Congratulations and Thank you:
The learners who participated in the Geography and History Olympiads: N Hosana, R Makwakwa, K Govender, B Nagar.
H Famakinwa was in the top 15% for History and M Masemola was in the top 15% for Geography.
Colours:
Full colours mean the learners can wear a green blazer – well done – your diligence has paid off
Full colours for Debating – Z Dlamini
Full colours for Hockey – P Selolo Half colours for Drama – K Govender
Half colours for Hockey – L Matlala, N Mdluli, T Lefatola
Half colours for Basketball – D Mangaba
The learners who have been diligent in completing the Maths revision on the Siyavula website. Keep it up SIYAVULA RESULTS July 2023
Most questions answered Grade 12: Tebogo Kgama Grade 11: Rashagen Naidoo
Grade 10: Nthabiseng Tshabalala
Grade 9: Lwandle Selokela
Grade 8: Thandokuhle Mngomezulu
Grade 8 Top achiever: Tumelo Mapokgole
Grade 8 Diligence: S’phamandla Kumalo, Tebogo Makgafela, Lethabo Kanedi, Buhle Sibeko
Grade 11 Diligence: Amukelani Mathye
Thanks to Interact for the Women’s day tea served to the elderly at Pauline Davis court. They took time to share with the elderly who thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. – Service in the community is very important as we learn from each other.
Thank you to the House captains applicants for planning events to
celebrate women. The panel discussion was interesting. Thank you for the gifts for the staff.
Thank you to Ms Khumalo for giving up time on a public holiday to support the grade 12 Accounting learners.
Thank you for the new basketball field – the learners are very grateful. Thank you Mrs Souka for checking that the field is correct.
The SAPS – as part of the crime prevention program the SAPS visited Willowmoore High School on Tuesday. They carried out random searches and checked car licenses and driving licenses.
We will continue to keep the learners of the school safe. Some learners were found with illegal substances and we have referred these learners for support. This has been an ongoing program this past week.
Being in possession of an illegal subjsatnce or under the influnece of substances while on the school property is against the code of conduct.
Learners also need to leave cell phones at home otherwise you could become a target for criminals. We will not hestiate to call in te police as this behaviour is unacceptable.
Concerns
• Some matric students are not taking their prelim exams seriously and are finding many ways to be disruptive and disturb the learning of others. This is the last chance before final exams to correct errors and solve problems – learners need to settle down and study hard. Syllabi have not been completed – all subjects are still teaching new work that is necessary for the examinations.
We will also have a compulsory examination training session next week for all learners.
• Please limit your social media presence – we are dealing with a lot of bullying and body shaming and general rudeness between learners. No one has the right to call others names or to hit someone else. Please, let’s all work on respect for ourselves and then respect for others will come naturally.
• We are spending a lot of time checking uniform – please assist us by not wearing the following incorrect items each day: hoodies of any colour and beanies without school logo are NOT allowed. Please help to make our job a little easier.
Fund raising
The vending machine company is sponsoring two R 500-vending prizes for the raffle that will be drawn on 24th August. Please support this initiative by buying tickets for R10 from the vending machine area at school. The money raised will go towards purchasing more seating benches and tables for the outdoor areas used by the learners. Anyone who would like to contribute, please do so through your child.
We need to look at replacing our old lights with new LEDs to save on electricity – if anyone has any contacts or suggestions, please send an email to Mr Lamprecht on jlampbrecht@willowmoore.co.za
Grade 9 subject choice
14th August Meeting to be held at 17:00 in school hall for Grade 9 A,B,C,D 15th August Meeting to be held at 17:00 in school hall for Grade 9 E,F,G,H,
If learners are interested in taking a questionnaire to determine their strengths and weaknesses before choosing subjects, go to www.gostudy.net and complete the questionnaire. There is also a lot of other information on this website.
Support for grade 12 learners:
• Compulsory study sessions are scheduled every afternoon from 2.30pm to 4pm. Monday – Maths and Maths Lit
Tuesday – Physics Wednesday – Life science Thursday – Accounting
• Online support lessons every afternoon – the schedule and links are posted in the LO Google classroom.
• There is an advert for student accommodation for 2024 attached at the end of the newsletter. Please contact them directly if you have any questions.
General concerns
• Littering – STOP, PICK IT UP and PUT IT IN THE BIN.
Each of us has a duty to keep the environment clean and tidy.
E-Waste bins – Every month is recycling month
Thank you to those parents who have helped the environment by recycling your electronic goods. Please place your recycling items into one of the bins that have been placed at the front gate near the hall. Items such as irons, toasters, old computer equipment, batteries are all welcome. This will go a long way to helping our environment and reduce the amount of litter at our waste disposal sites. Ilanga have collected one load of recyclable materials – thank you for the support.
You can also recycle paper in the bin at the back of the school. Foe this recycling we earn a small amount that goes towards the RCL.
17 Teaching days to the start of the Matric 2023 FINAL exams
The countdown to matric final examinations. Please insure that your child attends school each day to stay abreast of the work
they need to learn for their final examinations.
The school aims for 100% pass rate with at least 65%
Bachelor pass rate this year. Every matric student counts in these statistics. Be the change you want to make in the world.
