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SENIOR PRIMARY ACADEMIC NEWSLETTER : 2016 TERM 4
Our year ended on a high note:- our Academic Awards Assembly! Our pupils proudly accepted their own specific envelope with merit certificates of academic achievements. Included were the stout hearts who braved AMESA round Two finals and were placed. Congratulations to all who qualified. This was indeed a difficult exercise. Each child who participated in the Conquesta Benchmarking also received a personalised certificate. We will be advised next year if our pupils made the Top Twenty Schools. Please watch this space! This year we included all examinable subjects for the department and much blood, sweat and tears resulted in some receiving Progress Awards; some top achiever in a subject and some academic excellence. We appreciate the consistent, dedicated work ethic of our pupils as well as the parents who support and encourage them. Our Grade 6 pupils also had an ACSI (Association of Christian Schools) Maths bench- marking challenge and we are grateful for the average of 87% that they achieved. Over 700 pupils wrote this international exam and 23 schools participated. Their individualised reports should give them courage for 2017 as they enter the Junior High School Phase. Our sincere thanks go to every teacher from Grade 00 onwards for laying a firm mathematical foundation. Educational outings did not take a back seat and three firm favourites remained highlights – Grade 4 visited the Science Centre; Grade 5 pupils visited the Waterfront for the historical walking tour and a trip around the harbour and Grade 6 impressed the facilitator at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station Visitors’ Centre so much that she e-mailed Mr Budge to commend them for their insightful participation, respect and good behaviour. We sincerely thank those parents who give of their time to safely transport us to the far ends of the earth. Incidentally, they also have a wonderful time as well.
Our beloved Gr 5A teacher, Maeve Cronje, retires after 14 years of faithful service. Words cannot express how loved she is and we thank her for her tireless service in this corner of Abba’s vineyard. In her place we welcome Mrs Denise Marais. Another goodbye/au
revoir goes to Marlene Seyfried, who sacrificially stepped in to Grade 4E and acquitted herself well. To both teachers we award 10/10 and many gold stars. We welcome Mrs Minke-Louise Badenhorst to Grade 4E for 2017. Our other background beauties, Karen, Pat and Louwrika also worked hard and anticipate a restful holiday. Finally, a warm round of applause for our principal, Mr Deon Johannes. We appreciate his leadership. We wish you all a happy, joy-filled Advent season. Make happy memories. We bless you in the name of Jesus. Pat Swanepoel and the team.
Congratulations to our
top achievers In their grade.
Amika de Kock – Gr.4
Amber-Leigh Nel – Gr.5
Genevé Bouwer – Gr.6
Kwartaal 4
MUSIEK
Soos altyd was dit weer „n bedrywige kwartaal vir die musiekafdeling. Al ons leerlinge
wat musiek neem, asook die wat dans, het die geleentheid gekry om aan die Bingo
“Music is Fun” konsert deel te neem. Dit is verblyend om te sien hoe “tuis” ons klein
musikante op die verhoog is. Die toeskouers het saam Bingo gespeel en „n hele paar
“Bingo‟s” was, deur die loop van die konsert, uitbundig uitgeroep.
Baie talentvolle leerlinge het die afgelope jaar presteer met deelname aan die Kaapse
Afrikaanse- en Tygerbergse Eisteddfods. Deelname aan konserte en musiekeksamens
het toegewyde werk te toon gestel.
Ons dank aan die ouers wat die kore ondersyen met vervoer en hule betrokkenheid.
Anita Ferreira
CHESS
The Gr.0 chess players had their own Chess Tournament on Wednesday. They also
showed off their skills and had a wonderful lesson where they received a certificate of
participation.
The Battle of the Knights Chess Tournament
It was an exciting Friday afternoon of chess. Our chess players played five games in
total. Each and every player enjoyed their games and finished the chess season well.
We had invited children that are not part of the chess team to take part in the
tournament. There were many surprises. Some games had nail-biting finishes. The
chess players enjoyed their games and encouraged each other when the game did not
end in their favour. Even though it was sometimes difficult not to win, our children
congratulated their winning opponents. Sweet treats were handed out after each
game, with a quick run around the field. At the end of the tournament the winners
were announced. Even the Headmaster mad a move or two.
At the Sports Awards Assembly certificates were given for participation, outstanding
achievements and dedication.
