The document is a circular from Fairmont High School providing various updates and information to parents/guardians. It includes details about upcoming mid-year exams, notices regarding jaywalking and a battle of the bands competition. Sport results are also summarized for the 1st rugby team, U14 and U15 rugby teams versus other schools.

1. CIRCULAR NO. 17/18
29 May 2015
Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s)
“READING IS TO THE MIND
WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY.”
Sir Richard Steele
On Tuesday morning we had a brief respite from the rainy conditions this
week. While conditions have been cold, we are grateful for the rain we have
received.

2. 1) ACADEMICS
From Monday, our entire school will be involved in the mid-year examinations. We wish our grade
8 and 9 learners all the best as they commence their exam sessions on Monday.
FAIRMONT FOCUS - TWO-IN-ONE
Please note that we have included FAIRMONT FOCUS
NO. 17 and this week’s FAIRMONT FOCUS NO. 18 in
this single edition. Last week was an extremely busy
week and we simply ran out of time. Our apologies to our
readers for any inconvenience or confusion this might
have caused.
FAIRMONT LEARNERS JAYWALKING
A number of our learners have been seen jaywalking across Durban Road. Please refrain from
doing this. Besides it being against the law, you are putting your life in danger as the traffic moves
very quickly in this area. Please use the robot crossing to cross the road.
MATRIC FOCUS
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2) IMPORTANT NOTICE: TEST CALENDAR FOR 2ND
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JUNE 2015
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8 – 9 Exams start
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10 - Community Serv. 11 - Job Shadow
11 - Job Shadow
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3. 3) IMPORTANT NOTICE : GENERAL CALENDAR : 2ND
TERM
Mon, 8 June Gr. 8 – 10 Exams start
Mon, 15 June School holiday
Tue, 16 June Youth Day
Sat, 20 June WP Drill Championships
Wed, 24 June Exams End
Thu, 25 June Gr. 9 Aptitude Assessment
Gr. 10 Community Service
Gr. 11 Job Shadow
Fri, 26 June Schools Close
Gr. 10 Community Service
Gr. 11 Job Shadow
Westering Sport Tour leaves
Sat, 27 June U19 Boys’ Soccer Team depart for East London
4) FAIRMONT FESTIVAL – BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Fairmont High School Parent Forum
Private Bag X11, Durbanville, 7551 Medway,
Durbell, Durbanville, 7550 Tel: (021) 976-1147 Fax:
(021) 976-8735
Website: www.fairmont.co.za
Fairmont Festival 4 June 2015
Dear Sir/Madam,
The Fairmont High School Parent Forum is planning a ‘Fairmont Festival’ Food and Fun Day
hosting a ‘Battle of the Bands’event on the 31 October 2015.
This is an open invitation to School Bands (Learners who have a band or want to perform
as a band) to participate in the competition which will culminate in a playoff during the
course of the days’ events. It is planned that school bands from other high schools in the
greater Durbanville area and the Boland will be participating. We anticipate that 10 bands
will be performing and competing during the course of the day.
The Festival event will take place from 10h00 through to 21h00 on the Saturday and will be held
outside in a food market and entertainment area on the school grounds. The event is expected to
attract more than 2,000 people, given the line of entertainment we have in stall.
Rules for the band competition include:
 Each Band will be given a slot of 30 minutes to perform and are expected to perform at
least 3 musical items. They will be judged by a panel of judges and together with audience
feedback, a short list of 3 bands will enter into the final play off.
 A Band should consist of at least 3 members. If a group of two members or a prospective
one-man band be considered to compete, then this would be permitted on merit during
auditions.
 The event is to be held outside on a stage surrounded by food and fun stall activities.
 The bands are expected to be available from the start of the event (one hour before the
beginning of the event) and throughout the day until the finals are held.

