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St Teresa’s infocus
28 JUNE 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: STAR Awards | Grade 5 Cake ‘n Candy | Grade 00 & 0 Sports Day
From the Desk of Jean Carey
Reflection
Prayer of the Week
PLEASE NOTE:
The whole school has a new telephone system and a new number:
087 012 5329
When dialling this number, please carefully select the correct option.
We can still be contacted on all our existing numbers, however, when
the school phones you, our new number will appear.
From 7 July 2019 onwards, the Sunday Evening Mass at Rosebank
Catholic Church will be at 17:30 (not 18:00).
SENIOR PRIMARY
There will be no cultural extra-murals on Wednesday 10 July, however,
the Sports Programme will continue as normal.
Squares for our Mandela Day drive are ‘hotting up’. Please send completed
squares and blankets to Mrs Inglis as soon as possible for sewing together.
NoticeBoard
With so many computer applications out there, and data available at the touch of a screen, you may not realise all of the potential dangers facing your children on social media. Children nowadays have their whole lives documented online, even from before they are born. The ramifications of this can be far-reaching, which is why it's good to educate yourself and set guidelines for your family. Here are five dangers of social media you'll want to talk about with your children: 1. “Stranger danger” – Take it seriously
Children may find it hard to judge strangers they meet in person, and it’s even harder to tell friends from foes online. Parents must keep up-to-date with the apps their kids are using and what it is that these apps do. Stress to your children that they should not interact with strangers on these apps, and explain that many people on social media are not who they say they are. You should also monitor your children’s Internet usage to ensure their interactions are only with real-life friends. 2. (Over) sharing information – Don’t reveal too much
Children should be aware of how much they are revealing about themselves online. It is important that your children do not share their location or use apps that let people track their movements. Discuss the dangers of revealing too much information on social media, explaining that it gives ammunition to strangers with bad intentions. Also, avoid bypassing age restrictions for children, and adhere to the terms of service for social media applications. For example, Facebook does not allow anyone under the age of 13 to create an account. 3. Hidden info in photos – Beware of posting pics
Children should know the potential risks of what they're posting online. Photographs are no exception. It is important that children don't send photographs unless they're 100 percent sure it is a friend they're communicating with. Photos contain EXIF data -- information about the camera you took the photo with which means the receiver can trace where the photo was taken. With young children, it's better to restrict the use of photos on social media or make use of the parental controls many applications possess. Parents of primary and secondary school age children should discuss the fact that photographs contain location information, which could potentially help a stranger find them. 4. The staying power of social media - Consider the future
Children need to fully grasp that what is posted on social media can have long-term consequences. What may seem like a funny joke at the time could potentially be accessed later by colleges and employers. 5. Cyberbullying – Ask, “will others get hurt?”
Try writing a list of rules about social media usage, discussing them with your children and posting them near the computer. This checklist should include these questions: "Is this going to hurt someone's feelings? How would I feel if this message came to me? Does this feel threatening in any way?" Talk to your children about bullying and enforce the idea of not joining friends who are gossiping about or teasing others online. If you have a babysitter or childminder make sure they know what online and social media rules your children should be following. Text source: Lauren B. Stevens is a freelance writer, whose work can be found on The Huffington Post and Scary Mommy.
As we enter the third week after Pentecost we reflect: Beckoning God, as you moved in the lives of Elijah and Elisha, move in our lives, inviting us to journey to unknown territory, to listen for your voice, and to speak your prophetic word in a world that does not want to hear. Empowered by your Spirit, grant us the courage we need to journey, trust, listen, speak and accept your commission to be your faithful servant people.
Creator God, You call us to love and serve you with body, mind, and spirit through loving your creation and our sisters and brothers. Open our hearts in compassion and receive these petitions on behalf of the needs of the church and the world. Amen Amen
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Events of the Past Week - Junior Primary
Playground Fun
Our playground has been gradually revamped over the year. We have added activities to every nook and cranny to
stimulate, and so develop the girls’ sensory systems, including their proprioceptive and vestibular systems. Activities
that include jarring movements, balancing, spatial awareness, correct grips, creativity, role play, tactile stimulation, twisting, sound, jumping and more, have been added.
