EDUCATION IS NOT THE LEARNING OF FACTS, BUT THE TRAINING OF THE MIND TO THINK.

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1 CIRCULAR NO March 2014 Dear Parents EDUCATION IS NOT THE LEARNING OF FACTS, BUT THE TRAINING OF THE MIND TO THINK. by Albert Einstein Our Hockey Girls will be leaving next Thursday for Holland. We would like to wish them everything of the very best, and to bring many happy memories home!

2 1) ACADEMICS This term appears to be passing by quite rapidly as we have 12 school days before the term comes to an end. Term 1 has certainly been a rewarding one in many ways. Details of our accomplishments will appear in the last circular of this term. Tomorrow night we will be entertained by the much awaited Mr and Miss FHS show, and we wish all contestants everything of the best. Next Thursday, the first of 3 Grade 8 camps leave for Froggie Pond at Simons Town. We wish them well as they share the fun and work that they will experience. Thank you to our staff and camp leader, Miss Hancock and our parents, for making these worthwhile camps possible. Some important tests and exams still remain to be completed and we ask all pupils to keep focussed until term ends. We still have a number of activities going forward: Friday, 14 March - Mr & Miss FHS Monday, 17 March - Gr. 12 Physical Science (18h00 20h00) Tuesday, 18 March - Summer Sport Awards Thursday, 20 March - Grade 8 Camp A commences (20 Mar 22 Mar) - Holland Hockey Tour - U16 Hockey Festival - Brackenfell Sports Day (U14) Friday, 21 March - Public Holiday - Brackenfell Sports Day Saturday, 22 March - Gr. 8 Camp B commences (22 Mar 24 Mar) Monday, 24 March - Gr. 8 Camp C commences (24 Mar 26 Mar) - Gr English P3 Exam - Gr. 12 Afrikaans P3 Exam Tuesday, 25 March - Gr Afrikaans P3 Exam - Gr. 12 English P3 Exam Friday, 28 March - School closes We thank our Teachers, Pupils and Parents for their support this term.

3 ROCKING FUTURE ROADSHOW We thank all the exhibitors who visited Fairmont last Friday to present this career show to our Grade 12 s. There were some very exciting career opportunities on show and much interest was evident from our matrics. We hope this will go some way for our Grade 12 s who are undecided about their career paths to have direction for their tertiary studies in Thank you to Mrs Friedenthal and the counselling department for organizing the show. 2) MATRIC FOCUS GUIDELINE TO TEACHING TIME FOR MATRICS - 87 DAYS Matrics writing exams JANUARY FEBRUARY (0 Days) MARCH (10 Days) Mo Tu We Th Fr Mo Tu We Th Fr Mo Tu We Th Fr APRIL (13 Days) MAY (20 Days) JUNE (2 Days) Mo Tu We Th Fr Mo Tu We Th Fr Mo Tu We Th Fr JULY (9 Days) AUGUST (21 Days) SEPTEMBER (2 Days) Mo Tu We Th Fr Mo Tu We Th Fr Mo Tu We Th Fr OCTOBER (10 Days) NOVEMBER (0 Days) DECEMBER (0 Days) Mo Tu We Th Fr Mo Tu We Th Fr Mo Tu We Th Fr

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5 3) IMPORTANT NOTICE : TEST WEEK 17 & 20 MARCH Monday, 17 March 2014 Thursday, 20 March 2014 Grade 8 EMS NO TEST Grade 9 Creative Arts NO TEST Grade 10 Accounting NO TEST Grade 11 Music/Geography NO TEST Grade 12 CAT Theory NO TEST PLEASE NOTE! All pupils are required to be at school at the regular time - 07h55 - even if they are not writing a test. This time will be used for consolidation or tasks organized by various subject departments. All parents are asked to please be aware that when your child misses a Monday or a Thursday test, a relevant chemist slip (the date on the slip must pertain to the pupil s absenteeism and medication bought), a certificate from the clinic or a doctor s certificate is required. A medical certificate from either the clinic or the doctor is applicable for missing any exam. A note from you excusing your child from school for the days missed is also required. Grade 9 and Matric pupils must produce a doctor s certificate for tests and exams missed as these are the two exit phases and their marks are externally moderated by the Education Department. Learners are not allowed to go home immediately after a test if they are ill. They have to stay until first break. If they are ill, then they should not come to school. A doctor s certificate will be required. 4) CRICKET RESULTS : SATURDAY, 8 th MARCH st Team: 2 nd Team: After winning the toss and sending WPCC in to bat, Fairmont bowlers had to work hard to bowl WPCC out for 158. It was after 17h00 that Fairmont passed the WPCC total to win by 2 wickets, thanks to a fine innings of 79 by Daniel la Grange. WPCC: 158 all out Travis Gamble 2/29 Daniel la Grange 2/30 Ayden van Eeden 3/27 Fairmont: 90/2 Daniel la Grange 79 Fairmont won by 2 wickets Achievers In a T20 mid-week match, Stellenberg made 81/2 to beat Fairmont by 7 runs. Stellenberg: 82/2 Fairmont: 74/8 Ryan Pey 20 Fairmont lost by 7 runs Reagan Brandon 21

