NEWS_T3-Aug 2018

TERM 3 

NEWSLETTER 08/18

TABLE OF 

CONTENTS 

01 MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE pg 04 

02 HIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGS pg 06 

03 HIGH SCHOOL SPORT pg 08 

04 HIGH SCHOOL CULTURE pg 10 

05 HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMICS pg 12 

06 HIGH SCHOOL IMPORTANT DATES pg 14 

07 THE PRIMARY SCENE pg 16 

08 PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORT pg 18 

09 PRIMARY SCHOOL CULTURE pg 20 

10 PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMICS pg 22 

11 PRIMARY SCHOOL IMPORTANT DATES pg 24 

12 CURRO CASTLE pg 26 

13 IMPORTANT DATES pg 28 

14 CURRO CASTLE GALLERY pg 29 

15 CONTACT DETAILS pg 31

MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE 

Shock, disbelief, sorrow...these are only some of the emotions I experienced 

when I heard the news of Ms Veronica Riggs’ passing on Thursday morning. 

I would like to express our sincere condolences to Veronica’s family. She will 

always have a special place in our hearts. I will always cherish the kind-hearted, 

soft-spoken Veronica that had the well-being of every little one at our Castle at 

heart. May her soul rest in peace. 

Over the past few weeks we had so many highlights in all areas of our school life: 

outstanding soccer results, two high school rugby teams winning their provincial 

leagues and playing in the play-offs, our primary school tennis teams performing 

very well and beating top primary schools in our area for the first time, our u.16 

hockey girls playing in the Noordvaal final (another first), a teacher (Mr Glen Attwell) 

received provincial colours in cross country, our junior and senior cricket teams 

starting their season with a bang... all of this bears testimony to the hard work of 

our learners and teachers. Thank you to you all. We are looking forward to our 

junior choir, high school drama group and high school choir performing in the State 

Theatre in the coming week during the Tshwane Youth Arts Festival. I wish them all 

of the best! This is a wonderful opportunity – CARPE DIEM! 

Thank you to every family for your support of our soap box day and the 

accompanying fundraising. We do appreciate every effort in raising funds for our 

school. The high school pantomime is in its final stages of preparation and we are 

all looking forward to the performance by our talented high school learners early in 

September. 

September is our “anti-bullying” campaign month. We will put all our efforts 

into driving this campaign in our schools during September. We will launch this 

campaign at the end of August with posters and awareness in our schools. 

In due course, we will send out letters and notifications regarding important 

meetings I would like to schedule on key matters. Please attend these meetings 

and take part in the conversation about our school and our future. 

Kind regards 

Ferdi Niemand 

AUGUST 2018 

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“Good friends are hard to find, 

harder to leave, and impossible 

to forget” 

- Anonymous 

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HIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGS 

With term 3 well on its way, we 

are working hard towards 

our targets. You may ask, 

‘How did we get to those targets?” 

On the first day of school we as a staff, 

sat down per grade and reviewed the 

marks of the whole school, per subject, 

until 21:00. We looked at learners who 

struggled with one or two subjects and 

their parents were formally invited to 

Parents’ Evening. The learners who 

struggled with more subjects were 

invited to a panel discussion with their 

parents during the following few weeks. 

The meetings were attended by all 

staff as far as possible, barring sports 

fixtures. These panel discussions were 

in no way an inquisition to find culprits 

or to point fingers, but rather aimed at 

finding solutions and setting targets. All 

the information gathered from Parents’ 

Evening and the panel discussions 

was used to devise a subject specific 

intervention plan by every teacher - to 

be implemented immediately. 

Our core business is still academics. 

Please help and support us in pushing 

the limit. It is of grave concern to me 

how many learners are signed out early 

during the school day. Be mindful that 

any learner signed out before 09:00 

in the morning is deemed absent. 

