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BRIDGE HOUSE PRE-PRIMARY PREPARATORY COLLEGE COLLEGE NEWS No 32 www.bridgehouse.org.

At this ceremony, we recognised the Grade 12s academic achievements including Silver and Gold Academic Awards and First in Grade 12.

1 BRIDGE HOUSE PRE-PRIMARY PREPARATORY COLLEGE COLLEGE NEWS No October 2015 College Awards Ceremony Congratulations to all the pupils who won awards at the Awards evening last week. At this ceremony, we recognised the Grade 12s academic achievements including Silver and Gold Academic Awards and First in Grade 12. Bronze, Silver and a Gold President s Award and the highest sporting, cultural, service and special awards were presented. Aimee Fuller (left) received the Founders Shield which is awarded to the Grade 12 pupil who personifies the qualities of initiative, independence of spirit and self-motivation, coupled with the qualities of humanity and selflessness. Kaila Fourie (right) received the Bridge House Values Award, awarded to the Grade 12 pupil who has reflected the school s mission, on a sustained basis over an extended period of time.

2 Top left to right: Aimee Fuller Southeby s Art Trophy; Corné Hendricks Lizinda Deysel Drama Performance Award; Bjørn Grapow Euterpe Music Trophy; Wesley Derrick Fellowship Award Centre left to right: Ashleigh Mills Sportswoman of the year; Jacques Saayman Sportsman of the year; Maxine Lahner Todd - Sportsmanship Award; Milo Walker - Sportsmanship Award Bottom left to right: Skye van der Walt Barbara Hughes Georgraphy Award; Jordy Gurr General Knowledge Cup Alexandria were the winners of the Interhouse Cup. House Captains, Shannon Meihuizen and James Alderslade (above) accepted the trophy on behalf of their House

The President s Award Gold Awards Ceremony Kaila Fourie (above) was presented with her Gold Award at the Gold Awards Ceremony held at Bishops last Saturday. She achieved her award in 2014.

Past pupil, Brigitte Borel-Saladin, also received her Gold Award and was presented with this at the College Awards Ceremony last week. Congratulations to all of you on this significant achievement.

3 The President s Award Gold Awards Ceremony Kaila Fourie (above) was presented with her Gold Award at the Gold Awards Ceremony held at Bishops last Saturday. She achieved her award in Charlotte Barlow, Skye van der Walt and Janie de Lange were awarded their Gold awards last week but were not able to attend the Gold Awards ceremony. Past pupil, Brigitte Borel-Saladin, also received her Gold Award and was presented with this at the College Awards Ceremony last week. Congratulations to all of you on this significant achievement. SAIPA National Accounting Olympiad Every year the Gr 12 Accounting students take part in the SAIPA National Accounting Olympiad. Congratulations go to Kaila Fourie, for being the first female in the Western Cape in She received a certificate, medal and corporate gifts from SAIPA.

He/she should be someone of integrity who is proud to be a pupil of Bridge House, as demonstrated by his/her uniform, behaviour, attitude

4 Scramble Bell Award The Scramble Bell Award is nominated and voted for by the Grade 11 class and is awarded to the Grade 11 pupil who shows the following characteristics: the candidate must be honest, reliable and an upstanding member of the school community. He/she should be someone of integrity who is proud to be a pupil of Bridge House, as demonstrated by his/her uniform, behaviour, attitude and attendance. Congratulations, Konrad Blümers! The first duty of the Scramble Bell Ringer is to ring out the Matrics after their Valedictory Assembly.

Matrics last day The Matrics are already well into their exam programme but last Friday they celebrated the last day of their

Afterwards they enjoyed tea with their parents and teachers and signed the board which will be placed upstairs in the gym.

Mrs Eslick and Mr Van Deemter. Lastly they left through an archway formed by the College students, teachers and their parents.

5 Matrics last day The Matrics are already well into their exam programme but last Friday they celebrated the last day of their school careers with a breakfast where they had a private awards ceremony with some amusing certificates being presented. Afterwards they enjoyed tea with their parents and teachers and signed the board which will be placed upstairs in the gym. Then followed the Valedictory Assembly with musical performances and poignant and meaningful speeches made by their peers and Mrs Eslick and Mr Van Deemter. Lastly they left through an archway formed by the College students, teachers and their parents. It was both a happy and a sad occasion with so much to look forward to and yet so much to leave behind after twelve years of schooling.

