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Page 1 of 7 Newsletter 67/2019 3 October 2019 Onderwysersdag, 5 Okt: Hulde aan ons Helde Teachers’ Day, 5 Oct: A Tribute to our Heroes As jy hier kan lees, sê dankie vir jou onderwysers. 5 Oktober is Wêreldonderwysersdag, die dag dat ons hulde bring aan ons oorwerkte, maar onderbetaalde helde. Hulle is helde, want hulle het ons nie net leer lees en skryf nie, maar met baie liefde en geduld ons help vorm tot die mense wat ons vandag is. Mense wat ons leer droom het oor die toekoms en ons laat glo het ons kan ons drome waar maak. Tel dus die telefoon op en sê dankie vir daardie onderwysers wat vir jou spesiaal was. Of gaan gee hom of haar ʼn drukkie. Of as hulle nie meer met ons is nie, pluk ʼn blommetjie vir jou eie huis of steek ‘n kers op en dink aan hulle. Gewone mense, maar mense wat ʼn buitengewone rol in ons lewe gespeel het. Hulle is mense wat jou nie net meer van hulle vakke geleer het nie, maar ook van die lewe. Wat jou ook lief gemaak het vir sport en een of ander kulturele talent van jou ontdek en ontwikkel het. Ja, ons verwag van ons onnies om so veelsydig te wees - en hulle doen dit graag, al verg dit baie tyd en energie. So het een, mnr Koos Gresse, eendag gesê: “Wragtig, by hierdie skool gaan ek nog al my talente opgebruik!” Onderwysers hou skool omdat hulle lief is vir skoolhou, vir hulle vak en vir kinders. Ja, hulle ís lief vir kinders – al hou hulle nie altyd ewe veel van almal nie. Toe ʼn onderwyser eendag hoogs die duiwel in vir Jannie sê: “En jy, jy sal seker eendag op my graf kom spoeg!”, toe antwoord Jannie: “Nee meneer, ek hou nie van ʼn toustanery nie.” If you can read here, say thank you to your teachers. 5 October is World Teachers' Day, the day we pay tribute to our overworked but underpaid heroes. They are heroes, because they not only taught us to read and write, but with much love and patience helped to shape us into the people we are today. People who have taught us to dream about the future and have made us believe we can make our dreams come true. So pick up the phone and say thank you to those teachers who were special to you. Or go and hug him or her. Or if they are no longer with us, pick a flower for your own home or light a candle and think of them. Ordinary people, but people who have played an extraordinary role in our lives. They are people who not only taught you more about their subjects, but also about life. Which also made you love sports and discovered and developed some of your cultural talents. Yes, we expect our teachers to be so versatile - and they like to do it, even if it takes a lot of time and energy. One day one of my teachers, Mr Gresse, said: "Really, at this school I'm going to use up all my talents!" Teachers love school because they love teaching, their subject and children. Yes, they love children - even if they don't always like everyone equally. When one teacher told Johnny one day: "And you, you will probably come spit on my grave one day!"
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Newsletter 67/2019 3 October 2019
Onderwysersdag, 5 Okt: Hulde aan ons Helde
Teachers’ Day, 5 Oct: A Tribute to our Heroes As jy hier kan lees, sê dankie vir jou onderwysers. 5
Oktober is Wêreldonderwysersdag, die dag dat ons
hulde bring aan ons oorwerkte, maar onderbetaalde
helde. Hulle is helde, want hulle het ons nie net leer
lees en skryf nie, maar met baie liefde en geduld ons
help vorm tot die mense wat ons vandag is. Mense wat
ons leer droom het oor die toekoms en ons laat glo het
ons kan ons drome waar maak.
Tel dus die telefoon op en sê dankie vir daardie
onderwysers wat vir jou spesiaal was. Of gaan gee hom
of haar ʼn drukkie. Of as hulle nie meer met ons is nie,
pluk ʼn blommetjie vir jou eie huis of steek ‘n kers op
en dink aan hulle. Gewone mense, maar mense wat ʼn
buitengewone rol in ons lewe gespeel het.
Hulle is mense wat jou nie net meer van hulle vakke
geleer het nie, maar ook van die lewe. Wat jou ook lief
gemaak het vir sport en een of ander kulturele talent
van jou ontdek en ontwikkel het. Ja, ons verwag van
ons onnies om so veelsydig te wees - en hulle doen dit
graag, al verg dit baie tyd en energie. So het een, mnr
Koos Gresse, eendag gesê: “Wragtig, by hierdie skool
gaan ek nog al my talente opgebruik!”
Onderwysers hou skool omdat hulle lief is vir skoolhou,
vir hulle vak en vir kinders. Ja, hulle ís lief vir kinders –
al hou hulle nie altyd ewe veel van almal nie. Toe ʼn
onderwyser eendag hoogs die duiwel in vir Jannie sê:
“En jy, jy sal seker eendag op my graf kom spoeg!”,
toe antwoord Jannie: “Nee meneer, ek hou nie van ʼn
toustanery nie.”
If you can read here, say thank you to your
teachers. 5 October is World Teachers' Day, the
day we pay tribute to our overworked but
underpaid heroes. They are heroes, because they
not only taught us to read and write, but with
much love and patience helped to shape us into
the people we are today. People who have taught
us to dream about the future and have made us
believe we can make our dreams come true.
So pick up the phone and say thank you to those
teachers who were special to you. Or go and hug
him or her. Or if they are no longer with us, pick
a flower for your own home or light a candle and
think of them. Ordinary people, but people who
have played an extraordinary role in our lives.
