Fairmont Focus 20: 18 June 2015

1. CIRCULAR NO. 20
18 June 2015
Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s)
“IT’S NOT WHAT YOU’VE GOT,
IT’S WHAT YOU USE THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.”
Zig Ziglar
Mr Veldman making most of the sunny weather as he discusses the
upcoming soccer tournament to East London with Jeanre Finlay Gr. 11

2. 1) ACADEMICS
We continue to add our full support and encouragement to all pupils in our school as they proceed
through the exam writing process. Four more exam days remain before the exams are completed
and we can then look forward to our mid-year break.
HAPPY FATHERS’ DAY
We wish all our fathers a very happy Fathers’ Day this coming Sunday.
We hope that your children spoil you with a ‘little payback’ for what you do for them.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION RE MATRIC CERTIFICATES
We have received a directive from the Western Cape Education Department that every
unclaimed matric certificate that we hold at Fairmont has to be returned to the Education
Department by the end of this term. Should you know of a past pupil or be one yourself
who has never collected the certificate, to do so urgently. They will be held at the
Department in Cape Town for a period of three years only and thereafter will be
destroyed.
The 2014 matric certificates will remain at Fairmont until the end of the year. The
unclaimed certificates will be returned to the Department where they will also remain for
a period of three years and thereafter will be destroyed.
COUNSELLOR'S CORNER
SELFIES
According to the Oxford Dictionary online, the definition of selfie “is a photo taken of oneself at arm’s
length”. Teenagers, who are eager users of social media and the internet, are capitalizing on the
idea of selfies. Just look at one of your child’s social profiles and you are bound to find a ‘selfie’.
Even adults and older users of social media have run victim of the odd selfie.
Is there anything parents should be aware of?
According to psychologist Dr. Silverman, parents should keep in mind that adolescents (teenagers)
are at an age where image and appearance is very important to them emotionally. By posting selfies
it could be a search for affirmation, attention or positive reinforcement. Selfies can play on the
vulnerability of the adolescent since others can ‘like’ or comment on the photo. Some adolescents
will constantly check to see whether they have received ‘likes’ or comments. It can be upsetting if
negative comments are received.
Once again the old rule applies: parents need to make sure that children feel secure and validated.
Secondly, it is good to know on which sites your children are and what they are posting.
MATRIC FOCUS
41 TEACHING DAYS
School
Holidays
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Matrics writing exams
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2) REMAINING EXAM DAYS UNTIL END OF TERM
JUNE 2015
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14 15 School Holiday 16 Youth Day 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 SCHOOLS
CLOSE
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EXAMS END 9 - Aptitude tests 10 - Community Serv.
10 - Community Serv. 11 - Job Shadow
11 - Job Shadow
3) IMPORTANT NOTICE : GENERAL CALENDAR : 2ND
TERM
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) SPORT RESULTS
HOCKEY
Girls’ Results vs Pinelands
U14A Won 2 : 1
U14B Lost 2 : 1
U16A Drew 0 : 0
U16B Won 2 : 0
U16C Lost 1 : 2
1st
Team Lost 0 : 3
2nd
Team Lost 0 : 2

4. 5) MADCO FUNDRAISER : BARNYARD - ROCK ROYALTY
As part of our annual fundraising initiative in benefit for the Matric Dance, the Matric Dance
Committee has been actively selling tickets for a show at the Barnyard Theatre (Willowbridge)
entitled ROCK ROYALTY. We would like to encourage you to buy a ticket to this enjoyable
performance taking place on Saturday, 1 August 2015. Tickets are sold at R140-00 per ticket. The
doors will open at 18h30 and the show will commence at 20h00.
Feel free to pack a picnic basket, and drinks are only to be purchased at the cash bar.
Thank you to all who support us in our efforts to make the Matric Dance of 2015 a truly memorable
event.
ROCK ROYALTY
A Tribute to flamboyant Rock Stars
Get ready for an explosion of electric charge
as we pay tribute to the flamboyant and
outrageous music legends of our time. Rock
Royalty will give you a music experience
close to the real thing! Watch and hear this
10-piece cast pay tribute to legends: Freddie
Mercury, Mick Jagger, Elton John, Michael
Jackson, Pink, George Michael, Prince, David
Bowie, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Madonna,
Beyoncé, Rihanna, Lenny Kravitz, Whitney
Houston, and many more.
So if you are into danger and excitement on
stage – put yourself out on a limb and get
down to see the awesome new Barnyard
Theatre show: Rock Royalty and you will be
rocked till eternity!
Book your ticket by Friday, 26 June 2015.
6) STAFF PRO GRO WEEKEND
On the weekend of the 5 - 7 June 2015, 15
Fairmont teachers attended a “Progro”
conference presented by NAPTOSA at
Houw Hoek Hotel in Grabouw.
While log fires burned in the conference
room to keep the winter chills away, our
brains were kept fired up with new ideas and
information.
The topic for the conference was “Positive
Discipline” and we definitely gained many
positive insights.
We came away from the weekend with very
full tummy’s (Houw Hoek’s catering is
exceptional) and even fuller minds.
This was also a great team building
experience for our group as we shared
insights and stories while enjoying the great
hospitality that Houw Hoek offers.

