IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER 24 February – Valentines Ball Gr 10 – 12 2 March – Interhigh gala 10 March – Gr 12 Restaurant Evening – Note new date 7 March - Prestige Gala 7 March – Hyde Park High Open Day for Grade 8’s 2018 20 March – School Holiday 21 March – Human Rights Day public holiday 31 March – Last day of term – reports will only be handed out after assembly 1 April – Hyde Park High’s Easter Festival and 60th celebration 18 April – Term 2 starts 19 April – Parents Evening : A – L time 18h00 – 20h00 20 April – Parents Evening : M – Z time 18h00 – 20h00 27 April – Freedom Day public holiday 28 April – School Holiday 26 – April – 1 May – KZN Rugby Festival 29 April – 1 May – Edenvale U15 MAD Festival
_______________________________________ Dear Parents Road safety and crossing at the school traffic light For your own safety we are reminding our pupils to ensure that when crossing the road you are totally focused and aware of your surroundings. Please do not get distracted by your phone or use your earphones which block traffic noise. This is a basic rule but one which is not always adhered to when crossing a road. Discipline and Uniform It is important for our pupils and parents alike to be aware that our code of conduct is very clear with regard to behavior. Furthermore our school uniform is to be worn correctly as is clearly outlined in the diary. We endeavor to instill a sense of pride in our pupils and trust that our parents support us in this. Financial matters Statements have been sent home via the learners. Unless fees have been paid in full, parents should receive a statement of account. For those parents not on the debit order system, please note that the first installment for school fees was due on 31 January 2017. Please ensure that installments are up to date. We do depend on our school fees for the smooth running of our school. We now also have snapscan as well for ease of payment. 60th Celebrations – Easter Festival Advertisers needed Hyde Park High School will be hosting several schools over the Easter Holidays for a multi-disciplinary sports festival. There will be a total of eight schools participating in this event and by placing an advert in our programme and supporting the school it will afford the advertisers far reaching coverage. We are inviting all parents to assist us in sourcing potential advertisers for our A5 programme booklet which will help in offsetting the cost of printing the programme and the running of this event. All adverts in colour : Back outside cover R1500,00; Full page portrait R800,00; Half page landscape R470,00 or a strip classified ad R100,00 with a maximum of 4 lines of text. Please contact Mrs A Wright in the admin office on 011 447-2281 or email
[email protected] Kind regards M. Vogiatzis Headmaster
HPHS NEWS 2/2017 FEBRUARY 2017 “A great place to grow up!” www.hydepark.gp.school.za Voted the best Government High School in Johannesburg 2016 Quote : “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest!” ― Benjamin Franklin Newsletters and communication We do try to get our Newsletters out at least once a month during term time. Parents are to please ensure that they obtain their copies from their children in order to stay in touch with what is happening at school. The Newsletter is also available on the school’s website. We also use the School D6 Communicator – an innovative and highly effective way of communicating with parents. The School Communicator keeps you up to date with what’s happening at the school. It updates automatically and brings you all the latest news and calendar events. A PC and MAC version is available as well as versions for mobile phones. Please refer to our website for download instructions www.hydepark.gp.school.za . I encourage all parents to please download the School Communicator so that you are kept informed of any last minute changes that may take place as a result of unforeseen circumstances. Should you like an email sent to you electronically please email Mr Harris
[email protected] requesting this.
Admissions for next year : 2018 Open Day for 2018 Gr 8’s 7 March 2017 from 16h30 We encourage all our parents to continue to assist us in sourcing quality learners from our feeder area and local schools. Your positive marketing is vital to our school in benefiting from strong academic and sporting applicants. We remind all current parents with Grade 7 children to ensure that they submit their applications in time. The process now includes the online application and will be explained at this event. We also remind all parents that Hyde Park High School is the only Government school to offer the I.E.B. Matric (the exam written by private schools) and that we were also voted the Best Government School in Johannesburg.
Hyde Park High recently attended a marketing event at Parkview Primary school to promote our school to those schools invited for enrolment of Grade 8’s in 2018. Our stand was manned by our Admissions Secretary Mrs M Abel who fielded queries regarding the admissions process for next year.
SCHOOL MAJOR PRODUCTION 2017 3 – 6 May 2017
Resource payments All resource materials should have been paid for by now with the deadline which was the 3rd February 2017 having passed. Late comers Pupils have been asked to arrive to school timeously and to enter the property immediately on arriving at school rather than gathering in the Loop Road. Parents are to please assist in ensuring that their children are not late for school as this will impact on your child’s academic day.
