1 012 661 2341 012 661 2340 [email protected]School Matters FROM THE HEADMASTER’S OFFICE The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. Eleanor Roosevelt Welcome and congratulations to our 232 grade 8 learners who were inaugurated as fully-fledged Midstreamers last Thursday night. We believe that they will live their dreams, reach out for new experiences and seize all the opportunities the College has to offer. February will present many such opportunities, such as the Valentine’s Ball, the inter-high swimming and athletics meetings, as well as the grade 8 camp at the end of the month. They will also experience their first night school on Thursday, 20 February, the day before our inter-high athletics. We hope to see all the grade 8s at our first A-league inter-high at Ruimsig Stadium. We believe in an open-door policy at Midstream College and you are welcome to contact the relevant teachers if you have any queries or problems. Please take note of the communication channels, for example for an academic query: first contact the class teacher, if not satisfied then contact the subject manager, then the academic head and if you are still not satisfied, do not hesitate to contact me. Another example of our open-door policy is the Coffee-with-Carel sessions. A reminder to all grade 9 to 12 parents that your next opportunity is in our staffroom next Thursday, 13 February from 07:30 to 08:30. I would like to thank all the grade 8 parents who attended their first Coffee-with-Carel session this morning and I hope to see you there regularly during the next five years. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was an American political figure, diplomat and activist. She served as the First Lady of the United States (1933 to 1945) during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, making her the longest serving First Lady of the United States. Academics ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME The complete assessment programme for each grade for the entire year is available on the website. (Follow the links: Academics – Assessment – choose grade.) Please read it in conjunction with the test timetable in the learners’ diaries. We trust that this will assist you in your planning at home. You are reminded that learners have to hand in a medical certificate to their subject teachers if they miss a scheduled test, before they will be allowed to write an alternate test. Circular 02/2020 • 6 February 2020 MIDSTREAM COLLEGE
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Welcome and congratulations to our 232 grade 8 learners who were inaugurated as fully-fledged Midstreamers last Thursday night. We believe that they will live their dreams, reach out for new experiences and seize all the opportunities the College has to offer. February will present many such opportunities, such as the Valentine’s Ball, the inter-high swimming and athletics meetings, as well as the grade 8 camp at the end of the month. They will also experience their first night school on Thursday, 20 February, the day before our inter-high athletics. We hope to see all the grade 8s at our first A-league inter-high at Ruimsig Stadium. We believe in an open-door policy at Midstream College and you are welcome to contact the relevant teachers if you have any queries or problems. Please take note of the communication channels, for example for an academic query: first contact the class teacher, if not satisfied then contact the subject manager, then the academic head and if you are still not satisfied, do not hesitate to contact me. Another example of our open-door policy is the Coffee-with-Carel sessions. A reminder to all grade 9 to 12 parents that your next opportunity is in our staffroom next Thursday, 13 February from 07:30 to 08:30. I would like to thank all the grade 8 parents who attended their first Coffee-with-Carel session this morning and I hope to see you there regularly during the next five years.
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was an American political figure, diplomat and activist. She served as the First Lady of the United States (1933 to 1945) during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, making her the longest serving First Lady of the United States.
Academics
ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME The complete assessment programme for each grade for the entire year is available on the website. (Follow the links: Academics – Assessment – choose grade.) Please read it in conjunction with the test timetable in the learners’ diaries. We trust that this will assist you in your planning at home. You are reminded that learners have to hand in a medical certificate to their subject teachers if they miss a scheduled test, before they will be allowed to write an alternate test.
APPOINTMENTS WITH TEACHERS We encourage parents to discuss any matter, academic or otherwise, with the relevant teachers. You are reminded that this is to be done by appointment and that no parent may pitch at a teacher’s class without an appointment or having reported to the main office first. Kindly e-mail the staff to confirm an appointment.
GRADE 12 IEB FINAL EXAMINATIONS You are reminded of the Independent Examinations Board examination fee of R7 115-00 per candidate for this year’s National Senior Certificate Examination. Additional subjects are charged at R1 230-00 per subject and Advanced Programme Mathematics (APM) at R1 022-00. Your account will be debited accordingly this year.
Culture
ORATORS Congratulations to the winners of our internal Afrikaans and English unprepared orators competitions.
Afrikaans Unprepared
Grade 8 Grade 9 1 Jennica van der Merwe 1 Leané Claasen
2 Isabelle Dekker 2 Ilana Moolman
3 Zané Boonzaaier 3 Lara Strydom
Grade 10 Grade 11 1 Annika van der Walt 1 Dietrich von Benecke
Grade 10 Grade 11 1 Reneev Govender 1 Lisa Madikizela
2 Drew Goatley 2 Andrea Roberts
3 Dalitso Malunga 3 Mia Bosman
Grade 12 1 Dihan de Bod
2 Joshika Krishanduth
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Sport Congratulations to the athletes who put up a good show at Friday’s home meeting. This was followed by another sterling performance at the Twizza Super Schools final on Saturday. Midstream finished 13th overall in this national competition. Both the first and u/15 cricket teams had good wins over Pietersburg in the Finsbury Series. Old Kent won the swimming inter-house, with Hutton in the second place and Windsor third. The athletics inter-house was won by Hutton, with Old Kent second and Windsor third.
Jacques Vlok 84 Edrich Botha 33 Juan Breytenbach 1/8 in 4 overs
TENNIS Congratulations to Georgia Kennealy on winning the Gauteng North u/19 singles title. She also won the women’s section of the Gauteng North mini tournament. Georgia has been selected for the Gauteng North team to play in an inter-provincial tournament from 9 to 13 April.
EQUESTRIAN Brynne van Zyl participated in the first Eventing Qualifier and came first at level 1 and second at level 6. Congratulations.
HOCKEY Midstream Hockey Club will resume on 4 March. Izelle Verster and Tyson Dlungwana (national players) will be head coaches. Boys and girls of all ages are welcome. For more information contact Izelle at [email protected] or Ms Carli van Wyk at [email protected].
NON-SCHOOL SPORT
Indoor hockey Andrea Roberts has been selected for the Northern Blues women’s team to participate in an inter-provincial tournament in Durban later this month.
Softball Carmen Blom will represent Tshwane Softball Union at the annual inter-provincial tournament. She played for Tshwane B who won their section.
General
SPRINGFEST Our annual festival takes place on Saturday, 12 September. We have already booked a star-studded line-up for the day. Save this date on your calendar as you are definitely going to miss out if you do not join us this year for a day of fun in the sun.
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