GREENSIDE HIGH SCHOOL "I cannot change the direction of the wind, nor can I stop it. But I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." - Jimmy Dean Volume 4 - 18 August 2017

GREENSIDE HIGH SCHOOL Dear Parents, Students and Staff

Geers Avenue, Greenside, Well into term 3, we say goodbye to some and hello to many more! , 2193 This volume covers a few familiar favourites and serves to commend those PO Box 84042, Greenside, 2034 who are doing wonderous things at Greenside High. T 011 646 0113/4 We would also like welcome all of the student teachers doing their practicals at GHS this term and wish them a wonderful time with our staff F 011 646 2436 and students. E [email protected] Please remember that the Plays Festival 2017 will be happening on www.greensidehigh.co.za Tuesday, 22 August. All are welcome as it is open to the public! *Also, take special note of the extra-lesson timetables! FAREWELL TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF SCHOOL NEWS FOR TERM 3 STAFF Els Van Dyk - Ms Els van Dyk has left Mujahid Padayachy - Our Head teaching to open a Guest House. She R200 Per Hour of Sport and a Life Orientation has always been a hard worker and a DRUM Lessons educator. We wish Mr Padayachy well terrific team member and no one is more Beginner - intermediate drum lessons based at a private with his endeavours at Roosevelt deserving of a dream becoming a reality home studio in Blairgowrie, . Learn: High School. than she is. • Reading • Rudiments Contact Kamal at 079 249 1633 Kobus Erasmus - A dedicated We look back at the ten years Ms Els van • Grooves and fills OR and more! [email protected] Information Technology and Dyk taught at Greenside, remembering Computer Applied Technology her eagerness to grow and develop as a educator who joined us in January teacher, and her impeccable work ethic. of 2016. Having recently married, She flourished as an educator and became Mr Erasmus has moved on to an indispensable member of the team. Riebeeckrand High School in order She is one of those rare teachers who to be closer to home. We wish him a can shift gears when a lesson is going All Ages successful career ahead. wrong, be flexible and find new ways to Welcome Laura Hastie - joined Greenside present material to ensure that learners High School in October 2014. She understand key concepts. She created her taught in the Life Science and Physical own brand of magic in the Accounting Science departments. In this time she department and it will be very hard to became a highly valued member of find someone to fit such big shoes. both departments. Unfortunately, she We thank her for her relentless efforts, became ill during 2016 and struggled her passion and years of dedication, to overcome her illness, which has left enthusiasm and team spirit. her with a problem with her lungs. Whilst we shall miss the day-to-day Therefore, she decided to change interaction with her, we are sincerely careers and follow a career where happy for her as she transitions from she is less exposed to germs. She professional teacher to entrepreneur. has decided to complete a Master’s Starting a business is unimaginably degree in Pharmacology. Whilst challenging – mentally, emotionally and completing her Master’s, she wanted physically, but she will tackle this new only a part-time teaching job. This venture with the same passion, vision and THIS EDITION PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: resulted in her leaving Greenside dedication that she displayed as part of and taking a teaching post closer to our school. This is the course she now home. We wish her well in her future wants to pursue and we wish her every endeavours. success. PAGE 2 SCHOOL NEWS CONTINUED GREENSIDE REPRESENTS AT PUBLIC SPEAKING HIP-HOP We congratulate Tinotenda Mudzingwa On 29 July 2017, Hip-Hop Dance in Grade 11, who achieved an A+ in the South Africa hosted a wide range Inter-School Public Speaking of performances from top schools League and came 5th overall. She was around the country. Representing thanked for a speech that was ‘so well Greenside High School as the dance written and composed’, commended for troop Shoutout-U were Wami Natty, her ‘wonderful command of attention Bongi Ndumela, Thabang Motsha, which comes from maturity and Brighton Mushavela, Anita Mbuthia insightfulness’ and praised for a speech and Marang Tladi, along with their ABOVE: From left to right that was ‘creative yet important’. event trainer, “Angelo”. The event Brighton Mushavela, Anita Mbuthia, Bongi Ndumela, Thabang Motsha, Marang Tladi and Wami Natty. took place at the Walter Sisulu Hall, in Randburg. Competing against ten SPORTS NEWS FOR TERM 3 other schools, Greenside walked away with a silver medal. Attending BOYS SOCCER staff member, Ms Rothon, said, “We DATE OPPOSITION VENUE AGE GROUP are so proud of our Greensiders. We 22-August YESHIVA COLLEGE HOME U14/U15/U16/OPEN look forward to participating again 24-August KING DAVID AP HOME ALL in the years to come and to being a 30-August PLAY-OFFS TBC TBC part of this growing event.” 06-September PLAY-OFFS TBC TBC 13-September PLAY-OFFS TBC TBC GIRLS SOCCER DATE OPPOSITION VENUE AGE GROUP 22-August KRUGERSDORP HIGH AWAY SENIOR & JUNIOR 29-August GRACE TRINITY HOME SENIOR & JUNIOR 31-August GLENVISTA AWAY SENIOR & JUNIOR 07-Sept. ROOSEVELT HOME SENIOR & JUNIOR 14-Sept. KINGS SCHOOL W.R. AWAY SENIOR & JUNIOR

