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2008 Newsletters

Newsletters 2009
The Babbler
Weekly Newsletters
Term 1

Issue 1: New teachers, new Gap Students, new Grade 1s.

Issue 2: Preschool Information evening, Griffon house wins Inter-house, Grade 4 class on Bush Walk.

Issue 3: Independent Schools Interhigh in Polokwane, SCS Riders in SANEF Schools Shows.

Issue 4: Grade 3s interacting with lion cubs, Netball Clinic, exhibit at an education expo.

Issue 5: Jake McSmith jumping his way to 1st place,  Mountain bike race at the Mohlatsi Adventure Centre.

Issue 6: Sabie Classic Mountain Bike Adventure, Valentine's Bash. PA Votes in new committee, Whole School evaluation.

Issue 7: Friendly galas, Snake Park Visits, Pre-schoolers on a 'big' school tour and an incredible encounter with elephants.

Issue 8 : Chameleons rescued from roadside, Grade 00 visit elephants. College boys play rugby.

Issue 9: Grade 5s visit Daktari, Grade 9 and 10 learners watch a giraffe rescue, learners record 106 bird species for Bird Atlasing Project, Grade 3s visit a mango drying plant and Grade 4s walk through town.

Issue 10: Reach-a-Cross starts with a bang, Goodbye to teacher in training for the UK, Grade 7 swimmer grabs medal at Ebenezer Mile, Preschoolers visit Air Base, Grade 1s visit local schools.

Issue 11: Marketing in Botswana, Pre-school fashion show, prep school culture evening. Interhouse swimming gala.

Issue 12:  The Earth Circle, IQAA Whole School Evaluation, Impala dissection

Issue 13: G10 Tourism and History to Kruger, Prep School Soccer against Educare, MAD leaners travel to Cape Town, Wilderness Leadership Pledge 1 + 1 = 1.

Sustainable Living Festival: Special Babbler issue

Issue 14: Sustainable Living Festival, Public Speakers, Music Competition, PA Committee, SCS in the Media.

Issue 15: Grade 3s visit Bombyx Mori Silk Farm, Pre-school Recipe Book and Go Wild T-shirts available from office. Netball girls play Fauna Park.

Issue 16: Equestrian team in SANEF show, U13 soccer boys make history and play in rural league. 

Issue 17: SAEON tree project, grade 10 Tourism excursion, Earth worms move into their new farm, Boarders have fun playing in the Blyde River.

Issue 18: Netball Tour to Peacanwood, Boarding House funraiser at the Barnyard, Show jumping at Uplands, Grade 3s spin fibre.

Issue 19: Gymnastics excell at competition, U9 netball tournament. 7s Rugby Festival in Lydenberg.

Issue 20: Six-a-side soccer tournament, Reach-a-Cross has new Co-ordinator, Grade 10s renovate a creche in Acornhoek.

Issue 21: Grade 1 visits Equestrian centre, Fundraising event - "Broadway Rocks" a great success and SCS drummers play to the audience.

Issue 22: U13 Soccer players end off league with tournament, Grade 4s are visisted by experienced tracker and visit the Glencoe Baobab. Grade 1s visit Makalali.

Issue 23: New learners and staff, U13 Cricket tour, Swimming champ, Gymnasts excel.

Issue 24: New learners in preschool, Marimba band participates in Festival, Mountain Bikers ride in Interschools competition, Woodhill Prep exhange students here for the week.

Issue 25: Cricket News, prep school cultural evening, Equestraian team participate at Broadlands. Tennis News.

Issue 26: Cricket boys selected for Hoedspruit Town side, New classroom block underway, U16 Girls Cricket achieve success.

Issue 27: SCS celebrates 8th Year at Founder's Day. Preschoolers off to the station. U15 Cricket news.

Issue 28: Mini Cricket Festival, Of Food Gardens, Scarecrows & Seedlings, U15 Cricket, Cross Country.

Issue 29: Grade One plant trees, U16 Girls Cricket, Learning about spiders. U11 and U13 Cricketers excel.

Issue 30: Reach-a-Cross Workshops, Golf Day, Swimming Academy, Day/Night Cricket.

Issue: 31: U16 Girls cricket, Pony Express Dressage,Grade 5 Adventure Camp, Southern Cross Schools  is commended in "Greening the Future" Awards.

Issue 32: NEW LOOK BABBLER: "An Evening of love", Pangolin visit, Provincial Swimmers, Boarding House news.

Issue 33: Our U13 Cricketers are the league champions! Our Drummers come first in Eisteddfod and are cheered off the stage. First visit from A school from Reunion. Top academic achievers listed. Grade 1 learners are treated to a Leopard operation.

Issue 34: SCS learners participate in Barefoot Dance Company production. Grade 10s fly in Airforce Choppers. Day/Night Cricket. Mini Cricket, and Boarders' News.

Issue 35: Uplands Choir performs at SCS. Grade sixes visit Mapungubwe. Two friendly galas. Everyone dresses up for the Halloween bash.

Issue 36: Senior drummers bring home the silverware. Grade 8s go screen printing, Strategic planning meeting, Pony Express Dessage Challenge and Pre-school Grandparents day.

Issue 37: Fun was had by all at Fun Gala, Grade 3 visit Makutsi Nature Reserve, Wildlife Esquestrian Centre's Graded and Training Show, Reach-A-Cross yearend workshop. Daan Jansen gives our swimmers a demo.

Issue 38: Christmas Carols, Grade 5s build solar cookers, Preschoolers taste 'big school', Grade 1 class donate goodies and toys.

 


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