FROM THE PRINCIPAL...

VAN DIE SKOOLHOOF… Welcome back in 2014 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 spesiaal verwelkom:

Mr Luke Manthe (Junior Geography, English & LO

& Water Polo Coach), Mr Jonathan Watkins (EMS,

Business Studies, LO & Water Polo Coach), Ms

Jeanette Makkie (Hockey Professional & Sports

Administrator), Miss Vicky Campbell (Physical

Sciences, Mathematics & LO), Miss Megan Schram

(standing in for Mrs Finlaison in the Music Depart-

ment and will also be our part-time flute teacher) &

Miss Megan Oosthuizen (English & LO).

We welcome our Global Latitude Volun-

teers, Nica Weidemeyer from Germany &

Rebecca Meyer from the UK & our American

teachers, who will be involved in practice teach-

ing at Pearson: Megan Scott, Sarah Jaynes &

Melissa Brohas.

We wish all our new staff and visitors an en-

joyable 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 1051 - die grootste in die

geskiedenis van Pearson!

CONGRATULATIONS TO / GELUK AAN * Amy Mardon who competed in the

Open Water Swimming Competition from Octo-

ber 2013 - 12 January 2014: Her results are:

Ocean Racing Series: 2x1 km - finished 2nd

overall and 5th overall ; 4x2 km - finished 3rd

overall & 1st in age group, 2nd overall & 1st in age

group, 2nd overall & 1st in age group, 2nd overall

& 1st in age group. ; Steers Marina Mile: fin-

ished 1st overall; Steers Marina Double Mile :

finished 1st overall ; 2x Metsi/EPA OWS Series:

5 km races - finished 4th overall and 3rd overall ;

Spar Kowie River Mile: finished 5th overall ;

KZN Open Water Swimming Champs: 5 km

& 1 km: finished 13th overall (ladies) & seeding

for Midmar Mile - finished 15th overall.

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In the next two weeks:

In die volgende twee weke:

31/1/2014: - Computer Club (14:30 - 16:00)

- Last day for Concessions;

Grade 12 Subject Changes

31/1-1/2/2014: - Netball Team-building Camp

1/2/2014 - B-Group Swimming Gala

(Newton Park Pool)

- Cricket vs Westering 1st &

u/15 A (Home)

- Debating: Adjudication Work-

shop (08:30 - 12:00) (Alex)

- Biathlon Interprovincial

(Oudtshoorn)

3/2/2014: - JOT Bash (17:00 - 19:15)

- PIC Meeting (17:30)

4/2/2014: - Creative Writing Meeting 1

(16:00)

- Governing Body By-Election

- Guest Speaker: André de

Villiers to address the school

5/2/2014: - Zone Athletics (Westbourne

Oval)

- Music Department Info Meeting

with Parents and Learners

(19:00)

6/2/2014: - Neatness Check

- Debating vs VP (at Alex)

7/2/2014: - Interact: Grade 8 Welcome

(14:30)

- Dancesport starts

- Maranatha Visit (15:00)

7&8/2/2014 - Jason Murray u/14 Boys' &

Girls' Water Polo (E.L.)

8/2/2014: - Cricket vs VP: 1st & u/15A

(Home) ; 2nd & u/14A (Away)

12/2/2014: - Wednesday Test 1

- Poetry Society (16:00 - 17:00)

12-15/2/2014: - Gerrie Berner Tennis Tourna-

ment (Boys and Girls)

13/2/2014: - Debating vs Lawson Brown

(at Collegiate)

MATRIC RESULTS

MATRIEKUITSLAE

2013

We are extremely proud of our 2013

matrics!

■ 92% obtained a Bachelor Pass

■ 251 Subject Distinctions

■ 20% of all Subject results

were 80%+

■ 86% of Dramatic Arts Learners

obtained 80%+

■ 75% of Visual Art Learners ob-

tained 80%+

■ 33% of Physical Sciences Learners

obtained 70%+

■ 32% of Accounting Learners ob-

tained 80%+

■ 30% of IT Learners obtained 80%+

■ 29% of Mathematics Core

Learners obtained 70%+

■ 23% of History Learners

obtained 80+

***************************************** The following matric learner obtained

8 x 7's:

Shaylan Lalloo

The following matrics obtained 7 x 7's:

Rachel Giddy; Mikaela Oosthuizen;

Argon Poorun; Simoné Zwennis.

