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Wow, where has 2015 gone?! Can you believe it’s only 7 weeks untill schools close and 10 weeks untill Christmas?

It’s been a jam-packed year with sports, academics, concerts, social events, award ceremonies etc …

I’m sure that the one thing on every teacher, student and (especially) parents’ mind is final exams, eeck! But in the very wise words of my favourite little fish, Dory: “Just keep swimming”.

From the AWSUM team we’d like to wish you all good luck with the last stretch, we know that you’ll be doing your absolute best.

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of AWSUM, also remember to look out for the winners of our Facebook competition. The winners will be announced on 30 October.

Till next time.Tenille & the AWSUM Team

TEACHER’S DAY AWARDSWe congratulate Alida Schoeman for winning the Eastern Cape regional section of the Teacher’s Day Awards. During the school holidays Miss Schoeman was flown to Cape Town to attend celebrations for these teachers.The teachers were nominated by their pupils who wrote 200 word essays about a teacher who had made a difference in their life. Miss Schoeman was nominated by Rachel-Mae Forsyth, who wrote the following about her:“The teacher I’m nominating is Miss Schoeman. In grade three I went through a difficult time with my dad as he was diagnosed with stage four cancer. Miss Schoeman was always there for me no matter what she was like a second mom. I often missed tests due to spending time with my dad, I caught up after school she would help me even after hours when her day was supposed to end and when I didn’t understand she would help and guide me. At a stage I was also being bullied by one of the girls in the class. I went

to Miss Schoeman and asked her for help she advised me to not worry about it and to try become friends with the girl and show her that I am a better person. I tried my best but it was hard to become friends with someone you dislike so much and hurts your feelings. In the end we became good friends and I learnt a life lesson to always love your enemies. Thank you Miss Schoeman you truly are the best teacher ever!” Hudson Park is thankful to have caring and dedicated teachers, as epitomized by Miss Schoeman.

LONG-SERVING STAFF MEMBERSWe thank our dedicated staff members who, by the end of this year, will have completed the following decades of service to Hudson Park:• 40 years: Alida Schoeman• 30 years: Morgan Lands • 20 years: Bunty Breetzke, Jenny Marlow, Marion Rayment• 10 years: Tynnielle Boucher, Kim Farr, Nicholas Mndali, Elton Magade

BEACONHURST HIGH(t) 043 748 2427 (e) admin@beaconhurstschool.co.za

GRADE 11 JOB SHADOWINGAfter Grade 12, learners are thrown into the big, wide world where they have to follow a certain career path for the rest of their lives. Talk about tough decisions! Thankfully, the Grade 11’s were given the opportunity to ‘job shadow’ – follow around a professional of their choice for a day – in the hopes of gathering information about their future potential career paths. Learners from Beaconhurst spent Friday,

4 September, away from school, spending the day at engineering firms, hospitals, schools and offices. This opportunity not only informed the learners about the working world, but it also gave them an indication as to whether their current idea of a future career choice is accurate or not. Watch out, you might just see Beaconhurst pupils being local stars in the working world sooner than you think!

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PRE-PRIMARY CONCERT – THE GRUFFALO

Erin Wannenburg & Lwango Ntantala

Evan Buranga & John-Wayne Truter

Kyle Naude, Tatum Höll & Kristen van Eck

Laydon Parker & Somila Tole Neve Bowen

Crystal Kruger & Abigail McArthur

Jamie-Leigh Bauer & Emily Annandale

Ethan Schenk & Liam Holbrook

CLARENDON PREP SCHOOL CONCERT“320 little girls from Clarendon Prep took to the stage and delighted audiences through song, dance, music and poetry with their dazzling production of “Tails from the Deep”, a combination of enchanting underwater sea stories written by Julia Donaldson

Sesame-seared tuna with a Sweet and Sour TwistServes 4The tuna needs to be fresh and deep red – and I mean really fresh.

INGREDIENTS:• A little oil for searing• 1 tbls, fresh ginger, grated• 2 cloves garlic, crushed• 2 spring onions with tops very finely chopped• 1 tsp sesame oil• 1 tbls soy sauce• ¾ cup Wellingtons Sweet and Sour Sauce • 4 thick slices of raw tuna• 2 tsp sesame seeds, toasted METHOD:• Mix all the ingredients

together, except the tuna and sesame seeds.

