BUGSY MALONE
Thank you for your support for our musical. We had five full houses and so many of our boys saw the production. We were so proud of what our boys and the girls of St Cyprians achieved – providing us with such an entertaining, “slick”, amusing and uplifting period piece that is Bugsy Malone.  It took an enormous amount of effort and time across three terms and I commented to one of the actors this week that it involved a great deal of work, and his reply was, “Yes, sir, but it was all worth it in the end”. Productions such as this teach young people so much about delayed gratification, keeping the long view and good, plain hard work.

We also need to thank and commend all the staff involved. The integration of media, film and live stage, which was so successful and a real stand out, took an enormous amount of work with the filming over five full days with professional cameramen. A production on this scale involves every staff member doing various “marshalling” duties, backstage or front of house. Some worked for many weeks and others for many months, So I thank them all. Thank you too to the parents who assisted in many ways and the Parents Association for turning the Old Gym into a luxurious Speak Easy for the production week. Congratulations to Caroline Duck (Director), Sandee Clapperton (Musical Director) and the Music Department, Sue Johns and Mark Erlangsen for the magnificent set.

CONGESTION AND OUR OAKS
Apologies for this week’s need to close our staff parking meaning that Fir Road was full of staff cars making drop off and pick up a lot more difficult. Sadly, two of our beautiful oaks have had to be felled this week due to the PSHB infection. This follows another five felled in the last year. This is a problem all over Cape Town, although some oaks still remain healthy. While the solution has changed from immediately removing any infected tree and incinerating, to removing infected growth and leaving the trunk to try to regenerate if the trunk is sufficiently healthy, this was not the case with these two trees and both are cut down in full and the stumps removed. So, new trees are to be planted and it will be a few years before we enjoy their shade and beauty.

HAIR
To a mundane subject: boys‘ haircuts – but nevertheless important in a traditional school with a smart uniform. With four weeks to go to the end of the academic year, now is the time to have a proper haircut. If told to have one just before the final week, there will be much “gnashing of teeth” as he might not want a proper school cut for the holidays. Please support us in this. The haircut now must be short enough to last until the end of term. While there are clear rules about hair, it is doubly important as we have a number of special events towards the end of the term involving all boys and wearing No. 1s.

RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
A letter has been sent out to the parent body regarding the Rhodes Scholarship.  If you wish to respond, please do so by Friday, 14 November 2025.

Best wishes

Remembrance Day

Boys to wear Khakis and Blazers to school
Please bring a donation - details under Take Note

Grade 3 Family Picnic

Time: 17h00 - 19h00
Venue: Stanmore Field

Grade 7 Informal House Dinners

Time: 18h00
Venues as follows:
Charlton (Tiger's Milk, Muizenberg)
VDB (The Bay, False Bay Rugby Club, Constantia)
Bramley (Col'Cacchio, Canal Walk)
Brooke (Diaz Tavern at Villagers, Brookeside)

Parent Thank You Party

Time: 18h30
Venue: Stanmore Cottage
By invitation only

Charlton House Grade 6 Outing

Time: 18h00 to 20h00
Venue: Africa Padel, Claremont

Relay Sports

Time: 09h00
Venue: Lutgensvale

As the festive season approaches, we will be collecting toys for the wonderful children of Sakhisizwe Program in Hout Bay. Baskets will be outside the Library from now until Monday 25th November for boys to drop in their toy donations. It is a wonderful time to sing, give thanks and reflect on the year -and we are excited for the collection!

Last week’s production of Bugsy Malone left audiences absolutely thrilled!
We were blown away by the incredible talent on display — from the outstanding singing and dancing to the captivating acting. A huge round of applause goes to director Caroline Duck for her inspiring vision and flawless execution.

A heartfelt thank you to all the staff and parents whose support helped make this an unforgettable experience!

Grade 4s doing probability experiments in groups for Maths. They probably had a lot of fun too!