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The Grade 4's studied the Greeks as an Ancient Civilisation, they did projects, artwork and learnt so much. We ended off our study with an evening with the parents where the boys did presentations on all the aspects of Ancient Greece that they had learnt in class and then we had a feast of Ancient Greek food. A lovely evening was had by all.
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St Andrew's Prep will be hosting a 'Cooks for Charity' event held in aid of Kuyasa Special School in Grahamstown and sponsored by Compass SA (KKS Food services).
The event will be held on the 3rd September where chefs from the E.Cape will be involved in a 'cook-off' to generate funds for Kuyasa School. Seen here is Graham Gooden, Headmaster of St Andrew's Prep School donating a cheque to the Kuyasa Fund as well as items to be auctioned off during the event.
St Andrew's Prep held its traditional 'Tikkie Aand' at the end of the term, where lots of excited children gathered for an evening of games and activities and treats galore!
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YOUNG GRAHAMSTOWN MATHEMATICIANS PERFORM WELL IN BALI, INDONESIA!
Teams from Grahamstown, Cape Town and Bloemfontein represented South Africa in the recent International Mathematics Competition which was held in Bali, Indonesia from the 18th - 23rd July 2011. Our team from Grahamstown participated in the Keystage II competition (12-13years) and were amongst 66 teams who participated from all over the world. Although the standard of Mathematics was of an extremely high standard, our team consisting of Jess Ferreira (DSG Junior), Nic Kroon (St Andrew's Prep), Chris Matthews and Paula Duxbury (both Kingswood Junior) did us proud and successfully achieved a merit award for their efforts in the team category. Not only have they been given the chance the represent their country, but they also learnt a great deal about the way of life of the Balinese people and met a diverse range of people from across the globe. The team was accompanied by Mr Thomas Hagsphil, director of Mathematics from SAC as well as Mrs Eunice Timm, the Grade 7 teacher from DSG Junior.
St Andrew's Prep and DSG Junior combined for this year's Art & Music evening held at Prep.
The boys and girls entertained parents, staff and friends royally in a 'theatre supper format' during the 'Rock On' concert performed by the school's energetic and talented choirs. The Grade 4-7 art and craft adorned the walls of Memory Hall in a vibrant and colourful art exhibition. A great evening was enjoyed by all whom attended the 2 evening performances. 
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Old Prep Supper:
A large group of Matric 'Old Preppies', returned to St Andrew's Prep recently to attend the annual Old prep Supper which is held in their honour, to bid them well with their futures as the are almost ready to leave school. After the dinner the traditional 'Monkey dorm' inter-house races were once more contested, this year in Tigers dorm. A great evening was had by all. 
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Fairlawn Floods 25 July:
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The St Andrew's Prep boarders got to enjoy a huge 'Madiba Cake' on Monday to celebrate Mandela's 93rd Birthday!
St Andrew's Prep working together with the PG Glass Winter Blanket collection were delighted to hand over a large number of blankets to Andy Kruger a representative from the Cathedral of St Michael and St George's - Grahamstown. Seen here is Andy Kruger together with headmaster Graham Gooden and a number Prep boys. 
St. Andrew's Prep pupils were delighted to collect, and hand over, piles of toys to Nickie Turner of the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions who will use them in the intermediary rooms at the Grahamstown High and Magistrates' courts, which rooms are equipped for the needs of child witnesses in criminal matters. 
Rugby vs Grahamstown Primary:
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EP National Schools Squash Tournament in Pretoria:
Joshua Marx, Peter Jarvis, Matthew Meiklejohn and Carlo Da Costa played in the EP "B" Section of the SA Schools National Tournament held in Pretoria at the end of June 2011.
Peter and Josh were unbeaten in the tournament with neither of them losing a match! The U11 "Preppies" took up the challenge, soaked up the pressure and played wonderful and intelligent squash and the boys gained valuable squash experience. They all got on so well together, played as a team and encouraged each other through every game and match. There was true EP spirit in the team. They also showed true EP grit and sportsmanship. All-in-all a wonderful experience for the "Preppie" boys who did EP, their school, their parents and themselves proud!
The St Andrew's Prep U13A Hockey, Rugby and Squash sides as well as the Marimba Band travelled to Gauteng for their traditional Winter Tour this year.
The boys played against St John's, The Ridge in Johannesburg and WHPS in Pretoria, winning every one of their games in all sporting codes, bar a 1 point loss in a close rugby match vs. WHPS. The Marimba band played to full school audiences at each school, bringing the house down with their performances wherever they went. The tour also included some fun sightseeing and adventures to places like Gold Reef City. A great time was had by all!.JPG)
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The St Andrew's Prep boys gave 67 mins (and more) of their time on Nelson Mandela's Birthday as part of the global initiative to recognise each person's individual power to make an imprint and help change the world around them for the better. The Prep boys, some staff members together with Mr Lorraine Mullins, who works closely with on the Cowie Catchment campaign to eradicate alien vegetation in and around Grahamstown, walked up to the hillside above Grahamstown, behind Rhodes University and set about removing alien vegetation from the area. Pulling and using tree poppers, the large group was able to make a significant dent to an area's alien vegetation population as they swept up and across the hill in the area working tirelessly as they went. A tiered but satisfied group returned to school after having given something back in the Name of Nelson Mandela. 
