Issue 11 â 16 April 2015 - Hout Bay International School
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Issue 11 â 16 April 2015 - Hout Bay International School
News I S S U E This weeks Newsletter: * Pg. 1. From the Principal’s Desk * Pg. 2. Whole School News * Pg. 4. Primary School News * Pg. 6. High School News 1 1 1 6 A P R I L 2 0 1 5 From the Principal’s Desk Dear Parents, Welcome back to the start of Term 2, I hope everyone is well rested and looking forward to a fun and purpose filled Term. I know that it is another bumper packed and busy term that lies ahead of all of us. This holiday saw 16 of our High School students, Ms Alice Hello and myself head off to Avignon (France) on our first ever French Language and Culture Exchange programme with Jean Vilar High School. What an amazing experience for everyone as our French students had the opportunity to take what they had learnt in class and use it in a real life situation. My sincere thanks go to the entire team for ensuring that we upheld the name of ISHB and made the most of this wonderful opportunity. In addition, we await news from Praleena Mudley (IBDP2 student) on her CAS (Creativity, Action, Service) experience with Operation Smile in Madagascar - she returns this weekend. The term also kicked off with the entire class of PYP4 and 5 students (and staff) heading off on camp to Stellenbosch. From all accounts so far they are all having a great time and thoroughly enjoying themselves. My sincere thanks to the staff who have accompanied the students on this 3 day leadership camp. Next week, as part of our commitment to continued staff professional development, 5 HS staff members will be traveling to Dubai for specific face to face subject training in IB Diploma Subjects. The following staff will be away; Mrs Sue Souter (IB Biology), Ms Ashley Elkington (IB Mathematical Studies), Mrs Leslie Field (IB English Language and Literature), Ms Kerri-Lyn Brown (IB Mathematics HL) and myself (IB History). We are looking forward to a wonderful professional development experience. Staff Updates This term we welcomed Mr Bruce Coomer to the Primary School for Music, PE and ESL and welcomed back to ISHB Ms Francoise Goosen who returned to EY2. Ms Krystle Kabbabe (our Venezuelan Spanish teacher) will finally join us on 11 May, when we will say good bye to Mr Jason Milbank who has been substituting in her capacity until the appropriate visa's were granted for Ms Kabbabe. At the end of the term we will say goodbye to Mrs Christine Dreyfus (PS French) who will return to France, and to Mrs Catherine Slabber (PYP5) who will be taking up a post in Dubai later this year. In addition, Ms Alice Hello (HS French) will depart in Term 3 to relocate to the United Kingdom. We have started advertising these positions and I will communicate replacements as soon as I am able to do so. We are also re-advertising the HS Vice Principal position again and will hopefully announce a suitable candidate during the course of this term. Kind regards, Grant Ruskovich Whole School News I S S U E 1 6 1 1 A P R I L 2 0 1 5 School Calendar Some of you may have already noticed that we have uploaded our full school calendar onto our website. This calendar contains all the upcoming events for the Whole School and is colour coded so that you are easily able to identify events/schedules which are pertinent to your child/ren. They are as follows: Red = High School cycle days Blue = High School events Green = Primary School events Grey = Whole school events Yellow = Staff events Click here to view the calendar in a „month to view‟ format Or „Forthcoming Events‟ . Both calendars can be easily added to your own personal Google Calendars by clicking on the button located at the bottom of the calendars. Winter Uniform For the next three weeks students are permitted to wear either their Summer or Winter Uniforms. Can we please request that as of Monday, 4 May, all students are in full Winter Uniform. SCHOOL BANKING DETAILS IES INTERNATIONAL HOUT BAY SCHOOL (PTY) LTD FIRST NATIONAL BANK; VINEYARD ROAD BRANCH, BRANCH CODE 204209; CURRENT ACCOUNT NUMBER 62396909180; Swift Code for International Transfers FIRNZAJJ Please use your CHILD’S name ONLY as reference. Uniform Shop Hours The Uniform shop is located in the Finance Department in the Administration Block. It will be open every Monday and Wednesday afternoon from 13:00 – 16:00. Whole School News I S S U E 1 6 1 1 A P R I L 2 0 1 5 Winter Sports As we enter our winter sports season, by far our busiest sports season, we have lots to look