I AM BECAUSE WE ARE - Good luck to our cricketers at Montrose!
Dear Parents, Staff and Pupils
As we begin to see the first of our summer extramurals draw to a close, I
would like to express my sincerest appreciation and congratulations to all
involved. A huge word of thanks is extended to all of our parents for the
support that you show towards our very fortunate pupils. The positive
reinforcement, both on and off the sports fields, goes such a long way in
ensuring that our pupils remain motivated to give of their best. The efforts of
our various sporting coaches also needs to be recognised. The selfless sense
of passion shown at the various practice sessions and matches is admirable
and certainly appreciated by all concerned. Finally, my congratulations to all of
our pupils for their incredible efforts, for their fortitude through difficulty and for
devoting an amazing amount of time to ensuring that their teams achieve the
success they deserve.
At the time of writing this, our 1st team cricketers are set to compete in Friday
afternoon’s semi-finals at the annual Montrose Tournament. We wish them
every success!
Social media and technology devices
A more thorough reminder relating to our policy pertaining to the use of
technological devices will be included in an upcoming newsletter. For 21 st
Century parents and teachers, the challenges presented by the use of such
devices and, indeed, the access to various social media platforms, remains a
significant challenge. In light of this, the Senior Preparatory management are
in the process of enlisting the services of Ms Emma Sadleir, a social media
law expert and well-known speaker and presenter, to provide a presentation to
our pupils and, potentially, to our parents in the second term. More information
relating to Ms Sadleir can be found on the following link: http://
emmasadleir.com/. In a newsletter to follow, parents and pupils will be
reminded about the guidelines associated with our Code of Conduct as well as
our IT Acceptable Use Policy. A renewed effort is valuable in all schools
regarding the dos and don’ts of technological devices and social usage. In this
regard, we plan to ensure that acceptable use of devices at school is driven
and implemented consistently across the board.
Monday 13 March
SP Music Assembly - Mrs Koller
07h30-08h30
Auditorium
Tuesday 14 March
Pi Day
All day
Wednesday 15 March
High School production - GREASE
18h30
Auditorium
Thursday 16 March
High School production - GREASE
18h30
Auditorium
Friday 17 March
SP InterHouse Quiz
07h30-09h00
Auditorium
High School production - GREASE
18h30
Auditorium
Monday 20 March
School holiday
College closed
Tuesday 21 March
Public holiday - Human Rights Day
College closed
Senior Preparatory academics
Mrs Louise Browne, Deputy Principal: Academics in the Preparatory School,
shares with us some academic developments:
In our journey to prepare children for the challenges of an often uncertain
world we as teachers have become convinced of the need to focus on
teaching our pupils to think critically. To this end, Mrs Kerryn White, Head of
Thinking Skills, and the drive team have focused on a variety of activities to
develop some strategies and activities to foster this type of thinking. We have
also introduced a problem-solving lesson into our Grade 5 academic offering,
with our extension teacher, Mrs Alison Watson. This is similar to problemsolving activities taught by our Head of Mathematics, Mr Ramollo, in our
Grade 6 and 7 classes. We believe that focusing specifically on this skill helps
build our pupils’ problem-solving strategies and is critical in developing an
attitude of determination and perseverance. Furthermore, teachers have also
had an opportunity to visit various colleagues’ lessons this week to encourage
collaboration and teamwork. Recently, we also celebrated World Read Aloud
Day, that included various activities to encourage reading. This coming week
we will be celebrating our pupils’ general knowledge during our InterHouse
Quiz, which will take on a slightly different format this year.
By now your son or daughter will have had a couple of opportunities to write
some formal assessments and been involved in various class activities to help
the teacher in starting to form an academic snapshot of how your child is
coping.
We are implementing continuous assessment (CASS) this year from Grade 47. This means that each subject is assessed throughout the course of the year
and those assessments recorded per term are ‘carried over’ to the next term.
This means that assessment does not simply ‘begin again’ with each new term
but rather continues seamlessly as part of reflecting the continual progression
of each individual.
Please take note that Senior Prep Parent Consultations will be taking place at
the beginning of April before we go on our educational tours. We look forward
to meeting with you.
