FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE It is such a privilege to welcome all our staff, learners and parents to the new school year. Our teachers have planned some wonderful academic and extra-curricular activities for the learners and we are honoured to receive the children for another school year. A special word of welcome to all the new families who became part of the EPS family- may God truly bless you as you help us grow an excel-lent community school where God is first in everything we do. Our Grade 1, 8 and 12 learners are also worth a special mention as they have great milestone years ahead of them. Our Grade 1’s are at the be-ginning of their academic career and they are so excited about school, it makes everyone excited about school! May God bless them and help them to lay an excellent foundation filled with good habits for their school career. Our Grade 12s have the end of their 12 years in sight, much sooner than anyone expected. We pray for them as they prepare to take their NBT and SAT exams later this year. We trust that your hard work will pay off as you discover God’s next steps for your future. The Grade 8 learners who entered the high school this year have crossed the threshold into those very important high school years. May you make excellent decisions in the years to come. Decisions that will bring God’s best into your lives and may you live your high school years in His abun-dance. Congratulations, to the learners who received awards at the 2014 Awards Evenings! As a school community we are all proud of your hard work and commitment on both academic and spiritual levels. Keep up the hard work and excellence in 2015. January also brings a clean slate for everyone else and now is a good time to set new goals and work to-wards the dream of a year- end award. The playing field is equal for eve-ryone at this point…dream and conquer! Our High School students attended the All Africa Student Convention (AASC) from 7-12 December. The following learners returned with nomi-nations to attend the International Student Convention (ISC) in the

United States of America this year: Jacqueline Holloway: 2nd place in Poetry recitation Dylan Mbamba: Golden Apple (memorizing Proverbs) Mpho Tjabane: 3rd place in High jump

Congratulations, to these three learners who gave of their best and are now able to not only represent our school, but our country abroad. We are proud of the hard work and commitment you have put into AASC 2014. The following 2 learners received top 10 placements, another sterling ac-complishment: Thabiso Senkhane: Top 10 for crochet Dominic Blignaut: Top10 for photography Well done, to these two learners who did brilliantly! I trust that your ac-complishments will inspire each and every high school learner to give of their best at the 2015 AASC. Participating in the AASC or the ISC is a wonderful opportunity, not only to build your CV in High School, but it also provides an opportunity to discover, grow and develop your God given talents. These are opportunities not to be missed. 2015 is a year filled with new promises and we are very excited about moving our Nursery School section to a brand new facility in April. As an-nounced at the Awards Evenings in 2014, EPS is opening an Early Learn-ing Centre in a joint venture with One Way Community Church. The Early Learning Centre will specifically focus on the needs of the early learner and specialise in developing and supporting these early years. Learners attending this campus will receive preferential placement on our waiting list for EPS Grade 1. Isaiah 43: “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something bra nd-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m ma king a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands. Wild animals wi ll say ‘Thank you!’ —the coyotes and the buzzards— Because I provided water in the desert, rivers thro ugh the sun-baked earth, Drinking water for the people I chose, the people I made especially for myself, a people custom-made to praise me.” We praise God for new beginnings and water in every desert! Mrs. Christa Greyling

Grade 1 First Day With the new year many new experiences took place for the Grade 1’s. The school uniform is always the highlight of the first school year. Other highlights include the friends in the school, the building and the learning centre. Here are some of the first impressions.

Please take not of the following important dates fo r term1: • 21 February – Parent Orientation

• 28 February – Gladiator Games Family Fun Day

• 6 March – Staff Training (School Closed)

• 9 March – Staff Training (School Closed) • 10 March – Staff Training (School Closed)

Orientation Like every single other High School, each new Grade 8 learner at EPS has to go through a stage when the other high school learners welcome them. Most people refer to this as initiation. At Emmanuel we call it orientation and it is different from many schools. The first day was quite interesting because everything was new to us in the high school. We were so con-fused and we didn’t know what to do. As each day went on, we got used to it. We also had fun activities during the day. We had to dress up and do the weirdest things, but it was always fun. I must say, this was a great experi-ence with many challenges and alt-hough it lasted only 1 week, we learned quite a lot. It taught us to be more patient, diligent, and deter-mined, and I wouldn’t have asked for any other school to welcome us to the high school lifestyle. Lindiwe Malinga Grade 8 Holidays My December holiday was great. I had a wonderful time with my family. On the 15th I flew to Qatar to see my brother and his family. I saw my two nephews – one is 2 and a half, and the other one is 5 months, they were adorable. My sister-in-law treated me to a man-icure, we also sang Karaoke to-

gether. I played a lot of board games with my brother. We went to a lot of malls and went to a variety of restaurants. My favourite was Star-bucks. My family and I went on a Dhow cruise and the rest of the time we relaxed and spent time together as a family. Jessica Engelbrecht Grade 9 Hello my name is Corlise Brand I had fun in the holidays. We played all day and swam all day. My whole family was there and I went to my grandfather’s farm. Corlise Brand Grade 3 My name is Sihle and I will talk about my holiday. I went to Durban city with my mom, dad, brother and my family friends. We slept at Blue Waters Hotel for 4 days and nights. We went to the sea and Us-kaka. It was fun. Sihle Mazibuko Grade 3 I had fun on my holiday. It was nice to play with my friends. At Africa was very nice and I had fun seeing the animals. We ate ice-cream and jelly. We fed the animals. The end. Nolwazi Mpetsheni Grade 3 All Africa Student Convention The All Africa Student Convention was probably the most wonderful experiences of my life so far. I absolutely loved meet-ing new people and seeing everyone’s talent. The evening rallies were amazing. That was when I literally felt the presence

