Fairmont Focus 7: 5 March 2015

1. CIRCULAR NO. 7
5 March 2015
Dear Parents
“WE ARE WHAT WE REPEATEDLY DO.
EXCELLENCE, THEN, IS NOT AN ACT, BUT A HABIT.”
Aristotle
The Grade 9’s of 2014 were given a copy of the certificate to acknowledge their performance of last
year. Well done to them.

2. 1) ACADEMICS
17 School days remain before we close the 1st
Term of the year. Teachers are busy with tasks and
assignments, and the gathering of marks for the first term reports.
Exams (English and Afrikaans Paper 3) will be written by Grades 8 – 12 on Monday and Tuesday
of the final week of this term.
We hope that all our pupils are making every effort as we head towards 1 April when school
closes.
Fairmont School Governing Body Elections for parent governors
Please note:
The Fairmont High School SGB Election for parent governors will take
place on Tuesday, 10 March 2015, in the Student Centre, at 18h30.
We kindly ask you to attend this important meeting for the process of
establishing a quorum of 325 parents.
Parent Forum – Annual Art Exhibition

3. Mr & Miss FHS
We are only one week away from this popular and glamorous pageant. Tickets are available at our
Finance office at R55-00 each.
Please join us for this fantastic show!
Northern Zones Athletics
Congratulations to all our athletes who participated at the Northern Zones Athletics Championships
this past weekend. 14 of our learners have qualified as part of the Northern Zones team and will
be taking part in the Western Province Athletics meeting this weekend, 6 – 7 March 2015.
1 Angelo Bender (Gr. 9)
2 Siphosethu Boya (Gr. 10)
3 Pierre de Wit (Gr. 8)
4 Marisa du Preez (Gr. 12)
5 Naemi Frenzel (Gr. 10)
6 Bianca Harper (Gr. 12)
7 Julia Hoal (Gr. 8)
8 Cayley Jones (Gr. 11)
9 Joshua Julies (Gr. 11)
10 Ethan Noble (Gr. 11)
11 Carmen Van Der Merwe (Gr. 12)
12 Melanie Van Der Merwe (Gr. 10)
13 Jessica Van Vuuren (Gr. 12)
14 Emily Willson (Gr. 9)
2) MATRIC FOCUS
92 TEACHING DAYS
School
Holidays
Public Holidays Matrics writing exams
2015
January February March (18 Days)
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4. April (14 Days) May (19 Days) June (2 Days)
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October (7 Days) November December
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3) IMPORTANT NOTICE : TEST CALENDAR UNTIL END OF 1ST
TERM
MARCH
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
8 9 TEST 10 11 12 TEST 13 TEST 14
8 - English 12 – Phy. Sci. 10 – IT Prac 8 - Technology 8 - Maths
9 - Creative Arts (Evening) 9 - Maths 9 – Afrikaans
10 – Design/CAT 10 - Geography/Music 10 – Afrikaans
Prac Test 11 - Design 11 - English
11 - Maths/Maths Lit 12 - History 12 - CAT Theory
12 - Consumer St.
15 16 TEST 17 18 19 TEST 20 21
8 – Creative Arts 11 – IT Prac 8 – EMS 10 – Maths
9 – EMS 11 – Phy. Sci. 9 – Technology 11 – CAT Prac.
10 – Life Sciences (Evening) 10 – Consumer St.
11 – CAT Theory 11 – Accounting
12 – IT Theory 12 – Life Sciences
22 23 TEST 24 25 26 TEST 27 28
8 – Camp 8 – Camp 10 – Geog. Excursion
9 – English 9 – Maths
11 – Camp 10 – IT Theory
12 – Geo / Music 11 – Camp
29 30 PRE-EXAM 31 PRE-EXAM 1 April
Gr. 8 – 12 English Gr. 8 – 12 Afr. SCHOOL
Paper 3 (June) Paper 3 (June) CLOSES
PLEASE NOTE!
All pupils are required to be at school at the regular time - 07h55 - even if they are not writing a
test. This time will be used for consolidation or tasks organized by various subject departments.

