The Grade 4s were so happy to meet Tania Snyman. She is a Miss LuisterFM finalist.
LuisterFM is a local radio station. They believe in giving back to the community. All finalists were given a project to collect as much cat or dog food as possible. All donations will be given to Domestic Animal Care, a non profit organization based in Port Elizabeth. Their mission is to assist and educate owners of domestic animals in impoverished and underprivileged areas on how to provide proper care for their pets, to treat injured, ill and infected animals and to arrange for sterilisation.
Tania Snyman believes that owning a pet teaches children responsibility, compassion, respect and trust. Her presentation to the Grade 4s informed them about all the do's and don'ts when it comes to domestic animals. They loved the video clip she showed them and they learnt about Domestic Animal Care through her powerpoint presentation. Most of all, she inspired the learners to make a difference by donating food and other items.
She is running a lucky draw competition with the Grade 4s. For every item of food they bring to donate, their name gets entered. The winner will win 4 Debonairs pizzas to share with 3 friends.
We wish her the best of luck in her journey as a Miss LuisterFM finalist.

Schools from all over the province partipated. Thank you to the learners and Mrs du Plessis for travelling to East London to take part.

The media workshop that took place on 7 August 2018 was presented by Dr Janelle Vermaak, a Riebeek College Old Girl of the Class of 1999. Dr Vermaak studied for a BA MCC degree at NMMU and graduated last year with a PhD in Media Studies. She is a big fan of Alien but an even bigger anti-fan of The Twilight Series. She filled us in on the different types of fans as well as how cosplay is not just dressing up as a character, but it’s about being the character. She also gave us tips on how to survive at university. She told us about media courses. She taught us that if we want our lecturers to notice us, we have to let them get to know us by helping them out, asking and answering questions in class and showing them that we are ready and willing to learn. She said that we need to take responsibly of our own education starting now. Lastly, we spoke about citizen journalism and how the contribution by citizens to news has increased. Thank you, Dr Vermaak!

SAFEFE is an organisation that aims to improve the understanding of Economics. They have a yearly quiz for Grade 9s. Riebeek College teams came first, second and third. Congratulations!

With thanks to Roche Windt and Moore Stephens WK Inc for the auditing of the processes and results.

Model student, Kylie, visited classes and events on 3 August.  He delivered the birthday coffee break tray to Mr Jonas who traditionally delivers and organises for teachers celebrating a birthday.

The u/14 C junior hockey team played against Clarendon Primary. It was a very tough match but the girls learnt a lot from this experience. They played their best!

eam: Junior Hockey U/14A
Date: Wednesday 01 August 2018
Captain: Kate-Lynn Forbes
Vice Captain: Janine Hendricks
Opponents: St Dominic's Priory
Won 0 - 1
Players of note: Lindokuhle Gosani (CM) and Kelsey Dinie (RS) goalscorer.
The girls finally won their first League Game. The only goal came in the first 5 minutes of the game. A team effort that resulted in a soft goal, touched by many players but eventually claimed by Kelsey.
The girls played very well with numerous attacks down the middle of the park by Lindokuhle, who dominated the midfield, feeding the strikers with goalscoring opportunities. Priory's defense was on song though.
I am very proud of my girls. They were focused, determined and communicated well. They deserved to be spoilt and that's just what we did. KFC and McD in one afternoon.
Well Done, Ladies.

The Junior School sat down in their rows with their glowing faces staring at us in anticipation. The assembly soon started and everyone watched intently. Bible verses, prayers and poems were recited. Next was the long awaited fun event of the assembly, the plays. The actors effortlessly executed the well-rehearsed plays. They put a smile on the audiences faces and laughter filled the room. When all the plays were completed an educational video about our theme, kindness was played. Sadly, the assembly came to an end. Everyone enjoyed it and started swaying, clapping their hands to the music and trying to sing Tori Kelly's high notes. The assembly turned out to be a success. The hard work of the grade 6 learners and dedication of the grade 6 teachers, Mr Jonas and Miss van der Westhuizen was greatly appreciated

Thank you to all grade 4 to grade 9 learners for taking part in the Spellathon at the end of last term. It was a huge success! For the second year in a row, the class that raised the most money in the junior phase was grade 4C. They raised more than R5000! Also, for the second year in a row, the senior class that raised the most money was grade 8C. Well done ladies!
A big congratulations to Keira-Lee Armoed in grade 4C as well as Kayleigh Fick in grade 8C for collecting the most money in the different phases. We are so proud of you!

Riebeek College's Drama Society presents "Mzansi Youth, Let Hope Arise!" This is a story about three characters written by Miss R. Meyers,  2017/2018 Drama Committee: Emihle Zweni(Head) , Simangalisiwe Mankayi, Thimna Mandla, Sindisiwe Mbhele, Phumelela Kwanini, Phelisa Kosi and assistance from the 2018 Production Cast. This is an inspirational story depicting the separate journeys of three young South Africans, fighting and conquering success against all odds. Our main target audience is our youth, aiming to inspire them to never give up, to never stop dreaming and above all, to never lose hope. Tickets go on sale on the 26th of July @  only R20.00.

Grade 12 Geography girls went to the PE Weather Station for an information session from Hendrick Swart. Many thanks also to Hugh van Niekerk and Varsha Prinsloo. The also visited  the Auto Pavilion and went on the Factory Tour. Thanks also to Mr Bean and Miss Kahn for their assistance and kindness. Also thanks to the VW staff : Nelisa, Luzaan and the Tour Guide.

Buhle Somandi presenting a radio talk on Madibaz Radio station during the holidays. It was an opportunity for grade 11 and 12 learners to get a chance to learn more about being a presenter! Buhle attended a few days at Madibaz Radio station. Buhle said she’s thankful for this experience. She also interacted with learners from other schools and made new friends!

