Exposure to the practical side of Science adds an interesting dimension to the subject for the Grade 9 learners when they had their lesson in the lab on 22 February.
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The First Day of 2010
A new school year always begins with the first day. The first day of the year is new for the new learners and it is a new start for the old learners. It presents another opportunity to learn new things and to be renewed in one’s faith. 2010 saw the introduction of the first Korean learners at the school. DSS is now home to Zulu, English, Afrikaans, Korean, Swiss, Australian, Romanian, Russian, German, Dutch and Sotho speaking learners.
Rev E Stegen, Director of KwaSizabantu Mission, addressed the learners reminding them of God’s eternal law of sowing and reaping when consequences will always follow actions.
Miriam Pretorius presented a gift to the school on behalf of the 2009 Matric Class. The 5 Grade R learners as well as all the new learners were introduced. The prefect body of 11 learners was presented to the school. The Head Prefects for 2010 are Louis Geldenhuys and Yvonne Joosten. Deputy Head Prefects are Mthetho Ngubane and Lydia Phungula.
Matric Results 2009
100% pass and exemption, congratulations to all the matrics with their good results!
Term 4 Award Assembly
The last award assembly of the year is one in which learners receive bronze merit or half colours for academics, sport and other achievements. They also receive subject merit awards in which Senior Phase learners must achieve 80%+ in examinable subjects , 90%+ in non-examinable subjects or 80%+ as an aggregate. In the FET Phase subject merit awards are awarded to learners who have achieved 80%+ in all subjects or 80%+ as an aggregate.
Congratulations to all the learners who received awards.
Matric Meal
As a farewell to our matric students, they were treated to a delicious meal at Thorpe Lodge. It was an evening of relaxed pleasure where we enjoyed first-rate food.
Snakes and Crocodiles
Crocodile Creek was crawling with crocodiles! This was an outing never to be forgotten. On 27 November the Foundation Phase children visited Crocodile Creek. Sean taught them many things they did not know about crocodiles – their habitats, their characters, their uses and they also learned that their skins are not as rough and hard as they look, but are rather soft and rubbery. They could hold and feel a snake and, snakes alive, some teachers dared to drape the reptiles around their necks! They were treated to a delicious lunch at the creek before returning home.
R1, R2 & R5 Day
Friday, 13 November was a day not to forget. Each learner brought a contribution from home to sell to the school and the community. It was the annual R1, R2 & R5 sale which the Foundation Phase has held for the last five years. Anything and everything goes… sweets, cakes, savouries, chips, popcorn, pencils, lucky packets, peacock feathers, jams…
Intermediate Expo for Young Scientists
The Intermediate Phase held a mini Expo on 6 November. After a month of hard work and a bit of a crash course on how to compile a project, they presented their work. Mr du Toit, Dr Stott, Miss Steyn and Mrs Gouws adjudicated the projects. After two hours of interviewing and moderating, learners whose projects merited awards were given a first, second or third class.
History and Economics
It was a cool, misty day as we rumbled into Greytown on 29 October to visit two commercial banks, ABSA and Standard. The learners were given a tour around the banks during which they were free to ask questions. They were required to complete a questionnaire on each bank and compare the information they had collected.