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25 November 2010
St John’s Preparatory School St John’s Preparatory School Houghton Tel: 011 645 3100/ 087 550473
Newsletter Number 10
26/12 U12 Cricket Festival
30/12 Headmaster’s Assembly
Pre-Prep Prize Giving
01/12 The Travelling Bookshop
Prize Giving
02/12 Valedictory Service
Valedictory Breakfast
The Travelling Bookshop
03/12 Final Assembly
03/12 Break up for December Holidays
Reminders from the Diary
From the Headmaster…
Introduction “We must expect finite disappointment, but infinite hope” – Martin Luther King. I’ve missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game - winning shot… and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” - Michael Jordan It is that time of the year when we celebrate the success of many of our boys who have achieved so much in the academic, cultural and sporting areas of school life. These achievements will be recognised at the Prep Speech Night on Wednesday night. Inevitably with success also comes disappointment for those boys who are not acknowledged and rewarded. It is very important that we teach our boys that this is all part of our journey and the fact is that we will all face disappointments throughout our lives.
When facing disappointment we tend to react in two ways: . We are angry: at our friends, the school, and the process. We often play the blame game in this situation; We blame others for our lack of success or acknowledgement. . We become discouraged and we begin to doubt ourselves and our abilities. This may lead to negativity and a ‘don’t care’ attitude. We need to teach our boys that feeling and showing disappointment is natural. In many ways it is a good thing, because it shows that they are passionate and care about the situation, but they need to get over it and move on. Four possible ways to help your son deal with disappointment could include:
• Allow him to express his frustration to his friends or to you as his parents. • Teach him to celebrate the achievements of others, to be happy for those who have been
successful, to congratulate them and be gracious about it. • Look at the big picture with him: the reality is that not everyone can receive a prize, be
awarded colours, etc. At the same time, encourage him to be honest about his potential and his ability.
• Help him to be patient and to learn from the experience. Bitterness and resentment are counter-productive. Receiving a prize or being awarded colours is no guarantee for success later in life. We all grow and develop at different rates and this is merely one stage of his development.
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Staff We are very sad to say farewell to three of our teachers who are retiring at the end of this term. Formal farewells will be made at several functions over the next two weeks, but I would just like to thank them for their total commitment, passion and love of St John’s Prep. All three of them have left a significant and lasting mark in boys’ lives at St John’s. To Monique Hauptfleisch, Jill Arnold and Gill McCabe, I salute you and wish you all the very best in this new chapter in your lives. Thanks to your influence, our staff are wiser, the boys are richer and the school is a much better place. Thank you! Survey The focus groups for the, ‘How Good is St John’s Prep?’ survey are well underway and the action plans culminating from these will be published in the new year. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been involved in the process; I feel that it has been an extremely valuable exercise. Conclusion To conclude, I would like to wish you all a wonderful holiday and blessed Christmas. Enjoy the time with you family and I look forward to seeing you all refreshed and ready to tackle whatever 2011 has in store for us. Patrick Lees Headmaster
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Sporting Results 4CTea Friday 5th November M Gouveia 68 not out M Blair 55 not out M Elliott 2 / 6 D Greeff 3 / 9 J Koevort Maths assessment M Dlamini English assessment
Wednesday 17th November 85% and above for Zulu: Amu Mashele Vishrut Patel Jordan Williamson Marc Elliott Ramon Faesen William Kerr-Phillips 50 runs Nicholas Ives 50 runs
Wednesday 10th November Matthew Gouveia Improvement in spelling Ross Bentley Over 50 runs Tristan Klement Over 50 runs Callum Harding Over 50 runs Lodewyk Volkerz Batting Luke Chilvers Batting Sibo Moyo 99% Zulu Liam Collins 92% Zulu Mpumi Shezi 95% Zulu
