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Spring is officially here, and what could be more suitable than celebrating with an entire month dedicated to South African’s favourite pastime – having a BRAAI! Whether you’re doing it on your stoep in Strandfontein, on your patio in Pretoria or at your mother’s cousin’s uncle’s house in Kraaifontein, there’s nothing better than the smell of a chop sizzling on the coals. And, as a bonus, we all get the day off, as our government has decided to set 24 September aside for all South Africans to celebrate our rich heritage.
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hile browsing the internet, I came across braai.com, whose mission is to position National Braai Day as South Africa’s annual day of celebration on National Heritage Day. These guys have very helpfully shared a list of braai words – a braai dictionary –to help you sound cool around the fire: • aai: A braai in the summer, as in a braai without the brrr. • abbraaiviation: A very short braai. • abraaimowitz: A Jewish braai. • asskebab: Someone who makes a fool of him/herself at a braai. • aweh: A word used to express
a positive attitude – “hello”, “yes”, “good”. • baas: Afrikaans for boss, or the guy holding the braai tongs. • bak: A dish made from aluminium or stainless steel, used to store meat before and after it is braaied. Some braaiers use a glass bak, but there is a safety concern with this. If you’re eating straight off the braai, a bak is unnecessary. • barbie: Australian slang for barbeque. This is what you will learn to call a braai if you emigrate. • black wattle: Alien vegetation that uses a lot of water. This means that it’s good for the environment to chop it down and braai with it. It is a versatile braai wood, it burns easily when dry and makes decent coals. • blitz: Although this is a brand name, it is used as a universal term for firelighters of any kind. A frequently-asked question at many a braai, “Where is the blitz?” • blitzbraai: What happens when you light the blitz intending to braai, but end up getting blitzed. • BMW: Braai Met (With) Wheels. A braai with wheels that enable it to be moved around.
• boerie: Abbreviation for “boereworsroll”. • bok-dop-en-tjop: Term used for a bring-and-braai where you may bring your bok (babe), dop (drinks) and tjop (meat of choice). • bosberaad: A conference where you and your friends come together to discuss your strategy for National Braai Day. • Braai Hard: A 90’s action movie about a tough guy who braais a lot. • braai-jacker: A guy you really don’t want to invite but have to because he’s someone’s boyfriend. He claims to be a chef and manages to hijack the braai when the real braaier goois a dop. • braai tongs: The braai master’s weapon of choice. • braaiathon: A very long braai. • braaidsmaid: A woman performing a supporting role during a braai, for instance making salad, marinating meat, making braaibroodjies. Remember to make a date with your friends for 24 September! • For more braaicabulary, visit braai.com/braai-words.
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Food & Home 2 SEPTEMBER 2014
SMOKED SALMON DIP WHAT YOU NEED: • • • • • • • •
For a lovely and very easy DIY, why not personalize your crockery with a stamp or monogram? By: Germarie Bruwer and Margaux Tait from Homeology.co.za
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500g Smoked Norwegian Salmon Half a red onion chopped 100g gherkins, chopped 200g full fat cream cheese 2 lemons zest and juice 40 g dill chopped 160 ml cream Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 ml extra virgin olive oil for serving Za’atar for serving
WHAT TO DO:
Break the salmon into pieces and place into a food processor. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend everything together until just combined. To serve, drizzle olive oil, sprinkle over some za’atar and serve with bread and crackers. © Sababa Tal Smith & Nirit Saban
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YOU WILL NEED: • Ceramic or porcelain crockery • Stamp • Ink and pad • CPG (Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass) Podge The crockery used in this DIY was bought on sale for next to nothing and combined with a favourite crown stamp, they are going to revolutionize our dinner parties!
