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NEWSLETTER 7

28 FEBRUARY 2018

CONTENT

Upcoming Events 2

Headmaster’s Desk 3

Pupil News 4

PPA News 5

Henderson Park Clean-up 5

Junior Prep News 6

Cycle Test Study Information 6

Sport’s Desk 7

Music Department News 8

Mid-Term Closing Times 8

Blingo Bingo 9

Music & Library Opening Celebration 10

Pridwin Rugby 7s 11

Advertisement 12

CONTACT US

PRIDWIN PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Physical Address: Tel: 011 788 1116 St Andrew Street email: admin@pridwin.co.za Melrose, 2196 web: www.pridwin.co.za

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UPCOMING EVENTS

WEDNESDAY 28 FEBRUARY 12h00 Grade 2 Special Friends Banquet 13h00 Gr 3 - Parent information session

THURSDAY 1 MARCH 07h00 Gr 3 - Parent information session 10h30 Gr 0 Open Day 11h30 School closes Gr 0-3 12h00 School closes Gr 4-7 12h00 Hilton 6s depart

TUESDAY 6 MARCH 07h30 School reopens 18h00 Elevate – Grade 5 Parents' Training

WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH 13h00 Gr 2 Parent information session 18h00 Chatterbox at St John’s

THURSDAY 8 MARCH 09h00 Gr 5 outing to Melville Koppies

FRIDAY 9 MARCH 08h30 Cycle tests (Gr 5 Zulu & 6 EZF; Gr 7 SOCS) 10h30 Gr 0 Grandparents concert 14h00 Choir camp departs

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THE HEADMASTER’S DESK

CHAPTER THREE - BEING THERE FOR THEM

“To fulfil our primary responsibilities as parents – keeping our kids safe and sound and making sure they get the right opportunities – according to our contemporary standards of safety and of opportunity, we parents have to run a lot of interference. All the time. And if we’re fortunate enough to be middle or upper middle class, we have the time and money to be quite involved. With the ultimate goal in mind of our kids being successful in an increasingly competitive world, we bring a “no mistakes” mentality to our kids’ childhoods, and we do our part by accompanying them and controlling as many outcomes as we can. In many instances, although we know this is their childhood and their life, we fear they simply won’t be as successful without our involvement. The good news is, we’re more than happy to be there for them. “Being there” has become a core part of our efforts, mind-set, and sense of accomplishment as parents. This means that where parents used to say good-bye when a child left the house for the day and trust in the capacity of the adults the child would encounter along the way – that teachers would teach well, that principals would run schools effectively, that referees would make good calls – today we don’t place much stock in the systems and authority figures governing the lives of kids. So we’ve created a role for ourselves, a position that’s partly personal assistant and partly like the role high-end publicists play in the lives of some Hollywood stars: observer, handler, and, often, go-between. We are a highly involved and sometimes formidable third party in all interactions that involve our children and other adults, always there, present physically or by cell phone, hovering, acting as our kids’ eyes and ears, poised to anticipate problems, provide paperwork or materials, and intervene where questions need to be asked or answered. We don’t trust systems or authorities. We don’t trust our kids to be able to work out their own problems. Put simply, we don’t trust anyone.” (p.43-44) We have become well practised at supervising our children’s play time. No-one is allowed to be left out. It’s as if we become heartbroken over a snatched toy, teasing or missing a turn. We are overinvolved in solving our children’s problems. We don’t allow them to work things out for themselves. We won’t even allow them to be bored! Lest this be viewed only as a problem at primary school level, Lythcott-Haims reminds us that this “being there for them” approach to parenting also permeates boarding school and University environments. She cites, for example, the habit of parents making regular visits, or living close by, to do their teenager’s/young adults laundry, mothers who call their children to wake them up and remind them of up and coming tests and assignments, and students who send their parents electronic draft copies of assignments so they can be edited and spruced up for submission. Parents who have always “been there” for their children find it well nigh impossible to stop when their children approach adulthood. The behaviour has become “hard-wired” into them. Part of the reason it is so difficult to stop is because these habits have begun to provide meaning and purpose to life. Our adult children are an extension of our own personal accomplishments. The parent’s value and self worth is tied up in the child’s achievements. Fostering closeness ends up manufacturing and then enabling a need. We no longer know where to draw the line. Reference: How to Raise an Adult – Julie Lythcott-Haims (2015)

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PUPIL NEWS

KNIGHT OF THE WEEK

Cameron Simmonds - For helping out the cricket team at short notice even though he is on the swimming team.