Intentions are great but attending one 

and a half lessons does not constitute 

being present at school. The world out 

there is just not that forgiving. Although 

the term 3 marks will consist of tests and 

assignments, it is a term where marks are 

easier to come by. We find that learners 

paint themselves into a corner due to a 

lack of planning and use the excuse that 

two assignments must be submitted in 

the same week. Exactly for that purpose, 

assessment planners are handed out a 

term in advance. Assignments which 

take longer to complete were handed out 

at the beginning of the term and shorter 

assignments are handed out a week 

before the due date. Not to generalize, 

but our learners think that being absent 

on the same day as the due date is a 

solution to the problem. A 10% deduction 

for submitting an assessment each day 

later than the due date is such a wasted 



opportunity. 

We were blessed by the performances 

of our On the Tip of your Tongue and 

Oppitongaf orators and I can see the 

positive influence of these public speaking 

competitions, along with the ATKV and 

Toastmasters, in the way that our future 

prefects had to sell themselves on stage 

during our last assembly. The gift of 

the gab is still the key to success. It is 

with great anticipation that we await the 

opening of the pantomime (the posters 

are up!) along with the choir and Breyten 

& Blake performance at the Tshwane 

Youth Arts Festival. We also ran a 

successful week of Drug awareness with 

a number of guest speakers informing 

our learners on all the dangers. 

well. Cross-country, cricket, golf and 

soccer are now the current flavours and 

after a great soccer camp, we expect 

great things from the boys. 

We wish all our Grade 12 learners 

and parents just the best towards the 

preparation and writing of the preliminary 

exams. May God bless every one of our 

family. 

Pieter van Wyk 

Head: High School 

Last Saturday, our u/16 hockey girls 

made Curro Roodeplaat history by being 

our first sports side playing in the final of 

the Noord Vaal competition. Even though 

Curro won the trophy, unfortunately, we 

were the runners up. Our hockey girls 

lost 0 - 1 to Curro Heuwelkruin. By the 

way, they beat us 9 - 0 last year. YOU 

GO GIRLS. Both our u/15 and u/17 rugby 

boys lost in the round of sixteen. Marcelle 

Cronje was chosen for the Gauteng North 

Action Cricket side (U23’s). We wish him 


Keep on asking WHY? 

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HIGH SCHOOL 

SPORT 

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GIRLS HOCKEY 

Our hockey season for the girls officially ended after our u/16 girls were involved in 

the Noordvaal play-offs. We can say with pride that our girls had a historic year in 

2018. 

Our girls played their hearts out during the season and became the first team in 

our history to reach the final of the Noordvaal competition. On our way to the final 

we achieved a 4 – 1 victory in the quarter-finals as well as a 8 – 0 victory in the 

semi-finals. We came up against Curro Heuwelkruin in the final at Vanderbijl Park. 

Unfortunately, we lost the match 1 – 0, but our girls played with determination during 

the entire match. 

We are extremely proud of every single girl as well as the coaches who made 2018 

a rememberable year. 

SOCCER 

Soccer also kicked off at full pace at the high school with our first match of the term 

against Crawford College. Our u/15 team played to a 0 – 0 draw and our first team 

lost 3 – 1. 

The u/15 and 1st team rectified matters in their next match against Curro Academy 

Pretoria which took place at Curro Roodeplaat. Our u/15 team played to a 1-1 draw 

and the 1st the first team won comfortably 3 – 1. 

GOLF 

We played our first league match for the year against Die Wilgers with our first 

team and we could not have asked for a better start. At the end we comfortably won 

against Die Wilgers. 

Our next fixture was against Pretoria Boys High at Waterkloof golf course. We 

narrowly missed out on another victory, but at the end of the day Pretoria Boys High 

ended up as the winners of this match. 



ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE 

PUBLIC SPEAKING: 

On 24, 26 and 27 August, 55 of our 

learners participated in the On The Tip 

Of Your Tongue Festival held at Curro 

Hazeldean. Learners participated 

in groups and individually in various 

categories such as prepared team, 

unprepared team, motivational 

speeches, entertaining speeches and 

unprepared individual speeches. 

This is the largest number of learners 

entered by Curro Roodeplaat and 

we are incredibly proud of the brave 

learners who proudly represented the 

school’s name. 

Congratulations to each and every 

learner! 