Judy Eady
AFTER SCHOOL DRAMA
We have had a very successful Junior Dramatix year with over 20 assembly plays, 3
drama concerts, 46 drama entries in the Tygerberg Eisteddfod and Honouring Night
to crown it all. The year also ended with a fun and enjoyable term where the students
did fun plays, plays with props and improvisation. We ended the drama year with an
exciting drama party, with Groups A and B, where everyone brought snacks.
We are taking Junior Dramatix a step up again in 2017 and had auditions for Gr. 1 –
5. We wanted to give every learner the opportunity to audition and showcase his/her
talent in a professional environment.
CRAFT CLUB
Hierdie kwartaal was my talentvolle kokke baie bedrywig in die kombuis!
In die kookklas was daar tradisionele bobotie en geelrys met pampoenkoekies met
kaneelsuiker gemaak. Die uie het ons ogies laat traan en die olie het gespat, soos ons
lekker kos gemaak het! Die bakklas was geleer hoe om 'n gesonde spinasie (uit Liam se
groentetuin) en fetakaas quiche te bak asook 'n yskas melktert aanmekaar te slaan!
Ons het baie geleer hoe belangrik beplanning en produktiwiteit is. Die korrekte
toepassing van 'n resep is ook van kardinale belang! Veiligheidsmaatreëls in die
kombuis was ook 'n belangrike les. Die graad 4 tot 6 leerders het hul hele gesin met 'n
lieflike selfgemaakte maaltyd kon bederf.
Die Tygerberg eisteddfod uitslae van die kuns en keramiek werke is as volg: (50
inskrywings)
4 Hoogste Lof (90%+)
22 Lof (80%+)
15 Eervolle vermelding (70%+)
9 Meriete (60%+)
Alle sertifikate vir bogenoemde prestasies word by die jaarafsluiting aan die leerders
oorhandig deur hul klas onderderwyseres.
Ek sien uit daarna om weer volgende jaar in te skryf vir die keramiek afdeling wat
reeds in Kwartaal 1 wegspring met die "pottery" klasse na skool! Tye en datums en
inskrywings vorms volg saam met die rapporte asook per e-pos.
Die grondslagfase se "clay play" tye en datums volg ook binnekort in 'n e- pos vanaf
“tannie” Daryl Newton.
Groete,
Christelle Fourie
SPORT
TERM 4 - 2016
Dear Primary School Parents
Term four has been a short, but full one, and has truly gone by in
a flash. We managed to again see incredible enthusiasm and
commitment from our boys and girls, as well as staff, coaches and
you, our parents. Thank you everyone for making this a
challenging yet successful term (and year).
A few changes were made this term from those of previous years,
with the most noticeable difference being that of shifting the Inter-
house Athletics events from the first term of each year, to the
fourth. The aim was always to use this, as a cooler weather term,
Participate
Enjoy
Improve
Achieve
END OF YEAR SPORTS
NEWSLETTER
to prepare our qualifying athletes, for the Durbell District Athletics league in January and February 2017,
as well as a few Mini-Athletics days, hosted by local schools in our area, in terms 1 and 4 next year.
We have already signed up for a few of these events and more are planned to be added early in the
new year.
We trust that this exposure to athletes from other schools in our district will improve our competitiveness
and skill base for years to come.
Mini-cricket and Cricket
Our u7, 8 and 9 mini-cricket teams again practiced weekly and we managed to juggle arrangements
with other schools to co-ordinate a few consecutive matches towards the end of the playing season,
even sometimes in place of a training slot. We enjoyed hosting more games this term than ever before
and received positive feedback from our opposition coaching staff for the facitities and spirit in which
our games were played. We will continue to make use of the cricket pitch on our bottom field to host
games in the new year, as we also noticed an increase in an interest for the sport through the use of
this field and facility.
I am looking forward to seeing some of our talented mini-cricket players transition into “hard-ball” cricket
in the new year and am excited to see the development of the potential we have already seen this year.
I trust that you will enjoy a few beach and garden cricket days as families over these holidays.
Our actual hard-ball calendar for U11 and U13’s in term 4 was a tough one, with a lot of schools
cancelling matches due to the increased demand on academics, and also because the term is generally
always a shorter one due to examinations. We continue to discuss this with WP Youth Cricket, as we
are not alone in this and strategies will definitely need to be put in place and implemented to see a re-
surgence in this sport at youth level.