Exciting Times - we have started the Astroturf! Last week we signed the contract with Synsports for the construction of a Hockey Astroturf for Bridge House School.

7 Exciting Times - we have started the Astroturf! Last week we signed the contract with Synsports for the construction of a Hockey Astroturf for Bridge House School. Synsports have built numerous Hockey Astroturfs around the country which have been used for competition right up to the level of international tournaments. This was made possible through various fundraising initiatives and through the taking up of a debenture by a Bridge House family. The debenture needs to be repaid so fundraising will have to continue in earnest. The debenture and funds raised, only cover the surface, fencing, lighting, a basic technical area and the essential hockey equipment. The school is covering the infrastructure costs the sewer and water provision, the new transformer and electricity supply etc. At this stage we intend paving the side of the field closest to the school with interlocking brick pavers that can be lifted and re-used for access roads and parking. In the future this surface will be the area for a full grandstand, permanent changing rooms and clubhouse facilities. In the interim we will probably have to use the Bedouin tents, Wendy house changing rooms and probably pop-up tuckshop facilities. As the funds come in, the grandstand and ancillary facilities can be constructed in incremental phases. The parking and access roads on the new sports fields will also have to be upgraded from temporary to finished specs as funding becomes available. The programme is to do all of the Astro compaction and sub-base layer work before the builders holidays. Early next year the turf works will start and the facilities will come on stream for the next hockey season. This facility will be a huge boost for Bridge House. The Astro will serve Prep and College boys and girls. We currently spend a fortune on transporting players to Stellenbosch and Paarl as all serious league hockey, is now played on an artificial Astroturf surface. The turf fields on the new property have been seeded and these should become available for use in One of the conditions of servitude on the current gravel road is that as soon as we start using the fields, we have to hard-surface the roadway. This is planned to happen at the start of next year. At this point the entrance onto the school property will be able to move up to the double gates (the ones with the banner on them) and the current entrance and exit gates will become an exit only point. This will create a far better traffic flow off the R45. Mr Rory Malcolm

New Bridge House Website The new Bridge House Website went live this week. Please have a look at it here: http://www.bridgehouse.org.za/ Thank you to the developers, Country Digital www.

8 New Bridge House Website The new Bridge House Website went live this week. Please have a look at it here: Thank you to the developers, Country Digital who did a great job and whose services we can highly recommend. It was a pleasure working with these professionals. 60 Minutes with the Heads Monday 9 November In the interests of good and improving communication between school and parents, Mike Russell and Marc Barrow, Heads of the College and Prep respectively, will host the termly 60 Minutes with the Heads meeting, on Monday 9 November in the THEATRE from 08h00 to 09h00. In order to help the Heads prepare properly for this, please any questions or concerns (of a general nature) you may have, to PA@bridgehouse.org.za by or on Monday 2 November. The PA has kindly offered to bundle these into a folder and forward them to the Heads, who will then prepare responses to the matters raised, and out the agenda. Parents interested in these agenda items will be welcome to come along and participate in the conversation. Please note that any issues mailed to PA@bridgehouse.org.za after that closing date will not be on the agenda for this meeting, and will either be replied to in the interim, or carried over to the next 60 Minutes in the third term. The rules for 60 Minutes are simple: it's a constructive and collaborative initiative; matters raised and mailed through need to be of a general nature; if deemed a better option to do so, the Heads can respond directly by to any issues before the meeting; there will be honest and frank responses and discussion around the topics on the agenda; questions from the floor need to be only about the agenda issues: no "surprises" and no "general" please! giving the Heads some preparation time is simply so that if figures and data are required for an answer, or if someone else's expertise is needed, there is an opportunity to gather this and give full answers (and perhaps put it into a presentation of sorts); time: strictly 60 minutes for the forum, so that it's short and sharp and those attending can plan their Please morning. make use of this opportunity. 60 Minutes is there for you to raise Mr Mike issues Russell (anonymously) which may be worrying you or that you want to find out more about. In addition, the Heads have an open-door policy and you are most welcome to make an appointment to see them. Textbooks 2016 Information about textbooks has been ed to you. Please take note of the final deadline for placing orders with Caxtons which is Friday 30 October 2015

Sports News CRICKET Congratulations to John Rowett who has been selected to represent the Boland U17 team at Cricket South Africa s National U17 Tournament in Pietermaritzburg in December 2015.

