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Results:

Stirling vs Keps: won 5 - 3
Stirling vs Highbury: won 5 - 1
Stirling vs St Davids: lost 4 - 3
Stirling vs Grey: lost 11 - 1
Stirling vs Sacs u/12: drew 4 - 4
Stirling vs The Ridge: lost 3 - 2
Stirling vs SACS A: lost 10 - 0
Stirling vs WPPS: lost 4 - 0
Stirling vs St Johns: lost 7 - 2

Stirling were placed 8th in their pool and 16th overall tying with Selborne. Well done boys, we are so proud of you!

Stirling Primary's Exchange programme enters its fourth year, 2009.

Grade 4 Camp at Lekkeroord 2009

Rugby tour to KZN

The u10A, u11A, u12A and u13A rugby teams toured KZN over the period of 17 April to 20 April.  The teams played in various rugby festivals in the Pietermaritzburg/Howick area.  The results were as follows:

U10A   vs Pelham won 5-0

            Vs Merchiston (a) lost 5 – 22

            Vs DPHS (a) lost 0-12

            Vs DPHS (b) drew 5-5

            Vs Merchiston (b) won 27-0

U11A   vs St Charles won 19-0

            Vs Merchiston drew 5-5

            Vs Pelham(a) lost 0-5

U12A vs Bisley Park lost 5-7

            Vs Cordwalls 2^nd won 7-0

            Vs Midlands Development won 7-0

            Vs Lilyfontein lost 0-22

U13A vs St Charles won 26-0

            Vs Piet Retief won 20-0

            Vs Pelham 2^nd lost 12-14

            Vs Cordwalls drew 0-0

In the semi-final vs Merchiston lost 5 – 12

Grade 7 Leadership Camp at Forest Way - January 2009

Grade 6 Leadership Camp 2008

U13 Hockey boys are champions!

The Stirling Primary U13 boys recently took part in the annual Potch Hockey Champ of Champs Tournament. The tournament is made up of many top under 13 teams from around the country. The hockey was of a very high standard. Our boys played extremely well making it all the way to the finals. Unfortunately we lost narrowly in the final by one goal to nil. A great time was had by all who went, and many new friendships were made.

Stirling Primary's Exchange programme enters its third year. Click to read more...

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Stirling Primary's Exchange programme enters its second year. 

Headed by Mr Sheldon Loxton, this year's party of 22 pupils went to St Johns-on-the-Hill at Chepstow, Wales, in September 2007.  Read more...

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Cricket tour to Knysna 2007

The third Stirling Primary Tour to St John’s-on-the-Hill, Chepstow, on the border of England and Wales took place during September and October. This year saw a change in format with a rugby and hockey team also being included with the school group. In total, there were 54 children and eight teachers making up the group.

The school group spent two weeks interacting with St John’s and being hosted in return for the time they spent with Stirling in June. Twenty-three children were introduced to Spanish, Welsh and Russian. They learnt that it is not only in South Africa that a variety of languages are learnt. They toured the countryside of both England and Wales, where they were exposed to the history and life styles of both countries visited.

The sport group’s focus was slightly different as they went there to play sport too. They were fortunate to have a variety of fixtures which allowed them to interact with six different schools. They saw a great deal more of the British countryside as they travelled to compete and were hosted by each school.

The whole group spent the last week of the three week tour in London. They were able to experience the wonders of that city they learned to negotiate the “tube” with ease and also experience the excitement of the internationally acclaimed show, “The Lion King”. They sat in awe at Piccadilly Circus and drank in the night lights together with the whirl of activity.

All in all, they spent an amazing three weeks exploring the UK. 

The u13 A hockey girls and the U13A rugby boys participated in the Graaff Reinet festival from the 26th to the 29th of July. The pupils played excellent sport showing much sportmanship and improved their individual games. The hockey girls drew 3 games and won 2, while the boys won 2 out of three matches! The festival was enjoyed by all.

the Grade 4 Camp was once again a huge success.   This was due to the great number of parents that got involved with helping and a number of generous donations we had this year.  The wonderful weather also added to our being able to do star gazing and spending more time at the beach.  The children had a great time and the parents enjoyed socialising together.  Many new friends were made and the children were able to work well in their groups. Thanks goes to all the teachers for their hard work.

PREFECT AND MONITOR CAMP

KNYSNA TOUR

In the September holidays the u11 cricket team set off for Knysna to participate in a cricket festival.  Our first game was against Muir, whom we beat by 4 wickets.  The following day, we travelled to Sedgefield to play against Knysna Sports School.  We beat them by one wicket.  After some rest and relaxation we travelled to Plettenberg Bay to play Wynberg in a 20/20 format game.  We lost to them by 6 wickets.

We would like to thank Mr and Mrs Whitelaw for giving up their holiday and for a fantastic tour.

HOCKEY TOUR TO QUEENSTOWN

On Friday 31 August, the u13A hockey boys left for Queenstown for the annual Specsavers Hockey Festival.  Our first game was against Selborne.  With too many mistakes and no concentration, Selborne won 4 – 0.  The next match was against Queens, who hosted the tournament.  Too many rushed tackles and no marking led to us losing 8 – 0.

We woke up early the next morning for a delicious breakfast.  After that, it was off to the astro.  Our first game was against Hudson – our rival school.  An inspirational talk from Mr Knox before the game led to the half time score being 2 – 0 to Stirling.  In the second half we let it slip a bit, but held them off and managed to score another goal.  The final score 3 – 0 to Stirling.  Our last game was against Dale.  Great passing in the field and super a super reverse stick goal by Cameron gave us the confidence we needed.  The final score was 2 – 0 to Stirling. 

