Newsletter #12 2020 10 April 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Since last week’s newsletter/video, there have been some questions. So, let me address them this week. We are going to add
a written newsletter as some parents were unable to watch the video due to insufficient data. As I said last week, the SGB
have continued meeting via Zoom, as have the school Executive. So, we are all busy talking about the impact of the
lockdown, and applying our minds to the different scenarios possible in our future. Mrs Bronwyn Harvey, Grade 9 Head, wrote
a very informative article regarding learning at home for the Daily Dispatch, which gives very useful advice. We have attached
the article (please see the end of this Newsletter) for you to read.
Back to work on the 14th:
Yes, we are going to start online teaching on the 14th (next Tuesday). We are hoping that we will be back at school on
about the 20th, but looking at other countries further into the pandemic than South Africa, we may be out for longer. I am
sure the President will address the nation after their cabinet meeting on the 15th on the way forward, but we are starting
work on the 14th. The work will be posted per day on the Google Classroom platform as the starting point. Then teachers
may use other platforms to support / enhance their lessons. We have attached a list that Ms Jessica Parsons, Grade 8 Head,
has created giving all teacher codes for Google Classroom. Your child will have been given the teacher code already and
received an e-mail invite, but they may have not registered yet and may also have not written the password down. If your
child has any problem with google, like forgetting their personal password, Mr Holtman, our IT technician will be happy to
help. He can be contacted on [email protected].
Asking questions in a virtual class.
So, the question is how will children ask their teachers for help in a lesson. As these lessons will mostly not be live, we are
expecting that they will email their questions to their teachers. The teacher will then email a response or possibly have a face
to face with all the children who are asking questions in a Zoom meeting. We are leaving these details up to each teacher as
different subjects may require very different types of engagements.
What about children who have no data?
At present we have no solution to support children who are in this position. Going forward we have raised this issue with
the Head of Education and they are looking at options if we are put into an extended lockdown. These could include
teachers going to school for some time, and creating physical work packs for children to come in and collect if they have no
internet access. At present we are looking at these pupils only missing four or five school days (assuming we are back on the
20th or 21st April).
When we go back to school, what will it look like?
When we go back to school, we are assuming that we will still be in the throes of the Pandemic, so we will need to take
careful precautions to limit possible infections at school. To this end the Governors have decided on the following new
protocols:
1. We will maintain social distancing as far as possible
2. All big gatherings, like Assemblies will be on hold
3. Extra-mural activities will be curtailed, and we will not allow contact sports to practise with contact. Also, we will
not play matches against other schools for Term 2.
4. Strict hygiene protocols will be followed in each teaching venue which will include cleaning all desks by wiping
them down with a strong cleaning agent between lessons
5. Hand sanitising will be required on entering and leaving every classroom.
6. All people on campus will wear face masks
As we start work next week, this will be a massive learning curve for the teachers as well as the pupils. We have very little
experience so far in teaching content via Google Classroom, so I am sure we will make some mistakes. The teachers are all
working together and sharing their experiences with each other so we are planning to all be able to move to "best
practise" as soon as possible.
So, we will be asking you for a little help in two areas:
1. Face Masks: can you help us by making at least two cloth face masks for your child.
Over the weekend I will send out a pattern for you to follow.
2. Dispensing / Spray bottles. We have drums of sanitiser and cleaning agents, but need small bottles to dispense
it from in each class. So, if you have these bottles in your recycling, please save them and bring them to school
when we are back.
A MESSAGE FROM 2020 HEAD PREFECT, AMAVA MKUKU
guess now is the time to speak from the heart . This virus doesn’t just affect one school, town, race, celebrity or nation - it
has taken hold of the entire world. I am trying to take the positive out of the current circumstances and keeping my faith and
optimism and I hope that I can share this optimism with all of you.
In this time of crisis, I see families brought together, school communities working together and organizations working
together, helping the most vulnerable in our society. During this time of uncertainty my hope is that everyone continues to
work together and take this lockdown seriously.
Most of us are very anxious, wondering what tomorrow will bring, and hoping for a better tomorrow when we can get back
to our normal lives. Some of us are feeling helpless and hopeless, discouraged and uncertain. It is okay to feel like this for
now but just know that your staying at home is playing a vital role in flattening the curve. This virus knows no borders.