Grade 11 Camp It is a well-established tradition of the school that the Grade 11 learners each year attend a leadership and team building camp to prepare for their upcoming leadership as matrics. The camp also serves as an opportunity to further cement their relationship as a group. The camp has always been one of the highlights of the year and has been immensely successful in the past. I have no doubt that this year will be no different. The camp runs from Thursday 17 August 2017 to Sunday 20 August 2017 at Spirit of Adventure in Magaliesburg and will cost R1 600 per person (including transport, accommodation, food and activities) Payment can be made in a maximum of two equal installments; the first half (R800) by 13 March 2017 and the second (R800) by 22 May 2017. Please note that no learner will be allowed to attend this course unless payment has been made in full by 22 May 2017 and has submitted a signed Consent and Indemnity form.
2017 HONOURS EVENING Rehearsals for our production In the Heights are well under way and we encourage all parents and pupils to ensure that you have your seat booked. This is a South African first for the production to be staged in our country, let alone as a school production and is an energetic, hip-hop infused Latin musical.
Congratulations to all the award recipients at our Honours Evening held on the 31st January 2017. Your excellence is a standard we are extremely proud of.
The tickets will be on sale from the office foyer during breaks and after school from 13 March 2017.
Tshedza Mashamba receiving the English Junior Original Prose Award which is awarded to the best junior writer in English based on ability in both creative and formal writing.
Rehearsals are taking place 3 – 4 times a week and we look forward to a slick and professional production.
Paulus de Bruyn and Chloe Smith were awarded the Grade 11 Dux by the Old Hyde’s Association for achieving the highest aggregate, with at least three distinctions at the end of their Grade 11 year.
Swimming FROM THE SPORTS DESK : Welcome to Ms Y Swanepoel who has joined Hyde Park High in the sports department and is already making a difference in assisting in this very important area of the school. Chess
Chess matches have begun and our school is doing very well in the league. Cricket Hyde Park High School is fortunate to have a highly qualified cricket coach who is now a member of our staff and we look forward to growth and strength within this sport in the season ahead. Mr M Coetzee comes with a wealth of cricket knowledge as well as currently playing professional provincial first class cricket – watch out for him on TV. We welcome Mr Coetzee into this important role.
Paige Carter giving her all at the Randpark High Gala Swimming has had a busy season and while the competition at galas is very strong, some of our swimmers have excelled in their events. Our swimmers were up against very strong competition at the gala held at Randpark High on 16 February 2017 and we are proud of all our swimmers for their sterling effort.
Junior practice : Cricket requires lots of team spirit! The 1st Team have played a few matches and beat Crawford College Sandton with Crawford being bowled out for 51 runs. Water Polo The water polo season started with a camp held here at the school. There are many promising junior players who are showing great talent. The future of water polo looks bright.
Hyde Park High swimmers at the recent Maragon Gala Midmar Mile Swim
Tennis Our tennis boys and girls are out on the courts and facing some tough challenges. We hope for a great senior season and look forward to the growth coming through in the juniors. Congratulations to Chao-Hong Peng and Savik Misra who won their doubles match vs Randburg Hoërskool. Table Tennis The Table Tennis practice season has begun. We are one of the strongest schools in our league and are confident that we will succeed in remaining at the top of the log this year. We look forward to our coming matches. Winter pre-season sports Pre-season winter sports: rugby, hockey and netball start training next week and many players are using pre-season to improve their skills and general fitness. All pre-season training is on the School Communicator. SPECIAL NOTE : In case of cancellations of training or matches, please check on the School Communicator.
Aimy Main, Paige Carter and Payge Stafylarakis all smiles after completing their Midmar swim We had several Hyde Park High swimmers attend the Midmar open water swimming competition with some experiencing this event for the first time. Well done to all who completed the Midmar swim.
VALENTINE’S DAY FUN
Grade 11 Public Speaking The Hyde Park High Public Speaking team spoke at Hyde Park recently in the annual Public Speaking Festival run by the South African College of Speech and Drama Teachers. Congratulations to Danika Chetty, Tshedza Mashamba, Daniella Ferro and Naonga Phiri who received a B+. HYDE PARK PUPILS CARE The SA National Blood organization came to school on the 17th February and our pupils and staff volunteered to donate blood.
Been there…. Got the plaster!
We save lives!
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