Circular No. 25 03 August 2012 Dear Parents For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. Ralph Waldo Emerson Artwork by Lisa Ettisch Grade 11 1 ACADEMICS Thank you to the parents of our Grade 12s who attended the academic meeting on Tuesday this week. Please be aware that the Matric Trial examinations commence on 31 August. 2 TUESDAY TESTS NEXT WEEK Tuesday Gr 8 Mathematics Gr 9 Life Orientation Gr 10 Physical Science Gr 11 Engineering Graphics and Design Gr 12 Design

3 THE WELL DONE FAIRMONT GIRLS CHOIR. GOLD AWARD FOR FAIRMONTS CHOIR Well done to our Girls Choir for receiving a gold award at the ATKV choir festival at Bloemhof School in Stellenbosch last Thursday night. Our choir competed against choirs from all parts of South Africa scoring 85.5. The winning choir from Bloemfontein scored 88.3. This was truly a magnificent performance and we are very proud of them. 4 THE FABULOUS FAIRMONT SHOW The Fabulous Fairmont Show takes place tonight. We wish all th

U19B1 Team vs Durbanville home U16A Team vs Durbanville home U14A Team vs Durbanville home U16B1 Team vs Durbanville home Tuesday 7 August Girls Hockey Saturday 4 August KO vs Sacs home 1st Team U19C Team U16B Team U14A Tea, U14B Team Monday 6 August U19B Team U16C Bye U16D Team U14C Team Tuesday 7 August U14A Team Wednesday 8 August U16C Team Netball Saturday 4 August vs St Cyprians away vs Curro away vs St Cyprians away vs St Cyprians away vs Curro away vs St. Cyprians home vs Elsies River h

7 SPORT REPORTS AND RESULTS Week ending 28 July GOLF The 2nd Team beat the Strand 42 on 23 July HOCKEY Boys The 2nd Team lost 1 4 to Milnertons 1st XI. U16A Won 7 0 vs Central U14A Drew 1 1 vs Central U14B Won 4 1 vs The Settlers Premier vs CE and BC Teams vs Milnerton Derby FA GOALSCORERS TEAM FINAL SCORE HALF TIME 19A vs CE 01 00 19B1 vs Ml 1sts 19B2 vs Ml 2nds 13 11 01 Morgan Simmonds Damian van der Merwe 16A vs CE 70 10 Kyle Friester 2, Jarryd Venter, Erin Lombard, Jadee Hen

HOCKEY Girls 1st Team Won 10 U16A Lost 0 2 U14A Won 2 0 U14C Lost 2 0 U14C Won 2 0 vs El Shaddai, Lost 03 vs Paarl Girls vs Paarl Girls won 1 0 vs Central vs Paarl Girls vs Bernadino Heights vs Paarl Girls NETBALL Against Milnerton 28 July 1st Team Won 28 12 2nd Team Won 13 8 U16A Won 12 4 U16B Won 16 7 U14A Won 20 7 U14B Lost 10 11 RUGBY Milnerton 28 July 1st Team Won 17 13 2nd Team Lost 7 10 U16 Won 19 14 U15 Lost 29 0 U14 Won 17 12 SOCCER Boys 1st Team Lost 0 1 vs Elkanah B

Under 14 Rugby Report PITBULLS YES As usual, the u14 team players and parents congregated at school to depart in a convoy to Milnerton High School. A bright and crisp morning welcomed the u 14 team with Table Mountain serving as a beautiful backdrop. The game started at a high pace putting Fairmont on the back foot for the first few minutes. This pressure however was absorbed in a very calm and collective manner forcing the Pitbulls to stick to their game plan. The forwards bravely defended the

U19A RUGBY Fairmont vs Milnerton The Bears produced a great team effort on Saturday to beat Milnerton. Every single player put his hand up to secure a welldeserved victory. The backs again were good in defence and scored an excellent try out wide. The pack continued to impress with their dominance upfront. After trailing by one point at a stage, the Bears pulled together to ensure a victory. Well done, Fairmont This was the third year in a row that the Bears beat Milnerton. The team also need to

8 BOWLS DAY 9 BADMINTON Our boys have started the 2nd half of the season where they left off in the 1st half, with superb wins against Settlers 53 and Bergvliet 71. The boys were in imperious form against Bergvliet, recording their biggest win to date against the traditional power house of badminton Bergvliet. Our boys are on course for the A league title, and need to beat Herzlia next week to further secure their top spot. FAIRMONT BOYS BEAT BERGVLIET 71 Our everimproving Fairmont badminton gi

13 LIBRARIANS CHOICE THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN After buying a model of the Unicorn, young reporter Tintin discovers a secret message hidden inside the mast of the ship. But what does it mean Who are the three brothers, and why does it mention three Unicorns when there was only one vessel with that name The clues start to pile up as Tintin and his faithful dog, Snowy, find themselves sailing, flying, and riding camels around the globe on an epic adventure Hot on the trail of the story, Tintin meet

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