St Paul's Primary Yearbook 2014 by St Paul's College Namibia

Primary Yearbook

2014

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Contents

Administration

Formal Photographs

Grade 1 - 7 Contributions

Languages 77 Science 90

Cultural Activities

Sport Activities

107

Other happenings at school

115

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The

Head of Primary says ... 2014, a year filled with fun, changes and exciting plans for 2015.

During 2014, we welcomed Ms Kankowski-Jacobs to Grade 1A, Mr Ambambi as the Grade 5 Science and Mathematics teacher and from the second trimester, Ms Reinstorf, as the German teacher as well as Ms Riëth Nel, as the Grade 5 to 7 music teacher. It was sad to bid farewell to Ms Wessels and Mr Ambambi in December as they moved on to St George’s and Delta respectively. We are grateful for the value that they added to our school and wish them every success in the coming years.

Celebrations • • • • • • • • • • • • •

The first year of a double Grade 5 group. The Primary Concert had an international and vibrant flavour. Public Speaking became a favourite addition to the drama lessons with pupils from Grade 1 to 7 leaving us in awe of their skills. We ranked higher at the Science Fair than in 2013. An innovative Entrepreneurship and Creativity Evening revealed hidden potential. Successful athletic, hockey, cricket and swimming performances. The long awaited gardening project began. The even longer awaited renovation of our Reception office area took place. Permission was granted to complete the expansion of the Primary School a year ahead of time in terms of doubling-up our Grades. Past pupils from our Primary School achieved many academic and sporting successes at High School. Many of our Grade 1 pupils from 2003 and 2004 were selected as SMC members. The Grade 1 pupils from 2003 matriculated with excellent results. We attracted excellent staff for 2015.

Looking back at what was achieved, 2014 was a tiring, yet excellent year. That which has been accomplished is only due to prayer, commitment and the teamwork of the Head of Primary, staff, Board, PTFA, PPSG, parents and pupils. Thank you for walking the sometimes rocky road with us, supporting initiatives and sharing your concerns and ideas. We work towards a common goal – raising a successful, confident child and that is best done within a team. With this in place, 2015 will be a winning year.

Lesley Saunders Head of Primary

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Helen Keller

Teaching and Administrative Staff

The amazing staff of our Primary School made it a year of success once again. The hard work and passionate hearts make the difference in so many young lives. What really makes us a strong group is the strength we find in God and the support we give each other.

MANAGEMENT AND ADMIN

Ms E Gudde Principal

Ms L Saunders Head of Primary

Sandra Bassingthwaighte Celia de Barros Primary Secretary Admin, Chess

TEACHING STAFF

Nadine Jacobs Gr 1A

Caryn Hosking Gr 3B

Anneli Pretorius Gr 4A

Jana Wessels Gr 1B

Hannemie Espag Gr 4B

Suzรกnne Jacobs

Gr 2A

Elna Rall Gr 5A

Lauren Stainton

Gr 2B

Benjamin Ambambi Gr 5B

Anneke le Roux Afrikaans

Heike Heinz German

Jackie Luyt Gr 6A

MUSIC

MEDIA

Fran Bolton Gr 7A

Anni Roth Gr 3A

Jossie Koekemoer Library

Hermien Coetzee Music

ART

Marietjie Buys Music

RiÃ«th Nel Piano & Remedial Music

Ilona Jauss Recorder

DRAMA

Alfeus Mvula Art Grade 2, 3

Wanda Marais Art Gr 4 - 7

SPORT

Erica Gatawa Public Speaking

Pinkie (Sevelia Nanghama) Drama

Tonja Weber Sport Admin

Eric Burger PE

Fortune Matawu PE

Staff collage Ground Staff Back Row: Mr V. Shanyengange, Mr E. Muhoko, Mr E. van Wyk, Mr F. Hangula, Mr S. Kapula Front Row: Mr S. Shikongo, Ms E Gudde, Mr R. Jordani, Ms L. Luiperth , Mr T. Ipinge Absent: Mr S. Waendama, Mr F. Shavuka, Mr T. Tobias, Mr J. Shaanika, Mr J. Khaxab

Grade 1A Back: Jasmine Rennie, Sanne Dewulf, Nicolas Deckenbrock, Alice Rowles, Mekere Katjiuongua, Ezekiel Hans, Michael Raad, Rodrigo Acebes, Joshua Swanepoel, Henry Grant Middle: Shekungwe Kuria, Sarnath Gesquiere, Benjamin Hendrickse, Nevaeh Thomas, Erin Moffett, Chevonne Shepherd, Elle de Klerk, Lara v Rensburg Front: Jade Karume, Anna Verchusa, Damian Petrus, Aiden Mandy, Nyashia de Wee, Ms N Kankowski-Jacobs, Emma v Rensburg, Connor McNamara, Avihe Tjivau, Christina Hugo, Susan Hawalla

Grade 1B Back: Chelsey Busse, Karie van Schalkwyk, Tendai Nyandoro, Jamie Oosthuizen, Imani Chanduru, Mandlenkosi Sibanda, Oliver Durand, Donovan Gee, Mark Saad, D’Angelo Beukes, Layla Fernandes Middle: Zeno Benolich, Maja Brinkmann, Zoe Thomas, Jody Hauuanga, Ueritjiua Tjitemisa, Christian Philip, Adam Diggle, Grace Magnun Front: Mathew Varghese, Tuvoye Vilho, Mikayla Johnson, Danielle Hillinger, Ms H Gunning, Naomi Nadimi, Ruatandavara Kaumbi, Sara De Jesus, Matthew Young

Grade 2A Back: Max Voges, Anthony Jacobs, Ishayvani Kahimise, Marcques Diergaardt, Mohammed Patel, Hilton Lima, Sukuma Shirata, Cate Wahl, Mukena Mukena Middle: Milah Malan, Luca Fennessy, Brunhilde Gaidzanwa, Zoë Sinvula, Shanique Struwig, Sula Burger, Caitlyn Mandy, Kyril Nghishekwa Front: Jonty Austin, Guillermo Zapata-Pozo, Kaelyn Metcalfe, Florette Nakusera, Ms S Jacobs, Natalia Dobrilovic, Hannah Gaoses, Zoë Nott, Tamzyn Arendorf

Grade 2B Back: Jamoah Mohammed, Rylan Bombosch, Talita Barros, José Tuoro, Angela Maiba, Emma Landman, Kaylin Shebo, Rutendo Toto, Syrah Chaimberlain, Samantha Jacobs Middle: Kyle Allies, Matthew du Plessis, Moné Graham, Jamilla Hungamo, Philip Jauss, Max Magnun, Joëlle Nuulimba, Zander Schmidt Front: Zoé Waldschmidt, Anassa Jordani, Anne-Leen Thorburn, Ms L Stainton, Anna Beranova, Zahra Latif, Hannah de Goede Absent: Ashley Routh

Grade 3A Back: Mariana Machado, Naritunge Shiimi, Satya Sehgal, Jett Austin, Zabeth Philander, Emma Tromp, Nontombi Moyo, Ebba Mulife, Damian Beukes Middle: Ramsay McDonald, Helina Shepard, Garren Backhaus, Carl Bauernschmitt, Mikah Burger, Matthew Busse, Lazarus Petrus, Shana Arendorf Front: Ndinehafo Shilomboleni, Ryan Moffett, Connor Murphy, Ms A Roth, Keasha Tjipuka, Kairiri Katjiuongua, Keira McNamara Absent: Mackenzie Späth, Nikita Kakaranza

Grade 3B Back: Bernadette Naris, Ruth Musasa, Wendy-Lee Milne, Jeskia Campbell, Pascale Pimenta, Ama-e Witbooi, Carol Saad, Cadence van Rooi Middle: Ashraf Latif, Janice Kennedy, Caitlin Coetzer, Jason Barnard, Daniel Jauss, Antoine Segura, Malenga Amulungu, Ashton Dercksen, Nathan Gee Front: Sofia Nycander Calnan, Daniel (Junior) Tjimuku, Tumi Neill, Mallex Shipanga, Ms C Hosking, Ella Thomas, Ellie-Rose Outchoumou, Allan Tait, Prosperity Aluteni

Grade 4A Back: Faith Kauta, Alicia-Lee Hans, Dominique Clayton, Azaylee Philander, Jonathan Strauss, Keith Mutandi, Gerhard Gerber, Robbe Dewulf, Samantha Baring-Gould Middle: Tonia Karume, Jack Parker, Kalila Whitelock, Ivan Mueller, Danielle Motinga, Nependa Uremena, Jaime Henckert, Lara Backhaus, Christopher de Jager Front: Gina Olles, Urinaao Katjiuongua, Julian Schütz, Ms A Pretorius, Nathan Shave, Airi Shirata, Alice Young

Grade 4B Back: Dylan Openshaw, Mwangala Mukena, Mark Swanepoel, Maria Dobrilovic, Amelia Schuler, Charl Malan, Savannah Noirfalise Middle: Daniëlle Klitzke, Unovandu Nuujoma, Marleny Dassala, Katelyn du Plessis, Isaac Fallis, Linda Ndadi, Michaela Allies Front: Alex Cartwright, Declan Landman, Christopher Mutandi, Lapita Amulungu, Ms H Espag, Martha Mvula, Léa Oriol, Tyra Collins, Stasia Steenkamp

Grade 5A Back: Megan Smith, Leonardine Apollus, Temwani Bruhns, Anneke Eisenberg, Elsie Jacobs, Anoushka Seha Middle: Krynauw Weber, Benjamin Singer, Michael Kotze, Jana Swanepoel, Gero Kirchner, Ti-â Gaomas, Lance Hauuanga Chris Barnard, Alana Adonis Front: Jessica Kennedy, Daniel Branch, Dylan Fourie, Aidan Schwartz, Ms E Rall, Ntandoyenkosi Sibanda, Tino Pack, Joshua Thomas, Caleb Titus

Grade 5B Back: Panduleni Amuej, Chaze Shakwa, Jordan Titus, Hannah Murphy, Sandra Saad, Carolina Amaral Machado, Morné Conradie, Zainab Latif Middle: Vseteka Pakote, Kyra-Asante Nghishekwa, Hivirikee Haihambo, Maria Alexandre, Sheunopa Chani, Liam Adonis, Kayla Coetzer Front: Kuria Kuria, Reagan Abrahams, Liya Herunga, Kathryn Callesen, Mr B T Ambambi, Moroni Tembo, Chiara Van Rooi, Djamila Du Plessis, Chevonne De Jager

Grade 6A Back: Martin Maritz, Angelina Norval, Sophia Young, Tiago Pimenta, Sophia Trede, Adam Johnston, Joshua Strauss, Veri Hinda, Joané v Rooyen, Hertha Vilho Middle: Ndaua Ndilula, Tyler Hancox, Elavoko Pakote, Rachel Edmunds, Tumna Kankondi, Mare-Lise Gerber, Henry Modestus, Hiren Naidoo, Fagan Hansen Front: Christian du Plessis, Nelago Imbili, Mark Olles, Kennedy Hawala, Ms J Luyt, Rowan Müller, Jan-Louis Nortjé, Ava-Marie Greiner, Gian Dresselhaus

Grade 7A Back: Gwen Persaud, Megan Landman, Rachel Finch, Uetuu Katjivena, Janet Cunningham, Kayla Nel, Tawana Matswetu, Ronan Wantenaar, Emily Shave Middle: Martin Shipanga, Jamie Coetzee, Siân Clayton, Marizelle Bezuidenhout, Carien van Rooyen, Michelle Tjimuku, Layla Philander, Stephanie Hailulu, Bennie van Zijl, Tjimaa Katjiuongua Front: Rafael Neves, Tengee Katjiuongua, Dominic Koopman, Daniela Brunido, Ms F Bolton, Kiana Cormack, Zuné Weber, Ashia Whitelock, Mandisa Short

Archery Back: Gero Kirchner, Christian du Plessis, Nelago Imbili, Ava-Marie Greiner, Jana Swanepoel, Siân Clayton, Janet Cunningham, Alana Adonis Middle: Rachel Edmunds, Sandra Youssef, Jack Parker, Aidan Schwartz, Christopher de Jager, Caleb Titus, Jordan Titus, Kalila Whitelock, Sophie Young Front: Lapita Amulungu, Julian Schütz, Gert Gerber, Alicia Young, Stasia Steenkamp, Linda Ndadi, Dominique Clayton, Dylan Fourie Absent: Ashia Whitelock Coaches: M Whitelock, S Jacobs, A Roth

Athletics National Gian Dresselhaus, Zuné Weber Coaches: E Burger, F Matawu

Athletics Regional Back: Mark Olles, Kiana-Ché Cormack, Kennedy Hawala Second Row: Rowan Müller, Zuné Weber, Gian Dresselhaus, Uetupanau Katjivena Third Row: Tumna Kankondi, Daniela Brunido, Azaylee Philander, Hannah Murphy Front: Panduleni Amuenjé, Nependa Uremena, Charl Malan, Lazarus Petrus Absent: Ronan Wantenaar, Jonathan Strauss Coaches: E Burger, F Matawu

Athletics Zone B - Boys Back: Jan-Louis Nortjé, Rowan Müller, Mark Olles, Krynauw Weber, Kennedy Hawala Middle: Dominic Koopman, Tumna Kankondi, Panduleni Amuenjé, Ntandoyenkosi Sibanda, Kuria Kuria, Ronan Wantenaar Front: Gian Dresselhaus, Nependa Uremena, Charl Malan, Lazarus Petrus, Alexander Cartwright Absent: Jonathan Strauss Coaches: E Burger, F Matawu

Athletics Zone B - Girls Back: Kiana-Ché Cormack, Chevonne de Jager, Hannah Murphy, Anneke Eisenberg, Nelago Imbili, Kyra-Asante Nghishekwa, Mandisa Short Middle: Daniela Brunido, Lara Backhaus, Joané v Rooyen, Kathryn Callesen, Uetupanao Katjivena, Kayla Nel Front: Tyra Collins, Martha Mvula, Azaylee Philander, Airi Shirata, Mechelle Tjimuku, Zuné Weber Coaches: E Burger, F Matawu

Athletics Small Schools - Boys

Back: Mark Olles, Tumna Kankondi, Rowan Müller, Jan-Louis Nortjé, Veripamue Hinda, Hiren Naidoo, Ronan Wantenaar, Mikah Burger, Dominic Koopman Middle: Chris Barnard, Panduleni Amuenjé, Kennedy Hawala, Lance Hauuanga, Krynauw Weber, Michael Kotze, Moroni Tembo, Nependa Uremena, Reagan Abrahams Front: Gian Dresselhaus, Tawana Matswetu, Adam Johnston, Martin Maritz, Ntandoyenkosi Sibanda, Kuria Kuria, Izaac Fallis, Urinaao Katjiuongua, Alexander Cartwright, Lazarus Petrus, Charl Malan Absent: Jonathan Strauss Coaches: E Burger, F Matawu

Athletics Small Schools Girls Back: Tyler Hancox, Kiana-Ché Cormack, Chevonne de Jager, Hannah Murphy, Anneke Eisenberg, Nelago Imbili, Kyra-Asante Nghishekwa, Mandisa Short Middle: Hertha Vilho, Daniela Brunido, Lara Backhaus, Joané v Rooyen, Kathryn Callesen, Sophia Trede, Uetupanau Katjivena, Kayla Nel Front: Leonardine Appolus, Unovanda Nuujoma, Jessica Kennedy, Tyra Collins, Martha Mvula, Azaylee Philander, Airi Shirata, Mechelle Tjimuku, Zuné Weber Absent: Dominique Clayton Coaches: E Burger, F Matawu

Chess From L - R: Gero Kirchner, Joshua Thomas, Sofia Nycander-Calnan, Malex Shipanga, Nathan Gee, Hiren Naidoo Coach: E Rall

Cricket Gr 1 Back: Christian Philip, Mandlenkosi Sibanda, Oliver Durand, Adam Diggle Front: Avihe Tjivau, Erin Moffet, Henry Grant, Connor McNamara Coaches: Z Mlalazi, F Matawu

Cricket U9 A Back: Jack Parker, Jett Austin, Ryan Moffet, Jason Barnard Front: Philip Jauss, Zander Schmidt, Ramsay McDonald Absent: Connor Murphy, Kyle Allies Coaches: Z Mlalazi, F Matawu

Cricket U9 B Back: Ashton Dercksen, Luca Fennessy, Rylan Bombosch, Damian Beukes, Philip Jauss Front: Allan Tait, Hilton Lima, Jonty Austin, Daniel Tjimuku, Sukuma Shirata Coaches: Z Mlalazi, F Matawu

Cricket U9 C Back: Adam Diggle, Christian Philip, Mandlenkosi Sibanda, Erin Moffet Front: Connor McNamara, Avihe Tjivau, Henry Grant, Oliver Durant Coaches: Z Mlalazi, F Matawu

Cricket U11 Back: Mikah Burger, Joshua Singer, Krynauw Weber, Tumna Kankondi, Chris Barnard Middle: Chris Mutandi, Alexander Cartwright, Isaac Fallis, Daniel Jauss Front: Julian Schütz, Jett Austin, Ryan Moffet, Keith Mutandi, Jack Parker Coaches: Z Mlalazi, F Matawu

Cricket U13 Back: Hiren Naidoo, Veripamue Hinda, JanLouis Nortjé Front: Fagan Hansen, Michael Kotze, Liam Adonis Coaches: Z Mlalazi, F Matawu

Cricket Nationals U11 & U13 From L - R: Michael Kotze, Krynauw Weber, Veripamue Hinda Coach: F Matawu

Hockey U8 A - Boys Back: Sukuma Shirata, Adam Diggle, Rylan Bombosch Front: José Tuoro, Hilton Lima, Zeno Benolich Coach: J Wessels

Hockey U8 B - Boys Back: Kyril Nghishekwa, Max Voges, Anthony Jacobs, Jamoah Mohammed Front: Jonty Austin, Rutendo Toto, Guillermo Zapata-Pozo Coach: J Wessels

Hockey U8 C & D - Boys Back: Damian Petrus, Christian Philip, Michael Raad, Avihe Tjivau Middle: Donovan Gee, Oliver Durand, Mandlenkosi Sibanda, Henry Grant, Nicolas Deckenbrock Front: Connor McNamara, D’Angelo Beukes, Jaime Oosthuizen, Rautandavara Kaumbi, Matthew Young Coach: H Gunning

Hockey U8 A - Girls Back: Tamzyn Arendorf, Milah Malan, Zoë Sinvula, Erin Moffet Front: Anne-Leen Thorburn, Kaylin Shebo, Cate Wahl Coach: N Jacobs-Kankowski

Hockey U8 B - Girls Back: Sula Burger, Tamzyn Arendorf, Erin Moffet Front: Kaylin Shebo, Zoë Nott, Danielle Hillinger, Zoe Thomas Coach: N Jacobs-Kankowski

