WESTERN PROVINCE PREPARATORY SCHOOL Newsletter 6 September 2019 “Connections - Empowering Others” celebrating life and learning Recycling in the Wetpups Kitchen At the beginning of the term, staff enjoyed an oung to the Sustainability Instute in Stellenbosch. Part of our day included a tour of their facilies, gardens and recycling depot. At this depot we were shown how their recyclable waste is sorted for collecon by the Stellenbosch Municipality. It was from this project that I returned to school determined to empower the catering staff. We embarked on a recycling drive where plasc, paper, cardboard, ns and glass are sorted, weighed and sent to Oasis on a weekly basis. Since the incepon of this project, our disposable waste has reduced and our recyclables have risen, week on week. Furthermore, staff collect used ground coffee and tea bags that are used in the gardens as compost. We are in the process of sourcing a poultry farm to which our vegetable and fruit waste can be sent in order to feed their chickens. As a result, we have seen a significant decline in general waste and esmate this reducon amounts to more than sixty percent; we connue to look for more ways to reduce our waste. The catering staff is deservedly proud of the achievement thus far, and has been reminded how important our planet is - to us, our children and for the future. Going forward, the catering staff is challenging the boys to refrain from bringing any plasc bags to school. It is our belief that this small step will insl an awareness in others of the need for sustainability for our planet. African proverb: “ For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” FIONA BOSMAN The Junior String Orchestra playing in Assembly on Monday Silent Protest A few moving moments as we stood in solidarity against the horrendous events that have shaken our province over the past few weeks and more specifically against gender-based violence within our country. We echo the senments portrayed by our young boys and girls yesterday morning as they displayed their messages of ....#ENOUGHISENOUGH!
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WESTERN PROVINCE PREPARATORY
SCHOOL Newsletter 6 September 2019
“Connections - Empowering Others”
celebrating life and learning
Recycling in the Wetpups Kitchen
At the beginning of the term, staff enjoyed an outing to the Sustainability Institute in Stellenbosch. Part of our day included a tour of their facilities, gardens and recycling depot. At this depot we were shown how their recyclable waste is sorted for collection by the Stellenbosch Municipality.
It was from this project that I returned to school determined to empower the catering staff. We embarked on a recycling drive where plastic, paper, cardboard, tins and glass are sorted, weighed and sent to Oasis on a weekly basis. Since the inception of this project, our disposable waste has reduced and our recyclables have risen, week on week. Furthermore, staff collect used ground coffee and tea bags that are used in the gardens as compost. We are in the process of sourcing a poultry farm to which our vegetable and fruit waste can be sent in order to feed their chickens.
As a result, we have seen a significant decline in general waste and estimate this reduction amounts to more than sixty percent; we continue to look for more ways to reduce our waste. The catering staff is deservedly proud of the achievement thus far, and has been reminded how important our planet is - to us, our children and for the future.
Going forward, the catering staff is challenging the boys to refrain from bringing any plastic bags to school. It is our belief that this small step will instil an awareness in others of the need for sustainability for our planet.
African proverb: “ For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”
FIONA BOSMAN
The Junior String Orchestra playing in Assembly on Monday
Silent Protest
A few moving moments as we stood in solidarity against the horrendous events that have shaken our province over the past few weeks and more specifically against gender-based violence within our country. We echo the sentiments portrayed by our young boys and girls yesterday morning as they displayed their messages of ....#ENOUGHISENOUGH!
In This Issue
Recycling in the Wetpups Kitchen
Silent Protest
Weekly Sports Wrap
Thought for the Week
Enrichment
Visiting Author Refiloe Moahloli
Music Ensemble Concerts Info
Grades 3 to 7 Tuckshop Order Term 4
Inter-House Cross Country
Alexander McIvor
Iusta Tenete Award
WPPS Golf Day
Ikhwili Tour to Cape Town
Hooked on Books
Grade 2R Boat Building
Grade 2 Y Boat Building
U7 and U8 Hockey Festival
Digital Art
Grade 1R STEAM Activity
Grade N Library Morning
Grade 1 Library Morning
celebrating life and learning
Weekly Sports Wrap
PENTANGULAR CROSS COUNTRY
This afternoon sees us host the Pentangular Cross Country event with all the local boys’ schools participating. This is the first time this event will be held at Klein Constantia. Our thanks to the owners and staff of Klein Constantia for making this event possible. The estimated distances for the various ages are as fol-lows: U9 - 2.25 km, U10 & U11 - 3.0 km, U12, U13 & U14 - 3.9 km. Good luck to all the boys who will be running this afternoon.
