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From the Helm Issue #69 From the Helm As I sit in my office on a late Thursday afternoon, listening to the Many of the High School girls participated in Inter-Provincial Tour- laughter and chirping on the field; in a slightly different time zone, naments, as well as international competitions this holiday, and Mrs Sue Meehan is accompanying Roxanne Thornton, Atiyah Asmal celebrated their wonderful achievements in a special assembly on and Jenna Stichelbout to an event at the Singapore Global Youth Wednesday, appreciative of their talent, hard work and self-discipline Summit, where they are proving great ambassadors alongside their and proud of their efforts. We also celebrated academic and cultural Clifton counterparts. How wonderful that they have this opportunity! achievement. Our Head Girl, Emma Sharratt, placed 1st in two national art competitions with a compelling and poignant portrait of Music is an integral part of life at DGC, and this week, exciting her grandmother and we acknowledged excellent standards in the rhythms reverberated in the Junior Primary with the girls enjoying English and Mathematics Olympiads too. a series of djembe drumming workshops. This vibrant out-of-the- classroom experience is in keeping with Mrs Conradie’s philosophy of Tonight, College House will buzz with the conversations and laughter extending learning outside of the formal classroom spaces. of the Old Girls, who gather for their annual reunion, and tomorrow we will welcome them into the school so that they can reconnect and Market Day in the Senior Primary also generated a lot of interest. The reflect on the time they spent in this special place. girls (and, I suspect, their parents) worked incredibly hard to ensure that they had an exciting variety of products to sell. The interactive Nisi Dominus Frustra, the ringing voices say … and carefully scaffolded ‘task’ was a hit: an illustration of learning through fun and activity. Hopefully, the parents have recouped their Mrs Heather Goedeke costs to make this experience a ‘real’ one! Head of High School College Moment A tropical luncheon and wonderful day spent celebrating the Reunion years of 1959, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1999 and 2009 at DGC on Friday, 26 July 2019. P1 [email protected] 26 July 2019 www.dgc.co.za Our girls thoroughly Junior Primary enjoyed their The Grade 1 theme for Term 3 is 'Under drumming My Feet'. The girls had an interesting session lesson on vegetables. Using a Tree Map, with the they were able to classify vegetables 'Talking according to similarities and differences, Drums' explaining their thought processes. team. They certainly knew just how to get the rhythm going! The Grade 3s enjoyed It was wonderful to hear their discussions making and to see real thinking taking place. cucumber Our College interns joined Mrs Bailey at and baby a conference at Wykeham Collegiate on gem Wednesday. It is wonderful to up skill lettuce and empower our interns. A morning of cups on Psychomotor, Occupational Therapy, Play their Therapy and coping with bullying in the Creative classroom was enjoyed by all. Day. The SP girls had a fantastic time with the team from Trulife; watching informative productions about Bullying, Conformity, and Leadership. They learnt valuable Senior Primary lessons about doing what is right, being themselves, and making a difference in the world. It was an awesome learning opportunity. On Thursday 18 July, our SP girls took part in a Hockey Tournament at St Mary's A very big thank you to Mthoko and everyone at Trulife, DSG, Pretoria. We won 4 matches, drew 2 and only lost 1 game. You have made for entertaining, educating and inspiring us! your coaches and school very proud. Thank you to the parents who came to support, it was much appreciated. Our Grade 7 girls had a very exciting and successful Market Day this week. P2 [email protected] 26 July 2019 www.dgc.co.za High School Our Head Girl, Emma Sharratt, was recently awarded first prize in two national art competitions, The Dala Schools Art Competition and The Art Times Student Competition. Both competitions drew entries from all around South Africa, including IEB and state schools. Emma's artwork submission is entitled 'Preservation'. It is a portrait of her Grandmother and is based on the theme of 'a journey'. Here is Emma, with her drawing. Well done, Emma! We are so inspired by your talent. At our High School Assembly yesterday, a number of our girls were recognised for their participation at National level. The values underpinning their considerable achievements were celebrated as an integral part of their respective successes. Left