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1ste Verj rsdagIn Mei 2013 het ‘n handjie vol skole in die Boland vir die eerste keer AWSUM-nuus gekry.

Nou, op ons eerste verjaarsdag is ons trots en dankbaar om te sê dat AWSUM deur sy tandekry-fase is en groei dat die biesies bewe.

Ons bedien nou 64 laerskole en 56 hoërskole in 6 streke. Baie dankie vir elke leser, student, adverteerder en ieder en elk wat deel het aan ons sukses.

Hier is wat ‘n paar lesers sê oor AWSUM:

• Baie baie dankie vir die pragtige advertensie in die Februarie uitgawe, so by die editorial!

Dit is ons eerste verjaarsdag, en ons sê dankie!skole, het ek onlangs julle AWSUM koerantjie ontvang. Dit is ‘n pragtige kreatiewe konsep en ek dink dit verskaf fantastiese blootstelling aan skole.

• I have just had the pleasure of reading your AWSUM newspaper! It is great!

• Eerstens wil ek u bedank en loof vir die uitstekende skoolkoerant wat AWSUM is. Ek geniet dit baie en vind dit baie interessant.

• Ek hou van die resepte, artikels en insetsels oor die verskillende skole in die Helderberg en omliggende area, dis baie interessant om te sien waar jou eie skool staan in vergelyking. Die FOMO-kalender is ook tops!

Ek voel so bevoorreg en begunsdig, oorweldig en dankbaar. Ek is oortuig dat julle die perfekte platform bied vir my om te adverteer en my hart en passie te deel met die huishoudigs waar kinders is.

• Uitstekend! Julle is voorwaar AWSUM!!!

• Ek sien uit na elke volgende uitgawe in 2014.

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Whether your child is starting school for the first time, beginning a new grade or attending a new school altogether, there are bound to be a number of feelings and behaviours at play. Perhaps your child is excited about their new learning environment and eager to make friends. Your child may also be feeling anxious about what to expect and how to cope with the changes that they are experiencing. Regardless of your child’s initial reaction, getting a new school year off to a good start can influence their attitude, confidence and performance, both socially and academically. The transition into a new school year may be a difficult one for children and parents alike. Even children who are eager to return to school must adjust to increased activity levels, staff and parental expectations and evolving peer relationships. The nature and degree of this adjustment may be influenced by your child’s age and personality as well as the school’s unique structures and routines. Parents are an important source of social support and can assist their children through the “back to school” transition by making use of some of the following suggestions:• A consistent daily routine can provide your child with a sense of structure and security. • Establishing a regular bed time will ensure that your child is well rested in the mornings. • Encourage your child to eat a healthy breakfast before school every day.• Writing down important details in your child’s diary, such as their locker combination, class room number, teacher’s name and timetable will help your child to remember this important information. • Making use of a wall calendar or personal planner will help both you and your child to keep track of test dates, assignment deadlines, extracurricular activities and special events. This will make your child’s commitments clear and provide you with an opportunity to plan ahead of time. • Your child may be tired at the end of the school day, try not to plan too many after-

Back to School Transitionsschool activities and ensure that they have enough time for rest and free-play. • Having your child pack their school books and homework diary into their school bag and lay out their school uniform the night before will help to prevent unnecessary stress, due to time constraints, in the morning.

Although it is normal to be anxious in any new situation, some children may adjust to change better than others. Children who are distressed may be tearful, try to avoid going to school or have unexplained stomach and headaches. Encourage your child to discuss what is worrying them, let them know that you are confident that they can manage and find out what they think would help to make the situation easier. If you find that your child has difficulty expressing their thoughts and feelings, it may be helpful to create a situation where the family as a whole is able to discuss their day. Sitting around a dinner table is an ideal way to allow children an opportunity to discuss their concerns. Each family member may be asked to share the best and worst parts of their day. If the worries continue, speak to your child’s teacher about your concerns and brainstorm the best way to help your child through this transition.

Christine DarneyClinical Psychologist in Private Practice

As ons verwag dat alles in die wêreld net gelukkig, gemaklik, vredevol, veilig en in oorstemming met ons waardes moet wees, leef ons in ‘n fantasie wêreld. Boelies help ons somtyds om hierdie fantasie te breek!

