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LOVE OF WORK FAMILY SPIRIT IN THE WAY OF MARY SIMPLICITY PRESENCE
A Message from the Primary School Principal, Mr Tony Williams
How to Teach Children to be Assertive Some of the most difficult moments in my teaching career have come about when I was faced with a Student who has tears in his (her) eyes. Picture the scenario. He had a really hard week. He struggles with anxiety and inattention in the classroom, and that makes learning difficult on a good week. That wasn’t what brought his tears,
though. He can cope with the mixed emotions that go hand-in-hand with learning problems. What made an average week terrible for this Student was peer conflict. “If I do what they say, they let me play with them. If I don’t because I don’t want to get in trouble, they walk away and tell me not to follow.” Caught between his morals he learnt from birth and through his schooling and his desire to remain part of a peer group - he freezes. To stand up to them was to risk losing them (for the day, anyway) but to follow the herd was to risk getting in trouble. He couldn’t make a decision. In the end, they left him standing alone, too anxious to make a move. This particular child is one of the quiet ones. He’s introverted and tends to stick to a small peer group of trusted friends, and he almost never leads the group. He prefers to avoid conflict as much as possible and has difficulty standing up to his friends. He’s not alone. Many Students struggle to assert their thoughts and feelings, even when they know that speaking up is the right thing to do. Assertiveness is a way to communicate feelings, thoughts, opinions and beliefs in a respectful, clear and honest manner. Although it doesn’t come naturally to all, assertiveness is a skill that can (and should) be taught to children – this will enable them to stand up for themselves during testing times and to build resilience. Assertive communication is direct but not offensive. In fact, part of being assertive is respecting others’ feelings and opinions, being able to take criticism in a constructive way, and being willing to negotiate when having a disagreement. Therefore, assertive children are more likely to be able to:
identify their own feelings;
speak up for themselves and others;
avoid and respond to bullying;
MARIST BROTHERS LINMEYER NEWSLETTER
FRIDAY, 1st June 2018
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disagree respectfully;
negotiate with others;
say “no” without feeling guilty;
build up stronger relationships;
build confidence and self-esteem; and,
feel in control. Teaching assertiveness early in life is very valuable as, generally speaking, assertive children grow up to be assertive teens and adults. Here are some ideas of how you can teach your children to be assertive: 1) Model assertive behaviour when interacting with family members, acquaintances, and others. 2) At times, you will need to teach your child how to be assertive explicitly. If your child is feeling left out at break times, teach him/her how to manage this situation. For example, you can coach him/her on how to join in activities or games that he/she enjoys playing. 3) You can role-play different scenarios so your child has an opportunity to practise being assertive. 4) Other traits to teach include: confident posture (body upright, shoulders relaxed, relaxed facial expression, and good eye-contact), and listening without interrupting. As with any other skill, learning to be assertive takes time and practice, so be consistent and persist, it will soon pay off! Adapted from an article in Melbourne Child Psychology & School Psychology Services
Tony Williams Principal – Primary School
PRAYER FOR THE WEEK May the Lord Jesus put his hands on our eyes, for then we
too shall begin to look, not at what is seen, but what is not
seen. May he open the eyes that are concerned not with the present but with what is yet to come. May he unseal the
heart’s vision, that we may gaze on God in the spirit, through the same Lord Jesus Christ, whose glory and power will
endure throughout the unending succession of ages. (Prayer
of Origen 185- 254 AD)
DAILY REFLECTIONS
http://www.acatholic.org/
DAILY LITURGICAL READINGS http://www.ewtn.com/daily-readings/
PRAYER BOOKS Please note that Prayer books were a once-off free distribution. Replacement due to loss or
damage will be at a cost of R20.
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PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS
MEGGY AND GIGGY Excitement in a picture! The anticipation of the Roberts family taking Meggy and Giggy home for the weekend!
TUTOR Angela Tomaz, an ex-Marist Brothers Linmeyer student is available to tutor for Primary School
Students. She is able to help with homework assistance, study methods and exam prep. Her
cell number is 0723005153.
INK CARTRIDGES Please send all used ink cartridges to Mrs Bolland in the Computer Lab for recycling.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION The second First Holy Communion meeting takes place on Tuesday, 05th June @ 18h30 in the Marian Resource Centre.
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PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORT
All Sports Fixtures and Results are on the sports website: http://sports.maristbl.co.za/
JUNIOR INTER-HOUSE SOCCER AND NETBALL Junior Inter-House Soccer and Netball (Grade One, Two and Three) will take place on Friday, 15th June from 13:30 until 15:00. This is only open to Students who have been attending practices every week. All children involved in this must wear their House T-Shirts for the event.
