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Southern Cross SchoolsSouthern Cross SchoolsSouthern Cross SchoolsSouthern Cross Schools Weekly Newsletter 34 of 2011Weekly Newsletter 34 of 2011Weekly Newsletter 34 of 2011Weekly Newsletter 34 of 2011
Making a Difference
Southern Cross SchoolsSouthern Cross SchoolsSouthern Cross SchoolsSouthern Cross Schools PO Box 116PO Box 116PO Box 116PO Box 116 HoedspruitHoedspruitHoedspruitHoedspruit 1380138013801380 Phone: 015 793 0590Phone: 015 793 0590Phone: 015 793 0590Phone: 015 793 0590 EEEE----mail: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]
Week 2 of October 2011 School for the PlanetSchool for the PlanetSchool for the PlanetSchool for the Planet
Important Dates:
Grade 12 study week
begins.
17
Oct
Prep School swimming
gala at Unicorn Prep.
18
Oct
College production -
Time Warp dress re-hearsal.
18
Oct
College production
opening performance.
19
Oct
Grade 12s first final
exam - Maths PIII.
19
Oct
Grade 4 Trip to KNP
departs.
20
Oct
College production -
2nd performance.
20
Oct
College production final
Barnyard style per-
formance.
21
Oct
Boarding House sleep
out.
22
Oct
A Peek at Last Week …
• The fourth term started at 07h15
on Monday 10 October.
• The afternoon activity programme
started on Wednesday 12 Octo-
ber.
• Bandana Day was celebrated on
Wednesday 12 October.
• Our U11 cricket team played the
provincial semi-final on Thursday
13 October.
• Our College Awards Evening was
held on Friday 14 October. This
will be reported on in next week’s
Babbler.
• Our senior drumming squad per-
formed at the Tzaneen Eistedd-
fod on Friday 14 October. This
will be reported on in next week’s
Babbler.
• Our first Matric Farewell Func-
tion was held in the Erath Circle
on Saturday 15 October. This will
be reported on in next week’s
Babbler.
support they received from Hoedspruiters. They would like to thank the businesses and shop owners in Hoed-spruit for their generous donations to their “Cuppa tea for Cancer” fundraiser. The learners returned to school, after spending an hour in town trading packaged teabags for donations, with R4 300.00 to give to the Sunflower Fund! A special thank you to Wendy’s Florist for the ribbon which was given at a special price and to all South-ern Cross parents and learners who kindly donated tea-bags.
Bandana Day for the Sunflower Fund
On Wednesday 12 October, a large number of learners from Southern Cross wore their bandanas they bought from Pick n Pay in support of the Sunflower Fund. The fund supports children who are cancer sufferers. Later in the day learners from Southern Cross College went into the town of Hoedspruit to raise funds for the Sunflower Fund. The learners were overwhelmed by the positive
During last term our learners knitted squares for patch-work blankets. Many hundreds of squares were knitted and stitched into blankets. Our Grade 6 class produced the most squares and were given the privilege of handing the blankets to orphaned children from communities close to Hoedspruit. After having fun recognizing squares they had knitted, the Grade 6s with the Grade 2s had a heart-warming experience delivering the blankets to the orphans. Shirley-Anne Beretta took the group to two crèches where our children handed over the blankets. The smiles and grateful faces and the shyness of some of the orphans, brought tears to many of our children’s eyes.
On Thursday 6 October a group of nine College learn-ers went to the community centre run by S.A.M.E (South African Medical Expeditions) in Acornhoek. Here the learners interacted with orphans from the area. The
orphans come to the centre on a daily basis for a meal and medical atten-t ion . Our learners did art projects with the chil-dren and made f r i e n d s h i p bracelets with t hem . A l -
though everyone enjoyed the day a sense of appreciation for what they have, is what our learners came away ex-pressing. It is hoped that an ongoing relationship between
the Centre and Southern Cross will be established.
Southern Cross SchoolsSouthern Cross SchoolsSouthern Cross SchoolsSouthern Cross Schools PO Box 116
Hoedspruit
Limpopo
1380
Phone: 015 793 0590
Fax: 086 530 5153
E-mail: [email protected]
Our U11 cricketers played against the team of Laerskool
Eugene Marais, in Polokwane on Thursday 13 October.
