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From The Head’s Desk Term 2

Senior Preparatory

Newsletter

Special points of interest:

Dates to Diarise

This Day in History

Academic Note!

Department News!

Sports News!

Reddam House

27 June 2014

From The Head’s

Desk

1/2

Senior Prep

Communiqué!

3

Spot Our Art

Drama Department

Walking With

Brandon

Library News!

Shop hours

Reddam App

Sports Report

4

5

6

7

8

Inside this issue:

Cont: Overleaf:...

“People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy”.

(Anton Chekhov)

Last Saturday, 21 June marked the Winter Solstice. Thankfully our days are becoming

slightly longer each day. Today marks the end of the second term. It has been cold and

wet, but the glorious days in-between soften the wintery weather. Our students

completed their June Examinations this week and reports will be emailed. Please book

appointments to meet with your child’s teachers at our Teacher-Parent Liaison Meetings

to be held in the first week of next term (details have been sent out). Triangulation of

communication between teacher-parent-student is advantageous to improving

academic results.

We commend our students on all their achievements this term- academic, sport,

cultural and in the sphere of community service. Thank you to the Academic Staff for all

they have undertaken. We acknowledge the important contribution of the

Administration and Support Staff too. We thank our Parents for their positive support of

our school and their child’s education. We wish all families a restful and gentle winter

break. If you are travelling, return to Cape Town safely.

Herewith some end-of-term news and important reminders for the start of next term:

Admin staffing: We say ‘thank you’ and ‘farewell’ to Anne Bareham as she

looks forward to her retirement, travels and family-time. Therese Doidge will take

over as SP/ College PA and we warmly welcome Antoineta Da Silva as our Front

Office Receptionist.

World Challenge Expedition to Vietnam: Lia Wulfsohn (Gr 10), Matt

Feinstein (Gr 12), Daniel Raubenheimer (Gr 10) and Bradley Wilcock (Gr 10),

accompanied by Ms Kirsty Rielly will be joining with RH Bedfordview and

Bryanston High on their expedition to Vietnam. They will undertake a community

project at a hospital assisting disabled children and the elderly, as well as a hike

through the Mai Chau region. We wish them safe travels and salute the work

they will be undertaking.

Congratulations to the SP Drama pupils on their exceptional achievements in

the recent Cape Town Drama Eisteddfod. We acknowledge the professional

assistance of Ms Cathryn Edwards.

The SP pupils enjoyed a fun Winter Sports Day. Well done to all the

participants and thanks go to Staff along with Mr Client Musamba and the

supportive parents.

The College students benefited from several Life Orientation based courses

and workshops and others enjoyed a fun Inter-House Soccer day. Thank

you to Staff for facilitating and organising these events.

Congratulations to Kirstie Davies (Gr 7) and Kayleigh Davies (Gr 9) on

receiving their WP Colours in Artistic Gymnastics.

The Woolworths MySchool card has 203 supporters and raised R5572.43. The

funds are used to purchase Library books and resources. Our Library in turn

assists other libraries in need. Thank you most sincerely to all our parents for

your support. If you would like a card, please contact the school.

We wish our Muslim families well for the month of Ramadan

From The Head’s Desk Cont:...

Senior Preparatory Newsletter

Please note these Third Term

dates:

Mon 21 July: Term 3 commences

Mon 21 and Tue 22 July: SP (Gr 4 to 7)

Teacher-Parent Liaison meetings- classrooms

Tue 22 July: College (Gr 8 – 12) Teacher-

Parent Liaison meetings- Hall

Wed 23 July: College Sports Photographs

Thur 24 July: College (Gr 8 – 12) Mid-Year

Academic Awards Assembly 09:30- Hall

Fri 25 July: SP (Gr 5 – 7) Mid-Year Academic

Awards Assembly 08:30- Hall

Fri 25 July: Gr 6 and Gr 9 IEB Core Skills

Tests

Thur 31 July: Careers Expo and Gr 10 (2015)

Subject Choice Eve (NB Compulsory- Gr 9s)-

Hall

Today, 27 June in History……..

