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Somerset College
Preparatory Newsletter
Thursday, 17 May 2007
Term Theme: “ Making the Right Choice”
Dear Parents and Pupils
I often wonder at the ‘abundance’ that surrounds us in our daily lives; the
abundance of spirit, feeling and generosity which is so prevalent in our society.
This ‘abundance’ forms part of the character of each individual and what a joy it
is to recognize these qualities in children. It is something that is grown and
developed within the family. If this be a parent’s philosophy, then the children will
be close behind or perhaps even leading the way. It is that consistent approach
to all that happens within the home that is so often reflected in the children. It is
not something that can be created in a few quick lessons, or by spending an extra
hour here and there. It is something that develops and becomes intrinsic to the
family. I had such a wonderful experience of ‘feelings of abundance’ this past
week that I would like to share it with you.
Last week, the netball teams, which are now entered into area League matches,
played at a school in the community. This school is situated in a lower socio-
economic area with minimal facilities and huge numbers of children that need to
be educated. Although playing in these unusual conditions raised a number of
eyebrows and concerns surrounding the safety of our children, the abundance of
spirit that has come through from this sporting event has been astounding.
A number of parents, who attended the matches, noticed the inadequate
clothing and the little girls playing on the rough tarred surfaces without shoes or
trainers. These parents have come forward and offered to organise a drive to
collect clothing, footwear and sports kit for these children. If you would like to
support this initiative, please place whatever it is you are donating in a secured
plastic bag in the wheelie bins provided. These bins will be placed next to the
Notice Boards. Thank you to the parents involved in this project. What an
abundance of generosity, spirit and love!
I would like to draw your attention to the re-opening of the Sports Pavilion at 11:00
on Saturday, the Reddam Derby Day. If you are at school on Saturday supporting
your children, you are most welcome to attend the ceremony in recognition of
the generous contribution made by the Taberer family. This promises to be a
weekend of abundant sport, including football!
Yours sincerely
Alan Wyborn
Headmaster
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From the Physical Education and Sports
Department
wb@somcol.co.za
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SOMERSET HOUSE U13 HOCKEY FESTIVAL
The First boys’ and girls’ hockey teams played in the 3rd annual Waltons tournament on
Saturday. It was an invitational tournament in which we competed against Bridge House,
Somerset House, Rhenish and Kenridge.
Boys’ Captain’s report - Dean Stephen
The tournament was an extraordinary one with lots of excitement involved from all the
teams. The U13a boys had an extremely impressive day. We had some brilliant matches
which showed our passion and character. There were also one or two disappointing
games in which we missed opportunities to score.
We had played with one man short for one game against Somerset House. This was due
to players participating in the Helderberg Eisteddfod and one player who was injured. We
lost this game 2-0 but there were lots of opportunities created by our forwards and links.
We did very well considering the shortage of one player.
The pick of the games for me and I’m sure for the team and our supporters was the
match that we played for third and fourth position. This was the most exciting and thrilling
match of the day. There was no score in the standard 20 minute game. After the 20
minutes, we shifted over to the A field in front of the pavilion, scorers and many tense
supporters. We were then told that we had to play a “golden goal” for 10 minutes. This
means that the first team to score in the allocated ten minutes would be awarded third
place. There was a fierce battle between us and our rivals with no one wanting to
concede a goal. Our defence was awesome but the moment was always too big when
we had an opportunity to score and still no team scored in these ten minutes. The nail
biting game went to penalty shootouts.
A couple of us missed the flicks but so did some of the Somerset House players. This was
due to some awesome saves by our brave goalkeeper, Sven Kirschner. Well done to
Herman who put one in the net. In the end, Somerset House won in the penalty
shootouts. It was an extraordinary game and all played in good spirit and teamwork.
The end results for the day were as follows:
We drew to Kenridge 0-0
We beat Rhenish 2-0
We lost to Somerset House 0-2
We beat Bridge House 4-1
We lost to Kenridge in the semi-finals 0-1
We lost to Somerset House in the penalty shootouts
Rhenish won the tournament, Kenridge came second, Somerset House finished third, we
ended fourth and Bridge House finished in fifth position.
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NETBALL LEAGUE RESULTS
Versus RUSTHOF
Age group A B
U/9 4–13 Lost 0–5 Lost
U/10 2–5 Lost 4–3 Win
U/11 2–9 Lost 1–2 Lost
U/12 11 – 14 Lost 0–7 Lost
U/13 2–6 Lost 0–7 Lost
PROCEDURE FOR SPORTING EVENTS
The Physical Education and Sports Department strives to make sure pupils and parents are
aware of upcoming sports events. Information is communicated in the following way:
• Weekly sports matches are placed on the Sports Line at the beginning of the week.
Parents are encouraged to use this form of communication instead of phoning Mrs
Kietzmann.
• ‘The Sporting Weeks Ahead’ is placed in the newsletter ever week.
• Team lists are placed up on the various notice boards (Netball below Miss Barry’s
classroom; hockey and rugby next to the Science Lab) around the school. It is the
pupils’ responsibility to check these team lists and write down the information in
their homework books.
