Border

The Border branch of SACEE is one of the ‘busiest’ branches in the country. The main project is the National
‘Language Challenge, open to Grade 4 to Grade 11 learners and the Puzzle Parades’ which are open to Grades 1, 2 and 3 learners.   

In addition to the National projects the branch continued to organize many of its other competitions and events
these included –

Poetry Festival

General Knowledge Quiz

Fun with Words

Public Speaking

Short Story Competition

For more information contact sacee@telkomsa.net.

2020 has been an extraordinary year, one that we would never have thought imaginable.  With all that the year threw at us it would be easy to only focus on the negative.  However, the challenges we faced increased our resilience and offered lessons that we would carry with us through the years to come.

The year was particularly taxing on teachers who had to stretch their skills and abilities.  However, they showed their true worth and potential by adapting to new ways of teaching, tapping into their creativity and constantly thinking out the box.  

Our learners need to be commended for their courage, determination and perseverance.  They showed true grit when faced to the “new normal”.  This will truly be a memorable year for them and their achievements, whatever they may be, should be acknowledged and recognized.

COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown had a direct impact on the operations of SACEE.  Many projects needed to be cancelled or postponed, and those that were implemented after the lockdown all had their own challenges.  However, the learners once again impressed us with their creativity and excellence. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions, logistical issues and delayed projects we were unable to host the annual SACEE Border Prizegiving.  However, we would like to recognise those learners who did excel and therefore please find below the award winners of the projects that were implemented.  We also feel it is important to recognise those schools that continually perform well so while not all activities were completed, we have identified our top performing schools for 2020.

DUX SCHOOLS

Spelling Bee

The Foundation Phase Spelling Bee was held on the 13 February at Hudson Park Primary and as always, this event was well supported and 16 schools participated.

Grade 2 – 3 Spelling Bee

Grade 4 – 7 Spelling Bee

The Intermediate Phase Spelling Bee was held on the 20 February at Stirling Primary Schools and 12 teams participated in this event.

Forum Discussion

A very successful forum discussion event was held on the 20 February for the Grade 11 and 12s at Clarendon High School. 

Best Chairperson: Pooja Vijay (Merrifield)

Best Speaker: Julia Nhawu (Clarendon)

Special Mentions: Paige Mackenzie (Stutterheim A); Zolchanyo Kweleto (Stutterheim A); Amohetso Mbude (Kingsridge B)

Up-and-Coming Speakers: Sibabalwe Mpulwane (Hudson Park B); Siyavuya Kobokana (Kingsridge A)

2020 SACEE PUZZLE PARADE AND LANGUAGE CHALLENGE REPORT

While the number of participants were significantly lower than in 2019, the 2020 SACEE National Language Challenge still provided a bench-mark for English proficiency in schools.  Please see below the breakdown of the participants with a comparison to 2019:

The following local learners excelled in the challenge:

For more details on the 2020 Language Challenge/Puzzle Parade please click here.

SACEE’S 2020 NATIONAL SHORT STORY COMPETITION

For the fifth year running, the SACEE SHORT STORY NATIONAL COMPETITION, organised by the  SACEE Border Branch Committee, had the pleasure of inviting contributions from schools throughout South Africa.

The competition was open to:

                                      PRIMARY SCHOOLS:      Grade 6 and Grade 7 pupils. 

                                      HIGH SCHOOLS:               Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10 and Grade 11 pupils.

 The DEFINITION of a SHORT STORY is an event, (or a series of events), involving a single or small number of characters which develops towards a climax.

Stories could be about ANY TOPIC of choice. 

The LENGTH of the short story must be EXACTLY 100 WORDS – including the title.

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Slam Poetry Evening

The entertaining Slam Poetry Evening was held in the Selborne College Library on the 5^th March.  28 poets took part in the event and the poems presented were thoroughly enjoyed by the audience.

The Sheryl Human Read out Loud Contest for Grade 6 and 7

This event was held on the 9^th March at Stirling Primary School.  26 readers participated in the event and the winners are as follows:

Poetry Competition

The theme for this year’s poetry competition was “Our World, Our Future”.  This theme was particularly relevant to current situation facing the learners.  The following learners received Gold Awards:

For more information please email sacee@telkomsa.net