show at the Barnyard Theatre (Willowbridge) entitled ROCK ROYALTY. We would like to encourage you to buy a ticket to this enjoyable performance taking place on Saturday, 1 August 2015. Tickets are sold at R140-00 per ticket. The doors will open at 18h30 and the show will commence at 20h00.

Feel free to pack a picnic basket, and drinks are only to be purchased at the cash bar.

Thank you to all who support us in our efforts to make the Matric Dance of 2015 a truly memorable event.

ROCK ROYALTY

A Tribute to flamboyant Rock Stars

Get ready for an explosion of electric charge as we pay tribute to the flamboyant and outrageous music legends of our time. Rock Royalty will give you a music experience close to the real thing! Watch and hear this 10-piece cast pay tribute to legends: Freddie Mercury, Mick Jagger, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Pink, George Michael, Prince, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Madonna, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Lenny Kravitz, Whitney Houston, and many more.

So if you are into danger and excitement on stage – put yourself out on a limb and get down to see the awesome new Barnyard Theatre show: Rock Royalty and you will be rocked till eternity!

Book your ticket by Friday, 26 June 2015.

6) FAIRMONT GIRLS’ CHOIR

The Fairmont Girls’ Choir had a rehearsal at The Settlers High School in preparation for the Cultural Contact last Wednesday, 22 July 2015.

Our choristers did us proud. Well done ladies!

7) ITALY CULTURAL TOUR 2015

On Sunday, 12 July 2015, a very excited group of 17 learners, along with Mrs Lourens and Mr Dill, met at Cape Town International airport to embark on the first ever Fairmont cultural tour to an overseas country. The group flew via Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport in Rome. The group saw many sites of historic, cultural and academic interest over 5 days in Rome and 4 in Florence. There was also a day trip to Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius.

The group was accompanied by expert English speaking guides on every excursion, learnt a great deal, and had many exciting and unique experiences despite the extreme heat wave that Italy was experiencing. Temperatures soared to 37º and higher each day. Water was in constant demand and the cool respite of the air-conditioned hotel rooms and a shower were a welcome break in the late afternoons before supper.

Sites visited in Rome included: The Roman Forum, the Colosseum, the Capitoline Hill, the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, the Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel as well as St Peter’s Basilica.

Before departing for Florence, the group enjoyed a day trip to Naples to visit the ruins of Pompeii and to climb Mount Vesuvius. Only three intrepid members of the group braved the 40º heat to climb to the rim of the crater – Shannon Misplon, Joshua Webb and Mr Dill.

On Saturday, 18 July, the group departed by bus for the beautiful city of Florence. The narrow streets, abundant street cafes and gelato shops proved very popular with the group. Shopping in the many little shops was high on the priority list despite the heat. The group visited Florence Cathedral, the Ponte Vecchio, the Mathematics museum at the Garden of Archimedes, the statue of David at the Academia, the Piti Palace and the Boboli Gardens, as well as the Galileo Museum.

On 22 July the group sadly bid farewell to Florence and travelled by bus back to Rome to catch the flight back to Cape Town. After 1½ days of travel it was a bit of a shock to the system going from the 40º heat in Rome to 14º back home!

This was a hugely successful tour and we hope to make it a regular item on the Fairmont calendar in the future.

8) LIBRARIAN’S CHOICE

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins

EVERY DAY THE SAME

Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens.

She’s even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. ‘Jess and Jason’, she calls them. Their life- as she sees it- is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy.

UNTIL TODAY

And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but its enough.

Now everything’s changed. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she’s only watched from afar.

Now they’ll see: she’s much more than just the girl on the train…..

9) MR & MISS FHS - SPONSORSHIP

30 July 2015

ATTENTION: Manager / Owner of Business Concerned

Dear Sponsor

LETTER OF SPONSORSHIP

Please accept this letter as our request for sponsorship.

In March 2016, Fairmont High School is hosting our annual Mr & Miss Fairmont in the

Durbanville area.

Mr & Miss Fairmont is certainly one of the most prestigious events on our school calendar.

This evening of glitz and glamour is very well attended by pupils, parents and the greater

Durbanville community.

