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PRIDWIN PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Physical Address: Tel: 011 788 1116 St Andrew Street email: admin@pridwin.co.za Melrose, 2196 web: www.pridwin.co.za

NEWSLETTER 19 13 JUNE 2018

CONTENT

Headmaster’s Desk 2

Board Elections 3

Lunch Policy at School 3

Eid Mubarak 3

Upcoming Events 4

Pupil News 5

Library Information 6

Menu 7

Senior School Tours 8

Sport’s Desk 9

Chess Information 9

Grade 0 Outing 9

Closing Times 9

Father’s Day Market 10

Movie Night 11

Advertisement 12

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THE HEADMASTER’S DESK

CHAPTER 13 The second half of Lythcott-Haims’ book is solution focussed. This chapter is about the need for children to be given unstructured play. An overscheduled, tick-listed childhood tends to be devoid of authentic free play. Play dates tend to be diarised and supervised, instead we should be getting out of children’s way as they play. Play is essential to the healthy development of a child. For healthy psychological development children should be involved in activity that is freely chosen, directed by the child himself and for its own sake. When there is an adult present directing things it is not play. Play should be a child’s “dream time”. The liberty and freedom awarded to a child for play should of course be age appropriate. Lythcott-Haims suggests the following guidelines:

1. Adults should value free play. If it’s not valued it will not be given time. We should embrace play as a developmental requirement.

2. Understand the degree of freedom appropriate to your child. Balance safety concerns with your job as a parent to develop independence and competency through play.

3. Develop a network of like-minded parents to support play-dates where free play can happen.

4. Provide materials for imaginative free play. Providing a lego set where they must follow a set of instructions to build something is not free play. On the other hand if they construct something out of any materials using their imaginations, it is free play.

5. Let the children decide how and what to play. 6. Work on creating distance between yourself and your child at play. Resist the

temptation to intervene. 7. Your child will get hurt when engaged in free play. Provide hugs and a plaster

instead of trying to prevent the upset and sprains that are inevitable in free play. 8. Create a culture of free play out of doors. 9. Visit places that are deliberately constructed to encourage children to explore. 10. Model play. Tinker, practise, do puzzles, play, make, create to demonstrate what

you consider to be fun in your own life. Play is good for children. It aids their development and thinking. It builds capabilities valued in the workplace. Nancy Cotton in the Journal Child Psychiatry and Human Development defines four ways in which play develops competencies needed for the workplace.

1. Play provides opportunities for children to learn, develop and perfect new skills that build competence.

2. Play is the child’s natural mode to master anxiety from overwhelming experiences of everyday life, which builds the capacity to cope with the environment.

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3. Play helps build the ego’s capacity to mediate between unconscious and conscious realities, which enhances ego strength.

4. Play repeats or confirms a gratifying experience that fuels a child’s investment in life.

“Keep a child safe and create opportunities for a child to think independently and take risks, build character – that’s part of being a great parent. I’m not failing or neglecting them by doing that – I’m doing what’s right for their future.” Hanna Rosin: 2014 Reference: How to Raise an Adult – Julie Lythcott-Haims (2015) Back to the top

BOARD ELECTIONS

If you are willing to stand in the Board elections or want to know more please email me on selwynm@pridwin.co.za. I will give you a call or set up a meeting – whichever suits you best. Please click here for a copy of the nomination form. Back to the top

LUNCH POLICY AT SCHOOL

Boys who attend lunch will be allowed to:

o Determine their own portion size.

o Select food items to eat.

o Have seconds.

o Once a boy has made his choice he must eat what he has asked for.

