Prep Newsletter No 7 2011
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1 July 2011
St Johns Preparatory SchoolSt Johns Preparatory SchoolHoughton
Tel: 011 645 3100/ 087 550473 Newsletter Number 7
01/07 Geography Assessment UIII & LIII
Hist/Geog/Science Assessments
LII - UII
Break up for Half Term
12/07 Rugby vs St Andrews (1st XV)
Squash vs St Andrews (U13A)
13/07 Hockey vs St Andrews (1st XI)
Rugby Matches vs Pridwin
15/07 Cross Country Meeting
16/07 Gaudy Day
18/07 Parents Information Evening: Music
19/07 Hair Inspection
Drama Show LII & UII
20/07 Rugby vs WHPS
Drama Show LII & UII
21/07 Academic Assessment Meeting - No
Extra -Murals
Drama Show LII & UII
22/07 UIII Market Day
Cross Country Meeting
27/07 Rugby Matches vs The Ridge
1st Team Rugby & Hockey Teams
Depart
29/07 Cross Country Meeting
Reports Go Home
Reminders from theDiary
From the Headmaster
St Johns College Shop
New opening times:
Monday & Thursday 7am to 3pm
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10am - 3pm
Im a great believer that any tool thatenhances communication has profound
effects in terms of how people can learn fromeach other, and how they can achieve the
kind of freedoms that theyre interested in.
Bill Gates
For this newsletter I would like to do somethinga little different. I have decided that instead ofwriting to you the parents, I would like to writean open letter, directed specifically to the boys.All I ask is that over the mid-term break you
make sure your son has a chance to read it
I will be in London for the International BoysSchools Coalition Conference during the weekafter the mid-term break. Margot Long andNicky Sulter will be presenting action researchpapers at the conference and I wish them all ofthe very best. Karen Maitland will also be therein preparation for her research paper in 2012,as will Brigitte Taylor who is accompanying her
husband, Warwick.
Patrick Lees
Last match of the season
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Dear Men of St Johns Prep
As you read this letter, I hope that you all are having a wonderful and relaxing time withyour family during this mid-term break. You may find it a bit strange that I am writing toyou, but far too often, as teachers and parents, we are too busy telling you to do thingsthat we dont think you are doing correctly, rather than talking to you about the things
that really matter.
So, in an effort to correct that, I would like you all to know how proud I am to be theHeadmaster of St Johns Prep and that it is 100% down and due to every single one ofyou being part of this school. You all play a major role in making it such a special place. I
also want you to know that for me it is not important that you get 80% in every subject, orpass your music exam with distinction, or play in any of the A Sports Teams. If you do,thats fantastic and you are to be congratulated. If you dont, remember what isimportant is that you give of your very best in everything you do - and enjoy it. Rememberthat no one can be good at everything and, probably more importantly, no one is good atnothing! Every single person has some special quality - that potential just needs to beuncovered. The challenge for you is to make sure you know what your strengths are andto keep striving towards the goals you have set foryourself. If you normally get 50% in asubject, strive towards a 60% mark; if you play in a C team, play with as much pride andskill as if you were playing for a national team; if you play a musical instrument, practice
twice as much and twice as hard; if you greet one person on your way into school, greet10 the possibilities are limitless.
My challenge to you is to read this letter and then to send me a reply email [email protected]. You can tell me anything: whether you are struggling withsomething; what your goals are going to be in the next term; what you love about StJohns or what you would like to see changed or introduced in the future; or simply howyour mid-term break is going and what you are doing. I promise to reply to every one ofyour emails when I get back and to answer your questions and hear your concerns. I
hope you have a fantastic and restful break Lux, Vita, Caritas!
Cheers.
Sir
(aka Mr Lees)
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Parenting 101Effective parenting has never been more important to a familys success than today. Properparenting shapes the coming generations, and the way the next generation will behave,affecting the world around them. History has taught us that parenting without a properfoundation tends to lead to confusion for any developing child.
That is why the task of trying to be a successful parent is so important and will be the mostimportant job of our lives. Knowing what healthy methods are best for our child during theparenting process is time consuming, but well worth the effort.
Discipline
Probably the most important and controversial parenting skill is discipline. We parents areconflicted over what type of discipline to apply at what time. Appropriate discipline for a two
year-old might not be appropriate or effective for a ten year-old or a teenager. The mostimportant piece of the discipline puzzle is determining who is in charge: the parents or thechild. This may sound simple, but in this day and age, the answer isn't always clear.
