Major Production

Disney’s High School Musical, a teen romance with more than a little truth about the inner workings of a school, was performed at St Benedict’s College from Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 September. Directed by Miss Gololo and Mr Stewardson, the show combined 36 pupils from Assumption Convent, Holy Rosary and St Benedict’s with a live band of six superb musicians and a large backstage team to produce a spectacular showcase of Music, Drama and Dance. Surviving the first – and extremely violent – first storm of the season, audiences were taken on a journey of blossoming teen love, with all its inevitable difficulties, surrounded by the ever-present machinations of conniving friends and squabbling teachers, and left, if not reminded of their own school days, certainly singing the catchy tunes which Disney has made popular.

Catholic Schools’ Choir Festival

On Thursday 25 October the High School Choir and a combined Grade 1-5 choir travelled to Holy Rosary for the Catholic Schools’ Choir Festival. The Primary School choir were selected to lead the National Anthem which they followed with performances of Jennie Jenkins and Swinging on a Star. The High School Choir followed with Rumour has it/Someone like you and To the Mothers in Brazil. 12 schools attended and all the participants joined at the end to sing Sin Nje Nje Nje and Let there be peace on earth. The festival is always a very enjoyable morning and the choirs are already looking forward to next year. 

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Mr Stewardson

Blood Drive 

There will be a blood drive at school on Friday, 24 October 2014.

Debating Workshops

EXPERT COACHING FROM WITS DEBATING UNION

7 & 13 October 2014

14h45 – 17h00 in Room 30

BEGINNERS AND NEWCOMERS WELCOME. NO OBLIGATION TO JOIN DEBATING NEXT YEAR. 

Please give your name to Mrs Markantonatos by Monday morning if you are interested. We need numbers for catering purposes. 

Condolences

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Moloko, Allison and Roberts families who has lost very close family members. 

Buy a Brick Campaign fund latest update 

Thank you to all the families below for their generous donations! Your support makes a huge difference. 

To date R130 140.95 has been received by the fund. All donors will be eligible for tax relief in terms of the current legislation and will receive a section 18a tax certificate. Donations will also be suitably acknowledged on a role of honour, which will be on permanent display in our new hall. These will placed in categories; (bronze, silver, gold, platinum and diamond).

This fund will not be simply absorbed into capital costs but rather used for identified projects so that donors will be aware of where their money has been invested. We have bought a baby grand piano, and a beautifully restored ‘Public Works Department’ clock originally manufactured in 1945. We are also looking at purchasing a new lectern, school crest, crucifix, piano dust cover and seating for the hall.

The ‘Buy a Brick Campaign’ will continue up until the hall has been completed and furnished. Please visit our gallery for the latest photos: 

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Should you wish to buy a brick, please click on this link; http://www.assumptionconvent.co.za/portals/0/Buy_A_Brick_Campaign.pdf  

Thank you to the following families:

Allegretti, Andreka, Antonie, Assumption Sisters, Bakker, Balambanos, Barnsley, Baruga, Bastos, Boswell, Buckland, Buffa-Pace, Cabanac, Cordeiro, Doneda, De Sousa, De Jesus, Diesel, Di Santolo, Dorasamy, Dos Santos, Essien, Flinn-Smith, Flores, Foley, Gao, Godwin, Goosen, Heerallal, Heidemann, Human, Hyde, Jesus, Jarvis, Johnson, Kali, Klette, Knipe, L & A Construction, Lilley, Little, Loddo, Lutz, Martinho, Marques, Marxer, McIntosh, Moore, Moore, Mokhobo, Moreira, Naude, Nessett, Newhouse, O'Connor, Peel, Philipson, Pinto, Pucjlowski, Puente, Reed, Reid, Scott, Sheerin, Smith, Sousa, Strange, Schulz, Valente, Van Heerden, Waskis, Watkins, Weinerlein, Workman, Zhang.    

