Wynberg Boys' Junior School Magazine 2017 by Wynberg Boys' High School

2017

Magazine

Wynberg Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Junior School

Photography: WBJS staff and parents Article contributions: Staff, learners and other WBJS stakeholders Editors: Nicola Björkman and Martie Oudkerk Design and layout: Ink Design Publishing Solutions, Cape Town Printer: Shumani Mills Communications

+27 21 762 5707 postmaster@wbjs.org.za www.wbjs.org.za WynbergBoys’JuniorSchool Oxford Street, Wynberg, 7800, Cape Town

Contents Introduction

Culture Pillar

Headmaster’s Report 2 In the Staffroom 6 Learnership Programme 10 School Governing Body Report 11 Parent Teacher Association 12 Aftercare 13 Infrastructure 14 Smart Club 16 Junior Prizegiving 18 Senior Prizegiving 20 Brother of the Week 24

Culture 140 General Knowledge 142 Junior Choir 143 Senior Choir 144 String Ensemble 145 Drama Club 148 Art Club 150 Chess Club 152

Academic Pillar Grade R Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7

26 32 42 52 72 86 98 112

Sport Pillar Achievements 154 Athletics 156 Cricket 158 Cross Country 166 Hockey 168 Rugby 178 Judo and Karate 188 Squash 189 Tennis 190 Swimming 192 Water Polo 194

Service Pillar

Events

Pupil Leadership 126 Library 128 Charity and Community Service 131 Early Act Club 132 Learning Support Department 134 Computer Report 136 Recycling Report 138

Sri Sumangala Report 198 Grey Weekend 200 Founder’s Week Celebration and Flag Raising Ceremony 202 Grease! 203 Display of Work 204 Cape Schools Cricket Week 206

Headmaster’s Report

As you may know, the opening and closing sentences of essays have the most impact, and so it is with reports. First of all, my thanks goes to our Wynberg parents who place the greatest trust in us to care for, educate and inspire their children. We recognise the responsibility we bear, and the privilege we enjoy in contributing to your children’s lives. This year I break with tradition by not reporting on each of our four pillars at Wynberg Boys’ Junior School. I report more generally about where we are, together as a school and family.

Being proactive Last year I discussed change. While we all love Wynberg Boys’ Junior with its embodiment of great traditions as well as unwaverving ethos and philosophy, we have to acknowledge that change is an important part of WBJS and its continued success as a leading boys’ school. At our Flag-Raising Ceremony during Founders’ Week in August, I expanded on the above when addressing the boys: Traditions and Culture are not static; they do not stand still, they are always changing as each generation contributes its experience of the world and discards those things that are no longer relevant nor useful to them. Like most cultures, our traditions at Wynberg play a significant role in creating the bonds that keep us united. They help form the structure and foundation of this, our Wynberg family, and broader community. They remind us that we are part of a history that defines our past, shapes who we are today and who we will become one day. When we ignore the meaning of our traditions, we are in danger of damaging that which underpins our identity as a school.

Changing our House names Our schools embarked on a discussion about the relevance of our House names. This process included exhaustive surveys of our Wynberg staff, learners, parents and Old Boys. In addition we held focus-group discussions, sought guidance from legal experts, change strategists, independent historical consultants, and we also we conducted our own research. The outcome was a clear mandate to rename our school Houses to reflect our heritage in the broader Wynberg community. On Founder’s Day at WBHS we announced the new House names to be implemented from January 2018: • Glebe (green) was the original home of the Wynberg Boys’ Schools when the school was founded in 1841. It is the “cottage ‘neath the mountain” remembered so powerfully in the opening lines of our school song. • Oude Wijnberg (blue) was the original historic estate acquired by the school when the grounds of the upper campus were consolidated to accommodate WBHS. The land is now home to the Jacques Kallis Oval. • Silverhurst (red) is the historic manor house and surrounding estate. The house served as a junior boarding house. Today it houses the school

museum, and also functions as the official residence for the Headmaster of Wynberg Boys’ High. • Sunninghill (yellow) was the estate across Oxford Street. Nixon’s School was built on the estate and became Wynberg Boys’ Schools’ second home. In 1892, it was from this house, which is still standing on the corner of Tenant and Aliwal Roads, that the school moved to the premises we know as WBJS today. While this change of names might have appeared to many as minor in the life of our schools, it is hugely significant in illustrating our inclusive Wynberg way of drawing all stakeholders together to forge a united path for our shared journey into the future. The new names indelibly link our schools to our shared heritage as well as to our historic position in the suburb of Wynberg.

Introduction

The Wynberg Boys’ Schools have been very fortunate to have school leaders and governors who have made it their priority to be proactive in adapting to change. This trend has continued this year with evaluating the relevance of our symbols and House names.

WBJS mission, vision and values As part of this consultative journey we engaged in conversations that led to us redefining and affirming our mission, vision, and values. From the various inputs by all stakeholders, we rewrote our mission statement. It simply states: To remain one of the leading boys’ schools in South Africa: “The school of choice” Through quality education WBJS aims to grow confident and contributing individuals ready to tackle future opportunities.

Every parent has made the choice to be part of this institution, and annually recommits to remain part of our family. Similarly those we employ at Wynberg have made the choice to be here and honour the expectations of our shared vision to remain one of the leading boys’ schools in South Africa. Mediocrity simply does not resonate with what we are setting out to achieve. Through reflective processes we determined that Wynberg’s values, whilst implied, were not always specific and clearly defined. Our core institutional values are as follows: • Leading through innovation • Growing through learning • Pursuing excellence • Relevant citizenship By means of the four pillars, we will continue to implement our core values as stated above.

A balanced education When I meet with new or prospective parents, many describe their aspirations for their sons in terms that prioritise a balanced education. At Wynberg, we strongly believe that we offer our boys a balanced education by means of our four pillars: academics, culture, service and sport.

Instilling the spirit of Supera Moras in our boys A singular part of educating our boys in a holistic manner is instilling the spirit of Supera Moras in them. Supera Moras is the spirit of overcoming all obstacles, the spirit of never giving up, and resilience against all odds. While innate in all humans, it is within a child’s earliest years that the try-and-try-again of learning is fostered by parents. For instance, learning to walk, tying shoe laces and riding a bicycle all come with a few tears and bruises. Once accomplished, the child is proud of his accomplishment. Only if you, the parents, are fully committed to instil the cognitive mindset of never giving up, can we continue and build on this mindset with our boys. As parents we need to control our instinctive tendency to protect and shelter our sons from life’s obstacles. We should rather encourage the boys to face such obstacles in order to find their own way over and around the challenges ahead. It does not matter whether these challenges are, for instance, about academic achievement, sport, learning to play a musical instrument or making new friends. What matters is encouraging the ethos of Supera Moras, and not the potential rewards, prizes or acclaim over their peers. The act of raising your sons’ consciousness to that of I can is the most important, life-long skill that will yield dividends well into the future.

Introduction

been the most extraordinary, inspiring, exceptional and challenging year I have ever known. Personally I have had to rely and count on many people for guidance and advice to steer our school through situations we could not have anticipated. Being front-page news in the press as well as being put on trial by means of social media and the court of public opinion is never pleasant. I want to thank our parents for their overwhelming support, in particular those who come forward to seek clarity directly from us. Without the positive support and the united front by parents on social media in the true Wynberg family way, this situation would have been even more of a challenge.

The School Governing Body

Encouraging resilience As a school we find ourselves grappling with instilling resilience and the motto of Supera Moras in our boys. It is not an easy task against the backdrop of changing expectations on all fronts. Parents have certain expectations around the role of education. The Education Department is changing expectations as is evidenced in the new Basic Education Law Amendment Bill that is about to be passed. There are changes to the way discipline is viewed. Then there are constant questions around traditional structures and ways of doing things, particularly in the context of well-established, traditional schools with a long and successful history.

Remaining relevant We grapple with how to remain relevant in the world characterised by instant gratification and constant change. As a result the dialogue has changed and thus the way we engage with you as parents needs to change too.

How has this year been? We are at that time of the year where I am regularly asked whether the past 12 months have been good. This year I have struggled to answer the question with brevity. The reason is that I want to say that it has

I must thank the School Governing Body (SGB) who have dedicated themselves to serving WBJS for the past three years. Their input has been significant. I would like to acknowledge the tremendous work they have done in support of crafting a vision for Wynberg Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Junior School that will keep us relevant and sustainable. The expertise they have been able to share and the insights they have brought in representing you as parents have been invaluable.

Our staff members I thank our staff members who go beyond the call of duty to ensure the boys entrusted to us receive the very best on a daily basis. Here I include teachers, administrators, custodial staff and aftercare staff.

Staying the course I have often used the analogy of running over the past three years. This year many parents, particularly the mothers, have remarked that I am no longer running. This must be based on the fact that I am no longer as trim as I once was. I must confess it is true. However, this is not true for WBJS. We have been running and will continue to run, albeit not at the pace others may like. We have determined that this journey is not a short sprint but rather a marathon. We have to be measured in the way in which we run in order to stay the course. Stay with us and join us, because in the end the rewards are infinite for our boys and WBJS. Mr Cedric Poleman

In the

Staffroom

It has been a busy and exciting year with a number of WBJS staff who got engaged. We would like to congratulate Ms Stokell, Ms Jenkins, Ms Perrins, Ms Gibbon, Ms Faulmann and Mr Sabatta on their engagements. We wish them well as they start planning for their big day. Ms Wood and her partner tied the knot in May. We wish them the very best for their future as husband and wife. Our Wynberg Family is growing! Congratulations to Mrs Labuschagne and her husband on the birth of their son Clifford. Both Mrs du Plessis and Mrs Yankelowitz will be welcoming their first child into the world during the autumn of 2018. In July, Ms Faulmann had the honour of representing South Africa as part of the South African Ladies Water Polo Team at the FINA Water Polo World Cup in Budapest, Hungary in July. Ms Faulmann scored a goal during the competition, and described the experience as unforgettable.

Ms Perrins qualified as a volunteer firefighter in October. After seeing the volunteer firefighters in action earlier this year as a blaze forced her to evacuate her home, she wanted to help others who may find themselves in the same position.

Ms Perrins

Ms Faulmann

As usual we had to say some sad goodbyes to much-loved staff members during and at the end of the year: • Miss Krysten Balshaw relocated to Durban to be closer to loved ones. • Miss Samantha Wood headed off to the UK to join her husband. • Mr Sean Adair leaves us for a promotion at WPPS in 2018. • Mr Gareth Jordan takes up a position at Bishops Preparatory School. • Mr Andre Engel moves to take up a position as principal of Wesley Practising School.

In January 2018 we will be welcoming the following teaching staff members: • Ms Inge Saunders as a Grade 3 teacher • Miss Chanel Piccione as a Grade 4 teacher • Mr Brent Wienand as a Grade 7 teacher • Mr Jason Pretorius returns to teach Grade 7 We wish them much happiness and success at WBJS.

We wish them well in their future endeavours. They will be sorely missed.

Introduction

• Mrs Megan Spencer-Jones retires after heading the Junior Choir and recorder lessons for many years. • Mrs Dorothy Holder, our flute and cello teacher, leaves to enjoy semi-retirement. • Two of our learnership candidates left to take up full-time employment as qualified teachers. They are Miss Nicole Stokell, and Miss Ashley Timlin

A teacher plants the seeds of knowledge, sprinkles them with love and patiently nurtures their growth to produce tomorrow’s dreams.

Staff photo

Back Row: Mrs Q Mallum, Mrs M Yankelowitz, Mr A Conradie, Mr D Oosterwyk, Mr L Mayoba, Mr G Jordan, Mr B Cary, Mr J Helmbold, Mr R Nash, Mr M Sabatta, Mrs M-L Townsend, Mrs B Theocharis, Ms A Timlin FIFTH Row: Mr M Scholtz, Miss L Gibbon, Mrs B Du Plessis, Mr V Dyantyi, Mr S Adair, Mrs W Reynolds, Mr C Graham, Mr N Mangqangwana, Mrs L Labuschagne, Mrs N Björkman, Mrs H Sproat FOURTH Row: Mrs N Tresham, Miss C Rowbotham, Ms A Sauls, Mrs C Howell, Mrs J Paulsen, Mrs R Cupido, Ms T Langa, Mrs D Wilkinson, Ms L Daniels, Miss W Fourie, Mr D Ohlson THIRD Row: Mrs M Roberts, Mr B Booysens, Mrs L Goles, Mrs C Bauer, Mrs S Isaacs, Miss C Lassen, Mr N Cedras, Miss I Saunders, Mrs O Woodman SECOND Row: Ms W Daniels, Mrs E Stupart, Mrs T Sims, Miss S Faulmann, Miss C Perrins, Miss M Jenkins, Miss N Stokell, Mrs S Israel, Mr P Soxujwa, Mrs K James FRONT Row: Mr L Tuswa, Mr J Engelbrecht, Mr A Gerber, Mr K Leverzencie, Mrs S Graham, Mr C Poleman, Mr G Rhode, Mrs M Fakir, Mr A Engel, Mrs L van Eyssen, Mr T Steward

STAFF OF 2017 HEADMASTER

GRADE 3 B

GRADE 7 A

SPORTS

Mr C Poleman BEd Honours (Ed Leadership & Management); HDE (IV); Cert HR Management

Ms I Saunders BA(Hons), PGCE

Mr A Steward BA; HDE

GRADE 3 C

GRADE 7 B

Mr A Gerber Mr M Sabatta BEd (UNISA)

Ms M Yankelowitz BEd

Mr K Leverzencie BA; HDE

DEPUTY HEADMASTER

GRADE 3 D

GRADE 7 C

Mr G Rhode HDE (IV)PS

Mrs S Isaacs BEd

Mr S Adair BCom; PGCE

GRADE R A

GRADE 4 A

GRADE 7 D

Mrs M-L Townsend NTD Pre-Primary

Mrs W Reynolds PTD (DTSC)

Mr G Jordan BSc (HMS); PGCE

GRADE 4 B

AFTERCARE

GRADE R B Ms C von Molendorff BEd

Mrs O Woodman HDE (IV); B Soc Sci (Hon Psych)

GRADE R C

GRADE 4 C

Mrs K Green Mrs S Israel Mrs K Powell Ms N Mananga

Mrs J Paulsen Dip (ECD)

GRADE R ASSISTANT Ms W Daniels

GRADE 1 A Ms M Jenkins BEd

GRADE 1 B Mrs T Sims BEd (FP)

GRADE 1 C Mrs S Graham HDE(IV)(FP)

GRADE 1 D Ms C Rowbotham BEd Hons Ed Psych, BEd Hons Ed Support, PGCE, BSocSc

GRADE 2 A Mrs M Fakir BEd

GRADE 2 B Mrs K James Dip (ECD); BEd

GRADE 2 C

Mrs C Howell PTD/ DSE (RE) NLD

GRADE 4 D Ms W Fourie HDE

GRADE 5 A

REMEDIAL & COUNSELLING Mrs L Daniels HDE (Remedial) Ms M Ireland MEd (Educational Psychology)

LEARNERSHIPS Mr B Cary-Ramsay 3rd year Mr V Dyanti 2nd Year, Sport Management Mr J Helmbold Ms A Timlin Ms N Stokell 3rd year Mrs J Hugo BEd Ms C Lassen

ADMINISTRATION Headmaster’s PA/Admissions Mrs N Björkman Dip Tourism

Cash Management Mrs L Goles

School Secretary Mrs Q Mallum

Mrs C Bauer BA, HDE

LSEN (REMEDIAL & ENRICHMENT)

School Fees Administrator

GRADE 5 B

Ms H Sproat B Prim Ed; DSE (Speech & Hearing)

Bursar

Mr C Graham BEd

GRADE 5 C Mr D Oosterwyk BA (SRM); PGCE

GRADE 5 D Mrs L Labuschagne BEd

LIBRARY Mrs M Roberts HDE

ART (Dept Arts & Culture) Mrs R Hart BA (Fine Art) PGCE

MUSIC (Dept Arts & Culture)

Mr A Engel BEd (ISP); BEd (Hons) (Ed Management); ND:T&RP

Mr J Engelbrecht B Mus (Hon) (Composition & Arrangement) Mrs B du Plessis M Mus Ms J van der Merwe B Mus (Jazz Performance)

GRADE 6 B

XHOSA

GRADE 6 A

Ms C Perrins BEd

Ms L Gibbon Paralegal Diploma; BEd (ISP)

GRADE 2 D

GRADE 6 C

Mrs D Wilkinson PTC (IST)

Mr R Nash BEd

GRADE 3 A

GRADE 6 D

Mrs N Tresham BA; QTS in Primary Education

Ms S Faulmann BA PGCE

Mr L Tuswa BEd

COMPUTER LITERACY Mrs L van Eyssen HDE

COMPUTER MAINTENANCE Mr N Mangqangwana PC Technician Java & C#

Mrs E Stupart Mrs B Theocharis

ESTATE MANAGER Mr A Conradie Dip Sales & Management

FOREMAN Mr L Mayoba

MAINTENANCE TEAM & GROUND STAFF Mr N Cedras Mr P Soxujwa Mr F Smith Mr M Scholtz Mr Ohlson

CLEANING & HOUSEKEEPING Ms A Sauls Ms R Cupido Mr B Booysen Ms T Langa

Learnership Programme The Learnership Programme is now in its 10th year at WBJS, going from strength to strength every year. Our current programme consists of seven learnerships, namely Mr Cary, Mr Helmbold, Mr Dyantyi, Ms Stokell, Ms Lassen, Ms Timlin and Mrs Hugo. The Learnership Programme allows UNISA BEd students the opportunity to gain work experience at WBJS while studying. It also allows the students to be fully involved in the day-today running of the school. Each student attends classes with a mentor teacher assigned to them. The learnership students coach sport in summer and winter and are involved in the Foundation Phase ball skills programme. They also assist with cultural events throughout the year. We are very proud that two of our male learnership candidates, Mr Cary and Mr Helmbold, are Wynberg Old Boys. Ms Lassen and Ms Timlin went to Wynberg Girls.

In its 10 years of existence, eight of the learnership students became full-time staff members at WBJS after completing their degrees. Currently former learnership programme students teaching at WBJS are Mr Nash, Mr Graham, Mr Sabatta and Ms von Molendorff.

Body Report

Introduction

School Governing Once again the dedication of and work behind the scenes by this group of parents elected to represent you has been remarkable. Over and above assisting with governance issues, the SGB has made an immense contribution to our focus on the WBJS Strategy for the next 5Â years as well as how to formulate and introduce this vision and plan to all stakeholders. Many hours have been spent in workshops and meetings with stakeholders such as staff and parents to ensure the strategic vision aligns with the needs of WBJS. This is so that WBJS will grow into the school we want it to be. To return to the running analogy, a marathon runner adopts a more measured and disciplined approach than a sprinter. This holds true for the work by the SGB in 2017. Step by step, the SGB has put into place measures to deal with areas requiring our focus and attention. Again, time and expertise have been freely shared as we have tackled some challenging situations this year. We wish to thank everyone for their tireless commitment to WBJS in their final year as SGB members. Their contribution truly demonstrates the spirit of Supera Moras. Next year a new SGB will be elected by our parents and other stakeholders. We trust that the new SGB will continue with the excellent work that has been done towards the growth and development of this school. Mr E Burton

Parent Teacher Association After all the excitement of the 175 celebrations in 2016, 2017 passed by quickly. However, there were plenty of activities to keep the PTA, Supporters club and parents very busy! A huge thank you must go to Mr Rhode who gallantly steers the PTA ship, spending many hours behind the scenes arranging and overseeing PTA events and activities. Our wonderful, kind and wiling parents who give of their time and energy to assist at all the school functions, tuck shops and events also deserve such a thank you. The first term brought us the annual, much loved Father-and-Son campout as well as the Interhouse swimming gala and athletics events. The tuck shops were well supported at all these events. Grey Junior School came to visit in May. It was a smaller contingent this year, but we welcomed them in our true, friendly Wynberg style. Other highlights of 2017 included the Open Morning and the New Parent Welcome Day. We are always so delighted and grateful to receive such generous donations of delicious eats from parents at these mornings.

It was a busy rugby season. The Interschools cross country hosted by WBJS and WGJS this year went well. Tuck shops were again well supported and thanks to everyone involved. In September a big group of excited boys gathered at Canal Walk for a movie day organised by a few of the lovely PTA moms. In September the combined campus production of Grease was a great success on all levels. PTA funds were used to buy a new popcorn machine and new tables. Funds accumulated over the last few years were used towards the much needed refurbishment of the school hall. We also used the PTA funds to buy gifts to thank and acknowledge the incredible staff at WBJS on World Teacher day in October. At the end of the year the separate PTA and WBJS Supporters Club committees were dissolved and a restructured Parents Association ((PA) was formed. The new Parents Association consists of a larger group of portfolio heads to take the PA and fundraising at WBJS to a new level in 2018. Bring on 2018! Mrs J Oldale Chairperson

In January 2005, Wynberg Aftercare opened its doors for the first time, with just 12 boys (nine Grade Rs and three Grade 1s) and one staff member. We operated out of a Grade R classroom in the main school building. On completion of the Grade R building at the end of the second term, we moved into our very own Aftercare Classroom in the brand new Grade R building. Those Grade R boys of 2005 matriculated this year. We have completed our first full circle. We have since moved on from the Grade R building into our own building. In 2017 we have 112 boys from Grade R to 6 at Aftercare. Four staff members attend to the needs of these boys on a daily basis. Many hugs are dished out daily, as well as sandwiches, juice and water. The highlight of 2017 was when we were selected as a pilot group to play the new Top Trumps Turbo board game. The battle was fiercely fought with a group of six from each grade at Aftercare. The boys played each other to determine a winner in the elimination stages. These winners represented their grade in the final. Connor van Heerden in Grade 2 emerged as the champion. He received a selection of great prizes not only for himself, but for Aftercare too, from Top Trumps. All in all, 2017 was another bumper year. Thank you to my team Mrs Karen Powell, Mrs Soemayyaa Israel and Ms Nomalady Mananga for all their assistance. You truly made it a memorable one. Mrs K Green Aftercare Manager

Introduction

Aftercare

Infrastructure We started the year with much work being done in and around the school. One of the most noticeable areas is on our fields. As a result of the exemption from the Council received in December 2016, the limited watering schedule has made a huge difference to the B and C fields which are once again green. A borehole was installed together with four JoJo water tanks, each with a 10 000 litre capacity. The next phase was laying the turf on the A field. This meant the A field remained out of commission for the remainder of the term to ensure the successful bedding in of the turf. Our Estate Management Team has a rolling plan for continued maintenance of and improvements to the school and grounds. We are fortunate to have the financial resources to do so on an ongoing basis. The exterior woodwork on the school buildings was repainted, all the electrics around the school were repaired and/or replaced where necessary. The alarm system was repaired and reprogrammed to include separate control panels for the Gym Hall, Arnold Lorie Hall and the Music Block. During the heavy storm in early June, we were very fortunate that no major damage was done relative to other schools. All the affected areas were quickly made safe and repairs were expedited where possible. The Fees Office, HoDs Office and Finance Offices were revamped. The Computer Room, the Music

Block and some Foundation Phase classrooms were repainted and had new blinds fitted. Shelves were installed in some classrooms, the Art room as well as the printing and stationery office. From a safety and security aspect, razor wire was erected at the end of Cavan Close, new fencing was erected at Grade R and the current alarm system was refurbished. Guttering was replaced at the Pavilion, and water leaks in the boys’ bathroom and Pavilion were repaired. In preparation to ensure the school is compliant with the Health and Safety Act, first aid stations were updated. During the September holidays some dedicated parents and teachers made a fantastic start at improving our Foundation Phase Quad. Our goal is to create a stimulating, fun area for our boys to learn through play. To date, we have painted a 100-block square, hopscotch court and a giant twister. The estate team work tirelessly with the dayto-day cleaning and maintenance over and above small projects done during the term. Larger projects are undertaken during the holidays to minimise disruption to learners and staff. The renovation of the hall began just as the school year ended. We look forward to new flooring and seating in the hall next year. Thank you to all the staff for their dedication in maintaining and improving the school’s infratructure. Mrs N Björkman and Mr A Conradie

Smart Club Abdullah Abrahams 6B

Zuhayr Ebrahiem 6B

Imaad Badroodien 6B

Mbasa Matikinca 2D

Farhaan Omar 5A

Keean Vassen 4A

Zuhayr Kafaar 4A

Christopher Taljaard 4A

Justin Igilige 2C

Andre Steele 3B

Yateen Naran 3D

Junior Ndaba 2D

Amaan Saffodien 5D

Dhanyal Louw 3C

Abdul-Qaadir Walters 3C

Yaqoob Ebrahim 3C

Uthman van der Schyff 3D

Zaeem Johardien 3D

Oliver Gordon-Finlayson 3C

Alex April 3B

Justin Schoeman 3A

Timothy Belcher 3A

Jessie Theys 3A

Linga Chigona 6A

Jaden Meier 5D

Hamzah Mohamed 5D

Michael Roman 4D

Tanweer Chiktay 7C

Maahir Israel 6C

Salahuddien Gabier 6C

Mikail Isaacs 2A

Thomas Wylie 2A

Yaseen Parker 1B

Aleem Boltman 4A

Ethan Lee 5C

Luke Honeyman 5B

David Morgenrood 6A

Lucius Jacobs 2D

Radhi Japie 6A

Daniel Johnson 2A

Oways Samaai 2A

Noah Magerman 2A

Matthew Green-Thompson 2A

Cameron Maneveld 3B

Achmat Behardien 3B

Christopher Marks 3B

Seth George-Louis 1D

Yaqub Fakir 1C

Siwoo Sung 1C

Joel Adams 5C

Dayyaan Brown 5C

Luqman Samaai 5C

Declan Taylor 5C

Raaziq Chicktay 6B

Matthew Adams 6B

Mikhyle Mafakala 6B

Matthew Damon 2C

M. Uzair Gaibie 2C

Yaseen Hendricks 2C

Cael Lupke 2C

Nicholas Marks 2C

Imaad Omar 2C

Cohen Snell 2C

Mitchell Thoresen 2C

Mahir Ebrahiem3A

Arthur le Roux 3A

Jesse Carelse 3D

Zayyaan Ahmed 3D

Samuel Flint 5A

Raeed Martin 3B

Zuhayr Ebrahim 3B

Lyle Martin 3B

Deen Haroun 3A

Connor Vermaak 2A

Ian Lawrence 2A

Ben Barnett 1A

Raeed Lodewyk 1A

Luke van der Berg 2C

Ben Dednam 2C

Lochlan Versfeld 2C

Saligh Amardien 2C

Muzzamil Solomon 4D

Sulaiman Jabaar 4D

Dylan Muller 6D

Hamzah Loonat 6D

Cassidy Jacobs 6A

Taha Rahim 5D

Ayabonga Plaatjie 3C

Simon Hart 5D

Kiaan Fakir 5D

Seth Christians 6D

Gabriel le Roux 6D

Cwenga Dyani 3B

Muhammed Zalgoankir 4C

Zaakin Croy 4C

M.Farhaan Parker 4B

M.Ameer Rawoot 4B

Christian Gonsalves 4B

Alex Adriaanse 6B

Matthew Bowes 6B

Benjamin Badiali 6C

Ashton Bissett 6C

Danyaal Brown 6C

Eesa Majiet 6C

Daniyal Kemp 7C

Uthmaan Saban 5B

Umar van der Schyff 1A

Fayyaad Davids 6B

Azhar Salie 7C

Zaid Japie 5B

Cole Breytenbach 1B

Daanyaal Hendricks 6D

Damian Philander 4D

Sindi Mnyanda 4D

Introduction

Eesa Gamieldien 6B

Xavier Brown 6A

Junior

Prizegiving Grade 1A Book Prizes for Outstanding Academic Achievement Ben Barnett Josh Cochrane Joshua Miles Umar van der Schyff

Meritorious Academic Achievement Abdul-Mateen Abrahams Blake Alexander Ethan Arun-Thomas Ra’eed Lodewyk Caleb Maggot Amir Salie

Certificates Zaydaan Ameeroedien Micah Arries-Hendricks Yahya Baradien Daniel Beckett Bronson Brown Shiloh Davidson Amaad Dicks Adriel Kabemba Ethan Krieger Tinashe Nelukalo Jake Paterson Joshua Quinlan Zuhayr Rawoot Fabio van Wyk Michael Wynne

Grade 1B Book Prizes for Outstanding Academic Achievement Cole Breytenbach M. Yaseen Parker Matthew Segers Razin Shaik-Abdul

Gold Certificates Meritorious Academic Achievement Raaid Adams Mikaeel Allie

Zackary Kölle Traigh Pathon Tiisetso Selebogo Tameem Zemanay

Liam Rogers Noah Segers Noah van Vuuren Zachary Wooi

Certificates

Grade 1D

Jesse Anderson Tenniel Botha Noah Coleman Asher de Rock Max du Plooy Adam Engel Mika’il Manie Ahlume Mhlebi Fuad Parker Adam Roopen Aidan Saunders Jake Serfontein Blayne Solomons Conor Thomas Matthew Wolmarans

Grade 1C Book Prizes for Outstanding Academic Achievement M. Imaad Ackerman Imaad Croy Yaqub Fakir Siwoo Sung

Meritorious Academic Achievement Jared Braaf Zac Constant Zachary Holland Benjamin Kühn Ethan Owen-Collett Zishan Rahil

Certificates Aadam Amodien Connor Blignaut Ethan Brown Logan Greenfield M.Yaqeen Hoosain Ruben Johnson Christopher Jonas Connor Kruger Sihle Mcutshenge Sandile Ngwenya Riley Parry

Outstanding achievement Seth George-Louis Tristan Kempster-Davies Connor Samuels Jesse Stewart

Meritorious achievement Julian Alden Max Carikas Kaylum Gonsalves Jayden Grainger Gabriel Peters Dylan Widelko

Certificates Zayed Arendse Levi Barbier Connor Brown Eesaa Cajee Muhammed Raa’id Davids Caleb Davidson Seth Leary Naeem Martin Silubonile Ndlebe Daniel Raizenberg Noah Saayman Kyle Sargeant Ethan Templeton Joshua Tulloch Noah Wagner

Grade 2A Outstanding Academic Achievement Danyaal Essack Mika’il Isaacs Noah Magerman Oways Samaai

Meritorious Academic Achievement Joshua Eccles Matthew Green-Thompson Daniel Johnson Nicholas Stanfliet Connor Vermaak Thomas Wyllie

Certificates Rauf Ahmed Raees Conrad Senna Edwards Kai Isaacs Ian Lawrence Ethan Leibbrandt Fayzaan Mia Ra’id Mohammed Olerato Moruri Limi Nani Soyisile Ngada Logan Petersen Luniko Soci Joshua Stephenson Dayyan Tresham

Grade 2B Outstanding Academic Achievement Damien Harris Connor van Heerden Rhys Hill Daniel Wolmarans

Meritorious Academic Achievement Liam Aylen Luke Felgate Ethan Kleintjies Isaiah Rodkin Unays Salie François Smith

Certificates Ezekiel Botha Jaden Paries Matthew Cockcroft Lebone Ramedupe Che da Gama Rashid Rehman Luke Geland Tallen Schutte Khumzi Gogo Cameron Grainger Minjun Heo Logan le Roux Amir Mohamed Joshua Nyamimba

Grade 2C Outstanding Academic Achievement

Certificates Aadam Abader Mogamat Saligh Amardien Matthew Damon Mohamed Ra-eed Daniels Samuel Felton Yahya Israel Nicholas Marks Aidan Mc Arthur Ronan Mulholland Khangelani Ndlebe Hlalumi Ndwandwa Imaad Omar Liam Reed Israfeel Roberts Muhammad Ra’ees Ryklief

Grade 2D Outstanding Academic Achievement Lucius Jacobs Mogammad Yaqeen Johnstone Mbasa Matikinca Mbongeni Ndaba

Meritorius Academic Achievement Kellen Baxter Matthew Dawson Caleb Ford Locke Makohliso Abdul Muttalib Moerat Raheel Shah

Certificates Riley Arnold Connor Barrett Muhammad Husain Cariem Jonathan Dellbridge Connor du Plessis Zayd Kazi Panashe Mafuta Benjamin Shimba Tyler Southey Callum van Niekerk Daniel van Reenen Akhil Varghese

Grade 3A Outstanding Academic Achievement

Mohamed Uzair Gaibie Yaseen Hendricks Justin Igilige Lochlan Versfeld

Timothy Belcher Arthur le Roux Justin Schoeman Jessie Theys

Meritorious Academic Achievement

Ben Dednam Cale Lupke Annakin-Jay Smith Cohen Snell

Mitchell Thoresen Luke van der Berg

Mogammad Fahmi Carelse Mahir Ebrahiem Deen Haroun Daniel Mohamed Aiden Reynolds Yahya van der Fort

Certificates

Grade 3B Outstanding Academic Achievement Alex April Achmat Behardien Uzayr Ebrahim Chad Julius

Meritorious Academic Achievement Phoenix Ainsley Cwenga Dyani Lyle Martin Raeed Martin Christopher Marks Andre Steele

Certificates Mahir Abdul Blake Allies Zachary Brown Yusuf Gamieldien Josh Hall Hlokomani Majebe Cameron Maneveld Cole Neethling Safeer Peters Jacob Pyaneeandee Jarrod Sargeant Ilyaas Sasman Rael Solhino Harris Woodman

Grade 3C Outstanding Academic Achievement Ridaa Ebrahim Yaqoob Ebrahim Oliver Gordon-Finlayson Dhanyal Louw

Meritorious Academic Achievement Devante Daniels Aniq Haywood Ayabonga Plaatjie Qanit Rahim Likabo Shako-Ahuka Abdul-Qaadir Walters

Certificates Orlando Adams Sebastian Carelse Tylor Carter Joshua Faure Christian Fox Jagger Lee Fong Naeem Mohamed Seth Parkerson Declan Platelle Louis Potgieter Connor Samodien

Suhayl Shaboodien Callum Theunissen Uthmaan Walters

Grade 3D Outstanding Academic Achievement Muhammad Zayyaan Ahmed Yateen Naran Tiaan Roman Uthman van der Schyff

Meritorious Academic Achievement Alex Barrett Sebastian Bruton Chad Campbell Caleb Cross Matthew Pretorious Zia Rahil

Certificates Qaaid Adams Adam Allie Jesse Carelse Shuayb Chilwan Connor Felix Kaiden Gabriel Jason Herbert Seth Johnson Mustafa Kajee Aadam Lee Mogamad Za’eem Johaadien Landa Mabi Noah Miller Nickolas Pond Abdullah Salie

Trophies and Special Awards Academic The Hugh Killops Trophy for Reading in Grade 1 Siwoo Sung

Althea Clews Trophy for Reading in Grade 2 Liam Aylen

Forbes Smith Trophy for Reading in Grade 3 Devante Daniels

Toni Bauwens Trophy for Creative Writing in Grade 1 Seth George-Louis

Sport Cricket Award (Voucher) for the Most Promising U9 Cricket Player Achmat Behardien

Louw Trophy for the Most Promising U9 Rugby Player Alex Barrett

Hockey Trophy for the Most Promising U9 Hockey Player Chad Julius

Craig Smith Trophy for the Best Junior Phase Swimmer Timothy Belcher

Trophy for Junior Cross Country Chad Campbell

Culture Art Grade 2 Honours Certificates Raees Conrad 2A Ra’id Mohamed 2A Daniel Johnson 2A Thomas Wyllie 2A Aadam Abader 2C Justin Igilige 2C Khangelani Ndlebe 2C Yaseen Hendricks 2C

Grade 3 Honours Certificates Mogammad Fahim Carelse 3A Daniel Mohamed 3A Justin Schoeman 3A Timothy Belcher 3A Reece Maneveld 3A Alex April 3B Lyle Martin 3B Achmat Behardien 3B Hlokomani Majebe 3B Christopher Marks 3B Andre Steele 3B Harris Woodman 3B Cameron Maneveld 3B Qanit Rahim 3C Callum Theunissen 3C Sebastian Bruton 3D Uthmaan van der Schyff 3D Yateen Naran 3D Mogamad Za’eem Johaadien 3D

Van Der Horst Trophy for Achievement in Art Callum Theunissen and Harris Woodman

Music Awards Recorder

Grade 2 Merit Certificates Rhys Hill Connor du Plessis Nicholas Stanfliet Connor Vermaak Oways Samaai

Grade 2 Honours Certificates Matthew Green-Thompson Junior Ndaba Daniel van Reenen Ronan Mulholland Lochlan Versfeld Mitchell Thoresen

Introduction

Jack Centurier-Harris Joshua Jacobs Reece Maneveld Yise Mgunculu Ismaael Mohamed Matthew Moolman Troy October Yaqeen Salie Zidaan Samodien Muhammad Sayeed Dean Scharffenorth Caleb Ulster Andile van Kets Josh Vogelpoel

Grade 3 Honours Certificates Alex Barrett Sebastian Bruton Jesse Carelse Lyle Martin

Piano Grade 2 Merit Certificates Ethan Kleintjies

Grade 3 Merit Certificates Jessie Theys Christopher Marks

Grade 3 Honours Certificates Arthur le Roux

Violin Grade 2 Merit Certificates Mika’il Isaacs

Grade 3 Merit Certificates Alex April

Grade 3 Honours Certificates Beverley Bailey Trophy for the Most Promising Recorder Player Sebastian Bruton and Lyle Martin

Margie Titren Trophy for Wynberg Gentleman of the Year Ayabonga Plaatjie

Creative Writing Trophy in Grade 2 Noah Magerman

Frye Trophy for Creative Writing in Grade 3 Justin Schoeman

Maths Trophy in Grade 1 Umar van der Schyff

Maths Trophy in Grade 2 Mbasa Matikinca

Maths Trophy in Grade 3 Arthur le Roux

Trophy in Afrikaans Grade 2 Ben Dednam

Trophy in Afrikaans Grade 3 Yaqoob Ebrahim

Remedial Trophy for the Most Improved Remedial Reader Noah Miller

Senior

Prizegiving Zach Jonathan

Gian Sampson

Honours awards for Outstanding Academic Achievement are awarded to the top learners in the grade per learning area and for boys who achieve an annual average of 80% and above.

