Newsletter #4 2020 7 February 2020

Dear Parents,

Last weekend was our Grade 8 Camp, hosted at Back to Basics. This camp forms a vital part of the induction of our new

Grade 8’s into the life of Camps High School. In an “adventure” camp setting we build team spirit in their Houses and

hopefully also build friendships that will last a lifetime. We follow the same programme for each camp. This ensures that

every pupil in the school has had the same shared experience at the start of their high school career. One of the activities at

the camp led by Mr Mostert is planned to encourage each house to decide how to succeed academically. At the end of their

discussion, each House is required to make a poster to capture their plan. On Monday in Assembly I took one of the six

presentations and presented it to the whole school as I felt it best summarized the general discussion. So, let me share their

secrets to academic success with you.

Their recommendations are:

1. Motivation: Find a method of learning that motivates you to do your best;

2. Dedication: Commit to learning;

3. Take it easy: Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Work at a pace you find comfortable.

Don’t leave everything to the last minutes;

4. Focus: Take responsibility for your own learning.

This will mean taking good notes and paying attention in class.

Their final shout-out was ….”Enjoy the work you do”

I am sure you will agree with me that this is really good advice, no matter what Grade you are in. Thank you to to the Grade

Heads, Tutor Teachers, Prefects and Catering Team for making it such a fun-filled weekend for the Grade 8s.

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS

Today (Friday, 7/02) we ran our annual Inter-House Athletics day. We were very fortunate to have an overcast day with light

wind in the early morning.

The day starts with each House having a walk-on from their cheerleaders. This year we were again treated to some “props”

by way of special cars to assist in the “look” of this movement. This year saw the Houses use a couple of Merc convertibles,

a bakkie, a VW soft-top, a Lamborghini SUV and my favourite, a 60’s Valiant Muscle car. Each House can start their points for

the day by scoring on their dress, dance and initial cheerleading. There are a number of Senior Staff doing this scoring, so my

scores were added to theirs, but for my part, Green House scored tops on this part of the morning.

This was the first year we had to use a generator from 10h00 onwards due to load shedding.

At the start of this morning, already one record had fallen, with the 3000m (U14), where Christiano da Silva ran 11.31, which

broke Sam Warrens’ 2018 record of 11.54. There were some more records which fell during the course of the day.

The following records were set by the time this newsletter was written:

Lawrence Banda Boys U14 High Jump 1.69m

Lesley Zinzile Boys U14 High Jump 1.69m

Photos and more records to follow in next week’s newsletter

DOMINIC HOLLING FINISHES THE CAPE TO RIO YACHT RACE

Dominic Holling in Grade 10 and team JML Rotary Scout arrived safely in Rio de Janiero on Sunday The managed to scoop an

award at the Awards Ceremony for Best Blog Post Updates.

Here is Dominic's last blog post which help win his team the award:

Ewan and I had a double night watch which was hard, going to bed late and knowing that the next time you are woken it’ll still

be night. However, this does have some upsides; we get to experience the sunrises every morning. The sun comes up painting

the clouds in a golden and pink lining and reflecting on the ocean, stretching for miles.

Last Sunday when my shift came to an end I picked up my phone to play some music, only to be interrupted by Daniel

confiscating my phone and reminding me of it being a “no tech Sunday”. After that I went back to bed and was woken up by

Josh saying “hey Dom, you wanna go up the mast?” This is something I’ve wanted to do the whole trip. I had to go up because

we could see on the chart plotter that we were approaching the islands of Is Martiz Vaz and Ilha da Trindade, but they couldn’t

be seen from the deck. I sprang up, got in the harness and ascended up. The further up I went, the more rocking and unstable

it became. I had to hold onto every halyard to avoid being flung and swung around. Once at the top I could make out some

rectangular blob on the horizon, but I thought it was a cargo ship, as that is what we had more often been seeing. However, I

quickly realised that it was indeed the first island.

