Cross-Country

Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s)

I thought it would be an interesting exercise to benchmark the standard of Maths and Languages at Camps Bay Primary by analysing the grade 8 midyear exam results at the high school. The reason for this exercise is to assess our preparation of pupils for high school and also because I receive a number of queries from parents on the standard of Numeracy and Literacy at the school. I analysed the results of the Camps Bay Primary pupils from the grade 7 class of last year, presently in grade 8 at the high school, relative to the rest of the grade. I am pleased to inform you that the results of our pupils in grade 8 for Numeracy and Literacy are highly commendable.

Last year’s grade 7 class was quite a small class and only 31 pupils from the primary school went to the high school. There are at present 128 grade 8 pupils at the high school. Herewith follows the results:
MATHS (Numeracy)
Grade 8 average = 54,52%
CBPS pupils’ average = 62,1%
1 CBPS child achieved 90% +
5 CBPS children achieved 80% +
7 CBPS children achieved 70% +
4 CBPS children achieved 60% +
In effect 17 of the 31 children who attended CBPS last year achieved over 60% for Mathematics in the grade 8 high school midyear exam.
ENGLISH (Literacy)
Grade 8 average = 54,01%
CBPS pupils’ average = 61%
2 CBPS children achieved 80%+
8 CBPS children achieved 70%+
9 CBPS children achieved 60%+
In effect 19 children of the 31 who attended CBPS last year achieved over 60% for English in the grade 8 high school midyear exam
AFRIKAANS
Grade 8 average = 54,05%
CBPS pupils’ average = 53,7%
1 CBPS child achieved 80%+
3 CBPS children achieved 70%+
4 CBPS children achieved 60% +
7 CBPS children achieved 50%+
In effect 15 children of the 30 (one exempt) who attended CBPS last year achieved over 50% for Afrikaans in the grade 8 high school exam. There is room for improvement in this area but with Mrs Visagie (grade 7), Mr Ryklieff (grade 6) and Mrs Weldon (grade 5) who are all fluent in Afrikaans I anticipate an improvement in the level of Afrikaans teaching and preparation of CBPS pupils for high school in this subject. I must add that one cannot only rely on Afrikaans teaching in the classroom. As a language, Afrikaans needs to be spoken in your home for one hour per day or on one day per week to facilitate any significant improvement. Children also need to be encouraged to read Afrikaans books or magazines. It needs to be a team effort!

STAR MATHS OLYMPIAD
12 300 pupils from the Western Cape entered the Star Maths Olympiad.
I would again like to take this opportunity to commend the 12 learners who succeeded in attaining a position in the Top-200 in the Western Cape in the Olympiad. The medals and certificates were handed out at a prestigious prize-giving at the Baxter Theatre and the former Minister of Education, now Minister of Science and Technology, Ms Naledi Pandor was the guest-speaker.

Six of our pupils were placed in the Top-60 in the Western Cape:
57th – Maxine Beimel
47th – Joshua Guenther
46th – Tommy Posen
35th – Maya Greyling
21st – Cassidy Nicholson
17th out of 12 300 pupils in the Western Cape – Cullam Geyser.
Congratulations! This is an outstanding achievement and we are very proud of all of you!

INFLUENZA:
I would like to inform you that Camps Bay Primary does have one confirmed case of the H1N1 virus, however, there is no cause for alarm, as the child has been away from school as of Monday 3 August 2009. You should have received notification of this on our sms service on Tuesday. Please consult the previous newsletter for all the precautionary measures that we have taken to combat the flu at school. Please a further notification that if a child is suffering from an illness it is advisable for him or her to stay at home for 7 days after the start of the illness and only to return to school once he/she is fully recovered. Please adhere to this request, as we have had to send a number of children home who were showing flu-like symptoms. Children that are not ill MUST please attend school, as the teachers need to continue with teaching to complete the curriculum.
RAK (Random Acts of Kindness) WEEK:
Thank you for your generosity and ‘acts of kindness’. The boxes at Reception are full of items for the Christine Revell Home for children. The response has been amazing and Camps Bay Primary has definitely shown that it is ‘a school that cares’. We will be handing over your donations to a representative from the Christine Revell Home at assembly on Friday morning.

