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Message from the office<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, it’s back to the grindstone and five day weeks! We have a jam-packed schedule of sporting fixtures up ahead – I love the winter season! Please support your daughter at all her matches, if possible, as we love our family support and your girls love you watching them give their best.<\/p>\n

At VP we encourage our girls to win with grace and lose with dignity and we implore you to echo this while your daughter is giving her all on the field.<\/p>\n

Cheer your daughter from the sidelines and support her teammates. Support her coaches and their decisions – they are all trying their best. Do not coach from the side lines as this may contradict what they have been told as a team and by their coach. Do not get involved during team chats – leave that to the coach and the team. Do not undermine or speak poorly of your child\u2019s coach in front of your daughter as this will affect her willingness and eagerness to give her best. And please, please, please do not chirp the referee!! It is far too often that matches turn nasty not because the players are bad sports but because the adults involved have forgotten the ethics and value of sportsmanship and instead promote winning at all costs, and this gets tangibly absorbed into the spirit of the game being played.<\/p>\n

Remind your daughter that she needs to play her best and support her teammates even if she isn\u2019t in the team she hoped to be in or playing the position she wanted or if she isn’t in the starting line up or does not play a full game. In primary school, building character through sport is just as (if not more) important as learning the sport itself. Her coach will note her positive attitude and her team spirit – a coach wants a player who gives of her best (regardless of her situation), follows instructions, shows a willingness to learn and grow, and who is an encouraging and supportive teammate. Often these nurtured attitudes will go a long way to developing a successful player later in life.<\/p>\n

I want to thank our eager and encouraging parents who find the time to come and cheer our VP teams on and we are grateful for the very supportive parent body that we have. Praise your little girl’s efforts, point out her strengths and moments of greatness and sure, give her some tips, but above all, teach her to be a good sport (as this permeates into all of life) – win or lose.<\/p>\n

A very special Mothers\u2019 Day to all the special women who support and nurture our VP girls. We hope that you are deservedly spoiled rotten on Sunday!<\/p>\n

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Art Club<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please note the Art Club time is changed from 15:00-16:00 on a Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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VP\u2019s Got Talent <\/strong><\/p>\n

After last year\u2019s great success, we are excited to be having our second VP\u2019s Got Talent in 2025. We encourage all girls who may be interested to enter to audition. Entry forms can be obtained from the school office. Start practising!!!!<\/p>\n

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PTA 75th VP Recipe Book<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are delighted that our special 75th birthday edition recipe book has been compiled and contains a wonderful array of recipes for any occasion. We will be pre- ordering this special edition at R150. A big thank you to everyone who contributed their family favourites and to Mrs Louwna Coetzee who compiled it so beautifully for us. <\/em> Please complete the order form attached to the newsletter sent home today and send it to your child\u2019s class teacher with the cash, credit card receipt or POP attached. If you make an EFT please also ensure you reference the payment with surname\/grade\/recipe book.<\/em> Deadline for orders is 6 June 2025. We have a sample book at the office for your perusal. This would make a wonderful Mothers\u2019 Day gift!<\/p>\n

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Grade 6&7 Social<\/strong><\/p>\n

The much-anticipated Graeme\/ VP social is tonight at VP. Doors will open at 18:00. The music will be switched off at 20:50 and all girls must be fetched by 21:00. Entry and exit will be from the hall gate in Beaufort Street. Please make sure that you have arranged reliable transport. No girl will be allowed to walk home.   Please note that according to our late collection policy any child who is fetched late will not be allowed to participate in future evening functions.<\/p>\n

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Worker of the Week<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well done to Sibabalwe Hanisi for her wonderful work in EMS and LO this week!<\/p>\n

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Indlulamthi Badge<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our first Indlulamthi Badge recipients were announced at Monday\u2019s Assembly. We are so proud of them! Well done to:<\/p>\n

Grade 4 – Nakhane Klei, Chanelle Musarurwa, Zingce Pilisani<\/p>\n

Grade 5 – Azoma Magopeni, Misha Potts<\/p>\n

Grade 6 – Ababalwe Ngwetsheni, Haset Sintayehu<\/p>\n

Grade 7 – Uzosule Kanana, Iminathi Mcophele, Mila Nongubo, Nakweziphi Mthetho<\/p>\n

