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END OF AN ERA FOR WONDERLAND
FOUNDER
Wonderland Pre-Primary and Prep
founder and principal Eureka Main has
retired after 40 years. Eureka founded
the school in Gonubie Methodist
Church Hall in January 1977and has
since retired after forty years of teaching
three generations of children.
For the past forty years Eureka Main
opened the gate of Wonderland Preprimary
and Prep in Gonubie at
6.30am, but when the school reopened
last week, this was no longer
part of her much-loved daily routine.
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END OF AN ERA FOR WONDERLAND FOUNDER
CONT. FROM FRONT PAGE
“When my daughter Chantelle
was five, I realised there
was no pre-primary school in
Gonubie to send her to,” said
Main, who trained at the
Graaff-Reinet Teachers’ College.
“I started with 22 children and
one other teacher.” Starting
off with R50 in the bank
meant she had to be resourceful
about teaching materials
and toys.
“We cut up colouring book
covers for puzzles and made
sand-pit toys with bottles.
“At first we had only three
paint colours that were donated
to us – brown, green and
yellow – and my husband
Bruce made small pieces of
furniture for us with his woodwork
pupils at West Bank
High.
“We also had no cleaners and
scrubbed the floors and had
to pack the school away under
the stage every day so
the hall could be used for
badminton.
“We didn’t get paid for a year
because we used money for
equipment.” As intake grew,
Wonderland shifted onto municipal
land adjoining the
church and the school expanded
classroom by classroom.
In 2013 it launched its first
Grade 1 class. This week
Grade 4 was added to the
growing school which now
boasts 175 children, 10
teachers and four support
staff.
“The past 40 years have been
the ride of my life. I had wanted
to teach since I was a little
girl and it was a dream come
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“This week I woke up and
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said Main, who has been
known as Aunty Rika by thousands
of children.
“Children want to be in mommy
or daddy’s school and it’s
been amazing to see the children
of past pupils come
here. Some past pupils have
emigrated but still pop in to
visit. I never forget names or
faces. I think it is the memories
of happy childhoods that
bring them back.”
Main said the most significant
change she had noted
over the years was the decrease
of stay-at-home mothers.
“When I started mothers
would fetch their children at
12 noon, but now most children
attend aftercare. There
are only one or two mothers
at the school who don’t work.”
Having handed over the reins
to new principal Pauline
Drake, Main plans to volunteer
in children’s hospital
wards and be active in the
Gonubie community.
Past pupil Kelly du Plessis,
now a Grade 1 teacher in
Durban, said “Aunty Rika”
had been a patient, warm
and loving teacher.
“I was there in 1985 when I
was five and she never had
any other expression except
a smile.”
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FRIDAY 20 JANUARY 2017 SUBURBAN BUGLE 3
LIFE GETS EASIER FOR BCM PRE-PAYERS
Buffalo City Metro (BCM) residents
will be pleased to
know that they can now purchase
BCM electricity in the
comfort of their own homes
and no longer have to wait in
long queues.
In October, executive mayor
Xola Phakathi revealed his
action plan for the first 100
days in office to senior BCM
managers, politicians and the
media.
One of many things he promised
was that the metro’s ratepayers
will have a
pre-payment system to buy
prepaid electricity through
the internet, ATM and cellphones.
R O N N I E S
The city finally introduced the
new technology to assist its
challenged electricity vendor
system earlier this month.
In the past, BCM ratepayers
have had to endure long
queues and the weather
when wanting to buy electricity
at vendors.
BCM spokesman Sibusiso
Cindi said the system is functioning
and no challenges
have been experienced.
To be able to do this, you
have to register at
www.wireit.co.za and there
are three steps to follow:
●Step 1
Fill out all the mandatory
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fields and necessary details.
(Marked as ‘*’).
The meter number must have
11 digits.
The cellphone number should
be valid and active.
The password must be seven
characters long and have
numbers and characters.
The e-mail address must be
valid and active.
●Step 2 – activate service
●Step 3 – login and use the
online service
Cindi said BCM had not yet
detected which option was
most popular.
