News

Chess

17 Feb 2025
Chess vs Legae Our opening match of the 2025 season was an away encounter against Legae Primary, where we narrowly lost by 3 points. Despite the loss, our players demonstrated exceptional performance throughout the fixture. The team boasts many promising young talents, which bodes well for the...
READ MORE   >

Marimba Band

17 Feb 2025
Marimba Band Congratulations to the following students who have been chosen to be the captain and vice-captain of the Senior Marimba Band for 2025: Masa Merafhe - Captain Liseli Kamwi - Vice-captain I would like to wish them and the band all the best for the year.
READ MORE   >

Std 1 Airport Visit

17 Feb 2025
Std 1 Airport Visit The Std 1 students had an exciting trip to Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, where they explored the world of air travel. Some classes were lucky enough to see planes take off and land. The children learned about the roles of airport staff, including security and air...
READ MORE   >

Std 6 Outreach

17 Feb 2025
Std 6 Outreach In week two of this term, we took some of our Std 6 children to visit the children at St Peter’s Day Care Centre. These children are very young and are aged between two and six. We took some biscuits, sausage rolls and juice with us, so we could all share a treat with the children...
READ MORE   >

Inter House Cricket

17 Feb 2025
Inter House Cricket The cricket season got underway with the Inter House cricket which took place in Week 2. There was a great deal of excitement that filled the campus as the teams took each other on during the first round of 10 over matches. Scores in brief are as follows: Chobe House vs Shashe...
READ MORE   >

Cricket

17 Feb 2025
Cricket vs Broadhurst U9 – 15 Overs Thornhill 176 (Eduard 28 retired & Christiaan 21 retired) Broadhurst 76 Thornhill won by 100 runs U11 – 20 Overs Broadhurst 72 for 5 Thornhill 74 for 1 off 9.4 overs (Harry 34 retired) Thornhill won by 9 wickets U13 – 20 overs Thornhill 295 for 0 (De Vrye 53...
READ MORE   >

Trinity Examinations

17 Feb 2025
Trinity Examinations Well done and congratulations to the following children who sat the Trinity Music Examinations at the end of last year: Grade 1 Masa Merafhe - Distinction (Recorder) Maya Iyer - Distinction Carmen Brasem - Distinction Kaene Ramsden - Distinction Mamo Mahube - Merit Grade 2 Leo...
READ MORE   >

Reception Bell Ringing

17 Feb 2025
Reception Bell Ringing On the first Friday of the term, our Reception children were introduced to the school community in a special assembly alongside the Std 7 year group. This event marked a meaningful milestone in building a sense of unity and connection within Thornhill Primary. The purpose of...
READ MORE   >

Reception 1st Day

17 Feb 2025
Reception 1st Day On the first day of school we welcomed our new Reception group for 2025. There was much joy and anticipation as the gates opened and lots of bright happy faces found their new classrooms and teachers. They quickly settled down in their environment and said goodbye to parents who...
READ MORE   >

Prefects 2025

17 Feb 2025
Prefects 2025 Congratulations to the following children who were selected as prefects for the 2025 academic year: Kgato Dikgang Zia Harry Liseli Kamwi Kaene Kelatile Mamo Mahube Masa Merafhe Kaene Ramsden Rumaysa Tajbhai Kyara Kenaope Marang Kgathi Quan Lombard Heinrich Nortje Arabang Outlule Ewan...
READ MORE   >

Pages

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Thornhill Primary School website, filled with information which, we hope, will attract your interest and serve to give a sense of the rich flavour of life at our school.