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Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s) CIRCULAR NO.

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1 Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s) CIRCULAR NO ober 2015 IN ORDER TO SUCCEED WE MUST FIRST BELIEVE THAT WE CAN. by Nikos Kazantzakis The touring Stenhus group trying to enjoy the novelty of wearing part of the Fairmont High School uniform as they do not wear uniforms at their school in Denmark.

2 1) ACADEMICS Our Grade 12 s commenced their final examinations on Monday. We wish them all the best for the weeks ahead. We encourage our Grades 8-11 to make every effort with their studies which start in 2 week s time. 2) TEST DAYS : TERM 4 OCTOBER 2015 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT TEST TEST English 9-History 10-Life Sciences 11-Maths/Maths Lit 11-Vis Art Prac exam (8:00-17:00) 12-NSC FINALS START 10-Design Prac exam (8:00-17:00) 11-Vis Art Prac exam (8:00-17:00) 11-Vis Art Prac exam (8:00-17:00) 8-Maths 9-Maths 10-History 10-Vis Art Prac exam (8:00-17:00) 11-Design Prac exams (8:00-17:00) 10-Vis Art Prac exam (8:00-17:00) 11-Design Prac exams (8:00-17:00) NOVEMBER 2015 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT PRE-EXAM 5 PRE-EXAM 6 PRE-EXAM 7 11-IT Prac Exam 11-CAT Prac Exam 8-11-English P3 Finals 8-11-Afrikaans P3 Finals 8-11-Life Orientation Finals Final exams start Final exams start DECEMBER 2015 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 Exams end Schools close for learners Schools close for educators 12 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.

3 3) TERM 4 CALENDAR OCTOBER Friday, 23 ober - Prefect training (23 25 ober) Monday, 26 ober - NSC Finals start - Gr.11 V. Art Prac (08h00 17h00) Tuesday, 27 ober - Gr. 10 Design Final Prac (08h00-17h00) - Gr. 11 Visual Art Prac (08h00-17h00) Wednesday, 28 ober - Gr.11 Visual Art Prac (08h00-17h00) Thursday, 29 ober - Gr.10 Visual Art Final Prac (08h00-17h00) - Gr.11 Design Final Prac (08h00-17h00) - Junior Academic dinner Friday, 30 ober - Gr.10 Visual Art Final Prac (08h00-17h00) - Gr.11 Design Final Prac (08h00-17h00) NOVEMBER Monday, 2 November - Gr.10 / 11 Art exhibition - Appearance check - Gr. 11 IT Final Prac exam Tuesday, 3 November - Gr.10 / 11 Art exhibition (Opening) - Gr. 11 CAT Final Prac exam Wednesday, 4 November - Gr English P3 - Gr.10 / 11 Art exhibition Thursday, 5 November - Gr Afrikaans P3 - Gr.10/11 Art exhibition Friday, 6 November - Gr Life Orientation Monday, 9 November - Gr exams start Wednesday, 11 November - Gr. 8 9 Exams start - Remembrance Day - Budget presentation DECEMBER Tuesday, 1 December - Exams end Wednesday, 2 December - Music Evening Friday, 4 December - Athletics camp (4 6 December) Wednesday, 9 December - Schools close

4 4) INTERACT Congratulations to all our interactors who played a role in the raising of R10,000.

5) LIBRARIAN S CHOICE THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER S WEB by David Lagercrantz Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist have not been in touch for some time.

Warned that his life is in danger, but more concerned for his son s well-being, Balder wants Millennium to publish his story and it is a terrifying one.

It seems that Salander, like Balder, is a target of ruthless cyber gangsters and a violent criminal conspiracy that will very soon bring terror to the snowbound streets of Stockholm, to the

