St Paul's Primary Yearbook 2016 by St Paul's College Namibia

Primary Yearbook

2016

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Contents

Administration

Formal Photographs

Grade 1 - 7 Contributions

Languages

101

Science

105

Cultural Activities

110

Sport Activities

119

Other happenings at school

126

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The Head of Primary says...

2016 has been a year of change 2016 has been a year of change and one where we have all needed to reflect on the past, present and future â&#x20AC;&#x201C; examining ourselves, our motives and the choices we make. We have an excellent school that can only be made stronger by support, communication and teamwork. Whilst our children are privileged to have excellent teaching and programmes, we need to teach them to appreciate what they have and to strive for excellence. Most importantly, as our future leaders, we need to have a vision for improving the educational landscape for the children of Namibia. 2016 was a challenging year for so many. During such times we realise the importance of relationships with God, family and friends.

Jeremiah 17:7-8 "But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.." Thank you to all our parents for the support you give your children, the staff and programmes at our school. 2017 will be a year of protection and positives for us all.

Lesley Saunders Head of Primary

MANAGEMENT AND ADMIN

Ms E Gudde Principal

Ms L Saunders Head of Primary

Lana Baumann Primary Secretary

Celia de Barros Admin, Chess

TEACHING STAFF

Suzánne Jacobs Primary Management, Gr 2A teacher

Iyaloo Kashe Gr 3B

Anneli Pretorius Gr 4A

Nadine Jacobs Gr 1A

Hilary Gunning Gr 1B

Lauren Stainton

Gr 2B

Anni Roth Gr 3A

Lize Crous Gr 4B

Elna Rall Gr 5A

Hendrina Johnston Gr 5B

Cindy Tordiff Gr 6A

Anneke le Roux Afrikaans

Antje Strohbach German

LANGUAGES

Hannamie Espag Gr 6B

Fran Bolton Gr 7A

MUSIC

MEDIA

Jossie Koekemoer Library

Su Naudé Gr 7B

Hermien Coetzee Music Gr 1-3

Riëth Nel Music Gr 4-7

DRAMA

ART

Alfeus Mvula Art Grade 2, 3

Wanda Marais Art Gr 4 - 7

Ashwyn Mberi Public Speaking

Pinkie (Sevelia Nanghama) Drama

GROUND STAFF

SPORT

Tonja Weber Sport Admin

Manico Engelbrecht PE

Fortune Matawu PE

Etienne van Wyk

Erastus Muhoko

Festus Hangula

Titus Tobias

Matias Haitula

Sakeus Kapula

Samuel Waendama

Tadeus Ipinge

Romondo Jordani Estate Manager

Victor

Jonas Shaanika

Johanna Willemse

Marvin Kahoro

Shanyengange

The hard work and passionate hearts of our Primary School 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. Levi Awala

Friedrich Shavuka

Absent: Friedrich Shavuka

Thank you to all our staff! 4

Our teache

ers in action!

Archery Back: Kathryn Callesen, Kyra-Asante Nghishekwa, Liam Adonis, Jana Swanepoel, S. Jacobs, Alana Adonis, Sandra Saad, Carmen Hellmann, MonĂŠ Graham Front: Lapita Amulungu, Max Magnun, Kyril Nghishekwa, Robbe Dewulf, Kaelun Metcalfe, Damien Beukes, Erica Nanade, Carol Saad

Archery - NASP Namibian Development Team Back: Alana Adonis, Jana Swanepoel, Sandra Saad Front: Damian Beukes

Athletics Small Schools - Boys

Back: Lance Hauuanga, Chris Barnard, Kuria Kuria, Krynauw Weber, M. Engelbrecht, Panduleni Amuenje, Benjamin Singer, Zach Johnson Middle: Todd Parker, Ivan Mueller, Urinaao Katjiuongua, Charl Malan, Alexander Cartwright, Jack Parker, Lazarus Petrus, Ryan Moffett, Ntandoyenkosi Sibanda Front: Jonathan Strauss, Keith Mutandi, Sukuma Shirata, Mukena Mukena, Christian Philip, Connor Murphy, Vahid Diehl, Hilton Lima, Linford Beukes

Athletics Small Schools - Girls

Back: Nelago Imbili, Kyra-Asante Nghishekwa, Kathryn Callesen, Anneke Eisenberg, M. Engelbrecht, Hannah Murphy, Raua Hanhapo, Chaze Shakwa, Aour Hengari Third: Kalila Whitelock, Liya Herunga, Cadence van Rooi, Gina Olles, Caitlin Coetzee, Jaime Gillies, Precious Kanime, Uno Nuujoma Second: Ama-e Witbooi, Zabeth Philander, Prosperity Aluteni, Dominique Clayton, Martha Mvula, Tamzyn Arendorf, Ndinehafo Shilomboleni, Miya Oosthuizen, Airi Shirata, Azaylee Philander Front: Mackenzie SpĂ¤th, Ishayvani Kahimise, Zoe Waldschmidt, Cate Wahl, Wendy-Lee Milne, Keira McNamara, Susan Hawala, Milah Malan

Athletics Regional Back: Lance Hauuanga, Chris Barnard, Krynauw Weber, M. Engelbrecht, Panduleni Amuenje, Kayla Coetzer, Zach Johnston Middle: Kyra-Asante Nghishekwa, Kuria Kuria, Precious Kanime, Liya Herunga, Raua Hanhapo, Ntandoyenkosi Sibanda Front: Ama-e Witbooi, Todd Parker, Jack Parker, Connor Murphy, Miya Oosthuizen, Lazarus Petrus

Mini Cricket U/7 Sharks Back: Kerrin Gillies, Jasmin Cartwright, Rourke McNamara, H. Gunning, Aleka Späth, Eureka Mokaxwa, Olive Burger Middle: Daltrey Mwatotele, Guilliamme Botha, Sibusiso Zungu, John-Freddie Faul, Adryce Chinembiri, Isabella Späth Front: Daniel Boost, Richard-John Beukes, Henry Chamberlain, Ockie Oosthuizen, Shange Kamwi Absent: Jasmine Rennie, Mattias Rennie

Mini Cricket U/9 Dolphins Back: Avihe Tjivau, Daniel Volschenk, Buithumelo Mukena, M. Engelbrecht, Benjamin Hendrickse, Abraham Graham, Oliver Durand Front: Ayden O’Connor-Smith, Michael Bauernschmitt, McLachlan Nel, Colin Eins, Alex Marggraff, Aidan Gollwitzer

Cricket U7 Back: McLachlan Nel, Tanatswanashe Chibwana, Kingsley Scott, L. Traut, Daniel Volschenk, Gerrard Shilongo, Hamish Philip Middle: Shange Kamwi, Daltrey Mwatotele, JohnFreddie Faul, Ayden O’Connor-Smith, Philip van Rensburg, Niels Knoetze, Virinao Pack Front: Guilliamme Botha, Luke Estrela, Sibusiso Zungu, Henry Chamberlain, Ockie Oosthuizen, Luca Heesom

Cricket U9 Back: Mandlenkosi Sibanda, Kian Fussel, L. Traut, Maximus Campbell, Ben Fourie Middle: Kingsley Scott, Angelo Bertolini, Shekungwe Kuria, Niels Knoetze, Henry Grant Front: Keegan Murphy, Ethan January, Hamish Philip, Carnalito Mostert

Cricket U11 Back: M. Engelbrecht, Charlie Lohman, Kyle Allies, Ryan Moffett, Jack Parker, Todd Parker, Zander Schmidt, F Matawu Front: Christian Philip, Connor McNamara, Connor Murphy, Ashton Dercksen, Tinotendo Kaisi, Ramsay McDonald, Adam Diggle

Cricket U13 Back: Chris Barnard, Krynauw Weber, S. Zungu, Benjamin Singer, Alexander Cartwright Front: Christopher Mutandi, Julian SchĂźtz, Keith Mutandi Absent: Jett Austin

Hockey U7 A Back: Linnay Koen, Kerrin Gillies, N. KankowskiJacobs, Olive Burger, Jessica Bombosch Front: Jasmine Cartwright, Keaira Mcaree, Jonie Thorburn, Catherine Mvula

Hockey U7 B Back: Lauren van Rensburg, Jadon Joseph, N. Kankowski-Jacobs, Stephanie Sheperd, Abigail Rowles Front: Abigail Mutua, Maya van Dyk, Amanda Mutandi

Hockey U7 C Back: Inotila Kafidi, Nissi Hiveluah, Mienke Stals, N Kankowski-Jacobs, Vanessa Do Carmo, Hayley Stainton, Eureka Mokaxwa Front: Jozikee Haihambo, Adryce Chinembiri, Susana De Jesus, Ashlynn Abrahams, Molly Fennessy, Zimkita Akwenye

Hockey U7 D Back: Shona Matswetu, Ashley Sisson, Mila Nadimi, N. Kankowski-Jacobs, Tuneya Diescho, Hayley Kausch, Zanele Marima Front: Jessica Bombosch, Kiara Estrela, Tuli Nott, Naomi Raad, Franci Strauss

Hockey U8 A Back: Dandago Narib, Keegan Murphy, H. Gunning, Buithumelo Mukena, Nicholas Deckenbrock Front: Kian Fussell, Michael Bauernschmitt, Carnalito Mostert, Abraham Graham

Hockey U8 B Back: Micah Haihambo, Tiago Pereira, H. Gunning, Maximus Campbell, Ben Fourie Front: Rourke McNamara, Alex Marggraff, Richard-John Beukes, Russel Fick

Hockey U10 A Girls Back: E. Rall, Erin Moffett, Milah Malan, Chevonne Sheperd, H. Johnston Front: Elle de Klerk, Danielle Hillinger, Maja Brinkmann

Hockey U10 B Girls Back: E. Rall, Ané Stals, Alice Rowles, Naomi Nadimi, H. Johnston Front: Karie van Schalkwyk, Veri Tjitemise, Sara de Jesus, Emma van Rensburg, Christine Hugo

Hockey U10 C Girls Back: E. Rall, Tuvoye Vilho, Himee-Tjiwa Ngairorue, Sula Burger, Mpho Nghifikepunye, Florette Nakusera, H. Johnston Front: Hannah Gaoses, Zoë Nott, Isabella Späth, Aleka Späth, Nevaeh Thomas, Anoushka Kampbell

Hockey U10 A Boys Back: Adam Diggle, Hilton Lima, L. Crous, Sukuma Shirata, Ethan Brinkmann Front: Rylan Bombosch, Liam Martin, Cristiano Da Purificacau, José Tuoro

Hockey U10 B Orange Back: Shekungwe Kuria, Kyril Nghishekwa, Anthony Jacobs, L. Crous, Mukena Mukena, Michael Raad, Damien Petrus Front: Mandlenkosi Sibanda, Ethan January, Henry Grant, Zeno Benolich

Hockey U10 B White Back: D’Angelo Beukes, Jaime Oosthuizen, L. Crous, Mark Saad, Levin Quinger Front: Mekere Katjiuongua, Angelo Bertolini, Tendai Nyandoro, Colin Eins, Aidan Gollwitzer

Hockey U13 A Saints Back: Chris Barnard, Krynauw Weber, A. Roth, Panduleni Amuenje, Alexander Cartwright Front: Jonothan Strauss, Julian SchĂźtz