We would be grateful if you could sponsor our prestigious event with any of the following:

Gift vouchers

Dinner for two

Make-overs (such as hair, make-up, nails, etc)

Spa Treatments

Movie tickets

Electronic equipment

Monetary sponsorship

We would like to thank you for taking the time to review our application.

All queries may be directed to the email address below.

Kind regards

Ms A Bosch Mr R H Dingley EVENT CO-ORDINATOR PRINCIPAL [email protected]

Fairmont High School

Private Bag X11, Durbanville, 7551 Medway, Durbell, Durbanville, 7550

Tel: (021) 976-1147 Fax: (021) 976-8735 E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.fairmont.co.za

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10) ANNUAL PRODUCTION 2015 : DEADLY DEVIOUS DOMESTICATION

Annual Production 2015

Deadly devious domestication

12 & 13 AUGUST – R40 PER TICKET 14 AUGUST – GALA EVENING R100 PER TICKET

The housekeepers and butlers of an upper-class neighbourhood of East Village are shaken to

the core when they, together with their employers, become the suspects of a heinous murder.

They are all impressed and uncomfortable to be forced into the limelight. They conduct their

own investigation – mainly by satirically commenting and analysing the nature of their

employers’ characters and lifestyles.

This satire pokes fun with various stereotypes whilst the detective desperately tries to solve

the crime. As an outsider, his task is almost impossible and he finds it difficult to infiltrate this

closely knit community to get to the facts and find what has truly happened.

Tickets on sale from 27 July at the payments

office!

11) LANDSDIENS

Landsdiens

Land Service

WES-KAAP / WESTERN CAPE

23 July 2015

Amana - Hermanus

28 - 30 August 2015

Dear parent/guardian

The Land Service is going camping!

Students are invited to attend the Land Service camp taking place on the weekend of 28 -30 August 2015 in Hermanus. They will be joining Land Service members from clubs all over the Western Cape and participating in a variety of fun activities and games.

Campers will be leaving for the weekend on Friday, 28 August directly after school, and returning on Sunday morning, 30 August 2015.

All students who would like to join must please rsvp with Miss Matthee in Prefab 4 before 14 August 2015.

Costs:

Land Service Membership fee: R70

Camp: R300

Transportation: R200 * maximum amount

Total: R570

Camp monies and membership fees are directly payable to Land Service Western Cape or to the finance office.

Transportation fees are paid to the relevant party on the day of travel.

Please send proof of payment to [email protected] or give directly to Miss Matthee.

Banking details:

Account name: Landsdiens Wes-Kaap

Bank: ABSA

Branch Code: 632 005

Account Number: 550 490 129

Please use Fairmont and your name as reference.

Kind regards

Miss Matthee LANDSDIENS CO-ORDINATOR


12) HOCKEY UMPIRES COURSE

13) MYSCHOOL NEWS

THANK YOU for supporting the MySchool programme at Fairmont High School

R8,909.28 R6,396.25

718 688

14) NATURAL BEAUTY AND AWSUM NEWSPAPER COMPETITION

The AWSUM newspaper, in collaboration with Natural Beauty, has a competition running in which schools have the opportunity to WIN R10 000 and Fairmont is a finalist!

For Fairmont to receive as many votes as possible all you have to do is go to the Natural Beauty Facebook page, “like” the page and post “Fairmont High School”.

There will be a live draw held at Fairmont on the 14th of August during assembly. Students who voted will also go into a draw for other prizes on the day! Don’t miss out on this great opportunity! Vote for Fairmont today.

15) NETBALL REPORT

What a lovely, sunny winter afternoon it was for playing netball on Monday, 27 July 2015.

Our U14 girls’ mind set was very positive and, from the start of the game to the end, they showed that they were not going to allow the visitors from the (UK) to beat them.

Our Fairmont’s U14 Netball girls made us proud by beating Tauton College (UK) 12 : 4.

16) THE CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY FESTIVAL

Fairmont’s boys’ and girls’ 1st hockey teams competed in the Cape Town International Hockey

Festival held at various venues in and around Cape Town from 22 - 26 July 2015.

