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NEWSLETTER 11

27 MARCH 2019

CONTENT

Upcoming Events 2 Headmaster’s Desk 3 Menu 4 Cycle Tests 5 Closing times due to JP Morgan 6 Sport’s Desk 6 Chess News 6 Rugby Friday 7 Junior Prep News 8

Grade 2 Outing 8

Grade 2 Special Person Picnic 8

Junior Prep Interhouse Sports Day 8 Senior Prep News 9

Grade 4 & 5 Concert Information 9 Music Department 9 School Uniform Shop 10 Pridwin Grade 6 & 7 Social 11 Junior School Art Auction 12 Advertisements 13

CONTACT US

PRIDWIN PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Physical Address: Tel: 011 788 1116 St Andrew Street email: admin@pridwin.co.za Melrose, 2196 web: www.pridwin.co.za

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UPCOMING EVENTS

WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH 14h00 Athletics at St John’s

THURSDAY 28 MARCH 10h00 Gr 7W Outing to Lynnfield Victorian Museum 13h30 Gr 4 Lunch Hour Concert 14h45 School closes - Gr 4 15h00 School closes – Gr 3 15h15 School closes – Gr 5-7 15h30 Aftercare ends 16h00 JP Morgan Run

FRIDAY 29 MARCH 08h30 Cycle tests (Gr 5 Afrik, Gr 6-7 English) 10h00 Gr 7P Outing to Lynnfield Victorian Museum

SATURDAY 30 MARCH 08h00 Athletics at WHPS MONDAY 1 APRIL 18h00 Kingsmead Ensemble Evening (Rosebank Union Church) WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 10h30 Prestige Athletics at St Stithian’s THURSDAY 4 APRIL 08h00 Gr 2 Outing to Greensleeves 10h00 Alpha Treat FRIDAY 5 APRIL 08h30 Cycle tests (Gr 5 iSiZulu, Gr 6 & 7 Afrik) 11h00 Concert Dress Rehearsal (Gr 4 & 5) 14h00 Concussion testing (Festival boys only) 18h30 Pridwin Gr 6 & 7 Social SATURDAY 6 APRIL 08h00 Interhouse Athletics (Gr 3-7)

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THE HEADMASTER’S DESK

The rights and needs of women have been seriously neglected over the centuries. Society today is rightly focussing on redressing this injustice of the past. This emphasis however is creating a new imbalance. The boy is in danger of becoming somewhat of a threatened species. My experience in the co-ed system seems to be matched by other heads in both independent and state schools. In the co-ed school I ran for 11 years it was extremely rare for boys to feature prominently in the top 10 academic awards. It seems to be a common experience that only one or two boys are able to match the girls in this area. So much so that staff members in the co-ed environment are sometimes concerned about the diminishing self confidence and self image of boys. It does not make it any easier for boys when one considers that the curriculum in the western world is being rewritten by women to the advantage of the girl child. Christina Sommers presents some startling statistics on boys’ performance at co-ed schools in her book The War against Boys.

Boys, more than girls, say they are less committed to school.

Boys don’t read as many books as girls.

Boys’ writing skills are far below those of girls.

Boys don’t score as well as girls on tests of ability in art and music.

Boys are more likely to be suspended from school.

Boys are more likely to be held back in school and to drop out prematurely.

Boys are three times more likely than girls to be in special education programs.

Boys are four times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).

Boys are more likely to be involved in crime, to drink alcohol, and to take drugs.

Boys are more successful than girls at committing suicide, even though more girls make the attempt.

90 percent of the approximately three million children taking Ritalin (a drug that treats ADHD) are boys.

This information emphasises the need for us to pay very careful attention to the needs of the boy child. It is essential that we prepare him for success in today’s world. I would like to take some time over the course of the next few weeks to highlight certain aspects which will perhaps help us as a school to emphasise a positive way in affirming and developing our boys.

