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CIRCULAR NO. 6<br />
26 February 2014<br />
Dear Parents<br />
“THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM,<br />
BUT THE SECOND MOUSE GETS THE CHEESE.”<br />
Author Unknown<br />
KFm were at <strong>Fairmont</strong> High School to draw the winner of the K-Day tickets. The winner was<br />
Romano Cigana in Grade 12.
1) ACADEMICS<br />
On Tuesday this week, we held a special academic meeting with Grade 11 pupils and their<br />
parents.<br />
I would like to thank our parents for their support and hope that the meeting was worthwhile.<br />
For those pupils and parents who were unable to attend, the subject of the meeting was as<br />
follows:<br />
‣ This is the 3 rd year that Grade 11 pupils are involved in the CAPS curriculum which is<br />
extremely demanding in its detail. Every lesson is critical for its roll out.<br />
‣ Our current Grade 12’s will experience only two full terms of schoolwork this year. After<br />
their trials in the 3 rd Term, they leave to write their Finals just 1 week into the 4 th term.<br />
This means that our current grade 11’s need to understand that the work they are<br />
completing this year is fundamental to their performance next year and how they need to<br />
focus on their academics this year.<br />
‣ What is really important and the major reason we have asked Grade 11’s and parents to<br />
be with us on Tuesday, relates to university entrance for our pupils in 2017.<br />
Those wishing to study at Stellenbosch and other universities in 2017 will get their<br />
provisional acceptance based on their marks and performance of this year. In other words,<br />
they will have to submit their Grade 11 marks to the university for entrance purposes. We<br />
felt that it was really important to share this information with those present.<br />
What we have understood from the representatives of the local Universities is that they have<br />
‘tightened up’ on basic requirements for entrance to their institutions, meaning that our grade<br />
12’s of next year will have to set their goals high to achieve the entrance requirements.<br />
We are not to be discouraged by this at all as we receive numerous letters from the<br />
universities thanking us for the quality students that we send to them.<br />
The following information was taken from the websites of the University of<br />
Stellenbosch and UCT. We understand that this information might be subject to<br />
change and encourage you to make contact with the universities to conduct your<br />
research into entry requirements. This information should be verified by parents.<br />
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY<br />
Basic Admission Requirements<br />
To study at Stellenbosch University you are required to:<br />
<br />
Have obtained a National Senior Certificate (NSC) as certified by Umalusi with<br />
admission to Bachelor's degree studies, which means that you must obtain a mark of at<br />
least 4 (50%) in each of four school subjects from the list of university admission<br />
subjects: Accounting, Agricultural Sciences, Business Studies, Consumer Studies,<br />
Dramatic Arts, Economics, Engineering Graphics and Design, Geography, History,<br />
Information Technology, Languages (one language of learning and teaching at a higher<br />
education institution and two other recognised language subjects), Life Sciences,<br />
Mathematics, Mathematical Literacy, Music, Physical Sciences, Religion Studies and<br />
Visual Arts.
