St John’s Preparatory School

St John’s Preparatory School 14th October 2010

Houghton
Tel: 011 645 3100/ 087 550473 Newsletter Number 8

From the Headmaster…

Introduction
Reminders from the
Diary
Last Tuesday was World Teacher Day and I
thought it appropriate to write and ask you all to
take a moment to honour our teachers for the 15/10 Swimming Gala
work that they do – not only in the classroom, on LII Market Day
the sportsfield and on the playground, but also Assessments in Maths LII - UIII
behind the scenes in so many ways: they console 18/10 Assessments in IsiZulu LII - UIII
your child when he is hurt, praise him when he
19/10 Matric Valedictory Mass & Dinner
conquers his fear of long division, open his eyes to
the wonders of learning and reading, and 20/10 Break up for Mid-Term 12h00
encourage him unconditionally over and over 26/10 UI Scary Tales
again. Book People - Book Sale
Geography assessments LIII - UIII

Teaching at St John’s is not a job, it is a vocation 27/10 UIII English Shared Assessment
and our teachers work extremely hard, even Book People - Book Sale
during the holidays, to provide opportunities and 28/10 UIII IsiZulu Shared Assessment
experiences which your boys enjoy, encounter and Waterpolo Festival
discover. I encourage you all to chat to your boys
1st XI & U11A Cricket & Tennis Tour
about simple ways in which they could show their
Departs
appreciation to their teachers – for example by
working hard, showing mutual respect, making 29/10 Swimming Gala
the most of the opportunities and remembering to 01/11 UI Instrumental Concert
say thank you when appropriate. Let us, as a Chess Matches: Father & Sons
school community, aim to be positive and 02/11 UIII Maths Shared Assessment Paper I
appreciative of what we have and make this
LII Instrumental Concert
wonderful school an even better asset to our
nation and world. Waterpolo Festival
03/11 UIII Maths Shared Assessment Paper
II
Happily, the majority of our parents and boys do
UII Instrumental Concert
recognise the fact that our teachers often go that
extra mile and appreciate their efforts. For this, I 04/11 UIII Afrikaans Shared Assessment
salute and thank you, and to my fellow colleagues LIII Instrumental concert
and staff members, many thanks for all your hard Prestige Swimming Gala
work in making St John’s such a special place for
all of us.
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Curriculum

We are in the final stages of the new curriculum mapping for 2011, and we are confident
that at the beginning of next year, we will have in place an exciting and constructive new
curriculum. The staff involved, under the guidance of Mrs Long, have worked so hard,
and it just confirms again how lucky we are to have so many talented and dedicated staff
at St John’s.

Sport

It was amazing that one day our boys were playing a hockey match and the next they
were straight into cricket and swimming and water polo – testimony to how diverse and
busy the extracurricular programme is.

We have had some fantastic cricket matches in the last 10 days, especially the last two
Saturdays against CBC and KEPS respectively, and our teams have been victorious in all
age groups. This bodes well for the rest of the season and I look forward to many more
wonderful performances and games.

Our water polo team enjoyed a great tour to the SACS Festival in Cape Town, whilst at
the same time our 2nd XI cricket side had a fantastic tour to Somerset West.

Staff

We welcome back Mrs Jill Arnold who has been off ill this term. It really is lovely having
her back and the staff and boys have missed her tremendously. We wish her everything
of the best and a continued smooth road to a full recovery.

Four of our staff attended the Deputy Heads’ Conference at Somerset College last week.
Well done to Margot Long and to Hugo Meirim, our Prep Psychologist, who presented
very successful workshops.

