FROM THE PRINCIPAL...

VAN DIE SKOOLHOOF… Welcome back in 2013 to all the members

of the Pearson family. A special welcome to the

new families who have joined us. We trust that

you will all share in the life of our school and

help to make it an unforgettable

year.

Ons wil graag die volgende

personeel en ander besoekers by

ons, spesiaal verwelkom: mej. C. Coetzee

(Fisiese Wetenskappe, Wiskunde & Natuurlike

Wetenskappe); mev. T. Malan (Lewenswetenskappe,

Wiskunde & Natural Sciences); mej. H. Malan

(Afrikaans FAL & Tegnologie); Miss N. O'Neill

(Mathematics & Natural Sciences); Miss L Thomson

(English Home Language & Arts and Culture:

Drama). Miss C. Callahan accepted a post as a

subject advisor at the department and we welcome

Mrs S. Hayward who will be involved in the English

department until we appoint a replacement.

We welcome our NMMU FET practical

teacher, Miss A. Moolendorff (Life Sciences

and Business Studies); Our Global Latitude

Volunteer from England, Miss S. Bates and our

American teachers, who will be involved in prac-

tice teaching at Pearson: Emily Pollard,

Katharine Martin & Maddi Chiavelli. We

wish all our new staff and visitors an enjoyable

stay at Pearson.

As always we are very excited to start the

new academic year with all its activities and

sports. This year is a bumper year in terms of

numbers. Ons leerdergetal het gegroei tot 1016

- die grootste in die geskiedenis van Pearson!

* the 24 water polo boys and 20 water polo girls

who represented E.P. at the S.A. National

Championships - the following captained the

E.P. Teams: 16B: Antonio Votano; u/19B:

Emma Ellis; u/15A Kayleigh van Vuuren.

* Mr Mackenzie - for hosting the u/16 boys'

section of the National Water Polo Champion-

ships at Pearson's Van Staden Aquatic

Centre.

* Amy Mardon & Dylan Smith - included in the

National Open-Water Swimming Squad.

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In the next two weeks:

In die volgende twee weke:

31/1/2013: - Boys' Tennis League starts

- Debating League vs Newton

Tech (Alex)

1/2/2013 - Interact: Gutter slush

1-3/2/2013: - Girls' 1st Team Waterpolo

(Kingswood)

2/2/2013: - Cricket vs Westering -

1st & u/15A (Away)

2nd & u/14A (Home)

- Oudtshoorn Tweekamp

4/2/2013: - Sone-atletiek (NMMU)

- JOT Bash

5/2/2013: - Mr & Miss Pearsonality

Finalists Announced

6/2/2013: - Toetsperiode 2

- Music Department Information

Meeting with Parents and

Learners (19:00)

7/2/2013: - Neatness check

8/2/2013: - Maranatha Visit (14:30)

8-9/2/2013: - Jason Murray Waterpolo u/14

(Boys & Girls) Tournament (E.L.)

- Van Staden Cup: Waterpolo

1st Boys' Team

9/2/2013: - Cricket vs Victoria Park

1st & u/15A (Away)

2nd & u/14A (Home)

11/2/2013: - Pearson Prestige Gala

12/2/2013: - Creative Writing Club (16:00)

13/2/2013: - Toetsperiode 3

- Poetry Society

- Boys' Tennis vs Graeme (Away)

14/2/2013: - Debating League vs Grey

(St George's)

MATRIC RESULTS

MATRIEKUITSLAE

100% SLAAGSYFER

100% of Dramatic Arts Learners ob-

tained 80%+

90,1% - Bachelor Pass

53% of Visual Art Learners obtained

80%+

50% of Music Learners obtained

80%+

44% of IT Learners obtained 80%+

28% van Rekeningkunde-leerders

behaal 80%+

20% of all Subject results were

Subject Distinctions

19% of Physical Science Learners

obtained 80%+

17% Afrikaans FAL-leerders behaal

80%+

14% of Mathematics Learners

obtained 80+

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Congratulations also to the Top

