The Guinea Fowl Die Tarentaaltjie 3rd 3de Kwartaal September 2015 Term ●

Literature Evening

The Guinea Fowl - Die Tarentaaltjie September 2015●

“The sun is shining and there is a light breeze blowing. If you listencarefully, you may hear the unicorns neighing in the forest…”

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Dink of Sink (”Think or Sink”)Eduplus, in collaboration with Volksblad and AfriForum, once again

successfully hosted the annual debating competition onDink-of-SinkThursday 20 August 2015.

Eduplus' senior team, consisting of Marjolijn Visser, Lané Rossouw and Danielle Ceronio, remained undefeated, however. These razor-sharp minds emerged victorious after convincing the judges that children should not spend only an hour on their phones each day! (No mean feat, that!) Oranje Girls' School were the runners-up.

Danielle Ceronio Marjolijn Visser and Lané Rossouw

National Arbour WeekDuring National Arbour week, Pick 'n Pay Loch Logan in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture in the Free State cameto teach our learners more about the importance of trees. They donated 10 trees to the school! Thank you for helping us makeour environment more Eco friendly!

With these words, Danielle (Gr 6) shared one of her pieces of writingat the annual Eduplus literature evening, which was held in the churchhall opposite the school on 3 September this year.

During this event, every learner in the primary school was given theopportunity to read one of his or her favourite pieces of creative writingto the audience. A beautiful, colourful book, containingThe Write Stuff, carefully chosen writing from each learner, was also available for purchase.

Jaco Jacobs once again entertained the learners with readings from his most recent books, while Stephanie Kilian gave a practical demonstrationshowing how authors and illustrators collaborate to illustrate books. Jaco also gave book prizes to the young writers of a selected number ofwriting pieces which were his favourites.

Young readers had the opportunity to expand their own collections, andenjoyed browsing through the exhibition of new books (and technology!)on display by Protea Bookshop. Delicious soup and bread rolls were alsoenjoyed by attendees of all ages. What a delightful book-centred evening!

Congratulations to all our young Eduplus writers. We look forward to next year's Literature Evening! Keep reading and writing!

Primary schools from across the Free State were invited to participate in this special day, and participantstravelled from as far afield as Senekal to attend the day's event in Bloemfontein. An added bonus was thepresence of acclaimed youth author, Jaco Jacobs, as the master of ceremonies for part of the proceedings.Participants were also spoiled with lovely gift bags.

The learners really put their thinking caps on well! Our junior team was made up of Phia-né Pool, JanelLabuschagne and Berné Beukes, and although Oranje Girls' School won the junior section this year, Eduplusis already preparing eagerly for 2016's competition!

Congratulations to our gift-of-the-gab Eduplus debaters! See you again next year!

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GI Mom & Son EventSaturday 5 September provided the perfect opportunity forsome mom-son bonding: the long-awaited GI Mom and SonDay for 2015 was held at Tempe Army Base. Apart fromlearning how to shoot, how to drive an army truck and manymore, the moms and sons also discovered all the joys of adrill sergeant! Part of the day's funds also go towards

Signrite●

Annique●

Avroy Shlain●

ItsyBitsy●

Casual DayEvery year on Casual Day, we celebrate the unique needs and challenges of people living with disabilities. This year, this landmark day of awareness took place on Friday 4 September. Eduplus learners and staff dressed up, strutted their staff on the "catwalk", and learned more about the life of a blind personthrough the presence of Dewald van Deventer, who visited the school along with his guide dog, Nellie.

Art AchievementsOnce again, Eduplus did exceptionally well in theprestigious Santam Children's Art Competition. Fourteen learners' work was selected for theexhibition and the work of Miké Nel was selectedfor the Santam art calendar. Congratulations tothe learners and art teacher, Stephanie Killian forall her dedication and for finding the artist in every child.

F.l.t.r: (Front) Wihan Schoeman, Miké Nel, Rea Phokoje,Betse Motshabi; (Centre) Hussain Mostafa, Danielle Ceronio,Marcu Britz, Melissa Pieterse, Johanco Greyvenstein;(Back) Miguel Ribeiro, Wicus van der Walt, Adriaan Barnard,Stephanie Killian, Lintle Moletsane* Christiaan Terblanche is not on the photo.

