FINANCE DEPT HOURS DURING AUG HOLIDAYS

Please note that the Finance Department will be open between 08h00 and 12h00 weekdays, from 06 August 2018 to 03 September 2018.
For any urgent matters, please do not hesitate to contact us on the below number or email addresses: 
Contact details:       063 633 4903
                               anienaber@assumptionconvent.co.za OR bursar@assumptionconvent.co.ca

Thank you

Mrs Nienaber

ASSUMPTION DAY 2018

Please contact Mrs Dunn on 011 616 5053 or admin@assumptionconvent.co.za to RSVP.

RELIGION

Love One Another - "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another" (Jesus said this in John 13:34-35).
In keeping with learning about the Fruits of the Spirit, I have been discussing the story below with the girls and linking it to the celebrations of Nelson Mandela day, and what we can each do to spread love. 
A father punished his young daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became angry when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the girl brought the gift to her father on Christmas day and said, “This is for you, daddy.”
The man became embarrassed by his overreaction a few days before, but his anger continued when he saw that the box was empty. He yelled at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a gift, there’s supposed to be something inside?”
The little girl looked up at her dad with tears in her eyes and cried; “Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They’re all for you, daddy.”
The father was devastated. He put his arms around his daughter and asked her to forgive him.
The father kept the gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was feeling down, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
Moral of the story: Love is the most precious gift in the world.
Some of the Grade 6 girls had this to say about spreading love and good will :

• “We as humans should treat each other with respect and we should live in peace.’ Mashaka Musubi
• ‘Nelson Mandela day means peace, love, kindness and charity. We share on this day and try not to fight.’ Bianca De Andrade
• ‘It is better to give than to always receive.’ Layla El-Lakkis
• ‘We can change South Africa and the world. We can help homeless people and animals. Doing this gives me hope.’ Ilhaam Jaffar 

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION DATES

• First Confession – Date to be confirmed with Father Tony
• Saturday 6th October - First Holy Communion Practice
• Sunday 7th October – First Holy Communion

Mrs Bondonno

GENERAL

ARTICLE IN GERMISTON CITY NEWS

https://germistoncitynews.co.za/182351/assumption-convent-shines-a-guiding-light-for-the-young/

Mrs Sousa

ART EISTEDDFOD AT ST BENEDICT'S 

On Wednesday, the girls who took part in St Benedict’s Art Eisteddfod went and viewed their art that was on display at the prep school. We left feeling very proud of the art we submitted. Each piece submitted reflected the artists personal interpretation of one of the given themes. Grade 4: Happiness, Grade 5: Excitement, Grade 6: Strength and Grade 7: Power. This resulted in a variety of highly individual submissions.
We congratulate our girls for their effort, commitment and achievement in their first ever Art Eisteddfod. 
A special thanks goes from our budding artists to Mrs Comaroff who tirelessly provided guidance and encouragement to all participants.  

AWARDS

• PRESTIGE:  Mihle Tshandu, Nectaria Pourollis, Abigail Mangold
• HONOURS:  Gabriella Martins, Avuzwa Essien, Ayanda Mthembu, Njoki Chomba, Keneilwe Totlhanyo, Yakira Tshipamba, Sofia Yudite, Nonso Mtshali, Na’ilah Wadvalla, 
• GOLD:  Haleigh Knipe, Maiya Ross, Tzar Reckas
• SILVER:  Kecedra Peterson

ST. BENEDICT'S CHORAL VERSE EISTEDDFOD 

Choral Verse groups: Grade 4 to 7.

GRADE 4 & 5 EISTEDDFOD

Grade 4 & 5 Individual poetry and drama Eisteddfod at St Benedict's.

DRAMA EISTEDDFOD AT ST. BENEDICT’S PREPARATORY SCHOOL

From the 17th to the 19th of July a number of our Drama Club girls participated in the annual St. Benedict’s Eisteddfod. St. Benedict's were warm hosts, and our relationship with our brother school is growing from strength to strength. 
Thank you to Mrs. Goncalves and Mrs. Vorster from St. Benedict's for hosting our girls. A special thank you to Mrs. Swanepoel for her assistance during this process, Ms. Faulha for assisting with the travel arrangements and the support of our wonderful parents.  
Our girls truly excelled by show casing their talents with poise and grace. It was truly a very positive experienced for each participant.