CONGRATULATIONS Massimiliano Rivetti was selected as part of the 23 man squad representing Bidvest WITS U13 soccer academy in the Gauteng Premier League.

TRINITY MUSIC THEORY EXAMS

Ulrich Fey Grade 1 (with merit) Robert Veldtman Grade 1 (with merit) Rowan Cox Grade 1 (with merit) Kofi Asumaning Grade 2 (with distinction) Ryan Pullinger Grade 2 (with distinction) Matthew McMaster Grade 2 (with distinction) Harrison Easter Grade 2 (with distinction)

HONOURS RE-AWARD Sohan Desai Music Theory Grade 3 (with merit)

MUSIC CAPTAINS

Senior Jazz Band Captain: Harrison Easter Vice-Captain: Kofi Asumaning

Senior Choir Captain: James Hattingh Vice-Captain: Lathitha Sali

African Ensemble: Captain: Vansh Chawla Vice-Captain: Zareef Akoodie

Marimba Captain: Kofi Asumaning Vice-Captain: Harrison Easter

African Drumming Captain: Harrison Easter Vice-Captain: Thomas Dennison Continued on page 6…

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CLASS HONOURS

Displaying excellent Pridwin manners Joshua Teper Determination and grit shown in learning to read Luke Smithyman Excellence in Afrikaans Massimiliano Rivetti, Liam Tibshraeny, Matthew Gouws, Liam Jung, Robert Veldtman, Joshua Abel, Ziyad Hoosen, Alex Vries, Rahul Fakira and Lucien Baldry Excellent collaboration and presentation of their autobiographies Jakob Kullmann, Luke Dickinson, Tom Reynolds, Harry Ridl, Ben Scharges, Aarav Desai, William Stevens and Robert Burman Excellence in French Kofi Asumaning, Robert Hawes, Zacharias Onyejiaka, Jaipal Pillay and Vaishnav Semnarayan Excellent charity presentations Joshua Abel, Tyler Sacco, Max Cropley, Matthew Owen, Jake Kirchmann, Alex Vries, Stephen Carstens and Lucien Baldry

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PPA NEWS School shop will now be open on the following days and times:

Monday 07h00 – 08h00 Wednesday 07h00 – 08h00 and 13h00 – 14h00 Friday 07h00 – 08h00 and 13h00 – 14h00 NB: Tuesday 07h00 – 08h00 and Thursday 07h00 – 08h00 from 6 March 2018.

We are still looking for a volunteers for one or two shifts a month. Contact Alison 0832609920

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HENDERSON PARK CLEAN-UP A community clean-up of Henderson Park will take place on 17 March 2018, from 10h00 to 11h00. If you would like to participate in this worthy cause you are welcome to attend. Back to the top

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JUNIOR PREP NEWS

GRADE 0 OPEN CLASSROOM - THURSDAY 1 MARCH 2018 Grade 0 parents are invited to a Grade 0 Open Classroom on Thursday 1 March from 10h30-11h30, after which boys will go home. This is an opportunity for you to catch a glimpse of what your son does during his day at school as well as allowing you to spend some quality time with him in his classroom. We hope you can make it!

GRADE 0 GRANDPARENTS ASSEMBLY – FRIDAY 9 MARCH 2018 Grandparents and special friends are invited to join us on Friday 9March at 10h30 in the Auditorium for “An African Dream’ – a presentation by the Grade 0s. Tea will be served afterwards to enable your grandson to show you his classroom and some of the work he has completed in his short time at Pridwin. Back to the top

CYCLE TEST STUDY INFORMATION

Friday 9 March 2018 GRADE 5 – ZULU

Inkathi Eyendlule (Past Tense)

Iziqalo Zamabizo

Ubunye / Ubuningi

Siyakhuluma

Mina (translations)

Imisho (Sentence Structure, eg, identifying a subject, verb and an object in a sentence)

GRADE 6 – EXTRA ENGLISH

Comprehension

Parts of Speech – nouns, adjectives, verbs, conjunctions, prepositions

Figures of Speech – simile, alliteration GRADE 6 – ZULU

Izinkathi (Tenses)

Indaba (Ekhaya lakwa Walters)

Izingcezu Zenkulumo

Ubunye / Ubuningi

Iziqalo Zamabizo & Iziqu Zamabizo

Siyakhuluma & Terminology GRADE 7 - SOCS

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FROM THE SPORT’S DESK

We are fortunate to have an excellent team of coaches. Please make life simpler for everyone by addressing any queries and complaints to the relevant responsible person. It really does save time. However, if that avenue does not bring satisfaction you are welcome to escalate the matter to our Head of Sport. Head of Sport: JP Joubert MIC Senior Athletics (Gr 5 – 7): Shannon Wales MIC Junior Athletics (Gr 3 & 4: Shelley Simpson All our coaches contact details are on the Pridwin website.

