Newsletter #34 2020 Friday, 4 September 2020

Dear Parents, Guardians and Pupils,

I hope you enjoy the “Jerusalema” video’s that accompany this newsletter.

Just a little background to the staff video. We shot this video after our weekly Wednesday staff meeting. When the formal

meeting agenda was done, we cleared the tables and chairs in preparation for our dance lesson. At this time a number of staff

(no names… Mr Becker), tried to make a run for it! I had to almost barricade the door to keep them in, and convince them

that everyone could actually learn this dance. So when you view the staff’s efforts, please remember that these are not

professional dances and some were claiming that were not even willing and able. However, once we got into it, we had a lot

fun. We will be rolling out this experience next week when we try and get each grade on separate days to do the

“Jerusalema” dance on the field.

Today we released another of our “online” assemblies, which we have been missing. It is a chance to feel like we are all

together again. So if you have the time, I would encourage you to look at it.

Featured in this Virtual Assembly:

Mr Dave de Korte - CBHS Principal

Mr Louis Mostert - Deputy Principal/Head of Academics

Ms Kirsten Mobsby - Head of Service

RCL finds out what it's like being back on campus

Farewell to Mr Mzi Nyathi

Farewell to Ms Moya Laufer

Jerusalema Challenge

https://www.facebook.com/107516124603/posts/10159016989169604/?vh=e&extid=GkRI6wbutzLIjPpa&d=n

When I announced my retirement in 2019, I gave the time frame as September 2020. However, that was not planning on

COVID-19. I have therefore re-adjusted my plans and will retire on 31 December 2020. The Governors have completed

the interview process to find a new Principal, and they have made their nomination to the WCED on the 3rd of September

2020.

Just out of interest the post was advertised in the first Gazette of the year on the 17th of February 2020. This started a

process that led to choosing a “shortlist” from all applicants. This was then followed by the interview process and

psychometric testing, the checking of references and assessing written assignments done by the shortlisted applicants. This

process was all overseen by the Circuit Manager who was the WCED observer in each and every meeting. I mention this all

to illustrate the rigorous process that the Governors followed in making the very important selection of a new Principal for

the school.

It is now up to the Head of Education to make this appointment. So the ball is now in his court. The minute we have any

information, the Governing Body Chairman will share it with the school.

TEST AND PROJECT CALENDAR

The Third Term is well under way and Assessments will now begin in earnest. A Third Term Report will be issued to report

on each learner's academic progress this term. The third term Test and Project Calendars for Grades 8 to 11 are included

with this Newsletter. All learners will need to complete all Assessments in the subjects they take. Learners who are learning

online will need to arrange with their subject teachers a suitable day to come in to complete the required assessments after

the formal school day has ended.

5G UPDATE

A second parent meeting took place on the 1st of September. This time the speaker was Joffrey Hyman, a person who

described himself as having a passionate interest in the health effects of radio waves. He has done extensive research on the

internet and a gave a good presentation of his findings.

It must be said that his thesis is that all radio waves are harmful to life in some way and to some degree. So according to him

our current tower that carries 4G is already harmful, and this will become worse with 5G.

However, in spite of the Speaker’s clear position against the proliferation of this new technology from a health position as

well as from the fear of added surveillance, and control capacity it gives the manufacturers and governments, he gave lots of

food for thought.

The Governors were well represented at this meeting and I’m sure their feedback at the next Governors meeting will lead to

a healthy discussion on the way forward for the school.

Let me assure you that the Governors are guided first and foremost by what is in the best interests of the pupils and these

include what will maintain their safety.

Just some fact checks for those who attended the meeting:

France has not banned Wi-Fi throughout the school system, but only in schools and day care centres where the

children are less than 6 years old.

The health standard in Russia for radio wave exposure is not 1000 times higher than in South Africa.

The radio waves that are used in a microwave are hundreds of times more powerful than those we are exposed

normally in the same frequency band.

CAMPS BAY HIGH

SERVICE PORTFOLIO –

INTERACT CLUB -

Extra Lunch Drive

CAMPS BAY HIGH FIRST AID

A reminder regarding the Camps Bay High First Aid Blood Drive this coming Monday the 7th of September in the

Quad next to the Main Hall between 10h00 and 13h45. If you between the ages of 16 and 75 and in good health, please

come and donate. The Western Cape is experiencing a critical blood shortage and your donation can help towards saving

three lives. We hope to see you there!

CAMPS BAY ENVIRONMENTAL

CLUB

Please join our Environmental club and the

Rotary Club of Newlands on Sunday the 6th of

September, between 10h00 and 13h00 to do

a beach clean-up. Bring your masks, black bags

and gloves to protect your hands.