Survey

The results of the ‘How Good is St John’s Prep?’ survey are complete and you will receive
a complete write up after the mid-term break with information about the focus groups we
will be running. Again, if there are any parents who would like to be part of a focus
group, please send your names to Lynn Jonsson. jonsson@stjohnscollege.co.za
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To conclude, I have enclosed an interesting story from James Clarke’s “Stoep Talk” which
was in the Sunday Times a few years ago:
A reader tells me of a wealthy boss of a large firm who, at a dinner party, criticized the
mentality of school teachers.
He asked derisively: “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided their best
option in life was to become a school teacher?”
The CEO reminded guests what they say about teachers: “Those who can, do. Those who
can’t, teach.”
To stress this point he said to another guest: “You’re a teacher, Susan. Be honest. What do
you make?”
Susan, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied: “You want to know what I
make?”
“I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could, and on my best days I even
make them enjoy doing it.”
“I make a C student feel like the winner of the Congressional Medal of Honour and an A
student feel like he is destined for greatness beyond his wildest dreams.”
“I make kids sit through 40 minutes of study in absolute silence.”
“You want to know what I make?” she went on…
“I make kids wonder.
“I make them question.
“I make them criticize, constructively.
“I make them apologise, and mean it.
“I make them write.
“I make them read, read, read.
“I make them understand that if anyone ever tries to judge you by what you make, you pay
no attention to them because they’re the ones who just couldn’t or wouldn’t learn.”
Susan paused for a moment then continued,
“Teachers make EVERY other profession possible.”
“You want to know what I make? I make a difference.”
“…and just what, may I ask, do you make, sir?”
The answer was dead silence.
I agree with what novelist and playwright Ian Hay wrote about teachers in a dedication to
them in his book, The Lighter Side of School Life.
His dedication read: “To members of the most responsible, the least advertised, the worst
paid and the most richly rewarded profession in the world.”

I wish you all a wonderful and safe mid-term break and please know that if there is
anything whatsoever you may wish to discuss, you are welcome to come in and have a
chat.
Patrick Lees
Headmaster
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4CTea
Mr Lees has introduced a new initiative called a 4C Tea. This stands for Choc Chip Cookies
and Cokes. This is awarded to any boy who has performed well, either in the classroom, on
the sports field, culturally or just for displaying characteristics we expect from a St John’s
Prep boy. These boys’ names are announced at assembly and then they enjoy a coke and
delicious choc chip cookies in Mr Lees’ office. Mr Lees has had a wonderful time chatting to
boys about life at St John’s over their well-deserved treats.

UID Thomas Cockram Improved Handwriting

UIL Matthew Durandt Outstanding project
UIL Jack Lees Outstanding project
UIL Matthew Monteith Outstanding project
UIL Jack Montgomery Outstanding project
UIL Rhys Jurgens Outstanding project
UIL Alex Papatheodoru Outstanding project
UIL Riyaadh Haffejee Outstanding project
UIL Sean Poole Outstanding project
UIL Ryan Quinn Outstanding project
UIL Aaron Hooper Improved spelling
UIL Caleb Buchel Improved spelling
LIIT Thomas Grubb 50 runs
LIIZ Ntsako Nkuna 0utstanding role model
UIIH Alex Bester Maths improved
UIIH Ethan Chilvers Hat trick
UIIH Brayden Loxton Improved handwriting
UIIH Miguel Gouveia 90% for Maths
UIIH Lorenzo Maselli 144 runs not out
UIIIT Kaleem Ahmid Fabulous violin
UIIIG Kiran Govinda Actor - Mr Toad
UIIIT Brogan Sanders Good Maths work
LIIIF Mpilo Mseleku Backstage – Mr Toad
LIIIC Leandro Catalino Backstage – Mr Toad
LIIIC Adilson de Oliveira Backstage – Mr Toad
LIIIC Ramaano Ramakgopa Backstage – Mr Toad
LIIIC Connor Williamson Maths
LIIIC Roy Chen Maths
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UIID David Greeff Improved handwriting

UIIH Thomas Montgomery 48 runs 3 wickets
UIIH Stuart McKernan 4 wickets
UIIH Tim McKernan 59 runs not out
UIIH Keegan Dix Maths
UIIIG Nic Karvelas Outstanding project on artillery and rifles – WW1
LIIIM Kevin Frew Help during Heritage Day
UIIIT Dominic Futter Outstanding IT monitor
UIIIT Nicholas Bielderman Actor – Mr Toad
UIIIT Llewellyn Craddock Actor – Mr Toad
UIIIT Sibo Moyo Actor – Mr Toad
UIIIG Jesse Stevens Actor – Mr Toad
UIIIG Jordan Sunnasy Orchestra (Mr Toad)
UIIIG Stephen Maycock Orchestra (Mr Toad)
UIIIG Christopher Mackie 4 wickets for 11 runs vs CBC
UIIIG Michael Bucher Making Gauteng indoor hockey team
UIIIL Ross Blackwell Rock Climbing - National participation & achievement
UIIIL Matthew Davies IT set-up for Mr Toad – always willing to help
UIIIT Andre Venter Fabulous violin
Well done, boys!
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On Friday and Saturday last week, I attended the Deputy Heads’ Conference at
Somerset College, together with Karen Maitland, Jean Clarence and our prep
psychologist, Hugo Meirim, as well as several senior College staff.

