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 25 of 2011
• A Prep School and a College
  team participated in the Let-
                                        School for the Planet                                                              Week 1 of August 2011
  sitele Kaskar Competition on
  Saturday 30 July.
                                        Ten Years of Growth and Development
• A Reach-a-Cross educator work-                                                                     Saturday 6 August saw the school celebrating its
  shop took place at the SCS                                                                         annual Founders’ Day and 10 years of existence. The
  Resource Centre on Saturday 30                                                                     photographs show the school’s learners in January
  July.                                                                                              2002 and then in July 2011. Ten years of growth and
• Our   Prep   School       presented                                                                development and undoubtedly a great future ahead.
  Charlie and the Chocolate Fac-
  tory from 2 to 4 August.

• Our PA successfully held its
  Night of a Hundred Lots fund-
  raiser on Friday 5 August.

• The SCS Founders’ Day and 10th
  Year Celebrations took place on
  Saturday 6 August.

• The College trip to Inhaca Is-
  land in Mozambique departed at
  noon on Saturday 6 August.


Important Dates:

Lessons after the long        10
weekend resume.               Aug

Mozambique, Inhaca            10
Island trip returns.          Aug

Prep School cricket vs        11
Mariepskop (A).               Aug

Prep School hockey            12
matches—opposition            Aug
to be announced.

College  cricket       vs     13
Phalaborwa (H).               Aug

Grade 1 to Grade 7            15
Conquesta  Olympiad           Aug
begins.


  Sports Field Progress
Earth works have begun on
the area of our new sports
fields. The top soil is being
removed and stored till the                Charlie & the Chocolate Factory                                                          Thanks to our sponsors:
area has been leveled. There            It was fabulous to witness the creativity, joy and                                          Pick n Pay, Spar,
is about a 4,5m drop over the           energy on stage last week as our Prep School per-                                           Kruger2Canyon News
length of the field, so a cut-          formed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to en-                                             and Raptor’s Lodge.
                                        thralled audiences. Congratulations to all the children                                     Thanks also to our par-
and-fill process is taking                                                                                                          ents for their wonderful
                                        for their wonderful performances. Well done to our
place to level the area.                directors, Colleen Taylor and Maureen Lahoud.                                               support.
School for the Planet - Letsitele Kaskar Fun & Games
Southern Cross Schools
    PO Box 116
     Hoedspruit
       Limpopo
        1380
Phone: 015 793 0590
 Fax: 086 530 5153
       E-mail:
 raptor@scschools.co.za
                                                                                                             Two teams including a total of eighty learners, from
                                                                                                             Southern Cross, travelled to Letsitele on Saturday
                                                                                                             30 July, to participate in the annual Letsitele
                                                                                                             Kaskar Competition. Our learners had great fun.
                                                                                                             Thanks to the parents who assisted transporting
                                                                                                             our learners to the event.
 Monthly Organic Earth                                                                                       Swiss Exchange Teacher
        Market                                                        Green Awards                           We are very pleased to
Southern Cross will be host-                                                                                 have Mrs Antje Bermich
ing a fresh produce and                               The following Green Awards were presented              another Swiss teacher
home craft market in its                              at assembly on Friday 5 August: Grade R -              with us for three weeks.
Earth Circle on the last                                                                                     Mrs Bermich will be
                                                      Did not attend assembly; Grade 1 - Zahra
                                                                                                             spending her time based
Sunday of every month                                 Fortune; Grade 2 - Jadon Speelman; Grade               with our Grade 5 class.
starting on 28 August. If
                                                      3 - Tricia Ndlovu; Grade 4 - Justin Schwae-            She is here on a pro-
you are interested in a stall
                                                                                                             gramme to expose Swiss
at the market please con-                             ble; Grade 5 - Devon Wilkes; Grade 6 -
                                                                                                             teachers to an English
tact Sue de Boer on:                                  Kgoao Mametja and Grade 7 - Liam Quinn.                teaching environment.
sued@scschools.co.za.