The following obtained 6 x 7's:

Mandie Bezuidenhout; Robert Jansen van

Vuuren.

MERIT LIST (80% & ABOVE AGGRE-

GATES: Simoné Zwennis, Mikaela

Oosthuizen, Rachel Giddy, Argon Poorun,

Shaylan Lalloo, Mishale Futcher, Sara

Finestone, Dyanti Huisamen, Hayleigh

Terry, Robert Jansen van Vuuren, Ashleigh

Huisamen, Nelleke van Niekerk, Mandie

Bezuidenhout, Galad Smith, Stefan Gerber,

RC Botha, Gugu Peteni, Margaréte Meiring,

Lynette Upman, Jéan-Jacques Blignaut,

Tertia Pohl, Taryn Koen, Ashley Ferreira,

Alex de Villiers.

WELL DONE!

A parent at Pearson, Marlene Sieberhagen,

would like to be part of a lift club from Walmer,

or, if any other parent is interested

in joining her in a lift club, please

contact her on 071 750 3542

Hoërskool Pearson High School

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

examinations in Grade 8: Kirsten Manthe,

Tamlyn Gill, Abigail Sieberhagen, Arno

Redelinghuys, Lisa Han, Micaela Giltrow,

Jessica Canter, Casey McLeavy, Lara van

Heerden, Talita Strydom, Lizemari Roulstone,

Ané Meyer, Liza Stewart, Nika Gerber, Anlé

Diedericks, Anneke Coetzer, Mareli Neethling,

Janél Daffue, Chanée Louis, Ashleigh

Vaughan, Danica Strydom, Crystal Leonard,

Sinovuyo Nohashe, Jonathan Bosch, Lise de

Villiers,Kristen Basson, Graeme Witte, Ian

Venter, Bronwyne White, Michael Peterseil,

Jamie Allday, Kyla Jansen van Vuuren, Gavin

Swart, Suné Strydom, Alexander van Rijswijck,

Juané Venter, Kyle Johnston.

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

eksamens in Graad 9: Hanne Mertens, Kristin

Giddy, Nikki Conradie, Thandiwe Burgess,

Courtney Shaw, Jean-Marié Malan, Kelsey

Brooks, Heather Phillips, Marie Lötter, Bouwer

Botha, Inge de Wet, Candice Stock, Nicola

Verwey, Marizelle Bekker, Amy Keech, Jarod

Peters, Rebekah Preller, Hannah Werth, Tiaan

Loots, Lilo Shingwayo, Jamie Penrith, Zara

Poorun, Bianca Claassen.

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

aminations (70%) in Grade 10: Kelsey

Vaughan, Morgan Schröder, Julia Booth-Jones,

Hayley Erickson, Tamryn Morris, Jocelyn

Verdoukas, Ashley Connacher, Sharon Ho,

Maurice Millard, Kayla Swart, Robin-Jay

Ferreira, Esté Bam, Doré van Eyk.

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

aminations (75%) in Grade 10: Jenna

Beckett, Lara Odendaal, Camryn Riddle, Cassie

Pengelly, Minet Nell, Mia Hayward, Liam Broek,

Megan Rothman, Lauren Lloyd, Kayleigh van

Vuuren, Meldon Clark, Frederick van Niekerk,

Elisabeth Terry, Tara-Leigh du Preez, Sindy

Koen, Frances Engelbrecht.

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

eksamens (80%) in Graad 10: Emma

Finestone, Alisa Louw, Christelle Potgieter,

Lara Swanepoel, Claire Bodley, Tayla Futcher,

Sayuri Padayachee, Madeli Bam, Eileen van

der Westhuizen, Abi de Villiers, Abigail Meier,

Shené Roux, Shaandré van Niekerk, Isabelle

Taljaard.

Gr 12 Scrolls/Balkies Kriteria: 438 punte in twee opeenvolgende

eksamens (70%) in Graad 11: Lafras

Bezuidenhout, Ilse Venter, Pierre Cilliers,

December Exams/Desember-eksamen

GRADE 11: Mieke Struwig, Richard Kirton,

Chandré Chrysanthou, Karla du Plessis, Nikita

Gorlach, Tinus Loots, Nikisha Lalloo, Michaela

Coetzee, Danielle Blignaut, Siân Hobson, Kyla

Purdon, Stephani le Roux, Chrislie Niehaus,

Lindsay Biggs, Tristan Cull, Sili Tukani, Laura

Newton, André de Jager, James Beale, Luzaan

Potgieter.

