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Issue 24

21 August

2019

From the Headmistress' desk One of our College teachers, Mr David Buta, has had to take an extended leave of absence from school as he needs to care for his ill mother who is in hospital in Zimbabwe. As from Monday, Ms Natalie Moller, a fully qualified teacher, with teaching experience in Germany, joined our staff to substitute for Mr Buta. Welcome Ms Moller, we hope that you will be very happy teaching with us at Kingfisher Private School. Welcome to Aunty Patience who has joined our staff in Aunty Nelly’s position. Mrs van der Merwe (library) will be leaving us, at the end of the term after over ten years service to the school. This position is vacant from the fourth term. Last week was a busy and fruitful week. The quizzes were enjoyed by all and the results are in the following pages of this newsletter. We won our chess league match against the Red School, which is quite an achievement. Our Grade 8 Orientation Day was once again a huge hit, enjoyed as much by the Grade 11 pupils, as the Grade 8 pupils. Thank you for your support regarding the Spellathon. We are waiting with bated breath to see who qualifies for the Spelling Bee, to be held on the 29th of August. Ten College pupils participated in the Eskom Science Exposition on Friday and Saturday and many pupils participated in the cycling, cross-country and mini-hockey fixtures, as well as the chess tournament hosted by our school. Preparatory School parents are please to note that the boys wear navy anklets. They may not wear long socks up to the knee and the anklets may not be black. Please also check to see if your son’s/sons’ socks are so faded that they look almost purple in the sun. This simple item of uniform can make or break the appearance of the uniform. The progress regarding the revamp of the pools is well on track, as is the work being done in Ms Green’s classroom. Please support the College volleyball players in their matches against The King’s Court on Tuesday.

KINGFISHER PRIVATE SCHOOL

SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Tel: 015 781 2410 Email: kingfisherschool@telkomsa.net Website: www.kingfisherschool.co.za

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11 TIPS TO PREPARE YOUR CHILDREN FOR WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELLING

WITHOUT THEM

Consider these tips to help your young children understand when and why you need to travel and will be

away from home.

1. Explain your travel plans to your children so they know when your travel will happen.

2. Younger children don’t yet understand the concept of time, so talking with them only a few days

before your trip might work best. This can help to diminish the length of time they may worry

about being separated from you.

3. When you talk with your children about your trip, give them time to share any questions and

concerns they may have. Acknowledge and affirm their feelings. Reassure them that they will be

well taken care of by the adult who will be caring for them while you’re away.

4. Consider creating a calendar that everyone can refer to that shows the days of your trip. Review

the calendar with your children and post it where everyone can see it. You might want to mark the

days off in-between when you tell them and when you leave.

5. Play pretend games or use toys with the theme of going away and coming back. Hide and seek is

one example of a game that can support young children’s understanding of how objects and

people can go away and come back. Another option: you may know a song about going away and

coming back that you already sing with your children. You can also make up a song. Gather two or

three stuffed toys and pick a melody that is familiar. As you sing the familiar tune, substitute the

words so the lyrics tell how each toy is going away as you move the animal behind you. Repeat the

“going away” lyric for each stuffed toy. Then sing about how each animal returns, as you bring

each toy back into your children’s view.

6. Maintain daily routines before you go and ask your caregiver to maintain those routines while

you’re gone.

7. Before your trip, schedule a special time when you can provide your undivided attention to your

children. During your time together, you might want to take a walk, make a trip to the library,

read a book or do a playful activity.

8. Sharing special items can be another way that children can work through their feelings and find

comfort while you’re away from home. You can leave a small item that belongs to you with your

children, so they have something to turn to when they are missing you. This can be a photo,

pillow, a favourite t-shirt or maybe a book that the two of you enjoy reading together. In addition

to being able to turn to your trusted caregiver, children can find comfort in the special item.

9. Some children like to draw a picture that their parent can take with them when they are traveling.

10. If you have taken time to prepare your child for your trip and the time that you will be away from

home, it might be best to avoid prolonged goodbyes.

11. While you’re away, you could call your children, do a video chat, or send a postcard if you are

away for an extended time. If they tell you they miss you or feel sad, you could remind them of

how much fun you’ll have together when you come back.