                                                                                                             Ms Letitia Blom is a post
                                                                                                             graduate        student
                                                  a
                                         .c   o. z                                                           teacher with Unisa and
                                     ols                                                                     she is doing the practical
                           ss   ch o
                   c   ro s                                                                                  component of her course
               ern
           uth                                                                                               at SCS. She will be with
     w .so                                                                                                   us for about three
ww
                                                                                                             weeks and she is based
                                                                                                             with Mrs Sally Wiggill
                                                                                                             and the Grade 3 class.
        SCS PA Events:                                                                                       We wish her well.
The SCS Parent Association
has a number of fundraising                                College Learners Awarded for                  Half Colours: for Hockey - Jennifer Mokoena
events lined up:                                                   Achievements                          (Gr10), Zoe Macchiarulo (Gr10), Lene Belcher
                                                      At the Founders’ Day service on Saturday 6 Au-     (Gr10), Gawaine Evans (Gr11) and Nicholas
• 26 August - Spring Walk;                            gust a number of College learners were presented   Smith (Gr10); for Netball - Dikgetho Mametja and
                                                      with awards for their achievements. Academic       Zinhle Seerane; for Swimming - Nicole Wen-
• 30 Sept to 2 Oct - Sus-                                                                                tworth (Gr11) and for Athletics - Jennifer
  tainable Living Festival;                           and sport awards were made. The following aca-
                                                      demic awards were presented:                       Mokoena (Gr10), Nicole Wentworth (Gr11) and
• 12 November - SCS Golf                              Brains Bars: Tammy Godding (Gr8) and Virginia      Tony Mokoena (Gr11).
                                                      Mohlala (Gr9);                                     Full Colours: for Equestrian - Shannon Thomson
  Day
                                                      Half Colours: Kayla Wheeldon (Gr10) and Robyn      (Gr12) and for Gymnastics - Kayla Wheeldon
Support our PA in these fun
                                                      McDonald (Gr11);                                   (Gr10).
events to raise funds for
school development projects.                          Full Colours: Emma Smith (Gr10) and Nike Mes       Learners who receive Brains Bars and Junior
                                                      (Gr11) and                                         Achiever awards will receive badges to wear on
                                                      Honours: Alexis Mes (Gr10).                        their blazers. Half Colours and Full Colours will
                                                      The following sports awards were presented:        be represented by braiding on pockets and cuffs
                                                      Junior Achiever: for Equestrian - Callan Mitter-   and scrolls on the blazer. The Honours award will
                                                      mayer (Gr8) and Zoë Moolman (Gr9); for Swim-       be represented by full braiding on the blazer and
                                                      ming - Ryan Strong (Gr9), Brent Pearson (Gr9)      an honours tie. College awards will be presented
                                                      and Kirsten Braun (Gr9).                           at formal school assemblies.