There were several excellent speakers at the conference. Dr Nick Baylis was one of the
keynote speakers and also ran several interesting workshops. His keynote presentation
was entitled, Leading a Wonderful Life: Practical skills for all-round well-being in our
personal and professional lives. Nick’s overview of his principle themes gave advice as to
how to un-tether ourselves from our most inhibiting problems, and to thrive and
flourish in the face of whatever life sends our way.

Guy Lundy presented a fascinating and very encouraging look at the future of South
Africa. Guy was born and raised in Cape Town and is well known for his speech
entitled, I pledge allegiance, which found its way into the inboxes of South Africans
around the world, and which led him to co-author, with Wayne Visser, the book South
Africa: Reasons to Believe, in 2003.

The speaker who made the most significant impression on me was Prof Wayne
Derman who presented a talk entitled, The Zone of Total Engagement. Wayne is
presently Professor of Sports and Exercise Medicine at the UCT Sport Science Institute
of South Africa and is a senior partner of Derman & Schwellnus, a practice which
provides specialist Sports Medical consulting services to the South African Rugby, Soc-
cer, Cricket, Commonwealth & Olympic Teams. He gave inspirational examples of cour-
age in the face of adversity from his work with the South African Paralympic Team.

My workshop was entitled The ham in the sandwich and focussed on the role of the
deputy head in schools and how different leadership styles affect the way in which this
role is carried out.

As always, I am grateful to St John’s, and to Patrick Lees and to Roger Cameron who
understand the importance of professional development in the lives of teachers and
continue to encourage staff to extend themselves.
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Raising Confident Boys

Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer

Tip 9: Be his last point of refuge

When life has been hard for your son, when he has had
enough and no longer has the energy to be brave or keep
up a front, he’ll need somewhere to hide, somewhere and
someone to be his last point of refuge. This is the place
where he can be himself, and where – for a short time at
least – no one is holding him accountable. Here he will feel
accepted unconditionally. This is where he can truly relax,
safe in the knowledge that someone is there for him who
will take away his burdens when he can no longer carry
them.

Home, for children, is the obvious place, and parents are the obvious people, because
parents matter most to a child. … Sometimes all your son may need is for you to be
close to him without saying or doing anything else.

Tips for parents and teachers

• If he asks for forgiveness after getting into trouble, accept his olive branch and try
to put the whole thing behind you.

• Giving him refuge does not mean you have to ignore difficult behaviour forever.

• Take the waiting out of wanting: anticipate his feelings and volunteer comfort
when you can see that he needs it.

• Boys find it especially hard to admit mistakes and may get themselves into further
trouble by offering multiple and increasingly thin excuses. Try to intervene before
he digs himself in too deep.

• Make sure boys know to whom and where they may go for refuge should they
need it during a school day.
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PASTORAL CARE AT ST JOHN’S

What is pastoral care?
Our children today experience a range of pressures and stresses which impact seriously on their
general well-being, their social interactions, their happiness, their health and their ability to
learn effectively. Schools around the world are becoming increasingly aware of the valuable role
that we can play in providing support to children and their parents.
Pastoral care in a school context is all about looking after the personal and social wellbeing of the
children in our care. It is very wide ranging, reflecting the wide variety of needs in our diverse
pupil population. Four years ago, St John’s Prep embarked on a process of implementing a
pastoral care programme in the school, and we are continually refining and developing this
programme.