As communicated earlier this term, we have revised our reporting structures in
the Senior Preparatory: the various dates around reports for Term 1 for the
Grade 4-7 pupils can be found in the table below.
MySchool Card
The MySchool Card programme
raises welcome funds for the PA and
our outreach programmes - it is so
easy to use, too!
If you are new to our school
please contact Jacqui to arrange a
card for you. Contact her at 072
290-0601
or
by
email
at
[email protected].
Click here to learn more about this
programme
Newsletter Classifieds
The Classifieds section appears in
all three of the Dainfern College
newsletters each week.
The Classifieds appear in all three of
our weekly newsletters and rates are
highly competitive.
Contact Leanne Ford for further
information onIssue
082 900
1 7390 or at
[email protected].
16 April 2014
Helen Fish
Chair of the PA
076 750 1255
Louise Browne
Deputy Principal: Academics
Date
Event
Monday
27 March
Booking for parent interviews open electronically.
The specific link will be sent through to all parents on
Contact the PA:
Email: [email protected]
Website links:
About the PA
Tuesday-Thursday
4-6 April
14h00-17h00
Grade 4-7 Parent Interviews
Grade 6 & 7 pupils to join the interviews
Wednesday
12 April
Term 1 Report issued via the parent portal.
Please ensure that your details are up to date. For
We wish you and your families a wonderful weekend.
Brendan Quinn
Principal:
Dainfern College Senior Preparatory
Tuckshop Cards
Tour meetings
Please take note that the annual tour meetings will take place on 13 and 22
March. At these meetings there will be a brief presentation as to what to
expect. There will also be a short question and answer session. Please take
note of the following dates, times and venues:
Monday 13 March at 16h30
Grade 4: Function Room
Grade 5: Media Centre
Grade 7: Mr Ramollo's classroom
Wednesday 22 March at 15h30
Grade 6: Function Room
We look forward to meeting with you. If you have any queries please contact
me on [email protected].
Nicky Jansen van Vuuren
Deputy Principal: Organisation & Logistics
High School major production – Book now!
GREASE: It's the word... it's got groove... it's got meaning…!
Our High School production of Grease runs from 15 to 17 March, in the
Dainfern College Auditorium, at 18h30. Online booking is open and tickets are
selling fast - don’t miss out! Click here or use our Facebook and website links.
Note: When booking tickets, parents of younger pupils should keep in mind
that, like the popular movie, this stage version of Grease may include some
mild swearing, ‘drinking’ and ‘smoking’ as well as a reference to teenage
pregnancy.
Staff news
We welcome our new Marimba coach, Mr Themba Ncube. Mr Ncube has been
involved in marimba performances at a number of local and international
events and occasions and we are delighted that he will be working with our
Senior Prep Marimba groups.
Parents’ Association: Swimathon 2017
The Parents’ Association would like to thank all the parents, family and friends
for their generous donations to our Swimathon this year, and the pupils who
swam so enthusiastically. We raised a record amount and we thank you all.
These funds will be used for the betterment of our College.
Cansa Sprayathon 2017
Our sincere thanks to staff, parents, pupils and the entire Dainfern community
for ensuring that this fun drive to raise funds for cancer research was once
again a great success. It is so important for our community and children to
learn to reach out to others. It is in the empathy and the understanding of the
power that is within us to make a difference that we come to understand “I am
because we are.”
Thank you to everyone who supported the Cansa Sprayathon/Shavathon
across the College. In total Dainfern College raised well over R30 000.00!
Siyabonga Kakhulu, baie dankie, re a leboga gigolo and thank you very much!
Easter eggs drive
It is that time of the year yet again, when we are all looking forward to Easter.
Our drive to collect Easter eggs has officially started. It has been an honour
and a privilege over the years to support ReShomile Primary in Diepsloot by
bringing a smile to each child’s face at this time of the year. We would like to
collect eggs until 22 March 2017 to enable us to deliver in good time. Thank
you to everyone who has already contributed.
Principal’s commendations
This week’s Principal’s commendations go to Zheng Huang and Ryan Xiao for
Accountability: For helping with the Chess set-up each week.
