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SOMERSTRAND NEWS
Term 1 Newsletter

Wednesday, 10 February 2016

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From the Principals Pen:

I hope you will all join me in wishing our school a

happy 14th birthday, which we celebrated on 10 February! We are now on the path to adulthood. It is
OUR school, together as guardians of the values
we uphold.
In spite of the persistent and extremely hot weather,
we managed to get through the annual schools Athletics meeting without any drama: that is apart from
the branch that fell onto the electricity cables on the
road to the school and gave us a fireworks display
which we did not have to pay for! It left me rather
hoarse, as my announcer duties had now to be done without the help of a
microphone. Our congratulations must go to the Stallions who beat the
Humpback Whales by 660 points to 647, and to Jacques and Odette Theron
who were the boy and girl with the most points scored respectively. I would
like to thank especially: teachers Lianda and Ezanda for their help in the
planning of the event; all the other teachers for their assistance on the day;
the parents who helped with timekeeping and judging and setting up and
those who came to support; Uncle Manfred for marking the field; all the athletes who took part; Beverley, Dannie, Jenny and family and friends for doing
the refreshments and Sandra for running the tuckshop; and to SEEF for the
gazebos, and Dominos Pizza for their support.
We will shortly be announcing the team to take part in the WPCSSA Regional Athletics meeting on Friday, 26 February at the Tygerberg Athletics Club,
Jan Burger Sports Park, De Grendel Road, Parow North, from 07h30
15h00. Parents will be asked to help with transport to and from the stadium.
The cost per athlete will be R80 each, payable in advance by the respective
parents.
Please remember to make use of our website for updates on the homework
schedule and projects/ assignments deadlines and test dates.
I hope you all have a special Valentines Day!
Regards,
Spencer King

Important Dates
February
13th Valentines dinner Dance for parents R150pp
23rd Mini Cricket
26th Walk for water
27th Market day Gr
4-7
MARCH
4th Swimming Gala

8th Rounders tournament

9th Open Day Junior
Campus
10th Open Day
Grade 1
11th Open Day

11th Junior Athletics

Please ensure that you
have all the important
dates on your calendar.

General school news:

Locker Keys.

Parents must please ensure that each student has labelled their locker key with a tag. 2 Keys have
been handed in at the office so far and we have no way to identify whom they belong to.
Change to Payment Policy.

Parents will now be charged a R300 penalty for payments of fees made after the 1st of the month.

Parents who have not yet signed a debit order form are required to do so by the 20th of February as
this is a compulsory requirement of the school.

SCHOOL UNIFORMPrimary School

Students will wear the following during school hours /
school activities. If the student does not adhere to the
uniform rules, the warning system will be utilised.
Girls Summer:
Green/ Navy short-sleeved golf shirt
Blue school quantec skorts
Black socks (short ankle high), black school shoes or bare feet
Sport: short sleeve sport shirt and navy sport pants
SomerStrand College sun hat.
Boys Summer
Green/Navy short-sleeved golf shirt
Blue school shorts
Black socks
Black school shoes or bare feet
Sport: short sleeve sport shirt and navy sport pants
SomerStrand College sun hat

Girls Winter
Blue school tracksuit, green school long-sleeved golf shirt
Black socks
Black gumboots or black horse riding shoes or black school shoes
Sport: long-sleeve sport shirt and tracksuit pants
SomerStrand College rain jacket, beanie, scarf and gloves.
Boys - Winter
Blue school tracksuit
Green school long-sleeved golf shirt
Black socks, black gumboots / black horse riding shoes / black school shoes
Sport: long-sleeve sport shirt and tracksuit pants
SomerStrand College rain jacket, beanie, scarf and gloves.
Students with incorrect school uniform will sit on Friday detention until the uniform is corrected (no warning
letters will be issued).
Uniforms can be ordered from:
Missus K's Designs Tel: 021 8564261 Cell: 0834933396

SCHOOL UNIFORMHigh School

Students will wear the following during school hours / school
activities. If the student does not adhere to the uniform rules,
the warning system will be utilized.
Girls: Summer (1 October 30 May)
School Chequered skirt
White button up shirt (stiff collar) with school logo on the front left pocket.
Girls Chequered school tie may wear it with two loose buttons.
Formal school black blazer (school logo on left upper pocket).
Long black knee high socks or tights.
Black school shoes
Boys: Summer (1 October 30 May)
Dark grey school shorts (5cm above the knee)
White button up shirt (stiff collar) with school logo on the front left pocket.
Chequered school tie
Formal black school blazer (school logo on the left upper pocket).

Grey Knee high socks

Black school shoes or horse riding shoes.
Girls: Winter (1 June 30 September)
Plain navy blue jeans (no tears or low cuts).
Long sleeve white button up shirt (school logo left pocket).
Girls Chequere school tie
Black socks
Black school shoes / black horse riding boots / black gum boots.
School baseball jacket / school rain coat / formal school blazer with logo on left upper pocket.
Only SomerStrand College beanie, scarf, and school gloves may be worn.
Boys: Winter (1 June 30 September)
Plain navy blue jeans (no tears or low cuts).
Long sleeve white button up shirt (stiff collar) with school logo on the front upper left pocket.
School Chequere tie
Black school shoes / horse riding shoes / black gum boots.
Black socks short
School baseball jacket / school rain jacket bottle green / formal school blazer (with logo on left upper
pocket) / green undercoat.
Only SomerStrand College beanie, scarf, and school gloves may be worn.
Students with incorrect school uniform will sit on Friday detention until the uniform is corrected (no warning letters will be issued).
Uniforms can be ordered from:
Missus K's Designs Tel: 021 8564261 Cell: 0834933396