Have written the National Benchmark Tests (NBTs)<br />
<br />
National Benchmark Tests<br />
The National Benchmark Tests (NBTs) are an assessment test for first-year<br />
applicants to higher education. The NBTs are designed to measure a writer’s<br />
ability to transfer understanding of academic literacy (language skills),<br />
quantitative literacy (numerical skills) and Mathematics to the demands of tertiary<br />
(higher education) coursework.<br />
It is compulsory for ALL prospective first-year students at SU, regardless of the<br />
matriculation year, studies at another higher education institution, or examination<br />
system followed, to write the National Benchmark Tests.<br />
Also meet further requirements specific to the programme(s) of your choice as set out in<br />
the programme outlines under the various faculties<br />
Go to the following website to download the Minimum Admission Requirements for 2016<br />
intake.<br />
http://www.maties.com/assets/File/Toelatingsvereistes_Boekie_ENG.pdf<br />
Faculty Selection Guidelines<br />
As from 2013 all programmes at SU are selection programmes. Keep in mind that, even<br />
though you may meet the minimum admission requirements of a programme, you are not<br />
guaranteed admission to the programme of your choice. You have to comply with the<br />
Faculty-specific selection requirements as well.<br />
Faculty Selection Guidelines For 2016 Intake (ctrl + click on the following links)<br />
• Arts and Social Sciences<br />
• AgriSciences<br />
• Economic and Management Sciences<br />
• Science<br />
• Education<br />
• Engineering<br />
• Law<br />
• Medicine and Health Sciences<br />
- MB,ChB<br />
- Occupational Therapy<br />
- Physiotherapy<br />
- Speech-Language and Hearing Therapy<br />
- Dietetics<br />
Online applications for 2016 open on 1 March 2015. Click here to apply.<br />
For further inquiries, please contact our Client Service Centre:<br />
Tel.: 021 808 9111<br />
Fax: 021 808 3822<br />
E-mail:<br />
info@sun.ac.za
For more information:<br />
021 808 4709/4 / maties@sun.ac.za<br />
https://www.facebook.com/events/374359406075812<br />
http://www.maties.com/maties-events/open-day-2015.html<br />
The integrity and confidentiality of this email is governed by these terms / Hierdie terme bepaal die<br />
integriteit en vertroulikheid van hierdie epos. http://www.sun.ac.za/emaildisclaimer<br />
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN<br />
Undergraduate Certificate Study<br />
To confirm eligibility for admission to undergraduate certificate study, applicants must consult<br />
the Admissions Office or the Faculty concerned.<br />
Undergraduate Diploma Study<br />
The minimum requirement for admission to undergraduate diploma study is a National Senior<br />
Certificate (NSC) as certified by Umalusi with an achievement rating of 3 (Moderate<br />
Achievement, 40-49%) or better in four recognised NSC 20-credit subjects.<br />
Bachelor's Degree Study<br />
To be eligible for admission to degree study, applicants need to meet minimum requirements<br />
for eligibility:<br />
• Applicants holding a South African National Senior Certificate need to pass a minimum<br />
of four subjects at a rating of 4 (Adequate Achievement, 50-59%) or better from a<br />
designated list of subjects. The designated list is as follows:<br />
• Accounting<br />
• Agricultural Sciences<br />
• Business Studies<br />
• Dramatic Arts<br />
• Economics<br />
• Engineering Graphics and Design<br />
• Geography<br />
• History
• Consumer Studies<br />
• Information Technology<br />
• Languages (one language of learning and teaching at a higher education institution and<br />
two other recognised language subjects)<br />
• Life Sciences<br />
• Mathematics<br />
• Mathematical Literacy<br />
• Music<br />
• Physical Sciences<br />
• Religious Studies<br />
• Visual Arts<br />
• Applicants holding a South African Senior Certificate need matriculation endorsement.<br />
• Applicants holding non-South African school-leaving certificates must qualify for a<br />
matriculation exemption certificate. For more information please visit the website of the<br />
Matriculation Board.<br />
