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Dress: All boys are required to wear full winter uniform including blazers

In This Issue:

Page 1

From the Headmaster’s Desk

Family News

Thought for the Week

Page 2

Chaplain’s Corner

Music News

Eden Road Notes

WPPS Second-Hand Shop

Dads and Lads All Grades Cycle

Page 3

Achievements & Awards

Page 4

Guinness World Record Page 5

National Anti-Bullying Day

Kitchen and Grounds Staff Breakfast

25 July 2014

Welcome back!

STAFF NEWS

We are delighted to welcome back Ms Lara Cameron-Dow from her maternity leave. Lara has most ably taken over the pupil support portfolio on the Eden Road Campus.

HOCKEY TOUR

Our 1st

hockey team are presently on tour in the KZN Midlands this weekend, playing at festivals at Hilton and Michaelhouse. As I will be going to support them, I will unfortunately miss the home rugby fixtures against RBPS on Saturday.

POSITIVE PARENTING

Some thoughts on OVER-PARENTING!

A university dean refers to contemporary students as ‘teacups’ for their fragility in the face of problems.

A question he poses is this: “Could it be that by over-protecting our children from unhappiness, we’re depriving them of happiness as adults?”

Psychiatrist Paul Bohn paraphrased the same point: “Many parents will do anything to avoid having their kids experience even mild anxiety, discomfort or disappointment. Anything less than pleasant – with the result that, as adults, they experience the normal frustrations of life and think that something must be terribly wrong.”

Prepare your child for the road, not the road for your child.

FROM THE HEADMASTER’S DESK

– MICHAEL HOSTY

Congratulations to Jayson Edwards who married Megan James during the school holidays.

Family News

We would like to congratulate Luke Maconachie (Grade 2) on the birth his sister, Eva Sophia on 4 July.

Our sympathy to Warren Viljoen (Grade 4 Class Teacher) whose mother in law passed away on Thursday, to Theo (Grade R), Matthew (Grade 3) and Ben Forsyth (Grade 5) whose maternal grandfather passed away on Tuesday and also to Ethan Sauls (Grade 7) whose paternal grandfather passed away on Thursday. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families.

Thought for the Week “A smile is a curve that can set a lot of things straight“. Danish musician Victor Borge (1909-2000)

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WPPS Second-Hand Shop The shop is open on Fridays from 13.30 – 14.30. Blazer buttons are available at R5.00 each.

All money raised from your donation of second-hand uniform items goes towards the WPPS Bursary Fund.

Contact Yumna Sonday 0833913280 or Rachel May 0827821579.

Eden Road Notes POTTERY Pottery will be starting on Wednesday 30 July.

AFTERCARE Please remember to confirm any permanent Aftercare arrangements you require for your son. New lists are drawn up each term.

REMINDERS Tues 29 Jul Grade N Monty’s Midnight Feast at Kirstenbosch

Grade R Bicycle Day (weather permitting) Fri 1 Aug Grade N Pyjama Day

Cross Country Circuit Champs at Paul Greyling Park Rugby

Chaplain’s Corner

Have this mind among yourselves, looking to Jesus, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:2 Parents’ Prayer Group – All welcome

Tuesdays from 07.45 – 08.30 in Eden Rd Staff Room

Send prayer requests or get reminders to: Grades 3 to 7: Julien Rumbelow julien@castlerock.co.za Grades R to 2: Kath Malan jkmalan@webafrica.org.za

Wednesday Chapel Services

We invite Grade 7 parents to attend the Chapel service on Wednesday 30 July in the Stansbury Hall at 07.45. Please join us.

Music

ABRSM Theory exam entry forms are due by Friday 1 August.

Dads and Lads All Grades Cycle

We’re just back from our mid-year break so it is time to get back on the bike. The details of the All Grades Dads and Lads Cycle are as follows:

When: 08.30 on 3 August 2014 We will meet and gather and cycling will begin at 09.00. The cycle will last between an hour-and-a -half to two-and-a-half hours. Boerie rolls will be served afterwards. You should be home by lunchtime.

Where: Oak Valley, Elgin

What: Mountain Bike ride for dads and lads. There will be two routes:

Green Route – 14kms for the less energetic dads and the younger boys

Red Route – 24kms for the slightly more experienced

You will need:

Bikes in good working order (I will not be doing any mechanic duty on the day)

Helmets

Something to drink and eat for the duration of the ride

How much: R25 for each dad and R25 for each lad for the boerie rolls and cooldrinks. If you want anything additional for afterwards, please bring your own. R30 permit for each rider at Oak Valley. This is for your own account and is to be paid at the entrance to Oak Valley. Please place the cash for boerie rolls in an envelope with your and your son/s’ name on the envelope, and hand to Karen Jenkins before the end of Tuesday, 29 July 2014. Please do not be late as we will need to know for how many to cater.

A few extra notes:

This will not be a race. It is meant for the enjoyment of the boys and for them to spend time with their dads.

Dads are to be responsible for their own boys. If you transfer that responsibility to another dad, please ensure that he is equipped to deal with it.

The Oak Valley trails are very rideable, but they are technical in some places (particularly the A-frame fence gates). Please take care on the trails and ensure your boys are well looked after in the tricky bits.

We will endeavour to have a trail leader and a trail sweeper, but essentially you must be self-sufficient on the trail.

We will not have exclusive access to the trails, particularly on a Sunday morning, so please make way for faster riders and be aware of their presence.

We cannot arrange for the weather so we will make a call on the Friday if the weather is looking iffy. All cash will be returned in event it is inclement. .

If you have any questions please contact Mike Buckham on 0834629220 or John de Bruyn on 0823711977.

A map to get to Oak Valley can be found at: http://www.oakvalleywines.com/images/contact/map_large.jpg

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Prefects Back: William Linley

2nd

Row: Reece Oellermann, Joshua Elliott Front Row: Kenau Vith, Brett Tucker, Kieran

Seggie

Colours Awards and Achievement Ties

100 Club Zaydaan Saith, Matthew Marr, Jacques Rijkmans

1st

XI Hockey Tour to KZN – Get all the latest news of the hockey tour boys this weekend on our twitter link https://twitter.com/WPPSLive

Charles Yates, Nicholas Gleeson, Kenau Vith, Timothy Wright, Aidan Burns and Matthew Widelko (absent) all

participated in the U13 Inter-Provincial Squash Tournament in Port Elizabeth during the school holidays.

The WP boys A team won the A division and Charles earned a gold medal, the WP boys B team won the B division and Nicholas, Timothy and Keanu all won a gold medal and the WP boys C team were runners up in the B division and Matthew won a silver medal.

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Hot chocolate for the last day of term boys