Friday 19th November L Masselli 167 vs Cordewalles F Sayanvala 52 vs Clifton
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As the year now rushes headlong to its end – we have had a number of special services, which will not be repeated in a hurry. First we had the tragedy of William Morcombe’s accident; the prayer and practical support offered by the St John’s Community, which was amazing; and finally his Funeral Service in the chapel. Then, and much more happily, we had a service where the Bishop of Johannesburg, Brian Germond, came and inducted Patrick Lees as Headmaster of the Prep. Now, as the year draws to a close, we begin to think about the great story of Christmas. The story of a God who loved us so much that He gave up all the joys and glory of heaven and humbled himself as a baby – tiny, dependent, and fragile – so that our fallenness could be overcome and our world could be given new hope. One of the tragedies of the school is that we close down at the beginning of December, and so the full wonder of this story is only briefly touched on; and the joyous family celebrations of Christmas are often detached from their foundation. Rather than try and extend the school year by three weeks, I would like to encourage you all to try and find a church where you are over Christmas and join in their celebrations as part of the great family of Christ. For those who are not going away, you are invited to join any of the churches nearby. To help you, I include a number of the churches and the details of the services they will be holding over this period: St John’s Parish, Houghton; (meeting in the school’s Crypt chapel) Sunday 5th 18h30 Carol Service Christmas 09h00 Christmas Eucharist St Michael’s, Bryanston; (Cnr Bryanston Drive & Mount Street) Sunday 19th 18h30 Nine Lessons & Carols Friday 24th 17h00 Crib Service 22h30 Midnight Eucharist Christmas 06h30 Said Eucharist 08h30 Sung Eucharist - Church Family Eucharist - Hall 10h30 Sung Eucharist - Church Family Eucharist - Hall
Christmas Reflections from a Chaplain
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St Martin’s, Rosebank; 43 Cradock Ave, Dunkeld Friday 24th 17h00 Children’s Service Christmas 07h30 Christmas Eucharist 09h30 Christmas Eucharist St Luke’s, Orchards; 18 High Road Sunday 19th 19h00 Carol Service Friday 24th 16h00 Children’s Service 23h00 Midnight Eucharist Christmas 06h00 Christmas Eucharist 07h30 Christmas Eucharist 09h30 Christmas Eucharist St John the Evangelist, Sandton; 1 Pam road Morningside Sunday 5th 08h30 Christmas Cantata Friday 24th 23h00 Midnight Mass Christmas 08h30 Christmas Service St. Francis, Parkview; 48 Tyrone Ave Sunday 19th 18h00 Carols in the garden (bring your picnic) Friday 24th 17h30 Family Service 23h00 Midnight Mass Christmas 08h30 Christmas Eucharist St Augustine’s, Orange Grove; 83 9th Street Sunday 5th 18h00 Christingle Service Friday 24th 23h00 Midnight Mass Christmas 08h30 Christmas Eucharist St Thomas’s, Linden; 75 8th Street Friday 24th 22h30 Midnight Mass Christmas 06h00 Christmas Eucharist 08h00 Christmas Eucharist 09h45 Christmas Eucharist St Paul's Church, Parkhurst; 58 Twelfth Street, Friday 24th 18h00 Family service including blessing of cribs 23h30 Midnight Mass Christmas 09h00 Christmas Eucharist
Christmas Reflections from a Chaplain
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Sporting Results Sporting Results Cricket Results:
Versus Lynnwood U9A: Lynnwood 206/9; SJP 153
J Stewart 20, J Lees 23, R Sadler 3/15
lost
U9B: J Scholtz 27 not out lost U10A: Lynnwood 99; SJP 101/5 won U10A: v Kings School
Kings School 148/4; SJP 125/9 E Chilvers 41
lost
U11A: SJP 101/4; Lynnwood 102/4 N Gultig 30, N Ives 50
lost
3rds: Lynnwood 94; SJP 95/9 L Volkersz 30 not out, C Harding 2/5, R Hardham 2/5
won
2nds: Lynnwood 164/9; SJP 83 lost 2nds: v KEPS SJP 154/7; KEPS 155/9
J Baker 50, M Peterson 47 lost
1sts: Lynnwood 111; SJP 112/6 C Thompson 2/23, L Mas-selli 38 not out
won
U9 Super 8 Final Rajastan Royals played Deccan Chargers Rajastan Royals 80; Deccan Chargers 69
Rajastan Royals won
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Individual Achievements
Judo
The following boys were selected to represent St John’s in the Inter-school A League Judo tournament on the 30th October. They placed second overall. Luca Allasio Alexander Brady David Cuthbert Richard Graca Hraklis Papageorgiou Adrian Ionescu Dylan Van der Walt Jordan Van der Walt Well done, boys!
