The King’s Chronicle March/April2020

Issue 2

We are living in unique times with global challenges affecting us all.

As a Christian community may we continue to look to God, asking Him to empower

us to bring His hope and peace to our world that is threatened by panic.

May we remain steadfast in our faith in Jesus Christ.

A massive thank you to all

who supported us during

teacher entrepreneur day!

The day was a big success

and all proceeds will be going

into the revamping of our

bathrooms. We look forward

to unveiling them in term 2.

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Our 2020 Sprayathon at school was a colourful success. With

their donation and a cupcake in hand, the learners who

participated walked around the school with pride, showing off

their freshly sprayed hair.

The Shavathon took place at Victory Park Shopping Centre and

saw many people, including some of our Gr10 gents and Mrs

Buys, shaving their hair off to show support for cancer fighters.

Our Gr10s raised over R19 000 for CANSA and CHOC!

A special thanks to the Gr10s and their teachers and the

community service team who sprayed, shaved and baked their

hearts out for this cause.

Valentine’s

Family Picnic

“ A n d s o w e k n o w a n d r e l y o n t h e l o v e G o d h a s f o r u s . G o d i s

l o v e . W h o e v e r l i v e s i n l o v e l i v e s i n G o d , a n d G o d i n t h e m . ”

1 John 4:16

We are immensely proud of

Naomi Willis who took part in

the National Eisteddfod of

South Africa’s Young

Performer Award Competition

on 5 March 2020. She won

both the categories that she

competed in and is now

through to the quarterfinals of

this national competition.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Congratulations to Patrick

Chisunga who has been selected

to be part of the Randburg

Football Club to represent South

Africa in the Gothia Cup 2020 in

Gothenburg, Sweden from 11 to

18 July 2020.

We are very proud of Patrick and

wish him a successful and

memorable tournament.

SPORT

Gr1 – 3

Mini Gala

Our Primary school friends had a wonderful time at the pool, showing off their

wonderful swimming skills. The Mini Gala was a great success and we would

like to thank our coaches and teachers for their guidance as well as all

parents who could make it on the day.

The SACSSA National gala

took place on 29 February.

We entered 37 swimmers

and brought back 21 Gold,

31 Silver and 18 Bronze

medals. 70 medals in total.

Congratulations to Alan

Ngugi as well as Matthias

Hipper who achieved

SACSSA National Colours.

21 31 18

The A team High School tennis girls

won their last match against

Pecanwood with a magnificent score

of 52-11, making them the winners

of their league. Well done girls!

The A team High School tennis

boys also performed very well at

the Inter-high tournament held at

St Stithians College. We competed

against very strong schools and

came 14th out of 21 schools who

participated.

The Inter High Swimming Gala took place on 7 March at the Delville

pool and our High School team won the Inter High event.

Haley McHarg, Melina Heinrich,

Matthias Hipper, Kayleigh Theron,

Melissa Theron, Alan Ngugi, Jez

Gough, Michael Rens, Tessa

Gibson, Leah Charles, Jonna Nel,

Vongai Sibanda, Kayleigh Trainer,

Damian Belsham and Themba Moyo

then qualified to attend the Prestige

Gala. At the Prestige Gala we

competed against all the schools in our

region including Northcliff High School,

Randpark High School, Monument

High School as well as Helpmekaar

College and the competition was of a

very high standard. Matthias Hipper

received two gold medals and our

relay team won a bronze medal.

TRINITY FESTIVAL

Spectator Stands around the top field,

netball courts and swimming pool

We have been working hard to uplift our sports facilities and are very excited

about our new improvements. Our next step will be to have sufficient seating for

spectators. We are offering parents, companies and individuals the opportunity to

participate in this vision by means of sponsorship and/or donations for

stands/seating around the field, courts and/or pool. In return we will gladly display

names of donors on the stands as a token of our appreciation.

Herewith the details as to how you can get involved and help:

• By making a donation to the school, you will be contributing to the betterment

of the sport area.

• Your name (example: Sponsored by the Spencer family/company name 2020)

will be added on a plaque.

• The donation will be R5 000.00 per stand and after proof of payment is

received, the stand will be purchased and the plaque added.

We thank you in anticipation for sponsorships and trust that our partnership will

grow from strength to strength. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please direct all enquiries to Mrs Lynné du Plessis.

E mail: l.duplessis@thekingsschool.co.za.

With sincere appreciation and gratitude.

Lynné du Plessis

Head of Sport

AMAZINGsponsorship opportunity

Following on from identity, prejudice

was at the core of our History

lessons this term.

Why would a topic like prejudice be

so central to our discussions in

class?

It was prejudice that planted the

seeds of inequality, giving rise to

the thoughts of superiority above

others.

Prejudice was the gun that carried

the bullets of discrimination.

Prejudice in action is:

_Slavery.

_Colonisation.

_Eugenics.

_Forced sterilization.

_Genocide.

_Dictatorship.

_Sexism.

_Racism.

_It's World War I.

_And World War II.

_It's what fueled Hitler's fire.

_It laid the foundation for the bricks

of a wall in Berlin.

_And Mexico.

