The Good Times School Paper, South Africa

Silikamva
High
School
A chance glimpse of a grainy cut-out from a local Hout
Bay paper, posted on Facebook in March, brought it all
together in one massive, blinding fash. The teaching
around the world; the live music venue; the years of
publishing; a great friendship; years in design and
sales; photography and parenting; these seemingly
disparate life events, literally came together to create
something that has been hovering on the outskirts of
our imaginations for years.
Have you ever noticed that when your mind is
awakened or drawn to someone new, that persons
name suddenly pops up everywhere you go? My
friend Sophie calls it coincidence, and Mr. Simpless,
my parson friend, calls it Grace. He thinks that if
one cares deeply about someone or something new,
one throws a kind of energy out into the world, and
fruitfulness is drawn in.
Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
And so, The Good Times was born. A collaborative
platform for community schools to interact/share/learn
through the medium of a school newspaper. A newspaper
dedicated to the upliftment of the community through
communication and sharing with and through the youth
of Hout Bay.
We all share a common passion and vision for the future.
From all our different backgrounds, we recognise a
common desire in most, if not all, individuals to live
in harmony and experience joy; to thrive within our
communities and contribute to the social fabric within
which we live.
We recognise the necessity and the possibility of a
close and harmonious community. We also understand
that it lies with our children.
The Good Times is a vehicle for encouraging better
cross cultural & community based interaction; to revive
the culture of journalism and school newspapers; for
families to catch a glimpse of what is going on within
their own, and surrounding schools in their community.
The Good Times is a local newspaper. Its about
our beautiful community. Its about all of us and all
the good times; past, current and future, and it is
unapologetically Ra-Ra!
Llandudno Primary Schools
Carnival of Countries, 20 April
Photographer: Yvonne Kamp
Our beautiful Pre-School is set in the lush surrounds of Hout Bay and
ofers a combination of Montessori and Mainstream teachin methods.
We cater for children between the aes of 15 months and ve years.
We also ofer Grade R .
The Teachers and children have access to a comprehensive rane of Montessori
teachin equipment in each classroom. IPADs and an interactive Smartboard
are also available for use by the older children. Our classes are small and
personal enablin our teachers to focus on individual learnin.

Our farm like environment with oranic veie arden, donkeys, oats and other
farm animals combined with a lare sports eld and safe play area creates an
ideal eco environment for the children to enjoy throuh
play and daily interaction with the animals.
Enrol your child today, please contact the
Principal Gillian on 082 82 999 39
durin ofce hours.
Hout Bays Own Magical Avalon Village
Nestled in the navel of the Hout Bay
valley sits the mystical piece of land,
Avalon Village: home to Fairies, organic
veggies, holistic health, beautiful gardens,
community gatherings and languishing
lawnsall surrounded by those majestic
coastal mountains. Avalon Village is a true
Hout Bay Watering Hole!
Led by local Hout Bay hippies, Michelle
and Gordon, Avalon Village offers a wide
range of services and opportunities to the
Hout Bay family. Its an ideal location
for childrens partiesreplete with a tipi,
jungle gym and sand pit. If you want to be
committed to Yoga without the long drive
into town, Avalon Village has a unique
sunken Earth Dome where three times
a week you can drop into the centering
routine in a peaceful, nurturing setting.
The Earth Dome is also the gathering point
for several regular community offerings,
including the Hout Bay monthly Green
Drinks get together (an inspiring time for
locals to discuss ways and means to live
more sustainably), a monthly womens
drumming circle at Full Moon, Havan
prayers at the end of each month, a bi-
weekly drawing the nude workshop
and so much more. For those who want
a deep massage, Avalon Village sports its
own practitioners room, or if you just need
a good slow family picnic, drive in and
spread out the blanket! Some groups come
for a weekend of Team Building, refection
or retreat.
Finally, there are those scrumptious organic
veggies grown in Avalons seven tiered
Labyrinth and fve tiered stone wallsall
protected by the Water Spirit Mermaid atop
the towering inverted tree. No pesticides
or herbicides, just sun kissed wholesome
veggies for Hout Bay folks who want to
eat fresh and healthyand who prefer no
packaging and a low carbon foot print to
boot. Avalon Village delivers veggies right
to your home the same day they are picked,
or if you prefer, come by yourself to fetch
the veggies and hang out in the lovely
garden while the staff harvest and prepare
your veggie bag together with a bundle of
fresh herbs and love.
Open on weekdays and Saturdays, drive
on in for a peaceful stroll and your bag
of veggies, but just remember, do not piss
off the Fairies! You can check out Avalon
Village online at www.avalonvillage.co.za
or on Facebook: Avalon Village. And feel
free to call Michelle at 082 922 5347.
Planet Warriors Childrens Festival
The 7th annual Hout Bay Green Faire will
take place at Kronendal Primary school on
Saturday 2 November 2013. This event,
entirely powered by Solar and Wind power,
has become a permanent feature, aimed at
making green products, services and causes
accessible to the general public.
One of the features of the Green Faire
is the ongoing Eco-House Building
demonstrations throughout the day.
Often people are unaware of green home
alternatives available, and through these
demos the public are welcome to get
their hands dirty by getting involved
in cobbing, sandbag building, and view
hemp bricks, straw bale and rammed earth
building options.
Leading up to this event are a series of
environmental workshops aimed at all
the Primary school children in Hout Bay,
especially the Grade 3s. We are offering the
children free workshops on various topics,
with the end result to be showcased at the
Green Faire. The workshops are currently
being held at Kronendal Primary school
on Tuesday afternoons from 3-4pm.
We offer a variety of
workshops: Trash
to Treasure where
the learners will use
recycled objects to
create new things and
sell them at our Planet
Warriors market, last
year the winner of
this category won
a free stall at the
Bay Harbour Market for a day. We have
extended this category with a Make Your
Own section where we will investigate
how to make natural household cleaners,
soaps, lotions and potions.
Another popular theme is our Eco
Fashion Show where the children will
be assisted in designing, cutting, sewing
and fnishing their outfts. Often the outfts
are made from plastic bags, newspaper,
yellow pages or off cuts of fabric. The Eco
Fashion show is always a highlight of the
Green Faire with the children modelling
their own amazing, creative outfts! We
have included Crocheting with plastic
as another facet of this theme. Previous
winners in this category have won an
exclusive photo shoot or a day in a garment
factory learning how this industry works!
The third category is
the Green Design
and Innovation
section. Here, with
the assistance of
Engineers Without
Boarders (from
UCT) learners will
be encouraged to
think outside the
box and create
inventions that will
have a positive effect
on the planet, for
example: a solar oven that creates clean
water out of salt water. The children can
show their designs at the Green Faire
exhibition, and the winners concepts will
be made into reality with EWB assistance.
For example in 2011 a Llandudno student
designed a wooden stove and the entire
class were treated to a workshop to make
miniature wooden stoves.
We have included a new theme this year,
called From Seed to Harvest, where
learners will be taught to take that bean
or pea sprouting in cotton wool and
plant it, tend to it and harvest the fruit.
We encourage learners to create vertical
gardens especially in homes without a
garden or small spaces.
The fnal
category
presented is the
Talent Contest.
This has been a
popular contest
over the years
with Red Bull
Studios offering
the winners an
opportunity to
record their song
in professional
music studio.
Last year we
added another
dimension to this by creating a separate
group and solo award. This category
will not be needing workshops, but
auditions for the fnals, to be held at the
Green Faire, will be happening in October,
later on this year.
For more info please contact:
Danielle@envirochild.org, see our website
www.houtbaygreenfaire.org, or visit our
facebook page http://www.facebook.com/
planetwarriors?fref=ts
Helping HEROES
Home Heroes decided to sponsor their amazingly talented 15 year old midfeld maestro, Sandro.
New kit & new boots and a trial for Ajax Cape Town is on the cards.
Hout Bay Vineyards Open Weekend
On Saturday 25 May, braving the expected
cold front, we embarked on our biannual
sojourn to the Hout Bay Vineyards Open
Weekend. We stepped out into the always
breathtaking scenery that this unique
boutique winery is famous for, noting again
that there is nothing that owners, Cathy and
Peter Roeloffze, have not thought of here.
This family-owned boutique wine cellar
founded in 2001, is nestled high on the
slopes of the Skoorsteenskop Mountain
and has become yet another one of Hout
Bays famous tourist attractions.
It is a family affair and everyone is
involved with every aspect of the process
- from the vineyards through to the fnal
product. Pruning, harvesting, wine making,
bottling, right up to the application of the
labels and the sealing of the boxes, is done
by hand in their very well-equipped and
professionally laid out cellar.
Recently they have been expanding their
horizons. When they bought the property,
they planted ten olive trees which were
secured from Linden Farms olive grove,
and which date back nearly a hundred
years. Over time they have planted more
and more, and now have about ffty olive
trees, although most of the olives were
devoured by focks of starlings over the last
four years. This year, however, they have
approached it more seriously and harvested
300kgs of olives, to be pressed for oil.
For the last year and a half they have had
four beehives on the property and intend to
add another eight or so. The frst two hives
yielded 25kgs of honey, 9kgs of which
were used to make 50 litres of mead. Mead
is fermented from honey and water and is
one of the oldest alcoholic beverages in
the world, even the Gauls (better known as
Asterix and Obelix) drank it.. Nowadays,
it is made as a sweet or dry wine of low
alcoholic content
Book Review: Really WILD Adventures
On May 18 , on a beautiful Autumn morning, I attended the Pan
Macmillan / Bay Bookshop launch of Michaela Strachans Really
WILD Adventures. A local author with a son in Grade 2 at Llandudno
Primary, Michaela is also a TV wildlife presenter for the BBC, Animal
Planet and Nat Geo Wild on programmes like The Really Wild Show,
Michaelas Animal Roadtrip, Michaelas Animal Babies and Animal
Rescue Squad.
An over capacity crowd forced us out into the sunshine and Michaela performed poems
from the book to a riveted audience of children and adults alike. With refreshments
available and water pistols fring at the crowd, it was a very entertaining morning.
The book is all about adventures Ive had
with animals whilst flming and is all in
poem form so its fun and factual! Aimed at
the aged 3 - 10 bracket, there was something
for everyone. There was a book signing
afterwards and the book was a sell out .
ITS COMPETITION TIME!
WIN a personally signed copy of
Really WILD Adventures.
Write an 8 lined poem about a wild animal
from Africa and e-mail it, with your name
and age, to competitions@thegoodtimes.
co.za or fax it to 086 617 8452. Competition
closes 31 July 2013.
Two books are up for grabs. The top two
poems will be published in Issue 2 of The
Good Times and winners will receive a
signed copy of Michaela Strachans Really
Wild Adventures.
The judges decision is fnal
and no correspondence will
be entered into regarding the
winners. Under 18s only.
WIN R1 100.00
worth of LEGO
with Star Dot Toys!
On presentation of the
advertisement on page 29, receive 10% off
all LEGO purchases and enter your till slip
to win LEGO worth R1100.00. Offer ends
and draw takes place on Thursday 18 July.
Nevertheless, these
varied sidelines
have not distracted
them from pursuing
their passion of
producing superb
top-quality wines.
Their wide selection
of wines is now
available in numerous restaurants and they
are extremely grateful for the local Hout
Bay support shown by Massimos, Spiros,
Pure at Hout Bay Manor, The Lookout
Deck and Mariners Wharf. Further afeld,
their wine is available at The Codfather in
Camps Bay, and more recently, The Brass
Bell in Kalk Bay, to whom they were
recommended by none other than Groot
Constantia Wine Estate with emphasis on
their Petrus. They also retail at Oakhurst
Spar and Tops. Internationally, a number of
private collectors in Germany have started
importing their wines.
Of the six wines submitted last year, three
of them (Klasiek, Petrus and Sauvignon
Blanc) received 4 stars in the John Platters
Wine Guide. The Merlot and Cabernet
Sauvignon each received 3 stars and the
ros received 3 stars.
Although visitors are welcome by
appointment throughout the year, the
popularity of their biannual open weekends
has grown and there were many new faces
in amongst their faithful fans, and we await
their next open weekend on 30 November
to replenish
our stocks
in time for
the holidays.
As ever, it
is a family
occasion and
everyone is
welcome; see
you there.
Win a study course through
YEARN 2 LEARN!