5 5) LIBRARIAN S CHOICE THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER S WEB by David Lagercrantz Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist have not been in touch for some time. Then Blomkvist is contacted by renowned Swedish scientist Professor Balder. Warned that his life is in danger, but more concerned for his son s well-being, Balder wants Millennium to publish his story and it is a terrifying one. More interesting to Blomkvist that Balder s world-leading advances in Artificial Intelligence is his connection with a certain female superhacker. It seems that Salander, like Balder, is a target of ruthless cyber gangsters and a violent criminal conspiracy that will very soon bring terror to the snowbound streets of Stockholm, to the Millennium team, and to Blomkvist and Salander themselves. 6) BLOOD CLINIC The Blood Clinic will be visiting Fairmont on Friday, 23 ober. All donors must please ensure that they have a good breakfast, and do not forget to bring along your I.D. There is an urgent need for blood donations. Should you be in good health, please consider supporting the WP Blood clinic. 7) SANTA SHOEBOX PROJECT The Santa Shoebox crew: Samuel Peters, Natalie Hoal and Cayley Jones, stand next to the over 200 Christmas boxes sponsored by parents and staff of Fairmont High School. Thank you to all those who contributed to this very worthwhile cause. A special thank you to Mrs Jones and her crew who coordinated the project and sought out sponsors for the shortfalls in some of the boxes. Well done everyone!

6 8) DESIGN & ART EXHIBITION

9) FAIRMONT HIGH SCHOOL : GOLF DAY Entry Form Fairmont Golf Day - Friday, 30 ober 2015 @ Durbanville Golf Course Please indicate clearly the contact person and how many players are joining us.

8 9) FAIRMONT HIGH SCHOOL : GOLF DAY Entry Form Fairmont Golf Day - Friday, 30 ober Durbanville Golf Course Please indicate clearly the contact person and how many players are joining us. Players Name Handicap Are you attending prize giving Sponsorship Sponsorship Contact Name Tee/Green Prizes Preferred approximate T-0ff Time:(11h30 to 13h00) (This will be on a first-come-first-served basis, and we can only do our best to accommodate.) Fairmont Golf Day: Sponsorship In addition to the option of playing in the golf day, the opportunity exists to sponsor a hole/green or to donate prizes. All funds raised go toward the school s sport facilities. Hole/Green sponsors will be allocated a hole/green on which to display their banners as well as recognized at the prize-giving and in the Fairmont Circular, which goes to the parents of 1,600 students of the school. Single Player... R500 4 Ball... R2000 Hole Sponsorship... R2000 Hole Sponsorship and 4 Ball... R3000

9 (Individual players welcome to join - we ll make up 4-Balls a great way to meet other parents, teachers, etc.) If you would like to enter, participate via sponsorship, or would like further information, please contact Greg La Cock on or drgreglacock@mweb.co.za Please return this priority booking together with your proof of payment to Greg La Cock at: drgreglacock@mweb.co.za or fax: Thank you in advance for getting involved and supporting the school! Raising Funds for Fairmont Sport Come and enjoy a wonderful day of golf while supporting our school sport teams. a 4-Ball Alliance (2 scores to count), followed by a meal and great prizes! Competition is Contact Details: To book your place, sponsor a hole or donate prizes, kindly contact Greg La Cock on: or drgreglacock@mweb.co.za Confirmation of your T-Off time will be ed once payment received. Payment Details: Bank: Account Name: ABSA Bank Fairmont High School Branch Code: Account No.: Deposit Reference: Golf day + name of player or of 4-ball. Kindly proof of payment to: drgreglacock@mweb.co.za 10) SPORT FIXTURES SPORT DATE TEAM OPPONENT Basketball (Boys') Wed 28- U19 U16 U14 Fish Hoek (H) Fish Hoek (H) Fish Hoek (H) Basketball (Girls') Thurs 29- U19 U16 U14 St Cyprians A (H) St Cyprians A (H) BYE

SPORT DATE TEAM OPPONENT Cricket Sat 24-1 st Tygerberg (H) U15A Westerford (A) U14A Stellenberg (H) TBC TBC 2 nd TBC Softball Mon 26- Wed 28- Thurs 29- Swimming Thurs 29- Tennis Mon 26- Tues 27-

10 SPORT DATE TEAM OPPONENT Cricket Sat 24-1 st Tygerberg (H) U15A Westerford (A) U14A Stellenberg (H) TBC TBC 2 nd TBC Softball Mon 26- Wed 28- Thurs 29- Swimming Thurs 29- Tennis Mon 26- Tues 27- Thurs 29- U15B U14B Durbanville (A) Durbanville (H) 1 st Bosmansdam (A) 2 nd Edgemead Hs (A) 3 rd Elkanah House E (A) Individual Gala Dsk (A) 1 st BYE 2 nd Brackenfell (A) 3 rd De Kuilen (H) 11) MELANIE S TREATMENT FUNDRAISER

Dear Fairmont Parents One of my dear friends and colleagues, Melanie Adams, is terminally ill. I am hoping that our Fairmont Family will assist me in this endeavour to help someone very special.