GRADE 10: Emma Finestone, Alisa Louw,

Christelle Potgieter, Lara Swanepoel, Claire

Bodley, Tayla Futcher, Sayuri Padayachee,

Madeli Bam, Eileen van der Westhuizen, Abi de

Villiers, Abigail Meier, Shené Meyer, Shaandré

van Niekerk, Isabelle Taljaard, Lara Odendaal,

Camryn Riddle, Cassie Pengelly, Minet Nell,

Jenna Beckett, Mia Hayward.

GRADE 9: Hanne Mertens, Kristin Giddy, Nikki

Conradie, Thandiwe Burgess, Courtney Shaw,

Jean-Marië Malan, Kelsey Brooks, Heather

Phillips, Marie Lötter, Bouwer Botha, Inge de Wet,

Candice Stock, Nicola Verwey, Marizelle Bekker,

Jani Gerber, Amy Keech, Jarod Peters, Rebekah

Preller, Hannah Werth, Tiaan Loots.

GRADE 8: Kirsten Manthe, Tamlyn Gill, Abigail

Sieberhagen, Arno Redelinghuys, Lisa Han,

Micaela Giltrow, Jessica Canter, Casey McLeavy,

Lara van Heerden, Talita Strydom, Lizemari

Roulstone, Ané Meyer, Liza Stewart, Nika Gerber,

Anlé Diedericks, Anneke Coetzer, Mareli

Neethling, Janél Daffue, Chanée Louis, Ashleigh

Vaughan.

PROPOSED DATES:

TERM 1: 21 JANUARY — 1 APRIL

KWARTAAL 2 13 APRIL — 26 JUNIE

TERM 3 20 JULY — 02 OCTOBER

KWARTAAL 4 12 OKTOBER — 09 DES.

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: 2015

OPENBARE VAKANSIEDAE 2015:

21 MARCH — HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

03 APRIL — GOOD FRIDAY

06 APRIL — FAMILY DAY

27 APRIL — VRYHEIDSDAG

1 MEI — WERKERSDAG

16 JUNIE — JEUGDAG

9 AUGUSTUS — NASIONALE VROUEDAG

10 AUGUST — PUBLIC HOLIDAY

24 SEPTEMBER — HERITAGE DAY

25 SEPTEMBER — SCHOOL HOLIDAY

16 DECEMBER — DAY OF RECONCILIATION

On Saturday 18

January, the new

grade 8s embarked

on an “Amazing

Race” adventure

through Summer-

strand.

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 Sum-

merstrand, burying themselves in sand, to fun

activities at the Boardwalk. One of the activities

was a challenge to see who could eat a plate of

curry the fastest. 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 grade 8s undertook more activities

in their class groups. The day provided a wonder-

ful opportunity for the grade 8s to meet new

friends and to bond with fellow classmates. For

many, 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

indien die kontak-selnommer verander het. Ons moet

ook skriftelik verwittig word van enige adres-

verandering 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.

Helene Oosthuizen, Robina Kafuko, Sydney

Dewsnap, Marisca Venter, Alexis Clark, Sharon

Chantler, Cameron Rhodes.

Gr 12 Colours/Kleure Kriteria: 469 punte in twee opeenvolgende

eksamens (75%) in Graad 11: Laura Newton,

Georgina Brauer, Carloné Kirstein, Stephani le

Roux, Chrislie Niehaus, Sili Tukani, André de

Jager, James Beale, Luzaan Potgieter, Ferdinand

Steenkamp, Megan Alberts, Siobhan Moore, Leah

Brink, Maria Palacios Ricaldi, Aidan Jacobs,

Erinique Solomon, Tayla Hynch, Pippa Browning,

Clarissa Kirstein.

Gr 12 Honours/Erekleure Criteria: 500 punte in twee opeenvolgende

eksamens (80%) in Graad 11: Mieke Struwig,

Richard Kirton, Chandré Chrysanthou, Karla du

Plessis, Nikita Gorlach, Tinus Loots, Nikisha

Lalloo, Michaela Coetzee, Danielle Blignaut, Siân

Hobson, Kyla Purdon, Lindsay Biggs, Tristan Cull.

☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺

No matter how many mistakes you

make or how slowly you progress,

you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t

trying.