4.  Each band is to bring their own musical instruments and amplifiers including power and
audio hook up cables.
 An entrance fee of R300 per band is payable upfront upon acceptance of the application
before auditions are performed. Should the band not be accepted after the audition process
is complete, the money will be refunded.
 The applicants are required to provide a recorded demo of at least three songs they wish to
enter into the competition.
 Auditions will be held one month before the festival to assess the band’s eligibility to perform.
The date(s) of the auditions will be communicated once applications are received and
processed.
 The Band and crew are to be on site one hour before the beginning of the event and
remain on site until the final is complete.
 Judges decisions are final and no debate will be considered. Judging will be based on
musical ability, performance as a team, originality and stage presence. Crowd feedback will
be considered.
The criteria of assessment for acceptance are as follows:
 No blasphemy or swearing
 No inappropriate lyrics
 No political or racist lyrics
 Dress code to be assessed and no provocative attire will be accepted
 Originality will be considered as a draw card
 A wide repertoire will be seen as an advantage
 Good musical ability
 Acceptable repertoire to fit into a community function fun day
Preliminary times for the event
Note – these will change in due course once entries are finalised. Updated times will be
communicated before the event.
Timeslot Band
11h00 - 11h30 1
10h45 - 11h15 2
11h30 - 12h00 3
12h15 - 12h45 4
13h00 - 13h30 5
13h45 - 14h15 6
14h30 - 15h00 7
15h15 - 15h45 8
16h00 - 16h30 9
16h45 - 17h15 playoff
18h30 - 19h00 final
Should you require more information please contact: Peter Gdanis 083 3900041
peter.gdanis@gmail.com, or Ian Dunleavy 082 9902679 iandunleavy@gmail.com.

5. 5) MATRIC THEME DAY

6. 6) SPORT RESULTS
RUGBY
1st
Team vs Fairbairn College
This week has been particularly tough with preparations being hampered by injuries. The team
spirit was much better at practice during the week. This very young side showed the first signs of
playing as a unit and it resulted in a well-deserved win over Somerset College last week.
Keeping our feet on the ground, we took
more confidence in to preparation for
which we knew was going to be a big
onslaught from a strong Fairbairn side.
Strategies were laid out at the weekly
team meeting and it was executed quite
well on game day. The first half was a bit
sloppy with too many silly errors. In the
second half, the Bears came back with
more urgency and didn’t allow the
opposition any continuity. This resulted in
frustration from the opposition and some
off-the-ball incidents started to creep in to
the game.
Although the weather was awesome for
rugby, the boys took a while to get their
momentum going. Both teams were
trying their best to get the upper hand and
with some good patience, it was Fairmont
who was going to be first over the try line.
This just gave the boys more belief in themselves and they started playing some good enterprising
rugby. Mistakes were always going to happen, but the Fairmont Bears just kept grinding away.
The game, played mainly by a more determined Bears team, allowed them to finally convert more
points and went on to be 22 : 13 victors. The junior players definitely showed that there are good
things to come in the future. The forwards played really well and laid the foundation for the
backline to play on the front foot. A very good effort from the squad as each one had to dig deep
and believe in his fellow team mate.
Still room for lots of improvement, but it’s about progress … not perfection.
Liaan Scriven
Having a light lunch at the
conclusion of the Sport Day.

