Newsletter 13 5 April, 2012

We shall give back

Despite all the hustle and bustle of the nearing holidays the Grade 4s had been extremely focused on their upcoming visit to their chosen charity. This term we set out collecting Easter eggs. A HUGE THANK YOU goes to all who brought in Easter eggs. In total we managed to collect 4395 eggs a gargantuan amount! On Wednesday the Grade 4 group went to the Malibingwe Centre in Ebony Park adorned with their bunny ears and 110 pairs of extra ears for all the children at the Day Care Pre-school Group. We arrived laden with eggs and were greeted by so many smiling faces and little children with impeccable manners. After kitting out all the children with their own out to hide the Easter eggs.

The excitement was contagious as we counted down to the big hunt. As there was only a very small courtyard wherein to hide the eggs, we did it in groups. After the Day Care children munched on their eggs, our very own Grade 4s taught the two to five-year-olds a song about the Easter bunny. Before we knew it, it was time to leave. The amount of hugs and smiles that were exchanged is a memory that wont be forgotten! We definitely gave back and at the same time we also received so much from these little children! What a feeling knowing how happy Reddam has made so many people. Bravo, Grade 4s! We are extremely proud of you.

There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it. ~ Gustave Flaubert ~
THE DICTIONARY A dictionary is like an English tutor: Intelligent as a professor; It is an owl - a know-it-all. It is a gateway to higher knowledge: An exploration of nuances; An affirmation of parts of speech. A ride through history. ~ Erin Heart ~ Grade 7 THE WORLD IN A POSTER It lassoes my attention; It tells me a story; It injects me with fascination. . . Its colours drag me inside To dawdle into another world Where trees and men never age And rivers surge like a stampede of men. There is a light in the caves depth It pulls me towards itself. I see a man in the musty cave: He gives me a pendant: Remember the journey ... The poster lassoes my imagination Again. . . ~Yeshav Sewlal~ Grade 7 MINDS JOURNEY A book is a spacecraft Thought up by the mind It takes you places never been Its like a thought you have had before But then it morphs into something more Its like a river forever flowing Tumbling, crashing, destroying and rushing Its like your life written in words Its a film inside your head ~ Hayley Muller ~ Grade 7

English changes people ~

ieb conference, 2012

An extract from Samantha Rices POEM

A poem dances all around and never dies A poem is inside your head and Reminds you its all right A poem is a gift in every single way

An extract from Cole Laughlands IMAGINATION

Imagination is a hellium-filled balloon floating in your brain Soaring rapidly through a sky to reach a destination Which only the mind can find

GRADE 8 VISIT GOLD REEF CITY

After studying the Industrial Revolution in South Africa for History, the Grade 8s were able to see history come alive at Gold Reef City. On the 28th of March we all left bright and early with Mrs Plunkett and Mrs Marais in a bus. When we arrived at Gold Reef City we were greeted by our guide who was going to show us around the whole day. Our first stop was the mines. We went through a whole introduction process and we all received blue helmets before we entered the mines. To get inside the mines we went down a vertical shaft, to level 5, which is 220m below the surface. We saw where the miners worked a 100 years ago, in harsh, difficult and quite scary conditions. It was claustrophobic and dark in the tunnels, and with the demonstration of what a drill sounded like very loud indeed! Once we came back to the surface alive and well we were taken to see a film describing why and how the city of Johannesburg began and how mining was key to the Industrial Revolution in South Africa. It was very informative and really interesting to have a brief glimpse of the roots of Johannesburg. We were allowed a short break and we enjoyed the true Gold Reef theme park. Towards the end of this amazing day we were taken to see gold being poured into a bar. I think the one thing that shocked us all the most was, how such a small bar of gold can weigh so much one bar was 12kg. After this interesting demonstration we were very hungry, not for gold, but for real food. We all brought lunch at Wimpy...Mmm. As usual every great day must come to an end and so we all hopped on the bus before rush hour, with our minds enriched and stomachs full. Caitlin Gerazounis - Grade 8

Grade 8 visits Animals in Distress.

Our class has adopted the local branch of Animals in Distress as the charity that we support this year. On Thursday the 29th we went to visit the animal hospital in Vorna Valley. Most of the animals come from township areas. They have all been maltreated and were never taken to a vet. We encountered donkeys, sheep and goats. The most moving experience was our encounter with a beautiful brown horse who had been injured so badly that it was lying on the ground. It cannot move and has to be turned every several hours. Another beautiful horse had a disturbing scar on its face. The dogs have mostly been hit by motorcars and are very frightened and aggressive. Seeing these poor animals was a saddening experience. Most of us could not hold back our tears. Some of us could not even look at the poor animals. This visit made us realise that there is an urgent need. There is much that we can do to relieve the suffering of these creatures. Please assist us in this cause.

