Author: Editor

Dearest Kloof High School, Yes, that is my family! We currently live in Richards Bay, a bustling, growing port city. It has been many years since I daily trod your corridors, but you are impossible to forget. How can it be that I spent only 5 years in your hallowed walls when I still feel your foundational support 25 years later? As I imagine myself walking through your familiar shroud, it feel…

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Dear Parents and Learners As we know staying active is really important, not only for our physical health but also for our mental health, but today I want to talk to you about resting and how during this lockdown we can use the time to give our body some much-needed rest. Rest or Recovery is just as important to the body as doing physical activity. It is okay to take some of this time to all…

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Dear Mr Holding, You likely don't remember, but I was in your Standard 7 (Grade 9) History class many years ago in 1991. Looking back, it seems like yesterday, but also many years ago. I still remember you teaching me about World War 1 and 2 (and I still have my books from that class). Mrs. Lefort was my French teacher that year, and Mr. Dean was Principal. My experiences at Kloof High, the …

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Dear Kloof High Family, This is just a quick check in to ensure that we are keeping healthy and active during this lockdown period. We will be posting some basic workout sessions, health and exercise tips, on a weekly basis throughout the remainder of the lockdown and the school year. I thought it would be a good idea to start off nice and simple for our first post and share with you the ben…

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“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, It’s ab0ut learning to dance in the rain” Good evening Kloofies, As I sit here on lockdown, I cannot help but wonder and worry about all of you. Are you stressed, anxious and terrified about what is and could still happen.. are you keeping positive, doing your schoolwork on Google classroom, keeping busy…or are you just over it all…

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We write to you today, as baffled as you are by what we are experiencing, questioning what we should be feeling and concerned because we don’t have any straight answers for you on how to manage the amount of uncertainty that has been thrown our way in the past few weeks. What we can tell you is that there is no right way to deal with this. Everyday will probably look a little different to you; s…

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Dear Kloof High family, Once we get through his difficult period, and we will, we will be able to share many lockdown tales. It has a sense of unreality about it. From experiencing a smooth, routine end to the academic programme, and a highly successful matric dance, we found ourselves having to be subjected to a “new normal” characterised by fear and uncertainty on so many levels. I …

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