Academic Excellence

Outstanding Academic Achievement

Merit Awards

Academic Excellence

Merit awards for Academic Excellence are awarded to boys who achieve an annual average of 70% – 79%

Academic Excellence, Merit award for Visual Art

Honours Awards

Grade 4

Keean Vassen

Outstanding Academic Achievement, 1st in the grade for Afrikaans, Academic Top 10

Kgomotso Selebogo

The Cowley Trophy

Academic Excellence

Mohamad Kathrada

Academic Excellence

Awarded to the all-rounder for Grade 4 Christopher Taljaard

Christopher Taljaard

Grade 5

Shabaz Khan Uthmaan Khota Academic Excellence

Ethan Louw

Matthew Arries

Academic Excellence

Luke Miller

Aleem Boltman

Academic Excellence

Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10

Msindisi Mnyanda

Jude Booysen

Kiyan Neoh

Academic Excellence, Honours award for Visual Art

Academic Excellence Academic Excellence

Maahir Orrie

Muzzamil Solomon

Outstanding Academic Achievement, 1st in the grade for English, 1st in the grade for Mathematics, 1st in the grade for Natural Sciences and Technology, Academic Top 10, Merit award for percussion

Joel Adams Outstanding Academic Achievement, 1st in the grade for Natural Sciences, Academic Top 10

Caderyn Africa Academic Excellence

Benjamin Thomson

Shadley Allie

Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10

Merit award for Visual Art

Junaid Toffar

Kale Arnott Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence

Zakariya Tresham Academic Excellence

Edward Tshitemb

Yaseen Baradien Academic Excellence

Alexander Björkman

Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence, Merit award for Visual Art

Keean Vassen

Oliver Björkman Dayyaan Brown

Merit award for Visual Art

Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10

Outstanding Academic Achievement, 1st in the grade for Life Skills, Academic Top 10, Merit award for Visual Art

Zaakin Croy

Razeen Parker

Neo Vusani

Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10, Merit award for Visual Art

Outstanding Academic Achievement

Academic Excellence

Aden da Costa

Thomas Parker

Mohammed Zalgaonkir Outstanding Academic Achievement

Peter Davids

Trophies and Book Prizes for Grade 4 Afrikaans Oracy Award

Justin de Mink

Hilton Botha Academic Excellence

Yaqeen Buggas Academic Excellence

Jesse Carstens

Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10

Ethan Daniels Academic Excellence

Razeen Ebrahim Academic Excellence

Kieran Everson Academic Excellence

Cole Goliath Academic Excellence

Christian Gonsalves Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10

Bruce Igilige Academic Excellence

Sulaiman Jabaar Academic Excellence, Merit award for Visual Art

Zaahir Jakoet Academic Excellence

Luke Jeaven

Zuhayr Kafaar

Top Academic Achiever in the Grade

Academic Excellence

Sachin Parbhoo Academic Excellence

Mohammed Farhaan Parker

Academic Excellence

Damian Philander Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10, Honours award for piano, Merit award for Visual Art

Zohaib Rahil Outstanding Academic Achievement

Muhammad Rassool Academic Excellence

Mohammed Rawoot Outstanding Academic Achievement, 1st in the grade for Social Sciences, Academic Top 10

Michael Roman Academic Excellence, Honours award for Visual Art

Raeez Salie Academic Excellence

Merit award for Visual Art

Academic Excellence Academic Excellence Academic Excellence, Merit award for Visual Art

Awarded to the Grade 4 Afrikaans Oracy Winner Farhaan Parker

Ryan Dellbridge

English Oracy Award

Academic Excellence

Tadiwanashe Dzvapatsva

Awarded to the Grade 4 English Oracy Winner Keean Vassen

Fayaaz Ebrahim

Book Prize and Honours Award for First Place in Class

Aadam Fakir

4A – Keean Vassen 4B – Mohammed Rawoot 4C – Zaakin Croy 4D – Damian Philander

Academic Excellence, Merit award for Visual Art Academic Excellence

Kiaan Fakir Outstanding Academic Achievement

Alexander Fernandez Academic Excellence, Merit award for Visual Art

Mikhail Fernandez

Farhan Omar

Academic Excellence

Outstanding Academic Achievement, 1st in the grade for Mathematics, 1st in the grade for Life Skills, Academic Top 10, Honours award for Visual Art

Samuel Flint

Jared Fortuin Academic Excellence

Zubair Friday Merit award for Visual Art

Simon Hart Academic Excellence

Dylan Hemmings Merit award for Drama

Luke Honeyman Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10

Fayyad Jacobs Academic Excellence

Nicholas James Academic Excellence

Zaid Japie Outstanding Academic Achievement, Merit award for Visual Art

Yuchan Jeoung Academic Excellence

Jaques Katshunga Merit award for Visual Art

Liam Kleintjies Academic Excellence, Merit award for Saxophone

Samuel Lawrence Academic Excellence

Ethan Lee Outstanding Academic Achievement, 1st in the grade for English, 1st in the grade for Afrikaans, Academic Top 10

Jesse Lloyd Academic Excellence

Charles Marston Academic Excellence, Merit award for Visual Art

Jaden Meier Outstanding Academic Achievement

Adam Modack

Jordan Paulsen Academic Excellence, Merit award for Visual Art

Saeed Ismail

Jacob Punt

Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence, Merit award for Visual Art

Matthew Adams

Maahir Israel

Taha Rahim

Matthew Adams

Academic Excellence

Roshaan Reddy

Luke Oldale Academic Excellence

Merit award for Percussion Academic Excellence, Academic Top 10, Honours award for Piano

Academic Excellence

Benjamin Badiali

Uthmaan Saban

Academic Excellence, Merit award for Visual Art

Academic Excellence

Amaan Saffodien Outstanding Academic Achievement, 1st in the grade for Social Sciences, Academic Top 10

Luqman Samaai

Imaad Badroodien Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10

Tashreeq Bailey Merit award for Visual Art

Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10

Ashton Bisset

Suad Satarien

Maximillian Björkman

Academic Excellence

Caleb Schilder

Matthew Bowes

Academic Excellence

Robert Stark

Danyaal Brown

Academic Excellence

Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10, Merit award for Visual Art

Cassidy Jacobs Academic Excellence

Radhi Japie Academic Excellence Academic Top 10

Joshua Jones Academic Excellence, Merit award for Violin, Merit award for Piano, Merit award for Drama, Merit award for Visual Art

Gabriel Le Roux Academic Excellence

Hamzah Loonat Outstanding Academic Achievement, 1st in the grade for Mathematics, Academic Top 10, Merit award for Visual Art

Academic Excellence

Reuben Maart

Jordan Swartz

Xavier Brown

Academic Excellence

Mikhyle Mafakala

Declan Taylor

Maxwell Buchel

Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10, Honours award for Brass, Merit award for Visual Art

Aniq Burton

Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10, Honours award for Brass

Thulani van Kets Academic Excellence

Matthew Witbooi Academic Excellence

Trophies and Book Prizes for Grade 5 Afrikaans Oracy Award

Awarded to the Grade 5 English Oracy Winner Ethan Lee

Academic Excellence

Abdullah Abrahams

Academic Excellence

Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10

Mohamad Noordien

Academic Excellence, Excellent performance in a production

Jarrod Hendricks

Joshua Adams

English Oracy Award

Academic Excellence, Merit award for Visual Art

Grade 6

Academic Excellence

Seth Paulsen

Hamzah Mohamed

Max Munton

Daanyaal Hendricks

Academic Excellence

Heath Horn

Academic Excellence, Merit award for Visual Art

Merit award for Visual Art

Awarded to the all-rounder for Grade 5 Ethan Lee

Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10

Awarded to the Grade 5 Afrikaans Oracy Winner Amaan Saffodien

Connor Müller

Joshua Heath

Book Prize and Honours Award for First Place in Class 5A – Farhan Omar 5B – Luke Honeyman 5C – Ethan Lee 5D – Amaan Saffodien

Top Academic Achiever in the Grade Ethan Lee

Academic Excellence Academic Excellence

Zubair Cassiem Academic Excellence

Razeeq Chicktay Academic Excellence

Seth Christians Academic Excellence

Jayden Dyers Academic Excellence

Yusuf Ebrahim Academic Excellence

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Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10, Honours award for Visual Art

The Wynberg Boys’ Junior School Trophy,

Eesa Majiet Academic Excellence

David Morgenrood Outstanding Academic Achievement, 1st in the grade for English, 1st in the grade for Natural Sciences, 1st in the grade for Social Sciences, 1st in the grade for Life Skills, Academic Top 10

Cole Müller Academic Excellence

Zuhayr Ebrahiem

Dylan Muller

Academic Excellence Academic Top 10

Academic Excellence

Aadam Najjaar

Tristan Ely

Academic Excellence

Thomas Newman

Jaren Erasmus

Academic Excellence

Merit award for Visual Art

Joon-Ho Park

Salahuddien Gabier

Academic Excellence

Outstanding Academic Achievement, 1st in the grade for Afrikaans, Academic Top 10

Ethan Ramsay Academic Excellence

Eesa Gamieldien

Merit award for Saxophone

Matthew Thomas

Academic Excellence

Trophies and Book Prizes for Grade 6 Afrikaans Oracy Award

Nadeem Davids

Morten Lakey

Academic Excellence, Academic Top 10

Honours award for progress in Visual Art

Awarded to the Grade 6 Afrikaans Oracy Winner Caleb Conradie

Seth Davidson

Aaron Naidoo

Awarded for Social Sciences Tanweer Chiktay

Academic Excellence

Jared Peregrino

Boardman Trophy

English Oracy Award

Damian Erasmus Merit award for Flute

Academic Excellence

Awarded to the Grade 6 English Oracy Winner Abdullah Abrahams

Daniel Erasmus

Ronin Poole

Awarded for Technology Fayyaaz Harnekar Aaron Naidoo

Academic Excellence, Academic Top 10

Merit award for Visual Art

Spur Trophy

Book Prize and Honours Award for First Place in Class

Jason Faure

Academic Excellence, Merit award for Visual Art

6A – David Morgenrood 6B – Imaaad Badroodien 6C – Maahir Israel 6D – Hamzah Loonat

Tristan Gerard Academic Excellence, Honours award for excellent performance in a production

Azhar Salie

Top Academic Achiever in the Grade

Fayyaaz Harnekar

Imaad Salie

David Morgenrood

The Alf Morris School Trophy Awarded to the all-rounder for Grade 6 Jayden Dyers

Grade 7 Jesse Abels Honours award for excellent performance in a production

Abdul-Malik Adams Academic Excellence

Dylan Bantom Academic Excellence

Farhaan Brey Academic Excellence Academic Top 10 Merit award for Clarinet

Noah Brogden Merit award for Drama

James Brownrigg Honours award for excellence in a performance

Kyle Carter Academic Excellence, Honours award for Clarinet, Merit award for Visual Art

Tanweer Chiktay Outstanding academic performance, Academic Top 10, Merit award for Visual Art

Linga Chigona

Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Top 10, Honours award for Visual Art

James Hart Merit award for Cello

Abdu-Dayyaan Hartley Academic Excellence, Academic Top 10, Honours award for Visual Art

Reece Hendricks Academic Excellence, Merit award for Cello, Merit award for Flute

As’ad Ismail Academic Excellence

Ross Johnson Academic Excellence, Academic Top 10

Yusuf Johnson Academic Excellence, Merit award for Clarinet

Daniyal Kemp Academic Excellence, Honours award for excellent performance in a production, Merit award for Visual Art

Naasir Khota Academic Excellence

Mikail Maneveld Academic Excellence, Honours award for Visual Art, Merit award for Drama

Liyema Mandla Merit award for Flute

Academic Excellence, Academic Top 10, Honours award for Saxophone, Merit award for Visual Art, Merit award for Drama

Mivuyo Mapukata

Ashraf Coleman Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence, Merit award for Percussion

Justin Damonze

Ryan Mitchell

Academic Excellence

Liam Davids Academic Excellence, Merit award for Visual Art

Honours award for excellent performance in a production

Academic Excellence, Honours award for Brass, Merit award for Drama

Ashton McCormick

Academic Excellence, Academic Top 10, Merit award for Visual Art

Tristan Münz Honours award for excellent performance in a production

Zachary Porthen Zafir Rahil Academic Excellence Academic Excellence, Merit award for Violin Academic Excellence

Muzammil Samaai Academic Excellence, Merit award for Flute

Joshua Schoeman Academic Excellence

Reuben Semple Merit award for Flute, Merit award for Visual Art

Josh Snyders Honours award for excellent performance in a production

Rushen Talmakkies Academic Excellence, Academic Top 10

Anthony van Eyssen Honours award for exemplary service to media and audio visual, Merit award for Flute, Merit award for Visual Art, Merit award for Drama

Luke van Rensburg Academic Excellence

Wynberg Old Boys’ Union Trophy

Awarded to the most promising young entrepreneur group Tristan Munz Dylan Bantom Kyle Carter Jesse Abels Marcell Oliphant

Afrikaans Oracy Award Awarded to the Grade 7 Afrikaans Oracy Winner Michael Wichman

Senior English Oracy Award Awarded to the Grade 7 English Oracy Winner Tanweer Chiktay

Book Prize and Honours Award for First Place in Class 7A – Ross Johnson 7B – Daniel Erasmus 7C – Tanweer Chiktay 7D – Fayyaaz Harnekar

PREMIER AWARDS Service Awards Library Trophy Awarded for dedication, commitment and service to the Library Nicholas Scott

Smith Trophy

Academic Excellence

Most improved academic performance Declan Lesch

Michael Wichman

Friendship Trophy

Jared Wentzell

Merit award for Visual art

Joel Williams Academic Excellence

Trophies and Book Prizes for Grade 7 Fine Award for English Top Achiever in English Tanweer Chiktay

WBJS Trophy Top Achiever in Afrikaans Tanweer Chiktay

Wynberg Old Boys’ Union Mathematics Trophy Yusuf Johnson

Wynberg Old Boys’ Union Science Trophy Tanweer Chiktay

Donated by our Afritwin school, The Dingle, in England. Awarded to a Grade 6 boy who has been voted for by his peers for helpfulness, support, kindness, trustworthiness and for being a good example to others Maahir Israel

Early Act Club Shield Donated by the Wynberg Rotary Club and awarded for the most enthusiastic Early Act Club Member Ross Johnson

Killops Floating Trophy Awarded for service to the school and to the boy who upholds the tradition of Supera Moras Tristan Münz

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Culture Awards Dr Slayen Trophy For Senior Chess Ashton McCormick

School Trophy Awarded for excellent art work Aaron Naidoo

De Stadler Trophy Awarded to the boy who displays creativity and excellent drawing skills Tanweer Chicktay

Durman Trophy Outstanding performance in drama Daniel Viljoen

SPORT AWARDS Sam Newman Trophy Cross Country runner of the year Ryan Mitchell

Athletics Trophy Athlete of the year Ryan Mitchell

Tennis Trophy

WBJS Trophy Top performer in music

Player of the year Ross Johnson

Linga Chigona

Lloyd Trophy

Ensemble Cup

Squash player of the year Sachin Bam Naasir Khota

Awarded to the boy who has shown dedication and commitment to the school ensembles Reuben Semple

Epworth Floating Trophy Awarded for service to music at the school. Excelling as a member in various school ensembles Anthony van Eyssen

Erica Tasker Trophy Outstanding Performance in an annual production Kyle Carter

Allison Murray Trophy Excellence in the sphere of drama Daniel Viljoen

Smit Trophy Water Polo player of the year Dylan Bantom

Killingbeck Trophy Best Intermediate-Phase swimmer Christopher Leak

King Trophy Swimmer of the year Dylan Bantom

Grant Petersen Trophy

Jacques Kallis Floating Trophy Batsman of the year Storm Matthews Cricketer of the year Fawaaz Allie

Awarded to the boy who is the best all-rounder in Grade 7 and who is going on to Wynberg Boys’ High School Justin Damonze

Badenhorst Trophy

Old Boys’ Union Scholarship

Allen Lamb Trophy

Rugby player of the year Dylan Bantom

Wynberg Old Boys’ Union Trophy Sportsman of the year Dylan Bantom

ACADEMIC AWARDS Rosen Trophy Awarded for General Knowledge Tanweer Chiktay

Newman Trophy Awarded to the overall winner of the Afrikaans Oracy Farhaan Parker

Furman Trophy Awarded to the overall winner of the English Oracy Abdullah Abrahams

Grade 7 Dux Trophy

Hockey player of the year Justin Damonze

Awarded to the top academic achiever in Grade 7 Tanweer Chiktay

Wynberg Boys’ Junior School Trophy

Arnold Lorie Trophy

Bowler of the year Jared Wentzell

FINAL AWARDS Ronn Gibbs Scholarship

Awarded to the grade 7 all-rounder Justin Damonze

This scholarship is awarded to the boy in Grade 7 with the highest academic averages across all Learning Areas and who is going on to Wynberg Boys’ High School Tanweer Chiktay

WBJS Trophy Wynberg Family general knowledge winners Matthew Cupido Tanweer Chiktay Junior Ndaba Mustafa Kajee Michael Wynne Joshua Tulloch

Hutchinson Trophy Awarded to the winners of the Interhouse athletics De Waal

Morris Cup Awarded to the winners of the Interhouse swimming gala Wellington

Interhouse Shield Awarded to the overall House winner: Rhodes

Brother of the Week

Wynberg Boys’ Junior School actively reinforces the importance of principles and carrying out good deeds among the boys. In partnership with Toys ‘R Us South Africa, the Brother of the Week campaign commends and rewards youngsters who exhibit exemplary qualities and are recognised as role models by their peers and teachers. The Brother of the Week is a learner who displays the true characteristics of a Wynberg boy. This award is not for sporting or cultural excellence, but rather for good deeds. The campaign’s name is inspired by the lyrics from the school song, which refers to Wynberg learners as brothers in an endless chain. It also supports the principle of service, one of the four pillars underpinning WBJS’s ethos. The school was so inspired by the selflessness of its pupils that it sought to acknowledge their deeds. We reward helpfulness and kindness, voluntarily

picking up litter, giving up one’s time on the weekends to support the school, volunteering to help with community projects, and acts of kindness. We have had instances of boys giving their lunch to or buying lunch for learners who had either forgotten their lunch at home or had not been given any. We have antibullying campaigners. One of our learners makes sandwiches to feed Wynberg’s homeless people. The school will always be incredibly grateful to Toys’ R Us for the generous sponsorship of this initiative. We hope to develop this relationship further over the years to come. No small deed should go unnoticed. It is our hope to foster a true sense of community and service in our boys, and that this means some sacrifice on our part for the benefit and in service of others in our community. Mr G Jordan

BACK ROW: S Gabier, R Mitchell, A Johnson, M Southgate, T Munz, R Talmakkies, M Lakey, J Damonze MIDDLE ROW: N James, B Igilige, A van Eyssen, Z Palekar, L Gatyeni, B Ndlovu, X Brown, A Najjaar FRONT ROW: T Roman, S Allie, D Philander, J Lloyd, R Maart, N Khota, D Taylor, A J Smith

Grade R Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3

Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7

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Grade R The 2017 school year started with many enthusiastic little boys looking very smart in their new school uniforms. The boys settled into their new routine very quickly and soon the tears were a thing of the past. We welcomed two learnership students to our teaching staff, namely Miss Stokel in the Blue Class and Miss Timlin in the Green Class. We began class swimming almost immediately. Happily many of our boys were already confident swimmers. We followed the SwimSmart programme. The boys enjoyed learning the various strokes as well as taking what they learnt from the land-based programme and executing it in the water. Some of our more confident swimmers had the opportunity to take part in our annual WBJS Interhouse swimming gala. Our first outing of the year was to the Hout Bay Museum. We learnt about various sea creatures, limpids and some history of the area. This was followed by a walk down to the rock pools where the boys had great fun searching for the objects they had learnt about. At the Interhouse athletics day, all the boys participated in a flat and fun race whilst being cheered on by their parents and grandparents. They earned valuable points for their respective houses and looked very smart, dressed in their house colours. At the end of the term, we had a surprise visit from the Easter Bunny who hid a chocolate treat for each boy in our garden. The boys enjoyed hunting for their treats. In the second term we visited Rosen Castle and the boys enjoyed learning how to work in Checkers, open an account at Capitec Bank, baking in the MasterChef kitchen and working at an Animal Hospital.

Another first was our Mother’s and Father’s day celebrations where our parents had an opportunity to spend the morning in class with the boys. Moms and Dads were welcomed with songs and poems. After doing creative activities such as building puzzles, beading, icing biscuits, woodwork and reading stories, the parents enjoyed tea and cupcakes whilst the boys’ had their snack. Needless to say, the boys loved having their Moms and Dads in their space for the morning and the parents were very thankful for the time they could spend with their sons. Our boys became Wynberg Water Warriors as we took part in a drive to revive our dying grass on our sports field as a result of the drought. We thank our parents for being so diligent in sending in grey water during this drive. Our learning environment was given a boost as each class received a projector and whiteboard. This has brought an exciting new dimension to learning in Grade R. The boys were also exposed to coding, as we purchased our own set of BeeBots for the boys to use. This term was a very cold term and the boys enjoyed the hot chocolate sales every week. We ended the term with a Crazy Hat day. The third term was a very busy term. We welcomed a new learnership student, Miss Lassen, to the Green Class and the boys warmed to her very quickly. Our outing was to the Planetarium and Museum. Here the boys got to learn more about the solar system. It was a lovely day and we enjoyed our snack in the beautiful Company Garden. That week was also Heritage Week, and the Company Garden was buzzing with different learners and tourists from all walks of life.

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The boys had another opportunity to earn points for their houses this term, as they took part in the Interhouse cross country race. The race was very long, but we were very proud of our boys as they all tried their best and finished the race. We joined the Foundation Phase in watching a wonderful rendition of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. During Book Week we were treated to stories told by a well-known author. We also dressed up as our favourite book character and it was wonderful to see the variety and creativity displayed. Book prizes were won by the best dressed boys. Another treat during that week was when our Grade 7 brothers came to read stories to us. The Grade Rs also participated in Market Day hosted by the Grade 7s. The boys enjoyed playing games and buying treats from the various stalls. Recycling was a big theme during this term. Our school was visited by Ronnie who highlighted the importance of recycling. Each boy received a green Ronnie bag they used to bring various of items for recycling to school. A highlight of the term was our annual Founderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Week. This year saw the very first Wynberg Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Grade R class (2005) matriculate and to commemorate this, the Grade Rs of 2017 donated a tree that was planted in our front garden. The matriculants, called the Wynberg Originals, were also a part of the treeplanting ceremony. Afterwards they spent some time with their younger brothers in the Grade R playground, reminiscing about their time there. The highlight of the morning was when the Originals, together with the 2017 Grade R group, sang the school song. This was truly a goosebump moment. During the fourth term we had an opportunity to meet our prospective Grade 1 teachers on Orientation day. The recycling theme was highlighted once again, and our school and classrooms received brand new colourcoded recycling bins. This caused great excitement and our Grade R boys enthusiastically supported this initiative. We had a Halloween dress-up day and the boys once again amazed us with their scary costumes. The boys had lots of fun bobbing for apples and trying to eat donuts hanging from a string without using their hands. Class swimming resumed and this time the boys were much more confident in the water. Our outing this term proved to be the most popular as we visited the Imhoff Reptile Park and Animal Farm. Here the boys learnt all about various reptiles and what to do when they encountered a snake. Those brave enough were able to handle some of the creatures as well as have a photo taken

with a snake. The boys also got to feed the animals and handle the rabbits. An invitation from our friends at Wynberg Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Junior gave our boys the opportunity to go and have a snack with the girls in their new Grade R playground. Everyone had great fun. Our last outing for the term was to the Maynardville Park where we were joined by many parents. We enjoyed walking to the park. We ended off the year with our class party. The boys came to school dressed in their pyjamas and we watched a movie. Throughout the year boys had the opportunity to donate a book or two on their birthday and this has seen our Grade R library grow. We thank all those boys who so kindly donated a book. Our ice cream, hot chocolate and bakerman sales were very well supported, as a result we were able to purchase various games, puzzles and other educational equipment. We would like to extend a very big thank you to all our parents and grandparents who have helped with outings, donations for bakerman, recycling as well as assisting and supporting us with various fundraising and service activities throughout the year. Your support and efforts have been invaluable and it has made 2017 a happy year for our boys. Mrs M-L Townsend

Art

Grade R

GRADE RA

Back Row: Miss W Daniels, J Hager, C Haupt, B Kleintjies, J Gonsalves, V Naran, E Mohamed, A Schoeman, Mrs M-L Townsend Middle Row: J Stakemire, Z Halvorsen, J Mia, T Martin, Z Baderoen, U Patel, R Essack Front Row: Y Hoosain, C Gray, D Snell, N Thebus, C Peters, C Downing, P Ebobise-Bille, A Thomas In Front: N Allie, D Buxey, A Rowland

GRADE RB

Back row: Miss C von Molendorff, T Castle, M Shimba, Z Hanslo, Z Safodien, A Moose, C Paulsen, Miss C Lassen Middle row: A Erasmus, J Theunissen, Z Abduraham, H Tero, M Skeyi, M Wessels, J O’ Connor Front row: A Oosterwyk, P Downing, D O’Brian, A Kühn, J Schuller, R Scharfenorth, T Rouse, I Cajee Sitting: J Kalogeropolous, J Blake

GRADE RC

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Back row: Mrs J Paulsen, O Lapage, K Hudson, J Emmanuel, Z Louw, D Petersen, F Berdien, Miss W Daniels THIRD row: R Hendricks, R Schenck, D Fabing, I Ismail, S Lotters, T de Vries, M Abrahams, M Jacobs, M Dadaker SECOND row: Y Marthinussen, L Erasmus, G Peters, K Haraldsen, K Qinga, Z de Jager front row: T Daniels, A Meier Absent: G Lagadien, R Ebrahim

Grade 1

Grade 1A

Back Row: B Alexander, M Wynne, Y Baradien, B Barnett, S Davidson, R Lodewyk, E Krieger, E Arun Thomas Middle Row: A Salie, J Quinlan, T Nelukalo, A-M Kabemba, D Beckett, F van Wyk, J Paterson, U van der Schyff Front Row: Miss M Jenkins, K Wright, C Maggot, J Cochrane, M Arries-Hendricks, Z Ameeroedien, A Dicks, B Brown, J Miles, Z Rawoot

Grade 1B

Back row: T Zemanay, A Saunders, M Segers, C Breytenbach, F Parker, N Coleman, A Engel, M Wolmarans, M Allie Middle row: Mrs T Sims, T Selebogo, A Mhlebi, T Botha, J Serfontein, C Thomas, R Shaik-Abdul, J Anderson, B Solomons, Miss N Stokell Front row: A de Rock, M du Plooy, T Pathon, A Roopen, M Manie, Z Kölle, Y Parker, R Adams

Grade 1C

Academic Pillar

Back Row: Z Constant, R Parry, S Ngwenya, O Goodchild-Brown, C Kruger, B Kühn, Y Fakir, S Mcutshenge Middle Row: E Owen-Collett, L Rogers, A Amodien, J Braaf, Z Wooi, E Brown, Z Rahil Front Row: Mrs S Graham, M-I Ackerman, C Blignaut, L Greenfield, M-I Croy, S Sung, N Segers, Z Holland, C Jonas

Grade 1D

Back Row: S Leary, N Wagner, J Stewart, J Alden, M-R Davids, N Saayman, K Gonsalves, D Widelko Middle Row: M Carikas, C Samuels, L Barbier, J Tulloch, E Cajee, S George-Louis, J Grainger, E Templeton Front Row: Miss C Rowbotham, N Martin, G Peters, K Sargeant, S Ndlebe, C Davidson, C Brown, D Raizenberg, T Kempster-Davies, Z Arendse

Grade 1A

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Keagan Wright 1A

Tinashe Nelukalo 1A

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Amaad Dicks 1A

Zaydaan Ameeroedien 1A

Blake Alexander 1A Joshua Miles 1A

Caleb Maggot 1A

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My Favourite Book My favourite book is 101 Dalmations. In the story there are 2 dogs a girl and a boy. Then the girl dog got 101 babys. This book is my favourite because I like dogs. I dressed up as a dalmation and I wore a white shirt and white pants and I painted myself. This is not my favourite character my mom told me the idea. Razin Shaik-Abdul 1B My favourite book is Peter Pan. It is about a boy that can fly. Captain Hook tries to kill he because he can fly. I dressed up as Peter Pan from the book. I wore Peter Pan because it is a story. Fuad Parker 1B My favourite book is the wonderful Wizard of Oz. It is about a girl called Dorothy. Her house blew away so she followed the yellow brick road to oz. But on her way she found some friends what needed some stuff to. I like this book because of the big tornado what blew Dorothy’s house away. I dressed up as tin man who needed a haert from the book. I used tin for tin man to dress up. It is my favourite character because he is funny that’s why I like him. M. Yaseen Parker 1B

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My favourite book is Dracula. Dracula once was a human then a vampire bit him. Then he be can a vampire. I like Dracula becos I luk vampires. I poot on a cap and I poot on my mums mocup (make-up). Adam Engel 1B

When I grow up… When I grow up I want to be a astronaut becars I like to learn about planits becars I dreem about being a astronaut on the moon. Astronauts needs a halmit and a rocit. Raaid Adams 1B When I grow up I want to be a scientist. A scientist cures problems like a disease. It nids chemicals toobs microscope. I like Math. Mikaeel Allie 1B When I grow up I want to be a dep sea diver. A dep sea diver divs in the sea. A dep sea diver needs a oxygen tank to breath under the water. I want to be a dep sea diver because I like swimming. Matthew Segers 1B When I grow up I want to be a scientist. A scientist dus experiments like chemical reaction. He has a tube and a microscope and a lab friend. Zachary Kölle 1B I want to be a farmer. He havez a cow and hee haves a horse and a farmer. Blayne Solomoms 1B

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When I grow up I want to be a golfer. I wunt to play on the PGA tour. I play golf on the PGA tour. They have golf clubs. I like to play golf it is my favourite spoots (sport). Traigh Pathon 1B

Tenniel Botha 1B

Jake Serfontein 1B

Adam Roopen 1B

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Noah Coleman 1B

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My Pet Dinosaur My pet dinosaur is big. He has spikes. He has a circle in his body. He is twenty years old. His name is Yaseen. He is a Brontosaurus. He lives in my tree and sleeps in my tree. He eats dog food and meat. I care for it by throwing its ball. I play monopoly with it. It can run fast. Cole Breytenbach 1B My pet dinosaur is a dooblydoodus. It sleeps in the backyard. It eats leefs. I love it so much. We play x-box. He has a long neck. Tameem Zemanay 1B

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My pet dinosaurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name is doom. Doom has a big hon (horn) on his back. Doom lives underground. I care for him by giving him đ&#x;&#x2019;&#x153;. I play kricit with him. A interesting fact about him is that he has a funi tayl. Max du Plooy 1B My dinosaur is a Pteradactyl. It is blue and pink and its name is Zara. It lives at my hawse inside a kaje. It eets fish. I ker for it bath. I play â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pteradactyl in the middleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. It has a big hart. Jesse Anderson 1B

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Grade 1C

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My favourite animal is a lion. AÂ lion has four legs and feeds on prey. AÂ lion lives in the jungle sumetimes lions fight. Ethan Owen-Collett 1C My favourite animal is a cheetah. It has black spots and it is yellow. It is cool. Zishan Rahil 1C Rhinos can charge predators. Thay have four Legs. Rhinos have 1 tail. Rhinos doth (bath) in mud. They live in the wild. Connor Kruger 1C I like a tiger because it eats meat and the colour is black and orange. And it has four legs and it has a tail and it has fur. Ruben Johnson 1C

My favourite toy My favoutite toy is my car. I love this toy because it can drive. I like it. My brother gave it to me. Imaad Croy 1C

Noah van Vuuren 1C Zachary Wooi 1C

Yaqub Fakir 1C

Zishan Rahil 1C

Imaad Ackerman 1C

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Siwoo Sung 1C

Sandile Ngwenya 1C

Ethan Brown 1C

Christopher Jonas 1C

Connor Blignaut 1C

M.Yaqeen Hoosain 1C

Zachary Wooi 1C

Jared Braaf 1C

Imaad Croy 1C

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Grade 1D

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Giraffe, Levi Barbier 1D

3D Fish, Naeem Martin 1D

Hot Air Balloon, Caleb Davidson 1D

Lion, Seth George-Louis

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My Pet Dinosaur, Dylan Widelko 1D

3D Fish, Zayed Arendse 1D

Dinosaur, Noah Saayman 1D

Me, Silubonile Ndlebe 1D

Me, Eesaa Cajee 1D

Me, Connor Samuels 1D

Me, Joshua Tulloch 1D

Grade 2

Grade 2A

Back Row: K Isaacs, C Vermaak, J Eccles, L Petersen, E Leibbrandt, L Nani, M Green-Thompson, O Samaai Middle Row: R Conrad, R Mohamed, L Soci, J Stephenson, M Isaacs, N Magerman, O Moruri, I Lawrence Front Row: Mrs M Fakir, F Mia, R Ahmed, T Wyllie, S Edwards, D Johnson, D Tresham, N Stanfliet, S Ngada

Grade 2B

Back row: , M Cockcroft, F Smith, M Heo, C da Gama, T Schutte, E Botha, A Mohamed Middle row: J Nyamimba, E Kleintjies, U Salie, R Hill, L Ramedupe, K Gogo, L Geland Front row: Mrs K James, C van Heerden, I Rodkin, L Felgate, J Paries, L le Roux, L Aylen, D Wolmarans, C Grainger Absent: R Rehman, D Harris

Grade 2C

Academic Pillar

Back row: H Ndwandwa, C Lupke, J Igilige, S Felton, M Damon, N Marks, L van der Berg, A McArthur SECOND ROW: I Roberts, R Mulholland, M-R Ryklief, A Abader, Y Israel, A-J Smith, L Reed, B Dednam Front row: Miss C Perrins, I Omar, L Versfeld, M Thoresen, Y Hendricks, M-S Amardien, K Ndlebe, M-R Daniels, C Snell, M-U Gaibie

Grade 2D

Back row: C Barrett, D van Reenen, T Southey, L Jacobs, R Arnold, M Ndaba, M Matikinca MIDDLE row: K Baxter, A-M Moerat, A Varghese, R Shah, L Makohliso, H Cariem, C Ford Front row: Mrs D Wilkinson, Z Kazi, Y Johnstone, J Dellbridge, C van Niekerk, C du Plessis, B Shimba

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Grade 3

Grade 3A

Back row: D Scharffenorth, Y van der Fort, T Belcher, J Centurier-Harris, M Sayeed, D Haroun, M Moolman, Y Salie Middle row: Y Mgunculu, J Theys, M Ebrahiem, J Vogelpoel, J Schoeman, A van Kets, M-F Carelse, J Jacobs Front row: Mrs N Tresham, R Maneveld, A Reynolds, I Mohamed, A le Roux, D Mohamed, T October, Z Samodien, C Ulster, Mrs J Hugo

Grade 3B

Back row: C Neethling, Z Brown, A Steele, C Marks, J Hall, I Sasman, M Abdul, P Ansley Middle row: B Allies, A April, S Peters, A Behardien, R Solhino, J Pyaneeaandee, C Julius Front row: Miss I Saunders, H Majebe, H Woodman, J Sargeant, L Martin, U Ebrahim, C Dyani, C Maneveld, Y Gamieldien

Grade 3C

Academic Pillar

Back Row: O Adams, N Mohamed, O Gordan-Finlayson, S Carelse, C Fox, Y Ebrahim, S Shaboodien, A Plaatjie Middle Row: A Haywood, L Potgieter, C Samodien, Q Rahim, S Parkerson, A-Q Walters, T Carter Front Row: Mrs M Yankelowitz, D Daniels, C Theunisen, R Ebrahim, D Louw, J Faure, J Lee Fong, L Shako-Ahuka, A Walters

Grade 3D

Back row: M-Z Ahmed, J Carelse, C Campbell, A Allie, A Barrett, Y Naran, S Chilwan, S Bruton Middle row: J Herbert, K Gabriel, C Cross, U van der Schyff, A Lee, C Felix, L Mabi Front row: Mrs S Isaacs, T Roman, A Salie, N Miller, M Pretorius, Q Adams, N Pond, M Kajee, Z Rahil

Grade 3A Articles

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Happy Father’s Day

across rushing, blue rivers carefully, below flying, white and fast seagulls frighteningly, amongst the blowing, howling wind nervously, through colossal, brown caves rapidly, along a dark, neglected tunnel in the mountain cautiously, until she was in a blue cave as big as a giant and face to face with the curious, speedy, helpful BFG. Justin Schoeman 3A

He wakes me up happily, He makes me delicious breakfast magically, He drives me to school fast like a Bugatti, He works at the ANC proudly, He listens to my jazzy music cheerfully, He plays soccer with me competitively, He snoozes on his bed amusingly, He watches television with me crazily, He tucks me into bed slowly and He hugs me beautifully. Yise Mgunculu 3A He runs out of his cosy bed excitedly, He wakes my brother and I up loudly, He make my delicious breakfast magically, He drives me to school quickly, He works determinedly, He listens to my orals supportively, He plays cricket with me playfully, He snores noisily like a grumpy gorilla, He washes all of my clothes selflessly, He tucks me into my cosy bed tightly and He hugs me like a hugging monster lovingly. Dean Scharffenorth 3A

Happy Mother’s Day

I ‘lava’ you for always Magnificent, hilarious joker Optimistic caring storyteller Terrific, funny supporter Helpful angel Encouraging me to always be the best Really caring and just being there. With all of my heart Matthew Moolman 3A I ‘lava’ you for always Magnificent helper who supports me with my homework Organising decorations and birthdays Terrific chef who makes the most delicious burgers Helping me achieve my goals Encourages me to believe I can do anything Really caring and just being there With all of my heart Isma’eel Mohamed 3A

Sophie’s Journey with The BFG Preposition Poems A frightened Sophie screamed as she was snatched from her damp, lumpy bed and whisked out of the gigantic, cracked window. She went... down long, grey and gravely pavements vigilantly, around tall, shining and silver lampposts skilfully, past huge, old, double storey houses quietly, over huge, green hedges fearfully, beside a giant, green hill cunningly like a fox,

A scared Sophie screamed as she was snatched from her colourful, fluffy bed and whisked out of the rainbow window. She went... down a busy, magical road confusedly, past sleeping, colourful houses as fast as a shooting star, under a troll like bridge carefully, over a massive mountain as slowly as a snail, above a shiny, gold flash of lightning frighteningly, between humongous trees anxiously, through a dangerous forest uneasily, across wild, noisy waves rapidly, along a scary skeleton jungle vigilantly, towards a dark, gloomy cave terrifyingly, until she was face to face with the friendly, kind BFG. Deen Haroun 3A

Theseus’ Journey Through The Maze Preposition Poem

A brave Theseus stepped cautiously into the gigantic, narrow labyrinth and went… through the ancient, creaking door as quietly as a mouse, under the vicious, hungry bats carefully, past the slimy, staring snakes quietly, along the vicious skeletons that were as stinky as a dump, across the hungry, evil spiders bravely, around the long, narrow passages quickly, amongst the noisy, tormenting phantoms nervously like a vibrating earthquake, beneath the scary, monstrous rats silently, until he came face to face with this dirty, disgusting, horrible Minotaur. Timothy Belcher 3A A brave Theseus stepped nervously into the narrow, gloomy labyrinth and went… through huge cobwebs fearfully, around extremely hungry spiders quickly, down dirty rat holes reluctantly, along noisy, unfair phantoms annoyedly, past dangerous skeletons as quickly as a scared cheetah, between humongous deadly snakes and violent rats cautiously, in front of crazy vampires with bloody teeth running rapidly, beside creepy, narrow corridors, around colossal ghosts chasing after you uneasily, amongst horrid, nasty ghosts escaping frighteningly, until finally he came face to face with the brutal, ugly Minotaur. Daniel Mohamed 3A

Character description of the BFG

It wasn’t human. It couldn’t be. His thin, big body was as tall as the Eiffel Tower. Anyone who had the chance to meet him would immediately notice his wrinkly, pale face which looked just like an old tortoise. He had shiny eyes, brown teeth and always carried a big, gold trumpet. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw his gigantic ears. Faraway from planet Earth in an unknown era was where this giant lived. Across the huge oceans, high above the humongous forests, beneath a dark mountain was an unpleasant wasteland. This forgotten landscape was filled with dead plants, rotten trees and broken rocks. Inside his small cave there were shelves filled with crazy dreams. Unlike all the other nasty, aggressive, mean giants, the BFG ate disgusting snozzcumbers that looked just like cucumbers. He behaved like a gentleman and he was humble. He was scared of the other giants and he was forced to eat snozzcumbers because he refused to eat humans. The BFG was lonely and he had no one with him. He was all by himself in his small, dark cave. The BFG always spoke in his own crazy language. The BFG’s problem was that he was too lonely and frightened of the other bigger giants. I think he was going to get hurt. Andile van Kets 3A

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It wasn’t human. It couldn’t be. His extremely thin body was as tall as Table Mountain. Anyone who had the chance to meet him would immediately notice his huge, pale, wrinkly face, which looked just like an old rotten cabbage. His gigantic eyes were as round as a giant yoga ball. His huge nose, friendly smile and his giant hands were so weird for a giant because I thought giants were scary. He always had this weird thin trumpet and this giant picnic basket with him. Faraway from planet Earth, in an unknown universe was where this mysterious giant lived. Across filthy oceans, high above green forests, beneath a huge mountain was a dried wasteland. This forgotten landscape was filled with nothing but rocks, just dried old rocks. It looked like a desert but with no sand. The cave looked huge, to be honest I thought he lived in Mount Everest. Inside the cave there were hundreds of shelves full of jars of light. Unlike the other nasty giants, who spent their nights loudly gobbling up innocent human beings, the BFG ate vegetables. He was forced to eat disgusting, juicy snozzcumbers. A snozzcumber looked like an old, rotten, giant, black and white cucumber. The BFG flew peacefully like a magnificent eagle, had a booming voice and liked to speak in a muddled, hilarious language. Every day the BFG told silly, funny jokes. If he wasn’t reluctantly eating hideous snozzcumbers and drinking disgusting frobscottle he would be catching magical dreams and then delivering them through his golden trumpet to children as they slept. Even though he was a giant from the terrifying giant country the BFG was kind, joyful, generous and giving. Although the BFG was lonely and happy to finally have Sophie as a caring friend he was frightened the hungry mean giants would eat her. What should he do? All he knew was he had to think of a plan and fast. Yahya van der Fort 3A

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Character descriptions of a New Giant The Heart Cruncher – HC

It wasn’t human. It couldn’t be. He was as tall as the magnificent Table Mountain. Whoever saw him would immediately notice his dark, shiny red eyes. His nose was so sharp and pointy it looked like a dagger. His smooth, black, scary face camouflaged into the darkness. The ears were sharp and chipped. Inside his disgusting mouth was a whole lot of bloody teeth. His bloody hands had very sharp claws and he always

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carried a huge, black sack and a thin white net. This beast always had on a dark, black coat and brown, broken shoes. Faraway in a mysterious land was where this beast lived. To get there you had to go through rough and tough waves. Then through a black, dead, scary forest. Next over a huge, unstable mountain and into a dark, dead wasteland. It was known as ‘Giant World.’ He lived in a cave. Not far underground in his cave were a lot of jars. In the jars were human hearts. Every day this beast would eat and if he wasn’t eating he would be scaring the BFG. He loved to wrestle with other giants for fun and that’s not all. If he wasn’t doing any of that he would be sleeping until supper. This giant feared nothing, but there was one thing he hated and it was humans. He ate them. Anyone who met him would hear his catchphrase: “Mmmmmm!” He was so scary that every giant just ran away from him. He started to realise he was becoming too scary, slept too much, ate too much but what could he do? Well, even though he realised it he never changed one bit. Aiden Reynolds 3A

The Helpful Half-Giant – HHG

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It wasn’t human. It couldn’t be. He was as tall as a one storey house and his beard went past his ginormous middle. The only thing you could see in his as-big-as-a-watermelon head, apart from a jungle of matted, black hair (which resembled a coconut), was his black, beetle eyes. The thing you would notice the most was his hands, which were as big as dustbin lids. Deep beneath the Earth’s surface was where this mysterious creature lived. Far below the centre of the Earth was a strange, cold dimension. In the very centre of this weird place was a huge mountain with a light blue glow that hung around it. In the very middle of it there was a gaping black hole like a cross between a cave and the night sky - like a portal. Inside this ‘hole’ there was a huge, dark forest and near the tallest tree there was a dark purple treehouse that looked like a school on stilts. Once you were inside the treehouse you would see the creatures pet bloodhound, which was usually sleeping in a cosy corner, like a beanbag. What you noticed the most was his strange, wonderfully colourful bottles with weird names like Tornado in a Jar, Instant Thunderstorm – just add frooble blood, or more worryingly: Man-In-A-Can and A Monster’s Guide to Eating. Unlike all the other monsters in the mountain wood, the HHG (as it was known) ate disgusting snozzwoozels and yucky frobcruters. “I’m te weather marker” he told the other creatures in the wood. Every night the HHG would go to the real world and retrieve our weather and every day he would go back to this home and release the winds and storms. Nobody

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messed with the HHG. Even though he wasn’t the angry-atfirst-insult kind of giant, still nobody wanted to test his temper. The poor HHG’s problem was that nobody liked him. And if he tried to make friends with somebody, as soon as he told them he made weather, they would run away. He would have to live a sad life with his pet or give away his weather job to somebody else. He chose the second option but even if he wanted to, he couldn’t. Who would he give it to? He was scared that humans would take him from his home and lock him away forever. All he knew about humans was that they were smarter than him and that he needed an awesome plan before it was too late. Arthur le Roux 3A

The Magical Dream Blower – MDB

It wasn’t a human. It couldn’t be. It’s body was taller than twenty giraffes stacked on top of each other. He had jellyfish grey hair and you would be so surprised to hear this, he was the BFG’s son. He had gigantic eyes, which he used to see you closely. In his right hand he carefully carried a quiet, thin bubble trumpet, which he used to give children dreams. He also carried a splash gun to scare the other mean giants.