learners in the Final Matric Ex-

ams: Chanté Hoft, Roxie Becker,

Stephen Barnes, Kate Burton, Neil

Honeycomb, Lizke Burger, Bernard van

der Merwe, Heather Wilford, Timothy

Glanvill, Nina Osmond, Charissa

Potgieter, Geoffrey Olls, Taryn Smit, Lisa

Hayden, Neenah Moore, Kaylee Barnard,

Ania Buckle, Patricia van der Merwe,

Carolen Beresford, Holly Wilford, Dale

Gordon, Riaz Ackerdien, Samantha

Petzer, Alisha Kleinhans, Elisabeth

Verwey, Brandon Poole, Shakira Gie,

Lauren Dalton, Charlotte Huisamen.

The following matrics obtained 7 x 7's:

Stephen Barnes, Roxie Becker, Kate

Burton, Chanté Hoft, Neil Honeycomb,

Bernard van der Merwe.

The following obtained 6 x 7's:

Kaylee Barnard, Lizke Burger, Geoffrey

Olls.

Well done!

School Fees/Skoolfonds:

Pay school fees by 15 February 2013,

as a once-off payment for the year

and receive 10% discount.

Ons bankbesonderhede is:

STANDARD BANK,

RINKSTRAAT, PORT ELIZABETH

REK. NO: 080271707

BANKKODE: 050417

Gr 9 Scrolls/Balkies Criteria: 80% aggregrate in two consecutive

examinations in Grade 8: Thandiwe

Burgess, Courtney Shaw, Jean-Marié Malan,

Heather Phillips, Nikki Conradie, Kristin

Giddy, Inge de Wet, Marie Lötter, Bouwer

Botha, Kelsey Brooks, Nicola Verwey,

Bianca Claassen, Hannah Werth, Georgia

Emms, Amy Keech, Marizelle Bekker, Jarod

Peters, Ashleigh Hertel, Jamie Penrith, Anna

Huang, Candice Stock, Tiaan Loots, Jani

Gerber, Arno van Jaarsveld, Adhika

Bhagwandin, Tristan Jacobs, Caitlyn Simms,

Sabrina King, Savanah Smit.

Gr 10 Scrolls/Balkies Kriteria: 80% in twee opeenvolgende ek-

samens in Graad 9: Emma Finestone, Alisa

Louw, Lara Swanepoel, Christelle Potgieter,

Madeli Bam, Minet Nell, Eileen van der

Westhuizen, Sayuri Padayachee, Tayla

Futcher, Claire Bodley, Shené Roux, Megan

Rothman, Abi de Villiers, Shaandré van

Niekerk, Elisabeth Terry, Kelsey Vaughan,

Femcke van Rensburg, Cassie Pengelly,

Lara Odendaal, Lauren Lloyd, Kayleigh van

Vuuren, Mia Hayward.

Gr 11 Scrolls/Balkies Criteria: 438 marks in two consecutive ex-

aminations (70%) in Grade 10: Laura

Newton, Luzaan Potgieter, Stephen Slabbert,

Sharon Chantler, Siobhan Moore, Clarissa

Kirstein, Cameron Rhodes, André de Jager,

Robina Kafuko, Stephani Le Roux, Justin

Impey, Carloné Kirstein, Devon Bowers,

Jody Ioannides, Carine Umuhoza, Lwandile

Matiso.

Gr 11 Colours/Kleure Criteria: 469 marks in two consecutive ex-

aminations (75%) in Grade 10: Siân Hobson,

Chrislie Niehaus, Tinus Loots, Leah Brink,

Aidan Jacobs, Megan Alberts, Kyla Purdon,

Maria Palacios Ricaldi, Lindsay Biggs,

Sydney Dewsnap, Michaela Coetzee,

Danielle Blignaut, Erinique Solomon,

Ferdinand Steenkamp.

Gr 11 Honours/Erekleure Kriteria: 500 punte in twee opeenvolgende

eksamens (80%) in Graad 10: Nikisha Lalloo,

Mieke Struwig, Nikita Gorlach, Chandré

Chrysanthou, Richard Kirton, Karla du

Plessis, Sili Tukani, Tayla Hynch, Tristan

Cull, Ashleigh Goliath.

