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    29 July 2011

    St Johns Preparatory SchoolSt Johns Preparatory SchoolHoughton Tel: 011 645 3100/ 087 550473 Newsletter Number 8

    29/07 Reports go home

    01/08 Bousfield & Carter Parent Interviews

    St Johns & Roedean Lit. Quiz

    02/08 Cullinan & Darragh Parent Interviews

    03/08 Hooked on Books (UI - UII)

    Hooked on Books (LIII - UIII)

    05/08 Final Assembly

    Reminders from theDiary

    From the HeadmasterI would like to take this opportunity to thank allthe parents who read my last newsletter to theirsons, and particularly to thank all the boys whotook the time to write back to me. I absolutelyloved reading your emails and I found themheartwarming, thought-provoking, as well asentertaining at times. I hope that you have all

    received my replies and would like to reiteratethat this communication channel is open all thetime. I will be repeating this exercise sometimeagain in the near future, as it has not onlyinadvertently encouraged the boys to read andto write, but also to tap into their own beings toexpress themselves. Priceless!

    Anyone who downplays the importance of boysexpressing their own thoughts and feelings intheir development surely was not at one of therecent drama workshop evenings where the LIIand UII boys treated us to a spectacular showthat not only drew on their own individualityand ingenuity in acting skills, but also had themshare with us musical movement and drama

    journal pieces. The boys had to think on theirfeet, interact with the audience, as well as thinkcreatively. Thank you to everyone who wasinvolved in this extraordinary showpiece of talent.

    I was extremely fortunate to be afforded theopportunity to attend the International Boys School Conference (IBSC) in London from the10 th to 13 th July. The conference was hosted by

    The City of London School in Westminster,situated on the Thames River. It was a wonder-ful experience and I certainly learnt a great dealby both connecting with heads from all aroundthe world and by listening to some influential,thought-provoking speakers . The conferencestheme was Inspiring Boys, Inspiring Schools

    and there was a focus on connecting educationto the concepts of neuroscience.

    Some of the speakers includedPatrick Spottiswoode who is the

    Director of Education at the Globe Theatre. He spoke about getting boysto connect with the audience throughdrama. Boris Johnson , the City of London Mayor, delivered a mostentertaining speech on his take oneducating boys. Professors UtaFrith , Barbara Sahakian andRobert Plomine all spoke aboutneuroscience and the concepts of genetics, Nature vs Nurture andusing medication for boys. CamillaCavendish , an Oxford and Harvardgraduate and award-winning

    journalist as well as a mother of three boys, gave a down-to-earthaccount of raising boys. CharlesFowler and John Lambersky fromRoyal St. Georges College, Canadapresented a workshop on the conceptof teaching with laptops and in

    particular assessing electronically.

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    John Hensley presented a workshop on the well-being of a school and how to keep acheck on it. I then also attended both Margot Longs Action Research on ForeignLanguages and Nicky Sulters Action Research on Boys and Reading. Both were quitephenomenal, revealing some amazing results. Lastly, Adam Cox , who was a speaker atour IBSC conference held here at St Johns in March, presented his findings of his two

    year long research of boys. I also enjoyed a visit to Eton College, probably the mostfamous school in the world.

    On the first evening we were treated to an amazing dinner cruise up and down the Thames, with the following night a cocktail party in the exclusive Guild Hall where we were addressed by the Chief Commoner on the value of education and fed by an Old Johannian, James Hobson, who was doing the catering that night. Incredibleexperiences.

    Finally, although this has been an extremely busy term, it has been an extremelyproductive one. I sincerely hope you all have a fabulous August break with your sonsand hopefully when we return in September, the warmer autumn weather will be uponus. I wish all our Muslim families a good and peaceful Ramadan and look forward toseeing you all next term.

    Patrick Lees

    CALLING ALL BOOK LOVERS

    Come and enjoy an evening of literary fun for the WHOLE family.

    If you would like to be part the Roedean/St Johns Family Literary Q uiz on MONDAY 1 AUGUST

    Simply e mail your name and the number of people attending All family members and friends welcome to:

    Gill Murdoch, [email protected] Nicky Sulter [email protected]

    Quiz starts at 18h00 in Rene England Auditorium, St JohnsSupper provided

    R30 per person over 8 yearsLots of prizes to be won

    ALL are welcome to join in. Teams up to 10 members will be informally made up on the night.

