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THE KING’S SCHOOL ROBIN HILLS
Our theme for 2017: Stronger together NEWSLETTER 3 – 15 SEPTEMBER 2017
Editorial
Dear Parents, Staff and Learners
The term has been filled with activities and as we welcome the arrival of Spring
we pray that, as the weather warms, our hearts too will overflow with warmth
and love for our God and others.
“For behold the winter is past. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of
the singing of birds has come and the voice of the turtle dove is heard in our
land. The fig tree puts forth and ripens her green figs and the vines are in
blossom and give forth their fragrance.”
Song of Songs 2:11-13.
Staff began the term with Assertive Discipline training and the First Aid courses, which are offered regularly,
are helpful in maintaining high standards of care.
Thank you to everyone for your loyal support of our fundraisers. We raised R5 590-00 for Casual Day which
goes to Pathways, Roodepoort. They support learners with special needs. The Intermediate Phase provided
much needed grocery and toiletry items for Woodside Sanctuary. These were all very gratefully received.
The Grade 10 learners visited Die Poort Primary School in Hekpoort on 4 September. Grade 10 families
sponsored stationery packs for each of the learners and our staff donated stationery for the teachers. It was a
day of serving through praise and worship, playing games, cleaning classrooms and planting a vegetable
garden. Making a Difference is our motto.
Well done to the Grade 11s who creatively presented the Matrics with their Matric Farewell invitations. The
Grade 11 Induction took place on 23 August and we congratulate those learners who will lead the school into
2018. For the Matrics it has been an exam term as they have tackled Prelims and on Friday 22 September they
will be attending the Matric Dance, which will be a special time of making memories with staff and parents.
Thank you to parents for supporting our Pre-Primary and Foundation Phase mini athletics. To those parents
who ran in the Parents’ race, well done for being such good sports! Children were introduced to athletic skills
and healthy competition and a great time was had by all.
This has been a busy term with learners from Grades 4 to 7 taking part in the AMESA Maths Challenge. The
Grade 1-5s participated in the Eisteddfod where they entertained us with their poetry renditions. There have
been educational outings, restaurant evenings, intergrade sport at breaks, job shadowing, Bible Quiz and
outreaches.
Our learners have participated in Athletics, Soccer and Tennis, and Judah won the Inter-house Chess
Competition.
Mrs Lyndi Liebenberg (English); Mrs Chariska Knoetze (Accounting) and Ms Candice Bergé (Sports Dept) will all
be leaving at the end of this term. We wish them all of God’s blessings for the future – they will be sorely missed.
To God be the glory, great things He has done this term. Enjoy the short break and come back restored and
refreshed for the last term.
Yours in Him,
Charles Martin (CEO), Mike Marais (Assistant CEO), Jenni Joubert (Pastoral Head), Susan Wiid (Principal – High
school), Pat Fanner (Principal – Primary school) & Jill van der Walt (Principal – Pre-primary)
The Admin and Finance Office will be closed in the September holiday.
Applications for siblings must be handed in by end of this term for 2018.
In order to determine how many places will be available for new learners, please notify
the school in writing if you know your child(ren) will NOT be continuing with us in 2018.
Please note: We require one term’s notice. If inadequate notice is given, the account
holder will be charged for the full term. As we have waiting lists, your understanding in
this matter would be appreciated.
THANK YOU to those parents who have been updating emails, contact numbers and
addresses on the School Communicator. For any other changes, e.g. marital status,
church affiliation, emergency contact details, as well as updating of barriers to learning
and/or medical aid details regarding your child(ren), please send an email to:
r.lentz@thekingsschool.co.za.
Spring Festival 2017
Our annual fundraiser “Spring
Festival” was a very joyful
occasion with lots of fun, food
and fellowship for the whole
family.
We started off in the auditorium
praising God altogether as The
King’s School family and then
the fun began!
The Grade 7, 8 and 9 learners
were tasked with the job of
creating games of skill for the
rest of the school to enjoy and
win prizes.
These carnival-style games
formed part of their Life
Orientation assessment. These
learners learned project and
resource management along
with developing problem-
solving skills and promoting
teamwork.
Parents were entertained by the
edifying music of Andrew Edgar
as they sat in the sun and
socialised.
Thank you to everyone involved,
and especially the parents who
worked at the stalls, to make
this day successful.
Our cute and talented Pre-School learners charmed and entertained their grandparents with singing and
dancing at our annual Grandparents’ Tea on Friday 18 August. At this special event, we take the time to
honour grandparents and remind them that we appreciate all the love and blessings that they sow into
our lives.
The Grade 5 learners carefully served tea and delicious eats to all the guests and contributed towards a
warm and colourful event. Thank you very much to the mothers who also took the time to step in and
help in various areas as well as all the families who contributed towards the eats for the event. Thank
you for working so well with us. We know we are STRONGER TOGETHER.
Everyone agreed that this year’s Pre-Primary Mini
Athletics, held on Thursday 7 September, was full of
colour and smiles. The children thoroughly enjoyed
being outdoors and flexing their muscles! The Grade
R learners showed their future potential in the high
jump, long jump and turbo javelin events while the
younger groups had a lot of fun doing novelty races.