• Lay the tuna in the marinade for 15 minutes, turning once.

• Remove the tuna from the marinade and set aside.

• Oil a grill pan lightly and sear the tuna on both sides – don’t take it beyond medium, it is better served rare.

• Heat the leftover marinade in a small saucepan and drizzle over tuna. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with sticky rice and stir-fried vegetables.

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VOORPOS VARIETY EXTRAVAGANZAVoorpos put on an AWESOME Variety Extravaganza at the end of the 3rd term that displayed the talents of our learners. Thank you to all the teachers and learners who worked so hard to make the show a success and to the parents for their support.

May I have this dance? Grade 2 choral verse

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“Thriller”... make-up in progress... Our amazing choir

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SELBORNE COLLEGE SPORT RESULTSCAPE SCHOOLS CRICKET WEEK 2015 (1ST TEAM) HOSTED BY PAUL ROOSSelborne College 1st XI vs Rondebosch 1st XI at Rondebosch - 3rd October 2015Match abandoned due to rain.

Selborne College 1st XI vs Wynberg 1st XI at Wynberg - 4th October 2015Wynberg 260/8 declared.Selborne College 1st XI 136 all out.Selborne College 1st XI lost by 124 runs.

Selborne College 1st XI vs SACS 1st XI at Newlands - 5th October 2015SACS 226 all out (Jason Raubenheimer 4/46, Nathan George 3/47).Selborne College 1st XI 130/7 (James Monaghan 47)Match Drawn.Selborne College 1st XI vs Paul Roos 1st XI at Maties A, Stellenbosch - 6th October 2015Paul Roos 1st XI 154/7 in 35 overs (Mvume Ngxata 2/33)Selborne College 1st XI 152 all out (Dylan Deetlefs 38, James Bruce 21).Selborne College 1st XI lost by 2 runs.

CHARL VAN ROOYEN U14 CRICKET FESTIVAL (U14A TEAM) HOSTED BY JEPPESelborne College U14A vs Affies U14A (50 Over Match) - 3rd October 2015Affies 337 all out.Selborne College U14A 183 all out.Selborne College U14A lost by 155 runs.

Selborne College U14A vs Jeppe U14A (50 Over Match) - 4th October 2015Jeppe U14A 195 all out (R.Potgieter 3/21, R.Masters 2/27)Selborne U14A 197/4 (S.Els 40, E.Boucher 30, R.Masters 32 no, R.Brand7 36 no)Selborne U14A won by 6 wickets.

Selborne College U14A vs Waterkloof U14A (50 Over Match) - 5th October 2015Waterkloof 307 all out (R.Potgieter 4/34)Selborne U14A 141 all out (A. Van Wyk 52 no)Selborne U14A lost by 173 runs.

Selborne College U14A vs Durban Boys High School U14A (T20) - 6th October 2015Selborne College U14A 124 all out.Durban Boys HS 113/7.Selborne U14A won by 11 runs.

CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL CRICKET FESTIVAL (2ND’S AND U15A TEAMS) HOSTED BY CAMBRIDGE HSSelborne College Colts (U15A) vs Wartburg 1st XI (T20) at Selborne No 2 Field - 3rd October 2015Wartburg 1st XI 41 all out.Selborne College Colts (U15A) 44/0.Selborne College Colts (U15A) won by 10 wickets.Selborne College 2nd XI vs George Campbell 1st XI (T20) at Selborne No 1 Field - 3rd October 2015George Campbell 1st XI 117/6.Selborne College 2nd XI 47 all out.Selborne College 2nd XI lost to George Campbell 1st XI by 70 runs.Selborne College Colts (U15A) vs Port Alfred HS 1st XI (T20) at Selborne No 2 Field - 3rd October 2015Selborne College Colts (U15A) 190/6 (Ntini 77, Dewar 55).Port Alfred High School 1st XI 25 all out.Selborne College Colts (U15A) won by 165 runs.

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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY’S PRODUCTION OF DISNEY’S ALADDIN JR Cambridge Primary’s production of Disney’s Aladdin Jr has been wildly successful with every single performance booked out and compliments coming in from all audiences. Thank you to everyone who attended as well as to our generous sponsors.

