Interview with Mrs Holmwood and student (Refilwe Mashiane) about their thoughts on Toastmasters by Isabella Afonso

Mrs Holmwood:

Q - Do you think toastmasters will benefit students who participate?
A - "Yes, definitely! Students learn how to communicate effectively and they grow in confidence."

Q - What new skills can students learn from toastmasters?
A - "They will learn how to deliver a speech in front of an audience. They learn to speak with purpose,clarity and eloquence."

Q - Would taking part in this course possibly improve the student's English marks?
A - "It will definitely help them in their oral assessment, as the skills are the same."

Student (Refilwe Mashiane):

Q - Do you think that toastmasters will help you improve your speech making skills?
A - "Yes, because when I need to do a formal speech I will remember the course I did in toastmasters."

Q - Have you enjoyed the lessons you've attended so far?
A - "Yes, because it is nice introducing yourself every evening and gaining confidence."

Q - Would you recommend the toastmasters course to the grade sevens of 2017?
A - "Yes, because it will help them with their confidence and speech preparing skills."

Interhouse Swimming Gala- by Jordanne McDonald

        

The Pretoria Chinese School’s interhouse swimming gala was held on Friday, January 22, 2016 – a cloudy day that turned into a day of fun in the sun. The Tigers sadly was the only house that dressed up for the event and showed off their festive dress as Hawaiian Hoola Dancers. At the end of the day the Lions all ended up being painted blue!

At last the swimming began and the pool area was a beehive of activity! Everyone was in good spirits and supported their teams at the top of their voices. Big and small were in the pool giving it their best – some with more success than others but the enthusiasm was never lacking. The Dragons were victorious in the gala with the Lions a close second, and the Tigers third, but everyone had fun.

The race of the teachers against the students was loudly encouraged and supported, and although the teachers won the race, the students put up a good fight. Coach Nicky then had a race against one of the high school boys known as Henry “The Fish”, and only narrowly lost.

The annual interhouse gala at PCS was, as always, well supported by pupils, teachers and parents alike and everyone had a lot of fun. We are all looking forward to the event next year!

Bathandwa Bhengu: Quiz

1.   Who was the second host of Our Perfect Wedding?

     A - Nomzamo Mbatha

     B - Tumi Morake

     C - Brenda Ngxoli

     D - Pumeza Mdabe

2.   Who owns the song Nomusa?

      A - Emtee

      B - Witness The Funk

      C - Maggz D-Ma-E

3.   What is the fifth planet from the sun?

    A - Mecury

    B - Neptune

    C - Jupiter

    D – Mars

4.   Where is the San Augustine Hospital?

    A - Pretoria

    B - Cape Town

    C - Durban

    D – Bloemfontein

5.   How many players are there in a netball team?

      A - 5                 B - 3                   C – 7                     D - 9

  

6.   Complete this sentence ‘’it’s raining cats and…’’

       A - donkeys

       B - camels

       C - dogs

       D - fish

7.   Who plays Qondi in Isibaya?

       A - Jessica Nkosi

       B - Fifi Cooper

       C - Gigi Lamyne

       D - Nomzamo Mbatha

8.   Where is Warm Baths Forever Resort?

       A - Gauteng

       B - Western Cape

       C - Limpopo

       D - Kwa-Zulu Natal

9.   On what channel does Family Matters play?

       A - 127            B - 134            C - 107               D – 141

10.   Who plays Nicole in Hanging With Mr Cooper?

        A - Raven Symone

        B - Zendaya

        C - Bella Thorne

        D - Keke Palmer

Answers:1c,2b,3c,4c,5b,6b,7a,8c,9b,10a

PCSOB 2nd Edition

Welcome to Pretoria Chinese School of Blog! by Ms. Louw

This is a Senior Preparatory project of the Pretoria Chinese School, proudly presented by the Newspaper Club. 

NOTE: Every time the interface colour of the blog changes, it means a new edition is available. Edition 2 is BLUE.

Make sure to scroll down as far as possible and to click on "OLDER POSTS" to see all the entries.

Click on the headings or on images itself to view it bigger :)

This time around we have added VIDEOS!

U13 PCS Cricket - WE WON!

Chinese Culture Festival and Valentines Day by Melinda Reyneke photography by Jordanne McDonald

For the past few weeks the Senior Preparatory art classes were a hive of activity. You could just feel the creative juices flowing. Everyone was busy creating their own masterpiece for the Chinese Cultural Festival. The rules were that any medium could be used but the Chinese character for love had to be on the final product.

On Friday, 9 October, the celebration was held at school. We were honored by the presence of the Chinese ambassadors who enjoyed the festival with us. Entertainment included a short play by the College Chinese Culture Club and dancing by the Senior Preparatory Chinese Culture Club. Bianca van Zyl gave a presentation on what people from around the world think about love. In total, I think the whole festival was a huge success.

Each and every artwork was unique and amazing in its own way, the five winners from each grade were:

Grade 7:      1) Daniella Lee Ming-Yesca

                     2) Luca Nortje

                     3) Leah De Steur        

                     4) Bianca van Zyl

                     5) Prisha Brijraj

Grade 6:      1) Tiffany Schäfer

                     2) Isabella Alfonso

                     3) Sinenjabulo Masango 

                     4) Glory Odiegwa

                     5) Refilwe Mashiane

Grade 5:      1) Melinda Reyneke

                    2) Jordanne McDonald

                    3) Sydney Curwen

                    4) Rein de Kok

                    5) Luc Lapage

Grade 4:      1) Ethan De Steur

                    2) Alexia Argyrou

                    3) Fae Rundle

                    4) Caylin Oosthuizen

                    5) Cazia Niken

Caricature by Zeenat Mahomed Khan