Once you return from your travels, plan on spending your early moments back at home with your

children to reconnect with them.

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Happy Birthday Happy birthday to the following Kingfishers:

Grade 3: Tumelo Claasen 25 August

Grade 6: Rabokale Moraba 27 August Grade 7: Shaun Kubayi 26 August

STAR OF THE WEEK

Star of the week: Listening Skills Grade 1: Letlotlo Mangena Grade 2: Maluleke Mushikita Grade 3: Bontle Mashego

STAR OF THE WEEK

Star of the week: Oral Grade 1: Bonga Mathebula Grade 2: Sinawe Mani Grade 3: Tumelo Claasen

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DATES TO REMEMBER – 2019

Intersen Phase Inter-house quiz 22 August 14:15 – 15:15 No co-curriculars 22 August

Lost property check 23 August 07:20 – 07:30 Grade 4 Orientation 23 August

Grade 9 Community project 23 August Mini-hockey Grade 1 – 4 24 August Lemoenfees 24 August Dr Annecke - Letsitele

Cross Country Grade 1 – 7 24 August Dr Annecke – Letsitele Preliminary exams start 26 August

CAT Practical 26 August Physical Sciences P1 26 August

English HL P1 27 August Lost property 28 August 07:20 – 07:30 Intersen Phase Chess League match 28 August 14:10

TUCKSHOP – MENU

Thursday 15 August: Tuesday 20 August:

Chicken Burgers R20 Mince & cheese R15

Pies R20 Pies R20

Friday 16 August: Wednesday 21 August:

Boerewors rolls R25 Yankees R10

Pap & Beef stew/side salad/veg R40 Pies R20

Monday 19 August:

Hot chips & Russians R25

Hot chips R15

FOYER DISPLAY 2019

12 August Grade 8 26 August Grade 9

9 September Fledglings 8 October Grade R

21 October Grade 1 4 November Grade 2

18 November Grade 3

Cake Sales 2019

18 September Gr 4 - 5 16 October College 30 October Grade 6 - 7

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HIGH FLYERS TERM 2: 2019

Grade 4: 75% and above:

Sethembokuhle Khumalo 79%

Noluthando Ntsepe 75%

Grade 5: 75% and above:

Hayden Cooper 83%

Zoë Cloete 77%

Grade 6: 75% and above:

Daniella Montjoie 82%

Aman Pati 81%

Vivek Pauly 79%

Grade 7: 70% and above:

Kelebogile Mosweu 83%

Thato Moleya 76%

Kitso Nkabiti 76%

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HIGH FLYERS TERM 2: 2019

Grade 8: 75% and above:

Mpho Mudunungu 77%

Duduzile Makgatho 76%

Grade 9: 75% and above:

Vinaya Pauly 89%

Tanishq Sharma 87%

Sharoline Shivambu 83%

Kamogelo Sekgojane 83%

Grade 10: 70% and above:

Mapula Maringa 77%

Thabang Motloutsi 76%

Naledi Magoro 72%

Blessings Nxumalo 71%

Aakifa Sheik 71%

Grade 11: 70% and above:

Tsheko Nkabiti 85%

Gugu Mdhluli 71%

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MATHEMATICS QUIZ RESULTS

First Place – Grade 6 Malachites

Malachites

Tyvie Mashimbyi

Aman Pati

Nsovo Nkwinika

Second Place – Grade 7 Malachites

Malachites

Koketso Mojela

Kelebogile Mosweu

Success Maluleke

Third Place – Grade 7 Kookaburras

Kookaburras

Mickey Mkhabele

Monthati Rankweteke

Kitso Nkabiti

Fourth Place – Grade 4 Kookaburras

Kookaburras

Elaina Siju

Devin Mhondiwa

Kamogelo Mabilo

MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE QUIZ

The College held its Mathematics and Science Quiz on Tuesday 13 August. Malachite team: Naledi Mashile Tanishq Sharma Tsundzuka Mnisi Zoe Siwela Kookaburra team: Tshegofatso Nkuna Sharoline Shivambu Thabang Motloutsi Jordan Greaver The Malachites managed to score 61 points and the Kookaburras scored 76 points. The Kookaburras were therefore declared the Quiz winners for 2019. Well done to the Kookaburras.