Basically all of the people who have any contact with the boys in a school context are involved in
their pastoral care. From yourselves as parents and our wonderful team of class teachers and
Brigitte Taylor in the front lines, to the housemasters, chaplains, psychologist, coaches and other
teaching and support staff, we can all play a vital role in the boys’ lives. However, when boys are
experiencing times of particular difficulty, a co-ordinated approach is needed. To accomplish this
we have a Pastoral Care team, who meet weekly to monitor these boys and to ensure that they
receive the best support and care that we can offer them. This team consists of:
Fr Jaques Pretorius (Chaplain)
Patrick Lees (Headmaster) Brett Nicolson (Director of Pastoral Care)
Margot Long (Second Mistress) Lindsay Lamont (College Psychologist)
Hugo Meirim (Prep Psychologist)
Fr Ian Stevens (Chaplain)

In addition to supporting boys and monitoring the effectiveness of the interventions in place for
them, the Pastoral Care Team also guides the implementation of programmes to address issues
pro-actively with the boys, staff and parents (through Life Orientation lessons and through
specific courses for boys and / or parents). You can make contact with the Pastoral Care Team
through Brett Nicolson (nicolson@stjohnscollege.co.za) or through any other member of the team.
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Sporting Results
CHESS
27th September
St John’s Mixed Team vs Roedean
Seniors drew 12 - 12
Juniors won 22 - 10
Overall won 34 - 22
St John’s mixed Team vs St Mary’s
Seniors won 14 - 6
Juniors won 18 - 6
Overall won 32 - 12
Well done to the following boys who won both their games:
M Adams, E Baleni, B Thomas, C Williamson, R Ramokgopa, D Harding, J West,
N Haripershad, C Williams, H Papageorgiou.
4th October
St John’s A vs de La Salle
Seniors lost 11 - 21
Juniors won 20 - 12
Overall lost 31 - 33
St John’s B vs St Benedict’s
Seniors won 17 - 15
Juniors lost 9 - 23
Overall lost 26 - 38
Unfortunately we were not able to play our regular teams due to the Science Olympiad.
Well done to the following boys who won both their games:
W Kerr-Phillips, J Arthur, D Harding, J Williamson, J Batzofin, D Stevens.
11th October
St John’s A vs The Ridge A
Seniors won 20 - 8
Juniors won 17 - 11
Overall won 37 - 19
Well done to the following boys who won both their games:
C Burke, O Keiser, W Kerr-Phillips, K Govind, E Baleni, M Adams, A Bulbulia, B Thomas.
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Sporting Results
Cricket
Won CBC 84 for 11, SJ 145 for 2
J Lees – 26 not out / 3 for 4
R Haffejee 3 for 9
U10A Won SJ 111 for 2, CBC 64 all out
E Chilvers 38/ 5 for 1

U10B Won SJ 143 for 1, CBC 49 all out

T Grubb 50
B Thomas 4 wickets
U11A Won SJ 67 all out, CBC 51 all out
M Stephens 3 for 5
N Gultig 3 for 6
U11B Won SJ 153 for 2, CBC 53
B Loxton 34 retired
M Gouveia 25 not out
M Collins 24
K Dix 3 wickets
2NDS Won CBC 52 all out, SJ 56 for 2
C Mackie 4 for 11
D Hugo 3 for 7
1STS won SJ 261 for 1, CBC 48
L Masselli 148 not out
T Montgomery 48 not out/ 3 wickets
S McKernan 4 wickets

End of Year Library books return

The library will be closed from 18th November for stocktaking. No books will be allowed to
go out after this time. Please could you check all your bookshelves at home for any stray
school library books? We would really appreciate this. If you have any queries please
contact us at 011- 645-3119 or sulter@stjohnscollege.co.za.

Many thanks.

Nicky Sulter and Kim Deakin

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Individual Achievements

MUSIC
The following boys passed their Trinity Rock School practical Exams held in July 2010:
Ryan Stopforth Guitar
Matthew Adams Guitar
Gavin McPherson Piano
Zach Muldoon Piano
Nicholas Bielderman Piano
Well done, boys!

Soccer
Brogan had a very successful trial at the Liverpool Youth Academy during the holidays.
He has been asked by Frank McParland the Director of the Liverpool Academy and Kenny
Dalgleish to join their youth squad.

