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 30 of 2011
• Our U7 to U9 hockey players
  took part in matches at Draken-
                                       School for the Planet                                                             Week 2 of September 2011
  sig on Friday 2 September.
                                       College Fieldtrips Broaden Horizons
• A number of SCS boys partici-
  pated in provincial cricket trials
  playing for the Letaba regional
  team on Friday 2 and Saturday 3
  September.

• Our College boys’ and girls’
  cricket teams played against
  Khanyisa and Capricorn respec-
  tively on Saturday 3 September.

• Our Prep School tennis teams
  performed very well against
  Unicorn Prep on Monday 5 Sep-
  tember.

• A number of our Grade 5 to 7
  learners participated in the final
  round of the AMESA competition
  on Wednesday 7 September.

• Our U11 and U13 teams played
  Namakgale Development on
  Thursday 8 September.
                                       Our Grade 8 to Grade 11 learners from the College spent a      The Grade 10 class headed off to the bright lights of Gauteng
                                       week away from school on educational trips from Monday 29      where they did a cultural and historical tour. They visited
                                       August to Friday 2 September. Each grade went to a different   places like the “Cradle of Humankind” at Maropeng, the
                                       location and was accompanied by teachers from the school.      Voortrekker Monument, the Apartheid Museum, Gold Reef
                                       The Grade 8 class went to the Schoemansdal Environmental       City and the Constitutional Court. Their understanding of
Important Dates:                       Education Centre which is situated at the foot of the Sout-    South African history and culture was strongly enhanced by
                                       pansberg. The group had great fun completing obstacle          the experience.
College boys’ & girls’                 courses and educational games. They also explored the          The Grade 11 class went on a course offered by Magoebask-
cricket vs Nkowankowa         10       mountain on an overnight hiking expedition.                    loof Adventures. The course dealt with fear and trust, look-
and Louis Trichardt          Sept      The Grade 9 class went on an adventure camp at Waterval        ing at leadership styles, challenging the learners by having
respectively.                          Boven. Various activities including rock climbing, abseiling   them abseil off a 30m cliff, hiking up a mountain, tubing in
                                       and hiking allowed the learners to face their fears and to     freezing water and finally doing a magnificent canopy tour.
U11 & U13 Cricket vs          13       experience life in the bush without home comforts.             Thanks to all the staff that planned and joined these trips.
Phalaborwa.                  Sept

Grade 7 outing Chimp          14
Eden.                        Sept

Grandparents Tea        at    16
the Prep School.             Sept

Gr. 11 Committee Chick        16
Flick in Earth Circle.       Sept

College Spring Dance at       17
the Leadwood Lapa.           Sept

Spur    Schools    MTB        17
Challenge - 4th Round.       Sept

Family Build-it Day.          17
                             Sept
School for the Planet - Some Close Encounters for U11 & U13 Cricketers
 Southern Cross Schools                                                                                      Our U11 and U13 cricket
     PO Box 116                                                                                              teams remain unbeaten
      Hoedspruit                                                                                             this season. Both teams
                                                                                                             were, however, made to
        Limpopo                                                                                              work hard for their most
         1380                                                                                                recent victories against
 Phone: 015 793 0590                                                                                         the Namakgale Develop-
                                                                                                             ment teams. The U11s
  Fax: 086 530 5153                                                                                          played away and batted
        E-mail:                                                                                              first for the first time
 raptor@scschools.co.za                                                                                      this season. They managed
                                                                                                             to post 125 runs for 1
                                                                                                             wicket in their 20 overs.
                                                     The top batsman was Kieran McDonald who scored 59 not out. He was well supported by Michaela Naude
                                                     who scored 20 and Dewald Dumon who made 18 not out. Namakgale were then restricted to 82 for 9 in
                                                     their twenty overs. The U11s therefore won by 43 runs.
                                                     Our U13 team had a much closer game, also batting first, they were bowled out for 98 well before the end
                                                     of their 30 overs. Daniel Pearson top scored with 18 runs. Namakgale then lost some early wickets with
              Thank You:                             Kevin Braun and Mubashar Asif striking early. The middle order then managed to frustrate the SCS bowl-
                                                     ers and took the team to a position where they needed just 19 runs with 3 wickets in hand and plenty of
• Clare Girardin for the re-
                                                     overs to come. Kevin and Mubashar again managed the breakthrough and got the last three wickets be-
  source conservation posters
                                                     tween them. Both bowlers ended up taking three wickets a piece and the team won by just 10 runs.
  for our classrooms.
• Mr Andrew Smith for his                                                                                                          Tennis Players Achieve Success
  offer of instant grass for                                                                                         The Prep School tennis team went to Tzaneen to play Unicorn
  our Founder’s and Earth                                                                                            Prep on Monday 5 September. The girls played well but unfor-
  circles.                                                                                                           tunately lost their matches. The boys played superbly and
                                                                                                                     showed a huge improvement in their serving. Marc Gómez –
• Colonel Moonsamy and the                                                                                           Olivé, having started tennis only this term, won his first ever
  Air Force Gymnasium for                                                                                            singles match 6-1! The boys showed awesome skills at the net
  the donation of books for                                                                                          and both doubles partners won their games 6-1. The final score
  our library.                                                                                                       was 27-16 in our favour. Well done to all our tennis players.