5. All parents are asked to please be aware that when your child misses a Monday or a Thursday
test, a relevant chemist slip (the date on the slip must pertain to the pupil’s absenteeism and
medication bought), a certificate from the clinic or a doctor’s certificate is required. A medical
certificate from either the clinic or the doctor is applicable for missing any exam. A note from
you excusing your child from school for the days missed is also required.
Grade 9 and Matric pupils must produce a doctor’s certificate for tests and exams missed as
these are the two exit phases and their marks are externally moderated by the Education
Department.
Learners are not allowed to go home immediately after a test if they are ill. They have to stay
until first break. If they are ill, then they should not come to school. A doctor’s certificate will be
required.
4) MAJOR EVENTS FOR 1ST
TERM, 2015
Friday, 6 March - Choir Camp (6 – 8 Mar)
- Interact Service Weekend (6 – 8 Mar)
Saturday, 7 March - Mr & Ms FHS technical rehearsal (7 – 8 Mar)
Monday, 9 March - Mr & Ms FHS technical rehearsal
Tuesday, 10 March - Mr & Ms FHS technical rehearsal
- SGB Election
Wednesday, 11 March - Mr & Ms FHS technical rehearsal
- Gr. 10 Life Sciences Excursion
Thursday, 12 March - Mr & Ms FHS technical rehearsal
Friday, 13 March - Mr & Ms FHS Show
Saturday, 14 March - Prefect Camp (14 – 16 Mar)
Wednesday, 18 March - Summer Sport Awards
Friday, 20 March - Grade 8 Camp A commences (20 – 22 Mar)
- Boys’ Holland Hockey Tour leave
Saturday, 21 March - Gr. 8 Camp B commences (22 – 24 Mar)
Tuesday, 24 March - Gr. 8 Camp C commences (24 – 26 Mar)
Thursday, 26 March - Gr. 8 Camp D commences (26 – 28 Mar)
Friday, 27 March - Brackenfell Sport Day
Saturday, 28 March - Brackenfell Sport Day
Monday, 30 March - Gr. 8 – 12 English P3 exam (June)
Tuesday, 31 March - Gr. 8 – 12 Afrikaans P3 exam (June)
Wednesday, 1 April - Schools Close
5) PARENT FORUM
Saturday 14 March : Fairmont Family Workparty
Calling all Monty Families!
We are holding a work party on Saturday, 14 March 2015,
from 09h00, in the Grade 9 Quad. These work parties end
at approximately 14h00 with a bring-and-braai. Mr and Mrs
Dingley will be joining us on this occasion. We will be
building new table-benches for the quads. The working
teams will consist of a bench assembly team, a paint and
spray team, a bench repair team, and a general clean-up
team.

6. Please come along: join the fun and make new friends, while doing something practical to
improve our children’s school!
Bring along any woodworking power tools you may have such as drills, sanders, screwdrivers,
saws, etc., including extension cords, sandpaper and sandpaper blocks. Rakes, spades,
garden brooms, shears, secateurs, saws and black bags will also be useful. Please also
remember your cooler box with some meat to braai and some drinks.
Fairmont K-Day Competition and Civvies Day
On Thursday 26 February Kfm Personality
Tim Thabethe visited Fairmont with other
members of the Kfm team, to do the draw of 2
lucky winners for K-DAY tickets. Learners
who had paid R10 to wear civvies and to be
entered into the draw to win 2 sets of 4 K-DAY
tickets, gathered on the field at 2nd
break. Our
2 lucky winners were Dylan Squair 9Lp and
Romano Cigana 12Ne and we hope that they
and their families and friends enjoyed all the
fun of K-Day last Saturday. Tim also handed
out a number of other prizes to lucky Monties.
This fundraiser, organised by the Parent
Forum and run as a team effort with the help
of the Fairmont Staff, raised over R7800 for
our school! THANK YOU to Kfm for the
donation of the tickets and to all the staff,
parents and learners who supported this
fundraiser and showed great school spirit.
Romano Cigana thanking Tim Tim’s biggest Monty Fan –
Amy Versveld 12Me
Dylan Squair with Tim Thabethe