Kidi’s Korner
Last week’s question: Eight girls share a 1kg box of chocolates equally
among themselves. How many grams does each one get?
Last week’s answer: 125g
This week’s question: Liz lives exactly 17 km from school. How far does she
travel during a school week to get to school and back home again?
Kidi Ramollo
Head of Mathematics
“Be anxious for nothing, but in
everything
by
prayer
and
supplication, with thanksgiving, let
your requests be made known to
God; and the peace of God, which
surpasses all understanding, will
guard your hearts and your minds in
Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6 - 7
Our children are significantly shaped
and moulded by their experiences at
school.
One
of
the
great
contributions you, as a parent, can
make over these years is to PRAY –
not only for your own children, but
also for other students at Dainfern
College, the staff, and all aspects
relating to the school. We have
started a Parent Prayer group that
meets weekly to pray over the
needs of our school community.
The focus of the focus of the prayer
group is:
 To bring the needs of our
children and the school before
God.
 To support and encourage one
another as parents of Dainfern
College.
 To pray for the Heads, teachers,
staff and parents.
 To be a Christ-centred, positive
and supportive influence at
Dainfern College.
The parent prayer group is a very
informal meeting of parents, where
time is spent praying over the needs
of our school. Everyone is welcome.
The prayer meetings take place
every Friday at 07h30 in the meeting
room behind the Main Reception. If
you would like more information
please
email
me
at
[email protected].
I look forward to seeing the Power of
Prayer active at Dainfern College.
Cheryl Coetzee
High School Deputy Principal:
Pastoral Care, Leadership &
Outreach
Extramurals
Our first term extramural fixtures have now officially ended and hence so have
all practices. Well done to all our pupils for their enthusiastic approach to
school activities this term: you have done us proud in all spheres.
The only sports extramurals taking place next week are:
 Tuesday 14 March: Netball practice starts for Under 9s through to
Opens
 Wednesday 15 March: InterHouse Netball and Soccer matches from
13h30 to 14h30
 Thursday 16 March: Internal Softball matches from 14h15 to 15h15
There will be no extramurals on Friday 24 March due to staff development.
New extramural timetable
The Autumn/Winter extramural programme that spans Terms 1 and 2 has
been uploaded to the website and is effective as of Wednesday 22 March. You
can access this by clicking here or following the link below the sports fixtures in
this newsletter.
InterHouse Cross Country
This annual event takes place on Friday 17 March. The Grade 1s start
promptly at 10h30 with the Grade 2s and 3s at 15-minute intervals thereafter.
Prize-giving will take place at approximately 11h10. The Senior Preparatory
section will start at 11h30 with the Grade 4s, with subsequent grades also
starting at 15-minute intervals thereafter. The SP prize-giving will start at
approximately 12h40.
Children may come to school in their House T-shirts and PE shorts. Although
not compulsory, it is recommended that children run in tackies. Parents are
invited to come along and support. A programme with all the details will be
emailed next week. Once again, we are aiming for mass participation and fun.
There are no fixtures next week.
Netball
The official Netball season starts on Tuesday 14 March for all U9 to Open
players (Grades 3-7). Due to public holidays and other school events,
please take note of the following practices that have been scheduled:
Website links
Grade 3-7 Extramural Timetable
Hockey Coaching
High Performance Centre
Tuesday 14 March 14h15-15h15
Thursday 23 March 14h15-15h15
Tuesday 28 March 14h15-15h15
Thursday 30 March 14h15-15h15
Friday 31 March 13h30-14h30
Tuesday 4 April 14h15-15h15
Thursday 6 April 14h15-15h15
Friday 7 April 13h30-14h30
Montrose Night Series
Both our Netball teams have improved throughout the series, with our U11s
winning two of their three matches last week. The girls’ perseverance and
willingness to succeed have not gone unnoticed. Well done!
A tremendous Cricket quarter final was played last Friday where Bryandale
scored 133 runs in the allotted 20 overs, setting our boys a large target to
chase. With wickets falling early in our innings and the run rate lower than we
anticipated, it appeared that the odds were against us. Nick Forde and Luke
Carter had a great partnership, scoring 38 off 33 balls and 55 off 36 balls
respectively, to take the side to victory. Luke was awarded ‘Man of the Match’.
