PREP NEWSLETTER. Bridge House Open Day - Tuesday 26 February Enjoy a tour of our campus and classrooms while the school is in session.

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1 PREP NEWSLETTER Issue February 2019 Bridge House Open Day - Tuesday 26 February Enjoy a tour of our campus and classrooms while the school is in session. Guided tours will take place at 10h00, 12h00, 14h00 and 16h00 in the Junior Primary, Senior Primary and College, with an information session about the College in the Theatre at 18h00. Meet some of our students and staff and experience our distinctive, vibrant school in session. Everyone is welcome. Please invite your friends and family to join us.

Grade 7 Camp The Grade 7s went to the Fresh Air Camp in Simon's Town.

We learnt how to follow and how to lead, and we got put in teams that definitely helped everyone improve

We all gained independence, by having to trust one another, and everyone in your team.

2 Grade 7 Camp The Grade 7s went to the Fresh Air Camp in Simon's Town. Everyday we went to the ocean and learnt about sea life that we didn't know existed! We learnt how to follow and how to lead, and we got put in teams that definitely helped everyone improve their skills on how to co-operate with one other. We all gained independence, by having to trust one another, and everyone in your team. At the end of the day, our feet were dirty, our hair was messy, and our eyes were sparkling with enjoyment and knowledge on how to take care of the world around us. Thanks to the teachers who took us on this trip to remember! By Rosie Ratcliffe Grade 7S

4 Collaboration, teamwork, friendship, problem solving, enjoyment - PLAY in the true sense of the word.

5 Lots of excitement from our Grade 00s when the reptile farm visited last week

7 Africa Day The Grade 6s are getting to know Africa! In the build up to Africa Day, the Grade 6s have been studying African countries and their rich traditional cultures. Inspired by the vibrant artwork and patterns of the various cultures, the students have been working to research, design and construct African masks which tell a story about a particular country they have been assigned. As usual, we have been blown away by the enthusiasm and inventive thinking of the Grade 6 group.

8 Whether it s the Boom of a Boom-Whacker, the flash of a dance, the crash of a drum, or the flick of a brush. the Creative arts team continues to channel our children s relentless energy and boundless creativity.

The Bridge House creative arts team had the privilege of meeting the renowned Jeremy James Taylor OBE, to discuss the development of musical theatre and the arts.

What can you do? We have all seen many articles over the last few years talking about how our children are exposed to too much screen time. Is it harmful? How does it affect our children s health?

9 The Bridge House creative arts team had the privilege of meeting the renowned Jeremy James Taylor OBE, to discuss the development of musical theatre and the arts.the team had a wonderful afternoon, discussing observations of global trends, and philosophizing on the way forward for the development of the arts at Bridge House. Too much Screen time? What can you do? We have all seen many articles over the last few years talking about how our children are exposed to too much screen time. Is it harmful? How does it affect our children s health? There are many articles online that are arguing both sides of this debate. So, who should we believe? Well, I think that we should revert to the old saying of too much of a good thing is bad! Devices are extremely helpful, but if they start to rule our lives, then they become bad for us. Click this link to read about how too much screen time can affect our children s health. We are living in a digital age and we are faced with the challenge of managing the amount of time that our children spend looking at screens. What can we, as parents, do to help our children to manage the amount of screen time per day? Apple included a new feature when it rolled out ios12 called Screen Time. This shows you how much time has been spent looking at the ipad, what apps have been used and how long each app has been used. One can also use this feature to set limits for the overall screen time, or for specific apps. Parents are able to set a passcode once limits have been set. Users can also be managed if Family Sharing has been implemented. Click on the link for a tutorial on how to set up Screen Time.

