A huge vote of thanks and gratitude to everyone who made our recent trip to Gqeberha such a resounding success. From the dedicated staff who ensured the safety and comfort of our boys, to the parents who travelled 800 kilometres to support us, we are deeply grateful for your commitment to Wynberg Boys’ Junior School.
I am pleased that the trip was met with overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents who attended. Your support and encouragement mean the world to us, and we are grateful for the opportunity to have shared this experience with you.
At a function hosted by Grey Junior, their Headmaster Mr Grant Butler asked me to pass on his sincere thanks to our community for making the trip possible. While results may not have always gone in our favour, some, significant ones did. I can confidently say that we have grown and improved in all areas since our visit last year.
As we move into week 5 of Term 2 and our regular programme resumes, I encourage everyone to keep an eye on the calendar for upcoming events. This weekend, we have the pleasure of hosting an ABBA concert, managed by our very own old boy, Mel Fourie. After being impressed by our music department during a visit last year, Mel mobilised his network of Old Boys to host an event with all proceeds benefiting our music department.
We extend our sincere thanks to Mel for his hard work in organising this event and wish him all the best for Saturday night's concert. If you haven't already, there are still tickets available (click here to book), and we hope you'll join us for what promises to be a fantastic evening of fun and entertainment.
Mr Cedric Poleman Headmaster
Grade R As part of our theme, “People who help us”, the Grade R boys were visited by some of our moms and dads who came to share facts about their occupations with our boys. The boys learnt about what the South African National Defence Force does for our country and they got to try on real-life helmets, masks, and different combat gear. They also had an interesting visit from a mom who is a Paediatric Physiotherapist who specifically works with disabled children. The boys loved the interactive talks and asked many interesting questions.
Grade 3 The Grade 3s have been very busy this Term learning about insects and their life cycles as part of our theme “Investigating Insects”. The boys have created their own “Life Cycle of a Butterfly” while working in groups. They absolutely loved learning interesting facts about these tiny creatures.
English Week Next week, 15 - 19 May, we will be celebrating English Week at WBJS.
Throughout the week there will be various activities and competitions for the boys to partake in. We encourage all boys to participate and try their best … you never know, there may be a prize or two on offer!
Tribute to ABBA: Music Fundraiser We are lucky to have a band raising funds for the music department this Saturday.
They will be performing ABBA covers for our entertainment and anything we raise above the running costs will go to buying more instruments for our boys. It might be possible to raise 50K if we sell out the show but at the moment we are below the break-even mark.
Please support us and your sons with the purchase of tickets that will lead to the purchasing of more instruments for our growing department.
Many thanks and see you on Saturday.
Mr Kierman
WBJS is delighted to welcome Mike McCully and the Harmonix to our Arnold Lorie theatre on Saturday 13 May, for a one-night performance of their hit show, Tribute to ABBA. All proceeds from the evening will be towards WBJS Music Department funds.
Mike McCully's group is presented by fellow Wynberg Old Boy, Mel Fourie, whose Curtain-Call Productions has been appointed to handle all bookings and payments on WBJS' behalf:
Music at Grey Weekend 400 boys and many parents have just returned from the amazing Grey Tour 2023. The highlight for the music department was our performance alongside the Grey Junior Concert Band as well as, for the first time, a performance by the Collegiate Girls' Junior Concert Band led by Russell Laurie.
Our Concert Band is vastly outnumbered by the Grey and Collegiate Bands, but we had an amazing performance about which people commented on the power of our band even with much smaller numbers. Certainly, we work on very difficult material that really pushes our boys’ boundaries.
Also this year we had our Jazz Band perform for the first time. We played Birdland by the very famous Weather Report Jazz Ensemble led by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter in the 70s. As we play more Jazz and compact ensemble arrangements of classic and contemporary Rock songs, we tend to cover material that conventional Junior School bands wouldn’t dare to try. Our boys are introduced to and easily understand the ‘feel’ of some of the songs we do in a way that can’t be taught. This ‘feel’ is a part of our Wynberg community and the historical love of Jazz and Rock that exists here so strongly. Even songs like “You’re the Inspiration” by Chicago were well-known by some of our boys before we even started working on it.
People ask us about certain members of our bands and we tell them those boys are world-class talent. As teachers, we might find real talent every few years. Here at Wynberg, we find a real musical genius every year. Our Wynberg community has an abundance of musical talent that is remarkable. Thank you to all the parents and boys for their excellence!
Grade 1 Music Class The Grade 1s have been learning all about the C and G major chords. In a broader sense, chord I and V. Chords are a group of musical notes played at the same time. Some other explanations from the boys are, “Chords are notes that sound beautiful together and make a harmony”
Campus Choral Concert
The Wynberg Campus of Schools invites you to their annual collaborative Choral Concert for 2023.
You will be entertained by the vocal talents of senior choirs and ensembles from the four campus schools - Wynberg Girls' Junior School, Wynberg Boys' Junior School, Wynberg Girls' High School, and Wynberg Boys' High School.
Date: Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Time: 18h30
Venue: Cape Town City Hall
Tickets are available via Quicket
R75/pp for general admission (unreserved seating)
R150/pp for limited, unreserved Balcony Bay seating. (Secure parking on the Grand Parade is included in all ticket prices)
Doors to the main auditorium will open only at 17h30 and the concert begins at 18h30.