As a Matric learner, I understand the anxiety of all my fellow Matrics in particular. t’s a really tough break but we need to
put our heads down and try to be more focused than ever. Online learning starts next week so be sure that you have signed
up for all your Google Classrooms and try to get into as normal a school routine as possible, following your daily timetable
to complete work assigned by your teachers.
Continue to strive for the highest so that by the time we go back to school, you are up to date with the next steps you’ll
have to take. Make sure to maintain a good work ethic. Don’t let fear make the situation more formidable than it is. You are
not alone. If you need help, ask for it. Your teachers and tutors will be there for you, as will your fellow students.
The next few weeks may make you feel restricted but if you take time to set personal goals and envision where you’d like to
be in a few months’ time, things aren’t so bad. Keep your end goals in mind.
Use this as a moment to set your intentions, imagining that you are planting seeds. Even if you must do this with limits in
place. Any restrictions on our lifestyles such as being stuck inside, won’t prevent us from finding some sense of clarity and
creating goals.
Remember to also find moments of levity that can lighten your mood and change your outlook. Yes, asilazi ingomso ukuba
lisiphathele ntoni na (which translates to yes, we don’t know what tomorrow has in store for us). The word crisis may have
created fear because it is beyond our control, but with positive mindsets any crisis is manageable.
Let’s be thankful for what we have and grateful to the health care workers, the grocery store clerks, the truck drivers, the
farmers, the janitors and other sanitation workers who continue to serve us all in these trying times. Say a silent prayer for
them, thanking them, so they can feel the urge to carry on doing what they’re doing with faith everyday. Remember that our
mindsets help to shape the outcome.
Have faith. The only way to fight this pandemic is with armed hearts and hopeful citizens.
Inkosi izakuyisikelela iAfrika nehlabathi (God will bless South Africa and the nation at large).
Stay safe, everyone!
MESSAGES FOR DEPUTY HEAD PREFECTS:
STORM RHODA & THANDEKA MDAWINI
Our Deputy Head Prefects, Storm Rhoda & Thandeka Mdawini, have sent us some video messages. You can view these
messages on our Instagram or Facebook pages.
CAMPS BAY PAST PUPIL PART OF FIRST CONTACT TEAM
FOR COVID-19 SCREENING
Camps Bay High School past pupil from the Class of 2013, Waleed Isaacs, is part of the first contact team for screening
Covid-19 patients at Tygerberg Hospital.
Waleed shared this message, “Started my internship career with the most amazing team of doctors and received all the
support I needed. Every day is a challenge but we are all doing our part to fight Covid-19 during this tough time.
Being told that you are part of the first contact team for screening patients was unnerving at first. But it was a reminder as to
why I chose this path - The love of medicine and bringing change to people's lives.
The thoughts and fears of us getting infected or bringing it home to our families, or the feeling of exhaustion after a long shift
had to be placed at the back of our minds. It is a humbling experience and we should cherish our lives. I pray that all families,
friends and essential workers are kept safe during this pandemic.
We are here for you, so please South Africa stay at home for us. Thumbs up and always stay positive. May there be brighter
and healthier days ahead for us all.
FOOD RELIEF FOR STUDENTS IN NEED
As we have mentioned before, we have been assisting some of our students and their families who have been identified by
Camps Bay High School staff members as possibly having issues with regards to food security over this difficult period. We
managed to get a bumper care package out to the families on the day we all went into lockdown and also extended this to
assist some of the Primary School children in need.
The Primary and the High School set aside a budget for this but we are very grateful to everyone who has so generously
donated funds and supplies for this project.