Interhouse Netball and Hockey
Both events were held over two days and were jam packed. They definitely highlighted the need for us
to look at ways of encouraging greater participation in Inter-house events as we strive to grow the
enjoyment and competitive aspects of healthly rivalry in our sport next year.
I loved the way Hanlie, Zendré and Mary-Ann took complete control of and hosted a thoroughly
enjoyable afternoon of both Junior and Senior Primary School inter-house netball. There has been a
significant increase in interest in netball amongst our girls and we trust that the opportunity to send
players to Zonal and Provincial trials will become a reality in the new season.
The Inter-house netball event will be held at the end of term 1 as from March 2017 , as an official launch
to the new season, and the Inter-house hockey will take place at the end of the hockey season in late
August or early September 2017.
Netball skills
Netball skills and development was introduced in term 4 this year, with the aim of providing a platform
for our girls to increase their levels of fitness and agility, and to maintain the momentum we believe has
been started in netball at El Shaddai. I trust that through the continued input and motivation of our
coaches, we will see our girls reach new heights and levels in this and other sports where the skills and
techniques learnt are transferred.
David (Davey) Rosselli, El
Shaddai Christian School’s
2017 High School Head Boy,
in an unscripted display of
incredible leadership and
servanthood, as he goes
above and beyond his role as
umpire at the Inter-house
hockey event at the Bellville
Hockey Club astro facility.
Our girls in action at the
Primary School Inter-house
netball, hosted at the school.
Inter-house Athletics
We were blessed this term with favourably mild weather for both our field and track event days and I
loved the way our kids came alive again in competition. Thanks must also be said to Roderick
Beckmann, Juan Nel and Steven Solecki for their assistance and expertise at the field event practice
clinic leading up to our field event day. This is definitely something we will build on in the new year and
I believe that we saw the fruit of their efforts in the “smashing” of several records. Well done coaches
and athletes!
Both Track and Field events have been booked for Saturday mornings in October 2017, as we believe
that parents are then given a better opportunity to attend and support their children at these events.
Dates to diarise now for term 4 2017:-
Inter-house Track Athletics at the Parow Track - Sat 7th October 2017
Inter-house Field Athletics at ESCS Fields - Sat 28th Oct 2017
The plan is to also hold two Saturday morning field event coaching an technique correction clinics
during October 2017, on the 14th and 21st.
Biathlon
The 2016 / 2017 Western Province Biathlon season continues in term 1 (2017) and we definitely have
a number of dedicated athletes (runners and swimmers) who have already been a part of the season
so far. Thanks to the parents who have made the effort already to transport and encourage their children
in this sporting code. New developments have recently been discussed at the WP Biathlon AGM in
terms of school sporting representation and I will expand on this in the early part of the new term.
Two of many ESCS records
broken this term.
Joshua Bailey, pictured
here, who unfortunately
couldn’t take part in the track
events this term due to
injury.
Visit the WP Biathlon at www.wpbiathlon.co.za for all the information, results, maps, distances and
point tables, as well as other related links and the remaining events for the season. If your child hasn’t
taken part and is still interested, please contact me for more information. They can enter and participate
at any stage in the season calendar.
First Term – 2017
Our summer sport programme will commence on Monday 16th January 2017 and sport sign-ups will
take place in the first week of term.
Please see the table below with a few important term 1 sporting dates to diarise and remember.
