The Settlers High School Term 1 Newsletter 2020 MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dear Settlers Family The term has come to a sudden halt in the midst of fear and the unknown. Despite our heightened concern, we need to stay positive and give hope, be responsible citizens and temper this with the facts to alleviate fear and panic. The Settlers is a very special school and a typical example of this was the weekend of 13 – 14 March. In just one weekend we celebrated and revelled in the many school activities all happening simultaneously. We received recognition from UWC as their number one feeder school, the RCL and Class Reps were away at camp honing their leadership skills, the grade 9 drama performance group were acting at the Baxter Theatre, hockey participated in three different hockey tournaments, where the teams and individual learners were applauded for their skills with no less than two man of the match awards, TSHS hosted the Top Schools Basketball Tournament of 40+ matches with our 1st team girls walking away with a gold medal, Riefqah Diedericks (Gr 12) participated in the Nedbank Essay competition and won a R60 000 bursary for her 2021 university studies and the 1st team cricket challenged The Settlers old boys team and beat them convincingly. That is Settlers in a nutshell, and then comes Monday 16 March, and we had to deal with the effect of Covid-19 and the huge impact it will have on schooling in SA. We have put in place an Academic Maintenance Plan for the extended holiday. Please ensure that your child completes the work set so that there is no backlog when we start up school again on 14 April. We have a Plan B on the burner should it be necessary if the closure of schools extends beyond this date. The Term 1 report should be in your possession and it reflects your child’s current academic standing. Hard work is evident as the results across the grades are good in general, but it is important to identify subjects that need remedial work during this holiday. Matrics must not let this opportunity of TIME pass them by, and we recommend that they start revising their grade 11 work in preparation for the June examination. We received many awards this term celebrating our academic results. Recognition by the universities as a ‘Top Feeder School’ is an important accolade cementing the ethos of The Settlers of a balanced education focussing on all the pillars of the school, not just academics. Other notable academic awards include NSC Awards for 75%+ Bachelors Pass, 90-99% Pass Rate and Top Ten Public Schools in MNED. We excelled at the systemic awards both at provincial and district level. For the Systemic Awards we received recognition for Excellence in Languages, English HL, coming 2nd in the province (Wynberg Girls HS 1st, TSHS 2nd and Wynberg Boys HS 3rd) and Excellence in Languages and Mathematics (90-99%) as well as another award for Top Ten Public Schools in MNED. (1. Fairmont, 2. TSHS, 3. DF Malan, 4. Milnerton, 5. Stellenberg, 6. Fairbairn, 7. Tableview, 8. Durbanville, 9. Edgemead and 10. Melkbos). In addition we also received an award for our Excellence in Mathematics and English. Congratulations to the teachers and learners for making these awards possible. D R I V E The Settlers D N A Term 1 Newsletter | 2020 | Page 2 Thank you must be extended to the dedicated team of people (teaching staff, administrative staff and amenities staff) who make all of what our school is about possible. This holiday will reflect in history as one where we as South Africans either restrict the spread of Covid-19 or speed it up. It is time for all of us to rise as a nation and respond responsibly to the call for self-isolation and social distancing. Stay safe and to those celebrating Easter and Pesach, may it be blessed and spiritual time. “Now is the time to be kind, be an active citizen and remember your humanity.” –Mandy Wiener Shereen Gallie Principal SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY EXECUTIVE FOR 2020 The Settlers High School congratulates the following SGB members on being elected as the Executive for 2020. We look forward to their leadership and guidance during this year. 1. Chair Mr M Wardle 2. Vice-Chair Mrs A Cassim 3. Treasurer Mr R Ahmed 4. Secretary Mr H Smuts AWARD RECEIVED FROM THE WESTERN CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Award for 2nd best results for Grade 9 English HL Systemic results in the province for 2019 Ms Schäfer (Minister of Education WCED), Mrs De Kock, Mrs Gallie and Mr Schreuder (Head of Department WCED) Determination Respect Integrity Vision Excellence Term 1 Newsletter | 2020 | Page 3 ACADEMIC (Mrs De Kock) We congratulate the TOP 10 LEARNERS in each grade on their hard work and excellent