Eugene Marais batted first and started relatively well, but
then when the first two wickets went down the batting
collapsed and they were bowled out for just 68 runs in the
14th over. Daniel Dixon took 2 wickets for just 1 run and
Dewald Dumon took 2 wickets for 6 runs in his 2 overs.
Our players then went in to bat and knocked off the runs
in the 10th over. Thomas Mayes top scoring with 28 and
Murray White making 9. Dewald Dumon with 9 not out
and Kieran McDonald with 1 not out were at the crease
when the winning runs were scored. This young team has
not lost in the past 2 seasons and they now go on to play
in the provincial final against Heuwelkruin from Polok-
wane. We wish them every success.
School for the Planet School for the Planet School for the Planet School for the Planet ---- U11 Cricketers Win Provincial SemiU11 Cricketers Win Provincial SemiU11 Cricketers Win Provincial SemiU11 Cricketers Win Provincial Semi----Final Final Final Final
www.southerncrossschools.co.za
Thank you:
• All the individuals and busi-
nesses who donated trophies for our College Awards Evening;
• Petro de Jager for the plants;
• Bill Archbold for arranging the
donation of books for the school;
• Steve Gerondeanos and Michelle
Groves from Ilkley for their help with the Grade 2 & 6 outing and
• David More O’Ferrall for the
donation of hardboard.
• To the Leibach, Carrozzo and
Strong families for the donation of the three honours boards to recognize our head leaders.
The Pre-school have been learn-
ing about the life-cycle of the
Silkworm. They have seen baby
worms hatch from eggs, turning
into fat white or zebra silk-
worms. Thanks to Mrs Sally
Wiggill and Luke Burns for pro-
viding a constant supply of Mul-
berry leaves. A month has past
and now the learners are eagerly awaiting the ap-
pearance of the moths from their silk cocoons. In
the photo, Kate Lownie (Gr000) can be seen holding
some of the silk cocoons.
The Pre-school visited the Pro Vet veterinary clinic
where they were shown how a veterinarian cares for
sick animals. Thank you to Surina the veterinary
nurse for showing the children around the clinic and
to Melanie the vet for giving them this wonderful
opportunity.
Coffee Bean, a pony at Alloway Equestrian, came to
visit the Pre-school as part of our Pet Week theme.
Pre-school News
Tritech Success for SCS Learners
Two Grade 7 learners travelled to Tzaneen on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 September to take part in the National Tritech Com-petition. Both girls had qualified for the National competition by excelling at the regional event. On arrival at Merensky High the girls set up their projects and checked into their accommodation at the school’s hostel. While the staff went to a judging briefing and then pre-judging, going through the children’s projects before their interviews, the children went to receive their goodie bags.
The judging started at 10h00 with the children having to present
their projects to three judges and their peers. By 12h00 the judging had been com-pleted. After lunch the children were bussed to Magoebaskloof Canopy Tours for a fun-filled afternoon. After an evening braai a “teacher champion” from Hip2BSquare enter-tained the group with clever Chemistry experiments. On Saturday 24 September prize-giving ceremony took place. Morgan Wheeldon won a bronze medal for her project - “Be My Valentine”, investigating the effects of food colouring on roses in an effort to produce a cheaper red rose for Valentine’s Day. Emma Gibbs won a gold medal for her project dealing with the prevention of African Horse Sickness by modifying stables.
The girls excelled in what is a very challenging competition.
Southern Cross Stand at the SLF
Southern Cross had a stand at this year’s Sustainable Living Festival, which was held at the Hoedspruit Wild-life Estate from Friday 30 September to Sunday 2 Oc-tober. Those who manned the stand said that there was some interest in what we had on display, but un-fortunately the poor public turnout meant that very few people actually visited the stand.
The learners
had the
opportunity
to touch and
feel Coffee
Bean. Thank
you to Ailsa
Burns for
this great
experience.
Green AwardsGreen AwardsGreen AwardsGreen Awards
The following Green Awards
were presented at assembly on
Friday 14 October: Grade R -
Eben Dumon; Grade 1 - Jemma
Henning; Grade 2 - Mosaladi
Inama; Grade 3 - Thabang
Mathe; Grade 4 - Serenell
Moonsamy; Grade 5 - Nicola
Cowden; Grade 6 - Samkelo
Mahlalela and Grade 7 -
Kgaogelo Matlebyane.