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Mogammad Fahmi Carelse, Arthur le Roux, Yaqeen Salie, Caleb Ulster, Mahir Ebrahiem, Reece Maneveld, Dean Scharffenorth, Aiden Reynolds

This unusually large person lived in an underground house. He said he lived underground because he was scared of the other giants. His name was the Magical Dream Blower or MDB for short. Inside the underground house were shelves stacked from top to bottom with these bubbles that had colourful little dots inside, which were actually dreams and the MDB delivered all the really good ones. The MDB’s underground house had tunnels going around the whole of giant country, which was where the MDB lived. The MDB went around at night blowing dreams to the children of the world. The MDB just clicked his enormous fingers and he would be where he wanted to. He spoke in a silly language like “I’s hate frogcumber!” When the other mean giants picked on him he just shot them with his splash gun because they are afraid of water. Sure the MDB sounds so cool, but he had his problems! He was so worried about everything like: what if he ran out of water in his splash gun then the mean giants could hurt him. He had to get so many dreams and deliver them all! He was so, so, so very poor - he had nothing. What is the MDB going to do? Jessie Theys 3A

Grade 3B Articles Character Description: The BFG

It wasn’t a human. It couldn’t be. Whenever you saw him, his golden eye would shine right in your face. He had super strong metal hair that could break through walls. His arms were full of stitches. He had legs as tall as Mount Everest and he had very fat, oily cheeks. His nails always cracked up. He had such a shiny body, it would reflect like a mirror. He had such a sweaty body that it would flood the house. The giant lived in the valley. You had to jump over trees and over lakes. When you got there it would say “welcome”. He had a wooden house that was painted gold. His house was filled with flies, stinky flies. The house was full of splinters. That’s why you always had to wear shoes. The floor was so slippery, even if you wore shoes with spikes you would still slip. The rooms were so warm that you needed air conditioners. It was so magical. The magic did a lot of the stuff for him. There were so many funny stuff on the walls. He did not behave like a normal giant. This giant ran so fast he would knock down every single tree in the valley. But he danced so funny he would make you laugh day and even night. He made jokes so funny he could make a lion roar. His clothes were so cool because it was signed by the supergiants His shoes were so long he tripped every time he walked. He loved to play his best out of all the giants. The problem was that he always got bullied. He was super lonely and he didn’t have any friends. And he always tried to talk properly but he never got it right. The worst was that he did not have any manners and he always ate booger fries. At least Sophie knew that he was a lonely giant. Blake Allies 3B It couldn’t be a human. It was as tall as the magnificent Burj Khalifa and his eyes were so bright it shined onto your face. Did you know that his hands were so hard and so strong you couldn’t even cut it off? His nose was as skinny as Pinocchio’s. Far, far away there was a cool, big forest. That forest was called Giant’s Forest and to get there you had to jump past high mountains, over rough oceans, through hot deserts and deserted wastelands and you would see a cave. The walls were hard rocks and the door was made out of wood. Whenever you saw him with his machines he would be taking trees. He also gave dreams and made them come true. He also gave the poor food and he collected apples. Finally one of the fresh gobbling giants came to visit him to tell him that he has to eat slimey apple pie. It was so slimy and it, it tasted like apple and it also tasted like pie. Did you know the BSG only had three problems? His first problem was that he was so lonely. Second, he didn’t fit in with the other gobbling, munching giants and he could not speak properly. So that’s why he needed to come up with a brilliant plan and fast. Cwenga Dyani 3B

It wasn’t a human. It couldn’t be. His body was as strong as The Rock. His fish body and his creepy face was full of arrows and his arms were full of muscles. His hands were very pruny. He lived deep in the Pacific Ocean. You would have to go past the great ocean. Then you had to jump into the Pacific Ocean. When you see the Titanic and go inside, you will see him. There was moss on the outside of the Titanic and the inside was ugly. The BMG was very kind and he loved his life. He liked to work out. Every night he would come out of the ocean and watch the people fall asleep. Unfortunately, he would get angry easily. People made fun of him. The BMG was too nice for them. Cameron Maneveld 3B It wasn’t a human. It couldn’t be. He was wrinkly and he had lots of scars. He had brown hair and green eyes. He wore a red shirt, black pants, and orange shoes with black socks. He had a nose as sharp as a pencil. Lastly, he had peach lips. He lived in the desert. You would have to cross huge rocks, big trees, big caves and small rivers. After that you would arrive at his house. His house was biggish. He was greedy and he ate with his hands. He tore books, but he was good. He never fought with Sophie. He told jokes and laughed with Sophie and his behaviour was good. His problem was that he had no friends to tell jokes to, except Sophie. He had no one to laugh with, except Sophie. His last problem was that sometimes when he spoke he mumbled. Jarrod Sargeant 3B

Preposition Poem: The BFG’s Journey A scared Sophie screamed as she was snatched from her warm bed and whisked out of the big window. She went… over huge mountains as fast as a cheetah, underneath spiderwebs as slow as a snail, over big valleys of cows as careful as an ant, into gigantic caves filled with bats as quiet as a mosquito, between big rivers as loud as an elephant, on top of sleeping crocodiles as nervous as a sloth, beyond huge rocks as slow as a whale, under slimey water as quick as The Flash until she was in a big, dark cave and came face to face with the old, sweet BFG. Andre Steele 3B A scared, worried Sophie screamed as she was snatched from her uncomfortable bed and whisked out of the small window. She went… over boiling lava as quick as a jet, under a spiky fire tunnel very carefully, over a polluted shark sea dodgingly, over a fire bear city as quiet as an ant, in between a dangerous maze as slow as a sloth, in space around meteorites and shooting stars dangerously, underneath the underworld as quick as a racing car, until she was in a big, creative cave and face to face with the giant, clever and nice BFG. Yusuf Gamieldien 3B

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A scared Sophie screamed as she was snatched from her comfortable bed and whisked out of the clean window. She went… under giant mountains as quick as a bullet, inside slimy walls as fast as a Lamborghini, behind creepy doors as slow as a mouse, over gigantic, prickly floors as scared as a scardy cat, underneath scary wolves as fast as a cheetah, over big waves as quickly as he could, on rocky rocks as careful as a slow man, inside gooey houses, very, very fast until she was in a big, giant cave and face to face with the big, friendly BFG. Lyle Martin 3B

Character Description: The Minotaur A long, long time ago in Ancient Greece there lived a creepy, tormenting beast called the Minotaur. It looked like a dreadful half-man and half-bull. He looked so evil and creepy they couldn’t believe it. Whenever you saw it’s sharp, pointed horns, you would run away. Deep down in the maze it was very dark and there was lots of cobwebs. There were bats, black, white, green and purple. There were skeletons that were wearing crowns, rings, flesh and clothes. He behaved like a cruel witch. When he gets angry he rams into walls. When he meets people he behaves weird. He is as stubborn as a witch. He was too dreadful, too hungry, too sad, and too lonely. Chad Julius 3B A long, long time ago in Ancient Greece, there lived an ugly beast called The Minotaur. He was half-man half-bull, with a muscular body, colossal horns and razor sharp teeth. Deep down in a huge, deadly labyrinth the ugly beast lived with rats and bats. Worst of all, there were phantoms that were zooming around. Within seconds he ate 5 people at a time. He used his horns to knock you over. His roar grew louder. The Minotaur’s problem was that he was too strong and too hungry. Who will defeat the ugly beast? Raeed Martin 3B

Weekend News Dear Mr. Poleman, New Message To: cpoleman@wbjs.org.za Subject: Weekend News Good morning Mr. Poleman,

Alex April 3B

I hope you enjoyed your weekend. My weekend was very relaxing. It was also kind of interesting and fun. On a warm Saturday my most interesting book and I were in the living room to relax and read. I was reading one of my most exciting books called ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’. It was very interesting and exciting. There were a lot of pages to read. Let’s say there were two hundred and seventeen pages in only one book! On a hot, sunny Sunday, my father, brother and I were on our green grass in the garden, mowing the lawn. We loved mowing the grass. My brother and I also held the rope. I felt like I was doing a big job. We also got a break! Overall we had lot’s of fun this weekend. We had a great time! Christopher Marks 3B

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To: ben@wbjs.org.za Subject: Weekend News Dear Ben, My holiday was busy, active, exhausting and awesome. On 11 July, My Family and I went to the Iber Cup, because I was going to play soccer there. The Iber Cup was held in Barcelona. It was the first day of the tournament. We played our first match. All of us were nervous about the match, but we scored the first goal so after that no one was nervous. So, by the end of the game we won 12 – 0. Also, I scored 5 goals in that game! On 16 July, my family and I went to Barcelona the city. We went to Football Mania. If you know what that shop is about, you are a superstar! It is a soccer shop. When you walk in there is a walkway and there are two rooms. In one room there is Barcelona stuff and in the other room is Real Madrid. Then, when you walk through the hallway there is lots of soccer stuff. When you walk further then there is like a heaven of boots. Overall it was the best holiday I could ever have asked for! Achmat Behardien 3B

Many years ago in Ancient Greece there lived a nightmare soul killer called the Hydra. That ferocious dragon had a metal body with a gigantic tail. It had poisonous venom and metal spikes on his tail. It had fiery eyes that could watch your every move. It was the biggest hydra and it was the most vicious hydra that there was. Deep down in the middle of the ocean there was a dark, stormy cave made of bones. That is where the Hydra lived. It was a scary cave with blood dripping down on the metal floor. There was blood everywhere, every sea creature was frightened. They never went near the cave. The Hydra behaved like a hooligan, stealing souls, ripping hearts out and stamping on people. He was greedy and selfish and he killed with poisonous venom. Every single day the Hydra appears out of nowhere and blows fire balls to try and try to terrorise the whole city and make it like Gotham City. The problem was that the Hydra never stops torturing people, stops eating innocent people, stealing their souls and taking over the whole city! Rael Solinho 3B

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Long Weekend News

Jeez! The long weekend was magnificent! I had a fun time with my loving family at the enormous museum. On a boiling hot Thursday, I went to the awesome museum with my pretty mom. At the Museum, we saw amazing animals, like lions, seals, otters, birds, dinosaur fossils, and even enormous elephants! We had a great time! Overall I am looking forward to the weekend and I feel happy, relaxed and chilled. Phoenix Ansley 3B

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Holiday News

Wow! I can’t believe the holidays came and went so quickly! I had time to do a few relaxing activities. On the Third Sunday, my family and I went home after a long day at a birthday party. We played games and after that we went home. We went home because if we didn’t, we wouldn’t have enough time to celebrate Easter. When I woke up, I woke my mom, dad and sister. When we went downstairs my sister and I went Easter egg hunting. After we found them all, we ate all of them! After that amazing hunt, my mom, dad, sister and I watched a movie. I am looking forward to next weekend. I missed my friends because I didn’t see them for so long! Josh Hall 3B

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The Meat Muncher

The Meat Muncher has thumbs as long as skyscrapers and a belly as fat as an elephant. His feet are two times the size of bigfoots and his eyes are brighter than the sky. At night he would’ve looked like a rock because he curls up at night to sleep. The Meat Muncher lives in the mortal world at a meat and veg shop. Since he owns the shop he serves customers. He owns a Bugatti Veyron super spore and if you enter the shop you will smell broccoli ( YUM! ) and you will hear him counting his money. The Meat Muncher is as strong as superman and as fast as the Bat-mobile. He loves to draw and he travels all the way to Yemen for his humans. He also hates eating chocolate. The problem with the Meat Muncher is that he craves veg so he doesn’t live up to his name. He’s too big to live in giant county, he hates rugby, he is too thin and he loves school (other giants hate school, so they hate him). Oliver Gordon-Finlayson 3C

The CBG

The CBG is short for cute bunny giant. He is as cute as a bunny, but as funny as a clown and as adorable as a puppy. He is mostly snatchy like a thief and smart as Albert Einstein and as fast as Flash. The CBG lives far away next to the Bloody Bridge and his house is in disgusting smelling, long grass and it is made out of bricks, very old bricks! He is lucky that he has airconditioning in his house and a warm fireplace. The CBG behaves very well, he is charming and listens to his mother at all times. He eagerly helps his mother around the house.

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The CBG also eats so much food that they often run out of food in their fridge. His mother is always shopping for food for the CBG. Suhayl Shaboodien 3C

The Grumpy Evil Giant

The Grumpy Evil Giant, also known as the GEG was very grumpy and extremely evil. He is more evil than a bad sorcerer. The GEG has huge ears, bigger than a huge truck, He is the strongest in the world. Stronger than the god Zeus. He has bigger muscles than John Cena, but he has skinny legs. The GEG lives in the biggest volcano in the world. He lives with his wife, Mangobottler. She is one of the kindest giants alive, but she is extremely ugly. The other giants tease her al lot. They do not have children, but the GEG always wanted amazing children. The GEG is the grumpiest giant alive. He always bullies people because he has no friends. He is often bored because he has no friends to play with and he just sits on the couch watching the other giants playing outside. The grumpy evil giant has no friends and that’s why he is such a bully. His wife says he needs to stop bullying and stop being so evil. Ayabonga Plaatjies 3C

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Sophie’s Journey A scared Sophie screamed as she was snatched from her big, red bed and was whisked out of the small, cracked window and went… Over the long highway, Through a massive, dark tunnel, Between thousands of tall trees, Past the snoring giants, Along the vast, wild oceans, Across the dark green meadow, Through stormy clouds, Until she came to the smelly, gigantic cave and was face to face with the extremely tall giant with massive ears who wears a brown waistcoat and is known as the BFG. Seth Parkerson 3C An active Sophie screamed as she was snatched from her small, flowery bed and was whisked out of the huge, dark red window. She went… Over the very charged highway full of terrific jammed dark cars as fast as a flash of lightning, Over rushing, streaming, high-tided waves carelessly, Past beautiful, clear, long grassed sheep fields quirkily, Into deep, deadly, still forest and swaying, powerful trees carefully, across storming, misty, foggy, large, blue clouds swiftly, On top of majestic long mountains quietly, Down millions and millions of strong, blue rhinos, between big, electrical, creepy gates helplessly, Until she came face to face with the terrific, sad BFG in his lovely cave. Ridaa Ebrahim 3C A scared, screaming Sophie screamed as loud as a lion as she was snatched from her warm, cuddly bed and was whisked out of the gross, dirty window and went… Over tall, beautiful, slightly noisy buildings, Through pig farms as fast as lightning, Hopping on salty, white seas, Under mountains as high as the Eiffel Tower, Dashing over highways like Tylor, Following dirty, rubbery, slippery roads, Past the greenest mould, On gross, slobbery clouds, Until she came face to face with the ugly, old BFG. Sebastian Carelse 3C A petrified Sophie screamed as she was snatched from her comfortable bed and was whisked out of the yellow open window. She went… Over the busy and dangerous highway as quickly as the Flash, Through the scary, white sheep farm loudly, Over the super duper high mountain jumping extremely high, Through an abandoned amusement park happily, Over the super ice-cold Atlantic ocean cautiously, Through the stormy clouds carefully, Over the giant hill as slowly as a snail, Finally, Sophie was in the BFG’s gigantic cave. Jagger Lee Fong 3C

The Professional Soccer Giant

It wasn’t human, it couldn’t be. Whoever saw him would immediately notice his muscular body, which is stronger than 700.000.000 lions. By the way, his name is Ben, otherwise known as the Professional Soccer Giant, and also known as the PSG. They would see the PSG’s boots shining like gold, his kit is bigger than 5 colossal giraffes put on top of each, because he is so taller, He is taller than 000 oversized clouds, He has extremely long hair. The PSG’s home is gigantic. It is a colossal soccer themed house, the house smells like grass, He even has cardboard soccer fans put up around his house. The PSG is a left footed player. He loves to wins, but if he doesn’t he still keep keeps calm. He is a good sports giant. When he shoots the ball towards the goals it looks like lightning. He runs like Messi, Ronaldo and Usain Bolt combined. The PSG is so good at soccer that the other giants sometimes don’t like to play with him. Sometimes he breaks the ball when he kicks it, because he kicks it so hard. Likabo Shako-Ahuko 3C

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To: mrpoleman@gmail.com Subject: Weekly news Dear Mr Poleman How are you? I hope you are keeping well. Last weekend was fantastic. On Saturday I went to soccer practice at my club. We played a match against another team. After soccer my dad took his gopro and he put it on me. I did skills training with it on while it took a video of me. After that I went home and then my cousins came over. We played outside while my dad fixed their car. Next we went out and up the mountain. It was freezing cold, but it was fun. We were walking for twenty minutes. From the top of the mountain we could see Robin Island. After that we walked back down and then went home. When I got home I practised my oral and then I went to sleep. Overall it was a freezing, loud and awesome weekend. I hope you had a great weekend too. From Uthmaan Walters

The BFG

It wasn’t human, it couldn’t be. His towering body was as tall as a mountain. Anyone who had the chance to meet him would immediately notice he has long arms like the longest branch in the world, with thin legs like a skinny tree. His hair is so, so, so long. He has a very big mouth, a big head like a rake and he is very tall. The BFG has a thin body and blue eyes and spiky hair like a thorn and humongous ears. No one wants to see those ears. Faraway from the village, Dogerous, was where this mysterious, tall giant lived. Across the beautiful oceans, through the scary forest, beneath the rocks of the Freaky mountain, was giant country. This forgotten landscape was filled with dreams that looked just like a giant. He lived alone in a dark cave. Inside this old, gigantic cave were giant things, It was always a mess inside the cave, It was so stinky inside there, If you entered the cave you would die!! The BFG is so incredibly fast and he has a bad temper, but he can still be friendly. He is very tall, as tall as Table Mountain. The BFG smiles a lot and is very strong. The poor BFG can’t ever write properly and is always the odd one out. The BFG eats loudly, like lions and is very lonely. He gets confused all the time when Sophie comes to visit him, But the problem is he speaks to much. Tylor Carter

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The BFG

It wasn’t human. It couldn’t be. His towering body was as tall as two double stories. Anyone who had the chance to meet him would immediately notice his long arms, his tallness, his short nose, his elf ears, his baby blue eyes and that he is as fat as a bull. Faraway from the village, at Giants Village, was where this mysterious giant lived Across the biggest ocean in the world, through the scariest forest, beneath the smallest mountains was a small country. The forgotten landscape was filled with shelves and jars that looked like a shop, no a cave, He lived all alone in this dusty cave. Inside this dirty cave were lots of things. It smelt of poo inside the cave and it was as dirty as a bin. The BFG is always nice to Sophie, he is so fast, he is faster than Usain Bolt, He might have a bad temper, but he always smiles, If you met the BFG he would probably be the best giant you ever met, When you go out of the cave with him, he would always protect you from the other giants. The BFG’s problem is that he is the odd one out amongst the giants. He eats weird food that looks like real food that we eat. He doesn’t speak properly ad he is always confused. He mostly stays in his cave. He is so, so lonely in his cave. Abdul-Qaadir Walter 3C

The Big strong Rugbyman

The B.S.R wears big rugby uniforms and he weighs heavier than a car. His muscles are huge. He also wears a hilarious baseball cap that says COCO on it, You may think he looks old, but he’s only 16. He wears his hair brushed to one side. The BSR’s house is through COCo forest and over icecream village, Then head over salmon cloud. This is where you will find Banana Country. There are a lot of stuff in Banana country. The BSR loves in a huge cottage and there is huge furniture. All the furniture is made out of cookies. The BSR is super protective and thoughtful, he is sometimes pushy, but grateful, he is nice and friendly too. His manners are very good and awesome. The BSR has a few problems. He has anger issues, he is bossy and he is to fast. The other giant just don’t like it! Aniq Haywood 3C

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To: mrpoleman@gmail.com Subject: Weekly news Dear Mr Poleman How are you? I hope you are well. Last weekend was boring. On Saturday my family and I stayed at home. They stayed at home to help me with my oral. First my mom printed my oral, second my dad practised my oral with me. Next we had lunch, I had a burger, it was delicious. I was glad that practising my oral was over. After practising my oral we all went to the park. First we went on the swings, then we went on the slide, Next we played with a ball, finally it started getting late so we went back home, I sat on my couch and fell asleep. Overall my weekend was not exciting, I am looking forward to staying at home and not having to practise my oral next weekend. I hope you had a wonderful weekend and a great day. From Qanit Rahim 3C

Sophie’s Journey

A small, brave Sophie screamed loudly as she was snatched from her big, red bed and was whisked out of the small, cracked window and went… Over the noisy, backed up traffic sneakily, Past the wailing, stormy seas slowly, Through the crispy, dry tree quietly, Between giant, black rocks gently, Across an amazing, blue Ferris wheel happily, Beneath the stormy, grey clouds foolishly, Under the ugly, big rocks slowly, Until she came face to face with the terrific, sad BFG in his lovely cave. Christian Fox 3C

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Skydrive is a Transformer Robot that has bionic powers (which means super powers). He looks like he does not have a face, but he does. His eyes are as blue as Pluto. You will immediately notice that he is half robot and half bionic. Skydrive lives right under the biggest company in the world. It is very dark, but Skydrive can see because he can see in the dark, His house is made of wooden plans, He has the most advanced technology in his house. His house is dark because he doesn’t want humanbeans to see his stuff. He digs tunnels to get in and out of his house. Skydrive is a tall and very fast robot. When he gets angry he shuts down and turns on. Sometimes when Skydrive is sad he fails to do his dig and he has to try again and again, Skydrive is very lonely in his home. Declan Platelle 3C

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To: uncle@gmail.com Subject: Weekly news Dear uncle I was getting ready for my fantastic party at my house at 5.30pm. My cousin and my friends were there. They were there because it was my birthday. We were going to have a party. I couldn’t wait. When it was 5.30 my friends came over. My mom, dad and I brought 3 x boxes to the house. The one xbox was an xbox 360, the other one was an xbox one and the last one was also an xbox one. Lots of people started to come. We played Fifa, Call of Duty and Lego Batman. We had to take turns to play. We also watched a cool movie. We ate hotdogs and had a lot of fun at my party. After everyone was gone my three cousins stayed. We had a sleepover. Overall I had an awesome day and a great party. I am now looking forward to getting my report at the end of the term. I hope it is good. I hope to see you soon uncle. From Naeem Mohamed 3C

The BSG

The BSG looks like the BFG when he smiles. He looks very ugly and when you look at him you will faint. He is scarier and older than the BFG. He lives at the soccer field and his bed is the whole field. When he is asleep there will be no pass. There is no roof on the soccer field. The kitchen is on top of the side of a roof. The BSG is strong, fast and he also sleeps a lot. When he chases people, one stretch and he’s got you. That’s how fast he is and that is not even his full speed. The BSG is lonely. Orlando Adams 3C

My BFG character description

It wasn’t human It couldn’t be, his towering body was as tall as a skyscraper. Anyone who had the unfortunate chance to meet him would immediately notice his gigantic eyes and how tall he is. His arms were as long as tree trunks and everytime he walks they think it is world war 3. His eyes are as green as grass and his fat chubby cheeks are as big as 100 000 balloons. Faraway from the village Elmore, was where this brave creature lived. Across gigantic oceans, through forests that were like mazes and beneath tremendous big mountains was Gumball Country. This forgotten landscape was filled with ugly creatures that were never discovered, yet came in different sizes. He lived alone in a gloomy cave. Inside this old cave was a round door and a ship instead of a bed. There were jars filled with angry, good or even scary dreams. There were also snozzcumbers. It was very quiet inside the caev. The BFG has a very, very bad temper. He is as fast as the wind. The BFG is very kind and generous and smiles lao. Generally he makes gas all the time. The BFG is also very lonely. He is the odd of out. He can’t pronounce words properly and he gets confused a lot. Callum Theunissen 3C

The Big Slender Giant

The Big Slender Giant is so thin it looks like he has never eaten any food. He is as tall as a colossal Titan, he has a gentleman’s suit on and has no face, it’s blank. He has dark shoes with finger claws that is as sharp as a clever. His tentacles are on his back. They are very sharp to kill, but he does have a nose on his face, but no holes in it. He scares people off sometimes because if you looks into his face our souls gets taken out and you can’t escape from it. There is only one way to escape from it. “Stop, Drop and Roll” to escape his power of souls. The Big Slender Giant lives in an abandoned forests, near deadly animals, extreme toxins in a deserted place of waste. It is called AREA 51 where the US army stand to fight each day and sometimes they say to each other, “ You might find guns here, but be cautious of the monsters.”. Sometime Slender Giant will go to his haunted house to meet remember his child who no eyes. She died in a car crash. That is why he live where he does. Slender can turn invisible, while he is invisible he can run really fast. He can also blur and sneak food from the US army. He sometimes fights for the army and kills other monsters. He has a twin brother, but he is not evil. The Slender Giants problem is that he is so lonely, but luckily he still has his twin brother. They go onto the streets together. Slender gets confused and sometimes gets aggressive. He only really comes out at midnight. He killed his wife when he got confused and angry. Devante Daniels 3C

My Weekend news Dear David

My holiday was awesome, busy, active and relaxing. On Friday I went to the Royal Yacht Club with my mom and grandma. When we got there my mom ordered our food. I went to check out the yachts in the harbour. When I came back to the table my burger was ready. It was delicious, After I had finished eating I felt very full and tired. Next I helped a fishermen on his deck. I helped take all his stuff off his boat, then I said goodbye to him. Overall I felt tired after our day out at the Yacht club and I am now very sleepy. I think I will go to bed. I am looking forward to more adventures with my family. Kind regards Louis Potgieter 3C

My Holiday news Dear Ridaa

WOW! My holiday was busy, active and a bit painful. On Tuesday my brother went on this rugby exchange so now someone called Ben is living with us for six week. Then my brother is going with him back to the United Kingdom. We took Ben up Table mountain on the cable car. We were so lucky to get free vouchers for sweets at the shop on top of the mountain. We also saw Dassies. One Dassies took one of our delicious sweets. Then my daddy bought me a chocolate muffins. FInally we went home and I felt very lazy after such a busy outing. Overall I had an awesome holiday and I am now looking forward to going to watch Spiderman Homecoming. Catch you later dude! From Dhanyal Louw 3C

My holiday News

Dear Spongebob Squarepants My holidays was long, relaxing, fun and lazy. I wish you could’ve come along for the ride. I went to my cousins, Ridaa and Fayaaz’s house for a playdate n Friday the 21st of July. I went to their doorstep and rang the bell. I waited for a few seconds before they opened up. I went to their room where I knew I would find them, which I did. They were playing in electronics. Fayaaz was playing on his PC and so was Ridaa. SO I asked Fayaaz if I could play on his tablet and he said yes. When we were done playing on the electronics we went to the kitchen to get our 2 minutes noodles. It was steak flavoured noodles. After we ate our delicious noodles we watched Lego Batman, it was hilarious. Lastly my father came to pick me up and take me home. Overall I had a great holiday and I was happy to be on holiday. Why don’t you go play with Patrick now Spongebob? Chat later. Signing off, Yaqoob Ebrahim 3C

Sophie’s Journey

A terrified Sophie screamed she was snatched from her relaxing bed and was whisked out of the giant window. She went… Over the high, pointy mountains, Through the stormy clouds, Under the highway, From tower to tower carefully, Past doughnut shaped mountains, Until she came face to face with the terrifyling BFG. Connor Samodien 3C

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Preposition Poem: The BFG’s Journey

A scared Sophie was taken by something big, but while it was running Sophie managed to see that it was running past mountains and mountains, over vast seas, under massive rocks. Through long grass which was the size of a school and finally he stopped at a wrecked land and walked to a cave. He opened it and it went and went inside. Inside the cave were lots and lots of colourful jars all over the place. Yateen Naran 3D A horrified Sophie was grabbed by huge hands and got taken over houses, huge buildings, trembling seas and misty clouds. Through big thick trees. The next thing she noticed was a massive cave full of dead trees and millions of colourful jars. Later on that night Sophie tried to escape the massive cave but she couldn’t… it was hopeless and silly. Nickolas Pond 3D A scared Sophie got grabbed by a giant beast. The beast ran quicker than a jet. He ran past long, huge trees and jumped over cars. He jumped and ran over mountains. Finally he started jogging, then he saw dead land and a cloudy sky. He took me in his cave, it was dark at first, Then he switched on a torch and I came face to face with the BFG. Uthman van der Schyff 3D A brave Sophie screamed a she was snatched from her red bed and whisked out of the open window. She went down a quiet, magical road, confusedly past sleeping, colourful houses as fast a shooting star, Under big blue skies, across rocky mountains Until she was face to face with the BFG. Matthew Pretorius 3D

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A brave Sophie screamed a she was snatched from her red bed and whisked out of the open window. She went down a quiet, magical road, confusedly past sleeping, colourful houses as fast a shooting star, Under big blue skies, across rocky mountains Until she was face to face with the BFG. Matthew Pretorius 3D A trembling Sophie got snatched by a big weird thing out of bed and went over the road. The cars looked liked glowing bugs, jumping over an ugly, smelly farm. He jumped over cute, small, pretty Christmas trees. Over rolling seas, salty, hopping over loud oceans and dived into a dam and we never got wet and that took us to Giant Country. He moved a big boulder like it was nothing. There was a stinky odour was unbearable. There were jars with all sorts of colours. Next thing she knew, Sophie was face to face with the B.F.G. Chad Campbell 3D A young Sophie was out on the terrace when she saw the B.F.G! He grabbed her with his dirty, wrinkly hand, jumping over the busy, loud road. Around the tall, rocky mountains. Through the calm flowing river and into Giant Country. They entered the B.F.G’s dirty cave. Sophie was terrified! She didn’t know what was happening but the relaxing B.F.G calmed her down. Alex Barrett 3D

Character Description – The G.O.W .K .G

It wasn’t human. It couldn’t be. His large body was as tall as a 300 story building. Anyone who had the chance to meet him would immediately notice his huge, colossal body, which almost looked like a mountain. His golden armour was as hard as a diamond. His strong body was stronger than a mountain. His boots make him go as fast as Flash. Whenever you see him, he would be ready to hunt. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw his body. Far away from where I lived, in a no entrance realm was where this magical giant lived. Across the earth, deeper than the lava underground, beneath the deep sea was a scary under world. This forgotten palace was filled with spirits that looked like people peoples souls. When you were inside his house you would first notice his scary looking house with weapons and pictures of his wife and daughter. He behaves cool, he likes to challenge people of the gods and he likes to fight alone. After he is done with one mission

Description of a Minotaur

Long ago in Ancient Greece lived a ferocious beast. He was called The Minotaur. It looked deadly and bloodthirsty. A human choker, skull collector beast with dark eyes, deadly horns and sharp teeth. It lived in a dark, eerie cave. It was cool and there was blood everywhere. The beast behaved deadly. It was also coo-coo, fun and crazy. The problem was it was to vicious and to crazy. He scared everyone just by looking at it. He was to angry and to violent too. Nobody wanted to be his friend. Kaiden Gabriel 3D

The Diary of a Silly Wasp

Tuesday, another warm day. Dear Diary So, I stung the old man. So what! I’m a wasp it’s my job. I could not resist stinging him. My stinger was paining badly. I feel bad about it. I didn’t mean to. I am thinking about his sting, that poor old man got hurt because of me… Anyway I’m sure he will be fine in the morning. Night, night time for bed! Seth Johnson 3D

Butterfly World Outing We’re off to explore Butterfly World, I wonder what we will discover? What an awesome day! We’re so excited! Wow a monkey, A very small monkey, Climbing fast up the big tree. Adam Allie 3D We’re off to explore Butterfly World, I wonder what we will discover? What an awesome day! We’re so excited! Wow a butterfly, A colourful, beautiful butterfly, Flying around between the tall trees. Abdullah Salie 3D

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he goes onto the next mission. He never gives up. That’s the true meaning of not giving up. The problem is that he is too lonely and he misses his family. He never likes anyone because he cannot trust them. He will always fight back and destroy them. Caleb Cross 3D

We’re off to explore Butterfly World, I wonder what we will discover? What an awesome day! We’re so excited! Wow an iguana! A bright green, blue and black one, Moving fast on the ground. Connor Felix 3D We’re off to explore Butterfly World, I wonder what we will discover? What an awesome day! We’re so excited! Wow an iguana, so green, huge and colourful, , It is crawling slowly up a tree. Mustafa Kajee 3D

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BACK row: Y Buggas, J Karstens, K Everson, H Parker, J Slinger, M Orrie, T Parker, Z Kafaar Middle Row: C Taljaard, B Thomson, G Sampson, Z Jakoet, L Mtwana, U Khota, T Molakeng, R Passoh Front row: Mrs Reynolds, E Philander, L George, K Neoh, L Mayoba, K Vassen, A Boltman, R Ebrahim, N Masizana

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Back row: J Rossouw, N Vusani, E Tshitemb, C Gonsalves, R Parker, Y Osman, R Gradwell, Z Rahil Midle Row: C Josephs, K van Nelson, U Isaacs, D Engel, Z Samuel, E Louw, C Schwalbach, J Samuels Front row: Mrs O Woodman, T Dlamini, F Parker, D Nyamimba, M Rassool, M Cupido, M Adams, A Rawoot, L Jeaven

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BACK ROW: J Toffar, B Igilige, L Miller, D de Mink, H Botha, L Lawrence, K Reddy MIDDLE ROW: N Gila, X Kruger, E Daniels, J Booysen, Y Ahmed, Z Tresham, M Kathrada FRONT ROW: Mrs C Howell, S Khan, C Potgieter, K Selebogo, L Pahlana, R Salie, C Goliath, M Zalgaonkir, T du Plooy Absent: Z Croy

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BACK row: C Fabe, T Jakoet, R Adam, A Parker, M Roman, D Oliphant MIDDLE row: A Mandla, D Philander, D Wagiet, C Leak, S Parbhoo, S Jabaar Front row: Ms W Fourie, I Adams, M Arries, M Mnynda, S Trout, Z Jonathan, B Gala, M Solomon

Grade 4A Articles

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There once was a very big cat He always chased the rats The cat is so lazy His owner called him crazy Then he took a very long nap. Ethan Philander 4A

A very old shoe There was a very old shoe Who was in love with Winnie the Pooh He watched too many cartoons That he became a big buffoon And he had no idea he was making everyone blue! Runako Passoh 4A

The ancient cave A long time ago in the Arctic there were three boys called Deen, Maahir and Jesse. They were big warriors. It was their job to protect the ancient cave made by the gods. These warriors bowed down to protect the cave. Inside the cave were all the gods souls. It was very hard to protect these caves as there was an evil ruler in the land. He wanted to steal all the god’s souls and keep them for himself and torment the souls. But the warriors would not allow it. If they caught him they promised to send him to the dungeon of fire. Haytham Parker 4A

The magic milk carton There once was an old man who was very sick. He was a very rich man and he was about to die. He had three sons, Ethan, Christopher and Thomas. Christopher was the oldest. The old man passed away. His oldest son, Christopher, got all the gold. The second oldest son, Thomas, got his mansion, and the youngest son, Ethan, got a milk carton. Ethan shouted, “Well what am I supposed to do with this!” Just before his father could tell him the milk carton had magic, he died. Over the years Ethan noticed the carton’s power. He used it to do good like his dad and his dad’s dad. One day a dark wizard discovered it’s power. The dark wizard came to Ethan’s house. He wanted the power for himself. They battled for three days and three nights. Ethan won. He came home that night and he saw his brothers, and they asked him, “Do you have any money? We spent ours on junk. Then Ethan helped them with the magic milk carton. Today the milk carton lies at the bottom of the ocean. You’ll be lucky if you find it. Gian Sampson 4A

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The Argument The gods of the sun and the moon gods had an argument about their days. If there should be more night or more day. There was a wise god called Zeus. Zeus was the god of all the gods. He was the king of all gods and he was the strangest, fastest, strongest and wisest of all! He said it must be half day and half night. They did not agree with him so they had a competition. The sun and the moon gods were messing with the time of day. After some time Zeus was furious and again there will be half day and half night, but they still disagreed with him. The gods of the sun and the moon made the world worse and worse and people got confused between day and night. Then the god of all gods got angry once again and cursed them! And that is why still today we have half day and half night. Ntsika Masizana 4A

The man who loved dogs There once was a man who really loved dogs and wanted to own a shelter for dogs that had no homes. One day he found a sad and hungry dog and he took good care of it. He called him Snowy. He built a house for Snowy and kept him clean and well-fed. The man’s name was Joe and he lived in a hut. Joe always dreamed of having a shelter for dogs. One day his dream came true! He found lots of dogs on the streets and he washed them and kept them safe. Lukho Mtwana 4A

A street dog called Alex There once was a stray dog that lived in the street in a cardboard box.This dog’s breed was a Great Dane. This dog’s name was Alex. Alex lived on the street because his owner did not feed him and gave him no water. They just threw him out. The police investigated the dog and found the address. They went there and they immediately arrested the people. They were sentenced to life in prison. The dog named Alex got treated. Alex is very healthy and well-fed. He is now a racing dog . The moral of the story is that good can come from a bad start. Jayden Slinger 4A

There once was a cannon ball There once was a cannon ball who could not shoot at all instead of up he always went down and got shot straight out of town. Benjamin Thomson 4A

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One day I saw something scary Headless people, ghosts and ghouls. I started running but bumped into Vampires, skeletons and werewolves. I ran into a costume shop Where there were no monsters that were mean I asked the man over the counter And he said it was Halloween. Keean Vassen 4A

There once was a man There once was a man with a spade That made a couple of blades He dug a hole and found a pole he did that again again and again And fell into drain and hit his brain. Maahir Orrie 4A

The magic pencil Simon a young, poor boy who loved to draw and then cut out his pictures with his friend’s scissors and pencil. He lived with his mother who could not afford stationary for him. One night in his dream he saw a mysterious figure wearing a small red hat. That mysterious black figure was slowly coming closer, while it was coming closer Simon got scared and more scared as it approached him. When it was there the mysterious figure told Simon “I can grant you any one wish “Then Simon said “I wish for a magic pencil and a magic pair of scissors. It will work that if you draw something with the magic pencil the pictures will come alive and when you cut it out with the magic scissors it will become 3D.” The figure granted Simon his wish. Simon used the pencil and scissors to help the poor people and his mother by making huge feasts and houses. Nobody in his town ever became hungry again. Zuhayr Kafaar 4A

Lion, Tiger and Bear One evening, a lion, tiger and a bear decided that they were going to put a stop to all the destroying of their habitat. The following morning they set off to go and scare away all those greedy workmen, then they investigated.A few minutes later tiger roared with all his might ,”Look,I found an old tree of mine that I would always come rest against, and guess what?It’s been ripped to SHREDS!”Again, except this time it was bear.”Check this out! My old hibernation hide out, eh it’s GONE! How dare they.”Now it was lion that was argueing and said “Stop the clock, isn’t that my mom and dad’s old hill, in an animal CAGE! The next time i see those nincompoops I am going to POUNCE like no tomorrow!” Then they bumped into the workmen.Lion tiger and bear all said together “ATTACK!” But then they said “Sorry about what we have done, we accidently programed our coordinates to a different continent.””Oh well then sorry about scaring you,”said bear, “Me too,”said lion “Me three.”said tiger. Christopher Taljaard 4A

The hairy berry I had a cherry and a berry, Which was rather hairy, I got sick and felt mellow, And my face turned yellow, And my stomach started to turn My hands started to burn, The cherry and the berry, Smelt so bad it burned the pan, I blew the stink away With my rusty, old fan. Kieran Everson 4A

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Daniel o doud One day Daniel’s class went to to Professor Macwizard who was crazy.He made an airport for bees and made a telescope out of cheese .Then Daniel said, “Let me look, let me see!” Then he saw a big black rock.He asked Professor Macwizard what it was, then Professor Macwizard said, “I have a rocket that uses a clock. That should get you closer to the rock, so you can see it more clearly”. Then Daniel got on board. The engine roared. As the rocket shot off, Danial noticed that he was right next to the big black rock. The rocket then made a big BANG! Then Daniel started screaming. The rocket was going to crash. Just then the professor said “Pull the red lever!” Daniel did not listen to the professor. “Pull the red lever!” Daniel had no choice, so he pulled the red lever.Just then the rocket did a loopity loop and crashed where the lighthouse used to be. Daniel started gliding down. He had a parachute tied to him. When he landed everyone started to cheer. Zaahir Jakoet 4A

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Grade 4B Articles

Limericks There once was a man from Kentucky Who fell out of his bucky He fell down a well His foot swelled And at the end of the day he was lucky Joshua Rossouw 4B There once was an alien who lived on Neptune He had a wonderful voice which was in tune But one day his voice began to CRACK So he decided to have a long nap And his voice came back in the afternoon Matthew Cupido 4B There was a boy who went to school He also loved to play some pool He had lots of chicken pox And to hide it he hid in a box And to scratch the itch he used a tool

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There once was a man on the Titanic Who thought about drinking some tonic As the ship went down, he drank and drank But when there was no more floor or planks He realised that there was a big panic Caio Schwalbach 4B There was a stinky old man Who sat on the couch with a fan He heard a rattle and he heard a frattle but it was only the cat who played with a can Christian Gonsalves 4B There once was a man from Chile Who was very very silly His name was Rubble And he was always in trouble That silly old man from Chile Muhammad Rassool 4B There once was a snake Who was going to a lake On the way He went to Pick â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Pay But he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know he had to wait Josh Samuels 4B There once was a man that was chunky And he looked equally funky He went walking down the road When he spotted a toad That smelled rather skunky Zach Samuel 4B

There once was a young snake Who ate a ton of cake He then sat And had a nap And thereafter had a yummy steak

There once was a crazy old alien Who once went to Earth and had a crazy invasion He thought of travelling to the moon He was so courageous, he even brought a spoon He had 200 eyes, 400 ears and only 3 legs! Finally he was packed and ready And with one big wind from his bottom he flew there good and steady Edward Tshitemb 4B

A Deadly Tsunami Once upon a time at the beautiful seaside of California, my stunning Mother, loyal Dad and wonderful sister, all decided to go on an amazing trip to Thailand. We flew in an amazing huge first class plane. Once we landed we booked a place to stay. We found a huge hotel called the Grand Sea Hotel. When I went through the entrance I felt like I was in a palace. The bedrooms were spot on. Once we were dressed we went to the buffet and tasted the best sushi ever. When we were satisfied we went to have a refreshing swim in the ocean. While building a huge sandcastle I felt a cold breeze. Within seconds a huge wave came rushing like a cheetah and hit us very hard. It forced me into the blue sea. Luckily we found a hospital that was full of people. I looked for my mom and found her. She was with my sister and my father. My mom then wanted to leave Thailand. I was very shocked that this all happened and will always remember never to go to Thailand again. Edward Tshitemb 4B

Powers Once in space there was a huge meteor and something hit it. It broke up into little pieces and one headed to Earth. Everyone saw it coming but didn’t know where it was going to land. There was a boy in the forest and his name was Reece. He didn’t see the meteor coming. The meteor hit Reece with a boom! The meteor started to glow green. Reece had friends and their names were Zade and Cane. They called the fireman and as soon as they got it off, he blazed into the sky and started to fall down and landed in the middle of nowhere. The next day the scientists were there. Reece got up and got angry for no reason. He turned red and started shooting fireballs. He flew into the air and flew to his house. He looked into the mirror and saw he was on fire. He fell down to the ground. When he woke up he couldn’t believe it. Eight years later he became a policeman. He caught lots of robbers. The scientists found out that the meteor had an energy from a different lifeform and it could be aliens! Seconds later there was an alien invasion and Reece caught one alien. Reece read the mysterious creature’s mind and it said, “We have come for the meteor, it broke off our planet.” Reece gave the alien the meteor and the aliens made flying cars and better technology for us and from then on we lived in peace. Christian Gonsalves 4B

How Bear got a short tail A long time ago, Bear had a beautiful, long, furry tail. He thought it was really cool. He laid it out behind him and people had to walk round it. He asked everyone whether they thought it was the most beautiful tail they had ever seen. People thought Bear was very vain, but they were frightened of his big claws and didn’t want to make him angry. So they told him he looked totally cool with his big, shiny tail. One cold winter’s night, Bear went down to the lake. At the lake, Bear looked down at the lake and saw that he did not have a big, black, shiny tail as the other animals said. He only had a round, soft, small tail. Bear felt angry now. He rushed back to the other animals and asked them why they lied to him. The animals said they lied to him because they thought he was very rough. Soon a person showed up and told Bear he had a small tail because he was very big and if he had a long tail it wouldn’t suite him. Bear then felt happier. And that is why Bear has a short tail. Farhaan Parker 4B

The Three Naughty Children Once upon a time there were two people. Their names were Matthew and Jessica. Matthew and Jessica got married. They were wishing for children for a very long time. One day Matthew and Jessica decided to adopt a child. They decided to adopt three children. They were the three naughty children. Those children were very very naughty children because they were returned thirty-six times. But Matthew and Jessica didn’t know that. On the way home one child did not listen when Matthew asked him to roll his window up, but Matthew did not punish him for that. When they got home the three naughty children put the sprinkler’s in Matthew and Jessica’s room. Funnily, Matthew punished them for what they had done. It was Saturday. Matthew went and got the beds for the children’s room. Jessica had to stay home with the three naughty children. Jessica decided to try and make a cake. She needed some help. She asked the children if they would like to help. By then Matthew was home. Jessica checked if the children were outside, but they were not. Jessica checked the garage. The three naughty children were about to drive her car. They were locked in the car and couldn’t get out. The three naughty children finally learned their lesson. Moane Adams 4B

Grade 4C Articles

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Muhamad Kathrada 4C

Muhammed Zalgaonkir 4C

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Grade 4D Articles

The Whale and the Turtle Once upon a time in the great ocean, there lived a rainbowcoloured turtle. He shone as bright as the sun and had all the colours of the rainbow. Sadly, Rainbow was dull and grey. The reason for this disaster, is that Turtle swam in the rainbow and collected all the colours. Each day, Turtle boasted about how good looking he was to all the other sea creatures and that he was better than them. This made all the creatures mad, because they were also grey and dull. So one day, a great big whale remembered that creatures called humans, have buckets of different colours of paint. Whale decided to set off the next day on a journey, to find a human. His journey took days, weeks and months. Until he one day arrived on the shores of a huge island. He quickly found a human sitting by a weird-looking machine that floated on water. He kindly asked the human to make his world colourful and the human agreed to help. Later that day, Whale led the human and his friend to the heart of the ocean reef. When they got there, the humans poured blue onto the whale and the ocean. And then red, green, blue, purple, pink, indigo and other colours everywhere. Soon everything had colour. Later, when Turtle came to the surface, Whale splashed turtle with green and brown paint. “Aah!” screamed Turtle. Turtle realised he had to live with the lesson he had been taught. Michael Roman 4D

The Springbok and the Giraffe Once upon a time, in the dry wilderness of Africa, lived a springbok who loved to sing. One day, Springbok heard about a talent show that was happening in the king’s palace near the jungle. He decided to enter and immediately ran to the palace. While he was waiting in line, he met Giraffe. Giraffe could sing and dance. Springbok and an idea and asked Giraffe whether they could do a duet. She was surprised by his offer, but agreed. They both entered and went to practise at Giraffe’s home. They were quite puzzled, because they did not know what to sing at the show. They thought for a while and came up with a wonderful idea on what to sing. They practised their song (symphony) for hours. On the day of the show, Springbok and Giraffe were so excited and sang their song one last time before setting off to the king’s palace with high hopes. When they arrived, millions of animals were waiting to go in. The doors finally opened and everyone pushed to get inside first. When it was their turn, Springbok and Giraffe were extremely nervous, but they both went and sang their song

together. The crowd and king were shocked by their musical talents and the crowd went wild. After the show, the king came up on stage and announced the winners. “Springbok and Giraffe are our winners!” he shouted. They jumped for joy and got a prize of R10 000. From that moment on, they were singing legends. Damian Philander 4D

The Zebra and the Giraffe Once upon a time, a giraffe and a springbok were best friends. They lived in the beautiful, huge savannah in Africa and they always got food together. Giraffe always got the big, juicy leaves and Zebra got the water. One day, when they were getting food, Giraffe saw no trees and zebra saw no water in the lake. They looked for trees and lakes, but found nothing. All they wanted to do, was go home. There was one little problem though; they didn’t know their way home. Along the way, trying to find their way home, they fell over a rope and a net fell over them. Moving around just made it worse. They tried biting threw the rope, but it was too strong for their teeth. Without warning, a wolf came out of nowhere. He started sprinting towards them, but the giraffe knocked him with his long, muscular neck. The wolf went flying and ran away. Unfortunately, the giraffe got a huge scar on his upper neck. He needed medical care. He never turned out quite as good as he was and had to wait for months for it to get better. Zach Jonathan 4D

The Billionaire A billionaire who lived by the ocean had a big, good-looking plane. When the pilot didn’t pick him up He would start to go insane. He found a rocket that shot him into space he had no food, but found a good place. He spotted an alien called Glitch who was also rich. Msindisi Mnyanda 4D

Frig The creature Frig is very big. The creature Frig is partly pig. The creature Frig is also partly frog. He likes to live under a log. Frig can go into certain mods. He likes to go into a pod. When Frig get loose, he goes to see Doctor Seuss. Alexander Parker 4D

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Cute Robot There was a robot that was funny he kind of looked like a bunny. He tried to write, but he failed but he woke up and got mailed. The next extraordinary morning he looked a bit boring. So he went to the mall and then had an epic brawl. At night, this creepy male looked kind of frail. So the robot was really scared and turned really red. Thafeer Jakoet 4D

The weird insect Not all insects are weird but this one has a beard. I don’t know if you’ve heard, but if you think about it, it is absurd. It also has cringy bear ears, that scare away raging deers. It has scary teeth, to eat chewy, juicy and fresh beef. This is for sure the weirdest insect I’ve seen. It is only the size of a bean. It only lives where there is fog, although it does claim it’s a dog. Sachin Parbhoo 4D

The Springbok and the Giraffe Once upon a time, there was a beautifully coloured springbok, was peacefully nibbling on a plant. There was also a tall giraffe nearby, standing alone, eating from a spiky tree. Springbok saw the giraffe and thought to himself, “Ha, there’s another old giraffe.” When Springbok saw that Giraffe was alone, he wondered if Giraffe was sad and whether he had any friends. He thought he might try being friends with the giraffe. So the little springbok wandered over to where the giraffe was standing and asked whether he was ok. Giraffe told Springbok that he had no friends, because the other giraffes thought he was too childish and didn’t take things seriously enough, so they left him to be all on his own. The springbok said, “Let’s be friends.” The giraffe agreed and they ran across the savannah together through rivers and even fought off predators together. From that moment on, the were best friends. Sulaiman Jabaar 4D

Weird Man Last night there was a weird man in my room. I wondered why he was standing there, so I scared him off with a fluffy broom. He ran into the kitchen and gave me a stare. He went back to my room, ripping the head off of my teddy bear. He went outside, barking at a dog, while I was taking pictures for my busy blog. He wore a cap that said “I love polka dots” and put on my dad’s stinky, red, horrible socks. Caleb Fabe 4D

The Tiger There once was a tiger from town who met a small man with a crown. They had a big fight and to the tiger’s delight The man went home with a big frown. Seth Trout 4D

The Killer Whale There once was a killer whalewho lived on a sail. He went for a dip and caught a big chip. He ate it for supper on a huge bumper Then went to sleep with socks on his feet. Rahim Adam 4D

The Scary Witch A scary witch thought she was rude. So at home she was in a bad mood. Then she noticed she had ugly wrinkles on her faceand couldn’t run in a long race. Unfortunately, she grew a very long, pointy nose and her gigantic potion shop had to close. The she took a magic broom home and made some like a funny clone. Muzzamil Solomon 4D

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An angel who was a great nurse sure had a deadly purse. So she went completely creative and kiss a cute American native.

