Message from the office
We had an eventful (although chilly) and fun interhouse athletics day yesterday and our girls put on many courageous performances. Well done to our record breakers this year, Etinosa Nini broke the U10 High Jump record (1.22m), Emihle Kulati broke the U10 Cricket Ball record (31.47m), Madison Edwards and Iminathi Ndilele broke the U12 Shot Put record but Iminathi’s distance was further, and Rejoice Chatikobo and Madison Edwards both broke the U12 80m record but Rejoice’s time of 10:58 was the fastest on the day so her record stands.
We would also like to thank our many parents for their enthusiastic support. Our girls sang and cheered from the sidelines and gave it their all to earn points for their houses. Athletics is not everyone’s forte and we are not all going to win, but it can teach us to push ourselves beyond our limits, to do things outside our comfort zones, to do things for the greater good and that this can all be a lot of fun. Our girls displayed amazing team spirit and the teachers continued to cheer them on from the sidelines. What a lovely event for our girls to participate in and I am sure that our girls will remember these days way into their adulthood.
Interhouse Athletics Results
1st – Aloe; 2nd – Arum; 3rd – Fern; 4th – Disa
Please see the detailed results at the end of the newsletter sent home today. Well done to all our girls!
Sportsmanship Trophy
Well done to Zingce Balani who received our sportsmanship trophy for her encouraging support of her friend during athletics practice.
Worker of the Week
Well done to Iminathi Malusi for her excellent project on religions for Life Skills.
Merit Achievers
Madison Edwards, Lulo Adams, Limnandi Zweni, Sanelisiwe Mbete, Othimna Mgigwi and Milani Nothoko have received over 250 merits so far this year. Keep it up, girls!
Entrepreneurs’ Day and Civvies Day
Next week, Friday, 30 August is our annual Entrepreneurs’ Day! Please support our hardworking Grade 7s who will be selling their products from 10:00-13:00. Parents are welcome to join us and support them. We are also having a Disco themed Civvies Day. Please pay R5 and come dressed in your best Disco outfit!
Grade 6 & 7 Social
On Friday, 30 August the Grade 6/7 VP/Graeme social will take place at VP. The entrance fee is R20 and there will also be a tuckshop available. It will be cash only. The social starts at 18:00 and ends at 21:00. The music will be turned off at 20:50. Please ensure that you collect your daughter no later than 21:00 from the Beaufort Street entrance.
U10 Hockey Tour
On the 16th of August the U10s set off for Graaff Reinet to participate in a tournament on Saturday, 17 August. The girls played their best and it was a wonderful learning experience. Thank you to the parents that helped raise funds for this tour and to Ms Knott-Craig and Mrs Andrews for coaching and encouraging them.
Choir Performance
We are thrilled to announce that our choirs (junior choir, senior choir and chamber choir) will be participating in the Rhodes University Music Festival on Saturday, 31 August, which will be held at the 1820 Settlers Monument. Further details will be communicated once they are finalised by the festival organisers.
Page Palooza
DSG Junior school, in partnership with Lebone Centre, are challenging our community to pick up a book and READ! This community outreach aims to encourage girls from Grade 4-7 to read as many pages as possible in the week of the 5th-11th September. Parents are encouraged to sponsor their children a nominal amount per page (10/20 cents per page etc). All funds raised will be used to purchase books from Book Dash for R25 per book and distributed to young learners in Makhanda. Mrs Sauls will distribute sponsor forms next week to the girls who are interested in participating.
Extramurals: Please note that an extramural programme for next week accompanies the newsletter handed out today.
VP Productions
We are delighted to be presenting our two separate productions this year which involve every VP girl from Grade 00 to Grade 7!
The Pre-primary and Foundation Phase production of Sanibonani namkelekile! will take place on the following days: Wednesday, 18 September 13:00-14:00 & Thursday, 19 September 13:00-14:00.
The Intersen Phase production of African Queen will take place on the following days: Monday, 16 September 17:30-18:30 & Thursday, 19 September 17:30-18:30.