Hockey U13 B Saints Back: Charl Malan, Ryan Moffett, A. Roth, Todd Parker, Lazarus Petrus Front: Christiano Da Purificacau, Ashton Dercksen, Keith Mutandi, Connor Murphy, Garren Backhaus

Hockey U13 A Back: Uno Nuujoma, Gina Olles, A. Pretorius, Hannah Murphy, Azaylee Philander, Kayla Coetzer Front: Jaime Henckert, Sascha Brinkmann, Isabella Do Carmo, Martha Mvula, Airi Shirata, Jaime Gillies, Brook-Lyn Ford, Caitlin Gillies

Hockey U13 B Back: Mariana Amaral Machado, Kathryn Callesen, Carolina Amaral Machado, I. Kashe, Sandra Saad, Kalila Whitelock, Caitlin Coetzer Front: Bernadette Naris, Amber Mouton, Dominique Clayton, Wendy-Lee Milne, PetaAnne Nichols, Nontombi Moyo

Hockey U13 C Back: Kiara van Rooi, MonĂŠ Graham, Elsie Jacobs, I. Kashe, Danielle Motinga, Kyra-Asante Nghishekwa, Katelyn du Plessis Middle: Faith Kauta, Ndinehafo Shilomboleni, Nokuthula Marima, Cadence van Rooi, EllieRose Otchoumou, Carol Saad Front: Prosperity Aluteni, Ebba-Maria Mulife, Kairiri Katjiuongua, Samantha Jacobs, Mackenzie SpĂ¤th, Ruth Musasa, Mallex Shipanga

Hockey National Left to right: A Pretorius, Liya Herunga

Mini Tennis Gr 1 Back: Inotila Kafidi, Amelia Roe, Stephanie Sheperd, Uta Karume, Keira Schoeman, Shona Matswetu, Tuneya Diescho, Mila Nadimi Middle: Maya van Dyk, Jaden Joseph, Abigail Mutua, Luca Heesom, Franci Strauss, Nissi Hiveluah, Zharah Rukoro, Hayley Kausch Front: Lucy Smit, Susana De Jesus, Abigail Rowles, Madeleine Finucane, Jessica Bombosch, Tuli Nott, Kiara Estrela, Naomi Raad, Luke Estrela, Amanda Mutandi

Mini Tennis Gr 2 Back: Tanatswanashe Chibwana, Nyamedze Fynn, Micah Haihambo, Adriana Vugs, Martina Vugs, Melania Dasalla, Linay Koen Ashley Sisson Middle: Hayley Stainton, Bailey Loubser, Lauren van Niekerk, Mienke Stals, Zimkita Akwenye, Molly Fennessey, Jessica Humphrey, Zanele Marima, Mpho Nghifikepuney, Anoushka Kamble, Jozikee Haihambo Front: Vanessa Do Carmo, Ndapewa Aluteni, Nicole Groenewald, Jonie Thorburn, Keaira Mcaree, Ashlyn Abrahams, Andrea Nambahu, Cathrine Mvula, Makda Shepard, Cara Haumann

Tennis Gr 3 - 4 Back: Mark Saad, Anesu Chipfupa, A. le Roux, Imani Chanduru, Lorenzo du Raan Front: Alice Rowles, Sanne Dewulf, Ruatandavara Kaumbi, Michael Raad Absent: Mathew Varghese, Anna Verchusa

Tennis Gr 5 - 7 Back: Ma Kamati, Precious Kanime, A. Strohbach, Chaze Shakwa, Rauha Hanhapo Front: Dylan Openshaw, Declan Landman, Caleb Titus, Erica Nande, Carol Saad

Recorder Gr 1 Back: Daniel Boost, Guilliamme Botha, Rourke McNamara, Tuneya Diescho, M. Buys, Jaden Joseph, Adryce Chinembiri, Abigail Mutua, Stephanie Sheperd Front: Susana De Jesus, Eureka Mokaxwa, Sibusiso Zungu, Hamish Philip, Lucy Smit, Luca Heesom Front: Jessica Bombosch, Madeleine Finucaine, Tuli Nott, Luke Estrela, Naomie Raad, Kiara Estrela, Abigail Rowles

Recorder Gr 2 Back: Linay Koen, Abraham Graham, M. Buys, Mienke Stals, Alex Marggraff Front: Ethan January, Keegan Murphy, Jonie Thorburn, Keaira Mcaree, Jessica Humphrey

Recorder Gr 3 Back: Christian Philip, Henry Grant, Karie van Schalkwyk, M. Buys, Chevonne Sheperd, Michael Raad, Mark Saad Front: Ané Stals, Alice Rowles, Sara de Jesus, Sanne Dewulf, Oliver Durand, Ruatandavara Kaumbi

Recorder Gr 4 Back: Jamilla Hungamo, M. Buys, Moné Graham Front: Anne-Leen Thorburn, Rylan Bombosch, Florette Nakusera, Ishayvani Kahimise

Recorder Gr 5 Back: Daniel Jauss Front: Carol Saad, Ella Thomas, Wendy-Lee Milne, Nontombi Moyo

Recorder Gr 6 From L - R: DaniĂŤlle Klitzke, Dominique Clayton, Tariq Stellmacher, Katelyn du Plessis

Recorder Gr 7 From L - R: Elsie Jacobs, Anoushka Seha

Science Fair Regionals Back: Unovanda Nuujoma, Sascha Brinkmann, Gina Olles, H. Espag, Shannyn Howard, Caitlin Gillies, Isabella Do Carmo Front: DaniĂŤlle Klitzke, Wendy-Lee Milne, Robbe Dewulf, Declan Landman, Rodrigo Pinho, Kalila Whitelock

Assembly and prize giving

Science Fair Nationals From L - R: H Espag, Shannyn Howard

Grade 1

We are Grade 1A

My name is ... Grade 1A Please note: All the entries by the children are UNEDITED.

My name is Mila and I’m a mascager. My pet is a monkey called mocho. For dinner I like makaroni and cheese and mashed patatos. And I think milk is misteryos and I have lots of money. My name is Kiara and I’m a kennel manager. My pet is a kangroow called Kaire. For dinner I like kitkat and kidney. And I think kats or kislbl. My name is Amanda and I’m an acrobat. My pet is an Amrcn bulldog called Adaa. For dinner I like Apples and Ants. And I think Annie Apple is Asm. My name is Joel and I’m a Javelen frower. My pet is a Jakel called Jak. For dinner I like jelly and juice. And I think jumping is jolly. My name is Franci and I’m a fisher. My pet is a fox called Fasi. For dinner I like fisis and fish. And I think forsst fun. My name is Russel and I’m a ralee rase sir. My pet is a rabbit called Rockee. For dinner I like Rasberees and ris. And I think Rocks Rockee.

My name is Mclachlan and I’m a Machinist. My pet is a Moos called Mak. For dinner I like Mlk and Manggoos. And I think Magiciam are magical.

My name is Keira and I’m a kennel manager. My pet is a kangroo called keek. For dinner I like kit kat and kiwi. And I think kitns are kislbl. My name is Olive and I’m an othdotenest. My pet is an octopos called Oliver. For dinner I like orange and olives. And I think ostriches ar out ov this werld. My name is Abigail and I’m an acrobat. My pet is an ant eater called anny. For dinner I like appils and aprecots. And I think that my frend Amber is amasing. My name is Naomi and I’m a nale maker. My pet is a nure shark called nili. For dinner I like nuts and noodles. And I think nibiyns are noty. My name is Tiago and I’m a truck driver. My pet is a tortoise called Toy Toy . For dinner I like tomatos and toast. And I think toys trifik. My name is Zion and I’m a Zoologist. My pet is a zebra called Zack. For dinner I like Zacchini and Zest. And I think Zebras are Zipey. My name is Shange and I’m a Sevet. My pet is a sneyk called Saly. For dinner I like saled and sosatis. And I think that sneyes are slithery. My name is Ockie and I’m an Offcer. My pet is an Oschrj called Oreo. For dinner I like oringes and olives. And I think that Oscer is Old.

My name is Courtney and I’m a cat ladie. My pet is a cat called cristi. For dinner I like carts and comuar. And I think camping is so crasei. My name is Uta and I’m an umpire. My pet is an umbrel bird called utti. For dinner I like unhthee chokit and umbrel fooirts. And I think umbrellas are usable. My name is Nissi and I’m a nayel maker. My pet is a Nightingale called Nina. For dinner I like Nuts and Noodles. And I think Necles are Namibian. My name is Zharah and I’m a zoo veterinarian. My pet is a zebra called zara. For dinner I like zebra strips and zucchini. And I think zebras are zippy. My name is Luca and I’m a Labratore ciper. My pet is a lobster called Lampie. For dinner I like lolis and lin cookes. And I think lolepops Not Likabil. My name is Hayley and I’m a hose ride. My pet is a hamster called harry. For dinner I like ham and Hay. And I think husk are hery’s. My name is Matti and I’m a magiciam. My pet is a muoslee called max. For dinner I like mango and macronee. And I think malols are mstireis. My name is Henry and I’m a house fixs. My pet is a hose called houseiy. For dinner I like hambgse and ham. And I think houseis make you happy.

We are Grade 1B

Imagine if … Grade 1B

Imagine if dinesors were friendly at the end of today. Imagine if snaces were puring, were you there? Imagine if cats cood ror. We wouldn’t like it much!

Daniel Boost

Imagine if hills were red with grass. Imagine if a shed is my sleeping house. Imagine if I can smell sleeping food in a house. We wouldn’t like it much!

Maya Van Dyk

Imagine if randrps fal like culrs. Imagine if foutballs had a mowth and eyes. Imagine if trees were blue and green and pink and prple and all the culrs. We wouldn’t like it much!

Jaden Joseph

Imagine if briks wir stiks and stiks wir briks. Imagine if a fish swam baquids (backwards). Imagine if a giant was smallr than anything in the wirld. We wouldn’t like it much!

Hamish Philip

Imagine if kristels raned then I will be rich. Imagine if I have ten heds. Imagine if I was little then I got a roket. We wouldn’t like it much!

Lucy Smit

Imagine if flouwrs war houses. Imagine if batarfliys war flouwrs. Imagine if shopkins war fish. We wouldn’t like it much!

Susana De Jesus

Imagine if the wold was upsidoune. Imagine if I can fli. Imagine if I had six hands. We wouldn’t like it much!

Guilliamme Botha

Imagine if boyling woter fell from the clowds. Imagine if we could flly. Imagine if trees were in the scy. We wouldn’t like it much!

John-Freddie Faul

Imagine if dogs and cats cood tock (talk) Imagine if shopkins were not toys. Imagine if people were toys. We wouldn’t like it much!

Tuneya Diescho

Imagine if evryone had oringe eyis. Imagine if a snake is flying. Imagine if you and me are pensels. We wouldn’t like it much!

Adryce Chinembiri

Imagine if you can swim in grass. Imagine if a cat hed seven legs. Imagine if the ran (rain) went up. We wouldn’t like it much!

Gerrard Shilongo

Imagine if I cood sleep with my eyes open. Imagine if a frog can talk ander water. Imagine if I was half youmen (human) half frog. We wouldn’t like it much!

Inotila Kafidi

Imagine if the tolites wer on the roof. Imagine if telefons cood talc on ther one. Imagine if shopkins cood fli and sing. We wouldn’t like it much!

Tuli Nott

Imagine if the trees were in the sky. Imagine if the cat eats sweets. Imagine if the cat eats the dog. We wouldn’t like it much!