10 From the Deputy s desk It would seem that every time I write one of these inserts for the newsletter, I start by mentioning just how busy our children have been. I m afraid (or rather, very happy), that today that I have struggled (again!) to find a starting point, as so much has happened in our prep school over the course of the week. To start with, I would like to say well done to our Grade 7s on a wonderfully successful camp. The group returned from camp, richer for the experience and opportunity to partake in fieldwork activities, leadership programmes, team building activities, and a whole lot of snorkelling. Well done to everyone, and thank you to all the staff who joined them. It truly was a memorable week and sets the tone for the year ahead. Tuesday evening was the turn of our younger athletes to show their speed and skill, as they enjoyed their very own JP Sports Day. This was the first time that we split the Sports Day event between the phases. The evening event allowed for families to enjoy a picnic on the bank, while their little ones were the focus of the day as they ran, jumped, crawled... and even flossed their way through the events. More focus has been placed on Clubs this term, with more and more teachers offering exciting learning opportunities for our children, every Thursday morning. It has been wonderful to see the interest in new areas shown by the children. Space Club, Caricatures, Book Club, Craft Club, and so many more wonderful things to try. I am so pleased to see that Service Club remains as popular as ever, with around thirty children making their way across to Wemmershoek Primary to teach PE to their younger ones. What a way to start your Thursday! The Inter-house Gala was a welcome event in this hot weather. Our swimmers did their houses proud, showing great effort on the day, and it was yet another wonderful event. Thank you must go to the Sports Department for the time and effort that goes into organising such events as these, and well done to each and every swimmer. And in amongst all this activity, our children are getting into their routines and have started the year off with a bang in the classroom. Successful schools, particularly in the primary phases, are schools where the children attending feel like they belong. We must continue to strive to make every child s learning experience a happy and memorable one. But in doing so, this must not lead one to focus only on things that we are not doing, and lose focus of all the WONDER that is happening within our school. We continue to advocate an open-door policy and welcome any member of our community to come in and chat to us about how we can continue to grow as a school. Our school has repeatedly been referred to as a happy school, and for this I am very proud to a part of Bridge House. Well done to all our boys and girls on a successful, busy, and happy week at school. Allan Wells

Cricket - Bridge House U13A vs Pniel Primary On Wednesday 30 January 2019 our U13A played their first cricket match for the 2019 season against Pniel Primary.

The best bowlers for Bridge House were: Ryan Bates 2 0 8-1 William Barclay Loggie 3 0 9 1 Bridge House came in to bat and came up against a good bowling performance by Pniel Primary and only managed

11 Cricket - Bridge House U13A vs Pniel Primary On Wednesday 30 January 2019 our U13A played their first cricket match for the 2019 season against Pniel Primary. Bridge House won the toss and decided to bowl first. Pniel batted well and managed to score 114 runs in their 20 0vers. The best bowlers for Bridge House were: Ryan Bates William Barclay Loggie Bridge House came in to bat and came up against a good bowling performance by Pniel Primary and only managed to score the winning runs in the last over. The best batsmen for Bridge House were: Sebastien Griffiths.55* Chad Ayford.20 In the end Bridge House U13A won the match by 5 wickets. Well done! U11A cricket vs Eikestad The U11A cricket team lost the toss on Tuesday, 29 January and were to bowl first. Eikestad got off to a positive start losing just one wicket in the first 10 overs for 58 runs. A turn of fortunes for our bowlers was supported by some phenomenal fielding from the team, resulted in a number of wickets at regular intervals. Despite a few missed chances, Bridge House was able to restrict the visitors to just 99 in 20 overs. A superb bowling effort by Harry Morgan saw him claim figures of Finn Gretschel and Nicholas Green made a solid start for Bridge House seeing off a quality opening bowling attack. Harry Morgan joined Nicholas at the crease and together they put the game to bed by taking the attack to Eikestad with positive batting. Harry Morgan ended on 49* with a mature and well calculated innings. Well done to the boys on an incredible start to the year, winning by 7 wickets against tough opposition. I look forward to the season ahead. Amadoda, Bridge House! Manne, Bridge House!

Grade 3 7 Inter House Swimming Gala On Thursday, 31 January our Grade 3 7 pupils took to the pool for the Annual Inter

It was the White House team that came out as the victors on the day, followed closely by Blue House, who narrowly

NEW RECORDS: Thomas Truter Open Boys Medley 1:16.25 Open Boys 50m Freestyle 30.09 Open Boys 25m Backstroke 16.

