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OBITUARY: CONNIE ZAAYMAN

Teacher extraordinaire, colourful character, and an icon in terms of her teaching at Peterhouse, it is with much sadness that we pay tribute and farewell to Connie Zaayman, who passed away in Marondera on Monday 11 April.

University of Cape Town and UNISA graduate, Connie began her teaching career at Chisipite where she headed up the English Department for a number of years. In 1994 she moved to Peterhouse where she quickly established herself as an incredibly creative and resourceful teacher. Thus began an almost three decade association with the school. Connie consistently had excellent results throughout her years at Peterhouse.

Generations of Petreans will have had the privilege of being in Connie's English classes. She certainly made her mark on the school and leaves an incredible teaching legacy.

We pay tribute to her considerable contribution to Peterhouse and, as a community, extend our deepest condolences to Jason, Louise and the whole family.

May she rest in peace.

Jon Trafford
Peterhouse Group Of Schools

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 - Falcon Old-Boys Zimbabwe

The Petrean Society and the Peterhouse Class of 2022, extend our sincere condolences to the Read family during this sad time.

Zak was a classmate at Bryden Country School to many of our current 6th Formers. MHDSRIP.

Please keep the Read family in your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time💙

Please follow this link to the Petrean Constitution, which is always available on our Petrean Website.

https://petreans.co.zw/the-petrean-society/the-petrean-society-constitution

you may also like to link to our 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 too https://www.peterhouse.org/

and of course login to your 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 through this link to FIND FRIENDS
https://peterhouse.alumni-online.com

We are so proud of our Petreans - Congratulations on your recent win against Canada and good luck for todays game!
Lily Pope
Maz Mtausi Gwaradzimba
Mercedes Beekes

Pᴇᴛʀᴇᴀɴ Sᴘᴏʀᴛs Dᴀʏ is THIS SUNDAY
3ʀᴅ Aᴘʀɪʟ 2022
Sᴛᴀʀᴛs ᴀᴛ 9.00ᴀᴍ @ Pᴇᴛᴇʀʜᴏᴜsᴇ Bᴏʏs

Come out to the school for the day, if you are around.

𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠! 𝟐𝟏 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐
Pᴇᴛᴇʀʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴠs Fᴀʟᴄᴏɴ Fᴇsᴛɪᴠᴀʟ
@ Peterhouse Powerhouse

  -  Geoffrey Fisher Plants a Tree 1955

In September 1951, Edward Paget, Bishop of Southern Rhodesia, wrote to the Rector of Michaelhouse in Natal, offering him the headship of a school that did not exist. Six months later, Fred Snell started working with Canon Robert Grinham and the Ruzawi School Board toward the creation of an independent senior school.

Peterhouse opened in 1955 under the Rectorship of Fred Snell with 55 boys.

Early that same year, former Archbishop of Canterbury, Mr Geoffrey Fisher, plants a tree in the garden just in front of the first boarding house and Housemaster’s House.  He is pictured here with Fred and Margaret Snell.  A year later that boarding house was named Ellis House. 

Wedza Mountain and the first rugby fields can be seen in the distance.  The Natal Mahogany now soars above the buildings providing shade across a vast area.   

                       

Mr Andy Griggs
Celebrating 100 Terms of Teaching

Congratulations Sir!

Congratulations to Mr Andy Griggs as he completes his 100th Term at Peterhouse.

Andy Griggs joined the Peterhouse Biology Department in January 1989, having arrived in Zimbabwe from England in 1981. He spent the intervening eight years teaching at Ellis Robins School and Plumtree School.

As a boy, after finishing secondary schooling in his home town of Hemel Hempstead, he attended university in Coventry, taking a combined honours degree in Zoology and Geography, and then moved on to Bath University taking a PGCE in Environmental science.