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1. Simply dab your stamp on the ink pad and test on paper to see if you need to dab more or less ink on it to get the desired effect. 2. Place the stamp in the section you want to stamp and try not to move it around while applying pressure on it. On glazed surfaces this is tricky but if you’re gentle you will get it done without difficulty. Don’t stress if you have a bit missing on a little section or get it smudged – the overall look will be slightly distressed and simply adds to the charm of the piece. 3. After it has dried properly you can glaze it with a couple of layers podge, making sure it dries thoroughly between layers. Bake your bowl, plate or mug for 60 minutes on 90 degrees Celsius with the door of the oven slightly open. Different makes of glaze have different baking requirements so be sure to read the instruction carefully. We were truly thrilled by the final result – now you give it a go!
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Voorpos Primary 4 SEPTEMBER 2014 Reading Competition
Annual Big Walk
Belgravia Art Competition
Sport Day Outing
Voorpos Primary hosted the East London District Reading Competition. We are very proud of Rendani Rakhivhani who came first in the Grade1 section. Rendani and her teacher, Mrs Schmidlin, show off the trophy, medal, Oxford Dictionary, framed certificate and big book stand that Rendani was awarded as first prize.
A number of Voorpos moms and dads joined in the fun at our annual Big Walk held on 5 September.
Nikhanye Summerton (Gr 5); Siphe Mafanya (Gr 7); Kezia Temmers (Gr 6); Mbasa Matyobeni (Gr 3); Lilitha Marawu (Gr 5); Imihla Matroos (Gr 5) and Kegan Kearney (Gr 3) are all sponsored by the Hemingways Art Academy. Their art works were entered in the Belgravia Art Competition and they did very well. Siphe and Kegan both achieved gold for their individual pieces. The Foundation Phase learners and Intermediate Phase learners achieved double gold for their respective group pieces.
Voorpos staff and learners were very busy on the sporting front this term. We attended the Komga, Sundays River and Stulting Sport Days. As a part of the Sundays River outing, our U/9 rugby boys and U/11 netball girls also visited Addo Elephant Park.
Grade 5 learner, Ikhangele Ohono, enjoys a refreshing ice lolly after the Big Walk.
‘Face’ Biscuits
Elfest
The Grade 6 classes had great fun creating delicious ‘face’ biscuits. This formed part of their Afrikaans lesson on following instructions.
A number of Voorpos learners participated in the Elfest this year. We received the following awards: 5 Gold + 16 Gold 14 Silver + 11 Silver 7 Bronze Pictured are our Gold + award winners. Back row: Akum Baku (Grade 3 Sight Reading); Naledi Mohale (Grade 7 Public Speaking); Sange Tshakumane (Grade 6 Sight Reading); Rendani Rakhivhani ( Grade 1 Sight Reading) and Avuzwa Nxawe (Grade 3 Sight Reading)
Nahoon Primary Leerders blink uit in Motocross Wedrenne Erik en Lourens Spies het aan die Border Motocross se klubwedrenne op die 17de Augustus deelgeneem. Erik het ‘n 2de plek in klas 85cc behaal en Lourens ‘n 3de plek in klas 65cc en 4de plek in klas 85cc. Baie geluk aan hierdie twee boeties.
Erik Spies
Polisie besoek Nahoon
Nahoon besoek Melkplaas
Die Woelwaters het besoek ontvang van die polisie helikopter. Die loods het vir die kinders meer kom vertel van die werk wat hulle doen. Groot opgewondenheid het geheers toe die helikopter by die skool kom land het. Baie dankie aan al die polisielede vir die werk wat hulle doen. Laerskool Nahoon se Woelwaters salueer julle.
Die Woelwater 3-klas het onlangs ‘n melkplaas besoek om meer te leer oor beeste en waar melk nou eintlik vandaan kom. Hulle het ook die geleentheid gehad om te proe om smaak vars melk nou eintlik – die wat nie uit ‘n bottel kom nie. Mia du Toit, Reuben Boshoff en MJ van Niekerk het ‘n heerlike glasie vars melk geproe. Lekker!