forward to, with regular match fixtures and weekly practices. As we are kicking things off this coming Monday (20 April), we urge you to get all the correct equipment for the sports. For hockey, netball and soccer, all players will have to wear appropriate sports shoes. Especially for netball, as there will be a strict, "No school shoes" policy on the new courts. Therefore, children who are not dressed appropriately will not be able to play. Soccer boots are not a necessity and children will be able to participate wearing trainers. All children who are signed up for hockey are expected to have a hockey stick, and shin pads are recommended. Sportmans Warehouse or Mr Price Sport is your best bet to acquire equipment at a reasonable price. School PE uniform is to be worn at all practices; children who are not dressed in the correct uniform will not be taking part. We look forward to another successful winter season at ISHB. Kobus Stofberg Director of Student Affairs Request! Dear Parents and Students, I am an IB Art student, and am currently working on a large scaleinstallation piece, for which I need glass jars. I am therefore kindly asking for your support: If you have any spare, clean glass jars at home that you are willing to donate please drop them off at Reception by Thursday, 23 May. The size of the glass jar does not matter –anything goes! Thanking you in advance, Tatjana Thunert Primary School News OK K I E J OOSTE CAMP I S S U E 1 1 1 6 A P R I L 2 0 1 5 PYP 4 & 5 Camp Our PYP 4 & 5 Students and teachers are currently having a fantastic time at Okkie Jooste Camp in Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch. They have been split into teams and Swimming, Amazing Race Games, Scavenger hunts and practicing their team songs are just some of the team building activities they have been enjoying so far! We look forward to welcoming back some very happy, tired children tomorrow! Follow the childrens adventures at camp on Facebook: Okkie Jooste Camp 2015 Whole School News I S S U E 1 6 1 1 A P R I L 2 0 1 5 Book Week Readathon A reminder that all readathon payments should be made by Tuesday, 21 April. Please remember when making EFT payments to use your childs name as reference. To ensure entry into the book week competition, please attach your proof of payment to your childs sponsorship form! Congratulations To the Gie family, Leithe, Stephen & Myla (EY2) on the birth of baby Gray Cameron Gie, born Monday, 30 March, 2015. Congratulations To the van Schaik family, Terri, Aaron and Luc (EY2) on the birth of baby Lily Amber van Schaik, born Wednesday, 15 April, 2015. Moravian Sandwiches - Term 2 Class Date PYP4 Tuesday, 21 April PYP3 Tuesday, 28 April PYP2 Tuesday, 5 May PYP1 Tuesday, 12 May EY1 Tuesday, 19 May EY2 Tuesday, 26 May PYP6 Tuesday, 2 June High School News French Exchange 2015 I S S U E 1 1 1 6 A P R I L 2 0 1 5 Jean Vilar French Exchange During the April holidays, 16 of the French students embarked on an exchange to Avignon in the South of France. We spent 10 days with our exchange students from the Jean Villar High School who were part of the EU program at their school. While we were there, we visited the towns of Avignon, Marseille, Nimes and Arles. We went white water rafting in the Gorge du Verdon where the majority of our shoes got wet, which wasn‟t too pleasant but the overall experience was great. We were also guests of honor at the annual Language Day at the local Primary School. After Avignon we departed to Paris for a day and a half where we visited very beautiful historical sights such as the Eiffel Tower, The Louvre, the Arc de Triumph, Notre Dam, Sacre Coeur and best of all Starbucks! This trip wouldn‟t have been possible without all the effort that Madame Hello and Mr.Ruskovich put in, and thanks for putting up with us!! We look forward to welcoming our Friends from France in September. Sabrina - IB1, Samantha - IGCSE2, Willow IGCSE2 Jean Vilar High School & International School of Hout Bay French Exchange High School News I S S U E 1 1 One Act Plays 2015 The last two weeks of Term 1 were, for the ISHB Community pretty hectic. However, once again the students came to the fore, and after 7 weeks of rehearsals managed to pull off a fabulous fun, entertaining evening of One Act Plays. It is the fourth time that we have held the plays in the Mainstream Amphitheatre, and even though initially the weather looked a little inclement, the moon rose, and the stars above and on stage, shone! The theme for this year was SPOOF, and the directors chose plays well-suited