The Pridwin Magazine - 2021

Pridwin school song

In Arthur’s realm, around the table Sat the Knights so brave and able Courteous, true – it is no fable Manners maketh man. Bedevere, one-handed, Galahad, the warrior, Launcelot, at Arthur’s side, And Tristram, with his love of fair Isolde; These four Knights, all men of virtue, Faith and Hope and Charity for you, Courage, Honour, Loyalty to you, We now follow them.

Mans van Arthur se goeie skip Prydwen Crews of Arthur’s good ship Prydwen Seil die rowwe see op aanvraag; Sailed the dang’rous seas he bid them; Ons moet dien soos ridders voorheen, We must serve as these knights did then, Bankvas tot die end. Steadfast to the end. Ubuqotho, Bulungiswa Honesty and Justice, Bambiswano, Bungane Fellowship and Friendship, Sisebenza sibekezela, Strength to strive and persevere, Kuyizimiso ‘kwakh’ ikusasa lethu. Are qualities on which to build our futures. As we face life’s trials and sorrows, Firmly meeting new tomorrows, Guarding values each man follows, Prydwen, lead us on!

School hymn

Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, Whose trust, ever child-like, no cares could destroy, Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray, Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.

Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith, Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe, Be there at our labours, and give us, we pray, Your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.

Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace, Your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace, Be there at our homing, and give us, we pray, Your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.

Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm, Whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm, Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray, Your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.

Executive Headmaster’s Address 2

Kyle Schoonbee – Guest Speaker’s Address 4 Prizes 5

Staff 13

General

Big Brother 16

Tents and Torches 18 Human Rights Day 20 Heritage Day 21 Outreach 22 Secret Sunrise 24 Headmaster’s News 25 Community Garden 26 Music 28

Junior Primary Grade 0 36 Grade 1 44 Grade 2 50 Grade 3 65 Technology 77 Concerts 78 Literacy Week 80 Numeracy Week 82

Senior Primary Grade 4 84 Grade 5 94 Grade 4 & 5 Concert 104 Grade 6 106 Grade 7 120 Grade 7 Tour to Babanango 128 Afrikaans Creative Writing 130 French Creative Writing 131 isiZulu Creative Writing 132 Speech Festival 134

Sport Basketball 136 Cricket 138 Hockey 144 Rugby 153 Soccer 159 Swimming 167 Tennis 168

Old Boys’ News 170

Old Boys’ Chapel and Lunch 171 Leavers’ Gift 173

Leavers’ Function 174 SACEE Competition Winning School 177

PATRICK LEES

Good morning parents, members of the Board, honoured guests, staff, but most importantly, good morning boys, gentlemen and knights of Pridwin. Welcome to your 2021 virtual Prize-giving Ceremony.

Boys, I’m sure for a lot of you the headmaster’s speech at prize-giving is the most boring thing you have to listen to all year? Well, if I were your age again, I probably would have to agree with you, but unfortunately, just like when you have to do cycle tests, or exams, or chores around the house, a headmaster has to say a few things – this is my cycle test! The good thing though is that I just have to cover two things – give a brief message to you and your parents, and to thank the many people who have made this year so special and great, albeit under challenging circumstances again.

And so, I would like to get a bit more comfortable, just give me two seconds … (changes into Pridwin uniform)

So, now that I am a Pridwin boy, I wonder what makes a Pridwin boy so remarkable? Luckily we are guided by our school’s mission statement, which aims to unlock the unique and multifaceted potential of each boy, so that he is able to make a worthwhile

and significant contribution to society going forwards. Can this ever be measured? No, as the danger of constant measuring is that we might turn out robotic, miserable beings who are only good at passing tests and worried about marks – so stressed out by the next test that we miss out on so much of the inbetweens of life. I truly believe education at Pridwin must not just be restricted to Maths, English, the Sciences or Technology, but also must be about learning character. Luckily Pridwin values create character, things that can’t be measured, such as curiosity, creativity, imagination, risk taking, sensitivity, adaptability, motivation, drive and enthusiasm. But in order to achieve any of these our boys need to be comfortable and happy within. Only then can we really practise and live out our Pridwin values.

So how do we live out our Pridwin values? I have my Pridwin bag here (let’s think of it as our heart and mind and soul) and I want to hypothetically pack it with the eight Pridwin values so you boys can see what you carry every day in your hearts.

In alphabetical order, who can tell me what our first value is? Yes, balance. At Pridwin, there is no doubt that there are so many opportunities for boys, whether it be academics, arts and culture, music or sport or even in the hidden curriculum. The secret is, however, that we need to find that balance of doing our best in everything we do. If we can do that, manage that, understand the need for balance in our lives or personality, it will be for the better. And so we can pack the value of balance in our bag.

What’s the next value? Yes, collaboration. At Pridwin, there is such

wonderful collaboration everywhere we look – with our boys, our staff and our parents. There is simply no greater truth than the fact that the quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers and at Pridwin this is no exception. We have such a wonderful staff and I have no doubt that our camaraderie, teamwork and laughter are the reasons we have such happy boys and such a happy school. For this, I thank all the teaching, administration, estate and cleaning staff – a strong chain is made up of many links.

Thank you, too, to our parents, guardians and grandparents for the continued support and collaboration you show in the school, becoming actively involved or supporting your boys in matches, plays, functions, etc. whenever and wherever you can. It is only very occasionally that we forget we are all on the same side, but I personally only value constructive feedback, ideas, as through this, mutual respect is collaborated and can be achieved. I think we can safely put the value of collaboration in the bag!

The next value is? Yes, empathy. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Our boys show an amazing willingness and ability to be able to empathise and respect each other’s race, religion and social standing –they are the teachers of the future for us. Our school is transforming and I am delighted as to how the Transformation, Diversity and Belonging Committee and its work groups, not to mention parents, have embraced transformation at Pridwin. Thank you to Neo Mamathuba for her leadership in this area and I am confident that we will have a transformed school in the very near future where every boy, teacher and

parent feels like they belong! So let’s pack empathy away.

The next value is? Yes, humility. We need to stay humble and remind ourselves of our privilege. We must never take anything for granted and continue to always give. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our community partnerships, St Vincent School for the Deaf, our bursary programme and all the other outreach programmes that we are so involved in. In the bag goes humility.

The next value is? Yes, independence. We are fortunate that due to our independence Pridwin is able to offer so much more than just our academic curriculum. There is no doubt that by the time our boys are in Grade 7, they are equipped with skills to fly in their respective high schools and beyond. Remember boys, as I often say, “Be the best you that you can

be!” No one else can do it for you, you have to do it. And so in the bag goes independence!

The next value is? Yes, leadership. We have the most amazing leaders at Pridwin and I would like to thank Winston Monale, the chairman of the Board for his service to the school, incredible insight, bravery and support. To Andrew Warren, the chairman of the Finance Committee, thank you for your unwavering support and guidance in the finance department. Thank you to Lisa Jarvis, the PPA chair; your passion and love for the school is amazing and we are delighted you will be joining the Board next year. Thank you, too, to the PPA executive team, the class representatives as well as the Pridwin Foundation Board under the leadership of Thabo Seopa.

Thank you to my executive team, Ross Grimley, Joanne Glendinning,

Mdu Ndlovu and Katherine Rattray. Thank you for your leadership, friendship and support and, might I say, the sometimes necessary glass. I really appreciate our partnership and value the fact that I can always rely on you. I would also like to thank my PA, Terine Moodley, for her support and discretion. I think we can safely say that leadership can go in the bag.

The penultimate value is? Correct, respect. Our boys respect our school, they respect our teachers and they respect the environment. We also respect each other without any prejudice over race, culture or religion. I would also like to pay respect to three staff who are leaving us. To Shannon Coles who is emigrating to Australia, thank you for being the most wonderful all-round teacher. You have made your mark in so many areas and will be sorely missed. To Sue van Staden who will be returning to her alma mater,

Kingsmead, thank you for being the most outstanding teacher, you will be a huge loss to us, but we wish you everything of the best. Lastly to an intern, Rose Tsoafo, who qualifies as a teacher and takes up a post at Grayston. Congratulations, Rose, and we know that Pridwin has given you the skills to become an amazing teacher. Respect goes into the bag!

And the last value is? Yes, responsibility. We live in a very unequal country, but at Pridwin we are so fortunate, but with that comes responsibility. We have to be responsible for ourselves, our families, our school and our country. It is our duty to make sure we are making a difference. If we can do that then responsibility goes into the bag!

As the Grade 7 boys celebrated their Leavers’ Lunch on Saturday, I looked at this wonderful group of boys who were celebrating, almost as much as their parents, their Prep School years and memories – their wins, their failures, their struggles, their accomplishments – there were several unscripted moments during that day

– a whole year all playing marimbas; a whole year all dancing on the stage; a whole year all high-fiving each other as they walked down the tables to collect their gifts; a whole year playing outside in the rain; and a whole year who will go forth to the next step and chapter prepared for life. Pridwin’s values did this. Our school motto says Ex nihilo nihil fit, which means out of nothing comes nothing … these boys have embraced and packed everything into their bags and are truly ready for the future.

When the school creates righteousness in the hearts and minds of children, the child’s mind is ignited with thoughts and they in turn grow wings to fly.

Teaching is the most optimistic of occupations. We have no way of looking, as Banquo says to Macbeth, “into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not”. But, we put the world before our boys and challenge them to make it theirs. A teacher’s obligation is to provide his or her students with means, not ends. We provide opportunities for them, offer

them a dash of enthusiasm and a pinch of good humour, with the hope that their imaginations can feast upon the banquet laid before them. Ann Landers, a child nurse who wrote for the Chicago Sun in 1941 said, “It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.” Pridwin does this!

And so there we have it, I have my bag, packed with the Pridwin values and I challenge you all to do the same. Powerful values that will make us all richer, better and more successful in more ways than we could ever imagine. This is what a Pridwin boy has in their bag.

I hope your holiday is balanced, collaborative, empathetic, there is lots of humility, independence and leadership and that there is always respect and responsibility, and I look forward to seeing you all in the new year. To our Grade 7 boys and families, keep our Pridwin values close by and good luck!

Thank you!

https://youtu.be/0LJErzJjA6U

Kyle Schoonbee – Guest Speaker’s Address

CATEGORY PRIZE ACHIEVER

Grade 4E

Certificates of Endeavour Afrikaans

Ben Curtin Rivan Naidoo

Art Ziya Ismail Mohapi Ntseare Drama Thomas Burgoyne English Thomas Burgoyne Ben Curtin

Integrated Sciences Harley Larsen Hamza Wadee isiZulu Muhammed Asvat Mohapi Ntseare Mathematics Ahmad Mahomedy Gopal Padayachee STEAM Muhammed Asvat Sam Habershon

Most Improved Afrikaans

Gabangaye Thabethe English Gabangaye Thabethe Integrated Sciences Eoin Gaffney isiZulu Callum Wilson Mathematics Solwazi Zungu

Certificates of Achievement English, Integrated Sciences Christian Jooste Mathematics Callum Wilson

Certificates of Excellence Consistent Effort Dylan Price Academic Excellence Christian Jooste

Grade 4F

Certificates of Endeavour Afrikaans

Zaheer Angamia Oliver Yuill

Art Zohaib Merchant Zaidaan Rawat

Drama Daniel Collingridge English Max Baxter Daniel Collingridge

Integrated Sciences Molemi Monene William Rattray isiZulu Luca Blount Oliver Yuill Mathematics Max Baxter Luke Smithyman STEAM Abdullah Gani Duncan Webb

Most Improved Afrikaans

Muhammed Suhail Garda English Nicholas Sardi

CATEGORY PRIZE

ACHIEVER

Samuel Warman isiZulu, Mathematics Luca Can Hutchinson

Integrated Sciences

Certificates of Achievement English, Mathematics Zaheer Angamia Integrated Sciences

Oliver Yuill

Certificates of Excellence Consistent Effort Oliver Yuill Academic Excellence Zaheer Angamia

Grade 4 Overall

Certificate of Achievement

Grade 5G

FAL Afrikaans

Christian Jooste

FAL isiZulu Dylan Price Headmaster’s Award Harley Larsen Sir Morien Award Ryder Beck

Certificates of Endeavour Art

Rafael Beyin

Akin Okoudjou

Christopher Felet English Mohammed Maal Nuzayh Sarang Mathematics Fynn Asamoah Rocco Mtetwa

Drama

Natural Science

Christopher Felet Yusuf Tayob Social Science Mohammed Maal Yusuf Tayob

STEAM Ben Arnott Tyghe Müller

Most Improved English Ben Arnott Mathematics Keamo Noge Natural Science Rocco Mtetwa Social Science Sava Theodosiou

Certificates of Achievement Drama Keamo Noge Natural Science James Dickinson English, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science

Certificates of Excellence

Grade 5K

Theodore Warui

Paul Tebeila Academic Excellence

Consistent Effort

Certificates of Endeavour Art

Theodore Warui

Nasir Osman

Mikhil Patel

Maximillian Feÿ English Hiyaw Beyin

Drama

Matthew Southey Mathematics Suleiman Cassimjee Rushir Nagar

CATEGORY PRIZE ACHIEVER

Certificates of Endeavour Natural Science Harry Serrurier Mikhil Patel Social Science Kayur Bhaga Matthew Southey STEAM Kayur Bhaga Robert Smuts

Most Improved English Ben Brown Mathematics Mason Bunkell Natural Science Bhaveer Ranchod Social Science Mpho Mokake

Certificates of Achievement Drama Matthew Southey Natural Science Mason Bunkell English, Mathematics, Social Science Sékou O’Hanlon

Certificates of Excellence

Grade 5S

Certificates of Endeavour

Consistent Effort Mason Bunkell Academic Excellence Max Vries

Art

Farai Muronda

Ruben See-Schierenberg Galvan Drama Imaad Samodien

English Leano Labuschagne Imaad Samodien Mathematics Ryan Ramage Natural Science Fynn Croad Ross Nel Social Science Fynn Croad Shiv Parbhoo STEAM Ryan Ramage Imaad Samodien

Most Improved English, Social Science Ruben See-Schierenberg Galvan Mathematics Chulumanco Mrwata Natural Science Nicholas Scheuermaier

Certificates of Achievement Drama Shiv Parbhoo English, Social Science Nicholas Roos Mathematics Avaneesh Nunna Natural Science Ruben See-Schierenberg Galvan

Certificates of Excellence Consistent Effort Avaneesh Nunna Academic Excellence Nicholas Roos

Grade 5 Overall

Certificates of Endeavour

FAL Afrikaans

Rushir Nagar Nasir Osman Grant Roberts Robert Smuts

CATEGORY PRIZE

Certificates of Endeavour

Certificates of Achievement

Grade 6

Certificates of Endeavour

ACHIEVER

Most Improved Sava Theodosiou

FAL isiZulu Mason Bunkell Leano Labuschagne Bhaveer Ranchod Theodore Warui

Most Improved Mpho Mokake

SAL Afrikaans Mason Bunkell Mikhil Patel

SAL Extra English James Dickinson Shiv Parbhoo Bhaveer Ranchod Matthew Southey

SAL French Sékou O’Hanlon Theodore Warui

SAL isiZulu Nicholas Roos Max Vries

FAL Afrikaans Max Vries

FAL isiZulu Avaneesh Nunna Headmaster’s Award Muhammad Noorbhai

Sir Morien Award Ryan Ramage

Art

Reeza Kazi

Dylan Martens

Caleb Pennington Syan Ramchander

Xem van Zalk

David Webb

English

Raphael Blount

Michael Costa

Anthony Crossley

Fredy Kameni Reeza Kazi Zachariah Mtine

FAL Afrikaans

Sean Burman

Ross Faber

Reeza Kazi Zaeem Laher

FAL isiZulu

Raphael Blount

Aiden Greenstein

Zachery Ichikowitz

Tshimega Magakgala

Lukhanyo Sotyantya

Mathematics Aiden Greenstein

CATEGORY PRIZE

Certificates of Endeavour

Mathematics

ACHIEVER

Oliver Lamb

Njabulo Mabena Mukona Marageni Bryce Sampson Muhammed Tayob Natural Science Zaeem Laher Tshimega Magakgala Dylan Martens Andrew Müller Allan Patu Oliver Thompson

SAL Afrikaans Tshimega Magakgala Alexander Stewart

SAL Extra English Tinnare Hatendi Fredy Kameni Pierre-Alvaro Ngankeu Adrian Roberts

SAL French Hayden O’Raw Syan Ramchander

SAL isiZulu David Webb Social Science Lethabo Makwela Allan Patu Dylan Martens Adrian Roberts Lukhanyo Sotyantya Leo Watson

STEAM

Most Improved English

Certificates of Achievement

Certificates of Excellence

Raphael Blount Siya Dlomo Fredy Kameni Njabulo Mabena Amaan Mohamed Sam Zimerman

Muhammed Tayob

FAL Afrikaans Steven Sutherland

FAL isiZulu Alexander Stewart

Mathematics James Hefer Natural Science Joshua Mans Social Science Elias Masango

FAL Afrikaans Amaan Mohamed Social Science

Raphael Blount English, Mathematics, Natural Science, FAL isiZulu Nevan Naidoo

Consistent Effort

Raphael Blount

CATEGORY PRIZE

Certificates of Excellence

Academic Shields

Academic Honours

Grade 7

Certificates of Endeavour

ACHIEVER

Academic Excellence Nevan Naidoo Headmaster’s Award Amaan Mohamed Sir Morien Award Allan Patu

Academic Half Colours

Sean Burman, Dougal Carr, Michael Costa, Zachery Ichikowitz, Amaan Mohamed, Hayden O’ Raw, Alexander Stewart, David Webb

Academic Full Colours

Raphael Blount, Aiden Greenstein, Zaeem Laher, Tshimega Magakgala, Mukona Marageni, Nevan Naidoo, Oliver Thompson

Art

Ulrich Feÿ Nicholas Morgan Nathan Teper Rhys Watson

English Shaiyen Desai Matthias Hassam Ansh Mehta Hlumile Ntontela Christopher Roos Luzuko Zithulele

FAL Afrikaans Adam Angamia Luke Dickinson James Serrurier James Voller

FAL isiZulu Christopher Jarvis Ansh Mehta Mpumelelo Mkhize

Mathematics Matthew Bezuidenhout Aarav Desai

Shayur Nagar James Serrurier Luzuko Zithulele

Natural Science

Thomas Arnott

Ulrich Feÿ Nicholas Morgan Nathan Teper

SAL Afrikaans Matthias Hassam Benjamin Schärges

SAL Extra English Luke Dickinson Jakob Kullmann James Serrurier Michael Smithyman

SAL French Liam Glyn-Jones

CATEGORY PRIZE

Certificates of Endeavour

ACHIEVER

SAL isiZulu Khalane Moletsane Christopher Roos

Social Science

Jeremy Bottomley

Ulrich Feÿ Oliver Proudfoot Michael Smithyman

STEAM Adam Angamia

Liam Glyn-Jones Ansh Mehta Luzuko Zithulele

Most Improved English

Dimo Papadopoulos

FAL Afrikaans James Jarvis

FAL isiZulu Liyema Zondi Mathematics Muzammil Peer Natural Science Liyema Zondi Social Science William Stevens

Certificates of Achievement

FAL Afrikaans Ulrich Feÿ

FAL isiZulu Luzuko Zithulele

English, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science Mishar Batohi

Certificate of Excellence

Consistent Effort Aarav Desai

Academic Shield Academic Half Colours Matthew Bezuidenhout

Academic Honours Academic Full Colours Aarav Desai, Ulrich Feÿ

Special Awards – Cultural Awards

Music O’Regan trophy for Outstanding Progress in Instrumental Music Mishar Batohi

Richard Clowes Music Prize –The highest honour awarded in the Music Department

Jakob Kullmann

Glyn Art Prize Grade 5 Tyghe Müller

Middle Glyn Art Prize Grade 6 Tinnare Hatendi

Senior Glyn Art Prize Grade 7 Liam Glyn-Jones

STEAM Award Grade 5 Sékou O’Hanlon Grade 6 Hayden O’Raw Grade 7 Jeremy Bottomley

Chess Awards James Clarke Junior Chess Award Max Baxter

Senior Chess Award Robert Burman

Alpha Shield Galahad

Margaret Beck Award for Erudition Elijah Onyejiaka Sports Awards

Headmaster’s Discretionary Award For Outstanding Service to the Sporting Life of the School

William Stevens

PRIZES

CATEGORY PRIZE ACHIEVER

Burman Sportsmanship Award For the boy who set the highest standards of true sportsmanship during his Pridwin career

Stephen Anderson Award For the best all-round sportsman during his career at Pridwin

Sportsman of the Year

Final Awards

Matthew Ellish Award For perseverance and consistent effort

Mpumelelo Mkhize

James Jarvis Sir Morien Award

Mrkusic Award For helpfulness

Christopher Roos

Rhys Watson Dux Scholar

Pickering Award For service to the school

Top Grade 7 Academic Mishar Batohi

Des Hilton Ambassador Award To the boy who best personifies those qualities we value at Pridwin

Ulrich Feÿ

Shaiyen Desai

Robert Burman

Victor North

The Headmaster’s Sword of Honour For integrity, example, and leadership Robert Burman

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Front

Back row: Manny Mailula, Cobus Hebbert, Charmian MacFarlane, Abraham Nyoni, Obakeng Maila, Glad Mmutle, Tyrone Edwards, Greg Smith, Noxman Chauke, Kerry Stassen, Mashudu Mokatse, Donna d’Elboux, Sarfaraaz Khan, Hlengiwe Mtshali, Khaya Sithole, Libbie du Toit

4th row: James Makhuvele, Amukelane Maswangangi, Mona-Lisa Myemane, Rebecca Mohomane, Lebo Motsir, Nondumiso Nkone, Simmy Mostert, Avuye Ngqaleni, Litha Mabece, Susan Bryson, Thandekile Nkala, Harriet Peega, Eunice Xulu, Megan Irons, Chantalle Fowler, Thomas Ngobeni

3rd row: Belinda Strydom, Sebongile Masetloa, Charles Mugerwa, Richard Mbatha, Angie Elliott, Pretty Maqingana, Sarah Malebe, Michelle Strugnell, Carol Flekser, Jenna-Lee Kuhn, Shannon Coles, Gavin Lindemann, Sonia Arends, Margaret Dale, Genieve Arnold, Thandazile Ndlovu, Sabah Amer, Leigh Walker, Mugoli Cizungu

row: Pam Nicolaidis, Joyce Molefe, Ivy Mtetwa, Loren Magagula, Dwaine Bowles, Ernest Ramalefane, Balunga Mbangi, Gift Nkosi, Mark Dzanibe, Thabi Swart, Shan Sabbadin, Ceri Gunning, Sam Eichstadt, Tamara Reddy, Thulani Khumalo, JP Cohen, Clive Nobela, Lauren Lieberthal, Angeline Mgaga, Rose Tsoafo

row: Jodi Steyl, Chris Harrison, Kerri-Lyn Jones, Jade Boltman, Joe Xaba, Katherine Rattray, Ross Grimley, Patrick Lees, Joanne Glendinning, Mdu Ndlovu, Karien Gudde, Verna Ashford, David Arendse, Sue Kirk, Terine Moodley

Staff

LEAVING STAFF

Eswee Prinsloo

Charmian MacFarlane

Gladys Mbatha

Chiquita

Candy

Shannon Coles

Scott Conway Demi-Rae Le Roux

Rose Tsoafo

The following staff members left the school in 2021 and we thank them for their service to the school.

The Pridwin staff embodied the spirit of love on Valentine’s Day by dressing in shades of reds and pinks. The break was spent enjoying a special tea with their Pridwin Pal.

Human Rights Day is an important day in the South African calendar. It is a day where we commemorate those who participated in making our country a democracy, those who stood up for what is right, despite persecution. It is important for us to share this history with our boys so that they can understand what South

Africa has struggled for and value this. We teach this history during Social and Civic Justice lessons. This year our boys spent some time thinking about the rights they enjoy and about the responsibilities they have in upholding these rights. Each boy traced an outline of their hand and wrote their ideas on to this.

The Grade 7s led the Heritage Day Assembly by introducing the speakers and performers and by explaining aspects of our South African heritage.

Speakers or poets from each grade delivered presentations about their individual heritage whether it was local or from around the word.

These were interspersed by a performance from the staff community marimba group and a traditional dance by the ladies of the estate staff.

The day ended with a rousing rendition of our national anthem.

SELWYN MARX’S FAREWELL

Selwyn Marx, who retired as Headmaster in 2020, was not able to have a farewell that year due to Covid. Relaxed measures in 2021 meant that we were able to invite him back to the school and bid him farewell.

COMMUNITY GARDEN PROJECT

The Pridwin Community Garden is a wonderful initiative and has seen a huge transformation since its inception at the end of 2019. Originally an old clay tennis court, this area is now a thriving vegetable garden comprising 24 beds with a variety of vegetables and flowers growing within.

The garden is tended to by the Estate Staff, the Grade 4 boys and the Environmental Education students from St Vincent. Responsibilities include weeding, planting, making scarecrows to chase away the birds and watering their vegetables on a weekly basis. Once the vegetables are ready for harvesting, they are used in the Pridwin and St Vincent kitchen for lunches, and the excess food is given to staff, parents and boys to enjoy. There is great eagerness to tend to the veggies and even greater excitement when the Pridwin Community can reap the rewards of their efforts!

The community garden continues to blossom and has really grown into a beautiful space within our school. The idea behind the community garden is to ensure that our boys have an outside learning area, have a project that they can get their hands dirty with and that we have an area where the greater Pridwin Community can come together, work together and enjoy being together.

As the year drew to a close in 2020, all of us at Pridwin hoped that the new year would usher in a return to ‘normal’ teaching. Alas, this was not the case. With numbers rising over the December holiday, the second wave resulted in the school year starting online. The resilience that the boys had developed in 2020 ensured that they could continue to progress, despite the continued uncertainties that prevailed. The boys were able to seamlessly pivot between online music lessons and face to face lessons throughout the year. It was amazing to see how they had retained their knowledge and were using Google classroom, signing into Meets and communicating independently with their music teachers as if it was second nature.

With continued restrictions on gatherings, much of the department’s performances took place online. The music department presented two sets of showcases – two Junior and three Senior Showcases in April and the same again in September. A whopping total of 373 videos were submitted of boys showing off their progress for these concerts. The Johannesburg Festival for the Advancement of Music also took place Online, and many of the boys sent videos in for this event. Music exams continued digitally, with close to a hundred exams being submitted by Pridwin over the course of the year. ABRSM Music theory exams were written digitally for the first time ever, which called for much needed support from the IT department. Kingsmead hosted both a choir and an ensemble festival online, with our Senior Choir, African Ensemble, String Ensemble, Senior Jazz Band, Rock Band and the Grade 7 Marimba Group participating. Our boys have certainly learned how to record themselves and have flourished within the digital realm.

The third term finally saw the return of live performances. The Senior Jazz Band continued to rehearse outdoors on the Junior Astro, entertaining the

Junior Phase boys playing on the pirate ship, as well as parents in the car park on a Tuesday afternoon. The boys’ hard work was evident in their first live performance in almost two years, when they performed for the Riviera Grandparents Day. We also returned to the auditorium for our Lunch Hour Concerts and Soirees, which for many of the boys was their first ever opportunity to perform in front of a live audience despite having had lessons for almost two years. Having been prohibited from hosting these concerts for so long, we were reminded again just how important it is to provide our boys with the opportunity to develop their performance skills.

The third term also saw the debut performance of the Pridwin Community Ensemble. This ensemble, led by Mr Mugerwa, provides an opportunity for any member of the Pridwin community to rehearse and perform together, from boys to estate staff and even Mr Lees. This ensemble performed for the first time at the Heritage Day celebrations and were asked to entertain the Grade 7 boys and their parents at the Leavers’ Lunch in November.

In October, Dylan Price (Grade 4E) was one of 23 pianists selected to participate in the prestigious Atterbury National Piano

Competition. The competition is aimed at pianists between the ages of 5 and 19. What makes this performance especially notable is that Dylan had only had a handful of lessons in Grade 3 before the school went into lockdown. Despite the continued upheaval that the pandemic has brought, his continued commitment showed that talent in combination with hard work will create wonderful opportunities.

Our final highlight for the year was our Christmas Celebration. This year, the Grade 3 and 4 boys performed a Christmas Celebration of Music and Poetry, with the Grade 5 to 7 boys presenting our traditional Carol Service. These two events allowed us to really show off the incredible musical talent that Pridwin has to offer. As the boys came together in song, we were once again reminded that music has the unique ability to unite the whole community.

As Vaughn Fleischfresser, a wellknown music educator writes, “the Music Department is an alternate universe where pupils are often unrecognisable from who they are outside of it. The shy become confident. The agitated become calm. The lonely become included. The quiet become heard. And the lost become found. Music reveals the real child.”