It’s quite magical being up there on the top of the mast just looking down and around, when you can see ocean for miles

around and then you look down at the boat, so small below and then realize that we are just this tiny little vessel in the wide

open ocean. For the remainder of the day we peered out to the horizon as the islands came nearer and nearer. It’s scary seeing

land after 23 days of no land.

The islands were beautiful, with high cliffs and full of lush plants all around. We have lately been reading the Sail & Leisure

magazines, admiring the superyachts and reading all the interesting articles about the stories of ordinary people who ended up

sailing in the league of the TP 52’s and Volvo Ocean Race. For a bunch of kids who love sailing, it is quite inspiring to read these

stories.

The days have also been extremely hot lately and we have been slaved to lazing around all day in the heat, dipping in the water

occasionally to cool down. By sunset the first island was alongside us and we could make out a faint light on the other side,

which was the lighthouse on the island. The second and larger island was now visible as well. By our morning watch both islands

were out of view and long off the horizon. We have also gotten into our routine again of making daily bread, which we braai

over some burning coals. It’s a highlight of the day to get lovely warm bread. After lunch I went to go sit on the bow, peering

over looking onto the sea, pondering a while.

It’s crazy to think that we are out here, a group of teenagers with two 21 year olds skippering the yacht as we sail across the

Atlantic. If I weren't a Scout, I would think that would be crazy. But that’s what’s so different about the Scouting youth

movement which is like none other and is the largest in the world. It really provides so many opportunities for young people and

provides so many skills and insight. It was merely a year ago that the spark of JML Rotary Scout taking part in Cape 2 Rio was

lit. The skippers Nick and Daniel say that it was their involvement in Scouting, and the leadership skills they had learnt, that has

helped them to get to this point where they can lead us across an ocean.

I am so grateful for this opportunity and it has really opened up my eyes to

the world of sailing. To think, it was 25 days ago that we left the Port of

Cape Town, and we are soon to reach a different continent. It’s amazing to

think of it like that, and to think how far we have come. It really makes the

world feel so much larger with amazing beauty and wonderful things to see.

I am so grateful for the beauty of nature. Out here in the middle of the

ocean, escaped from the daily routines of life, just out here sailing, taking in

all the glories of nature. I can only relate to the sailors back in the days that

would sail for months by just the power of nature. You truly are at the

hands of nature; we are crossing the ocean by nothing but the power of the

wind, the motion of the ocean while putting our skills to the test. When you

are out here, that is all you have and you don’t know what may come your

way, it may be a storm or it may be a dead, flat ocean with no wind to

move. All I know is that we have been doing our best using our knowledge

to get us through any situation, because when you are there sitting on the

deck with the wind in your face and the sound of the waves lapping on the

hull, staring out to the horizon surrounded by the crew and watching the

sunset, it’s all well worth it (especially knowing that I would otherwise be at

school )

Now as this journey is coming to an end, approaching the finish line, we are in this for the race, to cross that line, but it’s the

journey that has made it all so worth it for us all.

Looking back, we are so grateful and have learnt so much in this trip. All of us have also learnt so much about sailing, from our

very capable skippers and the rest of the crew. We will take with us the knowledge and skills we have learnt to pave a way for

a future of sailing. Looking forward, the next couple of days do not promise the best winds, but we will do our best and keep on

going until we cross that finish line.

If you would like to welcome Dominic and the

rest of the crew home, they will be arriving at

Cape Town International Airport on Sunday, 9

February at 13h40 (1:40 p.m.)

ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB

BEACH CLEAN UP

Thanks to Environmental Club members, Ridha

Essau, Taneal Dougal, Daniella Letizia and Francois

Kemp for the awesome job they did on their

Beach Clean-up at Maiden’s Cove last Friday!

2019 MATRICS

RETURN FOR

ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY

It was so lovely to see some of our top

2019 Matriculants back at school on

Friday for the special Academic

Assembly celebrating our Top

Achievers for 2019.