7. 1st
Team vs Parel Vallei
The boys had a pretty good workout this week and preparations went according to schedule.
Focusing on hands and protecting the ball, we needed to execute, and most of the structures run in the
week where done over and over again. A few niggles and injuries from the previous week allowed for a
few new faces to showcase their ability.
One of the most emotional starts to a school
encounter I have ever attended. We
unfortunately lost a dear father to our lock
Caydenn Schneider. This unfortunate situation
brought the boys close together with the whole
team wearing black arm bands in his honour.
The stage was set as each team walked onto
the field and observed a minute’s silence.
The game was played in rather wet conditions,
although the rain stayed away. The tempo of
the game was huge and each team was ready
to give their all. What a tremendous exhibition
of good structured rugby with Fairmont maintaining good possession throughout the first 15 minutes.
This unfortunately never resulted in points as the ball was either lost in the final play or not protecting the
ball well enough. The defense lines held well when required and this made scoring opportunities on both
sides very difficult. It was Fairmont who managed to cross the white wash first for an unconverted try.
Parel Vallei came back and ran some really hard lines and eventually managed to score a well worked
try with a difficult conversion taken really well by their no 12. This put the visitors in the lead for the first
time and this lead to some good rugby being played by both teams. Parel Vallei applied some good
pressure for a period of time. A few penalty opportunities where missed by both sides before Joshua
Julies slotted a long range kick to put Fairmont ahead which eventually sealed the game.
Fairmont struggled to name a Man of the Match as there were some good contributions within the team.
It deservedly went to Austin Macaskill for his relentless efforts in the lineouts and around the fringes,
making some telling tackles. Overall it was again an improvement from last week as Fairmont gained
good lineout balls and scrummed really well with the backs enjoying some good front foot ball and
looking attackingly dangerous at times.
It would only be fair to congratulate both teams on their discipline and spirit in which the game was
played.
Final score: Fairmont 8 : 7 Parel Vallei
Try Scorer: Jordan Kroll
Penalty: Joshua Julies

8. U14 Team vs Somerset College
Mikey and Aiden led out the Trojans on a beautiful winter morning against Somerset College.
They started out very slow. Somerset College were soon ahead with an unconverted try. We
fought back and Mikey shot a great skip pass to Caleb who ran straight and hard for a good try.
They hit back with a penalty and by half time they were ahead 8 : 5.
The coaches were not happy as the boys were not implementing what had been taught at practice.
In the second half, we scored another try with exactly the same skip pass and straight running by
Caleb. This time, Mikey converted and we were up 12 : 8. Five minutes before the end, Somerset
College hit back with a converted try taking it to 12 – 15. Then … for the last 3 minutes … these
boys played the best rugby of the game and a last minute decision went against them.
However they did not deserve to win and will hopefully learn from this.
Caleb 2 tries, 10 points
Mikey 1 Conversion 2 points
Well done to Cian and Sean. They did a great job preparing the boys. This team has great
potential, and I’m very excited to watch them grow and develop.
U14 Team vs Fairbairn College
Mikey led out the Trojans on a beautiful chilly winter
morning for their second home game against Fairburn.
They started out with a bang where the ball was kicked
through and both Mikey and Caleb dived on the ball to
score their first ever communal try which Caleb converted.
Fairburn hit straight back and was ahead until the last
quarter leading 28 – 19.
Our boys never gave up and kept on fighting back. Our
defence was not as good as it can be, but the boys ran
hard, especially Aiden who was rewarded with 2 tries, and
Caleb who converted Michael’s try from the corner.
Final score 29 – 28 for Fairmont. We’ll take it.

9. U14 Team vs Parel Vallei
Mikey and Zack led out the Trojans on a beautiful chilly winter
morning for their third home game against Parel Vallei.
They really had a strong pack of forwards, and although our boys tried
hard we struggled to get our hands on the ball. When we did get the
ball we looked good, but we spent most of our time defending leading
to some injuries. Halftime saw us trailing 14 - 0
Even with a reshuffled team, our boys never gave up and kept on
fighting back. Caleb scored two beautiful tries and converted them.
Final score 24 Parel Valley - 14 Caleb.