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President Zuma visits Grahamstown:
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Fun at the Arts Festival:
Prep were delighted to host WPPS (otherwise known as Wetpups) from CT, this week.
The boys played a great game of rugby and Prep U13A's prevailed and were able to keep the 'Currie Cup', which is a floating trophy donated by a WPPS parent, a Mr Currie, in 2005. The trophy gets presented and retained by whichever school wins any sporting or cultural competition between the 2 schools.
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JP Laptops
We are delighted to announce the introduction of Junior Laptops in the foundation phase. We have acquired 26 laptops which the children have been enjoying immensely. We have a charging cabinet in the Library and now on our computer days - we collect and take them to our individual classrooms. Here we are able to set up a projector and display the enlarged visual onto the white board as an excellent teaching tool. We are following a new IT curriculum and we have access to Mathletics . This will enhance our children's exposure to IT in an ever changing world.
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K Day:
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After last week's heavy rains and chilly winds, the Grade 5 boys of St Andrew's Prep enjoyed playing in the fallen leaves of the Japanese Maple trees which can be found in the Prep courtyard. See here with teacher Mrs Nicky Rosslee:.JPG)
Rugby vs Herbert Hurd:
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The St Andrew's Prep Grade 7 class recently put on a wonderful Gilbert & Sullivan production of The MIKADO, directed by Carmen O'Donoghue.
From Japanese maidens to guards, princes and the Emperor of Japan, the boys sang and acted their way through this highly entertaining and hilarious show with great charisma and enthusiasm. Well done to all who were involved in The MIKADO!
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Pre-Primary Pupil learn about Japan:
We made our own version of sushi and ate it with chopsticks, then we had a visit from a real Japanese girl in a kimono! On Wednesday this week we'll watch the dress rehearsal of "The Mikado".
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Rugby vs Queens:
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Congratulations to these U11 St Andrew's Prep Squash players for their selection to EP.
U9 Hockey vs Collegiate 4 June:
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St Andrew's Prep hosted a successful afternoon of netball vs. PJ Olivier.
The Junior girls has great fun playing against each other, learning new skills and making new friends in what for some was their first ever 'real match '. Well done to all the little netball stars!
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Rugby vs Cambridge:
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Three St Andrew's College Prefects, 2 of them ex-Preppies, came to speak to our Senior Prep boys last week about bullying and how best to deal with it, as part of the schools Anti-Bullying Campaign.
Congratulations to Nicholas Kroon and Noah Hanmer who are the 2012 Blackburn Scholarship winners to St Andrews College.
Nic won the Blackburn Major and Noah the Blackburn Minor Scholarship.
St Andrew's Prep continues to support the Grahamstown community in all sorts of ways.
Prep were delighted to help the plight of very under-resourced and poor schools in Grahamstown when GADRA put out a request for stationary. Kelly Long, a Prep parent, who is employed by GADRA spoke to the Top Prep boys about where the donated items would be going and what a huge difference their donation would make to other children's lives. Prep was also able to hand over a cheque for R5000 to Somerset Place Retirement home last week, from its sponsored run from Port Alfred to Bathurst with Ben Bezuidenhout. There are a number of ex-Preppies who live at Somerset Place and it is always wonderful to support all sectors of our community. 
Prep enjoyed some great games of Hockey vs St George's Prep school from PE on Friday 20 May.
Seen here the U11A team:
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St Andrew's Prep had a great mornings rugby vs. Gill from Somerset East on Saturday 21 May:
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BATHURST SHOW ART WINNERS:
Congratulations to all the Junior &Senior Preppies who received certificates from the Bathurst Show Art Competition. Prep did extremely well this year, winning the trophy for the Junior School with the most overall points. Special mention should also be made of Anda Siganga in Grade 7 who received a trophy for the Junior School pupil with the most points, Anda received 2 Gold and 2 Silver certificates.
St Andrew's Prep Goes YELLOW in aid of Hospice
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St Andrew's Prep School enjoyed attending Sci-fest workshops and show as well as interacting with the many experiments and demonstrations on offer. 
Prep enjoyed a full round of rugby fixtures on Saturday which kicked off the season.
Despite the wet and cold weather, the boys gave it their all and enjoyed the day. The games were played at Graeme College with 7 Prep teams taking part from U9 to U13 level. 
What the Grade 4s have been up to...
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Mothers Day:
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