The results were as follows: 

INDIVIDUAL POETRY: 
Mulalo Baloyi:  Prestige
Mariza Pires:  Honours
Gabrielle Giloi:  Honours
Yola Ncobo:  Honours
Jenna Young:   Honours
Sabrina Tenete:  Honours
Ana Cordiero:  Gold

MONOLOGUES: 
Mariza Pires: Honours
Kyasha Moodely: Gold

DUOLOGUES: 
Tracey Moukouemi and Kathryn Mkhwanazi Price:  Honours
Rhea Billimoria and Charlotte Brass:  Honours
Mihle Tshandu and Neo Thokoane:  Honours
Gabrielle Giloi and Araviana Lamothe:  Honours

CHORAL VERSE:
Grade 4:  Gold 
Araviana Lamothe
Gabrielle Giloi
Rhea Billimoria
Charlotte Brass
Alexia Adreani
Morgan Hutton
Kaylin Hutton
Liah Patterson

Grade 5: Prestige 
Mulalo Baloyi
Kyasha Moodley
Neo Thokoane
Mihle Tshandu
Mariza Pires
Yola Ncobo
Katlego Moeketsi
Oratiloe Mpete
Sabrina Tenente 
Gabriela Martins 
Sara Nicho

Grade 6 & 7: Gold 
Jorja Blignaut
Nicole Beato
Chioma Robinson
Tracy Moukouemi
Ana Cordeiro
Harmony Mdebuka
Kathryn Mkhwanazi Price
Jordan Thomas
Joy Prince
Kgabo Moloto
Mathapelo Morabe
Ariana Patterson
Sicily Kalidheen 
Kayla Wyngaard 
Mbali Mdlalose

It takes an enormous amount of courage to perform, and we are so proud of every girl who participated. Congratulations to our grade 5 Choral Verse group, as they achieved 100% for their performance!

Gillian Wittstock 

STEM DAY

      
During the first week back at school Grade 4 spent 2 days working on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mechanics) projects.  Each group researched, designed and built a bridge using 30 ice-cream sticks, and a tower using tape and newspaper.   At the end of the 2 days we tested our designs.  The strongest bridge supported 31 books and the best tower included a tripod structure on a triangular base. 
During the 2 days we also built biospheres in which we hope to grow herbs and we have started constructing a variety of homes indigenous to South African people.

Mrs de Rijk

GRADE 2 - CREATIVE ART

Grade 2 girls enjoying a guided creative art lesson drawing Esio Trot by Roald Dahl. 

Mrs Moore

GRADE 2S MAKING MEDICINE

The Grade 2s showcased their culinary skills by making their very own "Marvellous Medicine."

Mrs Sheerin

HOOKED ON BOOKS

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Hooked on Books visited the Primary school on Tuesday, from the learner comments below you can see the girls absolutely loved the show.

• “Hooked on Books was really great!!!” Grd 0S
• “Hooked on Books was so much fun. It was cool and funny. I loved it so much.” Arianna Nagar 1B
• “I think Hooked on Books was very funny. I think the books sounded so interesting!” Madison Giloi 2M
• “The class enjoyed your show so much! Our favourite part was Stink: Twice as Incredible. We loved all the songs you taught us. It was a pleasure to have you here at our school – Assumption Convent.” Priyal Nagar 2S
• “My favourite book was Stink: Twice as Incredible because it was a funny book. I would like to read the rest of it. The funniest part was when Stink’s sister plays a trick on him and his hair turns green.” Ashleigh Knipe 3F
• “Hooked on Books was very funny as always. Their songs are always very entertaining.” Chiara Szabo 3M
• “The 100 Brilliant Poems for children was hilarious. The Matilda Effect was spectacular, you can’t imagine where the book will take you. Hooked on Books is an amazing show.” Tiffany Rogerson 4D
• “I loved the book Pottymouth and Stoopid, it was awesome. I loved the amazing costumes and the acting was spectacular. The book Chase was interesting and gave me goosebumps. I love Hooked on Books!” Katia Cignoli 4L
• “Hooked on Books is a great experience because it makes learners want to read more.” Sabrina Tenente 5A
• “Hooked on Books was hilarious. I thoroughly enjoyed the Midnight Gang book and the other books were marvellous. They were excellent in their acting ability. I wish I could be one of them.” Na’ilah Wadvalla 5R
• “It was funny and well structured. They always inspire children to read more. I look forward to seeing what they will do next year.” Emma Lauf 6B
• “I enjoyed Hooked on Books because it was funny and I especially loved the book Pottymouth and Stoopid. The Hooked on Book presenters have very good acting skills.” Haleigh Knipe 6D
• “I loved it! I enjoyed the books they presented and their acting was so funny.” Tokelo Mamabolo 7E
• “The short dramatized story parts Hooked on Books present to us each year, never ceases to surprise us! The acting and stories are simply amazing and always give us a laugh as it’s so hilariously funny. We are all eager when the actors choose a few lucky learners from the audience to be part of the drama. Hooked on Books has inspired us in so many ways and we could never stop loving it.” Njoki Chomba 7S

