OCTOBER 2018 WEEK 1 – TERM 4

Dear Saints Parents

Welcome back! We hope you all had a good break and are ready for the last term of 2018. There are loads of exciting events coming up this term, so keep an eye on your Saints App and calendars to make sure you don’t miss out.

Wishing you and your family a fantastic term ahead!

Thank you so much to our

Mothers who Care group for

thinking of our teachers

today and sending over a

very special tea!

We really appreciate it.

During the Michaelmas holidays four St Charles College senior teams participated in festivals, the U14As,

the U14Bs, the Colts and the 1st XI.

Undoubtedly the highlight of the weekend was the 1st XI’s win over St Stithians, arguably one of the best

school boy 1st XI’s in the country. Wessly Madhevere and Clive Madande led from the front with a good

combination of power hitting and running between the wickets. The Saints target of 175 for 5 was always

going to be tough to chase with the quality and variation of the Saints bowling attack. In the end the Saints

from PMB prevailed by 66 runs.

The U14As participated in the Independent Schools Cricket Festival hosted by Hilton College, the team

played all games on home turf, and the weekend started with an intriguing draw against St Stithians.

The team played four games, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 2. The highlight of the weekend was no

doubt the exciting win against St Johns College, an excellent fielding and bowling display by the team

ensured the 3 run win. Sam Ndlovu was the team’s standout bowler during the festival and was unlucky not

to have picked up a five wicket haul. Nathan Buhr and Jason Muirhead were the team’s leading batsmen.

The U14B team played in the Shaun Pollock Festival hosted by Northwood. It was a tough festival for the

boys as 3 of the 4 games were against other schools ‘A’ teams. The boys learnt a lot and have realised the

importance of batting out the allocated overs. The team narrowly lost to Queens College and Hillcrest

Curro. Tom Freese was the team’s leading batsman and Devaj Maharaj the team’s standout bowler.

The Colts team, made up mainly of U16 and U15 boys were in a similar position to the U14B team as they

played many teams that consisted of U17 boys. The team beat the Michaelhouse team and had a

well-played draw against St Johns. Hayden Raw and Alex Pattullo were consistently good with the bat, and

the innings of the weekend belonged to Andrew Beyrooti for scoring 76 not out in the win against

Michaelhouse. The bowlers learnt quickly that a bad ball was often punished and hit for a boundary.

With some 16 matches played over the holiday period the Saints teams look forward to the first round of

fixtures this term against Michaelhouse. – Mr Robbie Coutts

Senior School Holiday News CRICKET

Photo courtesy of

Duncan Andrew

The St Charles College Indoor Centre has

recently undergone a major upgrade in order

to transform it into one of the premier school

boy basketball courts in the country.

The roof has been sealed using Eco-Insulate

which waterproofs it and reduces the

ambient temperature in the venue by up to

20%. The court has been centralised and

new stands have been introduced to

increase the seating capacity substantially.

In addition, new hoop structures have been

installed that lower from the roof. This

means that, with the flick of a switch and

they can be pulled up into the roof structure

– out of the way. Carpets have also been

purchased to place on the basketball court

for special functions.

The venue now lends itself to the writing of

examinations, cultural performances,

Speech Night, art exhibitions and some of

the best school boy basketball in the country. – Mr Darren Holcomb

During the holidays, both the U10A team and the U11A team played in various cricket festivals.

The U10As travelled to Clifton Nottingham Road. In their first game against St John's from

Johannesburg, the Saints boys scored 124 for 3 in their 20 overs. Thando Zama top scored with

38 not out and Tristin Delvin scored 37 not out. In an exciting finish, the Prep boys restricted their

opposition to 120 for 4 in the 20 overs. SCC U10As won by 4 runs.

On the final morning of the festival the Saints U10s restricted their opponents to 76 for 9 in the

allotted overs. The SCC boys then made light work of the chase to win by 8 wickets. Tyler van

Greunen scored 42 not out in the run chase.

The U11As travelled up to Hillcrest to play in the Mynahs T20 festival. In a tough group, the SCC

boys played some excellent cricket, winning 5 out of 6 matches which saw them finishing 2nd in

their pool.

Prep School Holiday News

CRICKET

Indoor Centre Upgrade

On the first day, the U11As beat Umhlali by 9 wickets (Oliver Chapple scored 31 not out) and

Hillcrest by 7 wickets (Oliver Chapple scored 37 not out and Kyle Furmage took 3 wickets for

4 runs). On the second day of the festival, the SCC boys continued their winning ways beating

Curro by 9 wickets and Westville by 2 wickets (Oliver Chapple scored 48 and Simon Steyn made

39 runs).