6 U15A Team: In their best performance of the season so far, Fairmont bowled out Stellenberg for 84. However Fairmont once again were let down by their batting and were skittled out for 37 runs. Stellenberg: 84 all out Daniel Burton 4/15 Fairmont: 37 all out Fairmont won lost by 47 runs U14A Team: Ryan Chedburn 4/22 Fairmont won the toss and elected to bat. After a good start, Fairmont were 98/2 after 20 overs. Fairmont chased the runs and were all out in the 40 th over for 214. Good bowling saw Reddam bowled out for 126, giving Fairmont their 6 successive win. Fairmont: 214 all out Braydon Smits 46 Kian Bradley 30 Jordan Daly 21 Reddam (Tokai): 126 all out Braydon Smits 3/26 Fairmont won by 88 runs 5) MUSIC DEPARTMENT Gareth Jones 3/36 Martin Nel 2/27 Back row: Casey Wallace, Remi Ludick, Jordana Bauer, Micaela Boshoff Front row: Timothy Stander, Jinny Jin, Camryn Stadler, Celine Gravenor Absent: Jonathan Nel

7 The following music pupils were placed on Unisa s Roll of Honour for excellent results in theory in practical exams in In order to be placed on the Roll of Honour, you have to receive above 90%. Congratulations to all these learners. The Music Department and Fairmont High School are very proud of your achievement. Remi Ludick (Gr. 9) Camryn Stadler (Gr. 9) Casey Wallace (Gr. 10) Jordana Bauer (Gr. 12) Jonathan Nel (Gr. 11) Timothy Stander (Gr. 10) Gr. 1 Theory Gr. 1 Theory Gr. 1 Piano Gr. 3 Theory Gr. 3 Theory Gr. 3 Theory Gr. 4 Theory Micaela Boshoff (Gr. 12) Celine Gravenor (Gr. 9) Jinny Jin (Gr. 9) Gr. 4 Theory Gr. 4 Theory Gr. 4 Theory 6) WON LIFE 7) MOTHER S WHO PRAY CALLING ALL MOTHERS! A very warm welcome is extended to all moms wishing to join our Mothers Who Pray group. We meet every Wednesday, at 07h30, in the Boardroom of Fairmont High School. Please come and join us!

8 8) GIRLS CHOIR CAMP The Girls Choir went on their annual camp this past weekend, at the Hoogeind Manor in Somerset West. After hours and hours of practising those high and low notes, and some physical exercise and fun teambuilding, they are all in tune with each other! Well done to all the girls for your commitment, enthusiasm and amazing spirit this weekend!! We can t wait to see you in action soon! 9) UPCOMING SPORT EVENTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) There are no more sport fixtures for Term 1. Games will commence in the second week of Term 2.

9 10) DESIGN DEPARTMENT Since Cape Town is the Design Capital for 2014, we decided to show more of what is actually happening in the Design classroom. The Gr.11 Design learners have shown great enthusiasm and creativity in their project this term! Many hours of preparation, tonal drawings, mood boards, and collecting milk bottles and other materials to construct garments for their life size mannequins. The results are amazing and we are very excited about the future for these right brain thinkers. Some of these dresses are on display until the end of the term in the upper MPC go check it out! Caitlin Craddock Shawn Thomas Lorena Cozzolino This team of 2 got their inspiration from milk bottles. The girls sent a picture of their final dress to Fair Cape who were so impressed, they posted the picture on their social networks and each girl received a Fair Cape hamper! By Alex Rodrigues and Megan Glasby The designers of this dress used plastic bottles. Carmen van der Merwe, Talia van Wyk, and Stephanie de Villiers Fashion designers for this Wedding dress used paper plates and doilies, and they are: Gemma Santovito, Kristen Van Rheede van Oudtshoorn and Christin Hart