ATHLETICS DATE OPPOSITION VENUE AGE GROUP 16-August FLORIDA HIGH ALL MIDRAND KING DAVID 18-August ROOSEVELT ROOSEVELT ALL DE LA SALLE INTERHIGH: 23-August EDENGLEN EDENGLEN ALL FLORIDA HIGH RANDPARK B

BASKETBALL DATE OPPOSITION VENUE TEAM 22-August SANDRINGHAM AWAY U/17 BOYS 29-August DSJ AWAY U/17 GIRLS HFC HOME U/17 BOYS 05-Sept. WENDYWOOD HOME U/17 GIRLS 12-Sept. CRAWFORD AWAY U/17 GIRLS DOMINICAN AWAY U/17 BOYS 20-Sept. SAHETI HOME U/17 BOYS 26-Sept. BISHOP BAVIN AWAY U/17 BOYS PAGE 3 PAGE 4 EXTRA LESSON SCHEDULES

EXTRA MATHS SCHEDULE: TERM 3 2017 PRIVATE TUTOR MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Ms Helfer F2.1 Ms Helfer F2.1 Ms Helfer F2.1 Ms Helfer F2.1 Ms Helfer F2.1 GRADE 8 • Mathematics and (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) Ms (6h55-7h25) Physical Science Mr Lusembo/CAMI Maths Clinic F2.3 Ms Mahomed P1 Porres P3 Ms Uys/CAMI A3-2 A3-2 (15h00-17h00) (14h00-15h00) (14h45-15h45) (15h00- 16h00) • House visits (14h45-15h45) Maths Clinic F2.3 Maths Clinic F2.3 Maths Clinic F2.3 Maths Clinic F2.3 (14h00-17h00) (14h45-17h00) (15h00 -17h00) (14h45-17h00) GRADE 9 Mr Schoeman S1.3 Mr Schoeman S1.3 Mr Schoeman S1.3 Mr Schoeman S1.3 Mr Schoeman S1.3 For more information please (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) contact on 060 312 6634 or CAMI A3-2 Maths Clinic F2.3 Mr Musasa F2.1 Maths Clinic F2.3 Ms Uys/CAMI A3-2 please send an email to (14h45-15h45) (15h00-17h00) (14h00-15h00) (14h45-17h00) (15h00- 16h00) Maths Clinic F2.3 Ms Mahomed P1 Maths Clinic F2.3 [email protected] (14h45-17h00) (from May) (15h00 -17h00) (14h00-15h00 Maths Clinic F2.3 (14h00-17h00) GRADE 10 Ms Helfer F2.1 Ms Helfer F2.1 Ms Helfer F2.1 Ms Helfer F2.1 Ms Helfer F2.1 (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) Mr Schoeman S1.3 Mr Schoeman S1.3 Mr Schoeman S1.3 Mr Schoeman S1.3 Mr Schoeman S1.3 (Maths Lit only) (Maths Lit only) (Maths Lit only) (Maths Lit only) (Maths Lit only) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) Ms Jeebodh S1.4 Maths Clinic F2.3 Mr Musasa F2.1 Maths Clinic F2.3 Ms Uys/CAMI A3-2 (Maths Lit only) (15h00-17h00) (14h00-15h00) (14h45-17h00) (15h00- 16h00) (14h45-15h45) Maths Clinic F2.3 Maths Clinic F2.3 Mr Lusembo/CAMI (14h00-17h00) (15h00 -17h00) A3.2 (14h45-15h45) Mr Liebenberg F2.4 (14h45-15h45) Maths Clinic F2.3 (14h45-17h00) GRADE 11 Ms Helfer F2.1 Ms Helfer F2.1 Ms Helfer F2.1 Ms Helfer F2.1 Ms Helfer F2.1 (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) @GREENSIDE HIGH Mr Schoeman S1.3 Mr Schoeman S1.3 Mr Schoeman S1.3 Mr Schoeman S1.3 Mr Schoeman S1.3 (Maths Lit only) (Maths Lit only) (Maths Lit only) (Maths Lit only) (Maths Lit only) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) Ms Jeebodh S1.4 Maths Clinic F2.3 MrEXTRA Musasa F2.1 MATHS Maths Clinic SCHEDULE: F2.3 CAMI A3-2 TERM 3 2017 (Maths Lit only) (15h00-17h00) (14h00-15h00) (14h45-17h00) (15h00- 16h00) (14h45-15h45) Maths Clinic F2.3 Maths Clinic F2.3 Mr LusemboMONDAY/CAMI (14h00TUESDAY-17h00) WEDNESDAY(15h00 -17h00) THURSDAYENGLISH HOMEFRIDAY LANGUAGE A3.2 GRADE (14h4512 -15h45Ms) Helfer F2.1 Ms Helfer F2.1 Ms Helfer F2.1 MsExtra-lessons Helfer F2.1 are availableMs Helfer to F2.1all students Mr Liebenberg(6h55 F2.4 -7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55every-7h25 day) of the week.(6h55 Please-7h25) feel free to (14h45-15h45) Maths ClinicMr F2.3 Schoeman S1.3 Mr Schoeman Mr Schoeman S1.3 Mrcome Schoeman on any S1.3 of theMr following Schoeman days for: (14h45-17h00)(Maths LitEXTRA only) MATHS SCHEDULE:S1.3 (Maths TERM Lit 3 2017 (Maths Lit only) (Maths Lit only) S1.3 (Maths Lit