Minimum Language Proficiency<br />
All applicants must have attained a certain level of proficiency in English and are required to<br />
submit evidence of this, as outlined below, as part of their application to study.<br />
UCT language policy in respect of South African Senior Certificate undergraduate applicants<br />
• South African Senior Certificate undergraduate applicants to UCT must have achieved a<br />
pass of 40% or more on the Higher Grade in English (First or Second Language) at<br />
Senior Certificate level.<br />
UCT language policy in respect of South African National Senior Certificate undergraduate<br />
applicants.<br />
• South African National Senior Certificate undergraduate applicants to UCT, must have<br />
achieved a rating of 2 (Elementary Achievement, 30-40%) or better at Home Language<br />
or First Additional Language level.<br />
UCT language policy in respect of applicants holding non-South African school-leaving<br />
certificates<br />
• A pass in English language at A-level, As-level, IGCSE, GCSE or O-level, International<br />
Baccalaureate or a level equivalent to any of those listed here.<br />
• A score of at least 570 (for the paper-based test) or at least 230 (for the computer-based<br />
test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The score must be obtained<br />
no more than five years prior to application.<br />
• A recent overall band score of 7.0 on the International English Language Testing System<br />
(IELTS), with no individual element of the test scoring below 6.0.<br />
Calculating Admissions Points Score (APS)<br />
The percentages achieved in National Senior Certificate examinations (preliminary and final<br />
examinations) will be allocated an admission score equal to that percentage.<br />
The sum of six subjects, excluding Life Orientation, but including English and any required<br />
subject(s) for the relevant programme, is considered when deciding on admission. (For<br />
example, for a given programme where Maths and Physical Sciences are required, we will<br />
take scores for English, Maths, Physical Sciences and the next best three subjects other<br />
than Life Orientation to compute the NSC score towards the APS.)<br />
Results below 40% for any subject do not attract a score.<br />
For more information, visit their website:<br />
https://www.uct.ac.za/apply/criteria/
2) MATRIC FOCUS : GUIDELINE TO TEACHING TIME FOR MATRICS<br />
97 TEACHING DAYS<br />
School<br />
Holidays<br />
Public Holidays<br />
Matrics writing exams<br />
2015<br />
January February (1 Days) March (22 Days)<br />
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa<br />
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7<br />
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 13 14<br />
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 18 19 20 21<br />
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 23 24 25 26 27 28<br />
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31<br />
April (14 Days) May (19 Days) June (2 Days)<br />
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa<br />
1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6<br />
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20<br />
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27<br />
26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30<br />
31<br />
July (10 Days) August (19 Days) September (3 Days)<br />
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa<br />
1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 5<br />
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12<br />
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19<br />
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30<br />
30 31<br />
October (7 Days) November December<br />
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa<br />
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5<br />
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12<br />
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19<br />
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 27 28 29 30 31<br />
3) MAJOR EVENTS FOR 1 ST TERM, 2015<br />
Friday, 27 February - Northern Zone Athletics<br />
