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NEWSLETTERS / NUUSBRIEWE
1 September 2010
From the Office: What a last few days at the
school!
1. The national public sector strike:
Teaching in the classroom carried on normally, but with everybody fully
prepared and ready to evacuate if necessary. Security has been a challenge and
we thank everyone for continued support and understanding regarding locked
gates, etc. Our teachers were working, but always remember that they do have a
right to strike like the thousands of others who did. Please note that the
state has used the media to publish gross untruths as regards salaries – we
know the truth. I thank my staff for amazing dedication, commitment to service
and their special love for our school and our learners. Thank you, parents, for
supporting your teachers!
2. Revue: Only ONE week to go before the big
dress rehearsal night next week Wednesday 8 September. Please remember all the
arrangements that were given to you last week. One change: all the photos will
be taken on the night of 8 September. Learners come to school on Thursday 9
September in the normal school uniform and not in their revue clothes as we
originally requested. All the reserved seats for all three nights have been
sold. Only 280 unreserved seating tickets for the three nights are still
available. We know that you’re going to love the learners on stage!
3. Congratulations to several former HL
learners who are doing exceptionally well at our local and the Stellenbosch
high schools. Good reports have been received in the past week as regards
leadership, academic and sport achievements. Special mention of the following:
Hendrik Louw learners were elected to three of the four senior prefect posts at
Strand High for next year – Erin Johannes (headgirl), Desire Taylor
(vice-headgirl), SW Strauss (vice-headboy). We share in the joy of our 2006
Grade 7 class who are really doing well at the various high schools.
4. The Interhouse end-of-term rugby, netball
and hockey matches played on Monday and yesterday at the school was great fun.
The staff even had a netball game against our senior girls – no comment here
(?). We’re pretty satisfied with the
overall statistics of the winter sport
codes. At present we’re analysing results, strengths and weaknesses with the
aim to further improve in 2011. Special thanks to coaches and parents for the
many enjoyable moments.
5. See the attached addendum regarding the
HL 2011 expansion news: your school is on the move, stay abreast of what is
happening by reading the newsletter every week.
Special
mention of our two archers here at school: Alexander Flemming: SANAA Cape of Good Hope Tournament (Gold),
Edna Trimmer Tournament (Gold), Cape Indoor Challenge (Free Style Unlimited)
(Gold), Western Cape Winter Championships (Free Style Unlimited) (Gold). Rinus
van Rensburg: Cape Indoor Challenge (Bowhunters) (Gold), Western Cape Winter
Championships (Bowhunters) (Gold). We have two stars in the making – watch
them.
Lost
items: Tomorrow (Thu 2/9) we shall be displaying the lost and found-items at
first break. The table with items will be put on the patio in the big quad next
to the hall. You are welcome to come and look for lost items.
ATKV
– Spring Dance: 11 September at 19:00 in the HHH School hall. R80 per couple.
Bring own food and refreshments.Funds will be in aid of Community endeavours in
the Helderberg Basin. For further information and tickets, please contact Johan
on 0824429622 /Johan 0832854752.
URGENT
& IMPORTANT REQUEST TO ALL PARENTS: Please drive slower and carefully when
you drop off or pick up your children at the school. Please adhere to the
traffic rules especially at the pedestrian crossings. Ii anyone sees a person
driving recklessly, do take the registration number and report it to the
school. This is in the best interest of your OWN child
Projected
2011 expansion project at Hendrik Louw Primary:
We
would have loved to have been able to share more definite news with our parent
body, but final negotiations with the Education Department and related role
players, over whom we have no control, does not make this possible. As soon as
all the draft proposals have been finalized, we shall brief you more fully as
we believe that exciting and challenging times lie ahead for all of us as we
take our school to a higher level so that we can fully meet the needs of the
changing environment in which we function.
Your
school is well-known in the Province for; academic excellence unparalled by any
other of our neighbouring schools (they know it as well), our good levels of
very wide participation in sport and culture as well as a history for creating
opportunity for learners and our dedicated staff. Hendrik Louw Primary is a
very good and happy school and I, as your principal, am personally proud to be
associated with your school.
For
the past year several strategic sessions have taken place with lots of thought
and good debate ensuing re: What do we want for our school and how can we best
serve our parent and learner community. Maintaining the status quo is not an
option. That will effectively imply regression and declining standards which we
cannot afford and which we believe, nobody wants. In brief the following can be
expected here at Hendrik Louw Primary as from January 2011:
1. The WCED will be fully funding the
building of seven new classrooms,
2. The WCED will be funding the
re-construction of the present inadequate administration facilities,
3. We shall be introducing additional
classes in certain grades next year: there will be three Afrikaans Grade 1
classes and two English classes (5 classes as compared to the present 3
classes), and this will grow every year until the whole school has 5 classes
per grade by 2017,
4. We shall also be expanding the 2011
Afrikaans grades 5 and 6 classes to three in the grade as compared to the
present two,
5. We shall be applying a ‘stricter approach
to learner language’ at enrolment as there are too many Afrikaans mother tongue
learners in the English classes. This is the fault of several parents and
detrimental to learners.
6. There is an explosion in the Helderberg
as regards learner application for enrolment and we say NO to about three
parents every single day. There are too few good schools in our area. We have
indicated our willingness to the Education Department to accommodate more
learners and thus the reason for the state investing money in our school, but
within the framework of our admission's policy. We have received written
guarantees that our numbers per teacher will be respected as we shall not allow
overcrowded classrooms,
7. Several of our classes will be smaller
because we appoint teachers who are funded by our parents which we, and you,
have a right to do as it is in the learners best interest to do so,
8. Upon receipt of the new building plans,
we shall display these in the school’s foyer for visitors and parents to
peruse,
9. The new developments will allow us to
introduce aftercare facilities at school for our 2011 learners in Grades R and
1 which will gradually expand to the other grades over time. We have been
looking forward to accommodating the modern working parent who wants to
drop-off a child in the mornings in a safe environment and collect again in the
late afternoon. The child can enjoy full one-stop facilities at school without
having to make use of transport to travel to other aftercare centres.
We are looking at providing a full service
at a reasonable price all at your school.
However, this will be phased in gradually,
10.We
envisage providing good healthy meals to those learners who would like to eat at school after the ringing of the
last bell and before the start of extra-mural
activities all at a reasonable fee and from a good menu,
11.Supervised
homework classes for learners in Grades 4, 5, 6 (maybe grade 3) as from next year after school at a
reasonable fee. The discussions as regards
these structures are still being debated, but we are going to start next year. The school’s new / revised policy
as regards homework / assignments still
needs to be fully debated and finalized by staff, but there will be changes as we are aware of changes in
the modern home as compared to many
years ago,
12.
We also envisage introducing a before-school care group at a very reasonable fee, i.e. for children who come to
school very early in the mornings,
13.
We have already started managing some of the above processes and hope to have most of these ideas and dreams
put in place within the next two months.
Parents who have shown interest in some of the above new Hendrik Louw endeavours, (we remind you of the
March survey) will be contacted in due course. If you are at present using
other aftercare facilities you can give
the necessary notice if you want to be part
of the more convenient Hendrik Louw set-up,
14.
Sadly we cannot introduce the full package to learners and parents in all the
grades due to a lack of funds, space and facilities, but as we grow we’ll expand within our means as we need to ensure
quality and service at all times,
15.
The school will see ‘new faces’ in the bigger building as we appoint more staff (teachers, carers, caterers, etc.) We’re
in the process of expanding our secretarial and administrative staff as
the workload has become too much for our
present needs and we also need to maintain standards in this department,
16.Security
and general safety at school will be beefed up with all seven (7) gates being electronically controlled with
cameras from a central point thus restricting unnecessary entry to the property at
key points. The maintenance of a safe environment for our
learners and staff during a working day
is of paramount importance to us. Access to the school will be at
the main foyer only and rather limited at the rest of the building,
17.We
hope to have all the costs for the various new services we are offering, sorted out in October. Then the process for
the right persons to execute the various
jobs will commence,
18.There
is a lot to do in a very short time, but we trust the dedication and commitment
of volunteer parents and senior staff who are driving the project.
Ideas and suggestions may be
forwarded to the school via the school’s WEB page. Be assured of our best
efforts for you and the learners of Hendrik Louw Primary
Next
week:
We
shall provide you with the 2011 school fees and the summarized budget.
1 September 2010
Vanuit
die kantoor: Wat ‘n week het ons beleef hier by die skool verlede weekl!
1. Die nasionale landwye staking: Ons het
soos gewoonlik voortgegaan met normale onderrig in die klaskamer, maar almal
was gereed om te ontruim sou dit nodig wees. Sekuriteit was ‘n uitdaging en ons
bedank almal vir u ondersteuning en begrip wat betref die geslote deure en
hekke. Ons opvoeders het gewerk, maar u moet onthou dat hulle die reg het om te
staak soos die duisendes wat wel gestaak het. Neem kennis dat die regering die
media gebruik het om ook baie onwaarhede te publiseer m.b.t. salarisse – ons
weet wat die waarheid is. Ek sê dankie aan my personeel vir hulle wonderlike
toewyding en pligsbesef, asook hul spesiale liefde en omgee vir ons skool en
ons leerders. Dankie ouers, dat u ons opvoeders ondersteun!
2. Revue: Slegs EEN week om te gaan voor die
groot kleedrepetisie volgende week Woensdagaand 8 September. Onthou asseblief
alle reëlings wat u verlede week ontvang het. Een verandering: alle foto’s word
op die aand van 8 September geneem. Leerders kom na die skool op Donderdag 9
September in die gewone skooluniform en nie in hulle revue-klere soos
oorspronklik versoek is nie. Alle bespreekte sitplekke vir al drie aande is
reeds uitverkoop. Slegs 280 onbespreekte plekke vir die aande is nog
beskikbaar. Ons weet dat u ons kinders op die verhoog gaan geniet!
3. Gelukwense aan verskeie oud HL-leerders
wat besonder goed vaar by ons plaaslike en
Stellenbosch Hoerskole. Goeie nuus is ontvang die afgelope week t.o.v.
leierskap, akademiese- en sportprestasies. Ons noem spesiaal die volgende:
Hendrik Louw-leerders wat verkies is in drie van die vier senior
hoofleiersposisies by Hoërskool Strand vir volgende jaar – Erin Johannes
(hoofdogter), Desireé Taylor (onderhoofdogter) & SW Strauss (onderhoofseun). Ons deel in die
vreugde van ons 2006-graad7-klas wat werklik goed vaar by die onderskeie
hoërskole.
4. Die interhuis einde-van-seisoen rugby-,
netbal- en hokkiewedstryde wat Maandag en Dinsdag hier by die skool gespeel is,
was groot pret. Die personeel het ook ‘n netbalwedstryd teen ons senior dogters
gespeel – geen kommentaar(?). Ons is oor
die algemeen baie tevrede met die uitslae van ons wintersportkodes. Huidiglik
is ons besig om die uitslae / sterk punte / swak punte te ontleed met die doel
om in 2011 te verbeter. Spesiale dank
aan ons afrigters en ouers vir die wonderlike geleenthede.
5. Sien die meegaande nuusbrief m.b.t. die
HL 2011-uitbreidings: u skool is aan die beweeg, bly op hoogte van wat gebeur
deur weekliks die nuusbrief te lees.
Spesiale
vermelding van ons twee boogskutters by die skool: Alexander Flemming: SANAA ‘Cape of Good Hope’ Toernooi (Goud),
Edna Trimmer Toernooi (Goud), ‘Cape Indoor Challenge’ (Free Style Unlimited)
(Goud), Wes-Kaap Winter Kampioenskappe(Free Style Unlimited) (Goud). Rinus van
Rensburg: Cape Indoor Challenge (Bowhunters) (Goud), Wes-Kaap Winter
Kampioenskappe (Bowhunters) (Goud). Sterre in wording – hou hulle dop!
Verlore
items: Môre (Do. 2/9) word alle verlore items gedurende eerste pouse uitgestal
op ‘n tafel langs die saal op die stoep in die groot vierkant. U is welkom om
te kom kyk/soek na verlore goed.
ATKV
– Lentedans: 11 Sept. om 19:00 in HHH se skoolsaal. R80 per paar. Bring u eie
etes en drinkgoed.Fondse wat ingesamel word, is ten bate van die Opheffingswerk
in die Helderbergkom.Navrae & kaartjies: Johan 0824429622/ Johan
0832854752.
DRINGENDE & ERNSTIGE VERSOEK AAN ALLE OUERS: Ry
asseblief stadiger en versigtig wanneer u kinders by die skool af- en oplaai.
Wees veral versigtig by die voetoorgange. Indien u iemand sien wat
onverantwoordelik bestuur, neem asb. die registrasie- nommer en gee dit deur
aan die skool. Dit is in belang van u EIE kind
se veiligheid.
Die
beplande 2011-uitbreidingsprojek by Laerskool Hendrik Louw. Ons sou baie graag
meer definitiewe nuus met ons ouergemeenskap wou deel, maar finale
onderhandelinge met die Onderwysdepartement en belanghebbende rolspelers,
waaroor ons geen beheer het nie, maak dit nie moontlik nie. Sodra die
voorgestelde planne gefinaliseer is, sal ons meer inligting aan u deurgee. Ons
glo dat interessante en uitdagende tye vir ons voorlê in ons poging om die
skool na ‘n hoër standaard te neem soda t ons ten volle kan voorsien vir die
veranderde omgewing waarin ons funksioneer.
Ons
skool is bekend in die Provinsie vir akademiese uitnemendheid wat nie deur
enige van ons buurskole behaal word nie (hulle weet dit ook), ons goeie en wye
vlak van deelname aan sport en kultuur, goeie geleenthede vir ons leerders,
asook ‘n toegewyde personeel. Laerskool Hendrik Louw is ‘n goeie en gelukkige
skool en ek, as u skoolhoof, is persoonlik baie trots om myself te assosieer
met ons skool.
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Paar strategiese beplanningssessies het die afgelope jaar plaasgevind met baie
idees, denke en debatvoering: Wat wil ons hê vir ons skool en hoe kan ons ons
leerder- en ouergemeenskap die beste bedien? Om net die bestaande te behou, is
nie ‘n opsie nie. Dit sal in effek agteruitgang meebring en standaarde verlaag
wat ons nie kan bekostig nie en wat ons seker is niemand wil hê nie. Kortliks
kan u die volgende verwag by Laerskool Hendrik Louw vanaf Januarie 2011:
1. Die WKOD finansier ten volle die aanbou
van sewe nuwe klaskamers.
2. Die WKOD finansier die veranderinge van
die huidige onvoldoende administrasie-fasiliteite.
3. Ons begin addisionele klasse in
spesifieke grade volgende jaar: daar sal drie Afrikaanse gr.1-klasse en twee
Engelse gr 1-klasse wees (5 klasse teenoor die huidige 3 klasse), en dit sal
jaarliks groei totdat die hele skool 5 klasse per graad sal hê in 2017.
4. Ons sal ook die 2011- Afrikaanse grade 5-
en 6-klasse uitbrei na drie in die graad teenoor die huidige twee.
5. Ons sal ‘n strenger benadering t.o.v.
leerder-taalvoorkeur hê met toelating,
aangesien daar te veel leerders met Afrikaans as moedertaal in die
Engelse klasse is. Dit is ‘n fout wat die ouers maak ten koste van hul kind.
6. Daar is ‘n ‘ontploffing’ in die
Helderberg m.b.t. leerderaansoeke vir toelating en ons sê NEE vir ongeveer 3
ouers elke dag – daar is te min goeie skole in ons area. Ons het ons bereidheid
om meer leerders te akkommodeer aan die Onderwysdepartement meegedeel en daarom is geld vir uitbreiding aan ons toegestaan,
maar alles binne die raamwerk van ons toelatingsbeleid. Ons het skriftelike
bewyse ontvang dat ons getal leerders per opvoeder gerespekteer sal word – ons
sal dus nie oorvol klasse toelaat nie.
7. Baie van ons klasse sal kleiner wees,
aangesien ons opvoeders moet aanstel wat deur die ouerbydraes gefinansier moet
word – dit is ons en u reg om dit so te doen.
