15 August

2018

Calling

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Prep School Principal Grade R boys are a wonder to behold! I have been teaching for 30 years and every time I visit them or

even watch from afar, they inspire me. Their effervescent demeanor and relentless optimism humbles

me. It is these little snapshots that allow me to reflect on the importance of being optimistic in all facets of

my life. I share a few points from “Positive Parenting” and a quote that I have staring at me from the fridge

door, that I read when I feel that shadow of pessimism and the blame game darkening my reality.

“You can raise a child to be optimistic. Research has demonstrated that optimism is one of the strongest

predictors of adult happiness.

Sometimes we think of optimism as a superficial quality, when in fact it is anything but. Optimism is tough,

much more so than pessimism and its weak cousin cynicism, because it has to be in order to survive. If it

weren’t, it would wither after just a few setbacks.

Pessimism is like tar, the more you touch it the more it sticks to you. Try not to coat your children with

pessimism and cynicism. We adults have to be very, very careful, because they’re watching us all the

time, and they pick up all our signs and vibes!

A researcher by the name of Seligman has shown that optimism can be learned, at any age - the younger

the better.

If your child develops a mental attitude that no matter what happens, he can find a way to a good

outcome, that attitude becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

If one of the great gifts a parent can give a child is the habit of optimism, how can we hope to do that if we

don’t practice the habit ourselves?

“Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It’s up to you to choose which one you will be”.

- Harvey Mackay.

Wishing all our Grade 9, 10 and 11 boys who are currently on the various grade excursions all the best.

Warm regards,

VICTOR WHITE

PREPARATORY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

The Grade 2 boys enjoyed their first full-day school excursion last week where they also got to challenge

themselves and learn new skills at Spirit of Adventure.

From completing obstacle courses, crawling through the ‘snake’ pit and even

abseiling down the dam wall! What a wonderful and memorable experience it

was for them.

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Results

Meander Mr Mezher will be at the Prep hockey matches being played against Chelsea and the

College soccer matches being played against Northwood. The remainder of ExCo will still

be on the Strategic and Management Planning weekend at Oribi.

COLLEGE RESULTS SWIMMING RESULTS The Hill Cup: Round 2 held on Wednesday 8 August