Congratulations to Robin Brewer who has been selected for the Boland U16 Foxes Team to participate in the National PSI Indoor Hockey Tournament in Kwa-Zulu Natal in December 2015.

fourth place in the 1.10m Classes. They were awarded the Victrix Ludorum for the weekend.

9 Sports News CRICKET Congratulations to John Rowett who has been selected to represent the Boland U17 team at Cricket South Africa s National U17 Tournament in Pietermaritzburg in December RUGBY Congratulations to Dane Small (left) who represented the Boland U15 Development Rugby team that participated in the SA Legend Iqhawe Rugby Week in Mossel Bay from 5-9 October 2015 INDOOR HOCKEY Congratulations to Robin Brewer who has been selected for the Boland U16 Foxes Team to participate in the National PSI Indoor Hockey Tournament in Kwa-Zulu Natal in December EQUESTRIAN At the Western Cape Show- Jumping Competition held in Stellenbosch last weekend, Lara MacPhail and her horse, Beaufort (right), rode some incredible rounds and earned a first, second and fourth place in the 1.10m Classes. They were awarded the Victrix Ludorum for the weekend. Shannon Lindhorst (right) rode her new horse, Rio, in two of the 80cm classes and came first in both, including the Championship Class. Congratulations to Lara and Shannon! SPORT RESULTS CRICKET 1 st XI vs Paarl Gymnasium On Saturday 17 October the 1 st XI played Paarl Gymnasium 3 rd XI at Paarl Gymnasium. We won the toss and put them in to bat. After some tight bowling and good fielding we restricted them to 82/10 in 24 overs. Pick of the bowlers were James Boyes and John Rowett both of whom picked up 3 wickets. We then went in to bat and knocked of the score within 10 overs. Well done to John Rowett 36 runs and Liam Millard 26 runs. The end result was that we won by 9 wickets. Please check!! U15 Cricket vs Rondebosch On Saturday 17 October the Bridge House U15 cricket team played a 30 over match against Rondebosch U15 C. Rondebosch won the toss and elected to bat first. They managed to get 165/6 after 30 overs. Edward Holloway was the pick of the bowlers. He took one wicket while conceding only 10 runs in his 6 overs. Bridge House followed with a good batting effort, but were bowled out for 152 runs in the 29 th over. Thomas Pretorius (man of the match) was the top scorer with 82 runs off 85 balls. Rondebosch won the match by 13 runs.

10 U15 Cricket vs Paul Roos On Tuesday 20 October the Bridge house U15 cricket team played a 20-over match against Paul Roos U15C. Paul Roos won the toss and elected to bat first. The Bridge House bowlers were on form and restricted Paul Roos to 114 runs with only 12 extras conceded after their 20 overs. The Bridge House boys went in to bat with confidence and managed to get to 115 runs in the 15 th over. Conna Niemand (man of the match) was the top scorer with 64 runs off 39 balls. Bridge House won the game by 8 wickets. TENNIS Boys 1 st team lost 0-6 vs Huguenot High School Girls U15 team lost 1-5 vs La Rochelle Girls High School INDOOR HOCKEY Girls 1 st team drew 2-2 vs La Rochelle 1 st team Girls 2 nd team lost 4-6 vs Paarl Ladies SPORT FIXTURES FOR THE WEEK AHEAD Friday 23 October Water Polo Boys (U15 & 1 st team) vs Paarl Boys High (away) Bus leaves at 13:30 Water Polo Girls 1 st team vs Fairbairn (away). Bus leaves at 13:30 Tennis Girls 1 st team vs Labori (home) Saturday 24 October Cricket 1 st team vs Paarl Boys High (away) Bus leaves at 07:30 Canoeing Triple Sprint Series (Tyger Waterfront) Tuesday 27 October Cricket Warthogs vs Paul Roos (home) Wednesday 28 October Cricket 1 st team vs Paul Roos T20 (away) Thursday 29 October Cricket U15 vs Klein Nederburg (home) Tennis Girls 1 st team vs Paarl Gym (home) Swimming Boland Relay Gala at Bridge House Friday 30 October Saturday 31 October Water Polo Girls vs Herzlia (away) Water Polo Boys U15 Tournament (Fish Hoek) Water Polo Boys U18 Tournament ( Somerset College) Cricket 1 st team vs Labori (home) Canoeing Triple Sprint Series (Stellenbosch Canoeing Club) NB NB NB Bridge House Golf coaching with SwingFit at Pearl Valley Please note that the Bridge House Golf practice days have moved to a Friday from 15h00 16h00 as of this Friday 23 October Please notify Blanche Lamprecht at SwingFit if you cannot attend any sessions as they need to plan ahead. Reminder: these sessions cost R100 per session and need to be paid to SwingFit directly.

