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Issue 01

16 January

2019

From the Headmistress' tablet Welcome back to all our Kingfisher families and a special, warm welcome to all new families. We hope that you will be very happy as members of the Kingfisher family. Welcome back too to our teachers and pupils. May 2019 be a successful year for us all and may the school go from strength to strength. Let’s all fly high together. After we broke up, two of our teachers resigned. We thank Mr Etienne Horak and Mrs Nirié Venter for their contribution to our school and we wish them well for the future. Mr Paul Mutusva, a Geography and Life Sciences graduate will take up the College post and Mrs Venter’s post will be shared by Mrs Sandra Marowa, whom many of you know from the Aftercare and from when she substituted for Mrs Louw, who was away on maternity leave and Mrs Tryna Pretorius. Mrs Pretorius is an Afrikaans specialist who taught Afrikaans full time in our College, including matric Afrikaans and she will therefore be teaching Afrikaans. We are privileged to have her at our school. Mrs Marowa is still studying and passed her examinations with distinctions. We are fortunate to have her teaching as well as continuing with her Aftercare duties. Congratulations to Mr Ruan van Zyl on passing all his subjects with four distinctions. We start the new year with our matric results still fresh in our minds. We congratulate our class of 2018, who all passed and who all qualify for university studies. Gillian de Jongh was our top achiever, earning distinctions in Geography, Afrikaans, Life Orientation and Physical Sciences. She achieved Bs for English, Mathematics and Life Sciences. Lesedi Setsiba, our PRC President achieved Bs in Afrikaans, English, Life Orientation and Life Sciences. Michael Payne achieved a distinction for Mathematical Literacy. Congratulation to all teachers who had a role to play in the pupils’ academic success. Gillian and Lesedi started their school journey with us as pre-schoolers and Michael’s mother, Tania, was a founder member of our beloved school. In an attempt to ensure that our assessment of our pupils is reliable and valid, we will be issuing only three reports this year. With four reports, we feel that we are often “weighing the animal more than we are feeding it”. Assessment results inform our teaching and therefore reliable and valid assessment is vital to sound teaching. Each test cycle is therefore longer, allowing for assessment to reflect a longer period of time. The dates for the first cycle reports are as follows: Foundation Phase: 8 – 12 April Parent interviews Intersen Phase: 17 April College: 16 April Parent interviews I will be attending the IEB NSC feedback and MATCH meetings in Pretoria next week. Mrs van Rensburg will be the acting headmistress in my absence. Please take note of the important dates for term one. Calendars for each household were issued today. It is always a busy term and this year, it is a particularly short term of only eight full weeks and two half weeks.

KINGFISHER PRIVATE SCHOOL

SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Tel: 015 781 2410 Email: kingfisherschool@telkomsa.net Website: www.kingfisherschool.co.za

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WELCOME

Welcome to all the new and old pupils and parents of the Kingfisher Private School family.

Press release: IEB National Senior Certificate 2018 The 2018 pass rate is 98.92%, comparable to last year’s pass rate of 98.76%. All candidates who passed achieved a pass that is good enough to enter tertiary study at one of the three levels:

• 90.65% (compared to 88.50% in 2017) of the cohort achieved entry to degree study. • 7.33% (compared to 8.95% in 2017) qualified for entry to diploma study. • 0.95% (compared to 1.30% in 2017) achieved entry for study at the Higher Certificate level.

11 514 full-time and 858 part-time candidates from 249 examination centres across Southern Africa wrote the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations in October and November 2018. This is an increase from 2017 when there were 11 464 full-time candidates and 666 part-time candidates. Umalusi has monitored all aspects of the 2018 examination process and has declared the results to be fair and valid. There is a clear realisation among IEB learners, their parents and teachers that having the knowledge and understanding that lies behind the results on the certificate is far more important and meaningful for success after one’s schooling. The increase in the percentage pass rate for entry to bachelor degree studies can be attributed to the removal of the list of designated subjects. Previously in addition to the normal pass requirements for the NSC, the attainment of 50% or more in a minimum of 4 designated subjects was required for entry to degree study. In 2018, the list of designated subjects was removed. Learners must still get 50% in a minimum of 4 subjects; however the 50% requirement can apply to any subject excluding Life Orientation. The closing date for the application for re-marking is 10 January 2019 and the results from re-marking will be released on 6 February 2019. The closing date for learner’s who qualify to enroll for the supplementary examination to do so, is 15 February 2019. Advanced Programmes 2018 The Advanced Programme courses are extension courses in Mathematics, English and Afrikaans. They are available to any learner in South Africa attending either state or IEB schools who chooses to participate. The assessment has been benchmarked by UK NARIC, the UK equivalent of the South African Qualifications Authority, and is considered equivalent to the UK A-levels.

