"The best teamwork comes from men (people) who are working independently toward one goal in unison." -- James Cash Penney

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1 1 1 F E B R U A R Y 2015 IN THIS ISSUE "The best teamwork comes from men (people) who are working independently toward one goal in unison." -- James Cash Penney The value of teamwork was again emphasised last week with the success at the annual inter-school athletics held at Bridge House. It all started last year with time trials, the inter-house athletics at the beginning of the term and with the encouragement from the side of the track. Early morning training and afternoon sessions with different groups of athletes ensured success, again with the support from parents. At the Inter-school athletics all the individual events contributed to the overall total. Teamwork is one of the many values taught through sport. We do not require athletes to be similar, but to use their differences to achieve a common goal. I trust this teamwork will continue throughout the year. This must become the common thread that is recognised in whatever we do: practising, playing or organising. Alwyn Brink Deputy Head: Sport Traffic Flow page 2 Breakfast Talk page 3 Star Awards page Weekly Planner page 6 Valentine s Day page 7 Sport News page 8 Our Hearts Are Red page 9 Family Fun Day page 10 Parents Association page 11

2 TRAFFIC FLOW ON CAMPUS 1. The road between the Prep School and the Vineyard field is ONE WAY only and cars may not enter beyond the pedestrian crossing opposite the office of the Prep Student Development Unit. 2. All Pre-Preparatory and Junior Preparatory parents wishing to drop off or collect their children in close proximity to their classrooms are please to use the Ring Road. This means having to turn left at the pavilion after having entered the campus. 3. The busses also make use of the Ring Road and the children are dropped off at the bus stop outside the Prep hall. 4. Parents are welcome to make use of the drop and go in front of the prep admin building. The drop and go will continue as it has been in the past. 5. The following map has been included for your convenience. Somerset College Preparatory Newsletter 11 February 2015 Page 2

3 BREAKFAST TALK 25 February 2015 Somerset College Preparatory Newsletter 11 February 2015 Page 3

4 S T A R S Grade 1 Stars Megan Hutton, Emma Bresler and Jacqui Dippenaar Nicola Engelbrecht for having a polite and helpful nature. Darcy Jenkerson for diligently completing his work. Michael Hargraves for a positive attitude in the class. Giorgia Pretorius for always giving of her absolute best. James Nortje for his great sense of humour and enthusiasm in the classroom. Olivia Jordao for her impeccable manners and positive attitude in the classroom. Michael van Schalkwyk for his impeccable manners. Sofia Crabbia for enthusiastically partaking in classroom discussions. Maria Symeonidis and Jan Boonzaaier for his interesting contributions to class discussions. Thomas Lake for coping so well at school with two broken arms. Jessica Brits for working so hard to read sight words. Jayden Rimmer for expressive reading. Callum Eaglestone for being a Maths whizz. Laila Parker for her helpfulness and excellent manners. Leila Holtzhausen for all her hard work and for trying so hard to work quickly and beautifully. Luke Ferreira for his hard working attitude and for his kind and loving nature. Olivia Schlapoff for her beautiful fluent reading. Michaella Mackintosh for her kind and caring ways and for being such a special friend. James Crewe for settling into his new class so quickly. Grade 2 Stars Jade Davies, Megan Stander and Michelle Bosch Luke Clulow for showing bravery in the swimming pool and at school. Thabisile Tshuma for displaying such lovely manners. Sam Hatch for working neatly, slowly and diligently. Anna Blecha for taking pride in all her work. Jayden Frazer for telling the time accurately. Leah Swart for speeding up her written work whilst still writing neatly. Isabella Katic for speeding up her work and completing her tasks. Cayla Hudson-Bennett for being such a happy, helpful and fun member of our class. Shayna McNamara for being a kind and caring friend. Cara Herbst for her conscientious approach to all her work. Harrison Gibson for his very good manners. Gabriel van Dyk for displaying good number skills. Katie Leahy for diligence and effort in her school work. James Rothman for superb manners and respect for others. Paige Lessing for super ideas in her story! Rehan Naicker for writing such wonderful stories. Nina Furness for super ideas in her story! Connor Hendriks for super ideas in his story! James Austen for having self-control at all times even though someone tried to disrupt him. Somerset College Preparatory Newsletter 11 February 2015 Page 4

Grade 3 - Stars Tarryn Frost, Riana Boonzaier and Nabila Abdulla Lara Bombal for her excellent comprehension skills. Tassius Chigariro for being such a gentleman.