Waterpolo
Matthew Irvine, UIII T, and Hugh Ledlie, UIIIT, were selected for the Central Gauteng U13 waterpolo team. Well done, boys!
Hugh Ledlie
Matthew Irvine
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Individual Achievements
Prestige gala S Cavalieri 2nd place in 25m Breaststroke M Sinclair won the 3 × 25m Individual Medley Championship Gala Junior Victor Ludorum – M Sinclair Senior Victor Ludorum – H Ledlie U9 Butterfly - T Maynard U10 Butterfly – G McPherson U11 Butterfly – M Sinclair U12 Butterfly – A Quinn Open Butterfly – T Kirk U9 Backstroke – K Golding U10 Backstroke – S Cavalieri U11 Backstroke – M Sinclair U12 Backstroke – G McDonald Open Backstroke – H Ledlie U9 Breaststroke – S Poole U10 Breaststroke – S Cavalieri U11 Breaststroke – M Sinclair U12 Breaststroke – A Quinn Open Breaststroke – T Kirk U9 Freestyle – R Jurgens U10 Freestyle – S Cavalieri U11 Freestyle – M Sinclair U12 Freestyle – N Hallendorff Open Freestyle - H Ledlie Freestyle Ladder Relay – Bousfield (new record) Well done, boys!
Swimming
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Individual Achievements
Edenvale Football Club Prize Giving At the EFC annual prize giving on 6 November 2010: Keagan Da Silva was awarded Player of the Year, Jordan King was awarded Coach’s Choice and Dale Hallendorff won Most Improved Player. The team won EFC’s Team of the Year and their coach won Coach of the Year. All three boys were awarded District Colours this year and their team won both the cup and the league in the Under 11 Premier Division. It has been another very successful year for these young soccer stars. Well done, boys!
On the 14th November, Justin Beswick, UIIR, competed in the BSG Energade Kids’ Triathlon held at Vanderbijlpark. Justin completed the triathlon and received a medal. Well done, Justin!
Soccer
Dale Hallendorff Keagan Da Silva Jordan King
Triathlon
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Individual Achievements
The following boys passed their Trinity Guildhall (London), Practical Examination. Well done, boys! Andre Venter Violin Intermediate Certificate Riyaad Hjaffejee Piano Gr Initial Mangalisa Dlamini Piano Gr Initial Matthew Nelson Piano Gr Initial Kevin Frew Piano Gr Initial Seth Sproule Piano Gr Initial Keir Mantzios Piano Gr Initial Richard Graca Piano Gr Initial Oliver Tambo Viola Gr 1 Connor Labuschagne Violin Gr Initial Nikhil Haripershad Violin Gr Initial Michael Bucher Trumpet Gr 3 Thomas Grubb Violin Gr 1 Thendo Mudau Violin Gr 2 Adian Bellingan Violin Gr 4 Alexander Bester Cornet Gr 3 Max Baard Saxophone Gr 3 Gabriel Baard Clarinet Gr 2 Daniel Stevens Clarinet Gr 2 Murray Blair Saxophone Gr 2 Jason Batzofin Recorder Gr 1 Kaleem Ahmid Recorder Gr 5 Matthew Irvine Piano Gr 3 Harry Myburgh Piano Gr 3 Christopher Pollock Piano Gr 3 Matthew Davies Piano Gr 3 Adrian Ionescu Piano Gr 3 Nicholas Ching Piano Gr 2 Brendan Thomas Piano Gr 2 Garyn Berry Piano Gr 2 Alexander Thiel Piano Gr 1 Colin Kinghorn Piano Gr 1 Jack Stewart Piano Gr 1 Nicholas Moschides Piano Gr 2
Music
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Individual Achievements
Chess
Sachin Modi, UIIB, recently competed in the World Youth Chess Tournament. Sachin was chosen as a member of the U12 team and has been awarded Protea Colours by the Department of Sport. Sachin finished with a score of five, the winning score was eight. This was the highest score in the South African Under 12 section. Well done, Sachin!