7. 6) SOUND & LIGHTING SOCIETY : TEAM BRAAI AND TRAINING
The Sound and Lighting Society had their second annual team braai on Friday,
27 February 2015. It was a highly successful event, enjoyed by all, whilst cementing the bonds
that make this society such a wonderful and vibrant society.
This year twenty-one new members completed their training on 27 and 28 February, and they
will soon be integrated into the society.
7) MOTHERS WHO PRAY
CALLING ALL MOTHERS!
A very warm welcome is extended to all moms
wishing to join our “Mothers Who Pray” group.
We meet every Wednesday, at 07h30,
in the Boardroom of Fairmont High School.
Please come and join us, or contact Amanda (072 072 1047
8) ADVENTURE CLUB
The Adventure Club is extending an invitation to the learners of the club to join in our first outing
for the year. We will be joining the Surfshack in Muizenburg for a surf lesson, including those
who are inexperienced with no equipment of their own. We will be hosting outings throughout
the year and all events are optional for the learners. We would like to encourage you to send
your child on these outings as we will only have five throughout the year.
Please see the details below for our first outing:
Date: 29 March (Sunday)
Place: Muizenburg, The Surfshack
Time: 13h00
Transport: Own transport required

8. Cost: R250 (includes lesson, instructor, surfboard and wetsuit)
Paid by: 25 March 2015 (Bring proof of payment and indemnity form to
Ms.Soga)
As these outings require own transport, we encourage you to form a lift club where each parent
will alternate each term. As there are only five outings, the transporting on your part will be kept
to a minimum.
Please feel free to contact bsoga@fairmont.co.za for any further information.
9) CCEA CAREER EXHIBITION (GRADES 9 & 11)
On Tuesday, 3 March 2014, we had 45 tertiary institutions displaying their details in the Student
Centre for our pupils to enquire about possible career options.
It was a very successful venture, with pupils asking very pertinent questions.
10) WON LIFE : VOLUNTEER AT OUR LITERACY CENTRE
The Literacy Centre, run in Fisantekraal, is a volunteer-driven organization that relies on willing
members of the public to volunteer their time reading with those learners eager to learn this very
important milestone.

9. With each volunteer, Won Life is able to extend their reach and really make a difference in the
community of Fisantekraal. If you can spare an hour or two each week, please email Won Life on:
info@wonlife.org.za
Watching the faces of these children as they reach each small milestone will give you a great
sense of reward.
11) LIBRARIAN’S CHOICE
A HIPPO LOVE STORY by KAREN PAOLILLO
When the threads that hodl human society together unravel, the
animal kingdom suffers. Karen Paolillo discovered this first-hand
in Zimbabwe when she developed a close connection with
thirteen hippos in their natural habitat, the Turgwe River.
Her mission to save these exceptional animals after they came
under threat of drought, land invasions and poachers developed
into a beautiful African love story. It is also the stirring tale of how
one woman faced personal and financial adversities while
ensuring the survival of a family of hippos, with Bob, a three-ton
bull, as their leader.
With the establishment of the Turgwe Hippo Trust, Karen has
triumphed as guardian of the hippos, and the animals have
prospered ever since. A Hippo Love Story shares this heroic
journey of a nature lover who became an ally of one of Africa’s most fearsome animal species.
12) SPORT RESULTS
SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT RESULTS
Basketball
(Boys')
Wed 04-
Mar
U14 Settlers "B" (Home) Won 14 : 10
U16 Heideveld (H) Lost 14 : 59
U19 Heideveld (H) Lost 14 : 45
Mon 02-
Mar
U14 Westerford (Away) Drew 8 : 8
U16 Westerford (Away) Lost 0 : 16
U19 Westerford (Away) Lost 8 : 19
Basketball
(Girls')
Wed 18-
Feb
U14 Settlers (Home) Lost 9 : 14
U16 Settlers (Home) Won 27 : 12
U19 Settlers (Home) Won 19 : 11
Thu 26-
Feb
U14 Herschel (Away) Lost 0 : 52
U16 Herschel (Away) Lost 0 : 87
U19 Herschel (Away) Lost 4 : 63
Mon 02-
Mar
U14 Westerford (Away) Drew 8 : 8
U16 Westerford (Away) Lost 0 : 16
U19 Westerford (Away) Lost 8 : 19
Cricket Mon 02-
Mar
U15B Melkbos Strand (Away) Lost by 12 runs
Wed 04-
Mar
1st KNOCKOUT FINAL
See report
Bellville H.S. @
Northern's Goodwood CC
at 13h30. Fairmont are the
current champions.

10. SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT RESULTS
U14B Fairbairn College (Away) Won by 11 Runs
U15B DF Malan (Friendly) Won by 8 wickets
Indoor Hockey Wed 04-
Mar
1st Herschel (Away) Lost 2 : 4
2nd Herschel (Away) Lost 1 : 6
3rd Herschel (Away) Lost 1 : 11
4th Herschel (Away) Lost 0 : 11
5th Herschel (Away) Lost 1 : 11
6th Herschel (Away) Lost 1 : 2
7th Herschel (Away) Lost 0 : 11
8th Herschel (Away) Lost 1 : 6
Softball Thu 26-
Feb
1st Elkanah House (Home) Won 12 : 6
2nd Settlers (Home) Won 7 : 4
3rd Tableview (Home) Won 10 : 9
Tennis Thu 26-
Feb
Boys
2nd
De Kuilen (Home) Lost 2 : 10
CRICKET RESULTS
This week we played all our matches vs Bergvliet. The results were as follows:
1st Team at Bergvliet was a Day/Night game:
Fairmont: 140/10 - top score by Ayden Poole (30)
Bergvliet: 142/5 - Ryan Perry (3/22)
Result: Fairmont lost by 5 wickets
1st Team vs Melkbos H.S.:
Melkbos: 90/6 in their 15 overs - Radee Amien (3/12)
Fairmont: 78/6 in their 15 overs - Keegan Smith (22 retired -compulsory)
Result: Fairmont lost by 12 runs, batting too carefully in the run chase.
1st Team vs Bellville H.S. – Knockout Final:
Fairmont: Fairmont won the toss – Kyle de Wet (18), Aiden Abbeglen (13), Ayden van
Eeden (13)
65 runs all out
Result: Bellville won by 10 wickets.
2nd team postponed to 3 March by Bergvliet
U15A at Bergvliet:
Fairmont: 208/10 - Braydon Smits (36), Keegan Smith (35)
Bergvliet: 147/10 - Braydon Smits (4/16), Keegan Smith (5/10)
bowling analysis 2.5 - 0 - 10 - 5
Result: The unbeaten Fairmont team from January 2014 looked in trouble when the
Bergvliet openers took the score to 93 without loss. When the Spinners,
Braydon and Keegan were brought on, they were soon in trouble and
Fairmont won by 61 runs.

11. U14A at Fairmont:
Bergvliet: 56/10 - wickets shared with Ethan Sevenoaks (3/9) the best of the bowlers
Fairmont: 57/0 - Aaron Smith (34/no) in 7.4 overs
Result: Fairmont's unbeaten U14A team won by 10 wickets
HOCKEY
Girls’ Indoor Hockey
Well done to our girls’ indoor teams for a great week of hockey as they only lost 2 out of 9
matches against Westerford and Cannons Creek. Our 6th team beat Cannons Creek 1st
team 4 - 2.
Special mention must go out to our 8th indoor team which is our U14A team for being
unbeaten so far this year.
Back: Jaime Tubby, Emma
Cole, Kerra Harper, Allayna
McLean
Front: Kayle Dolpire (Coach),
Julia Hoal, Lynda Portelli,
Gabriella Jordaan, Rachel
Vermaak, Melissa Taylor
(Manager)
Outdoor Hockey
Teams are being finalised this week as the outdoor season fast approaches. There will be
plenty of hockey over the holidays as our U/14 A Boys’ and Girls’ teams head to George for
the annual Kwagga Tour to play at Outeniqua High School.
Our Boys’ Holland touring team is leaving in a matter of weeks. We are off to get the Visa’s
finalised on Friday (hold thumbs).
The annual Fairmont Easter Tournament is also happening from 7 – 11 April. This
tournament is now firmly established as one of the best pre-season tournaments in Cape
Town - a highlight on the Fairmont Calendar.
Please also take note of the International Hockey taking place on our doorstep in March:
Mens World League Hockey at Hartleyvale:
- SA vs China, Sat 7 March 16h15
- SA vs Egypt, Sun 8 March 16h15
- SA vs Swiss, Tues 10 March 18h30
- Quarter Finals, Thurs 12 March
- Semi-Finals, Sat 14 March
- Finals, Sun 15 March
Rob Goslett
Professional Coach: Boys’ and Girls’ Hockey