REDDAM DERBY: SATURDAY 19 MAY
The programme for Saturday is inserted in the newsletter; it details all the teams that are
playing and the times of the different matches.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING ARRANGEMENTS REGARDING A VERY WET
SATURDAY:
Rugby Matches: Rugby will go ahead unless the fields are unplayable. If they are
unplayable on Saturday, this will be communicated through the Sports Line by 07:00.
Hockey matches: A decision regarding hockey matches will be made on Saturday.
Information will be on the Sports Line by 07:00.
Netball matches: If the courts are unplayable, the matches will take place indoors in the
hall, BUT only A teams will play. This information will be on the Sports Line by 07:00.
HERMANUS HOCKEY FESTIVAL: 8-9 June … BAD NEWS … AND GOOD NEWS
We have struggled to find accommodation in Hermanus that can host a large number of
pupils! It is a case of ‘biting off more than we could chew’. As a result it has been
decided that only the U11 A and B boys’ and girls’ teams will sleep over and the rest of
the teams will meet in Hermanus on Saturday morning, 9 June. Mr Nock, along with Mr
Baxter, is putting together a programme for the U11 mini-tour and details will follow.
NOTICE BOARDS
Please check the sports notice boards for details concerning sports matches.
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THE SPORTING WEEKS AHEAD
WEEK 5: 14 May - 20 May
DATE SPORT TEAMS OPPONENTS TIME VENUE
Wed 16 May Netball U9 - U13 De Hoop 14:00 De Hoop
Thurs 17 May Hockey No matches (Ascension Day)
Reddam
Sat 19 May Details in this week’s newsletter College
Derby
WEEK 6: 21 May - 27 May
DATE SPORT TEAMS OPPONENTS TIME VENUE
Lochnerhof (This fixture has been postponed to
Wed 23 May Netball U9 - U13 Tuesday 29 May due to the school’s
involvement in the Choir Eisteddfod.)
Hendrik
Hockey U9 - U11 Hendrik Louw 14:00
Louw
Thurs 24 May
Radloff
Hockey U13 Boys/Girls U13 Zonal Hockey Trials 14:00
Park
Radloff
Fri 25 May Hockey U13 Boys/Girls U13 Zonal Hockey Trials 14:00
Park
Somerset College Mini-
Sat 26 May Hockey U8 - U13 08:00 College
Hockey Festival
WEEK 7: 28 May - 3 June
DATE SPORT TEAMS OPPONENTS TIME VENUE
Tues 29 May Netball U9 - U13 Lochnerhof 14:00 Lochnerhof
Wed 30 May Netball Bye
Somerset House and Somerset
Thurs 31 May Hockey U9 - U13 14:00
Macassar House
U13 A Boys and
Sat 2 June Hockey BH Hockey Festival 08:00 BH
Girls
WINTER CRICKET COACHING
Gerhard Strydom, a professional cricketer (Boland, WP and Cape Cobras), is offering
cricket training during the winter months. Pupils who are interested can collect a
brochure from Mrs Kietzmann at the school office or they can contact him on 083 2857
444.
HOLIDAY SPORT PROGRAMME – SPORTS ADVENTURE CAMP 9 – 12 July 2007
Join the Maties Institute and Adventure Rocks for the following:
• hockey coaching sessions
• hockey matches
• adventure style orientation hikes
• Teamwork and activities and obstacle courses and much more.
Interested pupils can collect a brochure from Mrs Kietzmann at the office.
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The Grade 6 Parents will be selling pancakes on Friday at Second Break.
STELLENBOSCH EISTEDDFOD RESULTS
WORD ART
Grade Three Poetry Grade Five Prepared Reading
Tamsin Mehmel Gold Plus Emma Silvester-Davies Cum
(Sorry, this result should have been included last Laude
week) Shawnee Hiten Gold Plus
Roosmaryn Moens Cum
Laude
Jonathan Mostert Gold Plus
Jessica Strong Gold Plus
Sasha Tinelli Gold Plus
Carlotta Wright-Mc Mahon Gold Plus
Grade Six Poetry Grade Six Prose
Justin Davies Gold Plus Savannah Burns Silver Plus
Antony Read Cum Matthew Carruthers Gold
Laude Daniel Davies Gold Plus
Natasha Rootenberg Gold Plus Helena Lategan Silver Plus
Nina Strong Gold Plus Natasha Rootenberg Gold
Kristov Trollip Gold Plus Jocelyn Solomons Gold Plus
Oliver Zimmerman Gold Plus
Grade Six Prepared Reading Grade Seven Poetry
Savannah Burns Gold Plus Tayla Fagan Silver Plus
Matthew Carruthers Gold Plus Jacob Martin Silver Plus
Justin Davies Cum Margot Paxton Gold Plus
Laude Kimberley Smith Gold Plus
Jocelyn Solomons Gold Michaela Williams Gold
Nina Strong Gold Plus
Kristov Trollip Cum
Laude
David van der Berg Gold Plus
Grade Seven Prose
Bella Human Silver Plus
Kimberley Smith Gold Plus
Minette Steyn Gold
Another week of excellent results. Well done, everyone. What stars you all are!
Mrs Kim Zimmerman
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