11 Dear Fairmont Parents One of my dear friends and colleagues, Melanie Adams, is terminally ill. I am hoping that our Fairmont Family will assist me in this endeavour to help someone very special. We have a wonderful evening planned at the Barnyard, Willowbridge, on the evening of Thursday, 29 ober Please help raise funds towards Melanie s cancer treatment by purchasing tickets at R each to this fantastic new show!!! The venue is fabulous. All you need to purchase from the Barnyard are your drinks. You may bring your own snacks, or buy pizzas at the Barnyard for R65. It is not an expensive night out, and we guarantee you will have a fantastic evening whilst contributing to a very worthwhile cause. Melanie has metastatic melanoma and is currently on treatment. The portion of payment required from her personally is R288,000 and we at Ooba are doing everything we can to assist Melanie and her family to raise this money. Melanie is 26 years old and has 2 small children. She is an amazingly good and kind person, and I have known her personally for more than 5 years. Please call your friends, family and business partners to join us in the Ooba first initiative! Any tables of 10 or more purchased via your business partners will be allowed to advertise next to Ooba as supporters of this cause. You are also welcome to request a table from 8 to 16 people, if you would like to sit with your family and friends. We also have Honeymoon boxes (tables for 2) and single seats. Talk to me about your specific requirements! Should you require an Ooba letterhead to sell tickets to business partners, banks, agencies, suppliers, etc., please me directly for a copy of the authorisation. This is an Ooba endorsed event (not sponsored). If you cannot attend but would like to purchase a ticket for Melanie or her family, I will be reserving one table for Melanie s family and we hope to have all their tickets sponsored. Payment via cash or EFT (details available from me). Please call me or me as per the details on our flyer. I would love to have my Fairmont family next to my Ooba family. Many thanks. Ingrid Fairhurst FAIRMONT MOM 12) CRICKET REPORTS 1 st Round North Zone U15 Knockout : Fairmont U15 vs Monument Park 21 ober 2015 The details from yesterday s game: Monument Park were 45/10 (Gareth Jones 5/17) Fairmont were 47/2 Result: Fairmont won by 8 wickets U19 WP North 6-a-side 1 st Round Results Matches played at Bellville HS on Tuesday, 20 ober. Match 1: Fairmont vs Belhar Fairmont made 71/3 in their 5 overs (Kyle de Wet 39 n.o.) Belhar made 29/4 in their 5 overs Fairmont won by 42 runs

12 Match 2: Fairmont vs Bellville HS (the reigning Champions) Bellville made 51/2 in their 5 overs Fairmont made 42/3 in their 5 overs (Michael Laros 17 n. o.) Fairmont lost narrowly by 9 runs Match 3: Fairmont vs Edgemead Fairmont made 52/3 in their 5 overs (Michael Laros 31 n.o.) Edgemead made 40/1 in their 5 overs Fairmont won by 12 runs Overall Result: 1 st Bellville 2 nd Fairmont 3 rd Edgemead 4 th Belhar Comment: Bellville plays in the finals next week. Michael Laros (Gr. 12) had a sterling game, hitting 5 sixes and finishing with a batting score of 68 runs. His bowling average was also excellent on the day: 3/18. The 1 st team all gave of their best, displaying some excellent fielding skills. Well done! U15B vs Stellenberg The details from yesterday s game: Fairmont U15B played Stellenberg U15B Fairmont won by 3 wickets Kian Bradley scored 25 not out (retired) Jordan Daly took 3 wickets for 6 runs in 3 overs. Stellenberg batted first and scored 71/5 in 20 overs. Fairmont scored 72/7 in 16.2 overs. U19 WP North 6-a-side 1 st Round Results Fairmont 1st Team vs Wynberg 1B Fairmont made heavy weather after being put in to bat, and were bowled out for 61 in 31 overs, thanks to a fine piece of hostile, accurate bowling by Chizo Eweybuma. H took 6 wickets for 7 runs. Wynberg scored the necessary 61 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in just 12 overs, with Umar Anthony scoring 40 not out off 31 balls including 8 fours. Result: Wynberg won by 9 wickets. Fairmont U15A vs Rondebosch U15A Fairmont batting first, got off to a good start reaching 30 without loss after 10 of their allotted 50 overs. However, after 42/1 wickets were quickly lost due to poor selection, Fairmont was bowled out for 85. Rondebosch were soon in trouble at 5 runs for 2 wickets, but solid middle order batting took them to 87/6 to win by 4 wickets. Result: Rondebosch won by 4 wickets.