8. Sodra ons die nuwe bouplanne ontvang het,
sal ons dit indie voorportaal vertoon vir besoekers en ouers om te sien.
9. Die nuwe fasiliteite maak voorsieneing
vir nasorg-fasiliteite by die skool vir ons
2011-leerders in graad R en 1. Ons sal dit geleidelik (met tyd) uitbrei
na die ander grade. Ons het uitgesien daarna om die modern werkende ouer te akkommodeer, wat graag ‘n kind soggens wil
aflaai in ‘n veilige omgewing en weer laat in die middag kom oplaai – die kind
kan dan ‘n een-stop fasiliteit by die skool geniet sonder om na ander
nasorgsentrums vervoer te word. Ons kyk daarna om ‘n volledige diens te lewer
teen ‘n billike prys – alles by u skool – dit sal geleidelik aangebied word.
10. Ons beoog om goeie gesonde etes, teen ‘n
billike prys, te voorsien aan
leerders
wat by die skool wil eet soda die klok gelui het, voordat hulle aan die middag
se buitemuurse bedrywighede begin deelneem.
11.Huiswerkklasse
onder toesig vir leerders in graad 4, 5 & 6 (moontlik graad 3) vanaf
volgende jaar na skool , ook teen ‘n billike prys. Die besprekings ondom
hierdie strukture is steeds aan die gang, maar ons gaan volgende jaar begin. Die skool se nuwe/hersiene
huiswerkbeleid en beleid t.o.v. take sal
deur die personeel gefinaliseer word. Daar sal veranderinge wees, want ons is
bewus van die veranderinge in die hedendaagse huise.
12.
Ons beoog ook die instel van ‘n oggend-versorgingsgroep, ook teen ‘n bekostigbare
prys vir leerders wat baie vroeg soggens by die skool afgelaai moet word.
13.
Ons het reeds begin om sommige van bogenoemde fasiliteite te bestuur en hoop om
die meeste drome en planne in plek te hê binne die volgende twee maande. Ouers
wat aangedui het dat hulle belangstel (u onthou die Maart-opnames) in sommige
van die bogenoemde HL-fasiliteite, sal binnekort gekontak word. Indien u
huidiglik van ander nasorgsentrums gebruik maak, kan u kennis gee as u van die
meer gerieflike Hendrik Louw-dienste wil gebruik maak.
14. Ongelukkig kan ons nie die volledige
pakket aan leerders en ouers in alle grade aanbied nie, a.g.v. die tekort in
fondse, spasie en fasiliteite, maar soos ons groei sal ons uitbrei binne ons
vermoë, want ons moet ons standaarde en kwaliteitdiens ten alle tye behou.
15.U
sal baie ‘nuwe gesigte’ by die groter skool sien, aangesien ons meer personeel
(opvoeders, werkers, kosmakers en ander)moet aanstel. Ons is in die proses om
meer sekretaresses aan te stel, aangesien die werkslading te veel geword het
vir ons huidige personeel en ons moet hoë standaarde bly handhaaf in hierdie
afdeling.
16.
Sekuriteit en algemene veiligheid by die skool sal ook opgeskerp word. Sewe (7)
hekke sal elektronies beheer word vanaf ‘n sentrale punt om sodoende die
onnodige/ongewenste betreders van die skoolgronde te beheer. Kameras sal op
strategiese punte aangebring word. Die handhaaf van ‘n veilige omgewing vir ons
leerders en personeel gedurende die skooldag is van uiterste belang vir ons.
Toegang tot die skool sal slegs deur die hoofingang wees en beperk word na die
res van die geboue.
17.
Ons hoop om al hierdie koste-stukture van die onderskeie nuwe dienste wat ons wil aanbied, uitgesorteer te hê teen
Oktober sodat die persoon
wat die bouproses gaan hanteer, kan begin.
18. Daar is baie om te doen in baie min tyd.
Ons vertrou egter op die toewyding en
pliggsbesef van ons vrywillige ouers en senior personeel wat hierdie proses
bestuur.
Idees
en voorstelle kan aan die skool gestuur word via die skool se WEBBLAD. Wees
verseker van ons beste pogings vir u en die leerders van Laerskool Hendrik Louw
Volgende
week:
Ons
voorsien aan u die 2011-skoolfonds- en verkorte begroting.
25 August 2010
A
sincere thank you and appreciation to all concerned regarding the hosting of the
Town Hall Choir Festival last week. When it comes to singing our school
definitely ranks among the best and we can really be proud of our 180 choir
learners and their staff. The variety on stage by the various schools was most
enjoyable and the mass choir of 500 is always something to remember.
Our
school environment is about to change as we go about managing several new
educational challenges. We ask ALL our parents to remain informed by reading
the weekly newsletters. Expect the following in the next few newsletters:
Today:
Wednesday 25 Aug: The detailed parent / learner REVUE arrangements
Wednesday
1 Sept: The WCED expansion and classroom building project at school and the
introduction of several new facilities as from 2011 (aftercare, meals, etc...)
Wednesday
9 Sept: The 2011 school budget and school fees – a summarized version
Wednesday
15 Sept: Revised arrangements -- our accommodation and learner movements
regarding the ‘out of bounds’ building activities here at the school
Wednesday
22 Sept: Matters of closure
Congratulations
and best wishes to Roné Roux with her performance - Ge-Anker - at
the Aan die Braak theatre in Stellenbosch on Saturday night 18 September. If
you
would like to support and attend this stunning young lady’s show: 0823353105.
The
END of the winter sport codes for 2011 takes place when our senior learners
(U/10 to U/13) participate in Interhouse teams against one another:
Lourensford, Vergelegen and Morgenster. These shorter format matches promise to
be lots of fun. The rugby and netball teams play on Monday 30 August and hockey
on Tuesday 31 August. Time: 13:00 to 14:30. We will brief the players
beforehand.
NO
sport or extramural activities at school in the afternoons from Wednesday 1
September to Friday 17 September. This 'afternoon' time is very important for
all staff regarding preparation and planning for 2011, and for ensuring a
successful end to 2010.
MOVIE
NIGHT: Only for our Gr 6 and 7 learners: Friday 27 August in the school hall
from 18:30 – 21:30. R10 p.p.
Buy
your ticket at the bursar’s office (Angela) from 23 Aug. Tickets will also be
available at the doors.
Interhouse
athletics starts as follows at Hendrik Louw this year:
1. Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16
September as from 12:00 to 14:00 (during the last part of the school day).
Every House (Lourensford, Vergelegen and Morgenster) will practise, meet and
sing. This arrangement applies to Grades
4, 5, 6 and 7. NO sport on those afternoons due to the revue in the evenings.
2. Monday 20 Sept: during the school day: Field items – U/12 and
U/13 boys/girls
Tuesday
21 Sept: during the school day: Field items – U/10 and U/11 boys/girls
Wednesday
22 Sept: during the school day: Field items –U/9 boys and girls – just
exposure.
3. Friday 9 October 08:00—13:00 @ Strand
High: The Interhouse track events.
25 Augustus 2010
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Opregte dankie en waardering aan almal betrokke vir die aanbied van die
suksesvolle Koorfees in die Stadsaal velede week. As dit by sang kom, word ons
skool beslis gesien as van die beste en kan ons werklik trots wees op ons 180
koorlede en personeel. Die verskeidenheid wat aangebied was deur die onderskeie
skole was baie goed en die massakoor van meer as 500 leerders is iets om te
onthou.
Ons
skoolomgewing is op die punt om te verander en ‘n paar uitdagende nuwe
onderwys-verwante aangeleenthede wat bestuur moet word, lê voor. Ons
versoek AL ons ouers om op hoogte te bly
deur asseblief weekliks die nuusbriewe te lees. Die volgende inligting sal in
die volgende paar nuusbriewe verskyn:
Vandag:
Woensdag 25 Aug: Die volledige ouer / leerder REVUE-reëlings. Woensdag 1 Sept:
Die WKOD-uitbreidings en klaskamer-aanbouingsprojek by die skool asook verskeie
nuwe fasiliteite wat aangebied sal word vanaf 2011 (nasorg, etes, ens.….)
Woensdag
9 Sept: Die 2011-skoolbegroting en
skoolgelde – ‘n opsomming daarvan.
Woensdag
15 Sept: Veranderde reëlings – die akkommodeer en leerder se beweging m.b.t.
die bouery en lokale wat nie gebruik kan word tydens bou-aktiwiteite nie.
Woensdag
22 Sept: Afsluiting van die kwartaal – sake.
Baie
geluk en beste wense aan Roné Roux met haar optrede – Ge-Anker – by die Aan die
Braak-teater in Stellenbosch op Saterdagaand 18 September. Navrae indien u haar
wil ondersteun en hierdie uitstekende jong dame se aand wil bywoon: 0823353105.
Die
AFSLUITING van die wintersportkodes vir 2010 vind plaas wanneer ons senior leerders (0.10 tot 0.13)
aan die Interhuis-spanne teen mekaar deelneem: Lourensford, Vergelegen en
Morgenster. Dié kort wedstryde beloof om baie prêt te wees. Die rugby- en
netbalspanne speel op Maandag 30 Augustus en die hokkie op Dinsdag 31 Augustus.
Tyd: 13:00 tot 14:30. Ons sal die spelers vooraf inlig.
GEEN
sport of buitemuurse aktiwiteite by die skool in die namiddae vanaf Woensdag 1
September tot Vrydag 17 September. Hierdie namiddag-tyd is baie belangrik vir
ons personeel m.b.t. voorbereiding en beplanning vir 2011, en om te verseker
2010 word suksesvol afgesluit.
FLIEK-AAND:
Slegs vir ons Gr 6- & 7-leerders : Vrydag 27 Augustus in die skoolsaal
vanaf 18:30 – 21:30. R10 p.p. Koop jou kaartjie by die finansiële kantoor
(Angela)vanaf 23 ug. Kaartjies sal ook by die deure beskikbaar wees.
Interhuis-Atletiek
begin as volg by Hendrik Louw hierdie jaar:
1. Maandag 14, Dinsdag 15 en Woensdag 16
September vanaf 12:00 tot 14:00 (die laaste deel van die skooldag) sal elke
huis oefen en sing: Lourensford, Vergelegen en Morgenster. Hierdie reëling geld
vir ons graad 4-, 5-, 6-en 7-leerders. GEEN sport op hierdie middae nie a.g.v.
die Revué in die aande nie.
2. Maandag 20 Sept: gedurende die skooldag:
Velditems – 0.12- en 0.13-seuns/dogters
Dinsdag
21 Sept: gedurende die skooldag: Velditems – 0.10- en 0.11-seuns/dogters
Woensdag
22 Sept: gedurende die skooldag: Velditems – 0.9-seuns/dogters – net blootstelling.
3. Vrydag 9 Okt.08:00—13:00 by Strand Hoër:
Die Interhuis baan- en velditems finale.
18 August 2010
This
is a BIG week at the school with tonight, and tomorrow night’s CHOIR festival
which we are hosting in the Strand Town hall. A very special thank you to our
choristers who perform like young stars, to the many choir parents for continued sacrifice, support, transport and encouragement, and to all our
teachers and workers for helping and doing duty somewhere between the school
and the town hall. Our compliments to Alrika and Rika for the excellent
preparation of both choirs as well as the programme. Tomorrow all learners in
the school will receive a District Mail where the cover, once again, will be
dedicated to Hendrik Louw, the second time this year. See the interesting news
on the front page. Further good detail will follow soon in the weekly
newsletters!
ATKV
Public Speaking: The following learners participated in the semi-final round
last weekend and did very well: Caira Lombard; Rohanette J. v. Vuuren; Chris
Langeveldt; Rozalie J v. Vuuren; Ansoné Lombard and Roné Roux. Special
congratulations to Chris Langeveldt (Gr 3) on an excellent double achievement.
He is the first ever HL learner to reach the finals and will be performing in
Pretoria (Buffelspoort) at the final competition which will be held on 20
August. He also obtained his provincial colours (WP – U/10) in chess this
week.
SPORT:
Last week Wednesday was a very good day for our rugby teams with all three our
senior teams (U/13A, U/11 and U/10) winning their games against Beaumont. Our
1st 15 deserve special mention as they won both their games against the two big
Somerset West 1 000 plus learner schools in the league the past three weeks:
Beaumont and De Hoop. This is a fine achievement for our coaches and the team!
Hockey:
Our hockey teams played against Beaumont. The competition was very strong. We
won 3 matches.
Three
Gr 7-learners (Amorie Serfontein; Lara Posthumus and Gustav Kirstein)
participated in an Inter Zonal Tournament in Oudtshoorn. 14 Zones participated.
The WP Helderberg teams did exceptionally well. The boys won bronze and the
girls gold!! Congratulations!
Cross
Country: The following two learners are going through to the next round: Damian
Walker and Leigh-Ann Rall. Thank you,
Tanya du Toit, for supporting these learners.
Gymnastics:
Zaafirah Marteze (and three team mates) participated in a B-league team
competition. Her apparatus was the vault for vault skills. The team won gold.
Congratulations!
Culture:
REVUE 2011 ---- Here comes the on-stage highlight of the school year! Every
three or four years we stage a whole school show and every time it is a
sell-out. On the nights of 14, 15 and 16 September at 19:00 we dim the lights
in the school hall and start a great show of music and dance by the learners of
Hendrik Louw. Tickets are limited to 1 500 for the three nights and go on sale
as from Friday morning 20 August. We know that this is going to be too little,
so please buy as soon as possible. There is reserved seating at R40 p.p. and
unreserved seating at R25p.p. We would like parents to buy early morning. We
are trying to arrange a mom or two to help for the first hour of the day, e.g
07:40 to about 08:30, Thereafter sales will be at the bursar's office during normal school hours. Our learners look
forward to your support.
Notice
to parents: At 19:00 on Monday evening 20 September the governing body will present the 2011
school budget and the new school fee structure to parents for approval. This will
be in the staff room. A written summarized version of the budget with
explanatory notes will be sent to all our Grade R to 6 parents the week
beforehand. Any parent is most welcome to attend this meeting. If parents have
questions beforehand, please forward a mail or fax to the school and we shall
attend to you queries.
Regarding
the improvement and expansion project at the school: Within the next three
weeks we should know what exciting and interesting changes lie ahead for our
school as regards additional classrooms, the upgrading of all ablution
facilities and new administration facilities (financed by the Education
Department). We are also nearly complete with planning regarding the
announcement we made to parents in the first term concerning additional
facilities, e.g. after care for certain grades, homework classes, meals at
schools, before school care and other good news. These projects will greatly
enhance Hendrik Louw as the first choice primary school for parents in the
Helderberg as our package to parents will appeal to the modern working family.
18 Augustus 2010
Dit
is ‘n GROOT week by die skool met vanaand en môre-aand se KOORFEES wat in die
Strand Stadsaal aangebied word. ‘n Spesiale dankie aan ons leerders wat sterre
is, aan ons koorouers vir opofferinge, ondersteuning, vervoer en aanmoediging,
asook aan al ons opvoeders en werkers vir u hulp iewers tussen die skool en die
stadsaal. Ons komplimente aan Alrika en
Rika vir die uitstekende voorbereiding van beide kore en die program. Alle leerders in die skool ontvang môre ‘n
Distrikpos met die dekblad aan Hendrik Louw toegestaan, die tweede keer hierdie
jaar. Lees die interessante nuus op die voorblad – meer inligting sal volg in
die weeklikse nuusbriewe!
ATKV
Redenaars: Die volgende leerders het deelgeneem aan die semi-finale rondte
verlede naweek en baie goed gevaar: Caira Lombard; Rohanette J vn Vuuren; Chris
Langeveldt; Rozalie J van Vuuren; Ansoné Lombard & Roné Roux. Spesiale
vermelding en gelukwense aan Chris Langeveldt (gr 3) met sy uitstekende dubbele
prestasie. Hy is die 1ste HL-leerder ooit wat deurgedring het tot die finale
rondte en sal op 20 Augustus in Pretoria (Buffelspoort) gaan deelneem. Hy het
ook sy provinsiale kleure (WP – 0/10) vir skaak hierdie week behaal.