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Back

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Front

row: Liyema Zondi, Allan Njanfang Patu, James Jarvis, Elijah Onyejiaka, Elias Masango

row: Luzuko Zithulele, Lethabo Makwela, Reeza Kazi, Khalane Moletsane, Hlumile Ntontela, Avaneesh Nunna

row: Mukona Marageni, Anthony Crossley, David Webb, Raphael Blount, Adrian Roberts, Fynn Asamoah, Michael Costa

row: Mr C Mugerwa, Onalerona Ndebele, Matthias Hassam, Grant Roberts, Mpumelelo Mkhize, Leano Labuschagne, Mr L Mashishi

African Ensemble

Back row: Aarav Desai, Khalane Moletsane, Rhys Watson, Matthias Hassam, Nicholas Morgan, Liyema Zondi, Reeza Kazi, Keamo Noge

row: Mason Bunkell, Nuzayh Sarang, Theodore Warui, Sava Theodosiou, Elias Masango, Njabulo Mabena, Zachariah Mtine, Anthony Crossley, Dougal Carr

row: Suleiman Cassimjee, Oliver Thompson, Siya Dlomo, Joshua Mans, Shayur Nagar, Mpumelelo Mkhize, Lethabo Makwela, Hlumile Ntontela, Adam Angamia, Adrian Roberts, Rushir Nagar, Grant Roberts

row: Mrs K Gudde, Alexandru Dobrescu, Mukona Marageni, Rafael Beyin, Hiyaw Beyin, Siyamthemba Shabangu, Ms E Meerkotter

Senior Choir

Front

2nd

Front

Front

Back row: Amaan Mohamed, Zachery Ichikowitz, Oliver Thompson, Andrew Müller, Oliver Proudfoot, Dylan Martens

row: Mr L Mashishi, Oliver Barnes, William Stevens, Victor North, Matthias Hassam, Liyema Zondi, Mr C Mugerwa

Senior African Drumming

Back row: Dzingira Matenga, Caleb Wood, Lebone Matooane, Kgosietsile Sebati

row: Elonna Peters, Azande Kupiso, Isa Mia, Talhah Cassimjee, Niam Ranchod, Musa Mkhize

row: Mrs A Te Riele, Arno Pretorius, James Janisch, Eli Teper, Lonwabo Matha, Ms L du Toit

Junior String Ensemble

Back row: Sava Theodosiou, Ziya Ismail, Raphael Blount, Mason Bunkell, Suleiman Cassimjee, Paul Tebeila

row: Mrs A Te Riele, Nathan Teper, Gopal Padayachee, Mpumelelo Mkhize, Ms L du Toit

Senior String Ensemble

Andrew Müller, Theodore Warui, Xem van Zalk, Mr P Sklair, Rourke Glossoti, Alexandru Dobrescu, Hayden O’Raw

Rock Band

Back row: James Voller, Mishar Batohi, Robert Burman, Allan Njanfang Patu, Oliver Barnes, Matthew Bezuidenhout, Miles Cox 2nd row: Zachary Woolley, Sean Burman, Avaneesh Nunna, Raphael Blount, Oliver Lamb, Shaiyen Desai, Ruben See-Schierenberg Galvan, Matthew Southey, Nevan Naidoo

Front row: Mrs K Gudde, Christopher Roos, Ulrich Feÿ, Jakob Kullmann, Victor North, Rourke Glossoti, Mrs A Elliott

Luca Blount, Christian Jooste, Mrs A Elliott, Joshua Teper, Thomas Burgoyne

Junior Jazz Band

Senior Jazz Band

Front

2nd

Back Row: Reeza Kazi, Allan Njanfang Patu, Tinnare Hatendi

row: Aiden Greenstein, Raphael Blount, Lethabo Makwela, Max Asamoah, Alexander Stewart, Adrian Roberts

Front row: Fredy Kameni Nguedam, Zachery Ichikowitz, Tshimega Magakgala, Mr C Mugerwa, Mukona Marageni, Zachariah Mtine, Michael Costa

Grade 6 Marimbas

Back row: Chulumanco Mrwata, Mpho Mokake, Fynn Asamoah, Tristan Bard, Ben Brown, Rushir Nagar

Front row: Grant Roberts, Avaneesh Nunna, Mr C Mugerwa, Max Vries, Leano Labuschagne

Back row: Benjamin Schärges, Matthias Hassam, Matthew Bezuidenhout, Miles Cox

row: James Voller, Michael Smithyman, Mr C Mugerwa, Khalane Moletsane, Shayur Nagar

Grade 7 Marimbas

Grade 5 Marimbas

Back row: Benjamin Wood, Sean Kelly

Front row: Muhammed Mukaddam, James Janisch, Mr C Mugerwa, Taariq Saloojee, Arno Pretorius

Grade 3 Marimbas

Back row: Amiri Dakile, Griffin Glossoti, Thomas Gerakaris, Joshua Greenstein, Nicholas Jooste

Front row: Benjamin Yuill, Andrew Costa, Mr C Mugerwa, Joel Asamoah, Douglas Backhouse

Back row: Thomas Burgoyne, Dylan Price, Duncan Webb

Front row: Kevin Jewell, Luca Blount, Mr C Mugerwa, Oliver Yuill

Grade 4 Marimbas

Grade 2 Marimbas

Max Bell

Noah Erasmus

Aagam Mehta

Fenngwyn Clement

Ibraaheem Hassan

Kai Moodley

Nicholas Cloete

Griffin Higham

Robert Dixon-Smith

Ismaeel Kara

Sabah Amer

Karabo Monoko

Aagam Mehta

Griffin Higham

Ibraaheem Hassan

Robert Dixon-Smith

Sebastian Rossouw

Thorin Naidoo

Benjamin van der Hoven

Sharav Naidoo

Noah Simoes

Kgotso Phatladira

Davis Rhategan

Benjamin van der Hoven

Sharav Naidoo

Sebastian Rossouw

Israel Watson

Thorin Naidoo

Tyler Royle

Davis Rhategan

Fenngwyn Clement Ismaeel Kara

Israel Watson

Kai Moodley

Kgotso Phatladira

Max Bell

Nicholas Cloete

Noah Erasmus

Noah Simoes

Tyler Royle

Farhaan Ahmed

Ishmael Chauke

Mpilo Mabusela

Edward Backhouse

Jack du Plessis

Aadil Moosa

Jamie Bernstein

Harrison Fraser

Thomas Bunkell

Akshay Lakhan

Nondumiso Nkone

Aadil Moosa

Edward Backhouse

Kamva Zithulele

Thomas Bunkell

Lebo Motsir

Kamva Zithulele

Benjamin Rowe

Khayelihle Sithole

Hammaad Mussa

Mikha Thandar

Ayaan Ramsaroop

Kingsley Whittaker

Akshay Lakhan

Ayaan Ramsaroop

Benjamin Rowe

Farhaan Ahmed Hammaad Mussa

Harrison Fraser

Ishmael Chauke

Jack Du Plessis

Jamie Bernstein

Khayelihle Sithole

Mikha Thander

Kingsley Whittaker

Mpilo Mabusela

Benoît Beukes

Zayyan Jafri

Max Lockett

Cargwyn Clement

Benjamin Jewell

Khumoetsile Mafoko

Thomas Curtin

Robert Kirkby

Cole du Toit

Patrick Levesley

Leigh Walker

Mugoli Cizungu

Anga Masia

Arvay Ramsaroop

Benjamin Jewell

Benoit Beukes

Cargwyn Clement

Dharian Soobramoney

Cole Du Toit

Isa Mayet

Dharian Soobramoney

Ntsika Zukani

Musa Mkhize

Ndalo Ndamase

Anga Masia

Matthew Pearce

Isa Mayet

Arvay Ramsaroop

Khumo Mafoko

Matthew Pearce

Max Lockett Musa Mkhize

Ndalo Ndamase

Ntsika Zukani

Patrick Levesley

Robert Kirkby

Thomas Curtin

Zayyan Jafri

Kaiden Derman

Lukhanyo Madalane

Cameron Havemann

Dzingira Matenga

Ina Mapeleba

Amogelang Maponyane

Mona-Lisa Myemane

Andi Behrmann

Amogelang Maponyane

Caleb Wood

Cameron Havemann

Dzingira Matenga

Elonna Peters

Ina Mapeleba

Evan McGlashan

Isa Mia

Wandile Mhlongo

Isa Mia Lebone Matooane

Evan McGlashan

Elonna Peters

Mohluli Phiri

Letsie Mutlanyane

Yaaseen Peer

Lebone Matooane

Lethokuhle Thabethe

Letsie Mutlanyane

Lukhanyo Madalane

Mohluli Phiri

Petros Yiannoulakis

Oliver Southey

Thabang Ralebitso

Oliver Southey

Lethokuhle Thabethe

Thabang Ralebitso

Victor Ralushai

Caleb Wood

Petros Yiannoulakis

Victor Ralushai

Yaaseen Peer

Wandile Mhlongo

Samuel Barnes

Isa Cassim

Rohan Dabeesingh

Patrick Jewell

Tomoki Hina

Jesse Jacobs

Alexander Harrison

Kerry Stassen

Alexander Harrison

Anesu Makamba Azande Kupiso Bokang Manasoe

Isa Cassim

Kemoboagong Matsose

Jesse Jacobs

Kgosietsile Kabelo Sebati

Yusuf Moola

Phalo Ngcayisa

Kemoboagong Matsose

Rameez Mia

Anesu Makamba

Bokang Manasoe

Khanya Masina Azande Kupiso

Khanya Masina

Patrick Jewell

Phalo Ngcayisa

Rameez Mia

Ranto Randriamalala

Rupert Raath

Rohan Dabeesingh

Samuel Barnes

Ranto Randriamalala

Kgosietsile Sebati

Ziggy O’Hanlon

Rupert Raath

Tomoki Hina

Yusuf Moola

Ziggy O’Hanlon

Joel Asamoah

Leo Berman

Ihsaan Domingo

Andrew Costa

Amiri Dakile

Rose Tsoafo

Lauren Lieberthal

Amiri Dakile

Andrew Costa

Griffin Glossoti

Ihsaan Domingo

Lungo Kamenga

Muhammed Dayyan Mussa

Riza Gardee

Toby Habershon

Vivan Patel

Muhammad Tameez Adam

Ned the crocodile is crying. He has a toothache. How did he get his sore tooth? How is he feeling? What will he do?

Ned arrives at the dentist. Oh dear! How did the dentist react? How does the dentist feel to have a crocodile as a patient? How is the dentist feeling?

The dentist is working inside the crocodile’s mouth. Write two short sentences each for the crocodile and the dentist of what they are thinking.

The dentist fetches a large injection. What is the dentist saying in two short sentences? What is the crocodile thinking in two short sentences?

Ned the Nile crocodile is happy! Why? What happened? Was his dentist visit a success or not? Why don’t we see the dentist again?

Dentist: Okay now I will put the medicine in him. Okay this is the end.

Oh Mr dentist! Can you help me? I have such a sore tooth! I am not feeling so well. My tooth is so sore! Can I sit on your chair?

Oh my gosh! There is a crocodile in my room! What must I do?

I am so scared but I will fix your tooth if you don’t bite me.

Now you can sit on the chair and I will fix it.

Croc: This is so sore but I hope it won’t hurt after this!

Dentist: I hope he is not tricking me. He said he would not bite me.

Croc: Maybe that will fix my tooth. I wonder how he will put it in me.

Phew my tooth is better! Now I can be free to do whatever I want. I’m not hungry anymore!

Mr dentist I have a very sore tooth!! I have a bit of horn in my tooth!! I am feeling so sad. I need you to see if it has to come out!

It is a crocodile! I have never seen a crocodile as a patient. I am sooooo scared I just want to run!

Croc: I am hungry but I do not want to eat him! Dentist: Please don’t eat me! I just want to live today!

Croc: Will this hurt? I don’t know. I will just do it! Dentist: This will take the pain away. Just go to sleep.

I am all better and the dentist went home because it is night time.

Leo Berman

Oh hi Mr dentist. I think yesterday I ate 16 fish and one of the fish scales got in my tooth. Please help me. I am so sore.

Oh dear! There is a crocodile in my office! OMG let me get my IPhone and call the zoo or get my AK47 and my momosniper!

Croc: Oh yes my tooth is much better! Dentist: I am so scared! Please do not eat me!

Riza Gardee

Jayden Gebreselasie

Rayhan Essay

Adam Felicidade Jones

Lungo Kamenga

Griffin Glossoti

Joshua Harrison

Toby Habershon

Muhammad Tameez Adam

Joel Asamoah

Croc: That is big! But it will help my tooth get better.

Dentist: I just want to get this done! This will help his tooth.

I am all better. My tooth is good. That dentist was good to me and he was delicious! I’m not hungry and that’s great.

Andrew Costa

Mr dentist please help me with my sore tooth! I was swimming and a Catfish zapped my tooth with its whiskers. Can I lie down in your bed?

OMG it’s a crocodile in my office! I will fix your tooth but you must promise not to eat me. Aaahhh aaaaahhhh shouted the patient.

Croc: Is everything okay? Ow ow! I can’t hold it open for much longer.

Dentist: Don’t close your mouth yet. Everything is okay but your tooth is cracked.

Croc: That looks like it will hurt but if it will help I will do it.

Dentist: This is very heavy. It will help with the pain.

I am all better! If my tooth is sore again I know where to go.

Amiri Dakile

Mr dentist please will you help with my very sore tooth!! I was swimming and I bumped into a mini crocodile and he punched me in my tooth! I am in so much pain!

Oh a crocodile! Please don’t kill me! I can help you, just don’t eat me. Take a seat.

Croc: Oh! This is going to hurt!

Dentist: Let’s hope he doesn’t close his mouth!

Croc: Oh can we just get this over with! Dentist: This will numb your tooth and make it feel better.

I am better! That dentist was delicious!! I can eat again and if I ever have a sore tooth I know where to go.

Ihsaan Domingo

Oh Mr dentist, please will you help me? I have a sore tooth! I bumped into a rock and it hurt my tooth! My tooth is so sore! I am in so much pain! Please may I have a tissue to wipe my tears? Will you help me please?

Oh my! Oh my! I am so scared! I have never treated a crocodile before! I am terrified! Oh my goodness me!

Croc: Hmm I am feeling hungry but if I eat him nobody will help me. So I think I shouldn’t eat him.

Dentist: I hope the crocodile doesn’t eat me, although if he eats me, nobody will help him.

Croc: I know that it will hurt but I know that I am taking the pain for a good reason.

Dentist: Yay! This is the last thing I’ll have to do before he leaves. Then I won’t have to be so scared.

My tooth is all better and I can eat properly now. That’s why the dentist is gone. My meal was delicious!

Rayhan Essay

Oh Mr dentist! I ate a deer and it got into places in my teeth! Oh please! Ow! Ow! Please can I have an appointment?

OMG! I have never experienced a croc patient

before in my career! I’ll promise to help you if you don’t eat me!

Croc: I think I want to eat him. Dentist: Please do not eat me!

Croc: You know this might be good! Dentist: I think this will work.

I am fabulous! I am back to normal! I feel amazing!

Riza Gardee

Dentist, I am in so much pain! A cameraman came and I jumped and I tried to eat the camera. My tooth is so painful!

OMG! Is that a crocodile?! I didn’t expect this! I am so scared! If you eat me your tooth will be much more sore. Let me fix it.

Croc: My tooth is feeling better. Dentist: I am scared and done! The dentist fetches a large injection.

Croc: Ummm, that is big but I’m ready. Dentist: Okay, open your mouth.

I am all better. I love a good meal and I am not hungry anymore.

Jayden Gebreselasie

Oh Mr dentist, please help me! I beg of you! It’s very painful! A fish bone scratched my tooth and now it’s stuck in my tooth! My tooth is so painful. Please can I sit in your chair?

I wasn’t expecting this! Aaahhh! Please don’t eat me! If you do that, I won’t be able to fix your tooth. This is very shocking! I hope he doesn’t eat me! I hope he isn’t hungry! This is so scary!

Zaarayn Pardesi

Vivan Patel

Alexander Munro

Yothando Moyo

Mohammed Sayyid Sabi

Muhammed Dayyan Mussa

William Malie

Croc: Hmm, I’m starting to feel a little hungry. No, snap out of it! You can’t eat him!

Dentist: Oh, I hope he won’t eat me! I need to help him so I have to be brave.

Croc: That is so big! I hope it’s not going to hurt! This is a little scary!

Dentist: Once I’m done he will go and leave me alone! Yes!

I feel so much better! I hope I meet another dentist because he was delicious!

Griffin Glossoti

Oh, please Mr D Bird, I ate a fish but one bone got stuck in my tooth and it’s very sore! I need you! What do I do? Do I sit in the chair or open my mouth or both?

Okay, Ned, next time just be careful when you eat. Sit and open your mouth now and it will be done before you can say ow.

Croc: It’s actually feeling better! Dentist: This is cool but scary! Almost done.

Croc: One last thing, okay? Dentist: This puts you to sleep so you will feel no pain in the process.

The toothache is gone! The dentist is waiting for patients. I just cannot believe they had some meat for me!

Toby Habershon

Ow! Ow! I was eating a really hard pill and I hurt my tooth! I am so sad! I need to go to the dentist.

The dentist goes crazy! I am so shocked! Help! There’s a crocodile in my rooms!

Croc: What are you doing? Dentist: I hope he doesn’t snap!

Croc: Oh! What’s going to happen? Dentist: I’ve got it. This will help you.

I am singing because my toothache is gone!

Joshua Harrison

The Nile crocodile walks into the room. Hi Mr. I was in a fight and I bumped my tooth. Can you help me please? It’s getting worse!

Aahh! I am scared! Do you promise you won’t bite? Cut! Bang, bang, bang! There you go!

Croc: I wonder what he is doing. Dentist: I think I found the problem.

Croc: I will take it if it fixes me. Now give it to me! Dentist: This will help you. It is pain medicine.

The dentist fixed me! I can eat properly now and the dentist was delicious!

Lungo Kamenga

Oh Mr dentist! Do something with me! I was

swimming and then I bumped into a rock! My tooth is so sore!

Oh dear! A crocodile! Please don’t eat me! I will just pull your tooth. Now say aaahhh and open your mouth.

Croc: Thank goodness! I am kind of hungry! Dentist: Please don’t eat me! Wow, that’s a big crack!

Croc: That’s huge! That looks like it could kill me! Dentist: This will do the trick. Now hold still.

I am all better! The dentist is back home. Now I can sing!

William Malie

Oh Mr dentist! Please help me with my sore tooth! I have a zebra bone stuck in it. Please can I have a seat?

Oh dear, please don’t eat me! I will do anything! Oh my gosh, that’s a big crocodile! If you dare to eat me, I will shoot you!

Croc: Yum! I am so hungry! Dentist: Please God, I don’t want to die!

Croc: What is that? Maybe it’s dangerous? Dentist: This will hurt a lot! I will put you to sleep.

I am all better and I am not hungry anymore!

Leo Berman

Muhammad Tameez

Adam

Mohammed Sayyid Sabi

Rayhan Essay

Alex Munro

Jayden Gebreselasie

Joel Asamoah

Joshua Harrison

Yothando Moyo

Oh dentist, I need your help! I have hit a big rock with a Megalodon tooth. It is getting worse and worse. Can I lay on the bed?

Oh my! I thought you were human! I’ll try my best but don’t swallow me up and don’t scare me! Here we go.

Croc: Mmm, I am very hungry! I wonder what dentist tastes like. But he’s helping me so I won’t do it.

Dentist: I don’t feel comfortable in a crocodile’s mouth!

Croc: That’s massive! Please don’t hurt me, I’m trusting you!

Dentist: This is definitely going to work. Let’s give it a shot.

I am so happy now because my tooth is fine. The dentist has left for vacation. Well, at least I’m happy now.

Alex Munro

Hi Mr dentist. Help, help, help me please. I have 20 fish bones stuck in my tooth!

Oh dear, you are a crocodile if I am not mistaken. What is your problem? I will help you as long as you don’t eat me!

Croc: I am very hungry! I think I might eat him. Dentist: Please don’t eat me!

Croc: I am so scared! I know this will hurt! Dentist: I won’t lie, this will hurt. You can take this home.

I am so happy I am singing! And I ate the dentist!

Muhammed Dayyan Mussa

Hello Mr dentist. Please help me! My tooth is so sore! It is rotten! I am feeling very upset! Can I sit?

Oh dear! What do you want? Do not eat me please! I am so scared of you! I will help you if you do not eat me, okay Ned?

Croc: Finally, he is helping me! Dentist: Please do not eat me!

Croc: That is huge! It looks like it will hurt! Dentist: You will feel better. This will help with the pain.

I am all better! Dentists are delicious! My tooth feels better AND I am not hungry anymore!

Zaarayn Pardesi

Help, Mr dentist! I have a very sore tooth! I hit my tooth on a rock. Can you fix it please?

OMG! A crocodile! I never thought I would see one in my office! I’ll fix your tooth if you don’t break my office or eat me! Come, let’s see your tooth.

Croc: I really hope he will take my tooth out! Dentist: Ah, now I see what the problem is. It’s a cracked tooth!

Croc: If it hurts, the pain will be your fault. I’m hoping my tooth will feel better afterwards. Dentist: This will help you sleep. It will be painful but worth it.

It was so worth it! I can sing now! I also got a free meal. An apple a day keeps the dentist away!

Oh Mr dentist, my tooth is hurting! Please can you help me? Please! Can I sit?

Oh my gosh! I have never had a crocodile as a patient! I will fix your tooth if you promise that you won’t eat me!

Croc: He is helping me! Dentist: Please don’t eat me!

Croc: I am going to be brave! I hope he doesn’t hurt me! Dentist: This will help you feel better!

I am all better! My tooth is not hurting so I can sing! Dentists are delicious!

Mohammed Sayyid Sabi

Oh Mr dentist, please help me with my sore tooth! I ate lots of sweets! My tooth is so sore! Can you check it?

Oh dear! There is a huge crocodile in my office! This is my first crocodile patient! I didn’t expect this! I am so scared!

Croc: This is so painful! Dentist: This is so scary!

Croc: That is big! It looks like it will hurt! Dentist: This will help you!

I am all better! The dentist has disappeared! But my tooth is better!

Vivan Patel

Thando Moyo

William Malie

Zaarayn Pardesi

Talhah Cassimjee

Douglas Backhouse

Akhil Ganda

Charles Curtin

I’sa Dasoo

Liam Erasmus

Tamara Reddy

Akhil Ganda

Douglas Backhouse

Auriel Santas

Imange Ntontela

Alex van der Hoven

I’sa Dasoo

Charlie Curtin

Joshua Greenstein

Muhammed Zaidan Garda

Ned the crocodile is crying. He has a toothache. How did he get his sore tooth? How is he feeling? What will he do?

Ned arrives at the dentist. Oh dear! How did the dentist react? How does the dentist feel to have a crocodile as a patient? How is the dentist feeling?

The dentist is working inside the crocodile’s mouth. Write two short sentences each for the crocodile and the dentist of what they are thinking.

The dentist fetches a large injection. What is the dentist saying in two short sentences? What is the crocodile thinking in two short sentences?

Ned the Nile crocodile is happy! Why? What happened? Was his dentist visit a success or not? Why don’t we see the dentist again?

Douglas Backhouse

I ate too many sweets. I think I am feeling sad. I will go to the dentist.

I need to run! I am scared. I am shocked.

Croc: I think I must not eat him.

Dentist: I hope he does not eat me. I think I must run away.

Croc: It will not hurt and I will not die.

Dentist: It will hurt and make you better.

I am happy. I am not sore. I will not see the dentist again. My toothache is gone.

Talhah Cassimjee

I should not have eaten that rock, now my tooth is sore. I think I need the dentist today. My tooth hurts so much and I am sad.

I am so scared he wants to eat me. Why out of all the dentists did he come to me? I do not want to have him as a patient because will eat me.

Croc: I want to eat the dentist but he is helping me. This is so hard.

Dentist: Why am I doing this? He is going to eat me now!

Croc: This is taking a long time. He is so slow. I want to eat him now.

Dentist: This is so heavy! Why did you eat that rock? You are the worst patient ever!

I am so happy my tooth is not sore. My dentist visit was a success. I do not need the dentist anymore.

Charlie Curtin

I ate way too many Bar-One’s last night. My tooth is in so much pain. I must go to the dentist on Friday.

Argggh! There is a crocodile in my room. I am so scared I want to run. I am feeling very worried.

Croc: I am in so much pain. I really do not want to be here.

Samuel Mtine Munashe Mabhurukwa

Samora Mayimele

Zayaan Khan

Matthew Koursaris

Joshua Greenstein

Nicholas Jooste

Thomas Gerakaris

Dentist: I do not want to do this. I want to skip this patient badly.

Croc: I wonder what he is doing. I think I should go check on him. Dentist: This will teach him a lesson! He will never come here again.

I feel much better! That was a huge success but it really hurt. I will not see the dentist again.

I’sa Dasoo

I should not have had all the stale cookies. My tooth is very sore. I think I need to see the dentist very soon.

I feel scared. It feels crazy to have a crocodile as a patient. I think he wants to eat me.

Croc: Is he going to take my tooth out? Dentist: He should not eat lots of cookies, especially stale ones.

Croc: Oh no, is he going to stab me with that? Dentist: I cannot believe that he ate so many cookies!

I have my tooth out. Now it does not hurt. I am happy.

Liam Erasmus

I should have brushed my teeth last night. I should have not eaten that cookie. I need the dentist to pull my tooth out.

I have never seen a crocodile before. Why is a crocodile here? Why do crocodiles have teeth?

Croc: I have never gone to a dentist. This is weird. Dentist: It is gross here. This is not cool.

Croc: I think I am okay now. Finally, I am okay. Dentist: Yes! I did it by myself. This is great.

That was a nice snack. That was scary when he pulled out my tooth. I just needed a snack.

Akhil Ganda

I hurt my tooth when I rode my bike. It is so sore. I need to go to the dentist immediately today.

Oh, I thought you would be a person. I feel terrified and I feel surprised.

Croc: I am so scared. Is it going to hurt? Dentist: His teeth are so big. I am so scared.

Thivhulawi Tshivhase

Alex van der Hoven

Mohale Nkone

Imange Ntontela

Rafe Wilson

Auriel Santas

Liam Erasmus

Mohale Nkone

Matthew Koursaris

Muhammed Zaidan Garda

Zayaan Khan

Croc: What is taking so long? I am so hungry. Dentist: I am coming. Are you ready?

Yum, the dentist was delicious. The dentist was a success. I am so happy because my toothache is gone.

Muhammed Zaidan Garda

I ate too many cakes. My tooth is very painful. I need to go to the dentist right now!

I wonder why a crocodile would be at the dentist. Ah! Crocodile.

Croc: Why is he so small?

Dentist: I cannot believe I am in the mouth of a crocodile. He is so big!

Croc: Why is he taking so long? At least I am okay.

Dentist: So heavy! He is waiting.

La la I am well. He was nice. That was sore.

Thomas Gerakaris

I ate too many sweets. I ate six. My tooth is very sore. I think I want to go to the dentist.

I am shocked. A crocodile! I am nervous. I am very shocked and nervous. I do not know if I can do it.

Croc: Should I eat him? No, I will not eat him. Dentist: I am nervous. Will he eat me?

Croc: He is so slow. I think I should eat him. Dentist: This is heavy. I cannot do it.

I ate the dentist. He took so long. He tasted good.

Joshua Greenstein

I should not have eaten that banana peel. My tooth is in so much pain. I really need to go to my dentist.

What are you doing here? I definitely did not expect you! Okay, what do you need croc?

Croc: Ouch! That hurts but he has to do it. Dentist: Wow that looks sore for croc. I hate doing surgery to crocs.

Croc: I hope that the big injection does not hurt. Okay! WOW! That is a big injection. Dentist: Here is the big needle. It is very heavy so be careful.

I got that tooth pulled out! Oh, it was a total success. OOPS! I forgot that I ate him!

Nicholas Jooste

I ate too much zebra last night. My teeth hurt so much. I need to go to the dentist.

What! Why do I have a crocodile as a patient? I am so, so, so scared. I think I need to run away.

Croc: I think he is going to pull out my tooth. I think I need to close my mouth. Dentist: I think he is going to eat me. I think I have to pull his tooth out.

Croc: The dentist will not be able to put that injection in my mouth. I will eat him if he does. Dentist: This is so heavy. I am going to drop it.

I ate the dentist, that is why I am happy. My teeth do not hurt. Now I do not need to go back to the dentist.

Zayaan Khan

My tooth is very very painful. I should not have had all those sweets. I hate this!

I am very very scared. I am nervous to see a crocodile. I am feeling shocked!

Croc: I am feeling sore but I will be fine. Dentist: He is going to bite me. He is going to chow me up.

Croc: He is going to use that on me. Oh well! I think I need to run.

Dentist: This is too heavy. I want to scream.

The dentist helped me. The dentist went into my mouth and I am all better now.

Matthew Koursaris

I am sad. I cracked my tooth. I need to see the doctor.

I am so scared! Get out crocodile! I feel VERY scared.

Croc: I am so worried. Dentist: This is so scary.

Croc: This is going to hurt. That is a big injection. Dentist: Ha ha ha ha. This is going to hurt.

I ate the dentist. My tooth is fixed. HOORAY!

Munashe Mabhurukwa

I should not have eaten those sweets. Now it is getting much sore. Ouch! Now I have to go to the hospital.

Oh dear! I feel scared. I am nervous about this. I am shocked! Will he eat me?

Croc: Am I going to be alright? I hope so! Dentist: I do not trust him. Is he going to eat me?

Croc: I feel like this is sore. I do not like this. Dentist: WOW! This is heavy. I do not think he is going to eat me.

I lied to him. I was so hungry that I ate him. I really liked this meal.

Samora Mayimele

I should not have eaten that caramel apple. My tooth is hurting. I should get an appointment at the dentist.

I am very shocked to have a crocodile. I am not really sure I am comfortable having a crocodile as my patient. I am feeling very very scared.

Munashe Mabhurukwa

Rafe Wilson

Nicholas Jooste

Samora Mayimele

Croc: Is he going to choke me? Because I really want him to fix my tooth.

Dentist: This is so scary. He is definitely going to eat me.

Croc: Oh no! Is he going to stab me? What if he kills me?

Dentist: I know you are going to eat it Ned but do not be scared, it is going to be fine.

I am so happy I am never seeing that dentist again. That dentist visit was such a success. Oh, I forgot, I ate the dentist.

Samuel Mtine

I do not like hard pickles. My tooth hurts too much. I need a dentist.

O.M.G Am I dreaming?! That scared the daylight out of me. I am totally not doing this!

Croc: You are slow! Hurry up!

Dentist: I am too scared. I am going to be eaten.

Croc: You think so hey? Let us see about that!

Dentist: An injection. A perfect idea!

My toothache is gone. Injections rule! The dentist is a success!!!!

Imange Ntontela

Why did I eat that hard sweet? It is so painful that I am going to do something. I am going to chill my tooth for a little bit.

Oh no, is that really a crocodile? I am going to be calm when he is close to me. I feel scared but I am going to face my fears.

Croc: My tooth is hurting but hopefully it will not hurt soon.

Dentist: What if he eats me up right now?

Croc: I am not going to open my mouth. I am scared that it is going to hurt.

Dentist: It is time for the injection. I am happy. It will make you big and strong.

My tooth is so good and super. I am so happy. I feel super. The dentist should be having fun with his patients.

Auriel Santas

I should not have eaten a sweet today. It hurts so much. I need to go to a dentist.

I am so scared. Is it going to eat me? I think when I put my hand in, it is going to snap. I feel so nervous.

Croc: My tooth is sore. Dentist: I need to take care of the cracked tooth. I need to pull his tooth out.

Croc: I hope the injection does not hurt. I have to try to be brave. Dentist: The injection will not hurt. We will get the tooth out.

I am so happy that the injection is done and that my tooth is better.

Alex van der Hoven

I ate a hard nut. My tooth is very sore. OW! I will go to the dentist.

I am very scared. I am nervous. OH NO! I am super scared. I cannot do it.

Croc: Should I bite him? He is crazy! Dentist: I am scared. That is a BIG tooth!

Croc: I am hungry. Dentist: This is hard. Please help me. This is going to be sore.

I am very happy. I ate the dentist. He was delicious. It was a good visit.

Rafe Wilson

I had too many treats last night. My tooth is very sore. I need to go to the dentist.

I am so shocked and scared. I feel so scared because I think the crocodile will eat me. I am so scared I want to run away.

Croc: I think he is going to hurt my mouth.

Dentist: I think he is going to eat me.

Croc: I think I must help him or I can leave him alone.

Dentist: I need help. Will you help me? Will you do it or not?

I want to eat the dentist because he looked so juicy. But he did help me.

Croc: This really hurts. How long does it take? Dentist: I hope he does not close his mouth. This is so scary.

Croc: this dentist is evil. Is this going to help me? Dentist: This is going to help you but it will make you sleep.

I ate the dentist. He was yummy. And my tooth is fixed and I am not going to the dentist again.

Thivhu Tshivhase

I ate too many chocolates. Now my tooth is very sore. I need to visit the dentist today.

I am scared and nervous. I am very shocked to have a crocodile as a patient. I want to run away.

I had 3 packets of Smarties. I have a toothache. I will go to the dentist.

I am shocked. Why do I have a crocodile? I feel very very scared. I feel like I will be eaten.

Croc: I will eat the dentist after he has fixed my tooth. I hope he is going to fix my tooth soon. Dentist: I hope he does not eat me. This is very dangerous.

Croc: I hope my tooth will be better. I will give the dentist R1000.

Dentist: I will give the crocodile an injection. I hope the crocodile is not going to eat me.

I am so happy. I love the dentist. The dentist is a success. I will go see the dentist again.

Mohale Nkone

Samuel Mtine

Thivhu Tshivhase

Talhah

Cassimjee

Thomas Gerakaris

Sebastian Betela

Alex Bernstein

Benjamin da Camara

Thari Bodibe

Aiden du Toit

Luka Capra

Dhiyan Chiboo

Shan Sabbadin

Aiden du Toit

Benjamin Yuill

Ameer Shabnei

Enzo Mapeleba

Alex Bernstein

Dhiyan Chiboo

Benjamin da Camara

Grant Francis

Ned the crocodile is crying. He has a toothache. How did he get his sore tooth? How is he feeling? What will he do?

Ned arrives at the dentist. Oh dear! How did the dentist react? How does the dentist feel to have a crocodile as a patient? How is the dentist feeling?

The dentist is working inside the crocodile’s mouth. Write two short sentences each for the crocodile and the dentist of what they are thinking.

The dentist fetches a large injection. What is the dentist saying in two short sentences? What is the crocodile thinking in two short sentences?

Ned the Nile crocodile is happy! Why? What happened? Was his dentist visit a success or not? Why don’t we see the dentist again?

I hate having toothache. I really regret eating that bee! The sting is really hurting my tooth.

There is a crocodile in my office!! I have never had an animal patient before, I am terrified!!!! There is a CROCODILE at my desk!

Croc: I hope that he doesn’t hurt me and that he can fix my sore tooth!

Dentist: This is very interesting, I have never worked on such a big mouth. I really hope he does not chomp me!

Croc: I must be brave, I think it will hurt, but it will be worth it in the end.

Dentist: Be brave, Mr Croc! This may hurt a little but I will try be gentle.

Finally, I am cured. The dentist must go home now after such hard work. I wonder what I should do now!! I know, a SONG!!

Sebastian Betela

I chomped a piece of wood that I thought was delicious meat. I am feeling so much pain in my tooth. I will have to take the bus to go and see the dentist.

I am so afraid that I have a crocodile in my office! I am feeling so shocked that this croc has come to me about his tooth today. I think this croc has a trick!

Croc: I think when the dentist puts the injection in, I will snap my mouth shut and I will eat him up. Dentist: This is interesting, I hope that the

crocodile does not snap his mouth shut!

Croc: This time I will snap my mouth, and he will be yummy!

Dentist: Hey Mr Croc, this will not hurt. Just keep still.

It was a great day because I ate Mr Dentist. The dentist was swallowed up by me. Now nobody needs to see the dentist again

Thari Bodibe

I am very mad, I am very sad! My tooth feels like it is on fire and it burns! I have to go and visit the dentist!

I am feeling CROSS! I do not like crocodiles. Crocodiles like chomping, I want the crocodile OUT!!

Mark Kameni

Morena Maile

Muhammed Essa Grant Francis

Zayd Mahomed

Enzo Mapeleba

Moyahabo Mohale

Alex Bernstein

Lefa Mosikili

Croc: If the dentist takes my tooth out, I may have to chomp him!

Dentist: I want to get out of this big mouth and the croc to go home!

Croc: What is that thing that he is holding? It looks like an injection. I think I definitely have to chomp him now.

Dentist: Do not worry Mr Croc, this will only hurt a little bit, or maybe a lot!!

I am soooo happy that my tooth is fixed. I hope I never have to visit a dentist again!! Although, I must say, dentists are quite delicious.

Dhiyan Chiboo

Ned got a sore tooth from biting a brick. Ned is in great pain, he definitely needs to see the dentist.

The dentist is shocked as he has never seen a crocodile as a patient in his office. He is really really scared.

Croc: I want to eat this dentist, but I think that I should not.

Dentist: I think that he is going to eat me with his big teeth!!

Croc: Aaaaah! I am scared. That injection is HUGE! Dentist: This will be super sore, Mr Croc. Please keep very still and don’t snap at me!

Ned is back at home singing. My trip was a huge success. I am not scare to visit the dentist anymore.

Benjamin da Camara

I am so disappointed that I chewed a piece of wood. I feel very sad, I will have to call the dentist!

There is a crocodile in my rooms!! I feel so shocked. I have never had this patient before, I

fell really nervous!

