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Volume 2021 | Issue 03
Dear DSP School Community! In addition, the preliminary examinations for our Grade 12
learners took place, as well as the written Abitur examinations. All
13 Kombiabitur learners took the exams in German, History and
Although we started the third term with distance learning Mathematics. We wish our Abitur learners all the best for the oral
according to the COVID regulations at the time, we were very exams after the holidays.
happy to welcome our learners back to the classroom on 26 July.
Around 310 000 learners from about 5 900 schools worldwide took
As temperatures remained in the single digits around that time, part in this year's Kangaroo maths competition. The DSP was
we introduced the "civvies" policy, which permitted learners to represented by 100 learners, all of whom received a certificate
dress warmly in clothes of their choice. and a kangaroo knot puzzle.
The Tokyo Olympics are still fresh in our minds, and we can report
on some participants of a different kind of Olympics. In 2020, a
group of learners of German as a foreign language demonstrated
their German language skills at the German Olympiad , organised
annually by the Southern African German Teachers' Association.
Congratulations to Hlompho Mophuti and Dagmawit Terefe who
received a special award and gift pack from the Goethe-Institut for
their outstanding results.
We are also pleased to announce that 41 learners have
successfully completed the DSD I /DSD II in 2020.
The Kangaroo T-shirt is a special prize awarded to the school's
furthest Kangaroo jump, i.e. the greatest number of consecutive
correct answers. This year, Theo Feucht 10a and Christian
Weinert 3b managed the longest jumps. Congratulations!
Visitors to the DSP
During a recent inspection by the CRL Rights Commission,
Commissioner Sheila Khama, Commissioner Richard Botha and
Mrs. Maureen Chauke were able to see for themselves the great
diversity at our school.
The DSP has started a project for human rights and respect
In 2021, 48 learners sat for the DSD I and 46 for the DSD II
together with all German schools abroad in Southern Africa. This
examinations, which cover reading comprehension, listening
is to be built up in a long-term and holistic way, with the DSP
comprehension, written and oral communication. Thanks go to
taking the leading role, with the support of teachers, parents, the
Mrs. Greyling as head of the DaF department, as well as Ms
Governing Body and many other organisations and companies.
Schlüter and Mrs. Jeken, who conducted the exams, and all the
The aim of the project is to build a culture that enables us to treat
teachers of the DaF department who either tested or assessed
each other with respect and to respect the dignity of others.
the learners.
IMPRESSUM: Herausgeber: Deutsche Internationale Schule Pretoria | Simon Vermooten Rd, Die Wilgers, Pretoria
P O Box 912-727, Silverton 0127, South Africa | Tel: 012 803-4106/7/8 | dsp@dsp.gp.school.za | www.dspretoria.co.za
Anyone with suggestions and ideas can contact Mrs. Heravi or
Mr Heravi. Achievements
Three of our senior riders, Anna Stützle, Annika Steinebrunner
On 6 September, our Grade 11 learners had the privilege of and Nina Ehrich, were selected to represent Tshwane at the
listening to an inspiring talk by Stephen McGown on resilience, Gauteng Regionals in September.
courtesy of the German Embassy. Stephen McGown holds the
unenviable record of being the longest held prisoner of the militant Our younger riders have also shown what they are made of: Julia
group Al Qaeda. He has since published a book entitled "Six Demmer was selected for Level 3 Jumping to represent Tshwane
Years With Al Qaeda: The Story of Stephen McGown". He at the Gauteng Regionals.
inspired our Grade 11 learners with his talk about overcoming Cayla Vorster competed at the South African Arabian National
adversity in the midst of harsh weather conditions, a different Competition in Bloemfontein in June, where she achieved three
culture, language and religion. He spoke about making important first places. She also won every single one of the 9 classes she
decisions, the importance of acceptance and communication. His participated in during the SANESA Core League Qualifiers.
motto is: "Freedom is an attitude". Jurji Witthüser took first place in the Waterberg and Midvaal
Endurance Riding over 80 km and also won the prize for the best
conditioned horse.
Staff matters
We congratulate the following staff members as they were
celebrated for their service at the DSP:
15 years : Mr Matlou and Mr Thalifi (Maintenance)
10 years : Mrs. Böhmer (Kindergarten), Mrs. West
(Administration), Mrs. Bischofberger (Teacher),
5 years : Mr Koka (Maintenance), Mrs. Jeken (Teacher)
We say goodbye to Mr Grüne and Mrs. von La Chevallerie from
the administration and to Mr Mashazi from the pedagogical side.
We welcome Mrs. Bezuidenhout as finance manager and Dr
Zucht who teaches sciences in the Secondary School.