A witch wanted a magic broom she cast a spell and it went KABOOM! Then she went to her friend who cast a spell on how to bend.

She got stuck in a freshwater well but it smelled like sewage and she thought she was in hell. So she tried to dry her long, golden hair, but she fell and now she’s in a wheelchair. Aluwelwa Mandla 4D

Her brother thought of ball he was funny and tall. He wanted to taste her mole then noticed it was as hot as coal.

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There once was a Panda called Drewwherever he slept, he would drool. One day he was running a race then they started and just then he fell on his face. Daniel Oliphant 4D

A scary witch had a long nose and was doing a very ugly pose. She had an extremely tall hat, which then became a cricket bat.

The Guy from Zod Once there was a planet called Nod and a guy from there called Zod. He had a funny looking toy race but unfortunately fell on his face. He finished his homework in time so he went to a tree and started to climb. He saw people trying to be a bird he wanted to join them, but instead became a nerd. Deen Wagiet 4D

A Super Silly Weird Camel A super, silly, weird camel is a two-humped mammal. It lives in England but was born in Finland.

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The Angel

Zach Jonathan 4D

A scary witch had a magic stick and took the worst pic. She had black and purple cloths and very stinky toes. Iyaad Adams 4D

The Funny Cat There once was a funny cat. All he ever did was chase a rat. When he went to bed as a sick dog, he woke up and saw a strange looking log. He realized that he was in a river. It got very cold and he started to shiver. He went to sleep again in his bed, but he fell into the water on his head. Matthew Arries 4D

The Dog

It has four skinny legs that look like pegs. It is so silly, they named him Billy.

The big dog liked some beer and liked to hunt. She he shot a huge deer and like a cat.

He was so made that he exploded in the kitchen. His teacher said, “Don’t you dare give me friction.” So he went home and found his cat dead, but wait, it’s just laying still in bed. Bonolo Gala 4D

He ate a latch and couldn’t wake up. He found a match and then bought a mat. Christopher Leak 4D

Grade 5

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Back row: T John, J Schilder, J Katshunga, R Padayachi, S Satarien, R de Norman, J Lloyd Middle row: L Wynne, C Africa, J Paulsen, R Reddy, U Toefy, S Flint, L Kleintjies Front row: Mrs C Bauer, F Omar, K Arnott, M Janodien, R Stark, F Ebrahim, J Punt, C Brown

Grade 5B

Back row: M Noordien, Y Jeoung, R Squires, A da Costa, J Swartz, S Paulsen, A Fernandez, Y Baradien Middle row: L Honeyman, M Fernandez, A von Alten-Reuss, U Saban, S Ngwenya, Z Raizenberg, D Gertson, Z Friday Front row: Mr C Graham, J Conradie, S Lawrence, D Fadal, J de Mink, F Jacobs, Z Japie, L Khumalo, A Modack

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Back row: A Samuels, L Middleton, D Seedat, M Munton, L Halu, R Dellbridge, T Leary, J Theys Middle Row: E Lee, L Samaai, L Oldale, A Björkman, M Wessels, J Nel, D Taylor, C Schilder Front row: Mr D Oosterwyk, D Hemmings, K Webb-Wilsenach, J Adams, D Brown, T Dzvapatsva, A Fakir, L Platelle, T van Kets

Grade 5D

Back row: C Müller, S Hart, N Joshua, M Kitenge, X Mkiva, K Fakir, N James, J Meier Middle Row: M Jarley, A Collison, C Marston, L Khumalo, A Dollie, D van der Meulen, J Fortuin, A Nordien Front row: Mrs L Labuschagne, S Allie, K van Eyssen, P Davids, O Björkman, H Mohamed, A Monk, A Saffodien, M. Witbooi

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The Grade 5 Camp at Soetwater My grade 5 camp was amazing. It was better than I expected. It took us long to get there and back. When we got there we had our packed lunch. A man called Mr Lappies called us into the hall introduced himself and went over the camp rules and trust me, you must never break a single rule. Then came the best part, he sorted us into groups. I was put into group one. Then we got to choose dorms. I was in a room with three of my friends. Our first activity was we went to the beach and we had to come up with a team name. My team was called the Optimistic Octopi. Then we built a sculpture in the sand of our animal and we had to come up with a theme song. When we got back to camp, we had a snake show, it was so cool. The snake guy’s name is Tim and he is a Wynberg Boys’ old boy. Then we did olympics with a guy named Steven which was so much fun. We did sling shots where you had to shoot cones with numbers on them. After that we were blindfolded and you had to walk around guided by one of your team members. Then we had to balance buckets full of water on our heads and it wasn’t supposed to fall. We also had to balance an egg on a spoon, it was hard. Then we had to throw balls at bottles full of sand. The supper that night was delicious, we had spaghetti. Then my favourite part, the night hike. It was far but it was awesome. There was this steep sand dune that we climbed up and ran down super fast. I bounced into someone by accident. That night we had a good rest. It was the next morning and we did awareness. It was so beautiful outside looking at the sea. Breakfast was yummy! We had French toast with syrup on and it was to die for. Next we went with Mr Lappies to the rock pools where we found lots of animals under the rocks. Then we went to the obstacle course which was super difficult but I came out in one piece. When we went to Slangkop lighthouse, I was scared to climb up but when I did it, I was ecstatic, it was so much fun. I learnt a lot about lighthouses and I’m glad I went. After that we had a swim and when we got back there was a bird show by a guy called Martin who told us facts about birds that I didn’t know. Then it was my favourite part which was the “Potjiekos” making contest. My team worked well together and we came second. We then did a play which was funny acting and my team was like one big family. Then we had our “Potjies” for supper which was tasty and went to bed. The next morning we woke up and did awareness, had scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast, packed up, did another obstacle course which was awesome, got on the bus and went home. Jordan Paulsen 5A

Market Day 2017 Market Day was a fun day for me. I won a cooldrink, snacks, sweets and cards. We played basketball and it was amazing. The best part is it was my birthday that day! I had given the whole class a muffin including Mrs Bauer. That day it was Bandana Day as well. So it was my birthday, Market Day and Bandana Day all in one day. My parents gave me R150. The game when you throw darts, can get you good prizes. That’s how I got my cards and sweets. When I got home, I was telling everyone about the prizes I won. Market Day was fun and I hope I will enjoy it again next year. Connor Brown 5A

The Eagle There was once a bold, golden eagle Who had a majestic beak Swishing, swoshing cutting the air He was amazingly unique Leaping, sneaking up on its prey All the fish can do is swim away The eagle is as big as an elephant Which is nonetheless always triumphant It is a cheetah in the sky And a hunter in the sea Their huge talons and claws Are stronger than their jaws Eagles will never hurt you never! Do not mess with eagles ever! Farhan Omar 5A

Bear Adventure One morning in the deep dark forest, right in the middle of autumn, there were two best friends looking for a cave for hibernation and possibly looking for some food. They were BEARS!! They were both Grizzly Bears and their names were Taz and Ralph. They went on an adventure collecting food and looking for a cave. They were hunting for lots of meat from other animal bodies, gathering loads of berries and their other favourite HONEY! They carried all of this on their huge and powerful backs. The next day they had no more food because they had eaten it all up and they still haven’t found a cave and it was one week until winter. Two days have passed and they still haven’t found enough food or a cave. Leaving them with only five more days until the cold winter. That’s when they saw Lizzy the lizard. She said that she will help them look for food and a cave. She said she will collect the berries while they collected the meat and honey. That’s when they saw Bucky the deer. He didn’t want to get eaten so he offered to help. Luckily for Taz and Ralph, Lizzy and Bucky helped them to get just enough food and a cave in time for their hibernation. Samuel Flint 5 A

What we can do to help the environment

ion Potjiekos competit

Liam Kleintjies 5A

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We need to look after our environment. You need to recycle at home for instance if you have non-working batteries, some shops will take them in. Our environment is suffering from air pollution and we are responsible for it. So let’s make it right. We all need plants to get oxygen so if you don’t have a lot of plants, please plant some. If you don’t have any money for compost, then make some. First make a hole in the ground and put leftover food, skins and egg shells with some dirt and you will have some compost. If you have a pet, please make sure you clean up it’s mess. If not, flies will come and sit on your food and nobody wants that. Make sure you sweep and vacuum your house or else bugs and insects will come into your house and you will have a dirty house. It’s also good to spread the word about recycling. However, there is no way of keeping a perfectly clean house. Here are some ways to help the environment: turn off plugs and lights to save electricity and reduce the use of burning wood and coal. As a human being of the world, we are all responsible for all the damage and pollution of the environment. We have to find more ways to restore our environment.

A dialogue: The bad/good neighbour Characters: Me; My dog Rad; My neighbour Clark Setting: The back garden of my house with a low wall on one side. My neighbour and I are having a heated argument over the wall. It is midday. CLARK: ( screaming and cursing) Look at the damage your stupid mutt did to my beloved vegetable garden!

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ME: (angrily) Who are you calling stupid? (Rad whimpers and cowers behind me) CLARK: Who’s going to pay for this? ME: It was just an accident. CLARK: An accident? Very funny! ME: Well, why didn’t you build a fence around your vegetable patch? CLARK: I never thought that Rad would get over onto my side. ME: Speaking of which I will try to find out how Rad got to your side. CLARK: Yeah you better talk to him or do whatever it is you dog whisperers do! ME: Sure! (That night I had a discussion with Rad about what he did.) ME: Rad, how did you get over the wall?

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RAD: I just jumped over the wall ME: One more thing. RAD: Yes? ME: Why did you do it? RAD: To tell you the truth Robert, I don’t know why. The next morning I spoke with my neighbour.) CLARK: So we both agree that we settle this in a different manner. ME: H ow about I help you build the fence around your vegetable patch and plant some Seeds? CLARK: Sure let’s start! (Three hours later we were finished and became good friends once again.) Robert Stark 5 A

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Proud to be a Wynberg boy I am new to the school and I’m proud to be a Wynberg boy. I have become more respectful to my teacher and I have more self-respect. Now I’m also a brother in an endless chain. I have also become more responsible and confident in sport and school work. I listen a lot more in class than before I came to Wynberg Boys’ Junior. Jesse Lloyd 5 A

A ride on a camel On 7 July 2015, there was a little nine year old boy who loved camels. His name was Tristan and that was me Tristan Rhys John. I used to read books and watch documentaries about camels, until one day I got the chance to ride one. It was the best day of my life. I went to a camel farm near Fish Hoek. It was very sandy. I got on a camel called Randel. He was like a huge skyscraper and as wide as a car. I felt kind of bad for the camels because they live in the dull, dry desert. When camels want to, they are as fast as a cheetah and luckily for me, my camel Randel was quite fast. After that I got a picture and a certificate of bravery and to this day I still love camels. Tristan John 5A

Adam Modack 5B

There was a young man who was born in a car, From birth he had a large scar His mom was a teacher and his dad was a preacher but all he wanted to do was turn into a creature Aden da Costa 5B

Mike There once was a boy called Mike He was a very good DJ But he was too much into his bike So one day His friend made him buy PJ’S But he wasn’t that into it That made him a hipicrit Alexander von Alten-Reuss 5B

The crazy man with a mad plan

Rain Neon signs reflecting reds and yellows in the puddles of the streets. Overflowing gutters, flooding and rising onto the pavements. Stormwater flowing into drains. Table Mountain covered by clouds and rain. A lost City Hall clock trying its hardest to indicate it is nine o’clock. Yellow lights glowing through windows from Solly’s Fish and Chips shop. Doors closed because of the weather. Inside people with soaking wet clothes and the stinky smell of old fish oil. Children drawing pictures on the steamy windows and water flowing from underneath the door mix with sawdust on the floor. Suad Satarien 5A

Crocodiles As a baby crocodile’s life is simple Sometimes it even has some dimples The crocodile’s jaw is as big as a giant saw The crocodile’s sight is as good as its bite

There was once a crazy man, Who had a very mad plan. He was tired of hitting his massive head, And not going to sleep in his tiny bed. He thought of becoming drunk with booze, So that he would finally get a relaxing snooze. But drinking strong whisky was too risky, And that he will feel hyper and frisky. He thought of jumping off a gigantic cliff, But that would make him start to sniff. Then he had the best idea ever, That will happen again never. It was so clever and so unique, Did I mention he has an impressive physique? It was going to a doctor in Texas, So that he doesn’t end up seeing Alexis. The doctor said you need a bigger bed, That is why there are aches in your head. The man said thanks and drove away in his army tank. So he got a humongous bed, And stopped getting aches in his head. So that is the story of a crazy man with a plan, And I will see you again in a jar of jam. Luke Honeyman 5B

The man in the hat

When the crocodile catches good food It is always in a happy mood They do like to nap But watch out for its snap Splish splash where did the dear go You and I will never know The crocodile always has a hunch They have humans for lunch! Jacob Punt 5A

A Peach

She went to bake at a lake. In her dish was a fish. She was scottish and a little dottish. She bought a cap with a map. She had a rattle with a apple. There was a bear that had hair.

There was once a peach that had some bleach. Her husband’s name was Zubair and he was the mayor. She flew to the moon with a spoon. She went to earth and had birth. It was a boy and he had a toy. Her cat was fat and had a mat.

There once was a man in a hat who owned a very fat cat he sat on a mat to pat the cat and then got hit with a bat he went to the beach then looked at a peach and then ate a leech he went to the mall walked into a wall then gave his mom a call he married his cat then sat on his hat he got fell on his head got into bed and woke up in the shed he went upstairs ate nine pears and then got mauled by a bear he got off rhe mat got in his hat and fell off the roof with a SPLAT!! Seth Paulsen 5B

The cat There once was a cat Who was very fat, His favourite place was The mat . He liked eating rats, And now he looks like A bat.

Yaseen Baradien 5B

Games The best thing in the world are games My favorite game is minecraft But I don’t know all the game names If you are in need of help take a draft Of furios dragon flames If you need to fly get a giant aircraft When you lose you always get the blames You have nothing to do in a draught Then get a new video game’s

Yuchan Jeoung 5B

Once upon a time there was a kingdom by the name of the valley of greed. The kingdom got it’s name by it’s king, he’s name was sir greedy mac greed. Every day he would get thirty gold pieces from each person in he’s village. If anyone refused they would have three weeks in a dungeon with only one piece of bread a day. Nobody could refuse until one day a forenger came to rest in the kingdom because Had been stabed by a gang of thieves in a desert and had been bleeding out since. A couple took him in and healed him of he’s stab wound. The next day the greedy king took more gold,when the forenger saw this and disagreed and told the men that collected the gold that it was wrong. As soon as he said that the men took the forenger to the king to decide he’s punishment.When he got there he stood tall and confronted the king and challenged him to a sword fight. The king accepted he’s challenge. After a long battle the forenger beat the king and was named sir joseph king of the new kingdom of light. And everyone lived happily ever after. Jordan Swartz 5B

Creeps There was once a boy who lived in a double storey house with his mother and father. He did not have any siblings. He lived in a mansion and every night his parents would go out to gamble. The boy could not go as he was only 10 years old ,but one night on the 22nd of June it rained and the boy believed that when it rained, it would always be a horrible day. This one night when his mom and dad went out, he felt unusually scared. Ten minutes after they had left, there was a knock on the door. His mom said to never open the door. She said he would have to phone her first so she could come home and see who it is. So he called his parents, but they did not answer. An hour later he put on the TV and the news reporter said,

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Greedy King

“Breaking news! 2 people have just been murdered, please stay inside your houses!” So he phoned his mom again and again until the airtime on his phone had run out. He got afraid now. They were not picking up their phones. They usually only stayed away for one hour, but 3 hours already passed. Then someone knocked on the front door again, he ran into his room and shut the door. After a while, he came downstairs and his parents were hung from the roof. He started screaming.There was a knock on the front door again and he ran back to his room and shut the door. The front door opened and a voice said, ‘I am coming for you.’ The boy was scared and went under his blanket and put two pillows on his head. He heard a knock on the door again and this time he came downstairs and that’s when he saw the man. He was wearing a red mask, black jeans, a black shirt and had blood on his hands. He also had a knife in his hand. The boy asked, “Who are you”, and he replied, “I am the serial killer”, then he left in silence. The boy was scared and stayed awake the whole night. When he walked down the stairs there was a knife on the kitchen floor. There was blood on the knife and writing in japanese. He could not tell what it meant. So he took the knife and wanted to kill the serial killer. He found him rocking on a chair in the lounge. He took the knife and stabbed the serial killer in his head and all that was left of him was the red mask. Suddenly, the boy woke up and realised it was only just a dream. THE END! Uthmaan Saban 5B

The shed !!!!!!!! The magic shed lays in the middle of the highway in the middle of nowhere. About five people cross that highway every five years. But right now at this moment someone is crossing that very highway his name is Shamzi but he is a poor man while walking he finds this shed interesting. He goes in the shed he is amazed with what he has just seen the little shed is a whole new world actually it has three worlds to last him his whole life. The first world was the healthy world, for grass it was letters,the trees was broccoli, the sun was cheese and the second world was full of carbs like bread,pasta,wheat and dairy. The last world was filled with treats like coco, sweets, gummy bears and candy floss for clouds the water was powerade. Shamzi was so excited that he ran as fast as he could to his house fetched all of his stuff which was very easy since he was poor and had a little stuff. As soon as he got back to the shed he unpacked his stuff and fell asleep. After he fell asleep he woke up he started to eat all the food, in five minutes everything was back when people passed he just made like he was a poor person so he just lay. Zach Raizenberg 5B

Global warming and who’s to blame!

Liverpool punishes Manchester United

Humans all around the world are releasing tons and tons of pollution every year.There are about 7 billion people in the world and all that pollution is being pulled up into the Earth’s atmosphere which is trapping the heat and light energy from the sun. We are trying to stop the increasing of pollution but you can also help by recycling your litter.The pollution or the greenhouse effect is melting the polar ice-caps and soon the polar bears and other animals might become extinct.When the mother polar bears go off hunting they leave their cuds alone but the ice melts and the cubs try to swim to safety but their bodies are under developed so they drown.Humans are also chopping down trees which is bad because trees take in the carbon dioxide or Co2 and release oxygen or o2. Ways you can help are if you do the three R’s reuse,reduce, recycle and you can encourage your friends help pick up litter.

On the 18th of March Liverpool defeats Manchester United 3 – 0 at their home ground, Anfield they beat them because they were disciplined. LIverpool defeated Manchester United 3 – 0 they scored the goals on the 5th,74th and and the 94th minute in extra time and won.They were happy and moved up to 2nd place. Now Liverpool needs five points to first place, the captain Mignolet said “The team never gave up and tried their best and we won. It was a very good game.” Mignolet saved 5 shots on goal. Mignolet was awarded man of the match and earned $50000. Milner scored a volley, Coutinho scored an amazing free kick and and when Sturridge came on he scored an outstanding bicyclewhich was assisted by Coutinho. Liverpool beats Manchester United and scored three goals and they are extremely proud.In the future Liverpool will always strive to do their best. Dayyaan Brown 5C

Aadam Fakir 5C

The day I turned into a german shepherd dog

Imagination You’re imagination is big,gigantic it Is wild,creative,emotional It is Inspiring it is what You want to be and what you are It is you’re dreams and you’re Nightmares you’re imagination is A staircase to who you are. Alexander Björkman 5C

My pet and me My pet is very fun but can’t even do a sum. He is as strong as a tiger but does not come from niger. He is very protective but is not a detective. He likes to swim but can’t even gym. He likes to eat with his very big feet. He is very hyper but does not wear a dyper. When he goes sleep he likes to keep his place neat. Whenever he gets food he always wears a snood. He likes to eat bones but does not even have a phone. When he walks in the streets he always finds sweets. He eats everything but he is not scared of anything. People thinks he is a fool but he is actually very cool. Ameer Samuels 5C

Not a good game for Cape Town City Cape Town City played Orlando Pirates on Saturday 24 February at Cape Town stadium. At 8:30 the game started it was a very good match for Cape Town City until half time. Orlando Pirates scored early in the twenty fourth minute. By half time it was still 1 – 0 to Orlando Pirates. After half time Cape Town City scored 2 goals but in extra time Orlando Pirates scored an amazing goal. Here’s what Shu-aib Walters goalkeeper of Cape Town City Has to say”It was a good game I think we could have played better but they scored a lucky goal but they just got a lucky goal. ”Here’s what Funkiso goalkeeper of Orlando Pirates has to say”I think it was a very exciting game we had many more opportunities to score but all wasted I think the team has to work more on set-pieces.” To buy tickets for the next Cape Town City game go to computertickets or visit your nearest shopleft or choose and buy Caleb Schilder 5C

It was a cold winter day...JUST JOKING! It was a hot summer day, I was busy playing with my two brothers ( Ewan and Ethan ) and my German Shepherd Dog, Marty. My mom called us inside because we were in chocolate street waiting for our chocolate delivery.After that we were going to go to the shop. We went to the shop and stayed there for almost the entire day . On the way back we were walking (the shop was very close) and got home safely. The next day was different though for some reason I woke up howling. Anyway the first thing we did was go have breakfast at Nandos’, ( odd if you ask me!) I had a hot burger ,Ethan had an extra-hot one ,Ewan hot,my mom ,hot and my dad hot. At school we studied the Ancient Egyptians. They were very interesting. At about 22:00 we went to the shop to buy more chocolate. On the way back home a gangster came by and pointed a gun at my parents. Suddenly I turned into a GSD( German Shepherd Dog. ) and leapt through the air with Marty ! In a split second the gangster was writhing and thrashing on the floor, bleeding where we bit him. He ran away and we realised… Marty got shot. The hospital was too far away so I did something I saw in a werewolf movie. I took his pain away. Marty was fine and I was fine but I still have the pain sometimes. Now if something bad happens I can turn into a GSD. Oh we still get our chocolate deliveries. Declan Taylor 5C

The day Wynberg smashed Bishops! Bishops is located in lulgensual. Tt was a rugby match,it was a very fair match .The match took place on the B field on the 27 of may 2017. Keagan Web scored the most tries but we all did fantastic. We smashed bishops in the scrums.We stole that ball in the line outs, well i did and we made some great hits and played well. Although those bishops boys looked like under 13a boys we still smashed them hard. The bad part was that we had to play in the rain yes it was fun and i love playing in the rain, although it made me sick and i am sure it made most of the other boys sick as well. We all had lot’s of fun and wynberg ended up winning by 47–0. After the match wynberg got steri stumpies and had a big party. Dylan Hemmings 5C

My pet cat I’ve never been as happy, As I am right now. It’s because I have a cat. Who makes a cute “meow” We’ve travelled the Wild West, And with tremendous joy. Yet while we’re on our way, He’s like a crazy cowboy!

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He makes the blue Moon gloom, And the stars shine so bright. We often dance and shout, Especially late at night!

Ethan Lee 5C

Stormers give bulls a spank on the back Stormers and bulls played at newlands ground 25 february saturday 2017 at 19:30 pm. they played in a rugby tournament called the super rugby tournament.stormers scored 3 tries in the first half and bulls with 0. then bulls could not keep up with the storm during the game in the first and second half. they had some good and bad penalties with stormers and bulls. the stormers scored another 3 tries bulls as well.stormers won the game by 37 – 27 and man of the match was. pieter steph du toit and this is what he said:”i do think we could have done better but atleast we did our job and bulls played their part of the game and i am so thankful for all our supporters for coming and supporting us through the hole entire game thank you.” We spoke to stormers captain mr siya kolisi and he engaged with us by saying:”i think the boys played their best by leading 10 points ahead in the game and the new faces around are getting along well with the other players thank you”. the question is will the bulls keep up with the storm Jayden Theys 5C

Laughter is the best medicine One day there were two boys who loved playing rugby, soccer, cricket and loved to play waterpolo and their names were Jake and Jacob. The two boys also liked to sob alot on the floor. So one afternoon at school someone started a huge fight with the two of them. The two boys who started the fights names were Jeandre, Justin and Jordan. So they went to the principals office. So they went to the principals office then they got busted by the principal then got expelled then only came back 2 weeks later. So one day a fairy came out of nowhere and left a nice drink in each and every single one of their bags so at lunch time they had to sit next to each other but they did’nt want to so they got forced and they were all so thirsty. SO they took their drinks out then they said we have the same drinks. So they drank their drinks then became best friends forever. Always have a good attitude towards new friends. Jeandré de Mink 5C

Wynberg boys take on St Anns! It was a glorious fixture of cricket that was played against Wynberg Boys and St Anns primary school. WBJS was a bit nervous because it was our u11c against there u11a team . Ryan Dellbridge our captain ran onto the field for the toss and he managed to win it. So he decided he would like to bowl first. But a few seconds later I felt like I was on cloud nine when our coach said to me “Joel, I would love it if you can open the bowling.” However without a even hesitating I told our coach that I would love to open the bowling. On the first ball of the over I got a wicket. The whole team was extatic. In the second over my friend Peter Davids took two wickets. I took

another wicket in the third over and I just needed one more to achieve my third wicket. So it came down to the last over of the game I had two balls left to bowl and the pressure was on. Finally on the second last ball of the game I clinged my third wicket. But at that moment of time a could not have felt more prouder to be a Wynberg boy and to represent my school. In conclusion we bowled the whole team out for forty runs. In the period of three overs we won the game without them taking a single wicket in return. So that was the incredible day I took three wickets! Joel Adams 5C

The day I turned into a eagle Once upon a time my mom woke me up and told me to clean my room .Then I finished and my brother gave me a fright and turned into a eagle. Then everyone got a fright and I turned back in a human and next they said.’’Come here.’’and then they talked to me ‘’How did you do that.’’I whispered “I don’t know how I did it, it just happened. “My family is in shock that I turned into a eagle.It was amazing for me butdevastatingfor my family then. Then he got home before me and burnt my house down and I and I saw him running away. But I caught up to him to jail. Keagan Webb Wilsenach 5C

The dreadful Dragonfly Once there was a dragonfly sitting on a delicious cake pie.It could not fly because it was tied up and why. He felt sad and I also felt bad.Then I took a look at it ,then I put him on a book.Also he’d cried for help to me. I helped him outside and he flew higher than high tide and low tide.I hope he has a good night but not caught in sight.And I hope he took a bite with him from the pie and not my tie. Liam Platelle 5C

Grade 5C outing On Thursday the 18 of may 2017 the grade 5 boys went on an outing to the two oceans aquarium. When we got there we had a snack and waited to go in . After half an hour we got to go in. We were sorted in groups of six and allocated a table. WE started to learn about fish and the Indian and Atlantic ocean , Because we were so good the teacher let us dissect the fish. Each table was given 2 sardines and then we cut the fish open. When we were done we explored the aquarium then went back to school. I loved the outing it was very entertaining and educational. Liyam Middleton 5C

Two Ocean Aquarium

Kiaan Fakir and Nicholas James

On the 18 may we went to the two ocean aquarium and we ate our lunch Before we went inside. the two ocean aquarium is in cape town and we Came in golden arrow buses. Only grade 5’s went to the aquarium and it was very fun when we went on the buses and there were other school as well. The other were staring at us when we were eating our food and it wasn’t nice. then when we were done eating we went into room with another teacher. She was very kind and she even lets us touch the fish on the plate. She asked us about 20 questions. Some fishes were from the atlantic ocean. After we had another snark outside and we also went inside to go and see the animals that were inside the two oceans aquarium. The most disgusting thing that We did was to put our finger in fish and we had to cut it open. The lady there showed us the inside of the fish and said, do what i say. We came back to school with the buses and we went out to brake and we came into class and we. Lulo Halu 5C

The glare of the eagle When I look at my pet eagle , I wonder if it’s legal To have a pet that’s “legal” like eagle ? It gives me one evil lion look Which gives me one big scare Which is quite rare Then chases me around ,trying to eat my hair! And when I let him out of his cage … He flies high in the sky with rage ! Luqman Samaai 5C

Two Oceans Aquarium

Two heads are better than one Once upon a time there were five friends and their names were Matthew, Jaden, Max, Joel and Declan.There was an evil person his name is Ethan. The friends loved to play soccer and they had good skills so did Ethan and his team. In the first match we played SACS and we won. Then we went against Rondebosch and won and won and won. Then we played the Lees which was Ethan’s team it was one-one but in the eighty-nine minute we scored a goal and won the game and we will play them in the finals and after that we won up to the finals but befor that Ethan got to Max and he got a lot of money and joined and we still beat them and won the finals. Then Max came back and Ethan still chat’s because when you cheat you will never win. That in the end it will not work out when you cheat. Two heads are better than one. Matthew Wessels 5C

My dog and our discovery Once my dog Roxy and I were playing catch in the Great Green Limpopo park , she looked at me like a lion and then ran away. I chased after her and when she stopped she dug into the ground and it was as tall as a house it was a gigantic spaceship. Then from the spaceship out came gooey green figures that froze us with a look… Luke Oldale 5C

On the 28th February 2017 all the best motor bike riders came to Cape Town to battle it out at Killarney International raceway. It shoud be a fierce battle between Rossi,Lorenzo and Marquez in the moto GP class. The weather forecast is good,so there should be some exciting racing in the moto two and in moto three.look out for South African Brad Binder in moto two. Brad Binder won the moto three world championship in 2016. All the sponsors will be bringing all their technicians and engineers to make sure they get their best possible performance out of their bikes,so don’t miss all the action,gates open at 9am and the racing starts at 12 am. Tickets are available online or at the gate. Adults R150 under 11 get in for free. See you there! Max Munton 5C

Wynberg beats Hamiltons On Saturday the 2 June 2017 Wynberg U11A smashes Hamiltons 40 points to nil at Hamiltons rugby club in Sea Point. Wynberg play extraordinary . Hamiltons tried their best but they couldn’t hold Wynbergs force.When it was scrum time, Wynberg almost stole the ball ten times and scrummed them off the ball.Hamiltons were confused where we came from.Our Forwards over powered them in strength and the backs were too quick for them.Wynberg played brilliant!!! Hamiltons are a great side ,maybe it was our lucky day. Wynberg was tired but they still had smiles on their faces because it was their first win. Ryan Dellbridge 5C On Saturday the second of June a confident Wynberg side went to play away to Hamilton Rugby Club. It was an excellent match against the two teams. On the second of June,Wynberg played a formidable Hamilton R.C. at Sea Point. The team showed a lot of effort to break the Hamilton defence. The Hamilton side was on defence for most of the game. Wynberg managed to score 4 tries against the Hammies in the first half, the Hamilton squad was tough on the attack. Wynberg conceded no tries. Wynberg managed to yet again conceded no tries against them . At the end of the day Wynberg won 42 – 0.Well done Wynberg. Tadiwanshe Dzvapatsva 5C

The day I turned into a Peregrine falcon One normal,boring Plainville-like day a not-so-normal, notso-boring, not-so-Plainville-like thing happened… I turned into a bird! And not just any bird. A Peregrine falcon! I know what you’re thinking “Lucky kid!” And you’re right. It’s the

My Griffin The day I met a Griffin Was the coolest Day of My Life He was big soft and white And very playful I found That out. When he Picked Me up and put me on his back And took me for a ride In the sky I never knew I would have My own pet Griffin And we were friends forever.

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All the best motor bike races come to Cape Town

fastest bird in the world! At first I didn’t know WHAT to do! I mean, imagine if you suddenly turned into the fastest bird in the world! I was so scared! Luckily after my near-death experience I got the hang of things and sat on a cliff. Then my “friend” came up to me and said loudly “HOW ARE YOU DOING!!!” Once I wiped all that spit off me, I said even louder “GO AWAY!!!!” Then he said even louder than the first time “WHY SHOULD I!!!!?” He only said this loudly because a plane passing over us this time. I didn’t want to “start a fight” and get pushed down a cliff after being bullied. Oh yeah, I almost forgot to tell you, I was being bullied, then I wished I could turn into a bird and here I am! Oh no! I nearly forgot! It’s 10 minutes to first period. So I said goodbye to my “buddy” and flew off. Well I’m so popular at school now. I just wish I could turn into a bird whenever I wanted and not once a week… just as long as I don’t meet my “mate” again. Thulani van Kets 5C

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The Mutant Plant Once there was a boy named Nicholas and his dog, Spot. They lived in a clean town with friendly people and in a huge house with his mom and dad. Nicholas’ dad owned a big company where they make machines, which allow dogs to talk. Nicholas had always wanted to see his dad’s company. On one Saturday morning, Nicholas was so excited because he was finally old enough to see his dad’s work. He got ready and rushed into his dad’s car, shaking from excitement. It was a long, boring half and hour drive. As Nicholas climbed out of the car, his mouth was hanging open as he looked at the colossal building. He walked into the building and saw machines he had never expected to exist. He explored the building for about three hours and his breath was taken away. Then he walked past a door with a danger sign. He immediately asked his dad what was behind the door. His dad said, “I will show you.” Nicholas was filled with curiosity. His dad opened the door and he saw a gigantic machine hanging from the roof. His dad took a pot plant and placed it under the machine and turned it on. A huge beam shot from the machine. Suddenly the plant grew and vines came from the plant. It tried to devour the machine. His dad had an idea. He took acid and put it in the sprinkler system then lit a match and set off the sprinkler. Acid rained on the plant and finally killed it. He went home with an amazing story. Kyle van Eyssen 5D

The day I saw an Alien One day, I was walking home from school when I saw something in the bushes from far. It looked like a dog but it was an ALIEN! I ran home as fast as I could. I told my mother

that I saw an alien but she said, “There are no such things as aliens.” The next day, I was walking on the same pathway on my way home but there was no bush so I thought maybe someone cut it down. Nearby, there was a piece of paper that said, “On your birthday the Earth will explode.” I picked it up and brought it home and showed my mother. It was my birthday the next day and I invited the entire class. On my birthday I set up everything but no-one came to my party. I went to my room upset and then a big ‘BOOM’ sound came from outside. I ran and saw a UFO floating. A little green alien jumped out and said, “In ten seconds I will explode the planet.” The alien jumped into the UFO. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… I woke up from my dream. My mother said, “Happy birthday, Anthony.” My mother baked cupcakes for me to bring to school. I put my school clothes on and started walking to school. I thought to myself, “There’s the bush I dreamt about. There’s the alien I dreamt about. Wait, What?! ALIEN!” Oliver Björkman 5D

Newspaper article Wynberg Boys Junior School Interhouse Gala

Kiaan Fakir, Monday 27 February 2017

At the Wynberg Boys’ Junior School 2017 Interhouse Gala, 700 boys battled for first place and all the house points. As they swam as fast as they could, houses cheered for boys and parents were also there to support their kids. In the end, the winning house was Wellington. But even though Wellington won, De Waal, Rhodes and van Riebeeck also tried very hard to win. “Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to braai, sell burgers, snacks and cooldrinks and to the boys who swam and parents who came out to support,” said the headmaster, Mr Poleman.

Riding a wild, white Stallion Klippity klop, kloppity klip Running, jumping, doing fun tricks Dashing over mountains Bash through the waves Trudging through the snow I feel like a bird flying down low I am starting to wonder if I am in the real world I haven’t seen anyone, anything, not a soul in sight At last I have found home So my beautiful stallion and I can live a while longer Simon Hart 5D

No one understands me like my dog In a place far far away called ‘Sattlesin Sog’ Lived a cute little dog Everyone thought that he looked like a fool But I think he was twice as cool After I came back from my school I felt quite and idiot and more of a fool I left him all alone in the street of dangerous dule When I found him stealthy crawling like a thief I gently picked him up with relief He was greasy, gross and full of grass I gave him a nice warm bath I loved him as my cute little pet I am so happy that we met Jaden Meier 5D

I know my dog best I know my dog best It’s clear, better than the rest So if you dare put me to the test You’ll find the results quite something to spare Her eyes gorgeous, glittering glee Her ears like a box, how good it can be Her energeticness, a rainbow twirling, whirling, luring wild Now what did I tell you, I know my dog best Better than the rest Matthew Witbooi 5D

Outing to Groot Constantia The trip to Groot Constantia was amazing. We got there in a nice bus and saw a few vines as well. We first went in to what was the horse’s’ stable and is now a teaching room and saw a few objects about Groot Constantia. We learnt a bit about their history of wine and how Groot Constantia was made and who bought the land and how it all started. We then went around this big house that was once the owner’s’ home. It is now the museum with lots of different objects. We learnt that the exact house we went into was actually burnt down then rebuilt exactly the same with some help from a very talented architect and builder. After that, we went into what was the cellar but is just some empty dark tunnels. It was really creepy. We listened to a story about this thief who stole a very beautiful porcelain doll. They still don’t have the doll. We then went back to the bus and went back to school. Charles Marston 5D The outing to Groot Constantia was so great, especially learning all about history and what they used back in the day .The part of the day that the class 5D liked the most was when we explored the old house and went through the dark, cold tunnels. When we had to work in groups, some did not know what the objects were in our mystery box until the teacher explained its relevance to the history of the farm. At the end of the outing we went into the tunnels. We saw bars inside, which scared nearly everybody. For me, this was one of the best outings this year. Shadley Allie 5D On Wednesday, 17 th of August 2017 the grade 5D class of WBJS went on an outing to the wine farm groot constantia. The drive was about 30 to 45 minutes long. When finally we had arrived the air was cold with the sun rising gracefully over the horizon.As we were walking along the gravel path we met a lady that said she worked here and we walked until we had reached a small building.When we had entered we saw six tables with a box on each one.Once we were all inside she started to talk about the time of slavery here in the cape.After that we sat down at the tables. Inside the little boxes were pictures as well as a laminated piece of paper.She asked us questions and we had to match the name with the pictures. Later we were allowed to eat.After our relieving lunch break we were taken to a large tall house all of us had a clipboard and a questionnaire on it. Once we were inside we all split up into groups we were tasked of finding an object one of the questions was to draw our object.After 15 minutes we all regrouped in the dining room.Later after describing the other rooms we finally moved on to the bedroom.On the wall was a painting that gave us all the creeps but the story of it was rather sad. It was the owner of the houses wife who had a baby that sadly died. Before the baby died so her husband made the painting but when the baby had died he was already dead so he panted over her son and you can still see the shape of the baby roday. After we had made our way to the

What it means to be a Wynberg Boy Being a Wynberg Boy is to be neat, you greet adults, you participate in sports and academics, you never give up and you try your hardest. You are kind, helpful, you follow the school motto, you are trustworthy, respectful, you do your best and always pick up litter. I follow these things every day. I never give up in class. I try my best in projects and sport and if I don’t succeed, I try again. I always try to show that I’m proud to be a Wynberg Boy. Jared Fortuin 5D Being a Wynberg Boy means that I always have friends on my side. Our teachers try their best to help us in our academics and sports. Wynberg Boys always have respect for their elders, they have good manners and try their best in all the four pillars. But what really makes you a true Wynberg Boy is finding out where and how you fit in your school. You have to push yourself to be a better Wynberg Boy and to never give up. Musa Kitenge 5D

can because every little bit counts from throwing your sweet rapper in the bin to saving water. There are many simple ways to save the environment yet, people tend to ignore those ways. We as humans do not understand how valuable our environment is. Here are ways to take care of the environment at home: Start recycling, stop littering, pick up litter, save water by putting a bucket in your shower, switch off any lights if you are not using it. Stop polluting the Earth and rather start saving the world. As human beings, all of us are responsible for the state that the environment is in. We need to stop polluting so that we can have a future for generations to come. Amaan Saffodien 5D

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kitchen there she told us another story about when a man tried to steal a porcelain doll from the house and that night he used a saw to cut through the thatch roof and used a grappling hook and lowered himself down and found the doll and cut it open took it and went back to the kitchen where he tried climb up But his gloves were shredded and he lost his grip and fell on the kitchen table so he ran towards a window and broke through he got away but when he arrived at the airport the police matched the cuts on his hands and was sent to prison. Maahir Jarley 5D

Vegetables go ‘Bye-Bye’ Characters: Hamzah, dog and Mad Granny. One evening, Hamzah’s dog ran to his neighbour’s garden. He found the garden where Mad Granny plants her vegetables and messed everything up. The next day, Mad Granny came to Hamzah’s house to settle an argument. Hamzah: (sarcastically) Hello, is there anything I can do for you on this fine day? Mad Granny: (angrily) I wish! Your big, dumb dog ruined my whole vegetable garden. Hamzah: How do you know it was my dog? Mad Granny: (angrily) Believe me, I know! You are you going to pay for my new vegetables?

