Learning Support

Emotional Support

The year of 2022 was one of many firsts in terms of emotional support programmes at WBJS.

We finally managed to introduce Termly EQ Lessons that focused on bringing Emotional Intelligence Education to our classrooms.

The #REALmen campaign finally got off the ground; with those termly EQ Lessons focusing on educating of boys to be: Respectful Empathic Accepting and Loyal

The Grade 6 Peer Mediators programme kicked off and boys took to the duties like ducks to water.

Break-times were spent overseeing the fields, assisting when needed and supporting when asked; our first-ever Grade 6 Peer Mediators of WBJS made us very proud.

It’s been a good year for emotional growth at WBJS and we hope that 2023 will see these initiatives further expanded and ingrained into the culture of our school.

Mrs T Alfino

Learning Support

The year of 2022 has been a challenging but rewarding one for all of us at WBJS, and the Learning Support Team in particular. As we slowly entered the new normal of a postpandemic world, we embraced new challenges, reconnected with old friends and enjoyed great success.

The COVID-19 pandemic created significant barriers to learning especially for those who were unable to attend school for extended periods. Closing those gaps has been one of our top priorities this year. Learners

in need of academic, emotional or social support were referred to the School Based Support Team (SBST) by the class teacher. Intervention and support were discussed and recommendations were made. This process always includes consultation with parents. Learners may be referred for assessments and support from a therapist.

Mrs Daniels and Mrs Reynolds worked with 86 boys in need of assistance with either language or mathematics. Class teachers in the various grades offered Didactical Aid Teaching (DAT) lessons to struggling learners before or after school. We continue to benefit from the services of an independent Speech and Language Therapist and Occupational Therapists who work with learners during the school day.

In addition to their academic needs, we continue to do everything we can to help those learners in need of emotional, social and behavioural support. We have our full time school counsellor to support our commitment to providing holistic support services to boys who need them.

We are proud of our learners’ academic achievements this year. Good effort has been made and the results attest to this. To those who have worked hard and struggled: we will continue to support you.

We are so grateful for the cooperation and support of parents and caregivers. While the school may have all the support structures in place, global studies confirm our own experience that family practices at home have a significant impact on learner achievement. We achieve success because we work as a team.

Thank you to the district team, all our teachers, therapists, parents and of course our boys for all their cooperation and hard work throughout the year. Well done!

Mrs LC Daniels

MEDIATORS

BACK ROW: Jake Paterson, Tameem Zemanay, Shiloh Davidson, Ben Barnett, Oyisa Mkiva, M. Yaqeen Hoosain, Connor Samuels MIDDLE ROW: Noah Segers, Josh Cochrane, Amaad Dicks, Caleb Davidson, Umar van der Schyff, Isa Chilwan, Silubonile Ndlebe FRONT ROW: Raaid Adams, Imaad Croy, Zayed Arendse, Mrs T Alfino, Connor Malgarte, Abdul-Mateen Abrahams, Keyaan Abrahams