OUTREACH GRADE 7 GERMSITON BEDFORDVIEW SPCA

    
Our Grade 7 pupils had so much fun playing with these pups.  At first, they were petrified until they began to relax and enjoy the love and pampering given by our Grade 7 pupils.  Thank you for all the donations received: shampoo, blankets, food etc.  The SPCA is always so grateful and the staff are delighted with their visits.  They can’t wait to see Assumption Convent girls at their gates for their weekly visit.

RAND WATER  GRADE 5 OUTING

Our Grade 5 pupils had the awesome privilege of visiting Rand Water Vereeniging.  They were treated to a lecture followed by a  Q & A session.  Next was the experimental phase where our pupils were asked to purify the water.  This was simply a “watered down” version of the plant which they visited next.  It was a fascinating, learning experience.  What was seen will be remembered!

Mrs Ritky

GRADE 00 BAKERS DAY 

FUN DAY BOOK STALL

We are collecting books for the Book stall at fun-day.  If you have any books to donate please could you drop them off at reception. 

Mrs Watkins

SPORT AND CULTURAL GROUP PHOTOGRAPHS ON 30 & 31 JULY 2018

 Sport and Cultural photographs will be taken on Monday 30 July and Tuesday 31 July in the CONVENT HALL from 08h00. 
 
• Monday 30 July – SPORTS PHOTOS ONLY 
PRIMARY SCHOOL – GIRLS ARE TO COME TO SCHOOL IN THEIR SPORTS UNIFORM AND TO CHANGE INTO THEIR FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM AFTER PHOTOS HAVE BEEN TAKEN.
PRIMARY SCHOOL BALLET GIRLS – BRING PINK BALLET LEOTARD, STOCKINGS, SKIRT AND BALLET SHOES

• Tuesday 31 July- CULTURAL PHOTOS ONLY
PRIMARY SCHOOL  – GIRLS ARE TO COME TO SCHOOL IN THEIR FULL WINTER SCHOOL UNIFORM (no trousers)

IF ANY PUPIL MISSED THE INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS IN APRIL THEY MAY HAVE THEIR PHOTO TAKEN ON TUESDAY 31 JULY ONLY. (NEW PUPILS AS WELL)

Should any girl be away on these photograph days they will be named ‘absent’ on the photo in the school magazine.
  
• Hair to be neat and tidy
• No multiple ear piercings or nose piercings
• No make-up
• Correct uniform on the day –no exception

Mrs Sousa

ANNUAL SCHOOL MAGAZINE

Please e-mail your daughter’s individual achievements photo/s and a caption to marketing@assumptionconvent.co.za these will be printed in the school magazine. Deadline date 20 July 2018.

ASSUMPTION SHUTTLE SERVICE 

ACS has formed a partnership with Beetle Shuttle Services, to provide school transport to girls from Edenvale, Greenstone, Bedfordview and Kensington. 
This shuttle service that will transport your daughters’ from home to school and back. The dedicated team will work with you to establish a specific timeline for complete deployment and will support you throughout the transportation process. We are hoping to expand to other suburbs in the near future.
Please contact Michael Passos on 082 900 4871 or info@beetleshuttles.co.za for more information.

