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Liewe Ouers

Ons het hierdie kwartaal die 3de karaktereienskap van God behandel in klas en in die saal. Die leerders het ook verder geleer ons dien ‘n God wat ons Herder, Besker-mer en Verlosser is. Die leerders het spontaan by die skool en tuis mekaar begin dien.

Wat maak ons skool anders? Leerders wat spontaan hande op mekaar lê en bid in klasstyd as iets onverwags gebeur soos ‘n siek ouma of maagpyn. Leerders wat getuig van hoe God hulle families beskerm het, oppad na ‘n vakansieplek. Leerders leef hul geloof uit in die klas, tuis en in die gemeenskap rondom hulle. Ons leer hulle om met selfvertroue en geloof hul families te bedien en die woord van Christus in Johannes 13:14 uit te leef..”Ek gee julle ‘n nuwe opdrag. Julle moet mekaar liefhê; soos Ek julle liefhet, Net so moet julle mekaar ook liefhê. As julle mekaar liefhet, sal almal kan sien dat julle my dissipels is.. Enige tyd is bid tyd in die klas…ons maak gebruik van die woord van God om elke probleem en situasie op te los…

Ons hoogtepnt wat die laaste saalbyeenkoms was. Die beroemde skilder en evange-lis Small Paul Young het ons leerders bederf met ‘n skildery van die smal en breër weg na die hemel. Die leerders was stil en verstom om die prentjie voor hul oë te sien afspeel. Die leerders kon weer ‘n kans kry om hul harte te gee vir Jesus en die smal pad te kies van die ewige lewe. Hier staan tannie Pat by Paul Young besig om hom voortestel aan die leerders.

JUNIOR PRIMêRE

SOOS ALTYD

‘n Wonderlike en geseënde vakansie

Monica Gerber

Culture Department

Primary School

Term 3

MUSIC

On the music front it has been an extremely busy term. Congratulations to all pupils

who participated in the Tygerberg Eisteddfod. The excellent results that we achieved

are the result of dedicated practice and endurance by the music students.

The Junior and Senior choirs both achieved 88% for their performances. Well done,

to these pupils. A number of our pupils have also done extra-curricular music

examinations. We trust that the results will reward their hard work. At our Ignite

concert we had a variety of items presented by our talented dancers and musicians.

We honour God for the talent that our pupils have.

Anita Ferreira

CHESS

Friday Friendly Chess

Our grade 2, 3, 4 and 5 chess players took part in quite a few friendly chess matches

this term. They represented our school well and won many of their games. We were

very excited to host a friendly chess tournament 2 September at our school this term.

The children played well and enjoyed showing the visiting teams around.

Thank you to all the parents that contributed in one way or another and that

faithfully transported children to chess matches. We look forward to more exciting

chess adventures next term.

Judy Eady

WP league matches

We have 18 learners taking part in the WP chess league in this Term. We have entered

an U/9, 11 and 13 team for this term’s WP league. The learners have performed

exceptional well. During the two terms, they have played 102 matches (won 55 and

lost 47). A big thank you to all the parents who were able to help with

transportation. These matches wouldn’t have been possible without you.

We are looking forward to our Battle of the Knights chess tournament for all our

learners, 11 November.

Marinette Cilliers

AFTER SCHOOL DRAMA

The Lion King

The Gr. 4 – 6 Junior Dramatix group put on a spectacular “The Lion King”

performance 16 September. Thank you to all the parents who helped with

memorising the words, making costumes and doing the make-up. I have seen what

these wonderful actors can accomplish, and I am very excited to start working on

next year’s show!

“Wotalotigot” was the Gr. 1 – 3 drama evening, where 53 learners performed in 14

different assembly plays. It was wonderful to see how young actors progress form

classrooms to the stage and are able to perform with confidence. I am really looking

forward to see how these young actors grow in their acting abilities.

We are excited about the rehearsals for the 2017 Assembly plays in Term 4.

EISTEDDFOD

Well done to all the learners who took part in the Tygerberg Eisteddfod, everyone

did exceptionally well! Our three, group reading entries did very well, I can see how

these young readers are growing in their abilities and acting skills.

Marinette Cilliers

CRAFT CLUB

This term we completed a mosaic workshop. The children could make trays and

various objects for decoration purposes. These beautiful pieces of crafts will be

exhibited next term. We also got our pottery works back from the Tygerberg

Eisteddfod. It was on exhibition this week. The teachers are all amazed of our

talented potters! I am proud of the children’s very unique styles and ideas. I know

their parents will treasure each piece of art for many years to come.