(Congratulations continued)

* Justin Tulleken, Tristan Jacobs &

Hannah Stroud (Gold Certificates) & Marie

Lötter (Silver Certificate) in the Grade 9

section of the NMMU MathMxit Competition;

Nikisha Lalloo (2nd in the Province) &

Tristan Cull & André de Jager (Silver

Certificates in the Grade 11 Section of the

MathsMxit Competition).

* our 21 Water Polo Boys & our 22 Girls that

represented Eastern Province at the SA

Water Polo National Championships. The

u/15 E.P. Girls' side, coached by Mr Luke

Manthe, won Gold at the S.A. Water Polo

National Tournament, . The following mem-

bers of that team are Pearsonites:

Hannah Werth (Captain), Jana de Jager,

Erin Mukheibir, Chantelle O'Kennedy &

Jenna van der Watt (who scored the win-

ning goal).

* Simone Upman (Gr. 11), Luzaan

Potgieter (Gr. 12) & Lynette Upman

(matric 2013), represented the E.P. u/19

Ladies' Cricket side in the National tourna-

ment in Cape Town.

* our u/16A Boys' Hockey team: J. Smith,

W. Van Zyl, S. Ngalo, A. Van Jaarsveld, B.

Gauld, J. Hall, J. McGillivray, A. Potgieter,

M. Clark, T. Koen, D. Groom, S. Lerm,

Damian de Chalain & FA van Niekerk

(captain) who ended 3rd overall in the South

African Schools' Sport Championships in

Bloemfontein in December. Congratulations

also to their coach, Dan Matthee.

* Ian Venter, Amy Mardon, Amy Keech,

Hannah Haswell, Hannah Reid & Stephani

le Roux - selected for E.P. Open Water

Team for S.A. Nationals.

* Jessica Canter, Hannah Haswell, Jade

Grobbelaar, Kaylene Corbett (G u/13 &

u/14); Amy Mardon & Amy Keech (G u/15

& u/16); Ian Venter & Graeme Witte (B u/13

u/14); Tristan Strydom & Dylan Smith (B

u/15 & u/16) - were all selected for the E.P.

Swimming Team for the January 2014 Inter-

provincial.

* Jan Coetzer ontvang sertifikaat vir

deelname aan die Nasionale

Jeugorkes SASAL December-

kursus.

* Tamlyn Gill (Gold Medal - age

group 16 - 19) & Munro Ferreira (Gold Med-

al - age group 17 - 19) who excelled at the

Eastern Province Triathlon Championships.

* Micaela Giltrow & Cameron Wesson

(E.P. C); Sanmari Kapp (E.P. B); Lisa-

Nicole Scholtz, Lisa Venter, Tamlyn Gill,

Brendon Gauld, Courtney Shaw & Munro

Ferreira (E.P. A) selected for E.P.

Biathlon.

Maths

Olympiad Entries for participation in the

Maths Olympiad must be completed by Friday,

31 January. Leerders moet mej. Norden in dié

verband spreek. Dit kos R23 om deel te neem.

Die skool het besluit om op die volgende 3 maniere

met ouers to kommunikeer: SMS, D6Communicator

and email. This enables Pearson to save on paper

and ink (and to go green), and also provide instant

communication of important information to parents

and learners. In order for us to make these technolo-

gies as efficient 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, and the like.

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 Miss M. Oosthuizen. All forms need to be

returned by Friday, 7 February 2014.

Procedure for changing

subjects in Grades 10 & 11:

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.

- ’n Leerder mag een of twee vakke in sy/haar Gr.

10- en 11-jaar verander.

- Leerders mag ’n vak in Graad 10 en 11 ve-

rander, indien die skool dink dis in die beste

belang van die kind.

- 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 closing dates for the change of subjects

are: Gr 11 by 28 February 2014; Grade 10 by

18 July 2014, in the year in which the examina-

tion will be written.

CONGRATULATIONS TO /

GELUK AAN * die volgende leerders wat as huisleiers gekies

is vir 2014:

Deary: Steven Hodgson & Shiraz Ackerdien

Duppie: Pierre Cilliers & Laura Newton

ffolliott: Marcelle de Lange &

Layla Campher

CONGRATULATIONS

TO / GELUK AAN

* our Pearsonality Finalists 2014.

Girls: Teneal Betge, Frances Engelbrecht,

Ally Giddy, Tamryn Morris, Chané Nel, Minet

Nell, Lara Odendaal, Camryn Riddle, Megan

Rothman, Shené Roux, Anke Spies, Lara

Swanepoel, Eileen van der Westhuizen,

Shaandré van Niekerk.