5. 7) FAIRMONT DRUMMIES
The time has finally come for the WP Drill Champions to take place this Saturday, 20 June at the
Hottentots Holland High School in Somerset West. The high school large drill section will start
marching at 14:15.
Our team of girls have practiced long and hard hours in all kinds of weather conditions. The trainer,
Karen Donachie, and assistant trainers, Mrs La Cock and Kelly Swanepoel have worked hard in
preparing the team for this championships.
We would like to take this opportunity in wishing the leader, Timone Garcias and her team of 2015
everything of the best for this championship.
LARGE DRILL : HIGH
HIGH : 14h00 – 15h00
1. Brackenfell High School
2. HHH
3. Fairmont High School
4. The Settlers
MARCH PAST & PRIZE GIVING @ APPROXIMATELY 15H45
8) LIBRARIAN’S CHOICE
THE ROSIE PROJECT
by Graeme Simsion
Love isn’t an exact science – but no-one told Don Tillman. A handsome
thirty-nine year old geneticist, Don’s never had a second date. So he
devises The Wife Project, a scientific test to find the perfect partner. Enter
Rosie –‘the world’s most incompatible woman”- throwing Don’s safe,
ordered life into chaos. Just what is this unsettling, alien emotion he’s
feeling?
Chairman: Martine Donachie
Md3101@gmail.com
Chief Adjudicator: Dornehl Kitching
dornehl@gmail.com
Coaches Rep: Jolanda De Necker
Jolanda.dn@gmail.com
www.wpmca.co.za

6. 9) WINTER SCHOOL FOR GRADE 12’S
10) WELL DONE
Hishaam Essop (Gr. 11) and Jihad Essop (Gr. 8)
Hishaam Essop (U18) and Jihad Essop (U15) represented
Western Province at the Western Cape Individual Schools’
Chess Tournament hosted in Worcester, from 15 - 17 May
2015. Hishaam achieved 2nd
place (Silver medal).
Hishaam and Jihad have both been selected to represent
Western Cape at the S.A. Schools’ Individual Chess
Championships being hosted in Cape Town from 6 - 9 July
2015.
Hishaam will also be participating at the S.A. Open Chess
Championship in Cape Town from 3 – 11 July 2015.
Congratulations!

7. Fairmont 1st
Team Golf
3 of our Fairmont 1st
team golfers, namely:
Tristan Hamilton Gr. 12 (Captain), Christian
Steenkamp Gr. 12 and Ian Botha Gr. 9 play
Junior Inter-Club League for Durbanville Golf
Club.
On Sunday, 14 June 2015, the Durbanville Jnr 1st
Team played in the Regional Inter-Club
competition held at Rondebosch Golf Club and
came 2nd.
The Durbanville Junior 1st
team consisting of 4
members are through to the Louis Oosthuizen
National Inter-Club Finals where they will
represent Western Province as a team in
September.
Not only are these 3 boys through to the Louis
Oosthuizen National Inter-Club Finals, but will,
together with Connor de Grootte, play in the
National High School Championships being held
in August, in Pretoria.
Well done boys! We are proud of you! From left: Christian Steenkamp,
Tristan Hamilton and far right Ian Botha.
(Photo by Western Province Golf)
11) PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
We wish our families a happy weekend, and encourage our pupils to make every effort with their
studies.
Yours sincerely
Mr R Dingley
PRINCIPAL
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