Southern Cross Schools
PO Box 116
                                                                                 Southern Cross Schools
Hoedspruit
1380
Phone: 015 793 0590
E-mail: raptor@scschools.co.za
A Peek at Last Week …                                                                      Weekly Newsletter 14 of 2011
• Our College netball teams hosted
  Northern Academy on Saturday 7        School for the Planet                                                              Week 1 of May 2011
  May.
                                        Very Smart College Learners in New Formals
• Our U13 soccer team played in
  the Protrack Thornybush tourna-
  ment of Saturday 7 May.

• Our College boys’ and girls’ hockey
  teams traveled to Louis Trichardt
  High to play on Saturday 7 May.

• Our Prep School netball teams
  played against Lulekani Primary on
  Thursday 5 May.

• Four College girls were selected
  for the next round of provincial
  hockey trials on Tuesday 3 May.

• Our Prep School netball teams
  took on Laerskool Mariepskop on
  Tuesday 3 May.

• Lessons resumed at 07h15 on                                                  Despite some delays in the supply of some items of the new formal
  Tuesday 3 May.                                                               uniform for College learners, those who have a complete uniform wore
• The Gauteng Shuttle arrived back                                             it to school for the first time on Friday 6 May. They looked very smart
  fully laden with boarders on Mon-                                            and all wore the uniform with a real sense of pride.
  day 2 May.
                                             Selection for Hockey Girls                                  HELP NEEDED FOR SCS BOOT SALE
Important Dates:                                                                                  The annual SCS Boot Sale will take place at Spar on
                                        On Tuesday 3 May a number of our College hockey           Saturday 28 May. Please donate any old or usable
College netball vs            09        girls participated in hockey trials in Tzaneen. Four of   items. We are looking for old clothes, toys and
Stanford Lake College         May       our girls were selected for the next round of trials.     games in particular. Donations can be sent to Debbie
                                        At U16 level Lene Belcher and Jennifer Mokoena            Davies who can be contacted on: 0825773411. The
College hockey vs             09        were selected and at U18 level Megan Schulze and          Boot Sale cupboard is looking a bit bare so please
Capricorn High. (A)           May       Kayla Parker were selected. We wish them every            help! Simplify your life! Get rid of that clutter and
                                        success in the next round of trials.                      pass it on to us for the BOOT SALE.
Pre-school outing to          09
King’s Camp.                  May
                                                 Literacy Gives You Wings!
Prep School netball vs        10        It was a wonderful surprise when members of the
Drakensig. (A)                May       Hoedspruit Air Force Base arrived at SCS on Fri-
                                        day morning, 6 May, with a donation of books for
2nd round of girls’           10        our library. We would like to thank Col. Moon-
hockey trials at PHS.         May       samy and his charges for their generous donation.
Practical netball um-         11
piring exam. (H)              May

Prep School netball vs        12
Gravelotte. (A)               May

Climbing Challenge at         13                                                                          Mother’s Day the Dutch Way!
Penryn.                       May
                                                                                                  Ellen Tichelaar, her mother Birgit and her
Pecanwood sports tour         13
                                                                                                  grandmother Maria Wenster, kindly spent a
departs.                      May
                                                                                                  part of the morning helping the Grade 1 class
2nd round of the              14                                                                  to make special cards for their mothers. Great
SANESA qualifiers.            May                                                                 fun was had by all, thanks to the Dutch ladies.
School for the Planet - Another Week Full of Sports Fixtures
    Southern Cross Schools                                We had learners playing hockey, netball and soccer
        PO Box 116                                        this week. The Prep School netball girls played
         Hoedspruit                                       netball against Laerskool Mariepskop (drawing two
           Limpopo                                        and losing two) and Lulekani Primary (going down in
                                                          all matches). The U13 soccer boys played two
            1380                                          matches, winning against Timbavati Primary but
    Phone: 015 793 0590                                   then going down to WEM School. Our College
     Fax: 086 530 5153                                    hockey boys drew against Louis Trichardt High
                                                          whilst our girls lost narrowly. Our College netball
           E-mail:                                        teams lost at home to the teams from Northern
    raptor@scschools.co.za                                Academy. A busy time indeed!

