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Contents Patrons 2 Headmaster speech 4 Commendation Certificates 9 Head & Staff pics 15

Sports

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Rugby 20 Cricket 36 Hockey 50 Soccer 57 Swimming 67 Athletics 69 Tennis 73 Duathlon 75 Volley ball 76 Golf 78 Squash 78

Clubs 80 Marimba 80 Choir 80 Public speaking 81 Librarians 83 Chess 85 Survivor 86

Stories 87 Arts 122 School play 124 Projects 126 Leaver’s Dance 127

Patrons of St John’s Trust His Worship, the Mayor

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Mr M.A. Masunda

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Mr G.S.R. Honey

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Mr R.J.A. Passaportis

Chairman of the Board

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Mr B. Ndebele

Chairman – Board Executive Committee

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Mr B. Ndebele

Chairman – Finance Committee

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Mr B. Hoffman

Chairman – Campus Development Committee

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Mr R. Naik

Chairman – Human Resources Committee

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Mr D. Whatman

Chairman – Governance Committee

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Mr V. W. Zireva

Chairman – Staff Pension Committee

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Mr E. Mungwariri

Chairman – Strategic Planning Committee

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Mr S. Mangwengwende

Chairman – Bursaries Committee

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Mrs E. Fundira

Members

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Mr D. Crowley

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Mr M. Martin

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Mr C. Msipa

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Mr E. Jinda

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Mrs B.A. Lake

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Mr E. Mungwariri

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Mr M. Tapera

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Mr S. Kanyangarara

Chairperson

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Mrs C. Butler

Headmaster

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Mr M. N. Mackenzie

Board Representative

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Mr M. Martin

Secretary

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Mrs L. Freemantle

Treasurer

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Mr A. Patel

Headboy’s Mother

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Mrs L. Dorward

Deputy Headboys’ Mothers

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Mrs R. Chareka

PARENTS’ LIAISON COMMITTEE

Mrs C. Butler Members

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Mrs T. Chifamba

Mr A Khan Mr N Weller

Mr Y. Huang Mrs S. Kainga

Mrs C. Chimuka Mrs N. Nagar-Joshi

GRADE 5 FUNDRAISING – FROG 5 Gr 5 Fundraising Committee Chairman

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Mr B. Lowden-Stoole

Gr 5 Fundraising Committee Deputy Chairman

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Mr B Harris

Gr 5 Treasurer

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Mrs S. Macdonald

G5 Secretary

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Mrs R. Ribeiro

Gr 5S Representative

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Mrs F. Turley

Gr 5E Representative

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Mrs C. Higgins

Gr 5N Representative

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Mrs N. Lambourn

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Headmaster’s Speech Mr Whitaker, our Guest of honour and Mrs.Whitaker, His Worship the Mayor and Mrs Masunda, Mr & Mrs Ndebele, Members and Patrons of the Board, members of staff, Ladies and Gentlemen, Old Boys and Gentlemen of St John’s we have reached the end of another great year in the life of St John’s Prep School and it gives me great pleasure to share some of the happenings with you tonight. To give you a blow by blow account would be interesting but impossible in a reasonable amount of time. My quandary as always is trying to give you a taste of the year whilst knowing full well that much has to be left out. My apologies to those of you whose interests don’t make it into this summary tonight!

Before we begin – a very quick one! An old woman was sipping on a glass of wine, while sitting on the patio with her husband, and she says, “ I love you so much, I don’t know how I could ever live without you.” ---- Her husband says ,“ Wow, is that you talking or the wine talking ?” – she replies, “ It’s me –talking to the wine”!

A year in the life of a school happens, more or less on two levels – the one is the day to day running of all the lessons and activities which take place in and around the classrooms in, let’s call it the learning arena and this includes all the activities which happen outside of the classrooms on the sports fields. We then get a very different level of functional activity and it is that which takes place in the background and which form the strategies, policies and directions to the previously talked about activities.

Both sectors of our school this year have been extremely busy. At Board level, as you know, everyone has been working on a five year plan for the school in an attempt to try to seek clarity on the way forward, particularly with regard to trying to ascertain what expenses might lie ahead of us. This has taken up a considerable amount of thought and time and I have to say that, as so much changes so quickly in the line of knowledge, education and the rapidly developing world of Information Technology, I am really not so sure how successful we have been! For a start one of the most puzzling things is the fact that some economists will happily tell you that inflation has only gone up by, say 3.8%, while almost

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everyone in this room could vouch for the fact that the cost of making it from one month to the next has risen by a lot more. Something is amiss somewhere! And then you look at the world of I.T. and the changes are mind boggling. Our challenge, has been and still is, to try to work out exactly what would best suit us in the school and classroom environment ensuring that what we purchase will be functional and updateable in the short to medium term. We fully believe that we have done this, with your invaluable help by the acquisition of Interactive Whiteboards for every classroom. To have done this in one year is phenomenal and our focus now is to ensure that our teachers and sports coaches are trained to take best advantage of these unbelievably versatile and clever pieces of technology. In - House Training began in earnest in the first term with Shelley Hood and Nicola York conducting the lessons. Great progress was made but Miss York is now a full time class teacher. We have also just purchased Easiteach software – the latest interactive software designed to help create and deliver motivational and engaging lessons on any interactive board. It is currently being used in the U.K. and Australia. It will be installed on all computers by the end of term and staff training begins these holidays and continues next term and will be ongoing for as long as it takes. The remedial department is not getting left behind and has just been given two ipads in each classroom with hugely exciting prospects. Laptops for the first batch of staff are soon to be issued and this process will continue next year. As many of you are aware we are following the E- Learner prog.in I.T. classes which has exams at two

levels. Our grade 5s entered for the first time this year ,for the Silver Cert. - 6 modules with a 70% pass mark and we had an 84% pass rate. The Gr7s entered for the Gold and we achieved a 90% pass rate. These are great results.

Our next challenge in the I.T. line is to determine how best to equip our soon to be completed new library extension which will double as a multi-media room. We will have five hexagonal work stations in the new section and we want to equip it wisely.

On the subject of our new extension I have to pay tribute to Lues Construction company. They have managed to do the seemingly impossible. Right in the heart of the school they have built an incredible extension with the very least amount of noise and disruption possible. I had been dreading attempting this task for years but they have made it happen and it will be a fine and practical addition to our school. Above the library we will have a new Director’s office and a consultation cum mini Board room for any parent/teacher consultations in privacy and peace and quiet. Well done to the Board for finding the money, to Raj Naik, Chairman of the Campus Dev. Com., Kevin Whatman, Campus Manager and Louis Jordaan for all their help in making it a reality.

You have probably been wondering how we are going to afford to buy whatever it is that we decide on, to equip our new library extension. Well I am pleased to say that through the exceptionally hard work of your Grade 5 Fundraising Committee led by Brian LowdenStoole and Greg Harris and your P.L.C. chaired and led

by Corinne Butler and Anoop Patel, you have already made a great start to this especially after the success of the recent magnificent fireworks display. Fund raising will obviously need to be ongoing of course but well done to them and to you all for playing such a vital role in the continued development of our school. Whilst on the subject of operations which happen at a level higher than actual school activities I would like to pay tribute to Mr Ndebele and all the members of the Board, particularly the Chairpersons of the various committees.

They have worked tirelessly again this year. One of the most onerous of tasks fell to Mr Mangwengwende who had to receive copious reports from all subcommittees and try to put them into a logical strategic plan. It has been a very difficult task and he deserves our thanks.

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Now to some of those day to day happenings in our school but I reiterate that so much happens in so many different arenas that I cannot possibly mention them all so highlights it is! Our corridors and airways have been filled with sounds both enchanting and not so enchanting! The voices from the choirs and class music lessons have been most soothing but, whilst enjoyable the persistent sounds of recorders and marimbas, which seem to be played at every conceivable spare moment, have perhaps been less so. Of course I joke. Our Marimba players are excellent and 9 of them will be touring Europe in 2013 with the Kutinya Arts group. Our 1st grade award in the Eisteddfod Choir competition was most deserved and our school play, the Button Box contributed to by most classes in the school, was thoroughly enjoyed by all. As usual the Infants’ play was spectacular and our congratulations to Mrs Wallace and all her teachers and of course Mrs Croukamp, our music teacher, for their hours of preparation with this enthusiastic group of 160 boys! Our choir took part in the end of year combined choirs and apart from Mrs Croukamp’s obvious efforts, Miss de Bruijn is to be congratulated as she once again conducted the entire Combined Choir of 360 +/- children.

We have real talent on our staff. Most enjoyed was the visit of an international Vocal Quartet and singers of United Lands. Their aim is to develop international & cultural relationships through vocal music from around the world.

In the Allied Arts Visual & literary Arts competition we excelled again as can be seen in our “Year in Profile” in the programme but I need to highlight our 10 Honours in all and the National Prize won by our grade 3 group in the 3 dimensional category with their piece of work entitled “Enchanted Forest”. In another competition organised

by ONHRI (organ for National Healing, Reconciliation and Integration we won five prizes out of the 10 won in the whole of Mashonaland. The top two winners were Daniel Johnson and Daniel Erasmus who not only won $950 each but also won $700 each for the school! Huge Congratulations go to our English teachers and our art teacher, Mrs O’Donoghue who have done an incredible job with all our boys.

In the Public Speaking arena our Junior and Senior team members, Archie Strong and Douglas Dorward, acquitted themselves well and saw us come 4th overall out of 11 schools. The competition was really strong and this was a good result.

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As you will probably know by now Mr Ndebele has served more than his fair share of time on the Board in various capacities. Themba was first appointed to the Board in October 1999 and served on the Prep Exco as Chairman and sat on the Strategic Planning and Bursary committee. In 2007 he became Board chairman whilst still being Prep Exco Chairman and then the College and Prep Excos combined in 2009 and Themba has been the Board Chairman ever since. He has officially handed over the post now and I thank him for agreeing to making this final address as Chairman tonight. On behalf of all of you I thank Themba for all his help and leadership over the years during some exceptionally difficult times.

Thank you, Themba. I am sure that you will all join me in wishing our new Chairman, Mr Dave Whatman, a fruitful and happy time at the helm.

In our Outreach endeavours this year we have donated to Kidzcan, to Perekedza (which is an orphanage) and to S.P.C.A. Our boys have given generously to the Miracle Mission’s initiatives and our grade 2’s and 7’s will be making up crackers shortly. We also gave generously, through your latest civvies money, to a new orphanage under “The Foundations Project Trust”. Further to this our three grade seven classes each visited different institutions in need and not only benefitted hugely from the experience but also gave much needed presents to the children. They went to Chinyaradzo School, Chiedza School and to the Emerald Hill Children’s home. Through the school we also donated books to Hallingbury School.

5S took part in the Santa Shoebox Project and they gave very practical gifts to Hwedza Primary school children.

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On a different note it was fantastic having Kirsty Conventry come and visit 4N as they had done a special project on her Olympic endeavours. It was sad that she did not have the time to meet the whole school. It is so good to see our very own Old Boy Chris Felgate still doing so well as an Olympic Triathlete.

We are going through a building phase with our chess teams at present and our members range from Gd 3 – Gd 7 boys so our record this year of six wins and 2 losses in the B league will be eclipsed in the coming years.

Turning to sports more athletic, we had a brilliant Cross country season yet again. We came 1st out of 10 schools for the 10th year in a row in the Gateway meet with Cameron Butler setting a new record for the U13 boys.

The biggest event was the Three Woods out at Lilfordia where we came 1st out of 21 schools and Cameron Butler won that event as well, out of 195 athletes. This is the 8th year in a row of winning this event and then our B team entered the Sharon meet and came 2nd out of the other schools ‘A’ teams. The season ended with us winning the Ruzawi meet making it a clean sweep.

The Athletics season, per se, was equally successful and I believe, for the very first time, we won the A Division Interschools’ competition which, by pure coincidence, we hosted! Perhaps the home track gave us an advantage!

We also won the Inter-schools friendly which we hosted.

Our swimming team made us incredibly proud once again as we won the ‘A’ Division Gala at Les Brown pool for the 18th year running. Congratulations to all our swimmers for all their hard training and to our U10 boys who broke a long standing Mashonaland Record. Our congratulations go to Liam Davis who competed for Zimbabwe in Maputo and South Africa and broke the 100m breastroke record. He holds 8 Zim Records. Many of our boys won numerous medals in the club galas.

Talking of National representatives, we congratulate three of our boys, Kyle Tenkrooden who is the undefeated Champion in his age group in squash and Jason Franklin and Miguel Roscoe for representing Zimbabwe in the S.A. Interprovincial Squash tournament.

Our tennis players have been in a league of their own this year. The A team won the A league without dropping a single set whilst the B team only lost to two A teams and one was our own. The C Team played great tennis and also only lost to A Teams

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The rugby season was huge and very successful with too many matches for a blow by blow account .We fielded 15 teams in all. At 1st team level we won the Super 8 and the Ruzawi 7-aside festivals. The Gateway and Springvale Festivals don’t have winners but we won all our matches. Perhaps the highlight for the 1st team

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Our soccer players also had a fine year with 10 teams taking to the pitch. The following teams were unbeaten ; 1st; Colts A; Colts B; Grade 3A, B & C. The 1st team won the Hellenic Day/Night 5 aside tournament and were invited to play as the main curtain-raiser to the Mbada Diamonds Cup Final between Dynamos and Monomotapa at the National Sports Stadium – a great honour. The match was way out of season and took place last Saturday against Mhizha Primary school. We actually won this encounter 5 - 0 and a great experience was had by all.

Our hockey players enjoyed huge success. We fielded 8 teams and 35 matches were played at the senior level with us winning 31, losing 3 and drawing 2. The colts played 24 of which we won 19, lost 3 and drew 2. There was a high standard played throughout.3 of our boys made the Harare A team ,and 4 made the B team.

The Cricketers enjoyed a special season. 13 teams represented the school whilst other boys played in an internal league. The 1st XI tour to S.A. in the first term was a great experience yet again even though the opposition were a year older than us. We beat Woodridge Prep, drew with Beluer Prep and lost toWHPS. The two main festivals were very exciting and we were losing finalists in both the Falcon Festival and the Lilfordia Day/Night to Ruzawi only to go on and beat them by 9 wickets in the all day game. Colts A won the Barwick Festival whilst the B side won the Eiffel Flats Festival against the other schools A teams. The Grade 5’s and 6’s have just played in the Peterhouse festival where rugby, soccer and cricket were played. The Grade 6’s won the Cricket and the festival overall whilst the Grade 5’s won the soccer and lost in the semi’s in rugby and cricket. A really impressive standard of cricket is being played. 4 of our players have already made the Mash Eagles Franchise team with 3 more to be considered as they were at a Gala during the main trials.

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Our duathletes thoroughly enjoyed their season and competed in 8 events, in 3 of which we took the overall cup without the luxury of girls scores to add to our own.

In the overall cup competition we took a very creditable 2nd place. Well done to the 34 boys, well captained by Ryan Crawford.

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was beating a strong Ruzawi side in all three encounters this year! The Colts A team also won all its matches in the Gateway and the Springvale Festival where Joshua Ford was voted the best three quarter. They also won the Hellenic Catsicas Day/Night Festival and ended the season unbeaten. The Gr 4s had a fine season playing 7 matches, winning 5 ,drawing 1and with the B team losing 1 . The little Grade 3 team was runner up in the Ruzawi and Gateway Festival. In general almost every rugby player got an Inter-school match, something we try very hard to do . The 1st s lost one full match to a side which it went on to beat twice whilst the unbeaten teams were 2nds,3rds,4ths,6ths; Colts A and B,Gr 4 A and Gr3 B.11 of our boys were selected to the various Mashonaland Teams.

Not to be outdone our two Volleyball teams were excellent and a fun-filled season saw our A team unbeaten whilst the B team lost only one. In the Shashi View Tournament both the A & B sides were unbeaten.

So much for the activities which take place on the school Campus but, as you know we have many boys who take part in and excel in sports and pursuits which happen elsewhere. Amongst these are Dancesport, horse riding, B.M.X, Motor Cross, Karting, sailing and shooting and I would urge you to look at the “year in profile” to see

some of the fine results, as many competed in World Championship events. These results all point to an exceptionally busy and organised school and I know that it isn’t lost on you that none of it would have happened as it did, both in the classrooms and outdoors had we not had a truly dedicated and talented staff in the broadest sense – that is the teaching staff and sports coaches plus the administrative and Support staff, our bursars and secretaries, Campus and Estate Managers and everyone under them. I would really appreciate it, parents, if you would join me now in thanking them and congratulating them for all their hard work this year (Clap!)

We were very fortunate to have Miss Aldridge, now Mrs Roberts, Miss Gibbons, Mrs Tindle, Mrs Stilwell and Mr Barbour join us this year and they are excellent additions to a very strong staff. Very sadly we said goodbye to Mrs Bredenkamp and Mrs Esslemont earlier in the year – one due to emigration after her husband’s death and the other to ill health. At the end of this year we say a sad farewell to Mrs Mitchell who has reached the outer limits of our retirement age although you would never know it when you see how incredibly active she still is even on the golf course. Mrs Mitchell is one of the truly dedicated teachers who have devoted the better part of their lives to the profession and she leaves us with our thanks for an outstanding job done with our boys and our best wishes for a healthy, happy future. I am really pleased to be able to report that she has already been snapped up next year by another CHISZ school. Further

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to this she has kindly accepted the invitation to present our prizes here tonight. Coming to join us in January next year we have Miss Field who brings valuable skills and teaching experience and she will be a great asset to our staff.

It is your turn to be thanked , parents as we could never achieve all that we do without your considerable assistance in all sorts of areas. Thank you so much – and may I urge you to do something challenging and special with your kids this holidays. Create some memories. I had a great one in the April holidays when one of my sons and I Bunge jumped from the Bloukrans bridge on the South coast of S.A. It is the highest jump in the world , twice as high as the Vic Falls bridge and it was really exhilarating.

I can recommend it! Time with our children goes so fast.

I turn now to our leavers. Gentlemen we have had a fine year with you at the top of the school and you have, in most cases, set a great tone as our “whiteshirts”. I really believe that you have had, as your role models three of the best young men above you in the two deputies, Cameron Butler and Mufaro Chareka and a most dedicated Headboy in Douglas Dorward who has continually looked for work way beyond the call of duty. Congratulations to you all. You leave us with our thanks and our best wishes for the years ahead. May you remember your days at the Prep with pride and with fond memories.

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Commendation Certificates GRADE 3N

Effort, enthusiasm & achievement Excellent progress in reading & spelling Improvement in work ethics & pleasing progress in reading & spelling

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William Barbour Rangarirai Manhambara

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Brian Bissett

GRADE 3S High standard of work all year

Consistent effort

Enthusiasm and effort

GRADE 3E Attainment

Consistent effort & progress

Progress & perseverance

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Andrew Robinson Shaan Patel Sizwe Mpofu

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Simbarashe Chopera Jed Murray Giordano Sarpo

GRADE 4N

Outstanding Effort Improvement in Maths Effort & progress

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Joseph Bere Munotida Madziro Nathan de Beer

GRADE 4S

Progress Consistent Effort Consistent Effort

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Rheed Castle-Pearce Juan Ferreira Joseph Mbanje

GRADE 4E

Excellence in Mathematics Consistent effort in all subjects Progress in all areas

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Samuel Sunguro Matthew Welch Tristan Fraser-Bell

GRADE 5N

Consistent effort & outstanding behavior all year Conscientious well behaved pupil Exceptional standard throughout the year

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Daniel Van Rooyen Innocent Tahwa Ndangariro Vudzijena

GRADE 5S

Consistent all round effort Enthusiasm and effort Achievement in English

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Brendan Mason Sebastiao Ribeiro Joel Reid

GRADE 5E

Consistent effort Application and effort Consistent effort and perseverance

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Kyle Madangure Theo Detering Zack Birkin

GRADE 6N

Progress and perseverance Consistent effort in all subjects High standard of work all year

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Benjamin Fowler Struan Nel Mapalo Musaba

GRADE 6S

Progress Content Creativity

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Ngoni Mukaratirwa Sam Harvey Calum English-Brown

GRADE 6E

Attainment Outstanding effort in all subjects Excellent effort and a high standard of work

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John Nyambayo Mandlenkosi Dube Joshua Bushby

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GRADE 7S

Most outstanding progress in maths Consistent effort Outstanding progress in content subjects Outstanding effort Consistent all round effort

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Russell Mubaya Shahen Padayachee John Rodrigues Steven Marques Ross Stewart

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Mature work ethic

GRADE 7E Consistent effort in all subjects

Hard work and determination

Enthusiasm and effort all round

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Frederick Muchena

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Uwais Patel Terl Allanby Jordan du Plessis

Determination and progress in reading and comprehension

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Benjamin Alexander

Determination and progress in reading and spelling

Persistence and progress in reading and spelling

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Sean Stephens

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James Annesley

Effort and progress in reading and comprehension

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Fergus Deacon

Consistent effort and progress in reading and spelling

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Nicholas Schmolke

Enthusiasm and progress in reading and spelling

Persistence and progress in reading and spelling

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Christian Allanby

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Tanatswa Marere

Special Certificates

National Institute of Allied Arts Honours Award Literary : Douglas Dorward and Shamar Atwell

Visual Arts : Grade 3 National Prize runners-up with Honours Douglas Dorward, Sean

Pickworth, Ian Munro, Deven Jordaan, Mandlenkosi Dube, James-Dean Harrison, Kyle Madangure

Class Prizes GRADE 3N

First in Class Second in Class Third in Class

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David Samudzimu Nashe Mawire Thulani Nyamutsamba

GRADE 3S

First in Class Second in Class Third in Class

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Tafara Manyonga Ngonidzashe Zvenyika Angus Schroenn

GRADE 3E

First in Class Second in Class Third in Class

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Daniel Erasmus Toby French Connor Grant

GRADE 4N

Effort and attainment all year Effort and attainment all year Most improved student

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Tinevimbo Gwaunza Kameran Jinnah Tanaka Madake

GRADE 4S

First in Class Second in Class Third in Class

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Rebokile Mhlanga Mandla Msipa Tafara Gwata

GRADE 4E

First in Class

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Sean Pickworth

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Runner-up For outstanding effort all year

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Takura Jakachira Johannes Olivier

GRADE 5N

First in Class Second in Class Third in Class

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Murray Dorward Panashe Tarinda Nkosinathi Mushauri

GRADE 5S

First in Class Second in Class Outstanding all round effort

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Joshua Ford Anesuishe Chiwara Tanaka Java

GRADE 5E

First in Class Runner-up Outstanding effort all year

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Kudakwashe Magwera Ruilin Huang Rishi Patel

GRADE 6N

First in Class Runner-up Outstanding effort & attainment

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Cole Onorati Tyler Spagnuolo Kgomotso Hamadziripi

GRADE 6S

First in Class Consistency of effort Positive, enthusiastic & encouraging

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Nicholas Balfour Tendai Makamure Rory Plunket

GRADE 6E

First in Class Runner-up Outstanding effort & attainment

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Ian Munro Uzair Dudhia Patrick Plunket

GRADE 7N

First in Class Second in Class Third in Class

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Douglas Dorward Simbarashe Ndoro Mudiwa Chiromo

GRADE 7S

First in Class Second in Class Third in Class

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Mduduzi Mhlanga Nicholas Freemantle Liam Hounsell

GRADE 7E

First in Class Runner-up Outstanding effort all year

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Cameron Butler Mudiwa Bosha Simbarashe Wazara

Subject and Special Prizes SHONA L1 SHONA L2 ENGLISH MATHS CONTENT SUBJECTS

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Timothy Nyika Cameron Butler Douglas Dorward Mduduzi Mhlanga Douglas Dorward

COMPUTERS

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Mduduzi Mhlanga

THOMSON TROPHY (Contribution to Colts Cricket)

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Connor Higgins

FIELDING CUP (Colts Cricket)

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Petrus Erasmus

PATEL CUP

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Nyasha Gumbo &

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Daniel Van Rooyen (Colts Batting) BRUNDLE CUP : Brendan Mason (Colts Bowling) NORAH LEWIS TROPHY : Tony O’Riordan & Connor Higgins (Most promising colt) JASON STEED SHIELD 1st XI (Most Improved Cricketer)

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Ezra Van Rooyen

HOUGH TROPHY 1st XI (Most Promising Pace Bowler)

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Daniel Aucamp

WARWICK OLDS SHIELD (1st XI Best All Round Cricketer)

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Jake Snyman

BRUNDLE CUP : Gregory Dollar & Broc Meyer (Batting) JARVIS CUP (Fielding)

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Mufaro Chareka

LAKE CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

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Cameron Butler

SENIOR SQUASH TROPHY

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Kyle Tenkrooden

HICKMAN TROPHY (Junior Squash)

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Aedan Martin

YEATMAN CUP (Squash Sportsmanship)

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Miguel Roscoe

CAVANAGH TROPHY (Outstanding Commitment to Hockey)

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Cameron Butler

PRICE TROPHY (Hockey Player of the Year)

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Mufaro Chareka

LEROY DUBELY CUP : Joshua Ford & Sean Mushohowe (Contribution to Colts Rugby) REG NIELD TROPHY (Colts Rugby Player of the Year)

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Tony O’Riordan

REG NIELD TROPHY :

(Junior Rugby Player of the Year) (Gr. 4)

Tafara Gwata & Matthew Welch

WATERS TROPHY (Colts Sportsmanship)

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Brendan Mason

REG NIELD TROPHY (Senior Rugby Player of the Year)

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Simbarashe Gumbo

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KIWI TROPHY (Grit and Determination in Rugby)

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Tadiwa Motsi

IGOE RUGBY CUP (Flair)

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Mufaro Chareka

WRIGHT RUGBY CUP (Outstanding contribution to Rugby)

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Cameron Butler

TENNIS DOUBLES TROPHY

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Liam and Brett Hounsell

KAMBARAMI CUP (Tennis Singles)

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Brett Hounsell

TENNIS SPORTSMANSHIP

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Kyle Tenkrooden

SENIOR TROPHY FOR SOCCER

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Mufaro Chareka

THE MWAMUKA CUP (Colts Soccer Player of the Year)

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Hamzah Karimshah

THE GUMBO CUP (Outstanding Commitment to Soccer)

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Panashe Mwamuka

THE BUTLER CUP (Senior Cross Country)

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Cameron Butler

THE BUTLER CUP (Junior Cross Country)

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Tony O’Riordan

DESNA CAMPBELL VOLLEY BALL TROPHY

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Makanakaishe Timba

CHESS JUNIOR TROPHY

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Ruilin Huang

CHESS SENIOR TROPHY

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Michael Ruck

DRAMA CUP

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Christian Kasukuwere

HOWARD ARRAND TROPHY : Marimba – Simbarashe Wazara (Outstanding service to Music/Marimba) : Music – Daniel Vlahakis MCGEORGE ART TROPHY : Terl Allanby PUBLIC SPEAKING SENIOR CUP

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Douglas Dorward

PUBLIC SPEAKING JUNIOR CUP

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Archie Strong

ZORORO MAKAMBA (Helpfulness)

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Stephen Marques

BAWDEN CUP

(Perseverance, Loyalty, Participation)

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Tadiwanashe Chimuka

KAAGMAN CUP (Vigorously Embracing School Life)

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Gregory Dollar

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RWODZI FAMILY CUP (Courage and Perseverance)

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Ryan Crawford

BUTRESS SHIELD – Loyalty

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Daniel Aucamp

DYLAN MCKINNON MEMORIAL CUP (Participation and Enjoyment in Sport)

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Tadiwanashe Motsi

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Ezra Van Rooyen

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Cameron Butler

GIBB TROPHY (Good Fellowship)

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Douglas Dorward

D W YOUNG TROPHY – Academic

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Mduduzi Mhlanga

MILNE TROPHY (Outstanding Sportsmanship) SEKESAYI MABASHA MEMORIAL TROPHY (Academic and Sporting)

HONOURS TIES Head & Deputies :

Douglas Dorward(Headboy); Mufaro Chareka & Cameron Butler (Deputy Headboys)

Zim Hockey Squad of Excellence (2011)

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Mufaro Chareka

Zim Squash : Kyle Tenkrooden, Miguel Roscoe, Jason Franklin Zim Swimming

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Liam Davis

Zim BMX : Ryan Machingauta

THE GOVERNORS’ PRIZES : Douglas Dorward,

Mufaro Chareka & Cameron Butler

THE HEADMASTER’S CUP : Frederick Muchena BRENDAN GALLAGHER TROPHY (Dux Award - Endeavour, Courage, Kindness)

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Douglas Dorward

ROSE SHIELD (Champion House)

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Gregory

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Back: N. York; J. Hacker; L. Mutsago; R. Whitaker; B. Chimhau; T. Kwatengera; B. Chauhan; F. Mutare; V. Parker; S. Roberts 2nd from Back: C. Chikandigwa; S. Gibbons; S. Hood; C. Sandys-Thomas; D. Gillam; S. O’Donoghue; D. Derry; F. Dhlamini; M De Bruijn; S. Wentzel; P. Manga 2nd Row: K. Mead; R. Rogers; L. Mitchell; E. Bredenkamp; R. Mackenzie; M. Croukamp; D. Russell; A. Dickinson Front: C. Passaportis; M. Mbundire; S. Ellis; Mr M. Mackenzie; H. Wallace; R. Barbour; W. Ndimutseyi; R. Millar

M. Chareka (Deputy) ; D. Dorward (Headboy); Mr M. Mackenzie (Headmaster); C. Butler (Deputy)

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Back: Front:

P. Mwamuka; D. Pike; T. Evans; H. James; T. Motsi G. Dollar; T. Chimuka; Mr M. Mbundire; Mr M. Mackenzie; E. Van Rooyen; B. Meyer

Back: T. Gwata; A. Martin; D. Van Rooyen; L. Manokore Middle: L. Turley; M. Adams; T. Maguranyanga; B. Mason; J. Ford ; A. Strong Front: C. Kawodza; T. O’Riordan; P. Erasmus; Mr M. Mackenzie; C. Higgins; M. Dorward; R. Karimazondo

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Standing: M. Booth; M. Mhlanga; R. Mangondoza; A. Silo; S. Wazara; C. Kasukuwere; M. Ruck; N. Freemantle; A. Ntini; D. Vlahakis; S. Marques; L. Hounsell. T. Nyika Middle: B. Meyer; B. Hounsell; H. James; R. Masengere; T. Evans; D. Butler; M. Bosha; S. Ndoro. J. Snyman; S. Gumbo; M. Chiromo; K. Smith; R. Davis; N. Bailey; B. Fircks Seated: T. Chimuka; K. Tenkrooden; J. Franklin; P. Mwamuka; K. Mashinya; D. Aucamp; D. Dorward; Mr M. Mackenzie; C. Butler; D. Dollar; E. Van Rooyen; K. Currie; T. Motsi; S. Padayachee; T. Allanby Front: D. Sikala; R. Machingauta; R. Stewart; D. Muzerengi; K. Hamadziripi; C. Matande; T. Matizanhau; M. Roscoe; R. Mubaya; J. Rodrigues; S. Manokore

Back: Middle: Front:

S. Wazara; C. Kasukuwere; P. Butau; H. James; M. Bosha; T. Evans; R. Masengere; T. Mukucha; C. Mpofu; K. Mashinya T. Allanby; R. Mangondoza; J. Franklin; C. Butler; Ms J. Hacker; T. Nyika; F. Deacon; U. Patel; P. Mwamuka S. Machokoto; J. Bichard; G. Dollar; R. Jameson; R. Machingauta; J. Annesley; T. Chimuka

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Back: Middle: Front:

I. Curle; D. Pike; B. Hansen; S. Ndoro; M. Ruck; D. Madziro; M. Chiromo; M. Timba; N. Bailey; T. Matsambiwa J. Wanyanya; D. Aucamp; E. Van Rooyen; M. Chareka; Mr. L. Mutsago; D. Dorward; T. Motsi; M. Musavaya; B. Meyer C. Matande; T. Simon; R. Mubaya; J. Balneaves; S. McKinnon; S. Padayachee; J. Rodrigues

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Front:

A. Ntini; M. De Sousa; J. Roeloffze; D. Butler; S. Gumbo; J. Snyman; F. Muchena; K. Smith; A. Silo; S. Kanhema-Blinston K. Currie; N. Mushure; K. Tenkrooden; S. Marques; N. Freemantle; Mr R. Barbour; M. Mhlanga; D. Vlahakis; B. Fircks; L. Hounsell; K. Blythe-Wood R. Crawford; D. Muzerengi; M. Roscoe; T. Matizanhau; A. Ndlovu; R. Stewart

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Rugby

Back: B. Meyer; M. Timba; J. Roeloffze; D. Pike; T. Evans; N. Bailey; R. Masengere; P. Plunket Middle: C. Butler; P. Mwamuka; M. Chareka (capt); Mr R. Barbour; Mr M. Mackenzie; S. Gumbo; R. Mubaya; R. Plunket Front: T. Nyika; T. Chimuka; T. Motsi; D. Dorward; E. Van Rooyan; G. Dollar; J. Booth

Back: A. Ntini; P. Butau; J. Snyman; M. Ruck; P. Plunket; J. Roeloffze; S. Wazara Middle: N. Freemantle; R. Plunket; E. Van Rooyen (capt); Mr M. Mbundire; R. Jameson (v/capt); R. Mangondoza; B. Hounsell Front: T. Nyika; J. Annesley; M. Booth; D. Aucamp

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1st XV Report 2012 will be remembered as a successful and enjoyable season. We had a combative bunch of forwards and an exciting backline.

The Highlights: • I would say that the best running rugby came from the Hellenic 7-a-side plate final against Springvale, where the boys passed through the tackle and kept the ball alive beautifully, winning 20-0.

• The most rewarding performance was winning the Super 8 Final 27 - 5, where the team played progressively better rugby throughout the day.

• The most clinical performance for me, came during our curtain raiser against Ruzawi at Bushman’s Rock, where the boys followed their game plan to great effect, winning 15-10.

• In my opinion their best defensive effort was against a formidable Lilfordia attack from set pieces, which we won 22-12.

• Finally, I thought that the comeback against Ruzawi, from a ten point deficit, away from home, was the performance of the season, which ended 26-17.

Our front row, in Ropa Masengere, Greg Dollar and Makanaka Timba seldom lost ball and provided a good platform to attack from. Dollar threw well into the lineout, enabling us to use some exciting moves. Masengere was the immovable object in mauls and Timba was a destructive and elusive runner.

Douglas Dorward and Nathan Bailey were our dependable, unsung heroes in the back row. They were our soldiers who provided muscle in the rucks and tough defence on our fringes.

Broc Meyer broke quickly at flank and provided a good option in the lineouts. Despite his size, he brought down many bigger players. Russell Mubaya was our blind side flanker who added much needed fire power in the loose and Simbarashe Gumbo got better and better at 8th man. Congratulations to him for getting the prize for the best forward in the Super 8 Festival.

Jarred Roeloffze was our highly effective impact player. He was invaluable on the bench and came on as centre, prop and flank.

Tadiwa Chimuka supplied our backline with quick ball from the break down and at set pieces. He was a nuggety 9 and also tactically astute with his boot. Cameron Butler was a brave fly half and kept our backline ticking. He kept our opponents guessing with a variety of attacking ideas. I’m so glad those knees held out for the season.

Our centre combination complimented each other. Mufaro Chareka and Tadiwa Motsi carved up a number of defensive formations and gave our wings plenty of ball. Chareka captained our side and won the prize for the most valuable player at the Super 8 Festival. Motsi has got to be one of the best turn over specialists I have seen as a coach.

Our back three were Tristan Evans, Dustin Pike and Panashe Mwamuka. I’m glad we ended up playing Evans at left wing because he provided us with many memorable match winning moments both defensively and on attack. Mwamuka was a delight to watch in full flight and takes wonderful running lines, meanwhile Pike stayed calm at full back and also provided some sparkling moments going forward.

Ezra Van Rooyen was a fantastic utility back with great vision and came on as scrum half and full back. He punched way above his weight and I was always confident he would choose the correct option. Finally, Timothy Nyika, our Usain Bolt, provided us with great entertainment when he got his opportunity on the wing.

I wish them all the best for their rugby futures and am excited for next year when I consider some of the Grade 6 performances this season, from the likes of Rory and Patrick Plunkett and Michael Booth, who got some important game time in preparation for 2013.

Well done boys and I’m sure you’ll join me in thanking the referees, the ground staff, the drivers, your mums for all the teas and your other coaches - Mr Mackenzie, Mr Mbundire, Mr Robertson and Mr Mutataguta.

RK Barbour COACH

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St John’s 2012 1st XV Report Fixtures Opponents Points For Points Against Result Gateway Festival Hartman House 5 0 Won Alex Park 10 0 Won Gateway 15 0 Won Heritage 5 0 Won Hellenic 15 0 Won Home Alex Park 60 0 Won Home Ruzawi 12 10 Won Away Gateway 0 0 Draw Super 8 Festival Heritage 15 0 Won Highlands 15 0 Won Hellenic 14 0 Won Gateway 12 5 Won Eaglesvale 27 5 Won Home Hartman House 11 7 Won Curtain Raiser Ruzawi 15 10 Won Springvale Festival Whitestone 12 0 Won Eaglesvale 12 0 Won Barwick 12 0 Won Springvale 0 0 Draw Home Lilfordia 22 12 Won Away Barwick 12 19 Lost Home Bryden 48 5 Won Away Ruzawi 26 17 Won Away Hellenic 33 7 Won TOTAL 408 97

Hellenic 7-a-side Lilfordia 7 0 Won Alex Park 20 0 Won Eaglesvale 10 5 Won Barwick 5 5 Draw Whitestone 0 0 Draw Springvale 20 0 Won Ruzawi 7-a-side Lilfordia 20 5 Won Lendy Park 10 10 Draw Ruzawi 15 15 Draw Hellenic 15 0 Won Barwick 20 5 Won TOTAL 142 45 XV’s Played 24 Won 21 Drew 2 Lost 1 7’s Played 11 Won 7 Drew 4 Lost 0

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Back: I. Munro; S. Kanhema-Blinston; M. Bosha; M. Ruck; J. Cowley; M de Souza; R. Deacon Middle: L. Annandale; B. Hounsell; C. Onorati (capt); Mr W. Ndimutseyi; M. Frost (v/capt); K. Blythe-Wood; K. Edwards Front: N. Balfour; D. Sikala; T. Spagnuolo

Back: G. Ncube; T. Mukucha; B. Fowler; F. Muchena; M. Gillam; I. Munro; G. Cawood Middle: T. Matizanhau; M. Roscoe; J. Ellse; Mr B Dikanipfuwa; N. Masenda; P. Phillips; K. Platen Front: M. Musaba; S. Attwell; T. Madzima; K. Hamadziripi

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Rugby 2Nd Team RESULTS Vs Ruzawi won 41 – 6 Vs Borrowdale 1sts won 20 – 7 Vs Gateway won 19 – 7 Vs Hartmann House won 33 – 0 Vs Eaglesvale won 26 – 0 Vs Lilfordia won 58 – 0 Vs Eiffel Flats 1st won 24 – 17 Vs Ruzawi won 24 – 17 Plus we won all the matches played at the Gateway Endeavour Rugby Festival.

This was another year to be remembered by our second team boys. We had an un-beaten season. We certainly had the edge on most teams. Our only tough match was of course the one we played, Eiffel Flats 1st XV at home. We came from behind twice to eventually beat the team by 2 points. In general the boys played with strong determination and I was not surprised when quite a number of them managed to play or bench for our first team.

To the boys, well done for a good season. Your effort and commitment was tremendous. Thank you to all your parents for your support.

M. Mbundire COACH Rugby 3Rd Team This team was a pleasure to coach and watch. The boys started on a good note, with zeal and determination.

Considering that not all schools could manage to raise three teams, our third team played a couple of Second teams from other schools and did very well.

The team was well captained by Cole Onorati who is very strong willed rugby player who relates well with his fellow players and leads well. They played a total of 10 games and won all of them and conceded one try and hence an unbeaten season.

Many thanks to the mums and dads for their unwavering support as well as the eats they provide for the home games.

Well done boys.

W. Ndimutseyi COACH Rugby 4Th Team It was a very successful term and exciting as well for the boys. We managed to play 5 matches and then we won all of them. A very big thanks to the captain, Sam Harvey and Vice Captain, Troy Matizanhau for captaining the side. Big thanks to all the mothers for organising teas and eats. Well done 4th team and good luck boys!

MR B. DIKANIPFUWA COACH

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Back: C. Kasukuwere; T. Maisva; D. Muskwe; T. Madziro; M. Mhlanga; C. Mpofu Middle: D. Muzerengi; K. Mashinya; T. Allanby; Mr B. Dikanipfuwa; B. Coveley; T. Nyatsine; T. Muzvidzwa Front: J. Balneaves; R. Machingauta, N. Mukaratirwa, T. Makamure

Back: N. Chiketsani; D. Chifamba; M. Gangaidzo; I. Curle; N. Schmolke; C. Widdows; R. Crawford; W. Tucker Middle: A. Matemera; K. Katunga; J. Du Plessis; Mr B. Dikanipfuwa; P. Musavaya; J. Rodrigues; K. Kaukonde Front: K. Marufu; A. Ahlijah; D. Watson; T. Swanepoel; A. Ndhlovu

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Colts Rugby

Back: R. Karimazondo; B. Mason; N. Gumbo; T. Maguranyanga; K. Kawodza Middle: S. Mushohwe; T. O’Riordan (capt); Mr W. Ndimutseyi; J. Ford (v/capt); L. Manokore Front: T. Kanyangarara; P. Erasmus

Rugby Colts A The 2012 rugby season was for the determined fighters and not for the faint hearted ones as the fight was from the first match to the last one. It was another great season for our colts ‘A’ rugby side.

We started on a high note with the Gateway Coaches Festival in which we played a total of 6 matches winning 5 and drawing 1. It’s impossible to single out one player as the whole team played very well.

None of the games played were easy this season as we are ranked as the top school in rugby hence all the opponents measure their success by how much they beat St. John’s by if they beat us at all.

We also took part in the Springvale Festival. We played 5 games and we won all of them with Joshua Ford being voted the best tackler for the tournament. Our captain, Tony O’riodon cannot be left unmentioned as most games were centred on him and he put on a sterling performance.

Our pack of forwards were like hungry lions, namely Brendan Mason, Petrus Erasmus, Nyasha Gumbo, Rua Karumazondo and Sean Mushohwe. Sean was our main driving force behind the forwards and his absence was always noticed. Our linkman Tony O’Riordan made our forwards and three quarters gel well. Joshua Ford proved to be in his own league as most tries scored were through his quick thinking and great tackling with the help of Lesley Manokore , Carl Kawodza and Tadiwa Kanyangarara.

Our three quarters had pace and quick reaction and the boys were great at defence. Tackling by these boys was awesome hence opponents struggled to cross our try line.

We were the main attraction at the Hellenic Day and Night Festival. We won our pool games and progressed to the final in which we played Ruzawi. That game was not an easy one. Our boys played with great zeal and determination.

Man of the match in that game was Tabani Maguranyaya who scored three tries. We won the casticas Colts Rugby for the first time.

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We concluded the season with a home match against Ruzawi. Having been beaten 31-14 at Ruzawi, the boys came back strong. They scored first and converted a try. We scored and missed a conversion. They scored a second try and converted hence we were trailing by a try with a minute to go. In the last 30 seconds we were awarded a scrum 50 meters from the try line. The coach had to use any tactics to take the game hence we needed pace and focus on the try line. Our fastest player Tabani had to play fly-half and his job was to get the ball and outrun the opponent’s three quarters, of which he did exactly that and we won that match 19-14.

This was an unbeaten season.

Well done boys for a brilliant season Statistics Vs Heritage

Vs Ruzawi

Vs Gateway

Vs Eaglesvale Vs Hellenic

Vs Hartmann House Vs Bryden

Vs Ruzawi

won 50 – 0 won 31-14 won 14-7 won 21-0 Drew 7-7 won 38-10 won 84-0 won 19-14

Won all matches at the Gateway Coaches Festival Won all matches at the Springvale Festival Won the Hellenic Day / night Festival

Congratulations boys.

W. Ndimutseyi COACH

Back: K. Madangure; K. Kadimba; T. Ajara; G. Gillam Middle: C. Higgins; M. Dorward; Mr W. Ndimutseyi; E. Burbidge; T. Kanyangarara Front: C. Nhara; D. Van Rooyen; D. Naude

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Rugby Colts B The colts ‘B’ boys had an outstanding season this year remaining undefeated despite competing against the ‘A’ sides of a number of different schools. The season was, by all accounts successful and the boys combined well to form a useful and dedicated team. There were many changes to this team, as some moved up to our ‘A’ side eventually, showing the strength of this age group.

A lively pack of forwards and hard running backs were the secret of their success. As a team they were very aware, knew the need to secure the ball and ran with passion.

A fine and entertaining side.

Thank you to Mrs Dorward (Captain’s Mum), mums and dads for your support.

F. MUTARE COACH Rugby Colts C This year’s group of boys were hugely enthusiastic and they showed an enormous amount of talent and potential. The boys worked well as a team and were all willing to give their best. I don’t like to single out players and I can say the whole team had a good deal to contribute to a wonderful season.

Well done. Keep it up boys.

B. DIKANIPFUWA COACH

Back: I. Ngwende; N. Mushauri; A. Chiwara; L. Turley; T. Detering; K. Magwera; Middle: Z. Sachiti; P. Robson; Mr B. Dikanipfuwa; R. Lowden-Stoole; N. Fourie Front: R. Bond; A. Martin; T. Mapara; W. Schroenn; M. Macdonald

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Back: B. Harris; A. Strong; D. Adams; M. Palmer; T. Midzi; S. Ribeiro Middle: T. Chigogwana; J. Reid; Mr B. Dikanipfuwa; K. Davie; P. Tarinda Front: N. Vudzijena; L. Rodrigues; R. Nel; M. Tanner

Rugby Colts D It was indeed a successful season for the team and the coach. We managed to play 7 matches and then we won 4 and lost 3. As the term commenced the boys enjoyed rugby and were eager to improve. A very big thank you to Darrin Adams and Benjamin Harris for captaining the side. Thanks to all the mothers for tea and eats during the matches.

Well done boys and good luck with all your rugby careers.

MR B. DIKANIPFUWA COACH Rugby Grade 4A RESULTS Vs Borrowdale Colts B Vs Alex Park Colts A Vs Alex Park Colts A Vs Hellenic Vs Gateway

won 21 – 7 won 25 – 5 won 42 – 0 drew 14 – 14 won 26 – 0

The team had a very good season. The word UNBEATEN sums it all up. We had a very good set of forwards with D. Yosa showing a lot of grit and determination which resulted with him scoring a try in every game. In the back line T. Gwata displayed genuine flair combined with solid determination. He also scored tries in almost all the matches.

In general we had tremendous fun with everybody getting a chance to captain the team. It is a pity that many schools do not have genuine grade four sides and it is always difficult to have enough matches for our teams.

M. Mbundire COACH

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Back: Front:

N. Sikala; D. Yosa; E. Kristiansen; T. Gwaunza; R. Castle-Pearce; W. Barbour J. McKinnon; T. Gwata; Mr M. Mbundire; R. Mackenzie; R. Dean

Back: D. Mwanza; M. Chigumba; C. Cullen; D. Johnson; O. Chimanyi; E. Ellse; Z. Chikoto Middle: D. Gibbs; J. Edwards; Mr M. Mbundire; D. Broxham; M. Slight Front: J. Davis; T. Muzvidzwa

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Rugby Grade 3A This term lived up to their moto “Yasvika St John’s” (St John’s is here) and indeed they made their presence felt. The team spirit was very good and with a talented backline we played some attractive rugby. Our big pack won a mountain of loose ball and backs used it well.

We took part in two festivals in which we did extremely well. Congratulations go to Daniel Anderson for being voted the Best Forward at the Gateway Festival.

The Ruzawi Festival was the highlight of the season where we made it to the finals. Sadly we lost Daniel Anderson our hooker due to injury for the huge Ruzawi game which we lost 5 – 10.

Under the captaining of Daniel Erasmus the team performed exceptionally well both on the field and at practice. A high standard of discipline was set right from the start of the season and credit must go to the boys for their effort in this regard.

I am extremely proud to have been associated with these remarkable young lads.

F. MUTARE COACH

Back: R. Franceys; M. Magadzire; M. Ruredzo; G. Wright; G. Wright-Goodale Middle: A. Robinson; D. Erasmus; Mr F. Mutare; D. Anderson; N. Zvenyika Front: C. Grant; G. Sarpo

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Back: S. Mpofu; C. Davis; D. Mufunde; L. Doran; S. Muradzikwa; D. Samudzimu Middle: T. Musara; L. Jones; Mr F. Mutare; R. Guthrie; D. Macdonald Front: J. Liddle; M. Motsi; L. Potgeiter

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Cricket

Back: D. Aucamp; B. Meyer; J. Snyman; H. James; L. Hounsell; M. Chareka Front: M. Booth; R. Stewart; C. Butler; Mr F. Mutare; E. Van Rooyen; G. Dollar; M. Frost Cricket - 1st XI An analysis of the season is as follows: Played 14; Won 12; Lost 00; Tied 02 Once again the 1st XI put up some very creditable performances. They showed the spirit to keep their heads and fight to the end which made them a hard side to beat. Ably captained by Cameron Butler, the team matured throughout the year and benefitted enormously from a successful trip to Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

A variety of batting combinations proved there was talent galore right through the side. Broc Meyer, Mufaro Chareka, Cameron Butler and wicketkeeper Greg Dollar proved that the future of St johns college batting is in good hands. Many other batsmen in our side were denied the opportunity of showing their potential by the strength of the top order.

Daniel Aucamp, Hardley James, Ross Stewart and Michael Frost carried the bowling flag. While Ezra Van Rooyen,Jake Snyman,Liam Hounsell and Michael Booth were very good genuine all rounders in the side.

The highlight of the season was a thrashing 9 wicket victory over Ruzawi. The boys produced a superb bowling and fielding display, dismissing Ruzawi for a mere 37 all out in 40 over match. Michael Frost’s 5 wickets for 8 runs in that match and Ezra Van Rooyen’s 4 wickets for 1 run in 3 overs against Westridge will always be remembered as the best bowling figures of the year. The year saw 6 of our boys being selected to play for Mash Eagles U13 Franchise Team.

My grateful thanks go to the school for the new advanced cricket coaching equipment which most of our coaches put to good use. It leaves me to say a big thank you to Mrs Butler not only for her help but also for being our reliable 1st XI scorer for the last 3 years. Special thanks must also go to our kit sponsors SKY Pharmaceuticals and Faithwear, all the parents for their continued support and Mrs Stewart for kindly stepping in to assist with scoring where it was needed.

F.MUTARE Coach

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Cricket - Port Elizabeth Tour 2012 -Woodridge College Day 1 The team arrived in Port Elizabeth and said farewell to parents travelling with us. After booking into our accommodation at the Road Lodge, situated about 100 meters from the airport we had a quick team meeting to discuss procedures for the following morning and hand out remaining playing kit. The team were really excited and ready for the challenge ahead.

Day 2 Steve Phillips (Woodridge’s Coach and Manager) arrived to collect the team and we proceeded to the school to drop bags before leaving to visit the Bellingham and Smith bat factory for a tour and quick shopping spree!! We had the pleasure of the owner Mick Bellingham personally giving us the tour himself - an amazing guy and ex Zimbabwean of course! Mr. Bellingham also gave the boys prices on equipment that were unbelievable - top of the range bats ranging from 350 to 650 rand as well as hand-picked willow from the factory with the boys choice of stickers and grips! It was good to see that all of our boys bought some equipment to support him as Bellingham and Smith were also one of the main sponsors of the festival and all boys received a B & S shirt and miniature bat in their welcome pack.

That afternoon saw St John’s take on St Charles from Pietermaritzburg in a warm up 20/20 game. The boys fought bravely however we probably lost the game more on intimidation rather than ability. St Charles did have a couple of “giants” in their team, the one boy almost 14 years old made 50 odd against us in this game and bowled with decent pace... He also, later in the festival made 127 not out against WHPS. Final Score: St Charles 130/7 (20 Overs) St Johns 98/8 (20 overs) Interesting to note that we did have them 24 for 4 at one stage.