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EID MUBARAK

We would like to wish our Muslim Families a Happy Eid Mubarak for Friday.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

WEDNESDAY 13 JUNE 13h00 Junior Prep parent interviews 14h00 Interhouse Cross Country 18h30 Gr 6 & 7 concert

THURSDAY 14 JUNE 10h00 Fathers’ Day market 13h00 Junior Prep Parent interviews 14h00 Gr 7s go home after lunch (tour prep)

FRIDAY 15 JUNE 07h00 Gr 7 Tour departs

SUNDAY 17 JUNE 06h00 Gr 6 tour departs

MONDAY 18 JUNE 14h00 Gr 5s go home (tour prep)

TUESDAY 19 JUNE 08h00 Gr 5 tour departs 08h20 Gr 0 outing to Sci Bono 13h30 Gr 4s go home (tour prep) 16h30 Board meeting

WEDNESDAY 20 JUNE 08h00 Gr 4 tour departs 13h15 Gr 3 optional soccer practice

THURSDAY 21 JUNE 12h00 Gr 7 tour returns

FRIDAY 22 JUNE 11h30 School closes Gr 0-3 12h00 Tours return (Gr 4-6) 16h00 UK Tour departs

MONDAY 2 JULY 07h30 School reopens

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PUPIL NEWS

KNIGHT OF THE WEEK Shaun Curry – For assisting all day at the jazz fest and helping run the china mall stand.

CLASS HONOURS Well done to the following boys who represented Pridwin at Chatterbox: Adam Angamia, Robert Burman, Nicholas Morgan, Arif Osman, Liam Batley, Vidur Pillay, Austin Southey, Samuele Banchetti, Sam Kobus, Mateo von Cziffra-Bergs, Joseph Hsu, Matthew de Vasconcelos For completing all Mathletics tasks Ulrich Fey, William Stevens, Rhys Watson

For maturity and empathy shown in a difficult situation Max Vries & Nuzayh Sarang

For bravery and diligence shown since he broke his arm Robert Smuts For excellent in Science Oscar Mueller, Austin Southey, Shaun Curry, Adrian Dobrescu, Caleb Stewart, Daniel Buchel, Yamiko Hassam, Connor Mc Williams, Atang Phahlamohlaka, Joshua Buttifant-Sewel, Ben Kelly, Joseph Hsu, For eagerness and involvement in their space theme lesson Myles Holmner & Eoin Gaffney

For excellent improvement in weekly spelling tests Eben Pretorius

For excellence in the Zulu test Luke Brickhill, Olethinala Mgeyane, Keitumetse Senamela, Angus Barnes, Stephen Carstens, Stuart Faber, Nicholas Morgan, Sangxa Mxenge, William van der Linde, Alex Vries, Robert Veltdman

For excellence in the French test Zareef Akoodie, Kofi Asumaning, Robert Hawes, Sohan Desai, Ava Mazwai, Jaipal Pillay

For improvement in numeracy Anthony Cropley, Aiden Greenstein, Ross Faber, Zachery Ichikowitz, Max Asamoah, James Hefer, Kieran Pillay, Oliver Lamb, Leo Cropley, James De Vries, Angelo Henderson

For excellent speeches at Chatterbox Guy Glossoti, Yamiko Hassam, Mikhaeel Davies Continued on page 6…

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SPORT AWARDS The following boys were placed in the top 10 at the Interschool Cross Country at St John’s:

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Name Position

Michael Petersen 6

Joshua Chilango 8

The following boys were placed in the top 10 at the Interschool Cross Country at St David’s: UNDER 9

The following boys were placed in the top 10 at the Interschool Cross Country at St Benedict’s: UNDER 9

Name Position

Steven Sutherland 5

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LIBRARY INFORMATION The James Clarke Library will be open from Wednesday 13 June until Friday 27 July as per times listed below, to allow the boys to change their library books. This is to accommodate the need to change books more frequently for the Reading Challenge. Mondays 07h00 – 08h00 Tuesdays 07h00 – 08h00 & 12h30 – 13h00 Wednesdays 07h00 – 08h30 Thursdays 07h00 – 08h00 & 12h30 – 13h00 Friday 07h00 – 08h00 The Senior Library is open every day from 07h00 – 15h30 except Wednesdays when it is open from 07h00 – 13h30. Back to the top

Name Position

Steven Sutherland 4

Anthony Crossley 5

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THIS WEEK’S MENU

THURSDAY 14 JUNE Curry mince and Rice Vegetarian Bobotie

Salad bar Water/Milk/Fruit

FRIDAY 15 JUNE Penne pasta with 3 cheese sauce

Water/Milk/Ice Cream

MONDAY 18 JUNE Chicken Burgers and Chips

Halloumi Burgers (Vegetarian) Salad bar

Water/Milk/ Fruit

TUESDAY 19 JUNE Beef Lasagne

Vegetarian Lasagne Salad bar

Water/Milk/Fruit

WEDNESDAY 20 JUNE Boerewors & Prego rolls

(sold by PPA moms)