Kinders wat afhanklik van ondersteuning, veiligheid, besker-ming en goedkeuring bly, trek noodwendig ‘n boelie aan om daardie fantasie van ‘n vredevolle lewe te breek.

Dr. Demartini sê die volgende oor boelies: “If you’ve got a bully in your life and he’s pushing you around, it’s partly because you’re not guiding or governing your own life. You’re not empowered in that area.

Once you empower that area, the bully disappears. If you don’t empower yourself, the bully just keeps coming in to toughen you up, to make you stronger so you empower that area. That bully is your hero because he is actually helping you empower yourself.”

Om te verhoed dat kinders in die moontlikheid van ‘n boelie dinamieka vasgevang kan word, is dit wys om vir hulle te leer hoe om hulle eie lewens te bemagtig:

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Niemand van ons kan die realiteit van boelies ontsnap nie. Almal van ons het al gevoel hoe dit voel om geboelie te word, hetsy deur jou broer of suster, vriende, ‘n werkgewer of ‘n verkoopsman – ons weet hoe dit voel as iemand jou

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• ‘n Gesonde maaltydplan en ge-reelde oefening kan kinders fisies bemagtig.

• As ouer kan jy jou kind help om psigies hulle persepsies in balans te bring. Jy kan hulle lei om nie ‘n “slagoffer” ingesteldheid aan te neem nie, maar eerder hulle lei om te sien hoe enige iets wat met hule gebeur, hulle help om karakter te bou en ‘n sterker mens te word.

• Sosiaal kan jy jou kind help om ‘n netwerk van vriende te bou waar hy/sy binne die vertrouens verhouding leer hoe om met ander te kommunikeer in terme van di twat hulle in gemeen het.

• Familiaal kan jy as ouer bewus raak om nie nét jou kind te ondersteun nie, maar ook geleenthede van uitdagings vir hulle te bied sodat hulle nie afhanklik raak van goedkeuring nie.

In die dans van die lewe kan ons leer om saam met die boelies te groei en onsself te ontwikkel tot ‘n selfstandige, bemagtigde volwassene!

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Laerskool Moregrove

Laerskool Kabega

Valentine’s Day Wheelchairs project SPCA Miss Pre Teen

Outing to historic sites

Volkswagen Auto Pavilion

Nelson Mandela Bay Striders

As part of reaching out to the community around the school Mr Groenewald and some of the prefects visited the Kabega Park Police Station on Valentine’s Day to hand out small tokens of appreciation to the police officers on duty.

Mrs Olivier and her Grade 1 learners bring a lot of bread tags to school in support of the Bread tags for Wheelchairs project.

We collected pet food for the SPCA in Uitenhage and Deon Combrink, Inspector, came to pick it up. Tilana Smith, Daylon Myners, Seth Vance and Lisakhanya Vazi helped to load the food into his van.

Anneke Bushby, Grade 6, Miss Pre Teen Port Elizabeth, and Unathi Faku, Mrs Port Elizabeth, supported the Chocolate Run held in Port Elizabeth. Anneke also represented Eastern Province at the 2014 National Championships for the Performing Arts in Rustenburg and was selected to perform in the Showcase.

The Grade 4 learners went on an outing to the historic sites in Port Elizabeth. Here we have Onika, Lyné, Hannah and Deandré getting close to one of the cannons at Fort Frederick. Learners also visited the Donkin Reserve and No 7 Castle Hill.

The Afrikaans Grade 6 class went to the Volkswagen Auto Pavilion in Uitenhage for an educational outing.

The Grade 6 class also paid a visit to the Nelson Mandela Bay Science and Technology Centre in Uitenhage and found it to be a fascinating experience.

The Kabega Striders, under the inspirational leadership of Mrs Rensburg, sitting in front with Keenan Gerber, won a laptop at the PE Friendly City Race. The Striders also won a R2500 voucher at the Sportsmans Warehouse Race for the school with the most entries. Learners standing at the back are Kala Chetty, Amber Botha and Ruan Swanepoel. Race organizer, Alan Taylor, and a representative of Retina SA, the race beneficiary, are also standing at the back.

Mothers DayGr 4 learners with their Mothers Day Handbags which were made in class. Bags were filled with chocoltes and a beautiful message inside. The mommies loved it!