10. U15 Team vs Somerset College
The Monty Tigers travelled to Somerset College on Saturday to take on the challenge having
experienced lots of rain on Friday. We were really blessed to be greeted with a lovely sunny winters
day, with a very heavy field under foot.
The Monty Tigers have a New Coaching Staff for 2015. The Team are already showing much
improvement with the focus being on team work, and increasing the intensity of play.
Coach AJ is still playing with a few
combinations, rotating players in different
positions - trying to get a feel for the Best 15
players to start with.
The first half was very evenly balanced with The
Tigers enjoying a territorial advantage, coming
close to scoring on a few occasions.
6 minutes remaining in the second half, Inam
Mbobosi playing right wing ran through a
number of players, passing the ball to Kerwyn
Julies who stormed over to score a try. Score 5
– 0 Monties lead.
Somerset College kicked off and bounced back
with a last minute converted try. Half time score
5 : 7 to Somerset College.
The 2nd
half was still a very evenly fought match by both teams considering we lost a few players to
injury who did not take the field after half time. The reserve players can be proud of themselves.
10 minutes left on the clock in the 2nd
half and The Monty Tigers have a 5 meter scrum from Somerset
College try line. Dylan Cloete made a run and passed to Gregory Hierse who crashed over for a bruising
try after a big shove over the line by his forwards. Monty flyhalf, Keegan Smith, converted the points:
Score 14 : 12 Monty’s trail with 10 minutes left to play. Back and forth the two teams play with huge
tackles by both teams with neither teams wanting to give an inch. 3 minutes to go on the score board
and Somerset College get awarded a penalty and take it quickly to score a try close to the posts.
Final Score 21 – 12 in Somerset College favour
The Monty Tigers showed huge heart and determination with the final score not a true reflection of how
close the game actually was.
Scorers
Kerwyn Julies (6mins 1st
half)
Gregory Hierse (25mins 2nd
half)
Keagan Smith – 1 x Conversion
Monty Tigers Man of The Match : Dylan Cloete

11. Other Rugby Results
U14 Lost 14 : 24
U15 Won 50 : 0
U16 Lost 21 : 59
U19B Won 38 : 12
U19A Won 8 : 7
HOCKEY
BOYS’ HOCKEY
1st
Team Boys’ Hockey Results (vs Bergvliet High School)
Back: Ross Gherwood,
Laurens Kenyon-Slade, Rutger
La Cock, Michael Laros, Kyle
Friester, Christopher Jacobs
Middle: Tarquinn Williams,
Mzaula Malunga, Jason
Vermaak, Alisdair Cairns,
Samuel Pieters, Antonio van
der Merwe
Front: Devon Keys, Luke Jervis
(VC), Mrs Chemaly (Manager),
Erin Lombard (C ) Jarryd
Venter
Absent: Mr Dreyer (Coach)
vs Bergvliet High School vs Parel Vallei
1st Team Lost 2 : 3 (Kyle Friester, Erin Lombard) Won 3 : 2
2nd Team Lost 0 : 1 Lost 0 : 1
U16A Won 5 : 0 Lost 1 : 2
U16B Lost 0 : 3 Won 1 : 0
U16C Lost 0 : 1 Lost 1 : 2
U14A Won 2 : 0 Drew 2 : 2
U14B Won 5 : 0 Drew 2 : 2

12. GIRLS’ HOCKEY
Girls’ 2nd
Team vs Fairbairn College
Our girls enjoyed a good weekend with excellent team work. They first beat Bellville on Friday
night; 3 : 0, and then went on to beat Fairbairn College 4 : 0 on Saturday.
Well done, ladies!
Girls 2nd
Team Match Report versus Hercules (Herschel Girls’ School)
Even the rain
Couldn’t numb the pain
We will still remain the same
With a whole lot of game
And a proud name
We were the best
With a very wet vest
Herschel can say their goodbyes
Because time flies
And frustration lies
And therefore we don’t have to see their eyes.
Although we lost terribly
We came back merrily
We fought till the end
Although we wish it was pretend
But we will have to mend
For the next bend.
Girls’ Hockey Results vs Herschel Girls’ School
U/14A Lost 2 : 1 U/16A Lost 6 : 0 U/19A Lost 4 : 0
U/14B Lost 9 : 0 U/16B Lost 4 : 0 U/19B Lost 10 : 0
U/16C Lost 4 : 0

