News from the Horse's Mouth
11 May 2015
Newsletter 15
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Letter from the Editor |
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Please find the Scripture for the week here.
Some points of particular interest in the expanded sections below include:
Classifieds View the Classifieds here! Need an Aupair? Housesitter? Evening Dresses for Hire? Mobile Hairstylist!
Golf Day - many thanks to all our golfers and sponsors who supported our Golf Day on Friday. A special thanks to Rae Griesel, Antony Kerdachi and the organising committee for yet another successful day.
Have a great week, |
Google Calendars for parents
We plan ahead as far as possible for test dates and sporting fixtures, and so information gets added into these areas often. For this reason, we have set up a number of different Google Calendars to allow parents and students to access information as soon as it is available, so that they may also plan ahead. We have a separate calendar for each Grade’s academic deadlines starting from Grade 5 onwards. This allows teachers to make sure that a grade is not getting overloaded with deadlines bunching up. We also have separate sporting calendars for each Phase of the school. We have included a section at the end of the newsletter to
explain google calendars in more detail. Your login details for the portal have been included in the email sent to you for this newsletter – please note the easy to use address for the portal: http://parents.thomasmore.co.za
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 After Jesus had said this and while they were watching,
He was taken up into a cloud. They could not see Him, but as He went
up, they kept looking up into the sky. Suddenly two men dressed in white
clothes were standing there beside them. They said, "Why are you men from
Galilee standing here and looking up into the sky? Jesus has been taken to
heaven. But He will come back in the same way that you have seen him go."
Acts 1:9-11 This Thursday Christians throughout the world
celebrate Ascension Day. Forty days after Easter Jesus ascends into
heaven and is now” …seated at the right hand of almighty God” Luke 22:69.
One day we know not when, Jesus will return in all His glory Matthew 24:30
“Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the
tribes of the earth will mourn when they see 'the Son of Man coming on the
clouds of heaven' with power and great glory”. The day will be
like any other day, just as in the days of Noah before the flood Jesus tells
us Matthew 24:37-38. However, there will be signs of the times read
Matthew 24 and 25. All Jesus asks us to do is repent from our sins and
accept Him as our Lord and Saviour. He paid the ransom price for our
redemption on the cross, nothing we can do to earn it, is a free gift from
Him: "For God so God loved the world: He gave His only Son so that
everyone who believes in him might not perish but have eternal life.
For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the
world might be saved through him”. John 3:16
Shalom (peace) God bless |
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In an exciting new development, the Thomas More College Facebook page has been launched this week. This should certainly bring new energy and excitement into our channels of communication. Photographs, video clips and social commentary are certainly all the rage and we hope that you find this a rewarding and exciting way of sharing information. Please visit and 'like' our page. Last week I referred to the case for co-education. There is no doubt that women are emerging in the workplace and that the change in the empowerment of women in the world is irreversible. I am reminded of a delightful story about Margaret Thatcher. When she became Prime Minister of England, she took her entirely male cabinet out to dinner. When the waiter asked her what she would like to eat, she replied ‘steak’. ‘And the vegetables, ma’am?’ he asked. She replied; ‘they will have steak too.’ I remember at a conference a number of years ago, hearing a speaker talk of the power of a lion pride. He spoke of the dominance of the males who conquer all comers to be in charge of the pride. They even kill the cubs when they take over a pride, in order to bring the females back into season. These magnificent males seemed to represent the pinnacle of leadership in their kingdoms. Yet they don’t last long. Generally only a couple of years! They are constantly challenged for the position, and don’t often die of old age. They are normally violently overthrown. Do we want to raise our boys to be like male lions who use power and dominance to grab success for themselves? People do not command respect and control any more. We are in the era of participation and consultation. Over 50% of the graduates in the most developed countries in the world are now women. We have to guard against sending boys out to the world with a confused understanding of what it is to be a true leader. 
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We had a very successful Grade 9 Science Expo last week and my congratulations go to the pupils and all staff involved. We are well into the swing of sports’ matches and I spoke to the pupils about their conduct on the field and attitude towards officials. I request that all spectators adhere to our Spectators’ Code of Conduct.  |
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We do hope all our moms and those in Mothering roles had a most enjoyable day yesterday and were thoroughly spoilt, although the most amazing thing is just hearing your child say, ”I love you- you’re the best.” I am sure all our Pre-Primary and Junior Primary Moms thoroughly enjoyed interacting with their children on the special mornings hosted last week, and sharing the making of special items to be treasured forever. The children certainly loved having you spend time with them at school! I enjoyed this brief CV entitled, “Woman of Value” set out below: Transport official and chauffeur, budget director, entrepreneur, Horticulturist, health inspector, nutritionist and home maker. Disciplinarian, decorator and damage controller, Counsellor, educator, coach and nurse, Assessor, repairman and trouble shooter, Negotiator, facilitator, peace-keeper “And tell me, what do you spend time on...?” “Who? Me? I’m afraid I’m just a Mom!” We are once again on our annual winter warmth drive for Outreach. As the colder weather is due to set in, let us think of those less fortunate than we are, and make every effort to donate blankets, scarves, socks or warm clothing to support those in need to keep the winter cold at bay. There will be a civvies day (Grade 4 - 12) on Thursday 21 May - all used/2nd-hand winter woolie items will be appreciated. Please take note that as per the Diary Card on our website/Communicator, the SP closes early this Friday, 15 May, at 13:30 to accommodate our hosting of the Inter-schools’ cross country here at TMC. We are hoping that by so doing we can help to alleviate any potential traffic problems. Parents are most welcome to support. This coming weekend is the Open indigenous gardens at Cotswold Downs. Our marimba groups and orchestra have been invited to perform from 12:00 to 13:30 at the tea garden there. We wish them well. Next week is our Christian Arts Festival and we trust our children will benefit from the speakers during assemblies and LO/RE lessons and really come to know our Lord personally. All the best to you all for the week ahead.