APPEAL:
If you happen to have spare dog-bowls, leashes, a collar or any other item that a doggie in distress can use, please bring them to school next term for us to take across to Animals in Distress. Perhaps you have an old dog kennel that is in your way. Phone Animal in Distress on 011- 4660261 and they will collect it from your home. Please remember to mention that you are from Reddam House Waterfall Estate. Pabi Masimene - Grade 8

 UNIFORM: UNIFORM SHOP HOURS: Open from Monday to Friday from 9:00-17:00 (school term only.) Please contact Reception (Nabihah Desai) to confirm operating hours during school holidays. NOTE: The Uniform Shop will close on Thursday 5 April 2012 at 13:00. It will re-open on Thursday 12 April 2012 as per school term hours above. WINTER UNIFORM: Term Two is winter uniform term. Please note the following: Tights: Primary School girls may wear navy tights which are available from the Uniform Shop. College girls may wear camel tights (ribbed version) available from the Uniform Shop or Woolworths. Primary School boys may wear navy shorts or navy long pants and the girls may wear the navy skirts or the navy long pants. College girls may wear the camel skirt or the shorts or the camel long pants. Shoes: brown shoes are to be replaced with black shoes this year. Black shoes are the regulation shoes for Reddam Waterfall. SCHOOL BAGS: The official (regulation) Reddam school bags are now available from the Uniform Shop. NOTE: The bags already purchased which are not regulation bags need to be phased out this year as they will not be permitted next year.

OUR SCHOOL IS A WEAPON FREE SCHOOL

Please note that under no circumstances will knives, toy guns, Ninja stars or martial arts weapons, whether real or plastic, be permitted on the school campus. Possession of these items will be severely delt with.

SECURITY MATTERS
COLLECTION OF STUDENTS: When students are collected by people other than parents or guardians, the school MUST be notified. Students who depart early from school must be collected from Reception and NOT from the classroom. Exeat forms need to be completed. Children who feel ill and need to leave school may not phone home to be collected without prior authorisation from Mrs Elliot (PA to Mr Balios). We also urge parents to deliver or collect their children before school starts or after school ends in the car park rather than come to the classrooms. Children are quite capable of carrying their own bags and making their own way to and from class.

PARENTS EVENINGS Grade 1 to 9

By now you will have received the first term report and we invite you to avail yourselves of the Parents Evenings as indicated in previous newsletters. Just a reminder: Surnames A-L = Wednesday, 18 April from 16:00 - 19:00; Surnames M-Z= Thursday, 19 April from 16:00 - 19:00 BOOKINGS: Grades 4 -9 parents will need to phone Nabihah Desai (Reception) to make a booking to see the class and specialist teachers. Tel: 011- 1000353 REPORTS: You would have received either hard copies (Grades 1-3) or electronic copies (Grades 4 -9) of the first term reports. If you have not, please contact Ms Counihan.

You will be pleased to know that you havent got any homework tonight.

Reddams first Charity Fun Run

sincere thanks to the following sponsors:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Karcher Supertron Bizz Afrika Life Landscapes Just There Publishers Trafalgar Grant Poole Old Mutual 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Zotos Properties Century Properties 7Arrows Smile makers Candy Floss / Pop corn company Netcare 911 24-7 caterers 15. Kyalami Liquors 16. Stuart Robinson (Intro-Golf), Quinton Vosloo (High Performance Coaching), Benjamin Janse van Rensburg (BTA Tennis Coaching) and Mr Barnes (Ian Duncan Karate Dojo) .

FROM THE SPORTS DESK

House Winners: Grade 1-3: Falabella Grade 4-7: Falabella Grade 8-9: Palomino Grade 1-3 Winners: Boys: 1. Matthew Cloete. 2. Tommy Murray. 3. Andrew Moss. Girls: 1. Ashton Finkle. 2. Sasha Lee Valadao 3. Daniella Coltman Grade 4-9 Winners Boys: 1. Harendran Naidoo 2. Sechaba Chidi 3. Owen Buthelezi Girls: 1. Megan Koster 2. Tholi Nkosi- Pereira 3. Katherine Van Den Berg ELS Results. 1. Megan Nadeli 2. Tomas Mcmurdo 3. Keegan Elliott

From the Sports desk:

Thank you to all who supported the Charity Fun Run on Saturday . We raised over R3500 for the SPCA Midrand.
Mrs Peters Grade 3 class sold the most tickets for the Charity Fun Run. They brought in over R300 and received their chocolate cake and cookies for winning the class competition. Well done, Grade 3R.

Day & Time Monday

Activity and Time Mini Netball Grade 1-2 13:45 14:30

MIC of Sport Inge Marais

Specialized Coach TBC Ian Duncan R590 per term

Venue Clubhouse courts ELS Hall

TERM TWO SPORTS: Grades 1 -3

Optional activities with a (*) are an extra cost to parents. Students to please wear the School Phys Ed kit for all practices Transport will be organised to and from venues please note students must get changed at 2nd break to ensure they are ready to leave when transfers depart Please ensure your child has the correct equipment for their chosen sport All students must please be collected from the holding area / astro-turf within 5 minutes of activity concluding.