-1683: First woman’s magazine published ‘Ladies Mercury’ (London)

-1806: Buenos Aires captured by the British

-1847: New York and Boston linked by telegraph wires

-1880: Helen Keller born

-1893: New York Stock Exchange crashes

-1898: First solo-circumnavigation of the globe completed- Joshua Slocum

-1929: First colour TV demonstrated (NYC)

-1950: US decides to send troops to Korean War (South Africa also joins)

-1954: World’s first atomic power station opens (Russia)

-1976: Air France Airbus hijacked in Germany to Uganda

-1977: Djibouti gains independence from France

-1981: ‘Bette Davis Eyes’ No 1 (Kim Carnes)

-1983: Cricketer Dale Steyn born

-1991: SA signs Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty

-2007: Tony Blair resigns as British PM

-2008: Bill Gates steps down as chairman of Microsoft Corporation

Cycle Tests Thursday, 24 July

4 English Writing

5 English Writing

6 English Writing

7 English Writing

“There is nothing like

returning to a place

that remains un-

changed to find the

ways in which you

yourself have altered”.

(Nelson Mandela,

1994)

SPECIAL APPEAL: LOST/ FOUND PROPERTY

Message from Mrs Petro Farrell: Numerous pairs of shoes are in the Lost-Found Prop-

erty. The shoes are unmarked. If unclaimed, all unmarked shoes will be handed to

charity. The same will happen to lunchboxes. Unmarked and unclaimed clothing will

be handed to Mrs Bennie. Please contact Mrs Farrell as soon as possible if you are

looking for a lost/ found item.

Moral of the story? Please clearly mark all items brought to school.

Interesting Stats: Global broadband speeds

1) Hong Kong

2) Singapore

3) Romania

4) South Korea

5) Sweden

6) Lithuania

7) Switzerland

8) Netherlands

9) Andorra

10) Taiwan

(South Africa: 124th)

Source: OOKLA NetIndex; Business

Times 22 June 2014


Dear Mums and Dads

Phew… do I hear tangible

sighs of relief as the academic

term draws to an end? Yes, the

June examinations have come

and gone. Today you will receive

your child’s report via electronic

mail. Please read your child’s

report carefully. Teachers have

spen t t ime formu la t in g

meaningful comments that

accompany the marks or

symbols presented for each

subject. Set aside some time to

discuss your child’s report with

them, highlighting the strengths

and weaknesses. Perhaps this

might be a good time to assist

your child to set some new goals

for the new term. Support

classes are available for all

subjects. See the end of term

envelope for details regarding

times and venues for these

support classes. Whilst it is

imperative that your child has a

break during the upcoming

vacation, it is also very

important that your child

continues to read, read and

read. Reading has a positive

impact on the comprehension of

all of your child’s academic

subjects. It is vital!

Please be so kind as to

remember to book your place for

the upcoming TPL should you

wish to discuss your child’s

progress with their teachers.

Best wishes for the upcoming

break.

Darron John Misplon

Senior Preparatory Liaison

Head’s Awards

Che Spiro (4)

Meli Bruno (4)

Head’s Honour Awards

Benjamin Laughton (4),

Tyla Cooper (4), Jordan

Porter-Weston (4), Tamica

Li (4), Polina Goryachev

(4)

Happy holidays to you

and your family! If you

are travelling, be safe

and enjoy the trip. We

look forward to seeing

everyone back safe and

sound in the new term.

Term 2

Exams are over!

27 June 2014

Special points of interest:

Exams are over!

Holiday wishes

Luca Lagerstrom plays out his magic

Term Two Trophies

Head’s and Head’s Honour Awards

Reddam House Atlantic seaboard

Term Two Trophy

Winners

Grade 4: Troy Loots

Grade 5: Eleni Tsombanel-

lis

Grade 6: Kate Rich

Grade 7: Cameron Steele

Our sincere congratulations go

to the above pupils for receiv-

ing the Term Two Trophy

Awards. Well done!

Magic Luca Lagerstrom

Luca Lagerstrom, a Grade Five

pupil, recently graduated from the

College of Magic in Claremont. He

achieved first place in the Course 1

Close-Up Magic Contest held on

the 31st of May. Luca is an out-

standing magician and can often be

seen at break time showing his

tricks to pupils and teachers alike.

