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Reg No. CLI001/836

22 November 2019

Dear Parents

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

Dear Parents/Guardians

Often quoted words by Eleanor Roosevelt, but words which reflect what many of our Grade 7s and staff who are retiring are involved in: dreaming and thinking about the future. The next few days will see many “last of” moments, and I (and the staff) look forward to sharing these special moments with everyone concerned.

The next few days will see a multitude of activities taking place: Musical Recitals, SP Art exhibitions, Dads and Lads Cricket, Grade 00, 0 and 1 Orientation morning, Grade 7 Leavers’ Week programme, Carol Services, Final assemblies, SP Prize Giving…the list is an exciting and endless one!

After nearly 18 years at Clifton Notties, my PA Mrs Colleen Bosse, leaves behind a significant legacy at Clifton as she retires at the end of the year. I am delighted to announce that Mrs Linsey (Ling) Wynne has been appointed as my Personal Assistant from 2020. Ling brings with her many years of experience…as well as being a passion parent of a Clifton Notties. Both her children are/were pupils at Clifton Notties. I am also very pleased to welcome Mr Hala Xulu onto our permanent staff. Having been an intern for the past few years at Clifton and now a qualified teacher, Mr Xulu has played an invaluable role in our sporting programme and in the Sports’ Department. He will responsible for the Physical Education programme/curriculum of our children as well as involved in teaching some isiZulu classes. I look forward to his contribution.

The calendar for Term 1 2020 will be made available in the days ahead. There are some new changes of traditional times of meetings. ‘The devil is in the detail” as they say. I will highlight the important changes.

I wish you many happy minutes/hours as you attend the various functions with your children and family in the next few days. These are moments to treasure. We look forward to sharing them with you.

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Have a good weekend!

Kind regards.

d.jj

VIKTOR KURZ HEADMASTER

CRUISING DOWN THE CAMPUS …

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

The following birthdays were celebrated in Monday’s Grade 1 - 7 Assembly:

When?: Monday at 07h30

Where?: Girls’ House Common-room

Who?: Everyone is welcome!

Contact person: Mrs Linsey Wynne

or

Mrs Nadine Johnson

(083 291 1660)

All are welcome!

Ms Elbe Rautenbach, our Assistant Riding School

Instructor taking a canoe ride down at the Riding

School after the recent heavy rains!

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GRADE 00 & GRADE 0 NATIVITY CONCERT

Mrs Mary Crawford writes”

“Our Clifton Cubs took to the stage for their annual Nativity Concert on Friday 15 November. As always, the hall

was bursting with excited family and friends, keen to get a glimpse of their little stars on the stage.

The cast was tremendous with their delightful sense of humour being apparent. Beautiful singing, instrumentals

and some theatrical moments formed part of the Show. This ensured that this special morning was thoroughly

enjoyed by everyone. This amazing story was so wonderfully portrayed by the children.”

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GRADE 1 OUTING TO DURBAN

Mrs Jo Fly writes:

“On Thursday 07 November, there was excitement in the air as the Grade 1 children set off on their much

anticipated trip to the coast.

We were there as uShaka opened its doors and were taken off on a guided tour through the aquarium. The

guide hardly got a word in, as our very knowledgeable and enthusiastic children were bursting to share their

facts learnt during our term of ‘Rocky shore’ theme work. Seeing

everything come to life was really special and their eagerness was

such a joy to witness.

Once through the aquarium, the children were treated to a

wonderful Dolphin show and were reminded just how important

recycling is, in order to avoid sending plastics into our precious

oceans. The children loved cooling off at the adjoining ‘Splish Splash

Sprinkler Island’ where they also got the chance to go on numerous

slides and shoot water at the people cruising down the lazy river!

A picnic lunch on the promenade, ice-creams and a

walk on the pier, were the perfect end to an action

packed day.

Despite lots of exhausted children, they were up bright

and early ready for another fun-filled day. We had a

fantastic time at Crocworld, where the children

watched the huge crocodiles being fed, as well as

hearing about their oldest crocodile who will be 119

later this year! The children learnt so much and were

each able to hold a tiny crocodile, which really was

something unique.

The children were well behaved and made us so proud. What a credit to their wonderful families who were

waiting with open arms to see their precious little ones on our return.”