Gr 12 Scrolls/Balkies Kriteria: 419 punte in twee opeenvolgende

eksamens (70%) in Graad 11: Fordie van

Gend, Ashleigh Miller, Gugu Peteni, Hans

van Rensburg, Shannon van Tonder,

December Exams/Desember-eksamen GRADE 11: Simoné Zwennis, Shaylan Lalloo, Argon Poorun, Mikaela Oosthuizen, Dyanti Huisamen, Rachel Giddy, Margaréte Meiring, Nelleke van Niekerk, Sara Finestone, Alex de Villiers, Hayleigh Terry, Lynette Upman, Mandie Bezuidenhout, RC Botha, Robert Jansen van Vuuren, Aidan Thomas, Ashley Ferreira, Tertia Pohl, Galad Smith, Mishale Futcher. GRAAD 10: Mieke Struwig, Nikita Gorlach, Chandré Chrysanthou, Richard Kirton, Sili Tukani, Nikisha Lalloo, Siân Hobson, Tayla Hynch, Tristan Cull, Ashleigh Goliath, Chrislie Niehaus, Tinus Loots, Leah Brink, Aidan Jacobs, Megan Alberts, Kyla Purdon, Maria Palacios Ricaldi, Lindsay Biggs, Sydney Dews-nap, Luzaan Potgieter. GRADE 9: Alisa Louw, Emma Finestone, , Lara Swanepoel, Christelle Potgieter, Madeli Bam, Minet Nell, Eileen van der Westhuizen, Sayuri Padayachee, Tayla Futcher, Claire Bodley, Shené Roux, Megan Rothman, Abigail de Villiers, Shaandré van Niekerk, Elisabeth Terry, Kelsey Vaughan, Femcke van Rensburg, Cassie Pengelly, Lara Odendaal, Lauren Lloyd. GRAAD 8: Thandiwe Burgess, Courtney Shaw, Jean-Marié Malan, Heather Phillips, Nikki Conradie, Kristin Giddy, Inge de Wet, Marie Lötter, Bouwer Botha, Kelsey Brooks, Nicola Verwey, Bianca Claassen, Hannah Werth, Georgia Emms, Amy Keech, Marizelle Bekker, Jarod Peters, Ashleigh Hertel, Jamie Penrith,

Anna Huang.

TERM 1: 15 JANUARY — 28 MARCH

KWARTAAL 2 07 APRIL — 27 JUNIE

TERM 3 21 JULY — 03 OCTOBER

KWARTAAL 4 13 OKTOBER — 10 DES.

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: 2014

OPENBARE VAKANSIEDAE 2014:

21 MARCH — HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

18 APRIL — GOOD FRIDAY

21 APRIL — FAMILY DAY

27 APRIL — VRYHEIDSDAG

28 APRIL — PUBLIC HOLIDAY

29 APRIL — SCHOOL VAKANSIEDAG

30 APRIL — SCHOOL HOLIDAY

1 MEI — WERKERSDAG

2 MEI — SKOOL VAKANSIEDAG

16 JUNIE — JEUGDAG

9 AUGUSTUS — NASIONALE VROUEDAG

24 SEPTEMBER — HERITAGE DAY

If you're still looking for

that one person who can

change your life, take a

look in the mirror.

On Saturday 19 January,

the new grade 8s em-

barked on an ―Amazing

Race‖ adventure through

Summerstrand. Sixteen

teams endured such activities as digging old nuts

and screws from drums of old engine oil, being

washed off in the car wash at Total Summer-

strand, burying themselves in sand, to fun activi-

ties at the Boardwalk. One of the activities was a

challenge to see who could eat a plate of curry

the fastest - however, the curry was too mild for

their taste buds! Once back at school, each team

had to nominate its most valuable team member,

and these learners were rewarded with a flip in a

helicopter, a highlight for sure. In the afternoon,

the peer counsellors met with their classes, after

which the grade 8s undertook more activities in

their class groups. The day provided a wonderful

opportunity for the grade 8s to meet new friends

and to bond with fellow classmates. For many,

I’m sure, this will remain a highlight of the grade

8 year.