Thank you all for being there and thank

you to our top student, Iona van der

Westhuizen, for her wonderful speech!

2019 ACADEMIC ACHIEVERS

Congratulations to the top Academic Achievers for 2019.

Junior Merit is awarded to pupils who achieve an average between 80 and 85%, and Junior Colours are awarded to pupils

who achieve above 85%.

Senior Merit is awarded to pupils who averaged between 75% and 80%. Senior Colours are awarded to pupils who

averaged between 80% and 85%., and Senior Honours are awarded to pupils who achieved over 85%

Grade 8 (current Grade 9) 2019

JUNIOR MERIT:

Richard GRUNEBERG

Ntando MAMBUKWE

Laila SANDERS-PERRIN

Polina SENKINA

Michaela SMITH-HOWE

Jemima WESSELINK

TOP 10

10. Kayla GILMOUR - JUNIOR MERIT

9. Mila YOUNG - JUNIOR MERIT

8. Chiara ARIU - JUNIOR MERIT

7. Xavier REBELO - JUNIOR COLOURS

6. Kristina STREETEN - JUNIOR COLOURS

5. Georgina WOODBURN - JUNIOR COLOURS

4. Isabella LUBCZONOK - JUNIOR COLOURS

3. Lili LOUW - JUNIOR COLOURS

2. Daniella SEGALL - 93.10% - JUNIOR COLOURS

1. Benjamin PIENAAR - 93.43% - JUNIOR COLOURS

Grade 9 (current Grade 10)

JUNIOR MERIT:

Faith ARBUTHNOT

Kate BLOMERUS

Noa-Sara DE WITT

Nikita ERNI

Nicholas HAUPT

Jorja HEWITT

Ziyaad JAKOET

Sonam KRISHANLALL

Lance METROWICH

Tate MOOR

Mia MORRISON

Amy OCTOBER

Matthew PAPE

Chiara ROSS

Ben STOLTZMAN

JUNIOR COLOURS:

Dominic HOLLING

Tessa SIRIN

TOP 10

10 Ailing GUAN - JUNIOR COLOURS

9. Thuwaybah BASSIER - JUNIOR COLOURS

8. Michael ADAMOU - JUNIOR COLOURS

7. Vieve STAAL - JUNIOR COLOURS

6. Jade WAKEFORD - JUNIOR COLOURS

5. Helena LAUBSCHER - JUNIOR COLOURS

4. Zoë BRAND 90.61% JUNIOR COLOURS

3. Emma BLOMERUS 90.68% JUNIOR COLOURS

2. Shakila AFRICA 91.73% JUNIOR COLOURS

1. Nishaat WILLIAMS 93.86% JUNIOR COLOURS

Grade 10 (current Grade 11)

Trinity DE VILLIERS

Taneal DOUGALL

Sophia EIKI

Ridha ESAU

Julia KEOHANE

Kayla KOHN

Asemahle MADLINGOZI

Ibrahim MUSSA

Neleya PENDLEBURY

Ruby RODERICK

Kira VAN ZYL

SENIOR COLOURS:

Gina MARKS

TOP 10

10. Kiera KRESFELDER - SENIOR COLOURS

9. Teia MASSEY - SENIOR COLOURS

8. Zara ARIU - SENIOR COLOURS

7. Aurora BLUMBERG - SENIOR COLOURS

6. Amy BYSSHE - SENIOR COLOURS

5. Jana KEMP - SENIOR COLOURS

4. Lola-May DUNN - SENIOR HONOURS

3. Ruby BERG - SENIOR HONOURS

2. Nina-Karoo HOFMEYR - SENIOR HONOURS

1. Justine BRAAF - 91.59% - SENIOR HONOURS

Grade 11 (current Matric)

SENIOR MERIT:

