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From the Helm College Moment P1 [email protected] www.dgc.co.za Issue #93 Recently, I watched an interview where Brené Brown spoke of the relaonship between joy and gratude. Her findings from her research were unexpected. She found that those who pracce a tangible pracce of gratude, invite joy into their lives. This made me think – how intenonal am I at being grateful? I have begun a gratude journal, and it is incredible how many small, seemingly insignificant things occur each and every day that are worthy of gratude. Reflecng on Term 1 in the Senior Primary, we have an enormous amount to be grateful for. We started the year in what felt like a brand new building – new carpets and lockers changed the face of our school. What a privilege to work in such a beauful space! We also have a brand new vision for our school, which was shared with our parents at the beginning of the term. Understanding our greater mission unites us as a team and helps tremendously in remembering why we do what we do. Educaon is extremely excing! Part of our vision is for our school to become an accred- ited ‘Thinking School’, and our Drive Team launched a wonderfully engaging assembly to our girls (I wonder who saw DJ Key-Dawg’s appearance on the DGC Facebook page?). As I see our first thinking tool, Thinking Maps, slowly becoming more embedded into our syl- labus, I am reminded how enormously grateful I am to our teachers for their hard work and commitment in creang a relevant, 21st century curriculum for our girls. ‘Grit’ has become part of our language in the Senior Primary, and a definite highlight of the term has been seeing our swimmers being rewarded for their relentless effort in their training over the past 12 months. Their improved results this year are amazing! I am enormously proud of them, and we have all been able to learn valuable lessons of perseverance from these girls and their coaches. I am so grateful that I get to do what I do, in this place, at this me, with these people. #SoMuchJoy I wish all our families a wonderful, resul holiday and look forward to welcoming everybody back in Term 2. Wendy Laatz Head of Senior Primary Some of our JP girls who parcipated in the Inter-School Gala, on Tuesday. 13 March 2020
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From the Helm
College Moment
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Issue#93
Recently, I watched an interview where Brené Brown spoke of the relationship between joy and gratitude. Her findings from her research were unexpected. She found that those who practice a tangible practice of gratitude, invite joy into their lives.
This made me think – how intentional am I at being grateful? I have begun a gratitude journal, and it is incredible how many small, seemingly insignificant things occur each and every day that are worthy of gratitude.
Reflecting on Term 1 in the Senior Primary, we have an enormous amount to be grateful for. We started the year in what felt like a brand new building – new carpets and lockers changed the face of our school. What a privilege to work in such a beautiful space!
We also have a brand new vision for our school, which was shared with our parents at the beginning of the term. Understanding our greater mission unites us as a team and helps tremendously in remembering why we do what we do. Education is extremely exciting! Part of our vision is for our school to become an accred-ited ‘Thinking School’, and our Drive Team launched a wonderfully engaging assembly to our girls (I wonder who saw DJ Key-Dawg’s
appearance on the DGC Facebook page?). As I see our first thinking tool, Thinking Maps, slowly becoming more embedded into our syl-labus, I am reminded how enormously grateful I am to our teachers for their hard work and commitment in creating a relevant, 21st century curriculum for our girls.
‘Grit’ has become part of our language in the Senior Primary, and a definite highlight of the term has been seeing our swimmers being rewarded for their relentless effort in their training over the past 12 months. Their improved results this year are amazing! I am enormously proud of them, and we have all been able to learn valuable lessons of perseverance from these girls and their coaches.
I am so grateful that I get to do what I do, in this place, at this time, with these people. #SoMuchJoy
I wish all our families a wonderful, restful holiday and look forward to welcoming everybody back in Term 2.
Wendy LaatzHead of Senior Primary
Some of our JP girls who participated in the Inter-School Gala, on Tuesday.
13 March 2020
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Junior Primary
The Grade 00 girls celebrated the end of their ‘colour’ theme by having a 'Rainbow Day'. The girls (and teach-ers!) dressed up in beautiful rainbow colours. Many rainbow activities were enjoyed by all, and the day ended with a delicious rainbow picnic with foods reflecting the special colours of the rainbow.
We use a multi-sensory approach to learning sounds. We have so much fun in Grade R!
