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30 January - 12 February 2018
New learners take on big school With brave smiles and great anticipation, new grade 1 learners quickly settled into their new environment at Hermanus’ primary schools. Moms and dads were on hand to help calm nervous newcomers, while their teachers quickly made them feel welcome. With a long road ahead of them over the next 12 years, the learners will be in capable hands in one of the country’s top school districts. While the grade 1s made themselves comfortable, the grade 8s in the town’s high schools were put through their paces on the first day of orientation.
Lilly Neal’s mom, Tania Pretorius-Neal (left), spent a while in the classroom on her daughter’s big day at Hermanus Primary School. PHOTOS: Hedda Mittner and Taylum Meyer, Titanium Photography.
In front are Cwebeni Sinentlahla and Lithabo Fihla, with Janekwana Endinoko and Foxo Onwabile behind them, on their first day in the grade 1B class of Miss Bukiwe Dyan at Lukhanyo Primary School in Zwelihle.
Ansua Eloff, Adé van Jaarsveld, Helouise Havenga, Emma Lemmer and Amelie Myburgh were very excited to start their first day of Grade 1 in Miss Minette Archer’s class at Curro Hermanus.
Chanlyn Coert was all smiles as her dad, Shane Booysen of the Overstrand Fire Department, escorted her to her classroom at Hermanus Primary School.
Milani Mohle and Masumpa Luphumlo, and Zenzile Athule and Mqnana Azukile behind them showed no sign of nerves on their first day in ‘Big School’ at Lukhanyo.
This groups of new grade 8 learners at Hermanus High School had to learn a song and a routine to be performed in the school hall as part of their orientation.