DM-VPUU PROJECTS

Reading Competition -16 March 2016 @ GroenheuwelPrimary School

Easter Holiday Programme : 29 - 30 March ‘16– Chicago 31 March & 1 April 2016 –Groenheuwel

Reading Competition -16 March ‘16

• RC forms part of our Literacy Project (VPUU Priority Projects of library)

• Date 16 March 2016 @ Groenheuwel Primary School

• 4 Schools will participate with Langabuya primary as guest school –isiXhosa readers

Daljosafat Primary

Groenheuwel Primary

Orleansvale (Chicago)

Dalweide Primary

3 Language Categories – English, Afrikaans , isiXhosa

Practical reading Sessions

• PRACTICAL READING SESSIONS

• Our Practical reading session kicked off yesterday -2 February ‘16

• Learners/Contestants get practical reading session by the staff.

• Each learner has its own profile with information captured on his reading abilities

• Staff assist the learners every Tuesday & Thursday with reading @ library

Pics Practical reading session

Library assistant –Selesch assist learner with reading

Learner practice reading –every Tuesday & Thursday

Official opening of RC

Guests & Guest Speaker –Alta Cloete (Local & National Author)

Readers –representing their schools

Dalweide primary school Orleansvale Primary school

Judges

Winners of RC

Outcome -RC

• To make learning enjoyable and fun

• Improve reading skills

• Improve school results

• To instill pride and dignity

• To work towards a confident child

• To prevent early “drop-outs” from school

• To address crime directly and indirectly through this program

Project 2 –Easter Holiday programme @Chicago – 29-30 March ‘16

Participants in the “Dancing Category” Participants in “Poetry Category”

Chicago –holiday programme

Pics of Chicago programme

Project 2 continue… –Easter Holiday programme@ Groenheuwel Library – 30 March – 1 April ‘16

Pics – Groenheuwel programme

New Project –Mandela day –June/July ‘16 holiday programme

Conclusion

• The Programs and activities was a huge success.

• Through these programs we succeeded in addressing the objectives of VPUU, to address crime directly and indirectly

• We promote the VPUU methodology

• We instill pride and dignity by each and every participant (children of our future) Groenheuwel and Chicago community

• Through these programs we boost their self-confidence

• We encourage reading, which contributes to a “literate” community.

• We learn them to take ownership within their communities.

• Through our programmes we reached a total of 760 children

The end

•Thank you!