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SPORT ACTIVITIES

CROSS COUNTRY

Cross country took place on the 17th of August at Ben Vorster School in Tzaneen. The following pupils participated:

Bonga Mathebula, Tshiamo Kotsoe, Polosho Seemela, Kopana Shai, Mothapa Moraba,

Lesedi and Bonolo Seshotela. Kopano and Mothapa managed to finish in the top 20.

Well done to all the participants. Thank you to Mr Mutusva for accompanying the pupils.

Nipper Boys 48 participants

Kaone Selepe 35th

Omphile Mochaki 40th

Siyabonga Mtsenga 42nd

Abundance Maleleko 43rd

Nipper Girls 25 participants

Sethembouhle Khunalo 20th

Srog Girls 25 participants

Jade Brighton 20th

Sub Junior Boys 30 cyclists

Success Maluleke 8th

Youth Girl 23 cyclists

Jani Jordaan 1st

In total there were 511 cyclists participating. Hope to see more participants at the

Tour de Lake on the 31st of August.

CHESS TOURNAMENT - HOEDSPRUIT A chess tournament is taking place on Saturday 31 August 2019 at Lowveld Academy,

Huilboerboon Street, Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate, Hoedspruit. Letters containing further

details were issued to the chess players today.

MINI-HOCKEY AND CROSS COUNTRY – LEMOEN FEES Good luck to the Mini-hockey and Cross-Country pupils who will be participating in the Lemoen Fees on the 24th of August. Buses will leave school at 05:30. Please return the reply slips as this is crucial for transport arrangements.

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CYLCLING – TOUR DE PLAAS

The cycling race, Tour de Plaas, took place at Merensky on the 17th of August.

Results are as follows:

Nipper Boys 48 participants:

Kaone Selepe 35th

Omphile Mochaki 40th

Siyabonga Mtsenga 42nd

Abundance Maleleko 43rd

Nipper Girls 25 participants:

Sethembouhle Khumalo 20th

Sprog Girls 25 participants:

Jade Brighton 20th

Sub Junior Boys 30 participants:

Success Maluleke 8th

Youth Girl 23 participants:

Jani Jordaan 1st

In total there were 511 cyclists participating. Hope to see more participants at the Tour de

Lake on the 31st of August.

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MINI-HOCKEY

The mini-hockey took place on the 17th of August in Tzaneen at Ben Vorster School. It was a

fun-filled day. Thank you to all the parents who are always supportive of the pupils.

CHESS LEAGUE

The Chess team played against the Red School on the 14th of August. The result is as follows: Kingfisher Private School – 6 Red School – 0 The following pupils participated: Aman Pati, Vivek Pauly, Dikeno Mashile, Monthathi Rankweteke, Khathutshelo Ngobeni, Peter Kofya and reserve Lehlonolo Moremi.

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CHESS TOURNAMENT

Chess results: Hayden Cooper - Gold Trevor Mutendera - Silver Tanishq Sharma - Silver Aman Pati - Silver Congratulations to all our 26 players who participated in the tournament and held our school's name high, not just with their good results but also with their impeccable manners. Thank you to Mrs Montjoie, Mrs van den Heever, Mrs Vundla, Mrs Mhondiwa, Mrs Jansen van Rensburg, Aunty Eva and Aunty Virginia who worked on the day. A special thanks to Mrs Crombie who gave us the opportunity to host this event.

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ACTIVITIES

SPUR DATES 2019

26 November

GRADES 5 & 7 OUTREACH PROJECT

Intersen Phase pupils must remember that the Grades 5 and 7 outreach project will take place on Friday 30 August, and the Grades 4 and 6 on Friday 13 September. Please remember to bring the supplies that were specified in the letter to school as soon as possible.

GRADE 9 COMMUNITY PROJECT

On Friday 23 August, the Grade 9s will assist Mrs Marietjie Marѐ in her quest for a cleaner community. The Grade 9s will clean the area around Bosvlier Street, that is the street just north of the R71 or Hendrick van Eck Street.