    RSVP Friday 29 July

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    Teaching foreign languages to boys

    For the past year, I have been running a global action research project for theInternational Boys School Coalition. The group met for the first time at the conferencelast year in Philadelphia where the project began, and they have worked collaborativelyonline for the course of the year to produce fifteen research papers which examinedifferent ways of teaching foreign languages to boys. We presented the groups findingsat this years conference in London.

    The team in Philadelphia, 2010

    The team implemented a variety of interesting changes in their projects in an attempt toaddress the difficulties experienced by boys when learning foreign languages.

    Using music and rhythm Kerry Kettering-Goens used rhythm and music to transfer informal language to dailyconversations in Spanish with a group of seventh grade boys at The Haverford School.Laura Nagle designed a project where eighth grade boys at Chestnut Hill Academycomposed and recorded original French language songs, using Garage Band software,to improve pronunciation and confidence.

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    Kinaesthetic activities, dialogue and experiential learning

    Henning Holzheuer, of Christ Church Grammar, introduced a range of kinaestheticactivities, including Australian Sign Language and Tribes, allowing boys tocommunicate more fluently in German. Whitney Elliott created an outdoor classroom

    for a group of Grade 6 boys to learn French in a more experiential way at St AndrewsCollege, Aurora in Canada. Stewart Steffey, Belmont Hill School, introduced role playsto allow more authentic and active participation in vocabulary acquisition and languagelearning for a group of level 2 Spanish students.

    Changing focus with art and culture Susana Epstein, Collegiate School, New York, taught Spanish to a group of 5th gradeboys using a study of various artworks and images from the internet, ipads and artpostcards, as well as taking boys on trips to art galleries. Cecilia Lobato Eppler, TheGilman School, Baltimore, used culture as the vehicle to deliver the content of Spanishlessons to a group of 5th grade boys, to provide a realistic and interesting setting.

    Technology Jessica Chandler, at the Presbyterian Day School in Memphis, used Lingtlanguage toincrease boys confidence in speaking Spanish and to improve comprehension. CarolynBilton of St Andrews College, Ontario, used Rosetta Stone , an online interactive learn-ing software which uses images and sounds, to help students learn new vocabulary

    without memorizing or translating. Kelly Castellanos, St Albans School, Washingtonused VoiceThread , a web-based programme, to improve pronunciation, fluency andconfidence in Spanish with a group of 8th grade students. Nancy Marmion, St MarksSchool of Texas, created a variety of online interactive speaking activities using

    Lingtlanguage and VoiceThread, as Spanish homework, for a group of 9th and 11thgrade boys. Natalie Blackburn, Hamilton Boys High School, New Zealand created anonline classroom using Moodle to engage Year 11 students in their study of German.Paul Dyer, Anglican Church Grammar School, Brisbane, created tablet screenrecordings to help a group of Year 10 boys extend their study of Japanese.

    Sustained Silent Reading Although many first language teachers make regular use of Sustained Silent Readingprogrammes, Sylvia Duckworth, Crescent School, Toronto, experimented with thisprogramme with Grade 5 French second language classes.

    FindingsAlthough findings varied considerably across projects, and not one single project couldreport total success, many interesting findings were tabled. The overall findingsreported that foreign language learning can be fun and stimulating if it is interesting forboys. The following points are pertinent: Boys tend to prefer kinesthetic and tactile learning experiences when learning a

    foreign language. Learning in an outdoor classroom removed the focus of attentionfrom boys as they felt there was a lot more for their peers to look at and do thanfocus on them speaking.

    Boys also respond well when they can be active in the classroom, such as inactively performing dialogues . These dialogues work more effectively if they areauthentic in structure and content.

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    Being challenged by new activities is exciting and boys tend to rise to thechallenge. They also love the element of competition in learning activities.

    They are much more engaged if there is an element of creativity and play in whatthey are doing. Humour and fun are also essential to the enjoyment of learning forboys.

    Working collaboratively enables boys take control of their own learning and givesthem a sense of power and the need for authenticity is paramount.

    Music proved to be a particularly useful tool. Performing a song in front of peers wasfun and reduced anxiety about speaking the language. Boys were much morewilling to take risks in speaking the language after this. Through music, the use of rhythm helped boys remember words and phrases much more clearly and improvedpronunciation. Music provided access to informal language and to languagepatterns in songs that can easily be transferred into conversations. They alsoenjoyed the authenticity of learning real songs with vocabulary that peopleactually use.