A firm favourite for the children is watching their
parents throw caution to the wind as they
participate in the parents’ sprints. Mention has to
be made of the funky ‘80’s outfits worn by the Pre-
School teachers! Brightly coloured tights and short,
leg warmers and headbands were the look of the day
as the teachers started a new tradition and ran their
own race while being cheered on by children and
parents.
Thank you to all the parents who took time off from
work to come and enjoy the day with us. We
appreciate your support!
Student Leadership 2017 – 2018
Steering Team:
Head boy and Head girl:
Brian Ngugi and S’ne Lushaba
Deputies: Timileyin Martins and Isabelle Siaki
Arts and Culture: Heads: Isabelle Siaki and Hlengiwe Xulu
Team: Juanita Bent; Fadzo Chasi; Luphiwe Dzengwa; Jolene Lentz;
Minè Lubbe; Glen Mhlanga; Theodore Mugochi; Ntokozo
Ngwenya; Chloë Singh
Community services: Heads: Bethany Foxton and Timileyin Martins
Team: Teagan Boggett; Amy Cooney; Chloë Edgar; Darlene Frank;
Andrew Karnstedt; Daniel Kim; Koketso Kubeka; Tajmè
Maistry; Warren Ras; Trent Shippey
Devotions: Heads: Sarah Oberholzer and Debbie Odendaal
Team: Carlin Enoch; Deborah Githing’u; Joshua Groenewald; Kiah
Inglethorpe-Salisbury; Takudzwa Karombo; Zoè Langa; Alec Pera;
Nomthi Stoole
Logistics: Head: Jack Slogrove
Team: Cameron Cafferty; Matthew De Kock; Christian Dube; Tristan Grahn;
Jonty Mc Hugh; Byron Riemer; Justin Smith; Ivan Wille
Marketing: Heads: Derrick Barrett and Erica-Lynne Lomberg
Team: Danielle Fulton; Ryan Gallus; Kayla Gordon; Lance Lowe; Malaika
Mahlangu; Andisa Netshisaula; Ruvimbo Pasi; Nadia Pather;
Chenoa Perkett; Michael Poortier; Sam Ramoshaba; Princess
Sigidi
Sport: Heads: Tawana Kombora and Abigail Webb
Head of Israel: Sarah Oberholzer
Head of Judah: Erica-Lynne Lomberg
Head of Zion: Abigail Webb
I think leadership is service and there is power in that giving: to help people,
to inspire and motivate them to reach their fullest potential.
Denise Morrison
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TKSRH Art ExhIbItIon
The first art exhibition in a decade was hosted on Tuesday 29 August 2017 and was a
major success. There were artworks from guest artists Jaco van Schalkwyk, Izak Buys
and Martiens Palmer. Heads of Arts & Culture - Isabelle Siaki and Hlengiwe Xulu held
an interview with Jaco van Schalkwyk about his current exhibition “Arium” being held
at the Barnard Gallery in Cape Town. http://barnardgallery.com/exhibitions/jaco-van-schalkwyk/artworks/
There were amazing artworks by the Grade 4 to 6
Art Club and Grade 7 to 12 learners. Thank you to
everyone who attended this exhibition – the
support was phenomenal.
The event was a night to remember and we hope to host even bigger exhibitions in the
future.
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.
Edgar Degas
Alumni News
LAURA NAUDE – MATRIC 2008
While volunteering in refugee camps in Greece, Laura Naude (Matric 2008) and Esther ten Zijthoff
realised that the people they met needed more than food and shelter: they wanted to study, to work for
their future and to find a sense of purpose. Naude and Zijthoff were determined to provide a quiet space,
amid the upheaval and uncertainty, where people could use their time rather than just fill it. The pair
decided to launch Education Community Hope and Opportunity (Echo) and open a library on wheels.
Friends in London and Belgium did the fundraising and fitted out an old minibus with shelves and
computer points for internet access, then drove it to Greece. The two then appealed for books in Arabic,
Kurdish, Farsi, French, Greek and English, slowly filling the shelves and finally opening in November.
They now have about 1,300 books – including some in storage because they don’t fit into the van – and
welcome an average of 115 readers a week. So far, they have loaned out 904 books.
Visitors either sit inside the van or on benches outside, although this depends on the weather, says
Zijthoff: “In the freezing winter we had in Thessaloniki, the van was sometimes warmer than the tents,
and people would come inside just to get warm.” Now, in the summer, the heat is scorching, so readers
come for night-time sessions. “The van has often been hijacked as a party bus, but we do try to keep the
library sessions peaceful,” she says.
When the authorities don’t allow access to camps, they park the bus outside and let the word
spread inside, although they are often shut down without warning. But those who come to the library love
it: children say it feels like home; a Syrian economics professor used it to translate his work into English
and young Afghans keen to learn English started informal classes. Those leaving the camp have even
donated their own books.
Photograph by: David Lohmueller
As for the future, Zijthoff and Naude have high hopes for their library on wheels, which they both run full
time and for no salary, with the help of a couple of volunteers. “When we started the project, we had a
vision of duplicating the library setup in multiple regions in Greece,” says Zijthoff. “We are looking for
people to hand over the project to, but many volunteers and organisations, not only in Greece but Serbia,
Italy, Palestine and Lebanon, say the set-up could work very well. So, even if we are not the ones
starting, we hope that the concept will spread.”
Article source:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/shortcuts/2017/aug/06/children-say-it-feels-like-home-the-mobile-library-for-refugees-in-greece
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