Die skoolhoofde van die Vallei se skole het briewe gerig aan die gemeenskap om elkeen te bedank vir hul bydrae en ondersteuning deur die jaar, asook ’n geseënde feestyd toe te wens.

Laerskool Julian Muller

Me. Liana van Niekerk (waarnemende skoolhoof van Laerskool Julian Muller):
Dit is met dankbaarheid wat ons terugkyk op ’n suksesvolle 2024 en weer eens besef dat die Here vir ons goed is en ons beskerm. Hierdie jaar het vele hoogtepunte, sowel as ’n paar uitdagings gehad.

Op akademiese-, sport- en kulturele gebied het ons hard gewerk om die hoë standaard wat sinoniem met Laerskool Julian Muller is, te handhaaf. Baie geluk aan elke leerder wat tevrede kan wees met sy/haar prestasies, op watter gebied dit ook al was.

We had two rugby teams that are Limpopo Champions and various learners who represented our school on provincial levels in different sports codes.

Die Kultuurweek en Picasso-aand het weer aan ons bewys hoeveel talentvolle leerders ons het. Ons redenaars maak ons ook trots met verskeie wenners by die Bosveld Interlaer en twee leerders wat ons by die ATKV-finaal op nasionale vlak verteenwoordig.

Thank you to each parent for your involvement in your child’s academic, sport and cultural activities.

Ons wil ook graag ons dank uitspreek teenoor die gemeenskap vir jul ondersteuning deur die jaar. Dankie vir jul borgskappe en die bywoon van sport en spesiale geleenthede. Sonder julle sou baie aktiwiteite nie moontlik gewees het nie.

The year also had its challenges. It is with great sadness that we had to say goodbye to Mr James Steele, but we wish him and his family only the best for their new life in the Northern Cape.

Ons is dankbaar en opgewonde om mnr. Faan Vermeulen as ons nuwe skoolhoof in 2025 te verwelkom.

May everyone be reminded anew this Christmas season that, thanks to the Child in the manger, each new day is a gift that we can share with loved ones. May you experience the peace and joy of God in your hearts.

Laerskool Marble Hall

Mnr. Philip Meyer (skoolhoof van Laerskool Marble Hall):
Mag jou mooi hart in hierdie Feestyd iemand anders se hart aanraak en ’n afdruk van Jesus se liefde, vrede en vreugde daar los. Mag jou Christusfees een wees van vrede en die dag die mooiste herinneringe sal laat, vir jou skatkis van die lewe, want ’n Koning en Verlosser is vir ons gebore en Sy naam is Jesus.

Dankie aan elke leerder, personeellid en ouer wat deel was van Laerskool Marble Hall se besondere jaar, mag almal ’n geseënde Christusfees ervaar en die vakansie geniet.
Malie groete.

Groblersdal Academy

Mr Johan Roos (Principal of Groblersdal Academy):
By the grace of our Saviour, we can say we made it through another year. Yes, the community had many heartaches, but we were also blessed with many moments that brought us joy, comfort, pride and laughter.

May the coming year bring you growth, learning, and adventure that shapes your soul. Hopefully, 2025 will be the year where you have the breakthrough in that specific area you have been hoping for.

Manifesting blessed, meaningful moments over the festive season that will be cherished over the years to come.
Kind wishes from Groblersdal Academy.

Hoërskool Ben Viljoen

Mnr. John Smith (skoolhoof van Hoërskool Ben Viljoen):
2024, wat ’n jaar…

Hier waar ek terugleun agter my lessenaar en vir die soveelste keer oor hierdie jaar reflekteer, wel die woorde van Laurika Rauch se bekende ‘Sonneblom uit Bethlehem’ in my gedagtes op…
‘Nog ’n Somerson Kersfees
Want die Koningskind verjaar
Die Suiderkruis my kompas
En ’n eng’le koor ry saam’

In ’n jaar vol uitstekende prestasies, is my en Hoërskool Ben Viljoen se Kersboodskap aan almal in die pragtige Loskopvallei die volgende:
Christmas is a time of year for remembrance. We take stock of where we came from, and have a moment to think about where we are going, as we pursue the future.

Mag God elkeen van julle se Suiderkruis wees tydens die feesgety, mag daar ’n engelekoor in almal se harte saamry en mag ons besef dat 2024 nie die jaar is waarin ons alles kry wat ons soek nie, maar dat dit die jaar sal wees waar ons dankbaar is vir alles wat ons het.

Geseënde Kersfees en ’n voorspoedige 2025.