The 2018 performance in AP Mathematics, consisting of 1 430 learners from IEB schools and 1 246 learners in state schools, has been very pleasing with 79.7% achieving a pass above 40%. From a total of 626 learners offering AP English, 95.5% achieved a pass mark of 40% or above; all learners offering AP Afrikaans achieved a mark of 40% and above.

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Through this government-to-government agreement, successful learners in the Combined Abitur-NSC are recognised by German education authorities for entry to German universities and by the South African education authorities for entry to South African universities. Of the 74 candidates who offered this qualification, 97.3% passed with entry to degree study. The IEB sees its involvement with this qualification as a means of keeping South African students in touch with global standards and developments.

Background for media The IEB has 11 514 full-time and 858 part-time candidates in Grade 12 in 2018, registered at 249 IEB examination venues across the country, Mozambique, Namibia and Swaziland as follows:

Province/Country 2017 2018 2017 2018 Eastern Cape 14 15 565 581 Free State 6 6 161 158 Gauteng 98 131 6546 6674 KwaZulu Natal 37 38 2206 2185 Limpopo 13 12 389 375 Mozambique 1 1 30 37 Mpumalanga 6 6 374 406 Namibia 7 7 224 195 North West Province 4 5 329 253 Northern Cape 3 2 31 32 Swaziland 6 6 279 298 Western Cape 17 18 1049 1178

Total 212 218 12130 12 372 The total number of examination centres was 249, this includes centres that deal only with part-time candidates and centres that host more than one examination venue The Gauteng numbers include learners registered with three distance-learning institutions which have their head offices in Gauteng. These institutions have both full-time and part-time learners who live in areas across the country. They are registered with the distance-learning

institution which manages their lesson delivery as well as the assessment requirements, and in Grade 12 these adhere strictly to the NSC requirements and are moderated and verified by the IEB.

About the IEB The IEB is an independent assessment agency, separate from State and Provincial examination boards, operating within the constraints of national legislation and provisions of the national quality assurance body, Umalusi. Umalusi has granted the IEB accreditation for the assessment of the National Senior Certificate and adult examinations at NQF Level 1. The IEB offers examinations for client schools at the Grade 12 level, in line with national policy, based on the National Curriculum Statements and using various forms of assessment, including final summative examination and continuous assessment – i.e. orals, practicals and portfolios. The School Section acts in accordance with Umalusi prescriptions and the provisions of Higher Education, using professional educationalists who are practising teachers in the various subject disciplines. These teachers are active members of IEB Subject User Groups which engage with the curriculum and make recommendations on assessment practice based on real school experience. The IEB offers assessments including international benchmarking tests at other levels to participating schools.

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DATES TO REMEMBER – 2018

Lost property check 18 January 07:15 – 07:30

PRC Executive Leadership training 19 January

Co-curricular activities start 21 January

Science Exposition workshop (Gr 7 – 9) 21 January 14:15 – 16:00

Lost property check 23 January 07:15 – 07:30

Meet the Teachers meeting 31 January 18:00

Happy Birthday Happy birthday to the following Kingfishers:

Staff: Mrs S Marowa 20 January Grade 1: Omphile Setagane 18 January Grade 3: Rhulani Maluleke 16 January Grade 7: Kelebogile Mosweu 17 January

TUCKSHOP – MENU Thursday 17 January: Tuesday 22 January:

Sandwiches R15 Russian Rolls R20

Pies R18 Pies R18

Friday 18 January: Wednesday 23 January:

Boerewors rolls R25 Chicken & Beef burgers R20

Pies 18

Monday 21 January:

