The Gr 7's Valentines' Social

A NIGHT IN PARIS

The Eiffel Tower, lights, romance, and of course - berets! 

These are just a few aspects of Paris that the grade 7’s of 2016 brought in to the Valentines social.  The night started off at 6 o’clock with a line of grade 5’s and 6’s waiting to get in, but before all this could happen - the grade 7’s were working tirelessly on getting the hall looking like Valentine ’s Day in Paris - getting the food ready and making sure the speakers for the music worked. It was a lot of work and effort but somehow the grade 7’s managed to get everything done. 

Thomas Jefferson once said “I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have” which is exactly what happened - hard work really does pay off! Later that night we had a few competitions such as the best dress, but I would first like to point out that everyone at the dance looked stunning! We had winners in every grade and each winner got a little sweet and a round of applause on stage. We also had a best dancer competition to the song ‘Hit the Quan’ by iLoveMemphis. Again the same principles apply - we had winners from every grade and each person got a sweet and a round of applause on stage. Then at exactly 8 o’clock we drew the raffle numbers for the two valentines baskets made by Moira Dahlan, and the winners were… Jordan Pullon in grade 7 and our History and LO teacher Ms Paulo! We ended the night with everyone (even some teachers) dancing to the chicken dance. We rapped it up at 9 o’clock and the grade 7’s left at about 9:15 after cleaning it all up. 

On behave of all the grade 7’s I would like to thank everyone who came to support the grade 7’s by coming to the social. Without the support of the senior prep and its teachers we wouldn’t have been able to raise about R6500 so once again, Thank you!

Goodbye Ms Louw - Editor in Chief is moving to Dubai and sadly leaving PCS...

Goodbye Ms Louw

I will say on behalf of everyone in the senior prep newspaper club that we are very sad to say goodbye. The newspaper club is like a family and now it’s like we are losing our mom. Ms Louw is always there to lend a hand, hear what you have to say and comfort you when you feel blue. Ms Louw was the ‘adult friend’ you could talk to about anything and everything. You were understanding, kind and supportive. You are leaving us but you won’t leave our hearts, for what you did impacted all our lives in a good way. How lucky are we to have someone so special that makes saying goodbye so difficult? So instead of saying goodbye, we should say see you again to remind ourselves that a day shall come where we will meet each other once more. As Peter Pan said “never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting” but we will never forget you. We wish you all the best Ms ‘Emirates’. We hope every flight you go on will be safe and we will most definitely, positively miss you. Thank You for everything you have done for us and PLEASE don’t forget about us! 

-article by Moira Dahlan and illustration by Zeenat Mahomed Khan

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE BY: BATHANDWA BHENGU

1. Who plays Wandile Radebe in Generations: The Legacy?

A: Vusi Kunene B: Chiedza ‘Chi’ Mhende C: Vuyo Dabula D: Yonda Thomas

2. Who is the host of Clash of The Choirs season 3?

A: Lawrence Maleka B: Bonang Matheba C: Sfiso Ncwane D: JR

3. Which province is the Quiver Tree Forest?

A: Gauteng B: Northern Cape C: Limpopo D: Kwa-Zulu Natal

4. Which rapper won 4 awards at the Metro FM Music Awards?

A: Emtee B: Cassper Nyovest C: Cici D: Nathi

5. Who is the leader of EFF?
A: Julius Malema B: Jacob Zuma C: Mmusi Maimane D: Bantu Holomisa

6: What is a huge problem in South Africa?
A: Floods B: Earthquakes C: Draught D: Volcanoes

7: A leap year falls every…

A: 2 years B: 10 years C: 5 years D: 4 years

8: Glucose is a type of…

A: Medicine B: Sugar C: Bread D: Computer

Valentine's Dance 12 February photographyby Sinenjabulo Masango and Tiffany Schafer

Grade 6's playing video games.

The game room.

The winner's mystery box.

Grade 5 winners of the best dressed and the dance competition.

Grade 7s announcing the winners of the dance competition and the best dressed.

General Knowledge Quiz by Sinenjabulo Masango

On the 3^rd of March 2016 we had 16 members who went to Christian Brothers College for a General Knowledge Quiz. The event was attended by more than 40 teams. There were three rounds and sixty questions, the questions were shown on a projector and we were given an answer sheet that we had to fill in. Our schools had 4 teams and our best finishing team had 54/60 (which is 90%) and finished fifth place after Southdowns College, St Mary’s DSG and Cornwall Hill College. The quiz night was very entertaining and was nice to participate in.

Fooling around.

Grade 6's after the second round.