Lourens Spies
Nuwe rugbyklere vir O/13-Span Die o/13-rugbyspan spog met splinternuwe klere voor hulle toer na Stulting se sportdag in Humansdorp. Die rugbytruie en broeke is geborg deur PSG Wealth en P&A Stationers. Ons wil hul graag hartlik bedank vir die pragtige klere. Baie dankie ook aan Heinrich Fuls wat dit moontlik gemaak het.
O/13 Netbalspan presteer Die o/13-netbalspan het tydens Lilyfontein se sportdag die trofee ontvang vir die beste o/13-span van die dag. Baie geluk aan juf. Stephanie en al die dogters met die pragtige prestasie.
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Laerskool Grens in Oos-Londen se Dagsorgsentrum ‘Grensies-Petite’ het onlangs hul 10de Verjaardag gevier. Die skool het in Augustus 2004 die “Afrikaanse” Dagsorgsentrum begin met slegs 7 kinders en spog 10jr Later met 90 leerlinge. Die Opvoedkundige Dagsorgsentrum is die enigste Afrikaanse Dagsorg in Oos-Londen
en huisves kinders vanaf 1 – 5jr. Daar is vir 3 dae lank fees gevier. Kinders kon aantrek volgens hul gunsteling karakter, hulle gesiggies is geverf, Spongebob het kom kuier en die kinders vermaak. Die naweek is afgesluit met ‘n Country and Western Dans vir die ouers.
George Randell Primary Hosts of the 2014 SACEE
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Inkwenkwezi visited by Grade 4 George Randell primary Grade 4 learners visited Inkwenkwezi for a lesson on caring for our environment. They had the amazing experience of interacting with elephants.
George Randell primary were the proud hosts of the 2014 SACEE (The South African Council for English Education). Kayleigh Jonker, Nik’itha Sidinile, Donovan Bosman, Liyabona George and Kelly Ridge were the Georgie team that participated with fifteen other East London schools.
Saturday Chess clinic
The Inkwenkwezi burgers were enjoyed by all – and the male and female brain were no more evident than in the eating of those giant burgers!
George Randell Primary invited their Chess players and parents for a Saturday Chess clinic. This is what one of the parents, Mrs Talia Tom had to say: “Chess for me has always been for people who are strategists and shrewd business people. I never thought it as a game to enjoy. My child Ambeswa is an enthusiast. Her father bought her a chess board. I had to take her for a chess clinic at school on a Saturday and parents were also partnered up to play against each other. I knew absolutely nothing about the game but thanks to the teachers who coached me on the chess game. Now I know when and how to move some pieces on the chess board. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and will be there for the next chess clinic. I can’t help but to mention that we were spoilt with coffee/tea and some savoury treats prepared by the teachers. Thank you very much - I enjoyed every moment.”
And yes, even Spider Man plays Chess!
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Gonubie Primary 6 SEPTEMBER 2014 Spring Tea Little Gonubees Pre-Primary have had a busy and productive term thus far. Among other activities, the girls enjoyed a Spring Tea with their moms and the whole Gr R group took turns to visit Lindale Farm where they learnt about various bird and animal species. Kiera Hugo and Siphosethu Magadla are not quite sure how friendly the beautiful Macaw is!
Fun with Words Competition Gonubie Primary hosted the Foundation Phase Fun with Words Competition on 10 September. It was a wonderful afternoon of keen competition and was thoroughly enjoyed by the 10 participating schools. Gonubie Primary did very well, achieving a joint First Place! Congratulations to the team consisting of Rebecca Barnard, Shelby van Tonder, Samantha Muthebu, Miella McErlean, Kayley McErlean and Phulu Songo.
Tennis Tim Vockerodt on the school courts, waiting to charge down to the net for another volley.
Inter-grade Competition In preparation for the Inter-Schools public speaking competition, GPS recently held their own Gr 5, 6 and 7 inter-grade competition. Pictured in the photo are the winners of the different categories. Winner of the Prepared section was Ceriann Scheepers (middle, with trophy) and Thumi Sibhozo (extreme right)
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The Grade 11 Leadership camp took place at Hobbiton on Hogsback from 22 - 24 August, luckily just before the snow arrived the following weekend!