Date Event Venue Grades Time
Sat 14 Jan Biathlon TBC Gr 1 - 12 14h15
Mon 16 Jan Practices start ESCS fields Gr 1 - 6
Sat 21 Jan Biathlon TBC Gr 1 - 12 14h15
Wed 25 Jan Astro Hockey starts Bellville Hockey Club - astro Gr 1 - 6 17h00 – 18h00
Mon 30 Jan Durbell Athletics – Field Events
Welgemoed PS U11 & U13
TBC
Wed 1 Feb Durbell Athletics – Field Events
Welgemoed PS U10 & U12
TBC
Fri 3 Feb Durbell Athletics – Discuss & Javelin
Eversdal PS U12 & U13
TBC
Sat 4 Feb Durbell Athletics – Track Events
Gene Louw PS U10 – u13
TBC
Sat 4 Feb Biathlon Interprovincial
Oudtshoorn By invitation
All day
Sat 11 Feb 99’er Cycle Tour Durbanville Race Course
Fri 17 Feb Inter-house Swimming Gala
Durbanville High School Pool Gr 1 - 6 TBC
Sat 18 Feb Biathlon Milnerton HS Gr 1 - 12 14h15
Thu 23 Feb Inter-house Biathlon Durbanville High School Pool Gr 4 - 12 15h00 – 17h30
Wed 1 Mar Mini-athletics Competition - Track
Kenridge PS U7 – U10 TBC
Fri 3 Mar Mini-cricket Tournament
Bastion PS U7 – U9 TBC
Sat 4 Mar Biathlon Stellenberg HS (run) & Durbanville HS (swim)
Gr 1 - 12 14h15
Thu 9 Mar Biathlon – WP Champs
TBC Gr 1 - 12 17h00 – 20h00
Thu 23 Mar Inter-house Netball ESCS Court Gr 1 - 6 Two slots - TBC
Sincere thanks and best wishes to you all over the Christmas holidays. Be blessed.
Lee Topper
Sport coordinator: Primary School
pssport@escs.org.za
SENIOR PRIMARY DISCIPLESHIP Term 4 Our umbrella focus for this term was STEWARDSHIP . We challenged our
children in this area and hope that you noticed a difference in your child’s attitude
towards looking after their belongings and towards conserving our resources and
environment. We specifically addressed the character qualities of God is
Resourceful, God is Faithful and God is Provider.
Honouring night Our pupils were most definitely BUILT GOD’S KINGDOM in a lovely evening of
giving glory and honour to our God as they demonstrated ways in which we have
favour in God’s eyes and through us nations can be blessed and situations changed.
Please keep praying in the area of building and establishing God’s kingdom,
especially in Durbanville and the Western Cape. ASSEMBLIES Uncle Deon opened the term for us with an
overview of Stewardship Oom Thys challenged us to pray for the
persecuted church with special guidelines for
the International Week of Prayer. We were
able to give him over R3000 collected for
Bibles (much through sacrificial giving and
using talents). Uncle André Webster kindly visited us to
speak about music – a super special assembly time with us leaving feeling even
more amazed at God’s perfect and intricate creation and His amazing love for
us. Clayton gave us a new appreciation for being good stewards of our talents in
his informative and motivating assembly of the Parable of the Talents.
Outreach - Gr. 5 & 6- our Grade 5’s and 6’s
were blown away by the generosity of their buddy’s
at our last get together for 2016. Both Attie van Wyk
and El Shaddai children loved their times together of
games, worship, sharing and lessons and were very
reluctant to say goodbye to each other.
Outreach - Gr. 4A - The class blessed the residents of Green Pastures
with gifts and a show. Here they are showing the heart key rings that they decorated
with messages and Bible verses.
Outreach Gr. 4E The class had lots of fun playing with the little children at
Jack and Jill Preschool. For their last visit they blessed the children and teachers with
a gift each and the school with necessary supplies.
Thank you, again, for all you support this year. Your prayers, initiative and willingness to help with providing food, gifts and transport are much appreciated
and enable us to provide these incredible opportunities for our children to grow
God’s Kingdom.
Have a blessed and peaceful holiday! Karen Maberly PS Discipleship Head
School is never boring. One only needs to walk through
the passages of our school to see the vibrant l ife here.
Daily I hear someone expressing their surprise that the
end of the year is already upon us. It seems time really
does fly when you are having fun.
We have made some happy memories this year. We
have let our creativity loose dressing up in fancy hats
and shoes to blessing the secretaries on Appreciation
Day. We had passages filled with book characters and
we have seen our THRASS chart come to life.
I appreciate all the support and assistance I have been
given from our amazing parents. Trolley races are much
more fun with the spectators cheering. The ladies’ tea
would not have been as spectacular without the
enormous amount of work the moms put in behind the
scenes. Thank you so much.
This term we had Lloyd and his dogs educate and
entertain us with The Amazing Dog Show. Alexander
Waltman from The Lucky Lucy foundation joined us to
watch the dog show and to receive the dog food and
toys etc. we had collected for the dogs in the shelter.
We had a Saturday morning for the men and boys.
Fathers and sons came to school to enjoy themselves
and to braai together.
I wish you a blessed and refreshing holiday.
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