Dynamique Primary School

Ms Doreen Nyathi (Principal of Dynamique Primary School):
Jonathan Lockwood Huie rightly put it when he said, “Celebrate endings, for they precede new beginnings.”

As we round up 2024 and eagerly anticipate 2025, we would like to acknowledge and be thankful for both the good and the painful, the peaks and the valleys, the simple and the challenging moments of our year.

The most devastating and heart-shattering moment of our year as a school was the passing on of our legendary and compassionate visionary and director, Dr Rots Alberts, in July. May his dear soul continue to rest in eternal peace.
Thereafter, at the end of the same month, our then principal, Mr Hennie Alberts, went on retirement. We continue to wish him well in his new endeavours.

Once again this year, our school choir did us proud and added some silverware to our display cabinet. As a testament to this, they travelled as far as George, in the Cape. All thanks to the tutelage of our dynamic conductor, Mr Munya Mudzingwa and his team. In that regard, we would like to pay special tribute to the parents, companies and organisations that made the trip to George possible. Kooperasie and ICam Video Telematics gave donations towards the trip.

Recently, our Choir was given lifetime exposure and experience when they took part in the annual Christmas Carol Service at NG Gemeente Kerk. What a privilege! Thanks to the congregation and its pastors and leadership. To our parents who gave our learners permission, and moral and financial support to take part, you are very dear to us.

We also managed to complete our memorial wall for the precious seven learners who lost their lives in the March 2023 horrific road accident. We proceeded to unveil a tombstone in their honour on Friday the 29th of November.

We are indeed blessed to be part of such a wonderful, compassionate and selfless community in Sekhukhune that helped to make the event and ceremony a whooping success! Special thanks to Jabulane Tombstones who donated a beautiful tombstone for the memorial wall. A huge thank you to Denise Barnard, a painter of note based in Groblersdal, for the beautiful artwork on the memorial wall. Pebbles Africa, your hearts are as smooth and beautiful as the pebbles that you donated for the decoration of the outside area of the wall.

Extreme Printers, your service is indeed extreme! Thank you for the learners’ portraits. A big thank you to Johan Smuts for mounting the portraits. Ronel from Stonel White Doves, thank you for the lovely seven white doves that concluded the ceremony peacefully.

To Pastors Benjamin and Thandi Mohlamonyane, you are a rare breed of pastors! Thank you for your humility, compassion and spiritual cover. To our directors, thank you for perpetuating our departed good doctor’s legacy of selflessness and compassion. You make Dynamique dynamic!

Many thanks to Avbob, NTT Toyota and Amper Alles for the gazebos during our memorial wall and tombstone unveiling.

We would also like to thank everyone who came to the rescue of the family of one of our Grade 7 learners whose home was gutted by fire, and they lost all their belongings. May I also urge our community to continue pouring in aid, both in cash and kind. They still need household goods like beds, chairs, tables and other relevant items.

To our stakeholders, our precious learners and our lovely parents, we honour you for your invaluable support, without which we would not have come this far. Last but certainly not least, to our own staff, both teaching and non-teaching, you are a cut above the rest! You are too many to mention but you all contributed one way or another towards our various successes of the year. Let us keep the oneness of purpose and shun negativity, complaining and comparison. Let us pursue harmony and watch a bright future unfold.

In conclusion, may I take this opportunity to wish everyone in our Sekhukhune community and beyond, a merry, safe and memorable festive season. Family is everything, invest in quality moments with each other and extend a hand to the less privileged as well.

CVO Marmer

Mnr. Bossie Boshoff (skoolhoof van CVO Marmer):
Nog ’n jaar is verby en weereens kan ons met lof en dank alle eer aan ons Hemelse Vader gee wat ons deur die jaar gelei het.
Ons kyk terug en sien al die genade wat Hy oor ons uitgestort het.

Ons leerlinge het ’n besige jaar agter die rug en besef ons as opvoeders en ouers dat ons net kan dankie sê vir hulle Godgegewe talente wat hulle deur die jaar kon gebruik het tot eer van die Here.

Ons kyk ook na ons lojale personeellede wat hulle Godgegewe roepings vervul, deur hart en siel te werp in die onderrig en opvoeding van ons kinders. Ons kyk na elke ouer wat hul kinders onderrig en laat onderrig.

Aan elke personeellid, ouerraadslid, ouer, leerling en vriende van ons skool, baie dankie vir elkeen se betrokkenheid by die skool. Dankie dat u betrokke is in ’n hartsaak.

Hiermee wens ek aan almal ’n aangename rustyd en ’n geseënde Christusfees toe en ’n baie voorspoedige en geseënde 2025.