The Lilyfontein Adventure Race took place on 5 & 6 September at the Cefani Mouth Resort on the East Coast Resorts Road, East London. Adventure Racing provides running, hiking, cycling, paddling and many more adventure-orientated challenges in a race format. Using a map and compass a team of 4 navigates through several activities to reach specific check points along the way. Mental and physical fitness is tested as well as working together as a team. The Stirling teams came 2nd and 3rd in the U19 section.
Triathle Tara Schwulst has been selected to participate in the 2014 UIPM Triathle World Championships to be held in Guatemala on Thursday 9 October 2014.
Andile Ngcaba
She is one of only two Eastern Cape athletes to be selected and will compete in the Youth B Category – age U15/16. Congratulations Tara!
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Clarendon School For Girls SEPTEMBER 2014 7 Equestrian Club Tyra Whittal riding Maximillion have been in stirling shape this year. They competed in the Border trials in East London and Queenstown and were selected for the Eastern Cape A team. They will be riding in the National Championships in Pretoria later this year. We are very proud of them and wish them good luck for the big event.
Grandparents Day Grandparents Day is always a memorable occasion at the Prep. Our Grade 1 Special Assembly is held in honour of our grandparents.
Tennis The Clarendon /Selborne A tennis team won the Adcock Ingram Yvonne Vermaak Tennis Tournament hosted by Pearson High School in Port Elizabeth last week end. The Clarendon B team were placed 3rd overall. 10 teams from 7 schools participated in the tournament.
Grade 9 Market Day This is an EMS project. The girls are divided into groups and they have to make a product, draw up a budget, do marketing and sell their produce on the day.
Mrs C Connellan (Manager), Astrid Taylor, Moya Eybers, Sonnika Coetzee, Antonio De Sousa, Ryan Little, Kai-Daniel Brittnell and Mr J Sparg (Coach).
Library Civvies Day An annual event designed to encourage awareness of reading and the significance of libraries in a technological world. The funds raised are used to buy new books for the library. Miss Graaff and the Library Monitors Committee decide on a theme, which for this year was historical figures, open to loose interpretation by the girls for their enjoyment on the day.
Grade 11 Team Building Grade 11 Team Building at Nahoon Beach. Each year the Grade 11’s go out and partake in team building exercises, where they get to know each other better and where their leadership skills come to the fore. The girls are invited to apply to be councillors but have to draw up a CV and post these on the wall for election purposes. The girls clearly had a good time.
ELFEST Our Grade 1 Preppies excelled in Choral Verse at the recent ELFEST
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Lilyfontein School 8 SEPTEMBER 2014 is a race everybody should do. The lessons learnt out on the routes cannot be taught in the classroom and they are invaluable life lessons. One team, had a broken bike, they ran 8kms back to transition to fix it and then got back onto the route. How better to teach people not to give up at the first hurdle?”
Thanksgiving Assembly The senior leaders decided to give something back to the ground and admin staff that keep the school running smoothly. They organised collection of items from all the learners, packaged them and handed them out at a full school assembly.
Grade 9’s Afrikaans Mondeling
Lilyfontein teams really rose to the challenge this year and came in first in each of the SA Schools Championships qualifying categories for U13, U15 and U19. They also took second in the U13 and U15 categories. On Saturday 6, September, 82 teams took to the tracks, rivers and beaches around Cefani Mouth Resort for this year’s Lilyfontein School Adventure Race. Teams ran, cycled and completed obstacles, in various categories from Grade 1-3 all the way up to the Corporate Challenge. Donovan Sims, who has competed in 9 of the 14 Lilyfontein Adventure Races says, “This
Thanks go to all the sponsors particularly Oilco Engineering, Alderson Ambulance, Crossways Spar and Tops, Wild Coast 98.6FM, Cycle Torque, Twizza, Ngumbela Melisizwe Butchery, Fabkomp, Mzantsi Auto and Ener-B and to all the participants that made this one of the best Lilyfontein Adventure Races to date.