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Events of the Past Week - Senior Primary
Grade 5 Cake and Candy The Grade 5s treated the school to a wonderful Cake ‘n Candy. There was a tremendous variety of food and drinks as well as games to play. Sincere thanks to the Moms and Dads who clearly had a hand in all the girls had to sell and do. They are congratulated on raising just over R7 000. Well done, Grade 5s!
Grade 4 Fun with Geometry
The Grade 4s created some beautiful patterns playing with shapes and also made 3D shapes during Mathematics.
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Events of the Past Week - High School
Public Speaking Friendly
Last week Thursday 20 June, our Senior Speakers took part in a Friendly Speech Evening at Kingsmead.
Grade 8A Classroom Fun
During the Physical Sciences lesson the Grade 8A class had fun Static Electricity.
Grade 9C Science Practical
On Tuesday 18 June, the Grade 9C class had a successful Science practical with the smell of sulphur filling the school corridors.
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Events of the Past Week - High School
Grahamstown Festival
Over the next few days the Grade 11 Dramatic Arts girls will be enjoying the Grahamstown Art Festival. Thank you to Ms Terry and Mrs Limacher-Burrell for accompanying the girls.
Farewell
It is never easy to say farewell to the members of staff who leave St Teresa’s. Mrs Catherine Gascoigne joined St Teresa’s High School as the Geography Teacher in January 2018. She is a kind and patient teacher and will be missed by her colleagues and the girls for her friendliness, her efficiency and her sense of humour. We wish Catherine and her family all the very best as they prepare for a new chapter in their lives in Australia.
Other News - High School
Congratulations to:
Hannah von Flemming on her accomplishment in the Pridwin Tennis Tournament.
New Arrivals
Congratulations to :
Florence Madzimbamuto, our Sports Coach, on the arrival of her beautiful baby girl Natalia on 14 June.
Sherilee Vicente, our Grade 3 Teacher, on the birth of her handsome baby boy Tristan on 24 June.
Awesome Achievements - Junior Primary
Other News - Junior Primary
The Little Mermaid
We are drawing ever closer to presenting “The Little Mermaid”. Tickets for the production will be on sale from the office at a cost of R80.00 per ticket from Monday 8 July 2019. Seating will be allocated on a first-come basis. The matinee will not have reserved seating. Please ensure that you book tickets for the correct performances. Please note that the cast days have had to be altered from last week’s newsletter. Please take note of the following days and dates that each cast will be performing: Yellow Cast: Monday 5 August Matinée 14:00 Tuesday 6 August Evening performance 19:00 Green Cast: Tuesday 6 August Morning show for JP 10:00 Wednesday 7 August Evening performance 19:00 We are limiting the number of tickets to 6 per family. No tickets will be reserved without proof of payment or cash.
Congratulations to:
Gabriella Otto who was baptised in the Catholic Church last month. Your baptism marks a huge step and a commitment that we are happy to see you make.
Mantshebo Mokobo for her bronze medal in Kumite at her Karate competition in May.
