11 May 2012

Dear Parents and Guardians

I trust this newsletter finds you well (no early winter sniffles?)

Early next week I will be sending out the exam timetables as well as a letter providing the examination period details. I spoke in assembly on Monday on the blinkers that racehorses wear to block out all distractions as they focus on the finish line. I encouraged the pupils to do similar, to block out distractions in this run in to the exam period. Please assist them by minimising distractions permitted at home.

We have just finished MOTA (Month of the Arts) with a ventriloquist, ballerinas and acrobats entertaining us. Mr Mackenzie and his team have succeeded in making culture accessible and exciting.

Have you bought your tickets for the three shows of our very own Cabaret?  For R25 on Friday at 8pm and Saturday at 3pm you have the opportunity to enjoy our hugely talented cast’s performance. Saturday night at 8 is the gala evening, adults only, at a cost of R40. Wine and snacks may be purchased. Our Cabaret is being performed at the Grahamstown Festival, please support in numbers.

On Tuesday at 8am the Grades 8 and 9’s submit their Science Expo projects. Parents are welcome between 3 and 7pm on Tuesday to view the amazing array and ingenuity of the projects. This is an academic highlight of the year.

We have a growing number of pupils who require scribes during the exams. Could you perhaps volunteer your time during the exam block? We are totally dependent on the community's goodwill in this regard. Please contact Mrs de Villiers at school should you be available.

The matrics were challenged, earlier this week, as to their level of exam preparation. We suggested to them that they were Competing, Cruising or in