Shona Matswetu

Imagine if the school is littel and our mums do not waet (want) us to go. Imagine if the fish aer fiyr (fire) and the fiyr fish waets to eat. Imagine if you wanet to eat mum and you wanet to eat your dad. We wouldn’t like it much!

Daltrey Mwatotele

Imagine if your iyes wour in your mouf. Imagine if it raned people. Imagine if dogs lookd like scwers (squares) We wouldn’t like it much!

Rourke McNamara

Imagine if arows fall down from the sky for ran (rain) Imagine if papr was a monstir and eats people. Imagine if butirflis was dimmimd (diamond) and butirflis was blow (blue) We wouldn’t like it much!

Richard-John Beukes

Imagine if people wir ghelie (jelly) Imagine if flouwers cood speec. Imagine if St Paul’s was namde St Haul’s. We wouldn’t like it much!

Stephanie Shepherd

Imagine if cats drank hot chocklit. Imagine if trees groo in the sky. Imagine if people had 100 hands. We wouldn’t like it much!

Madeleine Finucane

Imagine if the world was up side down. Imagine if sande was in the sky. Imagine if trubels were bubbals. We wouldn’t like it much!

Eureka Mokaxwa

Imagine if birds liked in the water. Imagine if the sky was sand. Imagine if there was skwer (square) pigs. We wouldn’t like it much!

Abigail Rowles

Imagine if I tac (talk) fruntwirds and you tac backwirds. Imagine if I tac good wirds and you tac bad wirds. Imagine if I go ski diving and the ski (sky) was sand. We wouldn’t like it much!

Sibusiso Zungu

Imagine if the sea was made of candy floss. Imagine if houses where made owt of warter. Imagine if food fell from the sky. We wouldn’t like it much!

Amelia Roe

Imagine if our tichir (teacher) was a panda and our clasroom his forist. Imagine if the hole wirld was a jiant appil and a jiant wirm (worm) is eating it. Imagine if a biloon was as big as the galacsi (galaxy) and an alien distroyd the wirild. We wouldn’t like it much!

Philip van Rensburg

Imagine if people had no moufs (mouths) Imagine if people had kuss (cows) legs. Imagine if people had no fur. We wouldn’t like it much!

Virinao Pack

Imagine if dragns bloo bublls. Imagine if flouws groo up sid down. Imagine if bols had a stincee top. We wouldn’t like it much!

Jessica Bombosch

Grade 2

We are Grade 2A

What is in a name? Grade 2A Drink lots of cooldrink Awesome rugby player New child Indestructible Everybody likes Daniël Legend in rugby Volschenk Makes new friends Always steals chocolate Kind to friends Do homework Adore cheetahs Shepard As fast as the cars Never swore Good soccer player Elephant lover Likes cars Over the limit Bertolini

Zebra lover Amazing friend Never cute Elephant lover Love new people Eat a lot Marima

King Intelligent Nice Good Scientist Loveable Excited Young Scott

Love animals Amazing car Umbrellas to cover me Racing cars Excellent chocolate eater Nice house van Niekerk

Best friend Always tell the truth I love hockey Love animals Eat ice-cream Yellow is my 5th best colour Loubser Cat lover Awesome friend Reads a lot Animal friend Haumann Messy Awesome X-treme Incredible Monkey Useful Small Campbell

Very kind Always cute Never not cute Eat little Smiling every day Super sports girl All happy Do Carmo

Love Mum, Dad and teacher I’m very silly Night, I love Awesome thinker Yellow lover Koen Miss lazy bones Play hockey Happy girl One of the best swimmers Nghifikepunye Awesome hockey player You always see me happy Daniël’s best friend Every day I go to play Never drinks milk O’Connor-Smith

Makes designs Always writes neatly Reads too much Thank you Ice-cream lover Naughty monkey After school I go to the tree house Vugs Mr Chocolate Ice-cream lover Cake eater Hockey player Awesome rugby player Eat lots of food Love Mom and Dad Bauernschmitt Call for help Always learning words Thankful Happy babies Excellent homework Reading my lovely books In class I work Namibia is my country Every day I go to school Mvula Animals are lovely Super skater Hearts are lovely in red Love crème brûlée Excellent baker Yellow suits me Sisson

Best Use Intelligent Think Human Useful Man Excellent golf player Love mum and dad Oreo lover Mukena

Animal carer Not good in Maths Orange lover Usually with my parents Smiles a lot Helpful person Keeps playing Always mysterious Kamble Kind gentleman Eats lots of food Early for school Grade two Always think of others Naughty child Murphy Hurry to school Always happy You’re the best Love school Explain myself You’re pretty Stainton

Awesome rugby player!! Best hockey player Really good wrestler Always busy Hunter Awesome sportsmanship Man of sports Graham Awesome hockey player! Listen to teacher Eat eggs, they give you proteins X-rays Marggraff Joking around Orange lover Zebras are awesome I love strawberries Kicking balls to my brother Every day I am happy Excellent ballet dancer Haihambo Eat healthy food Tea lover Healthy child Always up to mischief Naughty little monkey January Love the best fruits Eating lots of food Very good friend I am very good in silence Naughty little monkey Quinger

Grade 2A received letters from Britain!

We are Grade 2B

What is in a name? Grade 2B Today I am #1 Asks politely Never gives up All my friends are good Chibwana

Cat Lover Always happy Reads a lot Loves inline hockey Awesome girl Jauss

Into art Smiles a lot A great sister Beautiful girl Enjoys the rain Loves Llamas Loving Awesome swimmer Spath

Just a nice person A silly person Snow Lover Makes friends In love with animals Never gives up Enjoys company Cartwright

N Making friends I like Dinosaurs Enjoys drama and computer E Likes Spelling and helping Likes animals Always tries my best Scrambled eggs, I like them Never gives up Making lots of friends Knoetze Is not rude Into animals Always kind Kind a lot Enjoys school Dassala Entertained by art Never quits Awesome personality Knows lots of people Into art A loving girl Everybody is cool Reading a lot Diamond lover Stals Asking a lot of questions Reading lover Awesome swimmer Mcaree Imaginative Loves ice cream A kind person Jaguars are lovely Enjoys rain Nice girl Oranges are great Kind hearted A loyal friend Neat girl Always looks to the good side of life Vugs Important to my family Spath Easter is my favourite Nice and friendly Dare devil Thorburn Joey Lover Is working hard Always happy Eats a little Confident girl Never quits Snake hater Only child Daring School is fun for me Lovely hair Always cool I go to school Entrepreneur Goes to school on time Crying is not my thing Groenewald Oranges are my favourite Anybody can come to my birthday Narib Humphrey

Karaoke Lover Enjoys hockey Remembers a lot of things Really likes playing hockey Imagines many things Never sad Gilles Kicks all bad guys Is determined to save animals Always confident Never gives up Functionable Uncovers mysteries Saves a lot of animals Stops poachers Excited about going places Loves rugby Creative child Always happy Reads a lot Never gives up Always extremely active Lovely child Interesting person Tolerant boy Own personality Mostert

Crocodile Lover Orange loving person Loving person and a cool artist I like Dinosaurs Night active (busy at night) Eins Animals love me I love TV Dinosaur lover Awesome mind Never weak, always strong Gollwitzer Always happy Sweet girl Hasn’t told lies Lovely Young girl Never obeys satan! Never complains Abrahams

Milk shake Lover I don’t really like school Clever and cool Awesome personality Happy kid Haihambo

Apple is my favourite Never hates Delighted Reads many books Eats a lot Always loves everyone Nambahu

Zany Interesting Marvellous Kind Inspiring Talkative Amazing girl Akwenya Not very aggressive Yellow is my favourite Apple Lover Meat eater Egg’s are yummy Dancer Zig zag runner Elephant Lover Fynn Not always nice Dog Lover Always thoughtful Pet Lover Eating all the time Water Saver Always loved by family Aluteni

Melon Lover On the Giraffe Association Loooooves animals Loves milk Young girl Fennessey

Being on time always Enjoys school Never gives up Finds new friends Only ….. Understanding Reads a lot Is active Eats sweets

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Grade 3

We are Grade 3A

Grade 3A outing to Daan Viljoen

Interesting thoughts from Grade 3A How did this banana grow so huge?

One day a farmer was in his car driving to work. He saw a banana on the road. The farmer picked it up, and then gave it some magic water. It grew bigger and bigger, it even grew bigger than a house. The magic grew stronger. The farmer made poison arrows, some armor and gunpowder explosives. He climbed into the car and rode off. The banana had powers and then the farmer jumped on the great banana and stopped it before it will get out of control. Lorenzo Du Raan There was a boy who requested to make a huge banana. One day he went to the lab he shot the banana with a special potion. He did not know it worked. He went home with the banana. The next day, he woke up with a huge banana. He was happy because he was going to show the school the huge banana. He was so excited his face went pink, so pink it looked like he was going to explode. Off to school he went. At school he asked his teacher to show the school the huge banana then it was time to show the school the banana. When he started talking the banana developed one eye, then the other eye showed and suddenly the arms popped out. The next day he taught the banana how to swim. They swam every day. One day they dived into the sea and the banana disappeared. Connor McNamara

If I were a super hero, my name would be Multi-girl.

The reason they call me Multi-girl is that I can change into anything I want, like a tiger, horse, jaguar, hawk, zebra and even an elephant. I would trot like a horse, run like a tiger and glide like a hawk. Sanne Dewulf

If I could go anywhere in the world I would go the Victoria Falls with Ariana Grande. What I would do for fun is I will go on a cruise ship and look at lots of animals like crocodiles, parrots and different kinds of birds. Imani Chanduru If I would get to choose to take my favourite star anywhere in the world it would be the singer Harry Styles. We would travel to America and we would go to Disneyland. There we would take pictures and chat allot. Layla Fernandes

If St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s could teach me something, what would that be? I would like it if St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s would teach me how to understand animals. If I would understand animals I could help them or keep them away from danger. I would also like them to teach me to climb the tallest tree ever! Anna Verchusa

What would you do if your favourite toy came alive?

One night it was very dark and I was deeply asleep. I was dreaming that my favourite toy came alive. The next morning my action figure Iron man was missing. I looked everywhere, I was very sad and I went to school upset. The next morning it was lying under my bedcover. I thought I was going crazy and went to bed after dinner. When I woke up, I looked out of my window and guess what I saw? You will not believe it if I told you I saw my favourite toy moved without touching it. I was very scared; my parents were very scared too. We ran down stairs as fast as we could and hid. We saw it coming downstairs! That is what I would do if my favourite toy came to life. Ezekiel Hans There was a girl called Lara. Lara had a fluffy toy called Jessy, who was a cat. Lara wished and wished every time a shooting star came past her house, she wished that Jessy could come to life, but it did not work. One month later the mailman came to give them their mail. Dad had no mail; mom had no mail, Lara had mail! She raced up to her room; she opened the letter, it said: Lara was so happy, she said, YES!! The next day Lara went to the lab. When she had arrived at the lab, Dr Brown was at the lab. Dr Brown was at the door. Come in Lara, Dr Brown said. Lara entered the machine with Jessy. After a big BAM, Jessy was alive. Lara takes good care of her. Lara van Rensburg

Owls, dreamcatchers and a special birthday!

The Olympic games with Grade 3A Olympics taking place every four years. Lit the torch! You can compete at the games. Many athletes are taking part. People from all over the world. Like the Olympic Games. Can I compete one day? Super Sport shows all the sport.