The fear of hurting a child's feelings or crushing his or her spirit coerces many parents intoallowing their children to rule the roost. Children need firm boundaries that come from clearand consistent parental discipline. Whether the method is redirection, time-outs, loss ofprivileges, grounding, or extra chores, it is crucial that we embrace our role to train ourchildren to become moral, respectable adults.
I feel that it is important that there are consequences for a childs actions, be they positive ornegative. Consequences allow the child to know immediately if his action was correct or not.
EducationThe ability to recognize that we are always teaching our children is one very valuable parentingskill. From the moment our children are born, they are learning from us. They learn that if theycry, we respond. If they pull our hair, we say, "ouch!" If they throw their cup on the floor, we
pick it up. As time goes on, we also teach them to walk, talk, get dressed, and say their A-B-C's.
As parents, we also have the responsibility to teach our children morals and values. We cannotdepend solely on the school to fulfil this important duty but when I see a child unable to
manage a situation, or struggling to behave well, I cannot help but think that he should be ableto fall back on what his parents have taught him. There are occasions when I feel very sorry forsome children, as their misbehaviour is not entirely their own fault; rather they lack thenecessary guidance on what the right thing is to do.
In conclusion, I would like to see the school and parents work in partnership with each other tothe benefit of each boy in our care. We see your son as a unique individual, and we would liketo form and shape him as best we can, in order that he may make a significant contribution tohis community one day. "Train up a child in the way he should go: And when he is old, he willnot depart from it." Proverbs 22:6.Talk to your son and teach him today, tonight and tomor-row. And the day after that. Forever. Please do not hesitate to contact me. I do look forward to
meeting you!
Craig Verdal-Austin
Second Master011 645 3116
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4CTea
10 June
U11A Soccer team were placed second at Wade
Foster Tournament
Ethan Chilvers Keir Mantzios
Dale Hallendorff Stefano Cavalieri
Michael Mackie Thamsanqa Mtizira-Nondo
Bradley Dunbar Travin Bouwer
Luca Allasio Brandon Vermeulen
Ciaran James Sean Jacobs
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24 June
Outstanding English and Afrikaans Assessment
Mpilo Mseleku and Colin Kinghorn
Outstanding Afrikaans Assessment
Lodewijk Volkersz and Sahil Harryprasadh
Zulu Assessment
Thando Myeza Matthew RobinsonHlumelo Mtshali Jack Gnodde
Gahle Letele Reabetswe May
Brandon MacKenzie Oliver Kieser
Excellent English Results
Merlin Love
Spelling Bee
Michael Norman Alex Harding
Devlin Hugo Katleho RamosediHelping in the Library
Michael Norman Ayrton Griffin-Ellis
Aidan Bellingan
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Chess Results
6th June
St Johns A vs Grayston
Seniors won 27 - 1
Juniors won 24 - 4
Overall won 51 - 5
Well done to the following boys who won both their games:
S Modi, M Berger, J Batzofin, E Baleni, O Kieser, B Thomas, T Grubb, D Harding,H Papageorgiou, D Lowu, L Pan, A Ionescu, N Moschides, S Gaffney, J West,
N Haripershad, B Milton, G Thompson and S Omand.
Inter-House Chess
Inter-house Chess, played on 20 June 2011 was very exciting. There was great housespirit and the boys took their games seriously. Thanks to the captains for organizing
their house teams.
Overall Results:
Tie 1st : Bousfield and Darragh with 30 points each 3rd : Carter 19 points
4th : Cullinan 17 points
St Johns B vs Roedean
Seniors won 23 - 9
Juniors won 23 - 5
Overall won 46 - 14
Karate
Christopher and Nicholas Ching took part in the KWFKaratenomichi South African Karate Championships heldon Saturday, 11 June 2011. Nicholas Ching won a goldmedal for advanced Kata, a silver medal for open Kata anda bronze for open Kumite. Christopher Ching won a silvermedal for open Kata. Well done, boys!
Joshua Vosloo won the South AfricanChampionships, held on Saturday, 11 June for Kumite. He will now go toJapan next year in May 2012, to compete
in the World Championships.
Well done, Joshua!
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Mountain Biking
Kevin Frew rode the 4th leg of the provisional crosscountry mountain bike champs at Rietvlei on the 12th of June.
He came 2nd in his age group. Well done Kevin!
