FOUNDERS DAY

Founders week was a wonderful celebration and drawing together of our community, as we honoured those who had come before us, gave thanks for our rich inheritance and acknowledged our responsibility, as teachers and for our boys as future leaders in our society.

Rain was predicted for Friday so already our plans for a whole school Founder Day ceremony on the astro under our beautiful mountain had been scuppered and the Mallett Centre prepared as the alternative. But actual rain at 07h15, albeit not of the pouring kind, meant that walking across to the Mallett was in the balance. Thankfully it cleared sufficiently to allow us to attend.

Every boy from Grade N to Matric was there, together with 150 staff and a number of members of Council and a few ODs from the class of 1954. 

Father Peter began the proceedings with a prayer in the three languages of the Western Cape and later the Head of School and his two Deputies read from Micah 4, vs 2-4, which included those famous lines:

“They will hammer their swords into plough shares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will no longer fight against nation,
nor train for war anymore”

A real challenge for our future leaders as they prepare for a world where peace is constantly shattered.

One of our Grade 2s told the assembly why “he loved Bishops” and a few of the Prep boys performed a praise song in isiXhosa, praising and giving thanks for the opportunities and life Bishops provides, and the enthusiasm and excitement of youth. And, of course, there was the singing of the hymns and National Anthem, together with a performance by the College Wind Band.

Mr Reeler spoke of the mountain that all of Cape Town nestles beneath and around:

“I began by placing us at the foot of a mountain. This mountain is a defining image for us as Capetonians and we see it today in all its glory. Mountains are places of permanence – they have been there for thousands of years and will be there for thousands more. There is comfort in their presence – there is stability. But mountains also signify challenges – we can climb them to exercise or to see better from higher up. And mountains can also be obstacles – we have to go over them or around them to get to the other side. Our Head of School chose the reading from Micah today, using a mountain as its central image.

Our first democratically elected President, Mr Mandela, used this image to famously say “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”

Let us use this mountain as a source of comfort, of stability – a place we call home and apply that same feeling to our school. We, as a school, have not been here for as long as the mountain has, but we have been here a long time and will be here for a long time still. And just as Table Mountain means so much to our people, let us, as a community at Bishops, mean something special and significant to our broader community.”

We did not pat ourselves on our backs, but we did celebrate, give thanks and commit to the future, one we hope we can influence for the better.

Grade 3 Meet the Teachers

Please see details under TAKE Note

Bishops 175 Tennis Festival

Grade 3 Meet the Teachers

Please see details under TAKE Note

Bishops 175 Tennis Festival

End of Term 1

Boys to wear No 1s
School closes at 11h30

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO AFTERCARE

Bishops 175 Tennis Festival

Term 2 Starts

Normal school times apply
Extra-Murals begin
Boys to wear No 1s

Industry Reports: Grades 4 - 7

While some tests and tasks have been written this term, this report reflects on your son's start to the year, in terms of attitude, approach, and conduct in class, so please do discuss these gradings with him - particularly unpack where the grading is great or not as good as should be expected.

The Industry Reports will be released to your son’s profile on MyBishopsLife on Wednesday 20th March. The Industry Reports may be accessed by selecting Reports from the Academic menu on MyBishopsLife.
To view a breakdown of your son’s Semester 1 marks to date, please select the Academic menu and choose Marks from the drop-down provided. On the Marks screen, please click on each listed subject to view a detailed breakdown of your son’s marks. 

For your convenience, login here. 

Grade 4 – 7 Parent Meetings will be held at the start of Week 2 next term. These parent meetings will take place in person at school with your son's Form teacher. These meetings will be 10/15 minutes long and the electronic booking form to secure a meeting time with your son’s Form teacher, will be sent out at the beginning of Term 2.
If you wish to set up a separate meeting with a specific subject teacher to discuss a particular matter, please email that subject teacher directly to make an appointment to meet on those days.

If you are wanting to keep your children busy and active during the school holidays and/or develop their skills, why not send them on a holiday clinic?

Please click HERE for information on the Acting for the Camera Workshop

Please click HERE for information on the Study Skills Course

Please click HERE for information on the Hockey Clinic

Please click HERE for information on the Soccer Madness Clinic

Please click HERE for information on the Rugby Ready Games Clinic

Please click HERE for information on the Rugby Madness Clinic

For future reference the details will be placed on MyBishopsLife on the Information Page under Extra-Mural Information - Holiday Workshops and Clinics

Bishops Blue Pages

The 21st edition of the Bishops Blue Pages is now available in a new format. It is best viewed on a laptop or desktop, but if you view it on a small screen, for best results, make sure your device is in fullscreen or landscape mode.

Please click HERE to view.

In the next few weeks, we have a Prep Tennis Festival (18-20 March) and a combined College Hockey and Rugby Festival (20-24 March) taking place, which include many of our brother schools and some from further afield, as well as a number of local youth sports clubs too. Please do check out our 175 website, where you will find details about various events, including a full calendar for the year.