SCHOOL UNIFORMPre-Schoolers
The educators will inform the parents of the days the following must be worn:

Once a week the SSC T-Shirt / SSC Tracksuit will be worn. (Wednesdays)
Once a week the SSC Sport shirt will be worn. (Thursdays)
Children will require a SSC T-Shirt with blue shorts when on an outing or in winter a SSC
tracksuit with comfortable shoes (takkies).
Shoes and pants can become very wet and muddy, most of the soles cannot bend which
makes it impossible for kiddies to play or run comfortably.
Our carpets also take a beating with the mud, so please supply the class with a pair of comfy
slippers for inside and a pair of blue boots (CLEARLY marked ) for outside play.
Clothes
Parents are encouraged to dress their children in older more comfortable clothes that are able
to handle wear and tear.
Heroes
Please refrain from dressing boys in their favourite super-hero outfits.
Kiddies tend to become their
hero and portray the part.
We have a very strong policy
on aggression and we would
like to avoid these situations.
(Nemo and Shrek work for us)
No play guns allowed!

ATHLETICS RESULTS:
Team winners were:
The Green Team (Stallions)
Congratulations to Jacques Theron for the victor ludorum
and Odette Theron for the victrix ludorum
ATHLETICS REPORT BY ILLONA NEL
GRADE 1 PARENT:

By 7 am the buzz was alive and the first race, the 3000 metres, was already on
the way. The sun soon sent everyone gathering under the shade.
Although there was a limited number of parents, the little ones drew an encouraging crowd at around 10am.
An unfortunate power outage at about 11am halted all announcements, which
meant that Mr Kings commanding voice was heard booming around the field to
call the students to their events.
The biggest hit of the day was probably the Juice Caboose with most of the
kids, and even some of the parents, walking around sucking on refreshing icelollies.
In all it was a wonderfully fun day. However, by the
end of it everyone seemed to be ready for the weekend! Many thanks to the teachers and parents for
their hard work on making this possible.

New Athletics records

set:
Event

Age

Gender

Record

Record Holder

Year

60m

11.4

Lionel Hearne

2016

60m

10.9

Danelle Lombard

2016

60m

12.1

Liyema Gijana

2016

80m

16.7

Liyema Gijana

2016

80m

16

Faerne Hammon

2016

100m

13

22

Lona Jam Jam

2016

100m

15

13.4

George Matsha

2016

100m

16

15.1

Seth Petersen

2016

100m

16

17.8

Kim Roos

2016

200m

11

37.5

Jared Seddon

2016

200m

12

39.7

Angus Dalgarno

2016

200m

14

34.9

Robert Fowler

2016

200m

15

29.8

George Matsha

2016

200m

16

32.4

Seth Petersen

2016

400m

11

01:29.3

Jared Seddon

2016

400m

12

01:34.5

Angus Dalgarno

2016

400m

14

01:32.5

Jacques Theron

2016

400m

16

01:28.5

Michael Cowie

2016

400m

17

01:21.0

Adriaan Du Plessis

2016

200m

12

41.3

Leon-tene Muamba Kashala

2016

400m

16

01:39.2

Kim Roos

2016

400m

17

01:37.6

Odette Theron

2016

1500m

14

06:40.9

Jacques Theron

2016

3000m

14

14:22.0

Jacques Theron

2016

3000m

17

12:59.4

Damon Wagenaar

2016

New Athletics records set:

Long Jump
Long Jump

12
13

B
G

3.36m
3.16m

Angus Dalgarno
Eowyn Spingies

2016
2016

Long Jump

15

4.99m

George Matsha

2016

Long Jump
Long Jump
Long Jump
Shot Put
Shot Put
Shot Put
Shot Put
Shot Put
Shot Put
Shot Put
Shot Put
Shot Put
Shot Put
Shot Put
Discus
Discus
Discus
Discus
Discus
Javelin
Javelin
Javelin
Javelin
Javelin
Javelin
Javelin

16
17
16
10
11
12
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
12
14
16
15
16
11
12
14
15
16
16
17

B
B
G
G
B
B
G
B
G
B
G
B
G
G
B
G
B
G
G
B
B
B
G
B
G
G

2.89m
4.38m
3.30m
2.70m
5.80m
6.60m
6.60m
8.60m
6.75m
7.10m
8.30m
7.45m
6.15m
7.30m
9.11m
10.64m
10.15m
11.90m
10.15m
11.30m
14.90m
23.7
12.00m
18.40m
10.6m
12.70m

Michael Cowie
Damon Wagenaar
Kim Roos
Marelise Klue
Mikyle Keyzer
Angus Dalgarno
Eowyn Spingies
Jeandre du Toit
Alyssa Groenewald
Kyle Oosthuizen
Beatre-lynn Walker
Michael Cowie
Kim Roos
Odette Theron
Angus Dalgarno
Alyssa Groenewald
Michael Cowie
Nitisha Niewenhuis
Kim Roos
Mikyle Keyzer
Angus Dalgarno
Robert Fowler
Beatre-lynn Walker
Gavin van Niekerk
Kim Roos
Odette Theron

2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016

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