“We are not sure yet, it will
depend on [our] customers,
and a time will have to pass
To round off
2016 Gonubie
Lions
held their annual
Senior
Citizens
Christmas
tea party at
Gonubie Primary
School
which was attended
by approximately 120
residents who enjoyed a
pleasant afternoon of socialising,
delicious eats and good
entertainment culminating in
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for BCM to assess which
functions are most popular,”
he said.
To register using the SMS
option, SMS only your 11-
digit meter number to 36073,
which will cost R5.
You will then receive a response
SMS.
BCM residents on Facebook
are thrilled with the service.
In a post on Crime Spotter,
Basil Clifford wrote:
“Registered, works like a
bomb and you don’t have to
give them any banking details,
just your name and meter
number.”
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CHRISTMAS CHEER
the singing
of Christmas
Carols.
The final
event of
the year
was when
Lions paid
a surprise
visit to Sunnymead
presenting each resident with
a gift voucher from Super
Spar to go towards their
Christmas shopping.
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2011 Mercedes-Benz C180 CGI..................................R 199 000
2010 Toyota Prado 3.0 TDI VX....................................R 419 000
2010 Nissan Murano X-Tronic 3.................................R 239 000
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PARKSIDE PRIMARY GETS
BOOST FROM MUSIC SHOW
PARKSIDE Primary was delighted
with the substantial
donation of funds raised by IT
consulting company EOH
through the performance of
Cape Town band Joedhouse
at the Guild Theatre recently.
Not only were the paying public
entertained at the theatre,
but pupils were inspired when
the artists visited the school,
sharing some songs and
words of advice
and motivation.
Ashur Petersen,
24, son of the
late South African
icon Taliep
Petersen, and
Rick-Lynn
Groenewald,
son of the late
SA legend
Ricardo (singer
of the hit I love
you Daddy),
got the crowd
singing and
dancing to the
covers they performed.
Joedhouse leader Devanish
Hendricks also shared some
words of advice with the children.
“EOH [who sponsored the
show] approached us and we
were on board right away.
This is great opportunity to
deposit back into the community
and have a positive impact
on youngsters in our
personal capacity.
“It’s difficult to persuade youngsters
into a career in music. I
hope to chat with some of the
children with a passion for
music today and give them
some advice and assistance.”
Hendricks told learners that it
was important to make good
choices at a young age and
find a career you loved and
were passionate about. He
also encouraged them to respect
their teachers and stay
in school in order to get their
future on track.
EOH executive director Dion
Ramoo heard about the plight
of the under-resourced
school in Parkside
and sought
to assist
through this initiative.
No electricity,
vandalised toilets
and no water
forced the
school to shut
its doors for 10
days in August
until water was
restored. A lack
of security
around the
school and corroding
infrastructure leaves it
vulnerable to theft.
Petersen said: “When Devanish
asked me to perform and
told me about the plight of this
school, I was down immediately.
Education is a right and
should never be stolen from
you… I know what it’s like to
have everything and nothing.
I know that God never puts
you through what you can’t
handle.”
Principal Brian Fritz said he
hoped to use the funds to
build a secure wall around the
property, upgrade the toilet
facilities and the admin block
and increase security.
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FRIDAY 20 JANUARY 2017 SUBURBAN BUGLE 5
MERRIFIELD COLLEGE CLASS OF 2016
Congratulations to the Merrifield
College Class of 2016
on their outstanding IEB results
achieved. We are proud
of you!
Merrifield College is delighted
by the outstanding NSC
results of its 2016 Grade 12
Class. The school has once
again received a 100% pass
rate with 35 of the 36 matriculants
attaining University entrance
passes. 20% of the
pupils achieved overall averages
of over 80% with 28%
of the individual subject results
being over 80% (72 distinctions)
and 25% of the
subject results between 70-
79%.
Merrifield is especially proud
of its top matric student, Zaheerah
Limbada. She has
been recognised on the IEB
list of Outstanding Achievers
as having achieved within the
top 5% of all IEB students in
South Africa for 6 or more
subjects. This accomplishment
places her in the top
0,56% of IEB students nationally.
Zaheerah achieved an
overall average of 95%, with
all the 7 matric subjects she
wrote ranked in the top 1%
nationally.