They are people who not only taught you more
about their subjects, but also about life. Which
also made you love sports and discovered and
developed some of your cultural talents. Yes, we
expect our teachers to be so versatile - and they
like to do it, even if it takes a lot of time and
energy. One day one of my teachers, Mr Gresse,
said: "Really, at this school I'm going to use up all
my talents!"
Teachers love school because they love teaching,
their subject and children. Yes, they love children
- even if they don't always like everyone equally.
When one teacher told Johnny one day: "And you,
you will probably come spit on my grave one day!"
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As ek aan my eie skoolgaandae dink, dink ek eerste
aan my sub A-juffrou. Haar woord was wet, maar
wanneer sy saans in die koshuis ons klomp sub A’tjies
se ligte kom afskakel het, het sy dikwels vir ons elkeen
ʼn droëperske in die hand gestop.
My Afrikaansonderwyser van my hoërskooldae, mnr
Fourie, het ons eendag in matriek ʼn paragraaf oor
Strate laat skryf. Party het gedink dis ʼn goor
onderwerp, maar ek het daarvan gehou en ek het 7/10
gekry! Vir my die beste punt óóit vir ʼn opstel! Daardie
enkele paragraaf van 100 woorde het my lief gemaak
vir skryf.
Ek wil afsluit met ʼn mooi gedagte oor my Engels-
onderwyser, Mnr Wahl. Sy vrou vertel dat hy klaslyste
gehou het van al die matriekklasse waarvoor hy
skoolgehou het. Wanneer daar nuus was van ʼn oud-
leerling, het hy getrou ʼn aantekening by die naam
gemaak en so het hy op hoogte gebly van ons doen en
late. Maar dit was nie al nie. Wat my hartsnare die
meeste geroer het, was toe sy vertel het dat hy
gereeld, met klaslyste in die hand, nog steeds vir ons
gebid het.
Op 5 Oktober bring ons hulde aan sulke onderwysreuse
wat ons lewens verryk het.
Johnny replied: "No sir, I don't like standing in a
queue."
When I think of my own school days, I think of my
sub A teacher first. Her word was law, but when
she came to turn off our lights of the dormitory in
the hostel at night, she often gave us a snack for
comfort.
My Afrikaans teacher from my high school days,
Mr Fourie, once gave us the topic Streets and told
us to write a paragraph about it. Some did not like
it, but I liked it and I got 7/10! For me the best
point ever for an essay! That single paragraph of
100 words made me love writing.
I would like to conclude with a nice thought about
my English teacher, Mr Wahl. His wife told me that
he kept class lists of all the matric classes he
taught. When there was news of an ex-pupil, he
faithfully made a note next to the name and so he
kept abreast of our actions. But that was not all.
What really touched me the most was when she
told me that he still regularly prayed for us, with
class lists in hand.
On October 5, we pay tribute to such educational
giants that have enriched our lives.
Registration: 2020 Senior Certificate Examinations
Adults that qualify to write the 2020 Senior Certificate(amended) examination must register for the
examination from 01 October 2019 until 31 January 2020. Candidates may register at any provincial
education office (which includes the provincial head office, the district office or a circuit office) OR register
online on www.eservices.gov.za (online registration accessible from 08 October 2019). For more
information go to https://www.education.gov.za/Curriculum/SeniorCertificate/SCRegistration.aspx.
Circular DBE Circular 1 of 2019: Admission of Learners to Public Schools, is available at
http://www.eccurriculum.co.za/Circulars.htm.
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Assessment Instructions Kindly take note of the following Assessment Instructions which are available at
http://www.ecexams.co.za/2019_Assessment_Instructions.htm:
2019 Third Preliminary Schedule of Learners' Entries for Grade 12 NSC Examination
2019 Grade 9 Final Timetable (Amended)
Specsavers: Kids Right to Good Sight Spec-Savers is committed to the future leaders of South Africa. Our
KIDS RIGHT TO GOOD SIGHT initiative ensures that all children
between the ages of 6 and 12 are entitled to a FREE eye test, a FREE
frame as well as FREE clear, single vision Aquity lenses. Since the
inception of this campaign in February 2008, Spec-Savers has assisted
over 300 000 children with free eye care and eyewear. For more information go to
https://www.specsavers.co.za/offer/kids-right-to-good-sight-2.
Eastern Cape learners impress Constitutional Court judges at Moot Court Competition, 29 Sep 2019
The Constitutional Court judges, led by Justice Margaret Victor, announced that the “the applicants”,
represented by the four person team of Ondele Bede and Mihlali Stofile of Holy Cross High School as
well as Okhela Sigwela and Lizalise Dhlomo of Hudson Park High School had won the competition. The
winning learners come from the Eastern Cape. Read more...
DBE says General Education Certificate is not a school leaving certificate
The Department of Basic Education has noted with concern, misleading media reports and social media
posts claiming that learners could leave school in grade 9. Read more…
CV: Brittney Crause Phase/Fase: Senior, FET/VOO
Subjects/Vakke: Natural Sciences, Mathematics grade 8 and 9, Mathematical Literacy, Life
Orientation, Life Sciences.
Preferred Area/Voorkeurgebied: Uitenhage
The CV is available at http://bit.ly/hoorhier.
CV: Shane Diego Jansen Phase/Fase: FET/VOO
Subjects/Vakke: Business Studies Mathematical Literacy
Preferred Area/Voorkeurgebied: Nelson Mandela Bay, Sarah Baartman and OR Tambo
The CV is available at http://bit.ly/hoorhier.
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Vacant Post: Beaconhurst School
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Vacant Post: Cambridge Primary School
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Vacant Post: Cambridge Primary School
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If serving is below you,
then leadership is beyond you. This is a private newsletter and it does not reflect the official views of the Department of Education.
