Dear Parents The last couple of weeks have been a time of questioning in the schools around our country. This is not a bad thing. At Wynberg, we commit ourselves to educate learners to have an opinion, to be prepared to stand up for what they believe and be counted. We must not then be overly concerned when they do just that. One overriding experience of this time is that education has continued and every class has been taught. I believe that the Wynberg learners value their education, it is the pathway to becoming useful and success-ful citizens. For a school, it is not wrong when we are challenged to re-evaluate policies and re-think traditions. It does not mean that everything we hold dear will disappear – we must just know why we do it, and know that it is fair to all. We are fortunate to have the diverse community we have in our learners and parents. We can learn from each other and become more tolerant, more respectful and more aware of our actions and how they can be interpreted. The Representative Council of Learners has come to the fore and they are discussing current issues in their in their council meetings and debating forcefully as members of the School Governing Body. We sa-lute them for the work that they are doing. The discussions which will take place under the guidance of facilitators from Smart Choices are an opportu-nity for each person (learners, parents and staff) to represent themselves and their culture and needs – let us embrace this opportunity to make WGHS a leader of the future. Thank you for your support for Wynberg Girls’ High School – in the words of our school song “we look forward to a future yet untold”. Warm regards

Shirley HardingPrincipal

August 2016 Newsletter

SPORTS RESULTS:HOCKEY

U14B vs.Bloemhof - 13 August 2016This week the U14Bs played an intense match against our Derby opponents, Bloemhof. While we lacked communi-cation in the first half of the game, we made up for it in the second half with renewed focus and stamina. Our spirits were lifted by parents and fellow hockey players cheering us on throughout the game. The goal was scored by Kelly Blake to give us a 1-0 win. Most importantly, the girls had

a lot of fun!

U14B vs St Cyprian’s - 2 August 2016Our match against St Cyprian’s Girls’ High School was nail-biting! We were neck to neck throughout the whole game until Jordan Louis scored the one and only winning goal. This was a great way to end our second last match.

Third team vs Milnerton - 30 JulyThe Wynberg Girls’ third team played against the Mil-nerton second team on 30 July in a fantastic game of

hockey. Both sides were evenly matched and displayed huge efforts to win a goal for their side. Wynberg did not falter in the attack after Milnerton scored the first goal of the game, giving them the advantage. The team pulled together and came back with even more determination. After many shots at goal, Wynberg was finally able to

catch the keeper off-guard and scored a fantastic goal. The game ended with a 1-1 draw and reflected our

teams’ skill and determination. The girls look forward to their next match, ready to earn a rightful victory.

SPORTS RESULTS:NETBALL

PGSGU Netball On 19 and 20 August, Wynberg Girls’ High Schools’ net-ball teams participated in the annual PGSGU netball tour-nament. The tournament took place over a period of two days: The U14 and U16A teams played at Rustenburg High School for Girls on Friday and the U19A team played at Herschel Girls’ School on Saturday. This tournament consisted of six schools who all played against each other in matches of eight and a half minutes. For the full result

listing of this tournament, click here.

U14 ResultsWell done to Wynberg Girls’ U14 Netball team who partici-pated in a tournament hosted by Sans Souci. Our girls did us proud by bringing home gold! Results for the games

were as follows:WGHS vs Voortrekker: won 26-0 WGHS vs Sea Point: won 18-2WGHS vs Rustenburg: won 7-4WGHS vs Pinelands: won 22-3

WGHS vs Norman Henshilwood 2: won 18-1

These results meant that we went into the final against Fairbairn College and what a tight game it was! While Wynberg was in the lead at the end of the first half with a score of 4-1, Fairbairn College fought back, until there was a one goal difference. At the sound of the final whis-tle, Wynberg were declared the winners with the score at 7-6. Well done to our U14 players. We are immensely

proud of you.

Just a few days ago, we reported on the achievements of Kirsten Roodman. At that stage she was about to participate in the Western Cape Cross Country Champs in Worcester. We were delighted to hear that she was

placed fourth. Well done Kirsten and may you continue to build on your remarkable athletic talent!

NATIONALS FOR KIRSTEN ROODMAN

On 2 August Wynberg Girls’ Cross Country team took part in the Zonal championships race at Milnerton High School. The Zonal Champions are the races before Western Prov-ince Champs. Only 20 girls from each age group are able to make it through Zonal rounds to Western Province. The girls who participated included: Sasha Petersen, Kirsten Roodman, Karen Roodman, Sarah-Jane Deary, Camryn Beaton, Qailah Daniels, Mikayla Gray, Beth Goode, Char-lotte Gumunyu, Svenja Schonweiss and Lelethu Mzaza.

This race is a fun flat course. As the season has pro-gressed, Wynberg’s cross country team has grown in numbers each week and many have improved on their times. The results of this race should be announced soon for those girls who are privileged to then participate in Western Province Trials, but we congratulate all who

were selected to participate in these trials.

On 23 August the Netball girls had their first celebration dinner in the Ballet hall; an event which the Netball team will now hold annually. The girls arrived to a beautifully decorated hall which clearly demonstrated the time, ef-fort and attention to detail put in by their coaches. The evening began with a video by Michaela Pinkham, an U19 player, who presented moments captured throughout her netball career at Wynberg. She also thanked her fellow

U19s for so many wonderful memories.