Boys: Daniel Black, Francois Burden,

Munro Ferreira, Jonathan Naude, Justin

Potgieter, Deluan Taljaard, Robert van

Onselen, FA van Niekerk.

CHRISTIAN MOMS' PRAYER

GROUP: PLEASE JOIN US on

MONDAYS at 13:00 in the Reg Anderson Room to

pray for our school and our learners. U kan ook

enige gebedsnood deurskakel aan

Marlene Wylde: 083 398 5023.

GEBED IS MAGTIG! PRAYER IS POWERFUL!

Pearson vs Brandwag (Time Format

Match 120 overs)

Brandwag: 1st innings 115/10

D. Klaasen 4/14; J. Dodd 4/27

Pearson: 1st innings 184/10 (led by 69)

G. Miles (41 not out) ; J. Dodd (37)

Brandwag: 2nd innings 69/1

K. Jacobs 1/15

Match drawn - Pearson won on 1st innings

National T20 Semi-Final vs Framesby (PE City)

1st Team

Framesby 134/6 (20) J. Dodd 2/34

Pearson 67/8 - Framesby won by 67 runs.

6th Team vs Alexander Road 4th Team (20-over

match)

Pearson 39/10

Alex 40/2 - Alex won by 8 wickets

5th Team vs Cape Recife 1st (20-over match)

Pearson 234/6 - Stephan Steenekamp 97 not out

Cape Recife 41/10 - Nathan Augustus 3/5

Pearson won by 191 runs

1st XI Cricket team vs Nico Malan (50 overs)

Pearson 193/10 : S. Vusani (53); J. Dodd (39);

J. Froneman (39)

Nico Malan 135/10 : S. Vusani (3/23), K. Jacobs (2/14),

J. Dodd (2/24)

Pearson won by 58 runs

U/14A & U/15A Cricket vs Nico Malan (35 overs)

u/14: Pearson 229/1 : Kresten Spencer (104 n/o);

Julian Dalton (43)

Nico Malan 65/10 : Ameer Sodien (4/7 in 5

overs)

Pearson won by 164 runs.

u/15: Pearson 160/10 : K. Forbes (35); R. Baatjies

(37)

Nico Malan 86/10 : B. Basson (3/16 in 6 overs)

Pearson won by 74 runs

2nd team: Won by 95 runs. T. Boltina (80)

BOYS:

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

17/18 January

vs Selborne won 6 - 4

vs Graeme College won 9 - 0

vs Queens College won 9 - 1

vs Stirling won 5 - 1

vs Grey High lost 2 - 4

St Andrew's won 7 - 4

Pearson came 3rd overall.

Grey Bloem 1st Team Water Polo Tournament

22 - 25 January:

vs St Stithians won 8 - 6

vs Wynberg lost 1 - 3

vs Crawford won 9 - 3

vs Grey Bloem won 6 - 4

Quarter Final: vs Reddam won 8 - 4

Semi-Final: vs Wynberg lost 6 - 8

3rd/4th Playoff: vs Grey (P.E.) lost 5 - 9

Pearson came 4th overall! Well done, Boys!

U/14 & U/15 Grey Water Polo Tournament

u/15: vs Selborne lost 1 - 5

vs Grey B won 2 - 4

4th place vs Alex won 3 - 0

vs Wynberg lost 0 - 6

vs St Andrew's lost 3 - 6

vs Alex drew 2 - 2

u/14: vs Wynberg lost 3 - 4

vs Selborne lost 1 - 7

vs Glenwood lost 2 - 4

vs Grey lost 1 - 13

vs Grey B lost 1 - 4

GIRLS:

Kingswood tournament 24-26 January.

1st team: vs Hudson Park won 16 - 1

vs Stirling lost 5 - 7

vs Stirling 2nds won 11 - 4

vs DSG won 12 - 2

vs Reddam won 12 - 3

vs Clarendon won 5 - 2

Final: vs Stirling lost 4 - 8

Pearson placed 2nd overall.

Jaarboek/Yearbook 2014:

You can become involved in this spectacular

publication by sponsoring a page at R150 per

page for 2014. If you are interested please send

your sponsorship to school in an envelope. Label

it YEARBOOK and indicate the NAME of the

family or the learner, that must appear

at the bottom of the sponsored page.