HIGH SCHOOL 

CULTURE 

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TSHWANE YOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL: 

On August 23 and August 25, the choir 

and the drama group will be taking 

part in the Tshwane Youth Arts Festival 

held at the Pretoria State Theater. It is 

a privilege to be chosen for the festival 

as each school must first undergo tan 

audition. 

Please support the learners on the 

dates mentioned above. 

JUNIOR CITY COUNCIL OF 

PRETORIA GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 

QUIZ: 

The annual JCC general knowledge 

quiz took place on 7 August at Hatfield 

Christian Church. Curro Roodeplaat 

entered 8 teams, consisting of 4 learners 

each. 

Congratulations to Robbie Visagie, 

Berno van der Westhuizen, Abel Kurien 

and Richardt Aust who each won a 

cellphone! 

PANTOMIME: 

Watch this space and our social media 

for more information. 





HIGH SCHOOL 

ACADEMICS 

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Congratulations to our students on their outstanding results! 

Academic Top 5: Grade 8 - 12 

“If you steal from one book, you are condemned as a plagiarist. If you steal 

from ten books you are considered a scholar and if you steal from thirty 

books, a distinguished scholar.” 

- Amos Oz, A tale of Love and Darkness 

I would like to congratulate our distinguished scholars on their excellent academic 

achievements this past term. During the first week of term 3 we announced our 

Academic Top 5 for each grade. They have worked hard to achieve this prestigious 

award and good luck to them for this term. 

It gives me great pleasure to announce that our top mathematic and physical 

science students in grade 10 and 11 are invited to attend the Africa Aerospace 

Defence Career Expo in September. This will be the 9th edition of the AAD and will 

take place at Waterkloof Airforce Base. 

Keep up the good results. 



HIGH SCHOOL IMPORTANT DATES 


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AUGUST 

WED 15/08 Cross country (Sutherland) 

THURS 16/08 Cricket match u/15 teen Lyttelton Mannor (Away) 

FRI 17/08 Announcement of 2019 Prefects (Hall) 

MON 20/08 Cricket match 1st vs Erasmus (Away) 

THURS 23/08 Cricket match u/15 vs Soshanguve (Home) 

SAT 25/08 Soccer tournament at Curro Thatchfield (boys and girls) 

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THE PRIMARY SCENE 

It is almost end of August – unbelievable how fast time went by! As a school we 

have accomplished many highlights the past month… 

We are proud of our learners who have excelled on cultural and sporting levels. 

This includes cross country, tennis, hockey and mini-hockey, cricket, equestrian, 

eisteddfods and the upcoming Tshwane Youth Arts Festival. Read more about these 

achievements in the different articles. 

On the academic side we are full steam at work with class projects and some term 

tests have already been written. Please take note that grade R to grade 7 learners 

must attend all classes till the end of their respective school day. We kindly request 

that doctors’ appointments been scheduled during the afternoons. 

Just a reminder that the “drop-off zone” only makes provision for vehicles to stop, 

drop the learners and immediately drive off again. No parking is allowed. Please 

keep this rule in mind to make the traffic flow easier for all. 

Sponsor forms for our yearly soapbox have already been handed out to you child. 

Thank you for the funds that have already been paid in. The competition between 

the classes run high and learners are looking forward to the weekly announcement 

of the frontrunners! 

Proudly Curro Roodeplaat. 

Alta Theunissen 



“Give more than you expect to 

receive, love others unconditionally, 

look for ways to add value to others, 

and bring joy to the relationships you 

hold dear ” 

– John Maxwell 

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PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORT 

CRICKET 

Our league started early in the season with matches against Eduplex. 

For our second match we played agains Southdowns College with our three teams, 

namely the u.9, u.11 and u.13 team. Unfortunately, we lost these games. 

In our next match we played against Curro Thatchfield. The u.13 team delivered an 

excellent performance with a victory of 157 runs. 

We are very excited to see how our boys will be performing for the rest of the season 

and we wish them the best of luck. 

HOCKEY 

The hockey season finally kicked off and the learners are going full steam ahead. 