SPORT:
Verlede week Woensdag was ‘n goeie dag vir ons rugbyspanne met al drie senior
spanne (o.13A, o.11 en o.10) wat hul wedstryde gewen het teen Beaumont. Ons
1ste span moet spesiaal vermeld word omdat hulle beide hul wedstryde teen Beaumont
en De Hoop,die twee groot skole van Somerset-Wes (1 000 plus leerders) die
afgelope paar weke gewen het. Dit is ‘n groot kompliment vir ons afrigters en
span!
Hokkie:
Ons spanne het teen Beaumont se baie sterk kompetisie gespeel en 3 wedstryde
gewen.
Drie
gr 7-leerders (Amorie Serfontein; Lara Posthumus & Gustav Kirstein) het
deelgeneem aan ‘n Interstreek Toernooi in Oudtshoorn. 14 Streekspanne het
deelgeneem. Die WP-Helderbergspanne het baie goed gevaar. Die seuns wen brons
en die dogters goud!! Baie geluk!
Landloop:
Die volgende 2 leerders gaan deur na ‘n volgende rondte:Damian Walker &
Leigh-Ann Rall. Baie dankie aan Tanya du Toit vir ondersteuning van hierdie
leerders.
Gimnastiek:
Zaafirah Marteze (en 3 spanmaats) het deelgeneem in ‘n B-liga spankompetisie.
Haar apparaat was die beuleperd en -vaardighede. Die span het ook goud gewen.
Baie geluk!
Kultuur:
REVUE 2011 ---- hier kom die hoogtepunt van die skooljaar! Elke 3 of 4 jaar
bied ons ‘n heelskoolvertoning aan wat baie gou uitverkoop. Op14, 15 en 16
September begin ons om 19:00 met hierdie groot aand van musiek en dans deur die
leerders van Hendrik Louw. Kaartjies is beperk tot 1500 vir die drie aande en word verkoop vanaf Vrydagoggend 20
Augustus. Ons weet dit gaan te min wees, so asseblief, koop vroegtydig. Daar is
bespreekte plekke teen R40 p.p. en
onbespreekte plekke teen R25p.p. Ons
versoek dat ouers soggens kom koop, ons
sal reël dat een of twee moeders ons vir die eerste uur van die dag kom help
met die verkope bv. 07:40 tot ongeveer 08:30, daarna sal verkope deur die
finansiële kantoor geskied gedurende normale skoolure. Ons leerders sien uit na
u ondersteuning.
Kennisgewing
aan ouers: Op Maandagaand 20 September om 19:00 sal die Beheerraad die 2011-skoolbegroting en die nuwe skoolstruktuur
aan ouers voorlê vir goedkeuring. Dit sal in die personeelkamer plaasvind. ‘n
Skriftelike opsomming van die begroting
met verduidelikende notas sal aan al ons Graad R tot 6-ouers gegee word die
vorige week. Enige ouer is welkom om die
vergadering by te woon. Indien ouers enige vrae het, is u welkom om dit vooraf
aan die skool te e-pos of te faks sodat ons daaraan aandag kan skenk.
Die
uitbreiding- en verbeteringsprojek by die skool: Binne die volgende drie weke
behoort ons te weet watter interessante veranderinge hier by die skool vir ons
voorlê wat betref nuwe klaskamers, die opgradering van al ons kleedkamers en ‘n
nuwe administrasie fasiliteit (gefinansier deur die Onderwysdepartement). Ons
is ook feitlik klaar met die beplanning van die fasiliteite waarvan u reeds in
die 1ste kwartaal kennis geneem het m.b.t. nasorg van sekere grade,
huiswerkklasse, etes by die skool, voorskoolse sorg en ander goeie nuus.
Hierdie projekte sal grootliks bydra dat Hendrik Louw die 1ste keuse laerskool
in die Helderberg sal wees aangesien die pakket wat ons gaan aanbied geskik is
vir die moderne werkende gesin.
11 August 2010
With
the winter sport programme now rolling towards an end (2 or 3 matches remain at
the most) the focus will shift to our senior learners who will be competing on
an Interhouse Team format against each other. This promises to be lots of fun.
We commence with athletics practices during September. The Annual Interhouse
Meeting transpires on Friday 9 October on the track at Strand High. This year
we shall be involving our junior learners for part of the day so that the
latter can also experience the hype and vibe of this whole school event.
A
special request from our bursar to ALL parents who make internet payments: For
the payment of school fees we just need the name and surname of your child, BUT
any other payment must be more specific, otherwise we cannot credit your
account.
E.g.
School fees ----- John Smit Revue ----- Revue/John Smit
Stationery -----
Sta/John Smit Rugby tour -----
Rugtour/John Smit
Music -----
Music/John Smit
Clothes ----- Clothes/John Smit
Etc. .
. Etc. .
.
Your
kind and considerate co-operation in this regard is appreciated.
Sport
results:
Netball:
Rhenish: Played - 15; won - 6; lost - 7; drew - 2.
Hockey:
Lochnerhof: Played - 16; won - 5; lost - 9;
drew -2.
Chess: HL vs Lochnerhof: HL won 3-2.
Rugby: Our teams played against the strong
Stellenbosch school Eikestad. We lost.
Rythmic
Gymnastics: Congratulations to Jancke Hohenstein (Gr 2) on achieving gold
(ribbon and battons – level 3) at an Interclub competition in Bellville last
Saturday.
Cultural
activities:
~
Ticket sales for the two big town hall choir evenings close this week Friday.
Please support these excellent 14 schools and mass choir shows. It promises to
be good. Watch our HL choirs excel on the nights of Wednesday 18 and Thursday
19 August. All our 180 choir learners have been briefed in full regarding the arrangements
on these days. A very BIG thank you to these parents for their patience, time,
assistance and support!
~
Tickets for the whole school revue nights (14,15,16 September) go on sale on
Friday 20 August. Seating is limited. Don’t delay buying your ticket/s in order
to see your child on stage.
Advance
notice of dates:
1. Parent–teacher evening when you will be
able to briefly discuss your child’s academic work this term: Monday 20
September.
2. Presentation of the 2011 budget and
school fees to parents: Monday 20 September.
3. Departure of the Orange River group:
Tuesday 21 September, staff room.
4. School closes for the end of the term:
Thursday 23 September at 11:00.
Karate
at Hendrik Louw: Every Monday and Thursday from 17:30 – 18:30. All welcome,
first month’s lessons are free. Contact Niel van Zyl at 082 877 5335 for more
information.
MOVIE
NIGHT: For our Gr 6 & 7 learners only: Friday 27 August in the school hall
from 18:30 – 21:30. R10 p.p. Buy your ticket at the bursar’s office
(Angela)from Monday 23 August Tickets will also be available at the doors.
11 Augustus 2010
Met die winterkodes se program wat stadig ten einde loop(2
of 3 wedstryde op die meeste), sal die fokus verskuif na die senior leerders
wat teen mekaar op ‘n interhuis-basis
sal deelneem – baie pret. In September
begin ons met die atletiekvoorbereidings vir die GROOT
interhuis-byeenkoms op Vrydag 9 Oktober op die baan van Hoërskool Strand.
Hierdie jaar sal ons die junior leerders ook betrek vir ‘n deel van die dag
sodat hulle ook die opgewondenheid en gees van die skool kan ervaar.
‘n Spesiale versoek van ons finasiële kantoor aan ALLE
ouers wat internetbetalings doen: Vir die betaling van skoolfonds benodig ons
slegs die naam en van van u kind, MAAR dit is baie belangrik dat u altyd aandui
indien u enige ander inbetaling maak, anders kan ons nie u rekening krediteer
nie. Sien die volgende voorbeelde:
Skoolfonds ---------John Smit
Revue ---------Revue/John Smit
Skryfbehoeftes------Skryfb/John Smit
Rugbytoer
----------Rugtoer/John Smit
Musiek ---------Musiek/John Smit
Klerewinkel
--------Klere/John Smit
Ens ……… ens …………. U vriendelike samewerking word waardeer.
Sportuitslae:
Netbal: Rhenish: Gespeel– 15; wen – 6; verloor– 7; gelykop
– 2.
Hokkie:Lochnerhof:Gespeel -16; wen -5; verloor-9;
gelykop-2.
Skaak:HL vs Lochnerhof: HL wen 3-2.
Rugby: Ons spanne het teen die baie sterk Stellenboschse
skool, Eikestad gespeel en verloor.
Ritmiese gimnastiek: Baie geluk aan Jancke Hohenstein(gr
2) wat goud behaal het (linte & stokke – vlak 3) by ‘n Interklubkompetisie
in Bellville verlede Saterdag.
Kultuuraktiwiteite:
~ Kaartjieverkope vir die twee groot kooraande in die
Stadsaal sluit hierdie komende Vrydag.Ondersteun asb. hierdie uitstekende
massa-koorvertoning deur 14 skole. Dit beloof om baie goed te wees. Kom kyk hoe
ons HL-kore optree tydens die koorfees op Woensdag 18 en Donderdag 19 Augustus.
Al ons 180 koorlede is ten volle ingelig m.b.t die reëlings op hierdie aande –
‘n baie groot dankie aan hierdie ouers vir geduld, tyd, bystand en
ondersteuning!
~ Kaartjies vir die heelskool se Revué-aande (14,15,16
Sept) word verkoop vanaf Vrydag 20 Augustus – sitplekke is beperk. Moenie
uitstel om u kaartjies te koop nie.
Vooraf kennis van datums:
1. Ouer-opvoeder
aand om kortliks u kind se akademiese vordering te bespreek: Maandagaand 20
September.
2. Aanbieding
van die 2011-Begrotingsvergadering en skoolfondsstruktuuraan ouers:Maandag 20
Sept.
3. Vertrek van
die Oranjeriviergroep op Dinsdagoggend 21 September,personeelkamer.
4. Skool sluit
vir einde van kwartaal op Donderdag 23 September om 11:00.
Karate by Hendrik Louw: Elke Ma.& Do.vanaf 17:30 – 18:30. Almal welkom, die eerste maand
se lesse is gratis. Kontak Niel van Zyl by 082 877 5335 vir meer inligting.
FLIEK-AAND: Slegs vir ons Gr 6- & 7-leerders : Vrydag
27 Augustus in die skoolsaal vanaf 18:30 – 21:30. R10 p.p. Koop jou kaartjie by
die finansiële kantoor (Angela)vanaf 23 Aug. Kaartjies sal ook by die deure
beskikbaar wees.
4 August 2010
The
annual BENBEL interschools last weekend here at Hendrik Louw was, once again,
exciting and a testimony to good competition. We express heartfelt appreciation
to our sponsor, BENBEL, our parents for supporting the teams and the help in
the Tuck Shop, our staff and coaches for learner preparation, and to Anton and
his team in the Sport Office for planning and hosting the weekend. Results in
brief:
1. Rugby:Played 11, won 4, lost 5, drew 2.
2. Netball:Played 16, won 8 , lost 6 and
drew 2. Our first team boasts with a
win!
3. Hockey:Played 21, won 10, lost 8 and drew
3. Our Girls' first team won! (Of the 10 matches that our girls have played
thus far this year, we have only lost one.)
4. Chess: 1st team won 5-0, 2nd team drew
2½-2½ and the 3rd team won 3½ - 1½.
5. Cami: Played:4, won 4.
6. Golf: SWPS won this match.
The
overall picture: Played 69 matches of which we won 38, lost 24 and drew 7.
The
netball teams also played against
Temperance Town last week Wednesday. Matches played: 8, won 5 and lost 3.
RUGBY:
Congratulations to Manuel Rass on his selection to the WP U/12 group.
KARATE:
Congratulations to Michael-John Alexander (6E) and Salmay Hindle (3A2) on their
selection to the Western Cape Karate team. They will be representing their
province on 14 August at the SA Championships.
Health
news: The following two important matters for parents:
1. Learner absenteeism: If a learner is
absent from school for 3 days or more, then a medical certificate and/or a
parent letter must be sent to school when the learner returns to school. This
is important and we have been requested to be stricter in this regard. Parents
who fail to comply will be contacted by the school in this regard as it is
important that a healthy attendance culture be cultivated.
2. Immunization – measles: Learners aged 6 and 12 must be immunized and
parents are requested to liaise with the clinic in this regard as soon as
possible.
School
functions:
1. A very special thanks and our compliments
to the Strand Dames Kring for the excellent function they hosted at the school
last week. The funds raised are in aid of the Moompi project who will be
assisting learners who cannot pay for therapy.
2. Tickets for the choir evenings on
Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 August: there is still just over a week left in which
tickets can be bought for this festival
of song.
3. Revue tickets for the nights of 14/ 15/
16 September go on sale on 20 August and these tickets by tradition sell within
days. Please arrange to get your tickets before we sell-out as these nights are
always fully seated.
Orange
River parents (Grade 7): the information evening will be on Tuesday 7 September
at 19:00 in the staff room. Letters will be given to you in the next week or
two.
Best
wishes to our local high schools (Strand High / HHH) for the big interschool
matches that take place this week. May
the memories and enjoyment be very special.
Last
week we focussed on learner neatness, hair and the uniform daily at the rows.
It is very important that we maintain standards as far as appearance, uniform
and uniformity is concerned. Thank you to parents for supporting us in this
regard.
This
is an end-of-the-month week as far as the payment of school fees is concerned.
Thank you to parents for faithfulness and for allowing us to manage your school
well.
4 Augustus 2010
Die
jaarlikse BENBEL Interskole verlede naweek hier by Hendrik Louw, was weer eens
‘n sukses en ‘n bewys van goeie sportmansgees. Ons waardering aan ons borg
BENBEL, ouers vir ondersteuning van die spanne en ook u hulp in die snoepie,
personeel en afrigters vir die voorbereiding van ons leerders, asook aan Anton
en sy span in die Sportkantoor vir al die beplanning en aanbied van die
geleentheid. Uitslae (opsommend) as volg:
1. Rugby:Gespeel 11, wen 4, verloor 5 en
gelykop 2.
2. Netbal:Gespeel 16, wen 8. verloor 6 en
gelykop 2. Ons eerste span wen!
3. Hokkie:Gespeel 21, wen 10, verloor 8 en
gelykop 3.Ons eerste dogtersspan wen! (Van die 10 wedstryde wat die dogters
gespeel het, het ons net een verloor).
4. Skaak: 1ste span wen 5-0, 2de span speel
gelykop 2½-2½ en die 3de span wen 3½ - 1½.
5. Cami: Gespeel 4, wen 4.
6. Golf: SWPS wen hierdie wedstryd.
Totale
prentjie:Gespeel 69 wedstryde waarvan ons 38 gewen het, 24 verloor en 7
gelykop.
Die
netbalspanne het ook verlede week Woensdag teen Temperance Town gespeel.
Wedstryde gespeel 8, wen 5 en verloor 3.
RUGBY:
Baie geluk aan Manuel Rass wat gekies is vir die WP O/12-groep.
KARATE:
Baie geluk aan Michael-John Alexander (6E) en Salmay Hindle (3A2) wat gekies is
vir die Wes-Kaap Karate-span. Hulle sal die provinsie op 14 Aug. verteenwoordig
by die SA-Kampioenskappe.
Gesondheidsnuus:
Die volgende belangrike sake vir ouers:
1. Leerderafwesigheid: Indien ‘n leerder vir
3 dae of meer afwesig is , moet ‘n mediese sertifikaat of ‘n ouerbrief
ingehandig word wanneer die leerder weer skool toe kom. Dit is baie belangrik
en ons is gevra om strenger in die verband te wees. Ouers wat versuim om aan
hierdie versoek te voldoen, sal deur die skool gekontak word. Ons wil graag ‘n
gesonde kultuur t.o.v. afwesigheid skep.
2. Immunisering – masels: Leerders van 6- en 12-jaar oud moet
geïmmuniseer word en ouers word versoek om met die plaaslike kliniek te skakel.
Skoolfunksies:
1. ‘n Baie spesiale dankie aan die Strand
Dameskring vir die uitstekende funksie wat verlede Vrydag in die skoolsaal
aangebied is. Die fondse wat ingesamel is, sal vir die Moompi-projek en
leerders wat nie vir terapie kan betaal nie, aangewend word.