Day 3 6:30AM saw the rise of the boys with the anticipation and excitement of the first day of the festival.

Our first game saw us up against the hosts Woodridge Prep School. St Johns won the toss and elected to field and by the end of the first session Woodridge were 67/4. In the second session we managed to bowl out the hosts for 91 runs and by the lunch interval St Johns were 14 without loss. In the afternoon session St Johns passed our oppositions total with just the loss of 4 wickets. The day was rounded off with a braai at the woodpecker with parents, coaching staff and management whilst watching the opening game of the Super 15.

Day 4 On the second day, St Johns were up against a new team included into the festival called Beaulieu from Johannesburg.

On this occasion we lost the toss and were put into bat, however a 107 run partnership between the captain Cameron Butler and Broc Meyer saw us go through to 78/1 at tea and onto 205/5 at lunch. Greg Dollar chipped in with a solid knock of 36 and we eventually declared on 235/9 after 58 overs.

Beaulieu started their innings shakily and at the first break were 39/3. After tea they stumbled along and by close of play we had restricted them to 106/8. A couple of dropped catches cost us the win in this game and if we had taken our chances it would have given us longer to expose what was a very long batting tail. Definitely a “winning draw” for us but all credit to them for batting out time to force a draw, a result which they were happy with. After the game the two teams shared a group photo and Beaulieu gave both coach and manager of St Johns a parting gift. That night the boys and staff attended a formal dinner in the school hall with CEO of Warriors Cricket and guest speaker Dave Emslie talking about the passion and future of cricket.

Day 5 After an early 7AM breakfast the team made their way up to Rushmere field, named after former Woodridge old boy and ex South African cricketer Mark Rushmere to begin their final match of the tour.

WHPS won the toss and elected to bat, however St Johns could not have got off to a better start with Daniel Aucamp taking a wicket off the very first ball of the game and eventually WHPS were bowled out for 124, a total that should have been less however our fielding and catching let us down at times. Cameron Butler bowled well managing to take 5 wickets.

St John’s fought bravely, however in the end we were bowled out for a disappointing 46. It was a match that in all fairness we were probably always going to struggle to win even after a solid bowling performance as WHPS were

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definitely one of the stronger teams in the festival. Again our boys were a little intimidated by the size or their guys rather than their ability however what we can take away from this loss was that we were the only team to bowl out WHPS, a great achievement against boys a year older than us.

Day 6 On our last day, the boys were up at 5:30AM and the dorm was cleaned and tidied to the condition we found it in before leaving. Our bus left at 6:30AM from the school and Steve Phillips and Headmaster Mr. von Berg were there to see us off. Check in at Port Elizabeth airport went smoothly with bags booked all the way through to Zimbabwe. Our boys behavior was excellent through the tour and their sportsmanship was exemplary. We had a very successful tour and the boys thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Thanks to Mrs. Butler and the Mrs. James on assisting with Laundry for the boys, ensuring that they had clean playing kit for the last day and shirts to travel home in. Thanks also to the parents involved in sponsoring the boys and coaches kit for the tour and finally to Mrs. Butler for scoring during all our games.

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Back: T. Shara; P. Plunket; T. Evans; R. Plunket; R. Jameson Front: K. Platen; T. Motsi; T. Chimuka; B. Hounsell; T. Spagnuolo; B. Coveley Cricket 2nd XI 2012 was a successful year for the 2nd team cricket, a team by no means short on talent.

From a coaching point of view the boys were a pleasure to coach and always attended practices with a willingness to learn and develop new skills.

Tadiwa Chimuka captained the team with good authroity and an understanding for the game, both Rory Plunket and Brett Hounsel showed great discipline with the new ball backed up to good effect by Patrick Plunket.

The team was spoilt for choice in the batting department with Robbie Jameson improving technically as the season progressed, however all boys showed promise in this department both in practice and during matches.

I wish the departing grade 7 players the best in their cricketing futures and look forward to working with the rest during 2013.

Best in cricket.

Coach Sean Bell

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Back: S. McKinnon; N. Bailey; S. Gumbo; D. Dorward; N. Balfour Front: R. Masengere; N. Freemantle; K. Marufu; Mr W. Ndimutseyi; S. Harvey; J. Annesley; C. Davis CRICKET 3RD TEAM Our third team had a great season. We managed to find opposition to play against, mostly playing some 1st and 2nd teams of other small schools. We had a very strong batting and bowling line-up. In most cases we would opt to bat first to avoid chasing low score lines. We played 8 games. Won 7 and lost 1.

The team was well captained by Steven McKinnon and Douglas Dorward. I would like to congratulate the team for a fantastic season and hope to see the boys progressing well in their cricket careers. Many thanks to all the parents for their support.

W NDIMUTSEYI Coach

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Back: A. Ntini; B. Fowler; J. Cowley; C. Mpofu; R. Mubaya Front: M. Musaba; S. Manokore; D. Ralphs; Mr R. Barbour; K. Blythe-Wood; A. Silo; J. Bichard The Mighty 4ths 2012 Cricket Report Vs Borrowdale won by 1 wicket.

Vs Gateway won by 158 runs.

Vs Hartmann House won by 86 runs.

Vs Ruzawi won by 45 runs.

Vs Heritage won by 10 wickets.

Vs Gateway won by 9 wickets.

Vs Hartmann House won by 42 runs.

Vs Ruzawi won by 43 runs.

Vs Ruzawi won by 21 runs.

Played 9 Won 9.

Coaching the mighty 4th’s has been fun. While the first game was a closely contested affair the boys made a significant improvement to their game and produced strong performances throughout the year. Steven “Skipper” Marques doubled up as captain and keeper and wore his heart on his sleeve until he had to face daunting leg side deliveries.

We were spoiled for choice when it came to bowling and had a well balanced attack. Pace came in the form of Ben “Petal” Fowler, Aubrey “Hatrick” Silo, Stanley “Tsotsobe” Manokore and Jordan Cowley. Our all rounders put in some telling spells with Declan Ralphs and Kenton “Baggins” Blythe-Wood, leading the way. We had off spin from Anotida “Ano” Ntini and leg spin from Justin “Bish” Bichard. Our batting line up was formidable. When Declan Ralphs failed to get us away quickly, Cyril Mpofu stepped up to the plate. Ben Fowler dropped anchor at the other end and Steven Marques gave us the left hand-right hand combination. Musaba Mapalo, Kenton “Baggins” Blythe-Wood sured up the middle order and then everyone else came in and entertained the massive crowds when needed at the hectic end of our innings.

Well done boys and I hope you had fun. I sure did!

Ryan Barbour Coach

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Back: D. Watson; M. Gillam; J. Roeloffze; I. Munro; A. Moon Front: C. English-Brown; D. Scholtz; Mr. Dikanipfuwa; K, Currie; T. Madzima

Back: C. Widdows; C. Chadwick; M. De Souza; K. Smith; D. Muskwe Middle: J. Ellse; T. Kaseke; Mr Dikanipfuwa; R. Sylvester; K. Hamadziripi Front: S. Lambourn; O. Swan

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CRICKET 5th 6th and 7th TEAMS We managed to get all our senior boys to play matches which were thoroughly enjoyed by the boys. The matches went well and I must say both the coaches and the boys had lots of fun. A special mention to Mr S Sylvester who organised caps for our lower group of senior boys (reds and blues) to wear at their ‘in-house’ cricket matches at school. We had 4 teams which played quite a number of matches with each other.

M MBUNDIRE COACH

Back: H. Karimshah; J. Ford; M. Palmer; N. Gumbo; B. Mason; R. Lowden-Stoole; A. Martin Front: P. Erasmus; D. Van Rooyen; Mr T. Kwatengera; C. Higgins; E. Burbidge Seated: T. O’Riordan CRICKET COLTS A This year was a great year for Colts A cricket. I just want to say what a pleasure it was to coach this bunch of disciplined, enthusiastic, well behaved and bonded boys. The team was well balanced, winning most of our matches. The bowling attack was dynamic and the batting line up was filled with talent. Highlights of the season were a 1st in the Barwick Colts A Cricket Festival and the Hellenic Day/Night where we lost to Chipembere in the final.

We were a really strong team at Colts level considering the amount of matches we won and the way we played the game. We had depth in the batting, managing to steal many half centuries and centuries throughout the year: N. Gumbo 1 x century 2 x half centuries

B. Mason 2 half centuries

C. Higgins 1 half century

D. Van Rooyen 1 half century These managed to head up the run rate in many games with their great high scores.

In the bowling we were also well represented by P. Erasmus, E. Burbidge and H. Karimshah who managed to resist many games being lost and pulling us to victory. J. Ford, M. Palmer and A. Martin were good all-rounders in the batting,

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bowling and fielding. They always kept the motivation and team spirit high. Our wicket keeper of the year T. O’Riordan won the Barwick Festival – Best Keeper of the tournament and he shone for us throughout the year with some flashy and fantastic wicket keeping.

Special thanks must go the Captains mums Mrs Higgins and Mrs Van Rooyen and all the other parents for eats and teas. Many thanks to Mr Mason and Mr Gumbo for scoring during our matches.

T KWATENGERA COACH

Back: K. Madangure; K. Kandimba; I. Ngwende; M. Dorward; C. Kawodza; B. Gillam Front: W. Schroenn; T. Robson; Mr A. Rushambwa; R. Bond; D. Naude CRICKET COLTS B The boys had a great season winning all their matches through hard work and persistence. We had two tough matches against Ruzawi which we pulled through because the boys had confidence and they were working as a team. Our captain, Patrick Robson, was outstanding with the bat and ball which helped us to build a strong foundation and so, too, was William Schroenn who managed to take a lot of wickets for us. All the players worked together and they turned out to be a really good team. My thanks to all the parents for their support. We had a great season and the boys thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Mr Arnold Coach

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Back: R. Patel; L. Turley; T. Maguranyanga; S. Ribeiro; J. Benning; S. Mushohwe Front: L. Manokore; K. Chasara; Z. Sachiti; Mr. R. Rogers; T. Kanyangarara; T. Mapara; N. Fourie

Back: T. Chifamba; N. Mushauri; B. Harris; T. Java; D. Adams; K. Magwera; T. Midzi; C. Nhara Front: A. Chiwara; L. Rodrigues; J. Reid; T. Chigogwana; Mr Dikanipfuwa; R. Karimazondo; M. Chigumira; M. Macdonald; K. Davie

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Back: T. Madake; E. Kristiansen; R. Hounsell; T. Jakachira; D. Gibbs Front: G. Mckinnon; D. Broxham; R. Dean; Mr R. Whitaker; M. Slight; M. Welch; R. Mackenzie

Back: Z. Chikoto; J. Edwards; G. Hoal; D. Johnson; T. Gwaunza; R. Castle-Pearce; D. Lane-Mitchell Front: A. Spagnuolo; D. Erasmus; K.Jinnah; Mr R. Whitaker; S. Pickworth; D. Roberts; W. Barbour

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Hockey

Back: M. Frost; T. Chimuka; K. Tenkrooden; B. Hounsell; D. Pike; H. James; M. Booth; G. Dollar Middle: T. Motsi; C. Butler (capt); Mr B. Chauhan; M. Chareka (v/capt); P. Mwamuka Front: E. Van Rooyen

1st Team Hockey Report 2012 GRADE 7: C. BUTLER (CAPTAIN); M. CHAREKA (VICE CAPTAIN); T. MOTSI; P. MWAMUKA; E. VAN ROOYEN; K. TENKROODEN; H. JAMES; G. DOLLAR; D. PIKE; T. CHIMUKA GRADE 6: B. HOUNSELL; M. BOOTH; M. FROST RESULTS: VS WESTRIDGE VS GATEWAY VS ALEX PARK VS BRYDEN VS TWIN RIVERS VS LILFORDIA VS HARTMANN HOUSE VS TWIN RIVERS VS RUZAWI

WON WON WON WON WON WON WON LOST WON

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VS AMANDAS VS DUDLEY HALL VS GREY STONE PARK VS TWIN RIVERS B VS LEWISM VS MUBINA EBRAHIM

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2-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 4-0 3-0

This year has to go down as one of the best year we have had at St. John’s Prep. It has been an absolute pleasure to coach such a talented group of young men. The boys showed a lot of grit and determination combined with the excellent skills we proved to be the dominant force in school boys hockey. We played some of the most eye catching hockey and our attack force dominated most games. We created numerous chances and scored a lot of goals throughout the season. Our defense only conceded 6 goals all season and must be commended on keeping their discipline all season.

I would like to congratulate the following boys for making the Harare A and B teams: Harare A: Mufaro Chareka (Captain) Cameron Butler Greg Dollar Harare B: Hadley James (Captain) Panashe Mwamuka

Dustin Pike Ezra Van Rooyen I would like to thank Mr. Whitaker for umpiring all our matches and for your input at all the practices. Your knowledge and help was greatly appreciated.

To Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Chareka and the parents for organizing the teas throughout the season. Also for your support to me and the boys throughout the season. It was really motivated the boys.

And finally the boy, I would like to thank you all for the hard work we put in this season. The results speak for themselves.

Hope you all keep playing hockey and excel at the highest level.

Thank you to everybody for a successful season!

B. Chauhan 1st Team Coach

Back: M. Frost; L. Hounsell; R. Plunket; S. Gumbo; M. Ruck; P. Plunket; R. Jameson; R. Mubaya Front: N. Balfour; T. Chimuka; Mr R. Whitaker; J. Bichard; D. Aucamp

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2nd XI Hockey Report – 2012 Have a look at this year’s 2nd XI team photograph and what you will see is a fantastic bunch of guys. I found them to be an absolute pleasure to coach – not that they needed much coaching!!

Our strategy at the start of the season was fairly simple..... Make sure that our warm-up procedure included a section where the opposition could see how hard Ruck could hit a ball....then give Ruck the ball at every free hit and tell him to swat it with ferocious force towards the opponents’ goal... then get the vultures to try and get a deflection. It generally worked. This, however, meant that our hockey became rather one-dimentional as everything went straight up the middle. However, there was a great deal of skill in the team and we ended up playing very attractive hockey by the end of the season.

One of the functions of any second team is to provide the Firsts with effective sparring partners. Our team was tough, rugged and brave and they were certainly not overawed by the firsts. This meant that we were able to perform this duty really well.

Liam, Justin and Daniel were solid and reliable as the back three and Russel played well as Sweeper. He had the skills to extricate us from a number of sticky situations. Michael Frost showed a lot of potential and his stick-work was impressive. Michael Ruck scored a lot of goals and created even more. Tadiwa was a brilliant “Captain” – he led by example and his work-rate was an inspiration to the whole team. The Plunkets (only separated by their differentcoloured trainers) learnt to be in the right place at the right time and they provided good service on the wings.

Jameson bedazzled and bamboozled the opposition (and sometimes himself) with his phenomenal trickery up front.

Gumbo, our goalie was idle for the vast majority of the games and he coped well with the boredom. It took a long while before he actually got to touch a hockey ball. Nicholas Balfour joined the team towards the end of the season and he is certainly a player to watch in the future. It is no wonder that we remained unbeaten this season AND we had a great deal of fun!

R Whitaker COACH

Back: N. Balfour; K. Blythe-Wood; R. Stewart; K. Smith; B. Fircks; K. Currie Middle: J. Nyambayo; C. Marufu; Mr T. Kwatengera; U. Dudhia; C. Davis Front: S. Manokore

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Hockey 3Rd Team The boys this season have been outstanding and have shown a considerable amount of potential in becoming great hockey players. It was a good season for the boys and for me as the coach, to have watched all the boys grow and progress together as athletes.

Mr Rogers COACH

Back: I. Munro; N. Bailey; B. Fowler; M. De Souza; J. Cowley; L. Annandale; K. Platen Middle: D. Scholtz; T. Spagnuolo; Mr T Kwatengera; R. Sylvester; T. Matsika Front: C. Onorati

Hockey – 4Th Team This year the 4th team proved itself to be a strong, determined team and we had an enormously busy yet successful season. It was an absolute pleasure to watch the team evolve and become a force to be reckoned with.

To the boys moving on to high school or staying behind, I wish you the best of luck in your hockey T. Kwatengera COACH

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Back: H. Karimshah; J. Ford; C. Higgins; R. Lowden-Stoole Middle: E. Burbidge; T. O’Riordan; Mr T. Kwatengera; D. Van Rooyen; D Erasmus Front: Z. Sachiti

HOCKEY COLTS A Colts A Statistics Played Won Drew Lost

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Vs Hartmann House Vs Lilfordia Vs Twin Rivers Vs Gateway Vs Alex Park Vs Ruzawi Vs Twin Rivers Vs Bryden

Won Lost Won Won Lost Won Won Won

8 6 0 2 2 2 4 6 2 9 3 6

-1 -1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1

Colts A played some great hockey putting up a good score against some fine teams. The boys played with determination, heart and courage. This was a spirited young team which participated enthusiastically in all practices and matches, although at times they struggled to play together as a team. As the season progressed they were able to pull themselves together and give of their best.

It was a pleasure to coach this young side and I wish all the boys the best for another season of great hockey.

T. Kwatengera COACH

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Back: Front:

H. Karimshah; M. Palmer; A. Martin N. Chiwara; P. Robson; Mr T. Kwatengera; K. Kawodza; D. Naude

Hockey Colts B It was a pleasure to coach this young side this year, full of potential and enthusiasm. The season was made a success not by certain individuals, but by the combined strength of the team as a whole. I wish all the boys the best for next year and look forward to another great season of hockey.

Thank you to all the parents and moms for all their hard work at our games and support for the boys.

Mr Rogers COACH

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Back: Front:

S. Mushohwe; M. Dorward; R. Patel; S. Ribeiro; T. Detering; K. Bowl W. Schroenn; N. Fourie; Mr T Kwatengera; M. Macdonald; B. Gillam

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J. Bere; D. Jackson; B. Harvey; M. Tanner A. Ellis; L. Rodrigues; Mr T. Kwatengera; K. McCormick; T. Spartas

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Soccer

Back: R. Mangondoza; A. Ntini; D. Pike; M. Timba; A. Silo Middle: E. Van Rooyen; M. Chareka; Mr F. Dhlimani; T. Chimuka; R. Mubaya Front: T. Motsi; S. Gumbo; P. Mwamuka

SOCCER 1ST TEAM We had an outstanding 1st team going unbeaten all season in all competitions. We won all our matches in the Gateway Coaches festivals and went on to play good attractive football in our league matches. The highlight was probably the match against Hartmann House when we outclassed 3 – 1 in the final of the Hellenic 5 – A – Side Day and Night soccer festival. The players demonstrated that they had the physical resources to maintain play at a high level from start of season right up to the end. We certainly have shown good technical qualities particularly in our collective play.

Blessed with good vision, good positioning, endurance, excellent recovery time after losing possession – the midfield department marshalled by Captain Mufaro Chareka ably supported by Panashe Mwamuka, and Ezra Van Rooyen was a marvel to watch.

In closing I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to Mr Chareka (A team Captain’s Dad) who gave his time freely to organise some matches for us. Thank-you also to all mums who helped with eats.

F Dhlamini Coach

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Back: S. Atwell; N. Mushure; T. Nyika; S. Wazara; N. Masenda; G. Ncube Middle: K. Marufu; T. Matizanhau; Mr F. Dhlamini; T. Kaseke; J. Nyambayo Front: T. Madzima; N. Mukaratirwa; C. Mpofu; K. Hamadziripi

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Back: D. Van Rooyen; T. Ngwende; R. Karimazondo; C. Higgins; B. Mason; S. Mushohwe; A. Chiwara; K. Kawodza Middle: T. Mapara; H. Karimshah (capt); Mr D. Mabhodho; T. O’Riordan; Z. Sachiti Front: M. Chigumira; T. Maguranyanga; T. Kanyangarara

SOCCER COLTS A Another very good year for St John’s Colts A Soccer Team. All in all, it was a successful season and much enjoyment was had on the field.

The boys exhibited lots of skills and talent at the coach’s Festival at Gateway. We played 5 games, winning 4 and loosing 1 to a big, strong and determined Alex Park Primary School by a 1 to 0.

This season also saw us playing 7 League games and on all occasions we managed to collect maximum points to give us another unbeaten run to the season. I also have to pay tribute to the school’s most promising stars such as captain Hamzah Karimshash and Tommy O’Riordan for their five-star performance for the team.

A special thank you to the Parents who helped with teas and transport. I would also want to send a special thank you to our honourable headmaster Mr Mackenzie and our sports desk, well led by Mr Mbundire and his assistant Mr Ndimutseyi for their unwavering support to the boys.

Thank you boys, I wish you a happy soccer season next year.

MR D. MABHODHO COACH

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Back: K. Madangure; B. Mason (capt); B. Java; N. Gumbo; K. Kandimba; K. Magwera Middle: K. Chisora (v/capt); T. Ngwende; Mr D. Mabhodho; W. Vudzijena; M. Moyo Front: M. Mguquka; S. Ribeiro; N. Chirewa

SOCCER COLTS B A reasonable year for our Colts B Soccer Team. The boys played 4 games at the Coach’s Festival at Gateway and managed to win all their games in style, netting a total of 22 goals and conceding more.

Also of interest to note is that the boys went on to play other tough league games including against Giants like Thornecroft and Highlands but still managed to come out successful. The team was made up of very skilful and talented players like Kudzai Chasara, Tadiwa Kanyangarara, Zamani Sachiti and Daniel Van Rooyen to mention just a few who ended up with the first term.

Once again I would like to give my special thanks to the school head Mr Mackenzie, sports director Mr Mbundire, the parents and the boys for the job well done. Thank you for your support, and wish you all another happy soccer season next year.

MR D. MABHONDHO COACH

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Back: S. Mpofu; M. Ndebele; M. Ruredzo; D. Anderson; M. Hassim Middle: D. Samudzimu; D. Erasmus; Mr F. Dhlamini; S. Karimshah; H. Patel Front: R. Guthrie

Back: A. Robinson; T. Madzima; D. Mufunde; C. Nyamuda; B. Chiremba; C. Malloch-Brown Middle: M. Motsi; L. Jones; Mr F. Dhlamini; N. Zvenyika; M. Motsi Front: T. Mutizhe; R. Wright-Goodale; R. Franceys

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Back: S. Patel; A. Tarr; K. Patel; M. Magadzire; T. Muradzikwa; D. Macdonald; G. Sarpo; T. Musara Middle: A. Schroenn; J. Liddle; Mr L. Mutsago; R. Nagar; C. Grant Front: S. Nyatsine

Back: N. Chinamasa; C. Davis; J. Mashika; R. Manhambara; R. Richards; T. Manyonga; T. Madya; W. Murumbi Middle: H. Ezzeddine; C. Fleming; Mr L. Mutsago; D. Clack; N. Mutazu Front: T. Nyamutsamba

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Back: Front:

K. Brown; N. Watambgwa; L. Doran; S. Chopera; N. Mawire; B. Selby T. French; G. Du Plooy; Mr B. Chimhau; B. Bissett; K. Taruwona

Back: C. Fleming; M. Musora; J. Murray; M. Fourie; A. Cochrane; J. Martell; O. Dixon Middle: T. Mavindidze; J. Munengwa; Mr B. Chimhau; B. Rodrigues; L. Potgeiter Front: J. Bolt

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Swimming

Back: Mrs M. Derry; C. Onorati; L. Turley; D. Adams; L. Annandale; J. Olivier; B. Mason; N. Balfour; Mrs M. Tanner Middle: C. Davis; B. Meyer; S. Marques; J. Cowley; K. Smith; J. Cawood; C. Butler; B. Hounsell; D. Johnson; G. Hoal, P. Erasmus Seated: K. Platen; J. Ford; R. Mackenzie; M. Masaba; D. Dorward (V/C); Mrs K. Mead; L. Davis (C); R. Karimazondo; C. Higgins; C. Cullen; C. Malloch-Brown Front: G. Wright-Goodale; J. Edwards; M. Dorward; A. Martin; K. Brown; M. Adams; R. Franceys

2012 was a very successful year for St John’s swimming, where both our A and B teams did extremely well and I would like to congratulate all our swimmers for their contribution and dedication to the sport and to Mrs Derry for being an inspirational coach and mentor.

Our first meeting of the season was the Flippers Gala. This is an annual event, hosted by ourselves and is a friendly occasion where the emphasis is on enjoyment and the scores don’t really matter. Having said this, however, it does give the coaches the opportunity to see how their swimmers fare against those of the other schools. At this gala the coaches can swim their best swimmers in that age group regardless of their sex. We were very pleased when our A team came first and our B team came second, as this has not happened in quite a few years. This boded well for the future galas.

The second meeting was The Pisces Gala held at Hartmann House. At this gala we are teamed up with Chisipite girls to swim against a Hartmann/Convent, Ruzawi/Bishopslea combination. After an initial mix up where we got the boy / girl combinations wrong we went on win this gala comfortably and the B team came a creditable fourth.

The climax of the season is always the Interschools’ Gala at Les Brown Pool. Once again, our boys did exceptionally well claiming the Division 1 trophy for the eighteenth consecutive year. Our first event at this gala was truly nail biting as we won the race but were disqualified for an early take over. Luckily, we did not repeat this and won the majority of our races.

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boys are tired as it falls after the Inter Schools’ Gala and secondly the majority of the races are individual events and it just takes one strong swimmer from another school in a particular age group to “upset the applecart.” This year’s gala was unusual as they asked us if we could take a B team along as well, so some of our stalwarts managed to get another swim. Our boys, exceeded our expectations as the A team came first and the B team came second. We managed to break two records – Gary Wright-Goodale U/9 Backstroke and Liam Davis U/13 Medley. A special mention to Liam Davis and Douglas Dorward who swam every U/13 race.

A thank you to all the parents who have supported us this year by cheering for us at the galas and bringing their son early to school for early morning training. Thank you to our swimming captain Liam Davis and vice captain Douglas Dorward for being inspirational swimmers and for carrying out their duties effectively.

Senior Colours: Liam Davis, Douglas Dorward, Broc Meyer, Cameron Butler, Steven Marques and Keanu Smith.

M. Tanner and D. Derry

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T. Jakachira; J. Benning; Mrs D. Derry; I. Munro; P. Plunket; T. Evans; R. Plunket; Mrs M. Tanner; D. Aucamp; K. Davie T. Castle-Pearce; J. Martell; G. Du Plooy; Mrs K. Mead; E. Burbidge; A. Clinton; A. Robinson

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Athletics

Standing: N. Balfour; T. Kaseke; G. Ncube; O. Sikala; J. Cowley; P. Plunket; I. Munro; Z. Ramajan; M. Munyati; J. Ford; T. Maguranyanga Middle: Mr W. Ndimutseyi; C. Kawodza; R. Karimazondo; S. Chopera; T. Mungwariri; C. Cullen; T. Makamure; N. Sikala; M. Ruredzo; T. Gwata; K. Madangure; S. Mushohwe; Mr M. Mbundire Sitting: L. Manokore; T. Nyika; E. Van Rooyen; T. Evans; C. Butler (capt); H. James (V/Capt); D. Pike; M. Chareka; R. Mangondoza; T. Mapara Front: K. Hamadziripi; T. O’Riordan; M. Welch; D. Broxham; D. Erasmus; N. Zvenyika; T. Madzima; C. English-Brown

The 2012 Athletics season was a very successful one. In a very long time we won the prestigious Division 1 athletics meeting that we hosted. Our athletes did us proud too in winning the Inter-Schools friendly meeting that we also hosted. A special mention should be made to our relay teams who managed to get a place in all their races.

Our captains, C. Butler (C) and H. James (V/C) lead from the front. Well done to the whole team for such a tremendous achievement. Excellent!

In the Inter-house Athletics Sports Day, Ambrose came first. Jerome second and Gregory third. Athletes who shone on the day were M. Ruredzo (G) winner in the U9 Best Aggregate with D. Erasmus (J) Runner-Up. In the U10 N. Sikala (A) was the winner with T. Gwata (G) runner-up. In U11 C. Higgins (A) winner with T. Maguranyanga (A) runner-up. U12 T. Kaseke (J) winner with K. Hamadziripi (A) runner-up. U13 was a tied winner with C. Butler (J) and H. James (A). The Open age group was also tied winners with T. Motsi (J) and A. Silo (A).

In the Trophies section, R. Mangondoza got the Long Jump Trophy, T. Nyika got the 100m Trophy, C. Butler got trophies for hurdles and 800m. H. James got the High Jump Trophy.

Thank you Mrs Butler and Mrs James for helping with the teas and other duties during the athletics season. Thanks too to the other mums for helping out and the support. We had an excellent athletics season.

M. Mbundire Coach

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Standing: Middle: Sitting: Front:

S. McKinnon; D. Sikala; S. Kanhema-Blinston; D. Pike; B. Hounsell; T. Maguranyanga T. Gwata; N. Sikala; J. Edwards; D. Van Rooyen; J. Ford; K. Kawodza; T. Mpofu; D. Gibbs P. Plunket; J. Cowley; E. Van Rooyen (v/capt); Mr W. Ndimutseyi; C. Butler (capt); R. Plunket; H. Hamadziripi K. Mackenzie; T. O’Riordan; T. Chimutsa; P. Erasmus; D. Erasmus

Standing: Middle: Sitting: Front:

R. Karimazondo; R. Crawford; C. Marques; D. Aucamp; N. Masenda; T. Mapara Mr W. Ndimutseyi; N. Zvenyika; C. Grant; T. Chimutsa; M. Slight; J. Sarpo; P. Mutizhe; T. Kaseke; E. Van Rooyen; C. Butler; J. Balneaves; R. Guthrie; Mr B. Chauhan T. Spartas; R. Dean; J. Liddle; L. Jones; S. Mpofu; D. Anderson

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Cross Country Yet another brilliant season of cross country. St John’s Prep has grown to be a great beacon of cross country competitions and pace setters. We took part in four meetings, one of which was a B’s tournament for us but other schools fielded their A teams. The season opened with a great performance at the Gateway Invitation in which we came 1st out of 10 schools with Cameron Butler setting a new record for the U13 boys. The Lilfordia Three Woods meeting is by no means an easy one. It is strenuous, tiring and needs psychological running as the race is on hard ground with a total of 195 athletes. Our seniors did extremely well in this event. We came 1st out of 21 schools with Cameron Butler winning the Senior boys age group. We have won this trophy for the 8th year in succession. We entered our B team in the Sharon Cross Country meeting and we came 2nd against 1st teams of other schools. The season came to an end with the Ruzawi Cross Country where we comfortably beat St Cyprians who are naturally built for long distances.

Congratulations to our Captain Cameron Butler and Vice Captain Ezra Van Rooyen.

Inter house Cross Country results were :Ambrose 1st Gregory 2nd Jerome 3rd Keep it up boys!

W Ndimutseyi Coach

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Tennis

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B. Hounsell; K. Smith; C. Butler K. Tenkrooden; L. Hounsell; Mrs S. Ellis; E. Van Rooyen; G. Dollar

Tennis has gone from strength to strength this year with the number of players increasing and the standard improving.

This was mainly due to having a Baseline Tennis Academy coach, Nathan Hook, joining us in the second term.

In the third term we entered three teams into the Schools’ League, two in the top league and one in the first league.

The first team, consisting of Brett Hounsell, Kyle Tenkrooden, Cameron Butler, Liam Hounsell, Gregory Dollar, Ezra Van Rooyen and Keanu Smith played exceptionally well winning all seven matches. The team was not only unbeaten, but they did not even lose a set! They were always well behaved and were considerate of their opponents, especially when playing against girls! Some of the highlights was watching Cameron Butler play the Hartmann House number one seed. Cameron had not been well but managed to clinch a nail biting six-five set! Watching the cousins Liam and Brett Hounsell playing doubles was enjoyable and sometimes entertaining! Laid back Kyle Tenkrooden, who won the cup for tennis sportsmanship, managed to combine some squash shots on the tennis court! At the end of the second term the Doubles’ Championship was won by Brett and Liam Hounsell. They beat the partnership of Kyle Tenkrooden and Kenton Blythe-wood. In the Singles’ Championship Brett Hounsell beat Kyle Tenkrooden. Brett and Liam Hounsell were re-awarded colours and Kyle Tenkrooken, Cameron Butler, Gregory Dollar, Ezra Van Rooyen and Keanu Smith were awarded colours for the first time. The second team, consisting of Kenton Blythe-wood, Michael Frost, Kgmotso Hamadziripi, Nicholas Freemantle, Patrick Plunket and Michael Booth were all awarded their half colours. The team played some lovely tennis this term winning five of their seven matches. The boys must be commended for their manners and behaviour throughout the term. The third team had a very exciting term. Out of eight matches in the First League, the boys won five, lost two and drew one. Their manners, too, were remarkable. The third team consisted of Mudiwa Chiromo, Rory Plunket, Ockert Swan, Nicholas Balfour, James-Dean Harrison, Benjamin Fowler and Neville Chirewa.

Many thanks to the mums for providing delicious eats for tea and to the drivers for driving so safely to schools.

We would like to wish all our tennis players success and enjoyment on the court in the future.

S P ELLIS, S ROBERTS, C CHIKANDIGWA

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Back Front:

B. Freemantle; P. Plunket K. Hamadziripi; M. Booth; Mrs S. Roberts; K. Blythe-Wood; M. Frost

Back: Front:

M. Chiromo; R. Plunket O. Swan; N. Balfour; Miss C. Chikandigwa; J-D Harrison; B. Fowler

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Duathlon

Standing: S. Lambourn; T. Ajara; T. Nyatsine; J. Ellse; J. Roeloffze; T. Detering; R. Sylvester; J. Rodrigues; E. Ellse Middle: M. Ndebele; M. Macdonald; M. Magadzire; D. Johnson; S. Ribeiro; D. Roberts; R. Karimazondo; T. Kurenjekwa; S. Mpofu Sitting: D. Schonenberger; T. Kaseke; A. Robinson; K. Currie; Mr M. Mackie; R. Crawford; C. Davis; T. O’Riordan; D. Mwanza Front: T. Kaseke; D. Nicole; D. Clack; A. Chimutsa; J. Davis; R. Mutizhe; L. Rodrigues; C. Malloch-Brown; M. Msipa

Throughout the year duathlon has been well represented by our squad of approximately 30 boys. The boys enjoyed a year of fun and hard work and the squad turned out to be enthusiastic and self disciplined athletes.

Duathlon is a sport that requires, or should I say trains a child “self discipline” as it is not a team sport. It is very similar to cross country where it is a one man sport and you learn to pace and motivate yourself. We train and travel as a team who are very well bonded. This sport consists of run/cycle/run and is a club which runs throughout the 1st and 3rd term. We train on Mondays and Wednesdays for only one hour teaching the children balance, speed, agility and endurance throughout the year. Our races are spread out through the terms with some lovely scenic venues. During 2012 we managed to attain medals in every age group from U9 to U13 resulting in an overall second place in the boys series. Our team has great potential and huge talent. We were well represented by our captain R. Crawford who has improved tremendously. Throughout the past few years our duathlon squad has changed from a small squad of approximately 10 athletes to our squad ranging between 30 and 40 athletes of very different abilities. The amazing thing is that they always come together as a ‘squad’ and motivate each other to finish and always leave with a great sense of achievement.

I have been very proud and privileged as the coach of this team. I look forward to seeing you all back next year, along with a few new faces that join us.

MR MACKIE COACH “live to train, train to live”

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Volleyball

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T. Mukucha; M. Bosha; M. Ruck; M. Timba; P-D. Mwamuka R. Mangondoza; D. Pike; Mr L. Mutsago; S. Wazara; C. Kasukuwere

This year has been a wonderful one for our volleyball teams. The “A” team, which was captained by Simba Wazara, played five league matches and won all of them convincingly. The “B” team which was made up of young and upcoming Grade 6 boys played a similar number of games and won all expect one. The youngsters went down fighting a well drilled over age Hartmann House side.

To wind up the season, both teams attended a festival which was convened by Shashi View Primary School in Bindura.

All the lads were in brilliant form at this event. The “A” Team played four matches and won all of them. The “B” Team which was in an equally competitive mood played three matches and gave all their opponents a good hiding. There were no winners in this tournament, but both our teams were clearly outstanding for they were the only ones to suffer no loss.

Thanks to all the parents for their support in home and away fixtures. I would like to wish all the boys who are leaving us for high school every success for the future and would also like to urge those lads who are staying to strive for excellence in their sporting and academic pursuits.

All the best for the year 2013.

L Mutsago Coach

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Back�

Front:

G. Ncube; T. Nyika S. Attwell; D. Matsika; Mr L. Mutsago; N. Stoll; T. Marowa

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Golf

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M. Gillam; M. Gangaidzo; Miss S. Gibbons; M. De Souza; K. Mashinya A. Ahlijah; Miss J. Elliott; A. Moon

Squash

Back: Front:

J. Rodrigues; J. Franklin; M. Roscoe; B. Fircks B. Rodrigues; K. Currie; Mr M. Mbundire; K. Tenkrooden; L. Rodrigues

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Back: Front:

A. Ndhlovu; T. Mukucha; A. Ntini; M. Timba; S. Gumbo; C. Kasukuwere; T. Nyika F. Muchena; S. Wazara; Mr M Muzambazi; M. Bosha; T. Motsi

Back: L. Wetlzar; K. Marufu; T. Matizanhau; T. Maisva; S. Atwell; T. Marowa; M. Musaba Standing: Mrs M. Croukamp; T. Nyika; S. Wazara; C. Kasukuwere; M.Bosha; F. Muchena; M. Chiromo; A. Ntini; D. Vlahakis;

Ms M. De Bruijn Seated: T. Makamure; S. Manokore; G. Ncube; N. Masenda; S. Stewart; S. Padayachee; S. Ribeiro Front: J. Franks; K. Madangure; N. Mukaratirwa; L. Manokore; J. Bunga; W. Barbour

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N. Balfour; M. Bosha; P. Plunket R. Sylvester; Mrs S. Ellis; D. Dorward

PUBLIC SPEAKING The interhouse Public Speaking competition was held at the end of the first term and the following finalists were selected :Juniors: Murray Dorward; Petrus Erasmus; Mandla Msipa; Archie Strong and Matthew Welch.

Seniors: Nicholas Balfour; Mudiwa Bosha; Douglas Dorward; Patrick Plunket and Ryan Sylvester.

All the participants did exceptionally well and Jerome won the Richard Heap trophy with Ambrose runner-up.

Unfortunately there were no Gregory finalists, so come on “Gregory orators” let’s do better next year!

In the junior section, Archie Strong gave a very enthusiastic impromptu talk on “My Favourite Holiday” and was awarded the Eliezer Cup, with Murray Dorward being a worthy runner-up. In the senior section, Douglas Dorward gave a polished performance on “Are Exams Necessary?” and he gave good advice to the gentlemen of St John’s to study harder! It has obviously paid off for him because he was adjudicated our top senior, winning the Elliot Cup. Ryan Sylvester, who is only in Grade 6, was an outstanding runner-up. At this point, it is also important to mention that Douglas Dorward did an exceptional job as Master of Ceremonies for the juniors, thank you, Douglas.

Many thanks to all the staff who helped with the competition and to Miss Sarah Aldridge for overseeing the Junior Semi-Finals.

Thanks to all the mums who provided lovely eats for the tea and to Mrs Leigh Dorward and Mrs Lisa Balfour for organising the tea. Also thanks to Mrs Dorward for providing an array of beautiful flowers. Thank you to Mr Mackenzie who is always willing, but weary, to adjudicate the finals.

This year we were also very fortunate to have Mrs Jane Wilson adjudicate our finals. Jane is no stranger to St John’s, having taught here for ten years! She accompanied her husband on contract to Muscat. Oman. There she put Public Speaking on the map and introduced it to many countries, teaching pupils and teachers how to orate and run competitions. She was also involved in the British Airways Inaugural Competition.

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She was a wonderful adjudicator, being relaxed and very friendly with the boys. She gave them some sound advice using a quote from Alexander Gregg – “There are three things to aim at Public Speaking : First to get into your topic, then to get your topic into yourself, and lastly to get your topic into the hearts of the audience.”

The inter-schools Public Speaking was held at Gateway Junior School on 27 March 2012. The competition was fierce and the adjudicators had a very difficult task of separating the participants. The results were as follows: Juniors 1st Hellenic 2nd Convent 3rd Sharon 4th St John’s Seniors 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Eaglesvale Hellenic Bishopslea Hartmann House tied between St John’s and Lusitania

Overall 1st Hellenic 2nd Tied between Bishopslea and Eaglesvale 4th St John’s I was happy to be representing our “men in green” and I would like to end with this quote from John C Maxwell :“Success is a continuing thing. It is growth and development. It is achieving one thing and using that as a stepping stone to achieving something else.”

S Ellis Teacher in Charge Public Speaking Library Report 2012 2012 has been a hugely rewarding year in the library. We were fortunate to have a great team of Library Monitors and an enthusiastic group of students who really love books! Thanks boys.

During the course of the year a variety of awards were given out to boys of all ages for showing a love of reading, for going that extra mile to help in the library and just having a great attitude. A number of classes were also awarded for making really good use of the library during the year. For World Book Day this year we had fun as a school with a READ-A-THON. Thanks to the teachers for making sure this happened. Throughout the day we made sure we had a boy or group of boys reading something – we had a little reading nook set up in the hall and just tried to focus the boys on books – hopefully they all enjoyed it. Thanks to MrsO’Donaghue and Kristy Craft for the art work and to the Grade 7 moms who assisted. The College IB students came over and read to the infants classes so that they could also take part in World Book Day and by all accounts everyone had great fun.

As always thanks to those moms who volunteer to do odd things in the library especially Sian Ellis, Geraldine De Beer and ChipoTaruwona.

During the 3rd term the library was closed due to the building work on the extension. While somewhat frustrating we have found other activities to do during library lessons and look forward to the new, larger library being opened in 2013.

Brenda Davis Librarian

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Back: Front:

M . Welch; M. Msipa; P. Erasmus M. Dorward; Mrs S. Ellis; A. Strong

Back: Front:

T. Mukucha; D. Vlahakis; J. Roeloffze; A. Silo; M. Musavaya S. Machokoto; C. Matande; M. Mhlanga; D. Muzerengi

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Back: K. Jinnah; R. Huang; M. Chiromo; S. Ndoro; M. Gangaidzo; J. Rodrigues Middle: A. Moon; K. Mashinya (v/capt); Mr B. Chimhau; Miss. C. Chikandigwa; M. Ruck (capt); A. Strong Front: B. Rodrigues; L. Rodrigues; J. Spence; J. Nyambayo

Chess Report This year we competed in the “B” league. Our team was made up of a variety of age groups, ranging from grade three to seven. In eight out of eight matches we managed to present a team of thirteen players (ten regular team members plus three reserves). Overall, in the eight (8) matches we played, we lost two (2) and won six (6).

We started off our chess season with a bit of anxiety as our previous, grade seven, “A” team chess players had left. This year, we had two grade seven players, from last year’s team and we have tried building a team from Grade 4, 5 and 6 players. Our young boys have proven to be fast, ambitious learners. We are confident in their consistent progression in this sport. If the junior boys keep their efforts up next year, we are likely to upgrade to the “A” league and achieve remarkable results.

RESULTS – B LEAGUE Vs Hellenic Vs Heritage Vs Gateway Vs Alexander Park Vs Sharon Vs Borrowdale Vs Hallingbury Vs Hartmann House

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lost 4.5 to lost 3 won 5.5 to won 7 won 9 won 6.5 to won 5.5 to won 6.5 to

5.5 to 7 4.5 to 3 to 1 3.5 4.5 3.5

C. CHIKANDIGWA AND B. CHIMHAU T. I. C.

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SURVIVOR CLUB

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Stories 1E My Dad My dad likes to hunt and he likes to go fishing and he has no hair because he has been shaving.

Chadd Shelton 1E My dad likes to play soccer with me and I always win. His eyes are brown and his hair is brown.

Thomas Judson 1E My dad likes to play with me and he works on the computer and my dad likes to be tall and my dad likes to sleep.

Jack Sheppard 1E

My dad likes to sleep and braai with his friends. He drinks beer and he has no hair and he has green eyes.

Hunter Moore 1E My dad likes to fish in the sea and catch fish and ride on the boat and his eyes are blue.

Adam George 1E My dad likes to ride in the bush with his motorbike and he likes to spearfish.

Travis da Silva 1E My Favourite Teacher

My dad likes to go to work and meetings and he also likes going to other countries and he likes to watch soccer.

Khaya Moyo 1E

My favourite teacher is Mr T. I like him because he brings us to swim and I also like him because he is nice to me and also he brings us to sports.

Kai Potzas 1E

My dad likes to ride his bicycle with me. He likes to climb mountains with me and I love him very much.

Anthony Manning 1E

My favourite teacher is Mr Rogers. I like him because he helps me with sport and takes me for swimming.

Takunda Magwera 1E

My dad likes to watch tv and he helps me with our problems and his hair is black and his eyes are brown.

Nga Ngwende 1E

My favourite teacher is Mr Mackie because he teaches me sport and at sport he teaches us ball skills.

Alexander Hair 1E

My dad likes to go to the Zambezi Valley and he likes to fish and he has no hair. His eyes are blue.

Charles Annesley 1E

My favourite teacher is Mr B. I like him because he coaches me and he teaches me swim.

Mkhokeli Mpofu 1E

1N The Nativity Play In the play I was a star and we sang a song and I wore a black t-shirt. I loved it so much. The play was to celebrate Jesus’ birthday. I had glitter on my cheeks. It was so amazing. I really loved it and my Mother loved it.

Ayanda Nyanga 1N At the play I sang ‘What a gigantic star you are, you’re shining dancing about in the sky.’ That’s what my class sang last week on Friday. I was a star. I wore glitter on my face and it was very very nice. I liked it with my best friends. It was nice.

Finlay Searle 1N In the play I was the big star who took the three wise men to Jesus in the stable.

Sa’ad Ismail 1N I sang a song and I enjoyed doing it. I had fun and I wore a black t-shirt. My Mom was there and she was on the grandstands. And Mr Mackenzie was there and Mrs Mackenzie. The play was on Friday and we had a star on us.

Ryan-Luke Masterson 1N The Fireworks

I went to the fireworks. The fireworks were spectacular!

They were colourful and they were sparkly. I was amazed.

They were amazing. I was shocked – it was a bang! They were noisy and they were loud also!

Wenyasha Madziro 1N The fireworks were big. They sounded like big bangs.

They went up and then they popped in the sky. They were big. They were very sparkly.

Eriq Jambga 1N The fireworks were loud and noisy. They were colourful and sparkly. They smelt. They went bang. I liked them.

Matipa Mawere 1N The fireworks were fun and brilliant. They were beautiful and great. They smelt like smoke and they were colourful!

They went bang.

Antonio-Pedro Duartes Simoes 1N The fireworks went like a bomb in the sky and then they went like a pop. They smelt like smoke and they looked like a big sparkler.

Sa’ad Ismail 1N

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The Gala/Exciting Times On Friday I swam in my gala and my Mum and Dad came to my gala. I came first in crawl. I was cold but it was fun.

Keyan Waters 1N On Friday I went to the Gala. It was fun in the swimming pool even if it was cold at the Gala. At the fireworks it was fun.

Tinashe Chikowore 1N On Friday I swam in the Gala and I went to Putt Putt and then I had a race with my brother Jon. I had a good time.

I went to the fireworks and I went to the icecream shop and I saw Ryan.

Joshua Stevenson 1N I went to the Gala and I came in first place and then third.

I went to the fireworks and I had chips on a stick. I also went to have candy floss and then I had popcorn.

Rukudzo Hamadziripi 1N On Friday I swam and I had a braai at home. Then I saw fireworks and I also saw lazers. Then John said that when I was young I watched Tomas the train.

Ryan Mungadzi 1N

I am a red eyed tree frog. I like to jump on lily pads and I like to lie in the sun.

Brian Jembere 1N I am a red-eyed frog. I like to jump and eat bugs. I also like to swim in water. My name is Ben Tennsen!

Malachi Burrell 1N What frog are you? I am a harlequin and I like to jump.

Then I like to eat flies and I look pretty but I am poisonous!

Keyan Waters 1N My name is Spot the harlequin frog. I like to poison people and I like to stick on walls.

Conor Lear 1N I am an African Bull frog and I like to eat flies and I like to lie in the sun.

Luke Wright 1N My Best Teacher My best teacher is Mrs Sandys-Thomas because she is kind and because she doesn’t shout.

Ayanda Nyanga 1N

On Friday I saw in the Gala. It was very fun! Then we had a relay. Then I went to the colourful fireworks.

Izwi Gumbie 1N

My best teacher is Mrs Wentzel. She is nice and she gives us nice colouring.

Luke Wright 1N

My Half Term

My best teachers are Mrs Stilwell and Mrs Hopley because they are nice and kind. Mrs Stilwell teaches fun things.

We have fun. Mrs Stilwell is very fun and very kind.

Ryan Mungadzi 1N

Over the long weekend I went to Inyanga and when I got there I unpacked my stuff. The next day I went to fish.

Also the next day I went to swim in the swimming pool.

Then I played golf. Golf is the best – do you know how fun it is? Do you know what? I caught a frog!

Bradley Samuels 1N On the weekend I climbed and saw cave paintings. And then I went home.

Zayd Adam 1N I am a Frog!

My best teacher is Mrs Stilwell. She helps with Maths and then she reads stories and she gives us marble treats when we are quiet.

Keyan Waters 1N My best teacher is Mrs Stilwell because she helps me with my handwriting and she is kind. Also she helps with Maths. Also she does not shout.

Bradley Samuels 1N

1S My Dad My dad likes to make animals at his work and he likes to do work on the computer and he likes to exercise and he likes to play basket ball and he is a manager.

Taona Zimhunga 1S

and he goes to sleep on the couch.

Tadakadzwa Gambura 1S My dad likes to play cricket. My dads hair is black. My dads favourite colour is blue.

Michael Mostert 1S

My dad likes to play with me and I have fun. My dad works in the bush with animals.

Mitchell Christensen 1S

My dad likes to motivate me and my dad is kind and my dads hair is black.

Munangi Kamwedo 1S

My dad likes to exercise and he likes to swim with me and my dads name is Kelpesh and his hair is black.

Jay Morar 1S

My Favourite Teacher

My dad likes to go to work and he goes there every day but then he comes back home and he watches television

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My favourite teacher is Mrs Wallace because she makes naughty boys into good boys.

Jay Morar 1S

Santa’s Workshop

Santa’s Workshop

In Santa’s workshop there are happy elves and I saw Rudolph. At the workshop the elves are eating cookies and milk. The elves make presents. I got to ride the sleigh. I got to make presents with the elves. The elves made me sing a song.

Benedict Munyoro 1S

In Santa’s workshop there are elves and stockings. They will have break of cookies and milk. You will hear them singing nice songs while they are working. You will look out the window and see snow and reindeers and Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. Santa helps the elves to make toys. They will make dolls and cars and the elves are happy. They will make presents for kids and for mums and dads and they will make toys for babies. You will see the elves and Father Christmas and Santa making all kinds of toys and mums and dads stuff!

Taona Zimhunga 1S

2E My Space Adventure One day I won a ticket to space. I had to go to America. I was excited for the trip. I got ready to go to space. I got in my rocket. I put my seatbelt on and took off. I went round the world. It was so cool. Then I went to Saturn. I landed and I got out and looked around. I started to walk.

There were moon rocks. I picked them up and carried on walking around. There was an alien. It had six eyes and five mouths and one leg. It asked me to come and have tea. The tea was blue. It actually was nice. I got in the rocket and went back to America. I landed. Everybody was cheering for me.

Jacob Mitchell 2E Knights and Dragons Once upon a time there lived a brave knight who lived with a princess called Arora. The knight was called

Joseph. One day Joseph went to the castle. He saw that the princess was gone. The knight was very angry so he rode his horse until he found a dark cave. He heard a voice. It was the princess. He shouted and went inside.

The princess was tied up. I’ll save you he shouted. The princess was happy to see the knight and they escaped but a dragon came. They screamed. The knight threw his sword at the dragon and the dragon died. They went back to the castle and they lived happily ever after.

Simba Musanhu 2E My Pirate Adventure One day I went to the ocean and got on a ship. There was lots and lots of pirates. They all had eye patches and wooden legs and hats. They said ahoy me hartee do you want to come on an adventure with us. Of course I said yes to the pirates. So off we went. We came to an island.