Matches in 2018 moved to the schools fields which brings forth the opportunity for our 

learners to play on our ASTRO court at the high school. 

Our first match took place against Riveria primary school where our u.11 and u.13 

girls played. 

The boys first match took place on the ASTRO against Christian Brothers’ School. 

Unfortunately, we lost both these matches. 

SOCCER 

Soccer also started at the primary school with our first match for the u.11 and u.13 

teams playing at Deutsche Schule Pretoria. Our u.11 team unfortunately lost 2 – 0 and 

the u.13 team lost 2 – 1. 

The u.13 team rectified the previous loss when playing against Max Stibbe at Curro 

Roodeplaat. Our boys comfortably won the match 11 – 0. 

TENNIS 

Our tennis league kicked off on a high note. The under 13 boys played their first 

match against Laerskool Stephanus Roos and won 29-26. A first for Roodeplaat. 

They played very well against Totiusdal as well and won 39-17. Well done boys! We 

are extremely proud of you. Keep up the hard work. 

EQUESTRIAN 

Congratulations to Haylee Duarte and Kingsdale for participating in the Gauteng finals. 

She received a third, fifth, twelfth and two thirteenth places. She receives Gauteng 

colours and will also take part in the national competition which will take place during 

the September holidays. We wish you all of the best, Haylee! 



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PRIMARY SCHOOL CULTURE 

This term is an exciting term for culture! 

There are several culture events coming 

up. Please keep an eye on the following 

dates: 

1. 20 – 23 August: Internal culture week 

2. 28 August: Culture gala evening 

3. 3 – 7 September: Book week 

4. 3 September: Mad Hatter’s tea party 

5. 8 September: Mother and daughter’s 

tea (Tickets for sale at reception) 

We encourage learners to take part in 

the various activities. Thank you for your 

continued support of culture at Curro 

Roodeplaat. 

DIRK VAN DER WESTHUIZEN VISITS 

CURRO ROODEPLAAT 

Dirk van der Westhuizen, a popular 

singer, surprised one of our classes 

with a quick visit after he heard that 

they are some of his biggest fans. He 

brought a CD for each and they, in 

return showed him that they know every 

dance move from his latest hit “Die 

tennis tune”. This was without a doubt a 

day they will always remember! 

THEY SURE CAN DANCE 

Larissa Botha and Mieke Greyling were 

chosen to dance with Arno Jordaan on 

Saturday, 28 July at “Afrikaans gaan 

klein”. This show was held at Weiveld 

in Pretoria. Both girls have been dancing 

for 6 years and were very privileged 

to be chosen for this occasion. Two 

shows were held, and both were sold 

out- meaning that over 2000 people 

attended. 

There were only 5 dancers chosen to 

perform for this occasion. 

Arno Jordaan was the host and the 

opening act. Only 5 dancers were chosen 

to dance in the opening act with 

him – definitely a mammoth moment for 

our very own Larissa and Mieke! 



PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMICS 

Congratulations to our Top 5 Academic achievers for term 2! 

GRADE 4 

1. Anke Nel 

2. Nika Rakesh 

3. Jorja Jacob 

4. Kristen Barry 

5. Julia Boshoff 

GRADE 5 

1. Anton Biehler 

2. Mark Fourie 

3. Leaveill Ceylon 

4. Dane Mouton 

5. Nadia Grobbelaar 

GRADE 6 

1. Ria Sookraj 

2. Haylee Duarte 

3. Amogelang Tshoagong 

4. Inacio Marques 

5. Teagan Dean 

GRADE 7 

1. Myralene Fourie 

2. Anton Biehler 

3. Cara Theron 

4. Dirk Van Der Hoff 

5. Kristen Van Drimmelen 



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IMPORTANT DATES 

AUGUST 

18 August Cross Country: Championships 

Mini-hockey: Eduplex 

Hockey: Laerskool Skuilkrans (Hoërskool Garsfontein) 