In the last week of August, the candidate for principal at the DSP,
Mr Haß and his wife, visited Pretoria with a full itinerary. We are also pleased to inform you that over 80% of the staff at
Numerous discussions took place with the various forums of the the school are vaccinated.
school and the Haß family was also able to get an idea of the
school and the living conditions in Pretoria. We are very pleased
that at the end of the #SafetyFirst
visit and after detailed In the interest of the
discussions, the safety of our learners,
Governing Body teachers, staff and
unanimously decided school community,
to employ Mr Haß as our Infrastructure
the new Principal Committee has
of the Deutsche launched the first of our
Internationale Schule #SafetyFirst projects.
Pretoria. Mr Haß This involves upgrading
has also gladly and expanding our
accepted this offer. existing, outdated fire-
Now the necessary hydrant system. A total
administration is of 12 fully functional hydrants will provide safety in the event of a
being processed so fire throughout the DSP grounds in the future. We commend the
that Mr Haß can take Infrastructure Committee for putting the safety of our community
up his duties in Pretoria as soon as possible. We are very pleased first!
that we have succeeded in gaining an experienced colleague for
this demanding task.
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In line with our mission statement theme for 2021 “our ethical Events und Fundraising
standards based on our Christian values”; the department for
religion and
ethics has set On 1 September, we welcomed spring at the DSP with high
values for spirits and plenty of flowers!
each quarter,
which we want
to focus on
and live during
each term and
beyond.
Our chosen
value for the
third term is
“Gratitude”.
Our After-
school Care
Centre and holiday care learners made gratitude chains while our
kindergarten children also worked on the theme of gratitude under We would like to thank all sponsors and participants of our DSP
the guidance of their educators. Golf Day on 2 September 2021. 60 players played on the Silver
Lakes Golf Course and ended the day with an awards dinner in
In the classes 6a, 7a, 8a and 9a, we are currently introducing the the clubhouse. We invite all golf enthusiasts to save the date for
concept of "learning to learn", which has been used successfully the next golf day on 2 September 2022!
in Germany for over 20 years. Essentially, it helps the learners to
prepare for exams based on 7 pillars from the areas of self- The proceeds of the golf day will be used for general
assessment, brain and mind concentration, concentration, improvements at the school.
motivation, learning organisation, learning strategies to exam
questions.
In the 4th term, the primary school will again take the opportunity
to visit extracurricular places of learning and pay visits to the
primary school library during lessons to take out books.
We congratulate our newly elected student representative council
for 2022 and wish them a successful term in office.
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Our Kinderkrippe- and Kindergarten raffle campaign will take 15 November
place from 13 September to 11 November 2021. Please support Kinderkrippe- and Kindergarten Raffle Campaign
our children by buying raffle tickets from them. The funds will be Draw
used for educational toys and equipment. Read more :
https://bit.ly/2VE7z6j 26 November
Grade 12 Valediction
Do not forget that while you are doing your shopping, you can help
us to raise money for our school by registering with the following 30 November & 1 December
shopping outlets’ school programmes: Theatre AG presents: “Herr der Diebe”
Woolworths My School (www.myschool.co.za) 3 December
Last day of school
Dischem School Days (www.schooldays.co.za),
Last day to order school books for 2022.
or download the mCard App from Makro, Read more: https://bit.ly/3y9OhTz
(www.makro.co.za/mcard) click on the M=Educ8 banner and
choose the DSP as your school of choice. All dates subject to change or possible cancellation.
If you would like to promote your brand, service or product to a
captive DSP audience through advertising in our quarterly
newsletter or our year book contact Anja Schlüter on
012 803 4106 or Email schluter@dsp.gp.school.za
Important dates in the 4th Term We look forward to hearing from you!
20 September - 4 October
Holiday care
5 October
First day of school
Last day for registration of
siblings in Pre-school
and Grade 1.
5 – 9 October
Oral Abitur examinations
11 October – 26 November
Final exams for Grade 12
We wish you a relaxing holiday, safe travels and above all:
14 October stay safe!
IEB English Moderation
20 October - 12 November News@DSP is available in printed format on request at
Grade 10 and Grade 11 examinations reception.
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DSP Shop window
Support the centenary of the German Women's
Association by buying their cookbook.
If you are a bookworm...
…you can order German novels, children's
books and many other reading materials
from the Schulshop.
Contact Angi Ottermann
for details on
buchladen@dsp.gp.school.za
or 012 803 7721
If you are interested in units in the German
Senior Citizens' Residence, please contact
the DSW office on tel. 012-4249100.
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