Mrs Sousa 

Debutantes Ball

 Blessed Sacrament - Food Festival 2014

SANTA SHOEBOX PROJECT

Urgent notification regarding Ebola Virus and travel to Mauritius / Seychelles ** 

The Mauritius High Commission has announced that any foreign nationals, including South Africans, who have visited one or more of the countries affected by Ebola will temporarily not be allowed entry into their country 

The Seychelles will be following the same plan of action 

The Ebola affected countries are:

• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone
• Guinea
• Liberia
• Senegal
• Democratic Republic of Congo 

Please bear this in mind for your December holiday plans

Primary School 

First Holy Communion

The following candidates from Grade 3 received their First Holy Communion on the 28th September at The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church: Andreia Batista, Njoki Chomba, Ana Cordeiro, Luciana De Magalhᾶes, Kiara Simone Fernandes, Abigail Gomes, Paris Griffin, Bontle Katake, Clare Leeuw, Kathryn Price, Micaela Tavares and Angelique Tenente.

Our girls looked beautiful in their lovely dresses and they made us proud as they took part in the Celebration of the Mass.

Thank you to Father Tony for a joyous and meaningful service, to Mrs Zambon for reading out the communicants’ names when the certificates were presented and to Mr Stewardson and the choir for the music and singing, as well as the Grade 3 girls who joined them.

Congratulations to the parents of the First Holy Communicants and to the Communicants themselves. May you always stay close to Jesus as you are now.

God Bless

Mrs McCormack

Primary School Sport 

Tennis

On Saturday 27th September we participated in the Inter-Catholic Tennis Festival. The girls played 8 matches and did very well.

Miss McAlpine

Sporting Dates

• Saturday 27th September - Inter-Catholic Tennis at Holy Rosary
• Friday 10th October - Athletics at Brescia
• Friday 24th October - Athletics at Holy Rosary
• Saturday 25th October - Inter-Catholic Chess at St Thomas Aquinas Witbank
• Friday 31st October - Prestige Athletics at St Stithians 

High School Sport 

Athletics

On Thursday 2 October, the High School Athletics Squad took part in a meet at St Stithians. We competed on a 400m track against St Andrews, Potchefstroom, and a combined St Teresa’s and St Stithians team.

Results: 

1st -   St Andrews  - 257

2nd -  Assumption Convent - 255

3rd -  St Stithians - 201

4th -   Potchefstroom -  84

Next meet is at St Andrews on October the 9th.

Athletics Fixtures 

• Thursday 9 October - Away at St Andrews
• Thursday 23 October - Away at Ruimsig Stadium for Inter High 

Athletics Training: 

• Monday: JHB Stadium 15h00 – 16h15.   Return to School by 16h30
• Tuesday: JHB Stadium from 15h00 --16h15.  Return to school by 16h30
• Wednesday: At School from  14h30 -  16h00
• Thursday: Meets -  14h30.  Return by 18h00.
• Friday: School or Stadium. To confirm with coach Zyne weekly.  

Tennis 

On Saturday the 27th of September, four of our tennis players had the opportunity to take part in a Catholic School’s tennis festival held at St Dominic’s.  The girls thoroughly enjoyed the experience.  During 2 hours of tennis we were able to play doubles with many different partners.

Paige Soal 

Tennis

On Tuesday the 30th of September the High School tennis ‘A and ‘B team played away against Hoër Skool Randburg. Each couple played 3 matches of 7 games each. Unfortunately both of our teams were beaten. The A’s lost 42 - 21 and the B’s lost 47 – 16. If we can fight that much harder for just one extra game in each match then we would close the gap significantly to become solid contenders.

Next match at home vs St Teresa’s

Upcoming Events 

• 4 October - Debutantes' Ball
• 8 and 09 October - Foundation Phase Concert (Gr 1- 3)
• 06 October - Matric Parents Evening
• 15 October - Valedictory 
• 16 October - School closes at 12pm for Mid-term break
• 17-20 October - Mid-term Break
• 21 October - School re-opens at 07h40 

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