    Using alternative materials as the focus of lessons, like visual images, paintings,sculptures and integral cultural aspects, rather than textbooks, has a significantimpact on boys attention spans. Sustained silent reading in a foreign language

    works well. Technology is without a doubt a key factor in successful foreign language teaching:

    It works for boys who are digital natives. (Prensky, 2001) and it allows learningin a non-linear fashion which boys prefer.

    It teaches correct pronunciation and self-correction without fear of consequencesand provides immediate feedback.

    It allows boys to revisit materials taught in lessons in an online setting. Usingtechnology can address a range of learning needs so allows for far greaterdifferentiation in teaching and learning.

    It takes the focus off the teacher and puts the responsibility for learning on theboys.

    All boys can participate all the time. Boys can learn at their own pace, without fear of peer criticism and

    self-correction i.e. non-threatening learning, unlike the classroom environment.Asynchronous learning gives boys time to think about and plan their responses,rather than being put on the spot.

    In addition, many of the projects resulted in unexpected benefits. Researchers reportedthat a sense of something different being done in class undoubtedly heightened theboys engagement and achievement in learning. The process introduced boys to newthings in the world, such as to art appreciation and sign language. Boys repeatedlystated how much they loved the freedom and creativity allowed by the projects. Specialrelationships also developed between teachers and boys, arising from close interactionon the project, and which encouraged a willingness to take risks. Positive attitudes anda real sense of pride in these special projects developed during this process.

    The teams presentation was well received in London and the full research papers willbe published on the IBSC website during September.

    Margot [email protected]

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    3 Day Hike

    October Half Term

    The Extreme Explorers team is organizing a three day hike in theOctober half term! It will take place from Friday the 21 st to Mon-day the 24 th of October 2011. More details soon

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    iCareIn todays society we have all heard of the iPod, the iPad, and theiPhone. At St Johns Prep, we have just introduced what is known asthe iCare box. The iCare box is situated in the Library Bag Room andserves as a means for the boys to make their concerns known. ThePastoral Care Team is hoping that the boys will make use of thisinitiative to highlight anything that they CARE about at St Johns Prep.

    The aim is to provide the boys with an alternative avenue to voice whatever may be ontheir minds and extends beyond the reporting of just peer difficulties (such as bullying).

    All notes placed in the box will be treated confidentially and action taken wherever pos-sible.

    We ask that you encourage your son to make use of the iCare box so that we can makehis day all that he hopes it can be.

    Hugo Meirim

    Clinical Psychologist

    Head of Pastoral Care

    ______________________________________________________________________________________

    iCare

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    4CTea

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    22nd July

    Hard work and perseverance Tian Badenhorst David Green

    Joshua Martino Shaye Hutchings

    Outstanding Afrikaans Assessment

    Peter Boshoff

    Conscientious, enthusiastic, polite and helpful

    Daniel Fowlis Kivashan Govender

    Josh Kapp Thomas Cockram

    Jaan Niehaus Taine Maynard

    Diligent and polite

    Janovin Scholtz

    Hardworking and cheerful

    Tristan Butler

    Matthew Appleyard

    U12A Soccer Team

    J White

    T McKernan

    A Bester

    J Kietzman

    N Gultig

    C PieterseM Robinson

    B Loxton

    Z Nazeer

    D Buncombe

    K Dix

    M Bothma

    M Elliott

    Y Ter Mors

    U12B Soccer Team

    E Baleni

    M Nkanza

    T Myeza

    J Gnodde

    M Blair

    S StreeterA Mashele

    R Lane

    N Koor

    V Patel

    M Stephen

    Y Ahmid

    S Sadler

    P Mparutsa

    B Burrell

    R Faesen

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    Chess Results

    6th June

    St Johns A vs Grayston

    Seniors won 27 - 1

    Juniors won 24 - 4

    Overall won 51 - 5

    Well done to the following boys who won both their games:

    S Modi, M Berger, J Batzofin, E Baleni, O Kieser, B Thomas, T Grubb, D Harding,H Papageorgiou, D Louw, L Pan, A Ionescu, N Moschides, S Gaffney, J West,N Haripershad, B Milton, G Thompson and S Omand.

    Inter-House ChessInter-house Chess, played on 20 June 2011 was very exciting. There was great housespirit and the boys took their games seriously. Thanks to the captains for organizingtheir house teams.