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THIS WEEK’S MENU

THURSDAY 28 MARCH

Chicken Quesadillas Cheese and Salsa Quesadillas

Potato Salad ‘Build Your Own’ Salad

FRIDAY 29 MARCH Sticky Deboned Chicken Thighs

Cheese Bombs Potato Wedges

‘Build Your Own’ Salad

MONDAY 1 APRIL BBQ Chicken Pizza Margherita Pizza

‘Build Your Own’ Salad

TUESDAY 2 APRIL Beef and Vegetable Pie

Vegetable Pie ‘Build Your Own’ Salad

Chicken Salad

WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL Hot Dogs/Chicken Nuggets/Cheese Grillers/Fries

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CYCLE TESTS

Friday 5 April 2019

GRADE 5 – iSiZulu

Siyakhuluma

Inkathi Eyendlule and Inkathi Ezofika (past and future tense)

Indlela Ephikayo (negative form)

Ubunye Ubuningi (noun classes)

Amagama Imisebenzi (careers vocabulary)

izivumelwano (concords)

Ondaweni (locatives)

Indaba ka Nkosikazi Ndlovu (Mrs Ndlovu’s story) GRADE 6 – AFRIKAANS

Begripstoets / Comprehension Test o Tema: My familie o Vraagwoorde – Bl. 15 in Lekkerbek o Woordeskat bl. 27, Lekkerbek

Taal / Language o Meervoude en Verkleining /Plurals and Diminuitives – slegs/only bl. 28,

Lekkerbek o Stompi, bl. 18-23, Lekkerbek

Kreatiewe Skryfwerk /Creative Writing o My familie, bl. 27, Lekkerbek

GRADE 7 - AFRIKAANS

Begripstoets / Comprehension Test o Tema: Eerste dag van skool, woordeskat bl. 32, Lekkerbek o Vraagwoorde (as in the back of their workbooks)

Taal / Language o Verlede en Toekomende Tyd Bl. 32-34, Taallyste (see worksheets in work

book to practise) o Stompi – Bl 26-30 in Lekkerbek, Taallyste Bl. 31

Kreatiewe Skryfwerk / Creative Writing o Eerste dag van skool/First day of school o See vocabulary bl. 32, Lekkerbek

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CLOSING TIMES DUE TO JP MORGAN

Thursday 28 March 2019 Due to the JP Morgan race next week, school will close for the boys as follows: Grade 0-2 normal time Grade 3 15h00 (no sport) Grade 4 14h45 (no sport) Grade 5-7 15h15 (after sport) There will be no senior choir rehearsal. Aftercare will end at 15h30 for those boys who remain at school, however, road closures through the Melrose area will affect access to Pridwin thereafter.

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FROM THE SPORT’S DESK

ATHLETICS FIXTURES 2019 Grade 3-7

DATE VENUE EVENT APPROX. TIMES

27/03 (Wednesday) St John’s Interschool 14h15-17h30

30/03 (Saturday) WHPS Interschool 08h00-13h00

03/04 (Wednesday) St Stithian’s Interschool 10h30-15h30

06/04 (Saturday) Pridwin - Venus Street Interhouse 08h00-13h00

STANDARD RULING FOR FIXTURES ON A WEDNESDAY

Parents may collect their boys from the respective venues, provided the coach has been informed. Boys who are not collected will be transported to Pridwin for parents to collect. Back to the top

CHESS NEWS Next Wednesday, 3 April will be the last chess activity for the term. Interhouse Chess will take place on this day in Mr Sithole’s class at 06h45. All boys are invited to participate for their house. Back to the top

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RUGBY FRIDAY

RUGBY FRIDAY STARTS ON FRIDAY, 15 MARCH 2019

Pridwin Rugby 7s Festival, Friday 10 May 2019 from 14h00-18h00 and Saturday 11 May 2019 from 09h00 -14h00.

It is time to encourage rugby “Gees” or rugby spirit and will be continuing with “Rugby Fridays” leading up to the event. A reminder, boys may come to school dressed in black rugby shorts, a Pridwin or 7s rugby jersey, or the Pridwin maroon golf shirts for the younger boys. No blazers will be required for Chapel during “Rugby Fridays” and the boys may wear their black Pridwin fleece should they be cold. Fun prizes will be handed out at Chapel during this period.

Pridwin Rugby 7s jerseys are available at the school shop.

This year promises to be another dynamic event as we have had tremendous sponsorship interest and participation from our Pridwin Parent body allowing us to grow and enhance the 7s event. We are proud to have Air France on board as our major sponsor for the 3rd year in a row. They have generously sponsored a Prize of 2 air tickets to Europe. All you need to do to enter is come to the event and fill in your entry form at the gate on entrance. (T&C apply)

For further updates, click here and follow our Rugby 7s event page.

