Dear Parents
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
We were thrilled to hear that a number of our Grades 7s were awarded scholarships for the College. These scholarships are based on exams or, in the case of music, auditions and no previous performances or achievements. Boys from across the country, as well as from many schools in Cape Town, write them. For the academic scholarship they write three papers, Maths, English and Science, and for Music, an independent panel of adjudicators selects the best from the auditions.
Congratulations to these boys:
Science Scholarship - Nicholas Basson
General Scholarship - Michael Kotze
General Scholarship - Brett Jenman
General Scholarship - Andrew Betty
Music Scholarship - James Grieve
Music Scholarship - David Handley
This is a wonderful year for the Prep: out of ten scholarships awarded, six went to Prep boys.
SUSTAINABILITY ACTIVITIES WEEK
While our Grade 7s are on tour, Grades 4-6 are immersed in activities around the Sustainability Development goals so their awareness around some issues will be positively raised. A parent suggested to me that we as adults should maybe at the same time also be more careful around conserving the environment by not letting our cars idle unnecessarily around the school, as well as trying to share lifting of boys as much as possible. Something for us to think about. I know in the UK there are signs outside many schools about switching the ignition off to prevent unnecessary fumes. Next term we are going to have a meat-free Monday once a month to bring attention to the difference in the environmental effects of meat production, spatial requirements, etc, and the growing of wheat, vegetables and so forth. This idea has come from some of our boys and when we consider the food security issues facing Africa, it is definitely an issue for us to be thinking about.
END OF TERM
Half-year reports will be up on myBishopsLife next Thursday afternoon. This report gives you feedback on six months of work and participation on the part of your son. Do please read it carefully and discuss the teacher’s comments with him.
We are so grateful for the wonderful rain this week.
Enjoy your weekend.
Kind regards
GREG BROWN
HEADMASTER
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