ESKOM SCIENCE EXPOSITION

The regional round took place at the Foskor Hall in Namakgale on the 16th and 17th August. All participants received medals. Bronze medals

1. Tsundzuka Mnisi and Thabang Motloutsi 2. Mapula Maringa 3. Noko Mojela

Silver Medals 1. Naledi Magoro 2. Duduzile Makgatho 3. Mumba Kofya 4. Neo Mashego 5. Vinaya Pauly 6. Sakhe Molapo

Gold medal 1. Sharoline Shivambu

ESKOM SPECIAL AWARDS

1. Vinaya Pauly was the best Energy Project and she got an award from Eskom. 2. Vinaya Pauly qualified to represent Mopani Region in Boksburg at the International Science

Fair. She will compete with other young international Scientists.

Congratulations to Kingfisher Science Expo pupils 2019 group for your hard work.

MUSIC CENTRE Pupils who were issued with registration forms for the Music Centre should have returned them by last Friday. Further information will follow.

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SECOND-HAND UNIFORM

SHOP

Parents are welcome to visit our

second-hand uniform shop.

Parents, please donate

unwanted/outgrown uniform items to

our second-hand uniform shop.

SPELLATHON

Remember that the Spelling Bee will take place on Thursday 29 August at 18:00. All pupils from Grade 1 – 9 are required to attend and be dressed in their formal uniform. Letters of participation will be issued on Wednesday. Parents may park on the field and pupils must be lined up by no later than 17:45. The Spelling Bee will end at 19:45. The Spellathon donation forms and money should have been handed in last Friday. Thank you to all the parents and pupils, as well as everyone else who supported the Spellathon.

MARKED BELONGINGS/LOST PROPERTY – NEW DAYS AND TIMES Please make sure that all your belongings (stationery, clothes, shoes, lunch box) are clearly marked with your name and also that you look after them carefully. The procedure for lost property is as follows. Pupils will be allowed to look in the box, Monday – Friday, from 07:00 – 07:15. Should they find their lost items in the box, they will have to pay an amount of R1.00 per item to have them returned.

Please mark all items with the full names and surnames. If an item has been passed down to the younger sibling, please re-mark the item with the full name and surname.

GRADE 8 ORIENTATION DAY On Friday the 16th of August the Grade 7s attended the Open

Day’s activities. The Grade 11s and the College teachers

introduced the future Gr 8s to some of the College activities.

REPORTS

Pupils are reminded that their reports must be signed and brought back to school by Friday 23 August.

DONATION TO THE SCHOOL

LIBRARY

Thank you so much to the Ferreira family for the twenty-three books that you donated to our library. Your kind gesture is much appreciated.

GRADE 12 PRELIMINARY

EXAMINATIONS The Grade 12 class of 2019 will be starting with their preliminary examinations on Monday 26 August. We would like to wish them all the best during their examinations.

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…………………………………………… Mrs Renée Campbell-Brown Headmistress

ANNUAL TEAM QUIZ

The following pupils will represent their respective teams in the annual quizzes which will be held on 21 and 22 August 2019.

• The team members must be dressed in their team T-shirts.• All pupils must be in the Blue Room directly after school, as the quizzes both start at 14.15 and end at 15:15• It is compulsory for all pupils to attend in their school uniform.

COLLEGE QUIZ

21 AUGUST 2019

MALACHITES KOOKABURRAS Nkabiti, Tsheko (Gr 11) Mudunungu, Mpho (Gr 8) Neo Mashego (Gr 12) Christine Moodley (Gr 9 Sekgojane, Kamogelo (Gr 9) Pauly, Vinaya (Gr 9) Van Rensburg, Caitlin (Gr 12) Mokhabukhi, Mmapula (Gr 11)

RESERVES Kofya, Mumba (Gr 12) Makgatho, Duduzile (Gr 8)

INTERSEN PHASE QUIZ

22 AUGUST 2019

MALACHITES KOOKABURRAS Masuluke, Omphile (Gr 7) Mashile, Dikeno (Gr 7) Modjadji, Mpho (Gr 7) Moleya, Thato (Gr 7) Mosweu, Kelebogile (Gr 7) Nemathithi, Siyabonga (Gr 7) Kotsoe, Reatlegile (Gr 7) Rankweteke, Monthati (Gr 7)

RESERVES Mogane, Aubrey (Gr 7) Nkabiti, Kitso (Gr 7)