The Grade 2s had such an amazing morning spending time with their "brothers" at Clifton. They watched a show called ‘Under the Sea’ and learnt about the pollution of our oceans in a fun and interactive way. A great time was had with Busy Ballers – playing active games and fun activities whilst working together with the Clifton boys. An enjoyable morning was had by all! Thank you to Clifton for being such wonderful hosts!
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High School
Senior Primary
Grade 7 girls promoting the ‘International Day of Happiness’ theme at their assembly.
Most improved swimmers of the week. Well done, girls!
Most valuable netball players of the week. Well done, girls!
The Associated Boardof the Royal Schools of Music Certificates 2019 were awarded to Sophia Kidson (passed Grade 3 Piano) and MisharaNaidoo (passed Grade 3 Piano with Merit).
Congratulations to our girls who were selected for 1st Team Hockey! Our 1st Team Captain is Jenna Stichelbout, and Vice-Captains are BB Mzimela and Gabriella Gervasoni.
Congratulations to our Hockey 1st Team who have once again qualified for the final. Great start to the Spar KZN Hockey Tournament. Well played, girls!
Twina Chawla’s short story, ‘Ubuntu’ I am because we are, was amongst the 78 short stories selected from 250 entries. Her short story has been published in a book titled, Africa, where the Magic is!Twina has donated this book to our library. Well done and thank you, Twina. We are so proud of you!
The 2020 SP Orchestra leader (left): Nilashri Naidoo and Orchestra Deputy-Leader(right): Anika Naidoo. Congratulations, girls!
Certificates of participation were awarded to our two teams of contestants in the Kids’ Lit Quiz held at College on 25 February. Team 1 was also awarded certificates for being placed 3rd amongst 39 participating schools and 156contestants. Well done, girls! A wonderful achievement.
We are so proud of all our A and B Team swimmers who participated in the 'A' and 'D' D&D Galas. Well done for all your efforts, perseverance and commitment and the fantastic set of results. The A Team achieved a 3rd place and the B Team won the gala.
Meet our Staff
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Janet-Marié Venter - High School Afrikaans TeacherI grew up and matriculated in Pinetown. Thereafter, I moved to Pretoria where I studied Fine Arts, Journalism and eventually did my Honours in Afrikaans.
Coming from a family of many teachers (my mom is a retired Afrikaans teacher), I never specifically “planned” to follow a career in Education. Towards the end of my Honours year, I was asked to man the phone at the Afrikaans Department for a few minutes (I was a tutor at the university and this was sometimes necessary when the secretary left her desk for any reason). With my final exams looming, I had NO idea what I was going to do the following year. Call it divine intervention/fate/a case of good luck, but I was soon going to receive a phone call that would change my life forever (and also change my status from potentially jobless to ‘first-year Afrikaans F.A.L. teacher’, or ‘Juffrou’ - a title that I have held ever since).
Before moving back to KwaZulu-Natal at the end of 2016, I taught at a co-ed school for about six years, then at an all-girls school for two years and English in Mokpo, South Ko-rea for one year. Back in Durban, I was employed at an all-boys school for one year, but realised that I missed the interaction and energy of a girls school, so I was very happy to start my journey here at Durban Girls’ College.
I currently reside in Manor Gardens and am interested in natural health practices, aro-matherapy and sustainable living. My hobbies include upcycling items bought at charity shops, travelling to exotic destinations, cooking marmalade and reading books (mostly fiction – both English and Afrikaans).
My dream since childhood has always been to, one day, see the Loch Ness Monster.
From our ChaplainA good response to times of trouble or anxiety is to call out to God as the Psalmists did. You may wish to make this prayer, by Kerry Weber (Executive Editor: America Magazine), the echo of your heart:
[Lord] Jesus, come to our aid now, in the midst of the global spread of the coro-navirus, that we may experience your healing love. Heal those who are sick with the virus; may they regain their strength and health through quality medical care. Heal us from our fear, which prevents nations from working together and neighbours from helping one another. Heal us from our pride, which can make us claim invulnerability to a disease that knows no borders.