CROSS-COUNTRY
Thank you to Mrs Weldon and Mrs Ashcroft for organising the Cross-Country as well as all the teachers and parents who contributed to make the Cross-Country a success. It was a ‘fun day in the sun’ at the high school. Congratulations to the winners of the Cross-Country events:
Junior Boys:
1st – Brandon Hareb
2nd – Andrew Kangwa
3rd – Lusapho Malotana
Junior Girls:
1st – Khanyisile Pani
2nd – Mikaela Fuscher
3rd – Amanda Bjorklund
Senior Boys:
1st – Dylan Phillips
2nd – Landry Lushima
3rd – Antony Spence
Senior Girls:
1st – Cassidy Jerram
2nd – Chelsea Pope
3rd – Jessica Way
House Results:
1st – Purple 228 points
2nd – Orange 214 points
3rd – Blue 147 points

Presentation of certificates will be made in the assembly tomorrow. Well done to all the pupils who participated so enthusiastically.

ASSEMBLY: FRIDAY 14 August 2009
Mrs Hamber, Mrs Visagie and I will be accompanying the Grade 7’s on the Social Science excursion to Cape Town city centre and the Iziko Slave Lodge Museum on Friday 14 August 2009. Mr Rycroft will be taking the assembly.
A member of the SAPS, Captain Mitchell, will be addressing the pupils in assembly on safety and security.

MERIT AWARDS: Congratulations to the following pupils, each of whom was presented with a merit award at our assembly. We are proud of each one of you and would like to encourage you all to continue doing your best at all times.

Cameron O’Donnell
Joshua van der Schenk
Ben Heather-Clarke
Kaliya Arumugam
Jordan Bysshe
Adam Fagan
Karla Kearney
Dylan Grobler
Adam Fagan
Julia Landstedt
Dani Clarke
Fuzail Phoplonker
Meghan Howell
Angela Yeo
Rachel Volkel
Mila Schelin
Julia Landstedt
Oscar van der Spuy
Mpho Meti
Eve Jerram
Theo Thesen
Oliver Schubert
Kate Harvey
Matteo Greyling
Unam Gladile
Cameron Burt
Tristan Sharp


WELL DONE: Congratulations to the following pupils:
Kaliya Arumugam who competed in a Judo Tournament and won a gold medal in her weight division (under 33 kilograms) and a bronze in the next weight division up (under 39 kilograms) and was awarded WP Colours as a result. We are proud of you, Kaliya.

Cole Goldie who was placed 1st and .received a gold medal and WP Colours in the 30 & under weight division of the WP Judo Championships held at the German School on 1 August 2009.

CULTURAL:
BALLET: Our Friday rehearsal with our pianist proved to be successful. Our brilliant exam pianist, Mrs Albie van Oordt, always has something positive to tell the children and she puts them at ease. A reminder of the important Saturday rehearsal in the School Hall this Saturday, 15 August 2009.
Times:
08:30 – 09:30 Grade 3
11:00 – 11:45 Grade 4
11:45 – 12:45 Grade 5
Thank you Mrs G and Lisl.

JUNIOR MUSIC CONCERT: Music pupils from Grade 3 – 5 will entertain us with their developing work on Wednesday, 19 August at 18:30 in the Bernard F. Segal Memorial Hall at the primary school. The concert is expected to last approximately an hour. Please come along and support our junior musicians.

GENERAL:
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY PAPER DRIVE: Mondi recycling is running a telephone directory paper drive from now until 5 December 2009. The school will benefit by receiving R50 per ton extra for recycling telephone directories! Please note these do need to be kept separate from other paper when you drop them off at the school. We have received R1626.59 from Mondi Recycling for the month of July. Thank you for supporting us.

THANK YOU: A HUGE thank you to all of the Grade 6 Moms that donated so generously to the cake sale last week, and to those who helped with the sale. We made a total amount of R1780.

GRADE 7 TUCK SHOP: There will be a tuckshop every Friday to raise funds for the Grade 7 Farewell. Please bring R5.00 or more for a bag of delicious snacks such as biltong, sweets, dried mango, peanuts, biscuits, droëwors and samoosas.

CAMPS BAY SWIMMING CLUB RAFFLE: The Club is running a raffle to raise money to improve the facilities at the club. Your support is appreciated. Tickets are available at the Secretary’s office or from Wendy Way at the Swimming Club at a cost of R10 each. The prize is a beautiful extra-large teddy bear!

