30 March2017 Dear Parent/Guardian NEWSLETTER 9/17 We have reached the end of a highly successful term. So much has been achieved and we have big dreams and plans for the remainder of the year. Allow me this opportunity to thank every dedicated educator, coach and learner for their hard work and commitment. It is wonderful to see the scale of participation and the level at which we are competing now. Sport and culture have gone from strength to strength. Add to that the excellent academic results we attained last year, and you have to agree that our school is blessed with exceptional learners, educators and parents. During a recent visit by the Curro Transformation and Diversity team, we were complimented on the friendliness of our learners and staff. They noticed how learners went out of their way to greet them and to assist where they could. We also often get compliments from visitors, who work with our learners, regarding their ability to think out of the box and come up with new ideas and solutions. Schools close on Friday, 31 March at 11:00. Reports will be issued to learners on this day. Term 2 starts on Wednesday, 19 April. Educators already start on Tuesday, 18 April. Enjoy a well-deserved break with your children. May God keep you safe and may you experience a blessed Easter. STAFF MATTERS We wish to congratulate Mr Christiaan Botha who attended the North-West University of Potchefstroom’s graduation ceremony to receive his Bachelor’s Degree in Education (BEd). Congratulations to Mrs Mariëtte Viljoen whose daughter, Obie, had a baby girl earlier this week. ACADEMICS Please bear in mind that the academic report of the first term reflects marks as evaluated by several tasks completed and tests written. In the second term learners write a complete examination in June and therefore the marks could differ from the results as reflected in the March academic report. 2 SPORT Hockey The boys’ league only releases their fixtures in April. Please note the following dates matches will take place for the girls’ teams. DATE TEAM OPPOSING TEAM WHERE 22 April u/14 Tournament Table View High School Away u/19 Parklands High School Home 6 May Curro Nationals Trials Home 13 May All teams The Settlers High School Away 20 May All teams Tygerberg High School Home El Shaddai Away – Bellville Astro 27 May All teams Christian School in Voortrekker Road 3 June All teams Brackenfell High School Away 10 June All teams Fairbairn High School Home 24 June All teams Vishoek High School Home 29 June – Curro Nationals Home 1 July Regional Tournament Al our girls’ teams and our u/14 boys’ team have already played 7 to 10 matches before the season commences, which is very good for team building and sorting out structure within the team. Both our first u/19 and u/16 girls’ teams were invited to take part in the DF Malan High School Tournament on 17 to 20 March. Schools from all over South Africa was part of this big event. The mornings started with skills sessions by top quality coaches (some of them SA coaches) and in the afternoons the teams played matches. Our scores for the tournament were as follows: HOCKEY TEAM OPPOSING TEAM RESULTS SCORE Outeniqua High School Lost 2 – 4 King Edward High School Lost 0 – 3 Merensky High School Won 1 – 0 u/19 Die Brandwag High School Won 1 – 0 Girls La Rochelle Girls' High School Lost 1 – 2 Stellenberg High School Lost 1 – 2 Langenhoven High School Won 1 – 0 DF Malan High School Lost 0 – 7 3 HOCKEY TEAM OPPOSING TEAM RESULTS SCORE Duineveld High School Drew 0 – 0 Stellenberg High School Drew 1 – 1 Hermanus High School Lost 0 – 2 u/16 Glenwood House School Lost 0 – 4 Girls DF Malan High School Lost 0 – 7 Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Pretoria Lost 0 – 7 Pinelands High School Lost 0 – 4 Outeniqua High School Lost 0 – 2 Both our u/14 teams were invited to take part in the DF Malan High School Tournament for u/14s, from 24 – 26 March. The teams played from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon. Our u/14 girls’ team was named the team with the best discipline and our u/14 boys’ team was named as one of the teams with the best team unity. HOCKEY TEAM OPPOSING TEAM RESULTS SCORE Strand High School Lost 1 – 3 Somerset College Lost 0 – 3 u/14 Bellville High School Drew 0 – 0 Paarl Gymnasium Lost 0 – 