2. Kaartjies vir die Koorfees op
Woensdagaand 18 en Donderdagaand 19 Augustus:
net meer as ‘n week is oor om kaartjies te koop.
3. Revue-kaartjies vir die aande van 14/ 15/
16 September sal vanaf 20 Augustus verkoop word en soos in die verlede verwag
ons dat dit binne enkele dae uitverkoop sal wees.
Koop dus u kaartjies betyds.
Oranjerivier-ouers
(graad 7):Die inligtingsaand sal plaasvind op Dinsdagaand 7 September om 19:00
in die personeelkamer. Briewe sal aan u gegee word binne die volgende twee
weke.
Beste
wense aan ons plaaslike hoërskole (Strand Hoër / HHH) vir die groot Interskole
wedstryde wat hierdie naweek plaasvind – mag die herinneringe spesiaal wees.
Verlede
week het ons elke dag by die rye op leerdernetheid, hare en uniform gefokus.
Dit is baie belangrik dat ons die standaarde t.o.v. voorkoms, uniform en
eenvormigheid, handhaaf. Baie dankie aan die ouers vir u ondersteuning in die
verband.
Hierdie
is ‘n “einde van die maand”-week m.b.t.skoolgeldbetaling. Baie dankie aan die
ouers vir u getrouheid en dat u dit moontlik maak om die skool goed te bestuur.
28 July 2010
Another
winter week has just passed by with oh so cold mornings and evenings. This weekend sees the annual highlight on our
sport calendar with the BENBEL Interschools against Somerset West Primary
transpiring here on home soil. All the nearly 400 participating HL learners
(golf, cami-maths, rugby, netball, hockey, chess) have already received written
notification regarding participation and
the times concerned. In short as follows:
1. All the hockey matches (boys and girls) are
played on Friday afternoon 30 July. The 1st junior matches start at 12:30 with
the 1st teams playing just after 15:00. Friday is a normal school classroom
day. We end the school day at the usual time – 13:00.
2.
Saturday morning, 31 July, sees the rugby and netball matches starting at 08:30
with the senior teams playing just after 11:00. We thank
the many Tuck Shop volunteers (moms and dads)for so diligently assisting
on Friday and Saturday. You are great.
3.
Special thanks to every coach, our parent supporters, and to Anton Mostert and
his team of organizers. Parking on the Friday is outside the school grounds and
on Saturday morning you may park inside on the fields with entry/exit at the
Church / Fagan Street gates.
The
Culture Office will shortly start communicating with parents regarding the BIG event of the year: the
whole school revue of September. The provisional performance dates where all the participating learners will be required
to be at school in the evenings are 8, 14, 15, 16 September. It is important
that when a learner / parent commits to participation your child attends all
four nights and that the parent takes full responsibility regarding transport
arrangements for his/her child/ren. If circumstances do not allow for the
above, we request that your child rather not participate as this makes
choreography and practices very difficult for the teachers. However, it is
always the ideal – all learners on the stage if possible. Tickets for this
“once in every 3 years show” will go on sale later in August.
Best
wishes to MARK DOYLE, grade 7E, who is in Seoul, South Korea, this week
representing our country at a big and competitive mathematics competition. We
are very proud of this excellent achievement.
Academic
matters: We remind parents that reports will not be given to learners at the
end of this term. All assessments/ tests / tasks are however still
completed as per usual. We issue final
reports in December. All parents will be given an opportunity to come to a
parent-teacher evening on the Monday afternoon or the evening of 20 September
to discuss your child’s performance here at school with the teacher on a
one-to-one basis.
Reminder:
Tickets for the Choir Festival of 18 and 19 August (Wednesday and Thursday) in
the Strand Town Hall are available at the bursar's office at R30p.p.
Sport
results (Last week)
Rugby:
De Hoop: Special congratulations to our 1st
netball and rugby teams with their impressive wins against De Hoop. We
are a small school in comparison to the
big 1 000+ learner schools in Somerset West and this makes the quality of our
success on the day so much sweeter.
Netball
vs De Hoop:Played:16,Won: 5, Lost: 9,Drew: 2, U/11A won, U/12A drew & U/13A
won.
Chess:HL
vs Macassar – drew 2½-2½ on Fri 16 July.
Hockey:
HL vs Rhenish: Girls: Played 11, won 6, lost 2 and drew 3. Boys: Played 12, won
1, lost 9 and drew 2.
CAMI-SPEED
CHALLENGE: This takes place on Thursday 29 July in the Somerset Mall in the
area in front of Edgars from 14:30 – 16:00.
URGENT
request to parents: We appeal to you, once again, to refrain from parking or
stopping on the pedestrian crossings around the school while dropping off or
picking-up your child. This is in the interest of learner safety and consideration towards the community.
28 Julie 2010
Ons
ervaar uitsonderlike koue winterweer in die oggende en aande hier in die
Wes-Kaap, maar so is nog ‘n week van die winter verby. Hierdie naweek is die jaarlikse sport-hoogtepunt op ons kalender
met die BENBEL Interskole teen Somerset-Wes Primêr hier op ons tuisveld. Alle deelnemers – ongeveer 400 HL-leerders
(gholf, cami-wiskunde, rugby, netbal, hokkie, skaak) is reeds in kennis gestel
m.b.t. hul deelname en betrokke tye.
Kortliks
:
1. Alle hokkie-spelers (seuns en dogters) se
wedstryde vind plaas op Vrydagmiddag 30 Julie. Die 1ste junior wedstryde begin
om 12:30 en die 1ste spanne speel net na 15:00. Vrydag is ‘n normale skooldag
in die klaskamer vir die skool. Die skooldag sluit ook soos gewoonlik op ‘n
Vrydag om 13:00.
2. Saterdagoggend 31 Julie vind die rugby en
–netbalwedstryde plaas vanaf 08:30 met die senior spanne wat net na 11:00 sal speel. Ons sê baie dankie aan die
vrywilligers wat in die snoepie sal help – baie dankie ouers!
3. Spesiale dankie aan elke afrigter, ons
ouerondersteuners en aan Anton Mostert en sy span organiseerders. Parkering
Vrydag moet asb. buite die skoolgronde wees, maar op Saterdagoggend mag u binne
die gronde parkeer met ingang en uitgang deur die Kerkstraat-/Faganstraat-hekke.
Die
Kultuurkantoor sal begin om met die ouers te kommunikeer t.o.v. die GROOT
gebeurtenis van die jaar: die Revue in September. Die voorlopige datums waarop al
die leerders in die aande by die skool moet wees is 8, 14, 15, 16 September.
Dit is belangrik dat wanneer ‘n leerder / ouer onderneem om deel te neem, hulle
by al vier aande sal wees en dat ouers eie vervoerreëlings sal tref. Indien u nie aan bg. kan voldoen nie, versoek ons dat u kind nie sal deelneem nie omdat dit
die choreograpfie en oefeninge vir die personeel baie moeilik maak. Die doel is
egter soos altyd – al ons leerders op die verhoog, indien moontlik. Kaartjies
vir hierdie “een- elke drie jaar-vertoning” sal later in Augustus te koop wees.
Beste
wense aan MARK DOYLE, graad 7E, wat hierdie week in Seoul, Suid-Korea is waar
hy ons land verteenwoordig by ‘n groot internasionale wiskunde kompetisie. Ons
is baie trots op sy uitstekende prestasies.
Akademiese
sake: Ons herinner ouers daaraan dat leerders nie aan die einde van die
kwartaal rapporte ontvang nie, maar alle assesserings / toetse / take word soos
normaal gedoen. Ons stuur Desember finale rapporte uit. Alle ouers sal die
geleentheid gegun word om ‘n ouer-opvoederaand op Maandag 20 September by te
woon en op ‘n een-tot-een basis, u kind se vordering met die opvoeder te
bespreek.
Herinnering:
Kaartjies vir die Koorfees op 18 &19 Augustus (Woensdag en Donderdag) in
die Strand Stadsaal is beskikbaar by die finansiële kantoor teen R30p.p.
Sportuitslae
(Verlede week)
Spesiale
gelukwense aan ons 1ste span rugby en - netbal met hul goeie oorwinnings teen
De Hoop – ons is ‘n klein skool teen die groot 1 000+ leerder skool in
Somerset- Wes en juis dit maak die kwaliteit
van ons sukses van die dag soveel beter!
Rugby:
De Hoop:Gespeel 10, wen 2 , verloor 7 en gelykop 1
Netbal
vs De Hoop:Speel:16,Wen: 5,Verloor: 9,Gelyk: 2,o/11A wen,o/12A gelyk,o/13A wen
Skaak:HL
vs Macassar – speel gelykop 2½ - 2½ op Vry. 16 Julie.
Hokkie:
HL vs Rhenish: Dogters: Gespeel 11, wen 6, verloor 2 en gelykop 3. Seuns:
Gespeel 12, wen 1, verloor 9 en gelykop 2.
“CAMI-SPEED
CHALLENGE”: Dit vind plaas op Donderdag 29 Juie in die Somerset Mall (voor
Edgars – area) vanaf 14:30 – 16:00.
Versoek
aan ouers: Moet asb. nie op die voetoorgange rondom die skool stilhou of
parkeer om u kind op- of af te laai nie. Dit is in belang van leerders se
veiligheid en bedagsaamheid teenoor die publiek.
21 July 2010
School
started well last week with the normal instructional and outdoor programmes
(weather permitting) in full swing. Thank you to parents for sending neat
well-dressed learners to school – we sincerely appreciate. Our First Teams'
Tour group who were away from school last week arrived back safely on Saturday
evening after a memorable week of wonderful travel and good matches. Thank you
to an amazing team of coaches who accompanied and cared for our learners: Beau
Schoeman, Riaan Truter, Christa Cruywagen, Eunice Kets, Rianza Snyman and
Christelle Hugo.
SPORT: The next two to three weeks will see a strong
focus on the outdoors. We host De Hoop on the rugby and netball scene today,
and the Annual BENBEL Interschools
against Somerset West Primary the weekend thereafter. The Sport Office will
give every learner participating in
sport a spreadsheet with all the third term match dates. As soon as the matches for the Interschools
on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 July have been finalized, we shall forward this
information to you. All the hockey matches will be played on the Friday
afternoon with the rugby and netball matches following on the Saturday morning.
Full Tuck Shop facilities will be available.
Learner
news: Johannes Smit, the Grade 3 learner involved in the motor car accident in March, is now
recovering at home. Our very best wishes and prayers to the family with the
recovery process. The little two year old brother of Zanel Herrewyn, Adrian,
sadly passed away on Sunday morning. Our sincere condolences to this family during this very difficult and challenging time.
Reminder:
The Grade 7 learners will be hosts and
hostesses at the Waterstone Spur next week Wednesday night 28 July as from
17:00 onwards. You are welcome to join us and spoil your family with a Spur
meal.
Cultural
matters:
1.
Do join us this coming Friday night 23 July at 19:00 for a pretty good evening
here in the school hall. The Strand ‘Dameskring’ will be hosting a sound
programme of song, music, art as well as a light meal. Tickets sell at R70 p.p.
These are available at the bursar’s office (Angela). It is important to note
that the funds raised will be donated to the school for the specific use of
learners in need of therapy and who cannot always pay the costs. We salute this
fine gesture of goodwill towards the school.
2. ART CLUB: Weekly classes commence next week
with the Senior Club on Mon. 26th July and Junior Club Thu. 29th July. If your
child is keen to join, or you would like a little more information, relay your
child’s name, grade and your contact number to the school office or e-mail me
directly at giannamilani@yahoo.com. The fee for the term, which includes all
the necessary art materials, is R380.
3. Hendrik Louw School of Music: We are very
impressed with the progress and dedication of the learners currently receiving
tuition. Their big night to be on stage will be announced shortly. Please
remember to pay the fee for the term by the end of this month. We thank you.
4. Tickets for the big and exciting choir
extravaganza which we shall be hosting in the Strand Town hall on 18 and 19
August may be bought at the bursar’s office at R30p.p. See the very good
write-up in the District Mail of 15 July.
From
the Office: We have no news as yet on the envisaged building expansion project
here at the school. We are in the final stages of some challenging
negotiations. The WCED has approved an amount which will be made available to
the school.
21 Julie 2010
Die
skool het verlede week goed afgeskop met
die normale onderrig- en buitemuuse program (as dit nie gereën het nie). Baie
dankie aan die ouers wat netjies en korrek geklede leerders na die skool stuur
– ons waardeer dit . Ons toergroep (1ste span hokkie, rugby en netbal) wat verlde week weg was, het Saterdagaand
veilig teruggekeer na ‘n wonderlike week van mooi herinneringe, asook goeie
wedstryde– baie dankie aan die span afrigters wat die groep vergesel het en
omgesien het na ons leerders: Beau Schoeman, Riaan Truter, Christa Cruywagen,
Eunice Kets, Rianza Snyman & Christelle Hugo.
SPORT:
Vir die volgende twee/drie weke sal die fokus sterk wees op die buitemuurs met
De Hoop op die rugby- en netbalprogram vandag en die jaarlikse BENBEL Interskole teen Somerset-Wes Primêr volgende
naweek. Die Sportkantoor sal aan elke deelnemende leerder ‘n program gee met
die wedstryddatums van die derde
kwartaal. Sodra die wedstrydreëlings vir die Interskole op Vrydag 30 Julie en
Saterdag 31 Julie gefinaliseer is, sal ons alle inligting aan u gee. Alle
hokkiewedstryde word op die Vrydag gespeel en alle rugby- en netbalwedstryde op
die Saterdagoggend. Die snoepie sal oop wees.
Leerdernuus:
Johannes Smit, ons graad 3-leerder wat in ‘n motorongeluk betrokke was in
Maart, sterk nou tuis aan. Ons beste wense aan en gebede vir die familie met
hierdie herstelproses. Die 2-jarige boetie van Zanel Herrewyn, Adrian, is
Sondagoggend oorlede. Ons dink aan hierdie familie in dié baie moeilike en
hartseertyd.
Herrinnering:
Die graad 7-leerders sal die kelners en kelnerinne wees by die Waterstone Spur
volgende Woensdagaand 28 Julie vanaf 17:00 – u is welkom om u gesin met ‘n
Spur-ete daardie aand te bederf.
Kultuursake:
1.
Hierdie komende Vrydagaand 23 Julie om 19:00 bied die Strand se Dameskring ‘n
baie goeie program/konsert met sang, musiek, kuns asook ‘n ligte ete aan in die
skoolsaal. Kaartjies verkoop teen R70p.p. en is beskikbaar by die finansiële
kantoor (Angela). Dit is belangrik om te weet dat die fondse wat geïn word aan
die skool geskenk word vir die Moompi-projek wat leerders sal help wat terapie
benodig, maar dit nie kan bekostig nie. Ons waardeer hierdie wonderlike gebaar
teenoor die skool.
2. KUNSKLUB: Die weeklikse kunsklub vir die
Juniors en Seniors, gaan die kwartaal by Hendrik Louw voort. Indien u nog inligting
verlang of u kind belangstel om aan te sluit, gee asseblief u naam, van,
graad en kontaknommer vir die
ontvangskantoor (vir aandag Gianna Milani) of e-pos Gianna direk by
giannamilani@yahoo.com. Die koste vir die kwartaal, wat al die kunsmateriaal
insluit, is R380. Senior klub begin Maandag 26 Julie en Junior klub begin
Donderdag 29 Julie.
3. Hendrik Louw Musiekskool: Ons is baie
beïndruk met die vordering en toewyding van die leerders wat onderrig ontvang.
Hulle groot aand op die verhoog sal binnekort aangekondig word. Onthou om die
kwartaal se fooi teen die einde van die maand te betaal – baie dankie.
4. Kaartjies vir die groot koor-“extravaganza”
wat in die Strand Stadsaal aangebied word op
18 en 19 Augustus, is te koop by die finansiële kantoor teen R30p.p.
Sien die goeie berig in die Distrikspos van 15 Julie.
Vanuit
die kantoor: Ons het nog geen nuus oor
die beoogde aanbouings en uitbreidings hier by die skool nie. Ons is besig met
die finale en belangrike (uitdagende) onderhandelinge. Die WKOD het ‘n bedrag
geld goedgekeur wat aan die skool toegestaan sal word.