River Health WESSA is a South African environmental organisation with a mission to implement high impact environmental and conservation projects which promote public participation in caring for the

Wessa has partnered with extreme swimmers, Andrew Chin and Henko Roukema, who have set off to swim the Berg River in the Western Cape from source to sea, aiming to highlight the deteriorating state

11 River Health WESSA is a South African environmental organisation with a mission to implement high impact environmental and conservation projects which promote public participation in caring for the Earth. Wessa has partnered with extreme swimmers, Andrew Chin and Henko Roukema, who have set off to swim the Berg River in the Western Cape from source to sea, aiming to highlight the deteriorating state of our country s rivers and to stimulate action and discussion by the relevant authorities, affected communities and the general public towards saving these vital water resources. Last Monday, after hiking to the source of the Berg River at Assegaaibosch Kloof over the weekend, the swimmers started their endeavour with a swim across the Berg River dam in Franschhoek, and then entered the river below the dam. About 8km from the start the swimmers were met on the river bank by a large group of enthusiastic supporters, including representatives from WESSA, participants from the Department of Environmental Affairs Youth Environmental Services (YES) Programme, the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning s Berg River Improvement Project (BRIP), Awesome South Africans online platform, environmental consulting company Ground Truth, the Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve, and teachers and pupils from Bridge House School. Chin and Roukema gave a short talk on the purpose and importance of the initiative, before a minisass river health test was conducted by WESSA with the help of the Bridge House pupils. The swimmers then re-entered the river and - supported by a paddler and a backup vehicle - they will now follow the course of the river for approximately 200km, with the goal of arriving at the mouth in Velddrif on the West Coast within ten days. The swimmers will face numerous challenges along the way, including a deterioration in the quality of the water they are swimming in caused by sewerage overflows, agricultural and other polluted inflows.

#Headspace Bok Friday Life Lessons from Sport Read

website here: http://www.bridgehouse.org.

12 #Headspace Bok Friday Life Lessons from Sport Read Mike Russell s blog post on this topic on our new website here: Please like the Bridge House Facebook Page here: Please on Twitter here:

13 DON T MISS THIS SHOWCASE OF ART MUSIC AND DRAMA IN THE COLLEGE NEXT TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER. NO CHARGE

14 Would you like to participate in the Big Music Night? Parents, this is your chance (possibly the only one) to get up on stage and give it your all. Contact Lurien or David if you would like to perform or get an act together. Only 3 weeks left If you have booked seats, please come in and pay as soon as possible.

Bridge House Recipe Book For the Love of Food Did you know that apart from the tasty treats from Bridge House family kitchens, the Bridge House recipe book, For the Love of Food, will also contain

15 Bridge House Recipe Book For the Love of Food Did you know that apart from the tasty treats from Bridge House family kitchens, the Bridge House recipe book, For the Love of Food, will also contain recipes from famous chefs: Margot (The Tasting Room), Reuben (Reuben's), Chris Erasmus (Foliage), Ryan (Ryan's Kitchen), Matthew Gordon (French Connection & Harvest), Neil Jewell (Bread & Wine) and Jean Pierre Smith (Vrede en Lust), as well as from our own past pupil and Master Chef finalist who has his own TV programme in the USA, Guy Clark. This recipe book will be the only recipe book in the world which has recipes from this combination of chefs and cooks. For the Love of Food at R per copy, can be ordered on-line by clicking on the link below. To order online, please click here

Bridge House School does not in any way endorse any of the products, events

16 Please note all the advertisements which appear in our newsletters are paid for by the advertisers. Bridge House School does not in any way endorse any of the products, events or businesses advertised in this newsletter and takes no responsibility for the use of any of the products which are advertised here.

COLLEGE NEWS. No February 2016

COLLEGE NEWS. No February 2016 COLLEGE NEWS No 4 www.bridgehouse.org.za 5 February 2016 Awards Ceremony At the College Awards Ceremony which took place last week, the achievements of the Grade 8s to 11s in 2015 were recognised and celebrated.