U19 winners Hilanco Jordaan, Kevin Bickell and Nicolas Macallister carry team mate Chané Keese over 100 meters without the boat or the passenger touching the water to complete the water challenge.
2nd team in the U15 race, Tristan-Lee Niemand, Johan van der Walt, Nathan Campbell & Danielle Roets plan their route after their race briefing on Friday evening.
U15 winners (Robyn Emslie, Coleen Grobler, Teo Jordaan, Mattheus van der Walt) make their way out of the water challenge and continue on their run.
Winners of the U13 race, Matthew Niemand, Jarrod Rehse, Jade Underwood & Ethan de Beer, finish the cycle leg and head across the beach to transition to prepare for their run.
Sibulele Kentane, member of the Steel Wheels grade 4-5 team, studies the map to keep her team on course.
The Blue bananas head out to the beach for their run leg. Gabriel Kriel, Shawn du Preez, Joshua Niemand & Kathryn Odendaal came 3rd in the grade 4-5 race.
Lilyfontein ground staff with the hampers organised by the Senior Leaders and donated by all the learners.
Lilyfontein Interact Board The Lilyfontein Interact Group, sponsored by Gonubie Rotary Club, is very active, raising funds for Canaan Care Centre for mentally and physically handicapped children, holding blood donor drives, collecting bread bag clips for Lifeline to provide wheel chairs for the needy, collecting goods for care packages for the elderly, collecting coppers for the St Bernards Hospice copper drive etc. This year’s board was announced at the recent induction dinner.
Chané Keese, Stacey Wootton, Jordan Ansley & Megan Swart Front: Kaitlin Kemp, Sarah Lloyd, Sumari Roets & Kenia Jordaan.
LILYFONTEIN RESULTS Grade 1-3 1st: Christopher Ham, Teo Bosazza, Connor Timmins & Megan Emslie (Lilyfontein) 3rd: Logan Annandale, Timothy Page, KailaJade Kriel & Alex McQuirk (Lilyfontein) Grade 4 – 5 3rd: Shawn du Preez, Joshua Niemand, Gabriel Kriel & Kathryn Odendaal (Lilyfontein)
Logan Annandale, Timothy Page, Kaila-Jade Kreil and Alex McQuirk collect their 3rd prize in the Grade 1-3 race
The Lilyfontein Lynx helps to keep the younger spectators entertained.
Connor Timmins, Megan Emslie, Teo Bosazza & Christopher Ham (out of shot) get a great start in the GR 1-3 race.
Grade 1-3 team, Lily Lightening Strikes, fill a barrel with sea water that they will later have to drag 40m along the beach.
Master Chef Tristan-Lee Niemand demonstrates and describes the preparation of a dish to the rest of the grade 9’s.
U13 (Regional SA School Adventure Race qualifiers) 1st: Matthew Niemand, Jarrod Rehse, Jade Underwood & Ethan de Beer (Lilyfontein) 2nd: Logan McQuirk, Teagan Steyl, Jaydee Nicholson & Keegan Weyer (Lilyfontein) U15 (Regional SA School Adventure Race qualifiers) 1st: Robyn Emslie,
Teo Jordaan, Mattheus van der Walt & Coleen Grobler (Lilyfontein) 2nd: Johan van der Walt, Danielle Roets, TristanLee Niemand & Nathan Campbell (Lilyfontein) U19 (Regional SA School Adventure Race qualifiers) 1st: Chané Keese, Kevin Bickell, Nicolas Macallister & Hilanco Jordaan (Lilyfontein)
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Beaconhurst Primary/High School SEPTEMBER 2014 9 Kingfisher Festival What do you get when you combine sport, music, food, business and craft stalls, games, competitions, prizes and entertainment with a vibrant school atmosphere? The Beaconhurst Kingfisher Festival. Despite some rain and wind, this year’s festival, held on 30 August, was very well supported. The day got off to an energetic start with a 5km Fun Run. This was followed by under 7 and 8 rugby and netball matches and a Sevens Touch tournament for the senior learners. In addition to the sporting entertainment, visitors had the opportunity to browse business and craft stalls and younger children were kept busy with face painting, a jumping castle, games and a mechanical bull. Tummies were kept satisfied with a wide variety of food stalls and a tea garden, all run by the Beaconhurst staff. Karaoke Star South Africa was also present. Learners from schools across East London sang their hearts out with the hope of achieving YouTube fame and winning large cash prizes. The competition is still running. An eventful day was rounded off with a Centrestage Wild Party evening which allowed everyone to relax and unwind. The atmosphere was electric, the music good and the party one to remember for years to come. Beaconhurst would like to extend their immense gratitude to the numerous sponsors that made the event possible. The tremendous support from parents, staff, learners and the community is much appreciated.