16 U11 Girls 25m Freestyle 15.93 Reuben Grobler U9 Boys 25m Butterfly 21.

12 Grade 3 7 Inter House Swimming Gala On Thursday, 31 January our Grade 3 7 pupils took to the pool for the Annual Inter House Swimming gala. The day was filled great personal victories and a wonderful team spirit. It was the White House team that came out as the victors on the day, followed closely by Blue House, who narrowly tipped Red House into second place. Well done, to each and every swimmer! NEW RECORDS: Thomas Truter Open Boys Medley 1:16.25 Open Boys 50m Freestyle Open Boys 25m Backstroke Open Boys 25m Freestyle Skye Fox U11 Girls 50m Freestyle U11 Girls 25m Butterfly U11 Girls 25m Freestyle Reuben Grobler U9 Boys 25m Butterfly White House U11 Boys 4 x 25m Freestyle Relay 1:15.53 U13 Victor Ludorum: 1 st Thomas Truter 90 points 2 nd Reuben Sendzul 63 points 3 rd Luca Colombo 51 points U13 Victrix Ludorum: 1 st Keesha Adams 70 points 2 nd Georgia Curd 63 points 3 rd Charlotte Maniora 53 points

the Grade 1s and 2s who showed great spirit

14 Grade 1 & 2 Sports Day The Grade 1 & 2 children had their own specially designed field events on Tuesday. There was much excitement and cheering from the Grade 1s and 2s who showed great spirit on their sports day while supporting their Houses and their friends. #grade1 #grade2 #sportsday #athletics New Record: Eli Goliath Grade 2 Boys 80m

the first SANESA qualifier in Stellenbosch this weekend: Ariella van

15 Athletes in the making with some healthy competition and lots of fun! Equestarian Good luck to the following riders who will be taking part in the first SANESA qualifier in Stellenbosch this weekend: Ariella van Heerden, Aiden Marinus, Jemima Lyne, Joss Boyd, Matthew Marinus and Michael Marinus

OF THE WEEK Junior Primary: Alexander Hutchinson-Taylor, Matthew Klingenberg, Zara Munro & Maura Mellema Senior Primary: Aneas Vincent, Liam Erasmus, Gabriella Lans & Georgia Curd Upcoming Events 2

February Wednesday Cricket U13A vs Rhenish Primary BH U11A vs Rhenish Primary Stellenbosch U11B vs Rietenbosch Primary BH 7 February Thursday Swimming Paarl Boys Senior Primary Gala Paarl Please note

16 OF THE WEEK Junior Primary: Alexander Hutchinson-Taylor, Matthew Klingenberg, Zara Munro & Maura Mellema Senior Primary: Aneas Vincent, Liam Erasmus, Gabriella Lans & Georgia Curd Upcoming Events 2 February Saturday Athletics Boland Central Athletics BH Chess Boland Central Championships Paarl Equestrian SANESA Stellenbosch 5 February Tuesday Swimming Courtrai Primary Night Gala Paarl 6 February Wednesday Cricket U13A vs Rhenish Primary BH U11A vs Rhenish Primary Stellenbosch U11B vs Rietenbosch Primary BH 7 February Thursday Swimming Paarl Boys Senior Primary Gala Paarl Please note change of date Tennis U13A Boys vs Courtrai Primary Franschhoek U13B Boys vs Hugo Rust Primary Wellington U13A Girls vs Eikestad Primary Franschhoek 8 February Friday Cricket U12 T20 vs Groendal Primary GDGC

Save the Date Bridge House Mile Saturday 2 March Even if you are not swimming, please join us to support the 6 th annual Bridge House Mile proudly sponsored by Standard Bank York Dam in the

17 Save the Date Bridge House Mile Saturday 2 March Even if you are not swimming, please join us to support the 6 th annual Bridge House Mile proudly sponsored by Standard Bank York Dam in the Boschendal Estate Bring your blankets, chairs and umbrellas and watch the swimming fromthe bank of the dam. Refreshments will be on sale, or order a picnic on the website. All the details here:

Bridge House Scholarship Tests for Grade 8s in 2020 2020 Scholarship tests for Grade 7 pupils outside of Bridge House will be written on Saturday 9 March.

za Using the pool Given the current high swimming pool usage, it is important that we have every opportunity to keep the pool in the best condition possible.