Design a lively and attractive brochure
or pamphlet to advertise the Hout Bay
community. You can make it as way-out
as you like, but remember that it should
show clearly the special features that set
your community apart. It should appeal
to visitors to Hout Bay and be aimed at a
specifc age group. The age groups are a)
under 6; b) between 6 and 12; c) between
12 and 18; d) between 18 and 25; e) Older
adults.
The brochure may not use more than one
(1) A4 page. It must include 120 to 150
English words. Please staple a copy of
the Entry Form to your entry. The Top 15
brochures will be put on display at Tobi
information centre.
Prize: A Yearn2Learn course (value R750)
and R150 voucher for Bay Bookshop.
Closing date: Friday 19 July 2013.

Entry Form:
Full Name: ___________________________________________________
Age : ___________ Grade : _____________
School: _____________________________________________________
Contact e-mail:_______________________________________________
Cell number: ______________________________
Age group brochure/ pamphlet is aimed at:
___________________
Mrs Boezak, Hout Bay Secondary School
Myles Bing, Ambleside School of Hout Bay.
Liza Kuhn, Llandudno Primary School
Davidine Rhoda, Oranjekloof Moravian Primary
Claudene Overmeyer, Sentinel Primary School
Thandokazi Malgas, Silikamva High School
Taryn Pereira, Kronendal Primary School.
Talia Mitrani, Disa Primary School. Gordon Duncan, Dominican-Grimley School.
International School of Hout Bay: High School International School of Hout Bay: Primary School Anke Clementine Decbooter, Hout Bay Montessori
Do you have a nickname? TP
Where were you born?
Johannesburg
Where did you study?
UCT and UNISA
What was your favourite subject at
school? English
Who was your favourite teacher?
Mrs Crutchley (English)
Which is your favourite day of the week and why? Sunday,
because all my chores and marking have been completed so I
can relax (most of the time)!
What star sign are you? Cancer
A special moment while teaching?
On Valentines Day 2013, my class gave me a red Christmas
paper crown to wear and crowned me the Queen of their
hearts for the day.
Do you have a nickname?
Mrs Boots
Cape Town
Where did you study? UCT
What was your favourite subject
at school? History
Mr Erasmus (History)
Which is your favourite day of the week and why?
Fridays, because they are relaxed days, full of fun.
A special moment while teaching? I teach a child who is
resistant to learning English and very shy. Slowly but surely
he is learning to speak. Recently at News Time on the mat,
he eagerly talked for several minutes about his weekend. It
was beautiful to watch him, and others blossom.
Not that I am aware of!
Cape Town
Edinburgh
at school?
English
Not a Tuesday because I have the Grade 11s for 4 periods of
Religion Studies.
What star sign are you? Virgo
A special moment while teaching: The best moments are at
the end of each calendar year when the matric results come
out and all of the pupils have passed. Then you realize that
the effort has been worth it! A good time to celebrate!
Where were you born? Durban
Where did you study? Schooled in
Zimbabwe, matric in JHB, trained
at JHB College of Education and
UNISA.
at school? Geography & the Arts
Your favourite teacher? My Mum
Which is your favourite day of the
week and why? Thursday, because it is nearly the weekend
and I have another week ahead to look forward to.
A special moment while teaching: Apart from all the plays,
end of year parties and meeting incredible people, it must
be all the love, care and support I received from colleagues,
children and parents when I fell and broke my leg at school
after a wonderful morning with my Reception Class, doing
our 67 minutes community service on Nelson Mandela Day.
Cape Town
UCT
at school?
Art and Geography
There have been many, but most
recently, an evening together with my class, star-gazing. We
are learning about the Solar System, and took time out in our
week to just enjoy the stars, lying fat on our backs on the
ground. Once the initial excitement had receded, 15 minutes
of wonder and enjoyment followed. Together with Google
Planetarium, poetry, scripture and hot chocolate, this has
become an event I will certainly not forget and will defnitely
repeat. All welcome!
Blauwogje (Dutch: little blue eye)
Where were you born? Brussels
- the same hospital as the Muscles
from Brussels.
Where did you study? Midwifery
in Brussels; teaching at Headstart
Mercy Montessori, Kenilworth
at school? Geography, I always wanted to travel.
Your favourite teacher? One that told me to believe in
myself and my abilities.
What star sign are you? Libra
A special moment while teaching: During her frst spelling
test, a 7 year old girl picked up a dictionary to look up a word.
I realised that she has a tool for life; looking up the things you
dont know yet.
Cape Town
Plantation Primary School and
Wittebome High. I completed my
diploma at Wesley College & part
time at Hewat College of Education.
at school? Mathematics & Art
Every day of the week is precious. So today is always my
favourite as I can look forward to new experiences.
What star sign are you? Scorpio
A special moment while teaching: Always the one when
a student walks up to you and reminds you of a special
moment, that moment when they come back to the school to
plough back. At Sentinel I have experienced many for which
I am thankful.
Caledon in the Overberg Region
Where did you study? University
of Stellenbosch and UWC
at school? English & Geography
Miss Hans (English)
Which is your favourite day of
the week and why? Everyday! Its a blessing.
What star sign are you? Scorpio
A special moment while teaching? I always strive to get
the best out of my pupils and in 2009 I received my frst
Departmental Certifcate for obtaining 100% pass rate in
English as a First Additional Language. I felt elated, knowing
that my dedication paid dividends. With the support of my
colleagues I have grown into a confdent educator.
Thando
Cofmvaba in the Eastern Cape.
Cofmvaba High School
What was your favourite subject at school?
Accounting and Maths
Mrs Sabata
Thursday, because I have Dance as an Extra Mural which
cools my head after a long week of hard work
What star sign are you? Virgo
Johannesburg
Rand College, Hewat College and
UNISA
at school?
Languages & Natural Science.
Who was your favourite teacher? Ms Frans (Grade 7)
Fridays, its a short day and the weekend is in sight!
What star sign are you? Leo
When ex-learners came back to school to say thank you and
I learn about what they have become in their lives. It makes
my job very rewarding.
Denise Michel, Deputy Principal Grant Ruskovich, Deputy Principal
Riddle by Angelina Nostro, Grade 2, Kronendal Primary.
I was doomed. Something of my very being seemed to have always
known this terrible fact, and now, at this very moment when my life was
fashing before my eyes like a horror movie in slow motion, I realised I was
going to die.
It happened to many of us. First, they both took us away from our home.
We had done nothing wrong. Men in trucks dragging us away from all we
had ever known. I remember the screams of terror and the helpless feel-
ing that crept over me when we were thrown into giant containers and
the truck doors were slammed closed. The sun was scorching that day
after those wretched doors were shut. I never saw it again.
The journey seemed to take a lifetime. The worst part was that none of us
knew our destination. The suspense was sickening. Most of us knew this
was the end, but the more optimistic among us had a glimmer of hope
in them, the hope of being taken to a better place or waking up to fnd it
was all a dream. I remember seeing that hope in them and pitying them,
because deep down I knew there was none.
Eventually the trucks came to a stop. We were all taken into a big building
and left in a cool, dark room. There were strange sounds in the distance,
like the scratching of nails on a chalk board which made my whole being
grow simultaneously stiff and weak. From then on, the following events are
not so clear. Thinking back, its like trying to remember a dream. Its right
there in your mind, but you cant quite reach it. All you know is the feeling
you had. Im not sure why this happened to me, all I know is I went in to a
state of shock. But there are a few things I remember of that horrifc place
even though they have been blurred by time.
I will not pain you with the details, because even I dare not recall them too
often. Instead I will pick up my tale a few months later, when a selected
few of us were chosen. I had fallen asleep. I had gotten so used to this
dreadful life of waiting for a rescue, being cramped in the dark and never
knowing what to expect, that nothing caught my attention anymore, and
I became like a dead body.
Suddenly I awoke, all of us had been removed from the place we had
been kept for about a month now, and were being thrown into a scorch-
ing hot kind of room. Except this wasnt a room. The sides of it were metal
and silver and it had no liquid and just as I was being thrown in, I noticed
there were fames beneath us. When we were all in, a lid was thrown over
the open top and the room got hotter and hotter. Screams for help, but
no-one answered.
I could feel the life slowly sinking out of me as I began to burn. It was in
those fnal moments that I realised, this is what we were created for, the
very reason we had been taken from our home in the frst place and gone
through months of torture that had transformed us from the inside out. It
was at that moment that I realised the cruel truth; that we were all just
kernels in a pot, destined to become popcorn, and there was nothing we
could do about it.
Written by Chloe McKellar, Grade 10, Ambleside School.
Written by Richard Solomons, Grade 11, Dominican-Grimley School.
A Story Told by Grandma
Written by Gem-Dior, Grade 1, Hout Bay Montessori.
Letter to the Argus: DEATH SENTENCE SHOULD NEVER BE BROUGHT BACK.
I strongly disagree with the notion of bringing back the death sentence.
The crime may be bad, but to kill a person for murder makes you a murder-
er too. It is not fair to take someone elses life as a punishment. And what
if the person is innocent, and then you have ended a persons life for no
reason. If the death sentence was brought back the problem of murder
would not stop, but increase.
So in conclusion, the death sentence should not be brought back, it would
not solve the problem, after all we are all human beings, and we all have
the ability to change our will.
The World of Birds
Written by Kelly Blomerus, Grade 7, Llandudno Primary.
Friends are the cause of it
Some friends lives are full of it
Love
We love that stuf
People write it
People make it rhyme
Poems
We love that stuf
You can succeed
You can be the person you want to be
Educaton
We love that stuf
People love it
People make it
Fashion
We love that stuf
Some cry with you
Some laugh with you
Friends
We love that stuf
Some can do it
Others cant do it
Behaving
We love that stuf
My team can do it
Your team cant do it
Winning
We love that stuf
Some enjoy it
Some are doing it for their careers
Sport
We love that stuf
We Love That Stuff
Emergency
Written by Grade 9MM, Silikamva High School.
Picture & Poem by Zaayikah Tieling, Gr11 Hout Bay High. Portrait by Hannah Oriain, Grade 1, Kronendal Primary. Painting by Tarah McDowall, Gr 7, Llandudno Primary.
Portrait by Sakhi Tulani, Grade 7, Oranjekloof Primary. Portrait by Silikamva High School. Fist by Lindelwa Hlophe, Grade 8JL, Silikamva High.
Portrait by Iona Tompson, Grade 9, Ambleside School. Picture by Silindokuhle Hojisi, Grade 3, Disa Primary. Portrait by Eliane Dusabe, Grade 6, Dominican-Grimley.
Portrait by Jessica French, MYC2, International High. Portrait by Ashleigh Pastor, Year 6, International Primary. Picture by Hout Bay Montessori.
Gabriella Lupini, a Grade 9 Ambleside
School student, was invited to participate
in the One Cup Nation football and cultural
tournament in Izmir, Turkey in May 2013.
The One Nation Cup is not just about
football, but also about developing a
mutual understanding of different cultures
and backgrounds in the young people
who participate. Young people from every
continent of the world have come together
for the fourth time to play football, but
more importantly to win new friends. 16
U15-Teams from every continent of the
world 8 girls teams and 8 boys teams
took part in the ONC 2013.
Gabriella joined an U15 girls team of 14
players and two offcials from the Coaching
for Hope Women and Girls programme. The
Women and Girls project is being delivered
in Atlantis, Hout Bay, Langa, Lwandle,
Mitchells Plain and Masiphumelele. The
week was a huge success and many new
friendships were formed.
The One
Nation Cup
Ambleside School of Hout Bay, founded
in 1987, is a small independent school
offering classes from Pre-school to Grade
12. We are registered with the WCED
and affliated to the IEB, ISASA and
Ambleside Schools International which
facilitates on-going teacher training and
curriculum development.
Unique Teaching Methodology:
Ambleside classroom practise is founded
on the work of pioneering British educator
Charlotte Mason. Students are presented
daily with a broad and engaging curriculum
based on the best available learning
materials. We offer our students the richest
source materials along with our highest
expectations of what they can accomplish,
both academically and in the conscious
development of good character.
The formation of
habits is education,
and education is
the formation of
habits.
Charlotte Mason
We actively train students in the key skills
of focused attention and memory recall
through the technique of narration, or
telling back. We encourage students
to cultivate a life-long love of learning -
including the mastery of good habits for
a rich intellectual life. Every students
character development is a priority, and
the curriculum is designed to achieve
the desired outcomes of emotional and
relational maturity.