The boys won four of the seven games played, drew one, and lost two. We did however manage

to be the only team to beat Somerset College who was top of the pool.

FA vs. Hugenote Drew 2-2

FA vs. Pinelands Won 2-0

FA vs. Wynberg Lost 1-7

FA vs. Somerset Won 1-0

FA vs. Stellenberg Won 3-1

FA vs Potch Gym Won 5-4

FA vs. Affies Lost 4-3

The Boys team would like to thank Mrs Byrne for a bucket of oranges at every game. Lifesaver!

17) RUGBY REPORT

The following boys were selected for the WP Talent Identification Program.

Well done, boy-tjies.

From left:

Inam Mbobosi, Joshua Geyser, Greg Hierse, Jarryd Moorhouse, Eathan van Rensburg

Absent: Dylan Cloete (overseas)

18) THE SETTLERS DERBY & OTHER SPORT RESULTS

SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT RESULTS

Badminton Boys’ Thu 23-Jul The Settlers (A) Lost 0 : 8

Badminton Girls’ Thu 23-Jul The Settlers (A) Won 7 : 1

Basketball Boys’ Wed 22-Jul 1st The Settlers (A) Won 16 : 15

Basketball Girls’ Wed 22-Jul 1st The Settlers (A) Lost

Chess Thu 23-Jul The Settlers (A) Lost 2 : 4

Cross Country Fri 24-Jul The Settlers (A) See report

Golf (Boys') Mon 27-Jul 1st Strand (H) Drew 2½: 2½

Hockey (Boys') Fri/Sat 24/25 Jul U19A The Settlers (A) Won 2 : 1

U19B The Settlers (A) Won 2 : 0

U16A The Settlers (A) Won 3 : 0

U16B The Settlers (A) Lost 3 : 4

U16C The Settlers (A) Won 2 : 0



Hockey (Girls') Fri/Sat 24/25 Jul U19A The Settlers (A) Drew 0 : 0



U16B The Settlers (A) Drew 0 : 0




SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT RESULTS

Netball Sat 25-Jul U19A The Settlers (A) Lost 19 : 27


U16A The Settlers (A) Lost 3 : 24


U16C The Settlers (A) Lost 6 : 13




U16A Norwich Touring Team Lost 20 : 28

U14A Taunton Touring Team Won 12 : 4

U16A Taunton Touring Team Lost 8 : 26

U19A Taunton Touring Team Lost 19 : 21

Rugby Sat 25-Jul U19A The Settlers (A) Won 18 : 17


U16 The Settlers (A) Lost 14 : 15



Tue 28-Jul U19A RGS Guilford UK (H) Won 28 : 15

U19B RGS Guilford UK (H) Won 10 : 0

Soccer (Boys') Wed 22-Jul U16 The Settlers (H) Won 2 : 1

U14 The Settlers (H) Lost 1 : 6

Thu 23-Jul U19A The Settlers (H) Won 3 : 1

Tue 28-Jul U14 Herzlia (A) Lost 3 : 5

Wed 29-Jul U19A Table View HS (H) Lost 0 : 3

U19B Leap School (H) Lost 0 : 2

Soccer (Girls') Tue 22-Jul U19B The Settlers (H) Lost 2 : 3

Thu 23-Jul U19A The Settlers (H) Won 6 : 0

Tue 28-Jul U19A Buren (H) Won 3 : 0

U19B Y2K (H) Lost 0 : 1

Wed 29-Jul U15A Camps Bay HS (A) Won 3 : 2

U15B Bloubergrandt (A) Postponed

Squash (Boys') Fri 24-Jul U19A Paul Roos (H) Lost 6 : 9

U19B Stellenberg HS (A) Lost 1 : 12

U15 Strand "B" (H) Won 15 : 1

Table Tennis Sat 25-Jul 1st Settlers H.S. Won 5 : 1

U16 Settlers H.S. Lost 1 : 5

19) FAIRMONT CROSS COUNTRY

After a very successful derby at The Settlers where Fairmont won 7 of the 12 top places, we took part in the last qualifying race to participate in Zonals at Bellville High School yesterday.