- Winter Sport Sign up<br />
- Final Gr 11 subject changes<br />
- Sound training (27 – 28 Feb)<br />
- Championship Gala<br />
Saturday, 28 February - Northern Zone Athletics<br />
Tuesday, 3 March - CCEA Career Exhibition (Gr’s 9 & 11)<br />
- Appearance check
Friday, 6 March - Choir Camp (6 – 8 Mar)<br />
- Interact Service Weekend (6 – 8 Mar)<br />
Saturday, 7 March - Mr & Ms FHS technical rehearsal (7 – 8 Mar)<br />
Monday, 9 March - Mr & Ms FHS technical rehearsal<br />
Tuesday, 10 March - Mr & Ms FHS technical rehearsal<br />
- SGB Election<br />
Wednesday, 11 March - Mr & Ms FHS technical rehearsal<br />
- Gr. 10 Life Sciences Excursion<br />
Thursday, 12 March - Mr & Ms FHS technical rehearsal<br />
Friday, 13 March - Mr & Ms FHS Show<br />
Saturday, 14 March - Prefect Camp (14 – 16 Mar)<br />
Wednesday, 18 March - Summer Sport Awards<br />
Friday, 20 March - Grade 8 Camp A commences (20 – 22 Mar)<br />
- Boys’ Holland Hockey Tour leave<br />
Saturday, 21 March - Gr. 8 Camp B commences (22 – 24 Mar)<br />
Tuesday, 24 March - Gr. 8 Camp C commences (24 – 26 Mar)<br />
Thursday, 26 March - Gr. 8 Camp D commences (26 – 28 Mar)<br />
Friday, 27 March - Brackenfell Sport Day<br />
Saturday, 28 March - Brackenfell Sport Day<br />
Monday, 30 March - Gr. 8 – 12 English P3 exam (June)<br />
Tuesday, 31 March - Gr. 8 – 12 Afrikaans P3 exam (June)<br />
Wednesday, 1 April - Schools Close<br />
4) IMPORTANT NOTICE : TEST WEEK<br />
MARCH<br />
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY<br />
1 2 TEST 3 4 5 6 TEST 7<br />
8 - Geography<br />
10 – Phy Sci<br />
8 - Maths 8 - History<br />
(5 - 6pm)<br />
9 - History 11 - Geography 9 – Nat. Science 9 - Geography<br />
10 - CAT Theory 12 - IT Prac 10 – Accounting 10 - English<br />
11 - IT Theory 11 – Bus. Studies 11 - Consumer St./Music<br />
12 - Accounting 12 – Visual Art 12 – Maths/Maths Lit.<br />
12 – CAT Prac (in<br />
Class)<br />
8 9 TEST 10 11 12 TEST 13 TEST 14<br />
8 - English 10 – CAT Prac 10 – IT Prac 8 - Technology 8 - Maths<br />
9 - Creative Arts 12 – Phy. Sci. 9 - Maths 9 – Afrikaans<br />
10 - Design (Evening) 10 - Geography/Music 10 – Afrikaans<br />
11 - Maths/Maths Lit 11 - Design 11 - English<br />
12 - Consumer St. 12 - History 12 - CAT Theory
PLEASE NOTE!<br />
All pupils are required to be at school at the regular time - 07h55 - even if they are not writing a<br />
test. This time will be used for consolidation or tasks organized by various subject departments.<br />
All parents are asked to please be aware that when your child misses a Monday or a Thursday<br />
test, a relevant chemist slip (the date on the slip must pertain to the pupil’s absenteeism and<br />
medication bought), a certificate from the clinic or a doctor’s certificate is required. A medical<br />
certificate from either the clinic or the doctor is applicable for missing any exam. A note from you<br />
excusing your child from school for the days missed is also required.<br />
Grade 9 and Matric pupils must produce a doctor’s certificate for tests and exams missed as<br />
these are the two exit phases and their marks are externally moderated by the Education<br />
Department.<br />
Learners are not allowed to go home immediately after a test if they are ill. They have to stay until<br />
first break. If they are ill, then they should not come to school. A doctor’s certificate will be<br />
required.<br />
5) PARENT FORUM<br />
Saturday 14 March : <strong>Fairmont</strong> Family Workparty<br />
WE NEED YOU!!<br />
We are holding a Workparty on Saturday, 14 March, from 09h00, in the Grade 9 Quad, ending at<br />
14h00 with a bring-and-braai. Mr and Mrs Dingley will be joining us. We will be building new<br />
bench tables for the quads and will have a bench assembly team, a paint and spray team, a bench<br />
repair team, and a general Grade 9 Quad cleanup team. Please come along: join the fun and<br />
make new friends while doing something practical to improve our childrens’ school!<br />
Bring along any woodworking power tools you may have such as<br />
drills, sanders, screwdrivers, saws etc., plus extension cords as<br />
