From the Principal's Desk
This month’s newsletter includes an important message from the School Governing Body (SGB) Chair, Mrs Pumeza Dhlamini. As highlighted in her communication, the SGB plays a crucial role in shaping our school’s future, and your participation is vital in ensuring effective representation.
We encourage all parents to carefully read the SGB Election Notice, available on our electronic communication platforms, distributed in hard copy via the students and included again in this newsletter. It outlines the procedures, which are essential for a successful election.
Remember, your voice matters! We urge you to actively participate in this important democratic process, either by nominating yourselves or casting your vote for the candidates who resonate with your vision for the school.
Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of our students.
For further details, please refer to the SGB Chair’s message below and the SGB Election Notice.
Kind regards
Andrew Holliday
Message from the SGB Chairperson
The School Governing Body (SGB) plays a vital role in shaping the future of our school and is very proud of its contributions in the last three years. We have supported the school in various ways. A few examples are, being part of the process to appoint staff members in promotion posts and providing panel members for Disciplinary Hearings. We are also very active in assisting with capital developments such as the acquisition of the generator and the current development of the multi-purpose courts on the corner of Robin and Kingfisher Drives.
As we approach the upcoming SGB elections on 7 March, I encourage all parents to actively participate in this important democratic process.
Why should you get involved?
Your voice and contribution matter. The SGB works together with the school management to:
- Oversee the school’s policies and budget.
- Ensure the well-being and educational quality for all students.
- Promote development of the school facility for the benefit of present and future students.
We need your participation!
For the elections to be valid, we need a quorum of 15% of all eligible parents to be present and vote. This equates to 354 parents.
Nine (9) parent members are needed to join the SGB and represent your interests.
Important Information:
Please carefully read the SGB Election Notice, which is available through the printed notice distributed and the D6 communicator. It outlines the strict procedures for nominations, voting, and election processes.
Together, we can make a difference!
I urge you to consider participating in the SGB elections, either by nominating yourself or by voting for the candidates who best represent your views. Every voice counts!
Sincerely,
Pumeza Dhlamini, Chair, School Governing Body
General News and Happenings
Upcoming Events
Open Day – 9 March 2024
It’s time to welcome a new batch of #fhslegends! If you are looking for places for Grade 8 in 2025, we invite you to attend our Open Day on Saturday 9 March 2024. We look forward to meeting our Future Legends and their families! Please register at this link to book your space – https://forms.gle/ryoyVrH727CKkASQ7
SGB Elections – 7 March 2024
Notice is hereby given that the nomination of candidates for the election of NINE (9) Parent Members of the School Governing Body of the above-mentioned school will be held on: Thursday 7 March 2024 at 18:00 in the school hall.
Please find the official notification of this election here.
Thank you for your contributions!
The Service committee would like to thank all the students who donated non-perishable items to the school pantry on the civvies day on 16 February. All contributions are gratefully received, and will go towards assisting families in need within our community.
Message from JafraJava
Together with the school we would like to encourage a safer environment for your children and us by asking the parents to consider preloading their child’s accounts on Scadsys with an amount of your choice. This would do a number of things for all involved, namely:
- Create a cashless safer environment for all with less cash on hand for your child and safer in terms of cash up for the tuckshop
- Your child will not have to take a card or any cash with them to school
- A dedicated “Account” queue for those who have pre-loaded their account – will speed up the service process from our side
- An incentive in place that if you pre-load, your child will receive something on the house from us. Free item value is determined on amount pre-loaded. ie: load R 300 and receive a free Slushy
- Easy for you to track the purchasing of your child’s items.
- Once POP is received, we send you a screen shot of the balance available
- We will then load the account and send you the Balance on the day it was loaded. When the student is low on Funds available, we will notify them in order for you to top their account up
We strongly encourage you to get in contact with us in order to assist with this process. Please contact James on 084 252 6373 or james@aavevents.co.za and he will direct you through the below process.
- Bank Account: Standard Bank
- Account Name: RFB Management Services
- Acc#: 332015920
- Reference: Student Name
- Send PoP: james@aavevents.co.za
D6 Communicator
We would like to encourage all parents and students to download the D6 Communicator on their mobile devices, to stay up to date with school news.
Fourways High School will be using this app increasingly throughout the year, to provide instant communication with parents on important information.
To download, please go to the app store of your choice (below).
Academics
Fourways High Afrikaans department celebrates World Read Aloud Day
Read Aloud Month 2024 is a collaboration between Nal’ibali, the Department of Education, and The National Education Collaboration Trust which aims to celebrate and promote a culture of reading beyond World Read Aloud Day. This year, the themes for the campaign were “READING IN MY LANGUAGE AND PROMOTING A LOVE OF READING AND TELLING STORIES.”
In celebration of World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) held on 7 February 2024, Afrikaans language educators; Ms L Rakobila, Ms S Buys and Mrs S Du Preez engaged Grade 8 learners in Read Aloud activities during Afrikaans class time.
The reading activity consisted of the educator reading two short stories (Bennie en Bollie; Gielie kry sy brul) to the learners. Learners chose one of the stories for Afrikaans prepared reading and read their chosen story out aloud to the class.
