The 2012 Prize Giving Ceremony which took place on 1 December, was a very happy and relaxed occasion. Our Guests of Honour were past Governing Body Chairperson, Mr Alpheus Mdlalose and his wife, Ntombenhle. The highlight of the musical items was the Male Voice Choir – composed of SGB members, teachers and Grade 7-12 boys. … Read more
Our final quarterly Award Assembly took place on 29 November. The Matrics handled the entire program with Anja Joosten and S’kanyi Ngubane as the Program Directors. Evan Stegen and Onkarabile Moeti did the Bible reading in English and Tswane. A number of musical items were rendered by the learners. The High School choir presented choral … Read more
Christmas Concert 2012 was a first for DSS. The entire school completed their examinations on Thursday 22 November and the Christmas Concert took place the very next day. So there were many reasons for the learners to be merry! Learners from Grade 4 to 11 were required to present something Christmassy to the school. They … Read more
On 7 November the staff and parents along with the Grade 3s gathered to welcome the forthcoming Grade R learners of 2013. Sweaty little hands clung nervously to equally jittery parents, but the tension soon dissolved with the warm welcomes from Miss Newlands and Mrs Stegen. Mrs Stegen spoke of all the fun and games … Read more
Measuring pressure in Grade 7 can be quite a pressurising task, but the Grade 7s seem to have managed wonderfully. Learners worked in groups on their last assignment in Technology for the year. {gallery}2012/Term4/Gr7Pressure{/gallery}
“Not bad, not bad, green noses for everyone!” became the motto of teachers and learners, in fact almost the entire school was eventually thinking about noses, painting noses, fitting noses and putting on noses! Yes, it was all about noses this year in our Junior School Stage Production which took place on 27 October. Based … Read more
Jan Pienaar Fighter The Santam child art competition is currently in its 49th year, Santam’s Child Art programme continues to add colour to the lives of thousands of children by providing a platform for young artists. They partner with schools and art centres throughout South Africa to invite entries for the Child Art competition. An … Read more
13 DSS athletes qualified to represent the SACSSA team at the Prisma Comms Track and Field Championships in Pretoria on 20 October. DSS athletes achieved 2 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals at this event. {gallery}2012/Term4/PrismaComms{/gallery}
Team Phutuma was invited to participate in the National Competition, which took place at Camp Discovery, Pretoria, from 28 – 30 September 2012. They competed against eleven teams from various provinces. Their first task was a surprise workshop wherein the teams built a Lego cable car which had to travel the furthest possible distance along … Read more
Term 3 Award Assembly took place on 28 September. The Grade 12 programme managers, Stephan Stegen and Skhulisile Khuzwayo handled the proceedings very competently. Due to the fact that most sporting codes completed their fixtures by the end of Term 3, there were a large number of learners who were awarded bronze and half colours … Read more