SMS-BOODSKAPSISTEEM: Dit is uiters belangrik vir ons kommunikasie met

ouers dat ons onmiddellik skriftelik verwittig word in-

dien die kontak-selnommer verander het. Ons moet

ook skriftelik verwittig word van enige adresverande-

ring en/of telefoonnommer-veranderings.

SMS MESSAGES: This is vital

for our communication with parents.

Please let us know immediately of any

changes to your cell phone number. We

must also be notified in writing of any

changes to your address and/or telephone number.

Melissa Paddock, Jessica Els, Emma Slabbert,

Caitlin Smith, Dominique Fyfe, Aavishkan

Bhagwandin, Rigardt Potgieter, Dani Roberts.

Gr12 Colours/Kleure Kriteria: 450 punte in twee opeenvolgende

eksamens (75%) in Graad 11: Hayleigh Terry,

Stefan Gerber, Eduard van der Westhuizen,

Jéan-Jacques Blignaut, Sheldy Botha, Taryn

Koen, Andre Neethling, John Williams, Jane

Hillock, Ashleigh Huisamen.

Gr12 Honours/Erekleure Criteria: 481 punte in twee opeenvolgende

eksamens (80%) in Graad 11: Sara Finestone,

Alex de Villiers, Simoné Zwennis, Shaylan

Lalloo, Argon Poorun, Mikaela Oosthuizen,

Dyanti Huisamen, Rachel Giddy, Margaréte

Meiring, Mishale Futcher, Nelleke van Niekerk,

Lynette Upman, Mandi Bezuidenhout, RC

Botha, Robert Jansen van Vuuren, Aidan

Thomas, Ashley Ferreira, Tertia Pohl, Galad

Smith.

(Congratulations continued)

* Jessica Canter, Dylan Smith & Amy

Mardon - selected to represent E.P. at the

Inter-provincial Gala.

* Brydon Carse - Selected for E.P. u/19

Cricket Team

* Mikaila Kliment & Megan Hall - selected

to represent the S.A. Junior Protea Tradi-

tional Karate Team at 5th Junior World

Karate Championships to be held in

Germany in June.

* Mikaela Oosthuizen - Pearson se afge-

vaardige by die 54ste Jeugleierskonferensie

van Die Burger te Muizenberg.

* Jamie Lee Banks (vice-captain & one of

top-three goal-scorers) & Sabrina King -

(Team Bronze Medal) ; Meldon Clark,

Jason McGillivray & André Potgieter -

(Team Silver Medals) at the PSI National

Indoor Hockey Championships in Durban.

* Wade Hoft & his partner - won the Dou-

bles Sunridge Annual Tennis Tournament.

* Amy Mardon (4th); Dylan Smith (5th);

Stephani Le Roux (9th) & Chrislie

Niehaus (10th) - in the 3 km swim - E.P.

Open Water Swimming Champi-

onships. All qualified to take part

in the Nationals in April.

* the following u/14 swimmers: Amy

Mardon 400m Freestyle - 4th & 100m Free-

style -6th; Dylan Smith 400m Freestyle -

2nd; 100m Freestyle - 3rd; 200 Freestyle

Relay - 2nd; Jessica Canter -1st in the fol-

lowing: 200m Freestyle, 15m Butterfly,

100m Butterfly, 200m Medley Relay (in

record time) & 200m Freestyle Relay;

Kaylene Corbett 200m Freestyle - 2nd, 1st

in the following: 50 & 100m Breaststroke,

200m Medley Relay (in record time), 200m

Freestyle Relay; Tristan Strydom 200m IM

- 4th, 2nd in the following: 200m Medley Re-

lay, 50m Breaststroke and 100m Breast-

stroke - 1st

* (Girls' u/15) - Courtney Shaw, who won a

gold medal at the E.P. Championships,

Amy Keech & Sanmari Kapp. (Girls'

u/13) - Tamlyn Gill. (Boys' u/17) - Munro

Ferreira - were selected for E.P. Biathlon

at the E.P. Trials on Saturday, 19 January.

