Snippets January 2020

January 2020

SNIPPETS PRETORIA HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS Click here for more photos

By Mrs Cÿrus and Neha Singh Despite the day being long, the girls cheered whole-heartedly
to support their peers on the track.
Girls' High's annual Inter-House Athle cs Day was held at the
L C de Villiers Stadium for the very first me on 21 January. Towards the la er part of the event, Matrics ran a 200m race,
This enabled us to compete in all the many field events. The accompanied by Mrs Erasmus. A er the relays when points
stands were filled with an abundance of energy, enthusiasm had been calculated, Van Zyl was announced the winners (by
and spirt. far) of the athle cs mee ng and Athlone were the very
worthy winners of the Spirit Cup.
The girls were entertained throughout the day. In the
morning, while the long -distance races were being run, the
ladies enjoyed dance rou nes from the cheerleaders of each
house. When energy levels started to flag, the DJ played a few
popular songs to cheer everyone up.

Everybody was quite delighted, at lunch me, to have such a
variety to choose from. The pizza stall and the chip and
lemonade stalls were very well supported and there was
enough to ckle all tastebuds.

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GRADE 8 CAMP AND ORIENTATION

By Fern Dile ante zip-lined and played volleyball. House flags were created
for their Form Classes. Not even a night hike could quell the
Orienta on began on Monday, 13 January. For the Grade excitement and camaraderie and there were loud whispers
8s, this meant that they all received tui on on the many and giggles as lifelong friendships were forged at night in
nooks and crannies that make this Grand Old Lady (the the dormitories.
school building). The young ladies were divided into their
Houses; they met their RLCs and Form Teachers and they The girls returned feeling exhausted, hungry, dirty and
were taken on a tour of the school. much more unified than when they had le on the Tuesday.
It was a far cry from the long, green dresses and shiny black
The next day the Grade 8s le for a one-night stay at shoes in which they started their high school careers.
Warthog Inn. They played games in their new Houses, raced
around, built “farms”, splashed through obstacle courses,

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CELLO AND SAXOPHONE CAMP

By Mrs Rossouw canoeing, between prac ses.

The Cello and Saxophone Camp was a weekend that will Friday evening's program included some cra s and learners
never be forgo en! Learners kicked off with rehearsal on made bracelets with Mrs van der Merwe. On Saturday, a er
Friday at school. The rehearsals con nued for the dura on dinner, the team enjoyed one other's company whilst
of Saturday at Klein Paradys Caravan Resort. Of course, decora ng cupcakes. Bonds and friendships were made
there was me for some fun with swimming, slides and forever, whilst having fun in a beau ful se ng.

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BUXTON RELAY TEAM LADIES NORTHERN

The Buxton relay team, consis ng of Tyla Brand, Chelsey TITANS CRICKET
Adams, Bavu Mhlonyane, Bonolo Moabi and Tshowa
Katumba, Congratula ons to Aimee Perfect. Aimee captained
the U16 Ladies Northern Titans Cricket Team and they
has been the winning relay team at the Inter-House Athle cs did very well in their tournament at the end of last year
for their age group from Grade 8 all the way through to Grade (despite almost mel ng during the heatwave).
12. This is an achievement that will surely go down in the Northern Titans won 4 and lost 3.
PHSG record books. Well done, ladies! You have made your
house very proud! Aimee also got called up to the U19 Ladies’
Tournament which was to take place in Nelspruit but,
unfortunately, was rained out.

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TOP 10 MATRICS
2019

Congratula ons to the 2019 Matrics on their LEHLOGONOLO LETSHELA KAYLA STROUD
outstanding results! 286 Candidates achieved 417 7 Dis nc ons, 93.7% Average 7 Dis nc ons, 91.4% Average
Dis nc ons and 91.5% achieved access to apply for a
Bachelor's Degree (Entrance to University Degree
Course). We had a 99,3% pass rate.

One learner achieved 8 Dis nc ons, six learners
achieved 7 Dis nc ons and nine learners achieved 6
Dis nc ons.

PHSG MATRIC
3RD IN GAUTENG

We could not be prouder of Lehlogonolo Letshela. SANDY SOE KELEBOGILE RATSOANA
7 Dis nc ons, 89.6% Average 7 Dis nc ons, 88.9% Average
This phenomenal young lady was invited to a end the
“Announcement of 2019 Matric Results Ceremony”.
Lehlogonolo was awarded third place in Gauteng for her
outstanding Matric Results (her average was an
astonishing 93.7%) by Gauteng Premier, David Makhura
and Minister of Basic Educa on, Angie Motshekga.

Well done, Lehlogonolo!

MIA JANSE VAN RENSBURG SAVANNAH CARVALHEIRO
8 Dis nc ons, 88.1% Average 7 Dis nc ons, 88% Average

REBEKKA BÖHMER ASANTE TSHWANE
6 Dis nc ons, 87.9% Average 7 Dis nc ons, 87.3% Average

MICHELLE CAZALET KARABO MALETE
6 Dis nc ons, 87.1% Average 6 Dis nc ons, 86.1% Average

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MUSIC TEACHER CONCERT

4Click to watch the video

By Jasmine Beeforth rendi on of “Sing,Sing,Sing” presented by Ms Sithole on
drums, Mrs Rossouw on piano and Mrs Deadnam playing
On 27 January, all PHSG music girls and their parents were saxophone. The jubilant concert ended with a wis ul
invited to an enjoyable evening of music as well as an rendering of “The Prayer” sung by Ms Bredenkamp and Ms
opportunity to have music as a subject, explained. Grimbeek.