Hockey U8 C - Girls Back: Ueritjiua Tjitemisa, Jody Hauuanga, Brunhilda Gaidzanwa, Elle de Klerk, Chevonne Shepherd Middle: Zoë Thomas, Mickayla Johnson, Talita Barros, Maja Brinkmann Front: Nyashia de Wee, Hannah de Goede, Tuvoye Vilho, Danielle Hillinger, Lara v Rensburg Coach: N Jacobs-Kankowski

Hockey U10 A - Boys Back: Julian SchĂźtz, Ryan Moffet, Alexander Cartwright Front: Urinaao Katjiuongua, Dylan Openshaw, Jett Austin Absent: Connor Murphy, Daniel Jauss Coaches: B Ambambi, Z Mlalazi

Hockey U10 B - Boys Back: Lazarus Petrus, Nependa Uremena, Charl Malan Front: Zander Schmidt, Keith Mutandi, Ramsay McDonald, Garren Backhaus Absent: Jonathan Strauss Coaches: B Ambambi, Z Mlalazi

Hockey U10 C - Boys Back: Nathan Shave, Matthew Busse, Jason Barnard, Christopher de Jager Front: Carl Bauernschmitt, Damian Beukes, Ashton Dercksen, Matthew du Plessis Absent: Kyle Allies Coaches: B Ambambi, Z Mlalazi

Hockey U10 A - Girls Back: Katelyn du Plessis, Azaylee Philander, Airi Shirata, Jaime Henckert Front: Alice Young, Martha Mvula, Gina Olles Absent: Michaela Allies Coach: E Rall, H Espag

Hockey U10 B - Girls Back: Kalila Whitelock, Ndinehafo Shilomboleni, Moné Graham, Faith Kauta Front: Caitlin Coetzer, Wendy-Lee Milne, Pascale Pimenta Absent: Mariana Amaral Machado Coach: E Rall, H Espag

Hockey U10 C - Girls Back: Samantha Jacobs, Emma Tromp, Ruth Musasa, Savannah Noirfalise Front: Keira McNamara, Tumi Niell, Kairiri Katjiuongua, Jaime Henckert Absent: Mackenzie Späth Coach: E Rall, H Espag

Hockey U10 - Girls Back: Bernadette Naris, Carol Youssef Front: Peter-Ann Nichols, Zabeth Philander, Ebba Mulife, Danielle Motinga Coaches: E Rall, H Espag

Hockey U12 A - Boys Back: Krynauw Weber, Fagan Hansen, Tumna Kankondi, Mark Olles Front: Adam Johnston, Isaac Fallis, Panduleni AmuenjĂŠ, Chris Barnard Absent: Tiago Pimenta Coaches: A Roth, W Phillip

Hockey U12 B - Boys Back: Christian du Plessis, Benjamin Singer, Vseteka Pakote, Hivikiree Haihambo Front: MornĂŠ Conradie, Aidan Schwartz, Caleb Titus, Reagan Abrahams, Jordan Titus, Martin Maritz Coaches: A Roth, W Phillip

Hockey U12 A - Girls Back: Nelago Imbili, Joané van Rooyen, Hannah Murphy, Rachel Edmunds, Hertha Vilho Front: Mare-Lise Gerber, Liya Herunga, Sophia Trede, Tyler Hancox Coach: F Bolton

Hockey U12 B - Girls Back: Nelago Imbili, Carolina Amaral Machado, Sandra Youssef, Kayla Coetzer, Kyra-Asante Nghishekwa, Unovanda Nuujoma Front: Angelina Norval, Katelyn Callesen, Sophia Trede, Elsie Jacobs, Sophie Young Coach: F Bolton

Hockey U14 A - Boys Back: Jan-Louis Nortjé, Rafael Neves, Gian Dresselhaus Second Row: Tumna Kankondi, Bennie v Zijl, Rowan Müller Third Row: Hiren Naidoo, Martin Shipanga, Veripamue Hinda Front: Mark Olles, Fagan Hansen, Adam Johnston Absent: Tiago Pimenta Coaches: A Roth, W Phillip

Hockey U14 A - Girls Back: Daniela Brunido, Zuné Weber Middle: Layla Philander, Marizelle Bezuidenhout, Kiana-Ché Cormack Front: Rachel Finch, Carien v Rooyen, Janet Cunningham Coaches: A Pretorius, S Cormack

Hockey Nationals Back: Kiana-Ché Cormack, Zuné Weber, Daniela Brunido Front: Rachel Finch, Mark Olles, Carien v Rooyen

Holy Communion 1st Back: Jordan Titus, Reagan Abrahams, Caleb Titus, Kyra-Asante Nghishekwa Middle: Chiara v Rooi, Liya Herunga, Jessica Kennedy, Djamila du Plessis, Carolina Amaral Machado Front: Sophie Young, Gina Olles, Dominique Clayton, Lapita Amulungu, Elsie Jacobs Teachers: Ms M Schirmer, Ms N Kamati, Ms J Olles

Karate Back: Carol Youssef, Max Magnun, Luca Fennesy, Max Voges, Grace Magnun, Carl Bauernschmitt Middle: Jett Austin, Christian Philip, Mekere Katjiuongua, Zeno Benolich, Imani Chanduru, Tamzyn Arendorf Front: Mark Youssef, Ezekiel Hans, Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Angelo Beukes, Avihe Tjivau, Benjamin Hendrickse, Jonty Austin, Rautandavara Kaumbi Senseis: T de Kock, M Fourie

Kiddi Sport Gr 1 Back: Adam Diggle, Shekungwe Kuria, Tendai Nyandoro Front: Maja Brinkman, Rodrigo Acebes Teixeira Coach: Amore Theron

Kiddi Sport Gr 2 & 3 Back: Ama-e Witbooi, Annabelle Zekveld, Bernadette Naris Middle: Nontombi Moyo, Tumi Niell, Ruth Musasa, Nathan Gee Front: Rutendo Toto, Kaylin Shebo, Jamoah Mohammed Coach: Amore Theron

Olympic Kids - Gr 1 A Back: Connor McNamara, Nyashia de Wee, Joshua Swanepoel, Alice Rowles Front: Elle de Klerk, Nicolas Deckenbrock, Anna Beranova, Henry Grant Absent: Chevonne Sheperd Coach: Didi

Olympic Kids - Gr 1 B Back: Ueritjiua Tjitemisa, ZoĂŤ Thomas, Karie v Schalkwyk, Jody Hauuanga Front: Sara de Jesus, Danielle Hillinger, Mathew Varghese, Chelsey Busse Coach: Didi

Piano - Ms Nel Back: Jana Swanepoel, SiĂ˘n Clayton, Benjamin Singer,Shana Arendorf, Urinaao Katjiuongua, Carl Bauernschmitt, Jonathan Strauss, Matthew Busse, Mechelle Tjimuku Front: Dominique Clayton, Helina Shepard, Lara v Rensburg, Chelsey Busse, Mathew Varghese, Jamie Oosthuizen, Emma Tromp, Tamzyn Arendorf, Savannah Noirfalise Teacher: Ms R Nel

Recorder Gr 1 A Back: Mark Youssef, Jody Hauuanga, Ueritjiua Tjitemisa, Imani Chanduru Second Row: Maja Brinkmann, Layla Fernandes, Karie v Schalkwyk, Oliver Durand, Christian Philip, Naomi Nadimi Third Row: Adam Diggle, Tuvoye Vilho, Jamie Oosthuizen, Mandlenkosi Sibanda, Zeno Benolich Front: Michaela Johnson, Rautandavara Kauambi, Danielle Hillinger, Sara de Jesus Absent: Matthew Young Teacher: M Buys

Recorder Gr 1 B Back: Nevaeh Thomas, Erin Moffet, Rodrigo Acebes, Michael Raad, Damian Petrus Middle: Connor McNamara, Elle de Klerk, Henry Grant, Chevonne Sheperd, Avihe Tjivau Front: Alice Rowles, Sanne Dewulf, Susan Hawala, Jade Karume, Nyashia de Wee Teacher: M Buys

Recorder Gr 2 Back: Max Voges, Philip Jauss, Luca Fennessy, MonĂŠ Graham, Sula Burger Middle: Sukuma Shirata, Kyril Nghishekwa, Ishayvani Kahimise, Florette Nakusera Front: Natalia Dobrilovic, Talita Barros, AnneLeen Thorburn, ZoĂŤ Nott, Jonty Austin Teacher: M Buys

Recorder Gr 3 Back: Jett Austin, Ryan Moffet, Emma Tromp, Wendy-Lee Milne Front: Keira McNamara, Naritunge Shiimi, Ella Thomas, Carol Youssef Absent: Mackenzie Späth, Daniel Jauss Teacher: M Buys

Recorder Gr 4 Back: Mark Swanepoel, Isaac Fallis, Daniëlle Klitzke, Charl Malan Front: Airi Shirata, Julian Schütz, Gina Olles, Lapita Amulungu Teacher: M Buys

Recorder Gr 5 From L - R: Kyra-Asante Nghishekwa, Elsie Jacobs, Chiara v Rooi, Sandra Youssef, Anoushka Seha Teacher: M Buys

Recorder Gr 6 Back: Rowan MĂźller, Mark Olles, Rachel Edmunds, Hiren Naidoo Front: Angelina Norval, Sophia Trede, Hertha Vilho Teacher: M Buys

Recorder Gr 7 From L - R: Mechelle Tjimuku, Janet Cunningham, Jamie Coetzee, Marizelle Bezuidenhout Teacher: M Buys

Science Fair Nationals Gina Olles

Science Fair Regionals Back: Nelago Imbili, Adam Johnston, Rachel Edmunds, Rowan Müller, Gian Dresselhaus Middle: Martin Maritz, Sophia Trede, Angelina Norval Front: Joané v Rooyen, Gina Olles, Wendy-Lee Milne, Temwani Bruhns, Kathryn Callesen, Jan-Louis Nortjé Teacher: H Espag

Soccer Junior Back: Ashton Dercksen, Lazarus Petrus, Ashraf Latif, Jason Barnard, Daniel Jauss, Kyle Allies Middle: Milah Malan, Ramsay McDonald, Daniel Tjimuku, Rylan Bombosch, Allan Tait, Zander Schmidt Front: Anthony Jacobs, Mukena Mukena, Lima Hilton, Michael Raad, Sukuma Shirata, Guillermo Zapata-Pozo, Philip Jauss Absent: Matthew du Plessis, Garren Backhaus Coach: Wieland Klinger

Soccer U11 Back: Benjamin Singer, Panduleni Amuenjé, Lance Hauuanga, Ivan Mueller, Nependa Uremena Middle: Ntandoyenkosi Sibanda, Kuria Kuria, Elavoko Pakote, Reagan Abrahams, Liam Adonis, Mwangala Mukena Front: Christopher de Jager, Urinaao Katjiuongua, Daniel Branch, Gert Gerber, Declan Landman, Alexander Cartwright, Nathan Shave Coach: Wieland Klinger

Soccer Senior Back: Tumna Kankondi, Hivikiree Haihambo, Mandisa Short, Christian du Plessis, Fagan Hansen, Hiren Naidoo Front: Veripamue Hinda, Adam Johnston, Michael Kotze, Joshua Strauss, Martin Maritz, Emily Shave, Henry Modestus Coach: Wieland Klinger

Swimming Gr 1 - 3 Pupkewitz Gala Back: Wendy-Lee Milne, Pascale Pimenta, Keira McNamara, Connor Murphy, Marcques Diergaardt, Sukuma Shirata, Rylan Bombosch, Erin Moffet Middle: Mikah Burger, Jason Barnard, Luca Fennessy, Jett Austin, Sula Burger, Milah Malan, Janice Kennedy, Mackenzie SpĂ¤th Front: Emma v Rensburg, Zeno Benolich, Oliver Durand, Connor McNamara, Jonty Austin, Maja Brinkmann, ZoĂŤ Nott Coaches: E Burger, F Matawu, T Weber

Swimming Gr 4- 7 Pupkewitz Gala Back: Charl Malan, Izaac Fallis, Djamila du Plessis, Sophie Young, Christopher de Jager, Maria Dobrilovic, Savannah Noirfalise, Anneke Eisenberg, Dylan Fourie, Azaylee Philander, Gina Olles, Airi Shirata Middle: Dominic Koopman, Janet Cunningham, Ashia Whitelock, Siân Clayton, Zuné Weber, Rachel Edmunds, Jan-Louis Nortjé, Ronan Wantenaar Front: Sophia Trede, Adam Johnston, Krynauw Weber, Katelyn du Plessis, Chris Barnard, Dominique Clayton, Tiago Pimenta, Alice Young, Kalila Whitelock, Hannah Murphy, Kayla Coetzer Coaches: E Burger, F Matawu, T Weber

Tennis Gr 1A Back: Emma v Rensburg, Elle de Klerk, Susan Hawala, Chevonne Sheperd Middle: Jade Karume, Sanne Dewulf, Anne Verchusa, Lara v Rensburg Front: Alice Rowles, Nevaeh Thomas, Christina Hugo, Nyashia De Wee, Jasmine Rennie Coaches: Johan Theron Tennis School

Tennis Gr 1B Back: Ueritiua Tjitemisa, Imani Chanduru, Naomi Nadimi, Jody Hauuanga, Grace Magnun Middle: Mikayla Johnson, Maja Brinkmann, Layla Fernandes, Karie v Schalkwyk, Zoe Thomas Front: Sara de Jesus, Chelsey Busse, Danielle Hillinger, Elena Nycander Calnan, Tuvoye Vilho Coaches: Johan Theron Tennis School

Tennis Gr 2A Back: Milah Malan, Caitlyn Mandy, Sula Burger, Shanique Struwig Middle: Cate Wahl, Ishayvani Kahimise, Tamzyn Arendorf, Zoë Sinvula, Brunhilda Gaidzanwa Front: Natalia Dobrilovic, Kaelyn Metcalfe, Zoë Nott, Florette Nakusera, Hannah Gaoses Coaches: Johan Theron Tennis School

Tennis Gr 2B Back: Moné Graham, Joëlle Nuulimba, Syrah Chaimberlain, Anassa Jordani Middle: Samantha Jacobs, Anne Beranova, Talita Barros, Kaylin Shebo, Jamilla Hungamo Front: Ashley Routh, Emma Landman, Hannah de Goede, Zoé Waldschmidt, Anne-Leen Thorburn, Zahra Latif Coaches: Johan Theron Tennis School

Tennis Gr 3 From L - R: Caron Youssef, Ebba Mulife, Ndinahafo Shilomboleni, Mariana Amaral Machado, Naritunge Shiimi Coaches: Johan Theron Tennis School

Tennis U12 & U14 Back: Kyra-Asante Nghishekwa, Jamie Coetzee, Hertha Vilho, Rowan Müller, Tjimamutja Katjiuongua, Mark Olles Middle: Kennedy Hawala, Elavoko Pakote, Sandra Youssef, Zainab Latif, Angelina Norval, Joshua Strauss, Uetupanao Katjivena Front: Daniëlle Klitzke, Azaylee Philander, Lara Backhaus, Alice Young, Stasia Steenkamp, Declan Landman, Megan Landman, Henry Modestus, Gian Dresselhaus Coaches: Johan Theron Tennis School

Yoga Back: Pascale Pimenta, Caitlin Coetzer, Ebba Mulife, Ndinehafo Shilomboleni, Helina Shepard Middle: Erin Moffet, Brunhilde Gaidzanwa, Samantha Jacobs, Keira McNamara, Emma Tromp, Shana Arendorf Front: Sarnath Gesquiere, Hannah Gaoses, Kaelyn Metcalfe, Keasha Tjipuka, Naritunge Shiimi, Elena Nycander Calnan, Naomi Nadimi Absent: Mackenzie Späth Instructor: Suzi Seha

Grade 1

Grade 1As love their families because… Please note: All the entries by the children are UNEDITED.

Michael Raad: I love my family because my mom bys me lovely things and my dad gos wth me we go sumtims we woking and

stoking.

Joshua Swanepoel: I love my family because my mom bus erifing anb muy dad tsmibdin. Emma van Rensburg: I love my family because thay are kind and thay will make you something to eat and my bother will swim with me. I like my mom because wen I’m sad she will halp me.

Sanne Dewulf:

I love my family because they are friendly. Here are my mom and dad, oh and look my brother too. My mom makes dinner for us we seawuly wach tv in the weekend. I love my dad is because he tikles me.

Nyashia de Wee: I love my family because thay take me avrwer. I say kind thas and thas say kind to me. My mum biy’s niyThays to

Benjamin Hendrickse

: I love my family because they are very nike to me. My mom paly with me and my father tikels me a lot. Me and my mother and my dad love the eat to gether. On the weekends me and my mother and my dad love taning.

Anna Verchusa: I love my family because thay take kare of me. When it’s holiday we go to swakop and thay are nise to me and thay let us to go to the playground.

Jade Karume: I love my family because they or fun to play with. My brother and mother. My mom play with me. My dad tall me to

swimming.

Susan Hawala: I love my family because my dad ow was biy me los of choclet’s and my mum liy to biy me clo’s. Rodrigo Acebes: I love my family because they ore nice to me. My dad plays whith me. Shekungwe Kuria: I love my faily because why I love my family because let me go to my frends house. Who is in my family is my

father. What is love is to go to dinner.

Damian Petrus: I love my family because dad loves me and my mom i love my family why i love my family dad loves me i love mom so do you love your family like me i love you.

Nevaeh Thomas: I love my family because thay play wif me and wut my mom makes luveey food and my dad plays wif me wif the boll we gow to the cor and we gow to peek my mom up in the cor.

Nicolas Deckenbrock:

me.

I love my family because my dad tickles me and my brother because he plays with me and my mom dos help

Avihe Tjivau: I love my family because thay help me and thay love me. We briy in the moring. In the weekend we go fishing. My Mum and Dad drings food in bed. I love my family

Aiden Mandy: I love my family because my ddd plays with me oat withe me on the kliming fam and on the xdox Elle de Klerk: I love my family because my dad owes brings mi cupes. I have a stre and my stare is endowing. On weekend we

owes go to swucup. My mom owes let’s mi have pes.

Connor McNamara: I love my family because thay cer for me. I have a brother and sister. I love my mom be koos she halps me. I Love my Dad because he plays with me.

Mekere Katjiuongua: I love my family because thay ker abot me. My mommy biy’s me toy’s and my dad does biy’s me coldike.

Tjimaa is kind to me!

Alice Rowles: Why I love my family because thay tak kerove me who my mom and dad and my sisstr my mom mas me smiy and my dad mas me this and on my holday we go to dinosaur cha.

Erin Taylor Moffet: I love my family because they care about me and they love me to also I love them because they love me to. Chevonne Shepherd: I love my family because why love me and my dad give me presint and my mom cooks nise food. Ezekiel Hans: I love my family because thay play with me and thay love me. My family is kind to me. What I love about my dad is he is nice to me. What I like about my mom is she dose good for me.

Christina Hugo:

I love my family because thay look aufter me. And I love my mom because she halps me wen I get hirt. I love my mother and thaber. I love my bab because he macs nis brecfest evry mornig.

Henry Grant:

Why I love my family because they caer for me they love me. At dinner we eat and I talk with my dad and mom. My mom cooks very very nice food.