LOST: The following items have been lost, should you find them please hand them in at the secretary’s office:

Brown green cross shoes size 1 lace ups. Clearly marked with Oliver Gosnell’s name have gone missing. All U9 Soccer boys are requested to please check if they have taken these home in error as they were lost after the last soccer games.

Oliver Schubert’s Thermo Flask has gone missing.


Proudly Camps Bay Primary

Stuart Collier
PRINCIPAL

Thought for the Week:
I would not know how to walk, talk, think, behave as a human person except by learning it from other human beings. For ubuntu the greatest good is communal harmony.
Desmond Tutu: Archbishop Emeritus

PROVISIONAL DATES TO DIARISE:

DATES TO DIARISE – 3rd TERM 2009

August 2009
Fri, 14
SAPS Talk at Assembly
RAK Week ends
General Knowledge Quiz
Grade 7 Slave Lodge Excursion

Mon, 17
Olympiad All Grades Numeracy

Tues, 18
Olympiad All Grades Literacy

Wed, 19
Life Orientation Grades 1 – 3 Olympiad
Junior Music Concert

Thurs 20
Jet Education Survey Gr 4, 5, 6

Fri 21
Jet Education Survey Cont.

Mon, 24
Olympiad Life Skills Grades 4 – 7

Thurs, 27
Matilda Grades 3 – 4 at 08:30
Music Dept outing for selected pupils

Mon, 24
Olympiad Life Skills Grades 4 – 7

Thurs, 27
Matilda Grades 3 – 4 at 08:30
Music Dept outing for selected pupils

September 2009
Mon, 1
Spring Civvies Day

Fri, 4
Duck-a-thon Launch in assembly

Mon, 7
Pupil/Parent Educator Workshop

Tues, 8
International Literacy Day

Mon, 14
Winter Sports Photographs

Tues, 15
Camps Bay Primary Play

Wed, 16
Camps Bay Primary Play

Tues, 22
Grade 7 Food & Games Fair

Wed, 23
3rd Term Ends



S E L L I N G B E E


CREATIVE ARTS ADULT ART GROUP: Would you like to discover the artist within, express your unique creativity and explore mixed media materials. To begin / continue a journey of self-discovery through art and art techniques contact Kerith Gibbs 084 441 7322.

BLINKWATER SELF-CATERING ACCOMMODATION: Spacious self-catering accommodation with breath-taking views available until 20 December 2009 at R5000 per month. Suitable for a quiet single person. For more information please call Barry on 083 297 3863 or visit www.blinkwaterpenthouse.co.za

PHOTOGRAPHER: Photographer available. Please call Barry on 021 438 9177 or 083 297 3863 or visit www.barrypix.com for more information.

GUITAR & BASS LESSONS: All styles and ages. General style, professional musician and tutor. 20 years experience in the business. Contact Otis 021 790 1433.

KARATE FOR SCHOLARS: Give your child an advantage, counter bullying, create confidence, self-esteem, and co-ordination. Daily Karate classes 5 days a week in Green Point. Boys and Girls of all ages. Phone Shihan Bas van Stenis on 021 439 4635 or 083 538 5643. A healthy mind needs a healthy body; invest in your child today. R370.00 per school term. Visit our website for more information www.karatekyokushin.za.org We prefer teaching children at our club, as the environment is more conducive to instil the necessary discipline essential in learning martial arts.

HOUSE SITTER / PET SITTER: Camps Bay & City Bowl area. Kyle Dewar is a 23 yr old student, with good house sitting experience. Used to large homes, pools & wonderful dogs to look after. Contact him on 0820605984 or contact Marianthi Dickie for a reference 0826585542 021 4249733

SPANISH LESSONS FOR KIDS: Interested? Please contact Elsa on 083 380 5624

WORK WANTED: Our school gardener, Gift is looking for extra work. He is hardworking and reliable. Please contact Noleen on 082 924 7030.

CAROO TUTORING: One-on-one, in your home, all grades, all subjects. We have the right tutor for your learner’s needs. Please contact Vicky or Emma on 021 713 3830 or email: info@carootutoring.co.za or visit www.carootutoring.co.za

DRUM KIT FOR SALE: Made by Ian Black, school’s drum teacher. Great to practice on – low noise, but has correct drum placement. See drum beat website for details. Black, can fold up. R500. Please call Daniel Harper on 083 779 7681.