The captains name was Black Beard. We got off the ship

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and the map said go through the rocks and X marks the spot. We dug and dug. We got to the treasure chest. I opened the chest and there was wigs. We got the wigs and got on the ship and went back to the beach. I went home.

David Knox 2E Knights and Dragons Once upon a time there was a brave knight called Sir Mukundi. There was a dragon called Disgusting. A long time ago the Queen was a friend of the dragons. The Queen gave the name Disgusting to the dragon. Then when the dragon was grown up he didn’t like the name Disgusting. Then the dragon took the Queen to the cave.

Then the knight had found out that the Queen had gone.

The brave knight took his sword and shield and his horse and rode for three days. He got to the cave and he saw the Queen tied in ropes. The dragon breathed out fire and they fought. The brave knight won. Then the knight kissed and Queen and they lived happily ever after.

Mukundi Dube 2E My Pirate Adventure One day I went on a ship. I was the captain. I saw another ship. It was a pirate ship. It was called The Black Dragon.

They shot a bomb. I went to the left. I bumped into the pirate ship. I found a treasure map. It told me to go through the lake. I swam and swam. I saw land. The map told me to go three steps forward. I found a ship. It was Captain Hook’s ship. I saw footprints in front of me. I followed the foot prints. The foot prints stopped. I found Captain Hook with a treasure chest. I went to stop him. I got the treasure chest. I went to my ship. I opened it. It was full of fancy soaps.

Ashlee Chamisa 2E My Space Adventure One day I had a cousin called America. He and I went to America. When we went a man said do you want to have a ride. Yes we said. Then he took us to the rocket. When we went in I pushed a button. Off we went in space so we could go to themoon. When we got to the moon we saw holes. We saw aliens some with five legs and three arms and one eye. When we went back home everyone was clapping.

We did not put on seatbelts. Then I had supper and an alien came to our house andtook stuff to space. The next morning everything was gone. We had no things left!

Ryan Masimo 2E 2E Similes I am as sweet as an apple.

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I am as fit as an Olympic runner.

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Neo Chimanyi

I am as thin as a clock hand.

Aidan Collocott

I am as awesome as a rock star.

Mukundi Dube

I am as brave as a knight.

Reece Helberg

I am as strong as a crocodile.

Luke Hobbs

I am as strong as a lion.

Sean Hovell

I am as clever as a scientist.

Feihong Huang

I am as naughty as a monkey.

Afzan Jami

I am as quiet as a spider.

Zheng Ye Jin

I am as old as a grandpa.

David Knox

I am as cool as a gangster.

I am as kind as a king.

Daiyaan Manuel

Wandai Masengere

I am as handsome as a president.

Ryan Masimo I am as fast as Husein Bolt.

Tinashe Mawere

I am as strong as a soldier.

I am as strong as a jaguar.

Jacob Mitchell

Simba Musanhu

I am as fast as a cheetah.

Nyasha Musavaya

I am as smart as a St. John’s boy.

Benjamin Oberholzer

I am as strong as a rhino.

Ethan Renders

I am as brave as a hero.

I am as tall as Big Ben. Tyler Brebner

I am as special as a tiger.

I am as funny as a clown.

I am as wise as an owl.

Mark Rodrigues

I am as naughty as Naughty Nick.

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2N Our Sports Day Our sports day was on Friday.

When I came to school it was raining. Then I was very excited. My favourite race was the flat race. I came 1st.

My mum and dad came to watch me. Then I had cake and I had fun. My teacher ran in the race. I am in Jerome. My mum cheered for me. I like to race. I had pennycools.

Ricardo Rosen 2N Our sports day was on Friday. I ran in the flat race and also in the obstacle race and also in the sack race. I was last in every race. When I woke up I was excited and nervous.

My mom and dad came to watch me. I was the leader of the lightning lads. My teacher Mrs Sandys-Thomas ran in the moms race. She came fourth. Gregory came 1st in our sports day. Jerome came 2nd. Ambrose came 3rd.

Thabo and David went to hold the golden trophy.

Joshua Makuwa 2N My Swimming Gala I was so excited. I slowly walked out of bed. Now I bathed. When I was done bathing I put on my whites and tracksuit. Now I had my breakfast. I had ham and cheese toast. Me and my brother and dad got in the car. Then we were almost there. Then we were now at school. Then I walked to class. Then I was there. I saw four of my friends. Now Miss Parker said we can go out to play. Now she called us to come in. Miss Elliott and Miss Parker gave us ribbons. Then the gala started. I swam crawl and crawl with a board and backstroke with a board. Then Ambrose lost. Gregory second. Jerome won.

Thabo Ndhlovu 2N My swimming gala was very cloudy. I had breakfast. Miss Parker put a blue ribbon on me then it was time to swim.

I came fifth in crawl. In breastroke I came fourth. In backstroke I came sixth. Then it was the relay. Tristan was the first swimmer and Riccardo was the last swimmer. 2E came first and Jerome won. Gregory second. Ambrose third. It was so fun. These are the scores. Jerome got 162. Gregory got 122. Ambrose got 102. Then we had something to eat. Then we went home and had a nice bath.

Daiyaan Ebrahim 2N When I woke up I was so excited. Then I had breakfast.

Miss Parker put my ribbon on. My parents came. Mr Mackenzie was there. Then I swam. I came fourth in three races. I swam crawl and backstroke. I swam breastroke and butterfly. Jerome won. Gregory came second and Ambrose came third. Then Mrs Wallace spoke. We had a penny cool and some food. Then we went home.

Ryan Wright 2N On Friday it was my St John’s Swimming Gala. I woke up and I was so excited that Jerome was going to win the

cup. I could not eat any food in the morning. When I got to school I brought a cake and I went out to play. Then it was time for the gala. Later when the swimming was over Jerome won the cup.

Simba Mutasa 2N When I woke up I had butterflies in my tummy. I ate cocopops for breakfast. Then I went to school. I took my cake to the tuckshop. Then I went to Miss Parker to get a ribbon. Then I went to play outside. Then we had to get ready for the gala. Then we went to the pool. I swam crawl and breastroke. Jerome won the cup.

Daniel Mpatsi 2N When I woke up early in the morning I was so excited because it was my gala. I practised so hard for my gala and it was on Friday. It was very cloudy and very cold. I got changed into my whites so smart as I could and I was so smart. I rushed down as fast as I could and as carefully as I could down the stairs. Then I had some cornflakes for cereal and fruit and I had apple and a pancake for breakfast. I went to school and Miss Parker and Miss Elliot put our ribbons on. Then I went and we saw all the parents and Mr Mackenzie. Then we went to swim and we swam backstroke and breastroke and butterly.

Jerome won.

Aiden Jinnah 2N I woke up and I had French toast. Then I went to school.

Miss Parker put my ribbons on then we went out to play.

Then our teacher blew the whistle and we changed into our costumes. I saw my mum and granny and dad. When we swam I knew that someone came first in then we did butterfly and backstroke and then a relay.

Luke Lane-Mitchell 2N When I woke up I had butterflys in my tummy. The weather was cloudy and cold. I had a big breakfast.

When I got to school I was so excited. Miss Elliot and Miss Parker helped to put on the ribbons. And then I swam crawl and backstroke. I saw all the parents and Mr Mackenzie.

Ryan Wild 2N When I woke up in the morning I was so excited. I rushed to school. Miss Parker and Miss Elliot put on our badges.

Then we swam. We swam crawl. We swam breastroke.

Then we finished. We got tea and cake. Then it was so cloudy and a little bit cold and it was exciting. On Saturday I went to the fireworks and it was so colourful.

Naail Khalpey 2N My Dad My dad has no hair. His favourite soccer team is Manchester City. My dad work at Nickles Diamond. He is fat like me and he has a black mustash. I love my dad because he buys me pizza.

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My Imaginary Elephant

My Holiday News

This is my magic elephant. His name is Dumbo. He lives in a magical place far far away. He has enormous ears to help him fly very fast and he has a bright glow around him in the night to help him see and he has a diamond on his ear and it is the most powerful place on his body because it shoots lightning to its enemy. He has a big tail to swish the flies away. He has a big trunk with big tusks to push down trees. He has yellow tusks.

Ayush Joshi 2S

I went on an aeroplane to go to Durban. When I got there we went to stay in a hotel. I went and swam in the sea. Then I played on the beach. We had ice cream at the beach. We went fishing in Benitto and did lots of shopping.

Charlie Harper 2S

The Owl Visit On Friday I was excited and happy because Mr Bennet was coming to give us a talk and we waited. Then he came and we went outside. We saw the owl and the name of the owl was Toocks and Toocks looked so soft and Toocks talons were very sharp and pointed and he uses them to rip the flesh. He eats mice. Mr Bennet wore a leather glove so the talons would not hurt him.

Then there was another Barn Owl. It was cute and he did not like the sun and there was a brown Snake Eagle. He did not know how to walk and fly. It was camouflaged.

Tavis Wright 2S The Lion It is a mammal. The lion comes from the cat family. It lives in the bush. A lion has very strong legs. When it is ready to attack it shoots out its claws. The lion’s teeth are so sharp and he uses them to rip flesh and to catch its prey. It will catch a zebra. It is a meat eater and it drinks water. It has a tail to swat flies.

Carlton Bishop 2S My Imaginary Elephant This is my imaginary elephant. He lives in a nice big shady tree. He charges at cars when he is angry and he can fly with his big ears and when it rains he uses his ears to block the rain. He flies away when it is too cold. He also can fly when he is happy.

Farai Masoha 2S My Sports Day When I woke up I got out of bed. I ate breakfast and I got in my sports kit. I could not wait to get to school. I ran down to the sports field. It was raining a little bit. I ran in all 3 races and I tried my best. Afterwards mom and dad took me home.

Ryan Jackson 2S The Monkey This is a monkey and it is a mammal. It lives in the trees.

It lives in Africa. It lives in the bush. It has arms and uses them to hang. It has fingers to grip hold and swing. A monkey uses its legs to hang. It has toes to climb and balance. It eats bananas. It’s enemy is a leopard and a lion and poachers.

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Bubbles We went outside and popped bubbles and it was fun.

Some people caught the bubbles. I did not catch some bubbles. I looked at the bubbles. I saw colours in the bubbles.

Ethan Tembo 2S My Imaginary Elephant This is my imaginary elephant. When my imaginary elephant wants to fly it runs on the grass. It does a forward flip. Its name is Renaldo. It lives in my house.

He can fly to South Africa to buy soccer balls. At soccer he is better than me! He can break dance. He has huge ears. He flies at night to look for robbers.

Robert Sandys-Thomas 2S My Holiday News I went in my Dad’s car from the Lowveld Rhino Trust and we went to Kariba with my grandfather. I caught the third biggest fish. Then we went home for 2 days and then we went to my granny’s house and we went to the Railway Museum and to the National History Museum. I am glad to be back at school.

Huntley Masterson 2S The Zebra This is a zebra. It is a mammal. It lives in Africa. It looks like a horse but it has stripes. It eats grass from the plains.

It’s enemy is the lion. It is a herbivore. The baby’s name is a foal and the mother is a mare. It has good eyes. The father is a stallion.

Matipaishe Pasipanodya 2S My Dragon This is my dragon. His name is Spikey. He lives on a hill in a forest. My dragon has a small head because it helps him to fly. My dragon has big long legs to help him to carry things. My dragon has two thousand teeth. It helps him to eat his food. My dragon has a big mouth to help him blow fire. My dragon has a big body. It helps his food to go in his tummy. My dragon eats people and drinks water. He doesn’t have an enemy as he is too big.

Connor O’Donovan 2S The Lion This is a lion. It is a mammal. The lion comes from the cat family. It lives in Africa in the bush. The lion is a strong animal and its legs are very powerful. The lion’s teeth are very sharp. It uses them to kill their food. The body

of the lion has a mane around his head. He looks strong with it. A lion has a tail for keeping the flies away and the lion is yellow and brown. It eats meat and it is a meat eater. A lion’s enemy is a buffalo.

Abdul Sheikh 2S My Holiday News I travelled in my car. I went to Nyanga. I went to the ponds to fish for rainbow trout. I went and played golf and had some lunch. I got a hole in one. I felt very happy.

I loved my holiday and I am happy to be back at school.

Aidan Webster 2S Bubbles We went outside on the field and went in groups. We looked at bubbles and they were transparent. We felt them and bubbles are floating when they are in the sky.

Bubbles are colourful. They have rainbow colours. If you felt a bubble it will pop and it will feel so wet. They were sparkling shiny golden and clean. They floated very high so high it got up to the biggest tree. I popped the biggest bubble in all of the bubbles but not in the world.

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My Dragon This is a dragon. It’s name is the Dacronas of Evil. It lives in a cave which has thousands of bats. It looks like a snake with wings and weighs ten tons. It looks like it has one eye but in that eye there are twenty eyes. It has two fangs which are tucked in at the top of his mouth.

It has a big mouth to blow big flames. It has four wings to glide very fast but it uses its tail to get up. It has very hard skin. If a bullet hits him it breaks. It has two legs and three sharp claws. Its flames can light up the whole galaxy in one puff. It has two spikes on his tail wing. It can shoot and blow fire balls. Its tail can hit others and they fall to the ground and die. It fights in wars and saves the people. He can also climb with his hands and legs.

It snorts smoke. It normally goes to volcanoes. When it erupts he goes into the volcano and grows bigger and bigger. He can eat anything and drinks lava.

Ayaan Khan 2S The Owl Visit On Friday I was happy because Mr Bennett was going to show us birds. I saw a Spotted Eagle Owl called Tooks.

His talons are as sharp as an Eagle. The Barn Owl was so fluffy and I liked Fluffy the best.

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3E The Enchanted Forest I am a famous explorer well known for going places no one has ever been. My name is Sean, the great risk taker. I fall down mountains without a parachute. I was going to the desert and found an enchanted forest. I was excited. There were mysterious creatures, unicorns, dragons, fairies, terrifying elves and trolls. I went deeper into the enchanted forest. There were scary, terrifying giant bugs trying to eat me with their toxic spit. I could not run away. They had me. I had no escape. I was taken to their leader. The warlock and his evil army, a dragon and hundreds of little goblins. He wanted to take over the enchanted forest and then the world. I could not let that happen so I ran away and hid in a magical bears cave. He could talk and there were floating fish in the air and he gave me the sword of Arthur to defeat the evil warlock. The war began. I was fighting with all my might. I destroyed all his goblins. I went to the dragon but it was a robot dragon all along. The robot died. I went for the warlock. He vanished and out of nowhere came a giant named Gru. The giant had such long nails and a bushy beard with a Viking helmet the size of six mountains!! The giant tried to squash me. I made him fall asleep with a magic leaf. I camped for a night. I had a BBQ with sausages and rolls. The next morning I had some of my freshly baked cake when out of nowhere came the warlock. I defeated him and his army. I saved the enchanted forest and I promised I would visit.

Sean Nyatsine 3E It was Christmas Eve and I decided to ...

It was Christmas Eve and I decided to wait up for Santa. I was very excited because I was thinking about Christmas

lunch and dinner and also presents. I was playing my Wii and my Mum and Dad were in bed. I was sitting on the couch and I slowly fell asleep. My Mum carried me to my bed.

Then suddenly I heard a noise. I jumped out of bed and slowly crept through the passage and hid behind the pillar. I saw a sled outside the house. Then I saw two legs pop out of the chimney. Then a fat belly came next, then two arms and a head. At first I didn’t know who it was and when I saw him I realised it was Santa. I stared with a grin. I wanted to go and say hello but I knew that I shouldn’t. I kept on staring at him and saw him eating his cupcakes and drinking his beer.

Then he put the presents in our stockings and went back through the door. It was morning and I told the story to Anna and James but I also told the rest of the family but they had to keep it a secret. So we had our breakfast and played outside for a bit. A few minutes later our aunt called us to open our presents. Uncle Murray was giving out presents because he always does that. We opened out presents and I got a car that changes colour in water.

Its called a Colour Shifter. I also got a wrestler action figure and his name is Batista.

Toby French 3E It was Christmas Eve and I decided to wait up for Santa.

I was so happy and excited because I wanted to see a reindeer. It was getting late. My family were asleep. All of a sudden I heard a bang. I think it came from the roof!

I looked out of my window but nothing was there. I went to get a glass of milk. Suddenly I heard a noise coming from the living room. I peeped in the living room and I

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saw two fat legs then I heard a loud voice calling “help .. help .. I’m stuck in the chimney”. I knew it was Santa so I pushed and I pulled but it was no use. Suddenly I had an idea. Santa, I called, would you breathe in so I can pull you out.

He breathed in and he fell out with a plop.

I was so happy that I saw Santa but he was fatter than I thought!

Simbarashe Chopera 3E It was Christmas Eve and I decided to wait up for Santa to see if Santa was real or if my dad was Santa. The next thing I did was to go outside to get a bucket of paint. I got the paint. I got water so this was my plan. My plan was to pour water everywhere and put the paint on the floor so that Santa would slip and fall in the paint. After that I had to wait and wait.

I was all alone in the dark. Suddenly I heard something.

I was so excited. It was someone coming out of the chimney. I quickly switched on the light and it was Father Christmas – Santa – and he slipped on the water and fell into the paint. I looked at the face and it was not Santa .. it was my father!

Suddenly a whole lot of presents fell out the chimney.

Then we looked and we saw the real Santa on his sleigh.

He had dropped the presents in our chimney. What a great Santa we have and I also saw the lovely reindeer.

I saw Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. What a lovely Christmas Eve! Then I and my dad went to bed.

Tamuka Masara 3E It was Christmas Eve and I decided to wait up for Santa.

I was excited because Santa gives us lots of presents on Christmas and we get to decorate the tree. Then it was bedtime. When my mum and dad were asleep I sneaked to the lounge and I sat down on the floor waiting for Santa.

I saw Santa’s reindeer flying by the window. Then Santa came in the window and I hid behind the couch. Santa dropped presents by the Christmas tree. He ate the doughnuts and drank the milk then he went out of the window and he got on his sled and went away. I got out of my hiding place and opened one present!

Jed Murray 3E My Favourite Meal My favourite meal is supper. I like supper because after I have done hard sport at school I get home and I smell the wonderful scents of it. It is macaroni cheese and potatoes and salad. The reason that is my favourite meal is that it has lots of intense flavours. All those flavours explode in your mouth.

Macaroni cheese is made of pasta and onions and bacon with white sauce. We mostly eat carrots, red pepper, cucumber and tomatoes for salad. For dessert I have ice-cream with chocolate sauce on top and we also sometimes have custard with it. I have supper at a table with my family which is my two brothers and my Mum

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and Dad. We talk alot about the day and how it went and what we did. After the meal my brothers and I have a glass of milk. My dad usually cooks the meal. One weekend our friends came to our house to have a braai.

We braaied ribs, pork sausages and rump. My mum was doing the bread rolls, the salad and the macaroni cheese of course. When we were finished braaing my dad said lets tuck in so everybody got what they would like. The parents sat at the table and the children sat infront of the TV watching a DVD called Johnny English. When we were finished eating they went home.

I just said is there any more macaroni cheese? My mum said I am afraid there is no more. I just sighed.

Daniel Erasmus 3E The Enchanted Forest I am a famous explorer well known for going places no one has ever been. My name is Sean, the great risk taker. I fall down mountains without a parachute. I was going to the desert and found an enchanted forest. I was excited. There were mysterious creatures, unicorns, dragons, fairies, terrifying elves and trolls. I went deeper into the enchanted forest. There were scary, terrifying, giant bugs trying to eat me with their toxic spit. I could not run away. They had me. I had no escape. I was taken to their leader the warlock and his evil army, a dragon and hundreds of little goblins. He wanted to take over the enchanted forest and then the world. I could not let that happen so I ran away and hid in a magical bears cave. He could talk and there were floating fish in the air and he gave me the sword of Arthur to defeat the evil warlock. The war began. I was fighting with all my might.

I destroyed his goblins. I went to the dragon but it was a robot dragon all along. The robot died. I went for the warlock. He vanished and out of nowhere came a giant named Gru. The giant had such long nails and a bushy beard with a Viking helmet the size of six mountains!!!

The giant tried to squash me. I made him fall asleep with a magic leaf. I camped for the night. I had a BBQ with sausages and smores. The next morning I had some of my freshly baked cake out of nowhere came the warlock.

I defeated him and his army. I saved the enchanted forest and I promised I would visit.

Sean Nyatsine 3E The Enchanted Forest I walked into a dark and creepy forest where a big castle stood on the other side of a sparkling blue river. On my way to the castle I saw an elf who had a green hat. He told me never to go to the dark side of the forest. He told me that there was an evil giant with a pet dragon. The giant`s name was Steven and the dragon name was Big Red. The elf`s name was Beny. He lived in a small cottage with his family.

One day Beny told me what the giant wanted. The giant wanted the golden key that opened the door to the land of mysterious animals. I asked him what kind of animals were on the land. Beny said there were fairies, elves, warlocks, wizards, unicorn and dwarfs. One day Beny got the golden key and that we are going to the mysterious island. When we got there we did not know that the

giant was following us.

When we got into the mysterious island we heard a sound.

The sound came from the bushes and we knew it was the giant. We ran to the animals and told them that the giant and his pet dragon were coming. We made a plan to trap them. When the giant and his pet got here we got vines and tied the giant and his pet dragon. Then the animals and Beny and I ran out and locked the giant and his pet dragon in the island and we saved the animals. Beny was my best friend and he said I must come back soon. When I got home I told my family.

Simbarashe Chopera 3E Back to Front It was a very hot day and the snowflakes fell from the sky.

I was walking to school as I was walking home and I saw some people selling things in the sea. I also saw wheat growing in a puddle like rice and a boy with his tie on his back riding a giradonk (a giraffe mixed with a donkey). I got home and saw my dog swimming backstroke in the swimming pool and a bird was flying upside down in the trees. I went to the beach and saw a fish eating a seagull.

Then I saw a man doing a headstand while playing guitar.

I was eating lunch on the roof and was looking at the floor. For pudding we had rightside-down cake and an ice-cream Saturday. We went home and we slept in our beds outside.

Toby French 3E Dewi, the Dragon There was once a dragon named Dewi, a kind dragon and rather fat. One hot and sunny day Dewi went to the beach. He was thinking of getting an ice-cream but he had no money. Suddenly a little girl said to Dewi would you like an ice-cream? Yes pleas, said Dewi. The little girl gave Dewi an ice-cream. Dewi and the little girl became friends. They laughed and talked for a very ;ong time and then it began getting dark and the little girl and Dewi said goodbye. It was getting darker and darker as the hours went on.

Daniel Erasmus 3E

My Dream Car My dream car is called a fire booster. It has three egsorsts that shoot out fire on each side. It can go two thousand km/h. It looks like a jet with no wings. When I press a button wings shoot out and it flys higher than the clouds.

Then when I have over taken all the cars I land and bring in the wings. It has rubber tyres. It also has a toilet and a bedroom. I would like to race with it.

I like it because it is gold. It has fire stickers all over it. It is my dream car because it is the fastest car in the world.

Callum Fleming 3E If I Had Wings If I had wings I could see the boys and girls play games on the field and in their gardens, and the cars zoom across the bust town streets all night.

If I had wings I could feel how soft a cloud really is.

Luke Doran 3E If I had wings I could listen to the moths in the night.

Arian Tarr 3E Alliteration 3E Allan ate an apple in Africa at the amazing circus….. Jed Murray Luke likes liches……. Kian Patel.

Hassan wore a hat in a hockey match…..Nigel Mutazu Connor caught a cat car in China…… Connor Grant Peter Piper picked pink peaches off plants on the perfect grass….. Brendon Fraser-Bell Tamuka tumbled over the toy train…. TamukaMusara Sean saw the sun in the sky……Joshua Munengwa My Best Friend My best friend is tall and the eldest in his family. He likes to play rugby. There are fivr people in his family. He is a nice boy and very helpful. He is kind to me. We play lots of games and clean the house when we mess it up.

We play cricket, soccer, tennis and tag together. We have races together. He is a good cricket player and a good bowler. Jed and I play cricket every day. We also play other games but we mostly play cricket.

Hassan Ezzedine 3E

3N Harriet and the Matches

The Magic Shoes

Mama and Nurse went out one day and left Harriet at home to play. They told her that if she took matches to hold, they would scold. But ooh it was such a pity, for the fire was so pretty. Suddenly the match began to spit and flame. She bet that Mama would do the same. The pussy-cats stretched their paws and then brought out their claws. They said that’s not very wise, but how she refused to take advice. The fire began to run about, she did not want to put it out. The fire caught her belt, was that pain she felt? The pussy-cats watched in vain, as her body was in pain. The cats said what shall we do and all that was left was her shoe!

David Samudzimu 3N

Last week my dad and I went to the shops. My dad said Ranga, it’s time to get soccer shoes. They were shiny black shoes. We paid for them. I took them home and when we got there I tried them on.

My feet were shaking. I looked to the floor. My shoes were sparkling! They were magic. All of a sudden I was not at home. I look around and I was practising soccer with Wayne Rooney, a professional soccer player. I did sit-ups. I dribbled and had fun. The next thing I was in a soccer match between Man U and Arsenal. Anderson had the ball. He ran to the goals. He passed it to Rooney, who passed it to me. I shot the ball. Then all of a sudden the magic stopped and I was at home again.

Rangarirai Manhambara 3N

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Noah and the Ark

The Best Day

Long ago there were wicked people. God decided to send a flood to punish all the wicked peopled except Noah and his family. God told Noah to build an Ark because he was going to send a flood which would cover the whole earth.

It would rain for forty days and forty nights. Noah built an Ark. He made it out of wood and when the rain stopped Noah got out a dove but the dove came back. Noah waited a week and he let the dove out again. This time the dove came back with a leaf. Noah waited another week and he let the dove out again. This time the dove didn’t come back. Noah knew that it was dry land now so Noah and his family and all the animals got off the Ark.

Angus Cochrane 3N My Favourite Meal

The best day of the half term was when we were at the Zambezi River. We first went to get some bait. After that we went to fish. I caught no fish so we went home for lunch. After lunch we went upstream. We parked next to an old tree. We were fishing for Kupi. I cast behind the boat. I reeled in and my bait was gone. I cast again. I felt a bite. My rod was bending and I reeled in a Cornish Jack!

I put it on a bogo grip. It was 6 kgs. We let it go and went home. I had a wonderful time.

Gary Wright-Goodale 3N

My uncle, aunt and their kids were coming for lunch. We were having my favourite meal. My brother and I set the table while my mother cooked. When they arrived my sister kindly opened the gate and lead them to the table.

Before they arrived my job was to set the silverware and my brother set the plates. We were to eat at the dining room table. We all sat down at the table and we prayed.

After we prayed it was time to eat. For starters we had baked beans in tomato sauce. For the main meal we had chicken curry with pitta bread. The main meal was my favourite meal. For dessert we had vanilla ice-cream covered in chocolate mousse. It was delicious.

Tawana Kaseke 3N I am a Calf I am a calf – a very small calf. I used to suck milk from my mom’s udder. One day people put me into a cage. My owner was sad because I was about to be taken to the butcher. I was put into a truck with other calves. All of a sudden BOOM, CRASH, BOOM! What do you think it was? One of the cages fell on the latch and the door was flung open. My cage tumbled out and I escaped. I found a field and I saw sweet green grass. I am still living there very happily.

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The Best Day The best half term day was on Saturday because all I did was swim in my pool. I was happy and I learnt how to do a backflip in the pool. My dad and I played golf together and I lost. I went to lunch at my gran’s house. We had beef and chips. We got home late. I went to sleep in my bed. I had a wonderful day.

Connor Malloch-Brown 3N Harriet and the Matches One day Mama and Nurse went shopping and left Harriet alone. Harriet saw a box of matches. She picked the matches up but she had been told that if she ever picked up matches Mama and Nurse would scold her. Harriet did not listen. She told herself “they are so pretty when I light them and when they crackle and spit and burn” so she lit a match. The cats heard the crackle when Harriet lit the match. The cats tried to warn her by going “Meeow, mee-ow-mee”. She did not listen. She ran with the flaming match. She jumped up and down. Oh no it hooked on her apron and burst into flames. It burned her hair and her apron. She was burned to death. All that was left were ashes and her scarlet shoes. Oh the cats cried so much that the tears made a pool.

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3S Nile River N ile River is not a nice place to live.

I t can be very hot in Egypt.

L ongest river in the world.

E ach pyramid is made by hand.

R ow alot there.

I think Egypt is very ancient.

V ery green on the side of the bank.

E veryone wears long dresses.

R ocks there are very big.

Kieran Brown 3S My Holiday I went to Kariba on a house boat. The next day I went fishing. We filled our keep net to the top. We saw a giant crocodile on the shore. I went to the croc farm and I caught the tiniest fish then my baby sister vomited. We moved places and when we were in the middle of the dam we jumped into the dam from the top. We went fishing when we got to a fishing spot. I dropped my worm in and I had a bite. Then I struck my rod then I reeled in then I got it!

Liam Jones 3S Half Term My baby brother is teething and he is only two months old. I have read twenty pages of my book. My brother broke my buttons by pulling and kicking me. I went to watch cricket and Zimbabwe won by eighteen runs. I stayed at my cousin’s house and we had lots of fun. We watched the soccer England v Italy. On Monday my mum said she will take me to my cousins and Sopranos.

Rohan Nagar 3S Half Term I went to Hippo Pools. I caught a fish on my rod. I saw a eland. I saw baby monkeys. I saw a baby goshawk. In the night I saw fire flies. I swam in the rock pools. I swung on vines. I went over the bridge. I made a fire and cooked borewors.

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the gate was open and I went out the gate. When I was very far from home an exterminator came after me. He was shooting at me and finally he caught me. He said he would kill me but I quickly slipped out of his hands.

I went home after all that!

Sizwe Mpofu 3S The Seasons Summer is hot.

Summer is orange.

I like to swim galas at Les Brown in summer.

Autumn is cool.

Autumn is brown.

I like to fly my remote control helicopter in autumn.

Winter is cold.

Winter is blue.

I like to light a fire with my dad in winter.

Spring is warm.

Spring is green.

I like to play with my dogs in spring.

Andrew Robinson 3S An Adventure I am a cheetah. My name is Spotty. I live in the savanna in Africa.

One day I had a funny adventure. I was hunting for my lunch but then I saw something weird. When I got closer I saw it was a hunter with a rifle gun. I turned round and ran as fast as I could so then he looked like an ant. I was safe for now but as starving. I went out at night and I was hunting for impalas and zebras. I finally found an impala but the impala saw me and it ran fast but not fast enough.

I pounced on the impala. Food at last – the impala was yummy. So then I went home.

Jason Bolt 3S Seasons

The Sun

Summer is hot.

Summer is green.

I like to go to the warm sea at the Cayman Islands in summer.

The sun shines like jewels in a treasure chest.

It burns like lava in a volcano.

It sparkles like a silver buckle on my belt.

Ngoni Zvenyika 3S

Autumn is cool.

Autumn is brown.

I like to jump in the leaves when my dad is piling them up in autumn.

An Adventure

Winter is cold.

Winter is blue.

I like to stay in my bed in winter.

I am a hamster. My name is Griffin. I live in a cage next to the lounge. One day I had a scary adventure. I was resting in my cage then I smelt something coming from the kitchen. It was a fresh pot roast and then the cage door was unlocked. I scurried off to the kitchen but when I got there the smell was gone and while I was in the kitchen the door opened and I went outside. I realised

Spring is warm.

Spring is yellow.

I like to start planting flowers in spring.

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An Adventure I am a cameleon. My name is Clive. I live in a cage in Jimmy’s room. One day I had a good adventure. I woke up and climbed down the bars. I saw a loose bar. I climed out and ran away. I got stuck under the bookcase. I finally got out. Just then I saw a big juicy fly. I flung my tongue out and caught it. I climbed onto the bed and looked around. I saw a big cat. I shreaked and jumped off. I landed on my head. I crept under the bed. At last I saw my cage. I climbed into my cage and Jimmy came to take me for supper.

Angus Schroenn 3S The Sun The sun Shines like a sword on a soldiers belt.

It burns like boiling water on the stove.

Sparkles like the reflection of the water.

Shaan Patel 3S Zimbabwe Z ebras eat lots of green grass.

I mpalas are brown and white.

M onkeys like eating fruit.

B uffalos hate to fight with lions.

A ntelope love drinking out of the water hole.

B irds like to fly.

W ildebeest have a long neck with lots of hair.

E lephant have a long trunk to eat leaves.

Graeme du Plooy 3S

My Holiday I went to Mozambique and on the second day I went snorkelling. On the way back I saw a mantaray. I went to the point of Bazaruto. For supper we had a beach braai.

For breakfast I had sausages and bacon and egg. I went home by plane.

Ryan Richards 3S Nile River N ile River is the longest in the world.

I n Egypt it is a hot place.

L ots of pyramids there.

E veryone lives in flat roofed houses.

R ocks are very big there.

I t has two rivers, the Blue and the White.

V eggies are planted after the flood.

E gyptian kings are put in the pyramids when they die.

R obes are worn by people.

Melusi Ndebele 3S If I Were If I were a clam I’d say my pearl is as small as a ham.

Daniel English-Brown If I were a chart I’d say what is a dart?

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If I were a boat I’d say hurry get the float.

Miguel Fourie If I were a cheetah I’d say please fix my meter.

Michael Musora If I were a horse I’d say I like to eat borewors.

Ryan Richards If I were some thread I’d say I want to be read.

Ngoni Zvenyika If I were a dog I’d say take me for a jog.

Sizwe Mpofu If I were a snake I’d say move that rake.

Melusi Ndebele If I were a mouse I’d say what a big house.

Angus Schroenn If I were a bike I’d say ride me to the dyke.

Tafara Manyonga If I were a flower I’d say I can bloom every hour.

Jason Bolt If I were a jet I’d say pat my pet.

Mufudzi Magadzire If I were a ham I’d say spread me with some jam.

Cameron Nyamuda If I were a bunny I’d like to be funny.

Joshua Martel If I were a car I’d say I can travel far.

Ryan Franceys If I were a letter I’d say give me some feta.

Shaan Patel If I were a jet I’d say let me go up with my pet.

Tamuka Madzima If I were the sea I’d say hello to the tree.

Ben Selby If I were a chair I’d say take care.

Graeme du Plooy If I were an arm I’d say I would do no harm.

Nama Watambgwa If I were the sun I’d say I could eat a crumb.

Kieran Brown If I were a bed I’d say I want to be the colour red.

Andrew Robinson If I were a cheetah I’d say I would run after Peter.

Munana Motsi If I were a tap I’d say I will give you a map.

4E The Chariot Race One day when I had just woken up my owner had a message. When my owner finished reading the message he came and told me we were going to a chariot race. At first I thought we were just going to watch the race but then I was somehow at the start position. I didn’t know a thing about racing. Maybe you just follow the racetrack and try to get in front? Suddenly the gong rang and off we went. My legs were going so fast that they were just a blur. I think if there were wings on my back I would be in the sky.

When I was on my third lap things were going smoothly but all of a sudden the Gods were shooting me with lightning bolts so now I’m swerving on this race track and for some bizarre reason the floor two inches in front of me just fell down and I couldn’t swerve or I would roll. I could not stop at this speed. I decided to speed up and I just made it across. Now when I was getting shot by lightning bolts they somehow shot every horse except for one and he was the most evil racer and I was closing in on him. When I got side by side with the other racer he had spikes on his wheels and he bashed into me. I was in pain but I had to win for my owner and he wanted fifty thousand coins so I did not have to run anymore, so I ran hard and won because the other horse fell asleep!

Jake Humphries 4E The Magic Running Shoes One morning I woke up and I found a pair of cool looking shoes on my bed. I wondered where they came from.

The shoes were red and white. They were amazing in so many ways. So I put on the shoes. They were so comfortable and so warm. Then for some reason the shoes started to tap tap tap tap ... I started to move around my room. It was weird because I was not moving the shoes. I thought the shoes were haunted. I tried to take them off but they did not come off but then I realised that they are not haunted because they would be glowing so I said to myself they are magic! I ran to have breakfast. I was there in a flash. I was so fast like a cheetah. I asked my dad to have a race with me. He said yes and I won so we went for pizza and went home and the shoes finally came off so I put them in the closet.

Eddie Kambasha 4E The Magic Bottle One day a little boy found a strange green bottle. He picked it up and looked carefully at it. It looked like a genie bottle, but what was a genie bottle doing on the beach?

Suddenly a genie appeared. He said don’t be afraid, I am the genie of wisdom. I have come to grant a wish because you are such a good boy. The thing you wish for has to be three words long. Mr Genie, I wish for ice cream please.

You wish is granted. POOSH and a magic ice cream

appeared. I was so happy that I fainted! When I woke up I said goodbye and thank you and waved goodbye.

Jannie Olivier 4E A Magic Spell A dash of superglue A spurn of ice from an igloo A spoon of washing powder Five slices of cheddar and gouder and an old rag coat Two pieces of soap One pair of yellow boots and popcorn from the fair Cazam, cazoo now its time to turn me into a superhero ... me not you Im telling you the truth, I’m going to be COOL!

Daniel Schonenberger 4E A Day as a Bushman One day I was taking a walk in the park in England and a meteor hit a building and a huge piece of rock hit my heat and when I woke up I was a bushman! I wasn’t the only one there. There were other people too. They spoke a different language and somehow I could understand it and when I tried to talk I spoke the same language!

I went with the rest of the bushmen into a river. We used spears to catch fish and crocodiles. I caught six fish and one adult crocodile and one baby crocodile. The other bushmen ate their fish raw but I made a fire and cooked mine. The other bushmen stared at the fire like they didn’t know what it was. One of the bushmen came and touched it and burnt his finger. He said ouch!

It was getting dark so the bushmen dances round the fire and I had made while I went to sleep under a tree.

When I woke up I was back home in the park. It was like I slept for ten days. Everything was different to what I remember, but I just went with it.

Tristan Fraser-Bell 4E A Rainy Day It was a rainy day. My sister and me were bored. We asked dad what to do and he said ‘you can play snakes and ladders’. I said we were bored! Then we said tell us a story about Excalibur.

Once upon a time there was a sword stuck in a rock. The sword was called Excalibur. Every Lord and King tried to pull the sword but hard as they pulled it would not come out. The next day every Lord and King went to the battle.

A King told his escort to get his sword. The escort ran to the King’s house but there was nobody there. He came to a church yard. He found a sword in a rock. He pulled the sword out of the rock. He gave the sword to the King.

The King was angry because he knew this Excalibur. He told him to put it back. Then I said what happened next dad? The escort put it back and the King said show how me how you really got it. The escort pulled the sword again and became King of all Kings. The End. I said wait – look the rain has stopped. We went to play outside.

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The Olympics It was the day of the Olympics and Matt and I were in it. I was in five events. It was in swimming, long jump, sprints, hurdles, high jump. The ladies went first and the men went second. The first event for men was hurdles.

We started and Matt was in second. I was so happy and I came third. I got a bronze medal for that race. The next race was swimming for girls. Kirsty Coventry won it. I was so happy and I don’t know who came 2nd and 3rd. I thought it was the girl from Zimbabwe and London but it wasn’t. The next race was sprints. We started and Matt was ahead of me. I ran hard and I ended up coming first.

I was so happy. I won the Gold medal and when I went back to South Africa the President gave me a lamborgini and $100 000.00. I was so happy!

Ryan Mackenzie 4E A Rainy Day One day I woke up and it was raining. The thunder roaring and flashing lightning. I was at Grandma’s house.

Grandpa was sleeping all cosy and warm. I was a bit frightened. I knew I was safe but I couldn’t play outside.

I wanted to play outside but the problem was it was raining. Next I went to watch tv but there was no signal.

I was really sad now. I could have watched a lot of programmes. I just did not have that opportunity. It was now 7 o’clock. I went into the kitchen and took the cereal out of the box. I warmed up some milk and had cereal. I had finished my cereal. I went back to bed. Boom, Boom, Boom thunder. I screamed and jumped into the blankets.

Liam Jones If I were a car I’d say lets go far.

My Holiday This holiday my cousins from France came to stay. Their names are Di, Rafe, John, Arthur and Finlay. We went to Kariba. On the way we saw some baboons and a big fire.

Near Makuti a big lorry side-swiped our car. The lorry’s wheel scraped the paint off our car. The houseboat was called The Hook. The crew on the boat were called Takemore the Captain, Luckmore the cook, Israel and Tapfuma who cleaned and tidied and took us fishing. We caught lots of fish and made snacks. We saw elephant, hippo, crocodiles, warthog, birds, monkeys, impala and waterbuck. On two of the nights we slept on deck because it was nice and cool.

After four days we went back to Harare. Then we went down to Chishakwe. We saw lots of animals including giraffe, wild dogs, kudu, buffalo, a legavon, impala, baboons and birds. I found a tortoise shell, a baboon skull, many other bones and other things. We caught lots of fish in the dam. We slept in a tent in the garden.

There was a little museum nearby. We played cricket on the lawn and other games.

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My Pet My pet is a cat He likes to catch rats And also play with bats I also have a dog Who likes to play with frogs And other dogs She is so fluffy and clean And she just fell in the bog!

Graham Hoal 4E Easter I love Easter I love the exciting hunt for the chocolate goodness When you eat the chocolate goodness It goes down to your tummy And I bet it tastes yummy Easter is my second favourite season The chocolate can be eggs, bunny and a chocolate bear When its Easter my family tells me to get the chocolate for them But its fun And the chocolate that I find I bet it weighs a ton.

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Grandpa woke up and came running to my bedroom. He said what’s wrong. Then suddenly the sun came out.

Hooray the rain had stopped. I put on my shoes. Then I washed my face and took my soccer ball and went to play.

Thabani Maguranyaga 4E

At the end of the holidays we went to Nyanga. I caught a trout. My brother and I went on an hour long horse ride.

Mum and Dad just relaxed.

The week before we went to Nyanga, I went to Stragglers Cricket. The first day I was out for a golden duck and on the last day I hit a four and made five runs.

That was my holiday!

David Lane-Mitchell 4N

How are you like your Mother?

I am like my mother in many ways. We look like each other and we do lots of things together like cooking and cleaning. We actually have lots in common for example we read our Bibles every morning, we sleep every Saturday afternoon and we watch Christian movies. My mother and I are always there to support each other for example maybe I have a soccer match or my mom needs a promotion or maybe we are working as a team to gain $1 000.00. I have always looked up to her in a special way, no matter what comes my way she will always be

there to support, protect and encourage me.

Munotida Madziro 4N The Worst Food I’ve Ever Eaten

never go in complete darkness. If this happens he will immediately become very aggressive and attack anyone in his reach.

The worst food I’ve ever eaten is a brussel sprout. I would prefer to lick the toilet! My mom said they’re not that bad but they are. If I had a choice of licking bark instead of eating a brussel sprout, I would choose to lick the bark!

They have to be my top one. I never ever want to have a brussel sprout again in my life. My second worst would be a carrot. A carrot may be good for you but it tastes revolting but I still eat them. I eat about ten every day between 10 and 5. At least they taste better than the brussel sprouts. The third would be broccoli. I don’t know why I don’t like it!

Thomas Harvey 4N

My woozledum only answers to the name of Woozy and his favourite food is squid and snails. The other foods that he will eat are crab sticks, fish fingers, mealies, eggs, sausages, bread and any kind of fruit. Please make sure you feed him every three hours otherwise he will not obey you.

A Rainy Day

Woozy needs at least two hours of exercise every day. If he does not get enough exercise he will keep you awake at night. Woozy loves climbing trees and jungle gyms.

He also likes running up and down hills. The only thing Woozy drinks is salt water and he will drink lots while exercising. To make the salt water add 3 teaspoons of salt to each cup of water.

One day it was raining and my two sisters and I were bored so I went up into the attic. I found a little box. So I put my raincoat on and went outside. The box burst open with flames and out came a dragon. “I’m hungry” said the Dragon. So I went inside and I thought what I could feed a big dragon... I’ll feed him the fridge! But he was still hungry! So I sat down and thought what else I could feed a dragon. “I’ve got it” I said. “I’ll feed him the car”. So I fed him the car and he was full. I went inside and got in a warm bath because I was cold. I got out of the bath and dried myself. I went outside to see if it was still raining but it was not raining so I went outside to play in the puddles with the friendly dragon. I went inside again to get warm because I was a bit wet from the puddles. I’m hungry I thought. I’m sure my mom wouldn’t mind a packet of marshmellows shared with my sisters. So I went to call my sisters and said “Would you like to roast some marshmellows over the dragon’s breath?” Yes” they said. “What a great idea.” So we went to find the friendly dragon to roast marshmellows over his fiery breath. After that I decided to take my sisters for a ride on the dragon’s back. I asked the dragon for a ride on his back and he said yes. It was still quite a rainy day so we flew high above the rain clouds to the warm sun. I saw lots of birds and they were trying to get out of the rain clouds too. The birds were very scared of the dragon. Suddenly I heard my mom calling me. She had probably wondered where I had been all day. So the friendly dragon came back through the wet clouds and safely home. I had a problem getting the dragon back in the box without my mom seeing. I was also worried about the missing car – its a good thing my mom hadn’t noticed it yet! When I went up into the attic to find a bigger box, the car had magically reappeared and I also managed to put the dragon away for another rainy day.

Nathan de Beer 4N

Woozy does not like bathing very much but he needs to be washed every three days otherwise he will start smelling horrid. Make the bath water temperature twenty-six degrees because he does not like hot water.

Instructions for Woozy

Thank you so much for looking after Piggy.

Ethan Ellse 4N

These are the instructions for my pet. The most important things to remember about a woozledum is that he must

Woozy will be very happy as long as you remember to leave his night light on.

Alex Spagnuolo 4N Instructions for Piggy First thing in the morning Piggy needs to be fed with one apple, 2 carrots and 1 cup of piggy pellets at 7.00 o’clock.

After breakfast put Piggy’s collar on and then take him for a walk all the way to school and back.

Put Piggy in his pen and fill the mud hole with water and 1 cup of oil.

For lunch Piggy needs 1 cabbage, 1 bunch of broccoli and one extra large hotdog at 12.30.

After lunch spray Piggy down with a hose.

Give Piggy a good brush with a curry comb.

Now Piggy can go inside and watch some TV (he likes Ceebeebees).

At 19.00 he needs his dinner. One large meaty deluxe pizza from Pizza Inn. At 20.00 put Piggy in his Piggy basket in my room, with his teddy and read the Three Little Pigs to him.

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4S Fireworks Fireworks are amazing, They are always blazing.

They blaze in the night, And they blaze in the light.

They dazzle, Like basil.

They spray multi-coloured hay, Like there’s never going to be another day.

They whirl and twirl in the night sky, They zoom up high into the sky.

Then they fizzle out, Just like a water spout.

Jared Smith 4S My Most Interesting Person My most interesting person is called Mercy. She lives at 77 Carrick Creagh Road in a big house with a beautiful garden and a blue swimming pool. Her eyes are dark brown like fresh chocolate. They are nice wide eyes with black eye lashes. Her hair is a nice dark brown. It is very long and beautiful. Her mouth is never dry. She speaks in a nice deep clear voice. She is my mother!

Mandla Msipa 4S My Most Interesting Person The name of my most interesting person is George Moyo.

My description of my person is here.. His eyes are brown.

His hair is black and brown (the brown is because his hair is dirty). His teeth are missing. His mouth is brown.

His voice is loud (very loud) and he wears old, torn and tatty clothes. This person is interesting to me because he always comes into the school and randomly talks to people’s moms. Sometimes they give him money.

Tafara Gwata 4S My Most Interesting Person My most interesting person is my uncle Ian. He lives in Holland. I think he likes it there. I think he is sixty years old. I think he has a nice house in Holland. His hair is black and grey, that is why I think he is quite old – sorry Ian! He always wears shirts without buttons. He always tells funny stories and he believes in aliens. He is very clever and he has some wrinkles.

Richard Hounsell 4S My most interesting person is my gran. She has big blue eyes. She has white hair that is curly at the front. She has quite a big mouth and she talks a lot. She speaks politely every day and very politely when visitors come. My gran wears black clothes on Monday and warm clothes on Tuesday, white clothes on Wednesday. My gran goes to church on a Sunday. I love my gran so much. Her name is Ihona.

Sean Stephens 4S My most interesting person is called Mrs Selby. Her eyes are blue and pretty. Her hair is gray and short and beautiful. She wears pink lipstick and she speaks a lot.

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She speaks strangely like an Australian. She wears pink and blue tops and a yellow dress and an orange necklace.

She is so interesting because she is so funny.

Jack Edwards 4S My most interesting person is Grandpa Smish. I think it is a funny name. He is always cross but sometimes he is happy. He lives in Japan. His eyes are green. They are always sparkling. They are bright green. I wish I could have those kind of eyes. His hair is grey and black. He is 89 and his hair is very short. He likes sleeping a lot and watching sky news. Mr Smish speaks strongly and I like the way he speaks. He speaks very fast and nobody hears what he says. He wears suits every day. Often he wears a pink tie and a red shirt and pen and sometimes he wears shorts. When it is hot he likes swimming a lot and he likes to shower. I wish I was him. He is interesting.

Masimba Chigumira 4S The Swimming Gala On the day of the gala I was so excited. At first Ambrose was losing but I did’nt give up hope. I cheered my head off and then Ambrose overtook Jerome. There was still hope!

Ambrose was still ahead of Jerome but Gregory was still in the lead. Eventually Jerome was behind us by only one point! Then it was my race and I had to swim my fastest to beat Jerome. I was lining up at the width. My heart was racing but I tried to keep calm. When the horn blew I swam faster than I ever have. I only came sixth but I was so proud because I only took one breath. When the scores changed I couldn’t believe it. Jerome was beating us and by then everyone in Ambrose had lost their spirit.

I still cheered even though it was hopeless.

Then it was the last event, the relay. Ambrose still hadn’t gotten their spirit back. In the last race Ambrose came alive but it wasn’t enough to win, even though it was still fun.

Mandla Msipa 4S My Mum My mum has brown eyes and she is very short. She has black hair and brown highlights. She is so beautiful. My mum gave birth to me. She cooks nice food. My mum likes holidays. She likes making us laugh all day. My mum hates crowds and cold water.

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A house of broken things In a very old house across the street lives very old Arthur Wilkinson and his evenly odd family. Their house is a nightmare with cracked windows, loose door handles, peeling paint, sixty-three out of one hundred and two floorboards in the whole house and much more horror.

One day when the family was having breakfast, a tile from the ceiling fell onto the table whilst they were still eating.

They all stood up and the table just collapsed. Ten year old Tommy ran up to his room which had one shattered window, a wardrobe with one door out of three and an awful smell coming from the wall. He began to jump on the bed while he heard the springs breaking. Three seconds later he fell straight through the bed and called for help as loud as he could. His twin brother Adam came to pull him out with a broom put together with sticky tape and super glue. One minute later he was free and he lay down where there were two missing floorboards with a sigh of relief.

The two boys went to the living room to watch television.

The television was old and wooden. It had a cracked screen and was black and white. It showed a small picture. The sofa they were sitting on had tears and patches sewn onto it. A loud thud came from the kitchen so everyone ran in. In the corner of the room they saw that the fridge had fallen over. They all helped to lift it up, this extremely heavy fridge. When it was up they saw that it was completely smashed but they just left it like that.

I remember the deep cold snow that we jumped into.

I remember the expert chef named Blake.

I remember when we went for our skiing lessons and after the skiing lessons the tasty hot cocoa the chewy jelly doughnut and the bright yellow cheese.

I remember when I got on a toboggan, and sped down the slope, then I went out of control, and was heading for a wooden shed about fifty meters long with a ditch just before it.

The next thing I remember I was half concussed lying flat on the ground.

I remember when we were in the snow stepping in water below it.I remember that our skiing coach knew I was a good skierbut he had never seen nothing yet. I think I was the best skier and I wish we stayed there for longer.

I remember when we had a swim in the indoor pool I remember when we jumped into the hot tub and then had a nice cup of hot cocoa, while watching Kangaroo Jack. When I remember all that, it brings joy to my heart!

Jack Benning 5E I remember I remember when I was only 4 years old, I was at St John’s College to watch my cousin swim, It was on a Saturday after Church.

The beggar

So I was running around feeling the cool breeze, on my face.

But now I was hungry, I asked my mum please may I have a hamburger, but she had no money so I could not buy one.