Be with the families of those who are sick or have died. As they worry and grieve, defend them from illness and despair. May they know your peace. Be with the doctors, nurses, researchers and all medical professionals who seek to heal and help those affected and who put themselves at risk in the process. May they know your protection.
Be with the leaders of all nations. Give them the foresight to act with charity and true concern for the well-being of the people they are meant to serve. Give them the wisdom to invest in long-term solutions that will help prepare for or prevent future outbreaks. May they know your peace, as they work together to achieve it on earth. Whether we are home or abroad, surrounded by many people suffering from this illness or only a few, stay with us as we endure and mourn, persist and prepare. In place of our anxiety, give us your peace.
Michelle Edgcumbe
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From our Sports DeskValue #4 - Enjoyment
Sport enjoyment is the most important and most studied positive emotion in youth, adolescent and elite sport. Early youth sport research found that 'fun' was one of the most important reasons given by athletes for choosing to participate in sports and lack of fun was the primary reason for dropping out. Significant sources of enjoyment come from being in a team with peers, positive interactions, building friendships and supporting each other. The other significant source comes from their parents and coaches, where they find it enjoyable to bring pleasure and pride through demonstrating their talent. But, it is the lack of pressure and unrealistic performance expectations of parents which leads to greater enjoyment.
Our annual SP Parents vs Daughters Swimming Gala and party was a great source of enjoyment to end what has been a highly successful term for our swimmers. We had 66 girls that formed part of our SP Swimming Team this term, and it has been amazing to see the culture and love for swimming that has developed.
SENIOR PRIMARY RESULTS
KZN Dressage Awards Sienna Setzkorn attended the KZN Dressage Awards on 7 March 2020 and was awarded the following for her performance in dressage for 2019:•VL for Children's Prelim Level Riding Hot Fudge•Runner-Up VL for Children's Novice Level Riding Saratoga My FairLady•2nd place in Children's Prelim Section of the 2019 DSA NationalChallenge•1st place in Pony Rider/Children's Prelim National Team Challenge ofthe 2019 DSA National Challenge
Karate Certificates •Kyra Jacobs: Achieved the Green & Stripe Grade•Leiah Essack & Bibi Aisha Motala: Achieved the Blue & Stripe Grade
Creative Writing AwardTwina Chawla’s short story: ‘Ubuntu’ I am because we are, was amongst the 78 short stories selected from 250 entries. Her short story has been published in a book titled, Africa, where the Magic is!Twina has donated this book to our library. Well done and thank you, Twina. We are so proud of you!
Action Netball•U10 vs Virginia lost 9-3•U11 vs Kuswag lost 12-7•U12 vs Crawford North Coast drew 12-12•U13 vs Northlands lost 12-9
HockeyCongratulations to the following girls who have made the Durban Central Hockey teams:U13A•Lara Mervis•Erin Moodley•Julia Butcher•Casey Macleod-Henderson•Sarah-Anne Pender-SmithU13B•Megan Roberts•Isabella Fletcher•Olivia VersterU12•Inez Letschert•Isabella Stephenson•Sipha Ngcobo•Emily Macqueen•Hannah Savage•Shreya Subramoney
HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
DanceHolly Munks has been awarded her Level 4 Certificate in Vocational Graded Examination in Dance – Advanced 1 Tap with distinction, by the Imperial Society Dance Examinations Board, London. Congratula-tions, Holly, on this wonderful achievement.
PoolErin Lazarus keeps on achieving new levels of success as she takes on new challenges. At the recent National Blackball Feder-ation South African Championships in Bloemfontein, in February, Erin achieved the following:•Gold medal for best provincial player in the SA NB Championship•Silver medal for the Team Event KZN 1 Ladies•Erin made the Ladies Protea Squad and placed 6th to play in theupcoming World Championships in Australia in November 2020. Shebecomes the youngest Protea Squad Lady Player. We are immenselyproud of you. Your gracious spirit and clear focus and determinationwill take you far. Good luck as you prepare for this internationaltournament, later this year!
