1 August 2014 – Newsletter No 23

Dear Parents
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From the Principal’s Desk
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Reception Class News
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HS Matric Dance
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HS Shakespeare and Drama
Page 5
Help your child grow in maths
Page 5
Sports News
Page 5
Outside Sport Achievements
Page 6
• General Notices
• Birthdays
• Weekly Diary
• Banking Details
• Uniform Shop Hours
We congratulate Miss van Dyk, our High School Afrikaans
teacher on her recent engagement. During the holidays her
fiancé proposed to her and there wasn’t a second thought on
Miss van Dyk’s behalf. We wish them everything of the best as
they begin the planning for their wedding which they are hoping
to have at the end of April next year.
Today was a first for me as I accompanied the entire school on an outing to Days
of the Dinosaurs at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. I believe that
it was another first for Blouberg International as well. All scholars were asked to
be at school before 07h30 so they could board the six Elweirda busses and beat
the traffic into Cape Town. We were welcomed by staff of Days of the Dinosaurs
and split into groups to be guided through the display. What a display! I watched
the younger scholars in particular who stood in awe staring at the robotic
dinosaurs. I am sure that they would have remained in the same position for at
least a half an hour if they weren’t shepherded on by their tour guides. I am sure
everyone that attended would agree that the final display of a life sized
Tyrannosaurus Rex was by far the most impressive and scary. The tour ended
with a 3D film explain how the dinosaurs came about and what led to their
extinction. A wonderful excursion that was enjoyed by scholars and staff alike. I
would like to compliment the scholars on their excellent behaviour and their
general neatness.
We wish our Hip-Hop dancers, Kyra van Gein, Monique and Amber du Plessis,
Jamie Morrison and Tiya Daubeney from the B2D crew everything of the best as
they fly to Las Vegas to represent South Africa at the World Champs prelims and
semi finals.
MR ANDREW NORRIS
PRINCIPAL
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The Reception classes invited Gillian Sheel from Junior
Jive to our school on Friday, 25th July 2014. ‘Junior Jive’
is an extra mural activity at school, but they also provide
group workshops.
The Junior Jive Music and Movement Programme
focuses on the skills and concepts needed, using the
valuable medium of music. They are Music specialists,
who facilitate the child’s path of music discovery and
knowledge, which in turn develop their academic skills.
Mrs. Menton's class getting ready to go on the trip
Junior Jive actively encourages: singing songs, playing
instruments, creative and structured movement, listening
activities and courtesy, co-operation and respect.
The students went on an imaginary bus ride to ‘The Farm’
with Mrs. Sheel. They had to buckle up their seat belts,
and off they went. At the farm they discovered many
interesting facts about the animals, even the sounds each
animal makes. Mrs. Sheel used various instruments to
distinguish each animal from the other. The lesson was
very structured and interactive, with each student either
drumming, shaking or ringing an instrument. They even
got a chance to do the ‘Chicken Dance’.
Once the lesson was concluded, they buckled up again
and set off back to school singing the good-bye song.
Mrs Wendy Menton
Reception Year Teacher
Students doing the chicken dance. Zoe Onochie
6yrs, Boris Tran 6yrs, Maia Davies 6yrs and
Morgan Glanville 6yrs
Students listening to the animal sounds
Students listening to instructions
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Our First Matric Dance
Friday, the 25th of July 2014 was a memorable day in
the history of Blouberg International School as we
hosted our first matric dance at Durbanville Hills Wine
Estate, taking the matric girls on a journey around the
world! The girls looked stunning in their colourful
dresses, beautified to near perfection and eagerly
participated in the evening’s events.
A big thank you to the Year 10 and Year 11’s who
worked diligently on decorations adding to the
ambience of the evening.
Congratulations Ms Slabbert and the matric committee
for hosting such a festive affair!
By Mrs Van Der Westhuizen
HS Culture Coordinator
Faila Lingomo, Maxine van Zijl, Monique du Plessis, Mr Norris (Headmaster), Kyra van Gein and Iviwe Mayekiso
74 Ringwood Drive, Parklands, 7441, Cape Town, South Africa
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SHAKESPEARE and DRAMA at BIS
On a very wet long weekend, I attended a Drama Directors workshop at Wynberg Boy’s High School, which
was hosted by the eduCape and delivered by Roy Seargant. Roy has produced over 50 Shakespeare plays and
taught Literature and Drama on University level. The aim of the workshop was to equip Directors with the
necessary tools to teach students to act on stage and deliver Shakespearian language. His passion and
knowledge of the Bard was inspiring and left me with enthusiasm I wish to portray during our cultural
lessons.