I cried hysterically because I was hungry.

Then one lady asked, where is your money?

I answered I don’t have any money.

A poor old beggar named Bean was very young and very lean with shabby and torn up clothes with a little pocket with a box of matches in it to light a fire.

Finally she quietly gave me one, Then my mum whispered, go and give it back! but the lady said it was fine so luckily for the rest of the day I was full and happy, and, not hungry and sulky!

Theo Detering 5E

He had no shelter to stay in and no one to play with. he is very poor and his only food supply was fish and his only friend was a squirrel which lives in the tree where he lay under.

The beggar

Every day and every night he would go to the street and beg and he didn’t beg very much because he was not spoilt be mostly fished and looked for water

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He talks very loudly when irritated He shakes with fear when people stare He is skinny and has dry flaky skin He stinks of stale spirits.

They all went to their old wrecked bedrooms to rest. I am sure that now while they are resting they hope nothing in their house will turn out as total catastrophe.

Kuda Magwera 5E

I remember I remember on the way to Switzerland, The huge plane with doors at the front and the back.

He stands under a tree, Very dirty and very skinny.

He is shoeless and has hairy feet, He looked drunk with his red bloody eyes.

He has greasy hands and matty hair Most of the time he sweats and yawns He has several scars all over his face His is known as the beggar round the corner.

Neville Chirewa 5E

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My Mother My dear beloved mother You take care of me when I’m not well You even taught me how to buy and sell I’m sorry for writing on my bed-room wall when I was little.

You are fun And I don’t like to run You are kind even when I’m sad You let me grow-up like a brave young lad You are warm and amazing You even let me sleep when I am truly lazing We always have good times at home Even though we are under the weather sometimes.

You inspire me mother with all you do I can’t imagine life without you You are beautiful and I am thankful When I look into your eyes I see a beautiful world Because you are the best I love you mother Kyle Madangure 5E Mum You are so loving More than caring There is no one more special And thankful like you Every time you nurture me with your love You are amazing.

For me you are true love Always coming from above You are softer than a dove You are always generous with your love Every time you look so gorgeous I will always love your tenderness No matter the weather I sometimes might be crazy But you are always there in my life I will always cherish you Because you will always be my mother You are smooth in everyway I will tell you the truth You are the best mother ever The one I trust always When you are around I ooze with confidence Thank you mother for everything!

Your loving son

Carl Kawodza 5E My Mum My mum is very loving She always does lots of kind Things for me, she is also Very protective and nurturing.

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I am happy I have got a loving mother To take care of me To give me a bandage when I am hurt She is always there for me When I am in need of help She is always very warm and soft When I am sick, she takes me to the doctor.

My mom is beautiful and active On my birthday She made me a piñata, we even Used a mugoti to break it Everyone had so much fun.

My mom is also one of A kind and she loves me very much She has always been there for me And I love her too For she is special to me I ask God to protect her sincerely.

Muzi Mguquka 5E My Mum My beautiful mother oh! how sweet Always there to answer for my needs In your own way you are unique For when I am in danger you get there real quick As if it is a magic trick.

You are better than the rest Very much the best The thought of you helps me do well in a test I know you are generous My number one girl You are gorgeous and divine The things you have done for me are great Thank you, I really appreciate.

Loving, caring and very nurturing Those are the words that describe you Amazing and comforting are also a few.

You are always protecting me Thank you for being very special in my life.

Kuda Magwera 5E My Mom My mom is loving You are always there for me My mom is beautiful She always cares I thank you for what you have done When I am sick you are worried Mom you are brilliant Mom you are so wonderful Thank you for taking me to school Mom you are as fresh as flowers You are as kind as an angel You are so gorgeous and warm I could not ask for a better mom Thank you mom

You found a nickname for me, Mpunzi ! a naughty fly I love you Mom! Muziwethu Moyo 5E My mum is so kind She is loving and beautiful My mum is so special I am such a lucky boy to have a special mum.

My mum does so much for me When I am sick she is always there for me That’s the best thing about her Always when I want a friend to come over she says yes.

When it is my birthday she gets me nice presents She does not over spend on me When my mom is angry, she calls me Conor When she is happy she calls me Mikey!

I have the best mom in the world And I will always love my mum Thank you for being a lovely mum.

Conor Higgins 5E A house of broken things It was a Wednesday afternoon when my parents told me that we were moving out the following week, and today we were looking at some houses to move in.

There we were looking at a very old dilapidated house that an odd family lived in. There was a huge crack in the window, the doors did not even have knobs. As soon as I walked in there was a discriminating scent, a horrible one too. I tilted my head left and saw the kitchen. It had cracked tiles, the taps were rusty and the pipes were burst. I tilted more again, but this time I saw the bedrooms. The beds were held up by bricks under, and the duvets were stinking and torn. The lounge was even worse, the sofa was half eaten by rats and had lots of holes. The bathrooms were disgusting to look at. The toilets were full of stagnant water. Water flowed down the toilet seat. The tub was in half and so was the sink.

The walls were black with paint peeling off. This was one filthy house.

As soon as I heard that we were moving there the following week I screamed! No! Not in this house of broken thing!

Mambo Pasipamire 5E The beggar I walked out of my house There was a beggar at my door I felt sorry for him, he was rather poor His bones were thin and weak And he was rather meek.

He wasn’t at all violent Just rather silent His clothes were very weird And he had a great long beard His coat was tattered And his hat was battered

Hey I am not lying He looked like he was dying His socks were scruffy And his pet was a half alive puppy And so I just left him And went off to find Jim. Joel Spence 5E The Beggar A poor, old beggar Stood quiet and still As I rode my bicycle up the hill I heard his poor cries and I knew he wanted some money Or maybe my fries His trousers were all torn And had a big fat patch on the back As he struck his only match As gentle as a dove He looked at the sky above Hoping someone would spare a dollar or two As he searched all through The corners of the city He couldn’t find anything True and worthwhile.

All day long his stomach groaned All day he roamed round the city How hard is this painful life?

Without a child or a wife His life was very hard indeed!

Ruilin Huang 5E I remember I remember when I was a baby, When I cunningly crawled out of the house, I scurried across the yard, As I was going I saw a shiny huge beetle And I quickly stopped, I scooped it straight into my mouth, But my mom saw me and wrestled it out between my teeth.

I remember going to play soccer with my dad, He dribbled me and scored, I remember my granny telling sizzling folk tales, While tucking me into bed, I remember I loved helping my mom in the kitchen, There was lots of food surrounding me, I remember when my mom shouted at me, Because I had sneaked with a big piece of cake.

I remember when I was sick, My mom took great care of me, I was sneezing badly my chest whistled, But now I am as good as new.

Lesley Manokore 5E

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I remember

I remember

I remember my first time climbing a tree It was the mango tree in my granny’s backyard I was not allowed but I did not care Because I was excited And no one else was there.

I remember the great Kariba the sunset on the lake, and the bright sparks of the braai.

I remember climbing up slowly and quietly But not much later I was at the top I dropped six mangoes accidently The rotten ones dropped with a loud plop But I was so happy to beat the top.

Next came my big drop My granny told me to get down immediately Suddenly the tree started shaking frantically I fell down on the back of my head Sadly I could not remember anything.

Kuda Magwera 5E

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I remember catching the tiger fish, restlessly sleeping on the way, and proudly stepping onto the boat.

I remember cautiously reeling in the bream, quietly waiting for a bite, and anxiously waiting to get on the boat.

I remember the fresh mornings, watching the hippos walk onto the bank, and the ragged mosquito nets.

I remember leaving the great Kariba, thinking of the sunset on the lake, the tiger fish, the fresh mornings, and the hippos walking onto the bank.

Petrus Erasmus 5E

5N Anger

Boredom

Anger is dark red and black Boredom is white It tastes like red hot fire It tastes like pizza without a topping Anger smells like rubbish It smells like a melting candle It looks like a hollow street It sounds like a jazz band It sounds like a screech in your ear Boredem is boring Anger is HORRIBLE!

Vheneka Magzi 5N Tamuda Kaseke 5N Sorrow The Wind Sorrow is brown The wind sounds like the sea Sorrow tastesm like venom Sounds like a speeding car going past me It smells like rotten eggs The wind feels cold Sorrow looks like an open door Feels like being sprayed with a water gun It sounds like dripping blood The wind looks like a ghost Sorrow feels like quick sand I feels like a blur

Wind tastes plain.

Benjamin Gillam 5N

Love Daniel Jackson 5N Love is bright pink Running It tastes like strawberries Love is the smell of new air in the morning Running, It looks like people holding hands Thirsty, sweaty It sounds like a heart beat Tiring, cross country Love is joy Dry lips

Painful Murray Dorward 5N

Olympica

Nkosinathi Mushauri 5N Fast mOving naiL biting Deserts electrifYing draMatic Desert sPine tingling Sandy, hot thrIlling Camels, oasis exCiting heart Stopping Burning, dry

Fainting

Ndangariro Vudzijena 5N

Nkosinathi Mushauri 5N Tornadoes

The Volcano

Destruction is in the air The wild volcano was steaming with twitching heat in Some survive, some don’t the middle of the wild Antarctic Ocean. Suddenly an It feels like death outrageous BAANNG! All the birds catapulted into the It smells like dust windy air. When the huge volcano exploded, ash and fire It looks like a spinning top, raced down the hill, around the rocks and through the tall Spinning in the wind grass. It spread across the island like a bullet from a gun.

If you don’t look out, it will lift you The steaming fire lit all the amazing trees on fire, until the Then you’re gone! whole island was sprinkled wiht ash.

Matthew Tanner 5N

Daniel Van Rooyen 5N Rugby My Mother Rugby, hospital Fun, fun jumping on the beds My Mother Until the nurse sees loving

twice as nice as ice cream Dane Naude 5N her heart full of love meaning everything to me from murry Murray Dorward 5N

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Fireworks

Guy Fawkes!

Daniel Van Rooyen 5N

Fireworks, colourful Blue, green and red How pretty you are So far ahead

Guy Fawkes How great you sparkle In the sky Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes And people stand amazed Died, Died went up with the hawks.

With how you fly Fifth of November you died, When you pop While the others tried to hide.

People cheer Your plot was good As they remember But the king got filled with hate The fifth of November And caught you like a piece of bait.

You tried to blow the parliament up Tadiwa Kanyangarara 5N Bout soon your plot was a failure Fireworks And you cried like a little pup You were taken and hated Magic explodes out of the load of Gunpowder.

Tortured, not nurtured It’s glitter scattered in all directions.

And that was the end of Guy Fawkes.

It explodes with a bang and flutters to the earth when finished.

Murray Dorward 5N If you’re a circle, a square, loud or soft, you impress us all!

So if you explode on the fifth of November, just remember The amazing inventor

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5S Noisy is 5S; Silent is Golfing Noisy is shouting and my dog barking.

A lion’s roar and crickets constant chirping.

Fast is Lightning; Slow is a Sloth Fast is Usain Bolt.

‘Flash’ is as fast as can be.

A Bugati speeding down the road, or an impala being chased by a lion.

Silent is golfing, reading in the library.

Fireflies and fishing.

Slow is waiting for water to boil, or a sloth that’s just woken up.

Slow is a tree growing and so is an overloaded bus.

Noisy are hooters, and drums beating.

A scream in a horror movie, and Grade 5S.

But fast is lightning striking a tree, and Michael Phelps in the pool.

So is a jet slicing through the clouds, and fast is the internet at my house.

Silent is my pencil writing, people whispering.

Spies and students hard at work.

Sebastiao Ribeiro 5S

Hair growth is awfully slow so is a python digesting a buck.

Slow are fat people walking up stairs, and clouds moving on a still day.

Anesu Chiwara 5S Happy is a friend; Sad is Goodbye Happy is a new puppy, so is a friendly smile.

Birthdays and holidays.

Fun is happy.

Beautiful is a Sunset; Ugly is Roadkill Beautiful is a sunset and daisies.

Beautiful are sunflowers and so is Victoria Falls.

The devil is ugly.

Ugly are torn up books.

Sushi looks ugly and so is roadkill.

Beautiful are the southern lights and a total eclipse of the sun.

Beautiful is the smell of roses and the cleverly carved Mt. Rushmore.

But sad is sick people and death.

A forest fire and saying goodbye.

Happy is the beach and chocolate ice cream.

Playing cricket and laughter.

Ugly is the way bullies beat us.

Scruffy shoes look ugly.

Ugly are the rusting wrecks of cars and the faces of rats.

Jarod Ellse 5S

Sad is killing rhinos and when pets die.

The poor and a dead flower.

Joel Reid 5S

Bitter is Grapefruit; Sweet is a Mother’s Love Bitter is a cold, winter’s morning and sour worms in a candy store.

Bitter are grapefruit and wild plums and raw ginger on sushi.

I like to Play in Mud and Sand; I Hate the Sound of Angry Bees I like to play in mud and sand and in a loud electric band.

Having money paid in rand and eating food that has been canned.

Sweet is a mother’s love.

Chocolates are sweet.

Dripping honey and syrup and the miraculous birth of a foal.

Bitter is the taste of antibiotics and a sprinkle of cayenne pepper.

The bitter juice of squeezed lemons and the taste of crushed grapes.

Sweet is the scent of flowers and rolls of candy floss.

Sweet are koeksisters and strawberry pudding.

Joshua Ford 5S

I hate the sound of angry bees and eating horrid day old peas.

Getting sick on stormy seas and being bitten by nasty fleas.

I like getting up for school it is actually rather cool.

Especially days when I’m in the pool and when I’m not around a fool.

I do so hate being very late when I arrive at the school gate.

When I do not see my mate and in a test when I don’t do great.

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Riaan Nel 5S The Big Game The lion hunts both day and night, Its prey is well within its sight.

He walks around with his puffy mane, Oh my goodness he is so vain!

How can an elephant be afraid of a mouse, When he is almost the size of a house?

He has great big ivory tusks, But beware, he’s dangerous when he’s in musk.

The leopard is seldom seen during the day, Hidden in the trees he likes to stay.

He uses his spots for disguise, As he is very cunning and wise.

The rhino is hunted for his horn, By those poachers that we scorn.

What they do is very bad, And when the rhinos are gone, how sad.

The buffaloes roam the mighty plains, Longing for the African rains.

Their path you do not want to cross, Because the buffalo is the boss.

Brendan Mason 5S The Big Game The king of the jungle walks the African plain, The male shows off his big shaggy mane.

They live in a group which is called a pride, While their prey tries to run off and hide.

The elephant is the largest of the African game, The male and the female both look the same.

They live in large groups called herds, And on their back’s you often see birds.

The silent leopard hunts at night, Watching its prey from a good height.

His spots keep him hidden in the trees, As he picks up a scent in the breeze.

The rhino is now hard to find, Their hearing’s good but they’re almost blind.

They are killed for their horns, that’s all they take, I hope this stops soon for our children’s sake.

Buffalo have big horns on their head, When they get angry, they see red.

They snort and shake and stamp their feet, And if you’re wise, you’ll slowly retreat.

Benj Harris 5S It was so silent that I could hear my skin stretching.

Cyrus Nhara It was so quiet that I heard an earthworm eating the soil.

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could fly.

Kudzwai Kandimba It was so calm I could hear the clouds grind against eachother.

Brendan Mason It was so silent that I could hear the tectonic plates shifting.; Luke Turley It was so peaceful that I heard the plants groaning about the heat.

William Schroenn It was so still that could hear the roses and daisies blossom.

M. Imraan Karim It was so quiet that I could hear the stars twinkling.

Tinashe Maswaure It was so serene that I heard an oyster open its shell.

Reece Lowden-Stoole It was so still that I could hear the dust settling on the window sill.

Riaan Nel It was so silent that I could hear spring depart as summer arrived.

Christian Musora It was so hushed that I could hear the electricity rushing through the power lines.

Nicholas Fourie It was so calm that I could hear the sap oozing out of the trees.

Cyrus Nhara It was so still that I could hear the sun creak as it rose.

Joshua Ford

6E The Sea The sea is like a giant’s mouth, That stretches from north to south.

Violent tsunami’s giant waves, Send thousands to their graves.

At times the calmness of the sea, Becomes a rod for you and me.

Down go divers finding fish, Sad not as many as I’d wish!

William Tucker 6E The Titanic When she set off for New York on her maiden voyage, she looked truly massive – surely there was nothing on earth that could sink her, or so we thought.

We set off at noon on the 10th April 1912 first for Cherbourg, France, where we picked up two hundred and forty-seven more passengers. Then on to Queenstown, Ireland on the 11th April at 11.30am. On the 12th and 13th we sailed through calm seas, but on the 14th we received ice-berg warnings. At 11.40pm on the 14th April, lookout Fredrick Fleet spotted an ice-berg dead ahead. The ice-berg struck the Titanic on its starboard hull at the bow.

By 11.50pm water that had poured in was at fourteen feet at the bow. At 12 Captain Edward John Smith was told the ship could only stay afloat for a few hours and he gave the order to call for help over the radio for an S.O.S. The order was given to uncover the lifeboats and to get passengers and crew on deck. There was only room for half of the two thousand two hundred and twenty seven on board. The first lifeboat was lowered away. Although it could carry sixty five people, it only took twenty eight.

The Carpathia, southeast of the Titanic by about fiftyeight miles picked up the distress signal and began sailing to the rescue. The distress rockets were fired and were seen by the California. Eight distress rockets were fired the whole night. At 2.05am the last lifeboat was lowered – there were still one thousand five hundred passengers and crew on board. The tilt of the ship grew steeper and steeper.

The last radio transmission was sent out. Captain Edward John Smith had declared “every man for himself”. That’s when I jumped into the freezing water and headed for a light in the distance. I had been swimming for ten minutes and I could hardly feel my legs but I was determined to get to safety. I was about to give up but then I saw a small ice-berg about fifteen feet away. Five minutes later I was waiting for help and then I was watching a lifeboat slowly coming towards me. I saw the mighty ship’s broken off stern settle into the water becoming more level before slowly filling with water and raising her stern high in the air before sinking into the freezing sea. About ten minutes later we had picked up eight more survivors. Those lucky enough to get into a lifeboat were forced to listen to the cries of those in the water. Eventually the cries died down as, one by one, they perished. An unearthly

silence prevailed, broken by only women looking for their husbands and fathers. Invariably the answer was “no”.

The ragtag fleet of lifeboats, surrounded by ice, some icebergs towering seventy feet above our heads, watched the sun rise. However, we rowed gratefully towards the ship spotted on the horizon. It was a great sight for other survivors and myself. By 8.30am on 15th April, the rest of the survivors were brought abroad under the care of the Carpathia’s crew and passengers all freezing, wet and miserable. We received warm food, blankets and dry clothes. Out of the two thousand, two hundred and twenty seven passengers and crew, only seven hundred and five survived.

Finally on the 18th April 1912 the surviving passengers and crew of the mighty Titanic were disembarked in New York City, where we were besieged by the press and onlookers gathered there. While the media circus was going on, the Mackay-Bennet quietly left from Nova Scotia, to recover the bodies of the deceased.

The mighty ship Titanic, nicknamed Titan because of its size, was lost, along with one thousand five hundred and fourteen into its watery grave.

Bradley Phillips 6E The Sea The whale is an elegant creature, The shark is an unwanted feature, Some fish swim around water falls, Others swim in ship-wreck halls.

A six gill shark, Will swim in the dark, For a giant squid, You’d get half a quid.

Hooking a giant eel, Or finding pieces of steel, The sea is unknown Mostly to those who moan, Whether hook and crook, Or catch and release, From the great blue whale, To the tiny snail, The sea is a marvellous place to be.

Bradley Phillips 6E Olympic Acrostic Older Opponents Lots of languages Years of young athletes Memories in the making Perfect pole vaulters Impressive ice skating Compelling competitions Jordan Cowley 6E Outrunning others Longest leaps Yachtsmen yachting Muscle men Perfect performance

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Immaculate ice skaters Competitive competitors Superb sportsmen!

Ian Munro 6E Olympic Alphabet Poem

Orange Day The 15th February is World Children’s Cancer Day. In Zimbabwe we call it Orange Day because all the school pupils are asked to wear something orange with their uniform and donate one dollar to Kidzcan.

Athens 1896 Beijing 2008 Colour of the rings – black, blue, red, yellow, green Delphi – site of the oracle England, London 2012 France, Paris 1924 Greece, origin of Olympics History traced back to 776 B.C. Innesbruck, Austria 1964 and 1974 James Connelly won triple jump, 1896 Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe a gold medalist Louis Spiridon 1941 won 1000m marathon Michael Phelps has won 16 Olympic medals Norway, Oslo 1952 Olympia site of ancient Olympic games Para olympics Quad roller skating Rings represent five continents participating Summer olympics Torch carried to start the games United States hosted 8 Olympic games Vancouver, Canada 2010 Winter Olympics X-country games Yugoslavia, Sarejevo, 1984 Zeus and religious festivals linked to Olympic Games.

Benjamin Alexander 6E

This concept was started after the Chisz Conference in October 2010. A talk entitled “The Everests of Life” was given to the Heads’ and Governors’ spouses at the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools of Zimbabwe (CHISZ) at Troutbeck in October 2010. The talk was based on a mother’s experiences of having her youngest son, Josh, diagnosed with cancer at the age of twelve in 2007, his subsequent recovery and a soul searching trip to Base Camp Mt. Everest. Following this presentation the idea was proposed of having each scholar commemorate World Children’s Cancer Day on 15 February to raise money for Kidzcan – the charity that helps children in Zimbabwe with cancer.

Olympic Alphabet

Orange

A is for archery B is for boxing C is for chariot-racing D is for discuss E is for equestrian F is for football G is for golf H is for horseracing I is for ice hockey J is for judo K is for karate L is for long jump M is for motorcross N is not net ball O is for Olympics P is for pentathlon Q is for quest R is for running S is for swimming T is for tennis U is for unihockey V is for volleyball W is for wrestling X is for x-country Y is for yachting Z is for zip line riding.

Orange is bright It will never be like light Orange is not green Nor does it come from a machine Orange is not a fan It can live in a can Orange is like the colour yellow Except it is not mellow Orange can be anything I’m glad it’s not everything Orange has no age Sure happy it’s not engaged!

Orange makes me feel free Orange is not a degree Orange is not high Too bad I have to say goodbye!

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We also had to think of as many orange items as possible and Tynan Swanepoel won the competition. We were given cupcakes with orange icing for break and John Nyambayo created the following Orange Poem :-

We hope that all the people with cancer recover fully and in particular we are thinking of Luke Hay and Dean Butchart, two ex-pupils and their families.

Who knows, perhaps one day an ex St John’s pupil might discover a cure for this awful disease.

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In 2011 $16 219.00 was raised for Kidzcan through this initiative. St John’s Prep School raised $865.00. This was the third highest amount raised by a junior school. This year our class all wore orange bandannas, kindly made

by Stanley’s mom, Mrs Manokore. Bandannas are often worn by cancer patients because the disease and more effectively, the treatment, often causes the patient’s hair to fall out.

Ingredients for Success

Living in a Changing World

A basket of pleasure A handful of treasure A pocket of greeting A bag of lovely treating.

Flying cars, zooming past, Going amazingly fast.

Space ships soaring high above, Mechanical robots falling in love.

A box of good attitude A suitcase of gratitude A shower of love Makes you fly like a dove.

Millions of men walking on the moon, Earth will be no longer soon.

Aliens will take over, And give earth an extreme make-over.

A plate of neatness A drawer of sweetness A bundle of joy Can make a good boy.

Weird creatures, With complicated features.

Everything is technical, And earth is now electrical.

A bowl of knowledge Will get you to college So when you have all this Success you cannot miss!

Shamar Atwell 6E

Pens and pencils will be extinct, And so too robots will be sinked.

School will be lame And the world will never be the same!

Ian Munro 6E

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6N The Hunter He was a tall man his face covered with camoflauge paint, a thick coat with long tassels hanging down covered his body. He had a gun slung over his shoulder, a knife by his side and a back pack on his back. No one knows his name. No one knows his story, all I know is that they call him the hunter.

One day while I was walking through the forest I heard a rustle in the bushes. I looked left. I looked right and then suddenly I heard a squeal, a gun shot and a voice.

It said to me “What are you doing out there? This is a battlefield not a playground! That boar almost killed you if it weren’t for me you would be dead meat,” “Hu u hu .. who are you?” I stuttered. “I’m the hunter,” he replied “now leave quickly. They’re coming!” “Who’s come?” he stopped me in my sentence “shut up kid just run!”

So I ran as fast as I could until I reached the river. I stopped, sat down and thought “who’se coming, what are they coming for .. would I ever see the hunter again?”

I did’nt see the hunter again until seventeen years later. I saw him battered and bruised, barely walking. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The brave man who had once saved my life was now a battle scarred weak man. I ran towards him then, thump a large man tackled me. I hit the dirt hard. Next thing I knew I was in a P.O.W. camp of some sort. Bombs were exploding, bullets were wizzing past me, I was terrified. Then I saw the hunter. He gave me a gun and said “If we go now, we can get help and save everyone!”

He helped me up and we started running towards the exit. As we thought we were home free “Crack!!” a gunshot louder than all the others. I looked back and there lay the hunter completely lifeless and I knew my time with the hunter was over.

Ryan Sylvester 6N A Life Changing Moment Some people go through life just following their daily routine. They go to school or work, play their sports and live their lives following one path. That path may be good or bad. A person who always does what’s right and works hard will find that his will lead him to success, but there may be a man who is on the wrong path. People might know him to be lazy and dishonest and nothing good will come from his life. If he’s lucky something good will happen to change his life forever.

Let me tell you about a boy who was on the wrong path.

He did not do his homework. He lied about it to his mum and his teacher and he got away with it for five weeks – or so he thought! His teachers scolded, his mom punished and he forgot what his playstation looked like. No friends were allowed over, no youth, no social life at all. Still the boy did not change his ways. At last came the moment that did change his life forever.

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love and roses and it was, in the beginning, but that was not to last. He had pushed his teacher too far. Maybe he hadn’t got any chocolates that morning! Whatever the reason, the time had come to bring in the Bruiser. No amount of pleading, begging and crying would have done any good. The walk to the Headmaster’s Office went by far too quickly. His knees were knocking, his face went white and his heart was pounding loud in this ears. Long before he heard the whistle of the cane, he vowed to change his ways and then it came ... THWACK! He got something red for Valentine’s alright!

Liam Wetzlar 6N The Hunter The lion is a powerful hunter. It lies in wait for the kill.

When it sees its prey it suffocates it with its powerful canine teeth.

The male lion kills the other lion’s cubs. This is called the selfish gene.

The pride gets in ambush mode. The prey, a weak zebra being pushed out the herd. The chasers are roaring and kicking up dust so the finishers can strike it on the neck.

When the zebra is on its back they eat it. First the males, then the females in order of strength, then the cubs.

Man are the most successful hunters on earth. They have used poison, spears, arrows and swords. They have killed elephants, bears, rhinos, cats, wolves and antelope.

They are solitary hungers, but will be in a pack. They cannot kill without a weapon, so they build them. The most powerful weapon is a gun.

Guns do most of the work. All man has to do is pull the trigger. The gun fires metal at the target. This metal is called a bullet.

The man sits in wait for its prey. An elephant walks by.

The man pulls the trigger and the bullet goes into the elephant’s neck.

He leaves the meat and takes the tusks, a waste of life. The elephant slowly erodes and decays. One less elephant to live in peace.

But some people take everything they hunt with spears and arrows. They hunt antelope and zebra. Never elephant and rhino. The skin is too thick.

Liam Wetzlar 6N

6S The Cats Are Defeated Hi! My name is Mr Whiskers. I’m a talking dog. What?

You don’t believe me? Only one in a hundred dogs can talk. I am that one dog in a hundred. Anyways, I work for the U.D.F.A.C.. It stands for Undercover Dog Federation Against Cats and I want to tell you all about t.

I was five months old when I walked into my kennel. I was exhausted after a long day playing with my master. I lay down. Suddenly, the bottom of my kennel opened up like a dog flap – you know, like the ones that you might find on a door. I had no idea what was going on. I landed n a car made out of glass. Sitting next to me was a white poodle. She said, “Buckle up!” and we zoomed off at the speed of sound.

In five seconds we were in this amazing room where everything was white.

There were talking dogs everywhere and everything was incredibly high-tech.

There were floating sofas and there were loads of holograms. I asked the poodle where we were and she said, “My name is Brandy. We’re in a secret hide-out one kilometre underground. The Boss wants you in his office up there.”

Up there was a floating circular white room. We took an elevator up to its glass door. The door opened and there, sitting in a white office chair, was a most magnificent dog.

It said, “I’ve summoned you because we’re in need of young agents. All our agents are old and retiring. I need you to disguise yourself as a cat. Here is your costume.

Put it on! Now listen very carefully. I want you to sneak into the cats’ hide-out carrying this bomb of amnesia.

The bomb will go off one minute after you have set the switch. You have got to get out of there before it blows or you’ll forget everything – all the way back to when you were born. What’s more, you will also lose the ability to talk. Understood?”

“Yes!” I said, and he gave me the bomb.

My neighbour had a talking cat and I was certain that it was a member of the cats’ secret society. I put on the cat suit and went next door. The cat was sleeping as cats do.

I sneaked up to its bed, lifted up the secret pillow and jumped down the tube. Whoosh! I landed in a hide-out just like ours except everything was black.

I threw the switch for the bomb but then I realised I didn’t know how to get out. 58 seconds!! I was terrified!

I asked a tom cat. He said, “Hey! You’re not one of us are you?” He shouted. The cats were on to me...23 seconds to go...I was so frightened that I managed to run back up the chute and I made it!! BOOM!!

I went back to the dog’s hide-out. Boss was waiting for me. “Mission accomplished!” he said. The white poodle smiled at me.

Calum English-Brown 6S The Toy That Came To Life “Good morning, Number9. I am a professor. I am the

one who created you. When the war started, the army took everything. I had made a great invention. It was made for good. It was able to learn just like a human.

When the evil army took everything they also took my invention. They trained it for evil. Its code name was The Evil Eye because of its round, sharp edges and long thick legs and especially because of its big red eye. I created a few others like you, Number9. I gave my soul to you and the others because I will be dead before the war is over.”

Suddenly, I woke up feeling all dizzy and tired. There were ruins, smashed glass, piles of bricks, fires and smoke everywhere. I walked for mile upon mile past ruins on every side until eventually I came upon an old church. Outside the church was an old, rusty dustbin.

It was shaking. I took the lid off the dustbin and looked inside. There was an old bedraggled thing just like me and, just like me, it had a number on its back. It looked up at me and cried, “Number9!! I have been looking for you everywhere. You look much better than me with your mutton-cloth skin all peachy and your buttons all shiny. You must come quickly. The others are all inside the church.”

When I arrived I met Number8 who wore a bird skull on her head and she had a belt around her waist with lots of sharp knives. There was Number2 who was very big and strong and he had a sword on his back. It was an old kitchen knife. Number6 and Number10 were also there.

Number10 was the leader. He was very skinny. The five of them were always hiding from The Evil Eye. The Evil Eye was hated by them because of its destruction of the city and the humans. But they never had the courage to face it and defeat it. They lived in fear of The Evil Eye killing them. After spending some time with the other numbers, I managed to persuade them to show me the old unused tunnel that led into The Evil Eye’s lair. I walked through the tunnel with Number2 on my left and Number8 on my right. Finally, we arrived at The Evil Eye’s lair.

Then we saw it! We had planned that Numbe10 and Number6 should stay at the entrance to the tunnel.

There they had a drum of petrol which they would push down the tunnel so that it rolled into the evil lair. They had noticed that smoke was always puffing from The Evil Eye’s lair and that meant that there must have been fires inside. We wanted to blow up its lair.

Number2 and I made a lot of noise whilst Number8 radioed the others to push the drum down into the tunnel. The Evil Eye was looking straight at me. I ran! It sent small drone bugs after me. I could hear their sharp feet twanging against the metal tunnel floor. The drum was rolling straight towards me. I managed to run up the side wall of the tunnel and just missed it. It crashed straight into the drones and squashed them. There was a terrific explosion as the drum burst near one of the fires.

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one side out of the way. We were singing and dancing.

Number6 was jumping up and down but then his favourite ball fell out of his pocket. It rolled back towards the tunnel entrance. Number6 followed it peering into the smoke. Suddenly, he saw a bright red eye!! He ran but The Evil Eye caught him. And electric beam picked him up and sucked his soul out of him.

We ran back to where there was an old anti-aircraft gun.

We loaded it and waited for just the right moment. The Evil Eye came close enough and we opened fire! We hit it right in its eye and it exploded. We were sad and happy at the same time. The Evil Eye was defeated but Number6 was dead. We buried Number6’s body and saw his soul float up into the sky.

Rory Plunket 6S The Battle of the Hyenas It was a hot day on the savannah plains and all the animals were either resting in the shade of a burrow or they were cooling off in the water. Every creature was trying to escape the scorching heat. The family of hyenas were so hot and hungry that they all went down to the waterhole for a drink. When they arrived there, they found a buffalo carcass.

The hyenas were head-over-heals because they had cubs

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to feed back at the den. They all got stuck in and they started to eat like they had not eaten for a thousand years. But the feast did not last long for the hyenas’ noisy eating and cackling had attracted the attention of a pride of lions. The lions wanted their share of the kill too.

The hyenas were not going to give up the buffalo kill without a scrap. They were willing to fight for their lives in order to feed their young. But the lions outnumbered the hyenas ten to one in size and strength even though there were twenty hyenas.

The hyenas fought desperately but the lions were picking them off one by one. Soon reinforcements for the hyenas arrived but they were still no match for the two huge male lions and their pride.

The hyenas gave up and fell into a slow and dying retreat. One or two lions continued to chase them into the distance still swatting them off their feet with their massive great paws.

The lions had won and the hyenas were defeated. The young hyena cubs back at the den were left to starve and then slowly die. But life still goes on in the wild with incidents like this happening every now and again. But that is the wild for you ..... untamed and .... unpredictable.

Kirk Edwards 6S

7N The Hermit The door burst open and leaves swirled around the passage. Distant screams could be heard, as the misty night grew darker and colder. As I entered the shelter, a large hand came over my face and began to cover my mouth and nose. In two minutes I was knocked out.

Before all this, at camp we had sat down at the campfire and had begun to sing camp-songs. Shortly after, it had been time to tell scary stories. My friend, David, told us a story about a horrible, evil hermit who kills humans that enter his lair. The way he described it only made it seem worse. We got into our sleeping bags and I tried to sleep, but I couldn’t – not after hearing such a scary story! After three hours I decided to sneak out of my tent and go for a quick walk. I soon got lost in thought, then really lost!

I found a large house and decided to enter it. That’s how it all started.

I woke up with a bit of confusion. I seemed to be chained up in a dark room All around me I vaguely saw bones and a lit candle. Then he came. The Hermit himself. He wore ragged jeans, no shirt and no shoes. His frayed, torn jeans seemed to have blood on them but other than that he was actually clean! Somehow this frightened me much more. He had fiery red eyes, what looked like a broken nose and a scar over his mouth. He was rather fat. “How are you? You have been asleep for an awfully long time now. Would you like something to eat?” he asked, as if he meant it. At that time, I hadn’t been as scared as I was feeling scared and suspicious though.

“Who are you? And why am I in chains?” I asked, trying to make my voice sound fearsome, but failing. He stared at me for a second, then replied “I am the Hermit, and if you didn’t notice, you are going to die here!”.

He pulled out a dagger from his pocket and began to attack me. He stabbed at my ribs, but I was too quick and swerved to the left. I knew that this could not go on forever, so I decided to make a plan. “Why don’t you unchain me and have a proper fight with me? Are you afraid? I’m not scared of you” I shouted .. now scared out of my wits. “As you wish” he replied calmly. The fact that he had accepted my challenge gave me a little hope, since I was good at sword-fighting. I picked up what looked like a dagger and we began to battle. He began to throw wild thrusts at me which I easily parried. I watched his energy slowly disappear, his attacks decreasing speed rapidly. That’s when I began to attack. Quick, light thrusts seemed to annoy him. Then all of a sudden he pulled a trick on me! I was so surprised that he managed to flick my dagger in the air and caught it. I was weapon-less, against a viscious murderer.

I had to think fast and half way through dodging two daggers, I came up with not the best, but a good plan to end the fight. I began to throw punches at his ribs. The fact that he hadn’t killed me yet had made him angry and reckless. I saw my chance at one of his reckless thrusts. I snatched his dagger and kicked him in his shin with all my strength. With one quick and might stab he was finished.

I made my way out of the haunted house and slowly limped until I found my fellow campers. I had a feeling that the next time we had a campfire everyone would be frightened of what I had to say. That was a very crazy hermit.

Mudiwa Chiromo 7N Prize Giving Day I have been at St John’s Prep School since Grade 1. It has been a lot of fun and I have met and made a lot of friends. It is interesting to see how we have changed over the years. I know I have as I am now wearing a size seven shoe.

Prize giving is a special day on the school calendar and I know for some boys it is the day for them to shine and show off their hard work.

Mr Buntue works in our school office and one Thursday morning I saw him sitting outside on the lawn and he had all the cups and shields. They looked very grubby. I saw he had a product called Silvo. He was applying it to the cups and shields, letting it dry and then using a yellow duster to shine them up. He was very proud of what he had done. I saw him put them in a box and take them up to the office.

Prize giving day was only a few days away. Mrs Tate was busy handing out the slips of paper to the boys who were going to get a prize. The look on their faces showed such excitement.

The office ladies have been very busy printing the certificates. The hall was cleaned and fresh flowers were displayed but a strange thing happened! The staff went to find Mr Buntue because all the shields and cups could not be found anywhere. They saw the door of the office had been forced open. Panic gripped everyone as we needed the cups and shields for tonight. All the staff were alerted and were thinking of how to overcome such a dilemma.

There was talk of postponing prizegiving, maybe even purchasing new cups, but nothing seemed to be coming together. Then Mr Buntue came running to the office to advise that the cups were found at the end of the field in the vlei. We all breathed a sigh of relief and with only a few hours to go before prize giving. We proudly displayed the cups in the hall. It was a pity that we never found who took the cups.

Nathan Bailey 7N Flight 027 to Zimbabwe (Sole Survivor) I looked around at the wreckage surrounding me and I realised that I was the sole survivor. I had a moment’s amnesia, but then I remembered what had happened.

I had excitedly boarded the aeroplane, I was finally returning home ...

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sound of the engines grew louder and louder and we began to pick up speed as we raced down the runway.

The ground below grew further away and everything appeared as if from another world. The magical city lights glimmered and then one by one, began to vanish like candles slowly being blown out by the whispering wind, as we ascended over the vast ocean.

I sat restlessly in my seat, eagerly anticipating my arrival home. It had been some time since I had seen my family.

It was several hours before I finally fell asleep. I had been sleeping for no time at all, when I was suddenly awoken by a deafening sound coming from the cockpit. The next thing that I remember was seeing lightning flash terrifyingly across the sky. Through the window, I could see we were above a desert and flying dangerously low over an oil rig, whose lights shone conspicuously out of the kilometres of barren sand beneath us.

authorities that they had seen the out-of-control aeroplane and they had located me in much less time than I had imagined. It had been a traumatic few days surrounded by so much loss and tragic waste of life, but I was very fortunate to find food and shelter in the wreck of the plane. I was never happier to be rescued and reunited with my family.

Douglas Dorward 7N The Adventure of a Lifetime I ran for my life, everything so sudden. I wondered if I was dreaming but the sharp pain in my leg kept me firmly in reality. I looked back to see if they were still there. There they were; two large men glared at me coldly. They were both at least two feet taller than I was. They both had large greasy knives. Ether I was starting to go slower or they were running faster. I stumbled and tripped.

Panic gripped me as the plane filled with flying debris and screams of terror. The plane seemed to accelerate at the most terrifying speed downward vibrating and shuddering uncontrollably until it felt as if it was going to explode into a million pieces. It seemed as if the body of the aeroplane was going to surge onwards towards the ground on its own at break-neck speed, leaving its severed wings hovering in the air behind it. Lightning bolts darted at us as if we were a target, each time narrowly escaping us.

Somehow, I did not fall seventy metres below to my death.

I did not realise how tired I was. Just then, another crook arrived and with great pleasure, he pushed me down the dam!

There were more spine-tingling screams as the aircraft connected violently with the surface, the jolted forcibly back into the air and then back down and up again and again several times more. Each time a shower of sand surrounding us and our bodies were being subjected to extreme and brutal forces of turbulence.

As soon as I began to swim I remembered that I was the sole survivor of a bank robbery not far from the river. I suppose they assumed that I might alert the police. Well, I probably did not need to as every policeman in the country knew them, but I guess they were not taking any chances.

Eventually the plane came to an abrupt halt. This was followed by an eery silence, as I found myself alone and helpless in the middle of the tempestuous desert.

Once I had gathered my wits about me and managed to break my way out of the wreckage, I went to explore my surroundings. By this time the lightning had ceased and the darkness had slipped away. A new day was dawning over the ever changing contours of the sandy earth. The sky was pink and yellow and orange and red like warning lights blazing at me. I discovered that nothing but a sea of arid sand lay before me. During the long, hot days ahead I would watch from the safety of the plane as the wind adjusted the furrows of the scenery and shifted the sand dunes from one location to another, like pawns on a chess board.

After an agonizing hour or so, I lost the goons and felt the need to alert the police, and later did so.

When I finally arrived home to my family several days later, feeling tired and weather-beaten I also felt like the luckiest person alive.

I had realised that the most sensible thing to do was to stay at the wreck. There was too much risk of getting lost as there are no permanent landmarks in the desert. As frustrating as it was to sit and watch the time go by and as tempting as it was to explore further afield, there was too much at stake.

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I rolled down the steep riverbank, head over heels, slipping in the mud and grasshoppers, straight into the dull, dirty water at the bottom. I felt three different parts where I knew I was injured; my ribs, my left arm and my right arm, yet I still swam.

Eight years later, I heard that the goons had finally met their match and had been sentenced to jail for the rest of their sad, miserable lives.

Surviving such a violent, strenuous day gave me a rude awakening of life, but I suppose you could relate it to an adventure. In that case, it was the adventure of a lifetime.

Mudiwa Chiromo 7N I Looked around the wreckage surrounding me and realised I was the sole survivor CRAACK! All my crewmates were tossed into the air by the huge blast, the colossal waves jumped upon us and then it all went black.

Hours later I woke up on a tropical island. I looked around at the wreckage surrounding me and realised I was the sole survivor. Luckily it was low tide, so I went back to the wreckage and scavenged for food. I found chicken, cookies, a dog, a cat, a rifle, a pistol and gunpowder. I carried everything to shore, including bits of wood from the ship. A few hours later, I made my shelter in a cave. I even made a kennel for my dog, who I named Buster and a basket for my cat who I named Cuddles.

When I finished I went to a beautiful valley near the cave, where I picked fruit and berries for the next few weeks. I even ate fish, chicken, beef and goat. Days after that an English mining ship landed on shore and I told them what I had been through. I told them where they could find rubies and emeralds. They thanked me for my help and agreed to take me home to Cape Town in South Africa when they were going back. In South Africa my story became a children’s tale.

Shahen Padayachee 7N The Hermit There was once a man called Paul. Paul was a young, tall, strong yet humble man. He had large sparkling blue eyes, dark shiny brown hair, big soft hands and hefty feet.

He lived in a small shack far away from anybody in his country of Mexico.

Paul became a hermit at the age of eight because he was in a fight. He hurt his body so badly that he went to the hospital. Paul was then cautious everywhere he went because he thought people would haunt him about this terrible experience. Paul then became afraid of people and then never had friends.

Usually as a child Paul would go to an abandoned warehouse after school. He stayed at that warehouse for the whole day until it was 6 o’clock in the evening. Since Paul is an adult he stays at home watching television.

When Paul was a child and he met a person he would freeze with fear until they left. Now he freezes with fear when a person approaches and does not move until they go away. Something very secretive about Paul is when a person speaks to him his behaviour changes. He gets itchy, he can’t speak, he starts sweating like a pig and his right eye gets red and starts twitching. This will just carry on until he calms down. For many years Paul has avoided people in an extremely simple process. He just quickly goes into dark shadows and manoeuvres his way back to his small shack. Another way for Paul to escape is to

climb trees and buildings with his big hands.

Over the years Paul has adapted very well to being around no one. But he is sad he will never marry a woman or have children because of the incident that he experienced when he was eight. Every day Paul prays to God for forgiveness and hopes to stop his hermit way and socialise with people.

Simbarashe Ndoro 7N A Celebration of Nature The sun leisurely rises It is the dawn of a new day The hours ahead hold many surprises The dew slowly melts away.

The animals awaken The birds begin to sing The silence is broken It is the beginning of spring.

It has been a long winter The landscape lies dry and barren ahead The weather has been bitter Every leaf has been shed.

The thunder clouds slowly tumble in They turn an ominous grey Every creature and its kin Can hear the trees sway.

The rain arrives at last Gently caressing the earth At first Then pouring down with no mirth.

It is a celebration of nature Everything will grow again God’s every beautiful creature Will eternally grateful be. Amen.

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7S A Celebration of nature Lion prowls through the dancing grass, Tail flicking, like a butterfly.

It stalks it’s unsuspecting prey, Vultures are watching as they fly by.

Lion pounces on impala, Impala springs away quickly, Lion chases in pursuit, Lion bites impala vigorously.

Vultures float down like feathers, Hoping anxiously for a bite, Lion ripping bright red flesh, Vultures look like massive kites.

Liam Hounsell 7S I see the pattern of star and sun, How they make my memory run, All the different shapes I see, How they all make such sense to me, To you a different shape you will see.

A simple plant growing in the sunlight, A bud then forms, It grows and grows until a beautiful flower explodes, It lasts a week, Then it dies in a day.

The crystal clear waters, Flowing in the rivers, Colours are changing as the water seems to quiver, Shapes are formed but immediately lost, Swirling and bubbling but never lost.

Kyle Tenkrooden 7S The lion ready to pounce On his unsuspecting prey, Attacks the grazing wilderbeest, Causing a gurgling breigh.

Leopard sitting in a tree, Guarding the kill for her cub, Who is so helpless below, He became hyena grub.

Rhinos are becoming too rare, Grazing on the plains, Poachers shoot them upon sight, Their horns are ill gotten gain.

Ross Stewart 7S A Life Changing Moment Ever since I was a child I imagined how cool it would be to jump off the side of a bridge and know that you are coming back up. I went to Victoria Falls a few times when I was little and watched people get strapped up and jumped 111 meters down into the gorge. It looked like something I would love to do someday.

It was 2012 when we went to Victoria Falls yet again. My

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turn had come. I pleaded and pleaded with my parents and finally convinced them to let me jump. My heart was beating at 300 beats per minute as I walked across the bridge to where the instructors were waiting to strap me up. As I signed the indemnity form, this weird feeling inside me struck. I heard a voice saying, “Don’t do it”. I didn’t take any notice and joined the queue waiting for my turn to come.

After two hours of waiting, I was finally ready. The straps around my legs got tighter and tighter, my arms went up by the side – three, two, one Bye ......... I was off.

SNAP! A deafening sickening sound filled my ears. The bungee cord had snapped! Everything went black. The light came back as I was lying on the shore. Having floated through the rapids and pulled out by the rescue team. I could not believe I was actually alive.

Since my miraculous survival, I have learnt to appreciate life even more. I could have died but I feel that God has given me another chance. This was a life changing moment.

Nicholas Freemantle 7S Race Against Time I looked around at the wreckage surrounding me and realised that I was the sole survivor. The train had been attacked by Lombaxes. Luckily for me my body was under some rubble from the destroyed bridge and they missed me.

Well, I believe an explanation is due. My name is Cosmo Maximus, Captain of Squad 13 of Soldier, who are part of the organisation Hydra. In 2015 the company Hydra was founded. They were a company that developed new medicines and such to better mankind. They had rivals who eventually became enemies. That is why Hydra created Soldier, as a sort of security or fighting force.

In the year 2085 a scientist of Hydra named Hojo discovered a special substance. He experimented with it on animals. At first it seemed to boost the animals immune systems and increased their senses, but after a while things changed. The animals went insane. They started mutating and even began to eat each other.

They were now called Lombaxes which broke out and attacked the city. They spread their DNA to humans and animals, creating even more of them. Eventually it became so bad that the entire city had to be destroyed.

Hojo was not only fired, but he was also sent to jail.

Eventually he went insane. He plotted revenge. He devised a plan.

Two days ago, March 14 2092, Hojo set his plan into motion. One of Hojo’s loyal allies was able to sneak in some of the substance into the prison. Hojo injected it into some prisoners who went wild. Hojo’s ally was also able to cut the power during the chaos, making escape much easier.

To escape all the citizens were to take trains to local airports to escape before Hydra bombed the city. Soldier troops were instructed to protect the airports from the Lombaxes. The only way to leave the city was by air. The borders were surrounded by high, near impenetrable top defence walls and mechanical sentries.

As a high ranking member of Soldier, I had to lead a unit to guard an airport. That is where we pick up the story again with we under the bridge’s rubble.

I checked my watch. I only had two hours left before the bombing to get to the nearest airport. I walked quickly but stopped when I felt a pain in my leg, then my arm, then my entire body. I searched my pockets. Luck was with me. I still had one recovery pill left. I threw it down my throat. My body instantly felt as if it were new.

I checked inside the train wreck. One of the hover bikes was still operative. I got on and hovered away. 20 miles later my radar began to beep. It detected 12 heat sources following me. I looked behind. There they were – 12 scary looking Lombaxes following me. I grabbed my gun.

I shot three of them. One jumped to the left of my bike and one to the right. I could predict their next move.

They both leapt towards me. I slammed my foot on the brakes. They missed me and crashed into each other.

The others took this opportunity to attack. They knocked me off of my bike. One tried to scratch and slash me.

I ducked, grabbed his arm and threw him right into another Lombax. I grabbed my sword. I took one out, used him as a shield against another, then took out the remaining two.

I pulled out two daggers. I pressed the buttons on their hilts and threw them at the last two Lombaxes. As soon as they were hit they were electrocuted by the daggers.

I ran over to the hover bike and roared off. My radar picked up even more Lombaxes, but I had no time to defeat them. I grabbed my gun. The best I could do was blindfire.

The Forest It was late at night when Mr Barbour, our Grade 7S teacher, realised he had forgotten his laptop at school.

He got in his 1997 vintage Toyota Corolla and drove off. It was quite a damp, foggy night and Mr Barbour seemed to have bad luck on those nights.

He got to the school gate and saw that the security guard was not there. He opened the old rusty gate himself.

There was an awful stench, as if a rate had died. The engine of his car cut off.

He heard a strange noise coming from the forest, like “rattling leaves”. He quietly walked up to the forest to what he thought was the guard. He got to the forest but could not find the guard. He looked around in the cold and dark forest for a while, because he knew he wasn’t alone. At last he stopped walking but the sound of footsteps remained. Now he was scared.

He cried out for the guard hoping for a reply. Just as he was about to give up, he heard a growl. He turned around and saw a black, viscious 6 foot werewolf. Mr Barbour froze as if his heart had stopped beating but it was beating faster than ever before. In one giant leap the wolf grabbed Mr Barbour by the neck! He could feel the blood slowly draining out his body. Within seconds he fell to the ground dead! The beast feasted on his body and by dawn all that was left were a few bones!!

Keanu Smith 7S Celebration of Nature The water hole fills The sun sinks behind the hills The sun sinks And the elephant drinks.

The sun with its beams of gold The sun which is so very old Lights the forest floor The trees grow more and more.

Matthew De Souza 7S

After a while, the airport was in sight. The Lombaxes were till on my tail. As I was about to reach the entrance, I placed a grenade on my bike and jumped off. The Lombaxes behind me were caught in the explosion.

I landed hard on the ground. I ran to the elevator.

Another Lombax came. It ran full speed towards me. The elevator was closing. He did not make it in time. I heard him scratching and gnawing at the door. The lift went up.

I ran for the helicopter on the roof left for the rest of the guards. I made it just in time. The pilot activated it hurriedly but two Lombaxes jumped onto the windshield.

A guard and I kicked them off. We flew away.

I took out the remote for my planted bombs. Multiple simultaneous explosions went off all over the country.

The Lombaxes were no more.