RESULTS Under 9 Soccer vs Sacred Heart College Thursday, 24th May: U9A won 6-1 U9B drew 2-2 U9C won 2-1 Netball matches vs St Columbus Thursday, 24th May: U10A won 12 - 9 U10B lost 6 - 2 U11A lost 21 -13 U11B lost 11 -1 U12A won 27- 4 U12B won 6 - 4 U13A won 31 -1 U13B won 20 -1 U13A Netball CSO at Brescia House Saturday, 26th May: vs St Theresa’s won 25 - 0 vs Brescia House won 14 - 2 vs De La Salle won 22 - 1 vs St Theresa’s won 15 - 2 vs Mayfair Convent won 20 - 0 vs De La Salle won 21 - 1 U13A Soccer CSO at Veritas College Saturday, 26th May: vs Sacred Heart won 2 - 0 vs Mayfair Convent won 5 -1 vs Veritas College won 3 - 0 vs St Theresa’s won 1 - 0 Chess
vs Mondeor Primary won 13 - 3.
FIXTURES Monday, 04th June:
Mini Soccer: U7A and B and U8A and B vs St Martins at Marist Brothers Linmeyer
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Mini Netball: U7A and B and U8A and B at St Martins
Tuesday, 05th June:
Soccer matches vs St Martins:
U9ABC @ Marist Brothers Linmeyer
U10ABC @ Marist Brothers Linmeyer
U11AB @ Marist Brothers Linmeyer
U12A @ St Martins
U13A @ St Martins
Thursday, 07th June:
Soccer Matches vs Saheti:
U9ABC @ Saheti
U10ABC @ Saheti
U11AB @ Saheti
U12AB @ Marist Brothers Linmeyer
U13AB @ Marist Brothers Linmeyer
Netball matches vs St Catherine’s:
U10A @ St Catherine’s
U11A @ St Catherine’s
U12A @ Marist Brothers Linmeyer
U13AB @ Marist Brothers Linmeyer
Friday, 08th June:
Under 9 Netball festival @ Marist Brothers Linmeyer
Mini Soccer and Netball matches away at Bishop Bavin (U7A and B and U8A and B)
Saturday, 09th June
CSO Foundation Phase Soccer and Netball @ Sacred Heart
EXTERNAL ACHIEVEMENTS Parents are encouraged to forward details of their child/ren’s external significant
achievement/s to Mr Powell ([email protected]) and to Mr Deere Jones
([email protected]). All awards will be acknowledged internally at the various line-up
assemblies.
GYMNASTICS Leina Myburgh, competed in the Gauteng Provincial Tournament WAG Level 2 on the 26th
May in Pretoria, where she achieved a silver medal. Well done Leina!
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KARATE Avinash Jose, a Grade 2 student,
participated in the JKA Karate National
Championship on 25th May 2018 and won
Silver in Kata and Bronze in Kumite among
16 participants from all 9 provinces. Well
done Avinash!
SWIMMING Angelo Dias, a Grade 5 student, achieved the following results at the
CGA Level 2 final gala on Sunday, 15th April at Ellis Park.
Angelo swam 6 races in his age group:-
Freestyle 200m – 3rd
Freestyle 100m – 2nd
Freestyle 50m – 2nd
Well done, Angelo!
Gabriel Tomaz, a Grade 1 student,
achieved first place in his age category for swimming which he
participates in at Aqua Babes swimming school. The prize giving
took place on Saturday, 26th May. Well done, Gabriel!
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THE WEEK AHEAD
02/06 St Martin’s Sports Festival
05/06 18:00 First Holy Communion Parents’ meeting
06/06 St Marcellin Champagnat Day
09:00 Mass – HS Quad
School closes at 11:00
07/06 Soccer matches vs Saheti
Netball matches vs St Catherine’s
08/06 Assembly 3M
Under 9 Netball festival @ Marist Brothers Linmeyer
Mini Soccer and Netball matches away at Bishop Bavin (U7A and B and U8A and B)
09/06 CSO Foundation Phase Soccer and Netball @ Sacred Heart
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
HIGH SCHOOL SPORT
All Sports Fixtures and Results are on the sports website: http://sports.maristbl.co.za/
The Marist Tigers Kits are available at The Uniform Shop. Please see attached link for details. http://www.maristbl.co.za/maristbrotherslinmeyer/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Marist-Tigers-First-Team-Kits-and-
Warm-Up-Shirts.pdf
WINTER SPORTS Please see attached link for the timetable. http://www.maristbl.co.za/extra-curricular-timetable-sport-high-school
MARIST BROTHERS LINMEYER SLEEPOUT – 2019 We are hosting a SLEEPOUT on Friday 15 June in the High School quad. More details
to follow soon on the SchoolApp. We encourage all students at MBL to donate a
blanket and a tin of soup which will be donated to those least favoured by life.