Grade 1Bs love their families becauseâ&#x20AC;Ś Please note: All the entries by the children are UNEDITED.

Zeno Benolich: I love my family because I play with my cat. I love my family because I play chess with my dad. I love my family because my Mum reads me a story.

Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;AngeloBeukes: me.

I love my family because they are fun and kand and they are fane and I love my sestere even if she is un kind with

Maja Brinkmann:

I love my family because they are always there for me, and they play with me, mostly my sister. My mom and dad, swim with me. We all wochtv to gethea. I love my family and my family loves me.

Chelsey Busse: I love my family because my brother likes swoming with me. And I like helping my mom in her shop. And I like chlling with my dad.

Imani Chanduru:

I love ym family because my mom makes the best pizza evr and my dad plays with me and my sister. and my sister likes me with her all the time. and my puppy jumps on me. and my untey makes nice food for me and Iyabo.

Sara De Jesus:

I love my family because my mom helps me with my hoework and I like to be lazy, with my dad. I like to play with my sister a lot of games. I like to cadell my cat, cookie. And we like to swim together, exept cookie.

Adam Diggle:

I love my family becase my mum and dad helps me. My brother play with my. My dogs play with my and my brother. My mum and dad and my brother play chess with my. My brother goes sailn to gether.

Oliver Durand: I love my family because thay play with me and my dad swims wit me and my mum color in with me. Layla Fernandes: I love my family because my mom and Dad is fun and cusentsar very playfool. I love my family because me and

my dad wachtv together wen we are lazy.

Donovan Gee:

gave my dinysors.

I love my family becoustahy gave me alectric scooter. I loke my family becousthaytot me how to play chess. My family

Jody Hauuanga:

I love my family because thay are cind and fun. Me and my dad likes to plant the flrows. Me and my mom likes to cok. Me and my brother likes to swim.

Danielle Hillinger: I love my family because I get to go on atrip to Canada and paly with the snow in crismas. Mikayla Johnson: I Love my family because my mom took me on a game ride. I love my family because I fight with my sister, even if we fight we stil love each other. I love my family because my mom giftes me food in bed.

Ruatandavara Kaumbi:

I love my family because my mum takes me to fun places. We’re going to swakopmoont on Friday. I’m very excited and my dad always saprisesme!We are going to visit the sea first and then we are going to visit my sister, after we are going back to the baglose. Then we’re going to brie. After the brie we’re going to sleep.

Grace Magnun: I love my family because thayar always there for me. my Dad takes me on trips and my momy bakes yummy food.

and they take my brother and I to Kapetown and I kudle my cats and my dog and in Kapetown we see our grandma and I like my bother also if we fight and my mum and Dad gives me hugs and kisses and read me bed time stories.

Naomi Nadimi: I love my family because my mother plays chess with me. My dad swims with my and mikes pankaces. My sister wuchis tv with my. My babey brother is kyut and funny. My family loves me. Does your family love you?

Elena Nycander-Calnan: I love my family because they always cuddel with me and they always play tgether. Tendai Nyandoro: I love my family because we have fun at home and we go to the shops.I can’t weit for my sest, we will have some fun. I miss my grn mother and grnfather. Me and my sestwe will have fun.

Jaime Oosthuizen: I love my family because they help me put cream on and they also help me bath. Christian Philip: I love my family because thaytak me to wolfishbay to see seegos and to go klim dun seven and we so wolfishbay.

We so a gravy and we drank hot choclit.

Mandelkosi Sibanda:

I love my family because we whent to walvich bay and we had fun. But befou we whent to walvich bay we past by swacopmoond and we had kfc. Then we whent back to walvichbay.Seven das agow we whentMetgad and I whent to the geem and I playd chess.

Zoe Thomas:

I love my family because They are always there for me They tack me on a trips to Croatia. Ella and I licke to swim together.Dad and I licke to play around.

Ueritjiua Tjitemisa: I love my family because my mom makes the planning for my birthdays. I love my family because my dad makes the booking to go to midgard. I love my little sister even tho she dosint talk. I love my family because my unkel promised to buy me a bunny.

Karie van Schalkwyk:

I love my family because my mum gav me a present and I gavher a hug and then I said thank you and I swam. I said I love you and my dad tayks me on fun trips.

Mathew Varghese: Mom tuck me in bed.

I love my family because they give me nice work and nice food. And sometimes my dad plays Cricket. And my

Tuvoye Vihlo: I love my family because they help me. they are kind to me, they car about me. they love me. We have fun to gether. What I don’t like is my sister is noty to me but I still love her. On Fridays I swim whith my family.

Matthew Young:

I love my family because thay play with me. My mom wercks. My dad plays swing ball with me. I like wating my gold fish well (while) they swim arawnd the boll.

Mark Saad: I love my family because thay care abut me. My sisters are nice and we can olwas play together. My famly halps me wene I need halp. Thay are kind. I love my famly and thay love me back. My family is hapyhapyhapy.

Grade 2

This makes me happy - Grade 2A Tali Dobrilovic:

At the beach I feel like I am a builder. I love to make a volcano. I like to eat ice cream. Ice cream make me happy and relax. I like to go to the ocean. I look for dolphins.

Milah Malan: Horse riding make me happy because it makes me feel like I am in

a race. My family make me happy. My dad lets me help him with his wirck. My mom lets me bake with hir. Sport makes me happy because every time I go to sport I feel like, well, such a good feeling.

Tamzyn Arendorf:

My family makes me happy. They make me feel warm and cuddley. They help me with my homework. Christmas gives me a warm and cosy feeling. When I get presents then I feel comfortable and happy. School makes me feel fabulaus and exiting.

Sukuma Shirata: I like sports

because it makes me tough and it makes me fit. I like socer because it makes me happy. I like ice-cream because I feel like a famous D.J. working down the street. I like my dog because he plays socer with me.

Anthony Jacobs: My family makes me happy becase I am safe. I am warm. I am nicely cuddled. My dad plays cricket with me and my sister. My sister and I play soccer a lot. My mom and I play basket ball. I love the beach. When I eat ice cream and walk on the beach I feel like I am famous.

Kyril Ngishekwa: It makes me happy when I go to Max’s house we play games and sport games. I am happy when my family

cuddle. When I go to the zoo I see lost of animals. I see monkeys and zebras and lions, giraffe and elephants. When I am at school I play games.

Kaelyn Metcalfe: The beach makes me happy. I am happy when I go to the beach. I am happy when I swim at the beach. My family makes me happy. They love me and care for me. This animal makes me happy. My dog loves me so much and I love her.

Hannah Gaoses:

My family makes me happy. My mom makes me feel safe because she gives me warm hugs. The beach makes me happy because it makes me feel relaxst. My friends make me happy because the make me feel special.

Shanique Struwig:

I like to play wen my dad cums bak from wirc and he plays because he loves me. I like it when mum (snuggles) up with me. Her kiss makes me safe. I love my friends because they care for me.

Holiday stories - Grade 2A Florette Nakusera:

My family and I went to South Africa in Pretoria. We went to town and we bought something to celebrate my uncle’s graduation. He became a docter...I got bored because we had to wait for his turn. Then we had to wait for the other graduwats to finish. We ate the food and we toasted with shampain.

Mukena Mukena:

I went to buy a dog. My mum is going (to take) him to dog school. I plad (played) soccer. My cousins cam to my homs (house) and we plad football.

Sula Burger:

I went to Walvis Bay to go kayaking. I went back to Swakop and went to dolphin park and then I went to the lithouse to have lunch. We went to the beech and rold in the sand. Then we went home and shouwrd to get ready for supper at the jety.

Caitlyn Mandy:

First I went to Cape Town with my family. And we went to the market where I bouht myself a skirt and I bouht my brother a T-shirt. Then we went to the museum. We also went to the aquarium and we saw 7 sharks, 8 kinds of squid, 50 kinds of fish and 2 kinds of penguins. And when we went back we stayed at a hotel and we saw a white tiger in a cage.

Guillermo Zapata-Pozo:

My famili and I went with Luca’s famali and saw twenty girafs. We darted girafs. We saw orics and springbuck. We also saw a camilion (chameleon). We went back to Windoc and I had a lot of sleepowvers and had lots of fun and played Lego.

Mohammed Patel: For my holiday I went to Etosha and I saw lot of elephants at the waterhole. I saw baby elephants a rhino and leopard and the next day we saw 2 lions, lot of zebras, springbuck and 2 giraffes. I saw a giraffe crossing the rode.

Zoë Sinvula: For my holiday I went to Outjo. I went to the swimming pool. For my father party we went to spur. I went to the zoo. I staed (stayed) at home. 36

Hilton Lima: I went to Cape Town and the first day I irived I only had 5 hours of sleep. The next morning we went to this big mall and we bot (bought) lots of things. The next morning we went to go for ice-cream then went back to the hotel. We went out for lunch.

Cate Wahl:

I siprised my brother in Cape Town. My mom and my brother and I went to the aquarium and we saw glow in the dark jellyfish and big crabs. I went to Swakop and I saw Zoë and Kaelyn.

Jonty Austin: My famali and I went to Cape Town. We went to see my Nany and Popy from Astraleu (Australia). They bort (brought) a lego for my brother and I. We went on the (Ferris wheel). My Nany seyd (tayed) or nine days and eight nites. We went to the aquarium. We saw penguins and I got bitten by a penguin.

Brunhilde Gaidzanwa: In my

holiday I went to cape town and went to the aquarium and I went to Robin Hood and went to Victoria falls. Then I went to my uncle’s house and stayed there for one week. We went back to Windhoek and went to spur. Then I went to the movies and went back home for ice-cream.

Marcques Diergaardt:

My fameli and I went camping. We stayd in tents. We made a fiere and ate smors and soshij. We saw a tree that turned into a stown. And we saw a scorpion on our tent. On my holiday I went to Oshakati for two weeks.

Luca Fennessy:

Max Voges:

On Saturday me and my family went to Wosten Queill. There were lots of caves so we could play in the caves. There was also rocks so we could play on the rocks too. Some of my friends were also there. So we had lots of fun. Then I stayed at home for 1 week then I went to cricket camp!

We went to camp and we saw an adder with a baby adder on a rock and we stade for two weeks. We saw a car roweld on its rufe. We went back to Wintucke (Windhoek). A day later I went to Garmene (Germany) and I stayed for a week with my grantperens. We went to the museum and I saw dinosaurs and stuftt animals and then I went home.

Zoë Nott:

I went to Namib Desert Lodge and my Grandpa gave me and my sister water juns (guns). I sprayed a buck. My friend’s dad is a boss. My friend Healy played in the dunes and then we went to the lodge for lunch.

Ishayvani Kahimise: I went to the

farm during my holiday. We have a cage that we caught two wolfs in. My father put me in the cage and I stept on the cardboard. The gate closed and I found hetghog spics (hedgehog spikes) in the cage. I stayed on the farm for ten days.

This makes me happy - Grade 2B Kyle Allies: Cricket macs me happy. I love my family. I love God and he loves me. My frens mac me happy. Talita Barros: My family and friends make me happy because they love me.

Chokolate cake makes me happy because it is very nice to eat. God loves me. That is what I love and makes me happy.

Anna Beranova:

My family makes me happy because we have fun. Namibia makes me happy. I like flowesarawnd me. I like chocolet. It makes me very happy. My school makes me happy.

Samantha Jacobs:

I love my class mates and the teacher. I like sports because it is fun. I love London in summer. My family loves me so much. Nacher (nature) makes me happy because it is lovely. I lik Mrs Gunning because she is nise. Love is so cool. School is cool.

Zahra Latif:

My family makes me happy because they are alwase around me. Baby brothers make me happy because they are cute! My Mommy and Daddy make me happy because they love me.

Philip Jauss: Soccer makes me happy because I can learn more. I like cricket and pizza and TV.

Max Magnun: I like to swim because when you swim you can see

the fishs. I like to play with my family. I like my friends. What makes

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Zoe Waldschmidt:

What makes me happy is bikes and my family. I like my tims (times) with my cousin and my uncle because I dot (donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t) see them a lote because thay live in Australia. I love my family.

Joelle Nuulimba:

I love God and I now he loves me. God makes me happy!! I love my family and they love me to, they make me happy. My friends love me and I love them. I like to read because it brings me to a difrent world. Animals make me happy because there fun to play with.

me happy is to swim, play, run and do sports. Friends make me happy because they are funny.

Jamoah Mohammed:

I like ships because they sail. I love the airport because they are airplanes. I love airplanes because they are big and they fly. I love the sea because it has big waves. I love God and I love what makes me happy.

Zander Schmidt:

I like to play with Kyle and Tendo. I like to play with my frends and I like to be with my famely. I like to pray bekoz it mayks me think about the love of Jesus and it mayks me happy. Sokcr (soccer) makes me happy and I like to play sokcr.

Jose Tuoro:

I love eating cake and playing games. I love my family because thay love me. I like playing with my frendTalita. God makes me happy because I love hem! Tendo makes me happy because he plays with me.

Mone Graham: Books

make me happy because they are icsiting (exciting). Reading makes me happy because you can see and it is fun. Teachers make me happy because they can help you and teach you. God makes me happy because he is with you the hole time.

Anassa Jordani: My family

makes me happy because they love me. Flowers make me happy because they are beautiful. God makes me happy because he keeps me safe. Sweets make me happy because they are nice. Swimming makes me happy because it is fun!

Holiday stories - Grade 2B Rylan Bombosch:

Me and my sister were at Maxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house. We were climing a tree. Then I fele off the tree but I didint get hert. It ended very good! We olso played hidseek. I was the winner.

Hannah De Goede:

I went to Erendy (Erindi) and I saw lions and crocodile. A hippo went to the water whol. We even went on a game drive. Then we got home and I slept over at my cousin then we went to a restaurant. It wasint fun there because a boy got kiced by a hourse (horse).

Syrah Chamberlain:

I was at Midgard with my friends and we saw animals. It was fun. Then we went to Okapukaand my brother went into the pond! We went home after that.

Matthew Du Plessis: I whent to Mauritius and we whent swimming with

dolphins and sharks. I was scarde of the sharks. But I swam to the people then we got back to the boat. Me and my dad saw a sea snake.

Jamilla Hungamo:

I went to my casins (cousins) house. We were jumping on the jumping castle and we were making funy balloons. We were playing in the brown sand and the dog was on the jumping castle.

Emma Landman: On Sunday we went to a farm. We hard (heard) some cows. We walked up the hill but coudint find eny. We Anne-Leen Thorburn:

I was in Walvis Bay at Flamingo Cottages at the Lagoon. I did a competition and I won brongs (bronze). My Dad came to visit and and so he baght his dog Ice. I had a great holiday, it was fun. I touched wolves!!!

rode far from the house, we just carry on riding. When we stoped to eat and drink we had water, a pringlse and biltong.

Ashley Routh:

We were in Springbok for holiday. I was visiting my Granney. We were lost, but we got out. We stoped in the car and ate sweets. I got a little bit sick. I was taking nice photos.

Kaylin Shebo:

I went to Zambezi River and Katima shops. My Grandmother saw a crocodile. We ate meat and a pie. When the cows were passing by I saw a snake. After that we came back to Windhoek.

Rutendo Toto:

It was fun in Cape Town. I went to the convention. I saw a big big T-rex and I saw a hairy hairy dinosaur. I went to McDonalds ten times. I went close to Table Mountain and a double decker bus.

Water poems Based on the Rose Poem by Christina Rossetti

What is fresh? Water is fresh When it goes through a mesh. What is bad? Hail is bad Because it makes us mad. What is fizzy? Coke is fizzy Because when I drink it I get dizzy. What is sour? Lemonade is sour. It will be served in one hour. What is fluffy? Snow is fluffy When it is not so stuffy. What is blue? The sky is blue When the clouds pass through. What is shiny? The sea is shiny When it is very tiny. What is loud? The thunder is loud When it is in a cloud. Poem by: Luca Fennessy, Mohammed Patel, Ishayvani Kahimise, Sula Burger, Zoë Sinvula

What is sour? Lemon juice is sour Running in the shower. What is soft? The snow is soft Shivering in the loft. What is quiet? The sea is quiet When it’s on a diet. What is ice? Water is ice Playing with a dice. What is fizzy? Coke is fizzy When I drink it I get dizzy. What is sweet? Juice is sweet When you pour it on your feet. What is cold? The sea is cold While the waves fold. What is frost? Ice is frost. Be careful; don’t get lost! Poem by: Tamzyn Arendorf, Brunhilde Gaidzanwa, Marcques Diergaardt, Jonty Austin, Max Voges

What is bubbly? Sprite is bubbly And so chubbly. What is sour? Lemon juice is sour Served in an hour. What is hard? Ice is hard In the back yard. What is soft? Snow is soft Like my brother’s soft loft. What is hot? Coffee is hot Served in a pot in a parking lot. What is blue? The sky is blue Like a blue glue. What is green? Jelly is green Like the green bean. What is dusty? A car is dusty And also very rusty. Poem by: Caitlyn Mandy, Hannah Gaoses, Shanique Stuwig, Anthony Jacobs,Hilton Lima

What is hard? The rocks are hard In the deep sea. What is still? The deep dam is still In the winter. What is fizzy? Sparkling water is fizzy In the fizzy bath. What is cold? The snow is cold In the north mountain. What is blue? The deep sea is blue And I caught a bad flu. What is hot? Boiling water is hot In a kettle. What is bad? The hail is bad In winter. Poem by: Sukuma Shirata, Kaelyn Metcalfe, Natalia Dobrilovic, Milha Malan, Guillermo Zapata-Pozo

What is salty? The sea is salty, When it crashes on the beach. What is soft? Snowflakes are soft. They dazzle and shimmer in the sunlight. What is crashing? The sea is crashing When it falls on the sandy beach. What is smooth? The stream is smooth As it falls down the mountain side. What is shiny? A waterfall is shiny. It glitters down the green mountain. What is noisy? Rain is noisy. It pops on the silver roof. What is peaceful? The river is peaceful As it goes down the lovely hill. What is lovely? The wavy sea is lovely As it crashes on the shell beach. What is water? Why, the sea is water Where the dolphins squeak and play in the waves.

What is see-through? A glass is see-through While the hours go through. What is shiny? The sun is shiny On my shoe so tiny. What is blue? The sky is blue. Just like my glue. What is hard? Ice is hard On my card. What is soft? Jelly is soft In my loft. What is clean? Water is clean When I can dream. What is bubbly? The water is bubbly By Emma, Rutendo, Zoe, Anna and Zander And the teddy is cuddly. What is white? The clouds are white In my sight. Poem by: Florette Nakusera, Zoë Nott, Cate Wahl, Kyril Nghishekwa, Imukena Mukena

What is white? A pool is white In the sunlight. What is blue? The sea is blue Sparkling new. What is grey? The fog is grey After the sunny day. What is dangerous? A waterfall is dangerous Thundering and beautiful. What is calm? Rain is calm Falling on your arm. What is cool? A pool is cool, A pool with no rules. What is wonderful? The wave is wonderful, So strong and powerful. What is water? Water is a river So blue and joyful.