Extra lessons
| Subject | Day of the week and time | Educator |
| Accounting. | Thursday | 2:30 to 3:30 |
| SS – grade 9 | Thursday 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Ms Boleu |
| SS – grade 8 | Monday 2.30pm – 3.30 pm | Ms Boleu |
| Afrikaans gr10 | Tuesdays 2.30 to 3.30 | Mrs Oberholzer |
| Physics | Tuesdays 2.30 to 3.30 | Mrs Moodley |
| Physics grade 10 | Mondays 2:30-3:30 | Mr Dovorokwa |
| Life Sciences Grade 10 | Wednesdays 14:30 to 15:30 | M Tsotetsi |
| Natural Sciences Grade 9 | Thursdays 14:30 to 15:30 | M Tsotetsi |
| Natural Sciences Grade 8 | Mondays 14:30 to 15:30 | M Tsotetsi |
| English Grade 8
English Grade 9 |
Tuesdays 14:30-15:30
Wednesdays 14:30-15:30 |
Ms Mbambo
Ms Mbambo |
| Maths Grade 8 | Wednesdays | 14:30 to 15:00
Ms Gallagher |
| Maths Grade 10 | Mondays | 14:30 to 15:00 |
| Maths Grade 12 | Tuesdays and Thursdays | 7:00 to 7:30
Ms Gallagher |
| Maths Grade 11 and 12 | Mondays and Tuesdays 14:30 -15:30 by
appointment |
Mrs Souka-
Meyer |
| English Gr11 and 12 | Wednesday -Other afternoons by
arrangement 2:30-3:30 |
Mrs Kata |
| Physical Sciences Grade 12 | Thursdays 14:30-15:15 | Mrs Wadee |
| Afrikaans FAL Grade 12 | Monday and Wednesday 7:00-7:40 | Mrs Joubert |
| Afrikaans grade 9 | Monday 14:30 – 15:30 | Mrs Thwala |
| CAT | Monday (extra time)
Wednesday (Extra Lessons) |
Mr Cook |
| Afrikaans grade 11 | Monday 14:30 – 15:30 | Mrs Ernstzen |
| SS(History) grade 8 & 9 | Wednesday 14:30-15:15 | Mr Maredi |
| Business Studies Gr 11 | Tuesdays 14:30-15:30 | Mrs Fourie |
| Maths grade 8 | Tuesday 14:30 to 15:30
Thursday 14:30 to 15:30 |
Mr Mabodla |
There are many activities to get involved in – find one that you can participate in.
Dates for term 3 to diarise:
|
14 |
· Cross Country
· Grade 9 subject choice – 9 A,B,C,D · Mini-MUN debating at Edenvale High |
| 15 | · Maths – district Olympiad
· Grade 9 subject choice – 9 E,F,G,H |
| 17 | District grade 12 oral moderation at Willowmoore |
| 18 | · Popcorn/lucky packets |
| 22 | · FINCO
· SGB meeting |
| 23 | · Technology Quizz
· Cross Country |
| 25 | · Court visit |
Activities for term 3
| Activity | Days of week | Person in charge |
| Choir | Break each day | Ms Muchabele |
| Marimba | Friday till 15:30 | Mr Mathipa |
| School Show | Various days and times | Ms Makoe |
| Boys cricket | Monday Wednesday 14:30 to 16:30 | Mr Binneman Mr Mabodla |
| Girls cricket | Mrs Kleynhans | |
| Tennis | Monday | Ms N Ebrahim |
| Tennis | Tuesday | Mr Kathrada |
| Cross Country | Monday | Mrs Joubert/ Mr Maredi |
| Softball girls | Mrs Ernstzen | |
| Softball boys | Mr Maredi | |
| Chess | Thursday | Mr Brown |
| Basketball | Friday | Mrs Souka |
| Rangers | Friday till 15:00 | Ms Passmoor |
| Photographic club | Mr Esterhuizen | |
| Interact | Mondays | Mrs Oberholzer |
| Gardens | Mondays, Wednesdays | Ms Kapok |
| Robotics | Wednesday | Mrs Moodley |
| Lego club | Wednesday | Mr Cook |
| Reading club | Mr Brown | |
| Environmental club | Mrs Tsotetsi | |
| CIA | Break | Mr Binneman |
| Prayer session for girls | Friday break | Mrs Ismail |
| Knitting club | Ms Zerf |
Counselling:
Please ensure that you eat properly before coming to school and that you get sufficient rest the night before. Report any unusual behaviour so that we can step in to help the learners.
The Grade tutors assist with discipline and academic problems. Grade 12: Ms Khumalo (tkhumalo@willowmoore.co.za;
Mr Ramyaha (mramyaha@willowmoore.co.za);
Grade 11: Mr Maredi (jmaredi@willowmoore.co.za);
Mrs Chotoo (cchotoo@willowmoore.co.za)
Grade 10 – Mr Brown (brownw@willowmoore.co.za);Mrs Tsotetsi (ktsotsetsi@willowmoore.co.za); Mrs Joseph (djoseph@willowmoore.co.za)
Grade 9: Mrs Souka (asouka@willowmoore.co.za); Mr Kathrada (zkathrada@willowmoore.co.za) Grade 8 – Ms Makoe (tmakoe@willowmoore.co.za)
Mrs Ismail(mrsismail@willowmoore.co.za); Mr Cook (ncook@willowmoore.co.za)
The SBST member for general counselling and discipline is Mrs Naidoo snaidoo@willowmoore.co.za assisted by Mrs Kata –tkata@willowmoore.co.zaThe SBST member for missed assessments is Ms Zerf–mzerf@willowmoore.co.za
The SBST member for account related issues and the feeding scheme is Mrs Gounder. jgounder@willowmoore.co.za
The SMT member responsible for discipline and Health and safety is Mr Lamprecht – jlampbrecht@willowmoore.co.za and Mr Mpiyakhe mmpiyakhe@willowmoore.co.za
General enquiries can be addressed to the administrator, Mrs L Ngobeni on mslngobeni@willowmoore.co.za or Ms Mistry on kmistry@willowmoore.co.za
We trust that you will be safe and use this term to improve your results.
Mrs L Sanders (Principal)