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Robotics & Coding in ICT

14 Jun 2024
Robotics & Coding in ICT This term, our ICT labs are a hive of creativity as we jump into coding and robotics adventures across all the year groups, from Rec to Std 7. Our youngest coders in the Foundation Phase will be having a blast with friendly robots like E.a.R.L and mTiny. These...
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News from Std 4

14 Jun 2024
News from Std 4 This week the Std 4 children plunged into a perfectly picked poetic adventure. Our creative juices were flowing while we brushed up on some exciting ways to make our creative writing more interesting. Some of these elements have rather interesting sounding names like alliteration,...
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North vs South Cricket

14 Jun 2024
North vs South Cricket At the end of Term 1, our selected Southern ISAB cricketers took on their Northern counterparts in Maun. The team were wonderfully hosted by Matshwane School and our Thornhill children represented themselves with distinction. The scores over the two days were as follows:...
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Thornhill at the Movies 2

14 Jun 2024
Thornhill at the Movies 2 Thornhill Foundation Phase hosted their annual, much-anticipated concert entitled “Thornhill at the Movies” at the end of the first term. It was a show filled with fun and laughter. From the outset, it was evident that the children were in their element and thoroughly...
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News from Std 5

14 Jun 2024
News from Std 5 Term 2 has always been our most actively engaging term and it requires all hands on deck, so be ready to embrace the upcoming events in the standard: a blend of academic, enriching and fun activities. Our annual and most loved presentation on Myths and Legends by Dr Graves will...
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Alumni News

14 Jun 2024
Alumni News Krissy Xavier was recently selected for the Gauteng U19 rowing squad. After much training, she was invited to the South African Selection Regatta, where she was selected for the South African Junior Rowing Team. She will represent South Africa U19 in the Quad, at the Junior World Rowing...
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Inter House Swimming

11 Apr 2024
Inter House Swimming Inter House swimming gala took place on Wednesday 27 March. This gala is made up of relays only, therefore allowing more children to participate. All the houses supported their teams with much shouting, cheering and lots of colourful outfits. There was also a wonderful turn out...
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North vs South Swimming

11 Apr 2024
North vs South Swimming Thornhill hosted this year’s North vs South Gala on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 March. It was a very festive occasion with the school being decorated in blue and yellow and black and orange, and the anticipation of strong competition was in the air. RocoMama’s provided burgers...
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Cricket

11 Apr 2024
Cricket vs Crescent U9: Thornhill batted first and scored a total of 145 runs. Top bowlers: Vidyuth with 2 overs for only 2 runs. Top batsman: Vidyuth and Zaydan with a total run score of 20. Zaydan, receiving man of the match. Crescent managed a total of 67 runs. Thornhill won by 78 runs. U11:...
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Std 4 Camp

11 Apr 2024
Std 4 Camp As soon as the children were aware of their trip, the countdown began. From getting onto the buses at school, to leaving on the final morning, the children thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. Here are some accounts from the camp: ‘We went to Mokolodi on Monday 18 March. We studied...
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