Callies Table Tennis tournament The Callies Table Tennis Club hosted the 2014 Open Table Tennis Championships on 16 August at the Malabar Community Centre in Port Elizabeth. Emile Tredoux was placed second in the junior division of the tournament, losing only to Zeenal Bhana. Great experience was gained and fun was had by all who participated. Well done Emile!
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Grade 2 Train Trip On Tuesday, 26 August 2014, 81 Beaconhurst Grade 2 learners, accompanied by 20 parents and 5 teachers boarded the Metrorail train for a return trip to Berlin. The train trip concluded the Transport theme in Life Skills. Some of the Grade 2 Learners wrote Thank you letters to Metrorail. Sinoyolo Mfaka wrote: “Dear Metro people Thank you for a ride on the train. It was my first train ride. I enjoyed it so much. It was the best first ride of my life. My friends were there too, so it was fun. I really appreciate it so much. I did! My mom says it was nice from East London to Berlin. I enjoyed learning about everything. It was fun to sing and dance with you. Thank you so much. You’re the best.”
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Entrepreneurs @ BHS Between the rush to the tuck-shop and the stands, who is to say that the adolescent consumers need to choose? Meet the entrepreneurs of Beaconhurst High School. Unfailingly selling their home-made, delectable snack and deserts every Friday. Merely minutes before the 10h30 break bell, the stands are set and
Casual Day 723 learners from the primary school sup-ported Casual Day on Friday, 5 September 2014
they’re ready to be start selling, with items ranging from affordable price. “Developing Entrepreneurs is good as students learn to manage money and develop advertising skills at a young age.” Comments a teacher on said activity. In the end, profit becomes the competition and the prize of a day for these hard working students.
EL Elfest Culture at Beaconhurst has been on fire with learners taking part in the East London Elfest, which has taken place throughout August. Learners had the opportunity to show just how dramatic they could be, performing in groups and individually. Pupils could recite and perform various pieces, like poems, advertisements and monologues. The Elfest is a simple and fun way for learners to
perform what they have practised throughout the year and gives them the experience required for whatever reason, whether school or interest. It is no surprise that Beaconhurst pupils kept up a high standard this year, being awarded numerous awards from ‘bronze’ to ‘gold plus’. We are very proud of those who represented our school.
The Beaconhurst EarlyAct and Landservice children went on an outing to the Nahoon Point Nature Reserve on Friday. They visited the DaimlerChrysler Coastal Education and Visitor Centre, which has a display focusing on East London’s famous surfing culture, and the history of shark attacks in the Nahoon area. They also enjoyed a walk along the Dassie boardwalk and afterwards did a beach cleanup.
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Hudson Park Primary & High School 10 SEPTEMBER 2014 Grade R Sports Day
Buffalo City Art Exhibition Well done to our learners, who obtained 19 Double Golds, 24 Golds, and 15 Silver awards. Thanks go to our art teachers, Mrs Kruger (Art Academy), Mrs Herman (Senior Primary) and Mrs Breetzke (Foundation Phase) for the preparation for the exhibition. We appreciate your hard work. The exhibition is at Belgravia Art School from 1-5 September from 8:00-16:00.