10 This dress was made out of polystyrene cups. Some were baked in the oven to create beautiful hair accessories. Designers: Melissa Jones-Craig and Chandre Hatton FINER DETAILS OF THE VARIOUS DRESSES

11 11) COACH TO VIDEO ANALYST Fairmont Boys hockey is proud to announce that a professional coach at Fairmont, Robert Goslett, has been selected to be the video analyst for The South Africa National Men s Hockey Team. He will be with the team for two weeks in Malaysia. Fairmont wishes him all the best and are proud that he is an asset to the school.

12 12) SPORT RESULTS SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT RESULTS Cricket Sat 8 Mar 1st WPCC (Home) See report TBC Stellenberg (Away) See report U15A Stellenberg (Away) See report U14A Reddam Tokai (Home) See report Indoor Hockey Mon 10 Mar 4th Cannons Creek 1st (Home) Won 4 : 3 Wed 12 Mar 1st St. Cyprians (Home) Drew 2 : 2 2nd St. Cyprians (Home) Drew 2 : 2 3rd St. Cyprians (Home) Won 3 : 0 5th Fish Hoek 2nd (Away) Lost 2 : 3 6th St. Cyprians (Home) Drew 2 : 2 7th St. Cyprians (Home) Won 4 : 0 8th Fish Hoek 4th (Away) Won 8 : 0 Softball Thu 6 Mar 1st Chesterhouse (Home) Lost 12 : 16 2nd CBC (Home) Lost 1 : 8 3rd Tableview (Away) Won 9 : 4 13) LIBRARIAN S CHOICE Thessaloniki 1917 As Dimitri Komninos is born, a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou s home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mother in the chaos, she flees across the sea to an unknown destination in Greece. Soon her life will become entwined with Dimitri s, and with the story of the city itself, as war, fear and persecution begin to divide its people. Thessaloniki, 2007 A young Anglo-Greek hears his grandparents life story for the first time and realises he has a decision to make. For many decades, they have looked after the memories and treasures of the people who were forced to leave. Should he become their next custodian and make this city his home? THE THREAD by VICTORIA HISLOP

13 14) PARENT FORUM Parenting 101 We had an amazing time on Monday night and were given some wonderful nuggets of knowledge to ponder over by our school psychologist and counsellor. DON T MISS PARENTING 101! This event will take place every Monday night at 19h00 20h00 in the Upper MPC. There is no charge, so please feel welcome to join us. Upcoming Events Painting Day: 15 March 10h00 12h00 We will be painting classroom doors so please come dressed in old clothes. The day will end with a boerwors roll, supplied by the school. You are welcome to bring your own refreshments. So take out those old tracksuits and t-shirts and come and join us. Carboot Sale 15) WELL DONE Matthew Martins (Gr. 12) - S.A. U18 Hockey Matthew Martins is a member of the U18 S.A. Hockey team presently playing in a hockey tournament in the?????? Their results to-date: Beat Zimbabwe 10 : 3 Beat Namibia 7 : 4 Congratulations Matthew! Fairmont High School is so proud of you.

14 Tyron Govender (Gr. 8) On 8 March 2014, Tyron Govender graded at the Karate Jutsu in Edgemead. After passing all his karthas, Tyron achieved his 4th level purple belt. Well done, Tyron! 16) PRINCIPAL I would like to draw our readers attention to the Celebrating Earth Hour event at Fairmont on Wednesday, 26 March This will be the first time that Fairmont has hosted such an event. As inhabitants of our wonderful Earth, we all need to be ever vigilant of the role that we can play in respecting our environment in every possible way. From what I am informed, the guest speakers at this event will be presenting some cutting edge research and development from our Universities with respect to Hydrogen powered vehicles and the use of solar energy to provide clean, renewable energy, and more. I thank the role players at Fairmont for taking the initiative to host this educational experience and hope that it becomes an annual event, and grows from strength to strength. Have a good weekend. Yours sincerely Mr R Dingley PRINCIPAL Disclaimer: Fairmont High School does not necessarily endorse the products/services advertised in this circular.

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