to Right (front row): Olivia Sharratt (U16 Hockey, High Performance Squad), Caitlin Honeywell (placed 11th in South Africa in the English Olympiad), Bulelwa Mzimela (SA U18B Hockey Team, South African Senior Women's National Water Polo Team), Kayla Ribbink (participated in the World Triathlon Event and ITU Triathlon World Cup), Holly Monks (placed 17th in South Africa in the English Olympiad). (Second row) Emma Sharratt (First prize in two national art competitions: The Dala Schools Competition and The Art Times Student Competition), Amber Schlebusch (1st Place, Tri Monroe Junior Elite Cup, San Diego, ITU Triathlon World Cup, Women's Elite class) and Giulia Torino (SA Artistic Swimming Team, FINA Senior World Championships). Well done, girls! On Monday 22 July, we hosted a group of 15 Grade 11 high school students from the US who are visiting South Africa on a Peace and Leadership programme. The group enjoyed a djembe drumming session in our Junior Primary followed by a lively chat session with some our Grade 11 girls in the Forum. The interac- tion was en- joyed by both groups and we are hoping to continue some of the con- versations at our upcoming girl.talk@dgc summit. P3 [email protected] 26 July 2019 www.dgc.co.za Meet our Team Norman Ndelu - Musgrave Road Security Arriving at Durban Girls’ College Musgrave Road entrance in the mornings (Mondays to Thursdays), we are greeted by the friendly face of Norman Ndelu. Norman has been employed by Fidelity ADT since 2005 and he has worked as a security guard at Durban Girls’ College since 2013. Norman comes from the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal and he is engaged to Sbongile Bam. He has a daughter, Anele, and a son, Kwanele. He is passionate about rugby and soccer. During exam times, the girls are always greeted by Norman with a very cheerful ‘good luck’. Norman says that he loves working at DGC and especially enjoys the interaction with the girls, parents and staff. Thank you, Norman, for all you do to keep us safe. We appreciate you! From our Chaplain Michelle Edgcumbe Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously. Isaiah 55:5 In line with the theme of grace, which we spoke about in the first assembly of Term 3, this passage from Isaiah struck me. This rendering made me stop for a time to consider the nature of God's forgiveness. We know that at times our own forgiveness can be grudging. We often give it conditionally or we take it back. We ask for it, or we expect it, but find it so challenging when others ask for it from us. God is not like us. We presume his forgiveness is like ours - that he doesn't really want to give it, that good deeds sort of persuade him to give more of it, and that he's just waiting to remove it. But what is true of God in Isaiah's time, is true of him in ours - he calls people to come to him to find generous forgiveness. Not the grudging, temporary or selfishly motivated kind. Generous forgiveness. What a relief, and what a challenge to our own hearts. What's On DGC is proud We are proud to invite you to the annual Clifton/DGC Soiree on to host one of Wednesday, 31 July at 18h30, held at Clifton School. the Premiere South African Choirs at our Choral Concert You are invited to attend the annual on Friday, 2 Clifton College and August. KZN Durban Girls’ College Youth Choir recently came back from a European tour, Soirée where they Including soloists and orchestras from both schools. competed in 31 July 2019 the Summa Ken Mackenzie Hall, Clifton Cum Laude International 18h30 Youth Music Festival and We look forward to hosting you at Clifton. won the First Prize. P4 [email protected] 26 July 2019 www.dgc.co.za Results SP RESULTS Spar The 1st Team hockey took part in the annual Spar Hockey finals this Badminton past weekend. It was a very exciting and chilly weekend of hockey. The Hadiyah Carrim in Grade 6J represented KZN at the SA U13 Champi- team had the following pool results: onships and Inter-Provincials in Bloemfontein, recently. She reached vs Crawford La Lucia Won 1 - 0: Pool Game the semi-finals in the SA Championships for girls’ doubles and quarter vs Toti High Won 4 - 0: Pool Game finals for girls’ singles. Hadiyah received an overall week grading of No vs St Anne’s College Draw 1 - 1: Pool Game 1 in her section and also received a National Grading of No 4 in South vs Felixton High Won 1 - 0 Africa. Well done Hadiyah. vs St Mary’s Kloof Lost 3 - 0: Semi Final vs Epworth Won 1 - 0: 3rd/4th Play Off Cross Country DGC participated in the first league of the term hosted by Ashton. Well Triathlon done to the following girls who came in the top 20 of their age group.
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