Mduduzi Mhlanga 7S

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Arts 1N

National Arts gallery

Mana Pools art competition

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ChickenInn Competition

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Contents Patrons 2 Headmaster speech 4 Commendation Certificates 9 Head & Staff pics 15

Sports

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Rugby 20 Cricket 36 Hockey 50 Soccer 57 Swimming 67 Athletics 69 Tennis 73 Duathlon 75 Volley ball 76 Golf 78 Squash 78

Clubs 80 Marimba 80 Choir 80 Public speaking 81 Librarians 83 Chess 85 Survivor 86

Stories 87 Arts 122 School play 124 Projects 126 Leaver’s Dance 127

Patrons of St John’s Trust His Worship, the Mayor

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Mr M.A. Masunda

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Mr G.S.R. Honey

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Mr R.J.A. Passaportis

Chairman of the Board

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Mr B. Ndebele

Chairman – Board Executive Committee

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Mr B. Ndebele

Chairman – Finance Committee

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Mr B. Hoffman

Chairman – Campus Development Committee

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Mr R. Naik

Chairman – Human Resources Committee

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Mr D. Whatman

Chairman – Governance Committee

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Mr V. W. Zireva

Chairman – Staff Pension Committee

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Mr E. Mungwariri

Chairman – Strategic Planning Committee

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Mr S. Mangwengwende

Chairman – Bursaries Committee

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Mrs E. Fundira

Members

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Mr D. Crowley

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Mr M. Martin

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Mr C. Msipa

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Mr E. Jinda

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Mrs B.A. Lake

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Mr E. Mungwariri

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Mr M. Tapera

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Mr S. Kanyangarara

Chairperson

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Mrs C. Butler

Headmaster

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Mr M. N. Mackenzie

Board Representative

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Mr M. Martin

Secretary

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Mrs L. Freemantle

Treasurer

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Mr A. Patel

Headboy’s Mother

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Mrs L. Dorward

Deputy Headboys’ Mothers

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Mrs R. Chareka

PARENTS’ LIAISON COMMITTEE

Mrs C. Butler Members

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Mrs T. Chifamba

Mr A Khan Mr N Weller

Mr Y. Huang Mrs S. Kainga

Mrs C. Chimuka Mrs N. Nagar-Joshi

GRADE 5 FUNDRAISING – FROG 5 Gr 5 Fundraising Committee Chairman

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Mr B. Lowden-Stoole

Gr 5 Fundraising Committee Deputy Chairman

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Mr B Harris

Gr 5 Treasurer

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Mrs S. Macdonald

G5 Secretary

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Mrs R. Ribeiro

Gr 5S Representative

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Mrs F. Turley

Gr 5E Representative

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Mrs C. Higgins

Gr 5N Representative

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Mrs N. Lambourn

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Headmaster’s Speech Mr Whitaker, our Guest of honour and Mrs.Whitaker, His Worship the Mayor and Mrs Masunda, Mr & Mrs Ndebele, Members and Patrons of the Board, members of staff, Ladies and Gentlemen, Old Boys and Gentlemen of St John’s we have reached the end of another great year in the life of St John’s Prep School and it gives me great pleasure to share some of the happenings with you tonight. To give you a blow by blow account would be interesting but impossible in a reasonable amount of time. My quandary as always is trying to give you a taste of the year whilst knowing full well that much has to be left out. My apologies to those of you whose interests don’t make it into this summary tonight!

Before we begin – a very quick one! An old woman was sipping on a glass of wine, while sitting on the patio with her husband, and she says, “ I love you so much, I don’t know how I could ever live without you.” ---- Her husband says ,“ Wow, is that you talking or the wine talking ?” – she replies, “ It’s me –talking to the wine”!

A year in the life of a school happens, more or less on two levels – the one is the day to day running of all the lessons and activities which take place in and around the classrooms in, let’s call it the learning arena and this includes all the activities which happen outside of the classrooms on the sports fields. We then get a very different level of functional activity and it is that which takes place in the background and which form the strategies, policies and directions to the previously talked about activities.

Both sectors of our school this year have been extremely busy. At Board level, as you know, everyone has been working on a five year plan for the school in an attempt to try to seek clarity on the way forward, particularly with regard to trying to ascertain what expenses might lie ahead of us. This has taken up a considerable amount of thought and time and I have to say that, as so much changes so quickly in the line of knowledge, education and the rapidly developing world of Information Technology, I am really not so sure how successful we have been! For a start one of the most puzzling things is the fact that some economists will happily tell you that inflation has only gone up by, say 3.8%, while almost

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everyone in this room could vouch for the fact that the cost of making it from one month to the next has risen by a lot more. Something is amiss somewhere! And then you look at the world of I.T. and the changes are mind boggling. Our challenge, has been and still is, to try to work out exactly what would best suit us in the school and classroom environment ensuring that what we purchase will be functional and updateable in the short to medium term. We fully believe that we have done this, with your invaluable help by the acquisition of Interactive Whiteboards for every classroom. To have done this in one year is phenomenal and our focus now is to ensure that our teachers and sports coaches are trained to take best advantage of these unbelievably versatile and clever pieces of technology. In - House Training began in earnest in the first term with Shelley Hood and Nicola York conducting the lessons. Great progress was made but Miss York is now a full time class teacher. We have also just purchased Easiteach software – the latest interactive software designed to help create and deliver motivational and engaging lessons on any interactive board. It is currently being used in the U.K. and Australia. It will be installed on all computers by the end of term and staff training begins these holidays and continues next term and will be ongoing for as long as it takes. The remedial department is not getting left behind and has just been given two ipads in each classroom with hugely exciting prospects. Laptops for the first batch of staff are soon to be issued and this process will continue next year. As many of you are aware we are following the E- Learner prog.in I.T. classes which has exams at two

levels. Our grade 5s entered for the first time this year ,for the Silver Cert. - 6 modules with a 70% pass mark and we had an 84% pass rate. The Gr7s entered for the Gold and we achieved a 90% pass rate. These are great results.

Our next challenge in the I.T. line is to determine how best to equip our soon to be completed new library extension which will double as a multi-media room. We will have five hexagonal work stations in the new section and we want to equip it wisely.

On the subject of our new extension I have to pay tribute to Lues Construction company. They have managed to do the seemingly impossible. Right in the heart of the school they have built an incredible extension with the very least amount of noise and disruption possible. I had been dreading attempting this task for years but they have made it happen and it will be a fine and practical addition to our school. Above the library we will have a new Director’s office and a consultation cum mini Board room for any parent/teacher consultations in privacy and peace and quiet. Well done to the Board for finding the money, to Raj Naik, Chairman of the Campus Dev. Com., Kevin Whatman, Campus Manager and Louis Jordaan for all their help in making it a reality.

You have probably been wondering how we are going to afford to buy whatever it is that we decide on, to equip our new library extension. Well I am pleased to say that through the exceptionally hard work of your Grade 5 Fundraising Committee led by Brian LowdenStoole and Greg Harris and your P.L.C. chaired and led

by Corinne Butler and Anoop Patel, you have already made a great start to this especially after the success of the recent magnificent fireworks display. Fund raising will obviously need to be ongoing of course but well done to them and to you all for playing such a vital role in the continued development of our school. Whilst on the subject of operations which happen at a level higher than actual school activities I would like to pay tribute to Mr Ndebele and all the members of the Board, particularly the Chairpersons of the various committees.

They have worked tirelessly again this year. One of the most onerous of tasks fell to Mr Mangwengwende who had to receive copious reports from all subcommittees and try to put them into a logical strategic plan. It has been a very difficult task and he deserves our thanks.

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Now to some of those day to day happenings in our school but I reiterate that so much happens in so many different arenas that I cannot possibly mention them all so highlights it is! Our corridors and airways have been filled with sounds both enchanting and not so enchanting! The voices from the choirs and class music lessons have been most soothing but, whilst enjoyable the persistent sounds of recorders and marimbas, which seem to be played at every conceivable spare moment, have perhaps been less so. Of course I joke. Our Marimba players are excellent and 9 of them will be touring Europe in 2013 with the Kutinya Arts group. Our 1st grade award in the Eisteddfod Choir competition was most deserved and our school play, the Button Box contributed to by most classes in the school, was thoroughly enjoyed by all. As usual the Infants’ play was spectacular and our congratulations to Mrs Wallace and all her teachers and of course Mrs Croukamp, our music teacher, for their hours of preparation with this enthusiastic group of 160 boys! Our choir took part in the end of year combined choirs and apart from Mrs Croukamp’s obvious efforts, Miss de Bruijn is to be congratulated as she once again conducted the entire Combined Choir of 360 +/- children.

We have real talent on our staff. Most enjoyed was the visit of an international Vocal Quartet and singers of United Lands. Their aim is to develop international & cultural relationships through vocal music from around the world.

In the Allied Arts Visual & literary Arts competition we excelled again as can be seen in our “Year in Profile” in the programme but I need to highlight our 10 Honours in all and the National Prize won by our grade 3 group in the 3 dimensional category with their piece of work entitled “Enchanted Forest”. In another competition organised

by ONHRI (organ for National Healing, Reconciliation and Integration we won five prizes out of the 10 won in the whole of Mashonaland. The top two winners were Daniel Johnson and Daniel Erasmus who not only won $950 each but also won $700 each for the school! Huge Congratulations go to our English teachers and our art teacher, Mrs O’Donoghue who have done an incredible job with all our boys.

In the Public Speaking arena our Junior and Senior team members, Archie Strong and Douglas Dorward, acquitted themselves well and saw us come 4th overall out of 11 schools. The competition was really strong and this was a good result.

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As you will probably know by now Mr Ndebele has served more than his fair share of time on the Board in various capacities. Themba was first appointed to the Board in October 1999 and served on the Prep Exco as Chairman and sat on the Strategic Planning and Bursary committee. In 2007 he became Board chairman whilst still being Prep Exco Chairman and then the College and Prep Excos combined in 2009 and Themba has been the Board Chairman ever since. He has officially handed over the post now and I thank him for agreeing to making this final address as Chairman tonight. On behalf of all of you I thank Themba for all his help and leadership over the years during some exceptionally difficult times.

Thank you, Themba. I am sure that you will all join me in wishing our new Chairman, Mr Dave Whatman, a fruitful and happy time at the helm.

In our Outreach endeavours this year we have donated to Kidzcan, to Perekedza (which is an orphanage) and to S.P.C.A. Our boys have given generously to the Miracle Mission’s initiatives and our grade 2’s and 7’s will be making up crackers shortly. We also gave generously, through your latest civvies money, to a new orphanage under “The Foundations Project Trust”. Further to this our three grade seven classes each visited different institutions in need and not only benefitted hugely from the experience but also gave much needed presents to the children. They went to Chinyaradzo School, Chiedza School and to the Emerald Hill Children’s home. Through the school we also donated books to Hallingbury School.

5S took part in the Santa Shoebox Project and they gave very practical gifts to Hwedza Primary school children.

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On a different note it was fantastic having Kirsty Conventry come and visit 4N as they had done a special project on her Olympic endeavours. It was sad that she did not have the time to meet the whole school. It is so good to see our very own Old Boy Chris Felgate still doing so well as an Olympic Triathlete.

We are going through a building phase with our chess teams at present and our members range from Gd 3 – Gd 7 boys so our record this year of six wins and 2 losses in the B league will be eclipsed in the coming years.

Turning to sports more athletic, we had a brilliant Cross country season yet again. We came 1st out of 10 schools for the 10th year in a row in the Gateway meet with Cameron Butler setting a new record for the U13 boys.

The biggest event was the Three Woods out at Lilfordia where we came 1st out of 21 schools and Cameron Butler won that event as well, out of 195 athletes. This is the 8th year in a row of winning this event and then our B team entered the Sharon meet and came 2nd out of the other schools ‘A’ teams. The season ended with us winning the Ruzawi meet making it a clean sweep.

The Athletics season, per se, was equally successful and I believe, for the very first time, we won the A Division Interschools’ competition which, by pure coincidence, we hosted! Perhaps the home track gave us an advantage!

We also won the Inter-schools friendly which we hosted.

Our swimming team made us incredibly proud once again as we won the ‘A’ Division Gala at Les Brown pool for the 18th year running. Congratulations to all our swimmers for all their hard training and to our U10 boys who broke a long standing Mashonaland Record. Our congratulations go to Liam Davis who competed for Zimbabwe in Maputo and South Africa and broke the 100m breastroke record. He holds 8 Zim Records. Many of our boys won numerous medals in the club galas.

Talking of National representatives, we congratulate three of our boys, Kyle Tenkrooden who is the undefeated Champion in his age group in squash and Jason Franklin and Miguel Roscoe for representing Zimbabwe in the S.A. Interprovincial Squash tournament.

Our tennis players have been in a league of their own this year. The A team won the A league without dropping a single set whilst the B team only lost to two A teams and one was our own. The C Team played great tennis and also only lost to A Teams

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Our soccer players also had a fine year with 10 teams taking to the pitch. The following teams were unbeaten ; 1st; Colts A; Colts B; Grade 3A, B & C. The 1st team won the Hellenic Day/Night 5 aside tournament and were invited to play as the main curtain-raiser to the Mbada Diamonds Cup Final between Dynamos and Monomotapa at the National Sports Stadium – a great honour. The match was way out of season and took place last Saturday against Mhizha Primary school. We actually won this encounter 5 - 0 and a great experience was had by all.

Our hockey players enjoyed huge success. We fielded 8 teams and 35 matches were played at the senior level with us winning 31, losing 3 and drawing 2. The colts played 24 of which we won 19, lost 3 and drew 2. There was a high standard played throughout.3 of our boys made the Harare A team ,and 4 made the B team.

The Cricketers enjoyed a special season. 13 teams represented the school whilst other boys played in an internal league. The 1st XI tour to S.A. in the first term was a great experience yet again even though the opposition were a year older than us. We beat Woodridge Prep, drew with Beluer Prep and lost toWHPS. The two main festivals were very exciting and we were losing finalists in both the Falcon Festival and the Lilfordia Day/Night to Ruzawi only to go on and beat them by 9 wickets in the all day game. Colts A won the Barwick Festival whilst the B side won the Eiffel Flats Festival against the other schools A teams. The Grade 5’s and 6’s have just played in the Peterhouse festival where rugby, soccer and cricket were played. The Grade 6’s won the Cricket and the festival overall whilst the Grade 5’s won the soccer and lost in the semi’s in rugby and cricket. A really impressive standard of cricket is being played. 4 of our players have already made the Mash Eagles Franchise team with 3 more to be considered as they were at a Gala during the main trials.

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Our duathletes thoroughly enjoyed their season and competed in 8 events, in 3 of which we took the overall cup without the luxury of girls scores to add to our own.

In the overall cup competition we took a very creditable 2nd place. Well done to the 34 boys, well captained by Ryan Crawford.

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was beating a strong Ruzawi side in all three encounters this year! The Colts A team also won all its matches in the Gateway and the Springvale Festival where Joshua Ford was voted the best three quarter. They also won the Hellenic Catsicas Day/Night Festival and ended the season unbeaten. The Gr 4s had a fine season playing 7 matches, winning 5 ,drawing 1and with the B team losing 1 . The little Grade 3 team was runner up in the Ruzawi and Gateway Festival. In general almost every rugby player got an Inter-school match, something we try very hard to do . The 1st s lost one full match to a side which it went on to beat twice whilst the unbeaten teams were 2nds,3rds,4ths,6ths; Colts A and B,Gr 4 A and Gr3 B.11 of our boys were selected to the various Mashonaland Teams.

Not to be outdone our two Volleyball teams were excellent and a fun-filled season saw our A team unbeaten whilst the B team lost only one. In the Shashi View Tournament both the A & B sides were unbeaten.

So much for the activities which take place on the school Campus but, as you know we have many boys who take part in and excel in sports and pursuits which happen elsewhere. Amongst these are Dancesport, horse riding, B.M.X, Motor Cross, Karting, sailing and shooting and I would urge you to look at the “year in profile” to see

some of the fine results, as many competed in World Championship events. These results all point to an exceptionally busy and organised school and I know that it isn’t lost on you that none of it would have happened as it did, both in the classrooms and outdoors had we not had a truly dedicated and talented staff in the broadest sense – that is the teaching staff and sports coaches plus the administrative and Support staff, our bursars and secretaries, Campus and Estate Managers and everyone under them. I would really appreciate it, parents, if you would join me now in thanking them and congratulating them for all their hard work this year (Clap!)

We were very fortunate to have Miss Aldridge, now Mrs Roberts, Miss Gibbons, Mrs Tindle, Mrs Stilwell and Mr Barbour join us this year and they are excellent additions to a very strong staff. Very sadly we said goodbye to Mrs Bredenkamp and Mrs Esslemont earlier in the year – one due to emigration after her husband’s death and the other to ill health. At the end of this year we say a sad farewell to Mrs Mitchell who has reached the outer limits of our retirement age although you would never know it when you see how incredibly active she still is even on the golf course. Mrs Mitchell is one of the truly dedicated teachers who have devoted the better part of their lives to the profession and she leaves us with our thanks for an outstanding job done with our boys and our best wishes for a healthy, happy future. I am really pleased to be able to report that she has already been snapped up next year by another CHISZ school. Further

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It is your turn to be thanked , parents as we could never achieve all that we do without your considerable assistance in all sorts of areas. Thank you so much – and may I urge you to do something challenging and special with your kids this holidays. Create some memories. I had a great one in the April holidays when one of my sons and I Bunge jumped from the Bloukrans bridge on the South coast of S.A. It is the highest jump in the world , twice as high as the Vic Falls bridge and it was really exhilarating.

I can recommend it! Time with our children goes so fast.

I turn now to our leavers. Gentlemen we have had a fine year with you at the top of the school and you have, in most cases, set a great tone as our “whiteshirts”. I really believe that you have had, as your role models three of the best young men above you in the two deputies, Cameron Butler and Mufaro Chareka and a most dedicated Headboy in Douglas Dorward who has continually looked for work way beyond the call of duty. Congratulations to you all. You leave us with our thanks and our best wishes for the years ahead. May you remember your days at the Prep with pride and with fond memories.

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Commendation Certificates GRADE 3N

Effort, enthusiasm & achievement Excellent progress in reading & spelling Improvement in work ethics & pleasing progress in reading & spelling

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William Barbour Rangarirai Manhambara

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Brian Bissett

GRADE 3S High standard of work all year

Consistent effort

Enthusiasm and effort

GRADE 3E Attainment

Consistent effort & progress

Progress & perseverance

: : :

Andrew Robinson Shaan Patel Sizwe Mpofu

: : :

Simbarashe Chopera Jed Murray Giordano Sarpo

GRADE 4N

Outstanding Effort Improvement in Maths Effort & progress

: : :

Joseph Bere Munotida Madziro Nathan de Beer

GRADE 4S

Progress Consistent Effort Consistent Effort

: : :

Rheed Castle-Pearce Juan Ferreira Joseph Mbanje

GRADE 4E

Excellence in Mathematics Consistent effort in all subjects Progress in all areas

: : :

Samuel Sunguro Matthew Welch Tristan Fraser-Bell

GRADE 5N

Consistent effort & outstanding behavior all year Conscientious well behaved pupil Exceptional standard throughout the year

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Daniel Van Rooyen Innocent Tahwa Ndangariro Vudzijena

GRADE 5S

Consistent all round effort Enthusiasm and effort Achievement in English

: : :

Brendan Mason Sebastiao Ribeiro Joel Reid

GRADE 5E

Consistent effort Application and effort Consistent effort and perseverance

: : :

Kyle Madangure Theo Detering Zack Birkin

GRADE 6N

Progress and perseverance Consistent effort in all subjects High standard of work all year

: : :

Benjamin Fowler Struan Nel Mapalo Musaba

GRADE 6S

Progress Content Creativity

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Ngoni Mukaratirwa Sam Harvey Calum English-Brown

GRADE 6E

Attainment Outstanding effort in all subjects Excellent effort and a high standard of work

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John Nyambayo Mandlenkosi Dube Joshua Bushby

GRADE 7N

GRADE 7S

Most outstanding progress in maths Consistent effort Outstanding progress in content subjects Outstanding effort Consistent all round effort

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Russell Mubaya Shahen Padayachee John Rodrigues Steven Marques Ross Stewart

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Mature work ethic

GRADE 7E Consistent effort in all subjects

Hard work and determination

Enthusiasm and effort all round

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Frederick Muchena

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Uwais Patel Terl Allanby Jordan du Plessis

Determination and progress in reading and comprehension

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Benjamin Alexander

Determination and progress in reading and spelling

Persistence and progress in reading and spelling

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Sean Stephens

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James Annesley

Effort and progress in reading and comprehension

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Fergus Deacon

Consistent effort and progress in reading and spelling

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Nicholas Schmolke

Enthusiasm and progress in reading and spelling

Persistence and progress in reading and spelling

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Christian Allanby

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Tanatswa Marere

Special Certificates

National Institute of Allied Arts Honours Award Literary : Douglas Dorward and Shamar Atwell

Visual Arts : Grade 3 National Prize runners-up with Honours Douglas Dorward, Sean

Pickworth, Ian Munro, Deven Jordaan, Mandlenkosi Dube, James-Dean Harrison, Kyle Madangure

Class Prizes GRADE 3N

First in Class Second in Class Third in Class

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David Samudzimu Nashe Mawire Thulani Nyamutsamba

GRADE 3S

First in Class Second in Class Third in Class

: : :

Tafara Manyonga Ngonidzashe Zvenyika Angus Schroenn

GRADE 3E

First in Class Second in Class Third in Class

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Daniel Erasmus Toby French Connor Grant

GRADE 4N

Effort and attainment all year Effort and attainment all year Most improved student

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Tinevimbo Gwaunza Kameran Jinnah Tanaka Madake

GRADE 4S

First in Class Second in Class Third in Class

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Rebokile Mhlanga Mandla Msipa Tafara Gwata

GRADE 4E

First in Class

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Sean Pickworth

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Runner-up For outstanding effort all year

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Takura Jakachira Johannes Olivier

GRADE 5N

First in Class Second in Class Third in Class

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Murray Dorward Panashe Tarinda Nkosinathi Mushauri

GRADE 5S

First in Class Second in Class Outstanding all round effort

: : :

Joshua Ford Anesuishe Chiwara Tanaka Java

GRADE 5E

First in Class Runner-up Outstanding effort all year

: : :

Kudakwashe Magwera Ruilin Huang Rishi Patel

GRADE 6N

First in Class Runner-up Outstanding effort & attainment

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Cole Onorati Tyler Spagnuolo Kgomotso Hamadziripi

GRADE 6S

First in Class Consistency of effort Positive, enthusiastic & encouraging

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Nicholas Balfour Tendai Makamure Rory Plunket

GRADE 6E

First in Class Runner-up Outstanding effort & attainment

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Ian Munro Uzair Dudhia Patrick Plunket

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First in Class Second in Class Third in Class

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Douglas Dorward Simbarashe Ndoro Mudiwa Chiromo

GRADE 7S

First in Class Second in Class Third in Class

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Mduduzi Mhlanga Nicholas Freemantle Liam Hounsell

GRADE 7E

First in Class Runner-up Outstanding effort all year

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Cameron Butler Mudiwa Bosha Simbarashe Wazara

Subject and Special Prizes SHONA L1 SHONA L2 ENGLISH MATHS CONTENT SUBJECTS

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Timothy Nyika Cameron Butler Douglas Dorward Mduduzi Mhlanga Douglas Dorward

COMPUTERS

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Mduduzi Mhlanga

THOMSON TROPHY (Contribution to Colts Cricket)

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Connor Higgins

FIELDING CUP (Colts Cricket)

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Petrus Erasmus

PATEL CUP

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Nyasha Gumbo &

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Daniel Van Rooyen (Colts Batting) BRUNDLE CUP : Brendan Mason (Colts Bowling) NORAH LEWIS TROPHY : Tony O’Riordan & Connor Higgins (Most promising colt) JASON STEED SHIELD 1st XI (Most Improved Cricketer)

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Ezra Van Rooyen

HOUGH TROPHY 1st XI (Most Promising Pace Bowler)

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Daniel Aucamp

WARWICK OLDS SHIELD (1st XI Best All Round Cricketer)

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Jake Snyman

BRUNDLE CUP : Gregory Dollar & Broc Meyer (Batting) JARVIS CUP (Fielding)

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Mufaro Chareka

LAKE CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

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Cameron Butler

SENIOR SQUASH TROPHY

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Kyle Tenkrooden

HICKMAN TROPHY (Junior Squash)

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Aedan Martin

YEATMAN CUP (Squash Sportsmanship)

:

Miguel Roscoe

CAVANAGH TROPHY (Outstanding Commitment to Hockey)

:

Cameron Butler

PRICE TROPHY (Hockey Player of the Year)

:

Mufaro Chareka

LEROY DUBELY CUP : Joshua Ford & Sean Mushohowe (Contribution to Colts Rugby) REG NIELD TROPHY (Colts Rugby Player of the Year)

:

Tony O’Riordan

REG NIELD TROPHY :

(Junior Rugby Player of the Year) (Gr. 4)

Tafara Gwata & Matthew Welch

WATERS TROPHY (Colts Sportsmanship)

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Brendan Mason

REG NIELD TROPHY (Senior Rugby Player of the Year)

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Simbarashe Gumbo

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KIWI TROPHY (Grit and Determination in Rugby)

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Tadiwa Motsi

IGOE RUGBY CUP (Flair)

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Mufaro Chareka

WRIGHT RUGBY CUP (Outstanding contribution to Rugby)

:

Cameron Butler

TENNIS DOUBLES TROPHY

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Liam and Brett Hounsell

KAMBARAMI CUP (Tennis Singles)

:

Brett Hounsell

TENNIS SPORTSMANSHIP

:

Kyle Tenkrooden

SENIOR TROPHY FOR SOCCER

:

Mufaro Chareka

THE MWAMUKA CUP (Colts Soccer Player of the Year)

:

Hamzah Karimshah

THE GUMBO CUP (Outstanding Commitment to Soccer)

:

Panashe Mwamuka

THE BUTLER CUP (Senior Cross Country)

:

Cameron Butler

THE BUTLER CUP (Junior Cross Country)

:

Tony O’Riordan

DESNA CAMPBELL VOLLEY BALL TROPHY

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Makanakaishe Timba

CHESS JUNIOR TROPHY

:

Ruilin Huang

CHESS SENIOR TROPHY

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Michael Ruck

DRAMA CUP

:

Christian Kasukuwere

HOWARD ARRAND TROPHY : Marimba – Simbarashe Wazara (Outstanding service to Music/Marimba) : Music – Daniel Vlahakis MCGEORGE ART TROPHY : Terl Allanby PUBLIC SPEAKING SENIOR CUP

:

Douglas Dorward

PUBLIC SPEAKING JUNIOR CUP

:

Archie Strong

ZORORO MAKAMBA (Helpfulness)

:

Stephen Marques

BAWDEN CUP

(Perseverance, Loyalty, Participation)

:

Tadiwanashe Chimuka

KAAGMAN CUP (Vigorously Embracing School Life)

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Gregory Dollar

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RWODZI FAMILY CUP (Courage and Perseverance)

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Ryan Crawford

BUTRESS SHIELD – Loyalty

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Daniel Aucamp

DYLAN MCKINNON MEMORIAL CUP (Participation and Enjoyment in Sport)

:

Tadiwanashe Motsi

:

Ezra Van Rooyen

:

Cameron Butler

GIBB TROPHY (Good Fellowship)

:

Douglas Dorward

D W YOUNG TROPHY – Academic

:

Mduduzi Mhlanga

MILNE TROPHY (Outstanding Sportsmanship) SEKESAYI MABASHA MEMORIAL TROPHY (Academic and Sporting)

HONOURS TIES Head & Deputies :

Douglas Dorward(Headboy); Mufaro Chareka & Cameron Butler (Deputy Headboys)

Zim Hockey Squad of Excellence (2011)

:

Mufaro Chareka

Zim Squash : Kyle Tenkrooden, Miguel Roscoe, Jason Franklin Zim Swimming

:

Liam Davis

Zim BMX : Ryan Machingauta

THE GOVERNORS’ PRIZES : Douglas Dorward,

Mufaro Chareka & Cameron Butler

THE HEADMASTER’S CUP : Frederick Muchena BRENDAN GALLAGHER TROPHY (Dux Award - Endeavour, Courage, Kindness)

:

Douglas Dorward

ROSE SHIELD (Champion House)

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Gregory

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Back: N. York; J. Hacker; L. Mutsago; R. Whitaker; B. Chimhau; T. Kwatengera; B. Chauhan; F. Mutare; V. Parker; S. Roberts 2nd from Back: C. Chikandigwa; S. Gibbons; S. Hood; C. Sandys-Thomas; D. Gillam; S. O’Donoghue; D. Derry; F. Dhlamini; M De Bruijn; S. Wentzel; P. Manga 2nd Row: K. Mead; R. Rogers; L. Mitchell; E. Bredenkamp; R. Mackenzie; M. Croukamp; D. Russell; A. Dickinson Front: C. Passaportis; M. Mbundire; S. Ellis; Mr M. Mackenzie; H. Wallace; R. Barbour; W. Ndimutseyi; R. Millar

M. Chareka (Deputy) ; D. Dorward (Headboy); Mr M. Mackenzie (Headmaster); C. Butler (Deputy)

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Back: Front:

P. Mwamuka; D. Pike; T. Evans; H. James; T. Motsi G. Dollar; T. Chimuka; Mr M. Mbundire; Mr M. Mackenzie; E. Van Rooyen; B. Meyer

Back: T. Gwata; A. Martin; D. Van Rooyen; L. Manokore Middle: L. Turley; M. Adams; T. Maguranyanga; B. Mason; J. Ford ; A. Strong Front: C. Kawodza; T. O’Riordan; P. Erasmus; Mr M. Mackenzie; C. Higgins; M. Dorward; R. Karimazondo

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Standing: M. Booth; M. Mhlanga; R. Mangondoza; A. Silo; S. Wazara; C. Kasukuwere; M. Ruck; N. Freemantle; A. Ntini; D. Vlahakis; S. Marques; L. Hounsell. T. Nyika Middle: B. Meyer; B. Hounsell; H. James; R. Masengere; T. Evans; D. Butler; M. Bosha; S. Ndoro. J. Snyman; S. Gumbo; M. Chiromo; K. Smith; R. Davis; N. Bailey; B. Fircks Seated: T. Chimuka; K. Tenkrooden; J. Franklin; P. Mwamuka; K. Mashinya; D. Aucamp; D. Dorward; Mr M. Mackenzie; C. Butler; D. Dollar; E. Van Rooyen; K. Currie; T. Motsi; S. Padayachee; T. Allanby Front: D. Sikala; R. Machingauta; R. Stewart; D. Muzerengi; K. Hamadziripi; C. Matande; T. Matizanhau; M. Roscoe; R. Mubaya; J. Rodrigues; S. Manokore

Back: Middle: Front:

S. Wazara; C. Kasukuwere; P. Butau; H. James; M. Bosha; T. Evans; R. Masengere; T. Mukucha; C. Mpofu; K. Mashinya T. Allanby; R. Mangondoza; J. Franklin; C. Butler; Ms J. Hacker; T. Nyika; F. Deacon; U. Patel; P. Mwamuka S. Machokoto; J. Bichard; G. Dollar; R. Jameson; R. Machingauta; J. Annesley; T. Chimuka

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Back: Middle: Front:

I. Curle; D. Pike; B. Hansen; S. Ndoro; M. Ruck; D. Madziro; M. Chiromo; M. Timba; N. Bailey; T. Matsambiwa J. Wanyanya; D. Aucamp; E. Van Rooyen; M. Chareka; Mr. L. Mutsago; D. Dorward; T. Motsi; M. Musavaya; B. Meyer C. Matande; T. Simon; R. Mubaya; J. Balneaves; S. McKinnon; S. Padayachee; J. Rodrigues

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Front:

A. Ntini; M. De Sousa; J. Roeloffze; D. Butler; S. Gumbo; J. Snyman; F. Muchena; K. Smith; A. Silo; S. Kanhema-Blinston K. Currie; N. Mushure; K. Tenkrooden; S. Marques; N. Freemantle; Mr R. Barbour; M. Mhlanga; D. Vlahakis; B. Fircks; L. Hounsell; K. Blythe-Wood R. Crawford; D. Muzerengi; M. Roscoe; T. Matizanhau; A. Ndlovu; R. Stewart

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Rugby

Back: B. Meyer; M. Timba; J. Roeloffze; D. Pike; T. Evans; N. Bailey; R. Masengere; P. Plunket Middle: C. Butler; P. Mwamuka; M. Chareka (capt); Mr R. Barbour; Mr M. Mackenzie; S. Gumbo; R. Mubaya; R. Plunket Front: T. Nyika; T. Chimuka; T. Motsi; D. Dorward; E. Van Rooyan; G. Dollar; J. Booth

Back: A. Ntini; P. Butau; J. Snyman; M. Ruck; P. Plunket; J. Roeloffze; S. Wazara Middle: N. Freemantle; R. Plunket; E. Van Rooyen (capt); Mr M. Mbundire; R. Jameson (v/capt); R. Mangondoza; B. Hounsell Front: T. Nyika; J. Annesley; M. Booth; D. Aucamp

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1st XV Report 2012 will be remembered as a successful and enjoyable season. We had a combative bunch of forwards and an exciting backline.

The Highlights: • I would say that the best running rugby came from the Hellenic 7-a-side plate final against Springvale, where the boys passed through the tackle and kept the ball alive beautifully, winning 20-0.

• The most rewarding performance was winning the Super 8 Final 27 - 5, where the team played progressively better rugby throughout the day.

• The most clinical performance for me, came during our curtain raiser against Ruzawi at Bushman’s Rock, where the boys followed their game plan to great effect, winning 15-10.

• In my opinion their best defensive effort was against a formidable Lilfordia attack from set pieces, which we won 22-12.

• Finally, I thought that the comeback against Ruzawi, from a ten point deficit, away from home, was the performance of the season, which ended 26-17.

Our front row, in Ropa Masengere, Greg Dollar and Makanaka Timba seldom lost ball and provided a good platform to attack from. Dollar threw well into the lineout, enabling us to use some exciting moves. Masengere was the immovable object in mauls and Timba was a destructive and elusive runner.

Douglas Dorward and Nathan Bailey were our dependable, unsung heroes in the back row. They were our soldiers who provided muscle in the rucks and tough defence on our fringes.

Broc Meyer broke quickly at flank and provided a good option in the lineouts. Despite his size, he brought down many bigger players. Russell Mubaya was our blind side flanker who added much needed fire power in the loose and Simbarashe Gumbo got better and better at 8th man. Congratulations to him for getting the prize for the best forward in the Super 8 Festival.

Jarred Roeloffze was our highly effective impact player. He was invaluable on the bench and came on as centre, prop and flank.

Tadiwa Chimuka supplied our backline with quick ball from the break down and at set pieces. He was a nuggety 9 and also tactically astute with his boot. Cameron Butler was a brave fly half and kept our backline ticking. He kept our opponents guessing with a variety of attacking ideas. I’m so glad those knees held out for the season.

Our centre combination complimented each other. Mufaro Chareka and Tadiwa Motsi carved up a number of defensive formations and gave our wings plenty of ball. Chareka captained our side and won the prize for the most valuable player at the Super 8 Festival. Motsi has got to be one of the best turn over specialists I have seen as a coach.

Our back three were Tristan Evans, Dustin Pike and Panashe Mwamuka. I’m glad we ended up playing Evans at left wing because he provided us with many memorable match winning moments both defensively and on attack. Mwamuka was a delight to watch in full flight and takes wonderful running lines, meanwhile Pike stayed calm at full back and also provided some sparkling moments going forward.

Ezra Van Rooyen was a fantastic utility back with great vision and came on as scrum half and full back. He punched way above his weight and I was always confident he would choose the correct option. Finally, Timothy Nyika, our Usain Bolt, provided us with great entertainment when he got his opportunity on the wing.

I wish them all the best for their rugby futures and am excited for next year when I consider some of the Grade 6 performances this season, from the likes of Rory and Patrick Plunkett and Michael Booth, who got some important game time in preparation for 2013.

Well done boys and I’m sure you’ll join me in thanking the referees, the ground staff, the drivers, your mums for all the teas and your other coaches - Mr Mackenzie, Mr Mbundire, Mr Robertson and Mr Mutataguta.

RK Barbour COACH

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St John’s 2012 1st XV Report Fixtures Opponents Points For Points Against Result Gateway Festival Hartman House 5 0 Won Alex Park 10 0 Won Gateway 15 0 Won Heritage 5 0 Won Hellenic 15 0 Won Home Alex Park 60 0 Won Home Ruzawi 12 10 Won Away Gateway 0 0 Draw Super 8 Festival Heritage 15 0 Won Highlands 15 0 Won Hellenic 14 0 Won Gateway 12 5 Won Eaglesvale 27 5 Won Home Hartman House 11 7 Won Curtain Raiser Ruzawi 15 10 Won Springvale Festival Whitestone 12 0 Won Eaglesvale 12 0 Won Barwick 12 0 Won Springvale 0 0 Draw Home Lilfordia 22 12 Won Away Barwick 12 19 Lost Home Bryden 48 5 Won Away Ruzawi 26 17 Won Away Hellenic 33 7 Won TOTAL 408 97

Hellenic 7-a-side Lilfordia 7 0 Won Alex Park 20 0 Won Eaglesvale 10 5 Won Barwick 5 5 Draw Whitestone 0 0 Draw Springvale 20 0 Won Ruzawi 7-a-side Lilfordia 20 5 Won Lendy Park 10 10 Draw Ruzawi 15 15 Draw Hellenic 15 0 Won Barwick 20 5 Won TOTAL 142 45 XV’s Played 24 Won 21 Drew 2 Lost 1 7’s Played 11 Won 7 Drew 4 Lost 0

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Back: I. Munro; S. Kanhema-Blinston; M. Bosha; M. Ruck; J. Cowley; M de Souza; R. Deacon Middle: L. Annandale; B. Hounsell; C. Onorati (capt); Mr W. Ndimutseyi; M. Frost (v/capt); K. Blythe-Wood; K. Edwards Front: N. Balfour; D. Sikala; T. Spagnuolo

Back: G. Ncube; T. Mukucha; B. Fowler; F. Muchena; M. Gillam; I. Munro; G. Cawood Middle: T. Matizanhau; M. Roscoe; J. Ellse; Mr B Dikanipfuwa; N. Masenda; P. Phillips; K. Platen Front: M. Musaba; S. Attwell; T. Madzima; K. Hamadziripi

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Rugby 2Nd Team RESULTS Vs Ruzawi won 41 – 6 Vs Borrowdale 1sts won 20 – 7 Vs Gateway won 19 – 7 Vs Hartmann House won 33 – 0 Vs Eaglesvale won 26 – 0 Vs Lilfordia won 58 – 0 Vs Eiffel Flats 1st won 24 – 17 Vs Ruzawi won 24 – 17 Plus we won all the matches played at the Gateway Endeavour Rugby Festival.

This was another year to be remembered by our second team boys. We had an un-beaten season. We certainly had the edge on most teams. Our only tough match was of course the one we played, Eiffel Flats 1st XV at home. We came from behind twice to eventually beat the team by 2 points. In general the boys played with strong determination and I was not surprised when quite a number of them managed to play or bench for our first team.

To the boys, well done for a good season. Your effort and commitment was tremendous. Thank you to all your parents for your support.

M. Mbundire COACH Rugby 3Rd Team This team was a pleasure to coach and watch. The boys started on a good note, with zeal and determination.

Considering that not all schools could manage to raise three teams, our third team played a couple of Second teams from other schools and did very well.

The team was well captained by Cole Onorati who is very strong willed rugby player who relates well with his fellow players and leads well. They played a total of 10 games and won all of them and conceded one try and hence an unbeaten season.

Many thanks to the mums and dads for their unwavering support as well as the eats they provide for the home games.

Well done boys.

W. Ndimutseyi COACH Rugby 4Th Team It was a very successful term and exciting as well for the boys. We managed to play 5 matches and then we won all of them. A very big thanks to the captain, Sam Harvey and Vice Captain, Troy Matizanhau for captaining the side. Big thanks to all the mothers for organising teas and eats. Well done 4th team and good luck boys!

MR B. DIKANIPFUWA COACH

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Back: C. Kasukuwere; T. Maisva; D. Muskwe; T. Madziro; M. Mhlanga; C. Mpofu Middle: D. Muzerengi; K. Mashinya; T. Allanby; Mr B. Dikanipfuwa; B. Coveley; T. Nyatsine; T. Muzvidzwa Front: J. Balneaves; R. Machingauta, N. Mukaratirwa, T. Makamure

Back: N. Chiketsani; D. Chifamba; M. Gangaidzo; I. Curle; N. Schmolke; C. Widdows; R. Crawford; W. Tucker Middle: A. Matemera; K. Katunga; J. Du Plessis; Mr B. Dikanipfuwa; P. Musavaya; J. Rodrigues; K. Kaukonde Front: K. Marufu; A. Ahlijah; D. Watson; T. Swanepoel; A. Ndhlovu

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Colts Rugby

Back: R. Karimazondo; B. Mason; N. Gumbo; T. Maguranyanga; K. Kawodza Middle: S. Mushohwe; T. O’Riordan (capt); Mr W. Ndimutseyi; J. Ford (v/capt); L. Manokore Front: T. Kanyangarara; P. Erasmus

Rugby Colts A The 2012 rugby season was for the determined fighters and not for the faint hearted ones as the fight was from the first match to the last one. It was another great season for our colts ‘A’ rugby side.

We started on a high note with the Gateway Coaches Festival in which we played a total of 6 matches winning 5 and drawing 1. It’s impossible to single out one player as the whole team played very well.

None of the games played were easy this season as we are ranked as the top school in rugby hence all the opponents measure their success by how much they beat St. John’s by if they beat us at all.

We also took part in the Springvale Festival. We played 5 games and we won all of them with Joshua Ford being voted the best tackler for the tournament. Our captain, Tony O’riodon cannot be left unmentioned as most games were centred on him and he put on a sterling performance.

Our pack of forwards were like hungry lions, namely Brendan Mason, Petrus Erasmus, Nyasha Gumbo, Rua Karumazondo and Sean Mushohwe. Sean was our main driving force behind the forwards and his absence was always noticed. Our linkman Tony O’Riordan made our forwards and three quarters gel well. Joshua Ford proved to be in his own league as most tries scored were through his quick thinking and great tackling with the help of Lesley Manokore , Carl Kawodza and Tadiwa Kanyangarara.

Our three quarters had pace and quick reaction and the boys were great at defence. Tackling by these boys was awesome hence opponents struggled to cross our try line.

We were the main attraction at the Hellenic Day and Night Festival. We won our pool games and progressed to the final in which we played Ruzawi. That game was not an easy one. Our boys played with great zeal and determination.

Man of the match in that game was Tabani Maguranyaya who scored three tries. We won the casticas Colts Rugby for the first time.

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We concluded the season with a home match against Ruzawi. Having been beaten 31-14 at Ruzawi, the boys came back strong. They scored first and converted a try. We scored and missed a conversion. They scored a second try and converted hence we were trailing by a try with a minute to go. In the last 30 seconds we were awarded a scrum 50 meters from the try line. The coach had to use any tactics to take the game hence we needed pace and focus on the try line. Our fastest player Tabani had to play fly-half and his job was to get the ball and outrun the opponent’s three quarters, of which he did exactly that and we won that match 19-14.

This was an unbeaten season.

Well done boys for a brilliant season Statistics Vs Heritage

Vs Ruzawi

Vs Gateway

Vs Eaglesvale Vs Hellenic

Vs Hartmann House Vs Bryden

Vs Ruzawi

won 50 – 0 won 31-14 won 14-7 won 21-0 Drew 7-7 won 38-10 won 84-0 won 19-14

Won all matches at the Gateway Coaches Festival Won all matches at the Springvale Festival Won the Hellenic Day / night Festival

Congratulations boys.

W. Ndimutseyi COACH

Back: K. Madangure; K. Kadimba; T. Ajara; G. Gillam Middle: C. Higgins; M. Dorward; Mr W. Ndimutseyi; E. Burbidge; T. Kanyangarara Front: C. Nhara; D. Van Rooyen; D. Naude

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Rugby Colts B The colts ‘B’ boys had an outstanding season this year remaining undefeated despite competing against the ‘A’ sides of a number of different schools. The season was, by all accounts successful and the boys combined well to form a useful and dedicated team. There were many changes to this team, as some moved up to our ‘A’ side eventually, showing the strength of this age group.

A lively pack of forwards and hard running backs were the secret of their success. As a team they were very aware, knew the need to secure the ball and ran with passion.

A fine and entertaining side.

Thank you to Mrs Dorward (Captain’s Mum), mums and dads for your support.

F. MUTARE COACH Rugby Colts C This year’s group of boys were hugely enthusiastic and they showed an enormous amount of talent and potential. The boys worked well as a team and were all willing to give their best. I don’t like to single out players and I can say the whole team had a good deal to contribute to a wonderful season.

Well done. Keep it up boys.

B. DIKANIPFUWA COACH

Back: I. Ngwende; N. Mushauri; A. Chiwara; L. Turley; T. Detering; K. Magwera; Middle: Z. Sachiti; P. Robson; Mr B. Dikanipfuwa; R. Lowden-Stoole; N. Fourie Front: R. Bond; A. Martin; T. Mapara; W. Schroenn; M. Macdonald

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Back: B. Harris; A. Strong; D. Adams; M. Palmer; T. Midzi; S. Ribeiro Middle: T. Chigogwana; J. Reid; Mr B. Dikanipfuwa; K. Davie; P. Tarinda Front: N. Vudzijena; L. Rodrigues; R. Nel; M. Tanner

Rugby Colts D It was indeed a successful season for the team and the coach. We managed to play 7 matches and then we won 4 and lost 3. As the term commenced the boys enjoyed rugby and were eager to improve. A very big thank you to Darrin Adams and Benjamin Harris for captaining the side. Thanks to all the mothers for tea and eats during the matches.

Well done boys and good luck with all your rugby careers.

MR B. DIKANIPFUWA COACH Rugby Grade 4A RESULTS Vs Borrowdale Colts B Vs Alex Park Colts A Vs Alex Park Colts A Vs Hellenic Vs Gateway

won 21 – 7 won 25 – 5 won 42 – 0 drew 14 – 14 won 26 – 0

The team had a very good season. The word UNBEATEN sums it all up. We had a very good set of forwards with D. Yosa showing a lot of grit and determination which resulted with him scoring a try in every game. In the back line T. Gwata displayed genuine flair combined with solid determination. He also scored tries in almost all the matches.

In general we had tremendous fun with everybody getting a chance to captain the team. It is a pity that many schools do not have genuine grade four sides and it is always difficult to have enough matches for our teams.

M. Mbundire COACH

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Back: Front:

N. Sikala; D. Yosa; E. Kristiansen; T. Gwaunza; R. Castle-Pearce; W. Barbour J. McKinnon; T. Gwata; Mr M. Mbundire; R. Mackenzie; R. Dean

Back: D. Mwanza; M. Chigumba; C. Cullen; D. Johnson; O. Chimanyi; E. Ellse; Z. Chikoto Middle: D. Gibbs; J. Edwards; Mr M. Mbundire; D. Broxham; M. Slight Front: J. Davis; T. Muzvidzwa

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Rugby Grade 3A This term lived up to their moto “Yasvika St John’s” (St John’s is here) and indeed they made their presence felt. The team spirit was very good and with a talented backline we played some attractive rugby. Our big pack won a mountain of loose ball and backs used it well.

We took part in two festivals in which we did extremely well. Congratulations go to Daniel Anderson for being voted the Best Forward at the Gateway Festival.

The Ruzawi Festival was the highlight of the season where we made it to the finals. Sadly we lost Daniel Anderson our hooker due to injury for the huge Ruzawi game which we lost 5 – 10.

Under the captaining of Daniel Erasmus the team performed exceptionally well both on the field and at practice. A high standard of discipline was set right from the start of the season and credit must go to the boys for their effort in this regard.

I am extremely proud to have been associated with these remarkable young lads.

F. MUTARE COACH

Back: R. Franceys; M. Magadzire; M. Ruredzo; G. Wright; G. Wright-Goodale Middle: A. Robinson; D. Erasmus; Mr F. Mutare; D. Anderson; N. Zvenyika Front: C. Grant; G. Sarpo

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Back: S. Mpofu; C. Davis; D. Mufunde; L. Doran; S. Muradzikwa; D. Samudzimu Middle: T. Musara; L. Jones; Mr F. Mutare; R. Guthrie; D. Macdonald Front: J. Liddle; M. Motsi; L. Potgeiter

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Cricket

Back: D. Aucamp; B. Meyer; J. Snyman; H. James; L. Hounsell; M. Chareka Front: M. Booth; R. Stewart; C. Butler; Mr F. Mutare; E. Van Rooyen; G. Dollar; M. Frost Cricket - 1st XI An analysis of the season is as follows: Played 14; Won 12; Lost 00; Tied 02 Once again the 1st XI put up some very creditable performances. They showed the spirit to keep their heads and fight to the end which made them a hard side to beat. Ably captained by Cameron Butler, the team matured throughout the year and benefitted enormously from a successful trip to Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

A variety of batting combinations proved there was talent galore right through the side. Broc Meyer, Mufaro Chareka, Cameron Butler and wicketkeeper Greg Dollar proved that the future of St johns college batting is in good hands. Many other batsmen in our side were denied the opportunity of showing their potential by the strength of the top order.

Daniel Aucamp, Hardley James, Ross Stewart and Michael Frost carried the bowling flag. While Ezra Van Rooyen,Jake Snyman,Liam Hounsell and Michael Booth were very good genuine all rounders in the side.

The highlight of the season was a thrashing 9 wicket victory over Ruzawi. The boys produced a superb bowling and fielding display, dismissing Ruzawi for a mere 37 all out in 40 over match. Michael Frost’s 5 wickets for 8 runs in that match and Ezra Van Rooyen’s 4 wickets for 1 run in 3 overs against Westridge will always be remembered as the best bowling figures of the year. The year saw 6 of our boys being selected to play for Mash Eagles U13 Franchise Team.

My grateful thanks go to the school for the new advanced cricket coaching equipment which most of our coaches put to good use. It leaves me to say a big thank you to Mrs Butler not only for her help but also for being our reliable 1st XI scorer for the last 3 years. Special thanks must also go to our kit sponsors SKY Pharmaceuticals and Faithwear, all the parents for their continued support and Mrs Stewart for kindly stepping in to assist with scoring where it was needed.

F.MUTARE Coach

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Cricket - Port Elizabeth Tour 2012 -Woodridge College Day 1 The team arrived in Port Elizabeth and said farewell to parents travelling with us. After booking into our accommodation at the Road Lodge, situated about 100 meters from the airport we had a quick team meeting to discuss procedures for the following morning and hand out remaining playing kit. The team were really excited and ready for the challenge ahead.

Day 2 Steve Phillips (Woodridge’s Coach and Manager) arrived to collect the team and we proceeded to the school to drop bags before leaving to visit the Bellingham and Smith bat factory for a tour and quick shopping spree!! We had the pleasure of the owner Mick Bellingham personally giving us the tour himself - an amazing guy and ex Zimbabwean of course! Mr. Bellingham also gave the boys prices on equipment that were unbelievable - top of the range bats ranging from 350 to 650 rand as well as hand-picked willow from the factory with the boys choice of stickers and grips! It was good to see that all of our boys bought some equipment to support him as Bellingham and Smith were also one of the main sponsors of the festival and all boys received a B & S shirt and miniature bat in their welcome pack.

That afternoon saw St John’s take on St Charles from Pietermaritzburg in a warm up 20/20 game. The boys fought bravely however we probably lost the game more on intimidation rather than ability. St Charles did have a couple of “giants” in their team, the one boy almost 14 years old made 50 odd against us in this game and bowled with decent pace... He also, later in the festival made 127 not out against WHPS. Final Score: St Charles 130/7 (20 Overs) St Johns 98/8 (20 overs) Interesting to note that we did have them 24 for 4 at one stage.

Day 3 6:30AM saw the rise of the boys with the anticipation and excitement of the first day of the festival.

