SUNSHINE & STYLE
No first day of any season is celebrated at DSS, except the first day of spring. We always celebrate in style with hats in full bloom and put a spring in our step with tasty treats.
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BAKING SKILLS
A Sebenzela Umdali course on baking skills was presented 23 August by Lisa Engelbrecht. The baking ingredients came together in a lovely dough which was baked into a crispy, farm bread loaf. Fluffy batter became a deliciously spongy cake. With some icing and a decoration of sprinkles and chocolate shavings, the cakes were soon turned … Read more
NATIONAL BRIDGE BUILDING
The SAICE International Bridge Building competition took place at Midrand Conference Centre on 22 August. Liam Joubert, Tom Joubert and Noah Vogel represented Domino Servite. They did the school proud and won first place with their bridge carrying a mass of 181 kg.
PENTANGULAR ATHLETICS
DSS athletes competed in the pentangular athletics competition held at Greytown High on 19 August. 5 local schools compete in this competition i.e. Domino Servite, Greytown, Hermannsburg, Wartburg and Wembley. DSS brought home the Winning Boys, Winning Girls and Winning School certificates. Emma Schobben was best u16 girl athlete, Annelle Jaeger, best u19 and overall … Read more
MORRIS VS MURRAY
It was Morris vs Murray again at the annual Interhouse Athletics competition on 8,9 August. A sparkling two days of competition produced 16 new records – 12 female and 4 male records. Three events broke records that have stood for up to 30 years. Naomi du Toit broke the Girls 7 60m record set by … Read more
U13 SOCCER FESTIVAL
The u13 soccer team participated in a soccer festival on 26 July at Greytown High. The team played 4 matches. Congratulations to Philip Vermaak who was awarded Player of the Tournament together with another player. RESULTSDSS 1:0 Greytown Primary BDSS 0:1 Tholinhlanhla Primary ADSS 0:4 Greytown Primary ADSS 1:4 Tholinhlanhla Primary B
JAM MAKING
A Sebenzela Umdlali course on jam making was presented on 26 July by Sizakele Cwele. It was a very sweet and sticky experience for all – cutting, grating and boiling fruit and sugar until the right consistency was reached and the jam could be poured into jars to be enjoyed at home with family and … Read more
BAKING SKILLS
A Sebenzela Umdali course on baking scones & queen cakes was presented on 18 July by Lisa Engelbrecht. It was a lot of fun for participants to work with dough which soon turned into beautiful scones. Runny batter became delicious puffy queen cakes under the instruction of a professional baker. Each participant not only took … Read more
OLD MCDONALD’S FARM
On 24 June, our sports field was alive with laughter and excitement as we hosted a memorable Fun Day for our Grade RRR to 3 learners. With the cheerful theme of “Old MacDonald had a farm”, our little ones enjoyed a day full of farm fun on the sports grounds. The area was transformed into … Read more
REGIONAL BRIDGE BUILDING
3 DSS teams participated with 24 other teams in the Regional Bridge Building competition at St Charles College on 21 June. RESULTS5th Andrew & Pieter Greyling, Keegan Witthoft. Their bridge carried 40kg.2nd Adriana Popescu, Kim Stegen & Eva Vulyk. Their bridge carried 60kg.1st Tom & Liam Joubert, Noah Vogel. Their bridge carried 132kg. The first … Read more