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Swimming

07 Mar 2024
Swimming We have had a great start to the year with some successful lollipop galas, in preparation for Southern Schools trials. On 17 February, we hosted the Southern schools’ trials with Thornhill having more than sixty swimmers qualify for these trials.Congratulations and well done to the...
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Tennis

07 Mar 2024
Tennis This term, our tennis team has played three fixtures to date. We started with Baobab and since it was our first match, we unfortunately lost, but only by a slim margin. We then played against Broadhurst and Legae, where we won quite comfortably. Thornhill also sent eight children to the...
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News from the Library

07 Feb 2024
News from the Library Welcome to 2024 in our newly refurbished Library. Join us in fostering a love for reading. Our library is a haven for young minds to explore the world of literature and here amidst our shelves, Thornhill pupils can embark on countless adventures, unlocking doors to imagination...
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Reception 2024 New Arrivals

07 Feb 2024
Reception 2024 New Arrivals Our new Reception intake for 2024 started their Primary School journey on Wednesday, 17 January. Wide eyed Thornhill Legends looked the part in their new school uniforms, ready for a busy day. After a quick introduction to the various Reception classes, the children...
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Reception Bell Ringing 

07 Feb 2024
Reception Bell Ringing Reception 2024 pupils ring the bell: On the first Friday of term, our Reception children met with the Std 7 pupils in an assembly. It marked a significant milestone in fostering a sense of community and camaraderie within the school. The purpose of this assembly was to...
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Holiday Upgrades

07 Feb 2024
Holiday Upgrades We are happy to update parents on the following upgrades that took place during the past holiday: - Upgrade and creation of a fourth Std 1 classroom. - Upgrade and new toilets for the HMM Hall and our Std 7 year group. - New ClearVu fencing around the swimming pool area. - The...
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U11 SOFTBALL

08 Nov 2023
U11 SOFTBALL The U11 boys and girls softball teams travelled to Francistown on Friday, 22 September, to play in a festival against Mophato, John McKenzie (JMS) and Clifton School. Thornhill played two games on Friday afternoon. They played against Mophato School first and the boys played really...
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U13 SOFTBALL

06 Nov 2023
U13 Softball Thornhill started the term off when they hosted an U13 softball festival on the first weekend of the term. John Mackenzie (JMS), Clifton, Baobab and Tlokweng Dayspring School were all in attendance. The objective was to immerse the players in competitive softball from the outset, in...
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DELF

06 Nov 2023
DELF Our French students from Std 5, 6 and 7 proved themselves once again when they sat for the International Delf Examination, which is set by the Ministry of Education in France. Thornhill had a total of 70 voluntary candidates in the October, 2022 series. 49 candidates wrote the A1.1 level, 18...
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BASKETBALL

06 Nov 2023
Basketball vs Northside U13 Girls lost 18 – 8 U13 Boys won 11 – 8 vs TDS U13 Girls lost 24 – 18 U13 Boys won 21 – 5 vs Baobab U13 Girls lost 20 – 18 U13 Boys won 6 – 1
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