As a result we will have to close the pool for maintenance on Tuesday, Thursday and probably also on Saturday mornings from 06h00 to 08h00.

18 Bridge House Scholarship Tests for Grade 8s in Scholarship tests for Grade 7 pupils outside of Bridge House will be written on Saturday 9 March. Parents who are interested should contact Gill Malcolm on or gilmal@bridgehouse.org.za Using the pool Given the current high swimming pool usage, it is important that we have every opportunity to keep the pool in the best condition possible. We are battling to get enough cleaning time. As a result we will have to close the pool for maintenance on Tuesday, Thursday and probably also on Saturday mornings from 06h00 to 08h00. Please, no one may use the pool before, or during these cleaning time periods. Long Weekend 15 February to 17 February You are reminded that Friday 15 February is a Bridge House holiday, making the weekend of 15 to 17 February a long weekend for all pupils. This is the Boarders out weekend for this term. Condolences Our sincerest condolences to the Rowjee family on the passing of Darshana s dad. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this sad time.

19 Waltons Back to School Orders Some of you may have experienced problems with you stationery orders last year. We received the following letter of apology from Waltons: Dear Bridge House Bidvest Waltons Management and Staff would like to apologise for the frustration and disappointment experienced by yourself, the teachers at Bridge House, the parents and especially the learners. We acknowledge that the Back2School Orders for 2018/2019 were poorly executed, that this season has revealed weaknesses in our systems and operations and that our customer service has been below the standard we strive to offer our valued customers. Please do not hesitate to bring any outstanding issues, queries, boxes to be collected or feedback to our attention by replying to this . We understand that this Back2School Season may have diminished your faith in our offering. We would like to assure you that management have met, and will continue to meet, to ensure we improve our systems, processes and staff training to ensure we improve in the 2019/2020 Back2School season. We ask that you allow us the opportunity to win back your trust, the trust of your staff, learners and their parents. Yours sincerely, Nicardo Basson Regional Category Manager on behalf of Bidvest Waltons Management and Staff

20 If you are interested in buying a MAX MOUTHGUARD this year, please read below for fitting times in the Bridge House Uniform Shop and for the details about ordering. Please go to the following link: Make sure you register online before placing the order. Our 2019 school / club discount price is R per MAX Mouthguard. We will only be accepting orders online where parents can pay by credit card, cash or EFT. Cash transactions attract a R surcharge Proof of payment must be presented at the fitting session. Additional one colour spare mouth guard at reduced price of R option available on website when placing order. Mouthguard Fitting Sessions in the Bridge House Uniform Shop Session 1: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 (2:00pm - 3:00pm) Session 2: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 (2:00pm - 3:00pm) Session 3: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 (2:00pm - 3:00pm) Please note price on website is R incl. All schools receives a discount coupon code to activate 31.61% (R school price) discount for online school orders. Discount Coupon Code for Bridge House School: 1. bhs2019 Parents can start purchasing online. All dates and coupon codes are activated. If you are experiencing any issues with placing an order online. Please contact us as soon as possible, so we can guide you through the process. We are looking forward to visiting your school!

23 Historical Victorian 3-bedroom house to rent, in walking distance of town. 3-bedroomed house; 2 bedrooms with walk in shower basin and toilet and a large main bedroom upstairs with air conditioning, dressing room and full Victorian bathroom. Open plan dining room. Kitchen with granite tops. Spacious sitting room with wood burning stove. Conservatory off sitting room. Small well established garden with storage shed. Off street covered parking for one car. Electric gate. Secure - alarm and beam installed. Pet friendly (medium sized only). Monthly Rental: R25,000 per month. Occupation from 1 May FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CALL NIC ON

PREP NEWSLETTER. Issue February 2019

PREP NEWSLETTER. Issue February 2019 PREP NEWSLETTER Issue 5 www.bridgehouse.org.za 14 February 2019 JP Campout 2019 A fantastic evening was had by all last Friday at the annual JP Camp Out. The children from grades one to three had a wonderful