Our first game saw us up against the hosts Woodridge Prep School. St Johns won the toss and elected to field and by the end of the first session Woodridge were 67/4. In the second session we managed to bowl out the hosts for 91 runs and by the lunch interval St Johns were 14 without loss. In the afternoon session St Johns passed our oppositions total with just the loss of 4 wickets. The day was rounded off with a braai at the woodpecker with parents, coaching staff and management whilst watching the opening game of the Super 15.

Day 4 On the second day, St Johns were up against a new team included into the festival called Beaulieu from Johannesburg.

On this occasion we lost the toss and were put into bat, however a 107 run partnership between the captain Cameron Butler and Broc Meyer saw us go through to 78/1 at tea and onto 205/5 at lunch. Greg Dollar chipped in with a solid knock of 36 and we eventually declared on 235/9 after 58 overs.

Beaulieu started their innings shakily and at the first break were 39/3. After tea they stumbled along and by close of play we had restricted them to 106/8. A couple of dropped catches cost us the win in this game and if we had taken our chances it would have given us longer to expose what was a very long batting tail. Definitely a “winning draw” for us but all credit to them for batting out time to force a draw, a result which they were happy with. After the game the two teams shared a group photo and Beaulieu gave both coach and manager of St Johns a parting gift. That night the boys and staff attended a formal dinner in the school hall with CEO of Warriors Cricket and guest speaker Dave Emslie talking about the passion and future of cricket.

Day 5 After an early 7AM breakfast the team made their way up to Rushmere field, named after former Woodridge old boy and ex South African cricketer Mark Rushmere to begin their final match of the tour.

WHPS won the toss and elected to bat, however St Johns could not have got off to a better start with Daniel Aucamp taking a wicket off the very first ball of the game and eventually WHPS were bowled out for 124, a total that should have been less however our fielding and catching let us down at times. Cameron Butler bowled well managing to take 5 wickets.

St John’s fought bravely, however in the end we were bowled out for a disappointing 46. It was a match that in all fairness we were probably always going to struggle to win even after a solid bowling performance as WHPS were

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definitely one of the stronger teams in the festival. Again our boys were a little intimidated by the size or their guys rather than their ability however what we can take away from this loss was that we were the only team to bowl out WHPS, a great achievement against boys a year older than us.

Day 6 On our last day, the boys were up at 5:30AM and the dorm was cleaned and tidied to the condition we found it in before leaving. Our bus left at 6:30AM from the school and Steve Phillips and Headmaster Mr. von Berg were there to see us off. Check in at Port Elizabeth airport went smoothly with bags booked all the way through to Zimbabwe. Our boys behavior was excellent through the tour and their sportsmanship was exemplary. We had a very successful tour and the boys thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Thanks to Mrs. Butler and the Mrs. James on assisting with Laundry for the boys, ensuring that they had clean playing kit for the last day and shirts to travel home in. Thanks also to the parents involved in sponsoring the boys and coaches kit for the tour and finally to Mrs. Butler for scoring during all our games.

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Back: T. Shara; P. Plunket; T. Evans; R. Plunket; R. Jameson Front: K. Platen; T. Motsi; T. Chimuka; B. Hounsell; T. Spagnuolo; B. Coveley Cricket 2nd XI 2012 was a successful year for the 2nd team cricket, a team by no means short on talent.

From a coaching point of view the boys were a pleasure to coach and always attended practices with a willingness to learn and develop new skills.

Tadiwa Chimuka captained the team with good authroity and an understanding for the game, both Rory Plunket and Brett Hounsel showed great discipline with the new ball backed up to good effect by Patrick Plunket.

The team was spoilt for choice in the batting department with Robbie Jameson improving technically as the season progressed, however all boys showed promise in this department both in practice and during matches.

I wish the departing grade 7 players the best in their cricketing futures and look forward to working with the rest during 2013.

Best in cricket.

Coach Sean Bell

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Back: S. McKinnon; N. Bailey; S. Gumbo; D. Dorward; N. Balfour Front: R. Masengere; N. Freemantle; K. Marufu; Mr W. Ndimutseyi; S. Harvey; J. Annesley; C. Davis CRICKET 3RD TEAM Our third team had a great season. We managed to find opposition to play against, mostly playing some 1st and 2nd teams of other small schools. We had a very strong batting and bowling line-up. In most cases we would opt to bat first to avoid chasing low score lines. We played 8 games. Won 7 and lost 1.

The team was well captained by Steven McKinnon and Douglas Dorward. I would like to congratulate the team for a fantastic season and hope to see the boys progressing well in their cricket careers. Many thanks to all the parents for their support.

W NDIMUTSEYI Coach

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Back: A. Ntini; B. Fowler; J. Cowley; C. Mpofu; R. Mubaya Front: M. Musaba; S. Manokore; D. Ralphs; Mr R. Barbour; K. Blythe-Wood; A. Silo; J. Bichard The Mighty 4ths 2012 Cricket Report Vs Borrowdale won by 1 wicket.

Vs Gateway won by 158 runs.

Vs Hartmann House won by 86 runs.

Vs Ruzawi won by 45 runs.

Vs Heritage won by 10 wickets.

Vs Gateway won by 9 wickets.

Vs Hartmann House won by 42 runs.

Vs Ruzawi won by 43 runs.

Vs Ruzawi won by 21 runs.

Played 9 Won 9.

Coaching the mighty 4th’s has been fun. While the first game was a closely contested affair the boys made a significant improvement to their game and produced strong performances throughout the year. Steven “Skipper” Marques doubled up as captain and keeper and wore his heart on his sleeve until he had to face daunting leg side deliveries.

We were spoiled for choice when it came to bowling and had a well balanced attack. Pace came in the form of Ben “Petal” Fowler, Aubrey “Hatrick” Silo, Stanley “Tsotsobe” Manokore and Jordan Cowley. Our all rounders put in some telling spells with Declan Ralphs and Kenton “Baggins” Blythe-Wood, leading the way. We had off spin from Anotida “Ano” Ntini and leg spin from Justin “Bish” Bichard. Our batting line up was formidable. When Declan Ralphs failed to get us away quickly, Cyril Mpofu stepped up to the plate. Ben Fowler dropped anchor at the other end and Steven Marques gave us the left hand-right hand combination. Musaba Mapalo, Kenton “Baggins” Blythe-Wood sured up the middle order and then everyone else came in and entertained the massive crowds when needed at the hectic end of our innings.

Well done boys and I hope you had fun. I sure did!

Ryan Barbour Coach

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Back: D. Watson; M. Gillam; J. Roeloffze; I. Munro; A. Moon Front: C. English-Brown; D. Scholtz; Mr. Dikanipfuwa; K, Currie; T. Madzima

Back: C. Widdows; C. Chadwick; M. De Souza; K. Smith; D. Muskwe Middle: J. Ellse; T. Kaseke; Mr Dikanipfuwa; R. Sylvester; K. Hamadziripi Front: S. Lambourn; O. Swan

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CRICKET 5th 6th and 7th TEAMS We managed to get all our senior boys to play matches which were thoroughly enjoyed by the boys. The matches went well and I must say both the coaches and the boys had lots of fun. A special mention to Mr S Sylvester who organised caps for our lower group of senior boys (reds and blues) to wear at their ‘in-house’ cricket matches at school. We had 4 teams which played quite a number of matches with each other.

M MBUNDIRE COACH

Back: H. Karimshah; J. Ford; M. Palmer; N. Gumbo; B. Mason; R. Lowden-Stoole; A. Martin Front: P. Erasmus; D. Van Rooyen; Mr T. Kwatengera; C. Higgins; E. Burbidge Seated: T. O’Riordan CRICKET COLTS A This year was a great year for Colts A cricket. I just want to say what a pleasure it was to coach this bunch of disciplined, enthusiastic, well behaved and bonded boys. The team was well balanced, winning most of our matches. The bowling attack was dynamic and the batting line up was filled with talent. Highlights of the season were a 1st in the Barwick Colts A Cricket Festival and the Hellenic Day/Night where we lost to Chipembere in the final.

We were a really strong team at Colts level considering the amount of matches we won and the way we played the game. We had depth in the batting, managing to steal many half centuries and centuries throughout the year: N. Gumbo 1 x century 2 x half centuries

B. Mason 2 half centuries

C. Higgins 1 half century

D. Van Rooyen 1 half century These managed to head up the run rate in many games with their great high scores.

In the bowling we were also well represented by P. Erasmus, E. Burbidge and H. Karimshah who managed to resist many games being lost and pulling us to victory. J. Ford, M. Palmer and A. Martin were good all-rounders in the batting,

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bowling and fielding. They always kept the motivation and team spirit high. Our wicket keeper of the year T. O’Riordan won the Barwick Festival – Best Keeper of the tournament and he shone for us throughout the year with some flashy and fantastic wicket keeping.

Special thanks must go the Captains mums Mrs Higgins and Mrs Van Rooyen and all the other parents for eats and teas. Many thanks to Mr Mason and Mr Gumbo for scoring during our matches.

T KWATENGERA COACH

Back: K. Madangure; K. Kandimba; I. Ngwende; M. Dorward; C. Kawodza; B. Gillam Front: W. Schroenn; T. Robson; Mr A. Rushambwa; R. Bond; D. Naude CRICKET COLTS B The boys had a great season winning all their matches through hard work and persistence. We had two tough matches against Ruzawi which we pulled through because the boys had confidence and they were working as a team. Our captain, Patrick Robson, was outstanding with the bat and ball which helped us to build a strong foundation and so, too, was William Schroenn who managed to take a lot of wickets for us. All the players worked together and they turned out to be a really good team. My thanks to all the parents for their support. We had a great season and the boys thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Mr Arnold Coach

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Back: R. Patel; L. Turley; T. Maguranyanga; S. Ribeiro; J. Benning; S. Mushohwe Front: L. Manokore; K. Chasara; Z. Sachiti; Mr. R. Rogers; T. Kanyangarara; T. Mapara; N. Fourie

Back: T. Chifamba; N. Mushauri; B. Harris; T. Java; D. Adams; K. Magwera; T. Midzi; C. Nhara Front: A. Chiwara; L. Rodrigues; J. Reid; T. Chigogwana; Mr Dikanipfuwa; R. Karimazondo; M. Chigumira; M. Macdonald; K. Davie

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Back: T. Madake; E. Kristiansen; R. Hounsell; T. Jakachira; D. Gibbs Front: G. Mckinnon; D. Broxham; R. Dean; Mr R. Whitaker; M. Slight; M. Welch; R. Mackenzie

Back: Z. Chikoto; J. Edwards; G. Hoal; D. Johnson; T. Gwaunza; R. Castle-Pearce; D. Lane-Mitchell Front: A. Spagnuolo; D. Erasmus; K.Jinnah; Mr R. Whitaker; S. Pickworth; D. Roberts; W. Barbour

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Hockey

Back: M. Frost; T. Chimuka; K. Tenkrooden; B. Hounsell; D. Pike; H. James; M. Booth; G. Dollar Middle: T. Motsi; C. Butler (capt); Mr B. Chauhan; M. Chareka (v/capt); P. Mwamuka Front: E. Van Rooyen

1st Team Hockey Report 2012 GRADE 7: C. BUTLER (CAPTAIN); M. CHAREKA (VICE CAPTAIN); T. MOTSI; P. MWAMUKA; E. VAN ROOYEN; K. TENKROODEN; H. JAMES; G. DOLLAR; D. PIKE; T. CHIMUKA GRADE 6: B. HOUNSELL; M. BOOTH; M. FROST RESULTS: VS WESTRIDGE VS GATEWAY VS ALEX PARK VS BRYDEN VS TWIN RIVERS VS LILFORDIA VS HARTMANN HOUSE VS TWIN RIVERS VS RUZAWI

WON WON WON WON WON WON WON LOST WON

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VS AMANDAS VS DUDLEY HALL VS GREY STONE PARK VS TWIN RIVERS B VS LEWISM VS MUBINA EBRAHIM

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2-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 4-0 3-0

This year has to go down as one of the best year we have had at St. John’s Prep. It has been an absolute pleasure to coach such a talented group of young men. The boys showed a lot of grit and determination combined with the excellent skills we proved to be the dominant force in school boys hockey. We played some of the most eye catching hockey and our attack force dominated most games. We created numerous chances and scored a lot of goals throughout the season. Our defense only conceded 6 goals all season and must be commended on keeping their discipline all season.

I would like to congratulate the following boys for making the Harare A and B teams: Harare A: Mufaro Chareka (Captain) Cameron Butler Greg Dollar Harare B: Hadley James (Captain) Panashe Mwamuka

Dustin Pike Ezra Van Rooyen I would like to thank Mr. Whitaker for umpiring all our matches and for your input at all the practices. Your knowledge and help was greatly appreciated.

To Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Chareka and the parents for organizing the teas throughout the season. Also for your support to me and the boys throughout the season. It was really motivated the boys.

And finally the boy, I would like to thank you all for the hard work we put in this season. The results speak for themselves.

Hope you all keep playing hockey and excel at the highest level.

Thank you to everybody for a successful season!

B. Chauhan 1st Team Coach

Back: M. Frost; L. Hounsell; R. Plunket; S. Gumbo; M. Ruck; P. Plunket; R. Jameson; R. Mubaya Front: N. Balfour; T. Chimuka; Mr R. Whitaker; J. Bichard; D. Aucamp

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2nd XI Hockey Report – 2012 Have a look at this year’s 2nd XI team photograph and what you will see is a fantastic bunch of guys. I found them to be an absolute pleasure to coach – not that they needed much coaching!!

Our strategy at the start of the season was fairly simple..... Make sure that our warm-up procedure included a section where the opposition could see how hard Ruck could hit a ball....then give Ruck the ball at every free hit and tell him to swat it with ferocious force towards the opponents’ goal... then get the vultures to try and get a deflection. It generally worked. This, however, meant that our hockey became rather one-dimentional as everything went straight up the middle. However, there was a great deal of skill in the team and we ended up playing very attractive hockey by the end of the season.

One of the functions of any second team is to provide the Firsts with effective sparring partners. Our team was tough, rugged and brave and they were certainly not overawed by the firsts. This meant that we were able to perform this duty really well.

Liam, Justin and Daniel were solid and reliable as the back three and Russel played well as Sweeper. He had the skills to extricate us from a number of sticky situations. Michael Frost showed a lot of potential and his stick-work was impressive. Michael Ruck scored a lot of goals and created even more. Tadiwa was a brilliant “Captain” – he led by example and his work-rate was an inspiration to the whole team. The Plunkets (only separated by their differentcoloured trainers) learnt to be in the right place at the right time and they provided good service on the wings.

Jameson bedazzled and bamboozled the opposition (and sometimes himself) with his phenomenal trickery up front.

Gumbo, our goalie was idle for the vast majority of the games and he coped well with the boredom. It took a long while before he actually got to touch a hockey ball. Nicholas Balfour joined the team towards the end of the season and he is certainly a player to watch in the future. It is no wonder that we remained unbeaten this season AND we had a great deal of fun!

R Whitaker COACH

Back: N. Balfour; K. Blythe-Wood; R. Stewart; K. Smith; B. Fircks; K. Currie Middle: J. Nyambayo; C. Marufu; Mr T. Kwatengera; U. Dudhia; C. Davis Front: S. Manokore

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Hockey 3Rd Team The boys this season have been outstanding and have shown a considerable amount of potential in becoming great hockey players. It was a good season for the boys and for me as the coach, to have watched all the boys grow and progress together as athletes.

Mr Rogers COACH

Back: I. Munro; N. Bailey; B. Fowler; M. De Souza; J. Cowley; L. Annandale; K. Platen Middle: D. Scholtz; T. Spagnuolo; Mr T Kwatengera; R. Sylvester; T. Matsika Front: C. Onorati

Hockey – 4Th Team This year the 4th team proved itself to be a strong, determined team and we had an enormously busy yet successful season. It was an absolute pleasure to watch the team evolve and become a force to be reckoned with.

To the boys moving on to high school or staying behind, I wish you the best of luck in your hockey T. Kwatengera COACH

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Back: H. Karimshah; J. Ford; C. Higgins; R. Lowden-Stoole Middle: E. Burbidge; T. O’Riordan; Mr T. Kwatengera; D. Van Rooyen; D Erasmus Front: Z. Sachiti

HOCKEY COLTS A Colts A Statistics Played Won Drew Lost

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Vs Hartmann House Vs Lilfordia Vs Twin Rivers Vs Gateway Vs Alex Park Vs Ruzawi Vs Twin Rivers Vs Bryden

Won Lost Won Won Lost Won Won Won

8 6 0 2 2 2 4 6 2 9 3 6

-1 -1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1

Colts A played some great hockey putting up a good score against some fine teams. The boys played with determination, heart and courage. This was a spirited young team which participated enthusiastically in all practices and matches, although at times they struggled to play together as a team. As the season progressed they were able to pull themselves together and give of their best.

It was a pleasure to coach this young side and I wish all the boys the best for another season of great hockey.

T. Kwatengera COACH

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Back: Front:

H. Karimshah; M. Palmer; A. Martin N. Chiwara; P. Robson; Mr T. Kwatengera; K. Kawodza; D. Naude

Hockey Colts B It was a pleasure to coach this young side this year, full of potential and enthusiasm. The season was made a success not by certain individuals, but by the combined strength of the team as a whole. I wish all the boys the best for next year and look forward to another great season of hockey.

Thank you to all the parents and moms for all their hard work at our games and support for the boys.

Mr Rogers COACH

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Back: Front:

S. Mushohwe; M. Dorward; R. Patel; S. Ribeiro; T. Detering; K. Bowl W. Schroenn; N. Fourie; Mr T Kwatengera; M. Macdonald; B. Gillam

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J. Bere; D. Jackson; B. Harvey; M. Tanner A. Ellis; L. Rodrigues; Mr T. Kwatengera; K. McCormick; T. Spartas

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Soccer

Back: R. Mangondoza; A. Ntini; D. Pike; M. Timba; A. Silo Middle: E. Van Rooyen; M. Chareka; Mr F. Dhlimani; T. Chimuka; R. Mubaya Front: T. Motsi; S. Gumbo; P. Mwamuka

SOCCER 1ST TEAM We had an outstanding 1st team going unbeaten all season in all competitions. We won all our matches in the Gateway Coaches festivals and went on to play good attractive football in our league matches. The highlight was probably the match against Hartmann House when we outclassed 3 – 1 in the final of the Hellenic 5 – A – Side Day and Night soccer festival. The players demonstrated that they had the physical resources to maintain play at a high level from start of season right up to the end. We certainly have shown good technical qualities particularly in our collective play.

Blessed with good vision, good positioning, endurance, excellent recovery time after losing possession – the midfield department marshalled by Captain Mufaro Chareka ably supported by Panashe Mwamuka, and Ezra Van Rooyen was a marvel to watch.

In closing I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to Mr Chareka (A team Captain’s Dad) who gave his time freely to organise some matches for us. Thank-you also to all mums who helped with eats.

F Dhlamini Coach

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Back: S. Atwell; N. Mushure; T. Nyika; S. Wazara; N. Masenda; G. Ncube Middle: K. Marufu; T. Matizanhau; Mr F. Dhlamini; T. Kaseke; J. Nyambayo Front: T. Madzima; N. Mukaratirwa; C. Mpofu; K. Hamadziripi

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Back: D. Van Rooyen; T. Ngwende; R. Karimazondo; C. Higgins; B. Mason; S. Mushohwe; A. Chiwara; K. Kawodza Middle: T. Mapara; H. Karimshah (capt); Mr D. Mabhodho; T. O’Riordan; Z. Sachiti Front: M. Chigumira; T. Maguranyanga; T. Kanyangarara

SOCCER COLTS A Another very good year for St John’s Colts A Soccer Team. All in all, it was a successful season and much enjoyment was had on the field.

The boys exhibited lots of skills and talent at the coach’s Festival at Gateway. We played 5 games, winning 4 and loosing 1 to a big, strong and determined Alex Park Primary School by a 1 to 0.

This season also saw us playing 7 League games and on all occasions we managed to collect maximum points to give us another unbeaten run to the season. I also have to pay tribute to the school’s most promising stars such as captain Hamzah Karimshash and Tommy O’Riordan for their five-star performance for the team.

A special thank you to the Parents who helped with teas and transport. I would also want to send a special thank you to our honourable headmaster Mr Mackenzie and our sports desk, well led by Mr Mbundire and his assistant Mr Ndimutseyi for their unwavering support to the boys.

Thank you boys, I wish you a happy soccer season next year.

MR D. MABHODHO COACH

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Back: K. Madangure; B. Mason (capt); B. Java; N. Gumbo; K. Kandimba; K. Magwera Middle: K. Chisora (v/capt); T. Ngwende; Mr D. Mabhodho; W. Vudzijena; M. Moyo Front: M. Mguquka; S. Ribeiro; N. Chirewa

SOCCER COLTS B A reasonable year for our Colts B Soccer Team. The boys played 4 games at the Coach’s Festival at Gateway and managed to win all their games in style, netting a total of 22 goals and conceding more.

Also of interest to note is that the boys went on to play other tough league games including against Giants like Thornecroft and Highlands but still managed to come out successful. The team was made up of very skilful and talented players like Kudzai Chasara, Tadiwa Kanyangarara, Zamani Sachiti and Daniel Van Rooyen to mention just a few who ended up with the first term.

Once again I would like to give my special thanks to the school head Mr Mackenzie, sports director Mr Mbundire, the parents and the boys for the job well done. Thank you for your support, and wish you all another happy soccer season next year.

MR D. MABHONDHO COACH

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Back: S. Mpofu; M. Ndebele; M. Ruredzo; D. Anderson; M. Hassim Middle: D. Samudzimu; D. Erasmus; Mr F. Dhlamini; S. Karimshah; H. Patel Front: R. Guthrie

Back: A. Robinson; T. Madzima; D. Mufunde; C. Nyamuda; B. Chiremba; C. Malloch-Brown Middle: M. Motsi; L. Jones; Mr F. Dhlamini; N. Zvenyika; M. Motsi Front: T. Mutizhe; R. Wright-Goodale; R. Franceys

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Back: S. Patel; A. Tarr; K. Patel; M. Magadzire; T. Muradzikwa; D. Macdonald; G. Sarpo; T. Musara Middle: A. Schroenn; J. Liddle; Mr L. Mutsago; R. Nagar; C. Grant Front: S. Nyatsine

Back: N. Chinamasa; C. Davis; J. Mashika; R. Manhambara; R. Richards; T. Manyonga; T. Madya; W. Murumbi Middle: H. Ezzeddine; C. Fleming; Mr L. Mutsago; D. Clack; N. Mutazu Front: T. Nyamutsamba

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Back: Front:

K. Brown; N. Watambgwa; L. Doran; S. Chopera; N. Mawire; B. Selby T. French; G. Du Plooy; Mr B. Chimhau; B. Bissett; K. Taruwona

Back: C. Fleming; M. Musora; J. Murray; M. Fourie; A. Cochrane; J. Martell; O. Dixon Middle: T. Mavindidze; J. Munengwa; Mr B. Chimhau; B. Rodrigues; L. Potgeiter Front: J. Bolt

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Swimming

Back: Mrs M. Derry; C. Onorati; L. Turley; D. Adams; L. Annandale; J. Olivier; B. Mason; N. Balfour; Mrs M. Tanner Middle: C. Davis; B. Meyer; S. Marques; J. Cowley; K. Smith; J. Cawood; C. Butler; B. Hounsell; D. Johnson; G. Hoal, P. Erasmus Seated: K. Platen; J. Ford; R. Mackenzie; M. Masaba; D. Dorward (V/C); Mrs K. Mead; L. Davis (C); R. Karimazondo; C. Higgins; C. Cullen; C. Malloch-Brown Front: G. Wright-Goodale; J. Edwards; M. Dorward; A. Martin; K. Brown; M. Adams; R. Franceys

2012 was a very successful year for St John’s swimming, where both our A and B teams did extremely well and I would like to congratulate all our swimmers for their contribution and dedication to the sport and to Mrs Derry for being an inspirational coach and mentor.

Our first meeting of the season was the Flippers Gala. This is an annual event, hosted by ourselves and is a friendly occasion where the emphasis is on enjoyment and the scores don’t really matter. Having said this, however, it does give the coaches the opportunity to see how their swimmers fare against those of the other schools. At this gala the coaches can swim their best swimmers in that age group regardless of their sex. We were very pleased when our A team came first and our B team came second, as this has not happened in quite a few years. This boded well for the future galas.

The second meeting was The Pisces Gala held at Hartmann House. At this gala we are teamed up with Chisipite girls to swim against a Hartmann/Convent, Ruzawi/Bishopslea combination. After an initial mix up where we got the boy / girl combinations wrong we went on win this gala comfortably and the B team came a creditable fourth.

The climax of the season is always the Interschools’ Gala at Les Brown Pool. Once again, our boys did exceptionally well claiming the Division 1 trophy for the eighteenth consecutive year. Our first event at this gala was truly nail biting as we won the race but were disqualified for an early take over. Luckily, we did not repeat this and won the majority of our races.

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boys are tired as it falls after the Inter Schools’ Gala and secondly the majority of the races are individual events and it just takes one strong swimmer from another school in a particular age group to “upset the applecart.” This year’s gala was unusual as they asked us if we could take a B team along as well, so some of our stalwarts managed to get another swim. Our boys, exceeded our expectations as the A team came first and the B team came second. We managed to break two records – Gary Wright-Goodale U/9 Backstroke and Liam Davis U/13 Medley. A special mention to Liam Davis and Douglas Dorward who swam every U/13 race.

A thank you to all the parents who have supported us this year by cheering for us at the galas and bringing their son early to school for early morning training. Thank you to our swimming captain Liam Davis and vice captain Douglas Dorward for being inspirational swimmers and for carrying out their duties effectively.

Senior Colours: Liam Davis, Douglas Dorward, Broc Meyer, Cameron Butler, Steven Marques and Keanu Smith.

M. Tanner and D. Derry

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T. Jakachira; J. Benning; Mrs D. Derry; I. Munro; P. Plunket; T. Evans; R. Plunket; Mrs M. Tanner; D. Aucamp; K. Davie T. Castle-Pearce; J. Martell; G. Du Plooy; Mrs K. Mead; E. Burbidge; A. Clinton; A. Robinson

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Athletics

Standing: N. Balfour; T. Kaseke; G. Ncube; O. Sikala; J. Cowley; P. Plunket; I. Munro; Z. Ramajan; M. Munyati; J. Ford; T. Maguranyanga Middle: Mr W. Ndimutseyi; C. Kawodza; R. Karimazondo; S. Chopera; T. Mungwariri; C. Cullen; T. Makamure; N. Sikala; M. Ruredzo; T. Gwata; K. Madangure; S. Mushohwe; Mr M. Mbundire Sitting: L. Manokore; T. Nyika; E. Van Rooyen; T. Evans; C. Butler (capt); H. James (V/Capt); D. Pike; M. Chareka; R. Mangondoza; T. Mapara Front: K. Hamadziripi; T. O’Riordan; M. Welch; D. Broxham; D. Erasmus; N. Zvenyika; T. Madzima; C. English-Brown

The 2012 Athletics season was a very successful one. In a very long time we won the prestigious Division 1 athletics meeting that we hosted. Our athletes did us proud too in winning the Inter-Schools friendly meeting that we also hosted. A special mention should be made to our relay teams who managed to get a place in all their races.

Our captains, C. Butler (C) and H. James (V/C) lead from the front. Well done to the whole team for such a tremendous achievement. Excellent!

In the Inter-house Athletics Sports Day, Ambrose came first. Jerome second and Gregory third. Athletes who shone on the day were M. Ruredzo (G) winner in the U9 Best Aggregate with D. Erasmus (J) Runner-Up. In the U10 N. Sikala (A) was the winner with T. Gwata (G) runner-up. In U11 C. Higgins (A) winner with T. Maguranyanga (A) runner-up. U12 T. Kaseke (J) winner with K. Hamadziripi (A) runner-up. U13 was a tied winner with C. Butler (J) and H. James (A). The Open age group was also tied winners with T. Motsi (J) and A. Silo (A).

In the Trophies section, R. Mangondoza got the Long Jump Trophy, T. Nyika got the 100m Trophy, C. Butler got trophies for hurdles and 800m. H. James got the High Jump Trophy.

Thank you Mrs Butler and Mrs James for helping with the teas and other duties during the athletics season. Thanks too to the other mums for helping out and the support. We had an excellent athletics season.

M. Mbundire Coach

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Standing: Middle: Sitting: Front:

S. McKinnon; D. Sikala; S. Kanhema-Blinston; D. Pike; B. Hounsell; T. Maguranyanga T. Gwata; N. Sikala; J. Edwards; D. Van Rooyen; J. Ford; K. Kawodza; T. Mpofu; D. Gibbs P. Plunket; J. Cowley; E. Van Rooyen (v/capt); Mr W. Ndimutseyi; C. Butler (capt); R. Plunket; H. Hamadziripi K. Mackenzie; T. O’Riordan; T. Chimutsa; P. Erasmus; D. Erasmus

Standing: Middle: Sitting: Front:

R. Karimazondo; R. Crawford; C. Marques; D. Aucamp; N. Masenda; T. Mapara Mr W. Ndimutseyi; N. Zvenyika; C. Grant; T. Chimutsa; M. Slight; J. Sarpo; P. Mutizhe; T. Kaseke; E. Van Rooyen; C. Butler; J. Balneaves; R. Guthrie; Mr B. Chauhan T. Spartas; R. Dean; J. Liddle; L. Jones; S. Mpofu; D. Anderson

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Cross Country Yet another brilliant season of cross country. St John’s Prep has grown to be a great beacon of cross country competitions and pace setters. We took part in four meetings, one of which was a B’s tournament for us but other schools fielded their A teams. The season opened with a great performance at the Gateway Invitation in which we came 1st out of 10 schools with Cameron Butler setting a new record for the U13 boys. The Lilfordia Three Woods meeting is by no means an easy one. It is strenuous, tiring and needs psychological running as the race is on hard ground with a total of 195 athletes. Our seniors did extremely well in this event. We came 1st out of 21 schools with Cameron Butler winning the Senior boys age group. We have won this trophy for the 8th year in succession. We entered our B team in the Sharon Cross Country meeting and we came 2nd against 1st teams of other schools. The season came to an end with the Ruzawi Cross Country where we comfortably beat St Cyprians who are naturally built for long distances.

Congratulations to our Captain Cameron Butler and Vice Captain Ezra Van Rooyen.

Inter house Cross Country results were :Ambrose 1st Gregory 2nd Jerome 3rd Keep it up boys!

W Ndimutseyi Coach

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Tennis

Back: Front:

B. Hounsell; K. Smith; C. Butler K. Tenkrooden; L. Hounsell; Mrs S. Ellis; E. Van Rooyen; G. Dollar

Tennis has gone from strength to strength this year with the number of players increasing and the standard improving.

This was mainly due to having a Baseline Tennis Academy coach, Nathan Hook, joining us in the second term.

In the third term we entered three teams into the Schools’ League, two in the top league and one in the first league.

The first team, consisting of Brett Hounsell, Kyle Tenkrooden, Cameron Butler, Liam Hounsell, Gregory Dollar, Ezra Van Rooyen and Keanu Smith played exceptionally well winning all seven matches. The team was not only unbeaten, but they did not even lose a set! They were always well behaved and were considerate of their opponents, especially when playing against girls! Some of the highlights was watching Cameron Butler play the Hartmann House number one seed. Cameron had not been well but managed to clinch a nail biting six-five set! Watching the cousins Liam and Brett Hounsell playing doubles was enjoyable and sometimes entertaining! Laid back Kyle Tenkrooden, who won the cup for tennis sportsmanship, managed to combine some squash shots on the tennis court! At the end of the second term the Doubles’ Championship was won by Brett and Liam Hounsell. They beat the partnership of Kyle Tenkrooden and Kenton Blythe-wood. In the Singles’ Championship Brett Hounsell beat Kyle Tenkrooden. Brett and Liam Hounsell were re-awarded colours and Kyle Tenkrooken, Cameron Butler, Gregory Dollar, Ezra Van Rooyen and Keanu Smith were awarded colours for the first time. The second team, consisting of Kenton Blythe-wood, Michael Frost, Kgmotso Hamadziripi, Nicholas Freemantle, Patrick Plunket and Michael Booth were all awarded their half colours. The team played some lovely tennis this term winning five of their seven matches. The boys must be commended for their manners and behaviour throughout the term. The third team had a very exciting term. Out of eight matches in the First League, the boys won five, lost two and drew one. Their manners, too, were remarkable. The third team consisted of Mudiwa Chiromo, Rory Plunket, Ockert Swan, Nicholas Balfour, James-Dean Harrison, Benjamin Fowler and Neville Chirewa.

Many thanks to the mums for providing delicious eats for tea and to the drivers for driving so safely to schools.

We would like to wish all our tennis players success and enjoyment on the court in the future.

S P ELLIS, S ROBERTS, C CHIKANDIGWA

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Back Front:

B. Freemantle; P. Plunket K. Hamadziripi; M. Booth; Mrs S. Roberts; K. Blythe-Wood; M. Frost

Back: Front:

M. Chiromo; R. Plunket O. Swan; N. Balfour; Miss C. Chikandigwa; J-D Harrison; B. Fowler

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Duathlon

Standing: S. Lambourn; T. Ajara; T. Nyatsine; J. Ellse; J. Roeloffze; T. Detering; R. Sylvester; J. Rodrigues; E. Ellse Middle: M. Ndebele; M. Macdonald; M. Magadzire; D. Johnson; S. Ribeiro; D. Roberts; R. Karimazondo; T. Kurenjekwa; S. Mpofu Sitting: D. Schonenberger; T. Kaseke; A. Robinson; K. Currie; Mr M. Mackie; R. Crawford; C. Davis; T. O’Riordan; D. Mwanza Front: T. Kaseke; D. Nicole; D. Clack; A. Chimutsa; J. Davis; R. Mutizhe; L. Rodrigues; C. Malloch-Brown; M. Msipa

Throughout the year duathlon has been well represented by our squad of approximately 30 boys. The boys enjoyed a year of fun and hard work and the squad turned out to be enthusiastic and self disciplined athletes.

Duathlon is a sport that requires, or should I say trains a child “self discipline” as it is not a team sport. It is very similar to cross country where it is a one man sport and you learn to pace and motivate yourself. We train and travel as a team who are very well bonded. This sport consists of run/cycle/run and is a club which runs throughout the 1st and 3rd term. We train on Mondays and Wednesdays for only one hour teaching the children balance, speed, agility and endurance throughout the year. Our races are spread out through the terms with some lovely scenic venues. During 2012 we managed to attain medals in every age group from U9 to U13 resulting in an overall second place in the boys series. Our team has great potential and huge talent. We were well represented by our captain R. Crawford who has improved tremendously. Throughout the past few years our duathlon squad has changed from a small squad of approximately 10 athletes to our squad ranging between 30 and 40 athletes of very different abilities. The amazing thing is that they always come together as a ‘squad’ and motivate each other to finish and always leave with a great sense of achievement.

I have been very proud and privileged as the coach of this team. I look forward to seeing you all back next year, along with a few new faces that join us.

MR MACKIE COACH “live to train, train to live”

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Volleyball

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T. Mukucha; M. Bosha; M. Ruck; M. Timba; P-D. Mwamuka R. Mangondoza; D. Pike; Mr L. Mutsago; S. Wazara; C. Kasukuwere

This year has been a wonderful one for our volleyball teams. The “A” team, which was captained by Simba Wazara, played five league matches and won all of them convincingly. The “B” team which was made up of young and upcoming Grade 6 boys played a similar number of games and won all expect one. The youngsters went down fighting a well drilled over age Hartmann House side.

To wind up the season, both teams attended a festival which was convened by Shashi View Primary School in Bindura.

All the lads were in brilliant form at this event. The “A” Team played four matches and won all of them. The “B” Team which was in an equally competitive mood played three matches and gave all their opponents a good hiding. There were no winners in this tournament, but both our teams were clearly outstanding for they were the only ones to suffer no loss.

Thanks to all the parents for their support in home and away fixtures. I would like to wish all the boys who are leaving us for high school every success for the future and would also like to urge those lads who are staying to strive for excellence in their sporting and academic pursuits.

All the best for the year 2013.

L Mutsago Coach

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Back�

Front:

G. Ncube; T. Nyika S. Attwell; D. Matsika; Mr L. Mutsago; N. Stoll; T. Marowa

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Golf

Back: Front:

M. Gillam; M. Gangaidzo; Miss S. Gibbons; M. De Souza; K. Mashinya A. Ahlijah; Miss J. Elliott; A. Moon

Squash

Back: Front:

J. Rodrigues; J. Franklin; M. Roscoe; B. Fircks B. Rodrigues; K. Currie; Mr M. Mbundire; K. Tenkrooden; L. Rodrigues

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Back: Front:

A. Ndhlovu; T. Mukucha; A. Ntini; M. Timba; S. Gumbo; C. Kasukuwere; T. Nyika F. Muchena; S. Wazara; Mr M Muzambazi; M. Bosha; T. Motsi

Back: L. Wetlzar; K. Marufu; T. Matizanhau; T. Maisva; S. Atwell; T. Marowa; M. Musaba Standing: Mrs M. Croukamp; T. Nyika; S. Wazara; C. Kasukuwere; M.Bosha; F. Muchena; M. Chiromo; A. Ntini; D. Vlahakis;

Ms M. De Bruijn Seated: T. Makamure; S. Manokore; G. Ncube; N. Masenda; S. Stewart; S. Padayachee; S. Ribeiro Front: J. Franks; K. Madangure; N. Mukaratirwa; L. Manokore; J. Bunga; W. Barbour

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N. Balfour; M. Bosha; P. Plunket R. Sylvester; Mrs S. Ellis; D. Dorward

PUBLIC SPEAKING The interhouse Public Speaking competition was held at the end of the first term and the following finalists were selected :Juniors: Murray Dorward; Petrus Erasmus; Mandla Msipa; Archie Strong and Matthew Welch.

Seniors: Nicholas Balfour; Mudiwa Bosha; Douglas Dorward; Patrick Plunket and Ryan Sylvester.

All the participants did exceptionally well and Jerome won the Richard Heap trophy with Ambrose runner-up.

Unfortunately there were no Gregory finalists, so come on “Gregory orators” let’s do better next year!

In the junior section, Archie Strong gave a very enthusiastic impromptu talk on “My Favourite Holiday” and was awarded the Eliezer Cup, with Murray Dorward being a worthy runner-up. In the senior section, Douglas Dorward gave a polished performance on “Are Exams Necessary?” and he gave good advice to the gentlemen of St John’s to study harder! It has obviously paid off for him because he was adjudicated our top senior, winning the Elliot Cup. Ryan Sylvester, who is only in Grade 6, was an outstanding runner-up. At this point, it is also important to mention that Douglas Dorward did an exceptional job as Master of Ceremonies for the juniors, thank you, Douglas.

Many thanks to all the staff who helped with the competition and to Miss Sarah Aldridge for overseeing the Junior Semi-Finals.

Thanks to all the mums who provided lovely eats for the tea and to Mrs Leigh Dorward and Mrs Lisa Balfour for organising the tea. Also thanks to Mrs Dorward for providing an array of beautiful flowers. Thank you to Mr Mackenzie who is always willing, but weary, to adjudicate the finals.

This year we were also very fortunate to have Mrs Jane Wilson adjudicate our finals. Jane is no stranger to St John’s, having taught here for ten years! She accompanied her husband on contract to Muscat. Oman. There she put Public Speaking on the map and introduced it to many countries, teaching pupils and teachers how to orate and run competitions. She was also involved in the British Airways Inaugural Competition.

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She was a wonderful adjudicator, being relaxed and very friendly with the boys. She gave them some sound advice using a quote from Alexander Gregg – “There are three things to aim at Public Speaking : First to get into your topic, then to get your topic into yourself, and lastly to get your topic into the hearts of the audience.”

The inter-schools Public Speaking was held at Gateway Junior School on 27 March 2012. The competition was fierce and the adjudicators had a very difficult task of separating the participants. The results were as follows: Juniors 1st Hellenic 2nd Convent 3rd Sharon 4th St John’s Seniors 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Eaglesvale Hellenic Bishopslea Hartmann House tied between St John’s and Lusitania

Overall 1st Hellenic 2nd Tied between Bishopslea and Eaglesvale 4th St John’s I was happy to be representing our “men in green” and I would like to end with this quote from John C Maxwell :“Success is a continuing thing. It is growth and development. It is achieving one thing and using that as a stepping stone to achieving something else.”

S Ellis Teacher in Charge Public Speaking Library Report 2012 2012 has been a hugely rewarding year in the library. We were fortunate to have a great team of Library Monitors and an enthusiastic group of students who really love books! Thanks boys.

During the course of the year a variety of awards were given out to boys of all ages for showing a love of reading, for going that extra mile to help in the library and just having a great attitude. A number of classes were also awarded for making really good use of the library during the year. For World Book Day this year we had fun as a school with a READ-A-THON. Thanks to the teachers for making sure this happened. Throughout the day we made sure we had a boy or group of boys reading something – we had a little reading nook set up in the hall and just tried to focus the boys on books – hopefully they all enjoyed it. Thanks to MrsO’Donaghue and Kristy Craft for the art work and to the Grade 7 moms who assisted. The College IB students came over and read to the infants classes so that they could also take part in World Book Day and by all accounts everyone had great fun.

As always thanks to those moms who volunteer to do odd things in the library especially Sian Ellis, Geraldine De Beer and ChipoTaruwona.

During the 3rd term the library was closed due to the building work on the extension. While somewhat frustrating we have found other activities to do during library lessons and look forward to the new, larger library being opened in 2013.

Brenda Davis Librarian

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Back: Front:

M . Welch; M. Msipa; P. Erasmus M. Dorward; Mrs S. Ellis; A. Strong

Back: Front:

T. Mukucha; D. Vlahakis; J. Roeloffze; A. Silo; M. Musavaya S. Machokoto; C. Matande; M. Mhlanga; D. Muzerengi

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Back: K. Jinnah; R. Huang; M. Chiromo; S. Ndoro; M. Gangaidzo; J. Rodrigues Middle: A. Moon; K. Mashinya (v/capt); Mr B. Chimhau; Miss. C. Chikandigwa; M. Ruck (capt); A. Strong Front: B. Rodrigues; L. Rodrigues; J. Spence; J. Nyambayo

Chess Report This year we competed in the “B” league. Our team was made up of a variety of age groups, ranging from grade three to seven. In eight out of eight matches we managed to present a team of thirteen players (ten regular team members plus three reserves). Overall, in the eight (8) matches we played, we lost two (2) and won six (6).

We started off our chess season with a bit of anxiety as our previous, grade seven, “A” team chess players had left. This year, we had two grade seven players, from last year’s team and we have tried building a team from Grade 4, 5 and 6 players. Our young boys have proven to be fast, ambitious learners. We are confident in their consistent progression in this sport. If the junior boys keep their efforts up next year, we are likely to upgrade to the “A” league and achieve remarkable results.

RESULTS – B LEAGUE Vs Hellenic Vs Heritage Vs Gateway Vs Alexander Park Vs Sharon Vs Borrowdale Vs Hallingbury Vs Hartmann House

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lost 4.5 to lost 3 won 5.5 to won 7 won 9 won 6.5 to won 5.5 to won 6.5 to

5.5 to 7 4.5 to 3 to 1 3.5 4.5 3.5

C. CHIKANDIGWA AND B. CHIMHAU T. I. C.

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SURVIVOR CLUB

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Stories 1E My Dad My dad likes to hunt and he likes to go fishing and he has no hair because he has been shaving.

Chadd Shelton 1E My dad likes to play soccer with me and I always win. His eyes are brown and his hair is brown.

Thomas Judson 1E My dad likes to play with me and he works on the computer and my dad likes to be tall and my dad likes to sleep.

Jack Sheppard 1E

My dad likes to sleep and braai with his friends. He drinks beer and he has no hair and he has green eyes.

Hunter Moore 1E My dad likes to fish in the sea and catch fish and ride on the boat and his eyes are blue.

Adam George 1E My dad likes to ride in the bush with his motorbike and he likes to spearfish.

Travis da Silva 1E My Favourite Teacher

My dad likes to go to work and meetings and he also likes going to other countries and he likes to watch soccer.

Khaya Moyo 1E

My favourite teacher is Mr T. I like him because he brings us to swim and I also like him because he is nice to me and also he brings us to sports.

Kai Potzas 1E

My dad likes to ride his bicycle with me. He likes to climb mountains with me and I love him very much.

Anthony Manning 1E

My favourite teacher is Mr Rogers. I like him because he helps me with sport and takes me for swimming.

Takunda Magwera 1E

My dad likes to watch tv and he helps me with our problems and his hair is black and his eyes are brown.

Nga Ngwende 1E

My favourite teacher is Mr Mackie because he teaches me sport and at sport he teaches us ball skills.

Alexander Hair 1E

My dad likes to go to the Zambezi Valley and he likes to fish and he has no hair. His eyes are blue.

Charles Annesley 1E

My favourite teacher is Mr B. I like him because he coaches me and he teaches me swim.

Mkhokeli Mpofu 1E

1N The Nativity Play In the play I was a star and we sang a song and I wore a black t-shirt. I loved it so much. The play was to celebrate Jesus’ birthday. I had glitter on my cheeks. It was so amazing. I really loved it and my Mother loved it.

Ayanda Nyanga 1N At the play I sang ‘What a gigantic star you are, you’re shining dancing about in the sky.’ That’s what my class sang last week on Friday. I was a star. I wore glitter on my face and it was very very nice. I liked it with my best friends. It was nice.

Finlay Searle 1N In the play I was the big star who took the three wise men to Jesus in the stable.

Sa’ad Ismail 1N I sang a song and I enjoyed doing it. I had fun and I wore a black t-shirt. My Mom was there and she was on the grandstands. And Mr Mackenzie was there and Mrs Mackenzie. The play was on Friday and we had a star on us.

Ryan-Luke Masterson 1N The Fireworks

I went to the fireworks. The fireworks were spectacular!

They were colourful and they were sparkly. I was amazed.

They were amazing. I was shocked – it was a bang! They were noisy and they were loud also!

Wenyasha Madziro 1N The fireworks were big. They sounded like big bangs.

They went up and then they popped in the sky. They were big. They were very sparkly.

Eriq Jambga 1N The fireworks were loud and noisy. They were colourful and sparkly. They smelt. They went bang. I liked them.

Matipa Mawere 1N The fireworks were fun and brilliant. They were beautiful and great. They smelt like smoke and they were colourful!

They went bang.

Antonio-Pedro Duartes Simoes 1N The fireworks went like a bomb in the sky and then they went like a pop. They smelt like smoke and they looked like a big sparkler.

Sa’ad Ismail 1N

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The Gala/Exciting Times On Friday I swam in my gala and my Mum and Dad came to my gala. I came first in crawl. I was cold but it was fun.

Keyan Waters 1N On Friday I went to the Gala. It was fun in the swimming pool even if it was cold at the Gala. At the fireworks it was fun.

Tinashe Chikowore 1N On Friday I swam in the Gala and I went to Putt Putt and then I had a race with my brother Jon. I had a good time.

I went to the fireworks and I went to the icecream shop and I saw Ryan.

Joshua Stevenson 1N I went to the Gala and I came in first place and then third.

I went to the fireworks and I had chips on a stick. I also went to have candy floss and then I had popcorn.

Rukudzo Hamadziripi 1N On Friday I swam and I had a braai at home. Then I saw fireworks and I also saw lazers. Then John said that when I was young I watched Tomas the train.

Ryan Mungadzi 1N

I am a red eyed tree frog. I like to jump on lily pads and I like to lie in the sun.

Brian Jembere 1N I am a red-eyed frog. I like to jump and eat bugs. I also like to swim in water. My name is Ben Tennsen!

Malachi Burrell 1N What frog are you? I am a harlequin and I like to jump.

Then I like to eat flies and I look pretty but I am poisonous!

Keyan Waters 1N My name is Spot the harlequin frog. I like to poison people and I like to stick on walls.

Conor Lear 1N I am an African Bull frog and I like to eat flies and I like to lie in the sun.

Luke Wright 1N My Best Teacher My best teacher is Mrs Sandys-Thomas because she is kind and because she doesn’t shout.

Ayanda Nyanga 1N

On Friday I saw in the Gala. It was very fun! Then we had a relay. Then I went to the colourful fireworks.

Izwi Gumbie 1N

My best teacher is Mrs Wentzel. She is nice and she gives us nice colouring.

Luke Wright 1N

My Half Term

My best teachers are Mrs Stilwell and Mrs Hopley because they are nice and kind. Mrs Stilwell teaches fun things.

We have fun. Mrs Stilwell is very fun and very kind.

Ryan Mungadzi 1N

Over the long weekend I went to Inyanga and when I got there I unpacked my stuff. The next day I went to fish.

Also the next day I went to swim in the swimming pool.

Then I played golf. Golf is the best – do you know how fun it is? Do you know what? I caught a frog!

Bradley Samuels 1N On the weekend I climbed and saw cave paintings. And then I went home.

Zayd Adam 1N I am a Frog!

My best teacher is Mrs Stilwell. She helps with Maths and then she reads stories and she gives us marble treats when we are quiet.

Keyan Waters 1N My best teacher is Mrs Stilwell because she helps me with my handwriting and she is kind. Also she helps with Maths. Also she does not shout.

Bradley Samuels 1N

1S My Dad My dad likes to make animals at his work and he likes to do work on the computer and he likes to exercise and he likes to play basket ball and he is a manager.

Taona Zimhunga 1S

and he goes to sleep on the couch.

Tadakadzwa Gambura 1S My dad likes to play cricket. My dads hair is black. My dads favourite colour is blue.

Michael Mostert 1S

My dad likes to play with me and I have fun. My dad works in the bush with animals.

Mitchell Christensen 1S

My dad likes to motivate me and my dad is kind and my dads hair is black.

Munangi Kamwedo 1S

My dad likes to exercise and he likes to swim with me and my dads name is Kelpesh and his hair is black.

Jay Morar 1S

My Favourite Teacher

My dad likes to go to work and he goes there every day but then he comes back home and he watches television

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My favourite teacher is Mrs Wallace because she makes naughty boys into good boys.

Jay Morar 1S

Santa’s Workshop

Santa’s Workshop

In Santa’s workshop there are happy elves and I saw Rudolph. At the workshop the elves are eating cookies and milk. The elves make presents. I got to ride the sleigh. I got to make presents with the elves. The elves made me sing a song.

Benedict Munyoro 1S

In Santa’s workshop there are elves and stockings. They will have break of cookies and milk. You will hear them singing nice songs while they are working. You will look out the window and see snow and reindeers and Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. Santa helps the elves to make toys. They will make dolls and cars and the elves are happy. They will make presents for kids and for mums and dads and they will make toys for babies. You will see the elves and Father Christmas and Santa making all kinds of toys and mums and dads stuff!

Taona Zimhunga 1S

2E My Space Adventure One day I won a ticket to space. I had to go to America. I was excited for the trip. I got ready to go to space. I got in my rocket. I put my seatbelt on and took off. I went round the world. It was so cool. Then I went to Saturn. I landed and I got out and looked around. I started to walk.

There were moon rocks. I picked them up and carried on walking around. There was an alien. It had six eyes and five mouths and one leg. It asked me to come and have tea. The tea was blue. It actually was nice. I got in the rocket and went back to America. I landed. Everybody was cheering for me.

Jacob Mitchell 2E Knights and Dragons Once upon a time there lived a brave knight who lived with a princess called Arora. The knight was called

Joseph. One day Joseph went to the castle. He saw that the princess was gone. The knight was very angry so he rode his horse until he found a dark cave. He heard a voice. It was the princess. He shouted and went inside.

The princess was tied up. I’ll save you he shouted. The princess was happy to see the knight and they escaped but a dragon came. They screamed. The knight threw his sword at the dragon and the dragon died. They went back to the castle and they lived happily ever after.

Simba Musanhu 2E My Pirate Adventure One day I went to the ocean and got on a ship. There was lots and lots of pirates. They all had eye patches and wooden legs and hats. They said ahoy me hartee do you want to come on an adventure with us. Of course I said yes to the pirates. So off we went. We came to an island.

The captains name was Black Beard. We got off the ship

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and the map said go through the rocks and X marks the spot. We dug and dug. We got to the treasure chest. I opened the chest and there was wigs. We got the wigs and got on the ship and went back to the beach. I went home.