5 Grade 3 - Stars Tarryn Frost, Riana Boonzaier and Nabila Abdulla Lara Bombal for her excellent comprehension skills. Tassius Chigariro for being such a gentleman. Travis Coenraad for an excellent oral presentation. Caleb Dukes for his excellent Maths results and super behaviour. Skye Edwards for settling in to College so beautifully. William Hendry for completing most of his tasks and for neat handwriting. Matteo Keppke for excellent team work. Ewan Manson-Combrink for being so well mannered. Madeline Smith for her neat cursive handwriting. Nathan Putzier for a positive attitude and great effort. Troy Hunt and Tassius Chigariro for a faithful approach to extra lessons. Taryn Richardson for being a ray of sunshine every day. Siena Kontopirakis for great Maths this week. Sian Prothero and Jenna Gardiner for settling in to Grade 3 so well with their bright smiles and great sporting ability. Aidan Downie for a great start to Grade 3 and making good contributions to class discussions. Erin Cunningham for trying her best despite a broken window. This week we celebrated some outstanding prepared Oral presentations: Gerard Hartman for lots of detail and outstanding preparation. Lara Linkov for her incredible memory skills. Jack Schultz for a knowledgeable talk and keeping his audience enthralled. Keegan Le Roux for his clear speech. Iman Samaai for a well-rounded presentation. Taryn Richardson for her excellent presentation with a personal touch. Sian Prothero for a vibrant, interesting topic. Mia Hargraves and Elizabeth Lake for achieving 100% for their Maths assessment. Elizabeth Lake and Megan Falkenberg for achieving 100% for their Literacy assessment. Morgan Phillips for his beautiful manners. Ella Beatie for lovely cursive handwriting. Abigail Wiid and Helene Goosen for overall outstanding oral presentations. Luke Limbert for outstanding visual aid for his oral. Josh Messina for fascinating facts about his oral. Megan Falkenberg and Michael Green received the class vote for the best oral presentations. Somerset College Preparatory Newsletter 11 February 2015 Page 5

6 WEEKLY PLANNER Week 6 Start Time End Time Title Location Mon 16-Feb 08:30 12:30 Grade 2 - Outing to Butterfly World (Mrs Stander's Class) Butterfly World, Klapmuts 14:00 15:15 Grade 3-7 Supervision Class IT Centre 14:30 U12A Cricket vs Primrose Hill (Touring team from UK) Siebrits Oval 14:30 U13A Cricket vs Norfolk Cricket Board U13:Touring team from UK Taberer Oval 15:00 16:00 Swimming: Boys Relay Gala (U7-U14) Beaumont 15:15 16:00 Grade 3-7 Homework Class Library Complex 15:20 17:00 Phase Meeting (Staff) 15:30 Grade 6 Girls Astro vs Lochnerhof Somerset House 16:00 Grade 7 Girls Astro vs Lochnerhof Somerset House 17:30 Grade 6 Boys vs Lochnerhof Boonzaier Hall 18:00 Grade 7 Boys vs Lochnerhof Boonzaier Hall Tue 17-Feb 07:00 Sandwich Spread Prep Hall 07:40 Grade 4-7 Individual and Class Photographs Prep Hall 08:30 12:30 Grade 2 - Outing to Butterfly World (Mrs Davies & Mrs Bosch) Butterfly World, Klapmuts 14:00 15:15 Grade 3-7 Supervision Class IT Centre 14:00 15:15 Junior Swimming Squad Training (Grade 1 and 2) Swimming Pool 14:30 U13B Cricket vs Rhenish Taberer Oval 14:30 U13C Cricket vs Beaumont Siebrits Oval 14:30 U11B Cricket vs Rhenish Rhenish 14:30 U11C Cricket vs Beaumont Beaumont 15:15 16:00 Grade 3-7 Homework Class Library Complex 17:15 18:45 Senior Tennis Squad Training Tennis Courts Wed 18-Feb 07:40 Ash Wednesday Chapel Service St Matthew's Chapel 08:00 14:00 Grade 6 Outing - Cape Town Bus Tour Cape Town 10:30 Junior Preparatory Assembly Prep Hall 11:15 Junior Preparatory Choir Prep Hall 13:45 Boys Mini Cricket vs Somerset House U7 & U8 Somerset House 14:00 15:15 Grade 3-7 Supervision Class IT Centre 14:45 Boys Mini Cricket vs Somerset House U9 Somerset House 14:30 U13A Cricket vs Rhenish Rhenish 14:30 U11A Cricket vs Rhenish Siebrits Oval 15:00 16:00 Swimming: Girls Relay Gala (U7-U14) Somerset House 15:15 16:00 Grade 3-7 Homework Class Library Complex 17:15 18:15 Junior Tennis Squad Training Tennis Courts Thu 19-Feb 07:30 Senior Preparatory Choir Prep Hall 07:40 Senior Preparatory Assembly St Matthew's Chapel 14:00 15:15 Grade 3-7 Supervision Class IT Centre 14:45 U13B Boys Tennis vs Somerset House Recreation club 14:45 U13C Boys Tennis vs SWPS Recreation club 14:45 U13C Girls Tennis vs De Hoop Strand Club 14:45 U11A Girls Tennis vs Beaumont Recreation club 14:45 U11B Boys Tennis vs Lochnerhof Recreation club 15:15 16:00 Grade 3-7 Homework Class Library Complex 15:15 16:00 Senior Swimming Squad Training (Grade 3-7) Swimming Pool Fri 20-Feb 07:40 Grade 1-3 Individual and Class Photographs Prep Hall 07:40 Chapel Service : No Chapel service due to Ash Wedensday St Matthew's Chapel 12:30 Friday Food Sales: Milky Ice Cream Treats Prep Hall 13:30 PA Lost Property and 2nd Hand Uniform Sale Prep Hall 14:15 Leadership Meeting (Staff) Staff Room 17:30 Grade 6 Parent's Social Paviliion Sat 21-Feb Grade 8 Entrance Tests SC Senior School Sun 22-Feb Somerset College Preparatory Newsletter 11 February 2015 Page 6