Term 4 will kick off with a Cooking Workshop for Grade 4 - 6 learners on the 5th of

October. Entries are now welcome. I can only take 4 children in at a time. (Limited

space in the kitchen and one stove and oven!) I will repeat the same workshop every

Wednesday, therefor 12 learners can enrol. These workshops will run every

Wednesday from 14h45 - 17h00 for 3 consecutive Wednesdays. (5, 12, 19 Oct).

The last workshop of the year will be the Baking Workshop, starting 26 October – 9

November, 14h45 – 17h00 (three consecutive Wednesdays). Only for Grade 5 - 6

learners. This workshop will also repeat 3 times. Each workshop costs R150.

You can enrol your child with me, letters will accompany the enrolment form before

the school closes on 23 September.

Have a wonderful time of rest and remember to allow your child to be creative!!!

Christelle Fourie

School Life

Term 3 has shown once again that time flies when you are having fun. We certainly

had much fun celebrating Founders’ Day this term. We had energetic young

runners who ran in their house colours, earning a lollipop each and some special

certificates and edible medals (chocolate medals are the best kind). We also had

our Senior Primary pupils decorating and pushing trolleys. They worked in groups

preparing for the big race and they can be very proud of themselves. The Grade 6

students won the overall trophy of the day for best trolley and spirit.

Everyone enjoyed the beautiful cakes that were brought in by each class. We have

some very talented bakers in our school.

1 September was a happy day with all the classes filled with flowers and the children

looking special wearing Spring-themed accessories.

The secretaries were also appreciated on Secretaries’ Day on 4 September. The

children prayed for them and blessed them with gifts and handmade cards.

We really appreciate the effort that the parents put into these special days, and we

enjoy having you join in the fun on the day.

Blessings,

Toni North

WINTER SPORT

TERM 3 - 2016

Dear Primary School Parents

Term three is done and dusted and once again, we can be truly

proud of our boys and girls, and importantly too, our committed

coaching “staff”. A heartfelt thanks from me to all of you for your

dedication and perseverance through this term, and year so far.

Each session with the kids provides another opportunity to plough

into them, not only in terms of sporting skills, but also their

attitudes, behavior, sportsmanship and teamwork. I continue to

look forward, with excited anticipation and hopefulness, that

together we will nurture and “produce” true sportsmen and

women, who will go out and shine His light in all areas of life.

Participate

Enjoy

Improve

Achieve

WINTER SPORTS

NEWSLETTER

Outside of the school sports programme, several of our boys and girls continued to succeed. A number

of our boys were recently awarded at club soccer level and it is always encouraging to hear that a few

of our boys were named as “Player of the season” for their respective club sides.

Joshua Bailey and Joshua Gerber were named amongst 50 boys from an initial 350 candidates who

made the Ajax First Touch Programme and started a four month intensive training routine in August.

We continue to follow their progress as we wait to hear whether they will eventually be chosen to

represent the Ajax u12 Premier football team.

As previously mentioned, Holly Gerber competed in the Cape District Trials in June in the age 7, Level

1 category where she got gold and came first overall with a 9.063 point average in all 4 disciplines: bar,

beam, floor and vault. She then went on in August to compete in the South Zone National Competition

in Uitenhage and managed a third overall position- in the country (in the same category), while also

being awarded with another gold medal and a point average of 9.088!

After having achieved 1st place with a gold medal in her club competition in May 2016, Cleo van Coller

was selected to compete in even bigger competitions. At the end of July the District trails were held at

the Western Cape Sports School. Cleo, a Level 5 gymnast, participated at this competition and

Holly Gerber at the recent South Zone

National Gymnastics competition, held in

Uitenhage.

achieved 3rd place on Beam, Floor and Bar and 1st place on Vault, securing her position at 2nd

overall. With that Cleo qualified for the Western Cape Championships in August.

At the championships she accomplished 3rd on Bar, 2nd on Floor & Vault and 1st on Beam, attaining

a 2nd position overall. With this Cleo will be representing the Western Cape Gymnastics team during

the first week of October at the SA Gym Games.

We wish you all the best Cleo, and congratulate all of our boys and girls.

Netball

Hanlie, Zendre and Mary-Ann continue to work together towards creating a new love for the game of

netball at El Shaddai and we can already see new life and interest in the sport. I was again privileged

to be able to watch our girls in various matches at the Bastion Primary School tournament earlier in the

term, in cold and partially wet conditions.

Cleo van Coller,

Gr4E, pictured here

in competition as a

level 5 gymnast.

The term ended with a season-end fun filled afternoon at the Brackenfell Indoor Arena where girls and

some of their brothers, coaches and parents took part in fun matches using the popular Indoor Netball

format and we look forward to further opportunities to expose our girls to this format of the game as

their skills and abilities are developed and improved.

