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MORE TAL K │ EDITIO N 23 │ 02 AUGUST 2019 THOMAS MORE COLLEGE │ MORE TALK │ EDITION 2 3 │ 02 AUGUST 2019 WEEKLY SCRIPTURE A s N ational W omen ’s Day approaches nex t Friday let us remember this… You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you. (Sol. 4:7) Knowing who we are, somehow changes our face: It changes our face in the mirror. It softens our face as we face the world. It turns our face, unashamedly towards God. May we not forgo remembering who we are. For the fact of the matter is - we are more daughter than anything else. No other name given to us stands more permanent than that name. No other title we carry will surpass that one. No other calling is greater. We are chosen, valuable, beautiful and secure. We are in Christ. We are powerful in him and beautiful because He is. Now, go out in the world - and shine! GENERAL NEWS TMC Social Media If you are on social media platforms (Facebook and Instagram) and are not yet following Thomas More College, plea se visit the following links to like, follow or share our pages with family and friends. Fac eb o o k & I nst ag r am Not on Facebook or Instagram…visit the TMC website to follow our Social Media content (even if you are not on Social Media https://www.thomasmore.co.za/social- media-feed/ PC Buz z On behalf of the Parents’ Council and the Country Fair Organising committee, we would like to extend ou r sincere thanks to the parents, childr en and staf f for their support in making this yet ano ther successful fund raising event. Club TMC Te rm 3 Club TMC Draw (Parents’ Council Fundraiser) took place at the Country Fair on Saturday 27 July 2019. Congratulations to Stamatis and Helen Balidis, parent s of Arabella Balidis in G r ade 1 1 , wh o are the lucky Club TM C d raw winners for Term 3 /20 19 . Mr & Mr Balidis w in a term’s free school charges . We thank them for their support . Country Fair Raffle Prize Wi nne rs Congratulations to the following raffle prize winners - please can you arrange to collect your prize from Rae G riesel in the Great House during the course of next week (07 : 30 – 15:0 0) 1 Thomas More College │ [email protected] │ www.thomasmore.co.za MORE TAL K │ EDITIO N 23 │ 02 AUGUST 2019 PR IZE PRIZE WINNER Gr. 1 DB Custom Design Chest of Drawers Tr istan White 6F 2 Ella & Ash Soap Hamper Brenda Walker 3 Southern Sun 2 nights’ accommodation for 2ppl incl . br eakfast Cheryl Rowe 4 N escafe Cappuccino Sachets and Mugs Hamper Murray Sim 5 Powafix Hamper Syam 6 Powafix Hamper Helen Balidis 7 Pow afix Hamper John Foster 8 Powafix Hamper Mel Layden 9 Ryobi Impact Drill Che Randall 10 Ryobi Impact Drill Devon Rowlings 11 Weekend away for 8/10 people at Skye Beach House in Hibberdene valued at R3900 Janine Kyle 12 Tsogo Sun - 2 nights for 2 adults at Sunsquare SunCoast Hotel incl . breakfast valued at R3300 Louise Hallett 13 Legacy Grovida Garden Hamper Kim Mare e 14 Bushbaby Picnic Backpack for two Mandy Olejniczak 15 Ezviz Internet PT Camera Gary Martin 17 Midweek Stay for family of 4 at Forty Winks Gogo 18 Weekend Stay for 2 at Forty Winks Willem Olivier 19 Natal Caravans & Marine Camping Hamper valued at R5000 Lucille Gillitt 20 Hama Traveller Mini Pro Tripod Michelle Carr 21 Jessops Mini Digital Activity Camera Simon W hit e 22 Pamper party for 5 girls (aged 4 -13) Olivia Ross 2dK 23 Pamper party for 5 girls (aged 4 -13) Emily Morgan 6F 24 Gracilia voucher for a ladies winter cape/poncho Michaela Benade 8B 25 Molinari coffee hamper Michelle Meyer 26 Home etc voucher v alued at R200 Tiaan van der Walt 27 Clover Hamper Genevieve Saville 28 Fields Hill Garage - Torrodor coffee and muffin for a month Graham Hooper 29 Scrabble set Yogindra Pillay 7C 30 NO FEAR Training Skates David Burger 1B 31 Volkano phonic bluetoo th headphones Vasilios Kapnias 7C 32 Galaxy Luminous fortnight Backpack Petra Dold - Abi Suttie Original Oil Paining 35 x 35cm Shannon Browning 2 Thomas More College │ [email protected] │ www.thomasmore.co.za MORE TAL K │ EDITIO N 23 │ 02 AUGUST 2019 35 Glue Devil Hamper Bridgette Trotter 36 Glue Devil Hamper Matthew Kriegisch 12R 37 Glue Devil Hamper Ta ra Saint 4J 38 Mini blue tooth speaker Debbie Thackray 39 Mini blue tooth speaker Michaela Fernandes 5McG 40 Mini blue tooth speaker Nothabo Dlamini 10O 41 uShaka Belinda de Broize 42 Ricoh Theta SC white 260 degree digital camera valued at R4999 & Case Warrick Boyd 43 Ushaka Voucher Shaydyn Venton 44 Waltons stationary voucher valued at R300 Greg Jamieson 45 Deeghuys voucher valued at R500 Clive