Croc: What is this dentist doing? Is he crazy! Dentist: This is cool, what a big mouth. Oh, I see the bad tooth!

Croc: Will it be sore, ooooooh I wonder. I hope not! Dentist: This injection will not be sore, Mr Crocodile. Remember to please stay very still.

The dentist was a success. I feel much better now!! I may have had to eat the dentist, but I guess you will not know!

Aiden du Toit

I think that I must go to the dentist. I think he may be scared of me when he sees me face to face!

I cannot believe I am seeing a crocodile face to face. He is so big and very toothy! I am scared!!

Croc: I hope that the dentist does not hurt me!! I am worried!

Dentist: I really hope that this crocodile does not bite me with his big big teeth!

Croc: Oh goodness, that is so small. This won’t hurt at all!

Dentist: Don’t worry Mr Crocodile, this should not hurt at all. But it is a BIG injection just for you!

Wow, that was a kind dentist, he is now my friend. My tooth does not hurt anymore! But, I really hope I do not need to go to the dentist again.

Muhammed Essa

I feel scared because my tooth hurts so much. I must not eat rocks again. I must go and see the dentist.

Oh no, a crocodile in my hospital. I really do not like crocodiles. I feel scared.

Croc: I think I want to eat him. He looks kind of tasty.

Dentist: Hmmm, interesting! I see the problem. I do hope that he isn’t thinking about eating me!

Croc: What is THAT! Okay, I hope that he doesn’t hurt me.

Dentist: This will not be sore. It is going to make you sleep and feel no pain.

I am so happy because my tooth is fixed. It was a huge success with my tooth. I will definitely go to the dentist again!

Grant Francis

My tooth is so sore that I cannot stop crying. I am feeling very sore. I am calling the dentist now!

Aaaaaah, there is a crocodile in my office this morning. You are too scary for me. I am scared that you will eat me!

Croc: Oh no! I hope that he does not hurt me!! I am scared.

Dentist: I think this is cool, what big teeth. I hope that he does not bite me.

Croc: Oh, he is lying, this is very very sore. I want to cry!

Dentist: Do not worry, this will not hurt one little bit! It should help the pain go away.

I am so happy now. The dentist is my favourite. I cannot wait to go to the dentist again!

Mark Kameni

I think that something flew into my mouth! It is a BEE! I am feeling sad and sore.

I think I am going to run away. I am so shocked! A CROCODILE visiting me?

Croc: What is this dentist going to do to me? It better not hurt!

Dentist: I cannot believe I am inside such a big mouth. I fell shocked.

Croc: Why is my injection so big!! It looks like it will hurt.

Dentist: This injection is big for a big mouth. I hope it will not hurt too much!

I am so happy that I feel better. The dentist is going home and I am hoping to never have to see a dentist again.

Niam Ranchod

Ameer Shabnei

Musawekosi Skosana

Melusi Mthembu

Benjamin Yuill

Thabiso Movundlela

Zayd Mahomed

Ouch, ouch ouch!! I am so sad because I knocked my tooth against a rock. I will have to go and see the dentist now.

Aaaaaaah! Hello, Mr Crocodile!! I am so scared.. What can I do for you today?

Croc: I wonder if I should eat him, but he is helping me so nicely. So I guess, no!

Dentist: I hope he does not want to eat me. But he is a good patient. I hope he does not!

Croc: I think that he is trying to poison me! Maybe it is time to chomp him!

Dentist: Here comes the injections. I am just going to put it into your tooth so it doesn’t hurt!

I guess going to the dentist is not that bad after all. The dentist did not taste too bad at all!

Morena Maile

Ouch, Mommy! I got stung by a bee and it hurts. Please help me! I chewed on something and I think that it beat up my tooth. Please help me, I think I must phone the dentist.

Oh no, there is a CROCODILE in my office. How did this happen? Please help me somebody!! I am scared but I need help to treat MR Crocodile!

Croc: Oh no, he is going to hurt me! I think this is going to be very bad.

Dentist: This is so scary to be in a big chomping mouth.

Croc: Is that an injection!! It is so big, I don’t want that in my mouth.

Dentist: This injection is super big for a big big mouth. It will not be too sore.

My tooth feels much better, but oooops, I may have chomped the dentist tooo. No more dentist visits for me!

Enzo Mapeleba

I feel upset and sad because Mr Bee stung my tooth. I am so so sad and upset. Now I will have

to go and see the dentist!

I feel so scared and nervous to have a crocodile as a patient. What if he decides to EAT me?

Croc: I think that this dentist is trying to help me. Dentist: This croc has been eating far too many sweets!! We have a problem.

Croc: Oh look at that thing, it is not going to hurt or do anything to me!

Dentist: Watch out, here it comes! It is not going to hurt too much.

I feel so happy because the dentist helped me. He helped me with the injections and my tooth is better. I will visit my friend the dentist again!

Lefa Mosikili

I think I ate a piece of wood. I am feeling really bad. I think I need to go off to the dentist.

I am feeling so nervous. I think this is the first day I have ever had a crocodile as a patient. I think I am going to vomit!!

Croc: I think that the dentist is going to take my tooth out!

Dentist: I think that this crocodile will snap and chomp me!

Croc: Ouch!! Is it going to hurt? Please don’t give me an injection!!

Dentist: I am going to give him a big injection. I hope that it won’t hurt!

I think that this dentist is cool. The dentist made my teeth much better. I am going to sing him a thank you song!!

Thabiso Movundlela

I am so sad that I have a sore tooth because I bit a rock! I am so scared that I bot the rock I feel like crying. I am going to catch a bus to the dentist.

I am very overwhelmed to have a crocodile as a patient. I am so scared and nervous! I was so scared I almost had a heart attack!

Croc: This is kind of sore. But I guess it must be best for my teeth.

Dentist: This is actually quite fascinating. I really hope he does not chomp me up!

Croc: Oh no!! This is going to hurt so much!

Dentist: This is going to hurt a lot. I think you should maybe close your eyes.

My visit to the dentist was a big success. I am so happy that my tooth does not hurt anymore. But oooops, I ate the nice dentist man!

Melusi Mthembu

I am scared because I have a sore tooth and I need to see a dentist. Oh no, what if it hurts.

Oh no!! I have a crocodile in my dentist office. I feel scared. How did this happen?

Croc: I think that I will need a filling. I think that they hurt even more.

Dentist: I do not want this crocodile to eat me. Oh, I hope he is not hungry.

Croc: This is not going to hurt. I am going to be a brave crocodile.

Dentist: This will not hurt. It is an extra big injection for your big mouth.

I am now so happy and singing a song because my tooth is fixed. Mr Dentist is kind and I may go and visit again!

Niam Ranchod

I am very sad because I got a mouse with a nut in my tooth, and I tried to eat it but the nut got stuck in my tooth. I am feeling very sad and cried so much that I made the river Nile. I should go to the dentist!

The dentist is feeling very nervous!! Okay, you can come in. Which tooth is it? The dentist starts feeling excited to work on the crocodile’s big teeth.

Croc: I am really trying to keep my big mouth open. I am feeling tired!

Dentist: Keep your mouth open please, WIDE OPEN!

Lefa Mosikili

Melusi Mthembu

Mark Kameni Morena Maile

Croc: What is that? Is it a bottle or something? I need to think of a plan.

Dentist: This may hurt a little. Stay calm, Mr Croc!

The croc then successfully ate the dentist. I take great pride in my tricks. Thank you, he sings!

Ameer Shabnei

I have a sore tooth because I bit a bird. I feel so very sad. I will have to call the dentist.

There is a crocodile in my OFFICE!!!! I am so scared about this, what do I do?

Croc: This is so so SORE!! I am not happy about this.

Dentist: Is he growling at me? I am feeling very very nervous!

Croc: I really think that this is going to hurt!

Dentist: This is NOT going to hurt, you can trust me Crocodile!

This was a huge success, my tooth is so much better!! I think it is time for a song. The dentist was so relieved that he went straight home.

Musawekosi Skosana

I am sad, my tooth is in a lot of pain. I am very upset. I am going to have to go to the dentist!

Oh my gosh!!! Call 911! I am so scared. Did I say that out loud? Run for your life.

Croc: I hope that he knows what he is doing!! Dentist: I really hope this croc is not hungry!

Croc: I really hope that this does not hurt!! I feel scared.

Dentist: This won’t hurt, earlier I put something special in so the injection does not hurt!

Thank you Mr Dentist. I hope that you can hear how happy I am in my song singing. I will be sure to visit you again!

I did not brush my teeth, not I have toothache. I am such a bad crocodile because I said not to brushing teeth. I think I must go and visit the dentist NOW!

What, a CROCODILE!!! That crocodile must not eat me. I am very scared that it will bite my leg. That crocodile is not allowed to be a patient of mine!

Croc: I am scared, I wish that my mom was here with me. Dentist: I am feeling very scared of this big toothy mouth.

Croc: Okay, right! I am brave. This will not hurt. Dentist: Do not be scared. This is a big injection but it will not hurt.

I am so happy that the injection is done and that my tooth is better. These people and Mr Dentist were very good to eat!

Benjamin Yuill

Muhammed Essa

Niam Ranchod

Musa Skosana

Thabiso Movundlela

Zayd Mahomed

Thari Bodibe

Sebastian Betela

Samuel Coster

Rhys James

Ziya Mohamed

William Dixon-Smith

Itumeleng Mafoko

Aaryan Philip

Owen Havemann

Lonwabo Matha

Oscar Higham

Anathi Mkwateni

Kerri-Lyn Jones

Scott Conway

Aaryan Philip

Africa Willemse

Anathi Mkwateni

Arno Pretorius

Eli Teper

Loatile Vilakazi

Itumeleng Mafoko

Lonwabo Matha

Trevor Wheeldon

Wesley Royle

Eli Teper

Pranav Pillay

Loatile Vilakazi

Arno Pretorius

Africa Willemse

Oscar Higham

Owen Havemann

Trevor Wheeldon

Rhys James

William Dixon-Smith

Pranav Pillay

Wesley Royle

Samuel Coster

Ziya Mohamed

My hair is black, and my eyes are brown, I live in Johannesburg - a city not a town.

My favourite animal is an Estern Diamond Black Rattle Snake, If I find one, I will catch it with a rake. I jump on the trampoline wildly, I also play cricket strategically. I can solve a Rubik’s cube quickly, I am proud of my name, Thus, who I am I can claim!

Africa Willemse

Brown eyes, brown hair. I stay with my parents - for whom I care. Skateboarding I love, Down a hill like a dove.

I am tall like a tree, But naughty and playful that is me. My name is Africa, I am unique and by no means any kind of replica!

I am creative, And certainly innovative!

I am attracted to the spotlight, but when I enter it feels like a cage fight. I put that down to stage fright. I am fantastic, elastic and quite drastic!

My mind a treasure trove, And so sometimes I feel like I am stuck in a cove.

I think of something all night, My new obsession - natures might.

I worry that at a sudden moment, It could make us a negative component. Then there would no longer be a me. And I still have to much magic to implore, For this life - I adore!

Eli Teper

My eyes are brown, When I ride my bike I don’t look down. I play sport wildly.

When I play tag rugby I run quickly. I like to stay up late, until the future date!

I like to fly a kite, but I struggle to look at the light. When I am bored, I ride my friend’s skateboard!

Blond hair, blond brows, I am so energetic I would love to herd cows! Part Jewish, Part of Afrikaans, Of these roots, I am proud!

Who am I? Is something I am still to see!

Itumeleng Mafoko

I am a Tswana and Zulu boy, I am currently working on quite the ploy. I love soccer, that is because I am a good goal blocker. Itumeleng is my name, my beautiful eyes and smart brain are my claim to fame!

I am a Setswana boy, I am filled with much joy. Stir-fry, mince and fries are my weakness, Baking cookies and big cakes is my uniqueness. I have a passion for fast cars, I like to see rubber burn on tars. I am the talk of the town, For my infamous frown!

Loatile Vilakazi is my name, And finding out who I am is still my game!

Lonwabo Matha

I have black hair, For which I care. My skin is brown, For which I wear my Zulu and Xhosa crown. I come from the Eastern Cape, And my favourite food is a chicken mayonnaise crepe.

I play soccer skilfully, I am good because I play wilfully. My name Lonwabo is a proud part of my identity, And my calm personality is what brings me serenity.

Oscar Higham

I love soccer and cricket, The feeling of kicking and catching is why I pick it. I have brownish coloured hair, I don’t really like it - it isn’t fair! Steel blue eyes, Sensitive to my cries. Introverted - yet kind, I have a keen mind.

I wear my name with pride, And grow from each seasonal tide. Who I am is still to be discovered and explored. But I have the confidence to do this as I know I am adored!

Aaryan Philip

Anathi Mkwateni

Arno Pretorius

Loatile Vilakazi SACEE Winning Poem

Owen Havemann

I can run fast like a dog.

I like to eat chips, But mostly I prefer chicken strips! I can punch like steel. My favourite colour is teal. My school Pridwin teach me manners, And to unlock my potential so that I can do something for this world that matters!

Samuel Coster SACEE Winning Poem

Many people do not know this about me, I would never trade a sweety for a pea. I love watching TV and playing games, no matter the series - I know all the characters names!

I like getting things right, and staying up late at night.

Until eight I can sleep, without even having to count sheep. It doesn’t matter if the water is cool, I love to swim in the pool.

After doing each stroke for an hour there and back, A Nu waffle is my favourite snack!

One, two, three, four … Numbers - I adore.

Well folks in a nutshell this is me, Adios - I am off to make a cup of tea.

Hazelnut eyes, pizza and sleeping, Are a few of my favourite things for keeping.

I am afraid of the dark, So I keep my night light on in case I see a shark!

When I am big a pilot I will be, Slow and steady - that’s me!

Tulip and Biscotti are my furry friends. When dressing I follow the trends. My skin is fair, and my cheeks freckled. I have a love for chocolate eggs that are speckled.

My name is SAM, and that’s who I am!

Trevor Wheeldon

What is life?

How long do we live for?

Can I liken my life to the rain?

To our emotions and the pain. Maybe I hate slow and love fast. Maybe when I swim, I always come last. I love dogs.

I love climb over logs. I like water.

My brother and sister make me feel shorter. If I could live any where I would to Moscow, And live an adventure on the go!

Rhys James

I am very brave, but I hate a cave!

My hair is brown, and I have a sad frown.

I love cats, Even though they might ruin my dad’s mats. When I drink flavoured water I feel shorter.

My favourite colour is yellow, and I like to eat a marshmallow.

I love eating red meat, but of course, I would prefer a sugary sweet!

My name is Trevor, And I am very clever!

My blue and green eyes, Are like fireflies.

My favourite shape is a triangle, And like a bat from a tree, I can dangle. My dog is a Wire Hair Fox Terrier.

I went to Mozambique and luckily, I didn’t get malaria. I can jump high like a frog.

I care for my family and friends, and I am scared to see how life ends.

I can only just be me, until I learn who else I can be.

All these thoughts in my mind, But who I am exactly I cannot find.

Sometimes I get sad, But what cheers me is my mom and dad!

I have a deep love for each animal, And for this reason, I am a vegetarian and not a cannibal.

When the time comes, I hope to be a vet, It is my dream to look after every type of pet. While figuring out more about who I can be, I will keep striving to always stay true to me!

Part English, Part South African, Just a boy, who is full of joy.

I feel feelings of sadness, and of course, gladness. I am kind.

And I have a good thinking mind. I like to run.

Under the hot sun.

I am on an adventure to find out who I am. Even though there are so many thoughts in my mind - WAM!

I like to swim when the pool is just right!

I like to exercise, and I do it with all my might. My favourite thing to eat is ribs - I enjoy them more than a sweet!

When I go outside, I hope for heat. If my sisters in the car I always sit in the backseat. That’s my life, And …

Well of that I am proud!

I love soccer - it is my favourite sport.

I am very sensitive - who would have thought? I have brown skin, brown eyes and black hair. My skin is so brown it takes some care. I am a Muslim - proud and strong!

But please note I am not as strong as King King. In my dreams I sore through the air and fly. This is Ziya, still learning my who and why!

Pranav Pillay

Wesley Royle

William Dixon-Smith

Ziya Mohamed

Orlando Goncalves

Bennett Kohler

Lee-Roy Njanfang Patu

Aka Jangara

Ndiene Mamathuba

Gabriel Putziger

James Janisch

Rayyan Mia

Sean Kelly

Muhammed Mukaddam

Arran Bodasing

Thandazile Ndlovu

Aka Jangara

Benjamin Wood

Gabriel Putziger

James Janisch

Lee-Roy Njanfang Patu

Max van Tonder

Maloke Seopela

Muhammed Mukaddam

Benjamin Wood

Ross Terblanche

Zamaan Theba

Taariq Saloojee

Max van Tonder

Maloke Seopela

Rex Wellsted

Ndiene Mamathuba

Orlando Goncalves

Rayaan Mia

Rex Wellsted

Ross Terblanche

Sean Kelly

Taariq Saloojee

Zamaan Theba

Arran Bodasing

Bennett Kohler

Lee-Roy Njanfang Patu

My name is full of Africa, Africa!

My skin is the colour of chocolate from Africa. I love to smell the sweet African air. African brown is my favourite.

My black family is cool because black people are amazing.

We are South African and love to braai meat in the heat.

Arran Bodasing

We believe in many different gods and goddesses. We don’t eat beef.

We like spice and mutton. We believe in choices between reincarnation and heaven.

Benjamin Wood

We love our braai meat on our grill, with our sauce. We love our milk tart and koeksisters, especially our biltong.

We wear traditional clothes that you always wear in the bush.

We go into war with all our enemies. We fight for our lives and never give up. And Afrikaans blood will always flow through our veins.

My name means little king.

I have a smart king in my head.

I am a little and strong king.

My culture is English.

My middle name is Newton and it is related to science.

I love to eat lamb, chops, steak and chicken.

Putziger

My name means God is my strong man.

I am proud to be South African.

I like the smell of the braai. I love the bobotie and koeksisters.

I am proud to be me.

I love all the views!

James Janisch

We are good at war.

Though we had many flaws.

We ate a lot of dry wors with a lot of sauce. We honestly should dislike the English because they were quite skittish.

We know our way around a gun. Although that was not fun.

My parents are from Cameroon.

I speak French and English. We live in South Africa.

My name means “The King”. We love to eat spinach and soup.

Maloke Seopela

My name means little warrior. My family and I love to travel and visiting the beach. We love to celebrate special holidays and I love spending time with my cousins.

My name is Max.

My family is Afrikaans and Christian.

My heritage clothing is brown shirt and shorts. My family has farmers.

And I have French, German and Danish blood. We love to eat biltong and pork.

My favourite thing about my heritage is that I am a Viking!

Muhammed Mukkadam

We eat lots of rice. It tastes very nice. We eat some curry. I’m not in a hurry. We like to braai and it is so yummy, but don’t worry you do need to wear a tie.

Max van Tonder

Aka Jangara

Bennett Kohler

Gabriel

My heritage is Venda.

We eat pap, rice, chicken and porridge. Our traditional clothing has a lot of colours and patterns.

I love being South African. Especially when we have a delicious braai.

My name means night I also like the night.

I have animal instincts and I am a talented animal whisperer.

My spirit animal is a water wolf.

My bloodline runs through my veins.

My name is Taariq, which means bright morning star.

I’m proud to be South African.

I love braai, cause it will take away my sigh. I love to eat croissants and I am not tall.

Zamaan Theba

My name means famous land. My name is Orlando.

My heritage is Afrikaans and South African Portuguese.

We eat salad, lamb chops and other meats. We are very good at making things.

Rayyan Mia

My name is Rayyan.

I believe that I am a proud South African boy.

I eat a lot of healthy delicious food and I like to pray.

I am Muslim and I love to wear Muslim clothing.

I am part of the rainbow nation.

My name is my dad’s middle name.

I love braais because I see my friends and I am the braai master.

I love going to the Kruger National Park.

We eat meat even in the heat.

We eat rice but keep the mice outside. We braai chicken and it’s finger lickin’. We eat pap and gravy, just like we’re in the navy

My heritage is South African.

I love boerie rolls.

I love the weather.

I love the animals.

I love being South African!

Ndiene Mamathuba

Orlando Goncalves

Rex Wellsted

Ross Terblanche

Sean Kelly

Taariq Saloojee

Ziyaan Bodhania

Manan Mistry

Sebastien Ssali

Daniel Cloete

Suvaan Sharma

Richard Stainer

Aditya Desai

Nhlamulo Shikwambana

Akanni Irele

Sue Van Staden

Sandra Ncube

Aditya Desai

Akanni Irele

Alek Stroh

Daniel Cloete

Fred Williams

Jack Thompson

George Stobie

Jack van der Hoven

William Jewell

Rayhaan Vadia

Jack van der Hoven

Alek Ströh

Jesse Wides

Jack Thompson

Fred Williams

Jesse Wides

Manan Mistry

Nhlamulo Shikwambana Rayhaan Vadia

Richard Stainer

Sebastien Ssali

Suvaan Sharma

William Jewell

Zidhaan Bodhania

George Stobie

A child of Africa

I am born in South Africa

My culture and heritage is Indian

My skin colour is light brown, my eyes are brown and I have black hair

My height is 1.03 metres and I have a pirate birthmark

I am a son, a brother, a good friend

I speak English, I barely speak Hindi

My religion is Hindu

I love family, pineapples and cricket

I am courageous, kind and respectful

I am as funny as a monkey

I wish the world was in peace

Religion - I don’t believe in anything

Loves motorcycles, books and family

Respectful, kind and forgiving I’m fit as a motorcycle racer I wish no one was racist

Daniel Cloete

A child of Africa

Born in South Africa, but …

Nigerian and Zulu

Brown skin, brown eyes and black hair

Medium height and wears glasses

A son, an only child, a learner English speaking Christian faith

Loves my mom, teddies and toys

Honest, respectful and kind

As gentle as a flower

I wish the world was at peace

A child of Africa

Born in England

Scottish

Golden peach skin, dark blue eyes and golden brown hair

Medium tall A brother, a good friend English, Scottish, French speaking Christian faith

Loves devices, sport and family

Determined, creative helpful As bright as the sun I wish world hunger can be solved

Fred Williams

A child of Africa

Born in South Africa

British, Zimbabwean, and South African

Peach skin, brown eyes and straight hair

Tall with big feet

A son, a brother, a friend English speaking Christian faith

Loves rugby, dogs and maths

Collaborative, kind and a team player As funny as a mongoose If only everyone would stop littering

George Stobie

Scottish and South African

White skin, blue eyes and long hair

Medium height and wears glasses

A son, a brother, a friend

English speaking Religion - undecided Loves family, water parks and riding my bike

Responsible, creative, understanding As quick as a cheetah If only everyone had the same amount of money

Jack Thompson

A child of Africa

Born in South Africa

But Scottish and British

Peach skin, light blue eyes and wavy hair

Medium height and have a scar

A son, a bother, a friend English speaking Christian faith Loves family, gaming and sport Kind, creative, capable As clever as a computer I wish all people could be fair

Jack Van der Hoven

A child of Africa

Born in South Africa

South African

Peach skin, light brown eyes and flat hair Tall with a large birthmark

A brother, a son, a friend English speaking Christian faith

Loves sushi, rugby and swimming Independent, responsible and a leader As brave as Bear Grylls

If only there was no global warming

A child of Africa

Born in South Africa

But German

Brown skin, brown eyes and black hair

Medium height and wears glasses

A son and a friend English speaking

A child of Africa

Born in South Africa

Akanni Irele

Alek Ströh

Rayhaan Vadia

Suvaan Sharma

A child of Africa

British Irish Scottish South African

Peach skin, brown eyes, thick and curly hair

Medium height, strong and have a scar

A son, a brother, a briend English speaking

Deciding my religion

Loves family, friends and soccer

Kind, social and understanding

As clever as a dog

If only there was world peace

Manan Mistry

A child of Africa

Born in South Africa

Indian heritage

Light brown skin, brown eyes and black hair

Medium height with a big scar

A son, a cousin, a friend

Gujrati speaking

Loves hover boarding, dogs and clowning about Creative, caring, smart As wise as an owl

If only the world could be led with Africa

A child of Africa

Born in South Africa

Indian South African

Light brown skin, brown eyes and black hair

Medium height

A son, a brother, a friend English speaking Muslim faith

Loves cats, family and Starbucks Kind, fair and helpful

As gentle as a pillow

If only every poor person could be rich

Richard Stainer

A child of Africa

Born in South Africa

South African

Brown skin, brown eyes and black hair

Tall and wears glasses

A son, a brother, a friend

Shangane speaking

Christian faith

Loves rapping, gaming and cars

Fair, helpful, kind

As loud as a dog

If only world would never have robbers

A child of Africa

Born in England

British and South African White skin, grey-green eyes and straight hair Tall with a birthmark

A son, a brother, a friend English speaking Christian faith

Loves gaming, books and cars Responsible, kind, helpful I’m as happy as can be I wish Covid would end

Sebastien Ssali

A child of Africa

Born in South Africa, but … Kenyan, German, Basotho and Ugandan Brown skin brown eyes and black hair

Medium short, active and thin

A son, brother, friend pupil, cousin English speaking Christian faith

Loves cricket, soccer, family and gaming

A team player, confident, a leader

As fit as a dog

If only there were no homeless people

A child of Africa

South African, Punjab

Light brown skin, brown eyes, black hair

Short

A son, an only child, a friend

English speaking Hindu faith

Loves gaming, family and friends Kind, respectful and responsible

As quiet as a mouse

If only people would not judge each other

William Jewell

A child of Africa

Born in Australia

British, South African, Australian, German, Danish, Irish and Scottish

Peach skin, brown eyes and brown hair

Medium short and have a gap between my middle teeth

A son, a brother, a friend, a pupil English speaking Christian faith

Loves sport, gaming and school Funny, kind, creative I’m as strong as a brick I wish that nobody was poor

Ziyaan Bodhania

A child of Africa

Born in South Africa

South African

Light brown skin, brown eyes and black hair

Tall with a birthmark

A son, a brother, a friend

Arabic and English speaking Muslim faith

Loves soccer gaming and go-karting Kind, creative and helpful

As kind my … mom

I wish for Covid to go away

Jesse Wides

Nhlamulo Shikwambana

The Grade 0s and 1s took the audience on A Magical Journey across the African plains. They sparkled and shone on their outdoor stage as they executed their performance of “Twas the night before Christmas” with outstanding gusto and grit. Their immense singing and dancing talents were highlighted as they kept the audience captivated throughout. Well done boys, we were so proud of you all.

The Grade 2 and 3 boys spent “A Night in the Library” for their concert.

After finding themselves locked in the library by Mrs Nic, they journeyed through the adventures of many of their fun favourite books. They joined Alice down the rabbit hole, only to land up singing along with Mary Poppins to “A Spoonful of Sugar”. They met silly aliens who were so proud that they managed to find themselves some underpants and Charlie who hoped to find the Golden Ticket. Then there was The Gruffalo which was all about Mouse and his tricks and The Grinch definitely tried to steal Christmas. The boys excelled on stage and showed their incredible talents acting, singing and dancing. They learnt that books can create the most wonderful adventures and experiences, and A Night in the Library can create some incredible memories.

SENIOR PRIMARY

Ryder Beck

Tyler Guliwe

Samuel Habershon

Harley Larsen

Rivan Naidoo

Marwan Shabnei

Sam Eichstadt

Thomas Burgoyne

Ziya Ismail

Mason Le Roux

Mohapi Ntseare

Muhammed Asvat

Eoin Gaffney

Christian Jooste

Reginald Morley

Dylan Price

Gopal Padayachee

Kevin Jewell

Ahmad Mahomedy

Benjamin Curtin

I woke up on a freezing claustrophobic cell and I was just about to have my dreadful porridge and a freezing metal tray. Only getting 10 minutes to eat. Then only getting 10 minutes to shower in cold water. Then the long day’s work would begin. I had to mine hard limestone for the whole day. The day was finished. Thinking I was going to get something nice for dinner but instead I got rotten stale bread and rotten beans. Now I was going to bed in my small cell on the floor. I would wake up and the horrible day would start again.

Curtin

I felt horrible in my tiny smelly cell and the routine I have to do every day, woken up by a noise on my cell bars, eating horrible disgusting porridge and looking at the blinding limestone quarry all day. Then having to go to bed and sleeping on the freezing cold floor and with a tiny blanket. And I can’t get any sleep and not brushing my teeth and not having my own shower. Then going to my cell again. And not seeing my letter first. This was the average day in prison.

My life in jail was challenging, painful and difficult. I am going to tell you about just one day in prison and then you will feel my agony of when I was in jail. I woke one cold winter day to the banging of a security guard. I woke with a start. I had 10 minutes to eat my freezing cold porridge, have an icy cold shower with no towel and then put on my old dirty clothes. I got out of my cell and went to the quarry to break rocks. It is a tough job. My eyes were sore, my back was sore, it was a menace of a job! When it was 2 o’clock I went back to my cell for a disgusting bowl of soup and beans. Then I had to go back to the quarry to break more rocks. After a gruelling day I get my supper (pap and gravy). It was disgusting! After a brutal day I go to bed on a rug in my cell. That is how painful one day in jail is!

Christian Jooste

Life in jail must be dreadful. Cold floors, tiny cells, and disgusting police. Walking past the hideous smells of dirty cells and waking up to slobbery porridge while thinking about a freezing cold shower with other prisoners washing their clothing attire. Going to work on the other side of the island to get the minerals from the blinding limestone quarry. Heading for dinner to eat filthy beans. Lying in bed on a hard stone floor. You wake up by a guard banging on your hard door.

I woke up, the guards were knocking on the metal bars. After that we sat down to eat our cold wet disgusting porridge, on a freezing cold rusty tray. I could still feel the cold air rushing through my spine. Later that day I put on my clothes and went to work. I worked tirelessly for hours on end only making tiny dents in the blinding limestone quarry. After we got back, we had rotten carrots and baked beans straight off the can and went back to our jail cells to get unchanged and go to sleep.

Eoin Gaffney

I’m in a Robben Island cell 1936. If I had to describe life in Robben Island with one word it would be cold. First, I’ll tell you that Robben Island is super cold. It's in the Atlantic Ocean by Cape Town. Now I’ll tell you about the cell it’s 7 feet wide with no bed and all you have to sleep with is a small mat on the floor with a desk and toilet. Now your day, you start the day off with breakfast, you might think it’s a nice meal but no it’s cold beans or oatmeal which is really disgusting. Then you start working in a bright limestone quarry. Now a limestone quarry is where you mine limestone but if you work there for too long, you can go blind. Because limestone is bright enough but with sun it’s much brighter. That's life on Robben Island.

Gabangaye Thabethe

Callum Wilson

Solwazi Zungu

Hamza Wadee

Ahmad Mahomedy

Ben

Callum Wilson

Dylan Price

Gabangaye Thabethe

Have you ever been in prison before? Well, I'm about to tell you. Once upon a time in a cold prison cell there was a man called Gaba. He felt trapped in that ice cold prison cell and the terrifying policeman was treating us badly. But luckily a few months later I somehow found a way to escape. After that Gaba was the President of South Africa.

Gopal Padayachee

My prison cell is extremely cold. In the blazing hot sunlight, we sadly must mine limestone.

Eating soggy frozen baked beans. In the morning we must shower (so cold) with 0% privacy.

The steaming hot sun sets our eyeballs a blaze. We’ve been feeling super boxed up with no escape at all.

We felt like we are being bullied by the security. Lying on the cold mat wishing hopefully for a cosy blanket.

Hamza Wadee

I woke up to a loud bang on my door. It was another day in the horrible prison. The cruel prison guard shouted at me and told me to have breakfast. For breakfast there was ice cold porridge. After I ate, everyone had to work. As I walked outside to start my job of mining, the sun shot into my eyes, but I was used to this. Every

day since I came here, I have been mining at this heap of bright limestone. It makes you go blind. Until lunch I was mining away at the mountain of limestone. For lunch we had some soggy beans and burnt toast. After lunch we had to work until supper. When it got dark, they locked us up and slid a cold bowl of porridge under my door. I ate and slept and that’s how life is in prison.

Harley Larsen

Nelson Mandela felt very stressed in prison and wouldn’t have any fun at the showers because everyone is looking at you and you have to look at them. He didn't have any fun digging the beautiful white limestone and get blind from it. His cell number was 46664 and he was claustrophobic in his tiny cell. He slept on a disgusting mat and was not allowed to talk to other prisoners. He had to eat cold dirty porridge in the morning and the policemen were so mean to him! Prison is not a nice place so don’t do anything nasty.

Kevin Jewell

I was forced into a car, I arrived at the police station a few minutes later.

I was petrified but then I saw Solwazi, I wasn’t so scared anymore.

We were forced inside, I saw all my friends. The policemen forced us all out the back door and into the back of a truck. 4 hours later we left the truck onto a boat for a few more hours. Then we got off the boat and onto land. Reggie, Eoin and I tried to make a run for it but failed and were tackled to the ground and we were chained up in a truck. An hour later we arrived at a prison, and we were escorted to our prison cells. I was in cell number 1379. Eoin was in cell number 1378 and Reggie was in cell number 1380. Duncan was in cell number 1381 and Solwazi was in cell number 1377 and Gaba was in cell number 1376. We were talking to each other and eventually the guard said go to sleep or you will be executed, so we all lay down under our warn blankets and fell asleep. We

were woken up at 2:00 in the morning by the guards banging on our cells and we were given cold sloppy porridge. It was so disgusting, then we were sent to the limestone quarry. And that process repeats daily!