Mrs Sousa

CHRISTMAS IN JULY HIGH TEA

Please consider supporting the Christmas in July High Tea function. Both Lambano (who is hosting the fundraiser and SPCA will benefit). They are both our charities of choice for Assumption Convent Primary School Outreach.

Mrs Ritky

SPORT

HOCKEY

On Friday 13th July the Grade 5 hockey team played at St Dominic's.  They won one game and drew the other.  The Grade 6/7 hockey team played at Holy Rosary against St Dominic's and Holy Rosary.  Although they lost both games they showed huge improvement in their hockey skills.

ST STITHIAN'S HOCKEY FESTIVAL

On Saturday 14th July the Grade 6/7 hockey team participated in the St Stithians Hockey Festival. They played four games, narrowly losing 2 games and drawing the other 2.

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS

The Inter-House Athletics for Grade 4 -12 will take place on Saturday 8 September. In order to add some new events to the programme it will be taking place at the Germiston Stadium from 08h30 – 12h00.  Please remember that this is a compulsory school event and all girls are expected to attend. More information will be sent out closer to the event.

Ms McAlpine

OFF SEASON ROWING PROGRAMME

CONGRATULATIONS

Kirsten Parker, Grade 1B (A Student of Merryl Hofmeyr Shaw-Butler Studio – who teaches at Assumption Convent) competed in the St Benedicts Highland Competition on Saturday 14/07/2018
Kirsten won three gold medals in the Primary (Under 7) Age Group

ALUMNI

Alumni, we want to hear from you.

We will be running a profile post and testimonial of a past pupil every week in our newsletter as well as Facebook and Twitter so please send us your info.
Our alumni serve a very important role within our community and our school.
We would like to know what our former pupils go on to do after they leave Assumption Convent School. Where our Alumni are, what they are doing, who they’ve become, and how Assumption Convent School helped prepare them for university, work and life.
The Alumni community is a fantastic network group where memories are shared and where you can reconnect with old friends.
Please share a few memories of what Assumption Convent meant to you (200 words or less). Please also e-mail a recent photo of yourself.
This year we will have a section dedicated to our Alumni in our annual school magazine. 
Please send photos and share your news with us via email. Please send us updated contact details, especially email addresses, name changes etc.
Please send all correspondence to: marketing@assumptionconvent.co.za

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Our Alumna this week is Andrea Cabanac

ANDREA CABANAC  - MATRIC 2013

Assumption Convent School taught me the values of honour, commitment and to always pursue excellence. My spiritual, intellectual and physical flourishment has been made possible by the environment that Assumption Convent School created for us as learners and which moulded us as adults. By offering the highest quality education, extra-murals that range from a multitude of sports and cultural activities and sustaining the preservation of Catholic values – this way of being “Fully Alive” has come more naturally because of Assumption Convent School, for which I am eternally grateful.
Andrea matriculated in 2013, and is currently studying towards her LLB Degree.

DEBUTANTES' FUNDRAISER

HANDMADE BOOK BAGS

Handmade book-bags at R50 each. Please contact Sam 082 859 6880 or Daniella Jesus. 

Daniella Jesus

QUIZ NIGHT

Lisa Godwin, Daniella Jesus and Kate Moore

AFRICA CHEESE BOARDS

Courtney Gotte (Grade 10 Debutante) is selling beautiful weathered oak Africa Cheese Boards sourced directly from the manufacturer. The same boards from the same company are R659 from Yuppie Chef. 
Courtney is selling them for R495. R150 deposit secures your order. They will be ready for collection approx 2 -3 wks from order date and can be engraved at a small extra cost. 
These will add a touch of class to your kitchen, they are a wonderful wedding gift and perfect as a gift to take overseas.  To place an order please email Courtney gottecourtney@gmail.com or WhatsApp 0847648173.

COURTNEY GOTTE

ACS BLANKETS

Winter fleese branded blankets have arrived. Limited stock only. Should you wish to purchase one (R280) please see Mrs Nienaber.

Mrs Sousa

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