The first performance was a vigorous portrayal of Minuet A very informa ve presenta on convinced all who were not
from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik performed by the String yet playing instruments, of the enormous benefits of
Quintet which included Mrs Hohls and Mrs Lee on violin, Ms MUSIC!
Sokolova-Popov playing cello, Ms Olivier on viola and Ms
Po as playing double bass. This was followed by a bright

PHSG BOASTS BEST AFRIKAANS AND
CONSUMER STUDIES DEPARTMENTS

Afrikaans Department Consumer Studies Department

Congratula ons to our Afrikaans and Consumer Studies Departments for being chosen by the GDE as the best
departments in those subjects in our District. We are excep onally proud of these fantas c and passionate teachers.

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STAFF NEWS IN LOVING MEMORY

February Birthdays By Fawn Dile ante
5 - Mrs Pike
6 - Mr Ramasetlha on 30 January, the school paid tribute to a long-
7 - Mrs Dowlath standing ground staff member who passed away
17 - Mrs Le Riché suddenly before Christmas. Mr Makonjane was a
18 - Ms Kolbe-Rossouw cheerful worker and driver for whom no request was
20 - Mrs Benzien too cumbersome. Because he resided on the
28 - Mrs Holzhäusser property, he was generously available at all hours.
28 - Mrs Muller
A er having been diagnosed with diabetes a few
Welcome years ago, Mr Makonjane successfully learned to live
with it but in the last while, he
Hostel Staff Musa Maluleke suffered with a weakening of his
sight. Late last year, a successful
· Ms Kawa eye opera on li ed our spirits
and another opera on was
· Ms Malatji scheduled for 2020. Sadly, this
did not come to pass.
· Ms Kutu
Our sincere condolences to
· Ms Mabotja his wife and sons who have
to face a future without
Academic Staff
Mr Piet Makonjanetheirlovedone.
· Mrs Basson – Mathema cs 12 May 1960 - 22 December 2019

· Ms Burger – Mathema cs MMA NKADIMENG'S

· Mr du Plessis – Visual Art & Design RETIREMENT PICNIC

· Mrs Ellis - English By Fawn Dile ante

· Mrs Klopper – History A er more than 20 years of diligent service to PHSG and to the
hostel, in par cular, Mma Rosina le our premises on the last
· Mrs Kolbe – Rossouw - Afrikaans day of January for a well-earned re rement. We were all
astounded to learn that this loyal staff member followed in the
· Ms Langtree – English footsteps of her husband, who also served as chef in the hostel
kitchens.
· Mrs Nowak – Life Orienta on
The boarders and the staff sang her well-deserved praises and
· Ms le Roux – subs tute Music Teacher handed over gi s a er which everyone tucked into picnic food
(s cky drums cks, watermelon slices and fruit juice.)
Farewell
Mr Manyala re red a er 36 years of service on the We all felt privileged to share this wonderful occasion with Mrs
Estate team and Mrs Nkadimeng re red a er 20 years Nkadimeng.
of service to the Hostels. We wish them all the best in
their re rement!

Condolences
Sadly, Mr Mokanyane from Estate, passed away
during December. Staff and learners already sorely
miss his cheerful disposi on. We extend our deepest
sympathies to Ms Cÿrus on the passing of her
daughter and Mrs Mare on the passing of her
grandfather.

Congratula ons Mrs
Congratula ons to Mr Snyman who got married in Nkadimeng
December. Mrs Klopper, who is new to the PHSG
family, also got married in December. Mrs van
Tonder's daughter, Louise became engaged during
the holidays. Love was definitely in the air for PHSG
staff!

Mrs Maluleke, from recep on, gave birth to her son,
Musa on 13 December. Congratula ons to Mrs
Maluleke, may the new addi on to your family bring
you much joy.

Mrs Gillomee passed all 6 subjects of her B.Ed
Honours for Curriculum Studies in Consumer
Sciences, two of them with dis nc on. We are very
proud of her!

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REPORTING STRUCTURES
FOR PARENTS AND LEARNERS

SUBJECT EXTRA MURAL DISCIPLINE RELATED QUERY
RELATED QUERY RELATED QUERY

SUBJECT TEACHER COACH / FORM TEACHER TEACHER
LIAISON TEACHER

HEAD OF SUBJECT SPORT / CULTURAL / CLUB / FORM ORGANISER FORM ORGANISER
SERVICE ORGANISER
HEAD OF GRADE EXECUTIVE HAIR & UNIFORM COMMITTEE
DEPARTMENT HEAD OF SPORT / CULTURE /
CLUB / SERVICE

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: DEPUTY PRINCIPAL:
ACADEMICS EXTRA & CO-CURRICULAR OPERATIONS & DISCIPLINE OPERATIONS & DISCIPLINE

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RELATED QUERY STRUCTURES
ADMINISTRATIVE PASTORAL / ACADEMIC / DISCIPLINE
FORM TEACHER LEARNER QUERY
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FORM ORGANISER RCL
REPRESENTATIVE

GRADE EXECUTIVE SENIOR HOUSE MISTRESS SENIOR HOUSE MISTRESS RCL EXECUTIVE

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: LEARNER HEAD
PASTORAL & BOARDING PASTORAL & BOARDING PASTORAL & BOARDING OF RCL

PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL

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