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Inside this issue:
Congratulations
My school update
Sport & Cultural Events
Thank you
Dates to Diarise
JUNIOR SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
JUNE 2016
ST DOMINIC’S JUNIOR SCHOOL
One School, One Family, One Spirit
A Note From Mrs Van Dyk’s Desk Celebrate the fact that “you are Unique”.
Our Gr 4-7 Concert was amazing with a very important message which we need to
share with our girls . It is a message which we all need to remember.
The following extract taken from “Pathway to Success” by Lissy M has some
good ideas, which I hope you will discuss with your daughter, to remind her and
encourage her, to be the unique individual that God intended her to be !
Recognize and develop your gifts If you think you have no special gifts, perhaps you just haven’t learnt to recognize them.
Be open to new things , different opportunities.
Take stock of your strengths
Each of us is born with distinctive equipment-more than we learn to use; no person is
inferior to another…..
Every individual is gifted with a multitude of strengths and weaknesses.
Often we look so hard at our weaknesses that we miss seeing our
strengths. Try to identify your best traits
Maybe you have the knack of cheering people up or encouraging them by sympathetic
listening.
Build your self-confidence The next time you doubt your worth, remember that you have some awesome credentials.
God made you in His own image and He loves you.
Make the most of your gifts You are not a copy of anyone else. You are an original creation by the Master Artist-God.
You are his work of Art.
Well done once again to Olivia Teeling 5 M and Erin
Guy 5 M on both achieving 1st place in their tum-
bling competition held in Benoni on the 4th June
We are very proud of you! Keitumetsi Kope, G5 K, participated in the Eagles Tumbling Competition Level 3, on the 4th Of June 2016 and was placed 3rd.
Well done to Gina 4 D and Daniella 6 L Bergonzi on being awarded their SA
National Colours for Karate. Daniela obtained a Silver and Gina obtained a
Bronze. We are so proud of you both!
Well done to Madjozeldi Nel she achieved 1st Place/Gold Medal for Level 1
after only being a member for 3 months of the Boksburg Gym and Tumbling
club. We are proud of you!
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Olivia Teeling Erin Guy
Keitumetsi Kope
A big thank you to the following girls who helped at the Drummies on Saturday 4
June
Paige Dolman Gr 6
Andreia Carvalho
Angela Krunic
Ashleigh Drummond
Storm Evans and her Mom Nadine Evans
Khwezi Nqeketo
Emma Green
Khanyi Mbele
Michaela Pinto
Lisa Mwewa
Jaydene Ellis
Emma Wilson
Tayla Gilmour
Siobhan Kluckow
Marina Da Costa
Nicole Fawcett
Isabella Domiter
Kayla Richardson
Courtney Stride
Gabriella Teixeira
Angela Wang
Tayla Ashton
Pabala Mahlatsi
Jessica Crawford
Rutendo Masango
Katja De Freitas
Kaylin De Freitas
Joy Molomo
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One School. One Family, One Spirit
Bible Quiz 2016
Blanket Mass Our Blanket Mass was celebrated by Fr Mark James in the Jubilee Centre on
Thursday 26 May.
This Mass has in the past coincided with Ascension Thursday, but from this year,
this feast will be celebrated on the following Sunday. Fr Mark gave a thought-
provoking sermon and the girls’ singing and marimba-playing added beauty and
reverence to the service.
Our theme this year was “Collecting, having and keeping just what we need, and
not more” and our whole school united around this by donating a large number
blankets (many of them handmade), baby items and groceries to those who are in
need.
Thank you to all the girls and their families who contributed blankets, baby prod-
ucts, clothes, and food. At the recent Grade 11 Mass at the Cathedral, Bishop
Duncan made the point that every little thing that we do for others makes it a
happy day. The numerous blankets on display during the Mass was a demonstra-
tion of how much the St Dominic’s Family cares about others. All the contribu-
tions have been handed over to the following organisations:
New Beginnings
TLC
Almond Tree
St Vincent de Paul
St Francis Care Centre
SPCA
Sr Leo Sr Margaret
Bible Quiz On Friday 27th May, two teams of St Dominic’s girls from Grades 6 and 7 partici-
pated in the annual St Jerome Bible which was hosted by Veritas College in
Springs this year. Teams from many different schools in the East Rand competed
against each other, having to answer general knowledge questions and questions
from Luke Chapters 1 to 16.
Our teams acquitted themselves very well and had a very enjoyable and challeng-
ing afternoon.
We look forward to taking part in this event again next year.
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Our very Special Blanket Mass
A very big THANK YOU to all the wonderful grannies at Rynpark 5 for the 240 squares they knitted for Tayla Marais 3T , and to all the other mommies
aunties and grannies who knitted squares and sewed the blankets together for
us .We are sure they made
a couple of very warm and welcome blankets which would have been part of our very special Blanket
Mass Celebrations
DATES TO DIARISE
Mon 30 May to Fri 4 June Catholic Schools week
Saturday 4 June Drummie Provincials at St Dominic’s
Thursday 16 June Youth Day
Friday 17 June School Holiday
22 June to 1 July Gr 7 Exams
Friday 1 July School closes at 13:00 for mid-term
4 July to 8 July Mid-Term
Friday 15 July Gr 7 Barn Dance
Tuesday 19 July Gr 1-3 Choral Verse
Wednesday 20 July Gr 4 & 5 Choral Verse
Thursday 21 July Gr 6 & 7 Choral Verse
Tuesday 26 July Gr 1-3 Cultural Evening
Wednesday 27 July Gr 1-3 Cultural Evening
Thursday 28 July Gr 1-7 Reports go out
Monday 1 August Parents’ Evening 16:00 to 18:00
Tuesday 2 August Gr 3-7 Awards’ Assembly 7:50
Gr 2 Violin Concert 18:00
Friday 5 August School closes at 12:00 for end of Term 2
One School, One Family, One Spirit