Marwan Shabnei

In the filthy limestone quarry, it was so blinding all I could see was white. It was so well built. We took 10 days of hard work then I must go to my cell. It was so bad I got a plate of pap and my cell number was 2265625. It was so despicable and so scary. All you do is eat and sleep and that’s how life is at Robben Island.

Mohapi Ntseare

It was a cold night in what they call a “bed”. Before I knew it, it was lights out. I’m all alone. No friends, no communication. I felt disconnected, anxious, angry. I had no power, but there was hope. A group called the ANC fought for equal rights. I joined the fight to stop apartheid. It was a long deadly struggle but using the armed struggle we did it. Nelson Mandela became president and we all lived happily ever after.

Muhammed Asvat

Life in jail, I was sent to jail on Robben Island. Nelson Mandela would have to sleep in the cold cell I worked in sadly. We had to work in the limestone quarry. Sadly, we had to eat

disgusting meals. Nelson Mandela was blinded by the shiny white limestone while working. We showered in a cold shower every day. We didn’t have proper things like toothbrushes, beds, and meals. Nelson Mandela felt sad and lonely. The prisoners weren't allowed to talk to each other, and they weren’t allowed to speak. Nelson’s cell number was 46664.

Rivan Naidoo

It was another raw arctic winter night sleeping in my claustrophobic cell. I’s in prison cell #29/12/10 for multiple drug and murder cases. I have been sentenced to 30 years of prison. I have served 20 years already, so I have just 20 years to go. For breakfast I get thick, sloppy porridge, for lunch I get cold corn and for dinner I get raw fish. The showers that I had were super cold. The guards would make us do mining in the quarry on wet and cold rainy days. That’s a day in my life in prison.

Ryder Beck

Sam Habershon

It was a devastating day in apartheid where I got arrested for protesting and fighting with Nelson Mandela for the rights of others. Unfortunately, we were sentenced to prison for LIFE!!! Me and Nelson were out in separate cells next to each other. Nelson was in cell 46664, I was in cell 46663 … but on the bright side I was beside him and we were tired now so we both went to sleep. As soon as we were woken up, we got this disgusting porridge so very dry on this rusty old tray. As soon as we were done, we were sent to mine limestone. The bright yellow sun ruining our eyesight. Hours later we had our dinner which was old bread from the dustbin. Years after years of this we finally and thankfully were released from prison. After we were released, Nelson soon became the first democratic president. On the other hand, Nelson 2013 died a very sad and heart-breaking death never to be forgotten.

As I'm in jail now, I have no idea what to do in my draughty, dark cell. The food is disgusting, like a mouldy lemon in cat food and old gravy. I refuse to eat most of the time but sometimes the guards wait and watch me with a stern stare, forcing me to eat the disgusting lump of mould. Anyway, I’m starting to feel a bit lonely down here. There’s been no one to talk to since, maybe, a few months ago. Every night, I lie in the corner, cold, lonely, and somewhat afraid, hoping I won’t wake up the next day. But, of course, the world showers me with nightmares, horrible nightmares that force my eyes open to endure the torture of the days to come I miss my family, my home, and my sould which I seem to have lost somewhere along the way. But where? There is a gym, with a broken-down treadmill and weights that I think weigh less than 1 kg. So much for staying exercised and upbeat in jail. My world is so tiny now and I feel like I haven’t seen daylight in weeks. I feel … unwanted. Like nobody cares anymore. I don’t think anyone does care. But one day, hopefully, I'll get out of jail. That day would be so good …

Thomas Burgoyne

The horrible Robben Island. My new icy-cold home is as cold as Antarctica. It is called the scary Robben Island.

I am very annoyed like a Tauros pokemon because I miss my wonderful family and warm home.

I don’t understand what I did, this is terrible.

Solwazi Zungu

I woke up in my cold dirty bird poop smelling jail cell. And my good friend Nelson Mandela was already awake writing a letter to his family. We could hear the guard coming to our cell. He said OUT! We are going to eat your meal for the day. Today was like always cold sloppy porridge. When Nelson and I were done we went as quickly as we could to work. Today we are weeding and mining rock. Oh no I said, we were going to the limestone quarry. I’m blinded from that thing said Nelson. I just wish we had sunglasses. Well said Nelson, 1 week and we will be living a normal life again. Ja, I said 1 more week of bird poop smelling cells, sloppy cold porridge and blinding limestone quarries. 1 week later. We just got released from jail and our family were waiting for us with a big hug.

I describe jail at Robben Island as very lonely. Everything was lonely. You would sleep in a sad, painful, cold cell. You would wake up from a guard angrily hitting your cell. You would eat a disgusting dish of food, in the cold morning. You mine until your arms fall off. You mine a pure white limestone cave, blinding you at first sight. They will give you a 5-minute break. Then you are back to mining. That’s your whole cycle for years.

Ziya Ismail

Nelson Mandela spent 27 boring years in prison. The only fun activity was making limestone. Straight after he would eat dinner and go to his spaceless numbered cell 46664 and go straight to sleep on his uncomfortable mat. Then, he would wake up very early in the morning due to noise made to wake the prisoners. He had 10 minutes to get ready and eat breakfast. Then go to work at the bright limestone wall. He would get lunch and go back to work and finish late at night and the cycle would repeat for his 27 years in jail.

Tyler Guliwe

Max Baxter

Abdullah Gani

Zaraar Pardesi

Nicholas Sardi

Ethan van der Merwe

Carol Flekser

Luca Blount

Zohaib Merchant

Lehakoe Ralebitso

Luke Smithyman

Samuel Warman

Zaheer Angamia

Daniel Collingridge

Zayaan Moosa

Zaidaan Rawat

Joshua Teper

Muhammed Suhail Garda

Molemi Monene

William Rattray

Luka Can Hutchinson

This morning I woke up to the guard putting a stink bomb outside my cell. I ran to eat breakfast. I said eew. This morning I was upset because for breakfast we had animal brains. It was so soggy and really damp. Would you eat it? The warden stuffed it into my mouth! I slammed it into his face. He was walking as slow as a tortoise that was half asleep. We all said ha ha he turned coocoo bananas. We tried bursting open the stinky sewerage. We burst it open when the ugly warden was walking past. We never saw the next moment as he flew into space and dropped his keys. One of the inmates got the keys and opened up all the cells. When we got out we got caught. We were not scared because a Military team was watching us. It is so unfair that the other people were living life normal. How UNFAIR! I wish I could leave prison. Can I tell you what our punishment was? Mining limestones without sunglasses. And the sun reflecting off the limestone hurts your eyes badly. They even had an eye doctor checking our eyes every hour. It was so much punishment. Let me tell you how I got taken to jail. I was playing cricket and the police pulled up and arrested me. Bye bye!

… wham I felt pain oh the pain then I passed out. That day was horrible but now I’m in the glitch secret service it’s very dangerous but it’s worth it, my assignment is anti-poaching.

Duncan Webb

Every day I awake half heartedly. It's cold, dark and there’s a lot of suspense. Dias hurry up, that’s the ugly fat warden I looked up angrily and glared at him, out to die yard asseblief nie, wat, nie you will get 100 lashes, he’s got a huge whip said Dainty my best friend. So don’t give a

Every day I am woken up by a fat prison guard who bangs loudly on my prison cells bars. He opens the door and puts cuffs on my wrists and marches me to the kitchen. We always got served horrible cold lumpy porridge and cold tea dribbled over it and the occasional fly legs was disgusting and disappointing. We were then taken to the limestone quarry where it was so bright it hurt your eyes. We were given blunt spades too. At the moment I had an idea I started sharpening my blunt spade on the rocks I stood there for hours sharpening my blunt spade until it was blun no more. Then I started hacking at my chains and suddenly it broke! I was free! I ran into the mine in a frantic sprint and I came out the other side. I made a raft from bamboo then I heard shouts, the guards were coming! I jumped onto the raft and made my escape. The End.

siren sounds. I go down to the limestone quarry. My sandals are worn down so I am basically barefoot. My shirt is tattered, my pants have holes in them. I don’t get sunglasses so I am very slowly going blind. It is very annoying that I got in prison for fighting for what’s right.

Lehakoe Ralebitso

The world is cruel and unforgiving. No one said life in prison was easy. I heard sirens wail time to get up another day in prison. I get out of bed and go get another meal. I can’t remember when I last had a warm meal. I feel like I have been here for a hundred years. Prison is like that. I feel so old when I am only twenty years old. The

It was a cold rainy day in prison and for breakfast we had cold disgusting beef porridge and a cold cup of coffee. I just wanted to get out of here. My friends Abdullah, Zayaan and Zohaib said they had a great idea. They had a cunning plan to make a great escape. We could collect limestone, sell it and build a raft and tools to break out of prison, but the only problem was that we were on Robben Island. So we had to build a raft. They already made material like bags and planks. The next day we collected a lot of limestone, our bags were heavy. We were tired so we went to sleep. We woke up in the middle of the night and made summies and dug out of the prison. We got on our raft and floated away, we did it, we escaped! When we got to shore we slept on the sand. The next day we changed into clean clothes and sold millions of limestones and became rich. We bought a big house and started working at normal jobs and lived a happy life again.

My life in prison filled me with repugnance. The toilets don’t work and smell, sinks have leaks that drip at night when you try to go to

Duncan Webb

Oliver Yuill

Abdullah Gani

Daniel Collingridge

Joshua Teper

Luca Blount

sleep, tired from working all day just breaking limestone and not talking to anyone, feeling like you don’t occur in life. When the cold breezes come and go, you shiver and you are anxious, scared of never seeing your family again. You smell the rotten food from the cafeteria and sewerage from the not working toilets. The racist wardens poking you hard with sticks, sometimes even taking your pillow just because of your skin colour, the guards don’t care about you. I really want to see my family and can’t wait to get out of prison. I have lost track of life and have not seen any news, to be honest life has no purpose in my opinion. I feel no purpose and have no feeling of love. The next day I went to the cafeteria and the guards called me to follow them, they said there was something for me. I couldn’t wait, it was a letter that said “luca”. It was my family. In the letter there was a picture of me as a kid, it filled me with hope, I’ll be happy once again.

wanted to rout so badly but I knew I would be killed if I did. This happens everyday but the cruel racist wardens never stopped

Max Baxter

I’m woken up at 4.00 am by a whip. It’s freezing cold.

My cell: The cell is so small and feels far from everything and everyone. I really hate it so much here. The guards are so mean. They hit me every day. It feels like I’ve been here forever. The beds are as hard as rocks. I would rather die than eat the food here. I have to work in the mines where the lime is so bright it damages my eyes. I can’t wait till my sentence is over but there are 7 more years left in this living hell. I’ve been here for the last 12 years. When I’m released I would have lived 19 years in prison.

Nicholas Sardi

I wake up every morning at 4.30 am on a cold, hard stone floor. I am tired because it is difficult to sleep with my sickly cough. I get dressed in my ragged, torn clothes. I then eat my tasteless, small, watery porridge. I am lonely and I miss my family terribly. I endlessly mine the mineral and pass it to the other prisoners. We have to mine 100kg of that mineral every day or we get punished. I am dying of dehydration because we don’t get water breaks. We do this the whole day. It is now another freezing night. I am feeling anxious about tomorrow because it’s another day of torchering. I have to face it again for years ahead.

Molemi Monene

One gloomy morning I woke up to the warden. It was not pleasant. She poked me with her cold metal covered stick. She said get up Luka. It was time for breakfast, so I went to the cafeteria. For breakfast I got lumpy thin porridge and cold tea. It was crazy how bad the food was. Then we all got into our cold cells. Two hours later we were allowed to go to the courtyard only for 5 minutes but. Then for another two hours. We then had food. It was the same as breakfast. After that I went to sleep. I had to be in prison for another 10 days more. So I was very excited to get released. Would get released on Friday. The End

Luke Smithyman

This morning I woke up exhausted to the person everybody hates the most, his name is Willy Wonka. He is the meanest white warden in the prison. He throws in a dirty towel and disgusting food. I was getting anxious as he took my bold head and slowly put it in the terrible toilet. We were so miserable but we were powerless. I

Being in prison is dreadful, and if you’re wondering why, let me tell you why. Being in prison earns you very limited and appalling food with water. You have to work in a grubby limestone colliery where the sun is beaming and melting your eyes. The wind is raw and your clothes are disgusting. You don’t see your relatives unless you're lucky/ At dinner you get stone hard pap with gravy and tea. You mustn’t go to prison ladies and gentlemen, because every day is the same, unless you leave or die.

Muhammed Suhail Garda

This morning I woke up feeling cold and miserable. At 8.00 o’clock we went to breakfast and the porridge every day was lumpy and just disgusting. After breakfast we had to go outside in the freezing cold and plant maize. After about an hour we went back to the cells which smelt like sewerage and mould, and I nearly passed out. It smelt so bad. I was in the cell alone for hours feeling sick and stressed because 10 minute before dinner we would get lashed with a horse whip five times. After getting lashed we went to dinner and we had the same food every day which was revolting old pap and two day old soup on top. After dinner we went back to the smelly cells and every night I would have to lie down on the cold and hard floor with no blanket. It;s going to be a long night.

I always wake up at five. Paranoid that the crazy warden is going to get me. Everything is cold as the night sky cold gooey porridge, freezing showers and ruff toilet paper. The only thing that is warm is the water we drink. My inmate is innocent like I am. There is no privacy whatsoever. Supper is a little better than breakfast as it’s peas and pap. During the day we work in the lime quarry. It is hard gruelling work and it saps a lot of our energy. Lunch is the worst of all. We have one piece of stale bread and a cup of warm dust filled water. Then we go back to the quarry and work till

Luka Can Hutchinson

Oliver Yuill

the end of the day. Then we go back to our cells and read a little. “Lights out” shouts the warden and we go to bed.

Warman

I began to wake up very cold, then the warden opened my cell and I went for breakfast. The breakfast just tasted awful. I had very cold porridge I felt like throwing up but if I did I would definitely get in-trouble with the warden! After that I went to work and like everyday I was miserable and angry and most importantly scared. While I was doing my work my eyes were burning with the sun. It was so hard to do my work. It hit around the evening and as usual I was miserable going to eat my disgusting dinner. It tasted awful after that I went to bed. I took my warm clothes off and knew tomorrow is just going to be a miserable day. But not if I escape. I went to tell my friends my great plans. We would escape from an air cell, we would land on the island and then we would swim to shore then we would steal a car and run. So we did all of that and no one got caught, well except one of them got caught and got shot but at least we got to shore and we won’t be in that terrible place again.

have nightmares throughout the night. It is horrible living like this and I am starting to perish. Living here is not easy but I will try and keep myself alive, no matter what happens. The worst consistent thing that happens is me missing my family very badly. That is so horrible. The last but not least thing is the one word I would describe Robben Island, is cold cold food, cold sleep, cold clothes, cold air and much more. It is not nice living here.

Zaheer Angamia

This morning I woke up and felt my back aching from my sleep on my concrete bed. Sorry to not introduce myself, I am a prisoner on Robben Island. It is impeccably gross living here. I am going to tell you about my routine for my everyday life, please try not to fall asleep. So every morning, I wake up and feel my back is hurting very badly. I sometimes think I have broken my back from last night’s horrible sleep. I go to the bathroom, the warden sometimes walks past and laughs at me in a very evil laugh HAHAHAHA. After that I go to have breakfast and it is horrible gross lumpy porridge. Then I have to go and do something very boring and very painful. I have to go do mining for 6-18 hours after that. I feel like my hands have broken; And worse I get teased and hurt by the strong big guys. I go back to the ugly building and have a horrible supper, so gross. I go to sleep but it is horrible sleeping on my very uncomfortable horrible bed. I have a horrible night’s sleep and

I was woken up that morning like every morning in a wretched place, with the loud banging of the guards baton on the metal bars. It was time to get up. Fast. Only 5 seconds to get to the yard for a vigorous exercise routine. Then, an icy cold shower. I was then given watered down pap for breakfast. My tummy rumbled. I couldn’t remember the last warm satisfying meal. I was longing to see my family as I was disconnected from them for a year. It was unfair that I was in this miserable prison because I was fighting for what was right. The siren blew and it was off to the lime quarry. I was cold, the wind from the ocean blowing on my ankles, my clothes off and ripped, my shoes worn down till they were nearly socks. I had no sunglasses so my eyes were getting slowly damaged by the limestone, reflecting the sun into my eyes. It was time to come up with a plan, to communicate with the outside world!

Zaraar Pardesi

My life in prison was extremely miserable. I was extremely scared and the horrific guards were mean. I got claustrophobic and really trapped. I had no control of my life. I felt really betrayed and had nothing left. I got really bored. I got stressed and anxious. I would have rather killed myself than stayed in there. It was so cold, I would have shivered to death. My cellmate was so annoying, I could barely sleep. The next day I woke up, we had rotten fish and warm water for breakfast, sounds nauseating right? I’m used to it by now. Overall this time I feel it’s normal. After a few days I heard a mysterious voice. The horrific guard said: you’re out. Now I eat normally and own a business. I live happily now. But I always still remember the rough time I had sitting in that horrific cold prison.

This morning I woke up freezing cold. Shortly after I went to collect my smelly breakfast. I felt trapped and unplugged from the world. I felt terrified when the guards walked past my jail cell. My jail cell smelled like a dumpster. In jail they impertinent you. I felt the need for revenge. I did not like to go to work and I did not know how long I would stay in the jail cell, for the guards did not give me anything to do. I was starving, no more food. I wish I could be free. I was bored, everyday I only worked, nothing fun to do.

I woke up very early this morning at 1:00AM because a big, mean, enormous policeman came and hit me with his baton!!! I went to the cafeteria to have my breakfast. It was very disgusting (it was dirty pap and gravy. There were a lot of ants, cockroaches and parked down prawns!!!). I vomited and didn’t eat it. The rest of my bad day was utterly bad, because I did absolutely nothing. The guards gave me no more food or anything to do. I was very bored for the rest of the day. Day after day, night after night, the guards still didn’t let me out of jail (*sighs).

This morning I woke up from my hard and dense bed. For breakfast the warden who is chubby and angry, comes to my cell and wakes me up and gives me mash and gravy, which makes me anxious to eat McDonald’s. My cell is so tiny, I get claustrophobic, paranoid and trapped. My miserable life in prison was not worth it for.

Samuel

William Rattray

Zaidaan Rawat

Zayaan Moosa

Zohaib Merchant

Fynn Asamoah

Christopher Felet

Keamogetse Noge

Yusuf Tayob

Liam Wides

Shelley Goosen

Mohamed Bamjee

Mohammed Maal

Akinbayode Okoudjou

Paul Tebeila

Ben Arnott

James Dickinson

Rocco Mtetwa

Nuzayh Sarang

Theodore Warui

Sava Theodosiou

Tyghe Müller

Alexi Salalidis

Rafael Beyin

Akin Okoudjou Shoyo Hinata

Full of energy, fast like the wind, Orange hair.

A jump that could touch the clouds.

Best volleyball player, especially in middle blocker and spiker.

His best friend Obito Kageama the best setter in Tokyo, with eyes of an eagle and perfect aim. They have amazing quick attack! But we can’t forget their rival, but not so rival team: Nekouma High They’re almost cat like. All because of the stare they give to the opponent

Alexi Salalides Pizza!

The food with the most flavour!

A non-stop delicious taste.

Magical mouthful, outstanding aroma. Non-stop mountains of cheese. Masses and masses of cheesy texture

It tastes better than a burger, it will make you drool.

It’s amazing flavour will send you to the moon.

A combination of pepperoni, cheese and bread, with an amazing taste.

You can smell its aroma from miles away.

Pepperoni is hot when it comes out. When you take a bite it’s as hot as fire. You won’t put it down without a doubt.

Ben Arnott

The Leopard

Sun blazing

Every animal tired but not the leopard Slowly stalking its prey

Waiting on top of a tree quiet as a mouse Ready to pounce from above Furry Cubs at a distance Waited for the impala to be right under him Then he jumped lightning fast Onto the unsuspecting impala

As all his friends bolted tails tucked away Their horns are katanas yet they still ran away The impala dead before he knew what hit him

The leopards were mid feast

When a pack of hyena arrived The smell of blood must have attracted those hyena, thought the leopard

The Cubs scattered

Then the fight ensued

The leopard out numbered

No chance of victory, he ran up the nearest tree The hyenas took the corpse and ran off into the abyss

Hyena what thieves.

Christopher Felet

My fantastic favourites

My favourite emotion is thrill

The feeling I crave when bored

A demand for excitement!

My body makes it happen.

My favourite activity is to write.

To put my excitement into words.

I’m rather difficult to understand.

My favourite thing to do on the weekend is to have playdates with my friends…

Maybe half the time is just playing video games.

I love these things and all but…

There are things that I would never favour I would never eat fish!

I do not like bugs

I hate pumkin!

But you chose what you want to favourite and what you don’t.

Yet There are no limits to preferences in life!

Fynn Asamoah Something That Not Many People Have

The gift is something that not many people have. To find it you have to show them your desires. Make sure you’re the one because they will make you run!

No one has seen it except for me because it’s hidden away from everyone’s sight.

The gift is anything you could wish for but wait… make sure you don’t have any flaws because they will have something to test you all.

You will go through hell and back to make it but if you’re able to get it you will see it’s magnificence but take care because it’s danger is unmatched.

James Dickinson

The Amazing Dodo

Dodo is my helper

She cleans up our house for us She’s been with us for 60 years

Dodo is always smiling Dodo has a loving personality She loves to meet new people

Dodo is as happy as a Quokka

She loves me and my sister very much Dodo was my dad’s helper when he was young Dodo still works and she is over 80 years old She is probably going to retire very soon

It is very sad but she has grandchildren to look after

We love her so much I know Dodo loves all of us I hope she lives as long as possible.

Keamo Noge

Phyllis

There is a woman in my life

She is strong and independent She has fought many battles and got through them

She has cared for me for many years She’s inspired me to be and do better as a person in the world

Beautiful Black short hair, brown eyes and brown skin

She has taught moral lessons about life She is an admirable person

She has achieved a lot.

She is a strong, black, South African woman

She is a tough rock

There is a woman in my life

This woman is my grandmother.

Liam Wides

My outstanding mom

I love my mom so much

My mom is as strong as a lion She cooks the best food ever

She makes me breakfast, lunch, and the best dinners and my favourite, steak

She is very kind but authoritative She is the greatest

When my brother is irritating my mom stops him She has been with me since the start

She is the best mom ever I love her so much

When I broke my arm she was the first person to come to me

Thank you for being the best inspiration in the nation.

Mohamed Bamjee

The things that make my day light up

There are many things that make my day light up like.

My favourite dish is steak

When I eat steak I feel happy, The taste goes around my entire mouth. My favourite thing to do in my free time is play PS5.

There is such a wide variety of games to play. And of course my favourite person my mom. She always comforts me in my saddest times, and always puts a smile on my face.

My favourite soccer team is Manchester United. There are the best team in the world I’ve supported them since I was 5.

Last but not least, my favourite thing to play is soccer.

I play at Old Elds soccer club and when I have a game my excitement is an alarm clock and my heart is a drumbeat

It’s what gets me up in the morning. I don’t know what I would do without these things in my life.

Mohammed Maal

My super Mom

My mom is special, My mom is kind, She has an amazing mind.

When I’m sad she’s always there With a joke to make me laugh. She plays with my hair

Which I really don’t care for, But she’s still my special star My mom is like a detective

She always finds my books That ran away. She works so hard To give us more

That’s why I want to see her soar. My mom is super glue Because she sticks our family together.

Nuzayh Sarang

The merc with a mouth

extinct. There are less than 10,000 red pandas left according to the last survey done on 23 August 2019. Think how much it has dropped since then. So we must save the red panda. Their primary threat is habitat loss and degradation. They are legally protected in Bhutan, China, Nepal and Myanmar. The population of the red panda has dropped 40% in the last 2 decades. “Don’t cut the trees don’t kill the pandas.”

Rocco Mtetwa

The African Lion

Craves animal meat.

Won’t regret hunting you down. You won’t survive its attacks.

You will die that day.

You won’t outrun a Lion.

They are crazy beasts that will sink their claws in your neck.

These descriptions are what I think of When the word departure is mentioned.

Tyghe Müller We Are Family

Serrated Swords, Dual pistols, A red suit and a sense of humour.

Avenging those in excruciating pain.

A kick like a flash of lightning. His heart is stone.

All you see is blaze of red and hear howls of his reign.

Lurking in the shadows, one bullet is all he needs.

This mercenary in the red suit is Deadpool. A Mutant and a marksman.

All his bloodshed fuels his devotion.

Even stage-four Cancer can’t kill this man. The red suit?

Well, that’s so bad guys don’t see him bleed. And whatever you do, Don’t tell him how to fight!

Paul Tebeila Reuse, Reduce, Recycle

Lush green trees, bright blue water and healthy animals.

Something environmentalists dream of seeing. With vehicles polluting everyday, it’s just a dream.

The UN needs to put more effort into protecting the environment.

The Earth’s fate relies on it.

The diverse colours of the oceans and lands are turning dull.

So as a result, I urge you to reuse, reduce and recycle.

I know most of you have heard of this triad so please go make the world green.

#savetheworld

Rafael Beyin An animals Life

In the forest of the Eastern Himalayas

It will feast on you as a pride.

The Lion is fearless so don’t go near their young.

It will scare you when it shows you its molars.

It’s a deadly but beautiful creature.

You won’t defeat This Apex Predator.

The Lions majestic mane makes it the King.

Lions will come in different sizes but don’t underestimate it.

Sometimes Lions will fight to the death to be the king.

These evil creatures don’t care if you die or not.

Sava Theodosiou

Beautiful Environment

Lions roaring, Birds singing, Wolves howling, Snakes are rattles when they hiss Wind blowing around, Deers eating, Crocodiles swimming Bashing branches screeching! Why do people cut down the forest?! All the beauty, All the animals.

Sun helping plants grow, Rain helping plants live.

Tree’s branches bare as a pillar, with no leaves. Leaves fly around and fall, Animal’s Cubs play with each other Sun glistening through the damp trees Look at all this beauty!

Don’t cut down the trees!

Theodore Warui Departure

Departure is loud.

Honking horns, loud music, shouting people

Many vehicles are involved

Cars, trains, buses, planes, taxis and more Unbearable heat, the air rank with exhaust fumes

The cars are trees, seemingly endless in number Sputtering cars, broken traffic lights

Exhausting hours spent in traffic

Busy airports, full taxis and speedy trains

Planes arriving and leaving Cancelled flights and angry faces

Red faced drivers and thick smoke

People laughing in their cars

Train carriages full to the brim

However big, however small. Sometimes noisy, sometimes quiet. Family is amazing. Whether it’s working, or making me a cup of tea, my mum and dad do everything for me. We may fight, we may squabble. Family can be yay and can be nay. My Dad is like a teacher for random things, like making pasta dough. Mom is as caring as a lioness for her cub. When I fall they’re there to pick me up. When I fail they’re there to cheer me up. Even when my Dad’s working, he still gives me the odd ‘’was up’’. Always there, my family is truly the light in my life.

Yusuf Tayob

The modern king of lizards

This royal beast pounces, and with one quick swipe it’s prey has been slaughtered. This deadly creature is a Savage Viking! This life-threatening creature will live longer than you If you go near it, IF YOU DARE! This majestic beast is scaly. It’s carnivorous, and eats flesh. It’s bigger than your cat and dog. And probably heavier than three of you. This animal rips through flesh.

Attacks on humans happen very seldomly, but it can end in a fatality!

It’s teeth make it look like a shark and claws make it look like a tiger. This beast is poisonous. No cure has been found. This monster’s name is the Komodo Dragon!

where thousands of red pandas live. If people don’t stop cutting down trees, the red panda will go

Kayur Bhaga

Hamish Duggan

Sékou O’Hanlon

Harry Serrurier

Jenna-Lee Kuhn

Ben Brown

Maximillian Feÿ

Nasir Osman

Robert Smuts

Hiyaw Beyin

Suleiman Cassimjee

Rushir Nagar

Bhaveer Ranchod

Max Vries

Matthew Southey

Mpho Mokake

Mikhil Patel

Mason Bunkell

Ben Brown

The kindness in my life

My personal Uber driver.

My motivation for another day.

She gives me support, kind and caring.

She is the ying to my yang.

Can you think who this person is?

It’s my amazing mom.

She is always there.

She does so much in fact.

I could not make it up to her.

In a lifetime.

So that is why

We have women’s month.

We owe a lot to

The woman in our life’s.

Bhaveer Ranchod

This argument is to discuss whether our wildlife should be protected or not. I think that wildlife should be protected because they help the tourism industry and as a country we gain income when people from different parts of the world visit our country.There is also an opportunity for zoologists to learn and interact with animals and nature. Children love to go to places like zoos and game reserves to watch the game rangers feed the animals and make them do cool tricks.However, it costs a lot of money to preserve our wildlife.

The first point in favour of this argument is that wildlife helps to attract tourists to our country. When tourists book flights, make bookings at hotels and order delicious food at restaurants, our businesses grow. These small activities help with job creation in our country. When tourists come from other countries some of them visit the Kruger National Park to see the Big Five. In 2019, there were 1.8 million people who visited Kruger Park. During the Coronavirus pandemic, there was a 40-60% drop in the amount of visitors that visited the park. This means that the park couldn’t get as much money as it used to. When tourists come to our country, they sometimes visit Table Mountain in Cape Town or the warm oceans in Durban. This also helps businesses to earn money and creates employment for people. In the tourism industry there are about 95000 people who have jobs in Durban. In 2019, 5 billion rand was generated by visitors going to Durban. This helps our country to grow and be a better place.

Secondly, protecting our wildlife provides us an opportunity to watch and learn about our

animals. It is a priority to look after our wildlife so that children in the future will be able to see and learn about our beautiful animals too. Children and adults love to go to zoos and animal centres and if there is no wildlife to see, we will not be able to go to these places to learn about them. During the lockdown last year, there were safari episodes on television to keep people interacting and learning about these precious animals. In 2020, during the Coronavirus pandemic the company Wild Earth decided to keep people learning about wildlife. They decided to make live videos and that soon became very popular and Wild Earth had about 3 million viewers a month. In the first month of lockdown, the number of viewers increased by five times. That means more people wanted to learn about the wildlife even though they couldn’t go to the game reserves.

However, against this argument it costs a lot of money to preserve the animals. All of this money could go to families who need homes and food. Did you know that the amount of food one tiger eats per day can feed about 40 children. A study in 2012 by BBC estimated that it would cost 76 billion dollars a year to preserve threatened land animals. This money could be spent on researching viruses and diseases that affect humans, like the Coronavirus.

In support of this, animals help to keep a balance in our environment and they help our country to grow. They provide us with knowledge and education about our world.

In conclusion, I feel that we need to protect our wildlife because it helps the tourism industry incredibly and helps to create jobs for people. It is also vital that we protect our wildlife so that people in the future generations can learn about them. I feel that if we didn’t have the wildlife as part of our lives then we would be missing something so special.

Harry Serrurier

Should we protect our wildlife?

We should protect out wildlife because, by conserving our wildlife, we’re ensuring that future generations can enjoy our natural world and the species that live within it. To help protect our wildlife, it’s important to understand how species interact within their ecosystems, and how they’re effected by human influence.

Secondly, climate change is slowly increasing average temperatures. One of the most noticeable ways that climate change is impacting wildlife is by changing the time of natural events. With warmer temperatures, flowering plants are blooming earlier in the year and migratory birds are coming home from there winter grounds earlier in the spring.

However we should not protect our wildlife because extinction is part of evolution. And with death of out wildlife there will be more fertile lands and more space to expand cities and civilisations. This is the 6th major extinction, it is part of evolution.

To conclude, I feel that we should protect our

wildlife because the wildlife plays a massive role in our ecosystem. Without them it will collapse!

Hiyaw Beyin

Should we protect our wildlife

The first point in point I would like to make is that we should protect our wildlife because they have families and friends too. They have their place on this planet and as do we. And if we keep killing they’ll go extinct and we’ll never see our wildlife again. How would you feel if you were being chased down or hunted, not good right but that’s how they feel.

Secondly, did you know that animals plant 90% of our trees? Wildlife keeps the food chain stable which balances our lives. Animals help us in our daily lives bees pollinate, llamas watch farms and squirrels help our trees take root.

However, against this argument, the reason animals are dying is because we’re concerned about our environment. Eventually, all animals die but we can stop our environment from dying. Did you know that elephants destroy trees without caring, the crown thorn fish is slowly but surely destroying the great barrier reef and cattle produce 14% of the greenhouse gases.

But in a personal opinion I think that these creatures are amazing we should never kill them.

Kayur Bhaga A mutated red wolf

Reporting from park wood, there is a mutated red wolf fighting a mutated raccoon that a truck driver almost knocked and it was chaos. Catching this on camera the reed wolf killed the raccoon, the red wolf spots a lady and boy and goes after them.

The lady and boy ran for there lives! “red wolf are endangered” cried the boy. The red wolf stopped to the barking of a sausage dog behind a gate, the red wolf took down the gate and destroyed the house, ate the sausage dog and now its going after me.