On the final day, the Prep boys made light work of Northlands score to win by 10 wickets

(Covhan Baatjies scored 64 not out). In the final game of the festival, the Saints boys narrowly lost

to Highbury by 10 runs.

Well done to all our Prep cricket boys who took part in the holiday cricket festivals, you did the

school proud both on and off the field. – Mr Chad Barron

RUGBY 7s

Well done to Matthew Urquhart

who played for the Sharks U13

Rugby 7s team that went on to

win the Provincial tournament

during the holidays.

‘Matat2Pont’ Well done to Jack Mackenzie (Grade 9) who recently took part in

Matat2Pont – a three day Enduro motorbike ride from Matatiele to Port

Edward. After the first leg of the race, Jack was sitting in 6th place out of

360 riders. By day three, and after a series of adventures (including a

frayed accelerator cable and helicopter assistance), Jack successfully

finished this exhilarating three day event.

From Sharon Mackenzie (Jack’s mom) – “Jack was one of the youngest riders

and rode like a champion. He was a fantastic ambassador for his school and

made his parents very proud for completing a very tough ride and in the words

of one of his best friends – Passion drives Greatness!”

Boarders Go Bowling To end off their third term

in Grade 8, our boarders

had a blast spending the

evening ten-pin bowling

with friends!

It has become customary on game days during the summer season to have bring and braai

facilities available at the Coach House. The intention is to create a lunch time option for all

parents and supporters to socialize in a relaxed environment on campus.

This applies mainly to teams that play all day cricket; however, parents of all teams (cricket

and basketball) are welcome to join in. Each week the Saints Sports Department will extend

the invitation to our opposition so that they can inform their parent community.

General details are as follows:

- Fires will be provided (these will be lit at approximately midday each week)

- Refreshments will be available for purchase

- SCC will provide salads, rolls and disposable plates. Please bring your own meat,

cutlery, braai tongs etc. There will be some seating but please feel free to bring your

Camp master chairs.

- Please note that the Coach House will close after lunch in accordance with the

playing times

We encourage you to join in on Saturdays and get to know the other parents in your son’s

team. We also look forward to creating a welcoming and hospitable environment on

campus for all our visitors. For parents who live further away and are not able to support

every weekend, you can follow sports updates on the twitter handle @Saints_Sport.

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Saints Summer Hospitality

Exciting News The start of spring means the summer

cricket season is on the way! We are

pleased to have partnered with Shane

Burger Cricket Coaching, and parents who

would like to get private cricket coaching

for their sons can now arrange lessons

through Shane Burger in our Saints Indoor

Centre.

Shane is the current KZN Inland Head

Coach, he has coached the South African

‘A’ side and plays an important role in

CSA’s National Academy.

Please see the flyer along-side for details.

Don’t forget to swipe your

MySchool and Makro cards.

It is an easy way to raise

funds for the College.

- Please like our College’s Facebook page – www.facebook.com/SCC.Saints Follow us on Twitter – @Saints_Sport

- Our website address – www.scc.co.za - Please like our Old Boys Facebook page:

www.facebook.com/sccoldboys - Prep Sports fixtures –

www.scc.za.com/home.php?nav=fixtures&college=prep

- Senior Sports fixtures – www.scc.za.com/home.php?nav=fixtures&college=senior

REMINDER

Mothers who care is a Christian parent ministry of prayer.

It includes parents from Scrummies to Matric.

We meet once a month after drop off for half an hour to

prayer for the needs of the school.

If you would like to join us, please message Sonja

Palframan (082 346 9161) for further details.

Don’t forget to download the

Saints App if you haven’t

already! From our App you can

receive messages and have easy

access to important forms and

details; or notification of

changes that are sent straight

to your phone.

Visit the ‘Schools that Rock’

website to see some our news!

http://kwazulunatal.

schoolsthatrock.co.za/

Visit the ‘Awsum’

School News website to

see some of our news!

www.awsumnews.co.za

TUCK SHOP HELPERS NEEDED The tuck shop needs your help. If you can commit to an hour

a week and would like to join our happy volunteer family,

please contact Charmaine on 082 952 3757.

IMPORTANT DATES

IN THE 4th

TERM

07 October – SCC Old Boys Golf Day

25 October – Senior School Art Exhibition

25 October – JP Christmas Gala with SJS

02 November – Junior Primary Recognition Ceremony

09 November – Remembrance Day Service

10 November – Scrummies Orientation

10 November – Grade 1 Orientation

14 November – Grade 5 Medieval Feast

22 November – Grade 7 Dinner

24 November – Saints Community Cricket Day

25 November – Carol Service

27 November – Grade 000 & 00 End of Year Function

28 November – Grade 0 End of Year Function

29 November – Senior Primary Recognition Ceremony