Awesome Achievements - Senior Primary
Upcoming Events - Senior Primary
PTA Quiz Night
Winners of STAR Awards On Wednesday night, 26 June, our prestigious school celebrated another successful STAR Awards evening, with Music, Dance, Poetry and Art from our most talented girls and teachers. Thank you to Ms Terry, Mrs Adinolfi as well as the English, Music and Art Departments for their hard work. An enormous thank you also goes out to all the girls behind and on the stage as well as to the supporters. Congratulations to the following STAR Awards winners: Poetry : Holly Heinzelmann Junior Art : Savannah Niemand Senior Art : Catherine Rix Photography : Rebecca Coetzee Runner Up Photography : Akhela Kalpage Special Mention Photography : Breanne Moodley Winner Group Dancing : Elena Nunes, Akofang Kgage, Aisha Zungu and Khanyisile Motseta Winner Solo Dancing : Yolo Mazwai Special Mention Solo Dancing: Rebekah Sneddon Winner Instrumental : Rebecca Kruger and Amber Langenegger Winner Singing : Regina O’Sullivan and Caitlin Brodie Winner Open Choice : Lili Mantzios OVERALL WINNER : Isabella Cianfanelli
Upcoming Events - High School
Awesome Achievements - High School
Sport of the Week - Junior Primary
Grade 00 & 0 Sports Day
The Grade 00 & 0s had their Sports Day on Friday 21 June during school. There was much fun and excitement as the girls tackled the various obstacle courses that included locomotion, ball skills and balancing. Cheered on by their family and the Grade 3s, all the girls performed to the best of their ability. Well done Grade 00 and 0s!
Sport of the Week - Senior Primary
Reflecting on the Past Week
Well done to all the girls who played sport over the past fortnight. There has been Hockey at Wanderers and Social Netball and Ball Activities at School. Lots of fun has been had by everyone present. Thank you to all the parents who have supported the provision of opportunities for your girls to be actively involved in a sport at School. We trust that girls will continue to be active over the Mid-term Break. There are Hockey Matches and Festivals very soon after we return, to which we are looking forward. We will play matches with St Katharine’s on Friday 12 July and the Grade 6 players will be involved in Festivals at Holy Rosary and St Mary’s on Saturday 13 July. The Team lists and letters will be posted before the Mid-term Break, although the Fixtures will only be available in the week we return to School.
Sport of the Week - High School
Hockey
Hockey vs St Peter’s on Tuesday 25 June: Junior Team Lost 0 - 1 Senior Team Lost 1 - 2 These results do not do justice to two well-played matches! We are proud of the progress made by both Teams this season. Our players have stepped up beautifully and the standard of our play has reached new levels, which is very exciting.
Left: High School Hockey Captain, Limani Magaliso, with Coach, Isabella da Rocha, at the end of our final Fixture. Right: Junior HS Hockey Team saying farewell to Coach Caitlin Whytock. The will be Grade 7 Hockey Matches and Festivals directly after we return from Mid-term Break. We will play Matches
with St Katharine’s on Friday 12 July and will be involved in Festivals at Holy Rosary and St Mary’s on Saturday 13
July. The Team lists and letters will be posted before the Mid-term Break, although the Fixtures will only be available
in the week we return to School.
Sport of the Week - High School
Netball
The U17 and First Netball Teams won their section of the C League. As a result, they qualified for the final D13 play-offs that took place at St Stithians on Wednesday 26 June. Both teams had to play against the Teams that ended second in the A League. A tough ask! The intensity of the Matches took some getting used to and then our girls were most definitely up to the task, giving both of our opposition schools, Beaulieu and Leeuwenhof, quite a fright. Although we lost both play-offs, our players did us proud and the standard of play augurs well for the future. Well done, coaches and girls!
We trust that the girls will continue to be active over the Mid-term Break. Please note that there are Netball practices
on Tuesday 8 July due to the friendly Matches we are playing with Roedean on Wednesday 10 July (please see the
Sports Programme on the App for details). There will be Sports Sessions for the High School girls throughout exams,
provided they are well supported. We trust that the girls will support us by participating in these opportunities as
there are sound, empirically supported reasons to keep active.
Dates to Diarise
THE WEEKLY SPORTS PROGRAMMES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE MOBILE APP.