CAMPS BAY HIGH BOOK CLUB

This week’s attached book review is on “Zoo City” by author Lauren Beukes.

IN CLOSING - ARBOR WEEK (1 – 7 SEPTEMBER)

As it is National Arbor Week this week, I hope you have, or will

take a little time to appreciate the trees we are blessed to have

here in the Western Cape, and throughout our beautiful country.

Statistics show that over 50% of the world’s forests have already been cleared for cattle

farming. We can do something about it by:

East less beef; fewer hamburgers;

Meatless Mondays;

Plant a tree.

There are over 2000 indigenous trees in South Africa to choose from to plant if you have the grounds to do so. This year’s

common tree is the Cape Ash or Essenhout. Or perhaps you would like to go with this year’s rare tree – the Boabab. Go

online at http://pza.sanbi.org to read up about these trees.

Did you know that forests make sounds, which can be quite soothing to listen to? Click on the link below, then click on any

yellow dot representing a forest of the world. A dialogue box will open and you can play a sound clip of that forest:

https://timberfestival.org.uk/soundsoftheforest-soundmap/

THE WEEK AHEAD

Every year we have used the week before the Matric Exams to allow the Matrics to dress up in a different theme each day.

Over the years some of the themed days have seen some amazing outfits. Amongst the most fun have been the superhero’s

theme, and Disney characters. A favourite is the pyjama theme, which allows everyone to wear their favourite “onesies”.

I look forward to this week and seeing new outfits.

Monday, 7 September (Day 7) Grade 12 (dress up week), 10 & 8 at school in uniform

Blood Donor Drive from 10h00 to 13h45

Tuesday 8 September (Day 8) Grade, 12 (dress up week), 11 & 9 at school in casuals

Wednesday 9 September (Day 1) Grade 12 (dress up week), 11 & 9 at school in uniform

Thursday 10 September (Day 2) Grade 12 (dress up week), 10, & 8 at school in casuals

Friday, 11 September (Day 3) Grade 12 (dress up week), 11 & 9 at school in uniform

Finally, looking a little beyond this week:

Once the Matrics are writing, they will be confined to the Seminar room for the whole day and will not be coming into the

rest of the building. They are essentially “off campus”. We are therefore going to bring the Grade 11’s back full time from the

16th of September. So here is an early warning, that from the 16th of September, Grade 11’s will attend school every day.

Continue to take care and keep safe

Warm regards

David de Korte

PRINCIPAL

CAMPS BAY HIGH BOOK CLUB

BOOK OF THE WEEK REVIEW BY MRS ANNEKE BRIGHT

Zoo City – Lauren Beukes

One of my favourite South African authors wrote this amazing

Science Fiction novel in 2010, it won the 2010 Kitschies Red

Tentacle award for best novel, as well as the 2011 Arthur C. Clarke award.

Zoo City is a strange depiction of a ghetto area in an alternative, dystopian

Johannesburg. The residents are “animalled” for their crimes, given a

“mshavi” animal that is a manifestation of their crime. The animals

themselves give their owners a talent.

Meet Zinzi December who lives in Zoo City with her boyfriend, Benoit, who harbours a

mongoose. Zinzi has a sloth on her back and a dirty 419 scam habit, her talent is finding lost

things by using her “shave”, or otherwise called her magical power, she also gets into trouble

– a lot. This menagerie of animals in the ghetto has a symbiotic relationship with their owners.

When Zinzi finds one of her clients dead, and her last paycheque gets confiscated by the police,

she is forced to take on a job from music producer Odi Huron. She is tasked by him to find a

“teenybop” pop star, Songweza, one half of a pop duo called “iJosi”. One thing Zinzi does not

like doing is using her magic to find people, but she sees no other way out of the situation as

she has a huge debt to a drug lord, who does not like waiting for his money.

Zinzi then embarks on a dangerous search involving Gio, her former boyfriend from her life as

a journalist before her fall from grace. This catapults her deeper into the underbelly of a city

twisted with crime and magic, where she will be forced to confront dark secrets of former lives

including her own.

This multi-layered, immensely brilliant novel has something for everyone. There is horror,

crime, fantasy, magic, realism and rock and roll. Zinzi is tough, inventive and brave.

Zoo City takes you on a journey through the streets of Johannesburg, providing intricate details

of the city and the characters. I hope you enjoy this extremely well researched and entertaining

novel.

Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading

In 1954, the US Supreme Court ruled in the famous

Brown v Board of Education case that segregation of schools in the American South was

unconstitutional. Despite this ruling, integrating the schools was not a simple act.

The conflict over segregation in schools reached its height at Little Rock Central High School in

Arkansas. Nine black students attempted to enroll in 1957, prompting a fierce backlash from the

pro-segregation state government of governor Orval Faubus.

On September 4, 1957, the Arkansas National Guard were mobilized by Faubus to prevent the

integration of the students. The intervention of President Dwight D. Eisenhower proved decisive:

He ordered the National Guard be federalized, taking them out of the Governor’s control, and

ordered the US Army to support the integration of the school. The students were successfully

Integrated on September 23, 1957.

The nine students did not find it easy at Little Rock – they were regurlarly absued by the white

students. Nevertheless, integration eventually occurred in schools as a result of the Brown v

Board decision.

GRADE 8 TEST AND PROJECT CALENDAR TERM 3 3rd Term Calendar 2020

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat Sun

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17 AUGUST DAY 8 12 ; 8

18 DAY 1 12 ; 9

19 DAY 2 12 ; 8

20 DAY 3 12 ; 9

21 DAY 4 12 ; 8

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1

24 DAY 5 12 ; 11 ; 9

25 DAY 6 12 ; 10 ; 8

26 DAY 7 12 ; 11 ; 9

27 DAY 8 12 ; 10 ; 8

28 DAY 1 12 ; 10 ; 8

29 30

2

31 DAY 2 12 ; 11 ; 9

1 SEPTEMBER DAY 3 12 ; 10 ; 8

2 DAY 4 12 ; 11 ; 9

3 DAY 5 12 ; 10 ; 8

4 DAY 6 12 ; 11 ; 9

5 6

3

7 DAY 7 12 ; 10 ; 8 Set 3: Apple and flower drawings

8 DAY 8 12 ; 11 ; 9

9 DAY 1 12 ; 11 ; 9

10 DAY 2 12 ; 10 ; 8 Life Science set 3 (SP)

11 DAY 3 12 ; 11 ; 9

12 13

4

14 DAY 4 12 ; 10 ; 8 Science Test Sets 1 & 5

15 DAY 5 12 ; 11 ; 9

16 DAY 6 10 ; 8 Science Test Sets 3 & 4

17 DAY 7 11 ; 9

18 DAY 8 10 ; 8 Life Science (sets 1; 2; 4;5; 6) Set 3 (Dance) Still life project EMS TEST - CRJ & CPJ

19 20

5

21 DAY 1 10 ; 8 Science Test Sets 2 & 6 Drama monologue Maths Assignment

22 DAY 2 11 ; 9

23 DAY 3 10 ; 8 Afrikaans Listening Test Maths Assignment

24

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

25 DAY 4 11 ; 9 LO Project

26 27

6

28 DAY 5 10 ; 8 English Literature Test Geography test (14:45-15:45)

29 DAY 6 11 ; 9

30 DAY 7 10 ; 8 Maths Test

1 OCTOBER DAY 8 11 ; 9

2 DAY 1 11 ; 9

3 4

7

5 DAY 2 10 ; 8 English Listening Comprehension

6 DAY 3 11 ; 9

7 DAY 4 10 ; 8 Afrikaans Literature Test History test all sets (14:45-15:45)

8 DAY 5 11 ; 9

9 DAY 6 10 ; 8 Afrikaans Literature Test Science Test Sets 1, 3 & 4

10 11

8

12 DAY 7 11 ; 9

13 DAY 8 10 ; 8 Science Test Set 5 Set 3 Dance assessment EMS Case Study

14 DAY 1 10 ; 8 Science Test Sets 2 & 6

15 DAY 2 11 ; 9

16 DAY 3 10 ; 8 Set 3 Dance assessment

17 18

9

19 DAY 4 11 ; 9

20 DAY 5 10 ; 8 Afrikaans Opstel

21 DAY 6 11 ; 9

22 DAY 7 10 ; 8

23 Last day of Term.

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School uniform to be worn on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Civvies to be worn on Tuesday and Thursday.

GRADE 9 TEST AND PROJECT CALENDAR TERM 3

3rd Term Calendar 2020

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat Sun

?