Mini Karate * 14:15 15:00 Peter Truscott

(ianduncan@mweb.co.za)

Tuesday

Rugga Kids Grade * 1-3 13:45 14:30 Mini Golf * - Gary Player Squad 13:45 14:30

Brett Dewar Peter Truscott

Walter Minnaar Stuart Robinson R 520 per term (stewart.robinson@yahoo.com)

Reddam Mai n School Field

Wednesday

Mini Hockey Grade 1-3 12:45 13:30 Mini Golf * - Ernie Els squad 12:45 13:30

Peter Truscott Peter Truscott

TBC Stuart Robinson R 520 per term

Reddam Main School Field Reddam Main School Field

Thursday

Mini Netball Grade 3 13:45 14:30 Mini Soccer Grade 1 13:45 14:30 Mini Golf * - Retief Goosen squad 13:45 14:30 Mini Soccer Grade 2-3 13:45 14:30

Inge Marais

TBC Roy Nyati

Clubhouse courts Reddam Main School Field

Roy Nyati Peter Truscott

Roy.Nyati@reddamwaterfall.co.za) Stuart Robinson R 520 per term Reddam Main School Field

Friday

Roy Nyati

Roy Nyati

Reddam Main School Field

Day & Time Monday

Activity and Time Netball grade 4 14:30-15:30

MIC of Sport Carla Tate

Specialized Coach TBC Roy Nyati Ryan Speight TBC Ian Duncan

Venue Clubhouse Netball courts Reddam Main Field 1 Reddam Main Field 2 Clubhouse Netball courts Studio at Reddam School Clubhouse Netball courts Reddam Main Field 1

Soccer Boys grade 4-5 14:45-16:00 Peter Truscott Soccer Boys grade 6-7 14:45-16:00 Peter Truscott Tuesday Netball grade 8-9 6:15-7:30 Karate grade 4-9 * 14:30 to 15:30 Netball grade 5-6 14:30-15:30 Soccer Boys grade 8-9 15:00 16:15 Wednesday Netball grade 8-9 6:15-7:30 Cross Country grade 3-9 14:30-15:30 Thursday Golf * Louis Oosthuizen squad 14:45 to 15:45 Peter Truscott Hockey Boys & Girls grade 4-9 14:30-15:45 Rugby training session grade 4-9 14:30-15:45 Netball grade 7 14:30-15:30 Friday Soccer Girls grade 3-7 13:30-15:00 Brett Dewar Soccer Girls grade 8-9 13:30-15:00 Brett Dewar Tennis Boys and Girls 14:30-16:00 Peter Truscott Peter Truscott Inge Marais Peter Truscott

TERM TWO SPORTS: Grades 4-9

Optional activities with a (*) are an extra cost to parents. Students to please wear the School Phys Ed kit for all practices Transport will be organised to and from venues please note students must get changed at 2nd break to ensure they are ready to leave when transfers depart Please ensure your child has the correct equipment for their chosen sport All students must please be collected from the holding area / astro-turf within 5 minutes of activity concluding.

Yayoi N. Bando/ Zodwa TBC Khunou Brett Dewar Peter Truscott Inge Marais Roy Nyati TBC Roy Nyati

Clubhouse Netball courts Reddam Waterfall Estate

Peter Truscott

Stewart Robinson Cost R600 per Reddam Main School / Driving term Kish Chetty & Scherren Long Peter Truscott / Brett Dewar range Reddam Main Field 1 / Astro Reddam Main Field 2 Clubhouse Netball courts

Romanda Potgieter TBC

Scherren Long Gamu Katsamba Benjamin van Rensburg Reddam Main Field 1 Reddam Main Field 1 Waterfall Clubhouse Tennis Courts

Weekends

Equestrian (entry by individual)

Peter Truscott

Overseen by Laura Cameron

Private Arena

Cultural Extra Curricular Activities Reddam House Waterfall

Due to the growth and demand for certain sporting and cultural activities please find the latest changes to the Cultural schedule
laura@eziko.co.za

Day Monday

Time 13h45- 14h30 13h30-14h00

Activity Chess Drama. We will be working on a week A/B rotation due to the large numbers. Grade 1s will be week A and Grade 2s will be week B Drama (RAPS Festival cast) Dance Drama Drama Art Dance Dance Beginners Ballet (academic support) Dance Public Speaking Art Club. We will be working on a week A/B rotation due to the large numbers. Grade 1s will be week B and Grade 2s will be week A.

