Newsletter #1 2020

17 January 2020 Dear Parents,

I am pleased to report that 2020 at Camps Bay High School is off to a smooth start. Pupils have been allocated to

classes, text books have been issued and lessons have started. The academic year is underway.

Each year I like to have a focus and at our first Assembly I shared our 2020 focus with the pupils. This is based on

a set of values that were chosen by the staff at our Strategic Planning Meeting last year. So our covering statement

is that, "In 2020 we are going to do the right thing for the people we are with, in a way that is respectful".

To achieve this, we will focus on the following values:

Term 1: Integrity and Honesty

Term 2: Loving and Caring

Terms 3 and 4: Empathy and Responsibility

We are not losing any of our existing values like Respect, we are simply going to grow these values this year. Part

of this will be discussions in the morning in Tutor Classes, on what these values look like for us. For instance,

when we talk about a value of "love" we are not looking at romantic love. From the media, our pupils are fed this

narrow definition of love, our discussions will hopefully allow a much broader understanding of this value.

This week I have been in the fortunate position to be invited to attend the DBE's Lekgotla in Johannesburg. I feel

quite privileged as only three chief directors are here from the Western Cape. The purpose of this conference is

to focus on the Future of Education. We have had some themes that we can pick up at school. These are the

research into how the brain learns a language and Mathematics. How technology aids and hinders learning, what a

"school that works" looks like and the need to build entrepreneurship into our curriculum. I will give a more

comprehensive report when the conference is over. A highlight was an address yesterday morning by our

President, Cyril Ramaphosa. He spoke well, and was really encouraging about the role that education plays in

nation building.

Our Matric results are a measure of how we are doing as a school. See the analysis of our 2019 Matric results

overleaf.

Yours sincerely,

David de Korte

PRINCIPAL

SCHOOL FEES

A reminder that a discount of R1500 to your annual school fees will apply - if you settle the full amount of

R35 500 by 31 January 2020. Thereafter the 2020 fees of R37 500 will apply.

INTOUCH PARENT PORTAL

Camps Bay High School makes use of the InTouch Parent Portal for communications. If you are a new parent

to the school, you will need to register for the Camps Bay High School InTouch Parent Portal. We also have

quite a few existing parents who have not yet registered, so please use this opportunity to register now!

The InTouch Parent Portal is a website that parents can use to see information about their children at Camps Bay

High School and is a convenient way to help you keep up to date with

School announcements

Upcoming events

Calendar information

Student & family contact information

Correspondence sent to the family

Attendance records

Student behaviour

Copies of term reports

To get started:

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Register using the e-mail address where you currently receive Camps Bay High School newsletters.

Once you have registered, your Username = your E-mail Address.

If you need additional help, go to http://help.intouch.zone

The InTouch portal has a help site which contains FAQs that will help you to register and use the site.

DOMINIC HOLLING SAILING TO RIO

Dominic Holling, in Grade 10 this year is a member of the JML Rotary Scout crew which is currently about half way

across the Atlantic Ocean, on route to Rio in the 2020 Cape2Rio Yacht Race.

At 15 years old, Dominic is the youngest crew member on board JML Rotary Scout, with the average age of the

sailors on this yacht being only 17 years of age. They were part of the first fleet which set sail from Cape Town

harbour on 4 January 2020, and are doing a fantastic job keeping up with the more experienced sailors in the

fleet. They are represented by the purple yacht in the image on the following page.

Dominic has been writing journal of his experiences at sea.

Here is his latest entry:

Day 9, 10, 11 (11, 12, 13/01/2020)

By Dominic Holling

The first 7 days of our trip went by incredibly fast and it did not seem like we had been sailing across the Atlantic for a

week. Although it felt short, each day was very different and we were all adjusting to life on board. Now it seems that we

have reached a different stage of the trip. Daily routines have started to kick in and we have all adjusted to our shifts.

Sleeping has become the favourite pastime alongside having silly conversations. Matthew has taken a particular liking to

this with his clever and very entertaining wit and being really relaxed has also taken to really good shut-eye which comes

across as envious hibernation aboard the boat.

Space on the boat is very limited and taking long walks has become a distant memory. Even with this restricted space we

have started our very own workout program. Led by the glorious muscles of Ewan and Matthew, our foredeck has been

turned into our very own gym. You can always count on someone to be practicing the art of exercise in the mornings. It

usually starts off with a little stretching yoga session by Ewan followed by other workouts. Doing push ups or sit ups on a

boat is a whole new experience - while the boat goes up and down the waves create very interesting anti-gravity effects and

then intense gravity splits, making the workouts all that much harder. Most of us have gotten stuck into books to occupy

ourselves, but only the intellectuals such as Mika and Ewan have finished them cover-to-cover.

Ewan also spends his time feeling like a very accomplished teacher, teaching Josh and myself maths and some other

subjects. On that note, I would like to send a wish to all the poor children starting school on the 15th. We all wish you luck

but find it hard to empathise with your school-starting dilemmas as we sail here across the Atlantic in a wide open ocean.

The most loved method of showering has been trailing behind the boat when our speed allows it. It’s quite a unique feeling

and is probably one of the coolest showering methods I have tried.

One of the most hated chores on the boat is the cleaning of the heads (the toilet). When we realised that the sweet box

was close to being depleted, it was decided that it was high time that we implemented a system to deal with the “gimbas”

of the boat. So we have come up with a method of combining this problem with the problem of greedy people - basically all

of us!

At lunch time we have a trial for the person accused of eating too much. If found guilty by the jury, they are sentenced to

heads cleaning duty. Since I was found guilty of such a crime everyone had been very self-concerned of their consumption,

always asking the others multiple times before having seconds or having a snack. When Max was accused, Nick and

Daniel successfully managed to negotiate a settlement agreement on his behalf.

Meals have been very good. Our fresh bread on the boat keeps improving every day as we learn new and improved

methods. After having eaten our fresh tuna that we had caught for 4 days in a row at both supper and lunch we have

finally finished our tuna stock.

Now everyone is enjoying the break from fish for a while before we re-cast our lines. But what’s the need for lines if the fish

come to us? This has been the case over the past days as we have entered the seas of flying fish and some often come and

land on the boat. As the days are getting hotter we have recently taken out our biminy shade cloth to have some shade in

the cockpit. It also adds to a more home-like or caravan feel to the boat.

We have had some other major accomplishments in the past few days. Our sailing has been very good and the wind and

swell has favoured us. With our constant sail changes and tactics, we have been able to achieve a regular 6-7 knots daily

average. Earlier, our passage record got broken, when Josh was surfing down a big swell and got an amazing 13.1 knots.

He was overly excited and was very proud with the amazing record. On day 9 we hit 1000 nautical miles! We are also

building up with excitement as we approach the Greenwich Meridian.

KIDIMBU JUNIOR PART OF WINNING WESTERN CAPE BASKETBALL TEAM

Huge congratulations to Camps Bay High School Matric Pupil, Kidimbu Junior, and the rest of Western Cape U18

Basketball Team who are the South African National Champions!

Kidimbu and the rest of his team mates travelled to Pretoria in December to participate in the inter-provincial SA

National Basketball Championships. The team from the Western Cape beat North West to go through to the

semi-finals to face Gauteng, whom they also beat. They then met a very tough team from Kwazulu-Natal in the

finals but managed to come out on top, winning by five points.

Camps Bay High School is incredibly proud of Kidimbu, who has put a lot of effort into becoming one of the

country's leading Junior Basketball players. At every opportunity, you will see Kidimbu on the Basketball court

perfecting his skills in the game.

2020 SURVIVAL GUIDE

Attached with this newsletter is a copy of the 2020 Camps Bay High School Survival Guide. A copy was handed to

all the Grade 8s and new learners on Wednesday. This guide is, however very useful for all parents and learners

in all the grades as it contains information about the staff and their contacts, the various policies at Camps Bay

High School and other general information.

You can download the Survival Guide from the CBHS Website [here].

SHOW CHOIR

The CBHS Show Choir will be holding auditions on Monday, 20 January 2020 between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

This is open to all learners in all of the Grades. Please prepare a short song for your audition.

INSTRUMENTAL LESSON SIGN UP

The Music Department will be doing instrumental lesson sign up on Monday, 20 January 2020 in the Hall

immediately after Assembly.

PRESIDENT'S AWARD

There will be another adventurous journey on the Breede River this term for all those learners who are currently

signed up for the President's Awards. It is mainly for silver participants and departs at 06h30 a.m. on Friday, 28

February 2020 returning at 8 p.m. on Sunday, 1 March. Please return the attached form to Ms Mobsby by

Monday, 20 January if you would like to sign up for it.

For those of you who are new to the school, The President's Award for Youth Empowerment is the Duke of

Edinburgh's International Award in South Africa. Last year, 21 Camps Bay High School pupils managed to attain

either Bronze or Silver status, with Gold being the highest status.

This international recognised development programme is available to all 14–24 year olds, and is considered the

most prestigious award that can be given to a South African teenager.

Participants are required to complete stringent requirements which are comprised of three levels (Bronze, Silver

and Gold) each level being progressively more challenging.

The certificates, signed by both President Cyril Ramaphosa and Prince Phillip, are awarded to those participants

who have completed what is required in service, skills, adventurous journey & physical recreation.

If you are interested in participating in the programme this year, please collect a form from Ms Mobsby.

NETWORK AND WI-FI REGISTRATION FOR NEW STUDENTS

All new students in Grades 9 to 11 must see Ms Moopelwa in the Computer Room at the start of Second

Break on Monday. This for your school network and Wi-Fi registration and will be the only opportunity to do

so.

SUMMER SPORTS PROGRAMME

Attached to this newsletter is the Camps Bay High School Summer Sports Programme. A reminder... it is

COMPULSORY for all students in Grades 8 to 11 to sign up for at least ONE summer and ONE winter sport.

SWIMMING

All swimmers are reminded that swimming practice starts on Monday, 20 January at 06.45 a.m. Please be

ready to get into the pool by that time. The first Inter-School’s Gala will take place on Thursday, 23 January

2020.

HIKING

All those who wish to do Hiking this term must attend practice on Monday - remember to bring drinking water!

SUMMER SPORTS PROGRAMME

The Summer Sports Programme for the First and Fourth Terms at Camps Bay High School is included at the end

of this Newsletter.

PR TEAM

The PR team will be meeting on Monday at Second Break in Mr Jenneke's Class. All existing members must

please attend the meeting as Thandeka Mdawini and Justine Garde will be stepping down as Head and Deputy Head

of the team in order for them to free up time to fulfil their prefect duties.

The new Head and Deputy Head will be appointed from the existing team members. They would need to be

seniors in the school - Grade 10, 11 or Matric students and have played an active role in the PR Team in 2019.

Only existing members of the team will be able to vote in the new heads but if anyone wants to join the 2020 PR

Team at CBHS, please attend the meeting on Monday as they will be signing up new members then.

As a service club, the PR Team is very much involved in all the major events that happen at the school and assist

both in the public eye and behind the scenes. The team also get involved in community outreach projects for

example our termly Soup Kitchen.

This term is a busy one and some of our projects include organizing the tea for the Matric 2019 Academic

Assembly, the official opening of the new Reception Grade Campus at the Primary School, providing refreshments

for teachers at Inter-Schools Athletics, hosting the Past Pupils Water Polo Tournament, serving refreshments at

the Invitational Inter Schools Athletics, helping behind the scenes at the Inter-House Gala, conducting tours for

parents who attend the high school Open Day and assisting at the Prep Campus Open Day.

Being of service is important to us at CBHS... at the end of the year pupils are recognized for the service that they

have done at school and if pupils help out at these events and work the minimum amount of hours required,

they’ll be able to receive their PR Team scroll on their blazer.

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Wednesday, 22 January 2020: Grade 12 Parent Meeting:

“The Road Ahead” @ 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, 23 January 2020: Governing Body Meeting at 6:00 p.m.

Friday, 24 January 2020 – Sunday, 26 January 2020 Boys’ Surf Camp

Yours sincerely,

David de Korte

PRINCIPAL

CAMPS BAY HIGH SCHOOL

SUMMER SPORTS PROGRAMME: 1st and 4th TERM 2020

SPORT TEAM TEACHER PRACTICE DAYSPRACTICE TIMES MATCH DAYS

ATHLETICS All Ages YM* Mon & Thurs 14:50-16:30 Meeting on Calendar

CP 14:50-16:30

NC & JB

(KJ & CR)

BASKETBALL U19 & U16A BF Mon & Fri 14:50 – 16:30 Wed

Boys U16 B LV & DC Mon 14:50- 16:30

U14 A, B MZ & KK Mon 14:50 – 16:30

Fridays (14:30 -16:00)

Girls U19 & U16A CM* Tue & Fri 14:50 – 16:30 Thurs

U16 A, B RN & JS Tue 14:50 - 16:30

U14 A, B MT & JM Tue 14:50 – 16:30

Fridays (14:30 -16:00)

HIKING All Ages KD* Mon 15:00 – 17:20 Fri

MN Thurs 15:00 – 17:20

SWIMMING

Boys & Girls All ages SP*/OV Mon & Wed 06:45 – 07:45 Thurs

SK Tues (stroke correction)

K Engelbrech SP=Fridays

WATER POLO U19 AE* Mon & Wed 17:00 - 18:00 Fri

Boys U15 MH Mon & Wed 16:00 - 17:00

U14 HJ Mon & Wed 15:00 - 16:00

Girls U19 MJ Tues & Thurs 16:30 - 18:00 Fri/Sat

U15 JP* Tues & Thurs 15:00 – 16:30

U14 CD Tues & Thurs 15:00 - 16:30

ACADEMIES Grade 11 &12

Netball DN Tues & Thurs 15:00-16:30 Winter

Girls Soccer AM Tues & Thurs 15:00-16:30 Winter

Rugby RC Mon/Wed/Fri 15:00-16:30 Winter

Dance Advanced TS Mon/Wed 15:00- 16:15

Intermediate 1 TS Tues 15:00-16:00

Fri 14:30 - 15:45

Intermediate 2 JT Mon/Fri 16:15-17:15

Beginners TS Tue/Thur 16:00-17:00

* - Denotes Head of Sport

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