                                                                                                                       College Cricketers Struggle Against Khanyisa
                                                                                                                     Our U17 team from the College hosted Khanyisa at
                                                                                                                     Drakensig on Saturday 3 September. Our boys batted
                                                     The Traveling School from the USA visited Southern              first and were bowled out for just 46 runs. Shaun Michael
                                           o.   za   Cross for the day on Tuesday 6 September. The group             Preston was the only batsman who managed double
                                       s.c
                               ch   ool              travels around Southern Africa and receives lessons as          figures with 11. Despite losing an early wicket the Khany-
                      ro   sss                       they go, from their accompanying teachers. They have            isa boys easily passed our boys’ score to win by 9 wick-
                 rn c                                been to Namibia and Botswana already and are now
              the                                                                                                    ets.
      w.   sou                                       making their way through South Africa.
 ww
                                                                                                                              Staff Baby Picture Competition
                                                                                                                     Thanks to all who supported this competition. Mrs
                                                                                                                     Caron MacDonald was voted the cutest baby by both
              REMINDERS:
                                                                                                                     the Prep and the College! Jamie den Dunnen won the
• Despite all the reminders we                                                                                       competition in the Prep School and Nicole Wentworth
                                                                                                                     won in the College. They each receive a R250 meal
 are still waiting for a number
                                                                                                                     voucher to the soon to be opened Spur in Hoedspruit.
 of Spring Walk forms to
 come in. Parents please help
                                                                                                                             Junior Hockey Girls Performing Well
 us to get these forms re-
                                                                                                                     On 2 September our junior hockey teams played against
 turned.                                                                                                             Laerskool Drakensig. Our U7s won 2 – 0, our U8s won 2 –
• Family Build-it Day is on Sat-                                                                                     0 and our U9s drew 2 – 2. Congratulations on these good
 urday 17 September.                                                                                                 performances, girls.
• The next Organic Earth Mar-
                                                                                                                                            Green Awards
 ket takes place on Sunday 25
 September.                                                                                                           The following Green Awards were presented at
                                                                                                                      assembly on Friday 2 September: Grade R - Dite-
                                                                                                                      bogo Mametja; Grade 1 - Emma Pinto & Tapelo
                                                                                                                      Stuurman; Grade 2 - Calvin Duncan; Grade 3 -
                                                                                                                      Thabang Mathe; Grade 4 - Aden Haussmann;
                                                     After a week of learning all about islands the Pre-school had    Grade 5 - Anke Puttkammer; Grade 6 - Abigale
                                                     an Island Day - the children dressed up as islanders and wore    Smit and Grade 7 - Sasha Mittermayer.
                                                     lei’s they all made at school.

