JUNE VEGGIES

Fresh from the June garden at DSS – winter veggies.

TERM 2 ECD VISIT

As part of the ongoing partnership between Domino Servite School and local Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres, the Grade 7 to 12 classes were each assigned an ECD centre to support and serve throughout the year. 20 May was the second visit for the year. SIMBONGE CRECHE GRADE 12 MOMOTHEKA CRECHE GRADE 11 GRADE 10 … Read more

AUTUMN ABUNDANCE

In South Africa’s autumn sunshine, our vegetable garden reminds us that hard work and nature grow best together.

TERM 1 ECD OUTREACH

As part of the ongoing partnership between Domino Servite School and local Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres, each Grade 7 to 12 class was assigned an ECD centre to support and serve throughout the year. 11 March was the first visit for the year. SIMBONGE CRECHE GRADE 12The matrics were welcomed with open arms by … Read more

GARDENING IN FEB

February is a time of growth, where young hands and growing plants work together to create something special.

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW

The school gardens had that holiday look at the start of the term, in other words, weeds, weeds and weeds. The learners have been hard at work since clearing the garden and enabling the plants that survived the holiday, to breathe. Yes, even in the hot sun, it can be done. Once the soil is … Read more

AUGUST REWARDS

August has been a rewarding time in the garden. Many grades have reaped heaps of spinach and lettuce, a substantial number of beetroot and sweet peas. All activities such as harvesting, spraying, weeding and replanting are now the responsibility of the class members, overseen by staff. Maintenance is key and this is recorded by the … Read more

GROWTH

The start of the term has seen significant growth of the plants in our veggie garden. Watering and weeding happen constantly, and God makes everything grow.

WATER, WEED AND WATCH

In a gardening assembly, the learners were given a clear demonstration on how to handle seedlings with respect and generally most of the seedlings reached the soil in good time, in lines, and with the measured spaces in between each seedling. Now they require regular watering, the ground needs weeding and we will watch the … Read more

MOMOTHEKA ECD

On 19 May the Grade 11 class visited Momotheka Creche for the first phase of our ECD program. We were warmly welcomed by the staff, and the children were excited to see us again. After a brief introduction, the children joyfully proclaimed that it was isikhathi sokudlala – time to play! The playground quickly came … Read more