well as sandpaper and sandpaper blocks. Rakes, spades,<br />
garden brooms, shears, secateurs, saws and black bags also<br />
useful. Please also remember your coolbox with some meat to<br />
braai and some drinks. All <strong>Fairmont</strong> families welcome! <br />
6) MOTHERS WHO PRAY<br />
CALLING ALL MOTHERS!<br />
A very warm welcome is extended to all moms<br />
wishing to join our “Mothers Who Pray” group.<br />
We meet every Wednesday, at 07h30,<br />
in the Boardroom of <strong>Fairmont</strong> High School.<br />
Please come and join us, or contact Amanda (072 072 1047)
7) SANDWICH DRIVE<br />
Thanks to all our parents who encouraged the learners to bring Sarmies for the sandwich drive.<br />
We did for our first day.<br />
The attached photo, taken by TheSarmie<br />
Mommy, was sent through to KFM Radio<br />
Station.<br />
<strong>Fairmont</strong> is supporting Sarmie Mommiez who<br />
will collect sandwiches from <strong>Fairmont</strong> every<br />
Friday morning.<br />
Please participate by bringing along an<br />
individually wrappted sandwich with any filling<br />
of your choice.<br />
Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.<br />
A special mention to the Grade 9’s who brought<br />
in most of the sandwiches on this day. <br />
From left: Kholisa Mahlati, Mrs M. Taylor, 3 rd<br />
person, 4 th person<br />
Front: Alexander Middleton<br />
8) CHORISTERS SHADOW SHIFTING AT THE SPUR<br />
The Girls’ Choir will be raising funds whilst shadow shifting at the Spur on Tuesday, 10 March,<br />
from 18h00.<br />
Give “the cook” the night off and take your family to the Spur! Spend more time chatting and<br />
bonding with your family, friends and loved ones whilst supporting our very talented ladies in their<br />
fundraising venture.<br />
See you there!<br />
9) BLOOD CLINIC<br />
Thank you to all our staff and learners who supported the Blood Clinic this week.<br />
Our target was to reach 50 pints.<br />
On the day we received 66 pints of which 20 were donated by new donors.<br />
The Blood Clinic is very appreciative of <strong>Fairmont</strong> High School’s support.<br />
10) SPORT RESULTS<br />
SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT RESULTS<br />
Basketball (Boys') Wed 25-Feb U14 Bergvliet (Home) Won 19 : 6<br />
U16 Bergvliet (Home) Won 10 : 6<br />
U19 Bergvliet (Home) Won 22 : 11<br />
Basketball (Girls') Thu 19-Feb U14 Bye -<br />
U16 Cape Town H.S. (Home) Drew 8 : 8<br />
U19 St. Cyprians (Home) Lost 6 : 7<br />
Cricket Sat 21-Feb 1st Bergvliet (Home) See report<br />
2nd Bergvliet (Home) See report<br />
U15A Bergvliet (Away) See report<br />
U14A Bergvliet (Away) See report<br />
Wed 25-Feb U15B Stellenberg (Home) Won by 2 wickets
U14B Tygerverg (Away) See report<br />
Indoor Hockey Wed 25-Feb 1st Westerford (Away) Won 3 : 1<br />
2nd Westerford (Away) Won 3 : 1<br />
3rd Westerford (Away) Lost 1 : 3<br />
4th Westerford (Away) Lost 1 : 2<br />
5th Westerford (Home) Won 3 : 1<br />
6th Westerford (Home) Drew 3 : 3<br />
7th Westerford (Home) Won 1 : 0<br />
8th Westerford (Home) Won 12 : 1<br />
Softball Thu 12-Feb 1st Bosmansdam Lost 8 : 11<br />
Thu 19-Feb 1st Tableview (Away) Won 11 : 8<br />
2nd Edgemead (Away) Won 7 : 4<br />
3rd Bye -<br />
Tennis Thu 19-Feb Boys 2nd Bosmansdam (Away) Won 4 : 2<br />
11) NEWLANDS SWIMMING GALA<br />
Tue 24-Feb Boys 1st Stellenberg (Away) Won 12 : 0<br />
Well done to our swimmers who participated in the “A-League” gala last night. Given the disruption<br />
to our swimming practices this year, we performed well in a number of events. Thank you to our<br />
staff, swimmers and supporters for a very pleasant evening of swimming.<br />
12) CRICKET REPORTS<br />
Semi-Final : U19 Knock-out Competition vs Chesterhouse<br />
<strong>Fairmont</strong> were bowled out for 129 (Michael Laros 64 off 48 balls and Kyle de Wet 35 off 41 balls).<br />
Chesterhouse bowling: Matthew Valentine 3/11.<br />
Chesterhouse made 126/6 in their allotted 30 overs. Dean Bruitjies 36 (76 balls) Matthew<br />
Valentine 33 (40 balls). Liam Witten bowled 6 overs, taking 1 wicket for 3 runs. This exceptional<br />
performance gave <strong>Fairmont</strong> the edge in a game which had the spectators on the edge of their<br />
