City of Johannesburg Library and Information Services hosted its 12th Annual Science Scuffle competition this year and Park Primary School, affiliated with Region G Libraries once again did Lenasia proud.

The Science scuffle competition is a programme aimed at imparting reference skills to learners. The teams are made up of six learners from schools all around the City of Johannesburg. Lenasia school’s have historically performed well in the competition and Park Primary School have always represented themselves admirably, finishing up in the top 16 last year. This year, however, Park has excelled, outperforming over 250 schools to finish in top spot and bring the trophy back to Region G.

“We are extremely proud of this achievement. As a government school, I am always proud to say that the learners of Park never cease to amaze us,” said Park Primary School’s Principal, Shaukat Khan. He added, “Our learners displayed fantastic team effort through the competition. Their dedication and commitment to participate in these events are commendable”.

Park Primary School was represented by a group of grade 6 and 7 jovial, free-spirited and enthusiastic learners led by the Headgirl, Romana Sulaiman and Headboy, Kiano Jude Naidoo. Tayyibah Hoosein, Safiya Ahmed, Muqaddassa Jassat, Muhammed Tameem Sibda and Raees Ebrahim Patel made up the rest of the dream team.

“It was indeed a proud moment to receive the prestigious Trophy at the Ennerdale extension 1 Library, in the presence of various Regions Libraries associates and facilitators and other contending schools,” said Park Primary School’s Educator Librarian, Mrs Azraa Khota.

Region G Libraries assistant director, Sapna Ragunanan, also extended her congratulations to Park Primary School for their outside.

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Recently,Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, led 112 Grade 7 learners from Progress Primary School in Lenasia on an educational tour of the Gautrain rail system.

Excited learners embarked on their journey with a Gautrain bus ride from the school to Park Station in central Johannesburg, where they boarded the Gautrain on a high speed trip to Pretoria Central Station.

“I had promised the school earlier this year that we would take the senior learners on an excursion to understand our public transport system,” said Vadi. “The best way to do it was to link the school trip to the celebration of Youth Month. ”

Learners were told how the public transport system works in the province and the links between the Gautrain, Metrorail, and the Rea Vaya and the Gautrain busses.

Each learner was given a personal copy of the award-winning Gautrain booklet entitled,” Sibo on the Move”, which explains how the Gautrain works. The children learned that Gautrain passengers use electronic tickets to pay for train trips and that the train moves at a speed of 160km/h. The travel time between Johannesburg and Pretoria is only 40 minutes.

For many learners this was their first experience of the Gautrain. Some said it was the first time ever that they had sat in a train. They said that the experience was so different and safe compared to the taxis that take them to school every day.

Progress Primary School Principal, Myan Naidoo, said that the learners loved the trip. “For many of them it was their first time on the Gautrain and they couldn’t stop talking about the speed, the cleanliness and the safety of the train. It really opened their eyes to public transport”.

Mr Naidoo thanked the Gautrain team that had facilitated the educational excursion for the learners from his school.

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Al Muslimeen Foundation has partnered with the Islamic Online University (IOU) to bring affordable education to the masses in South Africa; the achieving of a tertiary qualification is still beyond the reach of some who do not have access to computers or the internet.

The official opening of the learning centre in Lenasia Extension 13 was on Sunday, July 15.

IOU is offering 1 Million Scholarships for African Youths by 2020.

With free tuition and minimal registration fee, even those without the registration get assisted.

One can study for Degree and Diploma in Education, Islamic Studies, Psychology, IT, Business Administration and more course.

This is not limited to Muslims only.

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Staff and Learners at MCK gave back more than 67 minutes as they invited 50 seniors for lunch, light entertainment and some pampering. Thirty grandparents of foundation phase learners were also invited to a mini concert by the little ones and were provided with a meal.

In and around the schoo,l major clean up’s took place, especially near the taxi rank in Ext 9.

There were visits to Jiswa School, TIBA, Ken and Barbie Pre School in Ext13, Breaking the Chains, Zodiac Primary School and an Orphanage in Orange Farm.

Outside visits included assistance in cleaning and provisions of goodie bags or meals.

The classes were beautifully decorated.

MCK Special School annually gives back in honour of Tata Madiba.

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As the saying goes, ‘a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’. Mr Daya of Flamingo Primary School can attest to that adage. When Mr Daya started his career as an educator three decades ago, little did he know the impact that he would make on the community he served.  He never thought that he might produce intellectuals, politicians and business people.

As he bows out, the proud Mr. Daya remembers the day he started as a teacher, as if it were yesterday.

Speaking to the Rising Sun, Mr Daya delved deeper into the time he spent as a teacher and his love of sport.