Thank you to all of you who so generously donated:
Krishanlall family (Rieses Food Imports) - 7 cases of Kidney beans, 7 cases of chickpeas, 7 cases of cherry tomatoes, 4
cases of Cheerios cereal, 5 cases of Choc spread, 30 cases of Nature valley and protein bars
Stoltzman family - rice and soap
Bloomberg family - rice and oil
Erni family (Tanya Hoekstra) - assorted foods
Tayler family - R1 000
Weiner family - R2 000 and assorted goods
Anonymous Past Pupil - R1 500
Mdawini family (Amber Druian) - assorted foods
Bernal family - Domestos and Jik
Waddell family (Pearlie Joubert) - fruit
Koch family (Jacqui Busch) - pasta
Bysshe family - pasta
Kemp family - assorted goods
Warren family - pasta and assorted foods
Reggio family (Michela Moroni) - assorted goods
Janna Spiro - sweets
Pienaar family (Hester Rossouw) - cookies
This project has been driven by a couple of very hardworking SGB members on the Primary and High School Governing
Bodies and we really must extend a big thank you to Cara Kahn and Simone Segall from the High School SGB, and Caroline
Krishanlall from the Primary School SGB, as well as our head prefect, Amava Mkuku, who has been a great help to Ms Mobsby
and Ms van der Spuy. We must also thank Ms Parker for lending a hand with handing out the care packs on Lockdown
Thursday.
On Wednesday this week, our families in need each received a virtual Checkers Voucher to sustain them until the end of the
current period of lockdown. If lockdown is extended, we will look into assisting these families further, budget dependent.
JOIN A FREE DAILY WORKOUT GROUP
JEFF Together is challenging schools - teachers, students and
parents - to join them for a free, daily, live workout group with
sessions at 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. (the 3 p.m. sessions are kiddies-
focused) in the build up to #SABiggestWorkout on the 13 April
2020.
Join the JEFF Together Facebook group and sign up for reminder
notifications - https://www.fitnessfaculty.club/jeff/together/
THOMAS SYMONS TO JOIN U-16 WP RUGBY ELITE SQUAD
Well done to Thomas Symons in Grade 10 who has been selected to join the U16 Western Province Rugby Elite Squad
shortly before Lockdown. Thomas will be part of the Squad that trains at the High-Performance Centre in Bellville when
things return to normality. This is where players are identified and prepared for selection to the DHL WP U-16 teams for
the Coca-Cola U-16 Grant Khomo Week. He is due to resume training after 13 April 2020.
FINANCIAL FEEDBACK ZOOM MEETINGS WITH CBHS TREASURER
Our Treasurer, Brian Williams, has been working on scenarios for the school finances over the next year. Our budget will
need to be adaptable as it will be put under strain due to the Covid-19 Virus and Lockdown. Brian has set up Zoom meetings
for next week with the different Grades to discuss anything budget-related. If you have any suggestions or questions with
regards to the school budget, please join one of the meetings.
Note: these meetings are meant to discuss "the big picture" - not for individual queries. If your circumstances have changed,
and you will have difficulty paying your fees, please send our bursar, Lynette Olivier, an e-mail
on [email protected] so that she can make the necessary arrangements.
These Zoom meetings are scheduled from Monday to Friday next week, starting at 10h00 a.m. every day. We will allow
5 minutes for parents to join and the meeting will then start promptly at 10h05 a.m. If you are not in the "waiting room" by
then, unfortunately, you will not be included in the meeting. Due to the nature of Zoom, these meetings have a time limit of
40 minutes. Please ensure that you have any questions or suggestions prepared in advance.
GRADE 8 CBHS FINANCIAL FEEDBACK MEETING - Monday, 13 April 2020 at 10h00 a.m.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/359920659?pwd=clF3QURxcUJkT2RReTIxNXhTd3NDZz09
Meeting ID: 359 920 659
Password: 9I8KuR
GRADE 9 CBHS FINANCIAL FEEDBACK MEETING - Tuesday, 14 April 2020 at 10h00 a.m.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/599404281?pwd=MFpKRWxFMnFWOHk5VzZEQWp1TTZndz09
Meeting ID: 599 404 281
Password: 7myCr2
GRADE 10 CBHS FINANCIAL FEEDBACK MEETING - Wednesday, 15 April 2020 at 10h00 a.m.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/993975379?pwd=UDdYTUlIT21OK2QrR1gvazNnM1pVQT09
Meeting ID: 993 975 379
Password: 3LzUUP
GRADE 11 CBHS FINANCIAL FEEDBACK MEETING - Thursday, 16 April 2020 at 10h00 a.m.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/183652038?pwd=SXM4ZXJZS3BNMFF3c3hUT3ZmVm1VQT09
Meeting ID: 183 652 038
Password: 8QhzPK
GRADE 12 CBHS FINANCIAL FEEDBACK MEETING - Friday, 17 April at 10h00 a.m.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/650528750?pwd=Z3NNWFZlYkZ6OUoxQmsycTVRYUVVZz09
Meeting ID: 650 528 750
Password: 2ZcOQr
THE SABC AND DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION LAUNCH COVID-19 TV AND
RADIO CURRICULUM SUPPORT PROGRAMMES FOR LEARNERS
For more information on the above, please refer to the attached PDF document.