According to the criteria for our badges for 2025 girls who have received the Indlulamthi Badge for 4 consecutive years from Grade 3-6 or Grade 4-7 will receive an Honours Indlulamthi Badge. We are so proud of Haset Sintayehu, Mila Nongubo and Nakweziphi Mthetho who will be receiving their Honours Badges and who are our first recipients ever!<\/p>\n

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Bathurst Show Art Exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congratulations to the following girls who received awards at the Bathurst Show art exhibition.<\/p>\n

Grade 4<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Asante Sankqela (Gold)<\/p>\n

Anna Malamis (Gold)<\/p>\n

Chanelle Musaruwa (Silver)<\/p>\n

Rebecca Phillip (Silver)<\/p>\n

Onika Jimmy (Silver)<\/p>\n

Grade 7<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Iviwe Jakavula (Silver)<\/p>\n

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Merit Acheivers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Isabella Tladi, Lulo Ponoshe, Isla Orsmond, Iminathi Bawuti, Sairaah Govender and Zenazi Gqekehas have received over 250 merits so far this year. Well done!<\/p>\n

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Assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Monday Grade 4KC will present their assembly. Their assembly starts at 10:15. Parents are welcome to join us.<\/p>\n

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Music<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mini Maestros<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mini Maestros competition will take place next week, on Friday, 16 May, at the Kingswood College music school. Girls will be transported in the school bus, and they are reminded to wear civvies with their Mini Maestros T-shirts to school. Parents are welcome to attend. Letters were sent home this week, which contain the morning’s programme.<\/p>\n

SAC\/DSG music festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are thrilled to be participating in this festival, which is a great opportunity for our girls to perform and to hear musicians from other schools. The following girls\/groups will be involved: selected soloists, junior choir, senior choir, chamber choir, and orchestra. Please take note of the following dates. Further details will be provided in a letter, which will be sent home next week.<\/p>\n

Solo categories<\/strong>: Monday, 19 May to Wednesday, 21 May (mornings only)<\/p>\n

Choir festival<\/strong>: Monday, 19 May (16:00)<\/p>\n

Orchestra festival<\/strong>: Tuesday, 20 May or Wednesday, 21 May (18:30) To be confirmed.<\/p>\n

Gala concert<\/strong>: Thursday, 22 May (18:30) Soloists\/groups selected from the week\u2019s performances.<\/p>\n

 <\/strong>Assessments<\/strong><\/p>\n

All music pupils will play their scales tests next week. Their Term 2 assessments will take place the week after. Keep up the lovely practising, girls!<\/p>\n

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Tennis report: Luden Cup<\/strong><\/p>\n

Good luck to our girls participating in the Luden Tennis Cup this Sunday at DSG. All the best and have fun girls.<\/p>\n

Well done to Marizaan Boucher who played in the Tennis South Africa tennis tournament in Cradock recently. She won the girls U14 division. We are very proud of her.<\/p>\n

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Derby Day vs Erica Primary<\/strong> tomorrow<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are very excited for our first fixture this season. Girls are to be dropped off 45 minutes before the start of their game. Girls supporting must be dressed in their full school uniform with their blazers or their school tracksuit with their navy blue golf shirt (No house shirts). Cellphones are not permitted. Please make sure that you make arrangements for collection before you drop her off. ALL girls must be fetched from the Huntley Street gate by 11:30 at the latest. Parents and supporters must please use Huntley Street gate for access, no cars will be allowed onto the campus. The fixtures are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hockey<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fergusson Field<\/strong><\/td>\nTop field<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08:30<\/td>\nU13A<\/td>\n08:50    U9A<\/p>\n

VP U10B vs VP U10C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

09:10<\/td>\nU13B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09:50<\/td>\nU13C<\/td>\n09:10     U9B<\/p>\n

U10A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Netball<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Court A<\/strong><\/td>\nCourt B<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09:00<\/td>\nU12A<\/td>\n09:20<\/td>\nU9A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09:30<\/td>\nU11A<\/td>\n09:40<\/td>\nU10A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09:50<\/td>\nVP staff vs Erica Staff<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:15<\/td>\nVP U13A<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Sport fixtures next week<\/strong><\/p>\n