“I started teaching at the Finetown Primary school in 1980.  I moved to Highveld Primary School in August 1982. In 1992 the two schools combined and became Flamingo Primary School, and I have been here ever since,” said Mr Daya.

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Mr Daya also spoke about the importance of education. “Education is one of the key pillars in a person’s life. I am grateful that I have been able to play my role in assisting this community. When we started, a lot of learners were from disadvantaged backgrounds and one can safely say that there has been a huge change in people’s lives today, compared to what it was like then. We used education as a tool to change people’s lives.”

Mr Daya said that he has no regrets regarding his choice of career path. Teaching, to him, was more of a calling than a profession and assisting his community kept him going. Mr Daya said the love he has for sport played a huge role in his life. He stated that education and sport cannot be separated. He said that schools should open their sports facilities to the communities so that they can be utilised for various activities.

He further urged his colleagues to continue with their sterling work and to respect and love their profession. He thanked the teachers, school management and most importantly, his family, for supporting him through the years.

In conclusion, Mr Daya said that his door would be always be open to assist the school with advice whenever the need arose.

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Park primary School is hosting its 18^th Annual Walk for Literacy on 2 September 2018 and this years walk has a ‘going green’ theme.

The going green concept means to pursue knowledge and practices that can lead to more environmentally friendly and ecologically responsible decisions and lifestyles which can help protect the environment and sustain its natural resources for current and future generations.

“As a school and educators it our responsibility to educate our youth on the importance of protecting our environment. We aim to cultivate learners who can help create a sustainable earth” , says Principal and founder of the Walk for Literacy- Mr. S. A. Khan. He added:  “This is one of Park Primary School’s most anticipated event and is an appropriate platform for us to create the going green awareness not only to our learners but to the community at large.”

Miss Earth finalist Nazia Wadee will begin the 7km walk which is set to kick off from the school gates at 8 am.

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The walk for literacy incorporates maintaining the importance of literacy in a child’s life. It challenges one to get out of their comfort zone and to participate in a 7km fun walk and is an opportunity for families to enjoy a fun-filled day in the company of friends, good food and entertainment. It is an initiative driven by Park Primary school over the past 18 years. With the continuous support of parents and the community of Lenasia, Park primary School is able to uphold and maintain the library resource and media centre which is the hub of the school where learners engage in a variety of reading material as well as e- learning resources.

This year, we will host a young, fun-loving and bubbly personality Stacey Fru as our guest speaker. Stacey is the youngest multiple awards winning writer of chapter books on the continent, if not the world. Her accolades include being the youngest founding member of the Wits University Centre for Multilingual Education and Literacy in 2016, Mail and Guardian’s top 200 young most influential South African 2017 and finalist for the “ Gauteng Premiers Women of  Excellence Award” 2018 in the girl child category. We are excited to be partnering up with the Stacey Fru foundation where we will be doing a book collection drive on the day and all books collected will be handed over to the foundation that will distribute and donate it to underprivileged schools around Gauteng. We would like to encourage and invite people to be part of this book collection drive by donating second hand books which are in a good condition and the collection site on the day.

There is promised to be a whole host of fun for children of all ages. The mini-concert, planned and co-ordinated by the educators of Park is always delightful to watch. There will also be a live band present throughout the day.

All food stalls will be run by the school and the following items will be sold:

• Wors Rolls
• Vienna Rolls
• Cold Drinks
• Chips

The school will also hire out stalls to parents and home industry owners to sell items on the day, at the cost of R250. Should you require a stall, kindly contact the school at 011 852-1512 to reserve a space.

Tickets for the walk are selling at R20 and can be purchased from the school.

We encourage people to come out and support our school to build a better, brighter future.

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Multiserv donated 100 pairs of school shoes to disadvantaged pupils at Apex Primary School and Sharicrest Primary School in Lenasia.

Each school received 50 pairs of school shoes.

“This was part of our Nelson Mandela 100 centenary and Women’s Day commemoration by giving back to the community,” said Ismail Moola of Multiserv.

According to Moola, mothers are primarily responsible for dressing the children, therefore, they have one less item of the school’s uniform to worry about.

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Shoes are about dignity and respect, they contribute hope and give the children the confidence to move forward in their lives.

“I was very touched by Mr Sujee of Apex Primary. When we called him, offering Apex Primary School 100 pairs of school shoes, he suggested that we split the 100 pairs between Apex Primary School and Sharicrest Primary School.

“Each school receiving 50 pairs of shoes. This for me warmed my heart because it brought the spirit of sharing,” Moola said.