Sandwiches R15

Hot chips R12

Documents issued today

Documents issued for all phases Additional IP documents issued:

- Parents’ Term 1 Planner IP Monitor duty list - Co-curricular timetable -Term 1 Grade 7 leadership training letters - Newsletter - 2019 Consent Form - Aftercare duty roster – January - 2019 Organogram - 2019 Calendar - Merit/demerit lists - Code of Conduct - Uniform - Prize giving criteria - Homework Policy

Additional College documents issued: - Plagiarism policy

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ACADEMICS

FOYER DISPLAY 2019

4 February Fledglings

18 February Grade R

4 March Grade 1

3 April Grade 2

6 May Grade 3

20 May Grade 4

3 June Grade 5

16 July Grade 6

29 July Grade 7

12 August Grade 8

26 August Grade 9

9 September Fledglings

8 October Grade R

21 October Grade 1

4 November Grade 2

18 November Grade 3

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STAR OF THE WEEK – 19 - 23

NOVEMBER 2018

Star of the week: Best in comprehension Grade 1: Paul Ajewole Grade 2: Bokang Tlaletsi Grade 3: Xongile Maluleke STAR OF THE WEEK – 26 - 30

NOVEMBER 2018

Star of the week: Most compassionate towards friends Grade 1: Natalie Captain Grade 2: Maile Seruba Grade 3: Mpho Nkoana

SCIENCE GLOSSARY WINNERS – TERM 4 2018

Grade 4: Sharon Joseph 95.8% Grade 5: Aman Pati 99.5% Grade 6: Dikeno Mashile 98.3% Grade 7: Shawn Joseph 92.8%

INTERSEN PHASE TERM 4 TOP

ACHIEVERS – 2018

Grade 4: Mosa Motloutsi 85%

Grade 5: Lona Ndlotyeni 88%

Grade 6: Kelebogile Mosweu 84%

Grade 7: Cara Kenney 82%

SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE – 2018

Congratulations to the following Intersen Phase pupils for participating in the final round of the South African Mathematics Challenge held in August 2018. Certificate of participation: Grade 5: Mafasa Nkoana Daniella Montjoie Grade 6: Thato Moleya Silver Certificate: Grade 5: Lona Ndlotyeni

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100% ATTENDANCE 2018

Grade 1: Paul Ajewole Grade 7: Donald Gezane Cameron Cooper Shawn Joseph Mfundo Sindane Lesedi Mokhabukhi

Tshegofatso Nkuna Grade 2: Eesha Sharma Thembinkosi Vundla Michaela Montjoie Grade 8: Sharoline Shivambu Grade 3: Thusano Kutumela Lehlogonolo Madji Grade 9: Emmanuel Ajewole

Itumeleng Mashiane Naledi Magoro Mpho Nkoana Lethabo Malatji Kgaugelo Malatji Mapula Maringa

Thabang Motloutsi Grade 4: Hayden Cooper Blessings Nxumalo Kaone Kgengwe

Puseletso Mokgalaka Grade 10: Neo Kgomoesoana Mosa Motloutsi Siphosenkosi Nkosi Itumeleng Phala

Grade 5: Deborah Ajewole Lindokuhle Madlala Dineo Magoro

Darren Mhondiwa Jamessy Monawe Daniella Montjoie Itumeleng Moremi

Grade 6: Success Maluleke Dikeno Mashile Omphile Masuluke Mickey Mkhabele Mmaphefo Mokhabukhi Kitso Nkabiti Monthathi Rankweteke Ntrando Sindane

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TOP merit ACHIEVERS 2018

Grade 1: Cameron Cooper Grade 2: Michaela Montjoie Grade 3: Sethembokhule Khumalo Noluthando Ntsepe Grade 4: Hayden Cooper 421 merits Grade 5: Daniella Montjoie 358 merits Grade 6: Thato Moleya 334 merits Grade 7: Naledi Sedibe 137 merits Grade 8: Owethu Ntsepe 392 merits Grade 9: Jani Jordaan 428 merits Grade 10: Mmapula Mokhabukhi 317 merits Grade 11: Mumba Kofya 368 merits