Dates to Diarise12 October 2015School re-opens

14 October 2015Eduplus Fun Run

22 October 2015Choir concert with Rocco deVilliers

30 October 2015Art Exhibition

New Memory Photo's●

John Dory's●

McDonalds●

Rocco Solida Salon●

Posh Lab●

Legacy Nails●

● Quest Gym Anton Nienaber●

Pick ‘n Pay Bakery OutingOur Grade 4 learners went to visit Pick 'n Pay Loch Logan were they were taught about the bakery. Eachlearner got the chance to decorate their own cake and were allowed to take it home for dessert! The learners also each received a Stickee box and a free Stickee. Thank you Pick 'n Pay Loch Logan!

realising the dream of a terminally sick child, in cooperation with Reach for a Dream.

Congratulations and thank you to project manager, Yolandé Greyvenstein and all her helpers. It was a day to remember!

Thank you to our sponsors of prizes and other items for the day!

Pick & Pay Langenhovenpark ●

Ola ●

Big Boys ●

KN Grain ●

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Sasol Forever Eco QuizOur Grade 6 learners took part in the Sasol Forever Eco Quiz in June and "The Griffins" team wentthrough to the semi final round. They had to do a project about their Carbon Footprint on Earth. Learners looked at the different amounts of electricity each of their households used and learntmore about how this effected their environment. This project will now be judged to see whether theygo through to the final round in November which takes place in Gariep. Well done, Danielle, Marcu,Lian, Jac, Ethan and Marnus!

Grandparent’s DayOn Friday 11 September, our younger learners had the special privilege of welcoming their grannies and grandpas to Eduplus, for our preschool's annual Grandparents' Day.

Rocco de VilliersLast year, well-known pianist, Rocco de Villiersopened our stage production. This year, he will bein concert with the Eduplus choir who will perform with him on stage in a few numbers on 22 October!Do not miss this legendary artist! Tickets available at Reception and Computicket. Please bring friendsand family along!

School DebateIs television better than books? Should wild animals be kept as pets? Which is more important: a healthy diet, or sufficient exercise? If these questions piqued your curiosity, then you should havebeen at the school debating finals on Friday 31 July!

KarateHerman Veitch (Grade 6)took part in the Karate SAChampionships in Augustas member of the FreeState team. Congratulations,Herman!

High Court VisitThe grade 6 class had the special privilege of visiting the High Court in Bloemfontein. In addition to looking at the different court halls, they attended a court sitting of the motioncourt, where they practised standing up and bowing at the right times. A special surprise was when they were allowed to visit the judge's chambers where acting Judge Henriette Murray explained to them what it entails to be a judge. She showed her collection of lawand case books to the impressed children. Thank you to Advocate Charmaine van der Merwe for the arrangements to make this memorable visit possible!Acting judge, Henriette Murray and the grade 6 class!

FencingLiam van Zuydam (Grade 5) and Danielle Ceronio(Grade 6) took part in the Free State Closed FencingCompetition this term. Liam obtained the bronzemedal in the junior section. Danielle obtained thegold medal in the junior competition, as well as thesilver medal in the senior (ladies) section! Congratulations to our musketeers!!

“Promise me you'll remember, you are BRAVER than youbelieve, STRONGER than you seem, SMARTER

than you think.” ~ A.A. Milne

The Grade 00s and Grade Rs had a fun-filled morning planned for their honoured guests: in addition to some singing by the little ones themselves, and an instrumental musical item bytwo learners, the primary school choir also performed a few songs for the guests. TeacherJolene Ridler then shared some thoughts on the role and importance of grandparents in children's lives. After that, the treat-filled picnic baskets were unpacked, and the very youngand the not-so-very-young could share snack time together!

Various representatives from each class, starting with brave young Grade 2s and going right up to the more senior Grade 7s, spoke convincingly about the topics they had researched and prepared.

Juanco Botha (Gr 3) tookpart in the Karate League'sCheetah Challenge. Hisresults were a gold awardfor kata and a silver awardfor kumite. Well done!