“Long before The Ubuntu and Thuma Mina campaigned, Lenasians has always rallied to assist those in need locally and internationally, this is something for the Lenasians can be very proud of.”

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Recently, a few parents from Apex Primary gathered outside the school. The parents were there to clean the school, but more importantly, they wanted the principal to vacate his post. Parents are adamant that the school is in a bad state and that the health of learners is at stake.

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Speaking to the Rising Sun, community leader Fehme Gani said, “The parents are demanding that GDE (Gauteng Department of Education) senior officials attend to the learners’ problems. They want the classrooms to be cleaned. They also want the school finances to be audited as they want to know how  the school’s money is being spent. We had a similar protest three months ago but nothing has changed. We need transparency as far as the school’s finances are concerned.”

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In commemoration of Women’s Day, Greyville Primary School pupils picketed at the corner of Impala and Rose Avenue on August 8.

Accompanied by educators, the pupils held placards with messages in support of women and gender equality.

Motorists hooted in support of the initiative and created a hype with the pupils.

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Harmony Primary School students and siblings, Atlegang (9) and Kutlwano Mnisi (12), have made the school proud after taking first and third places in the Abacus Maths competition held in Rustenburg recently.

The two attend abacus lessons at the University of Johannesburg on Saturdays and say they love mathematics.

Kutlwano’s maths teacher told the publication she always knew the young girl had potential.

“This makes me so proud. In class I can tell she is bright, but this achievement has definitely made the school proud,” Ms Pinkase Mokale said.

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In order to play a meaningful role in the international arena, South Africa needs to invest more in its entrepreneurs. The culture of entrepeneurship can be instilled in South Africans from an early age, something which many schools are doing around the country.

Pentarosa Primary School has joined the drive to produce future business people. The school recently held its Market Day, where learners’ business skills were tested.  With the assistance of their parents and the blessing of the school management, learners set up their stalls in the school grounds.

They sold variety of goodies to fellow learners and judging from the response of some of the up and coming entrepreneurs, one can safely say that the event went well.  Both the organisers and the learners acknowledged the importance of working together to uplift the school.

Speaking to the Rising Sun, Mr. Mkhatswa, a teacher, said that the school wanted to encourage a culture of entrepreneurship instead of dependence. He said that learners were taught beforehand, on how to start a business. This included drawing up a business plan and raising capital. The learners were also taught how to save the money that they generate.  An account has been opened to save all the profits for future endeavours.

Both Mr Radebe and Mr . Shangase, HODs, shared Mr Mkhatswa’s sentiments. They conveyed their appreciation to the learners, the school management and, most importantly, to the parents for being part of the initiative.

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On August 29, Al-Agsa Extension 1, held its Grade 7 Entreprenurship Day. Learners were provided with the opportunity to develop their marketing and business management skills. It was inspiring to see how creative the learners were, as many of the items on sale were made by the learners themselves. Some of the items that were on sale included stationery, jewellery and novelty games.

Food items on sale included chip and dip, chicken pops, pizzas and exotic [?] drinks. One of the learners provided a horse-riding experience for the others, which proved to be a huge hit. All in all, it was a very successful day, as the learners were able to sell their items, earn money and at the same time, have the opportunity to experience a day as an entrepreneur.

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Lenasia SAPS together and the Soweto West Cluster conducted a raid at two ‘problematic’ schools.

While they were about to start conducting the raid, they were informed about an assault which just took place.

Lenasia SAPS, spokesperson, Captain Hector Netshivhodza said, “ We were informed that  a 17 year old lad assaulted a girl (17), who sustained minor injuries. The suspect was arrested. However, he was later released. In terms of Child Justice Act a child under age cannot be detained in police custody.”

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Soraya Raymond, the secretary at Libra Primary School, has retired after 28 years of service. Her career began in 1989 at Greyville Primary and she was transferred to Libra a year later. During her tenure, she served under a number of principals and touched the lives of many. Besides her many administrative duties, Miss Raymond was also involved in many learner initiatives and ensured that the teachers were honoured and rewarded.

On 27 September, Libra Primary hosted a farewell party in her honour, at the Taste of India Restaurant. In his emotionally-charged farewell address, the principal, Mr. D.T. Singaram, praised Miss Raymond and spoke of her dedication, commitment, loyalty and immeasurable contribution to the school.

Miss Raymond looks forward to her well-earned retirement, spending quality time with her family and focusing on her spiritual upliftment. The SGB, staff and learners of Libra Primary wish her happiness and contentment in her well-deserved retirement. She will be missed by all. The closing verses of the poem dedicated to Miss Raymond sum it up aptly

“AS A CHAPTER CLOSES AND A NEW ONE BEGINSMAY YOUR DAYS BE ENVELOPED WITH GOODWILL AND YOUR HOPES & ASPIRATIONS FULFILLED!”

