1. Southern Cross Schools
PO Box 116
Southern Cross Schools
Hoedspruit
1380
Phone: 015 793 0590
E-mail: raptor@scschools.co.za
Weekly Newsletter 40 of 2011
A Peek at Last Week … School for the Planet Week 4 of November 2011
• Our Grade 6 & 7 classes started
their final exams on Monday 21 Organic Earth Market Keeps Growing
November.
• Our College learners from Grade
8 to 11 continued their final
exams on Monday 21 November
• Our Grade 12s completed their
final IEB exams on Thursday 24
November.
• Our senior drummers played at
the Air Force Gymnasium passing
out parade on Thursday 24 No-
vember.
• Our prospective Grade 1 learners
for 2012 attended an orientation
day on Friday 25 November.
• A small group of learners partici-
pated in Birding Big Day on Sat-
urday 26 November.
• The fourth monthly Organic
Earth Market was held in the
Founders’ Circle on Sunday 27
November. The fourth Organic earth Market was held on Sunday 27 aspect of the market was the attendance of a number of “non
November, in the Founders’ Circle. The market has grown in -Southern Cross” folk. As intended, it appears that the
size from the first one held four months ago. A very pleasing market is appealing to the wider Hoedspruit community.
Important Dates: Grade 1 Orientation
Despite Mrs Sue Gibbs, our Grade 1 teacher being ill,
Prep School awards as- 28 the Grade 1 Orientation morning went ahead as planned.
sembly takes place in Nov This was largely due to Ms Jessica Tatham and various
Founders’ Circle. other staff stepping in and taking control of matters.
The Grade 1 class of 2012 were introduced to their
Grade 7 Farewell Dinner 28
classroom environment and involved in some “Grade 1-
in the Founders’ Circle. Nov
type” activities. They also attended the Prep-school
Pre-school and Prep 29 assembly with all the “big” children and then spent some
School year-end concert. Nov time enjoying the outdoors on the school playground. We
look forward to having them in the Prep School next
Last set of final examina- 30
year.
tions take place. Nov
Final assembly of the 30 Releasing Giant Land Snails
year at 10h00 in Re- Nov
Mrs Liesel Marshall-Booysen managed to get a whole year. The tiny snails have grown into quite a handful. Our
source Centre.
clutch of Giant Land Snail eggs to hatch out earlier this pre-schoolers had fun releasing them last week.
Academic staff complete 01
marking and report writ- Dec
ing.
Final reports ready for 05
collection at 07h30 from Dec
front office.
School office closes for 05
the year. Dec

2. School for the Planet - Grade 2s and 3s Enjoyed an Outing to the Waterfall
Southern Cross Schools
PO Box 116
Hoedspruit
Limpopo
1380
Phone: 015 793 0590
Fax: 086 530 5153
E-mail:
raptor@scschools.co.za
Mrs Sally Wiggill assisted by Mr Justin van Breda took our
Grade 2s and 3s to the waterfall in the lower Blyde River Can-
yon on Friday 25 November. The children had great fun braving
the chilly water to get to the foot of the first waterfall.
Crux Leaders Accept Green Awards
Portfolios The following Green Awards were presented at
Our Crux leaders in the College have
selected the portfolios that they will assembly on Friday 25 November: Grade 1 - Rachel
manage in 2012. White; Grade 2 - Calvin Duncan & Ruben Venter;
Matthew Wilkinson-Luck, our Head Boy,
will chair the Learner Executive Commit- Grade 3 - Ferran Gómez-Olivé & Chloe Henning;
tee. Grade 4 - Meg McSmith; Grade 5 - Angella
Nicole Wentworth, our Head Girl, will
chair the Learner Representative Coun- Trzeciak, Lara Engelbrecht & Faith Khosa; Grade
cil. 6 - Trystan Arthur and Grade 7 - Chiara Gorrie.
Kayla Parker will chair the Environ-
mental Sustainability Committee. Young Ballerinas Strut Their Stuff
Joshua de la Rey will chair the Inter- Ms Gisela van Niekerk invited the parents of the young
house Sports Committee. ladies that are doing ballet in the Pre-school to come and
Megan Schulze will chair the Community
watch their last lesson of the year. The young ballerinas
Service Committee.
did their very best to impress their audience with their
Elizabeth Tseka will chair the Biosphere
Committee. graceful dancing. Thanks to all the parents for their
Lloyd Frampton will chair the Social support.
Committee.
Nike Mes will chair the Cultural Commit- Spreading a Little Joy this Festive Season
tee. On Sunday a group of Prep School learners joined
the Hoedspruit Community Church to take pre-
a sents to the children’s ward of Tintswalo Hospital.
.c o. z
ols Most of the donated gifts (new and second hand)
ss ch o
c ro s came from the children of Southern Cross
ern Schools. There were, in fact, too many gifts for
uth
w .so the amount of children in the hospital and the remainder will be donated towards a local crèche’s Christ-
ww
mas party. Thank you to everyone who gave so generously.
Thank You:
LEAVE A LEGACY - STAKE YOUR CLAIM
• The Blair family for the dona-
The Parents Association under the inspired leadership of Mr Jurie Moolman has managed what many said
tion of books;
was not possible. They have made
• Lori van Eeden for the dona- great strides in providing Southern
tion of books; Cross with its very own sports fields.
• All parents who supported our This has been made possible by the
Organic Earth Market this collective support of many friends
month and and parents of the school, and we
thank them! The job is far from com-
• Byron Wright and his team
plete, however, and now more than
for doing repairs to the en-
ever we need your support. You can
trance road to the school. “STAKE YOUR CLAIM” by donating
a minimum of R100 to “purchase” a
10m2 plot of field. Your donation will
result in your name appearing on a
“leaving a legacy” wall alongside the
field. For more information email
Mitzi on raptor@scschools.co.za or
call on 015 793 0590.