Our warmest congratulations go to

Luca on his superb achievements.


SPOT OUR ART

Grade 4s soar! The Gr 4s were inspired by images of birds and artworks my South African artist, Maggie Laubser, to begin new artworks. Searching for fabrics and interesting ‘bird’ things, together with much cutting, pasting and attaching, gave us these interesting results! Well done, Gr 4s! Grade 5s create! The Grade 5 pupils ended this term by creating their own Egyptian gods, based on work they had addressed in So-cial Sciences. We look forward to seeing the final ‘Egyptian pyramid wall’ when the creations are complete. Grade 7s print!

The Gr 7s have finally seen the outcome of many weeks of preparations to at last print their lino blocks! It was wonderful to see the very happy faces when the first prints were revealed! Well done to each and every one of you for your perseverance! I am very proud of you! And especially the results! Marja de Witte

This was a very busy term for the extra curricular Drama pupils. Grades 5-7 were entered into the 2014 Cape Town Eisteddfod, which was held at the Seapoint Civic Centre. Pupils were entered into various categories. These being, Prose, Group Dramatic Extract and Creative Adverts. All pupils were enthusiastic and came to all rehearsals, even the ones held on Saturdays! We are very proud of each pupil, as they showed great commitment to Drama, as well as to their aca-demic studies, as the Eisteddfod was held during and just after the examination.

The following scored a diploma (90-100%): Alexi Shaff (Grade 6) and Sydney Mainstone (Grade 6 individual prose) "Family Meeting" (Grade 6 Group piece)

The following scored honours plus (85-89%): Creative advert (Grade 7) Olivia du Toit and Mila Terespolsky (Grade 7 individual piece) India-Rose Roelofsz, Isabelle Facey, Lukhanyo Graham, Jenna Coetzee, Mila Methvin, Kate Rich, Cas-sandra Evgenicos (Grade 6 individual prose) "James and the Giant Peach" (Grade 5 group piece) "Beauty is a Beast" (Grade 6 Group piece)

The following scored honours (80-84%): Constanca Gomes Rodrigues (Grade 5 individual piece) Tyla Cooper, Zoey Leve (Grade 6 individual piece) Cameron Steele (Grade 7 individual piece) "Girl Band" (Grade 7 Group piece) "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" (Grade 6 Group piece)

The following scored merit (70-74%): Kia Jacklin (Grade 5 individual piece) Congratulations to everyone! Enjoy your well deserved holiday!

Miss E


Drama Dept: Eisteddfod Grades 5-7

Kia, Emma and Constanca

Drama Dept: Eisteddfod Grades 5-7

The Grade 6 pupils once again

had the opportunity to be creative

in the Afrikaans class. They enjoyed

making their Fathers' Day cards in

class. We not only had

fun, but learnt a wide variety of

new words!

WALKING WITH BRANDON


Library News!

LIBRARY

THANK YOU to the Facey family and Jemma Coetzee for their kind contributions of books to the

Library.

We also have many latest title books in the Library including the Emily Windsnap series, The Fallen

by Charlie Higson, Ratburger and the Boy in the Dress by David Walliams, Young Sherlock Holmes –

Snake Bite, Brave by Wendy Constance, Rock War by Robert Muchamore, The Boy on the

Wooden Box by Leon Leyson, Dangerous by Shannon Hale, We Need New Names by NoViolet

Bulawayo, The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert and many

more.

Come and have a look!

Linette Hugo

Shop Holiday Hours


REDDAM HOUSE SHOP HOURS FOR CONSTANTIA, ATLANTIC SEABOARD and WATERFALL DURING THE SCHOOL TERM AND

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

During the term: OPEN from MONDAY to FRIDAY: 08:00 to 16:00

The Shop is not open on Saturdays.

Please Note: The above hours are not applicable to school holidays. Please contact the shop or the

reception desk at the school to confirm the operating hours during a school holiday. The shop respects all

public, religious and school holidays in accordance with the school.

JULY 2014 SCHOOL HOLIDAY

The Shop will close at 16:00 on Friday 27 June 2014.

The Shop will be open as from 16 July 2014, as per the school term hours above.