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BIATHLON INTER-PROVINCIALCongratulations to Lauren Tarr U13 (14th place), Jenna Tarr U11 (8th place) and Bridget Venables ((U11) on their results in the Inter-Provincial Biathlon which was held in Bloemfontein during the holidays.

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CAMBRIDGE CELEBRATES OUR 136TH BIRTHDAYOn 18 September, Cambridge Schools celebrated their Founders Day. This involved an assembly on the main field as well the sounding of the Last Post and Reveille while the cadets marched. The guest speaker was Miss Mbali Ndandani, a past head girl of Cambridge High School. This was a wonderful celebration of both the past and the present.

STAFF BEAT PUPILS IN HOCKEY MATCHA team, comprising of staff members and coaches, beat a team of pupils in a fun-filled match on the new AstroTurf. This was a wonderful afternoon, which saw some of the 1st team rugby and netball players also getting involved.

GRADE 11 LEADERSHIP AFTERNOON28 August saw the Grade 11 pupils assemble on the schools main field to participate in a leadership afternoon. This was run by Jonginenge and the Grade 11 class teachers. It required learners to work together and show leadership skills, all while having fun. A wonderful afternoon was had by all.

Clarendon High School1. U15 Collegiate Water Polo Tournament• We lost to Kingswood 2-3• We lost to Roedean 0-5• We beat DSG u14s 6-0By losing 2 pool games we ended 3rd in our pool and unfortunately advanced to We played the quarter finals for the bottom teams against St Peters and beat them 13-0

Clarendon then advanced to the semi finals of the bottom 8 teams where we met collegiate u14s and we won 5-1After losing only 2 games we finally played for 9th or 10th position against Pearson u14s and we beat them 6-1The Clarendon u15 team finished 9th overall2. St Anne’s Water Polo TourThe first water polo team travelled to

Pietermaritzburg on the Thursday 1 October. We played five pool games and the results are as follows:Vs Durban Girls High School won 5 – 3Vs St Marys Kloof won 7 – 3Vs Danville won 10 – 0Vs St Dominics won 5 – 4Vs Collegiate won 5 - 0This placed us at the top our pool. We

proceeded to play Kingsmead in the playoffs and beat them 10 – 0 putting us through to the Semi – Final.We played St Stithians in the semi – final and after a very physical game we lost narrowly 6 -5.the last match was played against St Anne’s for 3rd and 4th position. The girls won 5 – 3 therefore placing us 3rd overall.

GRADE 10 SURVIVAL CAMP AT GUBU DAM Teams use the skills they have gained over 10 years of adventure training to complete exercises to earn points which they use to purchase food and other necessities. Activities include, starting a fire with a flint, shelter building, abseiling, paddling and group dynamics.

From Left to Right is Emile Du Plessis:, Jack Madlakane, Duwayne Baartman, Chad Denakie

Unam Langa jumps off an 8m high cliffEmily Lessing abseils 90 meters

GRADE 11 LIFE SCIENCES CLASS TAKES IT TO THE BEACHKaitlin Kemp from the grade 11 Life Sciences class uses a sampling technique to determine the population size of different inter-tidal organisms at Double Mouth.

INTERACT TEAM VISIT CHILDREN WITH CANCER AT FRERE HOSPITALMatthew Barnard has his face painted by one of the cancer patients at Frere Hospital

ASSEMBLY MESSAGE: DON’T EVER GIVE UP !Koos Jacobs, pictured here with some of the 1st team rugby boys inspired the whole school with his message of perseverance. Koos was a promising rugby player when he had a powerline accident and had both legs and his left arm amputated. He wasn’t prepared to give up his dream and is now off to play for South Africa in the Wheelchair Rugby World Cup in England. Truly inspiring!