Brogan Sanders also took part in the Bill Stewart Tournament in Pretoria. The team was
second overall by just one point. Brogan was one of only five boys that were awarded
Player of the Tournament. Brogan also took part in the Provincial Club Tournament and
was elected as the captain of the Southerns A Team. Well done, Brogan!
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Individual Achievements

Soccer
Dale Hallendorff, Keagan Da Silva and Jordan
King are all members of the Edenvale United
Under 11 premier soccer side who are the League
and Cup Champions 2010. This is the third year
running that these boys have won the double.
Well done, boys!

Judo

Dylan and Jordan van der Walt took part in the SA Judo Championships held in
Vanderbijlpark. Dylan, (UIL), won gold in both the individual and team events.
Jordan, (LIIV) placed third, ranking him third in SA. He received bronze and gold in
the team events. Well done, boys!
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Individual Achievements

Golf
St John’s golf team teeing off against Stithians at the Bryanston Country Club.
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UII - UIII Play The Adventures of Mr Toad

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Photo gallery...
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Lower II

IF I WERE A PIRATE...

I would sail the seas, kill, rob, plunder and raid.

Take all of their treasures.
That’s how I’d be paid.
The treasure I would bury to keep for myself, not a single jewel
I would share, no one would dare, to take it from me,
come try and see.
I would eat and have fun and drink all the rum.
Make the prisoners walk the plank; guess who the sharks will thank!
Punish the crew when there’s nothing to do and sail the seven seas,
as much as I please.
Most notorious crew, some glorious too and surely not very nice.
Most vicious and malicious and beards full of lice.
My galleon that carries my medallions and cannons,
with my crew of hundred on board.
My new mast that hopefully will last, with a Jolly Roger up high that will
make my enemies cry.
My musket and cutlass that will make everybody gutless.
My parrot and hook will improve my look along with diamond rings and lots
of other things.
I’ll have a sea monster, which eats giant lobster.
Sometimes if I plan, even a man!
If I were a pirate I wouldn’t be here now. Die in battle easily and go to Davy
Joneses locker, but my mom would prefer me to be a Pirate that plays soccer!

By Matthew Wong LIIT

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Lower IIV History

“Spot The Anachronism” Drawings

By Lawrence Lowdon By Nicholas Lansdown

By Thomas Sandilands By Richard Graca

By Thomas Deppe By Sithenkosi Mbuli By Brendan Thomas

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Upper III
The 2010 UIII Leavers Gift
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CULTURAL DAY

Before the actual event started I helped set up by collecting charcoal and filling tomato
sauce bottles. It was time for cultural day to start, time for the wonderful performances to
begin. I took part in the gumboot dance and the UIII dance. It was such a privilege to
take part in such a meaningful day and to celebrate cultural and ethnic diversity and most
of all to share our cultural experiences, which varied from Zulu to Spanish to Indian. We
ended up the day with boerewors rolls which was in keeping with the African theme and
the Heritage “braai” day. All in all we had a spectacular morning. By Dean Medcalf UIIIL
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Notices

Calling all UPPER ONES to SCARY TALES

Feeling brave?

Then come with your family to the Fred England Centre

on Tuesday 26 Oct
from 5.30 - 7.00pm.

• Dress your scariest. If you look frightfully good, you could win a
prize.
• Bring a picnic supper to enjoy in the gloom.
• Books for all readers to buy, especially daring ones…
A spine-chilling celebration of World School Library Day
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Notices

BOOK SALE
WHERE:
St John’s Prep School Library

WHEN:
th
Tues 26 & Wed 27th October

TIME:

The Book People are going to be making their children’s and adult books,
fiction and non-fiction available to you the parents. We have a wide range
of amazing children’s books, many of which are exclusive to us. We pride
ourselves on quality books supplied from top publishers throughout the world.
So come and take advantage of the lowest prices in the country and support
your school at the same time. A large percentage of the sale and stock goes
directly back to the school.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Credit cards and cheques accepted

All Welcome!!!

www.bookpeople.co.za
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Notices

Soles for Souls

SECOND HAND TACKIES and

SCHOOL SHOES
We’re collecting second hand shoes for Isaac Moore Primary School
in Atteridgeville.
Our aim is to collect a pair of shoes for each child in the school during the year. There are
about 376 pupils.

Where: Please put shoes in the bin outside Brigitte's office.

