Maris Stella Weekly Bulletin

12 September 2017

WEEK TWO

Tues 7:45 – 09:00 Term 3 Mass Centenary Hall 12 Sept Grade 4 Roald Dahl Day Wed 18:00 – 20:30 Grade 10 French Theatre Evening Centenary Hall 13 Sept 18:30 – 19:30 Parents’ Association Meeting Boardroom Thurs Heritage Day Celebrations 14 Sept 18:00 – 20:30 Toastmasters Banquet Small Hall Fri Grade 11 History and Drama classes to Hilton Hilton 15 Sept Festival Sat 14:00 Maris Stella’s Class of 2007 10 Year Reunion Small Hall 16 Sept

WEEK ONE

Mon JP and Pre-school Parents interviews 18 Sept JP and Pre-school Parents interviews Grade 11 History Excursion Tues 17:00 Prep Art Exhibition Opening Parlour Room 19 Sept 18:00 – 19:45 Prep Production: There’s No Business Like Show Centenary Hall Business JP and Pre-school Parents interviews Red Group Visit to Mary Asher & St Gabriel’s Wed Grade 10 History Excursion 20 Sept 16:00 – 17:30 Prep Production: There’s No Business Like Show Centenary Hall Business 18:00 – 20:00 Sing With One Voice Concert Emmanuel Cathedral JP and Pre-school Parents interviews Thurs SANBS Blood Donor Clinic Small Hall 21 Sept 17:30 – 19:30 Grade 12 Drama Showcase Fri 08:15 Pre-school Sports Day

22 Sept 09:30 JP Inter-house Sports Day

PREP PRODUCTION: Tuesday 19 September at 18:00 and Wednesday 20 September at 16:00

Tickets for our Prep Production, There’s No Business Like Show Business, are on sale at a cost R40 for reserved hall seating or R30 for unreserved gallery seating. Tickets can be purchased from the Marketing Office before school, or from the Bursar’s Office at break and after school.

MARIS STELLA RECIPE BOOK

We need your recipes for our Maris Stella Recipe Book! We urge every family to please submit your favourite recipe by 20 September, to Bronwyn Matthews, on [email protected]. Please include both your name and your daughter’s name and class, as well as any tips or footnotes on your recipe.

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TUCKSHOP ASSISTANCE REQUIRED

If there are any moms who would be willing to offer their assistance in our Tuckshop during break times, we would be most grateful. Our break times are as follows: Monday: Small Break 10:30 – 10:50, Big Break 1:10 – 1:35 Tuesday – Thursday: Small Break 10:20 – 10:40, Big Break 1:00 – 1:30 Friday: Break 10:10 – 10:45

Please contact Rose Lubbee on (031) 2099426, or [email protected] if you are able to volunteer.

CROSS COUNTRY

Results from Cross Country held at Virginia on Friday 8 September:

Girls U9 Jemma Smith 2nd Kayla Thackwray 3rd Gabriella Snyman 16th Paige Davies 22nd

Girls U11 Carly Smith 3rd Julia McAlister 6th Amy Thackwray 13th

Girls U12 Tannah Smith 5th

Girls U13 Jannah Winter 30th

WATERPOLO

Results from a Waterpolo match against High School on Wednesday 6 September:

Maris Stella 1st Team vs Kloof 1st Team Won 11-2

NETBALL

Congratulations to the following girls who were selected for the KZN Action League:

U12: Mia Vlotman U13: Nasipha Dlamini, Kwethu Dlamini, Nyiko Mathe U17: Amy Randelhoff

Results from the High School Action Netball League played on Friday 8 September:

Team: Result: Outstanding Player: Maris Stella U14 vs Our Lady of Fatima Lost 4-18 Lauren Dobeyn Maris Stella U15 vs Highway College Won 23-2 Zinhle Sithole Maris Stella U16 vs Girls’ High Lost 0-30 Maris Stella U16 vs Crawford North Coast Won 19-17 Luyanda Ndlovu

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SOFTBALL

Results from matches played on Saturday 9 September:

Team: Result: Maris Stella 1st Team vs Hillcrest High School Lost 7-13 Maris Stella 1st Team vs St Mary’s Lost 1-18

DEBATING

On Monday 14 August, our Grade 7 Prep Debating Team, consisting of Shasthi Naidoo, Zipporah-Rose Nadasen and Jasmine Wylie, participated in their first debate of the Durban Primary Schools Debating League, at Glenwood Prep, against Durban Girls’ College. We opposed the motion “This House Supports Detention as a form of punishment”. Our team won the debate and Shasthi Naidoo was awarded Best Speaker. The adjudicator was amazed at the intelligent ideas and speeches which we delivered at a primary school level.

On Monday 28 August, our Grade 7 Prep Debating Team, consisting of Shasthi Naidoo, Rachel Hudson and Jasmine Wylie, participated in the second round of debates at St Henry’s, against Penzance 2. We proposed the motion “This House Supports Pay Beaches”. Our team won the debate and Shasthi Naidoo was once again awarded Best Speaker.

On Monday 11 September, our Grade 7 Prep Debating Team, consisting of Shasthi Naidoo, Rachel Hudson and Jasmine Wylie, participated in our final round of debates at Penzance against Penzance 1. We opposed the motion “This House Believes that Superheroes are Good Role Models”. We are proud to announce that our star team won their third debate in a row and that Rachel Hudson was awarded Best Speaker. Thanks must go to the Grade 7 parents for their fantastic support and Mrs Joubert for coaching.

MATHEMATICS

Congratulations to Sian Trent, Grade 7, who has been awarded a certificate from the Kumon Advanced Student Honour Roll, for achieving a level two years ahead of Kumon International Standard in the Kumon Mathematics Programme. Well done Sian!

ONE HEART, ONE PILGRIMAGE

Our indifference or cruelty towards fellow creatures of this world sooner or later affects the treatment we mete out to other human beings. We only have one heart, and the same wretchedness which leads us to mistreat an animal will not be long in showing itself in our relationships with other people….Everything is related, and we human beings are united as brothers and sisters on a wonderful pilgrimage, woven together by the love God has for each of his creatures and which also unites us in fond affection with Brother Sun, Sister Moon, Brother River and Mother Earth.

POPE FRANCIS @Pontifex June 19, 2015

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