Babbler 25 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 25 of 2011 • A Prep School and a College team participated in the Let- School for the Planet Week 1 of August 2011 sitele Kaskar Competition on Saturday 30 July. Ten Years of Growth and Development • A Reach-a-Cross educator work- Saturday 6 August saw the school celebrating its shop took place at the SCS annual Founders’ Day and 10 years of existence. The Resource Centre on Saturday 30 photographs show the school’s learners in January July. 2002 and then in July 2011. Ten years of growth and • Our Prep School presented development and undoubtedly a great future ahead. Charlie and the Chocolate Fac- tory from 2 to 4 August. • Our PA successfully held its Night of a Hundred Lots fund- raiser on Friday 5 August. • The SCS Founders’ Day and 10th Year Celebrations took place on Saturday 6 August. • The College trip to Inhaca Is- land in Mozambique departed at noon on Saturday 6 August. Important Dates: Lessons after the long 10 weekend resume. Aug Mozambique, Inhaca 10 Island trip returns. Aug Prep School cricket vs 11 Mariepskop (A). Aug Prep School hockey 12 matches—opposition Aug to be announced. College cricket vs 13 Phalaborwa (H). Aug Grade 1 to Grade 7 15 Conquesta Olympiad Aug begins. Sports Field Progress Earth works have begun on the area of our new sports fields. The top soil is being removed and stored till the Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Thanks to our sponsors: area has been leveled. There It was fabulous to witness the creativity, joy and Pick n Pay, Spar, is about a 4,5m drop over the energy on stage last week as our Prep School per- Kruger2Canyon News length of the field, so a cut- formed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to en- and Raptor’s Lodge. thralled audiences. Congratulations to all the children Thanks also to our par- and-fill process is taking ents for their wonderful for their wonderful performances. Well done to our place to level the area. directors, Colleen Taylor and Maureen Lahoud. support.
  • 2.
    School for thePlanet - Letsitele Kaskar Fun & Games Southern Cross Schools PO Box 116 Hoedspruit Limpopo 1380 Phone: 015 793 0590 Fax: 086 530 5153 E-mail: raptor@scschools.co.za Two teams including a total of eighty learners, from Southern Cross, travelled to Letsitele on Saturday 30 July, to participate in the annual Letsitele Kaskar Competition. Our learners had great fun. Thanks to the parents who assisted transporting our learners to the event. Monthly Organic Earth Swiss Exchange Teacher Market Green Awards We are very pleased to Southern Cross will be host- have Mrs Antje Bermich ing a fresh produce and The following Green Awards were presented another Swiss teacher home craft market in its at assembly on Friday 5 August: Grade R - with us for three weeks. Earth Circle on the last Mrs Bermich will be Did not attend assembly; Grade 1 - Zahra spending her time based Sunday of every month Fortune; Grade 2 - Jadon Speelman; Grade with our Grade 5 class. starting on 28 August. If 3 - Tricia Ndlovu; Grade 4 - Justin Schwae- She is here on a pro- you are interested in a stall gramme to expose Swiss at the market please con- ble; Grade 5 - Devon Wilkes; Grade 6 - teachers to an English tact Sue de Boer on: Kgoao Mametja and Grade 7 - Liam Quinn. teaching environment. sued@scschools.co.za. Ms Letitia Blom is a post graduate student a .c o. z teacher with Unisa and ols she is doing the practical ss ch o c ro s component of her course ern uth at SCS. She will be with w .so us for about three ww weeks and she is based with Mrs Sally Wiggill and the Grade 3 class. SCS PA Events: We wish her well. The SCS Parent Association has a number of fundraising College Learners Awarded for Half Colours: for Hockey - Jennifer Mokoena events lined up: Achievements (Gr10), Zoe Macchiarulo (Gr10), Lene Belcher At the Founders’ Day service on Saturday 6 Au- (Gr10), Gawaine Evans (Gr11) and Nicholas • 26 August - Spring Walk; gust a number of College learners were presented Smith (Gr10); for Netball - Dikgetho Mametja and with awards for their achievements. Academic Zinhle Seerane; for Swimming - Nicole Wen- • 30 Sept to 2 Oct - Sus- tworth (Gr11) and for Athletics - Jennifer tainable Living Festival; and sport awards were made. The following aca- demic awards were presented: Mokoena (Gr10), Nicole Wentworth (Gr11) and • 12 November - SCS Golf Brains Bars: Tammy Godding (Gr8) and Virginia Tony Mokoena (Gr11). Mohlala (Gr9); Full Colours: for Equestrian - Shannon Thomson Day Half Colours: Kayla Wheeldon (Gr10) and Robyn (Gr12) and for Gymnastics - Kayla Wheeldon Support our PA in these fun McDonald (Gr11); (Gr10). events to raise funds for school development projects. Full Colours: Emma Smith (Gr10) and Nike Mes Learners who receive Brains Bars and Junior (Gr11) and Achiever awards will receive badges to wear on Honours: Alexis Mes (Gr10). their blazers. Half Colours and Full Colours will The following sports awards were presented: be represented by braiding on pockets and cuffs Junior Achiever: for Equestrian - Callan Mitter- and scrolls on the blazer. The Honours award will mayer (Gr8) and Zoë Moolman (Gr9); for Swim- be represented by full braiding on the blazer and ming - Ryan Strong (Gr9), Brent Pearson (Gr9) an honours tie. College awards will be presented and Kirsten Braun (Gr9). at formal school assemblies.