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GRADE 2 OUTING TO WAGON DRIFT DAM

Mrs Sue Rindfleisch writes:

“There was great excitement on Wednesday morning 06 November, as we left for our trip to Wagon Drift. We

arrived at the dam to find two speed boats waiting to take us across the dam to our camp site.

The two days there were filled with fun activities as the children enjoyed a scavenger hunt, stalk the lantern, a

very challenging obstacle course, charades and a variety of team challenges. In between all that, time was made

for swimming in the dam. Friday morning came quickly and all too soon it was time to head home….tired but

happy!”

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GRADE 3 OUTING TO THE MICHAELHOUSE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

Mrs Fleischack writes: “Our outing on 06 November proved to be a lot of fun! Some children donned lab coats and safety goggles and assisted Mr Matthew Higginson (HOD of Science) with the experiments. Mr Higginson showed the children how exciting Science is by conducting many noisy, fiery, stinky and smoky experiments. One young budding scientist was heard to say, “I don’t know much about Science, but I love it!”

GRADE 3 CHRISTMAS CAFE

Mrs Laura Fleischack writes:

“What a wonderful way for the Grade 3s to end off their exciting year in the Junior School. The children invited the Grade 2s and their teachers to a Christmas Café. Before the big day, they had to meet in groups, co-ordinate everything, decide on menus and send out the invitations. They then had to plan the food, drinks, table décor, cutlery and crockery, etc. The buzz on Thursday was one of excitement as the chefs cooked, the barmen made up the drinks and the waiters served. I am sure the children will offer some insight when their families are planning Christmas dinner this year!”

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GRADE 3 ORIENTATION DAY

Mrs Nikki Stokes writes:

“A first for our grade, as we invited the Grade 3s to join us for a morning in Grade 4. The morning was hosted by the Grade 4 children themselves and they gave the Grade 3s a tour of all the areas that they will go to next year. They did a lesson on fire safety and shared their experiences of their Grade 4 year. There were tips on how to enjoy Grade 4 and I’m sure a few pieces of inside information about us teachers were shared too!

We had hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows in top woods to end our morning together. Mrs Jonker was there to help with the fires and re-inforce the fire safety rules. It was a lovely way to introduce the Grade 3s to their new home for 2020 and we were thrilled that some of the children who will be new to Clifton could join us too.”

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FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT

Ms Cathryn Calitz writes:

“On Wednesday, the Clifton Band, Choir and three Marimba bands performed for the elderly residents at Amberglen. It was a wonderful concert that was thoroughly enjoyed by both the children and the residents of Amberglen.”

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FROM THE ARTS DEPARTMENT

Dr Spencer writes:

“It has been a busy time in Art recently. Our annual Senior Primary Showcase opens this Friday 22 November at

5.30 for 6.00pm. There will be work on display in the foyer and upstairs classroom in the Expressive Arts

building. We are so excited to be able to share the childrens’ work with you.

Select projects from all Senior Primary children (Grade 4 - 7) are on display. One of the feature walls comprises

wonderful circular format designs created by Grade 5 children whose task was to promote clean air and

oceans. The Grade 5s learned that artworks and creativity can be used to promote important ideas, as well as

performing a decorative function. They could choose to demonstrate the cause by focusing on what was desired

(a healthy environment); or by demonstrating the consequences of pollution; or by showing both things in a

split composition. The children conducted lots of research to find the images each wanted to make their work

unique and their message clear. This special project is just one of the many beautiful creative tasks on display.

A few of our dedicated Art Club children were able to visit a printmaking studio recently to print their linocuts

on a proper printing press. It was lots of fun turning the wheel and creating prints and embosses with this

impressive machine!”