14 July 2010
A
VERY big welcome back to the second semester of the school year – ALL our
Hendrik Louw families and staff. May you continue enjoying blessings as we
strive to ensure the best learning and opportunity experiences for our learners
in the last five months of the year. The FIFA World Cup was a resounding
success for South Africa and with this foundation of pride and joy we approach
the final stages of 2010. Hopefully the ‘long’ holidays sees us all fresh and
ready to work.
Staff
news:
1. Emmie Jackson, our secretary since the
late 1990’s, has resigned from her post due to ill-health. We wish her well
with the challenges she now faces and assure her of our love and prayers.
Please bear with us patiently until the administrative and secretarial duties
at school have been addressed. This will take time as several matters are in a
final planning and discussion stage here at school: building extensions and
additional teaching and other posts – all subject to WCED approval as they will
be providing the finances. Hopefully we can share some good news with our
parent body in the next few weeks.
2. Kathryn Brown, one of our very good
English Intermediate Phase teachers here at HLPS since the early 1990’s has
resigned and will not be returning to school as a class teacher. We wish her
well and lots of success as she pursues new ventures.
3. Elishi Fox, our grade 3E teacher who was
on maternity leave has decided to ‘call it a day’ in order to be a full-time
mother to her two children at home for a while. She will also not be returning
to school. Ms Monica Kramer has been appointed in her post for the remainder of
the year.
4. We are without doubt the school in the
Helderberg with the lowest staff turnover and this has been one of the reasons
for the excellent school name and strong growth at HLPS. Experience, stability,
a healthy and positive morale, and a willingness to serve is not found in
excess in the modern workplace nowadays. We do, however, foresee staff changes
in the next few years due to retirement, new challenges, promotions, etc.
Choir
festival:
In
the 1990’s HLPS hosted ten very successful and popular annual choir festivals
in the Strand Town Hall. No present HL learner has ever participated in an
event of this nature. This year, on the nights of Wednesday 18 August and
Thursday 19 August, we have the choirs of several of our neighbouring schools
join us as we continue celebrating our 130th birthday. A highlight of these nights
has always been the mass choir of 500 learners who end the night on a choral
high worth remembering. Tickets sell at R30 p.p. and are limited as many
schools are involved. The show starts at 19:00. You are most welcome to enjoy
these 90 minute evenings with us. Enquiries: Alrika at school.
Early
on Monday morning our rugby, hockey (girls) and netball FIRST TEAMS and their
coaches left (in an Eljosa coach) for a
short tour with matches being played against schools in Grahamstown, Port
Elizabeth and Mossel Bay. We wish these teams well and hope that they return
with wins and amazing memories – that’s what touring is all about. We pray
for traveling mercies and hope to
welcome the group back at school late on Saturday evening. Thank you to our
parents for supporting and helping us
and ensuring that such
opportunities are possible.
SSSSport
/ Extramural activities: Third term
programme: Practices started yesterday as per the normal schedule which all our
parents have (see WEB page). The exception are the teams that are on tour.
Enquiries at the Sport Office: Anton and Tanya. Note the following:
1. Please note and diarize
the whole school Interschools (all winter codes) to be held at HLPS this year
on Friday afternoon 31 July and on Saturday morning 1 August. This is the big
sport event of the term as our winter codes finish matches at the end of
August. Enjoy these moments with your
child and our various teams.
2. Congratulations to Tia
Dixon in grade 7 who was awarded her SA colours in swimming and will be
representing our country at an international competition in December in
Swaziland.
3. A very interesting rugby
statistic: Steven Kitshoff was selected for the SA U/18 schools rugby team to
play in several junior internationals next month. We wish this exciting and
very good young prop forward lots of success. He is the 3rd HL rugby player the
past decade (Paul Roux in 2000 and Clayton Stewart in 2006) to have achieved
this honour. No other primary school in the Basin has a testimonial like this!
We love it when our former learners excel and do well – we share in their joy.
Gymnastics:
Congratulations to the following learners who did very well at the South Zone Gymnastics
Competition held in Stellenbosch on 4 June: Katya Rietoff (gold); Ané Braasch
(gold); Amy Ross (silver) & Lisa Westraat (2 x bronze).
Best
wishes to our senior learners ( our Grade 7’s)
and their parents as you plan and prepare to exit the primary school
phase of your lives. It is important that all our grade 7’s have already
enrolled at a high school. If you have failed to do so, please diarize to
attend to this matter this week. We
always entertain our seniors with some special end-of-year events and shall
advise you in due course. Please ensure that your daily school work remains of
a high standard. Never lessen your commitment here. All our grade 7 families
are invited to come along to the Waterstone Spur on Wedenesday evening 28 July
for something to eat. A % of the evening’s takings will be donated by the Spur
to the grade 7 fund which is used to fund some of their farewell activities.
ALL
PARENTS --- NB please: It is very important and in the interest of your child’s
safety that we always have up to date information regarding parents should we
ever, and this happens quite a lot, need to contact you as a matter of urgency.
Please complete the attached parent / learner data INFORMATION FORM that was
given to your child today. We ask that you complete it in full and return it to
school as soon as possible but by Monday at the latest. We THANK YOU for your
kind co-operation.
Mrs
Emmie Jackson would like to thank all the parents, friends of Hendrik Louw
& learners of the school for their the positive support, encouragement,
love and care, friendship, prayers and kindness shown towards her during her
time here at the school. It is much appreciated.
14 Julie 2010
‘n BAIE hartlike welkom terug vir die tweede
semester van die skooljaar – aan AL ons
Hendrik Louw-families en personeel. Ons sal steeds hard werk en verseker
dat u kind/ers hierdie laaste 5 maande die beste leerervaring en geleenthede
geniet – mag u ook seën ervaar. Die FIFA
Wêreldsokkerbeker was ‘n reuse sukses vir Suid-Afrikaners en met hierdie basis
van trots en vreugde benader ons die laaste deel van 2010. Hopelik het die
‘lang’ vakansie ons verfris en goed voorberei om weer te werk.
Personeelnuus:
1. Emmie Jackson, ons sekretaresse hier by
HL sedert laat 1990, het bedank a.g.v. swak gesondheid. Ons wens haar sterkte
toe met die uitdagende pad wat voorlê en verseker haar van ons liefde en
gebede. Wees asseblief geduldig totdat ons die administrasie- en sekretariële
take by die skool herrangskik het. Dit gaan tyd neem, aangesien verskeie
aangeleenthede in die finale stadium van beplanning en bespreking is: aanbou-
en uitbreidings, ekstra opvoeder-poste asook ander betrekkings – alles
onderhewig aan die WKOD se finansiële goedkeuring. Hopelik kan ons binnekort
goeie nuus aan ons ouers bring.
2. Kathryn Brown, een van ons baie goeie
Engelse Intermediëre Fase-opvoeders, sedert die vroeë 1990s, het ook bedank en
sal nie terugkeer as klasopvoeder nie. Ons wens haar sukses en net die beste
toe met al haar nuwe “avonture”.
3. Eleeshi Fox, ons graad 3E-opvoeder wat
met kraamverlof was, het ook besluit om die onderwys vaarwel toe te roep en vir
eers net moeder vir haar twee kinders by die huis te wees. Sy keer dus ook nie
terug na HL toe nie. Me Monica Kramer is aangestel in die pos vir die res van
die jaar.
4. Ons is beslis die skool in die Helderberg
met die laagste personeelverskuiwings en dit is een van die hoofredes waarom
die skool so ‘n goeie naam het en so sterk groei. Ondervinding, stabiliteit, ‘n
gesonde en positiewe ingesteldheid asook die bereidwilligheid om te dien; word
nie deesdae in oorvloed by die moderne
werkplek gevind nie. Ons voorsien wel ‘n paar personeelveranderinge in die
volgende paar jare a.g.v. aftredes, nuwe uitdagings, bevorderings en ander.
Koorfees:
Vanaf
die 1990’s het Laerskool Hendrik Louw 10 baie suksesvolle en gewilde jaarlikse
koorfeeste aangebied in die Strand Stadsaal. Geen huidige HL-leerders het ooit
aan een van hierdie feeste deelgeneem nie. Hierdie jaar gaan ons egter weer op
Woensdagaand 18 Augustus en Donderdagaand 19 Augustus ‘n soortgelyke fees
aanbied waar verskeie van ons buurskole ook gaan deelneem om ons 130ste
verjaarsdag te vier. ‘n Hoogtepunt van hierdie aande is gewoonlik die
massakoor-item waarmee ongeveer 500 leerders die aande afsluit. Hierdie
geleenthede sal beslis onthou word. Kaartjies verkoop teen R30 p.p. en is
beperk omdat baie skole betrokke is. Die vertonings begin om 19:00 elke aand –
u is welkom om hierdie 90 minute-vertonings by te woon. Navrae: Alrika Serfontein,
kultuurhoof by die skool
Vroeg
Maandagoggend (12de Julie), het ons 1ste span rugby, hokkie (dogters) en netbal
asook hul afrigters vanaf die skool vertrek in ‘n Eljosa-bus om wedstryde teen
skole in Grahamstown, Port Elizabeth en
Mosselbaai te speel. Ons wens hul sterkte toe en hoop dat hul sal
terugkeer met ‘n paar oorwinnings en wonderlike herinneringe – dit is waaroor
toer gaan! Ons bid vir ‘n veilige reis en hoop om die groep weer terug te
verwelkom by die skool, teen Saterdagaand. Dankie aan ons ouers vir u
ondersteuning en hulp om hierdie geleenthede vir ons leerders moontlik te maak.
Sport
/ Buitemuurse aktiwiteite – derde kwartaal-program: oefeninge het gister begin
soos op die normale skedule wat u almal reeds ken (sien die webtuiste). Die uitsondering
is spanne wat op toer is. Navrae by die Sportkantoor: Anton en Tanya. Neem
kennis van die volgende:
1. Dagboek die heelskool
Interskole (alle winterkodes) wat gehou word hier by Hendrik Louw op Vrydagmiddag
31 Julie en Saterdagoggend 1 Augustus. Dit is
die groot sportgeleentheid van die kwartaal. Alle winterkodes handel hul
wedstryde teen die einde van Augustus af– geniet hierdie geleenthede saam met u
kind en die onderskeie spanne.
2. Baie geluk aan Tia Dixon in graad 7
wat haar SA-kleure in swem ontvang het en sy sal SA verteenwoordig by ‘n
Internasionale kompetisie gedurende Desember in Swaziland.
3. Interessante rugby
statistiek: Steven Kitshoff (oud HL-leerder) is gekies vir die SA O/18-
skolerugbyspan om aan verskeie junior Internasionale wedstryde volgende maand
deel te neem. Ons wens hierdie baie goeie jong voorryspeler baie sukses toe. Hy
is die 3de HL-rugbyspeler die afgelope dekade (Paul Roux in 2000 en Clayton
Stewart in 2006) wat hierdie eer te beurt
val. Geen ander laerskool in die Helderberg kan spog met hierdie
getuigskrif nie! Ons geniet dit en is trots wanneer oud-leerders goed vaar en
presteer – ons deel hul geluk.
Gimnastiek:
Baie geluk aan die volgende leerders wat goed gevaar het by die Suid-Sone Gimnastiekkompetisie wat op 4 Junie
in Stellenbosch gehou was: Katya Rietoff (goud); Ané Braasch (goud); Amy Ross
(silwer) & Lisa Westraat (2 x brons).
Beste
wense aan ons senior leerders en hul ouers (ons graad 7’s), met die beplanning
en voorbereiding om die laerskool-fase van u lewe af te sluit. Dit is belangrik
dat al ons graad 7’s reeds by ‘n hoërskool ingeskryf is. Indien u nagelaat het
om dit te doen, moet u hierdie week dié aangeleentheid aanspreek. Ons bederf
altyd ons seniors met ‘n paar spesiale jaareinde-funksies. Ons sal u binnekort
van meer inligting voorsien. Maak asseblief seker dat u kind se daaglikse
skoolwerk op ‘n hoë standard bly – moet nooit u verpligting hier nalaat nie. Al
ons graad 7-ouers/-gesinne word uitgenooi om die Waterstone Spur op
Woensdagaand 28 Julie te besoek en iets tee et. ‘n Persentasie van die aand se
inkomste word vir HL se graad 7-fonds geskenk wat ons sal aanwend vir sommige
van die afskeidsfunksies.
ALLE
OUERS --- NB asseblief: dit is baie belangrik in die belang van u kind se
veiliheid dat ons altyd die nuutste inligting van ouers het sodat ons, en dit
gebeur dikwels, u onmiddellik kan kontak in geval van nood. Voltooi asseblief
die meegaande ouer / leerder data INLIGTINGSVORM wat vandag aan u kind gegee
is. Ons vra dat u dit volledig en duidelik sal voltooi en so gou as moontlik na
die skool terugstuur, maar nie later as komende Maandag nie. Ons bedank u vir u
vir u goeie samewerking.
Me
Emmie Jackson wil graag alle ouers, vriende en leerders van Hendrik Louw bedank vir AL die positiewe
ondersteuning, bemoediging, liefde en omgee, vriendskap, gebede en
vriendelikheid teenoor haar gedurende haar tydperk hier by die skool.
2 June 2010
A
very special thank you for the good parent support at the International
Evenings Fundraiser. We extend a very BIG thank you to some really amazing
parent volunteers for their involvement, hard work and creativity, and to
everyone who came along to enjoy the evenings and be with us at the school at
this internationally flavoured whole school activity. The big tent comes down
tomorrow. This coming Friday( 4 June) we celebrate the ‘around the corner’ once
in a lifetime FIFA soccer tournament with lots of mini-matches on the sport
field. The grades 1 to 3 will be out on the fields from 10:30 to 11:45 and the
senior learners from 12:15 to 13:00. A normal school day will ensue in the
morning. All games will be played in a
friendly participative atmosphere in either school clothes or the ‘soccer
civvies’ which learners and staff are allowed to wear: yellow, green or that of
any participating country.
School fees: Thank you for the monthly
payments that are being made. We
appreciate. See the end of June ( during the holiday) arrangements made for the
convenience of cash paying parents on the mornings of 30 June and 1 July. The
July statement will be given out next week Monday. This is well in advance so
that you can diarize.
The Culture Office will be hosting a
learner talent show on stage in the school hall on Monday evening 7 June at
18:30. Information notices to learners who would like to participate and show
their talents regarding music, dancing, singing, recitals, etc. are to be arranged with Mrs Serfontein beforehand. This
is an informal event. Parents and friends are welcome to support.
See the excellent eistedfodd results
of our learners on the reverse side.
SPORT:
Netball: away matches against Somerset
College: Played 16, won 10, lost 5, drew
1.
Rugby: away matches against Rhenish:
Played 7, won 5, lost 2.
Hockey: away matches vs Rhenish:
Played 21, won 7, lost 9, drew 5. Tough competition, but an
enjoyable day of good sport .
Tomorrow sees the last winter sport practices
for the term. Thank you, parents, for all your
support and encouragement and to our
coaches for dedication.
This is our last newsletter for the
term. School closes next week Wednesday 9 June at 11:00 (Gr R – 10:30). Reports
will be given to all our learners on Monday 7 June. Best wishes to all our
provincial learners who will be participating in various codes all over South
Africa. Best wishes to our touring rugby / netball and hockey touring team who
leave for the Eastern Cape early on Monday morning 12 July with their coaches.
Safe travelling ,enjoy and garner lots of memories.
We look forward to seeing all our HLPS
learners back at
school on Tuesday morning 13 July at
08:00.
2 Junie 2010
Baie
dankie vir die baie goeie ouerondersteuning met die Internasionale
Aande-projek. Ons sê BAIE DANKIE vir ons wonderlike ouers wat vrywillig
betrokke was, baie hard en kreatief gewerk het, asook almal wat die aande kom
geniet het en deel was van hierdie heelskool-aktiwiteit met ‘n
internasionale atmosfeer. Die groot tent word môre afgeslaan. Hierdie
komende Vrydag 4 Junie vier ons die “eenkeer in ‘n leeftyd” FIFA sokkertoernooi
, met baie mini-wedstryde op die sportveld. Die graad 1 tot 3’s sal buite op
die veld wees vanaf 09:15 tot 10:45 en die senior leerders vanaf 11:15 tot 13:00
met‘n normale skooldag in die oggend. Alle wedstryde sal in ‘n vriendskaplike
atmosfeer gespeel word, in skoolklere of die ‘sokker-civvies’ wat die leerders en personeel mag dra: geel,
groen of sokkerklere van enige deelnemende land.
