To all Parents, Old Boys and Members of the Prep Community

FROM THE HEADMASTER

Dear Parents, Old Boys, Staff Members, former Staff, Friends and Boys,

That time or the year has come again for us from ‘The Warmest Place to Be’ to undertake our brief but epic rugby and tennis migration to the ‘The Place of Penguins and Seals’. Our friendly and always welcoming host schools in Cape Town, SACS, Bishops and Wynberg have spoken to the weather gods and asked for a cloudless mountain, windless days and sunshine for their visitors. With more parent support than there were Soccer World Cup supporters we will arrive prepared for all eventualities and most especially fierce competition on the tennis courts and rugby fields. My good wishes to the boys, coaches and parents for a successful, enjoyable and memorable tour to Cape Town. Old boys in Cape Town are invited to support DPHS, most especially since the school as many will know is celebrating its centenary this year. The tour itinerary is included in this Prep Patter. The Deputy Head, Hank Pike and I will accompany the tour.

The schools extends its grateful thanks to Deborah Finlay and her very hard working team of Mums and Dads for providing the school and boys with a highly enjoyable and successful camp out. Every meter of space on both fields was covered by boys and tents. The soccer and many other fun activities provided a very festive vibe and the food was five star. Thank you to the hundreds of boys and parents who supported the camp out on Saturday.

The Deputy Head, Hank Pike and I had the pleasure of attending a very enlightening and refreshing conference last week for Heads of Boys Prep schools. The conference was hosted by Queens Junior from Queenstown and whilst the temperatures remained chilly we were overwhelmed by the warmth of friendship and hospitality our hosts provided. In formal and informal discussion this close brotherhood of schools and their school leaders reaffirmed their commitment towards providing a best of kind service and schooling to boys and education in our country.

CONDOLENCES
All at Durban Prep are deeply saddened to hear of the tragic loss of Prep Old Boy, Dean Colin Du Chenne. 28 09 1987 – 23 07 2010. Our thoughts go out to Dennis and Di Du Chenne, his family and friends, and especially all his classmates from the Class of 2000.

“May the calm be widespread
May the ocean glisten as greenstone
May the shimmer of light
Ever dance across your pathway”

RICHARD NEAVE
Headmaster

CONGRATULATIONS

Bradley Hope has been selected to play for the KZN U11 Indoor Cricket team, that will play at a IPT in Benoni on 27th Sept – 2nd Oct.

Visual Art Submission from DPHS - We are very proud of the following boys whose art work has been selected for display at the Hillcrest Christian Academy: Crest Fest 28th July 2010.
Grade 3:
Class frieze: World Cup Procession
Grade 4:
Mexican Landscapes: Jack Koch, Oliver Chater
Grade 5:
Granny socialites: Simon Ten Bokkel-Huinnik, Jake Simmons
Grade 6:
Rooster: Joshua Spooner, Michael Paul
Chinese Dragon: Dylan Beavan, Damon de Kock
Grade 7:
Royal Portraits: Tristan Muller, Matthew Noot
Bird Studies: Nikyle Bisseru, Oliver Koch

CALENDAR

RECEPTION UNIT NEWS

We invite you to a presentation by KERRY SALVESEN

“Boundaries, Choices and Consequences and Communicating with your Child”

VENUE: DPHS (Maurice Wilkinson Hall)
99 Gordon Road, Morningside
DATE: Wednesday, 4 August 2010
TIME: 18h30 (approx 1 hour)
COST: R10 per person
Weather permitting – parking will be on the field, entrance via Rosetta Road

Kerry Salvesen is a Counselling Psychologist who, in addition to running her own successful private practice, is also a devoted mother and wife. Specializing in children from Grade R to Grade 7, her dynamic and informative presentations offer simple guidelines and great advice. This is an evening not to be missed!

Tickets will be sold on the night but are also available from the DPHS Reception Unit on Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd August from 07h15 to 13h30

We look forward to seeing you all there.

JUNIOR PRIMARY NEWS

On Monday the JP boys were treated to an excellent presentation by Educate and Fascinate entitled “One Earth, One Chance”. The programme included interesting facts with visual input and audience participation. Important lessons about the need to care for our environment were learnt and each boy received a small pot with coriander seeds which he will plant, care for, watch grow and then add to a meal!

Simone Masson from MySchool attended our JP assembly this week. She had prizes for those boys whose parents have been using the card regularly. Congratulations to Grade 1 Nolan and a very big thank-you to all the parents in that class as they are the winning JP class for swiping their MySchool card most frequently in the last month. Ms Masson asked all the boys to remind their parents to swipe their MySchool card when shopping at outlets affiliated with this programme as this earns money for Prep and gives the cardholder a chance of winning R10 000!

Time trials have begun for the JP Sports Day and preparations will continue during the month ahead.

All parents have received the invitation to the presentation by Kerry Salvesen on Wednesday 4 August at 18h30. This talk is highly recommended and I encourage as many parents as possible to attend.

MERIT AWARDS
Congratulations to this week's recipients

Junior Primary Paper Recycling Challenge – Recyclers of the Week

• 1st Grade 2 Marklew (2m 70cm)
  
• 2nd Grade 3 Veerasamy (2m 06cm)
  

SPORT

Results - Saturday 24 July - Rugby v Pelham

Cape Town Rugby/Tennis Tour – Wednesday 28 July to Sunday 1 August
Wednesday 28 July
06h30 - Meet at DBN International Airport, domestic departures.
07h55 - Kulula flight leaves for Cape Town.
11h15 - Board 2 x 60 seater bus for transfer to Wynberg. Lunch en route at Spur, Newlands
13h30 - Tennis v Wynberg
14h00 - Rugby v Wynberg
17h30 - Transfer to SACS for boys to be billeted.
17h30 - Parents and staff at Wynberg for refreshment/snacks.