ATHLETICS FIXTURES 2018

DATE VENUE EVENT TIME

14/03 (Wednesday) St Peter’s Interschool 14h15

17/03 (Saturday) Pridwin - Venus Interschool 08h30

24/03 (Saturday) St Stithian’s Interschool 08h30

28/03 (Wednesday) Pridwin - Janion/Melville Interhouse 12h30

04/04 (Wednesday) St David’s Interschool TBC

ST JOHN’S EASTER RUGBY FESTIVAL FIXTURES 2018

DATE FIXTURE VENUE TIME

29/03 Pridwin vs St Benedict’s Burger field 09h45

29/03 Pridwin vs Orchards C Rugby field 15h45

31/03 Pridwin vs WHPS C Rugby field 09h00

02/04 Pridwin vs The Ridge Burger field 12h45

ST STITHIAN’S RUGBY FESTIVAL FIXTURES 2018

DATE FIXTURE VENUE STARTING TIME

05/04 Pridwin vs KEPS A Field 16h00

06/04 Pridwin vs HeronBridge A Field 19h00

07/04 Pridwin vs St Charles B Field 12h00

07/04 Pridwin vs Umhlali B Field 18h30

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MUSIC DEPARTMENT NEWS SENIOR ENSEMBLE CAMP

We will again be having a combined Senior Jazz Band, Senior Choir camp and African Ensemble. This camp is a compulsory event for all members of the three respective ensembles. The weekend is a highlight for the boys packed with excitement, learning and adventure. It also gives the boys opportunity to bond as an ensemble and to get to know their instructors. VENUE: Cyara River Lodge, Hekpoort

DATE DEPARTING: Friday, 9 March at 14h00

DATE RETURNING: Sunday, 11 March ±14h30

COST: R880-00. This will be debited to the school account.

EXTRAS: Money for tuck shop. (No more than R50 please)

SNACKS: A camp tuck shop will be available – extra snacks are not necessary.

Emergency contact details: Cyara contact person, Irmgarde Kruger (014) 576 1308 / (076) 684 8220 Boys going on camp will be allowed to come to school in Civvies on the Friday and will need to leave their luggage in the Small Hall at 7am. A full Kit List will be emailed to the parents by Friday this week. Should you have any queries, please contact Ms Labuschagne at karienl@pridwin.co.za. We are really looking forward to hearing the results of the boys’ hard work! Back to the top

MID-TERM CLOSING TIMES Please note the following closing times for Thursday, 1 March:

Grade 0 – 3 go home at 11h30. There will be no aftercare, lunch or private sport. Grade 4 – 7 go home at 12h00. Boys in the Senior School may go home at 11h30 if they have a sibling in the Junior School.

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BLINGO BINGO

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MUSIC AND LIBRARY OPENING CELEBRATION

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For the 8th year in a row we are hosting the Pridwin 7s Rugby Festival, a much-anticipated day in the boys’ school calendar. In the run up to the Pridwin Rugby 7s Festival, we would like to encourage rugby “Gees” or rugby spirit and will be introducing “Rugby Fridays”. Starting next week Friday 9th March 2017, and each Friday until the Pridwin 7s event, the boys may come to school in black rugby shorts, a Pridwin or 7s rugby jersey, Pridwin soccer shirt or the Pridwin maroon golf shirts for the younger boys. No blazers will be required for Chapel during “Rugby Fridays” and the boys may wear their black Pridwin fleece should they be cold. Fun prizes will be handed out at Chapel during this period. Rugby 7s jerseys are available for sale at the school shop. This year promises to be another dynamic Pridwin 7s Rugby Festival as we are proud to have Air France on board as our major sponsor for the 2nd year in a row. They have generously sponsored a Prize of 2 air tickets to Europe, terms and conditions apply. We also have PAV as our Gees Sponsor, donating fun prizes in both the run up and on the Day. There will be entertainment for children of all ages including Games Stalls, Jugglers on Stilts and the Pridwin Marimba Band. Food Stalls with fresh Craft Beer on tap will also be available. Come and support the Pridwin 7s team while enjoying an exciting and festive afternoon.

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