For Charlotte Mason, school was not
utilitarian, nor was it solely a continuation of
earlier patterns. Rather, it was an opportunity
for students to undertake advanced work
in thought and understanding, providing
a stimulating diet rich in living ideas.
The intellectual rigour of giving focused
attention, conducting independent and class
readings, and narrating complex material
allows students to engage in meaningful
acts of knowing.
Core Principles of our Philosophy of
Education
Education is an Atmosphere
The correct atmosphere is vital in promoting
learning. We strive to establish an
atmosphere free of narcissistic comparison,
meanness and gossip. We seek to cultivate
an atmosphere of mutual respect, kindness,
service to others, a shared excitement about
what is good, true, beautiful, and heroic,
and forgiveness and repentance when
necessary.
Education is a Discipline
The process of student work is as important
as the end product. School is not just an
institution to get through, but a place to
develop habits that will serve children
the rest of their lives. Rather than only
developing persons who are able to study
well for the next exam, we are interested in
helping students develop a life of study. We
ask the questions:
Did he/she give attention?
Did he/she put forth effort?
Was he/she thorough?
Teaching should be
such that what is
offered is perceived
as a valuable gift
and not as a hard
duty.
Albert Einstein
Education is a Life
Real learning occurs when the student
wonders - asks why?, and how? This
happens in an atmosphere that stimulates
thought, in an atmosphere rich with ideas.
Our objective is to place the very best books
before our students, books rich in content
and ideas, putting them into relationship
with the fnest authors and thinkers.
Through these living books students
interact with scientists, mathematicians,
philosophers, historians, artists, poets, and
explorers.
Students minds are nourished as they
engage texts with classmates and teachers
- discussing, arguing, inquiring and
pondering all they have assimilated. The
knowledge they encounter through this
process becomes a part of them.
Advantages of being a small school
individual attention, in small classes of
16
friendships fourish across age, gender
and social differences
teachers are mentors, not merely
instructors
family-friendly calendar of events
a peaceful atmosphere and a culture
of inclusivity rather than isolation &
cliques
Advantages of IEB affliation
international benchmarking
academic rigour and a high-quality
National Senior Certifcate (Matric)
extensive curriculum support
annual teacher conferences bring
teachers up-to-date with Matric
requirements
Social Activities
Many of our High School students are active
in the Front Row youth group of Shoreline
Church. The school also hosts a variety of
community building events during the year,
to foster relationships between students,
teachers and parents (and grandparents).
Ambleside: Redefning Education
Ambleside School Print Run Sponsored By Kumon:
Ambleside students are becoming
increasingly aware of environmental and
conservation issues. Situated as we are
in the valley, between the mountains and
alongside our beautiful wetlands, it is so
easy to appreciate and love our environment.
We hosted a compost workshop in February
this year and planted 11 trees donated by
the Thrive Organisation in April. We are
busy training a team for the annual Thrive
Environmental Quiz and preparing artwork
for the Art Competition (both happening on
Thursday 6th June).
We are encouraging students to be involved
in the Planet Warrior Green Faire to be
hosted by Kronendal School in November.
We have just had 12 indigenous trees
donated to us by the organisation EduPlant
which will be used to create a windbreak
next to the feld and some representatives
from the school are currently attending
their permaculture workshops. The fower
beds around the school are richly flled
with indigenous plants and we will soon be
establishing an area for our students to be
involved in growing vegetables organically.
You will go out in joy and be led forth in
peace; the mountains and hills will burst
into song before you, and all the trees of the
feld will clap their hands. Isaiah 55 v 12
At Ambleside we offer a range of extra-
mural sports, and many students also pursue
particular sports privately (some up to
Provincial level). Over the past few years
our athletes and swimmers have regularly
represented Western Province in SACSSA
National Championships. We are affliated
with the South African Schools Football
Association and participate in Cape Towns
league and cup tournaments.
We believe that competitive sport is a
powerful agent for growth. Kicking a
ball around is fun, but not quite as fun as
wearing your school shirt and trying to
win a game, alongside friends, against new
opposition. The fun of sport translates to
lessons of the importance of shared resolve
and hard work.
In amateur sport, the prime objective is
the desire for excellence, the desire to do
your best. Connected with this desire is
the knowledge that excellence goes hand
in hand with discipline, respect for team
mates and coaches and enjoyment. They are
all interrelated goals that cannot be wholly
separated from each other.
At Ambleside, the students have regular
opportunities for creative expression, with
Art, Drama and Music lessons integrated
into the curriculum.
We also have a proud history of staging
musical and dramatic productions in
which all our willing students are able to
participate.
Environmental Issues
at Ambleside School
Arts and Culture
The Importance of Sport
Anan Viljoen-Ventura Nanouk de Waal Anthony Nunley Khara Thomson
Planting trees at in April. Beach Sports Day
Parent involvement is a very serious
matter for Disa Primary School, as it is
a clear statistic and fact that successful
parent involvement improves not only
learner behaviour and attendance, but
also positively affects their achievements.
Parents are the most important partners
in a childs education. While it is true
that it is a challenge for families living in
disadvantaged conditions, struggling to
satisfy their basic needs such as housing,
clothes and food to establish a home
environment that supports children as
learners, it does not absolve parents from
fulflling their responsibility as primary
educators, while the teacher will always
be the secondary educator.
Disa Primary School hosted a Family Day
on 02 March 2013. This event was the frst
of a series of community events planned
for 2013, to cultivate and improve parent
involvement in the school.
The theme for the day was My contribution
is important. The intention behind this
very successful day was to connect teachers
and parents. After a warm welcome with
a cup of coffee and biscuits, parents had
the opportunity to view their childrens
work that the class teachers displayed in
the hall. Teachers also engaged with the
parents explaining methods, resources and
techniques used in class, and answering all
questions asked by parents.
It was a great privilege and honour to Disa
Primary School, to have four exceptional
guest speakers for this special day to our
parents. Mr Eugene Daniels, formerly
of the Metro South Education District,
Western Cape, spoke to the parents about
The Active Parent. The Director of
Education Digicape, Mr Alan Goldberg,
shared his expertise with our parents and
gave a demonstration on how to use the iPad
in the classroom. Our third guest speaker
was Miss Minnette Dempsey, a well-
known and loved Motivational Speaker
and Development Coach, who spoke to
our parents about You may say Im a
dreamer. Our fnal guest for this special
day was Learning Support Therapist, Miss
Debbie De Jongh, who spoke to our parents
about Fun and Games with Learning.
While the Parents were all gathered in the
hall, our learners had an organised and
supervised fun day on the feld where they
enjoyed jumping castles, fun activities,
tennis and cricket. A light lunch was served
to all our parents and learners.
Miss Gabrielle Lubowski, Disa Primary
Schools Parent Liasor, says there are six
areas of Parent Involvement, e.g Parenting
Skills training, Communication between the
home and the school, Parents as volunteers,
How to support learning at home, Decision
making and Community collaboration.
In addition to the Parent Empowerment
workshop every Wednesday and Saturday
at Disa Primary School, presented by Miss
Lubowski, the regular community events
are in aid of connecting the teachers, the
parents and the wider community. Each
event is planned according to a specifc
theme that presents the opportunity
for a paradigm shift and gives all the
stakeholders of raising and educating
children the possibility to connect, to get
to know each other, to engage together in
life-long learning and to be better and better
equipped to contribute towards the present,
as well as future well-being of our children,
the learners of tomorrow.
Disa Primary School Family Day
Class Display Class Display Class Display Mr Alan Goldberg
Miss Debbie de Jongh
Miss Gabrielle Lubowski and Mr Eugene Daniels
Disa Primary School Parents
Learners playing and having fun while parents attended the programme for the day.
Parents enjoying a light lunch.
Disa Primary School Print Run Sponsored By West Coast Paper Traders:
Disa Primary celebrated Mothers Day
on Saturday, 11 May 2013.
Saturday, 11 May, was a bright crisp and
beautiful morning for each and every
Mother from Disa Primary School. The
Mothers of our community were honoured
in true Disa hospitality. The hall was made
up with such care and love. Tables were
set with fne cups and serviettes. Beautiful
fowers on all the tables made this special
occasion even more special and each
mother received a warm welcome on her
arrival.
Each Mother received a special little gift on
her chair and glorious platters of food were
packed on each table.
The Principal, Mrs van der Westhuizen
welcomed the Mothers on this special day,
and read a touching poem especially for
mothers. Next on the programme was the
angelic music that flled the hall as a Quintet
from Beau Soleil Music Centre entertained
the guests with their talents. After that, Miss
Minnette Dempsey was the guest speaker
who captured each Mothers heart with her
wit and wisdom. Her good energy had all
the mothers and grandmothers, young and
old, lifted out of their chairs, clapping and
dancing and singing together as the hearts
and souls of two hundred mothers joined
together. Another highlight of the day was
when Disas very own Grade 1 teacher, Mrs
Mpetsheni, sang a traditional song!
Thank you to each and every Mother
who left their families for a few hours
on Saturday to celebrate Mothers Day
with Disa Primary and to be pampered.
We honour and salute the Mothers in our
community.
Celebrating Mothers Day
in Fine Disa Primary Style
Mrs Antoinette Greyling and Mrs Hettie
van Zyl have initiated quilting classes
once a week at Disa Primary School and
decided to enter the Youth Quilt Block
Challenge (Teaching South Africa to
Quilt).
Ten girls in Grade 3 were chosen to take
part in the Junior School Children (Grade 1
4 ) category. The theme for 2013 is Im
crazy about
Mrs Greyling and Mrs van Zyl have spent
every Tuesday afternoon mentoring the
ten girls, teaching them, guiding them,
and building special relationships and
friendships with the learners.
We are extremely proud of the beautiful
creativity and originality of these quilt
blocks. Thank you to the two quilting
mentors who made a difference in the lives
of ten little ladies.
The competition closes on 31 May and
judging will take place during June. We
wish our two Quilting Mentors and our ten
little ladies lots of luck with the competition!
The Youth Quilt
Block Challenge
Flowers and candles on the cheese and
biscuit table.
Mrs van der Westhuizen reciting a special poem to all Mothers.
Mrs Mpetsheni, Grade 1 Teacher in traditional
clothes, singing a traditional song.
Miss Minnette Dempsey, our guest speaker
for the day.
The Quilting Challenge team includes Gabby Booth, Lokombe Lotoko, Kanya Ndongeni, Zona
Zazela, Lisa Mandamane, Silindokuhle Hojisi, Olona Mdatyulwa, Mildred Chitanda, Lateefa
Swabu and Lethiwe Shadu.
In 1863, Dr Grimley, the Vicar Apostolic of
the Catholic Church at the Cape of Good
Hope, invited Irish Dominican Sisters to
work in South Africa. Mother Superior,
Sister Dympna, and her group of sisters
came to South Africa and began to teach
Deaf children. Shortly afterwards the
Grimley Institute was founded under the
patronage of Dr Grimley. In 1908 the
school was recognised by the Education
Department of the Cape Province and
eventually became a state aided school.
In the 19
th
Century, the manual system
involving the use of both fnger spelling
and signs was the recognised method of
teaching Deaf children. Lip reading and
speech gradually took the place of signs in
the 20
th
Century. In 1920 the oral method
was introduced and is still used at the
school today.
The original school was erected adjacent to
the present day St Marys School in Cape
Town in 1933. By 1966, it became clear that
Deaf children in the Cape Town area needed
more adequate premises for schooling
and the Dominican Sisters purchased the
present site in Valley Road, Hout Bay for
this purpose. After completion of the new
purpose built school buildings, learners
and staff moved there in 1980.
Dominican-Grimley School operates as
a government school even though it is
situated on privately owned land which
is leased by the government from the
Dominican Sisters.
The classrooms at the school are specially
designed to facilitate the teaching of
Deaf children using the oral method of
instruction. The ceilings are acoustically
treated. The windows are large so as to
ensure maximum light.
The walls are painted fat white and the
foors carpeted to reduce noise interference.
Some classrooms are ftted with
sophisticated FM systems which transmit
signals from the teachers microphones to
the childrens hearing aids via receivers.
While most children make use of hearing
aids, some are fortunate enough to qualify
for cochlear implants. This is generally
provided by the State, and the school plays
an important role in assisting the families of
these children to raise funds towards their
share of this very expensive procedure.