12. 13) SWIMMING GALA
What a lovely sight it was to see all the Fairmont learners who went along with our swimming team
to Newlands to participate in the “A-League Gala”.
Although our swimmers ended in 7th
position, every one of them bettered their individual times.
To all our fantastic supporters! You were awesome and the sound of the clapping under the water
really spurs one on to swim harder.
14) SPORT FIXTURES UNTIL THE END OF TERM 1
SPORT DAY DATE TEAM OPPONENT
Cricket Sat 07-
Mar
1st De Kuilen (Away)
2nd El Shadai (Home)
U15A Brackenfell (Away)
U14A Monument Park (Home)
Wed 11-
Mar
1st Tygerberg H.S. (Home)
2nd Tygerberg H.S. (Away)
U15A Tygerberg H.S. (Home)
U14A Tygerberg H.S. (Away)
Indoor Hockey Wed 11-
Mar
1st Rustenburg H.S. (Home)
2nd Rustenburg H.S. (Home)
3rd Fish Hoek 1 (Away)
4th Rustenburg H.S. 3 (Home)
5th Rustenburg H.S. 4 (Home)
6th Fish Hoek 2 (Away)
7th Fish Hoek 3 (Away)
8th Fish Hoek 4 (Away)
Softball Thu 05-
Mar
1st Milnerton (Home)
2nd Milnerton (Home)
3rd Edgemead (Away)
Thu 12-
Mar
1st Edgemead (Away)
2nd Parklands (Away)
3rd Elkanah House (Home)
Thu 19-
Mar
1st Chesterhouse (Home)
2nd Chesterhouse (Home)
3rd Bye
Tennis Thu 05-
Mar
Boys
2nd
Settlers (Away)
15) WELL DONE
Theodor Demasius Gr. 8
Theodor Demasius was selected at the Feedem Pitseng Cricket Tournament
in Worcester, in September 2014, to go to Sri Lanka as part of a Western
Cape Schools’ Invitational Cricket Tour. He will be leaving for Sri Lanka from
1 April - 12 April 2015.
Well done, Theodor! We wish you everything of the very best for your tour.

13. Ben Vorster (Class of 2008)
Ben has passed his final board exam and is now a Qualified Chartered
Accountant, at 23 years of age. He is doing his articles at First Rand in
Johannesburg and will finish at the end of this year.
Ben is seen here with his wife.
Congratulations, Ben!
Jordan Grossett Gr. 9
Jordan is currently doing his 3rd
level SANPARKS Jnr Rangers.
A few weeks ago, Jordan and his brother Connor (the little boy in a blue t-shirt in the video)
were asked to participate in an IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) video against
international wildlife trade that will be shown around the world and at a summit where world
leaders will see it. Individual children from all over the world were filmed. There was so much
footage that only some of the kids made it into the final video so this is even more special!
Please note that Jordan is proudly sporting his Jnr Ranger t-shirt! This is an amazing initiative
by SANPARKS and I am very proud that these kids, globally, are taking a stand to make a
difference. Now we just hope the world leaders take notice!
If you would like to watch the video, kindly click on the following link:
http://www.ifaw.org/international/news/4-ways-get-seriousaboutwildlifecrime
Keep up the good work, Jordan.

14. 16) PRINCIPAL
On Wednesday night we witnessed our swimming team perform in the A-League Gala at
Newlands.
Whilst we were up against some fierce opposition, that did not stop us from having some good
individual performances.
Thank you to Mrs Friedenthal and the 100 pupil supporters who cheered the swimmers along.
Thank you to all the teachers who came along to support our highly spirited swimming team.
To the Monty Community, have a great weekend.
Yours sincerely
Mr R Dingley
PRINCIPAL
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