Only every four years. Live on television. You can compete? Maybe you can win? Pass by the Olympic Games Arena! Instead of being last we are there to succeed. Citius Alitus Fortius! So much fun after all!

Rodrigo Acebes

Nyashia De Wee

Grade 3A visits Camelthorn Nursery

Grade 3A - The person I look up to is ... The people I look up to are Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar da Silva Santos JĂşnior. I would like to play soccer with them and maybe a real match. When I grow up I want to be as good as them. It would be really awesome if I could play for Barcelona just like those soccer players. Maybe one day I will even beat them in soccer. Ruatandavara Kaumbi The person I look up to is Karen Zoid. If I could go with her, we would go to Johannesburg. It would be really fun if I could help her to write songs and make music videos. I would also like to take my mom and aunt in the warm sun and then we can go in a warm swimming pool. Karie Van Schalkwyk

The person that I look up to is my old teacher Ms Wessels. If I could go somewhere with her I would go to Bora Bora. What I would do there is we could swim in the beautiful see through water and go to this hotel, which is on the seawater. This hotel has glass floors in the rooms. On the plane we will fly first class. Jamie Oosterhuizen The person I look up to is Trevor Noah. I would travel with him to America, but it has to be winter. When there is winter we could make snow angels and throw snowballs. After that we would travel together to Walvis Bay and chill at the beach. Benjamin Hendrickse

Join a 4 hour workshop (better known as a ‘funshop’) and learn how to make a dreamcatcher, which you get to take home with you. This funfilled workshop is for all ages and is all inclusive. Order a DIY Dreamcatcher kit. Ideal as a gift for yourself or a friend. The kit includes everything you will need and comes with detailed instructions. Custom made to your colour choice. Priced from N$ 150-

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ideal for: Team Building • parties • private groups What inventions would change the world? I want to change the world by inventing a machine that can remove litter. I really do not like litter; I build a machine with my dad. We were getting to travel to the Namibian sea. We climbed on a large boat where the machine was situated. After we climbed onto the boat with took out the large sucking pipe. It sucked all the litter that was in the sea. We traveled on the sea for ages to suck out all the litter. After a while we discovered that the litter got less. No more litter! We traveled back to the land and transported all the litter to be discarded. Tuvoye Vilho

I think an invention that would change the world is a water particle gun. Many people in the world lack clean safe water. In Namibia there is also a drought and water is less. We have to be careful not to waste water. In a lab, I will join up with other scientist and with them mix chemicals to make water particles. The water particles will be put into a special machine called a multiplier, which then converts one water particle into billion particles. The water particles will thereafter flow to a laser gun. I will check to see it makes beautiful, big, fluffy clouds by shooting a billion water particles at a time. I will go to different parts of the world with limited water resources. Then I will shoot the water particles into the sky to make clouds, which will later fall down as rain. Mathew Varghese

The invention that would change the world is a time machine. You can travel to past and future and see what will happen next. You can see what you do wrong in the future and then you can fix it. In the past if you do something wrong you can fix it. Time traveling can be dangerous and those are the things that can happen to you. You can get shocked and if you get home there will be two of you. Time traveling is fun or sometimes it is sad or you are mad or you are happy. If there is something wrong with the time machine, you press the self-destruct button. Chevonne Sheperd

Grade 3As tree projects

Grade 3A disects a Hibuscus

Grade 3A - What makes me special?

I am special because I am always kind to my friends when they need me. I always help my friends when they get hurt or when they are sad. I also like to keep my family and friends company. I will always help someone when they need something. I always try not to give up when something is difficult. Ueritjiua Tjitemisa

I always try my best and I try to work hard. Every time my sibling feels sad I cheer him up. I am good at listening and I can for sure always remember the date every day. Another thing that makes me special is that I am funny, Avihe Tjivau

I am special because I am proactive. I help my mom with the dishes and when she needs help with cleaning the house. When my friends are sad I try to comfort them as they do the same. I help my nanny to clean the house too. I am willing to help everyone. Mekere Katjiuongua

What Grade 3A feel about water ... er ave wat s ld u o sh W – We t every minute ter too as wa A – At le others to save h k T – Teac ay of the wee d y E – Ever beautiful is in R – Ra l Raad Michae W - Water is used for a lot of things A - As brushing your teeth T - Try to waste water E - Every animal needs water R - Recycle rainwater wherever you can D’Angelo Beukes

W - Water is our lif e A - All animals and living things need water T - Try to save our planet E - Every drop of w ater is healthy R - Rain has a beau tiful sound Neveah Thomas

W - Waves pounding the ocean A - Animals jumping in and out T - The tide is low E - Every mussel clinging to a rock R - Remember this day as a water shamrock Sarnath Gesquiere

W - We need to sa ve water A - All living things need water T - Together we ca n do it E - Everyone can he lp R - Reuse water w herever you can Erin Moffett W - Water is important A - Added to the world for a reason T - Too delightful to disappear E - Everything needs it R - Refreshing, wonderful and delicate Sara De Jesus

fe W - Ways of li ive t for it to surv A - Also urgen r need our wate o ls a s e e live Tr T our water to s d e e n g in th e E - Every lways welcom a d n a ly d n ie R - Rain is fr Aiden Mandy

Grade 3A gets busy in the classroom

We are Grade 3B

Absent: Rutendo Toto

Grade 3B - What makes me special? What makes me special is that I like to help other people and when I laugh my face gets red. My baby brother is exactly like me. I have a sweet-tooth, and I always have a big smile on my face. I have really strong feelings so I can get sad really fast. I love, love books and I really like fairy tales with fairies in. I love fashion. I am also really proud of my teacher, my class and my friends. The thing that I am best at is being different and being myself.

Christina Hugo

What makes me special is that I have a family, a kind brother and lots of friends that help me with everything. I also love my family so much I wish I could squeeze them. We have also been to lots of places, including Cape Town. I was also born in England, which is very, very, special and it was a little bit cold. When I started growing we came to Namibia, which was very, very special.

What makes me special is that I have many cousins and I love them so much. I’m very, very good at sport. I have awesome friends, they help me all the time. They are such good friends. I try my best at everything, and my friends cheer me on no matter what. If I’m hurt they will help me. I come from a faraway place called Sweden. I have a little sister called Emma and that’s why I’m special. Thank you.

Maja Brinkmann

Jasmine Rennie

What makes me special is that I am very good at hockey. I got three gold medals, one for winning the Mini World Cup, one for all stars, and one for top goal scorer. For cricket I got two gold medals, one was from Grade 1 and one from Grade 2. In Grade 1 I was in the A team, and in Grade 2 I was in the B team.

Mandlenkosi Sibanda

What inventions would change the world? My invention is called the Otofly. It is a flying car, it is blue and orange. It has a slush and popcorn machine. It comes with five seats and five TVs. The Otofly is fully air conditioned and has print security and autopilot. My invention will help families to go on holiday faster and cheaper. It also lets families bond while watching movies for free. I hope you like my invention. Naomi Nadimi I would invent a clock that has a special button. When you press the button the time will go back. My invention will help the world by making good memories only come back. So you can enjoy them again, and everyone will buy it and be happy. Mark Saad

My invention is a robot that helps in the house. So when the house is really dirty it will clean very fast, and it will help with cooking and doing work so the children will not do so much work. Mom and dad do not need to work. My second invention is a party robot. Mom and dad don’t do all the work. The robot will do the work. It will lie on the floor and pop all balloons and sweets. Then your mom and dad can just relax. Jade Karume An invention that would change the world is an AMDN. It stands for Ant Man DNA. It’s a suit that you wear and it makes you tiny or it turns you into a giant. That’s why it’s called Ant Man. He can punch very hard and can smash people. It’s also very clever. He can be used for catching robbers, building sky scrapers, high buildings, airports and long roads. It can also teleport and make things invisible. Zeno Benolich

What Grade 3B feel about water ... Water can be used for a lot of things. And it is very important for us. The ocean has lots and lots of water. Everywhere on earth there is water. Remember to save water. Grace Magnum

Water is very p recious. Always drink w ater. Try to keep wat er clean. Even if there a re chemicals in the water, you can still clean it . Remember to save water. Adam Diggle

Water is used in many wa ys. Always save water. The world has 75% wate r. Earth has lots of seas m ade up of water. Rain gives us lots of wate r. Zoe Thomas

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Water cannot be wasted. r. Always drink lots of wate t saving water. ou Teach other people ab Every drop counts. . e tap when you are done Remember to turn off th Oliver Durand

Saving Water

We have to save water because our country is very dry. We shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t waste water while we are bathing. Do not let your tap run for long. When you are done bathing, put the water into the bucket and then water the plants. You should use a bucket to wash the car, do not waste water with the hosepipe. When there is a leaking tap you must put a bucket underneath the tap to collect the water. When we are swimming in the pool, we should also not splash water around. Alexandro Da Purificacau We must save water because Namibia has very little water. We can save water by using a cup when brushing our teeth instead of letting the tap run. When you wash your car you must use a bucket as a hosepipe wastes water. When you take a bath do not fill the bathtub up. When there is a tap leaking you must have it fixed as soon as you can. Susan Hawala When you are brushing your teeth you must use a cup. When your father is washing the car he must put the water in a bucket. He must not use a hosepipe because it wastes water. When you are taking a bath you must not fill up the tub, and when you are done bathing you must use the bath water to water the plants. Tendai Nyandoro

What if your favorite toy came alive? My favourite toy is a baby stuffed tiger. The baby tigerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name is Tiggy. He is magical and can fly. His fur is orange and he has black stripes. One day we flew to Asia and had some ice-cream. Then we went in the jungle and saw an elephant. The baby stuffed tiger wanted to touch it and I said no. Tiggy and I flew back home and went to bed. Nicolas Deckenbrock

Grade 3B visits Camelthorn Nursery

Once upon a time there was a five-year-old girl, her name was Cendle. She had a teddy bear, it was her favourite toy. She took it everywhere with her, she named it Cuddles. It was golden and its eyes were dark brown. One day she fell asleep, and when she woke up her teddy bear was talking. It said, “Let’s go on an adventure.” Then he took his tie and pushed the button and there was a portal. They went to the waterfall and the water was sparkling blue. They spent the rest of the day there having fun. Elle de Klerk My favourite toy is a giant dolphin. He is blue and white and loves to look at the stars at night. He also likes to sing and dance. He is three years old. He is my best friend and we would go on magical adventures and get ice- cream. Then in the night when he looks at the stars, he would glow and when we go on magical adventures on a magic carpet and make new friends. Jody Hauuanga

Grade 3B - Spring is ... Spring is the time when we are happy. Plus, the animals give birth. Rain comes to Windhoek. It will be the time when flowers blossom. Nights are shorter, days are longer. Goodbye Winter, hello Spring. Damian Petrus

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Starts to get warmer. People swim more. Roots start to grow. It starts to rain. Nobody wears jackets. Go to the beach more. Henry Grant

September is the first month of Spring. Plants are starting to grow. Rain starts to fall. It gets hotter. Nights are shorter, days are longer. Goodbye Winter, hello Spring. Ané Stals

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Spring is the first warmest season. People play outside. Rain starts to come. In Spring animals give birth. Nothing is dull in Spring. Grapes and other fruit taste good in Spring. Alice Rowles

Grade 3B - A day in the rain forest One day my dad and I went to the Amazon. We found a spot to camp for the night. Then the next morning we went looking for some animals. So off we went, not a long way, when we found a baby monkey. I picked up the monkey and named him Max. When we got back to camp I made Max his own little bed to sleep in. Soon my dad came back with a big fish for dinner. While he was looking for food I made the fire. We cooked the fish. As soon as it was done I took it off. The fish was super good. After the long night, in the morning Max and I found Christina and her grandmother. Christina, Max and I set off to go and catch more fish. We caught two but had trouble. When we went to Christina’s grandma’s camp we packed up. Then we went to our camp. We all stayed there forever after.