Grade 1-3 1-2

MIC of Cultural Activity Roy Nyati Shaye Garmany

Venue Classroom TBC ELS Hall- Grade 1 Drama Studio- Grade 2

Tuesday

14h45-18h00 13h45- 14h15 14h15-14h45 14h45-15h30 14h30-15h30 13h15 -14h00 14h00-14h45 14h45-15h15 15h15-16h15 13h30-14h30 13h45-14h30

8-9 1-2 3-4 5-7 4-9 3-4 5-6 8-9 7-9 5-9 1-2

Shaye Garmany Tara Stretch Shaye Garmany Shaye Garmany Annebel Kloppper Tara Stretch Tara Stretch Tara Stretch Tara Stretch Nadia Fitzgerald Sarah Spring

Drama Dance Studio Drama Studio Drama Studio Art Studio Dance Studio Dance Studio Dance Studio Dance Studio Fitzgerald classroom TBC

Wednesday

Thursday

14h15-15h00

Art Club

Annebel Klopper

Art Studio

Friday

14h45-15h45

Chess

4-9

Roy Nyati

Classroom TBC

Students must please give their names to the relevant teachers to confirm their attendance at these extra mural activities. Any other cultural activities that students may be interested in participating in will be organized depending on the demand. These activities will be trailed on a termly basis before being added to the Reddam House Cultural Planner. i.e.: Glee Club, Photography, Cooking. All cultural activities will commence on the second week of term, except for Grade 8-9 Drama- which will start on 16 April. Drama club- Week A (Grade 1s) start on Monday 23 April. Grade 2s (Week B) start their rotation on Monday 30 April. Art club- Week A ( Grade 2) will start on Thursday 26 April and Week B ( Grade 1) will start their rotation on Thursday 3 May.

MUSIC EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

MUSIC PERFORMANCE GROUPS ENSEMBLE Monday Drum Ensemble Tuesday Junior Voice Ensemble Senior Voice Ensemble Drum Ensemble Junior Djembe Drum Band NEW!! Senior Djembe Drum Band Wednesday Senior Flute Ensemble Junior Choir Thursday Junior Flute Ensemble Grade 4 Drum Ensemble SENIOR CHOIR Friday Junior Orchestra Senior Orchestra OPEN TO Grade 3 Drum Students (Compulsory) Grade 3 and 4 Voice Students (Compulsory) Grade 5,6,7,8 and 9 Voice Students (Compulsory) Grade 5,6,7,8 and 9 Drum Students (Compulsory) Open to all Grade 2, 3, 4,5 and 6 Open to Grade 7,8 and 9 Grade 5,6,7,8 and 9 Flute Students (Compulsory) Open to ALL Grade 1,2 and 3 Grade 3 and 4 Flute Students (Compulsory) Grade 4 Drumming Students (Compulsory) Open to ALL Grade 4,5,6,7,8 and 9 Students Grade 3 and 4 flute, clarinet, saxophone, violin, cello and trumpet students (Compulsory) Grade 5,6,7,8 and 9 flute, clarinet, saxophone, violin, cello and trumpet students (Compulsory) TIME First Break Second Break Second Break First Break 14h00 - 14h30 14h30 - 15h00 Second Break 13h30 - 14h00 First Break First Break 14h30 - 15h30 Second Break Second Break VENUE Music Room Music Room Music Room Music Room Music Room Music Room Music Room Music Room Music Room Music Room Music Room Music Room Music Room

The Senior Prep cricket team played against Cedarwood School yesterday afternoon. Special mention must go to Kayd Dickson who scored 29 runs and took a hat-trick. This earned him the Man of The Match Award.

Kairav Ramsingh in Grade 8 did exceptionally well at the recent Inter Provincial Swimming Championships winning 3 gold medals and 2 silver medals. Yumna Ramsingh must also be complimented for receiving two ribbons for her positions in the female provincial competition. Well done to the Ramsinghs!

What an exciting and exceptional first term this has been. No-one would have believed a few months ago that after such a short time of being in a new school we would have students involved in sports and cultural activities, even competing against other schools in some cases; academic tours to varied places; charity events from Easter egg drive to the Charity Fun Run, and so much, much more. It makes me proud to be the director of Reddam House Waterfall because our students and our teachers are committed in every way. We have packed our boxes and it is with great anticipation and excitement that we will be moving to our new campus next week. The school is beautiful and has been designed to cater for all our needs and more and no money has been spared to ensure that our campus will provide outstanding education. To all who worked indefatigably to make our first term at Reddam House Waterfall a success this term from academics to extracurricular activities and to administrative duties, I thank you and I look forward to a vibrant Term Two. We wish our Christian students, teachers and parents a Happy Easter. We also wish all our Jewish families and teachers as well as the entire Jewish community a hearty Chag Sameach, a Happy Pesach. If you are travelling, may you reach all destinations safely. Have a peaceful and happy holiday. George Balios Director