TOTT 2 September 2021

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AROUND SCHOOL
RECYCLING FUN: Athalia Venter, a Grade 2 pupil at El
Shaddai Christian Academy, had fun creating transport using
recycled materials
FUTURE REPORTER: Likuye Duma from El Shaddai Christian
Academy decided that he would like to be a journalist when he
grows up. The Grade 1s were assigned a community helper
and had to dress up and bring props to act out the community
helper. This was a creative way to learn and demonstrate the
many different careers available to help inspire them to find
their purpose
WHAT A LOT I GOT! Port Alfred High School teacher and
proud past pupil, Melissa du Randt was thrilled to receive a
hamper of goodies from stationery retailer, Waltons to thank
her for participating in their virtual Back to School Stationery
Drive for 2022. Each year, Waltons distributes catalogues to
all the school’s pupils and provides a rebate to the SGB’s
operating costs on the rand value of the total orders placed by
pupils
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hearing tested
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Many people’s lives changed thanks to today’s
technology
What is the
value of
yo u r
hearing? Can you
imagine living without
hearing?
How about living
without good, clear
hearing?
September is
Hearing Awareness
Month, and as such, it
is a time to raise
awareness about
hearing loss and the
debilitating effect it
can have on a person’s
life.
As Helen Keller
said: “Blindness
separates people from
things; deafness
separates people from
p e o p l e .”
So often people
say: “I can hear well, I
just can’t make out the
words, especially
when there is
background noise.”
This is an
indication of possible
h i g h - f r e q u e n cy
hearing loss, which
can be brought on by
noise exposure,
medication, trauma,
illness (such as
diabetes) or
presbycusis (agerelated
hearing loss).
The only way to
know for sure if you
suffer from hearing
loss is to have it tested.
Hearing
technology has
improved immensely
in the past few years,
to the point where it is
now able to adapt
automatically to
virtually every
e nv i r o n m e n t ,
allowing almost
anyone with a hearing
impairment to enjoy
good, clear hearing
and to never feel
separated at a social
gathering.
A hearing test
provides one with a
base-line audiogram
for future comparison
as well as the
percentage of hearing
loss and whether one
is a potential
candidate for hearing
aids or if it is
necessary to be
referred for surgical or
medical intervention.
Optimal hearing is
one of the key aspects
to being able to live
life to the full.
Smart Hearing,
situated at 29
Campbell Street, is
offering free hearing
screening tests for the
month of September.
Please call 046-
624-1738 if you wish
to make an
appointment, or email
keri@smarthearing.co.za
for additional
information.
❝ Blindness separates
people from things;
deafness separates
people from people.