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School Matters FROM THE HEADMASTER’S OFFICE
When I was five years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I did not understand the assignment, and I told them they did not understand life. John Lennon #
We had our annual information evening for new grade 8 to 11 learners Tuesday evening. There was a vibe of enthusiasm and anticipation among the prospective grade 8s, who will be our biggest group ever. The irony of life was highlighted by the fact the current grade sevens, at the top of the primary school food chain (similar to our matrics) are ready to start their high school careers at the bottom of the pecking order. We hope they all will have lots of fun during the next five years. Congratulations to every learner and teacher who was part of our annual (p)Articipate gala evening last Thursday. You defied the heat wave and seized this opportunity to use your talents. Another salute to every learner who received an accolade during our annual prize-giving function last Monday – refer to the recipients of the top awards later in this circular. Your last opportunity to have Coffee-with-Carel this year is on Thursday, 7 November at 07:30. During this meeting in the staffroom, we get to chat informally about the school. Please notify Ms Debbi Westwood at [email protected] if you would like to attend. I hope to see many of you there. Tonight we have our last night school for the year. Enjoy the break from normal school routine on Friday. All sport and cultural activities are slowly but surely ending and hopefully the learners have started preparing for their final exams. With the year speeding to an end, I would like to highlight the following words from Mark Twain:
Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you did not do
than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbour
and catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.
Mark Twain##
# John Ono Lennon, MBE, born John Winston Lennon; (1940 – 1980), was an Eng lish music ian, s inger and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a founder member of the rock band the Beat les .
# # Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 – 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist . He is most noted for his novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885).
MIDSTREAM COLLEGE
Circular 16/2019 • 31 October 2019
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PRESTIGE PRIZE-GIVING
Congratulations to the following learners who received Excellentia awards at our annual Prestige Prize-giving:
Junior Culture Boy Adriaan van Heerden
Junior Culture Girl Zanele Thekiso
Junior Sport Boy Ernst Gouws
Junior Sport Girl Veronique Rossouw
Senior Culture Boy Dihan de Bod
Senior Culture Girl Ruelé van Zyl
Senior Sport Boy Travis Koekemoer
Senior Sport Girl Daina Graham
Dux Learner Jordan Fitzjohn
All-rounder Trophy Caitlin Whytock
Ambassador’s Trophy Jacques Lötter
Midstreamer of the Year Tishca de Coning
Academics ACADEMIC TOP 3 Based on the final year marks the top academic achievers per grade are as follows:
Place Name % Name %
Gr 8 Gr 9
1. Anke Arndt 96.08 Kelsey Mitchell 94.62%
2. Johan Frank 93.92 Annika van der Walt 93.77%
3. Nitha Roos 92.23 Veronique Rossouw 93.00%
Gr 10 Gr 11
1. Cara Venter 95.29 Matthew Sussman 93.00
2. Mia Bosman 94.29 Ryno Pieterse 91.57
3. Karlijn Rebel 90.71 Mishke Jooste 90.00
Gr 12
1. Jordan Fitzjohn 93.86
2. Matthew Truter 92.43
3. Lisa Kruyshaar 91.57
PARENT PORTAL Kindly ensure that you have registered on this portal, as your child’s final report will be available there on 5 December. Enquiries regarding this portal can be directed to Ms Debbi Westwood ([email protected]).
NOVEMBER EXAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS Kindly take note of the following arrangements:
Learners are to be at the exam venue 30 minutes before the session starts.
Normal school rules (which includes appearance) apply during the exam.
Learners will only be excused from a paper due to serious illness, in which case a medical certificate must be handed to Mr Swart as soon as possible.
Learners may not be in possession of any notes, a cell phone or a smart watch.
There will be a final assembly in the hall on Monday, 25 November at 07:30. Attendance of this assembly is compulsory. Learners will write their exam papers directly afterwards.
If you would like your child to study under our supervision at school, you are requested to inform Ms Cheryl Grant by e-mail ([email protected]) by Thursday, 7 November.
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2020 E-BOOKS The e-book list has been posted on the website. E-book purchases can only be done after 25 November.
2020 STATIONERY & HARD COPY TEXTBOOKS A friendly reminder that the website for ordering the above has closed. Stationery and hard copy books that have been ordered can be collected from school (in the G-block) on Monday, 4 November from 07:00 to 19:00. The website will re-open on 5 November for parents who have not yet placed their orders. These parents will receive an e-mail from the bookshop regarding the collection thereof.
2020 TIMETABLES All learners’ timetables will be available for collection in the quad on Tuesday, 14 January 2020 between 12:00 and 13:00. We would like to sort out all timetable problems that day so that we can start the year on 15 January without having to spend time on timetable issues. Please ensure that your child collects his/her timetable on the 14th.