What we can do at home to help the environment

Hamzah (not serious): Oh, am I?

We all need the environment to survive. Without it, we would not be able to live. People pollute our environment, there are different types of pollution; air pollution, land pollution and water pollution. Littering is part of air and water pollution, while smoke and exhaust fumes are examples of air pollution. There are ways to stop pollution and save the environment in our homes. To save our environment, we need to do everything we

Hamzah: Let’s get out of here while we still have a chance. (Dog and Hamzah get into the car and drive away)

Mad Granny: (very serious) Yes, you are and you are going to do it right now! (Dog runs and pushes Mad Granny over)

Hamzah: We’re finally away from that old, crazy Mad Granny! Hamzah Mohamed 5D

Grade 6

Grade 6A

Back row: M Buchel, T Bailey, J Borgches, L Tshingo, T Green, E Ramsay, C Qinga, P Farikeni Middle row: J Jones, J Heath, M Adams, A-K Kerbelker, T Newman, X Brown, A Burton, C Jacobs Front row: Mr A Engel, M Thomas, S Pipes, R Japie, J Hendricks, Y Ebrahim, J Erasmus, N van der Vijver, D Morgenrood, N Haywood

Grade 6B

Back row: M-R Chicktay, R Lombard, F Conradie, K Dean, F Davids, N Maric, C Petersen, B Ndlovu Middle row: J Richards, B Nqubelani, A Boltman, M Bowes, M Mafakala, M Adams, T Africa, I Badroodien Front row: Ms L Gibbon, Z Ebrahiem, R Maart, Z Cassiem, N Watkins, E Gamieldien, A Adriaanse, A Abrahams, A Malander, S Matthews

Grade 6C

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Back row: A Bisset, H Horn, C Conradie, C Opie, D Richardson, M Kader, D Fish, M Israel Middle row: D Brown, K Noconjo, Q Edross, C Wadeley, S Gabier, C Lotriet, E Majiet, A Najjaar Front row: Mr R Nash, M Muller, C Elbaba, B Badiali, D Clucas, K Tshiki, E Florence, N Nordien, N Ackerman

Grade 6D

Back Row: M Pascoe, D Muller, N Kassiem, A Johnson, G le Roux, K Nyoka, D Hendricks, M Björkman Middle Row: A Lalla, H Loonat, Z Palekar, A Hendricks, J Jacobs, J Adams, S Green, C Muller Front Row: Miss S Faulmann, S Ntingiso, S Ismail, J Cassiem, S Christians, L Real, L Alexander, J Dyers, J Ismail

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Die dier waarmee ek myself vergelyk is ’n wolf Ek vergelyk myself met hierdie dier omdat ons op soveel maniere gelyk het. Soms n loner net soos die wolwe en ander keer in n groep met my vriende. My goeie vriende en ek is soos ’n pak wolwe vriende vir die lewe. My persoonlikheid word dikwels weggesteek onder die karakter van my sosiale posisie, ek is intelligent en vriendelik mees tyd. My houding kan baie aggressief, speels of kalm wees afhangende van my bui. Soos die wolf, probeer ek om enige aggressiewe ontmoetings te vermy. Wolwe kommunikeer met behulp van geurtekens, hul liggame, houdings en gesigsvertonnings, spreek uitdrukking aan vreugde, aggressie of vrees. Ek doen die selfde soms, nie – verbale kommunikasie. Net soos die wolf is ek baie kompeterend ek hou ook daarvan om vry te wees en wild rond te hardloop. ’n Wolf het die vermoe om vinnige en ferm emosionale aanhangsels te maak, en moet dikwels hul eie instinkte vertrou. Ek vertrou my instinkte, harte en gedagtes mees tyd en dit glo ek sal my beheer gee oor my lewe. Tashriq Bailey 6A

Afrikaans snaakse storie Lank, lank gelede was daar ’n vis, sy naam was Fred. Hy en die ander visse woon in `n onderwater dome. Maar die vis het `n groot vyand, hy is daarom ombeskof en hy eet alles. In die middag die visse se vriend het daarom die vis `n deur geoop. Die vis het die deur geoop. Greg die kraken geswem pas en het gesien dat die deur was op daarom hy swem in die dome en die vis sien Greg en se “Hy is toe vet en hy kan nie in die dome gekom. Greg het gekom in die dome en hy eet al die vis en nou hy hierdie woon in die dome. Die moraal van die storie is nee a boek regter by die bedeklieng. Jayden Borgches 6A

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In hierde opstel sal ek vir Muhammad Ali beskryf. Muhammad Ali was po die 17 Januarie 1942 gebore en het 6 pond geweeg. Sy vel kleur was bruin, sy hare was dik en swart, net soos ’n ‘Afro’. Hy het donker bruin oe gehad en was van medium bou. Hy was as Cassius Clay Jr gebore, maar in 1964 het hy Islam omhels en as Muhamad Ali bekend geword. Hy was lief vir die media en het eie sy sakses voorspel. Hy het altyd homself as, “Die Grootste “ genoem. Cassius Clay was die eerste bokser van die wereld swaargewig kampioenskap drie keer gewen het. Muhammad Ali het in 1981 op die ouderdom van 39 afgetree. Na ’n 32 jaar lange srtd met Parkinsons, het hy op die ouderdom van 74 op die 3rde Junie 2016 gesterf. Hy was meer as ’n bokser, Ali was werklik wat hy altyd gese het, ‘Die Grootste!’ Xavier Brown 6A

Fire balls are falling to the Earth Fires are and always have been a part of South African Landscape. They occur as a natural phenomenon in grasslands, woodlands, fynbos and sometimes in an indigenous forests. An increase in invasive alien plants is a cause for concern as they increase fuel loads. High fuel loads exacerbate the intensity and heat of fires, making more difficult to control and dangerous to suppress Climate change is expected to increase temperatures over parts of the interior of South Africa by as much as 3 to 5 degrees celsius by the end of the century. Longer dry spells may also occur more frequently during all seasons. Increasing temperature and increased drought frequencies combine to exacerbate the incidence of fire risk. Maxwell Elwin Collin Buchel 6A

Poem There once was a loony old goat Who wanted to sail on a boat Across the seven seas With a crew of trained fleas While wearing a long captains hat Yusuf Ebrahim 6A

Fires in Somerset West In Somerset West near N2 at 22:00 there has been a serious Wild Fire. It destroyed homes and the fire got bigger. People have evacuated at least 70 families had evacuated from their homes. Animals have also evacuated to safety. The N2 was closed because of the fire. The fire got bigger. The fire started on the 4th of January 2017 22:00 on Tuesday in Somerset West near the N2. The fire was caused by nature. The firefighters tried very hard to stop the fire. Somerset resident Wallace Du Plessis said that “there were not thousand people in the area but more.” Nature or person might started the fire.People died because of the fire that happened. The fire killed some animals and the fire had destroyed buildings, properties and homes. The fire had destroyed animal shelter and destroyed our environment. The more fires the less food animals get. In the end the firefighters stopped the fire. On 4th January 2017 at 22:00 70 families evacuated out of their homes and animals also evacuated. The fire got bigger and bigger. It happened in Somerset West near the N2. Nature or person might of started the fire. It destroyed buildings, homes and shelter for animals. The fire destroyed our environment in the end the firefighters stopped the fire. Prince Farikeni 6A

All burnt down On January 2017 a big fire was in the mountains of Cape Town. People had to be evacuated living close the fire. The fire was spreading all over the mountains and burnt down houses on the mountains. The injured and killed a lot of animals living on the mountains.The people who were evacuated were sent to a navy base for water and a place to stay the night whilst the fire was being put out. The started at the beginning of January. The fire spread to different places each day. It ended at the end of January. Many places where burnt during that period of time. The fire went to Ocean View, Glen Marine Simons Town and Pinelands. it burnt down homes and farms in this area. All the firefighters were fighting fires day and night. Spokesperson Mandy Thomas said that they did a very good job and they are heros. Know one knows how the fire started but some people say it was the wind. Tando Green 6A

Vergelyking met ’n dier Vandag gaan ek oor my gees dier praat.Eerstens wil ek verduidelik wat ’n geesdier is. Hierdie is die voorseling van die eienskappe en vaardighede wat elke persoon het. In my gevaal is hierdie dier die koala.Alhoewel die koala ook as die koala beer genoem is,is dit nie ’n beer nie.Dit is ’n buidedier wat inheems in Australië,die land van my geboorte gevind is.Behalwe die feit dat die koala en ek van Australië af kom, deel ons ook baie einskapper.Die mees belangrike van hierdie is dat koalas baie rustig en vreedsame diere is.Meesal van hulle hul dae spandeer om te slaap en blaare vreet! My gunsteling aktiwiteit is om heeldag rond te le en videospeleties speel en te eet.Kan julle sien? Min of meer dieselfde. Jammerlik was Koalas amper in die vorige eeu uitgeroei deur jagters wat hulle pelse begeer het.Gelukkig gebeur dit deesdae nie meer nie.en hulle is nou van die mees gesorgde diere in Australie. Nur Haywood 6A

Reflekteer op ’n storie Karakters: Koning Midas, sy dogtertjie en die Klein Mannetjie Storie Orde Die koning wil meer goud hê. Die Koning sê dat hy nog nie genoeg goud het nie. ’n Mannetjie het by Midas aan gekom en vir hom gevra of hy een wens wil hê. Koning Midas hoop dat alles waaraan hy raak in goud sal verander. Koning Midas hoop dat hy die regte besluit gemaak het. Ek dink dat Koning Midas die verkeerde besluit gemaak het omdat alles wat hy het en lief het kaan in goud verander word. Op die einde is dit n probleem. Die Mannetjie se vir Koning Midas dat die towerkraag sal verander as hy in die rivier spring. Die les van die storie is dat jy nie altyd kry wat jy wil hê nie. Joshua Heath 6A

Jarrod die Leeu Die ooreenkomste tussen myself en n leeu. Ek vind dat ek baie eienskappe het soos n leeu. Ek is baie energiek, sterk en mooi. As n leeu n leier van n groep word maak hy alliansies en alle ou reels word uitgegooi. n Leeu het sterk eienskappe en is n goeie leier. Ek sien myself asook n goeie leier. Die leeu is baie kragtig en gee altyd be skerming aan sy familie en dis, hoe ek is met my familie veral my kleiner broer. n Leeu is baie aggressief wat soms n goeie voordeel kan wees as jy daardie karakter het as ek sport speel, soos rugby. Mense weet baie gou waar hulle staan met n leeu en dieselfde gaan vir my. My persoonlikheid laat mense baie gou weet waar hulle staan met my. Ek is nie goed om dit weg te steek nie. Mense met leeu’s se eienskappe is meestal suksevol en altyd leiers in n groep of die werksplk. As leeu vind ek altyd dat mense wil met jou kompeteer, want jy is altyd bo-aan die voedselketting. Leeus is baie geduldig en rus wanneer hulle wil, nes ek. Ek kan vir ure lank in die son le en slaap. Leeu’s is goeie vriende en hou vriende. Jarrod Hendricks 6A

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Die luiperd is die kleinste kat in sy familie maar is nog steeds baie kragtig. Die luiperd het ’n dik kop en been met skerp tande. Hulle kan prooi vang as hulself. Die luiperd is lief om bome te klim en hou ook van sewm. Hulle skoures help hulle om tot 6m te spring. Die luiperd baie vinnig en kan hardloop to 36km per uur. As ek aan myself dink dan kan ek ‘luiperd wees. Ek is een van die kleinste seusn in my klas. Ek is baie sterk in rugby en net soos die luiperd ,neem ek seuns aan baie groter as ek. Ek is ook lief vir swem en neem gereeld deel in kompetisies. En ek hoe van klim en het al die rugby pale geklim. Gedurend die skool vakansie geniet ek om by Rush te spring en speel. Cassidy Jacobs 6A

Rhinos are being poached in South Africa. “Currently most rhino horns leaving South Africa are destined for end-use markets in southeast and east Asia, especially Vietnam and China.”said MIlliken et al. Poaching is when people illegally kill a wild animal on land that doesn’t belong to you. Rhino horn is very similar to human fingernails. Some people think rhino horn is very valuable. In Yemen and Oman rhino horn is carved to make Jambiyas. Men wear Jambiyas as a symbol of their wealth. Rhino poaching numbers have dropped dramatically. South Africa has the largest population of rhinos in the world and although poaching levels have fallen slightly, poaching levels are still extremely high. So what is being done to combat the threat of poachers. Some private reserves are cutting their rhinos horns off and putting up fences. There are also rhino breeding reserves in hidden locations trying to keep the numbers steady as well as a number of organizations trying desperately to raise awareness

Ek is soos ’n olifant, want ek is ’n baie vriendlike persoon en gee om vir my familie net soos ’n olifant. En as jy met my mors dan sal ek baie kwaad wees en sal vir jou aanval en jou trap net soos ’n olifant. Wanneer olifante hul ore klap, is dit ’n teken om terug te kom of vir hulle ’n bietjie spasie te gee, of andersins kan hulle by jou aanval ’n olifant het ’n baie goeie geheue en ek het ook ’n goeie gehue. Olifante is uiters intelligent, en hulle het ’n baie groot brein, ’n brein van a volwasse olifant weeg gemiddeld tussen nege en twaalf pond. My brein is ook baie groot soos ’n olifant maar nie so groot anders is my kop te swaar. Het jy geweet dat die olifant is die grootste land diere. En hulle kan lae frekwensie geluide maak wat dier olifante van ver ver gehoor kan word. Olifante kan ’n spoed van agtien km/uur behaal en ons mense kan waarskylik net elf km/uur hardloop en voorstel dat ’n dier so groot hardloop teen dardie spoed. Thomas Newman 6A

Calm the flames On the 4 of January a wildfire broke out in Somerset West, it caused tons of damage and the wind helped it spread. The fire was small during the morning but later it got intensely large and the strong winds helped it spread. Spokesperson Theo Lane said, “The helicopters had to be withdrawn due to high winds and turbulence near the mountains.’’ The fire started Tuesday morning, in the mountains and was raging out of control by evening. The fire damaged some homes in the neighbourhood and even destroyed some. The fire was natural, it started from the high temperature and, the fire was also very strong because of the temperature. The firefighters put it out during evening. The fires covered the Cape Peninsula in thick smoke, it burned some of the mountain. To put out the fires we had to use water, and we in the Western Cape are near a drought so it is now two problems we have to face. The problems continue here in the Western Cape, we cannot farm water. Neither can we put out the fires without using our limited supply of water. Radhi Japie 6A

Beskrywing van my held In heirdie opstel sal ek vir Ab De Villiers beskryf AB De Villiers is middeljarig. Hy is slank, middelmatig en atleties gebou. AB het blou oe, bruin hare en is wit. AB is n baie heer en nederige en hy is baie soort. Hy is altyd vrolik, maar baie hardwerkend en ambisieus. AB is een van my rolmodelle. Ethan Ramsay 6A

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Gister was my verjaarsdag partytjie en ek is baie jammer omdat ek jou nie genooi het nie. Ons het vir twee ure sokker gespeel. Almal het ’n doel geskop, maar ek het drie doele geskop. My span het die toernooi vir my partytjie gewen. Jy sal definitief volgende jaar na my partytjie kom. Volgende jaar sal ek die beste partytjie het. Ek kan nie wag vir die volgende jaar nie. Groete David David Morgenrood 6A

Poachers in greed Poaching is the illegal practice of trespassing on another’s property to hunt or steal game without the owner’s permission. Poachers are mainly unknown but Vietnamese poachers have been caught. Poaching rhinoceros happens in the the Kruger National Park and many other areas in Africa. Poaching has been happening for decades but is on the decline due to public interest and media coverage. Rhinos have very poor eyesight poachers use this to their advantage. Poachers are usually on foot and will shoot the rhino with random fire to the head and chest area as well as the legs in order to immobilize the animal. Poachers then remove the horns roughly using the axe. Other immobilizing methods include: • Tranquilizer gun • High caliber weapons to kill Vehicles included: • Buckies • Rovers • Helicopters Many poachers seems to have military training. Those who kill the rhinoceros make a lot of money. The horns are are then used for traditional Chinese medicine. To find more information visitwww.news24.com/Tags/Topics/ rhino_poaching Stierenzo Pipes 6A

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For more information type stellenbosch fire Chuma Qinga 6A

Die Man met ’n tower koek Nie so lank gelede daar was ’n man wat bly in ’n klein huis gebly. Hy het ’n koek wat vir verskenk is.Die koek met vir die man het al die mense in die wêreld toe gestaan. Hy was baie verras dat die koek kan praat! Die man sê ‘Ek wens ’n nuwe kar.’ Die koek vra: ’Watter kar meneer?’ “Ek soel ’n Rooi Lykan Hypersport!’ sê die man. Op die man se tuin was sy nuwe kar. Die man se ‘Ek soel ’n geld watch.’ ‘ok’ se die koek. Die man stadig vergeet aan hy se familie. Soon die man het geword ’n millionaire. Hy se familie het hom geroop. Hy nie antwoord nie Hy is nie ’n mooi persoon nie. Hy huis is baie groot en is geld gemaak. Sy Familieis nie gullukig nie hy is ongellukig Matthew Thomas 6A

Review – THE UGH The is a storybook that is of a small group of friends who were in a band. A few weeks later the gang was back together and they were called the cutie pies. The cutei pies ouch thats a bad name. The cutei pies had a pet named bows just like we have a boy named Bowso we never know if his the unknown boy that MR. E angle was talkin about at the start of the year. The cutei pies were hoping not to be in the finals but its looks as if what they wished for cctually happened to be what to be what they did not want to see happen has come. The cutei pies changed their name to be The friends.

Rhinos vs Humans In 2016 the Kruger National Park had a decline in rhino poaching. Rhinos are being poached for their horn. Poachers come at night to poach. Rhinos are being poached for their horn. Their horn is made from ivory which Asian people believe is medicine. People poach rhino horn not just for ivory but also for money. A kilogram of rhino horn can be sold at 100,000 dollars. Rangers have to watch night and day just to protect our rhinos. Even then poachers get into the Kruger National Park and kill our rhinos, but our hard work is paying off. “We are proud to announce yet again, as we did in January and May, that poaching is on the decline in the Kruger National Park – the area hardest hit,” Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa announced. Poachers come with chainsaws and guns. They sometimes kill the rhino then chop of the horn. Most of the time they tranquillise it then cut of the horn and leave it to die. It bleeds to death. Poachers kill rhinos for two reasons. They want money and they want the horn to grind and turn it into powder that Asian people think is medicine for a disease. A total of 458 alleged poachers have been arrested in South Africa since January and October. Of these, 177 were made in the Kruger National Park and 237 in the rest of the country. A total of 94 firearms seized inside the park. Rhino poaching is a huge problem in South Africa. Save our rhinos please! To read more, go to Rhino poaching declines Nicolas van de Vijver 6A

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The hot weather in Cape Town is killing animals destroying houses and losing lives. The hot weather in Cape Town is really bad and destroying homes. This crisis happened at stellenbosch at 5 O’clock a. It came up in flames and burnt houses and people never made it alive some were injured. This crisis happened in stellenbosch at 5 o’clock at the 15th of january 2017 .It was the strong weather it was really hot. The reason the fire in stellenbosch started was because of the hot weather. This fire was really causing effect and really hurting people’s lives. The child was in ties because his parents were really injured.

During the terms the pies broke up because not everyone was agreeing on the same song and they had to play one man short. THE CUTEI Pies had a terribly yar at school the chidren kept making fun of them just when they enter the room by saying : oh heres the cutei pies are they gonna sing lost bunny for us, but a few weks later the cutei pies actually became the best to them and the audience they never expected the results to come out like this but the cutei pies won the stage, they might of won but their most embarrasing part was when their mom was wearing the shirt with their Linati Tshingo 6A

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I would like the opportunity to be a Prefect because I think I will be a great leader! I will lead by example and show younger Wynberg boys how to be a true Wynberg gentleman. I will make sure that everyone understands and follows the school rules. I may not be the loudest boy in the school but I am the most confident boy in terms of: • Respect • Helping my peers • Being a gentleman • Always being honest • Listening to teachers and learners I have been at Wynberg Boys Junior since grade:1 and have been bullied several times over the years. I have never fought back as my parents taught me to respect other people and that two wrongs do not make a right. I would be a great ambassador, teaching boys that there is no place for bullying at our school. Respect for each other is the only way we communicate at WBJS. I will teach boys that it does not matter if you are in the A team or the D team in sport, it does not matter if you are the smartest in your class or if you need extra lessons. What matters is who you are inside and how you treat other people. Being a prefect would give me the opportunity to have confidence in myself. I would love to end my last year of Wynberg Boys Junior with a bang. Kian Dean 6B

My Prefect motivational speech Since I have became apart of the Wynberg Boys family I have embraced the 4 pillars. Academics, Sport, Service and Culture. In all aspects of my stay I have lived out the motto of Supera Moras by never giving up. I’ve performed well and received diplomas for academic achievement every year. My involvement in cultural activities has been recorder and singing. In terms of the sporting pillar I have participated in cricket, squash and cross country. In sport winning isn’t everything but participating is. This year my contribution to the service pillar is to volunteer my services as a Library and Art monitor. I am always neatly dressed, I am religious and believe that it is important to be humble. From an early age, I have been taught that it is better to give than to receive. It is my passion to serve the Wynberg Family and my community at large. If I was selected as a prefect, I would lead by example and encourage the younger boys of the Wynberg Family to appreciate all the school facilities. They must realise the unique opportunity they have and not waste this chance. I thank you kindly. Alex Adriaanse 6B

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My name is Zuhayr Ebrahiem and I think I have the qualities that good leaders are made of. I represent all that is good and fair and I don’t play dirty. I believe that good always wins over evil and therefore I am honest, kind and fair and will always go the extra mile to help someone in need. Look at all the famous superheroes on our screens; Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the Incredible Hulk. What do they all have in common besides wearing their underwear on the outside? They all have a fighting spirit, a determination to fight for what is right even when it is the harder road. I will make a good prefect because I show enthusiasm and deliver in both my academics and sports activities. I am currently an art monitor because I love and really enjoy art and my teacher can see my passion for the subject. I take pride in my work and always try to deliver my best. When I work, I work hard and when I play, I play hard. I display good team spirit and will always do my best to make sure that I pull my weight when we have a group project to do. I am also a member of the Early Act Club because I live by an example and want to help promote goodness in this world. Being kind, fair and good are qualities that touch the heart. I want all Wynberg Boys to experience that, because it will live with them forever. Zuhayr Ebrahiem 6B As a prefect, my duty is to keep the school tidy with no litter on the floor. I must also make sure that everyone’s uniform is in good, clean condition. People must greet adults and never run in the school passages. Pupils must respect all the other prefects including me. I will bring a good positive image to the school’s name. I will help the teachers where help is needed. Even if I am not the perfect prefect, I’ll assure that the school has a good healthy environment. Bonga Nqubelani 6B

My name is Matthew Bowes and I would like to be considered for a prefect in 2018. I am the 3rd generation in my family to attend this great school. Since I started here just a year ago, I have become very passionate about Wynberg Boys, I am proud to wear my uniform. As a prefect, I will serve the school to the best of my ability, and unhold the motto and its values that all of us treasure so deeply. I will strive to make the play grounds safe and free of bullying. I am very diligent student, and take part in rugby and waterpolo, where being part of the team is vital to build my character. I will also do my best to maintain a good level of discipline with the pupils, and communicate any negative behavior timeously. I will help the school to be a better place for us to learn and have fun. I enjoy helping others and will continue to treat all students as equal. I sincerely hope that you will consider me as a prefect in 2018, as I wear the badge with the utmost pride. Matthew Bowes 6B The word prefect means different things to different people. To me it means pride, pride in your school, pride in your ability and pride in your attitude. Being selected selected is an honour and also a decision of commitment for your school and it should not be taken lightly. I take pride in representing the U12A waterpolo and rugby team. I try to be a good sportsman on and off the field.I respect my teachers and always try to remember my manners. I try to make my family proud by remembering I represent my family name. I would be honoured to be a prefect next year, but most of all I’m proud to proud to be a Wynberg man. Nikola Maric 6B My name is Aadam Boltman and I am 12 years old. Next year I will be in Grade 7 and I would like to be given a chance to become a prefect. This will be a good opportunity for me to contribute to Wynberg Boys’ which has supported me since 2011 when I started Grade R. I am reliable and I believe I have the potential to be a prefect to carry out the responsibilities that are required. I am confident that I am able to set a good example to my fellow students as I follow the code of conduct. I am an all rounder in, academically I always try my best to achieve good results. When it comes to summer sports I participate in swimming and water polo. This year I broke the backstroke record during the Inter House Gala. I enjoy water polo and I play U12 and U13 team this has taught me to work well together as a team. I had the honour of being chosen to go on tour to P.E for the 1st team waterpolo. My winter sports I play hockey, cross country and karate as an extra-mural all year. I sing in the senior choir as an alto and monthly my family and I make food parcels and distribute to the under-privileged nearby areas. I feel I the ability to take extra responsibility as a prefect it will only benefit me as I will grow my leadership skills the fullest with the best possible guidance from all my teachers as mentors. Aadam Boltman 6B

Die duif en die slang Een dag lank, lank gelede was daar ’n duif, ’n en ander diere. Een dag was daar ’n baie, baie honger slang. Die slang het toe ’n lekker eiers in die boom gesien op die boom en gebrek die eiers te eet. Die klim toe op die boom om te die eiers en het gesteel die eiers van duif se huis. Die Duif sien die slang met haar eiers en is baie, baie ontsteld. Die Slang klim af die boom baie vinnig en hardloop weg. Die Duif is hartseer en begin te huil. Die slang is baie gelukkig dat hy het die eiers. Die duif se toe die ander diere: “Die slang het my eiers.’’ Die diere is baie ontsteld omdat die slang van hulle gesteel het. Die ander diere vind die slang in die bos en het om te se dat dit is nie goed te steel nie. Die slang toe gegee duif se eiers en al die ander diere daar dinge gerug. Die slang se dat hy is baie jammer vir het gesteel jou dinge. Die slang hardloop weg en was nie sien nie weer. Die les van die storie is nie het gesteel nie. Zubair Cassiem 6B

A water catastrophe As South Africa moves to enforce level 3B water restrictions, the drought shall cause dam levels to be as low as 15% by the start of 2017. 5 out of the 9 provinces in South Africa have been declared disaster areas. These include the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and the North West. Scientists believe that this drought has something to do with El Nino. El Nino occurs when ocean surface temperatures in the Eastern Pacific are warmer than normal. The drought started in 2015 and is still ongoing in 2017. Xanthea Limberg, the mayoral committee member for water and waste services and energy, states, “In Cape Town, 65% of the water has been used by the areas of Constantia, Newlands, Newfields, Kraaifontein and Somerset-West. These high consumers are doing the exact opposite of what we need to survive this drought.” Limberg also added, “ One or two days of rain will not break the drought. We require about one hundred mm of rain consistently on a ten day cycle to break this drought.’ At the end of 2014, our dams were 80% full, but by the middle of 2015, our dams down to 50% due to South Africa’s poor pipes and leaks. The rain raised the dams levels back up to 60% by the end of 2015, but by the start of 2016, it was back down to 40% and by the start of 2017, our dams were around 25% full. By the start of winter in 2017, we shall have less than 10% of water left in our dams. This means that if South Africa doesn’t get rain in winter, we shall run out of water. Patricia de Lille quoted, “ if people don’t take water restrictions seriously, we shall run out of water and eventually die.” South Africa is already down to 20% of water in our dams. Rain to essential to live. For more information visit www.enca. co.za or read next week’s article. Imaad Badroodien 6B

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My name is Justin Richards and I would love to become a school prefect in 2018. I can help the school by setting an example for the younger boys. I would also like to help the teachers and staff by reducing their amount of work and making sure the boys are in order and their uniforms are neat and they are carrying their motto and school badge correctly. I also play sports and want to encourage other boys to get involved in one of the school pillars. I have a good attitude and I am helpful and friendly and would love to be a part of the Wynberg Boys Junior School 2018 team of prefects. Never give up, SUPERA MORAS. Justin Richards 6B

Cape Town under FIRE! A fire on the Grabouw mountainside has broken out in the early hours on Thursday morning around 1 in the morning. It is now finally been contained. The Grabouw mountainside fire has reached other areas like Stellenbosch, Cape Town’s Signal Hill and the Lourensford Wine Estate. The fire tore most of the Cape Town Signal Hills deep south. The Signal Hill (350m) fire almost reached the city’s central business, but was seen smoldering before Friday evening. At that time most of the hills eastern face was on fire. We’ve also been informed that the blaze hit the Lourensford Wine estate and has burned down a total of seven structures.

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We believe that the fire started on the Grabouw mountainside on Thursday morning around 1 am. It was 80% contained by late morning. We believe it was caused by a malicious intent. Overberg Fire chief Reinard Geldenhuys reported, “We saw someone who looked guilty and we screamed but he ran off.” On the other hand spokesperson Theo Layne reported, “Firefighters are still battling the last few active lines but they will begin with the mop-up operations.” We also know that the wind during the night helped spread it. We don’t know why this has happened but the fires are now 100% controlled and the firefighters are busy with the investigation area. Well it’s been an awful week for conservationists and people who live near or on the mountains because of the huge blaze. It has spread badly and burned down many structures. Gladly it never hit any areas of economic value. For now firefighters remain on high alert. For more info visit news 24,see pics on twitter or go to: www.grabouw fires .co.za Mohammed Raaziq Chicktay 6B

Friendly letters

Dear Fayyaad It was really nice seeing you after two years. I am surprised that we still remember each other after such a long time. I would like you to please thank your parents for letting me in their lovely home while I was on tour. Your mom makes the best food! I am very sorry for taking your cricket bat. I took it because I was in such hurry the morning I was leaving. We have the exact same grip so I thought it was mine. I realized the mistake when we arrived back in Cape Town. Luckily cricket season is over. I will try and get it to you as soon as possible, maybe my uncle could bring it to you as he is going to Durban on Saturday for a meeting. Maybe you could meet him at your school. Your friend Blessed

21 Aylesbury Crescent Wetton Cape Town 7780 14 August 2017

Blessed Ndlovu 6B

Dear Josh It has been a long time since we have seen each other. Is it possible that you could host me on our tour to Durban. Sure, we should just speak to the coaches. As I arrived, I saw Josh and wow he has such and amazing house. We had all sorts of fun, we played games, watched TV, kicked ball and played cricket in the garden. My flight back to Cape Town is today and we have to leave. When I arrived at home, I saw that I had Josh’s cricket bat. I called Josh and apologised. I think we put both of our bats in my cricket bag after our match we had. I could maybe ask my Uncle to bring it to you when he leaves for Durban. I think before I left we should have checked my bag to make sure I had everything. Hopefully my uncle gets it to you and we see each other again. Thanks for hosting me. Your friend Fayyaad Fayyaad Davids 6B 1 Loverswalk Kenilworth Cape Town 7800 11 August 2017 Dear Fayyaad It was great seeing you again after so long. I am so thankful to you and your family for hosting me. It was great spending time in Durban. I must apologize for taking your bat. It was a mistake because my bat was next to your bat and I was already in late for the bus, I was in such a rush and I took yours by mistake. Our team is coming to Durban in September so I am going to bring your bat along. Sorry again for taking your bat and it was great seeing you again. Your friend Eesa Eesa Gamieldien 6B

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24 Guineafowl Way Cape Town 7976 11 August 2017 Dear Jack It was so nice to see you again. I want to thank you so much for letting me stay in your home and feeding me. I am so sorry for what happened with your cricket bat. When you came to come watch me play my cricket match, you lent me your bat and I totally forgot that you lent it to me. Only when i was on the plane back home I remembered. I shall post your bat on Thursday and I hope you get it soon Your friend Nick Nicholas Watkins 6B

Die boelie in die skool Lank, lank gelede was daar ’n seun, Reuben, wie ’n nuwe skool in Loodgieter straat begin het. Reuben was so opgewonde omdat hy by n’ nuwe skool begin. Op n dag, toe Reuben sy boeke in sy kleedkas kry, het ’n boelie, Timmy, sy kos gevat. Reuben was baie kwaad vir Timmy, hy was ongelukkig. Die volgende dag,op pad skool toe,was Reuben baie bang. Hy het geweet dat Timmy wag vir hom. Reuben was in die klas toe hy Timmy gesien. Timmy het vir Reuben gesê dat hy baie dom was. Daarna het Reuben gesê, genoeg is genoeg. Ek wil die onderwyser vertel. Jy moet nie vir my boelie nie! Die onderwyser was baie kwaad oor wat Timmy gedoen het. Sy het met Timmy gepraat en dan het hy vir Reuben “jammer” gesê. Hy het hom nie weer geboelie nie. Timmy het vir Reuben gesê dat hy vriende wil wees en dat dit nie weer sal gebeur nie. Die les van die storie is: Niks verander nie, ongeag hoe groot of klein jy is. Reuben Maart 6B

Hunting Horns

For more information visit: www.rhino.org.za Rayne Lombard 6B

Die voel en die wurm Een dag lank, lank gelede, in die groen wildtuin, het n kleurvol skaars voël ’n wurm gesien. Die voël het die wurm gevra, “Wat is jou laaste woorde?” Hoekom vra jy my dit?” se die wurm. “Omdat ek jou gaan eet,” se die voël. “Moenie my eet nie, ek kan bruikbaar wees.” “Jou? Bruikbaar?” se die voël verrassend. “Ja,” se die wurm. “Goed, ek gee jou twee weekeom my tebeïndruk.” Op n dag was daar toeriste in die wildtuin. Hulle het die skaars voël gesien en het gedink hoeveel geld hulle kan kry as hulle die voël verkoop. Twee-uur later het hulle die voël gevang. Die volgende dag het die wurm die voël gesien in n hook. Hy het dadelik sy belofte onthou. Die wurm het die hok opgemaak en nou was die voël vry. Aan die einde was die wurm en die voël beste vriende. Abdullah Abrahams 6B

Paarl wildfires destroy people’s lives Paarl wildfires have become a current problem to the community. Wine farms are being burnt to the ground. The first of many fires started last week Tuesday. Most of the recent fires were caused by cigarette buds. Tuesday the 31st of January, a fire broke out in the slopes of the Hawequas Mountains. This fire then moved southwards towards Wellington where it destroyed many buildings.Wine farmers and workers were forced to evacuate the farms. The wine farmers have been struggling to get their wine ready for export. Some animals have moved out of their natural habitat, but most importantly everyone and everything are dying and burning. Alex McFarlane reported, “Thankfully our 2016 wines in barrels are safe.” Local pub owner Daniel Adriaanse was arrested in his home this Monday, as it is reported he was near the site when the fire broke out. After containing the fires, firemen have came across objects such as broken beer bottles and cigarette buds.

The recent fires are a case of us not doing what we are suppose to do. There have been a reported 12 deaths during this awful period of time. Wine farms alone have lost over 500 hectares in land.We send our kindest regards to those who have lost someone or something very important to them. The police are tracking more suspects, for more information go to: www.paarlwildfires.co.za Matthew Adams 6B

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Rhino poaching has increased over the years. Every day Rhino poachers kill about four rhinos. Rhino poaching started two thousand years ago when the San traded with the Middle Eastern countries in Asia. The poachers shoot the rhino with a drug that knocks the rhino out, they then cut off the horns with chainsaws. They sell these in Asian countries because the Asian people use it in their ancient medicine which they believe can cure a range of illnesses. Most rhinios get poached around Kruger National park, Savanna and Kwazulu-natal. Each year more and more rhinos are being poached , therefore they are on the tip of extinction.. More internet websites have been created to make people more aware of rhino poaching. The numbers of poaching happening have increased substantially over the last few years. “”The demand raises the price of the rhino horn product is very difficult to deal with,”said the ranger. Rhinos are nearly extinct and people have noticed that rhinos are losing their horns. Illegal poaching has become a huge problem. Rhinos play an important role in the ecosystem. We need to do something about it, like build a wall between us and Mozambique.

Die Bul en Ek Ek vergelyk myself met ’n bul,want ons het dieselfde liggaams bou. Groot en vris gebou en bus hoekom ek stut vir die rugby span speel. My hare is bruin soos die bul se pels. My bene is vris en stewig soos sin. Die bul en ek altwee bruin oë. Nou en dan, as ek stout is, sê my ma ek is net soos ’n bul en sy is seker sien nou en dan hoorings bo op my kop. Een van die dinge waarvan ek en die bul altwee hou om te eet. Net soos die bul mense en diere om homself te verdedig, so doen ek in rugby as ons span skrum. Een van die dinge wat ons nie in gemeen het nie is dat die bul ’n stert het en ek nie. Francois Conradie 6B

Antoine Griezmann Antoine Griezmann is ’n professioneel Franse sokker speeler. Hy was gebore op die 21st Maart 1991. Hy speel vir ’n Spanse span Atletico Madrid en vir ’n Franse span. Oor vyf seisoene het hy 52 doele geskop. Hy is ’n persoon met ’n sagte hart. Hy en sy meisie is lank saam bymekaar. Hulle het ’n dogtertjie, en sy is sy wêreld. Hy is kalm en dink baie voor hy iets doen. Sy sokker maats en ook familie en vriende respekteer hom baie as ’n vriend en ’n pa. Hy wys nooit dat hy kwaad is nie, veral as hy op die sokker veld is. Hy is altyd regverding en professioneel in sy loopbanen, ook sy personel lewe. Hy is my held as ’n man en ’n sokker speler. Adam Malander 6B

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Classroom activity at Intaka Island

Koning Midas story

SA op Abraham Benjamin De villiers

Lank lank gelede daar was ’n skatryk koning.Die koning se naam was Midas. Midas het ’n pragtige dogtertjie hy was baie lief vir sy dogtertjie maar hy was net so lief vir sy geld, goud en sy rose in sy tuin. Op ’n dag het ’n klein mannetjie lanks aan hom gestan. Die klein mannetjie vra vir Koning Midas is jy gelukkig. Koning Midas het gesê ek is nie gelukkig nie omdat ek het nie genoeg goud het nie. Die man het hom een wens gegee. Midas wens dat alles varaan hy raak in goud verander. Koning Midas het sy bed, meubels en sy tafel verander in goud, maar nnou niks eet en drink nie want alles verander in goud. Sy dogtertjie het ook in goud verander toe sy hom soen. Hy het die klein mannetjie seratgefat en jy moet in die rivier jouself het die klein mannetjie gesê. Koning Midas het gejaag in die rivier en alles was normaal en sy dogtertjie was nie verander in goud nie.Hy was baie gelukkig. Connor Petersen 6B

Abraham Benjamin De Villiers was rebore op die 17 Februarie In 1984. Hy is 32 jaar oud hy is slank, middlemagtig en kriket gebou.Abraham het bruin hare, blou oe, smal en dun lippe. ABDV is n baie nederige persoon. Hy is ’n baie goeie leir en dit wys op die kriket veld. Hy is baie betrokker met mini kriket en leer jong kinders bsie oor die spel. Reg oor die wereld is hy beroom vir sy krieket kolf talente. AB is rerig my insparasie en een van my rollmodelle. Storm Matthews 6B

Dagboek van n Wimp Waar die storie plaasvind?

Die storie plaasvind in Washington D.C, America

Wie is die karakters?

Die karakters is Greg, Rowley, Susan, Frank en Rodrick

Wat gebeur?

Daar was n seun wat naam was Greg. Hy is elf jaar oud en is in graad 6. Greg het een vriend en hy naam was Rowley en hy was in Greg se klas by skool. Greg is baie stout. Hy is die stoutste seun van die skool. Hy is die tweede kleinste seun in die skool. Hy is baie kwaad omdat n boelie het Greg getref. Hy vertel die onderwyser in die boelie was in groot moeilikheid. Dan Greg was baie gelukkig. Dan Greg het n groot probeer, hy broe, Rodrick het sy X-box 360 gebreek. Sy ma en pa was baie kwaad met Rodrick en op Kersfees het hulle n nuwe x-box 360 vir Greg gekoop. Mikhyle Mafakala 6B

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is ’n goeie man. Cristiano Ronaldo was gebore op 5 Februarie 1985. Hy is ’n Portuguese professionele voetbalspeler. Hy speel vir ’n Spaanse voetbal klub naam Real Madrid. Hy is die beste in die wêreld. Hy is ’n goeie rolmodel vir kinders en mense. Ronaldo is ’n bietjie arrogant. Cristiano is die beste sokker speler in die wêreld. Ronaldo is 32 jaar oud en is 6,1m. Tristan Africa 6B

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Die kompetisie Daar was twee goeie vriende. Hulle het altyd alles saam gedoen. Niemand kon hulle skei nie. Maar toe kom die dag, wat almal laat skrik het. Hulle was albei gekies vir ’n Wetenskap kompetisie. Die twee was baie opgewonde en het dadelik begin planne maak, maar hulle kon nie besluit wie se idee die beste is nie. Die onderwyser het hulle aangeraai om saam te werk. Die dag van die kompetisie het hulle nie hulle projekte klaar gemaak nie, maar hulle was hardkoppig en wou nie met mekaar praat nie. Die onderwyser het met hulle geraas en gese dat die skool gaan gedikwalifiseer word as hulle nie begin praat nie. Hulle wou nie laat dit gebeur nie en het toe besluit om saam te werk. Dit was ’n goeie plan omdat hulle gewen het. Dit is altyd ’n goeie plan om nie ’n groot kop te het nie en dat twee koppe beter is as een. Maahir Israel 6C

Western News Reports Pollution destroys South Africa

For us every day South Africa Faces many challenges and suffers from some serious environmental problems including: Oil Spills, Overfishing, Nuclear waste, Coal Mining and water pollution.

What Can We Do?

• Responsible and respectful attitude to the environment • Support Us By going to (www.greenpeace africa.org)

Coal

Currently estimated 93% of South Africa’s electricity comes from coal. Eskom Was Constructing two new coal fired power stations,these will be the third and fourth LARGEST Stations In The World! Eskom uses 10000 Litres of water per second (Which is how much a single person would use a single year!)

