Inside this issue

Note from Mrs Van Dyk ....... 1

Congratulations, Slipper day .. 2

Swimming News ................... 3

Tuck shop News .................... 4

Textbook Calendar……………...5

Dates to Diarise, Adverts……...6

Important Dates

02/08 Awards Assembly

05/08 School Closes

06/07 School opens for new term

17/09 Music Picnic

19/07 Summer Uniform

St Dominic’s Junior

School Newsletter A Note from Mrs Van Dyk’s Desk

Our Gr 7s have finished writing their exams and our mid-term break is a memory! We trust that all our girls had a good rest during mid-term.

We do know that our Saintees were very busy during mid-term with Nation-als!

What a wonderful event, with so many of our pupils, parents and staff mem-bers involved all week! We are so proud of our St Dominic’s Family. Once again

you proved that we are “One School, One Family, One Spirit”.

Our Saintees were placed third in Champion of Champions and our Saints First! Congratulations to Allan, Alisha, Jenna and all our Saintees and Saints !

We are very proud of you !

“Mercy is like a diamond: it is multi-faceted. If we learn how to be agents of mercy, it will transform our relationships.”

Continuing on with our 7 characteristics of Mercy

3. Mercy means giving people a second chance. When somebody hurts us , we normally want to get even or write that person off. But the Bible

says , “Stop being bitter and angry and mad at others. Don’t yell at one anoth-er or curse each other or ever be rude. Instead, be kind and merciful, and

forgive others, just as God forgave you because of Christ.” (Ephesians 4:31-32CEV)

4. Mercy means doing good to those who hurt you. Mercy is giving people what they need, not what they deserve . Why should we do it? Because that’s

what God does with you : ”Love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great,

and you will be children of the Most High, because [God] is kind to the un-grateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful” (Luke 6:35-

36 NIV)

22 July 2016

Well done to Ciara O’Connor 3F and Jemma Chapman 2D who belong to the Kimura Shukokai International Karate Dojo in Benoni, They were recently awarded their yellow belts and received a medal for

their excellent display.

On Sunday 19th June, several of our top

students who attained 80% and above for

their most recent RAD ballet exam, partici-

pated in the Youth Awards Competition,

hosted by the Royal Academy of Dance,

Johannesburg. Gabriella Ferreirinha, Pey-

ton Thomas, Elina Huang and Angelique Da-

vids took part. Congratulations to Gabriella

Ferreirinha (Grade 3) who was placed

Runner Up in the RAD Grade 1 section!

On Saturday the 18 of June The Portuguese Embassy acknowledged

and handed certificates of Merit to all the young ladies of Portu-

guese heritage in Gr 7 and Matric who hold positions of leadership

in their respective schools .

Slipper/Pyjama Day

1 July 2016

Friday 1 July was a very

exciting day for our girls as

they came to school in their

pyjamas and slippers! We

thank our girls for

participating in this event as

we raised R 6797.00

for “Reach for a Dream “

One School, One Family, One Spirit

St Dom’S olD Girl makeS a SplaSh

Savannah Barman carries on making a splash!

Savannah Barman, a past pupil and swimming

captain here at St Dominic’s, has recently immi-

grated to the United Kingdom with her loving

family. Savannah has continued to train abroad

and has been really going the distance. Savannah

who recently swam her very first open water

(OW) swim in bitter cold (12 degrees) at the UK

Regional Championships came first in the girls

18 and under 5km, and ranking third overall,

swimming her best time yet. She has surprised

and made her family and friends proud as she

has now qualified for the OW Nationals in the

UK.

Barman has not only shocked the OW world but

she is rocking the pool too. Savannah has quali-

fied for the 200m Fly and 400m freestyle to be

swum at their British Summer Swimming Na-

tionals. Congratulations to this amazing young

lady. One big achievement after another!

Our Swimming Coach, going abroad.

Our very own swimming and water polo coach,

Wade Marshall, has made us proud once again as

he was selected as a Coach for the second time

to represent South Africa at the Junior FINA

Open Water Nationals, to be held in Mid-July

this year in the Netherlands. Wade will be

coaching ten talented 17 a/under swimmers

taking part in the 5km, 10km, 15km and relays.

Hein von Tonder being one of the swimmers,

selected for the first time, is trained personally

by Wade Marshall at Boksburg Aquatic Saints.

St. Dominics is very proud of Wade and this

achievement. Good Luck and all the best!

One School, One Family, One Spirit

St. Dominic’s has enjoyed a successful netball season this year. Our netball players were committed and trained extremely hard. The girls participated in league matches as well as tournaments around Gauteng.