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Golf Day

Financial sponsors

Nashua (Main sponsor)●

Amayeza Abantu (Event Sponsor)●

Bernard Pieterse (Event Sponsor)●

Lis Terblanche●

KN Grain●

Karin Visser (BioLink)●

Duvenhage & Briedenhann●

Ilse Steyn●

Lizanne Venter●

Lloyd Rossouw●

Van Rensburg Patoloë●

Sponsors of prizes

Hannes Olivier●

Magda Pretorius●

Smart Stone●

André Botha●

Protea Hotel●

Stephen Collett●

Dirk & Petra van der Walt●

Iewers Nice●

Kloppers●

Halsted●

Antoinette Burger●

This year, our Golf Day was held on Thursday 27 August, at theBloemfontein Golf Club. It was a fun-filled day and the weatherplayed along too. Congratulations and thank you to projectmanager, Sunelia Pool and everybody who helped her, for a verysuccessful golf day. Thank you also to Jaco Botha for all hisexpert golf assistance.

Thank you to our generous sponsors for the day. We appreciateyour support of our school!

Marinda Avenant●

Long Horn Grill●

Old Mutual●

Toyota●

Michelle: FoodEmporium●

Mutual & Federal●

Southern Sun●

Suné du Plooy (Trainer)●

Jaco Vermeulen (Trainer)●

Sunelia Pool●

Summerwood Estate●

Abel Pool (P&P Electrical)●

MediClinic & Reps●

Spur ●

Sneakers●

Petronella Lekale●

De Wet van Wyk●

Elsa Vermeulen●

Drommetrix Dromdienste●

Jeanette Mellett●

Joanita de Villiers●

● OFMEdunation●

Graham Wansbury●

Luigi Florio●

Aldo Lindenberg●

Joanita de Villiers●

Melanie Hanssen●

Antoinette Burger●

Petronella Lekale●

Rodger Mackey●

Petrus Kuhne●

Otters Gala / Biathle SA ChampionshipsMarinel Visser (Grade 3) competed in the Otters Charity Gala this termand came 3rd in the backstroke. She also achieved second place forbutterfly, breaststroke and freestyle! Congratulations!

Marjolijn, Erin Clarke (previously a learner at Eduplus, now from East London) and Marinel Visser during the SA Biathle championships.

GymnasticsTaljah Hansen (Gr 5) was verybusy this term! In RhythmicGymnastics level 5, she excelledin a higher age group than herown, namely under 13. In Julyshe took part in the Wintercamp competition where shecame first in all four disciplines.In the Helena Botha invitationalcompetition in August, she didit once again! In Septemberat the Free State Qualifyingcompetition she won the goldmedal in all four disciplines andwas chosen as member of the Free State team. Taljah will takeHockey

Our hockey teams did very well in the three hockey festivals in which we took part this term, namely the festivals of Eunice, Tjokkies and JFPrimary School. Well done to all our loyal hockey players and theirparents who made sure that the players were at the matches and ontime!

Taljah Hansen

Ann-Mari de Villiers & Phia-né Pool Floricha Pool

Marjolijn Visser won a silver medal inthe 400m free style at the same galaevent. Both girls also took part in theFree State cross country trials and theBiathle South African championships,where Marjolijn came 15th and Marinel 13th.

Pom Pom GroupOur Pom pom group performed at 3 different events this term. Theyperformed at the NG Church in Universitasrif's Church Basaar, the Kruitberg revue festival at the Kovsie Church and were also given thehonour of performing at the Sand du Plessis Theatre for the Sand duPlessis revue festival. The girls were amazing and remembered all oftheir moves. We are very proud of each and every one of them!

part in the SA National Gymnastics Games in October that will beheld at WITS University. Well done Taljah, we are very proud of youand wish you luck for this important national competition.

Ann-Mari de Villiers (Gr 4), Phia-né Pool (Gr 4) and Floricha Pool(Gr 1) took part in the gymnastics Zone competition in Pretoria as part of the Southern Free State team. Phia-né (level 2) obtained a bronze medal, while Floricha (level 1) obtained a silver medal and Ann-Mari (level 2) a gold medal. Congratulations!