28 April 2017

Dear Parent/Guardian

NEWSLETTER 2/10

Welcome back after the holidays. We are looking forward to a busy term with our June examinations as the academic highlight. This term is also the winter sports term (hockey, netball, cross country and rugby). During Monday’s assembly, we welcomed our guest speaker, Mr Dylan Wray, the Grade 12 Learner Council of Masimbambane Secondary School as well as our maintenance staff. Mr Wray addressed the assembly on the historical importance of Workers’ Day and Freedom Day. Considering Workers’ Day celebrations, we introduced the campus maintenance staff to the learners and thanked them for their exceptionally hard work.

STAFF MATTERS

Congratulations Ms Monica Evans whose eldest daughter, Nina, got married om 8 April.

ACADEMICS

History On Wednesday, 26 April, we presented a seminar on Africa for our History learners in Grade 12. They were joined by thirty learners from Masimbambane Secondary School. The seminar was conducted by Ms Isa Swanepoel and Ms Gill Sutton, a specialist on African History.

Afrikaans On 23 March, Emma Beckley (Grade 8), Carla Naudé (Grade 9) and Gracious Izaks (Grade 11) participated in the ATKV public speaking competition at High School. Congratulations to Carla and Gracious who will participate in the semi-finals on 26 May.

SPORT

Tennis The Disa tennis team competed in the South African Interprovincial Tournament for high schools in Pretoria from 1 – 4 April. The following learners were part of the u/19 Team: Marno Stander (Grade 11), Kyler Hugo (Grade 8) and Daniela Davidyan (Grade 10). We wish to congratulate Marno who was selected to the SA team. - 2 -

Our learners also competed in other tournaments during the school holidays and achieved the following results:

Free State TSA Series: 6 – 11 April • u/14:  Kyler Hugo – 23rd position • u/16:  Daniela Davidyan – 16th position • u/18:  Marno Stander – 9th position

 Jessica Bruyns – 32nd position TSA Junior Nationals: 11 – 16 April • u/14:  Kyler Hugo – 35th position • u/18:  Marno Stander – 14th position

Hockey Fairmont Easter Hockey Tournament Our hockey has been going from strength to strength. We were invited compete in the Fairmont Easter Hockey Tournament during the past school holidays. This tournament is known for its very tough competition with some of the country’s best teams taking part. Knowing this, our coaches and teams were determined to play good hockey whatever the outcome. It was wonderful to see each team getting better and stronger with every match. There were 58 first teams from around (and Namibia) who participated in this tournament. Our scores for the tournament were as follows:

HOCKEY TEAM OPPOSING TEAM RESULTS SCORE Paarl Girls' High School (9th) Lost 0 – 8 Fourways High School (15th) Lost 0 – 8 u/19 York High School (17th) Lost 0 – 3 Hudson Park High School (2016 Winners – 2nd) Lost 0 – 7 Girls Wynberg Girls’ High School (GC League – 6th) Lost 0 – 5 Won 2 – 1

HOCKEY TEAM OPPOSING TEAM RESULTS SCORE Fairbairn High School (Premiere League – 15th) Lost 1 – 2 Oakhill College (4th) Lost 2 – 4 (First League) Drew 1 – 1 u/19 Fourways High School (12th) Drew 2 – 2 Boys (2016 Winners – 7th) Lost 1 – 2 (1st League – 18th) Lost 0 – 4 Curro Windhoek Won 4 – 0

Our girls’ team finished 21st and the boys’ team 19th in the tournament respectively. - 3 - High School Sports Festival Our u/14 teams competed in the Sports Festival on 22 April. Our scores for the tournament were as follows:

HOCKEY TEAM OPPOSING TEAM RESULTS SCORE Hermanus High School Lost 0 – 1 u/14 Girls Drew 0 – 0 Fairbairn High School B Won 2 – 0

HOCKEY TEAM OPPOSING TEAM RESULTS SCORE Fairbairn High School A Won 5 – 0 u/14 Boys High School Won 6 – 0 De Kuilen High School Won 4 – 0

Please take note of the following hockey fixtures for 2017:

Girls’ Hockey

DATE HOCKEY TEAM OPPOSING TEAM WHERE 6 May Nationals Curro Trials Home 13 May All teams A wa y 14 May u/19 (SPAR Tournament) DF Malan High School A wa y 20 May All teams High School Home El Shaddai A wa y – Bellville Astro u/19 and u/14 teams 27 May Christian School in Voortrekker Road u/16 team Parklands College TBC 3 June All teams High School Home 10 June All teams Fairbairn High School Home 24 June All teams Vishoek High School Home 29 June – 1 July Curro Nationals Tournament Home

Boys’ Hockey

DATE HOCKEY TEAM OPPOSING TEAM WHERE 6 May Nationals Curro Trials Home All teams (except 2nd team) Home 13 May Boys' Second team A wa y High School All teams (except 2nd team) High School Home 20 May Second team Bishops College TBC Reddam House 27 May All teams A wa y College 3 June All teams DF Malan High School Home 10 June All teams Table View High School A wa y 24 June All teams Vishoek High School Home 29 June – 1 July Curro Nationals Tournament Home

- 4 - Rugby Please take note of the following rugby fixtures for 2017: u/15 DATE OPPOSING TEAM VENUE 22 April Parklands College Home 24 April Fairmont High School A wa y 6 May Regionals Home 13 May High School A wa y 20 May B A wa y 27 May Kleinveld High School Home 3 June TBC 29 June – 1 July Curro Nationals Home 27 July Zwaanswyk High School Home 5 August Glenwood High School Home 12 August Curro Langebaan Home 19 August High School A wa y 26 August Masimbambane Secondary School A wa y 2 September Sevens Rugby Festival A wa y u/19 DATE OPPOSING TEAM VENUE 22 April Parklands College Home 6 May Regionals Home 13 May Masiphumelele High School A wa y 20 May Tygerberg High School B A wa y 27 May Kleinveld High School Home 3 June TBC 29 June – 1 July Curro Nationals Home 29 July Zwaanswyk High School Home 5 August Glenwood High School Home 12 August Curro Langebaan A wa y 19 August Muizenberg High School A wa y 26 August Masimbambane Secondary School A wa y 2 September Sevens Rugby Festival TBC

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GENERAL

Visit from Masimbambane Secondary School On Monday, the Grade 12 Learner Council from our partnership school, Masimbambane Secondary School, attended a workshop with our Learner Council. It was presented by Mr Dylan Wray and afterwards they joined our learners in their classes.

IMPORTANT DATES: TERM 2 (2017) APRIL 27 Freedom Day 28 School Holiday

MAY 1 Workers’ Day 2 Learners start wearing winter uniforms 4 Gr. 8 – 12: Parent evening 6 Curro 7s: Regional Tournament at Meridian Pinehurst (Hockey at Curro Durbanville) 8 Blood donation 10 SAMO: Round 2 11 – 13 National Acting Competition 12 PIT productions (Gr. 12 Eerste Addisionele Taal learners) Gr. 12 Afrikaanse Huistaal – compulsory workshop (14:00 – 17:00) 13 Hockey: Girls vs The Settlers High School Boys vs Brackenfell High School; 2nd team vs Rondebosch Boys' High School Rugby: u/15 and u/19 vs Masiphumelele High School

14 Hockey: First Team compete in “Spar Challenge” at DF Malan High School

We wish our learners all the best for this term and trust that you will support the educators by helping your children complete their homework diligently, and prepare sufficiently for all the formal assessments.

Kind regards

______Mr JD Vermeulen Mr DD van Zyl Operational Head: High School Executive Head