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CRICKET TERM 1 Our season so far has been a relatively successful season. The highlight of the season was our victory at the St Benedict’s Cricket festival. This was an especially good achievement as
most of our team is made up of Grade 9 boys and we came up against senior teams
consisting of Grade 11 and Grade 12 boys.
Our results for the festival were as follows:
Marist Brothers Linmeyer beat CBC Pretoria by
11 Wickets.
Marist Brothers Linmeyer lost to St. David’s by
32 Runs.
Marist Brothers Linmeyer beat Sacred Heart by
22 Runs.
Marist Brothers Linmeyer beat St.
Benedict’s by 7 Wickets.
Marist Brothers Linmeyer beat Veritas by 10
Wickets.
We were unfortunately less successful in our league matches, losing 3 of the 4 matches that
we played. Special mention has to go to our captain Joshua Jose who made 134 runs from 52
balls against St. Martin’s and 69 not out against King David. Joshua finished the season with a
batting average of 79.75.
Our results for the league are as follows:
Marist Brothers Linmeyer lost by 9 wickets to
King David’s.
Marist Brothers Linmeyer lost by 193 runs to
Marias Viljoen.
Marist Brothers Linmeyer U14 lost by 44 runs
to Marais Viljoen U14.
Marist Brothers Linmeyer beat St. Martin’s by
213 runs.
Well done on a good season boys!
Mr A. Squire
H.O.D. Sport
GENERAL NEWS
THE UNIFORM SHOP The Uniform Shop will be open on the following Saturdays:
July 28th from 8:30 to 12:00.
Sept 29th from 8:30 to 12:00.
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Oct 27th from 8:30 to 12:00.
Nov 24th from 8:30 to 12:00.
From Monday, 2nd July onwards normal shop hours apply 7:00 to 15:00.
Wednesday, 29th August to Friday, 31st from 8:30 to 13:00.
Monday, 3rd September onwards normal shop hours apply 7:00 to 15:00.
The School shop will officially close on the 14th December, please look out for notices
concerning shop hours.
It will reopen in January 2019, on the 3rd until the 7th from 8:30 to 15:00.
Saturday, 5th from 8:30 to 13:00.
Please also take note that there are NO exchanges or refunds allowed on the following items
for hygiene reasons:
Swimming caps, Swimming costumes, socks, hats, tights and stockings.
For the above items please make sure that your children are with you to try them on.
Karen Fagan : The Uniform Shop : +27824168209 : [email protected]
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MARIAN RESOURCE CENTRE
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SENSORY PLAY WORKSHOP Our school will be hosting a workshop hosted by “Sensory Intelligence” on Thursday, 12th July.
This workshop is ideally suited for teachers and parents of pre-school children as it addresses
“sensory play for pre-schoolers.” If you are interested in joining us, please make use of the
information below.
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LOVE OF WORK FAMILY SPIRIT IN THE WAY OF MARY SIMPLICITY PRESENCE
SCHOOL CALENDAR 2018
1ST TERM
Term Starts
Wednesday, 10th January 2018
MidTerm Break
Wednesday, 21st February 2018 (Close)
Tuesday, 27th February 2018 (Return)
Term Ends
Friday, 06th April 2018
2ND TERM
Term Starts
Wednesday, 2nd May 2018
MidTerm Break
Friday, 22nd June 2018 (Close)
Monday, 2nd July 2018 (Return)
Term Ends
Friday, 3rd August 2018
3RD TERM
Term Starts
Tuesday, 4th September 2018
MidTerm Break
Thursday, 18th October 2018 (Close) Tuesday, 23rd October 2018 (Return)
Term Ends
Tuesday, 4th December 2018 (Close for Students)
Thursday, 6th December 2018 (Close for Staff)
SCHOOL CALENDAR 2019
1ST TERM
Term Starts
Tuesday, 15th January 2019
MidTerm Break
Thursday, 21st February 2019 (Close)
Tuesday, 26th February 2019 (Return)
Term Ends
Friday, 12th April 2019
2ND TERM
Term Starts
Tuesday, 7th May 2019
MidTerm Break
Friday, 28th June 2019 (Close)
Monday, 8th July 2019 (Return)
Term Ends
Thursday, 8th August 2019
3RD TERM
Term Starts
Tuesday, 10th September 2019
School Holiday
Monday, 23rd September 2019
MidTerm Break
Thursday, 24th October 2019 (Close) Tuesday, 29th October 2019 (Return)
Term Ends
Wednesday, 4th December 2019 (Close for Students)
Friday, 6th December 2019 (Close for Staff)
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