Skoolgeld: Dankie vir die maandelikse
betalings wat ons ontvang het – ons waardeer. Sien die maandeinde
Junie-vakansie reëlings wat getref is vir u gerief vir betalings op die oggende van 30 Junie en
1 Julie. Die Julie-staat sal volgende week Maandag aan u gegee word – sodat u
betyds kan dagboek.
Die Kultuurkantoor bied ‘n leerder-talentvertoning aan in die skoolsaal
op Maandagaand 7 Junie om 18:30.
Inligtingsbriewe kan vooraf by Me. Serfontein gekry word vir dié leerders wat
belangstel om deel te neem en hul talent ten toon wat betref musiek, dans, sang, voordrag ens. Dit
is ‘n informele geleentheid – ouers en vriende is welkom om te ondersteun.
Sien die (weer eens) uitstekende
Eisteddfod-uitslae van ons leerders op die rugkant van die nuusbrief.
SPORT:
Netbal: HL wegwedstryde teen Somerset
College: Gespeel 16, wen 10, verloor 5,
gelykop 1.
Rugby: HL wegwedstyde teen Rhenish:
Gespeel 7, wen 5, verloor 2.
Hokkie: HL wegwedstryde teen Rhenish:
Gespeel 21, wen 7, verloor 9, gelykop 5. Baie sterk
kompetisie, maar ‘n heerlike dag van
goeie sport.
Môre vind die laaste
wintersport-oefeninge plaas vir hierdie kwartaal. Dankie aan ons ouers vir u
ondersteuning en aanmoediging asook aan ons afrigters vir u toewyding.
Dit is die laaste nuusbrief vir die
kwartaal --- die skool sluit volgende Woensdag 9 Junie om 11:00 (Gr R – 10:30).
Rapporte sal aan alle leerders gegee word op Maandag 7 Junie. Beste wense aan
al ons provinsiale leerders wat aan verskillende kodes oral oor Suid-Afrika
gaan deelneem. Beste wense aan ons rugby-, hokkie- en netbaltoerspan wat saam
met hul afrigters na die Oos-Kaap vertrek op die oggend,van Maandag 12 Julie.
Veilig reis, geniet dit en bring mooi herinneringe terug.
Ons sien uit daarna om al ons
HL-leerders op Dinsdagoggend
13 Julie om 08:00 weer by die skool te
sien.
26 May 2010
Tomorrow
is the last day of the first 2010 test and examination series. We thank our educators and parents for accommodating
us regarding the shortened extramural programme that we followed the past two
weeks. Next week we revert back to the normal sport practice times. It is also
the last week of sport for the term. Because we enjoyed good weather the last
week, it was encouraging to see hundreds of learners and their coaches on the
fields and courts between 13:00 and 14:00 every day.
International
Evening tickets: Tomorrow is the last day to buy tickets for yourself and the
family. The big tent is to be erected tomorrow. Parents are preparing their
stalls over the weekend. Proceedings next week Tuesday and Wednesday start at
18:00 until 21:00. If the weather is dry, you may park your vehicles on the
fields using Church and Fagan Streets as
entry/exit. If it rains and the fields are wet, then parking is in the
streets surrounding the school. Remember there are four activities on the
night: the shows in the hall, the mini-meals and stalls in the tent, learner
displays and coffee/wine in the Club House. Thank you, once again, to the many
hard working volunteers!
Friday
4 June: As part of South Africa’s World Cup soccer celebrations, we shall allow
learners and staff to come dressed to school in the colours of our national
team (Bafana Bafana), something green and/or yellow, or any other soccer
country playing in the World Cup. This gesture is optional. Learners may wear the normal school uniform
if they so wish. We shall be
participating in mini-soccer matches after first break and this will involve
all of us – learners, teachers, workers.
School
fee payments for our cash and cheque paying parents at the end of JUNE which
falls in the school holidays: Please note that
the office of the bursar will be open on Wednesday 30 June and Thursday
1 July as from 07:00 to 10:00. This is to ensure that parents do not fall in arrears. Thank you to our debit
order and Internet paying parents for
continued faithfulness. The payments for the end of May are due this
week or next week at the latest. THANK
YOU.
Should
any of our parents have specialist skills
regarding project management and marketing, we ask you to contact
reception or the principal. The governing body is at present very busy
discussing the envisaged building extensions at the school which you were
briefed about in March. We also conducted a parent survey in this regard. In
brief the discussions centre around two matters: aftercare facilities in a very
broad sense, and secondly, additional classrooms to help alleviate the acute
shortage of learner space in the Helderberg. We shall brief our parent body regarding the envisaged plans in the weekly newsletter.
Eisteddfod:
We endeavour relaying the excellent results of the many learners who
participated in the Stellenbosch Eisteddfod the past month next week.
2010
Rotary Anns Jersey Drive: Please assist this endeavour by sending old/unused
jerseys
to reception.
Sport:
1. Netball vs Gordon’s Bay last Wednesday:
Matches played: 14, wins 10, drew 1 and
lost 3. Congratulations!
2. Today we were to play rugby against Somerset
Methodist , but they have cancelled the match. We are very dissappointed about
this and extend a very big thank you to Rhenish who at short notice are playing
us in Stellenbosch today. (We appreciate this gesture). Netball teams will be
playing away against Somerset College. The last hockey matches for the term is
on Saturday 29 May at Stellenbosch against Rhenish.
3. Next week sees the last rugby of the
term - away, against Lochnerhof on
Wednesday 2 June.
4. Boland Gymnastics: Congratulations to the
following girls who participated in Oudtshoorn last weekend and did
exceptionally well. Katya Rietoff won gold (level 3), Amy Lubbe won gold (level
1), Ané Braasch won silver (level 1), Lisa Westraat and Zafirah Martheze also
qualified (level 2 – U/7’s). All these
learners will be participating at the South Zone Competition in Stellenbosch on
the 5 and 6 June.
5. CHESS: HL vs Oklahoma: 1st team won
5-0; 2nd team lost 1-4 and the 3rd team
won 3-2. Congratulations!
6. Last week Saturday we experienced a
really GREAT morning of sport here at the school. The day saw mass participation in all three
winter codes, very good parent support and a morning we will remember for the
wonderful enjoyment and participation. Results against Stellenbosch Primary in
brief are:
Rugby:
Played 10, won 3, lost 5 and drew 2.
Netball:
Played 12, lost 11, drew 1.
Hockey(Boys
and girls): Played: 20, won 11, lost 7 and drew 2.
Congratulations
to Gustav Kirstein and Amorie Serfontein who were selected for the WP Hockey
Zonal team who will be participating in Oudtshoorn during August.
CLASS
PHOTOS: The last day to order and pay is Tuesday 1 June 2010. Cost: R15 per
photo. Please send the money with your child to the class teacher.
REPORTS
will be given to all learners durning the last short week of the term.
SCHOOL
SCARFS are available at our clothes shop @ R40 each.
Lost
clothes/items can at present be perused at the bursar’s office. Please come and
have a look should your child be missing some item of clothing. On Friday (28/5)
all these items will be given to the Second Hand shop (Moompi project).
School closes on Wednesday 9 June at 11:00
for all our learners.
(Grade
R – 10:30)
School
re-opens on Tuesday 13 July at 08:00 for all our learners.
26 Mei 2010
Môre
is die laaste dag van die eerste toets-en eksamen-reeks van 2010. Ons bedank
ons opvoeders en ouers vir u begrip en samewerking t.o.v.die verkorte
buitemuurse program wat ons die afgelope twee weke gevolg het. Volgende week
keer ons terug na die normale sportprogram. Volgende week is ook die laaste
week van sport vir hierdie kwartaal. Die wonderlike weer die afgelope twee weke
het meegebring dat honderde leerders en hul afrigters te sien was op die velde
tussen 13:00 en 14:00 elke dag.
Internasionale
Aande-kaartjies: Môre is die laaste dag om kaartjies te koop vir uself en u
gesin. Die groot tent word môre opgerig en ouers sal hul graad se stalletjies
begin voorberei gedurende die naweek.
Die verrigtinge volgende week Dinsdag en Woensdag sal om 18:00 begin tot 21:00. Indien dit nie reën nie, mag u op die
velde parkeer met in-en uitgang by die Kerkstraat/Faganstraat-hekke. Indien dit
reën en die velde baie nat is, moet u asseblief in die omringende strate
parkeer. Onthou daar is vir aktiwiteite
gedurende die aand: die vertonings in die saal, die mini-maaltye en stalletjies
in die tent, die leerder-uitstallings asook die koffie/wyn in die klubhuis.
Baie dankie aan al die vrywilligers vir
u harde werk!
Vrydag
4 Junie: As deel van Suid-Afrika se wêreldbeker sokkervieringe, gee ons
toestemming aan ons leerders en personeel om Vrydag 4 Junie aan te trek in die
kleure van ons Nasionale span (Bafana Bafana), iets geel en groen, of enige
ander sokkerland se replika-sokkertruie. Hierdie is opsioneel – leerders kan ook,
soos altyd op ‘n Vrydag, hul 130-feeshemp aantrek . Na eerste pouse sal die
hele skool dan deelneem aan mini-sokkerwedstryde – leerders, opvoeders en
werkers.
Skoolgeld-betaling
(kontant-/tjekbetalers) vir einde Junie wat in die skoolvakansie val: die
finansiële kantoor sal oop wees op Woensdag
30 Junie en Donderdag 1 Julie
vanaf 07:00 tot 10:00 om ouers te
akkommodeer sodat hulle nie agterstallig raak met betalings nie. Baie dankie aan die debietorder- en
internetbetalers vir u getrouheid. Betalings
vir einde Mei moet asseblief nou gemaak word – hierdie week of op die laatste
volgende week – BAIE DANKIE.
Indien
daar enige ouers is wat beskik oor spesialis-vaardighede wat betref
projekbestuur en bemarking, vra ons dat u asseblief die skoolhoof of ontvangs
sal kontak. Ons Beheerraad is tans baie besig met die bespreking i.v.m. die
beplande uitbreidings by die skool soos ons reeds aan u in Maart verduidelik
het. Ons het ook ‘n oueropname in die verband gedoen. Kortliks handel die
besprekings rondom twee sake: volledige nasorg-fasiliteite en tweedens addisionele klaskamers om die
dringende tekort aan leerder-akkommodasie in die Helderberg te help verlig.
Sodra ons gereed is om die ouers in te lig i.v.m. die planne, sal ons u inlig
via die weeklikse nuusbrief.
Eisteddfod:
Volgende week sal ons die uitstekende uitslae aan u gee van al die leerders
wat
die afgelope maand deelgeneem het aan die Stellenbosch Eisteddfod.
2010-
Rotary Anns ‘Jersey Drive’: Ondersteun asb. deur ou/ongebruikte truie/jasse na
ontvangs te stuur.
Sport:
1. Netbal vs Gordonsbaai verlede Woensdag:
Wedstryde gespeel:14, wen 10, gelykop 1
en verloor 3. Baie geluk!
2. Vandag speel sou ons rugby teen Somerset
Methodiste gespeel het, maar hulle het gekanselleer, waaroor ons baie spyt is.
Soms wonder ons oor die ‘commitment’ van sommige van ons buurskole? Baie dankie
aan Rhenish wat op kort kennisgewing bereid is om teen ons te speel –
vandag in Stellenbosch. (Ons waardeer
hierdie gebaar). Ons netbal speel vandag weg teen Somerset College. Die laaste
hokkiewedstryde vir die kwartaal word Saterdag 29 Mei op Stellenbosch teen
Rhenish gespeel.
3. Volgende week, Woensdag 2 Junie, speel
die rugbyspanne weg teen Lochnerhof.
4. Boland Gimnastiek: Baie geluk aan die
volgende dogters wat verlede naweek baie goed gevaar het in Oudtshoorn. Katya
Rietoff het goud gewen (vlak 3), Amy
Lubbe wen ook goud (vlak 1), Ané Braasch wen silwer (vlak 1), Lisa Westraat en
Zafirah Martheze het ook gekwalifiseer (vlak 2 – o/7’s). Hulle sal almal op 5
& 6 Junie deelneem aan die Suid-sone Kompetisie in Stellenbosch.
5. SKAAK: HL vs Oklahoma: 1ste span wen 5-0;
2de span verloor 1-4 en die 3de span wen 3-2. Baie geluk!
6. Verlede Saterdag was ‘n heerlike
sportoggend hier by die skool. Al drie winterkodes was verteenwoordig en die oggend is gekenmerk deur
massa-deelname, goeie ouerondesteuning en genot. Uitslae teen Laerskool
Stellenbosch is kortliks:
Rugby:
Gespeel 10, wen 3, verloor 5 en gelykop 2.
Netbal:
Gespeel 12, verloor 11 en gelykop 1.
Hokkie(seuns
& dogters): Gespeel 20, gewen 11, verloor 7 en gelykop 2.
Spesiale
gelukwense aan Gustav Kirstein & Amorie Serfontein wat die WP
Hokkie-streekspan gehaal het en gedurende Augustus in Oudtshoorn gaan speel.
KLASFOTO’S:
Die afsnydatum vir bestellings en betalings is Dinsdag 1 Junie 2010. Koste: R15
per foto. Stuur die geld saam met u kind na die klasopvoeder asseblief.
RAPPORTE sal aan alle leerders gegee
word in die laaste kort week van die kwartaal.
Die klerewinkel het
(SKOOL)SERPE beskikbaar teen R40 elk.
Verlore
klere/-items word tans by die finansiële kantoor by die skool uitgestal – kom
kyk asb. indien u kind klere verloor het. Vrydag (28/5) word al hierdie items
aan die 2de handse klerewinkel (Moompi-projek) geskenk.
Skool
sluit op Woensdag 9 Junie om 11:00 vir al ons leerders.
(Graad
R – 10:30)
Skool
heropen op Dinsdag 13 Julie om 08:00 vir al ons leerders.
19 May 2010
With
exactly three weeks to go before the end of the short second term and the
kick-off to the FIFA World Cup RSA showpiece two days later, we can feel the
excitement building and also the urge and need by all here at Hendrik Louw to
finish well before then. Our senior learners are writing tests/examinations and
we again wish all our families much
success as we work together to ensure
that our children do well. Please note the following matters for your
attention:
International
Evenings: Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 June: We strongly encourage all parents and
friends to buy TICKETS for one of the two nights as soon as possible, but
before Thursday 27 May, as we need to finalize numbers for catering and
preparation purposes. Tickets sell at the bursar’s office at R50p.p.
This
will give you 8 mini-meals to enjoy and entry to the hall for a very good mass
learner show which promises to be very good. We look forward to good parent /
family support. It will be our pleasure to host you on these nights. NO tickets
will be sold at the doors, it must be bought beforehand.
Sport:
We are still getting compliments on being the school in the WP with the best
representation in the WP A Girls Hockey team. ( 104 schools played trials, 14
girls were chosen, of which 3 hail from
Hendrik Louw). Congratulations to Melissa, Amy and Ansone. This Saturday
morning, 22 May, sees nearly all our rugby, netball and hockey teams play
Stellenbosch Primary at home. This is a full morning of winter sport here
at school. We look forward to good
parent support and mass participation by about 400 learners. Detail regarding
matches and times were given to all the learners concerned. Congratulations to Lisa Westraat (Gr 1) who
was selected for the Boland U/7 Gymnastics team. She will be participating in
the WP Competition in Oudtshoorn on
21/22 May. A reminder to all to note the
adapted times for practices this week and next due to the exams as given to all concerned last week.
Newsletter:We
again appeal to parents to read the newsletters, look at the school’s web page,
read the sport and culture notices apropos the many arrangements that we as a
good and busy school sends you. Too many parents are starting to phone the
secretaries enquiring about matters forwarded to you via newsletters and
coaches. Please help our secretaries in
this regard as they have a very busy administrative workload. We sincerely appreciate your consideration in
this matter.