After teaching Biology at Peterhouse for a couple of years, he gradually moved over to Geography, and was HOD Geography for three years. During this time he was also Assistant Housemaster of Paget. In 1996 he became Housemaster of Snell, remaining in this post until the end of 2003. During this period, he married Louise, which according to the boys of Snell, was a change for the better!

Standing down from being a Housemaster at the end of 2003, he became Director of Culture and Deputy Director of Studies for just over a year, before taking over the position of Director of Studies and Senior Master (Academic), positions that he still holds today.

In 2017, he switched back from teaching Geography to teaching Biology, and so has come round full circle.

The end of the Lent term 2022 marks his 100th term of teaching at Peterhouse.

                   

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 !

Kushinga Rowing Regata.
Sunday 27th March 2022
8.30am

Reminder about this event in London this weekend.
please contact [email protected] to book your slot today.

𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐊 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 – 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡
𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑷𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝑲!

The UK Petrean Branch [NEWLY instated] is hosting informal drinks on the 26th March in London at the Founders Arms on the South Bank. All Petreans, partners and friends of Peterhouse are welcome.

Dᴀᴛᴇ: 26ᴛʜ Mᴀʀᴄʜ 2022

Tɪᴍᴇ: 1500 ᴛᴏ 1800 ʜʀs

Vᴇɴᴜᴇ: Fᴏᴜɴᴅᴇʀs Aʀᴍs, 52 Hᴏᴘᴛᴏɴ Sᴛʀᴇᴇᴛ, Lᴏɴᴅᴏɴ, SE1 9JH

Note:
Southwark (1 stop from Waterloo on the Jubilee Line) is the nearest tube station and is only a 10-minute walk to the venue.

Please be on the lookout for other UK Petrean notices on the Petrean Development social media sites and email communications from the UK Petrean Committee:

[email protected]

To update your contact details and stay connected, visit the Petrean Portal at

https://peterhouse.alumni-online.com

𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐
𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 to our recent graduates!

Edmond Nyarufaro [P14]
🎓 Graduated from University of South Wales

BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance 2020

MSc Professional Accounting (with ACCA) 2021

Well done Edmond, we are proud of you!

𝐑𝐒𝐀 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬

𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑷𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝑶𝑼𝑻𝑯 𝑨𝑭𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑨!
Iғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ RSA Pᴇᴛʀᴇᴀɴ Sᴏᴄɪᴀʟs ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ sᴏᴏɴ, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʟɪɴᴋs ᴛᴏ sɪɢɴ ᴜᴘ.

Next event: 30th March 2022

𝐉𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 - https://forms.gle/mM4gNh97HmYE1qcN8

𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 - https://forms.gle/xE9vdiWu3sQcRoCD9

𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 - https://forms.gle/nwWQp8EML1vYo4HW9

Please be on the lookout for other RSA Petrean notices on the Petrean Development social media sites and email communications from the RSA Petrean Committee: [email protected]

To update your contact details and stay connected, visit the Petrean Portal at https://peterhouse.alumni-online.com

𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐊 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 – 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡
𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑷𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝑲!

The UK Petrean Branch [NEWLY instated] is hosting informal drinks on the 26th March in London at the Founders Arms on the South Bank. All Petreans, partners and friends of Peterhouse are welcome.

Dᴀᴛᴇ: 26ᴛʜ Mᴀʀᴄʜ 2022

Tɪᴍᴇ: 1500 ᴛᴏ 1800 ʜʀs

Vᴇɴᴜᴇ: Fᴏᴜɴᴅᴇʀs Aʀᴍs, 52 Hᴏᴘᴛᴏɴ Sᴛʀᴇᴇᴛ, Lᴏɴᴅᴏɴ, SE1 9JH

Note:
Southwark (1 stop from Waterloo on the Jubilee Line) is the nearest tube station and is only a 10-minute walk to the venue.

Please be on the lookout for other UK Petrean notices on the Petrean Development social media sites and email communications from the UK Petrean Committee:

[email protected]

To update your contact details and stay connected, visit the Petrean Portal at

https://peterhouse.alumni-online.com

We love celebrating our successful Petreans.