Tickets will be available from Monday, 26 August at R20 a ticket, from the school office. There are a limited number of seats so please buy your tickets as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Birthday wishes
We wish the following girls a very happy birthday for next week: Siarra Appollis, Balelihle Jadi, Thorin Prince, Lene van Eyssen, Lunje Tshiki, Lianke Cordier, Christelle Moriarty, Darissa Mushid and Yumna Suleman. We hope you have a very happy day!
Regards
Mrs Rafferty
PRINCIPAL
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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Fri. 30/08 |
· Grade 7 Entrepreneurs’ Day · Civvies Day – Disco Theme – R5 · Grade 6/7 Social @VP |
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Wed. 4/09 |
· SGB Budget meeting 13:00 |
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Fri. 6/09 |
· Grade 7 Outing |
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Fri. 13/09 |
· Production cushion show |
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Mon. 16/09 |
· Production (Gr 4-7) 17:30-18:30 |
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Tues. 17/09 |
· Opening of the JC Art School Exhibition – by invitation |
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Wed. 18/09 |
· Production (Gr 00-3) 13:00-14:00 · SGB AGM 17:15 |
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Thurs. 19/09 |
· Production (Gr 00-3) 13:00-14:00 · Production (Gr 4-7) 17:30-18:30 |
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VP Interhouse Track Winners |
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Event |
Age Group |
Name |
Position |
Time |
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Ladder Relay |
All |
Aloe |
First |
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4 x 100m Relay |
U9 |
Aloe |
First |
1.17.08 |
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4 x 100m Relay |
U10 |
Fern |
First |
1.16.12 |
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4 x 100m Relay |
U11 |
Disa |
First |
1.12.62 |
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4 x 100m Relay |
U12 |
Aloe |
First |
1.08.99 |
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4 x 100m Relay |
U13 |
Aloe |
First |
1.02.92 |
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80m |
U9 |
Taylynne Thomas |
First |
14.17 |
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80m |
U10 |
Nalu Mfiki |
First |
13.41 |
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80m |
U11 |
Mivuyo Nongxaza |
First |
13.18 |
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80m |
U12 |
Rejoice Chatikoba (Record) |
First |
10.58 |
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100m |
U9 |
Chanelle Musarurwa |
First |
17.78 |
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100m |
U10 |
Nalu Mfiki |
First |
16.49 |
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100m |
U11 |
Maham Rizvi |
First |
16.98 |
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100m |
U12 |
Madison Edwards |
First |
15.30 |
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100m |
U13 |
Aleesia Jonkers |
First |
15.00 |
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100m |
U14 |
Amyoli Matswele |
First |
16.20 |
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200m |
U14 |
Amyoli Matswele |
First |
35.74 |
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200m |
U13 |
Aleesia Jonkers |
First |
32.23 |
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200m |
U9 |
Taylynne Thomas |
First |
39.72 |
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200m |
U10 |
Lolwethu Makana |
First |
37.26 |
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200m |
U11 |
Mivuyo Nongxaza |
First |
36.21 |
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200m |
U12 |
Madison Edwards |
First |
31.47 |
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400m |
U9 |
Oluhle Mpati |
First |
1.33.42 |
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400m |
U10 |
Lolwethu Makana |
First |
1.32.19 |
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400m |
U11 |
Esona Makabe |
First |
1.25.04 |
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400m |
U12 |
Micarlin Daniels |
First |
1.22.85 |
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400m |
U13 |
Daniella McLean |
First |
1.11.90 |
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400m |
U14 |
Amyoli Matswele |
First |
1.29.48 |
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800m |
U10 |
Nalu Mfiki |
First |
3.26.33 |
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800m |
U11 |
Siarra Appollis |
First |
3.07.77 |
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800m |
U12 |
Micarlin Daniels |
First |
2.52.29 |
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800m |
U13 |
Daniella McLean |
First |
2.41.57 |
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800m |
U14 |
Abigail Green |
First |
3.17.80 |
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1200m |
U10 |
Nalu Mfiki |
First |
5.57.33 |
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1200m |
U11 |
Esona Makabe |
First |
5.12.23 |
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1200m |
U12 |
Micarlin Daniels |
First |
5.10.61 |
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1200m |
U13 |
Daniella McLean |
First |
4.49.61 |
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1200m |
U14 |
Abigail Green |
First |
5.44.31 |
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VP Interhouse Field Winners |
