CHESS
High school chess players as well as pupils who want to learn the game have the opportunity to attend intensive chess training between 4 and 6 December. International chess master Mr Richard Mbedza will be coaching themes like tactics, strategy, and principles of attack and defense. Coach Mbedza is a well-known chess master who played in the Chess Olympiad 2012 held in Istanbul. Play will take place between 08h45 and 12h00. Monday’s session costs R95 while Tuesday and Wednesday costs R170 for both (pizza included every day). Places are limited. Interested pupils to confirm with Mr Lauf and pay by Wednesday 29th November.
Kyle Lauf
PRAYER REQUEST
We invite our school community to pray every Friday for our country. Please join us in reciting the South African Bishops ‘Healing pray for South Africa.’
Neville Workman
HIGHLAND AND IRISH DANCING
We are delighted to introduce the exciting world of Highland and Irish Dancing to Assumption Convent School.
I attach a flyer and short video clip for the renown Shaw-Butler Studio for Highland and Irish Dancing. We have invited The Shaw Butler Studio to establish a new dancing school at Assumption Convent. This will be open to children from both Assumption Convent and other schools. Should you be interested in your daughter taking up this wonderful activity then kindly complete the attached flyer, (with no obligation) and email this to swalsh@assumptionconvent.co.za. Alternatively, please leave the completed flyer at our school reception. Dates and times to be finalised. We will be in touch!
Yours sincerely
Neville Workman - Principal
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ACS UMBRELLA'S
Assumption branded fold up umbrella’s R120 each, available from Mrs Nienaber.
PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES
Please note that due to space constraints and as a result of exams we ask Parents to NOT attend Primary School assemblies after November 16th. This excludes the final assembly on December 4th at which Parents are welcome.
CONDOLENCES
Our thoughts and prayers are with Tamara Adreani and family. Tamara has lost her grandmother.
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRE-GRADE CONCERT
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FLIPFLOP MEDALS
Congratulations to the Flipflop girls who have received their participation medals at Assembly this week.
Baby Class:
Jeni-Belle Morkel
Kimberleigh Knipe
Hayden Ostrowick
Boitshepo Boroko
Laamia Erasmus
Matlhogonolo (Nolo) Ditlopo
Bango and Gugu Mdlalose
Second Class:
Hala Garcia
Kiana Morar
Gabriella dos Santos
Keneilwe Totlhanyo
Emily Rhodes
Angelique Webber
Jorja Webber
Kayla Smith
Cara Mudzimurema
Talita Mark
ALL PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS
Please note the “meet the teachers day” on Thursday 23 November is for girls and teachers only.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR GRADE 00 -3 PARENTS
Please note as per the "Save The Dates" document distributed at the beginning of the term school will close for Grades 00 – 3 at 10h30 on December 4th for the year. Teachers will be in their classrooms until 13h15 for those who cannot be fetched early. After 13h15 waiting class and aftercare will continue as normal.
Grades 1 – 3 will return to school for their prize giving on the evening of December 4th. Grades 00 and 0 are not required to attend this prize giving.
Mrs Zambon
SHERPA KIDS HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
Parents wishing to enrol their children in the Sherpa kids holiday programme can collect a form from Mrs Dunn. Please direct any queries concerning the holiday programme to Debbie Van Zyl of Sherpa Kids.
PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORT
EXTRA MURALS
Primary School Extra Murals (Gr 1 - Gr 7) will finish on Friday 24 November. Waiting class and aftercare will be available for those girls that are not able to go home straight after school.
Ms McAlpine
CHESS
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On Monday 13th November we hosted an afternoon of chess with St. Benedict's. We set up and played under the trees, it was a lovely afternoon and enjoyed by all. Well done to the girls who participated, your progress is evident!
Mrs Smith, Ms Faulha, Mrs Archary
CONGRATULATIONS
Julia Enslin on the London Dance Competition. Julia came 3rd in her solo and qualified to perform at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in the pre-comp. Her duet with Sofia Bollo came 2nd. Julia did her Grade 4 Ballet Exam in June and got a Distinction, she did her Grade 5 Modern Exam in September and got a Distinction. She recently did Concours de Ballet and got an A+ for her Eagle solo.
