Newsletter 9: 2013 Swimming: Congratulations to our A team swimmers who really swam their hearts at the B League Gala and won the gala. We now move back into the A League. The final points standings were as follows: •
Waterkloof Primary
794.50
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Hatfield Christian School
758.50
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Rietondale Primary School
747
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Crawford College
667
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Laerskool Skuilkrans
666
Special big congratulations to Kayleigh Adamson and Deigo de Aveiro who were named Victrix and Victor Ludorum at the B league gala. The following children were awarded with medals at the B League Gala: Gold: Kayleigh Adamson (4),Diego de Aveiro (3), Ruan du Preez, Gabriel Gibberd (2), Malaika Masogo, Jayde Montalto, Rachel-Ann van Biljon (3) Silver: Bruce Anderson, Diego de Aveiro, Ruan du Preez, Gabriel Gibberd, Matthew Neser (3), Mikayla Papageorgiou, Bianca Windt (3) Bronze: Luigi Bevilacqua, Joshua Engelbrecht, Brett Hinitt (2), Ronaldo Pereira, Dante Signorelli, Nicole Smit. Many of our relay teams also achieved good results. The B team swimmers also swam well and some children won medals. Unfortunately the B team achieved a 5th place and move down a league. The following children were awarded with medals at the D League gala: Gold: Kaitlyn Albertyn, Daniel Phillips Silver: Jessica de Jong, Gabriel de Jong, Cayla Hartzenberg, Keaton Howes,Jade Kuhn, Tshepiso Ntuli (2) Bronze: Tshepiso Ntuli, Roelof Smit, Riley Wearne Athletics: Congratulations to Matthew Joubert who has been selected to the Gauteng D4 Athletics Team and took part in a Championship on 8 March 2013.Matthew reached the final of the Boy’s u 13 Long Jump. Tennis: Barbara Alusala, Brendan Els, Murray Hudson-Lamb and Georgia Keneally all took part in the Interpro Tennis Trials on Thursday 7 March 2013. Congratulations to these aspiring tennis players. Barbara has been awarded Gauteng North Colours for Tennis and she will take part in the SA Primary School Interprovincial Championships in Bloemfontein from 20 – 24 March 2014.
Soccer: Waterkloof Sports Academy offers soccer coaching for all ages. They can be contacted on 082 456 7170. The email address for WSA is waterkloofsa@gmail.com. Interested soccer players can fetch information for WSA from Mrs de Beer. Mini Soccer: Mini Soccer will continue to be run by the Waterkloof Sports Academy. They can be contacted on 082 456 7170 or an email can be sent to waterkloofsa@gmail.com. Experienced coaches with formal training are used to teach the children basic football skills. The first coaching session will be held on Monday 8 April at 16:00 until 17:00 after which there will be a meeting for the parents. Please try and attend this to clarify any queries before the season starts. Indoor Cricket: Congratulations to Jared Jensen in Grade 4, who was selected to represent Gauteng North u 11 B side at the Inter Provincial Championships to be held in Port Elizabeth this holiday. Well done Jared. Wrestling: On Saturday 9 February, Luke Sigalas competed in the annual Tuks Challenge. This challenge is held every year and wrestling clubs from all over Gauteng are invited. During this challenge Luke came second in his weight group (27kg – 30kg) and received a silver medal. Luke is part of the Menlo Park wresting club. Well done Luke. Golf: Brendan Els played in a Junior Gauteng North 18 hole competition at Blue Valley GC this past month and came second in Division (C Handicaps 19-24) with 33 Stableford points and gross 94. Congratulations to Brendan. School Communicator: We now have 520 active users of the School Communicator which is 74% of the parent body. Please use the School Communicator as we constantly update news and photographs and appreciate if parents could use this very effective means of communication which cannot be successful without the full support of the parent body. Please download Communicator from our website, www.waterkloofps.co.za, or get a disc from Mrs de Beer. Your child stands a chance to win 1 of 3 Playstations 3. All you have to do is install the School Communicator and your family will be entered into a draw to win one of three PS3s valued at R4000.00 each.