Action NetballResults Summary:•2nd Team vs Ridge Park: won 14-8•U16A vs Westville Girls’ High: won 28-8•U14A vs Our Lady of Fatima: won 24-4•1st Team vs Curro Mount Richmore: won 23-22•U16A vs Inanda Seminary: won 16-11•U15A vs Our Lady of Fatima: won 25-2
1st Team HockeyThe 1st Team Hockey competed in the Annual Regional Tournament for the Spar Hockey Challenge. This year, DGC hosted the event and it was a wonderful day of fun, skills and good sportsmanship. Congrat-ulations to the DGC 1st Team who have once again qualified for the final. Still the only school in the competition to do so, since its incep-tion! Congratulations!
Result Summary•1st Team vs Durban Girls’ High: won 1-0•1st Team vs St Henry’s Marist College: won 1-0•1st Team Inanda Seminary: won 5-0•1st Team vs Ridge Park: won 9-0•1st Team vs Durban Girls’ High: won 1-0
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ST TEAM HOCKEY Congratulations to the following girls who were selected for the 1st Team Hockey:•Lara Jacobsz•Bianca Borrageiro•Erin Watson•Danni Wiseman•Amanda Holmes•Jenna Stichelbout•Gabi Gervasoni•Keara Dunford•Julia Burnett•Olivia Sharratt•Bulelwa Mzimela•Nicole Hume•Jodi Smart•Elizabeth Modola•Grace Macquet•Chelsey O’Brien
SENIOR PRIMARY RESULTS
The following girls were invited to perform at the SASMT HighAchievers Concert at St Mary’s on Sunday, 08 March:•Nandini Gangaram, Alaya Singh, Hiranya Pillay, Anjali RamdhaniNandini was awarded the trophy for highest Trinity marks Grade 1 to 3 and also the Rose Matier Memorial Junior Trophy (Grade 1-5 highest marks of Trinity, ABRSM and Unisa).
HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
Music Exam Results Victoria Parkes passed ABRSM Grade 6 Piano with Distinction.
AchievementsThe following girls were invited to perform at the High Achievers Concert at St Mary’s on Sunday, 8 March 2020:•Niwedita Bhatta (Gr11) – for achieving the highest mark in Grade 7 and 8 Piano, Trinity Guildhall London. She was also awarded the Rose Matier Memorial Senior Trophy.•Victoria Parkes (Gr9) – for achieving the highest mark in Grade 4 to 6 Flute and Piano, ABRSM.
From our Sports Desk
From our MusicDepartment
The Week Ahead16 March - 22 March 2020 Monday 16
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Day 6JP: No extra-murals this weekSP: Extra-mural Music activities as per usual except for Music Theory Gr 3/SP/HS: 07h30-08h00: Easter Service Rehearsal: Centenary Hall SP: 08h00-08h30: Term 1 Celebration Assembly: Lecture Theatre HS: 13h00: Inter-House Gala: DGCSP: 14h30-17h30: Parent Interviews: Miller Grove Building
Day 7JP: Birthday Girl Treats: ClassroomsJP: 07h30: Grade 2 Music Module: JP Blue StepsSP: 14h30-17h30: Parent Interviews: Miller Grove BuildingHS: 14h45-15h45: Bio Science Olympiad Global: Mrs Taylor’s LabHS: 17h00: Movie Night: SP Peace Garden16h00: DGC BOG Meeting: Trust House
Day 8Gr 3/SP/HS: 07h30-08h00: Easter Service Rehearsal: Centenary HallJP: 08h30: DGC/Clifton Gala: DGCSP: 18h00: SP & HS Marimba Concert: Centenary Hall
Day 907h30-08h00: “Parents Who Pray”: College House07h30-08h00: Easter Service & Whole School Assembly: Centenary HallHS: 09h00-14h00: Blood Drive: Miller Grove BuildingHS: 12h00: Grade 10 – 12 Drama Theatre Outing: MichaelhouseJP/SP: Last Day of school for Term 1: Normal closing times
Day 10JP/SP: 08h00-14h00: Staff Training – “Harvard Visible Thinking Routines”: Centenary Hall HS: Deadline: Scholarship AcceptanceHS: 10h30: AssemblyHS: 11h00: Break-Up Day
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The hard days are the best because that’s where champions are made.
– Gabby Douglas“ “