A big thanks goes to Mr Knox, Wade for umpiring, Mrs Hayes for driving and all our parents for their support.

UK TOUR: 18 SEPTEMBER – 08 OCTOBER 2007

On the 18^th of September, 22 very excited children left East London Airport to begin a-once-in a lifetime journey to the U.K.

Some of our highlights from the first week were:

Clifton suspension bridge, which had spectacular views

Millenium Stadium, which was really big and interesting!

Warwick Castle.  Some of us even did the 500 steps and the firing

of the trebuchet.

At Gloucester we did dry slope skiing, which was amazing and visited Gloucester Cathedral where Harry Potter was filmed.

Stratford-upon-Avon, where we visited the birthplace of William Shakespeare.

We also spent time in the classroom, learning a bit of a Spanish, French and Welsh History.  Some of the pupils represented St Johns-In-The-Hall in either Rugby or Hockey.

In our second week we travelled to London for our 5 day stay.  Our accommodation was at the Baden-Powell house, which was situated in South Kensington.  After settling in we took a walk to Big Ben, Westminister, Leicester Square, Buckingham Palace and got used to using the tubes.

That evening we went to see Lion King which was a highlight for many of us.

On Monday it was back to St Johns, where we visited the big pit which is a Welsh coal mine, Tintern Abbey, Roman Museum and Amphitheatre, Bath, where we saw the famous Roman Baths.

On the Friday before we departed we did our farewell assembly and spent the rest of the day shopping and buying our gifts to take home to family who we were missing.

It was Saturday and time to go home.  There were lots of goodbyes and tears as we said farewell to our new friends.  On the way to Heathrow we stopped at Legoland and spent the day going on rides.

This once-in-a-lifetime experience has taught us to be more independent and to grow in more ways than one as a person, and all of us have achieved just that.  We wouldn’t have been able to do it without our wonderful teachers who helped us along the way.  These teachers are:  Mr Johnson, Mrs Johnson and Mrs Sorour.  And we will never forget the one and only Mr Loxton! 

Rugby Tour to Pitermaritzburg 

Stirling u10A, u11A, u12A and u13A rugby teams recently returned from a rugby tour of the Pietermaritzburg and Durban areas of KZN.  On Saturday 22 April the teams played in various tournaments in and around Pietermaritzburg.  The results were as follows:

TEAM          PLAYED           WON          DRAWN             LOST

U10A                   4                 4                 -                  -

U11A                   4                 -                  1                3

U12A                   5                 2                 1                 2

U13A                   5                 3                 -                  2

The Grade 4 Camp was enjoyed by all; children, teachers, moms and dads alike. The children were always very eager to see what the next activity was and got involved straight away. When the children were asked what their favourite activities were, all their hands shot up. Some thought the Survivor games were best, others enjoyed cooking their own food, campfire and stargazing was a big hit and the St George's game was very scary. A big thank you to all the parents who came to help at camp. Without them the Grade 4 Camp would not be able to take place.

Stirling Primary's u13A hockey girls and the u13A and B netball teams have just returned from the Standard Bank Eunice Hockey and Netball Festival held in Bloemfontein.  The players had the opportunity to improve their skills and tactics preparing them for the coming season.  

Grade 6 Leadership Camp 2006

After waiting and waiting and only seeing rain, at last the sun was shining on our grade 6 leadership camp. We arrived at Glen Eden on the 6 November excited to experience our first challenge. Mr. Dell divided us into our groups and we headed straight into the first activity. Treasure hunt, beach olympics and group dynamics were very entertaining and all required team work. Our 3 day camp ended with the voting for 2007s prefects and monitors. We would all like to thank the grade 6 teachers for allowing us to have this camp. We learnt a lot about leadership and hope we make you proud next year.

UK EXCHANGE TOUR 2006

Friday, the 22 nd of September 2006 was certainly one of the most  exciting days in our lives!

Leaving for London, England  was  a once in a lifetime opportunity!

Ten  friends and two amazing teachers were on our way to spend this two week adventure together.

Warwick Castle was amazing!  It was worth climbing all those stairs just to get to the top!  Our days spent at our host school, St Johns on the Hill, were memorable, especially the French & Spanish lessons, as well as the friendships that were made.  Millenium Stadium is humungous, especially compared  to our miniature ABSA Stadium!

To see Big Ben was a really “tall”experience.

The Underground Tubes soon became a part of our lifestyle in London.  We were fortunate to watch a live musical of The Lion King which we all thoroughly enjoyed.

We made the most of our opportunity at Madame Tussauds, as this was probably the closest we would ever get to celebrities!  From room to room, photo to pose.  We  had loads of fun!  The London Eye was awesome, giving us the opportunity to see all of London from above.  As for London Dungeon, that just spooked us out of our pants!  Legoland and the roller coasters were a wonderful way to spend our last few hours in England.  Treasured moments where when all twelve singing our National Anthem as we made our way up from the Big Pit.

We enjoyed every second of every minute of every day!  We had an awesome time and we appreciate the hard work of Mr Loxton and Mr Whitelaw, who made this tour possible, never forgetting to add fun & excitement.

We have grown as individuals, experienced a different lifestyle and built stronger relationships & bonds.  We will never ever forget this once in a lifetime incredible experience.

B Kretzmann and D Burger