Speech Competition The Foundation Phase Speech Competition was held on Thursday 28 August. The children did very well and spoke beautifully on a variety of topics. Congratulations to the best speakers in each Grade. The winner for Grade 1 was Jody Emslie, Jake Taylor took the Grade 2 section, and the Grade 3 winner was Nathan Walker. Well done to all the orators who took part.
Supporting East London Animal Welfare DRAMA SHOWCASE: 121 children showcased their singing, dancing, rapping, acting, and miming skills to raise awareness for ELAW. We collected 153 tins, 24 packets and 50 sachets of pet food. We also donated R560 for a cat trap as well as R377,50 for their outreach work. We thank those who donated gifts, money and petfood for the drama showcase. PET PHOTO COMPETITION 66 entries were received. The winner was Mazzi, who is owned by Amy Leigh Brady.Amy received dog food, R300 vouchers, sweets and a chocolate. Thank you to all the children who supported this project.
Final of Winter Sports The final fixture of our winter sports calendar was against Cambridge and although things did not go according to plan this year during the FNB Classic Clash, there were individual milestones that were reached. One of them was the last game of school rugby, netball, and hockey played for their school by our matric girls and boys.
Foundation Phase Sports Day
Cultural Hudson Park High School played host to the Eastern Cape Provincial Debating Competition during the weekend of 5 September to 7 September with 22 schools and 46 debating teams taking part. A well-organized event with contributions by all the background staff, moms and dads made this event a great advert not only for the school, but also for our debating team led by coach/ mentor Miss Ronwyn Pearce. When the results came out on Sunday afternoon it was a well-deserved first place for the Hudson A debating side with the Hudson B debating side coming 3rd overall. The best speaker amongst the debaters was Maya Godden (grade 10 Hudsonian).
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Athletics Triangular Meeting, held in Queenstown on Friday 5 September 2014: Selborne College boys won the following events: U14 Pole Vault 1st Prenolin Naidoo 400m 1st Avuyile Ngqele 100m 1st Sibabalwe Xamlashe High Jump 1st Sibabalwe Xamlashe Medley Relay 1st Selborne College U16 3000m 1st Wickus Saunders Pole Vault 1st Connor Bode 100m 1st Azola Gomba 200m 1st Azolo Gomba U19 3000m 1st Andrew Spanjaard Discus 1st Robert Lyons Pole Vault 1st Daniel Froneman Shot Put 1st Robert Lyons Triple Jump 1st Kwezi Mtoba 1500m 1st Andrew Spanjaard Queens College came first in the overall points competition, Selborne College second and Dale College third. Special mention to the Selborne College U14 age group, who outscored Queens and Dale . Tennis Pearson Tennis Tournament from 4th to 7th September 2014. Selborne and Clarendon entered two teams in the Pearson Tennis Tournament,
each comprising of 3 boys and 3 girls. The tournament followed the rules of the world team tennis, where all games are added together to determine match winners. Peter Bower, Luke Victor and Ben Kruger represented Selborne in the B Side, results of the Clarendon/Selborne B Side as follows: Selborne/Clarendon B Side beat Union HS (30-10), lost Grey/Collegiate A Side (2028), beat Pearson B Side (28-15), beat Kirkwood (30-6), lost Selborne/Clarendon A Side (15-27) and beat Grey/Collegiate A Side (26-23) to finish third overall. Antonio De Sousa, Ryan Little and Kai-Daniel Brittnell represent Selborne in the A Side, results of the Clarendon/Selborne A Side as follows: Selborne/Clarendon A Side beat Cradock HS (30-7), beat Kingswood (29-11), beat Pearson A Side (22-20), beat Grey/ Collegiate B Side (30-11), beat Selborne/ Clarendon B Side (27-15) and beat Pearson A Side in the final (27-22) to win the inaugural Person Tennis Tournament. Antonio De Sousa was awarded player of the tournament for remaining unbeaten. Squash League Matches played on 1 September 2014: Selborne College A beat Hudson Park (17-0)