Hulle sal aan die Highgate Inter-

provinsiale byeenkoms op 2 Febru-

arie te Oudtshoorn Deelneem.

Sterkte!

Maths

Olympiad Entries for participation in the

Maths Olympiad must be completed by Friday, 1

February. Learners must please contact Miss

Norden regarding entries at R20 per learner.

We ask all parents to load the new version of the D6

Communicator. The school has decided to commu-

nicate with parents by using only the following three

communication technologies: SMS, D6Communica-

tor and email. This enables Pearson to save on

paper and ink and also provide instant communica-

tion of important information to parents and learners.

In order for us to make these technologies as effi-

cient as possible, it is vital that Pearson is informed

of any changes in email addresses and cell-phone

numbers. This can be done by emailing the school

at phs@pearsonhs.ecape.school.za or the Head of

the IT Department (Mr James) at

rjames@pearsonhs.ecape.school.za

With the increased use of smart phones, it has come

to our attention that more parents and learners are

making use of the D6 Communicator Mobile site:

http://mobi.d6communicator.com/ With D6Com you

are able to read the latest News, glance at the Cal-

endar and read up on important Resources. NEWS

= latest news on a daily / weekly basis CALENDAR =

monthly activities and events scheduled at Pearson

High School RESOURCES = Grade

12 Exam Timetables, Upcoming

Events, etc.

Dui asseblief die leerder se naam en waarvoor die

bedrag is, aan. Bv. J. Badenhorst—Skoolgeld;

N. Smith—Hokkietoer. Please indicate name of

learner and what the amount is for—eg. J. Johns–

School Fees or C. Cat—Hockey tour.

Application for

Special Needs:

Any parents of children with special needs such

as extra time for writing exams, concessions in

terms of immigrant status, etc., must please com-

plete an application form which may be collected

from Ms Smith. All forms need to be returned by

Thursday, 7 February 2013.

Procedure for changing

subjects in Grades 10 &

11: [Extract from a Provincial Assessment Instruc-

tion.]

The National Department of Education has

formulated the procedure to be followed for

the change of subjects relating to the National

Senior Certificate in Grades 10—11.

- A learner may change one or more subjects in

his or her Grade 10 year.

- Learners may change a subject in Grade 10 &

11 if the school deems it to be in the best interest

of the learner to change a subject. The school

may take such a decision only after consultation

with the Head of Department or his/her delegate.

- The approval for a subject change must be ob-

tained from the Director: Assessment and Exami-

nations, provided the following is furnished:

* a letter from the principal either supporting or

providing reasons for not supporting the change;

* a letter from the subject teacher outlining the

programme to be followed to assist the learner to

cover the aspects of the curriculum statement for

the previous grades that were missed. The clos-

ing date for the change of subjects in Grades

10 and 11 will be no later than 30 June, in the

year in which the examination will be written.

CONGRATULATIONS TO /

GELUK AAN * die volgende leerders wat as huisleiers gekies

is vir 2013:

Deary: Emma Ellis

Luciano Jacobs-Pimenta

Duppie: Taryn Koen

Aidan Thomas

ffolliott: Sara Finestone

John Williams

In an interschools boys' tennis

match played on Friday, 18 January, Pearson's

top 8 boys narrowly beat Kingswood College by

13 sets to 10 in a very close match. Well done!

Contact numbers for:

*BIOKINETICIST -

BRINK EKSTEEN

(0836529911)

brink@mansgenoeg.co.za

*PHYSIOTHERAPIST: AUDREY STRYDOM

(041-379 2566; Cell 082 697 0997)

*DIETICIAN: RIANA GREYVENSTEIN

(071 608 3561)

CHRISTIAN MOMS' PRAYER

GROUP: PLEASE JOIN US on MONDAYS at

13:00 in die Reg Anderson Room. U kan ook

enige gebedsnood deurskakel aan

Marlene Wylde: 083 398 5023. GEBED IS

MAGTIG! PRAYER IS POWERFUL!

Wiskunde klasse/

Maths lessons

In various suburbs, Afrikaans/English.