AFRIKAANS TOP SPELLERS – TERM 4 2018 Grade 4: Zoe Cloete First 98% Kegoratile Moleya Second 87% Sharon Joseph Third 91% Grade 5: Shan Captain First 96.4%

Dineo Magoro Second 96% Nsovo Nkwinika Third 92%

Grade 6: Dikeno Mashile First 96% Koketso Mojela First 96% Thato Moleya Third 93% Kelebogile Mosweu Third 93% Grade 7: Thato Tlaletsi First 100% Cara Kenney First 100% Shawn Joseph Second 99% Grade 8: Sechaba Sentsho First 100% Sharoline Shivambu First 100% Beloved Malungane Third 98%

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AFRIKAANS BABBELBEK – TERM 4 2018

Grade 4: Peter Kofya First 97% Lehlonolo Moremi Second 96% Mosa Motloutsi & Kegaroltile Moleya Third 94% Grade 5: Lona Ndlotyeni First 91%

Aman Pati Second 90% S’nenjabulo Hlatswayo Third 88%

Grade 6: Ntando Sindane First 90% Kitso Nkabiti Second 85% Kelebogile Mosweu Third 82% Grade 7: Cara Kenney First 91% Thembinkosi Vundla Second 86% Michaela Knoesen Third 85% Grade 8: Risuna Muhlare First 100% Tanishq Sharma Second 97% Vinaya Pauly Third 90% Owethu Ntsepe Third 90% Kutlwano Kotsoe Third 90%

ENGLISH TOP SPELLERS – TERM 4 2018

Grade 4: Sharon Joseph First 99.6%

Zoe Cloete Second 94.4%

Hayden Cooper Third 94%

Grade 5: Joscelyn Ferreira First 100%

Daniella Montjoie & Lona Ndlotyeni Tie 2 99%

Aman Pati Fourth 98.9%

Grade 6: Thato Moleya & Kitso Nkabiti Tie 1 100%

Success Maluleke, Dikeno Mashile,

Mickey Mkhabela & Aubrey Mogane Tie 2 98.9%

Grade 7: Cara Kenney First 99.4%

Lesedi Mokhabukhi Second 98.8%

Rebecca Lockhart Third 97.1%

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COLLEGE MERIT CERTIFICATES – TERM 4 2018

GRADE 8 50 MERTIS

100 MERTIS

150 MERITS

250 MERITS

300 MERITS

HIGHEST

Kutlwano Kotsoe ✓ Mmabatho Maenetja ✓ Xiluvelo Mathebula ✓ Tyrah Mgiba ✓ Christine Moodley ✓ Owethu Ntsepe 392 Vinaya Pauly 367 Tanishq Sharma 353 Sharoline Shivambu ✓

GRADE 9 50

MERTIS 100

MERTIS 150

MERITS 250

MERITS 300

MERITS HIGHEST

Emmanuel Ajewole 421 Jani Jordaan 428 Cursten Juull ✓ Naledi Magoro ✓ Lungile Makhoba ✓ Ndzalama Makhubela ✓ Lethabo Malatji ✓ Mapula Maringa ✓ Tsundzuka Mnisi ✓

GRADE 10 50

MERTIS 100

MERITS 150

MERITS 200

MERTIS 250

MERTIS 300

MERITS Jordan Greaver ✓ Gugu Mdhluli ✓ ✓ Mmapula Mokhabukhi ✓ ✓

GRADE 11 100

MERITS 150

MERITS 200

MERITS 250

MERITS 300

MERITS HIGHEST

Mumba Kofya ✓ ✓ 368 Neo Mashego ✓ Caitlin van Rensburg ✓

COLLEGE PRIZE-GIVING CERTIFICATES

Half Academic colours for achieving an individual average of 80% in individual subjects are awarded to: Half colours Jani Jordaan For achieving Silver at

the regional round of the Tritech Science

exposition

Full colours Emmanual Ajewole Naledi Magoro

Rsunduzuka Mnisi Kgothatso Motlhobuka

Thabang Motloutsi

For achieving Silver at the national round of the

Tritech Science Exposition

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HIGH FLYERS TERM 4: 2018

Grade 4: 75% and above: Grade 9: 75% and above:

Sharon Joseph 80% Blessings Nxumalo 75%

Hayden Cooper 80% Naledi Magoro 79%

Mosa Motloutsi 85% Thabang Motloutsi 80%

Mapula Maringa 82%

Grade 5: 75% and above: Emmanuel Ajewole 90% Top Achiever

Shan Captain 75%

Nsovo Mashimbyi 76% Grade 10: 70% and above:

Daniella Montjoie 77% Gugu Mdhluli 70 %

Nsovo Nkwinika 78% Mmapula Mokhabukhi 70%

Joscelyn Ferreira 80% Tsheko Nkabiti 78% Top Achiever

Vivek Pauly 81%

Aman Pati 87% Grade 11: 70% and above:

Lona Ndlotyeni 88% Mumba Kofya 70% Top Achiever

Grade 6: 75% and above:

Monthati Rankweteke 75%

Kitso Nkabiti 80%

Thato Moleya 81%

Kelebogile Mosweu 84%

Grade 7: 70% and above:

Tshegofatso Nkuna 76%

Mikayla Knoesen 77%

Rebecca Lockhart 80%

Duduzile Makgatho 83%

Sharoline Shivambu 81%

Cara Kenney 82%

Grade 8: 75% and above:

Owethu Ntsepe 77%

Sharoline Shivambu 78%

Kamogelo Sekgojane 79%

Tanishq Sharma 84%

Vinaya Pauly 86% Top Achiever

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GRADE 3 FREQUENTLY FABULOUS AWARDS – 2018 This certificate is awarded to pupils who have achieved an average of 90% or more in their weekly English spelling, Afrikaans spelling or Mental Mathematics tests throughout the year. 1: Sethembokuhle Khumalo: 7: Resego Moletsane: English spelling 96% English spelling 97% Afrikaans 95% Afrikaans spelling 94% Mental Mathematics: 90%

8. Siyabonga Mtsenga: 2: Rorisang Ledwaba: English spelling 98% English spelling 97% Afrikaans spelling 94% Afrikaans spelling 95% Mental Mathematics 94% 9. Yiva Ndlotyeni: English spelling 98% 3: Kamogelo Mabilo: Afrikaans spelling 99% English spelling 98% Mental Mathematics 93% Afrikaans spelling 94% Mental Mathematics 98% 10. Noluthando Ntsepe: English spelling: 92% 4: Kgaugelo Malatji: English spelling 92% 11. Alethea Pappas: Mental Mathematics 91% 5: Xongile Maluleke: English spelling 94% 12. Bokang Raganya: Afrikaans spelling 92% English spelling 93% Mental Mathematics 97% Afrikaans spelling 93% Mental Mathematics 95% 6: Itumeleng Mashiane: Afrikaans spelling 90% 13. Elaina Siju: English spelling 91% Afrikaans spelling 90%

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SPORT & CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

2019 TERM 1 MONITORS

Success Maluleke Dikeno Mashile Mickey Mkhabele Thato Moleya Kelebogile Mosweu Kitso Nkabiti

Congratulations!

ACTIVITIES

CAKE SALES 2019

20 February Pre-school

13 March Grade 1 - 3

SPUR DATES 2019

26 February

28 May

23 July

26 November

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Extra-murals start on the 21st of January for all grades. Pupils must participate in at least one co-curricular activity per term. Swimming is compulsory for ALL grades R-11 (life skill).

• Swimming is compulsory – this is a life skill • Pupils must please have the following items with them when participating in

swimming: Blue cap and Blue/Navy swimming costume. No cap – no swimming. • Pupils must please have the following items with them when participating in

athletics: Blue boxer shorts and school t-shirt and white tackies.

If pupils are not dressed correctly they will not be allowed to participate in any physical co-curricular activities.

SCIENCE EXPOSITION WORKSHOP

The workshop will be held on Monday the 21st of January from 14:15-15:00 in Mrs Louw’s classroom. All grade 7-9 pupils must attend. Pupils in grades 10-12 who wish to enter the Tritech Exposition this

year must also attend the workshop.

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SECOND-HAND UNIFORM SHOP

Parents are welcome to visit our second hand uniform shop.