Emma Van Rensburg

Once, my friend Jody and I were in the forest. We are best friends. We were in a glorious place. We heard waterfalls, rivers, streams, nature and bears. I have to say we had lots of fun in the rain forest. We saw monkeys, birds, fish and insects. We finally got to a cave and we heard voices, we were not the only ones in the rain forest. It was Oliver and Mandla, they were also lost. In the morning we all woke up. We found food and we ate it for breakfast. We really missed our families a lot, but on the good side we were in a beautiful forest with beautiful things like flowers, trees and the sky. So we had fun in the rain forest.

Mikayla Johnson

Grade 3B gets busy in class

Grade 4

We are Grade 4A

Grade 4A art class

If I were the Principal - Grade 4A I would make break an hour and school would start at 07:30. I would make swimming classes. Zander Scmidt I would have a gymnastics hall in the school. I would also have sensors under the ground so if the children litter it goes right onto my computer and I would punish that child. As Principal I would make massage chairs, one for each child, but the parents have to order the chairs and pay U$250. The children may only use the chair at free time. Anne-leen Thornburn I will make the school fees cheaper. Each class will have an indoor pool. Children will be allowed to wear civvies. Shanique Struwig

I would make a day to clean up the school so that people will see our school is not messy. I would also teach people to be great people. Jamilla Hungamo

I would let the kids wear normal clothes. Every Sunday I would tell the kids to bring coats, hats, shoes and lots more for charities. Emma Jayet

I would make both breaks 30 minutes long. The whole school may wear civvies on Fridays. I would let the girls wear their hair loose, but it has to be tied for P.E. Milah Malan

I would make cycling races for children at school. I would also create an outdoor camp for the children. I would make P.E. an after-school class so some kids do not have to do P.E. And I would make Art 4 lessons. Syrah Chamberlain

If I were the Principal, I would let the children wear civvies and flip-flops instead of tekkies. I will only give homework once a week. Hannah Gaoses I would make all the food in the tuck shop for free. I will also drop the school fees. Tinotenda Kaisi

You could wear civvies every day. We would also have a wood class for boys and girls. Himme-tjiwa Ngairorue I would have more sport, like rugby and netball. We will not have to wear hats Ethan Brinkman

I would let every child wear any clothes to school and do any sport you want. I also will make a swimming pool on the field so we can swim every break. Suku Shirata I would make break 30 minutes long. It would be field day for the whole school every day. The tuck shop will be for free. I would say there was no work. Charlie Lohman I would make school six days a week, but make each day three hours long. I would give each child the freedom to wear civvies. I would make an Astro-field and a bigger play frame. I would let each child pick the A or B class. Caitlyn Mandy

I would not let the pupils have homework. The teachers would have long holidays. Tamzyn Arendorf. If I were the Principal, I would make sure there was no rubbish and that there was a beautiful swimming pool. There must be a very good education. Zoe Nott I will give double periods of Maths. I will also give money to the poor people. Jose Tuoro I would make two lessons of P.E. every day. We will only have Maths and no English. No littering or the rest of first and second break will be used to pick up papers. Rylan Bombosch

I would get a swimming pool, an Astrofield and a big playground, and donate money to charity. The best behaved class will wear civvies for the week. Jamoah Mohammed

I would not let them have homework. I would give them free-time every third lesson. There would be a swimming pool and no coaches. Kaelyn Metcalfe

I will make sure the school is clean and if it was not, I would make a period to clean the school. Samantha Jacobs

I would change the school days into weekends, and the weekends into school days. I would also raise money for charity. Joelle Nuulimba

I would build an indoor swimming pool. I will have cooking classes for those who want to cook. I will also make a garden where the church will be. Hannah de Goede I would advise the teachers not to be that strict. I would make Friday a civvies day. As Principal it would be my job to make sure the children behave. I would allow blue to be on the tekkies. I would make sure the children love the school. Ashley Routh I would create a bigger library with really great books. We would get all the old students to become teachers, and get a giraffe statue. Luca Fennessy I would make the school days 3 days. I would make the weekends 3 days. Every Wednesday you get a day off. You can also wear civvies, but you are not allowed to wear dresses and high heels. Hilton Lima

Grade 4As classmate leaves

Grade 4As learn all about measurement

Grade 4s Day with KEEP* at Daan Viljoen * Khomas Environmental Education Program (KEEP) At Daan Viljoen we went on Lopie’s Trail. Lopie is the friendly giraffe in our workbooks. Rachel was our guide and she taught us everything she knew about Daan Viljoen and the life in the park. We learnt how to distinguish one footprint from another. We played “Animal Detective” to find out which animal was behind each footprint. We learnt about living and non-living things as well as what we need to live. We learnt what pollution is doing to our environment and, of course, we learnt about giraffes! I want to thank Rachel and Naomi for being our guides and teaching us about Daan Viljoen.

Caitlyn Mandy

We went on a school trip to Daan Viljoen. First we met our guide Rachel. She showed us how to read animal tracks. She taught us all sorts of things, like how the food chain works, the difference between living and non-living things, and how litter can affect the environment. We also got an activity book with great facts about giraffes. A giraffe’s tongue is 50cm long, and they can run 50km/hour. They have five stomachs and they didn’t always have a long neck. We all learnt that if you take something out of the environment, it can collapse. We also got to see very old graves. I must say it was one of the most exciting and interesting trips I ever had.

Syrah Chamberlain

On the KEEP trip to Daan Viljoen we saw lots of animals, like giraffe, oryx, baboons, rock dassies and kudu. KEEP stands for Khomas Environmental Education Programme. The class before us saw a 3.5m long python, but we were too loud and scared the snake away. The walk was about 3km, with lots of learning stops. It took us 4 hours to complete the trail. The educators who led the walk were called Rachel and Naomi. A lady from the Allgemeine Zeitung joined us on the walk. She wrote a very informative article for the newspaper. We learnt lots of things about our environment and giraffe on the walk. It was a fun day out. Rachel and Naomi visited us in class two days later. We had to make our own posters about things we had learnt during our visit with KEEP.

Luca Fennessy

My class went to Daan Viljoen Game Reseve to learn about the Khomas Region environment project. We saw kudus, baboons and hartebeest. On our trip, we learnt how to identify animal tracks and dung. We sat down on a cliff and Rachel showed us some giraffe bones. We had an interesting workbook to complete. Rachel came two days later to our school for a follow-up activity. We all had great fun.

Zoe Nott

Grade 4 market day!

We are Grade 4B

Grade 4Bs interpret a poem with a drawing

The Marrog My desk’s at the back of the class And nobody knows but nobody knows I’m a Marrog, from Mars With a body of brass And seventeen fingers and toes. Wouldn’t they shriek if they knew I’ve three eyes in the back of my head And my hair is bright purple, My nose is deep blue And my teeth are half- yellow and half-red. My five arms are silver and spiked With knives on them shaped that spears. I could go right back now if I liked—— And return in a million light years. I could gobble them all For I am seven foot tall And I’m breathing green flames from my ears. Wouldn’t they yell if they knew, If they guessed a Marrog was here? Ha ha they haven’t a clue – Or they would tremble in fear! “Look, look, a Marrog” They’d all scream – and smack The blackboard would fall and the ceiling would crack A teacher would faint, I suppose. But I would grin to myself, sitting right at the back And nobody, nobody knows

R.C. Scriven

Grade 5

We are Grade 5A Grade 5

Grade 5A Educational Trip to Etosha Village

The Gr. 5A class went to Etosha Village for a most enjoyable trip. Under the guidance of the manager and guard, Mr. Hein Vosloo, they had an exciting field-school where many skills were gained. Carl Bauernschmitt: On the first day we went on a game-drive. We saw lions, elephants, hyenas and a black rhino. We were lucky to see all these animals.

Alan Tait: I was on the trip with my best friends, Mikah, Carl, Connor and Vahid. We arrived at a hot, dry desert type of place. We enjoyed the trip.

Miya Oosthuizen: It was an amazing trip. We learned to make fire and how to tie the reef knot and the thief knot. Uncle Hein is an excellent guide. We enjoyed the obstacle course and how to make fire.

Ella Thomas: I have shared a room with my friends, Wendy-Lee and Caitlin. We found a cat at our room and decided to take care of it. We called the cat Windy. We had an exciting obstacle course and the trip was fantastic.

Damian Beukes: What I liked the most was the hike with the Bushmen and when we learned how to make fire. The food was delicious and we enjoyed the swimming pool.

Annabelle Zekveld: The bus trip was very long but also enjoyable. When we arrived the lunch was delicious! The game-drive was amazing. We saw many animals including lions. Uncle Hein taught us to make fire and many other skills.

Connor Murphy: I sat next to Vahid on the bus and we also shared a room. We had a great field-school and an obstacle course. We had a rope contest and I was the winner in the shortest time. The second evening we had a campfire and a campfire concert. Ama-e Witbooi: Everything on this trip was fun. The meals were delicious and I learned many things. We raced in an obstacle course and we had to work together as a team. We had a rope contest and we received certificates.

Ndinehafo Shilomboleni: We received a cool-drink and a delicious lunch when we arrived at Etosha Village. My roommates were Keasha, Nokuthula and Kairiri. The rooms were beautiful. We saw animals, made fire and experienced the real bushman life. Ellie-Rose Otchoumou: I have been waiting for this trip for a very long time. I shared a room with Zabeth, Miya and Mackenzie. The best part was the obstacle course and the campfire concert.

Nokuthula Marima: I sat next to Ndinehafo in the bus. We had a lot of fun. We enjoyed the swimming and the food was excellent. We also enjoyed the field-school and we learned how to make fire and how to tie different knots. Bernadette Naris: The trip was amazing. I really enjoyed the different ways to make fire and the hike with the bushmen. We slept in beautiful rooms and the food was outstanding. Me and my friends enjoyed the campfire concert. Zabeth Philander: My favourite part was when we went on the game-drive. We saw lions, giraffe, a rhino and hyenas. I also loved acting with my friends in the campfire concert. The audience loved it too. My group, the Snow Leopards, won the obstacle course and the fire-making competition. Carol Saad: We stopped in many towns on our way and we drove many hours. We enjoyed the swimming and the game-drive. We had a lot of fun on this trip. The food was very delicious. Caitlin-Ann Coetzer: I shared a room with Wendy-Lee and Ella. We found a cat near our room and decided to keep it and to look after it. We went on a game-drive and saw many animals. In the evening we took a zip-lock bag to dinner to take some food for the cat. We enjoyed the obstacle course and the different rope knots. Wendy-Lee Milne: We named our cat Windie and we cared the whole time for our cat. We learned how to make fire, and I was chosen as team captain. Our group won the overall competition. We enjoyed the campfire concert and the rest of the trip. Keasha Tjipuka: We had lots of fun on the bus. We made jokes and laughed a lot. We arrived safely at the Etosha Village Gate, our destination. We won the obstacle course and we also had the best captain. The rooms were beautiful and the food delicious. I wish we could stay for a whole week. We had a great time. Ebba-Maria Mulife: My trip to Etosha Village was fun. We swam a lot, learned how to make fire and we ate delicious food. We saw many animals, like elephant, rhino, lions, springbuck and hyena. We received beautiful certificates at the end of the course. Ruth Musasa: The trip to the Etosha Village was amazing. The obstacle course was exciting and also the different ways how to make fire. On the game-drive we saw a lion. That was the best moment of the trip. The rooms and the food were fabulous and I would like to go back again. Mikah Burger: I enjoyed all the ecstatic events on the trip. The game-drive was exciting, although we were in the bus and could not see so well. The obstacle course was much fun, but sadly my team came last. The food was amazing and I also learned how to make a reef and a thief knot.