HIGH SCHOOL
PRIZE-GIVING
GRADE EIGHT TO ELEVEN ACADEMIC AWARDS CEREMONY 2017
The annual prize giving ceremony for Gr 8 to 11 was held on Thursday 9 November. Our guest of honour was Ms Asnath Mahapa, who is the first African female airline pilot. Ms Mahapa inspired all of our girls to believe in their dreams and to work hard to make them come true, as she has done. We also thank Mrs Wittstock, Board of Governor Chair, for her encouraging words on the year’s achievements and for her welcome presence. It is with sadness that we note that it is Mrs Wittstock’s last prize giving at Assumption Convent in her capacity as Chairperson of the Board of Governors. We wish her well and hope to see her at future Assumption occasions.
Our pupils are congratulated on their fine achievements, which are listed below. Unfortunately, we do not have space for all of the certificate winners, but they are also congratulated on their excellent achievements.
Creative Writing Awards (ACS Essay-writing competition)
Grade 8: Prinita Naidoo (runner-up)
Angelia Antonie (winner)
Grade 9: Courtney Götte (runner-up)
Kerry Ejike (winner)
Grade 10: Amy Weinerlein (runner-up)
Jade McIver (winner)
Grade 11: Natasha Kasambira (runner-up)
Pragna Singh (winner)
First and Second in Year:
Grade 8: Almari Klopper and Avuyile Sigwebela (second)
Brittany Pearson (first)
Grade 9: Erin Lewis (second)
Genevieve Reid (first)
Grade 10: Olivia Wood (second)
Jodie Langdon (first)
There is a new trophy for Dramatic Arts in Grade 11: THE WITTSTOCK FAMILY TROPHY, for most outstanding Dramatic Performance, kindly donated by the Wittstock family and presented for the first time by Mrs Wittstock. This year the trophy was shared by Carnia Adams and Gabriella Horn.
The LYNN KNOWLES TROPHY is awarded to the top Grade 11 pupil in English at the end of the year. In 2017, it was a three- way tie and was awarded to Natasha Kasimbira, Keeyanda Tshipamba and Katie-Meg Weinerlein.
Grade 11 - Second in year: Natasha Kasimbira
First in Year, Dux Scholar and awarded THE TERESA DAVIDSON TROPHY: Keeyanda Tshipamba.
Half and Full Colours – Grade 11
Half Colours Grade 10
1. Nawal Abader
2. Alexandra Marques
3. Jade McIver
4. Ilhaam Wadvalla
Half Colours Grade 11
1. Alessandra Allegretti
2. Tyla De Freitas
3. Kristen Edwards (re-award)
4. Jana Ivanov (re-award)
5. Molly Keegan
6. Avalon Kotze (re-award)
7. Kiran Molloy
8. Nontuthuko Nyembezi
9. Mikaela Simoes
10. Kayla Smith
Full Colours Grade 10
1. Chiara Bonanni
2. Mohini Dorasamy
3. Jodie Langdon
4. Carmen Mileder
5. Chinenye Ngwu
6. Savannah Sheerin
7. Teah Slabbert
8. Amy Weinerlein
9. Olivia Wood
Full Colours Grade 11 (All re-awards)
1. Emilie Godwin
2. Gabriella Horn
3. Natasha Kasambira
4. Bulane Mashamaite
5. Pragna Singh
6. Annalisa Taffara
7. Keeyanda Tshipamba
8. Kiana van der Schyff
Mrs Markantonatos
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i-Collect - BIN
We now have a bin next to the Grade 8 & 9 lockers (as you enter the school premises) to easily drop your i-Collect bags into.
i-Collect - FUNDRAISING
Thus far 1125.42kg has been collected. Thank you for the support.
PARTNERSHIP WITH MERCEDES-BENZ
Yours sincerely
Neville Workman - Principal
CONDOLENCES
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Salgado and Horn families for who have lost loved ones recently.
CONDOLENCES
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Salgado and Horn families for who have lost loved ones recently.
CONDOLENCES
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Salgado and Horn families for who have lost loved ones recently.
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i-Collect - FUND RAISING
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