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SENIOR SCHOOL TOURS

GRADE 7 - FRIDAY 15 JUNE Grade 7s will go home after lunch on Thursday, 14 June to prepare for their tour to Babanango on Friday, 15 June. All boys are to meet at 06h30 in order to leave at 07h00. Boys will return on Thursday, 21 June at approximately 12h00 and may go home on arrival. There will be no school for the Grade 7s on Friday, 22 June. GRADE 6 - SUNDAY 17 JUNE Grade 6 tour to Mpumalanga departs on Sunday, 17 June. All boys are to meet at Pridwin at 05h30 in order to leave at 06h00. The boys will be arriving back at school on Friday, 22 June at approximately 12h00 and may go home on arrival. GRADE 5 - TUESDAY 19 JUNE Grade 5s will go home after lunch on Monday, 18 June to prepare for their tour to Camp Nelu (Hekpoort) on Tuesday, 19 June. All boys are to meet at Pridwin at 07h30 on Tuesday, 19 June in order to leave at 08h00. The boys will be arriving back at school on Friday, 22 June at approximately 12h00 and may go home on arrival. GRADE 4 - WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE Grade 4s will go home after lunch on Tuesday, 19 June to prepare for their tour to Camp Nelu (Zwartkloof) on Wednesday, 20 June. All boys are to meet at Pridwin at 07h30 on Wednesday, 20 June in order to leave at 08h00. The boys will be arriving back at school 12h00 on Friday, 22 June at approximately 12h00 and may go home on arrival. NB: A basic first aid bag will be sent on tour. Please ensure that any medication/epipen/asthma pump/antihistamine that your son requires is clearly marked with detailed instructions and given to the teachers on the day the tour departs. Back to the top

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FROM THE SPORT’S DESK

SOCCER & TENNIS PROGRAMME COMMENCES Tuesday 18 June 2018

Please note the sports timetable will be in effect from Tuesday 18 June 2018. Back to the top

CHESS INFORMATION This morning’s chess practice was the last morning practice for the term. Afternoon chess will continue as normal. Back to the top

GRADE 0 OUTING

The Grade 0 boys will be going on an outing to SCI-BONO on Tuesday 19 June 2018. We will be leaving school at 08h20 and returning to school at approximately 12h30. A bus has been hired to transport the boys to and from the museum. Please ensure that your son is wearing his Pridwin golf shirt and a suitable pair of shoes on the day of our trip and provide your son with his usual lunch in his Pridwin lunch bag. We look forward to a fun filled, exciting outing. Back to the top

CLOSING TIMES

School closes on Friday, 22 June for half-term:

Grade 0-3 will go home at 11h30 Grade 4-6 will go home on arrival from camp at approximately 12h00 School will reopen on Monday, 2 July. Back to the top

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FATHER’S DAY MARKET

The Grade 7s will be holding their annual Father’s Day market on Thursday, 14 June

during break. All boys are welcome to attend to buy some small gifts. Please send pocket

money with your son on the day, to support the Grade 7s.

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MOVIE NIGHT

DATE: FRIDAY 13TH JULY 2018

TIME: 17H00 FOR 17H30

ADDRESS: CINE CENTRE, KILLARNEY MALL

COST: R140 FOR MOVIE TICKET, COKE, POPCORN AND SMARTIES

BRING/BUY 3D GLASSES

RSVP TO KARABOS@PRIDWIN.CO.ZA BY 06 JULY 2018

REPLY SLIP

I, _________________________ (PARENT’S NAME) WOULD LIKE, _________ NUMBER OF TICKETS DEBITED TO MY SON’S SCHOOL ACCOUNT.

SCHOOL ACCOUNT INFORMATION:

SON’S NAME: ______________________________________

GRADE: ______________________________________

__________________________________

PARENT’S/ GUARDIAN’S SIGNATURE

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