to their casts. Opening the evening was CHAPMAN‟S Dinner Date - Take Two, a fun take on blind dating. Directed by Benjamin Rideout and Nina Janse van Rensberg, it was a fabulous way to begin the competition, with quirky characters and fabulous characterisations. DISA followed with a challenging spoof on Law and Order - in this case a Fairy Tale Unit. The large cast of 14 was well directed by Aedan Dilley and ably assisted by Bonnie Ahmet. The clever script and well-timed puns delighted the audience together with the fun costumes and great attention to detail in the characterisations. After interval, DUNGEONS took to the boards and wowed the audience with their imaginative rendition of 10 Ways to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse. So impressed were the judges with the direction by Erin Gemmell, the fantastic Zombie make-up by Morgan Flowerday, the effective use of sound effects, music and lighting, and the great characters, that they walked away with Most Promising Junior (Romancia Shaduka), Best Director, Best Technical Production and Best Production! Well done Erin and DUNGEONS! However, perhaps the most “intellectual” of the plays of the evening was from SENTINEL. An Actor’s Nightmare was not only directed but also starred Daniel Bartlett - an actor who stumbles upon a stage and has to perform in four plays he knows very little about. His tour de force performance well earned him the accolade of Best Actor and his co-actress, Daniella Paioni the Best Actress award. Our judges, all ISHB alumni, Amy Wood, Stuart Brown and Alanna Wells did us all proud in their articulate and spot on observations. The packed out auditorium was a perfect venue and as I looked around during the course of the evening, I was delighted to see so many smiles on so many faces. Huge thanks needs to go to all of the cast and crew who helped to make the evening so slick and to Lesley Field and Kelly Brooker who encouraged and helped with rehearsals. A very special thank you to our wonderful Head of Creativity, Nina Goetz, who picked up so many responsibilities with such aplomb! Judi Richardson 1 6 A P R I L 2 0 1 5 High School News I S S U E 1 1 1 6 A P R I L 2 0 1 5 Hout Bay Real Madrid Social School I am very pleased to have the opportunity to introduce you to the Hout Bay Real Madrid Foundation. The Real Madrid Foundation believes that sport fosters social integration and the promotion of ethical values such as solidarity, participation, team spirit, respect for one‟s opponent and nondiscrimination. This is, first and foremost, a comprehensive social development and integration programme aimed at improving character, leadership and life skills, including elements of literacy and numeracy and promoting healthy and productive lifestyle choices among the children and youth of Hout Bay. There is a significant opportunity to support other community football structures in Hout Bay, but it is not the objective of Real Madrid to create a competitive team. Thanks to IES and the International School of Hout Bay we have the opportunity to offer students aged between 8 and 14 years old, registered with schools in Hout Bay, the opportunity to become part of this exciting project. Students and their parents who are offered the opportunity to participate in this project will be expected to uphold the ideals of the project and commit to the educational programme. They will be provided with the facilities, athletic kits and educational materials needed to participate fully in the programme which will begin this term and run throughout the year. Both the athletic programme and the Academic and Life Skills programme will run concurrently at the International School of Hout Bay. The Athletic programme will be managed and designed by Mr. Nicholas Ndaba and Mr. Ricardo Phillips, they are both highly experienced and well-regarded football coaches and committed to youth development in Hout Bay. They will be supported by Bongani Mhamhe, Thulani Mkoyo, Johannes Henkel and Panduleni Shaduka. The Academic and Life Skills programme will be managed and designed by myself, supported by other experts in the fields of leadership, literacy and numeracy and in full support of the efforts of the YLACK team, a local NGO, one of whom is our very own Lifa Mongwe. The whole programme will be externally monitored by the Real Madrid Foundation, to whom biannual reports will be submitted. We look forward to a long and wonderful journey. Kindest regards, Mr. Daniel Landi Facilitator Real Madrid Social School International School of Hout Bay