For their final term mark, our Gr9s

had the task of building a 3D model

that reflected symbols of prejudice.

It could be anything as long as the

symbolism is clear.

To say I was blown away is an

understatement. Their concepts of

prejudice and the stories behind

them moved me to tears.

Police brutality. The Ku Klux Klan.

LGBTQ. Religious groups fighting.

Standards for women. Black

women's hair.

Topics that I anticipated and topics I

never saw coming. Each and every

one of them presented something

significant. Something I could see

touched them.

And this is why we do these

activities. To make young people

realize that the past serves as a

game plan for the future. It shows

us how choices and consequences

change the course of our lives.

And how we can choose different to

avoid the same mistakes.

What a privilege to see these young

minds awaken. What a privilege to

be taught by them.

~A proud History teacher~

“Honourable Member”

by Jordana G. Capela

Julius, oh Julius

You make me so curious

Once a great leader being oh so useful

Now a wanna be commie oh you’re delirious

You run around in red berets

Oh, what a gaze

Saying bring back the land-er

But, you’re just a pander

Michael B. Jordan in the MCU

Did it better than you

Want to distribute the resources

Then give away your horses

But Julius, oh Julius

Never become serious

For your honourable fights

Make my nights

Wait… I need to retract

To stay intact.

You are the hundred and forty million thousand

to my Zuma,

The sprits sprits to my doom-aaa.

Like boers to bare feet,

We are a package deal like white folk and bleach.

I think about you like the government thinks

about load shedding,

But unlike our electricity our love will be forever

blazing.

We can be stuck together like the glue of a wig

to my head,

Or like a moth to a lamp shed.

Asseblief my liefie, ek is baie lief vir jou,

Our love can be thick, like a black women’s dough.

- Vongai Sibanda -

You’ve found South Africa when you get the power,From curing your sicknesses by washing in the shower.

You’ve found South Africa finding your way,When all you can buy is milk at Pick 'n Pay.

You’ve found South Africa, our beautiful land,When the matrics at school are just dull and bland.

You’ve found South Africa of them all,When the ex-president's brain is... Oh so small?

You’ve found South Africa when you see her bail,From putting her child on Gumtree for sale.

You’ve found South Africa when it’s time to braai,Watching the rugby, ready to cry.

You’ve found South Africa in the end,When everything you need is for sale on the bend.

~ Daniel Ryan

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Poems for South Africa – by Matrics

Dear South Africa, This is our Version of a Love poem, by The Government and the ANC

Our nights consist of candelight dinners.Accompanied by the sweet, low buzz of generators in the background.

We kiss and cuddle unprotected at night;though we may wake up with a fright,we know and remember we can cure our impurities with a hot shower.

Your wealth is used for my luxury.Oh how you spoil me with grand gestures of mansions and Ferrari's!

Though our love is expressed at a 15%,do not fear my love for it shall soon be at a 17%.

~ Eleanor Karombo

STAFF

Psssst! Know a past pupil doing big things in the world?

We would love to share their story.

Please email more details to r.vaneck@thekingsschool.co.za

Congratulations to our

esteemed English

teacher, Dr Sarah-Lyn

Tennant who obtained

her Academic Colours

for her law degree.

We honour you for your

hard work and

perseverance.

The Guardian Panic Button

We are excited to announce the development and release of a brand new feature on

The Guardian Anonymous Reporting App, called “The Panic Button”.

How Does it Work?

• Any person registered for this feature, will have to select at least 3 contacts

(ie. phone numbers and email addresses of the people you are wanting to receive the

information when the panic button is pushed)

• When the panic Button is pushed, the phone’s cameras, and speakers are activated

• The contact people who you selected to receive the information will receive an SMS

notification with a link, as well as an email notification, and the following information

will be shared from the phone on which the panic was triggered:

Picture

Audio

Location

• The Contact people will continue to receive updated information every 30 seconds

How to Register?

• If you have the app on your phone already, go into your profile information

and tick the box “Enable Panic Button”

• If you do not have the app on your phone, download the app

and click “Enable Panic Button” when you register.

• The Panic Feature has an activation fee of R129.00 per year

We encourage that a child registers with their parent’s/Guardian’s email addresses

and if possible, a local emergency response company. The provision of three different email

options allows for a local response unit to be at the scene but most importantly, parents are

alerted immediately.

Wash your hands frequently

Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them

with soap and water.

Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub kills

viruses that may be on your hands.

Maintain social distancing

Maintain at least 1 meter distance between yourself and anyone

who is coughing or sneezing.

Why? When someone coughs or sneezes they spray small liquid droplets from their nose

or mouth which may contain virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the

droplets, including the COVID-19 virus if the person coughing has the disease.

Basic protective measures against the coronavirus

The Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak has become a serious reality for many

countries across the world. COVID-19 is still affecting mostly people in China,

however some outbreaks have been reported in other countries. Most people who

become infected experience mild illness and recover, but it can be more severe

for others.

We take the health of every learner, parent and staff member very seriously and

would like to ensure all are aware of the importance of taking the needed

precautions to take care of their health and protecting that of others.

At the school we have provided hand wash and hand sanitizer and would like to

encourage everyone to do the following:

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