The U13A team competed in the Inter-Catholic Tournament held at Sacred Heart and were undefeated, achieving first place. They were also the champions in the Inter-Dominican Tournament at Veritas College, this tournament includes Dominican Schools from Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the Free State. Congratulations ladies!!

The league results were just as impressive. Our teams all finished in the top 3 schools in their District Pool.

The A teams finishing in the top 2 teams were invited to the District Championship Finals. The U10 A and U12 A teams were cordially invited and did St. Dominic’s proud. After a riveting match versus Beaulieu; our U12A team won by one goal and made it through to the next round. The girls fought tooth and nail in anoth-er tight game against Holy Rosary, losing by 1 goal, as the whistle blew just before our shooter’s ball had left her hand. We were elated with the performance of our players.

The U10A team, played like real champions, winning all games but one, which pushed the players through to the final round. In this nail-biting last match against Redhill, our girls competed for 3rd place in the Gauteng Private Schools’ District. They won with a convincing 13-5 victory and held their heads high as they collect-ed their bronze medals in the prize giving.

We would like to congratulate all our players U9-13, A; B and C teams on a wonderful season.

We would also like to thank all our coaches very much for all their help, support, guidance and coaching this season, we really appreciate all your time and effort.

One School ,One Family, One Spirit

Congratulations to Caitlin Richter on passing her recent Grade 6 Irish Dancing Exam with an A which is a distinction. Her exam consisted of

Slip Jig Soft Shoe-A

Blackbird Hard Shoe-A

Siege of Ennis Ceili Dance-A

Well done we are very proud of you !

Uniform

Please take note of the

following:

Only black and white takkies are allowed. No coloured laces.

Only black and white hair accessories are allowed.

T-Bar school shoes are NOT allowed and must be replaced

Hockey news—————> On Friday 15 July 2016 our hockey B team girls participated in a St Mary 's Hockey Festival. We got a chance to play St Theresa 's, St Katherine 's, Holy Rosary and St Andrew 's. The B team played well and enjoyed the festival. Well done girls we are proud of you and Good Luck with the upcoming league matches.

Caitlin Richter

From the 21st June to 4th July 2016 Sarah Armstrong (Grade 2C) took part in a gym-nastics competition in Orlando Florida in the USA. The competition comprised 6 countries – South Africa, USA, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico and the UK. Sarah was part of a team of 10 girls from her gymnastics club – Johannesburg Gymnastics Cen-tre – in Florida (Johannesburg) representing South Africa. On Sunday the 26th June she competed alongside 30 other bronze level category 8-year-old girls in artistic gymnastics. She came 18th overall. Other than her competition and some training she spent lots of time at the many Disney World Parks and had a once in a lifetime expe-rience. Well done Sarah we are very proud of you!

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Religious retreats, run by the ladies from the Bible Foundation, at the beginning of June, are looked for-ward to with great anticipation.

Each Grade from 1 to 7 had a special day where their focus shifted from their normal routine and this in itself was exciting and refreshing.

The girls engaged in fun activities, reflections and learnt more about themselves, their classmates and about God.

This was a valuable experience in our children’s busy lives where they found inspiration and closeness to God.

P. Penny

Dear Parents Important Notice

Pease be advised that School and Leisure have moved to temporary premises while they are busy with changes and renovations, the full letter with details is available on the communicator under Junior School resources.

We thank Mrs Sebastiao for teaching Gr 1 B while Mrs Badenhorst has been on materni-ty leave . We thank her for her enthusiasm and dedication to teaching. Mrs Sebastiao’s last day is Friday 22 July.

Mrs Badenhorst will be back on Monday 25 July . We welcome her back and wish her all the best for the rest of this year.

St Dominic’s Catholic School for Girls Kruger Street Boksburg 1459 Email:caroline.dacosta@stdominics.co.za

DATES TO DIARISE

Tuesday 26 July Gr 1-3 Cultural Evening

Wednesday 27 July Gr 1-3 Cultural Evening

27-29 July Winter festival (Hockey, Netball & Chess)

Thursday 28 July Gr 1-7 Reports go out

Monday 1 August Parents’ Evening 16:00 to 18:00

Tuesday 2 August Gr 3-7 Awards’ Assembly 7:50

Gr 2 Violin Concert 18:00

Friday 5 August School closes at 12:00 for end of Term 2

Tuesday 6 September School Opens (Day 1)

Friday 16 September Gr 0-7 Hooked on Books

Saturday 17 September Music Picnic

Monday 19 September Summer Uniform to be worn

Friday 23 September Heritage Day and Arbour Day Celebrations

Wednesday 28 September Group Photos

Thursday 29 September Gr 7 Farewell Dinner

One School, One Family, One Spirit