Mind Sports
Following the highly successful Championships held on 13 November at St John’s, the following boys were winners in various tournaments for 2010. Well done, boys! Here is a full list of the winners: Checkers Gold Jason Batzofin Silver Daniel Stevens Bronze Matthew Adams Morabaraba Gold Merlin Lollis-Love Silver Tamlin Lollis-Love Bronze Daniel Stevens DBA Gold Tamlin Love & Jason Batzofin Silver Daniel Stevens Bronze Matthew Adams Warhammer Gold Llewellyn Craddock Silver Matthew Adams Bronze James Arthur
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Basketball
For the first time in the history of the Prep, the 1st Team Basketball Squad went on a sports tour. The squad went on four day tour of Pietermaritizburg and Durban, over half term. A big thank you to the parents who made this possible. Basketball is very popular and well-resourced in KZN and so we came up against some very tough opposition. We played seven games in total and won two (losing two of the matches by two baskets). The boys gave a very good account of themselves and were wonderful ambassadors for St. John’s. They were all well behaved and showed great sportsmanship on the court. I would also like to use this opportunity to thank the following parents of their support of the tour and basketball in general at St. John’s:
• Mr and Mrs. Pan for the Vodacom shirts and water bottles • Mr and Mrs. De Oliveira for the stunning St. John’s branded tour shirts • Mrs Chamberlin for arranging the bags and tour shirts • Mr and Mrs Masianoga for the cash contribution towards the tour and new hoops
which we hope to put up on one of the courts • Mr and Mrs. Shaefer for carrying the costs of refurbishing the school’s main
Basketball court
If any parents would like to be part of a fundraising committee for basketball facilities in the school or make any contribution to the sport, please kindly contact Mrs.Glynnis Chew from the school tuckshop. (tuckshop@stjohnscollege.co.za , work 011 645 3188, cell 082 376 7576)
David Mulenga
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SACS Waterpolo Tour 2010
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Saints Tournament 2010
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Upper I Camp
Bundu Bashing
Indoor games
Thato bumsliding
Four Square in the rain
Learning about vultures with Kerri Wolter
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Upper I Camp
In the Kitchen
In the Jacuzzi
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Father and Son Chess
The annual Father and Sons Match was the highlight of our Chess calendar. We had a record attendance of 88 players. The boys ‘whipped’ their dads convincingly, with results of 113 to 71. Well done, boys on an excellent result!
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Notices
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Notices
Last call for books to be returned Please make last minute checks at home for any overdue library books. Once our stock take is completed we will let the boys know when they can take books out for the holidays. Please contact Kim or me if there are any queries. sulter@stjohnscollege.co.za or deakin@stjohnscollege.co.za.
The Gift Book With A Smile Awesome South Africa will intrigue you, make you laugh, astonish and astound you
R250 Available from
Pre-Prep and Prep Library
Travelling Bookshop
A chance to stock up on worthwhile Christmas gifts.
The Travelling Bookshop will be in the Library on
Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 December
from 8:00-15:00.deakin@stjohnscollege.co.za.
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CALLING CHILDREN 7-15 years old Come and join us.
We will be making Christmas Crackers for all the children of Kids Haven
AVAILABLE DATES: 10, 11, 15, 17, 18, 22, 24, 25 & 29 November 2010
OR 1, 2 & 6 December 2010 SESSION TIMES:
10:00-11:00 / 12-13:00 or 14:30-15:30 VENUE: The Scrap Therapy Shop Shop 15,Riverside Shopping Centre
317 Bryanston Drive, Bryanston BOOK YOUR PLACE EARLY
Fee: R50.00 per session (incl. materials) Sheilagh 011-706-7959
fundraising@kidshaven.co.za (PLEASE SUPPLY YOUR OWN REFRESHMENTS)
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Soles for Souls
SECOND HAND TACKIES and SCHOOL SHOES
We’re collecting second hand shoes for Isaac Moore Primary School in Atteridgeville. Our aim is to collect a pair of shoes for each child in the school during the year. There are about 376 pupils.
Where: Please put shoes in the bin outside Brigitte's office.
How: Please wash the shoes and put them in a plastic packet tied with a knot so that we can keep the pairs together.