seats with Chesterhouse needing just 7 runs of the final over with 6 wickets in hand.<br />
Result:<br />
<strong>Fairmont</strong> beat Chesterhouse by 4 runs in the semi-final of the U19 KO competition.<br />
Cricket Results : Saturday, 21 February<br />
<strong>Fairmont</strong> made a clean sweep of the 5 matches played this week, with the U15B match postponed<br />
by the opposition. Altogether, <strong>Fairmont</strong> scored a total of 1,064 runs to their opponent’s 432 runs.<br />
We hope that this resurgence of cricket at <strong>Fairmont</strong> will continue!<br />
U19A<br />
With Khayelitsha arriving at 11h00, the game only started at 11h30, and was therefore reduced to<br />
35 overs.<br />
<strong>Fairmont</strong> batted first and made 203/6 in their 35 overs. The 2 main run scorers were Jason<br />
Vermaak (54) and Ayden Poole (46)<br />
Khayelitsha were bowled out for 65/10 thanks to excellent spin bowling by Liam Witten (4/9) and<br />
Jason Vermaak (3/6).<br />
Result:<br />
<strong>Fairmont</strong> won by 138 runs
U19B<br />
Edgemead scored 107/10 (51 extras)<br />
<strong>Fairmont</strong> scored 108/9 with batsmen numbers 10 and 11 grafting for 10 overs against a<br />
determined Edgemead side, to take the score from 90/9 to the winning score of 108.<br />
Result:<br />
U15A<br />
<strong>Fairmont</strong> won by 1 wicket.<br />
<strong>Fairmont</strong> made 293/10 in 35 overs (Cameron Clother-Sinclair made 103, his maiden century in<br />
league).<br />
President were bowled out for 51 (Jarred Grunewald 6/19)<br />
Result:<br />
U14A<br />
<strong>Fairmont</strong> won this one-sided match by 242 runs<br />
<strong>Fairmont</strong> made 361/6 in the allotted overs (Caleb Adams 82, Aaron Smit 80, Nathan Rose-Innes<br />
52, and Theodore Demasius 50). The opening stand of 142 runs was scored in 15 overs.<br />
Edgemead were bowled out for 112 (Nathan Rose-Innes 3/22).<br />
Result:<br />
U14B<br />
<strong>Fairmont</strong> won by 254 runs<br />
<strong>Fairmont</strong> made 100/10 in their 21 overs.<br />
Durbanville made 97/3 in their 21 overs.<br />
Result:<br />
<strong>Fairmont</strong> won by 3 runs.<br />
13) SPORT FIXTURES (Subject to change)<br />
SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT<br />
Basketball (Boys') Wed 04-Mar U14 Settlers "B" (Home)<br />
U16 Heideveld (H)<br />
U19 Heideveld (H)<br />
Basketball (Girls') Thu 26-Feb U14 Herschel (Away)<br />
U16 Herschel (Away)<br />
U19 Herschel (Away)<br />
Mon 02-Mar U14 Westerford (Away)<br />
U16 Westerford (Away)<br />
U19 Westerford (Away)<br />
Cricket Wed 04-Mar U15B DF Malan (Away)<br />
U14B Fairbairn College (Away)<br />
Sat 07-Mar 1st De Kuilen (Away)<br />
2nd El Shadai (Home)<br />
U15A Brackenfell (Away)<br />
U14A Monument Park (Home)<br />
Indoor Hockey Wed 04-Mar 1st Herschel (Away)<br />
2nd Herschel (Away)<br />
3rd Herschel (Away)<br />
4th Herschel (Away)<br />
5th Herschel (Away)<br />
6th Herschel (Away)
7th<br />
8th<br />
Herschel (Away)<br />
Herschel (Away)<br />
Softball Thu 26-Feb 1st Elkanah House (Home)<br />
2nd Settlers (Home)<br />
3rd Tableview (Home)<br />
Thu 05-Mar 1st Milnerton (Home)<br />
2nd Milnerton (Home)<br />
3rd Edgemead (Away)<br />
Tennis Thu 26-Feb Boys 2nd De Kuilen (Home)<br />
Tue 03-Mar Boys 1st DF Malan (Home)<br />
Thu 05-Mar Boys 2nd Settlers (Away)<br />
RELIANCE : MOUNTAIN BIKING WITH WORDS<br />
Come create dust with your mountain bike<br />
Here you are more than a number! Kick up dust with one of the Afrikaans words that makes the<br />
language of Afrikaans so unique.<br />
Who can take part?<br />
Are you a “LOUNGE LIZARD” with “NOODLE HAIR”? Or do you mix “FLATERWATER” with<br />
“PEANUT BUTTER”?<br />
Old and young; tall and slim; round and healthy – everyone is welcome to register for the<br />
Mountain Biking event.<br />
When / Where?<br />
Saturday 14 March, Route 44 Market, Audacia Wynlandgoed, R44 Stellenbosch<br />
Mountain Bike Routes<br />
18km Speed R100 starts @ 07h45<br />
35 km Chain Break R150 starts @ 07h15<br />
50 km Saddle Sore R200 starts @ 06h45<br />
Running Routes<br />
6 km In a Jiffy R60 starts @ 07:45<br />