Zezethu Mtirara was chosen to represent Riebeek College in the ECYC on an international tour to Germany and the Czech Republic. She is 1 of 47 learners in the Eastern Cape who was given the opportunity to perform in this prestigious youth choir.

We are truly blessed: Mr Calitz 'entertaining' the Grade 4s. They are learning all about tone, volume, pitch, amplifying of sound...bound to achieve 100% for NS/T!

Muir and Riebeek's SCA Committees met on Wednesday 29 August to finalise operations for their SCA Bash taking place on 27 September. Mr A. Jonas and Miss R. Meyers headed up the meeting. Miss Meyers shares that she is delighted in the new partnership between Muir and Riebeek and anticipates great spiritual and personal growth not only for their leaders but schools as well.

GRADE 8 DEBATERS
The following girls received double gold certificates for debating this term in the Great Grade Eight Divergent Debate. Congratulations girls. You all have a future:
Pholisa Madlavu
Fatima Mahouassa
Musa Daweti
Megan Potgieter
Lauren McGorman
Georgia Ownhouse
Avery-Leigh Kayster
Liqhawe Nogampula
Nobuhle Moyo

The Grade 5s enjoyed working on electrical circuits. Miss Johnson said: "Great fun was had and there was a lovely spirit of Ubuntu with girls helping others. I am very proud of all the girls."

Thank you to Mr Balie, Riebeek's EDO, for his presentation to the Grade 12 teachers on 3 August

The SCA session of Thursday, 02 August had a twist, with Muir SCA ministering to the Riebeek Girls in the hall during first break. We had amazing worship followed by a powerful testimony given by Muirite, Caleb-John Wood. We thank Miss C. van der Westhuizen for coordinating the wonderful collaboration. Thank you to Mr K. Jones and A. Jonas for all of the arrangements made to make it possible for the two schools to connect on such a wonderful level. Thank you to the principals of Riebeek and Muir College for allowing us to strengthen and build relationships across schools.

Raylene Borcher in grade 8 competed in the Figures Finesse International Modelling competition.  She along with 9 other finalists will be competing in Johannesburg this weekend.  They stand a chance of going to New York!

Congratulations to Octavia Johannes and Aphiwe Ngona for earning their hockey badges. They have played more than 10 months for the school’s first hockey team, and we are very proud of their commitment and dedication.

Going Green as a society was very excited about the new dustbins to be found on the school’s campus. The Going Green girls came with the initiative to reareange them by placing them near the most popular seating areas for the majority of the scholars during breaks. The bins are now in easy-to-reach places which will promote the cleanliness of our school grounds.

SCA had their first SU session for the 3rd term. Ms S du Preez welcomed all the learners, and Emma Thompson in Gr 4 opened in prayer. 
 
The session was met with great enthusiasm from the juniors. Three worships songs were sung. “BIBLE” being the absolute favourite.
 
Ms S du Preez ended the session by thanking everyone for coming, and reminded the girls that there are only 14 sleeps before the next SU session. Exciting sessions are to come!

A number of Grade 6s, 7s and 8s entered the SACEE’s 2018 National 100-Word Short Story Competition.
Congratulations to:
GRADE 6 GOLD :   Lana Peters
GRADE 6 SILVER :   Lana Peters
GRADE 6 BRONZE:  Luthandolwethu Talamba
                                    Leya Bosman
                                    Rebecca Wilkinson (x2)
GRADE 7 GOLD :   Tasmin Andrews; 
                                 Thaakirah Dolley      `          
GRADE 7 SILVER :  Zoë Craill; 
                                  Jessé de Vos; 
                                  Reutloue Dunywa;
                                  Aeryn Ferreira; 
                                  Kate-Lynn Forbes;
                                  Sihlumile Mongo; 
                                  Sarah-leigh Thompson
GRADE 7 BRONZE: Siyavuya Moyake
GRADE 8 GOLD :     Rebecca Phelan; 
                                   Megan Potgieter
 GRADE 8 SILVER :   Rebecca Phelan (x3); 
                                    Jameelah Sirkhotte
GRADE 8 BRONZE:  Rebecca Phelan 
 
 

Sara- Leigh Thompson participated in a district Gymnastics Competition in Cape Town on the 23rd of June. She received first place for free dance, second place for the ball dance and her overall achievement was a gold medal. Well done, Sarah- Leigh - we are so proud of you!

South Africa’s youngest Member of Parliament. Hlomela Bucwa (Class of 2010) made her maiden speech in Parliament on 21st February 2017. Hlomela told Bulelwa Dayimani, a Destiny Connect journalist, that her political journey started in high school. Although at the time she had no idea that she would end up in Parliament, she knew that she wanted to fight for the rights of others. Bucwa says it was when she started learning about South African history and about the apartheid regime that she realised that she wanted to become a civil rights lawyer. She enrolled for a law degree at NMMU and she got involved in student politics. She adds that she understands what a huge responsibility it is, as she no longer speaks for herself, but for many young people back at home: “I now need to be an example; look it doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from, but if you have a passion and you want to make a difference, you can.”
Extract from her Maiden Speech: “I am moved by WB Yeats’ call to action which cries to me, “But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; tread softly because you tread on my dreams.” These are the words echoed by my fellow young South Africans. These are words of a generation whose dreams have been denied, whose hope has been diminished, whose trust has been broken, whose talents have been crippled.  These are the words of a lost generation.... we are faced with a stark reality, a reality of a collapsing basic education system that fails to teach our children the very basics, never mind how to be critical thinkers. We are taught to look for jobs and not to create them. We are taught to be employees and not employers...  it is this generation – my generation – that will change the status quo.”