Staffing update

We welcome the following well-qualified staff into the High

School and wish them a fulfilling and happy future at our

College:

Mrs Carla Ellman BA PGCE (UJ) - English.

An experienced teacher, well-versed in

technology, Mrs Ellman joins us from The

King's School, Linbro Park.

Mrs Mariza Oosthuizen BProc (UJ) PGCE

(UNISA) - Business Studies.

Mrs Oosthuizen is a senior teacher from

Mountainview Cambridge.

Mr Keith de Bruyn HDipEd (OFS) - Afrikaans.

Mr De Bruyn has over 20 years’ teaching

experience in Afrikaans and joins us from King

David Linksfield.

Miss Carmen Enslin BEd (UJ) - Mathematics.

Miss Enslin has been appointed as a

Mathematics teacher and the new Griffin

House Director for Grade 8s and 9s. Miss

Enslin is an experienced teacher and a

provincial Netball coach and joins us from

Trinity House Randpark.

Mrs Natalie Mullany BSc (UP) PGCE

(UNISA) - Mathematics.

Mrs Mullany is a seasoned Mathematics

teacher who for several years ran her own

Maths tuition agency and most recently taught

at St Peter’s College.

Mrs Lauren Jones BSc (Hons) PGCE (Wits)

- Mathematical Literacy.

Mrs Jones joins us from Pinnacle College

(formerly Summit College). Her passion is the

teaching of Mathematical Literacy, which she

has done for over ten years.

Please register in the Amphitheatre at 18h00 to get a name

tag. This is a wonderful time to chat informally with the House

Directors and teachers of your children. All staff are looking

forward to meeting the “parents behind the students they

teach.” (In the event of rain, the event will be moved to the

Multipurpose Hall).

Mentorship Moment

I was excited to take over my Leadership portfolio as Head of

Mentorship for 2019/2020 with the slogan “Real relationships

matter”. One of my goals for 2020 is to create long-lasting

relationships among all the students at Dainfern College, but

particularly to encourage and facilitate relationships between

the Grade 8s and Grade 11s.

On 21 January, the Grade 11 mentors and their Grade 8

mentees spent an exciting morning playing “Minute To Win It”

games in the Multipurpose Hall. These games consisted of

egg-and-spoon races, bottle flipping, and a balloon game.

This was a fun-filled way for the Grade 11s to get to know the

Grade 8s a bit better. There were loads of laughs and the

school spirit was exceptionally high. The Grade 11s had the

opportunity to lead Kraken, Griffin and Phoenix in a war cry.

The Mentorship team is looking forward to a year filled with

these special ‘Mentorship Moments’.

Kaitlyn Pike

Student Head of Mentorship

Mr Almighty Mabunda Dip (UJ) - Cambridge

Studies.

Mr Mabunda joins us from Helpmekaar as an

experienced laboratory technician. His input

will be critical in terms of the practical

requirements of the Cambridge curriculum.

Miss Caitlin Salgado joins us as a locum in

Dramatic Arts studies as Mrs Kelsey-Lynne

Oosthuizen goes on maternity leave. Miss

Salgado will be heavily involved in the Major

Production this term.

We welcome back Mrs

Keyser (Sciences) as

Mrs Liesel Armstrong

and congratulate her on

her marriage to Wayne

over the holidays.

Cambridge Studies 2020

It has been an exciting start to the year with our Cambridge

Studies department officially going into its second year.

We congratulate our inaugural 2019

Cambridge AS Level students on having

successfully completed their AS examinations

and commend Xiaoya Huang in particular on

her excellent achievement in these

examinations.

We would like to wish our A level students every success in the

upcoming year as they work towards attaining their A level

qualifications at the end of this year.

We would also like to welcome our new 2020 AS Cambridge

class (pictured above with Physics teacher Mrs Anita Hewitt),

who have started off the year with great enthusiasm and

energy. We look forward to their continued progress throughout

this year.

Joulia Karamichael

Director of Cambridge Studies

2020 High School Parents’ Social: 11 February 18h00

All High School parents, new and old, are invited to join us on

Tuesday, 11 February at 18h00 in the High School

Amphitheatre for a Parent Social and an opportunity to meet

the House Directors.

Music ensemble auditions

2020 has kicked off on a high note with extramural auditions

taking place this week. There have been a large number of

students auditioning to be part of our various music

ensembles. Groups and band members will be announced

early next week.

The Marimba bands had their first rehearsals this week and

our bands are being finalised to start practising next week. We

look forward to hearing great things from our ensembles this

term.

A Cappella Workshop - 25 January

Our A Cappella group start the year off with their termly

workshop which will take place on Saturday, 25 January

between 09h00 and 12h00 in the Music room.

REMINDER: Drama

It is time for the High School Major Production again, and for

2020 we will be producing ‘The Addams Family’ musical. Our

cast is already hard at work preparing for their performances

on 11-13 March, and we wish them all the best in their

preparations!

If you would like to support the production in any way please

get in touch with Mrs Zelda Martin.

Zelda Martin Director of Music

SPORT TEAM OPPOSITION RESULT

Boys’ Cricket -

Pre-season

Festival hosted

by Dainfern

College

U14 Northcliff High Lost by 9 wickets

U15

Hyde Park Won by 247 runs

Redhill School Won by 22 runs

Krugersdorp High Won by 75 runs

Waterstone College Won by 9 wickets

Redhill School Lost by 7 wickets

1st XI Krugersdorp High Won by 65 runs

St John’s College Won by 6 wickets

Fourways High Lost by 109 runs

InterHouse Gala: Tuesday 28 January 10h25

The annual High School InterHouse Gala takes place on

Tuesday 28 January 2020. It starts at 10h25 and should end

at 13h30. Students are to wear their respective House T-shirts

and PE shorts/skorts attire. Students are welcome to bring

water to the pool but no other snacks or cool drinks so that we

do not attract bees. No glass bottles are allowed in the pool

area. Please bring sunscreen along.

Parents are warmly invited to come and support the students.

Keep moving - 06h15 Wednesdays from 5 February

Participation in sports is vital to achieving our goal and

emphasis is on FUN! As part of this campaign, we invite all

families, students and staff to join us on a Wednesday

morning at 06h15, effective as of 5 February on the Main

Oval for our ‘Keep Moving’ initiative. A 1,3km route has been

demarcated around the Campus and we encourage you

complete at least one lap in the allocated 30 minutes. Walk,

run or just keep moving and celebrate the wonder of being

healthy.

Netball achievements

Grade 8 student Isabella Hardy has been selected to

represent Gauteng A team this year in the IPT Netball

tournament from 16-20 March 2020.

Swimming achievements

Grade 10 student Dylan Sistenich swam in the CGA

Championships in December and made it to the finals in three

of his four events. Dylan swam a great time of 28,56 seconds

in the 50m Fly event, placing 4th overall; Dylan also placed

4th in the 400m Freestyle race and 9th in the Backstroke

event.

Additionally, Dylan participated at the CGA Level 3/SANJ Gala

on Saturday 18 January 2020 where he placed 3rd in the

100m Fly event with a time of 1:09.33 - an improvement of

3.16 seconds! Well done, Dylan!

“You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the

farther you get.” - Michael Phelps

Kevin Bennett

High School Head of Sport

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