of God and the Holy Spirit touching me. I really enjoyed Convention to the full and I would most definitely love to go again. Thabiso Senkhane Grade 9 My goals for 2015 Being a learner in Matric, planning and scheduling becomes difficult. I need more time but, it seems like I have less time. My goals for 2015 are to finish school and to achieve excellent marks. Another goal would be to be accepted to study for a BSC in environmental and engineering geology at university. Hard work and perseverance will help me to achieve my goals for 2015, and set new ones for 2016. May 2015 be a year filled with hard work. Dominic Blignaut Grade 12 Award Winners 2014 Joyce Batubenga Perfect Attendance 1 Year Joel Gopane Perfect Attendance 1 Year Lesedi Jabanyane Perfect Attendance 1 Year Laura Kalenga Perfect Attendance 1 Year Tshiamo Kgosietsile Perfect Attendance 1 Year Tshiamo Kgosietsile Perfect Attendance 1 Year Siyabonga Mazibuko Perfect Attendance 1 Year Matsolo Mofuoa Perfect Attendance 1 Year Boikanyo Molebatsi Perfect Attendance 1 Year Christel Monsembula Perfect Attendance 1 Year Christel Monsembula Perfect Attendance 1 Year Christian Monsembula Perfect Attendance 1 Year Gift Mukash Perfect Attendance 1 Year Gift Mukash Perfect Attendance 1 Year Oratiloe Rafube Perfect Attendance 1 Year

Rorisang Legodi Perfect Attendance 1 Year Andy Hlongwane Perfect Attendance 1 Year Keabetsoe Matsaneng Perfect Attendance 1 Year Rorisang Mosifane Perfect Attendance 1 Year Karabo Madisha Perfect Attendance 1 Year Glory Batubenga Perfect Attendance 1 Year Nhlanhla Bucibo Perfect Attendance 1 Year Esther Kalala Perfect Attendance 1 Year Gosiame More Perfect Attendance 1 Year Junior Nasir Perfect Attendance 1 Year Siphosihle Mazibuko Perfect Attendance 2 Year Nolwazi Mpetsheni Perfect Attendance 2 Year Lwazi Tshabalala Perfect Attendance 2 Year Charnè Bam Perfect Attendance 3 Year Ntando Mtshatsheni Perfect Attendance 3 Year Erin Mopp Highest Privilege Points Molefi Marumo Outstanding Reader Kevin Makaloni Outstanding Reader Joachim Bonnet Outstanding Reader Tshiamo Kgosietsile Outstanding Reader Joel Gopane Most Improved Reader Rowan Van Wyk Most Improved Reader Tafara Jenya Most Improved Reader Lwazi Tshabalala Most Improved Reader David Thornhill Best Math Award Tshiamo Kgosietsile Best Math Award Siphosihle Mazibuko Best Math Award Seeletso Seodigeng Best Math Award Tshiamo Masisi Most Improved Math Award Dellano Camarinha Most Improved Math Award Namatai Denga Most Improved Math Award Thato Mongale Most Improved Math Award Thato Mongale Most Improved Math Award Boikanyo Molebatsi Audiblox Award Tlalane Mahase Audiblox Award Thato Tjabane Audiblox Award Glory Batubenga Literature Award Reagile Masenya Literature Award Erin Mopp Literature Award Zama Ngobese Literature Award

Sibahle Qotywa Literature Award Karabo Kok Most Improved Academic Award Trent McAntagart Most Improved Academic Award Karabo Mogoru Most Improved Academic Award Bavumile Mngwandi Most Improved Academic Award Tegan Harrison Outstanding Academic Award Siphosihle Mazibuko Outstanding Academic Award Seeletso Seodigeng Outstanding Academic Award Erin Mopp Outstanding Academic Award Thabo Ndhlovu Outstanding Academic Award Joyce Batubenga Annual Top 5 Award Corlise Brand Annual Top 5 Award Tyler Ramsden Learner of the Month May Siyabonga Mazibuko Learner of the Month November Ntando Mtshatsheni Learner of the Month October Gosiame More Mini-Cricket Shield Award Amaria Ikembo Mini Sports Award Gift Mukash Most Improved Christian Character Simon Swanepoel Most Improved Christian Character Dellano Camarinha Most Improved Christian Character Thato Tjabane Most Improved Christian Character Siyabonga Mazibuko Christian Service Nonjabulo Mkwanazi Christian Service Nolwazi Mpetsheni Christian Service Zama Ngobese Christian Service Tshiamo Mhlongo Outstanding Christian Character Tegan Harrison Outstanding Christian Character Erin Mopp Outstanding Christian Character Siyanda Khanya Outstanding Christian Character Tshepiso Maseko Perfect Attendance 1 Year Rethabile Masooa Perfect Attendance 1 Year Blessing Batubenga Perfect Attendance 1 Year Itumeleng Moloi Perfect Attendance 1 Year Kgosi Mashigo Perfect Attendance 1 Year Ua Mkuti Perfect Attendance 1 Year Khumotso Mogoru Perfect Attendance 1 Year Thato Mokoena Perfect Attendance 1 Year Simphiwe Zondo Perfect Attendance 1 Year Karabo Tladi Perfect Attendance 1 Year Mbali Ngcobo Perfect Attendance 1 Year