Merrifield College is also
very proud of Emma Theart,
Oliver Hansen and Tristan
Jackelman who each received
7 distinctions, and
Dayton Hartley and Sinesipo
Lubelwana who each received
6 distinctions.
In addition, there were a
number of outstanding individual
subject results and the
following pupils were placed
in the top 1% nationally for
individual subjects:
Zaheerah Limbada: English,
Afrikaans, Maths, Physical
Sciences, Life Sciences, Geography,
Life Orientation
Emma Theart: English, Afrikaans,
Life Orientation
Tristan Jackelman: Maths
Sinesipo Lubelwana: Life Orientation
Executive Head, Dr Guy Hartley,
thanked the staff for their
dedication and professionalism
in guiding the Matrics to
exceptional results year after
year. “I am particularly grateful
to our staff for stretching
our students beyond the curriculum
and for being prepared
to offer additional
classes, extension and enrichment
work. The rewards
of this commitment are evident.”
Deputy Head, Mrs Bridget
Fielding, emphasised that
the school is proud of all their
matric pupils, many of whom
had attained, or surpassed,
the individual goals which
they had set for themselves.
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The class of 2016 met expectations by producing a healthy
set of results. They achieved a 100% pass rate and the
quality of their results was such that 83% of the class passed
at the level required for entry to Bachelor’s Degree studies.
Renit John and Michael Koning both achieved a full house of
7 distinctions, while Storme Snelling achieved distinctions for
6 subjects. Bradley Johnson, Cameron Lewis, Brandon
Reabow and David Wheeler each achieved 5 distinctions,
while Stephen Day, Lungelo Dlamini, Dylan Kurten, Leon
Lyons, Paige Ramsamy, Jacobus van Niekerk and Liam
Venter each achieved 4.
Special congratulations to Michael Koning for achieving
100% for Physical Science and Storme Snelling for achieving
100% for Accounting.
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FRIDAY 20 JANUARY 2017 SUBURBAN BUGLE 7
MATHS BOFFIN'S HELP NEEDY
“It begins with a desire”.
These are the words from the
founders of Omega Junior, a
community organisation that
aims to create a sense of
passion and desire among
high school pupils in the Border
region to learn mathematics.
Omega serves as a network
for high school pupils of all
social backgrounds in the
Border region of the Eastern
Cape, through which they
can develop their skills in
mathematics and be empowered
by the opportunities afforded
to them through their
involvement with the organisation.
Omega Junior’s chairman,
Thando Dyasi, and its secretary,
Obakhe Nkohla, recently
started a stationery drive at
Vincent Park Mall to help
bridge the gap between pupils
who have the skill but not
the correct mathematical resources.
“As founders of Omega Junior
we have tutored multiple pupils
from different backgrounds
and discovered that
some pupils lack the essential
stationery which hinders
them from excelling in the
subject.
“Therefore this stationery
drive is aimed at addressing
this issue,” Dyasi said. Apart
from having a passion for
mathematics, these youngsters
provide practical assistance
in the form of tutoring to
previously disadvantaged pupils,
enabling them to significantly
improve their
mathematical skills and
marks.
“Currently we have more than
100 pupils from different
schools enrolled for tutoring
and we would like the Department
of Education to assist
us in any way possible with
our initiative,” Nkohla said.
Nyameko and Philemon
Ngcelwane high schools in
Mdantsane are two of the
schools Omega Junior has
assisted to ensure better
mathematics results among
their pupils.
The two maths boffins hope
the community will assist by
donating basic stationery,
calculators and mathematical
instruments which will be
given to underprivileged pupils
tutored by Omega Junior.
Tutoring sessions are offered
at Meals on Wheels in Nahoon
and are free of charge.
Donations can be dropped
off at SPAR outlets in Amalinda,
Cambridge and Beacon.
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Week Ending 15 January 2017
SELBORNE COLLEGE CRICKET RESULTS AT THE
GREY HIGH SCHOOL CRICKET FESTIVAL 2017
SUNDAY 8 JANUARY 2017 - SELBORNE 1 st XI VS
WESTVILLE1st XI:
Westville 175/7. (JP De Bruin 2/30, Tristan Alexander 1/28).