On the last day of Term 2 our High School students eagerly participated in a Drama workshop presented by
eduCape. Kseniya Filinova-Bruton, drama teacher at Wynberg Boy’s High, hosted the workshop together with
drama teacher and actress Krystal Cooki focusing on producing better Shakespeare. Their adventurous games
and insightful tasks filled the hall with a buzz and excitement.; a powerful feeling that all students can now
carry over into the last term’s practice for their Shakespeare plays.
I am further extremely excited that we finally have the opportunity to offer our first IGCSE Drama course at
Blouberg International School and can already hear the many voice exercises and interactive skits from Ms
Hauslaib’s class. It is a thrilling new venture in growing culture at our school.
Mrs van der Westhuizen
Culture Coordinator
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5 ways to help your child grow in maths
The word “maths” can conjure up a myriad of emotions; from excitement to a sense of despondency. Many children and adults
struggle with the idea that maths can be fun and, sometimes, quite easy.
A frustrating task for any parents is homework time where children ask for help with a maths problem. Elizabeth Green writes
in the New York Times that with the right attitude and making use of the following tips, children and parents can survive maths.
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Listen to what is going on.
Teaching maths is not simply looking at the answer and marking it, we need to understand where a child has not
understood and teach from there. Try not to tell your child where they have gone wrong, instead ask them to explain
their thinking to you. An example given is: “take a simple problem like 49 x 5. Many children will incorrectly write the
answer as 405, and great math teachers know why. They have used the correct algorithm, lining up the numbers,
carrying the 4, etc. But they have them in the wrong order, first adding 4 to 4 to get 8 and then multiplying the product
by 5 to get 40, instead of multiplying 5 x 4 to get 20 and then adding 4 to get 24. Seeing this deeper misunderstanding
in a child’s wrong answer allows you to combat it, showing the child not only the right steps, but why the wrong ones
don’t make sense.”
Do everyday maths out loud.
People use maths every day without realizing that they are doing so. A till operator needs to understand how change
works, a rugby commentator needs to know how many more tries a team must score to level the game. Open up
every day problems to your children by asking them to work out the tip at a restaurant, working out what time you will
arrive at your destination, or how much interest they will receive if they put their pocket money into a certain savings
account.
Reclaim the dreaded dots.
Often maths exercises ask children to work through long and laborious ways in order to understand the process.
Once there is understanding then an algorithm can be formulated and used. An example of this is where children are
asked to draw and count dots to solve addition and multiplication problems. Drawing dots and using pictures can help
children think more deeply about maths as it allows them see and understand the patterns that exist between
numbers.
Combine memorization with understanding.
Maths is often seen as a subject which is based wholly on understanding, but some memorization does need to
happen at times. Along with the memorization must come understanding – without understanding the memorization
means very little. Children need to know their times-tables, which is done through understanding first and foremost,
as well as some memorization. A basic form of memorization are “skip-counting” songs – songs which sing about
counting in 3’s; 4’s etc. This can become more complicated when we ask children to work with bigger numbers or to
count backwards in 7’s, for example. For older children, knowing where sin, cos and tan are positive is easy when it
has been memorized. Don’t discount memorization but do not rely on it wholly; understanding is critical.
Don’t be afraid of big ideas.
Don’t be afraid to talk to your children about x and y; they merely take the place of a number. Having children, from a
young age, being confident to deal with basic algebra or thinking of complex shapes means that they will confidently
take on new and challenging tasks in the classroom. The sense of dread is non-existent and children can get on with
the task of doing maths. Give your children complex problems to solve and leave them to do them – don’t butt in too
often. Allow them to think and to come up with an answer. Work with them to show them where they might have
made a mistake, or put them back on the correct path when you see they are clearly veering off it.
Don’t let your fear of maths become your child’s fear.
Acknowledgement:
Elizabeth Green, 23 July 2014
http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/parenting/2014/07/23/5-ways-to-help-your-kid-not-stink-at-math/?smid=tw-NYTMotherlode&seid=auto
By Mrs Carol Jeal
HS Maths and IT Tacher
74 Ringwood Drive, Parklands, 7441, Cape Town, South Africa
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WINTER SPORTS DAY ON THE 23rd AUGUST 2014
This serves as a reminder that the Winter Sports Day will be on
Saturday, 23rd August 2014. The Winter Sports Day is hosted
by IES Helderberg and will be held at Somerset West Primary in
Somerset West. Letters will go out shortly confirming your
child`s participation on this day along with a map of how to get
to the School.
Last year our U/9 soccer team won the tournament and we are
looking forward to winning more trophies this year.
CORRECT SPORTS UNIFORM AND MATCH
DATES
Letters were sent out this week by the various
coaching staff stating the correct uniform for
practices and matches. Please be aware that
there are still students who do not have the
correct uniform. Please visit the uniform shop to
ensure that your child is dressed according to the
sport he/she is participating in. This creates unity
in the team, pride for one self and the team and it
also contributes to team spirit.