The red wolf is chasing me but i got into a building and I was safe, not for long before a mutated T-Rex comes after the red wolf. A normal t-Rex is the size of a mutated red wolf but a mutated T-Rex is 5x its size. The red wolf tries to get close to to the T-Rex but the t-Rex is to big. The red wolf finds more red wolfs and they take down the T-Rex.

A mutated T-Rex

Mason Bunkell

Jim the lucky lucky Giant Otter

Our amazing wildlife: Should we protect them or not?

On the 17th of December 1994 at London zoo there was an incident of when a Giant Otter went missing. Nobody has found out where he went and how he escaped. The remains is an empty Otter cage that nobody has bothered to visit in months. Except Blake, Blake was once Jim’s best friend Blake made time every day after school to visit Jim. But now he spent most of his time after school climbing trees and he also started playing hockey for Pirates the club.

But that was not all he did, he became an investigator.

Blake searched the zoo normally from 4:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon in search of his lost friend. One day Blake came upon something extraordinary, something that could really help his search, it was, well it really was just a hole but that hole lead to a tunnel and that tunnel lead to… well I’m not too sure but we better find out.

Blake clambered in the hole, it was already 5:03 and he should be heading home now but this was just to exiting he had to find out what was down that tunnel. The hole was about one metre deep and ½ a metre wide. Once Blake was in the hole and about to start crawling in the tunnel a short sharp voice said “WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THERE!” it was Joe the zoo keeper “YOU BETTER GET OUT BEFORE I COUNT TO TEN! 1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9.. good now you should go home now, the zoo is closing.” Blake got back on his bike and rode home.

When Blake got home he went straight to bed. After school the next day Blake went straight to the zoo, he continued crawling down the tunnel. It seemed like hours in the tunnel, Blakes knees were starting to hurt so he decided to take a break. Blake sat down in the tunnel drank some water and then he heard a strange noise coming from further down the tunnel it sounded like a baby having a bad dream. Blake took his torch out of his backpack and shone it down the tunnel. He couldn’t see much just miles and miles of tunnel. Blake kept on crawling down the tunnel, the tunnel started widen and soon Blake was running instead of crawling.

Blake stopped, and right in front of him was Jim. Jim lay motionless on the tunnel floor, then Blake walked forward and tapped him on the back. Jim opened his eyes and closed them again. So Blake picked him up and started heading back to the entrance of the tunnel. Once Blake and Jim were at the hole he put Jim on top and then climbed up and out of the enclosure. Blake raced to the zookeepers office and told the whole story.

Joe was amazed, he had never experienced something like this in his whole life. Blake , Jim

and Joe went to the zoo’s vet.

She wasn’t happy “he would have been killed if this boy didn’t save him, these otters are endangered” she kept on repeating in an annoying manner. In a few weeks time Jim was good as new. Blake made sure that the enclosure was fixed and everything went back to normal.

The hockey stopped and the trees got a break, until the next time our hero Blake.

kill.

Maximillian Feÿ My Roots

My mother is always happy, she is cheerful at the slightest joke. But when I have to do something, she is as suborn as a stif ruler.

My mother is always friendly… well except for when I disappoint her. She is serious to. Sometimes she has to bring me down, back to my roots!

My mother is as kind as a baby tenrec, But she stays up way too late. She is always tired but never admits it.

Matthew Southey

Coming to school each day

Entering the class with a smile

Bringing the fun to the door, It’s enough to blow me back. The kindness and wisdom shoots out like arrows

I’m wounded but in a good way As confidence and encouragement pours into my body,

And fear shoots out like blood in an open cut. It’s the one who teaches me, The one who gives me strength That I use throughout the day

The person who cares about me, Is Miss Kuhn my amazing teacher! And that’s why she is The one who makes me smile.

Max Vries

The hunt is on!

Swift and stealthy It hunts and chases its prey. It calmly waits and stalks in the grass, Using its spectral vision as the night goes past.

Fur camouflages between the trees, Legs ready for action, Sounds of moaning and groaning, Drool pouring down its mouth. A clueless prey unaware of its fate, Wandering around like bait.

Suddenly, it pounces from the dark!

It zigs and zags and drags Bite! Then a second strike. Hear the cries of the unlucky prey Struggling as it takes its last breath.

It devours the lifeless corpse, The smell of musty blood lingers in the air. The spotted predator is a peacock, elated by its

My mom is very smart. She is always funny. When she makes a joke I always laugh. That is my mother.

Mikhil Patel

Why we shouldn’t save wildlife

I think that we shouldn’t protect wildlife but instead get rid of all the poachers. I believe in this because if we are not protecting all endangered wildlife, then what’s the point. We are only protecting 9% of all endangered species in the world and often hear about how poachers are killing our endangered wildlife.

On the positive side of this, if we protect our wildlife, people in the future will be able to see the endangered species in their natural habitat. If we protect the endangered wildlife you can learn a lot about them. Learning about wildlife and protecting them creates 400 000 jobs. And if we keep some wildlife in captivity you can find cures for viruses and diseases. Endangered animals contribute to the field of medicine.

Killing endangered species also impacts the ecosystem. The more animals are killed, the more it damages our environment and can result in plants dying or other animals dying of hunger. If we don’t protect wildlife people can lose their jobs.

So if I had to decide whether to protect wildlife or not I would say yes. The reason I say so is because we depend on our ecosystem for survival. We need police to arrest poachers and have more security patrolling areas where the endangered species are. We must remember all the animals that live on

The one who make’s me smile

Earth. Animals need their space and if we want to protect wildlife then we need to get rid of poachers.

So if you ever see an endangered animal and see the poachers hiding in the bush call for help and also call the police because we we shouldn’t be hunting animals for fun because we should only be hunting for food.

Nasir Osman The Shield Of My Life

My shield, the chain mail on the knight

When I’m down her radiant love shines over me, Pink! Blue! Green! Orange! colours swing around our bond Our bond is stronger than a rock climbers safety rope

You may shout at me for doing something wrong, But you will always forgive me, and I know that We always laugh together, Mom you are forever.

Your love for me can’t be measured. You are always watch me play sport. You are always on the sideline cheering for me I look to the side to see your shimmering smile

Your eyes dance like stars in a night sky, Your teeth reminds me of pearls in a clam Mom you are so special, you are one in ten billion

You gave life to me and, this poem is to give something back Have a good day.

By Robert Smuts Fearless Fighter

The gentle touch of her hands wake me up, she floats around the house like a calm breeze as she begins her day.

Laptop open, meetings start.

Thoughtful and witty with a smile comes in my room with hot chocolate At like peeling the plastic off a new car.

Makes mouth watering food

Her signature dish Spaghetti It is worth the wait and when You have it it’s like a beautiful baby being born Then my mum goes to bed at the end of the day.

Rushir Nagar

The End Is Coming…

Have you taken your time to admire all the small details in our environment?

You close your eyes because you don’t want to know the truth that humans are harming the earth!

Trees being cut down, factories producing fumes, why does no one care about our planet?

Icebergs are trees falling into the abyss, trees keep us alive!

How much more?!

Global warming, water levels rising, plastic pollution, who made plastic?

I can’t take this anymore!

What’s the point of humans other than making the earth disintegrate at an alarming rate.

There is nowhere to run or hide from what we have done to our incredible planet.

The end is near…

Sékou O’Hanlon Friends

and Family

My favourite thing in the world is my friends and family!

My mom,dad and siblings as well!

My mom makes me food and drives me to school.

My dad earns money for our family and helps me with work.

My brother and sister play with me. And there is still a whole lot more!

My aunts come to our house to help keep things in order.

My great aunt helps me write neatly. My grandmother tells me what is happening in Ireland.

My older cousins come over during the holidays.

My younger cousin is just a newborn though. That is just my family and not a lot either.

I still have loads of friends I should mention!

There is Ben and Mason, an inseparable pair. Fynn the talkative one (just like me!)

He is the cup to my cake.

Paul, Theo, and Nic, the gaming gang.

I have a lot more friends overseas. But I will always remember them.

My friends and family.

Suleiman Cassimjee

The First Thing I Saw

The first thing I saw the apple of my eye

With the face of an angel

And the sun for a smile

Generous and kind Joyous all the time

The tigress of two cubs Her beauty is incomparable Her hands as soft as silk My mother says don’t give up Read on Well done While at my side For every second of my life Even if I do come last She says I’ve done my best My mother gets me up to eat At four in the morning for sehri When I take a wicket on the cricket pitch She screams woohoo well done

The beauty of my world Is always pushing me further I love her to the moon and back And she loves every bit of me

THANK YOU SHAISTA GOGA

Mpho Mokake Sadio Mane

The best soccer player I know.

The way he dribbled Messi so hard in the Champions league

And he did it again in the premier league but I wasn’t Messi

The big game came Manchester City when Liverpool’s

Mane went for top corner goal when he had the ball again

But when Kyle Walker came with a big slide into Mane.

He was injured for the game it was so sad.

Mom

Mom you are sweet Kind and many other things you Are not the best but you are?

Perfect don’t worry if you work so Hard and they can’t see the difference Mom you are just…

I can’t even think of a word that can describe you It’s just like she sells sea shells sea shells it’s tongue twisting Mom you are the best mom with an enchanting touch.

Leano Labuschagne

Ross Nel

Ryan Ramage

Ruben See-Schierenberg Galvan

Michelle Strugnell

Andy Masango

Muhammad Noorbhai

Nicholas Roos

Grant Roberts

Siyamthemba Shabangu

Fynn Croad

Tristan Bard

Farai Muronda

Shiv Parbhoo

Nicolas Scheuermaier

Avaneesh Nunna

Imaad Samodien

Chulumanco Mrwata

Tristan Bard

Fynn Croad

My amazing mom

To my amazing mom that I love so much

You take care of me day and night

You took care of me all my life

You are the only reason I see today

You will be loved all my life I see the shine in your smile every day

When I feel your arms embracing me, I know everything will be alright

When I taste your food, I always remember you When I smell your food, I feel happiness and joy

When I hear your voice, I always smile I will never forget or leave you You are a superhero to me

You are the best thing that has ever happened to me

I can’t imagine what will happen to me when you go

You are the apple of my eye

You are the love of my life I will never forget you.

Leano Labuschagne

The Gift That I’d Been Hoping For

I woke up at five in the morning

Just like any child would on Christmas Day.

And there it was Sitting under the tree

The gift that I’d been hoping for.

Well, what looked like it Felt like it Smelled like it Even had the same measurements as it. This had to be Just had to be The gift that I’d been hoping for.

I waited and waited for six o’clock to come

As my Rubik’s cube was the temptation reliever holding me Back Rattling away as I wanted to open it. So that I could finally have what I desired The gift that I’d been hoping for.

As the time finally came to open my gift it was not

The gift that I’d been hoping for. I sulked and sulked My cube was a fidget toy to vent my disappointment

Until I realised this was, in a way the Gift that I’d been hoping for.

Andy Masango

I love you mom

My very BEAUTIFUL mom I love you

Sooooooo much mom, you are beautiful, kind, loving, generous, smart, and caring.

You are my cup when I drink water, My cloud9, my sunshine and my button. You work hard, finish work and you keep us safe And I want to say…

I would not be here without you.

You are the BEST MOM EVER I LOVE YOU MOM.

Chulumanco Mrwata Viciously Killed

The predators that preys are vicious

The bull shark feast on other Marine animals

Hunts for other animals’ blood

It east it’s friend not knowing they are Eating and munching its own kind

It east a family of fish in one bite

Killer whales are their enemies to the bull shark The shark and whale fight kill and argue all the time

But we are not so different from them We kill cows for meat we fish for fish to eat

We argue we fight but we can still talk it out and not kill people

Some of us humans rob bank Even politician’s do money laundering we have Police officers not even doing their jobs

We have gangs in the streets and people Who, do human trafficking and prey on kids and adults!

We have criminals who target people and follow them home to their homes

And murder their husbands and wives.

Farai Muronda My Mom Is The Best

My mom is the best.

I like looking up to her and hanging out together. When I listen to one of my mom’s favourite music it reminds me of when she used to dance to the song.

She is as cute as a panda.

I like the way she spends a lot of time with me and my family.

She likes running a lot and every Sunday she likes to run in the morning and run 6km outside our gate.

Sometimes I like to run with her because I like to run with my mom.

Sometimes me and my mom like to eat lunch together.

My mom cooks nice food and me and my sister love it.

She loves having breakfast outside.

She loves playing tennis and basketball. Every day she smells nice.

She likes talking about her sisters and her brother.

I sometimes cook her breakfast.

Ross Nel Infamous second son

I walk out the store with a smile on my face.

I get home ready to play.

The new game smell runs through my house. The world disappears and only left me and my game.

As I cry, laugh, and sometimes get angry I can’t forget this journey.

20 years later each year goes by all I can do is cry.

I remember when I flew like a bird and saved people from villains.

I will always remember.

Muhammad Noorbhai

The best woman in my life is ……

The best women in my life

Her tears are my sadness, her smile is my joy Can you guess who it is yet?

She is the head of my body, without it I’m not functional.

A hug from her feels like you are getting a hug from a cloud, only better.

The taste of her food is better than any restaurant’s food and any chef’s food.

She is there for me when I’m down, she’s the fuel to my car and the, most loving human being.

Her scent is smells like the best fragrances. This woman is my mother the women in my life.

Avi Nunna

If Only I Could Play

If only I could play cricket for SA

If only I could play cricket for SA

IT would be a dream come true I’m only ten I love the sport and enjoy playing it

When i hear howzat I feel elated

If only I could play cricket for SA

The smell of freshly cut grass makes for a smooth outfield

When I see the ball go to the boundary, I feel joyful

If you’re a bowler your mouth starts screaming at the enjoyment of a wicket

If only I could play cricket for SA

The ecstatic feeling when all your hard work comes together Practice In the nets practice on the field I always thought that cricket was a gift from God Over the years coaches I have learnt from many coaches

Over the years my cricket my cricket has improved

If only I could play cricket for SA

Shiv Parbhoo

The Predator in my house

My dog

He is the Lion I am the Zebra

I see a cute little dog on the outside

But on the inside, he is a tiny beast.

I hear his beastly howling.

I smell his smelly thick coat of fur.

I taste his horrible slobber all over me.

I feel his black and white with streaks of brown Fur all over me.

I am his prey.

He stalks me like I am his prey. He thinks he is as Vast as the moon

But he is as tiny as my desk.

He is as cute as he is deadly. He is the predator in my house.

When I open my underwear drawer he has

Chewed all my underwear.

He thinks he is the king of the Jungle If that were my house.

When I go to dinner

My Dinner has already been eaten. There is a tiny monster living amongst me. There is a Predator in my house.

Ryan Ramage My Dog Departing

When my dog got sick, he wouldn’t eat. We gave him delicious food he would not eat but his

Brother ate his food.

When he went to hospital, I prayed for him at home.

He was free of the suffering with our heart split in two

But we are happy he’s not in pain no more Like a butterfly… Free from its cocoon.

Grant Roberts

Popcorn - SACEE Winning Poem

Pop! Pop! Popetty pop

Leap and shake and shake and leap, The golden seeds as they get poured in the Pot Ting! Ting! Ting! And transform

into colossal white shapes, Popetty pop

Banging and bursting, Popping and shaking Popetty pop, The buttery flakes,

as you see them pop out the pan, as they turn themselves inside out

Pop! Pop! Pop!

The popping has stopped. It’s time to eat our delicious treat

Let’s pour the treat in the bowl Here come the children running like a

stampede of elephants Pop! Pop! Popcorn!

It crunches like branches cracking

It is delicious!

Nicholas Roos

On A Break - SACEE Winning Poem

Breaking news.... COVID-19 outbreak in South Africa and just like that we’re on a break

No more weekend sport matches for who knows how long

No more rush-hour traffic, the only thing stopping You on the road police are checking your license and registration

Early morning Zoom sessions

Secretly in our pyjamas and wolfing down our breakfast every little second

Our teachers look away Our dogs whimpering when we tell them no more walks outside for a while

Suddenly, loved ones are just living in our memories

Now Late nights listening to Cyril, begging he’ll ease away on the restrictions And just like that we’re on a break.

Imaad Samodien

All the gifts we have been given

When getting a gift, there’s always a pleasant feel.

There are many types of gifts you can get. They’re not always the ones that you can open or unwrap…

But… the ones that we can feel in our hearts. Plenty of people think gifts are only given for celebration…

Numerous amounts of people don’t even realise they have been given the most important gifts of all…

The Gift of Love, Kindness, Family, and Friends. But most importantly, the gift of being here today!

Nicolas Scheuermaier

The army

The army in Afghanistan helping people escape. Bodies everywhere.

After the terrorists murdering everyone.

I am in the plane piloting.

Still helping people(gunshot) me= oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, no, no.

Then I jump out of the plane (don’t know why). Starting to glide through the sky.

I take my sniper out (name: Barret 80).

Then (gunshot, gunshot, gunshot, gunshot, gunshot). Me wondering where they came from.

Then for some reason my sniper changes into an RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade).

I shoot the missile in the RPG.

Then I hear the missile explode. Then I wake up from my dream

Ruben See-Schierenberg Galvan

The real monster - SACEE Winning Poem

When dawn breaks the day starts with a stutter

The machines start up with the growl of a tiger Your lust for power has gotten to your head

You ride your steeds of steel

Turning air into diesel smog

The dismal sky has turned to an ashen grey Chopping down forests is what you do best

Making room for trees of concrete Destroying the land you put your throne on Only leaving a trail of destruction Letting your audaciousness follow You fill the seas with toxic waste Littering the beaches with grotesque grime The spotlights blare into the smoky sky Never looking down at the cruel actions Then you still call nature the monster

Siyamthemba Shabangu I Love Singing

I have lots but my favourite is singing. I love singing and I sing every day and it drives my brothers crazy because I’m good at singing. They know I have a lot of gifts, but they don’t like that my favourite is singing.

They like how I play soccer while looking like the jolly fat man, and they say I play better than my brother, but I am trying to get a six pack at school and at home, they’re a lot of talents that I have like singing playing soccer better than my brother while looking like the jolly fat man and I’m flexible (just know that was not all of them). You probably wondering why singing, well singing really free’s me and me heart and tells me never to give up to always follow my dreams and if I could sing in class I would get a 100 % for every subject in the school and singing calms me.

They’re a lot of songs that are nice but the first that comes to mind is don’t play by Ann Marie and KSI. KSI is a YouTuber and made a song that’s what I want to do be a footballer that’s made a song on YouTube.

One of my favourite singers and song writer is MICHEAL JOSEPH JACKSON my favourite song that he made is beat it. They’re many other genres like hip hop rock and Amapiano well I don’t think it is a genre, but I like it and bust a 929 and Kabza well they’re DJ’s and singers.

The Grade 4s and 5s put on the successful production of The Wonderfully Wacky World of Roald Dahl. Two Pridwin boys “visited” the Roald Dahl museum in the village of his birth in Great Missenden. The museum curator taught them many things about the writer’s life and introduced them to some of his wellknown stories.

Alexandru Dobrescu

Oliver Lamb

Dylan Martens

Nevan Naidoo

Muhammed Tayob

Shannon Coles

Ross Faber

Tai Lizamore

Xem van Zalk

Anthony Crossley

Fredy Kameni

Joshua Mans

Andrew Müller

Jason Shi

Christiaan Prinsloo

Lethabo Makwela

Amaan Mohamed

Aiden Greenstein

Zachary Woolley

Oliver Batley

Zachery Ichikowitz

Pierre-Alvaro Ngankeu

Bryce Sampson

Leo Watson

Raphael Blount

Reeza Kazi

Allan Njanfang Patu

Charles Stuart-Reckling

David Webb

Yaasin Allie

Siyavuya Dlomo

Zachariah Mtine

Joshua Pennington

Oliver Thompson

Steven Sutherland

Mukona Marageni

Hayden O’Raw

Sean Burman

Gavin Lindemann

Emilio Calabrese-McLeod

Tinnare Hatendi

Zaeem Laher

Caleb Pennington

Lukhanyo Sotyantya

Mdu Ndlovu

Dougal Carr

James Hefer Njabulo Mabena Eben Pretorius

Alexander Stewart

Max Asamoah

Rourke Glossoti

Daniel Kruger

Elias Masango

Adrian Roberts

Syan Ramchander

Angelo Henderson

Tshimega Magakgala

Michael Costa

Samuel Zimerman

Max Asamoah Favourite Sport

The excitement of walking onto the field

The adrenaline pumping in your chest

And then when the whistle blows

The energy pumps through your body

That through ball that sets up the goal Happiness from your team mates

Your goalkeeper saves and you know you’re safe Astro grass sticking to the sides of your shoes

Fans cheering like they’ve won the lottery

The ball flying across the field like an airplane in the sky

Doubt when the opposition scores a goal

The feeling when your best friend comes to play

And the jubilation when you score a hatrick That’s why hockey is my favourite sport

Sean Burman South African

I’m South African.

Braai meat, ribs for all day long.

Game parks everywhere. Clothes for the hot sun raging down. South African heritage.

Yaasin Allie

It’s dark and cold and terribly lonely. It feels like thrashing around trying to keep from drowning all the time. Oxygen is hope, and it takes so much effort to find enough just to exist. If you spend long enough down there, you start to forget. Then when you escape you feel calmness of the wind with the glare of the moon. With the softness of the light with the warmth of the chimney. That’s brought down with the dark corner that few can escape. With all the lonely night you forget about company then you fall in the hole again and feel melancholy and give up.

Dougal Carr

Bustling Cities and Quiescent Jungles

Sri Lanka, a place full of old forts and peaceful jungles

England, full of busy bustling industrious cities

Big Ben, London Eye, an infinite amount of train tunnels

Galle Stadium, Sigiriya, a place of immense cricket committees

Lovely lush light, gardens full of lilies

Anthony Crossley

The

hunt

of the leopard

The big paws pounding on the ground

As he looks for something to eat

His razor blade teeth waiting for the Slightest movement.

A slight gust of wind passes his furry body.

With his distinctive nose he smells something. Boom! he’s off into the hunt

His highly intelligent nose led the way.

This beautiful majestic creature bouncing up and down looking for food.

The leopard is now sprinting, he is destined to find food soon.

But the starvation of the leopard is draining his hyper energy, he won’t last much longer. Finally he catches his dinner.

It is a beautiful impala that this hungry leopard will be eating tonight.

He climbed up into the beautiful baobab, and now he can enjoy his delicious dinner under the colorful sunset.

Siya Dlomo Lion - SACEE Winning Poem

Apex predator, top of the food chain

The Lion, so strong and fierce

They’re careful to secure their reign

To think, unhunted and powerful to this day

The thrill of the hunt, not the fear of the prey

Their burning passion, fearless warriors

The adrenaline rush, superb assailants. Always hit their target.

They’ll never have to use their lives to pay And still, I am glad

I can say I’m not prey, I’m the one who’s preying on.

I’m the Apex Predator, still today. The one without fear

Inspiring chaos to take hold. Frozen in place, Free snacks

I take meals from my pride Or from a jackal.

Doing things you can’t imagine Eggs for breakfast like a human would. My home is the shade of a tree

A safe place you will see My biggest killer is the heat There may be challengers Who may be my son. Till then we will wait, Because death is written before, It’s fate.

I’m a Lion strong and proud A fierce killer with a roar

Ross Faber Farm in Limpopo

I’m an African the rugby fields we walk on the name we carry Limpopo family farm Herds the family to fun

Rourke Glossoti

The Joy Of African Music

This music brings joy to all Many types of instruments to make up this band All different from one another Big or small, loud or soft Shaking up the streets Making people happy Because everyone you meet has a shining smile

This is African music

Traditional and fun

With mbira, djembe drum, balafon, maracas the African harp and the marimbas For celebrations big or small a wedding or your birthday

There’s never a time without this joyful music African music is the heart of Africa And the heart of all

James Hefer The Nemean Lion

The Nemean lion with its huge teeth and thick hide that couldn’t be penetrated by arrows was frightening the people in the land of Nemean. Many had tried to slay the beast but none succeeded. People even tried tricking it with poisoned meat but the lion ate them instead. The lion was immensely strong but Hercules was even stronger. Hercules had gotten the lion into a trap where he strangled it and made a coat of its hide.

Zachery Ichikowitz Confusion

As the man looks on in confusion

His mind trambles. Trembles in fear. Trembles in anger! That he may never understand. Confusion is a maze that few may escape. The mind a paradox that none can solve. Even though we think we can. The brain is complex Too complex For all to understand fully. Every single moment could be a dream A Dream of inception. A Dream of thought. A Dream to believe!

Oliver Lamb Branches of the sky

Spacious tranquil and warm with the dead trees branches reaching up Like roots in the azure . It seems almost living; the way the branches weave webs across the sky .

The dusty landscapes stretches out with no apparent life, except the grass shrubs and trees.

The trees hope that the approaching clouds will supply the much needed rain and relive their parched roots. The few ants or termites in their burrows are also hoping for the rain

This will create mud which they will use to expand their homes .

When the rain comes the the trees will grow new buds

and seeds shall form and fall.

The seeds will then wait for the next rain to send up their sprouts and this will continue until the rains come no more.

Njabulo Mabena Hungry Leopard

The leopard chasing its prey, but he is not successful.

Realising, running immediately is not is not the best option.

As he watches humans killing his kind he realises that to not run but hide instead

He never shares with other leopards He keeps the food for himself, he leaves the others famished.

He is always in disguise with his surroundings.

The prey are happy for a moment, and in a blink of an eye, they are running for their lives.

A hungry leopard hunting its prey.

Joshua Mans

My Mixed Heritage

All we do is braai,braai, braai. Boerewors is everywhere. All we do is eat it. But we don’t eat big elands. Because of my mom’s totem.

Zachariah Mtini

The Perfect Day

As the warm sunny day comes through The vibrant vivid people buzz around excitedly As the young ones stare in awe at the biggest statue of all

With it’s amazing complexity they all want to fly like the seagulls themselves The is no misery to be spotted here With restaurants, candy stalls and games and more

The flags blow breezily in the slow wind And as the clouds race further in the brilliant blue sky

And the seagulls fly higher and higher and higher As the screams of applause continue And as the white poodles and bulldogs and hounds run around with jubilant looks on their faces

They also have the occasional wrestle Also running away from their owners And as young sneaky teenagers are laughing out loud

Nothing could ruin this brilliant day

Andrew Müller

To Eat or to be Eaten - SACEE Winning Poem

One of the last places on earth that wasn’t littered with buildings and streets.

The sun was descending slowly over the hill as the grass danced carelessly to the sweet sound of the wind.

A clueless baby impala was enjoying delicious

grass completely oblivious to its grim fate.

All of a sudden the grass moved making way for a predator with teeth as sharp as knives and claws that could pierce the sky.

It stalked its moving meal for it was made to kill and the impala to be killed.

Its eyes focused on one thing and one thing only the buck.

So focused that a fly landed on its eye yet it didn’t flinch.

The river stopped flowing, the wind fell quiet even God himself spectating.

The park fell into silence then it was interrupted by thundering of the lion’s footsteps.

Its road sent the shy buck into a frenzy, but before it could even blink the teeth of the beast penetrated its neck pinned to the ground and secured its meal.

For God made this animal out of stone, not clay, to ensure that no creature on planet earth could do any harm to this Apex predator.

The Kruger then slowly made its way back to its previous self, the moon climbed the sky bringing forth the night to liberate the day, grass danced carelessly to the sweet sound of the wind as a large lion feasted on its well deserved meal.

Leo Watson The Dead Tree

The dead tree is at peace.

Its fear of lightning is over.

The arboreal is a peaceful soul. It is so silent so peaceful.

The tree feels left out. Nobody cares. It’s lost in thought. Why is the rain not coming?

RAIN PLEASE COME!

The loneliness of the land is depressing. There is no living animal.

The ants are painful eating at my bark. When can I die?

My life is full of misery and pain. My branches are smashed to bits. Where is the hope, the restfulness. I hope this day ends.

Caleb Pennington Hockey

The excitement of walking onto the field

The adrenaline pumping

The team work and the passes

The amazing goals

The feeling of hitting the ball

Your legs starting to work Your energy is running out

The astro is as smooth as glass Balls flying all over the place

The feeling of finally drinking water

People start to get tired

They start huffing and puffing Its nearly the end it starts to get aggressive

Boys start to play at their best

Be careful of the ball hitting your foot

Many tricks and many skills

The ball skimming through the wet astro is a rock skimming on the water

The game is nearly done and the adrenaline is running out Boys starting to think they have won it

The other boys hoping for a comeback Playing the best they’ve ever played before The final whistle goes and players are excited The coach jumping around and boys start to go home

Eben Pretorious

The Underrated Predator

This world is brimming with beautiful creatures, All with individual roles first to come to mind are the predators, Predator are aggressive, powerful and have great stealth, They are important to our environment, Some overrated and others under-rated, one of those under-rated predators, The spotted hyena

They do everything a predator needs to, But are called just scavengers, Yes they will eat something already deceased but, the apparently extraordinary lion will too, Hyenas have jaws of steel and the power of a sandstorm. they can hunt almost perfectly Even sometimes more successfully than a lion. Hyenas kill lions now and again, So really are they puny?

All animals important to the food chain.

Syan Ramchander Colourful India

I am from India

The country has exceptional food We are like the moon, big warm and bright like Cynthia Our roots are screwed in I am grateful to be Hindu and my heritage is glued

Charles Stuart-Reckling The Scottish dream

Stuart clan I am kilt as yellow as a crown As the church bells chime

The cold sleet is coming down This is Scotland don’t you see

Muhammed Tayob

Predators of the Land

Lions in the extensive green grass, waiting for the heard to begin grazing The they make their dash - a young antelope The hunt starts

The lion sprints out He captures one And then he devours

The antelope like snails when they were chased The hyena’s noisily laughing

The vultures waiting for them to shift away They then start to digest the remains of the antelope

Xem van Zalk The Netherlands

Windmills and tulips

Nature is enjoyed by all Red, White, Blue our flag The canals and cheese markets Makes Holland original.

Dylan Martens

I hide behind the rocks and trees, I camouflage for prey.

I like to be in the wild, High atop a mountain, I like to sit alone, In the dark, I look; I kill, People fear me, I am a Leopard.

amazing, tasteful hamburger . I (Christiaan) have never tasted something so satisfying.

When you eat a hamburger after a stretched out day at school

When you haven’t had anything to eat for the uninterrupted day.

environments - SACEE Winning Poem

Crumbling

Let this be a message from the earth. Our future is slipping away from our grasp. If we don’t do something soon the world will wage war on us and erase us so we will never set foot on our planet.

Or maybe the earth will reset like it did years ago before. Will it heat up and bring a new age. Will our fossils be discovered years from now.

And all we know is if we don’t do something now

We will lose trees, grass, flowers, islands, fish, whales, penguins, polar bears, The Arctic Fox, The Poles themselves will disappear. We must do what we can to save what we love and need. To rescue our future even if we have to sacrifice what we like and love.

Onalerona Ndebele Pop - SACEE Winning Poem

Always bring a surprise at any moment and at any time

Always be a genre of music with lots of artists People changing in an immediate second About being spontaneous and free Everyone and everything gone

The sound a balloon makes Popping the pimple on your face Dr Seuss rhyming in his books Birthday surprise at your doorstep Corn popping in the microwave Popping from one place to another are kids playing on a trampoline animations sound for a cartoon People you love change like character in a game

Or you change about loving people

Shaking of the popping popcorn

And say hello or bye to our loved ones

Sometimes hello takes a minute And goodbyes take hours Giving birth in one moment to your child or saying goodbye to one of your grandparents

One minute you are happy and the next you are in a different mood

All I’m saying is POP

Which means things can get different really quickly

Bryce Sampson I am a Leopard

I am a ferocious leopard, Slinking through the grass land, I am a hunter and a seeker,

Allan Patu Allan’s poem

These paws work together exactly how the Protea Rugby team won the world Cup This man’s hands of calmness, halcyon, Fists of depression but also fists of build up, Unity is key in teamwork, 2 brains are better than one,

A dark world but rising to brightness, It’s neurotic how someone can make three dimensional drawings especially mitts, Most people would say it’s spooky or scary, I say it’s depressing and sad, What a very dull dimension of art Hands that are making a build up to making itself, A world full of darkness yet no brightness, You’ll find there’s always some dullness in the picture but guess what there is some light.

Steven Sutherland The Leopard

The Loneliness of the leopard makes my tummy rumble. The bright colours like a city when it’s dark.

The big black spots so natural, majestic and beautiful.

The leopard teeth are razor blades ready to bite me in half I’m terrified the leopard is looking at me.

I run as fast as I can but the Leopard is Usain Bolt. As soon as the Leopard was about to catch me I fell in a hole.

I’m safe the leopard can’t get me here. My heart started beating slower and slower.

I said to myself I’m safe.

Christiaan Prinsloo

The starvation of the leopard

Hunting days are extended, tiring, it is lonely, When I turned the corner my mouth drooling, my tummy, aching

It’s so delightful when you begin to eat your

For the leopard it is a different story. He has to go and hunt for food his sharpened teeth are knives I am so lucky.

I only need to go home for food.

