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Newsletter #28 2019 16 August 2019 Newsletter #28 2019 16 August 2019 Dear Parents Last night was opening night for eKhaya, The Musical. It was everything we had hoped for, a home grown Cape Town story with heart. The writer, Penny Youngleson, has managed to capture almost every issue we face in Cape Town today. No social comment has been left unturned, no part of our unique history as a city has been overlooked. So, from District 6 to problems in schools, to issues around race, gender, religion and sexuality, nothing is too sacred to be mentioned. All these issues are aired in a most refreshing and transparent way, with song and humour. A highlight of the show is the main character, Zoe Baatjies’ speech of hope for Cape Town. Today in Assembly I thanked all the performers as well as all the pupils and teachers who are playing vital supporting roles in makeup, costume, staging and sound and lighting positions. Mr Cross and his team must be commended on such a professional production. So, if you haven’t seen the show yet, please make a point of coming either tonight or tomorrow. Definitely a must-see! GROOTE SCHUUR DERBY DAY – SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2019 Tomorrow we enjoy a day of sport against Groote Schuur (played away). This year they celebrate their 60th anniversary and so our Derby tomorrow is part of these ‘birthday’ celebrations. We encourage parents to come and support the school tomorrow. Please see attached the programme for tomorrow. A reminder that busses leave CBHS at 07.30 a.m. sharp; learners to be at school by 07.15 a.m. VARSITY COLLEGE We have past pupils spread across the country at various higher education institutions. From time to time we get a list of who is registered at a particular institution. So I was delighted when I received the attached list from Varsity College. It is good to know that our past pupils are doing such a range of courses. Maybe you recognise someone you know when you glance down the attached list. GRADE 9 STUDENTS INTERVIEW FRANCOIS PIENAAR FOR HISTORY PROJECT Thomas Symons and Dylan Stocks in Grade 9 got to interview Springbok Rugby legend, Francois Pienaar, for the Grade 9 History Project they are all currently working on. As part of the project, pupils are required to interview someone about a law in the apartheid era and how it impacted their life. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY OLYMPIAD Some of our students participated in the CAT Olympiad. Congratulations to Kelwin Sandeman who achieved Gold Status. Other results were as follows: SILVER BRONZE Max Hoffman Kellman Pedreira Inam Jim SiFan Liang Storm Rhoda Daniella Letizia ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB CLEAN UP Our Environmental Club held another clean up last Thursday around the Green Point Tennis Club area to help stop plastic waste ending up in our oceans. KIDIMBU JUNIOR SELECTED FOR CAPE METRO SCHOOLS BASKETBALL Congratulations to Kidimbu Junior on his selection to be part of the Cape Metro Schools Boys U18 Basketball Team! Kidimbu will join the rest of the Cape Metro team this weekend to participate in the Western Cape Play offs/Trials STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS Congratulations to Lili Louw, Jensen Smith, Josh Langdon, Samuel Warren, King Langdon, Sean Pape and Alex Da Silva, who have all qualified for the Western Province Cross-Country Championships which will be taking place this Saturday. UNDER 16 HOCKEY GIRLS RECEIVE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS & TROPHY Our U16 Hockey Girls were presented with their Gold Medals and trophy as league winners. The team is Stella Anderson, Drew Goldie, Chiara Ross, Zoe Kaplan, Liya Gaylard, Cherise Nyoka, Leah Perkins, Abby van der Spuy, Nikita Erni, Zoë Brand, Sonam Krishanlall, Jorja Hewitt, Erin Miller, Kate Blomerus and Vieve Staal. JUNIOR SOCCER GIRLS ARE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS Massive congratulations to our Junior Soccer Girls who are their league champions! They defeated Edgemead 3 - 1 in the semi-finals and Fairmont 4 - 1 in the finals to win the league... and they did this with only 9 players! What an incredible achievement! U15 NETBALL GIRLS REMAIN UNDEFEATED Our U15 Netball Team continued their winning streak, beating St. Cyprian’s 26-9 yesterday - they remain undefeated this season! Well done, girls! Results from the other matches are as follows: U14A Lost 6 – 25 U14B Lost 3 – 23 U16A Lost 21 – 25 U19A Lost 21 – 25 U19B Won 13 – 12 POPULAR AFRIKAANS SINGER REACHES OUT TO CAMPS BAY STUDENTS Miss Du Plessis got in touch with Deon Meiring - a well-known Afrikaans singer and told him that she was teaching his songs to her students. Deon decided to put together a message for our students to help motivate them to really try to learn to speak Afrikaans. Deon was a member of the bands - Glaskas and Dans Dans Lisa, and is now