Gratitude for our local unsung heroes - Rand Park High School

 
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Gratitude for our local unsung heroes - Rand Park High School
Newsletter # 7 / 10 June 2021

     Gratitude for our local unsung heroes
Thank you to all the Rand Park learners who     Our Leaders handed out
contributed to the ‘charity’ collection which   the chocolate gifts to
was arranged by our Leaders as part of their    staff at the NHC in
community outreach initiatives.                 Honeydew, Medicross in
                                                Randburg, Healthworx
The money collected was used to buy             Randridge Mall and
chocolates which were labelled with a thank     Dr Quick’s rooms in
you message and distributed by our Leaders      Randpark Ridge.
to the doctors and medical support staff who
provide essential services in our local         Well done Rand Park
medical clinics. These healthcare providers     High School. It is often
are among the many unsung heroes who            the smallest acts of
serve our community during the pandemic         kindness that have the
and are foremost at risk as they treat and      greatest impact. Thank
provide a service to sick patients daily.       you for your support.
Gratitude for our local unsung heroes - Rand Park High School
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Term 2 extra-mural sport activities will
end on Friday, 11 June, ahead of the mid-
                                                       Reporting a Covid-19
year examinations. Fixtures scheduled for                 Positive Case
next week will continue as planned.
                                                   If your child tests positive for Covid-19,
The Thrift Shop will be closed on 17 June.         please notify the school immediately.
A Matric prelim examination will be                Email rphs@randparkhigh.co.za and/or your
written in the gym on that date.                   child’s Grade Tutor. Contact details are
                                                   available on the d6 School Communicator
                                                   under the Contacts tab.
      Important Dates
                                                    Security & POPI Compliance -
 14 June      Grade 12 English & Afrikaans
              Creative Writing prelim                 D6 School Communicator
              examinations
                                                   The security of the d6 School Communicator
 16 June      School Closed – Youth Day            application is being improved in accordance with
                                                   POPI requirements. An account verification
 17 June      Grade 12 Visual Art Practical        functionality will be added which will require
              examination                          parents to complete a compulsory email
                                                   verification step. This will be phased in on the
 21 June      Mid-year school examinations         mobile application over the next few weeks.
              begin*
                                                   New d6 Communicator users will fill in their
 9 July       School closes directly after the     email address and an OTP will be sent to that
              examination has been written         email address. The user will not be granted
                                                   access without typing in the OTP in the required
*School closes at 12pm for Grade 8 & 9             field.
learners, with the exception of 9 July when
they may leave school directly after the exam      Existing users who do an app update will find a
has been written. Learners must report to          red banner at the top of the Noticeboard screen
their exam venue at least 20 minutes prior to      which prompts the user to provide their email
the start of their exam.                           address. Once the banner is clicked, an OTP will
                                                   be emailed in order to verify the account.

           Grade 11 ID Cards
                                                   Need more information? Click here
A reminder to hand in a copy of your ID card
to the Front Office as soon as possible. This is   Need help? Email appsupport@d6.co.za
required for Matric registration.
Gratitude for our local unsung heroes - Rand Park High School
CHESS RESULTS
Chess vs Hoërskool Randburg – 2 June
Games were played online in the School’s Media Centre using the lichess.org platform. 12 players
represented Rand Park.

A Team
RPHS 4.5 – 7.5 Randburg

B Team
RPHS 9 – 3 Randburg

Top Player
Amy Rushworth (Gr 9) who won both her games

Blitz Online Chess Battle – 4 June
Rand Park competed in the Blitz Online Battle hosted by JNW Chess on Friday, 4 June. A total of
108 participants and nine schools competed, including a JNW Teachers and a Coaches’ Team.
15 players represented Rand Park. Rand Park High School placed 2nd overall with 131 points.

Top Players in Tournament (based on overall win percentage and not points)
Ajay Singh – Gr 12 (3rd)

Blitz King
Ajay Singh
                                   Source: GR Stocks

Blitz Queen
Caley Fauconier – Gr 11

Top Blitz Points Player
Aidan Hogeweg – Gr 10

Chess vs Northcliff – 9 June
Games were played online in the
School’s Media Centre.

A Team
RPHS 3 – 9 NHS

B Team
RPHS 3.5 – 8.5 NHS
Gratitude for our local unsung heroes - Rand Park High School
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