The hard of hearing and Deaf learners
of Dominican-Grimley are offered a
specifcally designed curriculum from
Grade R to Grade 12. Small classes as
well as a safe, happy, learning and living
environment is provided. A committed,
caring staff sees to it that the needs of these
special learners are met.
The challenges that the community of
Dominican-Grimley face include socio-
economic diffculties, the cost of cochlear
implants, hearing aids and related expenses,
as well as the stigma and rejection that the
learners face in the outside world because
of their deafness.
In spite of these challenges, the ethos
of the school strives to foster a sense of
compassion and acceptance, as well as an
appreciation of the joy, beauty and security
of their surroundings in the learners, who
are encouraged to take pride in themselves
and their achievements and to learn the
value of giving and receiving.
At Dominican-Grimley, we nurture respect
for all races, creeds and cultures and
recognise the worth of every individual.
A Brief Glimpse into a Long History Disa House Wins Sports Day
Making Flowers for Mothers Day
The High School
Grade 4
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 3 Mothers Day Flowers
Teammates celebrate the win for blue Disa
House whilst Erika House in red, commiserate.
Great camaraderie between the teams at the
inter-house gala.
Dominican-Grimley School Print Run Sponsored By Avalon Village:
A Happy Day for Mkhuseli Mkheyiya
Mkhuseli Mkeyiya age 12. Recipient of a cochlear implant thanks to the generosity of Metroplitan Health.
Creative Lettering by Daniella Curtis, Grade 7
Mandala by Liam Maree, Grade 6
There is a group of young KRUMPERS
based in Hout Bay who deserve recognition
- young people across Cape Town, even
South Africa, have much to gain from
learning about these individuals.
KRUMP is a dance style that has only
recently taken off due to its uniqueness.
Some have described it as violent and
even crazy. It is defnitely not for the faint-
hearted.
These dancers all belong to a family
which they call - The Rebirth Fam. They
have a Big Homie who is their coach
and mentor. They have aliases (given
by the Big Homie) and these names are
tailored to describe their characters and
skills in being able to use KRUMP as a
tool of expression. The Fam-membership
currently stands at 6: Shanice Hendricks,
Marlo Le Roux, Shakeel Abrahams, Joshua
Martin, Jean Paul Van Der Westhuizen and
Simamkele Mosotho. These learners have
been seriously KRUMPING for 9 months
only and their skills also include House,
Popping and Locking Contemporary dance
styles.
KRUMP is an acronym: Kingdom
Radically Uplifted Mighty Praise. It was
created by an individual by the name of
TIGHT EYES. He studied ballet, African
dance and Mohammed Alis moves which
he then combined to allow KRUMP to come
to fruition. Its aim is physical, mental and
spiritual upliftment. Mr Eyes was invited to
South Africa last year, by the Goode Hope
Christian Centre. During his short visit he
conducted a KRUMP workshop at a dance
studio in the city centre, which was hosted
by RFK. The Rebirth Fam was fortunate
to attended.
The Rebirth Fams gifts and talents are
apparent in the fact that 3 of them have
recently taken major titles at various
dance competitions around Cape Town.
The most recent being DANCE TO LAS
VEGAS, the biggest competitive platform
for dancers nationwide. Joshua Martin aka
BabyRebirth from Mandela Park took the
SOUTH AFRICAN JUNIOR KRUMP
CHAMPION title. He is currently in grade
10 at Hout Bay High.
In February 2013, Marlo Le Roux, aka
YoungRebirth, took the title of Grand
Champ at the GRAND CHAMPS
competition hosted in Atlantis by RFK
(Royal Family Kings). Marlo is in grade 8
at Hout Bay High.
Shanice Hendricks, aka GurlRebirth, the
only female in the Fam at the moment, took
the overall winner title at the KINGDOM
BATTLE FIELD last year in September
2012. She also attended Hout Bay High
and passed matric in 2012.
These are titles that they will have to
defend at some point in the future. Some
have been approached and have since been
absorbed into other dance crews which
further their scope and allow them to see
dance as a career option.
On the 7th of February 2013, they appeared
on Soli Philanders TAXI show which
runs regularly on CTV. ON the 8th of
February 2013 they were hosted on another
CTV show highlighting up and coming
talent in Cape Town.
These learners have become an inspiration
because they have chosen to use what
they have despite their environment and
circumstances.
In a time where expressive art and
creativity have been removed from school
curriculums, they are fowers blooming in a
climate of adversity; imagine the fragrance
and the iridescence of these blooms.
Article by Brenda Davis
Since the beginning of the year I have
been working with the learners from Hout
Bay High School through an NPO called
PASCAP situated at the school. PASCAP
provides a safe peaceful environment for
the learners to spend their after school
hours at. This typically consists of an hour
of homework and then activity sessions
ranging from arts and crafts, beading,
pot planting and working on emotional
intelligence, anger and time management.
We started the year off with a
bang by painting the classroom
with paint which was donated
by the community; this was
done with 30 learners ranging
from the ages of 13-19 years
and was a chaotic experience
I will not forget. Since then
we have developed a strong
relationship and are very open
with each other about the trials
and tribulations in life.
PASCAPs councillors come
to the school every Monday
where we attempt to assist
problematic learners with the
everyday stressors which arise
from poverty.
The highlight of my time with PASCAP
apart from working with the learners
themselves was being taken on a
photographic tour of the community, which
gave me a better understanding of their
lives and circumstances. I have lived in
Hout Bay all my life but had never ventured
up into the back alleys of Hangberg before.
The learners I work with are all from either
Hangberg or Imizamo Yethu, and therefore
do not have adequate facilities to spend
their after school hours. We play classroom
games, watch DVDs and do social outreach
with Bathesda House; something we enjoy
greatly. Earlier in the year we ran a course
on Microsoft Word which the learners
completed and were given certifcates in.
We have volunteers from France and a
Latin and Ballroom instructor who comes
every Wednesday.
We are always open
for people wanting to
volunteer their time or
skills to these diligent and
enthusiastic learners, as the
more exposure they have
to different avenues in
life the better choices they
will make. We are about
to embark on a weeklong
camp in Jonkershoek
where the learners will
participate in leadership
skills, academic support,
dancing and singing.
Article by Ruth Druiff.
Partners with After School Care Projects (PASCAP)
KRUMP - The Rebirth Family
Hout Bay Secondary School Print Run Sponsored By Sharon Depledge:
Hout Bay High Schools u/16 and u/18
soccer teams have had a storming start to
the season, remaining unbeaten thus far.
Results for the Under 18 team are as
follows: Match against Queens Park High
was won 4 - 0; Trafalgar High School was
beaten 7 - 2; Salt River High lost 2 - 0 and
on the 23 May, Walmer High School was
beaten by 12 goals to 0. Most of the goals
this season were scored by Gabriel Warner
in Grade 9.
Results for the Under 16 team, coached
by Mr Matiza and Mr Phillips, were also
impressive. The match against Salt River
High School resulted in a 6 - 4 win, with
Man of the Match going to Tauriq August,
goal scorers were Tauriq August, Dastin
van Nelson, Brent Van Bala and Godfrey
Paulsten.
Against Gardens Commercial High School,
the team won 3 - 2, with Shakeel Abrahams
named Man of the Match and other scorers
were Tauriq August and Renaldo Samuels.
The match against Harold Cressy High
School yielded yet another win and Man
of the Match for Shakeel Abrahams, with
other goal scorers being Brent Van Bala,
Tauriq August, Olin Warner, Godfrey
Paulsten, and Enrique R. with an amzing
result of 12 - 0.
There is also an Under 14 Boys Soccer
team under the leadership of Mr Stuurman
and Mr Onyeukwu.
Other codes at school include Cross Country
under the leadership of Miss Langenhoven;
The Christian Youth Movement under the
leadership of Mr Cleophas and Mr Bradley
Van Rensburg; Netball under the leadership
of Miss Ngubelanga. Chess was recently
introduced among eager learners under the
leadership of Mr Chinhamo.
The MOD (Mass Opportunity
Development) Centre is actively busy
among the youth at our school.
An Unbeaten Season
Soccer u/18 Boys coached by Mr Botha and
captained by Dillon Lakay.
Soccer u/16 Boys coached by Mr Matiza and
Mr Ricardo Phillips and managed by Mr Kimar.
The Start of Something New
New to Hout Bay High School this year,
is a girls soccer team established in the
frst week of May. With just 11 players, 3
of whom attend Sentinel Primary School,
the girls faced their frst match one short
week after the team was formed. Lead by
the team captain, Brighett Isaacs, Grade
9, they played a spirited match against the
Trafalgar High School u/16 team. Despite
it being their frst match, the team emerged
triumphant with a 2 - 1 victory. Both goals
were scored by the captain, Brighett, and
no substitutions were made.
The members of the Hout Bay High School
Girls Soccer Team would like to urge the
rest of the girls out there to join the team
so that they can have some fun and show
everyone a thing or two!
The Enviro Club, co-ordinated by Ms
Julius, has been busy with a set of
Gardening Workshops in order to enter a
National Competition in which schools
have to create a food garden. This terms
workshops included how to enrich the soil
and make a herbal tea for plants.
Learners who represent the school in these
workshops are Melikhaya Mdubeki and
Azola Maqabuka. Both learners are in Gr.
10. Furthermore, The Enviro Club has been
seriously busy preparing for their Annual
Enviro Quiz that took place on the 7th of
June 2013.
Competition Time for Enviro-Club
Raymond Samuels in Grade 10 was awarded the title of Top
Achiever of our school at The Annual UCT Mathematics
Competition that took place on 24 April 2013. The teacher
involved is Mr Stuurman.
On the Academic Front
When asked to write an essay on the
topic and when I woke up in the
middle of nowhere, I had only myself to
blame. Keena Newman, Grade 11A,
responded thus. The teacher involved is
Mrs Boezak.
I cant believe that this has happened to
me. Why and how? I still dont understand.
Confusion strikes my mind when I
reminisce about the mishaps of that fateful
DownTown 21st party of Joan Rivers
Being the centre of attraction, and
attention, was easy especially if the
Great Joan Rivers is your groupie! We
travelled the globe together, exploring the
enriching variety of environments. Today,
19 January 1882, was a special day, flled
with spectacular events. It was Joans 21st
birthday party. She booked us a private
fight me, her, and another 24 of the close
chums.
As we entered the aircraft, the sunset
beamed over the dark majestic mountains.
We were currently still in France, but
slowly on our way to Florida. So we took
off and began with the ball of all parties.
At frst, everything seemed fabulous the
mood, the snacks, the crowd. However, as
the night sky grew darker and dusk began
to settle in, stranger things happened on
board. Celebrities faces grew oblique to
the ceiling, voices went from melodious
to screechy. What was happening to us?
Little did we know as the fight cruised on,
the night grew increasingly dark. In fact,
strange things took place.
Our pilot suffered a heart attack causing his
head to steer us out of control. Plummeting
downwards we all went thousands
of kilometres out of the sky. CRASH!!
Dust and clouds of smoke arose from the
aeroplane. Joan and I were the frst to
awake in the middle of nowhere. Bruised
and severely injured we managed to escape
from the wrecked and shattered aircraft.
HELP!! Somebody help!!
A jungle? How could it be? Slowly we
hopped along. We decided to go separate
ways in search of some oasis because the
crash diminished everything we had.
I walked to the right among large trees that
almost lead up to the clouds in the sky. I
turned around, my back against the hard
bark of a tree. There it was, that larger than
life reptile, staring at me. Teeth as sharp
as razors. An air of rotten fesh. At that
moment I knew : it is over. Here is no
way out. HELP! Somebody help!
I had only myself to blame. Why did I
accept Joans invitation?
Hout Bay Montessori Primary School 2014
I like my teachers because they are very kind.
I like the work because it is fun. Clara (7)
I like the number work because it is good for
your brain. Max (6)
I like the decimal layout because I am using
my hands to make it. Esona (7)
I love that my teachers are kind and helpful
to me. Phoebe (7) I like that all the children
help me learn how to write and read but still do
things by myself. I like how the children are
kind and loving. Jade (7).
upcoming talks
The VIRTUES programme : 13 June 15h0016h00
A beautiful and comprehensive curriculum we use at
Hout Bay Montessori to bring out the best in each of our
children. This talk is aimed at any parent or educator who
would like to support their child in developing a culture of
character in their homes, classrooms and families.
The MONTESSORI LANGUAGE programme :
22 August 15h00 to 16h00
A presentation by the HBM staff on how children acquire
language and excel at reading and writing (ages 1 to 12).
