2018

Mon

12 Mar

Kit Davies Ballet Production

Tue

13 Mar

St John’s Exchange to depart

09:00 Nursery Grandparents Day

PGSGU Interschool Tennis at RGHS

Kit Davies Ballet Production

Wed

14 Mar

Gr 5 depart for camp to Simonsberg

09:00 Pre-N Grandparents Day

Kit Davies Ballet Production

Thu

15 Mar

Kit Davies Ballet Production

Fri

16 Mar

Gr R Grandparents Day

Gr 5 Return from camp

Matric Dance

Kit Davies Ballet Production

Sat

17 Mar

Parents Bursary Dance

Kit Davies Ballet Production

Dear Parents

Our Music Assembly on Tuesday morning was a happy and fun one that

began with the marimba band and string ensemble accompanying our

hymn, Siyahamba.

The string ensemble also helped Ms Conrads with her message to the

school and practically demonstrated the three c’s that are so important

in any teamwork:

• Communication

• Cooperation

• Courage

Ms Karsten even had her musical debut as she was tasked with

conducting our string ensemble!

We ended off the assembly with the Grade 2 violin girls playing a lovely

pizzicato piece. Well done girls.

HERSCHEL PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Message from our Head

MUSIC

LIBRARY PRE-PREPARATORY FOUNDATION INTERMEDIATE & SENIOR

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Pre-Prep

Foundation Phase

In keeping with our theme of Changes Over Time, the Grade 2s had the

opportunity to make e-books using Book Creator on the iPads. They

thoroughly enjoyed a stimulating lesson in a relaxed environment under

Herschel’s beautiful plane trees.

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The Grade R girls had lots of fun on their outing to the tidal pools at Camps

Bay beach. They collected shells, built sand castles, and interacted with

one another. They also picked up broken glass, making sure the beach

environment was clean and safe.

Intermediate Phase

Grade 5

The Grade 5s have spent most of the term studying the geography of

Africa in their Integrated Studies lessons. They researched interesting

facts about African countries and then applied this knowledge with

creativity and imagination to create board games about Africa. On

Tuesday the girls had great fun playing and assessing each other’s board

games.

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Grade 6 Camp to Wortelgat The Grade 6s went on their annual camp to Wortelgat on Wednesday 28

February. After unpacking and meeting the leaders, the girls were

divided into six groups for the duration of the camp. The first activities

included a ski race, Minesweeper and the marble run. Then it was down

to the water for the Queen and Princess of the Mud competition,

followed by a bucket water relay. After a tasty supper and some free

time the girls, learnt some new indoor games: Penguin, Gee-ga-low and

Banana. The girls were divided into two groups – one group did the Owl

trail night hike, while the other group played Stalk the Lantern.

The following morning the girls were up early and got into their groups

for a day of team building activities. Many girls faced difficult challenges

such as the spider web, Chinese tyres, balance beam, bush art, climb the

chimney and kayaking. The girls enjoyed working together as a team and

encouraging their team mates to complete each task. After a delicious

braai of chicken, wors, rolls and potato salad the girls prepared for the

night activities. Finally it was time for Bingo – the girls had made their

own cards and with caller, Mrs Lewis, in full cry the competition for

Easter egg prizes began! Next morning the girls were up, packing and

cleaning their bungalows. After breakfast, farewells were said and a very

tired group of Grade 6s left camp. Some of the girls’ comments:

Anna Searson : ‘I loved the challenging rounds of Stalk the Lantern”

Jasmine Hatherill:” I had a great time at camp, my highlights were

kayaking and chimney rock climbing.”

Roxanne Boyd: “I had so much fun with my friends.”

Intermediate Phase…

Grade 6 Dads & Daughters Technology Evening

On Thursday 8 March the Grade 6 girls gathered in the Prep School Hall with their dads at 18:30 where their brief was read

to them. The teams had to design and make a camouflaged structure to protect them from a jungle storm, but at the same

time provide them with a viewing opportunity. They had to build a simple series circuit to provide torch light and make a

flag. The flag needed to be placed above the structure for ‘search and find’ purposes. Five green garden bags, four sticks

and string were supplied as the main building materials; felt tipped pens were used for decoration.

The girls had such fun spending time with their fathers. The dads were fabulous sports and entered into the spirit of things

with whole-hearted enthusiasm.

A huge thank you to Mervin Walsh from Bishops and Kathy Burden from the Senior School for being the judges on the

evening. No easy task to assess 23 projects in a limited period of time! They did have a hard task on their hands as some

truly brilliant structures and creative flags were produced. The team of Andrew and Georgia Finlayson, Rob and Kate

Formby and Amy van Breda were declared the winners on the night.

A huge thank you to all staff who made the evening possible.

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Tips for Reading

Elizabeth Nadler-Nir is delighted to invite parents, guardians, grandparents, teachers or anyone who is interested in

reading improvement, to a course on reading.

Monday, 19 March at 6:30pm

This 1 ½ hour course will equip people with an understanding of how reading develops and the different challenges faced by

many readers. Practical tips will guide parents to make the best of the reading relationship, whether it is with their

reluctant 11 year old or their emergent reader.

Music

ORCHESTRA REHEARSALS – Easter Service

Only Grade 6 and 7 girls are required to attend our Thursday morning

Orchestra rehearsals for the remainder of Term 1, as we will be preparing

for our Easter Service.

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Eco Club The Eco Club explored Fernwood Park in Newlands last Friday. The park

is a beautiful oasis in the centre of the suburbs, supported and

maintained by the local residents. We looked at some of the adaptations

plants have made to be able to grow and survive in nature. The girls also

learnt about animal adaptations including topics such as: camouflage,

bio-mimicry, behaviour and eating patterns. We played a fun game and

searched in the cool and shady riverbed for interesting things to

discover.

ICE-CREAM PRICES

GRAPE: R4

LEMON & LIME: R4

JOLLY JELLY: R5

CHOC-O-LINA: R5

GRANADILLA: R8

SWEET HEART: R10

Outreach

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Easter Egg Collection

Thank you to all those who have already contributed to our Easter

Egg Collection. Friday, 16 March will be the last day for this

collection.

ICE CREAM SALES: Grade 1 - 7

Ice creams will be on sale at first break every Wednesday and Friday.

All proceeds go towards the Herschel Outreach Fund. Thank you for

your continued support!

Grade 7 Fair

The annual Grade 7 Fair will take place on Tuesday, 24 April 2018 and the proceeds will go to Grade 7 Community Outreach

Projects as well as the annual Grade 7 gift to the school.

The Fair is an important aspect of the year as we try to develop social awareness in the girls. The Grade 7 girls are working

very hard at school and at home making interesting items for sale to make this a fun-filled and exciting day for the rest of

the school. A range of very worthy causes benefit from their hard work and dedication through the year.

Before then, please use this opportunity to have a clear out and send donations to Mrs Billett’s office for:

Whole school appeal:

TOMBOLA: any items suitable for prizes;

WHITE ELEPHANT: any items suitable for sale at school;

SECOND HAND: books, clothes, DVDs, CDs etc.

PLANTS: seedlings, shrubs, bunches of flowers & herbs

Grade specific appeals are as follows:

Grades 1 and 2 – cakes, cookies, cupcakes;

Grades 3 and 4 – sweets for prizes and sale;

Grades 5 and 6 – small prizes.

Please send your donations (non-edibles and plants) to school any time from now until the 23 April.

Plants should be brought to school two days before the Fair and home bakes on the morning of the Fair.

Thank you very much for your support of this important event on the Herschel calendar.

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Our Grade 6 UK Exchange pupils, accompanied by Mrs Lewis, Mrs Roebert and Ms Conrads depart for St John’s-on-the-Hill on

Tuesday, 13 March. We would like to wish them everything of the best as they embark on this exciting adventure. We look

forward to hearing all about their travels when they return on 29 March.

Good luck to the courageous moms, dads and girls who are going to be riding the Cape Town Cycle Tour on Sunday. I hope

that the wind is behind you and that your legs are strong. Have a wonderful ride, enjoy the support and the camaraderie of

those on the road.

“If you have a purpose in which you can believe, there’s no end to the amount of things you can accomplish.” Marian Anderson

Wishing you all a fantastic weekend with your loved ones.

Yours sincerely

For and on behalf of

Mrs B. Heidmann

Head of Preparatory

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