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Weekly Achievers - Sponsored by Debonairs & Steers – Kloof
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Irish Dancing Congratulations to Stephanie de Moor on placing 2nd and 6th in 2 of her dances at the South Coast Fair Irish Dancing competition. Well done Stephanie.
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SP Rugby vs Atholl Heights U10A won 10 - 0 U10B won 10 - 5 U11A lost 0 - 36 2nd Team won 14 - 10 1st Team lost 48 - 7 Overall a good day winning 3 out of 5.
HS Girls' Netball 2nd TMC 2 2nd Port Shepstone 17 TMC U15B 14 Port Shepstone 6 1st TMC 31 1st Westville 22 2nd TMC 2 2nd Westville 17 TMC U16A 29 Westville 5 TMC U15B 9 Westville 5 TMC U14A 14 Westville 5 TMC U14B 2 Westville 4
HS Girls' Hockey 1st TMC 4 1st Ashton 0 2nd TMC 0 DGHS 2 TMC U16A 2 Ashton 0 TMC U14A 3 Ashton 0 TMC U14B 0 DGHS 4
HS Boys' Hockey 2nd TMC 2 3rd Clifton 1 TMC U16A 0 Clifton 1 TMC U14A 1 Clifton 5 TMC U14B 0 Clifton 3 U15A TMC 54 Crawford 0 U14A TMC 34 U14C Kearsney 21
HS Boys' Tennis 1st TMC 16 1st Umhlanga College 20
HS Boys' Squash 1st TMC 2 1st Kearsney College 2
Grade 2 Boys' Soccer Tournament: vs Hillcrest 3 won 1-0 vs Highbury 3 won 2-0 vs Kloof 1 won 1-0 vs Curro HCA drew 0-0 vs Highbury 3 won 4-0 vs Hillcrest 3 won 2-0
Grade 2 Girls' Soccer Tournament: vs Curro HCA won 1-0 vs Hillcrest drew 0-0 vs Atholl Heights drew 0-0 vs Winston Park won 1-0
Grade 3 Boys' Soccer Tournament: vs Winston Park lost 0-2 vs Kloof 1 drew 0-0 vs Kloof 2 lost 0-1 vs Curro HCA lost 0-1 vs Forest View drew 0-0 vs Hillcrest 1 won 1-0 vs Hillcrest 2 lost 2-1
Grade 3 Girls' Soccer Tournament: vs Curro HCA 1 drew 0-0 vs St. Mary’s 3 drew 0-0 vs Hillcrest won 1-0 vs St. Mary’s 3 won 2-1 vs Kloof drew 0-0 vs St. Mary’s 2 won 1-0 vs Curro HCA 1 drew 0-0 vs Winston Park won 1-0
Rock Climbing Congratulations to Kristen Rosser, she has made the SA National Climbing Team to compete in Italy.
Equestrian Congratulations to Alexandra Ric-Hansen who competed in the Shongweni Festival Horse Riding show last weekend. She placed 2nd in the 70cm speed class. This is a great result considering her age, we are very proud of her. Well done Alex.
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All of these calendars start out with basic information and then details are added as we find them out. E.g. at the start of a term, a subject test will be booked for a later date. As the time draws closer, the teacher is able to determine more fully what syllabus the class has managed to cover thus far, and will fill in details of what will be in the test at that stage. It is important to note that this information is “live” and needs to be checked regularly. We have links to the different calendars available inside our website, found under the different Phase sections. We also have links to the same calendars inside the Parent Portal. The calendars that apply can be found under each of your child’s subheadings.
The Horse’s Mouth Newsletter has all calendar links available to be able to easily find whichever calendars you need to.
How to use the Google Calendar: After you have clicked on the relevant calendar link, it will show you the default monthly view of the calendar:
There are navigation buttons at the top left to change dates easily to look back or to future events:
You are able to change the view of the calendar using the buttons at the top right to show only a week at a time, the default monthly view, or if you click on “Agenda” then you will see a list of events scheduled:
Please note – it is not a good idea to print the calendar out, as the information might get updated and you will not realize this if you are referring to a print out of a calendar at a certain point in time. To see more details about a heading in the calendar, you need to click on that heading – it will pop-up a small window giving you what details have been filled in already. This is where we have information such as which teams are playing and times, and also what material will be covered in a test/examination:
It is important to note here that it is also not a good idea to click on the bottom option “Copy to my calendar” here, for the same reason as printing, you will not receive updated information if anything changes in the live calendar. |
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