    Overall Results:

    Tie 1st : Bousfield and Darragh with 30 points each 3rd : Carter 19 points

    4th : Cullinan 17 points

    .

    St Johns B vs Roedean

    Seniors won 23 - 9

    Juniors won 23 - 5

    Overall won 46 - 14

    Judo

    Dylan van der Walt, (UII) Dino Koutromanos,(UI) Jordan van der Walt, UII and Julio Mordoh,(UI) represented Central Gauteng in the open

    Judo championships held in Cape Town. They won gold in the team events. Well done, boys!

    Dylan van der Walt, (LII) retained his title asSouth African Champion for 2010 and 2011.Well done, Dylan!

    Julio Mordoh, (UI) placed 5th overall in SouthAfrica in his weight category of under 24 kg. Welldone, Julio!

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    Cross Country

    Inter-House Cross Country Results

    Position Name

    1. T Martin

    2. K Lion-Cachet

    3. R Browne

    4. K Kum

    5. S Omand6. M Bester

    7. K Dooley

    8. M Chow

    9. N Koutromanos

    10. N Ranchod

    House

    Cullinan

    Bousfield

    Carter

    Cullinan

    CarterCarter

    Bousfield

    Carter

    CarterDarragh

    Under 9

    Position Name

    1. D Iozzo

    2. J Montgomery

    3. J Ives

    4. J Rumsey

    5. M Durandt6. K Golding

    7. A Raney

    8. J Stewart

    9. T Butler

    10. J Lees

    Under 10

    House

    Cullinan

    Carter

    Cullinan

    Bousfield

    CullinanDarragh

    Darragh

    Carter

    CullinanCullinan

    Under 11

    Position Name

    1. G McPherson

    2. B Vermeulen

    3. S Cavalieri

    4. A Mason-Gordon

    5. R Morshead

    6. R Swartz7. M Mackie

    8. A Khan

    9. D Hallendorff

    10. G Durlind

    House

    Carter

    Carter

    Bousfield

    Carter

    Cullinan

    CullinanCullinan

    Cullinan

    CarterCullinan

    Position Name

    1. N Gultig

    2. M Robinson

    3. A Worsdale

    4. A Bester

    5. N Ives

    6. C Pieterse7. M Blair

    8. P Boshoff

    9. J White

    10. C Ching

    Under 12

    House

    Darragh

    Bousfield

    Bousfield

    Cullinan

    Cullinan

    CarterDarragh

    Cullinan

    CullinanBousfield

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    Inter-Schools

    The results indicate the top runners in each age group.

    15th July at St Johns

    Under 9 Under 10

    Russell Brown (7th) Dino Iozzo (1st)

    Nicholas Koutromanos (14th) James Rumsey (20th)

    Keagan Lion-Cachet (36th) Tristan Butler (27th)

    Under 11 Under 12

    Gavin McPherson (3rd) Alex Worsdale (8th)Brandon Vermeulen (12th) Matthew Robinson (13th)

    Michael Mackie (27th) Nicholas Ives (14th)

    Stefano Cavalieri (19th) Neil Gultig (17th)

    Dale Hallendorff (20th) Jordan King (19th)

    OpenRobert Hardham (11th)

    Nicholas Hallendorff (12th)

    Musiiwa Masianoga (17th)

    William Hindle (19th)

    _______________________________________________________________________ 22nd July at St Stithians

    Under 9 Under 10

    Russell Brown (11th) Dino Iozzo (1st)

    Timothy Martin (24th) Tristan Butler (19th)

    Nicholas Koutromanos (31st) James Rumsey (23rd)

    Under 11 Under 12

    Brandon Vermeulen (4th) Alex Worsdale (9th)

    Michael Mackie (19th) Matthew Robinson (10th)

    Robin Swartz (23rd) Nicholas Ives (21st)

    Neil Gultig (22nd)

    Open

    Robert Hardham (9th)Nicholas Hallendorff (13th)

    William Hindle (18th)

    Mpilo Mseleku (21st)

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    Inter-House Cross Country Photo gallery

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    Music

    James Caldwell-Smith ABRSM Piano Exam

    Marc Elliott Participated in the JHB Festival for theAdvancement of Music - Piano

    Colin Kinghorn ABRSM Piano Exam /Participated in the JHBFestival for the Advancement of Music

    Andrew Lund Trinity London Piano Exam/Participated in the JHB Festival for the Advancement of Music - Piano