Over Fishing

Over 75% Of our fishing supplies are fully exploited.Some species are already or almost extinct…

Oil Spills

Usually oil spills happens when ships accidentally drop oil into the Ocean or sea. It kills fish and pollutes or water and kills endangered sea creatures which is bad. Azaad Hendricks 6D

EMPTY DAMS = EMPTY STOMACHS

(Level1)(10%of water saving) (Level 2)(20%of water saving) (Level3)(30%of water saving) To see read more and get more info please go Senekal drought co.za Daanyaal Hendricks, Free State 6D

How the drought is affecting the Kruger National Park South africa, Cape Town

There is currently a drought 2016-09-08 and is ongoing.This drought has caused a number of problems such as:Buffalo numbers that have fell dramatically. The park has had about 7500 hippo’s which is the most they’ve had in a long time. That is also causing algae due to loads hippo’s in small pools.This has reduced dam levels. Dam levels have dropped by up to 40.4%. The biggest concern is the food available for the animals. SAN PARKS have closed a number of artificial water points. Different species experience drought differently. This drought is being compared to the worst record on the country (1991/93). Due to this drought animals have moved. The heat is also a big problem. Many animals enjoy the drought.” There is still a long road to recovery and that, we face the possibility of yet another not-so-wet winter,”they reported. The current drought has a strangehold on the Kruger National Park, but not all the effects are negative, a SAN PARKS official has said. Grazers were the worst affected. this drought has also caused: dying crops, water shortages. This drought has also caused less access of water for a lot of people and animals. Hopefully it starts raining. Dylan Muller 6D

Titel: Harry Potter en die Towenaar se Steen Karakters: Harry Potter, Ron Weasly, Hermione Granger, Hagrid en Professor Dumbledore Gebeure: Harry Potter is ’n weeskind wat by sy tannie, oom en nefie bly, maar op sy elfde verjaarsdag kom daar ’n reus Hagrid, wat hom vertel dat hy ’n towenaar is. Hagrid neem hom om sy towenaar skoolgoed te kry, en vertel hom hoe om

Opinie: Ek het baie van die storie gehou,want dit was opwindend en baie interesant. Ek was vasgenaal en kon dit nie neersit nie. Gabriel le Roux 6D

Afrox turning waste to gas Human beings make a lot of waste and most south africans are not in the habit of recycling, so that’s why our landfills are beginning to get full, and we need to start recycling a lot more than before. With one hundred and eight million tons of waste generated by south africans each year, the only way to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills is to reuse or recycle waste generated. Fresh drinkable groundwater is at risk of pollution if more landfills are built. The mix of chemicals thrown into landfills, plus the chemicals that are produced when garbage breaks down into toxic chemicals that releases huge amounts of pollution. Waste Campaign Manager ground water WorkSA, Musa Chamane, says that not enough awareness about recycling is created, “People should segregate their waste, so waste Pickers would get more money, and would it be easier to recycle” Recycling reduces waste and pollution paper plastic glass cardboard and metals can be recycled to be used again the municipality has spent R400 000 000 on a plant that turns waste to methane that can be Used as an alternative for LPG and diesel. It will help a lot and use 500 tons of waste If we all make an effort to recycle the world can become a better place. For more information, go to eNCA Hamzah Loonat 6D

Academic Pillar

As Senekal (a rural city in Free State) was declared a disaster zone town’s people start to worry about water recourses As Senekal was declared a disaster zone loads of trucks come in daily(every night) with a amount of 50 000 Litres of water. Puleng Chakela says “I slept in a wheelbarrow accompanied by a male friend, so I could watch over my bucket of water when it was getting filled with Water”. Towns substantial farmer Borrie Erasmus says “ This setback will cost him at least 30 000 Rand”. This has caused the town of Senekal major distress.

by die skool te kom. Harry maak gou vrinde met Ron Weasly en Hermione Granger. Hulle ontdek gou dat die skoolhoof, Professor Dumbledore, die Towenaar se Steen by die skool, Hogwarts, weg, steek. Hulle dink iemand probeer om hierdie steen te steel en besluit om te stop.

Water restrictions The drought in Western Cape is set to come the lowest rainfall year ever recorded. Last year was the driest year since 1904 and dams across the province are standing at 37% nationwide The province produces 15% less fruit and vegetables and we also receive 75 % less rainfall than its normal rainfall Many summer rainfall crops especially maize could not be planted in many areas. R173 million are given to assist farmers and there live stoke. Even though the rainfall has been low only certain parts of the province are experiencing the drought but most parts are. If you want more interesting information please go to www.Waterweb.com or check tomorrow’s paper and you can call 0606228312. you can also check our Facebook page. Joshua Adams 6D In the Western Cape we are experiencing a massive level 3b water restriction that is causing massive damage to our province. Wild fires are more common because of dry grass. We are producing less crops and the price of them will increase to manufacturers. We need to save water because our dam levels are extremely low. Right now our dam levels are at 26%, we are using way to much. At the rate we are currently using Dead crops as a result of the drought The level 3b water restrictions also mean that the top 20 000 water users will get

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letters saying that they must save water. Dam levels are low because of drought. They will also be getting people to check their water meter readings regularly. Farmers are suffering the most because their crops are dying because there is not enough water to water them. So get back to how it was remember to save water so we can before the drought. Put a bucket in your shower to collect water and bucket out all the water from the bath into the garden. Do not run the tap when brushing your teeth or washing your hands. Cape Town please save water LEVEL 3B WATER RESTRICTIONS ARE HARD – we need your help VISIT: www.CPTwaterrestrictions.co.za HELP CAPE TOWN AND THE WESTERN CAPE Max Björkman 6D

CNN News Cape Town, SA

“We don’t expect to run out of water before the next rainy season but water usage above the target of 800 million litres per day of use. The latest consumption analysis shows that the city has used over 890 million litres per day during the week of January 15th 2017”. This is 90 million litres per day targeted to prevent dam levels dipping dangerously low. Dam levels are currently at 42.5% and this is really affecting our water usage amount. For informal settlements,water and waste services, Councillor Xanthea Limberg.This leaves us with a very large margin of safety and it is very difficult to extract the last 10% of the dams volume, The Mayoral Committee Member. “We are committed to providing all residents with access to water for personal and commercial purposes only, we have implemented restrictions to ensure that we have sufficient water reserves for Cape Town’s needs such as farming for crops,animals and humans and to make food and liquid. Cape Town has three levels of water restrictions: Level 1(10% of water savings) Level 2 (20% of water savings) Level 3 (30% of water savings) Salman Green 6D

Wildfires now target Stellenbosch In Stellenbosch there are dangerous wildfires. There are lots of fireman trying to control the fires but the fires are too rough to control. In Stellenbosch the N2 was closed due to extremely bad smoke. Fireman say that the wave of fire is truly suspicious. People think fies are caused by people who chuck cigarettes and flammable glass on the ground for no specific reason. There are lots of injured animals that were found in the fire. There were lots of other fires on the mountain. Lots of houses were damaged and plants,trees and bushes were burnt. A few days ago 3 other Fires broke out but firemen are doing the best they can do full stop people think that it is unlikely that the homeless people would start the fires full stop fireman are now using helicopters to water bomb the wildfire. School grounds were burnt but not as bad like other things. Street that were badly damaged. The fireman after and to do whatever they can but the fire is just too rough. When the fire is maintaining the N2 will be open again For more information visit www. Wildfires. ZA Junaid Cassiem 6D

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The use of coal Our use of water during the making of coal is over the charts. Eskom uses just over a staggering 10000 litres of water per second.meanwhile nearly a million of south African households still have no access to the minimum of 25 litres of water per day. Currently an estimate of 93% of South Africa’s electricity comes from coal. There are presently 13 operational coal-fired power stations in the country.kusile will require a massive 17 million tons of coal per year Yet every step in the chain of using coal to produce Electricity pollutes and consumes the vast amount of water. together with coal mining burning coal for electricity generation has a number of serious implications for both water quantity and quality. Eskom (The Power Utility) is currently construction to the new coal fired power stations. These new power stations will be there third and fourth largest coal fired power stations in the world Matteo Pascoe 6D

Kultuur My naam is Nasr Kassiem. Ek is twelfth jaar oud. Ek was gebore in Crestline Bose hospital. My familie taal engels. My pa kan Arabis taal. My ma kan afrikaans taal. My gunstelingfees is Eis-ul-ful, die fees na Ramadaan. My familie spesiale kos bobotie. Ek dra n topi en kurta. Nasr Kassiem

Saving Water What is wrong

In South Africa peopl are living not well. This is because of the drought in South Africa.

What is happening

We as the people of South Africa are not going to have water. Animals and people in the rurle areas are dying of not enough water. In the cities the people of Cape Town are only allowed to use 80L of water. It started from 2014 to who knows. This is all because of no rain. Our government and the people of South Africa are using water like our dames are at 100 %.

What can we do???

Well we all know we dont have water in 2 months. We all are going to have to save water in a whole lot of ways for example: We must use water 2 times before throwing it away Luke Alexander 6D

SA’s worst drought yet South Africa is suffering

The worst drought yet with dam levels at 36.2% left. If South Africa do not get water very soon SA will run out. The dam levels have been like this since late 2016. Other provinces are suffering to with the heat of summer, evaporation occurs more frequently The city of Cape Town are going to start naming and shaming people who waste water while trying to keep the water usage down so we don’t run out. Our dam levels are sitting low with 26.2% usable water and 10% unusable water. The South Africa is in their hottest season yet this will make evaporation frequent. Most of our rivers are terribly dry and could soon only be mud. The City of Cape Town says “They will find the top 20000

most water users in SA. If the rain doesn’t come the dams will go dry. South Africa country could suffer a massive water scarceness of no water. If you drought continues it will be a matter of time before it is all up. If you would like to get more information go to News 24 or watch the news and read the newspaper. Seth Christians 6D

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You can find us on ww.co.za Sima Ntingiso

Pollution in our water Our water is currently being wasted because of water pollution. People are littering because they think nothing bad is going to happen and just don’t care. But for the people who do care, life is getting harder as people continue to pollute.

Oil spills

Oil spills is another problem in water pollution. When some boats go out into the ocean, some tanks may leak. If the tanks leak this is what the water may look like: As you may see our water can become heavely polluted. We should really take care of our water because 97% of our water is ocean water which has too much salt in it, 1% of our water is frozen and 2% is drinkable water.

Protecting the environment of sub-saharan africa is on issue that needs to be incorporated into an overall strategy of sustainable development. Overfishing has become a devastating reality and priority concern to our oceans in South Africa, and on a global scale. The interest of overfishing is to destroy hunger issues in developing countries all over the world, as well as to create a vase improvement of job opportunities. It is just a matter of time before our oceans are completely depleted of marine species. This issue will resort to irreparable socio-economic and environmental circumstances that will be of severe consequence if we do not alter our local and international commercial fishing operations. Due to overfishing throughout the continents, Southern Africa. With particular reference to South African water has become a viable target for international marine fleets to maintain the demand and magnitude of fishing operations and fish stocks required for global market. Due to a poor monitored fishing operations, exploiting of overharvesting has left South Africans with significant shortage of food heir staple or resources for the poor who depend on fish as their ‘staple’ or main diet. According to World Wildlife Fund (WWF), ‘’ seafood is the largest traded food commodity in the world.’’ Overfishing has become so bad that they have now started giving fines to fisheries who overfish. Overfishing leads to serious consequences. Many fishers are aware of the need to safeguard fish populations and the marine environment.

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South Africa’s land is becoming less fertile.decrease in water and high demand for agriculture. This happened because it had increase in water.With decrease in water for agriculture. If this continues this will ruin our land.In many rural areas in South Africa get soil degradation .We need soil because we need plants because for and also for animals ‘’We need soil for plants to grow and for animals for food if this carries on this will destroy our land ‘’said thepresident.

The marine life line

Stop overfishing or someone else will For More Information Search *info@wde.greenpace.org *overfishing.org/pages/what_is_overfishing.php *overfishing.org/pages/why_is_overfishing_a_problem.php Zareef Palekar 6D

Sulfuric acid

Coal mining is another reason why our water is being wasted. When some people mine they use sulphuric acid. When the miners are done with the acid they release it into the ocean. This is sulphuric acid, it is a red like colour. Sulfuric acid is a weak acid but extremely toxic and if it gets on your skin, it can kill you.

Fertilizers

unisa Some farmers use fertilizers to increase their plants growth. But eventually reach rivers,lakes,dams,ponds and oceans. These fertilizers have nitrogen and oxygen in them. Fertilizing blooms of algae that deplete oxygen and leave vast ‘dead zones’ in their wakes. No fish or typical sea life can survive this. Tristan Ely 6D

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Grade 7

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Back Row: R Hendricks, J Williams, R Semple, R Jansen, T Munz, J Wentzell, D Bantom, C Thomas Middle Row: Mr A Steward, K Carter, J Cridland, M Southgate, L Davids, J Peregrino, L Gatyeni, T Ranchod FRONT Row: N Khota, I Salie, M Oliphant, R Johnson, A van Eyssen, D Fortune, Q Tofie, J Abels

Grade 7B

Back Row: S Mohamed, F Allie, J Snyders, M Mapukata, J Martin, J Brownrigg, A Coleman, M Beckett Middle Row: J Faure, J Shimba, A Jardien, A Ismail, M Wichman, A McCormick, D Erasmus, R Noor FRONT ROW: Mr K Leverzencie, A Hartley, B Fritz, A May, N Davids, F Laws, Y Johnson, Q Dollie, L Mandla

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Grade 7C

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BACK ROW: R Pillay, A Salie, D Kemp, D Lesch, D Viljoen, J Hart, T Chiktay, S Davidson Middle Row: J Prins, D Erasmus, I Davids, M Lakey, K Samuels, J Damonze, U Davids, D Petersen Front Row: Mr S Adair, J Doyle, L Langeni, L Nyambe, A Salie, A Varghese, J Smith, D le Brun, A Adams

Grade 7D

Back Row: M Dunnett-Engel, J Hunter, N Scott, A Naidoo, J Schoeman, Z Rahil, Z Porthen Middle row: Mr G Jordan, R Smith, M Maneveld, F Harnekar, G Kiewietz, R Talmakkies, S Bhayat, R Mitchell Front row: L Nash, A-D Hartley, L Chigona, F Brey, M Samaai, L Matikinca, L van Rensburg, R Poole

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Market Day Grade 7 Market Day 2017 On Friday 15 September 2017, the Grade 7 boys held their annual Market Day. This year’s group of Grade 7s were challenged to make this a different Market Day and were encouraged to be more creative in their thinking. The boys really bought into this idea and were instrumental in the success of the day. There was much excitement as they transformed the front quad into a carnival setting. For the duration of the third term, they had learned invaluable skills about running a small business in their Economic Management Sciences (EMS) lessons. In class the boys did some of the following activities to prepare for Market Day: • Brainstorming ideas of what to sell • Evaluating and selecting the most cost effective products to sell • Doing a market survey and opinion poll among the boys at school while integrating the new Chromebooks into their research • Signing partnership agreements and capital loan agreements • Designing a logo and slogan for their business • Creating an advert to advertise their business on the Chromebooks • Preparing their goods or services • Arranging for a float • Setting up a stall and selling their products on the big day No parents were allowed to assist the boys at all on the big day. The boys had to take control of every aspect of the Market Day itself. The sense of empowerment and self-satisfaction of being able to accomplish this huge task was the overwhelming feeling of the day. Thank you to the rest of the school and the teachers who came to support us. A big thank you goes to the Grade 7 parents for supporting and encouraging your boys. Congratulations to the Grade 7 boys of 2017. You excelled. Whether you made a huge profit or a small loss, you were undoubtedly very successful. Mr S Adair

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Grade 7 Articles

Twee jaar gelede, op ’n Sondag oggend was dit vreeslik stil in die huis, baie stiller as gewoonlik. Haastig het ek gewas, aangetrek en my hare gekam. My ma en broertjie was in die eetkamer en ek kan sien dat hulle baie hartseer was. Ek het my ma gevra wat vekeer was en toe sê Daniel, my broertjie vir my dat oupa het nie lekker gevoel vroeg oggend en dat hy is by die hospitaal. Ek was geskok. Oupa was altyd rond om alles te doen en het saam met ons gespeel. Ek het my ma gevra of ons na die hospitaal toe gaan maar sy het gesê dat ons moet wag tot hulle uitvind wat verkeerd is met Oupa en dat my pa gaan ons bel. Toe lui die huisfoon, en almal het opgespring. Dit was my pa en hy het vir ons gesê dat Oupa het ’n hartaanval gehad. Hy is in stabiete kondisie en die dokter sê dat dit was baie goed dat my pa hom daadelik ingebring het. Ons was almal bly dat Oupa gaan beter word. Ons kan nie gewag het nie om hospitaal toe te gaan om hom te sien. My broer en ek het ’n kaard gemaak en ’n vrugte maandjie ge pak vir Oupa. Drie dae later het my Oupa huis toe gekom en ons was baie opgewonder. Ons is baie dankbaar dat hy nog saam met ons is. Ross Johnson 7A

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Die dag to oupa siek geword het…

Devastating forest fires The Devastating Forest Fires began on a late Thursday afternoon. It was pouring with rain and there were dark, heavy clouds. The wind was moving so fast, screaming at everyone. The trees were brutally swinging from side to side as if they were doing a war dance, ready to go to war. At once, the lighting struck as fast as a flash. It struck the middle of the forest and fire spread rapidly like an epidemic disease. It was chaos, like a bull in a china shop. The animals ran to safety and escaped, so confused. Their homes were completely burnt down. They had nowhere to go. The loud sirens were heard by everyone. The fire trucks came speeding down the streets like raging legendary Formula 1 racing cars. They saved everything from destruction. Kyle Carter 7A

Drakensberge – Vakansieoord Die manjifieke geografiese kenmerke van die Drakensberge en die groot konsentrasie rotstekeninge in die gebiedos erken as ’n Wêrelderfenisgebied. Die Drakensberge is nie net in een provinsie nie, maar gaan deur, Kwa- Zulu- Natal, die Vrystaat en die Oos-Kaap. Dit vorm ’n grens tussen Suid Afrika en Lesotho. Diep in die Drakensberge is daar ’n vakansieoord waar ons as ’n familie gegaan het. Dit is die mooste plek. Die gebied besit ’n uitsonderlike natuurskoon, met basaltiese rotsformasies wat uittroon, dramatiese valleie, goue sandsteenkranse, uitgestrekte hoogliggende grasveld, ongerepte diep rivirklowe en rotsagtige skeure. Die verskeidenheid van habitats beskerm ’n hoë vlak van inheemse en wêreldbedreigde spesies, veral voëls en plante. Die Drakensberge vakansieoord het baie dinge om te doen soos staproetes, boot ritte op die rivier, warme swembad net om in te ontspan, buitemuurse aktiwiteite en speletjies vir die hele familie, heerlike kos en kamers met buitengewone uitsigte. Die Drakensberge vakansieoord is regtig ’n vakansie om nie te vergeet nie. Ross Johnson 7A

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The day I became invisible One day, quite a while ago, I arrived at school to find out I had become invisible. I had walked all the way down the school’s entrance on Oxford Street, and through the quad and I did not get any ‘hellos’ or even a ‘hi’ – what had I done? As usual, I went to class, put down my bags, and went out to the rugby fields. As I was walking down the stairs and onto the field, a swarm of Grade 3’s playing Red Rover almost bombarded me over, as if they could not even see me! As I got to the concrete cricket nets (the place where all the Grade 7’s spend their breaks and before the morning bell), and after dodging soccer balls and rugby balls, I still didn’t get any “hellos or hi” instead nobody even looked at me. It occurred to me that something was wrong. It was at this time that I heard the bell that signalled we must line up. I thought to myself, “These people are really rude!” It was only as I was waiting in lines when someone in our class just walked straight through me that I realised that I was invisible! I could not understand how or why this had happened to me, was I in some type of trouble? Who could have done this to me? As I was walking through the school grounds trying to make sense of this strange occurrence, I smelt a very strong smell and looked where it had come from. I saw Michael, chomping down on a juicy burger, with juices running out onto his brand new tie. He and his friend were enjoying a huge meal after their rugby practice. He was also quietly whispering to his friends about how nervous he was of an up-coming oral. He really didn’t want to do it, but his mom was making him! I found this very strange because Michael was very outgoing and often did very well in his unprepared orals, where he also did some very entertaining acts. I found it quite mind-boggling that someone I had always thought of as being so confident and an extrovert, wasn’t like that at all - he was just putting on a good ‘second layer’! Wow, this being invisible could really teach me some things! Later in the day I went to the Grade Six and Seven’s bathrooms to find a really strong smell, a smell that the bathrooms had just recently been cleaned with very strong cleaning fluid. As I went to the cubicle (although I am not sure how an invisible person can need to go to the bathroom), I suddenly heard footsteps outside the entrance. They were quite light ones. They made a sort-of scuttling sound, as if trying to get away from someone. After a short period of time I heard much heavier footsteps come into the bathroom... The heavier footsteps were followed by the voice of Bob, the school bully. No one messes with Bob because he is massive and his uncle is the head of discipline and everything is our fault when you go against Bob. I suddenly heard a slight whimper and Bob asked the light-foot guy what he was doing there and demanded that he pay him a R5 entrance fee. There was a sort of shoving sound, followed by an ‘oof’ sound and I knew that Bob was getting his way with ‘light-foot’. He went on to say, “Thanks loser, you are the best nerd, hahahaha!!” This was really sad for me because I had been bullied before and it is not a nice situation to ever be in. The worst part of this bullying is that I realised that ‘light-foot’ was actually my best friend, Aidan, and I never even realised that he was being bullied – this being invisible really was teaching me about the people around me! As I walked around the playground I heard such a cheerful story. Dion, one of the guys that had really been struggling academically, had managed to get the highest mark in the entire Grade for a really difficult Geography assignment! A lot of the guys had complained about the assignment, and I know

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a lot of them had help from their parents, but Dion was not that lucky – his Mom worked full time and his Dad had died from cancer a couple of years ago. He really had to do all the work himself – his A-pass made me realise how dedicated and hard-working he was. I’d always just written him off as a slacker! It also made me realise how important our High School applications were. I do hope Dion manages to get into the school of his wishes! As I left school at the end of the day (not sure why I stayed on if no-one knew I wasn’t there anyway!), and stepped through the front gates to wait for my lift, I bumped into Aidan – he wanted to know where I’d been the whole day and what I’d been up to – hey, he could see me!! Wow, thank heavens for that!! What a day it had been. I could not believe how much I’d learnt about my school friends and how much we hide from each other. I promised myself that I would make more of an effort to be more observant of the things going on around me but, most importantly, to be a better friend to Aidan. I also learnt how people really act when they think nobody can hear or see them. From this I learnt to never underestimate people and to try to listen to my gut to tell me if they are the right person to have a friendship or relationship with, or not! Jared Wentzell 7A

The heaven bound rocket The smartest of mechanics Who made that ship Although he loves his job He wishes he could do more As his wish Has always been to be a Space ambassador 1 2 3! The rocket takes off Bound for the heavens beyond With nothing but torque With zeal in his tip And fury in its flames The mechanic watches on As his baby spreads Its wings He closes his eyes and takes A deep breath As his eyes awake He is speeding to the unknown In his glorious vessel He feels the fear joy and excitement As he speeds past the glorious stars And man-sized planets He is bound for the heavens But that story is yet to be said Tristan Munz 7A

Australië Australië is die sesde grootste land ter wereld. Dit is indie suidelike halfrond gelee. Dit is die grootste land in die Oseane. Australie word omring deur die Indiese en Stille Oseane. Die hoofstad is Canberra en die grootste stedelike gebied is Sydney. Australie is derde in die Verenigde musie se 2006 menslike Ontwikkeling Index. Die belagrikste uitvoer goed is steenkool, ysteserts, goud ruoli en oil produkte. Australie is bekend vir die koala, die kangaroe en die musiek en dans van die Aborigino. Daar is agt-en-dertig univeristeite en vyf daarvan is in die top vyftig van die wereld. Kinders is verplug om skool

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by te woon tussen ses en sestein. Engel is die amptelike nasionale taal wat geskryf en gepraat word. Australie is ook bekend vir die Sydney Opera house, dis Sydney Hawa Brug, die Groot koraalrif en Die See world word Gold Coast. Van die 25 Australiërs is daar omtrent 31% wat Suid Afrikaanse immigrate is. Australia het die laagste populasie in wereld. In Australia is dit baie warm en sonnig die hele jaar. Dit so warm is, is veldbrande in natuurlike gebeurtenis. Dit gebeur jaarliks. Australia is ingededeel tweede beste in die wereld vir lewn sgehalte. Hulle behuising en lewens uitbarsting is so baie beter as ander lande. Liam Davids 7A

Die dag toe my ma besluit het ons moet gesond eet Eendag toe ek en my susters van skool af huis toe kom, sê my ma vir ons dat ons moet in die kamer kom sit. Sy sê dat van môre kan ons nie meer lekkers eet en nie meer koeldrank drink. Ons moet nou gesond eet. Die volgende dag toe ons skool toe gaan moet ons gesond eet. Ons moet bruin brood met groente en ons moet vrugte eet. Toe ons huis toe kom moet ons groente eet en water drink en dan ’n bietjie later sê sy dat ons moet buite gaan en hardloop vir ’n bietjie oefening. Vir aandete het ons hoender met groente geêet en water gedrink. En so het dit aan gegaan vir maande en my liefde was nog nooit die selfde nie Ashraf Coleman 7B

Die slegste dag van my lewe Dit was op ’n Saterdag middag. Ek en my pa het rugby op die TV gekyk. Die foon het gelui en my ma het dit geantwoord. Dit was my ouma wat gebel het. Sy het gesê dat my oupa uit die bed uit geval het en dat hy nie kon opstaan nie. My ma het die ambulans gebel en my pa het na my oupa se huis toe gery. Die paremadies het gesê dat my oupa ’n beroerte gehad het en dat hulle hom hospital toe gaan neem. Ek het saam met my ma gery na die hospital toe. My ma het vir my gesê dat my oupa ’n baie groot beroerte gehad het en dat hy nou baie siek is. Ek was baie hartseer toe ek my oupa sien. Hy kon nie beweeg nie en sy oë was toe. Hy was in ’n koma. Die dokters het gesê dat hulle hom nie kon help nie. My oupa het vir 7 dae so gelê en toe gaan hy dood. Ek was baie hartseer maar my ma het gesê dat ons moet bly wees dat hy nie meer pyn het nie. Michael Wichman 7B

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The murder house!

The old man stands on the field, He sees the ball at the centre of the pitch. Suddenly, he has the ball at his feet. He turns around and the stadium is filled with people. He remembers all the times that he heard the ball hit the back of the net, He would do anything to hear it one more time. He kicks the ball to his teammate. With a sudden burst of energy, he runs into the box. As the ball soars through the air, he jumps... The crowd falls silent as his head connects with the ball. Everyone stares as the ball thunders past the keeper. His teammates cheer and crowd around him, He has never felt so proud. The crowd start to chant his name. Once again, he is suddenly at the halfway line. He looks around him, The field and stadium are empty. Azhar Salie 7C

As I entered I felt the fear in my stomach. The room was filled with something scary, A presence that had been waiting for me. The abandoned house filled with mystery and murder, It felt as if I was there that night. Then I heard a blood curdling scream, I fell backwards in fright. Then I started climbing up the stairs. I heard her crying And him screaming at her. Maybe I should run in there? But fear stopped me, I walked to the door and opened it slowly, The room was empty. What did I expect? The murder happened months ago. Daniyal Kemp 7C

The earthquake It was a once in a blue moon experience. The earthquake came in, shattering and destroying the city like a drunken toddler. There was no time to panic, no time to run. It sounded like a thousand jets taking off. Buildings crumbled as if they were made of sand. People ran but the earthquake was inescapable. The message was delivered too late, there was no chance for safety, no chance for escape. Many people perished in the deadly quake. It was almost peaceful. There was an uneasy silence, like nature was holding its breath. The rubble was spread around like lego in a child’s room. The few survivors were scuttling around like cockroaches. The earthquake shattered all preconceived notion of safety. Noah Brogden 7C

The desolating tsunami It was a sublime day on the beach. Suddenly, the water started moving out of the bay and back towards the ocean. It was comparable to a cheetah chasing its prey. Moving as fast as fire spreading, thousands of people rushing towards the city as if the queen bee was being attacked. This was the sign that things were bad. The terror had just begun. A fast, unexpected and unexplainable wave had come rushing towards the city. In fear everyone ran towards the mountain hoping that they would be safe. It was too late. Everyone stood as still as a statue. That was the last of the city, the cheetah finally caught its prey. As the wave came the terror had just ended and the city had ended too. Abdul Malik Adams 7C

The everlasting earthquake Slowly, cracks forming around the endangered city. Hot steam rising from beneath the earth’s crust. The citizens trembling in fear, as panic pollutes the air. Buildings collapsing, bringing a shower of dreadful rubble upon the city. Suddenly, a frightened voice spoke on the radio. The size of the earthquake is unimaginable. Every direction it travels it leaves an endless path of death and destroyed infrastructure behind. Cracks in the floor start to occur as quick as light. People were being chased by demons. As trees whistle, the ground vibrates and windows scream, this event will unfortunately leave a chaotic, unforgettable memory for the survivors. Rayhan Pillay 7C

The old memories Recalling the memories, It hit me, why am I here? Why is this place so important to me? As I wander the grounds, I find it, the place I once shared happy moments with my family. It seems nothing has changed, I continue to explore the abandoned area, Out of the bloom, I see my childhood tree-house, despite its destruction from an accidental fire in 1960. I felt as if I were in paradise, If only I could relive these moments again. But then I woke up, only to discover it was just a dream. Rayhan Pillay 7C

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Remember the time

The tornado It was a peaceful Wednesday lunch time in the countryside. Farmers relaxing by their farmhouses. One farmer was looking at his violent shaking windmill. Then he looked at the picture perfect mountain view. He sees clouds overlapping the mountains. The clouds showed off bright flashes like a camera flash. He sees the clouds swirl in motion forming a tornado. He tries to warn the kids playing that they are skating on thin ice. The terrifying tornado came charging like a furious bull. He quickly packed food to prevent starvation. As quick as lightning, he rushed to his basement. The destructive tornado tornado destroyed his house. It came and went and left nothing intact. Ashwin Varghese 7C

The unforgivable tsunami Some families were amazed that they survived the enormous tsunami that hit the city. It all happened in a flash. The tsunami was so destructive, as it picked up boats and cars and devoured them like a man eating a burger. The intense waves hitting the earth’s surface. As the waves crashed down on buildings and demolished them, the wild splashing wets everything around it. Families were crying as they were separated. Everyone expressing different emotions to what was happening. Most people were exhausted from running to higher ground from the extraordinary but dangerous, killer tsunami. After the tsunami all you could see was floating rubble from buildings and cars. You could see people waving for help on the top of buildings. People are shivering from the cold water and some are in shock. Some families are thinking if they would see their children or parents again. This was one terrible tsunami. Anaas Salie 7C

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The next drive

Die dag toe my ma besluit het

He looks around to see the abandoned race track. He feels at home, but is unsure why. A 2002 formula one race car, stands on the side of the track, forgotten.

Vandag het ek die ergste middag ete geëet. Ek is nie eens seker wat dit was nie. Die kos was groen en ek is seker dit is kos van ’n ander planeet! Ek kom by die huis aan en voor my sit iets nog vreemd en erger as my middag ete. Ek kyk dit aan en wonder as dit eens ’n naam het. My ma sê dis broccoli pastei! Wat? Ek vra my ma: “Hoekom eet ons al hierdie snaakse kos?” Sy vertel my dat sy besluit het dat ons van nou af net gesonde kos sal eet. Sy het blykbaar ’n nuwe resepte boek met interessante gesonde resepte gekoop. My gesig is suur, maar ek se niks. Dag twee van gesond eet, en ek is geskok met slaai en tamatie op my brood. Aand ete eet ons groen sluim in ’n bak-ma sê dis kool sop! Urghh! Later daardie aand, toe ek stort, sien ek ’n spier in my arm. Is dit my verbeelding? Of werk hierdie gesonde kos? Oppas wereld, die man van staal is hier... Azhar Salie 7C

He sits in the seat, resting his back as to ease the pain. He notices that the mags have rusted. The glass over the rev counter is cracked, and the LEDs are missing. He sees the wheels turning, although he didn’t hit the gas pedal. He starts the engine and hits the accelerator. He lets the car jerk, before he remembers to push down the hand brake. He moves in a fast jerk, and reaches a faster speed. Suddenly he is driving again. He sees 47 other cars attempting to match his speed. He accelerates and crosses the finish line. Tanweer Chiktay 7C

A tornado’s end It was a simple, cold, windy Tuesday, then out of the blue, clouds filled the sky. Leaves blew around in the air and the trees seemed to be prostrating. Suddenly, two unbelievably large tornadoes appeared. They went in opposite directions. People ran around the city like headless chickens, the fear could easily be seen in their eyes. Mothers screamed and grabbed their children. Park benches were picked up off the ground like feathers and cars like leaves, both were flung against buildings. A mother screamed in dismay as she watched her son being pulled in by the strong force of the tornado. Leaves became bullets as they hit the bodies of residents running to their homes. Enormous buildings came toppling down like jenga blocks. Dust filled the air but when it cleared, all that remained was a pile of rubble. Tanweer Chiktay 7C

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Die dag my oupa siek geword het My familie het op vakansie Holland toe gegaan om my oupa en ouma te gaan kuier. Op ’n dag het ons my oupa se susters, tante Jannie in Amsterdam te gaan kuier. Ons het almal lekker gekuier, maar toe het my oupa gese: “Ek voel nie so lekker nie.” Omdat hy ’n dialise pasient was het ons hom dadelik hospitaal toe gevat. Toe ons by die hospital kom het die dokter met my oupa ondersoek. Ek en my familie het lank gewag maar lates toe kom die dokter met ons praat, “Giel moet ’n nier oorplanting kry” het die dokter ons gese. My oupa se broer en susters het almal vir die dokter gese dat hulle die bloed toetse sal neem om te sien of hulle ’n skenker kon wees. Ongelukkig kon hulle nie nier skenkers wees nie. My ouma het toe vir die dokter gevra om haar te toets. ’n Paar doe later het die dokter vir my oupa en ouma gese; “Audrey se nier is perfekt! Sy kan een van haar niere vir jou gee, Giel! My familie was so bly dat my oupa. Sy nier oorplanting sal kry en dat my ouma sy nier skenker sal wees! Joshua Smith 7C

Some Animals

When a loved one died The world seemed to end You cried and cried until tear ducts ran dry

Animals are amazing don’t you agree Some animals are as big as a pea Others are as big as a house Unlike a mouse

A broken heart A mind of sorrow You couldn’t start Your brain is hollow

Ants, lions and kangaroos They all look a bit like me and you Some animals are fast While others are slow

You wouldn’t work You couldn’t accept Your life is messed up You couldonly have wept

A cheetah is fast and a sloth is slow Some animals are strong some animals are weak Which makes them small and meek An elephant is strong and mouse is weak

But think of the good times You had together You wouldn’t be sad You’ll have those forever

Although elephants cower in the sight of mice Some animals are dangerous Some animals are passive The passive one might be the massive one

So prepare yourself No-one is safe Everyone dies Just be brave

A leopard is dangerous A whale is passive Animals are amazing don’t you agree Rogan Smith 7D

Farhaan Brey 7D

A poem about my mom Who took me from my cosy cot And sat me on an ice cold pot You are the one i need The one i cannot live without Who made me pee when i could not The one who fed me from the very start With bosomed milk, Straight from the heart, then burped me and sometimes made me fart Who warmed me from the winter breeze Dried the blood from my skinned knees But told me fibs The one who healed me when i had a chill And nursery rhymed me Jack and Jill But lied to dad about being on the mill Who coaxed me past the school day bell Smiled and said ……. All would be well, but went home And cried like hell The one who lives beneath the cold grey stone The first true love i had known …… mom. Abdu Dayyaan Hartley 7D

Friendship

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A loved one’s death

Friendship is like a key. It can open doors to wonderful things, Or it can lead your heart to a thousand pieces. Eventually the key will rust, If not taken care of… Testing it’s boudaries and abilities. As time passes the doors locks will change, Preventing you from getting in. Counting down… Till there is nothing left... You continue walking down the passage of doors, But you find that your key doesnt fit in any of the locks. Then you turn your head, Your eye catches the lock of an old door. Then you are reminded that... The lock changed without you... Mikail Maneveld 7D

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I’m in my dark room I’m in my dark room Not a shine of gloom In lying on my bed I think I’m losing my head All I hear are these voices And they’re all talking to me If only they’d let me be Now there’s something under my bed Just remember what I said I want to run but I might die It could catch me if I try I jumped and I ran out of the room I trip and I fall, I won’t live for soon It pulls me under the bed Next I think I might be dead Suddenly I wake up screaming for help It was a nightmare, so I took a big gulp Then I went back to sleep No more need to weep Aaron Naidoo 7D

The Outside The outside was amazing The sun was just as bright as ever The trees danced gracefully with the wind and the birds were angels singing for my ringtone The grass was wet but gentle and felt like my soft, warm bed where i settle The air smelt as fresh as the dew it had the smell of the air freshener at home There was so much space out there I never realised how packed like sardines i was in my room The outside was paradise I guess the outside is just as good as the inside, maybe better Linga Chigona 7D

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’n Plek waarheen ek graag wil gaan

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Ek wil eendag graag na Parys in Frankryk gaan. Ek wil soontoe gaan, want dit het ’n ryk geskiedenis en besienswaardige plekke. My grootste droom sal bewaarheid word as ek na Parys kan gaan. Die eerste plek wat ek in Parys wil besoek, is Disneyland. Ek sal my gunsteling Disneyflieks, soos Peter Pan, Marvel Adventures, Aladdin, ensovoorts kan ervaar. Ek sal ook die alombekende Disneykarakters kan besigtig. Verder wil ek in die straat van Champs Elysées gaan inkopies doen by Hugo Boss, Levi’s en die Disneywinkel. Daarna wil ek per passasiersboot op die Seinerivier vaar na die Eiffeltoring wat driehonderd vier en twintig meters hoog is. Dan wil ek na die Notre Dame Katedraal gaan wat meer as agthonderd jaar oud is. Die laaste plek wat ek graag wil besoek is die Louvremuseum. Hier wil ek die antieke skilderye, van die Mona Lisa wat deur Leonardo da Vinci in die sestiende eeu geskilder is, asook die kunswerke van Eugéne Delacroix van Napoleon Bonaparte bekyk . Ek sal al my spaargeld in die bank plaas om hierdie droom te laat realiseer. Rushen Talmakkies 7D

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Back Row: J Wentzell, Z Rahil, D Viljoen, M Mapukata, R Semple, D Lesch, T Munz, A Naidoo, R Jansen, J Schoeman, N Scott, J Hunter, J Williams, D Kemp, J Hart

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Fifth Row: S Bhayat, D Bantom, R Pillay, A Coleman, J Brownrigg, R Talmakkies, M Dunnett-Engel, Z Porthen, A Salie, R Hendricks, G Kiewietz, C Thomas, J Snyders, F Allie, T Chiktay, M Southgate, J Martin, S Davidson

Fourth Row: T Ranchod, R Smith, S Bam, A McCormick, M Beckett, J Cridland, A Ismail, F Harnekar, M Lakey, K Samuels, L Davids, S Mohamed, M Manneveld, R Mitchell, D Erasmus, M Wichman, A Jardien, J Prins, L Gatyeni

Third Row: L Nyambe, A van Eyssen, K Carter, J Peregrino, D Erasmus, D Petersen, J Damonze, N Davids, A Salie, F Brey, I Davids, U Davids, R Noor, A Varghese, J Faure, J Shimba, R Johnson, A May, J Smith

Second Row: L Mandla, A-D Hartley, N Khota, L.van Rensburg, L Matikinca, Q Tofie, A Adams, B Fritz, F Laws, M Samaai, L Langeni, D le Brun, Y Johnson, M Oliphant, D Fortune, L Chigona, I Salie, Q Dollie, A Hartley, J Doyle, L Nash, J Abels, R Poole Front Row: Mr K Leverzencie, Mr L Tuswa, Mr T Steward, Mr C Poleman, Mr G Jordan, Mr S Adair, Mr B Cary

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Leadership As is the case each year, we have made every effort to afford all Grade 7 learners the opportunity to develop their leadership skills. Eighteen prefects were selected and announced at the end of Term 1. This came after an exhaustive process of gaining input from various sources which included the Grade 6 teachers, the Lead4Life staff, who conducted leadership training, the Grade 7 teachers and lastly the Grade 7 learners themselves who voted for their top 10 choices. The Grade 7 camp, held in March this year, was also a valuable tool in the selection process as the theme was leadership. Every Grade 7 learner who was not selected as a prefect, was given an opportunity to be a Junior Primary monitor. The main task of these monitors is to settle the class to which they are assigned during line-up time before school and after breaks. By the time the teachers arrive at lines, the boys are neat and quiet. The monitors also assist in looking after junior classes, in their classrooms, during rainy days so that teachers can fetch a cup of tea. A great leadership opportunity every Grade 7 learner has received is being the head of a Wynberg Family. A Wynberg Family consists of a learner from each grade. These 7-man families meet about three times per term to discuss various issues and to have some fun together. Wynberg Families gives the entire school the opportunity to feel a sense of belonging at WBJS. I trust that with all the leadership training and opportunities that have been offered to the Grade 7 class of 2017, they will go on to be effective leaders at the high school of their choice. Mr A Steward

prefects

Back Row: Z Porthen, J Williams, J Schoeman, M Mapukata, J Wentzell, M Southgate Middle Row: R Mitchell, F Allie, J Martin, S Mohamed, T Chiktay, J Damonze

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Front Row: Mr A Steward, N Khota, M Samaai, K Carter, F Brey, R Johnson, L Chigona

Library The library is continuing to thrive in 2017, with many keen readers visiting during their own time besides the allocated class time which each class has: a 30-minute period once a week. I am very happy that this is the case, especially in the light of this quote by Albert Einstein: “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” Einstein recognised the importance of imagination and storytelling when grappling with the most complex and difficult problems of the universe. At a recent speech given at the Berlin Literature Festival, writer Meg Rosoff said that one of the best ways to start answering questions such as “who am I?” and “what can I do in the world?” is to read books. Thank you very much to all parents and boys who entered into Book Week with such enthusiasm. The Book People made an amazing amount of R26 368 and the school will receive 15% of that. It is wonderful that our boys are still so excited about books. The Book Week donations have reached R23 000 at the time of writing. I am amazed at the generosity of our parents at this time of the year and in the hard economic times in which we live. Thank you so much to all of you, regardless of the amount. Half of this amount will be donated to the READ Foundation, an NGO that operates in literacy and educator training projects. Thus we are upholding the service pillar of our school. During Book Week, local author Marilyn Honikman enthralled the older boys with her story of Job Maseko, a South African war hero during World War II. The younger boys joined in with Gilly Southwood’s skillful storytelling. The Grade 2 and 3 boys were delighted to meet Cape Town illustrator Tony Pinchuck and hear about how he got into illustrating. The Grade 6 boys read to the Grade 1 boys, and the

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Grade 7 boys visited the Grade R boys and read to them; an activity that was enjoyed by all concerned. The week culminated with the Dress up as a book character day and it is always amazing to see such creativity. Some of the staff also dressed up, a source of interest and excitement for the boys! The daily book competitions also sparked great interest. Once again we have a number of dedicated library monitors who willingly give up at least one lunch break a week to help out. We also have new assistant mothers this year who come in on Thursday mornings to help with covering and repairing books. Grateful thanks goes to Kim Da Costa, Soemayya Israel, Marnell Johnson, Sandra Monk and Fiona Thomson for their time. Mrs M Roberts

Library monitors

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Back Row: J Hart, Z Rahil, T Munz, A Naidoo, N Scott, D Kemp, R Hendricks THIRD Row: D Erasmus, J Borghes, N Kassiem, F Harnekar, T Chiktay, R Mitchell, A Boltman SECOnd Row: Z Palekar, R Johnson, N Davids, Y Johnson, J Faure, A van Eyssen, A Hendricks Front Row: Mrs M Roberts, L Alexander, T Ely, N Khota, I Badroodien, L Chigona, A Adriaanse, N Ackerman

Kids’ Lit Quiz The Cape Town round of the International Kids’ Lit Quiz took place at Grove Primary. Quiz Master Wayne Mills, a senior lecturer in Children’s Literature at Auckland College of Education, kept the 32 teams on their toes for 3 hours with 10 categories of questions, each consisting of 10 questions from a very wide range of books. In spite of the heat, our team of five boys from Grade 6 and 7 thoroughly enjoyed the challenge, the opportunity to work together and see the other teams in action. St Cyprians won and we came 19th out of the 32 Our team : Daniyal Kemp, Im teams. We were very pleased with the result. Alex Adri aad Badro aanse, Lin odien, ga Chigo na and D aniel Era smus.