Next Issue /

Volgende Uitgawe:

13/2/2014

Kaylin Bouwer - played in the Sportsman's Warehouse Boland Key Health Tennis

Tournament in December. She made it through to the final round of the singles matches. Kaylin

en haar dubbelsmaat wen die dubbels 6 - 1 ; 6 - 2.

Our 1st team rugby squad for pre-season games is: Gorha Adonisi, Dallin

Blignaut, Themba Boltina, Francois Burden, Luthando Fini, Deyano

Klaasen, Siya Landela, Jack Madlakane, Sbu Mangaliso, Xolisa

Matshoba, Nkosi Ntebe, Matthew Petzer, Brandon Wilson, Nathan

Augustus, Duwayne Baartman, Chad Denakie, Emille du Plessis, Tiaan Gerber, Devon

Groom, Litha Jinikwe, Kyle Scott, Aidan Timothy & Robert van Onselen.

CONGRATULATIONS to Mr Jaco Jansen van Rensburg appointed to the following positions for

2014: E.P. u/18 Academy Team: Head Coach ; E.P. u/15 High Performance Squad: Co-

ordinator ; E.P.H.R.F.U: Executive Member.

School Fees/

Skoolfonds:

Reminder: The instalment of R1 660 for

January 2014 is now due.

Card facilities are available at the front office.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pay school fees by 14 February 2014, 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

Tuck Shop The new academic year is already well on its way

and we should like to take this opportunity to intro-

duce the Pearson Tuckshop and the Rendez-

vous, to all our new parents. Ons het ons spys-

kaart verbeter om ’n ver-skeidenheid gesonde kos

teen bekostigbare pryse te verkoop. We depend

on your valuable support and invite you to visit us

during the week or on sports days.

Our team, the Cracker Jills, competed in the Ladies'

B Section (August to December 2013) of the Indoor Netball League,

in which they won 7 of the 9 matches. In the play-offs they finished

2nd and qualified for the finals. The results of the playoffs were:

19/11: vs Victorious Secrets lost 40 - 56

Best Player: Tadia Siwisa

26/11: vs Cherry Bombers won 46 - 22

Best Player: Michaela Zenha

3/12: vs Smarties lost 34 - 39

Best Player: Christelle Potgieter

10/12: vs Baby Cakes (Framesby) won 40 - 36

Best Player: Abigail van Rensburg

In the final they beat Victorious Secrets (Best Player: Amanda Tyala)

and the team members were awarded Gold Medals. This means that

the Pearson girls' team was the first school team to achieve the

honour of winning the Ladies B Section of the League.

Christelle Potgieter & Carlyle Bromfield each received a larger

Gold Medal for being recognised as the 2 best players of the overall

competition.

A special thank you must go to our professional netball coach, Mr

Reg Sharp for his professionalism, energy and expertise.

Dit is skoolbeleid om die humiditeitsfaktor rakende sport-

oefeninge te monitor. 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.

We have a system for when learners have to be collected early

from school 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. Ouers moet daarop let dat

hulle ’n leerder by ontvangs moet uitteken voor hulle die skool verlaat.

(GIRLS) Pearson started the season on a high note by beat-

ing Victoria Girls' High 23 - 5

SINGLES:

L. Botha won 6-0, 6-2

J. Vermaak won 6-0,6-0

K. Pattinson won 6-0, 6-1

A. Carse won 6-4, 6-2

H. Mertens won 6-4, 6-4

L. Coetzee won 6-2, 6-1

C. Bodley lost 0-6, 0-6

M. Hayward won 6-3, 6-2

DOUBLES:

L. Botha & J. Vermaak won 8-2

K. Pattinson & A. Carse won 8-2

H. Mertens & L. Coetzee won 8-1

C. Bodley & M. Hayward lost 5-8

Pearson Boys' Hockey is planning to host a Golf Day on

28 February 2014 at the Humewood Golf Club, in order to

raise funds for its 2014 European Tour.

For bookings, please contact:

Mr van den Berg on 041 583 2111 during school hours.

Contact numbers for:

*BIOKINETICIST - BRINK EKSTEEN

(0836529911)

brink@mansgenoeg.co.za

*PHYSIOTHERAPIST: Lisl Wait

(074 583 9130)

*DIETICIAN: RIANA GREYVENSTEIN

(071 608 3561)

Any learner that needs Academic

Support can join the Subjects listed

alongside, on any day, as a free

service.