Things
that will make everyone’s day a little better:
~
Teach children responsibility and self-discipline so that parents need not have
to deliver lunch and learner tasks to school later in the day,
~
Teach your child what to do if a lift arrives late: where to go, where to wait,
who to call, in other words, your child must have and know plan B.
In
general, we as teachers, applaud our parents who are raising children in this
world of bustling technology, the daily
rush, the demands on values and morals, and the challenges of being South
African in an ever-changing and growing
society.
School
Fees: The long winter school holiday that lies ahead means that June’s month
end becomes problematic for our cash and
cheque paying parent group. Parents who
settle school fee accounts by the debit order system and internet
banking carry on as normal. The bursar’s office at HLPS will be open in the
holidays on Wednesday 30 June and Thursday 1 July from 07:00 to 10:00 in order to accommodate this parent group.
Please diarize well in advance. THANK YOU to our parents for exceptional
financial faithfulness in these trying times. We appreciate!
2010
Rotary Anns Jersey Drive: Please assist this endeavour by sending old/unused
jerseys to reception.
CEY
21510: (a cream bakkie) incorrect parking in Church Street at pedestrian
crossing was reported. Please obey the
traffic rules.
See
the webpage for the 2010 CAMI SPEED CHALLENGE.
19 Mei 2010
Met
slegs drie weke oor voor die einde van die kort 2de kwartaal en die afskop van
die Wêreldsokkerbeker-skouspel twee dae later, kan ons die opgewondenheid voel
opbou, asook die behoefte van almal by Hendrik Louw om goed af te sluit. Ons senior leerders is besig om toetse en
eksamen te skryf. Ons wens al ons gesinne sterkte toe omdat ons saamwerk om toe
te sien dat ons leerders goed presteer. Neem asb. kennis van die volgende sake
vir u aandag:
Internasionale
Aande: Dinsdag 1 en Woensdag 2 Junie: Ons moedig al ons ouers en vriende aan om
so gou as moontlik KAARTJIES te koop vir een van die twee aande, maar voor
Donderdag 27 Mei, aangesien ons die getalle graag wil finaliseer vir die
kosvoorbereiding. Kaartjies word by die finansiële kantoor verkoop teen R50
p.p. Dit sluit 8 mini-maaltye in asook
toegang tot die saal vir ‘n goeie vertoning deur ‘n massa leerders – dit belowe
om puik te wees. Ons sien uit na goeie ouer-/gesinsondersteuning en dit sal ons
voorreg wees om u op hierdie aande te onthaal. GEEN kaartjies word by die deure
verkoop nie, dit moet asb. vooraf gekoop word.
Sport:
Ons ontvang steeds komplimente vir die skool wat die grootste verteenwoordiging
het in die WP- A Dogtershokkiespan. 104 skole het aan die proewe deelgeneem, 14
dogters is gekies, 3 van Hendrik Louw. Baie geluk aan Melissa, Amy and Ansoné.
Hierdie Saterdagoggend 22 Mei speel byna al ons rugby-, netbal- en hokkiespanne
tuis teen Laerskool Stellenbosch. Dit
sal ‘n vol oggendprogram van wintersport hier by die skool wees en ons sien uit
na goeie ouerondersteuning en massa-deelname deur ongeveer 400 leerders. Inligting m.b.t. wedstryde en
tye is reeds aan alle betrokke leerders
gegee. Baie geluk aan Lisa Westraat (gr
1) wat vir die Boland o/7-Gimnastiekspan gekies is. Sy gaan aan die
WP-Kompetisie op Oudtshoorn deelneem op 21/22 Mei. Ons herinner net weer aan
die veranderinge t.o.v. sportoefeninge hierdie en volgende week a.g.v. die
eksamen.
Nuusbrief:
Ons versoek weer eens die ouers om die nuusbriewe te lees en ook die webtuiste
van die skool te besoek. Lees asseblief die sport- en kultuurkennisgewings wat
betrekking het op u kind. Te veel ouers skakel die sekretaresses en vra vrae
waarop u reeds die antwoorde behoort te hê. Help ons asseblief sodat ons
sekretaresses hul tyd meer effektief kan benut, eerder as om telefoonoproepe te
beantwoord. Ons waardeer u samewerking opreg.
Wenke
wat elkeen se dag ‘n bietjie makliker sal
maak:
~
Leer u kind verantwoordelikheid en selfdissipline sodat dit nie nodig is vir
ouers om kospakkies en take/boeke later in die dag af te lewer nie;
~ Leer u kind wat om te doen indien ‘n
vervoergeleentheid laat is, waar om te gaan, waar om te wag, wie om te bel –
m.a.w. Plan B.
Ons
as personeel bedank ons ouers wat kinders grootmaak in hierdie nuwe wêreld van
tegnologie, die daaglikse gejaag, die aanspraak op morele waardes asook die
uitdagings om ‘n Suid-Afrikaner te wees
in ‘n veranderende en groeiende samelewing.
Skoolgeld:
Die lang winterskoolvakansie wat voorlê beteken dat die Junie-maandeinde ‘n
probleem gaan wees vir ons kontant- en tjekbetalers. Ouers wat d.m.v. debietorder en Internet betaal gaan voort
soos normaal. Die finansiële kantoor by
Hendrik Louw sal gedurende die vakansie met die maandeinde oop wees op Woensdag 30 Junie en Donderdag 1 Julie vanaf
07:00 tot 10:00 om hierdie groep
ouers te akkommodeer ---- dagboek asseblief vooruit. BAIE DANKIE aan ons ouers
vir u uitstekende finansiële getrouheid in hierdie moeilike tye, ons waardeer!
2010-“Jersey
Drive”: Stuur asb. ou/ongebruikte truie/jasse na ontvangs vir dié Rotary
Anns-projek wat ons jaarliks ondersteun.
CEY
21510: ‘n roomkleurige bakkie, parkeer verkeerd in Kerkstraat by die
voetoorgang. Gehoorsaam asb. die verkeersreëls.
Sien
die webtuiste vir die 2010 ‘CAMI SPEED’-UITDAGING.
12 May 2010
The
governing body and staff were impressed and satisfied with the recent March
Survey response, statistics as well as the parent and learner comments, which
was handled by an independent person. We
have noted all the recommendations and read every comment, whether positive or
negative, and will strive towards further whole school improvement. The
attitude of parents towards the school is applauded and for that we say THANK
YOU. The results and comments received regarding the six ‘offices’ at the
school (principal, deputy, discipline, sport, culture and reception) will be
dealt with individually within the next ten days in order to further improve
our service delivery to our clients. Some very valid and general concerns were
raised apropos security, toilet facilities, bullying, communication, sport and
other, and these matters will be addressed on a continuous basis at the
fortnightly meetings of the governing body management team. Our senior learners
surprised us with some very interesting and creative suggestions to the
question: “What I would do if I were the school principal for one day.”
International
Evenings: Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 June:
Whoooh!!
At last week’s meetings we were very impressed with the planning of the
volunteer parent groups who will be setting up the various stalls in the big
marquee tent as well as the accompanying displays and mini-meals they
will be giving to the parent visitors. A lot of hard work, creativity and
planning has gone into this project and we look forward to sharing these nights
with as many parents and friends as possible. Please ensure that you buy your
R50 p.p. tickets as soon as possible so that we can know for how many people we
have to prepare as regards food and logistics. The ‘8 mini-meals’ that will be
given to you on the night are:
Grade R - France :
Soup & palmiers (sweet cake)
Grade 1 -
Japan : Sushi California rolls,
Fortune cookie, Green Tea
Grade 2 -
USA : Chips
Grade 3 -
Germany: Kasekuchen (Cheese cake) Stick with Brotchen, Leberkase, Saure
Gurken
Grade 4 -
Argentina: Empanada (Pie) and Chimichurri (sauce)
Grade 5 -
Spain: Stick with mince ball, bread, wine/hot chocolate
Grade 6 - Brazil: Chocolate truffles & coffee
Grade 7 -
Greece: Stick with tomato, feta cheese, olive and cucumber
The shows of the Grades 1, 3 and 7 learners, other groups and
individuals are very good and testify
of vibrancy regarding singing and dancing. These are shows by masses of learners and not to be missed. The grade 7
soccer disci dance is a highlight and so also the little ones with their unique styles and rhythms: a must see for our parents!
We really look forward to two
nights of social and cultural interaction at the school.
Over the past few days I have been
visiting all our junior classes and next week the senior class visitation
programme commences. I remain impressed with the standard and quality of work
that all our learners are subjected to daily. Our staff are to be complimented!
Here is a poem written by a grade
3E for me: I promised to publish it!
Cheetah
Cheetahs
are fast,
Have you seen them go past?
Every day they have a lot of fun eating in
the
sun
Though
we don’t see them much,
At
least I’m not going to be his lunch
Hope
you’ve never heard a rhyme as
such.
Sport
/ Learner achievements:
1. Last week’s netball matches against our
neighbours Lochnerhof unfortunately had to be cancelled due to bad weather and
lots of rain.
2. Chess: Last Friday our first team played
against Sir Lowry’s Pass and won 5-0.
3. Yesterday our rugby teams and coaches travelled with two buses to
Hermanus for an afternoon of very good
matches against strong competition. We enjoyed the afternoon.
4. Remember to diarize our Saturday sport
day on 22 May here at Hendrik Louw against the rugby, netball and hockey teams
of Stellenbosch Primary. Your support will be appreciated. Thank you to all
those who volunteered to assist at our Tuck
Shop on the day.
5. Please remember the changed sport
practice times during the two weeks of tests and exams as from Monday 17 to
Thursday 27 May. Written notices were given to all last week. Please keep in a
central place at home so that everyone of our 400+ learners who play sport (and
their parents) are informed. We shall appreciate not receiving unnecessary
daily phone calls in this regard. The programme is available on our WEB page.
Hard copies are available at reception.
6. Congratulations to Alexander Flemming,
our national gold medal field archery champion, who was voted the District Mail
Let’s Play Sports Star of the Month. He is a stunning young sport personality.
Watch him grow and excel!
7. Congratulations to our biggest ever
representation in an U/13 provincial team: Melissa Malan, Amy Johannes and
Ansoné Lombard were chosen to represent our province at the hockey nationals to
be held during the holidays in Bloemfontein. No other school has three players
in the team. This is an excellent achievement for our school and a great
testimony to very good coaching and opportunities the school has arranged over
the past few years!
8. Congratulations to Elsjè-Mari van der
Poel in Gr 4, who was awarded the Junior
Kata trophy by the Seiki-Kan karate dojo for 2009.
9. Congratulations to Katya Rietoff who
participated in a Boland Gymnastics Competition in Vredendal and won all three
her disiplines. She was awarded the best level 3 gymnast. She received a gold
medal. She will also be participating in the Western Cape Championships in
Oudtshoorn on 21/22 May. Congratulations to Zafirah Martheze in Gr 1 who was
selected for the Boland Gymnastics team who will also be participating at the Western Cape Championships in
Oudtshoorn. We wish them all the best.
10. We do not cancel sport practices / matches
easily. However, expect short
notice cancellations this month as we
enter our rainy season. The decision regarding junior sport is made at 12:00
and senior sport at 13:00. Please do not enquire earlier in the day. Prepare
your child ragarding what to do / where to go in cases like this.
A
very big and special THANK YOU to Wernher Bock and Hein Lubbe for the excellent
golf day arrangements at a very successful
day at the Strand Club last week. We
sincerely appreciate your annual efforts and contribution to school sport.
Johannes
Smit, our grade 3 learner, who was involved in a serious motor car accident
last term is still in a coma in hospital. His parents express their very
sincere and appreciative thanks to the many hundreds who are daily praying for
him, for the visits and interest shown, and for support and lots of love. He
has been transferred to the Intercare Medical Facility near Tygervalley Centre where he will receive intensive
rehabilitation for approximately four weeks. The need remains for prayers for
Johannes during this period and for his total recovery. THANK YOU, Hendrik Louw
parents.
GAMES
EVENING here at Hendrik Louw this Friday night
from 17:30 to 21:00. Parents and learners are all most welcome. Great games (the
old-fashioned type) and Tuck Shop facilities will be available with food for
sale ( Boerewors rolls, hot chips, curry and rice and hotdogs). Parents may relax and chat in the Club
House. The same very successful format as always – a once-a-year lekker kuier
at the school for families.
12 Mei 2010
Die
beheerraad en personeel was baie beïindruk en tevrede met die onlangse Maart
Opname t.o.v. terugvoer, statistiek en die ouer- en leerderopmerkings wat deur
‘n onafhanklike persoon hanteer is. Ons het al die aanbevelings aangeteken en
elke opmerking is gelees, hetsy positief of negatief, en ons sal vootdurend
werk aan heelskool-verbetering. Die gesindheid van ouers teenoor die skool word
waardeer en ons sê BAIE DANKIE u daarvoor. Die uitslae en opmerkings wat
ontvangs is m.b.t. die ses ‘kantore’ by die skool (skoolhoof, adjunkhoof,
dissipline, sport, kultuur en ontvangs) sal individuele aandag geniet binne die
volgende 10 dae met die doel om ons diens aan ons ouers/kliënte verder te
verbeter. ‘n Paar waardevolle en algemene bekommernisse was genoem m.b.t.
sekuriteit, toiletfasiliteite, boelie, kommunikasie, sport en ander. Hierdie
aangeleenthede sal voortdurend aandag geniet op die tweeweekslikse vergaderings
van die beheerraad se bestuurspanne. Senior leerders het ons verras met baie
interessante en kreatiewe voorstelle op die vraag: “Wat sal ek doen/verander as
ek vir een dag die skoolhoof kan wees?”
Internasionale
Aande: Dinsdag 1 en Woensdag 2 Junie:
Whoooh!!
Tydens verlede week se vergaderings was ons baie beïndruk met die beplanning
van die vrywillige ouergroepe wat die verskillende stalletjies sal oprig in die
groot markiestent met die uitstallings en mini-maaltye wat aan die besoekende
ouers verskaf sal word. Baie harde werk, kreatiwiteit en beplanning het in
hierdie projek ingegaan en ons sien uit daarna om hierdie aande met so veel as
moontlik ouers en vriende te deel. Maak seker dat u u R50 p.p.-kaartjies so gou
as moontlik aankoop sodat ons logisties kan voorberei en kan weet vir hoeveel
mense kos voorberei moet word. Die ‘8 mini-maaltye’ wat aan u gegee sal word op die twee aande
is:
Graad
R - Frankryk
: Sop & ‘palmiers’ (soetkoekie)
Graad
1 -
Japan : Sushi –“California rolls”,
“Fortune-koekie”,Groentee
Graad
2 - USA
: Skyfies (“Chips”)
Graad
3 - Duitsland:
Kasekuchen (Kaaskoek) Stokkie met broodjie, Lewerkaas, Suurkomkommertjie
Graad
4 - Argentinië:
Empanada (Pasteitjie) en “Chimichurri” (sous)
Graad
5 - Spanje:
Stokkie met frikkadel, broodjie, wyn / warm sjokolade
Graad
6 - Brasilië:
Sjokolade ‘truffels’ & koffie
Graad
7 - Griekeland:
Stokkie met tamatie, fetakaas, olyf & komkommer
Die
vertonings van die leerders in graad 1, 3, 7 en individue is baie goed en
getuig van ‘n lekker sang-en dansgees
Hierdie is vertonings deur massa-groep leerders, wat u nie moet mis nie.
Die graad 7-leerders se “diski-dans” is ‘n hoogtepunt maar so ook die
kleintjies met hul eie unieke styl en ritme: Iets wat alle ouers MOET sien!
Ons
sien werklik baie uit na hierdie twee aande van sosiale en
kultuurverskeidenheid by die skool.
Ek
het die afgelope paar dae al die junior klasse besoek (volgende week begin die
senior klasse se beoekprogram) en ek was werklik verras met die standard en
kwaliteit werk wat al ons leerders daagliks ontvang. Ons personeel behoort
komplimente te ontvang!
