WELCOME TO 2020… DAY 1: NEW BEGINNINGS! It was wonderful to welcome familiar and new smiling faces on Wednesday! It didn’t take long at all for “normal” school to click in and we wish all our pupils a fabulous year.
VOLUME 01: 17 JANUARY 2020
THE POWER OF “YET” AND GRIT At the Senior Prep Assembly this morning Mrs Mendes spoke about the focus on the word “yet” and the concept of having “grit. What a difference the word “yet” can make when used at times of challenge!
Having “grit” – the perseverance to hang on and keep trying is a valuable skill to have. We wish all the Somerset House pupils a fantastic year and hope that they will have courage to try new things and accept the lessons that come from facing challenges head-on.
GRADE 7 LEADERSHIP WEEK The Grade 7s of 2020 spent their first few days of school bonding as a grade and participating in various team building and leadership activities. The idea was to encourage unity amongst the grade, teach the Grade 7s valuable skills and give them an introduction to the year ahead and our expectations for them. Due to extreme temperatures this past week, we unfortunately had to cancel our hike up the Helderberg. However, the Grade 7s showed tremendous resilience and still participated willingly and enthusiastically in all team building activities despite the heat. A highlight for most was the Masterchef Braai-off, where teams had to cook their own boerewors rolls, as well as prepare a sauce from scratch and a side dish for a panel of judges. The standard was exceptional, and the Grade 7 teachers were blown away by the amount of effort each group went to, to produce such phenomenal dishes. Well done, Grade 7s! Here’s to a wonderful year together!
SPORTS NEWS WESTERN PROVINCE TENNIS We were delighted to hear that two of our pupils, Esther Benson and Aidan Hughes have been selected to represent Western Province U13 Tennis Teams this year. The trials took place at the end of last year. Esther will be representing the WP U13A team at the Synergy Cup in Eden from 14-16th February while Aidan will represent the WP U13B Team in Stellenbosch. We are very proud of your achievements, Congratulations Esther and Aidan.
LINDSAY DOES IT AGAIN! Congratulations to Lindsay de Kock, one of our Music Teachers, who completed her 40th Robben Island crossing during the holidays. This is an unbelievable achievement, very well done, Lindsay.