The MONTESSORI MATHS programme :
24 October 15h00 to 16h00
A presentation by the HBM staff on the beautiful and
unique Montessori Mathematics curriculum (ages 1 to 12).
Building Autonomy in our children: 14 November
15h00 to 16h00
A brief glimpse into the positive discipline approach used
at HBM to nurture independence and self-esteemhow
we teach conflict resolution and engage cooperation posi-
tively (ages 1 to 12).

upcoming talks
15h00 to 16h00
What exactly is the Montessori primary
programme about? The passage from the
preschool to the primary is the passage
from the sensorial, material level to
the abstract. The need for abstraction
and intellectual activity makes itself
felt when a child is about 7. It is at age
7 that one can note the beginning of an
orientation toward the judgement of acts
as right or wrong, fair or unfair...
This preoccupation belongs to a very
special sensitivity, the conscience. The 7 to
12 year old period, then, constitutes one of
particular importance for moral education.
There are three unique characteristics of an
excellent Montessori primary environment:
1. Mastery of fundamental skills and
basic core knowledge
Primary Montessori children explore
the realm of mathematics, science and
technology, the world of myth, great
literature, history, world geography, civics,
economics, anthropology and the basic
organisation of human societies. Their
studies also cover the basics found in
the South African National Curriculum,
such as the memorisation of math facts,
spelling lessons and the study of grammar,
vocabulary, sentence analysis, creative
writing and library research skills.
Sometimes, because Montessori places so
much emphasis on cultivating childrens
sense of curiosity and wonder, parents may
get the impression that the children can
simply do whatever they wish, avoiding
subjects that they dislike. This is not the
case in any well-run class.
2. Dr. Montessoris Great Lessons
The Great Lessons are fve key areas
of interconnected studies traditionally
presented to all primary children in the form
of inspiring stories and related experiences
and research projects.
The Great Lessons include the story of how
the world came to be, the development of
life on Earth, the story of humankind, the
development of language and writing and
the development of mathematics. They
are intended to give children a cosmic
perspective of the Earth and humanitys
place within the cosmos.
3. Individually chosen research
Montessori primary children are
encouraged to explore topics that capture
their imagination. The children are
encouraged to explore topics that capture
their imagination. They do a lot of
independent reading and library research.
They gather information, assemble
portfolios and handmade books of their
own, and teach what they have learned to
friends.
In the Montessori programme, subject is
not separated into small little packages
traditional subject matter. Everything is
inter-related. The subjects weave in and out
of each other. Literature, art, music, dance,
drama, history, social issues, political
science and the study of technology all
compliment one another in the Montessori
primary curriculum.
This integrated approach is one of the
primary programmes greatest strengths.
One of the keys to understanding
Montessoris success can be found in the
way in which it carefully encourages the
development of childrens self-esteem and
independence.
Primary children are ready to take on
a much higher level of challenge and
responsibility. The primary class is a small
community. The children keep the class in
order, care for classroom animals, tend to
the plants and the vegetable garden, work
together and learn from each other.
Pirates Grill House; Gypsy; @ Home; Imagenius; Te Club House; Yoga Spirit; Wakaberry;
Brooke Irving; Fork; Cheviot Place Guest House; Te Sea Bar; Quentin Spickernell; La Cuccina;
Deja Vu; Casey B. Dolan; Home Heroes; Rock Chic; Hout Bay Riding Centre; Tamsin Snyman;
Wellness Warehouse; Dalida Pottery; Taryn Cutler; Te Edge Gym; Star Dot Toys;
Wild Olive Guest Farm; Ryan and Karen Christian; Dani Klaf; Spiros; Oakhurst Spar;
Lookout Deck; Shafeeka Broderick and NAP Linen.
Hout Bay Montessori would like to thank the following loyal sponsors
who so generously contributed to our annual fund-raiser:
Hout Bay Montessori Print Run Sponsored By Cathy Bell:
Consider this: most of what we consider
misbehaviour in 1 to 6 year olds, when
you really look at it, is children trying to
do things by themselves and not being
successful clothes all over the foor
(trying to dress themselves), spilt food
(trying to serve themselves) etc.
In our hurried world, its easier to do
it ourselves than to stop and show our
children how to do a task and patiently wait
as they complete it. BUT, helping a child
to do things themselves is the number one
SELF-ESTEEM tool you have!
We can begin to show our children how to
use tools like knives, scissors, hammers and
screwdrivers with 100% adult supervision.
As a childs skills and responsibilities grow,
we can introduce new levels of diffculty
with different tools and materials. Giving
our children real work with real tools
will help them gain independence.
Self-esteem is based on having skills,
meaning you can act in ways that beneft
yourself and others. Too often, adults
think that just telling someone they are
wonderful develops a feeling of self-worth.
Self-esteem is based on the self-confdence
of knowing how to do something, not on
what someone says to you.
Help Me
Help Myself!
I am often asked why should I keep my child in
Montessori for Grade R when they are going to
make the transition into traditional school anyway
why not do it now?
Please consider the following:
The Montessori pre-school programme is
deliberately designed to be a 3 year programme,
and it is only in the third year that much of what
has been developing fnally blossoms.
Children have often waited for two years to be
one of the biggies in the class. That third year
is a time when they grow emotionally in ways
that traditional programmes rarely allow. It is
one of the prime reasons why Montessori has
such a dramatic impact on most children.
Most children at age 5 are at a very different
developmental stage from most children at
age 6. The Montessori pre-school programme
is elegantly designed to play to the reality of
their stage of development. It makes wonderful
use of the hidden potential within almost every
child. The lost opportunity is something that
is, from our perspective of having seen so
many children complete the process, really
disappointing.
Children from Montessori pre-schools are
often far advanced academically and much
more self-assured and socially mature than
their peers from traditional pre-schools. When
placed in a programme with a much lower
academic expectation, they can become bored,
despondent or assertive.
It is much more common today to fnd a
greater allowance for differences in Grade 1
programmes. Many teachers have not only
heard about multiple intelligences, but they are
actually trying to design programmes to allow
for children who are more accelerated.
Why keep your child in
Montessori for Grade R

upcoming talks
15h00 to 16h00
Grade R Extended Day Activities: preparing for Grade 1. A morning of birding yields great results!
Celebrating Chinese New Year. Celebrating Earth Day
Congratulations and well done to Leonoor
Rinke de Wit (IBDP2) who was selected
to join Berklee College of Music as a
candidate for the Professional Music
Diploma. Berklee College of Music is
located in Boston, USA, and is the largest
independent college of contemporary
music in the world.
Berklee Candidate:
Leonoor Rinke de Wit
Students who wrote the IGCSE External
exams last year were honoured for their
academic achievements at the recent
inaugural IGCSE Prize Giving. Well
done to the following students for their
outstanding achievements:
Gold Award Winners:
Stephanie Russell, Emma Torr, Robert
Sadler,Alanna Wells
Silver Award Winners:
Stuart Brown, Agata Campione, Felicia
Campione, Bradley Davies, Hanna Lim,
Adam Lincoln-Lewis, Stacey Plasket,
Thomas Seccombe, Matthew Croucher
Subject Award Winners:
Robert Sadler, Hanna Lim, Thomas
Seccombe, Emma Torr, Alanna Wells,
Andreas de Beauregard
Special Award Winners:
Emma Torr, Agata Campione, Adam
Lincoln-Lewis.
Inaugural IGCSE Prize Giving
Congratulations, special
thank you, and well
done to the chelo team
members, parents, teachers
and students who won 1st
Prize for their interesting
dragon scene at the
recent Valley Pre-Primary
Sandcastle Competition
on Hout Bay beach!
For our new families, who
may not be aware of what
chelo, (Children of Hout Bay Education and
Learning Opportunity) is, it is the Bursary
Programme driven by a dedicated group of
parents and facilitated by the International
School of Hout Bay and whose mission it is
to facilitate the inclusion of students from
historically disadvantaged communities
of Hout Bay by providing fnancial, social
and educational support. chelo do amazing
work!
Chelo Sandcastle Coup!
Science is everywhere in todays
world. It is part of our daily lives, from
cooking and gardening, to recycling and
comprehending the daily weather report,
to reading a map and using a computer. At
the International School of Hout Bay, we
assist learners in understanding the basic
principles of science and how it is linked
to the technological world they live in,
by a balanced combination of theoretical
and practical studies. Through research
and discovery learners are provided
with the necessary tools to analyse and
test a problem or situation and enjoy the
advantage of a higher comprehension and
skills set to become life-long learners.
Pictured here is Emily von Lemm and
Natalie Moeketsi, both IBDP1 students.
The Science of Everyday Life
Model United Nations is an academic
simulation of the United Nations that
aims to educate participants about current
events, topics in international relations,
diplomacy and the United Nations agenda.
The participants role-play as diplomats
representing a nation or NGO in a
simulated session of a committee of the
United Nations, such as the Security
Council or the General Assembly.
Participants research a country, take on
roles as diplomats, investigate international
issues, debate, deliberate, consult, and then
develop solutions to world problems. The
school will participate in Provincial and
eventually National events.
On Saturday, the 11th of May, a selected
MUN team went to Chesterhouse High
School to participate in the mini MUN
conference. Aedan Dilley (IGCSE 2),
Michelle de Castro (IGCSE 2) and Jude
Caird (MYC 2) actively participated in
the debate, which resulted in achieving the
best team award.
Model United Nations
With the tremendous turnout of participants
and spectators and the pertinent messages
on the displayed posters, Saturday morning
at Mainstream Centre was effective,
inspirational and successful! Some of the
slogans displayed were STOP WOMEN
ABUSE!, WE ARE MOTHERS, WE
ARE TEACHERS, WE ARE BEAUTIFUL
CREATURES!, STRIKE! DANCE!
RISE!, 1 IN 3 WOMEN IS RAPED OR
BEATEN IN HER LIFE TIME!
With the commitment and organisation by
the Flash Mob Team, Agata Campione,
Emma Torr and Felicia Campione (all IBDP
1) their personal awareness campaign about
women abuse and domestic violence struck
home. Enthusiastic students, staff, parents,
family and teachers from our school
community danced to Kelly Clarksons
song What doesnt kill you makes you
stronger, in the hope of spreading the
message.
Strike a Woman, Strike a Rock
International School of Hout Bay: High School Print Run Sponsored By Milas Boutique:
The MYC3 Drama Class doing a dance that they choreographed to the song Radioactive.
Radioactive Dance - MYC3
Nastassja Krampe attended the South
African Karate Nationals earlier in May,
which was held in Durban. It was an All
Styles Karate tournament. All Styles
is different to the traditional style karate
such as Shotokan, Shukokai, etc. and is
the one style that everyone from different
traditional Karate styles would be able to
do. All styles is a more fast, sport like
form of karate and Nastassja competed in
the 14-15 year old age group, with a group
size of about 20-30, girls. She represented
Western Province and achieved second
place in her division for fghting, also
known as Kumite. By achieving second
place I can go to Zone 6 which is a level
higher than Nationals in Namibia; and
UFAC, which is the African Nations
Championships tournament taking place in
Tunisia.
South African Karate Nationals
Ancient Trebuchet Triumph
On Sunday, 26th May 2013, undeterred
by the Cape winter rain, a group of scouts
brought an ancient siege weapon back to
life. The scout group was led by Connor
Thompson, 17, a senior scout at 1st Camps
Bay, as part of his Springbok construction
project. Connor built a Trebuchet, a giant
catapult that uses gravity, the principles of
leverage and a sling to propel a projectile
a great distance. The trebuchet was built
using scouting pioneering techniques learnt
during Connors 9 years as a cub and a
scout. It was 5m long, 3m wide with the
catapult arm reaching 7m into the air. The
scouts managed to fing a projectile 53m.
The Trebuchet was frst used 2000 years ago
in the East and later brought to Europe. The
project took 10 hours to complete. Connor
is a student at the ISHB in his pre-fnal year
of the International Baccalaureate program.
Photography Club Efforts
With the building of the International
School of Hout Bays new campus well
underway, it was great to be part of
the offcial launch of our sister school,
Blouberg International Schools brand
new school building with the Minister of
Education for the Western Cape, Mr Donald
Grant. Blouberg International School, as
part of the International Education Systems
(IES) group, re-affrmed its commitment
to quality private education in South
Africa, with the offcial launch of its brand
new school building in Ringwood Drive,
Blouberg.