7 PLEASE ALSO NOTE!!! GRADE 1 7 Individual and Class Photographs Tuesday, 17th February: Grade 4 7 Individual and Class photographs Friday, 20th February: Grade 1 3 Individual and Class photographs Somerset College Preparatory Newsletter 11 February 2015 Page 7

8 Sports News For all sport communication, including sick notes, please contact Alwyn Brink as Sports Director: For Physical Education for the girls, contact Kirsty de Kock: For Physical Education for the boys, contact Hilton Toro: Week 5 Thursday, 12 February Senior Swimming Squad 15:15-16:00 U13B Boys Tennis vs Overberg Recreation club 14:45 U13C Boys Tennis vs Hendrik Louw Recreation club 14:45 U13B Girls Tennis vs Beaumont Hendrik Louw 14:45 U11B Boys Tennis vs Hendrik Louw Recreation club 14:45 U11A Girls Tennis vs Lochnerhof Recreation 14:45 Week 6 Monday, 16 February Grade 6 Boys Indoor Hockey vs Lochnerhof Somerset College 17:30 Grade 7 Boys Indoor Hockey vs Lochnerhof Somerset College 18:00 Grade 6 Girls Astro Hockey vs Lochnerhof Somerset House 15:30 Grade 7 Girls Astro Hockey vs Lochnerhof Somerset House 16:00 U12A Cricket vs Primrose Hill (UK Touring Team) Somerset College 14:30 U13A Cricket vs Norfolk Cricket Board (UK Touring Team) 14:30 Boys Relay Gala U7-U14 Beaumont 15:00 Tuesday, 17 February Senior Tennis Squad Tennis Courts 17:15-18:45 Junior Swimming Squad Pool 14:00-15:15 U13B Cricket vs Rhenish Somerset College 14:30 U13C Cricket vs Beaumont Somerset College 14:30 U11B Cricket vs Rhenish Rhenish 14:30 U11C Cricket vs Beaumont Beaumont 14:30 Wednesday, 18 February Junior Tennis Squad Tennis Courts 17:15-18:15 Boys Mini-Cricket vs Somerset House U7-U9 Somerset House 13:30 U13A Cricket vs Rhenish Rhenish 14:30 U11A Cricket vs Rhenish Somerset College 14:30 Girls Relay Gala U7-U14 Somerset House 15:00 Thursday, 19 February Senior Swimming Squad 15:15-16:00 U13B Boys Tennis vs Somerset House Recreation club 14:45 U13C Boys Tennis vs SWPS Recreation club 14:45 U13B Girls Tennis vs De Hoop Strand club 14:45 U11B Boys Tennis vs Lochnerhof Recreation club 14:45 U11A Girls Tennis vs Beaumont Recreation club 14:45 Somerset College Preparatory Newsletter 11 February 2015 Page 8

9 OUR HEARTS ARE RED 27 MARCH 2015 Somerset College Preparatory Newsletter 11 February 2015 Page 9

FAMILY FUN DAY Thank you very much to all those families who attended and participated in our Fun Day on Sunday, 8 February. It was a great success and the feedback has been positive.

10 FAMILY FUN DAY Thank you very much to all those families who attended and participated in our Fun Day on Sunday, 8 February. It was a great success and the feedback has been positive. We are most grateful to our two main sponsors Spur and BOS, and ER24 who provided paramedic support. The parent organizing committee put in an enormous amount of work behind the scenes to ensure the success of this event; thank you for your time, energy and expertise. (Parent committee: James Beattie, Jan van Schalkwyk, Jason Eaglestone, Serge Foulon, Sean Harrison, Stuart Hunter, Frances Williams and Jackie Hunter). We are extremely grateful to our neighbours for allowing us to traverse their properties. What beautiful scenery the participants got to enjoy! This was not a school fund raiser, but the good news is that it did make a small profit. Entries were limited, so if you missed the cut off this year, please get in early next year to avoid disappointment. We will increase the number of entrants next year. We will notify you in the fourth term when online entries open so don t miss out! To view photographs from the day, please go to: To view the results, please go to: Somerset College Preparatory Newsletter 11 February 2015 Page 10

11 PARENTS ASSOCIATION Somerset College Preparatory Newsletter 11 February 2015 Page 11

IN THIS ISSUE. Dear Parents. This holiday - Enjoy the Outdoors! Portal page 3+4

IN THIS ISSUE. Dear Parents. This holiday - Enjoy the Outdoors! Portal page 3+4 nn 25 M A R C H 2 0 1 5 IN THIS ISSUE Dear Parents This holiday - Enjoy the Outdoors! My to do list for the upcoming holiday is endless. The tasks on the list include the everyday I must do but never get