GRADE 9’S EXPLORE THE ROCK FORMATIONS AT NAHOON BEACH

7MATRIC WRITING THEIR PRELIMSWe would like to congratulate the following top 5 matriculants in their achievements:1st Position Terry Reynolds2nd Position Chulumanco Myoyo3rd Position Tyron Stap4th Position Demaine-Dylan Spyers5th Position Keegan Lahner

GRADE 8 MARKET DAY 2015Port Rex THS Grade 8’s held their annual Market Day on 30 September 2015. There was much excitement as the Grade 8’s descended on the workshop tunnel, after weeks of planning in class during EMS lessons. Finally all the theory they had learned in class about Business Plans, marketing and costing was to be put into practice.There were many goods available from an assortment of food stalls selling things such as curry bunnies, cupcakes, candy floss, cool drinks, popcorn, fudge and lots more. Valuable entrepreneurial skills were learned by all.

PORT REX THS WINTER SPORTS AWARDSPort Rex recently held their Winter Sports Awards ceremony a few of the recipients were:

Service Awards for Photography: Jaco Van Heerden, Tamzin Jinnah and Magcinonke Mayedwa

Colours Award for First Aid: Qaphelani Magida, Hlumelo Sinxo, Luxolo Jita

Colours Award for Cross Country: Luxolo Shushu

Service Award for First Aid: Bukho Stuurman

Service & First Team Award for Hockey: Sibongile Mzamo

Junior Sports Award for Hockey: Siyanda Tyakumo

Junior Sports Award for Netball: Alubongile Xosa

Colours Award for Rugby: Xabiso Nyangintaka, Libongo Yapi

Sports Award for Karate: Ashley & Harold Badenhorst with their proud mother

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SPRINGBOK SUPPORTERS! Our Grade 1 pupils - who are also staunch Springbok supporters! – had a visit to the local touch and fondle farm recently where they were able to interact with all the farm animals. The supporters are Tyler Potgieter and Bulela Toni and the hamster feeders are Iviwe Yaso and Avela Matandela

WORLD BIATHLE CHAMPS Travis Shaw in Grade 4 travelled to the World Biathle Champs in Butami, Georgia in September to represent South Africa in the Under 10 age Group. He did us proud by coming second in the world in the Individual event and winning a Gold Medal in the Boys’ Team event. He has left big shoes to be filled!

LENTE IS HIER!! EN DIS KRIEKET TYD

0/9 mini krieket span by KFC krieketdag.

“SPRING INTO ACTION”

LS Nahoon ondersteun Loslitdag se “Spring into Action”. Hier is die Graad 2 klas in aksie.

INKWENKWEZI GAME PARKGrade 4 Georgies enjoyed an excursion to Inkwenkwezi Game Park. They learnt about the local ecology and the importance of protecting our natural heritage.

The highlight was that of a personal elephant encounter! The visit culminated in a meal of the famous Inkwenkwezi burger!

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SPELLING BEE COMPETITION Lelethu Dyani, George Randell Primary Grade 3 learner, brought accolades to her school by winning the Cluster Spelling BeeCompetition (English Home Language) held by the Department of Education. She participated in the East London District Competition consisting of twenty-two Clusters, each consisting of several schools. She now proceeds to participation in the Provincial Spelling Bee Competition held in mid October.

BIG FUND RAISER George Randell Primary School’s big fund raiser of the year was that of their Big Walk. Their principal, Mr Gert Swanepoel, has promised he would spend the night on the school roof should the children meet the projected target! Grade 4 learners, Kerry-Ann Klinkardt and Cassie Holmes enjoy the Big Walk routed though the Greenfields suburb, accompanied part of the way by local police officers on horseback.

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ELFESTOns skool is baie trots op hierdie leerders wat deelgeneem het aan die Elfest vanjaar. Baie dankie aan Juffrou Ursula du Toit vir al die harde werk.

BRANDWEERDie brandweer het by ons kom kuier en ons het baie geleer daaruit

ENTREPENEURSDAGOns graad 3 leerders het goedjies gemaak om by die skool te verkoop. Almal het hul gate uit geniet.

ANIMAL ANTICSThe Grade 5 learners wowed everyone with their incredible creative skills when they made 3D animals for a maths project this term.

LIGHTHOUSE SPRING FESTIVALA few EarlyAct learners gave up their Saturday to work at Lighthouse Ministry’s Spring Festival. The girls served tea and cake at the tea garden

and helped at the children’s entertainment area. Later in the day they were interviewed by LinkFM who were broadcasting from the event.

BEACONHURST PRIMARY(t) 043 748 2427 (e) admin@beaconhurstschool.co.za