Boelies / AfknoueryOp die 12de Mei 2014 het Jacques Gumbolt Laerskool Moregrove te besoek. Hy het n aanbieding oor Boelies/Afknouery gedoen. Ons leerlinge het aan sy lippe gehang en veral sy byklanke,geesdrif en entoesiasme vreeslik geniet.

Moregrove se Graad 6’e het op 24 April 2014 in Lewensvasrdighede, Persoonlike en Sosiale Welstand ook van Afknouery en Boelies geleer. Daar is onderskei tussen die volgende vorme van Boelies/afknouery:

1. Fisiese afknouery2. Verbale afknouery3. Sielkundige afknouery4. Sosiale afknouery5. Seksuele afknouery6. Kuberafknouery

Ons oog om die film wat geskied is te bekom en leerlinge sal dan daarna kyk en die relevante vorme van afknouery identifiseer en bespreek. Moregrove se Graad 6A (M.Fourie) klas het ook plakkaate van Afknouery gemaak in groepverband.

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Willow Academy

First community project

Paashaasdasse

Natuurwetenskapprojek Outing to Bayworld Scholar Patrol

Poppeteater

Entrepreneurs Day

Community project

Our first community project of the year for the month of January was to collect old school shoes. We collected over 150 pairs. These are to be donated to Morewag School.

Graad 4’s met Paashaasdasse wat hulle self gemaak het.

Graad 7’s besig met hulle natuur-wetenskapprojek.

Grade 6 learners during their outing to Bayworld.

Scholar patrol in their new uniforms donated by Old Mutual.

Leerlinge neem deel aan ‘n poppeteater oor die lewe van oud President Nelson Mandela.

Entrepreneurs Day held in the school hall.

Grade 1’s with all the donations to the “Toiletries for the Aged” community project. We had a wonderful response and in turn passed the donations to various homes around Port Elizabeth.

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Summerwood Primary School

Westerling Primary School

Athletics Netball Swimming

Spur ‘Summerwood’ Iron Kids South Africa

“Best” Educational Tour In South Africa

Three Summerwood athletes were selected to represent Eastern Cape West at the Eastern Cape Primary Schools’ Athletics Championships in East London. They are (from left to right) Britney Van der Merwe - U/13-Girls - javelin, shot put and long jump; Mari Venter - U/10-Girls high jump and Miguel Zenha - U/13-Boys - shot put. Britney Van der Merwe and Mari Venter also represented the Eastern Cape at the South African Primary Schools’ Athletics Championships in Paarl. Incredible achievements!!. Well done children !

Three U/13-Girls from Summerwood Primary represented Eastern Cape West at the Eastern Cape Primary Schools’ Netball trials in East London. They are (from left to right) Athandile Plaatjie ; Britney Van der Merwe and Tara de Koker. Tara was selected to represent the Eastern Cape U/13-Netball team. Well done girls.

Three Summerwood swimmers won medals at the LEVEL 2-swimming Championships.

They are (from left to right) Mark Müller - silver: 100M breaststroke and 200M individual medley; Cullen Biddulph - bronze: 50M fly and 50M free and Marcell Müller - gold: 100M fly and bronze: 50M fly.

The Spur Iron-Kids South Africa Race is open to all children between the ages of 6 and 13. Children aged 6 to 9 swim 60M and run 1.2KM. Children from the ages 10 to 13 swim 100M and run 2KM. 58 Summerwood “Kids” (29 boys, 29 girls) successfully completed the 2014 race. Well done SummerKids.

According to the Summerwood Primary Grade 7-learners, the tour of their respective classes to the Tsitsikamma Area and Plettenberg Bay, is the most pleasurable School tour in South Africa. Activities included: a visit to the pristine ‘Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve’, Knysna Elephant Park, ‘Featherbed Nature Reserve’ ass well as ‘Monkey Land’ and the exotic ‘Birds of Eden’.

Amateur Grade 7-Photographers are also afforded the opportunity to compete in a ‘Best Photograph of the Tour’ competition. The winners per class group, receive enlarged, framed photographs of their best picture.

These boys represented Summerwood in style. Well done, boys!