Reeza Kazi

The Jaguar… from roars to climbing trees to sneaking up on prey and exterminating them. One of the rarest species in the world. What a fascinating cat that lives in the Amazon of South America. They can live till 12-15 years old. How fast can this wild cat go, a whopping 80 km/h. The weight of this strong critter 56-96 kg. From the tip of its nose to the end of its tail it can measure up to 240 centimetres. Jags are the most fierce animals I know with the strongest jaw of all the big cats all around the globe with a bite force of double the strength of a tiger. This unique cat has spots like a lovely leopard. When you think of a Jaguar’s strength you wonder what does it eat, a diet rich in meat and fish even deer, tortoises, iguana and other Amazon animals. This beast hunts by sneaking up on its prey and pouncing on its quarry’s neck suffocating it then decapitating it to become the dinner of the king. Now that is quite intense. If I had the chance to meet this remarkable animal I would take it. Why is this creature so hard to find you must say? Its coated with spots shaped like rosettes making it extremely hard to catch a glimpse of this beautiful creature. Oh when the time comes when I get to see you, what a glorious day that will be!

Lukhanyo Sotyantya I’m glad

The things that make me glad is to have a good life and a good family.

I am also glad for having good friendship with my friends and with other people.

If I did not have good friends and a good family I would be no one because my friends and my family support me no matter what. Now my life is a star in the sky.

The other things that I am glad for is to have a good education and to go to this amazing school Pridwin.

I am also glad to have my PS4 but I am hoping to get the PS5.

I am very glad to also live in this beautiful environment with all the beautiful animals around the world.

Life is not a video where you can just do anything, you have to make wise decisions and you must be careful with the people you trust.

The other things that I am glad for having a god to protect me through life. I am very glad that I have a new baby sister and she means the world to me. The people that I trust and the people that I love are the people that I am glad for.

Being glad is not just a feeling, being glad is when you really feel grateful about the things that you appreciate.

I am glad to be alive.

If you love being glad well I am with you.

Adrian Roberts Predator

The leopard is a living killing machine.

As its natural beauty caches the eye. You can stop and observe its beauty for hours.

As it stalks its prey patiently, And then POUNCE!!!

Its claws are like Velcro sticking to the antelope’s skin. The antelope twitching and kicking about.

As it drags its prey up the tree, Its cubs have an amazing feast.

They rip and tear open the antelope’s flesh

As the blood runs down the trees trunk, the leg tumbles down the tree trunk to the floor And the hyena crunch on the bone

The leopard feasts to its hearts content And the vultures come and try to take a peck The leopard nips at the vulture’s bony legs

Even though the amazing spotty leopards are so selfish They are still so beautiful to watch.

Alex Dobrescu The Nemean Lion

Dear diary

Hercules here, this is the very first task I did. I’m very excited but there will still be eleven more tasks. The king sent me to go kill the Nemean Lion, which had been taking women. The lion is big and scary with a menacing mane around his head; his fur is impenetrable to arrows. I went to the den and released the women.

Its taking a nap, its breath gives me goosebumps. I accidentally step on a twig. OH NO! The lion woke up and roared and I scared it to the back of its cave. It was in a pouncing stance. It raced towards me. I narrowly escaped and rolled to the side then I stunned it with my club and strangled it. I wanted to make a cloak but couldn’t pierce the skin. So Athena took one of the claws and gave it to me. The Hydra will be waiting for me tomorrow and I’ll be ready.

Alexander Stewart “An African blessing”

Marvellous weather

Dense, fascinating forests

Filled with stunning animals

Or dry lands that are droughts Cracking storms fill the land

With holy water from above Wild fires destroying the terrain Forcing animals to migrate

The monarch of the land

The fearsome lion

Chasing through the land

Fighting for survival

Menacing around to kill

This blood hungry beast on the brighter side of the land

The flowers and trees blowing in the wind

Lush green fields with stunning flora

Under the alluring blue sky

Upon years of perfection

The plants and animals have grown to adapt

To their surrounding

And make the best life possible

Sucking up the nutrients they need Unlocking their full potential

As an astonishing beauty of nature

Zachary Woolley Farming Days Are Long

COOKIES

The scrumptious treat.

Enjoyed on travels.

Eaten in hordes and mountains. Demolished in seconds. Served with cream, butter, chocolate and layers. Circular, square, rectangular and wafer. Why do I eat them so fast?

RUGBY

Farming days are long, so hard with work and then it’s dark.

Much hard work, reward enough only for twenty meals.

After a long day, so lazy like cows and rest on a pile of hay.

Their other friends are so far away so successful in pleasure and play.

So jealous I say I hope my luck will hopefully change.

It’s been so long they’ve just become careless, so careless like cattle forgotten so forgotten they started to starve and only then the men cared.

Tai Lizamore Departure

Departure takes away what we love and it heaving who we need.

Departure is a greedy man swiping at the objects and people we love.

We want to go with but we have the chains of guilt holding us back, it is very sad as you lose someone you love but it is better for them.

Departure can be a step into the new world, a way of living differently and embracing a new mental state, it is a step in independence and it can be hard but departure can mean being higher than you were before in terms of education

It can be the best thing for your loved one but departure can be different things departure can come from hardships to a new beginning and a new light and it can come in different forms as someone leaving, and as someone becoming a new person it must be something to embrace even if it is not what we like or not what our normal is, it can be the hard things like moving or letting someone go, the time where you miss your old life where it was simple but will go right no matter what,

It is for the best and will gradually get better it causes a struggle between emotions and you but we need to stay strong and fight back the emotion even if that means crying but its fine to have emotions, its how we deal with things, its how we conquer them, its how we find ourselves and our personality, It’s enabling you to become the stronger person, the better person, to find out how you will be even in the future when it will all change, we might be different on the outside but on the inside, we all are the same and we cant leave our love behind, we cant depart from it, so keep it close

The crushing sport!

It’s not for idiots Do it wrong and goodbye (To the cemetery) Do it right and goodbye (To the Springboks) The backline makes it look pretty, the forwards make it work.

Aussie, Sevens, Touch, Tag and Contact. Explosions of dust behind the winger as he careens toward the tryline.

PETS

The cuteness

No cares for the world

Sleeping and scratching Eating and playing Cat, dog, budgie, fish, snake, hamster, hedgehog. Fluffy, scaly, furry, prickly.

DOOMPH

As they land on your bed ZOOM

As they race to the food bowl. Tik tikety tik As they walk on your keyboard.

Oliver Batley

When you are depressed and alone

In rage confused and miserable Have problems at school

Or even at work or college Your mom will always be there for you Even if she is not physically there

We are all like the little boy thinking we are alone in this world But our moms are the umbrella protecting us.

Sometimes when I feel I am behind in work

And I am stressed I put all my anger on her She calms me down and helps me

Almost like the umbrella and protecting me And not letting me fall behind Even she has her own stuff to do.

David Webb Favouritism

Hayden O’Raw Passions

Ah, gaming, joy with my good friends. Watching people with theirs O, movies, watching them o’er and o’er again. Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Jurassic Park and World.

Dogs and fish and all the company I want, Furry ones, slippery ones, and very, very, noisy ones.

Recording, recording, always pressured, Talking to myself for days BANG! BOOM! Colossal explosions! Always blowing up fruit, Eggs Benedict, Hot Chocolate, Coffee Food is warm and tasty, Music, emotion, one and the same, Guitar, piano, tambourine, and tuba, Fantasy, dragons, cartography and names, Maps of medieval worlds are my thing, Myths and legends, to keep entertained, Fantasy is my middle name.

Reign of the Red Dragon, rocking along, Playing in a band is great, AC/DC, Metallica, Bon Jovi, Rock and Metal are my thing, School is going well, getting my grades up Doing English and Math right now Dinosaurs out of the way, Rocket science is here and now, Oh, my parents, provider of these things, Greatest of all on this list.

My name is Hayden, And these are my passions!

Mukona Marageni Hercules diary entry

20 Augustus 200B.C

Dear Diary

I am warning you, if you aren’t Hercules I will come find you and kill you. Anyways the Nemean Lion was a weak opponent, his skin was the only thing that was powerful and that’s because it was so thick not even an arrow could pierce it.

I knocked the Nemean Lion out with my club and that was one of the easiest things I had ever done. I then strangled the beast to death just like I had done to the two snakes Hera put in my cradle when I was a baby. I then tried to rip of the skin with my teeth because my task was to get its skin but that didn’t work. All of a sudden, a goddess appeared and it was none other than the wisest god Athena. She told me that I should use the claw of the lion so I pulled off the claw and removed the skin of the beast. It looked so beautiful that I decided to wear it as clothes. When I showed the skin of the beast to my cousin Eurythesus, he told me to show him what I had from a distance. Scaredy Cat!

I felt like Eurythesus was joking about these tests being hard but later found out that they were. I also felt annoyed that Eurythesus gave me such a task, what a waste of time. I also felt people were weak. How could you get eaten by this weak beast? Anyways on to the next task.

Goodnight and don’t snore.

Zaeem Laher Killer instincts - SACEE Winning Poem

Predators, roaming around the world. Sharp teeth, drilling into bones. Venomous spines, puncturing skin.

Slicing claws, offering scars for life.

Tipped stings, firing deep into fragile skin.

From raccoons to polar bears, They are execution machines.

Lions in Africa, brutal teamwork to assassinate in the untamed Savannahs.

Tigers in India, stalking unlucky prey.

Anacondas in South America, Swallowing animals whole.

Shape shifting murder beasts, terminating in any form. They have one purpose in life, To kill, never stop.

Michael Costa Menacing Predators

Predators are jets, zooming across the world; The breakneck cheetah, the rapid eagle, the stealth owl. They are all different in their own way,

Some are cunning, some are creepy and some can camouflage.

Some predators live in the water, like an electric eel, while others stay in the air, like a vulture or a hawk.

Or on the ground, like a tiger, bear or fox. They all adapt to their environment whether it is the desert lake or sea.

Or high up on the mountains, even in the trees.

They are as cunning as a criminal, more quiet than a leaf and as dangerous as a gun. They are intelligent calculators.

Predators have razor sharp claws, bristling coils, fur and venomous fangs.

They’ll kill you in one strike, with their thin-iced temper. Or they’ll smile at you, like a Nile Crocodile.

But don’t get to close, or they just might go BITE!!! Their jaws will crash on you, like a border falling down a cliff. Some may be small, like the Black Widow Spider, or even as big as the Megalodon.

So just remember,

When a predator smiles or stares at you…. It means hey kid…I’M COMING FOR YOU!!!!!

It’s strange how one photo can make you feel like you’re there with the tip of the building high up watching down on the people who work all day and the cattle are relaxed while a slight breeze hits the trees.

It makes me feel relaxed, calm, quiet, relieved and happy.

Unconcerned, laid back, carefree, free and easy. The elegance of the trees and the great size of the building and the garden is an incredible work of art, it’s amazing how one picture can do that which makes it beautiful.

Joshua Pennington Mother Nature

Wind whistling, massive trees waving, opera singing birds.

All in one marvellous habitat lives animals, plants and trees.

The plants create oxygen for amazing animals and Humans

Well we release carbon dioxide for plants and trees

The beautiful greenery providing plants and animals with delicious food, drinkable water and comfortable shelter.

We make horrible plastic, fake wood and metal to survive this amazing nature.

Yet we treat this Nature so harshly when we use Fake Wood, plastic, metal and polystyrene. We endanger different species

But we still have a chance to save the plants and animals In this habitat.

We can treat Mother Nature with respect, Don’t cut down many trees Don’t make more livestock Our environment is beautiful Let’s not destroy it or take it for granted.

Amaan Mohamed Mother Nature is furious

The breath of mother brings life, while our breath is polluted and toxic.

Mother is depressed, her children are dying and losing their homes.

Fragile pilot bees try to pollinate the wilting and withering flowers.

Wildfires and pollution are erasing away our jungles and forests.

The trees dying, animals hurt and she is now crying , her tears falling as tsunamis trying to stop the environment dying .

Sam Zimerman

Building expanding, gasoline rising and people whining, when is it going to stop, when we are all extinct.

Leaves from flourishing to decaying, stumps from healthy to poisoned, We are destroying our own planet for pleasure and power, but at what cost.

Mother Nature has had enough, no more deforestation, no more slaughter and no longer the destruction of the ozone. We have to change our actions before Mother turns on us. We have to act fast, now.

Oliver Thompson Music Is Love, Music is hope, Music is Africa

There is no audience, no one to listen, but they play through the twilight.

They are filled with love, filled with hope.

The room is an echoey cave filled with the exquisite music coming from their instruments. Guitars, Violins, Accordions and Tambourines, all playing beautifully in unison.

There may be no audience, but their love for music and friendship for each other empowers them.

They are filled with joy and happiness, but most importantly they are filled with love and hope.

They represent the beauty of their culture, even though no one is watching or listening.

They are filled with colour and emotion, no one can stop their joy.

They proudly show off their culture through their charming music.

The beauty of their culture is more astounding than the glorious Protea flower.

As they know that though their music is beautiful, their friendship is greater.

The sun now starts to rise showing through the beautiful colours of fiery red, warm orange and golden yellow.

There was no audience, no one to listen, but they played on still.

The sun continued to climb, it freed the musicians and the people of their town, their music was finally heard.

Pierre-Alvaro Ngankeu Our Environment

Our environment is beautiful and extravagant It is a symbol of earth and necessary to its euphoria.

The environment is the mother of the earth. It is very peaceful and extraordinary.

It is an incredible part of the earth.

Yet we take it for granted every single day. We build more and more factories ruining its structure.

We make more and more petrol and diesel cars to make it even worse.

Even the simplest of things harm it such as the plastics we use when shopping. The pencils that we use when writing.

Even the papers that we use harm this special element.

It’s not only the land that is suffering from our

negligence.

The water is also becoming more and more polluted with each passing day. Due to the amount of plastic, we leave in our waters. We can prevent this by taking more care of our environment.

Using less water and choosing paper over plastic will also help save these waters. Using both sides of a paper when writing and using a pencil until it is a stub are all little ways to help and together we can save our environment because even the littlest of changes can make a huge difference.

Fredy Kameni

The Unity Of Art

The satisfaction of it makes me beam. Pleasantly Parametric, the pencil is a stocking lion stunning but sharp. The apprehensive, artistic and creamy craft that M.C Escher has made is dazzling. The apprehensive, suspicious, wonder that you can draw your own clothes. The smooth detail in the hand is extraordinary. There are different types of art, clean, bold, realistic and crafty but it doesn’t matter there are all art. Art is always beautiful parallel to a peacock. Like M.C Escher always said, “He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder.”

Elias Masango

The bird‘s head is a human’s head. In the bulb or glass he is imagining his future from the bulb or glass and he is imagining himself as a full human and he looks like a professor and he is studying something so I think that his whole body will eventually change into a full human’s body piece by piece every time he does something or it will change randomly and the beauty of his future he thinks that it will be a great future he will have fun, do things, relax, work and also work on some things but also have fun at the same time while he is working and he will work with other people also

Our beautiful green home

The glistening green leaves that hang from twigs of trees

The water stream smoothly flows across the riverbed

There are countless contrasting animals and plants hiding in their habitats

Flowers of many variants dancing to the wind

The plants give us oxygen as they photosynthesize

Joyful animals trotting peacefully through the grass

Predators await their time to pounce

Prey is seeking help, anxious out of their minds

Wind gushes swiftly through the air

The scorching hot sun that blazes upon us

The glistening blue sky being flooded with clouds

Happiness and joy leaks through the air

Colours of amusement and never of darkness

Trees stand like titans but as still as rocks

In autumn the dazzling leaves drop from the sky

Everything has started to go wrong since deforestation has began

Tshimega Magakgala Planet Life

Elegant colours from bright to dark, Flowers shining a bee’s attraction, We all give and get, Exchanging breath for breath, All life has divine and terrible, Some have to kill for survival, As the lion devours the prey, The pride feasts and the cubs join in, If the food goes scarce, The lion’s dead body dies into ground, Creating greens for herbivore consumers, It is the life cycle we live.

An animal’s habitat is sometimes strange, Can also fascinate the mind, Trees are statues of nature, Only their leaves dancing and twisting, These are all animal’s advantages, But there also comes disadvantages, Endless trees chopped down, An animal’s shelter destroyed, The home never replanted, We have to stop deforestation.

Emilio Calabrese-McLeod Our Green Home

The ocean, is a mirror reflecting the sun’s rays.

The huge crashing waves, trying to break the sand The salt in the air, the only thing you can smell

In the cities, what could you find?

The dark, foreboding buildings, or the clean, modern buildings

The pollution in the air, the hustle of the people

The annoying hooting of cars.

The skyline in the setting sun

The taste of incredible food In the bush

The excitement of the unknown Not knowing what you will see The rising sun or the plain, dry smell of dust Predators hunting or predators eating Herbivores grazing in the grass peacefully

This country, our beautiful country

With all the beauty you could want and need Natural and man-made South Africa is our land

No matter where in the world

For all South Africans

South Africa will always hold A special place in our hearts

Raphael Blount

The Excluded Elephant

The Sun, An oven heating up every minute was beating down on them. His elephant herd were at the waterhole, Nelly’s friends were having fun in the mud, They wouldn’t let him play, squelch, and cool down.

“There is not enough space for you to play.” His fun loving friends told him. Feeling sad, left out, excluded, feeling chased, feeling vulnerable more than ever now.

He was the weak prey, and they were the mighty predator. His herd were drinking water, but none of them would let him drink. He was pushing and shoving, for just one, small sip!

One drop left, the day was getting warmer and warmer, The water had run out!

And once again, his herd was on the move, Trying to find another waterhole, Bashing down trees, stomping on bushes, Finally they found some water, Nelly ran over trying to drink, But no, there were crocodiles, He was small, which could mean only one thing… Chomp! Chomp!

More food for them!

How much worse could this horrible day get?

Nevan Naidoo

The

Gift of Time Overall Grade 6 Winner SACEE Creative Writing Competition

Time is history in the making, Be it, a few treasured minutes, or hours of pain and struggle. Be it, days of love and laughter, or endless weeks that stretch forever. For every second spent, Priceless moments remembered, The gift of time can never be returned.

Years that turn into lifespans, memories trapped in song, Pictures that tell a story, that no words could ever truly capture.

A pose, a scene a single frame of expression, bound forever in time, a gift for you to cherish.

There is No forever, there is No eternity… There is only the miraculous birth of the sunrise, and the glorious embrace of the day, the enigmatic essence of nightfall, declaring the end of today.

It is in the tiny fragments of life, each droplet to be savoured, the gift of time is found.

Tinnare Hatendi Coming of Age

Although a new chapter of my life begins.

I know I will long for the day I come back. The feeling is as if you have lost a loved one.

A piece of me has been ripped away like a carcass to a vicious predator.

I will miss the days we read scary stories after school.

Eating freshly popped popcorn on chilly days. The smell still lingers in my head.

I will miss playing football with my mates. Still playing even through the loud noise of the school bell rang.

I will miss playing football with my mates. Still playing even through the loud noise of the school bell rang.

I will miss getting ready for sports in the locker room.

Shouting at the top of our lungs, still continuing as the teacher corrected us.

I will miss the ice cold popsicles after school, cooling me off from a hard day of sport. Anxious for my new beginnings.

My emotions overwhelm me with happiness as well as sadness.

I look at my friends and try to enjoy the time that we have now but deep down I know the time we have is not forever.

Somedays I feel happy that I will have new friends, new teachers.

But sadness still floods my soul as if I was an ocean.

Goodbye home.

Goodbye friends …

Goodbye ice cream man after school.

Goodbye fresh popcorn and scary stories.

Goodbye to playing football still after the school bell rang.

Goodbye loved ones. My new chapter begins.

Angelo Henderson Zeus’ Bolt electricity

We sell 2 things for the price of one every month.

We sell bait, non-release hooks, clothes and more.

We also take people on fishing trips every weekend.

Our main brand is Poseidon’s Pro Tackle. We can take you fishing on the dam and you will catch carp, or you can go on the river and catch salmon. Game fish can be caught at sea.

We also do spear fishing and provide you with spears.

Aiden Greenstein

South Africa, our land!

Mishar Batohi

Ulrich Feÿ

Muhammad Mahomedy

Hlumile Ntontela

Muzammil Peer

Ross Grimley

Matthew Bezuidenhout

Matthias Hassam

Noah McAllister

Elijah Onyejiaka

Christopher Roos

Oliver Barnes

Luke Dickinson

Ansh Mehta

Mukundi Motsi

Dimo Papadopoulos

Oladipo Oyetunde

James Jarvis

Khalane Moletsane

Richard Brooks

Nathan Teper

Luzuko Zithulele

William Stevens

Michael Smithyman

Thomas Arnott

Robert Burman

Liam Glyn-Jones

Eswee Prinsloo

Dilan Bhaga

Miles Cox

Christopher Jarvis

Adam Angamia

James Brooks

Shaiyen Desai

Aarav Desai

Jeremy Bottomley

Adam Angamia Gladness

Walking along with the sun shining, the wind blowing, not a care in the world.

Today I am truly glad. It could be Friday, Or I could have no homework, Maybe it’s a holiday, But when I’m glad nothing can stop me on a sunny day, I could lie down in the grass, and if it’s raining I could sit inside with hot chocolate, but I would still feel glad.

I can even agree with my brother.

To feel glad is to be able to not worry, to appreciate what you have, Find the joy in the moment.

If you can learn to do that, you can truly find gladness.

Oliver Barnes Earth Gifts

I am earth.

Come sit with me.

Listen to the woodpeckers.

Learning to tap.

I’m your earth.

Come celebrate with me.

By climbing a tree. Scenting a violet. The colour touching the sky. Walking on sand. Play in my dirt.

I’ll tickle your toes.

Give me one gift.

Keep me healthy.

Dilan Bhaga Heritage

I am from the streets where cows roam free

The architectural design build up in my brain

The marvelous Taj Mahal makes graveyards quite lively

The street food and picnics with pots is my favorite part of the day

I am from boiling India but love the African water

Ulrich Feÿ

Departure from Life - SACEE Winning Poem

When the Heart stops beating

And the line levels

The soul leaves this plane of existence

Onto the next The Reaper waiting at the gates

To welcome you to his domain

As you pass the portcullis Those you love greeting you

The ancestors you never met Teaching you a long-forgotten tradition Wood & metalwork, mechanics and hunting Spare-time is spent

Looking down on the living Through the glass cloud Reflecting on their strengths and weaknesses The afterlife is a place of bliss

For all those who enter The next great adventure

Liam Glyn-Jones My France

I am the busy streets of France

L’arc de Triomphe reminds me of the ancient French battles.

The tall iron tower is a clear image in my head. The buttered croissants and baguettes I am always craving.

I am drawn to the fun and laughter of France.

Mpumelelo Mkhize

Oliver Proudfoot

Nicholas Morgan

Benjamin Schärges

Luca Langens

Victor North Shayur Nagar

Jakob Kullmann

Rhys Watson

Liyema Zondi

James Voller

James Serrurier

Matthias Hassam Music

Music is like being at the open sea

It is the wind beneath my wings

I love the way it speaks to me

I love music more than anything in the world There is song, swing, rap, rock, folk, fusion, bebop bop

When I close my eyes I dream of performing under floodlights on a rooftop Music holds a very special place inside my heart Tik Tik Tak Tak Crash!

I thought music wasn’t creative but it’s more creative than art

Christopher Jarvis Departure

Departure, what comes to mind, well for me it means leaving or putting something behind you But for other people It means a new beginning. Departure means the action of leaving, especially to start a journey.

I will depart Pridwin in a few months only to start at A high school called St. Andrews.

Let’s start at the beginning, it all started a glorious Thirteen years ago, I was born and raised by my parents who taught Me to walk, eat and talk( a little bit) I departed into pre primary they taught me basic words and they taught me to spell

I finished and I departed to start a new life in a new country for about three years across the ocean, east to Australia where I attended a school Called Loretto. I stayed there for about one year Australia was different to South Africa, when I departed Loretto

I came back to South Africa

And started at Pridwin in 2015

I am currently finish up my 7th year at pridwin Once I finish I will depart to a new province

The Eastern Cape, I will start at St. Andrews

Mpumelelo Mkhize Fantastic

Football

Football is as good as gold

It is more than just a game It runs through my veins I never get tired of playing it Football is fun, free and fantastic Football: goals diving and excitement I’ll play football until I die Swoosh! The ball hits the back of the net I used to play football for fun. Now it is my way of life.

Dimo Papadopoulos Stray Cat

This stray cat is like a burden on me No, it is a burden on me

My walls can’t keep it out I think they need to be 100 times taller

This cat enters constantly without knocking Black fur, big brown eyes, long whiskers, crusty nails

This cat is dirty, putting mud on our furniture Meow, meow I hear as I sleep

I thought this cat was so sweet, but really it is a burden on me

James

I am

Serrurier

I am the canals of Normandy, although Africa is my core

Travelling from France by ox wagon The strength of the wildebeest courses through me

Once a week I crave inyama

I am Franish but my soul is South African

William Stevens Music

Music is as soothing as a massage

Music is life

The music bounces I could listen to music all day, every day Music make my mood magnanimous Rap, opera, freestyle; music has it all Music is amazing, always something different Buzz, buzz, buzz the speakers vibrate

When I pressed play I was hoping for a good song, but I got “work”

Nathan Teper The Ocean

The ocean is like the wind; it can be rough or calm.

No the ocean is the wind. It crawls onto land and then back out to sea. The ocean has a raging temper. The ocean sends up super salty spray The ocean so big and blue.

It is a relaxing place to go to play. ‘Crash’ the waves hit the rocks. The ocean seems like a small place yet it is everywhere

James Voller

I am

I am the music of the Zimbabwean marimba, which is my strength

I am a gentleman, my manners from the British Queen I am filled with the culture of South Africa, It is who I am

Luzuko Zithulele Of South Africa

I am the tall mountains and calm sea of South Africa

Putting color into the world Swimming in the warm waters of Hole in the wall

And eating umngqusho in the hot sun I am from the rolling hills of the Eastern Cape

Michael Smithyman

The golfing gods

As the sun begins to rise

As the crisp early morning fairways blather to my name

My hopes for the day lie in the golfing gods

The firm fast greens sloping away

The bunker more enticing than a half-way house

burger

Rock hard fairways

May all my drives find the fairways

May the air take them far away

May my irons find a place to land

That helps me to break par May my wedges float high and land softly May they have some zip and get next to the hole May my chips caress the slope May they always land in the hole May my putts locate the perfect break To always give me a chance

What a day it’s been for this perfect day of golf

Robert Burman

My Favourite Day - SACEE Winning Poem

The dark morning goosebump-like mist

Butterflies whisper in your stomach

The silky clothes slid on like butter

An easy breakfast of light yellow eggs Pan sizzles while butter drips slowly down The maroon bags flashed with yellow, packed and ready

The cold leather seats freeze my body in isolation

The trees flash by as I peer out the window Frost on the windowsill is melted by the growing sun

The field a giant in the shadows of Johannesburg Children with dreams the size of mountains flow in the gates

Where in a few minutes they will battle it out In a game which has history forgetting its past The classic black and white ball skids around the green grass Impressive skills colour the dark atmosphere Agony strikes the heart as the ball flies into the goal

The striker is wild, his rehearsed celebrations cause irritation

As the sun starts to fade, the flocks of people walk into a warm afternoon

Forgetting the losses and cherishing the victories The day will close and the dreams will begin Floating into another dreamy world

Christopher Roos

It truly is beautiful… - SACEE Winning Poem

The sand caresses my bare feet, And I can feel the cold water splashing against me.

The cool breeze blowing my hair in all directions, The shrieks of children’s laughter in the distance. Staring long and hard at the vast, dark blue ocean,

Watching the white horses charge towards me. A wave of gratitude washes over me, as I ponder the gift of life. Just like the ocean, the tides of life turn,

And just like life, perilous secrets can lurk in the dark, deep, depths. This is our gift, to be nurtured, and respected for generations to come.

Life is an ocean voyage… We must keep our compass close to our hearts. We must weather the storms. We must not lose our way…

The evening sky, strands of blue, orange and violet,

As the sun bids humanity farewell, and falls below the horizon. I inhale deeply and smile broadly.

It truly is beautiful…

Aarav Desai

The Predator - SACEE Winning Poem

As the pale sky fades into a dim orange. Before being overrun by thorough darkness. I stand ready to face anything

As I am a ninja with unrivalled stealth A vibrant light shines down on me, disrupted by high-reaching trees. My body draws a formation of shadow Using the moonlight as its canvas. Eyes wide open scouring the rugged terrain of dead autumn leaves and fallen branches I stand with one sole objective.

To extirpate a certain valuable creature. I stalk a dismal and circular opening crouching behind shrubs and greenery Still, I am seeking out my next victim. That I will murder for my self-pleasure. Then at last I see a large formation, With a curved dagger on its head. The rustle of vegetation under me makes my prey slightly suspicious. But when I make the final move, It collapses onto the flat horizon. I am left not with guilt but with glee. As I will cut off its horn which is its pride. As I am the king and apex predator in this world of helpless creatures. Nothing will survive as my greed grows larger. Because I am a human hunter, Always waiting for the thrill of the hunt.

And the predator, feared by anything.

Luca Langens

I’m glad

I’m glad that I don’t live when children had to work in mines

I’m glad that I didn’t live when adults didn’t have to work hours for dimes

I’m glad that I don’t have to steal food to eat Nor have to dip in rivers to bath

I’m glad that I wasn’t born in a place that hated me for the colour of my skin Or my religion or gender or belief

By people who are chickens in their own right

I’m glad that I wasn’t born as a sociopath who likes murdering kittens

Or that I wasn’t born as someone who didn’t have legs

Yet I’m not glad, I’m not glad that I do live when the Bees are dying I’m not glad that I’m living when the globe is warming

I’m not glad that I might have to work a dead end job just to survive

Or that I’ll have to pay college fees till I die

I’m not glad that I had to live through a global pandemic

Or a slew of forest fires

I’m not glad that I was born in a complete global economic crash

But through all of this

I’m still glad to be born a gen z

Across the Karoo, on the never ending plains

With nothing but the sun and sands

The cattle herders lead the way

Across the Karoo, on the never ending plains

The plants that hold on to the last drops of water

The insects that know only to survive

The sun that sets on the desert fields

The moon which arrives in its place

Walking on the ground that inhabits lifeless plants

The cattle herders make their way

The stars are painted on the night sky

The animals revive from their slumber

The air around them cool down a good bit

The darkness is creeping in

Across the Karoo, on the never ending plains

The cattle settle and the herders influenced by exhaustion

The night is now still, and everything is quiet

The herders now lay to rest

Matthew Bezuidenhout

My favourite sport perfect Polo

The noble sport of horse polo a game with no comparison

It is a sport where horse and man join together to form a unit

The exhilaration of speeding across the field is unmatched

It is where you meet new people and share memories

It is a sport that brings people together through camaraderie

Marking and staying on your man are the most important things if you let your man get away it is a guaranteed goal

As you saddle the horse up the adrenaline starts to kick in

The team talk before the game begins and you and your teammates start discussing the tactics that have been practiced for weeks and the man you will mark throughout the game

As the ball is thrown in it signals 14 minutes of intense concentration When whistle blows to end the game, great joy or overwhelming sadness will be felt

Nothing beats the well deserved drinks and funny banter after the game

Ansh Mehta

The Heart Melter

We are bonded together in emotional bliss, united in physical rapture.

That passion in your eyes, the purity of your soul.

Love is like a friendship caught on fire. A fierce and strong flame, one that lives forever, the

eternal flame it is, how beautiful a thought. True love, from the depths of your heart, is fire. You are the hope to my life, You are the shining star in the merry bright sky. And as these years burn before your eyes, kindness will not only bind us together, but will also serve as encouragement to make individuals, and even groups, stronger.

Follow the principle of giving and receiving, and once you have given much, you will hesitate to take, for brightening someone’s day is itself a gift, not only to them, but to you as well.

Kindness is like first love, it can change a life with a miracle and promise, for it wipes away sorrow and strife. And as you spread a little kindness, sprinkle it as you go, send it out into the world, and watch it smoothly flow, for love is kindness, and kindness is love.

Nicholas Morgan The gift

Twelve years ago I got a gift

A gift that I was not supposed to open until I was 18

Tomorrow is my special day.

My whole life I have been wondering Guessing at what was in that box Ever since I was six.

My Pop, or what you would call grandfather had died the day after giving it to me

And that makes me worry a bit Is it a curse of some kind? A curse that will bind me to ‘the gift’ somehow?

I can’t get my mind off this ‘present’ Curse or not I want to open it Because I can’t resist.

There were many times I tried to steal this box Ten years ago I snuck into my parents room But the small crate was locked with no key. And I wonder, how will I open it tomorrow? So many, so many questions! But no answers…

Khalane Moletsane The Things I Cherish

Failure, the alarm to your morning

The reality in your world of fantasy

The realisation when you feel too comfortable

The opportunity for growth and learning

Sadness, your pain and sorrow

The tears hid away and locked within you

The emotion caused by stress and suffering

The motivation to live

Motivation, the will of your power

The fuel to your determination

The meaning to your purpose

The strength in your disappointment

Perseverance, your will and your fight

The adrenaline coursing through your veins

Your final hesitation, your final thought leading to your final movement

Your last breath, your last resort

Success, the finish line to the end of the race

The breath of relief while the sun sets

The smiles of joy while you stand still on the battlefield

Success is the end of the journey, the paradise

Elijah Onyejiaka

Ben Schärges Golf

You walk up to the first perfectly kept tee box, butterflies in your stomach. Calluses on your sweaty hands from past golf shots.