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FROM THE SPORTS’ DESK

Mr Sean Veenstra reports:

Basketball vs Cowan House – 6 November

Clifton U11A vs Cowan House U11A – Clifton lost 0 - 2

Clifton U11B vs Cowan House U11B – Clifton lost 8 - 12

Clifton U10A vs Cowan House U10A – Clifton drew 12 - 12

Clifton U10B vs Cowan House U10B – Clifton won 16 - 2

Clifton U9A vs Cowan House U9A – Clifton lost 4 - 12

Clifton U9B vs Cowan House U9B – Clifton lost 0 - 18

Basketball vs Cowan House – 8 November

Clifton 1st vs Cowan House 1st – Clifton won 34 - 14

Clifton 2nd vs Cowan House 2nd – Clifton lost 4 - 12

Clifton 3rd vs Cowan house 4th – Clifton won 20 - 12

Clifton 4th vs Cowan House 5th – Clifton won 12 - 4

Clifton 4th vs Cowan House 3rd – Clifton lost 14 - 26

Cricket vs Cowan House – 9 November

Clifton 1st vs Hilton College 2nd/3rd – Clifton won by 43 runs

Clifton 137/4 (20) – C Strudwick 41 (36), O Davis 39 (32)

Hilton College 94 all out – N Bates 3/2 of 1

Clifton 2nd vs Cowan House 2nd – Clifton won by 10 wickets

Cowan House 50 all out – G von Mayer 2/8 off 4, H Latter 2/8 off 4, J George 2/8 off 3

Clifton 51/0 – G von Mayer 20* (21), M Rautenbach 19* (11)

Clifton U11A vs Cowan House U11A – Clifton won by 88 runs

Clifton 144/5 – T Barker 37 (24), T Borgen 35 (30)

Cowan House 56/8 – R Ramnath 3/11 off 3, J Strudwick 2/4 off 3

Clifton U10A vs Cowan House U10A – Clifton lost by 5 wickets

Clifton 187/6 – C Fly 95* (74), T Browse 30 (23)

Cowan House 189/5

Clifton U9A vs Cowan House U9A – Clifton lost by 65 runs

Cowan House 90/9 – M Shannon 2/18 off 2

Clifton 25 all out

Squash – 12 November

Clifton 1 Senior vs TWC 1 – Clifton 1 won 11 - 1 Clifton 2 Senior vs Clarendon 1– Clifton won 11 - 1

Clifton 1 Junior vs Laddsworth 1 Junior – Clifton won 12 - 0

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SQUASH NEWS

Mrs Borgen writes:

“On Sunday 10 November, we held the Clifton Boys’ Championships here at Clifton. All the children who

participated are to be congratulated on their sportsmanship, marking skills and standard of play. Savannah

Ingledew was our Guest of Honour. Currently the South African No. 1 U14 squash player, Savannah inspired our

players with her very impressive resume which I put up in the court. She helped organize the Tournament and

gave the children positive feedback which was very helpful. Savannah then handed out the trophies, which

were originally donated by her father, Norman Ingledew, to the Clifton champions of 2019.

The Boy’s Champion is Ben Harper and the Girls’ champion is Sasha James. Well done!

Clifton 2 Junior vs Clarendon 2 Junior – Clifton won 12 - 0

Basketball – 13 November

Clifton 1st vs Longmarket 1st – Clifton won 24 - 14

Clifton 2 vs Longmarket 2nd – Clifton lost 12 - 22

Basketball Championships– 15 November

Clifton 1st vs Athlone 1st – Clifton won 13 - 5 Clifton 1st vs Bisley 1st – Clifton won 6 - 3 Clifton 1st vs Pelham 1st – Clifton won 6 - 2 Clifton 1st vs St John’s – Clifton won 5 - 2

Semi Final

Clifton 1st vs Clarendon 1st – Clifton lost 7 - 8

Clifton finished 3rd overall

Cricket vs Cordwalles – 16 November

Clifton 1st vs Cordwalles 1st – Clifton lost by 8 runs

Cordwalles 193/5 – W Ridl 2/14 off 4

Clifton 185 all out – K Somhlahlo 53 (20), C Strudwick 34 (51)

Clifton 3rd vs Cordwalles 7th – Clifton won by 9 wickets

Cordwalles 97/7 – C Karan 2/8, F Graham 1/7

Clifton 98/1 – S Bates 43*

Hockey – 16 November

Clifton U11/U12 vs TWC – Clifton drew 0 - 0 Clifton U11/U12 vs Howick – Clifton won 2 - 1 Clifton U11/U12 vs New Hanover – Clifton won 5 - 0 Clifton U11/U12 vs Cowan House – Clifton Drew 1 - 1

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Ben Harper and Sasha

James with Savannah

Ingledew