With this being only the second week of schooling, there is no time wasted for the class of 2014 at Emathafeni Junior Primary School as pupils get brains ready for the year.
Starting the lesson with just simple counting, the Grade One class was hard at work with the teachers and the principal doing revision from Grade R.
With the class number steadily increasing each day, some pupils were still being registered even on the third and fourth days of school.
A setback that comes with late registrations is that activities which were scheduled to take place in the first week have to be delayed and pushed to the following week.
“Our main plan for the first week was to transfer pupils from their previous classes to their next classes.
“We have done most of that and even made space for the newcomers but we cannot fully deliver on our plans because late registrations are disruptive,” principal Noncebo Matloporo said.
At the same time, the principal sees a lack of pressure at this time as an advantage because this gives them an opportunity to see the little things about their pupils.
If there are pupils who are going to need special attention later in the year, teachers can pick this up during the first two weeks, so that’s what is important for them now, Matloporo said.