What is blue? A drop is blue From the sea so new. What is sparkling? A river is sparkling. Down to the sea so cool. What is grey? The foam is grey. On a cold winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day. What is salty? The sea is salty. The cold, wavy, salty sea. What is gentle? A rain drop is gentle. Falling from the beautiful sky, so peaceful. What is noisy? The sea is noisy. As the waves crash down the seashore. What is dangerous? The sea is dangerous. The tide comes in and pulls you under. What is water? Water is something blue. Something healthy for me and you. By Max, Anne-Leen, Talita and Jamoah

By Joelle, Rylan, Syrah, Mone and Hannah What is gentle? A drop is gentle Falling from a bright green leaf. What is clean?A waterfall is clean Rushing down the rocky stream. What is wavy? The sea is wavy As it crashes on the sandy beach. What is wonderful? A river is wonderful As it flows through the sandy land. What is blue? A pond is blue As the swans float by. What is dropping? The rain is dropping Falling from the clouds in the sky. What is fast? The water is fast When it comes out of the tap. What is water? Water is Life!

What is blue? The sea is blue With the fish swimming through. What is sparkling? A waterfall is sparkling, Blue water falling down. What is wavy? The water is wavy While it is going crazy. What is pattering? The rain is pattering On the grey tin roof. What is dangerous? A flood is dangerous While flowing through the town. What is gentle? Rain is gentle With sparkling drops falling down. What is loud? The thunder is loud With rain crashing down. What is water? Water is life. It makes us feel good inside. By Anassa, Kyle, Jamilla, Matthew and Ashley

By Kaylin, Philip, Zahra, Jose and Samantha

Grade 3

Science Fun Day Today we did science experiments and it was awesome! For our experiments we did changing milk. For the changing colour milk we needed: food colouring washing up liquid, droppers and a bowl. First we took the milk and poured it into a bowl. Then we took the droppers and dropped the food colouring in the bowl of milk. After the changing colour milk, we did the speed boats. For that we needed: one bucket, water, a triangle, cardboard, washing up liquid, a pencil, a ruler and scissors. The next one was dancing currEnts. We needed: bicarb of soda, vinegar, water, a glass and one teaspoon. My favourite was the dancing currEnts. Cadence Today we had Science Fun Day. We did speed boats, changing colour milk and dancing currants. My partner and I did not like the dancing currants. The one we liked the most was the changing colour milk. It was very colourful. The speed boats were not such fun. For the speed boats we had a bucket, water, triangle, cardboard, washing up liquid, pencil, ruler and scissors. For changing milk colour we had food colouring, ear buds, washing up liquid, droppers and a bowl. For the dancing currEnts we had bicarb of soda, vinegar, water, a glass and a teaspoon. It was fun! Caitlin

Which words are illegal in Grade 3, why? One of our words that we are not allowed to use is the word “nice”. We use stronger words like fine and delightful. Also, Miss Roth does not like it when we start a sentence with “because”, she wants us to use the proper way. Garren, Grade 3A

What did I enjoy most in Grade 3?

One of the words we may not use in Grade 3 is “nice, because it is so boring. Miss Roth taught us that there are so many other words that can be used like, respectable, refined and gentle. We may also not use “because” at the beginning of a sentence, because it is the rule of the English grammar. Naritunge, Grade 3A

I enjoyed the outings and all the experiments and projects we did throughout the year. Once we went to the Namib Breweries, we also did a planet project and it had to be 3D. Lazarus, Grade 3A

In Grade 3 you are not allowed to use the word “nice” because there are other words you can use other than “nice”. You can use the word kind or polite instead saying “nice”. In comprehension you are not allowed to begin a sentence with because. Helina, Grade 3A We may never use the word nice because there are more than one million other words better than “nice”. We may not use the word “because” in the beginning of a sentence because Ms Roth reinforced that you may not and in English there just is not something like that. Emma, Grade 3A The Grade 3A is not allowed to use the word “nice” because there are a lot more words to describe something. Examples of other words are well mannered, friendly and charming. We learned in Language that words that mean the same are called Synonyms, but some words are more powerful than others. Ramsay, Grade 3A You must not use the word “nice” because there are better words than nice, like awesome, cool and great. Also, you may not use the word “because” at the beginning of a sentence. This is mainly for our comprehensions. Ryan, Grade 3A

What did we enjoy most about the Readathon?

I like Grade 3 because it is fun. We play lots of games. We have great friends to play with. Sometimes after PE we get to do anything we like which includes reading, whispering, playing games and colouring in. We go on lots of outing, which is so cool. Miss Roth is a great teacher. Keasha, Grade 3A I enjoyed the fun events like the swimming gala because both teams did their best and the fun races were very funny because the Grade 7’s did the race is costumes. The costumes were cat woman, ninja turtle and Viking. I had such a great laugh about that race. Mikah, Grade 3A I enjoyed the fabulous projects as my favourite part and this year was building the rocket with Ramsay. It was awesome. I also had amazing classmates. I have the best teacher ever. Jett, Grade 3A

I liked the Readathon because we got to make trophies and we won the Readathon. We will also be going to Naankuse. We are also going to wear civvies, which is the most favourite thing for me. Damian, Grade 3A I loved the Readathon , is was so much fun. I enjoyed the dress up, it was lots of fun because we dressed smart. But the best part is that we are going on an outing because we brought the most toys and other stuff. The outing will be at Naankuse. Matthew, Grade 3A The thing that I loved about Readathon is that we could give toys to little children who don’t have homes. We give these toys to kids that have cleft palettes. The best is when the bell rang and we had to read, I could catch up reading. We loved it when we had to make a trophy for another child, it was a secret. “AHHHHHH” Nontombi, Grade 3A What I enjoyed about the Readathon was we got to dress up fancy and we made trophies to give to another child. Everyone made one for everyone even the Grade 7’s. My class won the Readathon and we are going to Naankuse. Zabeth, Grade 3A The Readathon was awesome because we won. We also had to read great books when a special bell rang. Ms Roth made us win, so now we are going on a outing to Naankuse. I hope it will be awesome. But what is not so awesome is Jett is not going with to Naankuse. Connor, Grade 3A I loved the prize giving and the whole week of reading most. But I am extremely proud of 3A for donationg at least one thing. I also enjoyed making Mrs Koekemoer smile. Best year ever. Shana, Grade 3A

Grade 3 outing to N/áankusê October 2014 I enjoyed our trip to N/a’anku sê because it was fun. We saw the bushmen, their huts, how they make fire and how they hunt their food. Then we saw lions they were three – two female and one male. Then their was a guy that said how they track the leopards and he held a snake. Then we went to the school and some of us brang toys for the school for them to play with. We saw people with baboons Keasha We went to N/a’anku sê and it was very fun. I was in group one. We whent on our game drives and we first went to see the Boosh men and they make beautiful things. After we went back to the house and had some rest and went to the lions and I saw one was a female and called Nansie and two males and one was called Feona. When the game driver throught the meat Nansie jumped up and he throught the meat again Feona caught it and we came back and had lunch and got cookes and went back to school. Kairiri

I went to N/a’anku sê with the class. We first went to see the leopards we hadto call them to come when the leopards came we threw the meat over the fence. Then we went to the lions there were three lions. There was one mail lion and two feamail lions. We threw the meat over ant the mail lion jumped up. Then we went to the school and they tolled us about there school. Then we went to a gi and he tolled us about N/a’anku sê . Then he sowed us on pufadda and he took it out the cage. Then we went to the cheetes and we also saw a wiled dog. Keira We drive to N/a’anku sê in a bus from the school. When we got to Naankusê we had to get into tow different groops. Groop 1 and groop 2 had to go to Ms Roth and groop 2 had to go with Mrs Koekemoer. I went first with Ms Roth to the bushmen. They mad fire and a guniefile trap. Then we went to the cheetahs then we went to the bushmen school and there was a house next to the school. He showed us the coals on the cats and elephants then he showed us the snake. It was a puff adder and the other one was aboat to shed it’s skin. Then we went back and had lunch. Mackenzie

My trip to N/a’anku sê was great. When we got there I was so excited that I started dancing. When we went to the enternce we all started running. Miss Roth divided us into two groups. Kariri, Damian, Naritunge, Keasha, Emma, Garren and Mikah and obviously I and these people were in group one. I saw cheeta’s and a puffadder. We ate spaggettibolinages and cheese on top. It tasted like lasagne. We were all tierd . I loved it! Ebba

We going at N/a’anku sê on St Pauls bus. I was in the first row with me was Connor and Matthew. We was in Nannkusê before. We going to the toilet and I say: This toilet smell like babbon. First we going on some African forest. We see some presents and after that stop watch realy lions. After that we going on some school. We watch television and after that we going on St Paul. I went with my mother going at home. Nikita

I enjoyed the trip to N/a’anku se because we saw animals and we enjoyed not doing school work. My favourite part of the trip was the lions because they could catch the meat in the air. I enjoyed going to the Bushmen to see them make fire. Matthew When we were still at school Ms Roth divided the class into two groups, I was in the first group. Then we all went into the buss. When we got there the first group went to the Bushman and the Bushmen taught us how to make fire and a guinea fowl trap. We then went to the lodge and everyone got a cookie from Ms Roth. Then we went to see three lions a male and two females the male’s name was Winnie and I only remember one female’s name her name was Nancy. Then we went to see the leopards. There were only two leopards, one male and one female, but we didn’t know their names. They were so fast!!!! They followed us around. Then we went to the Bushman School and this guy that told us about snakes. Then we went back to the lodge and ate lunch, went to the bathroom and got another cookie. But then we had to go back to school again!!! Emma Today was the best day ever since we won the Readathon we went to our trip to N/a’anku sê . It took long to arrive but we made it. So our class had to be divided in too two groups and my group went to where the bushmen live. We met all of the people and we met a man who did not have a full arm. He was hunting and his hunting stick pouched him so it was to be hurt or cut half of his arm. So we went to learn lots of plants can help you like the GPS tree that funny! We saw how to make fire with a stick and metal stick and stone and stick with string to catch a armadillo. We went back to the lodge the other group went to there other adventure. Next we we went to see a lion, tiger and leporde it was so fun the guid man called the lion with a tipe of noise. It came so the tour guid gave him a piece of raw meat and the lion jumped realy high. Then Garren made a click sound and the lion roared a lot. Then we went to this school called little cubs it so cute when we saw the children. We gave some toys and books and we had fun talking to them. Then we went to the place to see how they observe the animals. We wher looking on the man’s laptop of the map’s and the lepords and cheetah’s. After we were talking we saw a really big snake it was the pithen. It was SO Scary aaah. Then we saw the other groug leaving it was so cool then we went back to the lodgeand we all lined up for our feast. We ate spaggettiibolonaiy and it was deliouse and then the other group came it was so fun. We took a group photo and we thanked Ms Koekermoor and other teachers. My trip was the best and I will never forget. Nonto I loved Our Trip to N/a’anku sê because we got to see Animals and bushmen and the clever cubs School which some of us Donated toys to. The kids were very happy to start learning how to read and very happy that they had toys to play with , I’m SO glad that it put a big, big smile on their faces. Shana

We went to N/a’anku sê for aating. We sow bushmens and a lion and lioness.When went to the lion and lioness we saw them caught the meat which thy call ice – crem and we went to the bush men school we saw a doll that look real we went to see a leaperdsthy were very fat and lazy. Lazarus 3A What I like about N/a’anku sê was the lion, cheetahs, bushmas and we played soccer with them.We drank some lemonade and we sang buffalo soligar and we saw two big snakes.We saw a steenbokie then every one started shouting and we scared him away. Zabeth

I liked N/a’anku sê it was super fun. We got to watch a movie with three legged cheetah, it was sad and happy at the same time. They also had to move the lion to the leopard cage, because the lions eat a lot of food and people throw over there old meat and other old food. So the lions could get poisoned. First they shot the leopards with sleeping darts and took tests to see if they were sick. They took some of there blood and put it in a wierd thing. The leopard gave easy shots. They shot the leopard in the bum. The lion were a differte job. They were waiting for the right shot but then out of nowere the hunter go a socked and it made a sound like a dart gun then he shot the female lion. Our tour guide’s name was Solomen. First we went to see the leopards. It was amazing to see two very camn leopards. Then our tour guide threw the meat over the fence. Afster a minute or two they walked away and then we went to see the lions. First we did not see them. We were about to drive away but saw the male lion and we saw the female lions. It was amazing. On the way to the bush men school we saw lot of little animals like warthog and bay spring buk and lot other animals. We went to the school, they were very kind and cute and they were very happy. They saw there things we gave them. Then we went to some small cages we say baby baboons and adult baboons. They were about 2,3, 4,5 or 6 inchs big. Then we saw five cheetahs. Then we saw a sick wild dog. Then we went to see the bush men. They were very kind and there babies were so cute. We played soccer with them Ramsay

We went to N/a’anku sê and we saw animals and bushman and now we know how to make fire and how bushman live. It is so amazing to see animals and bushman and we play with them and it was so fun. The bushman are so cretvuer and the make beautiful thing. Mariana When we went to N/a’anku sê it took one hour. When we got up into two groups group one the group I was in went on their game drive first. We went to see bush men, lions, cheetahs, a snake and we went to a school for bush men. For lunch we had Spaghetti and mince. It was so fun I hope I get to do it again. Naritunge N/a’anku sê was realy amazing because there was buhman. They showed us how to make our own fire it was realy cool they also showed us how to make our own fire and there is this trap they made to catch food. Mikah We went to N/a’anku sê on Thursday, October 16. Ms. Roth split class into two groups and I was in group two. We took the bus to get there. When we got there, group two watched a movie and group one went for a game drive. When the movie was over group two went for a game drive. First, we went to see two leopards. Then we went to see three lions, one was a male and the other two were females. After that we went to the Bushman School but before we went inside we went to see someone who told us facts about snakes. After he told us about snakes he showed us a real snake – a puff adder – that had very pretty patterns on its skin, then we went into the Bushman School. The teacher told us what they did in the school, then, we went to see the Bushman who showed us how they made their fire. They used small sticks and then they put a spear on top of it. They had two bigger sticks, one had a hole and the other one didn’t. They put the one stick into the stick that had a hole and they rubbed it together until it made some dust. They put the dust on the small stick then they blew until it made fire. After that, we could buy things the bushman made. Then we went back to N/a’anku sê and we had lunch. After lunch, we took lots of picture and then we came back to Windhoek. Helina We were in the bas driving to N/a’anku sê. We got of the bas and we wocked in the entres we wocht a movie.Then we went on a game drive.We sow leperd, lion baboon, ostrich and wiyld dog. We went boosmen school we donate some things. On the way back we sag buflosolg as drinking something. The End Carl We went to N/a’anku sê because of Ms Roth and Mrs Koekemoer best teachers in the world.We went to the leopards two of them.We saw three lions they were scary. We also saw three baby cheetas we met a scotish man that loved snakes he had two snakes.We met a family of bush men they kick a ball in a tree. Connor At N/a’anku sê we had alot of fun and we did alot of things. On the bus we talked alot and we had snacks when we got to N/a’anku sê we were very excited a game drive man came and take us to the bushman. They taught us how to make fire next. We saw the lions and leopards man showed us a python. We had lots of fun. Garren

I loved it when we went to N/a’anku sê . It was so fun there. It was awesome when the canyon was full of water and I saw a fedassies. They were so cute. Our group was first going to the leopards. They were beautiful. Next we went to see the lions. We couldnt’s see them because they were at the other side of the their home. So we went there and saw them. Next we went and saw a guy who is interested in snakes and he showed us where a leopard where it was marking its’ teratory. And we also saw a live snake and it was so beautiful. We also saw other animals. Then we went to the bushmen and I brought them stuff and they loved them and they taught us how to make fire. Then we went back to have lunch there and I had two plates of spahaghetti and I had lot’s of fun. Ryan

Spring Day Spring is coming, spring is here the flowers are blooming everywhere. I love to be all around, the refreshing rain is the biggest crown. The smell of it makes me go insane, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to complain. Mackenzie, Grade 3A Spring all around It is fun to see children play in the grassy meadows and to watch a ball being thrown and daisy grown. When bees come to sing and sting in the spring bring yummy honey and sprinkling pollen from flowers with bee power. I love to look up at the blue sky and see the sun beaming out. I love spring it makes me feel like I want to sing Keira, Grade 3A

Awesome Spring Spring is lovely and it makes me sing.

Spring is fun, run with the beautiful sun spring you know is spring it will be a beautiful thing. When it's spring I like to sing when the birds are sitting in the beautiful spring while I sing its beautiful in the sunny days. Spring, spring lets all sing while we bring beautiful things while we enjoy the spring, lets all begin to sing! Kairiri, Grade 3A

A good gift to share Flowers here, flowers there flowers are born everywhere! Green, orange, red and pink, what colour flowers do you think? Flowers, flowers on your hair, flowers, flowers on the chair, flowers are a good gift to share! Ebba, Grade 3A

Spring is here to play, but it is not for the day. But it is so much fun, but it makes me want to run. The stars are so sprinkle, and it is so twinkle. It looks like glue but it is blue. I feel like I can fly, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in the sky. Ndinehafo, Grade 3A

The sun makes me run on the juicy grass. The king makes me swing under the sun. I try to fly like a butterfly Spring makes me smile and that is a beautiful thing. Mariana, Grade 3A

The sunflower I love the spring rain, the colours green and yellow drive me insane. The flowers are so full of energy, the trees bring back a lot of memory. Nikita, Grade 3A

If you could rule the school for a day, what changes would you make? Everywhere you would go, there will be trees all around. There will be a disco room where you would party every Friday to celebrate that it is weekend. School starts on Wednesday and there is no homework! Wherever you go you drive in a go-kart and if you crash you crash into trees and not into a classroom. If you want to slide down to the media room, you would slide for 3km and you slide at the speed of two hundred miles per hour. At the end of the slide you would land in chocolate and every class has a chocolate fountain and a smartboard, which is linked to an iPad. Carl, Grade 3A

Grade 3 outing to Namibia Breweries 20 June 2014

It was with great excitement that the two Grade 3 classes climbed into the bus en route to Namibia Breweries. Thank you to the Grade 3A parent who arranged it! Joyce, our tour leader, kitted us out in safety jackets and explained to us what THAT smell was. We went on a short tour of the premises, the highlight being watching the bottles moving on the conveyor belts. The children were amazed at how quickly they moved without falling over. Unfortunately, we were too young to go into the actual distillery. The outing concluded with a visit to the pub where the children were given tins of Vigo to drink. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves! The bus trip back was quieter than the trip there! Thank you to Titus for driving us safely there and back.

