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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

CHESS

06 Nov 2023
CHESS Individual Chess Championships On Saturday, 23 September, our chess players took part in an Individual chess tournament at Tlokweng Day Spring. This tournament was used to choose players to represent Southern Schools for the upcoming and first ever, North versus South Chess Tournament...

Foundation Spring Day

20 Oct 2023
Foundation Spring Day The arrival of Spring brought a burst of colour and kindness during the annual Spring Day assembly for our Foundation Phase children. Draped in cheerful Spring hues, these young children embarked on a heart-warming journey of generosity, brightening the lives of others...

Rhino Awareness Day

20 Oct 2023
Rhino Awareness Day This term, we recognised, ‘World Rhino Day’ by having a civvies day and all wearing red and black. The money raised will go to the Khama Rhino Sanctuary, to support the work they do in protecting these endangered animals. Std 7 did a presentation on rhinos in their assembly. The...

Std 3 Roald Dahl Day

20 Oct 2023
Std 3 Roald Dahl Day The first week of term kicked off with a burst of excitement as Std 3 celebrated the exciting world of Roald Dahl on Friday, 15 September. Roald Dahl Day is a highly anticipated event, and this year was no exception. The corridors buzzed as children arrived dressed in cosumes...

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