CONDOLENCES

We express our deepest condolences to Brendan Fogarty on the passing of his wife, Inka, after a year-long battle with cancer. Please keep Brendan and his children, Dino, Dasch, Tennessee and Gray and their families in your thoughts and prayers.

MANDELA DAY

Last Friday morning was a truly amazing one with a special assembly to mark the life and times of Nelson Mandela, with us on the older side able to share with our boys what an impossibility an open and diverse school seemed to be in the 1980s.  It was also an opportunity to look at the difficulties we still face using Madiba’s own image from his autobiography with his closing words, “I have walked the long road to freedom …… but I have discovered the secret that, after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb”.  And we know, we still have many hills to climb and I challenged the boys to consider how they can contribute to addressing these challenges in some way. The presentation of the Director of Ikaya la Temba, who were the recipients of the boys’ donations and work, an after school organisation based in Imizamo Yetho, providing safe play space, activities, academic tutoring, as well as meals for 120 girls and boys, illustrated so clearly that, while the needs were great, at least there were 120 children being assisted.

The tin can “snake” reached 118 metres, well over the 100m challenge and the next 67 minutes were spent in Form classrooms with each class preparing lunch packs. The motivation and enthusiasm of our boys was remarkable; some classes set a proper production line approach, while others divided into groups which managed the full process. It was a truly inspiring experience to see boys working so hard and positively to prepare something for others, living out Mother Theresa’s words:

“We cannot do great things on this earth.
We can only do small things with great love.”

STORYTELLERS’ WEEK

Next week is Storytellers’ Week and with Women’s Day falling in the middle of the week, the theme is Brave Women.  As we celebrate women’s writing and the bravery of women, may we continue to work to grow our boys into good adult men, men who will stand against sexism, gender-based violence and any form of abuse or discrimination.

Best wishes

Eluvukweni Fundraising Concert

Time: 15h30
Venue: Memorial Chapel
Please see further details under TAKE Note

Inter-House Cross Country

Time: 08h30
Venue: Lutgensvale
Boys to wear House T-shirts, PE shorts, socks and takkies
All boys to be dropped off at the Prep by 07h30

Book Sale and Storytellers' Dress Up Day

Please see details under TAKE Note

Charlton House Grade 4 Outing

Time: 18h00
Details to follow

Bishops Prep Sports App

Bishops makes use of third-party software to manage our sport and to inform you of sport fixture details, team sheets and results. Please follow these step-by-step instructions:

Please click HERE for instructions on how to access Fixtures on your MOBILE DEVICE

Please click HERE for instructions on how to access Fixtures on your COMPUTER

These instructions are available on the Parents Communication Page on MyBishopsLife for future access.

Our universe is made up of atoms - and stories! Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world because our stories bring us together. That is why next week is Storytellers Week, where we will play with powerful word ingredients to find the magic balance: the chemistry of a great story!

Our theme this year is Brave Women in honour of Women’s Day and the women who have changed our world and who play such a significant role in our lives. We will be exploring books with female characters, have special guest storytellers, an Afrikaans book show, isiXhosa storytime, a story writing contest as well as pairing older and younger grades to read aloud together, choosing books by female authors.

Finally, to end this week we have 2 special events to make note of for your diary:

• On Friday 11th August it is Dress As Your Favourite Book Character day! So make sure to think of your favourite books and choose a favourite character and come proudly and crazily dressed!
• It is also a Book Sale. Exclusive Books Cavendish will be coming to set up in the Jagger Hall Annex so don’t forget to send cash on this day to make sure boys go home with some incredible new books! Most books will cost between R100 - R250. Boys will have time to purchase their books during the school day on Friday and parents are welcome to buy books after school from 1pm -3pm. They will accept cash or card. (No snapscan)

Should you have any children’s books at home that you would like to donate and pass on to a school in need, we will be accepting and collecting gently used books to take to a fantastic reading organisation, The Bookery.

Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into our world - and our world wouldn’t be the same without women in it. We look forward to a week of celebrating both!