Christiano da Pivipicacao: When we arrived, the people were very kind and the place was beautiful. At our room, we saw a kudu very close to us. We swam every day and enjoyed the game-drive and the obstacle course. We also learned many skills from uncle Hein. Vahid Diehl: The trip, together with my friends, was awesome. I shared a room with Connor. We went on a game-drive and saw many animals, like lions, elephants, rhinos and hyenas. We swam every day and the food was amazing. We learned many skills, like rope knots and how to make fire. I really enjoyed the trip a lot. Malenga Amulungu: The Etosha trip was much fun and a great experience. We learned how to make fire and how to make a rope out of toilet paper. We saw many animals, and we did exciting activities together like an obstacle course and a campfire concert. Benjamin Tordiffe: The very long bus drive was much fun because we played many different games and made jokes. We had a delicious lunch when we arrived at Etosha Village. We stayed in beautiful rooms and enjoyed the swimming pool. We learned many skills and the trip was a wonderful experience. Ashton Dercksen: My trip to Etosha Village was my first-time visit to Etosha. I shared a room with Cristiano and Damian. We had fantastic meals and an exciting game-drive where we saw many different animals. The last evening we had a campfire concert and we all enjoyed it very much. Mackenzie Spath: The first day we drove five hours to Etosha Village. We met uncle Hein when we arrived and had a delicious lunch before we went to our rooms. We swam the whole afternoon and enjoyed a game-drive before dinner. The next day we had an obstacle course, we learned to make fire and how to tie different knots. We enjoyed this amazing trip. Kairiri Katjiuongua: My favourite part of our Etosha Trip was the campfire concert. We had many different items with acting and singing. I enjoyed the swimming because I was with my friends all the time. We had a competition with the obstacle course and fire-making, and my team won. We also learned skills about rope tying and how to make a strong rope out of toilet paper.

Grade 5A visit Rent-a-Drum

We are Grade 5B

If I were a tin can on a heap of cans at Rent-a-Drum ...Grade 5B I would roll off the heap of cans, and roll down the street into a drain which leads to the bush. Then I would get stuck on an Oryx's horn. A week later a vet would take me off of its horn and return me to Rent-a-Drum where I will be made into the tip of a pen, which will get used by a St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scholar. J.D. Gerber I would roll off the heap and roll around everywhere. I would roll under everyone's feet and make them trip. Eventually the wind would blow me to another part of Rent-a-Drum. They would pick me up and bail me. They would make me into another can to fill me up with food and sell me to someone else. Cadence van Rooi Maybe someone will trip and knock us out of the can-crushing machine, then my friends and I would go down the drain and ride a crocodile all the way to Can Land where my wife, children, brothers, sisters and I are. Lazarus Petrus If I was a tin can on a heap of cans at Rent-a-Drum, I would want to be surrounded by my fellow bean cans (I once had beans put in me). With my fellow bean cans I would first try to convince them to escape with me. Once I convinced them to escape, we would have to find a way to escape. So, once they take us to be compressed and all of that other junk, we would make our escape and kill everyone! Haha, I got you, didn't I? We're not going to kill everyone...ok? But seriously, we are not going to kill anyone. We're just going to karate-chop all of them. So, once all of that is over, we would escape. Oh yeah, but of course Kidney Beans had to step in and say, "But uhm, Beans, shouldn't we free all of the other recycle items first?" "No Kidney, because then they would try to overthrow me as King!" I replied. "Hey, who even made you King?" asked Pea Can. Then I said, "Pea Can, who even set you free?" As I asked him, I saw a whole army of bottles, glasses, etc. Oh crud, Kidney Beans set everyone free. "Ok, ok, I'm sure we can work this out." When I said that, all the workers woke up from their unconscious state and took us away to be made into pens and I'm the pen that wrote this story. BOOM! Prosperity Aluteni I would be running because the bottles and tin cans would be at war and I was going to be a hero and help my fellow tin cans. We made a master plan to help tin cans and the Rent-a-Drum employees because the bottles always littered, and I had a great plan. I then began working on my strategy to get to the very top. I stocked up on so many recycle goods and, eventually, I got to the top and asked the bottles to stop. In the end, we were all friends and St. Paul's College took a few recycle objects and donated them to every charity in Namibia. Mallex Shipanga I would try to escape... I have tried everything to escape except for going through the big gate. Cars and trucks come through it all the time, but I am going to do it! It was a struggle but I made it, then someone saw me, so I ran. If you haven't noticed, everyone knows me because I make a lot of mischief. I went back and they made a deal with me: I'll go on the Rent-a-Drum logo and they'll make something useful out of me. "Useful, am I useful?" I agreed, but they had to print me on the logo first. Once the logo had me on it, I ran away again and I am still

alive today. Oh, and I am still on the Rent-a-Drum logo. Emma Tromp If I was a tin can I will be made into a lighter and light the way for people and light up as bright as a star. Then I would go back to Rent-a-Drum, be recycled and then be a cool drink can. Junior Tjimuku I would roll down the heap of cans, the heap of cans would collapse, and then I could get out of Rent-a-Drum. With no one to see us rolling, we would finally be free and not smashed together, but we were separated and some did not make it. I went exploring, but soon I retreated and now I am back with my friends. Mariana Amaral Machado I would be a very bored tin, because tin cans can't do much except to accept my fate of being recycled into a Fanta tin, but I have already been a Sprite can. Maybe I will get filled up and get sent to Harry Potter World. If that happened I would be very happy, but that probably won't happen because Namibia doesn't ship to England, so I will probably become litter and be recycled over and over again (sigh). I feel bad for tin cans because they don't do anything except get recycled, melt and filled, and then do that over and over again Pascale Pimenta I would try to grow wings because I would die at Rent-a-Drum, but sadly it's not possible to grow wings. However, my life is just nothing, and then I remembered that God made me special and when He wants my story to end like this then I shall support that. Thankfully, God didn't want to tell my story like this, so he gave me a boost and I rolled around Rent-a-Drum. Until this day, I follow God and He stays by my side. I always rolled around Rent-a-Drum, every day, then the day came when I was picked up and recycled and I lived happily in God's hands. Sinja-Claire Triebner I would eat all the peaches inside me to grow legs, and then when the workers go on their lunch break, I would sneak off and go to the park where I will meet a mole who would take me through his holes into Africa. I came out on a property and I fell into a pool full of crocodiles. I tried to get out at the corner of the pool, but the crocodiles came for me. They swam underneath me and I got out and went into the house. The owner threw me away and I went back to Rent-a-Drum in a truck, where I found out they were actually toy crocodiles. I was recycled into a lunchbox and I was bought from Woolworths to be used by a scholar from Kyalami Preparatory School. He found his lunchbox to be the best lunchbox ever. He always wondered why it had legs... Todd Parker I would grow legs and jump on an aeroplane to Paris. A family would take me in and recycle me into a cup holder. They would mess on me. One day I had enough, so I ran away and then builders found me. They were building the Eiffel Tower. I was melted and turned into the tip of the tower. I loved looking down on Paris. Jeskia Campbell I would grow legs and wings and I would fly down and give all my tin can friends the super power I have. Then we would all fly away and cross roads and seas, but we first need to make a ship from all

the waste at Rent-a-Drum. I took shredded money and cardboard and paper to make the ship, that was the only things I could find. Then we set sail. For cans it is a sea, but for humans it is a puddle. Then we will go shopping and sit where all the other cans are. After a while a shopkeeper calls Rent-a- Drum, and then they come and pick us tin cans up and take us back to Rent-a-Drum because we are empty. Now we tin cans have to start again with growing wings and legs and crossing seas and roads. All our work went to waste. Janice Kennedy I would sit there and look at the clouds and spot different shapes. Then I would play I spy with my little eye, jump off of the top of the pile of cans and go and find some new friends. I would play with the cans at the bottom of the pile or I would jump on the truck and go for a little ride. At night I would go back to the top of the pile, look at the stars and try to find the heap of cans with my friends. Kiera McNamara I would not like to be crushed and made into something else, so I would find a bunch of bottle caps and use them to create arms and legs for myself and 5 other cans. During the night, we would find some black paper and make clothes so that we could be spies! Then we would go back to the pile of tin cans and wait there until the next morning. When the workers arrive, we would tie their shoelaces together so they cannot crush us. Helina Shepard I would be violet and white and my two best friends, who are also tin cans, will be called Prosperity and Naritunge. Prosperity would be coloured lilac and light red, while Naritinge would be coloured lavender and turquoise. We will play on the tin can pile all day, every day, and talk and play all the pain away. My best tin can wishes. Shana Arendorf The wind will blow me off of the pile of cans, and I will roll onto the road and roll all the way to Windhoek where a boy will pick me up and throw me onto a truck going to the airport. I will roll onto an aeroplane flying to Las Vegas, where I will be recycled into a tin piggy bank painted bright blue. Ryan Taylor Moffett I would be scared because I would not know when I will be the next one to go into the big metal jaws. They can crush more than 500kg with ease, but I would have an idea. While I am on the conveyer belt, rolling to certain death, just before I can be chomped, I will roll off of the belt and out of Rent-a-Drum. I will meet up with other tins that were also smart enough to survive and roll with them through the big bad world. Daniel Hahn While casually sitting on a pile of rubbish I heard a voice calling out, "I want a friend." "I can be your friend, my name is Tom," I replied as I walked towards the can. "My name is Harry. What are you doing on Saturday? I am planning to escape from this place," Harry said. Immediately curious, I answered, "I would love to join you. Where shall we go after we escape?" I saw the relief on Harry's face, he had found a partner! With a tone of excitement he explained that they can go wherever they like, even Hawaii. Saturday night came and the two friends met up, rolled quietly towards the main gate, careful not to get caught, but they made a noise. Out of nowhere a guard came and stepped on them both, not only squashing them but their tiny tin can dreams as well. Daniel Jauss I would try to roll off, get recycled and I will be part of a race car. One day the race car will crash and I will end up back on the same