    Daniel Stevens Participated in the JHB Festival for theAdvancement of Music - Piano

    Emile Strydom Trinity London Piano Exam/Participated in the

    JHB Festival for the Advancement of Music - PianoBrendan Thomas ABRSM Piano Exam

    Connor Williamson Trinity London Piano Exam

    Bradley Milton Trinity London Piano Exam

    Vladimir Ionescu Trinity London Piano Exam

    Bohlale Masala Trinity London Piano Exam

    Matthew McLean Trinity London Piano Exam

    Tristan Butler Trinity London Piano Exam

    Nikhil Haripershad Trinity London Violin Exam Tamlin Love Trinity London Guitar Exam

    James Caldwell-Smith Participated in the JHB Festival for theAdvancement of Music Piano

    Nicholas Moschides Participated in the JHB Festival for theAdvancement of Music Piano

    Thendo Mudau Participated in the JHB Festival for theAdvancement of Music Violin

    The Senior Jazz Band participated in the Grahamstown National Youth Jazz Festivalduring mid-term. Three of our boys were selected for the National School Big Band:Hamish Mollett, Jason Smythe and Kevin Murning. They then performed with theleader of the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra who prepared them for the gala evening whichis the highlight of the Jazz Festival.

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    Lower II

    The Lower IIs have been thinking about Similes

    Here are a few they have written:

    My friend Nick is as clever as a box full of brains. Bradley Milton

    My teacher is as nice as a rainbow glittering in the sky. Bradley Milton

    As dark as a graveyard at night Emile Strydom

    As dark as an empty room filled with hatred Alex Papatheodorou

    My teacher is as fun as a day on the beach in summer. Bohlale Masala

    My teacher is as serious as a chess match. Thuba Bulunga

    Mr friend, Brad, is as neat as a shiny pin. Nicholas Forbes

    My friend, Tiago, is as funny as a monkey eating a banana. Wade Omisore

    My teacher is as smart as the wisest owl in the universe. Wade Omisore

    My teacher is as gentle as a falling leaf. Greg Basslian

    My watermelon is as sweet and succulent as honey. Derin Demir

    The baboon is as loud as a girl with a bad hair day. Janovin Scholtz

    The winner was as happy as a racing car winner. Sebastian Nassel-Henderson

    A horse is as strong as a brick wall. Taine Maynard

    Mrs De Oliveira is as scary as a charging rhino. Ziyanda ManawayMrs De Oliveira is as beautiful as a diamond. Dino Iozzo

    He was as happy as a bouncy ball. Christopher Matthews

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    Lower II

    The Lower II boys created their own Coat of Arms as part of their English theme, Knights .

    By Max Milella By Gibran Sayegh

    By Jack Montgomery By Austin Karan

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    Lower II

    As part of their exploration of onomatopoeia the boys drew words so that they wouldlook the way they sounded.

    By Hansin Prema

    By Sean Poole

    By Joel Shefer

    By Rian Sadler

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    Lower III Family History

    Where My Family Originated FromMy Sinclair family originated from Argylshire in Scotland and have lived in South Africafor 160 years. In 1861 my great, great, great grandfather, Duncan Sinclair immigratedto South Africa and worked on a farm in Nottingham Road in Kwa-Zulu Natal. In 1891my great, great grandfather Donald Sinclair, brought a farm in Dargle Kwa-Zulu Natal.

    The Sinclair family have owned and lived on this farm for 120 years. It has been passeddown to my great-grandfather Donald Sinclair, my grandfather Ian Sinclair, and now to

    my father Alisdair Sinclair. My dad was transferred through work, to Johannesburg in1997 and for the past 13 years my parents have lived in the Edenvale suburb. Mygrandparents still live on the farm in Dargle.

    By Mitchel Sinclair

    Donald Sinclair

    Duncan with Mitchel's grandparents

    Duncan on his wedding day

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    Lower III Family History

    My great grandfather, Mr Tribhuvandas Girdherbhai Patel, was born in a poor family ina small village called Gujarat in India. In 1892 when he was 15 years old he left his

    home to come to South Africa to make money. He came to L.M.Port in Mozambique in aship and from there he came to Johannesburg in 1909 in a train. He worked as ahelping boy in a shop and after a few years opened a clothing business with his friends.Eventually he became a very wealthy businessman, but lost everything in a fire andshortly after in 1946 he died. He had four boys, the youngest Mr Ramanlal

    Tribhuvandas Patel was my grandfather. My grandfather owned a small business withhis three brothers from 1953 until his death in 1966. Two years before his death mygrandfather sent his six children with my grandmother, Mrs Sharadaben RamanlalPatel. My father Dr Atul Ramanlal Patel qualified as a doctor in India and came to

    South Africa in 1989. This is how my family made South Africa their home.