The following teams will be participating on the day:
Students who do not have the correct sports
uniform on will not be allowed to participate in
matches.
Netball:
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U/8, U/11, U/13 and U/15
Soccer:
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U/8, U/9, U/11, U/13 and U/17
By Mr J Harrison
Sports Coordinator
By Mr J Harrison
Sports Coordinator
U13 Netball Match Report
Blouberg International School vs Parklands College
Results: 0-9
Wednesday, 30th July, we played a match against
Parklands College.
Player of the match is awarded to Melissa Siyengo (Year
6) for playing a wonderful game. She came out
beautifully, using her open spaces and for not making any
foot faults.
By Mrs K Ackermann
U13 Netball Coach
U9 Netball Match Report
Blouberg International School vs Parklands College
Results: 10-2
The player of the match is Bontle Tlhapane (Year 4)
By Mrs Wood
U9 Netball Coach
U11 Netball Match Report
Blouberg International School vs Parklands College
Results: 0-1
The player of the match is Rachel Dube (Year 6).
U14 Soccer Match Report
Blouberg International School vs Oude Molen
Our U/14 soccer team lost to Oude Molen High
School. Our team put up a tremendous fight but
Oude Molen was just too strong for us.
By Mr J Harrison
Sports Coordinator
The U9 soccer team played Woodbridge Junior
School We won 2-1
The man of the match is Kimsley Gatakata
The team played very well after the holidays. This
was the first match of the new term. The team
worked hard to pass the ball and there were some
good attempts at goal. The goalkeeper also worked
well at saving a few shots at goal.
Thanks must go to
Coach Richard who was referee.
By Mrs J Matthee
Soccer Coach
By Mrs Wood
U11 Netball Coache
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Amy Daniels Year 2 (7yrs) has been dancing since she was
very little and has a passion for acrobatic dancing. Last term
she achieved her Western Province colours and was chosen to
represent Western Province at the Inter-Provincials
Championships up in Johannesburg.
Amy did very well competing against very strong competitors. It
was her first time competing in such a prestigious competition
and she did exceptionally well, even improving her scoring that
she achieved when she earned Western Province colours. Well
done Amy, we are very proud of you and your achievements.
Keep reaching the stars and never give up.
Article submitted by Mrs. Ursula Daniels
Ms. Lauren Joynt – Year 2 Teacher
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July Birthdays 2014
Mtolo, Orama
Iyer, Darian
Scrimgour, Matthew
Pillay, Jackie
Ngamlana, Siphe
Hatungimana, Kiko
Gatakata, Lesley
Obi, Ifenyinwa
Bowles, Charlotte
Zhang, Ya Qi
Snider, Mark
Buret, Mickenzie
Dyakalashe, Kazimla
Bendix, Sachan
Ranftl, Leya
Mun, Juwon (Eric)
McBain, Tayla
Van Onselen, Alexandria
Mashinini, Khethelo
Purohit, Aastha
Murphy, Samantha
Phalane, Tshegofatso
Mabika, Ruvarashe
Bowler, Ava
Barker, Ryan
Anthony, Ayomide
Massyn, Dominique
Adamson, Kaylin
Cothill, Bradley
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Date
Time
Venue
Monday
4th
08:00– 08:30
Senior
Hall
HS
Assembly: Miss Lize Brits
Tuesday
5th
08:30– 09:00
Junior
Hall
KS1
Assembly: Miss Fourie and Mrs du
Preez
14:30 - 16:30
Herzlia
HS
U14 Soccer match vs Herzlia School
14:30 - 16:30
BIS
KS2
U11 Soccer match vs Woodbridge
14:30 - 16:00
BIS
Wed
6th
Thursday 08:00– 08:30
7th
14:30 - 16:30
Friday
8th
Description
Netball match vs Marconi Beam
Senior
Hall
KS2
Assembly: Mrs G Norris
Milnerton
KS2
U13 Soccer match vs Milnerton
U16 Soccer match vs Fairmount
14:30 - 16:30
BIS
HS
08:00– 14:30
Stellenbosch
Y10/Y11
BANK DETAILS
IES International Blouberg School
First National Bank
Current Account: 62335707694
Tygerberg Branch: 201410
Please reference ALL
payments with your child’s
NAME & SURNAME
Stellenbosch University Open Day
Uniform/Supplies
Shop Hours
OPEN
Wednesday & Thursday
08:00 – 10:30 & 13:00 – 15:30
CLOSED
Monday, Tuesday & Friday
Please note that as per IES
policy, uniforms may only be
purchased upon receipt of
tuition fees!
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