Morgan -Dav ies 46 Supertech BMW Pinetown hamper Tr iska 47 Kingspark - 4 tickets for Sat 10 August Sharks vs Cheetahs Chantelle Velleman 48 Kingspark - 4 tickets for Sat 10 August Sharks vs Cheetahs Poppy Gumede 49 Kingspark - 2 tickets for Sat 10 August Sharks vs Cheetahs Debbie Gordon 50 Airbus A380 -800 scaled model C Gonifas 51 JBL Go 2 Portable Bluetooth speaker Emma Bouttell 12R 52 Lego Marvel Superheroes - Captain America Ethan Thomson 0B 3 Thomas More College │ [email protected] │ www.thomasmore.co.za MORE TAL K │ EDITIO N 23 │ 02 AUGUST 2019 MESSAGE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL HEADMASTER fferen I have taken note of some of our pre sident’s words in a few Business Insider articles o ver the past week. President Ramaphosa has expressed, inter alia , that the South African educ ation system needs to change to better serve our young people by focusing on appropriate skills and dispositions for their time. Furthermore, he also highlights that a university degree is not a ticket to a job. We recognise this, as uncomfortable as it may be, as truth at Thomas More College. Yes, we are bound by the education sy stem and a paradigm of examinations which, by and large, depend on the retention of chunks of information and data. Unemploy ment levels are at their highest since 2008; we celebrate a national pass rate in the 70% region annually; our national pass requirements are appallingly low ; for every 100 students who begin Grade 1 in South Africa, 40 will reach Grade 12, 28 of whom will pass. Something is horribly wrong. Our young people are being failed. The 60 / 100 who didn’t get to matric – where are they? What are they doing? I am unable to answ er this definitively, but I don’ t entertain a positive answer to this question. Thomas More College students must see the world beyond their own personal challenges and ambitions. We are privileged here . How will our young people leverage their privilege to be a part of a solution for which our country is desperate? This is why we speak of Tomorrow’s Leaders Today. Key to th is leadership growth process, in my opinion, are the following skills and dispositions: SKILL CORRESPONDING DISPOSITIO N Composure Emotional resilience Curiosity Mental agility Creativity Courage Critical Thinking Self-knowledge Citizenship Gratitude Communication Connectedness The Country Fair was a wonderful reminder of the enormous and challenging feats of whic h we are capable as a community. On that note, I must thank our Country Fair Chairman, Gareth Curtis, the indomitable Rae Griesel, a nd the entire team of staff, parents and pupils who realised this outstanding rendition of this event. It is, of course, a case in point of how the will and shared vision of a community can outdo even its previous best efforts. Similarly, our drive to prepare our young people in the very best way possible for an uncertain future is achiev able through our commitment to An Inspired E ducation . By focusing on and developing overtly the abovementioned key skills and dispositions (which I intend to unpack in the coming weeks) , we will continue to grow our young people to harness the uncertainty of thi ngs, and thr iv e . D ave Wiggett HS Headmaster [email protected] NEWS FROM THE PRIMARY SCHOOL HEADMISTRESS Thank you for supporting our Country Fair last week -end. We value each and every contribu tion both in kind with donations and to those who gave up precious time to work on the stalls. We were also truly blessed and thank God for the fine weather we exper ienc ed 4 Thomas More College │ [email protected] │ www.thomasmore.co.za MORE TAL K │ EDITIO N 23 │ 02 AUGUST 2019 on Saturday! As usual, there was much enthusiasm among the children, and it was gre at to see them have fun and enjoy themselves. Well done to Country Fair convener, Gareth Curtis, Rae Griesel, the Parents’ Council members and their teams for all the hard work over an extended period of time. Thank you very much to all staff, parents and pupils in all phases for your assistance and support. Your loyalty and commitment for our school is valued, and once again exemplifies our ethos. I felt very proud to be a part o f Thomas More. All in all it was a delightful day! A special thank you to tho se parents who came again on the Sunday morning and worked hard clearing up and trying to get our campus school ready for Monday. It is truly appreciated. There were a few of our staff members away today at the Proudly Primary conference, which ran from l ast night right through to lunch time Saturday.