MONDAY(6h55 -7h25TUESDAY) only)WEDNESDAY THURSDAY(6h55 -7h25) FRIDAY (6h55-7h25) only) GRADE 12: Every day of the week, GRADE 12 Ms Helfer MsF2.1 JeebodhMs Helfer S1.4 F2.1 (6h55Ms Helfer-7h25 F2.1) Ms HelferMr F2.1 Liebenberg Ms Helfer F2.4 F2.1 Maths Clinic F2.3 (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25 (14h00) -15h00(6h55) -7h25) (14h45 -17h00) isolated from the rest of Mr Schoeman(Maths S1.3 LitMr Schoemanonly) MathsMr Schoeman Clinic S1.3 F2.3 Mr Schoeman S1.3 Mr Schoeman CAMI A3-2 (Maths Lit(14h45 only) -15h45S1.3 (Maths) Lit (15h00(Maths Lit-17h00) only) (Maths MathsLit only) ClinicS1.3 F2.3 (Maths Lit the grades. (15h00- 16h00)Please can (6h55-7h25)CAMI A3.2only) (6h55-7h25) (6h55-7h25(14h00) -17h00)only) Maths Clinic F2.3 Ms Jeebodh S1.4 (6h55-7h25) Mr Liebenberg F2.4 Maths Clinic F2.3 (6h55-7h25) matric students ask their English teacher (14h45-15h45) (15h00 -17h00) (Maths Lit only) Maths Clinic F2.3 (14h00-15h00) (14h45-17h00) CAMI A3-2 who is on duty on a given day as the (14h45-15h45Mr) Liebenberg(15h00-17h00) F2.4 Maths Clinic F2.3 (15h00- 16h00) CAMI A3.2 (14h45-15h45) (14h00-17h00) Maths Clinic F2.3 venue is determined by this schedule. (14h45-15h45) (15h00 -17h00) Mr LiebenbergMaths F2.4 Clinic F2.3 (14h45-15h45(14h45) -17h00) GRADE 8-11: TUESDAYS (P2) Maths Clinic F2.3 AP MATHS(14h45 -17h00)Maths Clinic F2.3 Maths Clinic F2.3 Maths Clinic F2.3 Maths Clinic F2.3 WEDNESDAYSMaths Clinic F2.3(H.1.1) AP(Gr MATHS 10,11,12) Maths Clinic(14h45 F2.3 -17h00)Maths Clinic F2.3 (15h00Maths Clinic-17h00) F2.3 Maths Clinic(14h00 F2.3-17h00) Maths Clinic F2.3 (14h45 -17h00) THURSDAYS(15h00 -17h00) (H.1.1.) (Gr 10,11,12) (14h45-17h00) (15h00-17h00) (14h00-17h00) (14h45-17h00) (15h00 -17h00) FRIDAYS (H.1.1)

Maths Clinic is for all learners and is held in room F2-3 with Ms Lewis. It is sometimes topic and grade specific.Maths An announcement Clinic is for will allbe made learners as to which and topic is heldwill be incovered. room All F2other-3 times with the Ms sessions Lewis are . It is sometimes topic and grade consultations.specific. An announcement will be made as to which topic will be covered. All other times the sessions are

All otherconsultations. extra lessons are consultations where learners will do the section of work that they want to cover. Coming regularly to do homework in these sessions is highly recommended and encouraged. All other extra lessons are consultations where learners will do the section of work that they want to cover. When Extra Maths lessons are in room A3-2 (the computer lab), you may either work on Maths worksheets or homeworkComing and get regularly help from the to teacher do inhomework charge, or you may in workthese on the sessions CAMI Maths is program. highly recommended and encouraged. CAMI Maths is for ALL Grades, and is available in Mr Erasmus’s computer lab on a Monday and Friday afternoon after school. It is a fun and very useful program which you can use to practise any section of Maths you like (includingWhen going Extra back to Maths previous lessonsgrades to fill ar ine the in gaps!) room A3-2 (the computer lab), you may either work on Maths worksheets or homework and get help from the teacher in charge, or you may work on the CAMI Maths program. CAMI Maths is for ALL Grades, and is available in Mr Erasmus’s computer lab on a Monday and Friday afternoon after school. It is a fun and very useful program which you can use to practise any section of Maths you like (including going back to previous grades to fill in the gaps!)

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