Contact details: Miss Zaaiman: 072 732 3247

E-mail: SucceedInMaths@gmail.com

u/15B vs Otto Du Plessis (T20)

Pearson 97/4 (Nico Bester 31)

Otto Du Plessis 42/10

Pearson won by 55 runs.

4TH CRICKET TEAM - 23/1/2013

vs St George's 1st Team

Pearson batted first - 56 all out; L. Mda best scorer

- 9 runs. St George's made 57 runs with one

wicket down and won by 9 wickets.

It is the school's policy to monitor

the humidity factor owing to its

effect on sports practices. We do

not like cancelling sports practices

but we wish to assure parents that the school

will act responsibly and that coaches would

concentrate more on the honing of skills than

on fitness exercises on hot/humid days.

BOYS:

1st Team - Port Rex Tournament - E.L.

18 & 19 January

vs Stirling won 5 - 0

vs Selborne 2nd s won 6 - 2

vs Kingswood won 6 - 3

vs Grey lost 3 - 7

vs Selborne won 4 - 0

Overall position: 3rd out of 12 teams. Well done!

Grey Bloem 1st Team Water Polo Tournament

24 - 27 January: Pool Stages:

We played against Pretoria Boys' High, Reddam

House and St Peters. Play-offs:

vs Parktown Boys' High won 5 - 4

Quarterfinals:

vs St Stithians lost 8 - 4

We came 8th out 20. Well done!

Pearson started its 2013 annual cricket fixtures on a high note with all teams recording victories against Nico Malan. The 1st team won the toss and elected to bat first. The Nico Malan bowlers made use of the favourable early morning bowling conditions and had Pearson under pressure with Pearson struggling on 45/4. Our open-ing batsman, Brydon Carse batted superbly and together with the Pearson lower order, got our team to 180/10 in the 50-over match. Carse was eventually bowled for 79, in his effort to increase the run rate towards the end of the innings. Our bowlers bowled well and picked up wickets regularly. Carse (2/15 in 10) also contributed with the ball and together with Pearson captain, Jacques Budricks (4/19 in 8), saw Pearson home. Nico Malan managed to make only 123/10, giving us a well-earned 57-run victory.

Other results: 14A vs Nico Malan (40-over match) Nico Malan 31/10 (Jarod Froneman 3/1 & Brandon O’Donovan 3/2) Pearson 33/0 (Jarod Froneman 26*) Pearson won by 10 wickets u/15A vs Nico Malan (40-over match) Pearson 166/6 (S. Ngalo 65*) Nico Malan 129/10 Pearson won by 37 runs 2nd vs Nico Malan (40-over match) Nico Malan 128/10 (S. Vusani 4/21) Pearson 131/6 (T. Boltina 51*) Pearson won by 4 wickets 3rd vs Victoria Park (T20) Pearson 124/8 (Kellan Robson 61) V.P.108/6 Pearson won by 16 runs u/14B vs Muir College (T20) Muir 97/6 Pearson 91/10 Pearson lost by 6 runs u/14C vs Alexander Road (T20) Alex 68/9 Pearson 63/6 Pearson lost by 5 runs

Tuck Shop The new academic year is already

well on its way and we should like to take this

opportunity to introduce the Pearson Tuckshop,

the Rendezvous, to all our new parents. We have

improved on our menu in order to offer a range of

healthy and affordable food options to all our learn-

ers. We depend on your valuable support and

invite you to visit us during the week or

on sports days.

We have a system for when learners have to

be collected early for Doctors’ Appointments

etc. Parents must inform the school of the

date and time that any learner needs to be

collected early. The learner must complete

a BLUE FORM granting him/her permission

to leave early, signed by the learner’s Grade

Head. These forms are available at the front

office. The school will then arrange for the

learner to be waiting in the foyer just before

he/she needs to be fetched. Parents must

note that they have to sign out the

learner at reception before leaving

the school premises.

Jaarboek/Yearbook 2013: You can become involved in this spectacular publication by sponsoring a page at R120 per page for 2013. If you are interested please send your sponsorship to school in an enve-lope. Label it YEARBOOK and indicate the NAME of the family or the learner, that must appear at the bottom of

the sponsored page.

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