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Our Junior Leaders comprising of selected Grade 11 learners went on a camp at Cefani Resort from 12-14 September 2014. They arrived at school carrying backpacks and sleeping bags and despite some of them looking very tired lugging their bags the mood was very cheery as they all piled onto the busses. After a few delays and the usual last-minute chaos we all headed out for an enjoyable weekend. The determined learners learnt of S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L and C.O.L.D, the important factors of problem solving. The activities they had participated in were incredibly varied and tested a wide variety of skills. These activities included raft
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building, walking on stilts, fire making, balancing, etc. All these presentations were insightful and thought-provoking. Among the many lessons learnt through the completion of these activities was the importance of team work, thinking out of the box and realising that certain materials would be unsuitable for a raft. It was truly inspiring to see the effort and enthusiasm the learners put into all aspects of this camp. A great big thanks goes out to all teachers who were involved. “We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We got to know each other better and gained friendships. We learnt that listening and teamwork is primary and that perfect planning makes perfect. Going to the camp certainly unravelled our characters and our leadership skills. At the end of the day we were all deemed future leaders, motivated each other and had lots of fun and that is all that matters”-Uviwe Mafunda Grade 11.4
Team Boomslang is ready for anything.
Green Lanterns Sandcastle Paradise.
Grade 10 Dance
Team Sky floats their raft to victory. Team Sky reckons space isn’t needed for a shelter.
The green lanterns hope this time it floats.
The Yolks build a mansion
The Yolks.
The good ‘ol’ sack race.
Endurance stake challenge survivor style.
Our Grade 10 dance was held on Friday 29 August 2014 in the De La Salle Hall and was very well attended. It was an unforgettable night, the dance this year proved to be simply out of this world. Donned with black, red and white decor and props, the hall looked amazing. The evening turned out to be quite enjoyable for our grade 10 pupils. We would like to thank all teachers who were involved in the planning of this event.
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Buckaroo visit
Sponge Bob
On the 5th of September we were fortunate to have the SPCA and their friendly dog “Buckaroo” visiting our school. They taught us how to love and care for our pets.
At our Spring week our grade 2 learners made unbelievable vegetable creations of which Sponge Bob was one of them!
U7 Rugby team Move over Springboks here come the Cambridge U/7’s rugby team who took part in the James O’Kennedy festival and won all their matches they played. Well done boys!
Spring Hat parade As part of our Spring theme, these grade 1 learners took part in our Spring hat parade, they really outdone themselves with their hat creations.
Grade 7 Entrepreneurs Day
U9 Netball team Wow our U/9 netball team took part in the Lilyfontein netball festival and did us proud by wining the floating trophy. Well done girls!
Leadership The Grade 11s recently had a leadership afternoon which was run by Jonginenge. This exercise pictured above required both co-operation and co-ordination. The Grade 11s spent the entire afternoon participating in a number of fun activities in which they could display their leadership potential. Much fun was had by all.
Cricket
Squash
With Cricket Season starting, pictured on the left is Iviwe Gwana practising his batting skills in the nets.
Clarendon Primary Squash player Lara Patrick has been ranked No. 3 in the SA U14 Squash Tournament. Lara started playing squash at age 10. She represented Border in the U13a team that took part in the Inter-Provincial tournament in Port Elizabeth during the July holidays. The team finished second overall and Lara ended the tournament unbeaten at number 2.
Hockey
Raising Funds
Interact Club
The 1st Girls’ Hockey Team decided to take on the Staff in a fun hockey match. Naturally the Staff ran out as the winners 2 goals to one. Of course, the Girls complained that the umpiring was slightly biased, but nobody believes them.
The staff of our school newspaper, Vobis Voice, in order to raise funds, spent an evening working at McDonalds in Amalinda.
Cambridge High School’s Interact Club is the 2nd oldest in South Africa and the oldest in East London. Recently, at an induction dinner, Sisipho Rebe was inducted as the President for 2014/15.
Pictured here is Zikhona Mkosana cooking up a storm.