As you swing back, you feel the heavy driver twist and writhe in your hands like a dangerous creature.

You hit the dimpled golf ball into the murky, stagnant water on the left hand side of the green grassed fairway.

You curse under your breath, slowly trudging to the red ringed drop zone. Wondering why you even came to this beautiful estate.

But you get past it, a painful process in this challenging game called golf.

You walk up to the green, sighing as you prepare to hit your last and highly awaited shot on the short, trimmed green.

You hear the satisfying thud as the golf ball hits the unmoving flag.

You feel as if you are a pebble being skipped across water - free.

The shine of the 7 iron as you take a practice swing in the beige shade of the tall grassed rough.

An effort to find the beauty in the monotonous and fatiguing feeling which golf curses you with every time you play.

The enjoyable swish as the golf ball slowly descends into the gaping hole, which almost looks like a mouth awaiting much needed food.

The glass which holds the sweet honey-coloured drink, which rewards you after every nine holes.

As the glass hits the table with a clink, and a sigh which leaves your mouth.

Slurping up the drink and immediately exclaiming how delicious the liquid feels rushing down your throat.

Even jumping in the car all sweaty and tired, talking to your parents about how well you played against your dearest friends. These are all things which make the game of golf, so special.

A humble sport that is, golf.

Rhys Watson

His chest is a creamy white, his head chocolate brown.

Eyes sparkly and looking up at the grey ceiling.

You can see a smug smile across his furry face, ready to leave his mark upon this dark world. He yells his battle cry

A mezzo piano “Pop! Pop! Pop!”

People stop and stare

And go home to tell friends and family. Some video the cat without mews.

Biologists, zoologist anyone with an -ist in their job title rush to the scene, To examine the popping cat.

Yet nothing is abnormal, In fact, he’s in excellent shape.

He is a regular cat, Who pops instead of meows.

Noah McAllister Blood Red Sky

A typical day, people relaxing and enjoying their flight.

A woman on board, no one knowing that she is a vampire.

She can’t control herself, she is dying for human blood.

She jumps out her seat and goes wild, drinking the blood from all the passenger one by one.

The remaining passengers set up a plan, to trap the killer in the dark depressing cockpit. All the passengers can now do is wait for the flight to end, worrying if the vampire will come out and kill them all.

An inquisitive child wants to see if the rumours are true.

He open the door to the cockpit.

He jumps down to see if it’s there, the vampire takes him and eats him alive.

The vampire is loose in the plane, everyone is running and screaming for their lives.

Everyone gets eaten alive.

Mukundi Motsi Candyfloss

Candyfloss is like the clouds in the sky. No they are the clouds and they are as sweet as sunlight.

It’s sweet smile makes kids happy around the world. So sweet that I could die.

The tasty treat taunts my tongue.

It an amazing treat for any day of the week. The hmmm hmmm of the machine.

I love candyfloss but I hate the colour pink.

Luke Dickinson Ember town

One windy afternoon

Three boys were playing on the street They played all evening and into the night

On the way back to their house, they saw something strange

Three old men making a huge fire

Very high it went Very close to the shack The Boys told them

“What’s wrong with you, make a smaller fire”

The old men chanted “WE KNOW BETTER”

And threw a stick with fire at them

The stick missed them and landed on a shack

The wind blew the fire, onto the next shack

The shacks started burning one by one

The boys knew they needed to act, fast and effective.

It was late at night

Most were asleep

The boys evacuated shack by shack

The next morning the township was Embers

The boys were heroes

From far and from near They got the Golden Human Award Given once every twenty years.

Richard Brooks

James Jarvis Elephants

Simile: An elephant is as strong as an armored vehicle.

Metaphor: No, an elephant is a tank.

Personification: An elephant is very caring for its young like a mother.

Hyperbole: They are so quiet you can only hear the birds in the background. Alliteration: All the elephants ate Amarula all day.

Imagery: Tusks, trunks, big ears and grey skin, they all have it.

Tone: Elephants make me nervous but I am in awe of them. Onomatopoeia: Crash! Crack! Crunch! Here they come.

Irony: My heart was beating, I expected to feel scared but they made me feel calm.

Muhammed Mohamedy Football

Football is a fun sport

It is the most played sport worldwide and is amazing Football is a great sport

There are 11 talented players on each team All trying to score And whoever scores more wins the match It is my favourite sport

There are 20 good teams in one league And whoever wins gets the trophy Some teams have better players

Like Liverpool are the best team We all love football

It can be played by anyone And it is the best sport in history

Jeremy Bottomley Maple Syrup

This place is frozen.

It is so frosty that the yolk freezes inside the egg. If you want water, you melt ice.

If you don’t have warm clothes you will cease to live. Landscape as bright and beautiful as it gets. Danger in the beauty, safety is not certain. You may get the “eh bud” once in a while. The wild Canadian is vicious and will help you no matter what. Their life sauce is sweet and sickeningly rich.

The simple snowmobile is your transport if you dare. Here we have artificial turf to play our games. There they have perfect ice to play their games. Here to survive we wear socks and shoes. There they wear socks upon socks upon socks inside boots. If you want the ultimate experience in the wild, Canada is your place! Canada, my favourite place in the world.

James Brooks Flight

As the sun rises, and the roosters screech, a bird ready for flight. With a swift beat of its wings the icy air lifts it up effortlessly, high in the air. As the bird escapes the world below, above the lake,

above the trees, and above the waking town. In the air, vast and open, the icy air pierces the bird’s ruffled feathers and dries the bird’s eyes, blurring its vision.

In the open it ducks and dives, speeding left and

right.

The sky an open canvas for the most detailed tricks.

An escape from daily life –This is flight.

Liyema

Zondi

My favourite - Rugby

Rugby

Wet balls slip through your hands Muddy balls slapping my hands when I catch it. The sound of the haka echoing around the stadium.

The ear piercing sound of the ref’s whistle.

Rugby

The rage of an angry crowd shouting at the ref. The grunt of the packs smashing together in scrums.

The roar of the crowd as you dive over for a try. The cheer of your teammates as you score the winning drop goal in the last second. The feel of the World Cup in your hands. Now you know you have lived your dream.

Miles Cox POP!

My hands are out of control, my mouth is going POP!

Anxiety is swallowing me whole, and my mind is a hole I’m trapped in.

You’re just doing that. You’re copying, mimicking, mocking. Nothing is wrong with you. No no no. Nothing. Pop.

I can’t tell anyone but two I’m alone and scared and shaking. Anxiety is making it worse. My hands are flying and I’m crying.

Nagar

POP, wax, arms and wrists, clap, shake. Pain. Words like anxiety, chronic, syndrome, POP out at me.

And until my parents believe me, I’m falling, Falling into anxiety’s cold grasp.

Thomas Arnott Predator of the waves

As the waves crash.

A shadow passes by. The little fish swim away

There a huge splash and all the fish jump up.

A huge, silver shape jumps

And it’s gone in a second

You see a small, silver shape darting around Splash! A bird dives in the water

Up it flies with a sparkling thing in its claws

The grey shape of the dolphin splashes around The dark shape of the seal

The fin of the marlin can be seen cutting though the water

Water is spraying everywhere The small fish is gone in 5 minutes. There is no trace of the fish left.

Hlumile Ntontela Sports - My favourite

That rush, that adrenaline, that FEELING; The excitement that you get from winning; The moment when people are proud of you; Or excited when you reach the pitch; From energy being given into you and taken out by your coaches;

You are a part of the monopoly of victory now; As a piece in the puzzle for your team; You are special, you are a prodigy; Someone out there adores or dislikes you; People want to buy or own you; You are important!

In sports you are traded or bought by clubs; Your statistics are tracked and everyone wants to know everything about you;

Shayur

The fans chant you on; you can not let them down; Be known as a legend or as an enemy of the world; Your life is changed when you play sport; Your country has called you up and wants you as their asset;

Millions across the world await to meet you; Journalists are writing about you; You are a star in your sport now; You are a sportsman; Your paycheck, reputation and family will never be the same;

But as special as you are though ... you are human.

Jakob Kullmann The future

I’m glad.

For the future soil we will stand on.

And all the flying cars we will have.

I’m glad.

For the economics that will change.

And the peace that we will have.

I’m glad.

For the traffic less roads.

And the cleaning robots. I’m glad.

For the cool houses we can have.

And all the cool gadgets we will get I’m glad.

For the future in front of us.

And all the journeys we will take.

Victor North The Future

The land is constantly in fear

For the carelessness people have for it tears

We have taken more years away For me and my offspring We all are scared

For when the end comes

To this beautiful planet

We need to save this planet to save our children

Or they will suffer from the weakness we have given the Earth

Oliver Proudfoot Our environment is crying

Our environment is made up of land that feeds us. Our environment is made up Of fresh air that we breathe. Our environment is made up of water Which is the source of life.

We take our environment for granted, thinking it will always be okay

The world has become a giant dump site Don’t ignore the signs

There are warnings all around us But still, we ignore them. Our environment is crying for us to take notice.

Notice that the world Will no longer exist.

Our environment is the most important. We need to stand up and take action!

Shaiyen Desai Setting Story

One day my family and I were watching Tv on a beautiful and scorching Sunday morning. My brother said, “Let’s go and play soccer outside.”

Later, my dad becomes hungry and finished a smelly packet of salt and vinegar chips. He still wanted more and asked me to go down to our dark and spooky basement. It took me about 5 minutes to find the chips. As I walked up the unstable, creaky stairs, the door slammed shut and an evil and terrifying ghost woman suddenly appeared.

She was a sly ghost who tried to trap me in our horrific basement. The ghost gave me two options: either I did her chores or if I didn’t, she would cast a spell on me and possess my body.

At the same time my dad wondered why I took so long. He tried to open the basement door but it wouldn’t open.

The evil ghost screamed “What will it be?”

So, I muttered in a weak voice “I’ll do your chores.“ I came out with the chips. My fat, lazy and angry dad snatched the chips with his dirty, greasy fingers and shouted, “What took you so long!”

After cleaning up the basement, I finally got free and after a while, I looked at my mom and she had the devil’s eye staring at me, and I refused to ever go back in the basement ever again.

Muzammil Peer Showjumping with joy - SACEE Winning Poem

From carrying the saddle to getting the bit in From walking the horse to mounting its back

From going from a walk to a canter

From putting the jump up to the traditional “HUP!” as you go over it

It’s all so stressful and overwhelming Everything about this magnificent and noble sport must be perfect

Thus, making it my happy place

To me showjumping is a necessity As well as an essential aspect of my lifestyle

What an exquisite and fanciable sport it is Horse riding is the neutrons to my brain

The mitochondria to my cell

And the butter to my bread

If only, if only I could do it everyday

It’s delightful to be in the presence of the horses

They can be so aggressive but so down to earth too They are the best listeners, as they do not speak They are the best companions as they shall always side with you

And they are the best helpers as they shall always carry you

These creatures are what make the sport so elite I will always be in love with them

And life without these creatures and a life without this sport Is a life I shan’t live

Mishar Batohi

Oladipo Oyetunde

The Grade 7s braved 40°C KwaZulu-Natal heat on their tour to Babanango. They spent time on team-building activities and learnt about the rich history of the area.

PRIDWIN NUUS

Die man, Die mite, die legende

*DIE BABBELKOUS*

Die Koerant vir KINDERS...

My naam is Max Vries. Ek is elf jaar oud en my verjaarsdag is op 25 Augustus.

My naam is Tshimega. My van is Magakgala. Ek het baie byname. TimTam, Tmega, TimmyTurner10000. Ek woon in Cosmo City. My vriende is Raphael, Alex.S, Emilio and Zachariah. Ek hou van sokker te speel en ek hou van speletjies te speel.

Ek wil eendag ‘n sokkerspeeler omdat ek Suid Afrika wil help.

My vriende maak my elke dag gelukkig. Ek is gelukkig om 'n liefdevolle gemeenskap om my te hê. Onderwysers, vriende en familie. Ek is in graad 6N. Ek hou van Wiskunde.

Elijah Onyejiaka Jollof rys

Jollof rys is ‘n Nigeriese rys wat het tamatie sous in dit.

Pot met gesinsgroote

Jy benodig:

• Groot pot

• Blender

Bestanddele:

• 1/3 koppie olie

• 400 gram blikkie tamaties

• 4 groot rooi soetrissies

• 3 mediumgrootte rooi uie

• 1 scotch bonnet

• 3 eetlepels tamatiepasta

• 2 teelepels karibiese kerriepoeier

• 1 teelepel gedroogde tiemie

• 2 gedroogde lourierblare

• 5 koppies aftreksel, verdeel

• 4 koppies ongekookte langgraan rys, afgespoel

Voorbereiding:

1) Versnit die tamaties, rooi soetrissies, die uie en die scotch bonnet tot glad. Dan sit dit in ‘n pan om te kook en laat dit dan vir 12 minute prut.

2) In ‘n pan verhit olie en voeg uie, lourierblare, kerriepoeier, gedroogde tyd en tamatiesous by, roer.

3) Voeg die tamatie en peper mengsel in die pan, sit op medium hitte, bedek en laat vir 10 minute.

4) Voeg rys by die pot, roer en laat dit vir 2 minute staan.

5) geniet!

SPORT

Ek hou van verskillende sport. Ek speel sokker, krieket, rugby, basketbal, gholf, atletiek, hokkie, vlugbal en karate.

My vriende sê dat ek 'n ses pak het want ek speel baie sport. Ek wil eendag ń sokker speler word en vir BARCELONA speel.

Ek is lank, met kort krul hare en bruin oë. My gunsteling kos is mangos en noedels. My ma sê ek is 'n neodelkop want ek eet noedels die hele dag!

My gunsteling rolprent is... "Die Mummy" Dit is baie snaaks!

Mpho is my beste maatjie. Hy maak my lag en is baie gaaf.

WEERVOORSPELLING vir die naweek

Gedig

My gelukkige plek ...

Terwyl ek wakker word, roep die reuk van vars dou my

Die helder strale van die son filtreer deur die tentkleppe

Hoe gelukkig is ek om op so ‘n wonderlike plek te wees

Troupante sing soet melodieë vir mekaar Miskruiers werk as ‘n span in die olifantspoor

Vandag gaan ‘n buitengewone dag wees, ek weet dit, ek voel dit ...

‘n Trop olifante wat in die rivierbedding spat ‘n Groep leeus wat lui onder ‘n skaduryke boom slaap

Ag hoe geniet ek die bos, my gelukkige plek!

Waar my hart en gemoed rus tig is En spanning en bekommernis is ‘n verre herinnering ...

Terwyl die sonsondergang die Afrika-lug inkleur, Praat my glimlag die waarheid ...

Beskruif deur Tshimega Magakgala

Geillustree deur Tshimega Magakgala

Christopher Roos Bosveld

Roos

80 Helling Road

8 Sandhurst Drive 10 Lwezi 2021

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Ngingene kulo mbukiso owodwa, obizwa nge“Squid Game”, noma kunjalo lokho kuseceleni. Ngifunda ukubhala ikhodi “python” futhi ngithuthuka nsuku zonke. Ngiyakuthanda nokudlala i- “Minecraft” nabangane bami u-Oliver, Ulrich, no Mishar. Njalo futhi nsuku zonke ngidlala imidlalo efana ne- “Geo-guesser”, futhi ngibuke i- “YouTube”. Iningi le-YouTube yami ngamavidiyo we-Minecraft kuphela, kepha-ke ngithanda ukubuka i- “MrBeast” nokupholisa ama YouTubers anje…

Ngamanye amagama ngiyayithanda ilaptop yami futhi ngigcwele kakhulu ngayo futhi nginelungelo ngegajethi emangalisayo futhi ngifisa sengathi ngabe ubukhona name ukuze ngikukhombise mathupha zonke izinto ezimangalisayo ezingayenza…

Sala kahle mngani wami.. Ozithobayo U Christopher Roos

Dilan Bhaga

08 Mandulo 8, 2021

DC indlalo yonke

DC enensini

I Burbank, California, United States

DC othandekayo,

I-DC ibikade iyintandokazi yami, kepha kule minyaka embalwa edlule iyadumaza, izitha zakho ezinkulu: IMarvel ikuthathele wena kude kakhulu.

I-MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) iyona ehamba phambili, ine-movie ekhokhelwa kakhulu nentandokazi yami.

Kepha kunento eyodwa enhle mayelana neyeall, amahlaya akho, kusamangalisa, ngiqoqa amahlaya eFlash futhi manje angibukeli ngisho neFlash yeCW, ngokwami angiwafundi amahlaya amaMarvel ngezizathu ezi-

2: Angazi ngifuna ukuthi ingonakalisele amamovie futhi ngoba ayiyinhle kangako.

Kodwa isizathu sale ncwadi senzelwe ngamafilimu akho, ama-movie amanye mahle, njenge Wonder Women ne-Aquaman, kodwa ngama-movie eqembu afana neJustice League ayesabeka nje. I-Justice League kaZack Snyder yayiyinhle (ikakhulukazi indawo lapho kuhamba isikhathi se-Flash) kodwa inganele kahle.

Okokuqala intandokazi yami, iFlash. U-Ezra Mila ungumlingisi omuhle kodwa uzokwenza iFlash ibonakale njenge-noob, unamandla kakhulu kumahlaya futhi akayona nje “indoda elwa nobugebengu bendawo”. Okwesibili uSuperman wavuswa ngobuchwepheshe be Kryptonia, hhayi ibhokisi lomama. Kepha kulungile ngoba izinto ezithile zenzelwe amahlaya nje. Ngibheke phambili ku-flash yangonyaka ozayo futhi ngiyethemba ukuthi akuyona into edumazayo. Kodwa ngiyethemba ukuthi uZack Snyder uzoyifinyelela ukuze lendaba, iqale kahle.

Sikufisela inhlanhla DC, Owakho ozithobayo , UDilan Bhaga

Thisha : Yebo mfana wami.

Wena : Ngiwasephi amabhokisi thisha .

Thisha : Wase eklasini kanumzane Sithole .

Wena. : Yebo thisha ngiyeza manje . Kw

Wena. : Thisha sengiwahambisile eklasini kaMnumzane Sithole uthi uyabonga .

Thisha. : Ngiyabonga mfana ,Thatha nanka amaswidi ngoba ungisizile.

Wena. : Ngiyabonga usale kahle thisha. Yenziwe nguLiyema

Liyema Zondi

Ingxoxo kaLiyema nothisha

Wena : Hawu sawubona Thisha!

Thisha: Yebo wenzeni ngomsombuluko ?

Wena : Emva kwesikolo ngidlale ibhola.

Wena: Umsombuluko wakho ubenjani thisha

Thisha : Umsombuluko wami ube nzima ngoba bengimaka imisebenzi.

Wena: Yebo thisha .

Thisha Ngicela ungisize ungithathise amabhokisi ekilasini.

Wena : Yebo ngiyeza manje mfana .

UKHUVETHE I CORONA VIRUS

Ngo-31 Disemba 2019, i-WHO yaziswa ngamacala omkhuhlane e-pneumonia yesizathu esingaziwa eWuhan City, eShayina. I-coronavirus yenoveli yahlonzwa njengeyimbangela yeziphathimandla zabacwaningi base-Shayina ngomhlaka-7 Januwari 2020 futhi yaqanjwa okwesikhashana ngokuthi “2019-nCoV”. Ngo-11 Mashi 2020, ukwanda okusheshayo kwenani Labantu abanegciwane ngaphandle kweShayina kwaholela ekutheni uMqondisi-Jikelele weWHO amemezele ukuthi lesi sifo singabonakala njengobhubhane. Ngaleso sikhathi amacala angaphezu kuka-118 000 ayesebikiwe emazweni ayi-114, kanti kwase kubikwe ukuthi kushone abangu ababalelwa ku 4291. ICoronavirus yigciwane elidala izimpawu zomkhuhlane kanye nemikhuhlane futhi belilokhu likhona futhi liyabonakala emashumini amaningi eminyaka. I-coronavirus ivela kumalulwane futhi ekuqaleni isatshalaliswa kubantu isuka ezilwaneni ezithelelekile manje ukudluliselwa komuntu kuyisizathu sokusabalala okusheshayo. Sekube nemithi yokugoma engaphezu kwesigidi eNingizimu Afrika, eNingizimu Afrika kube nemithamo engu-4,02M enikeziwe kwathi engu-1,25M igonywe ngokuphelele (2,1%) kanti emhlabeni jikelele kube nemithamo engu3,35B enikeziwe kwathi engu-923M isiyenziwe ngokuphelele egonyiwe (11,8%) ENingizimu Afrika kube namacala angu-2,14M esewonke angu-1,86M atholakele kwathi angama-63 500 afa. Emhlabeni jikelele kube namacala angu-185M nokufa kwabantu abangu-4M ukuze uhlale uphephile kuyadingeka ukuthi ugeze futhi uhlanze izandla zakho, funa usizo lodokotela uma ukhombisa izimpawu, izimpawu umkhuhlane, ukukhwehlela owomile ukukhathala, ubuhlungu nezinhlungu, umphimbo obuhlungu, isifo sohudo, ikhanda elibuhlungu, ukulahlekelwa ukunambitha noma

Christopher

Matthias Hassam Ukhuvethe

iphunga, ukuqubuka esikhunjeni, noma ukushintsha kombala kweminwe noma izinzwane

Ibhalwe ngu: Matthias Hassam

namasentimitha ayisikhombisa ububanzi. Njalo ngempelasonto ngizodlala ngayo. Ngisebenzise iglu, intambo netheyiphu ukuyakha. Kungithathe inyanga eyodwa ukuyakha.

Uma ngidlala ngayo, ngiyayiphusha ngesandla ukuze ihambe futhi ngisebenzise isiteringi ukuvula amasondo. Isebenza ngoplastikhi, ukhuni nensimbi. Izinja zami nazo zithanda ukuyiphusha ngezidladla zazo. Ngazakhela ithrekhi yomjaho egumbini lami ngamabhulokisi okhuni. Ngithanda ukugijima ngemoto kakhulu. Ngafaka amehlo engilazi emotweni yami ngabe sengiyiqamba igama, ngathi ngu Colin. Ngiyathanda ukuthatha uColin yonke indawo, njengenxanxathela yezitolo, isikole kanye nasebhasini.

Ngingathanda ukukutshela ngenja yami entsha uBeatrice.

Ngimtholele usuku lwami lokuzalwa lweshumi nambili futhi uyinto engcono kunazo zonke izinto emhlabeni.Ngimthanda kakhulu futhi uyangihlekisa.

Uthanda ukugijima nami engadini, umama umbiza ngokuthi ‘ama-zoomies’. Uyawathanda amathoyizi akhe ahlafunwayo futhi ugijimela kimi lapho ngisaxakwae amathoyizi.

420 Bantu Street

Craighall Park 2156 17 Mfumfu 2021

Oliver othandekayo.

Ngibhala le ncwadi ukukutshela ngemoto yami entsha eyimodeli enhle. Umama wangithengela esitolo. Yimoto encane, ebomvu nebala elimnyama enezibuko ezimbili ezinhlangothini zombili namasondo amane.

Ayinamanzi futhi yenziwa ngisho nangensimbi. Ingamasentimitha angamashumi ubude

Lapho ngifika ekhaya, ngikhumula izicathulo zami, ngenze umsebenzi wami wasekhaya ekamelweni lami bese ngidlala no Colin. Ngimthanda kakhulu uColin futhi uyangijabulisa kakhulu. Ngidinga ukulungisa u Colin ngoba uthole isifaca emzimbeni. Ngithathe isithombe sika Colin ngasenza isikhangisi efonini yami.

Ngiyaphela lapho. Sala kahle Oliver mngani wami. Yimina okuthandayo U Mishar

Nicholas Morgan

69 Rutland Ave Craighall Park 1295 16 Ncwaba 2020

Mgane wami othandekayo uRhys

Ingxoxo Phakathi kuka Thisha nomfundi

Sawubona thisha! Unjani namhlanje?

Ngicela uwulethe lapha ngiwubone.

Thisha

Ngimupha isidlo sakusihlwa ngehora lesine ntambama bese edla isidlo sasekuseni ngegora lesikhombisa ekuseni.Unezinyanga eziyisishiyagalombili ubudala.

U Beatrice unodadewabo, igama lakhe ngu Gertie.

UGertie uneminyaka eyisikhombisa ubudala ngolimu leazinja kodwa akabukeki egugile neze.

Usale kahle mngani wami. Ungikhonzele kudadewenu uNomalizo. Umtshele ngiyamkhumbula futhi ngizombona ngamaholide ka Khisimuzi.

Yimina ozithobayo U Niholas

Mfundi

Ibhalwe ngu : Matthias Hassam

Mishar Batohi

SPEECH FESTIVAL

We were able to go ahead full steam with the Speech Festivals in the Level 1 Covid-19 period. The finalists were able to speak in the auditorium with an audience of their peers and their parents. The external adjudicator, Gwenda Kretzmar, once again complimented the boys on the quality of their speeches.

The following boys represented their grade:

Grade 4

• Muhammad Asvat

• Mohapi Ntseare

• Max Baxter

• Zayaan Moosa

Winners:

• Christian Jooste

• Nicholas Sardi

Grade 5

• Mikhil Patel

• Christopher Felet

• Nuzayh Sarang

• Shiv Parbhoo

• Matthew Southey

Winner:

• Nicholas Roos

Grade 6

• Reeza Kazi

• Adrian Roberts

• Amaan Mohamed

• Siya Dlomo

Winners:

• Zachery Ichikowitz

• Zaeem Laher

Grade 7

• Oliver Proudfoot

• Adam Angamia

• Thomas Arnott

• Mishar Batohi

Winners:

• Ulrich Feÿ

• Christopher Roos

Front

We were very excited to introduce basketball as a new sport at Pridwin in 2021. It was encouraging to see the number of boys who were interested in trying out this new sport. Many quickly adjusted to the new skills and became competent. We were fortunate enough to play three fixtures where our boys competed with great success.

Back row: Dilan Bhaga, Jeremy Bottomley, James Jarvis, Matthias Hassam, Muzammil Peer

row: James Serrurier, Liyema Zondi, Mr A Mdletshe, Mpumelelo Mkhize, Khalane Moletsane

Basketball 1st Team

Back row: Miles Cox, Dimo Papadopoulos, Elijah Onyejiaka, Rhys Watson, Nicholas Morgan, Luca Langens

Front row: Shayur Nagar, Luzuko Zithulele, Mr L Mabece, Thomas Arnott, Adam Angamia

Basketball 2nd Team

Back row: Xem van Zalk, Elias Masango, Zaeem Laher

2nd row: Samuel Zimerman, Lukhanyo Sotyantya, Nevan Naidoo, Fredy Kameni Nguedam

Front row: Charles Stuart-Reckling, Tinnare Hatendi, Mr J Nyabadza, Allan Njanfang Patu, Njabulo Mabena

Basketball U12A

Basketball U12B

Front

Basketball U11A

2nd

Front

Basketball U11B

2nd

Front

Back row: Michael Costa, Amaan Mohamed, Oliver Lamb, Eben Pretorius, Bryce Sampson

row: Alexandru Dobrescu, Muhammed Tayob, Mr J Nyabadza, Andrew Müller, James Hefer

Back row: Mohammed Maal, Keamo Noge, Sava Theodosiou

row: Harry Serrurier, Fynn Asamoah, Imaad Samodien, Liam Wides

row: Siyamthemba Shabangu, Farai Muronda, Ms I Mtetwa, Nasir Osman, Paul Tebeila

Back row: Nicolas Scheuermaier, Mohamed Bamjee

row: Muhammad Noorbhai, Theodore Warui, Ryan Ramage, Yusuf Tayob

row: Ben Arnott, Rushir Nagar, Ms I Mtetwa, Rocco Mtetwa, Akin Okoudjou

CRICKET

Captain: Micheal Smithyman Vice-captain: Ben Scharges

CRICKET AWARDS

Area Cricket Team – (Certificate of Excellence)

U11:

• Mason Bunkell

• Chulumanco Mrwata

• James Dickinson

• Avi Nunna

• Nicholas Roos

• Shiv Parhboo

• Tristan Bard

• Tyghe Müller

• Max Vries

Area Cricket Team – Shield (half colours):

• Michael Smithyman

• Sean Burman

• Anthony Crossley

• Shaiyen Desai

• Victor North

• Hlumile Ntontela

• William Stevens

CRICKET SCHOOL SEASON

Owing to Covid-19 our cricket season was very short with our teams managing to get in two fixtures. Although it came and went quickly, our boys showed that they were ready for a full season with some outstanding individual and team performances.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS CRICKET FESTIVAL

The 1st Team had the privilege of going on tour to Pretoria for the annual

Independent Schools Cricket Festival hosted by WHPS. Over the course of the weekend the team played three fixtures in three different formats, a 50 overs-match versus Clifton Nottingham Road, a timed cricket match versus Musikili from Zambia and a T20 match versus St Charles, coming away with one win, one draw and a loss. All our games were closely contested with our boys showing grit, determination and sportsmanship on and off the field. A massive thank you to the parents for traveling to the festival and for their amazing support of the team. Thank you to the coaching team, Mr T Edwards, Mr C Du Toit and Mr M Mailula for their time, commitment and support.

2nd

Front

Back row: Matthew Bezuidenhout, Victor North, Robert Burman

row: Hlumile Ntontela, William Stevens, James Voller, Shaiyen Desai, Anthony Crossley

row: Oliver Proudfoot, Michael Smithyman, Mr T Edwards, Benjamin Schärges, Sean Burman

Cricket 1st Team

Back row: Steven Sutherland, Caleb Pennington, Reeza Kazi, Ross Faber, Max Asamoah, Aiden Greenstein, Zachery Ichikowitz

Front row: Yaasin Allie, Ulrich Feÿ, Mr T Edwards, Oliver Batley, Christopher Roos

Cricket 2nd Team

Back row: Raphael Blount, Luke Dickinson, Nathan Teper, Syan Ramchander, Alexander Stewart

Front row: Leo Watson, Jakob Kullmann, Mr G Lindemann, Adrian Roberts, Zachariah Mtine

Cricket 3rd Team

Back row: Hayden O’ Raw, Muhammad Mahomedy, Lethabo Makwela, David Webb

2nd row: Mukona Marageni, Dylan Martens, Tai Lizamore, Joshua Mans, Dougal Carr

Front row: Daniel Kruger, Tshimega Magakgala, Mr G Lindemann, Emilio Calabrese-McLeod, Pierre-Alvaro Ngankeu

Cricket 4th Team

Back row: James Dickinson, Chulumanco Mrwata, Robert Smuts, Max Vries, Tristan Bard, Tyghe Müller, Suleiman Cassimjee

Front row: Nicholas Roos, Avaneesh Nunna, Mr M Dzanibe, Mason Bunkell, Shiv Parbhoo

Cricket U11A

Back row: Suleiman Cassimjee, Grant Roberts, Christopher Felet, Mpho Mokake, Nuzayh Sarang, Ross Nel

Front row: Leano Labuschagne, Mikhil Patel, Hiyaw Beyin, Mr O Maila, Rafael Beyin, Bhaveer Ranchod, Fynn Croad

Cricket U11B

2nd

Back row: Benjamin Curtin, Christian Jooste, Dylan Price, Luke Smithyman, Eoin Gaffney

Front row: Harley Larsen, Thomas Burgoyne, Callum Wilson, Mr C Hebbert, William Rattray, Mohapi Ntseare, Oliver Yuill

Cricket U10A

Back row: Duncan Webb, Ahmad Mahomedy, Joshua Teper, Zohaib Merchant, Rivan Naidoo, Zaidaan Rawat

Front row: Max Baxter, Luka Can Hutchinson, Mr JP Cohen, Nicholas Sardi, Luca Blount

Cricket U10B

Back row: Solwazi Zungu, Molemi Monene, Marwan Shabnei

row: Abdullah Gani, Ryder Beck, Gopal Padayachee, Zaraar Pardesi

Front row: Kevin Jewell, Gabangaye Thabethe, Mr T Boloko, Ziya Ismail, Muhammed Asvat

Cricket U10C

Back row: Muhammed Suhail Garda, Hamza Wadee, Tyler Guliwe, Lehakoe Ralebitso

Front row: Zaheer Angamia, Samuel Warman, Mr S Ramsay, Zayaan Moosa, Samuel Habershon

Cricket U10D

Back row: Max van Tonder, Eli Teper, Richard Stainer, William Dixon-Smith, Bennett Kohler

Front row: Jack Thompson, Orlando Goncalves, William Jewell, Mr M Mokatse, Sean Kelly, Aaryan Philip, Oscar Higham

Cricket U9A

Back row: Owen Havemann, Nhlamulo Shikwambana, Benjamin Wood, Lonwabo Matha, George Stobie

Front row: Rhys James, Pranav Pillay, Sebastien Ssali, Mr P Ndlovu, Samuel Coster, Jesse Wides, Daniel Cloete

Cricket U9B

Back row: Jack Van Der Hoven, Loatile Vilakazi, Rayyan Mia, Gabriel Putziger

Front row: Suvaan Sharma, Aditya Desai, Anathi Mkwateni, Mr D Bowles, Ziya Mohamed, Arno Pretorius, Muhammed Mukaddam

Cricket U9C

Back row: Taariq Saloojee, Africa Willemse, James Janisch, Ndiene Mamathuba, Manan Mistry 2nd row: Itumeleng Mafoko, Alek Strőh, Zamaan Theba, Maloke Seopela, Trevor Wheeldon, Akanni Irele, Rex Wellsted

Front row: Fred Williams, Rayhaan Vadia, Mr B Nteta, Aka Jangara, Mr B Mbangi, Ziyaan Bodhania, Arran Bodasing

Cricket U9 Mixed Ability

Hockey U13A

This year's hockey season was quick and busy. After missing an entire season in 2020, the boys were eager to get back on the turf and utilise their new skills learned during the year. The U13As had a very successful season, in which they won two, drew one and lost one game. The highlight

of the season was the exciting game against St John’s Preparatory, where the boys played an incredible game of hockey showcasing their amazing grit and teamwork.