St Johns 1st XI took part in the St Benedict's Soccer Tournament on Friday 10th June
and Saturday, 11 June 2011. The team made it to the quarter-final, losing 1 - 0 to
KEPS who were the eventual winners.
Gino Sanchez and Nicholas Hallendorff were selected to be part of the tournament
team. Well done, boys!
Byron Ledlie has been chosen to play for the Under 13BGauteng Provincial team. He will be representing his
province at a Squash tournament to be held inPietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal. Well done, Bryon!
Squash
The Southern Gauteng Hockey Tournament tookplace on 11th June. Well done to Murray Blair,Alex Bester, David Greeff and Timothy McKernan
who all took part. Well done, boys!
Soccer
Hockey
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Inter-House Quiz
Senior results:
Bousfield 67.5
Darragh 52.5
Cullinan 50
Carter 42
Overall results:
4th: Carter 99
3rd: Darragh 106.5
2nd Cullinan 110
1st Bousfield 123.5
Junior results:
Cullinan 60
Carter 57
Bousfield 56
Darragh 54
Music
Alexander Whitehead, UIIH, has been invited to take part in the Samro Hubert Van DerSpuy National Music competition. The competition will take place in September. Well
done, Alexander!
Kian Rose, UID, has qualified to represent South Africa in the U.S. Kids Golf World
Championship. Well done, Kian!
Golf
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Inter-House Soccer
Overall Results
1. Carter
2. Cullinan
3. Darragh
4. Bousfield
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Polar Bear Swim
The Extreme Explorers programme requires the boys to complete a polar bear swim.
To this end, some exceptionally courageous boys braved the depths of Long Walk
pool at 06:55 on the 27th June.
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EXTREME EXPLORERS: Upper III Solitaire Weekend at Kloofwaters
Eleven determined Upper III boys braved the early winter cold and travelled out toKloofwaters for a camping weekend and an opportunity for a second attempt to earn
their Solitaire Award for the Extreme Explorers Programme. This entails spending sixhours alone in the bush, from 14h00 until 20h00, with only your clothes, waterbottle, journal and one other item! The boys were stoical about the cold (even GrantFoley and Max and Gabriel Baard who thought it would be a good idea to wear shorts)and all of them made it through the six hours of solitude. When it got dark, AlexBrady perched on a rock, bravely wielding a big stick to fight off nocturnal marauders;Grant Foley moved into the burrow that he had created during the daylight hours;and the boys hunkered down until they were called.
The following morning, Steve and Smiley (Mike) from the Kloofwaters team took the
boys up to a nearby Kloof to do a big 35 metre abseil down into the Kloof, whichqualifies as the Adventure Activity Award for Extreme Explorers. All of the boyscompleted this, even those who were petrified. It was a great weekend, and special
thanks must go to the following:
Zach Muldoon and Gabriel Baard for their work in helping to arrange this trip. Kloofwaters for hosting us. The Bradys and Stuart Norman for assisting with transport.
The following boys took part and completed both Extreme Explorers Awards:
Zach Muldoon (organiser)Gabriel Baard (assistant organiser)Max BaardAlex BradyGrant FoleyThomas MattiuzzoGrant McDonaldMatthew NelsonMichael NormanAidan QuinnJames Vieyra
Brett Nicolson
Thomas Mattiuzzo Abseiling
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Grant Foleys
Burrow
Grant McDonald whiling away the hours
Spot Zachs solitaire spot!
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The Rock Climbing season is in full swing, with over 60 boys fromUII to UIII taking part in weekly climbing training sessions with
Mr Poco, Mr Nic and a group of coaches. They are learningclimbing techniques and safety skills, being challenged person-
ally, and having fun!
Congratulations to our captain and vice-captains for 2011:
Captain: Rhys Newton-Hill
Vice Captains: Matthew Nelson and Grant McDonald
Inter-School Climbing Competitions:
Twenty of the climbers have competed in two big inter-schools competitions atWonderWall Climbing Gym, facilitated by the participating schools in partnership with
the Gauteng Climbing League. Our boys have once again achieved outstanding results,
completely dominating the U13 Boys category 12 of the top 20 climbers were from St
Johns. The following boys have qualified to climb in the Gauteng Primary School Finals
on the 29th July:
NAME: INTER-SCHOOL RANKING:U13:
Matthew Robinson 1st!
