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Newsletter 2. 06 10 May 2019

10 May 2019

Dear Parents,

Our Founders Day Celebrations will take place next week-end and we hope to see our Lilyfontein family all attending the Derby Day against Stutterheim and support the FUN PTA Games Day on the Saturday. We look forward to a busy week-end as our sports teams will be participating in various fixtures, all the best and remember to always show good sportsmanship. Please take note of the following.

SCHOOL TIMES: Friday, 17 May 2019
On Friday, 17 May, Lilyfontein School will celebrate our 114th birthday. Please note that school will close for all Grade 1-12 at 1pm on this day.

SECURITY ACCESS:
Access security to the school will be tightened. All vehicles without stickers will be subject to being stopped. Please make use of the opportunity to purchase your access stickers (R50 each) from the front office. Thank you for your co-operation and we request that you please be patient during our endeavours to secure our school and the safety of your children.

2020 INDICATION OF INTEREST APPLICATIONS: External
Please note that applications for 2020 close 31 May 2019.

CONTACT DETAILS FOR FINANCE OFFICE:
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FOUNDER'S DAY & PAST PUPILS SCHOOL REUNION: TIMES
1. 12:00 - 12:40pm Founder's Day Assembly - 17th May - Lilyfontein Hall
2. 12:40 - 13:30pm Finger Lunch - 17th May - Lilyfontein Hall Foyer
3. 15:00 - 17:30pm Past Pupils Reunion - 18th May - The Furnace

FOUNDER’S DAY ART PROJECT - #SNAP #IT
One of our growing traditions at Founders Day is our collaborative, upcycled art project that the entire school can participate in. This will be our 6^th year of creating something new from something old.

Photography competition:
Capture the beauty and essence of our school in a picture.
Walk around with your cameras or parents and find the perfect angle and #SNAP #IT. Email your 'Lilyfontein snapshot' to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before Tuesday 14^th May, with your name and class in the email body and your image could be chosen and brought to life on Founder’s Day, in our unique upcycled, photo collage. Entry to the competition is free and the decision will be made by a panel of judges. Get snapping!

Photo Collection:
We collecting old photographs for the project. Pull out all those old photographs that you don’t want anymore and bundle them up. 5 photographs gets you 1 house point.

PTA FOUNDERS DAY: Games Day Tickets on Sale
Please note that Founders Day Games Day & Food ticket booklets will be on sale at R50 a booklet. All games are R5 each. One booklet gives you 10 tickets. Tickets available from PTA Monday-Thursday next week.

PTA FOUNDERS DAY: Tea Garden and Food Court MENU
Tickets can be used for GAMES | FOOD COURT | TUCK SHOP | TEA GARDEN

FUN RIDE: Posters
Should you want to assist with poster distribution there are some available at reception thank you.

ENTRIES:
If you are a parent or learner and would like us to assist you with entering, please complete the entry form in full and bring cash or card to pay in the Finance office and we will help you with the rest. Come speak to Marketing and we can help.

ENTER BEFORE 20 MAY and stand a chance to win 1 of 10 ENDURO CUSTOM MADE SHIRTS!

ENTRY FORM

SCHOOL SHOP: Open Hours
Mondays to Thursdays 7.30 – 8.00am

LETTER TO PARENTS: Foundation Phase Concert Letter 3
LETTER

EXAM TIMETABLES: High School
TIMETABLE

MATH RESOURCES: Message from our Maths Department No. 13
All it takes is the right motivation!

MUSIC RESULTS: Port Rex Lions Eisteddford 2019
Congratulations to our Music department for these outstanding results: SPECIAL MENTION:
- JAMES REEVES (Piano Examinations, Initial/Pre Grade 1)
GOLD:
- CATHERINE REEVES (Piano Solo, 14 Years)
- MEGAN EMSLIE (Piano Solo, 13 Years)
- SHELBY VAN TONDER ( Piano Solo, 12 Years)
- AZA MAGWACA (Piano Examinations, Grade 1)
- KATE SADIE (Piano Examinations, Grade 1)
- SILVER: MILA PASCOE (Piano Solo, 12 Years)
- CHRISTINE BOLLAERT-DAVIES ( Piano Solo 12 Years)
- KEIRA SQUIRE (Piano Solo)

SPORT FIXTURES:
Sport: Fixtures Merrifield vs Lilyfontein AWAY - 11 May
Sport: Fixtures Kingswood - 11 May AWAY
Sport: Fixtures SPAR Challenge Hockey - 12 May at Clarendon HS
Sport: Fixtures Berlin - 15-16 May HOME

SPORT NEWS: Border Rugby Teams
Congratulations to the following boys for making the Border Rugby Teams
- Luke Randall U13
- Jose Lottering U12

SPORT RESULTS:
HOCKEY vs Stirling
Girls
U13A vs U13A lost 00 - 02
U16A lost 00 - 02
2nd drew 01 - 01
1st won 05 - 00
Boys
1st vs 3rd lost 00 - 04

RUGBY vs Stirling
U15A lost 00 - 41
1st won 46 - 14

NETBALL vs Stirling
U15A lost 11 - 18
1st won 14 - 12 U9

NETBALL vs Centre of Excellence
U9 won 08 - 00
U10 lost 02 - 07

NETBALL vs Gonubie
U11 lost 02 - 06

RUNNING
Congratulations to Aiden Young Gr 11V who competed in the Mazars Diesel Depot 15km challenge on Saturday 4th May 2019 and was placed 3rd Junior in a time of 01h04m23s.

CROSS COUNTRY
Nahoon Primary
U10 Girls 1st Crystal Kruger

NETBALL vs Komga
U11 vs Komga lost 4 – 5
U10 vs Komga lost 1 – 2

NETBALL Derby vs Port Alfred
U9B lost 02 – 04
U9A lost 01 – 10
U10 lost 02 – 10
U11 lost 03 – 07
U12 lost 02 – 15
U13 won 11 – 08
U15 lost 05 – 25
2nd lost 09 – 16
1st won 28 – 27

RUGBY Derby vs Port Alfred
U9 won 12 – 00
U11 won 46 – 00
U13B won 24 – 00
U13A won 36 – 14
U15 lost 00 – 35
1st won 27 – 26

HOCKEY Derby vs Port Alfred
Girls
U9A won 06 – 03
U9B lost 01 – 03
U10 lost 02 – 04
U11 lost 01 – 02
U13B lost 00 – 02
U13A won 06 – 00
U16 won 06 – 01
2nd drew 00 – 00
1st won 04 – 00
Boys
U9 drew 03 – 03
U11 lost 04 – 06
U11 drew 04 – 04
U13 lost 00 – 02
1st drew 01 – 01

Yours faithfully
MR N ELS
Principal

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