Babbler 30 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 30 of 2011 • Our U7 to U9 hockey players took part in matches at Draken- School for the Planet Week 2 of September 2011 sig on Friday 2 September. College Fieldtrips Broaden Horizons • A number of SCS boys partici- pated in provincial cricket trials playing for the Letaba regional team on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 September. • Our College boys’ and girls’ cricket teams played against Khanyisa and Capricorn respec- tively on Saturday 3 September. • Our Prep School tennis teams performed very well against Unicorn Prep on Monday 5 Sep- tember. • A number of our Grade 5 to 7 learners participated in the final round of the AMESA competition on Wednesday 7 September. • Our U11 and U13 teams played Namakgale Development on Thursday 8 September. Our Grade 8 to Grade 11 learners from the College spent a The Grade 10 class headed off to the bright lights of Gauteng week away from school on educational trips from Monday 29 where they did a cultural and historical tour. They visited August to Friday 2 September. Each grade went to a different places like the “Cradle of Humankind” at Maropeng, the location and was accompanied by teachers from the school. Voortrekker Monument, the Apartheid Museum, Gold Reef The Grade 8 class went to the Schoemansdal Environmental City and the Constitutional Court. Their understanding of Important Dates: Education Centre which is situated at the foot of the Sout- South African history and culture was strongly enhanced by pansberg. The group had great fun completing obstacle the experience. College boys’ & girls’ courses and educational games. They also explored the The Grade 11 class went on a course offered by Magoebask- cricket vs Nkowankowa 10 mountain on an overnight hiking expedition. loof Adventures. The course dealt with fear and trust, look- and Louis Trichardt Sept The Grade 9 class went on an adventure camp at Waterval ing at leadership styles, challenging the learners by having respectively. Boven. Various activities including rock climbing, abseiling them abseil off a 30m cliff, hiking up a mountain, tubing in and hiking allowed the learners to face their fears and to freezing water and finally doing a magnificent canopy tour. U11 & U13 Cricket vs 13 experience life in the bush without home comforts. Thanks to all the staff that planned and joined these trips. Phalaborwa. Sept Grade 7 outing Chimp 14 Eden. Sept Grandparents Tea at 16 the Prep School. Sept Gr. 11 Committee Chick 16 Flick in Earth Circle. Sept College Spring Dance at 17 the Leadwood Lapa. Sept Spur Schools MTB 17 Challenge - 4th Round. Sept Family Build-it Day. 17 Sept
  • 2.
    School for thePlanet - Some Close Encounters for U11 & U13 Cricketers Southern Cross Schools Our U11 and U13 cricket PO Box 116 teams remain unbeaten Hoedspruit this season. Both teams were, however, made to Limpopo work hard for their most 1380 recent victories against Phone: 015 793 0590 the Namakgale Develop- ment teams. The U11s Fax: 086 530 5153 played away and batted E-mail: first for the first time raptor@scschools.co.za this season. They managed to post 125 runs for 1 wicket in their 20 overs. The top batsman was Kieran McDonald who scored 59 not out. He was well supported by Michaela Naude who scored 20 and Dewald Dumon who made 18 not out. Namakgale were then restricted to 82 for 9 in their twenty overs. The U11s therefore won by 43 runs. Our U13 team had a much closer game, also batting first, they were bowled out for 98 well before the end of their 30 overs. Daniel Pearson top scored with 18 runs. Namakgale then lost some early wickets with Thank You: Kevin Braun and Mubashar Asif striking early. The middle order then managed to frustrate the SCS bowl- ers and took the team to a position where they needed just 19 runs with 3 wickets in hand and plenty of • Clare Girardin for the re- overs to come. Kevin and Mubashar again managed the breakthrough and got the last three wickets be- source conservation posters tween them. Both bowlers ended up taking three wickets a piece and the team won by just 10 runs. for our classrooms. • Mr Andrew Smith for his Tennis Players Achieve Success offer of instant grass for The Prep School tennis team went to Tzaneen to play Unicorn our Founder’s and Earth Prep on Monday 5 September. The girls played well but unfor- circles. tunately lost their matches. The boys played superbly and showed a huge improvement in their serving. Marc Gómez – • Colonel Moonsamy and the Olivé, having started tennis only this term, won his first ever Air Force Gymnasium for singles match 6-1! The boys showed awesome skills at the net the donation of books for and both doubles partners won their games 6-1. The final score our library. was 27-16 in our favour. Well done to all our tennis players. College Cricketers Struggle Against Khanyisa Our U17 team from the College hosted Khanyisa at Drakensig on Saturday 3 September. Our boys batted The Traveling School from the USA visited Southern first and were bowled out for just 46 runs. Shaun Michael o. za Cross for the day on Tuesday 6 September. The group Preston was the only batsman who managed double s.c ch ool travels around Southern Africa and receives lessons as figures with 11. Despite losing an early wicket the Khany- ro sss they go, from their accompanying teachers. They have isa boys easily passed our boys’ score to win by 9 wick- rn c been to Namibia and Botswana already and are now the ets. w. sou making their way through South Africa. ww Staff Baby Picture Competition Thanks to all who supported this competition. Mrs Caron MacDonald was voted the cutest baby by both REMINDERS: the Prep and the College! Jamie den Dunnen won the • Despite all the reminders we competition in the Prep School and Nicole Wentworth won in the College. They each receive a R250 meal are still waiting for a number voucher to the soon to be opened Spur in Hoedspruit. of Spring Walk forms to come in. Parents please help Junior Hockey Girls Performing Well us to get these forms re- On 2 September our junior hockey teams played against turned. Laerskool Drakensig. Our U7s won 2 – 0, our U8s won 2 – • Family Build-it Day is on Sat- 0 and our U9s drew 2 – 2. Congratulations on these good urday 17 September. performances, girls. • The next Organic Earth Mar- Green Awards ket takes place on Sunday 25 September. The following Green Awards were presented at assembly on Friday 2 September: Grade R - Dite- bogo Mametja; Grade 1 - Emma Pinto & Tapelo Stuurman; Grade 2 - Calvin Duncan; Grade 3 - Thabang Mathe; Grade 4 - Aden Haussmann; After a week of learning all about islands the Pre-school had Grade 5 - Anke Puttkammer; Grade 6 - Abigale an Island Day - the children dressed up as islanders and wore Smit and Grade 7 - Sasha Mittermayer. lei’s they all made at school.