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THURSDAY 21 November 2024
Dear Parents

We are fast approaching the end of the year and from Monday, every day will be different from that of the normal timetable.

Extra-murals end on Saturday with our Interhouse cricket matches. School closes at 13h30 from Monday, unless you are informed otherwise by your Form teacher or the school.  After-care will be available from 13h30 Monday to Thursday and Friday, from 12h55.

CAROL SERVICES

Our Carol Services take place in the Memorial Chapel this Tuesday (26 November) as follows:

  • Bramley & Brooke 18h30 - 19h15
  • Charlton & VdB 19h45 - 20h30 (please note change of starting time)

Please note that all boys are expected to attend the service that is for their House. Dress for boys is No. 1s. Please do join us – the reason we split our Carol Service a few years ago is that we could not fit in every boy and his family – there is now sufficient space, so please bring the whole family. It is always a very special service and a good way to start the season of Advent.

GRADE 7 GARDEN ROUTE TOUR

The Grade 7s, having missed out on their KZN Tour in June, leave for a six day tour up the Garden Route on the 27th. We wish them a very happy time and safe travels.

MYBISHOPSLIFE

In light of the imminent release of marks and academic reports to your son’s profile, please could we ask that parents check their Prep MyBishopsLife access. Should you experience difficulty logging in, please email portal@bishops.org.za for assistance.

Parents of boys leaving Bishops Prep, please note, your son’s MyBishopsLife profile will be deleted on 17th December 2024. Please ensure you have downloaded and saved all academic reports, and any other information you wish to keep from your son’s profile, before this date.

TODAY

Hunter’s Memorial Service takes place this afternoon, which I know many of us will be attending. We hold Shirley, Barry and Finn in our thoughts and prayers as we celebrate Hunter’s life.


Kind regards

GREG BROWN
HEADMASTER
DIARY Dates
Friday 22 November 2024

Relay Sports

Time: 09h00
Venue: Lutgensvale
Please see further details under TAKE Note
No extracurricular activities after Relay Sports (other than Cricket Trials mentioned below)
Aftercare will be available

Cricket Trials for Grade 8 (2025) Cricket Boys

Time 16h00
Venue: Frank Reid
Saturday 23 November 2024 Interhouse Cricket

Time: 08h00
Monday 25 November 2024

No Extra-Murals for the rest of the term

Grade 6 Go-Kart Racing

Time: 08h15
Venue: Stanmore Field
Parents welcome to support

Championship Gala

Time: 11H00 to 13h00
Venue: Prep Pool
Parents welcome to support

School Closes at 13h30 (Monday to Thursday and 12h55 on Friday)
Tuesday 26 November 2024

Interhouse Tennis

Time: 12h30 to 14h00

Carol Services

Time: 18h30 to 19h15 Bramley and Brooke (boys to meet at 18h03)
Time: 19h45 to 20h30 Charlton and Van der Bijl (boys to meet at 19h18)
Venue: Memorial Chapel
Dress: No 1s

Toy Collection - please see details under TAKE Note

Please note that there will also be a retiring cash collection for the Prep support staff.

Wednesday 27 November to Monday 2 December 2024 Grade 7 Garden Route Tour
Tuesday 3 December 2024 Grade 3 Celebration

Time: 09h30 (followed by a tea in the hall)
Venue: Jagger Hall
Wednesday 4 December 2024 Grade 7 Leavers' Farewell Service

Time: 18h30 (followed by a reception on the Chapel Lawns)
Venue: Memorial Chapel
Thursday 5 December 2024

Prize-Giving

Time: 09h30 (followed by a tea on the Chapel Lawns)
Venue: Memorial Chapel

Prize-winners will be notified in due course

School Closes at 11h30
TAKE Note
Athletic Relay Sports

Friday 22 November

  • Interhouse Athletics Relay Sports 
  • 09h00 -12h00 at Lutgensvale
  • Boys to arrive at Prep at 7:30am as normal
  • Dress - House shirt, blue shorts, white socks and takkies and cap, please apply sunscreen
  • Boys will be walked to and back from Lutgensvale
  • School will end at the normal Friday time of 12h55pm at the Prep
  • No afternoon extra-murals
  • Aftercare will be available
Outreach

