Thank you to all those Grade 6 and 7 parents who supported our High School Open Day and came to hear first-hand what our own special High School is about and why we really would like to see your child staying with us. We are also grateful to those families who are hosting the boys from the Penryn touring cricket team this evening. Thanks too to all those who supported the Foundation Phase inter-schools gala we hosted Thursday last week.

Well done to all our Senior Primary swimmers for their achievements at the Boys’ and Girls’ Inter-schools ‘B’ Zone Gala at Kings’ Park last week. Best wishes to our Senior Primary swimmers competing in our Patrick Akal Pool in the Senior Primary Highway ‘A’ Zone Gala this week Thursday from 16:00- 19:30. Parents welcome to attend.

Our children were privileged to see the play “Horn of Sorrow” this morning in the hall. The strong message about our environment and conservation was well portrayed in the theatre in the round about the rhino. We trust they benefited both from the performance as well as from the message.

As our children are busy preparing for the Long Walk, which is always such a special day of camaraderie and pitting yourself against yourself, I want to share an article by the well-known Nikki Bush, entitled “Loving your fear”. The core message is that change is difficult, no matter what it is. There is so much to get used to. There is much to fear that is new. But with fear, comes growth. Many fears are ones we all experience. They vary from not being fit enough, to not fulfilling our potential, to not getting the marks needed to take the next step in life, and so on. These fears can make us grow, galvanising us into action and energizing our lives. The article ends by saying, “I love my fear.” When kids get the opportunity to overcome something through their own personal experience they grow in leaps and bounds, in ways you cannot imagine and could never orchestrate if you tried. True confidence and self-assuredness is only truly discovered and ‘owned’ in the moment of actually facing challenges and triumphing. Life responds to our expectations – let us all rise to its challenges! In the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Neither you nor the world knows what you can do until you have tried…

The week ends with our legendary, character building Long Walk, on Saturday 14 March, where we hope to face our fears and see most of you at the finish line! (Please refer to Phase letters which have detailed information about the Long Walk. Also ensure comfortable worn-in walking shoes, lots of sunscreen and liquids en route.) If you have still not volunteered your services and are available to help, please email longwalk@thomasmore.co.za - we do still need support. All the best…

 

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Weekly Achievers  - Sponsored by Debonairs & steers – Kloof

IMAS

Congratulations to the following pupils who have been invited to write the 2nd round of IMAS (Mathematics Olympiad)

Jessica Thomson

Saien Moodley

Brendan O'Loughlin

Faran Steenkamp

Grade 2 & 3 Gala at TMC

Our Gr. 2 & 3s swam in our home gala. There was good competition and we had the following results:

1^st place – 1

2^nd place – 8

3^rd place – 9

4^th place – 5

5^th place – 8

6^th place – 4

7^th place – 3

8^th place – 3

9^th place – 1

U9 Hardball Cricket vs Winston Park

On Thursday the U9 cricket boys played away at Winston Park. Winning the toss, the visitors sent Winston Park in to bat on a hot and humid day. Ryan Browning and Brayden Doran took the new ball and both returned excellent figures of (2/24) and (1/18) respectively with some tight bowling. Kylie McIntyre (1/10) and Devon Harwin (2/10) were economical and also picked up wickets which helped to restrict Winston Park to 106/7. Special mention to a diving catch by Max Buchan behind the stumps. TMC went into bat and were immediately under pressure by some excellent controlled bowling by the hosts. Opening batsman Zipho Mgidi was able to contain the bowling upfront but TMC struggled with the run rate. Having to chase the game they lost regular wickets, but there was a lone standout performance by Braden (15) who made sure the team managed a respectable score of 67. We look forward to the return leg on home ground in the 4 term.

Grade 3 Netball Tournament

We hosted a Grade 3 netball tournament at TMC and it was our Grade 3s first match for the term. They all had fun and we had the following results:

TMC 1 won both their games

TMC 2 drew 1 & lost 1 game

Well played girls!

Life Saving

Congratulations to Dayna Deeble who attended the KZN Nipper Surf Lifesaving Championships on the weekend.  She won the "Competitior of the Championships" in the Girls' U9 age group, and came first in Surf Swim, Flags, Beach sprint and Bodyboard.  Well done Dayna.

Gr. 2 mini cricket

Our Grade 2s played in their last mini cricket match on Saturday. There was much excitement and loads of fun had by both the children and the parents. We unfortunately lost to Highbury.

Gr. 3 mini cricket

Our Grade 3s played in their last mini cricket match for the term. Much excitement and fun was had and the boys played extremely well. We beat Hillcrest Primary. Well done boys!

Rock Climbing

U13 Male: 4^th Faran Steenkamp

U15 Female: 2^nd Jenna Bentley

U15 Male: 1^st Craig Smith; 2^nd Joshua Munstermann; 4^th Keshav Gounden

U17 Female: 5^th Amy Freeman

U17 Male: 1^st Zunaid Valodia ; 2^nd Daniel Bentley; 4^th Kim Dawson; 5^th Che Coelho

U19 Male:4th Charles Young

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.

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The Horse’s Mouth Newsletter has all calendar links available to be able to easily find whichever calendars you need to.

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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:

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There are navigation buttons at the top left to change dates easily to look back or to future events:

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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:

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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.