Seen here at the prestigious event are:
(from left) Mr Henk Weyers (Principal of
the International School of Helderberg), Mr
Donald Grant (Minister of Education for
the Western Cape), Mrs Nerine Resnekov
(Principal at Blouberg International
School), Dr Nicholas Tate (Chairman of
the IES Board), Mr Mark Barber (Area
Manager Sub-Saharan Africa at Cambridge
International Examinations), Mr Andy
Wood (Principal at the International
School of Hout Bay) and Mr Sergi Lopez
(Technological Resources Coordinator for
IES). Photographer: Paul Reichle.
Building of New Campus Well Underway!
There was great excitement in the Primary
School when the team from Rock n Ride
for Rhino came to visit. The whole school
enjoyed the talk and songs and the Senior
Primary were further inspired to take
action after watching the videos about the
programme. ROCK N RIDE 4 RHINO
is an epic conservation, community
and communications project entailing
a 10,000km motorcycle adventure
around Southern Africa from April - Sep
2013. It has been conceived by JASON
HARTMAN, 2009 SA Idol and founding
director of Men of the Trees, and DAVE
ESTMENT, ex-professional superbike
racer, professional wildlife photographer
and videographer, and founding trustee of
the Wild Imaging Trust - both passionate
bikers and conservationists - in partnership
with DAMIEN MANDER, former
Australian Army Special Operations sniper
and founding director of the International
Anti-Poaching Foundation.

The purpose is to educate and inform,
mobilize united action and raise R20 million
to help fund the extensive equipment,
manpower and resources required to
effectively combat the poaching scourge
that is threatening our wildlife and our
planet, to support community upliftment
specifcally in areas impacted by poaching
and to provide a powerful communications
mechanism via video, still images and
internet platforms.
Rock n Ride 4
Rhino Team Visit
Mimi & Ophelia Harris competed in the 3rd
South African National Equestrian Schools
Association (SANESA) Qualifer earlier in
May, representing the International School
of Hout Bay. Both did very well, winning
1st, 2nd and 3rd places in a number of their
classes. They now have the last qualifer
to compete in, after which we will know
whether they have won enough points
to earn a place in the Western Province
SANESA team to go to the regional fnals
in George later this year!
Mimi, Ophelia and the SANESA Qualifers
Photography Club Efforts
Under 9 Soccer
International School of Hout Bay: Primary School Print Run Sponsored By Velocity Sports Lab:
The weather did not deter excited children
from heading off to the Back2Basics Camp
in Grabouw! It poured with rain on Day
1 but this did not bother the children who
participated in numerous team building
activities in the main tent. By evening
the rain eased and we headed off for a
perfect night hike. Day 2 included raft
building, obstacle courses and the zip
line. During the evening we sat around
the camp fre before heading out on a map
orientation walk. After breakfast on Day
3 we had a bridge challenge, which was
very frustrating at frst but the excitement
of completing it was well worth it! Despite
traffc hassles coming back we all returned
exhausted, flthy and ready for next years
camp challenge!
Year 4 and 5 Camp!
Adam Deuchar
Novice Sailing Champion
Adam Deuchar has been sailing Optimist
and RS Terra dinghies for about 2 years,
and has in May completed his Level 2
sailing course. As the fnal part of this Level
2 course, the sailors were allowed to sail in
the Inter-schools, and Club Championships
regatta, as a Novice group.
Although in a different group, they sailed
with and competed against some of the best
sailors in the country, notably the current
SA and African Optimist and Dabchick
champions. Adam was placed frst overall
in the Novice group for the Optimist
class, in the Club Champs regatta. These
Novice sailors were awarded their Level
2 Certifcate by the Imperial Yacht Club,
after the seasons closing cruise. Adam
was awarded the Novice foating trophy for
his performance during the regatta.
2013 is fast becoming a record-breaking
year for Kronendal Primary School where
learners have shattered 14 school records
in swimming and athletics in the frst term.
With such an exceptional start, Kronendal
is looking forward to one of the best
sporting years in the schools 112 year
history (founded 1901).
Swimming Records include Girls U10 25m
Freestyle Kayla Kohn 16,96; Boys U14
25m Freestyle Luca Avondo 14,78; Boys
U14 25m Backstroke Luca Avondo 17,94;
Boys U14 4 X25m Individual Medley Luca
Avondo 1:27,13.
Athletics Records includes u/12 Girls
Discus Skye Taljaard; u/12 Boys Discus
Kyle Harms; u/12 Girls Javelin Joanna
Roodt; u/13 Girls Javelin Olothando
Gwayi; u/13 Boys Javelin Ronan
du Plessis; u/13 Girls Discus Lydia
Dawanapo; u/13 Boys Discus Luca
Avondo; 60m Boys u/7 Josef Paterson-
Jones; 60m Girls u/8 Grace Lundy; 60m
Boys u/8 Steven Stander.
Alistair Cross, who heads up the busy
sports programme at Kronendal School
said he was really excited to see the success
of Kronendals learners on the sports feld
and in the schools pool.
A Record-Breaking Start
The Kronendal Grade 7s delivered Easter Eggs to the day care centres and Pre-Schools
in and around Hout Bay. The school has been collecting marshmallow Easter eggs for a
few weeks now, in order to bring some Easter joy to children in our area.
Sharing the Easter Cheer
Willow Borain, Dane Agulhas, Callen van der Ross and William Johnson helping to hand out
Easter Eggs at Little Lambs in Imizamo Yethu
On Saturday 13 April 2013, an eager group of 6 Grade 7 learners took part in the annual
Valley Pre-Primary Sandcastle Competition on Hout Bay beach. Beautiful weather and a
festive atmosphere ensured that a good time was had by all. The beach was jam packed
with spectators and competitors alike, all enjoying the creativity and fun of sand sculpting.
The Kronendal teams sandcastle depicted a typical Hout Bay boat, and the team came
2nd overall!
Sandcastle Competition
7-year-old Grace Lundy, breaking the U8 60m sprint
record at Kronendal Interhouse Sports Day.
9-year-old Kayla Kohn, broke the girls U10 25m
freestyle record in 16,96 seconds at the Kronendal
Interhouse Swimming Gala
13 year old Luca Avondo, proudly shows off his
trophy at the Kronendal Interhouse Swimming Gala,
after successfully breaking 3 records.
On Friday 10 May, the Kronendal Grade
1s, 2s and 3s spoilt their moms with an
afternoon of fun in the classroom. Each
grade had a special treat planned for mom.
The Grade 1s enjoyed making special
cards, the Grade 2s performed in a talent
show and decorated yummy biscuits, while
the Grade 3s designed and made beautiful
beaded bracelets.
Grade 1s and their moms doing some cutting and pasting.
Grade 1, Elliot Shuttleworth with his mom.
Grade 3, Blessing Gimidi with her mom.
Dane Aghulas, Reshen Frieslaar, Bradwin Willoughby, Ms Pereira (Grade 3 Teacher),
Safna Mongwe, Kaede Meter.
Kronendal Primary School Print Run Sponsored By Spiros Restaurant:
On Friday 19 April 2013, Kronendal
Primary hosted the annual derby day
with Camps Bay Primary School. Rugby,
netball, soccer and chess matches were
played. Eager spectators lined the felds
and a competitive but fun afternoon was
had by all.
Results: Rugby: u/13 Team won 45-0.
Netball: u/10 won 4-2 and 5-2; u/11 won
3-0 and 9-0; u/12 lost 2-8 and 2-6; u/13
lost 4-6 and 5-8.
Soccer: u/9B Boys drew 2-2; u/9A Boys
lost 4-1; u/11B Boys lost 4-3; u/11A Boys
lost 5-1; u/13A Girls lost 4-0; u/13B Boys
drew 4-4 and the u/13A Boys lost 2-5.
The U13 rugby match was a great place to showcase the boys talent.
Hannah Johnson (Kronendal U10) gets ready to pass the ball to a team mate.
Kronendal - Camps Bay Annual Derby Day
The under 13 rugby tour to Stanford early in the second term was a
great success and served as a good bonding/ team building exercise.
Two matches were played and won by Kronendal. The host school
Okkie Smuts Primary was beaten 30 20, while Die Bron Primary was
trounced by 30 points.
April Rugby Tour to Stanford Wonderboxes
Sustainability and energy saving procedures
are part of the Grade 7 Natural Science
curriculum. This year, the Kronendal
Grade 7s made wonderboxes which save
on energy and cooking time. They made
a variety of scrumptious dishes in their
homemade wonderboxes.
Doulton Pawley and Keagan
Marx with their wonderbox.
Cameron Fisher and Jesse Vosloo with their
homemade wonderbox made to look like a stove.
On the 20th of April, we held one of our
major fundraising events of the year; the
Llandudno Carnival of Countries. The
weather was absolutely perfect with not a
cloud in the sky and warm sunshine.
Everyone who arrived early to set up got
stuck in and by mid-morning the venue
looked terrifc! As families started to pour
in around noon, the venue came alive!
Everyone had a wonderful time either
playing games, enjoying pony rides,
watching the entertainment or enjoying
food and drink from different countries.
Lots of prizes were won on the day, the
main prize being won by Mrs Gibson
during the thrilling Diamond Rush. The
day was a huge success and we managed
to raise a lot of money for our building
projects for the school.
Thank you all who came to support us and
everyone who made the day possible. We
would like to say a very big Thank you
to Natasja Mallam and Susan Tsakiroglou
who coordinated and planned the event.
Thank you to all who helped, donated food,
prizes, equipment, transport or manned
stalls or contributed in any way to make it
a truly lovely day.
Llandudnos Annual Carnival of Countries
Mothers are extraordinary people, frst and
foremost they are moms, wives, partners,
friends, sisters and daughters, to name but
a few of the vital roles they play. To show
our appreciation, we treated them to a NIA
class in the school hall at Llandudno on
Friday 7 May. NIA is a form of exercise
that uses martial arts, dance arts and healing
arts to connect the body, mind, and spirit.
It is usually performed barefoot with soul-
stirring music, balancing specifc moves
with freedom, encouraging people to
personalize these movements. The focus of
the morning was on keeping in touch with
their inner selves, affrming them in their
vital role as mothers and energising them
to be strong and healthy in mind, body and
spirit, to carry out their purpose as mothers.
Dee, a NIA teacher from the area, lead our
moms in dance and after the class, tea or
coffee and muffns were a welcome treat in
the lovely warm autumn sunshine. Moms
were invited to the classrooms to spend
some time with their children and enjoyed
being back at school, doing different
activities with their children and being
entertained with poems or song - sharing
some time with their young ones. The
event was held to show our gratitude for
the role they play in their young childrens
lives and proved to be a great success.
Our Very Own Star Sailor
This year has been a full and exciting year
of sailing for 12 year old Elsje Dijkstra
of Llandudno Primary School. After her
gutsy performance in December 2012 in
the SA Youth National Championships in
Swartvlei, Sedgefeld, she was ranked 23
out of 70 participating sailors. This result
gave her entry into the trials for the SA
Team to sail in the African Championships
to be held at Club Mykonos in August of
this year. She made it into selections on
two counts: placed in the Top 30 overall
and top 6 girls. On the weekend of 2nd and
3rd March, Elsje represented Llandudno
in the Inter Schools Sailing competition
and came 7th overall and 2nd girl in the
competition. Llandudno was placed 7th
overall and 3rd of teams with only 1 sailor.
During the long weekend in March, Elsje
attended a high performance sailing clinic
at Theewaterskloof Sailing Club, run by
Pim Strempel, who is the Dutch National
Optimist Coach, with two local coaches
assisting him. There were 19 junior sailors
and these are close to all being in the top
20 in this class of boat (Optimist) in the
country. Elsje placed 15th overall and
third girl. She came 8th in the last race
sailed. At the Easter Regatta in Hermanus,
Elsje qualifed for the team representing
South Africa in the African Optimist
Championships to be held at Club Mykonos
from the 10th to 18th August 2013. The
Regatta will have Live Tracking on each
boat so schoolmates will be able to follow
her races as they are happening. Although
Elsje is modest about her achievements we
are all enormously proud her.
Thomas Bell and his Mum with Asha Chidakwa
Ethan McLeod with his Mum for Mothers Day.
An energising NIA class lead by local NIA instructor, Dee.