Outing to Sumcay Elephant Sanctuary

Exploring Knysna

Camping

Up close

RugbyWestering Grade 5’s went on an outing to Sumcay and got to meet Custard the python in person.

Grade 6’s at the Knysna Elephant Sanctuary.

The grade 6’s exploring the Knysna heads by ferry.

The Grade 7’s admiring the view on their camp at Willows.

Grade 6’s getting up close and personal with the elephants.

u13 A rugby team against Union.

u13 B rugby team against Union.

u 11 A rugby team against Union.

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Herbert Hurd

Verkenner Olimpix Jesus-week Kleure-gala

HoofleiersLeer skryf

Wals

Shani Dames spring ver by Verkenner se jaarlikse “Verkenner Olimpix! Hier neem leerders van 10 verskillende skole deel aan kort-afstande en verspring. Hierdie is ‘n spesiale sportdag vir almal vanaf graad 0 tot graad 2!

As deel van ons jaarlikse Jesus-week het elke onderwyser die leerders in sy klas se hande gewas. So leer ons almal hoe belangrik nederigheid is. Hier was Juffrou Danél versigtig Nathin se hande.

Verkenner het onlangs ons heel eerste kleure-gala gehou! Al die leerders wat deelgeneem het was in die water vir ‘n finale foto! Ons het wonderlike kinders en ouers!

Verkenner se hoofleiers vir die res van die jaar is gekies!

Samelda en Keisha-Lilly leer baie mooi skryf!

Die graad 3-maats leer buite op die veld hoe om te wals!

Hoofleiers van links na regs: Rowaldo Beer en Nikita du Plessis en onderhoofleiers Kaylin Vorster en Tiaan Botha.

Mother’s Day Rugby

White Boards

Founders Day

Hockey

Young Joshua Robinson was delighted when his mom visited him in his classroom after the Mother’s Day celebrations at Herbert Hurd Primary School in Port Elizabeth.

Herbert Hurd’s Under 13A rugby boys in action against Hudson Park at the recent Derby Day held at Herbert Hurd.

The white boards which have been installed in all classrooms at Herbert Hurd have added a whole new dimension to teaching at the school.

At the special Founders Day, assembly to celebrate Herbert Hurd’s 6oth birthday, Grade Seven pupils Cameron Venter and Tshedi Moeng hand over the key of the school to Grade One pupils Sibabalwe Masimini and Julia Quevauvilliers.

Hudson Park Primary pupils in action against Herbert Hurd players during a recent sporting weekend at Herbert Hurd.

Members of the choir singing during the special Founders Day assembly to celebrate Herbert Hurd’s 60th birthday.

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Walmer West

Computer education

Science Expo

Science Expo

U/9 Cricket 100 Years!Milan Bosch (6) in Grade R enjoys time with the rest of the class in the school’s computer laboratory.

Alexi Meyer (12) in Grade 6 explains her scientific project on “E-waste” during the school’s Science Expo week. All Grade 4 – 7 learners present a scientific project during this week.

Leané Bonthuys (12) in Graad 7 het die meeste bloed-skenkers gewerf tydens die skool se “Bloedskenkmaand-projek” in Maart. Hier ontvang sy ‘n “goodie-bag” vanaf Nina van Wyk vanaf SANBS.

The Mount Pleasant u/9 cricket team was privileged to be invited to play during the lunch break of the first test match of South Africa vs Australia at the Axxess St. Georges Park Stadium. The boys also formed the guard of honour when the two teams entered onto the field. At the back from left to right are Vincent van Niekerk, Rualdt Smith, the mascot, Armin Neuman and Hein Terblanche. In front are Schalk Prinsloo, Joshua Hoffman, Deacon Cunning, Tiaan Strydom, Freddy Petzer and Kenneth Barendse.

Founded in 1914, Mount Pleasant Primary celebrates its centenary this year. All the learners were used in the formation for this aerial photograph.

Mount Pleasant

Walmer West is the Best!A small family school situated centrally in the heart of all development. Our children are special and have the unique opportunity of enjoying our natural dam on our grounds.We work together with our parents to produce well rounded learners for our country. This week we introduce our Foundation Phase.

Grade 1 b

Grade 2 v

Grade 3 m

Grade 1 d

Grade 2 vp

Grade R e

Grade 1 v

Grade 3 k

Grade R f