NEWS / NUUS
Kenridge Primary APRIL 2014 5
Kids Kollage
Athletics
Outdoor Club
The learners in this photo are congratulated on their wonderful Kenridge kinders vlieg hoog! ‘n Kollage AWSUM hike to Elephant’s Eye… achievements during the first part of the 2014 athletics season. van ‘n voël wat gemaak is deur Adelle These nine athletes from Metro North competed against three Coetzee. other districts at the Western Province Championships at Blue Downs on 1 March 2014 and obtained their Western Province colours. The Western Province team took part in the Western Cape Championships at the Doljosaphat Stadium in Paarl on 8 March 2014. Emma Ellis and Nicola Middleton did exceptionally well and represented the Western Cape Team at the South African Schools Athletics National Competition on 21 March 2014. Nicola (U/11) came second in the 1200 m. The staff and learners at Kenridge Primary are very proud of their athletes!
Music
The two Kim brothers, Minkyum and Youkyum, participated in the music department’s termly Chamber Concert. At these concerts, learners are given the opportunity of performing in front of their parents, friends and staff members.
Back row (from L to R): Mr Clinton Hill (Coach), Emma Ellis: High Jump (Western Cape), Pierre de Jongh: 80m Hurdles (Western Province), Mrs Sandy Smith (Principal), Mischka Kriel: 1 500m (Western Province). Front row (from L to R), Migael Basson: 75m Hurdles (Western Province), Nicola Middleton: 1 200m (Western Cape), Connor Davis: High Jump, 70m Hurdles and Long Jump (Western Province), Tia Crous: 70m Hurdles (Western Province), Heinrich Crous: Long Jump and 150m (Western Province), Jeanri Thomas: 75m Hurdles (Western Province).
Chess
A very successful chess tournament for parents and children of Kenridge Primary, was held at the school on Saturday 15 March. Fifty one children and eleven parents participated. Grade 1 & 2 learners bravely battled against one another across the chess boards, with Reinhard Viljoen, Luke Abrahamse, Hannah Loebenberg and Kyle Maclean taking the top positions. Grade 3 & 4 learners confidently challenged one another, with Francé Esterhuyse, Minkyum Kim and Emihl Rossouw taking the top three positions. Karen Vergeest, Julian Milner en Keenan Loesch het die eerste drie posisies behaal. Elf ouers het alles in die stryd gewerp sodat hul kinders trots kon wees op hulle. Frans Vergeest, Gary Kalt en Werner Barnard het die goue medaljes gewen. Baie geluk aan al die deelnemers. Dit was ‘n dag vol pret en die terugvoering van ouers en kinders was baie positief. Thank you to EvaluNet for donating GetAHead software for the top player of each grade.
Tennis
Op 13 Maart 2014 was Laerskool Kenridge die gasheer van Tygerberg en WPNoordliga se Rooiballe Tennistoernooi. Ses skole, met 144 spelers, het aan die toernooi deelgeneem. Spanne het ingeskryf in ‘n Graad Twee en Graad Drie afdeling. Elke span het bestaan uit 12 spelers – 6 seuns en 6 meisies. Behalwe Laerskool Kenridge het Laerskool Welgemoed, Curro, Eversdal, Brackenfell en Welgemoed ook aan die toernooi deelgeneem. Die bane, nette, balle en tellings is aangepas sodat die spelers die wedstryde makliker kon baasraak. Watching these youngsters play was like touching the future of tennis. Good sportsmanship was shown and there were smiles all around.
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