Llandudno Primary School Print Run Sponsored By Hout Bay SuperSpar:
On Friday the 3rd May 2013, our
wonderful Llandudno General Knowledge
team participated in the frst round of the
Atlantic Seaboard Zones Primary General
Knowledge Quiz which was held at Camps
Bay Primary. The team consisted of four
Grade 7s Joshua Vaughan, Kiandra
Bintcliffe, Tegan West and Romy Searll,
and Grade 6s Jason Heynecke and
Catherine Vine.
Llandudno fnished a credible second and
can be proud of this pleasing result. Well
done to our fantastic team and we wish you
luck for your next round!
The fnal points tally was Camps Bay
69; Llandudno 65; St.Georges 63;
Milnerton 61; Sea-Point 56; Elkanah 53.
Congratulations go to our wonderful Quiz
team for doing us proud!
Great Showing by Quiz Team
Llandudno Primary is very proud to
have many children from our school
that participate in the Llandudno Surf
Lifesaving Club Nippers programme. As
they get older, they can complete their
qualifcations and become lifeguards on
our beautiful beach.
Lifesaving training is a fantastic exercise
regimen and incorporates many sport
disciplines. The weekly training teaches
our children to understand and respect
our unpredictable ocean and encourages
leadership, camaraderie, teamwork, and
fun.
The children that pass their level exams
are eligible to compete at the various
competitions around the country.
Llandudno Primary children do very well
at the various Nipper disciplines, namely
Flags, Beach Sprints, Beach Relay, Long
Run, Swimming, Body Board and Board
events, to name a few. We are proud to
announce that at the SA Nipper Nationals
this year in Durban, Sebastian Bauriedl
was awarded a Silver for the U11 Flags
and Nathan Schoultz achieved a Silver
in U10 Sprints and a Silver in U10 Long
Run. Fantastic boys! We also had two past
pupils, Alessandra Bayly and Indiana van
Rensburg, that helped the Western Province
Nipper team to victory in the Inter-
Provincial Championships and Indiana got
Gold in U14 Sprints and a Silver for U14
Long Run well done girls!
After a long, tiring, successful and fun
season, the Llandudno Surf Lifesaving
Club named Bree Mallam - U10 Girl
Nipper of the Year, Nathan Schoultz - U10
Boy Nipper of the Year, Sebastian Bauriedl
- U12 Boy Nipper of the Year and Camryn-
Rose Beaton - U12 Girl Nipper of the Year
not too bad Llandudno Primary!!!
Llandudno Nipper Report
Sebastian Bauriedl and Nathan Schoultz with
their SA Nipper Champs medals.
Camryn-Rose Beaton U12 Girl Nipper of the
Year.
This term has certainly been an exciting
one for all of our school sports. We have
dominated across the board on the soccer
feld and on the netball and squash courts.
We have seen a wonderful growth in our
teams and their sports skills and have had
many matches this term to boast about!
Congratulations go to our U11 Boys Soccer
team for their consistent hard work on the
soccer feld! They won their very frst two
matches with a combined score of 25-0.
Our U9A team followed closely behind
in scores having played very well against
their often strong opponents. A special
mention must be made of Nicolas Yolland,
Thomas Bell, Yamkela Matthiso, Zachary
Willemse and Cameron Williamson.
The two Squash
teams need to be
praised for their
wonderful spirit on
the courts and for
their great sports
results this term.
In particular our
A team has had 4
excellent victories,
1 loss and 1 draw
this term.
Well done to Joshua Harford, Sasha Amor
and Cameron Williamson for being such
super-stars on the squash court!
It has been a wonderful term for our
netball girls. We have played in some
really thrilling, fast paced games against
challenging opponents, with many victories
to boast home about. Together with this, we
have had fun during practice sessions and
during the Saturday netball clinics. Thank
you to Mrs Bigaignon for all her help this
term!
And lastly, for those pupils who are more
into solo sport, stretching their legs for
long distances and being out in nature,
there is our school cross-country club. Our
team has run a number of races on Fridays;
often in very beautiful surroundings with
close on 1000 pupils taking part from
around the peninsula and as many as 100
pupils per age group. Notable placings are
Nathan Schoultz coming 7th in his U10
races in both Fish Hoek and Keurboom
Park and Joshua Grieveson coming 8th in
the U10 Fish Hoek race. Megan Grieveson
came 10th in the U8 race in Fishhoek. Zara
Goslett and Tarah Mc Dowell came 6th and
10th respectively in their u12 and u13 races
at Zandvlei. They are all dedicated runners
training twice a week and competing each
week often in wet and cold weather.
Llandudno Winter Sports
Warming up for our cross-country race in Fish
Hoek.
Josh Vaughan. Hard at work on the netball court.
From Left: Cameron Williamson, Joshua
Harford, Kurt McDaniel and Sasha Amor.
Mrs Enid Davis, the current headmistress,
retires at the end of the second term after a
long and illustrious career at Oranjekloof
Moravian Primary School. Mrs Davis was
approached by the previous headmaster,
the late Mr Paul Gallant, who offered her
a post at the school on learning of her
qualifying as a teacher. Mr Gallant, who
taught Mrs Davis in both primary and high
school, recognized the value of having her
join the Oranjekloof family, and in 1979,
Mrs Davis took up her post as teacher.
The school back then was very small and
rural with just 99 children enrolled. Over
the ensuing years Mrs Davis flled the roles
of teacher, Head of Department and Deputy
Principal, and by the time she achieved
the position of Principal, the school had
grown to over 700 children. Now, in 2013,
34 years after standing in front of her frst
class at Oranjekloof and with the school
close to 1300 pupils, Mrs Davis steps down
as Principal, leaving some very big shoes
to fll.
Fond Farewell Nelson Mandelas Visit to Oranjekloof 1999
An April 1999 visit to Oranjekloof Moravian Primary School, sees former President, Nelson Mandela, taking a tour of the school and sitting down with
the staff for photographs. An occasion still very close to the hearts of staff and children alike.
Mrs Rhoda, a Grade 5 teacher at the
school, holds parent-child assistance
classes on a Saturday morning for English
and Mathematics.
The program has been running for 6 weeks
now, and teaches parents how to assist their
children with their school and homework
at home.
Parent-Child Assistance Class
Separate from the rest of the school, the
two Grade R classes are bright and warm
and flled with the little people of the future
and their dedicated teachers.
Meet Grade R
Oranjekloof s Super Soccer Stars
Oranjekloofs Sports Coordinator, Silulami Melane, presents the u/13 and u/11 players who recently had a very successful match
day against Kronendal Primary with the u/11s winning 6-2. They are coached by Dale Fani, of Imizamo Yethu, and captained
by Luvo Sandlana in Grade 4. Grade Rb with Ms Shumi.
Grade Ra with Ms Harrison.
An Impromptu Delight from the Oranjekloof Choristers
On a chilly mid-May morning, we were
privileged enough to be at Oranjekloof
Moravian Primary School to take
photographs of the children. After a number
of shots of athletes and soccer stars, a large
group of 74 children and their teacher, Ms
Kwazi, gathered on the stairs for a choir
photograph. Encouraged by their dynamic
headmistress, Ms Davis, the choir burst
into song and for a moment, in that chilly
Autumn sunshine, the world went still.
Children from all over poked their heads
out of classroom doors and windows to see
what was happening and tears came to our
eyes.
The talented Ms Kwazi, previously a
soloist at Masibulele College in Whittlesea,
Eastern Cape, began with the choir in 2002
and in 2013 they are an incredible vocal
group, performing only at school functions
and occasionally at funerals. Hopefully we
will hear a lot more from them in the years
to come.
25 Athletics Medals in the Bag!
Earlier this term, our talented athletes took
part in the fnals of the Moravian Church
Schools Athletics Meeting, bringing home
a total of 25 gold, silver and bronze medals.
We are very proud of the hard work that
our athletes have put into achieving such
fne results and wish them lots of luck for
their future meetings.
Grade 7 Medal Winners from Left: Zolakazi Joyi; Sixolile Gulw; Philani Luhlabo; Lukholo Mjo;
Siyanda Makhaphetshu and Zusiphe Langa
Medal Winners Back Left: Kaylin Braaf, Gr 5; Lindokuhle Gwabeni, Gr 6; Nozubenathi Banise,
Gr 6; Katiso Khoba, Gr 6; Nzuzo Sophangisa, Gr 6; Anastatia Chipwere, Gr 6.
Front Left: Xolisani Sidimba, Gr 3; Onke Mtokati, Gr 3 and Simamkele Zimemo, Gr 6.
Towards the end of 2012, the School
Governing Body and the School
Management Team worked with a
facilitator over two Saturday mornings to
develop a new mission and vision statement
for the school, in line with the expectations
of where the school and its learners should
be moving towards.
After much consultation, discussions and
compromise, the following was adopted:
Vision: To be a centre of quality teaching
and learning.
Mission: Sentinel Primary School is
dedicated to the highest levels of success,
respect, integrity, commitment and
responsibility while providing our learners
and community with knowledge and skills
to become competent and worthy citizens.
The values are of particular importance
to the school, and needs to be evident in
everything we do and say, every day!
During a special assembly early in May,
these values were introduced by the
different grades. Different colours were
attached to the values to make it more
real and easier to remember. These values
and colours are: Success - Red; Respect -
Blue; Integrity - Yellow; Commitment
Orange; Responsibility Green.
Different grades presented the different
values and each learner was encouraged
to dress in that colour. This made quite an
impression and the colourful introduction
will hopefully add to reminding all
involved daily of what we want to achieve
at the school.
New Mission and Vision Adopted
Sport, Sport, Sport
Our frst Grade R Park was launched in
1990 but quickly became too small as the
demand for another Grade R class was
evident. The move in 1996 was to beneft
all our learners but unfortunately, due to
continuous vandalism, lack of maintenance
and no funding, we soon had to improvise
in order to help our children develop
physically. To make matters worse, there
are also no park structures within the
community to aid us in our endeavours.
Over the past few years, it seemed as if
the Grade R Park would never become a
reality until the beginning of 2013, when
a small business owner volunteered his
services in the construction of our Grade
R Park. It has been an exciting start to the
New Year for the Grade R learners and
Educators alike. The enthusiasm and good
heartedness of Patrick Cornelius created a
ripple effect where a climbing frame and
swings were also donated by a family in
Hout Bay.
Our latest addition, a sandpit, has created
a lot of excitement amongst our learners.
This resulted in a beautiful park flled with
lots of opportunities for stimulation and
enhancement of our learners development.
We are so thankful that our learners are
now able to extend their development
outdoors as we are so mindful of the
important brain work that takes place
during these physical activities. Our Grade
R Park is thus a vital part of preparing our
children for reading, writing and a better
understanding of the world around us. It
could not have happened at a better time.
A Brand New Grade R Park
At Sentinel the one thing that our learners
look forward to more than anything is their
sport. And believe it or not, during the
winter months when most of us want to be
indoors, they are outside.
Our soccer is one of the most loved games
and our boys and girls are very eager to
participate. This season has been a very
successful one. Our under 13 boys played
the following games and the results
are evidence of their enthusiasm. Vs
Kronendal 7 - 3; vs Reddam 4 - 2; vs Sea
Point 5 - 0; vs Camps Bay 6 - 1.
Our girs played only one match as there are
only a few schools that have female teams.
They played Weizmann and beat them by
2 goals.
Our Rugby boys cannot wait to follow
suit. We have a very kind sponsor who
will make sure that our rugby boys will be
getting jerseys soon, but we will leave that
for a next issue.
We have an after school programme
running daily till 17h00 and here many of
our learners get the exercise and fun they
need.
Sentinel Primary School Print Run Sponsored By Star Dot Toys:
At Sentinel Primary school, we have come
to believe that ABC stands for Angels,
Believers and Carers, because this
amazing NPO who works in our school, is
making a huge difference, with kindness
and with love.
ABC for Life was founded by two
Hout Bay residents, Val Toledo
and Lola Kramer. These two ladies
were driven by the need to be of
signifcance and make a lasting
difference in the lives of children.
They made the wise choice and
got involved at Sentinel Primary
School. The school mainly serves
the Hangberg community plus
some learners from IY. Lola
and Val realised that in order to
give learners a fair chance to
be successful in life, they need
to be able to read, write and do
mathematics. Many of Sentinels learners
struggled with basic concepts which kept
them back, and because they could not
catch up, they fell further behind every
year, until they became so despondent that
they dropped out of school.