Hier
volg ‘n gediggie wat ‘n graad 3E-leerder vir my geskryf het, en ek het belowe
om dit in die nuusbrief te plaas!
Cheetah
Cheetahs are fast,
Have you seen them go past?
Every day they have a lot of fun eating
in the sun
Though we don’t see them much,
At least I’m not going to be his lunch
Hope you’ve never heard a rhyme as such.
Sport
/ Leeerderprestasies:
1. Verlede week se netbalwedstryde teen ons
bure, Lochnerhof, moes ongelukkig gekanselleer word a.g.v. swak weer en baie
reën.
2. Skaak: Ons eerste span het verlede Vrydag
teen Sir Lowrys Pass gespeel en 5-0 gewen.
3. Gister het ons rugbyseuns en hul
afrigters na Hermanus gereis vir baie goeie namiddag-wedstryde teen sterk
kompetisie. Ons het die middag baie geniet.
4. Onthou om ons Saterdag-sportdag op 22 Mei
by Hendrik Louw te dagboek, teen die rugby-, netbal-, en hokkiespanne van
Stellenbosch Laerskool. U ondersteuning sal waardeer word. Baie dankie vir die
vrywilligers wat in die snoepie sal help.
5. Onthou die veranderinge in sportoefeninge gedurende die
volgende twee weke waarin ons toetse en eksamen skryf vanaf Maandag 17 –
Donderdag 27 Mei. Skriftelike kennis is aan almal verlede week gegee. Hou dit
asb. op ‘n sentrale plek in u huis sodat elkeen van die 400+ leerders wat aan sport deelneem (en hul
ouers) sal weet. Ons sal dit waardeer as ons nie onnodige telefoonoproepe in
die verband sal ontvang nie – die program is ook beskikbaar op die webtuiste.
Kopieë is beskikbaar by ontvangs.
6. Baie geluk aan Alexander Flemming, ons Nasionale
Veldboogskietkampioen wat gekies is as
die Distrikspos Let’s Play Sports
Star of the Month. Hy is ‘n pragtige jong sportpersoonlikheid – hou sy
ontwikkeling en prestasies dopl!
7. HOKKIE: Baie geluk aan ons grootste ooit
verteenwoordiging in ‘n O/13 Provinsiale span: Melissa Malan, Amy Johannes en Ansoné
Lombard was gekies om ons provinsie te verteenwoordig by die nasionale
kampioenskappe gedurende die vakansie in Bloemfontein. Geen ander skool het
drie spellers in die span nie. Hierdie is ‘n uitstekende prestasie vir ons
skool en ‘n bewys van uitstekende afrigting en geleenthede wat die skool die
afgelope paar jare gebied het!
8. Baie geluk aan Elsjè-Mari van der Poel in
Gr 4, wat die Junior Kata trofee by die Seiki-Kan karate dojo vir 2009 verower
het.
9. Baie geluk aan Katya Rietoff wat die
afgelope naweek by ‘n Boland Gimnastiek Kompetisie op Vrdenedal al drie haar
dissiplines gewen het en as die beste vlak 3 gimnas aangewys is. Sy verower ook
‘n goue medalje. Sy gaan op 21/22 Mei op Oudtshoorn deelneem.Geluk ook aan
Zafirah Martheze in Gr 1 wat vir die Boland Gimnastiekspan gekies is en ook
gaan deelneem aan die Wes-Kaap kampioenskappe op Oudtshoorn. Ons wens hulle die
beste toe.
10. Ons kanselleer nie sportoefeninge
/-wedstryde maklik nie, behalwe op kort kennisgewing a.g.v. slegte weer: die
besluit m.b.t. junior sport word gemaak om 12:00 en die senior sport om 13:00.
Moet asseblief nie vroeer navraag doen nie. Berei u kind voor wat om te doen /
waar om te gaan in sulke gevalle.
‘n
Groot en spesiale dankie aan Wernher Bock en Hein Lubbe vir die uitstekende
gholfdag-reelings verlede week by die baie suksesvolle dag by die Strand
Gholfklub.Ons waardeer opreg hierdie jaarlikse poging en skenking aan
skoolsport.
Johannes
Smit, ons graad 3-leerder wat betrokke was in ‘n ernstige motorongeluk verlede
kwartaal, is steeds in ‘n koma in die hospitaal. Sy ouers spreek hul opregte
waardering en dank uit aan die baie mense wat daagliks vir hom bid, vir die besoeke en belangstelling, vir
ondersteuning en liefde. Hy is oorgeplaas na die ‘Intercare’ Mediese fasiliteit
naby Tygervallei- sentrum waar hy
intensiewe rehabilitasie sal ontvang vir ongeveer vier weke. Die gesin benodig
steeds u gebede vir Johannes gedurende hierdie tyd asook vir sy totale herstel.
BAIE DANKIE Hendrik Louw-ouers.
SPELETJIESAAND
by Hendrik Louw hierdie komende Vrydagaand vanaf 17:30 tot 21:00. Ouers en
leerders is baie welkom. Daar sal lekker speletjies wees, die snoepie sal oop
wees vir kos en ouers kan ontspan en kuier in die klubhuis. Dieselfde baie
suksesvolle formaat soos in die verlede – ‘n jaarlikse lekker kuier by die skool vir families.
5 May 2010
May
- the last month of autumn before the real Cape Town cold should set in and a
FULL month at Hendrik Louw as regards the many classroom and extramural
activities. We hope that our parents read the very good report and saw the
photos in the District Mail last week.
It is always good to be a part of this kind of primary school
excellence. As the days get colder, we ask that parents please ensure that
learners are in good health and correctly dressed for school as regards the
correct winter uniform. Please mark all clothing. No items of non-school
uniform may be worn. This is very important. As the term programme gains
momentum, we ask that you please read the weekly newsletters, either on the WEB
page where there is other information as well, or the weekly hard copy. We need
our parents to remain informed.
Arrangements
regarding the Grades 4 to 7 test and examination series:
1. All the class teachers will hand out
written A4’s with all the detail as to the exact daily timetable and what is to
be prepared for the next day. If you have not yet received this
documentation by the end of this
week, please enquire from your child,
the class teacher or at reception.
2. The test / exam series: Monday 17 May to
Thursday 27 May,
3. All learners write during the first three periods of the
school day. Thereafter we resume with the normal instructional timetable until
second break.
4. In order to accommodate the extramural
sport programme, which cannot be cancelled as it involves league fixtures,
please note the following:
~
All the RUGBY and NETBALL practices on Mondays 17 and 24 May will take place
for all teams from second break to the end of the school day at 14:00. No
practices after school on these afternoons so that learners can go home and
study.
~
All the boys and girls HOCKEY practices on the Tuesdays 18 and 25 May, and the
Thursday 20 and 27 May, will take place for all teams from second break to the
end of the school day at 14:00. No practices after school on these afternoons
so that learners can go home and study.
~
On Wednesday 19 May the rugby boys will practise after second break to 14:00
and the netball girls will play matches away at Gordon’s Bay.
~
On Wednesday 26 May both rugby and netball teams play matches.
~
Saturday 22 May sees our rugby / hockey / netball teams play home matches
against Stellenbosch here at HL. It is important that we involve our teams in
these games.
~
NORMAL sport practices for all in the week of 31 May. This is the last week of
sport practices as schools close the week thereafter.
5. A normal school day for Grades R to 3 as
per their timetables: no changes.
Those
learners who play sport should note the changes in point 4
(see
above).
PTA
matters: School functions:
1. Please diarize and support the annual BIG
Games Evening here at the school next week Friday evening the 14th. from 17:30
to 20:30. We look forward to a bumper family evening just like in the past –
thank you. BIG thank you’s to the many parent volunteers who will be helping at
various points of duty on the night.
2. TICKETS for the two International
Evenings here at the school (not to be missed functions) go on sale this week,
tomorrow at the bursar’s office. Tickets are limited in number so please buy as
soon as possible. Below are the full details of this event .
. . !!!!
What
happens on Tuesday 1 June and Wednesday
2 June( International Evenings): In brief – you need to buy a ticket as soon as
possible. These sells at R50 per person and for that you receive:
1. A big 80m x 30 m marquee tent will be
erected on the athletics track alongside the pavilions. This process will start
on Thursday morning 27 May so that the 120 volunteer parents can get their
stalls sorted out over the weekend and on Monday 31 May. The tent will house
the 8 grades of the school and parents will display of the countries that will
be in SA for the Fifa World Cup. These displays will be parent projects and
when you visit a stall, you will receive a ‘mini-meal’ typical of that country,
a sample of something small, nice and original. (Eventually 8 mini-meals on the
evening!!) Only ticket holders will be allowed in the marquee tent. We look
forward to the surprises that hard- working
parents are going to present to us.
2. Ticket holders will be allowed to go to
the school hall to enjoy a wonderful show that will be put on by learners in
Grades 1, 3, 7. Mass items of dance and quite a few other surprises will make
up these 30 minute presentations. There will be two shows at night: the first
at 19:00 and the second at 20:00. You choose which one you would like to
attend. Be assured of a good HL mini-production.
3. Teachers will be exhibiting learners work
in the foyer.
4. Parking arrangements to be given later
but we shall probably allow parents to park on the fields near the Church
Street side of the school, depending on the weather at the time.
5. Parents who would like to relax and chat
informally for a while on these nights may visit the Club House for a glass of red/white wine, or a cup
of good coffee, in the company of friends. Mini-platters will also be
available. Items sold here will be on a cash basis at e.g. R10 a glass or R7 a
cup, etc. It is highly recommended that you diarize to spend a while in this
environment. Entry only to adult ticket holders. No children in the Club House.
The Tuck Shop will be open on these nights and will sell only the basics due to
the variety available on the night.
The
last International Evenings about 4 years ago were a huge success as these are
fun nights with good content and programmes. We look forward to seeing hundreds
of our parents, friends and families supporting the nights. Learners are
welcome to attend with mom and dad but will also need tickets in order to enjoy.
SPORT
results / news:
1. Rugby vs Beaumont: Excellent matches were
played on a beautiful autumn day with great parent support. Great wins for our
u/10A, u/11A and u/13A teams.
2. Netball vs Beaumont:19 well-played
matches, 5 wins and 2 were drawn.
3. Hockey vs Beaumont:We persisted and
played in wet and cold weather which the learners enjoyed. We do not want to
cancel matches as we do not play many matches. Thank you for understanding
this.
4. Chess vs Beaumont: Our First Team beat
Beaumont 3½ - 1½ and the Second Team beat them 3-2. Well done!
5. The netball girls play matches against
Lochnerhof this afternoon.
6. If there are any parents who can possibly
still give some time and assistance and help us regarding coaching we shall
appreciate. We still need 2 / 3 coaches per code. If you can help, please
liaise with Anton Mostert via the Sport Office.
7. Next Tuesday 11 May all our rugby teams
will be playing in Hermanus. We will be travelling with two Eljosa busses. The
u/7’s, u.8’s and u/9’s will be departing school at 11:00 and the other teams at
13:00.
HELP
with NETBALL COACHING: We urgently need
some help with our U/12 & U/13 group, which is a large group of girls.
Please contact the school (Anton Mostert or Lize Claassen). Thank you.
5 Mei 2010
Mei
– die laaste maand van herfs voor die regte Kaapse weer begin. Ons het ook ‘n
VOL maand hier by Hendrik Louw wat betref baie klaskamer- en buitemuurse
aktiwiteite. Ons hoop ons ouers het die goeie verslag gelees en die foto’s in
die Distrikspos gesien verlede week – altyd goed om deel te wees van so ‘n
laerskool van uitnemendheid. Soos die dae nou koeler word, vra ons dat u seker
maak dat leerders warm genoeg en korrek volgens die skooluniform geklee, skool
toe kom – merk asb. alle klere. Geen klere wat nie-skooluniform is, mag gedra
word nie, dit is baie belangrik. Soos die kwartaal besiger word, vra ons u baie
mooi om die weeklikse nuusbrief deeglik deur te lees - dit verskyn ook op die webtuiste van die
skool. Daar is ook ander belangrike inligting. Ons ouers moet ingelig bly.
Reëlings
m.b.t. die graad 4- tot 7-toets- en eksamenreeks:
1. Alle klasopvoeders sal skriftelik aan
leerders alle inligting gee m.b.t. presiese daaglike rooster wat geskryf en wat
voorberei moet word. Indien u nog niks teen die einde van hierdie week ontvang
het nie, vra dan u kind, die opvoeder of by ontvangs.
2. Die toets-/ekasamenreeks: Maandag 17 Mei
tot Donderdag 27 Mei.
3. Alle leerders skryf gedurende die 1ste
drie periodes van die skooldag, daarna gaan normale onderrig soos op hul
rooster voort tot 2de pouse (12:45).
4. Ons buitemuurse program moet voortgaan
aangesien ander skole betrokke is. Ons akkommodeer dus die buitemuurs as volg:
~
Alle RUGBY- en NETBAL-oefeninge op Maandag 17 en 24 Mei sal plaasvind vir alle
spanne vanaf 2de pouse tot aan die einde van die dag om 14:00. Geen oefeninge
gedurende hierdie namiddae nie, sodat leerders kan studeer en voorberei.
~
Alle seuns- en dogters-HOKKIE-oefeninge op Dinsdag 18 en 25 Mei en Donderdag 20 en 27 Mei sal plaasvind vir alle spanne vanaf 2de pouse tot aan die
einde van die dag om 14:00. Geen oefeninge gedurende hierdie namiddae nie,
sodat leerders kan studeer en voorberei.
~
Op Woensdag 19 Mei sal al die rugbyseuns oefen vanaf 2de pouse tot 14:00 en die
netbaldogters speel ‘n weg-wedstryd teen Gordonsbaai.
~
Op Woensdag 26 Mei word beide rugby- en
netbalwedstryde gespeel.
~
Saterdag 22 Mei speel ons rugby- /
hokkie- / netbalspanne tuiswedstryde teen
Stellenbosch Laer - dit is baie belangrik dat ons spanne deelneem.
~
NORMALE sport vir almal gedurende die
laaste week van 31 Mei omdat die skole die volgende week sluit.
5. Die graad R - tot 3-leerders volg hul
normale skooldag soos per rooster, behalwe die leerders wat aan sport deelneem
moet net let op die veranderinge in punt 4 (sien bo).
OOV-sake:
Skoolfunksies:
1. Dagboek asb. en ondersteun die jaarlikse
GROOT Speletjiesaand by die skool volgende week Vrydagaand 14 Mei. Tyd: Vanaf
17:30 tot 20:30. Ons sien uit na ‘n wonderlike gesinsaand soos in die verlede –
baie dankie. GROOT dankies aan die baie ouers wat vrywillig help by die
verskillende dienspunte.
2. KAARTJIES vir die twee Internasionale
aande hier by die skool – funksies wat u nie mag misloop nie – word verkoop
vanaf môre by die finansiële kantoor. Kaartjies is beperk, so koop asseblief so
gou as moontlik. Sien hierna die volledige inligting m.b.t. dié funksie.. !!!!
Wat
gebeur op Dinsdag 1 Junie & Woensdag 2 Junie se Internasionale aande:
Kortliks – u moet ‘n kaartjie koop, so gou as moontlik, teen R50 per persoon
waarvoor u die volgende sal ontvang:
1. ‘n Groot markiestent, 80m x 30m, word
opgeslaan op die atletiekveld langs die pawiljoene. Hierdie proses sal reeds
begin op Donderdagooggend 27 Mei sodat die ongeveer 120 vrywillige ouers hul
stalletjies kan begin opslaan en versier gedurende die naweek en op Maandag 31
Mei. Die tent met stalletjies sal die 8 grade van die skool huisves en van die
lande voorstel wat aan die SA Wêreldsokkerbeker deelneem. Hierdie stalletjies
sal ouer-projekte wees en wanneer u ‘n stalletjie besoek sal u ‘n
‘mini-maaltyd’ ontvang, tipiese kos van
daardie land, net ‘n klein porsie, lekker en oorspronklik. (Uiteindelik 8
mini-maaltye vir die aand!!) Slegs kaartjie-houers sal toegelaat word in die
tent. Ons sien uit na die verrassings wat hierdie hardwerkende ouers gaan
aanbied.