Rooiberg learners win from the coalface
Rooiberg’s Itireleng Secondary School Grade 8 learners have triumphed at the proverbial coalface of firefighting.
Grade 7, 8 and 9 learners participated during activities facilitated by the Working on Fire initiative on Wednesday 23 May.
Itireleng Secondary School educator, Lesego Matlhare, said the event was about awareness on the care of the environment, with specific emphasis on the impact of veldfires.
On the day, learners in Grade 7, 8 and 9 competed against each other in various activities such as debate, drama, poetry and choral music, with the winners taking home trophies and medals.
Grade 8 learners dominated and scooped all prizes, with Katlego Mashiane scooping a trophy after emerging as the best speaker of the day in the debate category.
Tshireletso Makgale emerged the runner-up, with Jerry Mphamo at number three.
Lesetja Ndoweni came out tops in poetry, also scooping himself a medal.
Itireleng Secondary School headmaster, Ally Pole, and his teaching staff also sang praises for volunteer mathematics educator, Rajesh Pasungili.
From time to time Pasungili drives all the way from Pretoria to teach maths at the school.
– The Beat