JULY 2019
Monday (new date)
8 School re-opens after Mid-Term Break
School re-opens after Mid-Term Break
School re-opens after Mid-Term Break Examinations (Grade 10)
Tuesday (new date)
9 Eye Tek - during school Examinations (Grade 10)
Wednesday 10 Eye Tek - during school No Cultural Activities Examinations (Grade 10) Netball Matches vs Roedean
Thursday 11 Eye Tek - during school Examinations (Grade 10)
Friday 12 Mass (Grade 6D) @ 07:45 Hockey Matches (Grade 4-6)
Examinations (Grade 10) Hockey Matches (Grade 7)
Saturday 13 Ububele @ 07:15-12:15 Catholic Schools Hockey Festival (Grade 6) Hockey Festival (Grade 6)
Ububele @ 07:15-12:15 Catholic Schools Hockey Festival (Grade 7)
Monday
15 Examinations (Grade 10-11) Block Teaching (Grade 12)
Tuesday 16 Examinations (Grade 10-11) Block Teaching (Grade 12)
Wednesday 17 Examinations (Grade 10-11) Block Teaching (Grade 12)
Thursday 18 Mandela Day - activities during school Hockey Match (Grade 3)
Mandela Day - activities during school
Mandela Day - activities during school Examinations (Grade 10-11) Block Teaching (Grade 12)
Friday 19 Report Distribution (Grade 00 & 0) PTA Quiz Night @18:00-23:00
Mass (Grade 6T) Hockey Matches (Grade 4-5) DSG Hockey Festival (Grade 6) PTA Quiz Night @18:00-23:00
Examinations (Grade 10-11) Block Teaching (Grade 12) DSG Hockey Festival (Grade 7) PTA Quiz Night @18:00-23:00
Saturday 20 Ububele @ 07:15-12:15 DSG Hockey Festival (Grade 6)
Ububele @ 07:15-12:15 Maths Long Item (Grade 12) DSG Hockey Festival (Grade 7)
Sunday 21 DSG Hockey Festival (Grade 6) DSG Hockey Festival (Grade 7)
Monday
22 Parent/Teacher Consultations (Grade 00 & 0)
Examinations (Grade 7-11) Block Teaching (Grade 12) House Play Auditions @ 12:00
Tuesday
23 Parent/Teacher Consultations (Grade 00 & 0) St David’s Picnic (Grade 0) -during school
Examinations (Grade 7-11) Block Teaching (Grade 12) House Play Auditions @ 12:00
Wednesday 24 No Cultural Activities Examinations (Grade 7-11) Block Teaching (Grade 12)
Thursday 25 Journey (Grade 10) @ 05:30 Examinations (Grade 7-9 & 11) Block Teaching (Grade 12)
Friday 26 Extra Murals end Mass (Grade 5H) @ 07:45 Hockey Match (Grade 4-6)
Journey (Grade 10) Examinations (Grade 7-9 & 11) Block Teaching (Grade 12) Hockey Match (Grade 7)
Saturday 27 Ububele @ 07:15-12:15 Hockey Festivals (Grade 4-5)
Ububele @ 07:15-12:15 Journey (Grade 10) Matric Dress Rehearsals for Prelim Practical (Drama) @ 10:00
Monday
29 Hooked-on-Books - during school Journey (Grade 10) Examinations (Grade 7-9 & 11) Block Teaching (Grade 12)
Tuesday
30 Interhouse Hockey (Grade 3) - t.b.c.
Interhouse House Hockey (Grade 4) at 13:30-15:00 Interhouse Hockey (Grade 5-6) @ 15:15-16:45
Journey (Grade 10) Examinations (Grade 7-9 & 11) Block Teaching (Grade 12)
Wednesday (new date)
31 Drama Showcase (Grade 3) Journey (Grade 10) Examinations (Grade 7-9 & 11) Block Teaching (Grade 12)
AUGUST 2019 Thursday (new date)
1 Drama Showcase (Grade 2) Journey (Grade 10) Examinations (Grade 7-9 & 11) Block Teaching (Grade 12) First Thursday on Keyes Avenue