The big turnip There was a turnip that was too big. So an old man tried to pull it out, but it would not come out. So an old lady pulled the old man, but it would not come out. Then a girl pulled the old lady, but it would not come out. The girl’s dog came out and pulled the girl, but it would not come out. Just as they were about to give up, the old lady’s cat came out and pulled the dog. So the cat pulled the dog and the dog pulled the girl and the girl pulled the old lady and the old lady pulled the old man and the old man pulled the turnip and it did come out! Pascale The old man tried to pull the huge turnip. He did not move it a little bit. An old woman saw him. So she decided to help. She pulled the old man who pulled the turnip but it did not come out. So a girl came to help. They all pulled but it still did not come out. A dog saw them struggling. He decided to help. He grabbed onto the girl’s dress but the turnip did not come out! A cat came, no taller than the dog’s tail. He saw all the people pulling the huge turnip so he decided to help. He held onto the dog’s tail and pulled …. The turnip came flying out of the hole! The old man smiled and then the old man thanked everyone. Ella One day an old man planted some turnip seeds. But one turnip seed was much bigger than the others. Then one day the old man said time to pull the turnip out today. So the old man pulled and pulled but it could not come out. Then an old woman came and she pulled and pulled but it still could not come out. A girl came and she pulled and pulled and still it could not come out. So a dog came and still it could not come out. Now a little cat came to help and the turnip popped right out. All they needed was a little cat Jeskia One day at an old cottage there was an old man. He planted some turnip seeds. One grew so big, he had to pull it out. He pulled and pulled but the turnip did not come out. Then a woman came. Good morning sir she said let me help you. They pulled and pulled but the turnip would not come out. But then they saw a little girl. Come back! They shouted to her. The little girl came to help them. They pulled and pulled but the turnip just squeaked. After that a dog came. He barked. He ran to them. They pulled and pulled. But the turnip would not come out. Well, the cat was their last hope. They pulled and pulled. Pop! The turnip came out! Then they took into the cottage and cooked it. Ashton

Who lives in the tree?

One day there was a dog who lived with a bird in a tree. They were best friends. In the morning the dog went to look for a bone. The bird went to look for worms. After they ate, they would play together until they were tired. One day a bird came when they were playing. She asked if she can play. They said yes. They played until it was time to sleep. She asked if she could sleep there. The bird said she could. So they went to sleep. In the morning the bird went to bring worms for her and the other bird. The dog went to bring his bone. They ate and played and lived happily ever after. Carol Once there lived a family called the Thomsons. They had two golden retrievers. The Thomsons had to move to the U.S. but they couldn’t take Buddy or Ginger. They had to abandon them in Kansas. Poor Buddy and Ginger! They decide to build a tree house on someone else’s land! They did not know it was someone else’s land. They built a good tree house. The owner of the land (the farmer) found the tree house. He was so mad there was smoke coming from his ears! He sent a message to the dogs. It said if you want this piece of land, you will have to mess with me. The dogs did not want to fight, but they had no choice so they said yes. It would be war. The dogs got pans as shields and pots as helmets. They used pencils as guns, knives as swords and they were ready for war. When the dogs arrived, the farmer was there. He saw the dogs and laughed so hard, he almost fell over. The dogs attacked him fast and won the war. The dogs lived happily ever after. Sofia There was a family of a woman, man and child. They lived in a tree. Their names were Hazel, Andrew and Wendy-Lee. Hazel went shopping almost every day. They lived in the wild. Wendy-Lee’s room was at the top. It was the smallest in the house. Hazel and Andrew lived next to her on top. Their house was almost the most beautiful house in the world. It was very big and green. The bathroom was at the bottom. So was the kitchen. They had a lot of food. They had ten bunnies, one dog and two birds. It was beautiful inside. I wish I could see it. The dog stayed alive for five years, the birds stayed alive for four years and the bunnies stayed alive for six years. They lived a long time and lived happily ever after. Wendy-Lee

Stuck in a tree

There was once a kitten stuck in a tree. Suddenly Jimmy saw the kitten stuck in the tree! Then Jimmy dashed to the fire station across the road and he told them about the kitten. After Jimmy told the firemen, they rushed to their fire truck and dashed to the tree! Now the fireman had to climb the tree to get the kitten. When the fireman tried to reach the kitten, it jumped down the tree! Jimmy was relieved that the kitten was okay and he hugged it. Now guess who was stuck up the tree? The fireman was! Ruth One day Zack was walking home and he saw his cat stuck in a tree. Then Zack ran to the fire station to tell a fire man to come and save his cat. As soon as the fireman heard, he told all the other firemen and they rushed to the fire engine. When they got there, the fireman went up his ladder to save the cat. When the cat saw the fire man he got so excited, he jumped on the ladder and the fireman got stuck in the tree. When the cat got down, Zack picked it up and hugged it. The fireman got stuck in the tree and could not get down! Prosperity Once upon a time a boy saw a cat up in a tree. Then the boy rushed to a fireman and told him all that he knew. All the firemen heard of the black cat. Then they rushed to the truck. One fireman climbed up a ladder to rescue the cat. Then the ladder wiggled and aah, the fireman got stuck too! Then the cat jumped out of the tree. The black cat landed safely in the boy’s arms! Then the fireman shouted I’m still up here! Then all the firemen laughed! Ama-e Jack saw a black cat in a tree. Jack ran as fast as he could to the firestation. The firefighters ran to the fire van. The fire fighter climbed up the ladder very carefully. The cat jumped out of the tree and the fire fighter screamed! Jack picked up the black cat and hugged it. The fire fighter was stuck up in the tree. He was so scared he couldn’t look down. Ashraf

Excerpts from Hidden Treasure stories Ur, my friends, it’s Captain Morgan. Once I was sailing with my crew and I found an island and landed at Captain Morgan’s gully. When we found a way to go, we went through the Temple of the Whale. There were whale bones everywhere and my crew and I were very scared! Suddenly we found a map of the island! Crew, we found the map of Dead Island! Hooray and we partied like crazy. Jason This is the story about the cursed treasure. It started as a wonderful day. My crew and I were sailing on the sea when I saw a bottle. It was a treasure map! Then my ship approached Shipwreck Point. I steered my ship around the wrecked ships. Then half of my crew got off and half stayed. Oh, my name is Captain Jack Sparrow. We walked for three hours until we reached Petrifying Forest. Allan Then my crew and I, Jack Sparrow, went through Hidden Village. We found skeletons lying on the sand. Jack Sparrow, which is me, went walking through the Petrifying Forest. It felt scary. When we got out of the Petrifying Forest, all of us looked up. It was called the Devil’s Mountain. It was almost as tall as the clouds. We walked the wrong way. We were in the Forest of Doom. We walked back and found the treasure. Junior It looked like I was getting closer to the map and I grabbed it. The map led me to Blood Lagoon. There was lots of blood. Then it led me to Nessy View. There was a big monster. I had to walk so slowly. I looked at the map and I was heading towards Yellow Slime Pit. I was sinking. I saw a vine and I grabbed it with force. All of a sudden I saw little devils! I was going to Devil Mountain! So I ran as fast as I could but they all disappeared. So I stopped running. I looked at the map. I was in the Forest of Doom! Bernadette

Grade 3Bs describing a picture In my picture there is a beautiful brown and white table. I can also see a shining toaster and a clean sink. On the floor I see a black and white carpet. Next to the red owl I see a lovely plant. Behind the plant I can see a large black window. On the white table I spotted a small glass cutter that has a small caveman eating breakfast. There are two cupboards with cooking things in them. Under that I see a black stove with a pot on it. The last thing I spot is a water kettle. Mallex In this picture I can see my dad working with a lion. My dad has a green shirt on. The lion has a bleeding tooth because it is broken. My dad has special glasses on. He also has some special instruments, but not real instruments that you play with. The lion is black and light brown. The lion is on a table with blue papers under the lion. In the background you can also see a house. Antoine

There is a big, long, comfy couch. There are stones on top of a warm fireplace. Outside is a cold pool. There is also a cool telescope. In the house is a very white small couch. On the big table is a small box. The box has got paper, flowers and a big glowing orb with lots of different lines on it. There are also many books on the little tables. Big books and small books lie there. Nathan

My favourite word in Grade 4A is "oh" because... whenever someone realizes they did something dumb they say “Oh”. Uri tures in ing Adven o d s a w g in the once I was lookin ere so I d n a English ’t in th and it wasn dictionary dictionary r’s e r my teach my teacher I asked fo so re e ’t in th id “Oh”. and it wasn er and I sa sw n a e th told me

Jonothan

“Oh” is an easy word say when yo to u didn’t read question pro a perly or didn ’t do an easy thin g that you ac tually could’ve don e without hel p so when your teacher exp lains it you go “O h” because you realize it was easy. Alicia

I don’t read my questions carefully.

we don’t know so mething and then when th e teacher has answer it, we go “Oh”.

Tonia

we be stupid until she reminds us of it.

we don’t get something then we suddenly get the idea.

Kalila

it’s a word that shows that you remembered or now you know.

Keith

everybody uses it and sometimes don’t. we are just too lazy to find the answ er so we just go to our teacher. Gina

Ivan whenever someone in the class doesn’t understand and then understand they say “Oh” and then everybody starts to laugh their heads off.

Dominique

we always go to the teach er ’s desk and every tim e we say “Oh ”. Lara

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it is a word everybody uses in the class, it’s a very fun word you use when you say or do something wrong.

Nathan

it’s said in class most of the time when we don’t know something.

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Gert

whenever we get so mething wrong we go “Oh” and yo u never say it on purpose. Alice

Julian

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when we go to ask Mrs. Pretorius something then we see it’s very easy then we use “Oh”.

Jaime

it’s easy to say. We don’t know a lot.

Robbe

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Nependa

Grade 4

Grade 4 Okondjima trip

Okonjima Trip: 24-26 September 2014 When we arrived we were welcomed by Nomi, Daniel and Helen. We first went to the swimming pool, because it was very hot! We had lovely hot dogs for lunch. For our first game-drive we were very lucky and we saw a lot of different animals. When we returned from our game-drive it was very late and we immediately had dinner and sat around the fire. The next morning we went on our second game-drive. We had to wake up at 05:30! We saw two cheetahs and three wild dogs. The one wild dog only had three legs. We came back at lunch time. After lunch we went swimming. We had an awesome water pistol fight. In the afternoon we make stick bread, but we first had to find the perfect stick! It was yummy! When the sun had set we went on a night walk, we saw stars in the sky. The last morning we had to wake up very early to go climb the Omboroko Mountain. When we came back, we had breakfast. Then it was the sad goodbyes…

Okondjima Trip Jack Parker We left school at around 7. I sat in the “kitchen” on the bus with Keith, Gert, Uri and Jono. Keith fell asleep twice and once he was drooling over his face, we took lots of photos of him. When we arrived at Okondjima we saw some animals. We unpacked our bags and left them on the table.

Our trip to Okondjima Gert Gerber On Wednesday we went to AfriCat. The bus trip took very long. When we arrived at Okondjima we saw a couple of kudus and wildebeest and one cheetah and a lot of warthogs. We were met by Helen, Daniel and Nomi. Then we went to sort out our tents. I shared a tent with Julian, Ivan and Uri. Me, Ivan and Uri slept on one side, Julian and his rubbish slept on the other side. On Thursday we woke up really early and went on a game drive. We saw a lot of animals and learnt about the different poisons. Then we went to see the Adams family, wild dogs, and Wahu the leopard. We slept comfortably on Thursday night but then unfortunately we had to leave. We were all very sad but there were a surprise for us. We got “padkos” and bands that said AfriCat, this was so cool. The trip was very short, but I enjoyed it very much.

We then met the people from Okondjima, Helen and her helpers, who told us some very important rules. We were split into two teams, Leopards and Cheetahs. We were allocated our tents, I was with Jono, Keith and Robbe. Our tent’s zip was broken and there were holes in it so we had to sleep in another tent that had beds!!! We moved our stuff the next day. We had to wake up around 5:30 because we were going to see the sunrise, it only rose between 07:00 and 08:00. We saw a pack of three wild dogs, one of them had three legs. There were 6 but 2 died, one of a disease and the other one got kicked in the head and died. The one who had three legs was also kicked but on the leg and they did lots of operations on it bur he was still injured so they had a choice to amputate his leg or put him down. They amputated his leg but he still hunts well. There was also a beautiful leopard called Wahu who grew up with Helen’s nephew. When Wahu was about 5-6 months, Wayne (Helen’s nephew) left. So Wahu thought the house was his territory. When Wayne came back, Wahu attacked him but luckily Wayne had a chair and protected himself. For dinner we had a braai, we had “stokbrood” with syrup and we had marshmallows dipped in melted chocolate! Then we went on a night walk and we lay on the sand and looked at the beautiful stars. The next morning we packed and had a quick cereal, then got on the bus, off we went. I sat in the “kitchen” again. We played fun games such as spin the bottle. I really enjoyed my class trip to Okondjima and learnt a lot. When we arrivedbadk in Windhoek I had to leave straightaway to Swakopmund for a soccer tournament.

My AfriCat trip Dominique Clayton For my AfriCat trip I had to wake upo at 06:00 because the bus left at 07:30. The trip took three hours, but I survived. We stayed at Okondjima for two days. When we arrived, al lady called Nomi, showed us how to use the outdoor restrooms. After she showed us everything, my teacher, Mrs. Pretorius, divided us into four groups each. The girls and the boys were separated from each other. Each group had their own tent and my groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tent was called the Dik-Dik tent. We played lots of games and one of the games was a balloon game with a towel. It was so much fun. My four friends were with me in the tent. We all had lots of fun. My teacher woke us up at 05:30 on Thursday morning because they took us on a game-drive. It was extremely cold and they had to even give us blankets. Michaela, Jono, Ivan and I sat right at the top of the game drive truck. It was cold because the wind blew against our faces. On the game-drive we saw cheetahs, leopards, oryx, Dik-Dik, springbok, wild dogs, spotted hyenas and baboons. We played lots of games and they were all fun. On the last day we climbed a mountain. On one of the days Airi accidentally spilt water on Mrs. Weber. Then Airi got water spilled on her. Mrs. Pretorius asked Airi for a cold hug then Mrs. Pretorius grabbed Airi and Mrs. Weber grabbed Airiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feet and they put her in the basin and poured water all over her. We all had fun and laughed about that. On our way back to Windhoek, Mrs. Pretorius gave all of us a small packet of chips and a bottle of cold drink. When we got back to our school my mom hugged me very tightly and was very happy I was home. IT WAS THE BEST TRIP EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We 'were' America in the concert.

Market day

Out of the “clutch pencil” of a Grade 4B student…” I love St. Paul`s College very much and from where I sit in class, I can see the sun. We learn lots of new things every day. I love everything here and most of all, Mrs Espag! Dylan Openshaw This year was fun. We went on a camp and had readathon. Most of all I loved the chess challenge. Mark Swanepoel

I liked when we did the oral on the world cup soccer. My team was the Ivory Coast. I enjoyed listening to the other orals. Léa Oriol I wrote this letter on my 11th birthday. I loved the Okonjima camp! We had a lot of fun on the camp. Declan Landman

Our trip to Okonjima was awesome. Readathon is the BEST, I even finished my book! In Grade 4B I had the best friends ever, including my brother and sister. Chris Mutandi I had a lot of fun at school this year. Our teacher is very kind. I had fun at the Okonjima camp, especially sleeping over. MwangalaMukena

I love my teacher, Mrs. Espag. Okonjima was FUN. I love my class and I would never change it! Michaela Allies Grade 4 is a hard year, but the more you learn, the more you realize how much fun it is. Our two outings, Okonjima and Terasol, were a lot of fun. Mrs. Espag is the best teacher ever, I am not just saying this, it is true! Tyra Collins

Okonjima was breathtakingly beautiful. I will miss Mrs Espag very much next year! I hope that everyone`s dreams in my class will come true one day, including Mrs. Espag, who will be a great mother one day. Savannah Noirfalise

Paul`s has a great personality and I really feel safe here, we even have scholar patrol and security guards. StasiaSteenkamp

What I liked about this year is that we visited a lot of places. The one I enjoyed the most was the camp. The teachers were so kind this year. I just want to say thank you to my parents for putting me in such a wonderful school with the best teachers in the world! My exciting Grade 4 year. Martha Mvula I have been in Namibia for a year now, it`s been fun! December I have to go home, to the USA. I will miss Namibia a lot, but I will keep the memories forever. Maria Dobrilovic

I love St. Paul`s, it is a great school. I love all my classmates and I especially loved going with them on the camp. St. Paul`s will never give up on you! Thank you for everything St. Paul`s. Charl Malan I love it when we go on outings with the school. We get together and talk. I make new friend all the time, I love my school. Linda Ndadi

The Grade 4B class is fun and I have the best teacher ever. Mrs. Espag is fun, kind, loving and caring. We have lots of fun every day. Grade 4B is the best! Katelyn du Plessis My Grade 4 year was fun and hard, and even with ups and downs. We had fun on outings, but it wasn`t so much fun when we got into trouble. Grade 4 was an awesome year! Marleny Dassala

I enjoyed the trip to the cheetah farm. I liked my sports teams and also enjoy P.E. lessons. Sometimes the class were a bit mean to each other. Isaac Fallis

I live in Namibia, but am from Brazil. Namibia is a wonderful country, but St. Paul`s College is the best thing here! This year we went on a camp to Okonjima. Bruno Búdo

God has given us a beautiful world. That is why we should take good care of our environment. We should always be thankful for what we have. Unovandu Nuujoma

This is the best school on the planet! Mrs. Espag is unbelievably talented. I love my whole classroom, including the posters. LapitaAmulungu

It was fun to work on the world cup soccer project. Costa Rica is a beautiful country and has a good soccer team. Daniëlle Klitzke

I honestly think St. Paul`s is a wonderful school. St. Paul`s is the only school that made me happy. St.

Grade 5

What did Grade 5A think of the concert? Tino Pack The concert was great. We practised a lot and used the song “Ireland’s Call”. I enjoyed the dress rehearsals and the performances. We stayed in classrooms at the high school and the concert was in a huge tent. The lights were very sharp and warm and it was exciting to go on stage while everybody was watching. It felt good when the people gave us a big applause. I enjoyed the concert very much. Caleb Titus When the concert was about to start, I was kind of nervous but very excited. We were about to go up when I saw my dad. They made an introduction to the country that we represented which was Ireland. They said that the Irish people love to drink beer. Then Joshua said that he must be Irish. We had a lot of fun. When the concert was over, the holiday was here!

Ntando Sibanda The concert was fantastic. It took a lot of practise. We always moved the desks apart to have space to practise. The day before the concert we practised in the tent in front of the Primary School. We represented Ireland. It was a wonderful experience. We performed two evenings and enjoyed it very much. Dylan Fourie The concert was a big success. Many people came to the concert. I thought I would be nervous, but I was not. When you perform on stage you get a feeling of excitement. The concert was an amazing experience and I will never forget it. Benjamin Singer The concert was an epic event. I could hear my heart pounding before we went on stage. The applause was big and it gave me confidence. I enjoyed every moment and I wished it could go on for another evening.

Anoushka Seha The country we represented was Ireland. All orange, white and green. The girls had long white bobby socks, orange skirts, white blouses with flowers on them and green hats. We danced on the music of the song “Ireland’s Call”. The boys had orange, white and green socks, with black pants, green waistcoats and don’t forget the green hats. We waited in a hot classroom until we had to go on stage. The lights, music and cameras were amazing and we loved the performance. There was food stalls from the different countries and it was a wonderful experience.