achievements in the Term 1 Test Series. Well done to all the learners who obtained an A Aggregate (names in bold). GRADE 8 PASS RATE 74% 10 A AGGREGATES 1. Ashley Fortuin 2. Nala Best 3. Gabrielle Jones 4. Ethan Pillay 5. Nuhaa Hendricks 6. Justine Theys 7. Kristin 8. Kelly Petersen 9. Ramla Kalule 10. Caitlin Smeda Macquena GRADE 9 PASS RATE 72% 10 A AGGREGATES 1. Nothando 2. Kaylin Harris 3. Mumo Kioko 4. Martine 5. Tehreem Kader Mkhize Kabongo 6. Ethan Moses 7. Sara Cassiem 8. Zainab 9. Sameera Nana 10. Caitlin Smeda Mohamed Determination Respect Integrity Vision Excellence Term 1 Newsletter | 2020 | Page 4 GRADE 10 PASS RATE 95% 11 A AGGREGATES 1. Marsha Manuel 2. Nasiphi Mbilana 3. Nadia Ryklief 4. Noel Best 5. Lee Hendricks 6. Hudaa Jacobs 7. Jayden Ockhuis 8. Hamidah Rabiu 9. Goodness 10. Zameera Fatoba Sanglay GRADE 11 PASS RATE 96% 18 A AGGREGATES 1. Shane Voges 2. Pumulo 3. Moin-Ali Bagus 4. Mercy Fatoba 5. Kauthar Ryland Mambwe 6. Nika Davids 7. Taryn 8. Alyssa Damonse 9. Skylar Martin 10. Thithina Vooi Henriques Determination Respect Integrity Vision Excellence Term 1 Newsletter | 2020 | Page 5 GRADE 12 PASS RATE 98% 32 A AGGREGATES 1. Avaniya Pillay 2. Alex Frantz 3. Fagan Lenting 4. Imaan 5. Riefqah Schroeder Diedericks 6. Kanyarusoke 7. Daniélle 8. Bukhulu 9. Joy Schoor 10. Robyn Khan Katwimuke Carolus Nopote VARIOUS AWARDS RECEIVED FROM THE WESTERN CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Determination Respect Integrity Vision Excellence Term 1 Newsletter | 2020 | Page 6 HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY CHILD’S ACADEMIC RESULTS? In order to assist learners and parents, a Programme of Assessment that outlines all tasks and tests for the year has been posted on our website and school communicator: Please use these documents to help your child with time management. Teach them to prioritise their work so that all tasks are handed in on time. This way learners can ensure that there is ample opportunity to prepare for tests and exams. ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE OFFERED BY THE SCHOOL SUBJECT GRADE EDUCATOR TOPIC DAY TIME VENUE General MATHEMATICS Grd 8 - 12 MR NICHOLLS Monday - Thursday 15:00 - 16:00 C4 Assistance General MATHEMATICS Grd 8 & 9 MRS HURLING Assistance and Monday - Thursday 15:00 - 16:00 M3 Various Topics ROOM MATHEMATICS Grd 11 & 12 MRS DUMSE Various Topics Monday - Thursday 15:00 - 16:30 113 Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00 LAB 1 PHYSICAL Grd 12 MR MUSERERE Various Topics Thursday 15:00 - 16:00 LAB 1 SCIENCE Thursday 16:15 - 17:15 LAB 1 PHYSICAL Grd 11 MR MUSERERE Various Topics Tuesday & Friday 15:00 -16:00 LAB 1 SCIENCE MS Educators will arrange PHYSICAL Grd 10 VERMUELEN & Various Topics extra lessons based on T.B.C. T.B.C SCIENCE MR SAULS interest and availability. Saturday - Please note that this class will only take place every alternate ROOM ACCOUNTING Grd 12 MRS HEINZ Various Topics T.B.C. Saturday if more than 5 108 learners sign up with HZ beforehand 15:30 - ROOM ACCOUNTING Grd 11 MRS HEINZ Various Topics Monday 16:30 108 15:00 - ROOM ACCOUNTING Grd 10 MRS HEINZ Various Topics Wednesday 16:00/16:30 108 ENGLISH Monday 14:30-16:30 ROOM 5 Computer AFRIKAANS MRS M DE Based SCIENCE/ Grd 8 - 12 15:00 - KOCK Programme/ Tuesday - Thursday ROOM 5 NAT SCIENCE 16:00 Timed Activities MATHEMATICS Peer Tutoring The peer tutoring system is available for grades 8 - 11. A learner makes an appointment with a peer tutor who then helps them with the work. GRADE 12’s: GUIDELINE TO TEACHING TIME FOR MATRICS ±65TEACHING DAYS UNTIL FINAL EXAMS Determination Respect Integrity Vision Excellence Term 1 Newsletter | 2020 | Page 7 PASTORAL REPORT (Mrs Hall) We started this year with the launch of the theme DRIVE, The Settlers DNA for 2020, by Mr Smuts, and each learner received a DNA strand to wear on their name badge. D - DETERMINATION R - RESPECT I - INTEGRITY V - VISION E - EXCELLENCE The leadership shown by the prefects of 2020 in setting the ball rolling for the planning of this theme is inspiring. Excellent discipline and teamwork was displayed during the Inter-house Gala, Inter-house Athletics and Interschools Athletics. The learners displayed exemplary behaviour, a positive spirit and pride in our school at all these events. This was also underpinned with us winning the Cheer Leaders and the Spirit Cup at the Interschools athletics. It was however very disappointing that we could not take the 2020 grade 8 learners to the Interschools event. Determination Respect Integrity Vision Excellence Term 1 Newsletter | 2020 | Page 8 All the grades had parent evenings this term where Grade Heads and class teachers had the opportunity to meet parents and to set the boundaries for the year.