Keep safe and keep well
Regards
David de Korte
PRINCIPAL
8 April 2020
THE SABC AND THE DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION LAUNCH COVID-19 TV AND
RADIO CURRICULUM SUPPORT PROGRAMMES FOR LEARNERS
The SABC and the Department of Basic Education have launched a multi-media learner
support initiative under the banner: COVID-19 Learner Support aimed at limiting the impact of
the lockdown to the school calendar. The initiative is part of the broader efforts to prevent a
total loss of school year since the lockdown was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa as
a measure to combat the spread of corona virus known as COVID-19.
The programme is scheduled to start tomorrow, April 9, 2020 and will broadcast across three
SABC TV Channels and 13 Radio stations with online support. The series will provide
curriculum support lessons to learners in Grades 10, 11 & 12 and Early Childhood
Development (ECD). Some of the subjects covered include Maths, Physical Sciences, English
FAL, Life Sciences and Accounting. A variety of African languages are also covered under the
ECD basket.
This initiative is also launched in anticipation of the mid-year exams due in June 2020. The
campaign will be providing leaners with relevant support material they need in order for them
to walk into those exam rooms knowing they have received the support and information they
need to tackle the exams with confidence.
Learners are encouraged to check their local listings for the exact slots for radio. The SABC
and the National Department of Basic Education created the campaign to be the daily source
of information and the central shared hub for learner support.
“We invite learners to take full advantage of these resources as we believe they will assist
them a great deal during this lockdown period to catch up with their school work and better
prepare for the upcoming exams in the year,” says SABC COO Ian Plaatjes.
This multimedia initiative is supported by an online YouTube channel. If we learn by repetition,
learners will have ample opportunity to watch the content as many times as they want.
“We welcome the commitments and support from the public broadcaster to support the
education programming during this time of the lockdown. Our learners need all the support
they can get in order to continue learning at home as schools are closed because of the
coronavirus. We should all do our best to minimise the impact of the disruptions caused by the
crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Mr Mathanzima Mweli, the Director-
General of the Department of Basic Education.
The TV Schedule is as follows:
SABC 1: Mon - Sun 05h00 - 06h00
SABC 2: Mon - Fri and 09h30 -11h00
SABC 3: Mon - Fri 06h00 - 07h00
The radio slots are as follows:
Station Time slot Week Day
Umhlobo Wenene FM 14:30 - 15:00
Thobela FM 17:00 - 18:00
Phalaphala FM 13:30 - 14:00
Munghana Lonene FM 14:30 - 15:00
Ukhozi FM 21:00 - 22:00
Lesedi FM 16:15 - 16:45
Ligwalagwala FM 09:10 - 09:40
Motsweding FM 19:00 - 19:30
Ikwekwezi FM 10:30 - 11:00
Radio Sonder Grense 19:30 - 20:00
Tru FM 09:00 - 11:00
X-K FM 09:30 - 10:00
Radio 2000 11:30 - 12:00
The schedule for the broadcast of the lessons is also available on the DBE website as well as
social media platforms. You can tune in to any of the listed radio stations and TV stations to
benefit from the programmes that have been prepared for the children and their parents or
guardians.
Media Enquiries: Elijah Mhlanga: Department of Basic Education – 083 580 8275
Mmoni Seapolelo: South African Broadcasting Corporation – 073 688 1590
ISSUED JOINTLY BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF BASIC EDUCATION AND SABC
Subject Subject Teacher
Grade (and
set)
Google Classroom
Code
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Consumer
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Consumer
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Consumer
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Creative Arts
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Creative Arts
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LIFE
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LIFE
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LIFE
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LIFE
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LIFE
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LIFE
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LIFE
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LIFE
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LIFE
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LIFE
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LIFE
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LIFE
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LIFE
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LIFE
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