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Charity and

Community Service Service Pillar

The Service Pillar is an integral part of the ethos of the four Wynberg Schools. Wynberg Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Junior School once again supported a number of charities this year. We receive numerous requests from different organisations and support at least one charity per term. During the first term we had our annual Easter Egg Collection which was well supported by our boys and parents. The Easter eggs were distributed amongst various less privileged homes for the aged and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homes in our community. Our second term Civvies Day was in aid of the Woodside Special Care Centre. Woodside is a nursing care home for people living with intellectual and physical disablilities. In the third term we had a Civvies Day in aid of children living with cancer. This was organised by the Back-a-Buddy fundraising initiative. All our boys particpated by donating R5 each to wear civvies on a particular day in aid of one of the above mentioned organisations. We thank our boys and parents who so generously supported these worthy causes during 2017. Mrs C Bauer

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Early Act Club

This year has been an enriching and gratifying year for all of our club members. The year began with a group of enthusiastic and like-minded learners gathering for our weekly meetings to learn more about the values and mission to which Early Act ascribes. One of our first charity drives was a Sandwich Day in which the whole school brought sandwiches and special treats to school. These were collected by The Salvation Army who delivered the goods to little children at crèches and schools in various parts of the Cape Flats. During the first term we welcomed a visit from Mr and Mrs de Wet. They are the custodians of a very special initiative called The Benjamin Project. Mr and Mrs de Wet mentor learners at Heathfield Primary School who come from challenging home

circumstances. We supported them by Early Act Club members donating various types of sports equipment to these learners such as sports shoes and other togs. We kept contact with this project throughout the year, and Mr and Mrs de Wet sent us photographs of the learners’ progress. We hope to maintain our relationship with this very positive and powerful project. In the second term the club involved the whole school in our Winter Warmer collection. A large number of socks and blankets were collected and donated to the homeless. The second term also saw us committing ourselves to acquiring a very useful skill. Early Act Club members spent their time learning the art of knitting. The value of knitting to the brain and its processes were explained to the

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Sixth Row: J Damonze, Z Porthan, D Bantam, T Munz, J-R Hunter, R Talmakkies, C Conradie Fifth Row: R Johnson, Z Palekar, A Salie, A Bisset, T Bailey, F Brey, Y Baradien, M Samaai Fourth Row: Z Cassiem, S Green, A Malik, D Brown, M Adams, A-D Hartley, A-J Hartley, J Hendricks Third Row: J Dias, L Nash, L Oldale, A Boltman, D van der Meulen, A Dollie, S Christians, C Africa, J Cassiem Second Row: Z Samuel, J Samuels, L Samaai, S Ishmael, J Adams, Z Ebrahim, M Witbooi

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First Row: S Gabier (Recording secretary), M Israel (Vice president), Mrs D Wilkinson, J Wentzell (President), Mrs O Woodman, A Abrahams (Vice president), R Noor (Recording secretary)

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learners. The boys tackled this task with huge enthusiasm and by the end of the term, they had all enjoyed having learned to finger knit. Our finger-knitted specimens were used as a display for advertising our Winter Warmer collection. Towards the middle of the second term we took nominations for executive members for the year. These boys then prepared speeches to motivate why they should be elected. After listening to the speeches, voting was done by secret ballot. The results were as follows: Jared Wentzell as President of the Early Act Club for 2017, Abdullah Abrahams and Maahir Israel as Vice Presidents, and Salahuddien Gabier and Ridha Noor as the Recording Secretaries. The June holiday was an ideal time for a holiday challenge. We called it our Mandela Day Challenge. Boys were offered R20 and were challenged to make their money grow. This encouraged the entrepreneurial spirit in our club members. After the holiday, it was a delight to hear how boys had made their money grow. Together they managed to raise close to R3000! The money was donated to an organisation called Starting Chance that ran a Mandela Month fundraiser for children in rural areas. During the third term we continued learning to knit. This proved challenging to some and a breeze to others. Nonetheless it was lots of fun for all. The whole school was encouraged by the club to support Bandana Day. After Bandana Day, we collected old and new bandanas. We forwarded them to an organisation that makes baby items from the bandanas for the Cotlands Children’s home. We also enjoyed a visit from the President of the Wynberg Rotary Club who told us more about Rotary, answered questions and joined us in our knitting activity. The fourth term was a very short term but we made the four weeks of club meetings count for us. We dedicated our time to making Christmas cards for our old-age home visit. Boys learned to make pop-out cards and wrote a personal message in each card. Nearly 30 of the Early Act Club members, teachers and parents headed out to the Douglas Murray Old-Age Home, equipped with gifts, snacks, music and festive cheer. We enjoyed a wonderful morning mingling with the elderly at the home and singing carols. Thanks to Mr Engelbrecht, our WBJS musicians also contributed to the entertainment. The residents seemed to enjoy the entertainment thoroughly. We did lucky draws for prizes for each resident and staff member. The boys took great pride in handing these gifts to everyone. In closing, we would like to thank parents and teachers who have supported our initiatives during the course of the year. Mrs O Woodman

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Learning Support Department

Every year, we have a busy year. However, 2017 has been an especially busy year, with its fair share of challenges, hard work, and success. Class teachers referred 98 learners to the School-Based Support Team (SBST). Boys who experienced learning, behavioural, or emotional difficulties were supported by means of this process. This collaborative effort has resulted in great success this year. The learning support teachers, Mrs Daniels and Mrs Sproat, worked with 118 learners this year. The academic programme can be challenging and there is limited time for consolidation in the classroom. Class teachers in the various grades offer didactical aid lessons in language or mathematics either before or after school. This year Grade 4 learners who struggled in Mathematics were taught in smaller groups with pleasing results. In addition to the support we offer in the classroom, the Learning Support Department also offers the onsite services of occupational and speech therapists. The Learning Support Department welcomed educational psychologist, Michelle Ireland, to the team in 2017. Michelle is with us on Tuesdays, Thursdays and alternate Fridays. She has been a welcome, much needed addition to our team, as her long waiting list can confirm. Thank you to our dedicated class teachers, the School-Based Support team (SBST), Psychologist, Learning Support teachers, Occupational and Speech therapists, District Support Team as well as parents and learners for all their hard work and cooperation throughout the year. Success can only be attained when we work as a team. We strive to be true to sound education values and the WCED mantra: “Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve.” Mrs L Daniels

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“It has been a privilege to take on the new role of an educational psychologist in a shared position between the Boys’ Junior and Boys’ High School. The new services offered this year have focused on both individual support of learners and their families, but also systemic interventions by providing input as part of the school-based support team. Parent enrichment talks on bullying and study skills were well received and accompanied staff development initiatives. I look forward to developing the role further and continuing to work with the Wynberg Boys community.” Michelle Ireland, WBHS & WBJS Educational Psychologist

Computer Report

Our Computer Department is growing from strength to strength. During this year we introduced more Chromebooks into classes from Grades 1–7. There are 60 devices in total and they are booked for almost every period during the week. The teachers and pupils are extremely excited to find new and innovative ways of teaching and learning by using IT applications and educational games. Grade R – 5 boys also attend their weekly lessons in the computer room. The focus is slowly changing from Literacy and Numeracy integration to coding, programming and project work. For this, we especially use Google Apps for Education. Many of the higher grades are now using applications for presentations, orals and class projects. The Foundation Phase teachers have taken it upon themselves to include the use of IT devices in their group teaching and workstations. The boys are thoroughly enjoying learning through a more handson, pupil-centered approach. In Grade R the iPads and iTVs are used daily by teachers. They are also working with sets of BeeBots. These are exciting new devices designed for use by young children. The cute, colourful, easy-tooperate little robots are perfect tools for teaching sequencing, estimation, problem-solving, and just

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having fun! Over and above all this, Mimio interactive boards are still active in all classes. As usual, Computer Club is completely oversubscribed every term, with boys enthusiastically waiting in the doorway for the bell to ring. The Computer Club boys enjoy doing some creative extension work, especially with their Gmail and Google Drive applications. Many boys are also using this time to work on projects due for subject classes. Even the library has become a popular spot to do extra research and preparation. Thank you to Mrs Roberts for allowing boys to work there, particularly when access from home is difficult for them. Boys are taking responsibility to access the information they need during break too when needed. Opportunities are created in and out of class for IT-related work. Thanks to the WCED we now have a second fibre line installed, making our system faster and catering for the WiFi needed in every classroom to use the various devices. I wish to thank Mr Mangqangwana for seeing to the technical side of our department, as well as the boys and their teachers for their hard work and enthusiasm. Mrs L van Eyssen

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Computer Club

Back Row: J Adams, N Joshua, P Farikeni, Z Palekar, A Johnston, Z Rahil, J Swartz, D Hendricks, L Halu, M Adams Fourth Row: J Centurier-Harris, A Steel, C Muller, A Burton, R Adam, S Ngwenya, Z Raizenberg, Z Friday, C Marks, C Muller, D van der Meulen Third Row: F Ebrahim, C Schilder, C Africa, S Parbhoo, K Tshiki, A van Eyssen, C Marston, D Fadal, T Dzvapatsva, J Ismail, E Lee, M F Carelse Second Row: P Ansley, A Mandla, D Scharfernorth, T Belcher, S Mnyanda, Z Japie, J Hall, S Ntingiso, C Arnott, J Schoeman, S Lawrence, C Brown, K van Eyssen Front Row: Mrs M Fakir, R Martin, O Samaai, J Theys, M Witbooi, L Platelle, R Stark, R Passoh, D Hemmings, T October, C Cross, C Felix, Z Rahil, C Ulster, Mrs L van Eyssen

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Recycling Report

#wbjsrecyclereusereduce As part of further improving our ability to serve our wider community this year, Wynberg Boys’ Junior School committed to developing an efficient and effective recycling initiative. The ultimate goal is for the boys to grow up to be adults who care about their environment, are responsible and accountable for their actions. We knew it was vital for us to become positive role models. We were determined to provide opportunities for every boy to be taught the importance of reducing the waste they use, reusing waste where they can, and finally recycling waste before throwing anything away. During Term 3 we started supporting the Ecobrick Exchange initiative in order to increase environmental awareness and promote the importance of reusing waste. Every boy and family were challenged to make an eco-brick by simply compressing non-recyclable plastic into a 2L PET bottle. To date we have donated approximately 200 eco-bricks to the Ecobrick Exchange at the Gugu Sthebe Community Centre. The bricks are used to build amazing structures such as parks, classrooms and homes. Whilst the boys have had lots of fun making the eco-bricks, the joy and satisfaction

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they receive from knowing they are saving their environment and supporting those less fortunate in our community, is priceless. Thanks to the Ecobrick Exchange, we have been able to show our boys that we can all make a difference – one brick at a time. Finally in Term 4, we received our recycling bins for the school grounds and the classrooms. Wynberg Boys’ Junior School now recycles paper, plastic and tin. This immediately increased environmental awareness as the boys began to think about the waste they were throwing away. It has been amazing to watch the boys question not only how much waste can be recycled, but also how much waste can actually be reused. Members of the Early Act Club have also been nominated to become Eco Warriors. They help ensure the recycling bins are being used correctly and emptied correctly. With the support of the dedicated Ground Staff and two passionate gentleman, Father Michael Williams, an ordained priest, and Glenville Meyer, Wynberg boys are growing up to become environmentally aware and responsible citizens. I look forward to what 2018 brings. Mrs N Tresham

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Culture It has been an amazing year for the Music Department and culture pillar as a whole. We have had a busy and exciting year filled with outstanding performances by our boys across the various disciplines represented in the culture pillar.

Music The Music Department has increased its capacity as a result of the incredible interest in music among the Foundation and Intersen Phase learners. The newly formed Grade 3 choir (class choir) blew us away with their performance at assembly. This has inspired the conception of our brand new Intermediate choir which will have its debut performance at the Campus choir concert in 2018. We also saw the introduction of a string ensemble for the younger boys. Another addition was the Senior Vocal Ensemble (consisting of Grade 7 boys). They performed at the 2017 prize giving and I do not think there was a dry eye left in the auditorium after their performance. A very big thank you goes to Mrs du Plessis for her relentless energy in heading up the choir and vocal department.

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Our lunchtime concerts continued every fortnight on a Tuesday at second break. The new venue was the foyer of the Arnold Lorie Hall that created a chamber concert atmosphere enjoyed by parents, learners and teachers alike. Boys who receive instrumental lessons in Grade 6 and 7 started advanced theory lessons in order to prepare them as possible candidates for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) exams in 2018. These lessons took place under the guidance of Ms Judy Twycross. This year we celebrate three candidates who have done extremely well. Arthur le Roux and Damian Philander achieved distinctions for their Grade 1 ABRSM piano exam. Joshua Jones received 87% for his Trinity Grade 3 Violin exam. The number of candidates will increase next year as six applicants have been nominated for Grade 2, 3 and 4 instrumental ABRSM exams. We have also seen the addition of the drumline to our Concert Band and they have definitely made their presence felt in our performances throughout the year. This gave more drum students an opportunity to be involved in the ensemble programme than previously. The Rock School Band continued to wow parents and boys with their performances at the Display of Work and Arnold Lorie Concert. In complete contrast, the newly formed Guitar Ensemble performed a classical acoustic repertoire at the Senior Prize Giving. Both projects were headed up by our resident guitar teacher Jason Hellman. Our string department has grown immensely over the last 18 months under the leadership of Ms Carin Thompson. We saw the very first performance of our Junior String Ensemble at the Junior Prize Giving in November 2017. Next year we will see the introduction of the cello to the ensemble. We look forward to even more exciting performances from the string department.

2017 Highlights We know that 2017 has been a busy year. Therefore it is important to reflect a little to remind us of the highlights of 2017:

Drama The Drama Department excelled in every aspect of the word, with an outstanding performance at the Baxter Theatre in May during the Shakespeare Schools’ Festival. They were one of the few primary schools amongst a majority of high schools who participated in that leg of the festival. These young men were able to do what many adults cannot do, and that is to memorise and understand the language of Shakespeare.

Grease The Music and Drama Departments joined forces for an amazing run of the musical Grease, adapted and directed by our very own Ms Wendy Fourie (Head of Drama). This production not only saw many of our boys shine on stage but also included a very enthusiastic collaboration with our sister school, Wynberg Girls’ Junior School. Well done to all involved and a special thank you to the production crew and PTA for your invaluable contribution.

Term 1: • Visit from Drakensberg Boys Choir

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Grey Weekend performance Ensemble Concert Campus Choral and Orchestral Concert Baxter Shakespeare Festival

Term 3: • Grease

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All of these factors have seen a noticeable increase of boys involved in the WBJS music programme. This is truly an achievement of which we can be proud.

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Sunset Concert (WBHS) Display of work Arnold Lorie Concert Talent showcase (forerunner of the Wynberg spotlight campus talent show) • Campus Carol Service • Visit to Douglas Murray Old-Age Home with the Early Act Club (a collaboration with our service pillar)

What can we look forward to in 2018? • • • • • •

Campus – Wynberg’s Got Talent! Junior Arnold Lorie Concert Foundation Phase Production Cape Town Big Band Festival at the Baxter Theatre WBJS Eisteddfod The introduction of the Media Society (Audio and Visual/sound technical crew) • HipHop Dance Society • Formation of the culture sub-committee to investigate the culture pillar and vibrant opportunities of integrating all disciplines of the performing arts. Once again, I must extend my thanks to the Wynberg parents and families as well as our dedicated staff who made 2017 such a successful year. Mr J Engelbrecht, Head of Music

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General Knowledge Quiz Team On Friday 19 May 2017 we took part in the first round of the Interschools quiz held at Herzlia Middle School. Twenty teams took part in this round. In spite of getting full marks in two of the rounds the team came away disappointed, obtaining a total of 52 points and coming 15th. We went on to participate in round 2 at Edgemead Primary School in term 3.This time there were 22 teams altogether. It was an afternoon of excitement and learning new things and the boys made an effort to talk to pupils from other schools during the break. We came 16th overall after two rounds and unfortunately we didn’t make it through to round 3. Thanks goes to our team members Ross Johnson, Daniel Erasmus, Daniyal Kemp, Linga Chigona, Aaron Naidoo, Tanweer Chiktay, Fayyaaz Harnekar and Abdul-Malik Adams who worked well together. This year we had an Interhouse Quiz on Founder’s Day. We had not held such a quiz for a number of years. The teachers selected four boys per class, one from each House. These boys were put into 16 teams, each team consisting of one boy from each grade and from the same House. They sat at tables in the hall, the rest of the boys

made up the audience. There were six categories consisting of 5 questions each plus an audience question. Wellington came first with 126 points, Rhodes second with 124 points, De Waal third with 123 points, and Van Riebeeck fourth with 121 points.

Rotary Club Interschools General Knowledge Quiz The General Knowledge team took part in the annual quiz organised by the Kirstenbosch Rotary Club at Zwaanswyk Academy. Ten schools took part. At the end of the evening, we came fifth with only five points separating us from the winning school, Turfhall Primary. We will have to prepare better next time by reading the previous week’s Cape Times more thoroughly as 20 questions were taken from it. Mrs M Roberts

At the Rotary Club Quiz

General Knowledge and Literature Quiz team Please page back to page 129 for more on the literature quiz.

Back Row: I Badroodien, T Chiktay, A Naidoo, D Kemp, F Harnekar

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Front row: Mrs M Roberts, L Chigona, D Erasmus, R Johnson, A Adams, A Adriaanse

Junior Choir

Culture Pillar

This year the Junior Choir has consisted of a lively and enthusiastic group of Grade 2 and 3 boys. They have sung a variety of songs in, amongst others, English, Afrikaans and Xhosa. Their first performance was at the Ensemble Concert in the second term. This is always an exciting event as the boys perform for a large audience, including their parents. The choir also sang at the Foundation Phase Assembly. The boys enjoyed it very much as they had an opportunity to sing for their teachers and friends.Â The third term was spent working on new songs for the annual Arnold Lorie Concert. Another highlight for the boys was singing during assembly. The fourth term ended on a high note for the boys. The choir proudly performed atÂ the Foundation Phase Prizegiving. Mrs M Spencer-Jones

Proudly singing for parents and peers

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Senior Choir

The senior choir had a very busy and exciting year. It started off with the Campus Choir Concert that was held at WBJS and combined with the Campus of Schools. This was a very successful start to the year. We also had a very successful performance together with the Concert Band when Grey Junior School visited our school. Our annual Ensemble Concert was a huge success with exciting new music and was very well received by the audience. The Arnold Lorie concert was the highlight of the year as it was a great performance by the senior choir. The Carol Service Concert was back this year and it was an enjoyable experience for all. Here is what some of the boys had to say: “I like choir because this choir has taught me so much over the course of the year. We’re a family and not

all family members agree but what we’ll always know inside our heart, we’ll always be there for each other and will never forget these memories.” Liyema Madla “I enjoyed choir this year because we were the seniors and that I have developed my voice. I’ve made some new friends and enemies, had some laughs and got into trouble. When I am an old boy I will never forget being in the choir and when my son goes to Wynberg I will encourage him to join the choir.” Anthony van Eyssen “I like choir because it’s a place where students let out their singing potential or even find it. Our senior choir usually sings modern songs like “Happy” which makes singing fun. The senior choir are like family, Brothers in an endless chain.” Kyle Carter Mrs B du Plessis

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String

Ensemble

Here are what some of the boys had to say about their experience in the ensemble: Every Tuesday and Thursday morning I always look forward to going to String Ensemble. We learn new things every rehearsal, and making music is real fun and joyful. Reece Hendricks

I have been doing violin for six years. I enjoy violin because it brings us together like a family. Azhar Salie I’ve been in String Ensemble for five years, as a cellist. I’ve enjoyed String Ensemble for as long as I can remember. Come and make it better with me. James Hart I have been doing violin for the past three years, and have enjoyed for the past three years. The teachers are nice and helped me throughout the year. Jordin Prins We are very proud of what the boys have achieved this year. Farewell and good luck to our Grade 7s Sameer, Azhar, Jordin, James, and Reece. Thank you to the parents for your continuous support.

Culture Pillar

The String Ensemble has had an exciting and busy year! The ensemble took part in the Campus Consert, where they performed a challenging repertoire with their peers from the Wynberg Campus of Schools. Thereafter, the ensemble had an opportunity to showcase their talents at the Ensemble Concert. More performance opportunities presented themselves, with performances at the Arnold Lorie Concert and Prizegiving Ceremony.

Ms C Thompson and Mr C van Breda

STRING ENSEMBLE

Back row: J-H Park, A Salie, S Mohamed, J Hart, R Hendricks, J Prins, B Badiali Front row: Ms C Thompson, F Ebrahim, S Lawrence, A von Alten-Reuss, A Abrahams, J Jones, H Mohamed, A Fakir, L Jeaven

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CONCERT BAND

Back Row: Mr D Rjykers, S Paulsen, Z Paulsen, R Semple, N Scott, M Mapukata, M Lakey, A McCormick Third Row: J Heath, A van Eyssen, K Carter, F Brey, M Mafakala, M Samaai, M Adams, L Chigona, Mr A Petersen Second Row: Mr C Graham, L Kleintjies, J Erasmus, Y Ibrahim, N James, S Green, M Wessels, L Mandla, R Japie Front Row: Mrs D Holder, Z Japie, D Tarylor, L Oldale, M Thomas, D Philander, L Samaai, C Taljaard, F Omar, Mr J Engelbrecht

JAZZ BAND

Back Row: L Chinga, A van Eyssen, J Swaartz, K Carter, Mr J Engelbrecht Front Row: Mr C Graham, D Taylor, L Kleintjies, M Adams, S Green, D Philander

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RECORDERS

Third Row: C Julius, R Hill, T Carter, A van Kets, C Vermaak, J Ndaba, D van Reenen, L Martin, Z Samodien Second Row: F Ameer, R Mulholland, O Samaai, R Shaik, C Felix, H Cariem, A Nagis, I Lawrence, I Rodkin, N Stanfliet Front Row: Mrs Spencer-Jones, M Thoresen, C Grainger, T Wylie, T Roman, C du Plessis, C van Heerden, D Tresham, R Daniels, L Versveld

Culture Pillar

Back Row: M Gombart, J Carelse, L Jacobs, S Felton, A Barrett, U van der Schyff, E Botha, S Bruton, M Green-Thompson

DRUMMERS

Back Row: Mr D Rijkers, M Adams, M Lakey, A McCormick Front Row: O Farhaan, M Wessels, C Taljaard

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Drama Club

Being part of the Drama Club truly brings the best out of everyone. Whether you are shy or a complete extrovert, there is a place for you in our family of actors. It is incredible to see the growth in these young Wynberg men. Their confidence, support for each other and encouragement have nurtured the new and old friendships formed over the last two years. During Term 1 and Term 4, our focus was very much on using props to create a scenario for a skit. It was incredibly entertaining to watch and be part of the creative thinking process of primary school boys. The characters created ranged from clowns, mothers with prams, super models and genies.

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Our first performance of the year was at the Schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Shakespeare Festival at the Baxter Theatre in May. Our interpretation of Twelfth Night had audiences in stitches with eccentric characters and loads of adlib. Watching the play at Maynardville Open Air Theatre in February was a great introduction to the story line and a frame of reference for creating our own characters and scenes. And then there was Grease ... I will get to it later. As our Drama Club grows from strength to strength, I can only look forward to what next year has in store for us. Well done Drama Club 2017 for another memorable year! Ms W Fourie, Head of Drama

DRAMA CLUB

Second row: C Fabe, J Jones, L Chigona, M Müller, N James, L Real, S Green, N Khota, L Mandla, J Hendricks, D Fadal Third row: T Ely, D Fortune, S Gabier, K Carter, J Faure, D Erasmus, J Swartz, R Adam, C Lotriet, A Parker, A van Eyssen, A Adams Front row: Ms W Fourie, D Nyamimba, K Arnott, J Abels, N Ackerman, J Ismail, J Cassiem, J Adams, T van Kets, D Hemmings, A Mandla, L George

Culture Pillar

Back row: D Hendricks, T Bailey, N Kassiem, C Conradie, D Kemp, M Mapukata, T Münz, D Viljoen, J Hart, J Brownrigg, N Brogden, J Snyders, M Israel

TWELFTH NIGHT CAST

Back row: J Brownrigg, D Viljoen, T Gerard, M Mapukata, D Kemp, C Lotriet Front row: Ms W Fourie, K Arnott, L Chigona, A van Eyssen, M Maneveld, K Carter, J Faure, J Jones

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Art

Club Grade 5 mas ks

Noah Magerman 2A

Grade 3

Wacky creatures by Grade 6

Grade 4

Jordan Swartz 5B

Amaan Saffodien 5D

Anthony van Eyssen 7A Tanweer Chiktay 7C

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Jayden Dyers 6D

Aaron Naidoo 7D

Christopher Marks 3B

Puppets by the Junior Art Club

Hamzah Loonat 6D

Christopher Taljaard 4A

JUNIOR ART CLUB

Front Row: Mrs M-L Townsend, R Maneveld, S Bruton, A van Kets, A Behardien, M Ebrahiem, H Woodman, T Roman Absent: Mrs R Hart

senIOR ART CLUB

Culture Pillar

Back Row: P Ansley, T Belcher, C Marks, A Steele, U van der Schyff, J Schoeman

Back Row: F Allie, F Harnekar, N Scott, A Naidoo, Z Porthen, M Maneveld, J Snyders Middle Row: Mrs N Tresham, L Chigona, J Booysen, M Roman, A Varghese, S Parbhoo, K Arnott Front Row: M Arries, S Allie, K Neoh, D Taylor, A Fakir, Z Japie, A Saffodien, Mrs M-L Townsend Absent: Mrs R Hart

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CHESS TEAM

Chess Club

Chess at Wynberg continues to give our boys and girls the place to exercise their minds instead of their bodies! Our sessions are held at Wynberg Girls’ Junior School on Tuesdays and in our library at Wynberg Boys’ Junior School on Thursdays. Our coach, Charlton Maravanyika, has done a wonderful job in guiding our players towards becoming excellent chess players in the future. The 2017 chess season has seen a very mixed bag of results. We have a group of players of very different experience. The majority of our players are very young, which bodes well for the future of chess at Wynberg. This season we once again joined forces with Wynberg Girls’ Junior School and played mixed teams against all of our rival schools. Since joining forces with WGJS, we were also lucky enough to play in both the A and B League of the Schools Chess League. Both teams had a mixture of wins, losses and draws.

BACK Row: A McCormick, N Scott, M Buchel Front Row: Mrs S Graham, J Heath, M Adams, J Erasmus We will be sad to say goodbye to our senior players as they move on to high school. The Chess Club has grown from strength to strength and we are always on the lookout for players from Grade 3 to 7 who would like to join us. Our thanks goes to Mr Maravanyika and Miss Raats of Wynberg Girls’ Junior School for their continued assistance in growing chess at our school. Mrs S Graham

CHESS CLUB

Back Row: M Adams, A McCormick, G le Roux, N Scott, L Tshingo, R Mitchell, M Buchel Middle Row: M-F Carelse, R Stark, J Heath, M Adams, L Langeni, J Adams, J Erasmus, C Taljaard

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Front Row: Mrs S Graham, C Ulster, I Mohamed, J Vogelpoel, J Theys, M Adams, A le Roux, N Masizana

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Achievements Luke Oldale • Grade 5 learner at Wynberg Boys’ Junior School • Cyclist at Kinetic Cycling Club • South African Champion – Cycling – 3 000 m scratch Track

Monday: Prologue This race was a time trial race, which was a 1.75 km long sprint. He finished 23 sec behind the winner and in 32nd position out of 52 riders.

Luke Oldale’s exciting cycling career started in 2015 when he acquired his first mountain bike and started doing Mountain Bike races, which is one of 3 main cycling disciplines n.l.: Mountain, Road and Track. He completed many MTB (Mountain Bike Races) including the Argus 25 km – MTB which he was too young to have a timing-device called a Racetec chip. As soon as he discovered the other disciplines, he decided to pursue those as well. By July 2016 Luke did his first Road Criterion Race at which he took a place on the podium and was subsequently discovered by the legendary coach, Mr Glenwilliam Bonthuys, who invited Luke to join his coaching academy Glen Bonthuys Cycling and Kinetic Cycling Club.

Tuesday: Criterion race Luke had a great ride to the finish line, he finished in the bunch at 39th however his time was the same time as the winner.

South African Track Champions It was here that Luke discovered the 3rd Cycling discipline called Track Cycling. In 2017 Luke made it to the podium many times and got his first Gold medal as South African Champion for Under 13 – 3 000 m scratch. He also won two Bronze medals at the 2017 National Track Champs.

The Assen Jeugdtour in Holland In 2017, Kinetic Cycling Club chose Luke as one of the 5 young riders from South Africa to compete with the best in the world at this prestigious week-long event in Assen, Holland – Jeugdtour Holland. This race is the pinnacle of junior cycle racing. In this 5 day stage race, this is how he did:

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Wednesday: Classic road race This was a bad day. He was in the front bunch again and crashed out of the race. His bicycle was slightly damaged, but repaired in time for the next day’s racing. However, just like the Tour De France, they added 9 mins to his time, so no matter how great he performed in the remaining 3 races, he would not have been able to work his way to the front. Thursday: Time Trial The day was extremely windy, Luke cycled at an average of 37 km per hour however the infamous cobblestones slowed them down to around 28 km per hour on the corners. Friday: Cobbled Omloop race Saturday: Criterion race It’s all pretty serious stuff with Yellow and Green coloured jerseys, points systems and very close racing, particularly in the older age groups – with many of the world series Pro-Peloton riders having ‘cut their teeth’ at Assen in their youth days. Police outriders, transponders, course cars, broom wagons – it’s all there. The 2017 edition has over 800 riders entered from: Netherlands, UK, Germany, Norway, Latvia, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Sweden, South Africa, Lithuania, Portugal, Hungary, Australia, USA, Finland and the Czech Republic.

western province representatives

FRONT Row: K Carter (Karate), U Davids (Cricket), S Bam (Baseball), N van der Vijver (Figure Skating)

Western Province Luke has also made it into the Western Province Team for both Road and Mountain Bike. Above is a photo of his 2nd Place on the Poduim at the Western Province Youth Festival in Oudtshoorn.

south african representative

Sport Pillar

BACK Row: Mr A Gerber, J Snyders (Hockey), D Bantom (Swimming & Waterpolo), Z Porthan (Judo), R Mitchell (Judo)

Nicholas van der Vijver (Figure Skating) Nicolas van de Vijver (aged 12 in Grade 6 in 2017) represented South Africa at two international figure skating competitions in Italy in April and May 2017. The Coppa Europa competition was held in Canazei and Nicolas placed third in the Basic Novice Boys section. At the Egna Spring Trophy, held in Egna, he once again placed third.

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Athletics Usain Bolt said: “ The difference between the IMPOSSIBLE and POSSIBLE lies in DETERMINATION.” This is what WBJS is all about. Whatever the result, we will not allow our opponents to deem us as losers. Our sportsmanship is the winner, and this is is the envy of most of our competitors. The first athletic event for 2017 was our Annual Interhouse Sports Day held on 27 January at the WBHS sports field. A backdrop like none other in Cape Town set the scene for what was going to be an athletics meeting of note. Perfect weather, parent support and a positive, energetic atmosphere inspired all who attended. We saw excellent races

and great sportsmanship. The general spirit of the day was shared by both boys and parents. The following boys received Championship awards: • U7: Conor Thomas • U8: Liam Reed • U9: Achmat Behardien • U10: Bruce Igilige • U11: Jaden Meier • U12: Abdul-Kareem Kerbelker • U13: Ryan Mitchell

2017 athletics TEAM

Back Row: J de Mink, T Bailey, S Mohammed, T Green, Z Porthen, F Davids, R Mitchell, U Davids Third Row: C Marks, J Heath, P Farikeni, A-K Kerbelker, Y Johnson, S Ngwenya, J Meier, J Paulsen, N Davids Second Row: Mr G Rhode, U Ebrahim, A Behardien, Z Jonathan, T Dzvapatsza, D Wagiet, A Malander, D Brown, C Campbell, F Jacobs, J Katshunga Front Row: R Ahmed, C Thomas, L Reed, Y Fakir, T Carter, B Kuhn, I Lawrence, J Lee-Fong, T Pathon

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Bruce Igilige was awarded the Junior Victor Ludorum award and Abdul – Kareem Kerbelker received the Senior Victor Ludorum award. The final house positions were as follows: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th De Waal Wellington Rhodes Van Riebeeck

Sport Pillar

Our first Interschool Athletics Meeting was the Quadrangular hosted by Bishops Preparatory School on 15 February at Lutgensvale. We had some excellent results on that day. Quite a number of athletes stood out on the day. They were Joshua Heath (800 m), Jaden Meier (200m; 75m; 100 m), Conor Thomas (50 m), and Heath Horn (shotput). The highlight of the day was the win by the U7 relay team who also set a new record of 35.5s for the 4 × 50m relay event. The athletic team did exceptionally well on the day and I am extremely proud of their achievements. Our second athletics meeting was a Pentangular hosted by RBPS on 16 March. The athletes competed and took on each event with determination. The athletes who performed particularly well on the day were Abdul-Kareem Kerbelker (800  m; 1200  m),

Zachary Porthen (shotput), Conor Thomas (50 m; 75 m), Bruce Igilige (50 m; 100 m). Once again, the highlight of the day was the U7 4 × 50 m relay team with a record breaking winning time of 35,62s (previous time 35,68s). This was the second event where our U7 relay team came first and meant that we have the fastest U7 relay team among the boys’ schools. The relay team members are: Benjamin Kuhn, Yaqoub Fakir, Traigh Pathon and Conor Thomas. A good and determined performance on the day by all our athletes yielded some excellent results. As the year progressed, the excitement of the Paarl Athletics meeting drawing closer and closer was dampened by the news that Paarl Boys’ Junior were compelled to cancel this event as a result of maintenance work being done to the athletic track. A big thank you must go to all the parents who gave boys lifts to these events and who brought their sons to school early in the morning for training sessions. Without your support the boys would not have accomplished so much. To all the athletes of 2017, well done boys! I am extremely proud of you all. Supera Moras. Mr G Rhode

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The 2017 cricketing year at WBJS has been a successful one. Continuing with the coaching structures implemented at the beginning of last year has seen our boys continue to improve their individual skills, techniques and knowledge of the game. With our primary focus being on developing and improving our youngest cricketers, the under 9 age group has had an extremely successful year. Their improvements in the basic batting, bowling and fielding techniques from the start of the year to where boys are now have been tremendous. This is without doubt due to the wonderful attitude of the boys who are always keen, committed and wanting to improve. The under 10 age group has struggled to get many wins under the belt this year but have shown great potential as they have, like the under 9’s, shown a positive attitude and willingness to work hard and improve. With the amount of talent at the disposal of the U11 age group, the future is extremely bright for Wynberg cricket. The boys played with such enthusiasm and eagerness to learn, it makes coaching the age group an absolute pleasure. For the under 11’s, the cricket year started very slowly with results not always going their way, however, in term 4 the boys showed tremendous improvement in their attitude with a persistence on achieving positive results. With the amount of talent in this age group we can be sure we will see another successful year of cricket from these boys with a handful of them pushing for selection in the WBJS First Team. With a handful of the top under 12 players playing for the WBJS First Team, the under 12’s had a challenging start to their year but showed amazing attitude and work-ethic as they made sure that they were putting a great deal of effort to make up for the players they had lost. They worked extremely hard

at their own games making sure they could improve as individuals and thus slowly gained confidence in themselves as well as their team mates with positive results following on from that. We look forward to a very strong under 13 year of cricket from these young boys in 2018. The under 13 age group had a successful and rewarding season in terms of their results and growth on the field. As the season progressed, the boys became more aware of the need to improve their fundamental basics in order for their raw potential and talent to be realised. The boys can be pleased with the application and determination they displayed at practices and the development of their skills throughout the year has been pleasing to see. Some excellent team performances and results were complimented by some outstanding individual displays. Congratulations must be given to the top under 13 wicket taker for 2017, Jared Wentzell and the top run scorer, Storm Matthews. We look forward to following the progress of the under 13’s over the next few years as we will no doubt be hearing a lot more about these talented young cricketers. Thanks must given to all the coaches who have played a massive role in developing and improving our young cricketers this year. The parents, for your unwavering support of our coaches and most importantly, your boys. To the young cricketers of WBJS, thank you for your excellent efforts, your positive attitudes, your great work ethic and most importantly, all the fun. Good luck in 2018, Mr Nash

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U10A CRICKET

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U10B CRICKET

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U10D&E CRICKET

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U11A CRICKET

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Back row: Mr. M Sabatta (coach), F. Jacobs, H. Botha, M. Munton, J. Meier, Y. Ahmed. Front row: A. Saffodien, S. Lawrence, E. Lee, S. Flint, S. Allie, F. Omar A. Saffodien, S. Lawrence, E. Lee, S. Flint, S. Allie, F. Omar.

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U11B CRICKET

Back row: Mr. AW Engel, Z. Raizenberg, J. de Mink, A. Fernandez, X. Mkiva, J. Katshunga, U. Saban (C). Front row: T. Van Kets, J. Paulsen, J. Schilder, D. Brown, L. Kleintjies, L. Samaai, A. Monk.

U12A CRICKET

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U12B CRICKET

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U13A CRICKET

Back: E. Ramsey, F. Davids, J. Wentzell, G. Kiewitz, F. Allie Front: Mr A. Gerber, S. Matthews, M. Samaai, U. Davids, R. Noor, L. Van Rensberd, J. Dyers, Mr S. Adair

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U13D CRICKET

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Back row: Mr A. Steward, D. Fortune, R. Johnson, A. Varghese, T. Ranchod, R. Poole Front row: M. Lakey, R. Talmakkies, D. Viljoen, M. Mapukata, J. Brownrigg, J. Peregrino

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U10A CRICKET

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U10B CRICKET

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U10D&E CRICKET

Back row: U Isaacs, J, Rossouw, G Sampson, H Parker, T Jakoet, C Ford, N Vusani, S Parbhoo

Front row: Mr Helmbold, S Khan, A Rawoot, F Parker, A Mandla, L Pahlana, C Goliath, M Arries, E Philander

U11A CRICKET

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Middle row: L Mayoba, C Schwalbusch, K Vassen, S Jabaar, D Engel, E Louw, B Gala

Back row: Mr M Sabatta (coach), F Jacobs, H Botha, M Munton, J Meier, Y Ahmed Front row: A Saffodien, S Lawrence, E Lee, S Flint, S Allie, F Omar A Saffodien, S Lawrence, E Lee, S Flint, S Allie, F Omar

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U11B CRICKET

Back row: Mr AW Engel, Z Raizenberg, J de Mink, A Fernandez, X Mkiva, J Katshunga, U Saban (C) Front row: T Van Kets, J Paulsen, J Schilder, D Brown, L Kleintjies, L Samaai, A Monk

U12A CRICKET

Back row: E Gamaldien, A Burton, T Green, A Bissett, D Brown Front Row: Mr J Philp, N Nordien, D Morgenrood, J Heath, C Jacobs, Z Cassiem, J Dyers

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U12B CRICKET

Back row: K Richards, Q Edross, R Chicktay, D Hendricks, S Paleker, A Lalla

U12C CRICKET

Sport Pillar

Front Row: Mr R Nash, J Cassiem, S Green, T Ely, E Florence, A Malander, Z Ebrahiem

Back row: I Badroodien, K Noconjo, T Newman, R Lombard, F Conradie, D Fish, B Ndolvu, E Majiet Front Row: Mr R Nash, L Alexander , M Ebrahim, R Maart, A Adriaanse, S Paulsen, A Abrahams, R Japie, M Thomas

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U13A CRICKET

Back: E Ramsey, F Davids, J Wentzell, G Kiewitz, F Allie Front: Mr A Gerber, S Matthews, M Samaai, U Davids, R Noor, L Van Rensberd, J Dyers, Mr S Adair

U13B CRICKET

Back row: M Wichman; I Davids; L Davids; J Damonze Front Row: Mr B Portellas; Y Johnson; D Erasmus; J Snyders; S Bam; M Oliphant

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U13C CRICKET

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U13D CRICKET

Sport Pillar

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Back row: Mr A Steward, D Fortune, R Johnson, A Varghese, T Ranchod, R Poole Front row: M Lakey, R Talmakkies, D Viljoen, M Mapukata, J Brownrigg, J Peregrino

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Cricket The 2017 cricketing year has been a successful one at WBJS. Continuing with the coaching structures implemented at the beginning of last year has seen our boys improving their individual skills, techniques and knowledge of the game. With our primary focus being on developing and improving our youngest cricketers, the U9s have had an extremely successful year. Their improvements in the basic batting, bowling and fielding techniques from the start of the year to where boys are now have been tremendous. This is without a doubt as a result the wonderful attitude of the boys who are always keen, committed and wanting to improve. The U10s have struggled to get many wins, but have shown great potential as they have, like the U9s, displayed a positive attitude and willingness to work hard and improve. With the amount of talent at the disposal of the U11s, the future looks extremely bright for Wynberg cricket. The boys played with such enthusiasm and eagerness to learn, it makes coaching this age group an absolute pleasure. For the U11s, the cricket year started very slowly and results were not always in their favour. However, in term 4 the boys showed tremendous improvement in their attitude with a perseverance towards achieving positive results. We can be sure we will see another successful year of cricket from these boys, with a handful of them pushing for selection in the WBJS First Team. With a handful of the top U12 players playing for the WBJS First Team, the U12s had a challenging start to their year. However, they showed an amazing attitude and work ethic as they made sure to put in a great deal of effort to make up for the

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players they had lost. They worked extremely hard at their own game and they gained confidence as they improved. They also gained confidence in their team mates with positive results following on from that. We look forward to a very strong U13 team as a result of their effort. The U13s had a successful and rewarding season in terms of results and their growth on the field. As the season progressed, the boys became more aware of the need to improve their fundamental basics in order for their raw potential and talent to be realised. The boys should be pleased with the application and determination they displayed at practice. The development of their skills throughout the year has been pleasing to see. Some excellent team performances and results were complemented by some outstanding individual displays. Congratulations must go to the top U13 wicket taker for 2017, Jared Wentzell, and the top run scorer, Storm Matthews. We look forward to following the progress of these U13s boys over the next few years as we will no doubt be hearing a lot more about these talented young cricketers. Thanks must go to all the coaches who have played a massive role in developing and improving our young cricketers this year. We also thank the parents for your unwavering support of our coaches and most importantly your boys. To the young cricketers of WBJS, thank you for your excellent effort, your positive attitude, your great work ethic and, most importantly, all the fun we had on the field. I wish you all everything of the best in 2018. Mr R Nash

MINI CRICKET

Back Row: Y Ebrahim, J Schoeman, C Campbell, A Barrett, C Fox, S Carelse, J Centurier, Harris, O Gordon-Finlayson, C Neethling, Y Naran, J Carelse, Y van der Fort, M Fahmi Carelse

4th Row: P Ansley, O Adams, H Smith, Y Mgunculu, A-Q Walters 2nd Row: Mr K Ehrenreich, J Voegelpoel, A Leroux, Z Rahil, L Shako-Ahuka, N Muller, T October, I Mohamed, C Manneveld, J Lee-Fong, E Lawrence

Front Row: Mr V Dyantyi, U Walters, A Reynolds,T Roman, C Diyani, Y Gamieldien, R Martin, R Ebrahim, D Daniels, H Woodman, J Faure, H Majebe, Mr Mr B Portellas

U10A CRICKET

Sport Pillar

3rd Row: T Belcher, L Potgieter, M Kajee, T Carter, J Jacobs, N Pond, Pretorius, A van kets, J Herbert, S Bruton

Back Row: C Leak, Z Brown, A Parker, R Parker, D Philander, T Molakeng Front Row: Mr L Tuswa, C Julius, B Parker, Z Tresham, I Sasman, A Behardien, U Ebrahim

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U10B CRICKET

Back row: N Gila, J Hall, D de Mink, L Miller, Z Rahil Front Row: Mr L Tuswa, Z Samodien, B Allies, D Wagiet, Z Croy, M Adams, T du Plooy

U10C CRICKET

Back row: M Mnyanda, J Karstens, J Toffar, M Orie, M Rassool Front Row: Mr J Helmbold, M Zalgaonkir, K Selebogo, I Adams, R Salie, L George, N Masizana

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U10D&E CRICKET

Back row: U Isaacs, J, Rossouw, G Sampson, H Parker, T Jakoet, C Ford, N Vusani, S Parbhoo

Front row: Mr Helmbold, S Khan, A Rawoot, F Parker, A Mandla, L Pahlana, C Goliath, M Arries, E Philander

U11A CRICKET

Sport Pillar

Middle row: L Mayoba, C Schwalbusch, K Vassen, S Jabaar, D Engel, E Louw, B Gala

Back row: Mr M Sabatta, F Jacobs, H Botha, M Munton, J Meier, Y Ahmed Front row: A Saffodien, S Lawrence, E Lee, S Flint, S Allie, F Omar