Parents, please donate unwanted/outgrown uniform items to our second-hand uniform shop.

GRADE 7 FUNDS RAISED

The Grade 7 pupils extended the wall on the sport field by 6 metres as their gift to the

school. Thank you to the parents and pupils for their support of the Intersen Phase

fundraising events in 2018. Thank you to the Grade 7 pupils for all their hard work.

CHARITY WALK

The Charity Walk was in aid of a preschool in Majeje, Kideo Kids

Learning Centre, and took place on Thursday 06 December.

An amount of R1126 was raised. Thank you to all who contributed to

this worthy cause.

CHRISTMAS PARTY – FLEDGLINGS & GRADE R - 2018

The Fledglings and Grade Rs held their annual

Christmas party on the 4th of December. Thank you to everyone who helped make the

Preschool Christmas Party such a huge success!! The children had a wonderful time and were so well behaved that Father Christmas bought them each a

special present! Thank you to Father Christmas for the special gifts!

“MEET THE PARENTS” EVENING

A reminder of the “Meet the Parents” meeting is on 31 January at 18:00. Important

information will be discussed at the meeting. All families must be represented.

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GRADE 7 LEADERSHIP TRAINING

The Grade 7 pupils will be attending a leadership training course on Friday 01 February from 14:00-16:00 in Mrs van Rensburg’s classroom. Parents are please to sign the letter which was issued today and return it to school by the 21st of January.

NATIVITY PLAY

Our annual Nativity play took place on

Wednesday 05 December.

Thank you to all who supported the

nativity play and donated items for the

workers.

DOCUMENTS ISSUED

1. A number of documents will be issued to the pupils today. Pupils must please show these documents to their parents and then keep the documents safely where they have been instructed by their teachers.

2. Reply slips from the Code of Conduct must be returned to school by Friday 18 January, as well as that their work books must be covered by Monday 21 January.

3. There was a stationery and diary check for all Intersen Phase pupils today. Pupils must make sure that they have the correct stationery and their diary at school every day.

4. The first Intersent Phase test is scheduled to be written on Thursday 31 January. Breakdowns for these tests will be handed out this week.

GRADE 12 PRC EXECUTIVE TRAINING

The Grade 12 PRC executive will be going to the Blyde Adventure Camp in Hoedspruit for their leadership training on the 19th of January.

They will be accompanied by Mr Nechombo.

PRE-SCHOOL CAKE SALE

The Pre-school will have their cake sale on Wednesday the 20th of

February.

Bring lots of money!

HOUSE T-SHIRTS ORDER

To order a House shirt, please write the name of the pupil on an envelope and send it to the register

teacher with an amount of R100.

THANK YOU

Thank you to the Lockhart family for the donation of fifty-two books in impeccable condition to our library. The huge and invaluable variety includes non-fiction books as well as junior and senior fiction. Your kind gesture and interest in our library is much appreciated. Kingfisher staff and pupils express their sincere gratitude for your interest in the education of our school’s most valuable asset, our pupils.

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MARKED BELONGINGS/LOST PROPERTY Please make sure that all your belongings (stationery, clothes, shoes, lunch box) are clearly marked with your name and also that you look after them carefully. The procedure for lost property for this year is as follows. Lost property that is marked will be returned to the owner. Unmarked lost property will be put in a box in the sick bay. Pupils will be allowed to look in this box on a Wednesday and Friday after assembly. Should they find their lost items in the box, they will have to pay an amount of R1.00 per item to have them returned. PYGMY PLAY The Pygmy Play is the annual concert in which the Grade 8 pupils are the star attractions in the play, which is written and directed by the Grade 12 pupils. This event signals the final induction of the Grade 8 pupils into the College. Practices will start on Monday 21 January. These are compulsory for all Grade 8 and Grade 12 pupils. All pupils and parents are welcome to attend the evening. No entry fee is payable, but a donation will be greatly appreciated. There will be tuckshop available. The Pygmy play takes place at the Foskor Hall on the 07th of February at 18:00-19:00. Pupils must please be fetched by 19:00 as there will be no supervision after this time. This is a compulsory event for all the college pupils.

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…………………………………………… Mrs Renée Campbell-Brown Headmistress