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FRIDAY 13 March 2020
Dear Parents

You might have heard that we have cancelled the Pre-Prep Fun Sports event. This was a precautionary measure, a decision based on medical advice.

We are in unchartered territory and, if the scenario changes, we will be in communication with you immediately. As per the Principal’s letter of Tuesday, we are focusing on prevention, ensuring that boys stay calm and that school continues as normally as possible.

Kind regards

GREG BROWN
HEADMASTER
DIARY Dates
Monday 16 March 2020

Grade 3 Parent Feedback Meetings

Venue: Grade 3 Classrooms

 

Grade 4 Red Bus Tour of Cape Town

Time: 08h00 to 12h30

Tuesday 17 March 2020 Class Photos

Boys to please wear No 1s
Friday 18 March 2020

Inter-house Fishing weekend

Venue: Breede River

 

Terms Ends

School closes at 09h30

TAKE Note

Second Hand Shop

 



The Second Hand shop are looking for tracksuits and raincoats in good condition, as well as winter sports kit. If your son has grown out of any of these items, please drop them off at the Second Hand shop.

Easter Egg Collection

 



If you have not already donated Easter Eggs, please consider doing so. We would love to give the children at St Paul's and Athwood Primary, amongst others, an Easter to remember.

Coffee Shop at the Mitre

 

 

Sport Next Week

Please note the following:

  • Fencing will take place as usual
  • There will be no Judo
  • Rugby Skills Training - U9 - Tuesday and Thursday 14h30 to 16h00 Cemetry Field

                                            U10 and U11 Tuesday and Thursday 14h30 to 16h00 Lutgensvale

                                            U12 and U13 Tuesday and Thursday 14h30 to 16h00 Lutgensvale

  • Inter-House Cricket - See below
  • No other sport will take place

 

 

 

Reports

Industry reports will be released on MyBishopsLife next Friday.
Scholarship Exams for College 2021

Information regarding these exams which take place on 22 April will be communicated before the end of term.

Squash Next term

 



Squash is offered to all boys in Grades 4-7. They practise once a week Monday to Thursday 2:30pm-3:45pm at our College courts. The top 16 players overall qualify to play league matches on Fridays from 1:30pm-3:00pm. These fixtures are on the calendar. The better players trying to get into the 4 league teams practise either on a Tuesday or Wednesday and the social players practise on a Monday or a Thursday. There will also be ‘promotion/relegation’ between the practice days. All players need to play with protective goggles and non-marking squash shoes.

Charity Golf Day

 

 

 

The annual Bishops College PA Charity Golf Day, sponsored by Citadel Philanthropy, a subsidiary of Citadel Investment Services, takes place at Steenberg Golf Course on Thursday 16 April. Our primary beneficiary of the event is the Hamilton Mvelase Bursary Fund. Bookings are now open – we look forward to your support! Email Stephen Hanssen stephen@stpbrokers.co.za or Bobby Couves bobby@mcouves.co.za to book your spot, sponsor a hole or donate a prize/auction item.

NEWS
Bishops Carnival 2020 - What a success!

A massive THANK YOU on behalf of the PA to our amazing Bishops families and wider community for your incredible support at our recent carnival. Without your generous contributions this simply would not be possible. Thanks too for the many hours of hard work that went into it….we could not have done it without you.

 

The Grade 6 parents would like to thank all sponsors for the generous prizes donated for their raffle. Congratulations to Clara Esposito who won the main prize of a 2 night stay for her family at the amazing Lekkerwater Beach Lodge and a special thank you to Natural Selection Safaris who donated this very generous prize!

Tennis Festival
Our Tennis Festival is well underway and our team is doing us proud. Please come and support them.
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