Thabiso Senkhane Perfect Attendance 1 Year Mpho Tjabane Perfect Attendance 1 Year Keabetsoe Masooa Perfect Attendance 2 Years Tlotliso Maleme Perfect Attendance 2 Years Arthur Kalenga Perfect Attendance 2 Years Mmamachema Marumo Perfect Attendance 2 Years Lethabo Monyemangene Perfect Attendance 2 Years Lelani Wessels Perfect Attendance 2 Years Dorty Makaloni Perfect Attendance 2 Years Chido Ngewu Perfect Attendance 2 Years Conny Krüger Perfect Attendance 3 Years Giselle Wessels Perfect Attendance 4 Years Omphile Mangole Perfect Attendance 4 Years Diewan Van Heerden Perfect Attendance 5 Years Lindiwe Malinga Perfect Attendance 7 Years Dominic Blignaut Perfect Attendance 8 Years Chloè Makaloni Readmaster Award Mmamachema Marumo Readmaster Award Simon Basel Readmaster Award Jenè Venter Readmaster Award Chara Grant Readmaster Award Oratilwe Nxumalo Most Improved Academic Award Ofentse Ngobese Most Improved Academic Award Karabo Tladi Most Improved Academic Award Melusi Molefe Diligence Award Gina-Mae Rossi Diligence Award Jenè Venter Diligence Award Casandra Van Eyk Diligence Award Rethabile Masooa Outstanding Academic Award Chloè Makaloni Outstanding Academic Award Bonolo Kgosietsile Outstanding Academic Award James Grant Outstanding Academic Award Lindiwe Malinga Outstanding Academic Award Anika Jovner Outstanding Academic Award Amira-Iman Nasir Outstanding Academic Award Dominic Blignaut Outstanding Academic Award Chloé Makaloni Audiblox Award Oratilwe Nxumalo Afrikaans Award Matshidiso Thejane Afrikaans Award Mbali Ngcobo Afrikaans Award

Bonolo Kgosietsile Annual Honour Roll Award Rethabile Masooa Annual Honour Roll Award Tlotliso Maleme Annual Honour Roll Award Chloè Makaloni Annual Honour Roll Award Oratilwe Nxumalo Annual Honour Roll Award Anika Jovner Annual Honour Roll Award Amira-Iman Nasir Annual Honour Roll Award John De Kock Annual Honour Roll Award Seala Ledwaba Annual Honour Roll Award Thabiso Senkhane Annual Honour Roll Award Hanro Van Heerden Annual Honour Roll Award Buhle Malindi Cultural Award Gabriella Jackson Cultural Award Megan Downie Service Award Jessica Engelbrecht Service Award Lesetja Ledwaba Service Award Jessica Mthimkhulu Service Award Mpho Tjabane Service Award Daniel Webber Learner of the Month February Lethabo Monyemangene Learner of the Month March Dominic Blignaut Learner of the Month April Lindiwe Malinga Learner of the Month June Ntando Malindi Learner of the Month July Hanro van Heerden Learner of the Month August Giselle Wessels Learner of the Month September Ofentse Ngobese Junior Girls Sports Award Arthur Kalenga Junior Boys Sports Award Megan Downie Senior Girls Sports Award Daniel Webber Senior Boys Sports Award Bonolo Kgosietsile Most improved Christian Character Lesetja Ledwaba Most improved Christian Character Blessing Batubenga Christian Service James Grant Christian Service Michaela Rufo Christian Service Vanessa Rufo Christian Service Giselle Wessels Outstanding Christian Character Award Kgothatso Mothibeli Outstanding Christian Character Award Thabiso Senkhane Outstanding Christian Character Award James Grant Outstanding Christian Character Award Conny Krüger Junior Emmanuel Award

Lindiwe Malinga Junior School of Tomorrow Award Daniel Webber School of Tomorrow Award Daniel Webber Leadership Award Gabriella Jackson Leadership Award Vanessa Rufo Leadership Award Chara Grant Leadership Award Dominic Blignaut Leadership Award Taynita Ramsaroop Leadership Award Conny Krüger Leadership Award Lindiwe Malinga Leadership Award Jade Watt Leadership Award Anè van Zyl Leadership Award

Learner of the month Joyce Batubenga Grade 2

Joyce started this year with a positive attitude. She is a friendly learner who also helps the

teachers with tasks in the class. Joyce is really working well in her paces and her handwriting is neat. Joyce manages to keep her office neat throughout the day.