13. Back: Jenna Stuart, Caitlyn Browne, Lynda Portelli, Daniel Burton, Liam Ward, Courtney Clother-
Sinclair, Julia Hoal, Daniel Rajh, Jessica Rossouw, Ryan Byrne, Ancel Miller
Middle: Cayley Jones, Samuel Peters, Candice Earley, Luke Jervis, Julia Masureik, Devon Keys,
Teagan Crament
Front: Cameron Clother-Sinclair, David Myburgh, Jack Mantell, Jordan New, Pierre De Wit, Grant
Rousseau, Dylan Rauch, Keenan Opperman
Absent: Michael Laros, Siphosethu Dunga, Brigeet Benadie, Gabriela Jordaan, Erin Lombard,
Kyle Friester, Rutger la Cock
We are very proud of all 33 players who have been chosen to represent WP and WP Zonal teams during
the June/July School Holiday. We wish you all the very best for your tournaments and we hope you
make the Green Machine proud.
The following players have been selected for the following teams:
BOYS’
WP U14 Zebras WP U16 A Team
Jordan New Liam Ward
David Myburgh Ryan Byrne
Pierre De Wit
Grant Rousseau WP U18 Zebras
Dylan Rauch Michael Laros
Jack Mantell Rutger La Cock
WP U16 Zebras
Daniel Rajh WP U18 B Team
Siphosethu Dunga Erin Lombard
Cameron Clother-Sinclair Devon Keys
WP U16 B Team Kyle Friester
Daniel Burton Luke Jervis
Ancel Miller Samuel Peters
Keenan Opperman

14. GIRLS’
WP U14 North Zone WP U18 North Zone
Jenna Stuart Cayley Jones
Caitlyn Browne Courtney Clother-Sinclair
Lynda Portelli Brigeet Benadie
Julia Hoal
WP U18 B Team
WP U16 North Zone Candice Earley
Jessica Rossouw
Gabriela Jordaan WP U18 A Team
Teagan Crament
Julia Masureik
FHS Hockey Mission Statement
I will be the best I can be by:
Continually challenging myself to go beyond my comfort zone.
Making the necessary sacrifices.
Believing in my ability and the strength of my purpose.
Valuing excellence, determination and dedication in both training and match play.
Having faith and confidence in, and being supportive of, my team-mates.
Not making excuses but taking responsibility for my development, performance and for my
lifestyle.
Being tolerant of differences in others and respecting them for who they are and what they
have to offer.
Accepting disappointments and frustrations and overcoming them by working together and
hard.
Having faith in the course of action chosen for the team and being committed to it knowing it
may not always be my preference.
We choose to do this thing NOT because it is easy, but because it is HARD!
Congratulations to the hockey players who have been selected for the Zonal and WP team. You
have all done Fairmont proud.
One of our players had an unfortunate injury this Saturday. The ball hit his mouth and three of his
front teeth were knocked out.
In the light of the accident, it will be compulsory for all player to always wear the following hockey
safety gear at any practice or match:
 Shin pads
 Mouth guard
 Short corners mask for all the players running out.
Good luck to all the boys’ and girls’ hockey teams for this weekend’s fixtures. The boys will be
playing Bishops on Friday, and the girls’ take on Pinelands at Fairmont.
Remember to follow Fairmont Hockey on twitter ‘@FairmontHockey’ for all the latest news
surrounding Fairmont Hockey.
Thank you to all the hockey parents and players for our dedication to hockey during the
examinations