Congratulations to Jono Hudson and good luck in your new roll.

We’re so excited to introduce you to our wonderful Island Manager - Jono Hudson.

“Proudly Zimbabwean 🇿🇼 After attending Ruzawi and Peterthouse Schools in Zimbabwe, I went over to Switzerland to study Hotel Management at Les Roches. From there I decided to pop over the Chanel to the UK where I then spent spent 4 years in not so sunny London 🇬🇧 Here, I began with a Management traineeship with the Sheraton Belgravia, and eventually moved onto the Dorchester Hotel. After four years of commuting and living in shoe boxes, we finally decided to return home. I have had the honor of working with some of Zimbabwe’s finest - Meikles Hotel, The Grand old Lady of Vic Falls, the Victoria Falls Hotel, Ilala Lodge, Arusha Coffee lodge - (Tanzania), Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, Ngoma Safari Lodge - (Botswana), Mpala Jena (twice), Matetsi Victoria Falls and now here I am, hoping to settle with Fothergill Island Matusadona on beautiful Lake Kariba.

I have a strong passion for Zimbabwe. She is a stunning country and the people are our biggest asset. I believe in exceptional service standards & delivery ensuring all parties have a great time, with our guests leaving with life long memories.”

If you haven’t met Jono, then you’ve got a lot to look forward to 🤩

Peterhouse 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐰 🕘🕣

Athletics, through the years, has migrated from the bottom fields near Calderwood Park up to the top fields at the entrance of the school.

The current pavilion was donated and built by Peterhouse Parents in 1989,
and named the 𝙋𝙀𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙂𝙄𝙉𝙉 𝙋𝘼𝙑𝙄𝙇𝙄𝙊𝙉.

Reminder: Petrean Sports Day - 3rd April 2022.

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭
𝑲𝒖𝒅𝒂𝒌𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒆 (G/15)
𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑤𝑦𝑒𝑟

Qᴜᴏᴛᴇ – Lᴀᴢʏ ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴘᴏᴠᴇʀᴛʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴅɪʟɪɢᴇɴᴛ ʜᴀɴᴅs ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴡᴇᴀʟᴛʜ. Pʀᴏᴠᴇʀʙs 10:4
Basically, you’ve got to hustle hard and fearlessly.

Kudakwashe’s 𝒇𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒕 𝑷𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 is serving as a Prefect in Tinokura where he thoroughly enjoyed interacting and guiding the new D-blockers. After so many years some of the boys still contact him reminiscing on interesting conversations and moments shared during that year. Kuda also enjoyed playing basketball at Peterhouse which was one of his early found passions. He would wake up every Tuesday and Thursday at 5 am to practice his shooting before rising. This led to undefeated seasons in his last year, ranking Peterhouse as the number one basketball team in the country.








𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: 𝘒𝘶𝘥𝘢𝘬𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘦
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: 𝘒𝘶𝘥𝘢𝘬𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘦

Petrean / Staff Death Notice

Mrs Liza Fieldsend (Staff 1968 to 1983).

It is with a real sense of sadness and sorrow that the Peterhouse community received the news of the passing of two significant and much-loved members of our community.

From New Zealand, the news of the passing of Mrs Liza Fieldsend has reached the school. Liza died peacefully in hospital aged 92 on 27 February 2022. She suffered a severe stroke. Bruce and Liza were married for 69 years.

Liza, the wife of Rector Bruce Fieldsend (1968 – 1983) played a pivotal role in supporting the growth and development of Peterhouse. Her influence on our community was immense and she was greatly respected for being a great champion of Peterhouse even in those toughest of times in the late 1970s. Liza Fieldsend leaves behind a real legacy of service. We, as a community, mourn her loss and pay tribute to all that she has achieved in her time at Peterhouse. To Bruce Fieldsend and the whole family, we extend our deepest sympathies and condolences.

JG Trafford
Rector.