Thursday 29 July
08h00 - All boys meet at SACS
- Morning excursion (Table Mountain)
12h00 - Lunch at Spur, Newlands
13h00 - Transfer to Bishop’s
13h30 - Tennis v Bishop’s
14h00 - Rugby v Bishop’s and WPPS (5th team)(Lutgensvale corner Riverton and Berckett Rd)
17h30 - DPHS boys transported back to SACS.
17h00 - Parents and staff at Bishops for refreshments/snacks. (College Campus, High School)

Friday 30 July
08h00 - All boys meet at SACS
- Morning Excursion (Waterfront or Hout Bay)
12h00 - Tennis v SACS
13h00 - Boys return to SACS for billeting.

Saturday 31 July
07h30 - Boys meet at SACS.
08h00 - Games v SACS and Rondebosch (5th team)
13h00 - Snacks and refreshments at SACS for parents and staff.
- Boys to go home with SACS parents.

Sunday 1 August
08h00 - Meet at SACS for transfer to Cape Town Airport
09h45 - Kulula flight leaves for Durban. 11h40 arrive in Durban

Hockey Arrangements 28 July – 6 August 2010
Wed 28 July 14h00 – 15h30 U11 practice at Riverside Astro
13h45 – 15h30 U10 practice at DPHS
15h30 – 17h00 U13 practice (All remaining boys not on tour)

Fri 30 July 12h45 – 14h00 U9 practice at DPHS

Sat 31 July 08h30 – 10h05 U9 and U10 House Matches at Riverside Astro

Mon 2 Aug 13h00 – 14h00 U9 practice at Riverside Astro
13h45 – 15h30 U11 practice at DPHS
14h00 – 15h30 U10 practice at Riverside Astro
15h30 – 17h00 1st – 4th practice at Riverside Astro

Tues 3 Aug 13h45 – 15h30 5th – 8th practice at DPHS

Wed 4 Aug 14h30 – 16h00 U10 A, B, C and D matches at Northlands Primary
13h45 – 15h30 Remaining U10 practice at DPHS
14h00 – 15h00 U11 practice at Riverside Astro
15h00 – 15h40 U11 A and B matches vs Northlands at Riverside
15h45 – 16h20 1st, 2nd and 3rd Teams vs Northlands at Riverside

Fri 6 Aug No activities due to long weekend

GENERAL

Twitter
DPHS signed on for Twitter last year but subscription has been slow. Our hope is this is because an appeal has not been made to the Prep community to register and many people do not yet fully grasp the implications. In essence the message is delivered as an sms and there is no need for high-tec mobile phones.

What is most exciting is that it will be another opportunity to communicate with our parents and members of the Prep community.

We therefore appeal to all our parents, old boys and friends to register by CLICKING HERE

MySchool
Our records show that R2726.63 was raised this month against R2967.97 last month. 393 supporters raised funds for the school this month, whilst 390 supporters used their MySchool card to support the school last month.

SEAN WISEDALE PRESENTATION
Sean Wisedale, award winning adventure camera man and author of best seller “Freeze Frame”, the first person from Africa to climb the highest mountain on each of the 7 continents is speaking on Thursday 29 th July at Durban Girls College at 6pm for 6.30pm @ R 100 per person (students R 75) inclusive of cocktail function to be held afterwards.

Sean’s inspiration talk outlines the importance of preparation, goal setting, overcoming obstacles and celebrating victory. His aim is to show that “an ordinary individual” is able to stand head-and-shoulders above the rest and reach the summit of your own Everest. World class footage will be shown.

For tickets contact Sonia Corris – 082 829 3769 / soniacorris@telkomsa.net.

DPHS EDUCATIONAL TRUST CENTENARY GOLF DAY - 20 AUGUST 2010
The Centenary Golf Day will be held at Mount Edgecombe Country Club on Course 1 and 2 on 20 August 2010.
All Old Boys, Friends of Prep and Past Parents please consider joining us for the DPHS Centenary Golf Day. This will be a great opportunity to reconnect with Prep and Friends.
Enquiries: trust@dphs.co.za
031-3122154 (Liz Elliott)

DPHS CENTENARY MEMORABILIA - See photos
As a Grand Finale to the successful World Cup Soccer we are pleased to inform you that the DPHS Centenary Soccer balls have arrived along with the Cricket balls! These will be on sale from the Uniform shop and Trust office along with the following memorabilia.

DPHS Centenary Rugby/Supporters Cushions : R100-00
DPHS Centenary Supporters Caps : R 70-00
DPHS Centenary Ties : R100-00
DPHS Centenary Camping Chairs : R165-00
DPHS Centenary “Preppy Bear” (To order) : R285-00
DPHS Centenary Soccer Balls : R 50-00
DPHS Centenary Cricket Balls : R 35-00

NEWS FROM DHS

Last week was a quiet one at the school. All Grade 11 boys were on a week of Work Experience, and the Grade tens were in the Cobham area of the ‘Berg on a leadership exercise. Both are part of our extensive leadership programme, and were hugely successful. I spent a number of days with the Grade 10 boys, and what a marvellous trip it was. For many of the boys it was their first experience of camping and hiking in a wilderness area. The six days offer a variety of experiences, and the testing conditions offer the boys an opportunity to challenge themselves and grow as individuals.

The football season continues apace, with large numbers of boys involved. Our 1st XI performed well in the Kloof Tournament, reaching the Plate Finals before losing on penalties.

Regards
Dave Magner
Class of 1968