                                                                                                                                       APPEAL TO HELP KNIT SQUARES
                                                                                                                           As mentioned previously our Grade 10s are knitting
                                                                                                                           squares to make blankets for people or animals who may
                                                                                                                           need them this winter, as part of their service project
                                                                                                                           for LO. The Prep School has decided on an inter-class
          GREEN REQUEST:                                                                                                   competition to see which class can knit the most
                                                                                                                           squares. Knitting needs to be done on 4mm needles with
We have started an indige-                                                                                                 double knit wool using 45 stitches. We encourage all
nous tree nursery at school.                                                                                               parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles and neighbours to
Trees are being propagated                                                                                                 get involved!
from seeds and will be                                                                                                     Should you have any queries or if you are able to help
                                                                                                                           with sewing the squares together, please get hold of
planted in surrounding com-
                                                                                                                           Erica Schwaeble on 083 653 7805.
munities. If you have indige-
nous tree seeds to spare
                                                          In last week’s Babbler we reported that Daniella Cow-
please send them to school so                             den (Gr7) won the R500.00 prize for her logo de-
we can plant them in our nurs-                            sign in the competition run by Mr Mickey Buyst for
ery!                                                      his new company. This week we can report that Mr
                                                          Buyst has donated a network printer to the school
                                                          as a token of gratitude for allowing our children to
                                                      a   participate in the logo design competition. In the
                                             .c   o. z
                                         ols              photo on the right, Mr Ant de Boer can be seen
                               ss   ch o                  receiving the printer from Mr Buyst. We thank Mr
                       c   ro s
                   ern                                    Buyst for his generous donation and wish him and
               uth                                        his new company all the best here in Hoedspruit.
         w .so
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                                                                                                                                               Green Awards
                Thank You:
                                                                                                                            The following Green Awards were presented at assem-
•   Cathy Henning for the books
                                                                                                                            bly on Friday 6 May: Grade 1 - Calvin Severin; Grade
    donated to the fiction library;
                                                                                                                            2 - Jadon Speelman; Grade 3 - Amy Gibbs; Grade 4 -
•   Pippa Moolman for the mosaics
                                                                                                                            Kyra Harper; Grade 5 - Rebecca Behne; Grade 6 -
    around the mirrors in both the
                                                                                                                            Sheldon van Zyl and Grade 7 - Fritz Pohl. We would
    College and Prep School
    bathrooms;                                                                                                              also like to mention that on Friday 15 April the Grade 3
                                                                                                                            Green Award recipient was Kayla Daniel.
•   John van Dyk for the two
                                                          The Grade 2 Afrikaans class enjoy “’n koppie tee”.
    sleeper wood benches he made
    for the Earth Circle;
•   Zandspruit Estate for                          the
                                                          Boarding House News
    truck load of half bricks;                            It has been extremely busy since starting school after the
                                                          Easter Break. In addition to the increasing pressure of the
•   RVHOA and Byron Wright and
                                                          approaching mid-year exams, this past weekend saw board-
    his team for the work done on                         ers playing sport in Louis Trichardt, at Drakensig and at SCS.
    the SCS entrance road and                             On Sunday morning a group of boarders went to support
    car park;
•   Lori van Eeden for stationery
    and books and
•   Jurie Moolman for books.




                                                                                                                           “Spoon” as he heads off on his long walk from Musina to
                                                                                                                           Cape Town to raise awareness in the fight to stop Rhino
                                                                                                                           poaching. More busy weeks lie ahead.

