Thursday, May 20, 2010

Another awesome photo of the staff on our team building afternoon at the New Moses Mabida stadium

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Our Senior girls performing at the Natal Settlers Home. The handed out soaps and did community work. It is important to make our students award of other people's hardships and to teach them to care for others.


Mrs Manickum's Learning Centre went to the Sharks Board on Tuesday and Wandile Mncwango in grade 2 was more than happy to pose with a shark's jaw for the picture.
On Wednesday 19th May 2010 the staff of GCS had a wonderful team building afternoon at our new Moses Mabida Stadium. We were taken on the Presidential Tour and also visited the new Durban Airport. We have a fantastic staff and are so proud of our school.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Our children went to the Outspan Retirement Home and put on a Mother's Day concert. They took cards that they had made and massaged all the ladies hands and made them feel special for being mothers.
Rachel Irving and Luzuko Mkovane running through the bushes at our Zonal Cross Country event on Saturday. Both qualified for our Provincial Richards Bay tournament. Well done guys.
Congratulations to Michael Larsen who won his age group in the Cross Country Zonal meeting on Saturday. This picture was captured in his class making a poster for his mom for mother's day.
We had the health department come to our school and innoculate against measles and polio. Lunga Kunene one of our grade 1 pupils sitting so obediently and so brave. Well done Lunga. It was over in just a couple of seconds.

Congratulations to Ruth Olupot who celebrated her 8th birthday today. A big party and lots of fun was had in her class today.

Friday, April 16, 2010

In the first term some of our children went and did a concert for the Outspan Home in the Umbilo Area.
Well this community work did so much for both the elderly at the home and the children that it will be an ongoing event for us in the future.
Miss Pretorius on her Honor Trip at the Duck and Deck in Hillcrest. What a beautiful country farm.
Chloe Housten and Mbale Shange at the Duck and Deck in Hillcrest. (on their Honor Roll trip)
Congratulations to David Venter for doing community work at an Old Age home. He was awarded the Hero Award prize by Pick n Pay. Well done David - keep up the good work.
Sport Practices take place every Monday and Wednesday. The following sport codes take place: Hockey, Netball, Vollebyball, Soccer, Cross Country and Touch Rugby. Our Winter Sport programme has taken off at a fast pace as the climax to our competition will be in Richards Bay on the 27th, 28th and 29th May. All the students try hard to make it for this level of competition as it is a trip away from home and its huge in our school for team and spirit building. Cross Country runners will also be training on a Tuesday and Thursday.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Mrs Warren is our new Grade R teacher. This was taken on the 1st day of school. They had a fabulous outing to the paddling pools on the Bluff last term and have just had a whole new area added to their classroom.
Is school so bad? It seems there is a lot of fun to be had!!
Elaine Heystek about to do the 50 m backstroke. She doesn't look worried at all. Just let her loose and see her go.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Cameron Brown just finishing the 100 m Freestyle. Cameron made it to Nationals which was held at the Kings Park Swimming Pool. Well done Cameron.