Selborne 100 all out. (Thomas Bursey 34, JP De Bruin 16
no). Selborne lost by 75 runs.
SATURDAY 7 JANUARY 2017 - SELBORNE 1 ST XI VS
KES 1 ST XI:
Selborne 160 all out (Matt Dewar 57, Dylan Deetlefs 27,
Matthew Ferrant 15, Adrian Wright 14). KES 158 all out.
(Tristan Alexander 3/10, JP De Bruin 2/36, Matt Dewar 2/24).
Selborne won by 2 runs.
FRIDAY 6 JANUARY 2017 – SELBORNE 1 ST XI VS JEPPE
1 ST XI:
Jeppe 94 all out (Taine Elshove 2/8, Josneil Long 4/14, JP
De Bruin 4/14). Selborne 100/3 (JP De Bruin 18 no, Josneil
Long 23, Matt Dewar 18, Matthew Ferrant 17, Sibabalwe
Xamlashe 13 no). Selborne won by 7 wickets.
THURSDAY 5 JANUARY 2017 – SELBORNE 1 ST XI VS ST
CHARLES 1 ST XI:
St Charles 84 all out. (Christian Schluter 5/8, Tristan Alexander
4/26). Selborne 86/2 (Matthew Ferrant 52 no, Adrian
Wright 14) Selborne won by 8 wickets.
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Toyota Prius racks up the awards
THE Toyota Prius has been
named the Best Family Car in
the UK Car of the Year Awards
2017, proof positive that the
world’s most successful hybrid
has evolved into a car that
ranks as Britain’s best all-rounder:
smart, practical, spacious,
reliable and genuinely fun to
drive.
The independent award judges,
numbering some of Britain’s
most experienced and best-respected
motoring journalists,
had wide-ranging praise for the
multi-award-winning fourthgeneration
Prius, which was
launched last year. Their opinions
confirm Toyota’s success
in transforming Prius’ dynamic
performance and its driver appeal,
true to its mission to create
“ever-better cars”.
John Challen, Managing Director
of the UK Car of the Year
Awards, declared: “The Prius
story continues – and it’s one
that gets better with every release.
The shift from ‘hybrid’ car
to mainstream is complete.”
His fellow judges hailed Prius
as ‘a car you’d want to own
rather than just benefit from its
low emissions’ and acclaimed it
for offering ‘everything you
need in a family car – spacious,
enormous boot, plenty of standard
equipment and those all-important
fuel economy figures’.
Many of the qualities that make
Prius
standout
ch
a
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ce as a
family car can be
attributed to the Toyota New
Global Architecture-based platform
on which it is built. TNGA
gives the car a lower centre of
gravity, which directly contributes
to better handling response
and stability. The driver
sits lower in the car, which
makes for a more rewarding
and engaging experience at the
wheel.
TNGA is not just about dynamic
quality however. It allows designers
the freedom to craft a
car with richer visual appeal,
with lower lines overall and a
more athletic profile. Interior
packaging is more rational
too, with the
best possible
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of the space available. Familyfriendly
boot proportions have
been secured thanks to a more
compact (yet energy-rich) hybrid
battery and a double wishbone
suspension system –
features which don’t intrude into
the load-space.
All these developments have
not compromised Prius’ fundamental
low emissions and high
fuel efficiency. In fact, the
gains made in performance
with the new model are greater
than any previous improvement
between Prius generations.
Official test figures show
combined cycle fuel economy
of 3 litres per 100 kilometres
and CO2 output of 70 g/km.
Safety is a prime concern for
family motorists, and an area
where Prius has excelled, winning
the award for the best-performing
large family car in
EuroNCAP’s 2016 test programme.
Toyota is particularly proud of
this recognition, as it strives to
develop ‘always safer cars’
with a particular focus on active
safety, through the spread
of the ‘Toyota Safety Sense’
package. This package was an
important contributor to Prius’
strong performance in the EuroNCAP
tests.
Each year, EuroNCAP publishes
a list of the cars that have
performed best in their respective
categories. This is the second
time a Toyota received
such a title, with the Verso being
‘Best in Class’ in the small
MPV segment back in 2010.
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