Congratulations to Shaiyen Desai and Hlumile Ntontela for making the Southern Gauteng U13 team and receiving full colours for hockey, and

to Luzuko Zithulele for making the District 9 hockey team, earning him half colours.

Well done on a great season, boys! A special thank you to all the coaching staff and parents for their support.

Captain: Shaiyen Desai

Vice-captain: William Stevens

Hockey 1st Team

2nd

Back row: Michael Smithyman, Victor North, Robert Burman

row: James Voller, Luzuko Zithulele, James Serrurier, Hlumile Ntontela, Christopher Roos

Front row: Oliver Proudfoot, Shaiyen Desai, Mrs S Eichstadt, William Stevens, Jakob Kullmann

Hockey 2nd Team

Back

2nd

Front

Hockey 3rd Team

Back

2nd

Front

Hockey U12A

Back

2nd

Front

row: Nathan Teper, Elijah Onyejiaka, Matthias Hassam, Matthew Bezuidenhout

row: Liyema Zondi, Thomas Arnott, Mpumelelo Mkhize, Miles Cox

row: Luzuko Zithulele, Khalane Moletsane, Mr M Dzanibe, Christopher Jarvis, Luke Dickinson

row: Nicholas Morgan, Noah McAllister, Jeremy Bottomley

row: Rhys Watson, Muzammil Peer, Muhammad Mahomedy, Mishar Batohi

row: Aarav Desai, Dimo Papadopoulos, Mr C Harrison, James Jarvis, Shayur Nagar

row: Ross Faber, Tinnare Hatendi, Max Asamoah

row: Aiden Greenstein, Lukhanyo Sotyantya, Alexander Stewart, Oliver Batley

row: James Hefer, Sean Burman, Ms I Mtetwa, Anthony Crossley, Steven Sutherland

Hockey U12B

2nd

Front

Hockey U12C

2nd

Front

Hockey U12D

2nd

Front

Back row: Charles Stuart-Reckling, Hayden O’ Raw, Muhammed Tayob, Eben Pretorius, Joshua Mans

row: Pierre-Alvaro Ngankeu, Samuel Zimerman, Njabulo Mabena, Tai Lizamore, Dylan Martens

row: Mukona Marageni, Oliver Lamb, Mr T Boloko, Elias Masango, Bryce Sampson

Back row: Zaeem Laher, Allan Njanfang Patu, Reeza Kazi

row: Zachary Woolley, Raphael Blount, Xem van Zalk, Tshimega Magakgala

row: Fredy Kameni Nguedam, Zachery Ichikowitz, Mrs D d’Elboux, Adrian Roberts, Dougal Carr

Back row: Siya Dlomo, Lethabo Makwela, Syan Ramchander, Andrew Müller, David Webb

row: Emilio Calabrese-McLeod, Leo Watson, Oliver Thompson, Amaan Mohamed, Michael Costa, Nevan Naidoo, Zachariah Mtine

row: Alexandru Dobrescu, Rourke Glossoti, Mr G Lindemann, Daniel Kruger, Onalerona Ndebele

Hockey U11A

Front

Hockey U11B

Front

Hockey U11C

2nd

Back row: Fynn Asamoah, Max Vries, Mpho Mokake, Chulumanco Mrwata

row: Nicholas Roos, Paul Tebeila, Mr D Bell, Grant Roberts, James Dickinson

Back row: Ben Brown, Avaneesh Nunna, Maximillian Feÿ, Kayur Bhaga, Sava Theodosiou

row: Mason Bunkell, Robert Smuts, Mr T Edwards, Shiv Parbhoo, Siyamthemba Shabangu

Back row: Mohammed Maal, Yusuf Tayob, Harry Serrurier

row: Theodore Warui, Nuzayh Sarang, Rocco Mtetwa, Tyghe Müller

Front row: Nasir Osman, Leano Labuschagne, Mr S Ramsay, Suleiman Cassimjee, Liam Wides

Hockey U11D

2nd

Front

Hockey U11E

Back

2nd

Front

Hockey U10A

Front

Back row: Thomas Burgoyne, William Rattray, Ahmad Mahomedy

row: Callum Wilson, Christian Jooste, Mrs S Coles, Harley Larsen, Benjamin Curtin

Back row: Nicolas Scheuermaier, Andy Masango

row: Christopher Felet, Muhammad Noorbhai, Akin Okoudjou, Imaad Samodien

row: Fynn Croad, Bhaveer Ranchod, Ms I Mtetwa, Ben Arnott, Rushir Nagar

row: Keamo Noge, Ruben See-Schierenberg Galvan

row: Tristan Bard, Mohamed Bamjee, Ryan Ramage, Ross Nel

row: Mikhil Patel, Hiyaw Beyin, Mr O Maila, Rafael Beyin, Matthew Southey

Hockey U10B

Hockey U10C

Hockey U10D

Back row: Max Baxter, Eoin Gaffney, Luke Smithyman, Dylan Price

Front row: Luca Blount, Luka Can Hutchinson, Mr P Ndlovu, Oliver Yuill, Mohapi Ntseare

Back row: Solwazi Zungu, Duncan Webb, Gabangaye Thabethe

Front row: Rivan Naidoo, Ryder Beck, Mr JP Cohen, Zayaan Moosa, Nicholas Sardi

Back row: Abdullah Gani, Zaheer Angamia, Molemi Monene, Zohaib Merchant, Tyler Guliwe

Front row: Zaidaan Rawat, Ziya Ismail, Mr J Nyabadza, Joshua Teper, Lehakoe Ralebitso

Hockey U10E

Front

Front

Hockey U9B

Front

Back row: Benjamin Wood, Lonwabo Matha, William Dixon-Smith

row: Daniel Cloete, Sebastien Ssali, Mr M Mailula, Jack Thompson, Anathi Mkwateni

Back row: Samuel Warman, Marwan Shabnei, Hamza Wadee, Zaraar Pardesi, Muhammed Suhail Garda

row: Gopal Padayachee, Muhammed Asvat, Mr JP Cohen, Kevin Jewell, Samuel Habershon

Back row: Oscar Higham, Bennett Kohler

row: William Jewell, Sean Kelly, Mr M Mailula, Max van Tonder, Orlando Goncalves

Hockey U9A

Front

Back

Front

Back

Front

Back row: Richard Stainer, Rayyan Mia

row: Jack Van Der Hoven, Ziyaan Bodhania, Mr M Mokatse, Owen Havemann, Rhys James

Hockey U9C

row: Eli Teper, Gabriel Putziger

row: George Stobie, Fred Williams, Mr B Nteta, Jesse Wides, James Janisch

Hockey U9D

row: Ndiene Mamathuba, Itumeleng Mafoko

row: Taariq Saloojee, Ziya Mohamed, Mr B Mbangi, Samuel Coster, Aaryan Philip

Hockey U9 Bears

Hockey U9 Lions

Front

Hockey U9 Sharks

Front

Hockey U9 Tigers

Back

Front

row: Akanni Irele, Africa Willemse, Rayhaan Vadia

row: Rex Wellsted, Mr D Bowles, Arran Bodasing

Back row: Nhlamulo Shikwambana, Trevor Wheeldon

row: Arno Pretorius, Alek Strőh, Mr M Mailula, Zamaan Theba, Aka Jangara

Back row: Maloke Seopela, Muhammed Mukaddam, Manan Mistry

row: Loatile Vilakazi, Suvaan Sharma, Mr B Mbangi, Pranav Pillay, Aditya Desai

Very few schools decided to play rugby in 2021 because of the contact nature of the sport. We spent time working on the noncontact aspects of rugby. We were fortunate to be able to take part at the St Stithians U12 and U13 7s Rugby Festival. Ten forwards and 10 backline players were selected in

these two age groups to represent Pridwin at the festival in early November. Congratulations to all the teams for their performances at the St Stithians Festival. A special mention must go to the U12 forwards team for completing the festival undefeated. Pridwin also participated in a Triangular Rugby

Fellowship Day against St John’s and St David’s. All rugby-playing boys were split into two teams in each age group. Our boys played with great determination and must be congratulated on the manner in which they displayed the Pridwin values on and off the field.

2nd

3rd

2nd

3rd

2nd

Back row: Nicholas Morgan, Elijah Onyejiaka, Matthias Hassam, Michael Smithyman, Rhys Watson, Christopher Jarvis, Nathan Teper, Liyema Zondi

row: James Voller, Thomas Arnott, Matthew Bezuidenhout, Khalane Moletsane, Hlumile Ntontela, Luzuko Zithulele, James Serrurier, Mpumelelo Mkhize

Front row: Oliver Proudfoot, Robert Burman, Mr M Dzanibe, Victor North, Mr M Mailula, William Stevens, Jakob Kullmann

Rugby 1st Team

Back row: Xem van Zalk, Allan Njanfang Patu, Tinnare Hatendi

row: Sean Burman, Oliver Batley, Max Asamoah, Aiden Greenstein, Steven Sutherland

row: Fredy Kameni Nguedam, Adrian Roberts, Zachery Ichikowitz, James Hefer

Front row: Alexander Stewart, Mr D Bowles, Ross Faber, Mr L Mabece, Anthony Crossley

Rugby U12A Fellowship

Back row: Zaeem Laher, Elias Masango, Lukhanyo Sotyantya

row: David Webb, Siya Dlomo, Andrew Müller, Oliver Lamb, Eben Pretorius

row: Tai Lizamore, Dylan Martens, Rourke Glossoti, Oliver Thompson, Leo Watson, Amaan Mohamed, Michael Costa

Front row: Daniel Kruger, Dougal Carr, Mr L Mabece, Reeza Kazi, Mr T Boloko, Raphael Blount, Mukona Marageni

Rugby U12B

3rd

2nd

2nd

Back row: Tinnare Hatendi, Allan Njanfang Patu, Reeza Kazi, Xem van Zalk

row: Sean Burman, Aiden Greenstein, Max Asamoah, Lukhanyo Sotyantya, Oliver Batley

row: Raphael Blount, Steven Sutherland, Fredy Kameni Nguedam, Adrian Roberts, David Webb, Zachery Ichikowitz

Front row: Daniel Kruger, Anthony Crossley, Mr D Bowles, Ross Faber, Mr L Mabece, Alexander Stewart, James Hefer

Rugby U12 Sevens Festival

Back row: Mpho Mokake, Mohamed Bamjee, Max Vries, Mohammed Maal, Robert Smuts

2nd row: Tristan Bard, Tyghe Müller, Fynn Asamoah, Harry Serrurier, Sava Theodosiou, Ben Brown, Mason Bunkell, Paul Tebeila

Front row: Leano Labuschagne, Nicholas Roos, Mr R Grimley, Chulumanco Mrwata, Mr B Mbangi, Grant Roberts, Siyamthemba Shabangu

Rugby U11A

Back row: Avaneesh Nunna, Rocco Mtetwa, Maximillian Feÿ, Andy Masango, Muhammad Noorbhai, Christopher Felet

row: Rafael Beyin, Bhaveer Ranchod, Ben Arnott, Imaad Samodien, Liam Wides, Ross Nel, Rushir Nagar, Fynn Croad

Front row: Farai Muronda, Mikhil Patel, Yusuf Tayob, Mr B Mbangi, Shiv Parbhoo, James Dickinson, Nasir Osman

Rugby U11B

Rugby U11 Tag

Front

2nd

Front

Rugby U10B

2nd

Back row: Nuzayh Sarang, Nicolas Scheuermaier, Ruben See-Schierenberg Galvan, Ryan Ramage

row: Theodore Warui, Keamo Noge, Mr O Maila, Matthew Southey, Kayur Bhaga

Back row: Thomas Burgoyne, Luke Smithyman, William Ratray, Zaheer Angamia

row: Benjamin Curtin, Eoin Gaffney, Nicholas Sardi

row: Callum Wilson, Christian Jooste, Mr C Hebbert, Harley Larsen, Oliver Yuill

Rugby U10A

Back row: Samuel Warman, Joshua Teper, Duncan Webb, Marwan Shabnei

row: Samuel Habershon, Molemi Monene, Ahmad Mahomedy, Gabangaye Thabethe

Front row: Mohapi Ntseare, Luka Can Hutchinson, Mr JP Cohen, Max Baxter, Luca Blount

Rugby U10 Tag

2nd

Rugby U9A

Rugby U9B

Back row: Solwazi Zungu, Zaraar Pardesi, Dylan Price, Lehakoe Ralebitso, Tyler Guliwe

row: Muhammed Suhail Garda, Rivan Naidoo, Hamza Wadee, Zohaib Merchant, Abdullah Gani, Ziya Ismail, Zaidaan Rawat

Front row: Kevin Jewell, Muhammed Asvat, Mr J Nyabadza, Gopal Padayachee, Mr T Boloko, Ryder Beck, Zayaan Moosa

Back row: Loatile Vilakazi, Benjamin Wood, Lonwabo Matha

2nd row: Anathi Mkwateni, Oscar Higham, James Janisch, Jack Van Der Hoven, Africa Willemse, Gabriel Putziger, Max van Tonder, William Dixon-Smith

Front row: William Jewell, Jack Thompson, Mr M Mailula, Owen Havemann, Mr P Ndlovu, Daniel Cloete, Jesse Wides

Back row: George Stobie, Richard Stainer, Rayyan Mia, Fred Williams, Sean Kelly

2nd row: Trevor Wheeldon, Rhys James, Nhlamulo Shikwambana, Eli Teper, Arran Bodasing, Alek Strőh, Aka Jangara

Front row: Akanni Irele, Orlando Goncalves, Mr B Mbangi, Sebastien Ssali, Mr M Mokatse, Arno Pretorius, Aaryan Philip

Back row: Rayhaan Vadia, Bennett Kohler, Ziya Mohamed 2nd row: Muhammed Mukaddam, Ndiene Mamathuba, Samuel Coster, Itumeleng Mafoko, Zamaan Theba, Maloke Seopela, Manan Mistry

Front row: Suvaan Sharma, Ziyaan Bodhania, Pranav Pillay, Mr B Nteta, Rex Wellsted, Aditya Desai, Taariq Saloojee

Rugby U9 Tag

2nd

Front

The soccer season suffered a number of disruptions and we only managed to play one full fixture vs WHPS. Our boys displayed a lot of courage and held their own throughout the age groups. It was unfortunate that our second fixture against St David’s was disrupted by rain and lightning. We only managed a few minutes of the first round of games that morning. The rest of the season was cancelled due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases among the schools. The boys spent the rest of the season focusing on skills-based work and playing matches internally.

2nd

2nd

Back row: Liyema Zondi, Victor North, Robert Burman, William Stevens

row: James Serrurier, James Voller, Hlumile Ntontela, Shaiyen Desai

row: Oliver Proudfoot, Mpumelelo Mkhize, Mr M Dzanibe, Luzuko Zithulele, Michael Smithyman

Soccer U13A

Back row: Rhys Watson, Ulrich Feÿ, Matthew Bezuidenhout

row: Khalane Moletsane, Miles Cox, Muhammad Mahomedy

Front row: Christopher Roos, Dimo Papadopoulos, Mr M Dzanibe, Elijah Onyejiaka, Michael Smithyman

Soccer U13B

Back row: Nicholas Morgan, Jeremy Bottomley, James Jarvis, Matthias Hassam, Dilan Bhaga, Noah McAllister

row: Luca Langens, Nathan Teper, Mishar Batohi, Christopher Jarvis, Muzammil Peer, Thomas Arnott, Aarav Desai

Front row: Adam Angamia, Luke Dickinson, Mr G Lindemann, Ansh Mehta, Mr L Mabece, Jakob Kullmann, Shayur Nagar

Soccer U13C

Back

2nd

Front

Back

Front

Back

2nd

Front

row: Lukhanyo Sotyantya, Tinnare Hatendi, Allan Njanfang Patu

row: Sean Burman, Max Asamoah, Alexander Stewart, Fredy Kameni Nguedam

row: James Hefer, Ross Faber, Mr M Dzanibe, Oliver Batley, Anthony Crossley

Soccer U12A

row: Zachariah Mtine, Raphael Blount, Nevan Naidoo, Steven Sutherland, Tshimega Magakgala

row: Lukhanyo Sotyantya, Sean Burman, Mr D Bowles, Zachery Ichikowitz, Siya Dlomo

Soccer U12B

row: Aiden Greenstein, Zaeem Laher, Xem van Zalk

row: Daniel Kruger, David Webb, Michael Costa, Dougal Carr

row: Alexandru Dobrescu, Adrian Roberts, Mr J Nyabadza, Njabulo Mabena, Mukona Marageni

Soccer U12C

2nd

Front

Front

2nd

Front

Back row: Oliver Lamb, Muhammed Tayob, Leo Watson, Rourke Glossoti

row: Joshua Mans, Emilio Calabrese-McLeod, Zachary Woolley, Amaan Mohamed

row: Onalerona Ndebele, Reeza Kazi, Mr J Nyabadza, Elias Masango, Pierre-Alvaro Ngankeu

Soccer U12D

Back row: Tai Lizamore, Syan Ramchander, Samuel Zimerman, Eben Pretorius, Dylan Martens

row: Bryce Sampson, Hayden O’ Raw, Mr T Boloko, Oliver Thompson, Charles Stuart-Reckling

Soccer U12E

Back row: Fynn Asamoah, Mpho Mokake, Tristan Bard, Sava Theodosiou

row: Siyamthemba Shabangu, Harry Serrurier, Paul Tebeila, Liam Wides

row: Nicholas Roos, Max Vries, Mr K Sithole, Tyghe Müller, Chulumanco Mrwata

Soccer U11A

2nd

Front

2nd

Front

2nd

Front

Back row: Theodore Warui, Nicolas Scheuermaier, Robert Smuts

row: Shiv Parbhoo, Imaad Samodien, Nuzayh Sarang, Liam Wides, Mason Bunkell

row: Hiyaw Beyin, Grant Roberts, Mr C Hebbert, James Dickinson, Nasir Osman

Soccer U11B

Back row: Avaneesh Nunna, Kayur Bhaga, Mohammed Maal, Maximillian Feÿ

row: Rafael Beyin, Suleiman Cassimjee, Yusuf Tayob, Ben Brown, Rushir Nagar

row: Farai Muronda, Leano Labuschagne, Mr C Hebbert, Rocco Mtetwa, Muhammad Noorbhai

Soccer U11C

Back row: Keamo Noge, Matthew Southey, Ruben See-Schierenberg Galvan, Andy Masango

row: Ross Nel, Ben Arnott, Ryan Ramage, Christopher Felet, Fynn Croad

row: Mikhil Patel, Bhaveer Ranchod, Mr O Maila, Mohamed Bamjee, Akin Okoudjou

Soccer U11D

Front

Front

Back row: William Rattray, Luke Smithyman, Ahmad Mahomedy

row: Callum Wilson, Harley Larsen, Mr T Edwards, Zaidaan Rawat, Oliver Yuill

Soccer U10A

Back row: Thomas Burgoyne, Eoin Gaffney, Christian Jooste, Solwazi Zungu

row: Max Baxter, Luka Can Hutchinson, Mr JP Cohen, Benjamin Curtin, Mohapi Ntseare

Soccer U10B

Back row: Dylan Price, Joshua Teper, Rivan Naidoo

Front row: Luca Blount, Ryder Beck, Mr J Xaba, Nicholas Sardi, Gabangaye Thabethe

Soccer U10C

Back row: Molemi Monene, Hamza Wadee, Tyler Guliwe, Marwan Shabnei

Front row: Duncan Webb, Zaheer Angamia, Mr J Nyabadza, Kevin Jewell, Zayaan Moosa

Soccer U10D

Back row: Ziya Ismail, Zaraar Pardesi, Muhammed Suhail Garda, Zohaib Merchant, Abdullah Gani, Samuel Warman

Front row: Lehakoe Ralebitso, Gopal Padayachee, Ms I Mtetwa, Muhammed Asvat, Samuel Habershon

Soccer U10 Arsenal

Back row: Daniel Cloete, Oscar Higham, Max van Tonder, Eli Teper

Front row: William Jewell, Itumeleng Mafoko, Mr M Mailula, Orlando Goncalves, Sebastien Ssali

Soccer U9A

Front

Front

Back row: Lonwabo Matha, Sean Kelly, Ziyaan Bodhania

row: Owen Havemann, Jesse Wides, Mr S Ramsay, William Dixon-Smith, Anathi Mkwateni

Soccer U9B

Back row: Richard Stainer, Rayyan Mia, Bennett Kohler

row: George Stobie, Jack Thompson, Mr M Mokatse, Loatile Vilakazi, Rhys James

Soccer U9C

Back row: Nhlamulo Shikwambana, James Janisch, Gabriel Putziger

Front row: Taariq Saloojee, Jack Van Der Hoven, Mr P Ndlovu, Ziya Mohamed, Muhammed Mukaddam

Soccer U9D

Front

Front

Back row: Benjamin Wood, Africa Willemse

row: Maloke Seopela, Aditya Desai, Mr B Mbangi, Rex Wellsted, Arran Bodasing

Soccer U9 Chiefs

Back row: Rayhaan Vadia, Manan Mistry

row: Aka Jangara, Suvaan Sharma, Mr B Nteta, Pranav Pillay, Samuel Coster

Soccer U9 Sundowns

Back row: Trevor Wheeldon, Ndiene Mamathuba, Fred Williams, Akanni Irele

Front row: Alek Strőh, Arno Pretorius, Mr B Nteta, Aaryan Philip, Zamaan Theba

Soccer U9 Pirates

Covid-19 restrictions ensured that we were unable to hold any swimming galas in 2021. We managed to hold a Midmar Mile Fun Swim which the

boys thoroughly enjoyed. The boys continued with their training and remained motivated with the hope of being able to swim competitively

at an interschool gala. Unfortunately, our Inter-house Championship Gala at the end of the year was called off owing to lightning.

2nd

Front

Front

Back row: Shaiyen Desai, Xem van Zalk, Ross Faber, Christopher Jarvis, Victor North, Elijah Onyejiaka, Oliver Barnes, Luke Dickinson, Oliver Proudfoot, Oliver Lamb, Alexander Stewart, Benjamin Wood

row: Ben Brown, Sean Kelly, Jack Thompson, Luka Can Hutchinson, George Stobie, Harley Larsen, Sava Theodosiou, Avaneesh Nunna, Oliver Batley, Sean Burman, Nuzayh Sarang, Paul Tebeila, Zaidaan Rawat, Owen Havemann, Benjamin Curtin

row: Daniel Cloete, Christian Jooste, Fred Williams, Robert Burman, Mrs S Coles, Nicholas Morgan, Dylan Price, Mason Bunkell, Anthony Crossley, Jack Van Der Hoven

Swimming A Team

Back row: James Dickinson, Harley Larsen, Nicholas Sardi, Eoin Gaffney, Noah McAllister, Theodore Warui, Duncan Webb, William Rattray, Hiyaw Beyin

row: Callum Wilson, Matthew Southey, Zaeem Laher, Oliver Lamb, William Stevens, Mrs D d’Elboux, Rhys Watson, Oliver Thompson, Grant Roberts, Max Baxter

Swimming B Team

Tennis in 2021 suffered significantly because of the enforced Covid-19 breaks. We only managed to play one match against St Stithians. The highlight of the season was the Sun City Tennis Tour where our top six played a number of games against other schools. The boys performed bravely over the course of three days. The highlight of the competition was the Valley of the Waves with Mr Bowles.

Back row: Muhammad Mahomedy, Matthew Bezuidenhout

Front row: Nicholas Roos, Luke Dickinson, Mr J Xaba, Robert Burman, Robert Smuts

Tennis 1st Team

Back row: Rhys Watson, Christopher Jarvis

Front row: Aarav Desai, Sava Theodosiou, Mrs D d’Elboux, Tristan Bard, Oliver Proudfoot

Tennis 2nd Team

Back row: Grant Roberts, Christopher Felet

Front row: Chulumanco Mrwata, Alexandru Dobrescu, Mrs S Coles, Farai Muronda, James Dickinson

Tennis 3rd Team

old boys

Reconnecting with Pridwin’s Oldest Old Boy

We have continued to engage in meaningful and strong relationship building within the OPA and are grateful to Edmund Batley for reconnecting us with Dr Donald Clark, Pridwin’s oldest Old Boy (91 years). Patrick Lees and Dr Clark had a “virtual meeting” and it was wonderful to listen to Dr Clark sharing his special memories of his time at Pridwin. He was especially proud to tell us that, “Pridwin and its principles gave me an excellent start in life – for which I am grateful.”

Mark Simelane

Our Pridwin community was deeply saddened by the passing of one of our Pridwin Old Boys, Mark Simelane. Mark was the first black pupil to attend Pridwin in 1983 and has been a proud ambassador of our school. Mark changed the course of history at the school and is one of the shining beacons which drives us forward in our efforts towards transformation. He was an example to all that a school is only as good as you make it yourself and he always made the most of every opportunity. He was a member of the unbeaten Pridwin Cross Country team in 1989, the unbeaten 1st XI cricket team in 1990 and also won the coveted Pridwin Open All-Round Sportsman Award. He then went on to matriculate from Michaelhouse in 1995.

We thank you for your enthusiasm in everything you did and for your memorable service to Pridwin. You were always such a proud “Pridwinian”.

Dr Clark speaking to Patrick Lees

Mark Simelane second row far right

Kyle Schoonbee, Olympic rower, second from the left

class of 2016

We were delighted to welcome back our Grade 7 class of 2016 who were about to finish their matric year at their respective high schools. We were all reminded about the incredibly strong connection our Old Boys and their families have to Pridwin and we loved hosting them back at school!

The Grade 7 Leavers raised funds and donated tables and seating to the Community Garden. This will enable an entire class to visit the garden and be able to work outside. The Grade 7s and their parents were invited to a tea in order to celebrate the event.

The television show Survivor served as the theme for the Leavers’ Function. The Grade 6 group of parents outdid themselves in transforming the Auditorium into an island paradise. No detail was spared in giving the Grade 7s and their parents a fitting send off to celebrate their time at Pridwin. Tribute was made to each boy in verse.

We are gathered at the Tribal Council to meet To celebrate our Grade 7s, each one’s feat. Observe how the boys started on their journey And became remarkable young men for you to see!

This Pridwin survivor loves to read a good book. He’s a fine gentleman, take a good look!

– Adam Angamia

This Pridwin survivor’s passion is books by audio. A talented young man, far he will go!

– Thomas Arnott

This Pridwin survivor is a good friend. He provides support to the very end!

– Oliver Barnes

This Pridwin survivor plays the sax. To everything - he applies himself to the max!

– Mishar Batohi

This Pridwin survivor loves to read. His knowledge gained will enable him to lead!

– Matthew Bezuidenhout

This Pridwin survivor enjoys an entertaining comic. When you want a good friend, he’s the one you pick!

– Dilan Bhaga

This Pridwin survivor loves to race his motorbike. An exceptional young man who all immediately like!

– Jeremy Bottomley

This Pridwin survivor his music Honours is to receive.

Friendliness to all he is able to magically weave!

– James Brooks

This Pridwin survivor succeeds all round. He’s steadfast and his feet are firmly planted on the ground!

– Richard Brooks

This Pridwin survivor loves every sport to play. He displays Pridwin values in every way!

– Robert Burman

This Pridwin survivor shows skill on his musical instrument of brass. His talent is really just first class!

– Miles Cox

This Pridwin survivor music loves to hear.

A successful all-rounder, it is most clear!

– Aarav Desai

This Pridwin survivor is happiest when playing sport. He’s a helpful, polite and most friendly sort!

– Shaiyen Desai

This Pridwin survivor is a star on the tennis court.

An absolute delight in class to have taught!

– Luke Dickinson

This Pridwin survivor is a true Pridwin Knight. He gives his all and his manners are a delight!

– Ulrich Feÿ

This Pridwin survivor loves to read and turn a page.

He’s most well-mannered, that we can certainly gauge!

– Liam Glyn-Jones

This Pridwin survivor in the music department does it all. For assistance, he is the one on whom the music teachers call!

– Matthias Hassam

This Pridwin survivor on his board loves to skate.

He’s friendly, polite and just first rate!

– Christopher Jarvis

This Pridwin survivor loves the outdoors. Surrounded by nature is where he soars!

– James Jarvis

This Pridwin survivor is most adept with a hockey stick. He’s a first-rate drummer, another skill that he can tick!

– Jakob Kullmann

This Pridwin survivor has a most enquiring mind. No one can doubt that he’s one of a kind!

– Luca Langens

This Pridwin survivor loves to repeat a word. He has an excellent memory of all he has heard!

– Muhammad Mahomedy

This Pridwin survivor demonstrates maturity in his world view. A creative individual who will receive his due!

– Noah McAllister

This Pridwin survivor plots his way through the game of chess. His future plans are to be a business tycoon - he does confess!

– Ansh Mehta

This Pridwin survivor loves the game of football. When you want a man of distinction, he’s the one you call!

– Mpumelelo Mkhize

This Pridwin survivor has found joy with art. A wonderful young man with the kindest heart!

– Khalane Moletsane

This Pridwin survivor is thrilled by computer games. To participate fully in everything is for what he aims!

– Nicholas Morgan

This Pridwin survivor enjoys games Online. An intelligent young man who is so fine!

– Mukundi Motsi

This Pridwin survivor loves to listen to a good beat. One of the best young men you will ever meet!

– Shayur Nagar

This Pridwin survivor at sport is just fine. He improves with age, like a classic red wine!

– Victor North

This Pridwin survivor is a hockey star. An area-representative who sets the bar!

– Hlumile Ntontela

This Pridwin survivor is widely read. He is one you turn to when you want a speech to be said!

– Elijah Onyejiakah

This Pridwin survivor loves to draw. A keen linguist, watch him soar!

– Oladipo Oyetunde

This Pridwin survivor enjoys Visual Art. He loves to be part of a team and play his part!

– Dimo Papadopoulos

This Pridwin survivor displays horseriding skill. His trophy cabinet he will no doubt quickly fill!

– Muzammil Peer

This Pridwin survivor loves to be on the putting green. He tackles everything with joy and is always so keen!

– Oliver Proudfoot

This Pridwin survivor gives everything his all. His name will be remembered in many a hall!

– Christopher Roos

This Pridwin survivor takes delight in the written word. His future successes by many will be observed!

– Benjamin Schärges

This Pridwin survivor loves to skate on his board.

A talented young man who on his mantle many a trophy will hoard!

– James Serrurier

This Pridwin survivor captains the cricket team. With so much skill he is every High School’s dream!

– Michael Smithyman

This Pridwin survivor loves his sport All the coaches wish by them he could be taught!

– William Stevens

This Pridwin survivor is a Maths whiz. He succeeds at every numeracy quiz!

– Nathan Teper

This Pridwin survivor is happiest on the sporting field He’s a hard worker whose future success is firmly sealed!

– James Voller

This Pridwin survivor collects many a coin so rare. He is involved with everything and does it all with flair!

– Rhys Watson

This Pridwin survivor is proficient at the soccer game. Will this be his claim to fame?

– Luzuko Zithulele

This Pridwin survivor showed flair with the potjie pot. He has been blessed with skills, rather a lot!

– Liyema Zondi

The year is almost over Their Pridwin days are nigh. We have to let them go Into the world they will fly!

SACEE COMPETITION WINNING SCHOOL

Pridwin enters the annual creative writing competition of the Midvaal Branch of the South African Council for English Education (SACEE). Only 30 entries per school are allowed from Grade 3 to Grade 7. Pridwin was declared the winning school for 2021 and was presented with the floating trophy. Our pupils who were prizewinners have their poems published in this school magazine as well as the 2021 SACEE booklet. The prizewinners are pictured here.

Siya DlomoGrade 6

Christopher Roos

Loatile VilakaziGrade 3

Nevan NaidooGrade 6 Overall Winner

Grant RobertsGrade 6

Robert BurmanGrade 7

Ruben SeeSchierenberg Galvan - Grade 5

Zaeem LaherGrade 6

Onalerona Ndebele

Samuel CosterGrade 3

Nicholas RoosGrade 5

Dylan MartensGrade 6

Aarav

Andrew MüllerGrade 6

Aarav Desai

Benjamin Schärges

Christopher Roos Elijah Onyejiaka

James Voller Luke Dickinson

Luzuko Zithulele Miles Cox Mishar Batohi Mpumelelo Mkhize Robert Burman Shaiyen Desai Ulrich Feÿ

St Andrew Street Melrose, Johannesburg

Tel: (011) 788 1116 www.pridwin.co.za