Grant McDonald 3rd James Shelton 4thRhys Newton-Hill 6thMatthew Nelson 7th James Vieyra 13thChristopher Ching 14thMurray Blair 15thMax Baard 16thNeil Gultig 17thDavid Nolan 19thGabriel Baard 20th
U11:Alex Thiel 11thAntony Mason-Gordon 15th
Waterval Boven Rock Climbing Tour
Ten Prep climbers spent the June 16th long weekend camping and climbing at WatervalBoven, together with five climbers from The Ridge. Apart from being an incrediblybeautiful place, Boven boasts some of the best sport climbing in the country, and ourboys had a good taste of what it has to offer. They led and top-roped routes from grade
14 to grade 21, and up to heights of nearly 30 metres.
ROCK CLIMBING
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The boys who took part were:
UIII:
Grant McDonaldMatthew NelsonRhys Newton-HillJames SheltonJames Vieyra
LIII:
Murray BlairChristopher ChingNeil GultigMatthew RobinsonSeth Streeter
Thanks to Bruno Poco, Ryan and Nadia Butterworth, Marcus van der Hoven, CharlesFourie, Richard Mitchell and Hylton Goodwin for helping run this weekend, as well as
to Megan Nelson and Lesley Hill for helping to arrange the catering.
Well done, climbers you were awesome!
Brett Nicolson
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Lower II
The Lower II boys had to draw a man, based on use of directions. Eight cardinal points
were given to them. Here are the results:
By Ziyanda Manaway
By Janovin ScholtzBy Emin Yilmaz
By Nikhil Haripershad
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By Matthew Appleyard By Jack Stewart
By Daniel Fowlis By Rhys Jurgens
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Lower II
Simile Poems: An Autumnal Leaf
A smooth leaf
glides down
like a beautiful eagle
A powerful leaf
parachutes down
like a group of paratroops
A chocolaty leaf
melts down
like a peaceful drop of rain
By Thato Nthoroane
A silvery leaf
spinning down
like a spinning ballerinadancing on the stage
A colourful leaf
flying down
like a flying saucer in space
A star leaf
twirling down
like a frisby in the sky
By Bohlale Masala
A fragile leaf
floating down
like a star falling from the
night sky
A golden leaf
tumbling down like an eaglesoaring
A silvery leaft
fluttering down
like a space shuttle landing
on earth
By Wade Omisore
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Lower II
The Lower IIs have been thinking about Similes
Here are a few they have written
My teacher, Mr Bornman, is as kind as a wise turtle. Huzaifah Masood
My teacher, Mrs Trolese, is as strict as a mad lion. Liam Fowlis
My teacher, Mrs Trolese, is as joyful as a singing bird. Jack Montgomery
My teacher, Mr Martins, is as fast as a cheetah chasing a zebra. Ntokozo Dlamini
My friend Juliet is as beautiful as a butterfly on a flower. Max Milella
Pretzels are as crunchy as feet stomping on bones. Oliver De Sousa
Pizza is as lovely as a girl. James Rumsey
Dark as a cow at night. Austin Karan
Dark as the back of the moon. Matthew Levendig
Happy as a school boy on holiday. Rian Sadler
Happy as a dog running without a leash. Tarun Gupta
Smart as a calculator. Alistair Verhoogt
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Lower II
In Research Skills the Lower II boys have been exploring advertising. Here are someexamples of their own adverts for the Knights Theme.
By Caleb Buchel LIIV By Andrew Raney LIIV
By Milan Prioreschi LIIZ By Max Milella LIIT
By Jack Montgomery LIIT
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isiZulu
In isiZulu this term the Lower II boys have been learning about animals. To describe
their animal they made a mask and gave a speech. Here they are showing off theanimal masks that they made.
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Jock of the Bushveld Homegrown Animation
This is our very own Bushveld story in glorious, animated technicolour on the big
screen! Along with the Pre-prep and some Roedean girls, we were extremely privilegedto have Duncan McNellie, director of Jock, the animated version, speaking to us. Wewere shown a sneak preview of the movie and watched closely, the intricacies of theanimation process as well as how the music, including that of Johnny Clegg, wasselected to fit in with the story. The boys were fascinated by the way in which thevoices, including those of Bryan Adams and Helen Hunt, were added to the characters.Duncan regaled us with many tales of his experiences in Los Angeles rubbing shoulders
with the rich and famous.
Our Upper II boys have been reading Jock of the Bushveldand have created their own
comic strips of an event in the story. These were presented as a thank-you gift toDuncan. Inspired by these works of art, a competition for the best Jock graphic novelhas been initiated by the film-makers. http://www.jock-animation.com/
Judging from the audiences enthusiastic response to the talk, come the opening of thefilm on the local circuit on 29th July, there will certainly be many St Johns boys queu-
ing to watch it!