Well done to the side on their tenacity, humbleness and fine sportsmanship.
Our boys come up against Montrose today with the first innings starting at
13h00. The other semi-finals is between GCB Lions and HeronBridge. The
final of the Montrose Night Series starts at 20h30. Entertainment is scheduled
from 17h00 to 18h00 with sky divers, raffles etc. We encourage all to come
along and support our Team and remember ORANGE is the colour! We wish
our boys well in the semi-finals and hope that they will progress to the finals.
Tennis
Our Tennis girls have had a phenomenal season, with their final league
matches being played against HeronBridge on Wednesday where they won 47
-34. They have been unbeaten this season, resulting in their winning the
overall League in which they participated! Congratulations to all the girls:
Kaikeni Rugara, Korona Rugara, Kate Weir, Julia Satram, Hannah Wells,
Unarine Ralinala & Shay Sielemann. We are so proud you!
“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” - Bobby Unser
Tessa Shellard
Deputy Principal: Sports & Extramurals
JP Sportswoman of the Week:
Nolwazi Mahlalela: For her strong and
powerful volley in Tennis.
JP Sportsman of the Week:
Maxx Mackenzie: For great
enthusiasm shown in all Cricket activities
and for excellent fielding.
JP Cultural Star of the Week:
Sergio Fantin: For participating so
enthusiastically in the Orff class and for
showing his musical talent.
SP Sportswoman of the Week:
Kiera Tomlinson: For her enduring
passion and determination on the Netball
court.
SP Sportsman of the Week:
Ronan King: For his consistently
superb fielding during Cricket matches.
Cricket talk
Don’t miss the fantastic opportunity to hear Keaton Jennings, current English
batsman and son of our resident cricket professional, Ray Jennings, speaking
about his test cricket experiences in an FAQ session at the College on
Saturday 25 March at 18h00. We look forward to a very enjoyable evening.
Tuckshop & student cards
The new tuckshop system is now
operational. Credit can be loaded
onto pupils' accounts by depositing
money into the following account:





GC Boffelli
Standard Bank
Fourways Crossing
Branch 009953
Account 281 479 607.
Please use your child’s name and
surname as the beneficiary
reference.
Once payment is reflected in the
account the account will receive
the credit and pupils may make
purchases at the Tuckshop by
having
their
student
cards
scanned. Pupils are encouraged to
use their student cards at the
Tuckshop to keep the College a
cash-free zone.
SPORT
CRICKET
TEAM
Open 3rds
CRICKET:
Montrose
Open 1sts
Night Series
U11 A
NETBALL:
Montrose
Night Series
Open A
Boys
TENNIS
SOFTBALL
Girls
Senior Girls A
Senior Girls B
OPPOSITION
RESULT
Beaulieu
Dainfern College were 87
all out
Beaulieu scored 88/9
Lost by 1 wicket
Bryandale
Bryandale scored 133/9
in 20 overs
Dainfern College 134/6 in
18 overs
Won by 4 wickets
Luke Carter: 55 not out
Nicholas Ford: 38 not out
Rivonia
Lost 4-7
Crawford Sandton
Won 7-4
Grayston
Won 3-2
Rivonia
Lost 6-7
Crawford Sandton
Lost 2-20
Grayston
Lost 5-7
Beaulieu
Won 43-28
De la Salle
Won 70-11
HeronBridge
Won 47-34
Beaulieu
Lost 0-3
Lost 3-8
Should you require any more
information please contact me at
[email protected].
Gian Boffelli
Tuckshop Manager
Help feed a child
427 children at our partner schools in
Diepsloot are in desperate need but
we only have the funds to feed 330.
With your help we can feed all 427
children each month.
Please contact Tracey Blyth:
[email protected]
and make a difference in a
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Do you have a business in the area or have something to
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For more info contact Leanne:
[email protected]
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Services include Administrative (typing /
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Marketing and Office Support.
For more information please refer to our
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