    By Vishrut Patel

    Vishruts grandparents Vishruts great grand father

    Vishrut with his parents

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    Upper III Market Day Photo gallery

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    Taal Tuesday

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    The Afrikaans Department invited Redhead Productions to perform Proefbuis en die Talentkompetisie for our boys. This production is especially performed for secondlanguage students. The story was about a young girl who only has the courage toenter a singing when she assumes another identity. She is obviously caught out andhas to face the consequences of her deception and has to deal with her fears. Thisproduction showcased a number of upbeat contemporary Afrikaans songs and someexcellent acting. Even if the boys didnt understand all of the dialogue, they werecertainly entertained.

    Ethel Thomas

    Brandon Badenhorst and Dino Iozzo playing guitar!

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    Notices

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    Notices

    Dear St John's boys,

    On Friday 15th of July I went to the SPCA in Germiston/Bedfordview andthe SPCA in Edenvale to deliver the many wonderful donations that wemanaged to collect! (We had 2 bakkies full and a trailer!) The people at thetwo SPCAs were very grateful and appreciative of the blankets, food andbeds that we gave them.

    Thanks to all of you who donated something, no matter how small. I am sograteful for all your participation in helping me make the animals feel

    warmer and happier during this cold Winter.

    Remember that we've made a big difference in so many dogs' lives!

    Thanks again.Daniella

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    St Johns Preparatory SchoolPage 27

    Notices

    Art club and extra classesFrom the beginning of next term, Mr Poco is starting an Art Club (for LIII and UIII boys) and extra art classes for juniorboys. Senior boys are encouraged to join the Art Club on Tuesdays from 14h00 -15h00 or Thursdays from 15h00-16h00. Juniors may arrange extra art lessons with Mr Poco at alternative times and on alternative days.

    We hope to see the senior boys joining the Art Club to create various exciting art works with mediums they do notnormally use in class, such as print making, photography, oil painting and many more. This will be a fantastic opportunityfor any boy who wishes to develop his art skills.

    For further information e-mail Bruno Poco on [email protected]

    ItalianLanguageLessons

    Small age appropriate classes and individual tuitionoffered outside school hours at St Johns.Experienced mother-tongue graduate teacher usingcommunicative method of conversation, maintainingcultural ties for solid IEB foundation.

    Contact Lisabetta on 082 682 2859 or

    [email protected]

    EXTRA ZULULESSONS

    Lower III and Upper III boys.

    Every Thursday 13h45

    Upper III Mrs Mashele

    All Welcome

    Hair Dee-LiteSalon is closed from 7th - 17th August

    Open for your back to school cuts on18th August

    Call Dee on

    082 462 6813 011 648 6367 7 Elm Street (Opposite Rice Field)

    Open Tuesday to Friday

    08h00 - 17h00

    Saturday 08h00 - 13h00

    EXTRA MATHSLESSONS

    Lower III & Upper III boys in Mrs Jean Clarencesclassroom

    Every Thursday 13h45 All Welcome

    Extra Math LessonsIndividual tuition offered

    Mrs M Hauptfleisch

    Call 011 442 1854

    083 256 7714

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    If I had my life to live over

    Id dare to make more mistakes next time

    Id relaxI would limber up

    I would be sillier than I have been this trip

    I would take fewer things seriously

    I would take more chances

    I would take more trips

    I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers

    I would eat more ice cream and less beans

    I would perhaps have more actual troubles butId have fewer imaginary ones

    You see, Im one of those people who live sensibly

    and sanely hour after hour, day after day

    Oh, Ive had my moments and if I had it to do over again,

    Id have more of them

    In fact, Id try to have nothing else, just moments

    One after another, instead of living so many years ahead of each day

    Ive been one of those people who never go anywhere without athermometer, a hot water bottle, a raincoat and a parachute

    If I had it to do again, I would travel lighter next time

    If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier

    in the spring and stay that way later in the fall

    I would go to more dances

    I would ride more merry-go-rounds

    I would pick more daisies.

    Nadine Stair