Hockey

The hockey clinic, presented by Enhanced Sports was rescheduled from term 2 due to weather and we

were blessed with a clear, relatively warm evening on the 27th July. I am so grateful for the way things

worked out and for the participation by 75 El Shaddai hockey players on the night. I think the highlight

for me was the fact that 3 current South African players, and 5 Western Province players were on the

coaching team that night, including our very own Tarryn Glasby, who can also be seen on DSTV playing

in the newly launched PHL (Premier Hockey League). I trust that the clinic will be the start of many

great players to emerge from our ranks.

Our Junior Primary girls in

action at a term 3 tournament

held at Bastion Primary

School.

Special thanks again to Ilse, Amelia, Corne, Sam, Tobie, Annalise and Louwrika for their ongoing

support in coaching our teams of boys and girls, from u7 to u12. Overall, we had another successful

term with mixed results of losses, draws and wins, showing that we aim to strengthen our teams through

continued exposure to A-level opponents from neighbouring schools and areas.

The astro sessions on a Wednesday evening have continued in term 3 and will do so again in term 4.

The vision for these sessions is that with ongoing exposure to the playing surface, our boys and girls

will prove formidable opponents at astro-type tournaments and matches in coming seasons and years.

Coach Tobie in strategic

discussions with the U11/12

combined girl’s side who played

against Durbanville High School’s

A-side during August.

Tarryn Glasby

ESCS past pupil

and current South

African women’s

hockey player

and Enhanced

Sports coach /

ambassador,

surrounded by

ESCS pupils at

the clinic held in

July.

Biathlon

The 2016 / 2017 Western Province Biathlon season has started and will continue in term 4 (2016) and

term 1 (2017). A few upcoming event dates are included in the term 4 calendar below.

We had a turnout of 12 Primary School athletes at the first event of the season and after the results

were released, ESCS was placed at number 1 (Primary School division), out of 24 schools who

competed on the day.

We recently competed in the

annual Paul Roos Gymnasium

Boys U12 Hockey Cup, held over

two days in August, with a team of

6 x U12 and 4 x U11 boys, and

finished 7th overall. Phillip Jeftha

was missing from the squad due to

illness and we truly missed his skill

and flair.

The 2017 tournament has already

been confirmed for 1st and 2nd

September 2017 and I hope to

improve on our results next year.

The format follows a middle-distance run and swim and the distances for the two events are dependent

on age category. I strongly encourage more participation in this sport over the season and welcome

any questions in this regard. All boys and girls are welcome and if your child has missed one or both of

the two completed league fixtures so far, they are welcome to participate at any stage of the season.

Visit the WP Biathlon at www.wpbiathlon.co.za for all the information, results, maps, distances and

point tables, as well as other related links.

Fourth Term – 2016

Our summer sport practices will re-commence on the first day of the term, Monday 3rd October 2016

and will end off on Saturday 12th November, when we will officially close off all sporting activities and

events for the year, just in time for the start of final examinations in the senior Primary School.

Please see the table below with a few important term 4 sporting dates to diarise and remember.

Date Event Venue Grades Time

Sat 1 Oct Biathlon Stellenberg HS & Fairmont HS Gr 1 - 12 9h15

Mon 3 Oct Practices start ESCS fields Gr 1 - 6

Sat 8 Oct Snr Primary field events training

ESCS fields Gr 4 - 6 9h00 – 11h00

Sat 8 Oct Biathlon Stellenberg HS & Fairmont HS Gr 1 - 12 10h15

Wed 12 Oct Inter House Hockey Bellville Astro Gr 1 - 6 16h55 – 19h00

Thu 13 Oct Inter House Netball ESCS Netball court Gr 1 - 6 14h55 – 17h00

Sat 15 Oct Inter House Athletics – Field events

ESCS fields Gr 4 - 6 8h30 – 12h30

Sat 22 Oct Biathlon Interprovincial (PE)

Port Elizabeth By invitation

Thu 27 Oct Inter House Athletics – Track events

Parow Stadium Gr 1 - 6 8h00 – 14h00

Sat 5 Nov Biathlon Parel Vallei Gr 1 - 12 9h15

Sat 12 Nov Biathlon Table View PS Gr 1 - 12 9h15

Cricket match fixtures for the u7 to u9’s, as well as the u11 and u13 teams, will be confirmed at the

start of the term.

As mentioned before, I am also trying to arrange a few catch up netball matches for the girls and will

keep you updated via Hanlie.

Sincere thanks and regards

Lee Topper

Sport coordinator: Primary School

pssport@escs.org.za