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Event |
Age Group |
Name |
Position |
Distance/ height |
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Cricket Ball |
U9 |
Lunika Mdyebi |
First |
20.15m |
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Cricket Ball |
U10 |
Emihle Kulati (Record) |
First |
31.47m |
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Cricket Ball |
U11 |
Lunje Manzana |
First |
33.33m |
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Cricket Ball |
U12 |
Iminathi Ndilele |
First |
31.82m |
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Cricket Ball |
U13 |
Stella Mullin |
First |
34.43m |
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Cricket Ball |
U14 |
Mihlie Khitha |
First |
28.84m |
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Shot Put |
U12 |
Iminathi Ndilele (Record) |
First |
7.31m |
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Shot Put |
U13 |
Daniella McLean |
First |
7.82m |
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Shot Put |
U14 |
Unako Dlepu |
First |
7.41m |
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Long Jump |
U9 |
Aliyah Swartz |
First |
2.86m |
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Long Jump |
U10 |
Nalu Mfiki |
First |
3.37m |
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Long Jump |
U11 |
Leah Doyle |
First |
3.45m |
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Long Jump |
U12 |
Nakweziphi Mthetho |
First |
3.82m |
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Long Jump |
U13 |
Zaydiah Adler |
First |
3.77m |
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Long Jump |
U14 |
Amyoli Matswele |
First |
3.46m |
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High Jump |
U9 |
Chanelle Musarurwa |
First |
1m |
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High Jump |
U10 |
Etinosa Nini (Record) |
First |
1.22m |
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High Jump |
U11 |
Lunje Manzana |
First |
1.15m |
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High Jump |
U12 |
Micarlin Daniels |
First |
1.20m |
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High Jump |
U13 |
Amyoli Sesani |
First |
1.30m |
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High Jump |
U14 |
Shaziah Loutz |
First |
1.1m |
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Medals |
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Top Points Achiever |
U9 |
Chanelle Musarurwa |
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Top Points Achiever |
U10 |
Nalu Mfiki |
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Top Points Achiever |
U11 |
Lunje Manzana |
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Top Points Achiever |
U12 |
Micarlin Daniels |
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Top Points Achiever |
U13 |
Daniella McLean |
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Top Points Achiever |
U14 |
Amyoli Matswele |
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Best Track Athlete |
U9 |
Chanelle Musarurwa |
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Best Field Athlete |
U9 |
Aliyah Swartz |
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Best Track Athlete |
U10 |
Nalu Mfiki |
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Best Field Athlete |
U10 |
Emihile Kulati |
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Best Track Athlete |
U11 |
Mivuyo Nongxaza |
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Best Field Athlete |
U11 |
Lunje Manzana |
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Best Track Athlete |
U12 |
Micarlin Daniels |
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Best Field Athlete |
U12 |
Iminathi Ndilele |
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Best Track Athlete |
U13 |
Daniella McLean |
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Best Field Athlete |
U13 |
Daniella McLean |
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Best Track Athlete |
U14 |
Amyoli Matswele |
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Best Field Athlete |
U14 |
Lesego Mthiya |
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Record Medals |
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High Jump Record |
U10 |
Etinosa Nini |
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Cricket Ball Record |
U10 |
Emihle Kulati |
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Shot Put Record |
U12 |
Iminathi Ndilele |
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80m Record |
U12 |
Rejoice Chatikobo |
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Trophies |
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Victrix Ludorum |
U9 |
Chanelle Musarurwa |
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Victrix Ludorum |
Junior |
Nalu Mfiki |
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Victrix Ludorum |
Senior |
Daniella McLean |
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Best Overall Field Athlete |
Daniella McLean |
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Best Overall Track Athlete |
Nalu Mfiki |
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Most Courageous Athlete |
Abenathi Kulati |
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Most Courageous Athlete |
Indiphile Zondani |
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Interhouse Athletics |
Aloe |
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