Aidan Schwartz The concert was very fantastic. We have to practise a lot and I loved the dress rehearsals. The boys had long socks and hats. I was very nervous the night of the concert, but I enjoyed it. The big finish was amazing and the lights were very cool. The concert was real fun! Elsie Jacobs Our concert was a lot of fun. It felt as if we were really dancing in Ireland. At first I was nervous and I was afraid that I would mess everything up. Luckily I enjoyed the performance and nothing went wrong. We danced well and the concert was great.

Michael Kotzè The concert was a great adventure. Despite all the rushing it was a lot of fun. I felt as if I was really part of Ireland. We enjoyed the whole performance as well as the final scene when the whole school was on stage. Daniel Branch The concert was an exciting event. It was also weird because the boys had to wear lipstick and make-up which was very stupid. We represented Ireland and we had black trousers, white shirts and green hats. The boys had long sock with stripes that were Ireland’s colours.

Joshua Thomas At the concert we had to be Ireland. Our class had to practise a lot and it felt great after the performance. It took a few hours but all was good in the end. We had lots of fun and enjoyed it very much. The only thing that I didn’t like was the fact that we had to put lipstick on which tasted terrible!

Grade 5A Outing to N/a'ankusĂŞ

Grade 5B Outing to N/a'ankusĂŞ

The best moment at school for Grade 5Bs My best moment at school this My best moment at school this year was when all the boys and year was the fun day. I enjoyed girls played springbok. I enjoyed it a lot. it because I was with my friend, Kuria Kuria My best moment at played a lot of games, ate a lot school was at the hockey food and had lots of My best moment at school this year was when mini world cup. I enjoyed the we won the hockey league, the mini world cup fact that we worked as a team fun. Maria Alexandre and the momentum against the under 14. and won WHK Gymnasium. My best moment at Hannah Murphy Liya Herunga school this year was at the My best moment fun day. When I rode the bull at school this year My best moment at school this year was the but it was a fake a bull. was at the creative Naankuse trip. We did a lot of fun activities Chiara Van Rooi evening. I did a lot of fun stuff and bought a lot of stuff. and the whole class bonded very well. Djamila Du Plessis

It was super fun and I really enjoyed it a lot. Sheunopa Chani

My best moment at school this year was when we were dancing the gumboot dance in the school concert. What I found funny was when Reagans hat flew off accidently and everyone started laughing. Katie Callesen My best moment at school this year was the concert. What I enjoyed about the concert was being on stage performing for the audience. Besides performing I enjoyed being with my friends. Jordan Titus

My best moment at school this year was the fun day. I enjoyed it a lot. Zainab Latif My best moment at school this year was when I won a lot of chocolate and sweets at the school fun day. Morné Conrade My best moment at school this year was the Naankuse trip. I enjoyed it a lot. Sandra Youssef

My best moment at school this year was when I flicked the hockey ball over Nunu’s head and scored a solo. Panduleni Amuenjé My best moment at school this year was the N/a'ankusê trip. I enjoyed all the group activities and spending time with the San people but the best time was the girl drive. We had fun every night at the girls’ house too. Kayla Coetzer My best moment at school this year was when we went to Naankuse lodge. I enjoyed working in our groups and earning stars. Kyra Nghishekwa My best moment at school this year was the creative evening, when I was in the play because I died in the play. Moroni Tembo My best moment at school this year was the school concert. I liked the outfits we wore, the food they sold and the gumboot dance. Chaze Shakwa

My best moment at school this year was when we went to Naankuse lodge. It was very fun and laughed when Mr.Ambambi asked Vsetaka when do you want to finish and he said tomorrow. Hivirikee Haihambo

My best moment at school this year was the fun day. I enjoyed the scary house and the bull ride, especially when it threw me off. Vseteka Pakote

My best moment at school this year was meeting my friend sister Carolina. She is a very good friend and we have a lot in common. Chevonne De Jager

My best moment at school this year was when Vseteka’s phone rang in Mrs. Ralls class and acted like he didn’t hear it. Reagan Abrahams My best moment at school this year was the concert. I had a lot of fun at the concert. I enjoyed doing the gumboot dance. Liam Adonis My best moment at school this year was meeting my friend sister Chevonne. She and I have a lot in common. Carolina Machado

Grade 5A living on theinRead-a-thon A child Africa... Leonardine Apollous This week was an amazing week. We had to draw a name from our class and make an award for that person. I made an award for Jessica. I did my best to be kind and I have send her kind letters. At the Oscar Awards, I finally gave the trophy to Jessica. I put a lot of effort into making it. Jana drew my name and I was very happy because she gave me a beautiful trophy and she is my best friend. Anneke Eisenberg We learned a lot of stuff in one week. We learned that we are very special and we should make other people also happy and let them feel special. Always try to smile and do good to others then you also feel good. To be happy is free. Leila Chekaraou The Grammy Awards was a lot of fun. You had to make a trophy for the class mate whose name you have drawn. We had to say why you give the trophy to the person and we also made cards to give to that person. It was a very enjoyable day. Jessica Kennedy We had to read a lot during the read-a-thon week. We had to make a trophy for a class mate. We had to be good to others to feel good. We had to read at home and also fifteen minutes at school. On Friday we had to dress up to hand over our trophies. We had a super time at the Grammy Awards. Alana Adonis For the read-a-thon we have drawn names from a bucket and had to make a trophy for that person. We had to use recycle material to make the trophies. On Friday, we handed the trophies over to the person whose name we have drawn. I handed my trophy to Leila. I received a trophy from Aidan and it was very special. This read-a-thon was real fun!! Temwani Bruhns When I came to school on Monday, I realised that it is read-a-thon week. I was very excited. Lots of books, lots of reading and lots of fun!! We brought clothes, toys, tinned food and books for other people. I was happy to help. On Friday, we had to dress fancy. We had our own St. Paul’s Oscar Award Event. It was wonderful and amazing. It was also Jana’s birthday on Friday and her mom brought us some ice-cream. We learned a lot and we read a lot during the read-a-thon week. It was a week of fun. We all dressed fancy including Mrs. Rall. I think she enjoyed it too!!!!! Jana Swanepoel It took me at least six days to make a trophy. I have drawn my best friend’s name out of the bucket, Leonardine. I wanted to make a very special trophy for her. I decided to make a statue. I used one of my old dolls, removed her hair and painted her with pink nail polish. I covered an empty toilet roll with wrapping paper and wrote “Best Friend Award” on it. I put the doll into the covered toilet roll and used two red lids as platforms. I used a few pom-poms to stabilise the doll’s feet and put a little bow on the dolls head for a special touch. I was glad Leonardine liked the statue. The award ceremony was on Friday, a very special day because it was my birthday!! Ti-à Gaomas I loved read-a-thon week. It was very interesting and a lot of fun. When the hand bell announced reading time, we had to read fifteen minutes every day.The reading time was call “DEAR- Drop Everything and Read”. I love to read interesting books. I also made a trophy for the person whose name I have drawn out of the bucket in class. It was much fun to make the trophy. I have read the book “Shadow of the Woods Spider Gnomes” I really liked the read-a-thon week and it is a pity that it lasted only for one week. We would have liked more reading time!!! Krynauw Weber For the Oscar Awards we had to pull a name out of a bucket. We had to make a trophy for that specific person. We had a week to complete the trophies. On Friday we had to hand over the trophies in front of the whole Primary School. It was the best time I had in a very long time.

Alex Cartwright The read-a-thon was fun. At the beginning of the week we heard about Operation Smile. During the week we had to make a trophy for someone in our class. At the ceremony our class was first. It was exciting but boring to sit and listen to the other classes. Lance Hauuanga The read-a-thon week was a lot of fun. We had to make a trophy for someone in our class. I read every day for at least two hours. I love reading. The best day of all was Friday when we handed over the trophies. I received the biggest and best trophy. It was awesome! Chris Barnard The first day we had to draw a name and we had to make a trophy for that class mate. I have drawn Alexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name so I made him a trophy. We also made baskets that we have filled with positive messages. We received a book mark on Friday. We handed the trophies to each other on Friday and everybody was very happy. Gero Kirchner We had to draw a name on Monday so that we could start to make a trophy for this person. We wrote positive messages and put it in a bucket to draw and put in our paper baskets. We had to read every morning and every afternoon and we had to do good and positive things every day. I enjoyed Friday the most when I was dressed in my suit and when we handed over the trophies. The read-a-thon was a lot of fun.

Grade 5B went to the botanical gardens

Grade 6

If I were to create a Superhero, I would… Fagan Hansen

Kennedy Hawala

Name of Hero: Zee Super powers: 1. He can fly; 2. He has a force field; 3. He can shoot lasers; 4. He is strong. Famous achievement: He defeated his enemy called Aman. Aman is responsible for heavy metal music. Thanks to Zee, there is more Hip Hop music in the world.

Name of Hero: Electronitus Super powers: He has the ability to shoot lightening, he can fly and teleport and he has incredible stealth. Famous achievement: He totally destroyed and defeated Chuck Noris in the year 2013 in the Namib Desert.

Elavoko Pakote

Gian Dresselhaus

Name of Hero: PAIN Super powers: He can use anything around him as a weapon and he controls gravity. Famous achievement: He is responsible for sending Jack and his beanstalk spinning off into space.

Name of Hero: Black Shadow Super powers: He is the fastest man in the world and he can see through everything. He can make himself invisible. Famous achievement: He finally got rid of that purple dinosaur! Barney!

Nelago Imbili

Name of Hero: Lightening Woman Super powers: She electrically shocks you and completely erases your memory. Famous achievement: She erased everyone in the world’s memory and we all became her servants, even all the other super heroes.

Veri Hinda

Name of Hero: Mr Honest Super powers: Honesty is his super power – this dude CANNOT lie. Famous achievement: He is famous for his brute honesty that totally terminated Superman.

Ava-Marie Greiner

Name of Hero: Chicktopia Super powers: She helps people make better fashion choices. She snaps her fingers and them you go from a hot mess to a new fashionista! (Do not mix this chick up with the fairy godmother) Famous achievement: She is the reason for the success of Lady Gaga.

Adam Johnston

Name of Hero: Nano Super powers: He is indestructible. His bones are made from aluminium and his organs are made from diamonds (the hardest substance on earth). Famous achievement: He singlehandedly sent the Expendables Team into retirement FOREVER.

Christian Du Plessis

Name of Hero: Emmet Super powers: He can build anything. He can visualize anything and in a flash (so fast, you cannot see him move) it is done. Famous achievement: He made the BAD guy GOOD.

Grade 6 Leadership Camp

Jan-Louis Nortje

Name of Hero: Reflecto Super powers: He can absorb or reflect any powers from all the other super heroes. Famous achievement: He wiped out all the other Grade 6 Super heroes in blood and gore.

Joshua Strauss

Name of Hero: PJ Super powers: He can fly, he can spit fire and he has laser vision. He can run faster than any person and he is the strongest man on the planet. Famous achievement: He saved the world from a catastrophic destruction.

Rowan MĂźller

Name of Hero: Sylvester Norris Super powers: He has super strength and is the best at martial arts. Famous achievement: Remember that poor little onion that Chuck Norris picked on? Well, he rescued the poor little feller. He turned Rambo into Bambo.

JoanĂŠ van Rooyen

Name of Hero: Super Snow Flake Super powers: She creates wind with the movement of her hand, as she walks everything turns to snow and her veil is like a waterfall. Famous achievement: She defeated the villains of Mount Everest.

Hertha Vilho

Name of Hero: Pink-a-nova Super powers: She creates pink lightening bolts and she has the ability to become invisible and she can fly and finally she controls all the elements. Famous achievement: She saved the world from the evil villain Star-Struck.

Mark Olles

Martin Maritz

Name of Hero: Hockey Hero Super powers: He is indestructible. He can turn invisible, he can freeze things, and he has super strength and speed and HE IS AWESOME!!!!! Famous achievement: He is responsible for beating Name of Hero: Frozen Gymnasium First Hockey Team. Shadow Super powers: She can freeze anything, she flies very fast and she can turn into shadow. Famous achievement: She stopped Global Warming, her nemesis and most evil one.

Name of Hero: MWO Man Super powers: He has laser eyesight and he has weapons in his hands that appear in dangerous situations. Famous achievement: He brainwashes teachers into giving less homework.

Angelina Norval

Hiren Naidoo

Name of Hero: Mr Hot Man Super powers: He can freeze stuff and make fire, whenever he wants to. Famous achievement: He flies around the world to all the hotdog stands. Then he keeps the hotdogs hot and the cold-drinks cold.

Tyler Hancox

Sophie Young

Name of Hero: Moroia Super powers: She has control over all the elements (earth, fire, water and air –in case you did not know) but she also has the power to control minds. Famous achievement: She is solely responsible for the bad fashion of the 80’s.

Tiago Pimenta

Name of Hero: The Red Stig Super powers: He is a great driver, he can turn invisible any time he likes and he is also good at free running. He uses the power of fire and ice to fight his enemies. Famous achievement: He froze Jeremy Clarkson’s Ferrari, he set fire to Richard Hammond’s hair AND he made James May completely disappear. Now HE is the star of Top Gear.

Name of Hero: Shape Shifting Sarah Super powers: She can transform into anything or any object. She uses this as a disguise. Famous achievement: She is responsible for forming the world wide navy.

Tumna Kankondi

Name of Hero: Arachno-Bat Super powers: He is invincible and has super strength, he can move in slow motion during combat. He can also web sling. Famous achievement: He put Jonny Lee Onion in prison. He Name of Hero: Isabelle was the notorious gangster of Super powers: Isabelle the weather wiz Fair Haven. She is pretty normal but still bliss Sand storms and snow storms Name of Hero: The Amazing are her speed Boy But rain and thunder are her Super powers: He has a need. spear, a spike hand and flying Famous achievement: If it was boots. not for her, global warming Famous achievement: He would be much more advanced. destroyed the X-box.

Sophia Trede

Henry Modestus

Rachel Edmunds

Name of Hero: Star-Light Super powers: She can fly and ride like the wind, she has a voice that can destroy all evil. She is all about fire and ice. She can heat things up and cool them down. Famous achievement: She is responsible for keeping the polar regions frozen and the deserts hot as they should be.

Mare-Lise Gerber

Name of Hero: Stretchy Super powers: She can stretch into high spaces and she can also stretch into small spaces. Famous achievement: She saves the world and can defeat any criminal anywhere… anytime.

Grade 7

Ode to Grade 7

By Megan Landman

Musical Marizelle A fabulous, super cute musician who never leaves anyone feeling down or unhappy. A very clever, hardworking girl. Delightful Daniela A sweet, energetic young lady who is not afraid to stand for what she believes. She has a great sense of fashion. Sensational Siân A cute, fasionable actress who has a beautiful voice and sensational dance moves. Never meets anyone without offering a hug. Never change!! Joyful Jamie A beautiful, clever singer who never leaves anyone feeling down without giving them a hug. She makes everyone feel happy with her voice and is an amazing dancer too. Kind Kiana A kind, amazing friend who loves everyone and is never selfish. Another one with a beautiful voice and very sporty too. . . Oh!! And don’t let me forget how amazing she is at hair styles. Joyful Janet A cute little munchkin who delights everyone just with that sweet, high pitched voice. She is quiet, but very lovable. Really Wonderful Rachel A super sweet, sporty girl who is easy to talk to and is never selfish. Never leaves anyone feeling lonely. Sweet Stephanie An amazing, cute friend who is lovable to everyone and she also gives the warmest hugs. We love you, stephie!! Never change. Totally Incredible Tengee A sweet, funny guy who always makes everyone feel happy inside. A real gentleman and amazing friend.A great motivator. Thanks tengles (shhh! Don’t tell mrs. Bolton i called him tengles!!) Terrific Tjimaa A funny, lovable character who does not care about what others say about him. He stands up for himself and lifts people’s spirits. Unique Uetuu A cute, lovable gymnast who cares about other’s feelings. She is never selfish and she cares about what others think. An incredible friend and artist. Dynamite Dominic A funny, helpful rugby star who never makes anyone feel down but is always cracking jokes and making everyone laugh. He is a kind friend and unstoppable on the rugby field. Thrilling Tawana

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A funny, unstoppable friend who is always going crazy and making everyone laugh! The class would not be complete with out you! Thank you! Kind Kayla A amazingly amazing dancer who is kind and loving to everyone, is always there to offer help or encouragement! Has a great sense of fashion too! Ravishing Rafael A funny, cool guy who is not afraid to stand for what he thinks and believes. A great athlete and friend. Gorgeous Gwen A beautiful, talented singer who delights people with her voice. She is not ashamed of who she is which is admirable. Never change! Lovable Layla A cute, lovable sweetie pie who loves everyone for who they are. She does not start arguments easily and is loveable to everyone. Enchanting Emily A sweet, joyful artist who is not afraid to laugh out loud even if people stare (I admire her for that!) A wonderful comforter and amazing artist who excites people with her love for art. Marvellous Martin A funny, sweet character who makes someone laugh every two seconds. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a challenge for you, try looking him right in the eyes and see how long you can keep a straight face (I managed for about half a second). A lovable friend and amazing actor. Magnificent Mandi Another funny character who loves everyone. She does not fight with anyone and is very lovable herself. A fantastic soccer player and wonderful friend. Mesmerizing Mechelle An amazingly wonderful, kind person who loves everyone for who they are. She is never unkind or mean and is lovable to everyone and everything. Caring Carien A very funny, loving athlete who loves us all. She is not afraid to stand for what she believes and she is a very good sportswoman. Love you Carientjie!! Brilliant Bennie A super funny, unstoppable guy who is making everyone laugh all the time! Class would not be complete without our brilliant bennie! Really cool Ronan A wonderful, loving friend who is kind to everyone around him. He is an amazing friend and incredible swimmer. So happy you came!! Zawesome Zune An energetic, crazy, tall swimmer who is always cracking jokes and making everyone laugh. She is an amazing athlete who amazes everyone with her swimming. Thanks for being you! Amazing Ashia A funny, incredible swimmer who loves everyone for being them. She is incredibly energetic and she is very funny too. An amazing swimmer and a wonderful friend.

Grade 7 Buddies

Grade 7 Kuiseb Hike The hike was an amazing experience. We got to bond with people we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know. It was fun and tiring at the same time. Martin was forever looking for the wifi tree, Bennie bonded with a log called Soldier and was very upset when their two ways parted. On the second night we had mud fight, Tawana dug a hot tub and we played rugby. In Gobabeb we had a scare and thought we saw a sidewinder but it turned out to be a dead grasshopper leg. The food was amazing there and we learnt a lot about the environment and how to use different forms of energy. In Swakop we finally got proper beds. We learnt a lot about the sea ecosystem. On the boat Tjimaa was attacked by a pelican called Lady Gaga. The ocean was a beautiful sight to see. Overall, all the experiences we had were amazing.