making music and singing under his own name. You can view Deon's message to Camps Bay High School students on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/campsbayhighschool/videos/501628230597161/ At the end of the clip you’ll see Miss. Du Plessis’ Grade 10 students singing one of his songs from Glaskas: Gisteraand. STUDENTS SUPPORT CAPE LEOPARD TRUST WITH FUNDRAISER BIG CAT YOUTH AMBASSADORS, Drew Goldie & Sebastian Byrnes - both in Grade 10 - recently launched a handmade leopard as part of their BIG CAT YOUTH COLLECTION which is used for fundraising for various big cat sanctuaries in South Africa. They recently handed over a handmade leopard named Chui (meaning leopard in Swahili) to the Cape Leopard Trust. If you would like to support Drew & Sebastian and the Cape Leopard Trust, you can order a CHUI leopard via e-mail – bigcatyouth @gmail.com They are pictured with (L-R): Helen Turnbull (CEO); Yvonne Kamp (Administrator) & Chris Eksteen (Education & Outreach) RAK WEEK A big thank you to Interact for all the effort they put into making RAK Week wonderful. As a school they again reminded us just how nice it is to be the recipient of a ‘Random Act of Kindness”. On a personal note a big thank you for all the cake and sweet treats we were given today. They also launched a new project this week - "The Odd Socks Project" wants your odd socks to be paired up and redistributed! If you would like to donate your odd socks, please leave in the box provided at the clothing shop. PARENT LIAISON BODY TERM 3 PROJECT: FACILITIES STAFFROOM The PLB are appealing to all our parents to assist them in creating a space that allows our very hardworking ground staff, a moment to relax during their breaks. They are looking for comfortable furniture (couches and chairs) as well as some colourful décor (pictures, cushions etc.). If you have anything to donate or would like to find out more about this project, please contact project leader, Janine Thetard ([email protected]). SNAPSCAN AVAILABLE AT THE UNIFORM SHOP This is an appeal to all in assisting us in reducing the amount of cash on the premises. We would like all learners to use SnapScan when making purchases in the Uniform Shop (uniform items or MyCiti top ups) THE WEEK AHEAD Friday 16 August 2019 eKhaya The Musical @ 7 p.m. Saturday 17 August 2019 Groote Schuur Derby [played away at Groote Schuur] eKhaya The Musical @ 7 p.m. Monday 19 August 2019 Winter Sports Awards Assembly @ 10.15 a.m. Tuesday 20 August 2019 Cultural and Service Awards Assembly @ 10.10 a.m. Yours sincerely, David de Korte PRINCIPAL G S H S - CBHS DERBY GROOTE SCHUUR HIGH SCHOOL VS CAMPS BAY HIGH SCHOOL Saturday 17 August 2019 08h30 - 13h30 Venue Groote Schuur High School Learners attend in school uniform We are looking forward to seeing you there! Variety of food & drink items on sale. MESSAGE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL The annual GSHS – CBHS sports day is the highlight of the winter season - also the pinnacle of school sport for Gr.12s. Past years’ rivalry gave both schools much to celebrate, and 2019 will be no different. We welcome Mr De Korte, the CBHS staff, learners and their parents to our school. This year is particularly special in that GSHS is celebrating her Diamond Jubilee. We are delighted that the CBHS community will be a part of our collective memory of this year. Through our growth and transformation spanning our 60 years, GSHS has always been keen competitor in sport. With an enrolment of 932 learners today, we are a very different prospect to the early days when the enrolment was 255. We adopted a school motto aligned to our new status – effingens future (Shaping the future). We encourage all teams and all players to make this sports day a very enjoyable and successful one. Win or lose, the lasting memories will be of how well we competed and how we were made to feel. To this end, we all have a responsibility. Play hard, play fair, and give your best. Marius Ehrenreich Principal DERBY GSHS – CBHS 2019 GROOTE SCHUUR VS CAMPS BAY SPORTS DERBY FIXTURES - 16 & 17 AUGUST 2019 HOSTED BY GROOTE SCHUUR FRIDAY 16 AUGUST SPORTS CODE TEAM OPPONENTS VENUE TIME EDUCATOR DURATION CHESS TEAM A LEAGUE GAMES LIBRARY 14H00 COL Estimated 1hr CHESS TEAM B LEAGUE GAMES LIBRARY 14H00 MEE Estimated 1hr SATURDAY 17 AUGUST SPORTS CODE AGE OPPONENTS VENUE TIME EDUCATOR DURATION X-COUNRTY MIXED Open To All VREDENHOF 09H00 WNE/TAY/SOL Estimated 1hr TABLE TENNIS MIXED LEAGUE GAMES MAIN SCHOOL HALL 09H00 CLO Estimated 2hr SOCCER GIRLS U19 CAMPS BAY VREDENHOF 09H00 SHUMAIZ 30 MIN A SIDE SOCCER BOYS U16 CAMPS BAY VREDENHOF 10H00 SMM 20 MIN A SIDE SOCCER BOYS U14 CAMPS BAY VREDENHOF 11H00 WAG 20 MIN A SIDE SOCCER BOYS U19 CAMPS BAY VREDENHOF 12H00 SIB 30 MIN A SIDE HOCKEY GIRLS U14 CAMPS BAY INVERSNAID 08H30 CHA 15 MIN X 3 HOCKEY GIRLS U19 CAMPS BAY INVERSNAID 09H30 CHM 15 MIN X 3 HOCKEY GIRLS U16 A CAMPS BAY
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