The Year End Closing event on 22 November for the Pre-primary and Foundation phase was a happy affair. At this event we traditionally bid farewell to the Grade R learners. It is a joy to see their growth and development through their pre-primary years. Grade 3 girls, Dimakatso Mooka and Annabelle Teichrib ably managed in … Read more
Traditions make the world go round. At DSS there are some things we do every year – it’s just the way it is done…we always decorate Christmas lebkuchen to usher in the Christmas season. The learners each receive a plain brown tree which they decorate with as much icing and candy as possible and then … Read more
14 November is BLUE at DSS because aQuelle promotes diabetes awareness on that day. This year was bluer than ever! Emseni Farming and Bonle Dairy joined the awareness campaign to promote their healthy food products. Even though this day happened during the exams, I doubt it gave anyone the blues!
The market was a true embodiment of a summer South African Christmas. We were blessed with absolutely wonderful weather which made the two market days enjoyable and successful. Good food, good company were there in abundance. Numerous new faces came to explore the market in the country and I doubt they were disappointed. Our regular … Read more
DSS table tennis players took part in the KZNCSSA table tennis tournament held at Dawnridge Primary in Chatsworth on 12 October. RESULTSG11 Emma Joubert 1st, Lila Joubert 2nd, Asanda Christmas 3rdB11 Jaime Stegen 1st, Immanuel Schneider 2nd, Timothy Nhlabathi 3rdG13 Jerusha Schneider 1st, Iris Meyer 3rdB13 Joel Vogel 1st, Amadeo Jaegle 2nd, Jens Engelbrecht 3rdG15 … Read more
The aim of the 2024 Wildlife Quiz was to have more identification questions, move faster using multiple choice questions and focus on local wildlife. The bag round was still as popular as ever and the learners did remarkably well at identification and observation. I congratulate the winners and encourage the other groups to persevere with … Read more
The Grade 9 outing started off at the Greytown Museum on 7 October, where the learners saw what life was like 100 years ago. Our museum guide shared a wealth of knowledge about all the old artefacts on display. Thereafter we headed to Magoso, a branch of KwaSizabantu Mission close to Pomeroy where the learners … Read more
The 1st team competed in the SPAR KZN Fast Five netball competition held at Pmb Girls High on 5 October. RESULTSDSS 4:5 MCSDSS 6:19 Pmb Girls HighDSS 14:20 Russell HighDSS 6:10 St Anne’sDSS 7:13 Riverwood
12 teams competed at the SACSSA National Athletics Championships held in Sasolburg at the DP de Villiers Stadium on 20, 21 September. In spite of the bitterly cold weather on both days 28 new & equalled records were set. There were 232 events. WITTHOFT Kayla G15 200m 26.09 SAC23: 26.45 (Sianne-Mileham, GAUT, 2019)WITTHOFT Kayla G15 … Read more
Term 3 closed with the final assembly on 18 September. The program showcased the musical talents of our learners. Luthando Buthelezi and Maelys Jaegle did the Bible reading in English and IsiZulu from Psalm 40 Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with … Read more