Toy Collection
On Tuesday 26th November we will be having our special Carols Service in the Chapel. We will be putting out baskets where everyone can drop in one of their toys to donate for Christmas! This collection will be given to Marsh Memorial Homes who run residential homes for children in need. This is a wonderful time to sing, give thanks and reflect on the year -and we are excited for the collection!
Holiday Clinics and Workshops

Please click HERE for the Great Escape Holiday Clinic

Please click HERE for the Soccer Madness Holiday Clinic

Please click HERE for the Drama Workshop

Please click HERE for the Water Polo Holiday Clinic

Please click HERE for the Art Holiday Workshop Info and HERE to book.

Second Hand Shop Opening Times

Please note the following times:

  • Monday 25 November - 12h15 to 13h30
  • Thursday 28 November - 07h30 to 08h30
  • Monday 2 December - 12h15 to 13h30 AND 17h30 to 18h30 (one hour before the Grade 3 2025 Parent Induction taking place in Jagger Hall.)
  • The Shop will be closed from 3/12/2024
  • The Shop will open on 13/1/2025  and 14/1/2025, from 10h00-11h00 (school opens on 15 January).
  • Thereafter normal opening times will apply - click HERE for the details

School Shop

The School Shop based at the College will be closed from the 16th December 2024 to the 4th January 2025 (inclusive dates); re-opening on Monday 6th January 2025.
NEWS
Robben Island
On Wednesday our Grade 7s had an excursion to Robben Island. We were accompanied by Christo Brand, Nelson Mandela’s warden who became his close friend. Andrew Russell (OD) also joined us on the trip and spoke to the boys this morning on Nelson Mandela and the Power of Sport. Andrew has written a book entitled: Nelson Mandela, The Leadership We Need. Please visit our Facebook Page for more photos.
Music News

The Grade 7 Leavers' Concert took place last week. Our boys did us proud and performed to an appreciative audience. We would also like to also thank Mrs Sheard and Mrs Clapperton and all the music staff for their hard work in getting our boys to this level of excellence

The following boys took part in Music Assembly yesterday:
Back row: Adam Shaik (saxophone), Hunter Weingartz (piano), Samuel Yazdanpanahi (flute), Minggu Xiao (piano), Sam Neethling (clarinet), Chris de Wet (announcer), Martin Truter (piano)
Middle row: Harry Sorvaag (trumpet), Tiga Kowarski (violin), Connor Earp-Jones (piano), Simphiwe Tashe (clarinet)
Kneeling in front: Isma-eel Domingo (violin), Benjamin Wood (piano), Jack Whiteman (violin)
Cricket News
On Saturday Mr Anderson stepped down after 10 years of coaching the Prep Cricket First XI. In total he took charge of 370 matches across all formats. We thank him for a ten year innings of dedicated service to Bishops Cricket.
Weekly Winners

The Artists of the Week were chosen from Grade 3. Mr Webster read a story to the boys called; “Giraffes can’t Dance” and got the boys to use their imagination to draw a dancing giraffe. The following boys were very successful in their expressive drawings:
3B Declan Hamman, Vihaan Jeram, Cesare Roma, Christopher Standring
3P Josh Brown, Aaron McAllister, Sebastian Smith, Noah Smollan
3S Cullen Arrison, Umayr Ismail, Nicholas Kotze, Josh Smit

The Cricketers of The Week were awarded as follows:
Hershelle Gibbs Catch of the week- Finnan Mackenzie for taking a fantastic catch at mid-wicket to dismiss a very good batsman.
Vince van der Bijl Bowling Performance of the Week - Josh Pooler for taking 4 wickets for 13 runs during a fantastic spell of seam bowling.
Jonathan Bird Batting Performance of the Week - Luca Nicol for scoring 80 and 70 runs in two consecutive weeks.

The Polo Panda was awarded to the fantastic U9 Polo players this week. Well done, boys!
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