CIRCULAR NO. 37
12 November 2015
Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s)
“GOOD JUDGEMENT COMES FROM EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE COMES FROM BAD JUDGEMENT.”
Evan Hardin (Climber)
Austin Macaskill and Carli Green, portfolio holders of the Traditions
portfolio for the Leadership Society, lay flowers alongside the Memorial
Stone on Remembrance Day.
1)
ACADEMICS
Nineteen school days remain before close of school, and 12 days remain until the exams end. We
hope that our pupils are making every effort and that their exams are proceeding well.
2)
TERM 4 EXAMS
PLEASE NOTE!
All pupils are required to be at school at the regular time - 07h55 - even if they are not writing an
exam.
A medical certificate from either the clinic or the doctor is applicable for missing any exam.
Grade 9 and Matric pupils, however, must produce a doctor’s certificate for exams missed as these
are the two exit phases and their marks are externally moderated by the Education Department.
3)
4)
TERM 4 CALENDAR
Tuesday, 1 December
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Exams end
Wednesday, 2 December
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Music Evening
Friday, 4 December
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Athletics camp (4 – 6 December)
Wednesday, 9 December
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Schools close
TEXTBOOK DROP-OFF
A textbook drop-off slot has been made for learners to return all their textbooks.
Once the learner has written their exams, they are responsible for dropping off their own
books, thereby ensuring that books are not mislaid or lost.
It is very important that textbooks are not handed to any teachers. It is the learner’s responsibility to
deliver their own textbooks at the Textbook Drop-off slot.
The Textbook Slot is in the wall of the hall in the Grade 8 squad.
If a learner has lost a textbook, please contact Sylvia Maggs (021 976 1147 / 083 230 5190) to find
out replacement costs. The payment for the lost textbook must be made at the Payments Office.
Learners WILL NOT be issued with new textbooks in 2016 unless ALL textbooks issued in 2015
have been returned or replacement costs paid.
5)
REMEMBRANCE DAY
6)
LIBRARIAN’S CHOICE
THE PARIS WIFE
by Paula McLain
Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a shy twenty-eight –yearold who has all but given up on love and happiness when she
meets Ernest Hemingway and is captivated by his energy,
intensity and burning ambition. After a whirlwind courtship and
wedding, the pair set sail for France. But glamorous Jazz Age
Paris, full of artists and writers, fuelled by alcohol and gossip, is
no place for family life and fidelity. Ernest and Hadley’s marriage
begins to founder, and the birth of a beloved son only drives
them further apart. Then, at last, Ernest’s ferocious literary
endeavours bring him recognition – not least from a woman
intent on making him her own …..
7)
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Wishing all our Fairmont families a sunny weekend.
Yours sincerely
Mr R Dingley
PRINCIPAL
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Fairmont High School does not necessarily endorse the products/services advertised in this circular.