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Languages Afrikaans Wat ek eendag wil word - Graad 5 Caleb, 5A Ek will eendag ‘n kunstenaar word, want ek wil erken word vir die kuns wat ek doen, dit is een van my gunsteling dinge en ek hou van kunswerke. Ek wil wêreldbekend wees soos Leonardo Da Vinci. Hy was wêreldbekend vir sy skildery “Die Mona Lisa” en die “Saaste Avondmaal”. Hy he took baie ander talente gehad, soos wetenskap, rekenaarkunde, sterrekundeen om te kook. Ek hoop om eendag baie interessante leesstof na te laat oor al my eksperimente, ook dié terwyl ek bak en brou! Tino, 5A Ek wil eendag ‘n vlieënier word. Ek wil ‘n vinnige jet vlieg. Ek wil ‘n vlieënier word want dit is pret om hoog bo in die lug te vlieg. Tia, 5A Ek wil eendag ‘n veearts word, want ek wil diere help en ek is lief vir diere. Ek sal dit baie geniet. Ek help diere wat siek is. Ek moet baie jare leer, maar ek wild it graag doen. Dit maak my hart seer as ek diere sien wat swaar kry. Alex, 5A Ek wil eendag ‘n vieënier word, want ek hou daarvan om te vlieg. Ek is nie bang vir hoogtes nie. Vliegtuie is interessant vir my. ‘n Vlieënier sien baie plekke en dit sal vir my lekker wees. Temwani, 5A Ek wil eendag ‘n perderuiter word, want ek is baie lief vir perde. Hulle is so mooi. Ek is baie mooi met perde. Alle perde is baie lief vir my. Ek hou daarvan om op ‘n perd se rug te spring. Ek wil ook ‘n perderuiter word, want ‘n perd is my tweede gusteling dier. Chris, 5A Ek wil eendag ‘n professionele krieketspeler word, want ek hou daarvan om krieket te speel. Dit is ‘n spansport en ek kan geld van die sport maak en dit is pret. Hulle kort (benodig) baie geld om in groot wedstryde te speel. Hulle kort ook baie borggeld. Jessica, 5A Ek wil eendag ‘n dokter word, want die dokter kan mense help. Die dokter ontdek dinge. ‘n Dokter help mense om beter te voel.

Alana, 5A Ek wil eendag ‘n fotograaf word, want ek hou daarvan om foto’s te neem. Ek kan foto’s neem van akteurs en dokters. ‘n Fotograaf het ‘n kamera met groot lense waarmee hulle wonderlike fot’s kan neem. ‘n Fotograaf reis baie en neem foto’s van mense , diere en plekke. Elsie, 5A Ek wil eendag ‘n veearts word, want ek is baie lief vir diere. Ek wil ook graag siek diere gesond maak en ek is baie goed met diere. ‘n Veearts se werk is net soos ‘n dokter vir mense, maar vir diere. ‘n Veearts behandel hondsdolheid by diere en katgriep en spalk gebreekte bene op diere en dis hoekom ek ‘n veearts wil word. Michael, 5A Ek wil eendag ‘n krieketspeler word net soos my pa. Ek wil eendag vir Namibië krieket speel net soos my pa. Ek is baie lief vir krieket. Dit is vir my lekker. Ntando, 5A Ek wil eendag ‘n professionele sokkerspeler word, want ek is baie goed. Ek hou daarvan om sokker te speel en ek teken baie doele aan. ‘n Sokkerspeler speel sokker vir sy land en span. Anouska, 5A Ek wil eendag ‘n model word. ‘n Model wys die wêreld interessante klere en ‘n model reis die wêreld vol en sien nuwe plekke. ‘n Model moet lank wees. Modelle moet gesond wees en eet nie baie sjokolade nie, want hulle moet maer wees. Jy kry baie verniet klere, skoene, juwele en grimering. ‘n Suksesvolle model kry baie geld. Om te leer hoe om ‘n model te wees, sal ek na Namibië se modelskool toe gaan. Joshua, 5A Ek wil eendag ‘n akteur word, want ek wil bekend wees. Ek wil ook op T.V. wees. Dit sal baie pret wees. Wat doen ‘n akteur? ‘n akteur speel in baie flieks. Dylan, 5A Ek wil eendag ‘n vlieënier word. Ek was vier jaar oud toe ek vir die eerste keer in ‘n helikopter gevlieg het en van daardie dag af was dit my droom om eendag self te vlieg. Ek dink dat ‘n vlieënier ‘n goeie salaries kry en ek dink dit sal pret wees. Ek wil eers ‘n lisensie vir klein vliegtuie soos Cessnas kry. Na ‘n paar

jaar wile k ‘n kommersiële lisensie kry om Boeings en Airbusses te vlieg. Intussen lees ek graag van vliegtuie en speel met my vlieg simulator op my rekenaar. Gero, 5A Ek wil eendag ‘n siviele ingenieur word, want ek hou daarvan om te bou. Siviele ingenieurs bou klomp verskillende tipes strukture soos paaie, brue, damme en geboue. Dit het baie uitdagings en dit is baie interessant. Krynauw, 5A Ek wil eendag ‘n advokaat word, want jy kry baie geld en jy kan slegte mense in die trunk sit. ‘n Mens ka nook baie stry. ‘n Mens moet altyd nekies (netjies) aantrek en jou hare moet altyd gekam wees. Nog iets is jy moet jou feite baie goed ken, maar vir my is die lekkerste ding om baie geld te kry. Anneke, 5A Ek wil graag ‘n swemster word omdat ek baie van swem hou en dit is lekker as jy kan afkoel. Swem is net so lekker! Ek doen swem vandat ek drie jaar oud is. Ek swem by Dolphins swimmingclub. Ek het eers by N.S.A. Namib Swimming Academy geswem. Ek swem elke dag in die week, maar nie Vrydag nie. Ek swem vir een uur en 30 minute elke dag. Elke maand swem ek gala, of ek doen kampioenskappe. Swem is vir my die beste sport in die hele wêreld. Lance, 5A Ek wil eendag ‘n sokkerspeler word, want dit is lekker om seer te kry en ek wil doele skop en wêreldwyd bekend raak. Dan weet baie mense van my en sokkerspelers kry baie geld maar net as hulle doele inskop en goed speel soos Cristiano Ronaldo en Lionel Messi. Daniel, 5A Ek wil ‘n sokkerspeler wees want ek kry baie geld en ek doen iets waarvan ek hou. Leonardine, 5A Ek wil ‘n aktrise wees, want ek wil hê almal moet my gesig op T.V. sien en ek hou daarvan om drama te speel en dan word ek wêreldbekend. ‘n Akteur of aktrise is ‘n persoon wat in teater, T.V., in films of in enige ander storie die storieverteller is. ‘n Akteur of aktrise is ook ‘n persoon wat ‘n rol of karakter van iemand of iets vertel. Dit is wat ek wil wees as ek grootword. Jana, 5A Ek wil eendag boekies skryf en self in hulle teken, want ek dink almal weet ek hou daarvan om te teken en kunstig te wees, selfs juffrou sien dat ek hier en daar klein prentjies teken. Meeste van my naaste vriendinne sal ook weet dat ek die heeltyd idees kry en dat ek baie drome kry, verskriklik woes. Ek wil daai drome neerskryf, party sal dik wees vir ouer kinders en ander sal boekies vir kleintjies wees met baie prentjies in hulle. Ek hou nie van ware stories nie, maar fantasie, ek gaan net fiksie stories skryf. Op ‘n stadium wou ek ‘n sielkundige word, maar ek sal liewers my raad in boeke skryf, ja hierdie is ware verhale. Sjoe! Ek hoop julle weet nou hoekom ek ‘n skrywer wil word! Jordan, 5B Ek wil ‘n wetenskaplike of ‘n kunstenaar word. ‘n Wetenskaplike bestudeer disciplines soos biologie, soologie, geologie en sterrekunde. Hulle is slim en ontdek nuwe organisms, diere, minerale en sterre. Kunstenaars druk hulself op verskillende maniere uit in drama en visuele kunste. Kunstenaars is gewoonlik kreatief en oorspronklik in hul denke. Ek wil graag meer weet van die sterre en planete en mane in die hemelruim. My gunsteling

planet is Aarde, want dit is die enigste planet waar daar lewe is. As ek ‘n kunstenaar word, sale k graag skilderye wou verf en tekeninge van motors maak. Ek hoop om eendag ‘n kombinasie van ‘n wetenskaplike en ‘n kunstenaar te word, sodat ek nie nodig het om te kies nie. En daarvoor het ek nog baie tyd nodig om te besluit. Shé, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n sjef word, want ek hou daarvan om kos te maak. Ek sal ‘n proffessionele sjef, soos Gordon Ramsay wees. ‘n Sjef bak en kook lekker kos. My gunsteling resep is brownies. Ek hou van die maak van eenvoudige dinge soos koeke en slaaie. Soms by my huis maak ek die kos. Dit is hoekom ek ‘n sjef wil word. Kayla, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n mode-ontwerper wees, want ek kan klere maak vir mense en ek kan my eie klere maak. Ek kan ook klere vir flieke maak. Kuria, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n meganikus word, want ek wil ou en nuwe karre regmaak. Ek wil die kar was en bestuur. Zainab, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n chirurg wees, want hulle kan mense help wat in ongelukke was. Ek sal baie jare moet studeer, maar ek wil dit graag eendag doen. Moroni, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n popster word wat liedjies sing. Vseteka, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n besigheidsbestuurder word. Want hy werk nie hard nie, maar kry baie geld. Hy sorg dat almal in die besigheid hul werk reg doen. Hy werk in ‘n office (kantoor). Chaze, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n model word, want ek sal beroemd wees, baie menses al my ken en ek kan op die verhoog wees! Modelle loop op ‘n loopplank met baie mooi en moderne klere. Hulle reis die wêreld vol. En ek is mal daaroor om nuwe plekke te sien. Chiara, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n model word, want ‘n model kry klomp geld. Hulle kry ook ‘n klomp klere. Hulle is baie lank en loop op ‘n loopplank. Djamilla, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n aktrise word, want ek hou baie daarvan om

mense te vermaak en ek dink dit is ‘n baie interessante werk. Ek hou baie daarvan om met ander mense te werk. ‘n Aktrise is iemand wat die storielyn moet weet, hulle moet die karakter wees, en hulle moet nie skaam wees nie.

Liam, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n wetenskaplike word, want ek hou van die vak. Dit is my gunsteling vak. Ek geniet die werk wat ons in Wetenskap doen. Dit is baie pret. ‘n Wetenskaplike ontdek nuwe feite wat die wetenskap bevorder. Dan verstaan mense beter waarom sekere goed gebeur.

joernalis word, want ek hou daarvan om stories te skryf en ek hou daarvan om na die nuus te luister. ‘n Joernalis skryf stories in die koerant oor die nuus. Ek wil ‘n wetenskaplike word, want my gunsteling vak is Wetenskap. Wetenskaplikes bestudeer wetenskaplike feite sodat mense dinge beter kan verstaan. Ek wil ‘n mode-ontwerper word, want ek wil klere maak vir mense om te dra. Ek hou daarvan om klere en skoene te teken. ‘n Mode-ontwerper teken nuwe style van klere en skoene.

Morné, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n argitek word, want ek wil meer eko-vriendelike geboue ontwerp. Ek wil ook geboue ontwerp wat minder spasie opvat. Ek wil nuwe tipes kantore en hotelle ontwerp. ‘n argitek teken planne vir nuwe geboue en huise.

Maria, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n dokter word. Hoekom wile k ‘n dokter word? Ek hou daarvan om kinders en oumense te versorg. Dit is ‘n ongelooflike professie, want ‘n dokter red lewens en daarom wile k ‘n dokter word.

Katie, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n veearts of ‘n onderwyseres word. Ek wil ‘n onderwyseres word, want sy is altyd by ander mense en sy help kinders om te leer. Ek wil ‘n veearts word, want ek hou baie van diere en ek wil siek diere help.

Hannah, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n radioloog word, soos my pa. Ek hou daarvan om mense te help en ek sal graag pasiënte gesond wil maak. Ek besef ek sal baie hard moet leer om ‘n radioloog te word. Dit gaan baie interessant wees om na X-strale te kyk van gebreekte bene en arms.

Chevonne, 5B Ek wil ‘n professionele inline-hokkiespeler word, want ek hou daarvan om op rolskaatse te ry en ek hou van hokkie. Jy moet goed rolskaatse kan ry en jy moet weet hoe om te stop en vinnig te ry. Kyra, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n veearts word, want ek is lief vir diere. Ek kan met die diere speel. ‘n Veearts kyk na diere as hulle siek is en nie wile et nie.

Carolina , 5B Ek hou daarvan om ‘n mode-ontwerper te wees, want mense koop altyd my klere en die mens het altyd klere nodig. Ek het van kleins af daarvan gehou om nuwe klere te ontwerp en te teken. Pandu, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n meganiese ingenieur word, want ‘n mens werk met uitlaatpype en enjinkappe en enjins. Hy kan N$500 000 vir een enjin maak. Ek wil vir A.M.S. werk. Hulle he teen van die vinnigste karre, die Nissan Egostia A.M.S. gemaak. Ek wil ook eendag ‘n okkerspeler word. Ek sal Engeland toe gaan en vir ‘n klein klub speel en dan sal iemand wat na talent kom soek my raaksien. Ek droom van Baiyern Munich. Sokkerspelers reis en sien baie plekke. Liya, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n mode-ontwerper word, want dit is my droom. Dit is my droom vandat ek in graad 1 was. ‘n Mode-ontwerper moet mooi klere kan maak, die modelle mooi laat lyk en self mooi lyk. Ek kan nie wag om my ontwerpe op die loopplank te sien nie! Ek wil graag eendg in Parys Mode-ontwerp gaan studeer. Sandra, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n joernalis, wetenskaplike of ‘n modeontwerper word. Ek wil ‘n

Benjamin, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n advokaat word, want jy kan baie geld maak. Ek kan ‘n pak klere dra en baie deftig en netjies lyk. Ek kan slegte mense uit die trunk hou, maar ek moet 5 jaar studeer, so ek moet nou al goeie punte kry. Aidan, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n kunstenaar word, want hulle maak baie mooi kuns. Ek wil ook een word, want hulle kuns word in die kunsmuseum uitgestal. Kuns is my gunsteling vak, maar ons juffrou blaas ‘n fluit en dit maak my ore baie seer. As ek ‘n kunstenaar word, gaan ek baie geld kry, want mense gaan my kunswerke koop. Ek wil ook wêreldbekend word. Reagan, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n professionele sokkerspeler word, want ek is goed in sokker en ek hou baie daarvan. Ek sal baie geld kry en ek sal beroemd wees. Almal hou daarvan om sokker te speel en dit te kyk. Sokker is baie lekker vir my. Hulle moet baie oefen om goed te word soos Messi en Nemaar. Hulle maak hul lande baie beroemd. Hulle word baie kwaad as hulle verkeerd skop. Hivi, 5B Ek wil eendag ‘n argitek word, want ‘n argitek maak baie geld en hy is baie slim. Mense kan nie bou voor ‘n argitek nie die planne geteken het nie. ‘n Argitek teken baie prentjies en speel lego. ‘n Argitek sit omtrent net die hele dag by die werk. Nie baie mense word argitekte nie. Party argitekte is baie ryk en party nie so ryk nie. Ek wil ‘n argitek word wat skole bou en dan wil ek kos gee vir die mense wat niks het nie dat daar nie mense is wat op die straat slaap nie.

KOS-gediggies - Graad 6

Angelina Norval

Ek eet graag roomys Wanneer ek dit eet, voel ek soos ‘n prinses wat bly in ‘n paleis. Dit is lekker met sjokoladesous, So, sit dit in jou kous. Jy moet dit met horinkies eet, En jy sal in groot moeilikheid wees as jy vergeet!

Joshua Strauss

Eke et graag fudge. Dis baie lekker. Dis baie sag En my ouma maak dit baie.

Christian du Plessis

Daar is woorde in Afrikaans Wat kos nog lekkerder laat smaak Eet ‘n koek en lees ‘n boek Rasper vir Kasper Eet lekker en geniet die kos!

Hertha Vilho

Ek eet graag Smarties. Dit is krakerig, Dit is geurig. Ek gooi dit oor my roomys. Ons eet dit op Sondae in my huis. Eke et graag Smarties Want dit is my gunsteling!

Hiren Naido

Ek hou van koek, Dit maak my vet net soos ‘n groot boek. Dit maak my moeg As ek so moet wroeg Oor wat ek môre sal eet Wat van ‘n stukkie beet?

Rowan Muller

Ek hou van baie soorte kos. Ek hou van vleis. En ek hou nie van rys. Ek eet baie lekkers En ek hou van die lekkers!

Tiago Pimenta

Ek hou van roomys Ek hou van vleis Ek hou van vis Sit my in die kis Kos is baie lekker!

Veri Hinda

Ek hou van vleis Want ek is nie ‘n muis. Ek hou van konfyt Dit is deel van my ontbyt. Ek hou daarvan om daaraan te byt!

Sophia Trede

Daar is woorde in Afrikaans Wat kos nog lekkerder laat smaak! Jonk of oud, almal kan dit maak Soet of suur, Of warm soos ‘n vuur. Romerig en krakerig of lekker saggerig. Jy kan dit roerbraai of rasper, En pasop vir Kasper! Kook vir ‘n minuut Eet en geniet!

Ava-Marie

Eke eet graag springmielies Dit spring in die pot En rol in die sop! Dit is lekker sappig en krakerig en ons kan dit eet tot laterig!

Mare-Lise Gerber

As jy kos maak Soek jy bestanddele Soos koekmeel, bakpoeier En jy soek suiker. Ek hou nie van suurlemoen, sies! Maar as ek dink aan koek… Is ek vies!

Martin Maritz

Ek braai graag vleis Dit is die gunsteling op my lys. As die vleis op die kole sis… Dan wil ek net rus! Die vleis is die beste tot die sesde!

Adam Johnston

Ek hou van smaaklike kos Ek hou van vis. Dit maak my baie slim! Ek hou van vleis En sjokolade-roomys!

Fagan Hansen

Ek eet graag pannekoeke Saam met koeke En ek soek my sak om my pannekoek in te sit.

Jan-Louis Nortjé

Ek hou van kos, alle kos. Kos is lekker, dit is mos. Lekkers is baie soet, maar vleis is net so goed. Stysel maak my versadig, ek eet dit baie stadig. Om hierdie rympie klaar te maak, eet net kos wat lekker smaak!

Joané van Rooyen

Ek eet graag ‘n bessie. Dit lyk soos ‘n voël se nessie. Dit is so blou, ek val sommer flou! Dit is so lekker, Soos ‘n blou “cracker”!

Ndaua Ndalula

Wat kos nog lekkerder laat smaak Is die kos wat ek maak. Ek hou ook van die kos wat ek bak En hier is die kos wat ek maak. Ek maak fudge, koek en eiers en dan kom almal kuier!

Rachel Edmunds

Daar is woorde in Afrikaans Wat kos nog lekkerder laat smaak! Daar is resepte om te maak! Daar is bestanddele partykeer soet, partykeer suur. Ek hou nie daarvan as dit warm is soos vuur. Ek hou daarvan as kos koud is, Soos roomys en koue, koue ys. Ek voel dan sommer lekker koel!