Our team once again showed that they are a force to be reckoned with.

Girls U19 Carmen van der Merwe 2nd

Bianca Harper 8th

Girls U16 Nina Dunleavy 2nd

Sabrina Beeka 11th

Giyla Liebenberg 12th

Girls U14 Aakifah van Rooyen 16th

Rebecca Walker 23rd

Boys U17 Samuel van der Merwe 4th

Eight of these learners may qualify to participate at the Western Province trials next week should they retain their position and be placed in the top 20 of their age group at the Zonal Championships being held next week.

We wish them everything of the very best.

PHOTOS FROM THE SETTLERS CONTACT

20) 3RD TERM SPORT FIXTURES

SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT

Golf (Boys') Mon 03-Aug 1st DF Malan (H)

Hockey (Boys') Fri/Sat 31/1 Aug U19A Rondebosch (A)

U19B Rondebosch (A)

U16A Rondebosch (A)

U16B Rondebosch (A)

U16C Rondebosch (A)

U14A Rondebosch (A)

U14B Rondebosch (A)

Hockey (Girls') Fri/Sat 31/1 Aug U19A Reddam (H)

U19B Elkanah 1st (H)

U16A Reddam (H)

U16B Bye

U16C Elkanah (H)

U14A Reddam (H)

U14B Elkanah (H)

Netball Thu 30-Jul U19A Parow HS (H)

U19B Parow HS (H)

U16A Parow HS (H)

U16B Parow HS (H)

U16C Parow HS (H)

U16D Parow HS (H)

U14A Parow HS (H)

U14B Parow HS (H)

SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT

Rugby Sat 01-Aug U19A Camps Bay HS (H)

U19B Camps Bay HS (H)

U16 Camps Bay HS (H)



Soccer (Boys') Thu 30-Jul U16 Y2K (H)

Tue 04-Aug U14 JG Meiring (H)

Wed 05-Aug U19A Camps Bay HS (A)

U19B Edgemead HS (H)

Thu 06-Aug U16 Cape Town HS (A)

Soccer (Girls') Tue 04-Aug U19A Camps Bay HS (A)

U19B Reddam (H)

Wed 05-Aug U15A Parklands HS (H)

U15B Elkanah "C" (H)

Squash (Boys') Fri 31-Jul U19A Parel Vallei (H)

U19B De Kuilen (H)

U15 Parel Vallei "A" (H)

21) WELL DONE

James Burness Gr. 9

Update from the SA team in China.

The SA Team spent the first couple of days in Beijing – incredibly hot and humid! They climbed the Great Wall of China which James says was the most tiring thing he’s ever done! They visited Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City which he said was amazing, and also saw poor pandas and polar bears in the Beijing zoo.

On Monday they flew to Changchun – the host city for the China International Mathematics Competition – where they stayed in hostels at the Jilin University. The qualifying children (including James) wrote the South African Maths Olympiad Final Round paper on Tuesday. He said it was hard and made his brain feel as if it would explode!!

They wrote the actual IMC exam yesterday morning whilst we in South Africa were all still sleeping! The group was exhausted by the time they were all done, and then they were off to perform their South African dance at the Cultural Evening.

Qaylah McCabe Gr. 8

Qaylah took part in, the SADF’s (South African Dance Federation) Regional and Social Competition.

She danced in 3 sections, receiving 3 trophies and 10 gold medals after finishing in first place in each section.

Well done, Qaylah!

Kelly Vroon Gr. 10

Kelly recently took part in the SA Youth Long Course championships.

Her results are as follows:

200m Freestyle 1st

400m Freestyle 3rd

200m Backstroke 3rd

100m Freestyle 3rd

50m Freestyle 3rd

Congratulations Kelly!

22) PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Thank you to all our parents who supported Fairmont at last week’s contact with The Settlers.

Please refer to and be aware of the remaining sport fixtures and sport days at Fairmont for the remaining part of the season.

I wish all our families a happy weekend.

Yours sincerely

Mr R Dingley PRINCIPAL

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