15. SPORT RESULTS
SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT RESULTS
Chess (Boys') Fri 22-May 1st HTS Bellville (H) Won 5 : 1
2nd HTS Bellville (H) Won 6 : 0
Sat 23-May 1st Fairbairn Lost 0 : 4
Fri 29-May 1st Curro Meridian,
Pinehurst
Won 5.5 : .5
Golf (Boys') Mon 25-May 1st Durbanville HS (A)
Hockey (Boys') Fri/Sat 22/23-May U19A Fairbairn College(H) See report
U19B Fairbairn College(H) See report
U16A Fairbairn College(H) See report
U16B Fairbairn College(H) See report
U16C Fairbairn College(H) See report
U14A Fairbairn College(H) Won 13 : 0
U14B Fairbairn College(H) Won 3 : 0
Hockey (Girls') Fri 22-May U19A Bellville High School Lost 0 : 1
U19B Bellville High School Won 3 : 0
U16A Bellville High School Won 6 : 0
U16B Bellville High School Won 2 : 1
U16C Bellville High School Won 5 : 0
U14A Bellville High School Won 7 : 0
U14B Bellville High School Won 4 : 2
Hockey (Girls') Sat 23-May U19A Fairbairn College (H) Won 2 : 1
U19B Fairbairn College (H) Won 4 : 0
U16A Fairbairn College (H) Won 2 : 0
U16B Fairbairn College (H) Won 7 : 0
U16C Fairbairn College (H) Won 5 : 2
U14A Fairbairn College (H) Won 8 : 0
U14B Fairbairn College (H) Won 5 : 0
Netball Thurs 21-May U19A Bellville HTS (A) Won 38 : 8
U16A Bellville HTS (A) Won 29 : 5
U14A Bellville HTS (A) Won 20 : 9
Sat 23-May U19A Fairbairn College (H) Lost 26 : 30
U19B Fairbairn College (H) Lost 8 : 12
U16A Fairbairn College (H) Won 15 : 8
U16B Fairbairn College (H) Won 13 : 11
U16C Fairbairn College (H) Won 23 : 14
U14A Fairbairn College (H) Won 17 : 12
U14B Fairbairn College (H) Won 10 : 5
U14C Fairbairn College (H) Won 25 : 4
Rugby Sat 23-May U19A Fairbairn College (H) Won 22 : 13
U19B Fairbairn College (H) Lost 17 : 22
U16 Fairbairn College (H) Won 20 : 15
U15 Fairbairn College (H) Lost 12 : 23
U14 Fairbairn College (H) Won 29 : 28
Soccer (Boys') Thurs 21-May U16 Buren HS (H) Won 2 : 1
Squash (Boys') Fri 29-May U19A Stellenbosch (H) Lost 6 : 11
U19B Huegenote HS (A) Postponed
U15 Paul Roos HS (H) Lost 7 : 10
Table Tennis
(Boys')
Thurs 21-May U16 Buren HS (H) Lost 2 : 5

16. Weekend sport in action
7) GRADE 12 DESIGN PROJECT : THEME - TIME TRAVEL
The Gr.12’s theme for their Design project this term was “TIME TRAVEL”. They first had to
explore and delve into the all the possible theories, mysteries and their own imagination to find
inspiration. After playing and writing a story about how they got stuck in time…

17. Stephanie de Villiers crafted a miniature traveling doll house, Kurt Botes built a time machine that
actually works! Carly Cameron designed a logo for her future coffee shop, Noremac, since she
wants to become a chef, Luca Santovito designed a logo Peng for his own skateboarding brand -
he already has orders coming in! And Gemma Santovito designed a label for a new cooldrink on
the market called TimeWarp that can take you to any destination of your choice, instantly.
Jessica Wesson Megan Esterhuizen Luca Santovito
Kayla Tait Kayla Rossouw Jordan Luppnow
8) SPONSORSHIP FOR ANNUAL PRODUCTION
Rehearsals for Fairmont’s Annual Production are underway and our actors, singers and
dancers are gearing up to put on another original and entertaining musical of which we can
all be proud.
The Production will run from 12 August, ending with a glamorous
Gala evening on Friday 14 August. The costs of staging a slick
production are significant and we are appealing to Fairmont
families for help in specific areas to enable us to make this
important event on our School Cultural Calendar a great success.
We would be very grateful if anyone has contacts in the beverage
industry and is in a position to offer to sponsor juice or flavoured
water for the Gala evening. We expect to be catering for 100/120
people.
We are also still looking for pieces of antique furniture similar to
those shown below. If any Fairmont families have any which they
would be willing to sell, donate or lend to the school, we would be
grateful if you would contact us. Alternatively if you have contacts
in the antique furniture business, perhaps you could help us?
Tanya Burness 082 6587587 burnessb@iafrica.com