How: Please wash the shoes and put them in a plastic packet tied with a knot so that
we can keep the pairs together.

When: We will be collecting for the remainder of the year

About the school:

Isaac Moore Primary School is in a poor community in Atteridgeville, Pretoria. The school
is led by an amazingly motivated headmistress who encourages an all-round approach to
education including sport, culture and education, despite having minimal funding and
relying mainly on charity.

Boys News
click here for the link to the Boys News.   www.stjohnsboysnews.webs.com. 
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Notices

Sandton Route School Bus Service

Non-profit bus service in association with St Mary’s School, St John’s College,
St David’s Marist Inanda, Roedean School and King Edward VII School

Kyalami – Rivonia – Parkmore – Sandhurst – Waverley – Houghton

Many thanks
Linda Kleyn
SANDTON ROUTE SCHOOL BUS SERVICE
in association with St Mary’s School, St John’s College,
St David’s Marist Inanda, Roedean School and King Edward VII School

2nd TERM 2010 APPLICATIONS

1 Morning and 3 Afternoon buses!

Morning bus route: Kyalami, Sunninghill, Rivonia, River Club,

Parkmore, Sandhurst, Illovo, Waverley, Houghton, St John’s College

Afternoon bus route: Reverse of the morning route

including Gallo Manor and Wendywood,
excluding Sunninghill and Kyalami for the two early buses

Afternoon Buses

St John’s 2:15pm, 3:45pm and 5:15pm

St Mary’s 2:35pm, 4:05pm and 5:35pm
St David’s 2:45pm, 4:15pm and 5:45pm

Costs per term

Return: R3000 per term (R25.00 per trip)

Single: R2000 per term (R33.33 per trip)
Casual tickets available from the bus driver: R60 per trip

For Bus Timetables and Application Forms

www.stmarysschool.co.za/senior/content/blogsection/27/54/

Contact: Linda Kleyn (011 803 3678 (H) / 083 484 3488)
OR Terry Wharton-Hood (011 293 600 (W) / 083 256 2711)
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Notices

Art club and extra classes

From the beginning of next term, Mr Poco is starting an Art Club (for LIII and UIII boys) and extra art classes for junior
boys. Senior boys are encouraged to join the Art Club on Tuesdays from 14h00 -15h00 or Thursdays from 15h00-
16h00. Juniors may arrange extra art lessons with Mr Poco at alternative times and on alternative days.

We hope to see the senior boys joining the Art Club to create various exciting art works with mediums they do not
normally use in class, such as print making, photography, oil painting and many more. This will be a fantastic opportunity
for any boy who wishes to develop his art skills.
For further information e-mail Bruno Poco on poco@stjohnscollege.co.za

UPPER III EXTRA ZULU

EXTRA ENGLISH LESSONS
Upper III Extra English lessons with Mrs Long on Mondays from Lower III and Upper III boys.
13h30—14h00.
Lower III with Ms K. Maitland Every Thursday 13h30 - 14h00
Mondays from 13h30 - 14h00 Upper III Mrs Mashele
No charge.
All Welcome
All welcome.

Italian Hair Dee-Lite 082 462 6813/

Language 011 648 6367
Lessons Dee offers excellent work for the whole family,
Small age appropriate classes and individual tuition of- competitive prices and the added
fered outside school hours at St John’s.
convenience of being on campus.
Experienced mother-tongue graduate teacher using
communicative method of conversation, maintaining Modern cuts, colours (from R300) and hi-lites.
cultural ties for solid IEB foundation.
Kids R50
Contact Lisabetta on 082 682 2859 or
Lisabetta@iafrica.com
7 Elm Street (Opposite Rice Field)
Open Tuesday to Friday
08h00 - 17h00
Saturday 08h00 - 13h00

EXTRA MATHS
LESSONS
Lower III & Upper III boys in Mrs Jean Clarence’s
classroom
Every Thursday 13h30 - 14h00
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Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2 : The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to
accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.
You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.

Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it
opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes,
learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got
that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk
about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the
parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT.
In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY
TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest
resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few
employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own
time.

Rule 10:Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop
and go to jobs.

Rule 11:Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

If you can read this - Thank a teacher!

Bill Gates