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SBSM has kept up to its vision and goal of affording their grade 12 learners the opportunity of attaining the best possible results. Congratulations goes out to the learners themselves for their dedication and commitment towards their education. To the educators, hats off to you for your continuous contribution and mentoring the young adults for their future careers and life. A big thanks and congratulations also to the learners’ parents for their support and trust and for choosing SBSM as their school of choice.

The school is very proud that 33 out of 42 learners attained a Bachelor Pass. The  pass rate was 97.62%. Learners attained a staggering 71 A’s and 81 B’s in their various subjects. Well done to all grade 12 learners of 2018 for their contribution and achievement. SBSM is very proud of yo. We wish you everything of the best for life after SBSM and know that you will be successful in your various fields which include acceptance in Medicine, Engineering and Accounting.

“Life is not about being rich, being popular, being highly educated or being perfect… It is about being real, being humble, and being kind.”

Mr. J. Nana

Headmaster

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What was supposed to be an oversight visit by the Democratic  Alliance  (DA) at  APEX primary school never turned into a shock after the principal asked the media and  the delegates to leave the school  premises. This before they could conduct the oversight, something which the delegates condenmed.

The delegates had to address  the media outside the school premises while the principal was seen leaving the school.

The DA Team One Gauteng Spokesperson for Education, Khume Ramulifho Member of Provincial Legislature said he had been conducting oversights for over ten years and no school had ever denied him access.

He further said that he would escalate what transpired  in order to ensure that what happened did not happen again. The delegates reaffirmed that they would return to the school to perform their duties.

Some of the issues that the team wanted to verify included class overcrowding and the use and the source of income amongst other issues.

Addressing the media outside the school,  Ramulifho said, “We received a series of complaints about the school from parents. They told us that the school is not in a good state and classrooms are overcrowded.  But as part of our responsibility, instead of listening to allegations we decided to visit the school, engage with the principal and find out  whether the school received a budget directly from the department and if so, why they are not maintaining the school and if not how can we assist them. And if the school is overcrowded, do they have enough teachers who can assist the learners”.

Khume added, “But the principal alleged that the district manager said they must not allow the delegates to do oversights. Our job is to ensure that the budget that is approved by the legislature  is properly spent to benefit learners and ensure that teachers are teaching in a conducive environment. I am going to take this matter further, this is unacceptable, public representatives cannot be denied access to the school. What are they hiding and how  are we going to be able to fix the gaps if we cannot do oversight”.

Patrick Atkinson Member of Parliament said, although they are elected by the political party they have a responsibility to all citizens of South Africa . He is adamant that he will come back to the school for an oversight visit.

Ward 9 councillor, Kishore Badal expressed his dissatisfaction in the manner that the school has treated the team.

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The Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development started climate change awareness programmes in the province. One of these programmes to raise awareness took place at five schools in Gauteng. Nirvana Secondary was one of the 5 schools.

Grade 11 learners participated in an interactive workshop that informed both students and educators about climate change and how to reduce their “carbon footprints”. A carbon footprint is a calculation of the total greenhouse gas emissions, caused directly and indirectly by an organisation or a company, which contribute to global warming. As part of the “Reducing Carbon Emissions” initiative, eight Nirvana Secondary learners and their educators, Mr.B.Bagas and Ms.M.Lijo, participated in a cycle challenge held at Delta Park last year. On 2 February 2019, the learners who competed in the challenge, were each presented with a bicycle, a crash helmet and accessories. Theses learners will use the bicycles daily as they commute to school. This in turn will help to reduce carbon emissions. Congratulations to Nirvana Secondary learners on their success and on caring for the environment. Every bit counts!

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The Maleehah Laylaa Centre is a beacon of hope to many Lenasians. Since its inception, the school has changed the lives of many children with special needs. It  has given them a second chance and a sense of belonging.

Through the centre, most of the students have learned valuable skills which they could utilize anywhere in the world.  In  order to better equip their learners, the school has added a few new classrooms to their centre.

The upgrading of the centre was made possible by donations from community members. Most of the money was raised at the Fun Walk which was held last year on September 16.  The school has now introduced an early intervention class, for ages 18 months to 6 years. There is also an intermediate class and a skills development class. The school offers speech therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy.

Speaking to the Rising Sun, Aadila Moolla said, “ Our centre is based at 339 Bramputra Street in Lenasia Extension 11A . The centre now has two new classrooms, a kitchen and a dining hall. We serve our learners a hot meal every day. At this stage we are still in need of items such as desks, curtains for the kitchen and dining hall, blinds, kitchen units,  a stove, dishes and cutlery. We would  like community members and business people to assist us in acquiring these. We also need to install an Asro Turf on the premises.  Any donation would be welcome.”