17 AUGUST DAY 8 12 ; 8

18 DAY 1 12 ; 9

19 DAY 2 12 ; 8

20 DAY 3 12 ; 9

21 DAY 4 12 ; 8

22 23

1 24 DAY 5 12 ; 11 ; 9

25 DAY 6 12 ; 10 ; 8

26 DAY 7 12 ; 11 ; 9

27 DAY 8 12 ; 10 ; 8

28 DAY 1 12 ; 10 ; 8

29 30

2

31 DAY 2 12 ; 11 ; 9

1 SEPTEMBER DAY 3 12 ; 10 ; 8

2 DAY 4 12 ; 11 ; 9

3 DAY 5 12 ; 10 ; 8

4 DAY 6 12 ; 11 ; 9

5 6

3

7 DAY 7 12 ; 10 ; 8

8 DAY 8 12 ; 11 ; 9 Life sciences (sets 1;4)

9 DAY 1 12 ; 11 ; 9 Life Sciences (sets 2;3;5;6)

10 DAY 2 12 ; 10 ; 8

11 DAY 3 12 ; 11 ; 9 Science Test Sets 2,3,5 & 6

12 13

4

14 DAY 4 12 ; 10 ; 8

15 DAY 5 12 ; 11 ; 9 Science Test Set 1 English List. Comp.

16 DAY 6 10 ; 8

17 DAY 7 11 ; 9 Science Test Set 4

18 DAY 8 10 ; 8

19 20

5

21 DAY 1 10 ; 8

22 DAY 2 11 ; 9 Drama Mono. Set 6 (Dance) Visual Art task EMS Acc Test

23 DAY 3 10 ; 8

24

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

25 DAY 4 11 ; 9 Afrikaans Listening Test Set 3 (Dance) Visual Art task LO Project. Maths Assig.

26 27

6

28 DAY 5 10 ; 8

29 DAY 6 11 ; 9 Gr 9: English Literature Test Maths Assign.

30 DAY 7 10 ; 8

1 OCTOBER DAY 8 11 ; 9 Gr 9: Afrikaans Literature Test

2 DAY 1 11 ; 9 Maths Test

3 4

7

5 DAY 2 10 ; 8

6 DAY 3 11 ; 9 Science Test Sets 2,3,5 & 6 History test all sets (14:45-15:45)

7 DAY 4 10 ; 8

8 DAY 5 11 ; 9 Science Test Set 1

9 DAY 6 10 ; 8

10 11

8

12 DAY 7 11 ; 9 Set 3 Dance assessment Science Test Set 4

13 DAY 8 10 ; 8

14 DAY 1 10 ; 8

15 DAY 2 11 ; 9 Set 6 Dance assessment Geography test (14:45-15:45) EMS - Case St.

16 DAY 3 10 ; 8

17 18

9

19 DAY 4 11 ; 9 Gr 9: Afrikaans Paper 3 Essay Set 3 Dance assessment

20 DAY 5 10 ; 8

21 DAY 6 11 ; 9 Gr 9: Afrikaans Paper 3 Essay Set 6 Dance assessment

22 DAY 7 10 ; 8

23 Last day of Term.

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School uniform to be worn on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Civvies to be worn on Tuesday and Thursday.

GRADE 10 TEST AND PROJECT CALENDAR TERM 3

3rd Term Calendar 2020

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat Sun

?

17 AUGUST DAY 8 12 ; 8

18 DAY 1 12 ; 9

19 DAY 2 12 ; 8

20 DAY 3 12 ; 9

21 DAY 4 12 ; 8

22 23

1 24 DAY 5 12 ; 11 ; 9

25 DAY 6 12 ; 10 ; 8

26 DAY 7 12 ; 11 ; 9

27 DAY 8 12 ; 10 ; 8

28 DAY 1 12 ; 10 ; 8

29 30

2

31 DAY 2 12 ; 11 ; 9

1 SEPTEMBER DAY 3 12 ; 10 ; 8

2 DAY 4 12 ; 11 ; 9

3 DAY 5 12 ; 10 ; 8

4 DAY 6 12 ; 11 ; 9

5 6

3

7 DAY 7 12 ; 10 ; 8 Science Test Afr Long Trans. l

8 DAY 8 12 ; 11 ; 9

9 DAY 1 12 ; 11 ; 9

10 DAY 2 12 ; 10 ; 8 Maths and ML Test

11 DAY 3 12 ; 11 ; 9

12 13

4

14 DAY 4 12 ; 10 ; 8 Geography Test Accounting test

15 DAY 5 12 ; 11 ; 9

16 DAY 6 10 ; 8 Afr Oral starts LIFE SC. TEST

17 DAY 7 11 ; 9

18 DAY 8 10 ; 8 LO Project CAT Theory Test

19 20

5

21 DAY 1 10 ; 8 Art Theory Test CAT PracTest

22 DAY 2 11 ; 9

23 DAY 3 10 ; 8 Drama Poem and Prose due Maths Lit Assig

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PUBLIC HOLIDAY

25 DAY 4 11 ; 9

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28 DAY 5 10 ; 8 Science Test History Test Maths Lit Assig. Con Prac Dance poster due

