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28-okt-2016, 11:18 UT/GMT Applewood Newsletter 18 May 2018
Today marks the end of the fifth week of the term already.
The Tru-Cape Applewood Harvest Festival and trail run was, once again, a wonderful success and indeed a great advert for our school. The trail run was well-received with around 250 runners taking to the trails under perfect conditions. The market took on a new look and format and was very well received. Musical talent echoed through the orchards – a stunning day by all accounts. We are so grateful to Paula Fitzhenry and her team for a job extremely well done.
The Mountain 2 Coast took place recently. Our Grade 7 class took on the Epic journey made up of 6 days of hiking, cycling and paddling from Groot Vadersbosch to Cape Infanta. The Mountain 2 Coast has become a well-oiled machine. Jane and Ian Moodie started the adventure 12 years ago. The experience allows our Grade 7’s to blossom in front of our eyes. They are faced with daily challenges and are required to dig deep in patches. It is the longest excursion they have faced and a great opportunity to show independence. They are required to fend for themselves, be away from home comforts, put up camp, look after all their belongings (harder than you may think) cook, contemplate life during solitude, wash dishes (a total shock for some) and keep a smile on their faces. A life changing experience. Please see our Facebook page for the photographic account of their travels. As part of the experience the Grade 7 class study Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If”. There are so many life lessons to learn. Take a moment to read it for yourself.
Applewood hosted the Inter-Schools Cross-Country league for the first time on Wednesday this week. Over 200 runners from U7 to U19 competed on our tracks running distances between 2 and 8 kilometers. A number of our children participated and did us proud. A big thank you to Mrs Rostron who coordinated the event.
Hockey matches were played against Reddam this week. A number of really good performances were noted. Our children played hard and showed real determination. Of particular note was the two under 13 matches where our boys drew a tightly contested game 1-1 and our girl’s team dominated winning 10-0.
You may have noticed some activity at the site of our new aquatic centre. I am very pleased to announce that phase one of the project has begun. It has been a massive effort to get the project going. I would like to thank those who have contributed with their time and those who have made massive financial contributions to get us to this point. We will be having an official soil turning ceremony on Wednesday, 23 May at 10:30. Interested parents are invited to attend to mark this very significant point in the History of our school.
It has been a busy and most productive first half of the second term. Have a wonderful weekend.
Ons bereik vandag reeds die einde van die vyfde week van hierdie kwartaal.
Die Tru-Cape Applewood Oesfees en Veldwedloop was weereens ‘n groot sukses en sonder twyfel, ‘n goeie advertensie vir ons skool. Die veldwedloop was gewild met ongeveer 250 deelnemers wat tydens perfekte weersomstandighede in die pad geval het. Die mark het ‘n nuwe bladjie omgeslaan en goeie aftrek by ons besoekers gekry. Musiektalent het deur ons omringende boorde weerklink – maak nie saak hoe jy daarna kyk nie, dit was ‘n ongelooflike dag vir almal. Ons is so dankbaar aan Paula Fitzhenry en haar span vir ‘n welgedane taak.
Mountain 2 Coast het onlangs plaasgevind. Ons Graad 7-klas het ‘n epiese rit, wat uit 6 dae van stap, fietsry en roei bestaan en wat van Grootvadersbosch to by Kaap Infanta strek, aangepak. M2C het al ‘n goed-geoliede masjien geraak. Jane en Ian Moodie het hierdie avontuur 12 jaar gelede begin. Die ondervinding skep ‘n geleentheid vir ons Graad 7’s om reg voor ons oë te ontluik. Hulle moes op ‘n daaglikse basis uitdagings in die gesig staar en het soms nodig gehad om diep te delg. Dit is die langste uithourit wat hulle nog moes deurmaak en was ‘n goeie geleentheid om hulle onafhanklikheid te wys. Hulle moes na hulself omsien, weg van die gemak wat ‘n huis bied. Hulle moes kamp opslaan, na hulle eie besittings kyk (meer as wat u dalk kan raai), kook, in die stilte van alleenwees dink oor die lewe, skottelgoed was (‘n algehele skok vir sommige) en dan steeds bly glimlag. Wat ‘n lewensveranderende ondervinding. Besoek gerus ons Facebook bladsy vir foto’s wat die storie van hulle avontuur vertel. As deel van hulle ondervinding, bestudeer die Graad 7-klas Rudyard Kipling se gedig “If”. Daar is so baie lewenslesse te leer. Knyp ‘n tydjie om self daar deur te lees.