David Knox 2E Knights and Dragons Once upon a time there was a brave knight called Sir Mukundi. There was a dragon called Disgusting. A long time ago the Queen was a friend of the dragons. The Queen gave the name Disgusting to the dragon. Then when the dragon was grown up he didn’t like the name Disgusting. Then the dragon took the Queen to the cave.

Then the knight had found out that the Queen had gone.

The brave knight took his sword and shield and his horse and rode for three days. He got to the cave and he saw the Queen tied in ropes. The dragon breathed out fire and they fought. The brave knight won. Then the knight kissed and Queen and they lived happily ever after.

Mukundi Dube 2E My Pirate Adventure One day I went on a ship. I was the captain. I saw another ship. It was a pirate ship. It was called The Black Dragon.

They shot a bomb. I went to the left. I bumped into the pirate ship. I found a treasure map. It told me to go through the lake. I swam and swam. I saw land. The map told me to go three steps forward. I found a ship. It was Captain Hook’s ship. I saw footprints in front of me. I followed the foot prints. The foot prints stopped. I found Captain Hook with a treasure chest. I went to stop him. I got the treasure chest. I went to my ship. I opened it. It was full of fancy soaps.

Ashlee Chamisa 2E My Space Adventure One day I had a cousin called America. He and I went to America. When we went a man said do you want to have a ride. Yes we said. Then he took us to the rocket. When we went in I pushed a button. Off we went in space so we could go to themoon. When we got to the moon we saw holes. We saw aliens some with five legs and three arms and one eye. When we went back home everyone was clapping.

We did not put on seatbelts. Then I had supper and an alien came to our house andtook stuff to space. The next morning everything was gone. We had no things left!

Ryan Masimo 2E 2E Similes I am as sweet as an apple.

Tait Beets

I am as fit as an Olympic runner.

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Neo Chimanyi

I am as thin as a clock hand.

Aidan Collocott

I am as awesome as a rock star.

Mukundi Dube

I am as brave as a knight.

Reece Helberg

I am as strong as a crocodile.

Luke Hobbs

I am as strong as a lion.

Sean Hovell

I am as clever as a scientist.

Feihong Huang

I am as naughty as a monkey.

Afzan Jami

I am as quiet as a spider.

Zheng Ye Jin

I am as old as a grandpa.

David Knox

I am as cool as a gangster.

I am as kind as a king.

Daiyaan Manuel

Wandai Masengere

I am as handsome as a president.

Ryan Masimo I am as fast as Husein Bolt.

Tinashe Mawere

I am as strong as a soldier.

I am as strong as a jaguar.

Jacob Mitchell

Simba Musanhu

I am as fast as a cheetah.

Nyasha Musavaya

I am as smart as a St. John’s boy.

Benjamin Oberholzer

I am as strong as a rhino.

Ethan Renders

I am as brave as a hero.

I am as tall as Big Ben. Tyler Brebner

I am as special as a tiger.

I am as funny as a clown.

I am as wise as an owl.

Mark Rodrigues

I am as naughty as Naughty Nick.

Ethan Tapson Nick Yosa

2N Our Sports Day Our sports day was on Friday.

When I came to school it was raining. Then I was very excited. My favourite race was the flat race. I came 1st.

My mum and dad came to watch me. Then I had cake and I had fun. My teacher ran in the race. I am in Jerome. My mum cheered for me. I like to race. I had pennycools.

Ricardo Rosen 2N Our sports day was on Friday. I ran in the flat race and also in the obstacle race and also in the sack race. I was last in every race. When I woke up I was excited and nervous.

My mom and dad came to watch me. I was the leader of the lightning lads. My teacher Mrs Sandys-Thomas ran in the moms race. She came fourth. Gregory came 1st in our sports day. Jerome came 2nd. Ambrose came 3rd.

Thabo and David went to hold the golden trophy.

Joshua Makuwa 2N My Swimming Gala I was so excited. I slowly walked out of bed. Now I bathed. When I was done bathing I put on my whites and tracksuit. Now I had my breakfast. I had ham and cheese toast. Me and my brother and dad got in the car. Then we were almost there. Then we were now at school. Then I walked to class. Then I was there. I saw four of my friends. Now Miss Parker said we can go out to play. Now she called us to come in. Miss Elliott and Miss Parker gave us ribbons. Then the gala started. I swam crawl and crawl with a board and backstroke with a board. Then Ambrose lost. Gregory second. Jerome won.

Thabo Ndhlovu 2N My swimming gala was very cloudy. I had breakfast. Miss Parker put a blue ribbon on me then it was time to swim.

I came fifth in crawl. In breastroke I came fourth. In backstroke I came sixth. Then it was the relay. Tristan was the first swimmer and Riccardo was the last swimmer. 2E came first and Jerome won. Gregory second. Ambrose third. It was so fun. These are the scores. Jerome got 162. Gregory got 122. Ambrose got 102. Then we had something to eat. Then we went home and had a nice bath.

Daiyaan Ebrahim 2N When I woke up I was so excited. Then I had breakfast.

Miss Parker put my ribbon on. My parents came. Mr Mackenzie was there. Then I swam. I came fourth in three races. I swam crawl and backstroke. I swam breastroke and butterfly. Jerome won. Gregory came second and Ambrose came third. Then Mrs Wallace spoke. We had a penny cool and some food. Then we went home.

Ryan Wright 2N On Friday it was my St John’s Swimming Gala. I woke up and I was so excited that Jerome was going to win the

cup. I could not eat any food in the morning. When I got to school I brought a cake and I went out to play. Then it was time for the gala. Later when the swimming was over Jerome won the cup.

Simba Mutasa 2N When I woke up I had butterflies in my tummy. I ate cocopops for breakfast. Then I went to school. I took my cake to the tuckshop. Then I went to Miss Parker to get a ribbon. Then I went to play outside. Then we had to get ready for the gala. Then we went to the pool. I swam crawl and breastroke. Jerome won the cup.

Daniel Mpatsi 2N When I woke up early in the morning I was so excited because it was my gala. I practised so hard for my gala and it was on Friday. It was very cloudy and very cold. I got changed into my whites so smart as I could and I was so smart. I rushed down as fast as I could and as carefully as I could down the stairs. Then I had some cornflakes for cereal and fruit and I had apple and a pancake for breakfast. I went to school and Miss Parker and Miss Elliot put our ribbons on. Then I went and we saw all the parents and Mr Mackenzie. Then we went to swim and we swam backstroke and breastroke and butterly.

Jerome won.

Aiden Jinnah 2N I woke up and I had French toast. Then I went to school.

Miss Parker put my ribbons on then we went out to play.

Then our teacher blew the whistle and we changed into our costumes. I saw my mum and granny and dad. When we swam I knew that someone came first in then we did butterfly and backstroke and then a relay.

Luke Lane-Mitchell 2N When I woke up I had butterflys in my tummy. The weather was cloudy and cold. I had a big breakfast.

When I got to school I was so excited. Miss Elliot and Miss Parker helped to put on the ribbons. And then I swam crawl and backstroke. I saw all the parents and Mr Mackenzie.

Ryan Wild 2N When I woke up in the morning I was so excited. I rushed to school. Miss Parker and Miss Elliot put on our badges.

Then we swam. We swam crawl. We swam breastroke.

Then we finished. We got tea and cake. Then it was so cloudy and a little bit cold and it was exciting. On Saturday I went to the fireworks and it was so colourful.

Naail Khalpey 2N My Dad My dad has no hair. His favourite soccer team is Manchester City. My dad work at Nickles Diamond. He is fat like me and he has a black mustash. I love my dad because he buys me pizza.

Joseph Mashika 2N

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2S

My Imaginary Elephant

My Holiday News

This is my magic elephant. His name is Dumbo. He lives in a magical place far far away. He has enormous ears to help him fly very fast and he has a bright glow around him in the night to help him see and he has a diamond on his ear and it is the most powerful place on his body because it shoots lightning to its enemy. He has a big tail to swish the flies away. He has a big trunk with big tusks to push down trees. He has yellow tusks.

Ayush Joshi 2S

I went on an aeroplane to go to Durban. When I got there we went to stay in a hotel. I went and swam in the sea. Then I played on the beach. We had ice cream at the beach. We went fishing in Benitto and did lots of shopping.

Charlie Harper 2S

The Owl Visit On Friday I was excited and happy because Mr Bennet was coming to give us a talk and we waited. Then he came and we went outside. We saw the owl and the name of the owl was Toocks and Toocks looked so soft and Toocks talons were very sharp and pointed and he uses them to rip the flesh. He eats mice. Mr Bennet wore a leather glove so the talons would not hurt him.

Then there was another Barn Owl. It was cute and he did not like the sun and there was a brown Snake Eagle. He did not know how to walk and fly. It was camouflaged.

Tavis Wright 2S The Lion It is a mammal. The lion comes from the cat family. It lives in the bush. A lion has very strong legs. When it is ready to attack it shoots out its claws. The lion’s teeth are so sharp and he uses them to rip flesh and to catch its prey. It will catch a zebra. It is a meat eater and it drinks water. It has a tail to swat flies.

Carlton Bishop 2S My Imaginary Elephant This is my imaginary elephant. He lives in a nice big shady tree. He charges at cars when he is angry and he can fly with his big ears and when it rains he uses his ears to block the rain. He flies away when it is too cold. He also can fly when he is happy.

Farai Masoha 2S My Sports Day When I woke up I got out of bed. I ate breakfast and I got in my sports kit. I could not wait to get to school. I ran down to the sports field. It was raining a little bit. I ran in all 3 races and I tried my best. Afterwards mom and dad took me home.

Ryan Jackson 2S The Monkey This is a monkey and it is a mammal. It lives in the trees.

It lives in Africa. It lives in the bush. It has arms and uses them to hang. It has fingers to grip hold and swing. A monkey uses its legs to hang. It has toes to climb and balance. It eats bananas. It’s enemy is a leopard and a lion and poachers.

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Bubbles We went outside and popped bubbles and it was fun.

Some people caught the bubbles. I did not catch some bubbles. I looked at the bubbles. I saw colours in the bubbles.

Ethan Tembo 2S My Imaginary Elephant This is my imaginary elephant. When my imaginary elephant wants to fly it runs on the grass. It does a forward flip. Its name is Renaldo. It lives in my house.

He can fly to South Africa to buy soccer balls. At soccer he is better than me! He can break dance. He has huge ears. He flies at night to look for robbers.

Robert Sandys-Thomas 2S My Holiday News I went in my Dad’s car from the Lowveld Rhino Trust and we went to Kariba with my grandfather. I caught the third biggest fish. Then we went home for 2 days and then we went to my granny’s house and we went to the Railway Museum and to the National History Museum. I am glad to be back at school.

Huntley Masterson 2S The Zebra This is a zebra. It is a mammal. It lives in Africa. It looks like a horse but it has stripes. It eats grass from the plains.

It’s enemy is the lion. It is a herbivore. The baby’s name is a foal and the mother is a mare. It has good eyes. The father is a stallion.

Matipaishe Pasipanodya 2S My Dragon This is my dragon. His name is Spikey. He lives on a hill in a forest. My dragon has a small head because it helps him to fly. My dragon has big long legs to help him to carry things. My dragon has two thousand teeth. It helps him to eat his food. My dragon has a big mouth to help him blow fire. My dragon has a big body. It helps his food to go in his tummy. My dragon eats people and drinks water. He doesn’t have an enemy as he is too big.

Connor O’Donovan 2S The Lion This is a lion. It is a mammal. The lion comes from the cat family. It lives in Africa in the bush. The lion is a strong animal and its legs are very powerful. The lion’s teeth are very sharp. It uses them to kill their food. The body

of the lion has a mane around his head. He looks strong with it. A lion has a tail for keeping the flies away and the lion is yellow and brown. It eats meat and it is a meat eater. A lion’s enemy is a buffalo.

Abdul Sheikh 2S My Holiday News I travelled in my car. I went to Nyanga. I went to the ponds to fish for rainbow trout. I went and played golf and had some lunch. I got a hole in one. I felt very happy.

I loved my holiday and I am happy to be back at school.

Aidan Webster 2S Bubbles We went outside on the field and went in groups. We looked at bubbles and they were transparent. We felt them and bubbles are floating when they are in the sky.

Bubbles are colourful. They have rainbow colours. If you felt a bubble it will pop and it will feel so wet. They were sparkling shiny golden and clean. They floated very high so high it got up to the biggest tree. I popped the biggest bubble in all of the bubbles but not in the world.

Panashe Maswaure 2S

My Dragon This is a dragon. It’s name is the Dacronas of Evil. It lives in a cave which has thousands of bats. It looks like a snake with wings and weighs ten tons. It looks like it has one eye but in that eye there are twenty eyes. It has two fangs which are tucked in at the top of his mouth.

It has a big mouth to blow big flames. It has four wings to glide very fast but it uses its tail to get up. It has very hard skin. If a bullet hits him it breaks. It has two legs and three sharp claws. Its flames can light up the whole galaxy in one puff. It has two spikes on his tail wing. It can shoot and blow fire balls. Its tail can hit others and they fall to the ground and die. It fights in wars and saves the people. He can also climb with his hands and legs.

It snorts smoke. It normally goes to volcanoes. When it erupts he goes into the volcano and grows bigger and bigger. He can eat anything and drinks lava.

Ayaan Khan 2S The Owl Visit On Friday I was happy because Mr Bennett was going to show us birds. I saw a Spotted Eagle Owl called Tooks.

His talons are as sharp as an Eagle. The Barn Owl was so fluffy and I liked Fluffy the best.

Joshua Covill 2S

3E The Enchanted Forest I am a famous explorer well known for going places no one has ever been. My name is Sean, the great risk taker. I fall down mountains without a parachute. I was going to the desert and found an enchanted forest. I was excited. There were mysterious creatures, unicorns, dragons, fairies, terrifying elves and trolls. I went deeper into the enchanted forest. There were scary, terrifying giant bugs trying to eat me with their toxic spit. I could not run away. They had me. I had no escape. I was taken to their leader. The warlock and his evil army, a dragon and hundreds of little goblins. He wanted to take over the enchanted forest and then the world. I could not let that happen so I ran away and hid in a magical bears cave. He could talk and there were floating fish in the air and he gave me the sword of Arthur to defeat the evil warlock. The war began. I was fighting with all my might. I destroyed all his goblins. I went to the dragon but it was a robot dragon all along. The robot died. I went for the warlock. He vanished and out of nowhere came a giant named Gru. The giant had such long nails and a bushy beard with a Viking helmet the size of six mountains!! The giant tried to squash me. I made him fall asleep with a magic leaf. I camped for a night. I had a BBQ with sausages and rolls. The next morning I had some of my freshly baked cake when out of nowhere came the warlock. I defeated him and his army. I saved the enchanted forest and I promised I would visit.

Sean Nyatsine 3E It was Christmas Eve and I decided to ...

It was Christmas Eve and I decided to wait up for Santa. I was very excited because I was thinking about Christmas

lunch and dinner and also presents. I was playing my Wii and my Mum and Dad were in bed. I was sitting on the couch and I slowly fell asleep. My Mum carried me to my bed.

Then suddenly I heard a noise. I jumped out of bed and slowly crept through the passage and hid behind the pillar. I saw a sled outside the house. Then I saw two legs pop out of the chimney. Then a fat belly came next, then two arms and a head. At first I didn’t know who it was and when I saw him I realised it was Santa. I stared with a grin. I wanted to go and say hello but I knew that I shouldn’t. I kept on staring at him and saw him eating his cupcakes and drinking his beer.

Then he put the presents in our stockings and went back through the door. It was morning and I told the story to Anna and James but I also told the rest of the family but they had to keep it a secret. So we had our breakfast and played outside for a bit. A few minutes later our aunt called us to open our presents. Uncle Murray was giving out presents because he always does that. We opened out presents and I got a car that changes colour in water.

Its called a Colour Shifter. I also got a wrestler action figure and his name is Batista.

Toby French 3E It was Christmas Eve and I decided to wait up for Santa.

I was so happy and excited because I wanted to see a reindeer. It was getting late. My family were asleep. All of a sudden I heard a bang. I think it came from the roof!

I looked out of my window but nothing was there. I went to get a glass of milk. Suddenly I heard a noise coming from the living room. I peeped in the living room and I

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saw two fat legs then I heard a loud voice calling “help .. help .. I’m stuck in the chimney”. I knew it was Santa so I pushed and I pulled but it was no use. Suddenly I had an idea. Santa, I called, would you breathe in so I can pull you out.

He breathed in and he fell out with a plop.

I was so happy that I saw Santa but he was fatter than I thought!

Simbarashe Chopera 3E It was Christmas Eve and I decided to wait up for Santa to see if Santa was real or if my dad was Santa. The next thing I did was to go outside to get a bucket of paint. I got the paint. I got water so this was my plan. My plan was to pour water everywhere and put the paint on the floor so that Santa would slip and fall in the paint. After that I had to wait and wait.

I was all alone in the dark. Suddenly I heard something.

I was so excited. It was someone coming out of the chimney. I quickly switched on the light and it was Father Christmas – Santa – and he slipped on the water and fell into the paint. I looked at the face and it was not Santa .. it was my father!

Suddenly a whole lot of presents fell out the chimney.

Then we looked and we saw the real Santa on his sleigh.

He had dropped the presents in our chimney. What a great Santa we have and I also saw the lovely reindeer.

I saw Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. What a lovely Christmas Eve! Then I and my dad went to bed.

Tamuka Masara 3E It was Christmas Eve and I decided to wait up for Santa.

I was excited because Santa gives us lots of presents on Christmas and we get to decorate the tree. Then it was bedtime. When my mum and dad were asleep I sneaked to the lounge and I sat down on the floor waiting for Santa.

I saw Santa’s reindeer flying by the window. Then Santa came in the window and I hid behind the couch. Santa dropped presents by the Christmas tree. He ate the doughnuts and drank the milk then he went out of the window and he got on his sled and went away. I got out of my hiding place and opened one present!

Jed Murray 3E My Favourite Meal My favourite meal is supper. I like supper because after I have done hard sport at school I get home and I smell the wonderful scents of it. It is macaroni cheese and potatoes and salad. The reason that is my favourite meal is that it has lots of intense flavours. All those flavours explode in your mouth.

Macaroni cheese is made of pasta and onions and bacon with white sauce. We mostly eat carrots, red pepper, cucumber and tomatoes for salad. For dessert I have ice-cream with chocolate sauce on top and we also sometimes have custard with it. I have supper at a table with my family which is my two brothers and my Mum

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and Dad. We talk alot about the day and how it went and what we did. After the meal my brothers and I have a glass of milk. My dad usually cooks the meal. One weekend our friends came to our house to have a braai.

We braaied ribs, pork sausages and rump. My mum was doing the bread rolls, the salad and the macaroni cheese of course. When we were finished braaing my dad said lets tuck in so everybody got what they would like. The parents sat at the table and the children sat infront of the TV watching a DVD called Johnny English. When we were finished eating they went home.

I just said is there any more macaroni cheese? My mum said I am afraid there is no more. I just sighed.

Daniel Erasmus 3E The Enchanted Forest I am a famous explorer well known for going places no one has ever been. My name is Sean, the great risk taker. I fall down mountains without a parachute. I was going to the desert and found an enchanted forest. I was excited. There were mysterious creatures, unicorns, dragons, fairies, terrifying elves and trolls. I went deeper into the enchanted forest. There were scary, terrifying, giant bugs trying to eat me with their toxic spit. I could not run away. They had me. I had no escape. I was taken to their leader the warlock and his evil army, a dragon and hundreds of little goblins. He wanted to take over the enchanted forest and then the world. I could not let that happen so I ran away and hid in a magical bears cave. He could talk and there were floating fish in the air and he gave me the sword of Arthur to defeat the evil warlock. The war began. I was fighting with all my might.

I destroyed his goblins. I went to the dragon but it was a robot dragon all along. The robot died. I went for the warlock. He vanished and out of nowhere came a giant named Gru. The giant had such long nails and a bushy beard with a Viking helmet the size of six mountains!!!

The giant tried to squash me. I made him fall asleep with a magic leaf. I camped for the night. I had a BBQ with sausages and smores. The next morning I had some of my freshly baked cake out of nowhere came the warlock.

I defeated him and his army. I saved the enchanted forest and I promised I would visit.

Sean Nyatsine 3E The Enchanted Forest I walked into a dark and creepy forest where a big castle stood on the other side of a sparkling blue river. On my way to the castle I saw an elf who had a green hat. He told me never to go to the dark side of the forest. He told me that there was an evil giant with a pet dragon. The giant`s name was Steven and the dragon name was Big Red. The elf`s name was Beny. He lived in a small cottage with his family.

One day Beny told me what the giant wanted. The giant wanted the golden key that opened the door to the land of mysterious animals. I asked him what kind of animals were on the land. Beny said there were fairies, elves, warlocks, wizards, unicorn and dwarfs. One day Beny got the golden key and that we are going to the mysterious island. When we got there we did not know that the

giant was following us.

When we got into the mysterious island we heard a sound.

The sound came from the bushes and we knew it was the giant. We ran to the animals and told them that the giant and his pet dragon were coming. We made a plan to trap them. When the giant and his pet got here we got vines and tied the giant and his pet dragon. Then the animals and Beny and I ran out and locked the giant and his pet dragon in the island and we saved the animals. Beny was my best friend and he said I must come back soon. When I got home I told my family.

Simbarashe Chopera 3E Back to Front It was a very hot day and the snowflakes fell from the sky.

I was walking to school as I was walking home and I saw some people selling things in the sea. I also saw wheat growing in a puddle like rice and a boy with his tie on his back riding a giradonk (a giraffe mixed with a donkey). I got home and saw my dog swimming backstroke in the swimming pool and a bird was flying upside down in the trees. I went to the beach and saw a fish eating a seagull.

Then I saw a man doing a headstand while playing guitar.

I was eating lunch on the roof and was looking at the floor. For pudding we had rightside-down cake and an ice-cream Saturday. We went home and we slept in our beds outside.

Toby French 3E Dewi, the Dragon There was once a dragon named Dewi, a kind dragon and rather fat. One hot and sunny day Dewi went to the beach. He was thinking of getting an ice-cream but he had no money. Suddenly a little girl said to Dewi would you like an ice-cream? Yes pleas, said Dewi. The little girl gave Dewi an ice-cream. Dewi and the little girl became friends. They laughed and talked for a very ;ong time and then it began getting dark and the little girl and Dewi said goodbye. It was getting darker and darker as the hours went on.

Daniel Erasmus 3E

My Dream Car My dream car is called a fire booster. It has three egsorsts that shoot out fire on each side. It can go two thousand km/h. It looks like a jet with no wings. When I press a button wings shoot out and it flys higher than the clouds.

Then when I have over taken all the cars I land and bring in the wings. It has rubber tyres. It also has a toilet and a bedroom. I would like to race with it.

I like it because it is gold. It has fire stickers all over it. It is my dream car because it is the fastest car in the world.

Callum Fleming 3E If I Had Wings If I had wings I could see the boys and girls play games on the field and in their gardens, and the cars zoom across the bust town streets all night.

If I had wings I could feel how soft a cloud really is.

Luke Doran 3E If I had wings I could listen to the moths in the night.

Arian Tarr 3E Alliteration 3E Allan ate an apple in Africa at the amazing circus….. Jed Murray Luke likes liches……. Kian Patel.

Hassan wore a hat in a hockey match…..Nigel Mutazu Connor caught a cat car in China…… Connor Grant Peter Piper picked pink peaches off plants on the perfect grass….. Brendon Fraser-Bell Tamuka tumbled over the toy train…. TamukaMusara Sean saw the sun in the sky……Joshua Munengwa My Best Friend My best friend is tall and the eldest in his family. He likes to play rugby. There are fivr people in his family. He is a nice boy and very helpful. He is kind to me. We play lots of games and clean the house when we mess it up.

We play cricket, soccer, tennis and tag together. We have races together. He is a good cricket player and a good bowler. Jed and I play cricket every day. We also play other games but we mostly play cricket.

Hassan Ezzedine 3E

3N Harriet and the Matches

The Magic Shoes

Mama and Nurse went out one day and left Harriet at home to play. They told her that if she took matches to hold, they would scold. But ooh it was such a pity, for the fire was so pretty. Suddenly the match began to spit and flame. She bet that Mama would do the same. The pussy-cats stretched their paws and then brought out their claws. They said that’s not very wise, but how she refused to take advice. The fire began to run about, she did not want to put it out. The fire caught her belt, was that pain she felt? The pussy-cats watched in vain, as her body was in pain. The cats said what shall we do and all that was left was her shoe!

David Samudzimu 3N

Last week my dad and I went to the shops. My dad said Ranga, it’s time to get soccer shoes. They were shiny black shoes. We paid for them. I took them home and when we got there I tried them on.

My feet were shaking. I looked to the floor. My shoes were sparkling! They were magic. All of a sudden I was not at home. I look around and I was practising soccer with Wayne Rooney, a professional soccer player. I did sit-ups. I dribbled and had fun. The next thing I was in a soccer match between Man U and Arsenal. Anderson had the ball. He ran to the goals. He passed it to Rooney, who passed it to me. I shot the ball. Then all of a sudden the magic stopped and I was at home again.

Rangarirai Manhambara 3N

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Noah and the Ark

The Best Day

Long ago there were wicked people. God decided to send a flood to punish all the wicked peopled except Noah and his family. God told Noah to build an Ark because he was going to send a flood which would cover the whole earth.

It would rain for forty days and forty nights. Noah built an Ark. He made it out of wood and when the rain stopped Noah got out a dove but the dove came back. Noah waited a week and he let the dove out again. This time the dove came back with a leaf. Noah waited another week and he let the dove out again. This time the dove didn’t come back. Noah knew that it was dry land now so Noah and his family and all the animals got off the Ark.

Angus Cochrane 3N My Favourite Meal

The best day of the half term was when we were at the Zambezi River. We first went to get some bait. After that we went to fish. I caught no fish so we went home for lunch. After lunch we went upstream. We parked next to an old tree. We were fishing for Kupi. I cast behind the boat. I reeled in and my bait was gone. I cast again. I felt a bite. My rod was bending and I reeled in a Cornish Jack!

I put it on a bogo grip. It was 6 kgs. We let it go and went home. I had a wonderful time.

Gary Wright-Goodale 3N

My uncle, aunt and their kids were coming for lunch. We were having my favourite meal. My brother and I set the table while my mother cooked. When they arrived my sister kindly opened the gate and lead them to the table.

Before they arrived my job was to set the silverware and my brother set the plates. We were to eat at the dining room table. We all sat down at the table and we prayed.

After we prayed it was time to eat. For starters we had baked beans in tomato sauce. For the main meal we had chicken curry with pitta bread. The main meal was my favourite meal. For dessert we had vanilla ice-cream covered in chocolate mousse. It was delicious.

Tawana Kaseke 3N I am a Calf I am a calf – a very small calf. I used to suck milk from my mom’s udder. One day people put me into a cage. My owner was sad because I was about to be taken to the butcher. I was put into a truck with other calves. All of a sudden BOOM, CRASH, BOOM! What do you think it was? One of the cages fell on the latch and the door was flung open. My cage tumbled out and I escaped. I found a field and I saw sweet green grass. I am still living there very happily.

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The Best Day The best half term day was on Saturday because all I did was swim in my pool. I was happy and I learnt how to do a backflip in the pool. My dad and I played golf together and I lost. I went to lunch at my gran’s house. We had beef and chips. We got home late. I went to sleep in my bed. I had a wonderful day.

Connor Malloch-Brown 3N Harriet and the Matches One day Mama and Nurse went shopping and left Harriet alone. Harriet saw a box of matches. She picked the matches up but she had been told that if she ever picked up matches Mama and Nurse would scold her. Harriet did not listen. She told herself “they are so pretty when I light them and when they crackle and spit and burn” so she lit a match. The cats heard the crackle when Harriet lit the match. The cats tried to warn her by going “Meeow, mee-ow-mee”. She did not listen. She ran with the flaming match. She jumped up and down. Oh no it hooked on her apron and burst into flames. It burned her hair and her apron. She was burned to death. All that was left were ashes and her scarlet shoes. Oh the cats cried so much that the tears made a pool.

Callum Davis 3N

3S Nile River N ile River is not a nice place to live.

I t can be very hot in Egypt.

L ongest river in the world.

E ach pyramid is made by hand.

R ow alot there.

I think Egypt is very ancient.

V ery green on the side of the bank.

E veryone wears long dresses.

R ocks there are very big.

Kieran Brown 3S My Holiday I went to Kariba on a house boat. The next day I went fishing. We filled our keep net to the top. We saw a giant crocodile on the shore. I went to the croc farm and I caught the tiniest fish then my baby sister vomited. We moved places and when we were in the middle of the dam we jumped into the dam from the top. We went fishing when we got to a fishing spot. I dropped my worm in and I had a bite. Then I struck my rod then I reeled in then I got it!

Liam Jones 3S Half Term My baby brother is teething and he is only two months old. I have read twenty pages of my book. My brother broke my buttons by pulling and kicking me. I went to watch cricket and Zimbabwe won by eighteen runs. I stayed at my cousin’s house and we had lots of fun. We watched the soccer England v Italy. On Monday my mum said she will take me to my cousins and Sopranos.

Rohan Nagar 3S Half Term I went to Hippo Pools. I caught a fish on my rod. I saw a eland. I saw baby monkeys. I saw a baby goshawk. In the night I saw fire flies. I swam in the rock pools. I swung on vines. I went over the bridge. I made a fire and cooked borewors.

Ben Selby 3S

the gate was open and I went out the gate. When I was very far from home an exterminator came after me. He was shooting at me and finally he caught me. He said he would kill me but I quickly slipped out of his hands.

I went home after all that!

Sizwe Mpofu 3S The Seasons Summer is hot.

Summer is orange.

I like to swim galas at Les Brown in summer.

Autumn is cool.

Autumn is brown.

I like to fly my remote control helicopter in autumn.

Winter is cold.

Winter is blue.

I like to light a fire with my dad in winter.

Spring is warm.

Spring is green.

I like to play with my dogs in spring.

Andrew Robinson 3S An Adventure I am a cheetah. My name is Spotty. I live in the savanna in Africa.

One day I had a funny adventure. I was hunting for my lunch but then I saw something weird. When I got closer I saw it was a hunter with a rifle gun. I turned round and ran as fast as I could so then he looked like an ant. I was safe for now but as starving. I went out at night and I was hunting for impalas and zebras. I finally found an impala but the impala saw me and it ran fast but not fast enough.

I pounced on the impala. Food at last – the impala was yummy. So then I went home.

Jason Bolt 3S Seasons

The Sun

Summer is hot.

Summer is green.

I like to go to the warm sea at the Cayman Islands in summer.

The sun shines like jewels in a treasure chest.

It burns like lava in a volcano.

It sparkles like a silver buckle on my belt.

Ngoni Zvenyika 3S

Autumn is cool.

Autumn is brown.

I like to jump in the leaves when my dad is piling them up in autumn.

An Adventure

Winter is cold.

Winter is blue.

I like to stay in my bed in winter.

I am a hamster. My name is Griffin. I live in a cage next to the lounge. One day I had a scary adventure. I was resting in my cage then I smelt something coming from the kitchen. It was a fresh pot roast and then the cage door was unlocked. I scurried off to the kitchen but when I got there the smell was gone and while I was in the kitchen the door opened and I went outside. I realised

Spring is warm.

Spring is yellow.

I like to start planting flowers in spring.

Joshua Martell 3S

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An Adventure I am a cameleon. My name is Clive. I live in a cage in Jimmy’s room. One day I had a good adventure. I woke up and climbed down the bars. I saw a loose bar. I climed out and ran away. I got stuck under the bookcase. I finally got out. Just then I saw a big juicy fly. I flung my tongue out and caught it. I climbed onto the bed and looked around. I saw a big cat. I shreaked and jumped off. I landed on my head. I crept under the bed. At last I saw my cage. I climbed into my cage and Jimmy came to take me for supper.

Angus Schroenn 3S The Sun The sun Shines like a sword on a soldiers belt.

It burns like boiling water on the stove.

Sparkles like the reflection of the water.

Shaan Patel 3S Zimbabwe Z ebras eat lots of green grass.

I mpalas are brown and white.

M onkeys like eating fruit.

B uffalos hate to fight with lions.

A ntelope love drinking out of the water hole.

B irds like to fly.

W ildebeest have a long neck with lots of hair.

E lephant have a long trunk to eat leaves.

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My Holiday I went to Mozambique and on the second day I went snorkelling. On the way back I saw a mantaray. I went to the point of Bazaruto. For supper we had a beach braai.

For breakfast I had sausages and bacon and egg. I went home by plane.

Ryan Richards 3S Nile River N ile River is the longest in the world.

I n Egypt it is a hot place.

L ots of pyramids there.

E veryone lives in flat roofed houses.

R ocks are very big there.

I t has two rivers, the Blue and the White.

V eggies are planted after the flood.

E gyptian kings are put in the pyramids when they die.

R obes are worn by people.

Melusi Ndebele 3S If I Were If I were a clam I’d say my pearl is as small as a ham.

Daniel English-Brown If I were a chart I’d say what is a dart?

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If I were a boat I’d say hurry get the float.

Miguel Fourie If I were a cheetah I’d say please fix my meter.

Michael Musora If I were a horse I’d say I like to eat borewors.

Ryan Richards If I were some thread I’d say I want to be read.

Ngoni Zvenyika If I were a dog I’d say take me for a jog.

Sizwe Mpofu If I were a snake I’d say move that rake.

Melusi Ndebele If I were a mouse I’d say what a big house.

Angus Schroenn If I were a bike I’d say ride me to the dyke.

Tafara Manyonga If I were a flower I’d say I can bloom every hour.

Jason Bolt If I were a jet I’d say pat my pet.

Mufudzi Magadzire If I were a ham I’d say spread me with some jam.

Cameron Nyamuda If I were a bunny I’d like to be funny.

Joshua Martel If I were a car I’d say I can travel far.

Ryan Franceys If I were a letter I’d say give me some feta.

Shaan Patel If I were a jet I’d say let me go up with my pet.

Tamuka Madzima If I were the sea I’d say hello to the tree.

Ben Selby If I were a chair I’d say take care.

Graeme du Plooy If I were an arm I’d say I would do no harm.

Nama Watambgwa If I were the sun I’d say I could eat a crumb.

Kieran Brown If I were a bed I’d say I want to be the colour red.

Andrew Robinson If I were a cheetah I’d say I would run after Peter.

Munana Motsi If I were a tap I’d say I will give you a map.

4E The Chariot Race One day when I had just woken up my owner had a message. When my owner finished reading the message he came and told me we were going to a chariot race. At first I thought we were just going to watch the race but then I was somehow at the start position. I didn’t know a thing about racing. Maybe you just follow the racetrack and try to get in front? Suddenly the gong rang and off we went. My legs were going so fast that they were just a blur. I think if there were wings on my back I would be in the sky.

When I was on my third lap things were going smoothly but all of a sudden the Gods were shooting me with lightning bolts so now I’m swerving on this race track and for some bizarre reason the floor two inches in front of me just fell down and I couldn’t swerve or I would roll. I could not stop at this speed. I decided to speed up and I just made it across. Now when I was getting shot by lightning bolts they somehow shot every horse except for one and he was the most evil racer and I was closing in on him. When I got side by side with the other racer he had spikes on his wheels and he bashed into me. I was in pain but I had to win for my owner and he wanted fifty thousand coins so I did not have to run anymore, so I ran hard and won because the other horse fell asleep!

Jake Humphries 4E The Magic Running Shoes One morning I woke up and I found a pair of cool looking shoes on my bed. I wondered where they came from.

The shoes were red and white. They were amazing in so many ways. So I put on the shoes. They were so comfortable and so warm. Then for some reason the shoes started to tap tap tap tap ... I started to move around my room. It was weird because I was not moving the shoes. I thought the shoes were haunted. I tried to take them off but they did not come off but then I realised that they are not haunted because they would be glowing so I said to myself they are magic! I ran to have breakfast. I was there in a flash. I was so fast like a cheetah. I asked my dad to have a race with me. He said yes and I won so we went for pizza and went home and the shoes finally came off so I put them in the closet.

Eddie Kambasha 4E The Magic Bottle One day a little boy found a strange green bottle. He picked it up and looked carefully at it. It looked like a genie bottle, but what was a genie bottle doing on the beach?

Suddenly a genie appeared. He said don’t be afraid, I am the genie of wisdom. I have come to grant a wish because you are such a good boy. The thing you wish for has to be three words long. Mr Genie, I wish for ice cream please.

You wish is granted. POOSH and a magic ice cream

appeared. I was so happy that I fainted! When I woke up I said goodbye and thank you and waved goodbye.

Jannie Olivier 4E A Magic Spell A dash of superglue A spurn of ice from an igloo A spoon of washing powder Five slices of cheddar and gouder and an old rag coat Two pieces of soap One pair of yellow boots and popcorn from the fair Cazam, cazoo now its time to turn me into a superhero ... me not you Im telling you the truth, I’m going to be COOL!

Daniel Schonenberger 4E A Day as a Bushman One day I was taking a walk in the park in England and a meteor hit a building and a huge piece of rock hit my heat and when I woke up I was a bushman! I wasn’t the only one there. There were other people too. They spoke a different language and somehow I could understand it and when I tried to talk I spoke the same language!

I went with the rest of the bushmen into a river. We used spears to catch fish and crocodiles. I caught six fish and one adult crocodile and one baby crocodile. The other bushmen ate their fish raw but I made a fire and cooked mine. The other bushmen stared at the fire like they didn’t know what it was. One of the bushmen came and touched it and burnt his finger. He said ouch!

It was getting dark so the bushmen dances round the fire and I had made while I went to sleep under a tree.

When I woke up I was back home in the park. It was like I slept for ten days. Everything was different to what I remember, but I just went with it.

Tristan Fraser-Bell 4E A Rainy Day It was a rainy day. My sister and me were bored. We asked dad what to do and he said ‘you can play snakes and ladders’. I said we were bored! Then we said tell us a story about Excalibur.

Once upon a time there was a sword stuck in a rock. The sword was called Excalibur. Every Lord and King tried to pull the sword but hard as they pulled it would not come out. The next day every Lord and King went to the battle.

A King told his escort to get his sword. The escort ran to the King’s house but there was nobody there. He came to a church yard. He found a sword in a rock. He pulled the sword out of the rock. He gave the sword to the King.

The King was angry because he knew this Excalibur. He told him to put it back. Then I said what happened next dad? The escort put it back and the King said show how me how you really got it. The escort pulled the sword again and became King of all Kings. The End. I said wait – look the rain has stopped. We went to play outside.

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The Olympics It was the day of the Olympics and Matt and I were in it. I was in five events. It was in swimming, long jump, sprints, hurdles, high jump. The ladies went first and the men went second. The first event for men was hurdles.

We started and Matt was in second. I was so happy and I came third. I got a bronze medal for that race. The next race was swimming for girls. Kirsty Coventry won it. I was so happy and I don’t know who came 2nd and 3rd. I thought it was the girl from Zimbabwe and London but it wasn’t. The next race was sprints. We started and Matt was ahead of me. I ran hard and I ended up coming first.

I was so happy. I won the Gold medal and when I went back to South Africa the President gave me a lamborgini and $100 000.00. I was so happy!

Ryan Mackenzie 4E A Rainy Day One day I woke up and it was raining. The thunder roaring and flashing lightning. I was at Grandma’s house.

Grandpa was sleeping all cosy and warm. I was a bit frightened. I knew I was safe but I couldn’t play outside.

I wanted to play outside but the problem was it was raining. Next I went to watch tv but there was no signal.

I was really sad now. I could have watched a lot of programmes. I just did not have that opportunity. It was now 7 o’clock. I went into the kitchen and took the cereal out of the box. I warmed up some milk and had cereal. I had finished my cereal. I went back to bed. Boom, Boom, Boom thunder. I screamed and jumped into the blankets.

Liam Jones If I were a car I’d say lets go far.

My Holiday This holiday my cousins from France came to stay. Their names are Di, Rafe, John, Arthur and Finlay. We went to Kariba. On the way we saw some baboons and a big fire.

Near Makuti a big lorry side-swiped our car. The lorry’s wheel scraped the paint off our car. The houseboat was called The Hook. The crew on the boat were called Takemore the Captain, Luckmore the cook, Israel and Tapfuma who cleaned and tidied and took us fishing. We caught lots of fish and made snacks. We saw elephant, hippo, crocodiles, warthog, birds, monkeys, impala and waterbuck. On two of the nights we slept on deck because it was nice and cool.

After four days we went back to Harare. Then we went down to Chishakwe. We saw lots of animals including giraffe, wild dogs, kudu, buffalo, a legavon, impala, baboons and birds. I found a tortoise shell, a baboon skull, many other bones and other things. We caught lots of fish in the dam. We slept in a tent in the garden.

There was a little museum nearby. We played cricket on the lawn and other games.

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My Pet My pet is a cat He likes to catch rats And also play with bats I also have a dog Who likes to play with frogs And other dogs She is so fluffy and clean And she just fell in the bog!

Graham Hoal 4E Easter I love Easter I love the exciting hunt for the chocolate goodness When you eat the chocolate goodness It goes down to your tummy And I bet it tastes yummy Easter is my second favourite season The chocolate can be eggs, bunny and a chocolate bear When its Easter my family tells me to get the chocolate for them But its fun And the chocolate that I find I bet it weighs a ton.

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Grandpa woke up and came running to my bedroom. He said what’s wrong. Then suddenly the sun came out.

Hooray the rain had stopped. I put on my shoes. Then I washed my face and took my soccer ball and went to play.

Thabani Maguranyaga 4E

At the end of the holidays we went to Nyanga. I caught a trout. My brother and I went on an hour long horse ride.

Mum and Dad just relaxed.

The week before we went to Nyanga, I went to Stragglers Cricket. The first day I was out for a golden duck and on the last day I hit a four and made five runs.

That was my holiday!

David Lane-Mitchell 4N

How are you like your Mother?

I am like my mother in many ways. We look like each other and we do lots of things together like cooking and cleaning. We actually have lots in common for example we read our Bibles every morning, we sleep every Saturday afternoon and we watch Christian movies. My mother and I are always there to support each other for example maybe I have a soccer match or my mom needs a promotion or maybe we are working as a team to gain $1 000.00. I have always looked up to her in a special way, no matter what comes my way she will always be

there to support, protect and encourage me.

Munotida Madziro 4N The Worst Food I’ve Ever Eaten

never go in complete darkness. If this happens he will immediately become very aggressive and attack anyone in his reach.

The worst food I’ve ever eaten is a brussel sprout. I would prefer to lick the toilet! My mom said they’re not that bad but they are. If I had a choice of licking bark instead of eating a brussel sprout, I would choose to lick the bark!

They have to be my top one. I never ever want to have a brussel sprout again in my life. My second worst would be a carrot. A carrot may be good for you but it tastes revolting but I still eat them. I eat about ten every day between 10 and 5. At least they taste better than the brussel sprouts. The third would be broccoli. I don’t know why I don’t like it!

Thomas Harvey 4N

My woozledum only answers to the name of Woozy and his favourite food is squid and snails. The other foods that he will eat are crab sticks, fish fingers, mealies, eggs, sausages, bread and any kind of fruit. Please make sure you feed him every three hours otherwise he will not obey you.

A Rainy Day

Woozy needs at least two hours of exercise every day. If he does not get enough exercise he will keep you awake at night. Woozy loves climbing trees and jungle gyms.

He also likes running up and down hills. The only thing Woozy drinks is salt water and he will drink lots while exercising. To make the salt water add 3 teaspoons of salt to each cup of water.

One day it was raining and my two sisters and I were bored so I went up into the attic. I found a little box. So I put my raincoat on and went outside. The box burst open with flames and out came a dragon. “I’m hungry” said the Dragon. So I went inside and I thought what I could feed a big dragon... I’ll feed him the fridge! But he was still hungry! So I sat down and thought what else I could feed a dragon. “I’ve got it” I said. “I’ll feed him the car”. So I fed him the car and he was full. I went inside and got in a warm bath because I was cold. I got out of the bath and dried myself. I went outside to see if it was still raining but it was not raining so I went outside to play in the puddles with the friendly dragon. I went inside again to get warm because I was a bit wet from the puddles. I’m hungry I thought. I’m sure my mom wouldn’t mind a packet of marshmellows shared with my sisters. So I went to call my sisters and said “Would you like to roast some marshmellows over the dragon’s breath?” Yes” they said. “What a great idea.” So we went to find the friendly dragon to roast marshmellows over his fiery breath. After that I decided to take my sisters for a ride on the dragon’s back. I asked the dragon for a ride on his back and he said yes. It was still quite a rainy day so we flew high above the rain clouds to the warm sun. I saw lots of birds and they were trying to get out of the rain clouds too. The birds were very scared of the dragon. Suddenly I heard my mom calling me. She had probably wondered where I had been all day. So the friendly dragon came back through the wet clouds and safely home. I had a problem getting the dragon back in the box without my mom seeing. I was also worried about the missing car – its a good thing my mom hadn’t noticed it yet! When I went up into the attic to find a bigger box, the car had magically reappeared and I also managed to put the dragon away for another rainy day.

Nathan de Beer 4N

Woozy does not like bathing very much but he needs to be washed every three days otherwise he will start smelling horrid. Make the bath water temperature twenty-six degrees because he does not like hot water.

Instructions for Woozy

Thank you so much for looking after Piggy.

Ethan Ellse 4N

These are the instructions for my pet. The most important things to remember about a woozledum is that he must

Woozy will be very happy as long as you remember to leave his night light on.

Alex Spagnuolo 4N Instructions for Piggy First thing in the morning Piggy needs to be fed with one apple, 2 carrots and 1 cup of piggy pellets at 7.00 o’clock.

After breakfast put Piggy’s collar on and then take him for a walk all the way to school and back.

Put Piggy in his pen and fill the mud hole with water and 1 cup of oil.

For lunch Piggy needs 1 cabbage, 1 bunch of broccoli and one extra large hotdog at 12.30.

After lunch spray Piggy down with a hose.

Give Piggy a good brush with a curry comb.

Now Piggy can go inside and watch some TV (he likes Ceebeebees).

At 19.00 he needs his dinner. One large meaty deluxe pizza from Pizza Inn. At 20.00 put Piggy in his Piggy basket in my room, with his teddy and read the Three Little Pigs to him.

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4S Fireworks Fireworks are amazing, They are always blazing.

They blaze in the night, And they blaze in the light.

They dazzle, Like basil.

They spray multi-coloured hay, Like there’s never going to be another day.

They whirl and twirl in the night sky, They zoom up high into the sky.

Then they fizzle out, Just like a water spout.

Jared Smith 4S My Most Interesting Person My most interesting person is called Mercy. She lives at 77 Carrick Creagh Road in a big house with a beautiful garden and a blue swimming pool. Her eyes are dark brown like fresh chocolate. They are nice wide eyes with black eye lashes. Her hair is a nice dark brown. It is very long and beautiful. Her mouth is never dry. She speaks in a nice deep clear voice. She is my mother!

Mandla Msipa 4S My Most Interesting Person The name of my most interesting person is George Moyo.

My description of my person is here.. His eyes are brown.

His hair is black and brown (the brown is because his hair is dirty). His teeth are missing. His mouth is brown.

His voice is loud (very loud) and he wears old, torn and tatty clothes. This person is interesting to me because he always comes into the school and randomly talks to people’s moms. Sometimes they give him money.

Tafara Gwata 4S My Most Interesting Person My most interesting person is my uncle Ian. He lives in Holland. I think he likes it there. I think he is sixty years old. I think he has a nice house in Holland. His hair is black and grey, that is why I think he is quite old – sorry Ian! He always wears shirts without buttons. He always tells funny stories and he believes in aliens. He is very clever and he has some wrinkles.

Richard Hounsell 4S My most interesting person is my gran. She has big blue eyes. She has white hair that is curly at the front. She has quite a big mouth and she talks a lot. She speaks politely every day and very politely when visitors come. My gran wears black clothes on Monday and warm clothes on Tuesday, white clothes on Wednesday. My gran goes to church on a Sunday. I love my gran so much. Her name is Ihona.

Sean Stephens 4S My most interesting person is called Mrs Selby. Her eyes are blue and pretty. Her hair is gray and short and beautiful. She wears pink lipstick and she speaks a lot.

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She speaks strangely like an Australian. She wears pink and blue tops and a yellow dress and an orange necklace.

She is so interesting because she is so funny.

Jack Edwards 4S My most interesting person is Grandpa Smish. I think it is a funny name. He is always cross but sometimes he is happy. He lives in Japan. His eyes are green. They are always sparkling. They are bright green. I wish I could have those kind of eyes. His hair is grey and black. He is 89 and his hair is very short. He likes sleeping a lot and watching sky news. Mr Smish speaks strongly and I like the way he speaks. He speaks very fast and nobody hears what he says. He wears suits every day. Often he wears a pink tie and a red shirt and pen and sometimes he wears shorts. When it is hot he likes swimming a lot and he likes to shower. I wish I was him. He is interesting.

Masimba Chigumira 4S The Swimming Gala On the day of the gala I was so excited. At first Ambrose was losing but I did’nt give up hope. I cheered my head off and then Ambrose overtook Jerome. There was still hope!

Ambrose was still ahead of Jerome but Gregory was still in the lead. Eventually Jerome was behind us by only one point! Then it was my race and I had to swim my fastest to beat Jerome. I was lining up at the width. My heart was racing but I tried to keep calm. When the horn blew I swam faster than I ever have. I only came sixth but I was so proud because I only took one breath. When the scores changed I couldn’t believe it. Jerome was beating us and by then everyone in Ambrose had lost their spirit.

I still cheered even though it was hopeless.

Then it was the last event, the relay. Ambrose still hadn’t gotten their spirit back. In the last race Ambrose came alive but it wasn’t enough to win, even though it was still fun.

Mandla Msipa 4S My Mum My mum has brown eyes and she is very short. She has black hair and brown highlights. She is so beautiful. My mum gave birth to me. She cooks nice food. My mum likes holidays. She likes making us laugh all day. My mum hates crowds and cold water.

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A house of broken things In a very old house across the street lives very old Arthur Wilkinson and his evenly odd family. Their house is a nightmare with cracked windows, loose door handles, peeling paint, sixty-three out of one hundred and two floorboards in the whole house and much more horror.

One day when the family was having breakfast, a tile from the ceiling fell onto the table whilst they were still eating.

They all stood up and the table just collapsed. Ten year old Tommy ran up to his room which had one shattered window, a wardrobe with one door out of three and an awful smell coming from the wall. He began to jump on the bed while he heard the springs breaking. Three seconds later he fell straight through the bed and called for help as loud as he could. His twin brother Adam came to pull him out with a broom put together with sticky tape and super glue. One minute later he was free and he lay down where there were two missing floorboards with a sigh of relief.

The two boys went to the living room to watch television.

The television was old and wooden. It had a cracked screen and was black and white. It showed a small picture. The sofa they were sitting on had tears and patches sewn onto it. A loud thud came from the kitchen so everyone ran in. In the corner of the room they saw that the fridge had fallen over. They all helped to lift it up, this extremely heavy fridge. When it was up they saw that it was completely smashed but they just left it like that.

I remember the deep cold snow that we jumped into.

I remember the expert chef named Blake.

I remember when we went for our skiing lessons and after the skiing lessons the tasty hot cocoa the chewy jelly doughnut and the bright yellow cheese.

I remember when I got on a toboggan, and sped down the slope, then I went out of control, and was heading for a wooden shed about fifty meters long with a ditch just before it.

The next thing I remember I was half concussed lying flat on the ground.

I remember when we were in the snow stepping in water below it.I remember that our skiing coach knew I was a good skierbut he had never seen nothing yet. I think I was the best skier and I wish we stayed there for longer.

I remember when we had a swim in the indoor pool I remember when we jumped into the hot tub and then had a nice cup of hot cocoa, while watching Kangaroo Jack. When I remember all that, it brings joy to my heart!

Jack Benning 5E I remember I remember when I was only 4 years old, I was at St John’s College to watch my cousin swim, It was on a Saturday after Church.

The beggar

So I was running around feeling the cool breeze, on my face.

But now I was hungry, I asked my mum please may I have a hamburger, but she had no money so I could not buy one.

I cried hysterically because I was hungry.