heap of cans, but I will get recycled again. This time I will be used as a part of a rocket ship going to the moon. After I fulfilled my duty, I will be recycled again into something simpler, like a pen. I would end up in the hand of a St. Paul’s College scholar who always gets an average of 90%, and is good at playing soccer. Ramsay McDonald A bird would swoop down and pick me up. I would be dropped in a crushing machine. After I was recycled I woke up to find my new self to be as flat as a pancake, and I spent the rest of my life in a church as a candle holder. Garren Backhaus I would roll off of the pile of cans and encourage the rest of the cans to follow me. We would ride off into the sunset, each on our own elephant, all the way to the circus. We will play the recorder for the whole world to listen to. We will all become rich and famous. Jaime Gilles I would ask the workers to help me on my quest. After they bring me all the glass and other materials that I need, I will build a flying car and use it to fly to Hawaii for a permanent vacation. I would go surfing on some of the biggest waves in the world, but all good things come to an end. Upon my return to Rent-a-Drum, I would soon be recycled and reused as a tin coffee mug for a St. Paul’s College scholar to drink hot chocolate in the cold Namibian winters. Jason Barnard I would be recycled and I would be created into something else that other people can use. When I am no longer useful to them, they will place me in a recycle bin, like good Namibian citizens do. Back at Rent-a-Drum, I would yet again be recycled. The whole process would repeat itself. Being recycled will make me feel happy because I can always be there to help people, which is something I love to do. I will always be useful to someone in one or other form, as long as they keep on recycling me once they have no further use for me. Erica Nande I cannot imagine myself liking being a tin can because the recycling process can be scary. Being melted by hot air would be terrifying, but all I need to do is pray and trust that God will give me wings so that I can fly away from this nightmare. I would love to help the world recycle old scrap, but I would not want to be recycled myself. I was daydreaming about all the possibilities there are in life for a tin can, but I was interrupted by loud voices, laughs and footsteps of the St. Paul’s College grade 5 students. One of the scholars saw me and with a soft voice she asked if she could take me home with her, and the guard said that she may. My prayer was answered, and from that day on I lived a long and wonderful life with the scholar. Nontombi Moyo I would start off with rebelling against the humans, telling my fellow cans that these people have no right to crush us into tiny bits and pieces, and that if we stand together we can get out of this place. Our first course of action was to destroy the machines responsible for the death of so many of our friends. I instructed Kidney Beans to free the plastic bottles and he did so accordingly. The plastic bottles did not like my idea and did not want to run away because they wanted to become something new (which is actually what the machine did to us). I understood what they meant and decided that my plan was stupid. I was recycled later that day and turned into a pen, which was bought by Naritunge's mom. Naritunge loved writing with me, but my ink quickly ran out and she threw me into the recycle bin. The only thought going through my head was, "Here we go again!" Naritunge Shiimi

Grade 5Bs Outing to Etosha

Grade 6 The Grade 6s visit the Grade 1s

Grade 6s learning maths and science

We are Grade 6A

Grade 6As limericks There once was a lady named Pat, Who spoke to the flowers at her flat. Said Pansy to Rose, “She’s kind, I suppose, But I’d rather have compost to chat!”

Summer Diergaardt

There once was a man with a brick, But he thought it was an old stick. “So high hoe” he said, Threw it at his friend, And then he received a big kick

Faith Kauta

Tonia Karume

The Blue Window There once was a window that was blue, On the frame there hung a dead shrew. It was stupidly fake, It looked a bit like cake, But it would taste good in a vegetable stew.

Kyana and the Banana There once was a girl named Kyana, She loved eating big, yellow bananas. Her surname was Crous, She had big fluffy brows, And she loves to listen to Rihana.

Jaime Henckert

Shannyn Howard

There once was a round chicken pie, Who wanted to fly in the sky. But he had to be a kite To be able to take flight, Now he knows he’s pie that can’t fly.

There once was a man named Lew, Who ate some rabbit stew. A rabbit jumped out, And took the only trout And made some delicious trout stew.

The Pink Flop There once was a pretty pink cake, Ivan Mueller That I had stupidly forgotten to bake. It was a complete flop, All raw on the top, There once was a boy named Todd, So I finally dumped it in the lake. People thought his name was quite odd. Alicia-Lee Hans He was fat and tall And would quite often fall, Just because he was so funny and odd.

Danielle Motinga

I once went to a boring camp, Where it was very cold and damp. I had no friends, Until the end, When I met a boy named Champ.

Azaylee Philander

There once was a girl named Kelly, Who had a round and gigantic belly. She ate her Haribos While playing the banjo, But she actually smelt very smelly

Christopher de Jager

There once was a boy called Court, He loved almost every single sport, But then his parents divorced, His sport activity paused, And he was totally distraught.

Jack Parker

There once was a very big mall, Which was invaded by a huge dinosaur. His name was Bob And he hated frogs, But surprisingly his mother was small.

Caitlin Gillies There once was a boy with hiccups, Who was very good with push-ups. He started to run And had lots of fun, Then the boy no longer had hiccups.

Jonathan Strauss There once was a cat called Pat, Who loved his mat where he sat. He slept there And wept there, He was also lovely, fluffy and fat.

Gina Olles

There was once a rusty old lamp, Which was lit on a very scary camp. It made a face And everyone raced, But they slipped because it was damp.

Airi Shirata There once was a boy named Keith, Who did not brush his teeth. He called the dentist To pay him a visit, And was told not to have any sweets.

Keith Mutandi

There once was a clown from downtown, Who could not do anything but frown. “Why can’t you smile For a little while?” So he smiled by turning upside down.

Lara Backhaus

There once was an amazing dog, Who ran quickly through the fog. He loved his mother, As much as the other, And jumped high over a giant log.

Romy Pereira

There once was a man from Nantucket, Who kept his catch in a bucket, But his daughter named Nan Ran away with a man And as for the bucket, Nantucket.

I was scared to walk into the cave, But I knew I had to be brave. I saw a bright light And got a huge fright, Then I realised it was just my friend Dave.

There once was a boy named Pan, Who lived deep under a dam. He ran and he ran, But did not have a plan, So he just ended up being a man.

Sascha Brinkmann

Dominique Clayton

Kondja-Oua Ngairorue

There once was a starving mouse, Who lived in a broken down house. He stole some cheese, The man said freeze And quickly shot at the mouse.

It’s crusty and musty and ama-zinga. It’s ham, cheese and tomato sauc-a. Mwangala Mukena You can eat it here. You can eat it there. It’s the heavenly food of pizza. Once there was a tall, fat boy, Charl Malan Who played with his favourite toy, But once it broke, He began to choke. Just to remind you, his name was Troy.

Gert Gerber

There once was a cat named Coo, Who wanted to use the loo. He then fell down And looked like a clown, So he shouted that he hated the loo.

Nependa Uremena

A girl named Mary bought a pie, And she stupidly stuck it in her eye. She lived in a barn And only had one arm, And went down the road waving goodbye.

Stasia Steenkamp

Grade 6A in art class

We are Grade 6B

Grade 6Bs limericks There once was a naughty fly, Who thought he would never die. He laughed all day, But he had to pay, So one day he died in a pie.

Chris Mutandi

Lorenna Trübenbach

Prue and the crew There once was a girl named Prue, Who had a very scary crew. One lost his sight In a fake fight, But Prue didn’t know it was true.

Tyra Collins

There once was a girl called Peta-Anne, Her nickname was strangely Peter Pan. She loved all dogs And ate chocolate logs, Until she actually met the real Peter Pan.

Martha Mvula

In the jungle there are lots of animals, Who often go to carnivals, Until they got drunk And fell in a trunk. So the predators started to eat pineapples.

Léa Oriol-Billet

There once was a boy who had a race, But he first had some work to erase. When he tried to go out His teacher would shout, Because he had forgotten to say grace.

Tariq Stellmacher

There once was a boy named Matt, Who had a big, ugly cat. He woke in the night And had a big fright, To see that Matt was utterly flat.

Declan Landman

Rodrigo Pinho

There once was a boy named Billy, Who couldn’t stop being very silly. He pulled a face, In the wrong place, Oh you must stop being such a filly.

Robbe Dewulf

There once was a pug named Dug. One morning Dug found a bug. The bug couldn’t bite, So he decided to fight. Crunch, crunch and bye-bye little bug.

There once was a black and white panda, Who lived in the city of Atlanta. He did good deeds And pulled out weeds, Then called his friends to drink some Fanta.

Own Poem Bullying Words can hurt, I don’t know why, All I know, Is they make me cry.

There once was a pup named Cupcake. What she ate all day was Cornflakes. Her tummy got upset, She lay down at sunset And her tummy was healed from the ache.

Lapita Amulungu

Words can hurt, Why do they bully me? I’m innocent, Don’t they see? Words can hurt, When will they see? Their cruel words, Are hurting me.

There once as a boy from Orlando, Who sought to find the end of rainbows. He sat on a rock And fiddled with his sock, But found out it had jumped to Rio.

Amber Mouton

There once was a fat baboon, Who enjoyed eating very big prunes. He loved his food, So he went to the loo And it was actually Looney Tunes.

Words can hurt, Just like Physically Being hurt by a Punch I’ll just put it down Lyrically.

Urinaao Katjiuongua

Keisha-Cathriona Van Wyk There once was a baboon in my pool. His name was Junior the Fool. He stole my mom’s phone And ate my dog’s bone, Then he drooled on all my dad’s tools.

Linford Beukes

There once was a horse called Milly, She was still just a little filly. She loved to eat carrots And play with her parrot, But sometimes she acted a bit silly.

Savannah Noirfalise

The man named Blue There once was a man named Blue. He has a dream about drinking glue. He woke up in a hurry And felt like curry, Until he discovered it was only a clue.

Katelyn du Plessis

There once was a boy named Frankle. He danced and sprained his ankle. He sat on the hay And cried all day, So everyone called him Spankle.

Linda Ndadi

Daisy and Doodle There were two girls called Daisy and Doodle, Who accidently sat on a poodle. They loved to play And sit on hay, And also had a cat named Noodle.

Isabella Do Carmo

There once was an amazing melon, Who went to see its best friend Helen. To conquer this mission She went on suspension, And ended up with a red watermelon.

Brook-lyn Ford

The fellow in Blue I once knew a fellow in blue, He looked like he had a bad flu. His nose was runny And he looked quite funny, So his grandmother flew to Peru.

There once was dog called Elly, She loved to swim in grape jelly. The other dogs bathed And they all laughed, Especially at Elly’s big belly.

Peta-Anne Nichols

Michaela Allies

Dreamer There once was a mouse named Drew, Who could make a very good stew. She wished on a star And went very far, But yet was just dreaming in the queue.

Daniëlle Klitzke

Late There once was a girl called Kate, Who came to school very late. She sat on a chair With very long hair, Waiting for her very best mate.

Unovandu Nuujoma

A Sad Monkey There once was a monkey called Bob, Who was a big, fat, ugly blob. The others made fun Of how he would run, Which ended in big, fat sobs.

Julian SchÜtz

There once was a girl named May, Who sat on a stack of hay. It went in her thumb And made her numb, So she couldn’t sit for the rest of the day.

Marleny Dassala

Grade 6B go camping at Auas

Grade 6B: Guess who ...

Help the Grade 6B class find their shoes. Use the example to help solve the problem!

Grade 7

We are Grade 7A

Grade 7A are periodically funny ... Tino Pack Are you Copper? Because I will

Alana Adonis Do you know any jokes about Sodium?

Chris Barnard Where can you buy a coffee? At the Calcium and Iron. What is the Calcium and Iron? The

Kacimbi Pakote My family never gives me Molybdenum, Neon and Yttrium. They're so stingy with their

Djamila du Plessis Did you hear about the awesome Grade 7 class? They are so

Lance Hauuanga

Aidan Schwartz I would tell you a periodic table joke, but all the good ones Anneke Eisenberg A sinking ship…

Titanium

Elsie Jacobs A hug without “u”, is just mercury.