13 Fairmont U14A vs Westerford U14A Fairmont scored rapidly on the small Westerford field reaching 112 / 1 after 9 overs. Fairmont were finally out for 316, thanks to a magnificient 168 runs by Aaron Smit. Next highest scorer was Jeffrey St. Dare with 23 runs. Westerford made 260/8 in their allotted 40 overs. No bowler took more than 2 wickets. Result: Fairmont won by 56 runs. 13) SUMMER SPORT PRACTICES : 4 TH TERM PRACTICES MATCHES/ COMPETITIONS ATHLETICS Mondays to Fridays: Mon & Wed: Friday: 06h45 07h45 16h30 18h00 15h00 16h00 BASKETBALL Boys : Mondays & Tuesdays Girls : Mondays & Tuesdays All practices 14:45 16:00 Boys : Wednesdays Girls : Thursdays CRICKET 1 st Team : Tuesdays & Thursdays 2 nd Team : Tuesdays & Thursdays u. 14A & 15A : Mondays & Wednesdays u.15b : Wednesdays u.14b : Mondays All practices : 15:00 16:45 Saturdays (whole day) Saturdays (whole day) Saturdays (whole day) Mondays Wednesdays K/O competitions for 1 st & u.15a on Wednesdays DRUMMIES Mondays & Thursdays: 16:45 18:45 Mostly Saturdays: 9:00 12:00 SOFTBALL 1 st Team: Mondays & Wednesdays 2 nd Team: Mondays & Wednesdays 3 rd Team: Mondays & Wednesdays All practices from: 14:45 16:00 Arranged from week to week, but matches are normally on a Thursday. SQUASH Mondays & Wednesdays Round Robin matches: Fridays SWIMMING Mondays & Wednesdays: 14:45 16:00 Galas are mostly on Thursdays TENNIS (Boys & Girls) Mon, Thurs, Fri: 06:45 07:45 all players Thursdays: 14:45 16:00 social players 1 st Team/s : Tuesdays 2 nd Team/s : Thursdays DETENTION Monday & Thursday : 14:30 16:00

14 14) SPRINGBOKS vs NEW ZEALAND Go Bokke! Good luck! Springboks vs New Zealand Saturday, 24 ober

15) WELL DONE Kelly Vroon Gr. 10 Kelly Vroon participated at the Biathle and Triathle World championship from 19 20 September in Batumi, Georgia.

Kelly and her team mates, Zelda van der Merwe and Mizaan Viljoen (both from the Free State), won the gold medal for the Youth B Girls (U16/U17) at the Biathle world championship, with Russia in

15 15) WELL DONE Kelly Vroon Gr. 10 Kelly Vroon participated at the Biathle and Triathle World championship from September in Batumi, Georgia. Kelly received a bronze old medal for her 3 rd place in the Youth B age group at the Biathle world championship. Kelly and her team mates, Zelda van der Merwe and Mizaan Viljoen (both from the Free State), won the gold medal for the Youth B Girls (U16/U17) at the Biathle world championship, with Russia in second place and Great Britain in third place. Congratulations, Kelly! 16) PRINCIPAL S MESSAGE Now that the matrics have left to write their examinations, the major focus shifts towards our grades 8 to 11 in preparation for their end of year exams. We hope that they are planning accordingly and that they will use all the time available for their studies. Enjoy your weekend and enjoy the rugby tomorrow. 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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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE IMPOSSIBLE AND THE POSSIBLE IS MERELY A MEASURE OF MAN S DETERMINATION. The weekly circular of Fairmont High School 2018 Private Bag X11 Durbanville, 7551, Medway, Durbell, Durbanville, 7550 Tel: (021) 976-1147 Fax: (021) 976-8735 e-mail: secretary@fairmont.co.za website: