OCTOBER 2018 WEEK 4 – TERM 4

Dear Saints Parents

It has been a jam-packed fourth term so far, and so we wish you all a fantastic and well-deserved mid-term break!

We look forward to welcoming you all back on to campus on Tuesday morning, refreshed and ready for the last few weeks of the 2018 school year!

The basketball clash between St Charles College and Maritzburg College is arguably the most anticipated

game in the province, and the most recent instalment did not disappoint.

In front of a capacity crowd, Maritzburg College looked to protect home court advantage. Recent years

have seen the Saints team coming out on top, but Maritzburg College were determined to break the recent

trend. With a high paced attack and strong defence, College jumped on the young Saints team and built a

healthy lead in the first quarter. The SCC team played hard throughout the first half but struggled to convert

early opportunities and ultimately spent the half just trying to limit the damage. The third quarter was when

St Charles College was able to turn the game around. The strong defence throughout the game contributed

to the change in momentum; however it was the short purple patch on offense which allowed the Saints to

take the lead.

There were some panicky moments towards the end of the game when Maritzburg College fouled in order

to keep the game alive; however, the Saints were able to hold on for a narrow win, keeping their winning

streak against College alive. Final score was St Charles College 44 – 41 Maritzburg College.

The Saints 1st XI made the short trip to Goldstones

on Saturday for their derby game against perennial

powerhouses, Maritzburg College. It’s not often that

you don’t fancy winning a toss and choosing what you

would like to do first up. The deck was an excellent

one, but there were overcast skies and heavy rain the

night before meant there was always going to be

something for the bowlers in the morning. As it turned

out, College won the toss and elected to bat first,

choosing a total on the board was more valuable than

chasing on a wicket that would ultimately wear down

and keep low, making it hard to score.

SCC bowled superbly all innings and having College 160/9, they would have thought that half way through

the match they had the upper hand. College, however, had other thoughts and their 10th wicket partnership

Basketball vs Maritzburg College

Cricket vs Maritzburg College

saw them reach 204 after their

allotted 50 overs, frustrating the

SCC bowlers and setting a very

defendable total. SCC in reply

began their innings slowly, losing

two quick wickets to the excellent

bowling pair of Jayden Gengan

and Mondli Khumalo. However,

Nathaniel Benjamin and Jason

Login steadied the ship until the

23rd over where Benjamin lost his

wicket on the stroke of tea.

That left SCC 75/3 after 25 overs.

With 25 overs left SCC were

confident of reaching their target.

Login (64), batting beautifully with

Madande (27) to put on an excellent partnership and look set to take the match away from College.

The game then turned on its head when College skipper, Andre Bradford, took off his keeper pads and

promptly took 5 wickets when SCC were coasting to victory. Madhevere was the last hope for SCC, but

when he was out for 48, SCC lost their way and fell short by 29 runs, inside their 50 overs. This is another

bitter loss for the Saints who consistently put themselves into winning positions, but just aren’t able to

capitalise when it matters most. They will be straight back to work in preparation for the final two games of

the season against Northwood and Kearsney.

It was a busy week for the Saints cricket teams with fixtures against various schools and teams.

The U9A team played in two fixtures and won both. On Friday afternoon they beat Laddsworth and on

Saturday morning they beat Wembley by 8 wickets. The U10As bowled their Laddsworth counterparts out

for 69 runs. Vihaan Charan was the pick of the bowlers taking 4 wickets for just 2 runs. The Prep boys then

chased down the score to win by 8 wickets. Blake Spencer top scored for the team with 25 runs. The U11C

team played against Laddsworth U11B team and won by 6 wickets. Daniel Wilkinson took 3 wickets for

17 runs and Daryn Bridgeford made

38 runs not out. The U11A side also

played in 2 games, winning both.

On Friday afternoon the SCC team

beat a Zambian U11 touring team by

103 runs. Rowen Rajah and Oliver

Chapple both got retired on 63 runs

and 55 runs respectively.

On Saturday morning the U11As

beat Laddsworth by 89 runs. Rowen

Rajah top scored with 51 runs and

Covhan Baatjies finished with 35 not

out. Chuhal Pillay took 3 wickets for

just 4 runs. The 4th team won an

exciting cricket match against

Laddsworth 3rd team by 24 runs.

Daniel March top scored with

Prep Cricket News

68 runs not out. The Prep

2nd team won their fixture

against Laddsworth by 7

wickets. Daniel Mason

managed to take 5 wickets

for 22 runs and Saxon

Hutton made 38 runs in

chasing down the score.

On Friday, the Prep 1st team

played against a Zambian

U13 team and won by

9 wickets. Matthew Diemont

made 26, Nathan Beaumont

was retired on 25 runs and

Brett Cutting made a handy

26 not out. Josh O'Connor

was the pick of the bowlers

taking 3 wickets for 21 runs. On Saturday, the Prep 1st eleven had a convincing victory against Laddsworth.

Matthew Diemont top scored 175 runs not out, Matthew Urquhart made 99 runs not out and Nathan

Beaumont made 51. Jordan Bentley took 3 wickets for no runs. Well done to all our Prep cricket players

this past weekend.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Prep A and B squads took part in galas held at separate schools.

The B squad swam at Cordwalles while the A squad took part in a gala at St John's D.S.G.

Both squads achieved a number of podium finishes during their respective galas. Well done to our

Prep swimmers this past week.

Prep Swimming News

Inland Football Representatives

Prep Squash News Last week Monday, the Saints squash boys hosted Hayfields Primary. In an entertaining

afternoon of squash, the SCC team won 9 games to 3. Well done to our squash players on a

fantastic result.

Congratulations to Keshav Sookai and Akshan Dhayaram

from our Prep School who were selected to play in the

KZN Inland Football team which recently took part in the

MDFA Soccer Tournament. Their team made it all the

way to the semi-finals, but unfortunately lost their match

to the Eastern Gauteng team. Well done boys!

JP Christmas Gala with SJS

Amashova 2018 Music Awards Congratulations to Callum Hancock for his

musical achievements and certificates

received at a recent music awards ceremony!

Congratulations to Murray Blewett and his dad

who competed in the 106km Amashova this past

Sunday. Murray and his dad participated in the

tandem batch and despite the harsh winds

managed to finish the race in an impressive time

of 4 hours and 38 minutes. Well done!

Our boys in the Junior

Primary had such a great

morning swimming in

their annual Christmas

Gala with their friends

from St John’s D.S.G.

Rise Against Hunger On Friday, 19 October, a group of St Charles College boys joined a

meal-packing event for World Hunger Action Month, hosted by the

non-profit organization Rise Against Hunger.

Rise Against Hunger is an international hunger relief organization

that distributes food and life-changing aid to the world’s most

vulnerable, mobilizing the necessary resources in the hope to end

hunger by 2030.

Four schools joined together, in common purpose, strapping on

hairnets to set about packing over 9000 meals.

Our time together, while brief, was worthwhile. The event provided

the opportunity to have tangible involvement as we discussed the

great need around SA and across the world. – Mr Ross Ducasse

Dissections in the Senior School Biology Class

Theme Day in the Dining Room

Grade 3 Art Who said Mondays can't be

fun... Our Grade 3 boys

enjoyed a morning of creativity

working on their wonderful

pieces of art!

Mothers who care is a Christian parent

ministry of prayer. It includes parents from

Scrummies to Matric.

We meet once a month after drop off for

half an hour to prayer for the needs of the

school. If you would like to join us, please

message Sonja Palframan (082 346 9161)

for further details.

Exciting News We are pleased to have partnered with

Shane Burger Cricket Coaching, and

parents who would like to get private

cricket coaching for their sons can now

arrange lessons through Shane Burger

in our Saints Indoor Centre.

Shane is the current KZN Inland Head

Coach, he has coached the South

African ‘A’ side and plays an important

role in CSA’s National Academy.

Please see the flyer along-side for

details.

Don’t forget to swipe your

MySchool and Makro cards.

It is an easy way to raise

funds for the College.

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REMINDER

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School News website to

see some of our news!

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IMPORTANT DATES

IN THE

4th

TERM

02 November – Junior Primary Recognition Ceremony

09 November – Remembrance Day Service

10 November – Scrummies Orientation

10 November – Grade 1 Orientation

14 November – Grade 5 Medieval Feast

22 November – Grade 7 Dinner

24 November – Saints Community Cricket Day

25 November – Carol Service

27 November – Grade 000 & 00 End of Year Function

28 November – Grade 0 End of Year Function

29 November – Senior Primary Recognition Ceremony

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TUCK SHOP HELPERS NEEDED

The tuck shop needs your help.

If you can commit to an hour a

week and would like to join our

happy volunteer family,

please contact Charmaine on

082 952 3757.