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U11B CRICKET

BACK row: Mr A Engel, Z Raizenberg, J de Mink, A Fernandez, X Mkiva, J Katshunga, U Saban Front row: T van Kets, J Paulsen, J Schilder, D Brown, L Kleintjies, L Samaai, A Monk

U12A CRICKET

Back row: E Gamaldien, A Burton, T Green, A Bissett, D Brown Front Row: Mr J Philp, N Nordien, D Morgenrood, J Heath, C Jacobs, Z Cassiem, J Dyers

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U12B CRICKET

Back row: K Richards, Q Edross, R Chicktay, D Hendricks, S Paleker, A Lalla

U12C CRICKET

Sport Pillar

Front Row: Mr R Nash, J Cassiem, S Green, T Ely, E Florence, A Malander, Z Ebrahiem

Back row: I Badroodien, K Noconjo, T Newman, R Lombard, F Conradie, D Fish, B Ndolvu, E Majiet Front Row: Mr R Nash, L Alexander, M Ebrahim, R Maart, A Adriaanse, S Paulsen, A Abrahams, R Japie, M Thomas

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U13A CRICKET

Back: E Ramsay, F Davids, J Wentzell, G Kiewitz, F Allie Front: Mr A Gerber, S Matthews, M Samaai, U Davids, R Noor, L van Rensburg, J Dyers, Mr S Adair

U13B CRICKET

Back row: M Wichman, I Davids, L Davids, J Damonze Front Row: Mr B Portellas, Y Johnson, D Erasmus, J Snyders, S Bam, M Oliphant

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U13C CRICKET

Back Row: J Prins, R Smith, S Bhayat, J Martin, C Thomas, A Coleman, N Davids

U13D CRICKET

Sport Pillar

Front Row: Mr K Leverzensie, L Nash, A Hartley, A-D Hartley, J Smith, A May, Q Tofie, J Doyle, J Abels

Back row: Mr A Steward, D Fortune, R Johnson, A Varghese, T Ranchod, R Poole Front row: M Lakey, R Talmakkies, D Viljoen, M Mapukata, J Brownrigg, J Peregrino

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Cricket

The 2017 cricketing year has been a successful one at WBJS. Continuing with the coaching structures implemented at the beginning of last year has seen our boys improving their individual skills, techniques and knowledge of the game. With our primary focus being on developing and improving our youngest cricketers, the U9s have had an extremely successful year. Their improvements in the basic batting, bowling and fielding techniques from the start of the year to where boys are now have been tremendous. This is without a doubt as a result the wonderful attitude of the boys who are always keen, committed and wanting to improve. The U10s have struggled to get many wins, but have shown great potential as they have, like the U9s, shown a positive attitude and willingness to work hard and improve. With the amount of talent at the disposal of the U11s, the future looks extremely bright for Wynberg cricket. The boys played with such enthusiasm and eagerness to learn, it makes coaching this age group an absolute pleasure. For the U11s, the cricket year started very slowly and results were not always in their favour. However, in term 4 the boys showed tremendous improvement in their attitude with a persistence towards achieving positive results. We can be sure we will see another successful year of cricket from these boys, with a handful of them pushing for selection in the WBJS First Team. With a handful of the top U12 players playing for the WBJS First Team, the U12s had a challenging start to their year. However, they showed an amazing attitude and work ethic as they made sure to put in a great deal of effort to make up for the players they had lost. They worked extremely hard at their own game and they gained confidence as they improved. They also gained confidence in their

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team mates with positive results following on from that. We look forward to a very strong U13 team as a result of their effort. The U13s had a successful and rewarding season in terms of results and their growth on the field. As the season progressed, the boys became more aware of the need to improve their fundamental basics in order for their raw potential and talent to be realised. The boys should be pleased with the application and determination they displayed at practice. The development of their skills throughout the year has been pleasing to see. Some excellent team performances and results were complemented by some outstanding individual displays. Congratulations must go to the top U13 wicket taker for 2017, Jared Wentzell, and the top run scorer, Storm Matthews. We look forward to following the progress of these U13s boys over the next few years as we will no doubt be hearing a lot more about these talented young cricketers. Thanks must go to all the coaches who have played a massive role in developing and improving our young cricketers this year. We also thank the parents for your unwavering support of our coaches and most importantly your boys. To the young cricketers of WBJS, thank you for your excellent effort, your positive attitude, your great work ethic and, most importantly, all the fun we had on the field. I wish you all everything of the best in 2018 Mr R Nash

MINI CRICKET

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U10A CRICKET

Sport Pillar

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Back Row: C Leak, Z Brown, A Parker, R Parker, D Philander, T Molakeng Front Row: Mr L Tuswa, C Julius, B Parker, Z Tresham, I Sasman, A Behardien, U Ebrahim

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U10B CRICKET

Back row: N Gila, J Hall, D De Mink, L Miller, Z Rahil Front Row: Mr L Tuswa, Z Samodien, B Allies, D Wagiet, Z Croy, M Adams, T Du Plooy

U10C CRICKET

Back row: M Mnyanda, J Karstens, J Toffar, M Orie, M Rassool Front Row: Mr J Helmbold, M Zalgaonkir, K Selebogo, I Adams, R Salie, L George, N Masizana

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U10D&E CRICKET

Back row: U Isaacs, J, Rossouw, G Sampson, H Parker, T Jakoet, C Ford, N Vusani, S Parbhoo

Front row: Mr Helmbold, S Khan, A Rawoot, F Parker, A Mandla, L Pahlana, C Goliath, M Arries, E Philander

U11A CRICKET

Sport Pillar

Middle row: L Mayoba, C Schwalbusch, K Vassen, S Jabaar, D Engel, E Louw, B Gala

Back row: Mr M Sabatta (coach), F Jacobs, H Botha, M Munton, J Meier, Y Ahmed Front row: A Saffodien, S Lawrence, E Lee, S Flint, S Allie, F Omar

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U11B CRICKET

Front row: T van Kets, J Paulsen, J Schilder, D Brown, L Kleintjies, L Samaai, A Monk BACK row: Mr A-W Engel, Z Raizenberg, J de Mink, A Fernandez, X Mkiva, J Katshunga, U Saban (C)

U12A CRICKET

Back row: E Gamaldien, A Burton, T Green, A Bissett, D Brown Front Row: Mr J Philp, N Nordien, D Morgenrood, J Heath, C Jacobs, Z Cassiem, J Dyers

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U12B CRICKET

Back row: K Richards, Q Edross, R Chicktay, D Hendricks, S Paleker, A Lalla

U12C CRICKET

Sport Pillar

Front Row: Mr R Nash, J Cassiem, S Green, T Ely, E Florence, A Malander, Z Ebrahiem

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U13A CRICKET

Back: E Ramsay, F Davids, J Wentzell, G Kiewitz, F Allie Front: Mr A Gerber, S Matthews, M Samaai, U Davids, R Noor, L Van Rensberg, J Dyers, Mr S Adair

U13B CRICKET

Back row: M Wichman; I Davids, L Davids, J Damonze Front Row: Mr B Portellas, Y Johnson, D Erasmus, J Snyders, S Bam, M Oliphant

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U13C CRICKET

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U13D CRICKET

Sport Pillar

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Back row: Mr A Steward, D Fortune, R Johnson, A Varghese, T Ranchod, R Poole Front row: M Lakey, R Talmakkies, D Viljoen, M Mapukata, J Brownrigg, J Peregrino

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Cross

Country The Cross Country season started with many boys joining practices for the first time. Wednesday mornings were busy with the younger boys running long loops around the girls and boys school fields, and increasing their fitness levels doing various exercises. On Monday mornings the small group of dedicated older runners set off to run up to and around the fields of the high school. How special to witness the rosy skies in the morning! Rondebosch Boys Preparatory School hosted the Pentangular. Many boys were committed to performing well by arriving at all the cross country morning training sessions even though they had not chosen running as a sport. There were many Interschool cross country events hosted by different schools. WBJS and WGJS co-hosted a very successful race through Wynberg Park in June. The following boys were selected to try out for the Western Province trials which were held in Bellville: Abdul-Kareem Kerbelker, Ryan Mitchell and Zac Jonathan. The 2017 Interhouse Cross Country Event was narrowly won by Van Riebeeck.

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The following boys won in their respective age groups: U6: Joshua Gonsalves U7: Yaqub Fakir U8: Jonathon Dellbridge U9: Chad Campbell U10: Bruce Igilige U11: Jordan Paulsen U12: Abdul-Kareem Kerbelker U13: Ryan Mitchell The Senior Cross Country trophy was won by Ryan Mitchell for his dedication to running as well as for coming in the top four in all the races in which he participated. The award for the most improved and enthusiastic runner went to Zac Jonathan. Chad Campbell was awarded the Junior Cross Country trophy for his keen attitude and commitment to running. Certificates of excellence went to Siwoo Sung, Justin Schoeman, Ben Thompson, AbdulKareem Kerbelker and Deen Richardson. We look forward to an equally exciting and successful year of Cross Country in 2018. Mrs M-L Townsend

Cross country

Sport Pillar

Back Row: L Langeni, A Parker, A Boltman, L Tshingo, D Richardson, R Mitchell, A-K Kerbelker, Z Brown, D Wagiet third row: C Leak, J de Mink, D Brown, J Meier, L Honeyman, C Marks, J Doyle, J Paulsen, T Leary second Row: A Schoeman, M Adams, N Marks, Z Jonathon, C Campbell, F Jacobs, T Dvapatsva, B Thomson, M Rassool, J Schoeman frontRow: Miss C Perrins, T Pathon, Z Kolle, A Engel, C Samodien, H Ndwandwa, A April, C Lupke, A Boltman, N Pond, C Thomas, J Miles, Mrs M-L Townsend

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Hockey We had a great hockey season in 2017. During the hockey season, we were able to enter four teams per age group from U9 all the way through to U13 in matches. This is a sign that hockey at WBJS is an ever growing sport, and provides us with great promise and excitement for the future. We were also able to participate into several new festivals and tournaments over the two terms, which is purely down to the increasing number of enthusiastic and eager hockey players. In the junior age groups, we placed massive emphasis on the boys learning the basics of the game as well as playing for the enjoyment of hockey and not necessarily the result. This was evident when the U8s participated in the Rondebosch Boys Preparatory School Mini Hockey Festival late in Term 3. The boys had so much fun, and it was amazing to see the massive support they received from parents. The U9s had such an awesome season playing their weekly matches against our rival schools from the Southern Suburbs at Hartleyvale. A huge thank you must go to Mrs Sims who took charge and made sure these weekly events ran so smoothly. The U10s had a rather challenging season, as they were tasked with playing full matches on a weekly basis. This was new to the boys who made the jump from U9, but the boys’ enthusiasm never flagged. We know that with hard work and perseverance they will have a much better season in 2018. The extremely talented U11s also had a season with mixed results. While results did not always go their way, their level of performance was very encouraging. A few U11 boys were also selected to participate in the PSI National Indoor Tournament. The U12s had an exceptional season this year, with standout performances against Grey PE (2–1 win) as well as finishing fourth in the Bishops Day/Night Festival. Next year promises to be a very exciting year for Wynberg hockey if these boys can maintain the momentum they have gained this season.

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The U13s welcomed a new U13A coach this year when Mr Mouton Joubert joined us. His enthusiasm and commitment to the boys really showed and we are excited about what is still to come under his guidance. The U13As were lucky enough to play under lights against our closest rival SACS near the end of the season. This was a match they boys will never forget. The team also travelled to Knysna on tour, and participated in the unveiling of the new WPCC astro turf where they played in mixed teams with boys from various boys schools. A massive thank you must go to all the coaches who gave up their time to guide our up-and-coming hockey players as well as to all the parents for their ongoing support. We look forward to another exciting season in 2018! Miss C von Molendorff

U8 HOCKEY

Back row: Ms L Donson, N Magerman, L Petersen, H Ndwandwa, R Arnold, S Felton, D van Reenen, M Green-Thompson, M Cockcroft, Ms M Jenkins Middle row: Ms A Timlin, I Lawrence, L le Roux, M Isaacs, K Baxter, R Mulholland, C Ford, B Dednam, A Varghese

U9 HOCKEY

Sport Pillar

Front row: C van Niekerk, A-J Smith, M Thoresen, J Nyamimba, C du Plessis, I Rodkin, Y Hendricks, N Stanfliet, I Omar

Back row: J Schoeman, Y Naran, O Gordon-Finlayson, C Fox, A Steele, A Barrett, T Belcher, S Peters, U van der Schyff THIRD row: A le Roux, L Martin, A April, O Adams, D Scharffenorth, J Carelse, Q Rahim, P Ansley, M-Z Ahmed, M Pretorius, N Pond, Mrs J Paulsen SECOND row: Mrs J Hugo, H Woodman, R Ebrahim, C Cross, D Mohamed, C Julius, J Theys, L Mabi, A Salie, J Faure, S Johnson, J Jacobs Front row: Miss I Saunders, R Maneveld, Y Gamieldien, T Roman, C Dyani, I Mohamed, Z Rahil, M Kajee, R Martin, U Walters, D Platelle, Mrs T Sims

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U10A HOCKEY

Back row: E Daniels, A Parker, L Miller, Z Croy Front row: Miss von Moldendorff, L George, K Vassen, C Schwalbach, T du Plooy

U10B HOCKEY

Back row: J Toffer, M Orrie, Z Kafaar Front row: Miss von Molendorff, A Boltman, B Thompson, M Rawoot, C Goliath

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U10C HOCKEY

Front row: Mrs L Labuschagne, A Rawoot, J Samuels, M Cupido, L Jeaven

U10D HOCKEY

Sport Pillar

Back row: Z Samuel, R Adam, M Roman, M Abdul

FRONT ROW: Mr K Leverzencie, N Masizana, C Potgieter, D Haroun, I Sasman, X Kruger, S Trout, R Ebrahim, S Khan BACK ROW: M Kathrada, T Parker, Z Kafaar, K Everson, G Sampson, R Gladwell, S Parbhoo

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U11A HOCKEY

Back row: L Kleintjes, N James, D Gertson, M F Omar Front row: Mr K Ehrenreich, E Lee, S Flint, J Paulsen, L Honeyman, C Schilder

U11B HOCKEY

Back row: C Marston, A von Alten-Reuss, M-F Noordien, J Schilder, A Dollie Front row: Mr K Ehrenreich, H Mohamed, A Nordien, D Taylor, O Björkman, M-F Omar, Miss S Faulmann

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U11C HOCKEY

Front row: M Witbooi, D van der Meulen, A Bjรถrkman, P Davids, A Modack

U11D HOCKEY

Sport Pillar

Back row: Mrs K James, L Khumalo, M-U Saban, Y Jeoung, J Punt

Back row: A Samuels, K Fakir, T Rahim, Z Friday, J Nel Middle row: Mrs K James, U Toefy, M Jarley, M Fernandez, C Africa, Z Japie Front row: L Khumalo, C Brown, R Stark, F Ebrahim, R Reddy, L Platelle

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U12A HOCKEY

Back Row: D Brown, P Farikeni, E Ramsay, A Bisset Front Row: Miss N Stockell, D Morgenrood, A Malander, E Gamieldien, N Nordien, Mr B Portellas

U12B HOCKEY

Back Row: S Green, M Adams, A Bisset, J Richards, J Heath Front Row: Miss C von Molendorff, Z Cassiem, T Ely, R Japie, S Christians, J Cassiem, S Matthews

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U12C HOCKEY

Front row: Mr D Palsen, I Badroodien, T Ely, M Muller, J Adams, L Wynne

U12D HOCKEY

Sport Pillar

Back Row: K Noconjo, M Bjรถrkman, K Dean, A Boltman

Back row: Z Palekar, M Buchel, G le Roux, J Borgches, R Chicktay, C Lotriet Front row: Ms N Stokell, J Park, A Lalla, B Badiali, A Najjaar, R Elbaba, M Thomas

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U13A HOCKEY

Back Row: L Davids, J Wentzell, J Schoeman, D Lesch, S Mohamed, J Damonze Front Row: Mr M Joubert, F Laws, R Noor, D Erasmus, K Carter, A May, L van Rensburg

U13B HOCKEY

Back row: J Snyders, G Kiewitz, Z Porthan, A Salie, S Davidson Front row: Miss C Lassen, B Fritz, J Smith, I Davids, J Prins, D Fortuin, J Abels

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U13C HOCKEY

Front Row: Mr A Steward, L Chigona, I Salie, R Johnson, L Gatyeni, J Faure, D le Brun, Q Tofie

U13D HOCKEY

Sport Pillar

Back Row: J Peregrino, J Brownrigg, R Semple, J Williams, A McCormick, A Varghese

Back Row: T Chiktay, D Viljoen, A Naidoo, Z Rahil, D Kemp, R Hendricks Front Row: Mr A Steward, L Mandla, D Erasmus, N Brogden, F Harnekar, A Ismail, T Ranchod, A van Eyssen

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Rugby Rugby at Wynberg Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Junior School started on a new journey this season. We decided to adapt our playing style to make the game more accessible to our boys. We felt that by implementing a more expansive playing philosophy, the boys would enjoy the game more. The added bonus would be an improvement in playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; technique as they would now need to learn how to catch and pass in a variety of ways. Players would need improved levels of fitness to keep up with game. This ultimately improves general health and well-being and it is most definitely a more exciting style of play to watch. Our ultimate intention is to create rugby players who are creative and can adapt to the never-ending variety of scenarios they find themselves. In this way, the boys improve their resilience, are aware of their surroundings, and are able to make good decisions based on recognising relevant cues. The payers also learn to organise themselves. Whenever a change to a playing style is made, it takes time to adjust. This not only applies to players but coaches as well. We found that we needed to change our coaching philosophy. We decided to incorporate a more game sense approach where

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rugby is taught by predominantly using small games to promote understanding. The underpinning idea is to give players an opportunity to solve a problem within a game by utilising certain rules and constraints. I felt that some very good progress was made during the course of the season. The U12s showed a phenomenal improvement in the way they played. It was a joy to watch them overturn results in the second half of the season against some teams that they had previously struggled against. The U13s also showed glimpses of adapting to this new style during the season, particularly so at the SACS Sevens Tournament. Another approach adopted by the school is to de-emphasise the importance of results. Grassroots sport should be more about participation, enjoyment and skills development than winning at all costs. This shift in approach is something that we as adults need to adjust to, as it is the children who suffer when too much emphasis is placed upon winning and losing. Our aim is to boost the number of rugby players returning to the sport year after year, and not to put enormous amounts of pressure on our boys to perform like seasoned professionals.

Mini Rugby

Sport Pillar

This year our U13s were very fortunate to tour to Johannesburg to attend the KEPS Easter Rugby Festival as well as the Merchiston 125 Birthday Celebration Festival. Touring is possibly the better part of any sport and it was great to see our boys represent the school both on and off the field with so much pride. A special word of thanks must go out to the parents of the U13 touring squad for all their efforts in fundraising for and support on both tours. Our boys are truly blessed to have such committed and enthusiastic parents. A special word of thanks must go out to our parents for their continued support on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. Your children love having you at their matches. A final mention must go to the coaches at Wynberg Boys’ Junior School. It was not the easiest season in terms of logistics as we had one playing field less as a result of the effects of the drought. However, our school’s dedication and enthusiasm could never be brought into question. We look forward to playing at WBJS next year on our newly laid field. We are confident that we will continue to improve on what is really important to our learners at this early stage in their rugby playing careers. Mr G Jordan

This year our Mini Rugby programme soared to new heights with the help and coaching from some of our dads and teachers. Our Grade 1 boys enjoyed their first taste of contact rugby and they thoroughly enjoyed their first matches. We played against some tough competitors this year, but our boys showed true Wynberg spirit by never giving up and always playing their best. This year we hosted the very first Founders Day Mini Rugby Festival up at the high school. It was an entertaining day enjoyed by boys and spectators alike. It has been amazing to see the dedication and commitment from not only the boys, but the parents too. I would like to thank all of the families who have been there bright and early on Saturday mornings supporting the boys from the sidelines. A special mention must be made to our coaches: Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Wyllie and Mr. Barnett who coached our boys in Grade 1 and Grade 2. Along with Mrs. Fakir, Mrs. Tresham and Mrs. Isaacs, these fathers have been at every practice, as well as at Friday evening and Saturday morning matches, coaching the boys – THANK YOU!! I would like to wish all of the Grade 2 boys the best of luck for next year, as they go on to play U9. We will be supporting them from try lines. I have no doubt they will make Wynberg very proud. Supera Moras! Mrs M Fakir

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U7 mini rugby

Back Row: R Parry, C Breytenbach, M Segers, S Ngwenya, C Kruger, M Davids, B Barnett, N Saayman, A Saunders, K Gonsalves, M-Y Hoosain Fourth Row: E Templeton, E Cajee, S Davidson, N Wagner, B Kühn, A Engel, J Tulloch, R Lodewyk, T Zemanay, Y Baradien, S Leary, L Barbier Third Row: Mrs S Isaacs, T Selebogo, F van Wyk, G Peters, M Carikas, Y Fakir, E Brown, S Mcutshenge, C Brown, N Martin, A Schoeman Second Row: Mrs M Fakir, K Sargeant, A Salie, A Dicks, M Wolmarans, B Alexander, A Roopen, R Shaik-Abdul, M Arries Hendricks, J Miles, A Mhlebi, M Allie, Mrs N Tresham Front Row: Mr J Stephenson, Z Rawoot, R Adams, Z Constant, Z Kölle, T Botha, T Kempster-Davies, D Raizenberg, C Maggot, C Jonas, C Blignaut, Mr M Wyllie

U8 mini rugby

Back Row: P Mafuta, L Petersen, F Harbin-Smith, L Jacobs, N Marks, M Damon, L Nani, S Felton, E Botha, M Cockroft Fourth Row: L van der Berg, L Makholiso, L Ramedupe, M Isaacs, J Stephenson, R Mohamed, C Lupke, J Eccles, A Mohamed, J Ndaba, A McArthur Third Row: Y Israel, Y Johnstone, C Vermaak, H Ndwandwa, D van Reenen, D Harris, J Dellbridge, R Conrad, O Samaai, Mrs S Isaacs Second Row: Mrs N Tresham, C van Heerden, C van Niekerk, M Wolmarans, L Geland, K Ndlebe, D Johnson, O Moruri, C Ford, L Soci, C du Plessis, D Tresham, Mrs M Fakir Front Row: Mr J Stephenson, L Versfeld, M-S Amardien, R Daniels, I Lawrence, L Felgate, M Dawson, R Ahmed, T Wyllie, C Grainger, M-U Gabie, Mr M Wyllie

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U9 A&B rugby

Third Row: Mrs M Fakir, B Allies, S Peters, T Belcher, N Mohamed, A Behardien, S Parkerson Second Row: J Vogelpoel, A van Kets, J Carelse, A-Q Walters, L Mabi Front Row: Mr J Stephenson, C Maneveld, C Julius, Y Salie, M Ebrahiem, N Miles, N Pond, J Lee Fong, Mr M Wyllie

U9C rugby

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Back Row: C Campbell, C Fox, J Centurier-Harris, A Steele, Z Brown, A Barrett

Back Row: Mr A Bassier, Y Mgunculu, Y van der Fort, Y Ebrahim, C Neethling, J Schoeman, J Sargeant Front Row: H Majebe, M-Z, Johaadien, L Potgieter, A Haywood, U Ebrahim, L Shako-Ahuka, M-R Ryklief

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U9D rugby

Back Row: A Plaatjie, O Adams, A Allie, S Carelse, S Chilwan, K Gabriel, M-F Carelse Front Row: Mr A Bassier, T October, M-R Ryklief, A Reynolds, J Herbert, D Louw, Q Adams, C Ulster

U10A rugby

Back row: Mr B Cary, J Booysen, R Parker, H Botha, D de Mink, H Parker, L Miller, C Gonsalves, D Wagiet Front row: I Adams, Z Jonathan, T Molakeng, E Daniels, C Leak, C Taljaard, Z Croy, M Solomon, E Philander

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U10B rugby

Front row: Z Samodien, R Salie, K Selebogo, A Mandla, S Mnyanda, M Moolman, E Louw, I Adams, M Adams, T Du Plooy

U10C rugby

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Back row: Mr B Cary, D Engel, N Gila, N Vusani, Z Tresham, T Jakoet, Y Osman, C Leak, S Jabaar

Back row: Mr B Cary, K van Nelson, J Rossouw, C Fabe, G Sampson, E Tshitemb, J Slinger, Y Buggas, C Marks, J Hall Front row: M Arries, A Lee, D Nyamimba, B Gala, M Abdul, L Mayoba, L Pahlana, F Parker, M Zalgaonkir, N Masizana

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U11A rugby

Back Row: Y Baradien, A Fernandez, A da Costa, M Munton, X Mkiva, N Joshau, J Katshunga Middle Row: L Middleton, R de Norman, R Dellbridge, L Halu, D Gerston, J Meier, J Paulsen FRONT ROW: Mr A Gerber, S Allie, T Dzvapatsva, D Brown, S Flint, F Jacobs, L Samaai, S Lawrence, A Saffodien

U11B rugby

Back row: Z Raizenberg, S Ngwenya, Y Baradien, J Swartz, A Fernandez, J de Mink, J Katshunga, D Gertson Front row: Mr C Graham, A Monk, D Fadal, L Kleintjies, N James, J Paulsen, F Jacobs, Z Jakoet, S Lawrence

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U11C rugby

MIDDLE ROW: A Fakir, K Webb, J Fortuin, D Olifant, M Janodien, M Wessels FRONT ROW: Mr V Dyantyi, JP Conradie, T van Kets, K van Eyssen, J Adams, L Mtwana, D Hemmings, A Modack

U12A rugby

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BACK ROW: T John, M Kitenga, R Padayachi, S Paulsen, L Lawrence, A Collison

Back row: M Bowes, N Maric, T Bailey, F Davids, H Horn, T Newman, B Ndlovu Front row: Mr L Tuswa, S Matthews, C Jacobs, E Florence, M Pascoe, A Burton, T Leary, J Hendricks, Mr S Adair

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U12B rugby

Back row: D Hendricks, P Farikeni, T Green, F Conradie, N Maric, J Jacobs MIDDLE row: D Clucas, M Adams, B Nqubelani, Q Edross, T Africa, E Magiet Front row: Mr B Portellas, J Theys, A Abrahams, R Maart, L Real, J Jones, Z Ebrahiem, Mr D Oosterwyk

U12C rugby

Back row: S Salie, R Squires, R Lombard, C Conradie, D Fish, D Muller, M Mafakala Middle row: C Muller, K Tshiki, M Björkman, D Clucas, T Africa, A Hendricks, T Ely Front row: Mr Helmbold, S Ntingiso, N Ackerman, C Muller, J Jones, Y Ebrahim, L Alexander, N Haywood

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U13A rugby

Middle row: M Wichman, R Mitchell, S Davidson, M Kader, J Damonze Front row: Mr G Jordan, A-D Hartley, M Oliphant, C Qinga, U Davids, M Samaai, L Nash, Mr M Sabatta

U13B rugby

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Back row: R Talmakkies, D Bantom, J-R Hunter, D Richardson, Z Porthen, F Allie

BACK ROW: M Dunnett-Engel, M Mapukata, T Munz, D Lesch, J Hunter, R Talmakkies MIDDLE ROW: R Smith, C Petersen, S Davidson, M Kader, D Erasmus, F Brey FRONT ROW: Mr R Nash, A Hartley, B Fritz, Y Johnson, M Samaai, L van Rensburg, L Matikinca, Mr A Engel

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U13C rugby

Back Row: J Cridland, C Thomas, T Gerard, J Martin, S Bhayat, I Davids Middle Row: Mr G Jordan, N Davids, D Erasmus, J Shimba, F Brey Front Row: J Doyle, A Adams, L Nyambe, Q Dollie, L Matikinca, R Poole

JUDO

Back Row: Ms J Butcher, J Anderson, M Gombart, R Khan, C Africa, K Arnott, R Hill, S Davidson, N Stanfliet Front Row: P Downing, K Skeyi, T Roman, B Dednam, K Hudson, D Widelko, C Downing, Y Marthinussen

KARATE

BACK Row: L Jacobs, M Kitenge, K Carter, A Boltman, Z Porthen, T Ranchod, R Stark, J Punt Third Row: L George, M-A Rawoot, P Davids, K Arnott, C Taljaard, A Boltman, N Saayman, N Masizana Second Row: A McArthur, O Lapage, A Schoeman, Y Hoosain, J Hager, R Parry, S George-Louis, T Botha, G Peters

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Front Row: S-J Dawes-Versfeld, D Fabing, A Rowland, T Daniels, T Rouse, K Haraldsen, B Brown, M Wessels

Squash did not make the team, they received valuable experience at squad training. It is very encouraging to see the number of younger, talented and committed players coming up through the ranks. We hope they will continue to attend practices throughout the summer months to improve their skills. Best wishes to the Grade 7 boys who will be moving on to high school next year. We are confident that they will be a credit to their new school’s squash team, should they continue to play the sport. A special thank you goes to our coach, Mr L White, for his encouragement and expertise this year. Many thanks to the parents and grandparents who have helped with lifts as well as for the support and encouragement they have given to their sons this year. Mrs Wilkinson and Ms Gibbon

squaSh a&B TEAM

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This has been an enjoyable year of squash for our players. Many boys attended practices at the Wynberg Boys’ High School courts on Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the summer and winter terms. Many beginners joined the squad this year and they brought enthusiasm and good spirit to every session. It is great to see the boys having fun while developing new skills. Our more experienced players had the opportunity to take part in the Western Province Youth Squash League matches during the winter terms. We entered two teams this year. Although both teams were completely outranked, the boys persevered and always showed the Supera Moras spirit. Our regular team players were Naasir Khota, Sachin Bam, Hamzah Loonat, Daniel le Brun, Azhar Salie, Alex Adriaanse, Uthmaan Khota, Keenan Samuels, Morten Lakey, Tando Green and Nicholas Watkins. Sachin, Naasir, Daniel and Nicholas participated in Western Province trials this year. Although they

Back row: S Bam, T Green, M Lakey, A Salie Front row: Mrs D Wilkinson, U Khota, A Adriaanse, D le Brun, H Loonat, N Khota, Ms L Gibbon ABSENT: K Samuels, N Watkins

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Tennis We have had an exciting year in tennis and the boys have done WBJS proud. The boys continue to improve on their tennis skills and service in every lesson. As always the boys have great manners and are real gentleman on and off the court during practices and matches. They are the quintessential Wynberg boys. The U13s have played well throughout the season. The boys have played some excellent matches and have achieved great results. The U11s are definitely on the rise. They are very enthusiastic on the court and make a great team. We look forward to seeing them play next year.

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Tennis development continues to improve year on year. We have also had a lot more boys join tennis development this year, which is very encouraging. We have to thank our very enthusiastic tennis coaches Soussanna Coxen, Charissa Balman and Laura le Sueur for all their hard work and dedication throughout the year. A big thank you must also go to all the teachers involved in tennis practice and matches. And last but not least, thank you to the parents who have supported their sons in tennis throughout the year. We look forward to some more excellent tennis in 2018. Ms M Jenkins

U11A

U13A

Back row: U Saban, L Honeyman

Back row: J Williams, R Johnson

Front row: Mrs L Labuschagne, C Marston, S Lawrence

Front Row: Mrs S Isaacs, N Khota, L Chigona

Swimming As the 2017 summer season comes to an end, we must look back and reflect on our performance over the course of the year. Although we did not compete in the A-League galas, our performances in both the B-League and C-League galas remained fairly constant. Some work lies ahead should we want to compete with the likes of some of the other more competitive boys’ schools. However, our swimmers’ resilient dedication and commitment to the sport, especially during early morning practices when the pool water was not particularly warm, must be applauded. Our Junior and Senior Interhouse galas showcased the true talents of the squad swimmers and also provided an opportunity for every learner from Grade R – 7 to participate in a fun swimming event. Wellington house was once again the champion this year with a grand total of 307 points! Throughout the season, our squad swimmers have lived up to the school motto, SUPERA MORAS, in times of victory and defeat in the relay galas against our brother schools. Every swimmer can be proud of his personal improvements and we look forward to next year’s swimming season. Congratulations must be given to the following boys for achieving special awards: Best Junior Swimmer: Timothy Belcher Best Intermediate Swimmer: Christopher Leak Best Senior Swimmer: Dylan Bantom Most Improved Swimmer: Joshua Schoeman A big thank you to the dedicated staff members involved in swimming as well as Swim Smart for all their time and efforts. We would also like to thank the parents who have supported us throughout the season. Miss L Gibbon

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swimming

Back row: X Mkiva, T Bailey, R Mitchell, A Salie, D Lesch, J Schoeman, D Bantom, Z Porthen, J Damonze, M Munton, A Boltman third row: Mr B Cary, C Gonsalves, E Majiet, B Badiali, M Björkman, A da Costa, A-K Kerbelker, X Brown, L Miller, I Salie, A Björkman, Z Croy second row: Mrs T Sims, D Taylor, O Björkman, C Leak, C Barrett, Z Brown, C Marks, A Steele, C Jacobs, M Roman, L Middleton, E Daniels, M Green-Thompson, Ms L Gibbon Front row: R Ahmed, I Lawrence, A Boltman, A van Kets, J Schoeman, A Monk, T Belcher, N Marks, A Behardien, C Campbell, T Carter, N Stanfliet

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Water Polo

Water polo has grown enormously at WBJS this year. Our boys and coaches have worked extremely hard by putting in extra hours to improve our fitness and our skills. We have trained hard throughout the season, even in freezing temperatures and rain storms. The boys showed their dedication and commitment, and they have succeeded in improving the quality of water polo at our school. Our U13 team started the year off with the Reddam Action Tournament, where they did extremely well. They then headed off to Grey PE where they took part in a tough three days of superb water polo. The fourth term started with tournament at SACS. The boys dedicated their entire October holiday to practising every day. They did so to ensure that they have a good tournament. One of the highlights of the year was ending the season off with a bang at the Cannons Creek Tournament. WBJS won! Special mention must go to the following boys: • Dylan Bantom was nominated the most valuable player of the tournament • Declin Lesch who won best goal keeper of the tournament Furthermore, four of our boys made the tournament team. They are Justin Damonze, Dylan Bantom, Joshua Schoeman and Declin Lesch. What an excellent weekend of water polo!

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Special congratulations must also go to the following boys who received their Western Province colours this year: • Dylan Bantom for making the U13A side • Joshua Schoeman and Justin Damonze for making the U13B side Well done boys, you have made your school extremely proud. As you can see from the results, water polo at WBJS has gone from strength to strength this year. Going forward, we plan to develop strategies for 2018 in order to continue improving water polo at our school. We encourage more boys to participate in the sport next year as it is fun to play, very exciting to watch and is also one of the major summer sports played at WBHS. A very special thank you must go to our coaches who dedicated their time and energy to their teams. We would also like to thank our parents who supported us during the year in various ways. We appreciate your time and effort as well as ensuring that your boys attend all the necessary practices and games. We look forward to seeing what next year holds for water polo at WBJS. Ms S Faulmann

flippaball

Back Row: A Barrett, C Fox, J Centurier-Harris, A Steele, A Allie, C Campbell, T Belcher, U van der Schyff, S Peters middle row: M-Z Ahmed, L Potgieter, A April, R, Solinho, J Schoeman, Y Mgunculu, L Martin Front Row: Miss C Perrins, J Faure, N Miller, J Theys, K Gabriel, T Carter, S Shaboodien, A van Ketz, Q Adams

U 10A WATERPOLO

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Back row: C Marks, T Jakoet, L Miller, A Parker, C Consalves, M Roman, C Leak Front row: Mr G Jordan, A Botlman, Z Johnathon, E Daniels, Z Croy, D Wagiet, C Taljaard, M Solomon

U 11A WATERPOLO

Back row: N Joshua, M Munton, A da Costa, X Mikiva, L Middleton Front row: Miss S Faulmann, K Webb-Wilsenach, D Taylor, Y Achmad, A Collison, O Björkman, A Monk

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U 12A WATERPOLO

Back row: M Björkman, A Boltman, H Horn, N Maric, A Kerbelker Front row: Miss S Faulmann, D Morgenrood, E Florence, B Ndlovu, X Brown, E Majiet, C Jacobs

U 13A WATERPOLO

Back row: H Horn, D Lesch, J Schoeman, D Bantom, A Salie Front row: Miss S Faulmann, A Boltman, J Damonze, Z Porthen, L Davids, R Mitchell

U 13B WATERPOLO

Back row: M Kader, D Richardson, J Reece, T Muns, R Semple, M Dunnet-Engel, M Wichman Front row: Mr G Jordan, M Muller, K Tshiki, J Jacobs, M Butchell, D Muller, M Pascoe, A Malik

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Sri Sumangala Report

From 23 March to 1 April we hosted the U13 Sri Sumangala cricket team from Sri Lanka. This international tour was the first of its nature, and we were extremely honoured to be chosen as the host school. During their stay, Sri Sumangala played against WBJS, Bishops, WPPS, All Rounders Academy and SACS. The formats played included two Twenty/20 matches, one 30-over and one 40-over match, as well as a one day/two innings game. Sri Sumangala had a rather successful tour seeing them win four of the five matches played, and only losing narrowly to SACS in their final game. The visitors completed a host of activities during their stay. These included a visit to Newlands rugby and cricket stadium, a tour of the DP cricket factory (including a lesson on how cricket bats are made), a hike up Lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Head, a boat trip around the V&A Waterfront, as well as visits to local markets and shopping centres in Cape Town. The Sri Sumangala boys were hosted by WBJS parents for the duration of the tour. We would like to thank all the parents who opened up their homes to our visitors from Sri Lanka. Without your hospitality and support, a tour of this nature and magnitude would not be possible.

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Furthermore, we would like to thank everyone who was heavily involved in making this tour the massive success it was. We look forward to welcoming SriÂ Sumangala back to Cape Town in the near future. Mr B Cary

Grey

Weekend “The best Grey Weekend in Cape Town by far…” Those were the words spoken by Grey Junior Headmaster Lindsay Pearson while looking at the Hawthorndene Field at Wynberg Boys’ High on the Saturday afternoon. Although the results may not have been in our favour, we can certainly echo those words and be extremely proud of what we achieved over the weekend. Our boys, whether in the band, on the hockey astro or on the rugby field, displayed the Supera Moras motto with immense pride and were great ambassadors for our school.

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All fixtures were played in great spirit, and both schools fought tooth and nail to the very end of each match. This is exactly what makes the WBJS Grey Weekend so special. The matches have definitely become a lot more competitive than previous years. The weekend’s matches that stand out are the U12A hockey match that saw Wynberg Boys’ Junior School come out as victors as well as the U13A rugby match. In most people’s opinion, the better team lost. All participants should be extremely proud of their performance, and we need to thank them for waving the WBJS flag with such courage and pride.

The weather certainly played its part over the course of the three days, and allowed for a festive atmosphere at both the Junior and High School grounds. We must acknowledge and thank Wynberg Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; High School for allowing us to use their grounds while our fields are being replanted. We also thank our ground staff who worked tirelessly over the weekend to ensure the facilities were at their best for our visitors and Wynberg parents. A special mention also needs to be made of the Wynberg families who opened their homes for our visitors. The boys were extremely well looked after and Grey have extended their gratitude to all involved. This is a great way for our boys to make new friends and build relationships that can last a lifetime. We encourage as many families as possible to utilise this opportunity when we host Grey again in 2019. Next year it will be our turn to travel to Port Elizabeth. We are already looking forward to the battle that lies ahead. Mr A Gerber and Mr M Sabatta

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Founder’s Week Celebration and Flag Raising Ceremony

This marked the first ceremony post 175 and marked the start of a new era for the Wynberg Boys’ schools. The major headline of this week was announcing the new house names. The house names are now Glebe, Oude Wijnberg, Silverhurst and Sunninghill. The day was shared by special guests from all over the country and the 2017 Matric boys who were in Grade 7 at the Junior School during 2012. One of our Grade 7 boys, Muzzammil Samaai, spoke about how Wynberg Boys’ Junior School has influenced his life. Muzzammil spoke eloquently and many Grade 7 boys probably shared his thoughts and feelings. David Mills, the headboy at Wynberg Boys’ High School, spoke on more or less the same topic. David, a former WBJS boy, reminisced about doing all sorts of sport and music just to avoid going to aftercare. He also mentioned various antics of teachers and how some unorthodox approaches to teaching

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helped him to see things differently. It was truly a treat to have a fine gentleman such as David back in our midst. Our guest speaker for the day was Mr Greg Brown. Mr Brown is the current Headmaster at Bishops Preparatory School and a Wynberg Old Boy. He was also part of the class who celebrated their reunion and joined us for the ceremony. Mr Brown entertained the audience with tales about Mr Watson, corporal punishment and musical productions. He also spoke about the high probability of having to collect Mr Steward, current teacher and Wynberg Old Boy, to attend detention – the very same duty Mr Steward was responsible for as a teacher for many years. The irony was rich. Mr Brown also pointed out how lucky and privileged the current crop of boys are to be part of this amazing institution. The day ended with snacks for the boys and tea in the staffroom for invited guests. Mr A Engel

Grease!

GREASE CAST

These kind of experiences often only come once in a lifetime, but no doubt we will be seeing many of our Greasers on stage in the future. The cast members have formed strong bonds and friendships to be cherished for many years to come. Well done, Greasers! Grease will always be the word… Ms W Fourie, Mr J Engelbrecht, Mrs B du Plessis and Mrs D Jubber

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What does one say when you are left speechless? Words cannot describe how proud we are of the Grease cast. Our journey started in February this year, when we invited our WBJS and WGJS Drama Club members to audition for main roles and ensemble dancers. The response was overwhelming and we managed to assemble an incredible cast of enthusiasts. After long hours of up to rehearsals five days a week, the 43 cast members and four production team members became a close-knit family. Eveyone could recite all the songs and dialogue as well as do the dances in their sleep. But it was worth all the blood, sweat and tears. The end product amazed the audiences, who could not help themselves foot-tapping and head-bopping to Greased Lightning, Summer Nights, We go together, to name but a few. They even had a go at showing off their own moves on the dance floor as we celebrated each evening with music from the 1960s.

Back row: N Kassiem, K Collison, J Snyders, D Kemp, T Münz, D Viljoen, L Thomas, J Brownrigg, J Swartz, Z Bartman Third row: Mr J Engelbrecht, R Sparg, C Augustino, D Erasmus, H Burger, R Lombard, J Faure, H Pedersen, T Ebrahim, K Arendse, Mrs B du Plessis Second row: J Ahmed, L Mandla, L Chigona, T Jenneker, R Mokhine, C Lotriet, K Carter, A van Eyssen, C Williams, S Green Front row: J Witbooi, T van Kets, J Abels, E Sickle, C de Jager, M Müller, J Hendricks, J Jones, N Ackerman, Z Mafuta, D Hemmings, A Mandla, Ms W Fourie Absent: Mrs D Jubber

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Cape Schools Cricket Week

The U13A cricket team participated in the annual Cape Schools Week Cricket Festival hosted by Dale College Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Primary School in King Williams Town from 26 September to 2 October. The Festival proved to be a success both on and off the field as the boys received many compliments on the way they conducted themselves as well as the way they played their cricket. On the first day the boys went down to Grey Junior School in a 50-over match. Many lessons were learned and on another day we may have come out victorious after having Grey in all sorts of trouble. The second day saw the boys go down fighting to a strong Selborne Primary School team in their

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final 50-over match. This proved to be a blessing in disguise as the boys soon realised that if their natural talent could be supplemented by strong basics and discipline, they could compete with any team who crossed their paths. The third and final day of the Festival proved to be highly successful. The format saw a change to T20 and coloured clothing, which brought about much excitement. Two comprehensive victories against Queens College Boys’ Primary School and the hosts, Dale College Boys’ Primary School, were a fitting end to the effort the boys put into the week. We thank Dale College Boys’ Primary School for putting together an excellent festival as well as making the boys and staff feel so welcome. Thank you too to Mr Poleman, Mr Adair and Mr Tuswa for accompanying the boys and helping to make the week a success. Mr R Nash

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