Mrs Moolla said that the date for the annual fun walk has been set. “Our annual Fun Walk will be held on September 1, 2019 at the Trade Route Macdonalds. I would like to convey my gratitude to the community which supported us at our previous walk.”

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On Sunday, 3 February, the Gauteng and Northern Provinces schools affiliated to the Association of Muslim Schools (AMS), hosted their second special awards ceremony recognising their matric achievers, at the Nur-ul-Islam School Hall in Lenasia. The Guest of Honour was Nkululo Matthews, the Chief Co-ordinator of Independent Schools at the Gauteng Dept. of Education, who said, “I must compliment the Muslim schools’ high standards and the quality of the results achieved. A number of Muslim schools were in the top five independent schools in Gauteng. This augurs well for the schools, the AMS, the learners, the community and for the country as a whole. We congratulate all those who helped the learners achieve marks of such distinction.”

The top student from the 23 Schools (602 learners) that wrote matric, was Yusra Kalla from the Lenasia Muslim School. She scored an outstanding aggregate of 97%. Yusra was also recognised for her best subject performance, scoring 93% for English Home Language and 97% for Afrikaans First Additional Language.

Mikaeel Dindar, from the same school, was placed second with an aggregate of 96%. Both were placed in the first five in Gauteng. Mikaeel scored an impressive 100% for Physical Science and 96% for Life Science.

The 2018 candidate with the most distinctions was Naafia Amod from Auckland Park Academy of Excellence who attained 9 distinctions with an aggregate of 91%.

Taleah Ayob from the Central Islamic School was recognised for achieving 100% in Mathematics and 100% in Accounting.

Other award categories included the top learner from each affiliated school, the learner from each school achieving the highest mark in Islamic Studies, and the special ‘Akhlaaq Award’ where schools honour the learner with the best behaviour.

Suliman Ismail, AMS Gauteng Executive Committee Member, newly appointed principal at Aukland Park Academy of Excellence, and he event’s main co-ordinator, was once again congratulated on organising of the event.

In the keynote address, Qari Ahmed Yusuf Lockhat, AMS National Chairperson from KZN said, “The affiliated, independent Muslim schools once again honoured the best learners. They not only excelled within themselves and their schools, but in every province they stood out as members of the top achieving institutions, producing the best results and maintaining the Islamic ethos. If the history of the Association is taken into account, this is a phenomenal achievement. Well done to all involved in achieving these results.”

Mohammed Dockrat, one of the founders of AMS, was also honoured for his dedication and commitment to the Association. Despite his advanced age, he still contributes to and plays an important role within the AMS structure. “He is an exceptional role model to us all,” said Ebrahim Saloojee, Chairperson of AMS Gauteng and Northern Provinces, who read a profile of the former educationist and who, for the first time, had no comments to make because of his being so emotional at receiving the honour.

Al Baraka Bank sponsored the prizes for the top five learners and Awqaf South Africa donated cash to offset some of the expenses of hosting such an event. Both recognised the achievements of the learners and encouraged them to make meaningful contributions in their communities at large.

Programme director and educator, Imraan Karolia, said, “These learners personify academic excellence. There is no way that they could have achieved such distinction without the dedication and commitment of excellent teachers. The event itself is a motivation for schools, learners and teachers to do more. Nothing is impossible and full marks are not beyond reach.”

AMS officials appealed for contributions towards the AMS EduLoan and Bursary Trust, a project initiated to help aspiring, but needy, young people to follow their dreams, by being awarded bursaries and loans to study further.

The event was broadcast live on CII Radio and iTV Networks.

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Owethu Seme (right), aged 7 years, represented the Lenasia Model Primary School at the Inter-Primary School Sports  meeting held at the Lenasia Stadium on February 9. She secured two gold medals in the 60m and 80m races.

Owethu then went on to represent the Johannesburg Central District (JC D14) on February 16, and won two silver medals in the 60m and 80m races.

Like Owethu, Themba Motaung, 11 years old, also represented the Lenasia Model Primary School at the Inter-Primary School Sports and the Johannesburg Central District at the inter-district event. His stellar performance resulted in his winning gold medals in both rounds of the 80m and the 100m races. This meant a total of 4 GOLD medals!!!

Themba will represent Gauteng on March 1.

The principal, the deputy principal, the sports co-ordinator, members of the SGB, educators and learners are proud of his having gone this far and for bringing honour to the school.

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