Culture This year’s culture activities culminated in the gala-evenings of (p)Articipate. Almost 90 learners participated in these two-hour long pageants. Thank you to everyone who attended. (p)Articipate 2019 was once again a huge success. The following learners were adjudicated as winners:
Place Junior Gir ls Senior Gir ls
1. Chanie van der Watt Lené Koch
2. Rochellé le Roux Mia Bosman
3. Ingrid Barnard Karla Kukkuk
Place Junior Boys Senior Boys
1. Hanru Koch Dihan de Bod
2. Tertius Dekker Pasqualo Shields
3. Adriaan van Heerden Xuan Yssel
Sport The softball and cricket inter-house competitions marked the end of the sport activities for this year. Congratulations to Old Kent on winning both. Thank you to everyone for your unwavering support this year and we are already excited about 2020.
CRICKET Opponent Result Comments
1B TEAM Menlopark Midstream 256/5
Menlopark 149 Won by 107 runs
Matthew Wise 74 Rhynardt Henning 50 Nicolaas Verhoef 7/42 in 9 overs Jarrod Williams 2/4 in 2 overs
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ATHLETICS Congratulations to the athletes who again performed well at the Top 30 meeting in Potchefstroom.
Individual achievements (above 800 points on the ABSA table):
Athlete Age Item ABSA point
1 Ashley Williams Girls 14 100m 884
200m 945
2 Awande Malinga Girls 14 200m 962
3 Endurance Mahlangu Boys 14 100m 946
200m 963
4 Grant van der Walt Boys 14 100m Hurdles 902
5 Hilton Thomas Boys 14 200m 928
400m 864
6 Christopher Williams Boys 15 100m 901
200m 914
7 Diba Mbatsha Boys 15 200m 877
Long jump 966
8 Linamarie Nothnagel Girls 15 200m 829
9 Annika van der Walt Girls 15 90m Hurdles 849
300m Hurdles 816
10 Adin Greyling Boys 15 Long jump 851
11 4 x 100m Relay Girls 15 Relay 907
12 4 x 100m Relay Boys 15 Relay 986
13 Kyla Vlok Girls 16 100m 833
200m 886
14 Andy Munnik Boys 16 800m 832
1500m 809
15 Franco Boonzaaier Boys 16 110m Hurdles 850
16 Karen Alberts Girls 16 Shotput 818
17 Thenika Nieuwoudt Girls 16 Triple jump 865
18 Cara Venter Girls 16 400m Hurdles 863
19 Steyl Erasmus Boys 17 400m Hurdles 860
20 Michael Lehman Boys 17 High jump 803
2020 DATES Kindly take note of the following important dates for 2020:
6 to 11 January Athletics tour to Durban
9 to 12 January u/15 cricket tournament in Nelspruit
7 to 11 January Woerie Cricket Week (1st team)
15 January School re-opens
17 January Swimming inter-house
21 January Athletics inter-house
24 January Athletics meeting (Linden – UJ Stadium)
31 January Athletics meeting (home)
7 February Athletics meeting (Oos-Moot)
17 February Swimming inter-high
21 February Athletics inter-high
6 & 7 March Winter sport vs Cornwall Hill (home)
14 March Winter sport vs Ermelo (home)
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WINTER SPORT TOURS
Sport Team Place Date
Boys Hockey u/14A & B Pretoria 23 – 26 March
u/16A NWU 25 – 29 March
1st KZN 24 – 28 March
Girls Hockey u/14A & B, u/15A & B, u/16A & B, 1st & 2nd
Bloemfontein 26 – 30 March
u/14C, u/15C, u/16C, 3rd Midstream 23 – 24 March
Netball u/16A, u/17A, 1st Sun City 27 – 30 March
u/14A & B, u/15A Raloka (Brits) 22 – 25 March
u/15B, u/16B, 2nd, u/14C, u/15C Midstream 19 – 20 March
Rugby u/16A Camp Discovery 20 – 23 March
u/14A, u/15A, 1st Glenwood (KZN) 22 – 28 March
1st Harare (Zimbabwe) 1 – 5 July
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF NON-SCHOOL SPORT TRAMPOLINE Congratulations to Thenika Nieuwoudt who has been selected to represent South Africa at the Zone 5 (Africa) competition. SHORT COURSE SWIMMING Jolene Cornelius competed in the SA Short Course Championships and managed to reach a number of finals. Well done.
General UNIFORM SHOP Please take note of the following business hours:
Till 6 December: Normal business hours (07:00-17:00)
9-13 December: 08:00-16:00
14 December to 5 January: Closed
From 6 January: Normal business hours
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NEXT CIRCULAR Tuesday, 26 November 2019