Category: News

Is it hard for you to get motivated to sit down and study?

Let’s face it…It is so much easier to watch just one more YouTube video, or to scroll through your social media feed just one last time, or to check your WhatsApp messages.  But the fact is that your exams are approaching at a phenomenal speed, and suddenly you have just days left to study and yesterday it was months. You have a rising sense of panic and dread, but you are paralyzed and don’t know where to begin. The more you panic, the harder it is to get to work. If you are feeling any of this or find yourself in this situation then you need to keep reading. [read more]

Welcome back! This is a short and very important term for all learners, particularly our Grade 12 learners. This is the end of 12 years of schooling for those who stay consistent in their efforts to study and to produce good results. Our final examinations start on the 23rd of October for the Grade 12 learners and finish at the end of November. We would like to wish each one of them the best of luck with their final preparations. It is also the end of the road for our grade 6 learners who will from next year join the ranks in the High School. We hope to see and to help each and every learner achieve their absolute best this term. All it takes to succeed is hard work and dedication [read more]

We are back for the fourth and final term. We hope that everyone had a well-rested break and that our learners are ready to take on the last bit of the school year.  It’s a short term filled with many events, so it’s going to be busy for all of us here at Riverside College. We also have exams and assessments at the end of the term, therefore we must make sure to maintain a good balance between work and play. Let’s motivate and encourage each other to be the best versions of ourselves. Have a great term! [read more]

Heritage Day is around the corner which is the time of year we celebrate who we are and where we come from. An important part of the culture we grow up in are the morals and values we learn from our elders. Children cannot be expected to develop good morals and values without a solid foundation from home. Children learn by watching, not by listening. Showing your children how to be moral through your actions and not your words will teach them to be moral people for the rest of their lives.

NEWS FROM THE GRADE 5 CLASS

The Grade 5's have been hard at work last week with studying and tests. They have spent many long hours making sure that they achieve good results. During the test week, the Grade 5's have been working on a Natural Sciences and Technology practical - building their very own working car. Through the last few weeks of the term, wheels and axles were the topic of NST, and so the Grade 5's got to put their knowledge to the test. There were some very impressive designs and fun was had by all. [read more]

As we get ready to enjoy a well-deserved break there are other families who will not see the light in their lives for some time to come. It is with great sadness that I share the news about 2 learners in our district that were shot and killed last night while in their home.

They were both just innocent little souls that got caught up in something they had no control over. Both these children were from the same family and school - Grade 1 and Grade 3. Our prayers are with that family and every other family that is grieving the loss of a child today.

In the same message a Principal narrowly missed flying bullets as he was unlocking the gate to the school premises this morning. These are the people who are responsible for keeping our children safe and creating an environment in which they can grow and develop, yet they are the targets of the senseless mayhem currently going on. We need to put a stop to this! [more]

With safety on many minds last week, we would like to remind you to be vigilant when dropping your child off at school.  Make sure that your child enters the school yard before driving off. The gates will be closed and only opened by a teacher.

Important Dates and Announcements:

• Grade 12 Prelims - 21 Aug – 16 Sep
• Test Series Dates Gr 7 – 11 - 9 Sep – 16 Sep
• Term 3 - School closes at 11:30 on the 19^th of September.
• Term 4 - 2 October – 4 December [read more]

With safety on many minds last week, we would like to remind you to be vigilant when dropping your child off at school.  Make sure that your child walks across the road and does not run. Ensure that they are on the school property before driving off. The gates will be closed and only opened by a teacher. [read more]

Our assessments will start on Monday the 9th of September. This can be a very stressful time for all so we encourage you to motivate your child to study all their material at home. Getting enough sleep and eating a substantial breakfast is very important.

Be prepared and make sure that the learners are equipped with the appropriate stationery items that they will need. Gr 4 – 6 learners should have the following items 2 pens, 2 pencils, eraser, sharpener, ruler. [read more]

Our days are numbered. At this very moment, many thousands are born into the world, some destined to live only a few days or weeks, and then tragically succumb to illness or other misfortune.

Others are destined to push through to the century mark, perhaps even a bit beyond, and savour every taste life has to offer triumph, despair, joy, hatred, and love. We never know.

But whether we live a day or a century, a central question always remains: What is the purpose of our life? What makes our lives meaningful? [read more]

We are coming closer to the assessments and the test series and some of the students are already feeling the pressure.

Just remember that you are in control of your own destiny and the choices you make. Study hard and always give your best.

We all believe in you!

“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle!” – Christian D Larso [more]