Rodney Shikola I would enjoy to

later.

at science! Jana Swanepoel The element of surprise!

a doctor but

and I know it’s a lie!

Anoushka Seha Are you made up of Copper and Tellurium? Because you’re

Hannah Murphy Can I tell you a joke about oxygen and potassium?

Rauha Hanhapo

t! Jessica Kennedy Do you love Ti-a Gaomas What do you call a very smart person? ? Because I do! Carmen-Isabella Hellmann I would tell you a chemistry joke, but all of them

Gero Kirchner Are you Lutetium, Carbon, Potassium and Yttrium? Because you are

We are Grade 7B 92

Grade 7B are periodically funny ... Liam Adonis When I heard Oxygen and Magnesium were fighting, I said:

Reagan Abrahams My least favourite animal is the

Carolina Amaral machado Hi guys, do you want to hear a joke about Sodium?

Kathryn Callesen Are you made of gold? Because you’re

Panduleni Amuenje

Hiviirikee Haihambo Teacher: Do you like Hydrogen, Iodine, Vanadium, and Iodine? -some!

Morné Conradie Are you Germanium, Nitrogen, Iodine, Uranium and Sulfur?

Answer: Yes! I’m Hivi

Because you are a

Amour HENgari Do you know your science elements properly? I guess not! You have to

Chevonne de Jager Did you know Tungsten and Argon survived World

Liya Herunga Namibia wants exactly what Radium and Indium wants:

Benjamin Singer It is extremely difficult to say “Hydrogen, Iodine” to the girl that you are crushing on.

Ma Kamati Barium, Cobalt and Nitrogen is my favourite food:

Precious Kanime You Indium Sulphur Phosphorus Iodine and Rhenium me:

Ntandoyenkosi Sibanda Do you eat Barium, Cobalt and Nitrogen? Because I love Kyra-Asante Nghishekwa You must always Thorium, Iodine, Nitrogen and Potassium before you speak:

Sandra Saad Are you Germanium, Nickel, Uranium and Sulphur? Because you are a Caleb Titus I couldn't ask for a better Scandium, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Oxygen, Lawrencium, Oxygen, Oxygen, and Manganese without the ‘n’:

Chiara van Rooi What is your favourite mythical creature? Mine is a Oliver Winkler Thief 1: Oh no, the Phosphorus, Oxygen, Lithium and Cerium!!!!! Thief 2: You mean the Police?

Chaze Shakwa Are you Boron, Osmium and Sulfur? ‘Cause you’re a

Jordan Titus Einstein was made of Germanium, Nickel, Uranium and Sulphur, which makes him a GeNiUS.

Kuria Kuria Student: Are you Sulfur, Carbon, Iodine, Electron, Nitrogen, Tritium, Iodine, Sulfur and Tritium? Teacher: Yes, I’m a scientist.

Grade 7s become Spainish for the day

Grade 7 entrepreneurs day

Grade 7 'buddies'

Grade 7 poetry

Grade 7 scholar patrol training

Grade 7s study methods

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Languages Afrikaans Dit is nou lente Blomme blom, die swaeltjies kom. Dis warm en groen.

Naritunge Shiime

Lente: dis so mooi. nuwe lewwe uit die grond! blomme, vrugte ryp.

Benjamin Thordiffe Lente is kleurvol en dit is baie warm die vrugte raak ryp!

Keira McNamara Somer is prettig! Ons eet roomys en raak vet. Dieet sal ons red!

Jaime Gillies

HAIKU's - GR 5 Lente in ‘n boom bloeisels blom, voëltjies tjirp mooi voëltjies vlieg oral.

Wendy-Lee Milne

Somer is warm ons swem in ons groen swembad en drink gemmerbier.

Caitlin –Ann Coetzer

Somer by die huis ons swem en speel en raak nat almal brand en bak

Daniel Jauss

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Limericke - GR 7 Dori van onder die see sê baie “nee”. Sy het ‘n baie kort aandagspan en vergeet aanmekaar haar van! Miskien moet ons vir haar ‘n pilletjie gee!

Anneke Eisenberg

‘n Harige Jannie van Wyk het baie vuil gelyk. Toe gaan hy na die winkel en koop ‘n rinkel en gooi dit in die paddaslyk. Vseteka Pakote Die jong vroutjie Hetta Hou vreeslik baie van feta. Sy woon in die Kaap en daarom kry sy nie baie slaap en haar sussie se naam is Letta. Hannah Murphy

Daar was ‘n vrou in Japan wat verander het in ‘n man! Toe eet sy ‘n sny koek en lees ‘n ou boek. Nou is haar kop heeltemal pan! Lance Hauuanga

Ek sien vir Jacob Zuma. Hy drink lekker “Wuma”. Hy het so baie gedrink dat hy glad nie kon dink. Dit was op ‘n special by Puma.

Liam Adonis

‘n Meisie met die naam Cora het baie lang, blonde hare. Haar ma het dit gehaat en so ook haar maat. Sy vervang dit toe met blare. Anoushka Seha

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German Klasse 2: Wir lernen die Buchstaben T, U & V

Klasse 5: Puppentheather

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Klasse 7: Notizen am Schwarzen Brett

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Science Science Fun Day

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Science Fair St. Paul’s managed to hold their heads high, yet again. We are tremendously proud of their achievements. The students worked really hard towards submitting excellent projects. Shannyn Howard did exceptionally well in the Environmental Science category, and she was chosen to represent the Khomas Region at the National Science Fair.

Primary Science Fair Gold: • Wendy-Lee Milne • Nathan Shave Oriol-Billet • Uno Nuujoma & Léa an dm • Declan Lan • Daniëlle Klitzke • Isabella Do Cormo Silver: • Sascha Brinkmann itlyn Gillies • Kalila Whitelock & Ca lf wu • Robbe De • Shannyn Howard • Rodrigo Pinho Bronze: • Gina Olles mer Diergaardt • Amber Mouton & Sum • Ivan Mueller • Jonathan Strauss • Tariq Stellmacher e Philander • Romy Pereira & Azayle • Jack Parker • Charl Malan • Lara Backhaus • Emma Landman

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Science Fair Regionals

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Cultural Activities Chess

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Concert Preparations and rehersals for the 'Once upon a time' concert.

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The curtain opens on the 2016 st pauls concert 'Once upon a time'

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Entrepeneurs & creativity evening

Dancers

Youth with a Purpose (YWAP) Youth With A Purpose (YWAP) is a special time of sharing with students applicable stories, prayers, laughter, encouragement, and ways to apply God's Word to their lives. YWAP leaders are always enthusiastically greeted with smiles, hugs, and even cheers as they walk into the different classrooms. The children are also extremely receptive to the Biblical teachings. Who would not want to be a part of St Paul's YWAP?!

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Sport Archery The fourth year of St. Paul’s participation in NASP had many highlights, as four of our junior archers were part of the Namibian NASP Development Team which participated in the World Championships. The year started off with a competition in Windhoek early in February, and concluded with a competition in Walvis Bay during October. The St. Paul’s archers also participated in other competitions held in Windhoek, Okahandja and Otavi.

Eye for junior girls; and bronze in the 3D competition. Erica Nande was the most improved girl throughout the year.

The main event of the year was the first-ever Namibian National Championship held in Windhoek during August. Twelve of our archers participated at this two-day event and we achieved the following: Best junior team – bronze, Sandra Saad; silver in Bull’s

Our Junior Archer of the Year: Sandra Saad

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We are also very proud of Sandra Saad, Alana Adonis, Jana Swanepoel and Damian Beukes for their inclusion in the Namibian NASP Development Team which participated in the World Championships in South Africa against Canada, USA, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Suzánne Jacobs BAI

Interhouse Athletics Without the help and support of our wonderful parents and staff, an event like this would not be the same. Thank you to those who always volunteer their help and those who come to support the children at events. We cherish you!

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During this year’s Inter House competition, Rudolph were the victors once again. A special word of congratulations goes to Kerrin Gillies and Hilton Lima, the Jr. Vic. Ludorums for 2016, and Hannah Murphy, Kayla Coetzer and Hivirikee Haihambo, the Sr. Vic. Ludorums.

Our athletes did us proud and 21 of the St Paul’s athletes qualified to represent the Small Schools Team at the Regional Interschool’s.

A huge number of our children, from U/10 – U/13, were selected to participate at the Small Schools athletics meeting in February.

A big thank you goes to all the coaches, teachers and parents who helped to make the athletic season of 2016 a great success.

Unfortunately, no athletes qualified for the National Athletics competition in Swakopmund during April.

Small Schools Athletics

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Cricket This year the mini-cricket league changed completely. The league was non-competitive, and it taught our players more about the game and not to focus only on winning. This concept worked well and our boys and girls enjoyed two months of exciting cricket. The U/11 cricket team ended up 3rd in the league. They enjoyed all their league games and learnt many skills in the process. They also took part in the Walvis Bay Salt Refinery Cricket Week during August in Walvis Bay. It was an enjoyable week for the cricketers. We were fortunate enough to have an U/13 cricket team again this year. They played their hearts out in their league and ended 2nd in the Plate division. Congratulations to Jack Parker, Todd Parker and Ryan Moffett who were selected for the U/11 Namibian cricket team. We are very proud of these three boys, who will be touring to South Africa during December. A big thank you to Fortune Matawu, Zee Mlalazi, Manico Engelbrecht, and our dedicated teachers for all the hours they put into the development of our schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cricket.

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Hockey

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During the 2016 hockey season there were quite a few changes.

We entered 18 teams in the NHU league: 6 U/8 teams (3 boys & 3 girls), 5 U/10 teams (2 boys & 3 girls), 5 U/14 teams (2 boys & 3 girls). The U/8s took part in a non-competitive league to improve their hockey skills and to instil a love for the sport. They truly enjoy hockey and have learned a lot about the game.

Our U/10 boys won their league and the girls came 3rd. The U/14 girls also won their league. The U/14 boys joined with St George’s to make two Saints teams. The Saints B team won their league. We are very proud of all our teams, especially our B-teams and C-teams who always played their best and showed good sportsmanship throughout the year.

e are tremendously 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, hosted by K5 Sports, St Paul’s represented Fiji. It was an enjoyable day for the children, seeing it was the first time that the tournament was held on ASTRO. A big thank you goes to all the parents that joined in the activities of the day. Fiji came second this year in the tournament. We would like to congratulate Liya Herunga, who was selected for the NSSU U/14 girls’ 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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Other happenings...

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Break time!

The blessing of our new classrooms

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The Cancer Association visits St Paul's

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The crane competition

Generosity and kindness Donations, supporting charities and worthwhile causes aims to not only help the recipients but also teaches our learners vital lessons in life. Lessons of kindness, gratitude, empathy and generosity. Children and their families are encouraged to support these initiative if their budget allows. Every small donation contributes to the greater cause. We thank our parents for their assistance and appreciate their efforts to uphold our intentions with these lessons.

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Open Day

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Thank you to ... Dana, Rico and YWAP for the precious time spent with our students, sharing the teachings of God in a manner which they adore! The prayer group who carried us in prayer and through the grace of God made the challenging times easier. The parents whose help ensured the events ran smoothly.

Chris Steenkamp, Edgar & Su Naude for leading our Grade 7s through the Fish River hike.

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!