2 Girls Fairmont High School Drew 0 – 0 Durbanville High School Drew 0 – 0 Pinelands High School Won 2 – 0 HOCKEY TEAM OPPOSING TEAM RESULTS SCORE Mikro Primary School Drew 0 – 0 Somerset College Won 3 – 2 u/14 Paarl Gymnasium Won 1 – 0 Paarl Boys' High School Won 3 – 0 Boys Paul Roos Gymnasium B Won 1 – 0 Parel Vallei High School Lost 1 – 2 Strand High School Won 3 – 0 On Saturday, 25 March, we participated in Brackenfell High School’s Sports Day. Our scores were as follows: HOCKEY TEAM OPPOSING TEAM RESULTS SCORE u/19 Girls Bosmansdam High School Won 6 – 0 u/19 Girls JG Meiring High School Won 4 – 0 u/19 Boys Bredasdorp High School Won 2 – 1 u/19 Boys Laborie High School, Paarl Won 2 – 0 u/16 Girls Bosmansdam High School Drew 0 – 0 u/16 Girls Drostdy High Technical School Lost 0 – 2 u/16 Boys Bredasdorp High School Won 2 – 0 u/16 Boys Drostdy High Technical School Drew 0 – 0 4 During the April holidays both our u/19 hockey teams will be participating in the Fairmont High School Easter Tournament. We are one of 58 schools competing in this event. Everyone is welcome to support our teams. DATE TEAM OPPOSING TEAM VENUE TIME 5 April u/19 Girls Paarl Girls’ High School Durbanville 10:30 5 April u/19 Girls Four Ways High School Durbanville 14:30 6 April u/19 Girls York High School Durbanville 08:00 6 April u/19 Girls Hudson Park High School Fairmont 14:00 7 April u/19 Girls Wynberg Girls’ High School Fairmont 10:30 8 April u/19 Girls Knockout matches for Pool Allocation. All venues 08:00 – 14:00 DATE TEAM OPPOSING TEAM VENUE TIME 5 April u/19 Boys Fairmont High School Curro 07:30 5 April u/19 Boys Oakhill School Curro 13:30 6 April u/19 Boys Westerford High School Fairmont 09:00 6 April u/19 Boys Four Ways High School Curro 13:00 7 April u/19 Boys Parel Vallei High School Curro 11:30 8 April u/19 Boys Knockout matches for Pool Allocation. All venues 08:00 – 14:00 Max Mouth Guards will be at Curro on Thursday, 20 April, from 09:30 – 12:00 for all the players who must still fit for a mouth guard. Please take note that payment must be made beforehand and that proof of payment must accompany the player when he/she gets fitted. Use the link http://www.maxmouthguards.co.za/product/curro-durbanville-high-school/ to register on Max’s website. If you need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to call Ilzette Feyt on 021 683 0273. Netball The netball results of the past weekend were as follows: NETBALL TEAM OPPOSING TEAM RESULTS SCORE Brackenfell High School (u/14B) Won 9 – 3 u/14A Monument Park High School Lost 2 – 4 Aristea Primary School (u/13A) Won 12 – 3 Bosmansdam High School Won 13 – 5 u/16A Monument Park High School Won 12 – 5 Eben Dönges High School (u/17A) Won 17 – 3 Bosmansdam High School Won 7 – 5 u/19A Goudini High School Drew 10 – 10 Drostdy High Technical School Lost 3 – 27 5 GENERAL IMPORTANT DATES: TERM 2 APRIL 18 School starts for staff 19 School reopens Assembly 20 UCT Maths Olympiad MAX mouth guards fitting (09:00 – 12:00) 22 Sports day against Parklands at Curro Durbanville (rugby, hockey and netball u/14 Sports Festival at Table View (rugby, hockey and netball) 24 Assembly: Learner Council Gr. 10 – 12: Drama outing (departs at 13:30) 25 Curro@Night 25 – 28 Golf Tour: Sun City 26 Off Day after Curro@Night 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 Shakespeare Festival 11 – 13 National Acting Competition 12 PIT productions (Gr. 12 Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal learners) Gr. 12 Afrikaanse Huistaal – compulsory workshop (14:00 – 17:00) 18 Mr and Miss Curro World Knowledge Olympiad 19 Debating: “Dink-of-Sink” (DF Malan High School) 23 Senior Afrikaans Olympiad 6 JUNE 1 Gr. 10 – 12: Exams start (provisional date) 7 Gr. 8 – 9: Exams start (provisional date) Gr. 12: LO CAT B 8 Gr. 12: Drama ESIT B 16 Youth Day 27 Gr. 8 – 12: Exams end 29 – 30 Curro 7s: National Tournament (Curro Durbanville) 30 School Closes JULY 1 Curro 7s: National Tournament (Curro Durbanville) 15 Curro’s 19th birthday It is indeed a team effort to equip our learners to face the adult world confidently. Enjoy a well- deserved rest. A safe journey to all who will travel during the Easter weekend. Kind regards __________________ __________________ Mr JD Vermeulen Mr DD van Zyl Operational Head: High School Executive Head .