Our highest finishing team.

Writing answers.

African Mask Zentangle Project

As Grade 7s we were given the activity of making a zentangle on a silhouette of a side view of a person. We used card paper, to design and draw the patterns of the zentangles, and coloured paper to stick them onto. The patterns were very different and unique. The activity was very fun and showed our creative side.

The Bow.

The Directional Zentangle.

The Faceless Mask.

The Graduation.

The Hat Zentangle.

The Pug by Jordanne MacDonald

Interviews with teachers by Bathandwa Bhengu and Neo Mofekeng

INTERVIEW: MRS SURGEON

Q: Do you enjoy teaching Music?

A: Yes very much. I used to sing when I was very young and I always used to sleep with a radio under my pillow so music’s always been a part of my life.

Q: What made you want to become a teacher?

A: At first I wanted to become a performer and one day I decided to do something different. My mom told me I was born to teach.

Q: How long do you think you’re going to teach at PCS?

A: For as long as I can.

Q: What high school did you go to?

A: Hoërskool Randburg in Johannesburg.

Q: What sport did you do and do you still play it?

A: Netball and no not anymore. I also used to swim and I still do.

Q: Who is your role model and why?

A: My dad because he taught me the ways that Jesus wants us to live, he also taught me how a man is supposed to love a woman.

Q: What do you like/love about PCS?

A: I love the fact that they treat us like professional teachers, and that they let me bring my babies. As a mommy that is very important to me.

Q: Have you always wanted to be a teacher?

A: Yes, I have.

INTERVIEW: MRS CURWEN          

                                 

Q : What made/inspired you to become a maths teacher ?

A: Maths is a language on its own and even if you can’t speak English, you can still communicate.

Q: Have you ever taught at different school besides PCS? If you have, what school was it?

A: Yes. I taught Irene Primary School.

Q: Who is your favourite celebrity?

A: Johnny Depp because he is a brilliant actor.

Q: What high school did you go to?

A: Sutherland High School

Q: If you had to choose a different subject to teach which one would you choose between MUSIC and NS?

A: I guess I would choose Music.

Q: What is your favourite colour?

A: Blue / Baby Blue

BY: NEO MOFEKENG AND BATHANDWA BHENGU

Horse riding at PCS by Lakiesha Pather

Horse Riding at P.C.S!

Horse Riding has gone unnoticed at the Pretoria Chinese School.

Left: Lakiesha, getting ready to compete in the 70cm jumps!

She came second and third in the 70cm showjumping course and she invited two of her friends who supported her.

 

Left: Our rider grooms her horse’s tail while she talks to her instructor, and her friends brush the horse’s body.

She also competed in several South African National Equestrian Schools Associations (SANESA) competitions throughout last year where she came first and second for level 0 showjumping.

Above right: Our winner poses behind her second first place Rosette.

Above Left: Lakiesha achieved first place in their first SANESA event.

On Saturday 5^th of March, one of the riders will be riding in the Level 1 competition for the Pretoria Chinese School. Wishing them well.

INTERVIEWS - morning swimming by Calum Grindlay and Alexia Argyrou

RED by Lindokuhle Nkoane

RED

RED…what is red?  

RED could mean danger   

You can spot red danger in everybody

Through their eyes and facial features

Red could mean wild at heart

Born to party, forced to work

Red could mean love

When a boy you like, likes another person

Your heart just crumbles and you feel rage

-       By Lindokuhle Nkoane

A monkey without a tail- article by Isabella Afonso and illustration by Ipeleng Madibeng

This year, instead of using our normal system of merit rewards, we'll be adding a tail to the monkey. This will now be a competition between the Lions, Tigers and Dragons. If you receive a merit it adds another sticker (the colour of your house) to the tail. 

So far the Dragons are in first place by two merits while the Lions are second and the Tigers are third. At the end of the year the house with the most merits will receive a reward. 

All the houses are excited to find out who will win and what their reward will be. It's an academic race to the finish line!

DISGUSTING (poem) by Luyanda Maseko

 Danger is close

   Irritation is near

Snott on tissue

 Garbage in bins

  Unhygienic trash

    Smells of badness

     Toxic gases killing

 Ill people dying

     Nausea for the sick

       Gross, DISGUSTING!!!

CRICKET INTERVIEW BY CALUM GRINDLEY

Bats by Jordanne McDonald

Aero-Bat-Ics

Did You Know?...

•              Bats land upside down in a specific way.
•              Bats have to perform landings that is very different  from other winged animals.
•              They have heavy wings for their body size.
•              No other flying animal lands like a bat.