SOCCER This week saw the start of the much-anticipated soccer season. The boys enjoyed a full round of fixtures against Bishops.
Tomorrow there will be a host of festivals taking place at various venues. Please see the App for team sheets, as well as the pro-grammes for these respective festivals.
Thought for the Week
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”
British statesman Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
Enrichment We learnt how to change a car tyre!
celebrating life and learning
Inter-House Cross Country Last Saturday Wetpups hosted their annual inter-house cross country race at the beautiful Klein Constantia. Thank you to all parents, grandparents and friends who participated in the junior races and supported our boys during their run.
Thanks also to the WPPS staff for giving up their Saturday to marshall the event.
celebrating life and learning
Visiting Author Refiloe Moahloli
The Grade 1 boys visited the Mosque and Kramat in Constantia
This week we were lucky to have a visit from Refiloe Moahloli, the author of How Many Ways Can You Say Hello and Yes, Yanga! She entertained the boys with a reading of Yes, Yanga and taught them a song. Her message to the boys was always to be YOUR best.
Grades 3 to 7 Tuckshop Order Term 4
The tuck shop form for Term 4, 2019 is now online. If you would like to order, please complete the online form and submit it by SUNDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER. The link is: http://bit.ly/WPPST4Tuckshop2019
Music Ensemble Concerts Info
We have our biggest music concerts of the year happening next week. Our Junior Music Ensemble Concert takes place on Wednesday, 11 September, starting at 18:30 in the Stansbury Hall. The boys will have a rehearsal during school on the day of the concert. The following groups will be participating:
Junior Choir (Grades 1 - 3)
Junior String Orchestra
Junior Wind Band
All Grade 4 African Marimba students
Grade 4 Rock Band
Our Senior Music Ensemble Concert takes place on Thursday, 12 September, starting at 18:30 in the Stansbury Hall. The boys will have a rehearsal during school on the day of the concert. The following groups will be participating:
Senior Choir
Senior String Orchestra
Senior Wind Band
All Grades 5 to 7 African Marimba students
Classical Guitar Ensemble
Grades 6 and 7 Rock Bands
For both of these concerts, boys must be at school by 18:00 and meet in the Frances Crowson Recital Room. Boys who are only playing African Marimbas, need only to arrive at 18:20 and meet in the Stansbury Hall. The dress is full winter uniform for Grades 4 - 7 and full tracksuit for Grades 1 - 3.
Friends and family are encouraged to attend the concerts. Entrance is free and seating is unreserved. Limited parking will be available on the school’s playground.
Please email Mr Pringle ([email protected]) if your son will not be able to attend.
Iusta Tenete Award This was awarded to Zuhayr Sirkot who went beyond the call of duty in terms of living out our school values of integrity, compassion and courage, he stepped in and broke up conflict between two boys before it escalated. Zuhayr displayed strong leadership and character well beyond his years by being a true upstander, and displaying a strong sense of what is right and wrong in an intimidating situation.
Alexander McIvor
Alex took part in the Kaapse Afrikaanse Eisteddfod at the beginning of August. He played six piano pieces in various categories, and achieved marks in the 90s for all of them. He has been awarded medals for:
Best solo pianist in the 11-year age group
Best recital in the 11-year age group
Gold medal for overall best Junior Pianist 11 to 12 year group
Congratulations and well done, Alex!
celebrating life and learning
Hooked on Books
celebrating life and learning
Family group fun playing Twangled!
Fun with planks in Grade 2Y!
Grade 2R Boat Building
Equipped with drills, glue guns, duct tape and all sorts of recycled stuff, the boys enthusiastically used their skills and knowledge of 3D objects to construct boats.
celebrating life and learning
Grade 2Y Boat Building
The boys have been learning about the Titanic. To end off our theme, the boys built their own boats out of recycled material. They were incredibly clever and creative. We all had much fun!
U7 and U8 Hockey Festival
The U7 and U8 boys played in a hockey festival hosted by Ron-debosch Boys’ Prep School. Each team played so well together and had such fun.
celebrating life and learning
Digital Art
Mathew Fisher
Matthew de Jager Michael Lawson
Milan Sandri Veer Patel
Hamza Zalgaonkir
celebrating life and learning
Grade 1R STEAM Activity
During this week’s STEAM activity the boys started their veggie growing process. We started small by working in pairs and learnt how to plant a seed and what it needs to grow. Once we have seedlings we will transfer them into prepared pots. We hope to grow this project over the next months!
