Lunch — 20 August

Day

Reception & Welcome

MC

Grace

Fines Sergeant

Rotary Moment /Business slot

27/8 Khumbulani Leigh Deyzel

— Pat Catherine John Sharwood

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3/9 Hlubi H-Coleman Bayanda Mbambisa

Liezel Haarhoff

Linsley Pudney

Karen Hermanus

Bertie Kommel

4 Way Test & Thought for Day

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Bayanda Mbambisa

DUTIES FOR AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2015

INSIDE ISSUE

Speaker @ Lunch 1

Social Evening 2

Members’ Matters 2

Thought for the Day 2

Congrats Phytomed! 2

RFHD and the LN-4 hand 2

BULLETIN 20 AUGUST

GUEST SPEAKER ON:

BIRTHDAYS IN AUGUST

27/8 SOCIAL EVENING

5 for 5:30 till 7pm R40pp

16 Flip Potgieter 31 Bertie Kommel

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21 Billy & Marcia Pullen 26 Khumbulani & Georgina Chikomo

7 Colleen Catherine 11 Karen Binning 20 Glendon Hermanus

PARTNER BIRTHDAYS

Sally Potgieter and her co-presenter Lesley Young have both taught at Riebeek College and at NMMU. They are now independent contractors and mentors on a reading project for the GMSA Foundation. This project is called Masikhulisane, which means ‘may we grow one another’.

This is an innovative ‘reading buddy’ system running at 2 primary schools in Motherwell,

with 8 more schools in training this year. After lots of research they found the best

gap to be 2 years, so the Grade 6 children at these schools read to the Grade 4 chil-dren, which benefits both kids. They read in isiXhosa and in English, as the Grade 4 children will be taught in English from the following year, so they need to know the words. Reading in isiXhosa builds up their home language, making it easier to transfer to English.

This is where the Nal’ibali insert in the Herald is so good, as the children make their own books from this supplement, with the isiXhosa words on one side and the English on the other side of the page. These stories stimulate them, and they are transported into another world while listening to their buddy! As the classes are so big there is no way that any teacher can have such a profound effect on each indi-vidual child as the 30 minute reading program has.

These older children are first trained in reading strategies for 6 or 7 weeks. Each Gr 6 child prepares his own library and chooses the story each week. He also has to practice, as many English words are new to him too. Sometimes the Gr 4 is a better reader than the older child, which stimulates him to better himself. After the reading, the Gr 6’s discuss issues, then write their experiences in a journal, which encourages critical thinking and self-sufficiency.

The teachers at these schools run the programme, and Lesley and Sally only mentor them, as it needs to be sustainable. They are involved at each school for 3 years, then they move on. It was good to have Joe Bazirake, the Treasurer of the Bloemfontein Raadzaal club, as a visitor at our meeting....

ANNIVERSARIES

Lesley Young; Joe Bazirake, Sally Potgieter

Venue: PE St Georges Club, 12 Bird Street. Tel: 041 585 1919 Day: Thursday - Time: 13.00 — 14.00 Website: www.rotaryportelizabeth.co.za

Bank Name: Standard Bank Account Name: PE Rotary Club Account Number: 080 280 870 Branch Code: 050417 Branch Name: Rink Street Reference:Your name + what for.

Bank Details

In Partnership with Rotary Club of Port Elizabeth Meetings

Rotary Club of Port Elizabeth Details

Issue 547 Page 2

Save the Date

President: Denise Pudney: denisepudneyproperties@gmail.com Secretary: Linsley Pudney: ldpudney@hinet.co.za Editors: Jill v d Marwitz & Denise Pudney: denisepudneyproperties@gmail.com General Enquiries: info@rotaryportelizabeth.co.za Website: www.rotaryportelizabeth.co.za Twin Club: Rotary Club of Singer Island, Florida, USA www.singerislandrotary.org

Members’ Matters

Chanté Wright gave us two thoughts: “If it is important to you, you will find a way.

If not, you will find an excuse.” “Life is simple, it is just not easy.”

Thought for the Day

Sharon Nell will be talking on Kingfisher FM on Thursday, the 27th August, shortly after 8am.

Bethlehem Nopece will be on Kingfisher FM on the 3rd September.

The late Godfrey Monaghan was laid to rest Monday with the support of many of our Rotary members.

We send warm condolences to Kas & Regina Kasongo on the passing of Regina’s mother. The Sipamla's will be going to the Congo to support them at the funeral.

We will be having a Social Evening

in the pub area of the PE St George’s Club between 5:30 - 7:00 on

Thursday 27th August.

There will be NO LUNCH MEETING.

Bring friends & family! R40pp

Congrats to Phytomed Congratulations to Pamela Sipamla and her business

partner Dr Pakade on having empow-

ered so many people in their

network marketing business.

They have made a huge impact on the lives of hundreds

of families!

Thanks to Nancy Nhliziyo

for demonstrating the LN-4 mechanical

hand at the Celebration Launch of the Rotary Family

Health Day.

Bertie Kommel and

Bayanda Mbambisa are our Club’s

representatives in RFHD matters.