30 DAY 7 10 ; 8 Gr 10: Afrikaans Literature Task-Open Book

1 OCTOBER DAY 8 11 ; 9

2 DAY 1 11 ; 9

3 4

7

5 DAY 2 10 ; 8 Drama Jour. due Maths Lit Test Con Prac

6 DAY 3 11 ; 9

7 DAY 4 10 ; 8 Eng Essay Due ART PRAC DUE

8 DAY 5 11 ; 9

9 DAY 6 10 ; 8 Maths & ML Test Dance essay due

10 11

8

12 DAY 7 11 ; 9

13 DAY 8 10 ; 8 Cons Test Dance PAT AccCase Study

14 DAY 1 10 ; 8 Economics Case Study

15 DAY 2 11 ; 9

16 DAY 3 10 ; 8 Dance PAT assessment cont.

17 18

9 19 DAY 4 11 ; 9

20 DAY 5 10 ; 8

21 DAY 6 11 ; 9

22 DAY 7 10 ; 8

23 Last day of Term.

24 25

School uniform to be worn on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Civvies to be worn on Tuesday and Thursday.

GRADE 11 TEST AND PROJECT CALENDAR TERM 3

3rd Term Calendar 2020

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat Sun

?

17 AUGUST DAY 8 12 ; 8

18 DAY 1 12 ; 9

19 DAY 2 12 ; 8

20 DAY 3 12 ; 9

21 DAY 4 12 ; 8

22 23

1

24 DAY 5 12 ; 11 ; 9

25 DAY 6 12 ; 10 ; 8

26 DAY 7 12 ; 11 ; 9

27 DAY 8 12 ; 10 ; 8

28 DAY 1 12 ; 10 ; 8

29 30

2

31 DAY 2 12 ; 11 ; 9

1 SEPTEMBER DAY 3 12 ; 10 ; 8

2 DAY 4 12 ; 11 ; 9

3 DAY 5 12 ; 10 ; 8

4 DAY 6 12 ; 11 ; 9 Accounting test

5 6

3

7 DAY 7 12 ; 10 ; 8

8 DAY 8 12 ; 11 ; 9 History test Maths Lit Assig English unprepared reading

9 DAY 1 12 ; 11 ; 9 History test Science Test Maths Lit Assig English unprepared reading

10 DAY 2 12 ; 10 ; 8

11 DAY 3 12 ; 11 ; 9

12 13

4

14 DAY 4 12 ; 10 ; 8

15 DAY 5 12 ; 11 ; 9 Maths Lit Test

16 DAY 6 10 ; 8

17 DAY 7 11 ; 9 Geography Test LO Project

18 DAY 8 10 ; 8

19 20

5

21 DAY 1 10 ; 8

22 DAY 2 11 ; 9 LIFE SC. TEST English poetry oral.

23 DAY 3 10 ; 8

24

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

25 DAY 4 11 ; 9 Drama Poem and monologue due Con Prac

26 27

6

28 DAY 5 10 ; 8

29 DAY 6 11 ; 9 Gr 11: Afrikaans Oral Dance poster due

30 DAY 7 10 ; 8

1 OCTOBER DAY 8 11 ; 9 Gr 11: Afrikaans Oral Art Theory Test

2 DAY 1 11 ; 9 Gr 11: Afrikaans Oral Con Prac CAT Prac Test

3 4

7

5 DAY 2 10 ; 8

6 DAY 3 11 ; 9 ART PRAC DUE Cons Test CAT Theory Test

Economics Case Study

7 DAY 4 10 ; 8

8 DAY 5 11 ; 9 Maths & ML Test Dance research assignment

9 DAY 6 10 ; 8

10 11

8

12 DAY 7 11 ; 9 Gr 11: Afrikaans Longer Transactional

13 DAY 8 10 ; 8 Drama journal due

14 DAY 1 10 ; 8

15 DAY 2 11 ; 9 Science Test Dance PAT journals due

16 DAY 3 10 ; 8 Accounting test

17 18

9

19 DAY 4 11 ; 9 Dance PAT assessment

20 DAY 5 10 ; 8

21 DAY 6 11 ; 9 Dance PAT assessment

22 DAY 7 10 ; 8

23 Last day of Term.

24 25

School uniform to be worn on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Civvies to be worn on Tuesday and Thursday.