Message from Hlumelo’s Mentor

Hlumelo’s Grade 10 first term report shows a good effort all round with especially pleasing results in English 70%, Afrikaans 82%, Life Orientation 70% and History 88%.  He will have to pay attention to his Life Science (56%) this term so that he is equipped to do better in his June exams.  Accounting (63%) and Maths (64%) were satisfactory and I think he is at least holding his own but I will continue to encourage him to do better in these subjects. I saw him just before the end of the first term and he is pleased with his choice of subjects for Grade 10 – he says he loves History and is adjusting to the demands of Accounting.  
 
He would like to have extra Maths lessons again this term before the June exams so if all agree I will organise for him to start towards the end of April with either Vicky Jacobs or Gill Gull, both of whom have tutored him before.
 
Hlumelo is well and really looking forward to the rugby season.  He was off to Paarl for a rugby festival during the holidays and was excited to see what his team could do at the beginning of the season.  He is in the U16A team this year and his first game is this Saturday against Paul Roos.
 

I continue to be impressed with Hlumelo and do so enjoy my contact with him.  He remains impeccably mannered and oh so proud to be a SACS man.

 

– Tessa Smit