Then one lady asked, where is your money?

I answered I don’t have any money.

A poor old beggar named Bean was very young and very lean with shabby and torn up clothes with a little pocket with a box of matches in it to light a fire.

Finally she quietly gave me one, Then my mum whispered, go and give it back! but the lady said it was fine so luckily for the rest of the day I was full and happy, and, not hungry and sulky!

Theo Detering 5E

He had no shelter to stay in and no one to play with. he is very poor and his only food supply was fish and his only friend was a squirrel which lives in the tree where he lay under.

The beggar

Every day and every night he would go to the street and beg and he didn’t beg very much because he was not spoilt be mostly fished and looked for water

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He talks very loudly when irritated He shakes with fear when people stare He is skinny and has dry flaky skin He stinks of stale spirits.

They all went to their old wrecked bedrooms to rest. I am sure that now while they are resting they hope nothing in their house will turn out as total catastrophe.

Kuda Magwera 5E

I remember I remember on the way to Switzerland, The huge plane with doors at the front and the back.

He stands under a tree, Very dirty and very skinny.

He is shoeless and has hairy feet, He looked drunk with his red bloody eyes.

He has greasy hands and matty hair Most of the time he sweats and yawns He has several scars all over his face His is known as the beggar round the corner.

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My Mother My dear beloved mother You take care of me when I’m not well You even taught me how to buy and sell I’m sorry for writing on my bed-room wall when I was little.

You are fun And I don’t like to run You are kind even when I’m sad You let me grow-up like a brave young lad You are warm and amazing You even let me sleep when I am truly lazing We always have good times at home Even though we are under the weather sometimes.

You inspire me mother with all you do I can’t imagine life without you You are beautiful and I am thankful When I look into your eyes I see a beautiful world Because you are the best I love you mother Kyle Madangure 5E Mum You are so loving More than caring There is no one more special And thankful like you Every time you nurture me with your love You are amazing.

For me you are true love Always coming from above You are softer than a dove You are always generous with your love Every time you look so gorgeous I will always love your tenderness No matter the weather I sometimes might be crazy But you are always there in my life I will always cherish you Because you will always be my mother You are smooth in everyway I will tell you the truth You are the best mother ever The one I trust always When you are around I ooze with confidence Thank you mother for everything!

Your loving son

Carl Kawodza 5E My Mum My mum is very loving She always does lots of kind Things for me, she is also Very protective and nurturing.

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I am happy I have got a loving mother To take care of me To give me a bandage when I am hurt She is always there for me When I am in need of help She is always very warm and soft When I am sick, she takes me to the doctor.

My mom is beautiful and active On my birthday She made me a piñata, we even Used a mugoti to break it Everyone had so much fun.

My mom is also one of A kind and she loves me very much She has always been there for me And I love her too For she is special to me I ask God to protect her sincerely.

Muzi Mguquka 5E My Mum My beautiful mother oh! how sweet Always there to answer for my needs In your own way you are unique For when I am in danger you get there real quick As if it is a magic trick.

You are better than the rest Very much the best The thought of you helps me do well in a test I know you are generous My number one girl You are gorgeous and divine The things you have done for me are great Thank you, I really appreciate.

Loving, caring and very nurturing Those are the words that describe you Amazing and comforting are also a few.

You are always protecting me Thank you for being very special in my life.

Kuda Magwera 5E My Mom My mom is loving You are always there for me My mom is beautiful She always cares I thank you for what you have done When I am sick you are worried Mom you are brilliant Mom you are so wonderful Thank you for taking me to school Mom you are as fresh as flowers You are as kind as an angel You are so gorgeous and warm I could not ask for a better mom Thank you mom

You found a nickname for me, Mpunzi ! a naughty fly I love you Mom! Muziwethu Moyo 5E My mum is so kind She is loving and beautiful My mum is so special I am such a lucky boy to have a special mum.

My mum does so much for me When I am sick she is always there for me That’s the best thing about her Always when I want a friend to come over she says yes.

When it is my birthday she gets me nice presents She does not over spend on me When my mom is angry, she calls me Conor When she is happy she calls me Mikey!

I have the best mom in the world And I will always love my mum Thank you for being a lovely mum.

Conor Higgins 5E A house of broken things It was a Wednesday afternoon when my parents told me that we were moving out the following week, and today we were looking at some houses to move in.

There we were looking at a very old dilapidated house that an odd family lived in. There was a huge crack in the window, the doors did not even have knobs. As soon as I walked in there was a discriminating scent, a horrible one too. I tilted my head left and saw the kitchen. It had cracked tiles, the taps were rusty and the pipes were burst. I tilted more again, but this time I saw the bedrooms. The beds were held up by bricks under, and the duvets were stinking and torn. The lounge was even worse, the sofa was half eaten by rats and had lots of holes. The bathrooms were disgusting to look at. The toilets were full of stagnant water. Water flowed down the toilet seat. The tub was in half and so was the sink.

The walls were black with paint peeling off. This was one filthy house.

As soon as I heard that we were moving there the following week I screamed! No! Not in this house of broken thing!

Mambo Pasipamire 5E The beggar I walked out of my house There was a beggar at my door I felt sorry for him, he was rather poor His bones were thin and weak And he was rather meek.

He wasn’t at all violent Just rather silent His clothes were very weird And he had a great long beard His coat was tattered And his hat was battered

Hey I am not lying He looked like he was dying His socks were scruffy And his pet was a half alive puppy And so I just left him And went off to find Jim. Joel Spence 5E The Beggar A poor, old beggar Stood quiet and still As I rode my bicycle up the hill I heard his poor cries and I knew he wanted some money Or maybe my fries His trousers were all torn And had a big fat patch on the back As he struck his only match As gentle as a dove He looked at the sky above Hoping someone would spare a dollar or two As he searched all through The corners of the city He couldn’t find anything True and worthwhile.

All day long his stomach groaned All day he roamed round the city How hard is this painful life?

Without a child or a wife His life was very hard indeed!

Ruilin Huang 5E I remember I remember when I was a baby, When I cunningly crawled out of the house, I scurried across the yard, As I was going I saw a shiny huge beetle And I quickly stopped, I scooped it straight into my mouth, But my mom saw me and wrestled it out between my teeth.

I remember going to play soccer with my dad, He dribbled me and scored, I remember my granny telling sizzling folk tales, While tucking me into bed, I remember I loved helping my mom in the kitchen, There was lots of food surrounding me, I remember when my mom shouted at me, Because I had sneaked with a big piece of cake.

I remember when I was sick, My mom took great care of me, I was sneezing badly my chest whistled, But now I am as good as new.

Lesley Manokore 5E

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I remember

I remember

I remember my first time climbing a tree It was the mango tree in my granny’s backyard I was not allowed but I did not care Because I was excited And no one else was there.

I remember the great Kariba the sunset on the lake, and the bright sparks of the braai.

I remember climbing up slowly and quietly But not much later I was at the top I dropped six mangoes accidently The rotten ones dropped with a loud plop But I was so happy to beat the top.

Next came my big drop My granny told me to get down immediately Suddenly the tree started shaking frantically I fell down on the back of my head Sadly I could not remember anything.

Kuda Magwera 5E

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I remember catching the tiger fish, restlessly sleeping on the way, and proudly stepping onto the boat.

I remember cautiously reeling in the bream, quietly waiting for a bite, and anxiously waiting to get on the boat.

I remember the fresh mornings, watching the hippos walk onto the bank, and the ragged mosquito nets.

I remember leaving the great Kariba, thinking of the sunset on the lake, the tiger fish, the fresh mornings, and the hippos walking onto the bank.

Petrus Erasmus 5E

5N Anger

Boredom

Anger is dark red and black Boredom is white It tastes like red hot fire It tastes like pizza without a topping Anger smells like rubbish It smells like a melting candle It looks like a hollow street It sounds like a jazz band It sounds like a screech in your ear Boredem is boring Anger is HORRIBLE!

Vheneka Magzi 5N Tamuda Kaseke 5N Sorrow The Wind Sorrow is brown The wind sounds like the sea Sorrow tastesm like venom Sounds like a speeding car going past me It smells like rotten eggs The wind feels cold Sorrow looks like an open door Feels like being sprayed with a water gun It sounds like dripping blood The wind looks like a ghost Sorrow feels like quick sand I feels like a blur

Wind tastes plain.

Benjamin Gillam 5N

Love Daniel Jackson 5N Love is bright pink Running It tastes like strawberries Love is the smell of new air in the morning Running, It looks like people holding hands Thirsty, sweaty It sounds like a heart beat Tiring, cross country Love is joy Dry lips

Painful Murray Dorward 5N

Olympica

Nkosinathi Mushauri 5N Fast mOving naiL biting Deserts electrifYing draMatic Desert sPine tingling Sandy, hot thrIlling Camels, oasis exCiting heart Stopping Burning, dry

Fainting

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Nkosinathi Mushauri 5N Tornadoes

The Volcano

Destruction is in the air The wild volcano was steaming with twitching heat in Some survive, some don’t the middle of the wild Antarctic Ocean. Suddenly an It feels like death outrageous BAANNG! All the birds catapulted into the It smells like dust windy air. When the huge volcano exploded, ash and fire It looks like a spinning top, raced down the hill, around the rocks and through the tall Spinning in the wind grass. It spread across the island like a bullet from a gun.

If you don’t look out, it will lift you The steaming fire lit all the amazing trees on fire, until the Then you’re gone! whole island was sprinkled wiht ash.

Matthew Tanner 5N

Daniel Van Rooyen 5N Rugby My Mother Rugby, hospital Fun, fun jumping on the beds My Mother Until the nurse sees loving

twice as nice as ice cream Dane Naude 5N her heart full of love meaning everything to me from murry Murray Dorward 5N

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Fireworks

Guy Fawkes!

Daniel Van Rooyen 5N

Fireworks, colourful Blue, green and red How pretty you are So far ahead

Guy Fawkes How great you sparkle In the sky Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes And people stand amazed Died, Died went up with the hawks.

With how you fly Fifth of November you died, When you pop While the others tried to hide.

People cheer Your plot was good As they remember But the king got filled with hate The fifth of November And caught you like a piece of bait.

You tried to blow the parliament up Tadiwa Kanyangarara 5N Bout soon your plot was a failure Fireworks And you cried like a little pup You were taken and hated Magic explodes out of the load of Gunpowder.

Tortured, not nurtured It’s glitter scattered in all directions.

And that was the end of Guy Fawkes.

It explodes with a bang and flutters to the earth when finished.

Murray Dorward 5N If you’re a circle, a square, loud or soft, you impress us all!

So if you explode on the fifth of November, just remember The amazing inventor

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5S Noisy is 5S; Silent is Golfing Noisy is shouting and my dog barking.

A lion’s roar and crickets constant chirping.

Fast is Lightning; Slow is a Sloth Fast is Usain Bolt.

‘Flash’ is as fast as can be.

A Bugati speeding down the road, or an impala being chased by a lion.

Silent is golfing, reading in the library.

Fireflies and fishing.

Slow is waiting for water to boil, or a sloth that’s just woken up.

Slow is a tree growing and so is an overloaded bus.

Noisy are hooters, and drums beating.

A scream in a horror movie, and Grade 5S.

But fast is lightning striking a tree, and Michael Phelps in the pool.

So is a jet slicing through the clouds, and fast is the internet at my house.

Silent is my pencil writing, people whispering.

Spies and students hard at work.

Sebastiao Ribeiro 5S

Hair growth is awfully slow so is a python digesting a buck.

Slow are fat people walking up stairs, and clouds moving on a still day.

Anesu Chiwara 5S Happy is a friend; Sad is Goodbye Happy is a new puppy, so is a friendly smile.

Birthdays and holidays.

Fun is happy.

Beautiful is a Sunset; Ugly is Roadkill Beautiful is a sunset and daisies.

Beautiful are sunflowers and so is Victoria Falls.

The devil is ugly.

Ugly are torn up books.

Sushi looks ugly and so is roadkill.

Beautiful are the southern lights and a total eclipse of the sun.

Beautiful is the smell of roses and the cleverly carved Mt. Rushmore.

But sad is sick people and death.

A forest fire and saying goodbye.

Happy is the beach and chocolate ice cream.

Playing cricket and laughter.

Ugly is the way bullies beat us.

Scruffy shoes look ugly.

Ugly are the rusting wrecks of cars and the faces of rats.

Jarod Ellse 5S

Sad is killing rhinos and when pets die.

The poor and a dead flower.

Joel Reid 5S

Bitter is Grapefruit; Sweet is a Mother’s Love Bitter is a cold, winter’s morning and sour worms in a candy store.

Bitter are grapefruit and wild plums and raw ginger on sushi.

I like to Play in Mud and Sand; I Hate the Sound of Angry Bees I like to play in mud and sand and in a loud electric band.

Having money paid in rand and eating food that has been canned.

Sweet is a mother’s love.

Chocolates are sweet.

Dripping honey and syrup and the miraculous birth of a foal.

Bitter is the taste of antibiotics and a sprinkle of cayenne pepper.

The bitter juice of squeezed lemons and the taste of crushed grapes.

Sweet is the scent of flowers and rolls of candy floss.

Sweet are koeksisters and strawberry pudding.

Joshua Ford 5S

I hate the sound of angry bees and eating horrid day old peas.

Getting sick on stormy seas and being bitten by nasty fleas.

I like getting up for school it is actually rather cool.

Especially days when I’m in the pool and when I’m not around a fool.

I do so hate being very late when I arrive at the school gate.

When I do not see my mate and in a test when I don’t do great.

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Riaan Nel 5S The Big Game The lion hunts both day and night, Its prey is well within its sight.

He walks around with his puffy mane, Oh my goodness he is so vain!

How can an elephant be afraid of a mouse, When he is almost the size of a house?

He has great big ivory tusks, But beware, he’s dangerous when he’s in musk.

The leopard is seldom seen during the day, Hidden in the trees he likes to stay.

He uses his spots for disguise, As he is very cunning and wise.

The rhino is hunted for his horn, By those poachers that we scorn.

What they do is very bad, And when the rhinos are gone, how sad.

The buffaloes roam the mighty plains, Longing for the African rains.

Their path you do not want to cross, Because the buffalo is the boss.

Brendan Mason 5S The Big Game The king of the jungle walks the African plain, The male shows off his big shaggy mane.

They live in a group which is called a pride, While their prey tries to run off and hide.

The elephant is the largest of the African game, The male and the female both look the same.

They live in large groups called herds, And on their back’s you often see birds.

The silent leopard hunts at night, Watching its prey from a good height.

His spots keep him hidden in the trees, As he picks up a scent in the breeze.

The rhino is now hard to find, Their hearing’s good but they’re almost blind.

They are killed for their horns, that’s all they take, I hope this stops soon for our children’s sake.

Buffalo have big horns on their head, When they get angry, they see red.

They snort and shake and stamp their feet, And if you’re wise, you’ll slowly retreat.

Benj Harris 5S It was so silent that I could hear my skin stretching.

Cyrus Nhara It was so quiet that I heard an earthworm eating the soil.

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could fly.

Kudzwai Kandimba It was so calm I could hear the clouds grind against eachother.

Brendan Mason It was so silent that I could hear the tectonic plates shifting.; Luke Turley It was so peaceful that I heard the plants groaning about the heat.

William Schroenn It was so still that could hear the roses and daisies blossom.

M. Imraan Karim It was so quiet that I could hear the stars twinkling.

Tinashe Maswaure It was so serene that I heard an oyster open its shell.

Reece Lowden-Stoole It was so still that I could hear the dust settling on the window sill.

Riaan Nel It was so silent that I could hear spring depart as summer arrived.

Christian Musora It was so hushed that I could hear the electricity rushing through the power lines.

Nicholas Fourie It was so calm that I could hear the sap oozing out of the trees.

Cyrus Nhara It was so still that I could hear the sun creak as it rose.

Joshua Ford

6E The Sea The sea is like a giant’s mouth, That stretches from north to south.

Violent tsunami’s giant waves, Send thousands to their graves.

At times the calmness of the sea, Becomes a rod for you and me.

Down go divers finding fish, Sad not as many as I’d wish!

William Tucker 6E The Titanic When she set off for New York on her maiden voyage, she looked truly massive – surely there was nothing on earth that could sink her, or so we thought.

We set off at noon on the 10th April 1912 first for Cherbourg, France, where we picked up two hundred and forty-seven more passengers. Then on to Queenstown, Ireland on the 11th April at 11.30am. On the 12th and 13th we sailed through calm seas, but on the 14th we received ice-berg warnings. At 11.40pm on the 14th April, lookout Fredrick Fleet spotted an ice-berg dead ahead. The ice-berg struck the Titanic on its starboard hull at the bow.

By 11.50pm water that had poured in was at fourteen feet at the bow. At 12 Captain Edward John Smith was told the ship could only stay afloat for a few hours and he gave the order to call for help over the radio for an S.O.S. The order was given to uncover the lifeboats and to get passengers and crew on deck. There was only room for half of the two thousand two hundred and twenty seven on board. The first lifeboat was lowered away. Although it could carry sixty five people, it only took twenty eight.

The Carpathia, southeast of the Titanic by about fiftyeight miles picked up the distress signal and began sailing to the rescue. The distress rockets were fired and were seen by the California. Eight distress rockets were fired the whole night. At 2.05am the last lifeboat was lowered – there were still one thousand five hundred passengers and crew on board. The tilt of the ship grew steeper and steeper.

The last radio transmission was sent out. Captain Edward John Smith had declared “every man for himself”. That’s when I jumped into the freezing water and headed for a light in the distance. I had been swimming for ten minutes and I could hardly feel my legs but I was determined to get to safety. I was about to give up but then I saw a small ice-berg about fifteen feet away. Five minutes later I was waiting for help and then I was watching a lifeboat slowly coming towards me. I saw the mighty ship’s broken off stern settle into the water becoming more level before slowly filling with water and raising her stern high in the air before sinking into the freezing sea. About ten minutes later we had picked up eight more survivors. Those lucky enough to get into a lifeboat were forced to listen to the cries of those in the water. Eventually the cries died down as, one by one, they perished. An unearthly

silence prevailed, broken by only women looking for their husbands and fathers. Invariably the answer was “no”.

The ragtag fleet of lifeboats, surrounded by ice, some icebergs towering seventy feet above our heads, watched the sun rise. However, we rowed gratefully towards the ship spotted on the horizon. It was a great sight for other survivors and myself. By 8.30am on 15th April, the rest of the survivors were brought abroad under the care of the Carpathia’s crew and passengers all freezing, wet and miserable. We received warm food, blankets and dry clothes. Out of the two thousand, two hundred and twenty seven passengers and crew, only seven hundred and five survived.

Finally on the 18th April 1912 the surviving passengers and crew of the mighty Titanic were disembarked in New York City, where we were besieged by the press and onlookers gathered there. While the media circus was going on, the Mackay-Bennet quietly left from Nova Scotia, to recover the bodies of the deceased.

The mighty ship Titanic, nicknamed Titan because of its size, was lost, along with one thousand five hundred and fourteen into its watery grave.

Bradley Phillips 6E The Sea The whale is an elegant creature, The shark is an unwanted feature, Some fish swim around water falls, Others swim in ship-wreck halls.

A six gill shark, Will swim in the dark, For a giant squid, You’d get half a quid.

Hooking a giant eel, Or finding pieces of steel, The sea is unknown Mostly to those who moan, Whether hook and crook, Or catch and release, From the great blue whale, To the tiny snail, The sea is a marvellous place to be.

Bradley Phillips 6E Olympic Acrostic Older Opponents Lots of languages Years of young athletes Memories in the making Perfect pole vaulters Impressive ice skating Compelling competitions Jordan Cowley 6E Outrunning others Longest leaps Yachtsmen yachting Muscle men Perfect performance

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Immaculate ice skaters Competitive competitors Superb sportsmen!

Ian Munro 6E Olympic Alphabet Poem

Orange Day The 15th February is World Children’s Cancer Day. In Zimbabwe we call it Orange Day because all the school pupils are asked to wear something orange with their uniform and donate one dollar to Kidzcan.

Athens 1896 Beijing 2008 Colour of the rings – black, blue, red, yellow, green Delphi – site of the oracle England, London 2012 France, Paris 1924 Greece, origin of Olympics History traced back to 776 B.C. Innesbruck, Austria 1964 and 1974 James Connelly won triple jump, 1896 Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe a gold medalist Louis Spiridon 1941 won 1000m marathon Michael Phelps has won 16 Olympic medals Norway, Oslo 1952 Olympia site of ancient Olympic games Para olympics Quad roller skating Rings represent five continents participating Summer olympics Torch carried to start the games United States hosted 8 Olympic games Vancouver, Canada 2010 Winter Olympics X-country games Yugoslavia, Sarejevo, 1984 Zeus and religious festivals linked to Olympic Games.

Benjamin Alexander 6E

This concept was started after the Chisz Conference in October 2010. A talk entitled “The Everests of Life” was given to the Heads’ and Governors’ spouses at the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools of Zimbabwe (CHISZ) at Troutbeck in October 2010. The talk was based on a mother’s experiences of having her youngest son, Josh, diagnosed with cancer at the age of twelve in 2007, his subsequent recovery and a soul searching trip to Base Camp Mt. Everest. Following this presentation the idea was proposed of having each scholar commemorate World Children’s Cancer Day on 15 February to raise money for Kidzcan – the charity that helps children in Zimbabwe with cancer.

Olympic Alphabet

Orange

A is for archery B is for boxing C is for chariot-racing D is for discuss E is for equestrian F is for football G is for golf H is for horseracing I is for ice hockey J is for judo K is for karate L is for long jump M is for motorcross N is not net ball O is for Olympics P is for pentathlon Q is for quest R is for running S is for swimming T is for tennis U is for unihockey V is for volleyball W is for wrestling X is for x-country Y is for yachting Z is for zip line riding.

Orange is bright It will never be like light Orange is not green Nor does it come from a machine Orange is not a fan It can live in a can Orange is like the colour yellow Except it is not mellow Orange can be anything I’m glad it’s not everything Orange has no age Sure happy it’s not engaged!

Orange makes me feel free Orange is not a degree Orange is not high Too bad I have to say goodbye!

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We also had to think of as many orange items as possible and Tynan Swanepoel won the competition. We were given cupcakes with orange icing for break and John Nyambayo created the following Orange Poem :-

We hope that all the people with cancer recover fully and in particular we are thinking of Luke Hay and Dean Butchart, two ex-pupils and their families.

Who knows, perhaps one day an ex St John’s pupil might discover a cure for this awful disease.

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In 2011 $16 219.00 was raised for Kidzcan through this initiative. St John’s Prep School raised $865.00. This was the third highest amount raised by a junior school. This year our class all wore orange bandannas, kindly made

by Stanley’s mom, Mrs Manokore. Bandannas are often worn by cancer patients because the disease and more effectively, the treatment, often causes the patient’s hair to fall out.

Ingredients for Success

Living in a Changing World

A basket of pleasure A handful of treasure A pocket of greeting A bag of lovely treating.

Flying cars, zooming past, Going amazingly fast.

Space ships soaring high above, Mechanical robots falling in love.

A box of good attitude A suitcase of gratitude A shower of love Makes you fly like a dove.

Millions of men walking on the moon, Earth will be no longer soon.

Aliens will take over, And give earth an extreme make-over.

A plate of neatness A drawer of sweetness A bundle of joy Can make a good boy.

Weird creatures, With complicated features.

Everything is technical, And earth is now electrical.

A bowl of knowledge Will get you to college So when you have all this Success you cannot miss!

Shamar Atwell 6E

Pens and pencils will be extinct, And so too robots will be sinked.

School will be lame And the world will never be the same!

Ian Munro 6E

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6N The Hunter He was a tall man his face covered with camoflauge paint, a thick coat with long tassels hanging down covered his body. He had a gun slung over his shoulder, a knife by his side and a back pack on his back. No one knows his name. No one knows his story, all I know is that they call him the hunter.

One day while I was walking through the forest I heard a rustle in the bushes. I looked left. I looked right and then suddenly I heard a squeal, a gun shot and a voice.

It said to me “What are you doing out there? This is a battlefield not a playground! That boar almost killed you if it weren’t for me you would be dead meat,” “Hu u hu .. who are you?” I stuttered. “I’m the hunter,” he replied “now leave quickly. They’re coming!” “Who’s come?” he stopped me in my sentence “shut up kid just run!”

So I ran as fast as I could until I reached the river. I stopped, sat down and thought “who’se coming, what are they coming for .. would I ever see the hunter again?”

I did’nt see the hunter again until seventeen years later. I saw him battered and bruised, barely walking. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The brave man who had once saved my life was now a battle scarred weak man. I ran towards him then, thump a large man tackled me. I hit the dirt hard. Next thing I knew I was in a P.O.W. camp of some sort. Bombs were exploding, bullets were wizzing past me, I was terrified. Then I saw the hunter. He gave me a gun and said “If we go now, we can get help and save everyone!”

He helped me up and we started running towards the exit. As we thought we were home free “Crack!!” a gunshot louder than all the others. I looked back and there lay the hunter completely lifeless and I knew my time with the hunter was over.

Ryan Sylvester 6N A Life Changing Moment Some people go through life just following their daily routine. They go to school or work, play their sports and live their lives following one path. That path may be good or bad. A person who always does what’s right and works hard will find that his will lead him to success, but there may be a man who is on the wrong path. People might know him to be lazy and dishonest and nothing good will come from his life. If he’s lucky something good will happen to change his life forever.

Let me tell you about a boy who was on the wrong path.

He did not do his homework. He lied about it to his mum and his teacher and he got away with it for five weeks – or so he thought! His teachers scolded, his mom punished and he forgot what his playstation looked like. No friends were allowed over, no youth, no social life at all. Still the boy did not change his ways. At last came the moment that did change his life forever.

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love and roses and it was, in the beginning, but that was not to last. He had pushed his teacher too far. Maybe he hadn’t got any chocolates that morning! Whatever the reason, the time had come to bring in the Bruiser. No amount of pleading, begging and crying would have done any good. The walk to the Headmaster’s Office went by far too quickly. His knees were knocking, his face went white and his heart was pounding loud in this ears. Long before he heard the whistle of the cane, he vowed to change his ways and then it came ... THWACK! He got something red for Valentine’s alright!

Liam Wetzlar 6N The Hunter The lion is a powerful hunter. It lies in wait for the kill.

When it sees its prey it suffocates it with its powerful canine teeth.

The male lion kills the other lion’s cubs. This is called the selfish gene.

The pride gets in ambush mode. The prey, a weak zebra being pushed out the herd. The chasers are roaring and kicking up dust so the finishers can strike it on the neck.

When the zebra is on its back they eat it. First the males, then the females in order of strength, then the cubs.

Man are the most successful hunters on earth. They have used poison, spears, arrows and swords. They have killed elephants, bears, rhinos, cats, wolves and antelope.

They are solitary hungers, but will be in a pack. They cannot kill without a weapon, so they build them. The most powerful weapon is a gun.

Guns do most of the work. All man has to do is pull the trigger. The gun fires metal at the target. This metal is called a bullet.

The man sits in wait for its prey. An elephant walks by.

The man pulls the trigger and the bullet goes into the elephant’s neck.

He leaves the meat and takes the tusks, a waste of life. The elephant slowly erodes and decays. One less elephant to live in peace.

But some people take everything they hunt with spears and arrows. They hunt antelope and zebra. Never elephant and rhino. The skin is too thick.

Liam Wetzlar 6N

6S The Cats Are Defeated Hi! My name is Mr Whiskers. I’m a talking dog. What?

You don’t believe me? Only one in a hundred dogs can talk. I am that one dog in a hundred. Anyways, I work for the U.D.F.A.C.. It stands for Undercover Dog Federation Against Cats and I want to tell you all about t.

I was five months old when I walked into my kennel. I was exhausted after a long day playing with my master. I lay down. Suddenly, the bottom of my kennel opened up like a dog flap – you know, like the ones that you might find on a door. I had no idea what was going on. I landed n a car made out of glass. Sitting next to me was a white poodle. She said, “Buckle up!” and we zoomed off at the speed of sound.

In five seconds we were in this amazing room where everything was white.

There were talking dogs everywhere and everything was incredibly high-tech.

There were floating sofas and there were loads of holograms. I asked the poodle where we were and she said, “My name is Brandy. We’re in a secret hide-out one kilometre underground. The Boss wants you in his office up there.”

Up there was a floating circular white room. We took an elevator up to its glass door. The door opened and there, sitting in a white office chair, was a most magnificent dog.

It said, “I’ve summoned you because we’re in need of young agents. All our agents are old and retiring. I need you to disguise yourself as a cat. Here is your costume.

Put it on! Now listen very carefully. I want you to sneak into the cats’ hide-out carrying this bomb of amnesia.

The bomb will go off one minute after you have set the switch. You have got to get out of there before it blows or you’ll forget everything – all the way back to when you were born. What’s more, you will also lose the ability to talk. Understood?”

“Yes!” I said, and he gave me the bomb.

My neighbour had a talking cat and I was certain that it was a member of the cats’ secret society. I put on the cat suit and went next door. The cat was sleeping as cats do.

I sneaked up to its bed, lifted up the secret pillow and jumped down the tube. Whoosh! I landed in a hide-out just like ours except everything was black.

I threw the switch for the bomb but then I realised I didn’t know how to get out. 58 seconds!! I was terrified!

I asked a tom cat. He said, “Hey! You’re not one of us are you?” He shouted. The cats were on to me...23 seconds to go...I was so frightened that I managed to run back up the chute and I made it!! BOOM!!

I went back to the dog’s hide-out. Boss was waiting for me. “Mission accomplished!” he said. The white poodle smiled at me.

Calum English-Brown 6S The Toy That Came To Life “Good morning, Number9. I am a professor. I am the

one who created you. When the war started, the army took everything. I had made a great invention. It was made for good. It was able to learn just like a human.

When the evil army took everything they also took my invention. They trained it for evil. Its code name was The Evil Eye because of its round, sharp edges and long thick legs and especially because of its big red eye. I created a few others like you, Number9. I gave my soul to you and the others because I will be dead before the war is over.”

Suddenly, I woke up feeling all dizzy and tired. There were ruins, smashed glass, piles of bricks, fires and smoke everywhere. I walked for mile upon mile past ruins on every side until eventually I came upon an old church. Outside the church was an old, rusty dustbin.

It was shaking. I took the lid off the dustbin and looked inside. There was an old bedraggled thing just like me and, just like me, it had a number on its back. It looked up at me and cried, “Number9!! I have been looking for you everywhere. You look much better than me with your mutton-cloth skin all peachy and your buttons all shiny. You must come quickly. The others are all inside the church.”

When I arrived I met Number8 who wore a bird skull on her head and she had a belt around her waist with lots of sharp knives. There was Number2 who was very big and strong and he had a sword on his back. It was an old kitchen knife. Number6 and Number10 were also there.

Number10 was the leader. He was very skinny. The five of them were always hiding from The Evil Eye. The Evil Eye was hated by them because of its destruction of the city and the humans. But they never had the courage to face it and defeat it. They lived in fear of The Evil Eye killing them. After spending some time with the other numbers, I managed to persuade them to show me the old unused tunnel that led into The Evil Eye’s lair. I walked through the tunnel with Number2 on my left and Number8 on my right. Finally, we arrived at The Evil Eye’s lair.

Then we saw it! We had planned that Numbe10 and Number6 should stay at the entrance to the tunnel.

There they had a drum of petrol which they would push down the tunnel so that it rolled into the evil lair. They had noticed that smoke was always puffing from The Evil Eye’s lair and that meant that there must have been fires inside. We wanted to blow up its lair.

Number2 and I made a lot of noise whilst Number8 radioed the others to push the drum down into the tunnel. The Evil Eye was looking straight at me. I ran! It sent small drone bugs after me. I could hear their sharp feet twanging against the metal tunnel floor. The drum was rolling straight towards me. I managed to run up the side wall of the tunnel and just missed it. It crashed straight into the drones and squashed them. There was a terrific explosion as the drum burst near one of the fires.

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one side out of the way. We were singing and dancing.

Number6 was jumping up and down but then his favourite ball fell out of his pocket. It rolled back towards the tunnel entrance. Number6 followed it peering into the smoke. Suddenly, he saw a bright red eye!! He ran but The Evil Eye caught him. And electric beam picked him up and sucked his soul out of him.

We ran back to where there was an old anti-aircraft gun.

We loaded it and waited for just the right moment. The Evil Eye came close enough and we opened fire! We hit it right in its eye and it exploded. We were sad and happy at the same time. The Evil Eye was defeated but Number6 was dead. We buried Number6’s body and saw his soul float up into the sky.

Rory Plunket 6S The Battle of the Hyenas It was a hot day on the savannah plains and all the animals were either resting in the shade of a burrow or they were cooling off in the water. Every creature was trying to escape the scorching heat. The family of hyenas were so hot and hungry that they all went down to the waterhole for a drink. When they arrived there, they found a buffalo carcass.

The hyenas were head-over-heals because they had cubs

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to feed back at the den. They all got stuck in and they started to eat like they had not eaten for a thousand years. But the feast did not last long for the hyenas’ noisy eating and cackling had attracted the attention of a pride of lions. The lions wanted their share of the kill too.

The hyenas were not going to give up the buffalo kill without a scrap. They were willing to fight for their lives in order to feed their young. But the lions outnumbered the hyenas ten to one in size and strength even though there were twenty hyenas.

The hyenas fought desperately but the lions were picking them off one by one. Soon reinforcements for the hyenas arrived but they were still no match for the two huge male lions and their pride.

The hyenas gave up and fell into a slow and dying retreat. One or two lions continued to chase them into the distance still swatting them off their feet with their massive great paws.

The lions had won and the hyenas were defeated. The young hyena cubs back at the den were left to starve and then slowly die. But life still goes on in the wild with incidents like this happening every now and again. But that is the wild for you ..... untamed and .... unpredictable.

Kirk Edwards 6S

7N The Hermit The door burst open and leaves swirled around the passage. Distant screams could be heard, as the misty night grew darker and colder. As I entered the shelter, a large hand came over my face and began to cover my mouth and nose. In two minutes I was knocked out.

Before all this, at camp we had sat down at the campfire and had begun to sing camp-songs. Shortly after, it had been time to tell scary stories. My friend, David, told us a story about a horrible, evil hermit who kills humans that enter his lair. The way he described it only made it seem worse. We got into our sleeping bags and I tried to sleep, but I couldn’t – not after hearing such a scary story! After three hours I decided to sneak out of my tent and go for a quick walk. I soon got lost in thought, then really lost!

I found a large house and decided to enter it. That’s how it all started.

I woke up with a bit of confusion. I seemed to be chained up in a dark room All around me I vaguely saw bones and a lit candle. Then he came. The Hermit himself. He wore ragged jeans, no shirt and no shoes. His frayed, torn jeans seemed to have blood on them but other than that he was actually clean! Somehow this frightened me much more. He had fiery red eyes, what looked like a broken nose and a scar over his mouth. He was rather fat. “How are you? You have been asleep for an awfully long time now. Would you like something to eat?” he asked, as if he meant it. At that time, I hadn’t been as scared as I was feeling scared and suspicious though.

“Who are you? And why am I in chains?” I asked, trying to make my voice sound fearsome, but failing. He stared at me for a second, then replied “I am the Hermit, and if you didn’t notice, you are going to die here!”.

He pulled out a dagger from his pocket and began to attack me. He stabbed at my ribs, but I was too quick and swerved to the left. I knew that this could not go on forever, so I decided to make a plan. “Why don’t you unchain me and have a proper fight with me? Are you afraid? I’m not scared of you” I shouted .. now scared out of my wits. “As you wish” he replied calmly. The fact that he had accepted my challenge gave me a little hope, since I was good at sword-fighting. I picked up what looked like a dagger and we began to battle. He began to throw wild thrusts at me which I easily parried. I watched his energy slowly disappear, his attacks decreasing speed rapidly. That’s when I began to attack. Quick, light thrusts seemed to annoy him. Then all of a sudden he pulled a trick on me! I was so surprised that he managed to flick my dagger in the air and caught it. I was weapon-less, against a viscious murderer.

I had to think fast and half way through dodging two daggers, I came up with not the best, but a good plan to end the fight. I began to throw punches at his ribs. The fact that he hadn’t killed me yet had made him angry and reckless. I saw my chance at one of his reckless thrusts. I snatched his dagger and kicked him in his shin with all my strength. With one quick and might stab he was finished.

I made my way out of the haunted house and slowly limped until I found my fellow campers. I had a feeling that the next time we had a campfire everyone would be frightened of what I had to say. That was a very crazy hermit.

Mudiwa Chiromo 7N Prize Giving Day I have been at St John’s Prep School since Grade 1. It has been a lot of fun and I have met and made a lot of friends. It is interesting to see how we have changed over the years. I know I have as I am now wearing a size seven shoe.

Prize giving is a special day on the school calendar and I know for some boys it is the day for them to shine and show off their hard work.

Mr Buntue works in our school office and one Thursday morning I saw him sitting outside on the lawn and he had all the cups and shields. They looked very grubby. I saw he had a product called Silvo. He was applying it to the cups and shields, letting it dry and then using a yellow duster to shine them up. He was very proud of what he had done. I saw him put them in a box and take them up to the office.

Prize giving day was only a few days away. Mrs Tate was busy handing out the slips of paper to the boys who were going to get a prize. The look on their faces showed such excitement.

The office ladies have been very busy printing the certificates. The hall was cleaned and fresh flowers were displayed but a strange thing happened! The staff went to find Mr Buntue because all the shields and cups could not be found anywhere. They saw the door of the office had been forced open. Panic gripped everyone as we needed the cups and shields for tonight. All the staff were alerted and were thinking of how to overcome such a dilemma.

There was talk of postponing prizegiving, maybe even purchasing new cups, but nothing seemed to be coming together. Then Mr Buntue came running to the office to advise that the cups were found at the end of the field in the vlei. We all breathed a sigh of relief and with only a few hours to go before prize giving. We proudly displayed the cups in the hall. It was a pity that we never found who took the cups.

Nathan Bailey 7N Flight 027 to Zimbabwe (Sole Survivor) I looked around at the wreckage surrounding me and I realised that I was the sole survivor. I had a moment’s amnesia, but then I remembered what had happened.

I had excitedly boarded the aeroplane, I was finally returning home ...

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sound of the engines grew louder and louder and we began to pick up speed as we raced down the runway.

The ground below grew further away and everything appeared as if from another world. The magical city lights glimmered and then one by one, began to vanish like candles slowly being blown out by the whispering wind, as we ascended over the vast ocean.

I sat restlessly in my seat, eagerly anticipating my arrival home. It had been some time since I had seen my family.

It was several hours before I finally fell asleep. I had been sleeping for no time at all, when I was suddenly awoken by a deafening sound coming from the cockpit. The next thing that I remember was seeing lightning flash terrifyingly across the sky. Through the window, I could see we were above a desert and flying dangerously low over an oil rig, whose lights shone conspicuously out of the kilometres of barren sand beneath us.

authorities that they had seen the out-of-control aeroplane and they had located me in much less time than I had imagined. It had been a traumatic few days surrounded by so much loss and tragic waste of life, but I was very fortunate to find food and shelter in the wreck of the plane. I was never happier to be rescued and reunited with my family.

Douglas Dorward 7N The Adventure of a Lifetime I ran for my life, everything so sudden. I wondered if I was dreaming but the sharp pain in my leg kept me firmly in reality. I looked back to see if they were still there. There they were; two large men glared at me coldly. They were both at least two feet taller than I was. They both had large greasy knives. Ether I was starting to go slower or they were running faster. I stumbled and tripped.

Panic gripped me as the plane filled with flying debris and screams of terror. The plane seemed to accelerate at the most terrifying speed downward vibrating and shuddering uncontrollably until it felt as if it was going to explode into a million pieces. It seemed as if the body of the aeroplane was going to surge onwards towards the ground on its own at break-neck speed, leaving its severed wings hovering in the air behind it. Lightning bolts darted at us as if we were a target, each time narrowly escaping us.

Somehow, I did not fall seventy metres below to my death.

I did not realise how tired I was. Just then, another crook arrived and with great pleasure, he pushed me down the dam!

There were more spine-tingling screams as the aircraft connected violently with the surface, the jolted forcibly back into the air and then back down and up again and again several times more. Each time a shower of sand surrounding us and our bodies were being subjected to extreme and brutal forces of turbulence.

As soon as I began to swim I remembered that I was the sole survivor of a bank robbery not far from the river. I suppose they assumed that I might alert the police. Well, I probably did not need to as every policeman in the country knew them, but I guess they were not taking any chances.

Eventually the plane came to an abrupt halt. This was followed by an eery silence, as I found myself alone and helpless in the middle of the tempestuous desert.

Once I had gathered my wits about me and managed to break my way out of the wreckage, I went to explore my surroundings. By this time the lightning had ceased and the darkness had slipped away. A new day was dawning over the ever changing contours of the sandy earth. The sky was pink and yellow and orange and red like warning lights blazing at me. I discovered that nothing but a sea of arid sand lay before me. During the long, hot days ahead I would watch from the safety of the plane as the wind adjusted the furrows of the scenery and shifted the sand dunes from one location to another, like pawns on a chess board.

After an agonizing hour or so, I lost the goons and felt the need to alert the police, and later did so.

When I finally arrived home to my family several days later, feeling tired and weather-beaten I also felt like the luckiest person alive.

I had realised that the most sensible thing to do was to stay at the wreck. There was too much risk of getting lost as there are no permanent landmarks in the desert. As frustrating as it was to sit and watch the time go by and as tempting as it was to explore further afield, there was too much at stake.

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I rolled down the steep riverbank, head over heels, slipping in the mud and grasshoppers, straight into the dull, dirty water at the bottom. I felt three different parts where I knew I was injured; my ribs, my left arm and my right arm, yet I still swam.

Eight years later, I heard that the goons had finally met their match and had been sentenced to jail for the rest of their sad, miserable lives.

Surviving such a violent, strenuous day gave me a rude awakening of life, but I suppose you could relate it to an adventure. In that case, it was the adventure of a lifetime.

Mudiwa Chiromo 7N I Looked around the wreckage surrounding me and realised I was the sole survivor CRAACK! All my crewmates were tossed into the air by the huge blast, the colossal waves jumped upon us and then it all went black.

Hours later I woke up on a tropical island. I looked around at the wreckage surrounding me and realised I was the sole survivor. Luckily it was low tide, so I went back to the wreckage and scavenged for food. I found chicken, cookies, a dog, a cat, a rifle, a pistol and gunpowder. I carried everything to shore, including bits of wood from the ship. A few hours later, I made my shelter in a cave. I even made a kennel for my dog, who I named Buster and a basket for my cat who I named Cuddles.

When I finished I went to a beautiful valley near the cave, where I picked fruit and berries for the next few weeks. I even ate fish, chicken, beef and goat. Days after that an English mining ship landed on shore and I told them what I had been through. I told them where they could find rubies and emeralds. They thanked me for my help and agreed to take me home to Cape Town in South Africa when they were going back. In South Africa my story became a children’s tale.

Shahen Padayachee 7N The Hermit There was once a man called Paul. Paul was a young, tall, strong yet humble man. He had large sparkling blue eyes, dark shiny brown hair, big soft hands and hefty feet.

He lived in a small shack far away from anybody in his country of Mexico.

Paul became a hermit at the age of eight because he was in a fight. He hurt his body so badly that he went to the hospital. Paul was then cautious everywhere he went because he thought people would haunt him about this terrible experience. Paul then became afraid of people and then never had friends.

Usually as a child Paul would go to an abandoned warehouse after school. He stayed at that warehouse for the whole day until it was 6 o’clock in the evening. Since Paul is an adult he stays at home watching television.

When Paul was a child and he met a person he would freeze with fear until they left. Now he freezes with fear when a person approaches and does not move until they go away. Something very secretive about Paul is when a person speaks to him his behaviour changes. He gets itchy, he can’t speak, he starts sweating like a pig and his right eye gets red and starts twitching. This will just carry on until he calms down. For many years Paul has avoided people in an extremely simple process. He just quickly goes into dark shadows and manoeuvres his way back to his small shack. Another way for Paul to escape is to

climb trees and buildings with his big hands.

Over the years Paul has adapted very well to being around no one. But he is sad he will never marry a woman or have children because of the incident that he experienced when he was eight. Every day Paul prays to God for forgiveness and hopes to stop his hermit way and socialise with people.

Simbarashe Ndoro 7N A Celebration of Nature The sun leisurely rises It is the dawn of a new day The hours ahead hold many surprises The dew slowly melts away.

The animals awaken The birds begin to sing The silence is broken It is the beginning of spring.

It has been a long winter The landscape lies dry and barren ahead The weather has been bitter Every leaf has been shed.

The thunder clouds slowly tumble in They turn an ominous grey Every creature and its kin Can hear the trees sway.

The rain arrives at last Gently caressing the earth At first Then pouring down with no mirth.

It is a celebration of nature Everything will grow again God’s every beautiful creature Will eternally grateful be. Amen.

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7S A Celebration of nature Lion prowls through the dancing grass, Tail flicking, like a butterfly.

It stalks it’s unsuspecting prey, Vultures are watching as they fly by.

Lion pounces on impala, Impala springs away quickly, Lion chases in pursuit, Lion bites impala vigorously.

Vultures float down like feathers, Hoping anxiously for a bite, Lion ripping bright red flesh, Vultures look like massive kites.

Liam Hounsell 7S I see the pattern of star and sun, How they make my memory run, All the different shapes I see, How they all make such sense to me, To you a different shape you will see.

A simple plant growing in the sunlight, A bud then forms, It grows and grows until a beautiful flower explodes, It lasts a week, Then it dies in a day.

The crystal clear waters, Flowing in the rivers, Colours are changing as the water seems to quiver, Shapes are formed but immediately lost, Swirling and bubbling but never lost.

Kyle Tenkrooden 7S The lion ready to pounce On his unsuspecting prey, Attacks the grazing wilderbeest, Causing a gurgling breigh.

Leopard sitting in a tree, Guarding the kill for her cub, Who is so helpless below, He became hyena grub.

Rhinos are becoming too rare, Grazing on the plains, Poachers shoot them upon sight, Their horns are ill gotten gain.

Ross Stewart 7S A Life Changing Moment Ever since I was a child I imagined how cool it would be to jump off the side of a bridge and know that you are coming back up. I went to Victoria Falls a few times when I was little and watched people get strapped up and jumped 111 meters down into the gorge. It looked like something I would love to do someday.

It was 2012 when we went to Victoria Falls yet again. My

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turn had come. I pleaded and pleaded with my parents and finally convinced them to let me jump. My heart was beating at 300 beats per minute as I walked across the bridge to where the instructors were waiting to strap me up. As I signed the indemnity form, this weird feeling inside me struck. I heard a voice saying, “Don’t do it”. I didn’t take any notice and joined the queue waiting for my turn to come.

After two hours of waiting, I was finally ready. The straps around my legs got tighter and tighter, my arms went up by the side – three, two, one Bye ......... I was off.

SNAP! A deafening sickening sound filled my ears. The bungee cord had snapped! Everything went black. The light came back as I was lying on the shore. Having floated through the rapids and pulled out by the rescue team. I could not believe I was actually alive.

Since my miraculous survival, I have learnt to appreciate life even more. I could have died but I feel that God has given me another chance. This was a life changing moment.

Nicholas Freemantle 7S Race Against Time I looked around at the wreckage surrounding me and realised that I was the sole survivor. The train had been attacked by Lombaxes. Luckily for me my body was under some rubble from the destroyed bridge and they missed me.

Well, I believe an explanation is due. My name is Cosmo Maximus, Captain of Squad 13 of Soldier, who are part of the organisation Hydra. In 2015 the company Hydra was founded. They were a company that developed new medicines and such to better mankind. They had rivals who eventually became enemies. That is why Hydra created Soldier, as a sort of security or fighting force.

In the year 2085 a scientist of Hydra named Hojo discovered a special substance. He experimented with it on animals. At first it seemed to boost the animals immune systems and increased their senses, but after a while things changed. The animals went insane. They started mutating and even began to eat each other.

They were now called Lombaxes which broke out and attacked the city. They spread their DNA to humans and animals, creating even more of them. Eventually it became so bad that the entire city had to be destroyed.

Hojo was not only fired, but he was also sent to jail.

Eventually he went insane. He plotted revenge. He devised a plan.

Two days ago, March 14 2092, Hojo set his plan into motion. One of Hojo’s loyal allies was able to sneak in some of the substance into the prison. Hojo injected it into some prisoners who went wild. Hojo’s ally was also able to cut the power during the chaos, making escape much easier.

To escape all the citizens were to take trains to local airports to escape before Hydra bombed the city. Soldier troops were instructed to protect the airports from the Lombaxes. The only way to leave the city was by air. The borders were surrounded by high, near impenetrable top defence walls and mechanical sentries.

As a high ranking member of Soldier, I had to lead a unit to guard an airport. That is where we pick up the story again with we under the bridge’s rubble.

I checked my watch. I only had two hours left before the bombing to get to the nearest airport. I walked quickly but stopped when I felt a pain in my leg, then my arm, then my entire body. I searched my pockets. Luck was with me. I still had one recovery pill left. I threw it down my throat. My body instantly felt as if it were new.

I checked inside the train wreck. One of the hover bikes was still operative. I got on and hovered away. 20 miles later my radar began to beep. It detected 12 heat sources following me. I looked behind. There they were – 12 scary looking Lombaxes following me. I grabbed my gun.

I shot three of them. One jumped to the left of my bike and one to the right. I could predict their next move.

They both leapt towards me. I slammed my foot on the brakes. They missed me and crashed into each other.

The others took this opportunity to attack. They knocked me off of my bike. One tried to scratch and slash me.

I ducked, grabbed his arm and threw him right into another Lombax. I grabbed my sword. I took one out, used him as a shield against another, then took out the remaining two.

I pulled out two daggers. I pressed the buttons on their hilts and threw them at the last two Lombaxes. As soon as they were hit they were electrocuted by the daggers.

I ran over to the hover bike and roared off. My radar picked up even more Lombaxes, but I had no time to defeat them. I grabbed my gun. The best I could do was blindfire.

The Forest It was late at night when Mr Barbour, our Grade 7S teacher, realised he had forgotten his laptop at school.

He got in his 1997 vintage Toyota Corolla and drove off. It was quite a damp, foggy night and Mr Barbour seemed to have bad luck on those nights.

He got to the school gate and saw that the security guard was not there. He opened the old rusty gate himself.

There was an awful stench, as if a rate had died. The engine of his car cut off.

He heard a strange noise coming from the forest, like “rattling leaves”. He quietly walked up to the forest to what he thought was the guard. He got to the forest but could not find the guard. He looked around in the cold and dark forest for a while, because he knew he wasn’t alone. At last he stopped walking but the sound of footsteps remained. Now he was scared.

He cried out for the guard hoping for a reply. Just as he was about to give up, he heard a growl. He turned around and saw a black, viscious 6 foot werewolf. Mr Barbour froze as if his heart had stopped beating but it was beating faster than ever before. In one giant leap the wolf grabbed Mr Barbour by the neck! He could feel the blood slowly draining out his body. Within seconds he fell to the ground dead! The beast feasted on his body and by dawn all that was left were a few bones!!

Keanu Smith 7S Celebration of Nature The water hole fills The sun sinks behind the hills The sun sinks And the elephant drinks.

The sun with its beams of gold The sun which is so very old Lights the forest floor The trees grow more and more.

Matthew De Souza 7S

After a while, the airport was in sight. The Lombaxes were till on my tail. As I was about to reach the entrance, I placed a grenade on my bike and jumped off. The Lombaxes behind me were caught in the explosion.

I landed hard on the ground. I ran to the elevator.

Another Lombax came. It ran full speed towards me. The elevator was closing. He did not make it in time. I heard him scratching and gnawing at the door. The lift went up.

I ran for the helicopter on the roof left for the rest of the guards. I made it just in time. The pilot activated it hurriedly but two Lombaxes jumped onto the windshield.

A guard and I kicked them off. We flew away.

I took out the remote for my planted bombs. Multiple simultaneous explosions went off all over the country.

The Lombaxes were no more.

Mduduzi Mhlanga 7S

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Arts 1N

National Arts gallery

Mana Pools art competition

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ChickenInn Competition

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Special thanks to Lucy Broderick for the pictures for the magazine

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