1 Westville Boys High School 287.5

2 Glenwood Boys High School 130

3 Clifton College 123

4 The Barbarian Club - Men 114.5

5 Durban High School 45

Event Name Position

Event # 201 Men 14 & Under 4 x 50 Free Relay Clifton 3

Event # 203 Men 16 & Under 4 x 50 Free Relay Clifton 2

Event # 207 Men 14 & Under 50m Breast

Kleyn, Nathan 4

Balfour, Joshua 5

Achmad, Luke 9

Event # 209 Men 16 & Under 50m Breast Buck, Connor 3

Event # 211 Men 19 & Under 50m Breast

Corris-Nordengen, Matthew 7

Event # 215 Men 16 & Under 200m Fly Brooks, Guy 1

Buck, Connor 2

Event # 217 Men 19 & Under 200m Fly Pereira, Luke 7

Event # 219 Men 14 & Under 50m Free

Balfour, Joshua 2

Kleyn, Nathan 7

Bentley, James 9

Event # 221 Men 16 & Under 50m Free Parry, James 3

Steadman, Conna 6

Event # 223 Men 19 & Under 50m Free Pereira, Luke 7

Event # 225 Men 14 & Under 200m IM Balfour, Joshua 4

Kleyn, Nathan 6

Event # 227 Men 16 & Under 200m IM Brooks, Guy 1

Buck, Connor 3

Event # 229 Men 19 & Under 200m IM Pereira, Luke 8

Event # 231 Men 14 & Under 4x50m Medley Relay Clifton 2

Event # 233 Men 16 & Under 4x50m Medley Relay Clifton 2

FINALRESULTS

PREP RESULTS

SOCCER RESULTS

vs DHS

U16C lost 1-5

U16B drew 2-2

U16A lost 0-1

3rd team lost 2-3

2nd team drew 3-3

1st team lost 0-3

St David’s tour results

U15A

vs Prestige lost 1-4

vs Waterstone lost 0-1

vs Jeppe lost 1-6

vs KES won 2-0

vs St David’s lost 2-3 on penalties

vs St Stithians won 4-0

Finished 11th out of 16 schools

First Team

vs St David’s drew 0-0

vs Jeppe lost 2-8

vs Hilton lost 1-4

vs Sutherland lost 1-2 on penalties

vs St Peter’s lost 1-2

Finished 16th out of 16 schools

vs Michaelhouse

U14E lost 1-8

U14D lost 1-3

U14C lost 0-3

U14B lost 0-2

U14A lost 2-3

U15C lost 5-8

U15B lost 1-2

U16C lost 0-10

U16B lost 0-5

U16A won 1-0

4th team lost 0-2

3rd team lost 0-4

2nd team drew 2-2

U14A Tournament held at Westville

vs Thomas More won 3-2

vs Kloof drew 2-2

vs Maritzburg College lost 1-2

Lost 0-2 to Hilton College in the quarter finals

U16A Tournament held at Pinetown Boys

vs Westville won 3-0

vs Crawford won 4-0

vs Northwood lost 1-2

vs Port Shepstone lost 2-4

CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

27 July at Riverside

Total Athletes Competed: 31

U9 Runners

Benjamin Wilson placed 3rd

Thomas Perkins placed 10th

U10 Runners

Andrew Schnell placed 3rd

U12 Runners

Daniel Hompes placed 4th

Open Runners

Al’lanzo Cassim placed 4th

Lucas Duys placed 10th

Friday 3 August

At Crawford North Coast

Total athletes competed: 41

Under 9 Runners

Benjamin Wilson placed 1st

Under 10 Runners

Declan Jackson placed 3rd

Under 12 Runners

Daniel Hompes placed 4th

Open Runners

Al’lanzo Cassim placed 7th

Saturday 4 August

KZN Cross Country Trials

Under 10

Declan Jackson placed 3rd

Under 12

Daniel Hompes placed 2nd

Under 13

Lucas Duys placed 17th

Under 14

Al’lanzo Cassim placed 5th

HOCKEY RESULTS

1 August vs Northlands

U9A won 3-2

U9B won 8-2

U9C won 4-1

U9D lost 2-4

U10A won 4-3

U10B won 5-4

U11A drew 2-2

2nd won 4-0

1st won 1-0

Friday 3 August vs Virginia

U10A drew 2-2

U10B won 7-2

U10C lost 2-6

U10D won 4-2

U11A won 1-0

U11B won 3-0

U11C won 1-0

U11D won 1-0

Saturday 4 August vsVirginia

7th won 4-0

6th won 1-0

5th won 4-0

4th won 2-0

3th drew 0-0

2nd drew 0-0

1st drew 0-0

Monday 6 August vs Umhlali

U9H lost 0-1

U9G lost 0-1

U9F lost 0-2

U9E won3-1

U9D won 3-1

U9C won 1-0

U9B won 5-2

U9A won 3-2

U10E lost 0-4

U10D drew 3-3

U10C won 4-0

U10B won 5-2

U10A lost 0-5

U11D won 2-1

U11C won 1-0

U11B lost 0-1

U11A lost1-3

Tuesday 7 August vs Umhlali

5th won 4-1

4th drew 0-0

3rd drew 0-0

2nd lost 0-1

1st drew 1-1

Well done to Jonathan Hoarau (above left) and Ethan Lyne (centre) (both Grade 6) who were selected to

the KZN Primary Schools Aquatics Team. Joshua Balfour (right) (Grade 8) was also selected. We wish

them luck as they participate in an interprovincial gala on 1 and 2 October at Kings Park Pool in Durban.

Good luck, gents!

News & Events

Congratulates

Todd Howard who won the Player of the Match award with a

brilliant performance by scoring 8 goals in a 14-all draw be-

tween South Africa and Egypt at the U18 Water Polo World

Championships. William Dowsett was also part of the team.

Both our Grade 8 and Junior (Grade 10)

debating teams who won their respective

Durban Coastal Debating Leagues on

Tuesday evening. Well done, gents!

The Grade 7’s were treated to a Science show

by Dr Megandhren Govender. He is a highly

qualified gentleman who has made it his mission

to take Science to the masses in a fun and

exciting way.

The Clifton boys are performing in their own

Science Expo show later in the term and this

was a great way to give them a little taster of

what they could do.

“Doctor G” froze biscuits and balloons in liquid

nitrogen, levitated a polystyrene ball with a

hairdryer and the favourite one was when he

shot a methane rocket across the room! We

won’t be having fire hazards in our Expo though!

The Grade 4’s headed up

to the basketball courts to

take a more ‘active’

approach to music theory

in class music.

Here they are learning

where the different note

names are on the music

stave.

Clifton hosted the Annual isiZulu Festival with our friends

from DGC and Crawford La Lucia joining us for the day.

The Festival took place in the Sutcliffe Theatre. Everyone

got to taste isiZulu food, sing and listen to others singing

isiZulu songs, and perform and listen to isiZulu stories.

All the boys, girls and teachers dressed for the day in

traditional elements of the isiZulu culture.

The Grade 10 students

completed two days of

community service in and

around Underberg. Having

given generously of their time

and put in a lot of hard work,

they settled safely back in

camp.

Our grateful thanks to all the

staff and children of the six

schools and the Kulungile

Children’s Home, who shared

this time with our young men.

The Clifton lads have now

begun the second part of

their excursion: hiking in the

Cobham Reserve.

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And while the Grade 10 lads have been up in the Underberg

area, the Grade 11 gents have been down at TO Strand on

a leadership course and the Grade 9’s at Spirit of Adventure.

(See photos on next page).

The Grade 5 boys enjoyed a day out at Crocodile Creek

where they got ‘up close and personal’ with various reptiles!

Click on the link below to see the photos taken.

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The Clifton Uniform Shop encourages parents to donate school uniform items that their boys may have outgrown. They are specifically in need of ties and tracksuits.

For Red Ant and Prep parents, they have a huge stock of good quality safari suit jackets and pants at silly prices!

Also on sale are suppporters caps, beanies, cushions, umbrellas and lunch boxes.

Classifieds HOUSE SITTING

House sitting services during the week, weekend

and holidays (pets included)

Contact Sasha-Lee: 072 529 0883 . References

available.

FOR SALE

Kap7 Water Polo rebo net for sale.

Contact Matt: 071 362 3562

TO LET

1,5 bedroom flat available from 1st Oct/Nov 2018.

Beautiful and secure block in Innes Road, with com-

munal garden. Top floor with lock-up garage

through an automated drive-in access and one addi-

tional secure parking. Large main bedroom with

tons of cupboard space and new aircon.

R7300 per month (excluding electricity)

Contact Barbara at 0828256425

GRADE 11 BOYS DOING

COMMUNITY SERVICE AT

T.O. STRAND

GRADE 9 BOYS AT SPIRIT

OF ADVENTURE

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