18. 9) PARENT FORUM
The Matric Experience Expo
The Matric Experience Expo took place last week at Tygervalley Shopping Centre, and was a great
success. Exhibitors included dress designers, vehicle hire, suit hire, cosmetic jewellery, hair and
make-up, colleges, gap year programs and driving schools.
The Grade 11 MADCO team proudly represented Fairmont while selling raffle tickets to raise funds
for the matric dance this year. There was also a dropoff point for unwanted eveningwear, shoes,
jewellery and so on for the Princess Project. We collected 2 car boots full of items, and these will
be donated to underprivileged matric learners who would otherwise not be able to afford a matric
dance.
We would like to say a big thank you to a number of people, without whom this project would not
have been as successful:
 Barbara Sithole, Di Pretorius and Anna Conradie for assisting Colleen and Liza with calling
and e-mailing prospective exhibitors, over and over and over again.
 Christa Vermeulen for the loan of the clothes rail, and Heidi Sparks for the loan of the coat
hangers for use at the Princess Project stand.
 Tygervalley Centre for the opportunity to host the event on their premises.
 All the Fairmont pupils, parents and staff who supported the event.
 Cream Events Library, particularly Carlyn Conradie and Ariska Treverrow, for organizing and
facilitating the entire event for us.
We managed to raise just short of R40 000 from the event, and look forward to hosting an even
bigger and better ME-X next year along with these dedicated and hard-working ladies.
Ariska
Treverrow
and
Carlyn
Conradie
from
Cream
Event
Library

20. 10) MYSCHOOL NEWS
We raised R7,654.42 this month, against R8,492.33 last month. There were 704 supporters who
raised funds for our school this month, whilst 709 supporters used their MySchool card to support
us last month. Thank you Fairmont family and friends. If you would like to get a MySchool card
then please get all the necessary details from our web page.
11) LIBRARIAN’S CHOICE
If you don’t like studying very
much, but would like to obtain
good marks, then this book was
written especially for you! Many
learners achieve poor results,
because they don’t like to
study. They usually don’t like
studying because they don’t
know how to study and have
used incorrect study methods for
years. SURVIVE YOUR
STUDIES is a book crammed
with helpful hints, to ensure that
your studies are not only a
pleasant experience, but to
assist you in studying
successfully!
SURVIVE YOUR
STUDIES was written
to explain how your
brain absorbs,
processes, stores and
relates information.
The ability to study is
not a talent, but a skill
which can be acquired.
SURVIVE YOUR
STUDIES supplies you
with the researched
facts in order to master
this skill.

21. 12) SPORT FIXTURES
SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT
Hockey (Boys') Fri/Sat 5/6 June U19A Bishops (A)
U19B Bishops (A)
U16A Bishops (A)
U16B Bishops (A)
U16C Bishops (A)
U14A Bishops (A)
U14B Bishops (A)
Hockey (Girls') Fri/Sat 5/6 Jun U19A Pinelands (H)
U19B Pinelands (H)
U19C BYE
U16A Pinelands (H)
U16B Pinelands (H)
U16C Pinelands (H)
U14A Pinelands (H)
U14B Pinelands (H)
13) WELL DONE
Marisa du Preez Gr. 12
Congratulations to Marisa who has been chosen for the U19 Western Cape
Netball Team.
14) PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
On Monday this week I was sitting with my grade 9 class as they were revising a
section of their work. When the lesson ended, on my way out, I was handed this
caricature from one of the girls I teach. Any resemblance?
The remaining 4 weeks of school is a busy time for our staff as they prepare
examination papers and work their way through marking over 10,000 examination
scripts. We wish them well during this focused time knowing that the mid-year break
is only 16 school days away.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Yours sincerely
Mr R Dingley
PRINCIPAL
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