20 Augustus Tennis: Laerskool Pierneef (home) 

21 August TYAF: Junior choir 

22 August Soccer: Curro Academy Pretoria 

Hockey: u.11 & u.13 girls (Christian Brothers College) 

23 August Hockey: u.11 & u.13 boys (Laerskool Theresapark) 

25 Augustus Eduplex 

27 August Tennis: Laerskool Villeria (home) 

28 August u.13 Cricket: Laerskool Die Krans (home) 

Hockey: u.11 & u.13 boys (Pretoria East Primary) 

Culture: Gala evening (18:00) 

29 August Soccer: Curro Mamelodi 

u.9 Cricket: Laerskool Die Krans (home) 

30 August u.11 Cricket: Laerskool Die Krans (home) 

Hockey: u.11 & u.13 girls (Rayton Primary) 



SEPTEMBER 

3 September Book week starts 

4 September u.13 Cricket: Laerskool Bergsig (Laerskool Bergsig) 

5 September Test week (5-14 Sept) 

u.9 Cricket: Laerskool Bergsig (home) 

6 September u.11 Cricket: Laerskool Bergsig (home) 

8 September Mother and daughter Spring tea 

Hockey: u.11 & u.13 boys (Hatfield Christian School) 

Mini-hockey: Laerskool Hennopspark (boys only) 

11 September u.13 Cricket: Maragon Olympus (home) 

12 September u.9 Cricket: Maragon Olympus (Maragon) 

13 September Hockey: u.13 boys (Laerskool Rooihuiskraal) 

Hockey: u.11 & u.13 girls (Laerskool Meyerspark) 

u.11 Cricket: Maragon Olympus (Maragon) 

15 September Mini-hockey: Curro Roodeplaat 

20 September Soapbox 

21 September School closes (10:00) 

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“A bedroom without 

a teddy is like a face 

without a smile” 

- Gil Davies 



CURRO CASTLE 

We thoroughly enjoyed our Our little ones are dropped off at their 

Exodus visit. When reminded classes. Thereafter, parents can move to 

of all the plagues and how the the rugby field to pack out chairs, picnic 

Israelites were saved and guided through blankets and snacks at their respective 

the sea, it confirmed again how big our class spots. 

God is. Thank you for a lovely scooter 

day. It was a huge success. We can also The march of the athletes will promptly 

boast that our little ones can drive a bus, start at 08:45. The opening will be done 

without even touching the petrol. by two group 5 learners. Mr Ferdi will 

welcome everyone and the first shot will 

Our athletics day is around the corner and be fired for the 20m Owl class item. We 

we hope all of you have applied for leave ask politely that, when a class is running, 

to come and enjoy the day with us. Each it will only be that class’ parents to wait at 

and every little one runs only for their the finish line. We have two waterslides 

mommy or daddy, grandma or grandpa, for the morning. Upon completion of 

so we hope to see you all there. Our all the items, our little ones can enjoy 

class representatives will organize with the waterslides and explore, as well as 

their classes for Gazebo’s for protection master the obstacle course. We will be 

against our spring sun. You can pack done at 10:30 with our athletics meeting 

picnic baskets for our athletes, who will and you are welcome to take your little 

be able to enjoy it with you after all the ones home. 

records have been broken. 

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Warmest regards, 

The programme is as follows: 

Castle staff 


IMPORTANT DATES 

17 August: Police visit 

Tuck shop 

24 August: Bake and botch 

31 August: Tuck shop 

7 September: Athletics meeting 

14 September: Puppet show 

Bake and botch 

21 September: School closes @ 10:00 

09 October: School re-opens 

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CURRO CASTLE GALLERY 

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CONTACT DETAILS 

General Reception: 

087 287 2586 

adminr@curro.co.za 

Castle Reception: 

087 287 2586 

adminr@curro.co.za 

Primary School Reception: 

087 287 2586 

Charmaine.r1@curro.co.za 

High School Reception: 

087 086 4544 

Joelene.p01@curro.co.za 

Sport: 

Jacques van der Merwe 

jacques.v1@curro.co.za 

Marketing: 

087 287 2586 

Rose.m6@curro.co.za 

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