The food was delicious and we were impressed by the culinary skills of our coaches. The highlight of the even-ing was definitely the awards ceremony where amusing prizes such as the “funny faces award” were handed out. The event ended with the U19s welcoming the new U19 team of 2017 with special certificates. Thank you to Ms Williams for putting in so many hours of her time to make this dinner possible. It was a successful and unforgettable

evening.

CROSS COUNTRY - 11 SELECTED FOR ZONAL CHAMPS

SABINE ELLIS BRINGS BACK FOUR MEDALS!

In August Sabine Ellis travelled to Bloemfontein to com-pete at the Goju Kai Karate National Championships. We were delighted to hear that she has come home with four medals. She won Silver in Kata; Gold in Unison Kata and Gold in Bunkai. She also won Gold in the Kata Division when competing against Botswana. We congratulate her

on these excellent achievements!

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PROUD MOMENT FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS AT WYNBERG

Every year the Science Department, under the guidance of Mr Peter Bodenstein, Mrs Nazeeba Moerat and Mr Da-vid Machado, encourage students from Wynberg to par-ticipate in the Royal Society’s National School Science

Essay competition.

It was a very proud moment for them, for Wynberg, but particularly for the five prize winners when Professor Tom Scriba attended the school assembly for a prize presenta-tion. We congratulate the following girls who won awards

for their essays on these challenging and thoughtprovoking topics:

Meg Anderton was awarded second prize for her re-sponse to the topic: ‘What advances in robotics and artificial intelligence could impact on youth employ-ment in South Africa?’ Chelsea Terry was awarded first prize for her essay on the topic: ‘How can South Africa address the challenges of water conservation?’ and

Aa’isha Dout was awarded third prize.

Addressing the topic: ‘Given the recent palaeontologi-cal discoveries in South Africa, why is it important for us to study and understand human origins?’’ Chloë van Niekerk was awarded first prize, and will have her work published by the Royal Society and Nicole Chine-

ka’s work was awarded a merit prize.

All of these girls are in Grade 12, and we commend them on their very fine achievements.

SANGE SAMPI-MXUNYELWA DELIGHTS WYNBERG CLASSESWhile SangeM is doing her teaching practical at

Wynberg Girls’ High, we are taking full advantage of her enormous talent, expertise and knowledge of

African Musical instruments. Word has spread quickly that these lessons always involve active participa-

tion, and are at once liberating and empowering. We couldn’t resist asking her to be a guest performer at our recently held inter house singing competition – a performance which was enormously appreciated by

the school.

CULTURAL HIGHLIGHTS FROM AUGUSTDRAMA PRODUCTION AND DANCE SHOWCASE

Matric Life Sciences Outing to Tygerberg

Hospital

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Several teams of girls took part in the annual Math compe-tition at Wynberg Boys’ High School. With over 50 teams of students from all over Cape Town, the night was filled with exciting energy and friendly competition. Not only were our WGHS girls competing against the other schools, but were

also up against each other.

The teams consisted of four students from the same grade, with more than one team taking part in each grade. All teams were given the same level tasks, tests and ac-tivities to complete under certain time constraints. In or-der to complete the majority of the tasks, the students in each team had to work together, assigning different parts to each of the different members. It was evident that the competition was not only about the teams’ math skills, but

also the teams’ ability to work as one whole.

Halfway through the competition, the students were all given a doughnut and a drink, to keep their energy levels high for the next round of activities. The girls all had a blast and came back with some great results. One of the WGHS Grade 11 teams placed third in the entire competition, and a Grade 10 team placed fourth, receiving the highest score out of all of the Grade 10 teams participating in the compe-tition. The girls look forward to joining more of their peers

at next year’s WBHS math competition.

MATHS COMPETITION REPORT:AASHIQAH REGAL AWARDED MOST DIPLOMAS IN THE GUITAR

SECTION

On 31 July, the Cape Town Eisteddfod Prizewinner’s Concert took place at Rustenberg Girls’ Junior School. There, Aashiqah Regal was asked to perform one of the guitar pieces she had played at the Eisteddfod, because she was awarded a prize for being awarded eight diplomas in the guitar section. While Aashiqah modestly acknowledges that although she might have received the most diplomas, she attributes a significant part of her success to the amazing musicians who per-

formed with her.

As the Head of Guitar Ensemble, she was asked to collect the diplomas as a representative of the whole group. She says that the Eisteddfod Competition and Concert were both fun and exciting. She received R220 at the end of the day as a reward for being awarded the most diplomas and hopes to inspire other members of

the Guitar Ensemble to strive to do the same!

INTERACT: ONE-TO-ONE

This year’s One-to-One was an unforgettable experi-ence filled with laughter, bonding and happy memo-ries. We arrived in high spirits at the Bellville Velo-drome early on Sunday morning to start setting up our stalls. Along with the Interactors from Wynberg Boys’ High School, we set up various games stalls which included a colouring-in station, icing Marie bis-cuits, miniature bowling, fishing and pin the nose on Olaf. The crowds started filling up the hall and people from all ages and backgrounds with special needs attended, together with their partners and carers. It was delightful to see so many smiling faces enjoying

a morning of play and creativity.

Our blood donors doing their good deed of the day!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW LEADERS FOR 2017:

Our Grade 12 tech team wish the new techhies good luck for the year ahead!

MATRIC TECH TEAM FAREWELL

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