12 km Steady Ride R100 starts @ 07:30<br />
18 km Sweat Ride R120 starts @ 07:15<br />
You can also take part in the warm-up in the car park at ± 08h00. Read more
What all do you get? Value for money!<br />
1. At the Finish Line, all participants will receive a “Purslane-Tree”, as well as a medal and a<br />
bottle of wine.<br />
2. A PVM Energy drink and BOS Sports Drink<br />
3. Live music before and after the prizegiving and lucky draw<br />
A fun day after the dust and refreshments<br />
Come enjoy the day with us! The Route 44 Market offers delicious food stalls, wine, beer, music<br />
and a pleasure-garden of lovely goods for sale.<br />
NB: Individual times will not be taken during the Mountain Bike ride. There will however be prizes<br />
for 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd places in each category and lots of lucky draws.<br />
For more information, contact:<br />
Heidi Eloff: heidi@renosterveldmtb.co.za / 082 925 7546<br />
14) LIBRARIAN’S CHOICE<br />
STUFF MATTERS<br />
Everything is made of something….<br />
by MARK MIODOWNIK<br />
From the everyday objects in our homes to the most<br />
extraordinary new materials, that will shape our future, Stuff<br />
Matters reveals the miracles of craft, design, engineering and<br />
ingenuity that surround us every day.<br />
From the tea cup to the jet engine, the silicon chip to the paper<br />
clip, from the ancient technologies of fabrics and ceramic to<br />
today’s self-healing metals and bionic implants, this is a book<br />
to inspire amazement and delight at mankind’s material<br />
creativity.<br />
15) WELL DONE<br />
1 st Golf Team<br />
Our <strong>Fairmont</strong> 1 st Golf Team will represent<br />
Western Province at the National High<br />
School Championships at Irene Golf Club,<br />
in Pretoria, in August after securing a 2 nd<br />
place at the High School qualifier in<br />
Somerset West on Sunday.<br />
Well done boys! We are super proud of<br />
you guys!<br />
Keep up the good work.<br />
Left to right: Ian Botha, Connor de<br />
Groote, Tristan Hamilton, Christian<br />
Steenkamp, Manager: Mrs<br />
van der Merwe.
Houston Yu Gr 8<br />
Houston Yu played for the Western Province U14 A team at<br />
the SAJCC in Kimberley, between 3 January - & January<br />
2015. His team won Gold, and he was the board winner with<br />
6.5 out of 7.<br />
Houston then went on to participate<br />
in the 2014 SA Wildcard individual<br />
event in Kimberley, between 8<br />
January – 11 January 2015. He<br />
came 6th and qualified for the 2015<br />
SA Chess Closed Championships in<br />
Pretoria in April 2015.<br />
He then went on to play in the 2015 WP Schools’ Chess North District<br />
Trials at the <strong>Fairmont</strong> High School competition, on 6 & 7 February. He<br />
won 3 rd place and received the bronze medal. He has qualified for the<br />
2015 WP Schools Chess Tournament to be held in March.<br />
Well done, Houston, and good luck for the next tournament.<br />
Kyle de Wet Gr 11<br />
Kyle scored just over a century in the recent<br />
game against Fairbairn.<br />
He was presented with a miniature cricket bat,<br />
signed by Mr Dingley and the rest of his team<br />
playing that day.<br />
Well done, Kyle! We look forward to your next<br />
century.<br />
Kyle holding his miniature cricket bat<br />
handed to him in recognition of outstanding<br />
play.<br />
OTHER OUTSTANDING PLAYERS<br />
We have a few other learners who have excelled in cricket:<br />
- Cameron Clother-Sinclair<br />
- Liam Witten<br />
- Grant Groenewald<br />
We will be acknowledging their achievements in next week’s <strong>Focus</strong>.<br />
16) PRINCIPAL<br />
At a special meeting today, we congratulated our Grade 10’s on their fine performance in the<br />
Systemic Tests of 2014 where they received the best Improvement in English and Maths.<br />
Well done Grade 10’s! Keep up the good work.<br />
We wish all our cricket followers a good weekend as you either visit Newlands or watch the 3 rd Test<br />
on T.V.<br />
Go Proteas!<br />
Yours sincerely<br />
Mr R Dingley<br />
PRINCIPAL
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