GDE District Awards
- Gia Reynolds (Dux Scholar): Top Afrikaans Student (in absentia)
- Roarke Bailey: Top IT Student
- Enxuan Yeh: Top Physics Student
Sports and Extracurriculars
Midmar Mile
Congratulations to the following students who took part in this year’s Midmar Mile, the world’s largest open water swim. Under challenging conditions, including low temperatures, wind and choppy water, the students achieved the following times:
- Tahlia Collie = 37 mins,
- Traigh Collie = 48 mins,
- Allegra Collie= 40 mins
- Duncan Davids = 36m25s
Athletics Term 1
On 31st January 2024 14 selected Athletes competed at TUT CURRO HAZELDEAN TOP 14 at PILDITCH, some of the best results were as follows:
- Girls u16 100m – Amohelang Mosamo ran 15.48 seconds and achieved a NEW Personal Best in 100m.
- Girls u16 200m – Amohelang Mosamo ran 31.82 seconds and achieved a NEW Personal Best in 200m.
- Girls u17 100m Hurdles – Madison Butzer ran 15.99 seconds and achieved 4th Place.
- Boys u17 800m – Zammy Moyo ran 2min 03 seconds and achieved 4th Place.
On 7th February 2024 15 selected Athletes competed at NOORDHEUWEL TOP 15 at HS NOORDHEUWEL, some of the best results were as follows:
- Girls u14 High Jump – Skye Samuels jumped 1.45m and achieved 4th Place and a NEW Personal Best in High Jump.
- Boys u17 800m – Zammy Moyo ran 2min 00 seconds and achieved a NEW Personal Best in 800m.
- Boys u19 400m – Tshego Kokong ran a sub 50 second 400m with a time of 49.40 seconds and achieved 3rd Place and a BRONZE MEDAL.
A very well done to all the athletes that competed in this short, Term 1 Athletics season.
Annual Speech and Drama College Public Speaking Festival
Our Public Speaking teams participated in this event, and received the following results. We are extremely proud of these critical thinkers who provided compelling and thought-provoking commentary on human existence. Well done to all teams!
Grade 8 Team 1: B
- Aarav Ramnarain
- Zoe Tladi
- Anele Tladi
- Lindokuhle Ncube
Grade 8 Team 2: B+
- Sonalia Seeparsad
- Steven Phiri
- Gopika Harrie
- Leah Moodley
Grade 10 Team 1: A
- Amisha Jivan
- Priyam Naidoo
- Itumeleng Sathegke
- Kenewang Makgati
Grade 10 Team 2: B+
- Claudia Jackson
- Dakota Jackson
- Yashna Valabhjee
- Khanyisa Ngobeni
Grade 11 Team 1: – B
- Mahlohonolo Dhlamini (Chair person of team)
- Kimberly Van Schalkwyk
- Liqhawe Baduza
- Azile Jacobs
Grade 11 Team 2: B
- Masego Selamolela (Chair person of team)
- Parinaz Saghafi
- Bonolo Zulu
- Jessica Nanguia
Grade 12 Team 1: A
- Lindiwe Ndaba (Chair person of team)
- Nadine Karonga
- Tshiamo Hlalethwa
Grade 12 Team 2: B
- Lindokuhle Radebe (Chair person of team)
- Alex Buhrmann
- Kassandra Kokolis
- Uyanda Kubeka
Grade 12 Trophy Team: B+
- Ruvarashe Sajanga
- Bilqees Khumalo
- Kamva Grootboom
Cricket
First Team
Our 1st XI cricket team had a cracker of a weekend at the Old Pets Tournament! They won a Plate, and both Cuan Basson and Ben Lottering received Player of the Match Awards. Cuan placed as fifth best overall player in the tournament with 710 points, and third most runs in the tournament with 174. Aidan Fish tied in fourth place for most wickets, with 11 taken. Congratulations to the team and their TIC, Mr Burt! Thanks again to our sponsor, B-Active Group for the provision of the day-night kit for the team.
On Friday night we played St Peter’s in a day night friendly. Fourways scored 153/8 in the allotted overs, Cuan Basson contributing with 58 off 48 balls.
FHS vs Bryanston High
On Saturday 17 February the 1st XI boys played Bryanston High at home.
FHS scored 301/10 in 45.1 overs, with contributions from:
- Aidan Malherbe 48
- Craig Pienaar 45
- Cuan Basson 40
- Nathan Malherbe 56*
Bryanston was bowled out for 155, with Seleka Tau getting 6/32 in 9 overs.
U14 Cricket Team
The U14’S played Bryanston at Bryanston on 17 February. They bowled Bryanston out for 59, with Daud Qazi the pick of the bowlers with 6 wickets including a hat trick. His figures were 6/15 in 5 overs.
FHS managed to get the score in 8 overs thanks mainly to Dylan Coulentianos who scored an unbeaten 33, and FHS won the game by 9 wickets.
Congratulations to all the players!
Bharatanatyam achievements
Prajna Praveen (12B), a student of the Tarang School of Dance, participated in the SA Dance School Championship on October 21st and the National Eisteddfod Competition on October 18th in the ancient Indian traditional dance form, Bharatanatyam. Prajna’s achieved the following:
- SA Dance Championship: Prajna received a High Gold with a score of 85% for her open group performance. Additionally, the group received a special award for their outstanding performance.
- National Eisteddfod Competition: Prajna was awarded a Diploma, for an excellent performance where the participants have performed above the ideal/typical level on most criteria.
Prajna also participated in a South African Air Force-hosted event at the Heartfelt Arena in Pretoria on January 31st.
The event was attended by Deputy Minister of South Africa, Honorable Thabang Makwetla, Air Force Chief Lieutenant General Wiseman Simo Mbambo, Air Force Major General Sitshongaye, Indian Defence Adviser Captain Atul Sapahia, and delegates from various countries.
Congratulations to #FHSLegend, Prajna!