Save the date and be there to support the Pridwin 7s team!

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JUNIOR PREP NEWS

GRADE 2 OUTING – 4 APRIL The Grade 2 boys will be visiting Greensleeves Medieval Kingdom on Thursday, 4 April. They will need to be at school by 07h00 and return at approximately 13h00. Please ensure they are dressed in full school uniform and they need to bring their sports kit with them to school as they will continue with sport on their return. Please send a packed lunch which they will have on the outing.

GRADE 2 SPECIAL PERSON PICNIC – 12 APRIL The picnic will take place on Friday, 12 April 2019. Please could you ensure that your boy’s special person is here by 10h00, they are free to go home with their person at 11h00. School officially closes for the Junior prep at 11h30. Further communication will be emailed to parents next week.

JUNIOR INTERHOUSE SPORTS DAY The Junior Interhouse Sports Day takes place on Thursday 11 April 2019 at 12h00. All Grade 0, 1 and 2 boys take part in this morning and you are invited to support them from the bleachers. Mothers’, fathers’, and siblings’ races are also on the programme, providing much excitement for the boys as they learn a little more from the example of parents who risk, strive and push themselves! Boys are to arrive at school in their sports clothes – black shorts, house t-shirt, takkies and hat. House t-shirts are plain shirts in the colour of the house. These can be purchased from the school shop. The boys will be given a lunch break from 11h25 to 11h55 and can partake in hot lunch at this time. We aim to be finished by 14h00. Boys will not be allowed to leave before the proceedings have been completed, but should we finish any earlier, the boys will be allowed to leave with their parents after they have been dismissed from their classroom. Aftercare and the 14h15 Karate session will continue as usual, however the Grade 0 Golf at 13h15 and the 13h30 Karate sessions will not take place. (Please notify your class teacher if your son won’t be participating in sports day so that we can design our programme accordingly). Term End The Interhouse Sports Day concludes the term for the Grade 0s and 1s to enable their teachers to attend an Early Childhood Development conference on Friday and Saturday. Supervision will be provided for those boys who need to attend school on Friday. School closes for the Grade 2s and 3s at 11h30 on Friday 12 April.

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SENIOR PREP NEWS

GRADE 4 & 5 CONCERT INFORMATION DRESS REHEARSAL: Friday, 5th April at 11h00 CONCERT: Tuesday 9 April & Wednesday 10 April at 18h30 TICKET PRICE: R30 (All seats) BOOKINGS: Will only be done via email. Please email simmy@pridwin.co.za to book your tickets. Kindly state which performance and the number of tickets you wish to book. Children will be invited to sit in the front for better viewing, but a regular ticket should still be purchased for them. Seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis, so please book early to avoid disappointment. Booked tickets can be collected from reception. The tickets will be debited to your school account. CASH BAR – A cash bar will be available from 17h15 – 18h00 in the foyer of the Auditorium. PHOTOS - Eprints School photography will be selling photos of the Grade 4 & 5 concert at the performance on the evening of the 9th and 10th of April 2019. These photos will be available from 17h00-18h30 for purchase. The price of the photos is as follows - R40 per photo, or there is a package price of buy 3 for R100. Please note that payment can only be made in cash on the night, or you can pay using the snapscan app. For more info on this app, please go to www.getsnapscan.com. Back to the top

MUSIC DEPARTMENT

SCHOOL MUSIC CONCERTS Thursday, 28 March – 13h30: Grade 4 Lunch Hour Concert

KINGSMEAD ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL Senior Jazz Band Performance: Monday, 1 April at 18h00 – 19h30 The Senior Jazz Band will be participating in this festival hosted by Kingsmead. The festival will take place at Rosebank Union Church this year, and not at Kingsmead School. Boys need to be at the Rosebank Union Church by no later than 17h45 for tuning. They must be dressed in their summer uniform with socks, shoes and blazer. The concert is expected to end at 19h30 and pupils and parents are requested to please stay until the end of the performance.

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SCHOOL UNIFORM SHOP

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PRIDWIN’S GRADE 6 & 7 SOCIAL

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JUNIOR SCHOOL ART AUCTION

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