ANNUAL MAGAZINE - Dominican Convent School

out in the world
jungle rumble
Grade 2 Outing
to Jungle
Rumble
The Grade 2 learners went to Jungle Rumble. This is what they
had to say:
Nsika: “It was fun climbing on the things and sliding down and landing
in the balls.”
Liam: “It was awesome at Jungle Rumble.”
Kgotso: “I told my mom we have to go again.”
Buhle: “It was very nice.”
The learners ran and climbed, walked on stilts, wrote on chalk
boards, went on slides and hit punching bags. A lot of fun was
had by all.
Exploring
Cultural Roots
On Tuesday 6 March the Grade 5s went to Lesedi Cultural
Village. We had so much fun taking a tour around Zulu, Basotho,
Xhosa, Pedi and Ndebele villages. We learned so many things
about these cultures’ clothing, food, and production of utensils,
tools and weapons. The best part was their music and dance. We
sat back and enjoyed the rhythm.
Motheo Msimanga, Gr 5s
Fire
Department Visit
The Pre-Primary Department were visited by the Fairview
Fire Station on Tuesday 10th July 2012. All the children were
excited to see the firemen dressed in their uniforms. We all
gathered on the Murray Park field, where they demonstrated
the water cannon and jaws of life, and taught the children the
very important number, 10177, in case of emergencies. They
were shown the different apparatus used in a rescue, as well as
listened to the siren and saw the lights. We would like to thank
the Fairview Fire Station and their wonderful staff for an exciting
morning, as well as Mr Edwin Ngobeni, a father who is a fireman
at the Fairview Fire Station, for making this possible.
Inaugural
Primary School
Campout
The Grade 4-7 learners enjoyed a most fun-filled sleepover at
school this past weekend. Learners embraced the life skills
lessons, teamwork and the values of tolerance and appreciation,
as they competed with each other. The pool party set the tone,
followed by team-building activities, song and dance, movies, tag
rugby with the Gauteng Lions coach, and basketball interaction.
Visiting The
Mountain
Kingdom 2011
Lesotho, the Mountain Kingdom. The experience of climbing
Thababosiu was a dream come true for all the learners, especially
because it is where the graves of all the kings, including Kings
Moshoeshoe I and II, are found. Riding on horses was another
good experience. The Dominican SeSotho FET learners enjoyed
visiting the Mazenod printing press, where the Moeletsi wa
Basotho (Adviser of the Basotho) newspaper and Catholic books
are printed. They also visited King Letsie II’s palace, the caves,
the University of Roma, Morija books, Lesotho Sun and many
other places.
Admin Outing
to the Vaal
The administration staff gathered on the DCS Campus on
a Saturday morning, filled with anticipation for what was
to unfold. This was not an early morning to prepare papers,
answer calls, staple documents or anything like that. The admin
staff was treated to a trip to the Vaal for a much-needed teambuilding
exercise. We were welcomed by a team leader, who put
us straight to work. The team was split into two teams and the
games began with pillow fights, hula hoops, leadership games
and, wait for it ... an hour-long boat cruise with luncheon. We
thank the management for this.
Bosco Camp
On 24 March we went on a camp at Bosco. It was the Grade 4s,
5s, 6s and 7s. When we got there we met a girl called Zama and
we played some games. We had to wait for the other children to
get there. When they got there, Zama showed us our dormitories
that we were going to sleep in. I took my bags and ran to my bed.
I just jumped on my bed and said “Yippee!” I felt like I was in
heaven. I was so happy to spend a weekend with my friends. We
had a movie night, where we watched a movie which has Chris
Rock in it. The next day we played games, and I enjoyed playing
with and competing against the other children. We played soccer,
netball, basketball and rugby, and I got a medal for rugby.
Nwabisa Moyo, Gr 5M
out in the world
“I enjoyed the pool party and being away from home with my friends.”
Bohlale Masheane, gr 4
“I learnt how to appreciate what we have, not to take things for granted.
Moving away from my comfort zone and my bed, built me up.”
Nkosinathi Maseko, gr 6
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