DSS Prize Giving took place on 2 December. Penny Heyns, well-known South African swimmer and Olympic medallist, was our Guest of Honour. Chairman of the SGB, Michael Ngubane, welcomed the guests. The audience was treated to a number of musical items, all of which were very special. Penny Heyns inspired the audience when she spoke … Read more
On 10 November, 10 new Grade R learners were welcomed to the school at the Grade R Induction Evening. Together with their parents and grandparents, they were given an introduction to life at DSS through a lovely slideshow. They met their fellow learners and the staff. They were entertained by the Grade 3 class who … Read more
Meaning Business with Cakes The EMS Cake Sale took place on 17 October. The Intermediate and Senior Phase learners were the sellers and the rest of the school and many other supporters were the buyers! It was a resounding success. Besides teaching learners basic business skills, it also raised funds. {gallery}2011/Term4/EMSCake{/gallery}
The NCAYF takes place annually to encourage learners in oratory skills. There were 58 entrants in this year’s competition which took place on 9 September. 46 took part in Poetry Recitation, 7 took part in Story Telling and 5 took part in Public Speaking. Story Telling can take place in English, IsiZulu or Afrikaans, whereas … Read more
There’s nothing like experiencing the real thing in order to understand it properly. This is what the Grade 4 class did in Social Studies. They took part in the Jewish Shabbat with their teacher. They dressed in the appropriate costumes, wore the necessary things and ate Shabbat food. {gallery}2011/Term4/Gr4Shabbat{/gallery}
To say that the Term 3 Award Assembly was all about the learners would honestly be true – the Head Prefects, Etienne Husslig and Bongiwe Mhlongo, were the Programme Directors. Grade 10 learner, Anele Ngcoya did the Bible reading. Peter Joosten played a musical item on the piano. The Grade R learners recited a poem … Read more
Yes, you can have fun at school especially on Fun Day, the last day of Term 3. This was the day the learners let their hair down and did interesting, fun things as well as ate interesting, fun food. {gallery}2011/Term3/FPFunDay{/gallery}
How much Accounting featured in this Grade 12 trip remains uncertain. Look at the pictures and you be the judge! {gallery}2011/Term3/Gr12BMW{/gallery}
The u16 and Open Soccer teams took part in the Wembley College Founders Day Tournament in Greytowm on 10 September. u16DSS 1 vs 0 Grace CollegeDSS 0 vs 0 Wembley CollegeDSS 0 vs 1 Waterfall CollegeDSS 1 vs 0 TrevertonDSS 1 vs 1 Greytown High 3rd vs 4th place play offDSS 2 vs 1 Wembley … Read more