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Upper II
Graphic novel pages inspired by the Upper II literature study of Jock of the Bushveldthis term.
By Thomas Deppe and Nicholas Lansdown
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By Garyn Berry and Alexander Thiel
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Upper II
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By Brendan Thomas and Anthony Mason-Gordon
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Upper II
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By Bradley Dunbar, Samuel Shumba, Takudzwa Kudzurunga, Thendo Mudauand Michael Smith
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Upper II
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By Tristan Mattiuzzo, Michael Mackie, Ethan Roets and Andrew Ray
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Upper II
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Lower III Family History
My fathers family geographic history starts in Centre of Italy, in a green, mountainRegion called Abruzzo. My dads father, Gabriele Di Giacomo, was a bright young,multidisciplinary qualified Electrical Plants Engineer from The University of the
Sudies in Rome and from The Politecnico in Milan.
He had always desired to work overseas, particularly in Southern Africa, where theelectrical generation, transmission and distribution was still in its pioneer stage with
huge development potential.
After several power lines built successfully in Europe, my grand-father was appointed,by a well-known World Wide Company (SAE), as Executive Director for the Construction
of overhead transmission lines in Southern Africa.
In this position, from 1955 he established the activity in South Africa where he,between 1956 and 1960, was appointed the Chief Executive of the Rhodesian PowerLines (Pty) Ltd which (supported by the South African Company and SAE Italy)tendered successfully for the supply and construction of the transmission lines related
to the Electrical Kariba Project.
The High Voltage power lines scheme built from the Kariba Dam in Zimbabwe towards
South Africa included, between others, the Kariba-Karoi-Sinoia, Sinoia-Northon, SinoiaSalisbury (Harare), Northon-Salisbury (Harare), Northon-Bulawayo (approx. 2000 kms).
Lake Kariba extends about 280 km and the mighty Zambesi river took more than four years to fill the lake created by the Kariba Dam (where powerful hydroelectric
generating turbines produce ~ 1200 MW of electric power).
My dads parents were on the stage with the Queen Mother, who officially inaugurated
the first phase of works in May 1960.
My dad was born in Harare in 1958. From Zimbabwe my dads parents moved toAustralia (Sydney) and, after a few years, they moved to North Italy where my dad also
became an engineer, as his father.After their wedding, my parents moved to Johannesburg for good (!!!), where I was born
in 1999. By Claudio Giacomo LIIIF
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Lower III
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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 juniorboys. 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 notnormally 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 [email protected]
ItalianLanguage
LessonsSmall age appropriate classes and individual tuition
offered outside school hours at St Johns.
Experienced mother-tongue graduate teacher usingcommunicative method of conversation, maintaining
cultural ties for solid IEB foundation.
Contact Lisabetta on 082 682 2859 or
EXTRA ZULU
LESSONS
Lower III and Upper III boys.
Every Thursday 13h45
Upper III Mrs Mashele
All Welcome
Hair Dee-Lite 082 462 6813/011 648 6367
Dee offers excellent work for the whole family,
competitive prices and the added
convenience of being on campus.
Modern cuts, colours (from R300) and hi-lites.
Kids R50
7 Elm Street (Opposite Rice Field)
Open Tuesday to Friday
08h00 - 17h00
Saturday 08h00 - 13h00
EXTRA MATHS
LESSONSLower III & Upper III boys in Mrs Jean Clarences
classroom
Every Thursday 13h45 All Welcome
Extra Math Lessons
Individual tuition offered
Mrs M Hauptfleisch
Call 011 442 1854
083 256 7714
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When you thought I wasnt Looking
When you thought I wasn't looking,I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator,
and I wanted to paint another one.
When you thought I wasn't looking,I saw you feed a stray cat,
and I thought it was good to be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn't looking,I saw you make my favourite cake for me,
and I knew that little things are special things.
When you thought I wasn't looking,I heard you say a prayer,
and I believed that there was a God to talk to.
When you thought I wasn't looking,I felt you kiss me goodnight,
and I felt loved.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw tears come from your eyes,and I learned that sometimes things hurt,
but it's alright to cry.
When you thought I wasn't looking,I saw that you cared,
and I wanted to be everything that I could be.
When you thought I wasn't looking,I looked....
and I wanted to say thanks for all the thingsI saw when you thought I wasn't looking.