Babbler 14 2011

  • 1.
    Southern Cross Schools POBox 116 Southern Cross Schools Hoedspruit 1380 Phone: 015 793 0590 E-mail: raptor@scschools.co.za A Peek at Last Week … Weekly Newsletter 14 of 2011 • Our College netball teams hosted Northern Academy on Saturday 7 School for the Planet Week 1 of May 2011 May. Very Smart College Learners in New Formals • Our U13 soccer team played in the Protrack Thornybush tourna- ment of Saturday 7 May. • Our College boys’ and girls’ hockey teams traveled to Louis Trichardt High to play on Saturday 7 May. • Our Prep School netball teams played against Lulekani Primary on Thursday 5 May. • Four College girls were selected for the next round of provincial hockey trials on Tuesday 3 May. • Our Prep School netball teams took on Laerskool Mariepskop on Tuesday 3 May. • Lessons resumed at 07h15 on Despite some delays in the supply of some items of the new formal Tuesday 3 May. uniform for College learners, those who have a complete uniform wore • The Gauteng Shuttle arrived back it to school for the first time on Friday 6 May. They looked very smart fully laden with boarders on Mon- and all wore the uniform with a real sense of pride. day 2 May. Selection for Hockey Girls HELP NEEDED FOR SCS BOOT SALE Important Dates: The annual SCS Boot Sale will take place at Spar on On Tuesday 3 May a number of our College hockey Saturday 28 May. Please donate any old or usable College netball vs 09 girls participated in hockey trials in Tzaneen. Four of items. We are looking for old clothes, toys and Stanford Lake College May our girls were selected for the next round of trials. games in particular. Donations can be sent to Debbie At U16 level Lene Belcher and Jennifer Mokoena Davies who can be contacted on: 0825773411. The College hockey vs 09 were selected and at U18 level Megan Schulze and Boot Sale cupboard is looking a bit bare so please Capricorn High. (A) May Kayla Parker were selected. We wish them every help! Simplify your life! Get rid of that clutter and success in the next round of trials. pass it on to us for the BOOT SALE. Pre-school outing to 09 King’s Camp. May Literacy Gives You Wings! Prep School netball vs 10 It was a wonderful surprise when members of the Drakensig. (A) May Hoedspruit Air Force Base arrived at SCS on Fri- day morning, 6 May, with a donation of books for 2nd round of girls’ 10 our library. We would like to thank Col. Moon- hockey trials at PHS. May samy and his charges for their generous donation. Practical netball um- 11 piring exam. (H) May Prep School netball vs 12 Gravelotte. (A) May Climbing Challenge at 13 Mother’s Day the Dutch Way! Penryn. May Ellen Tichelaar, her mother Birgit and her Pecanwood sports tour 13 grandmother Maria Wenster, kindly spent a departs. May part of the morning helping the Grade 1 class 2nd round of the 14 to make special cards for their mothers. Great SANESA qualifiers. May fun was had by all, thanks to the Dutch ladies.
  • 2.
    School for thePlanet - Another Week Full of Sports Fixtures Southern Cross Schools We had learners playing hockey, netball and soccer PO Box 116 this week. The Prep School netball girls played Hoedspruit netball against Laerskool Mariepskop (drawing two Limpopo and losing two) and Lulekani Primary (going down in all matches). The U13 soccer boys played two 1380 matches, winning against Timbavati Primary but Phone: 015 793 0590 then going down to WEM School. Our College Fax: 086 530 5153 hockey boys drew against Louis Trichardt High whilst our girls lost narrowly. Our College netball E-mail: teams lost at home to the teams from Northern raptor@scschools.co.za Academy. A busy time indeed! APPEAL TO HELP KNIT SQUARES As mentioned previously our Grade 10s are knitting squares to make blankets for people or animals who may need them this winter, as part of their service project for LO. The Prep School has decided on an inter-class GREEN REQUEST: competition to see which class can knit the most squares. Knitting needs to be done on 4mm needles with We have started an indige- double knit wool using 45 stitches. We encourage all nous tree nursery at school. parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles and neighbours to Trees are being propagated get involved! from seeds and will be Should you have any queries or if you are able to help with sewing the squares together, please get hold of planted in surrounding com- Erica Schwaeble on 083 653 7805. munities. If you have indige- nous tree seeds to spare In last week’s Babbler we reported that Daniella Cow- please send them to school so den (Gr7) won the R500.00 prize for her logo de- we can plant them in our nurs- sign in the competition run by Mr Mickey Buyst for ery! his new company. This week we can report that Mr Buyst has donated a network printer to the school as a token of gratitude for allowing our children to a participate in the logo design competition. In the .c o. z ols photo on the right, Mr Ant de Boer can be seen ss ch o receiving the printer from Mr Buyst. We thank Mr c ro s ern Buyst for his generous donation and wish him and uth his new company all the best here in Hoedspruit. w .so ww Green Awards Thank You: The following Green Awards were presented at assem- • Cathy Henning for the books bly on Friday 6 May: Grade 1 - Calvin Severin; Grade donated to the fiction library; 2 - Jadon Speelman; Grade 3 - Amy Gibbs; Grade 4 - • Pippa Moolman for the mosaics Kyra Harper; Grade 5 - Rebecca Behne; Grade 6 - around the mirrors in both the Sheldon van Zyl and Grade 7 - Fritz Pohl. We would College and Prep School bathrooms; also like to mention that on Friday 15 April the Grade 3 Green Award recipient was Kayla Daniel. • John van Dyk for the two The Grade 2 Afrikaans class enjoy “’n koppie tee”. sleeper wood benches he made for the Earth Circle; • Zandspruit Estate for the Boarding House News truck load of half bricks; It has been extremely busy since starting school after the Easter Break. In addition to the increasing pressure of the • RVHOA and Byron Wright and approaching mid-year exams, this past weekend saw board- his team for the work done on ers playing sport in Louis Trichardt, at Drakensig and at SCS. the SCS entrance road and On Sunday morning a group of boarders went to support car park; • Lori van Eeden for stationery and books and • Jurie Moolman for books. “Spoon” as he heads off on his long walk from Musina to Cape Town to raise awareness in the fight to stop Rhino poaching. More busy weeks lie ahead.