This year, ABC funds three full time
teachers at the school. These angels who
believe and care support the learners who
are performing below grade level, helping
them to overcome the gaps so that they can
be more successful in their grade. They
also run an amazing volunteer programme
with around twelve volunteers from the
community of greater Hout Bay, reading
with and to our learners, individually or in
small groups.
Sentinels systemic test results which
are written every year in Grades 3 and 6,
clearly show the beneft that our learners
who go to ABC for support, have. Until
recently only the English classes were
supported, and they did signifcantly better
than the Afrikaans classes. Since 2013 the
Afrikaans classes are now also supported,
so improved results are expected there too.
It is an absolute privilege to work with our
dedicated and professional teachers from
ABC who are always willing to do their
best for our learners. Together we are
providing quality teaching to our learners.
ABC for Life Making a Difference at Sentinel
Over the years, Sentinel Primary has been
categorized as an underperforming school.
Our teachers have been labouring hard and
they never gave up hope. It is a known fact
that, although our learners are exposed to
harsh and demanding conditions outside of
school, they continue to strive to do their
best.
The Foundation Phase educators have tried
and tested every possible teaching strategy
to secure and maintain high expectations.
Teachers in Grade R, 1 & 2 assisted the
Grade 3 teachers by taking Grade 3 learners
afterschool to help them catch-up. We have
ensured that learners come to school a
bit earlier so that they can enjoy a warm
bowl of porridge. Realising that children
are unable to learn and concentrate on an
empty tummy, a plate of food followed
later in the day.
Our Grade R and Grade 1 Home-
School Partnership Programme together
with the input of other NGOs such as
ABC for Life have jointly added to the
signifcant improvement of our Grade
3 Mathematics results of 15.4% (n
aansienlike verbetering). We are proud of
this achievement. Yet we acknowledge that
there is much room for improvement. It has
shown us that practice makes perfect and
you shouldnt give up. This has been our
season of fruit bearing.
At Sentinel Primary school, we dont just
aim high as stated in our school motto. We
give, we love, we serve, we help, and we
encourage and add value to the lives of
others.
2013 has been a year of reaping the fruits
of our labour.
Reaping the Fruits of Our Labour
The prefects at Sentinel serve the school
well. We have 21 prefects in all and they
are all potential leaders. Ms Davids work
with the prefects and her goal is to develop
and train young individuals to reach their
full potential and dreams as such through
inspiring leadership projects and activities.
The aim is to uphold the vision and mission
of the school by setting a good example for
the lower grades and peers. They became
part of our school improvement plan.
Prefects help with the line-up of learners,
assemblies and help younger learners to
read during break in our new school library.
Good times, leadership and responsibility
... thats what the prefects have experienced
thus far on the venture toward personal
growth as the youth of today.
The prefects at Sentinel have been
active over the last two terms. One of
the highlights was going on a weekend
camp to Apostle Battery. The camp was
motivational and inspirational and learners
have acquired new skills and knowledge on
leadership.
L said It was great to spend a weekend
with my friends. I enjoyed braaing the
marshmallows and listening to the scary
stories Mr Jardien told us around the fre.
Roxanne in Grade 7 said that the camp was
awesome, it was the best, all the teamwork
and leadership games they took part in
has inspired her and taught her how to be
a good leader and prefect. Emile said Its
great to know that it is not all work and the
playing part of being a prefect is actually
much more interesting. Oh and wowMs
Davids braaied chicken was the best. Im
looking forward to applying the skills I
have attained on camp at school.
It was good to get the learners into
new surroundings and give them new
perspective of life and the world out
there. The learners thoroughly enjoyed
themselves and acquired new skills, great
self-esteem and understanding.
The prefects at Sentinel know how to be
responsible and work hard but they also
experienced how to have fun, after all what
is more cheerful than a childs laughter.
Our Prefects Roles & Responsibilties
Silikamva High School is the new kid
on the Hout Bay block having opened its
doors for the frst time in January 2013.
The school started as Disa High, but has
since been renamed to capture its own
unique identity. The name meaning we
are the future is an apt description of the
learners that attend and the expectations
we share with them. The school is situated
on the site that was previously the YMCA
campsite at the top of Penzance Road.
Positioned right next to the settlement of
Imizamo Yethu, the school primarily serves
this community with the vast majority of
its children from IY.
The need for an additional high school in
Hout Bay has been apparent for some time
so it is with much anticipation and hope
that Silikamva High has started and now
continues to develop.
The provision of a local, easily accessible
school for the students of Imizamo Yethu
is now a reality. The school has begun with
grade 8 and 9 students, an approximate
student compliment of 260. Refective
of the socio-economic situation of many
families in Imizamo Yethu, the school is a
non-fee-paying institution entirely reliant
on Western Cape Education Department
funding for all its running costs. Developing
the site and school into one that we can be
proud of will take the commitment and
support of the wider Hout Bay community
and other stakeholders.
It is the intent of the
staff, learners and
school community that
Silikamva High will
be an extraordinary
school. It will take
something special
to buck the trend of
inadequate schooling
apparent in too many
of our schools. In a
community wracked by
violence and upheaval,
learning that aims to
transform individuals
and communities is
desperately needed. This is not achieved
only through academic success, but
through personal awareness and values-
based teaching. Schools are living entities
comprised of people with signifcant
potential and it is this that must be realised.
Silikamva High School aims to provide
students with the intellectual, emotional
and physical development necessary for
each student to grow into healthy and
meaningful adulthood. The school is
committed to holistic learner development
and the promotion of value-based learning
that stimulates independent enquiry and
intellectual curiosity through a focused
academic and extramural programme.
Since our inception we have worked hard
to develop a work ethic of our learners that
will lead to the results that at least provide
them with real choices and opportunities
as they grow up. Involvement in soccer,
netball, art, choir, dancing, environmental
awareness and community involvement all
provide areas in which young people can
pursue interests and extend their learning.
The schooling experience for children
needs to be one that takes them into
adulthood with the skills and values
necessary to live healthy and meaningful
lives. It is my intent that together with a
staff of dedicated teachers, well intentioned
parents, and active wider community
support, Silikamva High School becomes
a space for real personal development and
change, so strengthening and beneftting
the Hout Bay Valley as a whole.
The New Kid on the Block
Theres nothing like a good book to
transport us out of our everyday lives and
into a world where anything is possible as
long as there are still words to be read.
This is a sentiment that our students share,
as was evident at the launch of our mobile
library this term. Not only were students
volunteering on Saturday mornings to help
cover and catalogue the books eagerly
pledging to protect them but they were
also clamouring at their class collection to
get their hands on that special story. They
are hungry for books and it shows!
Of course our book collection would not be
possible without the help of both corporate
sponsors and Hout Bay community
members alike. Most notable of which is
the partnership we have enjoyed with local
author and book enthusiast, Dorothy Dyer,
and the wonderful team at Fundza. Their
generous donation of over 80 excellent
local titles has transformed our library. Not
to mention, three of our students will be
featured on the cover of their new book.
How exciting!
Ms Muller, a Mathematics and English
teacher at Silikamva has a connection to
the Vulindlela reading club in Langa. It was
this connection that inspired the start of our
own reading club. Each week, students
from the high school go across to the Little
Lambs crche that is next to the school and
run a reading club with the children there.
The students play games and read stories to
the children getting them as enthusiastic
about reading as they are.
Our vision for the school library is to create
a space where students can feel welcome,
comfortable and relaxed - a cosy, inviting
oasis of calm.
A Culture of Reading
Our Superb School Garden
The Green Club started a new project this
term a vegetable garden! The learners
were very excited about this idea as it
meant that they would be hands on. They
started brainstorming and came up with
brilliant ideas.
The club started by coming up with aims
for the garden. These were:
the garden must be visually appealing
it should promote awareness of healthy
eating habits
it should promote skill and knowledge
development in the learners
it should encourage parents who are
interested to become involved in the
school nutrition programme.
The students developed an action plan.
Together with school foreman, Andrew,
and environmental group, Thrive, they
started by planting seeds in 2 litre coke
bottles that had been cut in half in order to
grow seedlings. Many of these seedlings
have since been transferred to beds. Thrive,
also partnered with us in planting trees
and fowers and starting a compost heap.
They are also training our foreman and two
learners, as well as preparing them for the
Enviro Quiz.
We are proud that in a short space of
time the Green Club has made signifcant
strides in growing a vegetable garden and
developing the green interest of learners.
Silikamva High School Print Run Sponsored By The ZEE Group:
One of the most important aspects of a solid
educationas Silikamva sees itare those
moments outside the formal learning of
the classroom. True education, knowledge
about the world and about yourself, is
often found in a song, a veggie patch, a
soccer team or a dance routine. Thats why
extramural activities are such an important
part of what a school can offer. We are very
pleased to be able to provide our students
with experiences and opportunities outside
of the stipulated curriculum to broaden their
experiences of their world and themselves.
We are fortunate enough to provide a wide
variety of options to suit all tastes. On the
sporting front we have a very enthusiastic
soccer team who won their last game 8-5
against Zonnebloem High, a volleyball team
who are already representing us in matches,
a netball group and a casual running club.
If dance is your thing, teachers are on hand
for ballroom dance, drum majorettes or
gumboot dancing. Those less inclined to
sweat can choose from a drama group run
by ArtsReach, our regular Lalela Art Group
who are well known in Hout Bay, the
mural painting group run by Ms. Little, our
science teacher, a movie club once a week
showing short docu-dramas, our fantastic
green club with veggie patches around the
school, or the school choir.
A reading club has been set up in partnership
with the Little Lambs crche next door for
our students to spread literacy as a shared
source of joy with the younger children of
Mandela Park. Each day there is a spread
for the students to choose from.
Being such a new school, it is quite a lofty
aim to offer a lot of extra-mural activities.
However, Silikamva students already
involved are showing their quality and
having fun in the process, whether it be
a humorous skit by the choir in assembly
or Lalela students having their artwork
displayed in town as part of a greater
exhibition; our freshly painted classroom
murals or our soccer boys delivering
another drubbing. Who knows! We may
even yet fnd some help to fx the fantastic
swimming pool on our school grounds and
be starting water polo, snorkelling lessons,
synchronized swimmingyou name it
come next summer (thats a hint!). The sky
is the limit.
History assignments and algebra may be
the currency of offcial education, but its
the spaces where students can fnd their
passion and shine where true learning takes
place.
Extra Murals at Silikamva High School
Our soccer team at Silikamva High School
has been doing very well this term. We are
playing in the SASFA league and so far we
are undefeated! Four of the matches ended
in victories whilst two resulted in draws.
The teams success is thanks to coach
Bongani Nengomasha. The soccer team
will continue to try its best to maintain this
high standard in the leagues it participates
in and make both Silikamva High School
and Hout Bay proud.
We would like to thank Mr Duffett, the
school principal, for giving us soccer boys
the opportunity to perform.
School Reporter: Maxin Kantsho, Grade 9.
Soccer Report
The worldwide economic situation continues to afect the global housing market with some countries showing
signs of improvement and others still in dire straits.
Some European countries still have house prices below the levels of 2007 while in the USA a sharp correction
of prices has led to an increase in housing sales. The UK housing market continues to struggle although
London is boosted by investment as it is seen as a safe haven and it remains buoyant. The market in South
Africa fell dramatically from 2008 when unit sales dropped approximately 50%. The sector for second homes
was the hardest hit. There are signs of improvement in the lower end of the market in South Africa but there
is still a substantial gap between asking and selling prices.
Despite the overall market being difcult there are some positives, one of which is the NEW ZONING
REGULATIONS efective as of 1 March 2013 ,which has been introduced to increase the density of existing and
established areas.. These new regulations provide opportunities to home owners, especially those who may be
extending or renovating. Although simplifed, the regulations are still complex and we strongly advise you to
enlist the services of a qualifed Town Planner and an attorney to assist you to maximize your opportunities.
Cluttons is not the largest estate agency in South Africa, but we pride
ourselves on being highly regarded and respected, offering a distinguished
and outstanding service in all aspects of property transactions.
Ruyteplaats | R6 850 000
Northshore | R2 995 000
R27 000 / month Greenacres | R3 295 000 Meadows | R2 995 000 Berg en Dal | R5 500 000 Bokkemanskloof | R3 695 000
R21 000 / month Ruyteplaats | R5 400 000 Harbour Heights | R2 995 000 Scott Estate | R2 000 000 Klein Leeukop | R3 895 000

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