Applewood het hierdie afgelope Woensdag vir die eerste keer Interskole Landloopliga aangebied. Meer as 200 hardlopers tussen die ouderdom van 7 en 19 jaar het deelgeneem op ‘n roete wat tussen 2 en 8 km gestrek het. Ons is trots op die deelname van ‘n klompie van ons eie kinders. ‘n Groot dankie aan Mev. Rostron wie dit gekoördineer het.
Ons het ook hierdie week hokkiewedstryde teen Reddam gespeel. ‘n Goeie klompie puik vertonings is gelewer. Ons kinders het met mening gespeel en werklike deursettingsvermoë is aan die dag gelê. Melding moet veral gemaak word van die twee O13-wedstryde waar ons seuns 1 – 1 gelykop gespeel het tydens ‘n naelbyt wedstryd en ons meisiespan wat met ‘n soete oorwinning van 10 – 0 gedomineer het.
U mag dalk opgelet het dat daar verwikkelinge te bespeur is by die area waar ons beoog om die nuwe akwatiese sentrum te bou. Ek is verjeug om aan te kondig dat fase een van ons projek afgeskop het. Dit was ‘n ongelooflike poging om hierdie projek van die grond af te kry. Ek wil almal wat, deur die tyd wat hulle afgestaan het en die finansiële skenkings wat hulle gemaak het, ons tot op hierdie punt van die projek gebring het. Ons sal ‘n amptelike openingseremonie op Woensdag 23 Mei om 10:30 hou. Enige belangstellende ouers is welkom om dit by te woon en hierdie mylpaal in die geskiedenis van ons skool te vier.
Dit was tot dusver ‘n besige en mees produktiewe eerste helfte van die tweede kwartaal. Geniet ‘n wonderlike naweek.
Learning about the Fire Brigade and they made their own Fire Brigade hats.
Number Fun - hard at work writing numbers.
4KM ENVIRO CHALLENGE HIKE
Grade 3 completed their very exciting 10km Enviro cycling challenge at Oak Valley Wine Estate on Wednesday, 2 May. It was very rewarding to see how well the children’s strength, fitness, balance and technical skills have improved. Well done to each child that participated.
ENVIRO CHALLENGE WALK
The Grade 3's completed their 10km enviro-challenge walk at Paul Cluver Wine estate last week. A big THANK YOU to Mrs Rust for accommodating us and those special Grade 3 parents for all their efforts to make it possible. We had a wonderful time.
GRADE 4 HARVEST FESTIVAL POSTERS
Left - Right: Emma van Almenkerk, Alex Rust and Proud Nyathi
GRADE 3 AFRIKAANS FIRST ADDITIONAL
Die Graad 3 klas het onlangs die storie van Bertie Blikbrein gelees. Hierdie storie het almal geïnspireer om voor te berei vir hul mondeling. Dit was groot pret, want elkeen van hul moes hul eie robot ontwerp. Welgedaan aan die Graad 3 leerders wat met soveel entoesiame en kreatiwiteit die taak aangepak het.
GRADE 5 AFRIKAANS HOME LANGUAGE
The Grade 5 Afrikaans children cooked up a storm in our school kitchen this week. They attempted to make something with a "Secret Ingredient", just like the main character from a literature book we recently read in class by well-known South African author Fanie Viljoen.
During the holidays, I took part in The Battle of the Giants Dance Competition in Sun City. The competition was for lots of different dance styles. I was part of Taryn's Dance Crew and we did hip hop dancing.
I danced in the 11 - 12 year old hip hop solo category and in the 12 -15 year old formation category. Our group, Green Goblins, won the silver medal for our dance. Abigail Henderson - Grade 6
LIBRARY PIRATE TREASURE HUNT
The Pre-Primary and Junior Primary children had an adventurous Pirate Treasure Hunt for the "Ever so Sparkly Button", based on a book we recently read in Library by well-known author Eva Katzler.
INTER-SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY AT APPLEWOOD