Gian Dresselhaus

Aartappelskyfies kraak onder my tong. Die soet-suur smaak vul my mond. Ek kyk rond en rond. ‘matiesous lyk soos bloed op my wit borslappie dit was op my klasuitstappie! My vriende giggel en lag, Hulle weet nie wat vir hulle wag! Want ek kry hulle…sonder om te lag!

Ek is nou groot - Graad 7 Ek’s nou klaar ”mamma-mamma” gespeel. Ek’s nou moeg vir pienk en pers. Ek’s nou ‘n groot meisie met baie puisies. Ons gebruik sosiale network En loop in die mall met ons fone. Ons stryk ons hare en skeer ons bene Sit te veel make up op! Wat sal ons doen?

Carien

Totsiens aan al die poppies en die kleine rokkies. Vaarwel aan die klipper-klappers. Hallo vir die rugbyspelers! Ek sit nie meer op my pa se skoot nie, maar wil ook definitief nie rook nie! Selfone, foto’s, beenhare-skeer. Het geen tyd nie, moet altyd leer. Ek gil en skree op my arme ouers al pas ek my ma net by die skouers! Ek doen baie sport Met my seksie skort. Ek’s nog nie ‘n senior maar pasop, julle…….. ek’s nou ‘n tiener!

Ek sê totsiens vir my poppe en vir my feetjie-rokke. Ek sê totsiens vir soentjies van Ma en om klein kombersies rond te dra. Ek sê “hallo” vir seksie lewensredders op die strand, maar as ek doen, val ek somme gesig eerste in die sand. Ek sê “hallo” vir beenhare skeer en vreeslik baie leer! Ek sê “hallo” vir oorbelle in my ore en ringe aan my tone. Ek sê “hallo” vir puisies wat ek haat en selfies saam met my beste maat! Sê “hallo” vir my nuwe tienerwêreld en “totsiens” vir my vals, pienk, kleindogtertjie-pêrels!

Marizelle

Ek is nou groot. Ek sit nie meer op my ma se skoot. Totsiens baba-bottels, hallo hoëhakke. Dis nou oulike seuns. totsiens al die leuens. Dis nou “sien jou vanaand” en nie “slaaptyd, ou maat.” Ek is nou ‘n tiener!

Megan

Kiana

Ek is nou groot En alles is ‘n nood! Ek stryk my hare en verlustig my in liefdesverhale. Strikkies en ponies is als in die verlede Mamma en pappa nie altyd tevrede….. O, en daardie rygby-seuntjies Laat klop die meisietjies se hartjies Maar dis nie vir my nie! Daardie sokker-ouens Gee my hoendervleis op my nek en skouers!

Jamie

Kleintyd het ek met Barbie-poppe gespeel, pienk strikkies gedra in my hare en daar was pienk kosblik in my tas. Vandag is ek groot. Ek het die die pienk strikkies verruil vir neon-strikkies en kopbande. Ek kuier nou op sosiale netwerke, praat selfoon-taal en spel horribaal!

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Toe ek klein was, moes Mamma saam badkamer toe gaan. Ek het gedink seuns is vreesaanjaend, ek was bang vir monsters en wou net die hele tyd speel. Ek het my Barbies, my kaartjies en klere in reënboogkleure.

Ek swen nie meer kaal nie En hardloop nie meer rond in my panties nie. Ek dra nie meer lang rokkies en speel met my Barbie poppies! Ek sê “hallo” vir…. ‘n mooi tan op my lyfie en ek swem in my seksie bikini. Ek neem baie selfies saam met my maatjies en lê op die strand saam met al die seksie seuntjies in die land!

Maar nou is ek in die grootmenswêreld. Ek het ‘n selfoon en is op pad na die hoërskool. Altyd by die inkopiesentrum. Puisies. Wenkbroue tweeze en wimpers krul, hare “doen”. Hallo, ek is nou groot!

Rachel

Gwen

Uiteindelik is ek dertien! Ek ma nou PG13-flieks kyk met seksie seuns en stoute leuens!

Totsiens vir baba-bottels, Ek was nou die skottels! Welkom by die grootmenswêreld. Ek bring vir Kersfees ‘n kêrel.

Stywe broekies en maag-wys toppies en bikini’s op die strand, in my eie droomland!

Flieks en springmielies, groepsdruk en vriendinne. Totsiens vir Mamma se soentjies, speelgoed en Mickey Mouse want ……ek is nou groot!

Skeer nou my bene En oefen hard. Ek sê bye-bye vir my Barbie-poppe en feetjierokke!

Tjimaa

Sê maar totsiens vir al die feetjie rokke en ma se hoëhakkies! En pienk strikkies aan my “ponies”… Sê totsiens vir al my poppe en my hoop om Cinderella te ontmoet! Nou toet die seuns buite my venster…. Nou is dit sosiale netwerke, selfies en selfoon-taal. O, genade…. Skoolwerk berokken my skade, maar dis my hele aarde!

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Zuné

Soentjies is uit net soos Juffrou se fluit. Dist yd vir puisies en ook mooi meisies! Dis nou die tyd om my eie klere te stryk. Sê “totsiens” vir blou strikkies en stywe drukkies. Ek klim nou berge dis tog soos wonderwerke Wens tog baie strerkte vir die toekoms se werke!

Ronan

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Science

Science Fun Day Grade 1

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The Grade 3s had a very exciting Science Fun Day!

We started off in class, working in groups. Each table had a different experiment to do. These included changing the colour of milk, watching raisins dance and seeing how to get a cardboard boat racing! Then we moved outside to where two high school Science teachers, Ms Austin and Ms Kuppel-Schutz, showed us some wonderful explosions and a toothpaste prototype for elephants! Finally, with their help, we made some fantastic slime which kept changing from solid to liquid. All in all, we had an interesting morning with fantastic to exposure to all things Science.

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Terrasol: Renewable energy Grade 4B What I loved about Terrasol was, well everything! What I loved the most was that it was very interesting. It was a very hot day and perfect to test the solar panels. I actually told everything to my mom! The big wind fan was awesome, thought it was going to blow us away. I also learned that if you wear dark clothes, you will absorb the sun and if you wear light colours, the sun reflects on you. Savannah Noirfalise I enjoyed going on the Terrasol outing, because I love electricity. The man was very kind and showed us how different solar panels and its motors work. It was really cool. He even showed us how a solar oven works. Declan Landman At Terrasol we learned which light bulb is the best to use. We learned why light bulbs get so hot. We also learned about how water, sun and wind can make electricity. Did you know that a wave in the ocean produces enough energy to power up your house? If you want to buy a wind panel, buy the lightest one that spins the easiest and fastest with even the slightest wind. I really learned a lot at Terrasol! Charl Malan

Grade 4A I learnt about saving energy, non-renewable or renewable energy, solar panels, batteries and how to use electricity. Also how to use electricity and not to waste electricity. I learnt to tell if it is renewable or not renewable. Jack Parker We went on a trip to Terrasol. First they told us about solar panels. They are very useful. Then he showed us a solar panel oven. It is black inside so it attracts heat. Be careful, it is very bright! Next he showed us a uniontech. If you have these small little lights they only use 3 watts! Then he showed us Osram bulbs. These lights make the room hot. They use 60 watts. Then come the eurolux light. They are dim at first, but they do lighten up. This bulb doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give air pollution and it is very good. It only uses 15 watts. And then there was a big wheel. It stores up wind energy. That was the trip. Alice Young

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Science Fair Gold: Gina Olles, Adam Johnston, Nelago Imbili, Angelina Norval Silver: Martin Maritz, Rowan Müller, Kathryn Callesen, Temwani Bruhns, Jan-Louis Nortjé, Rachel Edmunds, Sophia Trede, Joané van Rooyen Bronze: Wendy-Lee Milne, Gian Dresselhaus St Pauls’ Primary came second overall. Gina Olles, selected as winner in the Chemistry category, was chosen for the National Science Fair. Gina Olles in Grade 4A went through to the National Science Fair to represent the Khomas Region. The National Science Fair took place at the SKW from 9 to 12 September 2014. Gina tested different substances in Coca Cola. Gina achieved a Silver medal for her outstanding project! St Paul`s Primary is very proud of Gina`s achievement.

Cultural Activities Art

Art Exhibition at the Creativity Evening

Art class

Chess

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1st Elavoko Pakote 2nd Rachel Edmunds 3rd Declan Landman 4th Marizelle Bezuidenhout 5th Jan-Loui s Nortjé 6th Sandra Youssef 6th Vseteka Pakote 7th Morné Conradie 8th Tumna Kankondi 9th Sophie Young 10th Adam Jo hnston 11th Tjimaa Katjiuongua 12th Dylan O penshaw 13th Julian Sc hütz 14th Joshua Thomas 15th Gwen Pe rsaud 16th She Chan i 17th Mark Sw anepoel 18th Angelin a Norval 19th Katie Ca lleson 20th Alice Yo ung

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Library Media Centre report 2014

After a long planning session and thorough research by the IT committee in 2013, thirty new laptops were installed in the Media Centre at the beginning of 2014. The new laptops together with the new desks and the repainting of the Centre brought huge excitement among all the students and teachers of St Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College. As with any new installation many things had to be changed or adjusted before everything could run smoothly. Occasionally new challenges occurred, but fortunately we had Werner Oberholzer on board to address these issues. We want to express our gratitude for everyone's contribution and especially for the IT committee that had invested many hours and energy to make this project such a success. In the library, our new shelves arrived to meet the demand for shelving for all the new books that have been added to our library stock. More than 2500books were processed in 2014. We

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would like to thank Ms Christa Fourie whose work has been priceless and of inestimable value. At the end of June the library also gained the services of Faith Fielding, who has helped to ease the workload in the Media Centre. Various exhibitions were held where particular emphasis was placed on certain national and international events which were celebrated in the course of the year. We would like to thank all the parents who contributed to the library fund. Without your help we would not have been able to add all the new and popular books to our Centre. We rely on your continued financial support for the Media Centre in the future.

Jossie Koekemoer Head of the Media Centre

Read-a-thon 22nd – 26st September 2014

We celebrated our 10th Readathon from 22 to 26 September at the Primary School. Every year we have a theme for Readathon and this year our theme was DO GOOD, FEEL GOOD. We usually combine our Readathon with a charity for whom we raise money to give as a donation. This year we had decided that our charity drive would be Operation Smile. Dr Susan Kruger form Operation Smile opened the Readathon. She told us about her work in different countries and how people across the world are coming together to put on smile on people’s faces. Following this we had an awareness campaign about causes that Operation Smile supports. We watched videos and collected donations of clothes, food, toys and money. We were able to fill up the carpet in the Media Centre with these items and were fortunate to donate food and bathroom items to old age homes, clothes and toys to two orphanages and books for our own library as well as to school without any libraries. The theme of DO GOOD FEEL GOOD, was about showing kindness to others by sharing smiles and compliments. We tried to build

the habit of filling one another’s ”buckets” every day by passing on positive comments and observations. For ten minutes every day we Dropped Everything And Read (DEAR) which showed some reluctant readers what fun reading can be. We received armbands to sell to our school community on behalf of Operation Smile and we had a civvie day to raise money for the course. On the 3rd of October we were happy to hand over a cheque of N$ 5000 to Lady Pohamba during World Smile Day at the Wanderers Club. We also raised N$5 000 for our garden project. Thank you to everyone who contributed and supported this fantastic Readathon. Without your contributions we would not have been able to have had such a very successful Readathon 2014 project.

Jossie Koekemoer

Organiser of Readathon 2014

St Paul's visit to Lady Pohamba

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Grade 3 Readathon visit to N/a’anku sê The class who read for the most hours during the Read-a-thon week 2014 was treated to a day at N/a’anku sê. The Grade 3's had a fantastic time meeting the bushmen, seeing the animals and enjoying time out of the city!

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Music Recorder

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Music Visitors

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Sport Archery

32 young archers signed up in the beginning of the year – eager and enthusiastic to learn this new skill. As there were so many children, it took a while before everyone had the correct stance and could follow the correct procedure to get the arrows on the butts. Thanks to the assistance of Mr Whitelock and Ms BeukesKapa, most of the children were able to acquire the skills in the first few sessions.

remained patient and attended practice sessions regularly. At the end of the second tri-mester some of the archers participated in the National Schools Archery Inter-Schools Competition held at SKW. They thoroughly enjoyed the day and learnt much more than they could have thought as most of the other schools have been doing archery for many years. In the third tri-mester, Ms Anni Roth completed the instructor’s course and coached the group as Ms Jacobs was on sick leave for that time. Archery is such a good way of improving a child’s attention, behavior, self-discipline and motivation as well as listening and observational skills. Everyone can enjoy success in archery as one does not have to compete against anyone else. We had a fun-filled, yet structured time on the field.

In the second tri-mester the practice times had to change due to ‘winter time’. This left us with fewer coaches, yet the children

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Suzánne Jacobs

Athletics Interhouse Athletics

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Interhouse Athletics

At this year’s Inter House competition Rudolph were the victors once again. A special word of congratulations to Zuné Weber and Gian Dresselhaus, the Sr. Vic. Ludorums and Azaylee Philander and Hilton Lima, the Jr. Vic. Ludorums. 57 of our children, from U/10 – U/13, were selected to participate at the Small Schools athletics meeting in February. Our athletes did us proud and 36 of the St Paul’s athletes qualified to represent the Small Schools team at the Zone B meeting in 64 events. During March 11 of our athletes competed in the Regional Athletics Meeting in 20 events: u/10 Boys: Lazarus Petrus (High Jump 3rd) , Charl Malan (Shot Put), Nependa Uremena (Shot Put), Jonathan Strauss (High Jump 4th) u/10 Girls: Azaylee Philander (High Jump) u/11 Boys: Tumna Kankondi (Shot Put 1st), Pandu Amuenja (Shot Put 4th) u/11 Girls: Hannah Murphy (70 m Hurdles) u/12 Boys: Mark Olles (Shot Put) Kennedy Hawala (Shot Put) u/13 Boys: Ronan Wantenaar (80 m Hurdles) Gian Dresselhaus ( Long Jump 3rd, Discus 1st, 200 m Hurdles, 1st) u/13 Girls: Kiana Cormack (Shot Put), Daniela Brunido (75 m Hurdles 4th), Uetuu Katjivena (200 m Hurdles), Zuné Weber (200 m 4th, Discus 2nd, Shot Put 1st) We had two athletes qualifying for the National Athletics competition. We are very proud of their results: Gian Dresselhaus (200 m Hurdles1st) Zuné Weber (Shot Put 4th, 200 m 7th, Discus 8th) Well done to all our athletes who participated in the above events – from the Inter House competition all the way through to Nationals. We are very proud of all the athletes' achievements this year.

Cricket Our cricket league ended on a high note with our Mini Cricketers reaching the finals. The A-team won the A League and the C-team won the B League. These little ones played their hearts out throughout the season. The U/11’s and u/13’s showed commitment throughout the year by attending practices regularly. Unfortunately we could not field an u/13 team this year due to too few players. The u/11’s enjoyed all their league games and learnt many skills in the process.

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Congratulations to Krynauw Weber who was selected for the u/11 Namibian cricket team and Michael Kotze and Veri Hinda who were selected for the u/13 Namibian cricket team. We are very proud of these three boys who will be touring to South Africa in December. A big thank you to Fortune, Zee and Norbit for all the hours they put into our school’s cricket.

Hockey Once again St Paul’s had an incredible hockey season! We entered 18 teams in the NHU league: 6 U/8 teams (3 boys & 3 girls), 6 U/10 teams (3 boys & 3 girls), 4 U/12 teams (2 boys & 2 girls) and 2 U/14 teams (1 boys & 1 girls). Our children did exceptionally well. The U/8 A boys, U/12A girls and U/14 girls won their respective leagues. The U/10A girls and U/14 boys came 2nd in their leagues. We are very proud of our B-teams and C-teams who always played their best and showed good sportsmanship throughout the year. To be at the top of most of the leagues is an amazing achievement. But we are even more proud of our players’ behaviour on and off the field. Our players played with all their heart and, they amazed everybody with their skill, sportsmanship and determination.

During the annual Mini World Cup held by K5 Sports St Paul’s represented Russia. It was a very enjoyable day for the children as well as the parents who joined in the activities. Russia had 5 teams in the finals and won 4 and 1 silver of the eight age group categories at the popular development hockey tournament. We would like to congratulate the following children on their special achievements: Kiana Cormack, Rachel Finch, Zuné Weber, Carien van Rooyen and Daniela Brunido were selected for the NSSU U/14 girls team. Mark Olles was selected for the NSSU U/14 boys team. Thank you to every coach, teacher and parent who is involved with hockey. Our hockey family is sure to be the best in Namibia!

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Swimming

Tennis At the beginning of the year St Paul’s College joined Kalie Heese in two of the FNB Development Tournaments at Central Courts. The matches had a fast turn over and were called “Play and Stay” matches. This gave players the opportunity to play as many matches as possible within two hours, which were great for maximum exposure. We played these matches on 22 February and 29 March. The tennis league for Development Tennis was scheduled for the second trimester, but St Paul’s College then withdrew because of our numbers. Our school would not have been able to feed the tennis as well as the hockey league in the very busy second trimester.

The group of tennis players consisted of under 10, 12 and 14 players. They enthusiastically climbed on the bus every Tuesday and Thursday. On Tuesdays we visited Johan Theron’s Tennis School at SKW. There were three coaches. The children were divided into three groups according to the level of their skills. On Thursdays they went to Eros Primary School courts to be coached by the school coaches.

We had a tournament against Eros Primary School on 30 May. We adopted the “Play and Stay” method, which proved to be very successful for maximum playtime. Our tennis tournament against St. Georges on 27 June was cancelled due to their Mid Term. We had our last tournament for the second trimester on 25 July against Pioneers Park Primary School.

The group of approximately 22 tennis players enjoyed their lessons and rarely missed practice.

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The best under 10 player this year was Azaylee Philander. The best under 12 player was Sandra Youssef and the best under 14 player was Gian Dresselhaus.

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Other happenings... Holy Communion

St Paul's Open Day

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Sarette Strauss teachers workshop St Paul’s staff attended Study Method training with the late Sarette Strauss. This is now being implemented in the classroom.

Thank you • Dana and YWAP for the precious time spent with our students, sharing the teachings of God in a manner which they adore! • Johan, Ruan and Norman at Johan Theron Tennis School. The tennis players are becoming stronger and improve each year through your coaching • Emile and Jakkals at the Namib Swimming Academy, for another excellent swimming season! • The prayer group who carried us in prayer and through the grace of God made the challenging times easier. • The PPSG for ensuring that the events ran smoothly. • Chris Steenkamp, Peter Meintze, Pete Saunders & Lourens Bezuidenhout for leading our Grade 7s through the Kuiseb River hike. • Oom Gert for yet again making the Blumfelde trip a great success. • All the coaches who helped to make our sport programme a wonderful success. • Everyone who made it possible for St Paul's students to have a better and more successful year!

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