Reddam App: Now available for Smart phones


SPORTS REPORT A great term of winter sport has drawn to a close. Well done to

all our young athletes for all their hard work. We wish you all,

happy and restful holidays. May you come back to the third

ready for another exhilarating term of winter sport.

Please be reminded that all sport remains the same as in the

2nd term. We have attached the timetable for you convenience.

Important Date to Remember

All Sport Commences- 21 July 2014

Sports Timetable - (Grade 1 - 7) Term 3 - 2014

*NB!! SP - Sport starts on Monday 21 July and finishes on Tuesday 23 September.

*NB!! FP - Sport starts on Monday 21 July and finishes on Tuesday 23 September.

* Denotes an additional charge

Times indicated include travelling time to and from venues.

ACTIVITY VENUE MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAYSOC C ER Bus Bus

Grade 1 - 3 Green Point Fields 13:45 - 15:00 13.45-15.00

M s H o uba/ M s B eukes M s B eukes/ M s D avidse

U/ 9 M atches

Grade 4 - 7 Green Point Fields 14:30 - 16:30 ( M sF enner:Girls) 14:30 - 16:30 (M s F enner:Girls)13:30 - 15:30

M r M usamba -U13 B o ys M r M usamba -U13 B o ys Girls So ccer M atches

M r B ennie- U11 B o ys M r B ennie- U11 B o ys

U/ 11 B o ys M atches U/ 13 B o ys M atches M s F enner

H OC KEY

Grade 1 - 3 School Astro Field 13:40 - 14:30 M s R udsto n 13:40 - 14:30 M s R udsto n

Grade 4 - 7 School Astro Field 14:30 - 16:00 M r T ho mas 14:30 - 16:00 M r T ho mas

Boys & Girls

N ET B A LL

Grade 1-3 School Astro Field 13:40 - 14:30 13:40 - 14:30

M s Savides M s Savides

Grade 4 - 7 School Astro Field 14:30 - 16:00 14:30 -16:00

*NB M s Sivitili to take practice M s M cN amara/ M s F arrell M s M cN amara/ M s F arrell

if matches are away Practice M atches/ M s Sivit ili

R UGB Y Bus Bus

Grade 1 - 3 Green Point Fields 13:45 - 15:00 13:45 - 15:00

M s P eck M s P eck

Grade 4 - 7 Green Point Fields 14:30 - 16:30 14:30 - 16:30

M r M isplo n M r M isplo n

C ro ss C o untry

Grade 1 - 3 Green Point Fields 13:30 - 15:15 M s D avidse

Grade 4 - 7 Various Venues 13:30 - 17:45 M r M usamba

C hess

Grade 1 M s Houba's Classroom 13:05 - 13:35 M s H o uba

Grade 2&3 M s Beukes' - Classroom 13:05 - 13:45 M s Evgenico s

Grade 4 - 7 M s Heunis' - Classroom 14.30-15.30 (Practice) 13:30 - 15:00 M atch

M s H eunis M s H eunis

M ixed M art ia l A rts* R ico H att ingh: 082 641 7202

Grade 1 - 3 (21 July- 23 Sep) School Hall 14:30 - 15:30

Grade 4 - 7 (21 July -23 Sep) School Hall 14:30 - 15:30

Karate* Jaso n D awes: 083 399 8171

Grade 1 - 3 (21 July -23 Sep) School Hall 14:30 - 15:30 14:30 - 15:30

Grade 4 - 7 (21 July -23 Sep) School Hall 14:30 - 15:30 14:30 - 15:30

Judo * F rank Steyn: 082 768 3911



Go lf* (21 July -23 Sep) C raig C ampbell 072 308 7565

Grade 1-3 School Astro Field 13.45 - 14.30

*P lease co ntact o urside facilitato rs befo re attending *Swimming (P rivate) - co ntact Wendy Way at C amps B ay 021 438 5850/ 082 418 1500

*H o rse R iding - Sharo n o r Kim 021 - 790 5286/ 083 282 8366 - co ntact A nto n Lo uw at Wembly Square Virgin A ct ive 083 262 2839

- co ntact C sanad F eldhaus at P o int Virgin A ct ive 082 589 6381

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