When: We will be collecting for the remainder of the year
About the school: Isaac Moore Primary School is in a poor community in Atteridgeville, Pretoria. The school is led by an amazingly motivated headmistress who encourages an all-round approach to education including sport, culture and education, despite having minimal funding and relying mainly on charity.
Boys News click here for the link to the Boys News. www.stjohnsboysnews.webs.com.
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Sandton Route School Bus Service
Non-profit bus service in association with St Mary’s School, St John’s College, St David’s Marist Inanda, Roedean School and King Edward VII School
Kyalami – Rivonia – Parkmore – Sandhurst – Waverley – Houghton
Many thanks Linda Kleyn
SANDTON ROUTE SCHOOL BUS SERVICE in association with St Mary’s School, St John’s College,
St David’s Marist Inanda, Roedean School and King Edward VII School
2nd TERM 2010 APPLICATIONS
1 Morning and 3 Afternoon buses!
Morning bus route: Kyalami, Sunninghill, Rivonia, River Club, Parkmore, Sandhurst, Illovo, Waverley, Houghton, St John’s College
Afternoon bus route: Reverse of the morning route
including Gallo Manor and Wendywood, excluding Sunninghill and Kyalami for the two early buses
Afternoon Buses
St John’s 2:15pm, 3:45pm and 5:15pm St Mary’s 2:35pm, 4:05pm and 5:35pm St David’s 2:45pm, 4:15pm and 5:45pm
Costs per term
Return: R3000 per term (R25.00 per trip) Single: R2000 per term (R33.33 per trip)
Casual tickets available from the bus driver: R60 per trip
For Bus Timetables and Application Forms www.stmarysschool.co.za/senior/content/blogsection/27/54/
Contact: Linda Kleyn (011 803 3678 (H) / 083 484 3488)
OR Terry Wharton-Hood (011 293 600 (W) / 083 256 2711)
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Notices
Art club and extra classes From the beginning of next term, Mr Poco is starting an Art Club (for LIII and UIII boys) and extra art classes for junior boys. Senior boys are encouraged to join the Art Club on Tuesdays from 14h00 -15h00 or Thursdays from 15h00-16h00. Juniors may arrange extra art lessons with Mr Poco at alternative times and on alternative days.
We hope to see the senior boys joining the Art Club to create various exciting art works with mediums they do not normally use in class, such as print making, photography, oil painting and many more. This will be a fantastic opportunity for any boy who wishes to develop his art skills.
For further information e-mail Bruno Poco on poco@stjohnscollege.co.za
Italian Language Lessons
Small age appropriate classes and individual tuition offered outside school hours at St John’s. Experienced mother-tongue graduate teacher using communicative method of conversation, maintaining cultural ties for solid IEB foundation. Contact Lisabetta on 082 682 2859 or
Lisabetta@iafrica.com
EXTRA ZULU LESSONS
Lower III and Upper III boys. Every Thursday 13h30 - 14h00
Upper III Mrs Mashele All Welcome
Hair Dee-Lite 082 462 6813/ 011 648 6367
Dee offers excellent work for the whole family, competitive prices and the added
convenience of being on campus.
Modern cuts, colours (from R300) and hi-lites.
Kids R50
7 Elm Street (Opposite Rice Field)
Open Tuesday to Friday
08h00 - 17h00
Saturday 08h00 - 13h00
EXTRA MATHS LESSONS
Lower III & Upper III boys in Mrs Jean Clarence’s classroom
Every Thursday 13h30 - 14h00
Extra Math Lessons Individual tuition offered
Mrs M Hauptfleisch
Call 011 442 1854
083 256 7714
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Christmas Presents for Miss
Chocolates in a fancy box - For the teacher who is tops! A Tea towel and an
oven glove From David Thompson with my love. A bottle stands in thick brown paper -
All the best - from Darren Baker.
Perfumed soap from Lee and Chris, You’re our favourite teacher, Miss.
Flowers in a coloured pot - Happy Christmas, Helen Bott. A china dog with painted face -
For the teacher who is ace!
And from the nuisance of the class The Nativity encased in glass.
I know this year I’ve been a pain I’m sorry, Miss - with love from Wayne.
And though she’s taught for many years,
The teacher’s eyes still fill with tears, For children know the ones who care And that is why those gifts are there.
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