Food and Refreshments will be on sale.
We looking forward to welcoming you to this prestigious event.
Art The Grade 6s have been looking at Mandala and radiating patterns. Here is a sneak peek into our first layer of our paper batik Mandalas.
Drama Due to the cast of The Taming of the Shrew preparing for their performance, Drama Club for the remaining members will be cancelled on 8, 9, 15, and 16, May, and will resume on Tuesday, 23 May.
Please support our boys at the Schools Shakespeare Festival on Monday, 22 May. Ticket sales for the Schools Shakespeare Festival are now open. Get your tickets at Shakespeare Festival Tickets.
Civvies for Charity A reminder that our Civvies Day scheduled for Friday, 12 May, is in aid of the Haven Night Shelter. This NGO provides for the needs of the homeless who are committed to reintegration. A minimum of R10 may be paid, via the Karri App, for boys participating in this civvies drive.
Book Donation Drive
This term we will be having a book drive to support Die Duine Primary in Lotus River. The book drive will run from 12 May to 2 June.
Learners who would like to donate a book/books can place their donations in the boxes which will be outside our school library. We are looking for fiction or non-fiction books for learners aged 6 to 13 years old. It would be highly appreciated if the books donated are still in fairly good condition.
Cross Country
This week our races are at Zwaanswyk Academy. If your son is participating, please remember a name badge including the following information: name, school, age group, and gender.
Hockey Our hockey boys made us proud displaying true Supera Moras spirit during our encounter with Grey Junior School. Although the results did not all go our way, we were very pleased with the great improvement in our play which was evident in the results. The highlight of the day was the great win by our U12C team who beat their opponents 3-0 with some great saves made by their goalie! The cheerleaders created a great atmosphere and motivation for the teams. We thank all the coaches, staff, parents, and boys for the amazing support from the sidelines. Thank you to our boys for being great ambassadors of our school.
This week we kick off our Cape Town fixtures with matches against Bishops home and away. We wish all our teams playing the best.
Next week we take on The Grove Primary School and matches will be played at the Wynberg Astro. A reminder to parents (Grades 4 - 7) to please join the Senior Hockey Google Classroom for updates, to view fixtures, and match information. Please click on the link to join.
A reminder that there will be goalkeeper training for all goalkeepers on Friday afternoon from 13h45 - 14h45 on mini astro 1.
Five of our U13 boys will be participating in WP trials on Sunday, 14 May. We wish them well as they represent our school.
Please see the fixtures for matches vs The Grove below:
Rugby
On Saturday, 6 May 2023 Wynberg rugby history was made! After all the years of the fixture between WBJS and Grey, we finally managed victory in the U13A match of the day. A standout performance from our boys saw us come out 28-15 victors in what was a great spectacle of schoolboy rugby. Not only did the U13A do us proud, but all the teams that took to the field showed the fighting Supera Moras spirit that we engrain in our boys. There were also victories for the U12A and U12B teams.
This week will see us travel to Bishops for a full round of fixtures, although the U10D team will play their match on Monday afternoon. Please click here for the official match letter. Please note that no hard copy match letters are being sent out this year, only a link via this newsletter. All boys who have signed up for rugby are committed to arriving at their matches on a weekly basis.
Next week we will travel to Paarl Boys with a full programme included in next week's newsletter.
As we prepare for home fixtures later in the month, we appeal to any dads who are qualified referees and would like to volunteer their services on a Saturday morning. Please email our Head of Rugby Mr Sabatta, msabatta@wbjs.org.za, and attach your qualifications so he can get in touch.
Squash Our boys played some tough opposition at Grey but put up a great performance. Most of these boys played their first match ever and showed true Supera Moras spirit, competing until the very last point.
Due to the WPYS Closed tournament this weekend, there will be no Friday matches.
Finance Office Please note that the Fees Office will not be handling any cash purchases for the remainder of this term. All transactions at the office need to be via Card, Snapscan or EFT.
Calendar of Events12 May Cross Country at Zwaanswyk, 14h30 - 17h00
12 May Interschools GK quiz, Herzlia, 15h00 - 17h00
12 May Civvies for Charity
13 May Rugby v Bishops, away, 09h00 - 14h00
17 May Beau Soleil Concert, Arnold Lorie Hall, 17h00 - 21h00
17 & 18 May Hockey vs The Grove
Canterbury Online Store
To purchase Wynberg Boys' Junior School sports apparel, click here. To view how to navigate the website click here. The following information will be sent to parents:
Returns/Exchanges:
Parents who wish to return/exchange Canterbury items should inform Canterbury via email: enquiries@kingdomandco.co.za, please note that there will be an 8-day waiting period for exchanges.
Parents are to return items to the school's Arnold Lorie Hall from 07h30 - 08h00 on a Monday.
Parents who are exchanging items are to expect a return the following week Tuesday/Wednesday.
Please note that there will be no cost for this service.
MY SCHOOL CARD:
EVERY SWIPE MAKES A DIFFERENCE! A big thank you to all our Wynberg Families who continue to use their My School Cards as a passive fundraising tool for our School!