Niamh FITZGERALD

Hannah FOWLER

Muzaffar HENDRICKS

Tyrese JONES

Lati-Tah MBAMBO

Sofia REGGIO

Tia-Lily VAN DER SPUY

Jessica WOAN

Rosemarie ZOLLNER

SENIOR COLOURS:

Mila ENGELBRECHT

Cleo SIRIN

TOP 10

10. Justine GARDE - SENIOR COLOURS

9. Hannah O’CONNOR - SENIOR COLOURS

8. Thandiwe MABUMBULU - SENIOR HONOURS

7. Hudaa WILLIAMS - SENIOR HONOURS

6. Alaya ASHBY - SENIOR HONOURS

5. Amicah EVANS - SENIOR HONOURS

4. Kirstyn SMITH - SENIOR HONOURS

3. Ronaldo DA SILVA - SENIOR HONOURS

2. Grace VAN HEERDEN / SENIOR HONOURS

1. Francois KEMP - 94.13% - SENIOR HONOURS

300m & 1500m RACES

Earlier this week our athletes ran the 3000m and 1500m races - all the results will be published with the results from Inter-

House Athletics Day

NICHOLAS HAUPT SELECTED AS ASSISTANT REF FOR RUGBY 10S

Nicholas Haupt in Grade 10 was selected as Assistant Referee for the Cape Town 10’s held on 31 January and 1 February.

The event is one of the biggest Rugby 10’s competitions worldwide. Nicholas assisted with the top league rugby matches with

the highlight of the weekend being when he assisted as a Goal Referee for the Main Cup Final which conclude the

tournament.

Well done, Nicholas!

CAMPS BAY HIGH SCHOOL OPEN DAY 2020

INTOUCH PARENT PORTAL

Camps Bay High School makes use of the InTouch Parent Portal for communications. If you are a new parent to the school,

you will need to register for the Camps Bay High School InTouch Parent Portal. We also have quite a few existing parents

who have not yet registered, so please use this opportunity to register now!

The InTouch Parent Portal is a website that parents can use to see information about their children at Camps Bay High

School and is a convenient way to help you keep up to date with:

School Announcements

Upcoming Events

Calendar Information

Student & Family Contact Information

Correspondence Sent to the Family

Attendance Records

Student Behaviour

Copies of Term Reports

To get started:

Go to http://cbhs.intouch.zone/public/login, Register using the email address where you currently receive Camps Bay

High School newsletters Once you have registered, your Username = your e-Mail Address. If you need additional help,

go to http://help.intouch.zone. The InTouch portal has a help site which contains FAQs that will help you to register and

use the site.

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Wednesday, 12 February 2020: Inter-House Swimming Gala

Thursday, 13 February 2020: Invitational Inter-Schools Athletics

Friday, 14 February 2020 – 16 February 2020: RCL Camp

David de Korte

PRINCIPAL

We’re offering Camps Bay High School families an exclusive 10% off their first order at Gia’s Kitchen online! Simply

use the promo code CBGK10 during check-out before the 28th of February 2020 in order to receive your discount.

Qlicked Maths Weekly Workshops

Why do we offer this:

At Qlicked, we believe the success of students is obtained through consistent training. As a result, we will be offering a 7-

week mathematics programme geared towards getting your child’s academic year started on the front foot.

What to expect?

Time spent on focal topics for Term 1;

Personalised assistance preparing learners for term tests;

Write one test for Qlicked half-way through Term 1.

How do we do this?

By providing professional Qlicked trained teachers operating out a centralized location

(Workshop17) in a conducive learning environment.

When does this happen?

One Grade class per week (Maximum of 5 learners per workshop)

Gr9- Mon, Gr10- Tue, Gr11- Wed, Gr12- Thur

Where to go?

Workshop17 Kloof, meet at Reception. 32 Kloof Street

Look us up:

Facebook: Qlicked

Instagram: @Qlicked

Website: Qlicked.tv (All info about workshops on here)

Contact:

For any further queries please contact Michael Hagglund at Michael@qlicked.tv